Mom of the Year

So, I get to be Mom of the Year and there's nothing any of you can do about it! For anyone who doesn't know, AJ got 2 Minor In Possession tickets within 26 days. One time, her dad took her down in handcuffs, the next time, I'M the one that turned her in at school. I really feel like we are doing the right thing to help her but THIS SUCKS! I had her do a chemical dependency eval and we got the results today. She definately has a problem and I signed her up for treatment. They actually wanted to put her into Inpatient Treatment, but since we are so involved, they agreed to Outpatient Treatment. She spends half her day in school then goes to treatment for the rest of her day. At least 5-7 weeks of it. She is NOT happy but willing to listen and be open to it. I think I'm dealing pretty well but it's all just happening around me at this point. I hope she gets that we are all doing this to save her and not just to be assholes. Anyhow, great thing is I leave for California in 4 days and will miss a whole week of her treatment, Sissy's parent/teacher conference, Bing's 1st basketball game and first band concert. So, bitches, I get the award :)

Montana Winter

I am absolutely THRILLED with the snowfall we got this weekend! Just in my yard we got damn near 18 inches. I miss this kind of storm. We used to get snow like this all the time when I was a kid, but they say it's been almost 15 years since a doozy like this. This weather is what gave Montana it's reputation as a snow-covered state back in the day. I LOVE IT!!! Funny thing is, it can go from 32 degrees to 70 within a day around here. We really have a motto in Montana... Don't like the weather? Wait 20 minutes. :) The only thing I am not loving about this weather is how many branches we lost. This snow is soooooo heavy and there are still a ton of leaves on the trees... CRASH!!! It's gonna suck to clean all this up, but one really good thing came from the snow today. I got a new snow-blower! I am the one in my family that takes care of the yard and I am so psyched that I got this new toy! It's huge and BADASS! But, it didn't like the slush that's buried under all this snow. Oh, well! Still had a blast with it! By next weekend, everything will be green and ready for another snowfall. But, I have a feeling that I won't be using my new toy until much later this season. Bummer...

A few minutes to myself

Well, I SHOULD be in California right now studying my ass off, but they cancelled the trip. I didn't get to go see WICKED but I got a really cool WICKED tote from Barnes & Noble the other night:) My hubby got it for me on our 15th anniversary. Yeah, 15 years! WOW! Pretty impressive for "kids our age" I keep hearing. What I'm having trouble accepting is that my daughter is graduating this year!!! Seems like it's true what people say... Feels like I dropped her off at Kindergarten and I'm just now picking her up as a Senior. What will I ever do if this kid leaves me and lives the rest of her life? I will be so proud! She is having a rough start to her senior year, but hopefully she's over most of the being so ornery. I got her senior pics just yesterday on disc and I LOVE THEM! She is just so beautiful! She convinced me to get a picture with her even though I had no makeup on and my hair wasn't fixed. It was clean, but just tucked behind the ears lookin' like a mullet!!! Geez! Oh well, I guess :) Well, off to learn a new recipe for my vegetarian 12 year old!

Damn Healthcare B.S.

You know, I hate the bull***t involved with healthcare! My hospital bought two new CT machines last year. One is a 64-slice, one is a 320-slice. Our 320 would be number 7 in the WORLD! Big time advanced technology. At the last minute, and I mean LAST, the Sisters of Charity decide maybe we shouldn't have it. Maybe our hospital won't use it enough to justify having it. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? We are THE medical hub in Montana and basically Wyoming also. Whatever. They couldn't decide this like a month or TEN ago? Gotta wait til we have the damn thing here in town ready to install? SO now I don't go to California for a week of training, which is fine, I will go some other time. But, my sister just booked a flight to meet me there for the weekend. Her flight plans have to change. I get that that's the risk you take mixing business with pleasure, but I think the whole thing is a bunch of crap. IF they decide we get the machine, we can't have it installed until God-knows-when. In the meantime, I am (supposedly) going to go to Vitrea Vital Images training in Minneapolis. Yeah, I will believe that when I land...

By the way, yes... I am bitter :)

Theme?

I'm beginning to think my blog should have a theme! I see all of these wonderful blogs that actually have a purpose and here I sit just chatting to myself about nothing in particular. But, it keeps me happy! So, I stay random... It suits me :)

Court system sucks

Super long story short, my daughter got an M.I.P. (Minor In Possession) the other night. She came home drunk again and my husband put her in handcuffs and took her down to the P.D. They gave her the ticket and a court date of "on or before" Oct. 2. Well, luckily, I have had the last 2 days off and had time to take her to court today. We get there, go through security, stand in line to check in, get creeped-out by the people we are lumped-in with (3 of which she knows), and find out they don't have her paperwork. Next we had to stand in another line to get the paperwork, which puts us dangerously close to being late. Come to find out, they don't have her paperwork ready! I kept her out of school for this? REALLY??? She got the ticket last Thursday and it's Tuesday. How hard can it really be? And maybe the ticket should say something like "not before (date), not after (date)." Makes me crazy. The lady said, "Well, you came too soon I guess." No shit, Sherlock. Please forgive us for trying to face the charges like GOOD citizens. We will certainly put it off to the last second. Actually, we will be going in next Tuesday since I have that day off as well. I am leaving for a week on Oct. 3rd and really need to get this all rolling before the 2nd. I am going to call on Monday to be sure they have their shit together before showing up on Tues, but if it's not there... Prepare to read a blog about my disorderly conduct ticket :)

Could be my dad

So, on again about my life in general... Not long after I found out the name of my biological father, I decided to go ahead and try to find him. Of course, I only really had the last name. My aunts weren't sure which brother it was for sure but I could find out ;) I had my contact at the library get pictures of both of the guys from the yearbook that my birthmother was a senior in. Of course, it's not like I really look exactly like one or the other, but it was fun to see where I came from (even if I'm not sure which one is my biological father). I am assuming the one who was a senior with Toni is my birthfather, but that really is just an assumption. So, I googled a little bit and found that the one guy is here in Montana still. I dialed six of the seven numbers about ten times before I finally made the call. A very friendly gal answered the phone and put my guy on the line. I wasn't really sure what to say. I didn't want him to be too blown away. As far as I know, my birthfather doesn't know I even exist! So, here's what I said, "I'm Toni R***'s daughter. She actually had me her senior year and her family thought you might know something about my father." REALLY??? How dumb was THAT? But, he was very pleasant and said he couldn't even remember who she dated in highschool. He didn't know that she had had a baby, either. SO... Either he had a sex with her and she never told him about me, or maybe he's just in denial, or maybe he knows EXACTLY who I am and he doesn't want to have a relationship. I don't know, I just didn't feel like throwing him for such a loop at that point. Maybe someday I will be brave enough to get in touch with him again and try to find out what I can. Maybe.