Monthly Archives: April 2011

Apr23

Really? Strep? Really?!

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I haven’t disappeared from cyberspace, I promise.

However, I did get ambushed by a nasty case of strep throat this week.

I don’t ever remember being in so much pain with strep…ever!

But it knocked me the hell out of the ring for about 3 days, then since I was no longer contagious (see I am a good Mommy) I had to get back up and get to work.

So instead of reading blogs, writing blogs, stalking people on facebook and googling random things like ‘how to make orange marmalade’ and ‘hooker boots’ (yes, I pulled those from last weeks search history! Whuck?), I had to get it together!

Because my littlest girl turned 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Wednesday!  And she has a huge tea party birthday this weekend.

I have been busting balls trying to catch up on everything I planned to span over the entire week for this party on a budget i.e. DIY Beverly Hills style tea party (not really Bev Hills, but they were some of the inspiration.)

Plus I really wanted to document some of it to share on here with you guys.  So stay tuned!

Oh and I got myself a new baby yesterday:

I named her Dahlia and I love her to death already!

Disclaimer: This may or may not have been written while the author was still hopped up on the wonderful pain pills her doctor prescribed to keep her from ripping her throat out whilst it felt like she was constantly swallowing razorblades….

Apr19

Bright Beginnings

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Apr18

Flights of Fancy

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We went to a Kite Festival this weekend.
Gillian and I watching kites.

It was really really windy but we had a great time!

Braeleigh made her own kite while we were waiting in line for face-painting!

Brae chose to be a pink kitty.

And Gilly wanted to be a purple puppy!
Definitely going again next year and bringing our own kites!

”Mommy Hosted by Krystyn at Really, Are You Serious?

Apr15

EGGzibit 2011!

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My Girl Scouts are participating in a local Art Exhibit where large Easter eggs where created and placed around the Art District.

I am so proud of their eggs (they finished them last night) that I thought I would brag on them here!

Team #1  Justin Beaver
Team #2  I love Justin Bieber
Team #3 Selena Gomez
Team #4 Purple Puppy

Team #5  Butterfly
Aren’t they awesome?!?!?!

And here is a sneak peek of some cool crafts that I will be working on and blogging about for upcoming holidays and birthdays!

Apr14

A glimpse inside

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5.) What do the contents of your handbag/purse “say” about you?
(inspired by Kristi from Live And Love Out Loud)
For this post I decided to literally dump it out without cleaning:
First of all I carry a bright purple leopard print purse with a giant flower on the front and a huge fake diamondy center.  If that doesn’t say something about me, I don’t know what does! :)
~ On to my contents ~
Two glasses cases: One holding prescription sunglasses and one holding my fake glasses.
What one says is that I like my eyes to be protected from the sun and to be able to see without randomly running people over with my car.  
The other gives you a window into my crazy insecurities.  I hate how I look without glasses; I have worn glasses since I was in elementary school. I literally will put in contacts and wear fake glasses, I know, it’s horrible!
My checkbook: In my ugly old blue checkbook holder.  Not even sure why I carry it I never use it!  It says I am so a debit card girl! 
My wallet: It’s a cute Thirty-One Bag ™ wallet in Cool Ditzy…yes that is the official print.  It’s crammed full of discount and member cards with my id and precious debit card thrown in.  If I can get a discount or store credit back or even a punch card then I have it.
I’m pretty sure that says I’m thrifty, not cheap…
(at least I hope that what it says)
3 receipts:
One from Mickey-D’s for a (surprise surprise) Iced Caramel Latte. Those are my guilty pleasure and one from Starbucks makes me even happier.  Guess I jumped on the coffee craze train many years ago!
One from Jose Pepper’s for dinner and my drinks.  That’s from Monday and it not the norm.  My assistant Girl Scout leader and BFF Jen and I went to discuss this week’s meeting.  After everything on both of our shoulder’s lately, we needed margaritas and they were $1.99 each.  Couldn’t pass that up….cause I’m thrifty, yo!
The last one is a Chopper Reward Statement…..just so you know I have 1000 points, a whole dollar off gas baby! : p

5 pens: a Sharpie, a scrapbook pen (not sure why, don’t ask), a black Bic, a blue Bic and blue pin advertising a heating and cooling company.

I like to write and hate not having my own pin. I’m a control freak, it’s true!

BeautiControl Lip Apeel: Which I never use.  I roll around with cracked lips and freaking Lip Apeel and lip balm in my purse. I don’t think about myself, that’s what that says.  I can remember to put two meds on my daughters boo boo’s twice a day, never let my baby have diaper rash, but never put balm on my own lips.

Coupon: $5.00 off Similac baby! Thrifty!

Business Cards, my own and a lady who walked up at Jose Pepper’s because she heard us say Girl Scouts: This says I’m prepared and I’m nice when someone rudely interrupts my dinner and meeting planning session.  My margarita does not signify I’m not on business…HELLO!

Lab Result card from my OBGYN: So you now know I get my annual check up done and get to call in for results.

Hopefully that says I am totally responsible and is not just TMI.

My coin purse: If you couldn’t see it well in the pic, it’s super cute.  I got it at a boutique in Parkville ages ago and it’s a hand painted fashionista chick.  She’s all cutesy and glittery.  I love it because it is adorable and always has quarters.

That says I like stuffed animal claw machines and air hockey.  You may not have got that from it, but trust me.


LifeQuest church card: also from the lady who walked up at Jose Pepper’s.  Girl Scouts means ‘I will pimp your not for profit event!’ didn’t you know that?

My cute Nail kit case and the contents of which were all over the purse instead of in the case: This says I’m messy but take care of my nails.

Pillbox: It matches my nail kit and contains Benedryl and a Valium. Um yeah…….

Random key: *shrug* I really have no clue where it came from or what it goes to.  Now you have a secret window into my air-headedness.

Black flower hair clip: My favorite accessory! I LOVE flower hair clips!!! Maybe that says I’m not quite grown-up yet or that I am comfortable not to care if I am almost 30 wearing a flower in my hair.

I prefer the latter.

The usual suspects that are missing…..cellphone and massive key chain with keys.  Those get used at home so the were MIA in the pic.

Mama’s Losin’ It

This post was written as part of a prompt from Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop.
Apr13

How many tater tots can a 14 month old boy fit in his mouth?

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Wordish Wednesday

Eight!

Well that’s when Mom found me and took all my other tots away…

 I was not too happy so I gave her the ‘look’.

Apparently the ‘look’ doesn’t work on Mommies because she made me chew up the tater tots in my mouth first.

I love Tater Tots!!!!

I’m linking up at these Wordish, Wordful or Wordless Wednesdays this week!

       

 

Wordish Wednesday Live and Love...Out Loud

 

  

     

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Apr12

Adult? Me? Nah!

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This week I loved every single prompt, so I am attempting a Week of Writer’s Workshop!

1.) The moment I realized I was a grown up.

I was a very lucky young woman when I had my first two babies.

I had a mother who had been there done that with the single mom at a young age thing, so it was very easy to live life. Coupled with an over-protective grandmother who knew I had no clue what I was doing, my kids had it good and I got to be, for lack of a better word, free….

It was some time after I had my youngest daughter and after my first marriage that I had that moment. The moment where my life was falling apart and no one was sweeping me off my feet and saving me from it.

I was reeling from the break-up of my short marriage, my bank accounts were empty and I had two young children old enough to know what was going on.

My paychecks were never enough, the bills never stopped piling up and I was lonely.

It was Valentine’s Day 2008 and I was wallowing in a lost marriage, all the good ones that got away (my ex-husband not one of them) and wanting someone, anyone to spend the night with.

I resolved to organize my life that night to distract me from my ridiculous self-pity.

Suddenly, with tears running down my face because I was facing how behind on the mortgage I was and a possible foreclosure, I realized there was no going back.

I couldn’t un-grow up.

No matter how badly I wanted it to be easier that wasn’t going to happen…ever.

I was an adult, not just in age but in circumstance now. I had no choice; life was telling me that I couldn’t hide anymore.

Mama’s Losin’ It

This post was written as part of a prompt from Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop.

Apr11

An oldie but goodie

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I’m working hard at my first full week on my new freelance writing contract with a costume company. So since the kids aren’t home and the baby doesn’t want to cuddle Mommy today (boo!), I thought I would share a favorite picture from last year.

This is my middle baby, Lil Miss Thang, and I on one of our Date Nights at the movies. We are stealthy ninjas at taking pics in the theater. :)

It was 3-D, don’t ya love the glasses? And that I had to wear them over my real glasses? Sexy. LOL

Mommy and Me Monday at Really, Are You Serious? Hosted by Krystyn at Really, Are You Serious?

Apr10

Places I have found my son today….

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Let me preface this with the fact that my mom babysat him for a large chunk of the day and all this was done within about 2 hours this evening!

…standing on the top of the back of the couch looking out the window.

…sitting on top of the card table holding my mouse and coke can.

…in the bath tub fully clothed laying down playing with his sister’s mermaid barbie.

…hanging from the side of the almost three foot tall baby gate trying to pull the wireless router off the cabinet.

…standing on the foot stand of his high chair…

…after pulling him down and walking into the kitchen then back, I found him in the seat of the high chair.

…hanging from the table top with his feet two feet off the ground.

Is there some switch in little boys that suddenly flips and they start climbing and destroying everything?

Apr7

If You Only Knew

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3.) If you really knew me, you would know that…

..I really have no clue what my natural hair color would look like at this point.  I can’t stand everything being the same all the time yet my personality needs stability and consistency.  So, I don’t change my routine, my living space or my surrounding that often but my hair rarely stays the same color for more than 2 months.

..I really really hate it when people don’t RSVP for things.  Or RSVP ‘Yes’ and don’t show up. Or RSVP ‘Maybe’ when they have no intention of showing up.  We are all adults, please have some courtesy for the fact I just spent all day cleaning or cooking or decorating or whatever for you.

…I love to cook from scratch and can whip up a good meal out of almost any combo of ingredients that I have in my sometimes near empty cupboard.  Three little kids and a big man-kid really do eat me out of house and home, not sure what I am gonna do when they get older.

…I cannot stand how I look without my glasses.  I will wear contacts with fake glasses (usually on sunny days where I want to wear sunglasses or not worry about losing my real glasses) before I will go without.

…I still have my first teddy bear and favorite unicorn stuffed animal from when I was a girl.  I am not really a materialistically sentimental person so this really surprises some people.

…I am a natural leader who actually prefers to be out of the spotlight doing the busy work.  I will take the lead when no one does and I will do it well.  I will organize a billion things for anyone and everyone, but I really would rather be the one behind the scenes doing paperwork or crunching numbers.

…I am ridiculously addicted to the Bravo Network, especially the train-wreck that is the Real Housewives.  How people can act like some them do is beyond me, but it does supply me with a lot of laughs.

Mama’s Losin’ It

This post was written as part of a prompt from Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop.