I Eat Applesauce Without A Spoon

Oh my.... I am so lethargic right now... as soon as I sit down I am ready to pass out... and I am getting even more sleep so I am not sure why I am so tired! I'm hoping that if I get to bed as soon as the girls get to bed maybe I can catch up.
Nothing much has happened this week. Fairly uneventful, which I guess is a good thing. I know I'll get enough excitement when I get back home. As much as I love being here and love the girls, if I had the chance I would hop the next boat home. It's time.
I told Athena that she can do anything that she wants when she grows up and I suggested my own dream to her: travel the world. Never stay in one place for a long time. If I could, I would stay in a place just long enough to get comfortable and then hop out of here. I want to live everywhere. Be a wanderer. And go home ever so often, of course.
The other day I took the girls to the pool and had a run in with a creeper. Back in the end of June we took Athena to Pizza Hut for her birthday and I chatted with our server because I had nothing else to do. So I guess he was at the pool and recognized me. I didnt know his face from anyone else's. Hadnt made much of an impression on me, I guess. Anyway, I bring the girls into the pool and hop in the car to get some reading done. After an hour I check up on the Athena and Audrey (Sam is at camp this week) and this guy swims up to me and says "I know this may sound weird, but did I wait on you at Pizza Hut?" I thought about it and said yeah. He GETS OUT OF THE POOL and sits next to me, talking to me for like 20 minutes. He remembers every detail of our last encounter including Athena's name, where I am from and how old I am. Being polite, I talk to him for a bit while watching the girls and finally the pool gets ready to close. I tell the girls to get out and try to hurry them so we can just go, and I get unlucky enough for him to ask me when I'm free and can he have my number. I had no real reason to not give it to him, so I gave it to him. I just really hope he doesnt call. Creeper. Or if anything, we could just hang out..... and that is it. He's nice.... but creepy. What is UP with these Michigan guys?

I Can Blow Up Things With My MIND!

So I figured out why I gained back my Oh My Gosh There Is No Food In This House weight.... they now have a "Jakki" special at the ice cream parlor. I am not joking. Curse you, Little Dipper Ice Cream that is located RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOUSE! And curse your delicious goodness and friendly servers. So the Jakki is a small sundae with a surprise topping. I always get that. Unlike most situations, "Surprise me" is actually okay to say there without getting my hair chopped off 5 more inches than I anticipated. I've gotten everything from caramel to peanut butter/hot fudge (please note that the "hot" fudge is more like room temperature fudge, but I'm not complaining).
Thats it for today!

I Will Never Treat My Kids Like That.

Today I spent the day watching How I Met Your Mother and reading almost due library books. But what really hit me was Athena when she returned today from the lake house. Mike and Carrie dropped off the food to go into the fridge before picking up Audrey and I saw Athena, her face red and tear-streaked. Later, after sending Audrey to bed I had Athena cuddle and talk to me. She started sobbing saying that her dad had told her mom that he didnt love Athena and didnt want to come see her. Carrie had set up the phone so that it was a three way specifically so that Athena could hear his reaction when Carrie asked why he hadn't seen her lately. I thought that this was too cruel for words. What kind of mom, knowing exactly what Athena's dad would say, would set her kid up for that pain? I rocked Athena and brushed away her tears, but my heart was just breaking. I kissed her on the top of her head and told her how wonderful she was, and how so many people love her. She said that her mom had said that Athena wasnt doing well in school so she thought that she wasnt mentally all there. I told Athena that just because a person isnt book smart doesnt mean that they have a disability. I explained to her that she has many friends and she is a wonderful person that will go far in life because of her sweet nature. I told her that she can do whatever she wants, and as long as she is happy she is blessed. I cuddled with her and encouraged her for about an hour before having to tuck her into bed. I sang her the song that my mom used to sing to me (oh god, I'm getting so emotional right now... I just cant do this anymore. She deserves so much better...I miss my parents. Thank you so much for loving me and showing me that) as I gave her a hug, and I heard her get choked up. I dont think her mom ever sang her to sleep. And she certainly would never tuck her into bed. Heck, I still love it when my mom comes and tucks me in! Does that make me a baby? I dont care, I love it! But I dont know what to do... I told her that I will always be there for her, and I mean it. If she ever needs me, some way I will make sure that she is safe. I just want her to be happy. She has already had to deal with so much in life yet she is just an amazing kid...
I have to sleep. If I can.

I'm Sorry..... WHAT?

Finally got to see The Dark Knight. It was pretty much everything I expected it to be. I would absolutely recommend it. Though I hope your experience does not include a screaming baby or obnoxiously loud teenagers. Took Jon with. He was 30 minutes late and we ended up going to a different show. So no points for reliability. Anyway, so we watched the movie and then I got invited to go to Kalamazoo with him. I didnt have anything else to do for the day and I thought it would be fun, so I said sure. Fun as it was, looking back on it I should have said no. Anyway, he talks the entire hour drive there and I just listen to his past antics meanwhile thinking "Oh my gosh... he was one of the guys in high school that I made fun of!" Still it was fun to hear about horrible situations that would never happen to me. And it made the hour go by quite quickly. He made a comment about his mom having called and wanting him to stop by and I was thinking "Oh, we are NOT going to your parents house... that would be more awkward than I could handle." Luckily we just went to DJ and Megan's house. (I went to her parents' house to watch fireworks on the fourth...) Turns out she is pregnant. Congrats to them. So the boys decide that we should do dinner and a movie. We go to Olive Garden and I keep thinking "I cant afford this..." so I just order something small. The entire time I sit in silence as the guys talk about the past and people I do not know and situations I dont find humorous. I keep trying to strike up a conversation with Megan, but nothing is happening. I put in a witty comment here and there, and when I get no response, I have no idea what to do. I've never been not funny before. I'm usually the outgoing one with all the jokes, but they just werent going with it. It made me even more uncomfortable because I didnt know how to act around these guys. After dinner, instead of going to the movie we had just seen the guys decide we should go bowling. Nevermind that I hate bowling. So much. I try getting out of it by saying I dont have socks (yay sandals!) but wouldnt you know it... Megan has socks in her car. Who has socks in their car?!?! We go bowling and I did horrible as always. I even went past the line on the lane and did the splits because it was so slick. I almost couldnt get up again! I had such a hard time getting my footing. And the entire time we are bowling the others arent saying anything. No cheering, no encouraging words, not even joking around. Just waiting for their turn. I was miserable. I kept trying to smile and make do, but by the time we left (11.30 pm) I just wanted to go home. We all ended up going back to DJ and Megan's house and watching the VH1 Tribute to The Who for an hour. The Who? I dont think I recognize anything they play. And they werent even the ones playing! I started to fall asleep on the couch from boredom when I think Jon realized I was either tired or bored and suggested we leave. Again we got along just fine on the way back. I listened to him talk about his ex girlfriends for the entire hour while I braced myself at every red light (I am still freaked out when others drive). My car was at his house because I couldnt leave it at the mall where we had watched the movie so we went back there. I thought I was going to hang out there for a while since he didnt say anything about my leaving and he knew I didnt have to back at any certain time. So I basically stood around while he talked to his roommate and friend for an hour. I was not acknowledged at all, nor introduced to these guys. Eventually I just said that I was going to leave, and grabbed my purse, said thanks for the fun, and left. No walk to the door, no real Cya later, nothing. I even left the two stuffed animals that he won for me at the bowling alley. Though I'm not sure if they were for me... he said "I got these for you", but that was to everyone at the table.... though he was looking at me... he looked at me a lot throughout the night. You know when you feel someone looking at you and you can see out of the corner of your eye... whatever. So I left those there. I get back home at 2.30 and was going to write him a letter saying thanks for all the fun and for taking a poor girl out on the town, so I go to his myspace to find his address or at least his last name. I look at this note that kinda stands out, and he talks about how he hung out with this girl for one night that didnt really have good social skills. This note was written almost right after us hanging out for the first time. All I could think of was Fuck You. You try being thrown into a situation where you know NOBODY and nobody makes any move to talk to you or make you feel even slightly comfortable. No social skills? Thanks for never holding the door open, introducing me to anyone, or asking me what I thought about anything. Some friend. So yeah, I'm a little upset. But at least the movie was good and I have lunch from Olive Garden tomorrow. You learn a little bit more every day, and I have learned a little bit about what my limits are today.
Have a great day!

I'm Huge In China

The past few days have been uneventful. Yesterday Athena and I were watching Tyra and the show was about people who had addictions. One of the guys was addicted to porn. I certainly wasnt going to explain to Athena what porn was, and the show didnt go into details, just said that the guy loved watching videos of porn and loved looking at photos. I thought it had slid past her until after the show Thene looked at me and asked "Why would someone be addicted to corn?" Thank you, innocent minds!
Today I wasnt feeling well so Athena brought me some vanilla yogurt and let me sleep in. What a sweetheart. She also poured me a bowl of my own cereal (probably shouldnt leave the box out...). The girl is adorable and so thoughtful... it's so sad that her parents never show any physical love. She always cuddles up next to me and I shower her with hugs and kisses to the forehead. But her parents always shy away and push her to the side whenever she comes for consolation. I just dont know how a girl treated like that could be so loving.
Didnt get to see The Dark Knight yet. I wanted to go to the Imax and see it but it turns out that it has been sold out for over a month and the next open spot is two weeks from now. Well dang. I guess I'm going to have to go see it with all the other poor fans. I've heard simply amazing things about it, though. Even that it was better than sex. So I really hope to not be disappointed.
I watched Penelope on my laptop today and it inspired me to buy more soundtrack music. I purchased The Fall of Palladio by Kerry Muzzey, A Nice Ride from Seabiscuit, Hero from Kung Fu Panda, Smart Exit from Get Smart, a few songs from Penelope, even some songs from The Sims 2! But my favorite/worst purchase was Casper's Lullaby by James Horner. I absolutely HATE Casper because it makes me so sad. I rarely cry, but this movie makes me sob. So listening to the main song that has so many memories attached to it is pretty harsh to listen to. Unfortunately my stupid brain keeps listening to it on repeat. I'm a glutton for punishment. Here is a link to the song if you dont know it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_8LZLn3BHBM
Because I didnt go to TDK I gave Jon a call today. He was at the Vans Warped Tour.... lucky. Anyway, I'm going with him sometime tomorrow. Better than going alone!
Have a great day!

I Survived a Japanese Gameshow

The cat.... he clawed me.... and ruined my shirt! One of my favorite shirts!!! So now I'll have to make a pillow out of it or something.... but I became sad. But at least today I had most of the day "off". Athena went to a friend's house and I chatted with Steph and Laura (my roomies next year) and got some reading in. It was nice.
My shirt.....

I Am The Mole

I hurt.... I hurt worse today. Aching muscles... I had trouble getting in and out of the car! How ridiculous is that...Took Athena and her friend Halley to Olive Garden, the mall and the movies. Olive Garden was delicious as always. The girls thought that it was SOOOOOOOOOOo fancy. Haha. Oh how little they have been exposed to. (wait, I think Olive Garden is fancy too.... dang.) We walked around the mall for a while until the movies started. They saw Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D and I saw Hellboy II. It wasnt bad... the visuals were really nice. But the storyline was crap and the characters were not developed. I wouldnt pay full price to see it, but I do think it should be seen on the big screen.
Also, today was Monday. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY CAME IN THE MAIL!!!! Honestly, it is the only thing that makes Mondays good. And on the cover this week.... TWILIGHT! That dang series that has ruined my expectations of males forever. Dang you, Stephenie Meyer!!! Hah. So yeah, I'll frame it or something.
Have a great night!!!

My Road Rage Does Not Define Me

Interesting weekend as always. Saturday was the lake picnic where I was commissioned to paint children's faces. With tempra paint. And dollar store paint brushes. I did what I could... after filling up on some of the most delicious rhubarb crumble I have ever had the lake goers took their pontoon boats and connected them all in the middle of the lake. For 6 hours. No bathroom. Or entertainment. Or food. Just me... watching 22+ kids.... floating in the water.... with at least 6 that have boundary problems... oh dear goodness. The parents chatted and sipped wine while I was yelling "Maxwell! You stay by the raft!...No, NOW!... Athena, dont push Gabby off the floaters... Drew, leave her aLONE!" My throat became raw and I'm pretty sure all the parents thought I was a nazi commander. Whatever. At least one of the parents thanked me when it was all done. Kudos to me. Oh, and I finally saw the elusive Kushman boys. The girls took like 20 pics of them with my camera without me knowing. I looked at my memory card and got very confused... haha. They are these brothers about my age (21 and 22) that are the Adonises of the lake. The girls cant stop raving about them and how I MUST meet them! Even Mike kept trying to put me in their path. Fortunately Carrie told me about their bad reputation and I personally dont want anything to do with them. But I guess every year they take the nanny out for a spin around the lake. I actually had a dream last night that when they came to take me for a boat ride I refused and they stabbed me with a knife. Violent dream.... so they were at the lake thing as well. I wasnt all that impressed. Too much talk keeps people from living up to expectations. Oh well. Afterward we brought a bunch of the kids ashore and we played hide-and-go seek tag. Sam and I hid in the jeep and locked the doors. The kids started coming up in droves and banged to be let in, screaming their heads off. It was like that scene in I Am Legend where the zombies attack Will Smith's jeep.... I think I had the same reaction he did....

Today... wow. I knew Carrie was overly cautious, but I didnt know she was a hypochondriac! She made me drive her into the emergency room because she had a cold sore. Granted, we didnt know it WAS a cold sore... the entire way she was sobbing and saying "It must be a sign. If it is a cold sore I am calling off the wedding. I'll have to quit my job... oh my god..." I was like, Whoa lady, quit your job? Because you've never had a cold sore before and god forbid you get one? I've never seen anyone freak out so badly. We got to the hospital and Carrie explains her "condition" to the lady at the counter. The lady, like me, cannot even see said cold sore. She still admits Carrie and we wait only to be told that yes, it isnt impetigo (or whatever Carrie was hoping it would be), it is a cold sore. Carrie broke down and the poor guy just looks at me and asks if she is okay. We go and pick out her prescription... the entire time she complains and acts like her life is over. She proceeds to spend over $50 on makeup to cover it up. And she wont give me $6 to bring her daughter to the movies... good lord, lady. We get back and Mike takes me, Athena and Sam tubing. I havent gone tubing in forever. Last time was at my friend Callie's. This time had the same results.... pain. bruises. lost articles of clothing. found articles of clothing. screaming. But it was SO MUCH FUN! I think Mike thought I was crazy because I kept screaming for the speed boat to go faster. And who fell off the most? Moi. But I was on the right side of the ... I dont know what to call it. It was like a big floaty thing, but it had like seats... you could just sit down and hold on to the sides... but there wasn't much support on the sides. So I guess you are supposed to go counterclockwise around the lake, and that makes the floaty tip to... THE RIGHT! Aw man... there were so many times I was so close.... Mike had never flipped the floaty before... we did this time! Killed his clean record! But it was SO MUCH FUN!!!! And did I mention it was fun? So we go around until I have fallen off to the point of not being able to float and then we go back in. To grab a different floaty. This one you have to lie on your stomach and hold on to handles on the front. Well, I was a little tall for that. So the entire time we're going around my knees are slapping the water dragging me even further into the water. I am so bruised up people are going to start thinking that Mike is beating me. Haha. Between the dog from last week (you can still see the wicked bruises from that one) and the bruises on my legs from tubing, I'm more black and blue than pasty white!
Tomorrow I am taking Athena and one of her friends out for a Girl's Day. We're getting all dressed up (I am doing hair and makeup. Oh joy) and going to Olive Garden for lunch, the mall for shopping and then Journey to the Center of the Earth (well, they are. I'm seeing Hellboy II). Should be fun. Wish me luck!!!!

xoxo

I Have Interrogated A Buffet Table

Today I did hair (Sam's took a good two hours to braid).... and watched the best movie ever...and had ice cream.... and went to Mike's birthday party after getting the girls all dressed up to impress their sadistic grandmother that calls me The Nanny and refuses to call me by name even though she knows it...and consoled my girls when their parents took out their wedding stress out on them... and snuggled with them on my bed because they couldnt sleep because their parents were yelling at each other... and got pumped at the prospect of Jennie Flanagan (nee Sundberg) moving to Duluth and possibly letting me watch over their soon to be chitlin... and photoshopped photos so that hopefully you couldnt tell how dark my hair is because I let the girls dye my hair.... sorry Dad! ... and laughed at the package I got from home....much appreciated btw.... and now I'm going to sleep....
Sam spilled spaghetti down her shirt....nice...
Bored with a camera....

Pain....so much pain...

Curse you, sun! The one day you decide to burn me is the one day I wear a top outside with no back and low cut on the front. Owowowowoowowow. God doesnt want me to be tan... he wants me to get skin cancer and regret ever going outside. At least the girls had a fun time today. We did a bunch of work around the house and then got all gussied up to go to the park and take pictures. I let Sam do with me what she wanted, and the result will be shown. Also, the girls dyed my hair last night so it is a wee bit darker. I let them run all over me, I swear. So anyway, we went to the park to take a bunch of fun pictures then came back, made/ate dinner and watched a movie. I braided Sam's hair in a bunch of little braids about 1/4" wide. I think I used.... 15 pony tail holders so far. And I'm maybe a quarter of the way done. Took me an hour and a half. Yikes. But she loves it, so I am going to continue working on it tomorrow. Mike and Carrie took us out for ice cream after dinner, so that was really nice (I paid for my own...). Got Key Lime. Was pretty good! On the way there was when I discovered that I was burnt. Badly. Sam joked that I was finally Caucasian instead of albino. Ha. Good one, Sam. Hope to get the girls to the pool or hiking tomorrow. Either way we need to get out of the house more. Plus I need to stop at Blockbuster and return a movie. JUST RETURN A MOVIE, okay? Dont judge me....
The girls and I are in the middle of watching 28 Days Later. Ha. They are so scared! It is so much fun to see them jump... but they love it. They're always asking to watch scarier and scarier movies. And as their caregiver, am I not required to show them the ways of the world? By watching scary movies they now know to not go into the barn, always make sure the safety is off, and the virgin never dies (incentive!!!)

Watching "Wipeout" Helps Me Get My Weekly Dose Of "Ow...Oh my gosh...oh my god!!!"

Ohhhhh, we were all quite cranky today. I think I even woke up with a headache... bad way to start the day. But everyone was in a bad mood today. We didnt even really do anything because the girls had so much stuff to do. Audrey almost made me crack today. I think I even told her that I was gonna have the next person that talked back to me regret opening their mouth. Oops.
Carrie was supposed to take Athena to see "Hancock" last week and just made good on her promise tonight. Of course Mike freaked out because that meant spending money. I played Life with the kids to try to distract them from their parents screaming at each other upstairs. Afterward Carrie took me aside and warned me that Mike might try to get the girls to become upset. She said that he wont let anybody do anything unless Sam can do it too. She continued to complain about how Mike doesnt want Carrie to do anything with Athena because he doesnt really like her. And she is getting MARRIED to the guy? I just... I just dont get it. I dunno. So because the other girls didnt get to go with, we played Family Feud on the computer together and made popcorn for Wipeout. Hopefully tomorrow goes better

No Witticism Tonight!

Spent the day at the mall with the girls. Roamed around. Originally we were just supposed to go to WalMart and get Sam a bathing suit, but it started pouring out so we went to the mall instead. The girls were quite good, and I let Athena and Audrey play in the kids section of the mall (they have like slides and stuff for them) until they got too tired playing tag. I'm just pumped that they got along at all! Saw Jon at the A&W and showed him my bruises. He one-up'd me by telling me that I got his dog so riled up that it went into his room and tore the back off his Motley Crue tee. Whoops...

I Create Words That People Then Use On A Daily Basis

120 Miles
18 Doctor Who Episodes
3 Ears of Corn
2 Hours of Sleep

.....that pretty much sums up Thursday - Sunday

I knocked Athena out with my chest today. We were joking around and she did the whole Up In My Face thing... .and I meant to chest bump her... but I guess she is shorter than I thought... by quite a bit really. My rack knocked her to the ground. She couldnt stop laughing. Which is good. But not really... so now Athena keeps mocking me and saying that my boobs have fists of fury. Yeah. Right.

I Can Pull Off Mixed Prints

Sooooo......... where to begin? I'm about to pass out quite early, so I had better make this long story quick. Sorry for all who worried... I have a reason that I wasnt on! I'll tell the Brad story first and then the Jon story.
K, so I get over to Brad's house. REALLY nice place, fancy cars in the garage. One of them is a silver Chevy Impala. I was impressed. So it's 2am by the time I get there, and we go into the living room to watch Halloween (the Rob Zombie version). I popped a squat on the couch. Little did poor naive Jakki know... she wanted to hang out, Brad wanted to make out. Being a cuddly person, when Brad scooted over toward me, I didnt protest. It's all in good fun. Until he takes my chin in his hand as asks to kiss me. First of all, I dont think anyone has ever done that to me. Very polite. I'm proud of him. And second, WHAT?!?! When did this turn into a date? I wanted to watch a movie!!! Of course I turned him down, he says "Ouch." but still cuddles. So the entire rest of the movie he's trying to give me back massages while I'm trying to watch the damn movie. But I was so stupid... I think I've just been away from companionship for too long because I dont think I ever blatantly told him to stop. Just pushed him away. And it was a back massage. A good one at that! And I dont get them that often... anyway, I am making excuses. So when the movie is over I pretty much sprint to my car (he walks me to it), say thanks, it was fun, the whole shebang, and haul ass back to the house. I just felt so confused and upset by the whole situation that I took a shower as soon as I returned. I had nothing like that planned in my mind. I mean, he is a good looking guy, but I certainly am not looking for anything right now. I felt like he invited me under false pretenses. But when I asked a few of my guy friends about it, they told me that yeah, it was a date. I just didnt know it. But to them it was obvious. Dang it, dang it, dang it! When did it become so hard to just be friends with people? So yeah. That was that night. Didnt get any sleep at all. And last night I once again got no sleep.
So... Jon's story. K. We were supposed to watch a movie at his house... but now because of the whole Brad thing I was extremely hesitant, like I needed a disclaimer or something. He calls....
Sorry for that break. Just talked on the phone with Jared for an hour. Poor guy is having a really hard day. Anyway... he calls and said that his friend from Kalamazoo was up, so I thought he was going to cancel on me. Instead I end up going with him to his friend's fiance's parent's house to watch fireworks and eat their food (but I was feeling sick so I ate nothing. Lack of sleep does that to me). We watch the fireworks and talk to DJ and his fiance who were both completely nice. Then we went back to Jon's to watch Grindhouse. We get to his front door (he lives with roommates, not his parents. THANK GOD. That was weird with Brad) and I hear shaking going on inside the house. Door opens and this huge black lab bounds out and covers me with puppy kisses. I am enamored with this dog! So (and I feel really bad about this) the entire time he watches the movie and I play with the dog. I am now completely covered in bruises and scratches. But to see a dog again... SO worth it! So anyway, I realize I have no idea how to get back unless it is light out so I end up staying the night. Once again get no sleep because the dog decides that it doesnt want to stop playing. My downfall. I get up at 8.30 because Jon has to go to work and I am so tired that I pass out in my car for a good two hours before I can see well enough to drive. Make it back here safe and sound. So yes, I am alive, and yes, I'm stupid. But I really did need to hang out with other people this weekend, even if it meant uncomfortable situations. Now all I need is a video game session and I'm set for the rest of the month!!!

xoxo

1.30 AM Ramblings

So in the middle of a phone call with Jon (who is coming back from Kalamazoo tomorrow and wanted to know what type of movie I wanted to watch) I get a phone call from Brad. Popular tonight! It's like 1.30 and he wants to know if I still want to come over and watch a movie. I'm like sure, I'm in my pjs, I've been ready to fall asleep for the past hour, lets do this! So now I'm going over to someone that I dont really know's house in the middle of the night with directions I took down with eyeliner because there is no pen. If I dont write tomorrow, it is because I have been kidnapped and killed. And all to watch Halloween. Haha.

xoxo

I'd Be The Best Companion For The Doctor Since Rose Tyler

Today has been filled with people I havent talked to in forever. Awesomeness!
The family left today to go up to the lake house for the fourth. Yay for day off, boo for less pay. Should have asked for a flat rate regardless.... dang it. I guess you just learn. So anyway, I go to Blockbuster to see what Eric is doing or maybe that chick that talked to me about Guitar Hero. Eric isnt there but I see the other guy that I frequently wave to. Never learned his name, but his nametag said Brad, so I'm trusting it. Told him I was looking for something to do and got invited over to his place to watch a movie tomorrow. Sounds fun. I wanted something to do for tonight but I'll take it. Went back to the house and called up Jon from A&W. He is also busy tonight but invited me over tomorrow to watch a movie. Sounds fun. Told him sure without thinking. So now I am going to see two movies tomorrow if I can work it out. Without either guy knowing I am going over to someone else's house to watch another one. Muahahaha.
Also talked to McLane tonight on the phone. He called out of the blue and we chatted for forever. I miss him so much. I'm glad he likes the Main U, but when he said he would have rather been in Duluth last semester my heart just went out to him. We all know that he mainly went down to be with his girlfriend, and she seems like a sweetheart. I just hope she makes him happy. They've been together over a year and I wish them the best. So anyway, we gossip and I find out that Miller rear ended a cop car! Last week! And he didn't call me. I want to find out about this stuff right away! I want my friends reactions to be "Oh crap, I should call Jakki" not "Oh crap, I should call my lawyer." I want to be the first to know!!! So yeah, the car is totaled. But it gets better.... the cop whose car he hit...... it was his first day on the job. SHABAM! Haha. Poor guy. But that story made my day. Sorry Miller! Hope you're okay!

xoxo

I Can Make Uggs Look Good.... I Just Choose Not To

Nothing to report. Rain. Lots and lots of rain. Though I expect many of you are experiencing the same bipolar weather.
Played a bunch of board games and ate flan with Athena. We played a trivia game and she wouldnt give me credit on one answer when I said Mussolini. Turns out I needed his first name as well. Who knows Mussolini's first name? Honestly!
Rain....rain.... go away..... come again after I can find a way to subscribe to PayPerView....

I Eat Watermelon During Pie Eating Contests

Nothing exciting happened today. I guess that is a good and bad thing. Watched Anastasia (one of my FAVORITE movies of all time! I'm just a kid when it comes to movies) with Athena and we sang out hearts out. She loves it when I sing along with Disney movies... she thinks I should be on American Idol. Haha. Cute kid... she also thinks I make an amazing omelet. So obviously she is biased. Took Athena and her friend Taylor to the pool today. Sat there for a while thinking that if they were really my kids, would I be more interested in watching them play in the pool? How do parents do it? Going to swim meets, football games, concerts.... I would be so bored! They say it is different when it is your own, but are they just trying to cover it up? I would want to be supportive, but do you think I could sneak in a Nintendo DS or something and none of the other parents would notice as I try to get the high score during my kid's solo?