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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Does The Crazy Run In Your Family?

Autumn came home in a pretty good mood yesterday. She was happy it rained. She loves being in the rain. That's a kid thing right? Don't they all like being in the rain? I asked her about her day. Fine, it was fine. She hands me the permission slip for her science camp trip coming up in March. Ok, great. Then she says, "my teacher says I've been acting weird and you need to sign this." What is this? Detention again? No?

"He says I need to go talk to the counselor."

hmmmmmmm

I asked her if she wants to see the counselor and she immediately tells me yes. Which was a little shocking. About a year ago I tried talking her into seeing someone for her OCD and she flat out refused and cried. So I didn't push it. Now I see her getting a little more introspective (is that a word??). She's reading more about OCD and cares more about stopping the picking that scars her arms and legs. I'm excited for her in taking this step. And I hope it helps her with whatever is making act "weird". I hope it helps her understand that I care about her becoming a responsible adult and that I don't think she's stupid. Oh, and no talking when mom's speaking. Seriously, shut the hell up! Or maybe the counselor will discover what I've thought all along. That this teacher is a complete douche bag who wouldn't know weird if it came out of his asshole. But whatever.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:01 AM - 7 WTF!

 


Sunday, February 25, 2007

HOT SLUT OF THE DAY



Martin Scorsese wins Best Director and Best Picture for The Departed. YAY!!! I thought it was the best movie of the year. But of the best I only saw that and Little Miss Sunshine. I thought the Oscars were a little predictable, but always still fun to watch. LD and I had scorecards for the night, I beat her by two. What did I win?? Free dinner? Just kidding, I owe you $20. I thought the dresses were a little disappointing this year. There were a lot of odd colors that just didn't work for me. OHMYGOD, did any of you see Sally Kirkland? She was hopped up on crack and had this crazy see through dress with multi color swag of material going down her arms.



I'm a beautiful butterfly NOT! She kept talking some crazy smack about how her dress was made by a rabi. Ok, whatever. I only have two pics for best dress. Seriously, I only liked two. WTF? Happy Monday y'all.



LD loved how the dress got lighter at the bottom. Oh, and it's PURPLE.




Autumn's future step mom!

posted by Autumn's Mom at 10:10 PM - 7 WTF!

Graveyard

posted by Autumn's Mom at 10:38 AM - 5 WTF!

 


Friday, February 23, 2007

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

I'm all ready for the Oscars

Like my dress? Who am I wearing? Stupid questions I love hearing the answers to. It's Thursday again people. WTF?? Not that I'm complaining. I LIVE for Thursdays. I'll be trying to help Autumn forget that Idol results show is on tonight so we can just watch Earl and the Office. Then GREY's. Then the Oprah Oscar special, because I love watching big stars be full of themselves. I will try to watch all of this nonsense (Yea, I don't have a life, so what!) without snacking for 3 hours. At last week's WW meeting, a big stumbling block for most of us was snacking in the evening. Whether it was crunchy salty snacks or candy, we all do it. So what could we do differently? Someone actually suggested turning off the TV. When she looked at me I realized I was staring at her with my brow furrowed (J!) and my mouth wide open. Wha? Surely you jest. Must I give up all my pleasures? Ok, my two only pleasures? No way jose. I will watch to my hearts content tonight and drink water til it is seeping out of my pours!

posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:26 AM - 8 WTF!

 


Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Fat Tuesday?

I think not. Somewhere, I seemed to have lost 3.4 lbs. NO, I don't want it back. Finders keepers ;) I'm trying to attend the meetings more and use positive reinforcement to reach my goal. Have I lost a pound ever? Then I can do it again. I stayed the same this week? Well at least I didn't gain. That's great. You know, stuff like that. I'm trying not to focus on that number up there. See it? 55. It's a pretty big number. I'm breaking it up for myself into smaller more manageable chunks. Right now I'm trying to be comfortable in my new size. It is a size smaller than when I first joined. Some pants/shirts fit great, some are still too tight. Once I conquer this size, it's onto the next one. I'm also setting a goal for myself to be active (walk) at least three times a week for at least 1/2 hour. Three is a good number and there is room for improvement. So if I exercises three times, I did good and met my goal. If I squeeze in four, well that is superb! That may earn a sweet treat. Each twenty minutes I exercise, I earn another point. Some days, you just need to eat that extra point. Other times, I feel a tenth of a pound just gone.

Here's to a great week everyone! Now, I have to go watch the Housebitches of Orange County. Dot OUT

posted by Autumn's Mom at 6:49 PM - 9 WTF!

 


Monday, February 19, 2007

Are You Feeling...


Blue or Pink today?



I'm feeling in the pink. I think it's the cute pink velour warm up jacket I'm wearing today. The power of clothing to make me happy is amazing. Believe me, after the crap I experienced this weekend I should be feeling blue. BUT I'M NOT. Good thing I didn't wear the pink pants, I'd be floating around like a Macy's Thanksgiving Day balloon.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:25 AM - 5 WTF!

 


Friday, February 16, 2007

Happy Friday!

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This is what my toes are aspiring to. They aren't quite ready...but sooooooon.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:22 AM - 5 WTF!

 


Thursday, February 15, 2007

It's Thursday, Do You Know What That Means???

GREY'S ANATOMY!!!




Will Meredith drown? God I hope so! I love LOVE this show since the moment I started watching. I love the charactors, the writing is really, really good. I like going here, the writers of the show blog about what's going on at Seattle Grace.

I find Meredith's charactor super annoying, but it doesn't lessen my love for the show. I saw an interview yesterday with Katherine Heigel and she said that she thought all the sex that goes on during the show was just for TV. Not so. She says she's talked to doctors who say, oh yea, that goes on. A LOT. So the next time your doctor is late for your appointment...

posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:16 AM - 7 WTF!

 


Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Wordless Wednesday? I Think NOT.

I was planning on a wordless post here, but today I am full of words. Not grumpy, irritating four letter words. Oh I still like those words very much, but I'm not feeling the grey cloud, grump with the Bitch turned way up kind of words that I was feeling yesterday and the day before. I'm feeling words like clear, strong, not happy but hmmm what's the right word, hopeful. No, not quite happy. Together? That's a good word. In control. Still, but not passive. Silent, but not deadly. Proud, but not arrogent. Satisfied, but still a little hungry.

I have had a case of the blahs. For months. They come and they go, the blahs. We are on a first name basis. I try to make a concious effort to keep the blahs at bay. I work hard to do it naturally. I do like pills to get you high (which is why I don't take them), I do not like the kind that control your moods. I'm moody, a Cancer by birth, I was BORN in a mood. I'm a feeler. I look at everything and base how I feel about it to determine how to proceed. I'm just genetically programmed to be this way. I'm not going to fight it. I've been sitting on my couch for the past few months with the blahs. I let the dog out to pee and in they came. They sneak in when I'm not looking. They like to sit on the couch with you, getting all cozy under a blanket. Let's have a snack? How about two, just eat the whole box. it's ok. You can walk tomorrow. Then tomorrow when it's time to walk, they say you should spend time with the kid, or you can't because your feet hurt or buy more purses. They tell you it's ok to buy that purse. Just charge it, you can pay it later.

Tomorrow is another day. Yea, I thought that was me saying that, turns out it was them. Tonight I went back to weight watchers. I think I stole the upper hand. I stole it and bitch slapped those blahs. I had a great meeting and a really good talk with my girlfriend (Actually two really great conversations in one day. You know who you are). It's so good to get things off your chest. It feels like when the wind blows those big puffy clouds out of the way. I'm all windblown like those skinny supermodels on the cover of Elle. Ok, who am I kidding. I've decided to stop kidding you all too. I changed the ticker to reflect who I really am. I am a real woman who lost 32 lbs and gained back 14. I lost it once. I can do it again.

And those blahs, they are sitting at the curb with my trash wondering where they went so very wrong.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:11 PM - 8 WTF!

I Kind Of Saw This Coming...




You Are Oscar the Grouch



Grumpy and grouchy, you aren't just pessimistic. You revel in your pessimism.



You are usually feeling: Unhappy. Unless it's rainy outside, and even then you know the foul weather won't last.



You are famous for: Being mean yet loveable. And you hate the loveable part.



How you life your life: As a slob. But it's not repelling as many people as you'd like!

posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:01 AM - 7 WTF!

 


Monday, February 12, 2007

Haven't We Been Through This Already?

Every Monday it's the same fucking thing. SUCK-ASS Monday. I hate to sound like a broken record here, but ain't it the truth? I think a little of my crappy Sunday flowed over into today. I tried not to let it but sometimes, unless you let what's bothering you out, it stays in and festers. Well, I'm going to let it all out.

M, if you don't like the way I pay your GD bills then pay them yourself. The bills are paid and well before they are due. I'm not sure what your effing problem is. You sounded like a broken recorded whining about $200 missing from the savings account. I pay bills. If there is not money to put back into savings, not my problem. If your car payment wasn't paid..then I'd get why you are bitching. I could care less about $200 at this point. It's not going to make or break us. If you don't like it? DO it YOURSELF.

Guys, Turn your shit in and in a timely manner. If your time cards aren't turned in before payroll is called in, don't come whining to me. It is your responsibility to make sure your time and field tickets are turned it, not mine. I hate sorting through this mess with half turned in crap. Because you know who THEY are gonna ask about it? ME and I hate not having an answer. Don't rely on your monkey ass compadre to do your paperwork for you. If you are having this much problems writing down words and phrases, then I may suggest you borrow my copies of School House Rock. Whatever it's gonna take for you to finish your work. If you don't want me yelling at your, then get ur done. Don't make me call you stupid in front of everybody. While it will make me feel good at the time, it makes me feel badly (sort of) later.

Daughter, Quit watching scary movies. You can't take it. And don't tell your friends that you are watching a scary movie. Because you know at 11 PM at night when I'm trying to sleep, your so-called friends are going to be prank calling you and trying to scare you. They are dumb boys and that's what they live for. Don't make me yell at you again, dammit.

Dog, you freakin reek.

Whew! Have I left anyone out? If I did, shut the hell up!

posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:28 AM - 5 WTF!

 


Friday, February 09, 2007

Rainy Weekend

What would you plan on doing on a rainy weekend? I plan on sleeping first and foremost. As always. Tonight, Autumn is spending the night with her BFF. M has been working late so he won't be home til after 7. So tonight? Probably just some spooning. He'll also be working tomorrow too, so I'll have some alone time. Maybe a movie..Probably something like Because I Said So or Dreamgirls. If it's not too rainy, I should go to the grocery store. It's my week to do BIG grocery shopping at the discount store. I usually do that twice a month and in between go to my little more expensive grocery store in town.

M got paid, so maybe a trip to Target is in order. Or Bed Bath & Beyond. I would like to get a new bed spread/cover set for my room. Sunday is lookin pretty lazy at this point. M isn't going to be up for much of anything. I may try to get him out for brunch (Schooners, LD?) but we'll have to see what kind of a mood he is in when he wakes up. It's been really rough on all of us with him working so many hours. Sometimes he just comes home and goes to bed without a word to anyone. Which depresses me. When we do have a conversation it's me saying I'm feeling unloved here...and him saying helloooo I'm tired here. haha Last night, he was friendly. Thankfully, because the fricken furnace went out again! WTF?? It's only 7 years old. Stupid house. Anyway, he fixed that and then went to bed.

Looks pretty boring, but that's how I like my weekend.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:42 AM - 6 WTF!

 


Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Playing Hooky

I took the day off today for a little R&R. With my faithful sidekick, LD...Ok I'm more like her faithful sidekick, we headed off for a day of shopping and fun. Dreary as it was, it did not rain on our parade. Frankly, I'm a little disappointed in the latest storm if you could call is such. But I digress. First we had to visit my chiropractor. The extra weight on my ASS these days is causing my sacrum to sag to on side. My doctor says I'm as crooked as a question mark. I think there are actually dollar signs in his eyes when he says that.

LD had her list ready for a trip to Sephora. You know how think of all the cool things you want to check out at your favorite store but when you get there you can't remember anything? Make a list! I like playing around at Sephora. One of these days I'm gonna let one of those consultants transform my face. The thought of sitting in the chair in the middle of the store with strangers walking by staring makes me break out in hives though. haha I don't wear much eye make up, so I tend to check out all the lip glosses and sticks. There were a couple I liked. This one was Smashing. It was pink and sparkly. I just couldn't fork out the $17 for it.

Do you like to smell like roses?. Stella McCartney's fragrances are really nice. I spritzed one of those fragrance testers and stuck it in my jacket. I also have Stella's little roll on Eau de Parfum (a slightly different scent not rosy, but still good smelling). I think all perfumes should come in roll on form. I think they last longer than sprays. I should have bought the Be Delicious one when I had the chance. Those are my two fragrances I currently wear. I almost bought some Happy today. Who doesn't need a little Happy? I also recommend Happy for Men. It doesn't make them as happy, but it does make them smell yummy. I'm about to digress again here...one of the things I miss about having my cat Joey, was when Michael would hug him and his cologne would rub off and make Joey go from being a stinky boy to a handsome smelling, fuzzy fur ball.

We headed over to an old haunt for some Mexican food. (Guadalajara Grille, Danna!!) I loves me some Flautas. And chips. And salsa. And guacamole. (wipes drool from chin) As we headed back home, we decided to visit the Mothership. Uh, that would Macy's. HELLOOO I'm going to admit something right here and now for you people. I. Bought. EASY SPIRITS. Yea, that's right. I did. They fucking fit like a glove. A GLOVE. Not like an OJ glove. Like a good, already broken in pair of gloves. They fricken rock! (I almost typed walk. haha Which is what I bought them for) And on impulse, I bought this



I think I was trying to counteract the old lady Easy Spirits with this a little too young for me purse. But what the heck. I like what I like and that's that. It's too cute, right?

PS Above I made that crack about being disappointed in the storm? Yea, it's coming down like cats and dogs now. I'm going outside to try and catch a kitten!

posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:30 PM - 7 WTF!

 


Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Spring Cleaning

I caught a bit of the anal retentive bug last night. I made homemade chicken soup and tried to clean up all the spam on my blog. Wow, she knows how to live! Whooooo I like things a certain way. I've found that I like my surfaces clean, but that usually means shoving crap into a closed cabinet or what not where no one sees. That's just fine with me, because I'm only concerned with the surface. I could turn this post into the conversation my daughter and I had yesterday about OCD and where she gets it from, but I'm not going to. haha

What this is really about is cleaning up SPAM. Spam sucks. I don't know which is worse. Getting it? Or that it is completely incoherent most of the time? It drives me insane. When I see it, I have to delete it. Or the world will end. I'm not kidding. It will. So, while I was cooking , I started to clean. Let me back up and say that I never knew I was getting so much spam until I started having my comments emailed to me. I only did this so that I could read my comments even when Blogger would decide to take a dump. I need to read my comments. OR THE WORLD WILL END. ok, I'm just kidding about the world ending. Maybe.

Lately, I check my email and see 10 comments and start to get excited like Columbus discovering America (Hey, that's how I learned it ok?) and then I see they are from Annonymous. Annonymous sure is a busy muther Effer. I just couldn't take it any more. I sat as long as my back could take it and deleted those little nasty messages one by one. I couldn't understand most of them. One I could string together that was something about Bulgarian Porn. Let me just state for the record, I am not into nor have I ever been interested in Bularian Porn. Shit, I wrote that twice, now I'm going to get tons of spam. It's a never ending battle, I know. Oh well, I'm free this Saturday for more cleaning. I got through June of 2006 last night. I will probably finish tonight. I just can't stand to let it live here. This is MY HOUSE. And you, you little spam shit, are not welcome in my house. I've got my rubber gloves and some Lysol. I'm ready for ya. You're jealous of my life aren't you.. It's ok. It's so full of fun things to do and fun people to meet. Yea, in my dreams.

I leave you with this. This is the only semi coherent comment that I truly laughed out loud at. To the commenter? Yea? Well ur stupid!

lady...

naa.. woman, thats coz ur a poor xcuse for a mother! hey this might of happen to u as a child thats y u dont giv a shit about ur girl

b'liv in the law of karma woman! it'll come back for u, may not b in this life but sure it the next.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 10:09 AM - 6 WTF!

 


Monday, February 05, 2007

Forecast is RAIN!



Well mutha nature has cut me some slack! The forecast this week? Rain, and then some more rain! No, I didn't watch the documentary. I get it. It's fucking warm. I actually enjoyed the weather yesterday. Record temps for February. It was pleasant to walk around outside in bare feet. Not so good for the heels though. Forecast for them? Dry and cracked.

Maybe this week, when it's very wet outside, I will run though the puddles in bare feet. Just like a little kid. Scratch that, I'll probably get pneumonia like the 36 year old bitch that I am.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:15 AM - 8 WTF!

 


Thursday, February 01, 2007

Happy Groundhogs Day

And it's my Nana's birthday!



She's no longer with us, but feel free to wish her a happy birthday anyway. She's listening. She was probably my most favorite person on the planet. I spent all my holiday vacations at Grandma's. (She didn't become Nana until Autumn was born.) She loved her grandchildren, her babes. She always wanted us to come over and always greeted us, "Hi Babe!"
Papa always wanted us to go home. After Christmas when we'd leave, he'd wave and say see you in 16 weeks (Easter) And he meant it! She and I would sit in the kitchen and watch Wheel of Fortune, back when the contestants still had to buy prizes with their money. We'd do crossword puzzles and play solitaire. We'd sit in the kitchen til we'd see Papa drive up the hill, coming home from work.

She loved to shop. We'd go to the mall, or Gemco (waaaaay before Costco) or on special occasions we'd go downtown in San Francisco and go shopping. She'd always get her hair done. She would roll it herself in between. Sometimes she'd even throw a scarf over the curlers to run down to the store. She had matching jackets, bags and keds. She always wore lipstick and those cool funky glasses. She loved those cat eyes.

When I was about 7, she and Papa wanted the family to all go to Disneyland together. My father being the A-hole he was wouldn't let us go. So two years later when my parents divorced, they took just me and my cousin Annie. That was the best trip EVER. We drove down, which was an adventure in itself. Every time we passed a big truck, she'd go "ooh ooh ooh ooh" worried we'd be in an accident or something. We went to Disneyland, the Queen Mary, Hearst Castle and a bunch of other crap. She couldn't really go on rides because of her heart, but she loved It's a Small World. I still go on it for her. My fondest memory is of her yelling at me every time she took the camera out. "Will you quit posing!" I just couldn't. I pretty much spent my childhood with a permanent TADA pose on my person at all times.

My Nana had several health problems during my life. The first when I was two and she had her first heart attack. They snuck me into the hospital to see her. Then when I was pregant with Autumn she was hospitalized. I remember visiting her and she had a tube down her throat and all she kept asking me was how was my baby. She lived for her family and I think her most precious gift was her first great grandbaby. She lived to see Autumn reach the age of two.





So here's a big ol happy birthday to ya babe! Love you, miss you, and I will see you on the flip side.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 9:26 PM - 8 WTF!

New Neighbors

I must be feeling old today. I just saw our new neighbors loading their stuff into their garage and I noticed a stroller. My first thought was "Please don't have little kids!"

I like little kids. They are cute and shit. But little boys who like to throw their baseballs into my fence, not so much. Too bad they didn't move.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 12:52 PM - 3 WTF!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows



Are you excited? You can pre-order at Amazon for $18.89. I know they've had pre orders for awhile on this book, but J. K. Rowling officially announced on her website that July 21, 2007 is the release date. July is also when the Order fo the Phoenix will be released theatrically. July should be eventful! If you, like me, have no life what-so-ever. I love the Harry Potter books and movies. I got a late start and am sad this will be the last book. I hope something new in the future gets me as amped to read as this series has.

http://www.mugglenet.com/ You can go here to get your latest in wizard and muggle news. It's pretty fun. They have different therories about the 7th book and how everything is going to be played out. Enjoy.

posted by Autumn's Mom at 8:37 AM - 8 WTF!