Wii

We were walking through Costcos, notice how much Costcos affects our lives nowadays.... We see something we definitely don't see everyday. A Wii system with the extras and a couple games. We scoop it up faster then a fat kid and a box of sugary donuts.

Not sure if the Wii actually justified the impulse purchase, especially with the economy's sudden burden on our financial situation.

We immediately purchased a couple games to go with it. One being Zelda Twilight princess. I have definitely spent a very large chunk of my life running around with Link.

Last night I spent 45 minutes of my life trying to jump from one rock to another failing numerous times...too many times to count. When I finally succeed getting to that hollow tree on the other side, I find nothing. Not even a single rupee.

I have come to the realization that the Wii is totally worth it. I live for games that take hours to figure out how to just get out of the starting area. I'm not being sarcastic either. I'm just a geek like that.

Randomness

If that is even a word...

Michael and I went out today to do things. He's getting ready for a class so he needed to get him some new uniform pieces today. We are definitely not in the same shape we were in 10 years ago, our waistlines are the proof.

I had my blood drawn today. I need to get some catscanning done on my boobie area. Just a bit of following up after the nasty pneumonia attack, which I think I still haven't got rid of yet. I'm still hacking up a lung here and there. Mornings are pretty terrible. I say I give myself an hour for the fluids to start running before I need to relieve the pressure from my face. Nights aren't too bad although the other night I had a short lived cough attack when I went to lie down. I was probably drowning myself for a minute. But in a couple weeks we'll see what they can find. All I have to say is I am super happy I don't have to remove any metal from my body.

I ate a pulled pork sandwich today. Pulled pork...oh you're so dirty!

Bed Bath and Beyond is too much for me to handle. It's like an orgy of visual goodness and temptation up the ying yang. Of course, I do not need 99.999999% of anything in that store although it would all be nice if I want to do some fancy living. I came out of there with a rabbit wine bottle cork opener, because I'm a sissy when it comes to that and if Michael is not around then Jonette is not a fancy wine drinker.

I believe we are getting a kitten tomorrow. Surprisingly, it was Michael's idea. He seems to want one right now. Petsmart is a stinky place. Or at least the one we went to is. I'm guessing it is the dogs. We ended up going to the animal shelter to check it out and Michael found a perfect candidate...unfortunately, we were 15 minutes too late to adopt one. By the way, the website lied. Lied is the name of the shelter, imagine that! Although I do prefer black cats because they remind me of my first cat Lucifer (RIP), this cat we are getting is a brown and white striped tabby. So since I didn't get to pick it out, I'm naming her Mrs. Lovett. Michael doesn't like it. But the girls seem thrilled with it.

Michael lost his battle with the search for the Beertender tonight. Apparently, Bed Bath and Beyond has them but they are pretty pricey. He saw it in Costcos but of course they don't have it now. Costcos is good about that. Don't even get me started on those Valdosta pecans. We went to Target to see if it was there but we ended up walking out with cat supplies instead.

I ate sushi tonight. Did I ever write that I love sushi, but I really hate raw fish. We ate dinner with Chris and Susie, our long time military friends. I met them years ago when we were stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They were our next door neighbors and we lived in the "hood" as I like to call it. They were sent to California and I didn't see them for a few years. When we PCSed to Vegas they ended up getting sent here soon after. Now they are packing it up (literally) and shipping off back to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Bless your poor little souls, I feel for you, say hi to the wind for me. For the love of baby Jesus, I hope to the sweet mother of all things that are pure and good in this world that we don't end up seeing them again in Cheyenne. Although, my other old neighbor Trina, who has been stationed in Cheyenne twice, always used to tell me that everyone always goes back to Cheyenne. It is like the brown sucking trap door to Hell. It is impossible to have nice hair...unless you use tons of hairspray.

Sick Day

I don't get sick very often. But I think this has to be the worst cold I have ever had. It's probably the flu, or some other type of weird virus. Michael knows I hate going to the doctor, but you know it is pretty bad if I have to be taken to the Emergency Room. Pneumonia is what its called. I have to tell you it sucks pretty bad. Trying to sleep at night is the worst. Its all good though as long as I have my trusty cup o' phlegm sitting next to me.

I don't have to go back to work until Wednesday. I feel really bad because it is time for inventory, and I can't really do anything to help. I would totally go in if I feel better, but I don't think the husband will let me do it.

Still here

I really should blog more! I really am not sure what the point of it all is...unless you are some crazed stalker. And yes you would be crazy to stalk me. I suppose this is my way of looking back on things that I previously wrote and think about all the dumb things I write and giggle to myself in that weird kind of way. Maybe more of a cackle.

...I wrote something really dumb here, I'm just going to remove it...

Quick Before My Eyes Close

Ok, fast rundown of whats going on.

Friday, got remarried in the original black wedding dress. Yes! A circle of fire was involved. Minister not to crazy on the idea and very critical about it. Fuck off biatch this is my wedding.

Yesterday, bought hopper tickets to Disneyland. We will be meeting my family there this weekend. Are we ready for Disneyland? The question is, is Disneyland ready for us?

Today, haven't slept yet, will be in a minute.

toodles

Just a Little Sad Inside

Yes, that is right, I am feeling a little sad today. I was looking forward to going back to Hawaii this year to see my family and just to go back home for a little bit. It was going to be awesome! Michael would've been there with us this time and the girls...well they just love it there.

That's not going to happen. We planned on using our free vouchers and coupons to go, but it just so happens that the airline that gave them to us declared bankruptcy this morning. Oh well, I guess that means we aren't going. Bummer.

I'm pretty sure that some people don't even know what that means. I am truly sad that I won't be able to see my oldest daughter this year. I know some other people that were affected by this situation also. I'm sure there are lots more that got completely screwed over by this. They are probably stranded in some crazy airport with a bunch of other disgruntled passengers.

I can't really complain though. I didn't pay for these flights, and I am so glad I didn't start booking reservations anywhere. I know someone who actually did pay for their flight, and now they aren't sure what happens next or what to do, or how they will get to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

We are a broken economy. Things seem to be turning sour in the financial world. But while many people suffer, I am glad that the oil company executives are basking in their profits worth billions. I can only write about so much before my blog starts becoming more and more political. Honestly, I hate to go there. Fuck all of you greedy bastards. Everyone better start going green. We should all just turn hippy and live in the boonies and only use oil to cook our eggs and slick our hair back.

Today is the Day!

Well, UPS says it is already here in Vegas. I'm ready for my computer parts to get here. Of course, I may have to call a friend to help me put it together first of all. Then I might have to go shopping for a computer desk.

I've been waiting for a month to order this thing. I was waiting on the processor which nobody had in-stock online. On Saturday, I decided to take a look at computer parts at Fry's Electronics and there it was, in-stock and cheaper then Newegg. So I snatched that up and grabbed a couple other things then I went home and ordered the rest.

Hopefully, by this time tomorrow, I will be on a brand new computer! We'll see...Publish Post

My Wandering Thoughts

this blog was just meant to clear my brain, which has been suffering from a recent migraine attack. But it disappeared earlier today (well yesterday) thanks to my +5 year old medicine that was prescribed to me...probably not the best thing to be taking, but it still works. I should probably make an appointment to get a fresh bottle of this stuff. Oh well. I've been looking around online and seriously considering whether I should try to find me a Monday through Friday 8-5 job. I love my job, but lately its not as great as it should be. Not sure why, nothing is wrong, maybe I'm just tired of the drive...maybe I'm just looking for a change.

I have these phases where I feel like I should be doing something a bit more professional then retail. Then sometimes I feel like I am right where I should be, I'm happy where I am. Don't get me wrong, I really hate retail! But I love the environment, I love the people. Last week was the first time I have ever felt like I wanted to punch a customer in the face. Just for the fact that just because I am working in retail it does not give you the right to talk down to me like I am a little peon. If you are a dirty slob and feel like its not your responsibility to pick up after yourself, do not expect to be treated well. I definitely don't go around littering in front of a groundskeeper, or spitting food all over the place in front of a waiter...or even cutting in line in a grocery store. So next time you feel the need to leave a hug pile of disheveled clothing at the bottom of the dressing room floor, or laying around the store for that matter, expect me to shove your purchases into your bag because I am assuming that is how you want your merchandise to be treated. People have jobs to do...don't make it harder on them! That shit is unnecessary. Yep that's a vent.

I'm not sure what made me think of that situation. I should be thinking about better things in life I guess. Like how I'm going to be spending the next two days. My schedule is open and free. Unfortunately, Michael has to work some crappy shifts. I guess I better crawl in bed, the suns coming up and we were really looking forward to "sleeping in" with each other.

Back To The Blog

Now that the munchkin has calmed down, I can get back to business. Well not really business, just peace and quiet, which is something we don't get much of these days. As I write this blog, I am hand pushing my almost 2 month old niece in a swing that doesn't swing hard enough apparently.

Here is the story....
My cousin lived in Chicago with her boyfriend and his family and she called me one day because she was pregnant, didn't know what to do and lived in a very bad area. So I offered for her and her boyfriend to come to Vegas and stay with us until they could get back on their feet. This was back in September. Last month they became parents to a whopping 10 lb baby girl named Kaleani.

Now that they are quite settled, they are out and about today looking for jobs so that they can find their own place. I know it won't be very long before Michael will not be able to take it anymore. They do not pay rent, do not pay utilities or anything like that, which I really don't expect them to do at this time. Michael thinks they should.

Now we have a situation. Our landlord is raising our rent and we need to get out of this house as soon as we can. This house is ok, but thats about it. It's too expensive to buy and definitely going to be too expensive to rent. We could get a nicer house for the amount we pay right now. We could definitely buy a house also with the prices so low right now. This is all fine, except I really don't want to move and make our considerations around a family of 7. With me and the hubbie and the girls, we could probably be comfortable in a 2 or 3 bedroom house with less square footage, definitely less in utilities. But that can't happen if we move right now. There are lots of things in the house we need to get rid of!

What to do...what to do...

Its been quite a while since I blogged. I have no excuse for it I guess, maybe I lost that need to unscramble my brain. Or maybe I've been a little busy, not too much. Or maybe its that sense of no privacy. It seems like every time I sit here and start writing a blog, there is someone coming around the corner.

I guess I'll have to make this short...so many things going on, and now I need to babysit my newborn niece and she is not too happy right now.

Was Blogging Just a Placecard?

Reading through my blogs have made me come to the conclusion that blogging was a way to keep myself occupied while Michael was gone.