Gripe session

  

     OK this week I am starting off with gripe session! OK so, I had a meeting last week with my daughters school. Everything sucked. Now have to go have a meeting with the school board. Then on Tuesday issues with my brother and his girlfriends needless to say only need one word to sum it up is DRAMA! Cops where at my house a lot due to their lives. Then on Wednesday my wonderful daughter tripped over my laptop power cord that was broke and it somehow broke my laptop. The laptop turns on and says there is no hard drive. Really, because we didn't take the hard drive out. So, no car, no laptop, and no way to get on the lovely Internet. Call and get the laptop to the computer shop and they still haven't fixed it. Thank-God for income taxes bought a new laptop yesterday. Yeah right? NO! Spent nine hours on the phone with a guy from another country trying to download Microsoft office professional 2007. This can not be happening to  me. OK So, run down of last week. Stuck home with no computer and no car. Stuck with my little brother who had his heart smashed and thank-god he is now back to normal! So, glad he is in a better place living life! So,  good news is that I now own a new van (I love it) and I have a computer to catch up on my homework and try to get some kind of grade; brother’s ex is gone and he is back to work and happy. Don't worry everybody says life gets better. I say yea right come trade me spots. So, if anybody has money and would like to pay for me to have a babysitter and a trip to a massage parlor for the day. Just let me know. I will let everyone know that it maybe true in real life that there is a rainbow after a hurricane, but remember the pain comes first. Also, if there is any single woman out there 20-24 that are not crazy and want a hot guy with a romantic side; just leave me a message. My brother needs a good woman because he is a good man. He is 6’3 150lbs, blonde hair; hazel eye’s and dimples. That’s right ladies he has dimples. Oh, and he has his own car, and place. Posting a picture of him with this. Don’t be shy give him a try.  Yep! I just posted an ad about my brother. Don’t tell him when you meet him. We will just find a way for you to run into each other. Or find him on Facebook under Justin Carter.

My tantrum!

     Hello world, look out here I come. Oh man! What a messed up couple of weeks. Ever feel like you shouldn't have woken up the past couple of weeks? I am sure you have been there before. Alright here it is. I found out that I have been so busy it has been coming back to haunt me. Get this: Ok so on my first history test I studied for the two chapters that are on the next test; got a bad grade didn't realize I studied the wrong section. Ok so I had a history test last Monday again I studied the next two chapters; got a bad grade! Wasn't until my 8 year old daughter showed me that I had studied for next week test! Yea an 8 year old, So, good news I am ready for the next history test, bad news I got like 44 out of a hundred on the first two test. Alright next problem for 3 weeks now I have been trying to take my math test. I finally got to take it on Tuesday. I look at the test and laugh this is just too easy. So, now I am worried that I was too cocky or thought I knew it all and am worried that I just may have flunked an easy test. Maybe it was a trick and I gave the easy answers but maybe it wanted something more. Now I won't find out till tomorrow. Don't really want to know unless I get a good grade. Alright moving on to World Literature II...... Hmmm does anybody really know what the heck they are saying? I am like hello are report was over comparing and contrasting two translations of the same poem and I read the other students papers and I am like did we get the same assignment because your rambling on about something way off the subject plus you’re talking about like 30 different poems. My assignment reads choose a poem and compare and contrast two or more translations of it. Ok once again I only see one poem! So, now I am freaked out about that. This class I love! I know it's an English class and when I took the first one I was nervous, but with taking this class and knowing the teacher I know what she wants so it's easy! Also, I love this year’s blog, because I get to use one of the blogs and do these complain about anything and everything! This is the highlight of my week; I get to get everything out and out of my brain!

Congressman craigslist scandal

     Ok so Republican Christopher Lee a married congressman from upstate New York resigned suddenly Wednesday after a scandal erupted over emails and a shirtless photo supposedly sent to a woman in response to a Craigslist dating ad. After, this came out he gave a speech which said: “It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Western New York. I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents. I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness. The challenges we face in Western New York and across the country are too serious for me to allow this distraction to continue, and so I am announcing that I have resigned my seat in Congress effective immediately."
     This all came about because a Maryland woman had sent in emails supposedly written by Lee in response to a dating ad that she had placed on Craigslist. The ad had supposedly asked: "Will someone prove to me not all CL men look like toads?" So, in response came emails from a man representing himself as a divorced lobbyist younger than Lee's actual age of 46. The woman responded.
     In the New York local paper it says quote “House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday said New York Republican Chris Lee did the right thing in resigning after a report that he flirted online with a strange woman and sent her a shirtless photo of himself. Boehner refused to say whether he spoke to Lee or urged him to resign after an online gossip site posted a provocative email exchange between the married first-term congressman and a woman who posted an ad on Craigslist.
     More on the congressman are: The website Gawker reported that Lee had responded to a woman's ad in the "Women for Men" section of Craigslist personals. She wrote a post asking "will someone prove to me not all CL men look like toads?” He responded with a shirtless photo, describing himself as a "very fit fun classy" 39-year-old lobbyist. In a later email, he said he was divorced. Gawker said the woman cut off contact after searching for him online and finding out he lied about his age and occupation. Lee's resignation comes almost a year after Democrat Eric Massa resigned his seat in western New York's 29th Congressional District amid an investigation into whether he sexually harassed male staffers. Massa gave contradictory explanations for his behavior, acknowledging he groped and tickled a staffer in a nonsexual way and wrestled with others at his 50th birthday party, but then denying any groping occurred.
     All I have to say is who cares? His wife might but what right do we have to judge him? He didn’t cheat on me, so I don’t care. Why is this the news of the hour and why do we always hear all the negative things and never anything good that people are doing? Good heavens look at what Bill Clinton and the Monika Lewinsky thing. Ok so they had a fling she was keeping it a secret as long as she was happy, but the minute she wasn’t she became the victim? Once again I don’t care what he did in the office, if he got high or cheated a million times on his wife; why do I not care because they fail to say when he was in office the national debt was at an all-time low, unemployment was below normal(which is a great thing). Also, he got people off welfare and working. So, when you look at everything one of these men has done does it really matter what is going on in their personal life? And, one other thing I think he planned this with his wife just so he could resign. It was too well planned; also how dumb could you be not to recognize his face? He never did anything with her, he never met her, do you really think what he did was worth getting him to resign when we have seen way worse? You be the judge! One more thing: he looks good for his age! I wouldn't have lied about my age if I was him.

God give me the strenght

Why does it always feel you have had enough? Why do you always think your worse off? I have felt this way all week. Remember Murphy’s Law: What can go wrong will go wrong. Well, that was me this week. I have tried several times this week to take my math test, there have been so many issues and I still have not got it taken. Two my internet does not want to work. I had to call and get new internet service, but somebody at AT&T changed my address; and I bought my house when I was twenty and I am 28 and have had phone service with AT&T all this time. Ok so anyway they were supposed to install it Monday then it got switched to today (Friday) and guess what people? No internet yet! Why am I on the internet right now? Oh that’s because I am stealing my poor neighbor’s internet. Don’t worry he knows. But, believe it not my world revolves around the internet; especially since all my classes are online; and since even if I have 2 feet of snow outside I still have school. So, hopefully I get internet soon. Also, I have a ton of school work to either study for or actually do and I can’t do the research because I have no internet. Anyway, that and my husband has drills this weekend so I have the girls all by myself and they have cheerleading in the morning, then gymnastic practice in Joplin; then karate that night. Then Sunday private dance class and then we all have Spanish class. Ughh. I just need some me time. Can’t even celebrate Valentine’s Day because my husband has to work and he won’t be off again till next Monday. Anybody got a free spa pass? If so, pass it my way.  I know probably none of this makes sense but, that’s probably because I am so exhausted. So, please by all means respond if you can make sense of it.

Robbery gone wrong or bad get away plan?

“Officers with the Joplin Police Department were dispatched to the Sonic Drive-In located at 720 South Maiden La. for an armed robbery that had occurred just before 5 p.m. today (February 9). An employee at Sonic indicated that a male and female subject were in a vehicle that she delivered food to and when she approached the vehicle a male subject demanded money from her. The victim stated that the male suspect, later identified as Jaycee Jones, was sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle when he displayed a knife and demanded money from her. The female suspect, later identified as Crystal Harper, was sitting in the driver’s seat. The suspects left with an undetermined amount of money. As they were attempting to leave the area, their vehicle became stuck in the snow. Before another employee of Sonic was able to contact the suspects in the vehicle, they both fled the area on foot. Both suspects were later located in the area by Joplin Police Officers and were taken into custody. There were no physical injuries reported to police. Jones was arrested for 1st Degree Armed Robbery and Armed Criminal Action. Harper was arrested for 1st Degree Robbery. Charges will be forwarded to the Jasper County Prosecutor’s Office. Both subjects are currently in custody at the Joplin City Jail pending formal charges being filed.” This is the article by the Joplin Independent.


All I have to say is why would you not think ahead, plan ahead, or think about how you were going to get away with it? Seriously, I wonder sometimes if anyone ever thinks in life. Number one hello there is snow all over the ground; two, how much money did you think you were going to get off of a car hop? Not to mention if you comment a crime you go to JAIL! This should be on America’s dumbest criminals. I wonder if they could get off these due to mental retardation; or maybe some other brain problem. I honestly could understand robbing to feed your kids or something like that but, I am no way in condoling any kind of breaking the law, I am just saying maybe if they had kids at home starving to death or mentally challenged in some way I could be less in sending them to jail; but in this case all I have to say is bye, bye and enjoy the free room and board and meals you are about to receive because you deserve it. Good Luck in your case and make sure you don’t drop the soap. Oh and you might want to get in shape while you’re in jail so the next time you can run faster.

Road workers and why is the snow still on the road; and where is my mail?

We have the National Guards, State, and city workers out there clearing the roads. So, my question is why in almost a week the roads are not cleared. I mean really where are you people? People are out there dying on the main roads; and you’re nowhere to be found. The roads in Pittsburg, KS. are almost all cleared. I know because of the news and my husband has driven over there every day this week but Tuesday; and the roads are cleared. Yet, in Lamar no city person has been around. Mail is NOT being delivered. I mean isn't the mail supposed to run no matter what. It's in their motto. Anyway, I just don't get it. I understand that major roads come first, but how long do you think the elderly or people without ways to get to the store can last on the food they bought. However, way to go to the awesome people out there who have hearts and are clearing the streets of Lamar. I applaud you and the fact that you are willing to spend your time and money so these roads are halfway drivable. I love on the news how they mentioned some people out there doing it for free; then showed two fireman who were actually only helping each other. One was clearing the others driveway and in return the other firefighter was going to fix his hot water heater. Does anyone understand what helping is? It is an act of kindness that you do something for Nothing! They should have talked to the guys who live down the road from me that have been doing everything in their power to get our roads and driveways cleared for nothing! I do not know your names, but thank-you!!!

Snow, Snow, and the military! What a week!

Hmmm Where to begin in this article?? Well let’s see; I will start with the phone rang. Yep! My husband phone rang and on the Caller ID it said Army…. I hate these calls. I am already going crazy as it is when they call. You see I am an army wife so you never want to see Army on the caller ID. My husband was in the shower when the phone rang; so I had to answer it. Of course it’s his captain asking if he is here and I tell him yes he is in the shower can I take a message. With a lump in my throat I waited for his message. Whew, he wants to know if my husband can help with the state of emergency weather. I respond sorry he can’t we only have one vehicle and I don’t want to get stuck in the weather taking him to the Armory (which is an hour and a half away).  He says ok Mam thank-you for your time. Now I am not selfish, but I have one vehicle at the moment and three kids what if something bad happens? I need him! So, sorry people I am keeping him for as long as I can. Come to be the next morning... Wow! Where the heck did all this snow come from? We went outside to check on the animals. Bundled up are three girls walk off the porch and I literally lost one of our daughters. My three year old daughter is just barely three foot and she was not tall enough to walk in the snow.  We dug here out and went around to the back of the house the dogs were fine, but how was my husband going to get to work? Needless to say 3 hours later and a broken broom because we had no shovels; we finally got the car out of the driveway. Came back in my husband’s job called to say there was no work today. I laughed he said well heck do you guys want to go looking around and see all the snow; and of course all the girls wanted to so we did. We also went to Wal-Mart and they were out of shovels, but my husband got me a new broom.  Ok so we decide to go home and to our lovely eye’s we see that somebody was nice enough to clear our street; but now our driveway was blocked and no snow shovel. We went and borrowed one and after two hours of my husband shoveling we finally got back in the drive. Believe it or not it was great. Oh and on another note just don’t tell my husband the military called. I still haven’t told him. Sometimes little white lies are ok, but I am sure when he goes to drills next weekend I am sure somebody will ask him why he always volunteers and this time he didn’t. Not looking forward to that talk, but I am sure he will understand.  Oh and by the way tell my internet company to hurry up and fix it. I hate staying the night at other people’s houses just to do homework!!  Be safe everyone!