My Horoscope Was Right!!

A group (blog girls) you're involved with, dear Aquarius, may want to discuss planning a trip of some kind - perhaps to a convention. (CHA) The drive to expand your horizons is very strong today, and therefore trips like this, or other opportunities to learn and grow, can be especially appealing. Give it some thought!

I did....and now Elizabeth and Greta are comin'!!!! Woo Hoo! The city is already making preparations for the whirlwind of these two. And it is somebody's birff-day that weekend, so I am expecting Xtreme fun this weekend!!

Now, if my horoscope could be right when it pertains to money and love....

Something To Look Forward To

I almost forgot about CHA! With all the commotion and craziness, I forgot it was creeping up quickly. I am so excited now, less than a month. I needed this very badly, a little something great coming my way. Now I really wish I had a new digital camera to take pictures of everything...damn!
I am also trying to patiently wait for my new SU! catalogs but it is growing harder by the day. Please, UPS dude, bring me a present today!!!

I thought *I* was the cool mom!?!?

During the camping weekend, Max met a little girl in the pool. (I'm not surprised)

MAX: Mom, I have a new girlfriend.
ME: Oh really.
MAX: Yep and her mom is really cool.
ME: I'm a cool mom too.
MAX: No, her mom is really cool, she has a lip ring!
ME: Ah ha. But I'm cool too, right?
MAX: Sure mom.
ME: Can I meet this girl?
MAX: No way!!!
ME: Why not?
MAX: You are way too talkie talkie.

I didn't even catch a glimpse of this little girl, the risk of the "talkie talkie" mom made sure that she never came within 10 feet of me. And I took very few pictures because I was scolded about that as well. Man, I miss those younger, cuter days.

Gettin' The Heck Outta Dodge!

With the move and all the craziness lately, I have not been feeling myself at all lately. I have been in a total funk, walking around in my crabby pants every day. Plus, I have been sick as well, enough to go to an actual doctor (which is huge for me) and get some shots and crap. This has added to the insanity and made me feel even more unwell. So, as I told my son, "I'm feelin' sick...sick in the body and mind, so cut me some slack. "
Luckily, my mom has been so great lately and helping me like I hear some mom's do normally. She even came over to help me install the air conditioners in time for the sweltering heat over the weekend and cleaned all the ceiling fans the other night. She couldn't bear the thought of dusty blades hanging over our heads in every room and with me sick she didn't think it would get done fast enough. Someone had to come over and help me with this one anyways because of my crippling fear of heights, I have a panic attack to stand on a chair!

I am trying desperately to make some cards to announce our move, but have no desire to even touch my supplies. (I told you I was sick!) I also have to get my class schedules together for the summer to keep the business afloat and I just can't even get into my groove.
So, in an attempt to shake the funk, I am gettin' the heck outta here this weekend. My sistah and I are taking our boys and going camping. This makes us two of the coolest moms ever!
Max loves to go camping, I think he would live outside all summer if he could. It will be nice to get away from the new place, that doesn't feel like home yet, and spend time with my sister because I don't get enough quality time with her. It is going to be nice to do nothing for a weekend, no tv, just talk (gossip) and hang out. This is also when my sister and I have the best time with our boys, just playing and hanging out.
Also, Max is bringing a friend from the old neighborhood and he is so excited you would think we were going to Disney and it is nice to see him so happy. All the craziness is not easy on him.

So we are off to Cheeseland tomorrow, getting away from all the problems, lists, decisions, work...and when I come back, I hope, I will be me again, stronger...better...happier. And I will be ready to deal with the phone problem, plumbing, car, work, school, business and life in general.

I promise, promise, promise....If you are looking for classes for next month...NEXT WEEK! With the new catalog, retiring accessories and new products coming, it has been hard to plan things.

Ah...Apartment Livin'

I guess I have been spoiled for the past 7 years because I have rented houses, not apartments. I had forgotten (or blocked out) all the headache and hassle of people living above and below. The perks of no yard work seemed appealing, but probably doesn't make up for the other issues. Apparently, no one in the building wants to take out the garbage cans each week and as the new girl, I figured someone else had been doing it and would continue to do so, but I was wrong. As I heard the garbage truck approaching this morning, I opened the blinds, looked out at the driveway and they weren't there!
Max and I ran out like banshees, trying to drag the 2 weeks worth (because no one did it last week either) of garbage to the curb and beat the truck. We did. And then they passed us and didn't empty the cans.
I pray that they were making a second sweep later, otherwise we will all be in trouble.

I also met my upstairs neighbor or at least the husband.
Neighbor: Hi, I'm your upstairs neighbor.
Me: Oh, Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Simone.
Neighbor: Yeah, umm, you see, I had a heart attack 5 weeks ago and your music is quite loud.
Me: Oh, it doesn't seem that loud. I guess I will turn it down.
Neighbor: Yeah, I am trying to watch TV and I can hear it.
Me: Well, I can hear the guy downstairs and it is only 2 in the afternoon.
Neighbor: I like music, I'm an artist, I paint in my studio in the back and play all kinds of music, classical, jazz, U2. I like music.
Me: Ok
Neighbor: So, if my music is too loud I will turn it down for you too.
Me: It wouldn't matter, it is daytime.
Neighbor: Well ok, then...bye.

Seriously...the music wasn't loud and it was midday! You expect to hear the people above and below you, just hope it isn't at 3am. And was he hinting that my music would affect his ability to recuperate from his heart attack? What the heck? He should be happy I wasn't playing my gangsta rap.
I can only imagine that this is only the beginning. Max isn't the quietest of children and really I haven't been asking him to be during the day, but that may all be changing very soon.

I also miss my washer and dryer so much! I don't want to have to put any quarters in a little tiny machine or go to the laundromat, but that day is quickly approaching. We are running out of clothes fast. And I miss my dishwasher, I hate washing dishes, yuck!

Other than all this, I have gotten all my supplies out of boxes and set up in the dining room which is now referred to as the scraproom. It is just big enough for everything and my huge table for everyone to work at. I will post pictures tomorrow, but it is still a work in progress, I need to buy a few things but need some funds first. I also need to make some cards for family and friends about the move, I'm thinking maybe I should go digital, it may make it simpler. Just another thing to add to the To Do List. Man, this list is getting long.

So Busy

It feels like I don't even have time to breathe these days...phew!

I am officially moved, finally, and it almost killed me. I thought I had gotten rid of a ton of stuff but I still had way more than I thought which made the move long and exhausting. Also, I had the worst time finding anyone to help me. If you wanna clear a room, just ask the people to help you move! I definitely needed more muscle than I had, my mom and I aren't as strong as we appear.

Now the new place is filled with boxes which can make a grown woman cry. Luckily, my mom has been so completely wonderful this weekend, I wouldn't have survived without her. She even took today off and ran around getting keys made, contact paper for the cabinets and is coming over to help me find stuff.

Max is already unhappy with the new place, as expected but hopefully once he is at the park across the street every day meeting a ton of kids, he will quickly forget all his complaints. I am also in a battle with Max's current school district to allow him to register for next year. I was told it wouldn't be a problem, so I just called to see if there was anything special I needed to do before school ends on Friday. I was told that he couldn't register because he is out of district, which is disastrous. Max has been at this school since kindergarten and it has been an uphill climb with all the special ed stuff and problems, we are finally in a good place. All his extra services are in place and he is finally doing well and thriving. A change now will set us back so far I start to cry just thinking about it.

So the battle has begun. I am going to go out kicking and screaming if I need to. The only exceptions they make are for the "health and safety of a child" and I am hoping that will apply to Max, fingers crossed.

Also, killing me, is that my dsl and phone won't be on until Wednesday and I am lost without it, plus, all my scrapping stuff is everywhere in boxes and I have Workshops coming up that I am completely unprepared for.
Can you say...stressful??!?!