Thor

So today it's snowing...ick. I guess I can't complain since we've had a mild winter especially compared to last year. My little mighty machine (my car) has loved the lack of snow...especially after the morning his front bumper struggled to get over the drifts. He's called Thor because he looks all mean and his back lights point down in the centre like he's pulling a mean face...however he's a bit of a sissy about the snow....wants to drift as supposed to drive (bit lazy I think).
I had to leave him in for his service a couple of weeks ago and asked them to look at his speaker because the drivers side stopped working a month after I got him. Well it works but intermittenedly...which is no good. I'm driving along thinking that the music isn't really that loud while the passenger is getting deafened... "MOMMY!!! It's too loud!!!"...until..."Louder! I like this one...'Don't loooossse touch'". Although when I took it in they kind of were sort of trying to accuse me of removing the trim on the door to fix/alter the speaker. However my car is under warranty so surely anyone with a brain would've thought why would she do that instead of bringing it into us. So I told the girl on the service desk...'no I'm too lazy to be bothered to do that thanks'...at least she laughed. Then told me they'd order me a new speaker and trim and would call me wednesday...last wednesday...I'm still waiting...*frustration*
Even with his banjaxed speaker and sissy snow behaviour I love my Thor. I just wish Mitsubishi would hurry up and call me...and not the guy who told me I should have 3 more kids and possibly hinted with him (he was a 40ish Indian guy who was shorter than me). Gave me his business card so we could 'make sales' which I promptly lost...it was a scary time in the showroom that day.

You have to kiss a few frogs...then there's a toad.

Is it really unreasonable to expect my ex to come see our son without bringing the girl he cheated on me with to meet him?? This time as daddy's girlfriend and not as a 'friend' of mummy. Then for me to think the justification of it is even more ridiculous...'she's paying for it and it'll probably be the only holiday we get this year'. Considering he doesn't give me enough for 3days worth of daycare for our son due to 'being skint' I would've thought holidays wouldn't be a necessity.
Is that really that unreasonable to think he might come on his own to see his son...especially since she had to be warned by one of her friends to not try to come between him and his son again. What happened to father son time?...that is meant to be important is it not?

I hope not all men are like this...because really with zero sensitivity or grasp on what should be acceptable from my ex I'm losing hope.

Ohhhh what does this do???

For the technologically challenged amongst us...and for those of us who have to deal with them...

She's up....she's down...yup out cold....

Well it's been a while. Work has been hectic to say the least which doesn't leave much time for coffee break ramblings...or coffee breaks in general.
2010 has been off to a rather interesting start. Firstly I will say I'm liking the not so snowy weather...it's great! I'm liking the not having to get up at the crack of dawn to go and brush snow off my car (thankfully my lovely dad shovels the drive for me) and spend 3 hours getting to work sitting in bumper to bumper traffic. Last year this happened one morning and I was close to abandoning my car because I couldn't stand sitting in it any longer. That was the same morning that some old bald guy in the lane beside was staring at me constantly...so much so that when I went to drive off he also went to drive off (still staring sideways)...straight into the back of a mini van. His new mazda looked a smidge compact after that!
Work has got busier with some big changes happening but I'm really enjoying it. Except I fainted in work yesterday...again. Not embarrassing at all....hmmm. I get about 2 seconds notice due to lack of hearing then I'm out. The worst thing is I come round and feel totally normal...then a little while later I start to feel dizzy and yukkie again. So due to this having happened a few times over the past couple of years I thought I should go to the doctor. The doctor at the walk in clinic wasn't the nicest because it wasn't my normal walk in. He was very efficient and wanted me out of there. So after being asked if I was pregnant numerous times he sent me for blood tests and an ECG. I get home with my request form and show it to my mum and there's another test on it so we google it. Give you two guesses what it was for...yup, you guessed it...pregnancy test. Was the numerous times I said 'NO', 'definately not', 'nope...think I'd know' not good enough??
I went for the tests today...took my mum because I'm a sissy. I'm the worst patient when it comes to taking blood. Last time I went they tried on 3 different occassions and tried my arm, wrist and hand and still got nothing out of me. Plus, I faint...even done it lying down...my mum is a nurse and wanted to disown me for that one. So I was dreading having the blood taken...although I have to say it was actually ok and she got her 4 tubes no bother which is so unusual for me. My mum was quite suprise when I walked out after 15 minutes since she was expecting to have to scoop me off the floor. Hopefully, fingers crossed I'll find out what is wrong and it won't be anything too bad. Hoping it's just fatigue.
Started the year off on a good note though, decided to start a diet on the 20th of December. I think I might be slightly masochistic because I spent Christmas seeing lots of yummy food and having to watch it pass me by. I am thankfully 13lbs down...only another 14lbs to go! So deprivation was rewarding lol.
I have less than 6 weeks until I move into my new house...yay!! Got informed of my massive closing costs...not amused...so far beyond amused that amused would be like a pin point of a sunset in the distance of another country. However the house looks pretty so I'm glossing over that point for a minute. My house may be decorated with furniture in a new artistic format called 'le box de cardboard'. I'm really excited and honestly can't wait to just get in and know that my hard work has paid off. Unfortunately with the closing costs my want to apply for a divorce has to be put on hold. So I shall remain separated for the foreseeable future. Fingers crossed he files for it. That was a lovely thing I discovered online...his girlfriend confirming their affair online after he'd lied to me during that brief period when we attempted to be friends...really classy and just not cool.
So really 2010 has been off to an interesting start...including my son telling me last week he really wanted a baby sister...ummmmm...how about no. I'm hoping the year gets infinately better and I have some great developments.....however I'd settle for not being subjected to the extreme mortification of fainting in public ever again.

A Point to Ponder..

I was sitting watching T.V. with my son earlier...he actually managed to sit in one spot for more than 1 minute. He was totally engrossed in the kid's show 'Caillou'. It's great that he loves it and will sit and watch it but I really can't stand it. Anytime I watch it I just can't understand why Caillou is bald?!? He's 4...where is his hair. Also, why is his sister who is substantially younger than him (since she's quite often being carried) able to speak perfectly and have more hair than Caillou???? Lastly why do all the characters look the same???

So my point to ponder is really ultimately...why, at 4 years old is Caillou bald???
Answers on a postcard...

Happy Belated Christmas!

I haven't been on here for a while...kind of neglected it a little since work got hectic for me then I set off on an adventure with my son and parents to Georgia for Christmas. It's been a really good Christmas and Ben was super excited about Santa...although it didn't make him behave any better. Somehow it didn't seem to be much of a threat that Santa wouldn't come if he was a naughty boy. It would've been a tad cruel if Santa hadn't come as well so despite the tantrums of a 4 year old he got his fire truck, which looks awesome!
We just had a normal little family Christmas with presents and lots of food etc. However I made this really stupid decision to start my diet just before Christmas. So currently I get to see the Christmas food and try to refrain from eating it. Not going too badly though since I'm down 7lbs. It's killing me though, especially since Christmas always is the time of year with the best food. However the need to fit into my clothes really overtook the need to stuff my face with sweets and feel like an even bigger pie lol.
The after Christmas sales this year are a tad disappointing I have to admit. I did get a pre lit Christmas tree for next year for $50 so I guess I can't complain too much. However I was most miffed today at one store which had a sign outside saying 'additional 50% off all holiday motif', considering yesterday they had 50% off you would think that it would be 50% with an 'additional' 50% off. But no it was just 50% off they said they didn't know why it said additional. So considering that that is what it said on massive signs everywhere and they hadn't changed the offer from the day before except by adding 'additional' you would think that that is kind of false advertising...you would think...

Anyway...hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and has an awesome new year!!

Are the X men looking to recruit?

I was looking at pictures to order on shutterfly this week and uploading some. The more I looked at pictures of me that other people have taken the more puzzled I got. I want to know why out of a group of 5 people am I the only one looking like Cyclops from the X men. Not that I look like a man...or at least I hope I don't...but because I have flipping red eye in every shot. Then when you do the red eye removal thing whatever it does gives you a white pupil. It just looks like you're slightly posessed. The weird thing is...it's not every photo just usually ones other people take. I think I have easily irritated eyes...this is why the insert picture is inverted in colour lol.
I took Ben to the mall last weekend to see Santa and have his picture taken (luckily he is not inflicted with the red eye gene). He was unusually well behaved...maybe it's because Santa was there and he was especially scared of being on the naughty list. I keep telling him Santa can see EVERYTHING but I don't think he believes that that is true. I did also tell him you can't bargain with Santa so if you're naughty then you can't tell him you'll make it up to him tomorrow...it doesn't quite work that way. I was tempted to hide his presents this year so when he came downstairs there'd be nothing there and then give them to him after the shock had submerged but I thought that was really cruel and he's 4 so he'd probably hold it against me forever and I don't think he'd see the funny side of it.
After he got his picture with Santa (I believe they should take more than 2 for you to choose from...in one of his he looks like Santa is really squidging him) he got his 'gift' from Santa (the one you get with 6 photos and pay $20 for). Now is it just me or does anyone else remember getting better gifts from Mall Santas? Fair enough this years was better than the two previous years when he got a 4 page colouring book. This year he got two quite big sheets of dress up Santa stickers. However I remember when I was younger (and now I appreciate how much my parents paid for those photos) getting a toy. It wasn't a big toy and was usually a kind of crappy game but it was a toy and came wrapped. To me, although it's not a toy of value it was still exciting to get an actual 'gift' that you could open. Admittedly I do see the advantage of not getting more crap for Ben to clutter the house with but still...it just didn't seem quite as exciting. Also before I end...I think Mall Santa's should wear proper Santa suits...last year he wore a really awful teddy bear shirt...just wasn't the same.