Limbo

So, since the Catholics dropped their Limbo, my life seems to have taken it up.  Not really going forward, not really going backward, just… ???

There seems to be this weird vortex that surrounds my life.  Since there’s been one less child this last week, I’ve had 100% less to clean up than normal which leaves me to… what? 

I can’t go shopping any more.  I finally hit bottom and turned the finances over to the hubs.  I dropped out of the MOMS Club because the kids have basically outgrown it, and they weren’t having any activities anyway.  They’re on a brief summer vacation, so when we return from our trip down south next week they’ll jump right into school.  Then little dude doesn’t start preschool until August, and then what?  There isn’t enough time for me to take a class in the afternoon.  I want to in the morning, but there’s too much other stuff with schedules going on for that.  I thought I’d take up quilting again, but… I really need my own space for that.

So what do I do?

OH yeah… I can start cooking again.  Well, that’s good.  And I’ll have more time to make things nice for when everyone’s home from school.  That works.  See, I just needed to spit it all out to get the ideas flowing.

Thanks.

Stealing from MySpace

Okay this is called FIRST REACTION… type what comes to your mind first whenever you hear these 40 words. Don’t think and don’t go back and change. Doesn’t matter how random just type it! Repost it for all of your friends.
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1. Beer:  Pee

2. Anorexic:  I take the fifth. 

3. Relationship:  Yes

4. West Virginia:   Mountain Mama

5. Power Rangers:  Trash

6. Weed:  Love to!

7. Air Freshener:  Addicted to Method “Fresh Grass” 

8. Smoking:  Sick.

9. The President:  Is done. 

10. Cars:  Loved it!

12. Gas Prices:  What a biyotch! 

13. Halloween:  Hmm… love it…

14. Nipple Rings:  Last Comic Standing

15. Religion:  Mormon

16. MySpace:  Giving it up for Facebook. 

17. Worst fear:  Widowed.

18. Marriage:  Fun.

19. Paris Hilton:  Got my beach house. 

20. Brunettes:  Bore.

21. Redheads:  Evil.

22: Politics:  Should be outlawed. 

23: Pass the time:  Watch it go by.

24: Perfume/Colgone:  Looking for my signature fragrance.

25: Cell Phone:  THANK GOD!!!

26. Tongue Rings:  Ouch. 

27. GoofyAuctions.com???:  Gotta check it if it’s real?

28: Vanilla Ice cream:  Good base.

29: Best Friends:  Never have enough.

30: High school: You bet!

31. Pajamas:  Old holey t-shirt.

32. Boys:  Suck.

33. Wet Socks:  NasT.

34. Alcohol:  Sometimes I think about the drink. 

35. Saying I love you:  Never say it enough but you can say it too much.

36. Emo:  Waste of space.

37. Money:  is fantastic!

38. Headache:  is why they make vicodin. 

39. Love:  Will keep us together.

40. The time?:  1:01 a.m. (Don’t tell!)

You Know It’s A Bad Day If…

• Your husband goes to get the mail and does not come back with the little red envelope from netflix containing Season 1, Disc 1 of “The Facts of Life” that promised to be there after your mailman came today.
• You’re so cranky you don’t feel like playing the Recycle Nazi and let that piece of paper you see on the ground stay there.
• You feel so glad that you don’t have to entertain any kids while daddy’s at work tonight, so you settle down to read a book.  Then you start thinking to yourself, “Wow, I’m really tired.  I wonder how close to bed it is?”, look over at your clock, and notice it’s only 4:15 p.m.
• Not even a PB&J on really squishy white bread can cheer you up.

Lost Highway

Well, I have a new anthem for this summer.  It’s “Lost Highway” from the CD of the same title by Bon Jovi.  Not only is he hot, his band is rockin’ too!  Better yet, my prim & proper hubby loves it, too.

Ten On Tuesday – 10 Favorite Movies to Quote

1. Nacho Libre – “Chancho!  I need some sweaaaats…”, “I hate orphans!  I hate all the orphans in the world!”, “I am a-singing at de parteeee…”
2. Napoleon Dynamite – “Can you just bring me my chapstick?  My lips hurt real bad!”,  “Napoleon, don’t be jealous just because I sit here and talk to gorgeous babes all day online.”, “I see you’re drinking 1% milk.  Is that because you think you’re fat?  Because you’re not.  You could be drinking whole if you really wanted to.”
3. Pirates of the Caribbean – Curse of the Black Pearl – “Savvy?”,  “You’ve seen a ship with black sails that’s crewed by the damned, and captained by a man so evil that Hell itself spat him back out?” “No.” “No.” “But I have seen a ship with black sails.” “Oh, and no ship that’s not crewed by the damned and captained by a man so evil that Hell itself spat him back out could possibly have black sails, therefore couldn’t possibly be any other ship than the Black Pearl. Is that what you’re saying?”
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail – “Bring us a shrubbery!”, “I’m not dead yet!”, “Blue.  No, green. AAAH!”
5. Jingle All the Way – “Put dat cookie down, NOW!!”, “Ta-ta, Turboman!”
6. The Italian Job – “I said I had a bad experience!… Man, and they say I’m deaf!”, “You’ll never defeat the real Napster!”
7. Shirley Valentine - “Well tickle my t*ts till Friday!”
8. Independence Day - “Welcome to Earth!”
9. Cast Away – “Wilson!!!”
10. Ferris Beuller’s Day Off - “Beuller?  Beuller?”

Oh Yeah, This Needed A Title!

 Hey!  I just figured out how to use different fonts here.  Yay, me!  And in one of my favorite colors, no less.  WOO HOO!!!  Oh crap, it didn’t work.  I thought when it said I could paste from WORD that it would carry over my cool font, too!  Oh, well.

I decided to share a little more about myself, because you can never know too much about me.  Ok, maybe you can, but let’s not go there. 

There are some things that I really love about myself and my life.  I really love living here.  Not just in California, but in this town.  I like that I have friends here.  Good friends.  I love how close we are to so many cool things.  Like the cowboy museum in Oakdale, and the water park in Ripon.  Just a few hours from Yosemite, the beach, camping, all kinds of cool stuff!  I love the smell of the trees, the dirt when it’s been freshly tilled… but not when it’s been freshly fertilized.  I could do without that scent.  I love that I don’t use the paper or plastic sacks at the grocery store, I use my own.  And when I was at Target today, I saw that they’re getting into that scene, too, so now I feel comfortable bringing my own bags there as well.  Although, I really do love their plastic bags.  They are FABULOUS trash can liners for little cans in your bedroom & bath.  I’m proud of the fact that even though taking our recycling in is a pain in the ass, I do it.  Living in an apartment, they’re not too keen on complying with that mandatory recycling laws we have here.  But I took the time to hunt down some good bins to keep in my kitchen, and I’ve finally drilled it into everyone’s head that we recycle whatever we can, even if we don’t get money back from it!

I’m grateful that we live in a time and place where we can eat really well.  And by that, I don’t mean that we eat a lot, I mean that we eat really good food.  All that fresh produce and whole grain available to us… how could we not?  I feel happy with my level of involvement in politics at the executive level, and I want to be more involved at the local level but it seems pretty much like the good ol’ boys club here.  I love that I take my kids to the movies every Tuesday and Wednesday morning during their summer vacation, and that they have swimming lessons.  I think B and S will start tae kwon do when that’s over.  We’ll see.

I love that my husband has a job that is so family friendly.  ( I have a theory that teachers are so underpaid and not treated as the professionals that they are because it didn’t cost them enough money to go to school.  They don’t have the school debt that doctors and lawyers do so it’s assumed that they don’t deserve the big bucks that they deserve.)  He leaves at a reasonable hour, has the shortest commute of anyone’s husbands I know, and gets home 2 hours before all my friends husband’s do.  His principal and colleagues are also super friendly and supportive of each other.  How great is that?

I love being in school.  I still look for any excuse not to go to class, but really, I don’t want to miss it.  So I’m glad that I end up there anyway, because it just wouldn’t feel right if I weren’t there.  I wanted to have my degree by the time I turn 40, but I don’t know if I’ll ever be okay with taking more than one class at a time.

For the first time in history, my mental health is pretty good.  My down times or down days are so few and far between, I can’t even say that I have one once a month anymore.  That is such a relief… to have that burden lifted from me and taken off my shoulders so that I can enjoy life like a “normal” person is more than anything I could’ve asked for.

I love that I read so many books!  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my t.v. shows, but I love summer when it’s all over and I feel free to go on reading binges.  Man, I could go on forever about how many things I love and feel good about, but one little boy just is fighting to stay awake so I will come and put his covers on him.  Every other minute I hear, “Are you ready yet?” because I had told him I had to finish writing this before I could do that for him.  Don’t worry, I’m not a horrible mom.  We’d already had family prayer and “mommy tucks”.

So I guess I’ll go and do that Mom thing that I do so well, and bid you all adieu.  I hope you sleep well and dream good dreams like me.

I Knew It!

You Are 25% Left Brained, 75% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you’re left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you’re right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?