Life is so much funnier when you have a dirty mind.

Like mine, but since is almost 2am and I'm listening to Alanis Morissette something bad could come out , so I will abstain my self....This has been a quiet week and I say I like it like that, next week oldest is going to college and I would be going insane with things to do, plus I have to become creative with the little guy since we have 2 weeks off from his learning center/play time. Here is the low down so far (where the hell did I get my wording, must be from hanging with certain teenager) This week my new love arrived, yay!

We got a Bissell quick steamer and I'm in love. Seriously, the Hubs asked what I wanted for mothers day and this is what I wanted. Having carpet and a two year old that loves making prints in it with his grape juice drives this OCD Mother bonkers. I could not live like that and renting a machine is actually more expensive so here she is (her name is Catalina btw). She is a smaller machine and you do have to change/refill the water more often but that's ok for me. I've already tried it and it made a HUGE difference. Now there are some spots that are still there but I'm planning on getting Shaklee products to clean them so no worries there. (darn I get way to enthusiastic about cleaning devices).

Also as I mentioned before we had a summer BBQ with the little guy's @ the center...

My bubba smirks like his daddy

dont you love his friend with the red shades? so cute. And below is us, me with no makeup and all sweaty from playing outside

Oh, and this is my new lover: titiritups, as bubba calls him

He is part of the home decor- as seen on side table below- as our beautiful, smart, hyper two year old thinks every single item in the house is for him to play....see that small bird cage on the table got already a metal leave taken off {yes, I said a metal leave, and yes he ripped it off}

But that's ok, this is the time for him to explore and get messy, and I'm just gonna deal with it. And my hubs is so good to me. He told me he was going to Target with the little guy and disappeared for two hours (that would be normal for me, not for him). When he came back he surprise me with this watch (btw NOT from Target):

LOVE! he is so sweet and seriously I was already happy with my carpet cleaner but he said that was not an appropriate mothers day gift, and who am I to argue, eh? {btw Mother's day for us is the last Sunday in May}

Now please ignore my nails, since this is the aftermath of that horrible service I had, and no, I didn't loose a finger. I'm wearing OPI "Lincoln Park after Dark"

So that was it for me, now I'm on the hunt for a new nail place and looking forward (yeah, OK) to one hectic week.

Over & out

I'm a Palm tree

I read somewhere on the net this week that spoke to me. Don't ask me where because I suffer from mom-nesia. I googled it and I gather that it was perhaps an analogy that was taken from a message from Joel Osteen:

Not a direct quote-The Oak, being a strong tree is not meant to withhold a storm.
A palm Tree can handle hurricane force winds by bending in the wind and when it is bending it's roots get stronger so when the storm is over it is stronger than when the storm began. When the storm is over the palm tree stands upright stronger than ever ready for the next storm...

I've discovered that I am indeed a palm tree, how is that for a meant to be since the homeland is full of them? :)


I have seen some storms that I wish you don't, and yet victorious I stand. I am not defeated, instead, I stay strong each time to become who I was meant to be. Every time I have a new obstacle I remember the last one, that one that you often wonder how the heck you are going to get out off (helluuu-pregnant at 16 anyone?) and I tell myself: you SO can do this. You can cry, you can be sad, mad, upset, angry and hurt but YOU WILL go forward. ALWAYS.

It helps a great deal to have someone by you that gets this too. We are palm trees. I see my life now and I wonder "what's next" and it comes down to that it really does not matter. It will be what I should be. I'll try harder. I'll have faith. I'll try not to make mistakes, but heck- I only look perfect...I'm human. (I kid- the human part of course).

above- Me dancing on my Bday celebration (aka same day I was layoff, and yes, that was a fried cheesecake)
Right now, somehow, we are making it. I have to say it feels reeeeeeally good to be home. To play with the little guy and have long conversations with the big guy. I have to laugh because right now my oldest is playing in his computer "Don't stop believing" by coincidence :) I sure hope HE never stops.

Today was so beautiful for me and I did so many mundane things, like clean the fridge. I am so proud of it I should take a picture. We had the maintenance people come and service the heat/air and check the fire alarms. The little guy was like "uhmmmm hiiiiiiiiii" so adorable, and then started mumbling in his own language if they could please rescue him from this insane asylum. Then he forgot about them and tackle the cat.

I'm rambling. Carry on.
ahhhh, I love fall. I truly do. (even though the last 2 fall seasons have been awful to us). This one...well not so bad if you ignore that I was layoff. I'm starting to BELIEVE they did me a favor. Family should always go first. I am happy today. Happy to be home. To make a home. To make home made burgers for dinner. Happy to have implemented a two week meal plan. Happy that I can go food shopping tomorrow with no worries, then take the little one to play. I'm Happy and it feels good :)

How about you?
Over & out

P.S- does anyone else is waiting for the last minute to get Halloween costumes? I think I'll go as Snooky!
(first pic from the homeland, 2 photos before last by Daniel E.)