The first day...

It finally came,

after a long fun filled summer

The Boy's first day of Kindergarten

He worked hard preparing lunch for himself and his Daddy

As he was getting dressed the next morning, the Benjamin Button in him returned

He tried to coherse me into helping him get dressed.

Son, you're gonna be 5 years old, you're going into Kindergarten.

You need to dress yourself, I explained.

I know Mom, I'm not a man anymore he replied.

I was a bit perplexed.

No, son, you're not a man anymore!

He accomplished the task and we moved on to fixing his shark hair.

He LOVES his shark hair.

I was a bit worried it would be too much for a Kindergarten

but seeing that he was once a man that has grown into a boy

I figured it should be ok.

But by the time we picked him up from school

he had moved on to his hat.

He ripped off his uniform shirt and was ready to go home.

I couldn't believe this little man, ahem, I mean boy.

After school he got to pick a special treat.

When the girls started kindergarten,

I baked a school theme cake and it was ready and waiting for them when they got home.

So yes, I felt LAME this year.

but Daddy came through and found every school theme cookie they had in the store.

We ended the day with a trip to the skate park.

I created a monster taking this kid to the skate park.

Now every chance he gets, he begs to go.

How could I resist, my boy that was once a man, will soon be a real man.

I must relish in the moments.

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Relaxing, it aint no easy task

at days end, i kick off my slippers and plop my feet up on the coffee table.
honey, your feet are swollen.
you need to stay off of your feet, hubby says.
youre on vacation.

i know, i know i sigh.
but im leaving the house at 8 and getting home when you get home from work.
ive got dr.s appointments and parties to shop for.

youre on vacation! stay home and relax!
kick your feet up!

ughhh along with an eye roll was my reply.
i have a serious problem relaxing!
but i put my feet up in hopes of figuring out how.

and let me tell you, the thought of staying home to relax had me tossing and turning all night.
i woke up at 3am and couldnt go back to sleep.
i watched a couple episodes of bored to death, that is a funny show. which had me up and laughing in the middle of the night.
not so good when you should be going back to sleep...
but then again,
i was supposed to stay home all day and relax.

i, thankfully, was able to get back to sleep and woke up around 8:30, thats a good start, right?
but then the phone rings and my sister is inviting me and the boy to breakast, thats easy going.
sure id love to join you i say!

but once im outside, its over.
the boy and i both love to be outside.
he persuades me to take him to the skatepark, so i kick up my feet up while he skates his little heart out!
he slides down a few ramps on his belly, his knees, his elbows as his board slips out from under his feet!
i on the other hand am sweating my buns off in the scorching heat as im sitting on this concrete block trying to be incognito.

after about 90 minutes, i cant take it anymore and am able to persuade him to do what i love while im out...
shopping, well its really an indoor thing, but its outside of the house, so that counts.

we go into walmart and come out with loads of goodies.with less than $25 i was able to redo a bathroom!
a little switcheroo of a shower curtain and decorative towels
viola
a whole new bathroom!
accomplishing a feat like that relaxes me.

we also picked up a few snacks for the teenagers back to school party.
i know, a house full of hungry, gossipping teenagers does not sound relaxing!
but as im reporting to you live from bloggerroid, ive got my feet kicked up and im ready to take them on!
i think...
my mind is racing wondering if i have enough chips, cookies, sodas
how many pizzas should i order?
am i supposed to put on a bonfire, cause i dont have a pit.
do these kids think theyre drinking here? cause it aint happening!
are they gonna have fun? or is gonna be a total bust.
will my kids be the laughing stalks of the school cause they had the lamest back to school party ever?
inhale
exhale
wish me luck!

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Summer lovin'...I love LA

This summer I took a some time off to spend with kiddos during their vacation.

We took in the tourist spots around LA.

Mostly beachy ones, because I wanna be a billionaire so fricken bad...

I'd buy all of the things I never had, including a house on the beach...

It's another fantasy of mine...

I had just taken Teen 1 for the haircut she'd been begging for

The latest fashion trend, I suppose

And although many people think I'm crazy for letting her do it,

#1- I figured it was better than a tattoo or another home done piercing

#2- I grew up in the 80's and I've seen lots of crazy hair dos
#3- If she had the balls to do it, and wasn't concerned with the stares and glares, I'd give her my permission

(It does look alot better now, check out her picture now----->)

However after leaving the salon, I figured Orange County beaches probably weren't the way to go.

I'd take her to the beach of misfits

You guessed it,

Venice Beach!

Naturally, The Boy being the cool kid that he is, sported his "shark hair" that day to fit in.
It was really some great people watching.

Oh sheesh, now that I think about it, I bet people were people watching me.

tsk, tsk,tsk, did you see that lady and her misfit children, I could hear them saying.

Why would she allow her children to form their hair in such shapes?!

ahem, I digress.

I was in awe of all the artist there that seemed to make their living off of their creations.

We walked around f or a couple hours,

and took in all the sites.

We bargained with some vendors and walked away empty handed.

The Boy begged me to let him watch the freak show, but sorry Mama was not gonna pay $5 to see the two headed dog. I was a bit freaked out by the turtle.

I almost got lured into a few marijuana "clinics"

Why yes, my back does hurt! I was thinking...

We enjoyed some lunch on the beach and came home with a few of these treasures(not the Mary jane just in case you were wondering!)

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Testing, testing

is this thing on?
just download the Blogger app on my phone

lets see how this thing works
lets say I'm sitting at the cafe enjoying a latte
and some crazy thought pops in my head
i can blog about it right there and then

so this is a test
this is only a test

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The Good News is the Bad News

I went for my MRI results today,
he asks if I want the good news
or the bad news
but actually the good news was the bad news.

The MRI appeared normal.
There was slight bulging
but not enough to irritate a nerve root he says.
It's quite baffling, he continues
as he rotates my neck around in various motions
To the side, does this hurt?
No, not really.
Well how about when you raise your arm?
Like this?
No, nothing.

It could be that when you're leaning on your desk you hit that nerve and it makes your pinkie tingle, he explains, as he is pointing to "the funny bone".

Ok Doc, I get it, you're pulling things out of the air now.
But that wouldn't make your neck hurt? again with the baffled look.
Well let's just continue with the physical therapy for your flare ups.
um...flare ups of WHAT???!!!!
And if it still doesn't get better, you can see the spine specialist.
All your symptons appear to be a neck problem, but we'll check your spine too.

Now the hypochondriac starts to think of other disesases that it could possibly be.
I've been checked for arthritis, and that was negative so that's good.

So I kept myself busy pulling loads of weeds.
Seriously loads!
Filled my trashcan up half way.
Weeding is one of those things that sounds good for about the first 2 minutes!
Too bad the job took over an hour and a half!
But the flower bed looks lovely, I must say.

After that, I tore The Boy's room apart.
Purged the closets and have a good size bag to donate to the needy.
Hung up his skateboard shelf,

Question- how exactly are you supposed to get anchors in the wall?

That was another thing that sounded like a good idea for the first 2 minutes!

Good news is I took this week off, so I've been able to rest my arm,shoulder, neck issue.
Bad news, I gotta work for the rest of my life!!!

I can just hear it like the sound of Arnold in my ear...
I'll be back

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