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Booty Shake in Aisle 4! 2007-06-12 17:00:00 I've always been a little performer. I remember being little, singing into a hairbrush and performing in the mirror. In fact, I remember being about Princess' age, singing in the mirror to a song called, "Love is Blue." Mind you, I have grown up with music in my veins - my parents had a great love of music and played all sorts of music on the stereo all the time, and my 4 siblings loved music as well (all different kinds), so I have a musical library in my SOUL (there is your answer, Janet!).My mother tells the story of me looking in the mirror, with my elbows on the dresser and my face in my hands, singing "Love is Blue," but not only was I singing about the color BLUE, but I would change the words to the song. I went through all the colors I knew! And when I got to pink, I sang, "Pink, pink, I think you stink!" My older sister caught me singing this and promptly ran to my mother to tell her, since it was gosh darnit, so funny. And this little girl, MOI, went on to become a m Read more:Shake
Hello? 2007-06-11 17:22:00 Anyone out there?Ok. So not many people are coming over to my corner of blogland today. I'm boring today, and I am just not blogging about anything interesting...yada yada yada? PITY PARTY! HA!What do YOU want me to blog about next? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?Ask me anything!Thanks for the questions - keep them coming! Here are some answers:Trish, great question. (She wants to know what I see when I sit at my computer. ) My computer sits in the kitchen, in the middle of the mayhem! Right at the end of the eat-in kitchen table. To my left, I can see into the family room, for it is an open floor plan down here on the first floor. To my right, I have kitchen central. This way I can see everything going on with the kids. And yes, that is my son, in a pic taken in October 2005. (And the family room pic was taken in 2004 - if you look REAL close, you can see Princess' foot - she's in a lounger on the table, as a NEWBORN! (Mags is there, on the couch, too.) We had just moved i Read more:Hello
Bullets Flashback of the Weekend 2007-06-11 09:13:00 Hopefully everyone in the blog-o-sphere had a good weekend! Mine was fun-filled, to be sure!I have a bruise on my shin as big as a grapefruit. I was walking Sweetpea down the cellar stairs the other day, and my flip flop went flying, along with my left foot. My right foot stayed put, as did my right hand holding Sweetpea's hand. My left shin went DOWN the stairs, scraping a few stairs. Result? A huge knot on my shin which is now lovely colors, constantly throbbing, but alas, no child was harmed during this exercise! Whew! (But so much for my leg model career!)We went camper shopping. I do like camping, but not so sure I want to invest in a camper or a pop-up right now. It would be nice to have that option, though. We like driving on vacation - it could be another way of enjoying the way there. We may rent one just to see if we'd like it. The kids would love it, I think! Another kids' party. Actually, Hubby and I went to the one on Friday, since all the kids were invite Read more:Bullets
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Ca-Ca Mouth 2007-06-10 15:15:00 I was reading some blogs just now, and Pumpkin (my 5 year old son) is here at the kitchen table, playing with his new batch of FLOAM that he got from a birthday party he went to today (YAY! The LAST PARTY for a while!). He was having a jolly old time, and then I heard something ODD.He was mumbling and playing, and then I heard, "SHIT, is a bad word, and I shouldn't say it..."LOVELY.We recently had a conversation about the word SHIT and where he heard it. Of course, it was that devil-child classmate of his who I can NOT stand. So he KNOWS it's not a good word to say.At least he isn't screaming some other series of curse words, and directing them at my COOKING PROWESS! ;) THEN I'd be mad!More blogging later! xoxo
Good and Bad News 2007-06-14 15:02:00 Results of my biopsy are in. Negative.Results of my pap smear and my blood work are in. All is well.Whew.I am so relieved.And of course, I get some disturbing news from my sister today - cysts were found on my mom's liver and intestine recently. More appointments and tests to follow. Could be ok, but could be bad. Not ready for bad. Are we ever really ready for bad?Here's to constantly thinking positive, and praying for goodness! Everyone, PLEASE stay well! Read more:Bad News
Thursday Thirteen 2007-06-13 19:09:00 13 Whys (Just because I'm premenstrual!)1. WHY don't you continue to NOT flush the toilet after you do your business? (and you know who you are...and, oh by the way? Your poop STINKS!) 2. WHY do dust bunnies breed, especially right AFTER I go to bed? (like they can't just show me their unbelievable reproductive powers and be done?) 3. WHY do my bestest buddies have to live so far away from me? (perhaps it's better that they can't really smell the inside of my house some days) 4. WHY do you constantly run over to the neighbors yard and then become Miss Obstinate when it comes to coming back here? Is it your new puppy friends? (see: putting up a fence, calling "Want some cheese?" or "Wanna Go for a Ride?") 5. WHY do I have to remind you (and sometimes LOUDLY) to stay in your bed because it's BEDTIME? (and if I have to go through this tirade one more night, I'm gonna duct tape you and your c Read more:Thursday
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Check Out These Kids! 2007-06-13 14:08:00 They call themselves "The Wrong Trousers":And the First Video that MTV broadcasted back in 1979:"Video Killed the Radio Star" Read more:Check
Just a Little Question 2007-06-19 07:05:00 Who, in their RIGHT mind, calls someone else for a playdate BEFORE 7am? When school is OUT?Someone who has a deathwish, THAT's who! ERGGGGG. Like I'm gonna decide on a playdate with no bra and no coffee. AINT HAPPENING. You have a better chance of seeing GOD, my friend. You are lucky I just let the voice mail talk to you. I KNOW YOUR KIND, and I KNOW you aren't just calling to make a mommy's date to get ME out of the house. It's to placate that lovely daughter of yours. And no, you aren't the first mama to call me for a playdate lately. Wait, I'll forward your call to BILLY'S MOMMY'S PHONE!Can I just get a few days of NOT having to drive kids ANYwhere? Can I sleep in and just relax, without a schedule except my OWN? HMM? Enjoy my kids, and not have to dress them before 7am and rush 3 kids in the van and drink coffee too fast so it burns my esophagus? HMM?That's all, blog-friends. Resume your Tuesday schedule. Back to our original programming.#%$&*@!!!!!Yup. Read more:Question
Scattergories Meme 2007-06-18 19:00:00 I stole this from Stacy!Guidelines: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following categories. They should be real places, names, things.nothing made up! If you can’t think of anything, google it. Copy and Paste to answer in your blog - let me know if you do this one! Your Name: Lee (well, that's half of my name, really.) Famous singer: Lisa Loeb (sorta famous) 4 letter word: lush (hic) Street name: Lover's Lane (how corny!) Color: Lavenderblush (sounds so sexy...@@) Gifts/presents: LED faucet light (see pic - could you even live without one?)Vehicle: Lamborghini (no thanks) Things in a Souvenir Shop: lighters (I'm SUCH a smoker...NOT)Boy Name: Lloyd (SLAP that mother) Girl Name: Lauren (pretty) Movie Title: L.A. Confidential (good movie) Drink: Long Island Iced Tea (good college drinking!) Occupation: Lap Dancer (my job before kids) Flower: Lily (my favorite) Celebrity: Larry the Cable Guy (get her DONE!) Magazine: Ladie's Home Journal (like I h
The Start of Something Good 2007-06-18 08:38:00 Is it Monday morning again? Let me paint the picture for ya. I'm sitting here at the computer while my 3 kids are sitting at the table here with me. The girls are finishing up their rice chex (and yes, Princess continues to slurp the milk).Pumpkin is drawing here - what a little artist, with quite an imagination. Lately it's been all about Spiderman, the Fantastic 4 and transformers.PBS is on the TV, but it may be going off, since I don't think they are really paying attention to it. One of our rules - noone watching it? Off it goes.Right in front of me are the windows to the back of the house, complete with a vision of the trees and our back deck. There is a bird feeder, complete with lots of food for our little flying friends. We have been getting lots of bluebirds, blue jays, cardinals and robins. It's so soothing to watch them, actually.I've been up since about 7am. Before that, Pumpkin and I were up with Daddy, seeing him off to the airport. Pumpkin woke up and join Read more:Start
So Long, You Piece of Crap 2007-06-17 20:07:00 I've put up with your CRAP for probably 4 years now. You are temperamental, hard to please and honestly, you make messes everywhere you sit. I don't know why I've put up with you as long as I have - it's my own fault, really. I've known for a LONG time that you would have been easy to replace, but I gave you many tries. Many chances to get things right. To impress me again. To warm things up and do me right.And I fell, again and again, with such disappointment.I finally took the bull by the horns and did something about this situation. I'm sending you OUT with the trash, you ugly, no good, piece of CA-CA! I FINALLY have replaced you and your sorry little ass.And THIS is what I've replaced you with...Ah................................I am now in love with my brand new iron!(For those of you who don't know, I iron my husband's work clothes every Sunday night in prep for his Monday 4am departure to the airport. From there, he flies off to work in another state for 4 da
Happy Father's Day 2007-06-16 23:01:00 Dadby Judy BurnetteDad...so many images come to mindwhenever I speak your name;It seems without you in my lifethings have never been the same.What happened to those lazy dayswhen I was just a child;When my life was consumed in youin your love, and in your smile.What happened to all those timeswhen I always looked to you;No matter what happened in my lifeyou could make my gray skies blue.Dad, some days I hear your voiceand turn to see your face;Yet in my turning...it seemsthe sound has been erased.Dad, who will I turn to for answerswhen life does not make sense;Who will be there to hold me closewhen the pieces just don't fit.Oh, Dad, if I could turn back timeand once more hear your voice;I'd tell you that out of all the dadsyou would still be my choice.Please always know I love youand no one can take your place;Years may come and gobut your memory will never be erased.Today, Jesus, as You are listeningin your home above;Would you go and find my dadand give him all my love.I love you a Read more:Father
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Princess for Sale 2007-06-16 18:03:00 Four-year-old middle child offered by an average family who is looking for some peace and QUIET and a little less drama. Can be sweet, can be a helper. Can also give a good "Stink-eye" and can talk back like a crampy sailor.Included:her full wardrobe, although she is gonna need new pants soon, and she'll DEFINITELY need a new wardrobe for the fall since she'll be going into full day Pre-k. Alleluia.all of her toys. Be ready to be inundated with princesses, dolls, purses and those annoying plastic high heeled shoes.all of her artwork and special pictures from her vacations that are hanging on her bedroom wallher Tinkerbell blanket, her 2 pink blankets that she sleeps with and her Simba doll and Tinkerbell dollher new Ariel lamp. Hopefully she won't put water in this one, like she did with her Tinkerbell lamp. Poor Tink, never had a chance.her periwinkle fleece coat. And DON'T forget that SCARF. You know, to keep that PRETTY NECK warm.all of her princess dresses. Belle, Cinder Read more:Princess
What Did you Say? 2007-06-23 10:49:00 Don't you hate when you call someone and they don't take the time to TALK with you? They just keep on doing what they were doing as they kinda talk to you. Am I interrupting? I am told that I am not. But they don't STOP any activity they are doing, even if it's moving big pieces of furniture. Thank goodness for cellphones, right? Makes multi-tasking easy, RIGHT?And don't forget, persons I have called, that you should ALSO have conversations with anyone who comes into your room. Why not. Life is short. @@!I'll be getting off the phone now. Glad I called. Have a nice day and yada yada yada...What did I say? Oh nothing! Have a nice day!This is what happened when I called my 2 sisters this morning. Two calls, SAME result. They probably took the same idiot pills this morning/year.Blogfriends, have a great weekend!
You Lookin' at Me? 2007-06-22 14:00:00 1. Are you taller than your mom?Probably by 3 inches. I'm still short to average, at almost 5'4." I used to be 5'5." 2. What color is your car?Silver Grey. And it's a van. But thanks for asking.3. What is the closest thing to you that is red?My WINE. It's a nice Merlot. The glasses are up above, in the cabinet. Want some?4. What is your ringtone?Enter Sandman for the Hubby; Black Horse and a Cherry Tree by K.T. Tunstall for everyone else.5. Are you sick?Physically, no. Mentally, the jury is still out.6. What color is your favorite pillow?Most of my pillows are beige. BORING beige.7.What is your favorite video game?It's been YEARS since I've played asteriods! I do like playing Quake 3 on the computer, though. My Hubby's influence. There is something so soothing about playing a shooting game!8. Had a nap today?Can you use that word in a sentence? Not sure of the definition.9. Gold or Silver?Mostly gold, but I'll accept either!10.Is there an animal that creeps you out
Average Guy with Awesome Talent 2007-06-21 17:05:00 For those of you who haven't heard, there is a show in Britain called, "Britain's Got Talent
," similar to "America's Got Talent" here in the states. They just had their finale last weekend, and you have to see this. An average guy, Paul Potts, who is a cellphone salesman, joined the competition and absolutely blew everyone away, including Simon Cowell, who was one of the judges. Watch this audition. He sings opera, which isn't everyone's cup of tea (I sang/performed some operas in college, so I do like it a bit), but don't be surprised if you get goosebumps when you watch/hear this. An average guy, with an extraordinary talent. Paul Potts went on to win the whole competition! He gets to sing for the Queen! So nice to see a humble guy, with HUGE talent, fly. Fly high, Paul! This is when he wins. Read more:Average
Thursday Thirteen 2007-06-20 23:00:00 13 things.13 things that are in my house.13 things that are in my house that I love.13 things that are in my house that I love, and I can show you.13 things that are in my house that I love, and I can show you, via digital pics.Now I can't show you my kids. Sorry, but gotta do a Sean Penn on ya. No pics of the anklebiters - company policy. lol BUT... I CAN show you some stuff I have lying around here, or hanging here (no, not of my BOOBS, silly). No kids. No dogs. No incriminating evidence. And a few pics of my stuff that I got off the net, simply because of time and laziness.Shit, I babble WAY too much. Anyway. Introducing 13 things that are in my house, that I love, and I can show you, via digital pics.sun candle holder - I got this from an old friend who isn't my friend anymore. Long story. But I LOVE this candle holder. The candle sits behind the sun. I have it sitting here in the kitchen window, because the sunlight comes thru it nicely!the violets my son gave me Read more:Thursday
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Step AWAY from the Sippy Cup! 2007-06-20 08:14:00 I know that I'm going to admit that I'm not perfect. Is the sky gonna open up and is lightning going to strike me down? Probably.I was emptying the dishwasher this morning (and fielding the ever popular "Can I have a drink, mom?") when I noticed that I only had a couple of sippy cups clean. Hm. I was afraid. I knew right then that I needed to call in the troops and send out special forces to find these items, although I had a sneaky suspicion that what I would find would be... let's say... gross. Nuclear.Now I don't clean under my couches every day. OH THE HORROR! I do get to vacuuming every week, and I do pick up the toys in the family room (where they live most of the time) every day, but alas, I do ignore the couch trenches at times. Frankly, the dust bunnies are armed and scare the grannypants off of me.And HOW many sippy cups did I find under the big couch in the family room, you ask? Um... SWEETPEA? Can I just tell how lucky you are that 3 out of the 4 cups had j Read more:Sippy
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May It Be 2007-06-19 23:04:00 I cannot go too far through my day without thinking of the news. Oh, how I wish the news was happier. Not so full of sadness. As I sit here, so grateful for my blessings - my husband and children are healthy and happy, as am I - I cannot stop thinking of others in this world who are suffering. I'm tired, I'm crampy, and I really get more introspective and sensitive during this time. And my heart is heavy tonight.For those who's hearts are also heavy, and perhaps not at peace, may you find that peace. May questions be answered. May it be.
Random Tuesday 2007-06-26 17:11:00 Today started with a trip to the doc's for Pumpkin. He's been doing great with his pooping, but he ended up bleeding a little after a hard stool yesterday, and Hubby and I decided to go talk to the doc about it. She checked him out and confirmed that he is a little swollen, and has some hard stool still up in his intestine. Upping the prunes and such. Checking his stool for blood in a week. At that point we'll see if he needs to be checked further. Poor boy is getting so good with the pooping - no accidents - I hope this doesn't cause him to regress. And I certainly hope nothing is more serious. For some reason, I just think the poor kid has hard stools and needs extra fiber every day to keep him regular. More poop today, and no blood, btw. And sorry for the TMI.It was Africa hot today - the bank temp said 99*f - and the humidity was just plain gross. I was so glad to not have to stay out there too long with the kids. I DID have to go fetch one of my dogs over at the wh Read more:Random
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A Child's Perspective 2007-06-25 17:49:00 A CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE on: 1) NUDITY I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, "Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!" 2) OPINIONS On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, "The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents." 3) KETCHUP A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. "Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle." 4) MORE NUDITY A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in a Read more:Perspective
Trying Again 2007-06-25 09:06:00 I think I have a love/hate relationship with my treadmill.Actually, this is my second treadmill. I bought one when I was single, and I remember walking on that puppy in my music room, complete with playing great music. I set it up right next to my stereo and I walked every day. I lost 35 pounds then. I had broken up with a major ass and moved out of the house we shared (news flash!) and got all sexy and stuff. Ok, not too sexy, but I remember trying on old clothes and having them hang off of me - it was glorious.I remember living with a couple of girlfriends at a lake house (not as glamorous as it sounds - no insulation and a bitch to heat) and I would get up at 5am to walk AROUND the lake before I headed off to my job as a school teacher. Those were the days...After I moved from that house, I remember driving down to the track and walking and listening to my music almost every day.And for some reason, I stopped. Each time. And yeah, I put the weight back on. I think I'm the Read more:Again
I Want Cheese With My WHINE! 2007-06-24 15:57:00 My neighbors/resident slobs, who have so much CRAP on their property right next to OUR property (and thank GOODNESS the trees and shrubs are all grown in and have covered my view of a lot of it) just installed a POOL! Not only do I (and anyone visiting) have to see their land of ca-ca, but now I get to hear those 3 neighbor-kids-devilspawn SCREAMING from the depths of their smaller INTESTINES every afternoon!They were so loud AGAIN today!Now I'm all for happy kids. But is THIS how my summer afternoons will be filled? With screaming children? Don't they know that I have 1 kid who needs a nap every day? Hm?Five things that'll take my mind off of IRRITATIONS:1. Could be worse. I could have really ugly, sweaty neighbors doing belly-flops into their pool for my enjoyment.2. Could be worse. I could be without central air, so I would have to keep my windows open this summer and hear all sorts of stuff without escape. And their pool could be RIGHT outside my window. EEK!3. Could Read more:Cheese
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Planning My Girls Weekend! 2007-06-28 16:00:00 I haven't mentioned this here, but yes yes YES, I am going on a girls' weekend! I am off to Vancouver in TWO WEEKS to spend a long weekend with Janis and Elle! I am getting SO excited!And how did this happen? My hubby turned to me one day and asked where I would want to go if I could choose 1 place to go, by myself. I didn't hesitate! To Canada! To FINALLY meet my bestest buds! (Thanks to frequent flyer miles and hotel points via HUBSTER! MWAH!)I fly out on a Thursday morning, and I live in Connecticut (you know that state right next to New York City?), so after flying for HOURS (and 4 airports later), I'll arrive in Vancouver. Vancouver in JULY. Can I tell you how lovely it's gonna be over there? And nope, I've never been. Anyone you know live over there? I get in a day earlier than my partners in crime, and I'll meet up with them on Friday afternoon. I have a FULL DAY to myself. What should I do? Sleep? Hot tub it? SHOP? OMG, I need a new purse!!And no, I ha Read more:Girls
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Thursday Thirteen #7 2007-06-27 19:30:00 Thirteen
Rules of Dieting If you drink a diet soda with a candy bar, the calories in the candy bar are canceled out by the diet soda. (This rule also applies to mixed drinks. Example: rum and diet coke) When you eat with someone else, calories don't count if they eat more than you do. Calories in food used for medicinal purposes NEVER count. Examples: hot chocolate, brandy and Sara Lee Cheesecake. If you fatten everyone else around you, then you look thinner. Movie related foods (Milk Duds, buttered popcorn, Junior Mints, Red Hots, Tootsie Rolls, etc.) do not have additional calories because everyone knows that movies aren't real. When preparing food, things licked off spoons and knives have no calories. Examples: peanut butter on a knife when making a sandwich; ice cream on a spoon when making a sundae; cake frosting. Broken cookie pieces contain no fat. It leaks out. Foods that are the the same color have the same number of calories, Examples: Spinach and pistachio ice cream; mu Read more:Thursday
HELP! 2007-06-27 16:34:00 To whom it may interest,Yes, I need somebody! I need some help with this template. I need a new template, and I have no idea how to go about that - I aint that smart, boys and girls! I just need a change, and the templates here in blogland just aren't tickling my fancy!I KNOW that there are many of you out there who can design me something nice for this blog. Anyone interested in giving me ideas and giving me a quote for services rendered? Hm? HM?I promise to be nice and fair. And hopefully you guys wont fight over me TOO much!PLEASE? Someone?Thanks in advance,Your humble uneducated blogger, MamaLee
SHOO Fly, You are Bothering Me! 2007-06-27 14:00:00 I've been walking around on and off for about 4 hours, with a lovely flyswatter in my hand, trying to kill this STINKING FLY! This bug has time-warp shoes on, complete with a DEATH WISH! I can NOT stand these suckers. Of course, the kids tell me when they see the little whippersnapper. Mommy, a BUG, a BUG!Don't you HATE when this happens to you?Update: GOT EM!
Childcare Thoughts 2007-06-27 07:58:00 I'm gonna get all serious on ya. I know, I'm usually quite the witty toad, who skips thru my days full of frolic, whines and genuine love for my 3 little cherubs, despite my hairs turning grey. Today I went into a chatroom. A parenting chatroom.I used to chat a lot, when I had more time and not as many kids. I've made wonderful friendships from those chats, as well. So please don't get me wrong - many parents I've met are wonderful, honest, not-so-perfect parents (like me) - but some are just, well... not so swift.I know that some mothers have to work, whether it be in or out of the house, and whether it be for financial reasons or to get that adult interaction. It's all goodness. We all do what we have to do. And I am a stay-at-home mother. I used to be a teacher, and gladly gave it all up to raise my children. I will probably go back to work when the kids get older, but for now, it's not necessary, and me being home with the kids is one of our priorities. We make i
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