Hanging with April

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On Thursday August 13 2015 I went to hang out with April and sleepover. It’s never a dull moment at her place.

We met at Camella’s in Appleton near the Fox River Mall. I have to say I felt discriminated against. Which I have felt before but not in a restaurant. There is no sign saying you have to dress up and it was a Thursday. I was wearing a t-shirt and shorts. I did see other in in jeans and t-shirts. But most people where dressed up. April was there with Heidi her sister and her husband Brandon. They were really dressed up but a little nicer than me. One side of the restaurant was really nice then wall and other area. Guess where they seated us? Oh no not near all the nice dressed up people. Nope! The other side of the wall where I fit in with the people in not dressed up clothes.

We waited forever for our waitress to wait on us. The portions were small for what you pay for. We had to wait in the beginning for thirty minutes which is fine but waited twenty minutes between every time our waitress would come by. She never asked how our food was or refill things. The food was okay not great. I felt like because we didn’t look fancy that she treated like we couldn’t afford to eat there. I will never go to Camella’s again and tell the people how they treated us. I thought it was unfair and quite angry about it. Camella’s is near a mall! People don’t dress up to go to the mall. I like trying new places but I don’t like being treated less because of what I wear. And I wasn’t wearing anything offensive. My t-shirt had a tiger on it.

April has new rat babies. And I got to see them. Now she has a variety of colors. Awe they are so cute and I love when they yawn, adds cuteness. She has a rat that is hairless looks like a little alien. Another rat that is lighter in color. Most of April rats have been black and white. She does have two new black and white males. Who fight! It’s funny because I have never seen a rat that fights. They stand on their hind legs and box. It’s funny! But it’s not good that they fight. They fight because they are young. Other than that all her rats are so cute!

What’s funny is that April and I always make plans to what to watch to what we are going to do. And we never do those things. We never watch the movies that we are going to watch or the shows.

April and I wanted to go for a walk but of course the weather was too hot. It’s either too hot or raining out. That night we took out her dog Marty to go potty. And we ended up taking that walk at night. We walked three miles! Average for April not average for Danielle. That was a lot for me. However it was cool to see her town. There is this one part of town that feels like a ghost town. There are people are around in their homes but everything is dead around. It was actually peaceful and we didn’t’ feel like someone was going to hurt us. What’s strange is I felt that way sort of through the regular neighborhood with normal houses.

During the night. We walk to the heart to of the town. Where they have a memorial for the men and women in the military. It was so neat to see the statutes and everyone one’s name who served on plaques. What’s silly is Marty got thirsty and thought the pot lights was water. He was licking the lights in the cement. Funny dog! We had fun even though it was a lot of walking.

During this week we got some writing in. it was great brainstorming with April for her story. We are good at brainstorming ideas. For both days we just talked and laughed. We really didn’t do a whole lot which is still fun. We never run out of things to talk about.

It was fun hanging out with April.

Random Thoughts

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My teeth I have been thinking a lot about them lately. I just had that tooth pulled and it left a huge hole in my mouth. Much bigger than any of the other teeth I had pulled out. Also the dentist said that the tooth died and that is why I was in so much pain. I have never had a tooth die before. She said that it was all black on the inside of the tooth. And it broke into pieces when she was taking it out. I have never had that happen before. Usually it just comes out in one chunk. Since it’s so huge it’s been sore and painful. This tooth has caused months of months of pain and still hurts. Just a different kinds of hurt.

Eating. Since now my mouth mirrors itself. Meaning on the left side of the mouth I am missing two teeth on the bottom. Also on that is side the screw for my crown next month. On the right side of my mouth I am missing two teeth on the top. Eating is horrible. I eat like I do not know how to use my mouth. I try to stay positive about it. Saying well I am on a new diet it’s called I have no teeth to eat food with. But its true chewing is hard when you have no molars to break things up. I mostly use my front teeth. Try eating food with your front teeth.

Money. I think everyone worries about money sometimes. As you know my father in law Ken is engaged. Even though we are happy for him he put us in a position where we are like oh shit what do we do now? We all live in the same house and share rent. But since he only spends four days here and the rest of the week with his fiancé he wanted to have reduce rent. Jeff and I can’t afford this house on our own. This house is one of the more expensive houses to rent in our town as well. Also what is super crappy in this town there isn’t anything to rent EVER!!! It’ so rare to find a house to rent. And when one pops up you almost have to be quick to get it because houses for rent go fast. We can live here it will be a little tight. I wish he would have said can I have reduce rent in like so many months. Not I want reduce rent now. Would have been nice to have that little buffer in between so we could plan better. We are not sure what to do.

I wish I could have one month this year where I don’t have to think about things so much. Being an adult is hard. Sometimes I wish I could be a kid again in the summer. Where I didn’t have to worry about such things. Strange because when I was kid I dreamed of being an adult. Now that I am one, I want to be a kid again.

Technological Difficulties

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As you can see blog, switching servers causing this, old postings. Thought I was getting a better deal from switching to one hosting company to another. Wrong!

I switched from A Small Orange to Arvixe. Arvixe they suck! I was getting really frustrated at them. They for some reason couldn’t get my blog to work on their server. I was posting and pictures weren’t posting. I had to redo blog posts and even paid extra to have them do an ‘emergency service’ on it and still couldn’t get it to load. Money we will never get back. Good thing they had a thirty day trail so we could get most of our money back.

The only reason I switched it. Is my blog was getting too big. So it was pay extra or try to find a better deal somewhere else to go. That was a wrong decision. I think I will forever be a loyal customer of A Small Orange. Never had a problem with them. I guess the saying ‘if it ain’t broke why fix it?’ Applies here.

Here is what going to be happening. I have to post some old posts that I posts over there, here. Then I will be all caught up. Sorry blog for doing that to you. It will be fine, though.

Hanging with Mom

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Last Saturday I hung out with my mom. When it’s just my mom and I we get along great. Add my siblings and their families, I don’t exist.

My mom has been asking me to go and see Magic Mike XXL the sequel to Magic Mike. I had no interest in seeing this movie. I didn’t watch the first one till Friday. Magic Mike is an hour and fifty minutes. I could only watch fifty minutes. It was awful! So I wasn’t that excited to see its sequel.

Before the movie mom and I went to Walgreens. I needed to pick up something and my mom needed to get some prescriptions. The pharmacist on duty was flirting with me. He smiled and waved at me more than once while I was there. I never know what to do in those situations. I always feel awkward. So what I normally do is two things. One laugh like a moron or two smile back and do this shy thing like scrunch up my shoulders. I did the second one.

The reason we went to see my parents is my dad needed help putting up a screen door. It was my idea to go and see Magic Mike XXL with my mom. So she would stop asking me. While we went to the movie. Jeff and dad put up the screen door.

We watched the movie and I have to say it was so funny! So much better than the first one. It was sexual but funny. Basically male stripper movie. I liked it! And so did my mom. I am glad I went to see it. A couple things why I liked the movie no woman nudity. Almost every movie out there has some boobs in it. I didn’t see any boobs in this movie. Second I really like the dancing it was choreographically done well.

After the movie mom and I went underwear shopping. Everyone needs underwear. When we got there my mom found a ton of things to try one. I got what I wanted and had to wait an hour for her to try on things. It was funny to see the men in shop with their wives. They would walk around awkwardly. One guy approached me and asked if he knew me. I said no. I have never seen this man in my life. He even asked his wife and she said this “Don’t bother people. Leave everyone alone and wait for me.” Really put him in his place. I was laughing at that.

After the underwear shop we went shoe shopping. My mom has an obsession with shoes. She has a lot of shoes. I swear she has over twenty pairs of shoes and she added one on Saturday. I only have four pairs of shoes. I really dislike shoe shopping.

Then we went out to eat with guys. We had pizza it was good. The service wasn’t the greatest but free pizza. Can’t turn that down.

It was a good day.

Hanging with Alice

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My cousin Alice lives in Utah. I am sure I have said that before. She came to Wisconsin for Fourth of July and was staying here for a couple of weeks. She is a teacher and gets summers off. For the Fourth we got to see her whole family. Her husband, their little boy Ellis and her. Also funny her son is named Ellis and her name is Alice. She told us that she didn’t get it till he turned one and went to the doctor’s office that her name and her son’s name sound the same. That made me laugh when she told us that. How can you not get it for that long! Ha!

When Alice comes to Wisconsin I try to have lunch with her. I only get to see her maybe a couple times a year. I love my cousin Alice because she is much like me. This time it was pretty strange and funny at the same time. Alice’s parents live about forty five minutes away from us. Good thing driving there is pretty.

Here is what it looks like driving over there:

We agreed to meet at a Mexican restaurant and Jeff and I have never been to that one before. We drive over there and get there first. The place isn’t as big as we thought. We get in there and be seated. The man who was working kept staring at us and asking us if we wanted to order. I think he was being impolite. After about twenty minutes of waiting my cousin calls and says she totally forgot. Also that her mom took the car with the car seat in it. She felt so bad!

We agreed to come over to her parent’s house and hang for a bit. When the man came over we just told him that we would pay for our drinks. He was not very happy and gave us attitude. Hey wasn’t our fault that my cousin forgot. We are never going there again.

When we got to her parent’s house all she could do was apologized. I know she felt bad and I forgave her. But first we had to give her shit about it. Ha! But it was fine. We talked and Ellis really likes me. He is two and he can’t say my name yet. I know my name is hard for kids to say. Funny! But he wanted to show me everything and he was showing me his dance moves. He was being really silly. He is such a happy kid!

In fact I only see Ellis a couple of times a year obviously but he takes to me more than my niece and nephews. That is sort of sad to think about. We always have a lot fun together though.

We went to a restaurant which made me sick later. It wasn’t very good food and I think I got food poisoning from their meat. It was a rough night for me.

Anyways we always have something to talk about with Alice. And of course we can’t forget the very cute Ellis.

 

Soda

coollogo_com-15655352Today is 200 days without soda! So proud of myself!

When we go grocery shopping or go out to eat I look at soda like this:

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I think of soda of just a pile of sugar I don’t want. Even in the store I am thinking ‘no thanks’. My husband still buys it and even in our fridge, I am still thinking ‘nope’. My new thing is I like to drink cold unsweetened tea. I still get a little caffeine without the sugar. Okay yes tea tastes nothing like soda. But I prefer it over soda.

The only time I am having trouble with is when we go out to a fast food restaurant. I have no problem when we go to a sit down restaurant and order water or coffee. However fast food rarely has anything else but soda. We went to Culver’s recently and all they had was tea. Their tea wasn’t that good. I was a disappointed because so far I have seen at least lemonade at fast food restaurant but Culver’s the only option was tea or water.

Fourth of July happened and there was tons of soda. Then we hanged out with my cousin Alice. Soda at her mom’s house and even offered me one. No tendency to drink it at all.

I can say with confidence that I am beating my addiction to soda.

For 200 days without soda reward I am going to read Wayward Pines by Blake Crouch the trilogy. There was a short series on TV that I watched. And I love it! So I want to read the books then I am going to watch the short series again.

Home?

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We didn’t get the house. It was sad at first then it wasn’t. I know Jeff was really excited to work on the house. He’d been planning and planning for weeks to make everything we wanted in the house. I was a excited for the finished product.

The reason why we didn’t the house is because we have decent credit. Not horrible but not great either. We had to get a loan from the government to get the house. And if anyone knows the government they aren’t the greatest to work with. We had to get what is called FHA loan from them and they are picky! The reason we couldn’t get a loan was because the septic tank is too close to the house. It would cost a lot to fix it and we just didn’t have the money to do that.

S we got our money back from the deal and we do not get that house. Now that it is all done. I feel better about it. It was sad but not anymore. Yes we still have to rent this house and it’s not our house but there is always other houses to consider in the future. Also gives a chance to get our credit to decent to good which will help with the loans we get in the future.

Another thing and we should have known. Jeff and I do not work the greatest together. It’s funny to say that but Jeff is a like his mom BOSSY! He is so bossy! And I won’t stand for it either. Ha! I will tell him and get mad. So in that regard maybe it’s a good thing we didn’t that house. Because we know how it will go. I will eventually refuse to work with him being that way. We laugh about that now because we know.

Anyways no house for us now. Just going to stay here. Who knows what the future holds.

Dental Implant

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On June 29 2015 on I got my dental implant. Well half of it. I was really, really nervous about getting this done. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be.

They gave me a choice laughing gas which I had before. Once when I got a root canal done. I hated it because it made me feel drowsy for a whole day. Or local anesthesia that is when they stick that needle in my mouth. I always close my eyes when they do that. I don’t want to see them putting that needle in there.

For about half of it I didn’t feel any pain. Here is what they did. Doctor Anderson cut open my jaw open then put a screw into my jaw bone. The only time I felt pain is when she started to screw it into my jaw. It was like a burst of pain! But they gave me more anesthesia then I couldn’t feel anything after that. It was funny because they use these little tools like a mini screw driver.

The surgery lasted an hour. My surgery was at one and I was numb till almost six at night. Then I had a rough night they gave me an antibiotic Clindamycin because I am allegoric to Penicillin. I have had Clindamycin before but for whatever reason I was allergic to it. I became itchy all over and had burning of the skin. It was painful! Worst then the surgery.

The next day I called and then they gave me another antibiotic Zithromax or what we call it as the Z-pack because it’s a pack instead of bottle. Then I was fine. I did have some side’s effects from the surgery. I did get a headache for two days and my ear did hurt for about a day. Also soreness for about a week. But now I feel fine and the only time I notice it, is when I accidentally let food go on that side of my mouth. I get a sharp pain letting me know to not do that again. But it happens.

Right now it’s just screw as you can see in the pictures. September eighth I will get my fake tooth. They take the middle part of the screw out and screw in the fake tooth. I can’t wait to get my tooth to see how it looks. Also now I will know what it is like to get a dental implant for next time. I think it’s worth it since I have such trouble with my teeth.

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Coming up

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Hi Blog! Next week I only have time to write you once. Next week are somethings that are coming up.

Monday June 29 2015 I get my dental implant. I am so nervous about it. I will show you my before and after pictures when it’s all done. I wonder how long it will take. I am going to try to relax when they are working in there.

Tuesday June 30 2015 we are getting a new TV. We haven’t got a new TV in years! I get envious when we shop in the store and you see those TV’s with the vibrant colors. Our TV is dull in comparison to what they have now.

On Saturday July 4 2015 we will celebrate Independence Day. We will be hanging out at my aunt’s house. I think it will be fun and also they got a new place. Haven’t been there yet. I am excited to see it. Another thing my cousin Alice will there, she lives in Utah. We are good friends as well as cousins.

Next week I will be blogging about a new and awesome artist I found. I am excited to tell you about him. I love his music it’s so great and I can’t stop listening to him.

Don’t worry I will keep you updated on all the things that happen next week. Just going to be late.

Personal Space

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We need to talk.

I don’t know what it is but people have no sense of personal space. Especially standing in line for anything.

If I can feel you breathing, you are too close! If I can smell what you ate, please stand back!

People should just have a circle around their feet where their personal space starts. Do not cross into my circle unless I say. If we are standing in line please just stay in your space. You don’t need to be that close to me. I know I am a cool person but still.

Here is the thing if I can reach out and touch you. You need to stand back. Now standing in line. Standing a little back is not going to lose your place in line. Just because we are standing in line doesn’t mean you need to be that close unless you really need to talk to me. I am not standing in your circle. Why stand in mine? The only reason we should ever have overlapping circles if we are best friends, you are Jeff and you are not, and family. Some more reasons we are at a concert, we both saw the same famous person/people, some kind outdoor event maybe a flea market or in the same isle reaching for the same item. I am sure there are more examples please use your judgement wisely when intersecting my circle.

I will tell you if you are too close or give you an evil look that means stand back. Another reason if you haven’t showered in days. No one wants to stand next to you. If you like to layer on the perfume/cologne no one wants to choke on that especially me. Please people this is important. Everyone has personal space.

Even when sitting. Okay I am going to admit sometimes when sitting that can’t be avoided. Like airplanes everyone’s personal space is sacrificed during those times. Also if in a doctor’s office and all the in between seats are taken. Personal space will be sacrificed. I understand those times. But if all possible if there is a seat next to me open and there is a ton of seating please sit somewhere else. There is a good chance I don’t want to talk to you. Unless you can’t help it or you are old. I don’t know what it is but older people like to talk to me and sit next to me. I am find with that. But let’s respect personal space still. Like if you want to sit on the seat and there is one between us. And you still want to talk to me. I am okay with that.

There is only one exception to my personal space is if you have animal. And I can pet it then yes I will always want to pet it. I love animals especially dogs. Having two myself. I love petting them and getting dog kisses. During those times….what is personal space? Animals don’t know what personal space is. Only exception.

This goes both ways with animals. If you see me with my dogs. Don’t assume you can pet them. Yes they are super friendly but unless I say. Don’t just reach down and pet them. First of all Scotty is scared of everyone and everything, you will scare him. Koko on the other hand, yes he would love for you to pet him. However I don’t know you so respect my personal space. I always ask if I can pet your animal be respectful and ask me if you can pet my dogs.

I am glad we had this talk about personal space. This is super important to talk about because it makes me angry when people don’t respect my personal space.