Poop, Paxil, and Pageantry

It's here. It's here. Today is Self Portrait Friday. Let me tell you about my friend. She is beautiful, both inside and out. She just purchased her own home at the young age of 21. She is partners with two other women in a Hair Salon. She has already started her IRA, she has life insurance, she is super kind to the people she loves and she is super funny. This is my friend Tara. Plus, she lets me take her photo first thing in the morning and she still looks adorable. Do you have friends? I bet you do. If you are lurking, don't be shy, leave a comment and play with us. A Military Mom Meritt (too damn pretty) MamaDuck StacyLee Amy Kel (pics from last SPF also) Erik Jana April Shah Cat Tiffiny Jen Jenna WarCryGirl Christie

Here is the new hair. Tara did such a great job. I am so lucky to have such a talented friend. Damn I look good.

That's right. We won!!!!!! We won by a whopping 29 votes to 9. Bwhahahahahahaha. I can feel the power already coursing through my veins.

Self Portrait Friday. To play or not to play, that is the question. This weeks theme....You and your friend. Any friend...if you do not have one, "What the hell is wrong with you?". I figured this theme would be in honor of Tara visiting. Today is the last day of the elections. It is looking pretty damn good thus far. I am not sure when they will tell us the winner, but you will be the next to know. Keep your fingers crossed. Ethan is feeling much better now that the antibiotics have kicked in. Of course Steven and I are both running fevers now. GREAT!!!!

I am a bit behind. NO, I am not A BEHIND. Damn, I crack myself up. Here is my contribution to MaMaDuck's Way Back Wednesday. This was before a middle school dance. I was in the seventh grade and my mother should have known better. The dress is from a second hand store (I know they had better ones) and the ribbon around my neck was a last minute addition. WhooHoo!!!! I am still trying to find my school portraits. I may have MaMaDuck's beat. Okay, maybe not the first one.

Tara and I went to Target, Payless, and Red Robin yesterday. The trip was lovely except for the demon who seemed to keep following us around. Let's start with Target. What a wonderful place. I found great jammies on sale for the twins. I got some more finger paint. Ethan pulled clothes off the racks, screamed bloody murder, and managed to kick Tara in the head as she bent down to pick up the goldfish he had littered the store with. Sweet!!!! Payless was even better. I got each of the kids some cute, cheap tennis shoes and it seemed we had lost demon spawn. No, we hadn't. When we got to Red Robin, all hell broke loose. He spilled my water, he beat everything on the table with his corn dog, and then I had to pin Ethan down to keep him from leaving the booth. I will never take a child with an ear infection out in public again. Holy hell. The aftermath of the water. The good children. After such a wonderful day, I was lucky enough to have darling Tara foil my hair and Hubby buy so...

This is Noah and his Mom. Noah needs your prayers. Go here to read more.

Okay, the title will only be funny to those that know some Cheech and Chong standup. My friend Tara is here visiting from Texas, so expect posting to be very light. I will do my BEST ( Erik) to keep up with at least posting once a day. We'll see. The last time Tara came to visit, the kids wanted nothong to do with her. This time....They are up her butt. I am not sure which she will find harder to deal with. This is Tara with little Miss Emily. Here are some hot little ladies just after our steamy shower. Girls need to be pampered don't yah know.

We have less then a week until the elections. Jennifer and I are canvasing the neighborhood this weekend with flyers and we are having a sign making party tonight. We are going to kick some ass. Now for the important stuff..... Way back Wednesday . I have missed the last two. I missed vacations and birtdays. Sorry MamaDuck. I am catching up now, so please forgive me. This was when I was in the 3rd grade. We were living in Twenty Nine Palms, CA and had gone to visit my Grandparents in San Antonio, TX. I know you lvoe the mullet. Oh, not to mention the ruffled shirt with a high ass collar. Lastly, there are those huge ass buck teeth. This is while I was in my early twenties. I lived in the same town as Sea World, so not really a vacation. It does cost an arm and a leg, so I figured it should count. Next is the famous birthday picture. I think I was turning five. I loved that cake so much. I plan on doing one like that for little miss Emily. Now to catch up on Half Naked Thursdays . The t...

I know, do not hurt myself. I was thinking how much I really do pick my nose. I thought I may need to cut back a bit when I saw my son with his thumb in one nostril and his index finger in the other. I am afraid I have some how given him the idea that if he trains hard he could compete in some sort of nose pickin' olympics. I then gave it a little more thought and realized you should really support and encourage your children when they are good at something. So, to you Steven, I say Go for the gold son. GO for the gold. Please do not forget to offer up some input on how the template is coming along. Oh hell, I almost forgot. Thanks to " you know who you are " for reminding my feeble ass. Self Portrait Friday!!! Last week, we saw how everyone relaxed. This week, let's see what gets you worked up, stressed out, and worn out. Tomorrow, I am going to play catch up and post pics for WBW and HNT . Come on back now ya hear!

I got an e-mail from a man named Robert asking me to put up a Helmets to Hardhats banner on my site. I am more then happy to do so. I did, but then I can not get the picture to show up. I did not check to see if it worked before I deleted Robert's e-mail. Crap Crap Crap. ROBERT....ROBERT....ARE YOU THERE ROBERT? Next... Lisa e-mailed me my old background in one solid piece (seamless). Do you think I should do that with the new one? LISA...LISA.....CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO DO THAT? I can not find a good color green for my flicker background. opinions? I know ya'll are full of them Well, I know you are full of something!!!! There is more......My shit is jacked up in FireFox. I do not understand. Please for the love of god, someone help me or I will go of the meds again. I swear!!! I'll do it!!!! Do you want that weighing on your shoulders? I think not.

"You know what I like about highschool girls? I get older and they stay the same age." (movie line from Dazed and Cofused) Well, It is time to start working on my template. If you see some funky stuff going on, feel free to comment on it. I will feel free to ignore you. Bwahahahaha. I will however add, all you friggin' computer smart pants, if you see something totally screwed up please tell me. Oh yeah, I am going to try a desert theme. I am still working on a titale and a way to divide up my blogroll. Any clever suggestions? Feel free to leave them in the comments or you can always e-mail me.

Well, I am in love with my new Vacuum. I can't stop. I actually have carpet lines. I guess that tells you how bad my last vacuum was. I vacuum everyday and now you can actually tell. I think if they made a sex toy that was a miniature version of my vacuum....whoo whee Daddy!!!! I have been a bit busy lately. School has started, which means I get obsessive about teaching my kids. I am such a dork, I know. But Hell, They are 32 months old (2 and 1/2) and know all their colors (in English and Spanish), they can count to 13 (sometimes 15), they know all their shapes (including oval,circle, and now diamond) and they can say their ABC's (they can recognize a,b, and c). Did I say how proud I am of them? Oh, Oh, you got that already. Well, I have been busy teaching. Once we get back into a smooth learning schedule, I will post a lot more. You can blame my lack of posting on Jennifer and Amy . If their kids hadn't started school, I wouldn't have gotten all obsessed with my chil...

Has anyone besides Clint and I seen Alien Vs. Predator? I was actually suprised at how much I enjoyed it. I know, it is a movie reeling with testoterone and I still liked it. What have I done today? Oh, a little of this and a little of that. I have spent the majority of the day cleaning and surfing e-bay for some good deals on 3t clothes, toddler bedding, and 2t clothes for Ethan. Anyone having a garage sale? I hate all the clothes with the characters on them. I do not know why I feel that way. The kids love them, but I feel like they are a walking billboard. Which is a stupid thing , but hey...I can be pretty stupid. I have got to get these kids outfitted for winter on a very tight budget. Ouch...did you hear that? It just squeaked. Thank god i do not mind buying second hand. Clint and I will feel like we are rolling in the riches when he gets his bachelors and we return to the civilian world. Oh, I did a bunch of laundry as well. I know, I know....you want to know how Clint got so l...

Oh to relax is such a beautiful thing. There are so many things I find relaxing. I enjoy reading a good book, blogging, and a glass of wine. If I really need to relax, you will find me vegging in front of the TV. A good, deep nose picking is also calming. Then there is the nasty, dirty habit of smoking. I just oull up a kiddie chair and smoke away. Now, if the week has been especially bad, I like to cut loose with a little bit of Kareoke. There is nothing like making a total ass of yourself. Check out how these little darlings take time out to relax. Jennifer April Shah Stacy Lee MaMaDuck Toni Sheri Jana A Military Mom Medic's Wife Cat Erik WarCryGirl Tiffiny Jenna Amy Meritt Crystal Jody Christie Stephen Holly

Guess what tomorrow is kiddies? Yes. That's right. It is Self Portrait Friday. Let's see what you do to relax (boys, no self pleasuring photos). Remember, it is what you do to relax, not go to sleep. Do you read a book? Do you drink a glass of wine and smoke a pack of cigarettes? Do you stand on your head and stick lightbulbs up your butt? Oh wait, that falls under self pleasuring doesn't it. Well, you get the picture. So go get the picture. Do not to forget to leave a comment to let me know you are playing. Ah yes, today was our WIC appointment. For those of you who earn enough money to not know what that is, kudos to you. For those of you who are enlisted, you know exactly what I am talking about (and people say the military earns to much....hmph!). Ethan screamed the entire time, Steven said he did not like it there and wanted to go home, and Clint just looked like he wanted to crawl in a hole and die. All three kids have summer colds. So, suffice it to say, none of them...

I have decided to read "I Know This Much Is True" by Wally Lamb. I have added all the great suggestions to my "to read" list. Thanks guys. There are a few people on my blogroll having either a pissy day or a bad week. Go by and give 'em a hard time. Laughter is the best medicine you know. Jenna Erik Jenny is not really having a bad week, but she has been working hard to raise money for mothers who have lost children. Jenny had three miscarriages and knows the importance of support. I know it is tight for everyone, but think of the difference our money collectively could make to someone. Even if it is 3 bucks a piece. What is that? A pack of cigs or a latte. I cannot imagine the overwhelming since of loss. You can go to Jenny's site or straight to this site. Be sure to include theses three loss dates, 12/2003, 6/2004 and 3/2005, in the death/birth line. In the in honor of line, include Jenny Giannopoulou's name. Thanks guys ahead of time. Even if we all...

I finished East of Eden, by John Steinbeck, the other day. I enjoyed it so much, I was sad for it to be over. I am looking forward to starting another book. Now that they are a bit older, I seem to have time to read while they play. I do not have to CONSTANTLY pull things from their mouths and chase them down. Any suggestions on what to read next? Jennifer and I will be heading out to do some door to door campaining this weekend. Wish us luck. Clint's trip to Denver yesterday to cover the Denver Broncos training camp...uh yeah!!!! He met ALL the players. He ate lunch with the Quarterback. Lucky bastard. Not that I could give a rat's ass about football, but he is still lucky. He did marry me after all. I do not know if I am the only one that feels this way, but I think I may be a bit paranoid. I have had one neighbor say Ethan grates her nerves and another make the comment "Don't you wish your kids were as good as mine". I know mu children are no angels, but now I...

Allright, everything I said yesterday about motherhood, I take it all back (kidding of course). When Ethan woke up from his nap, He had taken a gigantic crap. He now knows how to undo his diaper. What do you suppose that means? It means he walked all through it. Every where that baby put his feet, there was poop. There was a trail coming to my bedroom, there was poop all over Steven's bed (the first place he goes when he wakes up), and of course, there was poop all over there floor. I have spent the afternoon scrubbing, shampooing, and bathing. WHOO HOO!!!! It really cut into my blog surfing Dammit!!! Clint has to be on the computer all night writing a story (He spent the day at the Denver Broncos Training Camp...Jerk) and finishing a final. This means I will have to read and catch up with everyone tomorrow. I have added some new blogs to my blogroll. Maybe you will want to check them out. When I can get my act together, I will get back to posting random links on each post. Oh, by ...

I have so much to get in. 1. I was playing an old cd and "That's what friends are for" came on. I am always singing that to my friend Amy , so I made her come over and bond with me. Could I be any cheesier? 2. Ethan is getting so big. Well, he is looking like a BIG BOY. 3. The other day, we had some cool ass shit going on with the Mountains in our front yard. The clouds were just flowing over. It looked so weird/awesome. I am not sure the picture does it justice. 4. I have been babysitting my friend Jennifer's 4 kids here and there. She went to run some errands and when she came back she was kind enough to bring doughnuts and coffee. Yummy!!!! Well, her little twin girls decided to finish off what the other kids didn't eat. They are too cute. 5. My friend Amy's husband Mike, just left for NTC (some kind of training to get him ready for his deployment to Iraq this winter). This is Mike giving his War face.Bwhahahahahahahahaha 6. My vacuum really sucks (pun t...

No, not THAT Bunny. I think she decided to quit leaving comments here. I have NO IDEA why. The Bunniies I am referring to are the bunnies that run around here on post. When we got here last year (around middle of March), we drove around post (just to check out our new digs). While in the officer housing (the rich ass folk),I saw several bunnies running around. Much like this. Okay, they are rich in comparison to us, but not that rich. They looked more like this. As we continued to cruise Ft. Carson, I noticed no more bunnies. I came to the conclusion.....Only officers are good enough to have bunnies running through their neighborhoods. I have been proven wrong. The other night, Clint and I were sinning (smoking a cigarette) and there it was. A bunny!!!! We ARE just as good as the officers. Except our bunnies look like this. Okay, not really. We do also have foxes (who I am sure eat the bunnies). I fed a fox a weinnie the other night. No it wasn't this kind of fox. It looked more li...

I am working on a new theme for my blog. I want to do something to show the love to all my favorite desert rats (okay, maybe not rats....uhm, how about cats). Well anyways, I wanted to do a desert theme for awhile. Erik has been kind enough to send some pictures of Iraq sand to use in my title. I was searching blingo for desert camo to use for my background and found a few pictures of, who I can only guess, are Erik and Curt's good friends. Bwahahahahahahahahaha....Oh shit, I crack myself up. Maybe we should send the soldiers over there some of these in their care packages. They could work on a dandy tan. Oh hell, I can not stop laughing.

Bwahahahahaha.....Don't you think that sounds like some vagina spray. (You are all vagina sprays...yes, you Erik ) Well, Welcome to Self Portrait Friday. I think this week, we will honor the players before I show you what I had for dinner. Oh, yes....It is never to late to play either. just leave me a comment letting me know that you played and I will add you to the list of these hot babes. Erik A Military Mom Stacy Lee April Shah Some Soldier's Mom WarCryGirl MaMa Duck Meritt Jenna Toni Jana Cat couldn't play, but go give her some love anyway!! Jennifer Annie Tiffiny Okay, here we go. I went shopping last night (groceries...too poor for much else) and hoped to see chimichangas cooked when I got home. Did I? No. I found a husband watching a motocycle show and drinking margaritas. He did have all the kids in bed and the house clean. I swear, I am a lucky woman. What did we have for dinner then? Frozen pizza. Whoo friggin' Hoo. Ooh Ooh...It's hot! (look at my devil ey...

MaMaDuck over at The Kept Woman ,wants to see some drunken wedding photos. Well, seeing as how my darling Clint had knocked me up before the wedding, there will be no drunk wedding photos. I do act like a jackass a lot. Does that win me any prizes? Let's start with the sweet, sentimental ones first. This first picture is during the ceremony on June 29th. My mother, who passed away September 15th, performed the ceremony. She does not look her best here. Chemo and all the other meds, had her bloated and exhausted. How cool is it that she was able to marry Clint and I. The next two pictures are of two of my favorite people. They started off being just my bosses (They owned the restaurants I worked at) and ended up being more like family. This last one is of me with my boys. All these "kids" were servers at Pat's Place, the restaurant I managed. Boy, did we have some cute boys. Now, I also wanted to play with WarCryGirl over at The Cure for Boredom . Today is Half Nekkid ...