It's the first day of school! Other then having to stay up all night to be sure the kiddo is on the bus, I am estatic! Yes! Thank you school year! Now I know why my parents would celibrate this time of the year with merryment and glee. Yes, now I understand, peace, peace and quiet for half the day. *happy sigh* Thank you school, thank you, thank you, thank you.

*dance*

Well I got up at about 9am yesterday morning and havent been to bed since. Unfortunatly because of the teen issues yesterday and the fact that the lousy contracter installed my doors wrong, I cant lock up the house and feel secure that a certain teen who is no longer allowed in my house wont come into it when I am asleep. So, while Bear sleeps, I'm awake, when he is at work, I am awake. so when do I sleep? when I can lock my door, maybe then I can sleep.

Until such a time happens, consider me your babbling, caffene junky misfit. Wheeeeee!

Just watch out for those pits!

Oh where to start. I got fired today. Thats a good place to start I guess. Though I knew it was coming, cut from 20hrs a week to 6hrs kinda screams it. Asking for the store key back on christmas eve, yea kind of a clue. So I wasnt surprised to get informed that I am no longer needed today. Can't really say I am upset either, I'll just miss the birds and worry that they are not getting the right care. (cause I know they aren't)

So I come home, not exactly feeling great but not misrible, and the kid who had 2 jobs to do in the 3 hrs I was gone is sitting on my blonde couch eating noodles in red sauce. Now it's not like I haven't said something about this before. So maybe I over reacted a little, I hit about a 3 on the bitch meter over the food in my livingroom then hit 6 when I found out she hadn't done a damn thing since I left and rocketed to 10 when she threw a tude like this was all my fault and wtf am I mad at.

So I threw her out of the house told her not to come home til 10 and at 10:00:01 the door would be locked and she could find someplace else to sleep. (she was home by 9:58)

To top everything else off I can barely move, between wrenching my back and having a temp of 102 I just want to hide under my blankets til morning. I hope tomarrow isn't more of the same, I just want one quiet, calm day with no bullshit.

5 Things I have learned about veganism...

1. Tofu is over $3.00 for only 14oz (ouch)
2. Most of the recipes that the kid is interested in use more than 14oz of tofu. >_<
3. Fresh veggies for veggie casserole (depending on where you get them) can eat up a significant portion of your food budget.
4. Finding pumpkins after october has been so far impossible.
5. Lots of recipes that the kid wants to try include fresh pumpkin as the main ingrediant.

That aside we made the first vegan dish last night, veggie lasagna, and kiddo loves it so that's one recipe to keep handy.