I-luv-Eeyore’s blog

What highway do you drive on the most? 171
Would you consider yourself a flirt?  Depends on the situation...but, yeah, I'm a flirt.
What color is your boss's hair? uhm...what color is shaved almost clean?  Not blond, not grey, and not brown---but a mix of all the above.
What are your siblings middle names? Russell and Ray
What's a song that puts you in the mood to dance or party? uhm...I always end up moving to "The Twist"
Where are you going on your next vacation? Houston, TX for a wedding and some other fun!
Do you get paid weekly or bi-weekly? Bi-weekly
What color are your pillows? I have six pillows on my bed: the cases are a mix of lilac/purple and cream.
Favorite aunts name? Ann. 
What hours do you work? Most days I'm working on and off from the minute I turn on the computer at 7:00-ish, and I keep at it until 6 or 7 in the evening.  When we physically go to the office, 9-ish until 4-ish
Are you superstitious? Not really.
Whose motorcycle were you last on? Uhm...stretching my memory here.....my uncle's in the late 70's....I think.
You have to buy the perfect shirt to wear tonight, where do you go? My only option in town: Wal~Mart.  If I'm somewhere close to a mall then it would be JCPenney's.
How many calendars are in your house? Current calendars for the year 2008?  three, no four.
Have you ever been confused over two relationships at once?  Yes.
Who is the last person that made you laugh in person? Chris.
Name one of your ex's mother's names? Rosie.
Do you miss high school? Not only no but HELL no!!
What color is your bra? The one I have on? light pink.
How many pairs of sneakers do you own? oh geez! Four white Keds, then one each in pink, purple, black, blue flowers, pink plaid and pink polka dots.  Then there are the Nike, the New Balance and several other no name brand.
What kind of lotion is closest to you? The Vaseline Intensive Care for Sensitive skin
What's on tv this second? I don't know.  Whatever Chris has on in the other room.  Sounds like the History Channel.
What helps you sleep? Closing my eyes.
How much would you get if you traded your car in?  Not enough.
What color shirt did your mom wear today? Absolutely positively no idea....she lives two hours from me. 
Last time you saw your dad? In February?  I know I saw him at Christmas.
Last time you babysat? December.
Next dentist/gyno/doctor appt?  June 3.
How often do you do laundry? At least once a week if not more often.  I do between 7 and 10 loads a week.
What commercials are your favorite? I love the Budweiser Clydesdale Christmas commercials.
Have you ever been prescribed narcotics? Yes: but nothing ever too powerful.
Have you ever copied someone's tests? Maybe back in high school---that was over 25 years ago, though.
What's hummus made of? I've got no freakin clue.
When's the last time you used a slip and slide? I have no idea at all.  30 years ago?
What's annoying you right now? That I should be working instead of filling out this meme: I have two projects due today and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to finish one, much less both of them.
Do you have a crush on someone from the workplace?  Well, considering I'm married to a co-worker I would have to say 'yes'.
Are you an introvert or extrovert? Depends on the situation.  But, I suppose, mostly an extrovert.
When's your grandma's birthdate?  March 20 if she were still alive.  Chris's living Grandma's birthday is July 5.
Do you take birth control? Nope, a baby would be nice...maybe not....I am in my mid-40's after all.
How many rings do you wear daily? Daily? None...if I'm leaving the house, two.
Any tattoos? Nope
Name 3 people you worked with today? Physically saw and interacted with?  Just Chris.  E-mail and had correspondense with? Priya, Praveen, Bentley.
Favorite summer cocktail? Pina Colada.
Plans for today/tonight? Work for work.  cooking supper, cleaning the kitchen, starting laundry.
Plans for the weekend? It's Mother's Day and my birthday.  I PLAN on doing little to nothing....except that just makes the work load for next week that much more difficult.

Is if you push them long enough----one day I snap and scream at you very ugly-like. 

I usually catch myself and take a deep breath; calming down. 

But, if you push them again, right away...

I shut down and I quit caring.

That being said.  I don't know how Jordan and I are going to survive his hormonal teen age years.

He pushed all the right buttons this morning.  I quit caring and didn't tell him....therefore he had to chase the bus down in order to not miss it.  Luckily the crazy-assed-bus-driver decided to wait on him.  If he had missed it I wasn't going to drive him: I was going to make him wake his Dad up and suffer the wrath of an awakened too early for nonsense Dad.

Monday morning I will NOT get up to make sure he is ready for the bus.  He seems to resent my early morning 'hurry-ups'.  So, Monday morning I won't get up, I won't make sure he is ready and if he manages to miss the bus....well then he gets to deal with the ugly consequences...because....

I've shut down and quit caring.

We've survived another round of storms. 

This morning after I found that a tornado had touched down this close >< to my in-laws house I was really on edge about the storm coming my way.  Ater I received word that school was letting out early so the kids would be home before the severe stuff hit; I gathered 'storm supplies' and put them on the kitchen table.  Then I sat back to wait on the weather, the closer it got the more nervous poor Darcy got.  Jordan got home and I told him to leave his shoes on and if I hollered "Run!" he was to drop everything and run to the storm shelter.  Not to question or say 'hold on a sec.' just run and I'd be behind him.  I lost TV and the internet before the first loud clap of thunder hit.  Once that hit, Darcy cowered under my desk while I was sitting here...when I moved, she was stuck to me like Velcro.  The storm blasted through, high winds, blasting rain, no hail and I kept expecting to see a tree or branch blow by.  But, nothing.  The TV came back on just in time for a tornado warning to be declared for my corner of the county.  I stuck around long enough to see that the storm had passed us and the warning was for people to the east and north of us.  So, even though my specific little town was mentioned in the warning....we didn't 'seek shelter'.

Now, it is raining and the bad stuff is well east and north of us.

ah...springtime in Alabama.

oh, and no damage to my in-laws house (which is good 'cause they are out of town.)  But, apparently the tornado caused damage to some buildings within a mile of their place, and then it hopped over the main part of town and went towards the mall and hit a tractor supply place, tossing tractors and other outside equipment around.  As far as I've heard there weren't any injuries.

ah....springtime in Mississippi.

How many pair of shoes do you have? Out of those pairs, how many do you wear more than a few times a year?
Submitted by fightinggale.

heh....

• 4 pair of white Keds in varying degrees of brand new white to tattered and very broken down
• One pair each of Keds-like shoes in: pink, purple, black, pink plaid, and pink/brown polka-dots
• black sandals
• brown sandals
• white sandals
• black flats
• black heels in varying heights/styles
• white heels
• silver heels
• two pair black boots in different styles
• four pair slippers
• two pair brown sneaker-type shoes
• three pair regular sneaker-type shoes
• brown clogs
• plain brown boring shoes
• and more that I can't think of off the top of my head.
  

Has anyone ever done something so horrible to you that "I'm sorry" couldn't fix it?

yes.

Oh?  you want details???

How about:

• Backing me up against a wall and threatening  saying: "You know, I could kill you just *snaps his fingers in my face* like that."
• Or holding a gun to my head
• Or holding a big knife to my throat
• Or refusing to get the water line fixed so all I had to bathe/cook/clean with was the water hose
• How about telling me my favorite dog had died, but not being able to show me his grave....because he had sold said dog for drug/alcohol money.  Did the same thing with several puppies and a cat.

I may have forgiven him because so many years have gone by since all of that happened and my life is so much better than it ever would have been had I stayed----but I won't ever forget.

Totally Terrible Tuesday Things

• Irrational anger that lasts for days on end

Totally terrific Tuesday Things

• I can't think of anything

So, why is it when you are crabby and you know you are crabby and you know it is in an unreasonable crabbiness and you decide to take yourself away from everyone by staying in your office all day leaving everyone alone and being alone with your crabbiness----that the people you are protecting from yourself still manage to get angry and upset because you are crabby.   BUT, you haven't taken the crabbiness out on anyone---you've hidden away in a room all by yourself---just so you wouldn't inflict your sour mood on others.

You, even say things like: "no thank you." and "please" but it doesn't really matter...because you are ticked about nothing---so they are ticked because you are ticked.

gah!!!

I hate me right now.

So, Chris and I have finally started walking.  We walk up and down our road during what would be our lunch time.  I counted today, 350 steps from one end of the road to the other.  We've been going five rounds thinking that was pretty close to a mile.  Well, unfortunately it isn't.  We need to do another 'leg' to get in a mile.  ~sigh~  I don't think I can do another leg.  I'd be okay if it were straight with no hills.  But, it isn't.  Heading to the right out of the driveway is two small down hill declines, a short flatish spot followed by a very short but steep upward climb.  (I think it is about a seven foot climb in 60 steps.)  Coming back down I have to really concentrate to walk heel-toe because it is steep enough that I tend to walk on my toes to help contol the 'descent'.  When you get back to the driveway, then it is a little flat followed by a very small decline and a very small incline.  Depending on the time of day, about a third of it is in the shade, and the only traffic we've ever encountered was the mail lady today.  When it is the fifth leg of the journey and we are coming up the incline from the stopsign towards the driveway---my leg muscles are killing me and I know I can't make that 'climb' again.  It is a struggle to get to the top---and we use the last part to 'cool down' before coming inside.  I don't know how to get in another 350 steps to make that mile.  ~sigh~

Here's something strange that I don't understand.  I yawn a lot while walking.  I thought I was breathing right, slowly, in through the nose, out through the mouth---and yet I yawn.  It seems every fourth or fifth breath is a yawn.  I try breathing deeper, but that just hurts---I try breathing faster and that just makes me more tired faster.

I'm worse out of shape than I thought.  ~sigh~

Are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo?

Only by cooking a Mexican meal tonight.

Chicken enchiladas
Mexican rice
Refried beans
Rotel dip
chips

They will be reaching puberty and the teen years just about the time you are hitting peri-menopause.

Irrational teen (preteen) hormones and the totally erratic mood swings of peri-menopause do NOT go together very nicely.