Amanda's blog: "Amanda's mindless ramblings"

I don't have much to write about, but I feel the need to write something because I'm about to go out of my mind. I'm ssssooooooo tired. I tried to take a nap before the kid woke up, but I got maybe 20 minutes of a cat nap in, and then she woke me. I got everything up and out of the way that she could hurt herself on, locked the doors, made her breakfast, got out a bunch of toys for her to play with, and tried to doze a little. I was thinkin' I'd doze on the couch, wake up every half hour or so, check her over, love on her, give hersomething else to drink (every once in a while, when I'm extremely tired, I do this.) But it's a no go. She insists on coming over and feeding me her fake food she got for Christmas. So I've made a pot of coffee and I'm up. And now I got a bitchin' head ache because of her trains. See, yesterday I took down the rails and all that because she just kept wrecking it and I figured that she's just not ready for it like we thought. So, I put all the rails up, but left the cars out. What she's doing now is turning on the cars, setting them down on the floor, and making a run for it, because she thinks they're chasing her. She climbs up on the couch, and the train runs into a stopping point. Where it keeps trying to go, making the sound.........fuck it, I can't make the sound. But it'll drive you up the wall if you had to hear it over and over and over again. She's been making us watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" over and over. You know, I'm with the Grinch sometimes. I'd like to live in a mountain, all by myself in a cave. Come down every once in a while to wreak havoc on all the uber-happy people who rain on my bitching parade. (Man I'm in a mood today! Must be the headache..) Aw, I don't mind watching that movie all the time. You gotta love the thought of it. A tiny microscopic town that lives in a snow flake. And everybody that lives there has big asses and funny noses. Seems like I could hang there. But now I'm afraid to catch a snow flake on my tongue (if it were to ever snow here in Ohio ever again!) I could be wiping out a whole little world. The guilt is just too much! Right now we're watching "Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird!" Now this brings back some memories. I used to watch Sesame Street. My favs were Oscar the Grouch and his worm Slimey (was that his name?), Barkley, Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Cookie Monster (God I wish I could go through cookies like that! Then again, if it's that time of the month, I can go through cookies like that.) The only thing I liked about Big Bird was his pad. Just a big old nest in an alley with all his shit around him with in arms reach. Sounds like my kind of place. Well, "not in the alley" part but the "all your shit around you with in arms reach" part. Sounds very convienent! The must haves around my nest would be: Coffee maker, coffee grounds, water supply, lap top, cigarettes, lighter, bedside comode, handy wipes, tooth brush, tooth paste, a good supply of reading material, a few pillows, a fan, a comfy blanket, a sheet, ibuprophen, and.....well, I guess that's about it. Oh, I'd come out and socialize everyonce in a while. And take a shower. But if any one makes any sudden moves....I'm going back to my nest! But the show I liked better than Sesame Street was the Jim Henson's muppet show. You know? The one with the 2 old guys in the balcony. My favorite muppet was the Chef. I love the way he talks. And sometimes, when I'm home alone, cooking a chicken, I talk like he does. And sometimes when my husband is complaining, I talk like Beeker to him. I can't help it, sometimes that's what he sounds like in my head. And I'm still learning to filter my thoughts. So it just comes out. He'll be bitchin', I'm busy doin' somethin', and I'll just bust out with "Memememe! Memememe!" Or I guess that's how Beeker sounds when you're typing it out on the computer. Okay, I feel better now. Head ache is feeling better. So, It's been real...It's been fun....But for now....I'm done!

Hello! I'm new here on Cherrytap. I am also on myspace. But my husband said I should try this since there's no kids on here. So here's some of my first mindless ramblings for the year 2007!.... Ahhhhhh....2006 is finally over and gone. It was an alright year. Good things happened, bad things happened. Life happened. Now I wonder what kind of life is going to happen in 2007. I didn't make any resolutions though. I stopped doing that a long time ago. New Years Day and making resolutions to me is like the first day of the school year and the hopes of getting good grades. Every year I'd tell myself, "I'm gonna be on the honor roll!" "I'm gonna learn to speak Spanish fluently!" And then by the second semester, I'd say, "Fuck it! I'm takin' a nap." Which I had no way of preventing anyway. Because through out my high school life, I could never stay awake when the 4th period bell rang. I have no recollection of what happened during and 4th period classes. As soon as that bell rang, my head hit the desk and I was out. School just wasn't that interesting to me. They didn't teach things I was interested in. You know, stuff I needed to know. Like how to buy groceries when you've only got 20 bucks in the bank account. Memorizing the periodic table of elements has done nothing for me. The only classes that taught me anything were foods and nutrition, and Marriage and family living. It didn't teach me how to buy groceries on 20 bucks but it did teach me other usefull things. For instance, when they showed a video of a natural birth. It taught me the importance of having an epidural. Anyway, it was the same way every New Year. I'd tell myself, "I'm going to be more active!". And then around January 14th or 15th, I'd say, "Fuck it! I'm takin' a nap." The only Resolution I make now is to not make any resolutions. And it's the only one I haven't broke yet. Good news though! Well, not for the "ugly cheerleader". The Bengals lost! So as far as he's concerned, the football season is over! Woohoo! Oh, he was so upset! I actually felt a little sorry for him. He was so hoping that he and the Bengals were going to go to the superbowl. My poor man! Maybe next year. But it'll be nice for now. No more, "All we have to do is beat so and so team, blah, blah, blah...." Atleast not until next year. I'll actually be able to listen to music in the car when we go somewhere, instead of listening to the AM station, listening to the football talk shows. And he wonders why I always bring a book?! And then he tried to OD me! He went grocery shopping and I told him to get me some Advil cold and sinus. I've been battling a wicked ear ache. So, he comes home, wakes me up, and gives me 2 of what I thought were ibuprophen cold and sinus pills. I go back to sleep, wake up later.....still have a bad earache. Which also makes my head and teeth ache. I get up to go take a shower and take 4 ibuprophen tablets. Then I got to thinkin'....."What exactly did he get me at the store?" I look at the box, and it's the store brand of Claritin D. You're only supposed to take 1 pill in a 24 hour period. He gave me 2, and then stupid me took 800mg of ibuprophen after that. No problems though. Apparently you can mix those meds. I'm sure my liver is probably burning up right now, but atleast I haven't went into a coma. My liver is probably burning anyway, or ulcers are forming in the lining of my stomach even as we speak because I take so much ibuprophen. So what could a little extra psudophedrine gonna do to me?! Hopefully a few things will change this year. Hopefully they'll changs my work schedule back to what it was before. When I had every other Saturday off and I wasn't working 2 four day stretches seperated by one day off. That one day off doesn't even feel like a day off. Because I have to stay awake the whole day until my husband gets home. Then I pass out and my night off is shot. I feel like I'm taking a nap to prepare myself for the next four days. Hey! And maybe we might get some snow!? Last year, we got a little snow. This year.....Nada. I think we got maybe 2 centimeters and it was gone when the sun came up. All we have been getting is rain. Which is just as good or even better for the water table. But still, not the same as snow. I bought Lilly a pair of snow boots last year and she hasn't had a need to wear them. She uses them for playing dress up. Used to be we got tons of snow every year. But for the past 2 years we've had very warm winters. Which means that the bugs are going to be worse during the summer. GREAT! I'm cool with most bugs. I love spiders, praying mantids, ants, bees, etc. But I'm not cool with the mosquitos, wasps, and ticks. So there's my first random thoughts for the New Year. I know, not very exciting. But it's only January 1st. I got a whole year ahead of me. It's been real....It's been fun....But for now....I'm done!