Heh.I've always wanted to use that.Mike Huckabee, a former governor from Arkansas with weight issues (he's dropped the equivalent of an 8th grader) who knows how to make fun of himself. Sound familiar? That's right it's like Clinton Redux without all the Democrat stuff. Huckabee is a Republican. I'm not playing sides here but I have decided in the past to look at many if not all the candidates in the coming year. What I love about Huckabee is his sense of humor. I've seen him on the late night circuit and he is not completely full of himself or afraid to poke some fun at his life and image. Just look at his Chuck Norris ads. CELINE DION! CELINE DION ended up being the winning song! C'mon!!! … [Read more...]
Overheards
SCENE: Hotel hallway early Friday morning.Me: (BIG YAWN) Oh! I'm so tired.... Mother: (In hotel hallway with H) Well you have every right to be?Me: Huh? Why? (I didn't cook dinner, I've stayed in a hotel all week without the kid)Mother: Well.... Me: (Badgering) What?! Why do I have a right to be tired? (H creeps down the hall a bit towards the elevator)Mother: Because it's that time of the month and...Me: MOM!!! Geez! That is not why I'm tired! GOD!! Augh! (Loud huffy sigh by me as I feel I'm 14 again)Mother: I'm just saying. Why else would you be tired?Me: (Resisting the urge to say, "because I've been out all hours of the night gettin' my drink, swerve and drug on..." just to get a rise out of her proving in fact that I am 14.) Because I've stayed up late each night this week and gotten … [Read more...]
Because Really? It’s Not About the Turkey
The parade is over. The turkey is done. All the leftovers have already been used to make late night snacks and the wine bottles are empty and in the recycling bins. Done. Thanksgiving is officially over. Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday with all its food and trimmings goes so quickly. The prep work, the arrival of guests, family photos and side conversations are all just moments that lead up to the big meal. This year dinner seemed to go by so fast. Before I knew it my plate was empty and my stomach was sufficiently stuffed. As I looked around the table I smiled and thought it really is all about family. That is why I love this holiday so much. I love the smiles, laughs and even the ultra competetive game of Spoons.The time I spent alone with H's grandmother making cream puffs was more … [Read more...]
Let the Festivities Begin
My forehead is bruised. The country music and Neil Diamond on the CD player is to blame.My ears have finally stopped bleeding. Neil Diamond again. More country music than I can stand in a week was filtered into my brain in under two hours.The GPS system on my father's truck is still in tact. I showed it some mercy.Our trip down south to my MIL's yesterday was uneventful. I valiantly decided not to destroy the GPS system when it repeated told us to make a U-turn for about fifty miles. I didn't feel rejected when my father decided to not listen to me and take my directions but instead use his GPS thingy. I hate those things. I hate having more noise in the car. The beeping. The fact that you trust yourself less and rely on a chip just irritates me. I will never own one. But we made it and I … [Read more...]
For Goodness Sake think of Alice Paul
Cross-posted from Moms Speak Up-Less than 100 years ago women fought for the right to vote. They fought long and hard battles staging protests and strikes in front of the White House. These women were the first people to protest in front of the White House ever. For women like Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, often described as militants, the decision to fight for the women’s right to vote was especially strong. These women endured prison time in the Occoquan Work House right here in Virginia only ten minutes from where I now live. They went on hunger strikes and the prison guards force fed them through tubes. Imprisoned three times Alice Paul would not back down. Nothing was more important to her than the women’s suffrage movement. Through her and other women’s actions, the demonstrations, … [Read more...]
It’s That Time Again
It is hard to believe that it was almost a year ago already that I was here. Oh yeah and that the holidays are upon us.In just a few short days we will be sitting down with our families enjoying their company and expanding our waistlines. I for one, cannot wait. This year is a first as well. My parents will be joining parts of H's family to enjoy the Thanksgiving fare together. T.D. will be in great demand. As the only child at this event she will be spoiled rotten. The attention overload will be a feast of its very own and all hers for the taking.I love this time of year better than any other aside from my birthday week I suppose. Because damn that is always a fun time. But is it just me or does Thanksgiving reek of tradition more than holidays? We always ate the same food and for the … [Read more...]
What am I Thinking? I’m thinking No. Not Yet.
I had a dream last night that I was in labor. Labor in some horribly old, mad-scientist looking type of a hospital. I was not supposed to be there. The walls were dripping wet with condensation and the floor was incredibly filthy. I was not going to have my baby there. I was also beyond huge. I could barely walk. When my water broke I looked at H all confused and said, "My leg is wet. Must be the dampness of this place." He looked at me like I was high on the smack. Then my legs gave out from under me. On the filthy, dirt-crusty floor I cried, "I cannot feel my legs! I am numb from the waist down and I haven't even had any drugs yet!" Anxiety? You could say that. I could blame it all on my brief glimpses of My Name is Earl last night or on one simple fact. I'm late. Like 10 days late. It's … [Read more...]
No DIY, no coupons, and no cute kid stories here
I can't talk about holiday goodness, turkey day recipes, DIY centerpieces, or getting the lead out. There are no coupons or giveaways today. I'm skipping GNO tonight because I feel the need to cocoon. The rain is like a weevil in my brain. It kept me up last night. It makes me want to curl up and keep my Little Women DVD on a constant loop. I also have a massive amount of stuff to get done. So in lieu of boring you with kooky stories about my dog time-traveling or how she swears she's produced such hit movies like Wild Hogs, which she claims was a big hit, I bring you this. Because really? Do you want to hear how ridiculously cute it was that T.D. told on the dog yesterday after the Lex got into some groceries? She did. It was cute. The evidence also spoke for itself. Enough said. Enjoy a … [Read more...]
A Typical $900 Sunday Afternoon
Our house was pretty quiet yesterday until just after my post-run shower. See, there was this leak in the tub. The faucet. It leaked. Non-stop. All day, everyday. I would walk by it in the morning and find that H had stuffed towels around it to stop the drip, drip, drip, drip sound that was apparently driving him mad. It was like weevils in the brain to him. He could not abide it. It kept him up at night. It drove him to distraction. Me? I never heard a thing. He casually mentioned to me over breakfast yesterday that he would be going to the hardware store to fix this leak. "A $5 or $10 job." he said. I agreed and off he went. Then as I was about to blow dry my hair I heard it. The first bit that would be a string of swear words. He was cussing out the pipes. I went back to diverting … [Read more...]
Sorry Toys, You are Under Arrest
I'm dreaming of a lead-free Christmas. Just like the ones I used to know. Where the kids aren't eating Aqua Dots.... Come on sing along everybody! It's real catchy! Maybe if we make up a little ditty about all the recalled products we can easily remember them right? Wait. That would be about a 56 hour song at this point.This blog blast topic could not have come along at a better time. Already our house is mired in catalogs selling various holiday wares to my kid and I. At the same time I can't get through an episode of 'Without a Trace' without a few stories about MORE toy recalls flashing at the bottom of the television screen. It is besides the point to say this makes me angry. Toxic glue? Lead paint? Toys coated in the same junk that goes into a date-rape drug? What is happening here? … [Read more...]