Geez. A week or so ago a really good friend I went to school asked me on Facebook what happened to me during a certain time of my life. I typed out a long email to her and lost it. I accidentally hit a bookmark at the top of the page and it took me off facebook… when I hit the back arrow it was gone. I was upset.

I realized then… that time in my life had been horribly hard and I obviously hadn’t dealt with it. My life could have been so different. So much better. I am sad thinking about it. I am stinkin sobbing like a baby. Stupid hormones or something… sheesh…

I reconnected with 4 of those friends tonight.

She made the Chris Sligh video!!! Too cool!

Okay… this is going to be scattered, smothered, covered, capped, and peppered like I like my Waffle House hashbrowns.

Scattered-
I have been having weird memories lately. Random, scattered, no relation to the other kinda weird memories. Some are sad, some make me think, what was that?!

I was remembering some old stuff and Danny and I started talking about rides at Fair Park. I was looking to see if anyone had pics online. I wish we had more pics of stuff from when I was a kid. After seeing all the changes at Coleman Park I know why people take landmark shots now. I need to take more pics of places we frequent. It is sad to see old places get torn down. Seeing certain places keeps memories fresh. When they are gone it is harder to remember.

I found this while searching for pics of Fair Park.

This is a pic of the old playground at Centennial Park. I remember playing in this a lot as a kid. My Dad’s family would have reunions at Centennial Park. Wow. I miss those days. Walking along the barrier wall with all my cousins. Begging to go ride the paddle boats just over the hill. Pigging out and then running and playing. Hoping to God you didn’t have to go pee cause it was a nasty outhouse with a distinct deodorizer scent. STINK is in distinct, you know.

I remember walking the honeycomb path. Too weird. I remember hating the  sand getting in my sandals, just like I do today. Never been a fan of sand.

I FINALLY found this! I actually screamed out loud.

I LOVED!!!! this ride at Fair Park. WOW! This was my whole focus from the time I got there to the time I finally got to ride it. I remember my parents wouldn’t let me ride it for a while because they didn’t think I could make it back. You had to make it go with brute arm strength. It was awesome. I would like to try an adult version of it now. lol Wow. Good memories. I also remember the trash cans that were a clown face. It would talk to you and suction the trash out of your hand. It was sorta scary.

I also remember the stupid go-carts. I was NEVER tall enough to ride them. When I thought I had finally grown tall enough to ride, they moved the line up. *sniffle* Kids I went to school with would say the same thing. So it wasn’t just me.

This was just a weird memory…

I remember going here when I was a kid. I can still picture the inside of the building. I remember talking to a white man with a reddish brown afro. I called Momma on this one but she didn’t remember anything. *shrugs*

Smothered-
With this bad weather my kids are making me feel smothered. UGH! Have you ever been in a relationship where you are bombarded with attention and you want to just shove them away and say enough already leave me alone for a few but you can’t tell them because they are needy and it will crush them because they are the type that doesn’t understand the concept of down time or alone time… yeah.. I’m there with the kids. lol They need to be able to go outside or go somewhere for a while. Shew.

Covered-
I am freezing. I can’t stay warm. I am tired all the time. I need some stinkin’ sunshine. I think all this rain has stirred up some mold and made me have a migraine for 2 days. Not fun at all. Boooooo on you rain!

Capped-
Danny has been looking for a Steelers hat since he got Christmas money in his hand. ha. We went to 2 different Lids stores. The one in Hickory You Might Get Shot or Raped Hollow and to Opry Please Paint Directional Lines On The Floor Mills. Lord help me. I HATE shopping. UGH! Anything in the general Antioch area makes me fear for my safety. You never know when someone might bust a cap in you. haha, that goes with this capped category. And Opry Mills makes me want to go Walmart on someone. (remember I renamed going postal to going walmart?!) Geez people! Stay on your side of the mall! UGH! It is hard enough walking through there just by yourself or with one other person but try it with 6 kids! Right after Christmas!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! I HATE it!

Hang on… I am fixing to rant about Opry Mills while I am on the subject. Have you ever ate there!!!!!! WHAT!? Are you kidding me!? The Subway doesn’t even have the $5 deal! And ANY drink is going to cost you $2.50!!!! Grrrrrrrrr… makes me so mad. It is such a rip off. To help you make a better choice, Dickies… *growls Dickies cause it is a family tradition*… is a really good choice for food. They are cheap and really good and it is plenty of food. You could even share with a kid! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIF we ever eat there again it will be at Dickies. *growls Dickies again*

AND the stupid strollers are $5!!!! CRAZY! And the “you are here” signs are too far apart. They need a stinkin map like Opryland use to have because you think something is just around the bend when all of the sudden you are at RainForest because you have made it all the way to the end! UGH! Then you have to loop back and hope you don’t pass it. Grrrrrrr.. And might I add. They don’t really have that great of deals!

Back to capped…
Danny didn’t find any Steelers hats at either place. So he ordered some offline from Lids. I don’t know why he limits himself to shopping there.. maybe the buy one get one half off deal but I am sure there are better deals online. Whatever. He got him a Vanderbilt and Steelers hat. And then he Silas and Toby a hat. Ben always wears a John Deer hat.

Peppered-
Let me tell you, the peppered option at Waffle House is SPICY! Wow! Me and Caetie both get them that way and it is super hot. This section is about me and Danny cause we are super hot. lol

Actually…. I don’t make resolutions but this year.. he resolved to be more considerate and a better spouse… at least I think so. He has certainly made great effort to be that way so far this year. So, by default of being treated super awesome it has made me want to be his friend. LMBO! Seriously… we have a hard time getting along sometimes. We are both very different yet sometimes we are very alike. It is weird. He is more serious and talks a hole in the wall. I am more goofy and mess around. I like to sit quietly. He can never sit quietly. Lots of things like that, that will directly conflict with the other. Makes for a nice head butting relationship. So… he is nicer and more considerate. I am more affectionate and loving. So… so far… we have a peppered marriage in 09.

Last night, Danny was setting up his “band member” on Guitar Hero. I was laying on the couch watching. We had banished all the kids upstairs for quiet time until bedtime in 1 hour (8pm).

Ben is always jumping off the bunkbeds. He will jump from the top bunk to the floor. They do it all the time. I don’t really care other than they rattle my ceiling. Well… last night we heard the thundering boom of what we assumed was him jumping… he would have been in trouble because they were suppose to be quiet.

It was then that we heard the screams of horror that EVERY parents know when something is wrong. How many times have I blogged about that sound this year! Geez! They were all screaming OH GOD! He’s bleeding. Oh Jesus! Oh God. Get Mom. Dad.. he’s bleeding. It’s kinda funny now. Caetie heard it too and beat us there. She started yelling and screaming. lol I was last because I was laying on the couch. I didn’t even see Danny’s feet hit the steps. I think he only took 3 steps and he was up there. lol

Ben got passed to me. OH MY GOODNESS! He had blood… BIG THICK CLOTTY blood gushing out his nose from the cut and from inside his nose like a horrible nose bleed and from his mouth. It was smeared all over his face, it was horrible. It looked bad. But just looking at the cut wasn’t so bad. I yelled for rags. I was already covered in it. Danny brought me 3 rags. One was instantly covered. I got him cleaned up a little bit. It was just pouring our his cut. I pushed on the cut and looked. OHHHHHHHH… it was deep! I told Danny we had to go QUICKLY cause he was bleeding too much. Before we walked out the door that had stopped quite a bit. It was still a big cut and needed sewing.

I yelled for Caetie to get my purse and camera. haha. Priorities people, priorities. You ALL know you want to see pics. I did, however, forget to ask her to throw by bra upstairs.

So I wore Danny’s hoodie all night and burned up. UGH!

Long story short…

They got Ben back, CT scanned his head for fractures, put him to sleep to have the plastic surgeon sew him up, and sent him home after he drank some apple juice. He got 2 stitches inside and 4 on the outside. He didn’t break anything… but he did cut all the way through his nose into his nostrils and then through the inside of his nose almost to the bone. That is why he was bleeding in his nose, outside his nose and in his mouth.

I will let Danny tell the HILARIOUS stories of him being STONED and seeing things and laughing. It was too funny.

Here’s the pics….

He slept good last night… this morning he got up and snuck into the fingernail polish and painted his nails pink! Yeah, he’s back to normal.

I listed several things on Craigslist.
Maybe I will get paid for the hours I can’t sleep.

*sigh*

My hair…

Tomorrow we are having dinner with my mother and maw maw. The kids will get to open their presents. Me too.

Wednesday I get to drop off a little Santa project I did for someone. Then we are headed to church for the media/p&w team Christmas party. We were invited because we help out with the media stuff still.

Then the 24th Jill and I are cooking for Danny’s family at 5pm.

Then on the 25th we will do our annual family Christmas. Hopefully Maw Maw will come over again and we can do breakfast.

I need to talk to Sandra to see when we are getting together with her and Daddy.

Momma got the girls Christmas dresses. I hope it is something I can match for Christmas pics. I need to get those done quickly. I don’t think I will have time to do a Christmas card. I don’t really care. Most of my friends are in the computer and I can post them a pic for free and they can save it. haha. Gotta love the internet!

Danny is working graveyard this month. lol.. I was going to say this week but it is a month long project. Hopefully it will be good money. We haven’t heard what it pays yet but at least it will be a full check. Work has been so slow lately. It is crazy.

THANKFULLY.. Barkey has put us under a microscope and we are on budget. Everything is paid… we are almost completely caught up. After we get our tax return we will almost be completely debt free! I am EXCITED! FINALLY! I see a brighter light at the end of our tunnel! Sweet.

Anyway… my teeth are healing up nicely. Or gums I should say. haha. I don’t remember a thing.. it was crazy. I sat in the chair at the surgeons.. he is SUPER nice and friendly.. I told him with tears in my eyes that I was this close *fingers pushed together* to walking out. He said get my an IV quickly. He was talking about stuff that had nothing to do with dentistry. haha. He slid the IV in and said you will feel it in a second. My head immediately started to spin.. I said I feel it. And that is ALL I remember. LIGHTS OUT! HA!

I remember waking up in bed with a wash rag under my mouth as I drooled blood into it. Gross. I asked for some gauze and packed it in my mouth and crashed back out. I told Danny I didn’t even remember coming home. He said he took me to the bank, Kroger, and home and I don’t even remember. I thought for sure the steps would have been an issue but Danny let me know that him and Sandra walked me around the back yard. haha.

BTW… MAJOR thanks to Sandra for coming over to watch my kids. They enjoyed coloring with you! haha. Better polish up your coloring skills for Nola!

Anyway. My stitches came out a couple of days ago. It looks weird but it is doing good. I can eat normal again. It was pretty much pain free. I had a couple of weird pains but it was only for a second and then went away. The worst part was eating soup. Blah. I ate so much soup it was getting gross. Momma brought me some potato soup. It was sooooooooooo good. I ate 3 bowls that night. lol

The other worst thing was nearly passing out. Whatever they give me was STRONG. It laid me out cold. I am usually pretty hard to do that to. But that stuff was good. Whew. Once I woke up good and went to the bathroom at home.. I sat up in bed and read the intruction sheet. Apparently I did too much at once cause I got SICK! UGH! I HATE that feeling. I seriously about hit to floor. Danny was fanning me and getting me a trash can to puke in.. wow. It was rough. I laid back down and I was fine.

Let me tell you… puking with stitches and surgery cuts in your mouth is NOT something I want to experience! YIKES!

I still have 3 more teeth to cut out. I will probably do it. Just later in the year next year. It is so hard to eat and swallow. You don’t realize how much suction you cause on a regular basis. That was the one thing I was told not to do. Suck. It will cause a dry socket. I am so glad I avoided that.
Anyway… enough rambling about teeth. In case you missed the pics.. here are 2 Danny took of me after he came back when I was ready to leave. I was still out cold! lol