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I’m honored
A while ago, I was awarded the Rockin Girl Blogger award by a lovely blogger friend, Catherine. But for many reasons, including the fact that I sure as hell didn’t FEEL like a Rockin Girl Blogger, I haven’t made mention to it here, although I did thank her. 
I really am honored when someone likes my blog enough to make mention of it in a good way and even more so if they want to bestow honors on it! I really enjoy blogging, even if it can’t always be on the subject matter that I’d originally hoped it would be. But this is, after all, my life that I’m blogging about, and no one is kinky ALL the time… well… at least not most of us LOL
So, then it took me a while to figure out who I would like to pass the award on to. I knew, of course, that my best friend angel would definitely qualify – she rocks in so many ways. (Even if she *IS* 10 yrs younger than me *hmph*)
Another “given” would be Peg, because she’s been here since day 1 too.
Melinda, personifies CoOl with her blog about everything BUT sex LOL
His Mija, a relative newcomer to my blog, has shown such compassion during my recent struggles. That totally rocks, to me.
and of course, finally, SkyWindows – she & I seem to have alot in common as well, even if she has way too much on her plate right now.
So there’s my choices for this award, which truly isn’t just another graphic to throw on my blog, but means something to me.
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A friend of mine got married very young. She did so while 8 months pregnant. She did so despite Everyone close to her begging her not to. Including me – I offered to pay for the whole wedding if she’d just walk away (the day OF the wedding lol). The boy she was marrying was not exactly what dreams are made of, but they’d made a life together, literally, and were getting married no matter what.
So, they got married.
6 weeks later, they became parents. They were both 20 years old, and now were parents. It was an understandably scary time for her, and they both made mistakes, but muddled through the best they could. My friend & I would talk and she’d tell me the good things and the bad things, and I’d silently mutter that as soon as she SEES what a dumbass she’s married, she’ll smarten up.
today I’m grateful for…
the blogosphere. I know, it’s a weird one – but were it not for this new(ish) world that we have here, I don’t know what I’d do with all the stuff in my head. I don’t know that I wouldn’t be in therapy now. I also am grateful not only for the release it affords me, but also for bringing me friends, including my BEST friend, angel. She & I met through this medium and were fast friends.
That friendship really has grown and changed and though we’ve never met face to face, I trust her with my most deepest, darkest secrets and she shares hers with me. We’ve lost weight together, gained weight together, faced hard times and celebrated happy times together. It’s been nearly 2 years since we “met”, and I’m really glad to have had that opportunity, one that in other circumstances, I never would have. So thank you, blogosphere for bringing me a new chapter in my life.
mememememememeeeeee
Swiped from Always His.
If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don’t speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want — good or bad. When you’re finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.
15 days
- Just 15 days to go until my newest heir to the throne is brought, screaming, into this world. Hard to believe, eh?
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You Were Nice This Year 
You Were 25% Naughty, 75% Nice Okay, so you weren’t *entirely* nice this year But Santa doesn’t expect a modern girl to be perfect You were good enough – and you’ll be rewarded for it
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Your Celebrity Boob Twin: 
Anna Nicole Smith
- I hope that Melinda got her heat back this weekend.
- Prince was awesome in the superbowl halftime show. He’s still hot after all these years. I actually stood in line at 5am to get tickets for his show 23 years ago.. and they sold out before I got any.
- I taught a one-on-one eBay class yesterday, despite the fact that it was 10 degrees out, and I’m , ya know, 99 months pregnant. But the lady was very appreciative, so that was nice. She even called to make sure I got home ok.
- My mom & dad are coming up for the baby’s birth
- My friend angel is sending me a paddle that’s even got my name on it. I can’t wait.
- Although it wasn’t a holiday, my mom turned 60 this weekend, and my parents also celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary. I can’t possibly fathom that!
- My 3 yr old has officially joined the ranks of the homeschooled.
- My kids keep coming up with names for the baby.
- While I haven’t been able to be particularly kinky for a while, I still have kinky thoughts, so I consider that to be my reason why I keep my blog named this
- Even though we’re expecting a very nice tax refund, I cannot think of more than 2 things that I want to buy when we get the money One of them is a freezer, the other – a *good* frying pan.
- A really awesome homeschooling site – IknowThat.com
- I quit smoking 16 years ago and according to quitnet.com, I’ve saved $60,000.
- I was really upset by this news story about this woman who was refused medical treatment while being arrested, and she miscarried her baby. Now, while she obviously was probably already losing the baby, having to go through that whole night KNOWING it was happening, would be awfully cruel.
- Some people try to guess my password for my password protected postings. I tell them that’s like trying to hack my blog.
- This other story about this couple who had sextuplets and then refused to allow them to have what could have been life-saving medical treatments that would have saved TWO of the babies – also pisses me off. You want them so bad, you do what you have to, religion or not, to SAVE THEM.
- While I can’t wait for my pregnancy to be finished and the baby to be here, I know I’ll miss being pregnant, at least a little bit.
- I have read every single (fiction) book by Koontz, Patterson, King, & Grafton.
- In hindsite, I wish I hadn’t fought so hard to avoid a c-section with my son, thus putting both our lives in danger.
- After almost 12 years, I can say without a doubt that our relationship is stronger than it’s ever been.
- And the sex ain’t bad either
And in case you’re wondering, I’ve just used every category I have on my blog LOL
wow… neat!
There are few things cooler than having a friend who genuinely gets excited for you when you have good news to share. There are even fewer genuine friends.
For Angel
Thank you, My Friend.
a sad farewell
Our friend, EZ, has said a fond farewell to the land of bloggers. I’ve really enjoyed his blog and wish him and his s/o the best in the future Thanks for the laughs and umm… other emotions, EZ & tbear!
Weekend recap
The journey to Connecticut for the Connecticut Renaissance Faire this weekend was slow and painful. We started out ok (albeit 2 hrs later than I’d planned), and came to an abrupt halt in Massachussets when we encountered the traffic jam from hell, caused by a truck roll over, etc.
What a pain in the butt! All in all, we wound up spending about 7 hours in the car that day, with a 3 yr old that’s no longer in diapers. I was disappointed in that we missed the rehearsal, which was the whole reason why we went on Friday. Hubby also missed meeting the guy who will decide whether to hire hubby from his temp job to a perm job. Damned traffic.
We were even late to the rehearsal dinner, thanks to mapquest SUCKING EGGS, but we DID make it and got to see my friend & her fiance’, and her kids, as well as briefly meet some of his family. It was an ‘ok’ dinner . . .I wouldn’t go back there again, though.
Anyways, Saturday, we awoke to a fantastic morning. Fall in New England is NOT to be missed, I tell ya. We made an early morning trip to WalMart to pick up some things I’d forgotten and got back in time to see the bride making her final touches and leaving for the Faire. We left soon afterwards, complete with a little princess and a nearly 10 yr old King.
(Did I mention that my daughter refuses to sleep on her own or with her brother again, thus making yet another trip a completely kink-free zone.)
Anyways, the wedding location itself was gorgeous. There were tons of people at the Faire, and so many of them were dressed up in themed clothing. Photos are posted here. The photo above that I’ve included is actually of the wedding tables, and everything was just beautiful. There’s also some more posted on the photos site I’ve listed.
I’ve never been to this kind of a themed wedding, so it was such a treat to be included. There were less than 40 people included in this wedding, making me feel very special. I’ve known the bride for the better part of 8 or 9 years, so I was so pleased to see her take this step and be able to share in this day with her. I’ve thanked her over and over again for including us all.
As I was the photographer for the event, I got to be everywhere. I took all the obligatory family photos, of course, as well as some candids and I think that for the most part, they came out pretty nice!
As they’ve been together for 5 years already, It was also special for me to watch the groom’s face, whom I barely know, and see his eyes NEVER leave my friend. He didn’t look around, he didn’t even look at the officiant. He only had eyes for her. It was so nice to see.
All in all, a very special weekend, even if the traffic sucked. The trip home was much easier, although rainy.
So, thanks again to my friend & her new husband for including us in their very special day. I wish them a lifetime of love & happiness. *smooches them both*
anything said is worth repeating
Yeah, I know – that made no sense. I spent the morning catching up with Melinda over at Anything Said. She’s also pregnant, though she’s months ahead of me. You have to go read her. You have to. She’s witty, sarcastic, snarky and damned funny. She shares her fears, her damnedable preggo dreams (they do suck, don’t they?) and much more. I really enjoy reading her rambles, and just think you need to too.
With that being said – when I was pregnant with my first, I had a preggo dream – the first of many, where I dreamed that my youngest brother was going to kill himself. This dream was so real – it was horrible. I called him, my sister, my mother – all to make sure he was ok – wasn’t THAT depressed, etc. At that time, he was still working on the whole “coming out” thing, and I was scared that it was too much for him to handle.
When I was pregnant with my 2nd, I had alot of those same scary-type dreams, though none that I can remember as vividly. With her, I mostly just ate the newly released spicy doritos (until the gest. diabetes thing came along) and was essentially miserable with all the damnedable THINGS that come with pregnancy – like uncomfortable positions for EVERYTHING, the fact that I had to work full time in a stand-up job around gag-me food (popcorn and polish sausages are the work of the DEVIL).
Now, when you consider that it took me nearly 7 years to have another successful pregnancy, yes, I agree, I should have been aglow with pride and happiness – but that’s just NOT always possible. I was thrilled to be carrying a baby – and I KNEW how lucky I was, considering 2 others had ended before they really began. But it is really hard to look past the right here now now. Right now, I want to stuff my face, but I want to throw up. Right now, I NEED hotwings and milk. Right NOW, I need a man who gives a shit that I’m even pregnant. I was far from home with NO friends or family around. Like melinda, I was hoping my mom would come and save me from those first few days after the baby, clueless about what we’d do without all that STUFF That people buy for you, and just in general, homesick.
But we managed to pull 2 healthy kids out of the air, and ultimately, of course, that’s what matters. My son, as I’ve described before, was a dicey situation that I will, for the next 99 years, feel guilty for having been the one who could have killed him with my stubbornness. But, for better or worse, he’s a great kid with no lasting effects from mommy’s stubbornness (other than his OWN stubbornness) who, with my help, just passed into the 4th grade of homeschooling yesterday.
My daughter, who was a lot less urgent in her request for freedom from mommy, whom invades my early morning, KIDLESS, quiet time frequently enough that I should consider renaming it, is at this moment, playing on her OWN computer – talkign to it, even. She’s a morning person, like I am, so we find ourselves spending these quiet hours, either watching tv or having an early breakfast, and I can’t seem to remember what life was like before her.
So, go read Melinda – she’s much cooler than I am, and heh.. pregnant 
