July24
I have added a few new blogs to my blogroll. I have a SHIT TON on my Google Reader and will slowly add them as I go. The recent additions are ones that I am highly addicted to, even if the writer doesn’t have a clue I read them, and wanted to share.
Work sucks. Pure. Simple. I don’t work much but it seems like every time I turn around, thereĀ I am! Given the fact that I tolerate most of the folks I work with, the select few I truly like make my job worthwhile, though I barely work with those I prefer. Laura and I have been on opposite days. I feel like we aren’t on the same page anymore and I’m pretty sure it’s mostly my fault. I’ve been so cranky and moody as of late. I apologized to her but we’ve not seen each other much nor have our girls hung out at all. I’m very good at not having female friends, I wonder if I’ve done it again?
Lauren leaves soon for her dads. Oh rejoice and heavens will open! She is driving me NUTS. The whole teenager in transition thing is killing me. She is 11, going on about 15. She wants to dye her hair, paint her nails, change purses every 2 days (thats entirely my fault) and oh lord if her hair isn’t done when she leaves the house … See what I’m dealing with here?? And her father, the supposed expert on shit, thinks he can handle her.
We got into a nasty bit of a tiff on the phone. I told him flat out, dealing with a blossoming teenage girl is not a clinical thing. (He is very non emotional and shows no affection hardly). He assured me he could keep her in her check and would expect her to handle herself appropriately. Hello, dumbass. She’s 11, hormonal and tense about knowing her period could start at ANY moment. He will likely not care and treat her coldly as he does Caleb (more on this when I can compose myself) and be glad to be rid of her. I just need the break.
I miss when he was local and could take her regularly but that doesn’t happen much anymore and it makes me tense and angrier then normal. She and I are arguing and fighting more and she’s got this nasty habit of rolling her eyes (wonder where she got that from) and I just want to smack her head so they POP out sometimes. Grrrrrr! She is SUCH a pita (again wonder where she gets THAT from) and yet I just have to sit back and let her sort herself out and learn on her own, with some guidance of course.
God help us when she gets her period. Anyone got a good chastity belt? She already has 2 boys that just “totally think Lauren is sooo cool”. Somehow that makes me more edgy.
I have errands to run today and Logan has a playdate to hit the lake with his buddy Eric. He and his buddy and his mom are going out for a picnic lunch on the boat and swimming. Logan was invited to tag along and hang out. I was glad to say yes and let him go do his own thing. With Lauren leaving and as much as she’s had friends, softball and the like going on all summer, it’s about time Logan had some guy time and was able to hang out with friends. While he is gone, we are going to run to town and run errands and get a few things done all at once.
For now I’m off. I have to get dogs fed, myself and kids fed and then try to jump start my ass into motivation. Thankfully, it’s absolutely GORGEOUS outside and the humidity is gone, or else getting out would suck ass.