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Name: Autumn's Mom

Location: Northern California, United States

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Friday, June 30, 2006

Are You Still Out There I have been MIA and loving it! Alright, I've missed you a little bit. Ok, a lot! We are having a fabulous time. Sorry that the weekend is here already because that means my vacation is winding down. Today we went to Marine World and I got to see Shouka and his pal Merlin up close. We under estimated the power of her tiny tail. She's very small in person. We got complete drenched. Twice. I brought along my niece and nephew on this trip because today was a special day. Radio Alice at 97.3 was doing their annual radio broadcast and the first 1,000 visitors got in for free. Yea, when was the last time you could take 3 kids to an amusement park for FREE??? I told them if we got up early, they could take the money we saved and spend it on themselves. They were up and eager at 5 AM this morning. While the kids were riding Medusa, we met one of the DJ's (No Name as he goes by). This is me and my pal and No Name. After watching him walk by like a couple of giggling dumbstruck teenagers, we worked up the nerve to say hello when he walked by again. He was very gracious. My friend went to shake his hand and he greeted her with a giant hug. He had one for me too. We took like three pictures before he left to catch up with his friends. Then we stood and laughed at each other for being so geeky. You can take a girl out of adolescence, but the geek inside remains there forever. I'm beat. I'm going to go crash and wake up midday tomorrow. Ciao my babies. Wish you were here. posted by Autumn's Mom at 10:41 PM - 3 WTF!

 

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Vacation T-Minus 8 hrs til I'm on vacation. Today is probably gonna be long. I'll be off through July 4th. I really need it. I didn't get a vacation last year, my first year here. I took off days here and there. But not a week. The year before that I was off for 6 months. I can't complain too much. We don't have big plans. Not going anywhere fancy. That's fine. I could have scrimped and saved and gone to Hawaii for a friend's wedding, but I didn't want to go alone. Then we thought about going to San Diego. Could have met my new blog buddy Starshine!! Husband started a new job and didn't want to take the time off. Boooooo Our plans consist of going to Marine World and going to my friend Shaw's and enjoying the pool. We thought about going camping, but had no friends available to go with us. we need friends, cuz we'd kill each other out inthe wild. I hate camping. I need a girlfriend to complain with if I'm gonna go. And flushing toilets. M has dragged me to some pretty dank places to camp. Sorry, I'm not a bear, I don't shit in the woods. I'm looking forward to relaxing, sleeping in. Going to a movie or two. Being with friends. Yea, I can taste it now. Is it 5 yet??? posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:48 AM - 3 WTF!

 

Monday, June 26, 2006

Birthday Weekend This birthday was absolutely the best I've had in awhile. Normally I spend my birthday sleeping or sulking. This year I was showered with love froom Thursday through Sunday. I'm a little let down it's actually over today. ha! I took a pass on dieting this week so that I could have homemade carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, a prime-rib dinner (enough for leftovers again last night), 4 strawberry daquiri's and too many other things to count. I unofficially gained 3 lbs, but I'm going to use my no weigh pass tomorrow night so it won't be on my record. Kind of like doing traffic school. WW is closed next week for the 4th, so by the time we return, I will have lost the 3 lbs and then some. I like that I can be totally honest with you people. We're all friends right? Hey, you...knucklehead...keep your comments to yourself! We started off the birthday-fest with cake and presents on Thursday. I ate salad so that I could have 3 peices of cake. (yes, I do in fact have an eating disorder. It's called Ifuckinglovecakeitis. Sadly, there is no cure.) I received some lovely smelling gifts (DKNY Be Delicious lotion). I went and got my doo done. I told her to do chunkier highlights. She did. I hate it. I look way too washed out. It will begin to fade in another week or two. Thankfully, she charges me probably half of what her normal fee is. I'm not sure why, but I don't ask. Friday I took off work early to purchase the goodies for Saturday's party. I spent $78 on food and $78 on booze. It was a good party. It started off a little slow and hot. My guests starting wilting in the shade like the dead plants in front of the house. We moved indoors with the air conditioning. I opened more presents (more booze and party-ware and a lovely Friends collage photo frame) My crazy neighbor said that he had the DVD for Live Aid from 1985 and that he would bring it over. What a blast from the past. We shared memories of watching this live, who are "boyfriends" were... It was so long, though, that I kept fast forwarding through stuff, sorry J, to get to the good stuff. Let me just say again, Damn George Michael has a great ass. As we were watching the DVD, I noticed my neighbor becoming increasingly beligerant, not in a bad way, but not his normal more quiet way. He brought over a bottle of tequila and kept shaking it in my face. "Do a shot with me, for your birthday." Ok, ok. Geez, but I'm pouring it myself. I had two but really, it would count together as one. Funny pic of the second one can be seen here. We continuing watching the DVD and I turn back to say something to neighbor and he's gone. hmmm Didn't say goodbye, thanks for the food, nothing. Later, his wife came to pick up their kids and said that he was sicker than the dog he is! That'll teach ya. Doing shots isn't all it's cracked up to be. M told me later that neighbor had called him during the party and said he wasn't feeling well and he wouldn't be coming back but didn't want anyone to know. BAWAHAHAHAHA Wives always give it away! Thank you to my friends who came out and enjoyed the day with me. I will be happy to return the favor to you. posted by Autumn's Mom at 12:42 PM - 2 WTF!

 

Friday, June 23, 2006

It's a Whole New Me Like my new skin? Well, thanks! Today friends, is my birthday. I turn thirty six. Doesn't it look nicer when you write that number out? Thirty Six is not a bad number. I feel about 28 and look it too without my glasses. I got carded for beer in my hometown grocery store the other day. haha! Anyway, I have a fun filled weekend planned with a nice dinner tonight, fun at the bar later, a birthday party tomorrow and a trip to the zoo on Sunday with Autumn and my Mom. Oh, and I'm waiting for the flowers I know my husband purchased because I saw the charge in his bank account by accident yesterday. hahahahaha I get very nostalgic around my birthday. (ok, I'm always thinking of the past. I think I've used the word nostalgic on this blog too many times.) My best childhood birthday memory was thirty years ago when I was about six. My Mom had baked me a cake, vanilla with chocolate frosting. I'm sitting in our extremely YELLOW kitchen, licking the frosting from a spoon. I hear a car pull up. I know it's my Grandparents. I run through the house and out the front door. There they are! They are getting out of their Ford Pinto station wagon. Grandpa goes to the back and lifts the hatch to open the back. I run and give my Grandma a hug and a kiss. "Hi babe" That's how she always greeted us. I turn back to Grandpa and I start jumping up and down. Out of the back of his car, he pulls out the bestest most shiny new red bicycle I've ever seen. Sill jumping up and down and now clapping I'm yelling to my Mom and Dad "Look what I got, Look what I got!!!" Grandpa put it on the ground and I don't waste any time. I hop right on and take her for a little spin. I can't remember anything else I may have gotten that day. But I remember that bike. Thanks Grammy and Papa. I love you. That, was one of my best days. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:25 AM - 9 WTF!

 

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Introducing BoBo Kitty This is BoBo Kitty. He works with me and we share a desk. His hobbies are licking himself, licking you and head butting. He's 18 lbs of purrr lovin. Ain't he sweet? A few months back, our former shop kitty, Eddie, died of old fucking age. A week later, Autumn was volunteering at the vet in town and an older woman brought this cat in (it had already been declawed) and said that she didn't want him anymore and wanted him put to sleep. Can you believe that? After having him declawed and everything?? Bitch. I told work about the kitty and we went that day to pick him up. He pretty much sleeps all day and cats around at night. I love working in a small town, in a small shop where my co-workers are cute and furry! posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:11 AM - 4 WTF!

 

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

I'm Ready for a Vacation How about you? I'm taking a mini vacation middle next week through the 4th. We aren't planning on really going any where special. Just not to work! Maybe some camping. I'm not much of a camper. I go maybe once every two years. I'm not into the whole sleeping in a tent on the dirt thing. I don't like stank ass porta pottys. We went to a sort of fun place two years ago and I suggested we go back. It was nice, very shaded. Flushing toilets. It had a nice lake. A cute little town to drive into and get ice cream and junk. Aside from all the dirt, I'm actually looking forward to it. Minnie (the wonder shitter) will probably not like it. She barks at EVERYTHING. I was thinking that I would board her for that time if they have availability. If not, I guess I need to go buy that muzzle for her. I'm really looking forward to not being at work. I actually like my job and the people I work with. A lot. But lately, it's been very tense around here. We installed a new inventory system that is just, well it's a piece of shit. A $40,000 piece of shit if you can imagine. Our whole business has just about grinded to a halt. This person blames that person. People are flying off the handle. I think there may be a little blood shed before this is all over. *sigh*. Hopefully, that will happen while I'm away on vacation. Soaking up some skin cancer. Eating skinny cows to my hearts content. You know what I'm craving? We talked about this in our meeting last night. What are you craving... I'm craving a corn dog. A deep fried kind that you get at a fair corn dog. mmmmm With some ketchup and mustard. DAMN Don't even get me started on the deep fried twinkies. I thought they were just for twisted backwoods types from Texas, I'm here to tell you it's a little piece of deep fried HEAVEN..queue angels singing. HALLELUJAH! I can't go on any further. My stomach is starting to growl and I've already eaten lunch. See? I'm being good. Down another 2.2 lbs. Almost half way there! Went on a power walk last night. I feel refreshed, energetic. Oh and hungry. hahaha But good. Thanks all for your encouragement. Means a lot. dot out. PS Go check out Baby T at Tommy's Mommy. He's way more scrumptous than a fried Twinkie! posted by Autumn's Mom at 1:26 PM - 3 WTF!

 

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Think Small Everyone send me small thoughts. I'm feeling smaller today. Small. Light. Airy. hahaha I want to be one of those chicks in the People Magazine. HALF THEIR SIZE. With a pic of me swimming in my former pants. Woo Hoo party in here! Let's see how many normal size people we can cram in my pants! hahaha I think I'm getting carried away. Oops I WRIPPED my pants. Do you watch the Spongebob? Anyway, I saw this pic today on Yahoo. It's an baby Egyptian Tortoise sitting on the finger of it's keeper. Look how deensy he is??? Makes me want to go to the zoo. Haven't been to the zoo since Autumn was about 6. When I was little we used to go to the SF zoo all the time. And then to the beach. Does anyone remember zoo keys? You'd get a plastic key in the shape of an elephant (dont' remember if it came in other aminals) and at each stop you'd put your zoo key in and it would tell you about that particular animal. It just made it funner. I also remember they used to see these giant chocolate cookies. They were so huge. I think that really was the reason I always wanted to go. And the reason my butt grew to 50 times it's normal size. CURSES!!! Side note, I was just remembering taking autumn when she was very little and freaking out about her playing in the sand at the playground there. I was always so worried about what was in the SAND! hahaha Maybe I'll see if my mom is up for a trip to the zoo. Just like the old days! posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:50 AM - 5 WTF!

 

Monday, June 19, 2006

Why Do I Stress? I guess I stress because I have nothing better to do with my time. If my life was jam packed with activies, chores and what-not I guess I wouldn't have to time to stress. But I hate being busy. Lazy is my middle name. You didn't know that did ya? I like going home, eating and watching TV all night. Maybe do a little laundry. Pull some weeds. Shoot. I never like pulling weeds. They are on my mind because I have many to pull. We are having people over this weekend for my birthday. I know these people care more about seeing me than seeing that I have dead flowers in pots by my door. Or the 10 zillion weeds in my front yard. Really, are they going to care that there are nose prints in my windows, spots on my floor, strange animal smells? Ok, that last one is just gross. Note to self, buy lots of candles! Candles and booze. I figure the only way I won't stress about this stuff is to drink heavily all week and be sufficiently tanked by the time everyone arrives on Saturday. That should do the trick. ha! Yea, that's the ticket. I'm not going to run myself ragged trying to create the perfect home. Or the illusion of a perfect one. I'm not perfect and I don't live that way. I'm me. I live in a house full of cat hair. There are dog toys EVERYWHERE. And socks. They multiply like the weeds. Yes, I clean. I think the cat hair sees the Lysol and jumps up to the ceiling while I'm cleaning and then as soon as I leave the room, it floats back down to where it had been resting. We have a lot of junk. And it pretty much is all out in the open so we don't lose it. So sue me. If you can't sit and eat next to a motorcycle helmet on the table, I don't know what to tell ya. You know what? If you want to come by Saturday, I will be the heavily medicated one in the back sipping margaritas eating a hamburger. I promise they will both be hair free. You'll have a lovely view of the new grass or nose print windows depending upon where you are sitting. If you are lucky, maybe there will be a little face attached to that nose. posted by Autumn's Mom at 1:33 PM - 4 WTF!

 

Friday, June 16, 2006

Let There Be Fence I had to put up a new post, cuz that last one was a clunker. Here is a pic of the fence. Keeps the dog shitter in. I have a lot to bitch about this fence, rather the doofus who put it up. but I'll have to do it another time. Too sleepy now. Too cool for school... posted by Autumn's Mom at 10:21 PM - 3 WTF!

 

Thursday, June 15, 2006

America's got talent? When is this reality show kick gonna end? C'mon, I want something else already. It sucks when there is nothing on and I find myself watching My Fair Brady: We're Getting Married. Get married and get the fuck out of my life already! Does America got talent? If it did, do you think it would be caught dead on a show hosted by Regis Philbin? Or judged by David Hasselhoff??? I think you know that answer to that one. They don't have talent. They can't dance. Most of them cannot sing. But here we sit, watching these squeeze your eyes shut, suck your breath in through your teeth, stick your fingers in your ears kind of hmmm what's a good word...performances? I know I'm not the only one here. You. You over there. You're watching. Even if you don't watch the entire show, your watching part of it. I know. You can't help yourself. You wanna know what I'm watching now? Yea, you know. Brit Brit on Dateline. I know, what could she possibly say about her sad little rich life? Nothing I care about. But I can't seem to turn it off. I keep shooshing cuz I can't hear the tv. It's a sickness. All I can say is...Bitch you are worth 100 Million dollars? Buy a fucking island and MOVE. Stupid ho. I'm turning this off. Yea, I know it's over now. Whatever. I'm gonna go watch some mindless Roseanne. Nick at Nite rocks. They know quality entertainment. posted by Autumn's Mom at 5:03 PM - 1 WTF!

 

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Long Day I spent my day.. Fighting with a new inventory/accounting system. Fighting with the internet that refused to work all day. Fighting with myself for another Skinny Cow drumstick. Thankfully I'm out and winning the arguement would involve me going to the store. Not gonna happen tonight :) posted by Autumn's Mom at 7:05 PM - 3 WTF!

 

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK School is almost out for summer. Now is the time where we try and plan activities to keep young minds occupied and out of trouble. We have a week's break before the Youth Center is up and running at it's new location. A friend suggested that Autumn could come help out at their churches vacation bible study. 3 hours in the morning helping little turds doing crafts and stuff. Easy enough. She can feel like a big girl in charge. Sort of. Well I asked her last night and you would have thought I said "Hey, how about we go to Kaiser every day next week and get shots?" Doesn't that sound like super-fun??? She fussed, I forced. It started to get ugly. Then she pulled out the I'm going to ignore your questions and give you the evil stink eye. WHOA. Stop right there missy. You are talking to the MASTER here. That just won't fly with me. I will send you right back where you came from the hard way. Don't think I won't do it. I sent her to the shower to I could gather my ammo, I mean my thoughts. I'm trying not to yell. Yelling makes me feel better, but makes her feel like shit. And makes M feel like he wants to move out. After the shower, I sat on her bed and told her I wanted to talk. I told her that I wasn't going to force her to do something nice. That it would be good for her to try and she should just think about it. I would even pay her extra allowance if she gave it a shot. Then I launched into the I am showing you some fucking respect so you best reciprocate. I'm not yelling. If I were yelling then all bets are off and you do what you need to do. But I'm being cool, so don't be an asshole to your mom. Yes, I said that for reals. She got teary and she GOT THE MESSAGE. She's such a beginner. hahahaha I hope she never masters the art of the evil eye. It just ain't gonna fly in this house. I don't wanna have to kill her. I would miss her. PS J, I showed her that alien song last night. She was like, Mom, this is sooo stupid. Til the end, then she was laughing hysterically and wanted to see it again. Good times. posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:25 AM - 5 WTF!

 

Sunday, June 11, 2006

You've Got Mail I just love that movie. When Meg was still Meg and Tom Hanks, well when is he NOT yummy. He's just so nice. He's just very perfectly nice. Boringly nice. I like that. I'm watching them type back and forth to each other and I couldn't help myself but plop down in front of my own keyboard. Really, that is not why I'm typing this. It just happens to be in my VCR. I'm not going to sit and bore you with how I've watched You've Got Mail like a zillion times. I actually got an email from a very old and dear from school. We've been in each other lives since grade school. We lived near each other growing up, we spent summers together. The beginning of senior year in high school, Becky, moved to Florida and has never returned. I've seen her once since then about 13 or 14 years ago right after the birth of her first child. She's one of those friends that I just have a connection with. We have history. We were pretty close. But it was kind of funny. You know how kids are in school, especially girls. My best friend was someone else and she lived in the next little town over. Becky's best friend also lived in this little town. Our best friends saw each other more often and hung out together outside of school. Becky and I spent more time together because we lived near each other. BUT we were not best friends. Strange. And inconsequential but it crossed my mind today. M thought it was bizarre that I would consider this person so close to me when I haven't seen her in more years than we've been married and I haven't corresponded or spoken to her on the phone in about six years. She's just one of those friends. We will probably drift in and out of each others lives til death do us part. She's someone I could pick up the phone and talk to and still recognize her voice and talk like we just spoke to each other last week. I love that. I have many acquaintances. I'm very lucky. But I have a handful of pals I consider as close as sisters. She is one. She has had many traumas in her short life. Her oldest son, the little baby boy I met so long ago, succumbed to cancer two years ago. It breaks my heart that my friend was in need and didn't know how to reach me. I'm thankful we've reconnected. I'm hopeful that someday soon I'll have a reunion to post about. Until then, I'll have mail. posted by Autumn's Mom at 10:10 PM - 3 WTF!

 

Friday, June 09, 2006

K-I-S-S-I-N-G Do you ever have a thought to get out but you don't know really how to begin? Here I sit in such a quandary. I'm gonna dive right in, keep up. Some days Autumn goes to the youth center after school. She walks there with some friends. It's a nice safe place for her to be with other kids after school instead of home in front of the boob tube taking a nap (which is where I found her yesterday). Either is fine with me where she ends up in the afternoon, but I think for her to be out and about in town on her own is good for her, give her a feeling of independence for a short while. On the days when she goes to the youth center, I pick her up after I get off work. These are the days where she blabs the entire way home about the days events. Which I enjoy most of the time. I will admit, there are times when I have a few thousand other things on my mind and I completely tune out the Babel until inevitably she asks me a question. Wha? huh? I'm sorry, can you ask me again? Wednesday, as soon as she got into the car the babbling began. Youth center was fun, they were chasing each other with water balloons. School was fun, end of the year nothingness going on. Her friend Cassidy kissed a boy last week. This is the part where you hear screeching tires and a big splash as we plummet into the river we are driving next to. Her friend Cassidy has kissed a boy. Do you know how sad this makes me? How nervous???? Cassidy is a year older. She's a nice girl. Well, I thought she was nice. She is nice. She just likes boys. *sigh* Autumn likes boys. Well she likes this one boy. They are still, I'm not even going to say it. They are still and I'll leave it at that. I kept my cool. I want her to know that she can talk to me and I'll try not to be judgmental. Or just plain MENTAL. I said something like, oh really? Yea. I asked her if she'd kissed a boy. She giggled and blushed. She told me it was none of my business. But no. She hadn't. Hey, you over there, can you pass me a paper bag? Hyperventilating here... I told her that she was gonna kiss a lot of boys in the far far far far away future. I didn't kiss a boy til I was 19. Did you hear that little girl? I'll repeat it. 19. She wasn't even listening. She told me she wasn't going to kiss a lot of boys. Cuz she only likes this boy. That made me feel better. Sort of. She's not so boy crazy that she needs to kiss them all at once. She's a one boy kinda girl. She digs this boy. Hey great. dontkisshim. They don't even hold hands yet. dontkisshim. Pretty soon school will be out and really, when is she going to be seeing this boy??? dontkisshim. If I find out there has been any kissing, I will take that boy for a drive. Down by the river. posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:21 AM - 6 WTF!

 

Thursday, June 08, 2006

Thursday Thirteen Finally got into Blogger!!! I hope this will do J. Here are thirteen songs I’m NOT embarrassed to say I loved back in the day and might (well most of them I do) still listen to now. 1) As promised, Wildfire by Michael Martin Murphy is tops. I don’t know why I find this song so sentimental to me. It reminds me of childhood, listening to the radio outside while playing or swimming. Honestly, I’m a sucker for a tragic love song. I think I used to wonder too much about that girl coming for him on that horse. 2) My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion from the Titanic soundtrack. Ack This one has to be my most embarrassing admission. I’ve seen the movie a million times. It’s one of the few movies M will watch over and over with me because of his love for Kate Winslet. I bought the soundtrack and would listen to it over and over again. I love the score much better than that Celine song. But I won’t change it if it happens to come on the radio. 3) Mama Told Me Not to Come by Three Dog Night. I love this song. It reminds me of when me and my girlfriend went to see this geeky movie called April Fool’s Day (the song is on the soundtrack). We had such a good time. I watched it on cable a few months ago and text messaged her that it was on. We had a good laugh. 4) Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack. Pick any song. LOVED it. Had the two record set. Saw the movie. Saw the Bee Gees in concert in 1978. My mom was so cool . If I can’t have you, I don’t want nobody baby! 5) All Out of Love by Air Supply. I had a friend who whenever she broke up with her boyfriend would play this tape. I, myself, had the record. Damn. Records. Vinyl. 6) Karma Chameleon by Culture Club. Anything by the Culture Club. Loved it but didn’t tell anyone at the time I loved it. The whole Boy George thing was. If you loved him you were a weirdo, it was hard enough being me, I didn’t want to be labeled as a weirdo too. 7) Heartbeat by Don Jonhson. I taped this off the radio. I sang a long. So what. 8) Only in my Dreams by Debbie Gibson. She was cool. She wrote her own stuff and she could sing. I’d still listen to her. Alone, with head phones. Haha 9) Do You Believe in Magic by Shaun Cassidy. My neighbor used to kiss his poster. With colored lip gloss on. Hahahahaha No, I did NOT! 10) I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb. Remember Solid Gold. Yea, I was gonna be a dancer too. Poor poor Andy Gibb. Tragic. I still listen to his shit. I just may order his greatest hits. Yes, he had some. 11) Endless Love by Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross. I never saw this movie. But I did love this song. The words are still in my head. I’d do it karoke. Drunk. 12) She Bop by Cyndi Lauper. I didn’t know I was singing about masturbation! How embarrassing. She’s so unusual. Remember how she used to say that? Remember she’d hang with Captain Lou Albano? Remember wresting???? Oh god, somebody stop me. 13) Hot Stuff by Donna Summer. Also had this record. My cousin and I would listen to it in my Grandma’s basement. Now it makes me think of the movie the Full Monty when the guys are in the unemployment line and this song is on and they start doing their stripper man moves in line. UH UH! That’s my list. Laugh if you will. I can take it. Play along you all, it's fun. posted by Autumn's Mom at 12:31 PM - 3 WTF!

 

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Nothing I've just got nothing to say. Nothing. I know, it's hard to believe. My head is completely empty. That is not hard to believe. I'm an airhead. I don't even have any pictures to post for you. So, there you are. Nothing in it's entirety. Back to regularly scheduled programming tomorrow. posted by Autumn's Mom at 4:44 PM - 6 WTF!

 

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

End of the World? Yesterday, Autumn told me that the kids at school were saying today was going to be the end of the world. 6.6.06. She wasn't crying or anything, just looking to me to reassure her. I joked, like I always do. She asked what if we don't wake up tomorrow? I said well, you won't care because you'll be dead. In the light of day, I realize that maybe wasn't that funny. I told her it was going to be a day like any other day (cross your fingers and toes). I'm sure the antichrist has better fish to fry than us. (God protect us) Today she woke up and didn't even mention it. I didn't think of it til just now. I sent her a text message telling her that I was right, and it was a beautiful day (keep checking window, yes the world is indeed still there) just like any other day. How soon we forget what it's like to be a kid in this scary world. As a grown up I know that she has nothing to worry about but her homework and washing her stink off. I've forgotten what it's like to be 11 and remember what if feels like to think about war, disease and what the fuck the antichrist even looks like. The weight of the world can be burdensome. I'll be sure to hug her extra hard tonight. posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:01 AM - 3 WTF!

 

Monday, June 05, 2006

Memories of a Spaz I bought some collage picture frames this weekend at Target for $5 each. I have all my pictures catergorized by Autumn's age and various events. In a box. Waiting to be scrapbooked. I'm sure when I've long left this world, they will still be sitting in that box. A few have made it from the box to a frame. A few more made it here to you. This is the spaz in super slow-mo. She was such a ball of energy. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:20 PM - 8 WTF!

 

Saturday, June 03, 2006

Silly Daydream Do you ever wish that when you were at Lowes, something heavy would fall on your husband's head and knock some sense into him? It didn't happen today. A girl can dream can't she? posted by Autumn's Mom at 10:29 PM - 7 WTF!

 

Friday, June 02, 2006

TGIF I say this with a lot of emphasis today. It's been a short but long trying week. There has been tension in my office, I'm hoping it's going to subside soon and we'll get back to being a friendly disfuntional family again. I hate tension. And facing problems I think are too big to handle. I did though and am happy I'm coming back out into the light. I just bought the new Dixie Chicks CD. It's very different from the past albums. I've not fallen immediately in love with it as I've done with all their other CD's. I don't want to get into their political stuff because frankly I only look to entertainers for their entertainment value. I will say that everyone is entitled to free speach. There is a song I am falling in love with. It's called Lullaby. It's about a mother love and how it's forever. When I think of the love I have for my child I well up the tears. There is so much emotion in me that I can't contain it. I think I'm going to start writing down these feelings so that she always knows that she is #1 in my heart at all times. Even when I'm getting on her about spilling crystal light punch all over the counter, cabinet and floor and doesn't clean it up. hahaha I love every part of her. Anyway, if you can...Check the song out. Lullaby They didn't have you where I come from Never knew the best was yet to come Life began when I saw your face And I hear your laugh like a serenade How long do you want to be loved Is forever enough, is forever enough How long do you want to be loved Is forever enough Cause I'm never, never giving you up I slip in bed when you're asleep To hold you close and feel your breath on me Tomorrow there'll be so much to do So tonight I'll drift in a dream with you How long do you want to be loved Is forever enough, is forever enough How long do you want to be loved Is forever enough Cause I'm never, never giving you up As you wander through this troubled world In search of all things beautiful You can close your eyes when you're miles away And hear my voice like a serenade How long do you want to be loved Is forever enough, is forever enough How long do you want to be loved Is forever enough Cause I'm never, never giving you up Have a fantastic weekend. Cheers. posted by Autumn's Mom at 1:09 PM - 4 WTF!

 

Thursday, June 01, 2006

THURSDAY THIRTEEN Happy June First Everybody! My Thursday Thirteen is all about FOOD. I'm having a stressful day. Since I can't eat to soothe myself, I will only write about it. Thirteen foods I wish I could eat RIGHT now. 1) Grilled Chicken Sourdough Sandwich with MAYO and large curly fries 2) One Gallon of Dr. Pepper 3) An entire bag of string cheese. My bones would love me 4) A hot fudge sundae from Baskin Robbins with Jamocha and pistachio ice cream Including whip cream and cherry. No nuts. 5) Chips and salsa preferably from Chevys 6) While we there I'll have salmon fajitas with all the fixins! 7) Hostess Chocolate Cupcakes 8) Home-made chocolate chip cookies still warm with milk 9) Peanut butter on anything 10) Round Table Pizza. At this point, any kind would be fine with extra mushrooms 11) Bread sticks 12) Spinach Dip and fresh sourdough bagettes 13) Another gallon of Dr. Pepper Well now I'm definately full. Please excuse me while my mind hurls. posted by Autumn's Mom at 12:19 PM - 6 WTF!