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NOT ME Monday is brought to you by the fabulous MckMama over at My Charming Kids . Please send your well wishes for her wee Stellan. He needs our love and prayers. Thanks! I did NOT curl up and rock back and forth sucking my thumb in a dark corner for hours last week because of the stupid surge that sent my laptop to the Geek Squad hospital during my MONSTER giveaway. I would NOT act like such a baby. Also, I did NOT cry so hard on Tuesday (and Wednesday) that my right eye was actually swollen shut for a while. I would NOT be so emotional over a computer. My son did NOT tell me I was EMO because I did NOT wear black all week and act depressed. I did NOT stand in the middle of my yard shaking my fist to the heavens and yell (in my Scarlett O'Hara voice) "As God as my witness, I will never be laptop free again!" I also did NOT roll around in agony in my yard screaming.."WHY? WHY? WHY is this crap happening to me!!!!???? Why this week????"" I did NOT feel HO...

Miss Kitty's Second Easter 2004 (Gee, those bangs look awfully familiar!) Join the fun! Wordless Wednesday at Extraordinary Mothers

Wordles Welcome to the Weekend! We are rockin' our Wordle in honor of Shan's Week-end Wordles ! This is Shannon's Wordle Launch Weekend so go and give her some linky love! She's also known as Baby Roca's Mama at My Last Shreds of Sanity ! The kids and I had a bunch of fun making wordles this week! She's ready to show you how to rock your wordle so get on over there when you're all finished up here! Weird Kids I'm speaking of my weird kids, of course. Last night as we were tucking in for bed, I said to Miss Cat, "Don't let the bed bugs bite!" An evil grin appears on her cherubic face and she says, "I'll kill the bed bugs, put them in soup and use them in my chicken stir fry!" HUH? What the heck kind of crazy games does she play when I'm not around???? I'm kind of freaked out by this little angel! This is the same weird kid that publicly humiliated our family at Olive Garden a few months ago during our delightful lun...

We live in the Wild West....the frontier....the land of cactus, cowboys, coyotes, bright blue skies and wanted fugitives.... It seems that our beautiful Princess Catherine has decided to run away and join the rodeo. Looking back I can see that there were clues all week long...I can't believe I didn't put them all together until it was too late! Clue #1 Catherine spent a lot of time twirling a long gray satin ribbon with a loop on one end while wearing her cowboy hat. "Whatcha' twirlin' there, girly?" I asked completely confused. "My lasso! I'm gonna be in the rodeo this week!" she said with a twang. Clue #2 I found a pink handled revolver (huh?), pink holster (where did that come from?) and pink cowgirl hat laying on her bed...next to that were her brother's old chaps and sheriff's badge. Clue #3 Witnessed her with her "trick pony" riding and ropin' all over the house....(ok...she was on her stick unicorn, but the rodeo move...

I fear my daughter is heading down this road... Yesterday she came in my room telling me she was ready to go to Irish dance class. I did a double take because she was no longer wearing a shirt and leggings. She had changed into a long sleeve pink leotard and black boots. Oh, and she was wearing her black and white cat ears as a headband. Are ya feelin' me? No pants, skirt, skort, shorts...just the pink leotard, headband...and boots...these boots...with the skull, crown and heart charms... Trying to stifle a scream bubbling up from my "why is my daughter dressing that way" place, I cheerfully say, " Where's your guitar and the Pussycats, Josie? Well, look at you! Aren't you delightful?" "Yes, I am!" she says twirling around. "I want to show everyone my black boots!" I choke back a giggle and say, " Oh, they'll see your boots all right! You'll get chilly in just a leotard! How about a shirt and leggings?" "Mom...

My darling six year old shared this lovely tidbit with her father last night...her father, who has already had multiple heart attacks...literally. "I don't even want to know this," he says completely traumatized. Gee, Chilly, why not??? You are watching "The Bachelor" for goodness sakes! Aren't you the romantic one? (No...you're not mistaken...you do hear lots of sarcasm in that question...) What is surprising about this turn of events for you?? The fact that she's 6 and already thinking about her nuptials, or the fact that she wants to be 25 already? At least she didn't say, "I want to be like Barbie and dance around a pole for money!" "You're not getting married!" he says sternly. "Yes, I am" she says looking him dead in the eyes. "No boy stands a chance with you while I'm around," he laughs in his "I'm gonna meet all your potential boyfriends with a high powered weapon" voice. ...

Happy Monday! As I sat down last evening to do my list of "how am I going to get everything done" for the week, I noticed that this Saturday is Valentine's Day. Well, actually I noticed that Friday was the 13th before realizing love day was Saturday, but I have no big plans for 13th, so "we're gold, Jerry..we're gold." (obscure Seinfeld reference) I thought "How lovely! I should do a post about our Cupid's Tea Party!" I could delight my family and friends with recipes and party ideas! (not to mention, this would make for an easy post and who doesn't want that on a Monday?) So off I go to gather recipes, charming snippets of Valentine lore, and photos to share in my post. I skipped through my home with a song of joy in my heart...la la lalala! Suddenly I was overcome with the heebie jeebies. The air was crackling and the happy woodland creatures (unicorns included) were scurrying off to parts unknown. Uh-oh...I recognized this vibe...t...

Hi Folks! Miss Kitty was a bit worried when she saw the Miss Hi-Yah blog photo that you would think she was mean all the time. Let me set the record straight. She is an absolute cherub (with a bit mischief) and the most delicate, lovely creature around. She chose the picture for this post to show you how nice she is. (I think she just wants to show off her ghillies...irish dance shoes...hee hee) So, Cat is a sweet, darling child who always has a smile! (and anyway, Nana says "she's more important than dirt, Papa!")....better not let Miss Hi-Yah hear that, Nana or she'll be knocking on your door....loud....very loud....

Let me begin by saying if I seem a bit hyper this morning, it's because I actually slept until 5:30!!! (Thanks, Liam...it was a fabulous evening...wink, wink...) Last night we had a visitor. She hasn't been to our home in a few days. (I try to block out the previous visits when I can...it may have been only hours...you'll see why in a moment...) Our visitor's name is Miss Hi-Yah (pronounced "hi-yaw".) She is a pretty little creature. She usually shows up with a smile and her "aw shucks" attitude. Sometimes there is eye fluttering involved. The visit usually begins pleasantly enough until (and you never know what will trigger this) her eyes narrow, she develops a deep "man" voice, and something gets thrown in your direction. Then you know for sure, Miss Hi-Yah has arrived. Miss Hi-Yah first started coming around about 3 years ago...Here's a picture of one of her early visits... Lovely, isn't she? Over the years we have devoloped kind...