There are certain task you have to complete to get in this club.

1st: Get vomited on

2nd: pass out and sleep for a few hours wearing a tshirt with baby vomit on you.

3rd: Plan birthday parties

4th: go to other kid’s parties

5th: get crapped on by your baby

There are so many more that I can’t even mention.  But today I reached a new level.  I am selling those entertainment coupon books for Natty’s school.  She started school today and I’m already selling stuff.

I’m taking such pride in this too.  When I was little my family didn’t really sell this stuff outside of making other family members buy it.  I love that I can do this for her.  Being a mommy is wonderful.

Sometimes I get these spells where I am bored or going stir crazy.  After talking to my therapist today I discovered I needed a hobby.  I’ve always enjoyed making things but never had the motivation to do it because I feared ridicule.  I don’t fear that anymore.  I fear not being happy and complete.  Therefore, I will get a hobby.

I will be making soap.  I can’t wait to share my gifts and myself with others.  I won’t sell it or anything.  It will just be something that I give as gifts. Yay for hobbies!!!

Nike is trying to make shoestrings that tie themselves!!!   It’s based on Back To The Future 2.  How long before the shoe strings become self aware and strangle us all?

McFly\’s Closet

My life has been like one big to do list.  I had my friend’s shower and bachelorette party and then surgery (laparoscopic) and now it’s cruise time.

Thank goodness the busy season is almost over.  After the cruise I have my frien’ds wedding and then my sister will have her baby…maybe not in that order LOL

Thanks for all the good thoughts.  Here are my before and after surgery pics.  BTW, everything is alright. I just got monster cramps. :-/

Before

After

When there is a really bad storm they take the name out of the storm rotation.  Katrina’s name was of course taken out and replaced with Katia.  Katia is now a tropical storm in the Atlantic and it looks like it’s gonna be a doozy.  What are the odds it will enter the gulf?  It is that time of year so maybe.  Let’s hope not.

Btw, that is Katrina’s image, not Katia.

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One of the struggles I have as a parent is teaching my daughter to say she is sorry and meaning it.  It’s so difficult because I hear other parents tell their kids to “say you’re sorry” for whatever they have done.  The thing I notice is that they don’t tell them why they should be sorry.  Even if you give a quick example of why they should I don’t know if kids actually understand.

I try to make my daughter understand why she did whatever she did was wrong.  I see so many adults who have to apologize for things and it’s never sincere.  They either don’t care or understand how their actions or words hurt others.  Hopefully by teaching my young daughter about her actions she will grow into an adult who can admit when she is wrong and seek forgiveness.

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Stevie came to work with a cold and ever since then it’s been one big germ factory.  I got sick and then our promotions guy got sick.  How is it so easy to spread germs? I’ve been walking around squirting purell in my hands every 5 minutes so I don’t infect anyone else. BLAH GERMS!

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This morning I saw a big cockroach by my front door.  If you know me you know I am TERRIFIED of roaches.  I ran and got my cat Sprocket. I was told by my bff that girl cats are expert bug hunters. I put her to the test.

I just placed her near the roach and immediately she went to work.  I then ran and got the broom and she and I worked together to kill this roach.  She kept it cornered while I beat it.  It got up once and ran off and she caught it and brought it back to the corner.  I finally landed the death blow with the broom.

Roaches better watch out cuz Sprocket and I are unstoppable!!

I just read that beef in our state has been recalled because of e. coli. You can read the article here.

This sucks because it makes you feel like your food isn’t even safe to eat.  I know one thing, if I get the runs, I’m going straight to the emergency room.

I will have to have surgery coming up at the end of the month.  I may have endometriosis and it’s freaking me out.

I’ve never had surgery before and the thought terrifies me.

Here’s a pic of my ovary. Her name is Laverne