Things I don't understand...

I don't understand how men can leave their children. Emotionally, financially, at all. How do they do that?

I don't understand how a woman could love and support a man that refuses to support his own children. I don't get it. I also don't understand how a man can go on to raise "some" of his children. What is he teaching his children? That you can pick and choose the offspring you love? What kind of men in turn do they raise?

This post is not about my children. I was blessed with a wonderful father for my children, a man that would do anything for them, for us. If my husband had any other children besides our children, I would make damn sure he was a part of their lives in every way. It wouldn't be an issue though, I know what kind of a man he is. I would be ashamed to be married to a man that wasn't a part of his children's lives.

I was not so blessed, I am over it. I thank God that my father didn't have any sons.

But, it breaks my heart to see other kids experience it.

I know women do it too, leave I mean. But, not nearly as often as men.

Merry Christmas from Sunny AZ!!

I said I wasn't going home. I lied. We are in Sunny AZ for Christmas! And, I LOVE it. Christmas should be tolerable, and you should not be freezing your ass off.

I can't wait until we leave Colorado.

Cause I needed the laugh....

Can't sleep & cause I know you are dying to KNOW!

Christmas Cheer and all that good mushy love stuff.......

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Total bag girl, I was not blessed with the good wrapping skills. I have NONE. Even when I try really hard, it looks like my kid wrapped it.

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial..It's just so much easier, not as heavy. PLUS...I have no man around this year to help with a big ol' tree.

3. When do you put up the tree? Whenever I feel in the spirit, usually when they start playing Christmas movies on TV.

4. When do you take the tree down? New Years or After.


5. Do you like egg nog? BLEH! No. Hells no.


6. Favorite gift received as a child? A doll, I only remember because I have a picture of it. I do remember loving that doll though.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, but sadly it isn't up yet...I am not sure why?

8. Hardest person to buy for? My in-laws.

9. Easiest person to buy for? David, he is always grateful.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Probably some canned tuna from Jenny the Cat. Yes, my sister's cat gives out gifts.

11. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards? Mail, and I am so bad about getting them out.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's A Wonderful Life and Scrooged. I love both of those!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I am always shopping, I love a good deal! But, I did do Black Friday this year! It was awesome!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Ummmmm YES!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Ham!! or Tamales...I love me some Tamales.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear white lights, I am not crazy about the color.

17. Favorite Christmas song? I know I blogged about this: Joy to the World.


18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Depends. The last three years have been at home.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? NO. Santa has other reindeer besides Rudolph?


20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Nothing at the moment. I suck this year. Deployments really put a damper on the Christmas Spirit.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We do both. One on Christmas eve, the rest in the morning. Growing up....we did them all on Christmas Eve.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Iraq and deployments.


23. What I love most about Christmas? All the pretty lights....

Wake me up this time next year.....

I wish that was how I felt...Today was total crap, how much could possibly go wrong? I hate these kind of days.

1. BOTH girls missed the bus, had to take them to school.

2. Devon decides to BARF during dinner and later in the evening too, I guess that was a bonus, and now I think he has a bug of some sort. Ughhh.

3. I felt like a haggard ass hooker....ALL day long.

4. David finally webcammed and we couldn't hear him. He is still in Kuwait dammit! The connection should be decent. He looked tired and sad. Devon kept saying "Daddy in Imack" it was sad, he misses him so much. He totally lit up when he saw him.

5. Went grocery shopping and had to pry every single non-perishable out of Carson's nasty little paws....apparently he wanted to eat everything (in the store).

6. It's 11:30 and both of my Children of the Corn are still awake, like crackhead awake.

7. Today is just one of those days I hope we survive. I know we will, but I'm kinda drama like that. So humor me, K?

Tomorrow starts day number 14 of 455, whiphee fucking hoo.