7th grade..... Again

Verse by verse dissect a favorite song that you had in 7th grade...
Again by Janet Jackson

There was a boy. It's always about a boy at that age isn't it? Anyway, there was a boy that I was totally head over heels for in middle school. He had the looks, he was a "bad boy", he was popular, he was nice. To me. This boy made me weak in the knees. He wasn't my boyfriend, but he was a close friend that I wanted more from. He stopped showing up at school for a while (which was devastating) and then he came back.....From here on out, I will refer to this boy as Bob*.

^Middle school me


I heard from a friend today
And she said you were in town
Suddenly the memories came back to me in
My mind

Butterflies....
Ahhh yes, the memories. The memories of making eye contact across the crowded hall. Those gorgeous green eyes smiling back at me. Bob, always picking me first in gym for his basketball team, before ALL the other girls. Dancing at the teen club. Walking through the neighborhood by my grandma's house. Bob holding my hand. Passing notes in class.

Chorus:
How can I be strong I've asked myself
Time and time I've said
That I'll never fall in love with you again

I swore that no matter what, I wouldn't let Bob hurt me. I didn't think that it was possible since we never were officially bf & gf. Little did I know.

A wounded heart you gave,
My soul you took away
Good intentions you had many,
I know you did

Bob was just trying to be a good friend when I wanted so much more. He dated my best friend. That hurt.

I come from a place that hurts,
an' God knows how I've cried
And I never want to return
Never fall again

I spent many sleepless nights crying over Bob and did not want to let him into my heart again.

Making love to you oh it felt so good and
Oh so right

In my mind, it was GOOD! That's the only love making that was going on in 7th grade.

Repeat Chorus

So here we are alone again,
Didn't think it'd come to this
And to know it all began
With just a little kiss

One meaningless kiss (to him) and again I am back to being head over heels for Bob.

I've come too close to happiness,
To have it swept away
Don't think I can take the pain
Never fall again

I was pretty much over him and let him back into my heart. Trying all I could to not get hurt again.

Kinda late in the game
And my heart is in your hands
Don't you stand there and then tell me
You love me
Then leave again
'Cause I'm falling in love with you again

I took a chance. I jumped with both feet and gave him my heart.

Hold me, hold me
Don't ever let me go
Say it just one time
Say you love me
God knows I do love you again

How quickly middle school "love" ends. I haven't seen Bob in years, but he will always hold a special place in my heart. He was my first "love". Puppy love that is. I am so thankful that I am past this stage in my life. Puppy love hurts almost as much as real love without all the benefits.


This was a Writer's Workshop Assignment from Mama Kat. I'm a day late, but it's done.

*Please note that in no way does this post have anything to do with a boy named Bob. So, if you are Bob and we went to middle school together, I am NOT talking about you.

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I'm a Farmer. He's a runner. You're a winner. There's more.....

For those of you that have been kind enough to friend me on facebook, then you might know what I'm talking about....
Yes, that's it. FARMVILLE.  I farm online because I am as close to being a real farmer as I am to becoming a man. I am totally addicted. I find myself "farming" at all hours of the day and night. I have even set my phone to remind me to harvest my crops. Well, what do you expect? They WILL wilt if I don't harvest them in time. DUH! Most of the people on my friends list are farmers too, and it's great when they "find" some sad animal on their farm that I can adopt. I seriously get excited and rush to adopt hoping that someone else hasn't already given the animal a home. This month, people are finding Turkeys, and I'm hoping that we get reindeer next month. I even have my daughter addicted to the game. The first thing she wants to do when she wakes up is watch mommy farm. Where's the 12 step meetings when I need them?

Now I know that there are certain people out there that despise Farmville. All I can say is, if you can't beat 'em you should join 'em. You never know, you may become addicted too!

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Andrew will be coming home today for the first time since his escapade and I have yet to figure out exactly what I am going to do or say about the situation. He left our house on Thursday night, and ended up at school on Friday. Thankfully his friends were kind enough to message me as soon as they saw that he was at school. I knew that if he came directly home from school on Friday that it would turn into another argument because I was still angry and there was a possibility of him taking off again. I had been in contact with one of his friends father's who Andrew has deep respect for, and when he volunteered to pick Andrew up and let him stay the weekend at his house I immediately said yes. I figured that this would give us all time to cool down and hopefully provide Andrew with an opportunity to talk to an adult that is not a part of the situation. We will see how this one turns out.....

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I have WINNERS!
Here are the 12 winners for the Giveaway Extravaganza.
I was going to announce them by video, but my batteries died halfway into it :(

See, I paused it so I could cut the names up and get Amber, but it was dead by the time I came back. 2 other sets of batteries were tried with no luck so I used www.psychicscience.org to pick 12 random numbers for me.

Eyeglass Chain    14        Carma
Fight Like a Girl    20        Carma
Angel Cell Phone Charm    37        Naddez
Dragonflies & Birds    2        Rebecca Smith
Pink Floral    15        Carma
Owl Gift Bags    25        michellesmall1
Cupcake Tags    35        Kelly
Memories Journaling    10        Tanya
Think Pink Cards    12        Tanya
Heart Cards    23        michellesmall1
Pendant    13        Carma
Checkbook Set    26        michellesmall1

Congratulations everyone! I will be sending out personal emails to all of the winners later today!

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Randomness;

Don't know if you noticed, but I gave my blog a Thanksgiving facelift. I kinda like it.

I have updated my blogroll and also added a section called the players. You can find both of these at the top of my blog. Please check them out :)  I have been horrible about checking blogs lately, but I have cleared my reader and am starting fresh. So, be on the lookout for me in your comments section. I won't mind at all if you comment on my posts either.

I will be cooking my first Christmas dinner for the entire family this year. If you have any tips/suggestions or recipes to share, please send them over!

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Wedding Woo Woos

We went to a wedding last night. Not just any wedding, but my son's father's wedding. I know that some people found it a little strange that we were invited, and even stranger that we were going to attend. But, why shouldn't we? We are like one big discombobulated family now. Tony & Paula have actually been married for 8 years (I think) but were unable to have a real wedding when they got married. The plan was for them to have their wedding a year later, but life has a way of changing things. It was very important to Paula that she be married in church in front of GOD, and this was the reason for their wedding last night. It was a beautiful ceremony that started off at a Catholic church in Tarpon Springs.

All 4 of Tony's sons were "in" the wedding and looked great in their tuxedo's. I literally teared up when I saw Andrew in his tux. He looked so HANDSOME!

After the ceremony we headed to....shit I forgot where the reception was. Anyway, we headed to the reception hall (at some fancy country club) where we proceeded, to eat, drink, and dance the night away. The food was great and the drinks kept coming. I started off by drinking white russians, but shortly into the night Tony's sisters talked me into trying a Woo Woo. Regular woo woos consist of vodka, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice. (ours had sour apple pucker too) and they were so good. If you drink these, beware! They will sneak up on you. I'm not sure how many woo woo's I consumed, but boy was I feeling it by the time we left.

The entire evening was a success! Here's to many more years of happiness for Tony & Paula!

Country Bumpkin? Not quite.....

Moving from the "suburbs" to a more "countryfied" location has been quite an adjustment for me. I am not used to having to drive into "town" for 15 minutes just to get milk. I'm not used to walking outside of my house and hearing goats and horses. I'm not used to a lot of things that Hernando County has brought into my life. BUT, I absolutely love it here. It's so peaceful and a much slower pace than what I'm used to. It has given me the opportunity to really appreciate this beautiful state that I live in!

One of the neat things about living out in the country is that there are farms here. Yes, I'm sure that is pretty basic information but just in case you weren't "in the know" I figured I would share that little bit of information with you. I had the opportunity to spend Halloween morning at Sweetfields Farm in Masarkytown with the kids.

The main attraction at Sweetfields Farm is their 4 acre corn maze. We took a hayride from the front of the farm to the maze. It was quite bumpy and Amber kept complaining about how "pointy" the hay was.

When we arrived at the beginning of the maze we were met by a sweet little lady who explained how the corn maze was made and showed us some aerial shots of the maze.

Amazing!
The maze says "Sweetfields Farm" and there is a tractor and 2 pumpkins with 2009. Here's a drawing that shows it a little clearer;

The lady then handed us a set of questions. We had to answer each of the questions at the different checkpoints along the maze. Whether we would go right or left at each checkpoint depended on our answer to the question. We managed to only make a wrong turn one time and completed the maze pretty quickly. Of course, we had to stop and take some pictures along the way!

The corn had already been harvested and the sunflowers were mostly wilted. We were able to find a couple of small ears of corn still left as well as one beautiful sunflower.

There were different games set up across the farm including a water pump rubber ducky race and also a corncob shooter. Amber claimed that she won EVERY race, and Andrew came very close to winning $20 shooting corncobs but walked away with nothing.

We had fun climbing on the hay bales,

swinging on the swings,

and posing for pictures.

All in all, our day at the farm was a success!

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That's what she said...Or did she?

I don't know if this is a common problem, or if everyone I know just has hearing issues. Lately, I've noticed quite a few conversations that have made me LOL. Here are a couple of them:

~I was trying to explain to Keith (who was on his way home from work)
that the garbage can was still in front of the house. He had been upset
with Andrew for leaving it out there all the time, and Andrew stayed
after school so he wasn't home to bring it around back yet. I didn't
want him to get all mad when he pulled up and saw it~
Me: The garbage is still in front of the house
Keith: Oh my GOD! Who's in the hospital?
Me: *Laughs*
Keith: It's not funny. WHO IS IN THE HOSPITAL?

~Talking to my sister about where we should go school shopping for the kids~
Kelly: Skip Kohl's
Me: Did you just call me a shithole?

~My sister randomly makes a face at my mom~
Kelly: That's my pretty face
Mom: That's your briefcase?
Kelly & Me: *Laughs*
Mom: What's so funny? I don't get it.

Now that I typed that up, it doesn't seem as funny. Guess it was one of those "you had to be there" funnies. Oh well.

Remember when Amber was in time out for her potty mouth? She's been doing ok as far as using cuss words go, but sometimes she just says the most hilarious things.

***I'm using the bathroom and Amber comes in and starts doing these weird lunges.
Amber: Look. I'm exercising. You need to do that so your fat belly will go away.
Me: Excuse me? I don't have a fat belly.
Amber: Oh yeah. I forgot, you have a fat butt.
She then turns around and wiggles her rear right at me.

***Amber is feeding the dogs and I am eating lunch on the other side of the kitchen.
Amber: Mom, I farted and it didn't work
Me: What do you mean it didn't work? You tried to fart and it didn't come out?
Amber: No, it just didn't work.
Me: Do you have to poop?
Amber: No, but it feels funny.
She proceeds to waddle over to me so I can check it out. Yep, she didn't fart. She SHARTED. You know, shit/farted.

***Amber has some sort of rash on her face
Me: What are all these red bumps on your face?
Amber: They're nipples just like Andrews. (she meant pimples)

***Out of nowhere
Amber: Today is a Special Day!
Keith: It is? What's so special about today?
Amber: I'm going to be good today. Isn't that special Daddy?

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The weight of a woman

I went to the grocery store with Keith the other night. As soon as you walk in, there is a scale that taunts me I always have to stop and weigh myself on (so that I remember not to buy junk food) Which never sometimes rarely works. Anyway, as I was weighing myself I made Keith hold my purse. He couldn't believe how heavy it was and wanted to know if I was carrying any bricks. I wasn't, but I do have quite a few things in my purse (that I totally need!). After weighing myself, we weighed my purse and it was almost 6 pounds.

My new purse from Rue 21. LOVE it!

1. Degree-Pure Satin: Living in Florida, I keep my deodorant with me. Can't have no stinky pits!
2. Wallet: Carries the necessities like my Spencer's Wild and Crazy Card. Can't leave home without it!
3. Pepperoni flavored Slim Jim: Has been eaten since this photo was taken
4. Hip Butterfly Sunglass Case: Gotta protect the shades!
5. Mirror Compact (another Rue 21 purchase): Gotta rock the 80's look a little bit!
6. Glidden paint sticker: Because I will not stop painting until the whole house is done.
7. 7: Found this on the ground outside the bar and just had to pick it up. Why? No clue.
8. Cutie Boutique pop-up brush: Because Teenie's always gotta look her best.
9. Ms. Manicure emery boards: Been carrying these around in my purse for years. 2 outta 12 are missing so I'm sure I will have them a few more years.
10 & 11. Checkbooks: Aren't the covers adorable? Etsy, folks. Etsy. Or you can always buy some from me!
12. 2010 Planner: Because if I don't put it in my purse when I buy it, I will forget.
13. Tampon purse: Pretty self explanatory
14. Staples Locker Calculator: Because it's pink and cute.

1. Bonnebell Lip d'Votion: Gotta have shiny lips!
2. Vistaprint family pen: Again, it's cute.
3. CO Bigelow Cinnamint Mentha Lip Shine: Good smelling shiny lips....
4. Avon lip radiance: Sparkly shiny lips....
5. The name rubbed off: more shiny lips
6. Yep, that's just a plain old pen
7. Bath & Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom Perfume: Because it's my favorite.

While typing this, I noticed that some very important things are missing. Now, I am too lazy to go and take photos so if I can't find them on flicker you will have to imagine.

1. Motorola Hint: My crappy cell phone
2. Juicy zipper pouch: I keep my camera and extra batteries in it.
3. Lime green sock (w monkey's on it) change purse: Well, it's for change. Duh

4. My Ipod: Gotta have the tunes!

What's in your purse?

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

It's raining, it's pouring, and I HATE it! Yes, rain can be fun at times. But it usually puts me in a rotten mood. And if you know me, you know that I am in a rotten mood plenty enough that I don't need any rain to help me with that.


See that^ It's a camping picture from 2007 when just the four of us went to Ocala to go camping. We spent many hours days in. our. van. Well, I did at least.

The kids & Keith, they were a little braver than me and ventured out into the nastiness. I did manage to get some cute pics of them though!
I love how they were trying to start a fire.... In.the.rain. You can even see that Andrew is hiding newspapers under his shirt so they don't get wet. In.the.rain. FYI - the fire never stayed lit until the last day when the sun finally came out.

Puking, Painting & Parties.....

It's been a while since I've been on here, life has taken me on another roller coaster ride. There's been ups and downs, twists and turns and plenty of excitement. At least I can say there's been no vomit!

It's been a few days since I started this post and now I have to take back the "no vomit" statement. I'll get to an explanation of that in a bit. If you are my facebook friend, I apologize for the repeat vomit updates.

The kids started school on the 24th. Well, Andrew only went for one day and then had to finish up his OSS. He is almost completely finished with his sentence, all he has left to do is his last jury duty on the 21st and then they will rip up the documents and throw them all away leaving him with NO record. He returned to school on Wednesday only to be sent home halfway through the day. (This is due to the vomit that I will get to later). Other than having 2 weeks of homework to catch up on and a couple of honors classes, I think that he is pretty excited to be back in school. This year he plans on playing football, basketball, and track so it looks like I will be spending a lot of time at the middle school.

Amber is absolutely loving school. She's in the VPK program and attends school for 3 hours a day. I totally wish it was longer miss her so much while she is gone. It's quite lonely around here with both of them gone, but I have been able to get much more done around the house without them here.

Keith brought me home a new friend and her name is Freckles. She is so stinkin' cute but is driving me crazy with the whole house training thing. I have no patience... But at least Sasha now has a cuddle buddy!


We've been doing lots of painting on the house and someday soon I hope to have it finished so that we can do another home video tour. Don't worry, I will be here to film this one so it won't be so lame dorky quick.


I Stan got back.

Yes, he came back to me in a package of socks for Amber. Isn't that nice? Thanks MOM! I was able to get rid of him again though when my Sister came over for Labor Day.

We celebrated my brother Patrick's 25th birthday on Saturday. I am really starting to feel old now. He's a half a century and I'm almost 30. EEEEEK!

          Kelly           Me     Patrick          Katelyn
^Just a few of my siblings! I saw my Dad for the first time since the "incident" which was kinda awkward. Not much was said other than some "I Love You's" but, I guess that's a start?

I spent quite a few hours in the ER on Sunday with Amber because the cold that she had developed on Friday had gotten much worse and I was scared that she may have developed pink eye. Her eyes were all red and gunky.

This picture doesn't even begin to explain what her eyes really looked like. Diagnosis = Upper Respiratory Infection + No Pink Eye. Whew! So, Nichole and the twins came to spend the night (as we had previously planned before the ER visit). The next day we had a small get together for Labor Day. Good times!

On to the vomitus.....I told you I would get to it. ***Possibly TMI below***BEWARE***
Tuesday morning, Keith woke up to go to work and found that he was incredibly sick. Whatever it was, it was pouring coming out of his body like water but from both ends.... At lunchtime I got a call telling me to come and pick up Andrew as he had been throwing up in school. He ended up having the same problems as Keith and this lasted all night long. According to my favorite website (facebook) I noticed that Nichole also started having these problems Tuesday night. Then, on Wednesday my sister joined the vomiting crew. At first we thought it might be food poisoning because everyone that was sick had been at my house on Monday. Then, my sister-in-law got it too (and she wasn't at the party). Whatever it was, it was BAD! I made Keith & Andrew take shots of apple cider vinegar which seemed to help calm their stomachs. Andrew was able to return to school yesterday and Keith returned to work today. As far as I know, everyone is back to normal now. I am so happy that I didn't catch this one!