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Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:06:00 AM

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Today has been an awesome day! happy Nothing in particular happened to make me say that. I guess I just feel really good and happy today. I suppose our days are what we make of them, though. I mean, had I just sat around and done nothing, perhaps I'd not feel the way I do. I feel like I did a lot of good and constructive things today, though, so I'm sure that's contributed to my day being a good one. Either way, I'm just happy to not feel depressed and crappy. I've felt that way far too much in my life, so it's about time that things turn around and cause me to enjoy my life rather than dread it. smile




Three quarters of the Gingerbread cookies I blogged about yesterday are gone! headbang I boxed a ton of them up and gifted them to neighbors. I slapped some red curling ribbon on the boxes and also included a Christmas card that essentially wished the families a happy holiday season. One of the families are Jehovah's Witnesses, so I wasn't quite sure how to go about filling the card out. I chose to go with the phrase, "Happy holiday season"...I hope that wasn't offensive. That's a toughy, though. Jehovah's Witnesses don't partake in any of the holiday festivities, so I didn't want to say anything to make them uncomfortable. Either way, they apparently loved the cookies, so even if I did offend them, maybe the tastiness of the cookies detracted from any negative feelings. lol I flippin' hope so!




There are a ton of birds who stalk my neighborhood. I guess that's one of the perks (as I see it) of living in the boonies. smile Well, Lonnie had bought a loaf of French bread a few nights ago that didn't get eaten the night he bought it. It was one of those loaves that the bakery at the grocery store makes fresh everyday. Anyway, if you know anything about those types of loaves of bread, you know that if you don't use 'em basically the day you buy 'em, they turn into a big, long, oval-ish shaped brick. I refused to throw it away. I have this thing about throwing food away...it drives me totally nuts. There are too many hungry people out there to be throwing perfectly good food away. ANYWAY, I decided to chop it up and turn it into bird food. I threw a third of the chopped up loaf in the yard one night expecting that I'd wake up to a few birds in the yard. WRONG. I woke up to zero birds...and zero bread! lol Those little suckers chowed it down before I could even see them doing it. While I was sad to have missed the feeding frenzy, I was thrilled that it all got eaten. Ever since that day, I've been throwing any stale, moldy, or old bread I can find into the yard. The birds around here are LOVING it. There are a couple bully Seagulls, though, who keep chasing the Blackbirds and other birds away. irked Jerks. Oh well...at least my efforts aren't for naught. bigsmile




I hope I won't jinx anything by bringing this up, but we've not had hardly any rain this year. left It's starting to freak me out! This is the first year since we moved to the Pacific Northwest that it's dry at this time of year. Normally, it would have already been raining for a month - if not more. The days have been beautiful. Quite cold, but clear and beautiful! Is the apocalypse near, or what? bigeyes Don't get me wrong; I'm certainly not complaining. I'm just feeling thrown for a loop. What would REALLY throw me for a loop is if we get snow on Christmas. I'd probably drop to the floor and do the fish. (The fish = flailing around in a seizure-like fashion) Snow on Christmas would freaking RULE, but there's no way in hell I'm getting my hopes up for that. I know better. That's a disappointment waiting to happen.




I warned Jameson that I'm going to be confiscating my NES in the very near future. I have a major hankering to play some retro Zelda. bigsmile It's been farrr too long since I last played it, and I'm missing it pretty badly. I enjoy the newer versions, of course, but there's just something about playing the NES version that pleases my inner child greatly. Perhaps it's a mix of simply enjoying the game as well as it being sort of a stroll down Memory Lane. I mean, I first played it on the NES when I was in high school. Yes - they had electricity back then! yikes As a matter of fact, the NES I have now is the same NES I had then. wink I've kept it in mint condition all these years. I still have the Zapper and the whole niner. The controllers that we're using are even the original controllers! Those mothers were made to last. Though, I do have a couple spare mint condition controllers in a box in my closet just in case the buttons go out on the originals. A true gamer/geek is always prepared. wink




I've yet to do ANY Christmas shopping. For those of you who know me pretty well, this comes as no surprise. Lonnie and I always wind up shopping during the final week before Christmas/Jameson's birthday. In the past it was because that was how our finances would work out. This year, though, it's because Lonnie has been far to busy to do much of anything but work. He's been killing himself working lately. I feel badly, but am doing everything I can to pull my own weight. He never has to worry about cleaning, laundry, cooking, etc. I do all the house stuff - that's MY job. He has his, I have mine. For quite a while there I was doing some freelance writing and Graphic Design work, but not anymore. My job is to ensure the happiness of my family. I'm way better at that job than the others, anyway. p I honestly don't miss working for money. I prefer working for other things like seeing the smiles on my kids' faces, knowing everyone's bellies are full of healthy & tasty grub, and being content with the knowledge that everyone has a clean, homey, and well-kempt home that they can all be proud of. There's a lot to be said for being a good homemaker. If you were to pay someone to do all that a homemaker does, you'd be paying out the ass. Seriously. It's not the easiest job, but it's the most rewarding. For me, anyway. happy




My Mom, Jameson, & I were all shopping in Walmart the other day. Jameson took me over to the toy section and bee-lined it for the Star Wars isle...of course. He had me take pictures of all the toys he really, really wants for his birthday/Christmas. lol He wants to make sure we don't buy the wrong ones. My kids don't just supply written lists. They provide visual aides as well. p Anyway, he's got impeccable taste in toys. I want all the ones he wants! There's this fairly large LEGO Star Wars item he REALLY wants. I cannot believe how much they charge for LEGOs these days. They've never been cheap, but dayum! bigeyes Anyway, I'd really, really love to be able to get it for him. I just know how much he would love it. I'm thinking that maybe my Mom can go in halvsies with Lonnie & me so we can get it for him. Seeing his face when he unwrapped it would make my entire Christmas! bigsmile We'll see what we can do. I asked Jameson what kind of cake he wants for his birthday this year: Cheesecake. The usual. Just plain cheesecake - none of that fruit crap on top. We normally get it at Costco (they make good ones), so we'll have to shoot for that again this year.




I've had a problem lately with compulsive hand washing. scared I'm fairly OCD, and for some weird reason, my hands constantly feel dirty. This has been going on for about a week now. Maybe a tad more. The skin on the backs of my hands is freakin' raw. It was actually bleeding last night. left Uh, yeah. right I've tried using lotion, but holy shizz! yikes It nearly sends me through the roof. Stings like a mo-fracky! Well, my awesome Mom brought me this stuff today that she's had for a while. It's like heavy duty night cream. I was hesitant to use it for fear of the stinging issue, but nope - no stinging! headbang It works really well and doesn't hurt! So now I can continue to be a compulsive hand-washer, and not worry about my hands molting! lol I think a better solution would be to stop the hand washing, but whatever. This will have to do for now. The whole hand washing thing will eventually even out. This happens sometimes for whatever reason. I don't even care what the core of the issue is...I just like to pretend I'm sane and go with the flow. p




Lonnie will be home soon, so I'd better wrap this up so I can do a once-through on the house. On days when he's got to work away from home, I always like to go through and make sure everything is in place and whatnot before he gets here. I don't want him to walk in the door to any mess or stress. Pretty nice of me, if you ask me. p I just figure that he's had a stressful enough day, so I want home to be basically like a sanctuary where he can come to unwind. If I were the one out there working, I would really appreciate it if someone did that for me, so yeah. The whole do unto others thing. wink Anyway, I hope that you're all healthy and happy! I'm happy to know that many of you have already received the Christmas cards I sent...and for those of you who haven't gotten them yet, don't fret. The postal service isn't always the most reliable service out there, but they ARE on the way to you! Catch ya' later...have a good one, my friends! heart

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Comments

Charles SchlossChas4 Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:23:13 AM

I still have my Gameboy color it still works

I am thinking of going around a mall with my sony walkman (tape / am/fm radio) just to look old school bigsmile

Dacotah Thursday, December 15, 2011 3:06:58 AM

up I'm so happy you had an awesome day. You deserve everyday to be awesome.

Have a great night.
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KarenNerak Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:30:17 AM

lol You should SO do that, Chas. yes


Thank you sooo much, muh Snickerdoodle! love Have a great night, yourself! heart

Robert Jacobsenrobertj Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:15:44 AM

Originally posted by Nerak:

http://files.myopera.com/Nerak/albums/9122112/PowerSupply.png -


On the topic of randomness — a European outlet? smile

KarenNerak Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:31:13 AM

Good eye! yes

ShallowMuse Thursday, December 15, 2011 6:36:14 PM

lol I'm a Jehovah's Witness and that wouldn't have offended me so i think you're all good! Although cookies do make everything better left
'Hey, i really freakin hate your new haircut!'
'Whaa...?'
'Have cookie!'
'Oh cool! Om nom nom..'

Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:14:48 PM

I think most folks would take a bit of offence for cookies. bigsmile

What set does Jameson have his eye on?

KarenNerak Friday, December 16, 2011 12:56:00 AM

lol Bianca, you're a riot! I'm SO happy to know that wouldn't have offended you. Whew!

Originally posted by Mickeyjoe-Irl:

What set does Jameson have his eye on?


The Slave1 set:


KarenNerak Friday, December 16, 2011 12:56:56 AM

They want 80 bucks for that? rolleyes Probably costs 'em 80 cents to make...if that.

Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl Friday, December 16, 2011 1:21:23 AM

Yeah, that markup is killer.

But if Jameson gets that he can get together with my brother and stage some wicked space battles.

KarenNerak Friday, December 16, 2011 1:26:37 AM

Hells yeah! He's already got a TON of Star Wars 'toys'...as I suspect your brother does as well. bigsmile

BeccaBeccamaus Friday, December 16, 2011 1:48:54 AM

First of all, your graphics are awesome! wink my hubby thinks so, too, btw...and I, too, am a stay at home wife/woman/slave whatever you want to call it...lol. Obviously, it would be better for us financially if I, too, worked but that's a whole different story. Anyhow, I agree with you that it's a full-time (unfortunately, unpaid) job to take care of everything at home so whomever is working "only" has to worry about appearing at work every day. I spend most of my time knitting if I'm not doing any housework such as cooking, cleaning and doing laundry. Got all my xmas gifts knitted already and hopefully one of these days I'll have my own little kritters to look after...I"m "only" 36 1/2 so I've got another 20 years or so to produce some (according to the latest news reports there are more and more reeeeaaaalllly old moms which to be honest I don't intend to be down ). Hope you are having another good day headbang

Spaggyj Friday, December 16, 2011 5:46:18 PM

Hmm, the hand-washing thing concerns me a little. I know You get sorta bouts of higher-maintenance-than-usual OCD when you have it.. so.. any stressors likely to be the culprit for this at all? worried
Otherwise things seem pretty awesome, and that makes me happy. Oh, and the visual aid thing is an awesome idea bigsmile

night wolf Friday, December 16, 2011 8:37:12 PM

I have my eye on those set's!!


rolleyes Damn you Hot storm trooper !!

KarenNerak Friday, December 16, 2011 9:56:45 PM

Originally posted by Beccamaus:

Hope you are having another good day headbang


Thank you! I am thus far...but will be going shopping for Christmas gifts with my Mom in a little while, so things might change for the worse. I detest shopping. irked

Stay at home Moms, unite! headbang Though, my son is 20 and my daughter is 13...so I consider myself more of a homemaker than a stay at home Mom at this point. The kids are independent and self-sufficient. I'm SO glad I had them so early in life. lol


Originally posted by Spaggyj:

any stressors likely to be the culprit for this at all?


I think it's just the whole holidays thing. I'm a perfectionist, and I want Christmas/Jameson's birthday to be PERFECT, so I really put myself through the wringer around this time of year. For some effed up reason, my inner voices seem to want me to provide a Donna Reed type holiday for my family. lol ...and and neighbors and anyone else who may cross my path. It's like I'm a tornado of jolliness. bigeyes I think it's just me wanting perfection or something. *shrug*


Amir, you perv. rolleyes

Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl Saturday, December 17, 2011 1:22:49 AM

My brother is happily married. I think I should stick to getting him Lego. angel

KYrenKYren Saturday, December 17, 2011 4:11:29 AM

5.9 Karen doing the fish. Gotta have that taped. bigsmile

Mad Scientistqlue Saturday, December 17, 2011 4:45:10 AM

Originally posted by Nerak:

Amir, you perv.


You have to admit though, he's got a good eye! lol .

KarenNerak Saturday, December 17, 2011 6:56:26 AM

Originally posted by KYren:

5.9 Karen doing the fish. Gotta have that taped.


lol Never!


Originally posted by qlue:

You have to admit though, he's got a good eye!


Oh, absolutely. ( . Y . )

Spaggyj Saturday, December 17, 2011 8:46:02 AM

worried

night wolf Saturday, December 17, 2011 4:43:21 PM

lol lol

KarenNerak Sunday, December 18, 2011 9:57:08 PM

My hands and I are gonna be just fine, Kimmie! I promise! bigsmile This whole hand-washing thing happens maybe a couple times a year, but never lasts more than a couple weeks. *shrug* The shrinks don't want to deal with me (I apparently have too many issues all balled up into one, so I'm too much of a challenge.), so I just do my best to get through each day...with my skin in tact. lol

KYrenKYren Monday, December 19, 2011 9:20:17 AM

Lady Macbeth. I hope not. p

Dacotah Monday, December 19, 2011 2:49:42 PM

Aadil is removed user again. faint

KarenNerak Monday, December 19, 2011 8:38:58 PM

*rolls eyes* I'm gonna have to break my size niner off in someone's ass for banning him. irked

KarenNerak Monday, December 19, 2011 8:39:35 PM

He's there now, so *shrug*

Mad Scientistqlue Monday, December 19, 2011 10:24:59 PM

Yeah, I didn't even notice this time. confused .
But twice in a row like that has me wondering what's really going on. sherlock .

KarenNerak Monday, December 19, 2011 10:45:18 PM

Me as well. I might have to use my loudness to figure this jive out.

Dacotah Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:04:26 AM

Guess it's doing it automatically so you'll have to kick the auto's ass.

bigsmile

KarenNerak Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:06:24 PM

Lemme at it! irked

Spaggyj Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:08:44 PM

Originally posted by Nerak:

I apparently have too many issues all balled up into one


How shit are your shrinks? I mean, I've had my fair share of uselessness on the NHS here, but even so, I finally have one that, while realising that treating my balled-up issues as separate things in the past has led to more grief than anything (as the others realised during the 10+ years of pointless working) they're actually REFERRING me to specialists and junk.
Makes me angry mad I really wanna beat the living hell outta your therapists!

KarenNerak Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:17:51 PM

Oh, they're shit². Seriously. I've just given up...well, no. THEY have given up. They just throw their hands up and basically say, "You're too fucked up for me. I'm not trained for this level of insanity." It's ridiculous - clearly.

KarenNerak Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:18:32 PM

Yet, they want to prescribe every med under the sun to me. Morons.

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:26:31 PM

Just be glad it's not the 1800's anymore. They'd have put you in a straight jacket and fed you on 'nutritional' jello and powerfull knock-out drugs. rolleyes .
(note, jello is the American term for what is called 'jelly' in South Africa as far as I know. left .)

Spaggyj Thursday, December 22, 2011 7:45:05 AM

To be fair, Aadil, they'd put you in an asylum for pretty much ANYTHING back then.

Karen, that's stupid. Just because you don't form a textbook case or a standard cluster they feel all baffled and decide random meds are the only way to deal with you.
Honestly, most psychiatrists are useless fuckwits. Best person I met is a specialist. She can't help me right now, but can only refer me to some other team. S'always the way eh?

KarenNerak Friday, December 23, 2011 8:44:45 PM

Yes, indeedy. rolleyes My insurance won't cover specialists unless I have a referral from a run o' the mill shrink. Since said shrink hasn't a clue how to handle me, they don't know what kind of specialist to refer me to. In other words: I'm fucked. rolleyes

Spaggyj Saturday, December 24, 2011 10:15:46 PM

Can you not switch shrinks at your request at all?

KarenNerak Sunday, December 25, 2011 12:06:28 AM

Nope. My insurance dictates who I can see. Ridiculous.

Spaggyj Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:59:29 PM

*unhappy*

KarenNerak Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:24:04 PM


⬆ Ditto that. irked

Thank you for caring, Kimmie. heart

Spaggyj Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:34:11 PM

S'not optional heart

KarenNerak Friday, December 30, 2011 4:57:22 AM

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