SCENE: My house. Getting ready for bed last night.Me: Why didn't you tell me I had orange stuff all on the side of my face? What is that?!H: Oh. I thought it was for your zit.Me: Nice. NO! H: Well, that thing is scary. It was talking to me during dinner saying, (using a voice as if the zit has possessed him) "H! ME HUNGRY! GIVE ME CHOCOLATE! HOT CHA CHA. ME WANT HOT CHA CHA!"Me: That is so mean! As if I don't feel bad enough with T.D. touching it today saying, "OW! boo-boo Momma! Ow!!!" with my bad hair that desperately needs a haircut, my Santa bowlful of jelly belly right now and now this zit. Which isn't that bad!! You are so mean. Do I say mean things to you about your gray hair? No! I don't point out things like that on you. (I scoot to the other side of the bed and turn my back to … [Read more...]
Help Katie, Help Yourself, Help the Future
I yelled in meetings. I swore at my boss and made incoherent rants during discussions at work.I shoved someone into a cubicle wall.Me. While not exactly mild-mannered this was not my usual demeanor.I wanted to mow people down in parking lots for crossing intersections too slowly. I saw no reason why I couldn't. I am not joking. I thought it was perfectly logical to ram into someone, hit them, or even possibly maim them for life all to save me a mintue of my time.I had inexplicable never ending amounts of rage.I wanted to live in our storage space and never come out. I thought it would be a better world if no one found me. The fetal position was never so good.Again. Me. Not normal behavior for myself. While I've never been a Susie Sunshine type my dark side does recede on most days. I felt … [Read more...]
Big Thank You
Breifly I just want to say a big THANK YOU to Julie at Blogher for fixing my mess of a blog. Whew! Also to MommaK and everyone else who has made extremely generous donations to my Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Their help has helped me get closer to my fundraising requirements and goal. THANK YOU!!Head on over to my reviews (see sidebar) and check out this week's fun find! … [Read more...]