Better out than in

No really it is.. like fast... like super super fast.. so fast I can't breathe. Why does Christmas cause so much stress to me? It could be because I don't like shopping. It could be because I know I have no money to do the a fore mentioned shopping. It could be because it bothers me how non focused on the actual MEANING of Christmas society is. Or I could just be a giant Ebeneezer with a chip on her shoulder. The cards, the Christmas letters, the presents, the baking, plus my normal life duties.. it's a lot of freaking pressure!!! so I will sit here, breathing into my paper bag, pretending it's not really November.. p.s. now would be a BAD time to tell me you are done shopping and just finished mailing your Christmas cards out.. just FYI

Smokey the wonder dog rides again!! Or actually that should read: "Smokey the wonder dog HIDES again!!" Currently our house is being painted. They started by doing the front (like a bazillion years ago, but I digress) and today are in the back of the house painting window trims ect. My ferociuos, brave, courage filled dog, saw them through the upstairs window.  The man was standing right in front of my bedroom window painting. My brave dog, sprung into action!! BURGLARS BEWARE!!!  Smokey saw the man right outside my BEDROOM WINDOW, and my fearless dog....... started crying, then he ran into the bathroom and hid in the tub.. he's still there....

I have a friend who I am blatantly stealing this blog idea from. She inspires me, even when she doesn't know she's doing it. She balances me, she isn't afraid to tell me I'm being ridiculous, and loves me when I am. I have a friend who makes me laugh always. She's colorful, in personality and language, and has a heart of pure gold when it comes to her friends and family. I have a friend who I like to live vicariously through, the things she does, amazes me. I have a friend who is beautiful inside and out. She shows caring and compassion in times when I am not sure I could.  I have a friend who has been by my side forever, and I know she will always be right there (even when miles separate us) I have a friend who amazes me with her courage. She looked straight into the face of death and said "not gonna happen", she is strong, she is brilliant she is a true survivor. I have a friend  who has shown me how to walk through the tough parts of life.  ...

When my son promoted from the 8th grade all he wanted was an Ocarina... So we found him one. He plays it all the time, and I just love it. I think he is really good, and he practices often. I wish this boy realized how amazing he is and how much he amazes me everyday.  Anything he puts his mind to, he just knocks it out of the park.  I am so proud of him. I love his passion and heart and character.  What a lucky mom I am. Any way here are some ocarina snip-its..  It's a cool little instrument..  I unfortunately don't have the best video recorder, so the sound is a little feedbacky.. So here is Connor and his Ocarina, because it's cool..    

It's true what they say.. you really don't know what your capable of getting through until you are faced with insurmountable odds.  I was faced with such a task yesterday.. It happened around 6:30 last night, and then over the next 16 hours, I learned a lot about myself.  I learned that I am stronger than I ever thought I could be. I learned that I can be independent.  I learned that I can survive anything. I should have seen this coming. There were signs, but I dismissed them. I thought it would be ok, nothing was wrong, it didn't mean anything.... little did I know what was waiting for me. It started out small enough.. a few things seemingly going wrong, but I explained it away.. it couldn't be happening, maybe I just didn't want to believe it.  Then I had to face the facts.. My cell phone.. was broken! :* *sigh gasp sob** I could not call, I could not text, I could not do anything.. all I had was a blank screen, and void in my existence. I panicked, I s...

It's a pillow It's a pet It's a pillow pet! But he gets really mad when you try to fold him into a back pack

A friend of mine recently asked what the "gift" for 4th anniversary was.  I found a few different charts ect on what the traditional vs modern gifts are.  OH MY FLIPPING GOSH! Really??  I mean who came up with this stuff?! So I found one list that went all the way up to 100 years.  Really 100 years?? Has anyone every actually MADE it to 100 years? (The gift is a 10 carat diamond btw.. ) However if you actually live long enough to have been married 100 years,  your spouse could probably give you a  couple sugar cubes stuck to a key chain and you would believe it was a 10 carat diamond.. but I digress. So as I perused the list, a few things jumped out at me. The traditional 10 year gift is "tin or aluminum".. so the gift of a 6 pack on your 10th anniversary would be COMPLETELY acceptable! I suppose spring for the 12 pack if you are REALLY feelin the love. (wink wink) The modern gift for 24th anniversary is "musical instruments".. which would be a great g...