quote of the day

Received from a friend. I've seen it many times before but it felt right today.

'Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.

She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.'

Women are Angels. And when someone breaks our wings,we simply continue to fly...usually on a broomstick. We are flexible like that.

today is rage

Today I am filled with rage. Yesterday it was pain and concern and the day before it was shock and disgust.

A man hurts a precious, innocent child...wait, scratch that....a man hurts precious, innocent children leaving them hurt and living in fear.

That man must pay, and it must be as painful and full of fear as the hurt he inflicted. He deserves the wrath of a thousand angry mothers and the beat down of a thousand angry fathers.

In the meantime, the children must be surrounded with love and kindness. They must grow to learn that they are blameless and that the world is a good place. It is filled with warm and caring people. They must learn that they are not powerless and that they are respected and treasured and one day very soon I will hug them with everything I've got.

for lynn

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe"


Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

ten things

Ten things to be grateful for this beautiful Tuesday morning:


My gym membership
Katy Perry tickets
Nieces who text
An abundance of sharpened pencils with fun erasers
My local library
Friends who love to read
My sanity
Second chances
Cha's art work
Online dating (ten years and counting....)

kitties

Back when I worked as a nanny in DC I was cat-less. It was one of the few times in my life that I did not have at least one kitty. I lived with and worked for a couple different families and none of them had pets. It was tragic. They had no clue the fun they were missing.

Here are my two boys, Pete and Mr. Pettibone. They are bestest buddies and bring joy and naughtiness to the house and keep us laughing. It's hard to have a bad day with these two chatting at each other and racing around the house. (Anyone else notice that orange kitties, boys especially, are incredibly vocal? These two talk to us and each other all the time.)

Mr. Pettyibone snoozing

Pete babysitting Rosie the Goldfish

Mr. Pettibone babysitting Rosie the Goldfish

Pete Getting his summer shave (he loves it)

Mr. Pettibone chased me off my desk one afternoon.

Left Paw Green!

Mr. Pettibone babysitting Hamela Anderson

Mr. Pettibone on the Go!

Cha and Mr. Pettibone - BFFs

Pete turns 7 next month. He was born on Independence Day and is the last surviving sibling in his litter. He's my Super Kitty. Here are a couple baby pictures.


Aren't they cute??

Happy Monday.

give my kid a camera

Yesterday was Wonder Niece's graduation party. I gave Cha my camera and told her to take pics of all the fun. She's actually surprisingly good with the camera. The snapshot above may just look like the work of a five year old but I think there's a bit of artistic genius in that angle.

Following along with my post-antidepressants journey, this weekend was filled with awesomeness. I'm still not sure if it's the sun or the lack of meds that are making me feel so happy but whatever it is, I am grateful.

Friday afternoon Cha's school held a Family Fun Day party. They had a bounce castle, a musician, bubble machine, ice cream truck and a kid size buffet of yummy food. The weather was beautiful and it was sweet watching my child play with her school-family. After the party we met some friends at a local pottery store. The kids made Father's Day presents and I have to say I enjoyed the experience. You would think eight wild kids in a pottery story would make for a stressful evening, but it turned out well. We'll be heading back soon for a ladies-only pottery session.

Saturday morning Cha's Daisy Troop visited a local florist. Each Daisy planted flowers for herself, toured a garden and learned about bees. (Shout out to Risher Van Horn who offer a very nice program for scouts.) At the end of the session the girls created a large planter of flowers which was presented to a local family whose son has been serving in Afghanistan and Iraq for the last four years.

As I said the weekend was filled with awesomeness. Coming up we have Cha's kinder graduation, a field-trip filled summer, a wedding (or two), a visit with Grandpa and the cousins, and lots of swimming with family and friends. Looking forward!

Budding Bee Keepers

Congrats to Wonder Niece!