Friday, January 29, 2010

A bit of chocolate will help....

Yesterday afternoon was stress.  Andy was upset afterschool about things that happened, and I was as well.  We drove to wrestling practice and he completely vented the ENTIRE time.  By the time we arrived, he was so mad that he was in tears...... poor lil' man.  Life's lessons are tough!  I hate it!
So, wrestling practice was okay.  Matt had one of his fits(went and hid), because he thinks that Dennis is his partner, and only his partner and he cannot share Dennis.  Matt has a hard time adjusting to change.  Another of those conditions of Autism Spectrum..... I wish more people understood this thing we are going through....... I mean mostly adults who think that he is just naughty.... HE IS NOT NAUGHTY!        HE HAS SPeCiaL NEEDS!  Damnit, people frustrate me....... to tears.........
So, we came home and had some of my chocolate.  It was sweet, creamy, and relaxing.

Dear Lord, why are you testing me so?  I feel unable to lead these children in the right direction at times.  Help me with patience..... and forgiveness toward those who do not understand Matt.....and forgiveness for those who hurt my children emotionally..............Please?
Amen.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

OOPS! Sad but Funny!

A Sad but Funny thing happened: While I was excercising downstairs, Meggie was watching Dora, and playing with her old stroller.....Apparently, she sat in it and buckled herself in. THEN she couldn't unbuckle herself! She was crying hysterically when I got upstairs 25 minutes later! She is still sobbing, but has her... blankie to comfort her..... Poor lil' girl.....

P.S. Turn your speakers up, and DANCE! (Come on Jess ;b  )

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Happy Birthday BLOG!


This is it.  It is the 2nd year birthday of our blog. AND I have 499 posts!  YEA!  I think that it is time that I get it printed for my records, huh?
CONGRATS everyone on keeping up with us, too!
Have a great day!

Monday, January 25, 2010

Freaking ReDiCuLoUs!



Yep, I did it.
I weighed myself..... haven't done so for about 6 months.  Yep, it came true, DIET MADE me FATTER!
Time for the TRUTH!  I can DO THIS! I have said it so many times..... this is the hardest thing I HAVE EVER, EVER, EVER done.  I quit smoking, but that was only hard for a couple of months. 
THIS, this LIFESTYLE change is HARD!
I am on day 2 of elliptical, and eating healthy.
I WILL make it to at least 2 Weight Watchers meetings a month.
I WILL empower myself to SUCCEED.
My Mom, my rock is doing it.  She has hit her 50 pound mark!  YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA!  And it is her third time to losing it in the last 20 years.  If she can, I CAN!
Damn, this is embarrassing that I have to keep saying this!

P.s. Time to get crafty!  Thinking bout the valentine's designs for the kiddo's!

P.S.S. My Marisa just sent me this e-mail, directly after posting the above content!

Thought this was too good to pass up! What a smart lady!


Recently, in a large city in Australia , a poster featuring a young, thin and
tan woman appeared in the window of a gym.
It said, "This summer,
"Do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"
A middle-aged woman,
whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the
poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym.
To Whom It May Concern,
Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious
humans.) They have an active sex life, get pregnant and have adorable baby
whales.
They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp.
They play and swim in the seas,
seeing wonderful places like Patagonia , the Bering Sea and the coral reefs
of Polynesia .
Whales are wonderful singers
and have even recorded CDs.
They are incredible creatures
and virtually have no predators
other than humans.
They are loved, protected and admired
by almost everyone in the world.

Mermaids don't exist.
If they did exist,
they would be lining up outside the offices of Argentinean psychoanalysts due
to identity crisis. Fish or human?
They don't have a sex life
because they kill men who get close to them, not to mention how could they
have sex?
Just look at them ... where is IT?
Therefore, they don't have kids either.
Not to mention,
who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store?

The choice is perfectly clear to me:
I want to be a whale.

P..S. We are in an age
when media puts into our heads
the idea that only skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice
cream with my kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver, and a piece
of chocolate with my friends.
With time, we gain weight
because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when
there is no more room, it distributes out to the rest of our bodies.
So we aren't heavy,
we are enormously cultured,
educated and happy.
Beginning today,
when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think,
¨Good grief, look how smart I am!¨

Saturday, January 23, 2010

BoUnCy...B-bALL pIx...


Sorry for the dark photos, but my batteries were dead for my slave flash!  DAMN, and I haven't taken time to "tweak" them yet.... Anyhoo, the boys did well today, and they are improving greatly!  I was so PROUD!

Friday, January 22, 2010

Our Niece-y!

HeRe she is!  Meggie would NOT stand by her to take the pic!  So, we went on without her!  Meggie is crabby as heck!  ARGH!  Have a great day!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Cutest Page...


K, I finally got my cell phone pics in my e-mail.... they must have been in deep cyberspace..........
Anyhow, top pic is a page I did for Kendal's album for Trish.  It has REAL sticks on it!  I had tons of fun making this!  Bottom pic is Matt making a page for Trish, too.  He was plum happy!

My favs.