Oh baby.......

Last night with about eight of my closest friends, I went and saw Sex and the City. OMG, I'm a huge fan. 1. Because they talk as honestly and curse as freely as I do.........."Hello, I'm talking here d*ckhead" 2. Because I love to look at labels but never buy them and wouldn't if I could and 3. Well it's just the best show and I've always loved it.So I must say, even though some of the reviews werent great, I was so game for this. There were three men in the theatre, one in front of me. So when...

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Rock the Vote.....Hope4Grace's Vote

For the love of Pete (who's Pete?) Push a freaking button Time to Redecorate me Blog space? ( surve...

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Just Another Day .....

So the girls all got hair cuts........well all except Duchess, she wasn't having any of that. So Princess and me went visiting our friend, an accountant with several years of hair under her belt. She does us up right. We both got a trim and then we had lunch and then I got me some color for my birthday. Geez man.....let me tell you then we went home and took a big ole nap and started packing closets. Not fun. But it was a typical Sunday full of errands this past week. Did I mention that Duchess...

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Girls' Night Out

Time really just flies.This Friday night, a group of ladies I know (okay, okay, all the wives of my hub's coworkers) are gathering up to attend the premier of Sex and The City. I'm sorta looking forward to it, but it should be fun. Even though I don't generally like crowds of people. Makes me want to beat someone over the head with my popcorn and then trip them so they slide face first down the sticky movie theatre aisle. But it did bring to mind all my other "girls nights" over the years.And how my happy arse has been tamed.........let's reminisce shall we? Oh yes, because it's completely okay...

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Next up....Kindergarten

Duchess is on her way. Preschool is behind her and she is moving on up. It's really hard for me to not cry just thinking about my youngest starting kindergarten. She is so big.The kid with the inquisitive mind. The big heart and the sassy mouth.Happy Grad day ba...

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Another Chapter

The Man and I have had a heck of a ride. We've been together a long time and we haven't killed each other yet. Our journey together started in the midwest, through the Great Lakes area (thank you boot camp), southern sunny California, dry arse middle of freaking nowhere Texas, back to sunny Cali and then we left the comfort blanket that was the military. We willingly gave up our woobie. It was madness.What made us do it? Our kids. And the desire to spend everyday with one another verses precious...

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Now 31......

Now 31 and still taking my own damn pictures!Stay tuned, news coming tonight....

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Choir Performance 08

Princess had her end of the year choir performance today. I take back everything I've said about tone deaf, ear plugs and buckets. The kid can harmonize with the best of them. Wonder if Destiny's Child is back together and looking for a new girl.....? So there performance had songs from a big range of musicals.....include the obvious HSM, the Whiz, Fanny, Annie and more..... Am I the only one who things that perhaps the Whiz is not an appriopriate musical for them to allow my kid to sing from?...

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Just Like Daddy

So Duchess came home from school today, covered in her usual three pounds of sand from the play ground, with sparkly silver shoes that smell like fish (which is funny since she doesn't fish) and her little orange skirt and top combo. Just adorable.....We chatted and we drove home happy to be together after all the usual "I missed you today" as she tells me.It was once we got home and she was changing into her night clothes that I noticed it......."Honey, what's on your belly?""um nothing"Seems my baby lifted her shirt today and using a red marker, drew a huge butterfly on her belly....."Cause...

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Day 2 - Vacation

Day 2 wasn't neary as busy as the rest of my trip. The Man had class till early afternoon so I began my day by sleeping in......yum.......it was as good as it sounds. Until I woke up in a panic at the thought of missing the free breakfast.....I love me some free. After breakfast, I was full of waffles and sausage so I came back and laid on this loveseat and watched some talk shows. Then I caught Dreams Girls, that was a good movie. Go Effie. Then I painted my toes and washed my hair. Then it was...

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Vacation Interrupted

We'll return to normal programing tomorrow when I have access to my camera....dirty, &*^%$# thing is trying to die on me. Until then, I'll leave you with some thoughts and words of wisdom.1. "Mommy, it looks like a storm, we should hurry home cause lighting with eletratoot you"2. Taking a poll....have you ever inadvertently blew snot on someone? This past weekend, I was curled up on the bed next to The Man and we were fighting over the remote when I told him I needed a tissue and he said something totally inappropriate and funny. I actually blew snot all over his top lip...........OMG, I may...

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Day 1

Welcome to my vacation........ Day one found me landing in the early afternoon, where The Man was waiting for me to grab my rental. Then off we went........to the Golden Gate Bridge......stunning really! Jet-lag, no underwire and Dr. Pepper deprived is what I see when I see this picture of me.....but boy that bridge is something! Behind me is a freight ship, carrying more imported crap to all of us crap buyers who are ruining the economy.......um and San Fran......... The Man is truly special, look...

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Tips for Vacations

1. How to alienate your waiter.......The Man took me to a great seafood place last night, yum. Our waiter began very upbeat, happy and entertaining. His name was Wassom. Interesting name. However, it was during our deliberations over entrees that we lost him. Afterwards he was just distant, uncomfortable and miserable to serve us.Hours later, we had a hysterical meltdown as we figured out where we went wrong.Wassom had jokingly told The Man that he could just order for me and save us all some time, when The Man used some 1950's little woman humor. To which my reply was something along the lines...

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Spoiled Rotten

Me, I'm spoiled rotten. So I'm broadcasting live from San Fransisco and baby isn't it grand. The Man had work out here for two weeks and he flew me in today to share his weekend with him, except I get a long weekend.So since I can't figure out how to transfer pics on his laptop, you'll have to wait till I get back to see all the sites....and how much I've misbehaved. I swear having kids have tamed us.Today I just knew that I would fly in, grab my rental and head to the hotel where we'd meet up and chill, then hit the town for the next four days. Nope.He was waiting for me at the rental counter........sneaky...

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The Farm

So early Saturday morning we made it to the farm.... I tell you, I really enjoy getting out and doing things with my kids. They are something else, and the things they think up to say and do, well they keep The Man and I in stitches.Below: Both girls "auditioning" for the dance hall (why was this in the farm?) Mommy and Duchess spend some quality time behind bars....... Then they got lippy so I had to put them both away......The Man let them out, cause he rolls like that (although he swears that...

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We encourage our kids to be real. Therefore some of the subjects in our house are a little unbearable sometimes. But there is something to be said for a kid with honesty, right.......Overheard from in my house last night:"Come quick, I pooped a wildcat........bring a gun"Then the gentle hiss of a lysol can.......Real life happens he...

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My children are experts at managing their parents. Really, it's a gift. It began when The Man was always deployed and during those precious visits home, the girls would just wind him around their little pinky like it was just cool. My only excuse is that he knows I'm half bat shit crazy, so it's best to keep me happy. So between me and my girls, we usually get what we want.Let me demonstrate.......Last night we were "talking" The Man into taking us to a local farm/petting zoo Saturday morning...it...

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