Well, I finally get a chance to write! Today is Easter and it's been a pretty good day. I Talked to my kids today that are living out of town and spent the day with Erin nancy and Shannon and Shannons girls, my grand daughter, Chloe and Hannah, they live with me so I see them all the time. Lol! The little ones got easter Baskets and are going to hunt eggs in the yard in a few minbutes. I made a nice dinner and some of the girls friends are coming over to party. I will retreat to my room for some me time, some meditation, reading etc. I need to unwind and get ready for work tomorrow.
The new job is going really well. I like it allot. We have 3 more weeks of training. We will be on the phones taking inbound calls for the Wells Fargo credit card. Last week was the 2nd week of training and I was actually able to take some actual calls on Friday. We were sitting with coaches, navigating through the computer screens while the coaches talked to the customers and my coach said the best way to learn is to jump right in and take calls and navigate while he helps, I was a little nervous at first but I figured what the hell! I might as well. I've worked in credit card phone centers at Discover and American Express for years so why not just jump in and get my feet wet. So I did. Actually it was easier than just navigating, because it was easier for me to coordinate eveything all at once. I learn by doing anyway. I had some really difficult calls too whcih was awesome because I did well speaking with the customer and listening to the coach help me get to where I needed to be to help the caller. So I am no longer nervous and i will be able to take calls for the next 3 weeks with no worries. byt the time they release us to our teams I will be more than ready. I've been fortunate to have my coaches be members of the team I will be going to which is cool because I am becoming familiar with everyone so I won't feel so knew on the first day with my new team. The atmoshphere/culture there is nice, and I like all the people in my training group as well. I will be glad when training is over though, it's like information over load for the brain though.
I will be glad when i am done training as well because i will be able to attend meeting again for my fave band Iconcrash and be able to do more to help with the online promotion. They are a great group awesome people involved all of the Icon angels are awesome people. I hope to get to know everyone better.
The Easter egg hunt is over, the girls were so cute! I am glad Spring is here, it's beautiful here right now. The summer will be here soon and it will be so hot. I don't like the heat at all but I do like the summer monsoon storms. I will be glad when summer is over though. Lucky for me though I will be at work during the hottest part of the day though and I only need to take one bus home so it's all good. Our lease here is up in november so I will be paying off as many bills as I can so that i can get a place by myself. Shannon will probably get her own place before thn and so will Nancy, not sure about Erin though. But I will be getting new furniture and all new stuff, that will be fun and I want to be able to get what ever I want instead of what everyone likes. It's time for me to be able to do what I want.
Sparky is still babysitting the girls while Shannon works and being a real pain in the ass. He is a walking curse emitting wave upon wave of negative enrgy wherever he goes. I am having a hard time dealing with him. I am hoping he will be out of our lives soon and that Shannon will find a new babysitter. Anyway, I better get going, I need some quite meditation time.
Hugs,
Maria
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
It's been a while!
It's been a while since I've written anything. I've been busy work, training at my new job. I will be handling inbound calls for Wells Fargo credit card department. There are 15 people in my training class, and everyone is really cool, the trainer is awesome, as is my superviser and new teammates fom what I cahn tell. The atmosphere is mellow, There is a meditation and relaxation session at the end of each class, meditation and relaxation are recommended there. I like!!!! Yay!!! I honestly think I will like it there. My main goal is to have my own Reiki clinic and sell my own homemade lotions, soaps, bath and hair products, all natural and healing of course and my own aroma therapy candles. Along with crystals, stones etc. as well as Tarot card readings and stuff. So this job is going to help me get that started.
It's good to be back at work. Being layed off was a good thing in many ways, but it doesn't get the bills paid. I was lucky to be off only 2 months. Most people in the class were layed off for about a year. So not bad for me considering the shape of the economy and all. Luckily I didn't get to far behind in bills.
Right now things are a little uncertain. Shannon is wanting to move out before the lease is up. She should move, I mean I raised my kids to do that, so I want her to understand that it's ok. I am not sure if she understands that or not. There's been a lot of friction between us lately, but it will pass. I try to keep my cool and not lose my temper and say things I will regret. I also try not to take her words to heart.
Soon Nancy and Erin will move out to and i will have my own place again. People say I might get lonely being alone! yeah right! In this family there is no such thing as alone! Never, ever! lol! Too many kids, grandkids and friends. Loneliness will never happen! And if it does it will so very brief! lol!
My granddaughter Hannah turns 2 tomorrow, the party will be on Saturday. I will be making the cake and the food, there will be the (kids) party, water guns and water balloons, swimming, Erin driving the little ones around in the Barbie Jeep. I put kids in parenthesis because you know everyone especially the adults will be slamming each other with water balloons. There will be people throwing them from the roof and everywhere else. Then at night there will be beer pong
and other drinking games. There's never a dull moment here and always lot's of fun at our parties. Normally though you can catch beer pong a couple nights a week here.
Easter is next weekend. we will dye eggs with the little ones then, my girls and i will have the traditional easter egg fight, where we through the dyed eggs at each other. Well not all of them because i make deviled eggs and we eat some. I have been tempted to dye some of the raw ones and give them to them to throw. But if I do, God only knows what their revenge on me will be! Thank God none of them realized it was April fools day. Here is just an example of what happens here if say for example some one party's here and passes out early.
the poor girl had just woken up and didn't realize there was writing all over her face.
And then there are the unusual things you find laying around the house courtesy of my daughters Nancy and Erin!
Of course on Easter I will cook dinner. Then there will be more beer pong.
So anyway that's pretty much life around here.
I have been so damn tired from training and information overload i don't do much but cook dinner, read a little and do some spiritual stuff, card readings, meditation etc. can't wait for the weekend!!!!
If friends and family read this, excuse me if I haven't been in touch all week. I am so tired and busy, I'll catch up with you on the weekend.
Well, I gotta go get my sleepy ass in bed.
Big Huggs,
Maria
It's good to be back at work. Being layed off was a good thing in many ways, but it doesn't get the bills paid. I was lucky to be off only 2 months. Most people in the class were layed off for about a year. So not bad for me considering the shape of the economy and all. Luckily I didn't get to far behind in bills.
Right now things are a little uncertain. Shannon is wanting to move out before the lease is up. She should move, I mean I raised my kids to do that, so I want her to understand that it's ok. I am not sure if she understands that or not. There's been a lot of friction between us lately, but it will pass. I try to keep my cool and not lose my temper and say things I will regret. I also try not to take her words to heart.
Soon Nancy and Erin will move out to and i will have my own place again. People say I might get lonely being alone! yeah right! In this family there is no such thing as alone! Never, ever! lol! Too many kids, grandkids and friends. Loneliness will never happen! And if it does it will so very brief! lol!
My granddaughter Hannah turns 2 tomorrow, the party will be on Saturday. I will be making the cake and the food, there will be the (kids) party, water guns and water balloons, swimming, Erin driving the little ones around in the Barbie Jeep. I put kids in parenthesis because you know everyone especially the adults will be slamming each other with water balloons. There will be people throwing them from the roof and everywhere else. Then at night there will be beer pong
and other drinking games. There's never a dull moment here and always lot's of fun at our parties. Normally though you can catch beer pong a couple nights a week here.Easter is next weekend. we will dye eggs with the little ones then, my girls and i will have the traditional easter egg fight, where we through the dyed eggs at each other. Well not all of them because i make deviled eggs and we eat some. I have been tempted to dye some of the raw ones and give them to them to throw. But if I do, God only knows what their revenge on me will be! Thank God none of them realized it was April fools day. Here is just an example of what happens here if say for example some one party's here and passes out early.
the poor girl had just woken up and didn't realize there was writing all over her face.And then there are the unusual things you find laying around the house courtesy of my daughters Nancy and Erin!
Of course on Easter I will cook dinner. Then there will be more beer pong.
So anyway that's pretty much life around here.
I have been so damn tired from training and information overload i don't do much but cook dinner, read a little and do some spiritual stuff, card readings, meditation etc. can't wait for the weekend!!!!
If friends and family read this, excuse me if I haven't been in touch all week. I am so tired and busy, I'll catch up with you on the weekend.
Well, I gotta go get my sleepy ass in bed.
Big Huggs,
Maria
Thursday, March 26, 2009
New Job
I am finally through the hiring process at Wells Fargo and I start my new job on Monday! 5 weeks of training Mon-Fri. then I will be off on Wednesdays and Sundays. I have to work that schedule for 6 months then I will be eligible for shift bid.
Being layed off was ok, it was actually a good thing and a much needed break. But it will be good to be back to work again. Finding a job wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The hiring processes seem to be longer now, maybe because there are so many people looking for jobs right now. Another great thing is that I won't have to listen to Sparkys bitching all day everyday. That has been the worst part of it all.
Everything is going well. Hannah turns 2 on the 3rd. So we will have her birthday party next weekend. As usual Grandma (me) will be making the Birthday cake and the food. My daughters Elyse and Shannon have birthdays in April as well. I have to catch up on phone calls to the kids today. With 3 kids out of state by the time you call and talk to them all not to mention Jerry (my ex, well maybe not ex for much longer) a big part of the day is gone. lol! Elyse's husband josh is in Afganistan for a year and they are in Alaska but she will going home to Florida to spend a little time with family there. That will be great, and her dad and I won't worry so much.
Well, it is time for me to get going. Sparky is beginning to bitch again and I really can't deal with it right now. Too much negativity. If I can maybe I can help Shannon pay for preschool for the girls so Sparky won't have to babysit anymore. That would be awesome. No more Sparky!!!! yeah... wishful thinking.
Being layed off was ok, it was actually a good thing and a much needed break. But it will be good to be back to work again. Finding a job wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The hiring processes seem to be longer now, maybe because there are so many people looking for jobs right now. Another great thing is that I won't have to listen to Sparkys bitching all day everyday. That has been the worst part of it all.
Everything is going well. Hannah turns 2 on the 3rd. So we will have her birthday party next weekend. As usual Grandma (me) will be making the Birthday cake and the food. My daughters Elyse and Shannon have birthdays in April as well. I have to catch up on phone calls to the kids today. With 3 kids out of state by the time you call and talk to them all not to mention Jerry (my ex, well maybe not ex for much longer) a big part of the day is gone. lol! Elyse's husband josh is in Afganistan for a year and they are in Alaska but she will going home to Florida to spend a little time with family there. That will be great, and her dad and I won't worry so much.
Well, it is time for me to get going. Sparky is beginning to bitch again and I really can't deal with it right now. Too much negativity. If I can maybe I can help Shannon pay for preschool for the girls so Sparky won't have to babysit anymore. That would be awesome. No more Sparky!!!! yeah... wishful thinking.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
New Grandson!
My son Mark and his girl Heather finally had the baby! I have a new grandson named Zach who was born on St Patricks Day. He is my 8th Grandchild. I here he is amazing. I wish I could have been there. They are in Florida. So we have something extra special to celebrate on St. Patricks day.
The girls had their annual St. Patrick day party, there was a keg, beer pong, quarters, flip cup etc. Everyone had a good time, no drama.
I made corned beef and everything to go with it, twas yummy!
It's the first day of spring and right now it's beautiful out, but it's going to get hot today. That's fine except for our air conditioner went out yesterday. Better now than when it get's to be in the 100's. We have a swamp cooler as well as Central air and lots of ceiling fans so we will be fine. It's supposed to be around 90 today
Tonight it will be beautiful out so I will be sitting outside enjoying the cool night air and the smell of spring. Our Orange tree is full of orange blossoms and smells awesome.
I guess my job interview with Wells Fargo went well. They called me and asked me to fx them my references and permission to do a background check. No worries there unless they count my credit report. Some jobs use that against you. But there are allot of reasons credit can get messed up. It doesn't necessarily make someone a bad person. I mean my credit is a mess and I would never steal from anyone. There are also probably murderers and perverts with perfect credit scores who do horrible things to people. So bad credit doesn't make someone a bad person. One thing I can say about having bad credit is it makes it harder for someone to steal your identity. Hey, you got to look at the bright side right?
My daughter Elyse had a biopsy done a few days ago, hopefully she doesn't have any cancer. I had endometrial cancer several years ago but I m fine, her sister had cervicl cancer but she'sssss fine so hopefully Elyse will be fine. So I'm sending her lots of healing energy and love.
Well, gotta go,
Big Hugs,
Maria
The girls had their annual St. Patrick day party, there was a keg, beer pong, quarters, flip cup etc. Everyone had a good time, no drama.
I made corned beef and everything to go with it, twas yummy!
It's the first day of spring and right now it's beautiful out, but it's going to get hot today. That's fine except for our air conditioner went out yesterday. Better now than when it get's to be in the 100's. We have a swamp cooler as well as Central air and lots of ceiling fans so we will be fine. It's supposed to be around 90 today
Tonight it will be beautiful out so I will be sitting outside enjoying the cool night air and the smell of spring. Our Orange tree is full of orange blossoms and smells awesome.
I guess my job interview with Wells Fargo went well. They called me and asked me to fx them my references and permission to do a background check. No worries there unless they count my credit report. Some jobs use that against you. But there are allot of reasons credit can get messed up. It doesn't necessarily make someone a bad person. I mean my credit is a mess and I would never steal from anyone. There are also probably murderers and perverts with perfect credit scores who do horrible things to people. So bad credit doesn't make someone a bad person. One thing I can say about having bad credit is it makes it harder for someone to steal your identity. Hey, you got to look at the bright side right?
My daughter Elyse had a biopsy done a few days ago, hopefully she doesn't have any cancer. I had endometrial cancer several years ago but I m fine, her sister had cervicl cancer but she'sssss fine so hopefully Elyse will be fine. So I'm sending her lots of healing energy and love.
Well, gotta go,
Big Hugs,
Maria
Thursday, March 12, 2009
It's been awhile!
It's been a while since I've written anything on here. I have been so busy! I need time to unwind and to work on my novel but everytime I turn around all sorts of shit comes up.
The job search is on going but I have unemployment compensation now so that helps. I realize now more than ever that getting layed off was a blessing. I never realized until now how much stress I was under and how much it affected me. Things are getting much better.
Nancy took me to lunch today. We went to a place called Souper Salad. It's an all you can eat buffet with all sorts of salad, fruit, soups, and breads, a baked potato bar, pizza and tacos. It was really good. I had a salad and some fruit. Here is a picture of it. Interesting building huh!
Then we went shopping at Metro Center. If you've ever seen the movie Badder Santa, Metro Center mall is the mall it was filmed around. Phoenix has some interesting places. I found a cute pair of shoes there and some cute jewelry. I didn't get the jewelry yet though, I wanted to go home and look at my clothes and see what will go with what. Anyway it was a nice break away from the house where Sparky
yells constantly!! His regular voice is like he is always yelling, and yes he does look like the pic I put next to his name. Sometimes I just want to say...
. Every time someone comes over they ask if he is my husband or boyfriend because the grand kids call us grandma and grandpa. The answer is always Hell no!!!! He has really been a pain in the ass lately. I am we are trying to feed Chloe and Hannah fruits, veggies, yogurt etc instead of junk food. But Sparky insists on filling them full of junk, chicken nuggets 24/7 cookies,candy and what not. That stuff is ok now and then but not all the time. But then his son, Shannons ex, Hannahs dad, isn't happy unless he is eating hamburger helper or some sort of fast food out of a paper bag. I don't know, I will be happy when he is no longer babysitting the girls. I just get really sick of his complaining which is 24/7, you just want to say to him 
Tonight the Shannon, Nancy and Erin have friends over and they are playing beer pong. They all have to go to work tomorrow so they will be saying...
lol! Most of their friends are cool, the ones that are here tonight are cool. Some of the ones that came over last week got out of hand and wanted to threaten me when I told them to leave, that wasn't a wise thing to threaten me and the girls and say they were going to shoot up my house. My temper blew sky high, it wasn't pretty,
and several of the guys here were ready to take care of things for me. I try to stay calm and centered but when someone threatens my family I explode. The group that is here now are the real close friends who have kids and stuff, they are awesome!
Tomorrow I want to spend sometime outside in the yard. The weather has been beautiful, the orange tree is loaded with oranges and orange blossoms, and they smell amazing! I really want to plant a garden in the back yard. It's kinda hard though because we are renting and I can buy the place if I want, but I sense a move coming and I feel it will be out of state and near the water. Don't know why or when but i sense it will be fairly soon. Gotta pay attention to those gut feelings. lol!
The other night everyone was here at the house and Shannon came in and literally pulled me outside. She pointed up into the sky and there were 2 groups of 3 lights in a triangle formation. they were really bright then they would flair up in to bright orangish red balls then flash and go back to the way they were. They did it several times, they weren't planes, they weren't ghetto birds (that's what we call the police helicopters around here) they were definitly not flares. I totally believe in UFO's we see them around Phoenix all the time, usually at night but every now and then during the day. Anyway, it was so cool! I love seeing shit like that! It's amazing.
Well I better go, I am going to give Chloe a breathing treatment and lay down with her till she falls asleep, she's feeling pretty bad and she loves her Momo That's her way of calling me grandma.
Big hugs and brightest blessings,
Maria
The job search is on going but I have unemployment compensation now so that helps. I realize now more than ever that getting layed off was a blessing. I never realized until now how much stress I was under and how much it affected me. Things are getting much better.
Nancy took me to lunch today. We went to a place called Souper Salad. It's an all you can eat buffet with all sorts of salad, fruit, soups, and breads, a baked potato bar, pizza and tacos. It was really good. I had a salad and some fruit. Here is a picture of it. Interesting building huh!
Then we went shopping at Metro Center. If you've ever seen the movie Badder Santa, Metro Center mall is the mall it was filmed around. Phoenix has some interesting places. I found a cute pair of shoes there and some cute jewelry. I didn't get the jewelry yet though, I wanted to go home and look at my clothes and see what will go with what. Anyway it was a nice break away from the house where Sparky
yells constantly!! His regular voice is like he is always yelling, and yes he does look like the pic I put next to his name. Sometimes I just want to say...
. Every time someone comes over they ask if he is my husband or boyfriend because the grand kids call us grandma and grandpa. The answer is always Hell no!!!! He has really been a pain in the ass lately. I am we are trying to feed Chloe and Hannah fruits, veggies, yogurt etc instead of junk food. But Sparky insists on filling them full of junk, chicken nuggets 24/7 cookies,candy and what not. That stuff is ok now and then but not all the time. But then his son, Shannons ex, Hannahs dad, isn't happy unless he is eating hamburger helper or some sort of fast food out of a paper bag. I don't know, I will be happy when he is no longer babysitting the girls. I just get really sick of his complaining which is 24/7, you just want to say to him 
Tonight the Shannon, Nancy and Erin have friends over and they are playing beer pong. They all have to go to work tomorrow so they will be saying...
lol! Most of their friends are cool, the ones that are here tonight are cool. Some of the ones that came over last week got out of hand and wanted to threaten me when I told them to leave, that wasn't a wise thing to threaten me and the girls and say they were going to shoot up my house. My temper blew sky high, it wasn't pretty,
and several of the guys here were ready to take care of things for me. I try to stay calm and centered but when someone threatens my family I explode. The group that is here now are the real close friends who have kids and stuff, they are awesome!Tomorrow I want to spend sometime outside in the yard. The weather has been beautiful, the orange tree is loaded with oranges and orange blossoms, and they smell amazing! I really want to plant a garden in the back yard. It's kinda hard though because we are renting and I can buy the place if I want, but I sense a move coming and I feel it will be out of state and near the water. Don't know why or when but i sense it will be fairly soon. Gotta pay attention to those gut feelings. lol!
The other night everyone was here at the house and Shannon came in and literally pulled me outside. She pointed up into the sky and there were 2 groups of 3 lights in a triangle formation. they were really bright then they would flair up in to bright orangish red balls then flash and go back to the way they were. They did it several times, they weren't planes, they weren't ghetto birds (that's what we call the police helicopters around here) they were definitly not flares. I totally believe in UFO's we see them around Phoenix all the time, usually at night but every now and then during the day. Anyway, it was so cool! I love seeing shit like that! It's amazing.
Well I better go, I am going to give Chloe a breathing treatment and lay down with her till she falls asleep, she's feeling pretty bad and she loves her Momo That's her way of calling me grandma.
Big hugs and brightest blessings,
Maria
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Awesome day!!!
It's a beautiful day out! I am going to work outside in the yard today and also clean out the storage room. It needs to be done before it starts getting hot.
I am also planning our garden and how I am going to divide up the back yard. I need part of it for the kids, part of it for the dogs, and the rest of it for the garden. I have been researching growing a garden here in Phoenix, what to grow and when. Even though it gets so hot in the summer there lots of great stuff you can grow. The fresh produce in the stores sucks these days and it's so expensive. So why pay for it when I can grow it, and produce something much more healthy and fresh? We had a nice garden in Georgia, and I really should have done this last year, but our lease was going to be up in November and I didn't know if we were going to stay here another year, but we are and I think we will live here for as long as we can. At least here we have room to grow food. I can have a nice herb garden as well. I am fed up with the side effects of prescriptions that are just as dangerous as the conditions they are suppose to cure. Sometimes you need to go to the doc, but there are times that it can do more harm than good. I am also going to start baking my own bread again. That crap in the store is getting worse and worse. So many health conditions that use to be an exception are now on the rise and that's because of all the processed shit we eat. Oh well you all know what's going on around us.
Other than that, I need to trim my hair and spring clean this week. unemployment has finally been approved so for now i can at least breathe and not stress to badly as I look for jobs. Cutting the stress also makes it easier to use this time to get stuff done spiritually. And I can work out more and write easier.
My ex and I are talking about getting back together, that would probably be a good thing. I think it would be and all the kids would be happy with that decision as well. Even though he is Mark and Elyse's dad and TJ, and the girls have a different dad, he was always so good with T.J. the girls cam after he and I split up and if I had been smarter we would never have split up. But shit happens, but we all grow and learn from our experiences. Of all the men I've ever known Jerry has always been the best, and he would be a great male role model for the grand kids as well as someone everyone would like and get along with. So Iam happy with the thought of getting back together with him, but before it happens I need to lose my weight and if i work hard enough it won't be too long. He is in Florida and I am in Arizona and we will need that time while I am losing weight to get to know each other again and decide if this is what we really want to do. Jerry has a way of showing up unexpectedly though so I I hope that doesn't happen for a few months anyway. lol! But then everything happens in it's own way and as it is supposed to happen.
Well gotta go,
Hugs,
Maria
I am also planning our garden and how I am going to divide up the back yard. I need part of it for the kids, part of it for the dogs, and the rest of it for the garden. I have been researching growing a garden here in Phoenix, what to grow and when. Even though it gets so hot in the summer there lots of great stuff you can grow. The fresh produce in the stores sucks these days and it's so expensive. So why pay for it when I can grow it, and produce something much more healthy and fresh? We had a nice garden in Georgia, and I really should have done this last year, but our lease was going to be up in November and I didn't know if we were going to stay here another year, but we are and I think we will live here for as long as we can. At least here we have room to grow food. I can have a nice herb garden as well. I am fed up with the side effects of prescriptions that are just as dangerous as the conditions they are suppose to cure. Sometimes you need to go to the doc, but there are times that it can do more harm than good. I am also going to start baking my own bread again. That crap in the store is getting worse and worse. So many health conditions that use to be an exception are now on the rise and that's because of all the processed shit we eat. Oh well you all know what's going on around us.
Other than that, I need to trim my hair and spring clean this week. unemployment has finally been approved so for now i can at least breathe and not stress to badly as I look for jobs. Cutting the stress also makes it easier to use this time to get stuff done spiritually. And I can work out more and write easier.
My ex and I are talking about getting back together, that would probably be a good thing. I think it would be and all the kids would be happy with that decision as well. Even though he is Mark and Elyse's dad and TJ, and the girls have a different dad, he was always so good with T.J. the girls cam after he and I split up and if I had been smarter we would never have split up. But shit happens, but we all grow and learn from our experiences. Of all the men I've ever known Jerry has always been the best, and he would be a great male role model for the grand kids as well as someone everyone would like and get along with. So Iam happy with the thought of getting back together with him, but before it happens I need to lose my weight and if i work hard enough it won't be too long. He is in Florida and I am in Arizona and we will need that time while I am losing weight to get to know each other again and decide if this is what we really want to do. Jerry has a way of showing up unexpectedly though so I I hope that doesn't happen for a few months anyway. lol! But then everything happens in it's own way and as it is supposed to happen.
Well gotta go,
Hugs,
Maria
Friday, February 20, 2009
Mermaids
Things have been going pretty well lately. Shannon bought a car, it's a Lancer ES! So she is all excited! Now we can get around easier. Tyler her ex took off with the truck they had when they split up. Leaving her and the girls with no transportation. my car took a finally dump and we had to get rid of it. But now we are set.
Chloe tried to run off down the street yesterday looking for Tyler who is Hannah's dad and her step dad. The girls were missing him allot. So Shannon took them to see Tyler who was very rude and told her to take the girls home and for them never to come back again. He cussed her out in front of them. Then he says he will do what ever it takes in court to take them from her and get custody. First off, Chloe isn't his, second, he never showed up in court or did anything the judge ordered and that's why Shannon got full custody. Third he doesn't want to see them or support Hannah, and he told her never to bring them back. So what ever, his words are as always verbal farting. Shannon is a great mom and the girls are surrounded with love from their mom, me, and their aunties. I raised my kids on my own, and Shannon and her girls have lots of support from all of us. Right now we all share a 4 bedroom house, and eventually Nancy and Erin will get their own places. I will be here to help Shannon and the kids till they no longer need me. I may end up watching them full time till I find a fulltime job or they go to preschool. Sparky is not a positive male role model and he is teaching them nothing. They know their colors, shapes etc. But they need to be learning things and doing art projects and going on nature walks to collect leaves and rocks and stuff to learn about nature. So that is what we are doing. I think maybe a trip to the zoo this weekend might be fun for them too. Especially now when the weather is cool. In another 2 months it will be hot again.
Chloe's new favorite movie is Mermaids, with Cher, Winona Rider and Christina Ricci. She loves it and she loves the final scene where they are all dancing around in the kitchen. She says it's like us. Which is true, she, her sister and mom, me and the aunties are always singing and dancing around. We have our tough times but we are always there for each other, and we always try to have a fun and happy atmosphere. It's funny, my girls loved that movie when they were younger because it reminded them of us. Only I always cooked full meals, not finger foods. Erin is the one who makes finger fods. lol! You'd have to see the movie to understand. But I put the movie on so Chloe could see that they girls in the movie didn't have dad's either but they were happy and just fine.
Here's the scene:
I had a bit of surgery on my arm for an infection, it's healing and it hurts but the antibiotic side effects are a real pain in the butt.
Well, I gotta go take my meds, I wanted to blog before I do that because they make me a bit discombobulated! lol!
My tattoo is looking good, Shannon gets hers finished tonight. Here'smy tattoo, I never posted it. Its a music note, with yin and yang and roses.
No matter what happens keep the family close, lots of love no matter what. And for the single moms with ex's who don't care, you can do it! Be strong, keep your head up, keep the kids close, show lot's of love, don't bash the ex, and even though it's one of the hardest things you'll ever do raising kids on your own, you will become stronger than you ever beleived you could be, and you will also raise kids who are very strong as well.
Hugs,
Maria
Chloe tried to run off down the street yesterday looking for Tyler who is Hannah's dad and her step dad. The girls were missing him allot. So Shannon took them to see Tyler who was very rude and told her to take the girls home and for them never to come back again. He cussed her out in front of them. Then he says he will do what ever it takes in court to take them from her and get custody. First off, Chloe isn't his, second, he never showed up in court or did anything the judge ordered and that's why Shannon got full custody. Third he doesn't want to see them or support Hannah, and he told her never to bring them back. So what ever, his words are as always verbal farting. Shannon is a great mom and the girls are surrounded with love from their mom, me, and their aunties. I raised my kids on my own, and Shannon and her girls have lots of support from all of us. Right now we all share a 4 bedroom house, and eventually Nancy and Erin will get their own places. I will be here to help Shannon and the kids till they no longer need me. I may end up watching them full time till I find a fulltime job or they go to preschool. Sparky is not a positive male role model and he is teaching them nothing. They know their colors, shapes etc. But they need to be learning things and doing art projects and going on nature walks to collect leaves and rocks and stuff to learn about nature. So that is what we are doing. I think maybe a trip to the zoo this weekend might be fun for them too. Especially now when the weather is cool. In another 2 months it will be hot again.
Chloe's new favorite movie is Mermaids, with Cher, Winona Rider and Christina Ricci. She loves it and she loves the final scene where they are all dancing around in the kitchen. She says it's like us. Which is true, she, her sister and mom, me and the aunties are always singing and dancing around. We have our tough times but we are always there for each other, and we always try to have a fun and happy atmosphere. It's funny, my girls loved that movie when they were younger because it reminded them of us. Only I always cooked full meals, not finger foods. Erin is the one who makes finger fods. lol! You'd have to see the movie to understand. But I put the movie on so Chloe could see that they girls in the movie didn't have dad's either but they were happy and just fine.
Here's the scene:
I had a bit of surgery on my arm for an infection, it's healing and it hurts but the antibiotic side effects are a real pain in the butt.
Well, I gotta go take my meds, I wanted to blog before I do that because they make me a bit discombobulated! lol!
My tattoo is looking good, Shannon gets hers finished tonight. Here'smy tattoo, I never posted it. Its a music note, with yin and yang and roses.
No matter what happens keep the family close, lots of love no matter what. And for the single moms with ex's who don't care, you can do it! Be strong, keep your head up, keep the kids close, show lot's of love, don't bash the ex, and even though it's one of the hardest things you'll ever do raising kids on your own, you will become stronger than you ever beleived you could be, and you will also raise kids who are very strong as well.
Hugs,
Maria
Friday, February 13, 2009
Tattoo Party Tonight!
Tonight we are having a tattoo party at the house. There will be at least 3 artist here. It'll be great! Yep I will be getting inked too. I already have a tattoo that I got a long time ago. But this one will be on my wrist and will the beginning of what will eventually be a sleeve. Yep, I have decided to get sleeves. When I got my 1st tat is was back when it wasn't real popular yet for women to get lots of tats and when i got mine everyone kept saying when you get older you will regret it, that was in the 70's. Well I am older (just turned 49) I am not wrinkled yet, and it's time for more tats! Chloe loves tattoos, she is obsessed with them (she's 3) so she gets to watch grandma get her tattoo if it's not to late. She's all excited about it. Her mom and aunties will be getting some as well. Erin just got a black rose the other day.
Nancy and Gabby got their noses pierced yesterday. Mike at Pigments of Imagination, has done our piercings for years so they went to Mike. Mike is the shit! He pierced my nose a few years ago but I went to clean it and couldn't get the ring back in. So I took it out. I will probably get it redone soon. I was tempted to go with the girls yesterday.
My daughter Elyse's husband is in the Army, they are stationed in Alaska. He was just deployed to Alaska, and she's having a hard time of it right now. I wish all of us girls had the time and money to fly up there for a few days or fly her and Kayla here. That would cheer her up allot. I wish she could be here at the party tonight. It really sucks that they had to deploy people a few days before Valentines day, I mean you'd think they could have waited a week. They suck! But we won't get me started on my opinion of the war and our countries involvement, that would not be pretty, though many share my opinions.
Sparky
is being an ass as usual. I think he can leave early today and be off tomorrow, and I will babysit tomorrow instead. I think I will get my tattoo first so I can get to bed early enough to do that. That way Chloe can watch too. Beside he can't be here for the party, yuk! I can see it now!I better get going, I need to clean and stuff before the party and make sure we have tables and chair etc.
Hugs,
Maria
Monday, February 9, 2009
One of those days!
It's been a few days since I wrote anything, the weekend was pretty decent, the girls had their boyfriends over to play quarters last night and one of the guys actually swallowed the quarter. He got sick later and puked allot so hopefully it came up that way, otherwise he's going to have to shit it out, and I don't even want to know what that's going to feel like. I guess it's better than shitting bricks lol!
Speaking of shitting, Erin and Shannon got into an argument over Erin not staying around to house break the puppy,
and Erin responded by screaming at Shannon about breaking into her room while she is gone to borrow stuff, then it went from that to who loans who cigarettes etc... So yeah a really good day today turned to totally aggravation and frustration
Aren't my girls absofuckinglutely fabulous?
Don't ask me where I get the pics for my blog, just enter a word like fabulous in photobucket and up the come!
So anyway... moving on...After that explosion, Tyler
Shannon's ex and Hannah's dad, and 
Sparky's son, was asked by Shannon if he could bring some diapers for Hannah, and Tyler got pissed of saying that Shannon screwed him over in court, and she's like... "Hellooo genius you took me to court for custody, and then didn't show up. Yep he gets the dumb ass award 
if he would have shown up and made an effort to care things would have been different. So he says he is declaring war on Shannon and he will work 3 jobs and take her back to court and take Hannah from her. Yeah right! Like we believe that, he can't even keep one job and you have to beg him to come see his daughter, then he rarely shows up and leaves her waiting with her little overnight, hopes shattered once more, and we get to mend her little broken heart once more! Yeah declaring war, that's a joke 
what ever!!! Then to top it all off, Sparky came home early, while Tyler was ranting on the phone, but oddly enough he was actually civil. Thank God! But it won't last for long. Jeez!
Oh well, I remain centered as possible, counting my blessings and trying to keep the peace instead of losing my temper which would not be pretty!
After the smoke cleared and the drama ended things kinda got back to normal. One thing is true, we sure say 
around here allot. But sometimes 
.
Moving on... I have an interview with Discover Card this week. So if all goes well, I will be employed once again, then I will have the money to become a Reiki Master and teacher. I worked for Discover several years ago before I went to Amex. All I can say is I should have never left Discover. Oh well, we will see what the future brings. I am as always, totally optimistic!
The weather out has been cold and rainy, we had hail and thunder today! Loved it! Nancy and I walked up to the store in the rain too. Ya gotta love the rain, peaceful, cleansing, whenever there is a storm we can be seen running around in the middle of the street dancing and playing in it.
Our neighbors think we are nuts... and maybe we are... or maybe we just love nature, and the rain and weather, and sitting on the roof at night when the moon is full, or at any other phase for that matter. And sometimes we lay in the cool grass on a hot summer day soaking up the energy of the earth below us and the sky and sun above. We also can be seen sitting outside in the front yard talking at all hours of the night. You have to love nature and everything around you, you have to learn to enjoy the serenity it can bring, even in the city. Yep, I would love to live on the country instead of in the city but no matter what, I can still enjoy nature and take my mind elsewhere. Well, speaking of which... Shannon and Chloe are outside under the carport wrapped in a nice fluffy warm blanket and Chloe wants me to come out and join them, so I will go get my blanket, now and do just that. Then I am snuggling up in my bed to watch a movie and go to sleep!
Big Hugs,
Maria
Speaking of shitting, Erin and Shannon got into an argument over Erin not staying around to house break the puppy,
and Erin responded by screaming at Shannon about breaking into her room while she is gone to borrow stuff, then it went from that to who loans who cigarettes etc... So yeah a really good day today turned to totally aggravation and frustration
Aren't my girls absofuckinglutely fabulous?
Don't ask me where I get the pics for my blog, just enter a word like fabulous in photobucket and up the come!
So anyway... moving on...After that explosion, Tyler
Shannon's ex and Hannah's dad, and 
Sparky's son, was asked by Shannon if he could bring some diapers for Hannah, and Tyler got pissed of saying that Shannon screwed him over in court, and she's like... "Hellooo genius you took me to court for custody, and then didn't show up. Yep he gets the dumb ass award if he would have shown up and made an effort to care things would have been different. So he says he is declaring war on Shannon and he will work 3 jobs and take her back to court and take Hannah from her. Yeah right! Like we believe that, he can't even keep one job and you have to beg him to come see his daughter, then he rarely shows up and leaves her waiting with her little overnight, hopes shattered once more, and we get to mend her little broken heart once more! Yeah declaring war, that's a joke 
what ever!!! Then to top it all off, Sparky came home early, while Tyler was ranting on the phone, but oddly enough he was actually civil. Thank God! But it won't last for long. Jeez!
Oh well, I remain centered as possible, counting my blessings and trying to keep the peace instead of losing my temper which would not be pretty! After the smoke cleared and the drama ended things kinda got back to normal. One thing is true, we sure say around here allot. But sometimes 
.Moving on... I have an interview with Discover Card this week. So if all goes well, I will be employed once again, then I will have the money to become a Reiki Master and teacher. I worked for Discover several years ago before I went to Amex. All I can say is I should have never left Discover. Oh well, we will see what the future brings. I am as always, totally optimistic!
The weather out has been cold and rainy, we had hail and thunder today! Loved it! Nancy and I walked up to the store in the rain too. Ya gotta love the rain, peaceful, cleansing, whenever there is a storm we can be seen running around in the middle of the street dancing and playing in it.
Our neighbors think we are nuts... and maybe we are... or maybe we just love nature, and the rain and weather, and sitting on the roof at night when the moon is full, or at any other phase for that matter. And sometimes we lay in the cool grass on a hot summer day soaking up the energy of the earth below us and the sky and sun above. We also can be seen sitting outside in the front yard talking at all hours of the night. You have to love nature and everything around you, you have to learn to enjoy the serenity it can bring, even in the city. Yep, I would love to live on the country instead of in the city but no matter what, I can still enjoy nature and take my mind elsewhere. Well, speaking of which... Shannon and Chloe are outside under the carport wrapped in a nice fluffy warm blanket and Chloe wants me to come out and join them, so I will go get my blanket, now and do just that. Then I am snuggling up in my bed to watch a movie and go to sleep!Big Hugs,
Maria
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Missing my out of town kids and grandkids
My oldest son T.J. sent me a birthday card today with a picture of him, his wife Debbie and son Brett. He also sent a pic of his daughter Kalee who is now 7. He hadn't seen her for 6 years because when he and his ex Tina moved to Iowa, Tina took off with Kalee. He saw them in the mall shortly after Thanksgiving and Tina couldn't run away or ignore him so she had no choice but to introduce Kalee to her Dad. They have been in contact ever since, and catching up. I am so glad he finally found her. I was there for Kalee's birth and Kalee and I were very close till Tina disappeared. It was so hard to say goodbye when they left for Iowa, because I knew what was going to happen. this is the song that was playing when we said goodbye, and Erin was singing to Kalee. So Erin called it Kalee's song
But now T.J. has Kalee back with him and so it's awesome.
So here is Kalee
and here is T.J. Deb and Brett
Nancy and I went for a walk to the park and back, it's good exercise because there are lots of hills, it's all desert. The weather was nice and the air smelled sweet like the desert smells in the winter. It is supposed to rain this weekend and cool off quite a bit. It's already clouding up. This week flew by, it's hard to believe tomorrow is friday.
The puppy has become my little shadow, everywhere I go she follows, if I do dishes or cook she is at my feet, if I am on the computer she is sleeping on my feet. At night she sleeps by my bed or on the bed and if I get up in the middle of the night she follows me. The other dogs and cats sleep outside my bedroom door and follow me as well, it looks funny seeing me walk to the bathroom or kitchen with a trail of pets behind me. But she's kinda adopted me as her mom. Erin as always is losing interest. Oh well.
I better go cook dinner.
Hugs,
Maria
Well, gotta go cook dinner
But now T.J. has Kalee back with him and so it's awesome.
So here is Kalee
and here is T.J. Deb and Brett
Nancy and I went for a walk to the park and back, it's good exercise because there are lots of hills, it's all desert. The weather was nice and the air smelled sweet like the desert smells in the winter. It is supposed to rain this weekend and cool off quite a bit. It's already clouding up. This week flew by, it's hard to believe tomorrow is friday.
The puppy has become my little shadow, everywhere I go she follows, if I do dishes or cook she is at my feet, if I am on the computer she is sleeping on my feet. At night she sleeps by my bed or on the bed and if I get up in the middle of the night she follows me. The other dogs and cats sleep outside my bedroom door and follow me as well, it looks funny seeing me walk to the bathroom or kitchen with a trail of pets behind me. But she's kinda adopted me as her mom. Erin as always is losing interest. Oh well.
I better go cook dinner.
Hugs,
Maria
Well, gotta go cook dinner
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