Poor Excuse for A Wife/Mother

Tonight I did something I have never done in ten years of being a wife/mother. I fed my royal house via the frozen dinner section of my local grocery store. Yes, The Man is not happy, although he is full of Hungry Man (he agreed to this scheme to keep the dishes/kitchen clean) and the royal kiddo's? Well let's just say that you seriously need a degree in aeronautical mechanics to heat up a freaking Kid Cruisine.....Remove all food except corn, heat, add mac/cheese back in, heat, add back nuggests,...

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There are no words...

There are no words for how freaking happy I am. Since the movers come on Tuesday, I had to complete the final "need" list for the new house. Been along time since I've purchased appliances so the prices out there for fridges and laundry stuff is freaking outrageous! So after three weeks of having the "mini nervous breakdown" every time I visited the store (apparently hoping that one of the many stores would have a cheap day). However, we got blessed! Every once in a while, the sun breaks free from...

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Conquering a Fear

Duchess conquered a fear tonight.Since receiving the new Elmo for Christmas from her Mimi, Duchess has been very insistent that Elmo is always "nappy" and when he is not sitting quietly in his high chair, he's in his carrying box. He is never turned on. See, this Elmo laughs, rolls around the floor, flips onto his stomach to beat on the floor and more. Well Duchess isn't too sure about that. So, since she loves Elmo, he is always with her, just never "on".Tonight she and Elmo came down to assist...

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Time is Ticking...

We are a-go. All systems are a go. Last day at work, movers come on Tuesday and we leave this beautiful sunny place on Thursday the 4th. It's sad to leave but exciting to move into a new era. Era? Yeah, I'm still working my way through my first coffee, I will think of something better sounding later.But we're heading to another beautiful snowy place. My boots arrived and yeah, they are awesome. Almost like having a foot sized blanket!Last night I taught my new neighbor in military housing how to...

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Merry Christmas

Duchess is ready to cook now! Princess is ready to perform onstage!Right after her nap in her reading chair Cause Duchess and the new Elmo that Mimi senthave already perfected Christmas day chilling. Me and The Man, are cleaning up the mess that Santa left behind.He drank all the milk, Crap, what store is open on Christm...

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The Reason For The Season

Happy Holidays from the Royal House!Be sure to share the Reason for the Season, Jesusand his story with your fami...

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Happy Days

Must say that I'm thoroughly impressed with people who can get *stuff* done. Our new company has rallied to our cause (see previous post about military housing deadlines) and on Jan 2, a big ole truck with alot of little packers will show up to grace us with their presence. My house will be packed out on that day and they'll come back to drive it away on the 3rd. Woohoo! So, I'll need a new book and alot of coffee. This is my 10th "total" move, so I know the drill. Sip, read, stay out of their way...

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The Golden Ticket

We are blessed. Once again, we spent an evening in pure panic over the contract that has yet to arrive from The Man's new job. We should know better at this point. A friendly phone call came through, Mr. Fed Ex Man is delievering the "Golden Ticket" today. It's highly convenient since I have today off (and tomorrow, I had to burn some leave before I officially leave my job on the 29th). So instead of using my new gift card (thanks fellow employees, for the luncheon and the VISA card) I will be...

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Dreaming of a Taser

People just can't stand it when you're happy. So I have decided that I need my very own taser. Stephanie Plum gets to use one, so I want one. Now. And The Man refuses to buy me one.See the story goes like this (long and lengthy, you'll need chocolate), I'm training my replacement. She is another story guys, more on that another day. So my cake week at work to be spent reading the gossips site and checking on my favorite blogs. But no, she is a rock and I'm trying to feed a year of info into a rock....

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You sing Christmas Songs, We sing Redneck...

What a blessfully quiet day here....until now. We've got the amps, the micrcophones, the karaoke machine, The Man is leading the songs and the rest of the royal house are jamming along. Except it's not Holiday music...... nope........We're cooler than that.... it's redneck music folks!Cory Morrow: The Mercentary SongWhat else did I accomplish, you ask?Princess and I did hair tonight. She got this nifty IGIA thingy that adds cute little fabric wraps to your hair. I managed to accomplish this with...

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I've Been Smarter...

Yes, it's true. I have been alot smarter. Last night I had a playdate for both kids. Woohoo, Christmas shopping without having to stress, The Man was spending his last night on the ship and I was homefree. I had four hours of blissful free time to shop. So I hit the base department store first, great sales. Got some stuffers for the stockings, next stop JC Penney's for sweaters and a coat for Princess. Except, as I'm stowing the bags in the trunk, a car passes close to me and startled, I slammed...

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Check? Check? Check?

Well we are fully in the midst of Christmas Spirit. Princess tells me before bed that she has a singing performance at school, the next morning, no prob. Just toss together an outfit, CHECK.Dutchess changes her mind and wants an Ariel scooter instead of a Cinderella scooter, have receipts, exchange? or just teach her to make do with what she gets and be happy? I vote be happy, CHECK.The new landlady calls and says paperwork for house is on the way. Happy happy me? CHECK.Work was given three weeks...

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This Paper Sucks.....the big mighty one...

At what point do you take a seriously large carving knife to your book? Well I'll let you know later as I'm almost at that point now. I finally called the professor, something I never do, to be told this: "Relax, your papers are graduate material anyway."Great, no pressure to do a fabulously great final paper! Crap...

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Duchess got a Porn Cake

Happy Birthday sweet girl. My baby, the littlest in my royal court is four. God, I'm old. Anyway, last party of the week done! No sleepover, just a bunch of little girls running around in super cute dress up clothes. Hour and a half tops! She had an awesome time, got some fun gifts and enjoyed herself! That is all that matters.Oh and The Man called me from Costco prior to the party to inform me that her cake had porn on it. Well see for yourself....but does that princess look big breasted or what?...

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She's 8 and I'm Old!

I know that she'll never forget having eight of her very best friends over to celebrate her 8th birthday. Silly me, I figured that only a few would show, no...no not the case. Forgot that it's silly season and that every parent needs evenings without their kids to shop for gifts. Yep, I got all eight. So they karaoked, sleeping bag races, tasted baby food in a fear factor eating contest, watched three movies, and managed to consume the following:* 4 lbs of M&M's....I forgot to put the bag up.*...

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The Man is a STUD!

The Man left his interview with a job! Woohoo! He is a stud.So we're moving and we're moving soon. We're super excited!Can you tell, exclaimation points everywhere? I'm gonna have some chocola...

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How to Fight with Your Spouse!

When I came across this today (while I was suppose to be working, however it was either surf the net or sleep due to boredom, so I think they should be happy that at least I looked like I was working), I saw this.... How to Fight with Your Wife.....I admit, once I realized it was an actual article, I just scanned it with the intent on moving on, however the word B*TCH hit me like a mac truck between the eyes. Can they say that? Well they did.....So, I read it, it's actually pretty good advice. I...

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From the speckled pissy paper writer:

Winter is upon us, finally. However, Princess now refuses to leave the house withoutA. a hatB. a thick, furry coat (forget PETA for this kid)C. GlovesD. BootsI think she is gonna always be cold like her momma. Duchess doesn't care and tried to leave for school this morning in a skirt, cowgirl boots and a short sleeved shirt. Kid feels nothing.The Man has decided to just be a pirate. (This is his: I can't believe you're taking a picture of me in the party store like this... face). This solves his...

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Tree? Check...Ice Cream?....Check

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Self Grooming

What do you do when you have 1.5 inch roots that are waaaaaaay off color than the rest of your hair? Do you wait till Sunday night at 7:00 and throw everyone in the car for a trip to the drugstore? And drive an extra block to get to the one with the military discount and a gift card? (Yeah, gonna miss those perks)Yes, yes you do. Because everyone is that pathetic and paranoid, right? Good to know. So the only question now is....do I do the eyebrows to match? Because it's winter so it's time for...

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Times They Are A Changing...

Well we finally got news that the man's terminal chit has been signed, for non-military folks that means that in less than 3 weeks, The Man goes on his 30 days prior to drop dead date leave. Yep, it's swiftly approaching. No word on the fabo job The Man wants (unless you count the HR is behind and we're trying to get your stuff done). So looks like The Man is heading off to Utah next week for a long standing interview with a big arse company (the name is probably somewhere on the outside of your...

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Well Santa.....

Royalty proceeded to visit Santa this morning. The base had a "all hands" for the Santa visit, so we loaded up and went in. However, the strollers and crowds were curved around three streets awaiting the free food and Santa visit. Soooooooo, whipped out the handy cell phone and called a mall near the house. YES, their Santa house is open and no lines. Off we go, as the Duchess announces that she refuses to leave the car till she can see Santa (aka: she isn't going home). Listening to the songs from...

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Do as I say...

Although we were running 10 minutes behind this morning, the girls managed to make my day. This was overheard at 5:55 a.m. this morning:P: You're almost four, sit down. I'm teaching you to tie your own shoes.D: Okay.P: Now you stuff the sock in there and squish it on, no, stop moving. Like this. See.D: No, your hand is in my way!P: Here, watch, like this, make a bunny, loop the other one around the bunny's neck (can you tell that The Man taught her to tie her shoes?) and then pull tight.D: Where's...

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Happy Tuesday

Several noteworthy things going on around here:1. Managed to keep kids in car while running errands for several hours without hair pulling, screaming and such. They brought every baby in the house and proceeded to strap them in the middle seat for the trip.2. The Man is on his next to last trip in the Navy. Woohoo. He brought me flowers to mark the special occassion. 3. Oedipus paper returned: Ancient greek dustball 0, happy paper writer 1 4. The job that The Man wants so bad........ no word yet,...

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