it's 11.55 am

So, it's 11.55am and I have to be showered and at a friend's to pick up her kid by 12.30. It takes me 15 minutes to drive there. So, I'm sitting here and blogging you, listening to the Killers on my myspace page thinking that my hair is really slick from camping this weekend and how much laundry, and housework I have, as well as cleaning out the camper and repacking it ready to go again...and yet....I love this song and think i will reload the page and listen to it again... I really am looking forward to sitting in the waiting room for 2 hours while Little Bit is at exercise class. And actually, I'm being serious...I'm taking (oh, here comes the song again) two magazines and I'm laying on the long couch in the waiting room and maybe taking a nap. I might visit with my friend and her kid if they show up. And then I have a new friend that I hope to say hello to again. It's good to make friends and hang out...much more fun than housework...

I'm hoping your day is going well. Are you having a good week? What's been the best thing that happened to you this week? (make a comment...hint, hint...)

As pink Floyd would say...hello...helloooo...is there anyone out there....

ha! 12.02....that's the time....i must stop on this moment. it's auspicious like that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Let's see... what would I like the next topic to be??? hmmm world peace? no no no Ummm the physics of building a reactor to see two electrons or protons colliding and deciding which data is more important to collect - the power created or whether mass can actualy be created or destroyed with these mega machines? no no no How about what is one of your favorite Bible verses and why? :)

Dear Anonymous:

I'm happy to answer ALL your questions...

1. My favorite bible verse is "I can do all things through Christ whom strengthens me." Eph. 4.13. Let's face it...we've all had lots to go through in life and we just need to know we can make it through it all. This also gives me the perserverence to keep on trucking with whatever project I've got going on and achieve my goals.

2. OK...so, I'm not a studied physician...ha.ha. Anyway, I did tour a necular reactor when I was a kid. Nuclear one in Russellville. It was really quite interesting. Just a big old concrete circle in which they shoot these little bitty pieces around in that circle. They were doing it to split them and then make energy, not create mass (or destroy it for that matter, again a pun, too early for me). Let's face it...collecting data shouldn't be the only goal. Actually doing things with it is what is important. All talk and no action, does no one any good. Just gives people time to do things they shouldn't. These things harness much power...now just to use it for good.

3. On world peace...I refer back to an earlier post of mine and I still stand firm in my statement..."We should all try to live more like beauty queens and wish for world peace." Maybe even make it our platform.

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Anonymous said:

WOW!!! How cool you got paid to be in this commercial! And how funny that you finally got to use some of that German you took in college. lol

Dear Anonymous:

Yep! I cannot believe they paid me just to stand around and walk around and sit around all day. It's amazing! I am willing to do the same for you, if you would like to pay me. :)

And even though your correct I took some German in college. I didn't get to use any. The song was all in English. It was a take-off from "He's Got the Whole World in his Hands." Ich habe ein gut tag. See my German is rusty anyway.

For you, I will post on your next suggestion...anything you'd like to hear?
later-cb

yesterday in the car

Little Bit: "Mommy, you should'a named me Sassy. Then you could say Sasss -E. That would be good."
Me: "You want me to call you Sassy from now on. Are you sure about that?"
Little Bit: "Yeah."
Me: "Um.. ok...Sassy."

morning

In the car on the way to school:

Big Kid: "Mom, did you know that some mayor or president used to live in our house."

Me: "What? In the house we live in now?"

Big Kid: "No. In our old house."

Me: "Where did you hear this?"

Big Kid: "My cousin told me. He read it in the newspaper."

Me: "What?"

Big Kid: "Yeah. Some mayor or president used to live in our old house. It was in the newspaper and my cousin told me that."

Me: "Ummm..ok."

I never heard this before, but I guess it could be possible.

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This past weekend I was an extra in a commercial for Vodafone (cell phone company). It was fun and will be shown in Germany. Here's a pic with the lead (sitting down) and the director (blue shirt by the ladder).

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Anonymous said...
Makes me want some of my own.... miss you your family-Aunt Chelle

Dear Aunt Chelle-
We miss you bunches too!!! I hope that you're having a fantastic week flying!!! We LOVE you bunches!!! In thought of you, pick my next theme for a story! xoxoxox-cb

Great Day

Last night we had over M's friend from Pennsylvania! This is the guy who gave my kids sharks teeth that were like 60 million years old and rock/minerals that he had dug up from some quarries. He does this as a past-time. It was a good time. He identified all the rocks he had given Little Bit and Big Kid. Then Big Kid brought down his rock collection and he identified all them. He also does astronomy on the side. So we talked about that and found out that binnoculars are really a good way to start with this hobby. Then we went outside and saw his cool green laser that goes up 2 miles. It was fun!!! And M wanted one by the end of the night!

Then around 3.30am we get a ring on the phone. It was my friend who is 8.5 months preggers. She was at the hospital in labor. They had stopped it and so her daughter came over to sleep. My friend is all ok, just put on bedrest for a while. So, her kiddo will come over to play some is my plan. I have to check with her though.

Today....Little Bit had her kindergarten field day. It was a water party and was great fun! All those kids had a fantastic time!!! Water balloons, pick up marbles with your toes in buckets of water, the sponge full of water on top of your head walk, bubbles, whipping cream...it was all good fun!!! Then they watched Nemo and ate popcycles and pizza. I wanna be in kindergarten again!!! Afterwards, Little Bit and her friends went to Kinderfun and they had another water party there. The only sad part was it was her last day at kinderfun. My Little Bit is growing up...sigh. I love her.

And Big Kid was asked to be a visitor to the Leadership at Tae-Kwan-Doe. He did great and liked it very much. He's such a cute kid.

Then after super out I came home a got an email to possibly be in a commercial for a German phone company!!! So, I might get to be a General Extra!!! Yipiee!!!

It was a GReat Day!!!

Gotta Be Cool, but I'm loving it!

OK. So Big Kid is 8 and a half. So, he's moving in to the cool kid stage.

On Saturday while we were leaving the zoo and walking through the parking lot. I was put on notice.
Big Kid: "Mom you can hug me, but just don't kiss me. It's embarassing."
Of course that made me laugh out loud and proceed to give him a thousand kisses on top of his head with him giggling and pretending not to like it.

So this morning, I told Big Kid to come over and give me a hug. He got the funniest look on his face and I could tell he was intentionally being funny. I kept my arms out for a hug and he proceeded to walk around backwards into my arms going "beep, beep, beep." When I reached my arms around him, he starts flayling his arms around shouting, "Little Bit, Little Bit, help me. Help me." This just made me laugh and give the top of his head a thousand kisses with him just a giggling. He thinks he's so funny. Then when I let him go, he said to Little Bit "It's your turn now, Little Bit. Get over here." She said no. So, I went over and gave her a big morning hug and kisses on the top of her head. She smiled and hugged me back. It was a good morning.

lots and lots

So...it was a busy weekend...

Friday
After school I let the kids each have a friend over. They played then we had a snack and made some crafts. Both the kids that were over were just so impressed by the slushies that I made to drink along with their popcorn they ate...

Friend: "What is this?"
Me: "It's a slushie."
Friend: "A what?"
Me: "A kool-aid slushie."
Friend: "Is that like a smoothie."
Me: "Not exactly. More like the poor version of a smoothie. This is what I always had growing up. They're good, aren't they?"
Friend: "Yea. How do you make these."
Me: "It's just premade kool-aid mix and ice and water in the blender."
Friend: "No. How do you really make these."
So, I made a second pitcher and showed them all how you just pour in the kool-aid mix and add the ice and the water and blend. They were impressed.

The crafts that they made were great. I figured that the kindergarten girls would enjoy them more than the 2nd grade boys. But, as it turned out. The boys loved making the key chains with their pictures in them and a picture they drew on the back. They were very detailed.
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Friday Night

M and I went with our next door neighbors and another couple out to dinner at Miracle Taco (or Taco Milagro as they like to call it.) It was yummie! Following we went to a Fantastic concert! Let me just say Harry Connick, Jr. Need I say more? OK I will. It was fantastic. Did I say that already. Let me just say...it made me dream of Christmas parties at the Myrtlle House, being on stage again in the theater, late night dates at smokey panio bars, trips with friends to the quarter and just good ole South atmosphere in general. Afterwards we headed over the Goose's Acre for a drink and just a couple of dances to an 80's cover band. Then home again, home again, never more to roam again...or at least for the night. ;)
p.s. Thanks M for the fantastic birthday gift!!! xoxoxoxo-cb
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Saturday

The VERY first words I hear on Saturday morning...
Little Bit: "Mom, did you know that the Houston zoo has merkats? Merkats are dad's favorite animal."
Me: "Well, good morning to you." I give her a hug.
Little Bit: "Well, did you know they have merkats?"
Me: "Ummm...no I didn't know that the Houston zoo had Merkats."
Little Bit: "They have merkats, and gorillas, and pumas, and monkeys."
Me: "Oh. O.K."
Little Bit: "And they had a baby elephant when we went with Mamaw last time."
Me: "Oh. O.K."
Little Bit: "Do you think daddy wants to go to the zoo today and see the merkats?"
Me: "I don't know. Why don't you go ask him. He's still asleep."
Little Bit: "O.K. DADDY!!!" she shouts as she's running into the bedroom.
Guess where we went on Saturday!!! And yes, we had a great time!
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Saturday Night
We returned and had our annual Cul-de-Sac Party with all the neighbors! It was fun. Complete with a moon bounce for the kids and everyone brought out their grills and camp chairs and picnic tables. It was relaxing and fun to see everyone out and visit!!! I really enjoyed finding out that one of my neighbors went to college 30 minutes from where I grew up! That was cool and fun to visit about!
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Sunday - Mother's Day
What a Great Day!

It started out with Little Bit by my bedside going...
"PUt your head up! Put up your head, Mom." as she was cramming a beautiful handmade necklace that she had dug out of her junk drawer. I wore it all day and got many compliments or was that comments on it.

And earlier in the week, Little Bit gave me some homemade bathsalts that she made at kinderfun. When she gave it to me she said, "You can share this with Dad. This is for father's day too. " Also, she told me quite a few times that I could take those cotton balls a the top of the bath salts and use them for my makeup on my face.

And probably my favorite gift that I received was the half used tube of chap stick that Little Bit gave me. I don't know where she found it, but it had been well used and I had the wonderful opportunity to put some on before I went to church. Let's just say, High qualitity. She asked me last night as I was tucking her into bed, "Did you like the chapstick?" I told her "I loved it." Because, let's face it I really did love it. I love anything that is given to me from the heart.

In addition to all the good hugs and kisses and "Happy Mother's Day!" shouts. I also
received a lovely handmade card from Big Kid and a flower that he got at church to give to me, which I will also treasure always.
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Saturday Afternoon
After church, we went to lunch and then after a few errands we headed to the local pool. It was a beautiful sunny weekend, so it was a perfect day for the pool. All was well until about 10 minutes before it was time to get out of the pool. The lifeguard called over another lifeguard on the side of the pool right beside where M and I were sitting in the shallow end by all the little kids. The lifeguard had a concerned look on her face.

Me: "Is everything ok?"
Lifeguard: "Do you see anything over there?"

I start to look around. I'm thinking she sees a toy that is dangerous or maybe a glass or something.

Me: "No. I don't see anything."
The other lifeguard, pointing: "Are you SURE you don't see anything right there?"

It was the sound of her voice and then I knew what she was talking about.

Me: "Awwww...YES! Oh." It was a piece of poop. YIKES!!!
Lifeguard: "I didn't want to alert the pool unless it was confirmed."

Tweet, tweet, tweet...All out of the pool and straight home to take a shower!!!

Complaint

Anything that requires me to think or move my body lately...just isn't getting done! Where is my motivation people? I am in a hold pattern and need to get out of it. Somebody's got to save the world, so I better get movin'.

Admission

O.K. So I've blown the whole day...

It was suppossed to be full of me cleaning the house, doing laundry, making breakfast, lunch and dinner, being super mom and even more super wife and maybe saving the world a bit.

It ended up being...

1. cut, staple and glitter up a bunch of masks...by the way I love glitter and am happy as a peach to glitter up anything, so if you need something glittered...give me a ring!!!
2. go home read my emails and change the music and upload pics on my myspace page
3. pick up Little Bit from school
4. drive by McDonald's for a healthy lunch and toy
5. eat McDonald's and proceed to couch to read magazines while Little Bit watched tv
6. visit with Little Bit about her stuffed animal piglet while I read magazines and she watched tv
7. tell Little Bit to hold down the fort and stay inside while I go take a nap
8. go take a 2 hour nap
9. take a shower and go pick up Big Kid from school
10. return with the plan to ride our bikes to tae-kwan-doe
11. find out tae-kwan-doe uniforms are in the washer, having been washed what smelled like 2 days ago and decided to ditch tae-kwan-doe
12. kids already figured we were ditching class and were playing.
13. neighbor kid comes over without mother's prior approval to invite my kids over to play.
14. call neighbor and she confirms that he was out and about without prior knowledge, but thinks it's a good idea anyway and says send them on over.
15. I send them over with the notion to clean my entire house while they are gone, yet i sit down at the computer
16. I listen to every song I can think of to pull up on myspace and complete the formating and pic adding and printing of my cookbook FINALLY!!! Now I just have to take it down to Kinko's for some major duplication, along with my Mom's Christmas Cookbook.
17. Give in that the half made bed is all that is going to get done and think I'll go make a good home-made supper...starting with tv and a glass of wine. ;)

Secret

Ok...so my kids are always kissing my long mirror in my bathroom. They do it practically every day...especially Little Bit. I'm always cleaning the mirror with it only to have kiss marks within sometimes minutes placed back on the mirror. So, the other day, that made me think... what's the big deal? Why do they like doing this so much? So, yep, I did it... I kissed the mirror and all I could do was giggle. I think I might kiss the mirror once a week. It is a big ego boost. ahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha.
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Anonymous said...
Girl, why do you hate it? I know you've made it thru 1st and 2nd grade homework! haha. Chris

Dear Chris:
Honey, if you only knew. Big Kid does all his homework on his own, sometimes even in the car. Little Bit does her own homework, but she needs someone to sit by and make sure she does it. She's too much like me!!! Loves school, but not so interested in doing the homework. HA! Plus, you know that show "Who's Smarter than a 5th grader?" I cannot ever answer even the 1st grade questions! ha!
later-cb

Not so Lazy River

Last night it came a deluge...I'm talking cats and dogs fallin' out of the sky. The kids and I were in the Blue Bonnet Bus returning from our super nutritious meal of Sonic.

Me: "Kids, look at that water in the ditch...it looks like a river."
Big Kid: "It looks like the lazy river." (referring to the lazy river at the local water park)
Me: "You wanna get an inner tube and float it?"
Big Kid: "No. It probably goes into the sewer."