Everyone thought I was crazy, but they did it. The Penguins beat the Red Wings!!

My mom is 12 hours away, so I never see her on holidays. Happy Mother's Day to all of you just the same. I moved out 3 weeks ago yesterday. It is strange, but I think it is for the best. Today I donated to my new home's Mother's Day celebration by getting fresh seasoned mozzarella and wheat flat bread to melt it on for appetizers. It was a huge hit. They had never had it before. I simply love cheese.

Yep this is me writing something.

I am lost in life. I feel there is something I need to do, but doing it will hurt someone I love. I am not happy though. I have not been happy in a long time. It is no one else's fault. I played a major part in how I got to where I am. Unfortunately, I waited too long to address the issues that have led to me being unhappy. There is no quick and easy fix. I do not know if I am making the right choice for sure, but I think I need to find out if it is or not. Continuing as is just does not seem healthy for either one of us.

No one can decide this for sure but me, but I am scared. I like to pretend I am strong. In some aspects I am. In others, I am not. I have never wished for a magical solution to a problem in my life as much as I am wishing for one now.

Yesterday, I actually debated quitting eating and just smoking instead. I mean the cigarettes are expensive, but if I don't eat and just smoke the money would even out. Plus, I would lose some weight right? Of course, I guess my health could be affected negatively by that.

She made it into the top ten. Please vote for her!!

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We have a double sink in the kitchen. The left one has a garbage disposal and the right is a regular sink. Apparently, the garbage disposal has been leaking. I noticed today when I grabbed the dishwasher soap and the box was completely soaked. The best part is one of the roommates noticed the box was damp the last time they ran the dishwasher, but they did not bother to look why.

I do not have the money to call a plumber. We will be trying to figure out a way to fix this for now. The easiest solution is to just not use the left sink for the time being.

I do not post just to complain, contrary to what some may believe. I simply post what is going on. Lately, there has not been much going on. The few things that have just seem to be not so good. When I posted about Peter getting his teeth pulled and the denture put it, that was not a negative post. It was simply a post about what happened. We are actually quite happy he got the dentures. He feels better about his appearance and can eat better now. The only negative to the teeth is the dentist and how he is billing it.

I admit, my life is not the greatest right now. Sorry if my life is not enough sunshine and roses for some of you. Actually, I take that back. I am not sorry.

Christmas was nice. The roommates went to visit their families on Christmas Eve. Peter had to work. Once he got home it was just him and myself with the dog as usual. We did go see Kathy at work for a bit and brought home Chinese take out for dinner. We opened our presents to each other. Since I did not know about the upcoming financial issues, I splurged and got Peter tickets to the New Years Eve Wild game. We have been wanting to go to a Wild game for 8 years now. Christmas day was us with the roomies. We made a big Christmas dinner and open gifts from each other along with the stockings.

New Years Eve was great. Peter and I had club level seats. We ate at the buffet done by the St. Paul Hotel at the game. It was expensive but delicious. The acorn squash casserole was my favorite. The Wild played the NHL team with the best record for the season, the San Jose Sharks. I totally expected the Wild to lose. Boogaard had a nice fight at center ice. We tied and went into overtime, where my boy Burns scored the winning goal.

Afterwards I went out with some friends. It was a good New Years.

If Wilma should win any prize money from this contest, Wilma's owner will be donating the money.

Go here to learn more...

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She made it to the second round!!!

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My grandma is in the hospital. She has an artery that is 80% blocked. They do not want to do surgery, because she might not make it through that. Instead they will attempt to treat it with drugs.

The dentist we worked with for over half of 2008 on getting Peter an upper denture said he would bill the denture in 2009. He billed it in 2008. He also is now claiming her never said he would bill it in 2008. Apparently, Peter and I just dreamed about having the exact same conversation with him at some point. This means we owe a mere $3000 more than we thought we would. $3000 might not be a lot to them, but it is much more than a lot to me.

I am tired and cranky. My nerves are eating me alive.

A friend of mine has entered her adorable dog in a photo contest. PLEASe go vote for Wilma. Look at her, I swear she is cute.

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You do have to register.

It just takes a second, and then you can vote every minute for her as the cutest dog in the Twin Cities!

A friend of mine has entered her adorable dog in a photo contest. PLEASE go vote for Wilma. Look at her, I swear she is cute.

http://startribune.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?PageType=VOTING&ContestID=4247&SubmissionID=417313&IncrementNumber=1

You do have to register. It just takes a second, and then you can vote every hour for her as the cutest dog in the Twin Cities!

Happy Holidays

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There is a wonderfully amazing friend of mine who has a job interview today. Please center your good thoughts, vibes and prayers on her. The city you should target is San Franciso.

Thank you.

Peter and I are both off of work until Monday. He went in at 9:30 this morning and had all of his upper teeth pulled and a denture put in. We just got home around 1 pm. He had to go from the oral surgeon to the dentist to have some adjustments done on the denture. Then we stopped for soft food and denture care products. He is in bed trying to rest after taking some pain medicine. His mouth is swollen and still a bit numb. I am hoping the recovery won't be too difficult. He goes back next week for more denture adjustments. Then in two weeks he goes in to have the oral surgeon check on things.

If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine, you're on my list so I want to know you better!

Cut and paste the questions into your blog, and then answer them! If you read this, repost it!!

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
yes

02) What was your dream growing up?
to be happy

03) What talent do you wish you had?
enjoying exercise

04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Blue Hawaiian or a bottle of champagne

05) Favorite vegetable?
zucchini

06) What was the last book you read?
Elizabeth The Struggle For The Throne

07) What zodiac sign are you?
Virgo

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Lizard on back right shoulder and mask on back left shoulder, one hole in my right ear and three in the left, left nipple...had the right also but it never healed correctly in the 8 years I had it.

09) Worst Habit?
eating, or interrupting others when they are talking

10) If you saw a friend walking down the street would you offer them a ride?
of course

11) What is your favorite sport?
Wild hockey, K-State Football and Twins baseball

12) Do you have a pessimistic or optimistic attitude?
normally a cynical optimistic, but lately a depressed pessimistic

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with your favorite celebrity?
talk, it is what I do best

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
I don't tell many people

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I usually enjoy the really stressful issues that come up with my customers, because they are very appreciative of my hard work.

16) Do you have any pets?
Mukisa the dog and two nameless betta fish

17) What would you do if your best friend showed up randomly at your house?
be happy someone decided to visit me in MN

18) How do people usually react when they first meet you?
Good question, what did you think?

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
no opinion really

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
the thing i am working on by walking 3 miles a day and attempting to cut down my calorie intake

21) Are you the partner in crime or the conscience?
depends on the situation

22) What color eyes do you have?
green/brown...I do not like that other word for them

23) Ever been arrested?
My rights have been read to me twice, but nothing was charged

24) Bottle or can soda?
ice water or iced tea

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Not worry so much about being able to afford Peter's treatment

26) Would you ever hug a perfect stranger?
possibly if they were attractive enough

27) What's your favorite place to hang out?
anywhere with the Specified Systems guys

28) Do you believe in ghosts?
undecided

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
talk, watch tv, mess around on the net and walk

30) Do you swear a lot?
not really

31) Biggest pet peeve?
people not working their hardest at work

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
complicated

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
yes

34) Favorite and least favorite food?
fave: salmon
least fave: beans

35) Do you believe in God?
yes

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
Umm...