New Site Link Again

www.rantingstayathomemom.com

Just Checking

Thought I'd post over here to see if anyone still visits the old site. I'm longing to hear from anyone who reads the blog.

New Posts At New Site

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Blog Site Has Moved

In the interest of easier posting for me, and more options on the look, I have moved my blog to

www.rantingstayathomemom.com

My husband is working on getting it to automatically forward you until then......please come visit the new site.

Mike's Hard Lemonade....My New Best Friend

Before you start judging, let me just state that I have once again gone up against the insurance company. Guess what? I lost again. Effing bastards. After getting off the phone, calling my husband and yelling at him for something that once again was not his fault, I decided to chemically alter my now horrible mood. Since I no longer smoke, never done drugs, still can't stomach the state of wine, my only choice was the Mike's Hard Lemonade in the fridge. I am currently almost finished with it, and have to say, "AAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....". Well that pretty much covers it.

Law Breaking In My House

What did I find today when I was heading for my bed to take my own nap? I found my precious 2 year old daughter at the bottom of the stairs, looking up, convincing her four year old brother that it was in fact ok to come downstairs. Ok to come downstairs after they had been sent up to their rooms for not listening, not getting along, not talking at a reasonable volume, and not being model citizens of this house. And ironically, by trying to slip downstairs, they were yet again not listening to me by sneaking down stairs, having a conversation at the top of their lungs, and not being a model citizen.

Now, I find them hanging out in my son's room. From the noise that woke me up from my nap, I'm pretty sure nobody in this house got any sleep this afternoon. Let the rest of my afternoon commence right?

Redesign, Redesign

I'm trying to redesign this blog using a nice template from Iweb. Oh the decisions. Already made 2 attempts to make up my mind this morning. I'm about to start attempt #3. Fun!!!!!

Therapy Night

Not much to say, I'm saving it all for my therapist!!! Fun.

How Would I Know, I Just Live Here

Here's the story. My daughter has the spots again. The same spots that showed up a few months ago (http://rantingstayathomemom.blogspot.com/2006/06/chicken-poxnope-its-strep-throat.html#links). The ones that looked like the chicken pox, but was really a Strep rash. So I take her to the Dr, sans fever. He does a strep test, but treats me like I'm a stupid over-reacting mom, with a daughter that has "bug bites". He thinks it's just my dog's fleas. HOW DARE HE!!! Like my dog would dare to have FLEAS!! Apparently his office has them too, since a new "bug bite" showed up while we where in his office. Did you know it also takes 3 hours for a "bug bite" to turn red? That the redness will last for 3 days, even if my daughter doesn't scratch it? Did you know there are also "bug bites" that don't itch or hurt after the bug bites a two year old? I didn't, so I must be the stupidest mother in the world. Apparently, my dog has fleas that don't make her itch, fleas that don't show up on the wood floors when they jump off her, and fleas that apparently only like to bite my daughter. HHHHmmmmm, pretty selective damn fleas.

Then my pediatrician decided that to placate me he would tell me it was a "Mystery Rash" (Is that a new medical term?), and give her some topical ointment. That's when you know it's time to leave because he's not going to believe you or his colleague (who discovered that my daughter gets this rash with strep). I will grant you that the strep test came back negative. Never once did the thought cross his mind that it might be something else to test for. And no, I don't believe they are bug bites. However, maybe the ointment will rid us of the "Mystery Rash".

How would I know anything about the child that resides in my house? I just live with her. I don't know a thing about what is normal for her. I'm just stupid over-reacting mom. The one who usually takes her children in 3 days before the sickness hits it's stride. The one who knows when her children are getting sick, because they act abnormal. That's all. If I didn't like the man so much, I think I'd get me another DR. I must remember that it is only the first time he's pissed me off. I'll save the "Drastic measures" for the next time.

My Pictures From Creede, Colorado Part 6

My Pictures From Creede, Colorado Part 5

My Pictures From Creede, Colorado Part 4

My Pictures From Creede, Colorado Part 3

My Pictures From Creede, Colorado Part 2

My Pictures From Creede, Colorado Part 1

Apparently All It Takes Is a Good Sword Fight

Ok, so I finally broke down and watched Pirates of The Caribbean on TV last night. It is somewhat amazing that I haven't seen it, since I do have a thing for Orlando Bloom. I have since LOTR. He is on my mouse pad. Well we found why out last night. It's the sword fights. Which explains why I fell in lust with Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Who could ever forget the duel of the fates. Let's not forget Hayden and Ewan fighting both together and each other in Sith, not to mention Viggo Mortenson and Orlando from LOTR. Granted my favorite shot of Orlando from LOTR is when he is about to let the arrow loose in Moria, but he did a lot sword play there too. (Am I the only one who noticed that Viggo got better looking the dirtier he got?)

So today since it's rainy outside, I'm thinking of having a sword play marathon. You skip through all the other parts and hit just the sword fights. Then I can watch them in all the gorgeous testosterone, which makes my heart go all a flutter. See apparently all it takes is a good sword fight. I may be a melted puddle of a female by end of day, but hey........

Oh, cute guys with lightsabers and swords here I come!!!