I will blog when I am good & ready to blog, dammit.

I'm ready.

What do you want to hear about?

How we've had two blizzards this winter in the DC Metro? It's ridiculous. Ricockulous even.

How Thing 2 is having a fit RIGHT NOW AT THE AGE OF SIX on the stairs because I put her in time out? "Mommy, you don't like me, but I like you." "Mommy, don't tell John!" Wugh. Just take your time out & shut it. I'm such a mean mom.

How it's the end of February & I haven't really made one concrete wedding plan? Am I afraid of comittment or something?

How I owe the IRS thousands of dollars?

How I am writing a novel, but have yet to write anything down?

How I was suckered back into Real Estate on a part time basis? And by part time, I mean, when I have the time to work which is like NEVER.

How I can't stand J's ex-wife & her bullshit? It's like playing ping pong. One minute the ball is in your little court & the next minute it's not. Only, I'm playing ping pong with her & when the ball is in my court her children, who have lacked a full time mother for a while, are happy in our household & we are doing a wonderful job in raising them. And then I knock it back to her & she goes bat shit crazy because I am stepping all over her toes trying to be their mother. Needless to say, we play our ping pong in silence because we don't speak to each other unless absolutely necessary.

How I finally filed for divorce & it will be final in a few weeks?

How I reconnected with someone from my recent past that I never thought I'd speak to again & how nice it feels to have escaped Cupid's chokehold?

How I'm hosting a birthday party & having 20 children in my house tomorrow for 2 1/2 hours & I'm not freaking out like always?

Just a few things...

Today is Thing 1 & Thing 2's 6th birthday. At this time six years ago I had just given birth to my miracle babies. And, that makes me feel good. I always get emotional on their birthday because I fought so hard to have them & keep them safe. Looking at them now, you'd never know they were 8 weeks early. Watching them grow is my greatest pleasure & they are my greatest accomplish. So.

Random thought & I hate to pair this with my mushiness, but I'm going to do just that. Lately when I'm at the gym (which is always... wedding in six months) I happen to run in to naked ladies with pubic hair 20 feet long. If you're gonna show it off, trim your bush. Please. It's awkward to me... not that they asked me. How's that for a mental picture?

And, my song for the month, because it truly says it best.

It's the little things...

I had a moment today. A good one.

If you know me right now, you know that I spent many hours volunteering at the elementary school. It's my job. And, I love it.

Today I went in for usual Tuesday activities which include art class with Thing 1, lunch with all 3 girls & then art class with Thing 2. I must have received about 25 hugs from kiddos in all three classes & a half a dozen "thank yous" from the kids. And I realized that my time there not only benefits my own children, but what I am doing actually benefits their peers.

And Lola was happy...

Wednesday thoughts about lack of water...

I'm trying not to completely abandon my blog that for a while was hilariously fun & showed just how dramatic & interesting my life USED to be. Now, the most drama I get is the fact that the water company shut off our water due to a leaky toilet causing a $700 water bill that we really don't owe. All J had to do was fix the toilet & send in the receipt to the water company showing it was fixed & they would adjust the bill.

He never did it.

Now, I have no water. And I just left the fucking gym. I'm a gross, sweaty mess with no place to shower. I am, rightfully so, very, very upset with him right now. I am sure once the water is turned back on & I'm clean I will forgive him. Maybe.

We did finally set a wedding date of August 7, 2010. That will put us engaged for nearly 2 years & in that time I should have already learned what I'm getting myself in to. Insert paranoid look here.

You know how when you sweat & then don't shower/change you start getting cold? Well, I'm way passed that to the point of freezing. Hurry water people, hurry! Turn us back on! I want to resume my day as bridezilla & not as the freezing, smelly girl who needs a shower.

Pretty good year...

Happy 2nd day after Christmas. Yes, I'm done with this holiday & ready to move on to January. But, before I do I must write my list of accomplishments this year. That's another blog for another day.

This blog is about our holiday. Not only did I get a Christmas cold & a cold sore to go with it, but I got diamond earrings, new work out shoes & clothes, a new (used) car, a bunch of happy children, drinky at a hockey game & a trip to Texas! And J's 1,000 dollars in cash from his rich Grandparents will be our spending money. Woot!

I'm sitting on this couch feeling like crap & I have a house to clean, six people to pack for & a plane to catch on Tuesday where I will spend 7 glorious days in a warm climate. The only sad part is we are not taking our puppy, Sybil, & she will be rooming with a friend & her dog. And, I'm okay with that because she just farted & man does it smell!

So instead of doing anything productive I'm going to cheer on the Cowboys in an hour while they take on the Redskins. Should be fun!

Why did I stop blogging?

Really. Why?

Because I'm lazy. I have been so busy doing real life things that I usually spend about an hour online a day. That's a far cry from the 19 hours a day I used to spend surfing the web. So, here I am.

What's new in the world?

The boy is now 12 & turning in to a teenager in front of my eyes. Mood swings, included. He yelled at me yesterday & my feelings were really hurt. I should just learn that there will be a lot more of that to come. Sigh. But, he is still the apple of my eye & he still shows me I'm important to him in his own ways. His new nickname for me is CT. (camel toe) Snort.

Lavagirl is doing great in school & she enjoys that I spent a lot of time in her classroom volunteering. Last night she told me she was not a fan of Charnay wine! I'm not sure where she got that from, but she makes me laugh. She does really appreciate one on one time with me & even though I don't get to do that often, we have a great time when we do. Last night the twins were at their dad's so Lavagirl & I reenacted Bolt. I was mom, she was Penny & Sybil was Boltie! And then we sang Christmas carols at the top of our lungs while she took a shower. Good times.

Thing 1 & Thing 2 are great. Thing 1 got glasses & she looks beautiful in them. I am so grateful for my beautiful, smart little girls. They are growing up way too fast & their 6th birthday is just around the corner. And, even when they drive me batshit crazy I just look at them & remind myself how lucky I am.

J & I still have some issues, but we're both trying. More often then not we let the stress of every day life get in the way of our relationship. Today he asked me if I would consider seeing a counselor with him & I agree that we probably need that. I need to stop being so angry & he needs to stop taking his stress out on me. We'll get there. I hope.

And, apparently, last night J went to his Grandfather's house to fix his TV & his Grandfather started talking about how much he likes me. He's going to give me his wife's Mercedes when he buys her a new one next year. I'm not holding my breath, but damn, that'd be sweet. Rich people are funny.

Last but not least here is our holiday card this year. I will get them in the mail today to my family so at least they'll get them by New Years. Until next time...

A day in the life...

Woke up, peed. J wakes up & takes the d.o.g. outside. I get up & enjoy the fact that it's already 7:36 & the twins slept at their dad's house so I don't have to wake them or dress them. They walk in the house 4 minutes later & I give them each a donut. (bad mom, I know, but J bought them as a surprise) They eat, potty, we re-do their hair & I look up & it's almost 8. I run downstairs, step in dog poop with my bare foot (thanks Sybil) & call out for help. J runs downstairs to help me get some of it off of the bottom of my foot so that I can walk upstairs to clean the rest in the bathtub. Just as I finish up I see it's after 8 & we gotta go! The girls & I run to the bus stop & the bus is pulling up to the stop. They get on the bus & I contemplate blowing off my morning at the school. I get home & make some toast in the oven which burns while I'm out back coaxing Sybil to come back inside after her great escape to the neighbor's yard. I toss that toast out & start over as I open my laptop & email Mrs. Teacher & tell her I'm feeling "under the weather".

I sit down, eat my toast, drink my OJ & enjoy my peace & quiet. Now, I think I'm going to nap.

Happy Thanksgiving!