inspired by the SNL Status Update Rap, and, I guess just in case you missed it the first time around. But first, how awesome is Frankie's Christmas morning hair?
Answer: completely.
ERIN BIGLER loves the note in her inbox: "Did I help you out last night when you were REALLY drunk?" Well no, friend, you didn't, but that is hilarious.
wonders if she is the only one who finds some tasks particularly daunting when not wearing underwear: changing the cat's litter-box is one good example. can not believe Roman Grant got off. She'll have to have a serious talk with Nate.
does not believe there really is such as thing as undivided attention.
is baking sweets for the children.
is twenty seven.
is snow flurries and grilled cheese sandwiches.
is FREAKED OUT by I Am Legend.
still has a crush on Clint Eastwood.
is padded spandex and a kick-your-ass ride. is off to play "trophy wife" at an Army party.
Jensie just told me I need proactive.
is so so sunburned.
is priming the clicker. Time to learn something, dog.
just finished my first bee-keeping class!
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Spendin' money like I got it.
mops the "right" way.
-muckin' the pig pen. cooking Mexican food (and still coveting the chickens Ashley will buy).
has bees on the brain.
+ padded spandex. Like white on rice.
feeding cotton balls to the puppy. If you've ever wondered what I look like when I freak right out, come over now!
Some poor mama spider just lost thousands of her babies. They were crawling all over
Jensie so I had to
smoosh 'em.
paints the house. fell off her ladder.
just watched Frankie find an old
sippy cup full of really rotten soy milk and take a long drink. She is still gagging. Hilarious.
wishes she and her emotions could just get along.
Good gracious my husband is gorgeous!
letting Aggie wreak havoc while I turn a blind eye.
sitting around while Nate picks up the slack.
on her way to Gus' for some Soul food.ARGH! Sophie give it a rest.
suspects there may be a dead chipmunk behind the water heater.
is not a fixer of lunches.
is silky smooth legs and a splash of Coco Mademoiselle. Guess who's
comin' home tonight?
will go on a rainy day picnic.
What kind of a mother forgets to take a camera to her
firstborn's Kindergarten graduation?
thinking of her garden and how "a few steps backwards feels like one big step forward."read Things Fall Apart by
Chinua Achebe. I feel sad.
just caught the tail end of a song
Jensie's making up in her room. "I don't care 'bout the way you stare, just as long as you're staring at me..." Pretty catchy eh?
breakin' all the rules for a bowl of frosted mini-
wheats.
has corn stuck in her teeth, but can't floss because of a stupid fever-blister.
Ew, I hate the word blister.
Jensie just yelled "Let's RUMBA!" Awesome.
Jensie wanted to stay up a little past bedtime to write poetry and Asher asked for a little more broccoli. How do you say no to that? It's scary how smart they already are. I'm looking pretty seriously into boarding school.
bored beyond belief.
excited to sign the kids up for the summer reading program at the library.
Ryan and
Sharpay's duets give me the creeps.
is death by dog farts.
just said goodbye to Winston. Hope you like your new family Mr. Pig.
BRING ON THE HEAT! Sweet Georgia summer, oh how I love thee.Frankie has strep-throat and a double ear infection...my legacy continues.
just told Frankie it was time for bed and she seems miraculously cured.
likes this place.
So long kitchen Wall of Fame. It's been fun.
has joined the ranks of cloth-diapering mothers. Wish me luck!has a husband again!
just paid a plumber $100 to pull a
popsicle out of the sink drain.
ARGH!
headed for the woods....
folds tents.
just pulled a tick out of her leg!is hiding in her room with the last
popsicle.
rolls sushi.
dropped dinner on the floor. Guess it's cereal tonight!
Um...at the library
Jensie painted a picture of a black widow and Asher painted a storm cloud raining blood.
off with her
Spanx!
Don't you love it when your three year old yells "There's water coming out of my penis!" while you're enjoying a swim at the public pool?
is a full belly and a long walk.
spotted three bunnies on her walk, but no gators.
Strazs: 1,
Biglers:0.
just gave Nate a crazy haircut and ended up having to shave his head.
is exhausted.
sat in tree sap.
is loving Narcissus and Goldmund.has the midnight munchies.
is not lost in Ft. Mitchell.
needs a diversion.
Cutting hot dogs and putting on puppet shows are two things I hate about motherhood.
just threw away Asher's hidden back-up
paci. It feels like the end of an era.
can't make up her mind about soy pudding.
Jensie just said "Mom, you are super weird. Not in a good way."is feeding her kids
MREs for lunch...and they LOVE it.
is back from Hinder.
I still maintain that "Lips of an Angel" is the worst song ever, but lucky for Austin
Winkler, I'm a sucker for sing-a-longs so I can't say it was a total bust. Plus I was there with this really hot guy.
loved splashin' at the "little honey hole" with the Straz family.'s kids ate dog treats for dinner last night.
finds it hard to imagine ever having been a desert dweller who rejoiced in precipitation.
weighing the pros and cons of the
Mooncup.
just bought tickets to see her Nate.
resorted to paying her daughter to go to school this morning. Yes, with actual US currency.wishes her friends were closer.
hiked to the Y with her kids. At every switch-back Asher yelled to the sky "I am not giving up!"cries over spilled grape juice.
gives
Triscuits and cream cheese two thumbs up.
swore to
Jensie that is one more tear was shed she would not be going to see "UP" with the family. Tantrums ensued. I am very sad about having to follow through this time.
just opened a letter from the bank congratulating Nate on his recent marriage.
"hates all those crafty Utah bitches eating up the glitter supply."there is nothing so pretty as a beet.
goin' hiking with the kids in the morning--this time to the top!
just took an "
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas yoooooooooooouuuuuu wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish" tumble down the mountainside.
is the proud new owner of a government issued ID card.
is trying to figure out how to ship a live cat to Alabama.preaches health food on a pretty tall soap-box, but is kind of in love with the Bacon Guacamole Burger @ Carl's Jr.
just painted her kitchen a garish Nintendo blue.just watched Monsoon Wedding and loved it.
swimming in vomit. Even the dog is sick.
drowns her woes in Fry Sauce.
feels so conflicted this time of year. How do you reconcile a love of all things organic and natural with the compulsion to cover everything you own in red glitter?woke up to fresh fallen snow.
is watching deer graze in the pasture across the street.
researches how to make goat cheese and Mead. hates fart jokes.
my heart belongs to the 3ID.
simply adores her children.Ok, so deployment is a kick in the pants, but this has been an incredible year. Happy 2009. Welcome 2010.