I Don't Know

I am still smoke free! I feel great and I am very surprised that I have no desire to even pick one up. I went to Wal-mart on friday and bought myself a new purse. I thought I deserved it. It was a very busy weekend. A lot of family gatherings. Nothing too exciting. The girls enjoyed the river. Cora was jumping off the front of a boat into the water. Rosa would hang out by the ladder and swim around. We bought a small pool (8ft x 26in) on friday. I think I got my moneys worth out of it already. The girls have been in it at least 2-3 times a day and I have been in it twice. It is just the right size to kick back and relax in. Rosalyn will be getting her tonsils and adnoids out on August 26th. She has had strep 4-5 times in the past year. Poor thing, the week after surgery should be interesting. At least my boss granted my time off so I can be with her. My car is still acting up. Yay! That makes me so happy. Maybe this time it'll be done right.

To Hell With Mondays

My Monday started around 9:30 pm last night. I received a phone call from the sister of the friend that Rosa was spending the night at. I thought nothing of it, a big sis is calling for mom. NO! The frickin parents weren't home. OK the sister is 16, but nothing was mentioned about a parent not being there. What type of shit for brain people do I deal with? Needless to say Rosa will no longer be spending the night at Regan's house. Meanwhile I have 2 extra girls at my house staying over night with Cora. The responsible parent that I am packed all three kids into my car to go pick up Rosa. That is when I found out no parents were home. I asked if Regan's M or D could bring her home. Nope, not home. We all get home safe and sound. Around 10:30 everyone goes to bed. At Midnight Cora comes down saying,"I don't want Eden in bed with me. I can't sleep." Well, needless to say I freaked. "Don't you think this is something you should've thought about before you asked for a friend to sleep over? You have to sleep on the floor." Holy hell I didn't know I was raising the frickin Princess and the Pea because Cora quickly informed me that she will not sleep on the floor. Guess what? Her ass slept on the floor. OK, all is well...until 12:45. I had just fallen to sleep when I hear,"Wendy? Julianne wants to go home." I could've had a big fat cigarette by this point, but I'm stronger then that. So, I got dressed and walked Julianne home. Thank God she lives 2 doors down. After that I did get to sleep. Right when I wake up my phone rings. It's Dad. "Hey Wendy. Your car is done" Well that's just great, but I won't have the money until Thursday. Needless to say some people don't understand the way I live. Is that so hard to believe that someone is piss poor most of the time? So, Dad picked up the bill. I had to fill up the loaner cars gas tank. Well, that beast took 39.00 for half a tank. That would fill up my entire tank. A melt down was on its way and that occurred approximately at 11:25 am at the Starbucks on Queen Street. I walk in and Mom happens to be in front of me. I started to fill her in on my day and then remembered that my passenger side mirror was hanging off again since I got it back form Ford. Well, it was loose in the first place and when it went through the car wash it knocked it loose again. Tears and all, I stood in Weaver's parking lot "fixing" aka "riggin" my mirror. What else could go wrong? The whipped cream on my Mocha Frappocino was sour. 2 more hours and that shit would've been chunky. I did happen to call to tell them and yes the next time I go, I get a free drink! The day turned out alright once I got to work. That is my Monday for ya!

Breakfast In Bed

This morning I was awoken to Cora and Rosalyn holding a plate with an egg sandwich on it. They made me breakfast in bed! Cora is very responsible with the stove and Rosalyn had controls of the toaster. They even brought up a glass of milk and my pills. They make me so happy! Since we were up so early, we took the dogs for a walk to the park. Zuri and Pepper enjoy the park. Pepper even went down the slide 2 times. I don't think he really appreciated it, but it made the girls laugh. I am still smoke free. Last night was the first time I had thought of smoking. I was straightening the house up and I would usually smoke after that. I got over that pretty quick, surprisingly. Kate, my co-worker, texted to see how I was doing. She quit a week ago. We are somewhat each others support systems. Rosalyn is with Regan and Cora and I are at Mom and Dad's. Back to work tomorrow.

Over 24 Hours Later

It is now day 2 of no smoking. Surprisingly I am not having any craving issues. Instead, all I want to do is sleep. I don't think I ever heard my girls say "Mom, wake up!" so much as today. Thank God I have good kids that stay in the house when they know I am sleeping. They kept busy playing board games. I have a slight headache also. When I don't smoke I don't drink as much soda. Therefore, no caffeine. I feel like I am babbling. I am now at Karen's with the kids hoping to wake up. Oh well, all together I feel pretty good.

Quitting

OK. Most of you have heard this before. I am trying to quit smoking again. I had one cigarette left this morning and just threw it away. Why just have one? So, I am apologizing ahead of time for any mood swings or just down right rudeness. The fact that I am using a rental car for the next week or so should help with the situation seeing that I can't smoke in it. Going to Dutch Wonderland tomorrow with the family should keep my mind off of things, too. So, if you happen to get caught in one of my mood hurricanes you have 2 choices: 1) find something to hang onto for the duration of the storm or 2) run for f**king cover!

I Hate Mondays!!!

Yeah, that's right! I hate Mondays. Starting work at 12:30 pm and getting off at 9 pm sucks. To think I still have to get the girls from Jeremy's. It'll be 10-10:30 until they get to bed. Midnight for me until I get settled down. I get to start work tomorrow at 7 am which means leaving the house a 6 am. Why don't I just stay here over night. Maybe I could get some over time for sleeping. I have 2 and a 1/2 more hours of this fun filled night. My here comes a fax. How exciting. It's probably some vacation for 4 days and 3 nights in Cancun. Yeah, that's funny. The kids always stay free,too. I hope that includes a 4 day babysitter because I will be "enjoying the drinks". Come back form lala land Wendy!

A Day With Aunt Nenny

I spent the day with Hayden, Reid and Ella. We had a great time and they behaved so well. We started off at the York Township park. The equipment was wet, but the tire swings were fun for them. Reid really enjoyed the bouncy dinosaur and Ella was a trip on the bouncy horse. We then headed to the creek to look for "minos". Hayden really enjoyed the creek. He would like to go back again with Cora and Rosa so they can walk from bridge to bridge in the water. Hayden found minos, water spiders and crayfish. Reid had his snow boots on in the creek and Ella proceeded to walk across in her somewhat new sneakers. After the creek we all were getting hungry. We stopped at the house for new shoes and to let the dogs out. Then we headed back to Red Lion for lunch at Wendy's (restaurant). The kids were again very well behaved. They sat in the chairs and spoke quietly except for the time Hayden decided to talk about cat and dog poop. The Dollar Tree was the next stop for our day. The kids had a fun time picking out 2 toys each. Hayden picked army men and gum, Reid picked a motorcycle and gum and Ella picked a bubble toy and a soccer ball sippy. Our next stop was to my house to let my dogs out. We played there awhile inside and then enjoyed a popsicle on the front porch. Reid's fell on the ground near the end. I told him to throw it in the street and it landed right on the hood of my car. Oh well, can't be any worse then bird shit. All the kids enjoyed playing with the animals. I heard no one say anything about the cats trying to kill them either. Once my house got boring we went to Mam-maw Lou and Pap-paw Pooh's house. We sat on the back porch and enjoyed a rain shower while Pap-paw was picking on all of us. We were all starting to get a little tired, so we headed back to the Klahold house to relax in the back yard and chill in front of the TV. The kids are used to riding in a van, so they thought my car windows were neat. We were heading down Spring Wood Rd and I heard Reid say,"Hayden close your window. Monkeys and bears might come in." Hahaha, I had to laugh. The day was wonderful. Karen walked in the house, straight to the bathroom to scrub off rat shit. James walked in the door, Reid runs through the kitchen and kneed Ella in the head. First time all day I saw tears. Well, the parents are home, so why not!

Virgin Blog

Well here it goes. Karen has finally talked me into blogging. I have laughed so much reading her blog. It is great to read her blog at work on a stressful day. So, I thought I would give it a try.
It is the 4th of July. The girls are with Jeremy and Whitney. I am at Mom and Dad's for a cookout. Karen is chewing obnoxiously in my ear behind me. I am probably getting poison all over Dad's computer. He'll be happy to know that. The last time he had poison he wrapped himself in saran wrap so it wouldn't spread. I just heard a soda open, dinner must be ready. Blog later.