Donating a car to charity is some thing Gerry and I have both talked about in the past. In fact we plan to donate our boat that hasn’t been used in some time, next month. We just need to pull it out of storage, fill out a few easy forms and make the call. So much easier then trying to sell it and we get a nice tax deduction out of it.

It just makes sense. Instead of letting it sit, we would both rather see it make a difference and help fund a program like Car Angel, they offer free vehicle pick up, running or not and Donate Your Car In Los Angeles and then use your vehicle, boat or trailer to help single mothers, distribute educational materials, homeless, teen and adult rehab, food distribution and orphans across the United States. If you chose, you can also suggest to Car Angel the charity of your choice and they will add it to their list.

Car Angel handles so much more then just Los Angeles Car Donations, they also have many other programs going like Free DVDs for Kids.

If you are looking to really make a difference Car Angel is an honest and trust worthy company to call. They also have the nations fastest on line response form and up to the minute tax advice. To make it even easier for you to know all the little details when you make your donation.

I haven’t been blogging much details about becoming a grandmother because it has not been an easy road so far. Having a daughter that you love dearly and are very close to have a baby before she is in any way ready for one, is very stressful. My daughter lives with her boyfriend who thinks cleaning, cooking and any thing to do with taking care of a baby is “woman’s work” and refuses to help her with any of it. He is also very emotionally abusive, talks to her and treats her like crap a good 70 to 80% of the time. For three years now, they have had a very rocky relationship and we (her family) have listened to her cry over and over and begged her to get out of it. Well, now there is a baby involved and things are even worse. I can’t even tell you how this breaks my heart. Every time she calls me crying, I get upset and cry. Then I worry, it’s all I can think about all day and night. Some times I have to get out of bed and pace. Then the next day I call her and they are all happy again. But it never lasts, sure as shit she calls me again crying with in a day or two and things are bad. And it starts all again. To make things even harder the baby cries a lot. I can hear her over the phone screaming, not just little baby cries but screaming hard. I am not sure if she needs her formula changed again or if she is going to have colic or what? I have no idea what to do!
All I know is that I love them both with all of my heart but things have been pretty darn stressful. Some times I feel that it is taking over my whole life, and I can’t do that. I still have an eight year old to take care of. And now I feel guilty for complaining about it.

Not to make light of what this sick-o has done, I personally hope they give him the maximum, but my Roxy needs to get her teeth in to one of these.

Looks like she’s not the only one. The only place they can be found not on back order until September is Ebay.

Allison is at my mom’s for the night and how did I spend my free time? I spent the last three hours swearing at my computer and kicking under my desk, while trying to get a plug in to work. And I failed! I thought for sure if I just kept trying I was going to make it work. I even paid the $15.00 license fee to use the damn thing. Because I have to be up at the butt crack of dawn tomorrow, I am giving up and going to bed. But I know getting this stupid plug in to work is all I am going to think about until I have it.

I ran to Subway for lunch today. When I walked in they were just pulling a batch of cookies out of the oven. It smelled like a bakery! Smelled so good that I told the girl, that is just evil baking those cookies during lunch hour, there’s no way I can leave with out buying some. Evil, ha, when she added the cookies to my order, it rang up at $6.66. She looked at me and said, when you said evil, you weren’t kidding. Of course I bought three for a dollar, and of course I ate all three this afternoon already. Evil yummy cookies.

I took the afternoon off yesterday and Allison and I shopped for her school supplies. I am so glad I did, instead of my usual waiting to the last minute and then running around like a crazy woman because things on her list are sold out. This year we went to Target and came home with EVERYTHING on her list. It feels so good to have it done.

Sex And The City fans should rejoice - Mr Big is coming to a cinema screen near you.

Chris Noth, who played Carrie’s elusive love, will feature in the movie version of the hit girly show.

The film’s writer/director Michael King said that Carrie will be reunited with her one and only in the movie.

He said: “I am happy to report that Mr Big is alive and well and living in New York City!”

Michael’s comment comes after speculation that the cinematic version of the show would not feature Carrie’s wedding but Big’s death.

Sex And The City fans wouldn’t have allowed it!

By NADIA BROOKS
August 09, 2007

-The Sun

I sure hope this is true, well not the “Big’s death” part but that Chris Noth is in the movie.  I mean Mr. Big HAS to be in this movie. It wouldn’t be the same with out him.

If you thought my daughter was evil when she pretended to cook our basset hound for dinner, then you should stop reading this post right now.

I am babysitting Rebecca this evening for a few hours. She woke up and started to cry and Allison came running out of her room and it went like this,

Allison, what’s wrong, what’s wrong?
Me, nothing she’s just letting us know she is awake.
Allison as I was walking away to get a bottle, is she dead? I think she is dead, in her trying to be funny voice.
Me, Allison Claire THAT IS NOT FUNNY!
Allison, okay, okay I’ll go get the shovel.
Me, you better run because if I hear any more evil jokes like that I’ll be using that shovel alright!

And it keeps on coming.....

Allison, ewwww what is that smell, I think she pooped?
Me, I don’t think so, she just filled her diaper a few minutes ago.
Allison, oh, it must be your cooking then.
Me, where’s that damn shovel?

You are some kinda freaky!

I can’t believe my granddaughter is three weeks old today!

In some ways it feels like yesterday she was just born but the when I look at her it’s like she has always been here with us.
So far, being a grandmother is a feeling I really can’t describe. I mean I love her like she is one of my girls, she even looks like my girls, but I have to remind myself she’s not. She belongs to one of my girls. It has been an amazing experience so far.

Three weeks of Rebecca on Flickr.

After feeling a bit stressed out and a little down the last few days I decided yesterday to take the evening and spend it out of the house. So I went shopping after work. Even though my ass went up a good size I still came home with three cute new tops and a new pair of carpi’s.Ya know, in the past going up in size would make me feel really bad about my self and I would have left the store empty handed. But not this time, I think I have hit a point in my life where I can say, screw it, I am who I am, live with it and it feels pretty good.
Then I took my chubby self to the show and caught the 7:00 pm showing of Hairspray. I am so glad I did!  Being a fan of the original, I thought this version was fantastic, no better then fantastic, it was negro-tastic! He he, if you saw the movie, you got that, I hope.
I really enjoyed every minute of this movie. Although there is no comparison to the great late Divine, I thought John Travolta was brilliant. In fact the entire cast did a wonderful job.
If you haven’t seen it yet, keep your eyes open for a quick cameo from John Waters and one from Riki Lake, both well done.

When mom has a bad enough day, we all get ice cream before dinner.
I really wanted a strong cocktail but worry about Allison seeing me drink. So ice cream it was.