You Just Don't Get It

For the 7th year in a row.. she has done it again. We have told her the past 3 years don't do it again and she does it. Time and time again. She does it. Who? Does What? HUGE SIGH. My mother-in-law. We'll call her putz. Because she just doesn't get it. Since my children were able to walk on Halloween night, she has bought their costumes. She buys them on sale, weeks, sometimes a year before (the day after Halloween sale) and it's a done deal. My kids are set for Halloween. The first few years when they were toddlers, it was cute. It saved us money and it seemed so cute to say "oh their grandmother sent them". Then we got to kindergarden and my daughter asked why she didn't get to pick her costume like everyone else did. Then 1st grade we told her it was from the love of putz that it would hurt her if we didn't wear the costume she sent, then by 2nd grade it was - look grandma, we said no, the kids want to pick their own outfits but she didn't listen, and we talked the kids into wearing the outfits.

This year, we planned early. Yes. July. Sat the kids down and said 'start thinking now, we have to beat her to the punch, she won't take no for an answer'. J wants to be a puppy dog, D wants to wear his mickey mouse costume from last year. Simple enough. NOT. We forgot to tell the most important person in this scenario - putz. She called today to inform us that once again, on sale she got J a Snow White outfit and D a Sponge Bob Square Pants outfit. B told me tonight that we are just not going to cave in (like we normally do) to her and let her get away with it. If she wants to buy the kids outfits, fine. By all means, but you take the kids with you and let them assist YOU in picking the outfit.

The sad thing about all this, if I mention this to the kids, I know J will be upset. She has her heart set on being a dog and we will follow through, but I'm sure if D gets word that Sponge Bob is sitting in a bag ready for him he'll change his mind. I want him to make his decision on his outfit. Not her. The other kicker of all this... this PUTZ is so scared that we will allow them to go as a scary monster or a devilish goul for halloween. Oh no.. the devil. See my post at the Back Porch, I just talked about this issue somewhat yesterday. She is such a 'holier than thou woman' and I use that term losely that the reason she buys the outfits is so they won't pick the spooky/devilish/evil costumes. Oh come on Putz. Like I would let my kids do that! Well.. just to piss her off, maybe I would, but normally - no.

So I'm refusing to tell the kids there are other costumes around, let them use them for dress-up. What a site to see Sponge Bob walking around in our yard. Too funny. I know the next question is why do we let this get to us and why not avoid the lady. Our third kick of this story is - Halloween is her birthday. God was playing a bad trick when he made this woman who thinks she's up there with the Virgin Mary and made her birthday on Halloween. So while we live only a 30 minute drive, on her birthday we do the family outing of meeting her after the kids trick or treat and go out for dinner.

Just another reason of why I want to move from Denver and I think tonight just put B one more step in the thought process of moving out of town too.

here

I'm here. It's been a day of not getting much done and still gaining some energy back. I stepped on the scale today and over the past 5 days I have dropped 8 pounds. Not good. Not good at all. Well.. kinda of good. But not good. Know what I mean?

D is now home sick. He will probably get asthma over the weekend if we don't keep watch of him. He's bouncing off the walls because he's not really sick but if we let him the cold air - he'll be on the nubilizer within hours.

B bought "Monster's Inc." Good. Give Shrek a rest, please.

I guess my best moment today was when I wasn't even there. My boss had some new client in his office yesterday and he was showing her round the office. Pointing to all his over-worked, under-paid staff and he came to my office. I wasn't in, but they really do brag up on me and how I am their "In-house media". Yeah. I have an office. A door, with a desk, book stand, a part of a sectional that has been divided into many offices. I have a love seat section. The strange part of my office is, I have no lights on. The lights give me a headache so I work in the dark. Most developers do, it was the same way at my contract job. Anyway.. he explained that his "web-guru who is odd with the lights off, wanna be MK is at home with the flu." She asked him "MK?" He snorted (all this from the grape vine at work) and said yes. She asked if I had a catalog handy and he said he had no clue. One of the girls in the other office over-heard and said she had one that I gave her, she gave it to this lady. He was a little miffed that I was selling to co-workers (OH WELL!) and took his client to his office to chat. From what I was told, when they walked by his office, they could see her listening to him at the same time just thumbing through the catalog. After their meeting, she asked for a desk to sit at which t'eed my boss more but he did what she wished and she sat down and wrote out an order. She then wrote a check, took the catalog back to the girl and put the order and check in my desk.

ROFSMAO (rolling on the floor, snorting my ass off) - I went in this morning and heard all about it, went to my desk and there was an order for $350.00 in pink product! My boss was just shocked. I made a very big but in a small way kudo about putting it away and looked her list over and went wow. Christmas gifts, personal stuff, itemized, the works. My boss drilled me with questions and was amazed that I made more in those 15? 30? minutes that I do with him in at least one week and I wasn't even at work! I'm calling her on Monday to talk about the items she ordered but I'm just so tickled that she put him in his place and now he won't make fun of me anymore.

So a very nice Friday. Very nice indeed.

recorders

Who was the numbskull who invented those plastic recorders, the ones you learned in Elem. school? I say we take my 2 kids, the neighbors 3 kids and plant them in front of the butt-head who made the darn things and just let them wail. At least it won't be in front of my house when the racket is made. Thank goodness everyone loves on this block.. right now.

I forgot my Wednesday Reason's For Love.

I'll spotlight J today..

~*~ She was the infant, baby, toddler, child, soon to be teen, adult, friend I was not supposed to have.

~*~ She makes me laugh in the most saddest moments my life and the greatest moments of my life.

~*~ She makes me realize that in her eyes I am perfect no matter how much in my eyes I don't think I am.

~*~ She's a daughter, a future pink daughter... only 8 and loves her make-up, dress up and barbie dolls.

~*~ She (and her brother) is what makes me and B make it through every day, finacial wise. When we want to give up, it's the smiles, hopes, tears, laughter, ideas that she gives us that makes us struggle on.

~*~ She will do everything that I could not do as a child and accomplish them better then I did.

I am so blessed to have J in my life. I love you my precious daughter of 8.

Off topic: In honor of the new Fanny Flagg Novel:

Onesome. Standing. Any particular issue you feeling like standing up on your soap box and discussing? Not today. I'm down with the flu. Can't think clearly so I'm passing the soap box to the next reader. aah-choo.

Twosome. in the. Finish the phrase.. "in the..." Now, what made you go there? ... in the middle of the night... by Billy Joel. First thought came to my head. I'm not even a huge Billy fan but it came to my head.

Threesome. Rainbow. What's at the end of your rainbow? That's darn out right easy. The Car. It's all about the car. When the keys are in my hand, the car is in the driveway, it means that I have reached the level of success I have been reaching for. It won't be the end of my rainbow.. it will be the begining of my rainbow.

How about you? Post your answers in your own space and leave a comment here so we can find you!

round two

Home again today. Just have no energy. Did go in for a bit and made sure I breathed on my boss considering he was the menace who gave it to me. This also excuses me from any bad typos and grammer.

It's a small blog we live in. I have a list of blogs I like to read and some of those come from blogspot "most recent entries". I'm always looking at what other people have to say and how they have their site designed. One journal in mind, is "Another Piece of the Puzzle Falls into Place ". I won't go into details of his life, read for yourself, but there is something about this troubled soul who is trying to end a messy divorce in the nicest way he can. I didn't think he was into the 'blogging part of the world'. There are no links, favorite blogs, 100 personal facts or web-rings. Just him. Just his world and his trying to cope with a future ex-wife and a brand new baby, and quite well I must add. His journal is so distant but yet so close in feelings, I was compelled to link to him and read his journal. So he's on a much needed vacation and I'm happy for him.

How odd it is, that when surfing and just loving how Trish at Serenity Quest did a plug on all her journals this morning, that I noticed a good friend of hers - "Clayton" of 'this page intentionally left blank. I thought hmmm how odd that she has a friend Clayton who is from Texas, and GM of Puzzle has a friend named Clayton in Texas. So with further invesitagtion, I realized yes. Same one.

I'm no related in this equation, but after reading Clayton's blog - I know full well that GM is in great hands with Clayton and I know that he for sure will need a rest when he gets back. Have fun boys. It's great to be with old friends and just have some downtime and have fun.

I'm going to go back and catch another bowl of soup and heave a big sigh. It's my pink night and I'm not going to be able to go. Major depression is going to kick in tonight. I am so bummed.

tomato soup

I have caught some head cold. Fevers, tummy ache, dizzy spells to no end. Care to share some tomato soup?

Its A Living

Everyone is coming down sick around me and I think I'm heading for the next phase myself. Not sure if I want to go in tomorrow with everyone down with it at work and my dear friend Julie has it too. Get well sweetie. :)

Tonight I stayed up late and caught the A & E Special "It's A Living". A 1 hour show centered around 2 careers. They profiled "Making the Sale" and picked a dealership in Las Vegas and a Mary Kay consultant in Texas to profile. It was really put together nicely. I don't ever think I have seen so many MK Red Grand AM's in one place, even when I go to pink events was there that many vehicles. The house that the Director owned was just a dream come true and so once again, more insipiration to set my goals. One thing I have not been doing was putting key reminders of goals that I want around the house. In one segament of the show, a Director was in her bathroom doing her make up and right there on the mirror was a Cadillac postcard and some numbers written on a sticky note that I'm sure was her production or sales goal. I need to put up my goals and look at them.

What amazed me about the car sales taping, was the owner of the dealership is (??) started (??) at the age of 26. He seemed young to me, so I think he is 26/27. The show is up to date, all the new product in MK, the Directors suit is this years color so I guess the guy with the dealership is 26. He looked like a cross of Elivs with the Mafia who literally has his own rap cd out. Right there turned me off about ever wanting to buy a car from him. Same way with a famous football player we have here in Denver. He now sells cars. How can you be a famous football player for almost 15 years then the next day be a car salesman? I know they use him for the commercials, but because he won the Superbowl, I'm supposed to be reassured that I'll get the best deal from him? Things that make you say hmmmmm.

Mother of the Year - NOT!

I'm such a shit. A major shit. A terrible mother. Pull my car-totin, supper feedin, boo-boo kissen, mommy lovin card away.

Today when trying to get the new site of Stephanie's done. I told D to give me a second and I would set a movie up for him. J distracted me for a second with a question, I get back to work. I think roughly 20 minutes later, I call Julie to see if she would view the site and then at least 45 minutes after that, J tells me that D is upset. Why? He's still waiting for the movie. OMG. I dropped everything right there and then, took a major time out, popped in Snow Dogs and sat down with the kids to cuddle and watch it for the 5th time in 3 months. D - I'm so sorry.

Needless to say. The buttons to Suzanne's site will wait till tomorrow and Stephanies is up but just needs a few tweaks on each page. I'm way impressed with it. Have no idea what layout I'll have for Jodi when it's her turn in October for a new site. Julie asked me how I'll come up with them but is so amazed that each one has their own look and feel. I spent an hour looking for free fonts that had the look of Stephanie's handwriting. Came close. Maybe it would have been easier to get her signature and scan it, but I don't want them to think I'm spending too much time on the site.

I'm not going to make it to the flash animation tonight.

But I did spend an hour over at the Blog Ornament Exchange site. At last count 36 entries, which meant about 25 new journals for me to view. A lot of them hang out at the same places I do - Friday Five, Thursday Threesome, Positive Participation, but when Friday Five gets at 500 posts.. I can't look at them all. But I have had fun with the Ornament Exchange. It's where I found the 20 Words to Change Your Life from Sherry. I need to work on that. Kat's page had a bunch of links for smail mail participants and just the layouts, journals, graphics have been exciting to look at. I'm looking forward to seeing more sign up and how cool (sweet is what D would say) is that... it's only Sept.?

bbbzzzz

Buzy as a bee. Had a great Saturday. Spent time with J's Girl Scout Troop, out for lunch with a friend, then home to work on SuzAnne's website. I finished it up and called Julie for a reveiw and she went nuts over it. Now thinking about it.. I'm going to change the buttons this morning then I'm done till I hear from SuzAnne. I'm so pleased with it, that when I have to go look at my Director's site.. Stephanies, I'm sickened by it. So she's getting a do-over today and if time is on my side, I'm going to add a Flash animation to SuzAnne's site and then I have to work on the Girl Scouts website.

A few of us mom's have volunteered to take over more duties to help the leaders and I think this is the year that we will make bigger friendships with each other. Now we are having to call each other for stuff and see more of each other then just dropping off our daughter and going our own way. B keeps me reminding me.. this is all about J and her time with the girls. Not me and my time with the big girls. Whatever.

So the next 3 weekends are jammed packed with GS stuff, a camping trip and a few field trips. After I penciled all the stuff in my calendar I realized - I'm going to either hate or love October. Every weekend is packed with stuff, I have my Holiday Open House's planned, there is a pink training day on a Saturday, Halloween is coming up, which means my mother-in-law's birthday, I have a date to go to Greeley, CO to talk to another Director about a website. I'm going to be busy. I love it. Now to find out where D stands with Boy Scouts and then life will be complete with the 2 and I'll be one of those 'soccer moms' in the Scout world.

Well, nothing getting accomplished chatting here. bzzzzzz