my bad

ok because i have horrible grammar i know i don't have a whole lot of room to complain on this but, i have a thing  i can't explain about word choice especially during important conversations there are phrases and words that drive me crazy when i hear them coming out of peoples mouths and a lot of that has to do with context. today my final straw, end of the line, stick a fork in it it's done statement is

my bad

they make you sound like you have no concept of personal responsibility. that you are unable to hold yourself accountable for the wrong you committed.

 these 2 words should never ever be used in any sort of professional setting. i am shocked that they came out of a teacher's mouth during a conference, in front of the principal and not just once but 6 times. no one and i really mean no one who is old enough to have a job should ever say those 2 words together. how hard is it to actually say that was my fault or yeah i was to blame for that. my brain truly did that cartoon i swallowed the dynamite head exploding thing the 1st time she said "oh that's my bad i should have called" but to hear it said 6 times in response to a few problems just totally caused my brain to melt.

i have a whole list of words that sound wrong to me

the suspect pleaded guilty to stabbing the victim in the eye for saying "my bad".

isn't it supposed to say

the suspect pled guilty to stabbing the victim in the eye for saying "my bad".

aunt vs ant (i am not a bug)
ask vs ax (not in serial killer training)
library vs libary (not cute when you're older than 3)

i could go on and on but i won't. be safe everyone. have a good week and happy monday. if my grammar has upset you oops that is

my bad

where did winter go

don't know if you follow national weather but we're in what weather people call a "warming trend" up here in the north of the northeast. 40's in january!! i can't frickin believe it. you can't tell me al gore was actually right. i refuse to give credit to the man who invented the internet for global warming.

right now we should be ass deep in snow building igloos snow people and sharks!! for the last 8 years i have been determined to build snow statue scene to rival calvin and hobbes

now that the turtles are old enough to actually get how much fun winter can be the weather screws everything up and turns all my snow into ice. AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGG!!!!

ok so it's not my snow and in all honesty i've procrastinated a few winters but still. i live up here for the winter. summer and i have an understanding, i won't complain about how hot it is as long as it tells winter to be nice cold and snowy for me. 

ok so i'm done being pissy. 

been passing time knitting and trying to find a pattern for a simple tunic style sweater but it's hiding from me. the hubs is ignoring my honey do list and we're getting ready for T3's b-day. what the hell do you get a 6 year old boy who already has every damn hot wheel and lego thing he can find? 

it's over and we made it.

well we got through the holidays without anyone loosing an eye. yea for us here on the turtle farm. i do think i killed santa for T1 though she caught me talking about how i swore i bought the right marshmallows for the shooters "santa" brought. the weird thing is that i'm not sad at this thought i know it's a sign of growing up when they don't believe anymore but our budget is very tight and as they get older it seems like "santa" is getting the wishes they know we don't have the money to buy. at least if they knew i wouldn't feel so bad about not wanting to go into the poor house trying to get them the ipad xbox laptop ps4 they asked for. i watched more than a few friends max out credit cards and take out "payday" loans to get their friends and family what was on their wish lists. why? isn't christmas supposed to be about being together more than the giving? where does it say you have to give till you can't afford to eat for the next year because you took out loans?

that being said we had a great day. marshmallow wars and a very late dinner (the next day to be honest, we are the turtle farm after all). it was a lot of fun

T1 and T3 having a good time. sorry about the sideways thing still learning how to turn the video

the dogs enjoyed the marshmallow war too. until they got belly aches. you know that 5 bags is too many when the dogs stop eating them. :)

we have begun the prep for ice fishing and we're all excited. hopefully by mid february we'll be catching perch by the ton. (not really gotta say with in the limits but with 5 fishermen it will be close)

please everyone be safe this winter it's a cold one.

my 1st (guess i'm not a virgin anymore)

See I made you look!!!

yes this is my 1st shot at a blog. i'm not looking for anything to add crap to to make money just looking for a place to share what we do in the boonies in maine.

so here's a little background

i'm a stay at home mom with 3 kids, 5 dogs, a cat, and of course the hubby. i dabble in almost everything crafty, bake my own bread (this is a matter of saving space versus saving money my kids live on cheese sandwiches and go through 1 loaf a day it's easier to store the stuff to make the bread than to have 15-20 loaves of bread in the freezer at the beginning of the month). i enjoy target shooting and the hike through the woods up to the actual kill of the hunt. (just not ready to kill bambi yet but i do enjoy eating him) i am not politically correct and tend to swear and talk about inappropriate things.

hubby is at home with me full time. he is a disabled vet (USAF 92-99) he worked until 2007 when his back got so bad he couldn't walk anymore. we've been married for 18 years argue, are smart asses, and love each other. he was an avid hunter, fisherman, and mechanic. he's brutally honest and always expects the same from other people.

the kids (i call them my herd of turtles) are 10, 8 and 6 right now.

turtle #1  a girl and very much a girlie girl but she likes 4-wheeling, snowmobiling and shooting. we call her our jane boy

turtle #2 girl is 8 and has no fear. she also has ADD and an anxiety disorder we have yet to have an official name for she's highly strung emotional and brutally honest with a great sense of humor. she enjoys her "selfness" and has no qualms about being herself (a trait i hope she never loses)

turtle #3 is 6 our boy and our last. he has everyone wrapped around his fingers. he's rough thinks he's 30 and knows everything.

the animals will be introduced as i go because they are like the kids they end up with their own stories.

we live in one of maine's many tiny unorganized territory towns we have no grocery store and no gas station. we have learned to live off of creativity and spend a lot of time just doing nothing but bugging each other. we moved here in 2005 and fell in love with it right away. with 5 lakes with in an 8 mile circle of our house we couldn't ask for anything more.