I'd much rather have.....

a Musical Monday than a Manic one ~ Although, I'm pretty sure it will turn out manic ~ That's just the way it is ~ There is a local band, Pink Martini in Portland Oregon ~ Her voice is amazing ~ Their music fabulous ~ This is not them in the video clip ~ I just love the song ~ Now I'm going to have to dig this CD out of the archive and put it in the car ~ Where I can sing to my hearts content and bask in the adoration of my fantasy fans !!!!! Have a Musical Monday everyone !!!

Camera Critters #51

Special thanks, once again go out to my girl Amy ~ If you keep this up I shall NEVER accomplish what I'm supposed to ~ I am now participating in Camera Critters # 51 ~ I have a beautiful Husky ~ She is rather needy ~ She is definitely a pain ~ An upon first glance you think she is going to rip your throat out and never think twice about it ~ However, she is the sweetest, most loving dog ~ She loves to cuddle and give kisses ~ I used to think she was just getting a taste the first time she gave me a kiss ~ I was trying to capture her beauty to share ~ I think she'd had enough ~ I'm pretty sure that's what she was telling me ~





Stop, do NOT take anymore pictures ~

My latest and greatest......

Find, that is ~ I found this lovely, yet neglected piece of furniture off CraigsList ~ For FREE ~ I was beyond excited with this find ~ For a number of reasons ~ First it was FREE ~ Second I love to refinish things ~ That are FREE ~ Yes, there is some damage to the top and the front of one drawer ~ Some water damage on the left side ~ But these are things that can be repaired ~ It is 55 inches in length ~ 35 inches in height ~ 19 inches in depth ~ It will either go in front of the dining room window ~ Or against the wall, opposite my Great-Grandmothers China Closet ~ Or it will be utilized as a room divider ~ As my formal living and dining room are one long room ~ Galley style I think they call it ~ So the buffet/side table would be placed to separate the rooms, but still leave it open and not closed off ~ I'm so excited to finish this project and fulfill my vision ~ I will show updates as the project progresses ~ And the other thing ~ I got a post in for the 2nd day in a row !!!!!

2 posts in the same day ????

What is this world coming to ~ Obviously not my house getting cleaned as I'm sitting here ready to do my 2nd post of the day ~ Thanks Amy ~ Can you hurry up and get a maid ~ Amy participated in PhotoHunt ~ The theme is hands ~ And here is my submission ~ These would be my Mother's hands ~ Well, her rubber hands ~ I was at her house ~ They were there ~ One waving me in for a while ~ The other one secretly pointing me in the direction of escape ~ Mother sometimes can be........ difficult during visits ~

Saturday, somedays

Welcome, if you are a first time reader ~ Welcome back if you've stopped by before ~ I'm trying to get back into the blogging routine ~ I've kind of fallen out ~ So I've been racking my brain as to how to do just that ~ I've seen blogs with Photo Fridays, Musical Mondays ~ Nothing for Saturdays ~ I'm sure there are some out there ~ I mean, I haven't exactly scoured the entire blogging community ~ So I decided to do Saturday, somedays ~ Very simple ~ Just tell me what your somedays are ~ What do you want to do someday ~ What will you get around to someday ~ Projects ~ Reading ~ Catching up ~ Hiking ~ Planting ~ You name it ~ I will even start ~ My Louisiana girl says I need to get more followers ~ Hopefully this will work ~ I will even start ~ Hope you enjoy your Saturday and thanks for stopping by ~

Someday, I will get around to painting my dining room and living room
Someday, I will get back into my early morning Saturday routine of cleaning the entire house
Someday, I will like my husband again
Someday, I will make it to the gym
Someday, I will clean out my garage
Someday, I will drink it ~ feel it ~ share it in one fail swoop
Someday, I will learn to deal with my son growing up
Someday, I will learn to just say....No, I don't want to do that
Someday, I will remember WHY exactly, I got married
Someday, my Prince will come ~ ha ha ha ha...sorry, that just popped into my head !!!
Someday, I will my home office situated as I want
Someday, I will finally decide HOW I want my home office to be
Someday, I might actually keep to a decision made, the first time I make it
Someday, I won't have to work because I will be independently wealthy
Someday, I will have more than one follower on my blog

Enjoy your Saturday and let me know your somedays

Whoever told you I was nice....................

lied ~ I'm sorry, but it happens ~ Lies ~ Non-truths ~ Fibs ~ Half truths ~ White lies ~ Whatever you want to call them ~ So it was no surprise to me this afternoon that I had literally wanted to kick my husband in the nuts for his pissy, diva like attitude after being informed that our sons backpack was stolen while he was at Track practice ~ He was pissy because he got woken up to let said theft victim in the house ~ He was pissier (is that even a word) when he found out why his precious sleep was interrupted ~ He then called to inform me of our sons lack of thought or concern for anyone or anything, but himself ~ He then informed me (by the way NO ONE informs of what I need to do) that I needed to contact the school to see if someone had just been concerned by the abandoned backpack, felt sorry and turned it into the Office ~ Really ??? ~ You mean I can actually CALL the school and ask if someone turned in a stray backpack ?!?! ~ Huh, now why didn't I think of that ?!?! ~ I mean honestly, what on earth would I do if I didn't have you to think for me ?!?!? ~ Why, I just don't know how I managed to survive all these years without you thinking for me !! ~ That in turn, pissed me off ~ First of all, I already knew of the theft, as MY son had called me first ~ We had already discussed the situation ~ Second of all BACK OFF MY BABY, he already feels bad enough for not having done what was asked of him over and over and over again ~ That being, to never leave your backpack unattended ~ I didn't wish to talk any further, so I interrupted him ( I know, rude huh !?!?) to inform him that, contrary to what he thinks, I already handled the situation, without him ( again with the rudeness, huh ?!?) ~ I would contact the school on Monday ~ However, since it is Spring Break, I wasn't sure if anyone would be there ~ I cut the conversation short ~ I text my son to reassure him that I was not mad/upset with him, but rather the little inconsiderate puke that stole his backpack ~ What's done is done ~ All we can do is move forward and learn from this painful lesson that was just taught him ~ I fear, however that I was a little to late, as his father, my husband, had already given him a verbal and no doubt belittling, verbal bashing ~ For what I got in response was ~ Dad has every right to be angry ~ It was my fault ~ Now I'm really irritated and my leg is a itching to stark a kicking ~ And I'm stuck home with him this man the entire weekend ~ 48 hours ~ 2 days ~ I even have to sleep in the same bed with him ~ Is it wrong for me to think, then put in print, that I love my son more than my husband ?!?!? ~ That, if it weren't for my son, that I probably would have never gotten married ?!?!? ~ Wait, I won't lay that on my son ~ It was my Mother and guilt trip that I needed to get married before my Grandmother died ~ That was said in 2006 ~ I got married in 2008 ( under much protest discussed only with the closest of friends) ~ And you know what ? ~ My Grandmother isn't dead yet ~ Thanks for the push Mom ~ Am really appreciating it right now ~ There was a reason WHY I didn't get married until 38 ~ I could have gone my whole life not doing it and would have been fine ~

Certainly, celery.........

Here's the story
Of a chunky Lady
Who was downing yet another Value Meal

What with everything. for 99
She could eat and eat and eat
For quite some time

Till the one day when her pants no longer fit
She cursed and cried and screamed,
" That can't be right !?!?"

So she joined a gym with her
Chunky friend
And that's about as far as she got.....

Yep that's me ~ I once was skinny, trim and fit ~ Then along came a child ~ Chunky ~ Now, we know that pregnancy can add some poundage ~ It did ~ It never left ~ No matter how hard I tried ~ Ok, so I never really "tried" all that hard ~ Until on day along came heartache ~ And BAM ~ I was skinny again ~ Then I was happy ~ Then sad ~ You get the idea ~ Happy = FAT ~ Sad = SKINNY ~ My last round of heartache I lost 30 + pounds ~ I ran ~ Well first, I puked a lot ~ Then I ran ~ And ran ~ It cleared my head ~ I didn't have to think about my breaking heart and that of my son ~ I just ran ~ Forever ~ And damn I looked good ~ Then my heartache went away ~ And slowly but surely the pounds crept up ~ I like to think it was a sneak attack ~ Those nasty little pounds just forced their way on me ~ Without my consent ~ That brings me to the gym membership ~ The one I was all hot and ready to do ~ I had this wonderfully laid out plan of execution ~ I would arise from bed @ 5 am ~ Go to the gym ~ Which was 5 minutes from my house at the time ~ And workout like a demon until 630 ~ Head home and get ready ~ You see my mother in-law was living with us at the time, as she had yet retired, but had sold her house down here and purchased farther up North ~ Like 2 hours up North ~ So she bunked with us for WAY to long ~ Anywho, she was home with our son, should he awake ~ Yeah, great plan ~ I was going to stay in shape ~ Whoo Hoo !!! ~ Yeah me ~ Only one slight problem ~ My fat booty NEVER got out of bed ~ That was in 2006 ~ I went to the gym a total of, maybe 6 times ~ In 2006 ~ Never set foot NEAR the gym in 2007 ~ Never even THOUGHT about the gym in 2008 ~ Well, except to curse the fact that I couldn't cancel in January of 2009 ~ Which I forgot about doing until last Friday ~

Scene: Calling Bally's

Bally's = Hello, may I have your Membership # ?

Me = I have no idea WHAT my membership # is, does that give you a clue as to how often I have accessed my membership ??!?!

Bally's = *** Laughing....Can I have your name then

Me = Sure, it might e this or it might be that
**** got married, but not sure if I called Bally's and updated when I tried to
**** call and cancel in October 2008

Bally's = What city?

Me = Well, it could be Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, Wa
**** see previous **** response

Bally's = Can I place you on hold while I look ?

Me = Certainly, I love listening to your automated "Thank you for calling, we appreciate your patience ~ Someone will be right with you", muzack !!!

Bally's = You want to cancel, right ?

Me = Yes, I don't and have NEVER used the gym in 2 years ~ I want to cancel

Bally's = Well, I can't cancel you

Me = WTF ?!?! Come again ?!?!? Why NOT ?

Bally's = Well, the contract you signed in 2006, was for 3 years

Me = Yeeeessssssssssssss, and it was up in January of 2009 ~ It is now March of 2009, unless I am living in the Twilight Zone

Bally's = No, it is March of 2009, but the contract you signed automatically gave you a YEAR FREE, when the original contract expired ~

Me = ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME ?!?!? So what you are telling me then, is that there is NOTHING for you to cancel ? Am I understanding you correctly ?

Bally's = Yes, so might I suggest you use the membership, since you have it for a year FREE

Me = **** Laughing ~ Yeah, alright ~ I'll get right on that ~ Thanks ~

And so ends the call ~ And so started my wonderful ideas of grandeur ~ My big plans ~ I would use the gym ~ After all, I don't have to pay for it ~ What better motivator than to have absolute use of EVERY Bally's ~ EVERYWHERE ~ For free ~ Yeah, I have yet to make it there ~ Why, I could be there now ~ But instead I am sitting on my chunky butt blogging away ~ Now, if you'll excuse me ~ I have some chocolate chip cookies to make before 24 starts ~ And I have 2 full gallons of ice cold milk !!!!!!

I'm baaaaack ~ I think

After many a day, absent from the world of blogging, I have decided to make myself known ~ There has been many a chaos filled day in the past month ~ Yes, I know that is certainly no excuse ~But it is mine ~ I've kept up with my blog reading ~ I think even finding time for an occassional comment to be left ~ But I wouldn't place all your eggs in one basket just yet ~ Anyway, my girl Amy over @ escapeintomythoughts had this wonderful little give away she was doing ~ I checked out her winners today ~ And came across the following:

Candid Carrie ~ her tag wouldn't post ~ bummer ~ but her blog is a fun read ~



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This picture was taken shortly after H & I moved back to Daddy's ~ Cassie was so happy !!!

~ Let's face it ~ We were ALL so happy ~

This picture ( which my son I'm sure will KILL me if ever finds out I put this up ) ~ Is how I have felt on a daily basis since January 9th ~ Dazed ~ Confused ~ Not exactly sure what is going on ~ Although I will admit my hair doesn't look like that ~ But my head certainly feels like he looks in the picture !!! I laugh every time I see this picture ~ I know exactly how he feels ~

I'm not sure if the little tag for Candid Carrie posted or not ~ I will have to check later ~ But I followed the rules ~ I think ~ If I didn't, just look at the picture above ~ You won't need to ask why ~