Calgon....Take me away!

Anyone even old enough to remember those commercials? Well yes, it still exists, believe it or not http://www.takemeaway.com/ *laugh*

I think everyone whose ever had stress has felt that feeling of wanting to just get away from their lives for a while. I have decided that stress is the root of all evil in the world. Would those people really have world domination issues if they didn't have the stress of their boss riding their back or their mom telling them to clean their room? I think not. Those people would be model members of society and like it. Ok....So leave me to my delusions, I like them.

I still think we all need those few things we do to recharge. The main thing is remembering not to get immersed in them. Calgon is nice, but after a 4 hour long bath your waterlogged and the water is cold and you look like a prune. All in moderation...even the stuff you love. And yes, even green beans should be take in moderation. too much of a good thing in all.

I should change my title to impossibly deep thoughts, but no one would really get the joke, would they? *grins*

The First 5

"The first five people to respond to this post will get some song I find that reminds me of them. If you respond the deal is *you* have to put this meme up. Do something for other people, offer songs or pretty drawings, tasty food, or complex things made from toothpicks. Brighten a day, make someone happy."

I figured its about time for a meme ;)

**Still 2 songs left...anyone? (as of 10/31)

Oh if life were made of moments...

"Oh if life were made of moments, even now and then a bad one, but if life were made of moments then you'd never know you'd had one" Is a quote from Into the woods. The movie we just watched for movie night, and piglets pick (thank you). While the movie, overall was good...it could of lost about an hour of content. That very line stuck in my head and has not left since Saturday.

I think I have been living life for the moments instead of what is inbetween. I think I need to learn to love the inbetween as well. Even with the stress, the grind and the day to day bullshit, I think I can learn to love the simple things again and stop living for the next moment. I think that every so often in our lives we have to stop the world from turning and find ourselves again. However thats done, whatever it takes.

So thats my deep thought for the day. Enjoy, they don't come too often and hardly ever without sarcasm *grins*

Kill a Cow to have a GOOD birthday

So yes, officially I'm 33 now. Don't even bother to ask my mental age because I'll just stick out my tongue, stick my fingers in my ears and waggle my hands at you saying "neaner neener neener!".

My birthday was Friday, which consisted of me waking at 3am and not being able to get back to sleep. Then the kids got up at 6 (an hour early) and we had to go to speech. I bought copious amounts of caffeine and made it through speech. I chose not to go to the funeral on 4 hours of sleep as I don't deal well with my family anyway. Felt guilty...But I think it was the right choice. I put the kids down early and just as they passed out, the child I had to babysat for some friends showed. So I downed more caffeine and settled in to watch Batman with him. It was then I heard the wonderful noise of the garage door. The Master had come home early and came in saying "would you like a nap?". I could of (and think I did) kiss him. I got a solid wonderful hour and felt able to face the evening.

I celebrated my birthday on Saturday by locking myself in the computer room all morning. Then I played some D&D with my husband (off and on) until the babysitter arrived. She showed, and Trouble had passed out on the couch. So we moved him to his bed and gave her instructions on what to to. We left and went to a Brazilian steak house. Those of you who have never been to one of these (and like meat...esp red meat)....I HIGHLY recommend it. It was like a party in my mouth (and get your mind out of the gutter). There is a huge salad bar (of which I didn't touch much of, but what I did was good) and then there are these guys with skewers of meat and big knives and they come by and carve off choice cuts for you to eat. This meat is melt in your mouth good. It was FANTASTIC. I had no room for desert and was glad I wore my big pants. I ate my red meat quota for the month, at least. It was blissfully wonderful.

After that we went to see The Departed. Great film...Violent and a wonderful story behind it. Well, maybe not wonderful, but entertaining. We came home and that was my Birthday.

In other news, Trouble has figured out how to find letters on the keyboard. He plays his elmo game by doing the alphabet in order, then backwards, then in order again. And for our babysitter, Piglet, Volume decided he didn't want to eat with a spoon and ate all his food with his fingers off his tray. So were on the right track to him eating on his own!

All things are good right now...*grins*

Window in my Head

So the bus ride...they love it. And thorugh preschool, they are catching colds and bugs galore...but better now than when they NEED to be there, right? Not that they don't need it..but Gah!

So I'm starting a music of the week kind of thing. If you want my weekly or 2 times a week song, drop me an email at Sumita_69@hotmail.com and I'll send it out :)

So I got an early morning phone call today and My cousin (whom I didn't know well), age 14, was riding her bike yesterday and was hit by a car and killed. Earlier this year, my other cousin was his by a drunk driver (with her daughter, age 10, in the car) and killed. Its a bad automotive year for us. I stopped by her grave yesterday (the first cousin) and I wasn't sure why. Now I know..and it's sad. I tell this not for condolences, but to get it off my chest. I deal strangely with grief and always have. Most of the people around me who have passed, its better that they did. Even a friend in high school, riddled by cancer...his end was a blessing as well. These two kinda hit me a bit hard. While I was no where near what I would call close with either (though, the first more than the last...I barely knew her), I still feel the injustice and the loss upon my family. So if everyone could do me a favor and drive a little safer today, I'd feel better.

Thats my tidbit into the window of my head today. I think I'm going to go close the curtains and turn on some music. Hop on through if you care to join me. Theres always room.

**Update: The wake is Friday, as well as the funeral. Happy 33rd birthday to me and good bye to a very special little girl