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Things That Make You Go Hmmm...


My all time favorite song lyric/title - Things That Make You Go Hmmm. It is just so true. There are some things I often just say "Hmmm..." to.

Thank God I have the ability to say "F&^% it" too.

I know, I know...another cryptic post.

Things that make you go hmmm... ;)

She Has Been Holding Out


My lil B has been living a double life. Little did I know she has been acting. Not surprising, she doesn't have to 'act' much. She is a natural for the part.

Thanks to MommaPeas for this CLASSIC find!!! XOXO">

She DID Have a Mullet



And none of my friends told me. My mother - of course - was honest. She advised me to cut the back of lil B's hair. "It looks stringy and silly. A nice cut will help." Ever since, I have had this itching knowledge that my baby was sporting a mullet.

I broke down and had her first hair cut. Her hair looks a 100x better. Plus, I got to witness the inner Diva in my baby. She LOVED being pampered. Daddy better find a second job. He already compared her $20.00 cut to his $9.00 cut.

Then again...have you seen his hair. ;)

Christmas Edition - Getting To Know Your FRiends.



Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, copy, paste, and insert your answers. Don't be a SCROOGE!!!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper - but if I am feeling lazy...bags.

2. Real tree or artificial? real - they smell holiday-icious!

3. When do you put up the tree? When hubby gets around to buying it.

4. When do you take the tree down? January. If you count the months last year's tree sat in our yard - 10 (October.

5. Do you like eggnog? I like some eggnog with my Southern Comfort

6. Favorite gift received as a child? My bikes

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes

8. Hardest person to buy for? Paw Paw

9. Easiest person to buy for? Myself.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A stuffed Tweety Bird. I was 12 and way past stuffed animals.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail only! I love holiday cards.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Home Alone.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Several years it has been on Christmas Eve.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? ummm...I plead the fifth.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Home cooked Christmas meals. Did I already mention the eggnog with SoCo??

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? Mariah Carey - All I Want For Xmas is you.

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? shoot...When am I not traveling...

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? I think I can.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? An angel dressed in Santa's robes.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning Only.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? buying for people just
because its the chrstmas season. Its so much better to buy something for
someone because you want to.

23. What I love most about Christmas? The decorations....and the presents. Oh...and the eggnog with SoCo. (At least I am honest.)

Is He Worth a Copy?


I borrowed a DVD Recorder from a friend. (Big shout outs to you MommaDrool!) I have several old VHS tapes that I want copied to dvds. While scouring through my stuff, I found a couple tapes that contain my previous life. I am now left pondering...

Is the X and that whole 'other' life worth burning onto a dvd???

For those of you who know me well, my answer is - as always when it comes to the X - a resounding 'HELL NO!' But I wonder, will I possibly want to view them in the future???

Mama! Don't Leave Me .


My first Pilates class was this morning. lil B was in the nursery. She seemed content. I was in the group room, literally about to make my FIRST ever pilates move, when suddenly from behind me I hear "Mama! DOn't leave me." Sure as shiat, my child had made her way into the exercise room. The music was pumping. She started dancing. Her eyes lit up like it was her birthday party. There was NO returning lil B to the nursery, no matter what I bribed her with. As she threw a wonderfully embarrassing 2 year old's tantrum, I collected my belongings and whisked her out the door.

In the car, lil B proceeded to tell me she wanted to play at home. "No more exercise." And then sang "Lollipop, lollipop..."

How Could Someone Not?


To validate my point when I am 100% sure of something, I always say "Trust me." It irritates the shiat out of hubby. (Maybe because I am always right. ha!)

This morning, lil B was informing me of something. She finished it with...

"Trust me mama."