My "Brother" Is Out!

I wanted a job to save for more of a down payment of a home when we move to So Cal. We're going to need huge down payments from here on out, with the markets the way they are. I've been looking for something to keep me busy and working while the kids are in school. I've been Mommy Trak'd...on the off ramp for a while. The market is killer. I'd be willing to for 1/2 of what I used to work for back in the day, just to get the feet wet. Well after over 50+ well written resumes I haven't received one single phone call. It was depressing. I shook it off. Hey, I could always eBay...right? I'm not sure that's what I really want to do these days. So, what is a creative girl to do? I'm choosing to BLOOM! I'm going back to business. I'm out of my slump. My creative stuff is flowing again and I'm going with one product! I've got it going and I'm going with it now! My "Brother" is out on the table waiting for me. First, I must visit Jo-Ann and get the basics!

So Excited!
XOXO
Christie

Favorite's Friday!

My Friday Favorites!

• My babies.
• Of course, my morning coffee.
• My Tivo'd Grey's Anatomy....worth the complete wait!
• Mocha snuggled next to me as I type.
• My sisters and girlfriends! You all know who you are!
• eBay...(even though I'm an educated woman, with a great looking resume...I am unable to get a job because I decided to stay at home with my kids. Soooo, therefore, there's a huge gap in my resume.)
• My sense of humor. (see above...lol)
• My husband and his great job. (see two above..lol)
• Snuggle fabric softener sheets. YUMMY YUMMY!

Happy Friday Friends!

Austen

If any one faculty of our nature may be called more wonderful than the rest, I do think it is memory. There seems something more speakingly incomprehensible in the powers, the failures, the inequalities of memory, than in any other of our intelligences. The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient; at others, so bewildered and so weak; and at others again, so tyrannic, so beyond control! We are, to be sure, a miracle every way; but our powers of recollecting and of forgetting do seem peculiarly past finding out.

JANE AUSTEN, Mansfield Park


Austen is to be read and cherished. It transcends to now. This is one of my quotes highlighted and noted. I love it.....
XOXO
Christie

Things I've Learned The Last Few Days...

I have learned a few things in the last couple of days.

• If one is to have their wisdom teeth removed, then it's better to have it done when you're in the teens. Being 38 and undergoing the procedure isn't such a great idea. My jaw is in the most excruciating pain these days. It's still not better. Ugh.
• My mouth hurts too bad to even talk today.
• Throwing a little diet ginger ale in smaller glass of wine takes away some calories and only counts as 1 point for my weight watchers point totals. LOL. Yep, 1 point.
• Having worked last in the year 1999, causes difficulty in getting back into the job market. I believe in the concept of having it all, but just not all at the same time. Now it's time to figure out the next part and having it. :)
• I don't "Want" to be near my family and best friends. I "NEED" to be near my family and best friends.
• Finally, my kids hear EVERYTHING.

The Pips...

Hmmmmm...Happy Friday.

Well, let me start by saying The Pips....I love The Pips. I love to sing The Pips part and not in a whisper, either! SO crank it friends. I love crooning with Gladys and the Pips. Making my Friday with Music today.

I finished Judy Blume's Summer Sisters. Yes .... Judy B. It surprised me. The connection, betrayals...love for the damaged. Couldn't put it down and I've had it in my shelves for a few years without even picking it up to read.

I'm cleaning today. Single Momming it up a storm lately. Once again, I bow down to the single moms doing it every single day.

Here's my Obama plug for the day...a repeat, because I love this one!


Love you guys...
Christie

Sunny and Puddle Jumping....

Does your music playlist or your iPod's mode played tell your mood? Join the club. I've been trying lately to stay in the sunny spots. I do have to skip through the puddles that the clouds bring, but at least I'm trying. I'm not doing the whole faking happy bit anymore. It makes life much easier. Those I love know how that goes. :)

The jaw is still in a state of chronic pain. Kids at school and errands have led to me not making it to the oral surgeon this week. Soooooo I will be there on Monday and hopefully we'll get this figured out soon.

Do you dream and it's as real as anything you do in your day? Crazy Crazy....Sweet and lovely though, at the same time. I'd love to be the one who woke up with the roses in my hands...:) Song 2... Sigh.

No, I'm not dumping any youtube's on you today. Lucky you guys. :)
Just a few pics of the lights of my life....
Next near she's in HS! She's my girl...

Wonder Twin Powers activate....form of Beach Babies...

Ok my loves...Be well and enjoy your weekend.
XOXO
Love,
Christie

The Jaw and Sarah Palin

Well I'm guessing the jaw is fractured from the surgery I had. I am not going to the ER. I'm just going to wait until Monday office clinic hours on Monday. We all know how the ER works, so I'll just wait until my oral surgeon tells me the corner is coming. Oh you know the corner that I'm supposed to be turning to feel better. The corner is no wear near. Anyhooo....

I know I'm on the whole Sarah Palin thing these days, but she boggles my mind. She is a great speaker, but she scares the hell out of me. So, I will be posting Sarah Stuff on here when I feel like it....read or not. I'm never political, but the time has come to avoid Bush 3!

Register To Vote.
XOXO
Christie

Matt Damon on Sarah Palin....click click click

I want to know if she's banned books or believed dinosaurs were here 4000 years ago too! She's going to have the nuclear codes. Matt Damon said it better than I. Let's talk about this and how someone running for the President of the US could either have such horrible judgement, or two be so far in bed with the far right zealots that he succumbed to this!

Courtesy of Jon Stewart!

This is just tooo classic and great to not post! Not only is it funny...it just completely hypocritical.

Vacation and Recovering

So were on vacation at a great beach and I can hear the waves crashing outside as I type. That's where I've been MIA. Before that, however, I had some oral surgery done. Get this my friends...I now have some serious nerve damage in my mouth! It's horrible. It's excruciating. I have no idea if it's going to recover, but I'm now into my my second week of recovery and the pain is as bad as the first day. There's no infection and that's wonderful. It's the nerve that my wisdom teeth were next to that seems to be the problem. Hell..it's all I can say.

I'm probably one of the most positive people you'll meet. Probably unrealistically positive living in my bubble sometimes. This pain just scares me. Here I am on a great vacation and I'm having a really rough time. I never thought I'd have something wrong with me that would affect my daily life...now I know what it's like. Health is something not to be taken for granted. I am staying hopeful that this is temporary.

I am off to put the bathing suit on and have one more cup of coffee. There's nothing that takes the edge off like watching my beach babies in those waves.
Love,
Christie
xoxoxo

I hope you like this little video of my kids. I'm taking lessons from my little one. I need to do more pics of the older princess. She just wasn't into getting her pic done during the 4th holiday! Ok, she was in to self portraiting....but no so much for the Mommy. It's funny because once I was done I was upset and couldn't go back and repost! Grrr.



I have my mouth surgery next Monday and then a much needed vacation! Woohoo! Oh...woohoo for the vacation not the surgery! :)

Thinking of you my friends...
xoxo
C

She was feeling a little creative!

What happens when my 9 year old daughter is bored, yet feeling a little creative. Oh an there's many more where this came from. XOXO..!

Old Babies Old

Once upon a time, before cell phones, iPods, Laptops, and emails...there was a college student trying to get an English paper written on a typewriter.

That, my friends, ages anyone who can remember that! My daughter laughed so hard an told me..."no wonder you have a few gray hairs Mommy!" Trust me my girl will be taking care of my hair ASAP! Here's what I figure. I'll just get more blond highlights put in so if a stray one pops through it will be completely unnoticeable!

Welcome to life with a 13 year old daughter! She's soooo me sometimes. LOL.
xoxo
Christie

Does your heart ever hurt so much that the pain just travels to the bottom of your throat an just settle? Yes...it happens to me, too. Throw in a pit in in the stomache and anxiousness, and you'll have my last few days. I'm so happy with so much in my life. I just wish I could figure out the 20% that makes me crazy sometimes. I know we all wish for that at some point.

I just finished a Danielle Steel book. It was a good easy read. Second Chance was a perfect escape for this lady. Maybe I'll be able to dive into one of the really good ones waiting for me in the nice stack next to my bed. :) Yes...book whore...I knew you'd remember.

Until next time my friends,
xoxo
Christie

My Teeth, A Reunion, and Teeth...Oh My!

I've been MIA due to the mouth issues. I'm feeling much better now, though! Woohoo!

Who knew my mouth would hurt so much from "tooth pain?" It should be considere tooth hell an torture. Yes, you know the whole backstory on the wisdom teeth issues...so I won't go into it anymore. Let me just say...Holy Crap. Ok..I'm done. :)

Now, to go to the 20th reunion or not to go? I'm curious..yes. It's just a little bit of a logistical issue. Hmmmm. Ok, I'm going to make a final decision super soon. I'm just not totally sure.

Finally...I just thought I'd share some pics from Mocha's birthday party. What...you don't have birthday parties for your dogs? I'm a push over. The kids totally talked me into this one an I said...why not? It was cute, though...and we had cake. :)







Talk to you soon....I'm going to bed.
xoxo
Christie

A LIttle Tag Fun!

TAG YOU ARE IT
If you opened it, you have to do it. Send it back to the person who sent it to
you and the rest of your friends!

Two names you go by:
1. Christie

2. Mommy

Two things you are wearing right now
1. Yoga pants

2. Yellow Tshirt

Two longest car rides:
1. San Diego to Dever! (through "God's Country" Utah..ugh)
2. San Diego to Quantico VA..major UGH...!

Two of your favorite things to do:
1. Spend time with Tom
2. Imagine being able to spend my time with my favorite friends back in Cali!

Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. To have the kids go play with their friends outside!
2. To finish writing "the" manuscript.



Three animals you have or have had:
1. Dog

2. Cat

3. many dead goldfish

Three people who will fill this out:
1. Lori

2. Melanie

3. Brandy


Three Things you ate today:
1. Coffee

2. 1/2 and 1/2

3. sweet n low


Two people you last talked to
1. Kelsey

2. Ava


Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. Ummmm Laundry
2. Pre-Op at hospital


Two favorite holidays:
1. Christmas

2. MY BIRTHDAY!


Favorite Drink:
1. Diet Coke
2. Wine

3. Coffee



You know what you are supposed to do and please do not spoil the fun.
Delete my answers and type in your answers.

Then send this to a whole bunch of people you know INCLUDING the person who
sent it to you.

Blisters From Mac N Cheese

What do you think happens when you decide to make your kids Mac N Cheese for lunch and then go to stir noodles only to have scalding water splash on your light cotton blouse you're wearing? Well as soon as you can grab your burn ointment...you'll have a nice little blister develop on your sensitive tummy skin.

How do I know this.....I have said little blisters on my tummy as I type.

I'm one little lucky duck, with all the smoothness of Marth Stewart..LOL.

Oh and I choose not to discuss the war tonight. The husband has totally fired me up tonight by telling me...keeper of the barackobama.com daily emails...that he is voting for...mmmmmmm I better not say who, but I'm pissed.

That's a topic for another day.

Until next time.
Go Barack....
xoxo
Christie

Iraq...Again...

The husband is leaving "again" for Iraq. Ugh. This time we're the lucky ones that get to endure 16 MONTHS of separation. I can't even believe it. Yes he is a marine and yes this is what they do, but OMG. Enough is enough already. If anyone has the audicity to say he should get out, just don't. It's not possible.

There's nothing to say except that this just sucks.

This is why I will be supporting Obama.

Sigh...And life goes on....

I'm soooo in the mood for some Van Morrison right now.

XOXO
Until we meet again...
Christie

Notes Notes and yes more Notes....

It seems I have notes all over the place. Sometimes I'll even find them in my purse. Some are notes, stories, jokes, or one liners from the kids. I love paper and pen. I don't do notes on the computer, because there's something about just unloading on paper when the mood hits me. I'm lucky that those manic times and a little darkness come through the fingers saying exactly what I'm feeling. Today is one of those days. The creative ones out there must know what I'm talking about. I love little journals, yellow note pads...or even the black and white composition books my 3rd grader uses.

Today is a day of notes. Notes are everywhere. I must be feeling today, don't you think? My iPod is playing some David Gray right now...and memories are flooding through the pen.. Hmmm... well right now through the keys. I know this doesn't make sense to you bloggies, but my Irish story telling is that of legends...in my own mind, at least. :)

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Have you ever been so tired that you don't know what to do with yourself. Falling asleep is not an option, because the kids are up and playing. I've had some diet coke and I just might go pour myself a cup of coffee. Ok..back coffee in hand. I haven't slept well in days and I guess I can say it's been anxiety. I had a doctor appt today that had to do with my mouth surgery I get to have in July. Lucky lucky me. I've just been worried about the pain and help when I'm done. I worry too much. I'm working on that.

Here's a tip for you my friends. If you're going to have wisdom teeth pulled ( i am plus a couple of molars they've moved into...) then don't look up the surgery on Youtube. Not a good idea. lol! I have to go under general anestesia and it's going to be a real surgery. My jaw is just not big enough for the teeth. Yes..bring on the jokes. My sister told me she knows for a fact I have a big mouth. LOL. The real problem is that I can barely open my mouth. Good news is that the scale showed the results of that. Wooohoooo. Hmmm. What else? Not much.

Ok friends just typing made me wake up a little. Happy Monday All...
XOXO
Christie