I wanna talk about ME!!

OK, so this is seriously going to be a post about : Me and what I LIKE, what I THINK, what I ENJOY!  So, stop now if you don't have any interest!!
While you are reading, listen to this....its so fucking amazing the way pop and rap can mix in this combination song by Owl City and Yung Joc!



THIS.....ROCKS!!!  I like tattoos (I have 2) and piercings (I have 4, used to have 5) and weird hair-dos and other things that are somewhat "out there!"  Oh, and I LOVE Owls too!

But, at the same time, I have a twisted passion for fashion -- especially for my children!  I can be happy walking around in a pair of jean and a tank top or hoodie sweatshirt 99% of the time (but I MUST have heels on...boots with heels, sandals with heels, anything with heels), but my kids are a different story.  I love to shop GAP, Matilda Jane, Eden's Bouquet, Naartjie, Mini Boden, Hanna Andersson, Lemon Loves Lime......oh the list could go on and on! 


I don't think that I need to talk too much about my love for wine...you all have heard it before!
This is currently one of my faves though:

And the grapes that it is made from in Sicily.....

Of course, with the love of wine comes the love of good cheese!

Taleggio Cheese is so super yummy!  If you like a cheese with a bit of a "meat" to it and a smooth, creamy texture, then this is a MUST TRY for you!!

Had enough ANGIE for one day?  I imagine so!  So, I will stop here...but in the future, I will be sure to add a few more tidbits about myself just because sometimes....I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME!!

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When the pain wins...

OK, so the majority of us had had kids (& or surgery) in our lifetime.  I am not a "delicate" person by any means, so "take it easy" TO ME is not exactly what most people consider "taking it easy."  I still vacuum.  I still dust.  I still corall the dog.
So, today (day 6 after surgery), I thought nothing of walking down the stairs on my back deck to talk with a neighbor was no big deal.  Anid it wouldn't have been, had I not "missed" a step and had to catch myself from falling.  (When did I get so fucking clumsy anyhow??)  Of course I felt like I ripped a body part off!  So, with tears in my eyes (fanning them away as I walked towards the neighbor so she wouldn't see, because super hero Moms don't cry, right?!), I walked over to have a converstation with her.  Thankfully it was quick and to the point, but DAMN I was hurting...it felt like an eternity.
Once I was carefully back upstairs, safe in my house, I held my pained parts and pleaded with the wine bottle to grow legs and walk to me.  Well, once that was apparently NOT going to happen, I got up and poured my own wine.  I went to my home Pharmacy (no, not a medicine cabinet at this point) and took a Vicadin, a Valuim, and Celebrex. 
Can I just say......
I. LOVE. MY. MEDS.
 Currently, I am on glass #2 of wine and I am feeling so so much less pain right now.  But don't even THINK of fucking touching me!  I might bite your extremity off!

Supah Mommy

When Ice Cream Goes Wrong

"I'm a loser baby...."  So,  I have been so bad at blogging this week!  (Why am I telling you this?  YOU already know it!)

So, on that note, I can say that I am also a lousy parent this week...I TRIED to be nice and make the kids happy....really, I did.  Flyboy and I decided that we would take the kids out for ice cream on Sunday (Father's Day) and then to see "Toy Story 3" at the IMAX theater.  Fun, right?!?  Well, it was...for the most part. 
We went to this new little ice cream place in our local town and thought it was for the best of the store and the other patrons that we eat outside with our crew.  (Have I shown you ice cream pictures of these monsters?  No?  Ah, well it is now on my "to do" list...which is about a trillion miles long.  So, in other words, you may or may NOT ever see them...but I will try!)
I sat all of the monsters down in their seats at a round table just outside the outdoor "order" window.  We made the rounds of who wanted what and then went back around because everyone changed their mind when they heard something else "better" from another sibling.  OK, got it...vanilla with sprinkles for Gidget, vanilla with M&Ms for Bug, and a Blueberry Water Ice with sprinkles and a cherry for Cricket.  (Nevermind the full size Banana Split that I ordered for me....)
The ice cream gal starts handing out the orders one at a time (because of course she is the ONLY one working, sigh).  Bug gets his...good to go.  Gidget gets hers...good to go.  Cricket gets hers...good to go.  (Aaahhhhh....Mama's turn!  Bring on that Banana Split -- and extra whipped cream with cherries on top please!) 
All of the sudden there arose such a clatter!  I spun around on my heel to see what was the matter!?!  Flyboy yells "Son of a bitch!" and that's when I realize that Gidget has face planted backwards out of her chair onto the concrete.  (Damn, put a hold on that banana split.) 
We both ran over and she of course has busted not only her top lip, but the bottom lip too.  I ran her into the bathroom and washed her face off and gave her the good ol' Mama look-over.  She indeed had two bloody lips and had scraped her poor little button nose as well.  Now, as you can imagine, being a 2 year old, Gidget was done crying by now and was much more interested in getting back to that ice cream that we left melting in the sun.  So, in the end, she finished her ice cream (and I got mine to go).
Now every once in awhile when I am washing her little face off, she reminds me..."Mommy, don't wash my owie on my nose that I got when I ate my ice cream!" 

More thoughts from bed...

So, as I am sitting here today, alone...in the peace and quiet...in my bed...I am thinking about how wonderful it would be to sit out on my back deck with Flyboy tonight and enjoy the evening air.  Then the next thing that comes to my mind is having a glass of wine.  Hmmm...I wonder.  Is it OK to have wine along with Valium and/or Vicodin?  So, being the resourceful person that I am, I start doing my research online.  There are several blogs about it, but not exactly the type of "yay or nay" that I am looking for, so I keep digging.  WikiAnswers is pretty reliable, right?  Sure.  Well, it says it is indeed OK to have a glass or two of wine with these meds, but not to go overboard and to definitely NOT drive as it can make you very sleepy. 

OK - the family has arrived back and it is no longer peaceful and quiet here in the house.  It is quite the opposite as a matter of fact.  LOL  Which is all good...but it makes me POSITIVE that Mama needs a glass of wine tonight...and sooner than later.  Fuck.  Gidget is a total grump and is pissy at everyone.  Cricket is whining about picking up her toys and doing what she is told to do.  Bug is hiding in his room.  Flyboy has lost his mind with the kids and their absolute disgusting habits (food bits here and there, garbage left on the floor, and sippy cups hidden behind every piece of furniture that we own).  Yes, this is definitely one Mama that will be enjoying at least one glass of wine tonight.  It may not be a peaceful evening on the back deck in the evening air, but it will be one filled with very little pain (or none if I can help it) and an endless glass of wine.  Cheers!

Thoughts from Bed

So...it is day 1 after my surgery.  Those of you that know (including my BFFs and family) are aware of what I am talking about!  I am sitting here, comfy and cozy in my bed with my iPhone and Laptop so that I can in some small way stay connected to what is happening outside of my bedroom and house.

Ding! Ding!  Round #1

Flyboy got up this morning and had to "herd the cats" as he calls rounding up our children and getting them through the morning routines.  It was loud, mainly because Gidget was dying to crawl into bed with me this morning and that was simply not going to happen.  So, the screaming 2 year old fit began early this morning but was quickly resolved as she realized that she was NOT going to get her way and that FlyBoy was far more persistent at keeping her sat in the "time out" chair than she was to keep screaming.  Eventually, after the screaming subsided, I could hear the breakfast "orders" start rolling in.  (Did you know that Flyboy and I ran a diner on the side...right here in our kitchen?)  Once the food was on the table and everyone was eating, things seemed to be going rather smoothly.  Bug was being decent this morning, Cricket and Gidget were happily filling their tummies.  Before I knew it, they were headed out the door for school...ahhh.


!!! Round #1 goes to FLYBOY!  WooHoo!