treatment

Today is momma's first chemo treatment and I'm just about to jump out of my skin waiting to hear how it went. I'm sure she'll call when she feels up to it, or dad will call when he thinks of it. ::sigh:: I hate waiting.

edit: Momma made it home, well, actually, she went back to work. She called and said she was feeling fine for the moment. She picked out a few hats and scarves while she was there, they said that she would be losing her hair. I'm curious how it will come back. Will it remain the wavy, blonde locks I'm used to? Will it come back straight, and gray? Will it be as curly as mine and as beautifully snow white as my grandmother's was? Anyway, she's in good spirits and I think that's half the battle!

Into the Night

I know I don't usually post on Sunday, but

Sasha had this on her blog and it looked like fun!

Directions:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, iPod etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS

1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Fallin On (Finger Eleven)

2. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Hell's Bells (AC/DC)

3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Red High Heels (Kelli Pickler)

4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Before He Cheats (Carrie Underwood)

5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Beautiful Girls (Sean Kingston)

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
White and Nerdy (Weird Al) *too funny!*

7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Pickin' Wildflowers (Keith Anderson)

8. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Figured You Out (Nickelback)

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
The Carpal Tunnel of Love (Fall Out Boy)

10. WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Cyclone (Baby Bash feat. T-Pain)

11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR EX?
In the End (Linkin Park)

12. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Break My Fall (Breaking Benjamin)

13. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Eruption (Van Halen)

14. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
You're Crashing, But You're No Wave (Fall Out Boy)

15. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
I Hate Everything About You (Three Days Grace)

16. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
4^th of July (Shooter Jennings)

17. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Never Again (Nickelback)

18. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Heart-shaped Box (Nirvana)

19. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Catch Me When I Fall (Ashlee Simpson)

20. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Hero (Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott)

Now press Next one more time and use it as your title.
Into the Night (Santana feat. Chad Kroeger)

Scattergories

I was looking for a way to extend my morning procrastination this morning, and Heather had just the thing on her blog:

SCATTERGORIES…it’s harder than it looks! Copy and paste into a new email/blog. When you are done, send it on, including to the person who sent it to you. *Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following… *they have to be real places, names, things…nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. (WHICH BY THE WAY IS HARD IF YOU ALREADY READ THEIRS. You CAN’T use your name for the boy/girl.

1. What is your name? Trish
2. 4 letter word: Time
3. Vehicle: Tank
4. City: Trenton
5. Boy Name: Tom
6. Girl Name: Tina
7. Alcoholic drink: Tequila
8. Occupation: Taxi driver
9. Something you wear: Tie
10. Celebrity: Tom Cruise
11: Food: Turkey
12. Something found in a bathroom: Toothbrush
13. Reason for being late: Tree Down
14: Cartoon Character: Tigger
15. Something you shout: ta-da
16. Animal: Tiger
17: Body Part: Teeth
18. Word to describe you: Talented

do you heel?

Heeling used to be something you sent your dog to obedience school for. Now it is riding on the wheels in your heels in your Heelys shoes.

Last week my son found a pair on e-bay. He's been begging for these shoes. I gave in and he got his Heelys. It took him about 2 days to become a pro at heeling.

Last night my daughter gave them a try. She was heeling across the floor at lightning speeds in about 10 minutes.

Now it's my turn. I can roll across the floor with them, but I'm not sure the awkward motions I make could be termed heeling. It's more like trying to balance on a tightrope without any grace. But I'm not going to be outdone by my kids. I'll practice while they're at school and I WILL learn to heel like a pro. If I don't break any bones first... Maybe I'll wear them to Wal-Mart this afternoon and wheel around the store like a kid.

Been away too long

I meant to get back in here on Wednesday, but it's been a busy week. Here's a taste of what awaited me when I got in from work on Tuesday night:







My entire family was also here. It was a real surprise party, and they got me good! I still haven't figured out where they hid all the cars!

On the Nightstand

I never read just one book at a time. Do you?

Some days it's really hard to get any work done....

She's just too pretty to be ignored, isnt' she?

I think she wants her nails done....

Conversations with a 13 year old

Last week my daughter's cell phone died. She counted up her money, picked out a new one and I ordered it for her. Here's what she said to me last night:

C: Mom, if my phone gets here today, don't open it, ok?
Me: Are you sure? I thought you'd want me to go ahead and activate it as soon as possible.
C: Well, yeah, ok. But wear gloves, 'cause I wanna be the first one to touch it.

planets aligned against me or not?

I've been running like a crazy woman since the first, with hardly a second to myself. Here's my mini-journal entry from today:

Work, 9-5
Straight to Olive Garden for dinner with [aunt and uncle from out of town], then home to help C study science and help J get started with blackboard. Is fate conspiring against me, or is it an elaborate form of self-sabotage?

Personally, I'm going for fate right now, 'cause I don't wanna take responsibility....but we all know the truth, don't we?