Friday Friday...

Happy Friday! Can you believe we're springing forward this weekend?

I'm getting the trees trimmed and flower beds ready. Ok..well not me personally, but the gardener is doing it for me. I'll do all the planting and beautifying. LOL. I'm working on giving us the curb appeal to get us a little extra for the house. :)

Anyway...the girls are in rare form this morning. I'm working in deep breathing and the mantra "they're just kids..."

Happy Day my friends. Enjoy your day...look at the flowers....smile...remember that is good or it will get better. Grab a cup of coffee or get a diet coke. DO what Tiny A suggested...call a friend...laugh...read the paper. It will be ok....I promise.

Just a little something...

I was over reading one of the "oldies and original bloggin' babes" this morning. Mama Duck to those of us who love her was posting about lonliness. She's always beautiful and even her self portrait today is gorgeous. (so there.)

Anyway...I feel it, too. I'm not alone, but feeling it horribly. Here's a little Video that she suggested. I thought I'd post.

Always On Your Side...

Loving this video right now...

Things are flowing together here. Can you believe April is in a few days?
Where is time going? Just another month until another birthday! Woohoo...yeah right! LOL.

Always On Your Side
By Sheryl Crow
CodesAndLyrics.com

Monday Monday...

Aaaahhhhhh!

Deep Breath and a Wooohooo! Spring Break is over!!!!! The kids are back into school and I have my little sense of normalcy back to my day..lol. I loved hanging out with them. No, I really did..lol. :)

It's just that it rained mostly every day. Ava baby had a fever for 4 of the days. Princess K seemed to be getting very PMSy, oh and Sammy boy just seeemed to drive them crazy with his Star Wars stuff.

Let's see...Monday...coffee, MY music, and yes...my computer. Three kids, three computers, and one would think it that would be sufficient. Ugh!!! If the mommy wants to use the computer, then we must do a rotation and timer for the computers. Yes, it's come to that.

I'm going to enjoy some hip shaking of my music. It's doing it's job.

Love you guys...
xoxo
C

SAYS IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My New Toy....

No not that kind of toy! Ok Lizzie...Darlene...all of you..minds out of the gutter. LOL...even though that might not be a bad idea these days. Anyhoo..lol..this is the best thing I can recommend!
The Bissle 2X Heater Carpet Cleaner!


I've been the vacuum whore, remember. I have used them all. I would only use Stanly Steamer for the house. I'd pay $500ish twice a year and get the carpets cleaned, deoderized, and protected. Now, the old rule of thought is that these machines leave in soooo much soap in the carpets that traffic would pick up the dirt.
THIS ISN'T SO ANY MORE!!!!!

This amazing machine heats up very hot, you regulate the cleaner, and when you're done you can do a little rinse cycle with the turn of a knob. Now, I have traffic...3 kids, huge hubby feet and the dogs. My white carpet is not picking up any extra traffic dirt! AMAZING. The thing is there is a Scotch Guard spray you can hook up to it and protect the carpets yourself!!!!! Absolutely the most amazing product ever!!!!!!

So there you have it. Yes, I wish I had hardwoods throughout the house, so I wouldn't have to worry about this. However, since I have a house, obviously designed by a man with white carpet, this Bissle is worth every single penny spent on it!

That being said...Happy Friday Friends.
XOXO
Christie

Busy Busy Busy Me...

Things have been busy and happening.

Have you ever had a time in your life when you've needed a true friend? I mean the kind of friend that is there for you, regardless of anything. I do have a few of these. Yes, a few. I love them dearly...heart and soul.

The last month, it seems, I've been scattered. I've been living with an alcoholic and let me tell you...it has been hell. I'll wake up with my happy self, or fake happy self and be ok until 4:30ish. Then the knots come. I don't know what's coming home from work.

What to do? I have no idea. I'm getting gutts, though...and as someone told me to do...I think I've grown a set of balls..LOL. Ok, maybe I've just grown one. I feel a little more at peace taking my life back, though. Hmmm, I guess I have, even though I'm clueless about the future.

Dr. Calm was fabulous today, once again. He told me it's ok to not argue with a drunk. It's ok to live my life based on my own terms. We know these things, but it's just the way he describes it to me. Life will be ok.

So, my friends I've missed you all.

.....and life goes on.

Love and Kisses..
Christie

Baby It's Cold Outside....

The little Blooming Violets is thriving. I've been working it, like there were no tomorrow. It's all about the Passion! When you find others as passionate as you are....then you need to gravitate towards one another. I don't mean in the love sexy way, either.

Soooo hoping this is a Happy Sunday for you guys. The paper was empty. However, it's a Nashville paper. LOL...what can you expect. I just want to get into a good book, but I have laundry.

XOXO
Christie

St. Patty's For All....

Today is the day for the Irish! Everyone is Irish today! Are you crock pots going? Do you have the cabbage ready? Guiness in the fridge?

I wish you all could come over and partake in a really "festive" St. Patty's Day party. Enjoy whatever you do! I hope wherever you are the green is everywhere!
XOXO
Christie

GET THAT GREEN READY!

The weather is gorgeous! I'm looking out the window at a beautiful morning. The sky is blue and it's already 57 outside. My coffee is yummy and I'm looking for a dress for my sister's wedding online at Nordis (Nordstrom to all you Non Nordi shoppers..lol.) I'm online, because it's Nashville. We don't have one here.

Let's see...I only heard one disturbing word from my daughters' mouths this morning. Stripper.

"Ava stop dancing like that. You're dancing like a Stripper," screamed my 11 going on 20 daughter!

Stripper! Let me say it one more time...Stripper! Not a word used in this house. LOL! Holy Crap. Ava learned this little, I'll call it a Tush Push...from her friend at school. Imagine Beyonce. Get the picture? OH MY! She's cute and just dancing...then Ms. Princess mentions stripper.

"Mommy,what is a stripper," Ava eagerly asks. Yep...we had a stripper talk.

I'm afraid to type what I told her...lol..in case there are any ex strippers out there. Let's just say no self respect was mentioned. No..me go off on a tangent. LOL. Imagine that.

My girls know better than to hit me with the doozies (yes i typed doozie) before the coffee hits. :)

Ok...now...on to tomorrow!

Get your green ready babes. Get your corned beef at the market, a little cabbage....crock pots out, your drink of choice....and get ready for St. Patty's Day! Too bad you're not here. You could partake in Christie St. Patty's festivities. :)
XOXO
Christie

Lip Gloss and Jesse McCartney...

A conversation with Kelsey.

"Mommy, what are some of the things you can't live without?"

Hmmm.

"Mommy, I'm talking about makeup!"

Oooooh.....I thought"I'd say mascara...to open up my eyes."

"Oh mommy...you should really think about making it lip gloss. I can't live without all my lip gloss and glitter! I love all my gloss and face glitter."


Oh yes friends, it just happens overnight. One day they're watching Arthur and the next day it's all about glitter. Ok, I'm exaggerating, but you know what I mean. I even know Jesse McCartney's favorite color. Do you? Well, I'll help you..it's orange.

Nothing else really going on, except....EVERYTHING. LOL. I just wanted to post before I did the mommy taxi thing. The coffee is waiting....
Love you guys..
XOXO
Chrisite

BloomingViolets.com

Do any of you know people who want to grow a sales area with specialty gifts? You've all seen the products. You know it's my labor of love. I'm trying to get into some new markets. Head over to the Blooming Violets blog and read up on what I'm looking for.

Thanks friends.....
Christie

Me... Quirky? Ok maybe

• Yes I baked my phone! Yes, it worked! Just make sure that if you try it take the battery out (duh), put it on a cookie sheet, and leave it there for 3-5 hours! Just think of it like this. In AZ the inside of a car in summer gets to be hotter than that. I bet a phone would last in there..:)!
• I watched "Say Anything" this weekend. Love that movie.
• "Mommy what does Heaven look like (watching Star Wars?) Do you think I could bring my light sabres with me?" Doesn't get much better than that.
• My blog is for me.
• My music is for my mood.
• Yes...drunk again.
• And....life goes on....

XOXO

Christie

CHRISTIE-ISM OF THE DAY....

Don't laugh...but if you do, it's ok.

So, I dropped my cell in my Diet Coke on ice. Ok, laugh. Just wait, though. I take it into the bathroom and start the blowdryer. As you can tell, I wasn't a phone dropper virgen. LOL.

Well, it wasn't working. Hmmmm. Well, I go to the internet. OF course! There has to be an answer. I found it!

* Put the cell phone in the oven at 125 degrees for 5 hours. Then take it out and charge.

Well I'm trying it! LOL.

Ok...Laugh. I'll let you know!
XOXO
Christie
The Queen of Christie-isms. :)

Early Early Early...

(Added 8:30AM
Music according to Kelsey..
Jamie Foxx's video..."Oh Mommy Noooooo. I soooo don't like him. He's the boy Madonna! YUCK!!!!")

Aaaahhhh and to think I thought I was going to sleep last night.

WRONG!

The hubby is gone this weekend, so of course Ava baby is all excited that she'll get to sleep in bed with me. If you don't have a little girl..or you weren't one...you won't understand. So, about 11 she came down and told me it was time for me to get upstairs. LOL..well ok.

Sometime around 4ish Sammy boy came in. He wanted to "cuddle." LOL. I love them...I was just really tired.

So about 5:30 Reeses hears something outside so we have some serious barking. Then about 6ish Ava was freaking out because she couldn't find her crayons...she could only find Sam's.

So there I was. I dragged my ass out of bed. The babies all followed me down like ducks in a row. It went like this...Me, Ava, Mocha, Reeses, and then .....Sammy and his blanky. My largest duckling was still soundly tucked into bed.

I'm warming up with a little yummy coffee and feeling like it's going to be a wonderful relaxing day. I have no worries about having to walk on eggshells today. We're going to have rain and I love to hear the rain fall on Saturdays. I see a wonderful day ahead.

I know some of you friends wonder about peace and happiness. It's there waiting for you to grab onto it. This is what I've figured. I can live in all the past or trust the future. The future is an unknown, but there's hope and you can make it whatever you want. This my friends... I know to be true.

We get one life hunnies. Try to smile. Find some good music. Get a chick flick and laugh. If none of that works, do what I did a few days ago. Light a yummy candle. Then get a piece of paper and write down all the good things in your world. I have Dr. Calm for these fabulous ideas. :) Yes, there are negatives..but for now just focus on the good. Things might suck, you might not have any money, you might not have love, you might have trust....but you have friends. If you don't....email me and I'll point out positives.

My last few years have been a handful of crap. Not just things that "happened to me," but events that were made of my own doing. I've met some amazing "wise" "keep your pecker up" women...and let me say...without them I might be hopeless right now. I'm not. Life turns around. I'm here to say it does. Ok Ok...I'm on a little tangent, but I do have a point; If you take on your life...you can get it to be the way you want it to be. Don't settle for a quick fix. It will never ever...be ok.

Let me say this again....Quick Fixes...Feel good moments...Moments you would be ashamed for people to know about...not worth it.

Love you guys...
XOXO
Christie

Things that make you go HMMMMMMMMM!!!!!

Here are some things for things I've been wondering....

• PDA or Day planner? Day planner...I just can't get into using a PDA.
• What the first blog of your morning? StoppingTraffic and BethyGirl(She's first on my blogroll.)
• Do you need a new digital camera and if so, which one do you want? I totally need a new one! I just don't know what to get. I've been through 4 in the last 3 years!
• Laptop or Big computer? My Laptop...aka Sweet Tosh! She's so good to me. Never have a problem with her!
• Wireless or Wall mounted..lol? (i don't know what it's called) I have both, but really only use my wireless. How lucky are we that there are wireless computers now!?
• What CD is in your car player right now? When my girls allow me to listen to my own music and not Jesse McCartney or Kelly Clarkson (love her,) I have James Taylor going right now. He's in right this second..but I promise when we get in the car to go to school...it will change. :)
• Today, GMA, or Soledad on CNN? I love Soledad and mix it up with Katie!
• What are you wearing right now..? Caribbean Cruising and pink striped jammie bottoms
• What are you drinking? Christie Coffee!

I really don't have much else. I'm trying not to have a pity party. :) Sooooo, I'm keeping it light and fun my sweet bloggies. Oh come on answer .... I dare you!

XOXO

Christie

Oooooh Lizzie A Tease!!!!!!!

Yes, I guess I was a tease. :) Ok, so let's see what I have done today.

• I made a Blog for my BV site. BloomingViolets.com/blog! (I'm talented I know..lol)
• I have had some yummy yummy coffee.
• My list of things to do has been shortened by 3 items! Woohoo!
• Laundry is steadily going in the background.
• The kitchen is picked up very nicely. (Yes my sweet Lummin...fixed from someone's attempt last night..lol)
• Oh ...let's not forget I've posted a few comments in some blogs.
• Now I'm looking for a cool song for today.
• I do love Jackson Brown. LOL...they just don't have enough of his songs with videos.

Love and kisses babes...

Christie

Life goes on....

Can it already be Wednesday?!

Well I am still here, no worse for the where. You all know what I mean. I am sipping some famous Christie Coffee and listening to my daughter just talk and talk in the background. LOL. It's so cute. She is one beautiful girl. I can't believe how she's just blossoming. We are officially through the growing out of the bangs. I suggest you all start now with the little ones! Let me tell you this, if you you wait until they're a preteen it's hell! LOL.

She's up and we're watching "Jump Start" on VH1. I'm loving this video with DMC from Run DMC. It's about his adoption. I love it. It's beautiful.

Hmmmm... let's see what else is going on. :) Oh...I asked how many times can one watch Star Wars without completely losing it. Obviously...it's an endless number, because my boy is just all over it! LOL. My little "Jedi Master in training." I'm not sure if you guys remember how I made fun of all the Star Wars geeky men who would the light sabre choreographed dances. Ummmm I have one that just does the same thing. Ummm yeah. Seee....KARMA COMES BACK TO BITE YOU IN THE ASS!

Ava is dressing Mocha up and the dog is looking very nice in "HIS" little sundress. :)

It's true....

Life goes on.....

I'm just doing the best I can do. I am building my business. The site is looking great! Go take a peek and let me know what you think. I'd so appreciate it....

www.bloomingviolets.com

LOVE YOU,
XOXO
Christie

A bunch of nothing kind of Sunday...

Sunday...

First let me say...My sweet old friend and you know who you are..Say hi. Email if you feel like it.
xoxo

• Yet again another hung over morning (and not for me)
• Coffee was fabulous. My first bright spot.
• I was the best mommy in the world, according to my babies.
• The dogs went potty fast this morning...so it was fast. (good because it was cold.)
• I tried..but the Sunday paper was empty.
• My site is coming along.
• I totally planned a fabulous trip.
• I found great fabric today.
• My music was a nice distraction today.
• I am looking forward to everyone being in school tomorrow.
• The Academy Awards are being Tivo'd so I can skip through commercials.
• I have figured out so much last night and today. I feel like a ton of bricks have been lifted.
• Mmmmm and I made the best fajitas tonight!

XOXO

Christie

Can it only be 9AM?!

I do more before 11AM, than most people do the whole day!

• Woke up to, "Are you going to get up already, or what? I'm hungry." I think it was only 6:07 exactly.
• Licks on my face from baby Mochs.
• Took the dogs for a long walk to make sure they had poopies. Wouldn't want to upset the husband with an accident by Mocha.
• Made two different breakfasts...oatmeal for sam, and apples w/peanut butter for ava and me.
• Made and sipped coffee.
• Worked on my Blooming Violets website.
• Talked to my mom.
• Sipped more coffee...

Now it's 10:48

• The roof guy is here looking at a few tiles that need to be fixed.
• Kids are jumping on the furniture.
• Ava has dressed Mocha like a ballerina in a pink tutu...and now like a princess in a purple.
• Kelsey and Ava are fighting over the dog.
• I'm on second load of laundry.
• Ummm they're still fighting.
• Oh and let me add this. The hubby is upset with me because I said anything about the other night to him. He's giving me the silent treatment. I hate that more than anything you can imagine! F-er!

Happy Saturday...

xoxo

C

There's always a silver lining...

What a wonderful group of friends I have on here. So many things you all know that scares the hell out of me to share to people who see every single day.

You, my sweet bloggies, matter to me. :)
Love,
Christie

Happy Hump Wednesday...

My Hunnies...you all need a Dr. Calm. He did wonders for me today. Not only did he listen, but he got me in right away. I called him at 2:30 and he took me at 5:30. I had the kids and he didn't care if I took them with me. I only ended up bringing Princess A...but still he was fabulous.

Here is my new mantra..

"I'm sorry hunny I can't do this right now. I'm busy."

When asked what I'm busy doing, all I have to do is say is, "It doesn't matter. It doesn't have to be anything. I'm just busy."

I love that. He saw me with no makeup, tired, and frazzled. He didn't tell me he's going to give me happy medicine. He first suggested I put a block on my phone. LOL. (yeah like that would go over with Jan the mom.)

Another thing. I didn't make Kelsey go to school with Ashes on her forhead. LOL..a friend of mine told me I was being a "hardass bitch." Hmmm...Ok...LOL hard ass bitch and lent all in the same topic. Lovely. Hey, this is my life, though.

No sugar day #1...Fabulous. Ok, it's only 8:15, but I'm having a wonderful feeling about it.

Love you guys...
Christie