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Name: Autumn's Mom

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Monday, July 31, 2006

Where I'd Like To Be Sprinkled When I Die It was a cool and contast 63 degrees all weekend. What a nice change. I think we brought some of clouds home with us yesterday. Sorry about that. We had a nice and relaxing weekend in Carmel/Pacific Grove. It was all over way to soon. Friday night we ate at a little tiny place called Amir's Kabob House in Monterey. We've seen it there and have never stopped. We decided that this time we'd make a point of eating there. What a delicious treat. It's an Afghani restaurant, the family who own's it were so friendly. And the food. ugh. I can't even begin to tell you how yummy it was. We ordered an appetizer that was something like a potato turnover served with yogurt, add a little of their minty spice to it. Very tasty. I had the beef kabob serviced with brown rice and spinach. I even ate the spinach it was so yummy. The beef was cooked to perfection. I was a tad disappointed that it was served on skewers but I quickly got over it. M had Mantwo which is like a beef ravioli. I didn't think it was as good as my dinner, but he liked it. M used to have neighbors who cooked it and it reminded him of memories eating at their house. The other thing I was in search of this weekend were crab cakes (crabby patties if you will). I was jacked out of those. We spent too much time driving in circles and making other bad choices for eating (namely the Monterey Wharf yuck!) that we just never made it to a seafood restaurant. We left too early on Sunday to stay for lunch and find any. So, something left to do next time. Saturday, we drove over to Pacific Grove for my lovely walk along the ocean. It welcomed me like an old friend. We started at a different spot and made it further than last time. We were able to check out some really cool tide pools that we hadn't seen before. I was able to snap a shot of Herman the crab. He wasn't too happy I was standing on his home, but was gracious enough to smile for the camera. Handsome little devil ain't he? Our room was nice except for the bed. For as much as you pay for a good room with a view they could throw a feather bed or invest in something with a little comfort. I have a bad back and I'm very picky about where I sleep. I've been dissappointed in the bed every time we've gone somewhere. The view was unviewable the first day due to the fog. I got up the next morning and was able to see it clearly. That was night. All in all, I was please with our stay. I think I'm just a little depressed that we are home and back at work. What a pisser. Hope your weekend was fabulous my babies. posted by Autumn's Mom at 12:31 PM - 4 WTF!

 

Friday, July 28, 2006

Is It The Weekend Yet? I was going to write about getting ready for the weekend, but that turned out to be a giant snooze fest. I've sat here for over an house while a wandering thought or two has drifted in and out of my head. Mostly I've just stared out the window at the trees blowing in the wind. We've had two weeks of no wind, I can't tell you how much I missed that sound swirling through the trees. I'm a little sad about leaving my babies. They are at Grandmas. Minnie looked so sad last night when I left. I know, she's just a dog. But she's my dog. We got news that an aquaintenance here at work was killed in a plane crash last night. Something like that always makes me pause. I think of what their family must be going through. I think about my own loved ones who are no longer here. We were just talking about my Step Dad Timmy last night. He and my mom were together for about 20 years give or take. He unexpectedly passed away too early in life back in 2002. A month after his beloved dog, Doody (as Autumn called him. His name was really Buddy) passed away. He loved that dog. Anyway, we didn't always get along in the beginning. Then everything changed when I had Autumn. That was his baby. And she only had eyes for him. When Autumn was a few weeks old, my mom and I and the baby were at the laundry mat. Tim had stopped in and saw an old friend there as well. He immediately introduced his granddaughter. Then his wife and kid as an after thought. It was funny. She was always first on his mind right from the beginning. We were lucky that he spent a lot of time with Autumn the first years of her life. She spent many weekends with the grandparents. They taught her how to swim. He used to pick her up from school. He'd give her soda and tell her not to let mom know. Of course that was always the first thing she'd tell me. "Papa let me have soda!!!" haha I figured if he wanted to give her soda and have to deal with her when she crashed..that was his problem! This weekend Autumn and Grandma will be buying a cake in honor of Papa's birthday. It was July 18th. He always wanted a store bought cake instead of homemade. To him, that was something really special. We always made homemade cakes for birthdays and such, so it was a little strange to us, but now it's become a tradition. Happy Birthday Timmy. You and Doody keep an eye on my baby this weekend while I'm away. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:48 AM - 3 WTF!

 

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Blue I don't have thirteen things to say today. So I'm gonna copy Ally Bean with this... Your Aura is Blue Your Personality: Your natural warmth and intuition nurtures those around you. You are accepting and always follow your heart. You in Love: Relationships are your top priority, and this includes love. You are most happy when you are serious with someone. Your Career: You need to help others in your job to feel satistifed. You would be a great nurse, psychologist, or counselor. What Color Is Your Aura? posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:24 AM - 4 WTF!

 

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Workin Nights The old man is working nights. It happens every so often, not more than a couple of days at a time. He came home from the night shift today and decided that our bedroom is too bright to sleep in all day. So he went into the spare room and measure out enough tin foil to cover up the window. Or to make silver crowns, I had to leave for work, so I'm not sure. He set up his camping cot and his blanky and spent the day in the spare room. With the weight set. The two fake christmas trees. His fishing poles. And his mountain bike. The room isn't that big. I'm thinking he must have hung the cot from the ceiling because there sure isn't room on the floor. He said he slept like crap. Me, I can sleep anywhere. Anytime. For hours and hours at a time. It's a gift. In other news, we are leaving this weekend for Carmel. Partly cloudy, 63 degrees Carmel. YEA! I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am. Not just to get away. To be somewhere that isn't going to roast me alive. M asked me what I am planning for us this weekend. He likes to make me the planner. I said we are going to do a lot of walking and a lot of eating. Yea, heaven. I love walking along the ocean. It's so calming. The beautiful ocean on one side and gorgeous dream homes on the other. I imagine myself waking up there every morning to the sound of the waves. I could get up and walk along that ocean every day for the rest of my life. I need to start playing the lottery right? The only damper on this weekend is the fact that everyone in my office is taking Friday off. I planned on coming in and just leaving early. Now I'm afraid that the boss is gonna say, "well SOMEONE needs to be here to answer the phone.". Yea, well that SOMEONE an't gonna be me sister. The Garlic Festival is also this weekend and traffic is gonna be hell. I need to get the hell out of dodge. I'm kind of pissed because I told my supervisor that I was leaving early and as I write it on the calendar he starts spouting off that he was planning on taking the day off. To do some banking. ERH. Take another day off then buddy. Banks are open 5 sometimes 6 days a week. No sense in seething about it from now til then. But shit, I don't wanna have to choke a bitch before my weekend! posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:07 PM - 5 WTF!

Eat a Balloon and Lose Weight Want to hear the latest and greatest on the weight loss front?? Apparently, you can have a balloon inserted into your stomach (it's filled with air or saleen) so that you feel full all the time thus you will eat less. It's only for a small weight loss of 30 to 40 pounds. It's also only temporary because once you have the balloon removed you will more than likely gain it back. And then some. They say the balloon is big enough that it won't get into your digestive tract. What if it did? What if you didn't get it refilled and it slipped right in and got stuck in your colon??? Is it worth it? I don't think so. Sometimes, they do this procedure in patients waiting to have gastric bypass surgery. One of the requirements is that you lose a little weight before hand. I guess it lessens the risk for complications or something. This shit is crazay. I'm going to digress right about here. Every article I read talks about these procedures being performed on the "morbidly obese". That is just about the most insensitive term I think we as a people have ever come up with. I don't consider myself to be morbidly obese. Or even obese obese. I'm fat. Pleasantly plump. Big deal. I walk. I eat healthier. So fuck off! No, I'm not talking to you my lovely readers. I'm talking to the skinny fucks who came up with that terrible term. Why does everyone have to have a label?? I hate labels! So, no, I won't be going in for balloon insertion. Or gastric bypass. I'm not going to have my stomach stapled, crimped, cut in half, reshaped, redesigned or reconstructed. I'm still going to eat pizza, Jack in the Box and lots and lots of salad. I'm going to walk my ass off, literally. I don't care if it takes me two years or 10 years. If you are at the point where you need serious intervention, then by all means get it. I'm just saying for me, I don't need it. I just need some will power and faith baby. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:21 AM - 2 WTF!

 

Monday, July 24, 2006

The Weekend Yes, it was hot. I feel like a wilted piece of lettuce. I saw my car thermometer go up to 120 this weekend. The kids kept asking me at what temp do humans melt. I think we were pretty close to that number. This weekend was my anniversary weekend. 12 long hot years folks. I was unable to book any good fun until next weekend, so we just went out to dinner with the in-laws to Sargam, an Indian restaurant in Walnut Creek. This was the first time for me to eat at an Indian restaurant. I've had Indian food once before so long ago. I remember I liked it but couldn't tell you what I had. We started off with an appetizer of Pakoras. It was like an onion ring or fritter but spicier. For our main course we had Chicken Makhanwala (Butter Chicken), Lamb Kabab Masala Curry, Aloo Gobi and Sag Paneer (Spinach Cheese). Oh, and Nan. Yum. It was so delicious. And hot. I think I would have appreciated it more if it hadn't been like 120 degrees out. But it was really delicious. The Nan reminded me of home made tortillas we had growing up. We'd heat them up on a cast iron skillet and they'd get those crispy burned spots. So good. The chicken sauce was so tasty over rice or sopped up with the nan. The lamb I thought was spicier. I'd never had lamb before, I'm glad I finally tried it. Aloo Gobi is the best! Actually, I could do without the cauliflower, but the sauce coated it just right and I couldn't taste the vegetable at all. The only thing I didn't care for was the spinach. I'm not a big spinach eater anyway. It was a lovely dinner. I don't know that Indian will replace my love for Mexican food, but I look forward to trying more new things and other restaurants. This weekend we are headed back to down to Pacific Grove and Carmel. I shall be checking the web for some highly rated Indian restaurants! My ticker up there may not move for the next two weeks. But it is totally worth it. posted by Autumn's Mom at 12:40 PM - 3 WTF!

 

Friday, July 21, 2006

Clothes Whore Let's talk about clothes. I love clothes. I love shopping for clothes. I love wearing clothes. Today I'm wearing a cute little top I bought two years ago when I had lost some weight to be in someones wedding. I haven't worn it since then. I've been trying it on as I've been losing weight. I think that is fun too. I have some things in my closet and I get excited about getting back into. And then I also think it will be fun to go shopping and buy new fun things. With the cute white sleeveless top, I’m wearing a more recent pair of pants I bought at my heaviest. I'm swimming in them. I told Cherry they are like 8 gallons too big. I don't think I'll be wearing these any more. I'm a little bummed because they are a cute pair of boy cut, cargo capris. Tan with pink stitching. Another pair for my mom I guess. I have a stack for her. To top off my outfit, I'm wearing a pair of white with pink slip on sketchers. They remind me of cheerleading shoes. V-VI-VICTORY! I got them on clearance for like $11 at Mervyns. I always forget about them. I'm trying not to spend too much money on clothes at this point because hey, I'm gonna lose more weight right? I'm going to need all new stuff for winter, all my old jeans aren’t going to fit!! Fun Fun! What are you wearing today? posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:49 AM - 4 WTF!

 

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Crazy Thursday Thirteen Based on a crazy dream I had last night, I give you thirteen reasons why I should not have another baby. haha 1) Left baby alone in apartment with doors unlocked while I went to get formula. Probably not a good idea. 2) Went to crappy store to get formula but didn't get bottles. As I was headed back home to the baby, it occurred to me that still wouldn't be able to feed the baby. I actually checked my boob for lactation at this point. Nope, still floppy. 3) Same crappy store, no diapers in packages. They were just strewn all over the place. Why didn't I go to Target??? 4) Spent hours in crappy store while baby was left alone. What was I thinking? 5) I don't think I saw baby once during this long strange dream. Couldn't tell you if it was a boy or a girl. 6) Couldn't keep a hold of Autumn in the dream either. I'd call out for her and she'd pop in and out as she pleased. Apparently, I can't keep a hold of my children. Why didn't I have her stay home with the baby??? 7) I don't think this baby had a father. M was not a part of this dream at all. 8) At some point, I thought it would be a good idea to buy baby food. You know, for a newborn?? When I looked down at what I'd bought, it was a jar of pigs feet. I don't know any babies who eat pigs feet. 9) After shopping for this starving baby, I stopped to watch a swim meet. Don't ask. That's really the gest of the dream. Sometimes, even in my dreams, I can't believe what an idiot I am. It's a spare the air day today. I'm supposed to check on my elderly. Ma? You got your air on?? Papa Stick? You staying cool? Ok. That is all. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:18 AM - 9 WTF!

 

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Melancholy I'm feeling melancholy. Isn't that a nice sounding word for something that makes you feel like crap? A couple of weeks ago, after a two year hiatus, I started up on taking the old birth control. I decided that I'd start getting the shot again (Depo Provera). I was in complete denial about how this nasty stuff makes me feel. (I should have listened to you Cherry) The big pull of Depo is not having a period anymore. It's something I yearn for. I hate being at the age where I'm too old for more kids, too young for menopause. So I've been on it for two weeks now and I feel like a completely different person. Like the happy person I had found inside myself has been smothered by an evil black hooded figure. It completely sucks. I feel like every stinky nerve ending I have is on the surface feeling everything. I have to constantly tell myself to calm down. I fly off the handle. I yelled at Autumn yesterday in that tone that makes her actually wince. Nice huh? Mother of the year. So, I'm thinking that I'm not going to be getting another shot. Frankly, I don't want to take another hormone for the rest of my life. I know that's probably not possible. But for now, it's gonna have to be that way. I'm going home tonight to ask the loaded question to M, "Hey, have you noticed anything different about me lately??" hahahahaa And then I'm going to shoot him. Just kidding. What I would hope is that he'd agree to a vasectomy. I have a better chance at winning the lottery. Jerk. I am not, repeat, NOT going to have another surgery at Kaiser. My last experience was a little scary and it's not worth putting my life in their hands. If no birth control means my husband wants less sex..SO BE IT. It's all his choice. In the mean time, if I sound different or you feel like I'm giving you the stink eye for no reason..SUCK IT UP NANCY! See? I can't keep that evil one down. posted by Autumn's Mom at 2:03 PM - 4 WTF!

 

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

One Hot Muther haha This has nothing to do with me being hot in the sense you are thinking. I enjoyed some sun and pool time Sunday with my good friend whom I'll call Mrs. Rhodes. We had a great time. I was conscience of the fact that it was going to be over 100 degrees. We got to her house and I immedately applied sunscreen to myself and the chilluns. We lounged. I kept checking my arms, nope not burning. Cool. As I got ready to go into the pool, I slipped out of my tank top (settle down people)and DIDN'T RE-APPLY THE SUNSCREEN. I sat with the sun beating down on my back thinking oh this sunscreen is the BEST. uh huh. As soon as I got home I was on fire. Remember in Austin Powers (the first movie), they would sit around the table and when someone failed Dr. Evil would dump the baddie out of their chair and down into the firey pit? I feel like Fez (played by Will Farrell) who was burned but didn't die. "Hello? Could you get some help? I'm very badly buuuuurrrrnnned." Very. Badly. I've been putting on aloe gel, which helps for a second but then just makes me feel sticky. I can feel the pre-cancer cells forming clicks together on my back. Boy is that shit gonna peel. Great. Speaking of cancer, I don't have it. In case you were wondering. Ok, I know you weren't. I had my first HPV test and I got the little card yesterday that says I'm normal! HA! I am SO normal. In addition to your regular annual "check-up" HPV checks for the cells that will turn into cervical cancer. Apparently, I don't have those. Just the regular cells that turn me into a raving BITCH. I'm one of the lucky ones :D My bitch cells don't have to be checked for another three years. Makes me want to do fucking cartwheels! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Shit. That hurt my back. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:42 AM - 3 WTF!

 

Monday, July 17, 2006

Wanna Go For A Walk I used to not be much of a mover. I sat on the couch thinking about walking or joining the gym. I used to TiVo Denise Austin work out's thinking I'd do them in the morning or at night when everyone else had gone to bed. I never even watched them. I'm just very lazy. I like lazy. Well, after being on weight watchers for 10 weeks, I need to do a little more. I would still kind of go up and down on the scale. By walking an hour at a moderate pace, I can earn 6 extra points. That's like two skinny cow ice cream drumsticks. I love those things. Anyway, above is part of my walk. I live in the sticks. This road leads out of our development and down to the highway. It's .4 miles one way. I walk up and down it twice and then back to my house. It's a nice little walk. I don't walk with an iPod or MP3 player. I just commune with nature. There is a ditch that runs along the road. Bullfrogs splash and splay in this bit of pond. They are so lound. The first time I heard them, I thought a cow had fallen (and couldn't get up!) and only his mouth was above water calling for help. What a dork am I. Occasionally, there will be a snake slithering across the road. Not very often though. I've only ever seen one. I took M out there to see the nature and he was disappointed he didn't see any snakes. Just a skin. I've been walking pretty much every day. At night on week days and mornings on weekends. Every day, a little voice inside me tries to convince me that I've been so good, why not just take the day off. Come home and just sit on the couch. Yea, that's sounds good I think. I have been good. I get home, cook, eat and sit. Literally by 7 PM, I jump up. GOT. TO. WALK. I can't get out of the house fast enough. It's like the little worker bee inside me has finally broken free and knows I need to get out there quick or it ain't gonna happen. I know, I sound like Sybil. You know what I mean. It's a constant struggle each and every day to eat right and exercise. I may be praising myself up a storm over here. But know that I'm human and I stumble. Maybe I'll walk today, maybe I won't. The beauty of today is there will be another day just like it tomorrow. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:10 AM - 3 WTF!

 

Friday, July 14, 2006

This is it posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:00 PM - 2 WTF!

A Tale of Two Car Payments The new car is great, thank you for asking. I love it. I had a dream last night that some jackass towing a trailer banged the hell out if and there was so much damage. I was freaked out! Glad to wake up this morning. At the end of last year, my husband changed jobs. The old job supplied him with a work truck and gas card. That was nice. Then he joined the union. We had no economical vehicle for him to drive all over for work. Just a gass guzzling old Blazer and an unreliable pick up truck. He sold the truck and went out looking for a commuter car. He researched online and had pretty much decided on what he wanted. Well sort of. Deep in his heart he'd like another truck or a Jeep. But neither of those are very good on gas. He's a very practical being. After doing much research on line, he threw that out the window and just went downtown to the Ford dealer and bought a shitty little Ford Focus. He hurried into his decision to go with something that was just close and convenient. He was fine with it for the first few months. It gets great gas mileage. It's way too small to be comfortable in though. He offers to drive us places and I'm like, um no, that's ok. Now he is commuting with 3 other people and when it's his turn to drive they weigh down the car too much and it becomes powerless. Plus, it's a FOCUS! haha Now that I have a car I love, I think he's looking for that same feeling from his. Last night after dinner we went and looked at the local dealer that had a used Jeep. It is a 2004 and they want too much for it. He looked underneath it and found that it was rusting and looked to have a leak. Apparently whoever owned it previously rode it hard and put it away wet. Literally. At least we know now. Today, he is out looking at the cars that he had previously researched. I'm waiting for him to call me at work with "ok, I found this car....what do you think?" haha I guess it gives him something to do today on his day off. I tell ya, I'd rather be out looking at cars than sitting at this desk. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:23 AM - 4 WTF!

 

Thursday, July 13, 2006

13 Things On My Mind Today 1) Need to go get my car detailed this weekeend. But I don't get paid til Tuesday. hmmm The detailers were not available when I bought my car and I just don't want to go back there again. It was an ok experience at the delealer, but really who likes to go back?? 2) My tan is starting to fade, I need to be out in the sun (skin cancer be damned!) Can't wait til Sunday. Going to a 7 and 1/2 year old's birthday party. 3) Whoo OH oh oooooooooooooooooh Hanging Tough! Sorry, NKOTB is on XM radio. 4) Speaking of satellite, need to get Sirius radio in my car. Thinking of getting the sportster version. You can replay shit. Cool! 5) Minnie needs to be groomed. Again. Her nails are killing me, literally. Plus, eating cat crap makes her stink. Stupid beaner dog. 6) Speaking of beaners. Watch Mind of Mencia on comedy central. LOVE HIM. 7) Need to go visit my future husband this weekend. No, I haven't seen Pirates yet. I've been a little busy. 8) Going to lunch with my friend J this Saturday. I hope I can be good. 9) Must walk more. MORE. I'm feeling good, but gut and butt are still too BIG. bloop bloop bloop. I'll try and post pics tomorrow of where I walk and where the bullfrogs hide. The first time I heard them, they were so loud, I thought a cow had gotten stuck in the ditch. 10) Need to call Autumn and tell her to clean my effing house. It's getting a little stanky in there. 11) Two more weeks and I'm off to Pacific Grove again. We are actually staying in Carmel this time with (I hope) an ocean view room. We won't be bringing the kid on this trip. hubba hubba 12) Time to start thinking about school supplies. Well kind of but not really. All the store start having their stock up sales early because a lot of schools around her are year round. Ours is not. Autumn won't stop bugging me about going to Staples. I should buy that kid stock in Staples. 13) Are you enjoying your summer? I'd be enjoying mine a whole lot more if I could have woken up this morning, gone for a walk. Taken a shower, headed to friend with pool, where she would have a tasty beverage waiting for me. Now THAT is a perfect summer day. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:54 AM - 4 WTF!

 

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Non Celebrity Death Match I received a text message from a friend today. "Just spent some quality time with our boyfriend!" "Oh really, do tell" was my reply. "He was yummy. Savvy?" was her comeback. The person I've known the longest in my life (besides my mother) is out cheating with my future husband!!!!! OH HELL NO. My future husband best be in tact when I go see him Saturday. Or IT IS ON! No one. NO ONE comes between me and Johnny. posted by Autumn's Mom at 2:37 PM - 4 WTF!

I Am a Couch Potato I'm tired. I have a post I'm mulling over, but it's not ready quite yet. So I give you the Ally Bean Cough Potato MEME. 24 30 Something 7th Heaven Adam-12 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alias Angel Arrested Development Battlestar Galactica Baywatch Beverly Hills 90210 Bonanza Boy Meets World Buffy the Vampire Slayer Bug Juice Chappelle’s Show Charlie’s Angels Charmed Cheers Columbo Commander in Chief Coronation Street Coupling [British version only!!!] Cowboy Bebop CSI: Miami CSI: NY Curb Your Enthusiasm Danny Phantom Dawson’s Creek Dead Like Me Deadwood Degrassi: The Next Generation Designing Women Desperate Housewives Doctor Who Eastenders Entourage ER Everwood Extras Family Guy Farscape Father Ted Fawlty Towers Felicity Firefly Frasier Friends Futurama Get Smart Gilligan’s Island Gilmore Girls Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Grey’s Anatomy Gunsmoke Hannah Montana Happy Days Hill Street Blues Hogan’s Heroes Home and Away Home Improvement Homicide: Life on the Street House, M.D. I Dream of Jeannie I Love Lucy Invader Zim Invasion JAG Jackass Joey Keen Eddie Little House on the Prairie Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lost Lost in Space Love, American Style M*A*S*H MacGyver Mad About You Malcolm in the Middle Married… With Children Medium LOVE THIS SHOW Melrose Place Miami Vice Mission: Impossible Monk Murphy Brown My Name Is Earl My Three Sons My Two Dads NCIS Neighbours Nip/Tuck Northern Exposure Never watched. do you still like me J? Numb3rs NYPD Blue Only Fools and Horses Oz Perry Mason Pokemon Power Rangers Prison Break Rescue Me Roseanne Roswell Saved by the Bell Sisters Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Scrubs Seinfeld Sex and the City Six Feet Under Smallville So Weird South Park Spongebob Squarepants Starsky and Hutch Star Trek Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Voyager Stargate Atlantis Stargate SG-1 Superman Supernatural Surface Taxi Teen Titans That 70’s Show That’s So Raven The 4400 The Addams Family The Andy Griffith Show The A-Team The Avengers The Beverly Hillbillies The Bob Newhart Show [the first one with Emily and Carol] The Bob Newhart Show [the second one with Larry, Daryl and Daryl] The Brady Bunch The Cosby Show The Daily Show The Dead Zone The Flintstones The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Good Life The Honeymooners The Jetsons The Love Boat The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Munsters The O.C. The Office The Shield The Simpsons The Six Million Dollar Man The Sopranos The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Darn kid!!!!! The Twilight Zone The Waltons The West Wing The Wonder Years The X-Files Third Watch Three’s Company Titus Twin Peaks Veronica Mars Weeds Just got this on NetFlix Whose Line is it Anyway? Will and Grace Wings God I'm a loser. posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:05 AM - 4 WTF!

 

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Lost SOME MORE JUNK IN MY TRUNK BI-ATCHES. WHOOP WHOOP Going for a walk now. We'll discuss tomorrow. Night Night. posted by Autumn's Mom at 7:23 PM - 3 WTF!

Shit! My Mom Reads My Blog!! This is an email I got from my mom last night. well Missy, I'll have you know I have been following your blog now for some time ever since you sent me the first one. and you never mention me???? like i don't exsist. not a word about good old Mom. "gee my mom is swell" "gosh I love being friends with my mom" not even "oh my God my mother is starting to look and sound just like her mother???" nothing.!!!!!!!!!! and by the way you never were an ugly duckling that was Auntie Mary????????? If I don't read that i never know what is going on in your's and Autumn's life. oh the back yard looks great by the way. talk to you soon.............................love Mother After turning a couple shades of pink, I decided she was right. So, Hi Mommie Dearest. NO MORE WIRE HANGERS!! Actually, my mom is pretty darn cool. We used to watch Mommie Dearest together and laugh. She took me to every movie I wanted to see. She used to give me fun money every Friday when I was an unemployed teen ager. She's not a budinski. She's is a glass is half full kind of person, even if there is only a few drops. I hope I age as gracefully as she has. Internet, meet Autumn's Mom's Mom. Mom, meet the internet. I love ya, you old bag. (wink wink) posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:03 AM - 4 WTF!

 

Monday, July 10, 2006

Happy Birthday Minnie! Minnie turned 1 over the weekend. A few words from Minnie... Ola. I reely like leeving with my new mama and papa. They treat me nice. I get all thee tacos I could ask for. Hey. Come closer. Could you tell them to stop buying me these cheesey T-shirts?? eet's embarrassing! posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:05 AM - 3 WTF!

 

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Johnny, My Future Husband He's willing me to him. I'm coming Johnny! posted by Autumn's Mom at 6:03 PM - 1 WTF!

 

Saturday, July 08, 2006

We're Off To See the Wizard Ok my friends, we are off to KIA. Wish me luck. I hope to update you with love pics of me (in my birthday boobie top for luck) in my new vehicle. Think good thoughts. UPDATED It's 10:30 and we're finally home. Took longer than I thought, (air quotes) computer problems (end air quotes). Had very young salesmen. Told them I wouldn't pay mark up. Told them trade-in was worth $7,000. Told them payment will be $300 or under. Got it. Got it. Got it. That's right Bitch. I'm too old and fat to play their reindeer games. So I sat on them til they yelled UNCLE! Yay me! Wanna go for a ride??? posted by Autumn's Mom at 6:14 PM - 7 WTF!

 

Friday, July 07, 2006

The Weekend is Here What are your plans? I'm still mulling over making a new car payment. My lemon is now running again thanks to my wonderful hubby. He's working over time but still found the time to come home last night and replace the alternator. What a good guy huh? It probably has less to do with me and more to with the fact that my company let me charge it to the company account and he wanted to make sure they got their core charge credited back. But whatever. It's all good. Today, work is endless. We are still a little behind because of our system transfer and it's still not going well. More than half of us want to jump ship but someone who shall be nameless is holding out. We'll see what happens. It's all a paycheck to me and nothing to stress about. Or even to write about frankly. I'm looking forward to a HOT weekend. Spending the day with the kiddo tomorrow doing some shopping. Sunday, maybe the family will go to the movies. Pirates of the Caribbean comes out. I loves me some Johnny Depp. huminahumina. Enjoy the weekend, stay cool. posted by Autumn's Mom at 11:19 AM - 5 WTF!

 

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Morning Routine Every morning, I leisurely start my day here at work. I get in about 8 am. Unlock everything and turn off the alarm. BoBo Kitty is usually waiting for me to feed him and pet him. I turn on my computer and read my email. Then I check my blogs. J, you are the first one I see everymorning. Thought you'd like that. I check all my friends, make some comments, chuckle. I start thinking of my own post I'd like to write that day. I'm not much of a planner. I don't have 2 or 3 posts in the can just waiting for me. The only time I did that...I ended up deleting it because by the time I got to it I just wasn't feeling it anymore. Around 8:30, my pal Bill shows up. He's in his 50's and loves music. He comes in very chipper every morning. The first thing he does in the morning is turn on the XM radio for us to listen to. Can I tell you how much I love this??? Today we started off the day with a little Donna Summer, Dim All the Lights. He turns it up real loud before the big boss comes in. We groove. It's a great way to start the day. Sadly, the music is now turned down. The piles and piles of work is calling to me. Must get working. Periodically, I come back to the internet to see how everyone is doing. Ok, like every half an hour my mind needs a fucking break. haha I chat on Yahoo. A lot. Starshine, do You yahoo??? Before I know it, it's 5 PM. It's not a bad life at all. I've done the high pressure, commute back and forth thing. This, is so much better. posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:50 AM - 6 WTF!

 

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Car For Sale My lovely vacation came to a screaching halt yesterday as I was about to go to the store. I started my car and it started making a funny noise I did not recognize. I turned it off and started it again. Same thing. I left it on and went to get M. He came out to the garage, by which time a bad odor started to fill the garage. My alternator went out. Again. About this time last year, I replaced the altinator. My car is 4 years old. It's a Toyota. Supposedly a fine long lasting reliabile vehicle. Right??? Apparently, I got the only lemon on the lot. This is what happens when your husband decides to do something nice for you and replace the vehicle that is too big for you. We had a Nissan Xterra, manual transmission. I'm not tall. I had to sit with the steering wheel practically resting in my stomach in order to reach the petals. Any type of impact and I would have been impaled by the air bag and killed instantly. Plus I commuted a lot back then and couldn't afford (or rather refused to pay) for the gas. So we get this beautiful toyota. It's comfy, it's a little peppy, sunroof. I love it. For two years, it was great. Then, the transmission goes out. I feel it start to go. I take it to the dealer. Drive it around, I say, you'll feel it slipping. Sometimes it won't even go into gear. They hook it up to their All Knowing Oz kind of a machine. "Mam, we can't find anything wrong." Yea, two days later I had to have it towed back to their stupid service department and tell those apes over there that it was dead. Thankfully, it was still under warranty. Once it was replaced, I just don't think the car was the same. It didn't drive like it used to. I've had to have the fuel system flushed and replace the alternator twice now. The other thing I don't like is that if you buy regular brakes for it (not toyota brand) the brakes will wear half way and you'll have to replace them because the steering wheel will shake and shimmy. I had a Ford Festiva for almost 10 years. The only thing I had to replace EVER on that piece of crap was the muffler. That's it. KIA engine goooooood. After a little running around looking for the receipt for the last alternator purchase, and some of the "Fuck, I hate you" bullshit that usually follows an incident like this in our home, we decided to go do a little car window shopping. We went to Nissan first and tried an Xterra again. This time an automatic. This vehicle is the one M wishes we had kept. I would have been a fine passenger in it. And as I don't commute anymore, I could handle the gas. Maybe. They are a little over priced for the bare bones kind of truck it is. Of course it was 4th of July and EVERYTHING was on sale..but they don't want to crunch numbers without a credit check blah blah blah. Really, I don't want another Xterra. I think that I'll make M happy if I get another one. We had this whole conversation before we left. He said, don't get something because you think I like it. It's for you, your driving it. Don't worry about me. Ok, I WON'T. haha I have a hard time with this, cuz somewhere it is programmed into me that if he's happy, I'm happy. But he's never happy. So I'm gonna try hard to make myself happy. Guilt free happy. You know what I'm talking about. Yea, I can be selfish, but not usually without feeling guilty if my family isn't happy about it. Moving on, this is getting wordy. We went to KIA. Don't laugh. KIA engines rock. They have a 10 year/100,000 Mile warranty. You know why? Cuz they ROCK. We sat in a Sportage, which I thought was a little crampt. Then the Sorrento. They had this white one with gold on the bottom. It was a SWEET little old granny car. I LOVED IT. I thought it drove smooth. It was comfy. It's made in Korea, with short people in mind. This is good for Dot. Not so much for M. But again, OH WELL. The price is right. Great rebates. I think we have a winner folks. Stayed tuned for pics of Dot's new granny car. posted by Autumn's Mom at 12:44 PM - 5 WTF!

 

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Pride of the Neighborhood Last night, on our way home from a BBQ at LynnDenise's house, we were following a Honda Odyssey into our neighborhood. They really seem to love their Odyssey because they had a big sticker on their back window that said Honda Odessey. As M pointed out, the sticker was misspelled. How do you not apply the sticker without glancing down and noticing that it's misspelled? Dyslexia? If that is the case, I will poke fun no further. EHH! Maybe they thought the Honda emblem was misspelled and wanted to correct everyone with their flashy window sticker bought with their last $20 at the flea market. I begin to wonder about people who feel the need to have a window sticker that states the car they drive again. I mean, I like window stickers. I have a purple butterfly on my back window. Of all the window stickers at the flea market, you come home with a redundant sticker? Yes, you like your Odyssey. I get it. Well, actually, I don't get it. I rode in one once. It was uncomfortable and it rattled. I thought the thing would fall apart and I would be in my seat on the pavement by the time we reached our destination. Back when they first came out, I remember people would wait months for this car. Can you imagine waiting for a car that was misspelled, rattled and hurt your ass to sit in? Wooooo yea, we LOVE LOVE our honda. It wasn't cheap cheap! I had an intense desire to follow that Honda home last night and ask them why they had that sticker. Did they know it was misspelled? Did they care? Would they mind if I brought over a big sharpie pen and scratch in a Y where that E is? I guess since it IS the 4th of July, I will allow them the freedom of illiteracy without persecution. Happy 4th everybody! posted by Autumn's Mom at 10:01 AM - 3 WTF!