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here we go again

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It’s Monday morning, I’m at my desk but wishing I was still in bed. If you know me at all, this should not surprise you…

We had a fairly uneventful weekend. I mean, other than the heart attack and stroke we had on Friday after paying the vet bill for 2 dogs. Obviously, paying the bill affected them too, as both Ruby and Trinity spent all night in this position:

It was (obviously) very hard work going to the vet. The good news is, Trin Trin is healthy and Ruby-Doo’s skin infection is clearing up.

Saturday I finally regained some of that elusive energy that I’ve spent months trying to find. I’ve been no fun lately, so when I woke up before 8:00 and felt like cleaning, I knew I was getting back on track. I did a little shopping, then came home and scrubbed my bathroom. Sunday, I deloused and defunked the boys’ rooms. Then I took a boiling hot shower in bleach. I may never rid myself of the stench of teenage boy and sweaty feet.

So even though I didn’t get to do anything very exciting, I did accomplish quite a bit. \o/

Are you watching Downton Abbey? OMG I ❤ that show. Last night had me choked up. I’m such a girl.

The Month of Mel is just 10 days away. I’m thinking I should start myself another “to do” list for the year. Give me some fun goals to work toward. Give myself the things I’ve always wanted but have never gotten. Like buy myself a pair of diamond earrings. Get my passport. Go somewhere exotic. Learn to belly dance. Get another tattoo…Should I try for 43 things to do at 43?

Oh and one more thing. Another daffodil popped up over the weekend, so I gave it to one of Baby Bear’s ladies….cool, huh?

eh.

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I’m glad it’s Friday. I’ve been feeling a bit contemplative lately, but maybe I’ll bust away from my thoughts long enough to get some stuff done this weekend. We’ll see. It’s weird thinking about having a kid about to graduate high school and one about to start high school. And with all this rain lately? It’s just made me feel blah…not to mention last week’s mandatory rest time… I need some excitement in my life.

Guess I better get to planning something fun.

Hope y’all have a great weekend. It’s supposed to rain again tomorrow. I’m not gonna like, I’m sick of the wet stuff. I need some sunshine.

weekend stuffs

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Ugh. So Rader’s last soccer tournament for the season is this weekend. Naturally he has a game that starts at 8:30 A–FREAKING–M. Seriously? I mean, c’mon guys… somebody really hates me.

But I’ll survive. Somehow. (caffeine and sweatshirts)

There will be some more yard stuff to be done this weekend, because next weekend we will be at the tower house on the lake having a great time with good friends.

Last night was the first really cold night, and I woke this morning sandwiched between a vice grip of animals. Trin and Ruby were pressed against my legs and Bobcat Greyskull was purring on my shoulder. I couldn’t move…mainly because I didn’t want to. But then my arm started to fall asleep and I had to interrupt their peaceful slumber. Not really. I moved, they didn’t.

Have a great weekend y’all.

wine, cheese, football and FIRE!

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We started the weekend off at a Wine and Cheese function at Greg Thompson Fine Art on Friday. It was a lot of fun and the art was fantastic. (There was a painting that actually cost more than the first house I bought…)

Don’t we look great? Why yes, yes we do.

Then Saturday, we jumped out of bed and immediately set things on fire.

 

Ruby couldn’t get close enough to the fire. She seriously would have laid down on the burning coals if we had let her. That doggy loves herself some heat. Trin Trin was a little smarter and kept her distance.

The Razorbacks won their game against SC, Ole Miss lost again, and in the battle for first place, LSU beat Alabama. Now,  I did NOT root for Alabama, I rooted against LSU (because I can’t find it in my heart to ever root for LSU unless they are playing those damn gators.) Even though I hate that LSU won, it’s actually better for the Hogs…

Sunday we hit the ground burning again, except we added some John Deere time to the mix. I also did a lot of sawing.

We’ll probably do another burning before the year is out, but I think this was our last date with John Deere for 2011. Thanks for the lawnmance, JD. It’s been great.

another Friday, another smile.

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I saw this today and it made me LOL. My parenting theory has been if I’m going to pay for their therapy anyway, I should make sure they have something to talk about…

So yesterday was a good day, even though I had one stressful event that sent my adrenaline into overdrive. Last night, after I bought all the things in Target, I came home, put my music on shuffle, grabbed a beverage of the adult variety and took a STEAMING HOT bath.

Ahhhh.

I need a bath pillow and a bath tray that will hold my book for me, and then my sanctuary will be perfect. Okay, that’s not true, my sanctuary will be perfect when I have those things plus this:

While my music was shuffling along, a song came on that I had forgotten how much I love.
STUTTERING (Kiss Me Again) by Ben’s Brother. Enjoy…

Happy Friday, Bitches!

insert witty title

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who needs a title anyway?

This was a great, laid-back weekend. I did laundry, hung out with friends, the Razorbacks won, my son played a helluva soccer game and the coffee fairy showed up every morning!

Let me tell ya, everyone should get a coffee fairy. That guy rocks.

I didn’t take many pics this weekend (must have been off my game) but I did manage to capture quite a phenomenon in pixels.

All animals love clean clothes.

The moment I folded this pair of shorts, Bobcat Greyskull decided to take a break from wreaking havoc and being generally evil…to sleep on the clean clothing.

Notice where Trinity starts out…on a pillow away from the clothing. Then I fold some shirts and place them away from her and turn my back to find…

She has moved to the clean clothes side. So I scoot them out of the way…

and it appears she’s decided to “show me.” Ruby also enjoyed a pile of clean towels. I love having help with the laundry, don’t you?

knock knock

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You wanna know why you’re knocking on my door? Because I HAVE A DOOR THAT WILL CLOSE AND ALSO HAS A DOORKNOB!

See that red sock? Yeah, that was my “doorknob.” And my door opened into my room (my tiny, tiny room) and took up space. I swear, when my door was shut, it looked like the Dorm Room of the Perpetually Lucky. Now, thanks to Tim the Tool Man El Jefe de la herramienta del hombre, my door swings out and has an actual knob. (so in the future, if there’s a sock hanging from the doorknob, don’t come in…) Also that mirror? IT’S HANGING NOW. Like on the wall.

I rearranged my room and Rader’s this weekend, trying to make better use of the space. During my frenzied cleaning, I found a Barbie Tiara (what? doesn’t everyone have a Barbie Tiara just lying around their house?) Naturally, I wore it while I cleaned.

You can see in this pic that my bed used to be located on the wall next to the door. Now it’s on the far wall and wow do I have a ton more room. I had to move my desk out to make that happen…but I’m glad I did.

And for your moment of Ruby, as I was pulling my sheets out of the dryer, I turned around to find this:

I’m not the only one who loves warm, clean sheets I guess.

Hope your weekend was a good one. I certainly can’t complain…

what a weekend

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We didn’t do a ton, but we had a ton of fun. My weekend in pictures:

El Jefe and I took a little drive to the Hot Air Balloon Festival where we got a giant helping of redneck and a tiny taste of hot air balloons. We ended the evening at my favorite local German Restaurant.

 Notice the butt-to-butt placement of Black Dog/White cat Dog. These two adore each other in reality, but when they have an audience, they totally ignore each other.

 El Jefe and I took turns dating John Deere….

 
We had a very disappointing College Game Day. Ruby couldn’t even be bothered to wake up and cheer. El Jefe and I tried to root our teams to victory, when that didn’t happen, we took comfort in cheese dip and Dude.

Dude Vodka. It’s Mountain Dew inspired. And when you mix it with Diet Mountain Dew, you are in for a treat. And possibly a hangover.

Hope your weekend was as awesome as mine.

pucker up (an encore)

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I’m reposting a blog from last year, that I rediscovered this morning thanks to someone digging around in my archives again. I’m always curious to see what they’re reading, so I click the links…and I’m so glad I did, because this blog is very informational. I foresee a lot of “exercising” this weekend. I can’t wait for the Hot Air Balloon festival! I’ll have pics next week. Ya’ll have a great weekend!

 1. Those who kiss their partner goodbye each morning live five years longer than those who don’t.

2. Kissing is great for self-esteem. It makes you feel appreciated and helps your state of mind.

3. Kissing burns calories, 2-3 calories a minute and can double your metabolic rate. Research claims that three passionate kisses a day (at least lasting 20 seconds each) will cause you to lose an entire extra pound! It’s time to start that kissing diet!

4. Kissing is a known stress-reliever. Passionate kissing relieves tension, reduces negative energy and produces a sense of well being, lowering your cortisol ‘stress’ hormone.

5. Kissing uses 30 facial muscles and it helps keep the facial muscles tight, preventing baggy cheeks! The tension in the muscles caused by a passionate kiss helps smooth the skin and increases the circulation.

6. Kissing is good for the heart, as it creates an adrenaline which causes your heart to pump more blood around your body.

7. Frequent kissing has scientifically been proven to stabilize cardiovascular activity, decrease blood pressure and cholesterol. Those who kiss quite frequently are less likely to suffer from stomach, bladder and blood infections.

8. During a kiss, natural antibiotics are secreted in the saliva. Also, the saliva contains a type of anesthetic that helps relieve pain.

9. Kissing reduces anxiety and stops the ‘noise’ in your mind. It increases the levels of oxytocin, an extremely calming hormone that produces a feeling of peace.
 
10. The endorphins produced by kissing are 200 times more powerful than morphine.

Don’t forget to pucker up!

yeah yeah. sorry ’bout that

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Sorry I forgot to blog yesterday. I was too busy being awesome to get around to it.

I know I have at least ONE regular reader who is sad about that. Not sad that I’m awesome, but sad I was too busy to share it.

Good news is, I’m here now.

I AM TAKING FRIDAY OFF AND IT IS MARGARITA THURSDAY! YAY! It does not suck to be me today. (or ever. Let’s face it. ^ see the part about awesome.)

Here’s my latest cool cat pic. The cool side of the pillow wishes it was Clementine.

Who’s the cat that won’t cop out, when there’s danger all about? Shaft? No. Clementine, right on.
Source: None via Mel on Pinterest

Y’all have a great weekend. I hope to have more awesome for you next week!