That's a song...sticking with the songs...it's the most appropriate one I can think of at the moment.
Yes Heather, you can just say "those poor girls". Lisa's aunt saw her oldest daughter and she was upset and when she asked her why she said "because my mommy went to Washington and is never coming back." Isn't that nice.
So the reason for my song choice is that Lisa called my mother and asked her if she would send her money! She is in Seattle and living on the streets. Gee, you don't say. Did you plan this out at all? What did you think would happen when you went across the country without a dime to your name, to go somewhere that you have no family or close friends, don't have a job lined up. So my mom said she was thinking about it but then she talked to Lisa's mom and she told her that Lisa called home last week and asked for money to come home. So she sent it to her and then she changed her mind and decided to stay out there. So my aunt told my mom not to send her any money. I just know she'll be calling me next.
She's ridiculous.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Friday, June 08, 2007
Crazy
Here is the Lisa update for all those interested...I got an email from Lisa on Monday that said she "ran into" Kendra who told her that I was having a hard time with Brandon. She (Lisa) is not allowed to see her kids anymore so she doesn't go home since it is too upsetting there. And she was thinking of going to see her friends in Austin, Texas.
So I responded to this email asking first of all, where one "runs into" Kendra. I then went on to say that I haven't talked to Kendra except for a very few minutes at her daughter's birthday party but I really didn't say much because I was too distracted by her ridiculous fake boobs to think of anything to say. I didn't know what she might have to say about me, but I know how things go through our family so whatever. I asked what was going on that Wally can prevent her from seeing the girls but I suspect she won't answer that.
Then I went to my mom's and I told her about this email and asked since when Lisa wasn't allowed to see her kids. My mom said that was new, she hadn't heard anything about that. The last she knew Lisa was coming to her mom's every weekend and seeing the girls for a few hours on Saturdays. Tuesday I got an email from my mom that was for Lisa that she asked me to forward to Lisa. I told her I agree with it completely, basically it said Lisa needs to grow up and think about her children and their future, but I gave her Lisa's email address and said she could send it so I wasn't in the middle of it.
On Wednesday I called my mom and asked her if she got the email and if she had sent hers on to Lisa. She said yes to both.
Then last night, Thursday, she called to tell me the update. She goes to see my grandmother on Thursdays and then has lunch with my aunt, Lisa's mom, so she found out what was up. Lisa is in Montana, on her way to Seattle because when she was in Seattle was the only time she was ever happy in her whole life. She called her mom to ask her to pay her cell phone bill because she can't pay it. Yet she can afford to take a bus to Seattle and where is she staying when she gets there? She was there around 1994, for a total of about three months. Her friend who went there with her moved to Georgia last year. Does she really have anyone out there now who is such a good friend she can stay with them? Whatever! That is really just my side commentary about that.
Anyway, she "ran into" Kendra at jail. Lisa was visiting her "boyfriend who's not her boyfriend" who is there because (so we're told) he violated his custody order. And Kendra was there visiting her boyfriend, who she told the family she is "done with", who she told Lisa is in jail for drug charges. Gotta love my cousins and their winner choices in men.
And that is all I know. My aunt is trying to talk to Wally about seeing the girls. She sent him an email and he responded that he wants to talk to Lisa but he also said that the girls have been asking to see her. You can tell his primary concern is the girls since they want to see their grandmother and he is still not letting them because Lisa won't talk to him. I think that's why she can't see the girls. She told him she won't talk to him unless it's about the girls and he calls her and text messages her all the time and she ignores it and won't respond unless it's about the girls. And she is completely right to be doing that. He totally wants to play head games with her. He has been doing this for three years, reeling her back in and then "nope, don't want to stay married", and he has a girlfriend so why should she talk to him about anything else? They are not divorced but they have already settled everything with property, debts, their stuff...there is no reason for him to bug her. If she had stopped talking to him about anything but the girls three years ago, things might not have gotten this bad. He is a serious head case.
I am waiting to see if I get a response to my email I sent Lisa or if my mom gets one. I think she'll ignore my mom's and I told her that. But she may mention it to me. It could be a while before I hear anything. She's in Seattle by now I am sure. I am still wondering why if she was so happy out there, like she always claims, she came back in the first place. But she never answers that question when I ask it.
So I responded to this email asking first of all, where one "runs into" Kendra. I then went on to say that I haven't talked to Kendra except for a very few minutes at her daughter's birthday party but I really didn't say much because I was too distracted by her ridiculous fake boobs to think of anything to say. I didn't know what she might have to say about me, but I know how things go through our family so whatever. I asked what was going on that Wally can prevent her from seeing the girls but I suspect she won't answer that.
Then I went to my mom's and I told her about this email and asked since when Lisa wasn't allowed to see her kids. My mom said that was new, she hadn't heard anything about that. The last she knew Lisa was coming to her mom's every weekend and seeing the girls for a few hours on Saturdays. Tuesday I got an email from my mom that was for Lisa that she asked me to forward to Lisa. I told her I agree with it completely, basically it said Lisa needs to grow up and think about her children and their future, but I gave her Lisa's email address and said she could send it so I wasn't in the middle of it.
On Wednesday I called my mom and asked her if she got the email and if she had sent hers on to Lisa. She said yes to both.
Then last night, Thursday, she called to tell me the update. She goes to see my grandmother on Thursdays and then has lunch with my aunt, Lisa's mom, so she found out what was up. Lisa is in Montana, on her way to Seattle because when she was in Seattle was the only time she was ever happy in her whole life. She called her mom to ask her to pay her cell phone bill because she can't pay it. Yet she can afford to take a bus to Seattle and where is she staying when she gets there? She was there around 1994, for a total of about three months. Her friend who went there with her moved to Georgia last year. Does she really have anyone out there now who is such a good friend she can stay with them? Whatever! That is really just my side commentary about that.
Anyway, she "ran into" Kendra at jail. Lisa was visiting her "boyfriend who's not her boyfriend" who is there because (so we're told) he violated his custody order. And Kendra was there visiting her boyfriend, who she told the family she is "done with", who she told Lisa is in jail for drug charges. Gotta love my cousins and their winner choices in men.
And that is all I know. My aunt is trying to talk to Wally about seeing the girls. She sent him an email and he responded that he wants to talk to Lisa but he also said that the girls have been asking to see her. You can tell his primary concern is the girls since they want to see their grandmother and he is still not letting them because Lisa won't talk to him. I think that's why she can't see the girls. She told him she won't talk to him unless it's about the girls and he calls her and text messages her all the time and she ignores it and won't respond unless it's about the girls. And she is completely right to be doing that. He totally wants to play head games with her. He has been doing this for three years, reeling her back in and then "nope, don't want to stay married", and he has a girlfriend so why should she talk to him about anything else? They are not divorced but they have already settled everything with property, debts, their stuff...there is no reason for him to bug her. If she had stopped talking to him about anything but the girls three years ago, things might not have gotten this bad. He is a serious head case.
I am waiting to see if I get a response to my email I sent Lisa or if my mom gets one. I think she'll ignore my mom's and I told her that. But she may mention it to me. It could be a while before I hear anything. She's in Seattle by now I am sure. I am still wondering why if she was so happy out there, like she always claims, she came back in the first place. But she never answers that question when I ask it.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Who Needs Love Like That
Since Beth likes my angry tirades I will write this right now while I am still angry so I can fully tirade about it. I just got home from having dinner with a bunch of women who were in my sorority. There were seven of us total. Several years ago, two of these women were my absolute best friends, Jill and Sheri. Without getting into all of it right now, Sheri and I haven't been all that close in quite a while-because she pissed me off. And I haven't talked to Jill as much recently as I did a few years ago but we were still pretty good friends. But tonight she pissed me off completely.
We were talking about college stuff, remember this person, remember that person, etc. So this one girl Jenni came up and everyone was saying how she "wasn't right". Then Jill said that she knew why she "wasn't right" and she lowered her voice to finish the conversation, so I leaned in and said I could not hear what she was saying. She ignored me, I thought she just didn't hear me since it was pretty noisy in the restaurant so I said "What are you saying?" and she looks at me and says "I am talking to Cathy, will you please knock it off." Um, excuse me, I thought we were ALL having this conversation. I didn't know you were just having dinner with Cathy. So that was number one.
A while later I brought up to her "Oh, you are keeping my dog while I'm on vacation, right?" I cleared the dates with her before I booked the vacation. At least two months ago. She said they were ok. So the response I get to that is "When is it?" and when I tell her she says "That may be a problem." Because she is going to see her sister in Georgia. I said "Well, ok, can she stay with Kurt?" Kurt is her husband, they've been married for 13 years, I have known them both since college, my dog has stayed with them several times. "No, I am not going to do that to him." So I said "I can ask him myself." Then I get this whole big long story of why it would be too much for him. Um, ok. They have three dogs and last I knew, 12 cats. Want to tell me why one more dog is going to break him!? He is a teacher also so has off during the summer. He bar tends at a catering place but doesn't have a full-time, everyday job in the summer. So now I am really peeved.
My dog is 13 years old. My dog has never stayed in a kennel. The only people who she has ever stayed with are my parents, my in-laws, Jill and Sheri. My mother will probably be in the middle of moving while we are on vacation. Rob's father does not like pets in the house-his own dogs did not come in the house. Sheri is in Canada at that time of the year. So I asked Jill. I thought this was arranged. Either of my sisters-in-law who might do it, are going on the vacation. My third sister-in-law will be on her own vacation. My father just got two kittens. So basically, my poor dog is screwed and is more than likely going to wind up staying in a kennel.
And then...strike three. There was a large party at the table next to us. When we were just about ready to leave they came and sang happy birthday to a member of the party, long story short, the guy is 95. So they are doing all these toasts and whatever. Sheri's father just died a few months ago, she is crying, it's very upsetting to her. So we resume our conversation, or I guess I should say that some of us did, Lynn and I were trying to talk to Sheri and calm her down. The 95 year old then stands up to talk and Jill is trying to hear what he has to say. I am talking to my friends who I am there to have dinner with and the next thing I know, Jill is shushing me again. First of all, it's very nice that this man is 95, whatever, I don't know him, I quite frankly do not care what he has to say. Secondly, and really, more importantly, it is what he has to say to his family this is not my business, nor is is her business so why the fuck am I being shushed like a kindergartner? Jill teaches kindergarten. Maybe she can't separate her home life from school? I always thought trying to hear the conversations at someone else's table was called eavesdropping and was bad manners.
So, I am pissed off at Jill. Really pissed off. I came home and told Rob. He is going to have to ask his parents now but the last time they promised to keep her, two days before his mom said "Oh no, we can't do it" and that was only for a weekend and that was how she wound up at Jill's the first time Jill ever kept her. So I guess we will have to look into the doggie day care. Did I mention that I am pissed?
Hence my song choice. With friends like these... All my real friends have cats and live in the city (or no where near here) so I can't ask them. And you all know who you are. ;->
We were talking about college stuff, remember this person, remember that person, etc. So this one girl Jenni came up and everyone was saying how she "wasn't right". Then Jill said that she knew why she "wasn't right" and she lowered her voice to finish the conversation, so I leaned in and said I could not hear what she was saying. She ignored me, I thought she just didn't hear me since it was pretty noisy in the restaurant so I said "What are you saying?" and she looks at me and says "I am talking to Cathy, will you please knock it off." Um, excuse me, I thought we were ALL having this conversation. I didn't know you were just having dinner with Cathy. So that was number one.
A while later I brought up to her "Oh, you are keeping my dog while I'm on vacation, right?" I cleared the dates with her before I booked the vacation. At least two months ago. She said they were ok. So the response I get to that is "When is it?" and when I tell her she says "That may be a problem." Because she is going to see her sister in Georgia. I said "Well, ok, can she stay with Kurt?" Kurt is her husband, they've been married for 13 years, I have known them both since college, my dog has stayed with them several times. "No, I am not going to do that to him." So I said "I can ask him myself." Then I get this whole big long story of why it would be too much for him. Um, ok. They have three dogs and last I knew, 12 cats. Want to tell me why one more dog is going to break him!? He is a teacher also so has off during the summer. He bar tends at a catering place but doesn't have a full-time, everyday job in the summer. So now I am really peeved.
My dog is 13 years old. My dog has never stayed in a kennel. The only people who she has ever stayed with are my parents, my in-laws, Jill and Sheri. My mother will probably be in the middle of moving while we are on vacation. Rob's father does not like pets in the house-his own dogs did not come in the house. Sheri is in Canada at that time of the year. So I asked Jill. I thought this was arranged. Either of my sisters-in-law who might do it, are going on the vacation. My third sister-in-law will be on her own vacation. My father just got two kittens. So basically, my poor dog is screwed and is more than likely going to wind up staying in a kennel.
And then...strike three. There was a large party at the table next to us. When we were just about ready to leave they came and sang happy birthday to a member of the party, long story short, the guy is 95. So they are doing all these toasts and whatever. Sheri's father just died a few months ago, she is crying, it's very upsetting to her. So we resume our conversation, or I guess I should say that some of us did, Lynn and I were trying to talk to Sheri and calm her down. The 95 year old then stands up to talk and Jill is trying to hear what he has to say. I am talking to my friends who I am there to have dinner with and the next thing I know, Jill is shushing me again. First of all, it's very nice that this man is 95, whatever, I don't know him, I quite frankly do not care what he has to say. Secondly, and really, more importantly, it is what he has to say to his family this is not my business, nor is is her business so why the fuck am I being shushed like a kindergartner? Jill teaches kindergarten. Maybe she can't separate her home life from school? I always thought trying to hear the conversations at someone else's table was called eavesdropping and was bad manners.
So, I am pissed off at Jill. Really pissed off. I came home and told Rob. He is going to have to ask his parents now but the last time they promised to keep her, two days before his mom said "Oh no, we can't do it" and that was only for a weekend and that was how she wound up at Jill's the first time Jill ever kept her. So I guess we will have to look into the doggie day care. Did I mention that I am pissed?
Hence my song choice. With friends like these... All my real friends have cats and live in the city (or no where near here) so I can't ask them. And you all know who you are. ;->
Friday, June 01, 2007
More Than a Party
I was supposed to put up pictures the other day and I didn't. Oh well. Here are some other pictures instead. These are of Alyssa's dinner dance. Her friends are both named Ashley.
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