Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic.
Nicola Abbagnano

(I swear I feel so negative so often when I write here. I promise I don't mean to sound so!)

I had my gut feelings, and I was right. What son sees in that girl is totally beyond me. She is psychotic. And that isn't just a description, it is an actual diagnosis. She is also bipolar. She is insane. I have, with my own eyes, seen how she treats people who "look at" or (how dare they!!) talk to son. She exudes this air of nicety and sweetness, then if you see her go off.... Dang. And she refuses to take her meds for her diagnoses.

I'm not a mean-spirited person. Far from it. I honestly believe I'm a very nice, compassionate, caring person. But there is seriously something about her that really gets under my skin. She is so negative that she worries me. If she could try to kill his dog, what would keep her from hurting him in some way. If she could (seriously) threaten to poison another of his female friends just for talking to him a couple of times, how little must she think of life? I saw the nasty email she sent to my "adopted daughter". ...a girl who I've known several years. She considers son her "adopted brother." She is ever so sweet, and yet the vile, disgusting things that came from Miss Mental Illness was severe and cruel. Suffice it to say, adopted daughter was seriously disturbed and called me from college to ask what she had done to bring about such wrath. (And I have to say, right from her own mouth, she has admitted sending similar emails to no less -probably more - than 10 other females.)

Any questions as to why I worry? I'm just not seeing the positives here. ...at least not enough to make any time with her worthwhile.

(He does have specific instructions to call the police if she starts freaking out on him.)

And he refuses to listen to reason.

Thanks for listening to my ranting and venting (again!).

On a positive note, I am feeling tons better than last week, and glad to be back at work!

I Scored a 93%!

Just a small tidbit before I get back on Monday.

It's been a crazy week. ...as usual when I have time off. :P

Lots of drama with son. Supposedly he's getting an annulment or divorce, but I'll believe it when I see it. (I'm not being cynical, just my experience with that mess.)

I've been sick. (Why do I always get sick on my weeks off?!) I'm getting better, but it's made it a miserable week! ;)

BUT....

I did have the Harry Potter book to read!! I finished it and I LOVED it!!!

See you guys Monday!

Have a great weekend!

Hey, guys!!

If you would like to see the latest pics of Zibby (our Savannah Monitor), go here!

He is now 2.5 months old, and he's over 9 inches long!!

His coloring is beautiful, and he's SO intelligent!!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Tagged!

OK, let's see if we can find some sort of normalcy today! ;)

Along with other 7 bloggers, I have been tagged by Deirdre.

Instructions: Each player starts with 7 random habits/facts about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven habits/facts, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 other bloggers to tag and list their names. Dont forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and read your blog.

7 Things About Me!

Let me see....

1. I don't like meatloaf. At least not your "normal" with ketchup or tomato sauce meatloaf. I make mine with brown gravy.

2. I have no job title anymore. I started off in desktop publishing, and now I'm also the tech person, the supply person, substitute secretary, etc... My boss says I wear more hats than I have head to wear them!

3. My favorite color changes quite often. Right now, my favorite colors are royal purple and red.

4. I'm extraordinarily emotional and sentimental, but yet I think I'm a very strong person.

5. I still talk, email, and blog to my best friend from high school.

6. My favorite perfume scent is Xia Xiang.

7. I never went to my prom or even my own graduation. (Though I picked up my diploma in July.) I was married and living in another state by then. (Nearly 24 years ago.)

Don't know if any of this is new to anyone or not.... It's so hard to come up with anything new!!

;)

As far as tagging anyone else... Do it if you feel like it. Several of my blogger friends have already done this one recently!

I did have a rough night, but I'm feeling a bit better today.

Thank you for all your nice words and concern.
It means a great deal.

Have a great weekend everyone!

I'm sorry...

I'm just really sad.

I know this blog is normally "fluff," but this was so unexpected.

It means a great deal to me that you read my blog when you do.

Thank you.

For the record...

I really liked the HP movie. Hubby and son thought it was slighly disappointing, but they didn't read the book. They said it passed over things far too quickly, but it was still fairly good to them. I, on the other hand, read the book and understood the movie much better. I'd highly recommend it.

Sad news...

I don't know why I feel like posting this, but since I put so much of my life here anyway, it almost seems strange not to share.

We have a very, very good family friend with whom Rob and I (or both) talk to almost every day. She's a good soul who would do anything for anyone (and frequently does). She and I would talk on the phone now and again, but she was mostly a good friend to Hubby and Son. She used to work at the same place as son, and that's how we originally met her several years ago.

She got cancer a few years ago. She survived it well, and was a great source of information when my own sister found out she had cancer.

She plays poker with the guys. She thanks them all the time for helping her get back out into the public again. She found her niche, and LOVES to play poker!

When her cancer reoccured recently and she had to have surgery, she called us. No one else would take her for surgery! So Hubby (even though he'd just had a car accident a few days before and was messed up himself) took her anyway and spent several hours waiting for her there. All went well. She was her usual bubbly self a few days later!

Hubby was talking to her on Friday. ...maybe about poker on Saturday. She said she needed to go and would call "right back." No call. He tried to call several more times the last few days, even calling 3 times yesterday. It's not uncommon for her not to call a few days. She knows we worry, so she tries to call often.

At poker tonight, someone asked if we knew where she might be. "Nope," said hubby, "I've been trying to call her for days." Another guy walked over and said, "Oh, Jackie? She died over the weekend."

You could have knocked me over with a feather. Hubby and Son are terribly shocked and beside themselves, too. No one knows why. No one called to let us know. We didn't go to a memorial service or funeral. All we know is:

CRAIG, JACKIE - Born 9/10/53 passed away 7/7/07.

Rest In Peace, Angel. There's a special place in heaven for you.

Goodnight, Jackie.

Woo HOOO!!!

It's finally Harry Potter Day!!!

Well, at least one of them!



Get this and other HP countdowns at LeakyNews.com

Vacation

Whew! What a crazy first day back after a week off!

Time off... Such a lovely thing when you need it. I don't think I realized that I needed a few days off as much as I did. I slept a lot the first few days. I was exhausted! It had been a very long, difficult few weeks.

OK. Let's see... It rained 7 of 9 days while I was home. (Those 2 days were the first dry days in about a month at my house.) It rained today. Most of the time, the rain was a little overwhelming. There were rivers instead of roads, and streams down the sidewalks. Luckily we live very near a green belt that holds all the water that flows downhill from our house. So there was no flooding at the house, but try as hard as they might, the pond was very, very full. (The city is trying to drain, dredge and clean it up as part of a beautification process.) Most days I just watched from the window, but there were a couple of days when the heavens opened up and produced soft, gentle rains that were absolutely gorgeous. It smelled like spring rain and was very warm to the touch. I had to be outside and stand in the rain on those days. Those days were lovely. There weren't many of them, but enough...

And little Zibby is getting bigger every day!! When we brought him home, he was a mere 4.5 inches long. Today he is more than 9 inches long!! He's barely two months old and sharp as a tack!! For a lizard, I'm very impressed with his ability to learn. I'll have to take more pics soon!

I read two books while on "vacation." I've read Mitch Albom books before. I was hooked after Tuesdays with Morrie, and I loved The Five People You Meet in Heaven. I read For One More Day. I have to be honest and say I liked the previous book best, but the latest book had it's touching moments. He just has a way of pulling you into his emotional stories. The second wasn't really a new book. I skimmed and reread Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. (I can't wait until the movie comes out Wednesday!! :D I'll be picking up son at lunchtime and then we'll have lunch at home and go to the movie at 3:30! Woo HOOO!)

I watched many movies while at home. (It was Harry Potter weekend on the Family Channel, so I watched the first three movies again, then watched my dvd of the fourth movie, too!) I watched all kinds of movies -- from The Color Purple to Are We There Yet? Lot's of fun and very relaxing to just watch and vegetate...

I slept in every day! No alarm clocks whatsoever!!

And hubby cooked many wonderful meals! I was so spoiled!! (...wonderful pork roast with garlic and spices and luxurious gravy, broasted chicken with mashed potatoes made with baby reds, lentil soup with mesquite smoked polska keilbasa, and more!) Mmm... Mmm.... MMMM!! He even made me this outrageous salad for lunch tomorrow of lettuce greens, tomatoes, crushed smoked almonds, cucumbers, carrots, and his pork roast! Wow... I'm drooling already!! ;) Son even came over and had dinner with us four nights during the week.

And all the little wild animals seem to be out this week. We are handfeeding squirrels, wild bunnies that aren't afraid to take carrots, frogs that try to step in front of the lawnmower (we won't oblige that death wish! It was my job to rescue the jumpers! ;) ), house gecko lizards that I tried to photograph, even neighborhood animals coming over for a sniff to see what treats we may have now! I love it!! TOO cool...

**Edit** Wild bunny wasn't so wild. He came right up to hubby. Took carrots right out of his hand. He's a pet. He must be. We'll have to make up "Found Bunny" posters tomorrow. Hubby brought him in "for me" so we could save him from the "wild" animals in the neighborhood. ;) He's in the 60 gallon cage for tonight. We'll find his owners tomorrow.... ***End Edit***

I did manage to do some chores, but not quite the spring cleaning I was hoping to do. I will be working another two weeks before I'll have to take another week off. Maybe I'll focus more on the spring cleaning at that point... The chores will always be there, but some of the other miraculous things just won't wait! And that's just fine with me. :)

And now I'm back to work! Don't know how much I'll be surfing the next couple of weeks, but I'll try to keep up with everyone's blogs!! Thanks for stopping by mine and leaving nice messages!

And that should catch you up on what I did on my summer vacation! ;D (Sorry to be so longwinded...)

Oh, by the way, I guess that a lot of people got married on Saturday, July 7, 2007. (07/07/07) I think it's supposed to be "lucky" or something. We didn't know it until after the fact, but we have a couple of friends who also got married that day! Don't know if it was on a whim or not, but CONGRATULATIONS Tommy and Melanie!

Your Old Fashioned Name Is...

Grace Daundelyon

What's Your Old Fashioned Name?

Rated G

HA!! Was there ever any doubt?!!

;D

Some little thing I found on a friend's blog...

Happy Independence Day!

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

AND TO THE REPUBLIC,

FOR WHICH IT STANDS,

ONE NATION UNDER GOD,

INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

God Bless our Military
who are protecting our Country for our freedom.
Thanks to them, and their sacrifices, we can celebrate the
4th of July as our Independence Day!!

May all of you have a happy, healthy, SAFE holiday!!