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It’s been one of those weeks and it is only Monday.

Anyway, so … sorry I went MIA there. Got caught up in doing the bathroom last week. And my other day to day stuff but I am here now. Better late than never.

Last weekend we went to Wichita. People had said 2 and 1/2 hours to get there. Ha! They must not have had to drive it stuck behind 18-wheelers! Took us 3 hours. Which I guess isn’t too bad. But still. I did get my beloved Starbucks. The Child got to go shopping in her beloved Justice store. Hubby got to shop in his beloved Harbor Freight/Northern Tool stores. All in all it was good. Until the drive home.

He always sticks me with the drive home drives. Always. I have been awake just as long as he has. I’ve done pretty much the same as him. Yet he’s too tired to drive at the end of the day. Guess what? So am I. But I do it. It’s easier than fighting about it. You pick your battles and all. So anyway, I’m driving along. The Child is watching a movie in the backseat. He’s listening to Pandora on my iPhone with ear buds. And I am just be-bopping down the highway. A storm was brewing in the North and I was having fun watching the lightening display. The Child finally fell asleep, he was probably dozing off himself. And I’m quietly singing along to the radio. All of a sudden … beep beep beep "This is a warning from the National Weather blah blah blah … a tornado warning severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for such and such counties till such and such time … blah blah blah" … … … you had me at beep beep beep "This is a warning from the National Weather blah blah blah … a tornado warning". Talk about piss yourself! I’ve been in this state not even 2 months. I can barely remember the name of the county I live in. I sure as hell don’t know which county is which and if I am near it, in it, or whathaveyou or not. So I finish listening to the announcement and when the music came back on I tapped Hubby on his knee & when he responded I had him take his ear buds out. "Can you keep an eye on the lightening and the clouds for a tornado?" "What? Why?" was his reply. So then I explained to him what I just had heard and he’s all, "What county are we in?" "Fuck if I know!!! Just watch the damn sky!" So then as we get closer to the clouds, the rain starts coming down. What I’d like to know is why are damn 18-wheelers out driving on a Saturday night? And why the hell aren’t they on an interstate instead of these back roads??? Gah! Cause you know they were headed east and I was headed west. At one point I had to pull over and sit on the side of the road, at least I hope it was the side of the road, because I couldn’t even see the white line on the right hand side. Forget the middle lines, especially with truckers spraying my windshield. Because the hard pouring rain in the 60 mph wind gusts was making my visibility just all kinds of fun as it was. Once the rain let up I finally got back on the road. But the whole time sitting there I was praying something fierce! Wide open road … no ditches/underpasses at all … can’t see through the rain … how was I going to know if I was in the path of a tornado???? My only lucky break was that The Child slept through all of that. The last thing I needed was to have to deal with her drama and try to keep her calm when I was having a hard time keeping my own self calm.

So 3+ hours later we made it back home … 15 hours after we had left. We decided next time we go, we’ll spend the weekend on base there. That is just too exhausting! Especially when my thyroid decided it wanted to act up and deplete me of any and all energy.

The days of thanksgiving are still going strong on Facebook. No more complaints or fussing about them. At least not to my ears. LOL I haven’t run out of things to be thankful for but some days my brain just doesn’t want to work and I have a hard time deciding what to post for that day. 11 more days lol. Oh and by the way, Jess, I freakin’ love you girl! Your comment on the car post was awesome! That was the highlight of my day lol.

So I mentioned that I tackled the main bathroom last week. The wall paper border was some sort of like vinyl material … not pure paper but something to stand up to moisture. So it made removing it challenging. Since I couldn’t get the spray to penetrate the top layer I ended up just peeling it off and then spraying the layer left behind. My SIL told me to use fabric softener with water. It worked like a charm! I had it all down in 30 mins or less including spray/set time. It peeled away so easily! I used equal parts fabric softener and water in a spray bottle. I might use less softener next time just to see. Even though fabric softener is much, much cheaper than the commercial wallpaper remover stuff, I still like to see how far I can stretch my dollar lol. The only down side to removing the paper was that I had to become a contortionist. Between the back wall of the tub & the spot above the toilet, I was sore for days. At one time I asked Hubby if he could get those areas for me because I couldn’t get the ladder to those areas and his reply, "Why do I have to help? This is your project." So needless to say I flipped him the bird and got the damn job done myself. I paid for it later but I got it done thank you very much Mr. I don’t need your sorry ass to do anything for me! And people wonder why I never ask for help. Mother was right in that respect – "If you have to ask for help then you don’t need it (whatever you are asking help with/for) to begin with." Anyway, on to pictures …

What it originally looked like … like the 80’s exploded inside it …

Up close and personal ….. during the top layer removal …

The layer left behind … before the spray …. After the spray just peeling away like butter

AFTER: Artwork is compliments Of The Child ….

Much, much better in my opinion. I even put that cabinet over the toilet together by myself. I am woman, hear me roar! LOL I’ve only been wanting it since Jan when our stuff was being delivered in OKC and the one I had came off the truck in 2 pieces.

As it was being loaded onto the moving truck in Charleston. Yes, they put it in the cab, on the driver’s bed, not wrapped or anything.

So anyway, I needed a new one but could not find one I liked till now. The new one is similar to the old one but a tad bit smaller. It’ll do though.

I’m taking the week off this week from anything decor related. Hubby’s friend Mark is driving up from Dallas to spend Thanksgiving with us. So I’m getting ready for that – so nice to know I won’t have to give up my bed!! I’ve got all the food/ingredients and I’m ready to spend the day in the kitchen. I didn’t get to cook last year. Hubby was in Korea and The Child & I went to Ohio to spend it with his family. I’ve missed cooking/baking something fierce! The Child is going to be making the Oreo Pudding Pie this year. It is her favorite desert and since it is so easy to make, she is in charge of it. She just doesn’t know yet LOL She thinks she is only "helping". We’ll do all the pies on Wed. and the rest I’ll do on Thursday and food will be served at 5pm. I can’t wait!!!!

So I had a temper tantrum on Facebook today LOL I was already in a bad mood and this stupid game just broke my back so to speak. I’m fed up with people asking me/expecting me to do things for them yet they can’t be bothered to return the favor. Hell, no one can be bothered to ask if there is anything *I* need. I hate asking. Perfect example was asking Hubby last week to help with those areas I couldn’t reach and look what happened there. People are always calling/texting asking for help with one thing or another or just to vent yet no one can ever say, "What’s wrong Sassy? Is there anything you need Sassy? What can I help you with Sassy? How are you Sassy?" Same goes for my gaming neighbors. I send out just as many game requests (help) as I receive. Yet I never get all mine back. I end up falling behind in timed goals. I end up losing out on rewards. For days I’ve been having a serious issue with that. I asked for 8 parts yesterday, got 7 back. This morning I asked for that 1 item still needed to move forward in the game & the person I sent it to decided to log off FB before sending the item back to me. AFTER I had just sent the item they requested of me in the same time frame. So you add my gaming friends ignoring my needs, a Hubby who can’t be bothered to help when I need help, and then friends who get all the help they want from me, yet when I mention I could use help from them, nope, nada … well I got pissed, left a not so nice message on my wall and blocked/removed the game. Now they are all driving me bat shit crazy asking me to please send them just this one item, this one last time, or please come back to the game, yada yada, yada. Where the hell were you people when I needed you? Since I can’t advance in the game on my own, with no help from others, then the hell with it. I can only depend on myself. And when my anger interferes in my ability to help myself, then I really have issues. So I eliminated that one headache. Wonder if it would piss people off if I ignored their phone calls, or text messages or Yahoo IM’s …. ha! probably not. I’d have to matter to them in order for it to bother them.

So on that note, I am going to go carry my grumpy, annoying, self-pitying ass to the living room, away from my laptop, and read some in my book and drink myself drunk.

Till the next time …