A-typical

I'm so grateful for the life I have now. It sure as hell doesn't fit into anyone else's life, my happiness seems to make other family members right pissed -
but I'm happy.
Like, boring, nothing happening, happy.
Both my husband and I have peripheral relationships with our mothers, non existent relationships with our dads, and both our siblings' are not in our lives by choice or circumstance.
Its a lonely, insular existence, but I really believe that - given the variables - this is the only way it can 'work'.
Our kids have parents who are not stressed out by their family. Our kids have parents who are happy in their careers. Our kids have a warm home and damn good food on the table.
We are living our life on our terms. Not a lot of people can say that.
So what if our terms don't include dealing with psycho-family drama? Why force yourself to deal with people whose interactions with you loathe? Just because you share blood? Bah.
We had 2 guests at dinner last night that showed us more courtesy and kindness than either of our families' have in half a dozen years.
Why can't we hold our families to the same standards we do people we work with?... or our friends? Why does blood give you a free pass to judge, disrespect and neglect and then be forgiven for it?

Look what the stork dropped off

We've called him/her:
Squirt
Munchkin
Wizard ('cuz The Gurl can't say 'lizard')
Chuckles
Mr. Handsome


We wont be able to tell its gender for several more months. We're having a hard time naming it. Either way, we're referring to it in the masculine and I have to say, he's a gorgeous 'lil critter. We went into SuperHuge Pet Mecca yesterday to pick out some fish for the 43 gallon corner tank in the kids room, and came home with a Bearded Dragon. He's so cute! I fell in love the minute I set my eyes on him.
Introducing the newest member of the King Family. Daddy, Momma, Sawyer, Riley, Miss Minerva, Fred and Barney(see below) are happy to introduce:


He's a hard guy to get a picture of. I'm sure I'll post more later. I just went in to try and get him out of his tank to sit here and chill out with Momma, but he's all warm and zipped around like crazy.
Oh, and here's Fred and Barney. They're gay lovers. And they bicker alot. Ah, love.

More random:

• Fable 2 is slowly taking over my brain.
• Life with a kitten absolutely effing sucks flaccid mule cock.
• I have spent the last 2 days digging in my kid's noses.
• Coffee doesn't work anymore.
• The public transport system in Fargo is laughable.
• The next person that looks at my cold sore is getting monkey-punched.
• My daughter is a monster.
• My husband is the sexiest stubbornnest person I know.
• My left shoulder has been numb for two weeks.
• Yes, I work at Starbucks. No, I don't have any coupons.
• No, its not a bindi, its a pimple - slapnutz.
• I have two tests today.
• I feel fat.
• If The Hubbins buys any more cake or cupcakes I may consider smiting him. Hard.

So proud

Every year I try to buy one of those little paper flowers from the VFW guys. I'm not a gung-ho military minded person. I don't like documentaries or films about war. I don't watch movies about shooting up drugs either - everyone has their tastes.
But I admire those whose ideology or wallets lead them to serve their country. It's kindof like nuns, I hold them in such reverence. Such a sacrifice.

This year my husband and I loafed around the house. Cleaned the garage and re-arranged some furniture - but mostly played video games.
What with me getting the XBox 360 and Fable2 for my birthday and all...


(thanks to all who sent me wishes. yeup, still old)


I heard that Michelle Obama will not be using her place in the White House to take up major policy issues. She will be an advocate for civil service and help for the families of our service members. Like I needed another reason to like this woman...

But it is so hard being away from family. Think of yourself, away from your family at college - you get to go home for Thanksgiving, you get to see them over the summer, you'll be done school in 4 years and in that time maybe only be away from them 9 months at a time.
The Bush administration and its damned holy war have kept our troops far too long overseas. The time tables the military uses for the maximum amount of time an officer should be engaged in war are there for a reason. There was research done on the physical and mental effects of combat. - Especially after Vietnam.
But no, The Shrub decides to bend the rules for his own devices. It will be our service members and their families that will suffer. There will be a drastic increase in officers treated for PTSD.

To this day The Hubbins gets thanked for his service in the Gulf. To this day it makes a difference. Go and make the difference of a man or woman who has sacrificed their time and health and life with the ground you walk on in mind.