Thursday, July 19, 2007

Camp Flores is taking registrations NOW!

So, my other niece, also 11 years old, has been wanting to come for a visit. So, her dad called last week to verify that next week would be OK.
Of course it will be OK, I'm just trying to prepare myself for 2 weeks worth of keeping a 10 yo and 2 11 year olds entertained.
I'm hoping that the weather complies, so we can spend some time in the pool, but if it doesn't, then indoor pool, here we come. I'm hoping that it doesn't come to that, cause the Natatorium is always PACKED on rainy summer days.
Other than that, I've promised them a day at Hawaiian Falls, so of course, they will not let me forget that promise, I'm sure.
When I spoke to my niece on the phone last week, she said "Tia, what restaurants are we gonna eat at?!"
I think B has been telling her about some of the places up here, and gotten her excited.
We did take the kiddos to Medieval Times a couple of weeks ago.
That was OK. They had a great time, but now that we did it, I'm not in a hurry to go back.
Other than that, we'll probably take the light rail downtown and maybe do the aquarium, since B has been hounding me about that for several weeks now.
Then there's always Gatti-Land, which should keep them occupied for several hours.
And of course the mall. The girls both love shopping, so I'm sure we'll do that at least once. Poor Marc will be bored out of his mind. Maybe I'll let him bring a friend and watch a movie while the girls shop?
Then there's always bingo! Poor kids, I think I'm gonna turn all of em into bingoholics like me!?

Other than keeping the kiddos busy, it's been a pretty chill summer, so far. I had a HUGE bday last week, and it sent me into a little bit of a funk. I didn't realize how hard I was going to handle turning the big 3-0! Yeah, yeah, I know, I'm old now!! And let me tell ya, it sux. You know, I could act selfish, and bratty, and childish before and it was no big deal, but now, it's like unbecoming of a woman in her thirties to act immature:(
Guess I'll just have to grow up now.

I have more to write, but have somewhere to be in 40 minutes, so off to the shower I go.
Till next time,
~belle

Saturday, June 23, 2007

My husband, the jack@ss

It is 3 am Saturday morning, and I am awake and on the internet while he sleeps peacefully in our bed. Not too wierd of a picture as I have stayed up into the wee hours of the morn before surfing the net, but not last night. No, I was in bed around 11:30 and asleep around 11:31. Then I woke up about 20 minutes ago, and with NO WARNING got sick to my stomach.

------GROSS ALERT------

I don't know what hit me so suddenly, but I didn't have time to get out of bed. I literally bolted up in bed, and felt it coming up. So I flung my head over the bed and puked onto the carpet. Then I was kicking Art with my legs going "Art...Art....Art...Sweety....ART!"

him: "What the hell do you want?"

me: "Baby, I threw up..." (whiney voice)

him: (angry voice) "on the carpet?!"

me: "yeah"

him: (annoyed as all hell gets out of bed and returns with a roll of paper towels and the Resolve and throws it at me) "Well Clean it up!"

So, I clean it up and then get up to brush my teeth. Am able to use mouthwash, then brush my teeth. As soon as the toothbrush hits my tongue, I vomit again, but this time into the bathroom sink.

me: (whining again) "Art! I threw up again"

him: "so brush your teeth again"

So I clean the sink and brush my teeth again and then sit on the egde of the tub where Art is half asleep, half glaring at me as though I just threw up on his mama.

me: "Why are you mad at me? I couldn't help it-geesh"

him: "Yeah, you could have. You didn't throw up on yourself. You coulda made it to the tile at least"

me: "Is that what's wrong? That I threw up on the damn carpet or that it interrupted your f*ing sleep?!"

him: "BOTH!"

me: (walking out of the room) "Well, excuse me. Next time I decide to get sick, I'll make sure to do it at a more convenient time and place for you!"

Then I came into the office to get on the computer since I am now hot, and am in no way sleepy anymore. And here comes Art like 30 seconds later..."babe, I'm sorry. Come to bed."

me: "No. Go away. I'm gonna write a shitty blog about you now!"

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Yes, I am alive...

Wow- I just sat down at the computer right now while I wait for my water to boil for dinner and noticed that I hadn't written anything in two months!
I knew it had been a while, but 2 whole months!
I guess it's safe to say that these past two months have been really b-u-s-y...

A couple of weeks ago, we moved! Got out of the big, busling city of Allen and moved into a house out in the country. Yup, this town is SO country that it makes Allen seem big and busling! Today, in my search for stamps (at the post office), I got lost and redirected by the big ol' Mayor of town himself. Sadly, I recognized him from the city website, and even more sadly, I later felt like a bigshot for having had a 30 second conversation with the Mayor.

Between yesterday and today, I had to take Romeo to the vet, then to the groomers, then do the grocery shopping, then return to the groomers. Today, I had to take the car in for a diagnostic, then go to a different place for the same thing, then come home, and take Hamlet to the vet for his shots. Doesn't sound like much, but in these little errands of mine, I have driven through (and gotten lost in much of) about 10 different towns. Oh well, I guess I'll have no choice but to learn my way 'round these here parts.

Anyway, getting ready to move, actually moving, and now trying to get settled have been taking up all of my time lately. I don't know how people who work do it, seriously. Just dealing with having services transferred over to a new place was a huge, huge pain. And after all that hassle, I wasn't able to transfer ONE single bill over. My cable, internet, phone, electric, water, nothing.....So then the pain of starting up services with all these new companies and being home to meet the technicians (who "should arrive at your house on Tuesday, 2 weeks from tomorrow, between the hours of 7 am and 9 pm. Make sure that you're home because if you don't answer the door when they gently tap on it 2 times, you will be forced to reschedule your appointment, and the earliest available at this time is June 9, no wait, June 20. Now it's July 10."

So, after all of that crap, I STILL have no home phone and I already cut off my old phone. If you need (or want) to get in touch with me, use my cell phone. That still works as long as there are no more than 2 clouds in the sky and the wind is blowing no more than 2.5 miles per hour. seriously. If you don't have my cell phone ( I know, it changed several months ago) then email me at my NEW email address (of course I couldn't keep my old one after AT&T realized they don't provide service in this area). It's belle.flores@cebridge.net
Hopefully, this will be my email address for a long, long time because after the hassle that this move was, I plan on dying here!

Thursday, March 29, 2007

We can't ALWAYS be right

OK, so I messed up on my AI prediction last night.
Now, in my defense, I did call Haley and Phil as 2 of the bottom 3, but Chris Sligh, I didn't see coming, well, not yet anyway. I knew Chris' days were numbered, I just didn't see him going home before Phil and Chris Richardson. Oh well, guess we'll just wait and see what damage these guys do next week.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

New Wednesday Tradition

So, as a pretty die-hard fan of American Idol, I thought I'd start writing a recap/prediction every Wednesday, since I usually seem to be right on the money, but have no proof of my prophetic rants.
So, we'll start with last night's show, which seemed dull compared to last week's entertainment...

Lakeisha- she sang Donna Summer's Last Dance, which I must say may have been a bad choice for a couple of reasons. First off, the song was too "kareoke" for me, and even though her voice is good, you couldn't really tell with the business of the song. The beginning of it started out really slow (for dramatic effect) but it was much too slow for my tastes. Then she did all right in the up-tempo chorus. As Simon would say, it wasn't spectacular. Reason #2 that I would have never picked this song? Two words for you: Ryan Starr. She was sent packing after her rendition of "Last Dance" and the only reason I remember this is because she was bawling while she sang it for the last time, and it was HILARIOUS (obviously, if I still remember this several seasons later)! "This is my last chance, last dance......(sob, sob, sob)" It was classic. Will Lakeisha be safe? Who knows? I kinda like her story and all, I know she's just a single mom trying to make it, but dang, sympathy can only get you so far. She sang her ass off several weeks ago when she sang "You're gonna love me" and now we expect that amazing powerful performance. Unfortunately, she hasn't delivered since. I don't care about her anymore, and I predict that America is also losing the love. She'll barely dodge the bottom three tonight (thanks to some even worse performances), and if she doesn't take it up a notch, that's exactly where she'll be come next Wednesday.

Gina- she's OK, if you buy into the whole rocker-chick thing that she suddenly chose to become. But she's no better than Nicky McKibben was. It's OK, and she'll have all of the "rocker" votes, so she'll tweak by a little longer. Last night's performance of "I'll stand by you" was not bad, coming from her. She was one of the better singers last night, so that just shows what a crappy season this is. She's safe tonight.

Phil- This is another guy I find myself kinda rooting for cause of his story, but we can't ignore that AI is a singing competition, and with that in mind, he shoulda been gone weeks ago. He's about as famous as he's gonna get, so he'd better enjoy it while he can. No one will remember Phil Stacey a year from now. He sang "Every Breath You Take" which is a great song, but he bored the heck outta me. My prediction? Bottom 3 tonight.

Chris- Chris is awesome- I love him. It's not that he has such a great voice, but it's more that you wouldn't look at him and imagine that he has a great voice. He's the total underdog who will also not make it too much farther. His fans are hilarious, and his personality is alright but what the hell was he thinking with that song? I can barely stand "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" when the Police sing it, much less Chris. This is 2007- there are a jillion songs that you could have chosen from, and you choose a sappy elevator tune? Ugh- I like you, but you messed up. Chris will however be safe tonight. Let's hope he learns his lesson steps up next week.

Melinda- I like her voice, I look forward to hearing her song each week, but those damn facial expressions have GOT TO GO. Seriously. If I were a judge, I'd tell her "You know, Melinda, that BLEW. You suck, your tacky outfit sucks, and you're not suited to sing back up for Sanjaya." just to see her face then. Ugh- I have to look away because her dopey "oh- you like me??? looks" make me wanna take a baseball bat to the screen. Yes, she's safe tonight, even though she picked a song that was so bland, I can't even remember it.

Sanjaya- What kind of an idiot picks a No Doubt song to sing in front of Gwen (who, as a side note, looked really cute last night- not all done up as usual.) And then, the hair. I won't even comment on it. Obviously, he realized after last week's performance that he can become just as famous for sucking as he can for winning, and by God, it's working for him. People who are not viewers of AI know who Sanjaya is. He's everywhere! So, the hair was just his way of keeping his "William Hung" fame going for another week. And it'll work. He's not going anywhere, dammit.

Blake- I love Blake. I REALLY Love Blake. I want Blake to call me on the phone and Beat-Box me a Love Song. In fact, he sang me a "Love Song" last night- by 311 (or The Cure, if you're into the Old-School Version) and he did a pretty good job. He didn't do anything original to it and no beat-boxing, but that's OK- I still love him and I still think he will be in the final 2. Definitely Safe tonight.

Jordan- Ugh- what can you say about her? I liked her, then I didn't like her, then last week, she was incredible and I liked her agin, and then last night, she disappointed me BIG TIME. First of all, who sings "Hey Baby" for a singing competion? She may as well have sung "Lady Marmalade", it was disgusting. BUT the judges liked it, so America will keep her around for it. She's not going anywhere tonight.

Haley- Singing "True Colors" was her GRAVE MISTAKE. I like her, mostly cuz she's from Texas, but her performance was soooo boring and soooo forgetable last night, and she was already on thin ice. Her outfit last night wasn't as "memorable" as last week's and she's gonna be wishing it was, cause not only is she in the bottom three tonight, but she will be heading home.

Chris Richardson- can't there be a bottom 4 this week? I almost forgot about him, it was that "special"- He also chose to sing a No Doubt Song, "Don't Speak" which is a great song, but not for him. He needs to stick to serenades and soft, smooth, sexy songs. Unfortuantely, he may not get the chance after tonight. Definitely in the bottom 3.

My prediction for the bottom 3:
PHIL STACEY
HALEY SCARNADO
CHRIS RICHARDSON

Phil will be sent back to his seat, and the suspence will be left to Haley and Chris.

*Usually, I'm more sure of my predictions, but tonight, it's too close to call between Haley and Chris, it really can go either way, but if I HAVE to pick, I'll guess that Haley will head home tonight.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Craigslist ROCKS!

So, I'm not exactly new to Craigslist- I probably discovered it about 3 or 4 years ago, but this is the first time I really use it to sell more than 1 thing. I listed some puppies for my dad last year and some Broadway tickets after my summer vacation was cancelled, but now that we are moving, I really need to get rid of some stuff.

More than anything, I really want a new washer and dryer and I found a new set that's priced pretty good, but I don't have the extra $500 laying around right now, so I thought I'd make a little of the cash by selling my old set. Then as I was taking a picture of it, I started looking around at other things to sell. Before I knew it, I had 5 different posts up for things we can definitely do without. In fact, if I sell them all at the asking price, I'll have more than enough for my new washer/dryer!

So, there I was walking around the house with my camera just looking for crap, and my poodle ran under the bed. Poor guy probably thinks he's next! (not that the thought didn't cross my mind!)

What do you think?...






3 year old miniature poodle, white, house-trained. Likes treats, squeaky toys, and licking toes. Does not like baths, haircuts, and cranberry sauce. Must be gone by Friday or he will be donated to charity.
Anyway, that's really all that's happening here- just me and my camera slowly taking apart my house. I may just have an indoor garage sale and let people come in and make me offers on anything they want. Look in the closets, the cupboards, the fridge, whatever....just get it all outta here! Can you tell that I am NOT looking forward to packing?!

Monday, March 12, 2007

Welcome to my blog!

So, after much hesitation, I finally decided to start one of these blog-thingies. I figure at 29.6 years of age, I'm a bit too old to share my ramblings on MySpace. Not that there's anything wrong with myspace, it's just meant for high schoolers and college students. Even people in their twenties can sometimes get away with it, but only the really really popular ones that have hundreds of friends and no time to keep up with em, people like my too-pretty, too-perky, too perfect sister-in-law who gets to hang out with famous people for the hell of it, not that I'm jealous or anything! (ok, maybe just a lil'- after all, she's gotten the chance to meet my dream man, Oscar de La Hoya, not once, but twice, but who's counting?) Anyway, for those people, MySpace can be pretty useful, but I am 4 months away from entering my 4th decade on this planet, and I'm pretty sure there's a law that says you cannot have a MySpace account past the age of thirty, and if there's not, then there should be.

Here's a list I've compliled to help you figure out if you're too old to be on MySpace.

1.If your top 8 consists of your own kids and a few of their friends, you're too old to have a MS.

2.If your top 8 is more like your top 1, and his name is Tom, not only are you too old to be on MySpace, but you are a pathetic loser- have you considered suicide?

3.If your "friends" consist of bands, actors, singers, and other famous people who don't know you from their asses...you're too old to be on MySpace.

4.If you accept everyone that wants be added as your friend, especially the pornographic profiles....you know you're too old to be on MySpace AND you're also a perv!

5.And finally...If you created a profile to find old classmates, and they're all dead, you are Much too old to be on MySpace!

You're Welcome. Now go do the right thing and delete your profile!