Funny like in funny LOOKING, or funny like in ha ha?

People tell me all the time that I'm funny, or that they love my sense of humor. I think I'd like to talk about that for a few minutes. I think I had a pretty good sense of humor all along, but this past couple of years is when my true personality started shining and coming out. It all started happening around the time my mom passed away. I guess her passing hit me like a ton of bricks, because I was only 31, and my mom was gone, and I felt a little alone inthe world. I felt like God had given up on me, and taken her away. I was mad at him. I shouldn't have to be going through life at 31 without my mother (when in all actuality, I had been going through life without my mom for a long time....as she was here physically but not mentally. She didn't even recognize me). But besides all that, her passing really had an incredible impact on me. Just after her passing, I came across this quote:

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.

So, love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't,

and believe that everything happens for a reason.

If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it.

Nobody said that it'd be easy. They just promised that it would be worth it.

This quote couldn't have come into my life at a better moment. It really put my life into perspective. I was sitting around after her death, all mad and upset with God and the world for having taken my mother away, when in fact, he didn't. He actually brought her back to me. Now she could remember. Now she was whole again. I hadn't thought about it that way until I read that quote. And from that moment on, I decided to take life by the horns and life it as though it were a gift, not a mundane task. I guess this is where my personality started blossoming. I had always been one of those types of people to be sarcastic and try to smile often, but it just perpetuated into something more, and the velocity of my outlook on life intensified. I began to smile more often, laugh when I could, love at all times, and not sweat the small stuff. What is life if you can't make fun of it? It's just a mundane task. And I know my mom wouldn't want me sitting around being mundane. She was always so full of life and love. And that's how I strive to be now. I strive to make the best of all situations, and to laugh as much as I can. So yeah, that's where my humor came to its peak. Now I guess, it's one of the main traits that people see in me. Which isn't a bad thing...at least I don't think so. I like to think that making people laugh is a gift. And I believe it's a gift my mom gave me when she went home to be with God....a little something of her that she left behind for me.

So, if you think I'm funny looking, so be it. I don't care. In fact, what else can I do to make you smile? Do I need to tell you a corny joke? Or wear two different socks (don't knock it, I've been known to do it!)? Or, if you just think I'm funny ha ha, that'll be good enough too. Thanks, Mom. Thanks for helping me spread the smiles!

~Later Days

M

I think I'll give myself an award I don't deserve!

Just throwing this out there cause I feel the need. That Pleschenko dude, the ice skater from Russia? Yeah, he needs to get a life. What a loser! Really dude....you lost. You got second. There's nothing wrong with coming in second....especially at the Olympics? Why do you feel the need to bash the person who got first, and for God's sake....making yourself a fake medal? WTF man?!?!? That would be like me giving myself a Teacher of the Year award when I haven't won it. Get. Over. Your. Self. You wear tight outfits and dance on ice. Not rocket science. The other guy was better than you, and you can't take it. Go back to Russia and stand in line for some bread. It's over. Move on with your life and quit trying to justify giving yourself a "platinum" award.

Ok, stepping off my pedestal now.

~Later Days.
M

Damn sinuses

This week is going so incredibly slow. Seriously, I mean it. The way I feel, it should be Thursday and Friday by now, but it's only Wednesday. WTF? And for the past few days my sinuses have been kicking my ever loving butt, and making me feel like my head's been squished up against a wall by a Peterbuilt. I hate having sinus issues. Why can't I have normal nasal cavities like everyone else? Why do mine have to be retarded and like to make me miserable? Damn sinuses. Curse you! I had surgery about three years ago to try and rid myself of the dreaded sinus infections. Ok, so yeah, haven't had many infections, so to say, but it hasn't stopped the sinus ISSUES. Bah! But yeah, yesterday at work went sooooooooooooooooooooo slowly. It felt like time was going by half as fast as it should have been. When it was noon, it seemed like it should have been three pm....but it was only noon! WTF....

It's snowing again. Yes, I said AGAIN. I really regret having said in that previous post that I wanted some snow, because now I got my wish and it won't stop! Good news is that we finally got our golf cart delivered! John, Danielle and I went out in the garage last night, and just sat on it. I know, kinda dorky, but it was fun! I can't wait until we get it out to camp, and we can ride around on it with a drink in our hand. Fo me, I'm thinking it'll be a diet Coke, because I just can NOT handle my liquor anymore! John and I went out to dinner last weekend, and I ended up having three Long Island Ice Teas (they were SOO good) made with Diet Coke....and let me tell you...they knocked me on my ARSE. We got home around 7:30PM, and I went down for the count! I lied down on the couch and ended up falling asleep until 9:30, and then got my dizzy butt up and went to bed. Hubby wasn't too happy. Guess he was feeling a little frisky that night. Um, yeah...I was a total zombie until the next morning. Sorry, honey! :)

Well, I guess it's time for me to get up and get ready for work. Of course, I know today will go just as sleply as yesterday. Maybe I'll come home for lunch today. It'll help out, I think. Until then....
~Later Days!

*sigh*

So, yeah....today's my baby's 5th birthday. Brownie turned five at 9:46AM this morning. She was so excited. She took cupcakes to school, and we stopped at the store and got ice cream for dessert tonight. She had pizza, which is the first real "non soft" food she's had since she had her tonsils out. We got her two Wii games, both Dora and Diego. She hasn't stopped playing it since she got it. She just keeps moving back and forth between the two of them. She's having a ball.

Meanwhile, I'm downstairs being a geek, and working out to Diane Sawyer. I'm sorry, I couldn't find anything good on television, so I just ended up watching the news. Ironic thing is, I'm here working out, and they're doing a story on the hot dog. And the whole time I'm watching it, while sweating on the eliptical, I'm imagining myself chasing down a foot long with kraut and chili! Is that sad?? Or just plain pathetic? I haven't had a REAL hot dog in so long...well, as long as I've been diagnosed with diabetes. Being a diabetic makes you have to change your diet so drastically....I can't have any bread...so that means I can't have any hot dog buns, and man...it makes for a sad day.

Well, it's almost time for the Bachelor-the Ladies Tell All!!! I can't wait to see the crazy chick come back! I can't wait to see what she has to say. And to see what the OTHER women have to say!!! It's going to be a GOOD show! I'm sure I'll have a lot to talk about tomorrow! Anyone else out there like to watch this unrealistic reality show? Email me...we'll chat! :)

Later Days!
M

Well, we did it! We went and got ourselves a golf cart for out at the lake! And, I must add, it is effin' SWEET! It's all pimped out with skulls and flames. We went down to this place with the mindset that we were just going to "look" at them. Oh, we looked at them all right! We looked so hard that we bought one right there on the spot. It's awesome looking. We'll get it on Monday or Tuesday. Here's a picture of it.

I said it was sweet! Pretty nice, huh? I can't wait to get it! Blondie even said, "Momma, we're going to have lots of friends, now!" How priceless is THAT?!?!?!? I can just imagine it now....US being in the golf cart parades now, instead of us being the dorky ones on the side of the road that wave and say, "hi!" whilst secretly wishing we were cool enough to have a golf cart. Well, we ARE cool enough now! Wahoo!!!!! And we're gonna be the coolest ones ever! I have SKULLS on mine, damnit! Skulls! What's cooler than SKULLS? Nothing, I tell you....nothing is cooler than having skulls on your golf cart! JB's been looking online to see if we can get a cover for it now. I wouldn't want any weathering on my new kick ass golf cart!

Well, off to do some chores for today. Everyone have a great day. Smile often, laugh more, and don't sweat the small stuff!

~Later Days!

2-19-10

I can't believe that Brownie will be five in three days! It seems like I just gave birth to her a little while ago. God, how time flies! Pretty soon, both the girls will be teens, and wanting to go on dates and drive Mom's car to the mall. It's just amazing to me that they've grown so much. I guess that means that it's also amazing that JB and I have now been together for 10 years! Holy crap! That's a GOOD holy crap, by the way ;)

I heard the birds chirping outside yesterday. I'm going to take that as a hint that spring is coming. Thank GOD! It's been one hell of a long winter. I don't know how much more snow I can take. Remember that one post where I said I wanted some snow? Uh, yeah...can I take that back? There's an over abundance of snow out there now! And it won't go away! And it didn't help my little situation that I got myself into yesterday on my way home from work. Yes, there's another M-blunder on the horizon! I was driving home from work yesterday. I saw one of the people I worked with walking on the sidewalk, so I rolled down my window to talk to them. Well, I did so, and proceeded to roll it back up to go on my way....except....the damn window wouldn't roll up. All I got was this "rrrrrrrrrrrr" every time I pressed the button to roll it up. "Shit," I thought to myself. So, I stick my hand in between the rubber things to try and get it up. Nope, not happening. Meanwhile, I'm still driving on Western Ave. toward the Anthony Wayne. This is NOT a slow street, mind you. It's pretty busy, especially right after school gets out! Well, it still didn't work....so I had to drive ALL the way home, ON the expressway and through downtown, in 38 degree weather, with my window down. I froze my you-know-what off! I finally get home and park the car. All the way home, I kept trying to get the window to come up, and failed. For some reason, before getting out of the car, I decided to turn it off, turn it back on, and try it again. (Why, for GOD'S SAKE, did I not try that BEFORE I drive all the way home....) Guess what? Ta-DA! It went up. So, dumb ass me....I didn't think to do that before I got on the expressway. Had I thought of that, I probably could have saved myself the cold air, and the embarrassment of having people stare at me like I have three heads! Why wouldn't they, of course? It's freezing out, and I'm driving on the expressway with my window completely open! If I would have seen that in someone else's car, I would have looked at them the same way! So, yeah...that's the latest in my stupid behaviors. It's a good thing, because it gives you, the readers, something to laugh at every once in a while!

Which brings me to another gripe. I absolutely HATE driving through downtown Toledo, especially on my way home from work. I have to drive by all the judicial buildings, and the police station, etc...to get to the expressway. I tell you, people who work downtown are rediculous! The policemen and women park their cop cars on the road, next to their own cars, so they can pack up whatever it is they need instead of doing what normal people do....carry their shit. They double park with their lights on, and all of us people who are trying to drive on the road get stopped and/or have to move over into one of the other lanes to try and get past. But God forbid if a regular citizen try to do that, those cops would be right there, giving those people tickets. Drives me crazy! Then, THEN, why do they wait until rush hour to decide to do road work? Why don't they do it at night time when there aren't any cars down town? I can't tell you how many days out of the week, I'm driving down Adams Street or Washington Ave, to have to stop because some guy's down a manhole. Seriously, though...it's already dark down there! Why do you have to do it during the day? It's not like the sun's rays of light are going to illuminate your way...you're friggin' underground, doofus! It's a good thing I'm a somewhat sane person, (notice I said SOMEWHAT) because there have been times when my mind gets the better of me, and I imagine myself doing not so nice things (like rear ending) to those cars that double park on a major thorough way! Ok, bitch session done. I'm moving on with my day!

Later Days~

2-15-10

What a long few days it's been. Brownie had her surgery last Thursday, the 11th. She has such a trooper! The nurses fell in love with her and told us that she was such a sweet little girl. She was walking around before the surgery with the anesthesiologist, greeting all the other people waiting to have their surgery, and giving everyone stickers from her Dora sticker book. After the surgery, she was kinda upset, but she calmed down pretty quick, and she started drinking right away. Ever since then she's been pretty good. She has had her moments of tiredness here and there, and crankiness every once in a while....but for the most part, she's been pretty good. I haven't had work since last Monday. We had two days of snow days, and then two days off because of Brownie's surgery, and today off because of President's Day....so I'm nice and relaxed. Don't really want to go back to work tomorrow :( But it's ok, I guess....because next thing I know, it'll be Spring Break, and I'll have another week off, then I'll be getting off for summer. I can't WAIT for that! I will be out to camp as much as I can be this summer! So much fun!

Well, don't want to spend all day on the computer today. Have to go get girl scout cookies and deliver them today. Have a great day!
Later Days!
Me

2-9-10

It's a SNOW DAY! It's a SNOW DAY! The snow is just a fallin' and a fallin' out there, and it's supposed to continue all the way through tomorrow evening. Most people would say, "YUCK" but I say "YAY!!!!" Why? Because I won't have work today, and most likely tomorrow....plus, I already have Thursday and Friday off for "Brownie's" surgery, and Monday for President's Day. Which means, essentially, I don't have to go to work until NEXT TUESDAY! Weeeee HOOOOO!!!!

It's kind of a hard day, though, too. My BFF, "L," her grandmother passed away yesterday. She was such a wonderful old lady. I loved her. She was so sweet. One thing I'm always going to remember about her is her cookies that she made at Christmas. That lady could bake like no one's business! She made the most extravagant cookies. Not only were they good, but they were just beautiful looking! She made these ones that looked like lace, no lie! They really did. I'm so sad that I can't be there for L. She really could use me there right now, but there's no way I could do it. With Brownie's surgery coming up, plus the storm, there's absolutely no way that I could make it there. I sent some beautiful flowers to the funeral home. Some really bright and beautiful ones that I think Gramma I. would have liked. But my heart goes out to L. She and I have been bff's for many, many years, and I just feel horrible that I can't be there for her. She knows that my thoughts and prayers are with she and her family. Goodbye, Gramma I. Your spirit will be greatly missed.

Well, it's about time I go plow out the driveway. I'm not complaining, because after I'm done, I can come back in! No work!

~Later Days!

2-6-10

Had some unexpected visitors, but very welcome ones, last night around 11:30. A girl I went to school (elementary and high, even college) with was traveling to Indiana with her husband and children. They got stuck in the nasty snow storm that was ripping through the state, and she texted me on how the weather was in Toledo. I told them it was bad, and invited them to just crash here for the night. It was nice seeing her. The weather WAS pretty nasty, and I'm glad we were able to accomodate them for the night. They're well on their way to Mishawaka now. But it was nice to see them. They have a little baby, "A," who is just absolutely adorable! She was such a happy little thing!

I don't really have much to say today. The week went pretty smoothly, although I'm glad it's the weekend. I only have to work three days next week, and I'll be off Thursday and Friday for Brownie's surgery. Then only four days the week after that. So I'm sure it'll be pretty easy. I think I'm going to go looking online for a pure romance consultant. I think I'm going to have another pure romance party in April. They are so much fun! Anyone reading this that can come, let me know and I'll send you an invite!

Until then,
Later Days!

2-2-10

Tyrant Tuesday

Starting a tradition now.....Tyrant Tuesday. Every Tuesday, I'm going to allow myself to sit down and bitch...about anything I want. No holds barred. No holding back.

Here goes....

1. Who gives a rat's ass about the remake of "We Are The World?" Certainly not me! Anyone who actually goes to Itunes or the store and buys that CD is a moron. Do you really think the money you pay is going to go toward Haiti? Did it go to Africa? They didn't seem any better off than before the first version was made.

2. I have a gigantic zit that just will NOT go away. It's like I have a smaller version of my nose on my chin. It's huge. I think it may just begin talking soon. Everything I've tried has failed. Toothpaste, vinegar, alcohol, zit cream, plain old washing....short of cauterizing it, nothing's working.

3. I really hate having to deal with insurance companies. No offense to those of my friends who work for them....and I know I have a couple, but come ON already....I give you my insurance info at the doctor's office, but you still say I don't have any insurance? Where the hell did the photocopies of my cards go then? They're floating out into the abyss of oblivion somewhere, waiting on an alien to get my plan and identification numbers.

4. I hate that I am addicted to the Bachelor. And I hate hate HATE that Vienna. She's a Wa-Ho-Rrrrrr. And I hate that I actually YELL at the television every Monday. "Don't you GIVE her that rose! Jake, don't you give her that rose! Don't you....Damnit all to hell...why the hell did you give her that rose?!?!?"

5. I had to sit through the world's most boring staff meeting today. It was held in the Home Ec room. I was so bored, I actually pondered rummaging through the drawers, looking for a knife, to stab myself. I think it would have been less painful.

6. I love my children. I do. I love them with all my heart. HOWEVER....is there anyone that wants to rent them for a day or two????

7. I don't know if I can wait for April to get out to camp. It seems like an eternity and a day away. I want to go to camp NOW!

8. I'm done with this cold weather crap. The only way I like the cold weather is if I can have a giant snow storm that will cancel school for me and allow me to stay home in my pajamas. So, you either give me a white out or bring on the 70 degree weather!

9. Who gives a care about John Edwards? He's a pitiful excuse of a human being and needs to have his balls cauterized. Who the hell has an affair on his cancer striken, dying wife? A-Hole!

10. I want Rachael Ray to be my best friend! I heart her!

Ok, I'm dont ranting and raving. I feel so much better! I think you all should pick a day to do nothing but complain. It's therapeutic!

Later Days!