Absolutely Amazing!!!

Over the past few days, with the announcement of the national Mrs. pageant I am doing, there has been some negative talk and there has been some positive talk. Along with the positive talk, came many applications from some of the most prominent and respected women that compete in Mrs. pageants...women that if I found out I was competing against...would have me shaking in my boots. Three of these ladies gave me some very good advice.

One was, the best way to hush the naysayers is to put on one hell of an event and so far it is shaping up to be just that. One hell of an event. I can't believe the press, attention and sponsors that are coming aboard already and we haven't really started to advertise.

Another one said, she could sense my dedication to this event and wanted to be a part of it.

The third one, she let me know she was concerned about some of the things she heard about me. She addressed me respectfully with her concerns and I answered every question she had. I let her know that 99.9% of the stuff was false and that it was only from a group of people who are full of hate and jealousy. She agreed and shared with me a personal experience of hers, I wonder if it's from the same group of people???

But I am saying all of this, because if I had continued to listen to the naysayers....I wouldn't be putting on an event that is going to be so top notch, so well put together that it could possibly become #1 right after it's first year. It amazes me how there are two sides to this industry....one full of support, love and encouragement....and the other so full of two faced individuals, hate and spitefullness. I am glad that those participating in the event are from the more positive side of pageantry. Including the lucky lady who is our inaugural queen. It makes me realize that there is a good side to all of this and that I want to stay in this industry because there is some good in it.

On another note, still not hair appointment. I didn't go in today because I have been doing nothing but working my behind off. Also, Tink-Tink's bed fell apart...I don't know why or how. I didn't even feel like calling and getting it replaced. She's sick again...seems to be a bit worse...so I'd rather have her in the big bed with us. She is also teething again...seems to be in the back this time around. So she's quite the cranky little lady. I said tonight...we were going to take baths....well..she's going to take a bath...and me a nice shower....curl up in the bed and watch some black and white t.v shows on Me-TV!!! Then I am absolutely getting my hair done tomorrow. Have a date this weekend!!! :-)

Take care....will see you in the morning.

You're Fired!! You're Hired!! Hair Appointment & More!!

Wow...that was one heck of a title right??? LOL

Anywho, it is now 7:42 am (I don't care what time this post is marked, I am letting you know what time it is as I start typing this). I am up so early on a Saturday, because I am doing the first "give" to my platform. I have the name for this platform just about set...tossing around a few options. But there was so much I wanted to do, that I decided to just lump it under one huge platform.

Today, I am donating a handful of Tink-Tink's old baby stuff to a young lady who recently lost her job and is due to have a baby within the next few weeks. Everything that I am donating is in excellent condition and because Tink-Tink sprouted once she popped out, she can no longer fit any of it. This girl is 7 months (my daughter) and is going into clothes for a 12 month old. I guess she would be, afterall, she's 7 months and will eat crab cakes just like a grown woman. But I don't plan on having anymore kids anytime soon, if ever again, so why let it go to waste? Donate it to someone who really needs it.

The "You're Fired" portion of my title is in regards to someone that I hired for something who as of yesterday at 6pm, has been fired. I just have to officially tell that person today or tomorrow. I don't pay people thousands of dollars to waste my time, energy and patience!!!

The "You're Hired" portion of my title is in regards to the inaugural queen that I just crowned. She has officially accepted the title sometime last night, the timing of Yahoo emails seems to be off, so I don't know when she sent it. It had to be after I turned the computer off, which was about 9pm last night. But her story is so inspirational, once it is made known who she is, you will understand why she was selected. I did so based on her story, which I now remember hearing before I even personally had any contact with her. And it is just so amazing, how we crossed paths now that I am directing this Mrs pageant. She will make a great inaugural queen.

Hair appointment had to be rescheduled. Just didn't feel up to it yesterday. Going in today or sometime tomorrow.

Not much else to post about. Gotta go, as this young lady is supposed to be here in about 30 minutes, so I need to get ready for the day. I get about 3 hours rest before the 2nd "give" is due to pick up their items. Then off to the grocery store, conveinence store, rest for some more, do some laundry and possibly take the kids out for dinner. Wheww!!! I'm tried already.

Good Afternoon Everyone!! :-)

I am refreshed and ready to start a new day..actually weekend.

I am getting my hair done today, part of a bi-monthly tradition I am starting for myself. I really want to grow my hair out, so I'm doing/getting it done every 2 weeks. I think this is the 2nd week since I last had it done??? Can't be sure and I'm not going through weeks of posts just to find out. I would get the nails done, but NO...I can barely type when I get my nails done.

Not much to report right now...still passing in the classes I am taking. Weight is flying off...and guess what???? I've finally decided which pageant to enter :-) Actually....I'm going to up it and do two of them. I figured it out last night. And unless you are invited to read my private blog connected to this one, you will just have to wait and see which ones I am competing in. Happy...because that means 2 sets of everything!!

Time to go...have work to do. Getting a late start to the day. Talk to you later!!

Busy Working!!

Just been really busy working lately. Got a few more graphic work out the way. Negotiating with local photographers about photo sessions to get some photos done. Still making a final decision on which pageant to enter. That's why I set the announcement date about 95 days from now. Tht way if I start doing the flip-flop again, then I will not switch it on these blogs.

Still working on the books. Wanted to do some final revisions on them before I submitted them. Wanted to do it a long time ago, but got sidetracked.

Diet is going good, not going to post too much over here. So go over to my diet blog for updates on that.

Doing some donating this weekend. I am donating some items that are no longer needed to a local young mom to be who desperately needs them (See...I can be a good person!! LOL!!). She really needed a lot of help, so I'm doing that for her.

Gotta go. Work to do!!

Notorious!!

Watched the movie Notorious and was able to relax and fully watch it. I remember that time when Biggie was murdered so well. You know how you remember exactly what you were doing and where you were when certain things happen? That is one of them. I remember waking up the morning after he was murdered and my mom asking me who "Big Poppa" was. I told her what his real name was and told her some songs he made and she told me that he had been murdered. At that time, I really didn't care, as I wasn't a huge fan of his. I'm not saying that to be callous, but it didn't affect me in the same way as 2Pac's murder did. I remember where I was on that day and how I found out that he had died after being shot. I was at home talking to a friend who was stationed in Japan (Navy) and he was asking me about it, I told him what I knew. He told me to keep him updated on his progress. We hung up and someone else called me and asked me if I had heard about 2pac dieing, I said I didn't know and the last I heard he was okay. We hung up and that person called me right back in less than 5 minutes and told me that it was on the news. So of course, I called Japan and told my friend about it.

Back to the movie, it is a really good movie. It was funny because I knew all the songs and sung them as they were played. I have to see what else is available. I may actually have to buy the Notorious DVD. I'm going to re-stock my DVD collection when we get this house.

Speaking of house. Still nothing. I'm so picky and so wishy-washy on things, I keep going back and forth. So I don't know. I will figure out something soon.

Work, Work, Work & More Work!! Important Announcement Coming Soon!!!

Have to get some work done today. I didn't realize how much work I was behind on until I actually sat down and looked at it all. Will try to knock out some of it today and save the rest for tomorrow.

As some of you may or may not know, I recently developed a Mrs. Pageant. Mrs. Intercontinental to be exact. I just developed a national prelim to that over the past few months, Mrs. USA. We are going to crown an inaugural queen for Mrs. USA. I am now considering crowning inaugural queens for a majority of the events we are planning. I will sit and think about that over the next few days.

Must go and work now. Let's hope it doesn't rain today, I have work to do outside today...okay...not work...but errands to run and the rain would just ruin that. Take Care.

Going to Modesto!!! Last few days!!!

Great...I have to travel back to California more than once this year!! Actually...this trip to Modesto qualifies as fun, as I get to help a friend out with her event. This lady is really cool. Can't wait to meet her in person. So now, I have to find out the cheapest way to get to Modesto from here.

If you don't know what's been going on the last few days, then I'm so not going to tell you!! LOL!!! Anywho, read my last few entries to get the "gist" of what's been going on. It seems as if some people thought by continuing to spread lies and gossip about me was going to mess with my business. They only drew more business to me. So again, I thank them. I have received so many emails and calls of support over the past few days since they started back up. One great lady told me the best way to shut up a naysayer is to be successful. These people don't realize that their negative talk only motivates me to put on a kick-butt show!!! So again...I thank them!! From teh very bottom of my heart!!! :-)

Well...off to work. As much as I got done this weekend, there is still tons more to do.

The Dance Flick

Went out late last night to see "The Dance Flick". Went with a group of friends and had a nice time. Laughed my behind off. The Wayans Brothers do it again. I am never disappointed in one of their movies...okay..maybe Scary Movie 2, they should have just left it at S.M 1!!!

Not much going on today. Small family dinner going on. I'm not the type that would just up and BBQ for a holiday. People mistake celebrating the holiday with doing BBQ. That's not what these holidays are for.

Got information about another house. Will look into it. One I looked at before, not sure as to where the exact location is. Looks far west to me. Nice set up...3/2...with the option of completing a 4th bedroom before closing. They would have to re-do that entire basement in order for me to close on that one. Maybe we could negotiate. We will see.

Looks like I will finish with a A in my Accounting class. Wish I had grasped this type of accounting earlier on. Could have pulled off an A+ instead of a regular A. Well..only one more Accounting class to go through and then I am done!!!

Work, Work, Work!!! For The Record!! Indy 500!!

I just wanted to say for the record, that if you look at the times stamped with each post they have some early times. I am not up at those times, I don't know why it's saying I'm up at 4 and 5 am. While I may be awake, I do not get out of that bed until 6am at the earliest. I don't know. I have to see what's going on with it.

On another note....I've been working my behind off this weekend. I knocked out the remainder of my schoolwork for this unit and I also managed to knock out 6 websites. Have to do a final run through before I launch most of them. Since my sites have one of two layouts, it's pretty much a Copy & Paste...change text and graphics...and Voila...it's done!!! I did say that this weekend I was going to catch up in the work I've been lagging on, but damn!!

Been watching or at least listening to the Indy 500, this race is crazy. There is one woman who is due today to have her baby, but her husband is in the race and she is having contractions every 6 minutes and she says she will stay there until the race is over. Umm....sorry....I'd be at the hospital. I'd be with him in "Spirit".

Karma!!

I knew within a matter of days of people talking negatively about me on a message board that the tables would turn and negative talk about a certain arrogant individual would pop up and so it has. That lets you know where the negative talking of me came from. It's a cycle that has happened over and over since I dropped out of her pageant. I am talked about and bashed, negative and horrible lies are posted about me from either the person herself or one of her friends, I defend myself in a positive way, some take it as arrogance or being ghetto, the negative talk about me gets worse, then someone posts a positive message about me or something supporting me, then I get accused of posting it myself or paying someone to do it (Yeah right....I'm cheap as hell, why would I pay someone for that??), then a negative post about that person pops up and then my name is thrown in the mix. I'm accused of posting the negative thing about that person, but she is never accused of posting the negative post about me. I'm accused of being jealous of a 5'9, anorexic, wanna be supermodel, who won't claim her true ethnicity, lies about her employment and is about as ghetto as the street trash hanging on the corner of Madison and Cicero. Yeah right!!!

Then it all dies down for a few months and then it starts over again!!

But I just find it so funny that I always speak about Karma on my blog and now this person has that she is a firm believer in Karma on her blog. Original are we??

You just have to love Karma!!!.

Busy, Yet Relaxing Day!! Happy 7 Month Birthday!!

Today is my baby girls 7th month birthday. I know, I'm silly as heck, but hey...I'm getting excited. Our baby girl will be 1 years old in 5 months. These months are going to fly by so fast. They have already flown by. We sit and look at her and remember the day we brought her home from the hospital, exactly 7 months ago today.

I remember how she slept the entire way home from the hospital and didn't make a peep even when she got home. We lugged in bag after bag in after we brought her in, you know how you go to the hospital with one bag, but come back with 10?? That was us.

Dinner consisted of McDonald's that night. Was in no mood to cook, but boy did it taste and feel good to be able to eat McDonald's without getting acid reflux. I remember that first photo I took of Tink-Tink and her daddy, she was laying on the bed and he kneeled down on the side of the bed and just looked at her. Everyone that saw that picture said the same exact thing, that he looked so in love with her in that picture and how she had him wrapped around her fingers already. So true!!

Now, she has tripled in size. Has a head full of curly hair, two teeth and is such a joy to have around. She will be sleep and wake up and all you have to do is smile at her and she smiles right back and will even go right back to sleep after she smiles. She eats anything and everything. I have people tripping out when I tell them that the little girl will eat pieces of crab cakes, burgers, sandwiches, biscuits...you name it. She had her first "Blueberry Muffin Cake" the other day. We don't and I refuse to buy muffin pans, so I just make it in a cake pan. She had several pieces of it and loved it. Right now, she's eating a piece of a "Nutty Bar".

I had a busy day for the most part. The earlier part was nothing but work, work and more work. Got three sites done, responded to some emails and got the log-in info for AGB, so I am excited about that. I can get that done and out of the way.

Just attempted to tie a tie, no one in the house knows how to do it. Why on earth they couldn't give this boy a clip-on is beyond me. But I understand that's part of being a man, knowing how to tie a tie. But hell...even the men in the house don't know how to tie it. Hopefully, someone in this area knows how to tie one or else the school will have to do it.

House hunting is in full gear now. Lots of options are out there. Will be so happy when we settle down.

On another note, the drama has started again. I have started a new pageant and things were quiet and still are quiet on most fronts except for this one message board that I am now thoroughly convinced is run by Yolanda or one of her buddies. If you visit this board, then you would know that if you talk about certain individuals within that group, it is taken down immediately. But let it be about someone else then it stays up forever. It doesn't bother me at all, not in the tiniest bit. I posted my only response to it and that is it. I know who it is. Just by what they posted. That person is so transparent that it is pathetic. I'll leave it alone, but I thank them from the bottom of my heart, because it only motivates me to do bigger and better things. It also gives me more business, the more they talk about it, the more it drives people to the website and the more business I get. So thanks!!!

Working Through The Holiday!!

I will be busy working up until the holiday. Want to get everything done, so I don't have anything to worry about work wise, just process things as they come in.

Feeling somewhat better. At least I can breathe now and haven't sneezed since late last night. I did call it an early night last night. Was just too tired to stay up and watch any tv. Slept straight through until we thought we heard someone knocking on the door. Once I got up to check and realized that there wasn't anyone there, I just got up and didn't get back in that bad and got started with my day. So I have been up for maybe an hour or so.

Not much else planned today. Just work and relaxation. Will get my hair done again tomorrow. Yipeee!!! That is going to be fun!!! Just joking.

Take Care

Wow!!! Oh So Sick!! Busy Weekend!!!

Wow...what a shocker....Comcast probably Googles the word "Comcast" to see if anyone is having issues with them. As this is now the second time that I have posted in my blog regarding my issues with them and they posted a comment in my blog. I think it's a bit too late now. I've already made my decision, they should have been concerned when they were triple charging us for Wrestlemania.

I've been sick for the past week or so, it's been pretty mild up until last night. I kind of flew off the handle again yesterday at someone and got that call and about an hour or so later I was "Talked To". After that, I just got sicker and sicker. We are talking about super high fever, body aches, headaches....you name it, I probably had it. It took me about an hour to eat one can of chicken noodle soup!!! I woke the ODS up for school and went back to sleep and then woke up the next one and then tried to go back to sleep, but Tink-Tink was up by then and that meant that I had to get up...feed her. I have been having a sneeze fest for the past few hours. It's not allergies though and I do know that.

I kind of said some mean things to someone yesterday and late last night before zonking out, I did something that I don't normally do and that was "APOLOGIZE" . I don't apologize to anyone or for anything 99.99999% of the time, but I am woman enough to know when I am wrong and I can take that step and apologize to someone that I hurt. But hey...I'm sick...blame it on the sickness!!!

Now, I need to go and get some work done. I have some sites to build and get launced and start going through everything as we are moving into our house soon. THANK GOD!!!

Take care & Stay Blessed.

Birthday Party Theme Change!!

Okay,

A very good friend of mine let me know that I may want to change the theme of Tink-Tink's 1st birthday party from Disney Princess to something else. I had been leaning on doing that anyway, because the pic you see to your right is the only cake that would have gone with the theme and decorations I was planning. I cannot find anyone in the area who will do that cake for under $500!!! Even though what you see is 80% cupcakes. This friend let me know that someone who visits my blog decided to have their daughters birthday party (this child is older than Tink-Tink) with guess what????? Disney Princess!!!






So now, I am looking at other themes. I am thinking more Co-Ed. I don't know. I just know I want it all planned by the end of the summer. As always, I have another window open and I just stumbled upon a really cute "Tinkerbell" theme. I have this Tinkerbell bag that I use as her diaper bag sometimes and I used to call her "Stinkerbell". So that may be a good theme, I sure hate that someone is such a copycat and had to go with that theme. I will decide shortly what theme the party is going to be.

On another note,

They are still doing the autopsy on the body they found yesterday along I-55. They are thinking it's either Lacey or Stacey. I don't want to sit up here and say that I hope it's one of them, because if it is...then that means that one of them is dead, but I would like for the stories to come to an end. So that the family of either can have some sort of closure.

Goodbye Comcast!!! Random Post!!

This is the official countdown to saying "Goodbye", "Adios", "mala-salam", "auf wiedersehen", "au revoir" and whatever else to Comcast. I have continued to put up with their crap since February of this year. Random outages for no reason, equipment that is switched out every 2-3 weeks, slow service, double and sometimes triple billing for some PPV events.

I never had any problems with A T & T, wanted to switch to to try to get a better rate. Was only supposed to have a monthly rate of $130 for all 3 services, but as always, when checking up on one thing....I find out that we were being charged $190 every month since March. The last PPV event we ordered over a month ago, just now popped up on the bill. We ordered it and couldn't view it on the channel we ordered it on, so I called in and had it ordered. Turns out they charged us for the original order, the call in order and charged us again the next day. This is not the first time this has happened to us while on Comcast. It's a recurring thing. It happens over and over again.

The latest thing with them includes outages at various times during the day. I have had many people ask where I was during the day, who I was on the phone with during certain hours....and I know that I was in the house and not of the phone. I checked myself and it will go straight to voicemail if someone calls.

So, I've been seeing this commercial for a wireless promo with no home phone. Don't need the home phone, just need the wireless. That's why I have the cell phone. Ordered that and it'll be connected soon. As for cable, well....we will be settling down into a house soon anyway. We can go with basic, basic for now. Don't really care.

They found a badly decomposed body in the river along I-55, near Channohan....in a general area where several high profile missing women were. Including Stacey Peterson and Lisa Stebic. While I would hope it is not them, regardless....it is someone's child,mother, wife, daughter, etc. It maybe a happy ending (if you can say that) for someone's family...that closure they were seeking....and it could be a sad ending. I don't know. I'm trying to find some sort of buttons that link to their sites, will get them up when I find them.

Have to go for now. School work to be done

Think We May Have Found It!!! DWTS!!

I think we may have found "THE" house. It isn't anything I've mentioned before, but ironically now that I remember the address, it was a house that was presented to me a few months ago, but we said "Thanks, but no thanks" because the numbers didn't add up. But they so add up this time around and I am going to jump on it. Great neighborhood...and super large. 4 BR, 2 1/2 Baths, full finished basement, living room, dining room, kitchen, yard and close to schools and transportation.

Going to see it this weekend, will let you know how it turns out.

As I guessed, Shawn won DWTS last night. When it came down to her/Mark and Cheryl/Gilles...I was like "Please don't let Cheryl win again!". I think she has had it 3 or 4 times now. I was like "Please pick Shawn". I think the whole Gymnastics nation got behind her. I am glad for her. She really came out of her shell with the dancing.

Not much else to post about. Have to go and get some school work done. The term is almost over. Only about 3 more weeks after this one. THANK GOD!!!!

Shawn or Gilles!!

I am actually going to try to watch a full episode of "Dancing With The Stars" tonight. I have yet been able to watch an entire episode. They will throw it on the same night as something else and I'll turn the tv and forget to turn back.

I am thinking that it's either going to be Shawn or Gilles. I'll pick Shawn as I love gymnastics....but looking at it from a dance view....Gilles has to get it. America will vote for Shawn....women will vote Gilles.

Melissa might sneak in and take it all, but I highly doubt it. She can dance....of course...She's a member of the DCC...and they don't take anyone bad there.

We shall see.

Eating Cereal With My Baby!!!

This morning I got out of bed super late. I did wake the kids up on time so that they could get ready for school. But as soon as I woke each one up, I got right back in bed. I even went to sleep early last night, I remember "Gotti's Way" coming on. I even remember the end of "Charm School", but don't remember actually watching "Gotti's Way". I remember somebody talking to me about they were about to cook some Hotdogs!! After that, I was out. I remember looking at the clock in the room and it saying "10 pm" and the room being totally dark and me being in bed already. I guess this lack of sleep is really catching up with me.

Anywho, I am eating cereal with my princess. I finally broke down and got some Lactaid milk and I am enjoying a bowl of Trix. Of course, Tink-Tink is sitting right here and was staring so hard, so I gave her some and she seems to like it. She is all stretched out and relaxed...I didn't give her the Lactaid...I just gave her some of the cereal.

Three houses have popped up in addition to the others. The #1 house I was looking at may end up being a straight "For Sale". One house is back in the city, in a excellent area that I know very well. Another is in a far southern suburb....the other is in another suburb that i am not sure as to the direction. Haven't gotten the numbers for it yet, waiting on those. I'm still in this city/suburb toss up. For obvious reasons, I don't want to be in the city. But I don't want to be so far out in the subs that I can't get around. I don't know. Will be making a decision within the next few weeks.

Still working on that list for the Daily Themes. May just start with one day. I don't know. I have so much to do this week.

Got the information from the other pageant as to when they will start accepting entries. I am so waiting for that one. That's the one I'm going for. I got information about the other ones, but this latest one is the one I've been waiting on. Super excited about that one.

Gave someone in the family some med advice yesterday, told him what was wrong with him about 11am, no later than 12 hours later he was in the E.R for what I told him he had. Teeth problems. Abcess....I told him when I saw him yesterday that was what he had. Apparently the swelling and stuff got worse during the day. Went to the E.R last night and they said they have to come out. So I said "I told you so!!!"

Looking at pics of my neices and nephews...they are all so cute and growing so fast. I can't wait until these birthdays roll around.

Balloon Release!!! Pageant Update!! Random Junk!!!

We did do the balloon release last night. We did it in the back yard, stomach was hurting too bad and it was a bit too cold to go to the park. We took a few pictures and I will have to upload them when I use up all the space on the camera.

As always, Tink-Tink was fascinated with the balloons. I tied one to her wrist and she was thrilled with it. Jay was the first kid to make her laugh really hard with the balloon her aunt gave her while she was in the hospital (just born). He would wave it over her face and she would just laugh her little heart out. I had one for each of the kids and myself. I wanted to do one balloon for each month Little Kayleigh was alive, but I couldn't find that many pink balloons.

I found out that the lady I sponsored (her ad page) did not win the pageant. She was beautiful and would have made a great rep based on her platform. I really do hope she competes again. That platform is something I know about first hand.

On another note, a little 3 year old boy was shot and killed on the West Side of Chicago the other day. Seems that no adult knows what happened and there were two other kids in the house. The gun may have been accidentally shot off and hit the little boy in the chest. The aunt of the boy says "We weren't in the house, we don't know what happened!". Seems like someone may be in trouble shortly. There is also some conflict as to the time it took the ambulance to get there. The initial call was only for "Shots Fired" and some minutes later, they apparently called again to say the little boy had been shot. Okay....no ambulance is going to go anywhere off a simple "Shots Fired" call. The police barely even respond to that!!! The boys family are upset the ambulance did not come with the first call!!! Well....they wouldn't with a "Shots Fired" call, but they would with a "A child's been shot!". I don't know.

I am for having weapons in the house to protect yourself and your family. However, if there are children in the house. Those weapons need to be locked up and put away. I don't have weapons in my house because this god for saken place only has one closet and that's in my bedroom and my bed is so big that it does not allow the closet to close, therefore, making it easy access for the kids to get to it. Also, imagine me with a gun??? Not nice. So I choose not to have one at this moment.

The police got their dog back. Some regular joe saw the dog and waved down a squad car and it was in fact the dog. I wonder did they give the guy the reward money they were offering.

There was a body found in a car on my old stumping grounds....71st & Bell!! I have not been over there in almost 7 years. Since I went to my cousins grad party. It looks like it was by my old friends Jamie & Will's house. That was the block. I had some fun times in that area. That takes me back to the early 90's!!!!

Well...need to go. I hear Tink-Tink making her early morning babbling. That means she is up....ready to be changed, get her bath, eat and play!!!

Take Care & Be Blessed

This Waiting Is Killing Me!!

I have been waiting on the results of this pageant for a long time. I wish someone would post the results already!!! I am so impatient. I really hope that she pulled it off.

Today is supposed to be the balloon release for little Kayleigh. I don't know if we are going to do it. I still can't get my hands on enough pink balloons and I would hate to walk to the park for one balloon. We will see.

Still completely tired right now and I've been up for about 3 hours. Slept straight through the night, so I don't know what the problem is. Probably just going through one of my phases again.

A good friend of mine told me about this $8,000 tax credit thingy. Normally, if you buy a house, you get the tax credit when you do your taxes. However, apparently now they have it set up a new way. You can use that $8K towards a downpayment and they just take it out of your refund. You'd have to pay it back when you get your refund. Sounds good until you think about it, if you get back over $8K on your refund, you are only going to get the difference. The Feds get their cut first and even if there is $1.00 left, that's all you are getting.

Sounds good, but I don't know if I'd want to do that. I look forward to my refund every year. I don't want it eaten up by the Feds. It sounds good, but I just don't know.

Was thinking about Tink-Tink's 1st birthday gift. I want to get her a Custom Doll House. You know the big grand ones that you build yourself and paint yourself. Then you add all the furniture and people. I had one of these when I was little. My dad built it for me from a kit and I remember it to this day. Barbie was quite uncomfortable in that thing.....lol!!!! I am realizing that Taylor may still be a bit too young for it and it may be okay for her 2nd or 3rd birthday, but I really want to get it for her 1st birthday.


Well have to go now. Have a brainstorming session to do right now about Tink-Tink's birthday. I know I am planning wayyyyy too early....but I want to get everything all planned now, so I won't be doing any last minute rushing around. I have to select a theme, location (will not be at Barf-E-Cheese's), cake, guest list, presents, etc. I do know the theme is going to be "Pink" something. I am probably going to go with a "Disney Princess" theme, seeing as how when we move and she gets her room, it will be decorated in that theme. And I swear she could be the first Half Black/Half Filipina Disney Princess if they ever invent one!!! But hey....those of us with daughters...don't we think they are all princesses? I don't know. We have to decide because it's only about 5 months away.

Rather Boring Saturday!! New Restaurant!! House Hunting Update!!

Today was a rather low key Saturday. Tried to find some pink balloons, could not find any....most packs we saw had 1 pink balloon in them and I so wasn't going to buy multiple packs just to get a handful of balloons!!! Maybe some other day, but not today.

Hormonal as heck, that's why I stayed low key today. Went outside and got that "Hey Shawty" yell from down the street, I almost flicked that jerk the bird, but decided against it. Why raise trouble with only a few more weeks of being here? Not worth it. Maybe on our last day in this piece of crap, I'll tell him where he can go.

Tried that new restaurant today. This was my "Baby Dinner", anything I wanted. I said what I wanted, he suggested something else, wasn't in the mood to debate, so I just said okay. He said once he got closer to the house, he would call and then swing by and pick it up. I got this Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. Now....I've been disappointed by this sandwich in the past, from other places. When they say they have a Buffalo Chicken sandwich....it's not that spicy. It may be a bit at first, but then not so much throughout the sandwich. But this one....man....when they said "Hot and SPicy"...they meant it. It took me a few hours to eat it, I couldn't just sit there and eat the entire thing, but it was good. I may have to get it again. I had a stuffy nose today, thanks to all this damn tree pollen flying around. I have to chop that damn tree down....but that sandwich sure as hell got things clear and it's been clear ever since.

We are fast approaching Tink-Tink's first birthday, it's going to be here before you know it. She will be 7 monts next week. She is growing so fast. I still remember the day she was almost born (my 31st birthday) and the day she was born. I was nervous as heck, but so happy when she was finally here. As she grows, she is looking more and more like her daddy. People always said it from day one, but I didn't really see it. There was this one pic I took of her with my cell phone and there was a pic of him at one of his practices, I tried to do a side by side comparison, but couldn't find his picture anymore....but to me...they looked alike a little bit. Then recently, I took a photo of her while she was sitting up and falling asleep, her head titled back and she looked so much like him when he has a certain expression on his face. She certainly has his mouth, some people say she looks like the splitting image of him. I still can't see it.

I started working on his Father's Day present. I showed it to my girl Taryn and she loves it. I have to show it to my mother and see what she thinks about it. I know she is going to want her own. I have to make one for her with all the kids.

Update on the house....still nothing. I keep going back and forth about which one. I pretty much narrowed it down to two houses. One city and one suburban...the suburban one is the top one. Now unless this other suburban house pops back up, then the other one is going to remain #1. House #2 has more bedrooms, it's that 4/2 I talked about, but with it being in the city....that makes it at the bottom. I am going to make a decision within the next few days.

I see that Australia is back. I lump her in the same category as the other trash from Silver Springs and Visalia. That witch is truly wicked. Some spiteful little hag who tried to hack not one but two of my accounts. I am sure that some drama will pick back up shortly. I know that little scab like the back of my hand. I bet she is having a field day trying to dig up something new on me. Can't find anything can you???

LOL!!! I love teasing people!!!

Anywho.....I will be having a theme to each day of the week. Like "F**K Em Fridays" and the like. Have to get the list together, I probably won't start until later this week.

Finally, I am eagerly awaiting the results of a pageant that is being held this weekend. I sponsored one of the contestants ad's, I so want her to win. She has a great platform. I was thinking of doing Globe, however, I just found out that another piece of trash from Maryland and her equally fake friend are doing/possibly doing Globe....so if they win, then I'll sit out. I don't want to take the chance on having either one of them place any type of crown on my head. I stay away from trash. I take the trash out...not associate with it. Plain and simple.

Goodnight!!!

I So Want To Go Back To Sleep!!!

Why do I get up so early? Especially on a Saturday, when I don't have to. I could sleep in a few more hours, but I promised myself that I'd get out of bed and do some work (school and work, work).

The trusty of C.P.D lost a dog. How can you lose a dog? I understand how easy it is, but for them to lose a dog??? I don't know what is up with that.

I seem to have broken the "scroller" thing on my mouse. I can't scroll up or down anymore. Doesn't matter, this thing is getting traded in tomorrow anyway. Getting that Dell that I should have paid the extra $50 bucks for. Was so much prettier than this old clunky black thing I have.

Another horse race is today, I forget which one...Belmont or Preakness.

Still house hunting. See only 1 in the city that I love, it's a 4/2...perfect. The other city one hasn't popped up yet, but I'm sure it will at a lower price than what it was going for.

That 3/1/1 is still around. Far enough, different county, perfect...just don't like the yard. Pretty end unit. Pretty kitchen. Love it. Just need to find out how close schools are to this.

That SF 3/1/1 is also still around. Nice area...I know that area well. Have been there a few times. Really aiming towards that one. I don't know. We will see.

Have to go and do some work. Take care.

Update!! Sunday Ballon Release!!

In memory of Kayleigh Anne Freeman, since a lot of people cannot get to North Carolina, those of us who are not able to be at her memorial this Sunday, are releasing pink balloons in her memory. I plan on taking my kids to the park on Sunday and releasing many balloons in her honor and the honor of several other babies like her.

I got my hair done today. Took a few hours, but it got done. It looks really nice. I may take a photo sometime this weekend and post it here.

I am waiting to hear back from one more event as to when they will be accepting entries. I have my eye on yet another one, but trash is entering it this year and if she wins she will not be crowning me next year!!!

Got some good news today and all I have to say is "Big E" is working it!!! He's making it happen. And who would have thought that his wife was actually black. I remember him telling me that his wife was from Jamaica, but I figured she was a White Jamaican (those do exist). But when I went into his office to do some work, I met his wife and she is truly a Black Jamaican. Very pretty. And their daughter is adorable.

Will post more possibly later or tomorrow. I see that Silver Springs hit me once again. I wonder if she is using that email address: iknowagirl22@yahoo.com I bet she didn't think I'd hear about that email address. But that's okay. Trash comes out of Maryland, I've always said that....well...not everyone from Maryland is trash....just like 3 or 4 people that I know from there.

Looking Forward To A Beautiful Weekend!!

This weekend will be a very beautiful and relaxing one. Will be getting my hair done this weekend....today to be exact. And most importantly, I will be getting that long overdue "Baby Dinner". I don't know if it's being cooked or something else, I'm just glad that I'm finally getting it. I've stopped asking about it, but all of a sudden he just started mentioning "I'm going to get you your dinner!!!".

Last nights dinner was horrible. I'm a meat-eater....so the last time I go to the grocery store, I pick up some steaks. Not the regular New York Strips I get, but this time I got Porterhouse...a cut of meat I used to eat when I was younger thanks to my uncle. They had no N.Y Strips, so I didn't see any harm in getting Porterhouse. I cooked it last night and it was horrible. I don't know if it was the cut of meat or what. I cooked it the normal way that I would do any other steak, but it was just not right. So that other one is going to sit in the fridge and stay there!!!! LOL!!!

Well....need to go...have to get the books finished and off to the printers. Will put the book info on here.

Working on a Cookbook (Yes, I cook that much), an Urban Fiction book and I am stuck on the 3rd one...but will figure that one out shortly.

Take Care

Relaxing Day!!

Have had a rather relaxing day so far today. I did just about all my work for the two classes this term, so not much to do there.

Really wishing I was on my way to N.C for Kayleigh's Memorial. They are going to do a beautiful balloon release for her sometime this weekend. But I can't go because all my money is going towards this house. I don't know when I'm going to make that step, but it's going to be soon. I am so ready for this house. I am sick and tired of these damn apartments with neighbors who aren't about anything and whose sole purpose in life is to tick you off!!

A beautiful house has just popped up. 4 bedrooms and 2 baths...perfect. Everyone gets their own bedroom. The males in the family get their own bathroom. It's in a good location. It's that brick bungalow style I love so much, only problem is.....it's in Chicago. Which knocks it wayyyyyyyyyy down to the bottom of the list. That is the only thing that works against it.

I still see my #1 house is still on the market. It's this little split level cutie with 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms. Full finished basement, yard, living room, dining room, kitchen (of course). It's really cute and I could see the family in that. So maybe that is the magical house. Who knows? We shall soon see.

A few good pageant opportunities have popped up for me. I have a private blog for my pageant journey. It's connected to this blog profile. If you want to be invited to read it, click on that link to your right to email me. One, which I really want to do requires me to be competition ready in 3 1/2 months. I think I am going to go with the next choice and use the one I already have the application filled out for as the "Back Up". I know how some individuals who shall remain nameless ruined my opportunity at Ms. United States because they are some evil spiteful hags, so this title will be kept under wraps and they won't know until AFTER I have competed.

Have to go for now. Have to get dinner figured out.
Take Care & Be Blessed

Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh Weeeeeeee!!!

I got my hands on a couple of documents today and boy oh boy, it's going to get very interesting for some people in a few weeks. We have already uncovered so many holes, lies and just plain old bitterness in a few things that were said....but I cannot wait for that magical day when each and every person is found out to be the lieing assholes that they are. This is so going to be an exciting next few weeks.

ETA:

Just wanted to add that on Friday, Darryl's lawsuit starts. I will be going downtown to relax with the little babies and may as well stop on over to the Cook County Courthouse and start that little thing.

Words Escape Me Right Now!!!

Here I am waking up in an already foul mood due to a couple of phone calls yesterday and I am sure to have a bad day today and tomorrow. All last night something was churning inside of me, I don't know what it was or how it started, but I have been thinking of ways to exact revenge on all those who hurt me/crossed me/wrong me recently. I'm not talking about going out to physically hurt anyone. I am a very vocal person, my bark is worse than my bite. I am not physical at all. Each person that has done something wrong to me in since 2004 (and I'm not referring to those in pageantry), I know something about them that would get each and everyone of them in trouble with either local, state or federal authorities. We are talking about Tax Evasion, Embezzlement, Tax Fraud, Perjury, Adultery....you name it...I know something about all of them.

But when I awoke to some news that many of us on BBC have been dreading for the longest time. Little Kayleigh Anne Freeman passed away last night at 9:44pm. Last night, I was dreading letting Tink-Tink in the bed, as when she gets in that bed, she likes to play around until all hours of the night. Not letting anyone go to sleep, she also likes to scratch the walls, our pillows, me and anything else she can get her hands on. But the padding on her crib needed to be washed something awful. It reaked of baby drool, spit-up, milk, oreos and nose junk from her cold. I couldn't take the way it looked or smelled so I had to wash it and it was pretty late when I decided to do it, so that meant she had to go in the big bed with us. She played around for awhile, but she went to sleep sometime after 9:30 pm. And she slept so peacefully while in the bed, I got up several times to turn the tv down...to turn it up...to go to the restroom...to do this and to do that. But she never once woke up. Even when she got up this morning before we did, she just sat up and played in the semi-darkness (our room never gets totally dark) with her doll and snake toy that is also a rattle. I was still in a very bad mood as I anticipated the next 24 plus hours.

But when i got the news, it all went away. For us, we'll get to hold our baby today. We'll get to talk to her, feed her and change her diapers. We'll get to see her first steps and hear her first words. As a mother, I will get to take her on what I will soon be naming our "Monthly Mother/Daughter Weekends", where just the both of us (no males) will go out to eat and shop and do Mommie/Daughter things at home. I'll get to do her hair and put on pretty dresses for her. I just feel so angry and sad that little Kayleigh is gone now. I checked up on her everyday to see how she was doing and was so sure she was going to come home and see that room her parents made for her.

Please keep the Freemans in your thoughts and prayers.

So Did Not Want To Get Out Of Bed This Morning!!

As soon as I got in the bed, I relaxed and watched some television and did not open my eyes until 5am. I don't get up that early unless I absolutely have to, so I just laid down and relaxed until it was time to get up.

YDS is doing okay, no nosebleeds overnight. Just have to keep the place cool as hell, which stinks because I get cold easily and wanted to turn the heat back on last night. It was so cold in here last night. But the heat kicked on by itself early this morning....that damn programmable thermostat with a mind of it's own!!!

ODS has gone back to school today after his lip laceration from that damn baseball. I am silently thanking God that this is the last week of baseball...only two more games to go. I am also silently praying that they do not make the playoffs, we will find out sometime this week. This boy has the nerves to tell me he now wants to play football like Papa, um....NO, I think baseball is too dangerous now....what am I going to think about football??? And I know how Papa knocks people down, ODS needs to play the same position, so he can avoid getting hit. I don't know, I want him to enjoy his High School years and take advantage of sports (that does keep kids out of trouble, off the streets and off drugs) but come on....is there any sport he can play where he won't get hurt? I'm such a Mommy!!

House hunting is going okay. This temporary crap that got us away from the other temporary crap is starting to get very old, very fast. Cannot wait to settle down this summer. I just want my house with my yard!!! And my finished basement, and my own bathroom that me and Tink-Tink could share that would totally be off limits to anything with a Y chromosone!!! I will have to put a wish list together and then get heavily into house hunting. Right now, I have a window open to my fave site and I'm browsing houses.

There is one in Minooka, but I have no idea where Minooka is...or what the diversity is there and I would hate to move to a place where there is going to be a color issue. Park Forest seems to have a few options, but I don't know anyone out there, so that may be an issue. BB is hard to get to so I've heard, there are more than a few options out that way. I don't know. We will see where we end up this summer.

Most Memorable Mother's Day!!

Anyone who is a mother, can remember their most memorable Mother's Day. For me...I now have 2 top ones. My most memorable one is the one I celebrated some 2 days after having my first child. My due date was 2 days before Mother's Day and I had him on his due date and celebrated my first Mother's Day ever leaving the hospital. My 2nd memorable one was today.

My day started off with breakfast (that I cooked for myself, as the other individuals allowed to cook were not in the house when I was ready to eat). Everyone came back and things were pretty calm for the most part. I then go in my room to rest and I see my YDS go to the bathroom and come back with bloody tissue, okay...another nosebleed...he often gets them when he has a cold (people have been telling me forever to get a humidifier). I ask him if he was okay and he says yes. Then I hear him spitting something out over and over again and I tell him to come here and his nose, mouth, chin and front of his shirt is covered in blood. I take him to the bathroom and have him stand over the sink and tell him to open his mouth, blood spills out. I go into panic mode, as he's had nosebleeds before, but not this severe. So I'm telling one child to watch the baby so she doesn't do another stage dive off the bed (which she did last night again) and I'm telling another child to watch Jordan while I try to get something to put up to his nose. Then I find something and put it up to his nose, a few minutes later, bleeding is heavier...so I am like "Okay...I gotta call 9-1-1!". I have the child with Jordan sit him down on the couch and put his shoes on. I call my mom to come to the house to watch the kids, then I call 9-1-1. Some 5 minutes later they get here, nose was still bleeding. I tell them what's going on and they do the "Pinch and Lean Back" thing for 5 minutes, still bleeding. So the one Paramedic takes the cloth YDS was holding up to his nose and looks at it and he says "This is too much blood, do you want him to go to the hospital?". I'm like yeah. We hop in the ambulance, they clean him up the best they can while his nose is still bleeding and they are going back and forth about what hospital to take him to. We don't go to the closet one, but the next one....While the one paramedic goes in to get YDS a wheelchair, the other paramedic notices that now YDS is passing some clots along with the bleeding and he's like "I can't figure out why this is bleeding like this, does he have this, does he have that? Do you have a humidifier?" I'm answering questions left and right.

We are just not getting back home. YDS has to have a consultation with a Ear, Nose and Throat doctor. We get outside after leaving the E.R and it's FREEZING COLD. No one is there to pick us up as I couldn't call and let them know we were leaving. We caught the last bus going down California.

I am tired as heck. Can't wait to hit the bed.

On another note, there are about 5 more weeks left in the current term of school and I managed to knock out all but 1 week worth of assignments. I crammed and cranked 5 weeks worth of assignments out in a span of about 24 hours. I am going to crank that last one out tommorrow and check up on possibly taking the final exam early. The next few weeks are going to be busy as heck for me, so I had to get that work out of the way.

Take Care & I'm Out...I'm so pooped!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

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This is the day that I always look forward to. It's Mother's Day!! It should be Mother's Year...but hey....each day I get to spend with my kids and see their faces is Mother's Day to me. I really feel bad for those who can't and never will celebrate Mother's Day. Today must be a terrible day for them.

Well....I am off to shower, finish more schoolwork and enjoy my Mother's Day. Breakfast is going to be good today...French Toast, bacon and grits. Eggs are on the menu as well...but I'm allergic to them...so I will bypass the eggs....oh and Orange Juice as well. I have no idea what dinner is going to be. But whatever it is, I am going to love it, because I don't have to cook it and don't have to clean up afterwards!!

Popular Again

I got yet another email, stating that I...in particular "my body" was the subject of an entire message board run by someone who will not be named here. This message board was put up solely to talk about what I do and do not need to work on, what is real and what isn't real, what's too big and what isn't too big.

First and most importantly, there has not been a recent photo of me posted anywhere online. The last one was taken in 2007 and was only a head and shoulder shot that I took at home. Nothing showing the new me or anything has been posted online, yet shared with anyone. So are the basing it off that old picture or is someone who has seen me recently involved in that blog, or is it completely a lie. I have not been sent the link, but I would not put it past a few people.

Secondly, let me address the main issue on that board. Something stupid as hell and something really simple as hell. The chest area!!! Why on earth a bunch of grown ass women are on a message board discussing my chest is beyond me? For the record, YES THEY ARE REAL!! I was fortunate enough to be naturally blessed with what I have. What I have and what I may not have is not anyone's business, but I put it out there that they are in fact real!! It's amazing that about 3 or 4 of the women out there that are discussing my chest, have had at least one plastic surgery themselves. The ringleader has had implants, lipo and tummy tuck (Mommy Makeover). Another one has had implants and tummy tuck. Another one has had gastric bypass. I mean come on now!!! I supposedly mean nothing to these women or the world (according to them) but all they can do is talk about my body. Reeks of jealousy if you ask me!!!

Thirdly, my weight. Yes....I am considered plus size to some. Um....I just had a baby back in October and at the point that I was given the "All CLEAR" to start exercising, I broke my ankle and was put on bed rest. So yes, I did go up to a whopping 200 pounds. 25 pounds of that is gone and more to go. My weight is not important, it is none of their business.

Lastly, my shape. Yes....I am a very curvy woman. Before the weight gain, I had curves. I have always had hips, thighs and a behind. Yes, they all have grown recently. Your point? My hips will always be a part of me. I have no fat whatsoever on my hips....when I put my hands on my hips...I feel my hip bone. That's not going anywhere....ever. My behind...let's hope and pray it doesn't go anywhere (lol).

I highly suggest that those ladies find another subject to talk about, but then again...the fact that they are talking about me..only speaks for the fear that they have that one day we will meet on stage and I could very well kick their asses. People bash what they fear.

And that's the last I have to speak on the subject!!!

Why????

Why did someone have to friend me on FB and invite me to this group that had a link to a really cool website that poured more fuel on the flame/fire/desire I have to compete next year? Okay...I know I just ticked some teacher off with that long sentence, but who cares?? :-) I saw "IT" and by "IT" , I mean the dress of all dresses. The dress was available in a size 14, but it was the dress. I had to save it in my fave folders so if I do compete, I am going to straight out buy that dress. Better yet, I should go for something more original. I don't know. We will see, I do know that NO ONE else will even come close to wearing the dress that I will wear next year, as it will be one of a kind!!! I know exactly where I am going to get it from, I've worked with these people before and they do amazing work.

I am going to turn in my application for that pageant today. Have to work on one more part and then I'm going to send it in.

Today was supposed to be a hang outside with my baby-girl day. But she's still sick and YDS is staying home with us, so now we have to turn it into a regular fun weekend indoors as he is still sick too and the weather is just too nasty to take either of them outside right now. So have to do tons of fun activities in the house.

TTYL

Almost Party Time!!

We are about to celebrate Taylor's 1st Birthday!!! We need to decide what we are going to do. I would love to do a Chuck E Cheese thing, but I am so set on having a Pink Princess Party for her.

The good thing about Chuck E Cheese is, pre-set party...no decorating...fun for all the older kids. The bad thing...can't have the Pink Princess party....kind of expensive....limited to a few hours.

The good thing about a "Home Party" is we get to decorate in any party theme we want, we can buy the cake we want, kids can stay as long as they want. The bad thing....nothing really!!

The pics above are two themes we are thinking about if we have a house party. I am pretty much 95% sure we are going to have a party at home for her and invite all the kids we know.










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You Have To Love Google!!

I finished the book that I was talking about earlier and I found out how to purchase the book. I Googled the Authors name and found out that she was basically Self-Published. One would never know from the book. It was well put together.

I emailed the author of the book to see if she would allow me to put a link to her book or go into detail about it on my blog and I am waiting on her response.

But anywho....I found out that she was self-published and I have always wanted to publish a book on many subjects. From cooking to urban fiction.

I am planning a "Girls Only" weekend with my baby girl this weekend. We are going to do our nails, hair, watch Chick Flicks, eat chocolate and talk about things. Okay...I'm going to do the nail painting, hair-styling, feeding her chocolate and doing most of the undertandable talking. But she is going to be there as well. I've digressed...but anywho...if I get a break from our "Girls Only" weekend, I will start putting all my books together and send them over to this website that I found. Pretty soon, I could be published. Getting excited. Once I finish uploading each book, then I will post the titles and purchase information here.

Interesting Reading

Yesterday, I got a late package from U.P.S. Someone sent me a copy of a book called "Legal Kidnapping". This is a very good book and tells of how both lawyers and police are paid off by a parent, could be either the mom or the dad, to make the other parent look bad in the eyes of the judicial system when it comes to Child Custody cases.

I am still reading the book right now, have about 3 chapters to go. I'll update you on the book when I am finished reading it. I highly suggest that you purchase your own copy. When I find the information about it, I will post the link here. The book is supposedly based on a true story. If this story really is true, then a lot of people are going to be in some very deep trouble. I don't know, but I'll be keeping a watch out on this.

Hope I Don't Regret Going...Very Gross!!!

I took ODS to the hospital today to get his injury looked at and we had to go to the Triage area of the hospital. The first thing I saw should have told me to turn our behinds back around and go to a different hospital. There was some guy sitting in a wheelchair puking his guts out and we are sitting no less than 5 feet from him. Then some little 3 year old boy comes and his mom is talking about how he has a fever and everything. Then another boy of about 8 walks in with his mom and she gets on the phone and talks about how he has a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, headaches, chills, etc...and I'm thinking "Oh hell no!". He and his mom are sitting no less than 5 feet from us on the other side. Then people walk in looking all sickly. Then another woman walks in with the mask on. All I could do the entire time there was look over at the Purell dispenser and the masks and the area I was in and think "Oh hell no! I better not get sick!". I am no hypcondriac or anything. I just hate being around sick people that I don't know. My kids, yes...some stranger..hell no!!!

We will see how this turns out.

But...just checked our local CBS affiliates website and they got Ol Drew Peterson arrested for his 3rd wifes murder. Uh-oh...could the hammer be coming down on his behind for Stacey? I said something about him this morning. We shall see!!!

Also, a very interesting story regarding a Chicago Police Department member (don't know if it's a Detective or Patrolman) who has numerous lawsuits against them. I thought it's this one I've seen mentioned on our Federal Courts website. This guy has at least 20 lawsuits against him. But it's this one: http://cbs2chicago.com/local/chicago.police.DUI.2.999811.html

Some dude name Parker. They need to check for someone named Fioriti. Man..some members of the Chicago Police Department are some straight assholes. Not all of them. I have met some nice ones, but I have come in contact with some real bitches though. Mainly a horse looking bitch. One that has bigger testicular fortitude than the actual men in her fake ass unit. But she will be dealt with on the Federal level as well. I so cannot wait.

Before I go. I have changed my major to Legal Studies. So as of next term, I will be Legal Studies major. Will post more later. Have some schoolwork to do.

Finally!!!

I finally have YDC settled down and relaxed. It took a long time to get her comfortable, but she is there. This thing is really kicking her butt right now, but I am sure that she will be okay soon. She is climbing around and everything like normal. Just really cranky at times and she is mad at me now because of the nasal bulb thing. First time I've ever had to use it and she hates it already and hates me!! LOL!! Oh well...better out than in!!

Actually thinking of changing my major. This has been something I've been thinking about for a long time, but really started to want to change it over the past couple of hours. I am not sure if it can be done or if it can, how far it would set me back. The new major goes really well with my ultimate goal, but haven't decided yet.

I see MD is still lurking around. I don't have time for that trash. She can keep stalking and lurking all she wants. Hope she doesn't get too jealous. But then again, you know how those types are. I'm pretty sure she's downloading and saving everything and turning it over to someone trying to be the little snitching, lieing bitch that she is. But what can you expect from people like that. Her and her family deserved EVERYTHING that they got in the past and everything that they will get in the future. I am just going to sit back and laugh.

Anywho, ate another two crab cakes today. Shellfish allergy is okay for now, yesterday, it was not so good and actually thought I was going to be super-sick. Today it is only moderate, guess it's one of the good days.

Yet another CPS student has been killed. I think the number is at 36. I am so glad that I don't have to deal with that anymore. I mean...I love Chicago and everything it has to offer (sans dirty ass cops, drugs, gangs, violence, murder, etc), but it was not the city for me anymore. I mean, regardless of what area you moved to, you still were in Chicago. Better to be out of Chicago than still in it. I just cannot wait until I get into a more suburban area.

Don't Claim It!!!

That was the great piece of advice I got this morning after updating my FB status with what I have gone through between the hours of 4am-8am. In those short hours, I was up with a very sick baby (cold only...don't worry, it's not swine flu), dealt with a bad nose bleed and a leaking toilet. One of my good friends from the M.A.C (Mid Atlantic Coast) told me "Don't Claim It!!". I was told this after asking what else could go wrong today. See....there are actually very good people that come out of MD/VA/DC. She's one of the best, not like the other trash that comes from those states.

I'm off for now, probably won't be back on for the rest of the day and most of tommorrow. Take Care

What A Frickin Past 24 Hours!!

The past 24 hours have been crazy as hell.

First about 24 hours ago, my ODS walks in the door and he asks how my day was and I say fine and he walks to his room. Then he comes in and flips his upper lip and goes "Does this look like it's split?". Apparently at last nights game, he attempted to catch a ball in a very dimly lit park and it popped him in the upper lip. Did the raggedy a@@ coach call? Hell no!!! Hasn't called today either and ODS missed today's game. I want to see if he calls me when ODS misses the next game. Being on that poorly run team is over and done with. ODS is okay, swelling is going down. We find out on Thursday if they are going to stitch it up.

Then fast forward to about 1pm, I went to hang DD's bouncing chair thingy up so it can dry on account she messed it up with Oreo cookies. I notice the water level in the toilet is not right, very low. So I flush the toilet and the water keeps coming and coming and coming and coming. It just starts pooring everywhere. If you've seen the layout of my home, then you would know how fast it was coming and how far it reached when I tell you that it was at the back door and it was pooring. All I could do while I was turning off the water to the thing was scream "Get towels, get dirty clothes...anything!". There were 3 big a@@ people trying to stop the water, they guy from downstairs came up and started yelling that water was pouring down into that apartment. No Shit Sherlock!!! I told him what was going on and he had to shut water off to the entire building and we had to pay for a plumber to come and run something through the line, as there was a clog wayyyyyyy down in the line.

Then it hit me that YDS was not his normal self today. He was laying down and by 1pm, he had taken his third nap. When that child is not in your face every 5 minutes, he's sick. I kept asking him if he was sick and he kept saying no and would get mad at me if I asked him again. Without telling him I was monitoring him, I walked to look out the front window and turn back to look at him and I saw him swallow hard. So he's sick now. YDD is sick as well. I was sick, but not anymore.

Then I smell something odd, and look out onto the front porch and see neighbors from upstairs....barbequeing on the front porch. I mean...come the hell on...we have a huge deck in the back and a huge yard!!! How ghetto can you be bbq'ing on the front porch? They had a card table set out there and everything. I was like 'House..Come the Hell On!".

Then I call to check on the kids doctors and find out that the newbie who signed us up, signed all 4 kids up for an OB/GYN!!! So I had to get that straight.

But I did make a very important business move though. Can't quite say what it is. I have a business dinner next week sometime. But had a nice convo.

Also decided that I wanted to do something fun, so I will be talking about that more in the near future. Want to get things set up and straight before I do.

I think that is it for now.

TTYL

Busy Week Coming Along & I Just Don't Understand!!! I Always Feel Like...Somebody's Watching Me!!! LOL

I have a pretty busy week coming along this week. Nothing major, just getting prepped for a big Mother's Day dinner here at the house. I'm so blessed that the kids are going to be cooking for me this year. I'm not expecting anything major, but the fact that I have kids is enough for me. I am not into those fancy Mother's Day gifts, even though if I get one I will not complain. I am the type of mother who prefers the homemade and schoolmade Mother's Day gifts. I treasure those more. I feel really sorry for those who will NEVER get to experience a Mother's Day for whatever reason. Especially those who REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want to experience it, but can't or never will. This must be a pretty sad time of year for them. To see mother's going to dinners with their kids. To walk in a store and see big Mother's Day displays filled with cards, flowers, trinkets, etc that they will never get. I don't know. I am just blessed that I have children to celebrate Mother's Day with. I have even decided that me and the kids will start a tradition this year and that's to take a "Mommie & Kids" photo every year for Mother's Day. That will be mandatory!!! I think it's a fun idea.

Also, there is yet another senseless killing of a CPS student. I am hearing conflicting stories, but apparently this boy was pulled out of a school due to gangs approaching him. He got a call on Thursday or Friday and he went to see some girl. Next thing you know, his family got a call that he was being beaten and jumped on (um....how about calling the weak a** police department first and not the family???). The family reports the boy missing, then his body is found in between two houses. He had been beaten, shot, burned and now we are hearing that he was run over by a car. Someone saw all of this and failed to call the police. Or maybe they did and the police were slow in responding?? I don't know. I am just glad that I no longer have to worry about that, as I now live in a very safe area where nothing like that would be allowed to happen. And I will be moving on to a even better area in a few weeks.

Fun Time Last Night!!! And She's Back Again!!

Had a fun time last night. The kids went away for the day. Was a total shocker. Their auntie came to pick them up to keep all 4 of them for the night. That allowed me to relax some.

The party was fun as ever. More people came then expected and I just got the food done about 5 minutes before people started to arrive. And some of them being the good guests that they are, brought my favorite drink!!! LIIT!!! That's all I'm going to call it!!!

But as expected, I zonked out before the end of the game. I think I last saw about 5 minutes left in the game and that was it. I didn't find out the outcome of the game until I was awaken by some very upset people. Better luck next year Bulls. Had they not lost last night, then they would be going to the next round. Well...now is the time to get started on next year. I guess I have to throw everything behind the Dallas Mavericks now.

And like I expected, my Silver Springs Stalker is back!!! I am guessing she doesn't know how she is being tracked. Now, I am 100% sure she is behind the latest drama that has been brought back up. Well....maybe like 95%. But she's in the lead. I could rip her a new one here, but I won't go there. She needs to back up now and stay away. Because in the end, things are going to end up bad for her. She knows what she did. I just cannot wait until she gets what is coming to her. Wait...maybe she doesn't know what she did??? I'm thinking that she doesn't now...as she wouldn't have done it. I'm not even going to give her a hint as to the HUGE mistake she made on paper.

Bulls Party Tonight!! And It Starts Again!!!

We are having a bigger that expected Bulls Party!!! I made the mistake and told people about our menu and now several people are coming.

It's going to be a good time for sure.

And the drama is trying to start again, on a certan message board, someone is attempting to rile me up by posting my photo on there. I already know who it is and told that person on that message board "THANK YOU". It really shows how important you are when there is no mention of you on a message board, but they think by posting an old photo, that will get you upset and talking. They did mention my weight loss though, so that makes it known that it is someone who visits both of my blogs, as these are the only places I posted that. I don't even talk about it on my Myspace or Facebook profiles. And I know each and every visitor to my blogs, the same day I got a hit from certain areas. Which narrows it down to 2 people. Two very bitter and jealous people. I mentioned one of them by name the same day she visited my blog and the post came up that very same day.

I'm not going to mention what is in store for her.

And as for the other person, she has suffered enough in her life. So I'm going to leave her alone. But I know she does visit this blog DAILY and she has no reason to. Just want her to know that I know she is here. It's a shame though. One would think she'd be busy trying to find a job, on account she just lost hers. But I guess trash will always be trash. I heard about that little text message she sent to someone though, where she got busted talking about what she wants to do to someone!!

I am just so through with the trash. I sit back and laugh at them both. Because they will NEVER have what I have. I am not cocky or arrogant, but it's a known fact that they never will have anything as long as they continue to be spiteful bitches!!!

Relaxing Day!! Hopefully? Bulls, Cubs, Etc!!

Just came back from the grocery store and did pretty well. Lets see if the temptation from the snacks get to me or if I can hold off. I actually said "No" to that giant box of Chips Ahoy Cookies. All I would have needed is one stressful moment and it would have been over with.


Got registered for my next term of classes. Things are going good for this term, but we will see for the next term. Going with 2 classes for the time being. Possibly over the summer, I'll jump up to the 5 that I wanted. Average in one class has slipped down from 96% to 92%. Didn't keep up with the response posting like I thought I had. It may go up as 2 items have not been graded yet.

Watched the Bulls game last night. This is the first time that I've been excited about the Bull's in a very long time. You know how a game gets so good that you forget that there are others around you and you are screaming at the television screen and so into the game that you wished you were there? Well...that was me last night. They forced a game 7 by going into a triple overtime with Boston. That damn Ray Allen. If someone had stopped him from hitting that last 3 pointer, it probably would not have gone into triple overtime. But the Bulls won and that is all that counts. Planning a big Chicago Bulls party tomorrow night. Not sure what is on the menu, but it is going to be something good. Would have been Philly Cheese Steaks, but they were sold out at the store (the kits that is). So just may be steaks or something. We will see.

This damn cat in this building who belongs to the jerk downstairs is really starting to get on my nerves. The cat (male) has now taken to spraying the entire front porch. And if you know about male cats, they mark their territory by spraying it. I love animals and all, but this is making it bad for the kids and any future pets. No cats, dogs, etc. Only a fish will do.

Well must go now. Cooking an early lunch and have so much school work to catch up on in one class. Talk to you later.