WTF Friday and ARWP all in one morning!

Today started out like any other, hubby woke me with about fifteen freakin' alarms that get louder the longer you ignore them! OK well didn't want to sleep any more anyway you freakin' MORNING PERSON YOU!!! (note to self, next time when selecting a life partner make sure he's not a morning person).

I crawled out of bed and started a little housework small apartment work, did some dishes, laundry, pick up that kind of thing. Showered, decided to nix hair removal 'til tomorrow, it can wait 'til I have time to change the line on the weedwacker. Went to local (45 second commute) grocery store for essentials like milk, bread, wine… then left for work…30 second commute.

That's when it all went right down freakin' hill…..yes…. WTF … is it Send a Moron to Ali day? Did I miss that announcement in the local paper that said "if you are a little annoying, irritating, downright assholey or just plain fokked up, please visit McGilly on Friday morning and give her your best shot"………"she's waiting!".

Since when in the world do I work in an attorney's office??? First annoying human being walks in this morning and showed me a letter from his landlord regarding a leak that needs to be fixed, then proceeds to tell me no one listens to him and he needs an attorney. OK… I said… go get one… we don't have any here!!!! To which he replies…do you have time for a cock & bull story, Miss? No, I said, and he left… hahaha.

Enter stage right, champion bull shitter and most exasperating little tick on the ass of humanity I have ever laid eyes on. This one starts to tell me a story of she said do this, and then this happened and he said da de da…. And blah blah blah… … you follow? No neither did I? So I asked wtf are you sqeakin'
about I'm sorry you'd like me to do what now? To which he replied…. Miss if you'll just follow my instructions we'll get along just fine!!!!!! You What????? How dare you talk to me like that you condescending little bastard with Spudballoo glasses on!!!!! I kept my cool and followed his instructions knowing that they were complete nonsense and in doing so would probably never complete what he was trying to accomplish. But hey, what do I know??????? Then he launched into one of his elaborate stories, telling me he's going to Australia for nine days… yes people nine days… and no it won't take him long because he flies direct to Australia, nonstop... that's how he rolls… ummmm I think to myself.. you must have freakin' wings you little asshole 'cos there are no jets that I know of that can get from the South Eastern United States to Australia without stopping for FUEL.. yes… that tiny detail that you might just want if you're flying at 35,000 feet above sea level!!!!! Ok this was where I started to calm down and realize that this little fuck is so full of shit he's delusional and should be pitied……until he starts talking about his travels around Europe and how his parents were Swiss and German… and guess what? And I quote "I'm a mix of both my mother and my father!"….unfreakin'quote!!!!!!!! At that point I had to let him know where the door was… you have a good day now you ridiculous, insignificant little fibber you.

OK bloggers… I feel much better now… thank you for your time!!!!!

p.s. the pic at the top is of the red rash that appears sometimes when dealing with incompetent fools!

Life in a Small Apartment.... Episode II

Today is open house for the schools and ... big whoop... I can't muster up the energy to be excited! (just wanted to get that out there).

So how's is going in the new digs McGilly??? Well, what can I say? It hasn't gotten any bigger, if anything the walls are closing in. The kitchen has taken on a new persona, one of next to uselessness....is that a word? The fridge is full of stuff but I can't seem to find anything to cook with and have no enthusiasm for the culinary arts. I am missing my beautiful, family sized kitchen. I'm missing the table and the noise the chairs make on the tiled floor. I'm missing my calendar.... I have it with me at the apartment but it's not hanging up.

How 'bout the keeping it clean? I thought that was a snap?.... well yes it doesn't take long to put stuff up but it doesn't take long for that stuff to get back out again either! with the kids at home pretty much the majority of the day with the teenage sitter things are a little tense when I walk in at 5:00:30pm (yes you read that right!).

So, McGilly, tell me are the cons still on an even keel with the pros? I guess so but without the magnificent management of Mama things could easily start to go pear shaped. The best part of the deal has to be location.... got it down to a 30 second commute to work, 45 seconds to the grocery store and one minute to the Y.

The good news is that work is progressing on our "real house" and it's starting to take shape! Only a couple more weeks and we will be back to normal.... thank God!!! I'm missing my lovely neighbors by the way... really missing them.... I love love love them!!!!!

Corner View..."Best Kept Secret"....

This week's Corner View theme is Best Kept Secret..... well I have chosen to share one of the best secrets in South GA..... although word is quickly getting out.... we have been in several news articles in recent years!

Downtown Thomasville is one of the prettiest downtown's in GA, or even the South, or even the country....it's that good. It is inviting, warm and a super place for a stroll on a sunny day, there are some fabulous eateries and boutiques, not to mention the antique stores, book stores and jewellers. All framed by pretty trees and flowers in the summer and lights and decorations in the winter.

Y'all come visit us real soon y'hear!

Now that you know my best kept secret, hop on over to the other Corner Views and see what they're up to.

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Trip to the Park.....

We drove an hour just to get away..... spend time as a family.... have fun and relax...

There's a place with a big park and a little zoo, it's the perfect afternoon out!

We started at the park, imagine having something this big in your back yard!!

Steve and the girls played tic tac toe... sorry i can't tell you who won! oops.

He's really a drummer but this didn't phase him, I could have listened to it all afternoon, I am lucky to have such a talented hubby!!!

A quick spin on the tire swing... woooo a little dizzy there Daddy!!

This place had so many wide open spaces and so much to do, there's a campground too, now if only I could help Hubby with his fear of tents we'd be set for a long weekend. So not going to happen any time soon! We went camping last Labor Day and he almost died of lack of sleep, the second night he slept in the car (a vehicle that won't shut off the lights when it's dark). He kept it running for the A/C!!!! People were walking up and looking in the windows at him, he was quite the attraction... therefore unless we have one of those luxury RV's with all the bells and whistles this family won't be camping again any time soon.

I prepared this a long time ago and didn't post it for some reason... so here it is now! Enjoy!

Back to School..... already?

The fishing pier at the Sunshine Skyway bridge, Tampa, Fl.

Ashley at Weeki Watchi Springs... yes folks that's spring water, pure as it gets, and very cold!!!

The girls in a motor raft at Aunt Kim's house.....too cool Aunt Kim!!!

Syd concentrating hard on navigating the pool in said motor raft.

So, one more week of summer break left, that's all... can't really believe it!!! Next weekend will be August... what the heck did we do all summer? Well, Ashley got sick and needed professional care, mama just didn't cut it. We lost a beloved family member, m-i-l's dog Ellwood passed away after a visit to our place for July 4th. The girls spent their first summer staying home with a teenager babysitting... worked out well. They also went to Nanny's house for a week and that was the first time they'd both spent any length of time away from their doting parents...worked out well. We lost a very close family friend, the grandmother of one of my bestest friends in the world. We welcomed baby Gwen, daughter to Sara and Kenny (cousin's on Hubby's side). Sister (on my side) getting a divorce.... and our house was flooded, leaving us in rented accommodation the size of a postage stamp. Those are some of the low lights and highlights of our summer of '09.

Not to worry though, we're looking forward to a new start in so many ways. We're very thankful for what we have, spending so much time together in a small place makes us realise we are a real team. The girls are growing and they get it... they really get it... they are involved, understanding, wonderful little people and when the family has a crisis they get it. More than once this summer Sydney has said prayers without being prompted, she just knows, she's eight now and such a grown up little eight year old, she told me when we had to figure out the whole flood thing that it's a maze and we'll wiggle through one piece at a time.... I won't ever forget that!!!!

Ashley has grown this summer too, not so many tantrums, more play time with sister without a fuss. She sings well, she reason's well, she loves to paint and create, she's hilarious and most of all she's not a baby any more!!

So back to school they go, we won't be back in the house before they return to school but we'll make the best of it. When we do get back it will be like a brand new place, a new beginning, a new time for our family to move on and grow stronger, tighter and more loving. Bring it on!!!!!!

Could this be someone we know???????

A friend of mine (in the States) spotted this article and wanted to know if they are talking about my NBF Spudballoo...... what do you think? She is prone to dressing up!!!!!

Corner View Wednesday...What you did last weekend.

This weeks Corner View was a little different... what did you do at the weekend?

Take pictures at 7:45 pm on Fri, Sat and Sun night so here they are....

This is Syd experimenting with her camera, she took one of me and i took one of her.

Cute huh?

I actually was folding laundry at exactly 7.45 but didn't want to post pics of my nether garments.

On Sat evening an Angel from above called and asked if the kids would like to come and swim, without hesitation I bundled them into the Jeep and off we went. They were so stir crazy it was wonderful to sit out on such a lovely night and watch them play. This was snapped as we were wrapping up, hence the little attitudey lip you can just see.... the ring was about to be launched in a fit of tantrum at the thought of leaving this beautiful place!

And ahhhh Sunday evening was so peaceful, admittedly this was later than 7:45 but I didn't remember I was supposed to take a pic until about 9:15 and so this was it.... me, my magazine, my dog and a glass of red! Now that's how you wrap up a weekend!!!

So dear readers take yourself off around the world and have a look see at what everyone else was doing at the weekend......cheerio!!

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Life in small apartment.... episode 1.

Having been forced out of our home by 2000 gallons of water rampaging through the house at a snails pace really, wreaking havoc with the floors and the baseboards not to mention messing with the drywall and cabinets.... we find ourselves in a small but very nice apartment. Four people and two dogs (the fish are with a wonderful neighbor) crammed into what I would think is probably less than 1000 square feet of living accommodation. It has it's pro's and it's cons. Each week while we live here I will bring you an episode of Life in Small Apt.... today is week 1.

The Pro's my dear Watson are.......

• People make dinner for you or offer to have you over for dinner..... yes!!!!! This is a real good Southern tradition... one I adore... when a family is in some kind of upheaval or experiencing illness or death within their ranks, the community at large offer food. We have had the BEST lasagna ever... and coconut cake to die for... last night was hamburgers, potato salad, coleslaw and beans.... YUM... an especially wonderful family in the hood gave us a gift card to the best Pizza joint in town and Sat night we relaxed there and had a wonderful evening, chatting, enjoying the fabulous pizza and watching limousines drive around town...yes you heard it Limos in T-ville!!!! Marvelous Dahling!!
  
  
  
• Clean up is a snap, whoop whoop....pick it up, carry it three paces and put it away... job done.




• There is only one door to this place therefore don't have to walk around locking up every night and only have to worry about burglars coming in from that one door.




• I am literally one minute (probably less but my car clock does not have seconds) from work... I don't even get into fifth gear and I'm hooooommmeeeee!

And the cons.....

• Have to take the dogs out to pee on a leash, if you're in the vicinity and see a weird lady in pj's with a couple of shih tzu's pulling her around grassy area's ..that's me.




• Lack of cooking utensils... limited to one steak knife I grabbed before the packing crew got them... those people work at the speed of light it was like a game of cat and mouse and if it went into the box, they weren't letting go!!




• Kids have to share a room and sleep in the same bed, they are becoming a little more than tired of each other... lots of niggling going on.

So, looking at the big picture it's not soooo bad, we could still be in the freakin' Not so Comfort Inn with people, you know, getting friendly, above our heads!!!! And the good news is that the contractor is ready to start putting Chez McGilly back together again. Whoop Whoop!!!!!

when good dogs go bad.... woof

Mac and Daisy have had enough, they won't play any more, "get that damn camera out of my face or i'm calling my lawyer" was what i thought i heard Mac say. Daisy just surrounded herself with some burly Doberman's and refused to take her dark glasses and floppy hat off.

OK... you little shih tzu's two can play that game, I'll just bring in a ringer!!! yeah that's right... a ringer... he's better behaved and doesn't cost as much to feed. He knows how to strike a pose and melt the coldest hearts, he knows how to Rock the Color with Miss Nikon!!!

Oh yeah.... that's it... you rock...oh yeah... you rock... Ah Haaa...

p.s. I am seeking treatment...won't be long now!!!

Blankety Blank.....

OK folks I have nothing... nada... zip... just can't think today. Bloggers block, writers cramp all that stuff. I know it happens but to me???? pulease..... there has been just so much going on lately that my creative juices have dried up, my sense of humor is being worn thin, my energy levels are fizzling and my excitement has fuzzled.

So I think I am in need of inspiration... a trip, a new interest, some new books, new ways of looking at the universe. I may jump on Spud's bandwagon and do the ten treasures deal, or ten beloved songs and link them into the post, or ten tacky trinkets (items people have bequeathed me), fifteen fine wines, seven sassy sistahs... declarations of adoration for my closest friends, five funky diva must haves.... you get the idea.... vote now and let me know what you'd like to see!!!

I'm off to see what's happening to everyone else out there in blogland. ciao baby.

Shit happens.... like every day lately!!!!!

Tahhh Dahhh, at last pictures of the pooches that actually show what these little darlings look like, and I thought I was crazy!!! I thought for some reason it was only me who thought they were cute and the camera was showing them as ugly and so my perception was inaccurate. But no...see they are cute...I may still be crazy but gosh darn it they are adorable!!!

What a weird and grizzlie week this has been, the real world has totally given me a kick or three in the ass. Talk about wake up calls.... what do you do when you're in an emergency situation but the Gift Gods have smiled on you and you get a coveted prize in the mail? Way to feel totally torn between gettin' practical and providing for your displaced family or spending hours in solitary confinement absorbing the details in the manual of your newly acquired treasure..... the Nikon D60. Haaa just my luck... as soon as one thing goes right for me a gazillion things go wrong. Not to mention the fact that hubby's boss must think he's making up all the reasons why he can't be at work. Home flooded, moving into rented apartment, good friend of the family dies, viewing and funeral to attend. You can't make this shit up.

So in the midst of all the crapola we find ourselves struggling with I did grab the camera and take a few shots... oooops.... shouldn't have done that.... can no longer take part in mundane crap like laundry and cooking... must take pictures... must force the dogs to pose and smile...must bribe kids and hubby to look at the camera... look away.. now look down and to the side... now capture the sunlight in your hair... sorry Hubby... can you just grow some hair real quick and then capture the sunlight please. This is insane how much I obsess with this thing! Who knew.... yeah yeah.. only the majority of the bloggers out there reading this post. I have read before how much you Nikon Girls rock but holy shit it's true!!!! So get ready Corner View Wednesday's ... finally I'm equipped to do you justice... get ready "Ten Treasures"... I'm taking on the challenge (have to wait though 'cos some of my treasures are in storage... crap!). And thirty secrets in thirty days... no, don't think I'm ready for that one yet... I am a closed book.

I have to get my head back out of my head though, i have been letting real world crap take over my bloggidy blog space...arrrgghhh... can't do it. This is my secret place, my creative outlet, the inner ramblings... feels good to just let the fingers do the walking again and let the junk that clutters my brain fall onto the keyboard... it's a peaceful and liberating experience.

And so dear heart as soon as I have access to a place where I can download pics at the speed of light again I'll be right back where I was. At least I can get words on the page for now. I really need to plan some blogs and get some notes on a pad when I think of them... usually I just sit down and spill the beans.... and sometimes I forget which particular beans I meant to spill. It's all a mess in there... once my real world quits messing with me we'll be right back on track.... yeah for tracks... happy day dearest friends.. happy day!!!

'Ello, 'Ello, 'Ello, what's all this then?????

I am soooo missing my computer and my comfy little home, it's only been a few days and I'm cracking under the pressure.... shhppeeewwwww... there I go. I find myself wondering when will I ever get my dedicated post to Rxbambi done? is she tapping her pill counting thing on the desk impatiently waiting for the little nugget I have in store for her. When will I get to take some superdy duperdy pics with my lovely new treasure and get them up here for all to admire (or not) I haven't even had time to get to grips with it yet. When can I relax and have my own things around me again, and when will I be able to just open the door and let the damn dogs run free without having to put a leash on them and worrying about them terrorizing a passerby or pooping somewhere inappropriate!!!! I am afraid to sip my regular glass of red in case I spill some on the rented furnitue! afraid the kids/dogs will tear the place up and i'll lose the biggest security deposit in living history!!!! why the heck do I need to be afraid? why should my misfortune turn me into a nervous wreck? we're ok and probably more than that..we r all together which is what counts, the best thing to come out of the situation is that we work well together under pressure..we're the dream team people ya hear me, a freakin dream team! maybe when we get back into our house we'll sell up and buy a boat...we could sail around the world. This little episode has made me realize something, I know we could easily win The Amazing Race...seriously...as long as there was a tv we'd be rockin and rollin'...oh and a way for me to blog...and clean toilets..and a hairdryer...and red wine...more red wine and some tequila...I think i'm going to apply right now!!! Look out world here we come! for those of you not familiar its a relality show where teams travel around the world following clues and racing to win a Mill Bucks. Stay tuned I'm off to brush up on my gen knowledge and geography with my encyclopedia Britannica!!!! Tally ho.

Update.....just got to a real computer to find that the end of this post was in fact the beginning of another draft... something got all screwed up when I was trying to use the not so smart phone to blog!!!!! gggrrrrr..... all fixed now though and this doesn't look like the incoherent mess it did a few minutes ago.

Corner View... Reveal Yourself !!!!!!!!!!!

OK OK....here I am...... on vacay with the Sydster.....

And here I am.... celebrating the fact I am now 40... yay me... made it this far!!! not without incident but I made it none the less.....
Revealing your inner self???? what in the world???? There is no inner self.. what you see is what you get people.... I hate to put pictures of me on here (although I do from time to time) I'd rather let you see my beautiful kids and hansome hunny... I'm out of my comfort zone with this one but I love to see how my other Corner Viewers are lookin'.

Now ~~~ get the hell outta here and quit lookin' at me!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Day!!!!!!!!


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My Dear Friends.... Real World and Real World...

bloggidy blog blog... fun and laughter... friends are made... connections formed... words and pictures magically molded into this great online playground... secrets are shared.... lives are intertwined.... I love it.... my real world has been turned upside down this week... a hot water heater and 2000 gallons of water to blame... still it's just stuff.... material things that are great conveniences... we're ok.... we'll be ok.... the house will be repaired.... life will go on... I'll still blog... take pictures with my new camera... enjoy my family.
today i checked back into the bloggies.... and there it was.... Mari lost her love yesterday!!! my heart truly breaks for her.... we all have our crosses..... we have our ups and downs and it turns out... as I sit here with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.... that Mari is a real world person and I can feel for her just as much as I would if I laid eyes on her every day here in my corner of the world..... the connections are true.... friendships are real.....thank you my friends... thank you!!!!

Imagination Unlimited....

Another fantastic summer activity when it's a million degrees in the shade!!!! We have a fabulous place here in town where you can go and paint pottery, the glaze it and voila... you have your own unique piece for probably about the same or less than you'd pay on Etsy!

Syd painted a dolphin, Ash did a hanger thing for the wall or a door, she made it with tiny dragonflies for Aunt Kim cos she knows Aunt Kim likes dragonflies. Sweet. I did a spoon rest for the kitchen. There are not ready yet but when we get them I'll be sure and post the fruits of our efforts!!

What I get most from the pics above is that Syd tends to concentrate more than her goofy sister!!!!

Update.... went and retrieved finished items last night... boo... they messed up my spoon rest...yay...they are letting me go back and do another one for free (uuhhhh yeaaahhh, you better). So will post again with finished items later.

Today is the day we go and get the kids back, feeling a little weird about it all. One part of me can't wait to see those beautiful little rascals and hear all about their vacay with Nanny, while another part of me has really enjoyed being just me and him for a few days. So the guilt slips in and I'm thinking "am I a bad mother", "should I have even had kids in the first place" "will I be able to cope when they come back into this peaceful, tidy house". One thing is for sure there are deffo gonna be some changes around here matey. Like, Spongebob, haven't missed him one bit and if they want to get their fix it's only gonna be in their rooms... they both have TVs for Pete's sake so why does mine have to be contaminated with that crap? Another thing, I am only gonna cook one meal at dinner time, you don't likey, you don't eaty. I will, however, endeavour to include them in food preparation that way it may encourage them to eat what they just made. Oh and one outfit a day unless there's a major spill or disfigurement to the garment, I am saving the planet by cutting out at least five loads of laundry a week. Most important change... Date night for the parents... dig it... we were here first and we want our own time... deal with it.

So dearest readers.... the struggle of woman versus mother is about to begin again, I love my girls to the ends of the earth but this week has taught me that I love me too and adore Mr McG, the princesses are gonna have to realize that they live in our house not the other way around....yeah... good luck with that one Missy, as soon as you see those blond curls and big blue eyes it's all gonna be right back the way it was Miss Melted Heart around those adorable chicklets!!!! one can dream!!!!!

Time for more Random Lists....

• Why are Tuesday's my horrible day, I can take Monday's all day long but Tuesday should be abolished.

• My Mum sent me some little sparkly ball earrings.... random.... but absolutely beautiful.... thanks Mum.

• Watching squirrels run around our big tree in the back yard makes me happy.... then I let the dogs out.

• When I win the Lotto I have decided not to give up work.... I will blog while I am there and do it blatantly.

• I have had a gift certificate to a really nice spa for about six months now and still have not used it... wtf???

• I started to twitter but frankly it's not doing it for me, unless Jeremy says something then it totally does it for me.

• Mr McG totally approves of Jeremy because he has a crush on him too...... and is manly enough to say so.

• This week of sans kids has revealed to me where all my grocery money is going, and where all the dirty dishes come from.

• Time to turn kids into little maids, and go over the grocery bill with them each week.... or is that just cruel??

• I love Starburst... and I adore Gummy Bears... so you'd think I'd like the new Gummy Starburst.... sadly not so. Bleeuusscchhhhh.
  

• When I try to load good stuff on my iPod my mind goes blank, it this iPod Block? Will it last long and what's the cure?

Just for Sara..... Turning Stones...

Sara, excuse the mess I just snapped these really quickly to show you the color.... a lot like yours don't you think? YOU WILL LOVE IT... it's happy happy happy!!!!!!!

We paired it with a bright red.....some people don't even notice to be honest but I love it. His gorgeousness wants to paint more red on there but honestly red takes a gazillion coats to cover even using his excellent brand of paint... did I mention VALSPAR??? so I am not in a hurry to do that... I prefer the yellow/green/kiwi/daffodil.... whatever you want to call it. It seems to change depending on the light of day or the type of bulb in the lamp... it looks great with the curly earth saving things.

We use a lot of white for the woodwork and accents, I love how it pops out at you..... I am so HGTV !!!!! Can't wait to see more of your new home!!!!! Now, don't you feel special a whole post dedicated just to you!!!!

Corner View... place of reflection... Thomasville, GA

This is one of the best places for reflection I can think of. There are plenty of benches looking out over the water, people sometimes just come and sit in their cars, or they will walk the trail, there are often people out here fishing. It's quiet and comforting just the place to think about what's going on in our lives, or just to "be". It's hard to empty your mind but slowing down a little and relaxing is good and you can easily do it here.

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