Hugs and KISSes to my family

FOR THE RECORD: My previous post was not a slight to any of the wonderful members of my family, some of whom are my best friends as well (ANDY, KOOKA). Someone said this to me once, someone with a few less than desirable family members. I was just quoting something I had heard, I guess it did sound bad when I posted it! Sorry!

Pretty in Pink

I had such a girly day today! Pink and satin and glitter. Thanks to Glittergirl for hosting a MaryKay party. If you know us, Makeup is not top on our lists, if even on a list at all. However, I have to give props to our hostess, Jeannette, she rocks. Made me feel pretty and special :o) She is shooting for a ride in the big pink caddy! Wee-haa. It was my first Sunday dinner at Glitter's house. Something to be said about good friends. Can't choose your family, but you can choose your friends. Thank god, I've chosen some great ones.

Love the Chicks!

Thanks to my good friend Anthony, I was informed that the 'Chicks have a new CD coming out in May, Taking the Long Way. Preview their new song on their site:http://www.dixiechicks.com. Make sure your volume is up and it will play automatically. Pixiechick was a little slow in figuring this out. YES, if you have your speaker volume up you hear sound, even music ... duh! Natalie sounds amazing as usual. Nice comeback to the thrashing they received for criticizing the prez. God forbid, women have an opinion. "I made my bed and I sleep like a baby." Love those Chicks!

All Things Green

Helllo to my favorite Irish friends with those great Irish names!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Drink in moderation and have a great time. Moderation is something Pixiechick knows nothing about. That bottle of Grape three olives vodka last night? Gone I am sure thanks to me. Am I paying for it? You betcha ya! Hungover before the parties begin. Lesson learned all too painfully. Family is at the parade, mommy sick with "the flu". Ahh... see last post about GUILT! hahahaa. Nothing more for now other than bed so I can enjoy the remains of the day.

Guilt

Been dealing with the guilt thing lately. Okay, most of my life. Why is it that women tend to harbor the guilt so much. About everything it seems! My therapist made me chuckle recently when she told me that I feel guilty just for being alive. She's right. I can take any situation and derive guilt out of it. Lately I have been doing a lot more for myself and doing things BY myself. Just a lesson in self-preservation. If I don't learn to like me and take care of me, who else will, really? It's about time for ME, but I feel so much guilt regarding my family, friends, even pets for god's sake. Anyone else deal with this???

Gotta love it! Sunday nite HBO

Mob hits, sushi, suicide and Polygamy all in 2 hours! God, I love HBO. I am a huge Chloe Sevigny fan. She is great in this new series, Big Love. HeyAnthony ...................... these are 4 u!! My fellow Soprano fans, WOW! I KNEW uncle Jun was gonna whack out and shoot Tony! I am proud of myself. Tony won't die though. Then again, who the hell ever knows. That's the beauty of the show. "Don't worry, the Plumber's Union will take care of your medical bills!"

Washington apples ...

Saturday night and I ain't got nobody .... Always liked that song ... ok friends ... I need my arm twisted really hard to go out tonight ... harder, harder, harder ..........ok ....you convinced me ... don't want to sit home on saturday night ... that would be a shame. It feels like a good Washington Apple night ... maybe a pitcher ... drink to oblivion and feel like sh*t tomorrow morning ....well .....okay ... NEVER done THAT before ... is it me or does the warmer weather call to you too? GO OUT GO OUT ..... have fun. STOP hibernating (that means you HERMIT GIRL) ...I've actually had my "anatomy" referred to as Washington apples ... (u KNOW who u are!) .... on that note ..... outta here 4 now.......as my bud anthony would say ... PEACE.

Recycle yourself ...

... my dad was fortunate enough to have a successful liver transplant ... it will be 2 years tomorrow, March 11. I remember that day so well ... bringing my very fragile and sickly father home ... just discharged earlier that day from yet another life-threatening ordeal of ammonia poisoning due to his diseased liver. He was home all of about 6 hours feeling very down and giving up hope ...5 months on "the list" is a long time ...(it's harder for us O neg folks to get organs) ... He got "the call" around 10:30 that evening ... get to the hospital now. The next 12 hours was full of hope, worry, tears, smiles, and intense feelings. Yes, he could have a new life or no life at all ... he went into surgery at noon and was on the table for 8 hours ... the Clinic transplant team is amazing ...they updated the family throughout the procedure ... His doctor came out that evening and spoke to us ... he was like God to me at that point! It's a damn miracle that this can be done. As I reminded my dad yesterday of his upcoming "liver birthday" and how we needed to celebrate ....he somberly said yes, it's a celebration but another family somewhere is mourning for a loved one that left them 2 years ago.... My dad sadly reminded me that another family will probably be visiting a cemetery somewhere on this day..... We don't know who the person was but of course we are eternally grateful to him or her and to their family for such a selfless gift ...

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ..."

Glittergirl, that's 4 u. (Certainly not for me as I don't have a real job yet!) My good good friend with a skyhigh BP & chest pains is sobbing over ... a job. IT'S a JOB for christ's sake ( easy for me to say, part time girl ) TAKE TIME OFF AND FEEL BETTER, DAMMIT!... on that note ...
Today I took monkey tests ... for what else but ... a JOB ... nice little data entry, filing, numeric order, basic math, and basic windows modules ... I passed ...hahahaa.....i wasnt worried ... the scary thing to me is that these tests actually weed people out ... hmmm....something to be said about the state of our workforce ... i know that sounds conceited and I'm not (believe me!) but oh my ...

Mixed feelings on this job thing ... do I want to work in an office again ...no! I want to teach....are there jobs? OF course not... not in this area ... do I HAVE to work ...well.... yes, I do want to keep my house, my car, and my children fed.....(not necessarily in that order!) What choice do I have? None, really ... so that's that ... whatever comes along I take. period. okay ... gearing up for 4th grade tomorrow ... enough of my "useless ramblings"

my hero is ...

Peggy Hill,
model substitute teacher to the world ...

Motherly words of wisdom ...

from Madonna to her daughter when asked if she was gay ...

‘Because you kissed Britney Spears.”’

“And I said, ‘No, it just means I kissed Britney Spears. I am the mommy pop star and she is the baby pop star. And I am kissing her to pass my energy on to her.”

is this a new Kabballah teaching ...???

another day ...

bittergirl here. Kind of like glittergirl's evil twin. Home yet again ... just when it gets good it all falls apart. story of life I guess. I have nothing interesting to say really other than i am posting useless ramblings on my blog....why a blog? why not? everyone else is "doin' it". when i have something profound to say I will have a place to say it, dig?