And Then I Puked

When Dave came home last time, he made a miracle. And I tried not to cry, but a tear may have escaped.He made chicken fried steak. Gluten-free chicken fried steak. For me.Blessings come in many forms, one is breaded and fried.It's been a full year since I've had anything like it. He just whipped it up and it was wonderful.So tonight I tried to recreate, with fried chicken.I ate too much.Then I puked.Lord help me, I have no control.Am...

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The Never Ending Backyard Saga...

Because there can never be enough in my backyard....we added a patio set today. Turns out the furniture fairy doesn't just drop it off, you actually have to assemble these things.......why oh why didn't I wait till The Man was in town.Oh because Cec, and My mom/brother dropped in at just the right time. Lucky duckies.The kids quickly made off with the box.......fort time! Brother started in asap, with Murphy giving a hand. Speaking of giving a hand, little Alan is getting quite large and is only...

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He Came, He Bought, He Spoiled, He Left

So Dave came home for Father's Day weekend and exercised his daddy privilege and bought the kids a go-kart.It runs on gas. Lord help me. The day was spent getting it primed and ready to go. I do so love garage sales. They are sweeeeet! Plus you add in a trip to the mall and I'm there. Please notice the death grip Duchess has on daddy. Not to mention the look on her face. She was all about "speed limits". Poor thing, she must have gotten some of my momma's genes in the driving department (sorry...

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I Can So See This....

So on facebook I took a "which decade fits you best" quiz. Cause I have no life.And frankly I was super excited to get.......the 1940's!Yeah baby, this totally works."You are the ultimate romantic at heart. You put a high priority on true love, patriotism, and dedication to honor and duty. Whether it be serving your country or serving your family, you have a very hard work-ethic balanced out by your whimsical, dreamy heart. You are willing to take risks, go where no one has gone before, and you...

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Several thoughts...

* Even in 3 inch heels, I'm still the shorter one of thebunch......fark!* Proof that I can find joy even in work situations, which make me very uncomfortable* Notice the cleavage..... as in the lack of in my case...... cause I actually heard a comment about how much of my chest was showing...... hello UTAH. Breasts are illegal.* The only one NOT skiing at this work function, but they sent me to the spa.....which explains the great hair.* Some of these peeps are actually the sweetest, most innocent...

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Don't Blink...

The Man...Fark it, if you read my comments you'll know that The Man is Dave, as he apparently doesn't give a rat's ass about privacy issues, lol, so we'll just call him Dave, shall we?Moving on...... Dave is home for the weekend. His one weekend this month to celebrate Father's Day weekend as well as give me my medicine therefore insuring that I don't snap and off someone in traffic.....TMI I know, but true.So we'd planned to hike one the big mountains nearby today and enjoy some of the great Utah...

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Changing Utah, one kid at a time

Princess is finishing up basketball camp this week. So normally I drop her off on my way to work, wait till they open the doors (cause I'm not one of those parents that drop my kid and drive away while they stand outside, geez people - be good parents) then off to work I go.Except this morning, somebody was running late (not me, I assure you...I'm never late). So the kids were stuck outside waiting. Princess jumps out of the car, leaving me waiting at the curb to go join her two new friends.Frankly...

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Thank you's

A little tiny piece of the notebook I'm carrying with me these days:"I'm thankful for..."friends who love me, even when I suck and don't call/email cause I'm a shitthat my kids can wipe themselves even if they don't always flushMurphy eating his doggie bed, cause really I was tired of looking at that extremely comfortable looking bed sitting in the cornerthe Mexician place down the road, which saves me from cookingthe tummy pills I have on hand that are needed after said foodmy ipod, cause it keeps me sane at work/cleaning house/yard workthe smiles and hugs I get even my kids think they are grownthe...

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Kill Me Now

To de-stress and take the edge off my stomach probs, I took the doc's advice and cut school for the summer. It's worked so far but...Now I have a ton of extra time in the evenings once the kids are in bed.I'm horrified to admit that I've been wasting that time. Let's count the ways.....Becoming a fan of youtube (not something I'd have foreseen but I dig listening to my music and watching the videos, this could be cause I don't have cable...hmmm, good excuse, I'll keep that one)Painting my nails conditioning my hairscrubbing baseboards and trying not to sing loudly to my ipod as to not wake the...

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Please Please Please

let me, let me, get what I want......this time. Okay, little dramatic but the Muse cover of this song keeps playing in my head.What do I want?What isn't coming easy...... isn't that always the ca...

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Shiney...ohhh

I'm mesmerized. My brother brought the kids' an xbox last week (cause it was just sitting there not being used, let them use if for awhile.......sucker bait, I'm totally going to have to splurge at Christmas for their very own now, sigh) and it sat unplugged for a week cause I couldn't figure out how to watch a movie on it. Yeah, I'm not so good with things that need plugging in.So tonight he plugged it in for the kids to play lego people games, fun times. Rowdy too, dang. But then he put in my new fav CD and showed me how to use the menus and blah blah blah. But then, he put the screensaver on..........ohhhhhhhhhh....

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Hail.........sigh.......J...

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Cleaning baseboards, floors and etc.......why am I trying to keep myself busy?Music on repeat in my head right now: Blue Octo...

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Changes...

Well I'm breathing, and now Duchess has a fever...hence the midnight blog template changes. So might as well spruce the place up a little, removed some old links....blah blah blah, changed up the pics and oh yeah, added my playlist for your listening pleasure. (lies....I added it so I can listen to it at work without being busted on the streaming video/music site...naughty little round about path there but it works)If you follow and I don't have your link listed, give me a shout.......cause I'm blonde this month so I probably forgot peeps.Oh yeah, another I hate Utah note: raining for the seventh...

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Me

Not really in the blogging mood. I think being sick makes me contemplative. Battling stomach flu with complications, be back when I feel human. Till then, I'm drowning myself in books, music and daydrea...

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Another Reason....

...it takes us forever to get out of the house in the mornings... Princess takes forever to get ready, especially when snuggling with Murphy instead of actually getting dress...

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Summer's Here

And you know what that means?Kids camps!So in addition to all the crazy stuff we have to do each week to keep our schedules running smooth, we now throw in basketball camp, kids' camp (instead of daycare) with daily field trips and fun.Tonight I gave Walmart almost 100 bucks just to get started on this project.Lunch boxes and food and freezy things.I made some changes this year. So tonight I'm staying up watching a movie while I pack a week's worth of lunches. Those little snack ziplocks are godsent!Can you imagine how much I'd save by buying normal sized bags/boxes of foods then making my own...

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