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We made $50 and cleaned the whole garage.
Today we visited Corina's BEAUTIFUL baby,
Then took Scott to see "The Medallion",
Thought it was a good weekend afternoon movie.
Then went to a thrift store in Aptos, bought Buffy a like-new pair of jeans and a pair of overalls for $6 total.
But then when we were almost home from Aptos the digital speedometer said we were going "0" mph,
And then the Check Engine light came on.
We were less than five minutes away from home so I kept driving,
The temperature was fine, no oil light, battery okay...
I don't even know what I'm supposed to check!
But now I'm stressed about it.
Aargh.
I hope it works tomorrow or that's going to really suck.

We are having a garage sale today and at 10:22am we have made 27 bucks so far.
Hopefully we can get rid of everything
(almost all priced at 50cents)
But I'd really like to get rid of the big couch,
"$50 make offer" is the price
But I'd give it up for $5 if someone asked.

Is it wrong that I'm soooooo happy because my son is mad that his dad wouldn't let him watch the VH1 music awards last night?
Because I had already told him he could watch it, he'd been waiting all week,
And then he spent the night at dad's and wasn't allowed.
That'll teach them to leave their mommy at home, hee hee.

At 1:05am this morning,

At 1:05am this morning,
My officemate Corina gave birth to
Natalia Kristal
(spanish pronunciation)
22-1/2", 8.5 pounds.
And the Circle of Life continues.

Sometimes I really really miss Scott,
This is one of those times.
Every minute I am with him,
Everything is right with the World.
I cling to the normalness that is he.
I look back at the people I've been drawn to before,
The insanity that I have lived through,
And I just wish he was here with me,
Reminding me that everything is Okay now.
He'll be done with his class soon, then I can call him.

I went to the

I went to the coffee shop with my book and sat and read and rested for a little over an hour.
I feel a little better now.
Not great, but okay.

A little bit of

A little bit of humor, finally.

Stress on top of

Stress on top of stress,
FatDollyCat is practically falling apart before our very eyes,
The cancer is just eating her up from the inside out,
She looks like a scrawny garbage kitty, stinks horribly and is having trouble breathing.
And I cannot bring myself to take her in to be put down.
I am not even over Flaka's death yet, I just can't bring myself to do this again,
Not this week anyway.
She may die on her own, but I'll have no part of it myself, not right now.

"Some of you are

"Some of you are in a kind of pain that I've never had to endure in my own life.....and I so long to make it all better for you. But because you took the time to write it in your diaries the veil is lifted for the moment, and the readers can truly FEEL what you are feeling. And maybe, just maybe, you can take comfort in the fact that by sharing your words you can also share the weight that is on your heart, and even if we can't "fix" it, perhaps it helps a bit to know you're not alone in that pain."
From a very early entry by Erlenweg6, in 2001.
I'm going to go sob for awhile.

Her diary has been unlocked now if you would like to go back and read what she's been going through.

From Erlenweg6's Diary:

2003-08-24 / 10:25 p.m.

My angel boy
Today, at 12:15 in the afternoon, my little boy lost his battle with the brain tumor and was carried on the wings of angels into heaven.
Although my heart is broken into a million pieces, I am okay, knowing that my little boy is healed completely and that a day is coming when I will see him again.
Thank you all for the prayers and support you have given my family!

Cleaning house and laundry are coming along quite well,
Blankets hanging to dry in the back yard,
Lawns are mowed and waters,
Went to the coffee shop this morning,
My bathroom all clean
(I'm debating whether I should venture into the kids' bathroom or if I should lock them in there with a sponge and Scrubbing Bubbles when they get home)
I still have the family room,
Entryway,
Kitchen,
Dining room.
But right now I'm going to turn on the Sims.

This is what I'm

This is what I'm watching now:
"Darrell, 40,000 people die every day. Why aren't you one of them?"
One of my favorites with TONS of great quotes.

I just finished watching:

I just finished watching:
"We have 83 rooms, why can't you live in the house?"

Here are a couple

Here are a couple movie quotes for you, most are from the 1980's, but a couple are current:

"There are several quintessential

"There are several quintessential moments in a man's life: losing his virginity, getting married, becoming a father, and having the right girl smile at you."

"All cowboys ain't dumb.

"All cowboys ain't dumb. Some of 'em got smarts real good, like me."

"We're in trouble. I

"We're in trouble. I just checked with the guys at the Jewish house and they said that every one of our answers on the Psych test was wrong."

"So what Jefferson was

"So what Jefferson was saying was 'Hey! You know, we left this England place because it was bogus. So if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too.' Yeah?"

Kid one: "Maybe he's

Kid one: "Maybe he's some animal that wasn't supposed to live. Could be a monkey or an orangutan."
Kid two: "A bald monkey?"
Kid three: "Is he a pig? He sure eats like one."

"Your middle name is

"Your middle name is Ralph, as in puke, your birthdate's March 12th, you're 5'9 and a half, you weigh 130 pounds and your social security number is 049380913."

"You are a god

"You are a god among insects. Never let anyone tell you different."

"The life that I

"The life that I was trying for is gone, and I'm feeling so damn sorry for myself that it's difficult to breathe."

"I don't think they

"I don't think they let people in my condition carry a gun."
"Fuckin' hope not."

"High school is a

"High school is a lot like prison: Bad food, high fences; the sex you want, you ain't gettin', the sex you gettin', you don't want. I've seen terrible things."

Now I think I'll play Sims.
See you tomorrow!

Tomorrow is my first

Tomorrow is my first free day, Hurray!
I'm going to pretend I'm in Aptos by going to the coffee shop with my book when I get up,
Then I'll work out with Spike's weight bench,
Then it's cleaning and laundry the rest of the day.
Hurray! I love free days!

Currently watching The New

Currently watching The New Guy.
I just love Spike's new dvd player!

Punishment all done, and

Punishment all done, and it was fun and we learned a lot.
However, because some people here like to judge,
(Not you or you, but some people do)
so I will not be sharing.
I did have to go to a class, and there were some funny people,
For instance, the manic-depressive "schizo oriented" (or whatever he said) guy.
But I made it through, and have my little "graduation" slip of paper.
Lesson learned.
:-)

Oh, and why am I not in Aptos?

Scott went to the cabin on vacation
With another woman
And her friend.

*****

His daughter and her buddy of course,
hee hee heeeee

*****

I couldn't go because my kids start school Monday and he won't be back until Tuesday.
:-)

I am bored and

I am bored and tired,
I'm going to bed to read my book.
Tomorrow I'll be gone from 8-5, doing my humiliating punishment for the humiliating thing that happened that I wouldn't tell you about.
So.
If something worthwhile or funny happens I will tell you all about it.
Otherwise I will just be back tomorrow evening.

"Go to your room! I can't talk to you now! If I talk to you now, I'll KILL YOU."
I can so relate to that mom, haha.

Buffy is having her

Buffy is having her friend sleepover and we're watching Mermaids on Spike's new dvd player.
Life is good again.
:-)

I can't believe Big

I can't believe Big Brother only has six people left!
I like Erica the best,
Even though she needs to eat more
(and possibly get rid of the giganto fake boobies)
But I like Robert too,
Even though he's a self-called Slut.
I don't know, I just love men who love their kids,
And even his ex-girlfriend, though she seems like a dope, she still likes him too.
So anyway, that's who I hope wins.
Hi, my name is Pischina and I'm a reality show addict.

I took out my senior yearbook and enjoyed looking at it,
Even my own pictures, I think I looked pretty good that year,
Even Buffy said I was pretty, then laughed in horror at her father's picture
("THAT'S my DAD???????????")
Overall though everyone in my class looked pretty happy,
I think we had a pretty good time in school, much better than we made it out to be,
I mean, who likes homework? But we were a lot of really nice kids.

I am very bored

I am very bored right now, and impatient waiting for Big Brother to start, and I have a feeling it doesn't come on until 9pm tonight which means I'll be forced to watch Dr.Phil for a whole entire hour which pretty much annoys the crap out of me.

Oh, did I tell

Oh, did I tell you Scott built a whole bed for Spike's birthday???
A beautiful wood frame, with six drawers underneath.
Spike has been sleeping on a mattress on the floor since the fire,
And he is LOVING this bed.

I got an email

I got an email today from the guy I went to the prom with.
We were only friends, though I did have a bit of a crush on him.
But at the 10 year reunion Charlene and I thought he was the handsomest guy there, Hands down.
Should have stuck with him, heh.
Anyway, he only emailed cuz he's organizing the 20 year reunion,
But it was good hearing from him anyway,
AND he lives in Santa Cruz, right by Scott,
So maybe we'll get to see each other again soon.

Wow.
Weight bench done.
Already lifted some weights myself,
LOVIN' IT.
*****
And Hello! to Hunter, she has a great site already and she's only been around since April!

This #$*@%&! weight bench

This #$*@%&! weight bench came in one-thousand-billion-batrillion pieces and guess who's putting it together?
Hint: Spike got a big ole tool kit for his birthday, but it's NOT him putting it together.

We went shopping, got

We went shopping, got school clothes at great deals.
Spike spent his birthday money,
Bought American Pie dvd, Smashmouth cd,
Final Destination dvd,
and a Weight Bench and Weight Set,
plus some dumbells, push up bar, and jump rope.
I'm proud of him,
Nothing like a gift of health for your body.

There, I feel better

There, I feel better now.
I need to keep that up.

Hey, I totally forgot

Hey, I totally forgot about my Pischina-ku blog.
I better go put something in there, even though it's late today.

What the heck kind

What the heck kind of herb is "Moly"???

YOU ARE MOLY

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So much for "quiet

So much for "quiet and cool",
Well it's still cool,
But there's a bunch of guys with jackhammers out there in the street in front of my house!
Stupid luck.

Today I have the

Today I have the day off, YAYYYYYY!!!!!
Buffy's friend spent the night and they're sound asleep at my feet,
13 year old Computer-Hacker Spike is still sleeping in his room,
I think I'm going to go read a book in the quiet, cool living room!

Spike had a great time at his party, he got over $200 in cash and gift certificates, plus some school clothes, movie passes, the Wierd Al CD from Buffy and a new DVD player (on sale for $45) from me.
Everyone had a good time, actually.
And he just got back from the movie "Grind" and now wants to play on the computer, so I guess I should let him.

I had less than

I had less than six hours sleep,
Now I have to deal with my 13 year old son's birthday party.
I guess if I can give birth to a 10 pound baby after 25 hours labor,
I can deal with this.
:-)

We are now off to the bakery for breakfast, then to Cosentino's to order Spike's cake, then to the movies to watch "Uptown Girls".
See ya'll later!

Oh yeah, we have

Oh yeah, we have that blasted worm everyone has been talking about,
We were infected before I even heard about it,
It just shuts down the computer every so often
But only when we're hooked up to the internet.
It's a pain but not too terribly awful.
We'll get it fixed somehow.

Okay this is the

Okay this is the second time in a row that MTV's "Made" has made me cry.
Last time it was that spoiled rich girly-girl, who I HATED, and she trained on BMX bikes, then actually landed a back flip in competition - only the second time a GIRL has done that in competition.
I LOVED that girl by the end of the show.
This week was the chubby couch-potato who whined through all his training to complete a sprint triathlon.
I was SO PROUD of him by the end of the show.
This is just a GREAT show for MTV, *I* think anyway.
*****
On the other hand, this show about the people obsessed with their dogs, well, these people need some help, that's all I'm saying...

Tre finally shared a

Tre finally shared a picture of her on her blog because I asked nicely and bribed her with cookies,
So for those of you who haven't seen a picture of me, here I am a year ago.
It's a year ago but I look exactly the same.

Well my best friend Charlene finally found this place,
And she's happily reading through all the entries,
Saying she's going to kick my ass for some of the stuff she's reading.
"Hey!" I told her, "Do you know who you're talking to??? I'm the most beloved mother in America!!!"
(hahaha)
"Oh, I know EXACTLY who I'm talking to," she said laughing, "and I'm the only person in this world who knows all this shit is TRUE!"
Ahhh.... that's what best friends are for.
I always used her real name because I never cared if she found the diary, I just didn't have the guts to actually show her, heh.
She sounds like she's having a great time re-reading stories she's already heard in real life though.

A) I got my

A) I got my child tax refund check in the mail today, WHOOOOT!!
B) My kids have melted chocolate chips into the carpet and it's a good thing they're spending the night at their dads or no one may ever see them again if I got my hands on them now.
C) My High School Class of 1984 opened their own MSN group so we can organize the 20 year (???????) Reunion, and I signed up at like 3pm and STILL haven't been accepted in yet, and I am getting IMPATIENT!!!!
D) According to Charlene, someone posted they had a major crush on my ex-husband in high school and I would love to post "Write me and I'll tell you where you can find all 350 pounds of him" but I probably won't. Probably.
E) I had one hell of a time trying to register on MSN since Spike has registered too and I guess he put "Always sign me in to this computer" because I absolutely could not sign him out of it and it kept asking me for a credit card to prove I'm a grown-up. Pshaw, I want to talk about my 20 year high school reunion, how freakin young do you think I am?????
F) I have blueberries in the freezer and I think I may make a blueberrie cobbler for dessert.

Wooooo!!!!
Comments came back, Hurray!

"I hate the Japanese

"I hate the Japanese cleaning man who always cleans the bathroom at the exact time I have to go. He has a secret camera on me and when he sees me heading for the bathroom he zips over there with his big cart and his sign. He probably invented Pokemon too. Bastard."

I worked on my

I worked on my year long project today.
Completed 70 pages.
Go Me!

Hey! Where did my

Hey!
Where did my comments go?
GRRRRR!!!!

I'm back!

Pisch, it seems to be working for me. Let me know if you still have troubles. love, megs

Okay, I am back off to Mommy Camp (well, I never left, I just managed to hack into Scott's computer for a moment)
Anyway, what that really means is I'm off to go do some more NOTHING.
Maybe I'll read some more,
Maybe I'll work out in his school,
Maybe I'll watch Scott making his cabinet in his wood shop.
Mostly though, it will be Nothing.
:-)

By the way, We

By the way,
We just got back from watching "S.W.A.T." and GOOD LORD HOW DOES A WOMAN WATCH A MOVIE WITH COLIN FARREL AND LL COOL J AND NOT CREAM HER PANTIES??????
My Gawd, those men are HOT.

Anyway, I'm here at

Anyway, I'm here at Mommy Camp, having a very relaxing time.
I've done NOTHING.
Well,
Reading,
Sewing,
Napping,
Hot tub
pick blackberries
and eat them
several field trips to coffee shop, breakfast cafe, greek restaurant, the wood store, and the book shop.
Otherwise, Nothing.

No, not liking this,

No, not liking this, not liking this new way AT ALL.
Blogger, you may have just lost me with this one.

What the hell is

What the hell is this new blogger thing (that I know you can't see, but I can) WHAT IS THIS!!
Blogger, I HATE when you throw new things at me!
They never work!

Thursday!
Happy Mommy Camp to Meee!
Hope everyone at my job is having fun without me!
Maybe I'll call and say Hi from the beach later on,
Bwahahahahahaaaaaa...

It's now called Mommy Camp and I feel much better.

Okay, I have three

Okay, I have three books to take with me,
Three puzzles,
And several sewing projects.
All my special Breakfast and Chai Teas,
And lots of soft and comfy clothes.
The house is very reasonably neat and clean.
Guess what?
I think I'm ready to go on VACATION!

You are Love. You

You are Love.

You love life, you love all those around you and
the world that you live in. You are happiest
when you are doing something for someone else
or for the common good of mankind.

What Emotion Are You?
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Found on Tre's blog...
My My My I've become all soft and mushy lately, eh?

But the good news

But the good news is it has finally cooled here since the weekend,
So we've not only been able to cook yummy dinners again,
But we've had the energy to clean house.
And the house is looking GREAT right now,
It will be such a relief to come back from vacation to a clean house!
Buffy has even been doing laundry and cleaning her room.
And now I am off to my last day of work.
Scary.

I've been having lots

I've been having lots of nightmares recently,
About money,
My car breaking down,
Something happening to my kids,
You name it.
I thought it was because I'm stressed about finances
But I realized this morning that I'm really even more stressed about leaving my kids for FIVE DAYS.
I've never left them before, I mean when they leave me for their dad's house that's one thing,
But for me to leave them, that has just never happened.
I feel tremendous guilt about it,
Even though they say they're fine with it and Buffy said she wanted me to have a good time,
And I'm taking time off the next week to be with them.
I don't know, I feel really guilty and stressed though,
I hope I can relax so I can enjoy my vacation!

Good, I'm not the

Good, I'm not the only one who gags with raw chicken!
I cooked my first whole chicken just last month, and those inside thingies are just gross.
We actually cooked another last night
(with lemons all over, it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!)
But I was gagging and trying to hold my breath and not look as I scooped all the gunk out.
I actually put them in a little pot and boil them for the kitties,
So at least they appreciate my work, haha.

I'm so sleepy.
But only two more days of work until VACATION!!!

Hi everyone,
Just dropped the kids off at the movies, and I am still happily sewing.
I won't stay up until 1:30am sewing anymore though,
I woke up this morning and had to take out over 150 stitches that I'd sewn in the wrong place last night, heh.
I'm pretty much planning to take the entire month of August off from the computer so I can complete various other projects.
But I'll be checking in now and then,
Expect an entry around Spike's birthday (8/17) and probably when school starts too (8/25).
Otherwise, I will be pretty quiet.
*****
One last thing, THANK YOU SABBY FOR THE POSTCARD!!!!
It was hilarious, I LOVED it, so did the kids.
I still need to get my postcard stamps (they're still sitting right here, heh).

Have a good day everyone!
(Hey, and tell me if any of you saw Lara Croft, and what you thought)

I'm preparing for my "vacation of doing nothing" that starts Thursday.
I'm bringing lots of books, of course, my flute and oboe, and my brand new sewing project.
We're going to dim sum in China Town in San Francisco one of the days, and just hanging out the rest.
I can't wait to sit and DO NOTHING.
*****
Oh, I also need reading glasses, my eyes can barely make out the symbols on the sewing map, this is my first real sign of aging and I am Pissed Off.

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