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3月31日

Another glimpse

I put down only a small part of my...Erm interest in Rick Springfield.
Yes there is all the superficial stuff like the man is BEAUTIFUL!

But it really is more then that.....

The talent.
Really is like nothing I have ever seen or heard.
The words he writes, the heart he puts into performing touches my heart.
My Mother JUST told me this story after showing her the speedo pictures and she said "Oh I remember your sister having those pictures on her bedroom wall." So I played some of the older music for her, and she remembered it, funny how she never put it together before...lol
From the time I was a young girl his music has helped me through some really hard times, It was his music that I took my first steps too, (I didn't walk until I was 5 yrs old), and my sister put on "Speak to the Sky." And there was a toy tambourine on the coffee table and I wanted it but no one was paying attention, so I pulled myself up and grabbed it and then there I was playing with the tambourine and doing the baby bop along to the music, and apparently, I wouldn't do my physio unless they played that record. (I don't remember this at all!)
Then again when I was a teenager and I lost a dear young friend, not long after she bought me Working Class Dog for Christmas.
I listened to that record SOOO much that year, I still can't listen to it without thinking of that sweet little angel, that was with us for such a short time but taught me so much.
And then there was a time that I didn't listen to his music anymore but I always had fond memories, and tried like hell to see him in concert but for whatever reason I wasn't able to, until June of last year. And was completely blown away! And reminded of why I loved him. From that moment on I rediscovered the pure joy of being a fan. (at a time in my life I REALLY needed to find joy again and didn't think it was possible).
The older music has stood the test of time and new music is incredible! Mature, thoughtful, passionate and speaks to my soul as much now as it ever did. 
I get teased a lot by my family about him....They actually think it's quite cute how excited I get when it comes to anything Rick Springfield....I have been asked what I would do if I ever met him.....I think the only thing I could manage to say would be.....Thank you! 

3月30日

Friday night.....

It's Friday, and I would dearly love to be in Wendover NV at the Peppermill Casino......But alas tis not meant to be <sniff, snuffle....SIGH!>
I guess I just have to settle for reading the the emails that will start pouring in around 9 tonight all of them saying what a great show it was....Then in a few days there will be little snippets of it on YOUTUBE.....Which is nice but NOT the same.......I want an 07 tour t-shirt DANM IT!
(yes I'm pouting, not really but I might later.)
The name of this years tour is "Human Touch" (the song that is playing now) and the graphics are really cool!
Well If there are no shows here this year...<sniff, snuffle.....SIGH!> I will at least be able to buy one on-line around Christmas time, I hope.
Anyway........
Both Tessa and I are doing alright, not much planned for this weekend, looks like it will be a nice quiet homebody weekend for us both.
Oh! And...
Hi Tanya! thanks for stopping in I hope all is well with you and yours... :)
Have a great weekend all!
(((HUGS)))
Cindy
3月29日

A glimpse into the insanity......

Those of you that have read my space for a while KNOW I am crazy for Rick Springfield, I love his music and let's face it he is GORGOUS!
Makes my heart flutter, always has and always will... 
But I have not let the full extent of my obsession be known, and I'm still not going too....LOL!
You just wouldn't get it.
Well you would if you went to a live show.....But hey that's just my opinion.
Other people that would understand are the ones in the on-line groups and fan clubs. I happen to be on the email list for one of these groups, and let me tell you it is PRICELESS!
I get tons of emails from this group with lots of great information and tips as to when he will be on T.V. or print interview.
A lot of people seem to use this group like we do spaces, they share their lives and pictures 95 % Rick related and I'm not joking!
There are quite a few of them that have gone to every show they can and pay hundreds of dollars to go backstage or sound checks or BOTH just to meet him......I AM SO JEALOUS! I would SO do the same thing if I could.
They also do a lot of good things too, they have raised money for charities that he believes in and that sort of thing. Crazy I know, but whatever works right?
Anyway......
In the last couple of days I have gotten about 200 (give or take) emails from this group, they are all in a tizzy about some pics of him from the 70's.....And Yes they are HOT! and OH MAN! His wife is one HELL of a lucky woman!......But I don't care how well....ummm built you are speedos are just wrong!.....(I still saved the the pics any way!..hehehehe!....WOW!)
3月27日

My first and only

I stole this from Dawn...Thanks Dawn!

My First Born

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Sort of.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
No.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Very happy, then.... OH Shit! my Mother is going to KILL ME!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
Never.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
23

9. DUE DATE?
January 9, 1992 but I had her on the 5th
 
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
YES! All the way through.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Very rare steak, I mean, all you had to do was little more then scare it with the flame and I was happy, and fresh baked apple fritters. At 3 am.

12. WHO IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
Not anyone really.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILDS SEX?
Girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU GOT?
Nope.
 
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
30...

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
No.
 
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
ummm no 

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
They treated me like a high risk pregnancy but I was fine.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
At the hospital 2 blocks from my mother's house at the time.

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I was in and out of labor from November on, they kept stopping it until I said "Ok that's ENOUGH! I want this kid OUT!  

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
My Mother.

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
The Doctors and nurses.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
C-Section

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
I was knocked out, slept through the whole thing.   

27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
6lb 3oz

28. DID YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS?
No

29. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Tessa Jean

30. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME?
The Name Tessa just popped into my head about a half a hour before I went down to the operating room to have her, I had never heard the name before and thought it was soo pretty and went well with the middle name that was already picked out. It is tradition in my family  for the first born girl to have the middle name Jean. 

31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
15 years old

OK mommies reply with "MY FIRST BORN"
3月26日

The benifits to sleeping alone

 
1. You can use the whole bed, not just the edge
2. No snoring to keep you up all night
3. No one to steal the covers
4. No one to turn off the alarm in the morning , thus making you late for work
5. No one can bitch if you decide to eat crackers in bed at 3 am....remember to pull out the dust buster when your done!
6. No one to witness just how bad you look in the morning
 
NOW here are the drawbacks to sleeping alone
 
1. No warm body to snuggle when you get cold
2. No kiss goodnight
3. No pillow talk
4. No one to help untangle you from the blankets after a nightmare
5. No one to turn off the alarm and make you late for work
6. No breakfast in bed
 
More drawbacks to alone:
- no one to tuck the covers over your toes & shoulder when you've pushed them off
- no one to wake you up in the middle of the night for, um, good reasons
- no one to make going to bed a fun thing
 
Benefits of alone?
- more room for the cats
- no guilt if you roll over thirty times in one night
3月25日

lost it

 a little while ago I typed out  a very long, slightly confusing entry, but  I wasn't finished  so I hit the save draft and I was going to come back to it and set my thoughts to rights, I do this quite offten I just type out what I want to say about  my feelings then I go away from it for a little bit and then re-read it  and I either delet it or I just fix it up a bit and publish it.
So like I said I hit "Save as draft" on my jumble of thoughts with the full intention of coming back and making sense out of it, if I could.
But when I came back it was gone! Nothing, blank.
GRRRRR!
I don't want to type it all out again it was hard enough the first time.
Well maybe I will tomarrow when I've had a little sleep.
Possible topics:
Family snub.
Losing the internet.
Other fun things.
 
Have a good night
 
Cindy
 

It's a Beautiful day....

It's sunny and pleasant, but they are calling for more rain....I don't mind really I like the rain, but it is nice to see the sun again.
The burn on my cheek is getting smaller....THANKFULLY!
It was really fun to go to the store with Tessa and try and figure out what kind of cover up to buy, ( you see I had plans to go out for dinner and I didn't want to go out in public with this big nasty red mark on my face.) I had NO CLUE and Tessa was laughing at me.
We finally choose one and went home and Tessa showed me how to put it on.....She got such a kick out of teaching me how to do it, you see it was my sister who taught her.
When we were done it didn't look bad, but I couldn't stand the stuff on my face. It felt like I had a mask on and I couldn't wait to wash it off!
So there we still have the problem that I have to go out in public....
Hmmmm.
Let's see I have a bunch of movies, popcorn and pop. I also make wicked spaghetti, phone friend tell them to bring the garlic bread and wine....There problem solved!
It was a nice evening, we didn't end up watching a movie but we talked, ate and drank, my friend also brought over a bottle of Rye. I haven't had that in a long time and it hit me pretty hard. So this morning I feel a little fuzzy and in need of LARGE amounts of coffee, (don't worry Tessa was and is still at my Mother's).
Spring Break is over for the kids here....Yeah the last day is the only nice day they had!
Isn't that always the way?
But in 2 weeks they will have another 4 days off for Easter.......I wonder if Tessa will still want to do an egg hunt?
Have a great Sunday all!
(((Hugs)))
Cindy
 
3月22日

My one true vanity....

Is my skin, I have an almost perfect complexion, I have had maybe 4 blemishes in my life time and I have no idea how to use cover up....
Yes hate me! All my friends did in high school.
My normal routine is to wash my face with just soap and water two or three times a day more if needed of course, along with that  once or twice a week I take a Clearasil or oxy cleansing pad to my face for a bit more of a deep cleaning.
This has worked well for me for years, never had a problem.....UNTIL Monday night!
Just before bed I was washing my face and I used one of these cleaning pads and almost instantly one spot on my cheek broke out red and puffy, the only way I can describe it is, it's a chemical burn. It was really NASTY yesterday but, today it's a lot better, Polysporin is my friend!
I really hope it doesn't scar but I think it might <whimper>.
 
So anyway I had two teenage girls in my house all last night and they are still HERE! and if I hear, "So what do you wanna do now?" one more time! I swear I will tape their mouths shut!
With all the movies, games, books and all the other CRAP that is all over this house, there is absolutely NO reason they should be bored!
 
Ahhhh! I just sent them out to run laps around the complex.
Is it raining?
Why yes it is...
Does that matter?
HELL no!
They are not made of sugar, TRUST ME, they won't melt. 
3月21日

Sort of an eventful day...

I actually got a good nights sleep, despite the wierd-ass dreams, (Why oh why can't I just dream about Rick Springfield, instead of flying cat-dog creatures?) and woke up with just enough time to have a cup of coffee put a load of clothes in the dryer before the power went out for a good 2 or 3 hours....
Normally this doesn't bother me but today I felt really strange about being in the house with no power, I don't know why but I just had to get out.
So I phoned a friend that was going to come over for coffee and drop her oldest (friend of Tessa's) off to spend the night, I told her that my power was out so I wanted her to meet me at the coffee shop.
Tessa and I walked up to the shop and that's when we realised the WHOLE grid was out.
We walked back home and got there just in time to see my our friends drive up, so because one; I couldn't make coffee and two; I didn't want to be in the house we drove to another coffee shop.
It was quite cute because we just happened to pick the one that a boy from Tessa's school works at, he also has a MAJOR crush on her!
He was like a little puppy dog with her......it was SO CUTE! and she wouldn't give him the time of day!.....The little hag!
Anyway we got our drinks and a snack for the kids, my friend also brought the two little boys (5 and 7 years old) she looks after, as we were sitting there chatting the 5 yr old, without word or warning gets sick all over the place.....And I mean ALL over the place!
My friend can't handle it so I take over, I get the kid cleaned up and and arrange for mops and rags.....It was a close call for me too but I got through it, although I haven't been able to eat anything since and that was at 11 am this morning and it is now almost midnight!
Well after that we thought it best to go home....That took a lot longer than planned on because there was a very bad accident right were we needed to turn....Why are people in such a hurry all the time?
The "Me first!" attitude got at least one person seriously hurt today.
 
Everybody please slow down and be safe!!
 
Now I have to go and convince 2 teenage girls to go to sleep even though it's not a school night, I'm tired and I want to sleep!
 
(((Hugs)))
Cindy
3月20日

Hello....?

I'm still here but I haven't had much to say, I do believe that my brain stalled out for a while and still isn't running at full power yet.
I was focusing on trying to find a job and couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong.....Until a DEAR friend stepped in and offered some much needed help, it was very hard for me too accept the help but I did and once I did some of the stress lifted and I was able to see I WASN"T doing anything wrong, it is the area that I was looking.
But now with the help of this very DEAR friend, that I can never THANK enough! I can widen my search.
I know it will still take some time but at least now there is a light at the end of the tunnel. 
Again to my DEAR friend:
THANK YOU!
Blessings DO come from unexpected places.
(((HUGS)))
Cindy
~add on~
Today is the first day of Spring and it was a beautiful windy sunny day, just like it was 19 years ago when my beautiful niece was born.....
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Dana-Rae
Love you!
Auntie Cindy
3月18日

All I can say right now...

To one very special person is:
 
A Sweet Presence... An ecard with a warm wish for someone you are close to.
3月17日

My Mother cracks me up.....

Last night my mother IMs me and says, "I'm leaving work early tomorrow because I have to pick you up from the hospital."
I say, "Oh OK what did I do to myself this time?"
She says, "Oh they are just having a look around inside again."
I say, "Well I sure hope it looks good in there.....LOL!".
This has become her way of getting off work early or a day off without booking it a month in advance.
And she gets away with it because a little over 5 years my second oldest brother had what appeared to be a heart attack, but wasn't thankfully as she was just about out the door to go to him she gets another call from a different hospital telling her that I was on the way in unable to breath because a small piece of the blood clot in my leg had broken away and gone to my lung.
And as she stood there in shock for about 3 minutes her supervisor starts giving her a hard time about leaving work, he said, "Aren't your kids all grown? Can't they deal with whatever it is without you?"
My Mother just looked at the guy as if he had sprouted two heads and left.
I still don't know how she decided which one of us to come too first but she came to me, which I was really thankful for because I had a very freaked out 10 year old Tessa with me and it was very hard to convince her that I was going to be alright with an oxygen mask on.
When my Mother got there and told me about my brother, I freaked out  and yelled at her for not going to him.
But she said that it was OK he was stable and his wife was with him.
The Doc that was looking after me heard the conversation looked at my Mother and said, "Two children in two different hospitals? Can I get you a sedative?"
We didn't  tell him that her oldest child was getting her first round of chemo that day as well in Ontario.
Yes in my family when it rains it POURS!
As it turns out we all ended up being fine, my brother didn't have a heart attack it was a pinched nerve or something that caused numbness and wicked chest pains.
It was a small piece of the clot in my lung but with meds and 7 hrs on oxygen it dissipated.
And my sister who had breast cancer has been cancer free  for almost 5 years now.
Anyway she goes to work the next day and told  the jack-ass of a surpervisor off.
She told him that no matter how old her kids are she was going to drop whatever she was doing and go to them.
This guy still wouldn't let it go though, and said  "Well it just seems funny that it all happened at once."
She just looked at him and said, "You don't have kids do you?"
No he didn't have kids....
SOOO...
Now when she says that I'm in the hospital or have to get something done they let her go without question, But I told her not to use it too often because what if I really need her to take off work and she can't.
Have a good weekend all
(((Hugs)))
Cindy
 
*going green for ST Paddy's Day only*
3月16日

Friday

 
HAPPY SPRING BREAK! 
 
  
Good Luck Wish your friends/ siblings/ loved ones good luck with these warm ecards and get them going. [ 24 cards ]
 
Sun And Fun ! Wish your near and dear ones a great time with this cute ecard.
3月15日

Again I am so easily pleased!

I got a steam cleaner from a friend of mine, and I'm so excited to clean my couches with it!.....OK I realise that could be considered very very sad but, it makes me happy.
I'm looking after 2 kids today, as a favor.
The flayers I have put up haven't produced anything that pays yet, I'm trying to remain hopeful.
The fall out from the membership putting in their resignation letters in all at once will hit the fan in just a couple of days, there is one unit that needs to be filled by the end of the month and we WERE going to do it our resignations are effective for the end of March, BUT the BOD in their infinite wisdom decided to accept our resignations as effective immediately.
BOY are they in for a shock!
We as a group have done the move-in/move-outs for so long that no one else really knows what all is involved and guess what? they don't want our help at all........FINE! As mean as it sounds I think I will enjoy watching them fall on their faces.
I honestly can't believe that they are backing up the screaming banshee, what she did was so uncalled for and inappropriate.
I could understand it if we weren't doing our job, but we were, we routinly put in more then the required hours and did not complain we enjoyed ourselfs...
We all got along well, and did what needed to be done and had good time.
After one meeting we took a field trip....OK it was to the sex shop up the street....But we didn't buy anything....Well I didn't..LOL!
The other ladies did look at me in a new light when they found me amonst the whips tho.... <wink>
Hmmmm, maybe the BOD member heard about the field trip and was jealous...
I hope everyone has a GREAT day!
Cindy
3月12日

Movie night.....

A couple of days ago Yvonne (Funky Little White Girl) left a comment about a movie night.....
We here in blogland get together decide on a movie and a night to watch it, then we could play critics later and each give our opinions of the movie....
Personally I love this idea for a few reasons;
We can learn about different movies that we might not have thought about seeing before.
It opens up ideas for blogs, for those of us who want to blog but have, for whatever reason blog block......(I of course mean me!).
And It's FUN!
So what do you think?
What movie should we watch?
Should it be a thriller?
Comedy?
Action?
Romance?
Or an old campy B movie?
Please share your thoughts....
(((Hugs)))
3月11日

Hmmm,

What to talk about?
Tessa is doing fine, Drill was cancelled because of the torrential down pour. She has just left to go have lunch with my Mother, brother and his wife.
Today is the memorial for my oldest siblings Father, my Mother wasn't allowed to go....my sister had a fit about it, so my Mother didn't go....I don't understand why she didn't want our Mother there, OK so what if their marriage was over almost 40 yrs ago? He was her husband at one time and my Mother was going to help out with my youngest nephew more then anything, ANYWAY! Oh well......
My Mom is OK with it because she doesn't really like going to services and the one brother who also wasn't comfortable with going (for his own reasons) is taking her out for lunch and my Mother wanted to take Tessa, Tessa hasn't been at her place too much this week so I think she has missed her...LOL!
I myself....I'm doing alright....I could use a good stiff drink.....but otherwise life is life and I'm dealing.
Have a wonderful Sunday!
Cindy
 
3月10日

A year ago

A year ago, I was sitting here waiting, enjoying the anticipation of what was to come. Ready and willing to lay my heart out, with very little thought that I would be rejected....
What I didn't know was that I was being played for a fool and I wasn't the only one, which I found out later in a nasty, self esteem recking manner....
I thought that I was pretty much over it, I hadn't really even thought about it much as of late but today I can't seem to get it out of my head.

The same feelings of sadness, hurt and confusion are surprisingly still there, not as strong but still there. I can hear all of you out there "Forget the past, let it go, you are better off...." And all that. I know all that, but like I said, today I can't get it out of my head....

The funny thing, (at least to me anyway), is that even after all that was said and done and the time that has passed....I still don't understand....Why?

Why did it happen?

And why do I still want answers? 

 

~sigh~ 

3月9日

It's Friday again....

Things have settled down here a bit, Tessa and her friend had thier mediation yesterday.
It lasted 2 hours and was very loud and at one point the couceluor had to step between them but things got worked out, it seems from what little Tessa will tell me that it was a 3rd party playing them off eachother...For for now all is well in Tessa's world.
In my world?
WELL....
You know what? I'm so tired of my own complaints!
I'm not even going to go there right now.
Last weekend I had a friends 3yr old stay the night with me for her very first sleep over EVER, anywhere with out Mum and Dad, Dad was a wuss and cried, when I told him he wasn't allowed to call....hehehe!
Anyway the 3 year old asked me yesterday if she could stay over again tonight, I said yes because she was so good the last time, and how can anyone say no, to such a cute face!
I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend.
 
(((Hugs)))
Cindy
3月8日

Ummmm...

Hi, how y'all doin?
3月7日

Yup, somebody should be scared!

Yesterday Tessa came home with a NASTY little gleam in her eye.....
I have rarely seen her that angry!
I don't know all the details but it appears that someone she considered a real friend has turned on her and is spreading some really bad rumours about her.
Like I said I don't know all the details, she will tell me when she's ready....That and because it's a teenage/high school thing, if I try to understand it my brain might MELT!
It's kind of sad because her and this boy were really good friends (just friends) for the past 2 years and something happened that has made him turn on her...Tessa doesn't know what she did to set him off and at this point she doesn't care anymore!
I almost feel sorry for the boy, because at 15 he doesn't quite understand what a really PISSED off teenage girl can do....
Yup he should be afraid....VERY afraid!
But on a brighter note, that twit that was bullying her and her friends has stopped, hasn't bothered anyone since the day I went to the school.
If it isn't one thing, it's another!
I will keep my eye on the situation, but for now I will step back and let her handle it.......
 
For those of you who know me,  KNOW I couldn't  really stay out of it, you talk crap about my kid and make so she doesn't want to go to school I'm not going to stay quiet long....
So after talking with Tessa, a vice principle, and the father of the other kid we have decided on mediation on Friday.
I know the vice principle thinks this will help them be friends again, but I know my kid, the only reason Tessa is doing the mediation is to find out why he is angry with her....She doesn't want to save the friendship, she wants to agree to disagree and walk away.