O What a Beautiful Morning!!

Okay, today finishes up my second week at work. I love it!!!! I'm so thrilled. I have my own office with a window that is decorated with a hummingbird feeder. And since the building is on 150 acre farm with 5 ponds, there are many, many hummingbirds. In fact, every window has a feeder and they all get refilled every other day. Today, i swear I saw a hummingbird gargle. At least it tipped it's little head back and appeared to gargle. They are so beautiful.

The kitchen to this place is huge and filled with tables that face a wall full of windows, also alined with bird feeders. Not all for hummingbirds. This room looks out across the fields. It's lovely and relaxing. And stocked with all sorts of food. Schwans fills one freeze while icecream fills another. The fridge is stocked with drinks and has enough room for my lunch as well. Cabinets stocked with dishes and a LARGE assortment of tea, which just thrills me.

In the middle of the building is a large goldfish pond, stocked of course and right next to the workout room. Since I've gained some weight, mainly in the hips, thighs and dreadfully in the waistline, I'm working back into my clothes. This weight gain I will attribute to having to sit on the couch and code 8 hours day for the past sememster. (not to the fact I wouldn't exercise, ate junk food and just became a couch potato)

So let's get back to my office. I have KLove pouring out of the speakers on the computer, (when I'm not learning more about .Net coding from the videos), a book shelf (that needs many more books on .Net of course), and a file cabinet (with the plant I've chosen to kill this month.) I need some photos of my family and I have in the plans to go to Wally World and find some frames. Also, my hubby went out to NM and said he has coming some prints of wild life. Those I will enjoy.

I even have my own extention! Hehehehe! You have no idea what I went through just to put a message on my system. Now how silly can you imagine I was. No, it was worse. I typed out the message before I recorded it. And still goofed it up!

Now the kids. They didn't want to go to thier dads and after the things they told me, I don't blame them. I didn't want them to go either. I miss them so much. They have been gone all week. I have to honest, I'm very worried. They went down to Florida and I'm so fearful they won't make it back. This just has to be Mother's anxiety. Everything inside me wants to drive down there and pick them up so I know they make it back safely. (like there would be a difference in the 'mario andrette driving I do next to his grey-haired driving, riiiight)

Apparently, as with most divorces, I'm the evil one again. Well, at least I'm consistent. I don't feel they need to be subjected to his antics and opinions in this manner, but who am I to stop it. So far mine and D's attempts are frutile. Kinda like his attempt to be a man. (ooops, did I really say that?) Before I rant and rave about everything he says and make this unenjoyable, lemme just leave it at this. He calls to say he's "moving slow" that Sunday and is it okay to pick the girls up late. Hmmmm, (keep in mind, I'm the bad parent) I have to be in Indy to pick up D from the airport and we have reservations at a resturaunt. This info I kept to myself.

Nope, you need to be here by this time (15 after the agreed time) or you will have to pick them up tomorrow. "I can't drive there twice! What's the deal? Are you alone?" You can be here by that time or pick them up tomorrow. Everybody paying attention? I kid you not, this is what he said, "Can't you just leave them there?"

He wants me to leave my children at a school, not knowing if he has car trouble, wrecks, some freak is there. And I lose my ever loving mind. WHAT! Are you.....what....ARE YOU ON CRACK!?! "it's not like I'm not on my way." no. NO. NO!!! You'll either be there or you'll wait. You decide. I'm not leaving my children there alone. Are you crazy!?!

No. I didn't leave my children there and he made it on time. May I point out, my youngest one was begging me the whole time that if he said she could stay could she stay. Of course the answer to that question has always been yes, but we all know he won't agree to that. She still tries every time. And as the comic says, "and it goes through my mind....."

Okay, so my kids are in Florida, hopefully having a good time and not getting eaten by the sharks, my boy. Oh my boy. The cremudgian. He has:
* Opened the pantry, climbed it like a monkey, pulled out the marshmellows while I stood and watched in awe. (must keep insurance on the boy and find a good Dr.)

*Climbed the piano. (we don't have a bench. how is this possible?)

*Found now four different ways to turn my computer off while I'm using it. The last one was to stand on the plug that is sticking out of the wall. (if he lives, it will be an act of Congress)

*The tomato. Here's a story. He managed to stretch a tomato across two rooms. It was all down the front door, the window in the door, the window next to the door, the floor in front of the door, the rug on the floor, himself, the carpet between the dining and living room, the rug in front of the back door, the two sliding glass doors, his high chair and one dining room chair.

*Discovered that he can write with his toes if he puts the marker in them.

*Climbed up on the rabbit cage. This was interesting being that it comes up to my shoulders. But it was fun to watch.

And tell me please how it is that he can be up for 5 min and in that time frame totally destroy a perfectly cleaned house?