Summer of LOVE!!

Peace out all my brothers & sister reading this. It is the summer of love at the Chrouser Compound (can I say that I totally love that everyone is calling it this now).

Adrienne in honor of your awesome idea, I was researching some outfits (at work don't tell anyone). And I came up with some other ideas.

I am putting together a band.

1st on the Jingle Fish
is Adrienne B.

Next up on the Accordian
is
Sister Sautter

Following Sister Sautter is

Bubba on the Maraca's , & Ash S on the Triangle.

Grooving out on the slide whistle with them
is PD!!

And following up is the far out sound of Nat Fel on the Ukulele
I am the band manager, Sheri C is the property manager!!

Come one come all and be ready to groove out in a far out way!!

I'm so annoyed!!

I can't put this out on Facebook because there is 1 person I work with who is my FB friend, and someone who knows the owner outside of work is my FB friend, but I have a question for all of you.

If your dad was having heart surgery today. A valve replaced, and a single bypass, would you want to come into work? I sure has hell wouldn't.

Here is the story. Toby is the dispatcher here at work. He is here all the time. He hardly ever ask for time off. Works every Saturday. Misses his daughters stuff all the time because of work. He is supposed to pick her up on Wednesdays, and NO joke 8 times out of 10 Todd the guy who is supposed to stay late on those days leaves early so Toby can't. So today Toby & his brother Brandon who also works here are out. They requested the day off months ago, to be at the hosiptal for their dad's surgery, and today when I get here Todd tells me that Toby is supposed to call at noon, and he thinks he is going to ask him to come in. You know what Todd, if it were your dad everyone knows there is NO WAY IN HELL you would come in that day no matter what we had going on. So why don't you think about how you would want people to act towards you in the Toby's situation and acted the same way towards him.

I know Toby and I aren't anything but friends, but this is just crap. And I would think it was crap if it were anyone, not just because it is Toby.

I have a confession...

It's not something I am overly proud of...

But I drive one of these. I love my truck.
I know it is not very enviromentally friendly, but I do my part to be enviromentally friendly in other ways.

But when I see one of these...


I want to run it over and crush it like a soda can. I don't know why I always have this urge when I see one of these, but I do.

So there is my dark dirty secret for the day. Please don't hate me.

Have you ever.....

Had one of those moments where things just all of a sudden, come in to prosepective?

I have always loved kids. Kids love me. I am not sure where this comes from. But for as long as I remember, I have baby sat, and played with kids. (not in the scary guy with the candy in the van kind of a way).

On Friday I realized I was made to be a Mom.

My roommate was having some work done on the sidewalk outside, and my dog sits right under where they were going to working. I got all worried about Buddy, because I didn't want my baby to be under any stress. So I ran home, and picked up my puppy, and took him to work with me, so he could run around and play with all the boys at work, and so the noise, wouldn't stress him out.

As I was hanging out with my baby, I realized that my nature, is to care for people. To love them, to encourage them, to help them grow, and to make things just a little brighter, or a little more fun. I love kisses, I love snuggles, I love going down the slide at the park, and swinging on the swings. I am not against playing with play doh, or barbies, or even ring around the rosey. I love watching Disney movies, I can even stomach a Hannah Montana show or two.

Anyway the point of this is, well there is no point to I guess, it just has made me thinking about all this, so I thought I would share it with anyone who cares to read.

Thanks for your time!

So, So, I am not even sure what the word is right now

I have no tolerance for Cheaters. That is what I blame for breaking up my parents, and so I have seen the hurt, felt the hurt, and felt the hatred first hand.

Why am I telling you this you maybe asking. Well I was just talking with Toby and he told me an unbelievable story, and it really pisses me off that these people would put Toby, Brandon and all the rest of us that considered them friends in the postion they have put us in.

B used to go to school with this guy, J, he married a girl A. A had 2 kids by another guy, that J adopted. Since B and Toby are bros, and Toby and I were dating and are still friends, we all became friends, and hang out. J and I don't always get along, but he is a pretty decent guy most of the time. He and A now have 4 kids, her 2 J adopted, and 2 more. J is the one friend that B and Toby have that always helps them out. If they are moving, or have a side job, or just doing a project, he will help out if they need it. Most of theirs will not.

So in the last couple of weeks, A has been coming over the B & E & Toby's house, (Toby lives in B & E's basement). A & E are "friends". As it turns out the only reason A has been wanting to come over to hang out with E is because of their neighbor T. T is not a good guy. He had a girl that was friends with Toby & B, but he beat her. She had kids, and he wouldn't let them live with him and her. He is just an ASS. I have never liked the guy AT ALL. He makes my skin crawl. Truely. Toby knows if he is around I won't be. He isn't really a fav of Toby's but he lives 2 doors down, so sometimes T will just walk down and stop by.

Turns out A & T are screwing. Yup that is right they are doing it. Ok I am all for having some fun, but NOT that kind of fun with someone other then YOUR HUSBAND!! Not only is that so totatlly wrong, but think about the position you are putting B & Toby in. Do they hang out with Tony, or do they tell him he is no longer welcome at their house, because J is their boy? Does E then end her friend with A. E who is always so concerned about B cheating on her. How can you cover for this girl? Think about how you want everyone to tell you if B is cheating on you. Maybe then you shouldn't help this girl out. How can you lie like that to someone? What am I supposed to do the next time, I see A? I don't want to talk to her. I can't kick her ass, (I am a big wimp), but I sure don't want to hang around with someone like that anymore.

I will say that I could never cover for someone. My best friends ex fiance told me at one point that He and I WOULD do it sometime. (I turned around and told Carey this.) He was dead serious. We all used to hang out, and there were times, when she would be on her way home from work, and I would go over before she got there and it would just be him and I. I never flirted with the guy. I got along with him great, but never like in a sexually, flirty kind of way. Telling Carey was the hardest thing I ever did in my life. I knew that telling her would hurt her extremely and could end our friendship, but I also knew I cared about her too much not tell her. She stayed with him for a little while longer, but our friendship never waivered. Needless to say I didn't hang out with just him anymore. But it still baffles me to this day that anyone could hurt someone like that.

If you aren't in love with someone anymore leave them, but cause that much hurt. Not just to your husband, but think of what it is doing to all your supposed friends now too. A little fun, isn't worth this much hurt.

Sorry this was just on my mind. Probably isn't worded the best, but I just had to get it off my chest. I think people suck!!

Buddy is MAD at me!!

I came home from celebrating my 4th of July, and Buddy had fleas. But he needed a haircut and I bought a small electric trimmer thing. So I was trimming him with the guides on. You know the ones that are supposed to keep people like me from getting to close. And as I was trimming him, and doing a good job I might say, my dog must have got bit by a flea, and wiggled and I got a big gouge of hair out of him. So I had to trim him super close the rest of the way too, and now he just looks super silly. Oh yeah, and he would only let me trim his body, so his face is still long, and his legs still have his hair on it.

I will NOT post any pictures, I don't want this remembered forever. But I do feel sorry for the little guy. Thankful his hair grows pretty fast, so it won't be this way for too long.

But for now my little dog is pouting, and mad at me. He went outside, and Abby was there, and he was louder then usual. I think he was tell her what a bad mom I am!!

Why I love the 4th of July!!

4th of July is my favorite Holiday and here are some pictures of why!!



Grilling out!!


Sparklers

Fireworks