So, I turned 39 today. I’m trying to feel positive about this and embrace the moment and all that jazz, but Ima keep it real and just say that it kind of sucks. I have a case of the birthday blues and feel pretty stupid and petty about it. And if anyone says “its better than the alternative”, I will punch you in the face. … Continue reading 29 and holding. Plus 10.
…and it’s kind of gaudy, but looks ok from the road. I don’t know what possessed me but a couple of weekends ago I got the urge to make something fall-ish for the front door, probably still riding momentum from our stellar Halloween decorations, and so I took to the internet for inspiration. I found one on Pinterest (where else) that looked simple enough for … Continue reading So we made a fall wreath…
We had an epic Halloween this year. This is becoming my very favorite holiday. We had some family come over to see kiddo in her costume and partake of chips and dips of all sorts. Alas, this was not to be another year of cutsie princess or candy corn witch costumes for kiddo. She decided to be a “zombie witch” so I slapped some makeup … Continue reading Halloween report
I was looking at vintage Valentines this morning because free time, and this one cracked me up. So I’m sharing it with you. I have chocolates and cards waiting for kiddo and hubs. Plus, the little one is getting a teddy bear and a new battery powered toothbrush and bubblegum toothpaste. Little Mermaid style, thank you very much. Oh, and I’m making cuban black beans … Continue reading hearty har har
I’m over the holidays and Christmas “vacation”. I’m ready to go back to work. And now there is the threat of Snowmaggedon on Sunday night so there’s more than a snowball’s chance in hell that Monday will be a snow day and I will go crazy. I’m overly dramatic, I realize. Its been awesome to hang with kiddo these past couple of weeks and we’ve … Continue reading stuff ‘n thangs
The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you chose. – Arnold Bennett This quote pretty much … Continue reading my annual anti-new year’s resolutions post
It rained today. I don’t mean it rained for an hour or two, it rained ALL dang day. We didn’t really have solid plans for the 4th anyway but if we had planned on outdoor activities, they weren’t happening. So we ventured to a lazy late breakfast at one of my favorite places that tries a little too hard to be reminiscent of Paris in … Continue reading so it goes on the 4th of July
I’m more like Melancholy Melanie today rather than Crankypants McGhee. Progress people, it’s a slow thing sometimes. Memorial Day weekend turned out nice. I won’t recap the details but here’s a list of sorts…family walk on greenway, family cookout and subsequent soccer playing, trip to the zoo, puppet making and puppet show, gym, toy mini cooper driving, park, meeting new neighbors who turned out to … Continue reading the latest
So, today….the first day of 2013. Quiet day with kiddo and The Accountant, for the most part. I got a nice run/walk in this morning before the rain, kiddo and I went to Target for miscellany and then to Jersey Mike’s for sandwiches. I went to a movie by myself. The movie was pretty bad but the alone time was quite nice. The Accountant watched … Continue reading trumping tiffany’s
This blog and I haven’t been on speaking terms for about a month it would seem. Which is kind of nice in a way because it means I’ve been too busy actually living life to take time to write about it. Or, more likely it means that I am lazy. At the moment I am using this space as yet another means of procrastination for … Continue reading i do stuff, i just don’t write about it
…you write your bizarro late night blog posts at the early hour of 12:30am and you analyze an art heist that happened 22 years ago. Today/yesterday/whatever has been good and bad. Kiddo had her first Easter egg hunt ever today after church services and totally killed it. She was VERY serious about the egg hunting business. You would have thought she was searching for the … Continue reading two things happen when you go to bed at 8:30…
This is not exactly how I thought/hoped/planned 2011 would go out. Meaning, sitting up in bed with a space boot on, listening to my kid tell the dog that he’s going into “timeout” for eating toilet paper. Oh well, the best laid plans… No offense to anyone who does this but I hate cheesy New Year’s posts about how fabulous the past year has been … Continue reading giving 2011 the boot
Up with a frantic kiddo doing the pee pee dance which resulted in a trip to the potty with no results. But hey, she tried. Yes, we are still in pull ups at night (her, not me, yet) and honestly, I’m not worrying about it until she’s 10 or so. Haha. I know I don’t write here much anymore. Guess I’m too busy living life … Continue reading 2:50 AM
I’m thinking a trip to the local pumpkin patch will become an October tradition. We took kiddo to one last year and she had a great time. This year we found another one a few miles from our current home and decided to check it out on Saturday. She loved the animals and picking out her pumpkin. Its a cute place, well organized and lots … Continue reading A day at the pumpkin patch
Just so you know the status, I have a massive headache and am grumpy today. Now you’re up to date. In happy news, my nails look pretty in that trashy Barbie kind of way and the countdown is now at six days. All of that seems incredibly petty with all that is going down in the world these days. It makes me wonder what in the heck is going on … Continue reading in which i ramble
I am not a fan of small talk nor am I very good at it. Post holiday small talk tops the list of all categories of dreaded chitty-chatty-for-no-reason banter. Hello person with me in the elevator who I don’t know but who I think works in accounting…”how was your Christmas” they ask me…I say “it was great, how was yours?” And we carry on. This … Continue reading grumpy mcgrumperson
I hope you all had a grand, festive and most importantly, safe holiday weekend. The Accountant and I were off Friday and are both off Monday so that’s a nice weekend lenghthener. We spent a nice day together on Friday and time with kiddo over the rest of the weekend. Our holiday was uneventful really. No family get togethers, no fireworks, no cookouts. How lame are … Continue reading july 5th
It occurred to me that I need to update my blogroll as some of the ones on the list are defunct, moved, or just plain out of date. That will go on my to-do list. Right after “give the cat a bath”. Meaning, don’t hold your breath, I really should do it but am feeling lazy. What I also am is very freakin’ sleepy. Crazy cool … Continue reading cheapy bleepy i sure am sleepy, plus other stuff
i want some. jolly ranchers i mean. the green apple ones are my favorites but the grape is a close second. hope everyone had a nice easter. the easter bunny stopped by and left sam some new shoes, a couple of outfits, bubbles, a book, stuffed animal and lots of candy that was mostly consumed by mommy. the weather was lovely and well, it was … Continue reading jolly ranchers, easter & a birthday
…with a new year and all that jazz. i’m not going to post an official “reflections from 2009/new years resolutions for 2010” because honestly, i’m just not into that this year. i have some personal goals for the year that i’ll keep to myself as they are mine to work on. (and one of them is not to start using caps in appropriate places, sorry … Continue reading so here we go…
that title brought to you by the gigantic sneeze i just let loose on my computer screen. yuck. sooooo, it’s 6:30 am…just got back from the gym, go me i know. i’m off work today so can i get a big yoohoo to that? thank you. today’s plan is to take kiddo to that lovely place called day care and then its off to the grocery … Continue reading achoo.
And I’m up for no good reason other than I fell asleep at 9pm with my makeup on and without brushing my teeth. I guess the sheer grossness of that woke me up, that’s all I can figure. Santa came to our house last night and Sam’s gifts are patiently waiting under the tree for her to wake up, check them out and then promptly … Continue reading 4:42am on Christmas Day
today is my friday. i’m taking off wednesday as my regular day off and then of course, the holiday is thursday and friday. woot. maybe i’ll take monday off too but we’ll see. i have gifts to wrap, which mostly consists of putting gift cards into envelopes. i am all about the stress-free holiday this year. granted, the accountant did put up the tree when … Continue reading holiday stuffs
My hands are super dry and I forgot my lotion today. Am going to have to go bumming for some. Lovely weekend. Finished shopping. Well, make that started and finished shopping. In about 4 hours. At Target. Go me. I approached it guerrilla warfare style. Ambushed the place and got out as fast as possible. Seemed to work great. Excellent strategy if I do say … Continue reading okie dokie
Ohmagoodness y’all, I can hardly keep my eyes open today. I went to bed around 10ish so that’s not too bad right? Or maybe it is when you get up at 3:30 like a crazy person to meet another crazy person at the gym. But it’s ok because I weighed this morning and I’m down 2 lbs since last week. So we’ll take it. I … Continue reading oh you know, just random stuff
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