February 5, 2007

Mini Red's Birthday celebration

Last weekend Mini Red had three friends over to celebrate her birthday. We all met at Build-A-Bear and the girls all got bears and matching BFF t-shirts. How cute! As I watched the girls run around the store and do their thing I couldn’t help but cringe at how old they are now. Mini Red is officially a PRE-TEEN!

I think I’m having heart palpitations. I am so thankful to have her, she is my life but I imagine she just might be my death too! Hahaha. She is just growing too fast and I can’t believe I’m old enough to be her mother. I always thought I would have more than one child but some people don’t/can’t get as far as I have. So I am thankful for what I have.

After Build-A-Bear All three friends were spending the night at our place. Earlier in the day I took Mini Red to the store to pick out the junk food she wanted. She picked Ho Hos, Twinkies, Oatmeal Creme Pies, Popcorn, Coke and we ordered Dominos when got back with all the girls.

Their night started by putting on the movie Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. They attacked me with pillows as I yelled, “I’m the Mama, I’m the Mama go back to your room!” They did a fashion show after putting makeup on each other. They surrounded me again in hopes of doing my make up. With this I covered my face and yelled, “I’m the Mama, I’m the Mama go back to your room!” I don’t know why they kept trying to pull me into their little party. They even wanted me to watch the next movie with them and asked Mini Red if I could sleep in there with them. I don’t know why they think I’m the cool Mom. It’s not like I gave them beer it was just junk food.

Mini Red has a loft bed with a bed underneath and we set up a queen size blow up mattress. When I went to wake up the girls the next morning all four of them were crammed and crashed on the blow up mattress. It was absolutely adorable!

The parents were coming to pick them up and we got a call from one of the girl’s step-father. Guess who that was? He wanted to speak to me. Oye! I didn’t want to talk to him but what am I supposed to do? I answered and he apologized and explained that in his line of business he gets crank calls all the time.

I said, “I understand that but you started by screaming at me and then hung up.”

He started to give me another excuse and I wasn’t about to get into a pissing contest with him so I said, “Let’s just say its water under the bridge and leave it at that?” This was agreeable to him, thank goodness, because I didn’t want to hear all the lame excuses he was ready to throw down.

These girls Mini Red had over are adorable and sweet and I think they all had a fabulous time. The most important part is Mini Red had a great time and it was everything she wanted.

February 2, 2007

Waiting for my real life to begin

There has been a lot going on in my life lately keeping me pretty busy. Namely, Mini Red and all her activities like violin and swimming. On top of that I finally started taking a college class. One is enough right now considering it’s two hours of lecture, three hours of lab and all in one night. My class is on Graphic Arts and I can’t wait to learn more. It is so much fun and the time flys when I’m there.

This class is the thing that seems to be wearing me out but I am so grateful for it. The day of my first class my company did a third round of layoffs. This one was hard, at least for me, because I don’t think anyone saw it coming. Thankfully, I still have a job and I’m on a new project that is keeping me VERY busy. So to start the class that day is giving me hope for my future so that if I am laid off (heaven forbid) at least I’m finally doing something about it.

Even though this class is wearing on me it is also making me very excited about possibilities. I guess you’re never too old.

With all that said Velvet says it’s Bloggie Poetry Day and posted lyrics to a song that define how she’s been feeling lately. I happen to have a song that keeps running through my head especially on the nights I have class.

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WAITING FOR MY REAL LIFE TO BEGIN
Colin Hay

Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down down down, on me

And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
Let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I’ll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, soon
It's just that times are lean

And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine in
Don't you understand I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

February 1, 2007

Where is the snow we were promised?

I want SNOW!
I wore my BIG ASS boots today. I've had these things sitting in my closet for a few years. I was afraid to break them in but they have some serious traction, which is useful in foul weather. So why not break them in now... Right? They aren't real comfortable... yet I wore them in anticipation of snow and ice and trying to thwart any chances of me looking the fool falling on my ass. Now I'm just real disappointed that they’ve been worn for no reason. I hate when promises are broken. Damn you (*shaking fists*) promise breaking weather people!


If tomorrow is a snow day for Mini Red I'm not sure what I will do with her since I can't take her to the client site with me and I can't miss work right now. I'm sure Mom would be able to help me out but then again it's not looking like I have to be worrying about that at this point.

I'm still holding out hope for some of that white stuff and maybe it will start as soon as I get home. I have a feeling the drive home will be awful especially if the drive in this morning was any indication. It seems people were getting all crazy this morning and causing chaos everywhere. Telling the DC area it's going to snow is like jumping in someone's face yelling BOO! Everyone gets freaked out over nothing.