Rantings of a Creole Princess

What I'm Wearing!

I've been watching Erica B. and Mimi do "What I Wore" and I've decided to start doing it too. 

Warning...these two women are fly, flawless and FABULOUS!  Me? 

Not so much. 

$1,172.70

I was sitting in my office trying to get over this current bout of writer's block I'm suffering. 

Lucy was in her chair.

She jumped up and down and her back legs splayed out and she yelped a hurt kinda yelp.  Then...she started walking around in circles fast with her back legs giving out every few seconds.

FREAKED.

ME.

OUT!

Lucy is getting old and it shows.  Her hearing is not as it used to be, she can't do the hardwood floors like talking about.  It takes her a bit longer to get up the stairs.

But I can only think of one other time in her life with us that she's yelped in pain.

I called the doctor and told them I was on my way and then I called Robby and told him what was going on.

Once we got there they shuffled us right on into an examination room.  They flipped Lucy on her side and started messing with her legs and she wouldn't let them.  I got on the floor with her and held her face in my hands while I was nose to nose with her and talking to her. 

She got it.  I was there and there was no way I was going to let anyone hurt her.  They were just making sure she was okay.  The doctor and the assistant joked that I was the person who didn't touch hands and yet...I was on the floor with my dog making sure she wasn't scared.

I love my doggies man.

So they did the exam and figured out what was wrong with her.  The doc then did a full inspection of her since she was there.  Doc found that Lucy has a bad tooth that doc thinks needs to come out.

Me:  How much is this going to cost?

Doc:  They'll do an estimate for you.

So they come back with an estimate for an extraction of her tooth.  $1,172.70.

Me:  I'm sorry what?

Assistant:  $1,172.70.

She handed me the paper with the estimate which shows the amount:

Um...yeah...no.

Me:  $1,172.70???????????  To pull a dog's tooth?  Hell...she doesn't eat candy!  I mean sure...she likes peppermints so during Christmas she might get a piece of a candy cane but SERIOUSLY??????

Assistant:  Well...there's a lot that goes into an extraction for a dog.  They have to be put to sleep.

Me:  Does Ambesol work on dogs?

Assistant:  Um...

Me:  Is she in pain?

Assistant:  The doctor says her gums are pretty red which is indicative of an absess.

Me:  So yeah...about that Ambesol...

And I think they think I'm joking.  How in the HELL Lucy's azz gets a bad tooth?  I'm shopping this around.  Of course I want to get it done cuz the thought of her in pain with a toothache just KILLS ME but the kid ain't paying $1,172.70 to get it done.

And I mean that ish.

Oh...wait...they're giving me a discount since they appreciate our business and we have two doggies.

A discount of $40.50.

SIP:  GTFOOHWTBS

THAT IS ALL.

Tongue Flip

Can you flip your tongue over?

Which way?  Right side over left?  Left side over right?  Both sides?

Pulled Groin

Just left the vet with Lucy AKA NAJ.  Why NAJ you ask?  Need A Job!

She's pulled a groin and is in pain.  The treatment calls for pain meds, anti-inflammatory meds, no running or jumping for 6 weeks.

SIP:  Hell...might as well amputate cuz that groin is NEVER gonna heal.

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

You ever used the stockings in these or the egg in a pinch?

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Question from Facebook...

If someone deletes you from facebook............should you speak to them, if you see them in public?

Laugh Out Loud!

Question...

When was the last time someone asked you out on a date?

I wish I wish I wish...

Oh how I wish technology could catch up with my wish list. 

1.  A dryer that folds the clothes and puts them away.

2.  A real "beam me up Scotty."

3.  A car that flies above traffic.

Whatchu got? 

Metro Access Either / Or

You're single and currently child free.

You live in a Metro area with a serious public transportation.

Would you rather live in walking distance to a Metro station and pay more in rent...

OR

Would you rather live in the burbs, pay less rent for a bigger space and own a car?????

 

SIP:  You can't have both.

HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

Wooden-Wedge Buckled Bootie

 

"I Hate My Teenage Daughter"

This show starts tonight. 

Raising a Teenager? What’s Not to Hate?

Will you watch?

Did you ever feel like this with YOUR daughter?

Were you and your mom close when YOU were a teenager?

Scenario...

You're in charge of the office Holiday gift exchange.

You cut out everyone's name and put it in a container to be passed around at the weekly staff meeting.

You leave your desk and return to find a manager going through the container.

You clear your throat and they turn around looking guilty.

What do you say?

The Details

Have you ever been cheated on? Did you ever need the details of how it went down? Did they give you the details?

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From My Inbox:

In thinking about the earlier inbox scenario, I'd like to know if anyone has had a successful relationship with someone who has different financial beliefs from you.  What kind of advice do you have for someone who loves their significant other but whose thoughts about money drives them crazy.  

From My Inbox:

I have been engaged to a wonderful man for a year but have serious concerns over the way he continues to spoil his oldest daughter.  She is off to college. Yet, he continues to finance anything and everything she wants, including her iphone -cell phone bill, clothing, hair dresser and college expenses.  He also makes monthly payments over $500 on the luxury vehicle he purchased for her over a year ago. She has never had a job and continues her dependency on him.  I have tried on several occasions to talk to him about this. He doesn’t feel like there is anything wrong with it. I am not asking him to stop providing for his daughter, but I’m concerned that this could potentially cause problems in the future since there are other children between the two of us. Am I wrong for thinking this way?

Separated at Birth

It's no secret I'm a simple girl with extremely simple views on marriage.  The simplest one being...married people can't date.  Married people can only have affairs.

Why?  Because as long as someone is married...they are NOT divorced.

Now, of course there are grey areas as far as this is concerned but...for the most part.

That's how I feel.

Scenario...

You aren't happy in your relationship for whatever reason.

You've decided to leave.

Your S/O gets a major blow when they find out one of their parents has a terminal illness.

You haven't told your S/O you're leaving yet.

Do you follow through with your plans to leave now or do you wait it out?

Scenario...

Your girl comes clean to you about some major disrespect she's been dealing with regarding her marriage.

You just listen.

She asks you for your advice.

You tell her that you can't give her any advice because in your world...this wouldn't have gone down like that.

She tells you that she's not leaving him.

You say, "Okay."

And keep it moving.

She is currently mad at you.  Furious even.  Why?

Because you said, "Okay." and refuse to say anything more.

Scenario...

You have old beef with someone.

You've tried to forgive the person but can't get to the last lil spot you need to be in order to do it completely.

You find out they are going to be at an event you are going to be attending.

A very small, intimate event.

The organizer of the event is hoping it will help the two of you move past your differences.

Do you attend?

Or do you continue to work on your issues in your own way and in your own time?

Question...

Do you feel like you ate too much over the Thanksgiving holiday?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Who had a pair or WANTED a pair of these?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Yall used to get this gum?

LIFE LESSONS!

If you give a damn what others think of you when you know you're not breaking any laws...you's a GOT.DAMN.FOOL.

That is all.

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Nothing and I mean NOTHING should be more important than those who share your roof. Why? You chose your roof share-ers right? Hopefully. If you share a roof with your spouse and children and yet...they feel something in your life is more important than them...you're DEAD.DAMN.WRONG.

#BackToTheBasics101

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I had someone, who is single, recently tell me that they know a lot of people who are UNhappily married.

My answer was...wow...that sucks.

I don't know many who are unhappily married. Most of my friends are TOO FABULOUS FOR THAT! I love love and love that I've obviously found people who love it too!

Birds of a feather DEFINITELY flock together. You just might need to change your flock!

#HappilyMarriedAndItShows!

ONEFROMPHILLY IS ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I'M SO, SO HAPPY! AND YES!  I'M CLAIMING THE WEDDING PLANNER POSITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

(Unless I'm shooting...cuz seriously...that comes first.  LOL!)

Kahn Academy

This is the BEST.THING.EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kahn Academy

NERDS UNITE!

Thanksgiving 2011!

 

 

Black Friday!

Breakfast and a morning movie with my favorite person in the world!

What are YOU doing on Black Friday? Anybody do any shopping????? Did you score big? Where????????????

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"The Strange Thing About the Johnsons"

What say you?

Convo at 13700

Phone rings.

Robby brings it to me because I'm rocking and rolling in my kitchen getting my lunch lady on.

Me:  Hello?

Dr. Punkin:  Whatchu doing?

Me:  (WITH THROWED OFF LOOK ON MY FACE!!!!!)  Um...cooking.

Dr. Punkin:  Whatchu cooking?

Me:  Punkin...I'm going to hang up now before I come upstairs and choke you with  your headscarf.

 

SIP:  Imma fight her.

Switch Plate

The other day I was headed out shopping with a friend.  We were leaving my development turning to drive across the new bridge.  It was extremely cold and I remember putting the heated seats on in my truck as soon as I got in as did my friend.

We were laughing and I noticed a young man walking holding a very small baby.

The baby was dressed in a fleece onesie only and the young man was holding one of those baby sized blankets over him.

I slowed to an idle stop and rolled down the window.

Me:  Where are you going out here with that baby?

Him:  Roy Rogers.

Me:  Get in.

He and the baby got in and the blanket fell off the baby's head and he looked at us and didn't make a sound.  The baby looked exactly like his father.  EXACTLY.

And that poor baby was cold.

The father was going to meet the mother at Roy Rogers because it was the easiest middle point for them to walk to get to each other.  The mother had a new job so things were looking up for her and he watched the baby while she was at work.

Me:  So what are you doing with yourself?

Him:  Trying to get it together ma'am.

Had that young man not had the baby with him...this is what he would have looked like...

A sports team hoodie with some dusty looking jeans which were sagging and showing his underwear.  His jacket was inadequate but that false bravado swagger would have been in full effect and he would have worn it proudly knowing it was all he had in a mind game of comparison.  He had the smell of someone who smokes in the clothes he's wearing and puts those clotes on the next day because they were still clean.

He would have looked like a potential threat to some people.

Not to me.

That baby neutralized that baby cuz that's all he was...a baby.  A young, fresh-faced kid who'd made a few poor decisions and was trying to get it together.

We drove him to the Roy Rogers and the mother of the baby was sitting in a booth by the window.  I knew it was her as soon as I saw her because the baby looked just like her too.  She looked tired and much older than I calculated she probably was.  Her face changed when she saw the father of her child and her child.  She smiled this huge, beautiful smile.

And her son started kicking his legs in that way perfect babies do when they are happy.

I woke up this morning with them on my mind.

They are making it.

Trying to get it together.

As you run around this morning trying to get it together for your holiday, take the time to live WITHIN the moment of being with you and yours and having enough.  Note the small things we take for granted like a kitchen faucet with hot and cold water.  A light switch which floods the room with light when you flip it.  Your car at your home with gas in it.

People have much less these days.

Be thankful for what you have.

Be thankful for WHO you have.

And remember...we'll ALL get better as we all take notice of what is going on around us and help when we can.

Happy Thanksgiving from 13700. 

Love,

Monnie, Robby, Jaru and Lucy

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Am I the only person who o_0's people on those home makover shows when they are looking a MESS by the head and wardrobe?

I'm looking at this woman on "Get It Sold" and I want to fight her.  I'm like...you KNEW folks were coming over to your home with cameras right?????????  I mean...YOU SIGNED UP FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!

Imma fight her.

SIP:  She needs sunglasses and a hat. 

Oh yeah...

Jaru and Lucy love guests.

They TRULY love kids.

If one of them ran out of a room with a kid trembling and scared...

That kid would have to go.

IMMEDIATELY.

That kid's parents would have to go.

IMMEDIATELY.

And it's just that damn simple.

 

Just so ya know.

SUCCESS!

Teamwork playas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I put the brine on to boil and The Robinator watched it while I was gone and get the cooling process ready!  I've returned with our FABULOUS turkey and I will be putting it in the brining solution at exactly 10:30 am so it will be ready to come out of the brine at exactly 10:30 am tomorrow morning to be prepared for cooking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO US!

WE ROCK!

WE ROLL!

WE GOT THANKSGIVING UNDER CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANYBODY WANNA COME OVER AND CLEAN THE FLOORS AFTER THE GUMBO SOCIAL LAST NIGHT?

NO?

YOU SURE?

LOSERS.

HUMPH.

SIP:  WE NEED NEW BLOG READERS!  HUMPH!

Day BEFORE Turkey Day!

When this posts I will be getting out of Deuce to go pick up our turkey from the Amish Market.

I gotta pick up some bell peppers, celery and onions too.

Then I'll return home and put it in the brine.

Then...if everyone is still in agreement, we're going to the city to do some museums.

And then we're going to return home so I can build the stuffed peppers and the cornbread dressing.

Because tomorrow is MY super bowl.  I love, love, LOVE Thanksgiving cooking.  It requires such a strategic dance to get everything lined up properly and perfectly.

And it makes me happy.

Happy, happy, happy.

What about you?  ARe you going to get in some fun today or is it all about work and getting ready for tomorrow?

 

"You move you lose." ~ Lucy AKA Debil Dog

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Scenario...

You have a small dog.

You have a party and one of your guests brings their 9 year old son.

The son goes into the room with your dog.

Your dog comes FLYING out of the room and jumps into your arms.

You ask the kid what happened and he says nothing happened.

His parent asks what happened and he says nothing happened.

They shrug it off and keep it moving like nothing is wrong.

The kid looks like he's all smug and ish keeping a secret.

Your dog is trembling in your arms.

What do you do?

Waiting Patiently for the Golden Boy!

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BOY POWER!!!!!!!!!!

Scenario...

You just found out that your elderly neighbor isn't going anywhere for Thanksgiving and won't have any visitors either.

Your elderly neighbor is pretty grumpy to all but you.

Well...maybe he's grumpy to you too but you understand him.

Would you invite him to your home for Thanksgiving or just make him a plate and take it to him?

Scenario...

Your kid's school is having a bake sale.

You're asked to make two of your famous cakes. 

One to sell whole and the other sliced.

You're not able to attend the bake sale.

A parent asks why didn't you participate this year and you let them know your cakes were there even as you weren't.

They were shocked.

Turns out your goods were there but someone else took credit for them.

Someone you gave your cakes to when you took them to the school to be placed where they should go.

Someone who did NOT bring anything.

You good?

Spa Trip!

Have you taken one?  Would you ever?

LIFE LESSONS!

I've learned a lot in my life.

I'm a good writer.

Add those two and sometimes...you get some deep, deep ish.

I post my LIFE LESSONS to Facebook occassionally. 

Hopefully...they are helping some folks. 

I've decided to post them in their own category for prosperity. 

SIP:  And because she's old and don't remember ish.  ROFL!

LIFE LESSON 1:

You should NEVER give a rat's azz as to what WHOMEVER thinks of you. Nobody knows you like your inner circle. The randoms who are arrogant enough to have an opinion as to how you do YOUR LIFE? Fug 'em. They need to concentrate on why they care so damn much about YOU. KEEP DOING YOU AND DO IT WELL!

Shit.

LIFE LESSON 2:

Sometimes people are going to need you for all the real reasons people sometimes need other people. Not because of what you can do for them or anything like that but solely because sometimes...people just need good people. You wouldn't be put in that position if God didn't think you could handle it or if He didn't trust you with the responsibility.

Be the change.

 LIFE LESSON 3:

You should question why that one lone voice of negativity means so much to you when you are surrounded by those who love and support you. Why would you give more credence to the ONLY negative? Seriously.

It's all in your head. Just think about how far you could go in life if you ONLY focused on the positives and considered the negatives only enough to realize they don't have merit and deserve nothing more than a jolly old FUG.YOU in response.

ONLY MISERABLE PEOPLE ATTEMPT TO TEAR DOWN OTHERS. WHY? CUZ THEY DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ON ALL THE ISH THEY'VE DONE IN THEIR LIFE WHICH MAKES THEM SO.DAMN.MISERABLE.

Choose happy.

And be proud of your choice.

LIFE LESSON 4:

Have you ever learned how to love yourself from SOMEONE ELSE?

Answer: NO

You won't be able to show anyone else either just like someone can't take a piss for you.

It's a kinda get on the pot and piss yourself kinda thing and to be honest...it's a CHOICE. Either crap on yourself or LOVE yourself.

Simple.

CHOOSE YOU.

T-Monnie's Shopping Helper!

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Dear Home Depot:

Last night my husband and I noted the state of our flag flying at your store #2560 and we were APPALLED!

I asked to speak to a manager and took him outside to show him.  I shared with him that it was unacceptable.  I asked him did he need me to tell them the proper way to lay the flag to rest and he shared they had procedures by which to do it properly.

I left him by letting him know that this should NEVER, EVER, EVER happen and that I'd be back today to check.

I went back this morning to see if it was taken care of and it wasn't. 

I was told the store didn't have a ladder tall enough to reach it.

At Home Depot.

*BLINK*

I posted this on Facebook and my friends, who love our country as much as I do, are all appalled and I'm sure you've heard from some of them by now and, hopefully, a bunch more people will call you once this is posted.

This is so unacceptable.

Fix it.

Question...

Are you ready for Thanksgiving?????????

What say YOU?

Question...

The last person who hurt you...have you forgiven them yet?

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Question...

When you go to a movie early in the morning...do you get popcorn or other snacks?

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TEAM JACOB!

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