Protected: a 3-some with my sister

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food, family & fun… ahhhhh

The reward for patience.  The weather sucked this weekend – at least most of it, it did.  Our patience was rewarded, though, on Sunday night when we were presented with this beautiful sunset.

NEVER stay at the Meadowbrook Hotel in Portsmouth, NH – NEVER.

On Friday, we endured cloudy skies and the occasional raindrop but brought the kids to the ocean and we spent a while exploring the rocks and tidal pools that’d been left behind after high tide.

Saturday was spent by me all day in my eBay class. It rained buckets & buckets. Hubby & kids explored a nearby submarine museum and mall.  Saturdya night, we went to dinner. 

    Sunday brought more rain in the AM, but by the time we headed out down to Downtown Portsmouth, it’d cleared up partially.  We checked out the docks and found this huge ship being unloaded (they’d been doing it since Friday) – an amazing process to watch – they were unloading sand!  Sunday (which was our anniversary) brought us some amazing seafood right there on those same docks for lunch, swimming at the pool at the hotel and and then we headed down to the beach to watch the sunset (see above).  It was a really gorgeous day and it really was nice to spend it with them all (not just hubby).  What a difference a year makes! 

Last year’s anniversary left a little to be desired, to say the least.

Anyways, we had also gone to dinner in between everything else – and so finally, when we got back to the room, everyone was wiped out.  Showers later, we all fell into bed exhausted. Hubby & I exchanged cards after the kids were asleep, talked some, and then finally went to sleep (can you beLIEVE that? LOL) – but it was OK – I got him the next morning

   Monday morning, hubby had a job interview and then we hit the beach for REAL this time.  I’ve missed jumping the waves and trying not to drown and so this was fun. I even got my son to venture in with me for a brief time before, of course, he got overtaken by a wave to the face and left the beach LOL

We headed home and so now, here we are. Zzzzzzzzz… still worn out.

we’re baaaack

We’re home, but I haven’t got time to post this morning – busy busy BUSY. Had a good time, though Will talk more lata.

sad

My mom’s best friend of 40+ years, that I’ve mentioned before, passed away yesterday. The family is so sad, my mom so lost. I’ll be going to see them this week, to try to be of some help.

Another year

Happy Birthday to my baby girl, who turns 3 today. They’re both sick as dogs, though, and the things spewing forth are not which you want to know about. But suffice it to say, I’ve been a very busy chick.

I wrote about her more last year here. I hope she has a good day today, but if my son’s awakening is any indication, we might just have to hold off the celebration till tomorrow. *sniffle*

Thanks for the congrats on the blogging thing, btw I do enjoy it alot.

That’s it for me. I did want to mention, I started a new herbal this week, and also managed to find some time alone with hubby a couple of times (yum), AND been getting a better night’s sleep, so my happy factor’s been up there quite good. I’m hoping it’s not a combination of everything, cuz god knows, that’s difficult. But in any case, it was a good week. How weird is that? LOL

fun fun fun

So, my youngest is moving into the nice plague-type thing my son is recovering from. She wakes up with a 102 fever. There’s nothing more pathetic than a baby that’s sick. Truly. Just in time, of course, for her grandparents & uncle (the good, non-evil ones) to come visit this weekend, of course. So I have a bucket to the side of the bed, just in case, and motrin on board, and my fingers crossed.

Things have been OK… we’ve been working our asses off, trying to get things moving as far as business is concerned. Booking classes, creating ads, flyers, brochures, cards.. you name it, we’ve been doing it. I’m hoping it pays off, because if not, we’re screwed – yet again. I did have a new client, doing on-site computer trainig, but that ended this week, so now we’re back to NO money coming in. Hopefully, that’ll change soon, since she was so happy with what I did for her, she’ll be recommending me around the company. Keep your fingers crossed!

I’m finishing up with 60+ eBay auctions that I did for my ex. Almost everything sold, so far, I’m happy to say. Now to just get these people to LEAVE MY FEEDBACK!!!

I know, I’m always wanting SOMETHING lol

like money, sex, money… (not all together, of course)

I’m here :)

Just been so busy. Between doing some on-site computer classes for a new client twice a week, preparing and submitting 60+ auctions on eBay for someone (I’m a trading assistant) and booking & preparing tech classes for the organization that I also teach at, it’s been a very busy few weeks.

I did want to say CONGRATULATIONS! to my blogfriend Melinda of Anything Said and her hubby on her annoucement that they’re expecting. You’re entering such an incredibly WILD world! You’ll hear it a million times – it’s the best thing you’ll ever do, but also the hardest. My kids are the best part of my life

As for us, things are better. My little breakdown seems to have helped somewhat. We’re literally working 10-12 hrs some days, trying to get our business going, so finding time for just US is even more difficult than it was when he was working outside the home. Hopefully, though, the work will pay off and we’ll be able to make a go of it. I do know that the company that I’ve been “servicing” is already referring me to other departments, so that’s a definite plus

Next weekend, my parents & youngest brother are coming up to visit us for Easter. I’m psyched, and of course, the kids are too. They need the balance of grandparents who actually love and accept them as they are, after the trip to hell to visit the “others”.

Isn’t that pathetic that I even have to write that.

On another subject, I noticed on someone’s blog that apparently “someone” in blog world has made some sort of announcement that maybe her posts haven’t been true or are fictional or something. I don’t know who it was, nor the exact circumstance, but I’ll take this moment to also say that what you read here is true, that if I make something up (like my story), you’ll know it. I don’t think you could make up the crazy stuff that happens in my life LOL Although I’ve changed their names, but my family is my family. I don’t tell you everything – and sometimes I tell you too much – but it’s all real. Even my whacked out, sometimes blind sister who doesn’t listem to me nearly enough

yet another new drama (not so new though)

I wasn’t going to post this – I typed it just to get it out, while we were driving… but decided maybe I needed some one else’s perspective as well.  So here it is.  As is usual with my posts, it’s long – so grab something to drink and lemme know what you think.

LC

PS: I’m not spellchecking so forgive the typos

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Well, I guess I’ve lost a member of the Calliah Fan Club.  Darn, andI thought EVERYONE loved me.

Ok, not everyone. Not even close. Let’s just say…. I won’t be bitching about going to TN anytime soon…. Apparently, I am the antichrist(ette?).  When we visit, it’s HELL and it’s (drumroll please, wanda) BECAUSE OF ME!  At least I’m good for something.

Well shit, I know I’m good for a fe w things, but to be told, literally, To My Face (and to those of my children and hubby) that I was not to step FOOT on his FUCKING property EVER AGAIN was  abit like saying “get out damned yankee”.  no, huh?  Well, chickenshit launched that on me/us as we were literally driving out of the driveway.  But not before laying a bunch of shit on my son’s feet too, saying that he’d said he didn’t like him when we were here last year, and that I allowed it.

First of all, dipshit – we weren’t HERE last year.  TWO years ago, we were here and my son spent 7-9 days sicker than he’s ever been in his life.  And during that time, his grandfather did nothing to make him feel better or at home or any fucking thing.  Just continued to make fun of him, tease him, call him names (yes we’re yankees, get the fuck over it, goddammit).  I honestly do not think my son ever said he didn’t like him, because if I’d heard him, I’d have bitched him out for it. He does NOT talk to elders like that, even if they DO deserve it.  And to play devil’s advocate, even if he DID say it… GET THE FUCK OVER IT!!!! IT WAS 2 YEARS AGO.

I’m blamed for making my son hate him.  So that’s why I kept telling my son to go hang out with him, talk with him, etc.  Yeah, I’m a bitch.

Of course, watching *him* ignore MY kids … well, that just makes me more of a bitch, don’t it?  Yesterday morning, I was in the kitchen with my baby girl… now, for those of you at home who’ve never spoken to my baby girl, she’s got this tiny little voice… sounds like a little cartoon character … absolutely freakin adorable.  So *he* walks into th ekitchen and I whisper to my baby girl “say good morning grandpa” and she does… “good morning grandpa”.  No response.  Ok, maybe he didn’t hear her cuz he was making some noise.  I wait till he’s done and ask her to say it again…. “Good morning grandpa”.  I know he’s heard her.  NOTHING.  How the fuck can you ignore this tiny little voice?  This baby girl who is being NICE? 

fucker.

Even this morning, as we were leaving … I told my son to go over, shake his hand and tell him thank you. He did.  His response was “even though you don’t like me, I’ll shake your hand”.  Gee, that’s big of you.

To try to put into words how much this man irritates me is just impossible.  All he does is walk around and criticize everything and everyone.  And we take it because we don’t have a choice.  But for this person to do what he did this morning….. Inexcusable.  Involving my kids in this bullshit, making my son cry and believe it was all HIS FAULT… Inexcusable and unforgivable.  Call me any fucking thing you want. Blame me for the war, the draught and the tornadoes. LEAVE MY KIDS A-FUCKING-LONE.

So, hubby & the kids are welcome but I’m not. I’ve lead him around by his nose from day one.  He’s not man enough to put his foot down (hubby).  etc etc etc.

Look, dipshit – if I DID lead him around by his nose, do you REALLY think we’d be HERE?  Fuck no.  Not in a million fucking years would I subject myself and my kids to living like this for 2 fucking weeks. No No No.  I subject me/us to this because I love my hubby and I know he misses his family.  These visits never get us off for less than a grand.  I just needed to spew this because I’ve been sitting in this car the entire day thinking about it and needed to get it out.

Ok, I’m better :)

Not long after I posted my rant yesterday, hubby announced that we’re leaving on monday – WOOHOO! Yeehaw! and all that stuff

That made my day, I’ll tell ya.

Then today, the weather finally turned out to be something worth celebrating, with a beautiful spring day in the 70’s, breezy, and just perfect. We went ice skating!

LOL

Yeah, we drive 1200 miles to go ice skating. We’re weird.

But it was fun. Of the 4 of us, I was the only one who’d ever been on ice skates, and THAT was 15 years ago LOL But we all escaped without injury (unlike the asian man who fell and busted his head open while we watched :S ) and had a really good day.

And I plan on gettin some tonight

I’m here…

but I REALLY can’t see how people can live with dialup internet access. O M G

Especially if they have a blog- this thing is HORRIBLE to try to log into and post. Geeez.

I can’t wait to go home.

For SO MANY reasons.

I don’t think hubby truly realizes how long 17 days IS away from *MY* home. Dammit.

I hate being away this long. I hate having to wash clothes every 3 days, but not actually being ALLOWED to wash clothes, and having someone else do them. Yeah I know… what am I saying. But it’s true – I’d much much MUCH rather do my own damned stuff. Especially if it means no commentary.

Oh, and apparently, when we were here 2 years ago and my son got so sick that I had to take him to the ER, and we were essentially housebound for 5 or 6 days – he hurt his 58 yr old grandfather’s FEELINGS… so now he hardly talks to him at all.

And when he does, it’s usually to correct him for something.

I HATE it here. I may not have typed it before here… but I really do.

Sigh

The only thing I think I have going for me is this – there’s no WAY that the next time we come down here will we be able to stay here. Our 9 yr old and 2 yr old sleep on a (what seems like) smaller than twin-size mattress on the floor. There’s NO WAY they’ll be able to fit on it the next time )

Sigh

We’re bleeding money like it’s ya know… water. I don’t even really know why cuz we haven’t done shit here, except to shop. Gee, wonder where the money’s going.

We buy food (we don’t expect them to feed us), cook it and they ignore it like it’s the plague.

They either harp on our kids constantly (like… they won’t stop talking to them… and it’s usually to bust their balls, like “Gimme that ice cream” or something like that” – OR – they don’t talk to them at all – walk around like they’re not even there.

“Well, we don’t know how to talk to them”

Please.

I try not to shield them – make them tough it out, get used to it – SOMETHING.

Then I feel like they’re thinking I’m just dumping my kids on them.

Gawd.

Hubby’d said he’d take me dancing (we’ve not done that in about 8 years) this week, but his mom don’t want to watch the baby, in case she cries.

WTF

Seriously, I hate it here.

I won’t even go into all the things we do wrong.

We did have a beautiful day yesterday – sunny, not too windy. We went to the library LOL

Yeehaw.

Kill me now.

Well anyways – Happy belated birthday to my BABY sister. I’m guessing I’m gonna have to return my laptop and that necklace he bought me for V-Day, considering how much money we’ve gone through on this trip.

He’s always SO surprised when we go through money.

Cuz ya know… gas is just so CHEAP (NOT!), and hotels, well, they just give the rooms away… (NOT!)

We haven’t done ANY of the things I’d wanted to do, because he waits around for his brother to come home from work, then his brother decides to take off for 3 or 4 hours without letting us know (he does have a life, even if it is living with mommy & daddy) or comes home and naps for a few hours. So we’ve sat around waiting for NOTHING.

Hubby’s so pissy and I know it’s not us (but it still makes me crazy).
I know – short trip. (shup, angel)

Ok, I’ve rambled enough – sorry, but I had to rant

More later. I’ll have to wait till we’re HOME to post pictures – there’s no way I’m gonna sit here and watch paint dry.