Book Review: Heal Me: Club Surrender book 1 by A.C. Nixon

 

Book Description

Ryann All I wanted to do was get out of Chicago and away from my abusive ex, but one Versace clad assassin (and inspiration for my battery powered fantasies) had other ideas. One glance at Dorian Zuba, and I knew he was dangerous in a way that left a trail of mangled hearts and sated women, but it was too late. I was hooked, and there was no turning back. Had I known falling for this man could lead to my kidnapping and my inevitable undoing, I might not’ve let myself get so close to Dorian. But even I knew that was a lie. Dorian My job was simple: Find the person responsible for drugging women at Club Surrender and get rid of them. What I wasn’t counting on was her. Ryann wasn’t just sexy as hell, she challenged me in ways I didn’t believe were still possible. But caring for her meant she was a target. The people I was hunting would do anything to stop me, even if that meant hurting Ryann. How could I put the woman I cared for in danger? But more importantly, how could I let her go?

My Review

Ryann got away from her ex because the man was abusive, she's got a job as a waitress and Dorian comes in each week. Ryann isn't sure if he's coming there for her or because he likes the food but she's pretty sure he can afford better food so she's happy to see him each week even though she's pretty sure he's a mobster. Just got out of an abusive relationship but flirt with a mobster. Sure, why not.

When Dorian gets shot and Ryann saves him, they are now both in danger from whoever is trying to get rid of Dorian and Ryann spends some time with him at his place but it's against her will. He's trying to spend time with her but he's also trying to find out who's killing women from his club.

I didn't like Dorian at all, the way he thinks of her as nothing more than a piece of meat throughout the book was gross. Thinking about all the things he wants to do to her even though they don't know each other very well. He pretty much takes what he wants even though she's into him but it wasn't endearing at all. He's not a nice guy and it shows. After a couple of days she's starting to fall for him (falling for another jerk like her ex) and when he shows her a little more of the real him and tells her that she gets to choose whether or not he does something illegal, but is it really her choice when she decides not to tell him to do the illegal thing and he calls it quits with her because of it? Like I said, he's a jerk. 

She forgives him too easily. She should have taken her things and disappeared because this guy is controlling and bad news. This story was kinda all over the place and it ends with some questions not answered. Like, where is her ex now, what happened to him?

I give this book 1 out of 5 stars.

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Happy Raturday!

 

*All pictures this week are courtesy of www.martymousehouse.com*

Apartment Life: #318

 

This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 25 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 25 years here in a weekly blog post. 

On Monday the police were in my courtyard at the apartment 2 doors away from mine. I didn't hear anything happening there before they showed up so I don't know what was going on. No one was arrested. 

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The new guy who just moved in across from me works at the liquor store next door. So he knows a bunch of people from this neighborhood. After talking to a few of the women in my courtyard, I found out he's been flirting aggressively with some of them and won't leave them alone. So they are going to complain to management about him. He also plays his music really loud and disturbs the woman 2 doors from him when she works graveyard shift. So she's going to complain to management about that too. 

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Monday night about 10PM, I was out walking Falcor for the last time that night and saw the ambulance driving up and down my street. There are 10 buildings in my apartment complex and ever since this place was painted a couple of months ago, they have never replaced the building numbers on the buildings. So delivery drivers are having a hard time finding the right address, postal carriers are having a hard time finding the right address and now the paramedics are having a hard time finding the right building numbers. 

They came to my door twice and said they were looking for building number 209 but that building was torn down years ago when they built the sound wall. I told them that. They continued to drive up and down the street and even got out of the ambulance at one point with their flashlights. They searched for almost an hour before coming back to my door and the other number 3 in my courtyard because they were looking for number 3. 

There is one of the paramedics approaching my door. As he was standing there they got the call that it wasn't building number 209 it was 109 and they went running off to that building. That poor person waited almost an hour for an ambulance. 

I caught one of the managers outside over a week ago and told them that delivery people were having a hard time finding the right address because the building numbers have not been painted back on the walls and he told me some lie about how they were waiting for the painters to come back out and do touch ups before they hung the building numbers back up. They do not care.

The high this week was 97F/36C

The low this week was 63F/17C

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more

Favorite Song of the Week

 

Jelly Roll- Save Me

I recently heard of Jelly Roll and heard he had a great voice. They were not kidding. He really does have a great voice and this song is a bit sad though because of those lyrics. I hope you enjoy. 

Freebie Friday!

 

Welcome to another weekly Freebie Friday post, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a "Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

What I Received This Week

I received a perfume sample and a men's cologne sample. 

I also received a Peace Out Acne Dots sample. 

A Dedcool perfume sample. 

And a full size bottle of Joico Dry Shampoo from BzzAgent. 

3 soaps lavender, rose and tumeric scets from Try Products.

I like the dry shampoo, it doesn't leave a white powder in my hair and smells good. The Dedcool perfume doesn't have much scent to me but my daughter said she smelled it good so maybe it's just me. 

I'll try the acne dots if I get a pimple anytime soon. The perfume smelled good but the men's cologne was not good. 

If you'd like to sign up for BzzAgent and maybe get some free samples too, you can do that here.

I like the soaps, the rose one smells the best.

Did you receive any freebies this week? 

Book Review: A Mate's Denial by P. Jameson

 

Book Description

The prophecy says she'll reject him but this wolf shifter is about to make her an offer she can't refuse...

Trager was only a wolfling when a devastating foretelling by the pack elders made him an outcast, exiled from his home in the Ozark Mountains. Though he is destined to be denied by his mate, he’s spent the years planning, waiting . . . hunting her. Now that he’s found her, he decides to take fate into his own hands and win her heart. But when a rival wolf pack threatens to destroy the very shifters who cast him out, he’ll have to return to the Ozark Mountains to save them, and convince the woman he’s falling for, to help.

It's been a year since Kerrigan lost the love of her life in a tragic motorcycle accident, and she is finally ready to move on. Especially since she was never the love of his. But being with a man who couldn’t appreciate her curves has left her heart ragged. A roughened biker, who's hot enough to stop her breath, is the very last thing she's looking for. Except apparently he's been looking for her, and even though she doesn’t totally love herself, he stares at her like she sets his world on fire. To be accepted, wanted, as she is, is her deepest desire, and Trager seems to want every inch of her. But she’s not sure if she can risk her heart again with someone who could so easily crush it.

*** Book One of P. Jameson's Ozark Mountain Shifter series of stand-alone romances***

My Review

Trager is a wolf shifter who was kicked out of his pack when he was just 12 years old because the elders had a vision that he would be rejected by his mate and therefore he would be of no use to the pack. He was just a boy but he made it and then he meets Kerrigan years later. She is still hurting and mistrustful because of an ex-boyfriend and doesn't trust Trager at first. But he's was so sweet, attentive and persistent that Kerrigan ends up spending time with him and seeing that he is actually nothing like the rough biker type that he looks like. 

When Trager is told by someone that his old pack is in danger, he wants to help since his family is still there. The same family that turned their backs on him but he still wants to help them. But the alpha of the pack is a nasty piece of work. I didn't realize just how nasty this alpha was until the end of the book but yeah, he's not a nice guy. 

Watching Trager and Kerrigan get to know one another after she finds out he's a wolf shifter was fun even though there are some missteps on both of their parts. Like I've said before, you have to be able to communicate your concerns if you are going to be in a relationship otherwise there will be problems. 

My only problem with this book was that it ended on a cliffhanger. The story was great. The characters were really good and I want to read the next book, I just hope it doesn't end of a cliffhanger too. 

I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. 

Amazon

Product Review: Secret Whole Body Deodorant

 

I was seeing this product everywhere! So I decided to buy it and try it out. This post is not sponsored, I did not receive a free sample, I bought this myself. 

It's been a little while since I did a product review and since this is a new product and this is the first time I tried it, I figured, why not. 

Description from the Secret Deodorant Website

"Sweat happens everywhere, but with Secret, ​stink doesn’t have to.​  Say goodbye to multiple daily showers, with Secret Whole Body Creams, you can smell better everywhere from your pits, to your privates and more!  Our Secret Whole Body Deodorant was created to use on your underarms, underboobs, thighs, privates, feet and more! It's aluminum free, free of dyes, parabens, phthalates and is made to be gentle on skin.  

USE FOR PITS, PRIVATES, UNDERBOOBS AND FEET: Our Whole Body deodorant can be used on various areas of the body, including underarms, privates, underboobs, feet, and more

72 HR FRESHNESSS:  Enjoy 72 hr freshness with daily use.  An odor protection that keeps you feeling fresh and confident throughout the day from your pits to your bits.

PH BALANCING MINERALS:  Formulated with pH balancing minerals, our deodorants help maintain a healthy balance for your skin.  Gives you an all around protection that is gentle on skin

GOES ON CLEAR:  Goes on clear and leaves an invisible layer of protection, ensuring no residue

MULTIPLE SCENT OPTIONS: Choose from our enticing Peach & Vanilla scent or Unscented, allowing you to find your perfect match."

My Review

The only scent they had when I bought it was this Peach and Vanilla which is nice and not at all over powering. It says it works for 72 hours but took a shower after 24 hours but it was still working at that time. There was no bad odors coming from my underarms or anywhere else. The scent from the product was gone by that time though. The scent only lasted about 8 hours for me when I used it. 

It didn't give me a rash anywhere I used it, nor did it irritate my skin. It does go on clear and didn't stain my clothes. It washes off easily and washes out of clothes easily if you happen to get it on your clothes. 

It's a very thin lotion/cream, not a thick cream at all. More like the consistency of a thin body lotion. The price was $13.00 for a 3oz tube when I bought it from Amazon. There is quite a bit in the tube though because you only have to use a pea sized amount. This is not an anti-perspirant, it will not stop wetness or sweating. This will last me a long time so we'll see if my thoughts change as I use it longer. But for now, I think it's a pretty good product. 

I would give this a 3 out of 5 stars. 

Have you used this product before?

Book Review: Knights Of Stone: Mason by Lisa Carlisle

 

Book Description

Kayla, a curious witch, crosses into forbidden gargoyle territory. She’s intrigued by their unconventional rock concerts–and the dark-haired guitarist.

Mason, gargoyle shifter and guitarist for the Knights of Stone, has his eye on the woman in the audience. When she leaves the concert, he follows her into the island’s forest.

But he discovers she's an enemy to his kind and must resist the temptation.

Especially with the threat of the island wolves losing control.

And the full moon is coming...

My Review

Gargoyles, witches and wolf shifters all live on an island away from most human prying eyes. They have a very unsteady truce between their three peoples and they all keep to themselves. Each think that the other are responsible for the deaths of so many of their kind so many years ago and most aren't old enough to remember what actually happened. 

So when Kayla who is a witch, hears music coming from beyond her side of the island she travels to where it is and is excited and scared to see gargoyles playing. Mason is one of those gargoyles and each night be is released from his stone statue, he spots her watching him play music with the other gargoyles. He thinks she is one of the humans that know about the island and come to see them play but she's actually a witch and he's more than a little surprised by that when he finds out. 

They get to know one another and fall hard for each other. But the witches will never condone their relationship and he doesn't think the gargoyles will ever trust her. So when a wolf shifter comes to Kayla and Mason to tell some unsettling news, they have no choice but to enlist the help of all of their separate peoples. 

I loved this romance because Kayla and Mason were so different and didn't know how to react to one another at first. The drama that ensues after their meeting just added to the entirety of this story and made it very entertaining to read. 

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. 

Amazon

Happy Raturday!

 

*All pictures this week are courtesy of www.martymousehouse.com*

Apartment Life #317

 

This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 25 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 25 years here in a weekly blog post.  

Monday night around 10:30Pm I heard a bunch of sirens really close so I looked out the window and police cars were everywhere on my street. I told my daughter who went outside to get pictures. The police were blocking off my street, and all the side streets around my street. 

There were so many police cars that were parked and driving up and down my street. 

They were blocking off the end of my street.

And then a bunch of police officers were walking up and down my street. This was in my courtyard. My daughter was sitting in our chairs you can see right there and asked one of the officers if everything was alright around here. He told her they were looking for someone and asked her if she saw anyone running away from this street. She hadn't so she said no. They even brought out a K9 dog and had him walking up and down the street and into courtyards. 

They were parked at the end of this street and walking up and down here as well. They started stopping any cars that they saw on the streets and searching them.

My daughter was standing at the end of our courtyard and took this picture of the police out walking around. They stopped anyone outside and talked to them. They were nice about it though my daughter said. They just asked people if they saw anyone running away.

The police walking on the other side of the fence from my courtyard. At one point I saw the fire truck on my street too. I don't know if they ever caught the person they were looking for. 

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Because of all the craziness that happens around here and on my street, I decided to get a second camera for my bedroom window. The top picture is from the bedroom camera and the bottom picture is from the living room camera. They were taken right after midnight so you can see that even at night I should be able to get better pictures at night than if I used my camera or tablet. 

The high this week was 93F/33C

The low this week was 57F/13C

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

Favorite Song of the Week

 

Hollywood Undead- Alright

You've probably seen Hollywood Undead on here before because I really like them. Here's another song that I've been playing on repeat lately. I hope you enjoy. 

Freebie Friday!

 

Welcome to another weekly Freebie Friday post, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a "Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

This week I cashed out points on Inbox Dollars and American Consumer Opinion for a total of $30.24 in Amazon Gift Cards. 

I also cashed out points on e-Rewards for a $50 Macy's Gift Card. 

With my Macy's gift card I bought an Air Fryer. It only cost me $23 after applying the gift card. That's more than big enough for me. I'm excited to start trying out some foods in the air fryer now. Do any of you have one? What do you like cooking in it? Got any good recipes?

Did you get any freebies this week?

Book Review: Just One Night by Carly Phillips

 

Book Description

He’s a billionaire with everything he desires…except the woman he wants most.

She’s his best friend, personal assistant, and off limits.

Until one night and a positive pregnancy test changes everything.

Jordan Greene, the housekeeper’s daughter, is the only woman who can handle billionaire Linc Kingston and his bossy ways. She’s also his lifelong best friend. No matter how hot the attraction between them simmers, there are lines she knows better than to cross.

When Linc is gutted by lies and family secrets, Jordan’s comfort ends with a sensual night in bed and a surprise he never expected. Getting his personal assistant pregnant makes him too much like the father he despises, and his initial reaction may cost him everything he loves.

My Review

Jordan has been Linc's personal assistant and friend for a long time. They pretty much grew up together but her mother was Linc's family's housekeeper. Jordan has feelings for Linc but she'll never act on them because her mother has her convinced that she's not good enough for Linc because of how rich his family is. But Linc has feelings for Jordan too and one night they act on their feelings, knowing that it's a one time thing...only, is it?

After Linc's father dies, he finds out some family secrets and finds out some things his father did to put the family business in jeopardy. Dealing with all of this news puts Linc on edge and he's really stressed out. But Jordan is there for him in more ways than one. Once they act on their feelings, things between them are different and they both make some mistakes. Communication is key because without it, all you have is misunderstandings and chaos. 

I usually read a romance with more of a paranormal feel to it but this sounded so good so I had to read it. It turned out to be a good read. I love a friend's to lover's trope and this had a great one because it was realistic with the drama that came with it. 

I give this 4 out of 5 stars. 

Amazon

Favorite Picture of the Week- Plus Falcor Turns 10!

 

Those clouds were huge as they formed over the mountains and moved my way. I figured we would get a little bit of rain out of them and we did, just a little.

And yes that's our pool for our apartment complex but it's hardly ever open. Right now the gate has a padlock on it. 

 It was nice while it lasted but I think that might be the last of the rain for a while unless we get some thunderstorms and flash flooding this Summer. 

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My little boy is 10 years old today. 

I've noticed some cloudiness to his eyes now especially when I take pictures. The veterinarian said Falcor was in good health at his last vet appointment though so that's good news. He's still just as happy and energetic as can be too. Still wants to go for a walk 8-10 times a day. But he sleeps a lot more now. He's 10, he can do whatever he wants. lol 

Book Review: Love Spell by Kristen Strassel

 

Book Description

My grandmother promised me to a hot, cursed dragon who happens to be her mortal enemy.

Why does she want me to spend the rest of my life with a man she calls ‘lizard breath’? She’s an enchantress and she cast a love spell over Tyson Drake fifty years ago. It failed pretty spectacularly, and he’s been trapped in his human form ever since.

But she's convinced I can change things. That the magic she’s been teaching me about is enough to make the spell come true. Now Tyson’s willing to give Gran’s magic one more try and take a chance on me.

I can’t stop thinking about him, but will becoming Tyson’s mate be enough to make him finally shift into his dragon form, or will my magic be the death of him?

My Review

Tyson is a dragon shifter but ever since the enchantress tried to do a love spell that backfired he and his family haven't been able to shift into their dragon forms. Sophie comes to live with her grandmother and learns of the spell her grandmother messed up all those years ago. Her grandmother tells her to stay away from Tyson when they spot him at a yard sale but Sophie can't stop thinking about him and Tyson is having the same problem. Tyson wants a magical box that Sophie's grandmother bought at the yard sale so the older woman makes a deal with him. 

The magic, romance and danger in this book made it such a fun read. Sophie's grandmother went from someone Tyson and his fellow dragon shifters hated to someone that they started to believe might have worked the love spell correctly, it just took a long time for it to work. 

Sophie and Tyson just fit together so well. There wasn't a question in my mind whether or not these two belonged together, they just did. But when someone comes out of the shadows to cause problems, I sure didn't see that coming and I love a good twist. 

This was such a fun read. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of these grumpy dragons gets their mates too now. 

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. 

Amazon

Happy Raturday!

 

The secret order of the nocturnal water buffalo offishul pamcake breakfast.

"Some days, you just have to scream."

*All Pictures this week are courtesy of www.martymousehouse.com*

Apartment Life #317

 

This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 25 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 25 years here in a weekly blog post.  

I spotted another video camera in someone's window across the street. I think it's funny that I keep spotting more of them. I knew I wasn't the only one with one in my window. My new neighbor who just moved in next door to me has one in her living room window pointing towards her door.

Oh and these signs were put up all over our complex. We now have security patrolling here. I've seen them in the cars a few times but they never get out they just drive by. I never see them patrolling the grounds. I don't know if we're supposed to call the number if we want someone to come out for something or what. A new neighbor said his rent when he moved in is $1060. So I now know that our rent is increasing by about $125 next time we sign a new lease. 

The police were in the shopping center parking lot next door. I'm not sure which one of these stores was robbed but that's usually what happens when 3 police cars show up. 

As I was walking down the street with Falcor, I noticed some smoke further down the street where the homeless people make their camps 

I didn't see any fire but there was enough smoke to worry me so I called 911 and told them about the smoke. Then I walked home and waited to see if I could catch the fire truck driving by.

And I did. That sidewalk near the sound wall is where I was walking. But as you can see, I can't see where the smoke was coming from, from my bedroom window. It's too far down the street.

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The same neighbor who was taken by ambulance a couple of weeks ago was taken again this week. 

She was having breathing problems. That's the paramedics and the neighbor in the gurney walking past my window camera. 

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On Thursday morning around 6AM, my daughter had to call the police because one of the homeless guys was walking in and out of our courtyard and trying some of the door handles as he was holding a knife. My daughter works the graveyard shift so she was up early and saw him when she was sitting outside. She came inside and watched him on the video camera we have in the window. The police came, talked with some neighbors but I don't know if they couldn't find him or didn't have enough proof to take him because he was still here that morning. 

On Friday, the very next day my daughter was over at the store right next door when she spotted him again, this time rifling through someone's car in the 4-Kegs parking lot. So she called 4-Kegs as she video taped him and told them that he was going through someone's unlocked car and they came out. I don't know what happened, my daughter didn't stay. 

The high this week was 87F/30C

The low this week was 55F/12C

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

Favorite Song of the Week

 

Friendly Fire- Linkin Park

This made me sad and happy at the same time. Ever since Chester passed away, the band has been releasing formerly unreleased songs. So seeing this and seeing Chester singing a new song is sad but also made me happy to have a new song. It's a great song too.  

Low Carb Recipe: Roasted Shrimp with a Vegetable Medley and Crab Salad

 

Ever since I found out I was diabetic a few years ago I've been trying to eat better and more low carb. Some days are better than others but I'm still doing it for the most part. My A1C went from 10.1 to 8.4 and my blood sugar numbers went from 350 to 125. So I must be doing something right. I've also lost 25lbs so there's that as well. 

This is a typical low carb dinner I make. 

What You Will Need

A carton of cherry tomatoes

1 bunch or bag or fresh spinach

1 carton of mushrooms

1 lb of shrimp

1 TBSP Oil

1/2 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning

Salt and pepper to taste

1/12 tsp. Seafood seasoning of your choice

1/2 lemon

The Seafood Salad recipe link will be below. 

What To Do

Cut the mushrooms into quarters. 

Toss the mushrooms and cherry tomatoes in the oil. Add seasoning. 

Place the mushrooms, tomatoes on a baking sheet and bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Add shrimp to baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Next add the spinach to the baking sheet and place in oven for 5 minutes. After spinach has wilted a little, toss with the other ingredients on the baking sheet. Sprinkle more seafood seasoning and salt and pepper. You can add more if you like. Bake 5 more minutes or until spinach is as wilted as you like. 

Seafood Salad Recipe

The seafood salad I make calls for imitation crab meat but you can also use real crab meat if you like that better. You can use more or less mayonnaise as well depending on your taste. 

Would you eat this?

Everyone Has A Story, Here's One of Mine

 

I've been thinking of writing an autobiography or memoir but it just never comes together for me but I figured if I write one story at a time and post it on my blog maybe once a month, I can do that. Maybe one day I'll pull all the stories together and put them in a book but for now I'll just share some stories with you about my childhood. Some of the stories will be happy, some sad and some horrific because that was my childhood. But they will all be real, things that actually happened. If it seems like something that people enjoy reading maybe I'll keep it going. These stories will not be in any kind of order, I'll just write them as they come to me.

Thanksgiving 1985

In 1985 my uncle Jack's ex wife, Geishla, her husband moved to California from Germany. With them they brought their 2 sons and my uncle Jack's daughter, Vicki. They moved near where I lived at the time. My uncle Jack and his wife Wanda also lived near us so they were able to see his daughter Vicki too. I was excited because I got to meet my cousin Vicki and her family for the first time. She was 12 years old so just a couple of years younger than me at 15 years old. 

That year at Thanksgiving we were all invited over to Geishla and her husband Joe's house. So me, my mom, her boyfriend, Jose, uncle Jack, his wife Wanda were all over at Geishla and Joe's house visiting with the whole family. Geishla and Joe's other two sons were older than me and Joe Jr had a car so after Thanksgiving dinner, all the kids piled in the car and we went for a ride. When we got back a little while later we saw the police, ambulance and fire department at Vicki's house. 

We were not allowed to go in for a while but we found out that all the adults were drinking and there was a fight between my uncle Jack and my mom's boyfriend, Jose. Jose took a knife and stabbed my uncle Jack in the abdomen. He was a big guy and had a big belly which is what saved him from any real damage. He just needed to go to the ER and get stitches. Jose was arrested and when we went back inside after all the police, ambulance and fire department left, my mom and Wanda got into a fight and my mom ended up with a black eye. 

My little brother got really mad at Wanda and tried to punch her in the face but Vicki's step dad, Joe stopped him. That Thanksgiving was a complete shit show. I don't think my uncle Jack ended up pressing charges because Jose was out of jail soon after and nothing ever came of it. Everything was back to normal soon after and we were all hanging out again like it never happened. 

At that time I lived in Hawthorne, California. Which is really close to Compton, California. Geishla and Joe bought a house in Compton, California and they still live there today. If you know anything about that area then you know it was a hugely bad place to live even back then. Which is probably why the boyfriends my mom found there were so bad, the wife my uncle Jack found there was always ready to fight and there was always something bad happening near where Vicki lived. I went to Leuzinger High School which in in Lawndale, California. You think I live in a bad neighborhood now? This is nothing compared to where I used to live. Maybe that's why none of the things that happen here really bother me now.

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