Forgive Me Father, For I Have Shopped

It's been a long week and it wasn't the wisest move on my part to go online for some retail therapy. I had been doing so well with the whole not spending thing. I'm saving for a house, which we WILL eventually decide to pull the trigger on (but our cold feet is yet another entry).So it was with very little else to do at 3 a.m. the other morning that The Man and I were huddled up around my laptop "working" on the house. See, he has made several contributions lately: new truck parts, a new 80 gallon...

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Croup X 2

Thank you so much for all your words of support and comfort! They help, especially when your eyes are bleeding from lack of sleep and you are still awake on a Dr. Pepper high.Duchess has croup, which has irrated her asthma, which was in remission for almost 2 years now. Damn.So we did the urgent care thing at our dr.'s office first thing yesterday morning. She is on meds and already showing signs of improvement. Yet I worry because the meds are steriods. Her asthma meds are steriods. This poor kid is gonna have some muscle bulk when she grows up from all the steriods that have been pumped into...

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Duchess - the Tough

Today Duchess was feeling a little under the weather when she woke up, she had a barking cough but was content to stay home with Daddy since he was off. They hung out and at lunch when I popped in to visit her, she was bright and active. However, at 930 tonight when I was doing the final mommy sweep of the house before I crashed, I heard her talking so I ventured into her room.My baby was burning up and talking gibberish. After waking The Man from his "coma", we gathered her up and put her in our bed, medicated and shivering even though I had three blankets on there. Finally she slept, the fever...

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Universal Appeal

Last night we got off our butts and went to church. We were thrilled to find a regular Christian church in our area that we overlooked so off we went for Easter service. While the girls and I had a blast, The Man had to work and missed it, so tonight we loaded up to take the kids to dinner and then enjoy the Wednesday night service.So off we went, we allowed Duchess to pick the food place, so of course we went to Applebees.Now there is something you should know, in college I was once a waitress, and since then I don't get along with servers. It just never happens. I am a target for poor service.So...

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Our memory is a tricky thing. Hindsight is 20/20 but thankfully the brain has a way of diminishing certain memories over the years. There are times that I hear a song or smell something that takes me back. Back to where I never want to be ever again.Although I can honestly say that I would do it all again because all my history brought me to where I am, I'd do anything over to be where I am now. And be who I am. I like me.Me then was smothered and the only time I spoke up was in my mind. Me then didn't know how to step out and break bonds that I didn't understand. Me then wasn't a horrible person...

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Today I've been busy as it's end of quarter and some people have yet to learn that when I say expense reports are due, by God I meant COB today, so it's been a little bit of a long day.But I was part of a great conversation today.......1. It is a religious thing?2. Are you leaving early for a funeral?3. Isn't it uncomfortable?4. Are you goth?5. Are you depressed?and my personal favorite,6. Can I touch it?the "thing" in question was a beautiful cross necklace that I have that is nice sized and looks quite alot like a rosary.......except it ain't cause I'm Baptist.But the locals around here were...

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Things are moving at warp speed over here, it's Easter already, the easter paraphernalia is all tucked away in my trunk. But we've managed to survive a busy week...1. Annual investors meeting - me2. Another work get together - The Man plus fam3. Leaving the work get together early due to emails from work - me4. Ballet rehersals starting for Alice in Wonderland, she's a card - Princess5. Deciding that she wants to know all about science, cause she's behind - Duchess6. Painting two beautiful abstract art canvas' - girls7. Finishing up the rebuilding on fuel injectors - me, lol gotcha - The Man8....

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The Secret to a Long Happy Marriage?

Last night I was laying in bed reading yet another trashy romance novel, trying to stay awake and wait on The Man to come to bed. Finally, I went downstairs to check and see what was taking him so long. He'd been waiting on a part for his truck so he could put the manifold back together, so that is where we was. In the garage with the heaters blaring, music making the windows in the garage pump to the beat with his torque wrench. God it was hot.......anyway,I did the whole whiny thing, I can't sleep till you come to bed and I'm exhausted, hurry up. When he looks up at me with a huge smile on his...

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Wordless Wednesday

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Just Call Me Jane Bond, 007

Okay, the best part about Friday's spa day was the vinchy shower thta was apart of my treatment. Besides having a very sweet, very mute lady scrub the ever loving hell out of my body, the absolute bliss of this shower was the bomb. You're laying covered in steaming warm towels on a table with a great waterproof pillow, this 6 foot shower thingy, swings out and water in various temps and rythems, wash all the nasty dried ski and scrubby goop away. Other than the fact that it was so hot it brought...

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Naked, Oiled up and Snow

That is the name of my new band. No, seriously that is my dilemma tomorrow. It's the companies annual ski trip, except I don't ski. Hmmmm, so they gave me spa credit instead. Oh geez I think I can manage that.......if I have to.So I get up early, drive up the mountain to the lodge, spend a couple hours in the spa and then curled in front of a fireplace waiting on the skiers to come in for lunch. We all lunch together, have a lovely time (while I die from not having had a ciggie in hours) and then after lunch, they go on and ski some more and I go shopping, I mean.......I go home.Except, the spa...

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Not on Crack, I promise

So once again, I have managed to make myself the talk of the neighborhood.Yesterday was just pure hell, let's start there, that will help you understand my frame of mind. I was the only exec admin on staff (for two days mind you) the others were on vacation, they suck! We had temps covering phones and other little stuff but everything else was on me. I was like a tornado through the office. Dropping things off, arranging travel, setting meetings, talking to lawyers about contracts, oh and reading my email. All that important stuff that I normally do for seven really nice men, it usually keeps...

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My secret is out.....

Admit it, you were a little un-nerved by the addition of music to my site. I was thrilled to discover this, obviously it's been around for a while but I rarely venture out for new blog thingys, cause I am very content with the appearance of my blog, oh and I'm lazy.But I was stoked to be able to set custom music to my site.Have you noticed my very strange, very eclectic taste in music? Yeah, I'm a freak.But if there is anything that will crack the vault on my soul and allow you a peek inside, it's my music. I live my life to music. It's available in every room of my house, it's in my car, on my...

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Mom Takes Control.......

Meet my daughter, Princess. She's nine and the love of my life. Just as sassy as her momma and she loves ballet and now choir too. She has quite the schedule, although she is never home alone. She bounces back and forth between activities often and keeps us hopping. Then there are the stressful days that one thing runs late or the bus runs late and my world just falls apart. Cause this is my first baby, so I tend to panic...........but not nearly as much as The Man. Which is why you see her holding...

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Just Because.....

Why in the world would anyone have this much jambalaya on hand? Well my momma made it to thank the "boys" for helping her move. Said "boys" were at my house, helping The Man rebuild a part of his what-cha-ma-call-it, you know, under his hood. So I came home to this...................damn!!!!!!!! There is nothing, well hardly nothing, I love more in this world than to catch The Man in action doing his hobby, rebuilding his hunting rig. 1. He's intense...... 2. He's sweaty....3. Come on, do I need...

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Are you ready for this?

Sooooooooooooooo I got a new look. I think it makes me look younger, The Man really seems to (ummmm) like it. The kids agree it's hot and Princess has changed her mind about the mom hair thing.......What's your verdict, am I too old to carry this o...

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Irony is A B****

The Lord has a way of arranging things where I end up eating my words, oh and learning a lesson. This is really an important part of my life, you would think I would pay attention and beware what I let come out of my mouth. Nope, not got there yet.After all my writings and purging about being anti-social and not needing new friends. I think I've ended up with three new ones. The thought hit me yesterday. Wow, I really aught to sit down and ponder the universe more often.See Friday night after work, we had a thing.The Man's coworker, who is in his carpool, his wife's birthday was this weekend...

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