been without the internet at home for a couple days now

bought a new router/modem

((should have probably just bought a new power cord/supply))

had trouble installing the router/modem had to call tech support

(((((Incidently I had talked to tech support everyday since sat or sunday cant remember when I started calling

2nd day I got this chickie I could barely understand...asked her where she was phsically located...she told me India

I asked to speak to someone in the United States that I could understand

she asked me 3 times..."you want  speak someone in United States?"

yes..yes I do....

3 times she asked me....

Mayhaps she had trouble understanding me also...YES

wth is so hard to understand about YES??)))))))))

Anyways.......last night when i couldnt install the damn 2WIRE thingy

I called tech support AGAIN

got ole Richard.....

now at first old Richard seemed liked it was going to be an ok deal...altho...I could tell he had accent...and all ...was probably sure he was in some small dark crowded room

 ** I could hear very very clearly 3 other different people talking...got kinda distracted listening to them all  talk to their clients...sheeesh...++

and every 5 word we said..there was this loud beep...i know it was 5 words cuz after the 6 or 7th time..i started counting...

said something to him about..he said...

I dont know..some infraction....infraction?...huh?...I dont know..but that just didnt seem like the correct word to use...anywhere...lol

ok so ole Richard was skipping right along giving me instructions..and something didnt go right...

( i was reading him the screen after each instruction)

he said...Thats not right ..when I read to him what popped up on the screen...I said well thats what it says...

It went downhill wayyy fast from then...

He started talked very ..uhmm..short?..to me....talking down to me...disdainfull...dismissive...however you spell those words...

I stopped took a breath....Told him..nicely..altho I might not be able to fix this myself...I was neither ignorant nor stupid...((at this point i wanted it all fixed and didnt want to piss him off...ALTHOU he had pretty much ticked me off to no end))
nicely told him..maybe lets start over...because I wasnt exactly appreciating the tone of voice he was using with me

----i'm not postive ..but i am pretty sure i felt him roll his eyes..and mutter..whatever.....under his breath....

If you dont think I wanted to jump thru the damn fone and slap him silly....

so ..we go clipping right along....and THREE more times....I stopped and said something to him about the tone he was using to/with me....

obvisouly (shit ive spelled that word << like 5 times already and deleted it 5 times..so your stuck with my jacked up spelling of it...why not just use spell check marietta if your so anal about it...toooo lazy ..ha)

anyways...me saying something to him..hadnt worked before....wasnt going to work no matter how many times i said something to him

BUT.......I could tell it annoyed the HELL outa him...not to have me say something about his dismissive attitude to me and high and mighty tone...it was that it was taking us soooooooooooooooooo long...to get thru the call...HAHAHA...piss me off why dont ya..huh??..lol

Anyway...got it all worked out...and at the end of the call he says...

 

something about issued resolved..helping me..etc

I took a long pause and breath....

and said...yes..issue resolved...then went into a mother lecture about not appreciating his attitude, tone..etc...

I only heard him sigh 3 times....

Then I asked him....

are you going to try and erase my opinon and observation of this conversation before your managers get ahold of it....

Only thing  I heard was click....

Today...I had 6 missed calls from AT&T on my home fone......

Not the best picture, Or for that matter the best quilt I've ever done....LOL..

But nevertheless, Here it is!

Just have to sandwhich  and quilt it, and maybe the baby will get it before she's a year old!!!!

A quilt for Anna Rose B

Fabric squares to use for the disappearing 9 patch. And forgive me I can't remember whose blog I snatched it from...But thanks!!

These are the blocks to be put together. Doing that now, No idea how long it will take me. As usual in my world the baby is here.  Oh well!!

Anna Rose arrived yesterday!  7.7 lbs, 20.5'' @ 7:51 am.   Alyssa (of Yankee Cookie fame) is doing well.  And yet again I am not finished with baby quilt!! Oh well.  I am however working on it. Have all the blocks done...just piecing it together trying to make the name fit it with the blocks. I will eventually get there. Will post some pics when done..

Mr Ty McCoy and his moma and daddy will be home this weekend!!! WHHOOHHOOOO!!!! lol
Do you think she would notice if he came up missing when it was time for her to go back to La?

From that to this...For Lauren's Birthday...She loved it..It matched her new room decorations perfect!

There's this ...woman, Chicky, blogger, author, comedian, quilter, mother, wife, sister, daughter...and In her words ""I'm a mom, an editor, a writer and lousy quilter. I also write a regular humor column for Quilters Home magazine."" that I read her blog(s) and when they come out, her QH columns, regularly.
Why?...first cuz she funny as hell..lol.
Second, it's , interesting, thought provoking, a good read, reflective...
Third, I always, always wanted to be a writer...so those that can't..read those that do..and she does it well.
Oh don't get me wrong...I can write all kinds of drivel, random rambling crap, ha, Just getting it into some format, straight path were it's readable and has some fricking point...well...that's where I tend to jack things up.
I think one (of the many) things that fascinates me about her...[for lack of a better way to put this] is her styles of writing. 2 different blogs, one humor column, and altho somewhat alike (?) really different. I know they are different because of the content, where, why..etc. But still, it is...and isn't like 3 different people. One racy funny...love it!..One mildly sarcastic, ironic, way funny. One soulful, heart rendering, open, on the edge.
Whatever it is about her..She has my...Applause, Appreciation and Admiration. ha..AAA ~ no pun intended!
See I am really inept as a blogger, oh I have the want to..believe me...Just lacking the skills for it..HA!!

RT'S~~
**every time I walk in the kitchen I want to cut the watermelon.. should have done so when Ran was here, but didn't think about it
**am happy for the job security E has for right now....BUT...will be hard getting around the reality that we won't be able to see and watch Ty grow as much as we thought we would. A bit depressing for JB and I is putting it mildly. Not to mention, missing A & E very very much!! But it's all good.
**HELP..lol..I have done the calender for church ...Now am working on the newsletter...SHEESH!!!! If I only had some program, template, something I could just drop articles in (If these ppl will even give me something to work with...SEE here is another dilemma I am facing...I AM NOT...I repeat NOT a skilled writer....that I can just nilly willy come up with all these freaking columns and articles for the damn newsletter!!!) Fact , stats and info..yessss. Graphics/Clip art yes. And me and Word, we are not friends. Giving myself a crash course in it...is ...making my eye twitch and giving me headaches! Thinking this is in His overall plan....Dropping this all in my lap, give me something to occupy my time whilst my treacherous son-in-law lures my daughter and grandson off across state lines!!!!!
***I am seriously whacked....it's 4:33 am ..what do you expect?

Does this even go together???

Don't have a clue what I am going to do with these....But I love them

One day I will finish this table runner!!

....long hot summer days, baling hay, outdoor showers, darkthirty, best friends, cruising, windows down, breeze off the Gulf, toes in the sand, sweet kisses, a cold one....I miss my youth :-)

me and my 2 guys: International Fat Quarter Swap

Below is a link to an a neat blog and a swap I am really excigted about!! Go check it out :-)

me and my 2 guys: International Fat Quarter Swap

3 days after I finally acquire a new son-in-law he has to leave town for a job!
Poor Amber in more ways than him just leaving.
Ty likes his daddy..I mean REALLY likes his daddy.
AND he's cutting teeth!
she's gonna need ...something....lol
He didn't grandma much time to rest up either...HA
I have soooooo many baby quits to make...
I have all the material...just not anytime!!!
No..correct that...I have time, I would just rather be spending it with Ty, Amber, Eric, Randi, Dustin.
It will get done...It always does :-)
I loveeeeeeeeee my haircut from Heather!!!!!!
I don't know why I bother going to anyone else.
lol..even when I don't like how she fixes it(which this I did, I will never be able to recreate it)
Dr. Appt in am
Funeral in afternoon
Ty coming in the evening to spend the night
Amber leaving Thursday for Louisiana
Need to hook up with Randi
I'm still tired..Probably just earache
nite nite

She's Married!!!!!!!
It was wonderful
I am tired

Ok the countdown to the wedding is here
Hope we all survive
I know we will
It is just going to be LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG week
A good one..But long
I think the reason for me....Is all this identity theft crap
It is becoming sooo overwhelming
and getting to me
But...I am not going to let that or that fucking bitch or whoever did this...
Screw me over twice!!!!!
Onward and Upward...or someshit like that ha
And altho....I SO VERY APPRECIATE
(and OMG she offered to let me have...HAVE ...like give it to me... I was such in shock I didn't even respond)
appreciate and am thankful for the use/loan of Randi's laptop
I can't type on it worth a damn.... getting better...But...grrrrrr...
Ok to make a difference
or screw something up
whatever
at least I am doing something
:-)

I miss my mother
her laugh
the way she answered the telephone
the way when we were little she sang..."You are my sunshine"
her cooking
watching her hold my babies
I just miss her
very much
at times its almost crushing
I long at times for my childhood
the good times with moma
i tend to block out the bad shit with dad's drinking/violence and all
but the good stuff..yeah...it was real good
i miss my siblings
us all together
my grandparents
my cousins
summers in new braunfels
summers with my girls at the beach, the pool
But life is good
I am blessed
very very much so

How in the world do people find the time to blog everyday?
Even before the g-son, wedding, identity theft(grrrrrr...) etc, when I know I had time on my hands...
I still wondered how they did it...
Organized? Dedicated?
I have come to the conclusion...I ramble to damn much to ever be "succesful" at blogging
Altho I love to write...it's like horse shit..all over the place ha
...on to other things...
The countdown has begun..a mere 7/8 days (depending on how ya count em) till THE WEDDING
It will all come together....Yep...it will I know it
Amber's been planning the thing too damn long for it not to
Had a wonderful time with Randi shopping yesterday....and dinner with her and Dustin.
JB didnt get the job he was hoping for.
Had to buy 4 new tires...ouch.
Still getting letters everyday about the freaking forgery thing....ARGH
Don't think that is going to end anytime soon.
Randi is letting me use her lap top
Will probably have to wait until the end of the summer to get me new one...oh well

I just stopped and made me a list of stuff I need to do (that doesnt have anything to do with the wedding by the way) and FUCKMERUNNIN I don't have time to be blogging....SHEESH!!! much less playing on the computer...

My computer crashed and died....going on the third week now...
I am learning to live without it tho...not as hard as I thought it would be.
I have access to a couple of computers..1/work..which suks big time as the internet is dial up...2/Amber's...but who wants to get on the computer when Ty is there and awake? (and its a lap top and i am too used to larger keyboard and ext mouse makes it difficult----as i sit here typing on JB's work lap top..which is making me eye twitch with all the freaking backspacing!!!!) 3/ lanita's and trish's...and altho i really appreciate the offer of theirs...i do however feel kinda weird about it...might have to breakdown tho and accept offer at some point
Identity being stolen and cleaning out bank account...FUCKINGSUKS....
almost got all the bank stuff sorted out
filed policed report
trying to see what to do with Telecheck and The Attorney Generals office....ha..which they both say...Go online to our site and download forms
ARGH!!!!! what do people do who dont have computers? or Access to one???
I love the information highway..But...it's the same as when the girls were in High School and we didn't have a computer....
And Everything it seemed ,....was ..Go Online..
They either had to do it at school...go to a friends..
or if they wanted to type a report ..up to my office...
Somethings not right ....
And...hmm...going to cost $670something to get JB's truck fixed
Not going to get my cap replaced for my **Front tooth** before Amber's wedding...Just have to remember to either duck out of ALL pictures or not smile real big..
Not going to get new glasses...I could have..and prolly had them by the wedding..but. one thing or the other..then the comp..etc..etc..etc
Freaking etc's...haha
What else?
damn isn't that enough?
well yes...and am sure I am leaving stuff out...
OMG..I am typing to myself and answering
I need help..or a strong drink...or something
OK bitch whine and moan session is over
I AM BLESSED
I AM HEALTHY
I AM LOVED
I LOVE
I have the perfect grandson, wonderful daughters..fantastic son-in-law and great almost son-in-law, A good man, a roof , food, electric, water, a vehicle that runs..It's ALL Good :-)

I wished it was....less time consuming to upload pics from camera to computer. It's easy..simple..Just takes to dang long for me...grrrrrrrr.
ah well..
Kids Durango, they were trying to sell to buy new vehicle, got broke into yesterday....some idiot trying to steal it.
Hopefully won't take too much or to long to fix and sell. AND they get loan on Monday for new vehicle. It's always something.
Had a great time with Ran on saturday shopping for a chest.
Found this really cool old steamer trunk at an estate sale...should have taken pics...Would have bought it , but...it..smelled ...mayhaps is why they were trying to sell it.
Randi's a hoot....lol
She is so wasted at her current job...and I think what she has decided to go to school for...it aint her either...
But what do I know..I am just the mom....They just pat me on the head and go on...LOL
Going out to Kel's for lunch, taking sewing machine and making curtains for Nathans room, putting in a zipper for some shorts she has. Then grocery shopping, back here to finish up cleaning , clothes washing, and getting house straightened up for Ty to come over to spend the night.
My oh My I live an exciting life.....but its all good...
Eric and I were talking last night....He was saying..."Just when I get ahead and things start to looking like we are going to be able to have something...Shit like this happens" (meaning the car getting broke into and damaged)....I was just listening..
Then he straightens up at the end of the table and says..."But ya know Marietta, normally at the end of a job like in Memphis...I don't have another one to go to...This time I do..."
"The fucking car is paid for..lol...And I do have the money in the bank to get it fixed to sell..."
"I'm getting married ( he smiled way big at that) and I have a healthy son, all my bills are paid and then some...I have it good."
"Lots of people I know don't. They don't even have half of what I have" ( or something like that...there I think he was talking about his parents , maybe not..but..)
26 and smarter than most people my age.
I love him.

Hi Megan :-)
Your very sweet to add me to your follows..( is that a word? )
I can't imagine why, lol, but thanks.
Not much really to read on my blog, mainly my rambling ~ much ado about nothing.
LOL..sometimes just to see if Amber, my oldest, reads it.
My heart and prayers go out to Jon and all of you.
It is..pure hell..at times...just the knowing ...someone you love is going thru anything, much less an illness, you can't do anything about.
I could tick off my experiences, losses and wins, but hey ..this isn't about me now is it?
I wished I could offer up, words of wisdom, solace, comfort, insipiration, joy, something....but alas...I don't have the gift you do.
Know tho..that you are thought of and prayed for daily.
And for what it's worth...forcryingoutloud...DON'T ever change your writing or your style...unless , lol, to get better!!
You are Great!