5 Things I Love/Hate

I hate:

1. warm lettuce

2. that Lance Bass is gay

3. that Andre keeps hiding my beautiful diamond ring from me every time I take it off to wash paint or chicken juice off my hands to "teach me a lesson"

4. having a head cold in the summer

5. sweating profusely due to 103 degree temperatures

I love:

1. baby fat (knees, fankles, neck rolls, etc)

2. the pure beauty of my gorgeous daughter

3. working at my intense, stressful job and having a guy call at 2:30 am to tell me he is a tranny prostitute looking to get arrested and do I want his description and location. (The answer is.. no, I do not want to know anything, but thanks for making me smile at 2:30 am.)

4. having ladies nights out

5. being clairvoyant. how else would i have known to look on the top shelf in the little mason canning jars for my ring when I wasn't even in the kitchen when my man stole it from where i left it while washing my hands......mmmmmmmmmm.........

My girl...

So, we're at Target yesterday buying a whole bunch o' crap we don't need. My beautiful girl was shopping in the little girl clothes picking out this and that. She is, of course, drawn to all things colorful. She picked out some pink cargo capri pants, a turqoise shirt to go with it....a pink netting ballet skirt that had a jeans waistband (this was very curious)...a "cheetah girl" puff skirt..you get the ideal. Well, I held up a what I thought was a real cute pair of khaki cargo type shorts, she firmly stated, "Ewwww, that is really not cute Mom. That is not my type."
THIS out of the mouth of a five year old! Well, I was getting a real kick out of her sassy fashion sense when while holding up a pen she found, innocently asked, "Mom, did they have feather pens like this in the 80's?" WHAT!?! My mouth gaping wide open, she followed up with "What, you don't remember?"

Oh, yeah, I remember...

Seriously???

Well, I guess so. Today I was surprised by my man of 10 years. He came in the house after we had both been at the gym all morning, set a cute little purple bag on kitchen island, and walked about like nothing was going on. Luckily we have a really nosy 5 year old and upon investigating, she found this.


Wow. I was speechless. And, he couldn't have been cuter. He just smiled a little smile and went about the rest of his afternoon getting ready for work. Yes, that's right. He went to work. I tell ya, for a girl who moved in with this boy 10 years ago while he was at work, this was the perfect way to present me with such a precious, sentimental token. I love him so much. He has given me so much in my life. Most of all to be thankful for are these beautiful children who will apparently now be "in" a wedding. Much to my chagrin, I assure you. But, at any rate, I can't wait to officially become one and the same with my kids and this fella I have loved for so long. Seriously. This is love.

Happy 4th...

What a good time we all had visiting the parents and Grammy at the coast in good ol' Port Orford, Oregon. It was a perfect weekend. Other than my sis and I missing our men, we couldn't have asked for a better time. From the parade, the beach, and the fireworks..... my kids had a blast! I am so glad to be from such a beautiful place and be able to share my hometown with my babies. And, then, they (and I) were overjoyed to be back at home to see Daddy!