It Could Be Worse... Be Glad It Isn't.

Never take a good day for granted... And when you think things are going bad? Remember, it could always be worse. Always...

I had to go to the hospital tonight. I had strep throat again, and of course the long wait at the hospital and verified case of strep meant that I had to miss work. It took them 5 hours, but with all that went on tonight, I didn't mind the wait. It was a rough night at the hospital.

While I was there with Adam, we saw an ambulance pull up to the ER and the EMTs held a baby in their arms, it's arms limp. A little girl... I don't know what happened, but needless to say, she didn't make it. Someone lost their baby tonight and I just wanted to cry. I couldn't even imagine... but my heart ached for the poor angel.

Later on in the night, people were brought in from a 3-person car crash. Mostly teenagers. I don't know how bad the injuries were or if anyone died, but they had to lock down the hospital while the emergency helicopter came and went, taking off someone to St. Louis for serious injuries.

Like I said, it was a hard night... So when you're sick and feeling like death? Be glad it isn't worse. You may not feel very well, but it could always be so much worse...

Does Honor Roll Mean Much When You're Little?

I went with Tricity to school today. Today was movie day for the honor roll students! When you're in 1st Grade, does honor roll even mean much? When I was little, I don't even remember there being an honor roll. However, when I was in high school, I remember how hard it was to try and make it. It meant so much more, but when you're little, it's so easy. I certainly am proud of her, though! Today was also the Girl Scout meeting. Cookie orders were due. Tricity sold a total of 60 boxes!

Goodbye, Christmas

I finally took down the faux fireplace that I had painted for Christmas. I guess that means Christmas is officially over. It looked pretty neat though! I still haven't gotten any of the free Ghirardelli chocolate that I had won a year's supply of. I wonder how long that'll take to come in? Today, I also took a mini-nap and worked on some more of the music playlist for Tricity's 3DS.

I Received Free Bakeware!

Today I worked more in the hallway again, getting boxes sorted and packed to move. I had Adam take off 7 boxes to storage. I'll be glad when we finally get a place and can quit having to pay the storage fees!

I also got some free Pyrex baking dishes in the mail today! Mom and I have been entering lottery ticket codes to earn points for free stuff, so I finally had enough to get a set. I LOVE Pyrex!

I can't wait to move and use them, and the new green skillet that I got for Christmas.

I also want to get some aluminum cups for the new place, too, like we used to use when I was a kid.

The Monday Blahs

Today was spent like any other typical Monday - catching up on sleep that I missed out on over the weekend from work, and not really doing much of anything else.

I did, however, work on downloading and converting videos into MP3 files for the 3DS, so that Tricity can have some music to listen to.

Scottish Dragon Stuff!

Today, we went to a birthday party for one of Tricity's best friends, Erin. It was at the pool :-) I believe we were the only ones that showed up? But I got to spend time talking to her Mom, and she was pretty cool! Their family is into Scottish and dragon stuff! She showed me some pictures of some things she has made, and some of the stuff they have.

They go to Renaissance Faires, and they collect weapons and stuff. I can't remember if she said they sell some as well? We have a few swords and knives that Adam has gotten over the years, but we've only got to go to one Renaissance Faire, and one Pirate Fest before. It would be awesome to go again some time. We didn't get to meet the Dad, but they seem like a pretty awesome family :-D

They are also very artistic and creative. One year for Halloween, their Dad had his own Minecraft enderman costume with eyes that really lit up!

Afterwards, we went to Peggy's house to celebrate Gabriel's birthday. Peggy is Adam's best friend Buddy's sister, but since we're all so close, we call her our sister as well :-) And Gabriel is Buddy's son. Happy Birthday to both kiddos today! ♥

Distaff Day

Today is "Distaff Day". I think when we get moved, I want this to be the day when I take down the Christmas decorations. This was the day when women resumed their household work after the 12 Days of Christmas.

Typically, back then, it was the day that the women went back to spinning on the wheel, and it was named as such for the distaff, or rock, used in spinning.

Around this time, Men also celebrated "Plough Monday" in which they would get back to work plowing the fields.

Shrimp Night

Tonight, we ate at Ponderosa for dinner. They had boiled shrimp on the buffet! So of course I got stuffed on it. You don't realize how much I love my shrimp  :-D  It's still in the shell, but at least they de-vein it. China Buffet has boiled shrimp on their salad bar, but it's usually all still intact, so I usually avoid it there LOL Sometimes I think of Forrest Gump when I go on about shrimp and all the ways I love to eat it. Boiled shrimp. Fried shrimp. Shrimp cocktail. Shrimp scampi. Walnut shrimp. etc  :-p

No Title :-p

Didn't do much today but clean in the bedroom and get some packing done. Got the hallway about halfway done. We had more boxes than I realized.

1st Grade Blues

I vent to volunteer at school today. I got so mad at the teacher because she made her cry. All she wanted to do was spend recess sitting next to me on the bench instead of playing with her friends, but the teacher made her go play. I think what really hurt her feelings was when another little girl came to sit down next to me, but the teacher didn't make her get up and leave.

I realize Tricity is a sensitive person and that she cries a lot, but then again, she's only 6 years old. And because she's only 6, I can see how she would be upset and not understand how some other girl is allowed to sit with her Mommy, but she's not allowed to. I still don't get why. What was so bad about it? It was just recess.

I don't remember my 1st grade year going very well either, though... And Adam said he had a horrible 1st grade year. Does 1st grade ever go well for anyone??? LOL

I'm a Real Winner!

Wow, I was ACTUALLY able to take a nap today without getting yelled at.

I got my check today, so we went out to Pizza Hut and used Tricity's "Book It!" coupon that she got from reading a bunch of books at school.

During the past month, I was contacted by someone and told that I had won free Ghirardelli for a year. I had entered a Facebook contest, and I was one of the winners selected. I sent my information in, but figured it was a scam and that I didn't really win. Everything just seemed a little off, you know?

Anyway, Mom got her gift basket in today that she had won? Do you know what this means? This means I actually WON! I won free Ghirardelli chocolate for a year! It's supposed to be sent in 4 shipments throughout the year. I can't wait to get my first batch to see what I get  :-)

Failed Dentist Appointment

We took Tricity to the dentist today, but he turned her away, saying she wasn't sedated enough... He basically made fun of her weight, saying because she's "so big", he didn't realize she was going to need a stronger dose. So basically us buying the dose he prescribed? We paid to sedate our child for nothing. It was his mistake and of course he's not going to do anything about it...

He said he's not really worried about her teeth, though. (Her adult teeth are growing in behind her baby teeth.) He wants us to come back for 4 cavities, though. I can't see us having to pay more money on teeth that are just going to fall out anyway, though. We can't afford it. We don't have any kind of insurance, and we're trying to save up to move out. If he's not worried about her shark teeth, and with them being crooked, then we'll just wait it out. Once again, we missed school for nothing...

Another Day in the Mad House

Today, I was called a "stupid cow" which although it isn't exactly nice, it's nicer than what I was called yesterday...

We didn't get to go to the cookie kickoff for Girl Scouts. Tricity didn't want to go, and I wasn't going to make her. And of course Adam never wants to go to anything...

I did some cleaning today. That's pretty much all I've done today. If I had done anything else, I can only imagine that backlash I'd have gotten from it...

Words Hurt

Today I got called some vulgarities because I was defending my 9 year old nice. Apparently if she doesn't get along with her younger siblings, then that automatically means she wishes they were dead? I don't think so! And you don't say those kinds of things to a 9 year old child! It was horrible... So because I was sticking up for her, then suddenly I'm a bad guy as well. I can not WAIT to get out of this house! It's a mad house... I hate it here :-(

Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctor

Today, I helped my Mom get some files off of her computer so that she could reboot her laptop. She had a virus that kept making it restart.

We also went to the hospital to see the ear, nose, and throat specialist that Tricity was supposed to see about her tonsils being so huge, but we didn't get to see anyone. They wanted $145 up front, which we don't have. Especially right after Christmas. She still got to miss school though, which she was happy about.

We also had to do some shopping, and I did the dishes. I also had to console Tricity today after she was told "Don't talk to me, I'm not happy with you". Poor baby got her heart broke. I don't know exactly what happened, but apparently she said or did something to Mom. It's times like this when I can't wait to find a place and move out of here... :-(

Cookie Sales Begin!

We had a Girl Scout's meeting tonight, and we got the order forms for cookie sales. Here we go... Big cookie sales! Here's where we spend gobs and gobs of money for gobs and gobs of cookies to help Tricity get all of her badges. The leaders were being kind of snotty about it tonight, though. Sometimes I wish we had a different troop to join, but Tricity loves it so much. It also makes it harder to leave when her best friend is in it...

Tricity had school today. It was the first day back! I'm missing her already.

New Year, New Beginnings

It was another lazy day today. I had a lot of photos to put up today for the "every day is a holiday" thing I'm trying to do, though. Today was the Point of Perihelion, which is the day when the Earth was closest to the sun. In other words, our winter festivities have pleased the Gods, so they shall continue to give us light :-p LOL

Anyway, I need to start cleaning and packing. This is the year that we need to find our own place to move into. It's not exactly been the best of times having to stay with my Mom and Brother. Of course we're thankful, but having so many people in one house can get pretty crazy. Everyone is on a power trip, and if I try to stay in the room or keep to myself on the computer, I get yelled at for being lazy.

It'll be so nice to get out and get a place of our own! I have so many plans. I want to make a "family tree" wall, which will have a silhouette of a tree on the wall, and pictures of all our closest family members hanging on the branches :-)

I also want to see about getting recycling bins so we can start recycling our trash instead of throwing it all away. Recycling has always been important to me, and I couldn't really do that at the trailer park. I'm hoping with a house, it should be possible :-D I just wonder how much it's going to cost?

New Year's Day - 2013

I got a planner and have started writing a bit of my day down on each page. Maybe later (like on September 20, 2016) I'll take these little bits of writing and make them into journal entries on my blog :-p LOL

Today was a lazy day. I don't remember much about what happened. I know it was pretty outside and dry. I also started my "every day is a holiday" photos today.

Today's holidays include New Year's Day! Happy New Year!
It also includes First-Footer's Day (part of Hogmanay)
It's also the 8th Day of Christmas, national Bloody Mary day, global family day, buffet day, day of peace, and a day of no school! LOL

New Year's Eve Tradition

Something I've been doing ever since I spent a New Year's Eve with my best friend Tahnee and her family is have salmon and sparkling grape juice on New Year's Eve to bring in luck for the new year. I've never really been one to support superstitions, but this had always been a rather tasty one, and if it really worked, then why not give it a try?

I really never remembered very well exactly what the tradition was supposed to be. I thought it was salmon and wine? Or some kind of fish... Whatever it was, I have adopted this practice and have made it my own for me and my family over the years. I have salmon as my fish of choice because they way I make it is the tastiest, and I choose sparking grape juice because I'd prefer not to drink wine.

Tonight, me and Tricity stayed up all night counting down to the new year with the TV shows. Of course I had salmon and sparking grape juice, and I've been getting her into this tradition as well. She only had a little bit, though. She's not much a fan of it right now, so it seems. I pretty much ate the rest. Adam was in the back room, sleeping, and Mom fell asleep on the love seat.

It was just me and Tricity. She's my little buddy! I am SO LUCKY to have her ♥ I also worked on a resolutions list, but I failed already. LOL Anyways, I just wanted to share a bit of my tradition with you. I wish you guys the best, and hope for an amazing, healthy, happy, safe, prosperous new year!