Hunger Pains

48%
Boy, does this makes me laugh. Not b/c of the score, but b/c of some of the crazy questions this site comes up with on which to calculate the "scores". I've been surfing the net the last hour or so, trying to clear my mind that is obsessing over my trial. During trial, you concentrate so much that when you get home and try and go to bed, its hard to do so. Your mind is racing with what you should or should not have done during the day, or are planning to do the next day.

Here's a fact only my trial partners know...I get VORACIOUSLY hungry during trial. I constantly want to eat... and do so. What's strange is that I either lose weight or stay the same, despite the added calories. Too bad I cant be in trial 24/7! Some attorneys get sick to their stomaches and can't eat a thing. Nope, not me. Plus, I want meat. Preferably red meat... Like a good juicy hamburger! So, while playing with the various evaluations one can take on this crazy site, this little quiz caught my eye.

Perhaps for me, a more apropo title would be, "How many of your friends would you eat if in trial, and denied food". Marie better be careful! Of couse, if Marie were to take the "How many cannibals can Your body feed" quiz, I suspect that she would score much lower than I.

Dot's Daily Fix

...gotta keep Dot from going into T withdrawal. Here's T, aka Snow White. Another Ebay score. I swear, that Ebay is a dangerous thing. I'm going on restriction for the near future. No more bidding!

Meanwhile, T is now torn as to which dress to wear on Sunday to the princess party. While techically not a princess, I'm campagining for the Snow white dress, as she looks so damn cute in it. Maybe b/c snow white has black hair, too.

Misc stuff continued...

Not much to report today.

1. My trial continues. My current favorite Crackhead testified today, and did as well as we could hope. She could have done a hell of a lot worse, so we were thrilled.

2. T enjoyed being picked up by Jack today. They both had on Red shirts. I think they planned that yesterday ;).

3. Had a delish dinner at nordstoms, as I didn't feel like fixing anything after my long day.

4. This Obama-mama is home tonight, greatly anticipating the "debate" tonight.

Ciao for now

Naughty Girl

...the house was quiet. Too quiet.

Guess who was found in my bedroom, playing with my make up?

I think she ate mascara.

The Trial has Begun---and other misc. stuff...

Here's the news update for Aunt Dot in Manila.....

1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I tried to get T to sing it on video, but she's not cooperating.

2. My trial has begun. I picked the Jury and my partner did opening statements. Tomorrow, Wednesday and Friday is scheduled for testimony. No court on Thurs., due to the Jewish holiday.
Anyway, this case involves the defendant stealing houses by filing forged quit claim deeds at the clerks office. He used Crackhead Cecilia, my star witness, as a straw purchaser to take title. Then had her sell the houses to innocent third parties. Nice, huh? One of the real owners of one of the houses was a 90 yr old woman in a nursing home. She's since died. The defense seems to be that he was an "innocent victim" and crackhead cecilia did it all. We figured on that. We'll see how it goes.

3. Uncle Jack picked T up from school. They rode the train back to his house, and hung out until I could pick her up at about 8:15 p.m. They both report that they had lots of fun.

4. T's new Sleeping Beauty dress arrived just today. Its not too long, but I think I do need to take up the spaghetti straps so that it doesn't hang down so far. Sometimes, you can see her non-existant boobs. She'll wear this to the party this weekend.

5. My roofer who blew me off this weekend, showed up before work when I was trying to get out of the house. Can't tell you how annoyed I was at that. Anyway, thinks the problem is my a/c sweating and causing the mark. He's going to come back and do some maintenance work on the roof, and check it out further then.

Mission Accomplished!

Poor T was pawned off on my trial partner Marie and her kids. They had lots of fun and I got some work done. No one died or was injured in the process! Unfortunately, the picnic was cancelled due to rain, that never really came. So, Marie took the girls off to the mall with another friend, who needed to buy a princess dress for her daughter. Said daughter, K, is turning 3 and her party is this weekend coming up.

We've been to some parties that this family has thrown in the past. I can't tell you how elaborate they are. There's usually about 100 people attending, I kid you not. Its usually in a park. Here's an array of things they have had in the past at just ONE party:

• three bounce houses, the biggest kind,
• a train,
• clowns,
• ferris wheel
• snow cone machine,
• cotton candy machine,
• ice cream machine
• hordes of food and drinks
• prof. photographer to photo each kid. You're then given the photo in a frame at the end of the party.
• Don't get me started on the loot bags. She must spend about 20.00 apiece on them.

It is absolutely impossible to try and compete with her and these parties, because they are just so outlandish and ostentacious and downright fun. A true kid fantasy come true. No one even attempts to try compete! How can you possibly beat the perfect party?? The kids have a ball though. Poor T, she's lucky to get a cake, ice cream, and pin the tail on the donkey!

This years theme?

Princesses. What else, huh?

The birthday girl will be festooned in Cinderella gear. Ergo the trip to the mall today. Hopefully, T's sleeping beauty dress will arrive in time, and she'll be in that if it fits.

That's it for now. I'm off to do some more work. T is sleeping at the moment due to her big day with no naps.

Lord, She was Born a Ramblin' (Wo)Man...

...tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best she can.... (The Eagles, circa 1974?)

Dot jetted off this morning to Manila, the Phillipines. We're going to miss her greatly. She's not scheduled to come back unitl October 24. That is, if all goes as scheduled and they don't extend her.

We went out to dinner last night, so she could get her T fix and one last kiss to last her these next few lonely weeks. I'm under stict orders to post everyday, with a picture of T. We'll see how well that goes, with me in trial, but I'll try. I'm now truly a "single mom" every day of the week, not just during the week.

I'm pawning poor T off on a friend this afternoon, so that I can go to the library with my laptop and get some work done. T will be going to a school picnic, barring any rain that is. T gets very annoyed when I'm working and not paying enough attention to her. She even has the audacity to come up to me and start hitting buttons on the computer while I'm typing, among other things. I can't tell you how annoying that is. I'm ready to KILL her! GRRRR.

So, in the interest of peace and serenity and my sanity, its best she goes off with little Sophie and Nick.

Here's a Surprise...

Guess who T is going to be for Halloween? That's right, Sleeping Beauty aka Princess Aurora. BTW, since when does she have a name? I don't recall her ever having a name when we were young? She was just Sleeping Beauty. Does anyone else of "a certain age" remember differently? I just scored this little number on ebay. Comes complete with shoes, crown, wand, and Doll. Now, lets hope that its not too long, which is always a risk with my little shrimp.

T was tripping over her Belle dress in Disney, when I let her wear it for dinner. She had been talking about wearing that for Hall'n, but after see that tripped-up display. Belle is a definite NO.

Pending AWOL Alert...

Its true, I may be going bloggy AWOL for a while, as I'm about to enter trial hell. I say that, not b/c my case sucks, but rather its more of a logistical hell. Trial starts monday, and this judge has a rep of sticking to a firm schedule of 10:30 to 6:00 p.m., every day "unless the jury elects to stay later". While normally I'd love the consistency and reliability of the schedule, its hell when you have to pick your kid up from daycare by 6:00 p.m. Its even worse when your steadfast backup, Aunt Dot, will be in Manila for the duration of the trial.

Luckily, I have some great friends. My friend Jack will be picking her up everyday. He and Jodie live in the Brickell area, which is right next to downtown. T is excited b/c she'll get to ride the metro mover everyday. Now that's a treat!

Though my case isn't the strongest in the world...my star witness is who we endearingly call Crackhead Cecilia...b/c, well, before going to jail she was a MAJOR crackhead. Luckily, she's dried out in the last couple years she's been spending in the jailhouse, so that's good. Anyway, I'll regale you all with the juicy details of my case another night. For now, I'm busy prepping...if one can call it that with a 3.5 yr old in the house. Perhaps I should say I'm "attempting to prep".

Anyway, tomorrow is gymnastics, then my roofer will be stopping by to check out my suspicious ceiling. Say a prayer that fixing it won't bankrupt me. I don't think that my personal portfolio is big enough for Washington to have any interest in bailing me out!

Home Sweet Home

yep, we're back in good old Miami. As we left Orlando, we were slightly annoyed that a "cold front" was scheduled to come through. Why is it that we always miss those?? The drive home was blessedly uneventful. its back to work tomorrow, and I'm trying to figureout what to dress T in on friday...its picture day again.

T is currently in princess-garb, eating dinner. I had to laugh. T came into the kitchen and noticed a pot on the stove boiling (with the spaghetti i'm cooking). T exclaims in a surprised tone, "Oh, your cooking like Dotty!"

Boy, this kid doesn't miss a trick!

I've added pics from the trip, so scroll down if you want to take a peek.