WTF is wrong with me?

Today is an extremely shitty day. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with me. People always tell me what wonderful, polite, kind and thoughtful children I have raised, but you wouldn't think that if you were around them today. I don't know what I did wrong or what I did to ever deserve to have 3 children who act the way they do towards each other. They are nasty, hateful and just plain MEAN to each other. I'm sick and tired of it, and I don't know how to stop it, because they refuse to listen to me, tell me that they hate me, and just generally do everything that they've been told not to do. I give up, I'm tired of listening to it, and I just want it to stop. I'm sitting here locked in my bedroom right now, because if I go out into the living room where all the fighting is going on, I'm liable to have a nervous breakdown and that would not be good. I truly can not wait for them to be back in school so that I only have to deal with it for a few hours a day. My 17 year old treats me like shit and prefers the company of a highly dysfunctional family down the street. My soon to be 15 year old mopes around and only wants to play video games all day. The 11 year old has learned from the other two just how to aggravate the other two to the point where I just want to explode. No form of discipline has worked with these children. I've tried everything under the sun, short of corporal punishment. I don't understand why they can act so differently outside the home and so hateful inside it. I just don't get it, and don't think I ever will.

Sony Customer Service Sucks! Or WHERE is my replacement E-Reader???

Dear Sony,

  My name is Lisa, and I am the owner of a Sony PRS-600bc that stopped working after 2 months. I contacted your repair department, started a work order and shipped my e-reader back to your Laredo Warehouse in Texas. I shipped the E-reader out on 3/26 and it was received in the Laredo Warehouse on 4/4/2011 at 9 am and signed for by a Morales at the dock. The UPS tracking number is  1Z4025FE9094572437 so that you can check for yourself that I actually sent my reader back for replacement.

  I have been attempting to get my reader replaced since 4/5/11 with NO success. I have been given the run-around and shuffled back and forth between the Laredo Warehouse and the Tech Repair department for a month now. I have spoken to a Maurice, Amy, Robert, Henry, Jack, Daniella and Francis. None of them can seem to pull their heads out of the sand, long enough to put my replacement E-reader back in the mail to me.

I was told on 4/5/11 that my replacement would be in the mail and back in my hands in 3 - 5 days, when that day came and went with no email contact and no confirmation tracking number. I called back on the 13th of April and spoke to a woman whose name I could not pronounce or spell if my life depended on it. I could not understand a thing she said, because her English was so broken. The only thing I did understand was that my status was pending. I asked for a supervisor and was told, there was not one available at the moment. I hung up, called back and talked to Henry, who told me that my e-reader was already on its way, but he did not have a tracking number and to call 1-239-768-7606. He said that they could give me a tracking number and tell me when my reader could be expected. When I called that number, I talked to Maurice, who told me that my order had NOT been processed and to call back.

 By now, it is April 19th and I am getting very angry about not having my e-reader, WHICH I PAID FOR, replaced. I called back on the 21st and talked to another rep, who told me that they were expiditing my case and my e-reader would be sent out overnight, but that the office would be closed the next day for Good Friday. I was asked to  please call in on Monday to get the tracking information. I called back yesterday, 4/25/11, ONLY TO BE SHOVED around yet again. Francis said there was no record of my case having been sent to 2nd level service, it was NOT given to a supervisor and there was no record in my file where I was ever told that the reader would be shipped out overnight. Francis put me through to Amy, who is supposedly this 2nd level support, when in fact, she is nothing more than a simple customer service rep with an attitude. Amy pretended to give my case to a supervisor named Robert, who I believe, does not exist, because when I called and asked for him, no one knew who he was. 

  I called back this morning, 4/26/11 and spoke to Jack, who was totally clueless, and he put me back through to the Laredo Warehouse YET AGAIN, where I spoke to Daniella. Daniella didn't know what was going on either, and when I asked to talk to her supervisor, I was told, yet again, that there were no supervisors available. I informed her that if she could not help me, that I was going to call Sony Corporate Headquarters. She asked me NOT to do that, and proceeded to tell me that it would take her a few days to review my file and figure out what was going on. I told her that was not acceptable, as I have been waiting nearly a month for someone to "review my file and figure out what as going on." I'm tired of being jerked around by the customer service flunkies who WILL NOT even attempt to make this situation right.

I called Sony Corporate Headquarters at 858-942-2729, left a message on the answering machine that picked up and will CONTINUE to call and leave messages until someone gets back to me and either sends me my replacement E-reader, or refunds me the money I'm out from purchasing such a worthless piece of junk that stops working and freezes up after only 2 months of use. I really should have saved up my money and bought the Kindle or the Nook, since I know from experience that Amazon and Barnes and Noble, BOTH have a wonderful customer service department. Things actually get taken care of with them. I am looking forward to your reply.

Do you remember your first celebrity crush?

Do you remember your first celebrity crush? I do, because I still have a HUGE crush on him. When I was 16 years old, I "fell in love" with a musician from England. His music spoke to me and made me happy. I wanted to marry him, as all 16 year old girls daydream about marrying  their first famous crush. His name, Adam Ant. There was just something about him that made my 16 year old heart melt. I loved the sound of his voice, and he was just beautiful. It didn't matter that he was 11 years older than I was. I wanted to marry him. Now, 29 years later, I'm 45 and he's 56. I still love his music, his voice and him. He's still beautiful ... I guess you never really get over your first crush. Adam, if you ever see this, Keep on being you! Never change. Keep singing, keep making women all over the world fall at your feet in adoration. I love you!

My Kids Halloween 2009 - Doctor Who Geeky Love

My Kids and I absolutely LOVE Doctor Who. I know, I know ... we are geeks and proud of it! I made or altered everything that they are wearing with the exception of their shoes. We scoured thrift shops for months before halloween, in order to find the perfect outfits to transform them into The Doctor, Donna Noble and Rose Tyler in T.A.R.D.I.S.   The T.A.R.D.I. S. is made from a large flat rate postal box. I altered the two suits and coats from adult sizes, down to where they would fit my son and daughter ... Now, on to the pictures ... Enjoy.

It's Finally Finished!

Well, the monster king sized round ripple afghan is finally finished! Woooohoooo I am soooo happy! Without further ado .. here she is in all her glory ... 83 inches from point to point! I laid her out on my queen sized bed for scale.

More New Stuff

Knitted washcloth

fleece and flannel child's scoodie

king sized afghan in progress

crocheted cable slouch hat

tea pot cozy

Flaxseed hot/cold packs

What I'm working on now.

Ok, Time to update everyone on what I am working on right now. I have in progress: A Round Ripple afghan in greens and white for my oldest daughter for Christmas.

I've finished one crocheted tassel hat, and am working on making 4 more. Mortimer is such a helpful little fellow, don't you think?

Plus, I've cast on my size 8's to make another knit tassel hat in homespun. I'll post a picture as soon as the camera batteries recharge.

 

More Pictures

Wordless Wednesday ... Happiness

Some Things I've made over the last few years

I want to share with you all, some of the things that I've made over the last few years. Enjoy. Clicking on pictures will take you to a larger image :o)  ~hugs~

Some pictures for your enjoyment

I took these when we went on a walk at the park near us.  Enjoy!  ~hugs~