CA Girl

Did you miss me?  I was here and then I was gone again.  I'm like a ninja!  I have mad skills!  It was my birthday you know!  Got to celebrate with my family which meant I got to see my bestie! But today is actually not about me and the blast we all had.  And the fact that my sneaky friend and her hubby got me a microwave cause mine died that very same day!!!  Nope this is about... So really quickly I will share a proud moment on all three...and they are truly proud ones.  Yippeee! Kristin for (forgive me girl) catching a guy friend in the act of looking at her chest and she quickly snapped her fingers and said, "Eyes up here dude!"  Do you love you her?? Emily for taking drama this year and already bursting out of her shell!  You go girl!   Ryan...deep breath everyone...his teacher called yesterday....my heart sank when Rich told me this.  He had an AWESOME day.  Stayed on task.  Did wh...

It is always so fun to go back and see what all made me smile over the past month.  It's also astounding how fast the second half of the year has gone by.  I liked the slower pace of the first half.  I digress. What made me smile.... 1.  I got a much needed haircut! 2.  Went to the beach again, and got tackled by a six foot plus wave.  It made me smile because mostly all it did was go right over me and right on past me. 3.  My neighbors are such busy bodies that when there is odd happenings around here we make it a show.  My mom had sinus surgery(nothing to smile about) but when I brought her to my house with her sad little nose sling and I shook my finger at her vigorously it sure made us smile and laugh too. 4.  The first day of school was bittersweet for me.  I really am surprised at how much they have grown. Mostly Emily. 5.  Being retweeted by Micky Dolenz himself.  It hasn't happened again.  Bu...

I have been doing a lot of bragging about my kids lately, but this time I have photographic proof! After our shopping trip on Saturday, Kristin told me she wanted chocolate chip cookies.  I told her she could make them.  I was totally serious too.  Emily asked me what was for dinner.  I told her I didn't know.  She named a few things that I promptly turned down.  And then she landed on spaghetti.  And I said, that is easy, and she could make it!  Who am I???  Who cares!  I like her. I helped them a little here and there, but they did most the work.  The spaghetti was good and the cookies were yummy!!!  Yep, I was proud!

Yesterday was the first day school.  It was a little bittersweet.  It sucked that the teachers had to take the cuts(as well the kids) but it was nice that the kids got an extra 3 weeks.  It allowed extra beach trips, swim days, and lazy days for the kids. A part of me felt a little melancholy about the fact that they are not only getting older but they are in such different places. Ryan is leaving little kidom behind and moving into his tween years.  He is gaining independence littl by little.  When I offered to go with him to drop him off, he said I could just drop him off at the gate.  My heart died a little.  But I let him be a man.  He already won't let me hug him publicly. But he will hold my hand at least. Emily has surprised me this year.  She went into 7th grade daring anyone to stop her.  And I see a very interesting year ahead for her.  She is taking drama this year.  She has developed a very strong in...

Did you notice that the 80's are coming back?   I remember wearing stuff exactly like this.  I loved these clothes.  I wanted them.  I had most of them.  Now with them coming back....hmmm...not sure how I feel about it now. Today marks the first day of school, but since I am actually typing this the night before, I have no pictures and no stories to tell.  You will just have to tune in tomorrow. Tell me why bra manufacturers make bras that are padded, and I mean super padded for women who are large in the cup department?  Why on earth would I want to double my cup size!?  Good grief, I would put someone's eye out! Kristin recently discovered Lois & Clark:  The New Adventures of Superman.  What a great show that was.  She is into it.  So I am working on getting her into Quantum Leap.  Any fellow Leapers out there? I have been tweeting and posting in Facebook to Monkees sites/Twitter accounts random t...

Do you remember that question in school?  And all your classmates would talk about their grand adventures of how they went to the moon, and road a spaceship, and talked to an alien from another planet??  Okay so maybe I am exaggerating just a tad. This summer started off with a bang, when my kindly neighbors took it upon themselves to report me to CPS as they were so concerned with well being of my children.  Of course every single one of their claims were completely bogus and the case worker knew that the second she walked in the door of my house. But because drama and me go together like pancakes and syrup, it could not stop there.  Rich had to go and break his toe.  It sounds simple enough, but when you are misbehaving diabetic it is anything but simple.  He was hospitalized for three days due to infection... But despite the dramas we still managed to have fun.  We went to the beach 3 times.  Rich even got to one of the times! ...

I am so out of touch with the blogging community.  I hope to one day be a part of it again.  This is my way saying I am still here despite dramas and day to day living.  Plus I really suck at time management. I do however participate with Fatmumslim and her monthly instagram photoaday challenge.  And now I am linking up with Emmy   and  Janette of the Johanson Journey . 1.  Self portrait...I am not real comfortable doing these. 2.  I am always "busy" that day it was laundry. 3.  The best part my day was giving myself a pedi 4.  It was no "fun" searching for lost kitty.  5.  My feet "on the floor" of the ocean 6.  This was supposed to "chair" it was mishap in editing...this is the "big" picture that just happens to be a "chair" 7.  I don't have a "garden" so I used the one at Wal-Mart! 8.  My lunch...after I ate it that is! 9.  Bear in a "chair" 10.  My favorite color...