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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
WOW
My children both play WOW (World of Warcraft), it is a global internet game that you play with other ‘game geeks’. You get to make a character, or several if you’d like, and work your way through these things called ‘instances’, earning ‘gold’, with which you can purchase ‘stuff’ that helps you survive longer in the game. The goal is to work from level #1 to level #60 and then, of course, you start all over again! Baby girl started playing this game about 6 months ago and very quickly became totally addicted to it for months, she laid off it a bit during the summer months but has just recently started playing again. Even with all of her playing she never stopped socializing…with REAL people, but she has always been a social butterfly.
She hooked big guy on it late this summer and, in his typical fashion, he’s thrown himself into it full force. He has now reached level 60 in a very short time frame, which means that he’s been playing way way way too much. He has gone from last years addiction to on-line poker and partying to his newest infatuation with WOW. He is a relatively introverted kid to begin with and now with this new addiction he seldom has contact with ‘real people’, you know the ones with actual DNA and stuff. Of course he does have ‘human contact’ thru his job and his classes but doesn’t do much ‘socializing’ other then that. His grades are far better then they were last semester so I’m not sure if I should be concerned about this or not. Maybe it is just his way of coping with the stresses of college…Maybe I should stop teasing about having NO life…Maybe this game will make him a better psychologist…Maybe the moon is made out of cheese.
I really do believe that kids should come with a handbook.
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Say It Sunday #?
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Peaks and Valleys
The holidays always bring many peaks and valleys for me. Since the loss of my mother and then of my niece I am never sure of what the day will bring. It starts with Mom's b'day on 11/5 and ends with the anniversary of her death on 1/18. I approach each day with aprehension, wondering how it will effect me this year. Some days go by with the ease that I crave and others trudge by with a sense of impending doom. This may sound a bit dramatic but it is the best way I can describe how I feel during this time frame. This week has been no different.
I have been able to spend some time with Sheri, my best friend from highschool, and her family. I have enjoyed it completely. We talked of our childhoods, of some pretty stupid things that we'd done, of our lives since marriage, old friends, and of time spend with my mom. We laughed and I fought tears at times and realized how much we had missed of each others lives during our time apart. I am glad that she remembers my mother with such kindness and it is good to see my life, then, thru someone elses eyes. It is becoming far to easy to forget.
Thanksgiving day was spent at brothers house with the whole family. I was glad to be with sister Terri and her family and too see how much better she is doing now then last year. We sat with all of the kids, hers and mine, and chatted about life in general. We told alot of funny stories which revolved around Savannah (niece who passed on '02), she was always the instigator, of both the good and the bad. It was nice to watch the kids eyes sparkle as the talked about her and also to see Terri's face soften with her memories of her daughter. I am so glad that we have always been close. The day was fun, but in my typical style, when the day was over and I sat alone with my thoughts, I had a complete, and total melt down. I cried quietly for hours until there were just no more tears to be shed.
Now I feel as though my soul has been cleansed and I am ready to face the world YET again. I'm sure that there will be other 'meltdowns' before the holidays are over but I'm prepared for them and will survive.
Now I must get to work decorating my house for Christmas with as much enthusiasm as I can 'fake' and prepare myself for the "big" Erickson Christmas party on the 11th. I am looking forward to spending time with Julie and her family....but the rest of it I could certainly do without. I always expect the worse from this sort of gathering and it is NEVER as bad as I've imagined....The day will go fine I'm sure but I will be glad when it is behind me.
Enough ramblings from me for today....I'm done with my little Pity Party and ready to face the DAY....
On the bright side....the sun is shining at the momment (temp is 19) and we are going to dinner with Sheri and family tonight....
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Hip Hip Hooray!
My computer is FIXED...I am a happy camper!
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
The A-Z of ME
A is for age: 41
B is for booze of choice: either a Sea Breeze or  Twisted anything (bitch beer, according to the big guy)
C is for career: Real Estate Secretary/office admin
D is for your dad's name: Robert, he's always been called Ralph
E is for essential items to bring to a party: An Invitation?
F is for favorite song at the moment: Lonesome Road
G is for favorite game: Spider Solitair
H is for hometown: Good old...middle of absolutely No Where...Greenville, Maine!
I is for instruments you play: Alto and tenor sax...haven't played either of them for a while though.
J is for jam or jelly you like: Raspberry
K is for kids: 1 daughter (she's 16...nearly 17) 1 son (He's 19)
L is for living arrangements: Lloyd, Bre, occassionally Dustin, Two cats adn countless dust bunnies.
M is for mom's name: Donna
N is for name of your crush:  Johnny Castle....swoon
O is for overnight hospital stays: Two kids....appendix....gall bladder
P is for phobias: Abandonment
Q is for quotes you like: "Smile....it makes people wonder what you are thinking!
R is for relationship that lasted the longest: Hubby poo.....
S is for sexual preference: Male...hehehe
T is for time you wake up: Too fucking early!!!!!
U is for underwear: Hidden treasures
V is for vegetable you love: All of them
W is for weekend plans: Visiting with friends.....dinner with family
X is for x-rays you've had: Chest...they had a hard time finding it.
Y is for yummy food you make: Lasagna....parmesan's
Z is for zodiac sign: Pisces
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Say It Sunday -I'm BACK!
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Random Thoughts For Today
Today is November 16...where in hell did the month go...the year....the decade!!!!? Thanksgiving is right around the corner and then the push is on. The Holiday Season will officially be upon us. YIKES!
It snowed AGAIN last night, just a couple of inches which is already starting to melt but I know that it won't be long before the snow will be here to stay... FOREVER. It seems to bother more with each passing year. Is is because I'm getting older? hmmmmmm!
 Baby girls report card  will be coming home with her on Friday. I hope that it isn't as bad as I expect it to be, I really HATE having to dicipline her. She's home with the Flu and looks so vulnerable today. I hate it when my babies are not feeling well.
My roof is still not fixed!
 Big guy will be home on Thanksgiving Break soon. We had a very nice visit last Saturday, thinking about it still makes me smile. I hope that his grades make me smile too.
I wish hubby poo could get rid of this aweful cough of his.
Christmas is coming too quickly! HELP ME PLEASE. 
I really NEED a vacation, someplace warm and tropical. 
Monday, November 14, 2005
So You Think You Know Me
Take my Quiz on QuizYourFriends.com!
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Poker Night
My darling hubby hosts "Poker Night" in our garage every Thursday night from 7-11 and one Sunday afternoon a month. There are usually 14-18 people all sitting around a couple of tables playing Texas Hold 'Em. (I don't play...since baby girl always works on Thursdays this is the one evening that I get the computer to myself.) It is a very strange group of people. Several of them would turn and run the other way if they saw each other on the streets, they all have different political views, come from far differing financial brackets, different family situations, they do not socialize at any other time....but somehow, they get along fine while playing cards. Hubby is a very good host and a fun time is had by all.
Speaking of 'fun times' hubby has been working on Kineo this week, it is an Island on Moosehead Lake, access is via boat ONLY. We do not have a boat, therefore, hubby is dependent on the kindness of others. He has to be at the docks at 7:30 AM and Mr. X picks him up when he drops his son off to catch the school bus and brings him back to the mainland at 3:30 when he picks his son up. It's been working fine...UNTIL today, Mr. X didn't show up. Hubby called me at work around 4, don't know what he thought I could do about it, saying that nobody had shown up and that he and Glen, his employee, were the ONLY people left on the island...what to do. Of course he was royally pissed off and swearing like a parrot, not that it helped at all. He was tired, hungry, cold and most importantly afraid that he'd be late for POKER NIGHT! Rest easy though about a half hour later a guy with a barge showed and he hopped a ride back to the mainland...All is once again calm.......
With the added time at home alone...waiting for Hubby to find his way off the 'island', I made a double batch of Chocolate No Bake cookies - They came out perfect...this may seem like no big thing to most of you...but I have terrible luck with those stupid cookies...and I really DO KNOW HOW TO COOK. Anyway, I'm gonna send half of them to the big guy at school, baby girl is going down to visit him for a few hours tomorrow, I'm sure she has an alterior motive....but WHATEVER...I'm a kewl mom...I'll just go with it....LOL.
ARGH!!!!! I had all of these cutsie little pics to load into this post...but my god damned, gremlin infested, useless piece of shit, computer keeps shutting down on me!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINE BE THAT WAY.
Have a good week.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Happy Birthday Mom
Today is my mother's birthday...She would have been 62...she died on January 18, 2000 from a heart attack. I had spoken to her at lunch time when she told me she wasn't feeling well and that she was just going to curl up in bed for the rest of the day. Her brother had died on 1/1/2000 and she was still realing from the loss so it was no surprise to me that she wanted to spend the day in bed. ...by dinner time she was dead. I wish that I had ended that last conversation with and I LOVE you mom. It still amazes me just how much I miss her and how often I reach for the phone to give her a call. I always shared my life with her; the good - the bad - the ugly! I miss that.
She was not the perfect person...but she was pretty damned close to being ther perfect mother, at least that is what all of my high school friends thought. My siblings and I always spend alot of time at our house with all of our friends, my mother made everyone feel welcome even the ones that she wasn't crazy about. I guess she figured that every child deserved a chance, therefore our house became the favorite hang out of my circle of friends. She always trusted me, which was not always deserved. I was allowed to go to parties because she trusted that I wouldn't do anything stupid, I was allowed to have parties at the house and often did - sometimes with her knowledge and sometimes without. She always gave me the benefit of the doubt, she beleived that I was capable of making good choices at a very young age. All this trust made it possible for me to get away with anything and I often took advantage of that. I never got in any REAL trouble but the potential was definitely there and when I think back on some of the stupid things I did it scares the shit out of me. I hope that my mother knows how sorry I am for having taken advantage of her trust and just how much that TRUST effected the person that I have become today.
Things I miss most about my mother:
Staying up late at night watching a sappy movie and crying together
Sitting in the living room indian style with a whole group of friends with my mother telling stories of her youth
SEX education talks in front of just about every boy I brought home
Trips to Bangor
HER HUG - she was the best hugger of all times
Late night discussions about 'wrong doings' that always ended with lots of tears followed by lots of hugs
Making chocolates for christmas
Sharing my children with her
The feeling of unconditional love
Happy Birthday Mom...I miss you and love you dearly
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Boston or Burst!!!!
The trip to Boston was a lot of fun. We started by driving 3 hours to Portland (I live in the middle of absolute no where!), from their we got on the train and headed for the big city. The Train was not exciting but since I hate to drive it was a welcome mode of transportation. Upon arriving at the train depot in Boston we hailed a cab (new to both girls, no cabs where we come from) and were deposited at the front lobby of the Mariott at Copley Square. What a beautiful hotel, we were on the 33rd floor which offered a magnificent view of the city and the harbor, it is also attached to a fairly large mall, complete with restaurants and bars and within walking distance to most everything. Here’s Baby Girl with the View behind her . We took a Trolly tour of the city during the day on Friday and spent several hours at Quincy Market just wandering and people watching. Here is a picture of Bre with the ‘kewl’ new fella  she met in the square. That evening we did a Ghost and Graveyard tour which was supposed to be scary but really wasn’t…it was fun to walk around at night though…and the girls got to experience the City Toilet – being the hicks that we all are….it was quite the treat…We especially got a laugh out of the directions…first it took a quarter to use it, then you had to decide which side you wanted to enter the potty from prior to entering…then you have a time limit…”an alarm will sound after 20 minutes and then the doors will automatically open….Well after laughing so hard it hurt we all decided that we would NOT want to be the next user if someone spend their entire 20 minutes inside. Here is an interesting picture…. notice the thought bubbles….finally proof that teens really to think…hmmmmm….
Sister and I went to Manopause The Musical , it was so damned funny and scary too, I strong recommend that if the opportunity ever arises that you all see it…men women children…all of you - it’s a real treat.
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