Wednesday, January 31, 2007

HOT water please!!!

Four days and counting.....
I enjoy the simple pleasures in life baby smiles, sunny days, puppies, cheap wine, warm pajamas, fuzzy socks, chocolate, but most of all HOT showers. It all started Saturday night when the propane tank ran out of gas! I miss the days of living in the city, when you didn't have to worry about a simple pleasure such as heat. I am sure all of you educated people know how a propane tank works when your out of gas your pretty much screwed!! And it always seems to happen on the coldest night of the year and at the latest hour on the weekend when yes the propane company can threaten you with a $150 trip charge! Are you sure you can't wait until monday AM, um let me think uh-NO! it is 50 degrees in my house at 10pm on a saturday and the heat has been out maybe 2 hours, dumbass!! Why don't you let me come to your house while you sit your cold ass at mine and wait til monday to fill it! I digress :( Mind you I put myself on the budget plan with the propane natzis for a reason, 1-I can't afford $900 on the drop of the hat when they fill every 6 weeks in the winter and will not fill next time until it is paid off, 2-it seemed reasonable to be on the budget plan to pay them in smaller amounts every month since Sept. to keep me full, but #2 doesn't work when someone doesn't let the delivery guy know I am on the budget plan and it is ok to have a balance on the account that will be paid eventually, please fill. Yes this stopped him from delivering last week and thus running the tank out and causing mass caios at 10pm on a saturday night!
Now Morgan and I were staying over night in the hills of Oakland Twp with my sister in-law thank goodness. The house is not only beautiful but warmer than the inside of your mittens around a cup of hot cocoa. So we were good. My sister discovered the smell of gas and the slightly cold temperature in my house while checking on the dog, thus prompting the call to me, who then had to wrestle the propane natzi to deliver the gas. The gas was delivered the tank had enough to get by until monday after working out details of my plan with the propane company. Needless to say they called me on monday morning to apologize and let me know the truck was on the way to fill and it wouldn't happen again. Yeh heads are gonna roll if it happens again!
Now mind you the house in the hills that is warm and snuggly but has its problems too. On saturday night the hot water in the house decided it was only going to stay luke warm during the cleaning of food fest #2!! Food fest #1 was just after Christmas and prompted me to stay one extra night to help finish off the chocolate cheescake, but that is a whole other post. Anyway the luke warm water I guess sometimes happens why is for someone like the handy man to figure out hell it will get hot again sooner or later. I was hoping the next morning while stepping into the shower it was at that point of hot again but noooooo..... maybe later?. So I settled for the luke warm shower with just a quick wash and go of the hair and washing important parts. I hope you house in the hills has HOT water by now, because I still don't!!
Yes you read it right, no HOT water.............After the propane runs out in a home the furnace and hot water tank must be re-lit well because they went out from lack of propane coming into the house. So when they filled the tank the delivery man re-lit the furnace but forgot to light the hot water tank next to the furnace?? I was not there I could not supervise, I can not be everywhere!! Monday morning I woke to no hot water, thus no shower makes for a bad hair day not to mention cranky because I miss my simple pleasures! So I asked the neighbor to kindly light the hot water tank because I do not know how and frankly it scares the hell out of me to think of even trying. The neighbor without a second thought helps me out, gotta love the neighbors! All is good or so I thought, Tuesday I notice the shower not so hot as I would like but hot enough to get in & out. I am in a hurry anyway baby crying wants to be fed. I think to myself maybe it hasn't quite heated the water just yet tomorrow will be fine. That would lead us to this morning, no hot water..........it felt as though it was gonna warm up but no. What does it take for a woman to get a HOT shower these days? Did I miss the memo that hot showers are now taken off the simple pleasures list???? I will gladly pay for just 10 minutes tomorrow, PLEASE!!

Friday, January 26, 2007

Three Months!

Happy Three Month Birthday My ANGEL!!

Can you believe it my baby is three months old today. It is hard to imagine my precious gift has been in the world less than the time it took to make her and has changed so much!! Morgan is growing out of her cranky newborn stage into a smiling, cooing, action faced little person!! Not to mention growing out of her newborn clothes, I have a stack already to put away. At her last appointment she was 10 lbs 3 oz and 21 3/4" long. She is eating really well and is a good burper and tootaronie. Her newest thing is to stick out her tongue. She has always tried to suck on her fingers or fist but now finds them more quickly to help soothe herself. Thank goodness she doesn't like the pacifier. I hate seeing children older than 1 walking around with a pacifier. She really enjoys cooing and laughing when talked to although her attention span is still a min of 5-10 mintues it's the best minutes a mom could ask for!! I always said I would never put my child in front of the TV but Morgan loves Baby Einsten - Mozart video and Noggin(childrens program), Moose and Zee are her favorite. She gets so excited sitting in her swing and watching TV her arms and legs movin, and listening to her laugh is the best. Gives mom about a half hour to get some things done while she is entertained. Our sleep schedule is getting a little better now that she is in her own crib. The longest strecth so far has been 6-7 hours, good news for me. Routine and schedule is key to a happy baby, finding that out as time moves on. Tonight I hope to post some recent pics to this blog, some of bath time just this week that her Auntie took are to cute! So stay tuned.
Have a great weekend, Stay warm!!!

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Like sand in the hour glass......

These are the days of our lives...............
I can't quite pin point the moment but life has hit me like a ton of bricks. Lately I have had my share of adversity and have laughed at it to keep from crying. I have been chewed up and spit out and still find the strength to move on. As I try to stop it all from coming out, the damn is gonna let loose one day and rain chaos on life as I know it. But I am going to part that water and walk right through it and find strength in something I have no control over.
Little pieces of inspirational information pass in and out of my life everyday. Today it was stronger than most, and that was just the first part of my morning. It started with a smile from a gorgeous baby,who is getting bigger by the minute. I swear I just want to stare at her all day everyday so as not to miss a single hair grow on her head. Then a song on the radio that I have heard before somehow brought tears to my eyes and the chorus was something like this:
"Jesus take the wheel, take it from my hands, cause I can't do this on my own...."
Then it moved into a note of great news from a friend of mine who had her share of missed fortune and has found herself in a new way of life. To which I am so happy for her and happy to call her friend. Another friend of mine sent a simple note to remember to take a moment to find three things to be thankful for each day. Some days I am thankful for more things and other days not so much. Can I bank the more than good days such as today? The point being here, there is no pause button, rewind, or fast forward things happen on play that suprise even the biggest movie buffs.
Today may you find a piece of hope, faith, and happiness in your lives!

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Celebrity Obsession?

Ok the secret is out, I can't get enough of celebrity gossip! Why am I drawn to read about people I don't even know?? The more I read the more I think I know them! Damn the media for stepping into the lives of those who are more fortunate, only to entertain those of us who wish we had a more exciting life. But what is not exciting about a 3 month old learning to stick out her tongue??
Anyway my home internet page www.msn.com automatically draws you to read up on the latest dirt of the rich and famous. By the way I am sick and tired of seeing and hearing therefore I refuse to read about Paris Hilton!!! The trashy filthy rich broad gets on my nerves!! I think her and Britney could run their own famous trailor park, now that is a Simple Life episode, maybe I could send a suggestion to the producers. Only if I get a cut of the royalties would I watch the show! Enough about the them and on to the real reason for this post................
As you may or may not know and I am not sure it is true Cameron Diaz (a actress by the way I think would be cool to hang out with, she just looks like fun) and Justin Timberlake(who I don't give high marks to because one; he was in a boy band and two; he dated well one of the homewreckers above) are no longer any item. To which I say Cameron darling move on, and according to gossip she has with a man I must say is YUMMY!!!
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I have never heard of him before but the first look intrigued me to learn more....Kelly Slater is a famous surf boarder. He makes me want to take swim leasons and pretend to want to surf!! It must be the eyes I am a sucker for light eyes, or maybe it is the rough chisled chin and five o'clock shadow. He is irrestible, Cameron should be so lucky!! Kelly Slater there is no bringing sexy back it never left him! And Cameron he is more in your age range, if you are reading this girl take the bait!!! Maybe just one more photo so we can get the effect that he is a surf and not just a pretty face: Weeeeellllll he still is HHHHOOOOOTTT with a surf board! I only hope that Cameron will bring him with her to the next awards show. Until then I will continue to check up on the latest hook-ups and critique them as if I really know what is going on in their lives.
And Cameron if your not going to play with him can you send him my blog and let him know I am a good cook and don't mind drying his shorts after he gets wet!!

Sincerely,
Morgan's Mom -



Monday, January 22, 2007

First Night Out!

Well I did it 11 weeks and 2 days later I went out.............had a couple beers in an adult atomosphere and was even around people who smoke and didn't bitch about it. I am NOT a smoker but have friends who do and have been known on occasion to mention that it bothers me, (or so I was told). That is another blog in itself. Back to the going out part, a great friend of mine was so inclined to come by and listen in on my lil peanut, while I ventured to spend quality me time. On the way to my destanation in the car I had time to ponder and reality hit me WOW I am a mom responsible for raising a tiny miracle! What type of example am I setting going out and having a couple drinks?? I should be wanting a babysitter when I need to go out during the day shopping for essentials or getting a manicure, not to go drinking. Then I thought get a hold of yourself it isn't like your going out ALL night and she is in good hands, try to enjoy the few hours of alone time. Is this what mom's go through the struggle of right and wrong way to go out? Needless to say the struggle did not last long when I sat down and had a beer and enjoyed conversation amongst friends. But being a good mom, I would like to say that I may only be participating in late night maybe once a month. Or until I get more comfortable with the fact that my daugther is going to be ok and she probably didn't even know I was gone. Following my night out I came home to my wide eyed fuzzy hair beauty, awake and well drinking her bottle and in total content clean diaper and warm pajamas. I thought for sure I was done for. She looked as if she was not going to go back to sleep after all the excitement of a new woman (my friend) feeding her a bottle and changing her. Much to my suprise after thanking my friend and turning the house off for the evening my angel was more than happy to be rocked to sleep by her mom. I had fallen asleep myself and had a hard time trying to peel my butt out of the rocking chair and get to bed. Morgan even slept a little longer the next morning which made me happy to get a few more zzzzz's. Sunday was PJ day and we enjoyed time together which made my me time even more enjoyable and rewarding.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

What is your Job position??

Perhaps you are a ;
CEO-keeper of the money and ruler of the rules livin the high life and maybe you got there by putting in long hours/days by staying in school and coming up with some great idea that everyone surely needed, or maybe;
General Laborer-the pee on who didn't care much for school and is forced to live on min. wage with five children in a modular home south of the city and drive a 15yr old Buick or perhaps;
Skilled Trade-somewhere in the middle stayed in school participated long enough to get a slightly higher pay than min. wage to make a better living in the city to live in the suberbs driving the same car everyone else does to and from work and home.
Now don't get me wrong I am not knocking any professional or personal choice one has made in his or her life. I have been down a long road and still haven't thought of an idea that everyone needs hence I am NOT a CEO, but have lived on min. wage and now spend time in the Skilled way of life!!
And would now like a gig at Google.............that is right Google the Ruler of the search engines on the internet! A couple guys about my age came up with a way to make all our lives a little more enjoyable in how we surf the net. So enjoyable for them that they are a $150 Billion Company (how many zeros is that???as my boss said when you have to ask that it is alot!). Which makes me and 1299 other people who send their resume to Google a DAY want to work there. In short 11 cafeterias of gourmet food, world class gym (after pigging out at the cafe), a dry cleaner(to get your duds ready for the tour of the town), hair salon(so you look damn good after working out, and going out on the town), conceirge service(to tour the town lookin so damn good with your new hairdo and buff bod), daycare(wonder if they watch your babes while out on the town?) and forgeign language class(in case your in the wrong side of town) all FREE! Don't feel like working put your play clothes on and enjoy a game of pool or ping pong, raquetball, did I mentione the wave pool, you name it Googles got it. With a job like that no one would have to pass their time building blogs, or surfing the net or slaving over a hot grill at Burger King! Sign me up!! If you think this is all in my imagination think again search Google for the best place to work and they are at the top of the list says Fortune & Money magazines, if you come up empty go to Oprah.com and see for yourself, if she is talking about it you KNOW it has got to be GOOD!!

No really until then I am content with my 7-3:30 job which pays good considering I am spending time making up this blog. For the most part we are a little like Google...On most days I run out to get lunch for the boss's and myself they pay so I get free food. They have mentioned it would be ok to bring my darling daughter in to work (the week after giving birth because the chic I trained forgot how to do my job the day after I left for maternity leave). As for the work out every once in awhile I have to go up stairs to retrieve job sheets from the archieves. The forgeign language well I did have to learn shop talk like "dude", "I don't know" and "F*#K" alot, which is funny when the guys all pretend to be respectful and turn their backs before saying a swear word. We don't have alot of room for a raquetball court or ping pong table but we are considering building a covered shelter outside for picnic tables to enjoy our lunches. All this and two weeks paid vacation. Maybe next year I can use my vacation time touring the compound of Google on my second interview!

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Peaceful Rest

Well Morgan and I have come to a new stepping stone this weekend....sleeping in her crib and out of Mom's room! One of my hen friends from girls club talked me into last week. I was apprehensive at first, because I thought I am going to be more worried listening for her. But boy was I surprised! Morgan slept for 5 straight hours the first night and me about 4, and she only wanted a short feeding in between, and sleep another 3. YEH!!! Hopefully it won't be long and she will sleep through the night.
In other news winter has finally hit Michigan! Not that I am a big fan of the cold and the drivers who become assholes because they seem to think 70mph is a requirement at all times!! Now that I am a Mom and carrying precious cargo I get even more angry at the Jack-Ass who decides that 72mph in the fast lane is to slow and decides to go passed you on the right while cutting you off only to slow down in front of me, because the guy in front of me was only going 73mph!! All the while it is snowing, sleeting, raining, and dark people for christ sakes SLOW DOWN!! But I am a fan of the glittering snow covered trees and homes and everything looks so quite and warm beneath the fresh blanket of snow. Even though it is colder than the butt of a polar bear.
I can't wait for the day Morgan and I can go sledding. Remember how exhilrating it was to get into the red molded plastic tabagon and sled like a bat out of hell from the highest part of whatever hill you could find? The hardest part was getting up the hill after the ride down, in a snow suit that made you look like the stay puff Marshmallow Man, (less the stupid bib!). I guess I should start hitting the gym now so I can be in shape, to make that trip up the hill, unless of course someone has invented some kind of lift.
Well here's to a good nights sleep and the stress that makes us appreciate that sleep even more!!

Friday, January 12, 2007

T G I F

Finally Friday, another gosh darn week has past, and in 4 hours I can leave this place behind for a couple days, and take a nap if my peanut is willing. Last night was Girls Club - (a local gathering of 10 chics I met 4 yrs ago get together once a month to hen over life) food, conversation and fun! Well last night I put Morgan to bed and my sister watched over her while I entertained myself for a few hours, and out way past the 8pm curfew I have had for 10 weeks. Well those of you with small children may remember sleep deprivation...Yeha with winter approaching my lil one has been very conjested at night(despite buying a deluxe cool mist humidifier) and did not sleep well. So I don't think I got but 2 hours of sleep. Sigh...Sigh my heart goes out to single moms everywhere, man this is tough.
It is now lunch at the place we call work, I wish I had my camera to take a picture of the beef soup I am trying to eat.....it is more like a stew and is replusive I can't eat this. I thought after heating it up it would come to life and not look so much like the can (yes when I opened it the ridges of the can created a gelatin type form around the contents) but I was wrong. One should question what is the most replusive thing you have ever had to eat? I wonder what the snack machine is holding now a days even though I have an apple that just doesn't sound good either. What is this a granola bar in my bag of goodies should get me by til I get home, good back up!
Back to the sleep deprivation I was going to take a nap during lunch which is why I started talking about the soup in the first place. Why is it that I have planned for it all morning, only to be disappointed because an old customer stepped into the office and starting talking about her grandkids and peers wanted their checks and phones kept ringing.......Oh damn it all the H E double hockey stick!!! It was only a half hour anyway what did I expect a reawaking of high measures???!!!! So here I sit posting and bitching as if it will make it better. In some aspects I feel better, thanks for listening.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Here I am......

Another day, another dollar.....or so to speak. This being my first post to a blog I just met what do I say?? With only 7 minutes left of my work day let's make this short and sweet. I am a new mom of a two month old angel I call Morgan-Peanut, Sweetie, & My Snuggle Bug. Unfortunately I am a working mom and have returned to work almost four weeks ago. When the work day is over, I hurry out the door as if the Jeep Cherokee I am driving is going to turn back into a pumpkin if I am not home, or picking up my daughter within a half hour time frame. So as not to miss a moment of the last 3-4 hours Morgan is willing to participate in the day, and another smile or giggle I have the pleasure to see and hear, I hurry home. I know this is all short lived the smiles and giggles, before I know it she will be flipping me the bird and slamming her bedroom door in my face!!
So read more tomorrow when I will have 8 hours of free time to express my feelings in this technical diary I have decided to create.