What Annoys Me

Random Annoyances-Just Wanted To Put Them Out There

• People That Think Shut Up is a Swear
• People That Think Suck is a Swear
• People That Think Metal is Wrong
• People That Think They Know What is Best For Other People
• Close Talkers
• Gossiping
• Judging Others
• Liars
• Snobs
• Pushy Vegetarians - Eat a Cow, You'll Feel Better
• People That Lose Weight and Push It On Others - Everyone Finds That Annoying
• Just Because You Are Older, You May not Know More Than Others
• Respect is EARNED, Not Given Because You Belong To AARP
• Double Dipping
• Let People Make Their Own Choices
• Don't Offer Your Opinion If It ISN'T Asked For!!!!
• Craving Ice Cream When There Isn't Any
• Men Blaming Women's Feelings on PMS
• Pets Are NOT Your Children-They Lick Their Butts, You Really Wanna Claim That As Your Offspring?
• People That Sneeze or Cough Into Their Hands and Then Touch You-GROSS!
• Invading Personal Space
• Don't Mess With My Family Time

It Has Been Too Long!

I have been thinking a lot about the past. My past to be exact. I would like to say that I was pondering the lives of great leaders, but nope just my life.

Adam and I have been together for more than half of my life and our bunchkins has been in our lives literally for half of my life. He is 16, and I got pregnant with him just before my 17th birthday.

I don't regret it for a moment! He is my little piece of Heaven on earth. It hasn't always been easy, but it has been worth it. We have grown up together; it's amazing and beautiful.

I know it helps that Adam and I can still remember the good and bad of being a teen. We hold nothing back. Our theory is learn from our mistakes. It's working for us. We have the greatest kid in the world!!!!!!

Another awesome thing that I want to share today is the miracle of answered prayers, and that I know that there is a loving Heavenly Father that hears His children.

I have had so many experiences that tell me that He is there for me. I have great joy in my heart at having this knowledge.

My Epiphany!

Yes, folks, I have had an epiphany. Something clicked and I did have an epiphany. Here is what it is!

I am not a senior citizen! You would think that the fact that I am not even 35 would tip me off, but it didn't. I have been living like I should be collecting Social Security, but I am going to try to stop doing this.

Here is where my story starts. I got pregnant when I was 16, and had my bunchkins when I was 17. Tyler is now 16. I have never felt that I fit in with other moms especially at church, and now I realize that most moms that have kiddos my age are much older than I am.

My interests are very different from most other moms too. The music, movies, and other things I love are very different than older moms. I am going to try to accept and embrace my differences. I am also going to have to understand that not everyone will accept me.

I love Paramore, Evanescence, Guns 'n Roses, Skid Row, Nirvana, Janis Joplin, Metallica, and Dream Theater. I love going to concerts, I love dying my hair fun colors. I am still young and I am going to act like it, and not act like I am 65 to try to fit in with the other mothers of teenagers.

I am not a soccer mom! I do not wear cardigans and have a Carol Brady cut or a poodle perm! Here's another shocker: I love that my kiddo and I are into the same stuff! We have no scheduled bed times or dinner times. We do everything as a family because we all love the same stuff! We actually tell our kiddo to turn his music up so it fills the whole freaking house!!! I am going to be myself! Like it or Lump it!

I Am Thankful

Today I am thankful. I am thankful for my sweet husband. This sweet man always puts me and our son first no matter what. He strives to make good choices and to be a good man. He is happy when we are happy. I am blessed to have found him, and that he loves me so much.

I am thankful for our wonderful son. He is 16 now, and I am blessed that he still loves to be around us. He is fun to be around, interesting to talk to, and he has a heart as big as the world. This kiddo is also so freaking smart it blows my mind.

I am so thankful for my parents. They always made sure that I had what I needed no matter how poor we were. My mom loved me through my teen pregnancy, and she is like a third parent to Tyler.

I am grateful that no matter what I have a loving Heavenly Father that sees me through all of my good and bad times. I have been through life on both sides, and it wasn't until I found the Church that my life made sense and started working. I love my Father and I know that my testimony is precious and no one cane take that from me.

Make the Miley Stop!!!!!!

I am missing the late 80's early 90's music. I feel most children have been robbed! Our son, thankfully, is an exception to the rule. Don't get me wrong, I love tons of music that is new and popular or not so popular now. There is just something amazing and magical about hair bands and the early hard core metal that was popular before the dreaded grunge took over.

Think about the bands that are missing from your playlist: Warrant, Guns and Roses, Skid Row, early Metallica, AC/DC, Quiet Riot, Motley Crue...the list is never ending! What are we teaching our children?

Dig out your old tunes for your kiddos! Educate them on classics! This world needs more Skid Row and less Miley Cyrus! Please, I am begging you, make the Miley Cyrus stop! Make the Lady Gagme Stop!!!! Teach our children about real music!!!!!!

Oy!

I think I need to rename this blog to "Rabbit Food, Venting, and Other Random Things". Adam and I are trying to get ourselves into some shape other than round. So far, so good.

Right now I am reading Art Geeks and Prom Queens by Alyson Noel. This book is amazing. I love it! I just finished Lies in the Gone series by Michael Grant. Holy! What an awesome book! I am on pins and needles for the next one to be released.

I love YA books. I am not really into "grown-up" books at all. There are a couple of exceptions to that rule, but overall YA fiction is my absolute favorite. It's the same with my music choices. Give me Paramore, Three Days Grace, Metallica, and Evanescence and I am one happy lady.

Today has been a trying day for me. My doctor has increased my migraine meds, so my brain is really not happy with me. Picture a crying space cadet...yeah...so not good! Tyler is still down with the stomach flu, and Adam has been my support and has been helping me so much. I love my man!

Family Tradition

I see sick people! Tyler has a stomach bug, my doctor raised my dose of meds for my migraine symptoms, and Adam has been having his migraine issues.

Anyhoo, yesterday was a good day. I helped my parents, went grocery shopping, and I was able to spend time with my hubby and son. We have a tradition where I read to them. We have created so many great memories doing this.

We started this tradition with the last Harry Potter book, and carried it through the Twilight series, Midnighter series, Gone, Hunger, and now the Uglies series. We have so many more to go through. We all love it.

I have to say that probably my favorite author right now is Scott Westerfeld. This man's imagination and writing style just blows my mind! I also love Jay Asher's book, 13 Reasons Why. I think it's a must read for parents.

My Alone Time

It's just me and the cat this afternoon. Adam and Tyler are off having some good father and son time, so I get to have the house to myself for a while. I took a nap, actually it was more like a coma , for a while. I called my mom, and now I am watching Dr. Phil.

Why in the heck are there so many people that air their dirty laundry on national television? At least it makes for some good entertainment. It also makes you soooo grateful for the good family that you have.

Another couple of guilty pleasures that I have are Without A Trace and Criminal Minds. I love the mystery and madness! So much fun!

Next, I am going to work on my book some more. I am in the middle of a very happy chapter, and I can't wait to see how it comes out. I love my characters!

My guys are home, and so I am off to make homemade hot chocolate! YUMMY!

Trust and Thanks

Trust is an amazing thing. If you think about how much we depend on the trust of others, it can be a little scary. I have a very hard time trusting anyone or letting anyone in my life. I think that is one of the reasons why I like to write.

When I write, I am in complete control of the characters that I create; where they go, what they say, how they say it and how they act. All of it is under my control, and they never let me down.

In the real world, where people can hurt me, I hold back. I hold everything back. I keep people at arm's length. No one but my husband knows the real me. People don't know what I have gone through in my past. They don't know what I really think or feel. The only person in this life that I trust is my husband.

That's not to say that I don't have people that I care about deeply. I do. I am just so afraid that if people know the real me, I won't be enough. People may not like me once they get to know me. In my experience people leave. They don't stick around for the long haul.

My sweet husband, son, Kim C., Sam, Rachel, Megan, and Ed are the exceptions. They like me, weirdness and all. Believe me, I have a whole lotta weird goin' on. To them I say thank you with my whole heart!

There Are No Lemons!

Here is my not very well developed theory, but it is a theory.

I am borrowing this from Forrest Gump: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Hello! So true! If you will, I would like to extend this working theory to people.

Now, we all come in various shapes, sizes, colors, and backgrounds. We are kind of like used cars that way. We come into this world like a shiny new Rolls-Royce, but life bumps, scratches, and dings us until we end up like every other used car on the lot.

Now, just by looking at the outside of someone you can never tell what their story is. Why doesn't he smile? Why does she seem so mean? Why are they so unhappy? It isn't until you kick the tires and take a closer look on the inside does their real history come out.

So, my theory is this: Don't judge until you have all of the information. Don't chalk someone up as a lemon because they look rough and jagged on the outside. Try to love and care for each other. If we spend time trying to help others buff out their scratches and dings, ours will smooth away too.

I am the first to admit that my scratches and dings run deep. I am the freakin' Grand Canyon of dings, and if anyone were to try and bondo me right now I would probably kick them in their head. There may be a lot of people that feel the same, but keep trying. You never know when someone is ready. Don't give up or get upset if they aren't willing to let you help. Just let them know that you don't think they are a lemon.

We are all beautiful in our own way. Whether we are short, tall, fat, thin, pierced, tattooed, rich or poor we are all loved and needed. Just a thought....