Check Engine Light

Rob just stopped the car on the side of the road to try to get the engine light to turn off. He’s peeving me, because he flew right by the truck plaza and then said he didn’t see the driveway… and instead of turning around to go there and see if he could get some [...]

An Official Riot

This, I’m thinking, is an Official Riot, as defined by Rhonnie and Nay Nay when we were 10 years old: one of the most crazy and off the wall FUN things to ever happen in my entire life, up to this point.
Rob and I are in the car, THIS MINUTE, at a gas station in [...]

Some Vacation

Rob’s sis was diagnosed in December with MS, and her first treatment was yesterday. It’s exhausting to have to come down here to South Carolina and then deal with her treatments, the changes in her mental state because of the disease, sweet Jessie, the 16 year old niece who is angelic one minute and demonic [...]

Open Letter to the girl at TGI Friday’s tonight

Dear Girl-In-The-Striped-Shirt-And-Pink-Pants:
I have a few things I need to tell you:
1. Girls who weigh 300 pounds do not need to wear low-waisted pants. I am 6 feet tall and I am closer to 200 than I care to be, but even *I* do not feel secure wearing pants that skim so dangerously low.
2. Your outfit [...]

Leaving Mindy Behind

We did not want to have to leave Mindy in Michigan. We wanted to bring her with us and we gave her absolutely every opportunity to sell her case, to defend herself. She instead chose to be hurtful and exactly what her parents programmed her to be.
Last night, she was obviously down. This morning too, [...]

Livin’ it Up

Charleston, WV – Jayleigh is ready for dinner!
We got into Charleston about two hours ago and decided to stop here for the night because Rob needs to do homework for his online class. We worked out in the gym and then I took a long, lovely bubble bath. Rob worked on an essay and then [...]

The Little Tiny Baby

HAPPY DAYS
I’m living vicariously through my cousin Ashton.
She and her boyfriend just brought their new little one, William, to The Pharmacy just before the end of my shift so I could see him for the first time. They were on the way home from the hospital and everyone was happy and feeling good, so they [...]

Welcome to the World, William Matthew II

William Matthew II came into this world at 11:20 AM after a whole 20 minutes of hard labor. He was 7 pounds 10 oz, 21 inches long, blue eyes and GOBS of dark hair. Momma and baby are doing well, but will be kept in the hospital under observation for 48 because Ashton was rather [...]

Clarence and Momma

This is our oldest kitty, Clarence Ramirez Worf

More about the Mindy Situation

Several weeks ago, Mindy was being lazy and didn’t want to get up from watching TV to check her email… so she gave me the account and pw info because I was sitting here and she asked me to check it for her.
So obviously, the whole time she’s been gone, I’ve checked it periodically. She [...]

Still in Labor

Ashton is STILL in labor. Not that the amount of time is such a big deal, but this: She’s so anxiety ridden about the whole ordeal that she is unable to let her body do what it’s supposed to-GET RID OF THAT BABY!!!!
So at 1 this morning, Devon called my parents (Ash’s aunt and uncle-by-marriage) [...]

Ashton in Labor

My mom just called here and said Ashton (my baby cousin!!!) is going into labor “for real” this time. We’ll see. Rob is giggling at me because I was pacing around and unbelievably giddy. Ashton is 12 years younger than me, but it’s as though she’s my little sister. She was mine and Dotty’s little [...]

Comments – Hokey Pokey

Thanks everyone for your comments about the Mindy situation. I know we all need some serious counseling and I am not averse to it. I’ve counseled before and it was really the best 6 months of my life, being able to dump all the crap and crud onto someone who is completely not judgemental.
I will [...]

There is No Such Thing as Luck

Dreary Day
Today is so dreary. It’s raining and 38 degrees. I am home from work 2.5 hours early because of a scheduling snafu. (I love that word, BTW, and have never thought to use it on my blog until right now.)
Jayleigh’s Afternoon

Aunt Laurel came into my work today, for 13.75 seconds (approximately) and stated she [...]