tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314784612024-03-12T22:13:25.673-07:00Random ThoughtsCome along for the ride as I muse and ponder and share and sing...okay, really I don't sing. But I do all those other things.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-31294077878330042882011-11-16T17:57:00.000-08:002011-11-16T17:57:58.110-08:00Real People's Sexiest Man Alive AKA My Top 10 List<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjNGzNHNSUNiY7ECpVMHoLZ9GFRFEXplFA8giuu0XBDhimZE532nKx_br-ZVd_k57Z4rsE6ZDMIru1KXBLmPVQ7c-KmCyG3kKjiFr7R_WK_OZBhgt5FYgnJAJs-hx2MwFae4ZxQ/s1600/thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjNGzNHNSUNiY7ECpVMHoLZ9GFRFEXplFA8giuu0XBDhimZE532nKx_br-ZVd_k57Z4rsE6ZDMIru1KXBLmPVQ7c-KmCyG3kKjiFr7R_WK_OZBhgt5FYgnJAJs-hx2MwFae4ZxQ/s1600/thumbnail.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, Bradley Cooper is People's Sexiest Man Alive. I agree that he is sexy, but sexiest??? not so much. So I made a list of my top 10 sexiest men....tell me if you agree, disagree or who you would add.</div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">1) Alex O'Laughlin. I watched Hawaii Five O before Rick Springfield was on it. I love Alex. He is fun, serious, professional, caring....oh, wait....that's his character. Anyway, he is a cutie and I would totally cuddle up with him and feel safe.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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4) Mark Tremonti. OMG, I love, love, love Mark Tremonti! I know nothing about playing an instrument, but this guy can WAIL on the guitar. I love to watch him. If I could take lessons from him, I would probably be a really slow learner. I heard recently that he is working on a solo CD and I can't wait for it to come out.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRRtMeng2UaTNswfvlhD5D5uOGszEJWB6I1sdwYh5uI23w5BgIJP__io7NdknJNsk9CGl0K8Kdh-kQk_9DIqBBUzF7EKku4BsBpp_pVkhu0S0EI-QCIENb75uBQN4dt_ldIdYxQ/s1600/daniel+s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRRtMeng2UaTNswfvlhD5D5uOGszEJWB6I1sdwYh5uI23w5BgIJP__io7NdknJNsk9CGl0K8Kdh-kQk_9DIqBBUzF7EKku4BsBpp_pVkhu0S0EI-QCIENb75uBQN4dt_ldIdYxQ/s200/daniel+s.jpg" width="166" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">10) Daniel Sunjata. Dude, this wonderful specimen played Bailey's love interest on Grey's. He is also going to be Ranger in the One For The Money movie. He is fine. Yum! End of story.</div>Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-1309036877915786492011-07-25T10:18:00.000-07:002011-07-25T10:18:34.465-07:00A new adventureHey, all! Summer is trucking right along. School supplies are already in the stores. I hope everyone is doing well.<br />
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I recently made the decision to return to Partylite. I was a consultant for a very brief time about 10 years ago. I loved it and I love the product, but Fisher was less than supportive. Now that I am on my own and Fisher no longer has any say in my decisions, I'm starting up again. If you are interested in getting some free products, check out my website. Even if you don't live near me, we can still have a successful party and you can get some great stuff! Just let me know.<br />
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Also, I will be putting in a personal order once a month or so. If you want to order you can order through my website (ww.partylite.biz/amysgiftsandmore) or shoot me an email and I will place your order with mine.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-11280462529710334072011-05-27T10:43:00.000-07:002011-05-27T10:43:21.925-07:00Hello....Hello, blogosphere! I bet you all thought that I was lost. Surprise, not lost, just busy as all get out. I am finally done with school (for the summer anyway) but the girls' activities are continuing to keep me busy. Lyric is performing in our community theater again this summer. She is in "The Drowsy Chaperone" which I have never heard of before, but I guess I will learn all about it soon enough :-)<br />
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Jazz had her 6th grade celebration last night. Just a few more days and she will be moving on to the middle school.<br />
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Both girls are performing in a dance recital in a couple of weeks. After that we will have a few blissful weeks of fun (with a little work thrown in for me.)<br />
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Fisher and I are still "legally" married but working towards an agreement so we can complete the dissolution. That's a pretty funny way to say it but it's legalese. He has a girlfriend, which is fine with me. I saw them together for the first time last night. And believe it or not, it wasn't weird. I have a boyfriend, who is actually somebody I have known since I was 18, and we all know that was a few years ago. Things with him are wonderful.<br />
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And last week I went to see <a href="http://www.rickspringfield.com/">this guy</a> with Kell and Lynn. We had a great time. Here are a few pix.<br />
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Ranger is my favorite guy...and the guy they picked to play Ranger- SMOKIN! Daniel Sunjata. Dude, this was the best casting ever! Morelli is being played by Jason O'Mara. He doesn't look like my version of Morelli, but maybe he can pull it off. And Sherri Shepherd is playing Lula. Well done, Casting director.<br />
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This movie doesn't come out until next July, but you can bet that I will be there opening weekend!Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-29554683785637996322010-08-30T09:56:00.000-07:002010-08-30T09:56:14.750-07:00packing up, going to a wedding, and watching TVHello, my fellow bloggers. It's been a while and I just wanted to update you all on, well, ME. I started packing up my office today. My last full day here is next Wednesday (Sept 8) so I figured I'd start slow. So as to not traumatize my co workers or myself. I'm really looking forward to my new job, and time off during the week!, but it will be a bittersweet change. That's another reason why I wanted to do it slow. And I can guarantee that my photos won't come down until about 4:30 on the 8th. I don't think I could work here if all my "decorations" were gone.<br />
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It's less than two weeks til my best friend's wedding (Not the movie, a real wedding). I got to see some of the flowers yesterday. They are really cool. The maid of honor's is slightly different from the brides and the bride's maids are slightly different from the maid of honor. This weekend we are having a cookout in lieu of a bachelor/bachelorette party because, let's face it, at 40 something, who really needs to do that who gig. It will just be hanging out, eating and drinking, and laughing. I'm sure I will have lots of photos from the party and the wedding (Lyric, Jazz and I are all involved in the wedding) so I will post some of those.<br />
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And finally, my newest guilty pleasure: "Growing Up Twisted". Yes, that's right. Dee Snider and his family on reality TV. (I've also been known to watch "Gene Simmons' Family Jewels"). I love the Snider family. However "real" they are for TV, they seriously have had some ups and downs. And Jesse Blaze is awesome. You may have seen him come in second on VH1's "Rock The Cradle". He's married now and has a very cute little girl. I don't know why I watch this stuff, but I do. Thank goodness for DVR. :-)Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-10229647576031206172010-08-17T08:16:00.000-07:002010-08-17T08:16:15.650-07:00Back To School TImeThings are kind of, sort of, maybe falling into place for me, finally. School starts on Thursday. I have class two days a week. I should be starting my new job in a couple of weeks and that will make my life a titch less hectic. My girls start next Tuesday, and I still can't believe that Lyric is a sophmore. HOLY CRAP!<br />
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I meet with my lawyer next week. Hopefully in a month or so the divorce thing will be done. I just feel like I need things to be finalized and settled. I'm tired of worrying about what Fisher is going to say or do everyday. I know that I will still worry, but at least if the divorce is final, he will know that I'm not coming back and maybe he can move on.<br />
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With all the changes, I see lots of stories. And I do intend to share them with you. However, I will probably only post 1-2 times per week. Don't worry, I'm not ignoring you. I'm just focusing on school and my family for a little bit. Besides, pathopysiology is going to kick my butt!<br />
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Stay tuned for the good stuff!Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-11975162663596888632010-08-16T10:53:00.000-07:002010-08-16T10:53:10.575-07:00On The AirI just did a segment for <a href="http://www.momtalkradio.com/">Mom Talk Radio</a>. It was great! I don't know for sure when it will be on the website, but I did a little roundtable about teenagers and independence. Check it out and let me know if you have any other suggestions.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-54678541760577564542010-08-12T06:38:00.000-07:002010-08-12T06:38:29.633-07:00Carnival of Madness<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Althought this would accurately describe my life right now, that is not what I am referring to. Yesterday I took a road trip into Chicago for the <a href="http://www.carnivalofmadness.com/">Carnival of Madness tour</a>. This was no Rick Springfield concert, but let me tell you, it was a great show. (and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_One_Pavilion">venue</a> that I would love to see the Rickster perform at)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>The opening band was 10 Years. I had no idea that this band had been around for so long. According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_Years">wikipedia</a> they have been around since 1999. Who knew? Due to some unforseen traffic and road construction, we didn't actually get to see them, but I have heard them on the radio and they sound decent.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGqe6gREtKbONbsADfnnfzfNwFpmhW8azc9C6Z8eMJuEhHDpcrTrz2jLuT4yfB8K3VcB4JMzVOm18RZMZqQw5FR_mPSVOoA5zIHknTtjki76RaKJkfNoWYzXq-HxGXtiwxt8ICA/s1600/sevendust1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGqe6gREtKbONbsADfnnfzfNwFpmhW8azc9C6Z8eMJuEhHDpcrTrz2jLuT4yfB8K3VcB4JMzVOm18RZMZqQw5FR_mPSVOoA5zIHknTtjki76RaKJkfNoWYzXq-HxGXtiwxt8ICA/s320/sevendust1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The next band was <a href="http://www.sevendust.com/">sevendust</a>. I like these guys. Have been listening to them for awhile. They were very entertaining, good stage show but something needed to be turned down at the sound booth. I could hear everything well enough, but I couldn't understand most of the words because they were being drowned out by the music. I'm a fan of sevendust for a few reasons. 1) they rock. 2) they let Chris Daughtry record a song with them. 3) they let Mark Tremonti record a song with them. (as you should know, I am a huge Chris Daughtry fan and an even <em>huger* </em>Mark Tremonti fan.) They also did a song with Myles Kennedy, who is the lead singer for Alter Bridge, which is a band that Mark plays in when he's not playing with Creed.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Then we got to see <a href="http://www.chevelleinc.com/">chevelle</a>. For only three guys, they were awesome. Great sound, good stage/light show, and the songs, well, rocked.</div><br />
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We hit huge traffic coming home due to some construction (at 10pm!!!) but got home safely and with some new found respect for these musicians. I'm so glad that I went.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-54657236115338343952010-08-02T07:18:00.000-07:002010-08-02T07:18:33.252-07:00Weekend Update...and not the SNL verisonFriday night the girls went with Fisher. This is the real start of our every other weekend thing. I had signed the girls up for some volunteer work. Fisher got to take them. he tried to get out of it on Friday. I say, if he really didn't want to do it, he should have said something earlier in the week. <br />
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Then when he picked them up, he said it would be okay if they didn't want to spend the night on Saturday. This from the man who wants to stick to the schedule and get as much time with his kids as possible. Weird.<br />
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Sunday morning he called to see if he could keep them longer so they could go to a local fair. I said sure, because I'm totally cool like that.<br />
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Then after they got home on Sunday, I took them to my friend's house to swim. The girls had a blast...so much so that we went back after Lyric got done with small group (for church). I should probably mention that Fisher thinks I'm "dating" the afore mentioned friend and I think he probably drove by and saw my car there. (because he does stuff like that). <br />
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And now, we haven't heard from Fisher. Not a phone call or a text to either of the girls or myself since about 4:00 yesterday...and let me tell you, bloggy world, that is just plain weird and totally out of character for Fisher. I'm a little worried.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-67375422807120243112010-07-30T07:15:00.000-07:002010-07-30T07:15:29.373-07:00Back To SchoolNext week is registration week for our school district. All the schools, all week, all at once. Which is hard enough for me, but I feel bad for the families with 3, 4, or 5 kids. You have to pay all registration fees at registration. Who has that kind of money?? Not to mention school supplies and clothes and lunch account money and school pix and yearbooks orders....my head is spinning.<br />
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This year, Jazz is the one who is excited about going back to school. Lyric is sooo not into it. But she did have a bad year last year, so I think there's a little stigma from that. She is, overall, doing better. We have gotten her off two of the meds that she was on before. And the doctor is hoping at some point that we can get her off of at least one, if not two more.<br />
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Jazz is going into 6th grade. In most places that is middle school. <em>MIDDLE SCHOOL! </em>The thought makes me want to cry. She's my baby. I can't even believe she's old enough to go to middle school. Thank goodness our district has 1st through 6th at the elementary school. It gives me one more year before I have to panic. Which I totally will, because when Jazz goes to middle school, Lyric will be a junior. And being a junior is just one year away from being a senior. And I really, really don't feel old enough to have kids that grown up. Wasn't I just in high school like 5 years ago??<br />
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Anyway, I bought notebooks, folders and pencils for the kids. Now I need to break out the list and go get the rest of the stuff. Glue, crayons, markers, paints, etc, etc, etc. Now if I can just get my work/school stuff figured out...Then some of my stress will go away.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-35059267213737289182010-07-29T06:11:00.000-07:002010-07-29T06:11:43.241-07:00Planning...to have no planAs you all know, things in my life are pretty freakin crazy right now. The "best" (or maybe the worst) thing right now, is that school starts in 3 weeks and I don't have a new job. Let me give you a smidge of backstory. The job I have now (which I love) is Monday through Friday from 8 - 4:30. Period. I'm planning to take two classes this semester. There is not an option to take different sections. The classes are when the classes are. My classes are Thursday from 10-11:50 and 3:30-6:30 (this is the lab) and Friday from 8-10:50. Not bad for class times, however, I can't continue in the current job I have and take the classes that I want.<br />
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So about 4 months ago, I started applying for other positions within the health system where I work. Nothing is panning out. Nothing. To add to the stress/drama, my position is posted and we have started interviewing for my replacement. yup. My replacement may be set before I even leave.<br />
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I had a nice talk with my manager the other day. She really has been a great supporter of my goal to go back to school, and with all the crap I've had to go through with Fisher. But she also has to look out for her department. I can't fault her for that.<br />
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She has put in a good word for me with the manager of the area I have two applications in for, but I just don't know if that's enough. Or if we can make anything happen in three weeks. I just don't know. If the job thing works out, I will have to coordinate the girls after school because I will be working 3 - 12 hour shifts a week. (And I must say, I love, Love, LOVE the idea of this schedule!) But I'll have to make sure Jazz has a ride home when I have to work. <br />
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One of my co-workers is convinced that it will all work out last minute. <em>Hello, have you met me???</em> I'm a planner, an organizer, not a last minute person. However, in this situation, I may have to be. And it's driving me crazy.<br />
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But I guess this is just one of those life lessons. You can't always plan everything. So, my plan for the next month - no plan. Let things fall where they may. If the job thing doesn't work out, then I know that I'm not really supposed to be a nurse...but I won't give up my dream of a college degree. That <em>will</em> happen...Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-58871202806552192312010-07-28T06:23:00.000-07:002010-07-28T06:23:55.728-07:00American Idol....and So You Think You Can DanceSo last week I headed up to Milwaukee. Twice. We went on Monday to get Lyric's wristband, and then again on Wednesday for the actual audition. The Monday trip was nice. Easy in, easy out, thanks to my parents' GPS. Tuesday night, I got the girls into bed at 9pm....don't know when they fell asleep but when the alarm went off on Wednesday morning at 3am, they did actually get up. We were in the car by 3:30am and off to Milwaukee.<br />
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We pulled into a parking lot at 5am, and walked a couple of blocks to the Bradley Center. There was a ton of people there already but the Bradley center people and the American Idol people really were organized. We got into line and then sat for about a half an hour. Lyric and I are huge people watchers so we were having a great time with that. After a while, we were moved around the building and then waited again. And for some reason then we were moved back to where we started, well, actually, we were moved back around the building and were let in.<br />
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We were in our seats around 7:30am. At 8am, the AI producer/MC dude announced that he wanted everybody in their seats so we could "Get started". It took just a few minutes and then Matt Giraurd was on the floor....a few second later, Danny Gokey. The girls were stoked. Matt was always Lyric's favorite and we had just seen Danny the week before. They helped get the crowd pumped up and we did some group singing and what not. Then Ryan Seacrest came out and the crowd went wild! We didn't get done filming until 10am.<br />
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Then they set up the floor with the tables for the judges. 12 tables. Sectioned off. And then they started lining people up for the auditions. Lyric didn't get in line until around 3:30/4:00. and we were out of there by 4:30. Lyric didn't get picked, but she texted me as soon as she was done and said "I feel great". <br />
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I'm so proud of her for even being able to get up there and try. She's already talking about trying out again next year.<br />
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And now Jazz is looking forward to trying out for So You Think You Can Dance...stage mom, anyone?!?!?Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-68374423490601700042010-07-15T12:24:00.000-07:002010-07-15T12:24:52.091-07:00Court Part 2Well, I'm starting to realized that the whole legal system is s.l.o.w. Our first courtdate, we discussed custody and visitation. The second one was all about child support (which I got more than I expected, so I'm pretty stoked about that). I don't know what will be next, but could this crap be over soon please. For one, I can't keep paying my lawyer (but I will because he is awesome), and for two, I'm so over all this crazy BS.<br />
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In all my brilliance, I figured I would get there early and have my lawyer put me into a conference room like he suggested. Half an hour early, an Fisher was already there! So I went in and sat down. I will admit, I should have sat farther away, but I thought a couple of seats between us would be a bit of a buffer. Nope. He started in talking to me. I tried to shut him down, but he kept going. Then, he asked a very silly question. <br />
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Here's the backstory: My best f riend's son's graduation party is this weekend. It's Fisher's weekend to have the girls. we had talked about it the night before. The party run from 12-3 and I told him to come at 2pm to pick up the girls. He said "I was invited to the whole party". I asked if he was really going to come and sit there for 3 hours and he said maybe. Now, anybody who has ever been to one knows that graduation parties are like open houses- you go a for a abit and then leave. But whatever. He's gonna do whatever he wants. I told him that people would probably be really uncomfortable with us both there for three hours (I'm helping with the set up, clean and general party stuff)<br />
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Silly question from Fisher: "Why do you think people would be uncomfortable?"<br />
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I got up and walked out into the hall. I stood there, just to be away from him. A few minutes later, he came out. Pretty convenient that his lawyer was out there. So, then I went back into the waiting room. A few minutes later, he came in and sat down two seats away. I turned my back to him when he asked "Can we talk" and said that we could not.<br />
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When my lawyer finally got a chance to "rescue" me, he put me in a conference room. We talked for a bit and then he left to check on some things and I stayed. After about 5 minutes, Fisher stuck his head in and asked if we could talk. I said "no, I'm waiting for my lawyer. You need to go." and he said (another funny thing) "Well, I just though we could do this amicably." yeah, right.<br />
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Fisher's lawyer is good as stalling. They wanted to hagle over the child support amount, how I would get it, and even suggested a reconcilliation hearing. My lawyer said "My client doesn't want that but file if you must". Ultimately, we came out of there after about an hour and I was $75 a week richer that I expected. NICE.<br />
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I don't know when part three will be but I will be sure to keep you posted.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-22581531760264990842010-07-13T20:08:00.000-07:002010-07-13T20:08:49.997-07:00Rick photos and help issueHere's a couple of pix from the weekend. If anybody can help me with setting on my camera so the pix aren't HUGE when I upload to the computer, that would be great.<br />
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The first one, Fisher ended up behind me as I parked, and he walked into the courthouse with me and sat by me and talked to me and tried to convince me the whole time that we should not be doing this.<br />
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I met with my lawyer a couple of weeks ago and he said I could ask to be put into a conference room. Sweet! I've had enough of being badgered by my "was-band".<br />
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Last night he dropped the girls off at 9 and wanted to talk. again. he always wants to talk. Always wants to tell me how much he loves me and how much he's changed and how thing will be so different and so wonderful now that he's sober. (which I only partially believe. I don't think he's quit drinking 100%). I gave him a few minutes of my time, unwillingly, but ultimate had to ask him to leave. Kicked him out really. I feel bad for him for not realizing that things were so bad and I was so unahppy, but I'm not going back now. I don't even like to be in the same room with him, let alone try to "fix" our marriage.<br />
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Then this morning I get "I can't do this without you". Too freakin' bad. Because I can do this without you, and there is no way in hell that you are going to guilt me into coming back. I feel so much better about myself since I moved out. I feel freer, smart, happier. I don't have to hid parts of who I am (like my Rick "issue"), or who my friends are, or what I think and feel. I don't have to worry about how clean the house is, because I only answer to me. And guess what, I like me. I get along great with me. I make me happy. And that is a wonderful thing.<br />
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So, court update and Rick pix to come....stay tuned.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-19201497096020806602010-07-08T06:48:00.000-07:002010-07-08T06:48:14.554-07:00A Second Date With My "Boyfriend"...For those of you that know me, you know I am a very organized person. I've even stepped up the organization recently, and it's almost a little scary. At least I can find stuff easily (except that one little piece of paper that I really need to find). I'm a planner and a list maker. <br />
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Saturday I'm going to see <a href="http://www.rickspringfield.com/">my boyfriend</a> for the second time this year. Out of town. Without my girls. And I really don't have a plan in place. I know, I know, you can all pick your chins up off the floor now. It's two days away. I will figure it out. So, I have to wonder: am I mellowing out in my <a href="http://writeonetwo.blogspot.com/2010/03/princesss-40th-birthday-party.html">old age</a>? or am I just so overwhelmed by life in general that I don't care? Either way, it's all going to work itself out.<br />
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But the week of the 19th I have about 500 things* to coordinate. Check in with me next week and see if I'm pulling my hair out yet.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*disclaimer: 500 might be a bit of an exageration, but I have A LOT going on that week.</span>Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-58138000929053623602010-07-07T06:34:00.000-07:002010-07-07T06:34:09.100-07:00Someday My Prince Will ComeBut until then, I'm growing one. LOL I will have photos soon. My friend's bought me a "grow your own Prince" this weekend and it's the funniest damn thing ever. It's almost fully grown, and then I will post the photos.<br />
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I had a decent weekend. Went a little overboard with the alchol on Friday, but not too awful of a hangover on Saturday. Then, Saturday evening was a fun time with good friends and good food and lots of laugh. (Not that there weren't lots of laughs on Friday as well!) Sunday, the girls came home from their dad's in decent moods and that was a very nice surprise. We went to a cookout/pool party Sunday afternoon. Lyric swam, Jazz did not. We were scheduled to go to the parade, and then it started to rain. The rain stopped and ultimately, we did end up going to the parade and the fireworks. I don't think any of the 8 kids were into the fireworks but we stayed til the end anyway. :-)<br />
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Monday was a holiday from work for me, so after I slept in, we cleaned and then ran errands. I got stuff done and felt pretty accomplished. Now it's back to work...for a little bit anyway. July is a super busy month for me. I will try to keep you posted on the what's and how's but right now I'm just trying to make things make sense in my own head.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-90285784351575539572010-07-02T07:03:00.000-07:002010-07-02T07:03:13.337-07:00Happy Fourth of JulyI know that technically it's only July 2nd, but I'm guessing I won't be online much since it's the holiday weekend. The girls are going to Fisher's tonight (friday) and Saturday, instead of the previous plan of Saturday/Sunday. I've been invited to a cook out on Sunday and they want to go with. Fisher was generous enough to let them switch. He also hasn't forced the Thursday overnight issue, which is great, because the girls are having a hard enough time adjusting to the weekend thing. It sounds like they did have a nice visit yesterday though.<br />
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Saturday I will be cleaning, doing laundry and then going to a cookout/fireworks party. Should be fun times. Sunday is the aforementioned cookout. Monday is a whole lot of nothing. just hanging out with my girls...and maybe getting them to do some chores. :-)<br />
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So, everybody have a great weekend.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-85818875829072038802010-06-28T08:35:00.000-07:002010-06-28T08:35:17.391-07:00Break Out the CalendarI started this post and had all of my stuff listed out...then decided that maybe it wasn't a good idea to put it out there for the whole world. Let's just say this: I'm going to two concerts this month (Rick Springfield and Danny Gokey), I'm going to several cook outs and one small town festival, Lyric is auditioning for American Idol, and I'm taking a trip to Missouri for the Hoops for Life Run/Walk.<br />
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Fisher and I have started our new custody/visitation schedule. The girls are mostly okay with it. They don't like spending the night during the week but they did have one full weekend so far and that seemed to go okay. This weekend will be #2. Cross your fingers that it goes well. I need all the good vibes in that area that I can get.<br />
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Fisher really, really, really does not want the divorce. I really, really, really don't want to be with him anymore. Kind of makes things difficult. It's also hard when he calls me everyday to tell me that he loves me and I'm beautiful and he would do anything for me and he should get a second chance. It also doesn't help when he asks the girls if I have a boyfriend or when he tells them that he's still trying to work it out. I've told him all my issues. I've told him that I don't love him. I've told him that I don't want to be with him. I've told him not to talk to the girls about the details of the divorce. He is not listening. At. All. We go back to court on July 13th to work out some of the financial stuff. I hope that we only have to go back to court one or two more times to get this all done.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-49137502058417681952010-06-24T09:26:00.000-07:002010-06-24T09:26:28.275-07:00American Idol<em>Lyric is 15. American Idol just changed their age requirements, dropping the lowest age to 15. American Idol auditions will be in Milwaukee. We're going to Milwaukee. YIKES!</em><br />
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I always told Lyric that she could try out when she was old enough. Of course, I figured the show would be done by the time she hit 16. Well, now the AI people have decided that there's some untapped 15 year old talent and they want to show it to the world. So, Lyric is on her way. so to speak.<br />
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I would really love for her to make it far. I really would. This is something that she really wants to do and what a fun experience it would be for her. I'm very nervous that something would go wrong. Like they would tell her she wasn't good and she would take it to heart and cut herself again. So how do I be supportive yet prep her for the worst without making it into a bigger deal than it needs to be? Any suggestions?Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-17039514655678534902010-06-23T06:50:00.000-07:002010-06-23T06:50:51.014-07:00Anonymous - By Tess Moody<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxTHjyGOGeCtXLsFkyWllAhVhtsktFLcDiDFwppPtmnkFsxe5ybXcKF2a5xzNV0T4lGUsZ4-aESF2fahaoZR1higMjTuDjngbb0Y0gMltKgg-ya0I728Kd3dRjOwURSzqvtlacA/s1600/examphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxTHjyGOGeCtXLsFkyWllAhVhtsktFLcDiDFwppPtmnkFsxe5ybXcKF2a5xzNV0T4lGUsZ4-aESF2fahaoZR1higMjTuDjngbb0Y0gMltKgg-ya0I728Kd3dRjOwURSzqvtlacA/s320/examphoto.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Today is a very special day! My friend, Tess, has stopped by to promote her new book. You can check out her author website: <a href="http://www.teresamoodyauthor.com/">here</a>. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">If you stop by Tessa's blog between now and July 1 and leave a comment that you saw her here, you will be entered into a drawing to win a copy of the new book. What are you waiting for?? click <a href="http://sixfeetundersite.blogspot.com/">here</a> to leave her a comment.</div>Tess was kind enough to answer some questions about the book, her writing, and more<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNhDlMaPWpzLcDxxjskSOdsVf71oDSOqd2OD-fsd68YoDW8Bbv4xvU50jUpMWHu5MwubGnlJxJwiQC-W-GMLzcQdCNyuuTzgHgGvKTblrJrm_0Mcj8Jzon_bbGiY7j8qJbMgqPw/s1600/ann4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNhDlMaPWpzLcDxxjskSOdsVf71oDSOqd2OD-fsd68YoDW8Bbv4xvU50jUpMWHu5MwubGnlJxJwiQC-W-GMLzcQdCNyuuTzgHgGvKTblrJrm_0Mcj8Jzon_bbGiY7j8qJbMgqPw/s320/ann4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>what is the book about?</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Anonymous </em>is about a blogger named Paige McDonald. Paige's blog is well-known and when one of her reader's obsession with her goes too far, Paige finds herself in danger. Soon, other bloggers start turning up dead. Paige has to decide if blogging is worth risking her life.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Where did you get the idea for the plot?</strong> </div>I'm always thinking of story ideas in every day life events. I like to read big time bloggers blogs and when I had a "troll" on my blog awhile back, I connected the two and came up with a story line from them. Just for fun, I named some characters after bloggers that I read, and used the personality of others.<br />
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<strong> Does your family support you when you are writing a book? How?</strong><br />
My hubby does think that all artist are starving artists, but he knows I have to write and he is ok with it. My dad is a big supporter of creativity, so he has my back whenever I get the creativity itch. Everyone in the family shows up for my book signings for support-that is a big help to me.<br />
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<strong>Have you written any other books?</strong><br />
Yes. I wrote two other books, The Accident and I'm a Work at Home Mommy-You Can Be Too! (that's a mouthful!)<br />
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<strong> Do you have any more books planned?</strong><br />
I do. I have a series titled, The Coconut Hut Club. They are not detectives by far, but they seem to get caught up in solving cases related to their occupations. They share their crazy experiences with each other over drinks at a tacky bar called The Coconut Hut, where they meet once a week. <br />
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In The Wedding, (first book of the series) it’s Alex's turn. She’s a wedding photographer, who manages to get caught up in a wild mystery while photographing a high society wedding. <br />
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<strong>What do you do when you aren’t writing?</strong><br />
I am a mom of three children, Jessica (20), Jordon (14) and Emily (5) and a grandma to an orney two-year-old, Zachary. I'm also a photographer and graphic artist.<br />
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<strong>If you could meet one author, dead or alive, who would it be?</strong><br />
It used to be J.K. Rowling, but now it would have to be Stephenie Meyer. She is my idol because she's down to earth and she listened to her dreams!<br />
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Hmm, I guess if you want to know about a person who likes to look at the funny side of life, read my blog-and I'm always open to suggestions as long as they come with a box of chocolate.Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-31674901872907793442010-06-21T12:05:00.000-07:002010-06-21T12:05:36.830-07:00PrioritiesI'm really good at wanting to try different things, or putting too much on my plate, or not always thinking things through but I've been doing a little soul searching today. Mostly because this math class is kicking my butt! I took it because I wanted to have an associate's degree. I don't need it, because I've already been accepted to nursing school (which I got reregistered for, BTW). And it's <em>HARD</em>. So, I got to thinking, what do I really want? What do I really want to do? What is sooo important that I want to spend my time on it? Here's what I've come up with:<br />
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* quality time with the girls, even if that is just sitting down to watch a half hour show per day. <br />
*I want to be a writer. I have several books either done or almost done, so with a little effort, I could have them on Lulu by the end of the summer<br />
*I want to be a nurse. Plans for this are underway.<br />
*raising the girls to be strong, independent, respectful, loving, caring, compassionate people.<br />
*Happiness. I know everybody's happiness is their own. I know what I want and need to make me happy. There is a plan in place, but it's not all up to me. I'm working toward this goal and I would say, within 12-18 months I will be there. More on this will come out later, I'm sure.<br />
*I want the girls to have a good relationship with their dad. I can help facilitate that, but a lot of it is on him. I will support them as much as I can.<br />
*I want to be more organized than I already am. Some may think that this isn't possible, but trust me, there is always room for improvement. I need to take a little time to map out some things (activities, paperwork, etc) and then put the plan into motion.<br />
* I want more family time. My extended family lives about 4 hours away, which isn't really that long of a drive. So, I'm going to work on getting up to see them at least 2 x a year. <br />
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I think that's enough goals in place for now. As always, things may get tweaked and changed but it's at least a place to start.<br />
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What are your goals and dreams??Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-72872310706812331192010-06-18T06:23:00.000-07:002010-06-18T06:23:36.341-07:00Munchkins and More...This morning I could not get up. I've been setting the alarm a few minutes later since the kids don't have to get up for school, and that's not working out so well, since they still have to get up. Lyric is babysitting Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and volunteering on Wednesday. Jazz is still going to the sitter, she just goes all day. So I still have to get us up and out the door on time. <br />
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I haven't slept well recently due to tons of stress. Stuff with the girls, stuff with Fisher, stuff with school. it's alot to handle, and one of these days, I will post some details. Last night, I slept great. And couldn't get up. And the girls couldn't get up. So we were pushing it to get everywhere we needed to be this morning. Gonna have to make some changes to our bedtime routine to help make our morning routine go smoother.<br />
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Anyway, as Lyric was getting out of the car this happened<br />
Me: "Have a good day, Munchkin." <br />
Lyric: Did you just call me Munchkin?"<br />
Me: "yup"<br />
Lyric: "I like it"<br />
She's 15 and she liked it. That's cool.<br />
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Make sure you stop by next week. I will be having a special guest and you don't want to miss it!Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31478461.post-58780784246513901882010-06-09T11:50:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:50:15.083-07:00What's In Your Planner....I am a planner. An organizer. A list maker. There is nothing more exciting to me than checking things off a list. Which is why I like to be able to carry my calendar/planner with me. So I use the 5.5 x 8 inch size. It seems though, about every 6 months, I feel the need to try something else. I once spent $30 on the full size planner that would let me keep track of my whole families actitivies. Yup, used it for a few months and then threw it away. It was too big to be effective because I couldn't put it in my purse. I've used the Franklin Cover 7 hole daily and weekly styles (thanks, Mom!). I have found that weekly works best for me, but I like to have a monthly view for things like birthdays and anniversaries as well. I try to write my "to do" lists in my planner as well, because, seriously, if I don't write it down, it is sooooo not going to happen. <br />
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But I have to wonder, is this the best system for me?? It seems like I am still missing/forgetting somethings. It also seems like there might be more that I should keep track of (or maybe not). So, I am asking you, my bloggy friends, what type of planner/calendar/organizer system do you use? and do you feel that it really works well for you??<br />
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Just because I am feeling generous, there will be a special something for one poster (but only if you leave me an email addy I can reach you at)Aimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518721180175017215noreply@blogger.com0