From 56k sadness to potty gladness

So, yes, I still suffer from 56k dial up suckiness. I don't even know if thise entry will post within a 1/2 hour. But I shall try to be patient.

C has now successfully gone diaper free for 4 days straight! Woo fucking hoo! I even manage to get out of the house with her. She will go potty everywhere!

I just couldn't wait until I got DSL back to report it. I am super jazzed.

Way to go, baby girl. :)

Dictator C

So, we were returning from dinner at a friend's house, when C (the littlest Dictator) demanded we turn the radio station back to a dance song. I, being the biggest Dictator, held firm and even turned the radio up. I can be a stinker, ya know?
She stopped protesting and started singing this little diddy:

You're not the boss of me now
You're not the boss of me now
You're not the boss of me now, and you're not so big

....maybe you guys recognize the theme song to Malcolm in the Middle....I just learned it is sung by They Might Be Giants. Wow, that takes me back to Jr. High.
Of course the Big D and I had a jolly good laugh over it. BTW, as soon as she got over wanting to hear the dance song, she promptly demanded cheese.

Friday night excitment

In the Arrogant household, we go shopping every 2 weeks. My budget is $310 a month for groceries. This 2 week period, our menu consists of buffalo chicken strips with tator tots, salmon (friend will feed us....I will supply the lemon cake), meatloaf, BBQ chicken legs with mash pot and biscuits, spaghetti, corndogs and fries, nachos, turkey manwich, pasta, soup night, pulled pork sandwiches, and cheezit chicken (thanks, Katie).

I promised I would post my shopping list, so here it goes:
Vegetable oil 1.86
BBQ sauce 1.12
Tomato soup 1.00
Manwich 1.24
Enchilada sauce 1.06
Mini ravioli .95
Refried beans .55
Apple juice 1.97
Milk 3.08
Cheese curls .98
Raisins 2.06
Spaghetti sauce .88
Lemon frosting 1.38
Salsa 2.36
Olives .58
Paprika 1.77
Sunflower seeds 1.38
Flour .96
Poptarts 1.77
Toastables 1.50
Corn muffins .33 (C put this in the cart while we were not looking)
Veggie dip 1.98
Butter (the real stuff) 2.66
Instant potatoes (got lazy) 1.33
Lemon cake mix .78
Cereal 2.64
Cheez its 2.50
Cole slaw .54
Sugar snap peas 2.50
Bell pepper 1.50
Hamburger 5.96 (2 lbs)
Ground turkey 2.83
Butterfingers .44 (mommy treat)
Stouffers family meat loaf 5.96 (1.00 off coupon!)
Hashbrowns 2.78
Fries 2.18
Carrots 1.50
Green onions .47
Mushrooms 2.20
Lays chips 5.60 (3 bags….The Big D’s snacks)
Peanut butter crackers 1.78
Taco season .62
Mushroom batter .68
Kool Aid 1.00
Chicken tenders 4.48 (supposed to ring up $6.09…I’m not complaining)
Bread 2.00
Eggs .84

TOTAL: $86.48

Tomorrow, we have to pick up 4 more items at a different store. Albertsons is having a sale I can't pass up:
Tortilla chips 1.00
Pork Roast .99/lb
chicken breast 1.49/lb
corndogs (12-18 count) 4.99


Adding in these items:
TOTAL: $102.98

Which leaves us with $52 to add snacks or anything we run out of like milk or bread. Usually, I would only have about $30 left for extras, but this week, I have a lot of convenience or easy foods on our menu. I'm not really "cooking" a lot of the meals this period. Guess I just need a break.

RCT

That stands for Root Canal Therapy. Wow, I can hear you all sucking in at the same time. Breathe, people. Breathe.

Yes, my tooth hurts like a motherfucker...as much as a motherfucker can hurt. Now, it's been cleaned out, yet it still hurts. Ugh. I've received some serious drugs to help me through. The Vicodin doesn't really take away the pain, but it does keep me from caring. :)

Alright, I have to run. I want to wallow in the pain.

Citizen Sage: Part Deux

Show me the funny!

This is just way too funny and I had to share. You may have already come across it on the net.

Good to be in DC

How many people can name 3 conservative radio talk show hosts without batting an eyelash? I can. Today, I came across an interesting radio station...it's all liberal.

Air America Radio

Not to be outdone, I went for something more my style and every once in a while I will catch his show in the AM. He's the self-proclaimed "Militant Moderate".

Jim Bohannon

You can supposedly hear him online somewhere...but hey, I can hear him on an AM station here. Although, I don't know what the call letters are. Damn that dial....I need a digital screen...or maybe I should pay more attention when they mention it. Hey, you can listen to this station online...and they feature Jim as a host. :)

That's enough outta me. Keep your heads up folks, remember, we can always move to Canada.

I am Citizen Sage, and I approve this message.

Mmmmm, sugary things...ahhhh

I really, really, really want to make a pie. (see the extra reallys mean I am sincere). I got bored and now I want pie. Can you say emotional eater?

What's your poison? When you get bored, what food do you crave? Do you even crave food when bored?

It's not like I don't have plenty to do, I just don't want to do those things. A little hiatus from responsibility...yeah right.
On the upside, C went poo in the potty! My mom was a witness...she was on the phone with me when it happened.
Go C!

Where the fuck is my cheese!

I am falling apart. I have a headache...but I don't know what it is from. It could be from the head cold that is going to overtake me in a day or so. It could be from the TMJ disorder that I suffer from (my fucking jaw is always sore). It could be from the stupid hormones in my birth control pill...and on a seperate rant...ever since that IUD got stuck in my uterus, I have had to take bc pills. Well, those bastards aren't working right and I have been having 3 week periods!!!

UUUGGGGHHHH.

Oh, and my tooth has been driving me up the wall. Glad I have a dentist appointment next week.

So, let's recap. Head cold, headache, wacky birth control, stupid tooth, and TMJ disorder.