The Adventures of Being Me

Merry Christmas Everyone. Hosted Christmas dinner with sister's family and Mom. Had a good afternoon opening presents, watching movies, and playing Whoville Monopoly. I won Monopoly. Usually my nephew wins so this was a surprise. My luck must be changing. Ordered brother's wedding photos on my computer for Mom who doesn't do computers. Her sisters and cousins can handle computers, but she can't. As it got dark lit all my light displays and family enjoyed my bubble lights. I'm the only one who has them. I found at a store doing a retro thing. Well post later. Have a great New Year.

I watch A Christmas Carol every year and always notice Fred is not in Future scenes. Perhaps, not to give away that the dead man who brought so much joy to others was Scrooge. But in small ways, Fred is there. Someone had to paid for the tombstone Scrooge views. Someone had to pay the undertaker, charwoman, and laundress who sold his things to Old Joe. Bob Cratchit is not jobless (and not suddenly rich) and must work for Fred who would have inherited his business and money. Who else does Scrooge have to will his things to? My brain thinks too much. Season's Greetings.

Twas the night before Christmas and I could hardly bare it Not a creature was stirring, not even a ferret The stockings were hung on the shelf with care With hopes of St Nicholas soon would be there The cats and mama in bed taking a nap Faramir, Eowyn, and I waited with the Santa trap Visions of red toys and dangling Christmas balls Filled my dreams of what this Christmas thing befalls When out on the courtyard there was a loud POP I sprang from the sofa and saw the cats lollop Away to the window I bounced like a bunny Then Faramir and Eowyn smelled something funny The moon glowing upon the new fallen snow Covering the paw prints where dogs like to go When what to my wondering ferret eyes should appear But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer With a little old driver so bright red and quick I so badly wanted give that toy a lick More rapid than Frodo swipes his coursers they came And he whistled and shouted and called them by name Now Jingles Now Jangles No...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my family and friends. My year started with a temp job as a Bankruptcy Auditor in January auditing mortgage loans in bankruptcy to check if the bank employees are following bankruptcy laws. Let's just say my job is easier when they do their job right. Started college classes again, my last semester (Wahoo!). Did taxes under VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and this time was more of an assistant to the professor than tax preparer. I did a few amended returns (you have up to three years after filing to send in an amended return) and checked my classmates work as required for the class. My two years of experience came in handy. Saw my great-niece for the first time at her baptism. Missed the baby shower from the polar vortex causing weather man to say stay indoors. At eight pounds, the two-month-old baby was still tiny to hold. She just looked at me as if she was thinking, "Who are you?". She learned I sing and kiss cheeks. ...

Had my niece's 13th Birthday party at a local restaurant. They have root beer floats the kids love, well nephew more than niece. Naturally my niece loved my gift since she picked it out last August on a Back to School shopping trip in a mall. She put the shoes on right away. Double checked they still fit, they did. She has suddenly got into Power Rangers so had that on her cake. The family had a good lunch and cake for dessert. Got to update people on my job. I'm permanent now and enjoying the new found benefits. Nephew got his new winter coat dirty to the displeasure of his parents. He wears nylon shirts on a cold day so of course he is cold. Put on a sweatshirt, kid. Nothing else to report.

I know die hard people are still gloating or protesting the election results. Seriously people, you make me glad I'm an Independent and vote for people not parties. In my lifetime we had Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush Jr, and Obama. The pendulum swings both ways and there have been Republican Congresses and Democratic Congresses. We had economic booms and busts, wars and peace times, and we have survived. And if Trump is that bad of a president then I give this hope "Mid-Term Elections". We are going to be okay.

If you dream about someone being murdered, do you tell about it risking people think you're crazy or just chalk it as a weird dream. I am the master of weird dreams. Quite a conundrum. I went to bed Election Night and drifted off to sleep knowing Mr. Trump will be President. Then I woke up at 1:30 AM. Couldn't get back to sleep cause my brain wouldn't stop dreaming of Mr. Trump with a blood on the left side of his head saying "Help Me, Help Me". Next, I saw him speaking outside at a podium surrounded by crowds, hear a loud bang, and he collapses on his back. And the dream ends. I was awake with a migraine pounding in my head for three hours. I managed to sleep for about a hour before awaking again. The next dream was Trump waving at the crowd as his family got out of their cars by the White House to watch the Parade. He appears to slip on some ice to land on his back, a bang is heard, people look around wondering where the bang come from, and then a loud boom s...

I am indeed the master of weird dreams. Last night I had the most strangest dream ever and now have a splitting headache this morning. Perhaps if I write them down, my brain will stop thinking about it. Now, my weirdest dream ever: I arrive at a house in the country decorated for Christmas with children and luggage, Princess Diana's boys just after their mother died are here to briefly visit America (I know this is a dream cause I never met British royalty). The house electricity is out. We quickly toss out the food in the freezer onto the back yard deck to keep it from spoiling. We put away our luggage and set the princes up in the guest room. My husband (never been married so this is definitely a wacky dream) carries the princes' bags because they are too heavy for me to lift. Have a very tall and handsome husband so I'm liking this dream. Since the electricity is out overnight, we all sleep in the basement where there is a wood burning stove. So we have a indoor campi...

My First Demon Encounter: Once upon time when I was 6 or 7. A kid living next door to a friend of mine moved away and a new family moved in. This family was grandparents and a grandson from the big city. And they were black in an all-white small town (population 890) in the Midwest so they were bit of a novelty. Grandparents had told the adults they moved here to get away the big city gangs and violence. My sister saw the kid at school. Then the big city kid robbed the sole gas station in town and of course the teenager working the register knew him from school (not too bright of a plan). Everyone in town was shocked. They had been kind to the family since they came, kids invited the grandson to hang out with them, so how could this kid repay their kindness with this behavior. Sister said the kid complained at school how boring we were, it's fun to rob people and spray paint buildings (before the robbery he spray painted a business's wall). Then it happened. A black woman ...

RIP Pan. My baby boy growing bigger by the day has died. I don't think I had him a full year yet. He was a beautiful green fish and loved watching the ladies. Then he bloated so bad he could hardly swim. He survived a couple weeks and then was gone. Sang Amazing Grace and buried him in the catnip plant soil. Got another fish Cronus. He is white with red fins. So now I have Gaia the tiny blue female (she is growing but gotta give her some time), Artemis my red female who is almost as big as the males, Hades my red male who ignores Gaia but constantly watching Artemis, and new male Cronus. I catch Gaia flirting with the males (fish soap opera in my home). Hopefully Cronus will give her some attention, but doesn't really look at her. Got all my Halloween stuff out and celebrated Eowyn's 3rd birthday. Animals got a can of tuna and I ate the cake. Ferrets love frosting and had a helping. Job is going good and we have a new coworker. This one has lots of finance and auditing e...

Some people never believed in ghosts until they saw one. I never had that experience cause I've seen them my whole life. Let's just say I can relate to the kid in The Sixth Sense, though my ghosts knew they were dead and saw each other. My first ghost was my great-grandfather. He looked real with blue overalls and light blue shirt, gray hair, peach skin, everything. But I knew him from his pictures so I went up to him and said hello. I explained I knew who he was and how he was suppose to be in heaven. He replied with a smile how he was here to see me. I chatted with him until he decided it was time for him to go. After he disappeared, I continued playing with my ball as if nothing amazing just happened. Then it happened again on my swing set. A girl in 19th Century nightgown was walking across my yard (this time she looked like a transparent ghost instead of real). I said hello to her and she seemed surprised I saw her. She pushed me on my swing and man, her hands were cold...

Happy Birthday to my former best friends Tangela and Rick, and former coworkers Lisa and Glenda. Have a great day surrounded by friends and family.

Had a good month. Celebrated my 41st birthday (tell nobody) at a pizza place with a buffet. Brother-in-law requested the TV in the place play a certain ball game. He loves football. Mom took me to the car wash cause she finally got tired of looking at my dusty dashboard. Had the car 16 years and never clean the inside so I wonder why this dust bothered her all of a sudden. Sister got me a cake with cupcakes surrounding the larger center cake. It was covered in fondant pieces which I had to explain to niece they were edible (though taste not so good). Had a good birthday. Working hard at my new job and signed up for benefits when I could. After 5 months without any insurance whatsoever, I finally got my insurance card in the mail to do a happy dance. Manager said she was interviewing someone this month so maybe getting another team member. They have been busy make temps into permanent workers and putting up balloons at our desks. Made older workers jealous since all they got when hir...

I am the Master of Weird Dreams. Last night I dreamt a snake bit my hand, nearly eating my arm, and then wrapped its coils around me like a boa constrictor. At first I was scared of being eaten, then relaxed when figured out the snake was not letting me go or harming me. A friend told me once when you dreams of snakes, a man is coming into your life soon. I hope this means this future man is a keeper and not another one who disappears like a magician. Recently I had a birthing dream for the 2nd time where I was giving birth to a boy and a man with pretty blue eyes wrapped up like a surgeon was patting sweat off my forehead while holding my hand. Baby was named David Lee. Last year I dreamt dancing in a wedding dress in a dark room surrounded by tables of people. Some friends hope they are premonitions of the future, but they never happen so I chalk them up to weird dreams that never come true. My deepest wish come true would be waking up every morning to the same man's face for ...

Today we made it to the amusement park that was OPEN. Kids scared of water above their knees refused to visit the water park today. Last week's sunburn didn't help either. Niece will only do the lazy river anyway. Nephew used to like water slides, but now won't go on them. We rode the new roller coaster and I thought it was awesome. We rode it a second time. Visit got cut short when clouds came in and lightening scared us into leaving the park. We got sprinkled on. Made it out before the downpour came. Didn't get to ride all we wanted, but it will be there next year.

Took niece, nephew, and brother-in-law to the local amusement park to find it closed. Is anyone else thinking of National Lampoon's Vacation just now. It is closed because the great number of 14-18 year-old employees start school that day. Niece and nephew's school starts in 2 more days so this never occurred to us. So since their city pool is open until their schools start in 2 days, we go there instead. Had to listen to my nephew complain about everything to the point I told him to "Shut up, we are not going golfing today." Nephew loves golfing. Got a nice sunburn so I will be tan soon. Niece was crying because the only way we get tan is to burn first, sorry honey it's part of being pasty white. Niece and nephew ran into kids from school. Niece had to show us her bravery of dunking her head for 4 seconds. She hates dunking her head. Nephew won't go underwater so we spent much time with the preschoolers kiddie area that is knee high to us. If the water rea...

I filled out the human resources paperwork to become a permanent employee (I was a temporary employee) and now have to wait for benefits to kick in 90 days. Ugh, the wait.

Once upon a time I had a best friend. Actually had more than one in my past, but I am referring to the last one who refuses to speak to me. My last best friend was a he. He was my hero. Many would say I never meant anything to him and certainly mean nothing to him now. I beg to differ. I know things others do not. 1. He was a people pleaser so he said one thing to me, another thing to his gal friends, and yet another thing to his guy friends. So I learned to believe his actions. 2. One of his actions was tricking me into kissing him on the lips in the 6th grade. Someone once laughed how he must have been dared to do it since nobody is capable of loving me. Sorry, but we didn't tell anybody until days later when his guy friends noticed I was looking at him funny and he admitted to his guy friends he kissed me. He also knew who my first kiss was that I told nobody but him (best friend was my 2nd kiss) 3. He got suspended from school after a fist fight defending me. Some kid wa...

It has finally happened. After 6 long years in part-time and temporary job hell, and after 6 months of working so hard to learn my current temp position, my manager stopped by desk to announce they are in the process of switching me to full time employee. I told her she made my day. 6 years ago I long my good job at a airport car rental and now I'm back were I was. I'm so happy to be standing on my feet again. Get to call my Mom to tell her she can tell her friends her daughter is an official auditor. Relief.

Reading much about people's friends, dearest friends, and best friends make me remember my childhood and high school friends. If any communicate with me it's through social media, I read their posts and they read mine (never see each other face to face). But most won't have anything to do with me (and none of my former boyfriends who are happily married will accept a friend request either). Oh well, nothing I can do about it. I hold no grudge against them (my mother was hard to handle listening on conversations on the phone extension and intercom). I wish them well and just want them to be happy, even if I play no part in their lives. I no longer have the shyness or quirks I used to have (which I shed once I got away from parental control). It would be nice to have a best friend again, if nothing else to have someone to talk to that is not covered in fur. Ok, I'm done feeling sorry for myself. Post later.

Well, midsummer is here. Had a lovely 4th of July with my sister's family. Our mother spent the day doing my sister's laundry. Sister said her husband and kids can do that, but Mom needed to help her daughter. My sister had foot surgery and can't walk for a while. During fireworks, my sister stayed in the car. Mom was disappointed my sister never asked her to come over and help her like she did after her hip surgery. My sister did call me coming home from the hospital to come over to feed her kids dinner. I didn't feel like driving 30 minutes in rush hour traffic just to feel her kids who are old enough to heat their own microwave dinner, sister can order a pizza. But it turns out, our other sister staying at a nearby hotel for job training took the kids out for fast food. Got a lecture from my diabetic niece for having an unhealthy angel food cake for a midafternoon snack. Yeah, I brought this angel food cake with red, white, and blue icing to eat so I am eating it. ...

Sorry haven't been posting this spring much. Busy getting homework and working my audit job. April brought rain and more rain and more rain. Celebrated Frodo's 10th birthday. Official Senior Cat now. Worked hard on my 2 classes left until May when took the Final Exam. Final Grads: 2 A's, 1 A-, and 1 Pass (doing taxes for the public was a pass or fail class). GPA this semester: 3.94. Graduated with honors again earning Payroll Certificate and Income Tax Preparer Certificate. No more classes. My brain can't handle anymore education. Got student loans to pay back now. Wrote a new story just to stop dreaming about it. Put that up on the blog. Attended my future sister-in-law's bridal shower. Apparently she is having four of them. One from her church, one from her hometown friends and family, one from groom's side, and one from her job. Attended niece's bridal shower and took my turn holding my great-niece. I don't think she is having quite so many sho...

Put up a new story if anyone wants to read it. http://thechameleonstory.blogspot.com/

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, very busy woman. Started a job in Jan auditing mortgage loans to check if the bank people are applying funds correctly to the loan. Let's just say my job is easier when they do their job right. Most of the time it's "What are these bank people doing?". But if they did their job correctly all the time, I wouldn't have a job. Started college classes again. Just finished one (8 week course) so I found time to post this. Doing taxes for poor people and slowing down now. Last week I found myself doing homework instead. Having trouble with one class so tax professor is helping me with it. End of March will stop doing taxes all together. Then will work on finishing 2 classes that end in May. Saw my great-niece for the first time at her baptism. Missed the baby shower from the polar vortex causing weather man to say stay indoors. Eight pounds, 2 months old baby is still pretty tiny to hold. She just looked at me as if she was ...