Happy Halloween and All the Drama

So the girls benefit from having their Mims nearby....cause she is WAY more creative than I am....I create things by throwing money at the problem and purchasing what I need....she creates.....she (shudder) scrapbooks.....something that I have nightmares about, cause that is way too create for me.So this year she helped the girls create little gifts for their classmates.......go Mims....cutsey cups of candy, I'm scared to think of what Christmas will bring..... So this is what I walked into after...

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I guess you could call it hiking....

So about 20 minutes from the house there is this mountain.... I love this mountain.... makes me feel like one of the Walton's except I wear makeup and high heels....... which would make the slutty Walton cousin...... something to think about..... anyway... so we girls spent Sunday on the mountain, not Walton mountain, our mountain.... The views are killer, I spend alot of time taking nature shots that I swear I'll frame in my house and never do. I'm quite lazy that way. But I can't resist my girls.......

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The Usual

Saturdays are usually really busy days for us. Except now that fall soccer is over, we have gotten a little break in the action, until Princess' Nutcracker practices geared up strong. So now we are up and moving on Saturday mornings getting her to and from practice....So we got up and headed out this morning, but Duchess missed her breakfast....so after dropping off P we stopped for reinforcements....watermelon slushie and powered donuts (my parents skills are awesome huh?) This is what happens...

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My Ass Went Shopping

No seriously, I took my ass shopping today. See work is tossing together a lovely Halloween party for all the firm's kids....there's alot...so I am in charge or buying a shopping cart full of food, candies and goodies/toy/crap they don't need.....So I went to the local craft store expecting some good deals.....none but while shopping there I noticed that the aisles are smaller there than my usual shopping grounds. So I scooched in (is scooched a word?) and while digging through the 60% off racks I bent over and my ass literally cleared a whole shelf of lite up pumpkins.......a whole freaking shelf....

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Princess Rocks!

Well today was report card day, apparently we get real grades here, unlike Cali where we got :) or :( or "untried".....So Math: Then Science: Then Reading:Then Social Studies:And last but not least Language Arts:HOLY CRAP, Princess made all A's..... Excuse me while I go bang my head on the wall and do that butt dance in celebration of my superior parenting skills, okay really while I got do praises to the Lord that I haven't managed to completely mess up my kid....she is doing so great....

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Oh My Heck

Since moving to our new snowy mountain home, I've held my tongue and tried to contain my thoughts and opinions about my neighbors....why? This is a great question, specially since I'm not really known for my "keeping my mouth shut" qualities. Well it's like this....I'm surrounded by Mormons. Not just a few, everybody.When we moved here, the hubs and I were thrilled at the thought of leaving the coastal sunshine for a "family" place to raise our girls. However, as soon as we told people what area we were moving to, it was immediately "So when will you get those extra wives?" or even better "You'll...

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Yep, Gonna Pimp Them Out

Once again I was left feeling miserably unworthy......as I can't carry a tune in a bucket, much less on a piano, xylophone, or guitar......The Man was gearing up for a business trip out of town and instead of matching his own socks and packing his "undies" he had a fam jam session going. Princess has her own guitar and is slowly learning the chords, while Duchess has the fake piano and just makes a lot of noise......me, I was reading J.D. Robb, get off my butt. Then they switched up instruments...

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Rocking Out

What's the cure for a long day..... the Hope4AHeadache Band.. Pass the Excedrin Migrane...quick.....I'm gonna send them on tour...ain't they cute?Oh and that bedspread is not part of my kids' decor, I swear, I'm washing her bedding and that's an extra blanket, I swear......Seriously, I promise....

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1. What kind of SOAP is in your bathtub right now?The only kind my freakishly sensitive skin can hang with: Olay2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?No, but at a recent fancy arse anniversary dinner I got served a palate cleanser shotglass of watermelon juice with pureed pineapples, yum......just needed booze......3. What would you change about your living room?I would add more little homey touches, more baskets and wood vases and accents. But I have a horrible fear of dusting so it's a little sparse.....4. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?Clean, I'm horribly anal...

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The Hotness

Duchess... "I don't feel good"Me.... "I know, you have a fever, cough the other way, not in my face"Duchess.... "I got the hotness"Me.... "It ain't easy having the hotne...

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Paper Potty Hats

Have you ever noticed how some people quote movie lines?For instance, "How 'bout them sausages? Five minutes Turkish"Some people also quote song lyrics, "With a pipe bomb just for fun"Well in case we're not weird enough, The Man and I also quote our kids....alotPrincess was an only child for four years, so we spent alot of time together while daddy was deployed, meaning I took my kid everywhere with me.There is something you should know about Princess, she has a thing about bathrooms. She loves bathrooms, she will never visit any establishment or house and not use the bathroom. She must see what...

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Pre-PETA 101

"I don't eat Tuna"Duchess announced this with a very solemn little four year old face this weekend, as I stood making tuna sandwiches for everyone, everyone except her...."I know, you have turkey already on the table"She nods..........and stares...........As I go to take a bite of my sandwich, standing at the bar.........."Cause dolphins have to live mommy"Yep, yum yum dolphin/tuna........I'm going to h...

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Something smells good...

It's hard living up to the whole "mom" thing sometimes, especially when you're a working mom but occassionally at our house we do break out the fun stuff. There is nothing my girls like more than cooking, in fact they are going to both take classes in it very soon, I hope to never cook again. Moving on...... we decided to make banana cake......from scratch, heaven help us. We began by having Duchess mash the bananas. This was after I ran around to every room demanding to know who had eaten three...

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Griswold-ing Vegas

As huge Chevy Chase fans, a common phrase in our home is "Griswold", as in we'll do it like the Griswold's, we'll not only do it, but we'll make it a complete cluster ----- well you get the idea and then we'll beat it to death before we're done. There is no simplicity in our lives, why should our anniversary trip be any different..... We stayed in the Pulp Fiction suite, it was hip, comfy and had a great view..... of the tub, kidding a great view of Vegas. The bed was amazing and we were not pleased...

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In The Blink of An Eye

Ten years married, twelve together.... and they passed in the blink of an eye. So a short trip down memory lane seemed appropriate!See I have alot to be thankful for.... I met this guy at a gas station a long time ago, his truck was in the shop so he was driving his grandma's pink caddy, 1970's era.... and was cooler than shit in his hat and boots, his date thought so too I'm sure, till he took her home. Then there was me. This guy was not my usual type, he was the bad boy, the one that every momma...

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