WELL TODAY IS HERE

.....WELL Today is the here....the least favorite day of the year for many. Valentine's Day is the busiest days of the year for most flower shops in this country. Unfortunately, after all these years, the men in our lives still do not get us. We do not want flowers. We do not want candy or flowers. OK.. maybe I am talking for myself, but hey..this is my page so I can. I have not received anything from Bill as of this moment and do not know what I will get, if anything. But the statements I made above are true for me. I want something for Valentine's Day that proves that my husband knows who I am and understands me. It could be something as simple as a book or a card. As long as it comes from him, all is good. Now I know some of you out there absolutely despise Valentine's Day. Believe me, I used to be one of them. Most people that harbor ill feelings towards this holiday are either alone, or with someone who needs to get a clue. I know that when it comes to Bill, I have to start giving clues a couple of weeks in advance. You know all the little things you do w/out even thinking about it. Lingering over a watch set a little longer than necessary to make sure he sees you.....mentioning off-handed someplace you haven't eaten in a while....and of course there is always the "I wish I had" line that can always be used as long as it does not immediately precede the holiday. Time changes the gift giving process in any relationship. Bill no longer asks what I want, he just buys something...and sometimes he just buys anything. I love the man to death, but he says I am hard to shop for, it is just untrue. I am the most easy person to shop for. I like just about everything. The only thing that hinders my Valentine's Day gift receiving is that my birthday is 2 days later and usually Bill feels he has to combine the two days and get me something big. I don't need anything big. I just wanna know he still loves me after 9 years. I think that deep down that is all anyone wants to know. So....Happy Valentine's Day everyone....Enjoy your dying flowers....

IT'S MONDAY AGAIN

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Well another weekend gone. It was pretty much the same of any other except Bill and I went to the casino Saturday. I had no luck. Lost almost everything I took. Bill on the hand, like usual, won on the blackjack table. We had a good time. We had a lot of people that went with us and we had a really good time. Sunday we had to make up Friday nights bowling league. We didn't get to bowl Friday because our lane broke down. We could have took all three, but I totally choked on the 3rd game and we lost by 13 pins. Bill took today off because he worked Saturday, so we are using today to get a lot of stuff done. We are getting vehicles inspected and licenses renewed. All that grown up stuff that we wish we could avoid but can't. So I don't have anything exciting to write in this blog, but I will try to add another one later tonight to amuse. I have decided to tell some stories from the past, so look for those in future blogs. Hope everyone has a good week.

THE IDIOCRACY'S OF THE DRUNK

Not much to write about today. I worked tonight, and as you all know, I am a bartender. So I decided I would dedicate tonight's blog to the brilliance of the average drunk. Let me just start off by saying that I am so in the wrong line of business. First off, I hate drunks. Second, I have a very bad temper and a very short fuse. Take these two character traits and add them to working during Thursday night pool league, and you are just asking for trouble. I am usually very good at holding my temper when it comes to my job here in Brunswick because I know everyone that comes in there. But sometimes, there is not enough patience in the world to deal w/ a small town drunk. Alcohol can cause even the nicest person in the world to turn into a major first class prick. Friends want to fight friends. Wives get pissed off at their husband. Someone talks or touches someone else in a way that they normally wouldn't. All of these things combined can sometimes make for a very volatile situation. There were no fist fights tonight, but there were two shoving matches and one very loud argument. Not to mention the owner came walking in from a craps game w/ his face covered in blood and all cut up. He had been invited to a friends to play craps and I guess some young punk got pissed and tried to start shit w/ him. He grabbed him and through him down on the slick ice causing all of the scratches and blood. When my boss regained his footing the punk ran for the house. He apparently was not looking for a fair fight. Anyway, the point of this story is......If you are going to drink, drink in moderation..because even if you don't remember what you said and did...you can almost guarantee that someone else will. And most people think that they are hilarious when they have had a few drinks, but more than not...someone will not think you are so funny. So, in closing, if you go out to have a good time make sure that you can remember it the next morning or you may find yourself being snubbed by your favorite bartender and not know why...Have a great weekend.

SUCKS DON'T IT

Well ladies and gentlemen it's that time of year once again. Tax time!!! For some people, like Bill and I , you look forward to this time of year all year long. It is like a late Christmas for mom and dad. All that stuff you wanted to buy one another for Christmas, but just couldn't afford because you had to make sure the kids are taken care of. This year Bill and I got to file our taxes really early. We had all of our money back by the second week of January. On the down side, here it is the 2ND week of February and the money is GONE! Yes, we did get everything paid off this year. We also spent quite a bit on ourselves and the girls. It was time for me to get a brand new computer, which I have wanted for 7 years. Bill got a new PlayStation and some stuff for his truck. The kids got new clothes and we got some new furniture. All of this is great, and we still have a little left to go to the casino this weekend, but then sadly it will be gone. The best part for me was not the new stuff. It was the ability to pay off all those little bills that pile up throughout the year. So to all of you just getting ready to get yours back....ENJOY! On a final note, for all of you who pay in each year on your taxes, I feel very sorry for you. Bill and I work very hard throughout the year, but unfortunately we still remain middle class. This is my favorite time of year until the money is gone. Then, it is just like any other time of the year. Just another day of work and another weekly paycheck, but that is OK because everything we have is ours and we owe no one anything as of right this minute. To bad this won't last. Before the week is out I will start receiving March's bills and we will start all over again. Have a great time spending!

JUST ANOTHER DAY

It is Tuesday...nothing special about Tuesday's. I talked to my sister for a bit, cleaned some house, did some laundry, and watched tv. It is still flipping cold outside. I hate winter time, even when it is beautiful. Man, my life is really boring when the kids are at school.
On a side note, I would like to take a moment to talk about chat rooms. Since I was bored this morning I decided to take a peak at some of the available chat rooms since I have not entered one in over 9 years. I no longer need to go to the love or relationship rooms since I am very happily married, and Missouri doesn't have any chat rooms for locals to gather. So I decided that a parenting chat room was probably my safest bet. Boy was I wrong.! The second my finger clicked the mouse to connect to the room, I was bombarded by 7...count them..7 people instant messaging me. What is wrong with these people? All 7 people typed broken English as if foreign, And all 7 people had absolutely NO info in their profiles. Now, out of these 7 people, 5 of them went away quietly. Unfortunately the other 2 were not quite as accommodating. One of them kept buzzing me over and over again...The other would not stop typing...I told him no thank you, I am busy....but he would not stop. He tried to add me to his IM and then kept telling me that if I was a proper lady I would speak to him. I had finally had enough. I closed out of the room and disappeared.
So ladies and gentleman, my question remains the same....WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE???...Is this what I should expect every time I try to go in to a chat room? I thought I was going in there to talk to other mom's about parenting, considering it was a parenting chat room, guess I was wrong. I am not looking for any foreigner to marry so he can have his citizenship. I am not looking for anything actually. I just thought it would be good to see what other parents do w/ their children...ie...discipline, problems, and support. Unfortunately I have no idea what was being said in the room because I was trying to clear my screen of instant messenger boxes. This is my complaint for the day. Thank you for listening and I will talk to everyone tomorrow.

A POEM BY ME....FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT

TO MOVE FORWARD

by:Tanjua S. Waddle

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It was the very day I came back home,

and sat upon the bank alone.

Thinking back into my life gone past,

and wondering why the good parts never last.

They go by quickly on open wings,

and I sit and wonder what tomorrow will bring.

The past is the past, it is already gone,

and no matter how hard we wish it,

it can't be undone.

We have to move forward, no time to waste.

Can't pause for a break, cause life is a race.

Which one of us can move the furthest ahead,

and which ones of us will end up dead?

It is the eternal question we ask of ourselves.

Dust off your life, take it down off the shelf.

Live free and for the moment,

cause this may be the end.

Be yourself and live each day anew,

you never know when it will be through.

So love the time you're here,

and don't ever show the tears.

This is the best advice that i can give,

Be true to yourself, and for gods sake LIVE!!!

ON A PERSONAL NOTE

This post is all about me...This past week was kinda eventful in a personal way...Well let me start this another way....about 3 weeks ago my loving husband bought me my very first brand new computer....

So of course i had to get my internet hooked so that i could chit-chat w/ my sister in Ohio...Then of course i started looking up people from my past...I found out about myspace and set myself up an account and fixed my page all up w/ all kinds of stuff...I've got slide shows and music video's and all kinds of friends and comments....Then i found Toby.......Toby is one of my , boyfriends turned great friend, from way back when...So I decided to take a peak at who Toby had as his friends...AND THERE HE WAS...Paul Harris...I had found him....After 9 years of having no clue at all where to look...there he was....so of course i sent him a message and "boom"...just like that we were back in touch....I can't even begin to explain the huge part this person played in my life...when i was 17 i got pregnant and Paul was there for me... when i had no place to go, Paul was there offering me a bed....He was my friend and I came to rely on him being there...Then he moved away...and i lost him....Now he is back and i talk to him daily....I am so glad that i found him .. and i will never lose him again.....