For those of you who dont know me, I'll just get down to the nitty gritty and let you gaze lovingly at my picture. Afterall, thats what you came here for isnt it?! (Pic deleted - you guys already know what I look like)

Okay now that we have that overwith, (and you will notice that I still dont have an updated pic) the rest of you can bookmark me and come back when you have the time to commiserate

Still here?

Then on with the show!
How to sum it up...I went thru a major depression when my "Batman" (LeStat) said that there was just no way to fix the damn computer anymore, even more depressed when the computer doctor rolled his eyes at me, put a black band on his arm and told me to let it go. I kept thinking no problem, we'll just save for a little while...yeah right.
Summer came and went, which wasnt all that bad, cuz I like being outside, camping, gardening and such. What? No camping either? Finances had erupted in our face, and a massive yard sale and sell the truck QUICK week was in order. I think someone bought a chateau in France and didnt tell me.

Oh look honey, its the police. Why are they coming to our house?! (nail biting here) My son did WHAT?
YOUR GROUNDED! (forever)

Caught smoking in your room! YOUR GROUNDED! Oh wait, your already grounded.
(a mothers logic really doesnt work at this point).

You stole dirty magazines out of the neighbors mailbox?!
Wait a second, one of these are MINE! (God help the child who rips off my collectors edition
Playgirl with Brad Pitt in it)

Caught on video throwing a bag over the fence with a note attached for your friends to "enjoy" while mom and dad are at a meeting. Hmmmmmmm. HOLY SH*T! How did he get THOSE out of a locked bedroom? (major blushing and locking the window) Okay, grounding is to good, your going to Siberia, preferably in little pieces so it wont cost me so much to mail you there.
Id like to saythings have improved, and they have...a little...*heavy sigh*

Time to spend weeks moving Mom and Stepdad into town after living 4 years in the country. Stepdad has a heart attack. (thank God we were there) 3 months outta work, they're broke and wonder how to make their first new house payment.

A racoon ate my goldfish.
Nothing left but some orange scales, and im pretty sure that was an eyeball sitting on top of the irish moss....ewwww!

Fall already, and still no computer.

Winter...yuk, how will I live thru it?
A phone call from the Oregon State Hospital, release is in sight for my oldest child after two plus years as a resident! (average stay is 4 to 6 months)
He suffers from Schizophrenia and Tourette Syndrome. I have never attended so many meetings in my life! He hasnt lived with me full time since he was 6 years old, so this is a totally new experience for all of us, but so far so good. (and my car is loving the fact that the 140 mile round trip several times a week has been shaved off its itenerary)

Christmas. My grandmother has gone into full blown Alzheimers, and moved to a nursing home. My mother needs the room at the State Hospital my son left, this is breaking her heart and driving her mad. The New Year has to be better.

Happy New Year! I guess Santa found out I was on the naughty list, cuz there wasnt a computer under the tree. There is hope, as Mother-n-Law works for a place that will reimburse you if you buy a computer..YAY! I gotta wait till April?????!!! (lots of pouting and footstomping here) Geeeeeeeeeeeez. Okay, I can wait. (like I have a choice)
Mother in Law has a heart attack and by-pass surgery. Husband spends his vacation week outta town to be close to her and make sure she's okay.
(She's fine now thank goodness)

Can you believe this??!!

January arrives, and all the computers from last year are on sale. Tenative plans are made for a purchase. Anxiety attack at the thought, I cant wait! Ex-husband decides to stop making his child support payments. *droop* Well, there goes that idea.

February, what can I say about February. The house payment went up by a hundred bucks, and still no support payments. My life sucks, the weather sucks, my attitude really sucks, and its the last month to get free installation for AT&T cable internet!
Father stops by with a computer in his back seat and wants to know if I want it. DO I WANT IT?! A thousand bucks and its mine...*more drooping here* It was given to him, and he wants ME to pay for it? So much for a daughter being the apple of her fathers eye. He has 3 computers, and I have none.
NO FAIR!

I guess I should look at the bright side of things, I've lost 10 pounds....gained it back, lost it again *keep repeating this until you get tired* And my hair has turned almost completly silver. I look like Cruella DeVille..in a sexy way of course. *laffin*

I now have a computer, and I'm ready to rejoin the "real" world...look out internet!

Thanks to all of you who kept in contact but didnt overload my mailbox, I missed you all. And a special thank you to Mirian for cheering me up with r/t mail from Bulgaria.
*whispers* I have your picture on my fridge :)

I guess i'm finished here, but you might wanna check back once in awhile, cuz this page isnt staying forever...you never know what could turn up! ~cackle~