7.31.2009

Friday Fragments


It's that time again...Friday Fragments time-for many more FF click back there and check em out...

  • I really like FF because it lets me feel normal about being scatter-brained

  • Today is my friend Dana's Birthday- she is turning...well it's not polite to tell a ladies age but I think she knows Rosetta Stone(i kid i kid)...so please consider clicking her name and wishing her a Happy Birthday-it will make her day!

  • Jess likes to forage through Reeses' room when he is gone-typically I don't condone this type of snoopy behavior BUT better her than me cuz that boy is in PHEW-BURRR-TEEEE so I try and stay away from him for fear he will put a hex on me or show me his arm pit hairs...anyways I had a point, ah yes foraging-she found his ipod touch and turned it on and the next thing I hear is 'O.M.G. MOMMMMMMMMMM' (cuz thats what she says) Look at this MOMMMMM- Reese has PORN on his ipod touch MOM! Who knew youtube had porn? And IF you knew why didn't you warn me?

  • I have some really exciting news...I get to go school supply shopping!!! YAY me...open letter to all middle and HS teachers-would it be to much to ask that you PLEASE place a supply list outside your door on schedule pick up day-cuz nothing says back-to-school-supply-shopping like getting elbowed in the face while fighting over the LAST 2in' binder in the crammed isles of wal*mart the day after school starts...or the fact that I may need to take out a second mortage to buy that scientific calculator that will get lost the thrid week of school...man I almost miss elementary school-those teachers have their stuff together...


  • In other exciting news Jess has moved back into her own bed-Don't judge me or call me Michael Jackson

  • Abby is already planning her sweet 16 party and apparently she thinks I am a Hilton...I am seriously considering canceling cable because I BLAME this all on MTV

  • I had a complete meltdown the other day-abby,jess or reese are plotting against me...they lost my tweezers and I had to go to the mall... with chin hairs...CHIN HAIRS people, I am pretty sure the guy at lilcrombie was so totally hitting on me

  • I just had to google tweezers because I typed it twezzers and it just didn't look right, blogger in draft so needs spell check!

  • Yanno my new car? well not new,new but new to me, the one I just got-well Eric took her(her as in Abby not the car) driving, remember she won't drive with me...well in all her knowitallglory she forgot to roll up one of the windows...it rained...A LOT...

  • We went to eat at a new chinese restaurant the other night(i am not a big fan of chinese food-but thats another post) and they had placemats-placemats of the chinese astrology...apparently I am a dog AND I'm selfish...

  • Lastly I just noticed that on blogspot blogs there is a follow feature at the top of the page...so even if you don't have the follower function on your blog I can still STALK YOU
My confession for today: I think it is time for another Okie GNO! Dawn what ya say?


7.30.2009

Inspired

This is kinda long, you may find it boring, so if you don't want to read it all-that's okay feel free to scroll to my confession and comment on that(because no matter how many times I tell myself it's not about the comments-itstillkindais)

So I have been reading all about everyones escapades at BlogHer '09, looking at everyones pictures-trying to imagine myself in the photo,clicking all the linky loos in the posts, so wanting to be a part of something that I wasn't, telling myself I really didn't miss anything-I prolly would have hid in a corner with a glass of wine and cig in one hand and sucked my thumb with the other hand, but the truth is...I do feel like I missed something and no it wasn't the swag...

I spent most of today reading every single one of the keynotes (if you are like me, did not attend BlogHer 09, then click on the word keynotes and read some of what you missed-word of caution have a box of tissues handy) some made me laugh hysterically, some made me cry to the point that my children considered calling 911, some made me think and evaluate...I left comments on some of the blogs because they moved me, touched me, inspired me-I didn't know these bloggers, they don't know me, but their stories left an impact on me to the point I left their blog feeling like a different person. I felt like I knew them, connected to them,understood them...

Most of my friends/family don't blog and truth be told probably think I am crazy sharing ancient family secrets, making fun of my children,making fun of myself/our family-heck my husband thinks blogging is themoststoopidthingthereis-can I say NO SUPPORT. But he wants hairplugs so what does he know anyway? My friends say 'I just don't have the time' or 'but you really don't know any of those people' or How can you tell the world all about your life or I really don't understand why anyone would blog...see they don't get it...

 Since I started blogging I have had to delete one post because I hurt a friends feelings-that was never my intention-most of my blog posts are tongue-in-cheek-in-jest. She didn't understand and that's okay...because I know I can log on and instantly be reminded that somewhere someone out there gets it, gets me....not everyone and that's okay too, even if the vain side of me wants everyone to love me, I ultimately realize not everyone will...

So as I read and digested the words that filled my screen a thought kept running through my head, this thought 'what's your flavor, tell me whats your flavor' NO WAIT that was the commercial that was playing over and over as I read...my thought was 'what's my purpose, why do I blog, what's my niche,gawd I am so D-List' 

I write with bad grammar and questionable humor(in my head I'm really funny)-I censor myself so as not to hurt anothers feelings ever again, very rarely do I write anything earth shattering, I don't do politics on my blog, I am a MOM not a mommy anymore, I try not to judge, I haven't expierenced a whole lot of 'MAJORS' in my 38 years of life, so where do I fit in the blog-o-sphere? Does it really matter?


Most of you probably don't even realize that there are days that I feel sad and lonely and unloved and unworthy and under-appreciated and self concious, that I have days that I don't want to talk on the phone or shower or do my hair or makeup or smile or eat. I have days where I just want to live inside my computer, read your stories and forget about everything around me- your stories, your lives, your love, more times than not are what gets me through most days...

To those of you that come back day after day and read me and leave me comments letting me know you were here reading my dribble, Thank You-Thank You for Getting It-You make me feel like I do matter in this big space we call the internet...You have no idea how much...

My confession for today: My plan for the next year is to try and figure out a way to be in NYC in 2010


7.29.2009

Men VS Women-who has it easier?

It's Wednesday I got nothing...I guess I could have posted this pic and talked about the fact that when mama-specifically ME says apply sunscreen before you leave for the pool, then re-apply at the first adult swim and your so-white-you-need-to-wear-shades-when-you-see-him-shirtless- freckled faced-son replies 'REAL MEN DON'T NEED SUNSCREEN" 

That I actually do know what I am talking about...but who wants to talk or hear about the fact that my son the Reese-A-Nator now looks like a LOBSTER...I know, I got NO pity for him either...moving on...


Instead I saw this at Missy's blog and asked if I could borrow it...

So Tell me...who has it better/easier


THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING A WOMAN


1. We got off the Titanic first.

2. We can scare male bosses with mysterious gynecological disorder excuses.

3. We can be groupies. Male groupies are stalkers.

4. We can cry and get off speeding fines.

5. We've never lusted after a cartoon character or the central figure in a computer game.

6. Taxis stop for us.

7. We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.

8. Free drinks, Free dinners, Free movies (you get the point).

9. New lipstick gives us a whole new lease on life.

10. No fashion faux pas we make could ever rival The Speedo.

11. We don't have to fart to amuse ourselves.

12. If we forget to shave, no one has to know.

13. We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her butt.

14. We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there.

15. If we're dumb, some people will find it cute.

16. We have the ability to dress ourselves.

17. We can talk to people of the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.

18. If we marry someone 20 years younger, we're aware that we look like an idiot.

19. There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.

20. We'll never regret piercing our ears.

21. We can fully assess a person just by looking at their shoes.

22. We'll never discover we've been duped by a Wonderbra.


THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING A MAN


1. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.

2. You know stuff about tanks.

3. A five day vacation requires only one suitcase.

4. Monday Night Football.

5. Your bathroom lines are 80% shorter.

6. You can open all your own jars.

7. Old friends don't annoy you if you've lost or gained weight.

8. Dry cleaners and haircutters don't rob you blind.

9. When clicking through the channel, you don't have to stall on every shot of someone crying.

10. A beer gut does not make you invisible to the opposite sex.

11. Guys in hockey masks don't attack you.

12. You don't have to lug a bag of useful stuff around everywhere you go.

13. You can go to the bathroom without a support group.

14. Your last name stays put.

15. You can leave a hotel bed unmade.

16. When your work is criticized, you don't have to panic that everyone secretly hates you.

17. You can kill your own food.

18. The garage is all yours.

19. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

20. You see the humor in Terms of Endearment.

21. You never have to clean the toilet.

22. You can be showered and ready in 10 minutes.

23. Wedding plans take care of themselves.

24. If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend.

25. Your underwear is $10 for a three pack.

26. The National College Cheerleading Championship

27. None of your co-workers have the power to make you cry.

28. You don't have to shave below your neck.

29. If you're 34 and single nobody notices.

30. Everything on your face stays its original color.

31. Chocolate is just another snack.

32. You can be president without all the jokes.

33. You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger seat.

34. Flowers fix everything.

35. You never have to worry about other people's feelings.

36. You can wear a white shirt to a water park.

37. Three pair of shoes are more than enough.

38. You can eat a banana in a hardware store.

39. You can say anything and not worry about what people think.

40. Michael Bolton doesn't live in your universe.

41. You can whip your shirt off on a hot day.

42. You don't have to clean your apartment if the meter reader is coming by.

43. Car mechanics tell you the truth.

44. You don't care if someone notices your new haircut.

45. You can watch a game in silence with your buddy for hours without even thinking: He must be mad at me.

46. You never misconstrue innocuous statements to mean your lover is about to leave you.

47. You get to jump up and slap stuff.

48. One mood, all the time.

49. You can admire Clint Eastwood without starving yourself to look like him.

50. You know at least 20 ways to open a beer bottle.

51. Same work....more pay.

52. Gray hair and wrinkles add character.

53. Wedding Dress $2000; Tux rental $100.

54. You don't care if someone is talking about you behind your back.

55. You don't mooch off others' desserts.

56. The remote is yours and yours alone.

57. People never glance at your chest when you're talking to them.

58. ESPN's sports center.

59. You can drop by to see a friend without bringing a little gift.

60. You have a normal and healthy relationship with your mother.

61. You needn't pretend you're "freshening up" to go to the bathroom.

62. If you don't call your buddy when you say you will, he won't tell your friends you've changed.

63. Someday you'll be a dirty old man.

64. If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you might become lifelong buddies.

65. Princess Di's death was almost just another obituary.

66. If something mechanical didn't work, you can bash it with a hammer and throw it across the room.

67. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.

68. You don't have to remember everyone's birthdays and anniversaries.

69. Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "So... notice anything different?"

70. Baywatch

71. There is always a game on somewhere

My confession for today: I LOVE Rainy days


7.28.2009

Random Tuesday Thoughts

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RTT is the brain-child of the unmom so if my randomness wasn't enough for ya click over to read more RTT's or to add your own

  • I am feeling really guilty that I am excited that school starts back in 15 days-it's not that I want the beanies out of the house, it's just I want my pc back...just sayin...

  • I thought it was REALLY crappy of ABC to put Jillian through having Reid come back last night-and I just can't tell if her lil sobs are real or not-sorry ABC but I am over the Bach/Ette

  •  So Jess says to me last night 'Mom, I am so Glad my last name is different from Reese's', me with a raised eyebrow 'Oh really?' she continues 'Now I won't be punished for his actions because he was a really bad boy and no one will know he is my brother'  somehow someway I can't help but feeling like I have failed along the way if this is what she is looking forward to for her 6th grade yr.

  • Hells Kitchen is back and I couldn't be happier, after a summer of reruns and crap(Hells kitchen is so not crap) I finally get to see that foul-mouth Gordon Ramsey again and I LOVE it!

  • I know I have only mentioned this elevenity-million times BUT IE8 hates me-it now maximizes my pages to 400% thats BIG peeps really BIG-I don't like change and I never would have d/l'd ie8 except I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing(big surprise there) and I know there are other browsers out there but I just want IE7 back-cuz IE7 was nice to me,we were friendly,we had been together for a long time and didn't make my pages bigger than texas...okay anyone got any cheese to go along with my wine errr whine

  • Abby WhoNowHasABigHayudBecauseSheGotHerLearnersPermit has now informed everyone in our family and a few strangers that she will not drive with me-should I be happy OR offended at her statement...pffft... shes 4months away from being 16 and now knows everything and I'm just some cotton headed ninny muggins...I never thought I would utter these words....Girrrrrl I brought you into this world and I can take you out! BUT it sure felt good when I said it 20 times yesterday, then...she started completeing the phrase before I was finished...I googled shock collars yesterday...

  • Do you know how wierd it is being called Gina-of course you don't your name is prolly Jasmine or Isadore or something really cool and exotic-at my 20 yr reunion I think people thought I was ignoring them because I have been called Georgina/Georgie for 20 yrs now and the name Gina just didn't compute and it took me a minute and then I'm all like 'Ohhhhh you mean me'  I'm giving a whole new meaning to word blond

  • My 6 month old LG Vue just stopped working-so I stole jess's phone-I lost 3/4ths of all my contacts-I don't have any numbers in my phone and I don't know the numbers to put them back in-I went to call my dad the other day and went to my contacts and pressed 'P' for papa george and his name wasn't there-I couldn't remember his number!!!! So if you haven't heard from me in a while could you please call me so I can have your number again-unless of course you are glad you haven't heard from me...in that case you don't have to call


My confession for today: I am thinking it may be time to bring back the confessional-I need to purge


7.25.2009

20 Years Later

I feel old on a daily basis-then I wake up...then I feel old again...just sayin...

I mentioned the other day that my 20 yr HS reunion was this weekend, I missed my 10 yr because Reese had broke his leg the day before and only wanted his mama to snuggle him and bring him ice cream, my how things have changed, now he only wants me for my cash...

My sister the faloozie and best friend from HS had hounded politely asked/suggested I go and I kinda ho-hummed around it, not really sure what I wanted to do-they don't call me Decisionally Challenged for nothing...So when I saw on facebook that a friend from HS was having a lil mini GTG at a bar called Roosters right by where the reunion was being held, I decided to go...very non-commital of me I know...

Then at about noon yesterday NOT Sawyer thought I waited till the last minute to go because I was embarressed of him and didn't want him to go with me-I swear that man is going through a midlife crisis-maybe I should stop calling him 'Not Sawyer' to his face?

Then my friend from HS who was putting together the GTG @ Roosters didn't have a sitter-so I did what any good mom would do-I pimped out Abby...

We ended up crashing the reunion party, cause that's how we roll and I have to say I am so glad I went-The reunion party was held at The Clubhouse Bar and Grille it was a swanky place attached to the Spirit Bank center

Here are a few pix from our night of debauchery evening

That's Amy(who planned the GTG) and her hubby Kevin, Yvette and Jim and me-all those beer bottles are not mine-I was responsible plus I value my liver, I really really like my liver...this was at Roosters bar before we crashed the party




Theres the faloozie and my best friend from HS Kristen-you may be asking yourself, 'self, why is Georgie's sister there, I know they aren't twins?' was Georgie held back?


Well this is why my sister was there...that's my BIL Chad who graduated in '89 and married my sis, Chads cousin Stacey and her hubby are also pictured


My partner in crime through our HS days-


Here is Kristen and her hubby Derrek-Beautiful couple!  Thanks Derrek for letting me monopolize Kristen all night

Then I walked upstairs and saw this...
and this...

and I wanted to run back outside-those are peeps up there not sardines but I felt like a sardine and so I turned to Kristen and said "IIIII ccccan'ttttt handle th-th-thisssss...iiiiittttttt's toooooo cccrrrowwwwdedddd

and I ran downstairs to get some fresh air and ran into this.....

more People-I mean come on what did I expect-we had a graduating class of over 800

In the pic below is Mike, I love Mike and if I wasn't married I think I would run off to Jersey with him-


Tonight is the BIG night, with dinner and drinks and of course I haven't decided if I'm going or not-it really is the fact that I am decisionally challenged folks. I wonder if they make a medication for my disorder?

My confession for today: I didn't get home till almost 3am and when I woke up this morning afternoon I was instantly reminded...I'm not in High School anymore, my Partying like a rock star days are so behind me...

7.23.2009

Exhibit 1,2,3 and so forth

Before I get into my trip and exhibits I just have to say...
I am a nervous wreck! Abby aka oldest bean passed her written test for the/her learners permit...I keep tellin myself 'Roots and Wings' but some how it just doesn't compute-did I really want her to fail? NO BUT I am NOT prepared for this bidness...there are no words at all, all I can say is, those out there that have been through this...where were you in my HOURS of need??? YES I said HOURS as in plural...

I thought the hard times were behind me...yanno changing diapers,chicken pox and some type of green substance they called baby food...pffft...it only gets worse the older they get-the more you worry...

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My 20 year High school reunion is this weekend and I dunno who and went and fast forwarded time but ummm there is no way 20 years have passed already...SERIUOSLY! So IF i don't show up it's because I am stuck in the 80's!

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So I took my Grandma aka ena and daddy to Schulenburg/High Hill Tx for her 33rd Krischke Family reunion-
The name Krischke and High Hill are one in the same-I hadn't been since I was a toddler so this trip was extra special-we made it down without incident except for the fact that the Holiday Inn and suites we stayed in was TOO fancy for my dad and ena...

you need proof?

Just look at papa george enjoying himself to the max
We tried to get ena in the pool/hot tub but she wasn't havin it!
She was content and happy to just sit and watch...boy how things would change
I love this picture-keep the shape of the wig in mind as you scroll through these pics
My lil dumplin akalilest bean aka jess
She is giving Trip advisor a whole new meaning to the word OWL-did ya know I am a destination expert on TA? Did ya know every time I travel I do reviews for the hotels and restaurants we stay at? NOT on thier behalf but on the travelers behalf...when you travel please consider going to TA and posting your review...it really does help fellow travelers...
This would be where I say 'But I digress' but since I am me, I will say now where was I?
It is sooooooooo very hard traveling with your dadddy and ena BUT when you see things like this....
Your Great Grandfather/Grandmothers grave a lot of things are put into perspective and you take notice of the older part of the cemetary because it is your heritage
and you see things like this...she, Ena brought flowers for like 10 peoples graves-she is an AMAZING and GRACIOUS woman
Then even tho' you are not Catholic you visit a Church that looks like this
And you get to find out where your Great Grandmother sat in a pew and knelt...St Mary's is a beautiful  Church-so full of love,life and family history-this is where my family tree truly started-do you know what it is like to be virtually the ONLY non-practicing Catholic person in a Catholic Church is like? Well Im'a bout to tell ya...the saints stare at you and you have NO clue what you are doing... OR what is being said...
so you head back out to the cemetary


Then you leave to take your ena and daddy to see the land they grew up on...because in this day and age all things old have been torn down...
ena is standing where her grandmothers front lawn would have been
and this would have been thier farm-YES I tresspassed and I am so sorry for it-many thanks to the people who own the farm to this day for not reporting me-as I turned around 50 times in your drive way
I am so not makin fun of....but I tried to tell ena her wig was on backwards and I got 'shushed' I HATE getting shushed! When we got lost they(ena and daddy) suggested i just pull into someones driveway and ask them what they knew....welll this guy knew a lot...he remembered my grandma's whole family...I think he knew more that we did as a collective whole of 3
This tree was on a farm where my ena used to live as a child
we also had this happen....a flat tire-there are NO words...well I said some words...but none I'd like to repeat on here
she was so patient!
This would be James and he was a life saver and patched up my tire
But then it was time for the family reunion....and even tho' I was sweating like a pig I persevered through
We did go out to dinner...yes that would be a home made bud light with lime sitting in front of me...I felt like I needed it
and this would be why I felt like I needed a bud light with lime
Daddy nor ena thought the hostess would come get us to seat us at our table
 and by the looks of this pic neither did Jess
BUT we got to be seated AND eat...with our fingers....
we had forks....and spoons and knives-this pic(below) was tanken after my German heritage Grandmother decided the 'Kraut" wasn't that good..AKA she spit it out everywhere-me personally, I thought the kraut was awesome as did daddy by the use of his fingers and Sennglemans hall had awesome potatoe cakes!
Ena had a nice time visiting with her cousins
I am pretty sure they were gripping about me...I am a bitch to travel with-they prolly needed midol-just to cope
We won the award for furthest travled...I take pride in the fact I drove 2 old people and a beanie so far south all by myself
On the way home We stopped at buc'ees and they sold
I am still trying to wrap my brain around the beaver nuggets and yes jess bought a Tee that said " Power to the Beaver" I am still speechless...
Then this happened.....and i said A LOT of words I would rather not repeat on here-that tire is NOT bald the entire tread was stripped off...Gosh to helk I hate I-45 and will NEVER travel that road again!
And since I had AAA I refused to let my daddy change the tire
and he was pissed..because I am pretty sure it messed with his manly-hood....BUT it was pitch black on I-45 and I didn't want anything happening to daddy
 OR....
Ena-because she was trying to see what happened and almost fell into the interstate....so daddy put her in the corner aka blankie in the grass with the chiggers...sorry ena it was for your own safety...
They look so happy right?
Well they weren't but then I brought my secret weapon....
Because who can be mad when you see this face...
My confession for today: IE 8 hates me and picks and chooses which blogs I can visit ...OH and it is very BUGGY...I know i said this already but do not d/l IE8 until the last minute