• I'm a Christian, a mom, stepmom and wife first and foremost.

    I try to be durned great at all of those roles.

    I have trouble being a "submissive" wife.

    I tend to be goofier than my kids - at times.

    I have books on every flat (and not so flat surface) in the house.

    I am an absolute geek and nerd.

    I am a master of sarcasm.

    I am very reserved.

    I enjoy wine a bit much

    I read more than most people brush their teeth.

    I like my solitude a bit too much for many.

    I have an incredible repertoire of mean/confused/aggravated expressions.

    I don't like sweets.

    I love horror - movies, books, personal stories, whatever.

    I will fight for my kiddo to the end - try me.

    I would be a life long student if I didn't have to work for a living.

    I can kick your butt in trivial pursuit!

    I hate drama.

    I love the smell of books.

    I have a strong desire to take books and hug them and even consider kissing them when I get a new one! (geek alert)

    I blog about nothing ness, randomness, mommy ness and books.

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    "Read me a book and I’ll be entertained for a day, teach me to read and I’ll have a nervous breakdown when I realize I can’t read every book I see.”
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  • 101 Things About Me

    I decided to do this ‘101 Things About Me’ thing because I read some others and I felt like I was having wine with the folks who wrote them. And durn it, do I love wine. 1. I am blessed.
    2. I am the oldest of 3 children.
    3. I am the only girl.
    4. I have 3 step brothers and 1 half brother in addition to my birth brothers.
    5. Because I grew up with so many boys, I received boy toys as gifts.
    6. I didn’t have a birthday cake until I was in my twenties.
    7. Prior to that, I had had two birthday parties.
    8. I started cooking the family meal at 12. All of it. Every day.
    9. My mother used to take in foster kids.
    10. Edited due to my new found love of people.
    11. I love my family something fierce.
    12. I am pro-choice and have experienced the horror of an abortion.
    13. I have experienced the horror of a rape.
    14. I have battled a bi-polar disorder for at least 12 years.
    15. I have been depressed severely enough to seriously contemplate suicide.
    16. I imagined my funeral, and the sadness of my family members and decided I couldn’t do that to them. I lived for them for a few years.
    17. I am a natural redhead. I dye my hair various shades of red because I bore easily.
    18. There are angels. I do not doubt that one bit.
    19. And ghosts. I know this.
    20. My Mom's Mom and I have a very special bond.
    21. I also have a very special bond with my stepmom.
    22. Marriage is not all sunshine and flowers. In fact, I would say it was freaking hard work.
    23. I have never seen my husband cry. Edited to add: Until seeing The Time Traveler's Wife. And then it was more of a I Heard Him Crying incident.
    24. I don't think I'll ever be too old to hear my Dad say he's proud of me.
    25. My husband is my #1 fan. And I am his.
    26. I had a loooooooong life before marriage came along. Sometimes I’m cool with that. Sometimes I'm not.
    27. I didn’t become a Christian till my late twenties.
    28. I loved to climb trees when I was a kid.
    29. My best friends growing up taught me to kiss – on a tree.
    30. My right foot is bigger than my left by a size. Both my second toes are longer than any of the others.
    31. I won 3rd place in a spelling bee in 6th grade without studying.
    32. I like the smell of gasoline.
    33. I have a scar in my right eyebrow. I tried to fly off the table and busted my eye open.
    34. I don't plan ahead very well. Actually, that's not true. I plan ahead just fine. It's the execution of the plan that is often the problem.
    35. I have a crush on Joaquin Phoenix. My husband thinks he is ugly. Obviously, I do not.
    36. I take physical, spiritual and emotional comfort from the presence of books. 37. I prefer eye glasses to contact lenses.
    38. If I could afford it, I would spend the rest of my life in school.
    39. I watch very little TV, and yet will still pay for digital cable so I can watch The Tudors. Edited to add: we no longer have cable but I do Netflix The Tudors and True Blood
    40. I have a hard time comprehending the fact that some people don't read for pleasure.
    41. I don't write as often as I should.
    42. I can hold a grudge for way too long.
    43. It is tremendously easy to annoy me. Some people do it by merely existing
    44. I am cynical and suspicious by nature.
    45. Halloween is my favorite holiday.
    46. I dislike being asked to provide the name of my favorite song, film, book, etc - because I find these things change moment to moment.
    47. I prefer to be barefoot.
    48. When a film based on a book comes out, or a movie remake is released, I feel the need to read the book and/or see the original film version, regardless of whether or not I plan to see the remake.
    49. My brain is my own worst enemy; especially when I'm asleep.
    50. Someday I'd like to open my own bookstore.
    51. I readily admit to being a geek. Also a dork, and possibly a nerd - although somehow I fear being bad with numbers precludes me from being a nerd.
    52. I can become bored with a job very easily.
    53. I prefer to be continually challenged.
    54. I am fan of horror fiction (books, film etc) - and my tastes run the gamut from classic suspense to full-on, gorey slasher stuff.
    55. I always have a thing for vampire fiction.
    56. I have a fairly dark sense of humor.
    57. I am a caffeine fiend. Pass the Diet Coke please.
    58. I hate getting gifts. Its very awkward for me.
    59. I have been stalked – in real life, not just online.
    60. I’m messy but not dirty.
    61. If left alone, I can read an entire book in a day.
    62. I constantly re-read books.
    63. I have never lived by myself.
    64. I love Diet Cherry Coke more than any other type of soft drink.
    65. I am Cherokee on my mother's side and Cherokee-Irish on my father's. All told, I am ¼ Cherokee.
    66. I think most dolls are incredibly creepy.
    67. I have four holes in my left ear, five in my right, one in each nipple and one Monroe piercing.
    68. I have three tattoos.
    69. I have plans for at least four more.
    70. I can’t drive a standard.
    71. I can blow bubbles inside of bubbles with bubble gum.
    72. I have long, complicated, vivid dreams nearly every night.
    73. Like Scout from “To Kill a Mockingbird”, I don’t remember ever not knowing how to read. (According to my mom, I actually started to read when I was three years old.)
    74. I hate driving in the rain, especially at night.
    75. I am very impatient.
    76. I have always believed I will die before my 35th birthday
    77. I detest having my picture taken.
    78. I am a dedicated mother.
    79. I can be a good liar.
    80. I cry too easily – but not about my own situations.
    81. I wish with every fiber of my being that I lived next to the ocean.
    82. When I was in elementary school, I made a daily trip to the HS via short bus to take part in a gifted class and learned French.
    83. I can’t speak any foreign language today.
    84. I quit the gifted class because the teachers treated me funny.
    85. I secretly wish I could sew my own clothes.
    86. I puke when cleaning up a child’s puke. Or hearing someone puke. Or thinking about it.
    87. I don’t understand Monty Python movies.
    88. I despise shopping.
    89. I despise malls and crowds.
    90. I have sleep apnea and sleep about 12 hours a day.
    91. I did inhale.
    92. I dislike girlie things.
    93. But I used to want to be a ballerina.
    94. Much to my daughter’s amazement, I can do a cartwheel that ends in the splits.
    95. My gym teacher urged me to take gymnastics. My mom refused.
    96. I talk to myself in my head.
    97. I am not very observant.
    98. I want to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.
    99. I love red wines.
    100. I wish I were crafty.
    101. I take medication. I hate it.

Busy Busy!

Posted on September 4, 2009 by sarcasticredheadedgeek

I really thought that school would start and I wouldn’t be so busy. Wrong!

Keith started school this week. I am doing all his classwork, homework and essays along with him. I will get educated even if I don’t get the degree. The education is what matters to me anyway.

The Girl Child seems to have high school drama daily. Did I tell you that in the first two weeks of school that she got asked out NINE times? Twice by Juniors. Oh yeah. She’s a Freshman. Her friends are all talking about her behind her back. I assume it’s because she is getting a LOT of attention. Her ex-boyfriend (AKA her best friend) hates her now. It’s a drama filled life around here. Think I can start her over in Kindergarten? Nah. I don’t wanna go through all those years again.

The Little Girls have gone back to their mom’s for the school year so she can “teach” them. Yeah, they are homeschooled. Did you know that instead of real schoolwork, you can attend Hogwarts Junior Correspondence Course? You will receive Owls in your tree every morning telling you what your assignments are. You study Herbology, Intro to Potions, Mythical Creatures and Wandmaking. Wow. If I had done that course of study, imagine where I would be now. Wait. Don’t waste your time.

Soccer has started for the little girls. Yeah, that’s right. I am a soccer mom again. Not only that, but I am the Team Parent. Basically it means that I organize snacks and outings but heck, I enjoy it.

I am starting a small group for our girls’ youth group. Abby will be leading it (it’s peer lead) and I will oversee it. I bet we will have a blast with it.

Speaking of church (Kat, you can skip all this! :) ), we have Youth Group tonight in Soddy, Youth Laser Tag Saturday and Abby is going to her friend’s Youth Group on Sunday since we don’t have a Youth Group that meets at church.

Also on the church note, our small group is going to have a major overhaul. We are a group that does outreach in the community. So far all we have done (all. Ok I shouldn’t say “all” it is a pretty big deal) is build a house of Habitat for Humanity, feed the hungry every month and volunteer at the Children’s Hospital. I have had an epiphany though.

We don’t have to do big huge things to show God’s love. It’s really easy to stand out at an intersection passing out cold drinks and showing God’s love in a small practical way. Do small things with great love! If you are in the church, expect things to change! :)

I have been sewing up a storm. Not that much finished though. Started projects here and there. Lots of practice pieces. (I practice on sheets. Every. piece. I. make. I don’t want to mess up on “good” fabric.) My MIL bought me ten patterns yesterday. They were on sale. I got $157 worth for $21! The Girl Child got two of them for her wardrobe. I got eight. The little girls didn’t get any because I couldn’t find any that I thought they would like. I will have to take them and let them pick something out.

This weekend is Swing Fest @ Coolidge Park. We are uber excited. At least I am. We are going to go sit on blankets, eat picnic food, enjoy the big band music and practice our newly learned dance moves. If you want to have a good laugh, come see me.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

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3 Responses

  1. Katrina, on September 4th, 2009 at 1:04 pm Said:

    Can’t you get even more financial aid now that you’re on disability? If you’re going to do the work, might as well have it go towards something.
    oh high school…if there wasn’t a ton of drama it just wouldn’t be the same. Chloe isn’t one of the talkers is she??? That would be awful :(

  2. countessabohemia, on September 5th, 2009 at 1:55 am Said:

    Wow!! Katrina…when’s the last time you saw or spoke to Chloe??? No, I don’t think she’s one of the “talkers”…I may be biased…I appreciate your speculation though. There is AT LEAST 2 sides to every story. YOU DO NOT KNOW MY CHILD. I would appreciate that you at least qualify any comments about her by acknowledging that you don’t know her AT ALL. As a high school teacher it’s really no “Prize” (no offense meant, really!!!) to be asked out a multitude of times in the first few weeks of school…it’s a phenomenon we know as “fresh meat”…no offense Abby, is beautiful girl…but the boys are trolling…especially the upperclassmen. These girls (our daughters) transitioning into high school need a lot of guidance to understand that boys are “throwing out their lines” wherever they can until they can get something/someone hooked, especially the juniors/seniors. The more mature girls (upperclassman) already know their game & the freshman girls, especially coming from such a sheltered environment as CSLA, don’t really know how to handle the attention that seems to be heaped upon them. It can all seem so overwhelmingly flattering when you get lots of attention. Sometimes it goes to one’s head (I’m speaking in generalities) It’s funny what it can do to a person & I’m sure we would ALL be amazed at what our children are capable of doing and saying. Jenifer, you are a dear friend and i will always speak frankly and honestly with you. Katrina, I don’t know you from a hole in the wall and I would GREATLY appreciate it if you did not reference my child in any way when you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about. Chloe has gone to great lengths to stay out of the “drama”, so speculate elsewhere if you don’t mind. Do you even have kids? That’s all I got for now…no offense, Jenifer…hope none taken. Katrina…you can kiss my ass…it might be awhile because I haven’t seen you in years, literally. You don’t know me & you don’t know my child. Please don’t presume to. Please speculate elsewhere. Or would that be too “awful”?

  3. Katrina, on September 11th, 2009 at 5:06 pm Said:

    I wasn’t presuming anything and certainly didn’t mean anything other than it would be a shame if something happened and they weren’t friends anymore after so many years. I’m sorry you took such offense to my comment.

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