Yes I Do React With Pleasure and Delight to Marital Congress.

Apparently I am more Snow White-like than I like to give myself credit for. And even tho I don't care for mornings I would have done well in the 1930's.

79 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior Take the test!

I think maybe I should take it as the husband and see how I do.


In other news: Yes I seem to be on a meme kick lately, but this one made me laugh when I saw it over at Taffi's One More Thing To Do. I promise, someday, I will update my links to show the blogs I do still visit regularly, even if just as a lurker.

I am doing something terrifying and exciting with my kid's schooling this year. I promise an update soon on that, when I can fully wrap my mind around just how crazy I am.

My poor son gets migraines. It rained tonight, which means he and I were both scrambling for the bottle of advil. Only, he was smart enough to head to bed after taking it. When will I learn? Well, since I spent the day reading the newest Stephenie Meyer's book I can forgive myself. A day of that sort of indulgence is never a waste!

Me? A Princess? Who'd of Thunk it!

As a little girl, I loved Cinderella. Her rags to richest story complete with escape from tyranny appealed to me like no other fairy tale. In first grade, there was a book of the Disney film on the shelf. I would hurry through my school work, so that I would have free time to stare longingly at that book. Her beautiful dress, her grace, her magical fairy godmother and best of all her prince.

I grew up, got married, and don't find myself living in the palace. I am up way past midnight way too often and probably turned back into a pumpkin long ago.

Thank goodness when I went and took the princess quiz..I found out I never was supposed to be Cinderella anyway. No no no no, for some reason, I'm the naive and gullible:


You Are Snow White!

Pure and trusting. You are a gentle soul who can get along with just about anyone. Everyone you meet instantly falls in love with you. How can they resist? You have a pure, lovable nature that's irresistable. Just don't trust everyone who comes across your path.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

While I may tend to get along with people around me...I just don't see myself as this little wuss of a girl.


In other news. . .

My father-in-law passed away last Friday. His funeral is this coming Friday. I will need all my superhero, princess powers through this one. Please, pray for my children if you are the praying type. Send them well wishes if not. This would be a good time for fairy godmother to show up and pass out the tissues.

You Can Call Me Pharoah

This is from a really short and simple find out more about yourself type quiz. This one makes me laugh because as my husband would attest..there is certainly a grain of truth to it.

You're Egypt!

Curator of ancient mystical secrets, your life on the surface is fairly
typical these days. Though you are in denial about more things than most people.
Nevertheless, you're trying to convince people that you're safe despite your more
volatile and unstable times that seem to be behind you. You like cats a whole lot.
You'd probably really appreciate The Blue
Pyramid.


Take the Country Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid

School started yesterday and my little boy got his cast off today. So, it has already been an eventful week. I still need to get working on painting my house. Outside painting my house..which is miserable because we are in the midst of a heat wave. They've been calling it a summer blizzard, which I find odd. Temps over 110F and freak rain..I'd almost take the winter blizzard (I said almost..I really would have a tough time living in the snow, even nonblizzard type).

Painting in the heat is not fun, especially when perched atop a ladder. I am very grateful to have the pool finished. And now with the cast off..even Robert can join us in the water now! Yay!

Purple Was One of My Wedding Colors

Your Brain is Purple

Of all the brain types, yours is the most idealistic. You tend to think wild, amazing thoughts. Your dreams and fantasies are intense. Your thoughts are creative, inventive, and without boundaries. You tend to spend a lot of time thinking of fictional people and places - or a very different life for yourself.

What Color Is Your Brain?

Valuation of Corpsation

After a frustrating, difficult. expensive summer..what else should I do but wonder where else we might squeeze out a few pennies.





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Why Do I Blog?

Why do I blog?

Awesome Mom just did a meme answering this very question and then she tagged me. Ok, well she didn't tag ME but tagged anyone who wanted to do it. So, I knew she must be thinking about me.

Top Five Reason I Blog:

1. I have found I absolutely love having a place to write out the interesting thoughts that settle in my head. Sure, my husband gets to hear my ponderings but I'm not the phone my friend to tell her what I was thinking type of gal. Sometimes I wish I were and sometimes I wish the telephone would just blow up or something so that I would have a good excuse for never calling anyone. (Yay social anxieties..)

2. I like to think things out by speaking them out loud. If I can talk my troubles out, the solution will often come as I verbally analyze it all. Well, I feel a bit silly telling the toddlers all about somethings...and well they are learning to talk pretty well and there are some words they best just not learn yet. When I type out my struggles here, I get to wallow in the perception that there are people really listening to me.

3. I love writing. Keeping a blog and having some sense of obligation to keep it updated, keeps me writing. I miss my writing classes. Spending time writing helped to keep me more centered. I think the lack of creating I am doing might be part of the depression I've been fighting for the past month. This is as bad as it has been in a couple of years. I wonder if my writing classes over 2006 helped to keep it at bay. There's a thought. See..writing here helps me see my problems in a new light.

4. Confession: I am lousy at keeping things like scrapbooks or baby books for my kids. I have tons of pictures, but few stories. I love to write about my kids' discoveries, talents, and cuteness. I've been a bit lax in this lately, but keep an eye out for more cute kid posts. This is some of the best memory keeping of them I've ever done.

5. The blogging community I have found is priceless. I know I wrote in #2 "I get to wallow in the perception that there are people really listening to me." But see, often you all really are listening. In my recent worries about having annoyed my good friend, you were all so supportive and wonderful. Reading your comments made me cry because you reassured me that things really are not as bad as I like to believe sometimes. You all have been my sounding board, my support and in very real ways, my friends. I love to read your blogs and I would miss you horribly should I have to stop blogging or reading for some reason. Thank you for being willing to share yourselves. Thank you for helping me to feel free and safe in sharing my thoughts and worries.


Now, I tag you. Yes, you. You know I mean you. If examining why you blog right now will help to add insight to why you should or should not keep this up, then please let me know when you respond to the Meme. There has been a lot of contemplation out there lately. Many people feeling burdened by blogging, or feeling tired and uninspired. If this is you, then I hope you will do this one too. Self-understanding and self-exploration is one of the best reasons to be blogging.

My VisualDNA

I know..two in a row...but I saw this at Judy's and fell in love with it.

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1996

1996...I'd been married a year. I gave birth to our first baby. Was working full time. I was 21. So all in all..this is an amazing accurate song.

Your 1996 Theme Song Is: Ironic by Alanis Morisette

It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought ... it figures

What's Your 1996 Theme Song?

I got this from Karen.