New Year Wishes

For last year's words belong
to last year's language
and next year's words
await another voice. - T.S. Eliot
Hope you guys have a wonderful new years eve and a year full of love and joy. Here is to an amazing 2009!! Happy new year!!!

Tidying up 2008

Why do I feel that New Year’s Eve is such a big deal? After all it is just another night before another day. Scientifically it is, but in my mind it is so much more than that. The last night of the year is a time to tie up all loose ends and wipe the slate clean for the coming 365 days.

A friend once told me that the way you spend New Year’s Eve is how the whole year will be dictated. My grandmother passed away last December 31. Last New Year’s I felt sad, unsure, and uncertain - not a winning combination. The whole 2008 I felt like I had been run over by a school bus and for some reason it kept backing up on top of me! Aaahhhhh, again? Really?? A year like ’08 should never, ever, be repeated again!

This upcoming year I want things to be different. I was to feel 100% sure and in total control of my life. Is that weird or even possible? I want to say goodbye to the old and hello! to the new. I want to wake up every day renewed and in charge – easier said than done, but only time will tell.

Ok, Emails have been written, telephone calls will be made, and texts are ready to be sent tonight. So, now, I am just sitting here waiting for the clock to hurry up and move its little hands and put an end to a horrible year. Good riddance 2008!!

Merry Christmas!!

From our family to yours.
Merry Christmas!!

Twitterings

• 09:50 Is Facebook down? How am I supposed to spend all of my free time now?? #
• 09:52 Crisis averted, Facebook is back up! The longest 20 minutes of my life!! #
• 10:14 I am thinking of taking it easy today, so easy I might skip today's workout :o #

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Milly's Graduation Party

It was so cold outside! Really, really cold for Houston. I debated going out, but decided that if I would have stayed home I would regret it (specially since the husband had his friends over to play poker and video games). So, I braved the elements and headed out. Phil (@ellis_king) met me for dinner and then we headed to my girl Milly's graduation party. The party was outside (crap!), but I was glad I had taken my Michelin jacket with me thinking that I was going to dispose of it once I got inside and I would look amazing in pictures. I was however hearing open toe shoes (double crap)! By the end of the night my little piggly wigglys were frozen solid. After the party we headed over to Shadow Bar for the after-party. Good times!!

Twitterings

• 09:33 Why, why, why, does it have to be cold today. I was supposed to go to La Strada today, but patios and cold weather don't mix in my book. :( #
• 13:59 Ok, I must say this even though I might be jinxing myself, my third kid is a freaking genius, I might have an Einstein in the making! #

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Twitterings

• 12:20 Awesome workout, walked/ran almost 4 miles. Feel refreshed. And made a new friend at the track. Great start to my day! #
• 12:21 @AbbyNormal Oh, no. Hope the pain goes away soon. Sending good vibes your way! #
• 14:53 Realized that if I want people to receive their gifts by Wed. I need to mail them Priority Mail today...crap! #

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Twitter Update

I did end up heading out for Mother's Night Out. We meet at Buca di Beppo and had a reservation for the kitchen table. Kind of weird to be hearing what is going on in the kitchen and having every single waiter stop by your table and tell you what they are carrying out. Anyway, I did have a good time, I skipped last month, so it was nice to see everyone again. I also took them all a little Christmas gift - a lottery ticket, but only one person won and they only won three dollar! Rip off!! I guess not the fun and exciting surprise I was hoping for.

Twitterings

• 11:12 Taking lunch to Baby Girl at school. Man, it is busy out here! #
• 12:15 Taking an hour and a half break before heading back to Baby Girls school to partay!! #
• 12:37 I don't think that I have shared with you guys the fact that I have been overeating lately. Nothing to do with the holidays. I am just bad. #
• 15:29 @emmiegrn They will LOVE you!! #
• 15:32 Back home from Baby Girl's Holiday party. Every time I go to her school I have a new admiration for teachers. They look normal. #
• 17:16 Contemplating whether I should step out for MNO tonight or stay home. I HAVE been running around all day with the kids. ;) #

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The After Picture

Last Day of School

Baby Girl woke me up VERY early to get her hair done for the last day of school. For some reason she gets super excited about it; while I am looking like the Home Alone kid...AHHHHHHHHHH! Three kids and two weeks off from school.

Twitterings

• 13:43 Decide to drive John's car today. I did not realize it had 0 gas (the dash really said 0) until I was on the frwy and running late. #

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KDChi Emerald Ball

OMG!! It was great to see, after so long, some of my old sister and meet some of the new ones. The night was fun, and yes, I ended up wearing my Kay Unger dress to the occasion. I will save the BCBGMaxAzria one for a formal in April (and hopefully it will fit amazingly then, I, of course, will keep you guys posted).


The husband and I

My Pink Hearts Family

My KDChi Sisters

Twitterings

• 12:41 Does anyone know of another way (LoudTwitter not working for me) to send my tweets to my blog?? #

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Monk Garb Coming Back in Fashion!

Cracking myself up...again!! It seems that the monk look is back in fashion. The commercial for this "new innovation" has people cheering at a sporting event. Why would anyone go out like that??

Link to Monk Garb. The video is hilarious.

Great Christmas gift since I am absolutely sure no one has one already!!

Obama’s Illegitimate Child Comes out of Hiding

Just cracked me up and had to share. I guess Obama gets around since this guy works at an "On The Run" in Panama City, Panama. The resemblance is uncanny. ;)

Bad Mood

I hate being in a mad mood. I think it sucks, but for some reason I cannot help it. The things that got me in a bad mood today were –

It is freezing outside and to top it off it started snowing! I hate cold weather. I think that anything below 70 degrees is, well, just not cool. I hate going out when it is cold outside. If it was up to me I would hibernate and wake up in the spring. I however have been a little more open to doing things in these dreaded months, but people can see that I am just not myself.

Second thing that got me in a bad mood is - my dresses. I am going to a formal on Friday. I had the most amazing dress lined up for the event, an amazing, did I say amazing already? BCGI MaxAzria, number. I got it on sale a while back hoping to use it on a special occasion, well, the thing is that the dress looks amazing, there is that word again, from the front, but there is a bulge on the back. My hips are just too wide! Yes, I can lose some weight, but how can I lose 2 inches by Friday? I went back to the closet and I am not happy with anything. Anyway, I go to the store this morning to purchase a dress I saw online and the store tells me that they ship ALL those dresses to another store. It is cold and I don’t want to drive anywhere else. I guess I am wearing a Kay Unger dress on Friday, ugh!

Since I was already in a bad mood and had to start getting ready for tonight’s event everything I decided to wear just seemed wrong, so I decided to just stay home. Bah, humbug!

Third thing – I hate not finding things. Instead of accepting that my house is a giant black hole and everything put down will never be seen again, I try to look for things and get enraged when I cannot find something. When will I learn?

On the way to my mom’s house to drop Baby Girl off (the kids are spending the night over there since I was supposed to be at an event tonight) the snow started to come down fast. BG got super excited; she kept talking about how this day was going to be her number one memory and how awesome it was that it was snowing in Houston. She kept pointing at the sky and looking at it like it was the first time she has ever been outside. I reached over and touched her cheek in hopes that some her passion would somehow infect me. On the drive home I really looked outside, seeing all that snow come down was really a sight. On the driveway I stood still for a couple of minutes letting the snowflakes land on my face. It really felt good to just stand there and enjoy the moment - something I should really do a lot more of instead of getting in a bad mood for things that really don’t matter.

Twitterings

• 23:01 I think that my tweets are being sent to my blog again...we will see. If it works, yay me! If it doesn't, crap!! #

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Merry Christmas to ME!!

My holidays are getting a little brighter. I just me the Dior Cannage Medium bag. I know, I know, it is really for next Spring/Summer, but I got it on sale with free shipping and no tax from eluxury, so I could not resist. This bag will look fabulous with both pairs of nude tone shoes I bought for next year. Yay me! I am so excited!!

Twitterings

• 17:27 I just joined the Twitter Group twittgroups.com/group/houstweet and you can too. Please Retweet. #

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Tiara Happy Hour

This month's Houston Tiaras was held at Coffee Groundz.  The night was extremely chilly, but we just hung around the heaters.  I had a good time overall except for my feet that were killing me.  A small price to pay for wearing amazing boots!

UH vs Rice

So, so, sad. We lost, boo hoo. I still love you Coogs!!

Early Christmas Shopping

After writing over 125 customer thank you cards, I decided that it was time to go shopping. I usually do all my shopping the day after Thanksgiving, yes, at four in the morning, but this year since all the stores were having pre-Thanksgiving sales I decided that saving an extra 10% was not enough for me to get out of bed at 3am.

Anyway, I drove to the store and proceeded to pick out all my items. I was thinking that maybe I should just look and go back on Friday when all the toys would be 50% off rather than just 40%, but the thought of getting up made me just stick to my original plan. When it comes to sales I am really cheap. It is weird because I do not mind spending A LOT of money buying a purse, I guess because Gucci never has a sale and because all I can really do is buy from eluxury just to make sure I do not pay the sales tax and get free shipping. When it comes to “normal” items I am a little psycho in trying to find the lowest price possible.

Ok, back to my story, I get the items and go check-out. Imagine my elation when the cashier tells me that I can save and EXTRA 15% by applying for a store card; I do not have to use the card all I have to do is apply!!! I was so excited. Yesterday I won a Wii Fit and today I am getting an extra 15% off in purchases that was bitting the bullet and getting because I did not want to get up so early in the morning. Wow, it is my lucky day. After the shopping spree I made my way to my local gas station where I purchased five lotto tickets and three scratch-offs. I have not checked them yet, but I could be a millionaire.

I Won!!!

I attended the Mom 2.0 Kick-Off Party tonight and I won a Wii Fit!! Not only that, but I also won a free ticket to the conference. Man, it is my lucky day. I never win anything, so it was a nice surprise.

Lighting of The Doves

My daughter had her first twirling gig today at The Lighting of The Doves at The Woodlands. She only began twirling a couple of months ago, but I think she did really well for a newbie. She also looked simply adorable in her outfit and red ponytail bows.

Friday Very Busy Fun Day!!

On Friday I had lunch with my dear friends Sandra and Claudia. I had not see Claudia in ages so it was nice to see her again and just catch up.



High School Reunion Planning MTG #3
And since I had a reunion planning meeting in town I decided just to hang out and wait for the Happy Hour to begin. The reunion committee met at Cadillac Bar, the place that we were thinking of using...we do have to tested out and all!! We did decided that the Cadillac Bar was a perfect fit for our event. I am glad that has been decided.



We had a blast and I think disclosed just a little bit too much, like high school crushes. I just hope it is not brought up ever again ;(

High School Reunion - MTG #2

I attended my second high school reunion planning meeting today. Things are going well, I think we have decided to plan and put together the event ourselves rather than use a planning reunion service. This will mean a lot more work for those involved, but we will have more control of how we want things done. Is that good or bad? don't know yet!

This time for dessert I made Walnut Brownies and took some vanilla ice cream to accompany my chocolate creations. Yummy!!

Huh, once again, I used to be incredibly shy in high school, so it is a little weird to me that I would want to be involved as much as I am, since realistically I AM meeting my classmates for the first time. So far everyone has been super nice, so I hope that things continue as well as they are. If not, I will just have to eat my $50 worth of food at the reunion party!

Twitterings

• 13:58 Thanks @ellis_king and @BloggingHolly for having lunch with me at Star Pizza. It was so nice to see you all. #
• 16:33 With the kids at the movies watching Madagascar 2. #
• 16:42 The Sequel proceeded to get comfy at the theater by taking off his shoes and socks when I wasn't looking. #

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Lunch

Thanks to Holly (@bloggingholly) and Phil (@ellis_king) for having lunch with me today. We met at Star Pizza and had a fun time catching up, it had been months since I had seen Holly. Thanks Guys!



Thanks guys for making me look short, or maybe I am short?! My face barely makes it into the picture!!

Twitterings

• 19:38 It has been a while since I posted something. My attempt at blogging more has failed, so I guess I will start twittering again. Sigh. #

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Chica is Down

I am so completely ill. Damn be those viruses that jumped on me and had their way with my body! My daughter did make me feel better by giving me this card. Ahhh, she is such a sweetheart.

My Girl Lenny is in Town

My girl Lenny made a visit to Houston so we decided to get together and hit the town. We first stopped by the Red Lion Pub and then headed to Pearl Bar. It was a lot of fun, but I had a little too much to drink, oops! Anyway, once in a while is ok, plus Lenny was in town ;)


He was my prom date almost 20 years ago! The whole night I kept calling him "Prom Date". Everyone thought I was kidding. Too funny!

Halloween 2008

We had an amazing Halloween. As you all know I am a Halloween lover. This year we all decided, ok, well, I decided, that we should dress up as Super Heroes. This year we played the new Disney Tinker Bell movie and Ironman on the big screen. Now I have to start thinking of a theme for next year!





I hope you all had an amazing Halloween too!

My Lesbian Lover

Ok, no, not really, but I am in love Jillian Michaels' body, especially her arms. I would kill to have guns like that! Anyway, here is a really good article about her views on weight loss. I love her even more now. Five things I learned from Jillian Michaels - read it and follow the links, I think it gives some pretty good advice, some that I should be following.

Me Making A Dessert??

I will be going to my 20th high school reunion planning meeting today and was asked to take a dessert. John thinks I am setting the bar too high. I am trying to make a good impression, so maybe this will do it.

HSM3

Took Baby Girl and two friends to the High School Musical 3 movie. I need a drink already!

Twitterings

• 10:19 Today 5 years ago I started blogging! Happy anniversary to me!! #

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Five Years, Yeah!!

Happy blogversary to me, Happy blogversary to me, Happy blogversary dear Chica, Happy blogversary to me!!! And many more!!!!

Today FIVE years ago I started blogging. In has been a fun ride. It just seems like yesterday that I was sitting in a little hotel room in Marion, IL. finally making the decision to start blogging. I have met some great people along the way and hope that the next five years are as much fun as these ones were. Thanks to everyone that takes time to read my blog and I promise and hope to be able to do more blogging and less twittering from now on.

Thanks!!

The internet

The internet has let me down! I usually rely on the internet to find pretty much everything in my life. I use it to find items for my kid's birthday parties, I use it to find long lost friends and to remind me why there are so, and I use it to search for any diseases I might be having. How else would I of known that was dying from a malignant tumor last year?! Anyway, the internet completely let me down this time.

How hard can it be to find a black mini dress with split-sleeves?? Huh??? It is nearly impossible. I have been searching for a couple of days now to no avail. I pretty much have had to settle for a tunic with 3/4 sleeves, which I am pretty sure will be way too short, I guess I will be flashing a some people. On top of that the dress, err tunic, I am settling for is costing me $158!

I am still kinda pissed off about this whole internet business. You would think that in today's day and age all I would have to do is type an item description and have the exact item I want just pop up. There would be no days on end looking for that magical dress that in my mind will make me look amazing. In a perfect world the item would just be there waiting for me...sigh.

Friday Night Fun

Yippie, I had a great time. We started FNF at Coaches Pub in Midtown. We had drinks and dinner (I think I was the only one eating, I hate when that happens), and then headed to the Tavern on Gray. It was fun, we just hung out and played pool. A nice night.

Twitterings

• 08:37 Baby Girl woke us up at 5:30am!! She was so excited about Muffins with Mom at her school (PTO event). Urrgh. #
• 12:15 @TheVille Ha, ha, ha, girl, I was about to email you too about all that restraint you were showing the world. #
• 12:18 I am feeling so tired and lazy. I need to workout today, but need motivation. Where is the latest issue of Victoria's Secret?? Not suicidal. #
• 20:12 At Coaches Pub in Midtown. Heading to the Tavern. #

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Twitterings

• 10:17 Workout - Only 20 minutes on bike. Busy, busy day. Maybe I can workout tonight. #
• 10:23 At PTO meeting. Multiple events this week. Great! #
• 17:13 Took the Last Episode to his music class and now waiting for Baby Girl to get out of twirling. I am tired. I am still hoping to workout. #

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Twitterings

• 11:55 Workout - Walked two miles and did 8 mins abs, 8 mins arms, and 8 mins buns. Yeap, the DVD is called 8 Minutes. Ha, ha! #
• 12:01 @beingkatie Here is the Amazon link tinyurl.com/45q6n5 It is ok, it goes pretty fast. #

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Twitterings

• 10:10 I am recovering from last night. It was fun, but tiring. #
• 10:11 @emmiegrn What?! He must have nothing else going on! Good for you PTO mom!! #
• 10:14 @cybertoad Man, I am prematurely gray, hereditary, so I have seen white hairs in my head since I was 25! #
• 10:15 @MishMish Good for you guys!! #
• 10:15 @TheVille Best wishes! I hope she is doing great. #
• 10:18 @MishMish You promise?? - return to the land of tweets & filckr & friends & all of my favorite things. #
• 22:17 Just saw Run Fatboy Run. It was a cute, feel good, movie. #

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Yippie

Yay Me!! I finally upgraded to a new template. I am still trying to tweak it, but it is working, so I am happy. It's the little things in life that make me smile!

Twitterings

• 11:51 @TheVille Please do. I hope she is doing well. #
• 11:52 Workout - 30 minutes bike; 30 minutes elliptical; crunches, leg-lifts, and push-ups. #
• 16:19 Anyone at the UH/UAB game? #
• 17:39 Hanging out with Delta Upsilons at the UH game and feeling OLD!! #
• 20:59 Ended up seeing one of the old skool brothers. OMG that was so much fun! Brought back a million memories. #

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UH vs. UAB Game

I attended the UH vs. UAB game. My friend Mark invited me to attend the Delta Upsilon tailgating pre-game party. I had not hung out with the guys in ages, but since my horoscope said for me to try new things, I decided to go. I had fun even though the guys kept calling me MA'AM. Yeap, I felt old. On the plus side, I did see one of old-skool brothers; I guy that I hung out with back in the day. It was so much fun to see him again after almost 15 years. I guess I am old!

Twitterings

• 11:08 Workout - 45 minutes strength training. #
• 15:09 Trying to locate a really cute UH shirt for the game tomorrow. Any ideas? #

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Twitterings

• 09:50 Workout-Ran 1 hr. 4.75 miles. I did not even want to run this morning, but the BEST runs are the ones that you talk yourself into. Amazing! #
• 14:15 At the doctors for a check-up. Yippie me! #
• 15:21 I am still sitting here, an hour later, at the doctor's office waiting to be seen. Crap! #
• 16:48 Two hours! It took me two hours to finally be seen and leave the doctor's office. #
• 16:49 Rushing Baby Girl to Twirling class. #
• 17:00 Oh yeah, forgot, I really, really, HATE the scale at the doctor's office. I took everything off, except my clothes and I am still big. Sucks #

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Twitterings

• 09:06 I think it's amazing how my brain can recall lyrics from a song I have not heard in 10 yrs, but have no idea where I put the TV remote. #
• 13:38 Workout - 30 mins stationary bike; 30 mins elliptical; crunches, push-ups, leg lifts. #
• 13:42 I am an idiot! I drove all the way into town and the store doesn't have what I wanted. They NEVER did!! I looked at someone else's catalog. #
• 13:58 Ended up having lunch at Freebirds. #
• 16:41 Starting to paint the faux cemetery fence for Halloween. #

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Twitterings

• 02:25 Attended Tiara HH and Milly's Bday at Shadowbar. Awesome night!! #
• 09:11 Tired. Need to go to the store and buy toilet paper. Where does it go? It just seems to disappear. #
• 09:11 @daysies Happy Birthday Girl!! #
• 11:33 Ironic...on my way to p/u toilet paper I came across two full rolls just thrown on the street! Weird. #
• 14:49 Hey, what is going on with the Texans??...come on guys!! #
• 15:01 Boo, hoo, why Texans, why, must you hurt us so bad?! #
• 16:00 @daysies I am so jealous!! I LOVE WICKED. I have seen it three times, and all three times there is something different. I am so there in 09. #

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Saturday Night Fun

On Saturday I attended the Houston Tiara's Happy Hour at Mak Chin's. It was a lot of fun. I so enjoy going out and meeting new people (yeah, that makes me sound like a dork, but it's true).

Anyway, I left my tiara in the car so I ended up bumming off tiaras for the pics.



After the Happy Hour we headed to Shadowbar for my girl Milly's bday party.

Twitterings

• 12:31 Workout - Walked to the playgroung, to the used bookstore, and then to Pappas BBQ. #
• 12:34 @TheVille Sorry, missed the marrying part. Well, good luck to you and Joe. I am holding out for Kevin who will turn 21 in Nov. #

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Twitterings

• 12:54 @Kymberlie Which one?? I need a drink. #
• 12:56 Workout - Ran 45 minutes. Yes, I am a slacker this week. #
• 12:57 Had lunch with MishMish. We need to get together more. Thanks for meeting me! #
• 21:23 Just watched The Ex-List. It is just like Earl, but with super good looking guys. #
• 22:12 @TheVille He is kinda saving himself for marriage - yawn, so I don't know what you will do with him once you snag him. #

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Twitterings

• 08:41 Why does my kid think is fun to un-stick every single Post-it? #
• 12:26 Workout - 40 mins strength training. I am slacking today! #

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Twitterings

• 11:39 I worked out today!! It has been two long guilt-ridden days. #
• 11:41 @sandrafdzh Of course I called the cops, but they refused to set up a barricade and search cars! #
• 11:47 I am turning over a new leaf. I am going to try nice for a while! Do not be afraid. #
• 16:23 My daughter was supposed to be at a friend's house until 5:30, but was dropped off early b/c of fighting. There goes my nap. #
• 17:28 Baby Girl does not seem to remember how the fight got started. The other girl said it was a "happy fight". Hey! I have those all the time. #
• 17:29 @christinebpc Funny! I thought it looked familiar. #

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Twitterings

• 08:04 There was a beep..beep..beep that started at 6am. It was coming from outside. JR wanted me to call the cops, yeah, what do I tell them? #
• 08:05 @king_phil 140 characters. Get with the program!! #
• 08:07 @sandrafdzh decide?? #
• 09:56 Like always I am letting stupid things affect me. #
• 13:33 You go girl!! Do not burn any bridges, you don't know when you might need a FREE locksmith. #
• 17:34 A mom's job is never done. Drove Baby Girl to twirling. Traffic was horrible. #
• 17:35 Haven't worked out today, hopefully I can get it in by the end of the day. #

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Feel Like Crying

Why do I always let the stupid, insignificant stuff affect me?
Today I took The Sequel to his weekly Kindermusik class. This was his second class, because everything was kinda shaken up after Ike. During the first week, he went into the room, but did not participate. This week he refused to go in! The class started and the teacher was nice enough to leave the door open. When things got a little loud the teacher told The Sequel that he had to decide whether he was staying out or coming in. Anyway, when I closed the door I felt like shit. I felt judged my the parents that were in the hall waiting for their perfect children to finish their class. I literary felt like sobbing. I know it is stupid to feel like that, but I just do.

Know The Sequel says he wants to go back to gymnastics. Last Spring I pay the Registration Fee (yes, all these places have a registration fee! PLUS the monthly fees) and the tuition for TWO months. All he did was sit by me.

Part of me is telling me to leave him alone, but the other part of my brain feels that he needs to be out with other children his age. He needs to learn teamwork, participation, waiting your turn, and listening to instructions. I am frustrated with this kid. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Twitterings

• 11:21 Just went to the TUTS Leading Lady breakfast. I love it!! #
• 11:26 We learned the choreography for Chicago's All That Jazz. How much fun. AND I got to keep my pink boa. #

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Photo stolen from the TUTS newsletter!

Twitterings

• 23:51 Watched the worst movie EVER - The Fountain with Hugh Jackman. Whatever! #
• 12:12 Trying to clean up around here. It is amazing how quickly everything gets extra messy. #
• 13:05 @TheVille Yeah!! The Texans are winning for once, well, we will see how long that lasts. Go Texans!!! #

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Twitterings

• 00:11 At BLVD having a great time. #
• 10:47 I am DEAD tired. I shouldn't had drank so much, but I was only less than a mile from my house, so why not! Oh yeah, the headache. #
• 10:48 @sandrafdzh Girl. I need to see you soon. How are you? #
• 10:49 @MishMish Hey lady, are you back at work? We need to reschedule lunch. #
• 14:24 Just got my Entergy electric bill, not happy. The billing date is from 8/20 to 9/20 and I didn't get power until the 19th! Check your bill! #
• 14:28 @MishMish Let me know what works best. I am out Mon. But any other day would be good. How about Fri? #
• 18:25 I am bumpy! Why, why mosquitoes must you like me so much?!! #

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Friday Night Fun

Went to Brio for a MNO and the headed to BLVD. Fun, good times.

Twitterings

• 13:55 Workout - 30 mins bike, 30 mins elliptical; push ups, crunches, and leg lifts. #
• 13:56 Just saw a Charter truck down the street, I am keeping my fingers crossed. #
• 14:48 I am back online!! This rocks. Thanks Sprint for the good times. #
• 15:09 With the whole internet development I completely forgot about picking up Baby Girl from school. I reached her school by 3:05. I suck. #
• 22:42 FNF Yippie me. Out and about, having me some fun!! #

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Twitterings

• 09:48 Workout - Ran one hour (4.5 miles). It is such a pretty day out.? #
• 13:25 Taking The Last Episode to his 1st year check up. #

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Twitterings

• 10:09 I really have to keep an eye on the kids. I am afraid The Sequel will harm the baby. He just gets so angry when he touches something of his. #
• 15:59 Does anyone think that bringing back Knight Rider is a good idea? I say it is canceled after the 1st season. #

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Twitterings

• 11:27 Workout - 40 mins weight training, 20 mins aerobics. Leg is still bothering me. #
• 14:49 1-I don't understand this-we already have power, but for some reason there is a clean up crew cutting trees that don't even need cutting!! #
• 14:52 2-Wouldn't their time/effort be better spent cutting trees and cleaning up where power hasn't been restored? #
• 17:43 What is up with the millions of mosquitos trying to eat me? It was around noon and I could see tons of those little devils flying around me! #

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• 08:05 I am dead. I usually look up injury and disease symptoms on the internet, what am I to do now? #
• 12:20 At Tommy Bahama enjoying some lunch. Yumm. #
• 15:01 Almost forgot, Workout - 20 mins bike and 20 mins eliptical. Some crunches, leg lifts, and push-ups. Quick since I had to take The Seque ... #
• 15:03 I don't know what to do about The Sequel, he refuses to participate in his Kindermusik class. I look like an idiot jumping aroung w/out him. #
• 18:17 Someone swiped the table and chair I had set up in my driveway so I could comfortably steal wifi from one of my neighbors. WTF? Cops cam ... #
• 21:02 Am I the only person in the world that didn't know that Favre was now a Jet? Sports and I don't mix well. #

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Cute Bag

My super cute Lululemon bag. Just bought me a running bra that looks more like a swim top.

Twitterings

• 10:30 Workout - 4.5 mile run; crunches, push-ups, leg lifts. #
• 13:09 I am SO missing the internet right now! Yes people, contrary to what some believe some of us are still without our basic necessities. #
• 17:37 Spoke to Charter (internet company) and they say that they have no idea when my internet will be up and running again. #
• 18:16 I love the new PC commercials. #
• 22:08 Did I mention that I am really, really, missing the internet right now? I have no idea what I did with my time before the online world. #

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• 19:17 Today the Last Episode turned one. Where does the time go? #

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• 14:35 Yippie me, we have power!! #
• 19:53 Workout - Ran 2 miles; sprinted 1 mile; walked 1 mile. #

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Clean Up

The clean up crew picking up debris from the neighborhood.

Twitterings

• 11:17 Workout - Ran for one hour 4.5 miles. #
• 12:09 I am so glad I got my new phone when I did or else I would be bored out of my mind. #
• 14:17 Thought about drying my hair today, but the dryer uses 1875 watts. I guess I am going shopping with wet hair. #
• 17:22 Sporadic light service. Drove to 59 on 1960 and it seems that every other block is out. #
• 22:15 Four houses in my neighborhood have power. I am so jealous. #

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Video - The crew working

Crews Working Around Neighborhood

I really hope we get our light up soon.

Twitterings

• 10:04 I am having Facebook withdrawal. I need a fix quick. #
• 12:56 The end is near, there is a line to get in at Taco Bell! Someone save us. #
• 21:20 The school will reopen on Monday IF the the school has power by 2:00pm on Friday afternoon. I will keep my fingers crossed. #
• 21:21 I have been eating like a crazy woman today. I need to run tomorrow. #

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• 08:59 Trying to keep my chin up. Our power plants were completely demolished so we are back to almost 4 weeks w/out power. Sigh. #
• 10:57 Workout - Ran 3.5 miles and walked 1 mile at the track. I might have to unplug the firge to plug in the eliptical ;) #
• 11:00 Thank you to all those that have emailed or text me to see how we are doing. I really appreciate it. #
• 12:18 As John was waiting for gas, Jason's Deli gave him two bags of chicken noodle soup and a BOX of Baklava. A box!!! There goes the diet. ;) #
• 22:45 Ventured out to eat. The lines were pretty scary everywhere we went. Finally settled for Chinese food at Taipei. At least I didn't have ... #

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• 08:56 Workout - One hour running. Crunches and push-ups. #
• 11:48 We might not be getting power for 2 to 4 weeks, great! #
• 14:19 I am so missing the internet right now. #

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• 09:10 Second morning no lights. Last night was not as bad as I though it would be. #ike #
• 22:19 Drove to Brenham, just needed to get out and get a cold drink. On the way back found a Home Depot with generators. Yippie, we can watc ... #

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• 03:32 Can't sleep. Trees are rattling in the wind. The noise of things hitting the house is too much to take. #ike #
• 03:43 Favorite quote so far "If your house is creaking it doesn't mean it's falling apart" - Frank KPRC #ike #
• 08:55 Still alive. So far, water leaking in from air vent in attic. There are trees everywhere. Lost power at 3:45am. #ike #
• 13:59 Still without power. Rain finally letting up. #ike #
• 20:13 Eating by candlelight, how romantic! #ike #

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• 14:17 Posting a little late - Workout 55 minute run at 7:15 this morning. #
• 14:19 Friday Night Fun keeps getting moved around. Right now is set up for 5pm at Fox and Hound. Why Ike, why, why!! #
• 14:27 I don't know what else to move from outside. I guess we are done! I really hope things do not turn out so bad. I'll be thinking of you all. #
• 14:42 @sandrafdzh I am sure you will do fine! Have not seen you in a while, how are you? #
• 14:43 @MishMish You are so good! #
• 17:27 FNF Ike Happy Hour moved to the Fox and Hound The Woodlands. Come have a drink before the storm. #
• 19:56 Still at the Fox and Hound waiting for the storm. Pretty packed considering. #ike #
• 21:42 Just picked up the kids and heading home. The wind is blowing, people are walking around the neighborhood. I will keep my fingers crossed. #

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• 08:59 I can not believe that 9/11 has been foreshadowed by freakin' Ike! Let's remember people!!! #
• 09:01 @beingkatie It is hectic up here too. There is a line at ALL the gas stations near my home. #
• 10:39 I will just write this week off as crappy! FNFN might be canceled due to Hurricane Ike. I desperately need a drink!! #
• 10:50 Just found out classes at CISD are canceled for tomorrow. Doesn't the Hurricane get here Saturday?? #
• 14:34 Chaos. I-45 across The Woodlands Mall is a parking lot. Traffic is hardly moving. #
• 17:12 CISD released the kids from school early today; the only problem is that parents were not notified. I am glad I showed up early. #
• 17:14 Workout - 30 minutes elliptical; 30 minutes stationary bike; push-ups and crunches. #
• 17:17 FNF - Friday Night Fun - Moved to Baker Street Pub in The Woodlands at 6pm. Hopefully it will not be too bad tomorrow night. #
• 19:00 Traffic is still crazy. From The Woodlands Mall to 1488, an usual less than 10 minute drive, is now taking close to one hour!!! #
• 19:01 @TheVille Ha, ha, love it! Where can I get me some of those!!! #

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• 14:33 I am completely pissed off that facebook keeps freezing up on me. Fuckers! #
• 14:34 @emmiegrn Congrats!! Do NOT want to top that, I am ok with my three! #

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• 10:57 I am at the first PTO meeting. We need some excitement in here. #
• 11:58 I will try not to, but someone needs to kick it up a bit. Ha, ha! #
• 12:16 Fuckers, I dropped my car off TWO hours ago and they have not even started on it! Fuckers. #
• 12:40 Got my car back. The sequel has a Kindemusik class at 1pm. Currently at Wendy's grabbing a quick lunch. #
• 13:24 The cards are stacked against me! After I wolfed down a burger in 5 min and drove to Kindermusik I come to find out the class was canceled. #
• 15:37 Picked up Baby Girl from school and we are back at the tire place. They are being so nice, maybe they read my Twitt. #

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• 10:43 Workout - Running 60 minutes! Discovered there isn't a Amy Winehouse song I don't like! Is that a double negative? Ok, I like ALL her songs. #
• 10:55 I am getting ready to ship my first order to South Africa. Adding a fifth continent to the list of shipping places - priceless!! #
• 12:06 You are trying to kill me! Ok, how about mon. Or wed of next week? #
• 15:02 I might have caught something. My guts are churning and twisting, great! #
• 16:45 I need to get organized. I am surrounded by chaos. #
• 21:22 The baby fell asleep in my arms. I had forgotten how good that feels. #
• 23:18 LOVE Chelsea Lately, but hate her Deep Inside Hollywood segments. They are just not funny. I wonder if she knows that. #

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• 12:50 Went grocery shopping. Also, Ulta has the TIGI shampoos and conditioners for $3.99!! There is a 4 bottle limit, so I will be going back. #
• 17:33 Saddest sight ever - a lonely love bug! How sad! #
• 17:35 Workout - Stationary bike 30 mins; elliptical 30 mins; push-ups; sit-ups, and crunches. #
• 19:40 Watched The Hole in The Wall - Surprisingly entertaining. #

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• 10:37 Workout - Ran for 60 minutes. Push-ups and crunches. #
• 15:05 Just got The Last Episode his first haircut. Sniff, sniff, he looks like a little boy now. #

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The Last Episode's First Haircut!!!

Little buddy got his first haircut today. It is always a sad day since after the cut they stop looking like little babies and start looking like little boys. I am so sad, sniff, sniff, where does the time go?? He will be one in a couple of weeks, time really does go by fast.


The Before Picture


During the Haircut


The After Picture

Twitterings

• 10:48 Yeah! I finally got me a new phone. I am now the proud owner of a HTC Mogul. I rock, ok, someone text me! #
• 12:34 My first mobile twitt. I feel special. #
• 12:36 @MishMish We need to set up lunch soon!! #
• 13:43 Have not worked out today, for some reason I am ok with that. #
• 13:44 Wondering where the lead singer for Maroon 5 is hanging out right now. They will be in concert right across the street from my house 2night #
• 13:44 @sandrafdzh maybe muscle? I hate that crap too! #
• 18:06 My daughter keeps asking me for my old phone. She thinks it will work. Why does she want a cell phone so bad? #
• 21:13 I don't know what possessed me to go to a Chinese buffet. Yuck! and I am WAY too old to be fetching my own food. Will NOT happen again. #

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I am SO 21st Century!!

Yay Me! I just got me a HTC Mogul. I was just looking for a phone with a full key board and wi-fi, I did not think I was going to find one, but I did and did not have to switch carriers either!

Twitterings

• 11:16 Workout - Ran for 55 minutes. Why 55 minutes? because I changed my routine an started cramping. #
• 15:26 I completely forgot my mom's bday. I need to run out and get her something fast...crap! How could I forget?? #
• 19:18 Ok, got her a jade necklace. A jade little elephant, it is kinda for good luck. I suck as a daughter. #

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• 09:17 Someone please tell John that black does NOT go with everything! #
• 10:34 Workout - 40 min Strength Training and 20 min Elliptical. #
• 14:39 Heading to the mall with the kiddos - yippie (yeah, right). #
• 20:02 How long does it take for a 7 year-old to pick something out from Libby Lu? Fifteen long freaking minutes and she ends up with hair glitter. #
• 21:57 Pat is reading all the Twitts and postings about the RNC. I might not be voting this year #
• 22:58 I just heard Palin being described as a GILF - G = Grandma. My jaw dropped open. MEN!!! #

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• 16:27 Attended Mr. Dover's funeral. So sad. #
• 19:33 Walked 2 miles today. Had thought about not exercising today, but needed to clear my head. #

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Rest in Peace Mr. Dover

I hate funerals; well I don’t really hate them. I just hate the fact that you get a heavy dose of reality. Death is something that you can not talk your way out of, you can not cry and hope someone lets you off, you can not beg, plead, or hope. It WILL happen. You are just sitting there one day surrounded by your friends and family and the next day you are not. You are dead and the world did not stop moving, it did not even slow down! There are no changes except that you have ceased to exist, erased from the world. The only people that knew you were even here are your children, family, and friends. To everyone else in the world your life and death did not mean anything and pretty soon, to your future generations you will not mean anything either. It is just so sad how someone’s life has so little meaning in the context of the world.

Twitterings

• 08:54 The movie The Science of Sleep is one of the weirdest movies ever! #
• 08:57 @cybertoad so you DID get a new puppy! #
• 08:58 @dsilverman I thought Gustav was not getting here till Wed. or so, huh. Well, have a great Labor Day Off! #
• 09:05 Love hanging out with my little buddy - The Last Episode - he is just too cute! #
• 09:47 I love when people remember me from way back when. It makes me happy. Yes, I am such a dork like that!! #
• 11:26 Workout - 30 min. stationary bike; 10 min. push-ups, sit-ups, leg lifts, plank; and 30 min. elliptical. #
• 11:26 Thinking about linking facebook and twitter. #
• 11:37 Just testing to see if it linked correctly ;) #
• 16:55 Played tennis. Man this is wonderful weather we are having, too bad there is a hurricane attached to it. #
• 22:23 Just found out McCain was born in Panama! #

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• 08:41 Ran for one-hour eight-minutes! #
• 09:22 Still trying to get my postings to show up on the blog. Huh. #
• 12:56 Just found out I am addicted to Mini Bite Sized Oreos. Yumm! #
• 14:32 Rare, rare, rare - at home watching tv. #
• 14:59 For some reason I just can't stop eating. #
• 17:24 Watching HDNET Movie Previews - Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist and Role Models seem like really funny movies. #
• 22:17 Got some ice cream, ok, custard, from Culver's, yummy!!! I will watch what I eat tomorrow ;) #

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• 12:06 Yippie, I might be getting my posts to show up on blogger. Maybe. I will find out tonight! #
• 08:41 Ran for one-hour eight-minutes! #
• 09:22 Still trying to get my postings to show up on the blog. Huh. #

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Women and Their Need for Boys

I am so completely angry! The following story twisted my guts.

Egyptian Woman Gives Birth to Septuplets

I just can not believe that in today’s day and age women still feel that they have to have male children. It is so sad. On top of that she would jeopardize her family’s financial well being to bring to earth seven more children. I really hope that whatever incentive she would be receiving by having male heirs would be enough to now be responsible for ten kids. But, I am way more angry at the fact that she used the phrase “Let God's will prevail” after deciding NOT to do an abortion to get rid of some of the babies, but failed to say the same thing before starting fertility treatments!

Busy Friday

I went out to meet some of Houston's Hip Mamas at Davenport and then headed to a friend's birthday party at The Drake. The night was a lot of fun!





Can not wait until next Friday!!

Pics from South Padre

We had a blast! We rented a place that was right on the water. The kids really enjoyed playing on the sand and flying their kites. Ahhh, can not wait to do it again.






Check out her hair. Man, she went crazy trying to catch a fish!


A rare moment.

Finally on Vacation

Yippie us, finally after getting everything figured out we are enjoying some down time in South Padre Island. More details to follow stay tuned!

You are Special, but Not THAT Special

Just in case you did not know – you are NOT the only person in the whole entire world with your name! There is something retarded in having a name like John Smith and thinking that you are the only person in Facebook with that name, by the way, there are thousands. So, when you sign up for Facebook you have to include a picture!

Thanks and have a great day.

I AM ODD

I just figured out I am one of those odd people. The other day I was looking for a transcript and ran across some phonebooks (you know, the ones that you WROTE someone’s phone number on). I decided that it would be a good idea to see if anyone popped up in MySpace or Classmates. Some people from my past did, so I decided to email them and say “hello!”

Even though everyone that I contacted said “hi!” back, I still feel a little odd. Why do I keep all my old phonebooks and letters? Why do I have the need to reach out? I have had a fun life and hope that everyone that was with me at the time feels the same way, but does that mean that 15 years from now these people want to hear from me?

Yes, you are right, I need to give up and only search for people I currently know. That is going to be hard and will take a little getting used to, but it beats being that weird girl that doesn’t let go of things.

By the way, I do welcome odd people, so if anyone from my past knows me please email me, don't be shy, I would love to hear from you!

Love Me, Love My Doll - Creepy

I pride myself in being an open minded individual. I think that people have the right to live their life however they see fit, but nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could prepare me for the BBC America Reveals - Love Me, Love My Doll program. My mouth remained opened in disbelief throughout the whole show.

The 60-minute episode was about people, well, better said, men that have “relationships” with dolls. You know those real looking, life size dolls that cost thousands of dollars. When I say “relationship” I mean that these men actually think that they are having a boyfriend/girlfriend type of relationship with the doll. Some of them have actually given up dating, like one guy said “organic” women to pursuit, is pursuit the right word here?, cohabitating with dolls! One guy even went as far as to take family pictures with his plastic, perfectly proportioned, girlfriend.

I saw Lars and the Real Girl a couple of months back and thought that the movie a little kooky. The flick deals with a guy that buys a doll and lives with it until he meets a real girl. I guess the movie idea had to come from somewhere. Man, I have seen it all now.

By the way I LOVE the BBC’s Reveals series. It is kinda like FX, but with real people.

My Adventures in Plastic Surgery

If you guys ever want your self esteem to go way down go see a plastic surgeon. Why would anyone want that? I dunno, but this doctor completely ripped my rose color glasses off my face and proceeded to beat me up while I was desperately looking for them.

I have been loosing weight lately, but after having three kids your body just does not look like it is supposed to. I am thinking of having the surgery next summer and thought that it would be a good idea to go and see several doctors and have all my questions answered.

Anyway, back to my story. There is absolutely no way to look cute in that room. Fluorescent lighting does not do anyone any good! Secondly, you are given a paper robe and tiny mesh underwear that is many sizes too big. The doctor comes in and quickly removes the robe. Why the robe is there, I don’t know, maybe to let you keep a small piece of dignity. The doctor pretty much has his way with you, he puts his hands all over your body and NOT those feel good places either! He squashes your boobies for you to see what they will look like after surgery. He then makes you lie down and with all his might pull every fatty, pump or is it the lumps? down to show you what changes you can expect after he is done with you.

At some point I asked the doctor what the chances were of me being able to get an implant rather than getting a breast lift and he replies “with the massive sagging…” All I could say was “I don’t think I will EVER be able to be naked in front of anyone again”. He replies “No, do not worry, we see naked people all the time”. “No, I don’t mean that, I just don’t think I could ever show my saggy titties to anyone again!”

If that was not all, his female assistant is standing right there taking notes and looking at you! The stomping on the self esteem does not end there, once the consult is over the assistant takes pictures of you in the most embarrassing poses ever. She takes the befores and those pics are all I will forever see while trying to strike a sexy pose in bed.

No dinner, no cash, I had never felt so used before. All I could do was gather what little dignity I had left, put my clothes on, and walk out of that room with my head held high.

Out and About

Fun night. I meet up with some of my college buddies and we headed to a UH Hispanic Association revival meeting at Open City. It was fun to see some people that I had not see in years. After Open City and dinner we headed to Zeppelin where we enjoyed some good old fashion shaking. Good times.

Momacation

I just got back from my momacation to Boston. I visited my last place of employment, it was really nice to see some of my old coworkers again. It reminded me that I really, really, miss having a job. I miss the birthdays, happy hours, and get-togethers. I am a people person - don't you all just hate when someone says that?! - so I miss the everyday people interaction. Anyway, back to my momacation. I also had dinner with some friends, that was nice. On the weekend I did some driving and sightseeing in New Hampshire. I LOVE IT!! I had completely forgotten how nice the weather is this time of year and how absolutely crisp the sky looks. If I ever win the lotto - don't jinx me - I will buy a little bitty summer house in New England. Ahh, wishing.

Update

Wow, it thought updating this thing would be fast and easy, but like usual I am incredibly busy, so it might take me a little longer than expected.

Hey Guys!

Wow, it has been a while, but I think I am ready to start this puppy back up again. I will be redoing the blog - new colors, top pic, and side, so stay tuned.