Merry Christmas Charlie Brown....

'Tis the season for all of the Christmas cartoon specials....Yeah....the kids and I have been watching them all....I havn't seen the Grinch yet, tho. And I don't mean that live-action-Jim-Carey-atrocity either...I mean the good old standard, animated masterpiece! Ya' gotta' love it....And when I was watching Ralphie shoot his eye out with the Red Rider BB Gun...(And laughing my head off with my kids)...I noticed that this year marks the 25th anniversary of A Chrismas Story....wow....am I really that old? Ahhhh....I am. And I still love that movie. Tonight I watch my little drummer girl at her Christmas concert at school....Tomorrow I dig out of the snow and trudge to work....and I'll be thankful it's only going to be a few inches and not the blizzard of our Northern neighbors or the ice to the East....God bless you all....stay warm! and Merry Christmas!

Happy Halloween!

I love halloween. How fun it is to dress your kids up all goulish and scary then take them to beg for candy!...lol...My daughter will be wearing a long black wig and have her face painted a ghastly white with black accents...Oh...and lets not forget her bloody knife. Dusgusting child! She watched the Adams Family movies the other day and wanted to be a "homicidal maniac" like Wednesday Adams. My son, although not quite as gory will be carrying a "bloody" thing, too. He'll be wearing a devil mask and a cape. The little girl next door came over last night and she said she's going to be a princess for halloween. My daughter would make a cute princess too! Of course, There's no way I could ever talk her into that...I doubt she'd even take a bribe. She might dress her brother up as one, tho!

Speaking of my wretched almost-teenaged daughter, God bless her...I bought her 2 pairs of pants today. She'll probably hate them, too. I give! When do they grow out of this nasty little "tween" stage or whatever they call it now? There's one sitting beside me at the library right now alternately farting around on the internet and texting someone. Probably a boy. Wonder why she's not in school...hmmmmm...the little truant! She's too damn skinny, too. They probably sent her home to go eat something....Is it just me or is there a rash of these too-skinny brats running around?

Anyway, soon as school's out I'm going to take my kids to their dad's and help them get ready for some tooth-rotting fun. Then I'm running off to the big city to do some haunting of my own! lol

Have an Awesome Halloween!]

MisFriz

Oh, how I hate politics!

Ok...just a short note today to express my feelings on politics. I'm not voting for Obama, either...just so you know. Why? Well, I think he's an idiot. I got an email the other day that says he's the Anti-Christ. I don't know that I'd go that far... Maybe more like Robin Hood? lol He wants to take from the rich and give to the poor. Hey, I'm one of the poor. But I don't think the government should take money from others and give it to me. They take money from me now and give it to people who don't work. Helloooo...It's called wellfare. I would like to see the government cut all of their bull%&#% wasteful spending, balance the budget and cut our taxes. They should also quit bailing out banks and other financial institutions who give their CEOs multi-million dollar bonuses and hold meetings at expensive spas. Oh..that's wasteful spending...already covered that! lol What I really want is to be paid a livable wage, which I would be making if the price to buy basic necessities wasn't so damn high. Anyway...I'm voting for the republicans this time and I'm going to pray to God that we all make it through this messy world relatively unscathed! Best of luck to all....

Have an Awesome day...

MisFriz

WOW!

What a summer we had...Thank God school's back. If you've read some of my past blogs you alread know about my divorce in June. The kids and I are doing quite well now again...adjusted. In July we had to opportunity to visit Maine! Absolutely beautiful there. And the people are amazing. The nicest ever! And they love to talk...lol...which is, perhaps why I fit in so well. Ahhhh....but our vacation wasn't our only adventure...oh no! Just before leaving, I got divorced, got a different car..(piece of rolling doodoo!)..moved into a new house..got almost settled...had car trouble...went on vacation (1700 miles in my sister's Blazer, with my brother driving and me and the two kids in the back..yikes!)...came back...had car trouble and my landlord told me someone bought our house so we had to move again....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...(we'd only been there 2 months! Got moved...(Fwew!)...more car trouble...failed yardsale...And finally...(dah, dah, dah)...life calms down a bit. Holy Cheese! We survived!

Good news is, I've recently started dating...This is very nice. We're taking things slow...and really having a great time just getting to know eachother.

Uh, Oh....more bad news! Damn car! If I had better insurance, I'd be tempted to push it in the river! My luck, I'd fall in after it, tho! lol...I'll take it to the mechanic tomorrow. And this too...I will survive! (Thank you Gloria Gaynor)

Ok..I don't have anything exciting to report today, but sometimes dull can be good...for a day or two anyway...just to give us a breather. I promise to add some chills and thrills to my next blog and not wait 4 month to post either! Ha...

Have an Awesome day!

MisFriz

Armageddon....

Ahh...the black cloud of puberty is settling upon my happy home! God help me, my 11 year old daughter is experiencing the first pangs of PMS and chose the ride home from her softball game to talk to me about it. Which of course, I don't mind...I've tried to instill in my children that when they want and need to talk to me, I am always ready to listen...Anyway, this was an awkward time because her 9 year old brother was in the car, too. And of course my little mouth of the south son had to put in his 2 cents worth! What a hoot. Thought the world might come to an end right there in the back seat of my car!

After I'd done my best to ease my daughters fears...who said at the time that it was all "stupid Eve's fault for eating the stupid apple!" My son started asking me questions about what's going to happen to him when he starts puberty. To which, I replied as best I could and told him if he had any more questions, to ask his dad!

Such is the summer so far...baseball and hormones.

Have an awesome day...

MisFriz

Great Balls of Water!!!

I read on the CBS strange news that 400,000 plastic balls were dumped into an open-air reservoir in LA for shade...oh..I had to read on!

Apparently the sunlight causes a chemical reaction with the chlorine in the water creating something called bromate which causes cancer. (The reservoir is used for drinking water).

What kind of cancer? Guess it doesn't matter...it'll all kill ya'. And does swimming in a pool cause cancer, too? Lots of chlorine in there. Or does the pee neutralize the bromate? Hmm..point to ponder. Shit! No summer fun for the kids.

And what about the chemicals used to make the balls? Won't they leach out into the water? They probably contain lead. Ha! Well, I would have used rubber duckies! Good luck with your balls people of LA!

Have an awesome day,

MisFriz

Monday...Monday...

Had a very eventful weekend. Car died...almost...had to get a different one. I finished moving and started unpacking. My ex sent me a text message saying that it was shitty of me not to mow the lawn...seriously! I told him how shitty it was of him to cheat on me and hurt my kids. He still denied the cheating, but the proof is in his girlfriends belly...I'm glad all he has to worry about is me not mowing the lawn...LOL...I shouldn't have cleaned the house when I left. Anyway, enuff about that.

Unpacking is a monster of a chore. Almost as bad as packing! Anyone want to come help? All volunteers are welcome!

Have an awesome day...

MisFriz

FREEDOM!

Oh, yes...I'm free! My divorce was final about 3 this afternoon. What a relief. Now I can go on to the planning of my divorce party. I'm thinking champagne, bra burning and an icecream cake from Dairy Queen! So much for that 25 pounds I've lost..lol. Wish me luck as I embark on my new life as a single woman! Watch out world, here I come...lol

Have an awesome day,

MisFriz

Thursday.....45 minutes to go....

Well, it's been forever since I've had time to read my 'Strange News' on the CBS site. I used to find a lot about goofy things that happen in Maine so I always blogged about the 'Crazy Mainers'. LOL. Well, there's nothing in the news about them, but I'll be visiting those Crazy Mainers in just about a month! I'm so excited. My sister goes every year and this is the first time I've been able to join her on the trip. I haven't seen my niece and her 4 children for about 8 years! I can't wait. I plan on going to the beach and eating 'Lobstah!' We'll be driving out along with my 2 children. HOLY CHEESE! That's a scary thought, but I think it'll be well worth all the "are we there yets".

Speaking of Maine. There's a cutey pie that works here 1 day a week named Scott. He's from Maine. Can't believe he lives here in the sticks now, but then again...I'm from California and I've lived here for many years. I guess we all have reasons for the choices we make. Wonder what his story is? Don't think I'll be finding that out anytime soon, tho.

Hmmm....Oh...American Idol! David Cook wins! Yeah...He was my favorite. I loved David Archuletta, too. But I have a feeling they're both going to be very successful. Can't wait to by their albums. Well, I have about 25 minutes left of work, so I better go finish everything up.

Have an awesome day,

MisFriz

It just keeps getting better....

Sunday I found out that my husband's girlfriend is pregnant. I can't wait 'till this divorce is final! I've decided to throw myself a divorce party complete with champaigne, a bra burning ceremony and an ice-cream cake from Dairy Queen that says: "Ding Dong the lying, cheating, Bastard's Gone!"

Have and awesome day,

MisFriz

Not even Walmart is safe!

So yesterday I went into Walmart to waste a little money. And who did I see? Yep... My husband and his girlfriend. (that sounds aweful! LOL) I have filed for divorce, it's just not over yet. So, technically, he's still my husband. Though I've heard that he was telling everyone he was divorced for a month or two before he even let me know what was going on and deserted me one morning after breakfast. I've since forgiven the lieing, cheating little bastard, but I haven't forgotten what he's put my children and me through. I'll let Go and let God. It's all I can do. And move on with my life and take care of my children. So, wish me luck. I'll be busy working on credit repair, finishing my divorce and trying to buy a house. And spending endless hours at the ball park as the kids started baseball and softball two weeks ago. I love summer.

Have an Awsome Day!

MisFriz

I'm still here! Wow

It's been so long since I logged in, I figured I would be cancelled by now. But I'm back. My divorce has been filed. Waiting on paperwork now. I'm still looking for a house to rent. I'm not taking the house in the divorce because it's a piece of junk...needs too much work. The kids are getting better about what's going on. It's been really hard on them, though. Oh...and my babysitter is trying to set me up with her boyfriends brother...this is a very scary thought! LOL... I'll type more later now that I know I still exist in blogworld...

Have an awesome day....

MisFriz

Why are all lawyers not suicidal?

The only answer I can come up is that lawyers must all be self-loathing and therefore get some sick satisfaction out of torturing themselves for their perceived shortcomings. Let me enlighten you. If anyone has read my last couple of posts, you know my husband left me. He said he wanted a divorce and after falling apart for a day and picking my heart up off the messy kitchen floor, I've decided to file it myself. It's been a few weeks and so far he has done nothing. Waiting for him to file would be like waiting for him to take out the trash or feed the dog. So...I got online and found out what to do. Since he and I don't have any children together, we can get a 'Pro Se' divorce. Which basically means we represent ourselves. The reason for my conclusion about lawyers being sadistic self-haters is this... Holy crap!! This stuff is not easy! It's complicated and very time-consuming. Not to mention humiliating and sad. Why anyone would choose to be a lawyer is beyond me. No doubt if my little 'Pro Se' divorce is giving me this much of a fit, a knock-down drag-out with cut-throat lawyers and greedy spouces must be absolute Hell. God bless the lawyers...

Have an awsome day...

MisFriz

Hangin' at the public library...

Is this a good place to meet men? LOL...I'm kidding. I'm done with that for quite some time, especially as I'm technically still married. Divorces take too much time, I think. Only because they're so stressful. Seriously...I've lost 21 pounds in 3 weeks. Not good, I know. I was working on losing some weight, but I was doing it by eating healthy and working out. Right now, I'm just trying to maintain some healthy eating habits and I'm working on moving and trying to get some help with that. I really don't have much to report other than that, though. I'm killing time at the library waiting for the kids to get out of school. All of my other errands are done for the day. I think I'll work on my book some more and then bring my son back so he can look and Disney.com while we wait for his sister. Hope everyone's doing well.

Have and awesome day,

MisFriz

Back to Me...

Hello good people of the blog-world. It has been many days since last I logged on. You see, I've been very sad and stressed. My husband left me right after breakfast on March 29th. Not only have I been dealing with that myself, my two children are having a tough time as well. He is not their father, so thankfully they will not have to go through anything involving custody. This has been a very difficult few weeks, but with the help of my family and friends, I'm getting along ok. And my kids' dad and I are getting them through this, too. God made me strong for a reason. If anyone reads this blog, thank you. And keep me in your prayers.

Have an awesome day...

MisFriz

A sad commentary of Our Times....

I was listening to the radio on my way to work this morning and was disturbed by something I heard. Well, maybe disturbed isn't the right word, but still... The station was re-capping American Idol, (of which I'm a big fan). They commented on Christy Lee Cook singing Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA". It wasn't the rendition that galled them so much as the song. They hate the song. It sounded to me like they just think it's stupid to play or sing that song because we're patriotic and care about our nation. Maybe I'm wrong. The worst part was that a Serviceman called in to the radio station and bitched that they were tired of people playing that song when they come home and they think it's stupid that we do! Well, I think it's terrible that he called in and figuratively slapped in the face the very people who welcomed home he and his fellow troops and called them Heros. There was a time in this nation when the men who fought were spat upon and shunned. It's a beautiful, meaningful song and reguardless of if you're a fan of it or not, have the class to appreciate those who appreciate you. After all, it is just a song. It's the fact that someone thought enough of all of our troops to say 'Thank You'.

God Bless the USA...

Have an Awesome Day...

MisFriz

Irony

Check out the headline below. (from the CBS news...“Strange News”)

Ill. Man Nabbed In Stolen Doughnut Van
Iowa Police Chase Ill. Doughnut Shop’s Stolen Delivery Van At 100 Mph; Suspect Held

(AP) A bevy of officers chased a doughnut delivery van at speeds up to 100 mph before arresting the driver at gunpoint, authorities said.

Have an Awesome Day,

MisFriz

God Bless Rock & Roll

I have a rogue eyebrow hair. I saw it in the mirror just now. I missed it at home because the light in my bathroom isn't the best for spotting that sort of thing. At any rate, I'm now self-concious of that little rebel strand.

Speaking of rebels...that David Cook rocker guy on American Idol is pretty great. David Cook has nice eyebrows. Can't wait 'till he releases an album so I can add it to the collection of my other idol boys...I love Bo Bice and Chris Daughtry, too. Great tunes...that's what it's all about.

When I was much younger, (and a rebel myself), my pals and I spent countless Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons cruisin' and boozin' (we were bad! Hope my kids don't read this!) And listening to great classic rock. We were all about the music. Great times!

Have and Awesome Day (and for Cripe's sake, pluck your eyebrows!)

MisFriz

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Have an Awesome Day,

MisFriz

By George, I think I've got it!

I heard on the news that major pharmaceutical companies spend $7 billion a year on advertising directed specifically at physicians. You know...free pens, drug samples, printed sticky notes, etc. The list is endless. I bet if you raid enough panty drawers you'll find some underroos printed with their logos, too. (What are you wearing today?) LOL. In all seriousness though, I don't know what they spend on other advertising directed at consumers....(think lovely young men and women running through meadows with pets...), but let's assume that they spend $7 billion on that, too. (We won't even count the boat loads of cash dumped into campain contributions....Yet.) So, here's my solution to the "healthcare crisis". Crisis, my butt. All the government needs to do is impose 1 - 2 billion dollar advertising limits for both healthcare professional and consumer advertising and not allow campaign contributions. (that'll save 10 - 12 billion anually) If they'd impose those limits at least, we wouldn't have to pay such high healthcare costs. Make no mistake, people...you and I are paying for that crap. Not only that, how many millions of people are uninsured or underinsured? Use the saved funds to pay for medications for the elderly who have to choose to eat or heat their homes or buy their medications. At least Walmart, HyVee and some other retailers are offering affordable generic medications now. Maybe Gramma' can keep the ol' ticker going a few more years.

I have lots more ideas about saving money...First, let's fire all of the government workers we don't need..(That'd balance the budget quick!) and take away the free healthcare that government fat-cats receive. Hey, I'm poor and pissed off that the tax dollars I work like a dog to pay go to a corrupt governer to pay for highpriced hookers he finds on MySpace, some sheik living in a palace in Saudi Arabia because I pay over 3 bucks a gallon for gas and do without any little luxuries because I can barely fill my tank enough to get to work so I can get paid wages that allow me to barely scrape by and put food on my kids' table (and pay my taxes!). And I'm one of the luckier ones. I'm not losing my house or living in a shelter or prostituting myself to feed my kids. I actually have it pretty good.

Thanks everyone for letting me vent. I hope a lot of people see this note, get fired up and get it going to any and all political figures and keep shoving it at them until they actually change something for the good of all of us.

Have an Awesome Day,

MisFriz

Look Ma'....No HAIR!

So....I've cut my hair off...LOL. Not all of it, but about 6-7 inches of it. I'm still having a bad hair life, of course, but there's just not as much hair to deal with. Just thought I'd share that with everyone as I've really not had much to say lately. I've had a few funny emails. I lived through the flu! So much for getting that shot! Thank you very much... David what's-his-name-former-male-stripper-dude got voted off of American Idol last night. Good. Next that needs to go is Kristie-Lee-Dingy-blonde-desicrated-the-Beatles-song-by-making-it-country-Cook...what was that girl thinking! Well....I think it's time for that little blonde tart to go home! LOL. Have to go. I'll try to think of some interesting drivel to share with you all soon. Until then....

Have An Awesome Day...

MisFriz

Chuck E. Cheeses...Where a Kid can be...Mortified!

I read on the "Strange News" on the CBS website that two mom's brawled at a Chuck E. Cheese because one mom said to the other mom her kid was "hogging" an arcade game. Are you serious? This was a nine-year-old's birthday party. Way to go, Mom. Bet that poor kid never forgets his special day! I hope I never have to call 911 over two broads dukin' out at Chuck E. Cheese if I take my kids there! Maybe we'd better just stick to birthday parties in the park and slumber parties at our house. May you all have wonderful, non-violent birthdays!

Have an Awesome Day....

MisFriz

I wanna' be the cat....

And I don't mean the cat in the hat. Or a cat that is fat. Or cat on a welcome mat. I wanna' be the cat! I want to curl up all day and nap! I want to be the one who's catered to and petted. I want to lounge by the sunny window all day and purrrrr the day away. At least until spring. Last night it rained then snowed and rained and snowed together and last night's slush became todays ice. Today, I stepped out my door and almost killed myself slipping on said ice. Then, when I finally did leave for work, the road was cruddy. And to top it off, everyone's got the flu around here..(imagine that! I work in a hospital.) I think I'm in denial about my own health because all I've really wanted to do lately is sleep and my head is killing me. Please, God. Don't let me have gotten that damn flu shot for nothing! So, for today and maybe tomorrow....I wanna' be the cat.

Have an Awsome Day,

MisFriz

The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

I have no words of my own today, so I'll leave you with a thought and a poem by my favorite poet, Robert Frost. Always take the Road not taken...

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

whatthehuh?

omyhuya. funfrk. NiuTvcO. huhwhat?

What do the above words have in common? Oh...Well, they're not words at all, are they? They're those pesky little nonsensical plurbs, (just made that word up, too!) you have to type in before you can leave a blog comment, order concert tickets online, and any number of other online activities...We now have to prove to a machine that we are human. Oh, what madness!

Have an Awsome Day,

MisFriz

This is....American Idol!

Holy cow...here we go again. May I say that of the past 4 or 5 seasons that I've watched, this year definately holds the most talent. There are a lot of amazing singers out there. I'm looking forward to seeing great things from our top 24 in the weeks ahead. My picks for the best?...Asia'h Epperson and the long-haired rocker dude...what's his name? Ahh...Robbie Carrico. Yep. That's my guy. Those are my picks and even if they don't win, I think they have brilliant futures. Go guys...make me proud! And, my least favorite? Don't know yet...I'm glad that simpy little Josiah didn't make it, though. Seriously...there's all these blogs out there saying, "Oh, he should have made it. Let him back in. He lives in his car! Oh, BooHoo. Did anyone besides me hear him say that living in his car is his CHOICE? He left everything to "go where the wind takes me..." Ugh! Stop feeling sorry for that little brat. There's no doubt that he has talent, but I think most of it is his acting ability. I have no patience for that kind of BooHoo theatrics..Sorry. I'm kind of mean today. LOL... Really, though. TGIF..been a long week. Hope you all have a good weekend.

Have an Awsome Day,

MisFriz

Theiving Bastards!

Well, I had my taxes done yesterday. I still have the nausea to prove it. Is it possible to OD on Tums? I feel whoozy. My tax return was WAYYY down from last year. About $800. down. They said it's because I made more money and paid less. "How is that?" I ask. I haven't changed my W4 so I should have actually paid more because the percentage is still the same, right? Oh, no. What they neglect to tell you is that tax rates change every year. So don't believe those theiving bastards! (aka the Government). They tell you taxes are down, interests are down, etc., etc....yeah, yeah! Save it. All that hooy may be true but your tax returns are down, too. And here's what they don't throw out there....they tweak the tax tables yearly to fit their agenda. They may be giving some of us checks in May and calling it "economic stimulus", but all they really did is adjust the tax tables, thereby lowering most tax returns and sending you the balance later. Trust me. They're not giving you anything special or extra. Vote for Barrack Obama then bombard him and any other government official with letters, petitions, whatever to stop messing with our heads and leave our money where it belongs....in our pockets!....So we can go give it to the oil companies. Thanks for letting me vent.

Have an Awsome day!

MisFriz

The Best Friend I Never Met.....

Several years ago, while bored out of my skull, I chatted with someone in a chatroom. It was nothing bad you understand, just interesting, friendly conversation. We emailed daily and IM'd for a few years. This person was a man and I really felt like we were good friends. He was always there for me and really helped me through my divorce. In short, he was a God Send. I found him when I really needed someone in my life.

5 years ago, I met someone and we have now been happily married for 4 years. When I met my husband, I chose to stop communicating with my friend. Even though my friend and I never even talked about anything inappropriate, I didn't feel it was right to continue the emails and chatting.

Today, while browsing on the internet for something completely unrelated I happened upon my old friends name. I checked it out for the hell of it and was stunned to find it was a website with a special dedication to him because he was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2006.

The website is that of one of his friend's. There are stories and dedications and pictures. It's very heartfelt. It occured to me that though I never met him, he had a very profound impact on my life and for that, I'm truly thankful. I wonder if he knew.

So, here's to the best friend I never met. Thanks for the kindness you showed a stranger and the laughter your messages always delivered. My memories are fond. You inspired me. Love and Godspeed.

Dedicated to the memory of James Brehmer 1971-2006

As for the rest of you, enjoy the ones you love. Don't suck and don't be boring!

Have an Awsome Day,

MisFriz

8 Dollar Gas.....

Holy Crap! I saw on the news this morning that President Bush is in Saudi Arabia. Oh, and what was that next line I saw scrolling across the bottom of the page? The federal government is going to raise the fuel tax again? Oh, for God's sake...We'll have 8 dollar-a-gallon gas by the end of the day. On that note....

Have an Awsome Day,

MisFriz