tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16408955783110271582024-02-19T03:02:33.419-05:00Mother Mayhemshe lived somewhat happily ever after...Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-77435746007793129062022-02-23T10:58:00.003-05:002022-02-24T08:42:38.037-05:00Testing... Testing... 1-2-3<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sweetums needs an MRI.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Attempt #1</b> - The neurologist prescribed a lil pill to help Sweetums relax. She flat out refused to take said pill. Determined to do the test on faith and courage. Everything was going well. IV was in (She hates needles.)... Ear plugs were in... Headphones were on... MRI machine started first round of vibrations...George Strait began crooning... <b>SCREECH</b>! Legs and arms began to flail, and Sweetums is howling, "I can't do this! I can't do this!"... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, she didn't. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cap'n Chaos is <b>not</b> amused.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Attempt #2</b> - Smaller hospital. Phew! Coerced Sweetums to take the lil relaxer pill. Pill has opposite effect. Sweetums is hyper, and, apparently, has gained the strength of a dozen men. She takes one look at the MRI machine and begins to <b>ROAR </b>in a voice that even I had never heard before, "I <b>told</b> you that <b>I</b> am <b>not</b> doing <b>this</b>!" </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, she didn't. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The look of sheer terror on the technician's face was <i>priceless</i>. <b>SNORT</b>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Cap'n Chaos is even <b>less</b> amused.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Attempt #3</b> - Takes place this Friday. Under sedation. EEP. The heart specialist said everything should be just fine.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This morning, I told Sweetums she would just have to put on her big girl panties and deal with it. She asked me if it mattered what color they were...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>BWAHAHA.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I <i>am </i>amused.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>SIGH.</b></span></p>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-3413389084278400652021-06-27T10:15:00.008-04:002021-07-04T08:20:32.886-04:00GRUMP.<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am still "still here".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am <i><b>grumpy</b></i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am too full of thoughts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">They are banging around in my brain.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Jumbling together.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tying in ugly knots.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Tripping over themselves...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Helpless... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hopeless...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Looking for an exit...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">They seem to be locked up tight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Too tight perhaps.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I need to find the key.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Patience for myself?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>NOT</b> one of my strong suits.</span></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">RAWR</b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">.</span></p>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-66863083965088640632019-09-11T11:03:00.002-04:002019-09-11T11:03:51.262-04:00RAWR<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">RAWR...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">That is all.</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-48665112463991508712019-08-22T15:52:00.000-04:002019-08-22T16:02:00.702-04:00Feelin' hot... hot... hot!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have a thing for kitchen towels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You never knew that, did you? :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I <i>love</i> them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The colors...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The patterns...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The textures...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have an old metal kitchen cabinet that is full-to-bursting with my "collection" for every season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The cabinet is in my bedroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I guess that's a whole o</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">ther story. ;o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Giving my kitchen a little makeover just by changing out</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> my pretties brings me joy. ♥</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Most of the time. :o/</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Last night, I was pulling a baking sheet full of chicken fries* out of a blazing hot oven.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">(No. My culinary skills have not improved.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was using a brand new oven mitt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Imagine my surprise when my bare skin came in contact with the molten metal pan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Sizzle</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The smell of burning flesh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>YELP</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My new mitt had a hole in it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Smack dab in the spot that is supposed to protect the webbing between your thumb and index finger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Now I have a <i>huge</i> blister.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>SIGH</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">*No fries were lost. I'm good like that.</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-59368089711781820232018-05-23T10:01:00.002-04:002018-05-23T10:01:59.547-04:00Hey...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I'm still here. :o)</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-10314748558083649762016-04-13T10:15:00.002-04:002016-04-13T10:15:55.789-04:00Influenza<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Chaos has it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Mayhem has it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Sweetums has it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The cat does not have it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I envy the cat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><em>Thud.</em></span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-349814230978895582015-10-20T11:24:00.000-04:002015-10-20T17:40:09.948-04:00Cooked Goose<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I am not a good cook.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Not even average.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I have no natural flare.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Recipes do not work for me either.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I can follow one to a tee and have complete failure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Whatever it takes, I just don't have "it".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">My Mamaw had "it".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">My Mom has "it".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Both of my sisters have "it"...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"It" evidently skipped me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I've been sort of melancholy and craving the past.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Homemade vegetable soup with cornbread were what my Mom liked to fix on cool autumn days.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I can taste it whenever I think about it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">(Yes, it's <em>that</em> good!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Whilst perusing the heat-and-eat section of the supermarket, I spotted frozen mixed vegetables with a recipe for "Savory Vegetable Soup" on the back of the package. It didn't look like it would be that challenging.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong>SNORT</strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I snatched up the few required ingredients and trotted happily back home to my cozy (cough...cough...) kitchen... Enthused about pulling out the stock pot for the first time in ages. Well, maybe not ages. A few weeks ago, I tried out a new recipe for chili. I'm the only one that ate 2 bowlfuls. Cap'n Chaos and Sweetums each had 1. The rest sat in the fridge. Untouched. For a whole week. But... I digress...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I added all the yum-yum goodiness to the pot, and, in no time, the whole house was filled with the aroma of autumn. There was actual humming and tummy rubbing going on... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The anticipation was delicious! :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">About midway through the souping process, Cap'n Chaos called. One of the sisterwomen was coming over. They decided we were going out to eat. Okay... Soup will keep overnight... It would possibly even be better the next day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Cap'n Chaos tastes the soup. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"There's no beef in it. It would be better with beef." - Chaos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"That would make it vegetable beef soup." - Mayhem</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"Grunt." - Chaos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"I want <strong><em>veggie</em></strong> soup. Not veggie-beef soup." - Mayhem</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"It needs to cook longer." - Chaos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"I know." - Mayhem</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The texture of the frozen veggies is not mushy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I don't like mushy veggies. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I hear all about how good the vegetable soup is that one of his co-workers makes. Um... Good for her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I hear all about how good the vegetable soup is that Capn' Chaos's niece makes. She learned from my mother-in-law.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I see where this is going.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong>SIGH.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Next day... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Veggie soup happily bubbling on stove... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Cornbread golden brown. MMM...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Sweetums likes the soup.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Mayhem likes the soup.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Chaos?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"There's no beef." It's still <strong>veggie</strong> soup. <em>Hello</em>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"You used canned cabbage." The <em>horror</em>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">"It has too much black pepper." <strong>ARGH</strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It's been almost a week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The soup is sitting in the fridge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Untouched.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong>RAWR.</strong></span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-17945969651988314372015-10-14T08:42:00.003-04:002015-10-14T08:45:11.482-04:00Celebrate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Happiest of birthdays being wished for my incredible friend, <a href="http://freakymom.blogspot.com/">Janet</a>! Relax, enjoy, and eat cake. Lots of cake! </span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-26691277904246798022015-10-05T08:57:00.000-04:002015-10-05T15:50:55.577-04:00Some people are worth melting for?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">"That's cruelty to snowmen everywhere!" - Sweetums</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-40308383466069159822015-09-23T08:42:00.001-04:002015-09-23T19:43:42.747-04:00Bob Luman <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-j_LI6oBeZk" width="459"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Sweetums and I have made quite a discovery. :o)</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-14174479635605090272015-09-08T10:56:00.005-04:002015-09-08T20:28:58.847-04:00Unpacking...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">It's getting kind of old...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We have finally entered the whole where-shall-we-put-this-hang-this-stash-this phase of the operation though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Now if Cap'n Chaos would quit trying to fill every closet with things he's rediscovered in the garage...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Stuff that was in the<em> creepy </em>basement of the house we left.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Did I ever mention that he's a bit of a pack rat?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong>Mhm.. </strong>:o/</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-69573517432435097152015-08-17T08:28:00.000-04:002015-08-17T15:23:12.200-04:00Dropkick Murphys - "Rose Tattoo" <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9d8SzG4FPyM" width="480"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Lurch is Cap'n Chaos's pickup truck...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">A monster of a Chevy with a penchant for ZZ Top.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Imagine my surprise when he threw out this lil ditty.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It's now stuck in my head.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Please don't judge me. ;o)</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-78021357954176329182015-08-10T09:05:00.000-04:002015-08-10T09:05:46.849-04:00Moving... AGAIN...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The second time in 8 months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I don't call him Cap'n Chaos for nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">SIGH.</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-50988923045605122212015-07-28T16:32:00.003-04:002015-07-28T16:33:54.441-04:00Malboro Man<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My dad has cancer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Yesterday morning, he had surgery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Surgeons removed part of one lung.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Lymph nodes are being biopsied.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Marie, my younger sister, was with him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Ann, my older sister, and I stay at a distance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Sad in so many ways. :o/</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-18290809055031820552015-07-19T09:28:00.002-04:002015-07-19T15:15:29.190-04:00Bittersweet Victory<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Sweetums has <em>finally</em> gotten <a href="http://www.ssa.gov/disability/">SSI</a> disability.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">WOOT! :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Woot?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">...</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-6627328130286155272014-11-08T09:19:00.000-05:002014-11-08T09:24:04.226-05:00Disconnected. Be back asap<h2>
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Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-58913318730140657402014-09-13T06:43:00.001-04:002014-09-13T06:44:06.802-04:00The Joy of Pet Ownership<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">" Ahh.. There's nothing like the smell of Purina Cat Chow first thing in the morning!" - Sweetums 09-13-14</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-61884401282701369832014-09-04T08:12:00.001-04:002014-09-04T08:13:10.521-04:00Naked and Afraid<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I caught a glimpse of my naked self in the bathroom mirror while getting in the shower. <em>Shriek!</em> SHUDDER. :oO</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-82950778745962977002014-08-28T11:44:00.001-04:002014-08-28T11:47:20.078-04:00Happy Camper<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Today is 50-cent corn dog day at <a href="http://www.sonicdrivein.com/">Sonic</a>. :o)</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-11449028231341572792014-08-22T10:16:00.001-04:002014-08-22T14:38:44.391-04:00Just a man and his guitar. :o)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I find him mesmerizing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Cap'n Chaos does not.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Chuckle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">GRIN.</span></div>
Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-39152890935302878712014-08-14T09:22:00.000-04:002014-08-14T09:23:19.643-04:00Trying to collect my thoughts...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, my bucket's got a hole in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">SNORT.</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-70504970498809961632014-07-18T06:57:00.001-04:002014-07-18T17:28:22.789-04:00Note to Self...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Jesus wants me for a sunbeam...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Not a lightning bolt.</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-5316246010897495802014-03-24T10:05:00.002-04:002014-03-24T10:06:43.664-04:00Welcome to my hell on earth.<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">So...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">An adult case social worker had to evaluate Sweetums.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">He asked her how she felt about being "mildly retarded".</span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-34949968439290090232013-11-27T07:43:00.002-05:002013-11-27T14:15:09.550-05:00Shmexy and I Know It...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Haters gonna be hatin'. ;o)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">* </span>Those are not fishnets I'm wearing... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't judge. It <i>is</i> no-shave November. </span></div>
Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640895578311027158.post-47301106499187240992013-11-15T10:41:00.000-05:002013-11-15T10:49:09.463-05:00It's All a Matter of Taste.<span style="font-size: large;">After a grueling trip to the Wal*Monster yesterday, Sweetums and I went hit the drive-thru of our local roast beef establishment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Arby's. ;o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We both had worked up quite a thirst and could hardly wait for that first bubbly draw on the straw of our favorite beverages... Diet Pepsi for me... Dr. Pepper for Sweetums.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Slurp.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ew!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lady at the window mislabeled the lids!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sweetums had the Diet Pepsi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sob!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had the Dr. Pepper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Blech.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Photos of us at this moment would be </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>priceless</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>BURP.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Snicker.</b></span>Mother Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028082013082596803noreply@blogger.com0