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[17 Oct 2006|12:06pm] |
haven't been here for a while, but a few people have been on my mind lately so i thought i'd check in. *waves*
i do hope all is going well.
and i'm still alive.
that is all.
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[18 Aug 2006|10:14am] |
apparently i don't check this lj as often as i thought. i just did, and went back ten whole days worth of things that were new to me. ah well, there isn't much here that i don't see on my other one, but for a few who want little or nothing to do with me anyway. but i still care so i try to keep up. just don't comment anymore. never got any back, so why bother?
i should get to bed soon, so i'll not be commenting today, either. but! coal, i do want to reply to a few of yours. there's a quote under your pic post that is pretty profound.
take care, anyone who bothers reading this.
that is all.
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[16 Jul 2006|08:26am] |
test one two
yep. still here.
woo hoo.
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| my monthly post. snark-free, but worth reading the end of it |
[19 May 2006|11:06pm] |
my boys took me out to dinner tonight as a late mother's day present. the eldest offspring's g/f came along. i'm her second mother, so why not? (she gave me a beautiful bouquet of orchids and a card on MD)
we went to logan's roadhouse. the kids liked it because you get a bucket of peanuts to munch and can throw the shells on the floor. heh. just like home. >:o
i had salmon and grilled shrimp/veggies on a skewer. they had steak and ribs/shrimp. gah. the food was excellent.
the funny part was when they looked at the bill, thinking that they were going to pay for it. hello sticker shock!!!!!
i really had to hide a grin when they saw it came to $86. yes, i brought cash to help out, but the looks on the faces of those poor innocent boys was priceless. i really did feel bad for them. they came up with $80 between them, and i threw in another $20 to take care of the rest and the tip.
then they said they wanted some wafer rolls. they had no idea what they were called, but i knew. it's a stocking stuffer treat for christmas.
world market is just half a block from logan's, so i took them there. god, that place is fun! they loved it. bought lots of little candy treats, and had a silly good time offering suggestions as to what to do with the giant chuppa pops. (they're about the size of a softball)
i ended up spending $40 there on junk, but a good time was had by all. i'm going to give them $$ to take dad out on father's day.
dad... he's still unemployed and very depressed. unemployment is giving him a hard time for some reason, even if he does have a letter from assholes-r-us stating that he could still recieve benefits. yes, he made a copy and sent it to the claims office. the weather was finally nice today, and his mood lightened with the weather. he's not really being a jerk to me, but goes into himself and i don't exist. i understand why he does it, so i don't give him a hard time - just hide in my room until he's okay again. and i'm not letting it get to me.
he's selling his boat and wants to sell his honda, but i'm talking him out of selling the bike. i plan on him taking me for lots of rides this summer, should it ever arrive.
we've had rough financial times before, and we'll have them again. and we'll get through this just like we always do.
my son had his informal graduation today in front of his classmates. on sunday he's going to an orientation day for his aviation class, and since he's such a stellar student (at least in that class), he gets to co-pilot one of the WMU trainer planes!! he's also been asked by his 6th grade teacher to go up to the elementary school next friday and give a demonstration of his RC glider. his 6th grade teacher loves flying, and it was her first choice as a career - until her father forced her into teaching. forty years ago it was pretty much unheard of for an african-american woman to be a pilot. ha! you go, girl... and teaching was more of an honorable profession. but i tell ya, she was a damn fine teacher for him, and he was a favorite student of hers. when she saw him this morning she ran over to him and hugged him. and cried. i damn near cried just hearing about it. her name is mrs. jones, and she really had an impact on my son. just as he affected her six years ago.
my sis wrote a beautiful post today about her son graduating and such. i wish it wasn't f-locked. it's good food for thought for all of you mothers out there with young ones.
at the risk of pissing her off for quoting without permission, i'm posting a bit of that post:
if you have kids, give them big hugs. they'll be grown and adult in the blink of an eye. childhood is precious and fleeting. listen to them talk, even when you wish for a little quiet. be their friend, even while you are their parent. praise a job well done, and don't criticize what they do wrong. instead, just talk. guide. and encourage them to talk back. it's amazing what an attaboy can do.
and keep, in the back of your mind while reading, rod stewart's forever young
that is all.
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[16 Apr 2006|10:59pm] |
oh! and campbell's makes those fancy soups in a box now, right? i'm indulging in the blended red pepper and black bean at the moment. ohdeargod it's good! lots of flavor, but just mellow enough for most everyone to enjoy - as in not too spicy.
i'd love a salmon steak to go with it, but i ate the last one the other night. dammit. looks like a trip to sam's tomorrow to pick up some more, eh? and milk. we're out of milk again. lord, the way the kids go through it lately i should consider the purchase of a lactating holstein.
that is all.
until i think of something else and cross the lines of spam.
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[16 Apr 2006|10:52pm] |
THIS!!! is a must have for everyone. not so much as to who is in it, but it's just a damn good show.
so there.
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[12 Apr 2006|02:58am] |
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some nights are a lot more lonely than others.
hubby was in bed by 10:30.
and i just sat here, waiting for something. anything.
go me.
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[02 Apr 2006|10:25pm] |
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heh. there's certainly no question as to where i rate for some people. thanks for the reminder, eh?
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[17 Mar 2006|10:23pm] |
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just not a good night. thank god for wine and cigarettes.
that is all.
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[24 Jan 2006|06:00pm] |
heh. gotta love michigan weather.
at the moment it is:
~windy as hell
~snowing balls about the size of peas
~thunder and lightning.
i'm leaving for work in twenty. hope it's over by then. i'm having a bad enough grayhairday.
that is all.
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[07 Jan 2006|07:16pm] |
aww....
hubby just brought me flowers.
i am soooo keeping him now that he's what he should be.
that is all.
*slow smile*
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[02 Jan 2006|05:03pm] |
heh. gotta love michigan. january 2nd and severe thunderstorms goin' on. woot!
*unplugs the laptop*
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| recycling last year's "card" because i haven't the time for a new one |
[22 Dec 2005|08:24am] |
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three days until christmas. peace on earth and good will towards all.
if only that were true.
it's been one hell of a year, with lots of illness, loss, dissension, and heartache. it's also been a good year for too many reasons to list.
slap on some rosy glasses and make the best of what you have. that's what i plan on doing - what i've learned to do. it could be worse, eh?
to anyone who may see this, here's wishing you a happy, healthy holiday season, and a much brighter 2006.
that is all.
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[28 Nov 2005|10:46am] |
AHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!
cool.
c'mon... buy HeWho a nice prezzie for christmas, eh?
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[11 Nov 2005|03:01pm] |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LUNZA!!!
she's one of the nicest people on the planet, and easily one of the most creative. tis an honor and a pleasure to know her.
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[10 Nov 2005|11:44pm] |
oh.my.god.
this is so something my pup would do. has done in "his world". but reality?
oh.my.god.
someone did, and now my son can go to college.
Anonymous donor promises college tuition to all KPS graduates
Thursday, November 10, 2005
By Julie Mack
jmack@kalamazoogazette.com.388-8578
COPYRIGHT KALAMAZOO GAZETTE
Starting with the Class of 2006, students who graduate from Kalamazoo Public Schools will be promised a four-year scholarship to any public college or university in Michigan, KPS officials announced tonight.
The scholarship program — called the Kalamazoo Promise — will cover 100 percent of tuition and mandatory fees for children who have been enrolled in KPS since kindergarten and whose parents live in the district.
A partial scholarship will be given to students who enter after kindergarten. For instance, a child who transfers to KPS in third grade would receive a scholarship covering 90 percent of tuition, while a student who transfers in ninth grade would receive a 65-percent scholarship.
The scholarship must be used at a publicly funded institution in Michigan, and includes community colleges.
The scholarship fund has been established by a donor or donors who wish to remain anonymous and will be administered through the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. The purpose is to “promote community development,” said Alex Lee, KPS spokesman.
“Starting tomorrow, there’s not a kid in our district who is not college material,” said Lee.
jordan has been in the kps system since day one, meaning a full ride for him. he'll be going to WMU's aviation tech.
i'd say i'm fucking thrilled, but that wouldn't even begin to cover how we're all feeling around here tonight. at dinner we were talking about how the hell we were going to pay for it all... and now this.
oh.my.god.
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[12 Oct 2005|11:30am] |
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i have so much stuff to get typed. and i'm seriously sleep deprived. i love being SD... i get the best ideas! unfortunately, they don't always work out.
like this morning...
i tried to plug my usb cable into my head and think things into my laptop. it didn't work, and we won't talk about the icky things on the prongs.
i suppose i should just try to go to bed now.
IF ONLY MY DAMN BRAIN WOULD SHUT DOWN FOR A FEW!!!!
*ahem*
fuck, and i just used the wrong lj, but i'm too twitchy to change it now.
that is all.
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[11 Sep 2005|08:26am] |
a moment of silence, please, to remember those lost in the tragedy four years ago today, 9/11.
i was just watching video from that day. it's still so hard to comprehend the evil involved. how can anyone kill in the name of God? and yes, bottom line, this was based on some skewed religion. much like the crusades and the spanish inquisition back in the "dark ages". heh. still dark, eh?
and we still have a fucked up government, resulting in too many lives lost in mother nature's weapon of mass destruction, aka hurricane katrina. why? um... duh.
oh, and the latest? our illustrious vp's ex-company has been contracted to do the clean up in nola. hm. this company is already under investigation for ripping off the taxpayers. check it out. get pissed.
that.is.all.
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