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Wine & Cheese ~ 52nd Serving

Mar21

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Many weeks on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 52nd serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(  Okay, so it is my own fault that last night I chose to have a few glasses of wine.  Cannot say really that I had too many, but in having a few I was up later than I wanted to be. Again. (hush, Angeo, I hear  you thinking “I told ya so”). Being up meant I was online, on IM, chatting with a friend.  I am dragging today. Again.

:(   My car is still sitting, dead in the garage.  Unless I am mistaken and have missed something, I’m not holding the winning ticket to the Mega Millions lottery drawing from last night so it won’t be fixed anytime soon.

:(   My mojo has been nogo all week so far. Spring fever?  Could be.  I need a swift kick in the motivation.

CHEESE

:)   It is SPRING TIME!!  Temps in the high 70′s and low 80′s the past week mean open windows, birds singing as the sun comes up, flowers on the trees.

:)   We’ve been outside sitting on the deck again.  It rocks. I love warm weather.

:)   Warm weather means my friends that ride will be looking for fender fluff for day trips, *waves hand in air* over here, pick me!

DESSERT

As seen on the bathroom wall where my daughter used to be employed.

Wine & Cheese ~ 51st Serving

Mar14

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Many weeks on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 50th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(  Okay, so it is my own fault that I’ve put on 20 pounds in the past 2 years, and therefore squeezing into old jeans is a bit harder than before.  But I still feel like whining about it. WAAAAAAAAA!

:(   Cats.  I love my cat, I love our little ‘special’ cat that we are pretty sure is mentally challenged, and I love the big tabby.  However I do NOT like ‘crinkle ball soccer’ in my room after I’ve gone to bed.  WHY my room??

:(   24 hours in a day is simply not cutting it.  I need about 48 to get a dent made in all that I need to do over the next 3 days so that on Saturday I can be in wedding mode for my son’s big day.

:(   I didn’t win the lottery.  That just sucks.

CHEESE

:)   I’m slowly out of the gate, training for the big breast cancer walk in October (shameless plug – > see badge on my page, please donate, I need to raise $1,800!).  This means I’m going to shed that 20 pounds!

:)   Because of the training I’m back on my SparkPeople account, logging every morsel going into my mouth, with shocking realization of what I need to change!

:)   I am loving the rich color I have from last night’s dye party!  See the previous post for a review of the hair color product I’m sporting now.

:)   Giggles…gotta love ‘em.  And nothing is as sweet as the sound of baby giggles and full blown belly laughs.  I love my daycare job!

:)   AVON – just LOVE this company, the products, working for myself and making women feel great about themselves both in what they purchase and if they become a rep and I get to train and work with them.

DESSERT

Wine & Cheese ~ 50th Serving

Feb1

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 50th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(  Who released the gloom and doom weather?  Gray, overcast, raining…honestly I’d rather have snow than this!  I cannot believe I just said that, it is 52 degrees, feels like spring time but it is icky outside, not pretty, and frankly that can be quite depressing.  If it is going to be warm then sunshine is in order, that or give us back winter and we’ll deal with the snow and cold, at least it is pretty.

:(   Seriously why do women get all the fun with aging?  I’ve had spurts of hot flashes for years, since my late 30s, with an occasional round of night sweats so intense it made me sick to my stomach.  But for the past month or so I’ve been a walking oven!  Most days are a total waste of makeup by lunch time, I sweat it off!  Even my hair ends up damp and a mess, this is a true pain in the ass!

:(   While I’m whining about menopausal stuff, SLEEP DEPRIVATION!!!  Granted going to bed earlier would help, but regardless of what time I hit the sack I’m awake many times throughout the night.  This is far from restful and makes for me being very tired the next day.  Where do I resign from this chapter???

:(   Everything I read about menopause says it might (key word: might) help to avoid alcohol and coffee.  Really?? Give up my 2 pot a day caffeine addiction and my beer?  Why don’t we just lock me in a padded cell now because that is what is most likely keeping me somewhat sane!

CHEESE

:)   I have my walk in closet back!!!  This past weekend we finally overhauled the basement family room into an Avon office!  All product is on shelves, we have a nice work table and desk, and no more Avon all over the house.  I love it!  I love that I have my closet again too.

:)   I found a new show to get into, making my Sunday evenings something better to look forward too.  My sister introduced me to Once Upon A Time and I am hooked!  She DVR’d every episode and has me up to date.  We have mom hooked now too.  And it is a show that is on at a reasonable time so I can actually go to bed at a decent hour (yeah COULD but won’t).

:)   I got the cutest gift this week in the mail from my buddy, Cinful Cinnamon.  From her Cinful Creations, an adorable pink fabric tote, edged in black feathers that is embroidered “Mother Of The Groom” and a wonderfully comfy neck pillow!  Totally made my Monday!  Thanks Cin!

:)   I get up every morning with a smile on my very sleepy face, thankful that I have the best jobs in the world!  Caring for the baby of a friend (7mths old and ADORABLE) and working my Avon business.  I love this little darling, she brightens every day.  I also love helping other women look and feel amazing with products I’m using myself and can proudly endorse and recommend to others.  Working at home and for myself is the best!  My potential earnings are limitless and I feel a real sense of accomplishment at the end of every day.

DESSERT

I laughed out loud when I saw this, once again so glad I am taking a year off dating to just work on me.

Wine & Cheese ~ 49th Serving

Jan11

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 49th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:( I hate traffic in the morning.  Especially when the congestion is a full blown tie up on my commute.  Yes, I work at home.  My morning ‘drive’ is from bed, to shower, to the coffee pot.  Or in this case, as I got up late this morning, it was bed to coffee maker, the shower will be later when the baby is napping.  There was heavy cat congestion on the steps this morning heading to the kitchen.  Traffic was backing up and that wasn’t good as I didn’t need much reason to turn around and crawl back into my bed.

:(   Nothing like self-inflicted exhaustion.  At my age I know that being up late equals a rough morning.  Being up night after night into what is really the wee hours of the morning makes for a grumpy, tired, asleep-at-the-wheel daycare provider.  This sitter is running on borrowed energy and an IV-drip of coffee.  Thinking jumper cables are in order, the direct line of caffeine isn’t doing it for me today.

:(   This weather SUCKS.  It’s cold, raining and overcast.  My arthritis in my neck is screaming at me today and the discomfort is giving me a killer headache on that side, bordering on a migraine.  SIGH…needless to say I will be sleeping when the baby sleeps today.

:(   My baby girl called me last night sobbing her heart out so hard I couldn’t even understand her at first.  She walked in her room and found her beloved bird, Lilo, dead in her cage.  My daughter is an animal lover, and gets very attached to her pets.  Just not a good night for her at all.  Then one of her sick bunnies died too.  I hate that I’m not there to hold her while she mourns :(   but I sent a stand in angel in the form of her friend that lives across the street to comfort her.

CHEESE

:)   Nothing beats a job where naps are part of the schedule, and when the ‘boss’ naps, I can sleep too!  I’m counting down the minutes to said moment now!

:)   A nice, warm, relaxing shower, which I will be taking while the little one is asleep, is just awesome.  Nothing says “I feel human again” like your favorite bath gel and shampoo.

:)   Looking out of the window at the rain coming down, while I sit here inside where it is warm, in my jammies, coffee in hand and a fireplace to add to the cozy atmosphere.  Working from home rocks.

:)   A purrrfect greeting from my cat in my ear  when I rolled over this morning.  It always makes my day when she comes to say ‘good morning’.  And to think I used to hate cats!

DESSERT

I really don’t have anything funny to share, so just thought I would share a picture of my baby girl and Lilo.  RIP little bird, thank you for bringing so much joy to my daughter while you were here.

Wine & Cheese ~ 48th Serving

Jan4

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 48th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   It got cold.  And it snowed.  Not much, but something over a dusting.  And I can still see it out there in the grass.  And it’s cold.  Did I mention it is C~O~L~D???  I hate being cold.  Just wanted to be sure that is clearly understood, I hate being cold.

:(   Daytime television is seriously lacking on entertainment. I’m not a soap opera kinda gal, though I freely admit to having been addicted to that drivel in the past.  I refuse to turn it on, I will only end up sucked in yet again to the insanity of scripts a 5yo could write.  Nothing educational either.  Really, Jerry Springer is NOT entertaining anymore.  You seen one baby’s daddy fight you have seen them all.

:(   Really bummed that many of the blog hops/memes that I loved to participate in have died out.  Not sure why, as most of them had a large following. I always enjoy reading other peoples posts too.  Some of my favorite bloggers have vanished too.

CHEESE

:)   Fireplaces!!! Gotta love a nice, warm fire burning to warm up the family room.

:)   Pinterest – my new addiction.  Oh how I love that site!!!!  If only I had time to make half the crafts and foods I find and pin to my boards.  I’d be big as a barn and covered in glue but oh so happy.

:)   Loving that my morning commute is from my room, to the shower, to the coffee maker.  It may be cold and snowy outside but I don’t have to go out in it!  Working from home and for myself is by far the best employment ever.

DESSERT

“When you have a hard decision to make, flip a coin. Why? Because when the coin is in the air, you suddenly realize what you’re hoping for.” ~ Unknown

Wine & Cheese ~ 47th Serving

Dec28

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 47th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(    They’re BAACCCKKKK! Those random hot flashes of edging into the menopausal years of life.  I am far less than thrilled.  I get them in spurts, and currently I seem to be within a phase of said self contained tropical climate outbursts, as out of no where I am suddenly so hot that I could defrost a walk-in freezer.

:(   Dust.  I totally dislike dust.  I wish I could blame the cats but even in the marital residence there was an excessive amount of dust, even if we went at it daily.  I wish I had a solution but I don’t.  One furnace was new with great filters etc, one is probably older than dirt.  This just sucks.

:(   Open windows draw cats.  See, windows are kitty cat television.  And an open window is way, high end viewing as the sound is enhanced and there is fresh air.  Hot flashes = open windows next to me even when it is very cold outside.  Open windows = cats sitting on the edge of my desk which = cat hair on the desk, as the little floozies feel the need to bathe themselves in the fresh air of the open window, leaving behind fur.  Dust, cat hair, hot flashes…I cannot win!

CHEESE

:)   I have a new coffee cup.  It is white  outside, PINK inside (instant love) and says JOY in big, pink letters outside.  In the background it says Joy in light pink letters…oh heck I’ll just show you a picture.  I love this cup.  It was time to retire the mug with the cat on it from the Count.  I won’t get rid of it, just not going to use it for now.

I follow the My One Word idea rather than New Year’s resolutions.  Last year my word was SEEK..as I was seeking my way back to God.  I was searching and praying for a word for 2012 and when I received the coffee cup as a gift, I knew my word for 2012 is JOY.  Finding JOY in the Lord first, and then in all things in life, as I believe there is a silver lining of JOY in all things.

:)   Hee hee…knowing where the last of the Christmas tree cookies are hidden, all 4 of them, and  making them into my breakfast because I’m the only Diva awake in the house.  Waahaahaa!

:)   Looking ahead to the new year, planning and writing down my goals, plotting a course toward them.  All the purging I am doing is helping me to focus on what I am keeping in my life and what I can do with it.  And not taking ‘no’ or ‘can’t’ as an option.  I can. I will.

:)   Embracing being a single woman, REALLY  embracing it and all that it means.  It’s truly all about me this coming year and I’m going to make the most of it and run with it.  Male friends are fine, and going out now and then is fine, but this year I want to focus on ME.  Just me, no ‘us’ but just ME.

DESSERT

Okay now this is funny, I don’t care who you are!  It is NOT directed at my ex-husband or an ex-boyfriend, it is just amusing so I’m sharing it:

Wine & Cheese ~ 46th Serving

Dec21

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 46th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   I’m wondering…is it okay to whine about not having anything to actually whine about this week?  I really only have one gripe this week, it doesn’t appear we will have  white Christmas.  I hate being cold, hate dealing with snow, but it just isn’t really Christmas without it.  Well and now that I work from home I really don’t care if it snows 3 feet deep, I can sit inside by the fire, in  my bunny slippers and sip my coffee and enjoy it.  Really not happy we aren’t having a white Christmas.

CHEESE

:)   I AM OUT OF MY FUNK!  That is a G-R-E-A-T thing.

:)   Nothing says ‘get out of the funk sister’ like changing things up, and being one that is less than subtle about everything, the hair was it!  I LOVE IT!  And in my world it is ALL about me and what I like.

:)   I’m closing in on 50,000 views of my page in 23 months.   That isn’t too shabby.  And my number of subscribers/followers is growing.  PRESSURE!!! Well okay NOT really, my writing is for me, I’m just honored there are people that follow it for whatever reason.

:)   My favorite color lipstick that just didn’t cut it with my blond locks, rocks with my cherry brown. Hey, it is the little things that make me happy!

DESSERT

This was on my niece’s Facebook today:

Lost your pen = no pen.
No pen = no notes.
No notes = no study.
No study = fail.
Fail = no diploma.
No diploma = no work.
No work = no money.
No money = no food.
No food = skinny.
Skinny = ugly.
Ugly = no love.
No love = no marriage.
No marriage = no children.
No children = alone.
Alone = depression.
Depression = sickness.
Sickness = death.
Lesson: Don’t lose your pen, you will die.

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Wine & Cheese ~ 45th Serving

Dec14

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 45th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   Week 2 of this sniffles, cold/flu bug thingie.  Okay I AM feeling much better, in fact I feel great!  But my nose just won’t give it up, and I’m sick of blowing it.  I’m single handedly keeping the tissue companies in business and it frankly SUCKS!

:(   Just once I’d love to drink an entire cup of coffee without having to stick it in the microwave half a dozen times.  I pour a cup and the baby I watch poo’s her diaper.  I warm it up and begin to enjoy it again, her nose is running snot candles from her nostrils to her mouth and she needs her sock put back on, toys relocated back within reach and one of the cats is playing soccer with ornaments from the tree…again. Warm it up and the phone rings…you get the idea.

:(   These darn cats are losing their 9 little lives fast!  Well 2 of the cats and it would figure one is mine.  She climbs the Christmas trees (we have 2) and knocks an ornament to the floor at which point the youngest cat starts playing with it.  We redecorate the trees several times a day, they never  look the same twice.  Squirt bottle is pointless, it has become a game to them to see if they can remove an ornament and then dodge the water coming at them.  I give up, they win!

:(   This is the last week I have kids to watch until after Christmas.  They crack us up and make for such a great day, going to miss them over the holidays.

:(   It appears as if my relationship with The Count has come to an end.  This makes me sad.  It hurts.  I’m so tired of having my heart broken.

CHEESE

:)   While the kids are away  for 2 weeks I’ll have all that time to get out and recruit for my Avon business and seek out new customers.  :)   :)   :)   yes this makes me happy!

:)   I finally achieved President’s Recognition Club with Avon, having $10,100 in sales.  I managed to achieve this in 19 campaigns with makes me VERY happy.  I also achieved Unit Leader during that time.  I’m moving up and loving it!

:)   I LOVE all the Christmas music on the radio, and the seasonal music channel on TV, great for the holiday spirit!

:)   FREE books on Kindle!  I keep finding awesome books to get for my Kindle that are FREE and it rocks my world!

:)   Fresh pot of coffee brewing…smells SO good.  Surrounded by family that loves me just for ME not who they hope I will be.  I am so blessed and truly happy despite the  heart aches.

Wine & Cheese ~ 44th Serving

Dec7

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 44th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   It would be really special if I could just BREATHE out of both nostrils.  We’ve had a really nasty cold/flu bug move through the house.  It came in with the little ones I watch and has spread like it’s paid to take us out.   For a week and a half now I’ve been so stuffed up and blowing my nose that it is raw.  Finally feeling about 75% human again but really tired of this and it can  pack up and move on!  I’m tired  of being sick!

:(   The weather around these parts is not doing a lot to help with the misery.  It is cold and rainy.  You know that misty kind of rain!  It is so dismal outside that I’d far rather it was snow (I know, I cannot believe I just said that) so it looked nice.

:(   Did  I mention I’ve had it with being sick? Okay just checking.

:(    Spam!  As in emails.  I must have about 200 hundred long lost relatives in third world countries that have left millions to me if I just allow some stranger in a bank somewhere to have all my information they’ll transfer those funds to my account.  Need Viagra at really cheap prices from Canada?  How about imitation Rolex watches?  Yep I got ya covered….NOT! Drives me insane.  OH and let us not forget that the hottest, single babes in my area have been revealed to me, for a small fee.  Dunno, guess it’s head hunters for hotties running that one?

CHEESE

:)   As of the start of this post, the misty rain has changed over to snow!  Just gentle little flakes but certainly better than rain any day when it comes to my mood!

:)   I have new jammies!!!  If you know anything about me over the past nearly 2 years it is that I LOVE  pajamas.  I have 2 new pair, much needed for the winter and so very comfy.

:)   I’ve been able to enjoy the therapy of crochet this past week!  I love working with my hooks and yarn, and have a project going that I am very pleased with, and it is such a relaxing feeling as the stress of life disappears one stitch at a time.

:)   Sitting in the quiet of the morning, both trees are lit, baby is sleeping, I’m showered, face painted, wearing comfy jammies,writing and sipping a cup of hot coffee, watching it snow.  My life is very good!  :)

DESSERT

Dogs and men always look guilty of something. This explains the friendship. – FunnyOneLiners Twitter feed

Wine & Cheese ~ 43rd Serving

Nov23

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 43rd serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   It would seem I’ve angered the Farkle gods on Facebook, been losing a few too many rounds this week and thinking it is a good time to just stop the duels for a bit until my luck turns around.

:(   Most all of the gorgeous leaves have  fallen and blown away, now the trees are bare and things are a bit dismal outside.

:(    3  of my crumb crunchers will be moving on very soon.  They need to go where vouchers are accepted.  I will miss their cute little selves.  They came into my life at a financial transition time when I really needed the money.

:(   Shame on stores that will be opening on Thanksgiving and making employees work when they should be home with families!

:| Just not much to really whine about, too many silver linings in the clouds of life of late!

CHEESE

:)   The loss of the 3 little  ones frees me up just when my Avon business is taking off, allowing me to have a lot more time to devote to it and build it.  I’ll still have the 5 month old and the 7yo after school for now so that is something to smile about!

:)   I won’t have to go out and drive in the winter.   Don’t mind it but really hated the responsibility of having another person’s child in my car to and from school if the weather was going to be bad.  I’ll get to stay inside, in front of the fire place, sip my coffee or tea and watch the snow fall!

:)   I love that I work from home, in my sweats, socks or jammies, on the deck in warm weather and in front of the fire in cold. I am blessed in so many ways and that is just one of them!  Little things just tickle me!

DESSERT

My mental post-it notes have no stickum.- FunnyOneLiners Twitter Feed (and entirely TOO true of me at times!)

Wine & Cheese ~ 42nd Serving

Nov16

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 42nd serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   It is absolutely dreary outside today!  Rainy, overcast, gray, trees are bare, it just isn’t much to look at!  I don’t mind rain, I get that we need it, but this is the 3rd day of this yucky-ness, I’m over it, where is the sunshine?

:(   I’m really disappointed in the stores that are opting to open on Thanksgiving.  I remember growing up that nothing was open on Sunday or holidays.  You had to plan  ahead.  In the name of profits more and more places are remaining open on Sundays and now holidays.  Shame on those stores that are making employees come to work to open a store at 9pm or 11pm or even midnight!  Open Black Friday at a DECENT hour, people  will still come and shop.  Let the employees enjoy their day with their families.

:(   The  baby I watch has the sniffles bad today.  Poor thing, I have to keep wiping her nose which is less than thrilling to her.  Makes drinking her bottle a real chore for her too.  I feel so bad for her.

CHEESE

The little butterball I babysit

:)   Despite her little  cold/sniffles issue, she is a happy baby!  She is just adorable and makes me smile.  I love watching her, she gets that ‘baby fix’ filled for me until my kids start having children of their own.

:)   I had a wonderful day Sunday with my honey, Steve.  I usually hate shopping, but with him it is fun.  Throughout the day  little touches, kisses, and him holding my hand let me know that I am special to him. I never need to seek reassurance of his feelings, I am told, every day multiple times a day.  One of my favorite quotes from The Single Woman: “Sometimes life sends us people  who don’t love us enough, to remind us of what we are worthy of”.  I’ve been loved in the past, but not nearly enough, and not nearly as much as I loved in return.  To finally be loved as I am worthy, well that is reason to smile!

:)   Pancakes on a chilly, rainy day!  Nothing says cheer up and smile like a hot breakfast!

CHOCOLATE

The only way that raising children could be any harder is if they decided to unionize. ~ FunnyOneLiners Twitter feed

Wine & Cheese ~ 41st Serving

Sep21

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 41st serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:( This morning I get up and what do I discover?  Facebook has made changes, AGAIN.  You know, if it isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it.  Really, it is JUST fine and we do n0t need anymore  bells and whistles to complicate things.  PLEASE LEAVE MY FACEBOOK ALONE!!!!

:(   I am SO sick and tired of rain already.  It makes for a dreary day outside which only makes for crabby kids inside this little home daycare I run.  It makes it harder to be motivated to go out and walk in the evening.  I mean seriously, I might actually MELT out there, I am  THAT sweet!

:(   I think I may actually NOT have allergies and MIGHT have a cold.  Though I’m in heavy denial.  Also, I do not feel bad, just tired.  The nose is running (thankfully there is Musinex D), my voice is quickly becoming raspier as it fades (my daughter finds this to be amusing) so I am really not sure it IS a cold.  All this rain could  mean the mold count is up.  Either way, it makes me irritable.  Which isn’t pretty. Guess it is better than it hitting me next month when I’ll be camping with the Count and his family.  Communing with nature in a tent is NOT my idea of camping, mine is more like Holiday Inn Express, so this will be interesting.  Oh I grew up camping, not a stranger to it so don’t tell me how cool it is, I know better.

:(   While I’m on the whine bottle, might as well toss in the arthritis that is acting up because of the weather.  It is in my neck, feet and hands, though this round the hands are by far the worst.  Very difficult to un-hook child car seats with it sometimes.  Grrrrrr……

CHEESE

:)   Our television/cable system is so darn smart!  I set it up to record/DVR The Backyardigans every day at 4:30pm for the kids.  I told it to just record the series.  I had no idea that when I said ‘series’ it would record it anytime it is on that channel, so it grabs 2 episodes a day, one at 8am and one at 4:30pm!  This rocks, even I love this show!  Without a doubt one of the best kid’s shows ever!

:)   AVON – I  know you are all likely tired of hearing about it and the great deals, but I LOVE this business! I am having so darn much fun and actually starting to grow my business.  I cannot wait to see how far I can go with it, after finding so many women that are working for themselves through Avon and making fantastic money doing so!  Oh and yes, a few good men.

:)   PREMIERE WEEK!!!  Finally my favorite TV shows are back for the new season!  I am loving having a reason to curl up with some popcorn and watch TV again.  There are even a few new  ones that look promising.

:)   Kindle and library books? You betcha!  Seems you can now borrow books from the library via your Kindle and Amazon.com!  I am SO excited,  though my own library doesn’t appear to have this feature yet. I am hopeful they will soon. Click Here for more information!

DESSERT

Nostalgia: Device that removes the potholes from Memory Lane. ~ From Selah @athumper’s Twitter feed.

Wine & Cheese ~ 40th Serving

Aug31

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 40th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:( I have arthritis in my neck, hands and  feet.  The hands are especially bad because there are changes in the weather about to take place and it is flipping killing me!!!  I am NOT a happy camper at the moment.  Dreary, rainy, gray outside is bad enough without it having to hurt too!!!  Oh and add to that the kids are WHINY today!  My little daycare is full of  crabs today and it is getting on my nerves!  Guess I will have to give in and turn on the TV, something I have not been doing until after naps.  It is a matter of keeping my sanity!

:(   Not ONE single entry yet for my give away over on my Avon blog.  This is not making me a very happy camper either, because I LIKE give stuff away!  So if you know anyone with acne issues,  see my Lipstick Diva blog and enter.  You or they will thank you for it, this is good stuff!

:(   This business of taking care of my own vehicle sometimes leaves me  perplexed.  I’ve  noticed an odd noise  when I turn the steering wheel of  late, and I took a gander under the hood at what I thought was the power steering fluid and it appeared fine.  Silly me, I should try reading the manual to be sure of what  I’m seeing.  But I wanted to be like a man, screw directions and instructions!  Well last night I noticed it was becoming a serious issue to steer  the car.  I popped the hood and my sister, the Do It  Yourself Diva,  looked at what was  REALLY the power steering fluid…damn near  bone dry. *smacks head with palm of hand*  It is now full but boy did I feel like  an idiot.

CHEESE

:)   I was on WOOT.com the other day and saw a 6  DVD set of ABC and 123 discs for kids.  It was only $5 so I figured what the heck,  how bad can it be and it would give me 4 hours of something new to watch.  YEAH ME!  It is great stuff, Mozart and others in the background music, and the all computer animated, the kids LOVE IT!  More kiddie TV crack.

:)   Yummmm…flavored coffee!  It is a bit chilly here in the mornings of late, and being a coffee addict, having some flavored coffee while I work on my blogs is  awesome.  Okay right now it is 72 degrees, but it is over cast and gray out, looking like rain, and frankly after days in the 90′s with heat indexes over 100 for several weeks, this feels  kinda cool  out to me.

:)   I am LOVING my red nails!  I love color but for oh so long didn’t wear it, the former prince didn’t care for color on nails.   I have a deep, blood red on my nails, totally luscious looking!  The Count loves  red nails, and a few other colors but mostly red, so at his hinting I went and got them.   He loves them!  I  love that man!

DESSERT

This was on a friend’s Facebook this morning and too funny not to share:

An old farmer wrote to his son in prison.
” This year I won’t be able to plant potatoes because I can’t dig the ground, I know if you were here u would help me.”
The son wrote: ” Dad don’t think of digging the ground because that’s where I buried the bodies”
Police read the letter and the very next day, the whole ground was dug by police looking for bodies but nothing was found.
The next day the son wrote again ” Now you can plant your potatoes dad, it’s the best I could do from here.

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Wine & Cheese ~ 39th Serving

Aug24

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 39th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   I have a staff infection, in my eye.  That or it’s pink eye, ugh!  I am trying some home remedies first.  I read online that camomile tea bags, moist and very warm, laying on the closed eye several times a day will take care of this so guess I will see.  Thankfully we have some camomile tea!

:(   It is such a gorgeous morning, yet they say it is going to get sticky later and storm.  SIGH…I just love hot weather but not so much on the humid part.  Hopefully it will be out of here by tomorrow so we don’t have to turn on the A/C, I  want the windows to stay open!

:(   School starts today.  While I know the 7yo I watch really wants to go to school, she is bored, I will miss her being here during the day.  She is very smart and makes me laugh.  But she is bored, hasn’t been much in the way of kids to play with, the ones next door on both sides were gone most of the summer.

CHEESE

:)   There are still a few months of warmer weather in store before the cold sets in and the snow flies!  I am no fan of winter so BRAVO!!!

:)   It is beautiful outside at the moment, gentle breeze, cicadas singing their mating songs, birds chirping and the cats are in the windows (we call this TV for felines) enjoying the view.

:)   COFFEE…need I say more? I think not!

DESSERT

The pen is mightier than the sword and I’m generous. So if we ever duel, I’ll let you have the pen. ~ FunnyOneLiners Twitter Feed

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Wine & Cheese ~ 38th Serving

Aug17

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 38th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   Summer is quickly winding down.  I know it is only August 17th, but school is getting back in swing in this area, school buses are becoming a normal site again, and that is depressing to me.  I prefer the extensive heat to what  I know is coming soon, leaves changing and colder days and nights, and then winter. UGH.

:(   Cicadas..noisy little pests!  Not the 17 year variety that is  so famous around here, those  are years out yet from poking their heads  out of the ground.  But the current batch is loud,  obnoxious and makes sitting on the deck in the evening less than peaceful as they carry on  looking for a mate!  Get with the times,  online dating damn it!  Other than the noise they do not bother me one bit.  I was known, during the 17 year anniversary, to stick them in the offices of others that  feared them. Okay really rotten I  know but I enjoyed the screaming and running.

:(   Not fitting into my jeans very well of late.  Been too long since my feet hit the pavement and I got some exercise (other  than climbing over baby gates all day).  My son is getting married in 7 months, guess it is time to dump some weight and get in shape.

CHEESE

:)   Temperatures at night have been in the 60′s, perfect sleeping weather!  I have had my fan on in the window too, making it necessary to snuggle  in deep in my  bed. AHHHHH!  My cat won’t come in but that just keeps my allergies from going nuts due  to her sleeping on my pillow.

:)   Been getting my baby fever fix.  I have a 7 week old  in my care now. She is SO adorable, little princess chipmunk cheeks.  I get my fix if another of the Divas isn’t baby blocking me that is, but sooner or later they give  her back (like when she loads her diaper) then I hang onto her.

:)   I got my blue, sequenced gym shoes yesterday to go with my Colts customized jersey!!!  I am so ready for FOOTBALL!!!  Okay that alone IS a great reason for the autumn to return, football season! (but the only good thing!)

DESSERT

The reason women ask so many questions is because they have an extra why chromosome.  – FunnyOneLiners Twitter Feed

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Wine & Cheese ~ 37th Serving

Aug10

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 37th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   I stayed up WAY too late last night and now  I am SO T-I-R-E-D.  But this ‘whine’ has some cheese with it (see below).

:(   I really like summer far more than winter, and prefer the temperatures are HIGH, but really the current heat wave has been over kill!  SO humid and that forces the heat index up to feeling like it is over 100 degrees.  DISLIKE intensely when just standing outside makes  me sweat so bad I feel it trickle down the small of my back and down the crack of my butt!  Yes, nice visual, I know!

:(   Being down to one full bathroom in the house.  The wall buckling behind the controls for the shower led to calling in someone to check it out.  We figured there was water due to the grout not being good any longer.  We did not anticipate having to rip out the shower and put  in a new fangled one.  So, 5 women and one shower (as opposed to 2) is getting old fast.

CHEESE

:)   I did stay up too late last night but that is because I was out with my kids for ladies night at my favorite little neighborhood pub!  My dart game is improving (though it is still advised no one be in front of me) and many friends showed up too.  GREAT night!  Only thing that would have made it better would have been my honey.

:)   While it has been ungodly hot, even for a girl who loves hot weather, we get a break  now for a  few days!  Windows open, humidity is gone and temperatures are in the low 80s this week!!

:)   While we are minus a full bathroom at the moment, the new one is going to be outstanding!  New walls inserted, new paint color, and new curtain and towel ensemble that we cannot wait to have up and displayed!  Enough shelves to hold most all of the 20+ bath and body stuff we girls have in our bathroom too.

DESSERT

Glock announced it’s newest gun called “The Congressman”. It’s overpriced, won’t work and you can’t fire it. ~ Funnyoneliners Twitter Feed

Wine & Cheese – 36th Serving

Jun22

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 36th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   INSOMNIA!!!  I am exhausted.  I keep waking up at during the night, unable to go back to sleep for hours.  Needless to say when the alarm clock goes off, I’m dead to the world.  This has to stop.  I need my rest.

:(   RAIN – enough already!  The yard is a swamp, there is no place that isn’t muddy, and the kids want to go out to play.  Cannot even play on the deck if it’s raining!

:(   There is no more chocolate syrup in the Diva Den!  Seriously this is on the level of a crisis.  5 women, hormone surges of PMS and no chocolate syrup.  See the issue? Critical!

CHEESE

:)   Urban Dictionary liked my Zombie Texting definition and published it in their  dictionary!!!

:)   An ice cold Coke!  Coffee is great but just needed a change so grabbed a Coke from the fridge….AH!

:)   Chick-O-Sticks!  Haven’t had one of those in FOREVER!!! Found them at a soft serve ice cream shop yesterday.  Not something I like a lot, but just brought back some nice childhood memories.

DESSERT

Plastic surgeon: the only person who really likes it when you pick your nose. ~ Daffynitions (from their twitter feed)

Wine & Cheese – 35th Serving

Jun15

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 35th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(    Beer and toothpaste are a a really bad combo!!  I washed my face and brushed my teeth last night, forgetting I still had half a glass of beer to finish.  Without thinking I picked it up and took a drink, BLECK!!!! The rest went down the drain…alcohol abuse.

:(   Akitas and cats do not mix and no the cat does NOT wish to meet the Akita even with a screen between them.  I have the punctures and scratches from the claws of Miss Ditzy kitty to prove it. More on that in a post later today.

:(   Seasonal allergies suck!  I have a feeling it is mold from all the rain (4+ inches in one afternoon) that resulted in a “river running through it” in our backyard and standing water.  My meds are doing wonders for the cats but not this.  ACHOOOO!

CHEESE

:)   The weather has been SO beautiful!  Breezy, warm but not humid, sunny and just spectacular!!

:)   My sister bought me the PINK Greatest Hits So Far CD….I LOVE THIS and have been playing it almost non-stop!

:)   I LOVE where I live!!  Our deck feels like you are sitting in a tree house, it is surrounded by trees and the woods come up to the back yard.  And many mornings we are treated to deer in the back yard, a beautiful site I never get tired of seeing!

DESSERT

Responsible. Who wants to be responsible? Whenever anything bad happens, it’s always “Who’s responsible for this?” ~ from FUNNYONELINERS Twitter Feed

Wine & Cheese – 34th Serving

Jun8

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 34th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   Mt. Washmore has become quite the…mountain…of laundry.  Guessing I need to make like I am going to start breaking it down and getting it in the washer.

:(   I STILL have spots that are red and tender from sunburn from a week ago Monday.  I should have known when I was up getting sick to my stomach that night, that was one somewhat serious sunburn.  Sunscreen sister, use it!

:(   I seriously need to get to bed at a decent hour, still haven’t managed to park my head on the pillows at a decent hour.  But it is grill out night at my favorite bar….oh to have the energy I did way back at 21 years old!

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CHEESE

:)   I treated myself to Chipotle yesterday…YUM! Was SO good.

:)   I had the pleasure of watching the Reds game at the bar, sharing a few beers and some pizza with my best friend last night.  He told me I looked extra pretty last night….as I sat there in my jeans with baby food spots on them and an old, favorite black t-shirt.  He is so sweet.  Hopefully I was able to bring him some smiles, he has been having a really rough week and needed to vent to someone that cared.  Oh, and if you are reading this, Mr. Wonderful, YES YOU DO!!!

:)   Mom is okay, just gave us  a bit of a scare.  No more of that, my dear mother, we have enough excitement around here, thank you very much!

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DESSERT

Be careful when it comes to reincarnation…. one time I asked to be a singer and I spent 30 years as a sewing machine.  ~ From Funny One Liners Twitter feed.

Wine & Cheese – 33rd Serving

Jun1

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 33rd serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

:(   I love our new washer and dryer, really I do!  Mega capacity, minimal soap and water needed for the washer, both sing to you when they finish washing or drying rather than some annoying buzz.  But really,  the technology exists, is it too much to ask that they send a text message to my cell phone to alert me that they have  now completed their duties so I could get things done in a more timely fashion and without the contents of the dryer wrinkling to the point of looking like we slept in the clothes?

:(   My sunburn is NOT any better today, and is quite painful when I have my purse or diaper bag over my shoulder, or the baby gripping onto me.  Really ought to be more careful to remember to apply sunscreen in the future!

:(   My car is once again legal.  Last night I put the new plates on it.  NOT at all happy that I had to give up my vanity plates but just could not justify the expense to renew them ($132 vs $58) so I will have to get them again down the road.

CHEESE

:)   Yesterday when we turned on the central air, it didn’t work.  Thankfully our HVAC guy was able to come right over and get us up and running!  I wouldn’t mind if it were just me but with babysitting little ones, the more comfy they are the happier we all are!

:)   My blog page is featured for the month of June on Blogging Women, a site specifically for women bloggers, a nice honor and surprise to find out this morning!

:)   A great night of sleep!  I put myself to bed earlier than usual and thankfully so, the sunburn is draining me and I needed the sleep!  Totally refreshed and on my game today!

DESSERT

Labor: a sign that parenting isn’t going to be easy.  ~ From Daffynitions Twitter feed