Boycott The News

Just stop! Don't watch it. People are hysterical, the media loves it. That's all I will say about that.

Today (ok, yesterday becase 3am is technically Thursday), my co worker Mel and I had the time of our lives! We drove I 35 South in torrential rain and one bout of hail. We had to pull over twice. Mel was driving, Praise the Lord, because I would have turned right around and gone home.

I conducted my class and we went back home in the same pouring rain as we did on the way there. I don't suppose that Semi Trucks can detect rain and 50 MPH winds? They go 80 MPH, whipping right around you.

I don't handle travel conditions like that very well. I'm mentally fragile. I was worn out by the time I got home. I had a flair up of my TMJ from clenching and being a nervous passenger. I parked myself on the recliner with a cold pack over my eyes and had a muscle relaxer as my evening meal. I was asleep at 7, which left DDL to do everything for the girls. I stayed comatose in the recliner until 10. It felt damn good.

Then, around 2, we had a big thunder clap that shook the whole house and I have been awake ever since. I'm having rebound anxiety from spending four nervous hours in the car.

Thank God for you, Mel. You did an awesome job driving and we should look into the 4 hours of comp time due to mental duress!

What What!

I've got a Student of the Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so proud of that girl! I got a phone call today from the director of the Johnson O'Malley program (for Native American students), and BLM is top JOM Student of the Year in her grade! There will be a special awards ceremony next week, so shhhhhhhh DON'T TELL HER!

Please keep any and all news about the swine flu away from me. I can't handle it. I found a tick crawling on my neck earlier and I was so skeeved out I had to take a hot bath and look myself over for bugs that might disguise themselves as a mole.

Wild Things

Are all creatures wild on Monday evenings?

Are they passing out crack at elementary school again? Shoot, I think they're even handing it out at daycare!

The two were positively WILD yesterday. It wasn't so much of a happy-wild, either. At times, it was, but primarily it was demanding (common) and the small one was totally defiant. I am sure it is because we, as parents, spend more time with one another and less time feeding their demands (uh, not).

Perhaps it is the end-of-school/Springitis that gets holt of them? I remember those days.

Hopefully BLM will be in a summer program at the tribe with her New BFF Sarah. Enrollment is on May 3rd and they only take the first 75 kids. Don't think Momma won't be there at 4am, lined up in my OU chair with a Bubba Keg of Coffee!

And Again I Wonder

Why they wake up early on Saturday?

Tell me, please.

Why do I have to shake them (not literally) out of bed on school days but they wake up bright and early on Saturday and Sunday? And they wake up with demands and commands, they can't just BE QUIET while I make and drink coffee. They have to be loud and rowdy and demanding and I can't get anything right. One wants peanut butter bread for breakfast, one wants cereal, and then the peanut butter kid wants cereal after seeing the cereal kid has cereal.

It is rainy out today and I am not too happy about that.

Today Was A Good Day!

Big Little Momma did great today. Here is the play by play:

She woke up and as she was getting dressed she told me that she didn't really like Computer Class day because she was tired of the same games. So I told her that she wasn't going to school because she was spending the day with me.

I told her that we were going to the dentist for a check up. She started crying, and I told her that the dentist was going to look at all of her teeth and see if they needed to come out or not. I promised her it wouldn't hurt and that we would give her some medication to make her not scared.

By the time we got to the dental office, she was fine but very quiet. Once the medication kicked in she was happy, laughing, pointing at the TV, being silly, and feeling very good! They gave her some happy gas. She didn't feel or notice the shots, nor did she feel or notice the removal of 3 teeth!

She was wobbly when I got her home. I put her in bed with me and she pointed at the ceiling and told me there were bugs and pictures and that she was on a roller coaster. I finally talked her into closing her eyes and promised her that she would feel back to normal when she woke up. We took a loooooong nap. She was great and excited when she woke. She couldn't wait to tell Daddy, Mimi, Papa, Grammy, Grandpa, and all of her friends and teachers at school!

Following that, we went for ice cream. She ate one bite. Then we were on our way for mani/pedi's and she said she was hungry. She wanted to go to McDonalds and I took her (DON'T YOU JUDGE ME)!

After that, we got our toes/nails did. We also picked out a new My Little Pony.

It's Going to Be Angry

Perhaps you recall our teeth woes with BLM. She has two baby teeth (top two) that need to come out. The baby teeth have no roots and the grown up teeth are poised and ready to move in.

Big Little hates the dentist. She gets hysterical. She cries every time we talk about wiggling teeth and losing teeth or going to the dentist.

She has an appointment tomorrow to get them removed so the grown up teeth can move on in. She does not want her baby teeth gone because she won't be a baby anymore. How heartbreaking is that? I just feel so horrid about what is going to take place tomorrow.

I'm not telling her until in the morning, and even then I'm only telling her she has a check up and that we are going to give her medication to make her relax so that she is not afraid. When she wakes up to two front teeth being gone- I AM AFRAID. I'm afraid she isn't going to trust me. I'm afraid she's going to be angry with her mother. But, I don't know if I should tell her because I don't want to ruin her whole night.

Why can't she be excited to lose teeth like most kids?

Tomorrow will be day of Princess Treatment Deluxe.

Uninhabitable Living Quarters

This is just unreal. How can anyone expect to live this way? LLM's DVD player is not working. Do you know what this means? The girls have to pick a room and whichever room is selected we have to take the DVD player to that room. They never pick the same room 2 nights in a row.

Life should not be so complex for the LLM. If the LLM could make a list, it would be like this:

1) Come home, play.

2) Eat dinner (not things like roast, like tonight, YUK).
3) Play outside.
4) Bath

5) Snack + TV

6) Make other requisitions for things like water, blankie, baby, etc.

7) Get out of bed at least one more time.

8) Sleep

Here is the way the LLM's room is looking right now. I'm still hunting for more pillow shams, bolsters, and cream colored sheets.

And the girls had a nice weekend playing Ballerina Princess:

You Know That Massage?

The one we talked about yesterday?

Well, I am so sore from it that I feel worse than I did before I got it. I totally told massage lady to NOT give me a deep tissue massage. While it didn't feel bad at the time, it sure hurts like a mutha now.

I need a massage for my massage.

I did go to the dentist yesterday and found out that my TMJ/bite is causing most of my headaches. I have an appointment in May to get it fixed. My dentist wouldn't give me a muscle relaxer, and I almost cried right there in the chair. He told me to take some Alieve. Dude. Alieve is like an MnM to me. I need high powered meds. Double what you would give a normal person, to be honest. I have a high med tolerance. Alieve. Whatever.

Massage, Please

I really, really need one. I have knots in my shoulders and my jaw pulses with pain from being tense. Thankfully, I see Dr. Dentist tomorrow to get him to check my night guard. I am going to beg for some muscle relaxers to take when it flairs up. It happens maybe one time a week.

I travel a lot for work, so that gives me an hour and a half (at least) to think of all the things I could be doing except for driving.

Work is keeping me busy and motivated and I love it. I've just been working so hard at working hard and trying to bring value to the team. I need bosses to know that I'm a pretty big deal!

Maybe I call for a massage tomorrow?

Two Times

Everything I did yesterday, I had to do two times. It was annoying. Work sucked and I didn't like yesterday AT ALL so today is going to be much better.

• Left work bag in personal car. Didn't know it until I got in work car. Had to go back and get it.
• Forgot gas receipt at gas pump for work car. Had to go back and get it.
• Forgot that I parked work car in the parking lot after getting gas and forgetting receipt. I walked all the way to pump #2 and wondered where my work car was before I recalled that I had pulled up in front of the store.
• Forgot badge in personal car. Had to go back and get it to get in to the building.

At home, it didn't get much better.

• BLM acted like homework was a HUGE undertaking. Drama was made. She was sent to her room with the threat of no TV if she acted like that again. Tears were involved. In the end, homework was completed in a polite manner.
• LLM climbed on top of the kitchen table. When I asked her to get down she just looked at me.
• LLM antagonized Beverly (who was outside) from the inside of the house. She caused Beverly to get in troubs over jumping on the window and the doors.

Let's see if I can get ready and get to work on time today.

You Are Forced

To view pictures of our Easter Extravaganza.

It started on Friday with the class Easter Party.

LLM had to get in on the BLM's class photo. DDL thought that I should yank her outta there. I was not brave enough to do so, and I dared him to do it. He said no way. So you have this:

We scurried to Tyson Brown's photography studio for bunny pictures. Those are not ready for viewing yet, but I assure you that I will force them upon you as soon as I am able.

Next, we scurried to the lake. There was plenty of time to play outside. I got a great picture of Daisy. She is very beautiful. Even just as beautiful on the inside. I love this girl.

We did our egg dying at the lake house.

Thankfully, we hunted eggs on Saturday because it poured down rain Easter morning.


Easter Girls at Church.

Curse you, tiny Butterfinger chocolate Easter eggs! I hate you so hard. You're just so tiny and tasty and you make me feel like I'm not doing anything wrong. But my bloated gut tells me otherwise! Oh, that and I today was the first time I did any physical activity in 3 weeks. Shame on me!

The thing I love about Easter... means to me that we are getting close to you-know-what time!

Ice Cold!

Beverly is slick. She has her own blog. She wants to call it a Glog (you know, like goggie), but I told her that people would make fun of her.

Her link is to the right if you want to check her words out. She's new to this stuff, so it's pretty rough. I think she has potential.

For Slim & Sasha

And for anyone else who remembers this album and this classic.



I have to say that I was really grouchy all day until I remembered and enjoyed this song. It doesn't have anything to do with the Easter Bunny. Just FYI... in case you thought that the retro picture of Eddie Murphy *might* indicate that Easter is involved. It's not.

And, las- the Ice Cream Skit for those of you who need to laugh today because sometimes holidaze are stressful with family and someone might cry over a broken egg or something:

Enjoy your Easter fun. It is pouring rain here. Momma is "fixin" to go get all fixed up for church.

Sooper Dooper!

LLM has been dry all day!

There is a little bit of sad with this- my baby. Getting all big girl on me. I didn't think it would happen. I mean, I knew it would happen but I am selfish and I want my baby to be a baby. As a matter of fact, I slept in her bed last night and hugged her up. She's so busy during the day- there is no time for the Momma Lovins.

I know I am fixed and I don't want any more kids, but I could really use a baby to swaddle, pat, and love on. I never wanted to put LLM down, and I almost never did. I'm so glad that I savored those middle of the night feedings while they lasted.

And what about this sweet thing? Look at those legs. I want to snack on them.

The BLM has grown an inch and a half in the past month. Pants- an inch and a half too sort. And the weather won't make up it's mind and I can't justify buying new pants right now. Besides- if I bought her a 7, they would fall off her snake hips. She is so beautiful and sweet and loves her sister so much.

What did I do to get so lucky?

In other less sappy news, I diagnosed myself with a UTI this morning. I felt it hit me at 9. By 10, I had called my doctor's office to go tinkle in a cup. Guess what? I have a UTI. I don't know why they don't give me an Rx pad. I'm **this close** to being a doctor. Srsly.

Friday is Good Friday- a day off for me. BLM has an Easter Party with an egg hunt, followed by a photo shoot by Tyson Brown Photography. Real Live Bunneh's will be involved. He is very talented and I encourage all of you in the Aduh area to give him a try.

Total Nimrod

I messed up my schedule at work and ended up having to teach a class that I had not taught in 4 years. Thankfully, only 5 people had to suffer. I left feeling bad for them, but they were so gracious and kind and understanding. They were probably cursing me on the inside. I probably would have been.

LLM has been going pp in the potty, #2 in the potty, and asking to potty. Suckers and Skittles (OH MAH GAH TWO TREATS IN ONE DAY) has been helping.

Bev had accidents in the house yesterday. There must be some trick to PT a puppy and a person at once, right? Can I google that?

Has anyone seen the Yo Gabba Gabba episode with Jack Black? He does an awesome Dancy Dance.

We have been Dancy Dancing a lot lately. Mainly to the song Boom Boom Pow by the Black Eyed Peas. This will be me when the girls are in high school.

Serious Mother

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The Serious Mother thing didn't last long. I woke the girls up by telling them in a robot voice to get up that this was Serious Mother and Mother said to get up and potty and brush teeth.

After a few moments of Serious Mother, BLM told me.... "OKAAAY! You can be as WEIRD AS YOU WANT." I told her no, that I didn't want to embarrass her so I would just be a serious Mother and all business. She didn't like it.

By the time we got in the car, we were back to our normal weirdness and we listened to Beck on the way to school.


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Taste of the Lake

The girls and I got a nice little lake flavor this morning! My dad has a Jeep Wrangler that stays at the lake for the summer. We winter it in our storage building so the rats don't chew threw the wires and whatnots.

This weekend, they brought the Jeep to my garage. I put the girls carseats in it last night and we cruised to school on a Jeep Ride. The girls are normally singing and talkative, but they were just as quiet as could be soaking it up!

In other news, BLM told me to, "Stop being so weird." What's she talking about? Is it my random songs? My made up words? My impromptu dancing? All I said was, "PANNNNNTY HOOOOSE Pant Panty HOOOOSE." Weird? Huh? What does she want me to do? Wear a straight serious face? She told me she just wanted me to be a "regular mom and cook dinner and stuff." WTF kinda fun is that?

I think I'll try the serious mom act on her tomorrow. I'll let you know how that goes.

I Love College

Have ya'll heard this song? It's by Asher Roth.

I'm totally going back to college so I can go to a party where they're playing this song. I really think I could still pass for a college chick- so long as I keep my clothes on and that's NOT a problem.