Daily Ponderings

Well, today was the day that Mandy, Ron and Hailey moved their things out of the apartment and into their new house. Well, not Mandy or Hailey, but you know what I mean. The fact is that I have lost my housemates. And now we need to find some more. I spent the day mostly with Mandy, since I'm not really allowed to move anything myself. I took a tour of Mandy's new digs when I went over with my mom, and it's a rather nice place! I sat with Hailey in her new room, and made sure she went back to sleep by rocking her chair. And even though I really didn't do much, I came home completely exhausted. I think I'm emotionally drained. It's hit me that they are gone, and living their lives in a new home. Sure, it'll be nice to visit them in their own home. But I'll miss them. I know, I sound like a broken record. I'll get over it one of these days. The funny moment of the day: When Ron was trying to get his brother to turn the couch as they were getting it ou...

After getting a few more calls for Darlene today, I decided to just turn on the machine and let it pick up after 2 rings. I went out to dinner tonight with my parents, and when I got back, there was a message. It was from Adelphia Cable, and it wasn't even a message for Darlene. It was left for some other chick named Colleen, and she had better get her cable bill paid or she's going to lose it!! How sad is this? New number today, and all the calls I received weren't even for me. Groovy. The good news of the day is that I finally finished remaking the necklace that I had made last week that broke. And guess what?? It didn't break!! And it looks pretty nice! Wish I had a digital camera, I'd show ya! lol I am thinking of just buying a roll of film, and taking pics of everything I've made so far. Maybe then I can at least post what I've made! I got to see Hailey a couple times today. Mandy is packing, and I believe they are moving out this weekend....

I got my first call this morning on my landline phone. Thinking it was my mom, since she's the only one who has my number, I answered by saying, "Why, hello." "Darlene?" the guy asked. "Who?" I said. "Is Darlene there?" he asked. "No, you have the wrong number," I said, and hung up. UGH!!! Doesn't it figure that the first call I get is a wrong number!! Written by melonlady1724 . Link to this entry This entry has 2 comments: ( Add your own ) When I first was given my new cell phone, I kept getting men calling me and asking if I was available to meet them all over the united states......lol Now being a married woman I used to just hang up, then I started saying, "Hold on...let me ask my Husband" always followed by a click on their end.....finally I asked a guy that called where did he get my number from anyway.......told me it was listed in the back of a so called 'Gentlemans Magazine'........lovely, just love...

Well, the rest of my day wasn't too bad, after the morning and afternoon goings-on. I didn't get to make the necklace I had planned on doing today. I know it's going to take me several hours, so maybe I'll get to it tomorrow. I took a nap, then went back down to my parents' house for dinner. I hung out with my dad for a bit after dinner. I had the nerve to ask him if he really had ordered something for my birthday, or if he just didn't get it. It is Thursday, you know, he said I should get something by Tuesday. I felt like a little kid asking about a gift! lol He was like, "Oh yea, they didn't call me about it. Hmm, I'll have to call tomorrow. It's coming from Albany." Hmmm, what kind of thing is he getting me?? I'm even more excited now, and mainly because...it's a gift from my dad. I don't even care what it is, the fact that it's from him just makes it wonderful! After chatting with him for a while, I decided t...

Well, my phone number has been ordered, and I should have it by tomorrow. This bites. Hrmph!

I had a feeling that things were too good to be true. I got a call earlier from the guy who was supposed to be moving in upstairs on Monday. Unfortunately, it's not going to happen. His girlfriend's current roommate (who is his sister) was told that the roommate she was going to have move in decided not to. So his girlfriend doesn't want to move here now. He tried everything he could to convince her to move here, but she's not having it. And I guess there's no way he can just afford moving in by himself. Sooooo, that leaves us with an empty apartment, and my parents paying out of their own pocket for part of the mortgage payment. I surely hope that won't last very long!! I hope we can find someone to move in soon, someone decent!! Ugh!! This also means that I'm calling today for a phone line. I can't afford cable modem by myself right now, so the phone line is going to be my connection to the internet. I'm sooooooooooo not happy about this!!! Wri...

I think I caused alarm in a few people with my previous post about not feeling well for a few days. It really wasn't fun, but I am happy to report that I've been doing much better the past couple days! I especially noticed that I was back to myself yesterday, when I went shopping with my friend, her mom and her baby daughter. I walked faster than them at some points. And I wasn't tired or out of breath! So, maybe my icky days were just weather-related. I had been reading quite a few posts from fellow PHers on the PHA website, who have felt the same way as I had recently. With the way the summer has been everywhere so far, with all the heat, it definitely takes a toll on people like us! So, just so y'all know, I'm doing a lot better than I was about a week ago! :) My sister, Lisa, was supposed to be coming home tomorrow with her boyfriend and their two puppies. However, she had some problems with the house she is closing on (which she was supposed to do Monda...

Lately, I've been feeling very blah, not like myself almost. I've been pretty tired. I slept most of the day on Sunday. I feel like some of my PH symptoms have been a little worse, like the fatigue, shortness of breath, etc. Almost like I felt before taking the one medicine that has been helping me so much. I know a lot of it has to do with this weather. The heat and humidity definitely doesn't help! For me, though, air conditioning makes me feel worse, so I don't turn it on much in my apartment. I'm just resting as much as I can, and keeping a low profile. I did go out today, and felt good for the most part. But when I got home, I just felt really tired. I really hate this, I hate having PH sometimes. I don't often complain about it, which I guess is a good thing since I've had it all my life. I think someone would have shot me somewhere along the line in the past 29 years if I had complained about it every day. lol I'm thinking that maybe another part ...

Ok, I thought I was completely insane for thinking this, but a friend and I were discussing the Harry Potter movies the other night, and some of the actors playing characters in the film. I casually said to my friend, jokingly, but seriously, that I thought the guy playing Professor Snape was hot! She was like, "Alan Rickman?? Totally!!" I gasped, since I really thought I was the only one who was in love with a bad character in Harry Potter!! I have always found myself attracted to "the bad boy" image, and I guess that remains the same with Snape! So after this discussion, I was talking to another friend about who is playing Lord Voldemort (He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Named) in the upcoming Harry Potter film being released in November. I tell her it is Ralph Fiennes, and we both same YUMMY!! LOL Great, so now that makes TWO actors playing evil characters in the Harry Potter films that I find sinfully delicious!! How am I to watch the next movie?? I'll be rootin...

I went to dinner last night with my family, since my Grandma and an aunt were in town. While at dinner, my Dad told me he ordered my birthday present, and he'll give it to me on Tuesday. I asked him if they were windshield wipers, and he said no. (Sidenote: My Dad's a mechanic, so he is always getting things for cars!) He told me it was something I wanted, and that I wasn't sure if I could wait for it since my birthday is in September. Then I realized what it could be! I THINK it might be a tool box holder, with different drawers in it to keep things, such as nails, screws, nuts and bolts, etc. However, I think it would be perfect for beads!! I told him this when I was with him last weekend on our little shopping excursion. So I'm sitting there realizing that: A) My Dad actually listened to what I said lol; B) My Dad bought me something for my birthday??? In all my almost-30 years (remember people, my birthday is in September, mark your calendars!), my Dad ha...

Imagine going to check your email, and getting an email saying that your journal is going to be featured on AOL's People Connection . And imagine your journal also being featured as one of several other journals in a journal entry by the Guest Editor of the week! Well, that's exactly what I discovered when logging on this morning! And I have to say, that I'm quite surprised! And in return for my journal being posted in her blog, I would like to introduce you to the person responsible for hightlighting my journal! Meet Jaime Chase. Her journal is entitled JaimeChase.com A ChaseNKids Production . She writes about her life in Alaska, with her loving husband, Ian, and her very cute children! Oh, and let's not forget the fabulous hair! Her entries are often time very funny and entertaining, and I truly enjoy reading them! So I highly suggest stopping by her journal and giving it a read! And at the same time, I thank you very much, Jaime, for listing me in your jour...

....do people need to wear jewelry? Or do they really want to wear jewelry? I wonder these types of things when I spend 4 hours making a really nice piece of jewelry, only to have one part break off, and the necklace becomes unfixable and unwearable. It's rather frustrating, I tell ya!! My hand hurts from working on this stupid thing today, and what do I get??? The ending broke!! UGH!!! Why do I even bother?????? Oh wait, I bother because people actually buy my stuff. Sometimes. Guess I'll try it all over again tomorrow. Cross your fingers it doesn't happen again! Because when it broke, I was in front of my grandma. And I almost cursed up and down, but then I remembered......I was in front of my grandma!! (not that she would have heard me anyway ) I do NOT need to be swearing mentally in my head again!! )(*&$^(*@#^)@#!!!!!!! Written by melonlady1724 . Link to this entry This entry has 4 comments: ( Add your own ) teeheeee- poor Grandma Comment from maidoth...

Well, I've been reading Harry Potter since Saturday. I finished it today. While I really enjoyed the book more than the last one, I have to say that I was really surprised at who died. Not only with who died, but the way this character died. It was sad, and a little shocking. At least to me it was! No wonder the articles I've read online the past couple days said kids were having a hard time coping with who dies! So if you plan on reading the book, or if you are reading the book, get a tissue or something when you are nearing the end. You'll need it!! I needed it!! *sniff* Written by melonlady1724 . Link to this entry This entry has 4 comments: ( Add your own ) I just never got on the whole "Harry Potter" bandwagon. Comment from luvmort - 7/23/05 5:31 PM OK, this is driving me crazy - I must find out! ~ Lori http://journals.aol.com/fitzzer/PurpleSnapdragons/ Comment from fitzzer - 7/23/05 10:05 AM Oh no!I know my curiousity is going to get the bes...

I awoke to another hot and humid day today. I debated about whether I wanted to go to church or not. I tried calling my mom to see if she was going, but the phone was busy for the longest time. I ended up just getting ready to go, and when I finally got a hold of her, she had just woken up. Sooo, I just went by myself. I missed church last week because I didn't feel like it, and I thought, not the best attitude to have. That's part of why I didn't go to church for over a year, because I was too lazy to get up and go there. Only part of the reason, though. So anyway, I get to church, and immediately felt like I entered a meat locker. Holy cow, was it freezing in there! And just my luck, I had forgot to bring a sweater. By the time I was semi-warm, mass had ended. Ugh!! So, I went to the pharmacy after, and got a prescription filled. Fun stuff. On the way home, I decided to stop by my parents house. I ended up chilling with my dad and Shelby, our little family d...

I called my mom this morning to see if she need to go to Sam's Club for anything. She asked me what I needed, and I said the new Harry Potter book, of course! I noticed that it was the cheapest place to get it (until I went into Walmart after and saw it was the same price). She said she didn't need to go there, so I called my dad. He said he needed to go, and he'd call me later. So my dad calls me, and we go to Sam's. I get my book, he gets his coffee-mate stuff, and off we go to Walmart. I told him I wanted to go look at the beads (uh oh!!), and he said he'd wander over that way after he found a belt. I picked out some beads that have been selling quite well as necklaces and earrings that I've been making. I also got a birthday card for my cousin. So we get into line, and I put my stuff down behind my dad's stuff on the conveyor belt thingy. He picks up my stuff and puts it with his. I asked him what he as doing, and he didn't say anything t...

I went out tonight with Dee, and it was a good time! Half of me was hoping to run into Tom at some point tonight. Today was his birthday. On his birthday last year, we ended up hooking up together at the end of the night. That led to a summer of "stopping by." Very late at night. What a difference a year has made, though. I went from talking to him every day last year, to barely talking to him at all. All because I finally told him my feelings for him, and got hurt very badly from it. I'm over it now, and I still consider him a good friend. I don't know what I was expecting if I did see him out. But, I didn't, so I guess I won't ever know! The person I did see tonight was my ex. It was the 2nd time I had seen him out ever since I broke up with him 5 years ago. And it was the first time I've talked to him since then. We spent 5 minutes catching up, and that was that. I think he was surprised to see me, and that I remembered a few things about him...

The past few days, with the hot weather and the unsettled atmosphere, we've had quite a bit of thunder and lightning to contend with, during the day and at night. I absolutely love thunderstorms. I know that there are some people who are downright terrified of them, but I just love them! To me, it's almost peaceful, even when the thunder can be quite loud sometimes. The other night, for some reason, I woke up at 2:30am, and I realized that thunder was in the distance. I lay there for quite some time, listening to the thunder getting closer and closer. The lightning was like flash bulbs going off in the sky. Soon the storm was on us, and the rain started. By 3am, things were calming down, and I was a little bummed. No more lightning or thunder! Until the next time.....which was like the next afternoon. lol I used to love sitting on my parents' front porch when I used to live there, watching the rain come down, and listening to the thunder. I miss that. I can'...

My sister, Mandy, her hubby, Ron, their baby, Hailey, and their dog, Cleo are all moving fairly soon. They'll be out by or before the end of this month. They found a new home that is only about a 5 minute or more drive from my house. I am getting a little sad that they are going. They aren't exactly the type of people to pick up the phone and call you to see what's up. I joked with Mandy that I'm afraid they'll move, and I'll never see them again. lol I know it's not true, but I'm sure I'll be calling them a lot more than they call me (or anyone else for that matter). Anyhow, my parents were hoping maybe my friend, Dee, could move upstairs. Unfortunately, because of circumstances beyond her control, she isn't able to move right now because of financial reasons. So, we didn't know who would be able to move in, and my mom would have had to put an ad in the paper. Not something I really wanted, but hey, they can't afford to keep the a...

Just for a change, I have decided to put a recipe up here that I love. It's very yummy, and I've made it a couple times so far! I just thought I'd share it! Strawberry Banana Bread 2c all-purpose flour 3/4tsp baking soda 1/2tsp salt 1c sugar 1/4c butter, softened 2 large eggs 1c mashed ripe banana* 1/2c mashed ripe strawberry* 1/3c plain low-fat yogurt** 1tsp vanilla extract cooking spray (* you can use more strawberries than bananas if you want, I've exchanged amounts before, and it is still good! **I use vanilla-flavored yogurt, tastes yummier! lol) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, & salt, stirring with a whisk. Place sugar & butter in large bowl, & beat with mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1m). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, strawberry, yogurt, and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed ...

I was talking to my cousin earlier tonight when I got an email. I checked to see who it was from, and it was from Euan. It's kind of ironic, too, since my friend, Renee, asked me the other night if I had heard from him recently. I haven't heard from him since May. We were trying to make plans to meet each other, and unfortunately, the day we picked ended up not working for him. And ever since then, I hadn't really heard from him. I was disappointed, to say the least. My gut instinct, however, was that he might not be feeling well. He has a heart condition, not like mine, but serious enough that he needs to go to cardiologists often. Anyway, he said he had an episode of tachycardia (sp), where the heart starts racing very fast and doesn't stop. He had to call an ambulance since he was alone when it happened. He also said there's a possibility that he might have to have a defibrillator put in his heart to help if it happens again. But right now, he's reco...