right now, it's slated to be the header for my blog sale site {which is still very much a work in progress because, quite frankly, i've been too lazy to photograph & list everything}. however...this may wind up being the header for a site where i may or may not peddle my hand-made goods. we'll see. … [Read more...]
letting off some steam.
May 7, 2010 by · 6 Comments
disclaimer: this is long & whiny. read at your own risk. you'll see the eff word. i don't care if you're offended. this is my pity party. not yours. neener, neener, neener!i woke up this morning & read the riot act to everyone who crossed my path - adam, the kids, the dog. the cats were spared {they were already outside}. it was just an overall bad morning. a bad morning that had been building for days. something is going on and it's just been bubbling up festering inside of me. my unpleasant demeanor as of late closely resembles the "me" that i was not long ago when i was working with my husband: stressed. tired. depressed {this is quite the possibly my problem, period}. adam's been short lately, too. more than likely, his snippy 'tude is due … [Read more...]
the aftermath.
November 13, 2009 by · 8 Comments
As I type this on my Crackberry, all I can hear is the hum of the generator and the screeching sound of sirens. The only news updates I get are by way of tweets that the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginian Pilot put out on Twitter. Oh, and from the phone calls I receive from my parents who live just south of Washington, DC. We are still without electricity. Its been this way for over 12 hours now. The electric company is hoping to restore power by 10pm on the 15th. Um, that's Sunday...today is only Friday (the 13th, too, no less).I can't complain too much...the generator has kept our refrigerator and deep freeze running, its allowed me to make coffee and its charging my cell phone. And, while it sucks that the yard is a mess and I can't use my hair dryer today or watch QVC, at least … [Read more...]
CAN YOU HEAR THAT?
April 28, 2009 by · 1 Comment
No, you can't? Well, of course you can't...it's called silence! Sweet, wonderful, amazing silence!The kids went to bed a couple hours ago. The hubs is, much to my dismay, passed out on the couch, but even he, too, is quiet. Well, I hope I just didn't jinx myself because he snores louder than a hibernating grizzly bear. (Just a side note, he had a "hard" day at work today...playing golf, drinking beer, eating tilapia for dinner...*cough*that's bullshit*cough*) Who knows where the cats are...hopefully they are sleeping, too, and not plotting against me (as usual) and coordinating a group effort to bring an even bigger animal into the house than last time.I love it when the house is quiet. Aside from the gentle hum of the dishwasher and the tapping of keys on the keyboard, the house is … [Read more...]
MOMMY, ARE YOU LISTENING?
March 25, 2009 by · 2 Comments
My son asked me that today as we were driving to his sister's school to pick her up. He was telling me a story about how one of his friend's hurt his feelings this morning in class. I was paying attention to the traffic in front of me and humming to a song that was on the radio. I was listening to him, but certainly my attention was not completely directed towards him.And he called me out.I'm not going to lie. I don't always pay attention to my children. It doesn't make me a bad mother...it makes me a smart mother. I've perfected the art of ignorning a whining, crying child in a shopping cart while trying to wheel $200 worth of groceries through a packed Wal-Mart on a Sunday afternoon. I've become a professional at ignoring the bickering that goes on at the kitchen table during the … [Read more...]
