10.30.2004 | 10:38 am | Uncategorized, Daily Life, Ranting
Well, tomorrow’s Halloween, but our couny officials decided it really is tonight. Don’t ya love it. I wish I could do that; just change things–like dates, or for that matter, TIME–around to something more convenient for ME….okay, now I’m talking about Daylight Savings Time. I despise it. Why do we change, of all things, the TIME to fit our (society’s) whims? Now, I like the long days of summer as much as the next guy (girl); don’t get me wrong. But changing time in order to achieve it? It seems wrong. I mean, we’re playing God when we do this. Remember what the Professor on Back To the Future said to Marty McFly about screwing around with time? DON’T DO IT! He had a good point!
Really what bothers me most is the two “time change” days each year. “Spring forward” has always sucked because of losing that precious hour of sleep–and I can’t even begin to explain how dreadful it is now that I’m a sleep-deprived mother. Now, before I had a baby, I did like the “fall back” day because I really did get that “extra” hour of sleep. But now? I’m sorry, but Grayson has no clue he’s supposed to give me an extra hour of sleep tonight! In fact, instead of his usual waking around 8am, he’s likely going to start waking at 7am by the clock, which is still 8am to his baby-mind and baby-body…..and I hate that. I have been dreading this for weeks! And now it’s here! Ugh. I hate the stupid things our government does–today’s example: DST. These two times a year we have to get our schedules all out-of-whack are not worth the extra flipping hour of sunlight all summer. Whoever thought this hideous practice up obviously did not have a baby. Neither does whoever it is who is in charge of keeping it in practice. I’d love to take Grayson over to his (or her, but most likely it’s a HIS) house at the crack of dawn when he wakes up…..plop him down on their bed and wake them up so that they miss their extra hour of sleep….the hour that I’ll never see!
But back to Halloween. So we have to dress Grayson up tonight instead (on the same night that I have to worry about figuring out WHAT time SHOULD I put him to bed?!!). He’s going to be a punk rocker. No pre-made costumes for our baby–blah. He’s going to be an original. I will post pics when I have time.
Today’s mood = annoyed
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10.28.2004 | 4:50 pm | Uncategorized
JohnABruce, I love ya, I really do….you’re a great guy. And while I respect your comments on my last entry, I decided, after a couple of days of mulling it all over, to delete it. The reason is, I don’t want anyone to get the wrong idea when they read it. Additionally, the use of Middle English can really turn other people off (shoot, it turns me off as well), and therefore ends up detracting from what you’re trying to say. And I mean all this in the nicest way. Seriously.
Anyway, I can only hope that you misunderstood (*sigh*–isn’t my blog soooo aptly titled) what I was trying to convey at the end of my entry with my “Rock of Life” statement, as well as the statements that preceded it.
HYPERBOLE: n., Obvious and intentional exaggeration.
And in case there is any confusion on where my true loyalty, above all else, lies….you can go back and read my very first entry, “Introductions”. That should clear up any misunderstanding. If not, then send me an email and I’ll be happy to elaborate in a private dialogue.
All this being said, the truth is, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Heehee! And it so happens that music—anything from dorky 80s pop & 80s hair bands, to serious hard rock, alternative rock, classic rock, and metal—is a HUGE part of how this girl has her fun.
FYI: “Rock of Life” is the title track to Rick Springfield’s 1987 album…..”Rock of Life”. It really wasn’t that great an album. He was trying to bring back his glory days after having disappeared for several years, but he failed miserably both in its content and on the charts.
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10.24.2004 | 10:35 am | Uncategorized
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10.22.2004 | 4:22 pm | Uncategorized, Memes
•Grayson • Gray’s soft li’l bum • cool nights • long walks alone • living in the most perfect place in the world • catfish, fried & greasy • riding my bike • the delightful comfort of my bed each night • Count Chocula cereal • getting fresh highlights in my hair • our digital camera • ceramic tile • decorating with sage green • the way Gray looks just like Philip • giving myself a pedicure • memories of Niagara Falls • whales • bruschetta • the smell of fresh-turned earth • memories of childbirth (I swear I’m not nuts, but I loved it!) • getting lost in the shelves of a library • the sound of softly-falling snow • the beaches here • Reagan (our dog) • Olive Garden salad & breadsticks • travel to China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Korea, Greece, Brazil, Virgin Islands, Israel, Egypt, India, remote Pacific Islands, the Grand Canyon, and the Western and Midwestern states (guess I should’ve said “I love to travel”!) • Gray’s giggly belly-laughs • finding a true friend • Gray’s crawl • Oreos • writing fiction • reading fiction • breastfeeding • long talks with friends • NOT living in New York anymore! • looking at pictures • memories of living in Alaska • looking good in a bikini (I swear, I will again!) • 80’s rock, pop, and new wave music • IFC (not trying to be artsey–but they really have some amazing movies! • walking through the lower East Side of NYC with Philip, one Saturday afternoon back in 2001 • knowing God heard and answered my prayers for a child • using a Mac • my Southern-ness • sitting outside at night and checking out the stars • the glow of the Full Moon coming in the window • crickets chirping • making up story-lines to pass the time while driving or taking a walk • Tequila Sunrise, by the Eagles….heck ANYTHING by the Eagles • writing in my journal • my LIFE………..whew!
Today’s mood = joyful, now! 
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10.19.2004 | 5:45 pm | Uncategorized, Ranting
Warning! I’ve got a few things on my mind….don’t read on if you’re easily offended. LOL Sorry if it seems negative, but sometimes, I’ve got to vent! I think that’s mostly why I created this blog thingy, anyway.
WHY….
•do people not get mufflers on their vehicles? Or fix the ones they have? I’m so sick of being awakened at 6 AM by vehicles speeding past our house that obviously have no working muffler, or at best, serious muffler issues. WHO DRIVES this way? ONE TIME, years ago now, I had a muffler go kaput on my car. Know what I did? I GOT IT FIXED! THAT DAY! I couldn’t bear to drive around like trash, much less disturb every neighborhood I drove though. I’m not exaggerating when I say that well over half the vehicles in our neighborhood have muffler/noise issues. I just want to know, why are the noise ordinances not enforced here? And I won’t even start on the vehicles that HAVE working mufflers, but people have them SET UP to be loud.
•Why are so many American people so stupid? We’re less than a month from Election Day, and there are still people undecided on who to vote for? HOW can you be undecided on these two candidates? These people should not be allowed to vote, period.
•Why do people go out into public sick? I can’t count the number of times I’ve been at the store, at church, and any number of other public places, and there is someone who is hacking their head off (big, juicy, sick coughs!), or someone whose kid is. I’m always amazed at this lack of consideration for others. I do my best to get away from them, of course–LOL!–but that doesn’t guarantee anything.
•And while we’re on that topic, why do people show up at family gatherings SICK? I tell you, it’s not Christmas without someone showing up with at least a cold, and sometimes something worse. Kids are the worst offenders, but adults are nearly as bad. It happens almost every year in our collective family. I remember a Christmas at Philip’s Granny’s house. The whole Sasser clan was there; probably at least 30 people crammed into an 800-square-ft. house, with lots of food and fun. That is, until good ole’ Cousin _____ , who is sitting across from me, pipes up and moans, “Yeah, I’m still not feeling very good; I had a stomach bug yesterday and was sick all last night and this morning….I haven’t thrown up anymore, but I still feel queasy and like I’ve got a fever.” What?! Suddenly, I want to scream, “WHY ARE YOU HERE?!” Instead, I sit, devouring my plate of yummy peas with snap beans, thinking this to myself, and wondering HOW FAST can we get out of this house without being too obvious. But then Cousin ______ goes on to say that, despite her puking, she WAS able to get up this morning and cook up some….you guessed it…..peas with snap beans, to bring to the get-together. Nooooooooo! OKAY, now how quickly can I trash this plate of contaminated food, and get out of here? *sigh* I’ve made it clear, now that we have a baby, that if, at any family gathering, someone shows up sick, we will get up and leave, no matter what or no matter who we offend. Frankly people should be offended that someone cared so little about their other family members that they showed up sick, not because we’re having the sense to leave. So you miss one holiday with the family–it’s better than showing up and exposing everyone else and ruining their holiday.
•Why do people not see through Sen. Kerry’s plastic grin and tired rhetoric? Oh I have to share my favorite recent lies from his campaign:
It’s W’s fault there is a flu shot shortage (I can just hear what W must’ve said: “Okay y’all, let’s start a flu pandemic! That sounds fun! Contaminate those shots no matter what it takes!”)…..
And then there was the promise from Edwards that, if Kerry is elected, “the lame will walk”. Ohhhh-kay. Enough said. These guys are baaaaaaad. Don’t even want to comment on the inpropriety of Kerry’s opportunistic Mary Cheney remarks. Nor the crap about how important “religion” is to him, and in the same breath how he’d received a “native American blessing” earlier that day. Priceless. I believe all these statements are part of why he seems to be losing some steam in the polls. Keep talkin’, John & John.
•Why do people think the Atkins diet is a safe way to lose weight? Why do they think God created all the healthy grains, veggies and fruits that are banned by this Atkins guy–who is dead? Why were these “horrible” carb-laden foods the absolute staple of the diet that God outlined for the Jews to follow? And go back to the 40 years the Hebrews spent in the desert….what did they mostly eat? Manna. No one’s sure what it was exactly, but it was something akin to bread. (That word was “akin”, not “Atkin”.) I’m almost certain that all the carb-phobic “followers” in our society today would’ve likely chosen to starve to death, rather than disobey the oh-great-Atkins-god by eating God’s manna. Sorry, this rant comes from my frustration lately, with not being able to find my usual foods on the grocery shelves nor on the restaurant menus–they’ve been replaced by “Atkins-god-friendly” items, most of which are crap….and overpriced at that. This makes me c-r-a-n-k-y ! ; D
Better stop here or else folks might start to think I’m a negative nellie. I’m really not! These are just some issues that have been eating at me lately. I liked writing them down! I somehow feel much better. I’m even smiling….hahaha! I’ll have to do this the next time I’m wallowing in cynicism. *chuckle*
Oh BTW: Today’s mood = cantankerous! ROFL!
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10.5.2004 | 3:10 pm | Daily Life
….jiggety-jig. Hahaha. We finally got power last Monday and we returned last Tuesday. So we’ve been home a week. After TWO WEEKS away. Man I never want to do that again. I hate having to stay with either of our parents….especially MINE. Let me just say, my mom & I don’t get along very well, and leave it at that. Heck even Philip doesn’t get along with her very well, and he can get along with just about anyone (after all, he’s married to ME, isn’t he? hahahaha!).
We’re trying to get Gray back on track with his nighttime sleep. He was waaaay off while we were away. Since getting back home he’s sleeping about 10 1/2 hours straight, which is very good still, but it’s not the reliable 11 hours that he always pulled off before we evacuated. That 30 minutes means a lot to a mommy, ya know. 
Okay, about the destruction. Our neighborhood is pretty devastated. Most houses sustained some damage—many of them bad damage. Thanks to GOD again, that ours didn’t….it’s so obvious he protected it. We’re just about the only house in the neighborhood that doesn’t have a blue-tarp-covered roof! Our trees really took a beating, though. Lost most of my beloved front-yard Liveoak. The ones in the back yard are pretty mangled, too. And they’re all leafless. It’s like we just stepped right from a lush-green Summer landscape into a dead-of-winter landscape….only the warm weather tells us it’s not quite winter yet. It’s very depressing to me. I’m a big tree person. I love my trees; I love my shade. I seem to have lost both! The way the sunlight falls in the house is NOT the same….leave it to ME to notice something like that. But it’s really throwing me off. I’m dealing with it, though. I pray all our trees will survive their damage and return to full health this Spring.
Philip is not able to work at all—all his clients have put their work on hold, since they’re dealing with Ivan aftermath themselves. Understandable, but it’s NOT good for us. We were struggling financially as it was, but now it’s pretty grim. He’s not been able to do any work since before the storm, and it’s looking like it will be a while till he is able to work again. It sucks because things were really starting to look good for our future—there was lots of contract work promised to him for the upcoming months….I guess it probably still will happen, but for now it’s on hold indefinitely. What to do until then is what’s eating at me. We still need to re-stock our refrigerator and freezer—-we lost everything in ours, due to the 2-week power outtage. And of course there’s Grayson to feed and buy diapers for. Diapers are freaking expensive anyway, but he’s gotta have them. Thank goodness he’s still so heavily breastfed…..it’s FREE…..just another benefit of feeding him God’s way I guess! And of course, he’s outgrown all but 3 of his onesies, so he’s living on the edge until we can get some money in and buy him some bigger ones. I’m sure he’ll survive. Hahaha. It’s me who has to hand wash them out often, in order to keep him something clean to wear! Okay, enough of the bad news…..here’s some GOOD news:
We thought we’d lost our refrigerator. When we got home last week, we discovered that all the chicken we’d had in the freezer had of course thawed and ruined, but even more unfortunately, the rotten juice had run all under the panels and inner workings of the fridge/freezer. It had maggots in it and everything. Ewwwww! AND IT SMELLED PUTRID. We thought we’d have to buy a new one–it was just SO bad. But, Philip called around to some friends and church folks, and found a couple from church who offered to loan us their small fridge until we could either clean ours or buy a new one. We were so thankful, b/c it bought us some time, which took a lot of stress off of us to do something right away (’cause you gotta have a fridge!). With a temporary fridge to keep cold what food we DID have, Philip decided to take our fridge outside and try to salvage it. He took it completely apart, hosed it down, cleaned it with bleach, then Pine-Sol, hosed it down again, and then cleaned it AGAIN with bleach and Pine-Sol. Rinsed it good. Then left it sitting out in the sun for a couple of days. And GUESS WHAT. It WORKED!!! No more smell! In fact, it’s cleaner and better-smelling than it ever has been! Hahaha! It should be! So we were so happy that worked out. And so thankful for the Allens at church, who let us use their fridge in the meantime. I was so touched. I get so cynical about everyone at times, but that was an eye-opener. I need to work on my cynicism.
Well I’m tired of writing. I guess I had a lot on my mind today. I still do, but I’ll save it for another time.
O&O!
Today’s mood: Thankful, yet weary.
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