First off, since I publicly dragged it all out here, or at least my side of it, my feelings anyway, there were never 'sides', I want to say that I'm sorry I did that. It was probably unfair in some ways and it should have been between you and me... I just didn't know what else to do. I had to get it out there, out from inside me, and I don't know if it helped, but I certainly am much happier now. Anyway, when I see you, I'll probably call you an asshole and then hug you and never let go, so fair warning...

Last night we had to go to a parent meeting for the band/colorguard at the high school since my daughter made the colorguard for next year. This is both exciting and excrutiating, in addition to horrifying. I'm excited for her because I went to this high school, and I marched in this program in the colorguard and we were awesome, and I know the experiece is amazing, and the friendships you build last for years and years, and it's a good way to have a support system in place when you start high school. It's also fun tormenting Rich since he went to a rival high school and we have been talking shit to each other about it, but if we move, she'll be so disappointed and I really don't want to take that from her. Additionally, there all these mini MEN there making obvious pay-attention-to-me ploys at my beautiful 13 year old daughter and so I decided she can't date ANYONE unless Rich is dating them also. Seems fair, right?

In other news, at work this morning I watched a girl the same age as my daughter get caught by my boss trying to steal $1.50 worth of donuts on her way to Jr. High. I'm still not sure how it became okay to be 13 and on your way to school and stealing from a store. So they called the police and her parents and her school to say she was going to be a little late as she was being detained to wait for the police. Over an hour later, the police show up, but no parent and I'm thinking things like... no wonder this kid is doing stuff like this. Turns out though, that she texted her friend and said 'someone is gonna call you right now, so pretend you're my mom'. So when the police finally figured that out and got a hold of her mom, then we wait for the mom to drive all the way over from some other city. Anyway, she was PISSED! My boss came back in from outside looking like she couldn't believe this mom and said she was swearing at the kid like crazy, etc. A little excessive for a $1.50? Maybe... but it's a problem in our store, what with two schools being right nearby and so I think she wanted to make an example of her. She kept telling the girl to go back to school and tell everyone that if they come in and steal, this is what is going to happen.

So, I got a phone call a few nights back from a guy who spent nearly every day and night at the hospital with me for two weeks when someone I loved like a mom was dying. This was five years ago now, and we rarely talk anymore, so I was surprised to hear from him. For the record, it's never a good sign when someone calls you out of the blue and then asks you if you're sitting down... Seems that after she died, he kept in touch with her son and that this guy's wife had called to tell him that the son was in the hospital in the psych ward on suicide watch. Why? Because, he's been molesting his two daughters, 15 and 12. He's supposed to be this good guy, a veteran, a shriner, a mason... he's not even denying it. She's not supposed to have any contact with him, as advised by the social worker, so it won't look like she knew and allowed it to happen or that she condones his behavior. I know people who have been sexually abused and molested by family members... I know how it affects a person for a lifetime. That said, I can't also imagine being able to deal with the man you love, who has been your husband for twenty years, trying to take his life, and then not being able to see him... but these are your KIDS!

So my Matty was in a play at school about character, basically about the different pillars of character (qualities) they try to teach the kids. Originally he was supposed to just be in the chorus, but at the last minute a kid who had a major role moved away, and then so they replaced that kid with the kid that was playing the witch, which meant they had to replace the witch... which they did, with Matty! Now, fair warning, I could be biased and a beaming proud mom... or I could be evaluating the situation fairly, but Matty was AWESOME! This script had a lot of adult type humor that I'm pretty sure was lost on most 7 year olds, and so most of the kids sounded pretty monotone when it came to the delivery of the punch line... but Matty 'gets it' and was so good, emphasis in all the right places, etc. He also had to learn a whole song and sing it in front of everyone! So, I'm a proud Mama... deal with it.

I've been a little sick, some pressure in my ears, and a little sniffle here, a runny nose there, an occasional fever... I don't feel too bad, just tired and not my chipper self. I hope this sickness decides to flee my body with a quickness.

What else? Oh! Ronnie outed me as a porn writer on facebook, and since I update my facebook status via my Twitter, some crazy porn dude is now following my Twitter. There seem to be Twitter stalkers like that. Like when I tweeted that I got a new car, a car Twitter started following me, and when I tweeted about my fortune one night after chinese food, a fortune cookie Twitter is following me. Somehow when I tweet about Brendon and Ryan and the PATD boys or Patrick and Pete and Fallout Boy, they manage not to follow me... *pouts*

Hugs,

Viv