Poop, Paxil, and Pageantry

Please people, no comments on the fancy linoleum that we have in our house. It's a rental already. Just pay attention to those heels. I love them. Hubba Hubba Hubba!!!! Oh and P.S. I think we will go remarkably unaffected by IKE, but those poor people down at the coast and good grief even in Louisiana. They are all in our prayers.

I just got these new heels and man o man they are hot. I need to take a picture and post them. I am now just looking for the occasion to wear them. Maybe tomorrow when I am getting al the laundry done and the kitchen mopped. Oh man, I could have worn them today at the grocery store. They are are HOT I tell you.

So, Ike is heading this way and has pretty much screwed us out of a camping trip this weekend. You know IKE is going to be a son of a bitch, I mean wasn't it IKE TURNER who beat the hell out of MS. TINA TURNER? I think there is a chance we may be camping at home. They are predicting 50 mph winds here in San Antonio and the possibility of no power for the weekend. What? You mean I will not have a TV to babysit my children. Well, shit. Of course Clint will probably have to work the entire time because apparently the railroad has a lot of shit to fix when a hurricane comes barreling through breaking crossings and other equipment. So, me the kids and no TV? OH SHIT!!!!! I AM FREAKING OUT!!!! I LOVE TV!!!

I am so bad about my blog now that I have a MYSPACE. What a naughty little imp. I woke up this morning with the most horrible pain in my back. I never have really had severe back pain before and this is really awful. It feels like someone shortened the muscles in my back and if I could just shorten myself, it would not hurt anymore. Clint says that is a pulled muscle. DAMMIT!!! We are into our second week of school here at home and the kids are just sucking in everything I throw at them I swear it is an amazing thing to see them learn things right in front of you. I enjoy when that sparkle of recognition passes through their eyes as they wrap their minds around new concepts. It really brings me so much joy. We are supposed to head out for a camping trip this weekend with the in-laws. Of course we are watching IKE with baited breath, completely unsure how it will affect our plans. (Did I use the right one there? Or is it effect? Shit I can not remember the rule.)

I had the most wonderful weekend. Clint and I did a little home organizing on Saturday and then a bunch of pool time. Then yesterday...nothing baby!!! I lounged in the pool, did some word finds and read. Home Organizing: We have zero pantry space. I need to see my food and I need it to be easily accessible and very well organized. We bought a cheapo pantry awhile back and had it in the garage. The problem with that is we live in Texas and the garage gets ridiculously hot so I decided to move it into the "eat in" kitchen area. Of course our eat in kitchen is so friggin' small, there was no way we were going to put a table and chairs there, so we originally had a little antique craftsman desk there. Out went the desk, in came the pantry. Then we decided we might need a few small bookcases to sit under the window for more storage. While at Lowes, we found these white cabinets. Well, white cabinets did not match the brown pantry so we then HAD to buy a new white pantry. So no...

I really should not have even opened this laptop. It has a tendency to suck me in. I have a shit ton of stuff I want to get done today. Attach flowers to Emily's curtain Put collector stuff on Emily's shelf Go to store Workout Swim with the kids Put away two weeks of laundry Finish school shopping for my niece and nephew Shop for an area rug for Emily's room Clean the kitchen 1, 2, 7 and 9 are done. I wonder what the chances are that I will actually complete the other stuff. I was chatting with Rhianna last night and she asked me if I knew what the kids were going to be for Halloween. Are you kidding me girl? She already has patterns and material. I hate her. So, I guess I need to add that to my list of stuff to do. I want to just order 5 mullet wigs and have the entire family dress up as some good old fashioned 1980s white trash. You know with the bubba teeth and all.

We have all survived the dreaded stomach virus. It looked Clint and Were going to come out completely unscathed, until early Saturday morning when I began to piss out my ass and vomit like there was no more tomorrow. Luckily, it did last only one day and I was able to enjoy Sunday with friends and family. We started off trying to remedy the cloudy mess we call a swimming pool. Of course being the white trash we are, that did not stop us from getting in and swimming. My friend Tara showed up just in time to not only wiggle Emily's loose tooth as she was heading into the pool, but give it a little tug and pull it out. So needless to say, we had to stop for a photo op. I mean this is only the second tooth so it is still exciting and new. The boys are showing no signs of loosing any teeth any time soon. While Tara and her new "not yet a boyfriend" Kenny were over, Clint grilled up some bacon wrapped scallops. OH MY FRIGGIN GOD!!!! They were so divine. He followed that up with...