So I was pleasantly surprised this AM to find that my blog piece on the grant money for South Dakota’s adoption awarness training was featured on “Sufingmama Blog Carnival”…lol..I forgot that I even sent it in! “Carnivals” are like a “best of blogging” kind of thing..but what is really, really important is exposure of the truth..so hopefully alot of other people will get to see it!!

Of course, now I am thinking that we all need a “Adoption Carnival”..of course I need another project like I need another whole in the head!!

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In other life…I wasn’t lazy last week. I just had a hell of a work week..Monday to Sunday, every night..finishing with a double on the main “Leaf Peeper” Weekend for my area. If you have never lived in a fall foliage area then you have never been decended upon by the “Leaf Peepers”. Hords of city folk come up and decend upon my mountains, driving slowly along roads ( when I am, as always. rushing to be late) admiring the lovely idealic vistas….then after making me late, again, for work, they want food and I must feed them. Needless to say I was exhausted. Hence, no bloggy. In fact, I am still rather brain dead.

Work has been really funny as of late. For one, I am always amazed about how differnt people react to me when I am blond. Suddenly, I look like “someone”…as of late it has been a younger Cindy Lauper. Ok… Then the other thing that is odd..people keep asking me if I am an actress. If fact, they often insist that I am or I should be?? Like almost one person a night..it’s really weird because I have NEVER been on stage. I mean, waitng tables..yeah, it’s a show. And yes, I am funny and charming and amusing, scarcastic, and witty…working for the tip baby…all about the tip!! And granted, I know I am “animated”…I am Italian..I talk with my hands. I have what my best friend Lauralei calls “a play dough face” meaning I can squish it up and make all kinds of faces and I do…I know I break out with weord accents, and say odd little bits, and yeah, I can memeorize a special and all our homemede ice creams in my sleep..and recite them with flair ( selling!!) ..but it is still just odd.
I was thinking last night that I could pose as a 26 year old wanna be actress..and people would buy it. I swear they would be less shocked then to find out that I am 38, with 4 kids, and just this odd activist/internet person.
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Halloween looming around the corner…I broke my cardnial rule about homemade costumes this year. Scarlett wants to be an angel, and as we were looking in Target for ideas and wings, she found a decent dress that she liked. So thinking about how I still would have to go tp the fabric store and spend about that much in fabric and trim, made the dress ( which she would complain about non stop..she hates fittings), and then run about and find the accessories still…eh, that 25 off the rack with lots of glitz and a matching halo and wings did not look too bad. Then, to be fair, I had to let Tristan pick too..so he is a fire man. They are happy, and I have eased my work load.
On Sat. night we all dress up at work. It is this weird tradition at Terrapin, as we don’t have a party even, but just serve in costume. And we do not advertise nor warn either..so it is really funny as it is Bard parent’s weekend..and the place is booked all night by all these richy rich parents bringing their kiddos to a “nice” place..and the freaks that will serve them! LOL. I am a 1940’s ciggarette girl..so I will be practically naked! Well, not really..but fishnets, short skirt, bustierre, long gloves, hat and wig! I found the cutest little adult “rumba pants” so I can bend with out the place getting full view of my ass. I am really looking forward to dressing up! Perhpas I shall even share a picture or two!
I also have been deemed the “costumer” at work as I have assisited in making our general manager into Doly Parton, and shall be accomapning another co worker today to Salvation Army to hunt for something suitable to make into a matador outfit. Yeah, tomorrow I shall be sewing glitz and trim on James’ bull fighting jacket!

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Garin’s Ipod got stolen in high school. This kid asked if he could “see” it, and Garin, not wanting to be a jerk said OK..and then the kid took off. I am not all that thrilled with how the school handled it as 1) they didn’t call me..he had to tell me when he got home. 2) they didn;t call me BACK when I called 3) when I showed up the next AM to get the scoop, they were really confused as to what happened..and since they had another Ipod stlen that day and I assume something else went on, they had not really delt with it at all…so the kid who took it…never got asked that day , so it is now off the school property and impossible to recover. The kid is, of course, denying anything about it…but that don’t fly here. So, on the schools advice we did file charges with the police, and the kid does already have a record of arrest. Scarey when you have to ask a cop what is considered “self defense” as Garin was concerned that he would get “jumped” in relatiation for not allowing his stuff to get stolen. Good to know that he can bonk someone with his skatebaord to get away. I just want the damn Ipod back. I doubt that will be happening.
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Must be in the air though, as my big rubbemaid box of halloween lights and crap was stolen off my porch. This follows the theif two weeks ago of a few of my cheap skulls. The skulls were not such a big deal, but now I have lost all my black lights. Err…assholes.
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My washing maching is still broken and I wonder how long I can avoid the laundrymat this week..lol. And the dog has hives again from frontline flea medication. Dogs on Benedryl. And rye and I are having a standoff about the dishes..I won;t do his, he won;t do his..the loser? The very filled kitchen sink.

No news from Max. sigh.