Making a List......

I am a list maker. I make lists to keep up with lists to keep up with the lists that I make. I have to keep myself organized, or I get really anxious. I know, me? Anxious? Who would have thought it? (HA) Anyway, I like to get started EARLY on Christmas. If I'm not done by November (preferably October) I get anxious. (There is that word again. LOL) So, I've had Zac and Kendra both make their lists. Kendra's is short, easy, and expensive. LOL, she is a teen after all, but I have plenty of time (GULP) to save. She wants an Ipod Touch and some weirdo adapter thingy, so she can use it in her car. Zacs list makes me laugh. It started out as a well organized "list," but now there are things listed all over the paper with things circled and check marked. I'm sure it will get longer and messier as time goes by. I've already bought Zacs "Mongoose Skateboard Twin-Pack," but I have got to buy the helmet. So much to do....so little time....I can check one thing off my list though....

List for this weekend
1. Pedicure
2. Haircut for Zac
3. Get Breast Cancer Ribbon Tattoo Touched up

Maybe hubby will take Zac for the haircut....it is a chore to get that child to hold still.

It's the Little Things...

Tonight I have a "date" with my daughter. We are going to the midnight showing of the movie "Eclipse" with a couple of my friends. Yes, the movies are campy, and they have pretty well all sucked, but it is something for us to do together. The first one was great actually. It was so ridiculous that Kendra and I laughed so hard that we actually decided to get up and leave, but a great time was had by both of us. You are probably wondering why we would choose to do it again. Well, it is simple. It is time that we can spend together. Time that we will never get back, and we hope that maybe the movie won't suck quite so badly. LOL We had tickets for the midnight showing of the second movie, but I ended up with the flu, so she went with friends instead. It just wasn't the same. So, we head out tonight, supper at IHOP, midnight movie, and lots of fun! So, I guess it isn't so little after all...My baby girl is growing up and these are days I won't get back. I cherish every moment that she wants to hang out with her mom. I AM truly blessed to be her mother.

What a cool week I have had.....

....and it is only Monday! I reconnected with my best friend from first grade. She found me through facebook of course. We have yet to catch up properly, but I worked all weekend and I'm sure her life is just as busy as mine is. If that wasn't neat enough, my First Grade teacher friend requested me today on facebook! I remember her vividly and the fact that she remembers me at all after 33 years just floors me and brings tears to my eyes! LIFE! I am NEVER ceased to be amazed by it! I can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store!

Thursday.....

Nothing too special about many Thursdays, and this one is no different. I'm off of work which is nice. I'm up early which is also nice. I'm sipping a huge cup of coffee and watching Lily stalk the Bettas. Now she has moved to the printer that my husband has placed on the coffee table so he can print his school work. I absolutely HATE his "mobile GEEK station" as I call it. It junks up my living room and I hate clutter and disorder.

So, today should be relatively uneventful for me. Kendra is babysitting, I have laundry, and I'm sure once Zac gets up he will be heading outside to play. I plan on getting some rest gearing up for the weekend at work. I actually think my husband is off of work tomorrow. His deployment date has been moved up again. We are now looking at October 25th. Time is marching on......

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas....

....I was just sitting here thinking about the holidays this year. Being an emergency room nurse kind of sucks around holiday time. We usually alternate holidays. Two years ago I ended up working Christmas Eve and Day, because the way they had me scheduled around that was ridiculous, and the time with my family would have been all messed up. So, last year, I worked Thanksgiving Day and Christmas day. So, that means that THIS year, I should have them both off. The thing is, my husband will be somewhere in the Middle East for both of them. So, Kendra, Zac, and I will have a Merry LITTLE Christmas indeed. Kind of pathetic if you think about it, but at least I will have my children with me. OH, and I can't forget my fur babies either. In the grand scheme of things I have no right to feel melancholy about it at all. At least I will get to BE with my children. My poor husband will be thousands of miles from any of us in a land that doesn't celebrate Christmas. Thank Goodness he will be with friends and it will make the next holidays that much sweeter, because hopefully he will be home with us where he belongs....

Sloth.....

.....One of the 7 deadly sins or so "they" say. I am committing this one today without a hint of guilt. I deserve it. One day out of 7 isn't so bad. At least I don't fill my week with a deadly sin a day, although it may be worth a shot. Maybe I'll think about that tomorrow, but today I'm slothful so I'll be putting that off.

Change Will Do You Good....

...Or so they say. On June 1st we moved into our beautiful new Emergency Room. I think I am getting used to it pretty well, although it has been a HUGE learning curve. My knees and hips ache a little more at the end of the day, and my days off are much more appreciated, but maybe that is a good thing too. Too soon after THIS change is the change of our medical director. My very favorite doctor who just happens to be the medical director is moving to Las Vegas. We had his going away party last night, and while we had a blast it was bittersweet. We have a new director coming in, and I think he will be great too. We have worked with him for several years, and he is young, super smart, and awesome.

So, Dr. Scott going to Vegas gives me another friend there and another reason to visit, and having the opportunity to know him has made me a better person and nurse. I am thankful for the experience, and I look forward to learning more about myself and my job everyday!

An Honest Mistake?!?!

So, this morning I woke up, and I was REALLY hungry. I don't normally wake up hungry, but this morning was the exception. Zac came into the kitchen just as I was about to pour the milk in my cereal. He said, "Why are you pouring milk into that cat food?" I looked into my bowl, and sure enough, I had poured myself a nice big bowl of Blue Buffalo cat food. Lord knows what would have happened had he not walked in at that point. I guess I would have taken a nice big bite of cat food! If you can't laugh at yourself do you really have the right to laugh at others? (which by the way, I do a lot) LOL

So I took a nap....

I've done basically what I intended to do today which was basically nothing. I ate breakfast and watched America's Next Top Model reruns til I couldn't take it anymore. At about 3:40pm I decided that I was hungry again, and I asked my daughter if she wanted something to eat. She informed me that it was neither lunch nor supper time, and that if I ate a meal then I would only be hungry later so I should wait. That's what I did. Since when did we change roles? I was hungry and bored, so I picked up both of my cats and went to my room and went to bed. We had a great nap, but Lily woke me up with a paw to the side of the head. Apparently she had to use the litterbox, so we got up. Thank God it was also a respectable time to eat too. I'm thinking hamburgers........

Ummm

Not too much to say today. It is early, and it looks a little gloomy which matches my mood exactly. LOL, as I typed that it reminded me that my mom used to call me Eeyore. Apparently I was a gloomy kid too. Not that I'm gloomy all of the time, but it has been a cry or die week, so I have chosen the cry option. Doesn't exactly THRILL my kids, but I don't think that my dying would thrill them too much either. Who knows? This too shall pass. The swing is down and going fast. Stop this ride I wanna get off....

A Productive Wednesday so Far...

......Actually, not so far, period. I don't plan on doing anything else today. LOL I dropped Lily off at the Vet so she can get spayed today. We really needed to have it done. She is a year old and with every heat cycle her behavior was getting worse and worse. Kendra had cardio training today, so after Zac and I dropped Lily off we went to IHOP for a completely unhealthy mother-son breakfast. When we were finished with breakfast Kendra was done with her workout so we went to pick her up and headed for the animal shelter to take a few blankets.

Ah, the Animal Shelter. LOADS of beautiful cats and dogs. I would bring them all home if I could especially the cats. They were exceptionally engaging today reaching through the bars and grabbing at our clothing. So we played with the kitties for a long time today! I pray every night that my husband will find his "inner animal lover." So far it hasn't worked. Maybe some day....

A Random Musing About Cats in Heat.....

.....Well, I know this is a difficult subject for most, but I intend to talk about it. It is quite possibly the closest thing to Hell without actually going. It is a week of cat yowling, rolling around in the floor, and rubbing their genitals on anything and everything that will hold still or is stationary. NOTHING is sacred. Every piece of furniture in my home including my rock fireplace surround has been molested by my normally sweet little brown cat that at least once a month turns into a creature that I do not recognize. This last cycle was particularly bad, and actually had me considering going in to work and doing overtime just to avoid the yowling and howling that was permeating my home. I can take no more. Tomorrow is the day. She is back to her sweet self, and we are hopefully gonna keep it that way. She has no idea that her life will change tomorrow, but I know it will be for the better. They will have to keep her over night and that will make me sad. She will think her mommy has abandoned her, and I will be working Thursday when she is ready to come home, but Kendra will be there bright and early to pick her up. I am so excited!

I know it seems very silly to be excited about something such as this, but I am a huge proponent of Spaying and Neutering your pets. I don't think any responsible pet owner just lets their pets run mamby pamby and have litter after litter of puppies and kittens. It is too hard to find them homes with responsible owners as well. Anyway. I will not get on my soapbox here except to say that I have two pedigreed cats that I could have bred, but have made the conscious choice not to. Think long and hard before you get a pet, and think long and hard before you allow them to reproduce.... Too many unwanted animals out there already.

So, Kendra and I have gone through our blankets and are washing them getting them ready to take to the Animal shelter. They are always in need of blankets and towels. You can take it off on your taxes too!!!