May 29th, 2011

Impromptu BBQ, anyone? 

Well that's how it started.  It seemed that our little "group" of friends had no where to go this weekend, so at the last minute we threw together a BBQ in our backyard.  Worked out great, everyone showed up!  Even HEBO!  There was food, beer, fun, beer, mosquitoes- oh... and some beer. 

the kids played, it stayed mostly dry....

there was even a "Slim-Jim" salute to Macho Man Randy Savage.....

May he R.I.P!  

Cuz that's how we roll....  {and we have to at least give Mark crap the once a year we actually see him!}

We avoided the rain and the iffy weather, and had a warm and overcast day to hang out in the back yard and drink in (and around) the Gazebo. 

I did leave around 5 to meet up with my girls and do a balloon release for Julie.  Jenny, Renee, myself and Heather all {braved} the tornado warnings (hehehehe) and met at the cemetary to take some time to remember our friend(s).

We took a few minutes to write on our balloons before the rain started, took a few quick pictures...

and counted.... 1....2....3....     



All the blue ones were for Julie, and we sent up one yellow one that we all wrote on for Jen.  Cuz we know that they're up there somewhere together.... 

No tears were shed, we all smiled and laughed a little, called it a day (cuz the rain sorta started) and left to go back to our respective BBQs...  (well, most of us - ahem - Jenny!) 

Now we're left to clean up the back yard! 

Have a happy and safe Memorial Day!! 

Thank those who have served, and continue to fight for our country!

To my cousins Lance and Devin.....  Thank you!

~d



History repeats itself again.....

AARRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today we received somewhere in the ball park of 3 inches of rain.

and when it rains like a freakin monsoon outside sometimes we get water in our basement. 

but the only thing that GUARANTEES water in my basement is the combination of monsoon type rain mixed with my F'king husband being out of town!!!!!!!!!! 

IT.NEVER.FAILS.

NEVER. {read my old blogs, the proof is there}

So I'm sitting here, assuming that the little "trickle" that the boys yelled up to me about a few minutes ago was from the leaky bathroom faucet that ultimately drips into our basement whenever we do baths/showers.  few drips here, few there, sometimes a little stream to the drain.  its a part of life til we decide its major enough to invest in a plumber to come out and fix it for $300+

SURPRISE!  it wasn't from the bath, cuz i see a wet pair of dirty kids underwear on my laundry room floor in a different spot, {SOAKING WET!}

The "dog" room has water on the floor.... then after further investigating... my NEW vinyl floor that we just laid... has water across it.  AND UNDER IT!!!!!!!!  Come the fuck on!!!!

thankfully, the plus side is that its not 3-4 inches of water like the last major ordeal...but still.  Water in my newly tweaked basement is bound to PISS ME OFF!!!!!

So of course this week, brian takes the dehumidifier BACK to his parents house after it sitting in our basement for 8 months.... all the fans are in the garage attic, oh.. except for the one he put in the gazebo.  but since it rained 3 inches, the stupid thing is SITTING in water. 

So let me think... bring it in the house to dry the basement floor...  plug it in and ELECTROCUTE myself. 

GOOD PLAN!

Didn't i say something about how i give the single parents props yesterday?  and then i went to get a drink??

Well today, i cracked myself a frosty {beer} and tried to avoid a meltdown.

Brian's friend came over to help me investigate, cuz i can't move the heavy ass couch by myself. 

Saw that the water was coming in behind it, not thru the floor storm drain access {good thing?} and left it out from the wall.  The back of the house, I have no idea whyyyyyyy its leaking. 

So all i can say is that if the rain god(s) are listening.....  ENOUGH ALREADY!  Don't make me send you the repair bill!!! 

now where's my beer?

~d

Psuedo single momma....

Today I became a psuedo single momma... 

Brian left for a {work thing} convention for the union.  So, that means there will be a shitload of police officers defiling a hotel somewhere.  5 days filled with drinking, eating, farting, smoking, gambling, golfing, bullshitting....  such a hard job.  {the only perk for me would be if he actually WINS a prize this year and brings me home something cool!}  I'm pretty sure that the cleaning staff hates this group of police officers!!  I mean, think of all those drunk, obnoxious men in one hotel.   And the smell....    {GAG}

To give you an example of what they're dealin with up there:::  Last year's "officer of the year" streaked naked thru the hotel.  Upstanding gentlemen.... fo'sho!  {and if i'm remembering correctly, i believe that he was kicked out!}  lol

So as he "slaves" away working "hard" til saturday...er friday, i mean, he does GOLF friday... so that's not hard work!

I'm left to finagle the 3 kids this week.  Inlaws just happen to be going out of town at the same time, so I have to find a way to get the boys to school (and back), me to work, boys to 2 t-ball games this week, still potty training Kellyn all while not killing someone before he gets home. 

OH... and NEXT weekend he will enjoy a lovely weekend back home {minnesota} without ANY OF US while he golfs in a charity outing.  That's so not fair that he's gonna be in my home state without me! 

I have always respected all single moms and dads out there, and everytime he goes away, I am reminded how LUCKY I am to NOT be a single parent.  God bless you all! 

Now where's my drink????

~d

Happy Birthday to Julie.... in Heaven!

Today is my friend Julie's birthday.  She is a great friend, even though she left this Earth almost 1 year ago.  And since that crazy old man on the radio was wrong about Rapture Day yesterday, I have to wish her a Happy Birthday from this rock instead of enjoying it with her somewhere over the rainbow.

So before I regress into my head, get myself into a tizzy, upset and depressed.... 

I'll just leave this installment short.

Happy Birthday, dear friend. 


~d

Potty Training KellyBelly: Day 2 - Rapture Day?

So where is Day 1, you ask? 

Well, Day 1 was pretty uneventful.  We woke up, put on Dora undies, and started the day with pee in the potty...  yay!  No accidents, even thru an hour with the babysitter, 3 & 5 year check-ups (including a hysterical 5 year old getting his shot), AND a t-ball game...  it was actually very awesome!  The last two times we tried to "train" her... she just pissed all over my house, without realizing she wasn't supposed to.  Her only accident was sitting on the front steps, eating watermelon with daddy.... Some how a random puddle just started pooling out from under her....  WHEW... good thing it was almost bed time!  So 5 successful trips, 4 "good try" stickers were given, and one oops.  I'd call that a good day.

Day 2, started off in the same grand way as Day 1....  A+ use of the toilet and soap and water to wash her hands!  Made it thru t-ball again this morning, thru lunch, and then when we played out side....  there was {the look} from the sidewalk......

{the look} 

yeah, the "ohmygod-whats-coming-out-of-my-butt-into-my-Dora-underwear?!?!?!?"  look. 

I'm tryin to get her to bust a move from the end of the sidewalk to inside the house....  I reach down and feel....

yup.

too late!

my little girl has grown a tail.

HAHAHAHAHA!

I knew it was gonna happen since she didn't PEWP yesterday.  Darn, I thought we would be lucky, and she'd just climb right up, do her bizniz and get off the potty.  {D.R.E.A.M.I.N.G!}

Shortly after the Haz-Mat team left my bathroom {ahem, ME}, she had a 2nd "incident" on my NEW Ikea couch.....  aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! 

Oh well....

Which reminds me...  the Haz-Mat crew needs to stock up on flushable wipes...  =)

So, the worst of my Rapture?? Day involved a little girl with a tail-- I'm sure the matching horns and pitch fork will arrive tomorrow!  =)

Happy Birthday, Melanie!!

So today is my BEST FRIEND Melanie's birthday.  She has turned 21 for the last 10 years now...  {just like me}  She's one of the best friends a girl could ask for!

{a little background on me & mel}


We've been acquaintances since 7th grade, friends since probably 8th....  My senior year, I moved in with her and her dad so I didn't have to change schools my SENIOR year when my family moved away.  I went off to 2 years of college @ SCSU {GO HUSKIES} and moved back in with her during the summer... 


UNTIL:::


I moved to Michigan in May of 2000 and have been stuck here ever since!  We introduced HER DAD to MY HUSBAND'S SISTER....   and a little over a year later.... they got MARRIED. 


So now, my bestie is {technically} my NIECE by marriage.   So, our relationship {and family} is a little pretzel like...  twisted.


Since moving to Michigan, we've had times when we've hardly talked for months, and times were we talked quite often.  But the perk to having Melanie in my family is that I get to see her WAY more often than my other close friends from home, cuz she's at family gatherings!!


I just want you to know Mel, that even as tough as this year has been for me, it's good to know that I have a friend that I can pick up and talk to like we saw each other yesterday... 


I truly feel that the friendships that you make in your adolescence can't be duplicated.  Things were easier then.  Friends were the main part of life, you probably spent more time with them, than you did with your own family! 


To all my friends out there::::


Know that I love you, and truly value the impact you had {have} in my life.


And to you, Melanie....

Happy Birthday!
hahahahahhahahahahahha
xoxox
~d 


(please don't hate me for posting this pic!) 

What is darcy: uncensored???

That's a very good question. 

This could be interesting!  If you've gone back and read my {myspace original} posts, you've probably seen a little of everything.  If you haven't read them  --->  WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!!?!

Lately I've felt time slipping away, felt a little restless and needed something new.  So I figured the best way to deal with that, is to timestamp my life.  A story here, a rant session there, a tear-jerker here, a laugh-til-you-cry post there...  I'll most likely have them all. 

Sometimes insightful, sometimes pointless.  But that's me, and that's my life....  and it will always be uncensored.

Hope you can come along for the ride.

~d