Dear Santa:

Dear Santa,

I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor, sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground.

I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my daughter's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the
laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.


Here are my Christmas wishes:

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze; but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my
children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely.

It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my daughter saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think she wants her crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold.

Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always, MOM...!

P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.

Happy F*ckin Holidays from the Mount Washington Hotel

We spent this past weekend up at the Mt Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods NH with my mom & her Dick. Well, we were supposed to go up on Friday but the snow prevented us from going. We probably could have made the journey, but it would have taken twice as long and we figured why stress out just to spend time with my family. :0



The hotel is grand and beautiful. Here Blixx & Cass take a little walk to cool off. The heat in the hotel is cranked to old people levels so it's a sauna all the time. Even the sub-zero cold felt good for a little while.


The weather was less than ideal for picture taking, but that's Mt Washington in the distance. You can see the cog railway, but not the summit. In the foreground you can see their heated outdoor pool. We had wanted to sneak in there, but with the trip cut short we couldn't find the time.



While we unpacked all of the family Christmas presents, Cass had some fun climbing on some antique toys in front of one of the many beautiful Christmas trees the hotel had set up throughout the lobby area. We unwrapped gifts in front of the fireplace - it was quaint and charming. It's a shame that once again Blixx and I didn't get much sleep because Cass kept us up all night.


Santa was making the rounds of the hotel and stopped to see what my little on would like for Christmas. Apparently, she really wants 'princess toys.'

We asked Cass if she wanted to ride on Rudolf....and she very sternly explained to us that it wasn't Rudolf because it didn't have a red nose. Toddler logic is nothing to skoff at! So she rode on Cupid instead.

Last but not least, here's a picture of Cass enjoying the hospitality in the main dining room of the hotel. We were prepared with several toys to amuse her and ordered up some Mac & Cheese for her enjoyment...turns out that being up at 7am with no nap in the car then running after Grammy in the HUGE hotel took a great deal out of her!!! She was eating a dinner role quietly then all of a sudden just rested her head on the table and checked out. She was there all while we ate soup...by the salad course she'd started to fall off chair so Blixx grabbed her up. She woke again for the dessert but didn't even eat her icecream....instead she wanted to go out and dance! So, at the 4 star restaurant she pretty much ate nothing but bread and water all weekend. Me...I'm wearing elastic waist pants for the next few days.

Wish List

Speaking of the toys Santa is going to be bringing, Cassidy has a Wish List on Amazon.

Thank You

I am most thankful that I have a happy and healthy daughter who is super smart and polite and (generally) a joy to be around. I am thankful for my husband who works so hard to support our family. I am thankful that all of my basic needs are met - roof over my head and three squares a day.

I am thankful to all of my Mommie friends who help me stay sane by commiserating and consoling. I am thankful to have so many people I consider family, despite a lack of blood relation. I am thankful to have a wonderfully diverse group of friends who I can count on for sarcasm or assistance...Most of the time both.

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I've decided that we have too much stuff. I mean, I'm thankful for all of the wonderful crap that we've accumulated over the years but it's time to purge the closets, corners and basement. I'm bringing 3 bags of clothes and baby toys to Salvation Army today and I urge you all to do the same.
Take a look around and think long and hard on what you can and can't live without. I'm going to commit to bringing at least one bag of unused items to a charitable donation once a week. It won't take much work but I'll feel good about helping others and it will create some much needed space in my house. I'm actually going to have Cassidy go through some of her toys and pick some out that she wants to pass along to little people who don't have any toys at all. I'm not sure she'll get it this year but I'm hoping to make it a tradition. I mean, we gotta make space for all the new toys that Santa will be bringing, right?

"Honey, lately your low self-esteem is just good common sense." - Spanglish

Wells State Park in Fall

Last Sunday Cass and I went for a long walk at Wells State Park, as we were in the area for a birthday party and it was once again a warm and beautiful day. We were able to get very close to a beaver lodge, as well as warming ourselves like lizards on the rocks near the pond.



As I mentioned, we had a birthday party in the afternoon which seemed to throw Cass right over the edge. Too muc fresh air - too much cake and cookies - I left when she completely melted down & she didn't make it far down the road before she crashed out. She was however very clear on the topic of keeping her party hat on. Very clear.

Purgatory Chasm

It was unseasonably warm out last weekend, so the family went for a walk at Purgatory Chasm. Cassidy had a wonderful time climbing the rocks, and suprised her Daddy by insisting on checking out the Devil's Corncrib, as well as some of the caves.

Ho Ho Ho

It seems early, but my favorite children's bookstore had Santa come to visit. She was skittish at first, but soon warmed up to the jolly man. Strangely, Santa's voice sounded an aweful lot like one of the owners, whom Cass adores.

Halloween

Cassidy had a variety of costumes this year, and plenty of opportunities to use them as her social calendar was definately filled. We had parties, playgroups, events...

Oh and the candy. It's close to bedtime on Halloween itself right now, and my daughter has chocolate all over her mouth and is jumping up and down in glee for no particular reason.

It's going to be a long night.

As a bee, she'd run around in circles yelling BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ at the top of her lungs
We went to a party at our favorite bookstore/cafe as a princess, with her big princess friend V
At the Great Pumpkin Nights at the Ecotarium, she was a Pat's fan (since we had to hurry up & have fun to go home & watch the game). I told Blixx that she looked like she was going to rob a bank
My beautiful little pink princess was the belle of the ball

George Carlin's take on Katrina

George Carlin on Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

"Been sitting here with my ass in a wad, wanting to speak out about the
bullshit going on in New Orleans. For the people of New Orleans...First
we would like to say, Sorry for your loss. With that said, Let's go
through a few hurricane rules:

First of all it was a hurricane, NOT an earthquake. WE KNEW IT WAS
COMING.

#1. A mandatory evacuation means just that...Get the Fuck out!!!
Don't blame the Government after they tell you to go. If they hadn't said anything, I can see the argument. They said get out... if you didn't, it's your fault, not theirs. I don't want to hear this shit about how you couldn't. If you don't have a car, you have feet; you have a thumb; and there were buses that came and no one rode out.

#2. If there is an emergency and you plan not to evacuate, stock up on water and non-perishables (and rubber rafts). If you didn't do this, it's not the Government's fault you're starving and wet.

#2a. If you run out of food and water, find a store that has some. Remember, shoes, TV's, DVD's and CD's are not edible. Leave them alone!

#2b. If the local store has been looted of food or water, leave your neighbor's TV and stereo alone. (See #2a) They worked their ass off to get their stuff. Just because they were smart enough to leave during a mandatory evacuation and you were stupid enough to stay doesn't give you the right to take their shit...it's theirs, not yours.

#2c. If you're one of those assholes who subjected their children to this disaster by staying in New Orleans, putting what you wanted to do before their safety, then you need to be prosecuted for endangering their lives. If you are a person who stole non-edible items in front of your children then you should be prosecuted for contributing to the delinquency of minors. And if your child was hurt, became ill due to the conditions or died during this disaster, then your ass should be executed.

#3. If someone comes in to help you don't -ucking shoot at them and then complain no one is trying to help you!!! I'm not getting my ass shot to help save some stupid son of a bitch who didn't leave when he was told to.

#4. If you are in your house that is completely under water odds are your belongings are too far gone for anyone to want them so saying that is the reason for staying put is ridiculous. If someone does want them, let them have them and hopefully they'll die in the filth. Just leave! It's New Orleans, for Christ's sake - find a voodoo warrior and put a curse on them.

#5. My tax money should not pay to rebuild a 2 million dollar house, a sports stadium or a floating casino. Also, my tax money shouldn't go to rebuild a city that is under sea level. You wouldn't build your house on quicksand would you? You want to live below sea-level, do your country some good and join the Navy.

#6. Regardless of what the Poverty Pimps Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton want you to believe, The US Government didn't create the hurricane as a way to eradicate the black people of New Orleans and the Russians didn't do it as a way to destroy America. The US Government didn't cause global warming that caused the hurricane. For crying out loud, we've been coming out of an ice age for over a million years!!!

#7. The government isn't responsible for giving you anything. This is the land of the free and the home of the brave, but you gotta work for what you want. McDonalds and Wal-Mart are always hiring, get a damn job and stop spooning off the people who are actually working for a living.

#8. This situation was the fault of your state's power-hungry Governor (dumb bitch didn't want to admit she wasn't in control and hand things over to FEMA and National Guard) and your proud, but innately ignorant, Mayor. The year after he was elected Nagy took ALL the $4.5 Million in emergency funds allocated to assist New Orleans' residents in just this type disaster and used them to teach minority kids to play sports. So if you're up to your waist in muck and starving, ask a kid with a basketball for some assistance because he is the one that got all the money for just such an emergency.

Thank you for allowing me to rant."

Too Much Time

Baby Cage

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A young couple with a box of condoms proceeded to burn some rubber.

When they were finished, she discovered that there were only six condoms remaining in the box of 12, so she asked him, "What happened to the other five condoms?"

His nervous reply was, "Er, I masturbated with them."

Later, she then approached her male confidant friend, told him the story, and then asked him, "Have you ever done that?"

"Yeah, once or twice," he told her.

"You mean you’ve actually masturbated with a condom before?" she asked.

"Oh," he said, "I thought you were asking if I’d ever lied to my girlfriend."

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After Party Pictures These pictures make me sad that I never went farther than doodling in highlighter on my friends.

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Amusing Signs

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More Reasons why you should never trust your closest drinking buddies

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Thunder Thighs I'm feeling pretty good about my bathing suit figure right about now

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Priceless

Blixx's sister sent this to me

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
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OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
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SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.
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GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
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HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
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LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
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PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
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DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
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HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

My So Called Life

"There are so many different ways to be connected to people. There are the people you feel this unspoken connection to, even though there's not even a word for it. There's the people who you've known forever who know you in this way that other people can't because they've seen you change. They've let you change."

"Sometimes it seems like we're all living in some kind of prison, and the crime is how much we all hate ourselves. It's good to get really dressed up once in a while and admit the truth -- that when you really look closely, people are so strange and so complicated that they're actually beautiful. Possibly even me."

HBO is running re-runs of this series and I've been watching them as I work from home. What an amazingly insightful drama, not just about high school but about everything. About how people want us to be and how it is so easy to fit into that mold without a second thought, until it's too late and you cease to remember who you really are and what you're really supposed to be doing. It's about how you can be in a crowd of thousands and still feel alone.

Clearly I need to get out more as I'm seeking realization from a cancelled tween drama. I guess I get that high school feeling from all the other mom's I know - who I regularly rate myself against in an unbelievable degree of detail and much like high school, I come up short.

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Chynakatt
Birthday:	Sept 17
Birthplace:	Bridgeport CT
Current Location:	Worcester MA
Eye Color:	Grey
Hair Color:	Blonde currently
Height:	5'5''
Right Handed or Left Handed:	right
Your Heritage:	Mutt
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Teva Sandals
Your Weakness:	Just one?
Your Fears:	That my daughter will grow up to be just like me
Your Perfect Pizza:	BBQ Chicken or Greek
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	WTF
Thoughts First Waking Up:	Coffee.....
Your Best Physical Feature:	Gotta be the boobs
Your Bedtime:	After Midnight usually
Your Most Missed Memory:	how can you miss a memory? I mean, you really either have it or you don't.
Pepsi or Coke:	Diet Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King:	BK if I have to choose between the two, but Wendy's is #1
Single or Group Dates:	Group - usually involving toddlers
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Neither. Arizone Green Tea with honey or I brew my own
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Either....just hurry
Do you Smoke:	yep
Do you Swear:	yep
Do you Sing:	loudly in the car, softly to put my daughter to sleep
Do you Shower Daily:	most of the time
Have you Been in Love:	yes
Do you want to go to College:	Been there done that
Do you want to get Married:	Already there
Do you belive in yourself:	Yes
Do you get Motion Sickness:	nope
Do you think you are Attractive:	some days are better than others
Are you a Health Freak:	no
Do you get along with your Parents:	sometimes
Do you like Thunderstorms:	YES
Do you play an Instrument:	just the skin flute
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	duh
In the past month have you Smoked:	duh
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	duh
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	nope
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	Does it count if you are there without girlfriends to talk you into buying the cute whatever that you really don't need but have to have?
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	ya
In the past month have you been on Stage:	nope
In the past month have you been Dumped:	nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	nope
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	yes, well more borrowed long term
Ever been Drunk:	ya
Ever been called a Tease:	who me?
Ever been Beaten up:	ya
Ever Shoplifted:	ya
How do you want to Die:	in a blaze of glory
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:
What country would you most like to Visit:	ireland
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	deep brown
Favourite Hair Color:	deep brown
Short or Long Hair:	gotta go with long hair here
Height:	6'3'' or better
Weight:	don't ask me, I won't ask you
Best Clothing Style:	comfortable casual chic
Number of Drugs I have taken:	at once? can you repeat the question please
Number of CDs I own:	more like mp3's...over 5000
Number of Piercings:	ears multiple times but suprisingly that's it
Number of Tattoos:	2 and counting
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	5
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Stupid Quiz

You Are A: Bear Cub!

Bears are strong and independent creatures who roam in the forest in search of food. Bears are usually gentle, but anger one and be prepared for their full fury! You're tough, you won't back down from a fight, you have a bit of a temper -- classic attributes of a bear. Intelligent and resourceful, though lazy at times, you are a fascinating creature of the wild.

You were almost a: Duck or a Monkey
You are least like a: Groundhog or a ChipmunkWhat Cute Animal Are You?

Pee Pee & other news

CASSIDY WENT PEE PEE ON THE POTTY!!! Yep, my litte girl has made it to the potty. It's not an every day thing, hell not an all the time thing either. But every night before bed or bath she gets naked time and sure enough she went in her potty. Funny thing is that it hasn't happened when I'm in the room with her. I need to leave her alone a minute or two and she does just fine. I had no idea the being pee shy was genetic, but I guess she gets it from her father.

My birthday was lovely. I didn't change a single diaper, Cass decorated my birthday card and I ate like no tomorrow. After a yummy omlet breakfast my Mom & her Dick came up and took us out to lunch. I was bummed that Outback didn't open until 3pm, but we went to a local joint that made a darn good chicken piccata. Then we headed to Grip's to meet his family, as well as Rox and her clan to celebrate V's 6th birthday. Man, there were a lot of little ones rolling around screeching. I was exhausted just watching them in the dress up parade! There was a big thunderstorm/torential rain storm that I appreciated. Cass was so tired taking her out of the car that she didn't even wake up in the downpour! Grips came over later on and I drank a tad too much wine then passed out. Blixx had wanted to take me to a hotel or something to celebrate the big 35, but Mother Nature cursed me so it wa a no go. I have taken a rain check to be sure. Sunday we didn't leave the house, other than to take a walk around the neighborhood before the game. It was a nice lazy day. I even managed to finish reading Angels & Demons, which I liked more than the DaVinci Code.

As for gifts, Blixx got me a windproof lighter for kayaking, as well as a new drybag and a super soaker towel. He also did a photobooth picture with Cass that was sweet and was an all around nice guy all day. Woo Hoo! Tempest sent me the most beautiful dragonfly earings that I LOVE LOVE LOVE. My mom bought me the new kayak, as well as some yummy new satin pajamas. I'm heading to Bath & Bodyworks this weekend to pick myself up some Sandlewood Rose bath as my gift to myself.

Speaking of this weekend, Blixx (as well as Grips, Toad & Birdgirl)is once again participating in the Greenway Challenge. He's kayaking 4 miles. To put that in perspective, when we ladies went kayaking in the Berkshires, that was about 2 miles and we certainly weren't in a race! I'm a driver, making sure that the guys and the kayak are where they are supposed to be. So tomorrow night there's a pasta dinner for everyone that Toad & Blixx can't attend (working late) so I'm going with Grips and Preacher, who is our teams other driver. Of course I'm only going if Cass is allowed to go with me, unless I get Teacher to watch the kid. We'll see on that one.

Then Saturday morning we're dropping off the kayak, meeting at the starting line and the race begins. At the end of the race there's a big BBQ with a band that should be fun too. It'll be fun but it's a long day for Cass in the car so it should be interesting to see how she does. Sunday we're going to Kidsfest at Wachusett Mountain with Grips & family. Then I imagine we'll be back at the house right around 4:15 to see the Patriots play the Steelers. Let's hope special teams has it's head out of it's ass and the defence made the plane or it's gunna be another disappointing game.

I've been working from home for the radio station, doing research and lead generation. It's not hard, but I find it difficult to manage being Mom, wife, cleaninglady and also work. Hehehe. Something always suffers. You want clean laundry, well then we order out for dinner. Want a hot meal, then there's no clean dishes to eat it off of. Hehe.

Catching up with Kayak Girl

Ladies Camping at October Mountain

I have returned from the woods unscathed!

This weekend I went camping at October Mountain State Forest with Blixx's sister Rox, Birdgirl, Callista & Bunniguru and had an awesome time! Setting up and breaking down camp was easier than I expected & there was no tension or bitchiness at all.

We ate like pigs! Rox made unbelievable lamb kabobs with fresh marinated veggies for Friday night dinner, served with italian rice balls that were out of this world. Callista & Bunniguru arrived Saturday morning and brought with them yummy pumpkin bread for breakfast. We then spend the day on Goose Pond kayaking. We got out and briefly hiked the Appalachian Trail to spend some time basking in the sun on the rocky shoreline. When we returned to camp, Birdgirl made her patented venison chili and we made nachos on the fire that were unbelievable. I can't believe we haven't done that before cuz it was so easy and delicious, but we'll definately do it again. There were chocolate cupcakes with heathbar topping, coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate, chocolate covered rasberry jellies...sensing a theme here?! Sunday breakfast was turkey sausages, bacon & blueberry/banana pancakes. I don't think I'm going to have to eat again for a long time.



So what else have I been up to? Hmmm we've spent a lot of weekend time painting Grip's house, but we've also gone kayaking a couple of times. I even got myself a kayak that I LOVE. We went on the Concord River & did lunch at the Minuteman Natonal Park, then continued up to the Great Meadow Wildlife Refuge.

Turtles

There were turtles everywhere, it started to rain on us in the sunshine...it was a great trip too. The girls were both really well behaved & everyone was pretty relaxed. I also did a day paddle with Cass, Blixx & Toad at Whitehall that was lovely.

My New Boat on the Concord River

Freak Rainstorm cooled us off Cassidy didn't mind the rain a bit.

Blixx made me go see a doctor since I haven't in 2 years and he wants to breed with me. I was told that I had high blood pressure so went back for a couple additional tests. I was pretty upset & stressed about this, but it turns out that I'm still borderline but if I eat less salt and get up off my ass some more I'll be fine. I got a membership to the Y so I think I'm going to set the appt for this week to check it out. I hear they have great childcare too so that's a bonus.

Speaking of doctors, Blixx has been tired all the time lately. Granted, he has to get up at the ass end of early for work a couple days a week and we do tend to stay up pretty late every night. But he's been wandering off to take naps lately or he just can't bring himself to DO anything. I really think there's something going on there because he's just so out of it most of the time it's cramping my style. Not only are there plenty of things to do around the house, but thrice now I've forbidden Grips to come over, made mention that I'm interested in spending QT....and he falls asleep. For a man to be too tired to do it...something is wrong & I'm worried about him. Really worried.

I'm working freelance for the radio station doing some market research. It's tedious spreadsheet creation work but it's work so I'll take it. Trying to work from home on it has proven to be quite the challenge...and my house is a disaster to prove it. I worked my ass off yesterday and yet I didn't cook a big dinner and I didn't put my camping gear back. I definately need to find a balance. They want 1500 leads by the end of the week. After one day I have only 175. I could be screwed here but we'll see what I can get to.

My 35th birthday is coming up on Saturday & I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm pretty sure that it's just another day but....I'm a girl so there's more to it than that. Blixx wanted to have Grips & Red watch Cass for the night while we go away, but I fear that Mother Nature has other plans for that weekend. I don't want to waste a hotel room on...well....I wanna definately get laid. There, I said it. He hasn't asked me what I want or anything so it'll be a crap shoot what I get for a gift. I'm interested to see what he pulls out of his ass. V's birthday is Wednesday so her party is Saturday. I think I'll invite my mom over to their place too, or she'll come up earlier in the day. Whatever. I just don't know what I want to do. Last year we took Cass to the Children's Museaum....maybe we'll go again this Friday (when it's cheap)or just out for icecream. That's it - Mom can take me out to icecream. I had wanted to have a party & invite all my friends. Maybe next year.

Serenity

I really haven't been this excited to see a movie in a while. Woohoo Joss Whedon!!!

Serenity Screening - Early Reviews

FireFlyFans.net

Serenity: The Official Movie Website

Serenity Review

Firefly Theme Song Lyrics

Main Title Theme Written by: Joss Whedon
Performed by: Sonny Rhodes

Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me
Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me
There's no place I can be
Since I found Serenity
But you can't take the sky from me...

Sci-Fi is re running the series Firefly on Friday nights before Stargate & Battlestar. I am having so much fun watching it over again. As with Joss's other works, it pays to watch it again to get all the little details, whitty comments and sarcastic humor. I highly suggest to you all that you check your local listings. C'mon...it's a space western!

Workin Girl

Greetings all!
I'm writing this from the radio station so anyone out there who wanted to log on to IM and chat please by all means do so. BORED!!
Been a while since I posted. It's almost fall. It's strange how time travels by. I spend too much time thinking that life is passing me by but then I realize that I'm traveling right there with it. Hmmmm more coffee before philosophy.

Google Earth

For those about to poop we salute you. (Blixx 8/19/05)



For those of you blessed with a decent speed internet connection, I advise you to check out Google Earth. It requires a download but it's totally worth it. You can zoom around the country & get satelite pictures. Check out the Grand Canyon - you can zoom down the Colorodo River. Wicked cool.

How to get out of a speeding ticket

Ok, so I'm easily amused...

A driver is pulled over by a police man.
Man: Is there a problem Officer?
Officer: Sir, you were speeding.
Man: Oh I see.
Officer: Can I see your licence please?
Man: I'd give it to you but I don't have one.
Officer: Don't have one?
Man: Lost it four times for drunk driving.
Officer: I see, can I see your vehicle registration papers please?
Man: I can't do that.
Officer: Why not?
Man: I stole this car.
Officer: Stole it?
Man: Yes, and I killed and raped the owner.
Officer: You what?
Man: She's in the trunk if you want to see.

The Officer looks at the man and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within minutes five police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.

Officer #2: Sir, could you step out of your vehicle please! The man steps out of his vehicle.
Man: Is there a problem sir?
Officer #2: One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner.
Man: Murdered the owner?
Officer #2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car please.

The man opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an empty trunk.

Officer #2: Is this your car sir?
Man: Yes, here are the registration papers.

The officer is quite stunned.

Officer #2: One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving licence.

The man digs in his pocket revealing a wallet and hands it to the officer. The officer opens the wallet and examines the licence. He looks quite puzzled.

Officer #2: Thank you sir, one of my officers told me you didn't have a license, stole this car, raped and murdered the owner.
Man: Bet you the lying bastard told you I was speeding, too.

Dirty Monkey

As you can see from the picture, Cassidy LOVES to get dirty. We'd been in the pool over at V's house and then V decided to dress her up in some of her own old clothes. Cass looked adorable in the too big dress for about 5 minutes, then went back to investigate the mud puddle. She was left alone for only moments when I hear her Auntie Kiss say "Oh Cass....oh no!" She was happy to show us around the mess she made and was quite proud of herself, as she should be.
Later the girls helped paint the house....I think there's still some green paint in her hair!

Radio Station Babble

Too much time on my hands. I'm at the radio station again today & it's slower than ever. God I would love to work here full-time!
Let's see - we went to Six Flags on Wednesday and had fun, despite the heat & thunderstorms. Tempest & Purge met us there but left before we did because they closed most attractions due to weather. They did eventually reopen the coasters but by then most folks had left the park - no lines no waiting! Grips & I rode Flashback (I went twice), Mr Six Pandemonium, Batman (twice) & Mind Eraser (twice!). It was awesome. I love rides like that and it was so relaxing & just flat out fun!
Blixx spent a few days in Quebec on a job that got him rock climbing, zip lining a gorge & canoeing remote Canadian lakes. The job was a pain in the ass but he got to do some great stuff and have some life experiences. Shame we couldn't have fun together, but such is the way of things lately. I'll post a couple pictures when I get home. He's working with the New England Patriots next week too! He has been super busy lately and in demand as far as his services are concerned. He's getting tired of these 9 day work weeks & travel, but its awesome that he's working so much. I hope he can take some time off in August so we can go away somewhere as a family.
Cass is talking up a storm and growing like a weed. We've done some more kayaking and she loves it. She's quite the little waterbug too. If I hold her under her belly she makes like she is going to swim! She has absolutely no fear of the water any more and LOVED the waterpark at 6 Flags. I was checking the map and apparently we didn't see even half the water attractions! I would love to get back there again this summer but we've got to arrange for Cass since there aren't a lot of rides she can go on since she's just shy of 36 inches tall. Next year will be better for her, but she did go on a roller coaster and LOVED it. My little danger baby.
This weekend we've got to head to Boston to hang with Blixx's family for his Mom's birthday, damn it. Won't be that bad but I can think of things I'd rather be doing. Worcester has it's own baseball team now & I can score free tickets so I think we'll go tomorrow night for fun. Not sure what's on tap for Sunday but I'm thinkin of hosting family dinner at my place again. Hmmm what to make? Perhaps BBQ.

Hmmmmm.....

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We got these pictures done for Cassidy's 2 year birthday but just now got around to scanning them. Damn, it's been busy lately. Cass & I took a lazy day today and hung out inside in our pj's until after lunch. We did manage to go out & play in the sprinkler for a little while this afternoon, but even then it was too darn hot to think.
Anyway here's the pics we had done at Sears. I think they came out pretty darn cute. But I'm biased.

The second night we were there was beautiful & clear. Blixx, Grips, Toad & Dougma went out for an evening paddle and came back with these beautiful pictures. The mist on the water was like a living breathing thing...
Or perhaps they were ghosts. Look over Blixx's head and try to tell me that doesn't look like a hand reaching for him!
I was so intrigued that I went out the last evening we were there and had what has to be the best paddling experience of my life. The mist was swirling everywhere, the sky was crystal clear, but dark because it was a new moon. It was the most peaceful and relaxing experience I'd had in a long while and could only have been better had Blixx been able to join me.
Grips and Dougma leaned back to relax and I snapped this one. It was so strange because you couldn't really see the mist right in front of you, but it was everywhere.

Damn computer...

There are more pictures but Blogger seems to be having a fit. Will try again later.

Blixx, Cass & I went on a beautiful canoe ride.
I snapped this shot of the sunset.The weather was perfect all weekend long, which is unheard of for us.
The red wagon was once again a huge hit. Each of us took the girls out for a spin around the camp ground at one point or another. V actually would take Cass out on her own and they got along fine. Cass really listens to her big girl best friend. They are adorable together.
On a nature walk with the girls, Cass decided she wanted to pull the wagon as V had done. She wasn't satisfied until Blixx sat down and she tried to pull him herself. She's opinionated, pig-headed...just like her mom!

Here's the camp site that Blixx built. The doppler was looking pretty ominious on Friday so we took no chances with the tarps. That's Toad sitting there enjoying a cold one. Funny, but each and every picture of him that any of us took shows him drinking a beer. Hmmmm.

July 4th Camping Pictures

We arrived at around 1pm on Friday...and by 6pm Birdgirl, Red and I had headed to the boats and off to explore Hopeville Pond. It was a wonderful and relaxing paddle, just what we ladies needed.

Alligator

Alligators in the sewers! Or rather a stream just a couple of miles away from our house. Wacky!

No rest for the wicked. As Grips attempted to relax, the girls had other ideas. No uncles were hurt in the making of this production. 

We beached and the kids HAD to go in the water, despite the less than beach weather. Blixx, being a litle kid himself, had to join them. Cass has no problem with the water at all and is a big fan of splashing. She already gets that if you kick your feet you can move yourself in the water, so I imagine she'll be swimming by the end of the summer. 

When we stopped for lunch, we lit a fire and relaxed for a while. The girls were chasing each other around & shreeking loudly. As you can tell from her face, Cass had a blast! 

It really was a beautiful day to paddle. Not too hot, not too cold. That's V on the left there...paddling her own boat all by herself. She really made huge strides! We're all very proud. 

On Father's Day we went kayaking in Sturbridge with Grips and family. Cassidy was PERFECT and had a blast. Here she's helping me to paddle.