I’m totally feeling her pain right now …

My dad used to watch this movie non stop and this scene always cracked me up cause I totally know the feeling! HA

.. I’m done.  A little over a year ago I let a friend back in my life I swore I never would. The “friendship” never felt the same as it did in the past, but then I can be extremely shut off to people at times so I just went with it. I found out her boyfriend was hitting her while she was pregnant with twins. After she had them he even pushed her while she had a baby in her hands. I told her to pack up and move in with me .. neither her nor those kids deserved that. That was back in March. It’s been a tough few months, she has no desire to find a job, wants to live off what little child support she has and any help she can get whether it be from the state, the church, friends, etc. She blames depression and others for everything that happens in her life even when the fault is truly her own. She constantly makes her 8 year old watch over the twins (now 11 months old) so she can sleep, she barely started feeding them jarred food a few months ago, rather than trying to find what’s wrong with them when they cry she’ll let them cry hysterically for hours, so many things would go on that I just didn’t agree with. Last week I finally had enough after she asked my daughter (10 years old) to watch them for her while she took a nap. OH HELL NO. Yelling match between me & her for that one. I don’t want my daughter to be responsible for those babies cause she’s “tired” .. total bullshit. That was it .. I told her it was time to find somewhere else to live. She moved out Saturday night and I can say I haven’t been happier in awhile! I’m done trying to help people seriously, I feel for her kids but she has no desire to change. She’s even taken back the abusive boyfriend .. what kind of crap is that. I’m gonna miss those babies and it pains me to know how they’re gonna grow up but me & my kids have got to come first. If someone else needs a place to stay I’ll help them find accommodations but there’s no way another person is living with me .. I’m done.

My almost 9 year old son informed me last night after refusing to eat the catfish I made that he’s no longer eating meat and that me & my daughter should do the same.  WHAT??  I told him but it tastes so good .. come on!  He said “mom, think about all the animals, they’re DYING just so we can eat.  It’s not fair to the animals”.  Um ya ok but again it tastes so good!  He looked at me in disgust and just rolled his eyes at me, “I’m serious mom, I’m not eating meat anymore”.  Ya we’ll see how long that lasts.

• car was stolen
• uncle passed away
• a/c went out in my apartment (it’s over 100 degrees in Texas) - took 2 days to fix it
• pretty sure I have an ear infection
• my daughter has begun her pre-teen years this weekend filled with “you just don’t understand me” and “i hate this family” and so on and so on. Only 7 more years to go.
• Penny is such an awesome friend and lent me her Jeep except it stopped on us at a busy intersection and we got honked at alot while we pushed it off the side of the road.
• Got a new battery for the jeep but then it started smoking and stalling when you downshift
• family got hit my the hurricane, water in their houses, possesions lost, lots of stinky wet carpet, some holes in the roof but they’re thankfully all ok!
• my mom came up for a visit and her car broke down 2 hours out of Dallas

*sigh* can someone pass the margaritas please??

This is my aunt’s yard a day after Hurricane Dolly hit. Yikes. Wish she had taken a pic RIGHT afterwards so we could see it right away but this is still pretty crazy. I remember growing up in the valley and always having fun during hurricanes. As a kid I didn’t realize what a hurricane could really do. We would go outside while the winds were blowing strong (but not strong enough to knock you off your feet) and we’d throw ourself to the ground and instead of falling the wind would pick you right up before you even get close to hitting the ground. I always thought that was so cool and have fond memories of it. Of course, as an adult now I’d probably piss my pants if a hurricane hit anywhere near me.

The highway (taken from my dad’s semi) …

another new blog .. again ..  how many does this make now? ..  i might stay here for awhile .. maybe .. but well it’s me we’re talking about  ..