Leahpeah : flawed but authentic

Update:
In a shocking comeback, Joe and Leah actually scored one for their team.

And it was shocking. I hate the fact that we have to kill these little creatures. It was very unsettling to hear the trap go off and then see a tiny, little furry mouse dead. He could have been a pet for one of my kids a few years ago. (now he’d prolly just be the food for my son’s snake…but anyway…)We set the traps on purpose to get a mouse. But it was sad to actually kill one. I feel like a murderer. Ok, maybe that’s over the top. I feel like a ‘not nice’ person.

On the other hand, tiny mouse footprints through my kitchen do not a happy Joe and Leah make.

Sometimes the necessary thing is the sad thing.

Have a safe Halloween.

Just thought I’d let you know that all is well with our mouse, Stuart. We fed him well last night. We left him not one, but two little cheese meals. It doesn’t matter that they were attatched to little death traps. He ate like a king.

He is very clever.

I’m done feeling generous of spirit.
I’m not going to try to entice him into a little rodent condo so I can help him relocate any longer. He has only scoffed at our offering.

He won this last round.
But just wait, Stuart.
Just wait.
Now it’s personal.

I spent the weekend with my kids in Moorpark and Thousand Oaks area.

It was a strange weekend. The sun was red. There were clouds of smoke and an amber skywith small flakes of ash falling through the air like snow. We wern’t sure what to do with ourselves besides hang out at the hotel. When it came time to check out, we went to the mall to spend our last hours of the weekend together. I kept wishing I could bring them home with me to San Diego away from the fire which was burning about a mile away from their home. I had no idea what was going on so close to my own house.

I went against every motherly instinct in my body and drove them to their home, closer to the fire, dropped them off and left to get home. Freeways were closed. People were evacuating. It felt like a war was on. I couldn’t wait to get out of there.

Of course, it took longer that usual. People leaving their homes jamming one side of the freeway. People going into to gawk filled the other side.

Needless to say, we have our own tragedies going on here.

My office was closed today per the Mayor’s request so I didn’t go out all day besides hitting the corner store this evening. Joe went in this morning and took some photos of downtown.

My heart and prayers go out to the many thousands of people who are homeless and have lost everything but their lives.

God Bless.
lp

new outlook in life!

well, not really.
but i’m a cuter version of my hair than i was on tuesday.
and my nails are long. manicured. plastic painted. identical to one another.
do i like having a part of myself completely foreign yet attached?
is this what it feels like to have fake boobs?
is this what it feels like to be darth vader?
(leah, that was a tad drastic, don’t you think?)

my hair? well, you’ll just have to wait and see.
new photo of it tomorrow.

and as for my outlook:
the old one is just fine, thank you very much.

quick recap for the kids:
this weekend is only mere hours away, check the mail tomorrow.
you are the most awesomest kids EVER.
and i mean that.
not even kidding.
just don’t bring the whoopee-cushions back to my house.

this weekend is the yardsale. come over and buy some really great crap we want to unload! most stuff is only $1 !! it’s going to be awesome!!

alright. i hope that will do because i’m all out of enthusiasm. mostly because i like to sleep in and 7 am? ?what was i thinking??

very tired. my life is a cycle of sleeping, driving, working, driving, sleeping.

i’m hanging in there.
hope you are too.

oh ya, shwatrzenegger shorstinnager arnold won?
i’m so glad i’m not in 3rd grade. i’d have nightmares from trying to spell his name.

quick recap for the kids:

hold your heads up high. if arnold s. can do it, you can do anything!