For All Of You Holiday Haters....

this one is great...

A White Christmas? More Like A Roseola Thanksgiving...

yes my daughter contracted Roseola. for those of you who don't have kids or are unfamiliar with this virus...it goes a little something like this:

• high fever of 102 or more - for 3+ days
• diarrhea
• major crankiness
• lethargy
• decrease in appetite
• ends in a red body rash

so...thats been going on since last tuesday. we went to PA for thanksgiving to be with my in-laws and all told she was in as good spirits as she could muster given her condition. the rash and fever have dissipated but the crankiness remains. and her sleep schedule is TOTALLY off. she goes to bed at 5 now. 5!!!!! ugh...all my work, my precious sleep training...ruined!! i had her down to napping from 9-11 and 2-4 with a bedtime of 630. it was beautiful. hopefully we'll be able to get back there soon.

happy turkey day, y'all. gobble gobble.

Blonde

i LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE (infinity) my hair!!! we chopped at LEAST 11 inches off if not more and heavily highlighted it. i feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my head. in years past when i've done this i've always thought ~~~hmmm~~~ did i make a mistake? or i kind of miss it already...but not this time. i haven't even thought twice about it! its FABULOSO!!!

SHE is a GENIOUS and a miracle worker!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Bedtime

riddle me this Batman...

how is it possible that the Boobah wakes up at 4:00 pm from her afternoon nap and she goes to bed at 6:20???

it's baffling...really!

Hair

oh and btw...

here's what my new hair is going to look like as of a week from today...

i can't WAIT!!!

The Scrapbook

who ever said this project would be a good idea??? im OBSESSED!! obsessed with supplies, photos, organization, planning, i think about the book all the time!! so far i've scrapbooked october 2004-december 2004 and i still have 10 months to go!! my goal is to have this done before my next one comes along in early march. ideally id like to have it done by jan 1 so i can then focus on doing the 2 bedrooms over for boobah and boobah II.

glad i have such traumatic things to complain about...

Mundane? Not so much...

so you this may sound mundane and petty to you but it just shows the level of her feelings of entitlement...

me: oh i like your sweater (its a nice green, cotton, knit sweater...see above photo)

The Doctah: oh i got it at this new store called ColdWater Creek

( i let go of the fact that CCW has been around for many years and don't correct her. she likes to think she's omniscient in finding a 'new' store - so i let her think she's all that...but i digress)

me: well its really nice, i like the color

The Doctah: but would you just LOOK AT THESE SLEEVES!!!!!!! (she says with a harsh tone)

me: what's wrong with them?

The Doctah: they're TOO LONG! (now she's practically yelling at me because i don't see the immediate (or invisible) problem with the sleeves)

me: well why did you buy the sweater in the first place?

The Doctah: they weren't like that when I bought it...

me: ( in my head..."oh..i see...it's the mysterious shoe making elves that snuck into your overly done, way to large for you, all white, all suede and faux fur, 4 bedroom (with only one person living there) condo, in a gated community of people you refuse to associate with? THEY snuck into your place and stretched the sleeves out before you bought it...ok...that makes sense...YOU CRAZY BAT!)

me: (in reality) but it's a cotton sweater...it's going to stretch a bit.

The Doctah: i'm bringing it back

me: but you're wearing it...you can't wear something and then bring it back just because you didn't bother to try it on and make sure the sleeves fit.

(and mind you...the sleeves are NOT too long. )

The Doctah: well then they'll fix them for me!!

me: what? it's a mainstream store...not a custom tailor...they don't do alterations or make ammendments. it's not their responsibility to make sure that you try the clothes on. (so i stop here because i know it doesn't matter HOW much sense im making...she'll never get it)

The Doctah: well i know 'the girl' there and she'll have it fixed for me.

needless to say...she's out of her freakin mind...

am i the insane one?

Flursday

appropriately named because in years past within an hour of getting home from work...or leaving the office...we were so buzzed we couldn't call it Thursday anymore but through the slurring we were able to mutter Flursday. Flursday's used to consist of 3 or 4 filthy vodka martinis, a pack or two of Camel Lights and about 10 hands of late night Uno.

Flursday's now consist of am walks, pm playdates and pizza in the evenings. in bed by 10.

sigh...in the immortal words of De La Soul....Itsooeezzze.

Luck Be a Lady...or a Ladybug...as the case may be

i dont know if this sounds bad or not but i dont care...i feel like the luckiest mom in the world! she eats, sleeps, plays, behaves well ALL THE DAMN TIME!! i love this kid more than anything in the universe. she and her BF - The Bee got dressed up yesterday for some photo ops. I can't even stand it!! =)

if you'd asked me what what was most important to me a couple of years ago I would have said my bag collection, my dogs and my husband...not necessarily in that order of course ;)

now i dont care if i carry a paper sack around...if im with her nothing else matters.

how sappy, huh?



so ive had this genious business idea and i ran it by hubby and he loved it too. im doing research and running it by my friends to see what everyone thinks. im SO hoping it'll pan out. patience is a virtue!!

we're going to visit my Dad when Boobah wakes up. it's a very long story but we go to visit him in his office because my Wicked Stepmonster hates me and all things rosey and wonderful so i dont bother entering her space because it seems to zap me of all my happiness if im within a 200 yard radius of her. she's a witchy witch witch. again...if you'd caught me a few years ago my language regarding her would be vulgar and fairly violent. i've let it go. she'll rot some day...and the day will be sweet.

but i digress...we're going to visit Grandpa and then run some errands.

happy wednesday y'all!

Ladybug III

so once again we set out in our ladybug costume last night to visit our fab neighbors. sabrina and candy are just the sweetest...they are the ones who went through the horrible tragedy in may and the carvers have 2 amazing girls who i hope kendall grows up to be just like. they are fab parents who ought to be admired greatly. we 'trick or treated' and visited for a while getting the most usage out of the LB costume and then we sat on the front stoop handing out mass quantities of candy. it was such a beautiful night to be out. there were lots of kids...mostly youngins who were insatiably cute! all parents were very nice and i finally enjoyed halloween. i've already started thinking about next years costumeS...notice the S on the end of costume. yeah...i'll have a 2 year old AND an 8 month old!! aye dios mio!