Got DSL ...

Well, after many snafus and too many headaches to even complain about, the fam now has dsl once again. Still a few issues to sort out like ... where is the ding dang wi fi router etc. etc. but all is well. I just got a confirm that it actually is sending e-mail and receiving e-mail. IT girlie super hero of computer at our house has foiled evil once again!!!

Things are good here, had a quiet day of bill paying (YUCK!), watering the lawn/playing in the sprinkler and hanging with the neighbors again. Can't really complain, although Muddie is driving nuts about when she can have the 'puter back. I really wonder how the heck I survived all those summers w/o a computer and no satelite TV when I was her age. She went out roller blading and came back saying
" I need some friends." I hope all goes well with her when she gets into school. I am finding that Miss E and her boys are very good companions for me and Mox and even Mudd too. I have corrupted her children by introducing them to VIDEOGAMES today!!!!

Weekend is coming. Table is supposed to arrive tomorrow. Am waiting for a call from the delivery driver to let me know when. Will probably talk to the 'rents in MD and maybe FLA too. Making strides in getting settled ... although the boxes do seem to be winning the war here. Both my friends at FEDex and UPS visited me today. What a banner day for us!!!! IT girlie is winning!!!! Yahoo.

Later tatters, socal trixie

Wait, obscure song reference .... can't think of any, how lame is that??? On the backside of thirty??? That was actually a pretty funny song ... and pretty obscure to non country fans? Can you name the artist? I can ... I'll get me it on itunes ...

A day at the BEACH!!!!

Wow, the pacific ocean is COLD!!!
You taint in Florida anymo' little trixie!!!
No mo hot water and no mo sharkies!!!

We had a great time at the beach today with the nice new neighbors! I follwed Miss E. to the beach and drove on the windy ole protrero road again. And I survived, I didn't even drive down off the side of the mountain!!! Mox and E's sons' had a great time in the sand! Beach was only like 30 minutes away, which is much cooler than Central FLA and an hour trip to the beach. Mudd wants to learn to surf and body boards are high on the list of must purchase items. Ask Muddie, about her expereince with the lifeguard, if you talk to her soon!8-) She must really have the cute ole .... cuz, she was clearly not drowning!!! Anyway, it was totally like a Baywatch moment!!!! Ahh, only in Cali ...

MUCH FUN WAS HAD BY ALL ... kids were good. None used the hate word and Mox only said his sister was mean, when she refused to bury him in the sand. I am a little sunburned on the face, but I'll be tan sexy momma tomorrow.

Oh BTW, listened to the GPS on the way home and she tooks us home via a look at little place in Oxnard called Yolanda's ... many a fond family memory there!!!! And still there 20 some years later ...

Hugs to all ... must check out the dinner sitch... don't wanna feed the dear hubby dry salmon again!!!

So cold ocean water cal trixie

Here is the song reference "wish they all could be california girls ..."

No job for me ....

Job I applied for is, thankfully, filled. Not so sad about that, although I think I would enjoy being a high school librarian. I guess I sort of have my heart set on the phd thing at ucla. But, I could wait until Mud is done with college to go for that. So maybe the best bet for me is to try to get the teaching credential ... I need to think on this one.

Not sure I want to jump through all the California hoops to do that job though.

Not much going on here today. No big plans. Think I'll stay away from stores with my children. But, I do need a trash can for the downstairs bath.

Got some laundry going and will probably try to clean the house some. Seems rather useless b/c there are boxes every where. I did unpack a few more last night.

Last night, I spent a few hours trying to install software for hubby to use here at home for his working. But, they gave us a copy that is already registered and activated, so very helpful. Software is installed but he caint use it, b/c the copy they gave him is now ILLEGAL!!!! I guess he won't be working from home anytime soon ... He is pulling a late night, Ahh back to the old grind for him. I feel bad that he has to work so much.

Before that, the kids and I were in the atrium picking up rocks and putting in a bucket, so that we could re arrange the paving stones that where back there. It was actually kind of fun for me! Although some family members complained a lot. It will be nice to have a nice area to look at from our new table.

Well, I think I'll go check on Mox, he hasn't breakfast eaten, yet.

So glad that my readers are enjoying this, lil slice o' my life ...Hugs to you readers!!!

When does school start?

Got Mox registered for pre-school today! I actually applied for a temporary job as a high school librarian at a private school in thousand oaks. It is a two to four month job. I think that the job may already be filled though. I hope ...

Was successful in purchasing 8th grade school supplies at the drug store. Not really thrilled about how children act together, when I am out shopping with them. It seems that Muddie just really wants to be mean to her brother sometimes. She told the lad that he looked like a clown cuz his feets are so dern big! Like he can really help that! Plus, she is justed all wrapped up in being miserable. She wrote on the fridge with magnetic poetry letters that "school is mean death." I changed it to school is happy fun. She got mad and changed it back. I really am getting sick of the attitude. I don't like all the angst and negativity and she looks down right miserable all the time. I have half a mind to send her to some under developed nation, war zone or something so that she can see what a life that sucks really is!!!! Wow, we really need to be postive and count our blessings!

I feel terrible, I would just love to cherish every moment with the kids and be suzi sunshine happy mom, but they are really just drivin' me bonkers!!!! Starting 9-6 I will get 9 hours of peace to myself every week!!!! It is a terrible thing to say, but I honestly can not WAIT!!! I really hope that she finds some friends, but if she walks around looking miserable all the time, I am sure she will juwst be a friend magnetic! Oh well, I am sure that once school starts things will get better for everyone.

Not much else, need to chase down some dinner.
Hugs, Trixie ... just plain ole' trixie today. Oh and no references to bad songs either. Althoug I did buy Janis Joplins Mercedes Benz song on itunes!

Not much else, really need to study for California driver's test, I guess I'll do that when kids stop fighting!!!

I'm tarred today!!!

Or I am tired, if you are not from SW pa.

I guess stayin' up til all hours o' the night to watch silly high school movies, like my all time favorite "Pretty in Pink" on direct TV
and
getting woken up by silly s.i.l. at 7am doesn't really help a girl too much. But, silly s.i.l. did have good news about buns in the oven!!! So I can't be too upset, just tarred! Plus, you know those east coast people really think there is just one time zone in the us ... their time zone right??? I am so socal now!!! B/c I am tarred!!

Anyways (as Mudd would say), I think that I found Mox a pre-kindergarten class. Went to Methodist church in Newbury park and found it very much unlike ECC at Methodist church in ole' chicken downtown town (Oviedo). The pre-school was at a church and yet, they did no churchy things like prayin or anything like that. Chapel sometimes not vary often. Oh ok, hmm, guess preschool in the south is different than in so Cal. Really, what do people expect. I want to send my child to a religious pre-school so I look at one at a church. I guess it is wrong of me to assume that a church preschool would do church things!!! So on the way back, I stopped by the community center that is right across the ding dang street and met the nicest pre-school teacher ever. In socal that is. No one could ever bet, MIZ Dawn and Miss Connie!!!! So, not only does it sound better b/c it is cheaper, they are also a pre-k, so Mox would learn letters, sounds, to write etc. and the teacher is SUPER!!! I think that dear husband is all on board and pre-school is a GO! Green light preschool. Yippee!!!! We need to decide how many days ... I'd love three afternoons from 1 til 4!!! And the only snafu will be Mox's florida shot record, although ... I have already requested that online from our old dynamite peds practice!

So despite being tarred, it looks like I may have 3 child free afternoons starting on 9/6 and going until the middle of DEcember!!!! Whoo who! Guess I'll be selling on ebay and finding a job or school or something real soon!

Next item on to do list ... get a california driver's license. And pass the written test ... my gosh, I have been driving around here and they should give some of the California driver's the road test again, b/c they caint drive worth beans!!!! Oh well, drove the 101 today and survived and arrived alive, so it was a banner day for me!!!

Toodles, Hugs to all the ones I've loved ... Oh Julio Iglesia references, now that is bad ... need to go find that one on itunes just to laugh! bye y'all!

Makin' Progress

We bought a dining room table today and eight chairs!!! No more plastic lawn chairs at my holiday dinners. I wanted to get eh hutch, but we passed it up this time. I think we will see how the table and chairs fit and may be revisit the hutch later in life. Check out popsfurniture.com We got the rustic mexican type o table. Very sturdy and solid. It is definitely the chairs that make them the money though!!!

Went to St.Pat's episcopal church today, too. It was very nice. I think that we have found our west coast church home. I know that we will all have a soft spot in our hearts for good ole' St.Peter's, but I think that St.Pat's will do us well. Everyone was super nice there. And they seem to be very good anglican episcopalians!!! Which we conservative southerners really like!!!

What else, oh, my parents bought their new home in the state o various vowels just add an h and you like figure it out. Contrary to popular belief, the are NOT moving to stupidville. Haven't really thought too much about the sale of the ole Moosehead homestead. I am sure that I will be sad when the md sale goes through, but mostly I am really happy for them. I think it will be a good change for everyone. Toby doggy may not dig his new pool too much, but who knows, he may learn to swim yet!!!

Everything is going really well right now. We are still in boxes, but I guess that is too be expected. Couple more weeks and school will start.

Hey here's something wierd ... these Cali people think that all of florida is like one giant beach!!! Some girl at church said to Mudd "oh, you are sooo tan, becuz you are from florida!" And that pharmassist (sp, iknow), said oh your from orlando, florida, you are from the beach. I was like no not really. Hmm, guess they don't teach too much us geography out here. Oh well, I guess when you are from California, there is just not a whole lot more to think aout than California!!! Anyway, I like it don't get me wrong, it just is not like florida or like my ole chicken downtown either!!!

Looking at a preschool tomorrow, prolley a no, though. Looking for a dumpster to order and gotta find out where the heck my other mail is!!! That should be a fun to do!

Mox says all that is on the tv is scooby doo ... best go rescue the lad and check on the vittels! Ah see, born a northerner, made a southerner by the grace o' god!! Oh lord won't you buy me a mercedes benz!!! Qoutin ole country songs better go quick and spare ya all!!!!

Toodles, so cal .... bag o trixie!!!

Gosh, what a day for air travellers today. Hope that everyone who needs to travel makes it safely to their destination without too many headaches. Boy am I glad my flight was last week. I had enough trouble with oversold airlines that don't give three year olds seats and Dan the airline guy who thought it was funny to berate me over the pa system. I prolley would end up in a straight jacket or a cell if I had to stand in a four hour security line with a three year old and a thirteen year old. And they woulda taken away my starbucks to boot!

Anyway, we headed up to Camarillo today to check out the new ped doc. She was really good. We got our referral to the specialist no problem. I was supposed to fax a confirmation of doc change to the office, but of course there were some snafus with the doctor change. The brillant people at our new health care have decided that subscribers may only change docs on the first of each month. Why? Apparently, they are paying the docs and medical groups even if we are not using their services. Don't ask me, I am as confused as you are. Becuz, Mudd saw the doc this morning and could not really technically see her until 9-1, I needed the help of a very nice cs rep. She came through for me like a charm and backed dated Muddie's doc change to 8-1. So today's visit will be covered. Only problem, i didn't fax anyhting to the doctor's office, so I'll prolley be on the list with them.

But the good news is that I now have phone service and directtv, so things are moving along. To do list is way long and teen age daughter is ticked that life is so dern dull. Poor mom gets stressed out tryin to find new places, makes her wash the car and never follows through with the fun stuff that teen wants! Oh the drama, let me just say I can't wait til school starts. Did get that info today, so there is another one off the to do list!!! Now just have to make many trips back and forth there to be sure I give them everything they need. And the medical issue may be quite puzzling for them. Boy do I miss Seminole County schools, they really had their act together. What is the saying ... you don't know what you got till its gone, they paved paradise ...

Oops, had a whole lot more stuff on here ... but it just got erased b/c the computer doesn't allow pop ups to spell check my posts!! On that happy note, I'll go rescue my boy from the fairly odd parents, junk show!!! Toodles, so cal trix

Well, stress just abounded yesterday!!! Is that even a word? Anway, today is a new day ... as predicted the fuse is not right! Oh well, I tried right? Will fix that another day!!! Yesterday, was a list of what I did not like, how a list about what I like today ..

• the view of the mountains from Muddie's room
• having my nuclear family back together again
• Albertson's grocery store
• free internet from some new neighbor - thank you
• taking a day off of all the TO DOs on my list
• a 3 year old who sleeps in
• my new neighbors who give me fresh plums - thanks Lisa and Rich
• my beautiful helpful and smart teen aged daughter
• "my best friend" M.V. who seems to have telepathy and e-mails me with words of encouragement just when I need them the most
• the possibility of a new day without as much stress as yesterday 8-)

Wow, I could just go on and on. I need to try to figure out how to post some pictures on here next time and I will show you the view of the mountains!!! Here's to a good day for all!

Luv to all, So cal trixie

Back in Cali!!!

Ok, haven't posted for a few days, but now am back in Cali. Like it, not liking ...

• not knowin' where anything is
• life in boxes
• not enough time to have fun with kids
• arguing cranky kids

Had an adventure to Autozone today. I need a fuse for my car b/c the power windows don't work.

Have you ever tried to purchase a fuse? First, I was sittin' in the parkin lot, lookin in the fuse box and little Mox almost got run over by Buffy goin to get her nails like done!!!

Then the chick (yes chick, I too was shocked) in the autozone sold me a fuse that clearly is not the right one. Then I can't get the old flippin fuse out of the car at all to bring it inside to get some real help. So finally, I just decide to spend $20 on the whole box o' various fuses and let hubby install the ding dang thing later. Now. I'm just waitin' to hear that the whole darn box is wrong and the part needs to be ordered from Honda now!!!

Still eatin Japanese just like in florida, no table for us yet. The old tv trays are just not cuttin it. Came down stairs this morning to choco milk all over the tray and the floor. After lunch, when the jelly from the peanut butter and jelly sandwich joined the chocomilk from breakfast on the floor, I decided it was time to teach Mox how to clean the floor. This is like all good mother son lessons, I taught him how to watch me clean up. He'll definitely need a wife or a maid one day!!!

Well, I am really hungry and there is a Bourbon steak Healthy choice meal calling my name form the kitchen. So I think I'll go get it in my belly!!! Toodles for now, socal trix

My first post ...

WEll, this is my first forray into the bloggosphere!!!

Tonight, I am writing from a lovely Hilton brand hotel in beautiful Uniontown, PA.
No Paris sitings here though!!!
Don't think she frequents coal mine keystone states!

Today, my 13 year old daughter, Muddie and I, discovered the thrill of shopping at GABES.
She couldn't remember ever having been to Gabes, although most south-western PA type folks know exactly what I am talking about and Muddie was quite thrilled with her hawl!!!

For the other non-south western pa types, Gabes, aka Gabrielle Brother's is a large off price discount store. (Kinda like Bealls in Florida (our other favorite off price store)) Muddie got some cool new clothes for cheap and I got a hot momma outfit, too. Hopefully, her southwestern pa off price clothes will go in the so-CALI suburbs when she starts at the middle school named after a TREE!

We are visitin' my grandparents Ween and Boydie. They are good, we have a few more days on the East Coast and then we are back to southern California and the work of unpackin' the ding dang new house!!!

Our trip has been a whirl wind of Activities. Mox, Mud and I reconnected with a lot of the fam' that we had not seen in ages! Gles had a great great 80th b-day party with an open bar and he even drank a 'rita with the Best boys!!! A good good time was had by all!!! And the food was good too!



I made some lovely crab cakes from Maryland blue crab pickings from the other nights crab feast fest! Maybe I'll share the recipe in another post!!!

How dat for the first blog post? What would a blog post look like anyways - oops, anyways is not a word!!! Toodles, So Cal ... Trixie