Whew...I Think I Need A Nap

I've been gone recently. Not the I've left the house kind of gone. The "my head has done a face plant into my books" kind of gone. This is the last week of class for this semester, and I've been studying away. Today was my last day of math class...I could dance a nekked jig, it makes me that happy. And tomorrow is my last day of psychology class. Looking forward to my break before the fall semester.

I had a fantabulous Mother's Day. Hoping all the rest of you Momma's did too. My kids all gave me cards. And we hung out. My hubby made a wonderful dinner. And then we went to home depot for my pick in a Mother's Day present....new house paint. Got a few things to fix some cracks in our stucco, and then chose a darker color for our house than what we currently have.

The night before Mother's Day, my husband and I got to go and hang out with Shortmama and her hubby for the night. Kid Free. Ya, that was fantabulous too. We first started out at a steakhouse for dinner. Mmm mmm good. Then we ended up at one bar. But that one was a little dead and noisy. Noisy since there was a band playing in a very small enclosed area. Decided it was worth screaming to hear each other talking. So off to another bar we went. We had so much fun, and took some great pictures that we'll remember forevah, and laugh at forevah!

Shorty and I

Shorty striking a pose...

My hubby and I...

I love this pic of my hubby, it's very clear. It's so clear you can completely see how two-toned he is!!!

Shorty and her hubby Levi...Looks like Levi is passed out, but upon closer inspection you will see that he is cracking up!

And this my friends is what happens when I start feeling a little tipsy...

And this my friends is my happy/embarrassed hubby!

We had a wonderful time that night...can't wait to do it again!!!

Summer's A'Comin'

I have to say that I am pretty excited that I only have 4 more days of math class and either 4 or 5 days of psychology class left. Then out for the summer. I have been enjoying attending classes again, even if it's only a little with the math class :) I'm taking the summer off so I can have a break and so I don't have to have others watch the kids for me. Fall semester I will be back at it taking another math class and an english class. I also have to say that I will miss my cussing classmate in math this semester. She kept things, um, lively to say the least!

I guess on Memorial Day weekend we as a family are going on a camping trip with some of our neighbors and a whole slew of other people. I don't know who all is going. So I'm partly excited and partly ancy. Maybe I can get Shortmama and her family conned in to going with us! Hint, hint shorty....cause I know you are reading this! So that's a good thing to do for the start of our summer events. My hubby's two older kids will be out here for a week during the summer, so we'll do lots of water stuff and possibly camping while they are out here. And then we also hope to take a week's vacation sometime while the kids are out of school also. The beach...ya, the beach sounds good! Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Oh ya...almost forgot...this past weekend we went to Shortmama's house for dinner. We kind of invited ourselves and then called them to "ask" if we could come over. Ya, that's how we do things around here. So anyways, we tried a new drink while we were there. And then we were playing cards and Amanda's allergies started bothering her. So she took 2 Benadryl. Mmm hmm. Give me two of those things and I'm knocked out....give Shorty two of those things and sit back for the show people! I wish I had the pics to show you, but unfortunately, they are all on her blackberry. Girl was laughing up a storm, making silly faces and cracking us the hell up!

Heeellllllooooo, Is Anyone Out There?

I'm sore. I'm just sayin'. Aren't you happy to know? I've done the Jillian 30 Day Shred 2 nights in a row now. And I'm sore. I haven't done it in a while, so I figured I better get motivated again. Gotta keep it up ya know, can't let the high cholesterol kick my butt without me kicking back.

Anyone out there heard of P90x? Well, I happen to know that that is the work out that P!NK uses. And she's pretty fit. Ok, so I don't want to be all ripped, but some definition would be great. So, my hubby and I decided that we are going to buy the dvd's and get our selves in gear. He asked me if I would really use it. Pshaw...(here comes my valley girl accent) like, I've totally been doing the dvd's that I already have from Jillian and Denise Austin (maybe not so recent) and he has been doing just what?! Um, none of it! Not that he really needs to though. Geez, men never need to really. They can just think about being fit, and bam, it's done.

So anysore, anyone out there have any experience yet with the P90x? Let me know what you think. Thanks!

Just Blabbing

Here's a run down on my busy little day...

Went to the kids awards assembly...it's highly screwed up and disorganized now. Different grades overlap their times on when they are giving out the awards, instead of doing it like they used to in the gym. How in theeee heck am I supposed to see everyone get their awards if they are scheduled at the same time??! Just sayin'

Then I had my hair appointment to get my hair did. Let's just say my stylist cracks.me.up. She talks mad gab about people, and I love it. She's funny. She invited me and my hubby to a wine tasting bar with herself and her hubby and a whole group of other people. Had to decline though...number one I don't like wine, I've only tried 2 though and didn't like either. And secondly, no sitters. Come to find out that another one of her clients is the guy that did my butterfly fairy tat, and she is going to be getting hers done from him soon. Awesome.

Did half of my grocery shopping and then picked the kids up so we could meet up with hubby at his grandparents house for a visit. Love them. They crack me up too. Met other family members while there. My oldest Alyssa went for a walk while there with two other teen girls that were there. They had a blast while out. Guess they terrorized the neighborhood. It's an elderly community. Guess one of the girls pissed off one of the elderly residents by sitting on the block wall. The girls cracked up when describing how pissed off the woman was. They also smelled like a bunch of weeds when they got back. Weeds. Not weed. There would've been some huge problems if that were the case. Anystanky, guess they decided to pull some weeds along the way. What the hell, Alyssa would call that a terrible chore around our yard, but ship her out for a walk with some other girls her age and it turns into a fun sporting event of picking weeds and throwing them at each other. She needs to get her priorities straight!

Ate dinner at Chipotle on the way home. First time eating there. It was pretty good, but I thought it was a restaurant, and not a fast food type of restaurant. Healthy and good though. And then...at band camp..just kidding....we stopped at Cold Stone Creamery for some ice cream. Yum...but dumb. Cause we were already freezing our azzzez off, so the dang cold ice cream didn't help.

And that was my day. Hope you enjoyed it for whatever it was worth!

And on one last side note....I am going to participate in Shortmama's Spring Swap. If you would like to participate then visit her and link up and join in!

Just Talkin..Castle Boutique Edition

WARNING: IF YOU'RE EASILY OFFENDED AND DON'T LIKE SEX TALK..DON'T READ THIS POST. You've been warned.

While I would like to think that EVERYONE who is anyone knows what Castle Boutique is, I'll guess that maybe some don't...so I'll let you in on what it is. It's a HUGE wonderful, magnificent, fantabulous adult toy store that makes you feel all giddy. Yes, sex toys people. Otherwise known as my second home. They have toys of all makes, models, sizes...like, OMG sizes..like, that's soooooo completely huge where do you expect me to put that cause I definitely don't come in that size. And then the normal size cool looking ones that you just can't wait to get home. And they have lots of other things too...yummy stuff to slather on bodies, lingerie, games, etc. Pretty much anything your sexual heart desires.

So anywho, my whole point to this little infomercial...it's the people that work there. While I LOVE that store and pleasures it can bring...I seriously can't stand the people that work there. They really do make me sick. Well, not all of them, but way too many for my comfort. Examples of why you ask. Ok, let's just get an image in your dreamy heads...

You walk into Castle Boutique one day to go pick out some hot fun toy, and you're all excited about what that toy will bring you....and then, oh and then you run into a sick ass sales clerk. You know the kind. They look all crazy like, and they are standing there trying to give you unwanted suggestions....and they are telling you how much THEY really enjoy this lube or that stimulator or that penis ring....and to top it off, seriously, this one female sales clerk had the WORST body odor. Now tell me...if you were there to get something for your enjoyment and were to run into one of these ewwy people..wouldn't you schnizzle just fizzle..wouldn't your shrimp go limp. Ya, it would. You see, I'm so not the type to be embarrassed to go to these places, but having to deal with the sales clerks almost makes me want to shop online instead....I said ALMOST...because there's nothing better than shopping the aisles there.

Exercising

I know..you're turned off already right? Some may feel like I've just cussed at you. Some may be smiling like a crazy person and are off and running to go get some fitness in.

Exercising to me is a combination between being a wacky friend and a screwed up foe. I don't do the gyms for a few reasons...1) live in a small town away from any gyms and don't want to spend an arm and a leg on gas just so I can tone that arm and leg..2) have you seen the prices they charge?...3) everything can be done at home without all the expense. Sure there's a few more reason..but I'll just leave the stooopid parts out.

So, how do I get my exercise in? Well...I live in a small town out in the AZ desert. Lots of places to hike and walk. But my main way of gettin' my fitness on is via Jillian Michaels fitness videos. I.Hate.Her. Seriously..it's like she's a bulldog stuck in a woman's body. And she's like the energizer bunny..she just keeps going and going and going..and hell already..pause. In her videos she instructs you to not stop and keep going because "you can do it"...oh, guess that means I shouldn't have pushed pause approximately 10 times in the first 5 minutes. Hmm, guess I should work on that. Or at least think about it.

Now, I work out for two reasons. I don't have any weight issues, so I don't actually want to lose any weight. I MADE myself start exercising once I was diagnosed with hereditary high cholesterol..I'm only 30 and I only weigh 123..so quite frankly to hear that I had high cholesterol really kinda pissed me off. So that's what got me in to exercising. The second reason I exercise...I really do need to tone up my junk. I was just plain ole' outta shape, not tone, terrible cardio. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm NOWHERE near being a fitness expert or hard core. But I do force myself to just do it.

For those of you who have never set eyes on a Jillian Michaels fitness video..it's kinda funny. Jillian looks like a bulldog pushing you to keep going..and then she has these girls on there that are looking like the overly fake happy type, grinning their fake smiles from ear to ear. And behind their smiles, I'm pretty sure it goes a little something like this..damn $*@#^ !@@%^& and #$^*&%. I know it's a fitness video, but I call it the cussing video, because it tends to make me cuss at her left and right..something along the lines of "are you fekken crazy, you're trying to kill me".

As for a visual of what this all looks like...

This is Jillian

This is the real Jillian

This is the crazy image of how I would describe the other girls in the videos
Now seriously..who would smile like this the whole time...

Now here's reality..what my exercising looks like..

Weekend Child Care Anyone?

Ok, really, today I'm kinda speechless. But I will tell you a little something that is on my mind right now. I would love to have a date night with my husband tonight. And...I happen to think that if there were ever a business to be set up around here (or anywhere for that matter) that provides 24 hour child care starting Friday evenings through Sunday night, that they would have no problem keeping busy. I'm sure parents would show up by the droves to be able to have a night out once in a while. I'm just sayin'...

Just Talkin'

I have been out gettin' things done all day.

Turned in my prescription refill for (of all things) high cholesterol. It's a hereditary thing. But..can't get it filled until I get a checkup..Yay! Ugh.

Picked up an application for Police Communications Dispatcher. Whoever said that I could make up my mind? I can't. I guess I have so much that I would like to do, but I can't do them all, so whatever is going to happen will happen. I guess my thought process at this current second is that I will try for the dispatching again, and if all else fails, then go for the nursing at the end of next year when I'm not so rushed to get the financial aid stuff together.

Bought the kids' halloween costumes, already. I think this is the first time that I bought them so soon. But I don't feel like taking a pic of them right now to post what they look like. I think that will just have to wait until halloween gets here. I did see some cute ones that I would've liked...I should've gotten one for my husband and myself..I would so do it...my husband would so not.

I think that I have also decided to get my nails done again. I think it's just because I thought the cashier at the grocery store had hers all done up cute. They were all halloweeny. I was a bad customer today and made the customer behind me wait a moment while I got the nail salon info from the cashier. It was important.

I so wish someone else was watching my kids tomorrow so I could drag Shortmama with me to the tattoo parlor. Maybe we could make Jayce suffer through the sitter's for a few hours? It's not the sitter, it's Jayce. Puuhhlleaaase Amanda!!!!!!!!! I may need someone loving and kind there with me...maybe to tell me to shut my dirty word spout if I happen to feel any pain. I'm just sayin'....

Follow Up...

So I did it. I spent the wonderful, fabulous FREE gift cards worth $150 on...protective sealant for our wood fence. Ugh. I'm glad that we didn't have to pay for it since it was ridiculously expensive, it was $138 before taxes. So by the time they (stole from me) added taxes, I only had just over $4 to spend. So what did I do? I went right down the way to Kohl's. I bought two shirts worth $3.60 each, so I pretty much got one for free, and I bought a pair of Skecher's shoes for my son as a Christmas present, they were on sale for 80% off, which brought them to a whole $8.99. Great price for Skechers. They were having some good sales.

Still dreaming about that massage...

And I followed through with setting up my tattoo appointment. It is for next week. And I can't wait. And since I am so excited about it, I am going to give a preview as to what it will be...there will be some changes to it, so it's not going to look just like what's pictured...such as the antennae's won't be on her head and the wings will be different. And there won't be any of the shading around her. Amongst a few other differences..but I don't want to give it all away.


And here is one that I already have. It was my vey first tattoo. I was either 18 or 19 when I got this one. I also have one on my ankle that I got when I was 21, but that was a spur of the moment tattoo, and I don't like it, so I'm not going to show it. I wouldn't suggest spur of the moment tattoo's. The one on my lower back, I kept that design with me for forever before I finally went and got it. I really wanted to be sure. I don't know what the heck I was thinking when I got the one on my ankle, I was out with my friend Charlene and we both decided to get one spur of the moment, and now all these years later I wish it wasn't there. It has a heart with some vines and it says "bad". I'm not going to elaborate on that.

I know a lot of times there is a negative outlook on tattoos, and that only trashy people get them. Not so. They are so main stream these days. Doctors, officers, lawyers, everday "normal" people have them. Including us SAHM's. I know everyone has their own opinions, but I really don't appreciate the negative aspect towards it. I know my own grandmother thinks that girls shouldn't have them, but it is ok for guys. To each their own I guess.