Dead of Night

There are times that I sit in my chair at my pc and just enjoy the peace and quiet of all sleeping in the house. There is usually only 2 or 3 people up late at night & it is relaxing before a new day of complete and utter chaos of the new day to come. Some days are good and others you just want to go back to bed, wake up, & try it again. But in the time of peace you get to reflect without bother from others as well as plan for the next event that you may or may not have coming to you. Am I alone in this enjoy meant or does others of you feel near to the same?

Strange Things

 Today I want to touch on a few things that would strike a "normal" person strange. But these things are so normal to me. Things like compulsive lying, thievery, fraud, exploit, and numerous other things like these. You say, "People will always lie." This is true people will always lie, but not to the extent that the people I am referring to does. These people lie about the stupidest things such as being at Wal-Mart, being asked if they have a couple dollars that could be borrowed and them saying no while checking out paying for stuff with cash. Not much of a lie huh? Then it gets weaved even further.... they speak of getting stuff that feeds an addiction. Yea kind of messed up huh? You ask for something that you NEED and they lie about it. Then we move on to the next thing, Thievery. Not just the basic thievery either... I am talking about they have taken WAR MEDALS of your grandfather and pawned them. Taking of your grandmother's pearls while she lays dying. You going to work with them and suppose to be splitting a company 50/50 just to do a month's worth of work to get $160. That's working 6 and 7 days a week from 8 a, until whenever you get home at night. Most of the time it was around 5 to 7 p.m. Hiring people that they KNOW is on workman's comp with another company just to turn them into WC lawyers with doubles of pics you had taken. All in the name of not having to pay them. To hire someone else, someone that their parents has done nothing but helped to keep said person out of jail,  to do something similar to them. Except to tell this person "I gave the money to your dad." this didn't set well with any parties involved EXCEPT the person that told the lies to steal the money. Which with that you see the fraud & the exploits? I do. We can also hit on the topic of discipline. There was an incident where I was asked to discipline my nephew for hitting a female. This in it's self is a big no-no with me. A man DOES NOT hit a woman, Period, end of story. I did what was asked of me, which was not very hard mind you. A few days pass I get a call saying authorities have been notified. several months later I receive a notice from the STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE saying the charges were being dropped. the only people that knew of this was FAMILY. Messed up huh? Yea I think so as well. Esp that part when the "mother" asked for this to be done then turn around & call the cops to file complaints. Now you say this happens all the time & i agree it does..... But does it all happen within your own FAMILY? It does with me. Brother that would rather steal something rather than ask & it be given to him. a sister that lies about EVERYTHING, i mean EVERYTHING. If she walks in soaking wet & says its raining outside, you better go find out SEVERAL times for yourself. parents that would rather not help their son just because he married a woman that they can not control, speak religion to, looks like a bombshell, and is very outspoken. I have taken to the facts that me, my wife, and my children are all the true outcasts and as long as i am married to my wife always will be. But like Bob Seger said, "C'est La Vie".  Then to top all this off, they refuse to help but get mad as all get out when i refuse to help them because i put my own family above their wants. So I ask you now is this normal for a family? I think not, not unless you are a part of mine!!!

New Additions

In the last 48 hours there are 5 new additions to the home.... our Yorkie/min pin mix had her puppies. She had 5, 3 girls and 2 boys. They are healthy, but small. I kind of figured that they would've been a little bigger than what they are seeing how their father is the chihuahua that fathered the other puppies we have. So we now have 9 puppies in total all from the same father but different mothers. My loving and beautiful wife has them named and has told me what they were & which was which & how to tell them apart....... BUT LETS FACE IT..... I'm a man & that means almost nothing to me at this point in time, lol. I mean, I'm just now learning the other puppies names & they are like 3 or 4 months old... So telling me who is who & how to tell them apart is like telling a wall its made of a brick. Not much meaning. Not trying to be mean there but its true. Just how a man or at least I am. Cruel? Possibly. Mean? Again possibly. Being me? ALWAYS, love me or leave me, that is how it is with me. But I get that from the time I spent in the prison system as a Correctional Officer. But most people would and do refer to us as prison guards. As well as being around inmates that has done some heinous stuff. It has a way to turn a person cold.

The Puppies

We have 4 puppies that are chihuahua/dachshund mix. One of them is spoiled rotten.... He will come up to me and start barking, which i will bark back and forth with him until he is picked up. Not only will he bark, he will also jump and claw at my leg until I pick him up. After he is being held he will do nothing but give kisses and lay there. All communication therefore ends. That is until he is placed back on the floor, he goes around checks to make sure everything is ok and at that point he will come back and do it all over again.. After about a week of doing this one of the others have joined in, in doing the same thing. It is cute that they do that, or at least in my opinion anyways.... Is this just something that I get from my puppies or does anyone else get this or something similar from theirs? I rather enjoy hearing about wild or corky things animals do to please their human families....

The Dinner Episode

Ok, so I started slow cooking dinner at about 7:15 a.m. I checked on it at about 11 a.m, put water to it added very few spices. In fact i only added an apple wood pork rub and some Everglades seasoning. It returned to the oven until about 4 p.m. when I took it out & drained some of the juices since they were starting to overflow. I turned the heat up from 250 to about 450 to get a final speed finish cook to it. After about 10 minutes of being on this temp the house started filling with smoke & the kids was getting worried so i asked them to check the oven due to me doing something else at the moment. They informed me that the oven was catching fire... at this point they start freaking out trying to blow it out wave plates like a fan, 1 of the girls was even about to get water & toss on it... on a grease type fire...... I got to where I could go to the oven, take the meat out, & put out the fire with salt.... firefighters have always taught to use salt on a grease fire & it is the truth salt will put out a grease fire for those that don't know this. So while I am working on the oven fire (how small it was) the girls was telling the wonderful wife about it.. which she decided to try to get me to come to her while dealing with this.... NOT HAPPENING!!!!... a few minutes later i get it back in the oven & go see what the wifey wants,...... she seemed to get a chuckle out of the fact that I didn't get all up tight & i acted as if it was no big deal. Mind you, I worked in corrections 9 1/2 years... 6 1/2 at the state maximum security prison that we dealt with fires on pretty much a weekly basis. It don't pay to get excited over something like that.... best thing to do is stay clam & handle the issue. Within minutes the fires started again.... so i had to take & clean the oven, put dinner back in to finish cooking, which is exactly what I did.... Boston butt, mashed potatoes, green beans, and corn was the meal & it turned out rather good in my opinion even after the SMALL oven fires that occurred. there was no accidents or injuries, the meat was not harmed, & ended up being cooked despite the oven not wanting to cooperate with me fully.

Daily Runs

Today started out as a dreary day.... got kids on the bus.... lay down & get a call for the school that 1 of the kids needs a clean shirt & pants due to said child spilling milk on himself. I get back home & lay down to get a little more rest before the day gets started fully. I awaken and find out that it has rained rather hard which gave me a nice rest. I also realise that it is almost time to get the kids and meats for dinner wasn't taken out. So i now have to go get the kids from school. we get home with little issues.  Time rolls around to figure out what we will be having for dinner.. i consult with the wife and she says to get pizzas. so I go to the store to get the stuff for dinner and i discover a few things that peaked my interrest. 1) a sister of mine was with a guy that she says she has kicked out, was in fear of, had baker acted, & tried to have arrested..... a guy that my parents also have said was not allowed on their property (which my sister lives in a 2nd house that belongs to my parents) 2) I have discovered a small cafe near by has been bought out & is being reopened... the gentleman that has lease/ownership went in to see what all has to be done this evening & I happened to check it out as a possible job. So we spoke & the owner wants me to be there Monday as a helper to get the place cleaned up & in order for opening day. I am being very hopeful on this since my family has no income now due to no jobs within the household. Monday morning as soon as i can get the kids to school I will be on my way there which is about 7 am ish. I'm not sure what all he wants to do or how long he wants my help but i hope it will be for a little bit of money so i can spend it on bills....  I have been so stressed over the last 2 years due to no job that I don't know what to do.... selling drugs??? not an option.... i don't do them nor like them around me or mine.. plus something about going to prison for X many years for it.... NO THANK YOU!!!!

The Daily Grind

Today is a day like any other in the home. I wake to get the kids ready for school, get them out the door to the bus, lay back down just to be kept awake by the constant ringing of the phone for all but 1 important reason. This particular caller was a potential light to a 2 year dark tunnel for me thus far... being only a 3rd call back for a possible job in these 2 years. It was a member from the personnel department for the Florida department of corrections wanting to verify the information to be true, accurate, & up to date on an application i filled out less than a week ago. So after this call comes in I get out of bed knowing that I must get on the phone & make a few calls to the institutions that I told the personnel employee I would like to try for. Thus started a series of run a rounds etc.... we all know how that goes..... he/shes not in may i take a message.... they will be back at this time on this date..... they are unable to get to a land line.... etc. Time creeps up to time to go get the children from school now..... it has been a somewhat decent day thus far,....i have found an easy way to get the kids home without fighting & arguing & having to do this or that with them.... we play a game, I Spy. the kids love it & we get home in no time at all. then the usual fight of getting chores done & homework. YAY!!! this goes on till dinner time & we get to have a rarity...... CHILI!!!