Happy Balentime's Day...

I heart Valentine's Day.  Hope you have a happy one!

How I Started My February...

:::Happysighs:::

Leann Womack, Reba McIntyre, and George Straight with one of my best friends. Can it get much better than that?

Blah, Blah, Blog...

New Year, shmoo year, happy poo year.  It's not great so far.  I'm not motivated, not productive, not in the mood.  I'm trying, though.  Seriously, I don't wake up every morning and make the decision to be a slacker, at least consciously I don't.  Something's gotta give!  Seriously.

It's time, once again, for Pete Schweddy!

It's just not Christmas until the popular SNL skit, Delicious Dish, appears. So, in the effort of filling you with the spirit of the season, here's the beloved NPR duo of Margaret Jo and Teri, featuring Pete Schweddy. Enjoy.

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Dr. 90210

Most of you know about Jon's illness last year that almost took him. We've had a whole year to be thankful he's still around and also a whole year of frustration from visiting doctors to correct some problems that were left behind following his final surgery. After being referred from one doctor to the next, we finally stumbled upon Dr. Gary Alter, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon from the show Dr. 90210. He can fix all the problems and before the end of the year, which we totally didn't expect. Sooo, our Christmas is going to be VERY different this year! We've arranged to take Meghan and Max with us, and the older kids will stay home. I'm having a lot of anxiety over it, because this is the first Christmas we won't all be together. At least Ian and Olivia will have our friend's home to go to that day so they can spend time with their friends and have a lovely Christmas with a lovely family! We will leave for California on Tuesday, Jon's surgery is Wednesday, then he recuperates in a lovely hotel room for 7 days. We found a great place, the Millenium Biltmore, when we traveled there a couple weeks ago for his consult, and we liked it sooo much that we're staying there again. It's a beautiful old hotel, full of charm and LOTS of history, right in the middle of the financial district in LA. There's a huge Christmas tree in the lobby that will serve as "our" tree for the kids. I have lots of fun plans to keep them busy while Jon rests. It's going to be interesting, to say the least. I'll keep you posted during our trip. I'm sure there will be LOTS to report. In the mean time, here's a few cool pics from our trip 2 weeks ago...

Our hotel!

The GREAT smelling tree in the lobby!

:::sigh::: my happiest place on earth!

Of course I HAD to visit Mr. Depp!

Christmas Is All Around Us...

Christmas is everywhere but our house right now! Usually we're so on top of decorating and right now there is ONE Santa hanging on our door. Just last week I finally took down the Thanksgiving decorations outside. We have been rushing to this and scurrying to that. Jon and I went out-of-town last weekend for a quick doctor's visit, and a few days ago I had outpatient surgery. It's been one thing after another that has taken up our decorating time! It's got to get done quick...only 13 days left! :::sigh:::

I Hate Sandcastles...

Do you ever feel like this?

This week has totally been that way for me. Life stuff is piling up and bogging me down! I am Grrr-ing at EVERYTHING. I am stressed, overwhelmed, frustrated...I want to knock down the other kid's sandcastle. Sheesh. Stinkin sandcastles.

Then there's the "kid stuff". My kids, other peoples kids, big kids, little kids, kids who climb on rocks, fat kids, skinny kids, even kids with chicken pox. I am grrr-ing them all! Sometimes I totally understand the animals that eat their young! (ew)

Obviously this mom isn't "eating" her young, but it reminded me of those that do and the cub totally looks how I feel right now. I love my kids. I love most all kids, don't get me wrong. But this week, all kids are making me crazy! I need my friends. I need to play like a kid. I need to be one of those kids who are making me crazy. I need to put my crazy-ness onto someone else! Grrrrrrrrrr!