I do! I really do!

Even though I've never been there....


HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!!!!

It's Wednesday, right?

I think it is....because LOST comes on tonight...doesn't it?

Things have just been so crazy here at Casa de Pissy that lots of times I'm not sure what day it is...

(and this has nothing to do with forgetting to go to Geneva to do the DNA collections that one time.)

Anyway, even though I'm on two different drugs for anxiety, I've been feeling anxious lately....just a sort of overall free-floating anxiety.

I'm sure it's because of the tornado~DUH!

Either way....it's not a great feeling to have.....

So I've made an appointment with my doctor.

*sigh*

It was time for the "big spread" anyway.

And just so this post doesn't get anymore rambling and boring~here is a list of things that have been going on lately.

Besides what y'all already know about, of course:

1. Sweet Man has lost 19 pounds since mid January when he quit drinking wine.

2. I, on the other hand, have probably gained 10 pounds since the tornado. Because comfort foods are...well....comforting. (I'm thinking about eating a donut as I type this...)

3. We got the news on Monday (the 12th) that the repairs on my Beetle might be finished by April 1st.My poor little car the day of the tornado

4. I don't think I told y'all that it was towed to Montgomery to the VW dealership for repair. It's not only getting the windshield and window replaced, it's also getting a new paint job.There was even glass in the air conditioner vents...We don't have any pine trees in our yard.

5. Because of the Beetle being in Montgomery, I'm driving a rental car. It's an '07 Nissan Altima. You push a button to start the ignition and to turn it off.

6. That freaks me out. It just feels wrong somehow....

7. I've been involved in an on-going battle of emails and ebay messages with a "buyer" of an item I had listed.

8. All I can say is: it's a good thing she lives on the west coast or there'd be some bitch slapping going on.

By one of my friends.

Not me.

I don't get into physical altercations. I'm too old.

But I'm not above encouraging physical altercations when someone has pissed me off as much as this crazy bitch has....

Just PAY FOR THE SHIT ALREADY and be done with it!

....ahem.....

9. Our insurance company is going to pay me for "lost wages" for the two afternoons I couldn't work at the salon because of my "injury" as a result of the car accident.

10. Due to this, I have informed Hair Guy that I am to be referred to as "the manager of the salon with a $75,000.00 per year salary" when the insurance company calls.

So, what's been going on with y'all?



P.S. Did anybody see the NBC nightly news tonight? If you did, the community college which was shown and where the displaced EHS students will finish the school year, is the one where Sweet Man teaches. And the elementary school where the displaced grade school kids will go, is the one up the street from me.

Chicken-Spinich-Pasta Bake

I know I'm scaring y'all with all the cooking I've been doing lately.

I scare myself sometimes.

But in what I refer to as "my other life" (first marriage....good little Army officer's wife) I loved to cook and try new recipes.

Here in the new casa I have this awesome kitchen and plenty of time on my hands, so I've become sorta interested in cooking again.

This is my latest effort.....recipe taken from the February issue of "Southern Living" magazine.

Prepped and ready for the oven.
(Yes, I use store-brand products sometimes.
I know you're surprised.)

Fresh out of the oven...

YUM!!!!
(It was even better the second day.)

This recipe is great because it's basically a meal in itself. All I did was add a salad and some garlic bread to round out the meal.

Little Pissy and her fiance were here this weekend and they loved it too.

....and to kill whatever appetite those pictures may have given you....

here's a picture of my arm today:

Don't you love the way the bruises have turned shades of
green, purple and pink?

Pretty!

p.s. Sorry for the crappy picture quality (of my arm).
I took the photo myself .....it's the reflection in the bathroom mirror.

The hits just keep on happening.....

Yeah....that's my right arm.

Sweet Man and I were in a minor traffic accident today on our way to lunch.

Some dumb ass talking on his cell phone ran a stop sign and hit our truck.

He hit us on the rear passenger side...

I was on the passenger side with my elbow on the arm rest when we were hit.

Arm slammed into truck door=3 hours in ER,
xrays, sling, elevation, ice/heat, 48 hours rest, and Lortab.

At least my arm isn't broken.

That would have really pissed me off.

Our truck is ok....minor damage to the wheel well area.

I promise my posts will get more cheerful eventually!

Cupcakes!

I need this t-shirt!


I've been obsessing over cupcakes for a while now....

They just make me happy for some reason.

These are some of my favorites....





Maybe I should take a cake decorating class and make some fancy ones of my own....

The Aftermath

I'm sure y'all have seen the pictures on television....heard the commentary....read the stories in the newspapers and on the internet.

But really....when you live here....when you actually see it in person...when it's down the street from your house....when you know the people affected....there aren't words to describe the devastation in Enterprise.

My son-in-law is a photo journalist. He came down here Friday night from Atlanta and was at the high school at dawn Saturday morning to take photos.

Here are some of his images.







As I sit here typing this, a local news report on television stated the damage in Enterprise is estimated at 350 million dollars.

All I can think about are those 8 kids who were killed, their families, the 719 families whose homes were damaged and/or destroyed and the 11 acres of woods behind my neighborhood that are gone.

I think I'm going to be sad for a long, long time.

Pissy's OK!

Hey Everyone,

This is GaBele posting for my mom. I'm talking to her on her cell right now and she wanted me to let ya'll know that they are ok. The tornado went through our hometown this afternoon (Enterprise, Alabama). The new house is fine, and they are fine. Both of their car windows are busted and there are lots of trees down. They feel very lucky. A few miles away, houses are leveled along with our high school, where they are still airlifting students to nearby hospitals and trying to free students from debris. As of now, there are 8 fatalities at the high school.

She doesn't ask this much, but whatever your religious beliefs are, she is asking for you to please think of these families during this scary time.

They don't know when they will regain power (the whole town is without power and is also under a curfew) but when they do, she'll be back to update.

Thanks alot,
GaBelle

PS> Here is a link to a story about it from an Atlanta news station that has a team on their way down there.

http://www.wsbtv.com/weather/11139752/detail.html

and another: http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=93095