Insurance sucks donkey parts

My best friend is sitting in the hospital right now with full blown placenta previa . She's been there a week. The doctor came in yesterday and told her that because "nothing" has happened, she could go home. Problem is, "home" is 1/2 hour away. If she starts bleeding again, she can bleed out in 5 minutes - and die. The reasons the doctor told her she could go home? Insurance. It's out of his hands, so to speak. Stupid.

Luckily, as that's what I'm calling it, she passed a blood clot this morning so thats enough to keep her there another day or two. Bad news, she's in labor & delivery while they monitor her contractions.

She's only 32 weeks along.

They don't think Brady is going to be born today, but there is always a chance. They are just taking precautions.

Why does the insurance have more power than a doctor? If she goes home, she could DIE. What part of DIE doesn't the insurance understand? Just because nothing is happening doesn't mean it's not going to. We are talking about the life of a mother and child here - why is there a dollar amount on that? A doctor should always be able to override an insurance's decision and the inusrance should just bend over and take it.

This is bullshit.

If anything happens to her or that baby I'm going to be someone's worst nightmare.

I told her that I hope she bleeds a little bit every time they tell her to go home. It's sad that I have to wish that, but it's the only way that I can know she's in a safe place.

Saturday 9: How Do You Sleep

Sorry, Bud, I had to steal the pic. It's hot.

1. How long do you sleep each night? Usually about 8 hours. Sometimes 9.

2. Do you fall asleep easily? So easy that I send my husband into a jealous rage.

3. Do you fall asleep at times not in your bed? I've been known to fall asleep in my recliner very often. The family knows that if I'm rocking, I'm awake, if I'm not rocking; I've fallen asleep.

4. Do you listen to music or use “white noise” to sleep? I used to, as a teen/early adult, but the husband can't sleep with the radio on so now it's just quiet.

5. Do you sleep through the night or get up a couple of times? Most of the time I sleep through the night, unless the dogs wake me up. Usually they wake the husband up.

6. Do you have trouble sleeping away from your own bed? Yes. I have a hard time falling asleep away from home, but once I'm asleep - it's fair game.

7. Do you need an alarm clock to get you up? I set one, but I usually wake up 5 or 10 minutes before it goes off. I think it's genetic personally, because my brothers, sister & my dad is the same way. And we all wake up early, too. 7am is sleeping in.

8. Do you ever take medication to help you sleep? Only when I'm sick. I'm very sensitive to medication so even non-drowsy meds makes me sleepy. It's annoying when I'm sick.

9. Do you/have you slept with pets? Chico the Pomeranian is at my feet every night. Serena, my bitchy persian, sleeps right next to me and on some nights she sleeps too close to my face and I wake up with goopy eyes (Kinda sucks to develop an allergy to cats when you own 3 of them and refuse to get rid of them). The husband gets up at 2:30am for work, so after he gets outta bed, Saki (the golden retriever) takes his place. She is a bed hog. I've slept with animals every since I was a teenager... I actually move over for them in my sleep, which sucks when it comes to Saki because she wants to sleep right next to me so I end up at the edge of the bed by morning. And with a sore back from being uncomfortable.

But if Saki is comfortable, its all worth it. *eye roll*

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Snow & stuff - Grizzly Adams rocks!

And...here we go!



1. Snow is coming.... hopefully it's plowable.

2. I'm looking forward to Christmas finally.

3. Peanut Butter is the best ice cream shake flavor ever!

4. One of my favorite old tv shows is Grizzly Adams. (I still have a crush on him... I'd love to run my fingers through that hair!)

5. I'm done with being a mom. (it's my Christmas wish this year...)

6. The most enjoyable thing around the holidays is the smile on kids' faces.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to finally getting our vension, tomorrow my plans include going to get the venison and Sunday, I want to make sure that the pictures I take for my sister's family pictures turn out good!

Katherine LaFuze is a fraud

A dear, sweet friend of mine, Lesley, who probably doesn't even swat flies because she's so nice, found out some creepy news the other day... here is what she posted on her blog today. This is just fucked up. Excuse the language, but I can't say it any nicer.

Katherine LaFuze is a fraud

Update on the photo thief. Katherine LaFuze stole all my photos from my webshots account. I have since deleted them. She created a life using my photos. Husband (noname?) Daughters Gabrielle and Chloe which one of them is sick. I believe she's trying to get donations from unknowing sympathetic internet friends.

The whole thing is so stupid. It's crazy weird that there are people out there that associate MY photos with her crazy life! She's submitted them in hundreds of contests.. I coudln't even track them all.

Here profile: http://www.facebook.com/people/Katherine-LaFuze/1213166201
Allison was like 6 mos there? Maybe younger?

Here's one of the groups she's in. http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21054274390
where she's apprantly pregnant w/ child no. 3. A boy! I could have guessed that!

Anyway....a friend of mine started the "Katherine LaFuze is a FRAUD" group. :) hehe Hopefully it's not up long cuz I want this lady gone

Lesley also has a little boy named Tyler... that is why she is not surprised Katherine is pregnant with a boy. I'm sure she was planning on using Tyler's pictures for her new bundle of lies.

I'm just helping getting the word out.. this woman IS GETTING MONEY because of this. She's claiming one of her kids is sick.

Suicide, House, neighbors, dogs, PB&J, STD's and accents

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Berleen, the color sky blue pink and the number 7 (as in the number of days until my birthday).

1. Have you ever not thought about the possibility of suicide? Nope. Can't say I have. I think anyone who says they haven't are liars. I never thought I could go through with it.... ever. But the thought did cross my mind a time or two.

2. How many dogs have you owned in your life? What kind? What were their names?

1. Penny - a pomeranian that was around before I was. She died when I was around 10 I think
2. Smokey - a dalmatian that I had for a few years until we moved.
   
3. Andy - a rott/lab/something mutt that I had for a very short time... I was living with my sister and when he chewed up her quilt that was hanging on the line, he had to go.
   
4. Maxwell - he was German Shepard/Lab mix but he could pass for a Golden Retriever. Go figure.
   
5. Hank - a Blue Heeler that would have given his life for me if he had to. He was hit by a snowmobile and died in my lap.
   
6. Spike - another Blue Heeler. He was just a puppy that ended up going with my ex-husband when he moved out. He died the same day. I always question if it was revenge.
   
7. Tosha - a rottwieler that batted her eyes at Maxwell and they parented 13 puppies.
   
8. Bruno - one of the Tosha/Max puppies that I just had to keep for myself.
   
9. Duchess - a rottie that loved us more than life itself - only problem was she hated everyone else.
   
10. Chico - another pomeranian, who is still living with me - at my feet as I type.
    
11. Saki - the famous Golden that fills this blog with her gorgoues Golden face.

Glad I didn't ask about cats! Whew!

3. In one word, what do most people describe you as? Goofy

4. Do you watch HouseMD? Why not? Every night... got the hubby hooked.

5. What irritates you most about your neighbors? My next door neighbors are great, but 2 houses down? They seem to have a calling-the-cops fetish. Luckily not on us, but I wish they would quit calling on our next door neighbor.

6. Have you ever called someone in for some sort of abuse or neglect on humans, animals or property? My sister & her friend (and her friends mom) made me call to report that the mom's ex was burning leaves in his backyard. It was total revenge on their part and I was only like 14 at the time. Otherwise, nope.

7. What color is the sky in your world? sky blue pink

8. Did you see those 2 planets that everyone is talking about this week? Yep, Demon #1 & I did the other night, before we knew what they even were.

9. Would you like to submit your own question for future Thursday Thunks? I probably will. LOL

10. Do you have a skin condition? Are you gonna tell us what it is? Sure... I have off & on psorasis. Sucks ass.

11. Have you ever had an STD? just kids

12. Do you do any crafts? if putting a photo in a frame counts, then yes. Otherwise, nope.

13. Peanut Butter & Jelly - what flavor is the jelly? Strawberry - and nothing more. Ok I lied, the occasional Raspberry works.

14. Stripes or polka-dots? Polka dots. They are funner.

15. What accent drives you crazy? Is it a good crazy or a bad crazy? I love Austrailian accents... oh la la! Oh and a deep southern drawl. Yum.

Shopping & stuff

So I've mentioned before and I'll mention it again... if you haven't noticed yet, the holiday shopping season is upon us and this is good news for me because, well.... if you haven't heard, I make a living off of this sort of spending money stuff.

I've been working my butt off the past few weeks adding designs to all 3 of my stores, mainly SledderWear, because, well... it's not just the holiday season - its' the snowmobile season and those whacked out people who like to ride those things also like to brag that they do in the form of t-shirts and stuff.

Which, of course, is more good news for me.
I was telling the husband the other day that this is the best of both worlds for me - I can make money making fun of him! Because, as you might have heard, the husband is one of those whacked out snowmobile dudes, too.

And he tends to be my best customer!

So in my plea to you - if you must spend money this holiday season, do it at my stores! (the links are over to the right somewhere... there's even a fancy search thing that you should try out!) I even do personalizations, in case you haven't heard.

I have designs from snowmobiling to fishing to scrapbooking to parenting to teenage stuff to tv stuff to things I still can't figure out why people buy.

And this ends my shamless plug post.

Flat on your back

So my bestest friend, Melissa, is in the hospital. She has 8 weeks to go until her baby (Brady) is due, 6weeks to be safe. She has placenta something - basically she can bleed out, which she already started bleeding.
She will possibly be in the hospital for the next 6 weeks, which really sucks for her & her kids (she's got 2 boys & a girl at home) because that means she'll be in that joint over Christmas. But you know what? She's better off where she's at. This is too serious for her to try to be at home.
Needless to say, I'll spend the next however many weeks worried out of my mind about this chic and her little bambino. I ain't ready to go through life without my bestest friend.

10 Ways You Can Save Money

10 Ways You Can Save Money

1. Don't spend it. Thats a very simple answer.
   
2. Don't buy $5 coffees, which I don't do. Seriously, I've never even had a $5 coffee - are they worth it?
3. My biggest one, but this only applies if you live in a small town like I do. Shop locally. I can't see driving 20 miles to go grocery shopping when the same items are here in town for the same price - sometimes cheaper! Sometimes they are a few cents more expensive, but Whamo! I just saved that on gas.
   
4. Cook at home. Stop eating out so much. I know a family that will drive that 20 miles because they want Burger King. Stupid. Eating out once and awhile is ok, but when you drop $25 on 4 subs at Subway, think about how many home cooked meals that $25 could make.
   
5. Don't always buy the cheapest stuff. Sometimes cheap is cheap and you'll end up buying more in the end. Dishsoap is an example - ever bought the cheap stuff? Wonder why it's so much thinner than Dawn? Because you get more soap with Dawn!
   
6. Turn off lights when you aren't using them - didn't your mother ever teach you anything? Better yet, use candles.
   
7. Walk once and awhile. If where you are going can get you there by foot in 10-15 minutes, leave your car keys at home once and awhile. Plus it will get rid of your inflating gut.
   
8. Make your kids suffer this Christmas. Take them to the homeless shelter for their gift.
   
9. Say "NO" to Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and school fundraisers! (anyone wanna buy a candy bar for $1? Demon #2 is selling them for her World Geography class....they wanna go to D.C. next year)
10. Quit blogging. Turn off your internet and that'll save you some cash. Of course you'll then have a bill at the local mental institution, but at least you'll have something interesting to tell your therapist.
    

Flying Hamsters

So I'm sitting here bored out of my mind. I don't know whats up, but it seems like everyone who is a member on InsanityCafe has either had their tongue ripped out by a madman or had their fingers cut off by some wicked doctor who plans on doing finger transplants because nobody is fricken talking on there today. I've played so many games of Hamster Flight I feel like a flying hamster on a mission for rockets with fire coming out of them. It's crazy. I'm going to dream I'm in a hamster ball tonight, I swear.

I am just in shock that it's already December. I just don't understand where this year went. It's going to be 2009... do you remember how we all were so nervous about the coming of 2000? That didn't seem like that long ago, but yet it's a year short of a decade.

I snuck Demon #2 a benedryl tonight. Flame me with your comments, I don't give a rats ass. Until you've lived with this child, shut up. I couldn't take it anymore. Even she mentioned she's more hyper than normal. Good God. I really need to get her in to get her TSH levels checked again because even she is wondering if her thyroid isn't whacked out. I hope it's the case because her next stop is either boot camp or a foster home. Or a circus. Something. She's a difficult child to deal with and usually I have no troubles at all (the husband on the other hand... well, when you fall from the same tree, watch out! Those two are like oil & water). The past couple days I'm ready to just string her up by her toenails and duct tape her to the ceiling. Lord, tell me it's just a phase. She's got 3 months before she officially becomes a teenager... I just don't think it can get much worse.

But then again, Demon #1 spends her waking moments walking around with a permanant frown on her face. No, not a frown - a pissed off at any one of the adult persuasion look. She whines and argues and ... ok, I admit it. Demon #2 is looking like an angel now.

Sumday Stealing: The Seven Layer Meme

Cheers to all us thieves!

Sumday Stealing: The Seven Layer Meme

Sumday Stealing? So this one is for someday or what?

LAYER 1: Tell us your...

* Name: Berleen
* Birthday (month, day): Dec. 11th (presents welcome)
* Birthplace: Melrose, MN. At least thats where the hospital was.
* Current location: Albany, MN - which is just down the road from the hospital
* Eye color: puppy-dog brown
* Hair color: I really don't remember - a shade of brown
* Height: 5'5
* Righty or lefty: Right
* Zodiac sign: Sagittarius

LAYER 2: What's...

* Your heritage: German, Austrian and a tad bit of Native American (which I'm most proud of and it was a "family secret" for years because one of my uncles wouldn't admit that my dads memory of an old blind indian woman in a rocking chair was true... he finally did and it turned out to be my dads' great-grandmother. )
* The shoes you wore today: I haven't worn any today yet.
* Your weakness: peanut butter or aqua velva aftershave
* Your fears: bears, thunderstorms and knives
* Your perfect pizza: lots of cheese... peperoni, sausage, black olives, green peppers, lots of mushrooms
* Goals you’d like to achieve: to live to be 125
* Your first waking thoughts: the dogs having to go out
* Your best physical feature: my eyes
* Your most missed memory: my mom

LAYER 3: Do you...

* Smoke: a month ago I could have said I quit 10 months ago, but now I just have to answer "yes" to this one.
* Cuss: far too much
* Sing: horribly, according to Demon #2, but well according to the husband
* Do you think you’ve been in love: I hope so... either that or this 13 years I've been married to this dude was a waste of time
* Did you go to college: A vocational college
* Liked high school: School itself, no, but it was better than sitting at home all day doing nothing I suppose. Maybe if I would have had video games it would have been different.
* Want to get/stay married: Yes I do want to stay married because every time this dude & I break up, we end up back together anyway so the divorce costs would get spendy after the first one.
* Believe in yourself: I exist, so I suppose I believe I'm here.
* Think you’re attractive: I didn't get beat with an ugly stick, but my husband once told me I'd never be Miss America so I guess I'm somewhere in the middle.
* Think you’re a health freak: LMAO No. Pass the salt.
* Get along with your parent(s): Most days.
* Like thunderstorms: See the fear question.
* Play an instrument: Sometimes I play the pop bottle.

LAYER 4: In the past month have you…

* Drank alcohol: I had a Smirnoff something on Thanksgiving.
* Smoked: Yeah, about 10 minutes ago
* Done a drug: does aspirin count?
* Made out: Not really. We skip that.
* Gone on a date: No
* Gone to the mall: Yeah, unfortunately.
* Eaten an entire box of Oreos:. No.
* Eaten sushi: God no.
* Been on stage: No.
* Been dumped: No.
* Gone skating: No. Couldn't if I wanted to. My feet don't work that way.
* Gone skinny dipping: In November in Minnesota? You go ahead...
* Stolen Anything: a kiss or two maybe.

LAYER 5: Have you ever…

* Played a game that required removal of clothing: Yeah.
* Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: A couple times in my younger days.
* Been caught “doing something”: Just by friends, not by anyone important.
* Been called a tease: I still am called that.
* Gotten beaten up: Thanks to an ex-husband.
* Shoplifted: *sigh* yes.

LAYER 6:

* Age you did get/hope to be married: 22
* Numbers and names of children (either you have or want): Taryn Christianann (Demon #1 - she's 14) & Kristina Brenna (Demon #2 - she's 12)
* Describe your dream mate: big balding guy standing in my kitchen cooking eggs & saugage. Oh wait, thats just what he's doing.
* How do you want to die: in my sleep when I'm 125.
* What did you want to be when you grow up: A vet.
* What country would you most like to visit: Australia

LAYER 7: Now tell...

* Name a drug you’ve taken illegally: funky green weedy stuff that gave me cottonmouth
* Name a person you could trust with my life: My dad
* Name a favorite CD that you own: Johnny Cash's Greatest Hits
* Number of piercings: 8
* Number of tattoos: 3
* Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: Less than a dozen, but thats because of school crap, our marriage liscence thing and the birth of the demons.
* Name a past experience that you regret: Moving out of my parents house at 18. I should have stayed put. It would have saved me lots of money.

Saturday 9: Just Like a Pill

Saturday 9: Just Like a Pill

1. What was the last pill you took? I took 2 Anacin yesterday to get rid of the headache Black Friday caused

2. What time of day do you usually feel most energized? Right after my 2nd cup of coffee

3. Who was the last person you hugged? My husband, probably. Or it was my niece-in-law, Mandy on Thursday. Seems like I'm a little lame in the hug department lately.

4. If you had a restaurant serve you a perfect breakfast, what would it be? 2 eggs over-easy, hashbrowns, bacon & toast with strawberry jelly and a big glass of chocolate milk.

5. What did you do on Thursday? Went to my parents, brought my laptop with and worked while doing the family thing.

6. If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be? I'd want to be on that list of Powerball winners.

7. What is your favorite TV commercial at the moment? The Num Yummy commerical.

8. Who would you'd be surprised to wake up and find in your bed? Anyone but my husband and kids and pets... LOL I mean, who wouldn't be surprised if anyone outside of your house would be in your bed? What a silly question.
Let's jazz it up a bit to make more sense:
Pleasantly surprised? Mel, of course. Horribly surprised? A corpse.

9. Who is your favorite 80’s band?

A $20 day

Demon #1 decided yesterday that she isn't going to talk at all today. I laughed and told her if she can do it, I'll give her $20.

I wonder if she'll do it....