Attempting to paper mache

So this is the begining of the pinata. It looks kinda like a bowling pin because I'm trying to use two balloons instead of one. I tied the balloons together so when its time to pop em and pull them through it should be easier. Oh man. Anyway, its sitting on the dining room table drying. I've poked at it a few times ( I know I shouldn't of but I couldn't help it) and its going to need at least two more layers. Which means that this will probably be finished right on time.
We got a last minute confirmation tonight too which is ok because that means everyone she invited is coming. I'm glad we stocked up on things. I'm so excited!
Tomorrow we need to get some party plates, napkins and some candy to decorate the cake with and some craft items. Were going to play some games, but I thought it would be nice if they made something to take home with them. The theme is bunnies so I'll look around and see what I can come up with. Anyone have any ideas??
For now, I'm going to start putting the breakable things away and figure out where things are going to be set up. I'm thinking that the earlier I get going on this the less I'll have to do later.
Well, its time to get to bed otherwise I'll be a bear in the morning.

Round house kick to the sinus'

I finally made it to see the doctor this morning. I woke up feeling like my head was going to explode like I got kicked by Chuck Norris! And to top it off I can't speak!(I squeak!) Ok, so my husband says that's the good part..what a smartass! LOL
I've got one of those docs that works part time and most of his patients arrive by medical transport because they're elderly. Though his hours are odd (M-Thursday 8AM-noon) he's still pretty good because he listens and he explains his diagnosis and why he's prescribing something. Let's just say he doesn't have to look at your chart to know who you are and your history. I've never had a doctor that's been this good so that's why I keep going back. Anyway, he gave me an antibiotic so I should be good as new in a few more days. Thank god.

My dad called the other day, we didn't talk for very long because he had company stop over. He sounds like he's doing ok though. Again he mentioned getting the birthday invite in the mail and telling me that he can't be here. I'm wondering if his mind is starting to go? I should ask one of my brothers if they noticed this too. In the mean time I'll start looking into things that might help with memory, or see if that's really possible. I think the reality of my father's aging hit me while sitting in the waiting room at the docs office this morning. A few of the other patients had their adult children there to ask the doctor questions. I wondered to myself how they handled being their parents caregivers. I must admit that seeing them with their children didn't make me sad but made me smile. I thought that it was nice that they had someone they love there to make sure they are taken care of. Maybe taking care of their aging parents is tough but I'm sure their parents liked being with loved ones and not strangers.

It's rainy and cold out today so I'm going to pack some hot tea to take with me to go pick up Babe from school. I like leaving early on days like this otherwise its hard to find a parking spot close to school. So I should get changed and ready to go, I'm tempted to stay in my jammies bottoms but with my luck I would have to get out for some reason. LOL
Take care out there! And take your vitamins!

Hacking my way through life

Tomorrow's her day and she's pretty excited. Not only will she be the birthday treat girl, but she's also looking forward to being 8. She's hasn't asked what privilege she earned with this birthday. Since she's happy with her bed time and knows that she can already use the telephone she doesn't seem to want anything else. Tomorrow night she'll get her favorite meal and some of her presents, she'll get the rest the day of her party.

I still have to work on that pinata! I've had this nasty, icky phlegm stuff to deal with and its not been fun. Instead of getting things finished this weekend I stayed in my room with a vaporizer, cold medicine and some Kleenex. I need to get going on it though, the days are just flying by. Somehow I get the feeling that come Friday I'm going to be still working on things. LOL Oh boy.

Well I'm off to my steam filled room, I feel a coughing fit coming on. Take care out there!

broken

I am just beyond pissed off, I could just scream. What the hell is in the water today?

My teen is acting like a spoiled child right now and its driving me crazy. Ever since she left to go to her dad's its getting to be more apparent that she's getting hateful towards me. When she's here she's fine, but its when its time to call back and forth to see where she wants to be. Or when I text all I'm getting is attitude and shitty answers. Now I know some people are thinking, kids go through this, its no big deal, its a phase. Um, no! I'm not thinking that the manipulation that's going into this on her end is a phase. I'm not thinking that since I refused to fork out some money for a Louis Vuitton bag and grandma did and suddenly I'm shit is a phase. And I'm not thinking that since I shot down her suggestion (demand) that I buy her a 2005 or newer SUV and grandma is and now I'm nothing to her is a phase. And I'm definitely thinking that since I'm not supportive of her hanging out with a friend who just got arrested for smoking weed (in front of a cop) on school grounds and her dad is... and well you can figure out the rest!

I'm angry. All the love in the world is sometimes never enough for someone whose been taught (not on my end) at 15 going on 16 that our love for her is based on how much money we spend on her. And the fact that I'vew become the bank of mom who is supposed to be paying without question is really pissing me off! I know I'm not supposed to be angry about providing for her needs, and its not that. It's that the kid only wants things that will make her stand out at school because she's created this image for herself that requires big tag things that I refuse to buy. I reward her when her grades are good and when she helped out around here. But since she's allowed to run amuck at her dad's without working for it the grass is greener there.
I miss her terribly, I would lay my life down for her without hesitation but I cannot and will not give her money for stupid shit. If that's how she wants to roll then she's going to have to get a job before I just hand her anything. But from the sound of it her dad and grandma are satisfying her need for authentic handbags. So I can't do anything but be angry.
She wants me to pick her back up when I'm taking her shopping.

I feel fucking used.

And I don't even want to get started on how bitchy the leaders were acting at this last meeting. For people Who begged me to stay on this school year to help out they sure are acting shady. My Babe got hurt, I made them step up and handle it, and its not my fault you feel bad about doing your job. So the attitude can stop now. For being a leader Miss E doesn't do shit but eat the kids snack and the other co leader Miss K is just sick of everything riding on her shoulders. Oh I feel K's pain, that's where I was last year and that's why I stepped down. As far as them being shitty, that's on them. I'm not sure why I still have leader duty's with the troop when all I'm supposed to be is just there as a helper for Babe. If babe says she doesn't want to do it anymore than I'm out of there. But due to the fact that Babe got hurt and they can't handle all 21 kids alone then I'm going to be there to make sure she's ok, shit, they asked me to be there. What the heck!

There is definitely something in the water.

I'm easily amused

Party time

I haven't had alot of time to update lately because there's been so much going on. If I wrote about everything I would be adding an entry every hour or so and I really don't have that kind of time!

Anyway the latest request list for Jesse are black fitted sheets, vitamins and I imagine something sweet to snack on. He writes to me about his day to day things and how he wishes he was back already. I know its hard on him being gone and not talking to dad much. Heck, I don't even talk to dad much, so I tell him that things must be fine over there if I'm not hearing anything. He shouldn't be too worried about dad, I wish he would hear me when I try to tell him that. Family life where dad is is so much drama at the moment. My cousin called me to fill me in on things going on over there and its really petty stuff. I'm not involved in anyway and I really didn't care to take sides so no one is calling me right now. Thank god. With all of that happening I just tell him that everyone and everything over there must be fine, because really what good would it do to say anything else?

I've been busy planning Babe's birthday party which will be in a few weeks. She's picked a bunny theme, which is like her special thing because of the bun buns! (We have 5 of them.) I'd found bunny party things online and a bunny cake pan. We'd found loot bags and some goodies to go in them. The invites are out so all we have to do now is wait for the phone to ring. She's pretty excited. :) She's asked for a pee-yah-tuh (pinata) that looks like Mr. Honey Bunny (the little guy sitting next to her). So I will be doing that this weekend. I've never made one before so this should be interesting. LOL I just hope that all her friends can make it so she's not disappointed!!

Anyway the party planning, rounding up a care package and day to day lifes keeping me busy.

My heart walking outside my body

Her hair took a few hours to press so it was nice that there was a CSI marathon on all day. It really made the time fly by while we were doing this!I wish I would've taken the time to get a pic of the back of her head and of the jewels in her hair. I'd pinned the sides down and added those spinning looking hair jewels to the hair, two on each side.
As predicted we did get lots of snow and it was pretty windy as well. So needless to say her hair was sprayed to a crisp before going to dinner. LOL
She didn't tell me much but what she did say was that she had fun, her date was cool, and she liked everything about her dress to her hair. All I know is that as we got her ready, when the hair was done, the make up was on and when she got dressed I couldn't help but to wonder where the time went. She's not my shy little girl anymore who would to ask me to play dress up with her. She's all grown up now and will be leaving the nest in a few more years. I'm glad we get a few more years together, and I'm glad she enjoyed herself.