HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I know I've seriously neglected my blog. I don't have the time anymore. But, I do want to take a few minutes to wish everyone a Happy Halloween.



You've been mooned!

Where In The World Is Smander?

Hi....I'm Kara and I'm a bad blogger. I have an addictive personality and unfortunately my addiction of the moment is trying to maintain a balance between my family and work. I'm afraid I've let my blogging responsibilities fall to the wayside as I harbor my new addiction.

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to find time to blog and check email. I don't know how people do it. When I was home, I had all the time in the world, but now that I'm at work, I can barely get the family fed and bathed before it's time for bed.

Once in bed, I can't seem to relax because I'm constantly thinking about what needs to be done and before I know it, it's after midnight. Doesn't sound so bad until you consider that's the time I realize what time it is...Now I have my usual "lay there until I fall asleep' routine that can last anywhere between 1-2 hours. It seems like I just get to close my eyes and then Todd wakes me up. So unfair.

OK...Enough of my belly-achin'. On to what's been going on in my world the past few weeks.

Our town's street fest was this past weekend and we decided to put Daisy "the new dog" in the pet contest. She came in second in the cutest category. It was awesome. Then the day after we put the baby in the Diaper Derby, which is like a mini 50 yd dash, and he came in second. That was cool too, but kinda sucked too because he would've won had one of the other contestants family not started screaming which freaked him out.

Then we've had soccer for the past several days in a row. Last night was the worst I've seen in a while as refereeing goes. The refs had absolutely no control over the game and it got so rough that one of our boys broke his wrist when he was shoved down. I was actually glad that Mitch didn't play that much. But, I still want to beat the hell out of his coach. That's whole other story.

I've got so much more to write about but I have to feed the crew. I'll have to tell you about my birthday, my ex-boyfriend, the super pooper baby at work and my idiot boss later.


Until then my friends. I bid thee adieu....

Life's just shit in my lap

Why is it when you try and get ahead life comes along and craps all over you?

Maybe it's not life, but some karmic reaction to all of my mean antics as a child coming back to bite me in the ass. They always told me one day it would come back to haunt me. I knew I shouldn't have made my sister eat bugs! Or busted her in the head with a scrub brush, or launched apples and oranges at her head, or........

I've at least learned to not ask the cursed question, "what else can go wrong?" I've learned first hand that if life has temporarily forgotten how much fun it has slamming you into the ground, don't remind it by asking that fated question. duh. It just took me forever to learn it. And yet I'm supposed to be really smart! Oops. Let me wipe the slobber off my chin.

For some reason all the electrical appliances in my house have decided to die. I kid you not. My old computer, this new one, my refrigerator, my hallway light, the air conditioner and now my microwave. All within weeks. Either I have some sort of "ghostie" problem manifesting itself through my electronic equipment or life really hates me right now. I wouldn't be surprised at either one of those conclusions.

Oh, and now it gets better. Evan just came up to me with crap all over him and isn't poopy! Figure that one out! Now, I have a "ghost" poop issue too! ARGGGGHHHHH!!!! Where the hell did the poop come from??!! I swear if I find it in my bed.........

(note the feet sticking out of the pile o' poo...that would be me!)

Stark Raving Mad

I'm thinking about changing my blog title to Stark Raving Mad. That seems to be my life right now, in a nutshell. I'm mad about our birthboard getting a bad rap by those paranoid shits out there, I'm mad about all the violence in New Orleans, I'm mad about gas prices. And I'm just plain mad...as in crazy.

I know of a few people on the board who need to hook up with one another because they seem to have the same paranoid 'everyone's out to get me' rationale. One in general who flip-flops from being semi-normal to down right crazy. Albeit, her blog makes for an interesting Sci-Fi type read...if you're into that. Mystery Science Theater 2005. Get your bucket of popcorn and have a seat in the front row...it could get interesting.

I'm also tired of hearing about all the shooting down south. What the hell is going on?? People chanting, "we want help"...I just hope they see how help was hindered by all the violence after all is said and done. I wish there was a magic button to separate all the violent losers from the honest victims so they could get the help first.

I want to send so much down there, and I want to do it through every institution who is offering aid. Both of my children's schools are raising money, my church is getting relief bags ready, my town is loading trucks with supplies. I want to give to them all. Unfortunately, I can hardly afford to help my own family right now. I have formula I will donate and bottles to the babies..and probably diapers as well. But, I want to do more.

Now, my gas issue. Maybe I should've said, "my gasoline issue". My theory on the high prices: the gas company charges $2.69/gal, raises it to $3.40/gal. People freak!! So....they "lower" it to $3/gal and people settle down, relieved it's gone down .40/gal. All the while the gas companies sit back and chuckle about cleverly raising the prices .30/gal and people are "happy" about it.

Clever bastards! I'm on to you!! Guess what, I'll get rid of my big SUV and by a diesel because I know how to make BIO-DIESEL!! And it costs next to nothing!!

Too tired to blog....don't waste your time on this!

I'm too tired to write tonight. I've had a long day. It went from getting my job back to getting another job offer for Feb. to finding out my aunt has cancer..again. Ugh. I'm ready for bed. Maybe I'll read some more in The Red Tent and drift off to sleep and hopefully sleep all night. Fat chance in that.

I promise I'll update more tomorrow.