BITCH TOUR 2006!!!!!

YEP, IT'S REALLY GONNA HAPPEN!!! No, not the *whole* tour, but enough to start with. Next summer, we were going to go to WDW. BUT, dh loses scads of consulting $$ every day he takes off. The timing always stinks for that trip, too - there's no way to go when there's fewer crowds - whatever THAT is. So, I suggested a roadtrip. Woohoo!!!!! I'll take the girls to Maine then across Canada by way of HAMILTON. Sorry, Karen, Calgary is just a bit too far west. I'll go down into Minnesota or someplace out there. I plan to see the great plains of wherever, Mt. Rushmore, Laura Ingalls Wilder stuff, Abe Lincoln stuff, Mellie, Linda, Chicago... someone in Des Moines sent me some totally awesome corn nuts - I want more. What else is out there? I friggen can't wait!!!! A real big road trip! I get to show the kids lots of people, places, and things!!!!!! All my IRL friends think I'm nuts getting in the car so long by myself w/2 kids. BAH. I am so psyched I can hardly stand it!!! How do you get to the UP, Michigan? Jody, get a bed ready!!! Off to AAA for maps!!!! Look out Bitches, here I come!!!!

Or I may go west 1st then to Maine last.... everyone tell me their summer plans so I can coordinate! ;)

Heh heh heh...

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright

Alright already!!!

I believe in God. Yep, He/She/It is out there & looking after me. And I appreciate that. And I'm not even being sarcastic which I'm sure most people reading this are thinking. Here's why:

DH didn't remove the a/c last weekend. The temperature dropped to..ohhh....30ish. BIG DRAFT SUCKS. So, I do what any self sufficient bitch does & I remove the damn - I mean darn - thing myself. Man oh man is it heavy. But first.... there's the little shelvy thing holding the DVD player, cable box, etc that needs to be moved. No biggie - heavy but manageable. The problem is the fucking wires behind the shelves & TV. Oh My Golly. How many times has dh commented on how he needs to straighten them out??? Let me count the times...woops, ran out of fingers & toes. So, while I'm wrestling w/the shelvy thing, my favorite lamp topples over the backside. DAMN. DARN, I mean. The lightbulb, OMG, THANK YOU, did *not* shatter. But it isn't working. I figure something is loose so I fiddle with it - nope. I figure it's dead & go get a flashlight. After the rockin' Halloween party, finding a functional flashlight was a chore & a half. I swiped the one Rebecca keeps by her bed for after hour reading; God bless that sweet child's soul. Set the lamp aside, pull the thing out, wrench out the a/c. I now need a massage to get my back unkinked but it's done & the livingroom is significantly warmer. BUT all those stupid wires are messed up, some are dangling & the TV has no picture. So I settle in to figure out wtf. 1 speaker has no wires but I don't see how they go in so TOO BAD. I found 2 wires coming from the back of the TV that dangle - hmmmm....likely culprits doncha think? 1 doesn't fit anywhere!!!?? WHATEVER. The other, I stuff into every available hole/port/space in back of the box that is for all the wires for all the AV stuff until I have a picture!! Wooowooowooo I fixed the TV, I fixed the TV!!!

Back to my miracle & why I believe in God....I resume trying to mend my lamp. I suddenly wonder if the bulb is broken but it just didn't shatter like most broken bulbs. On a chance, I get a new bulb & voila!!! IT WORKS!!! OMG!!! If that bulb had shattered as it *should* have - what an unholy, ungodly, unbelievable disastrous MESS that would have been. I sat there almost in tears at my good fortune, thanking God repeatedly. Yes, ME.