And On a Lighter Note
2007-04-03 04:23:00
Don't you just HATE underclothes? I was going to just write about bras, but I hate them along with those Spanxx-style new millennium girdles and pantyhose, or, as I was raised, "stockings".
Only a man could have thought of something to hoist your twins up off of the floor so they could see them better. What other reasoning could there have been? I hate bras so much, but these days the twins hang
There's Nothing Like It
2007-04-04 20:23:00
Someone I wave to in passing knows that I'm an at-home mom, so when she failed to realize Spring Break was 2 weeks long for our girls, she came by in frantic need of child care. I am in fact, an at-home mom, so of course I'd be home! I thought it'd be fun for Jay to have someone to play with that Monday and Tuesday afternoon, then we'd be back to our usual lives for the rest of the week. Then..
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The Bane of my Existence
2007-04-05 17:19:00
There are plenty of things in this world that irritate and cause me great grief. Lately, to Babe's dismay, it's people who leave grills and old stoves outside their homes for Waste Management to pick up. That's supposed to dissentigrate in a landfill HOW? And WHEN? ReCYCLE people, especially ridiculously large, metal objects like those! Someone might be happy to have either or both of those
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Alone in the Dark
2007-04-07 05:37:00
Some days I wake up and think "Uh-oh, I'm in the dark again." The "dark" is the cloud of depression that looms over my head more often than I'd like. Sometimes I can outrun it to find sunlight to shine on my face, but it's on the dark days that I just wonder where God is.
When the sun lights my day I think about why I am struggling in my relationship with God. I wonder if I'm angry with God
A Need for Post-Its
2007-04-09 06:23:00
"I invented Post-It notes," is the quote from "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" I always think of when I realize how useful the little stickies really are!
Over the holiday weekend I enjoyed good food and some much needed time with my mom. Times like these allow me to relax and really "let my hair down". It's when my "hair is down" that the ideas for subject-matter for my blog come at
And So it Begins
2007-04-10 19:32:00
In a previous post I mentioned "Bree" the first grader who attends Jay's school whose mom was oblivious to the fact that the kids had two weeks of Spring Break. So who does that leave to watch Bree? Of course the at-home mom who has no life and does nothing but, well, stay at home! Well, if I thought Bree was a pain my butt then, wait til you get a load of this.
Yesterday was Jay's first day
Hunger Cues - What's That?
2007-04-10 19:16:00
I'm embarking upon yet another weight-loss, healthy lifestyle adventure. I won't tell you which method I have chosen until it is successful, but this time around I really want it to work. It's one of the few ways out there that can teach you how to eat and manage your hunger cues.
Hunger
cues? Yeah, I typically don't have those because I stuff them full of sugary and salty treats throughout
It's Ugly from Day One
2007-04-10 02:17:00
When I was pregnant for the second time I wanted a baby boy to join our happy little threesome so badly that I was practically seeing blue. Then when we had an ultrasound performed I was a little creeped out.
"Well, well, it's definitely a BOY!" the ultrasound tech announced. She seemed quite sure of herself.
"You're positive?" Babe asked as if he didn't want to unleash his bridled enthusiasm
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Sopranos in Bed
2007-04-09 06:39:00
Babe is addicted to television. I've known this since we started dating, the man uses it as company when he can't sleep, it's what he does when he's bored, he even uses it for work to keep up with sports and what his players are doing. So why, when his addiction pours over into our bedroom, am I surprised?
As I sit here typing away on the laptop, my darling hubby is watching one of his favorite
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Thank You, Babe
2007-04-12 21:12:00
He leaves his pants right where he stepped out of them, shoes too. He leaves the toilet roll empty and puts the new roll on top of the dispenser. He even debates issues with me that I don't even care about, until it occurs to me to stop. But when I reflect on the wonderful things Babe has done for me and all that he does daily, I get sentimental and want to thank him as I kiss him all over his
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My Comfort Zone
2007-04-16 20:47:00
My family and I went to church yesterday. We go most Sundays in a month, but sometimes I get really lax about it and I'm the one who has to keep everyone moving so we can get to service on time...so if I'm lax, we watch Joel Osteen on TV and read a Bible story to Jay.
It always amazes me (I'm slow) that when God gets my full attention, like He did during service yesterday, He gives me all kinds
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Enjoy the Moment
2007-04-16 20:28:00
As I look back over the past year I see how much has just blown past me. Some of it I have documented here, some of it in my journal, a lot of it is saved on my computer in picture form, but a lot of it, too much of it, was just lost in the shuffle.
It's already mid-April, my Jay started kindergarten in August and her first year of school is quickly coming to a close. Too many of those days
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Pictures are Worth 1000 Words
2007-04-16 19:50:00
So why don't I just stick to photography? Because I can easily go on and on here and amass 1,000 words without even thinking too hard about it! Well, I did try my hand at photography once but decided, for me, words are where it's at. But I did give it all I had, well, sorta.
When I had Jay I knew early on I had birthed a ham. Even as a newborn my baby girl seemed to pose for the camera and made
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But In All Seriousness
2007-04-18 21:06:00
There's so much going on in our world right now, even in our country, that sometimes I want to turn off the news, crank up some Beyonce and bust a move. Although my moves are nowhere near up to par (just ask Jay), music takes me to a place where nothing matters and I can stop taking myself so seriously.
When "Get Me Bodied" or "Ain't No Other Man" comes on in my living room the dirty dishes
Love them, Let them Go
2007-04-18 20:29:00
In the wake of the tragic loss of 33 lives at Virginia Tech this week I find myself wondering what it would be like to be a mother who has to travel by plane, not to visit her college student at school, but to collect her child's remains?
Yesterday as CNN put a face to some of the 33 killed, it broke my heart to know that so many bright young people had been lost and those young people have left
When the Crap Hits the Fan
2007-04-20 21:15:00
After accepting the mess that has become my home so I could just do what I needed to do to celebrate Babe's birthday yesterday, I started today off less than thrilled.
I've attempted to clean the kitchen before bed so I don't have to scrub dry, crusty sauce off plates and silverware. Well yesterday after cake and ice cream I realized I was out of dish soap and I simply canNOT put dishes in the
Puddle of Pee
2007-04-24 00:19:00
Growing up my sister and I shared a room and some nights she'd slide into my bed next to me if she got scared. My sister and I are 2 1/2 years apart so we spent a lot of time together and were best buddies early on. Maybe a little too much, because some of those "scared" nights spooked the pee out of her. Have you ever woken up in a puddle of pee?
Even if you have woken up in pee, be it your
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My Guilty Pleasures
2007-04-29 02:12:00
Sometimes when I find myself alone, which is all too rare, I notice the little things that I truly enjoy. The little things in life that make life all the more fulfilling and just make you happy. Some of those things are odd, in Babe's opinion at least, others are probably quite common among women and moms alike. I'm not ashamed of any of my guilty pleasures, after all they are just that,
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Blog Entry about Blogging
2007-04-29 01:39:00
This is my way of patting myself on the back because when I first started blogging, earlier this year, I told myself I would write Monday through Friday which would come to about 20 entries a month. Well hot-dog, I officially have 21 entries (not including this one, not a real entry) for the month of April! Although some days I did write 2 or 3 entries, who's counting? As long as I was able to
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Men and Children
2007-04-26 20:39:00
Many of my friends see no dividing line when comparing men and children. I do my best to look at the good things about my darling Babe but there are some days, like today, when I go into the bathroom and see the many ways in which he and my children are a lot alike.
For starters, the bathroom sink. We are so well-off that we are fortunate enough to have 2 sinks in the master bath and the kids'
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Snow Days and Comfort Food
2007-04-24 22:47:00
This morning I woke to pouring rain, the same sound I heard throughout the night...which is odd in Colorado because we really don't get much rain. The April showers that bring May flowers to other states come in the form of snow for us. Which is what is (and has been) falling now. So I woke with hearty foods on my mind. In this case I guess "hearty" is synonomous with "diet buster".
First
Slow or Stupid?
2007-05-03 22:02:00
Apparently we Americans just don't give a rat's butt about our world. We don't care about the wildlife, the oceans, the air, we don't even care about the human race...apparently. Whenever I read about what other countries are doing to slow Global Warming I wonder where we fall in that list. Simple answer? We don't. And it seems our government, for the most part, doesn't give a rat's butt either..
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Dear God...
2007-05-03 04:44:00
Dear God,
Today was tough. Yesterday was tough, and the day before that? It was tough too. This has been a very long week and it's only Wednesday. I need your help.
Remember that baby boy I begged you for? You know, the one I prayed for every time I saw blue or a newborn baby boy or a pregnant woman...yeah, that one. First, thanks for answering my prayers, but I don't know what to do with
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Is Everyone Pregnant?
2007-05-02 01:06:00
On Sunday we took the kids to play in the water at our nearby shopping center and as I looked around at the moms, dads and kids playing and enjoying the warm weather I noticed something. Big, round bellies were everywhere! No, not the men's beer bellies, but pregnant ladies with kids in tow were in an abundance.
"There are a lot of pregnant ladies huh?" Babe asked noticing almost simultaneously
This is the Way We Roll - Or Don't
2007-05-02 00:39:00
My little family and I reside in the 'burbs where, as of recently, we don't have to travel far to get groceries, clothes, shoes, books, or a Caramel Frappaccino Light (thank God!). Most of what we need is right up the street or around the corner where speed limits don't exceed 45 miles per hour. Most of what we need, but there are some things I enjoy or want to expose my kids to that can only
Mother's Day Hassle
2007-05-10 01:04:00
I am all for a day that recognizes moms, after all we celebrate presidents, love, fathers and grandparents too. But it has been little more than a pain in the butt for me, especially since becoming a mother.
Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday of May every year, but rarely have I ever had all of the cards picked out, let alone mailed, or gift ideas solidified beforehand. Have you ever gone
Life's Little Funnies
2007-05-16 19:30:00
Motherhood is no easy job. There are babies to diaper, toddlers who "tantrum", preschoolers to educate and kindergartners to rein in when the peer pressure strikes. But I have found that there are little moments throughout each day when my kids bless me with little funnies that get me through the day.
Yesterday, in fact, Jay and I were watching one of the Disney Channel shows and she looks
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Where's the Beef?
2007-05-22 19:01:00
I got the idea for this blog entry from my Colorado Parent magazine and haven't read the article but thought a perfect entry for me right now.
There's this great book, "Satan, I'm Taking Back My Health!" by Dr. J. Kunjufu that I started reading last week and I'm hooked. Well, sort of. Have you ever read something and been so inspired that you're willing to change your entire way of living and
Bitten by Bitten
2007-05-21 13:02:00
Don't you just love going to the dreaded mailbox and pulling out something that made your trip worthwhile? Well I recently experienced such joy and it came in the form of the June issue of Glamour magazine. Have you seen it? Well, Sarah Jessica Parker graces the cover and inside she discusses her life as a wife, mother and actress BUT what I enjoyed most was her conversation about her new
It's Finally Coming Off!
2007-05-21 12:43:00
A few entries ago I mentioned my use of a certain weight-loss program and said if I saw results I would be sure to update you. Well, I've been using Weight Watchers for about a month now...but only for the past three weeks have I put my all into doing the program right. During those three weeks I have lost a total of 6 pounds. You read right, SIX pounds baby. I've even met my first personal
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