OMG!! This is friggin fabulous! I think Zoot and a few others mentioned this video before but I have only now had the pleasure of stumbling on to it. And I have to say this is the best video for showing support to the WGA strike I have seen so far. I support the WGA strike… Do you?!

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I am curious and just have to ask. Is there any difference to a cable/satellite company DVR and a TIVO unit?? Do they both do they same things? We have 2 dual tuner DVR’s through our cable television company. And I have always wondered if TIVO was any different then my DVR. I have gone to the TIVO site and looked around and it looks the same to me. But I have heard other people comment to the contrary. Saying their TIVO could do more. So I am asking all of you… Does TIVO do more then your standard DVR unit? Or are they basically the same thing?

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So we went to speak with the court officer today about Dani’s case. The case where she was falsely accused of threatening the girl who attacked her twice. They call it a resolution meeting. Basically it’s to be sure the accused gets a chance to speak and defend themselves and find out if there is anything really worthy of a court case as well. What the court officer told me was the police report on my daughter, alleging she harassed and threated that other girl, was all screwed up. She said it was missing all sorts of things including a written statement from my daughter, when she was arrested, stating her view on the situation. I let her know that Dani wasn’t given a chance to document her side of the story and the court officer said that was very wrong. She also felt that the charges were not clear. It was very confusing to even understand what my kid was being accused of.

Bottom line it’s this lady’s job to write up a report telling the DA’s office her recommendation for whether or not charges should be filed. She doesn’t feel that the report against my daughter will hold water. As far as she can see it seemed to be a bunch of bullshit. She thinks all charges will be dropped. We should get a letter stating just that in 30-60 days. And ya know… That works well for me because my kid is innocent!!

She also made several references to how crappy our police department is and about how she sees this sort of half-ass’d bullshit coming in from them constantly. When I asked how they’re getting away with it she shrugged and had no more of a clue then I do. I also commented on how maybe someone should sue them… and she nodded and goes, “I agree.” That gave me some food for thought… I just might.

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For a full sit-down dinner with several guests, would you rather be the one cooking or do you prefer to just show up and eat?

Personally I’d much rather show up and eat, lol. But that’s mostly because cooking isn’t my thing. I really do not enjoy it, lol. It’s a chore. Not to mention that food always seems to taste better when someone else cooks it, lolol.

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About me..

Ok so I stole another meme. I love these things, lol. And I needed more material. I really want to hit that 100 posts goal, LMAO. Besides we all know I enjoy talking so…. lol. This came from Zoot. Here we go.

1. Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 random or weird things about yourself.
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
4. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

I skipped steps 3 and 4 because I happen to agree with most people…errr…bloggers… most bloggers. I don’t like to do the tagging thing. I enjoy being tagged though.

7 Weird Things About Myself

1. I talk to myself… and I answer myself. Seriously. I have been known… when I had no else to help me sort though something…to have an entire discussion… out loud… to myself. LMAO! hey it helps me ok…lol.

2. Like many other bloggers have also stated… I too talk to my animals and I also give them voice. For example… when my husband is playing with the kitten, Cesar. I often join in the fun by speaking for him. As Cesar crouches down to pounce I might say, ” You can’t see me but I am gonna get you!” and as he pounces and then starts to run away, ” Aha.. I have surprised you!! AHHH You see me. RETREAT!!!!!” It’s a riot and amuses me greatly, lol. It also makes my husband laugh. lol. The other day one of the kids said or did something to the cat.. and then said to him, “What are you looking at?!” and I looked at Cesar and then at them and said, ” He telling you to take a hike… screw you and kiss my butt is what he says.” LOL. And right on cue he stood up, whirled around showing them his butt… and then he sauntered off, lol.

3. I wear socks with my slippers. My feet get cold easily but I also can’t stand sweaty feet so I have to have socks on in my shoes or slippers.

4. I hate “tags” Like you see on flickr photos and people’s blogs. Vox uses them a lot. I hate them with a passion. It makes no sense to me to list 2,5, or in same cases I have seen some people use over 10 “keywords” to reference a post or picture. Especially if you are using categories as well. They just seem pointless.

5. I hate clutter. It makes my skin crawl. But I am not against having junk drawers or even whole junk closets, lol Because I don’t have to look at them. They’re hidden from my view, lol.

6. I love gadgets… but I think they’re ALL over priced. Not quite 3 years ago my hubby got me an iPod Video…he paid roughly $300 bucks for it. I love it. I use it daily but I still think it was over priced. This year he bought me a laptop… I adore it, want it, love it and use it daily. I wouldn’t give it up or trade it for anything. But I still think it was over priced, lol. It takes me lots of thought to be able to buy gadgets because of their cost… but I love them!

7. I am rather easily amused, lol. Don’t let that imply I am not complicated…because I am.. but at least I am someone who can laugh often.

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For years my mom has suffered from what we thought was Crohns Disease and Colitis. But she has recently discovered that she really has a disease called Celiac. Celiac disease is an inherited autoimmune disorder marked by an inflammatory condition in the small intestine that triggers when genetically susceptible individuals consume wheat. Which essentially means, in lay terms anyway, that she has an allergy to gulten and in case you wondered gulten is wheat, rye, oats and barley. And if she hadn’t caught it, it’s more then likely my mother would have died within the next 5 years.

People with untreated Celiac disease suffer intestinal damage when they eat products containing wheat, rye, oats or barley. If people with Celiac disease continue to eat gluten, studies show that their risk of gastrointestinal cancer is 40 to 100 times that of the normal population. In addition to increased cancer risk, untreated Celiac disease is associated with osteoporosis

When I read that my mom could die if she didn’t get a handle on this I was so glad she finally found out what was causing her symptoms all of these years. My mom and I have a standing joke…. We’ve discussed it and I have decided…she’s not allowed to die…ever! LOL. Knowing this disease was essentially slowly killing her I am so thankful and relieved that she’s discovered it and is now eating gulten free. I want her to stick around for a long time to come.

Have you ever tried to eat without ingesting wheat, rye, barley or oats??? It’s very difficult. Until my mom started looking and reading I never realized just how many things contain wheat or some form of wheat. Just off the top of your head I am sure you thought there goes… bread products… right? Well wheat is also in most cakes, cookies, pasta, and even in condiments too… like salad dressings and and even in certain steak and BBQ sauces too. Most Cereals, all oatmeals, almost anything that claims to be high in fiber. It’s even in Cucumbers too!!! But don’t ask me how that’s possible, lolol. But when you think about what you eat on a daily basis. Most of us would have to stop eating 70% of the foods we currently eat if we were attempting to avoid eating gulten. Some of the most forbidden types of foods are: bread, breadcrumbs, rolls, muffins, bagels, donuts, croissants, cereal, pizza, fried food, pasta, beer, crackers, pretzels, cookies, cake, brownies, and pie crust. And if you think that’s all you’d be wrong…processed foods and mixes, fast food, junk food, snack food dusted with flavors such as sour cream and onion potato chips and the like, packaged seasonings, soups and dressings, pre-flavored yogurt is even a no no (only plain or vanilla is ok)- And of course that includes pretty much anything with ingredients you can barely pronounce.

If you’ve ever tried to eat gluten free bread or cookies you know what I am gonna say is true. You could break your teeth biting into the cookies and the bread is like holding a brick. It’s so dense you could probably use it so weight down a dead body, lol. The pizza crust isn’t bad but if you prefer your crust super thin you are out of luck. Gluten free dough doesn’t do thin. As my mom was telling me many times people who find they have this end up gaining weight because you end up grabbing for many more fattening things to help with the flavor and to add some moisture to the breads and doughs. Things like butter, sour cream, applesauce and so on.

I have been doing lots of surfing trying find as many sites that I can with new recipes so my mom can try out some new stuff. If you have to know of any good sites or recipes.. email them to me. (email located under contact me).

Here’s some I found:

1. First this is the story of one woman who found out as an adult she was Gluten intolerant. She has a lot of good tips and advice.
2. Celiac.com has a decent site which lists a Gluten-free list of foods.
3. Pumpkin Berry Muffins.
4. Karina’s online blog offers up a sort of online recipe book for gluten-free recipes.
5. Trader Joe has a decent selection of Gluten free products.

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I am trying my hardest to forgive myself right now. As a mother I feel like I am failing to do all I can do to help my daughter. I shouldn’t think the horrible things that are rolling through my mind. As her mom… how could I?? But as a human being I know this type of anger is normal, natural and it happens to the best of us. So the battle within continues to rage on.

I don’t know what else I can say or do to help her. We’ve done doctors, medicine, counseling, talking, yelling, begging, bargaining, promising and yes… even hitting. I am ashamed to admit that. I see having to hit my kids and sign of failure. Each time I have to slap one of them in the mouth… or each time I have ever had to spank one of them… I can’t help but think if it has gotten to this point I must have screwed up somewhere. She’s only 13 and already I have seen such huge warning signals. Lying, sneaking, smoking, insane increases in her interest of sex and boys. This all scares me and all confuses me. What do you do with all this when standard punishment, and discussions don’t work?

It’s now to a point where she and I don’t talk. We fight, yell, scream, name call, bang, slam, and close our ears and minds to the other one… anything except talking..we don’t talk at all anymore. There are brief short lived moments that we might have a sentence or two or talking but beyond that…there’s nothing but anger and misunderstanding. I know this is not good. But I am stuck. I don’t know what else to do.

I am currently trying to forgive myself for being human. For acting in anger instead of in understanding. For yelling more then I listen with her. And I am trying to figure out where I can go to even think about starting over. I don’t know where we even have to begin to make that happen. All I know for sure is that I love my daughter and I don’t want our relationship to be filed with nothing but anger and indifference.

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Stealing a posting idea from Zoot.

1. I forgive myself for yelling at my kids. Which I try not to do but usually do at least once every other day.
2. I forgive myself for thinking horrible thoughts about my daughter, Nikki. Recently(the last 6 months or so) her and I are having a rough time. I have thought some real doozies when she’s acted out. I have felt some huge guilt because of it too. So I am now forgiving myself for being a mom who cares and also for being human and getting angry.
3. I forgive myself for wanting to run away and cry when parenting and life gets hard.
4. I forgive myself for being tired all of the time and not having any energy.
5. I forgive myself for not being a better cook.
6. I forgive myself for not wanting to be a better cook.
7. I forgive myself for being lazy on my days off.
8. I forgive myself for leaving all my clean laundry in a basket on my night stand and not putting it away.
9. I forgive myself for not taking a shower yet today…i really need one. (been up since 9am, lol)
10. I forgive myself for not being more artistic.. and therefore not being able to sew anything. I can’t even sew on a button correctly.

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