$300 To Call 911? I Guess The Neighbors Will Be Letting Your House Burn

Tracy and Loma Linda, California are now going to charge residents $300 for every call to 911 with an option to pay $48 for unlimited calls for one year. If you are not a resident of Tracy or Loma Linda,  it will cost you $400 per call. Is this a creative way to make up [...]

Oh My, 39?!?!?

Today is my 39th birthday. Which means next week The Diva will turn 5!! Oh my God, when did my baby get so big?? Anyway, I refuse to turn 40, ever, so I will be 39 and holding in perpetuity.
I also have to attend the funeral for my Husband’s Grandmother today. And before y’all start [...]

2010 Vancouver Olympic Opening Ceremonies: Visually Stunning But Vocally Annoying

Did you all watch the Opening Ceremonies last night? I thought they were visually stunning. The whales that looked like they were swimming across the stage, the giant bear, the “snow”, the wheat fields….all of it was amazing. What I did not find appealing was the musical acts. Not that I don’t like some [...]

Anxiety: Picking The Right Kindergarten

Last week, I had to go to our school district to ask for a transfer for The Diva. The school the district wants her to go to is over 7 miles away and they want her to take the bus. Yeah, not in this lifetime will I allow my daughter to ride a school bus [...]

Hackers Stole My Money

This past week~end I found out that my PayPal account had been hacked. Yes, some freak used my account to buy things for his or herself. I had no money in my PayPal account, but I have it connected to my checking account so that is where the funds came out of, thereby making certain [...]

Your Daughter Can’t Attend School Today, She Has Boogers

That is what I was told last Thursday when I took The Diva to school. And again the next morning.
WTF??
OK, a little backstory…
The Diva started off with a cold last Friday, the 15th –stuffy nose, drippy nose, sore throat. She stayed at school that day and I was advised to keep her home the following [...]

Uh, This Is California, Not Kansas

Good news: We are finally getting the rain we so desperately need. And our local mountains get lots of  real snow.
Bad news: It’s an El Nino year. That means rain, rain and more rain. It also means flooding and mudslides…both of which are made 100 times worse because we are brush fire central and all [...]

Trying To See If My Blog Is Still GONE

Is this showing up?
Somebody help me. My blog is 404′d and I can’t find anything with Google Help forums.

Mother Nature Has PMS

Yes, I am talking to YOU, Mother Nature. You seem to have a hatred going on for SoCal and I am here to tell you you need to build a bridge and get over it. Pronto. It is going to be 90* on Thanksgiving! NINETY degrees. Umm, hello? I have a huge dinner to cook, [...]

Laundry Stains: Out! Out! Damn Spot! My Quest For Spray ‘N Wash

I hate cleaning. Period. I avoid it like the plague. I hate doing laundry even more. Well, except for cleaning the bathroom, I really hate that. But what I hate above all is doing laundry. Why, do you ask? Well, it’s because I cannot stand stains. I hate seeing them, and I hate trying to [...]

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