My New Years Kiss...

Snot Nose

Yesterday I woke up with Nay's nasty cold,
being sick really is getting old!

I have snot in my nose, throat and head,
my brain will explode, it's what I dread.

What shall I do without my precious Mary??
I need Dr. Baker from little house on the prairie!!

Enough of this complaining, I'm starting to weep,
Now I'll go back to bed and get much needed Sleep!!

Friday Flash 55

You have brought so many changes to so many people, on many different levels.
You took a life from our family that brought so much pain, yet relief to us all.
You gave us a new life that irrefutably brought the family so much closer.
You brought tears and smiles.
Good bye 2007, hello 2008.

~~RIP Gramma Maddie, thank you for leaving us with such wonderful lifetime memories!! You will live in our hearts forever!!

~~Welcome aboard Ryan, you were definitely a little blessing to our entire family!!

Merry Christmas!!

'Twas the night before Christmas and Shoe is allowed in the house,
the family's all healthy even brown mist Mouse.

Meme and papa won't bake for a year,
but Uncle is happy with his 80's music cheer.

Little man is content with his new squishy ball,
while Mousey gets to watch his aquasaurs grow tall.

LeLe will finish her painting in good time,
she just can't stop until it's perfect and prime.

I spent way too much on my rotten kids by a mile,
but nothing beats that christmas smile!!

Mama Mist can't indulge in her evening drink,
cause christmas with a hangover would surely STINK.

Merry Christas to all my loved ones
and to all a good night!!! I love you all!!!

Friday Flash 55

We all hit a point where we reach
a fork in the river,
it's that point where you
decide which way is the best,
a right turn takes you down a path you don't know
a left turn leaves you were you are with
circumstances,
so I will sail my vessel
until the river runs dry.

Holidays as a blended family.

I found this in a Lady's Home Journal Artical and found it helpful..

Blended Family Holidays
After divorce or remarriage, many things change, including seasonal celebrations. Experts agree that minimizing holiday stress is one of the greatest gifts parents can give their kids -- here's how.

Making Kids Feel Special

"Give yourself permission to color outside the lines," she says. "Don't be locked into only Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Just brainstorm a little."
New Traditions Create a new holiday ritual for your child, Engel suggests. Perhaps every year your celebration will be a December party you host for your daughter's friends. Maybe an annual outing to see The Nutcracker can be your special time together. Or maybe from this year on, your big family gathering will be on July 4.

My ex and I have a not-so-traditional way of handling Christmas as far as Nathan is concerned. Christmas is for the children and just because we as a couple are separated we want it to be as comfortable and exciting as it can be for Nay. So, every year since we separated we have celebrated Christmas morning all together at Adam's house. Nathan usually stays at his daddy's Christmas Eve and I show up around 6 am and wake them both up and we all venture to the living room to enjoy the morning together. We all get stockings with special gifts and onions (the bigger the onion, the badder you were that year. I always get a gigantic one). I'm very grateful for the fact that we can still do this without any problems. I think it works out best especially for Nathan, but for Adam and I; as well

Friday Flash 55

I love to wake up early in the morning
before the sun comes up.

Hot cup of fresh coffee in my hand,
curled up cozy in my favorite spot on
the couch.

It’s so quiet and peaceful, the only sounds
are muffled snores coming from bedrooms.

Then…"Mommy"!!!!

MY time is over and the best TIMES start.

Nay's biggest hero!

Friday Flash 55

It will sneak up on you in the blink of an eye,
You never know when it will catch you off guard.

Young or old, boy or girl,
It has no prejudice.

Taking a stroll down the street,
Shopping aimlessly in a store,

You could be absolutely anywhere…
At any time..

Curse the Brown Mist!

Friday Flash 55

Please don't leave me in my time of need,
we've spent many years together and this is it.
Was it something I said, something I did??
I've stayed faithful through trying times,
always did what you asked of me.
How can you go away and tell me to see
other people?
I'll miss my doctor!

You want me to do WHAT??

So, I went to the doctor today for an ailment that I've had for far too long and was asked to give not only one but 5 stool samples, all in a different form or fashion. I was like "oh come on, can't they just take my blood"?? Well, duh they did take my blood and bruised the hell out of my arm, took some urine (no biggie) but for the love of shame, don't make me do THAT!! So on top of the shame of the procedures, I can't eat Red Meat for two days straight, I can't eat raw veggies and apparently lettuce is my diet.
Then I realized, the older you get; the more invasive the procedures get to find the underlying problem. So, I will go through the bunny rabbit diet for two days straight and go through the nonsense of the other mess and I will probably never ever say "I have a lump in my breast" .

A Mothers Dream!!!!

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

LeeAnn Womack~

Friday Flash 55

Snuggled warm beneath the blanket,
the pillow is propped just right,
a few wiggles here,
and a few wiggles there.

Body curled in the shape of a U,
making sure it fits just right.
The breathing gets slower and the hand
reaches up to find some loose strands
of hair.

Goodnight mama, I love you.

From the mouths of babes...

Some of my favorite quotes from the boys... (please feel free to add any)

"Meme, is this heaven?? - Nay

"Mama, your shirt looks like a picnic table" - Mousey

"Now you're in my world!" - Nay

"Auntie Lowi, you're boobies are alot different than my mamas" - Mousey

"When I grow up I'm not going to smoke, I'm just going to wear the patch" - Nay

"Stop the damn truck Papa!!" - Nay

May the ocean always seem so vast and leave you in awe.
May you always have questions for the things you don't know.
~I will listen and answer the best that I can.

May your laughter always ring loud and sincere.
May your smile always shine so bright.
~ I will laugh beside you and return your smile.

I love you to the moon and back times pi, my sweet little boy!!

Friday Flash 55

I've seen that shade of blue before.
In the waves of the ocean,
In the sky after a warm rain,

I've seen that shade of blue before.
On the petal of a fragile flower,
In a strand of christmas lights
hanging on the tree.

I've seen that shade of blue before.
In my bathroom mirror.

And Now an update to the previous post from the previous post...

I'm finally back to normal today, it's amazing how not being hungoover can put you in such a cheerful mood. This 105 pound body apparently does NOT like vodka shots mixed with a crap load of Budweiser. I think I'm fortunate that I didn't end up in the bathroom like the young lady Lisa was trying to nurse. (she's such a little mother!!)

An update to my previous post....

Enough said...

Riding the party bus....

Bumping down the road, singing good songs and enjoying good company!!

The Family:

We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together. ~Erma Bombeck

FLASH 55

Stuffed away in a dark corner of the brain,
hidden by the simplicity of a pill.
The liquid spirit lures it out and toys with it,
then recoils and slams the door shut again.
Don’t speak of it,
Don’t linger on it,
It will go away, just swallow it down,
Let it dissolve in darkness.