Other Things

Today is day two of three days off. Yesterday I did two loads of laundry (which takes forever at our community laundry mat,) took out the trash (quite a bit of it,) dusted (it's dusty again already,) upgraded our Internet service to unlimited - I had no idea we were limited to 3 gigabytes - how ridiculous. Evidently, we've been doubling that for months. Managed some fiances, played Sims 2 which Joe insists I am "addicted" too and other house hold chores like cooking and dish washing etc. Keeping the house clean is getting to be pretty easy, even with working. Working longer hours is also getting easier. All of these things are good.

Today, there is one more load of laundry that is nearly finished (not counting the six more loads that will not be done this weekend) and many many more tasks I have completed. Like visiting Joe at work 3+ times (not good lol) and vacuuming our astro turf balcony (strange I know) and making doubly delicious grilled cheese sandwiches for his lunch break. I also called my daughter and she is doing great! She spent her first night in her very first apartment last night! It's a spacious 3 bedroom and two bath near the college she enrolled in. It's close to all kinds of stores like Target, Smart & Final and more which is really convenient for her. That makes me happy. It's been a good weekend - how about yours?

Just a Touch of The Cabin Fever [o.o]

I had to go for a walk, I am so used to having to walk everywhere. Of course, if I were back in Sacramento, I would be bitching about having to walk everywhere because I having to have to do anything. Here I have a sister and brother in law to drive us around or bus passes. Usually, when I get this kind of itch I vacuum or steam clean the carpet or alphabetize my cosmetics... stuff like that. Lucky for us, we have the Internet here and can sit cozy together while we surf. I am teaching Joe, how to type faster, about blogging and other Internet stuff.

I am glad my sister and BIL have made it possible for us to stay with them because frankly it's cold and while I love it if I HAD to be in it I would hate it. Homeless in Alaska = no good and that's putting it lightly. I hate the weekends, you can't ever get anything done during them because everything is always closed. [Bleh.] I will probably just sleep in tomorrow. We got up early to go to Sam's Club with the BIL but fell back to sleep while waiting to go. BIL was nice enough to pick up the items we wanted as early Christmas presents LOL.

Monday, I will just go into work for thirty minutes to fill out the hiring papers and get a quick orientation. That will be cool but I will miss Joe, we are conjoined at the hip and torso. Speaking of missing someone, I miss my kid! She hasn't called in a few days and I wish she would. The emails are great but I love the phone calls. In other things, we had to switch keyboards because my keys like the letter "T" were sticking again.. I don't know what I do to these boards. I didn't spill anything, I think I just wear them out or something.

Well enough of my icky blech. Time to perk up kid :o)

Visiting the Doctor

Just got back from my first visit at the Primary Care for Native Americans Center after meeting with a doctor and having blood drawn and prescrips refilled. I am not pregnant but I didn't have any reason to think I was either. It's a nice hospital. I will be getting a regular psych doctor and family doctor with a week or so, which is really cool since it's been ages literally since I was seen by a doctor regularly.

On the health note, I am cutting out all breads and chips out of my diet my BMI is crazy. I am scared to see what my labs will say. Yowzer.

Tomorrow, I will walk to the Movie Gallery, yes that's what it's called here to pick up a job application. I hope I have better luck here than I did in California. My daughter called me today, what a blessing! If I talk to much about it I will cry all over the keyboard and the keyboard ain't mine. So I won't. I will just keep it special for myself.

Day Four

It's day four, that my daughter is "missing." I use this terminology because it's not the first time it's happened. My daughter has been wanting to emancipate herself for some time now, I am more than willing to sign the papers. I have no more. I am tapped. No mother wants this but at the same time I have nothing more to give for the current situation. Everyone I know takes from me, no one is happy with what they get but yet they take, take, take and take. I am done. Everything is changing. I might even move out of my apartment after selling everything. I am not sure where I am going from here. I have no one but myself. It's a long story that I won't tell here but people, especially men can't be trusted. You could have told me that, I am sure. I knew it but still. Plus, I was let go from my job because I couldn't set "enough" appointments. I updated more records and had a ton of call backs and future appointments but I was told I wouldn't be needed until two weeks from yesterday.

Okay, I had it.

Yesterday, after my first day of training at my new job I waited for my daughter to show her face. She doesn't do much of that around here anymore. She's had a lock on her room which has no key and travels in and out her bedroom window. Chaos has stricken our little family. Of course, this is all happening while I had been trying to find a job. Of course. Anywhoo, long story short between coming home whenever she feels like it and not going to school and throwing out things that are mine or our food, I have had it. Last night, I heard someone in her room and waited for who I thought was my daughter to come out. It was not. It was her best friend who I demanded tell me where my daughter was. "Outside." I took that opportunity to take the locking door knob off her door and put a lock on her window. It was then that her friend ran outside to tell her. Her room was in shambles, sifted through, things taken down from the walls. I had to wonder what she was up too? Moving out? Running away? So, because it's been on my mind for awhile I reported my daughter to the county sheriffs for behavioral problems and reported her missing as well. The officer and I agree she is most likely at a friends and in no danger but this behavior has to stop. No matter how, it has to stop.

Just Checking In

This library sucks but it's really better than nothing at all. My neighbor and friend brought me here today after we went out for groceries. Things are tight financially still and probably will be for awhile so unless a hard drive falls out of the sky my posts are going to remain few and far in between.

The kid is back in school, she missed her first day. It's been a scramble to get back on the school track and because of the budget she didn't get any shiny new clothes for school yet. I know she knows I will buy her a ton as soon as I can but it still sucks and I feel pretty crappy about it.

I have been reading a lot and read "The Western Guide to Feng Shui" and it was super interesting and I made a lot of changes in my home, I am hoping they help. Honestly, I just feel better so if that's all these changes help that's OK too!

Thanks to everyone that's been checking in on me. I would say call me sometime but my purse & cell and that important stuff you're not supposed to keep in your wallet was stolen from me - Grrr! That's OK though it will work out it always does. Stay well :)

Sweet Sixteen

My daughter had her sweet sixteen on Monday. I kept her out of school (she collected her assignments first) and we spent the day with her best friend "T." I decorated very early in the morning, inflating Mylar balloons (yes, I have a helium tank) and wrapping presents. The girls took their time rolling out of bed and once awake, the kid opened her gifts. She had received a gold heart shaped necklace from her best friend, as well as a Baby Phat top and some pure pigment eye shadows. From me, she received a small potted bamboo plant and food, a sterling silver necklace & "sweet sixteen" charm, two tops (a Billabong tee & a tank top) from Zumiez, two Capri pants (from Max Rave,) two pairs of flip flops and a card.

Once the girls were showered, blow dried and shellacked (about two and a half hours later) we took the bus up to the mall. First, we ate a very expensive meal at the Elephant Bar. T her best friend had a "Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Caesar Salad - $7.95" (which I had to teach her how to shred with two forks,) I had the macadamia nut encrusted fish with chips (it was pretty damn gross) at the recommendation of the waitress and the kid had the "Fire Grilled Beef Tri-Tip and BBQ Shrimp -13.25" of course! Oh, this was after filling up on sodas and the "The Steamer Trunk “Super Sampler” -12.95" We took most of it home with us.

(the colors came out horrible in my webcam shot)

I had ordered a cookie cake -$24.99 from Mrs. Fields (it rocked! - thanks to Kristin)and we got extremely overcharged for our nail service ($63.00 for two manicures, one with design and a fill with two designs for me) from "Venus Nails" - I should have known better since I was ripped off there before. All in all, it was a nice day. I also ordered the girls a pizza for dinner and we watched two DVDs the kid bought for herself - "Tenacious D & The Pick of Destiny" and "Saving Private Ryan."

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's day to all of the Mommies out there! I hope that you all have a wonderful and precious day. Having a child has brought a lot of joy into my life, just as I know it has for you. Since I have been sharing more photos of my daughter lately, here is another of my gorgeous kid!

She was born two days after Mother's day back in 1991
She was 24 inches tall & 8lbs 15 1/2 oz