And I almost forgot~

After my night of "ideal wifing and mothering" I woke up and was greeted with this....

a happier (smelling) family

I bought perfume and my house is a better place.

I am not saying I was stinky before –

Something about being a mom has empowered something in me. I want to be June Cleaver. I don’t want to be Roseanne Barr. I want to vacuum in heels and I want the house to smell like cookies and pot roast and lavender.

I want to be “woman”. Not slouchy college girl.

So I bought perfume. And it’s changed me. And I think it changed my family too.

Yesterday, I took my hair out of the messy birds nest bun I usually have on the back of my head. I put on a pretty shirt, I put a roast and potatoes in the crock pot and I sprayed on my perfume. And you know what? I didn’t feel oppressed or unappreciated, or any of the things I thought I would feel. I felt awesome and strong and damn good at my job.

And I smelled good doing it.

Lessons from ceramic birds

I had my check declined at Walmart today.

I felt like a criminal.

They treated me like a criminal.

I acted like a criminal.

I had exactly 152.00 worth of groceries in my cart. Including the Greek yogurt and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream that Brady and I cant get enough of. I had steaks and soy milk and Kashi and cookies. I was friendly with the young couple behind me in line, and then I turned into a stuttering, angry piece of white trash. I demanded that they run it again. I SWORE I had money in my account, I said I had a baby at home and this was ridiculous.

I was ridiculous.

There was nothing they could do. I was advised to call my bank. Useless. It’s Sunday. In Utah.

Apparently when you report your credit card as stolen, they monitor you account closely and if too many transactions are made over a short period of time, they shut the whole thing down. locked. inaccessible. off limits. not fair.

I came home and ranted about the unfairness. I cried about how embarrassed I was and how mean they were… and I whined about the JERK who stole Brady’s wallet last week and made it so our account is locked. I told Brady all the horrible things I wanted to do to the piece who got into our car and decided he deserved to take what wasn’t his. I also told him that I would like to have a talk with the parents who taught him that the world was his oyster “finders keepers” “you can be (and have) anything you want” I wanted to punch Mr. Rogers for making a whole generation of entitled brats.

like me.

I went to the kitchen and looked up and saw this.

And not to get all preachy – but (of course) I thought of the Lillies and the Sparrows. They probably didn’t have Soy Milk and Kashi. No Ben and Jerry’s. So -- I cant have them today. Okay. I am taken care of.

And apparently the credit card thief is taken care of too. Maybe the tank of gas and the McDonalds they charged on our credit card was needed. Maybe it was desperation and not entitlement that made him (or her) take the wallet. I guess I shouldn’t hope people are desperate… but I also hope not everyone is spoiled.

like me.

cream of wheat for dinner.

I am embarrassed.
However, I have excuses.
Shortly after my last post, I threw up. I threw up everyday. I threw up popcorn, pizza, noodles and icecream.
I threw up in the car, in the sink on my lap and sidewalk.
I got heart burn. I got it from eating mexican food, chinese food, oatmeal, apples and water. I am pretty sure I got it from swallowing my own saliva.
I also got fat.
Then, on St. Patricks day...




I got this.

So,

Remember that post -- you know... the one where I said something along the lines of starting things off really well, and then just stopping? Well, this is me. Doing that.

The trip to Havasu (which I so fervently promised pictures from) was WELL over a month ago. Shockingly, I have yet to make good on the pictures.

ALSO, the giant hole I dug for my garden of wonder and delight??? I JUST planted the seeds. NOT ONLY that, but its 1/4 the size of the original hole I dug. I was a little over ambitious with the digging I suppose.

The reason I am pointing out my flakiness, is because I need the help of all who venture to this here blog. I am a student again. Its official, bonified, signed - sealed - delivered. This is one garden I cant quarter-plant. This can not be a vacation that I don't post pictures of. No penny smelling dog that does without a bath for too long. I have to be focused, committed, thorough and MOST OF ALL endurant (is that a word?)

Encourage me, yell at me, cattle prod me, what ever you need to do. I plead with you, dear country men, please help me.

So, the Gardening is slow going. I get so excited about these things, dig 1/2 a hole and lose momentum. So I have decided to fill you in on the other happenings in my life.

1. Brady brought home a truck. No need to worry folks. We arent pickin up and goin' truckin (yet). BUT we have also acquired a Trans Am in the last little bit. I am trying to talk him into cruising AT LEAST once though town like Smokey and the Bandit. I havent convinced him yet, but do stay tuned... I think he is starting to give.

2. We are kicking off summer '09 with a boating trip soon. I will provide your peeping eyes with pictures of this adventure as well. I have provided a picture of our boat to tide you over for the time being. (I know my blog is like food to you).

3. My dog continues to smell like hot pennies.

Captains log: Entry number 1.18.2009 --So, I have been thinking alot about this blog business. I have really been wanting to jump on the wagon, but I just didn't know where to start. I am a journaler, but writing stuff that people can look at is much different. I will need to do some editing somewhere between my brain and my finger tips. Also, I was unsure of what to write about... then I remembered, that this isnt about you, dear reader. Sorry... but this is just my chronicleing my little existence, and if you happen to find it interesting, awesome. If you find it entertaining, EVEN BETTER... but understand, that would be an added bonus, but certainly not my intention. This is an outlet and a communication tool. Sometimes, things happen in my life that I like to share. AND I am just lucky enough to be part of this bloggin generation! SO HERE GOES NOTHIN!!!Not a whole ton is happening in our little world right now. Breaking Headline right now, is that the sun is out, and garden preparations are in full swing. I did some digging today. I thought it would be fun to show the progression of my garden on here. My plan is 1/2 vegetables, and 1/2 bee garden. So veggie stealers beware... I am designing this to be well protected by my striped little friends. I am going to try to post a picture of what I have so far. Brace yourself.