"It was just a joke" "I wasn't laughing"

I don't know how many people run into this issue, but my father has a huge issue with 'joking' around, of course when its towards me I have an issue of taking it personal, so it usually ends up with me running up to my room crying. I know he doesn't mean to do it, and its way to "connect" with me and all, but there is only so much I can handle. Yesterday, for example, mom was leaving for work. Her email said that there was incoming emails and I checked, one of them were from someone at work. I knew she was in the garage getting ready to go, I looked at dad and asked him where mom was, and if she left again, he didn't say anything, so I started to run into the garage to catch her before she left, only to learn that she was getting her coffee. I told mom and started to go back into the dinning room, only to see dad laughing hysterically, because having his daughter freak out with a work email for her mom who was leaving right then, who was going on an hour and half drive to work, who would have no way to read this email, was just so funny. Needless to say I quickly turned around and ran up to my bedroom. I never get a "sorry" from dad when he 'jokes' around, when he doesn't realize that these 'jokes' aren't funny. Well once in a great while I do, only because I go to mom and she makes him.

Am I the only one who has this issue, because I have to say it gets really hard on Fridays and Saturdays (when mom's at work) are getting really hard on me, because not only dad does it, but then J my other brother, will join in and I can't tell him to stop, because then dad defends him. Not fun!

With Lots of Love,
Dear Daughter (aka C) ♥

Playing with Picnik

Okay, so a couple of weeks ago my mom decided to upgrade on Picnik.com, which I love just because I can edit photos and all of that fun stuff :) While going through the slides, I came across some with my grandmother in them. See my grandmother died in October 2001 from cancer because she smoked. She has been missed dearly in my life, and I figured I need some pictures of her. I made this picture using lyrics from Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis, her favorite song from Randy Travis. I'm going to frame this picture and put it up in the middle of my picture collage on my bedroom, just so I know that I will always remember her :)

This picture is one of my favorites of her, I think she's in Bermuda, but I don't know. I edited this one a little on Photoshop.com.
Do you like editing pictures? Want to show me some of your work?

For more edit pictures that I have completed check out my DeviantArt AuRevoirDurham.

Until Next Time
C ♥

Random Dozen!

This weeks Random Dozen from 2nd Cup of Coffee

1. If you could compete in one Olympic event (not necessarily winter sports) what would it be? Winter would be the luge, Summer would be Eventing (Equestrian).
2. Do remember a specific Olympic moment from the past? Micheal Phelps winning his 7th gold medal.
3. Have you ever known anyone who competed in the Olympics? Not that I know of.
4. If everyday activities were Olympic-worthy, which activity would you have a gold medal in? Hmmm, multi-tasking and cutting myself with the weirdest objects (i.e. a fork, little kid blunt scissors, thumb tacks, and the best a tape dispenser!)
5. Do you know anything about your ethnic heritage? A little, not a lot. It gets really confusing when my mom is adopted and you add a whole different side to my mom.
6. Do you enjoy sleeping late? Nope.
7. Have you ever performed CPR on anyone? Do you know how? (Yes, that's two, I know. Whatevs.) On a dummy yes, and yes I am.
8. Name one country you'd like to visit and explain why. Croatia, is it just sooo pretty, don't believe me then look at the picture.

9. Have you ever fixed up a couple romantically? Nope
10. What is the last book you read? Jumping off Swings by Jo Knowls

11. Do you enjoy sleeping late? NO, YOU write the question! How's that for random?? What do you do in your spare time? Spare time? What are you talking about! Ya, I do everything in the 25th hour of the day, other than that it's work, school, work, house work, and ya work.
12. What is your favorite meal at your favorite restaurant? General's Tso extra crispy from the Debbie Wong in West Springfield, MA.

Pictures? Slides? Combined?

My mom got a cool scanner thing that will scan slides, so that's been my chore for the past couple weeks. It takes about two minutes for two slides. It's really cool, because I get to see pictures that I have never seen in my life. My grandfather said that he had slide with his first wife on their honeymoon, they went to Fenway park, and stayed at the hotel the Red Soxs stayed at, my mom has found many pictures with her and family and everything. She'll say "Oh look I'm so cute" I'll respond in the cute little daughter voice "Mommy, that's an oxymoron" :) Yes I know, I love bugging my mother immensely, but I do love her! Below is a picture with my mom her grandfather and my cousin Cathy.

The pictures that I've dug up are really cool. I never thought about this part of my family, if that makes sense. Well back to scanning more slides.

Until Next Time
C ♥

Having a New Brother

My family became a foster family in December, a little bit after Christmas we got a Foster Child, he'll be known as "Z" on the blog. Well Z is the youngest in the family, and has some emotional issues, that the whole family is getting used to. We're also learning that even though Z goes to school, he doesn't know a lot that in my family we know and share openly. Yes I do admit, Z can drive me insane some days, and most of the weeks I can't wait until I can go to the library, but I never really realized what my father always said to me about my tone of voice, until Z came here. As most of you know, we're a very strong Republican family and share news about politics and current events daily at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Z on the other hand, has not been around that. For example Vice President Joe Biden, was on a talk show and was asked about his favorite movie, it took Biden a couple minutes to answer.

After the clip was done playing Z asked "Who's Joe Biden?" Mom and I were stunned, how could this boy not know who Biden is, but yet tell us why Obama should be President. They're has been many comments like that, and they still amaze us. Z isn't as bad as he sounds, he's actually pretty nice, he likes going to church, loves going to the library, and plays basketball. I have to say from a teenage standpoint having another brother isn't that bad. Well on his good days.

There will be more updates with Z and the family, hopefully good ones :)

Until Next Time
C ♥

Valentine's Day Fact

Sweethearts

My favorite Valentine candy Sweethearts from NECCO haven't been changed for the past 145 years. This year in 2010 there are new sayings, "text me" and "tweet me". I have to say this is true, I ate some of them last night. The additions are new to NECCO, and personally speaking should be followed up with "Facebook me".

What is your favorite Valentine candy?

Happy Valentine's Day!! ♥

C ♥

Happy Singles Awareness Day!

Happy Singles Awareness Day!!

For those that don't celebrate Singles Awareness. Happy Valentine's Day!! Okay, so I didn't think of the name Mrs. T's kids did, she told me that C & V created the name, because all the singles are now aware that they're single. So what are you doing for Valentine's day? I think I'm going to church and finding some chocolates to give to Mrs. T, since she gave me some today.

Well until next time :)

C ♥