Seventh Circle of Hell

Sometimes that's what working with preschoolers feels like. Even to me. I know that most of you wonder how I can do it in the first place, but I honestly wonder how you can put up with adults who definitely should know better by now. At least I can teach the kids not to be so _______ . Just fill in the blank there, too many choices for me to put down one thing.

When I wrote the blog "Snow Snake" this is the kind of day I was referring to. The ones where you never, ever, ever, EVER want to go back again. It wasn't just one thing, it was 50 things that just kept continuing as the day rolled on. Including a toilet overflow. Thanks Val. :) Uh, she didn't overflow it, she just did most of the clean up. I couldn't even run out the door at my appointed time, more nonsense held me back. When I finally did escape I said to my co-teacher. Do NOT call my name. I am NOT coming back. I don't care if there are limbs on the playground. I AM DONE! I snagged my fund raiser pizza from the freezer and ran out the front door!

I always try to find something redeeming about a day. I would hate to waste one, they are a precious gift. So, I'm going to have to say it is the unexpected pizza. Ugh, that's lame, but it's all I've got. OH wait, no it's not. I have rum. Yes, I have rum. I have a little left, and a brand new spanking bottle in the cupboard! It took me over a year (even with Leon's help) to get to the end of this one. I wonder where my life will be when I finish the next one. So I have a pizza, rum and coke, and a new Grey's Anatomy on tonight. That will have to do. Plus, tomorrow is Friday. There is definitely that!! Hey, I just remembered, I grabbed the book "Jo's Boys" from the library. Perhaps it's time for a quiet read. That always settles me down.

Hope you had a good day! I wont tempt fate by saying mine could be worse. :) I've learned that lesson......

The Milk Report

Hello everyone, it's me, Milkie! Sorry I haven't blogged lately, but I've been very busy watching that damn dog Sam. She came to stay for nearly a week, and I lost a lot of my beauty sleep watching her every move. Mom put food out for the birds and they are starting to return to the feeder, so that keeps me on my toes too! It's right at my eye level out the front windows, and I spend a LOT of time there. I really enjoy watching the squirrels too.

Last week we had something called a blizzard, and I don't know what "Nice F..... Snow Day" means, but she should have her mouth washed out with soap. I had a ball all night long watching leaves and garbage blow across the back yard!

I was very angry that the woman who feeds me left me alone for too long on Friday night, although I was busy keeping an eye on the dog, I'm not used to Mom being gone in the evenings. So I decided to shred a box. I think that was fair, don't you? Then when she came back all I heard was Bo Bice this, and Bo Bice that. Who is this character?

In this picture I snuck into the drawer while Mom was trying to fold her jeans. I am showing you my best "Puss in Boots" innocent kitty look. I think I should be on T.V. I'm so darn cute!

Quote

I came across a saying today, and I'd like to share it. It is already in my little green book of quotes that appeal to me, and I think I need to post it right here on the wall by my desk where I will see it every day. Excellent words to live by.

Life is too short
To wake up in the morning
with regrets. So love the
people who treat you right,
forgive the ones who don't
and believe that everything
happens for a reason.
If you get a chance, take it.
If it changes your life, let it.
Nobody said it would be easy,
they just promised
IT WOULD BE WORTH IT

Happy Anniversary Baby!

Well here we are, one year later! I wish I had a planned out blog for this, I've been trying for weeks to come up with something. My sister and I are definitely going to have a glass of wine later today in celebration!! For me to stick with something like this for so long is amazing. For me to enjoy something I've committed to (other than a relationship....and even then....) so much is unheard of. Case in point, Friday night's concert. Yes, I have to bring him up again. After the Bo part of the evening I ran back to my assigned seat and said to the girls, I can't wait to blog about this!! I need to get me one of them new fangled telephone dealys that lets me access the internet and type. Come up into 2011 and all that jazz. (read that last part with a southern accent) I think my voice sounds sexy with a southern accent. Too bad I've never had the chance to try it out for real. (and yes that is a direct comment at someone)

In honor of my one year anniversary I was going to go back to blog number one and read forward. Every last one of them. I actually do re-read from time to time, because as I've said before, I find myself hillarious for the most part. No self esteem issues here, other than the ones caused by a few select men that have slid through my life. To whom I say ♫ I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough, FORGET you ♫ Anyway, re-reading must start on day number one, and that was a bad day. A very bad day. It ranks up in the top 5 worst of all time and I just don't want to go there right now. Especially because it is still affecting me, I can't shake it, and most of me doesn't even want to try. Nice time to figure out what REALLY loving someone is all about. You can't just shake it and move on, it's kind of like a disease of some sort. Very nasty business if you ask me.

Thanks once again for reading. My goal for this next year is to give you something else of mine to read! Oh wait, you can! I wrote a review of the concert for Ticketmaster today! :) Notice how we come back to Bo..... Anyway, I had to rewrite it like 834 times because I had way more to say than they would allow. Not only about Bo either. I had a LOT to say about the seats we had. I think I got the tickets about two weeks after they went on sale. I put into the computer best seats available and this is what we got. Section C row 10. Not bad. Full view of stage. Who knew ten rows was so far back? Full view? Uh, yeah....if NO ONE IS SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU. So yes, when Vicki, Kate, and I stood up during .38 special and no one in front of us did, I could see! The part that really ticked me off was the fact that section B row 2 was half empty. I would have gladly paid for those seats. Heck, I used one of them for a good portion of Bo anyway. ;)

I'll leave this post with my favorite quote from Emily Dickenson:

~ Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches in the soul
and sings the tune without the words
and never stops at all.

Never, ever, give up hope!

Jo

Dazed

Wow again! Looking at a few pictures this morning from my sister's camera that weren't of my head, leg, the floor....etc! I was attempting to make breakfast at the same time and I burned it! :( However! I made an awesome discovery! Look at Bo's left leg in this picture. THAT IS THE SHADOW OF MY HEAD! Yes, my own little head on Bo Bice's leg. *sigh*

Then while I was checking my blog stats this morning, something I seem to be quite obsessed with these days, I noticed I had five visitors from a site called Bonafidebice! Well now you know I had to go and check that out! I assume that's because I labeled him in my post, which I intend to do again today, so welcome back if you are from that site! Yes, I joined it. Oh you KNOW I had to!!

I was so dazed last night that I left a few things out of my blog. Did I mention that I sang with Bo? I mean looked into his eyes and sang WITH him? Oh, you missed that part? Ha, sorry. Anyway! I didn't mention that the gentlemen from .38 special have aged rather well! They put on an awesome show, and had that been the only band I was there to see I would have left just as content. Well, almost as content. Really. When I first heard the commercial for this concert I turned toward the tv and said "Hey, I would like to see that." Then they mentioned special guest Bo Bice and I think I blacked out for a minute.....

I have seen a few of the 80's bands, bands that I listened to as a teen, and they were one of the better shows! Styx was at the DECC several years ago and they were awesome too. The worst I've seen was, oh crap what's their name, oh you know the ones, ballads all over the place, ball your eyes out, drape and sway at the junior high dances, AH! REO Speedwagon. Kinda pitchy, very geriatric. Yes, that is my official Aging Rock Star Idol judge commentary. Now THAT should be a show! Wait..... there was something on like that once. I remember Mike Reno from Loverboy on it. The show sucked, but I am a huge fan of Loverboy. Yes, I saw them back in...hmmm about 2001 at our fair. Yes, the fair in Superior, WI. Good show! Could have seen "Foreigner" last summer, but I ended up in the country having a bonfire instead. *grumble*

On a side note, Thia should have gone home from idol last week, period. I can't believe the judges used their save so early in the show. I also can't believe I missed the drama of it all because I thought I could just jump in the shower, because Thia was going home. I didn't even find out who left/didn't leave until the wonderful buffet at Black Bear Casino last night. Vicki informed me over the cold shrimp plate we shared. Vicki: Seriously there was so much drama I was in tears! Me: YOU cried? Are you pregnant? Vicki: NO it's the hormones after having the kids. It sucks. Me: I'd cry too if I had kids. I hope this shrimp is o.k. or you and I are in big trouble. :)

One other weird thing happened and it was a odd note to the whole night for me. This isn't just my drama showing, Vicki and Kate can swear to it. We were sitting in our show seats, gabbing before the start, and I notice a guy who looks very familiar. It was Leon's double, same stance, same look, little more gray, little less belly, but man. Had to be a relative. I forgot about it during the Bo portion of the concert, but then saw him again when I returned to my assigned seat. I said to Kate on the way home, " This was the perfect night to forget my life and just enjoy myself....... and there stands a guy who looks exactly like Leon. No matter what I do I can't escape it."

Thanks to my girls for coming to the concert with me! It was an awesome time, and I did need you for more than "the ride." :) P.S. The shrimp was great!