I ventured out last night for a evening of karaoke with two girl friends and a guy friend.
What a hoot!!
What I thought would be a very boring evening of listening to really really bad singing and a bunch of drunk folks, turned out to be an amazingly bizarre yet very entertaining evening!! First off I was the designated driver, which in itself is the bestest idea anyone going out for drunken debauchery should always, always have unless they plan on taking a taxi! I had no desire whatsoever to even go out, I am still paining something fierce from M and I's break-up, and knowing I wouldn't be having any liquid pain killer made me second guess my promise to go out and be the dd. I am sure I wasn't the best of company but everyone got home safe!
So we walk into the bar and there was NOBODY there! It was dead. Imagine that eh? Sunday night, snowy roads, small little town don''t equal a riveting night life. There had to have been maybe a dozen of us there. I was introduced to this guy, I had met him once before, actually he was in my kitchen dressed as a woman! A very hot looking woman! He preforms as a cross dresser and his wife sells adult pleasure products. I really should have know that it wasn't going to boring evening for long!
Not fifteen minutes after arriving there, a group of people walked in. It was a mix of guys and gals about 12 of them. And they sat right there behind us. Not paying much attention to them except they were being very loud and boisterous. The cross dresser got up and sang "Under the sea" from the Little Mermaid, and the group behind us went ballistic! Hooting and hollering and getting up to dance. It was a sight to see cause that is when I noticed they had to have been a theater troupe, cause everyone of them was doing dramatic dance on that floor! They woman were wearing weird clothes, nothing too outrageous, just different and the men, the men were all flamboyantly gay! Just like you would see in some cheesy comedy!
After a few songs from Madonna and Frank Sinatra, they broke out the show tunes! All was what you would typically see in a movie! I was a riot! I went out thinking how bored I would be just to be thoroughly entertained! A wonderful, inexpensive (read free), hilarious evening! One that I don't think I will ever have the pleasure of witnessing again. :-(
Christmas here came and went. The girls got spoiled as usual. I got them a wii and we have been playing it constantly. Felica and I were up past midnight playing it one night! Midnight? I know not that late, but for someone who is used to going to bed at 9 cause I get up at 4, midnight is HUGE! I am feeling really melancholy right now. M and I met a year ago today and our first date was on New Years. Life will go on, but I just want the pain to stop. It will I know.
Until next time!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Lesson's Learned... yet still bitter
So I learned something today and we will see if it sticks.
First a bit about me and my personality. I am usually a happy person however I do tend to get a tad cranky (read as down right pissed off) when I feel someone is being belligerent and rude to me or those I care for.
So yesterday at work (I work in a manufacturing plant) this witch decided to move me and my station to where she was working because she no longer wanted to work there. It was arranged that I was going to move anyways, but that wasn't the point. She took it upon herself to move me when she wasn't privy to the fact I was going to move anyways. It angered me. She has always had a hate on for me from years ago when I briefly was seeing her son. She has made enjoying my job down right miserable and uncomfortable. I can not talk to my supervisor about this situation because she is buddy buddy with this 'woman'
So anyways as I was sitting down at the new station I muttered some not too nice words about her and female parts that begin with the letter 'C' Someone over heard me and and felt the need to 'tattle' on me. I know what I did and said was wrong and I should have controlled myself better but I was beyond frustrated at that point with the witch.
Today someone asked me how much trouble I got into for calling her that word, to which all I could reply was "damn she told on me" I knew right then and there I was going to be fired. There is a low tolerance there for any form of harassment and apparently mutter that some one is acting like a 'c word' is a form of harassment. Who knew. So all day I waited for the call to head to the HR department for my severance check, they always fire someone with 15 minutes left in a shift. I knew it was coming and those that I talked to about it also agreed that yeppers I was out of there. So like clock work at 2:15 I was called in and sitting there was our HR person and our foreman. First words out of my mouth were... "I knew I was coming, it took long enough so I'm gone eh?" To which they replied... "not unless you want to go" Seriously! I didn't get fired! Oh I got a good reprimanding and written up for my slip of the tongue. I am on a tight rope and need to behave, but I still have a job!
So the moral of the story, the lesson I learned is.... Bite my tongue!!!!!! Watch what I say and whom I say it in front of!
What a day. Time for a nice cup of baileys and coffee.
Have a nice night all!
First a bit about me and my personality. I am usually a happy person however I do tend to get a tad cranky (read as down right pissed off) when I feel someone is being belligerent and rude to me or those I care for.
So yesterday at work (I work in a manufacturing plant) this witch decided to move me and my station to where she was working because she no longer wanted to work there. It was arranged that I was going to move anyways, but that wasn't the point. She took it upon herself to move me when she wasn't privy to the fact I was going to move anyways. It angered me. She has always had a hate on for me from years ago when I briefly was seeing her son. She has made enjoying my job down right miserable and uncomfortable. I can not talk to my supervisor about this situation because she is buddy buddy with this 'woman'
So anyways as I was sitting down at the new station I muttered some not too nice words about her and female parts that begin with the letter 'C' Someone over heard me and and felt the need to 'tattle' on me. I know what I did and said was wrong and I should have controlled myself better but I was beyond frustrated at that point with the witch.
Today someone asked me how much trouble I got into for calling her that word, to which all I could reply was "damn she told on me" I knew right then and there I was going to be fired. There is a low tolerance there for any form of harassment and apparently mutter that some one is acting like a 'c word' is a form of harassment. Who knew. So all day I waited for the call to head to the HR department for my severance check, they always fire someone with 15 minutes left in a shift. I knew it was coming and those that I talked to about it also agreed that yeppers I was out of there. So like clock work at 2:15 I was called in and sitting there was our HR person and our foreman. First words out of my mouth were... "I knew I was coming, it took long enough so I'm gone eh?" To which they replied... "not unless you want to go" Seriously! I didn't get fired! Oh I got a good reprimanding and written up for my slip of the tongue. I am on a tight rope and need to behave, but I still have a job!
So the moral of the story, the lesson I learned is.... Bite my tongue!!!!!! Watch what I say and whom I say it in front of!
What a day. Time for a nice cup of baileys and coffee.
Have a nice night all!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Well now it has been awhile hasn't it??
I am sorry and really will try to update more. I should have the time now that I am newly single and getting back into the dating scene once again. That should make for some interesting posts eh?? There are some wacko's out there and am sure I will meet a few on the quest to find Mr. Right and not Mr. Right for now.
So don't be overly surprised to see some weird and wacky posts come out of here as I do plan to post after everyone of those dates! Hehehe. That is of course if there are any dates. There will be dates right??
So what happened to M and I? Everything and nothing all at once. He started a new shift two months back that wreaked havoc on our lives. Hard to be with someone that doesn't live with you when he works until two in the morning and gets up after noon. I just found it hard to feel the love.
I am truely devastated. I honestly thought this one was "the one" He still really matters to me and I hope in the future we can be friends again. He is an amazing person and I love the person I have become because of him. Who knows it may not be the end end for us and we will reconnect once life settles a bit.
So stay tuned all!
~Cheri
I am sorry and really will try to update more. I should have the time now that I am newly single and getting back into the dating scene once again. That should make for some interesting posts eh?? There are some wacko's out there and am sure I will meet a few on the quest to find Mr. Right and not Mr. Right for now.
So don't be overly surprised to see some weird and wacky posts come out of here as I do plan to post after everyone of those dates! Hehehe. That is of course if there are any dates. There will be dates right??
So what happened to M and I? Everything and nothing all at once. He started a new shift two months back that wreaked havoc on our lives. Hard to be with someone that doesn't live with you when he works until two in the morning and gets up after noon. I just found it hard to feel the love.
I am truely devastated. I honestly thought this one was "the one" He still really matters to me and I hope in the future we can be friends again. He is an amazing person and I love the person I have become because of him. Who knows it may not be the end end for us and we will reconnect once life settles a bit.
So stay tuned all!
~Cheri
Sunday, September 7, 2008
As summer comes to a close...
I am hoping my blogs become more frequent.
Summer was a BLAST! We spent alot of time up at the lake. The girls love going up there. Well Katie loves it more so then Felica. Honestly, does anybody know a teenage girl that would like being cut of from civilization with no internet, no cell phones and *gasp* no teenage boys!!
Does this look like the face of someone thoroughly enjoying her summer??
Mind you she did enjoy swimming. Both of them LOVE to swim. Ever since Felica was little she loved the water. Katie, not so much. Funny story from the past... Katie always swam with a little life jacket on which bugged me to no end. I thought that if she ever fell in without that life jacket she would be screwed. So about two years ago we were all lounging on the dock when I suddenly threw her in the water, no life jacket nothing. I was confident that she would be okay and she was. The swimming with the jacket gave her the skills she needed for basic swimming. Ever since she too has loved the water!
Sadly there is also work to be done up there building the cabin. Last time we were up I was crawling under the place insulating the floor. While at the time I was cursing and grumbling about it,getting all dirty, having a warm floor come late fall/winter, I will really appreciate it!!
While I am sad to see summer end I am looking forward to fall too. I love making soups and stews, comfort food really. Anything that needs to simmer or bake always puts a smile on my face.
I hope everyone else enjoyed their summer as much as we did! I will be posting more pics of summer over the next few days... I have lots!! Mike and my mom love to take pictures and I have so many on this laptop of mine. So on that note... here is a bunch of random ones in no particular order...
Felica on the rope swing
Katie on splash island
our inukshuk
Our kitchen as we wait for the one in the cabin to be finished
Mike and I
Mom videotaping as Mike is taking her picture, yes we have issues
Even the dogs enjoy the water
A storm is a brewing
Diving off the dock in sync
Outside view of the yard (what a mess)
Fishing off the dock
Summer was a BLAST! We spent alot of time up at the lake. The girls love going up there. Well Katie loves it more so then Felica. Honestly, does anybody know a teenage girl that would like being cut of from civilization with no internet, no cell phones and *gasp* no teenage boys!!
Does this look like the face of someone thoroughly enjoying her summer??
Mind you she did enjoy swimming. Both of them LOVE to swim. Ever since Felica was little she loved the water. Katie, not so much. Funny story from the past... Katie always swam with a little life jacket on which bugged me to no end. I thought that if she ever fell in without that life jacket she would be screwed. So about two years ago we were all lounging on the dock when I suddenly threw her in the water, no life jacket nothing. I was confident that she would be okay and she was. The swimming with the jacket gave her the skills she needed for basic swimming. Ever since she too has loved the water!
Sadly there is also work to be done up there building the cabin. Last time we were up I was crawling under the place insulating the floor. While at the time I was cursing and grumbling about it,getting all dirty, having a warm floor come late fall/winter, I will really appreciate it!!
While I am sad to see summer end I am looking forward to fall too. I love making soups and stews, comfort food really. Anything that needs to simmer or bake always puts a smile on my face.
I hope everyone else enjoyed their summer as much as we did! I will be posting more pics of summer over the next few days... I have lots!! Mike and my mom love to take pictures and I have so many on this laptop of mine. So on that note... here is a bunch of random ones in no particular order...
Felica on the rope swing
Katie on splash island
our inukshuk
Our kitchen as we wait for the one in the cabin to be finished
Mike and I
Mom videotaping as Mike is taking her picture, yes we have issues
Even the dogs enjoy the water
A storm is a brewing
Diving off the dock in sync
Outside view of the yard (what a mess)
Fishing off the dock
Monday, June 2, 2008
My girls
I am so lucky to be mom to two of the most wonderful girls!! Felica is 15 and Katie is 8!
Let me start with my oldest, Felica Lee...
Felica is the most amazing teenager I could have ever asked for. I am so lucky she isn't the typical teen nor is she anything at all like I was at her age!! She is so cool! She has a wicked sense of humor, is such a huge help around the house and and amazing big sister! She is finishing up grade nine and is headed to the 'big' high school next year. Felica is huge into fashion and wants to be a designer when she grows up. She can belt out amazing grace like a pro and bakes way better than I do!!
This year has been a very hard year for her and has showed incredible grace for a young lady her age facing such crappy cards that were dealt. In January she lost a very close friend to cancer and just a few weeks ago her father took his own life.
Watching her deal with her fathers death has been a huge sense of pride for me. I never would have been able to handle it the way she has. She understands that it was him and his issues that caused him to do what he did and it does not reflect on her and her dreams. In hindsight she says she saw clues and hints to what he was going to do and even if she saw the clues sooner nothing she could have done would have prevented him from doing it. So much maturity and common sense for such a young age. I do believe that the strength she has shown is directly related to watching her sister Katie go through what she went through.
Which brings me to my other daughter.......
Katelyn (aka Katie) is 8 going on 16! She is such a character and has the most vibrant personality! Once she gets something into her head there is no stopping her determination to finish it! From a puzzle to an idea she needs to finish no matter the cost! I do think she has herself a mild case of ocd. Some days it is all I can do to just have her sit still. She is a chatterbox who doesn't even stop talking in her sleep. Amazing really considering the challenges she faced at such a young age.
At 17 months Katie was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor called medulloblastoma. After six months of high dose chemo she was declared cancer free and has remained that way ever since! While treatments were successful she didn't get out of her journey unscathed. She has developmental delays which causes her to socially act and look longer than she is. However academically she is above age level. Go figure! She has hearing loss in one ear that she has an aid for and her eye sight seems to be deteriorating. Her speech isn't perfect but it is better than it was and her balance will never be perfect but she tries with all her might and joined the cross country running team. About six months ago she started growth hormones and is finally growing a tad taller!
Life with Katie will never be the kind of perfect we expected but it is our kind of perfect.
So those are my girls. I love them both with all y heart and am so very proud to have them call me mom. I am not to sure what I did right in some past life to have such wonderful girls but I did and I thank God everyday that I have them to share this slice of life with.
Let me start with my oldest, Felica Lee...
Felica is the most amazing teenager I could have ever asked for. I am so lucky she isn't the typical teen nor is she anything at all like I was at her age!! She is so cool! She has a wicked sense of humor, is such a huge help around the house and and amazing big sister! She is finishing up grade nine and is headed to the 'big' high school next year. Felica is huge into fashion and wants to be a designer when she grows up. She can belt out amazing grace like a pro and bakes way better than I do!!
This year has been a very hard year for her and has showed incredible grace for a young lady her age facing such crappy cards that were dealt. In January she lost a very close friend to cancer and just a few weeks ago her father took his own life.
Watching her deal with her fathers death has been a huge sense of pride for me. I never would have been able to handle it the way she has. She understands that it was him and his issues that caused him to do what he did and it does not reflect on her and her dreams. In hindsight she says she saw clues and hints to what he was going to do and even if she saw the clues sooner nothing she could have done would have prevented him from doing it. So much maturity and common sense for such a young age. I do believe that the strength she has shown is directly related to watching her sister Katie go through what she went through.
Which brings me to my other daughter.......
Katelyn (aka Katie) is 8 going on 16! She is such a character and has the most vibrant personality! Once she gets something into her head there is no stopping her determination to finish it! From a puzzle to an idea she needs to finish no matter the cost! I do think she has herself a mild case of ocd. Some days it is all I can do to just have her sit still. She is a chatterbox who doesn't even stop talking in her sleep. Amazing really considering the challenges she faced at such a young age.
At 17 months Katie was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor called medulloblastoma. After six months of high dose chemo she was declared cancer free and has remained that way ever since! While treatments were successful she didn't get out of her journey unscathed. She has developmental delays which causes her to socially act and look longer than she is. However academically she is above age level. Go figure! She has hearing loss in one ear that she has an aid for and her eye sight seems to be deteriorating. Her speech isn't perfect but it is better than it was and her balance will never be perfect but she tries with all her might and joined the cross country running team. About six months ago she started growth hormones and is finally growing a tad taller!
Life with Katie will never be the kind of perfect we expected but it is our kind of perfect.
So those are my girls. I love them both with all y heart and am so very proud to have them call me mom. I am not to sure what I did right in some past life to have such wonderful girls but I did and I thank God everyday that I have them to share this slice of life with.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
My first blog!!
Okay, so I have been thinking of starting a blog for sometime now and today after a little poke from a friend...(Hi Tanya!) I figured heck why not, everyone else is doing it so why not me too. Yes if my friends jumped off a bridge I would too. I am a slave to peer pressure! Baaaaaaa!
Lets start this off with why I named my blog "The Coffee Spot"
Hi my name is Cheri and I am addicted to coffee! I know your thinking 'no not coffee! You are a mother how can you subject your children to such evil ways' I have tried to cut back, but resistance is futile. I get up two hours before I start work just to have my alone time with my mug. Did I mention I start work at 6am?? Yep I get up at 4am just to drink coffee! I am sick I have a disease, please do not send help!
Years ago I drank my coffee with cream and sugar but for the past few years is has been black. Black and strong. The stronger the better!! I love the smell, the taste, the texture, the rush I get. If I do not have a cup in the first half an hour of awaking I get a headache, a bad headache! It is not pretty! I am a mess with out it!
So now you know my secret vise, one of my reasons for getting up every morning, I hope I can keep you entertained enough to come back and visit often. Who knows I may have found my niche, or maybe I just found another outlet to babble about nothing.
I will leave you this evening with a picture preview of my next topic.....
My wonderful girls... Felica and Katelynn
~Cheri~
Lets start this off with why I named my blog "The Coffee Spot"
Hi my name is Cheri and I am addicted to coffee! I know your thinking 'no not coffee! You are a mother how can you subject your children to such evil ways' I have tried to cut back, but resistance is futile. I get up two hours before I start work just to have my alone time with my mug. Did I mention I start work at 6am?? Yep I get up at 4am just to drink coffee! I am sick I have a disease, please do not send help!
Years ago I drank my coffee with cream and sugar but for the past few years is has been black. Black and strong. The stronger the better!! I love the smell, the taste, the texture, the rush I get. If I do not have a cup in the first half an hour of awaking I get a headache, a bad headache! It is not pretty! I am a mess with out it!
So now you know my secret vise, one of my reasons for getting up every morning, I hope I can keep you entertained enough to come back and visit often. Who knows I may have found my niche, or maybe I just found another outlet to babble about nothing.
I will leave you this evening with a picture preview of my next topic.....
My wonderful girls... Felica and Katelynn~Cheri~
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