idle chit-chat, gossip and (gasp) scandals

Twilight

Twilight is here!!  Back in September, my sister called me and told me that she had started a book that recommended by all of her nursing friends -- Twilight -- so I strolled to Target to see what all this fuss was about because I love to read.  It is how I unwind at night when life won't stop in my head.  I read and sometimes I look at the clock when I realize that my eyes are completely burning and I think I look like abush baby with my eyes bugging out of my head and realize that I can only get three hours sleep.  Not cool.  Well two weeks, four books and 2,383 pages later, I was one of the two million crazy people who loved Twilight.  I am hooked.  I am a fan.  Enough Said.  

Paul Mitchell Grand Opening{Personal and Work}

I will post more about the Grand Opening tomorrow, but I wanted to post a couple of pics for my BFF.  Go ahead, you can say she looks hawt along with the rest of smokin gals.  She would be the one in white.  I would be the one who showed up in hot pink and stick out like no tomorrow with all the black and white!!  And yes, that is Mr. John Paul Dejoria himself with his partner of the schools, Winn Claybaugh.

Haley Renee {Personal}

Friday we drove West down I-70 to Lawrence, Kansas  and said goodbye to my oldest, Haley.  I know it really wasn't goodbye, but it felt like it.  This whole year I have been preparing myself for this moment and thought the tough girl inside of me would win out and put on a brave face for Haley.  That lasted until about 9:00 a.m. when I retreated to my closet and sat and cried.  Everyone keeps telling me she is only 30 minutes away and we will be able to see her unlike a lot of college kids who actually go away to college.  WHATEVER.  I wasn't crying because I wasn't able to see her or keep track of her, I was crying because as a mother, this is the big moment.  Have I taught her everything she needs to know to live on her own without ME.  Does she know how to microwave?  I really don't think so, she needs her mom to do those things!  Just kidding, but in all seriousness, I know everyone has learned by mistakes and I totally believe in that, but I just worry myself to death that now that I am not around of what those mistakes will be and giving that control away to her to fix those mistakes.  She has been living on her own for 4 days now and I have talked to her every night just to ease my own insecurities.  I am sure she is totally fine and living it up right now, but as we were driving away from her dorms, I texted her to make sure she made it back to her room okay.  She told me I was a dork and she was fine.  I made her a deal right then and there.....for AT LEAST a month she either had to call me or text me to tell me goodnight, every night for my own sanity.  It was while we were texting back and forth that I realized, what if I text her goodnight and it is just some random person (some stupid jock locking her in a closet) texting me back telling me goodnight back?  So, our agreement was made.  We would use code.  I obviously can't disclose that code, because it wouldn't be a code would it?!  We have a code so that I know it is my baby on the other end of that text and not Norman Bates. 

Haley, I love you and I miss you.

Wordle {Personal}

I came across a website that I think is so cool.  I entered my blog and website and it takes words from you and makes this cool collage!!  Way cool!  This Wordle is from my website and the About Me Section and then I added my children's names and so forth.  The website is WORDLE.

Independence Day Bash!! Part Deux

Alright, as promised some pics from the bash. Now, these are pre-bash which I was not taking part in the any part of the meat -- so the meat pics are courtesy of my 12 year old daughter Kylie. if you have a weak stomach, I am sorry. My husband has to keep telling me that the pig can't feel a thing after he has died. Still, I have to keep reminding him that he woldn't appreciate anyone spreading his ribs apart to rub down with either. Later on I will post some pics from the actual bash.

MY HUBBY

"GERMY" AS MICHAEL CALLS HIM -- BUT IT REALLY IS JEREMY AND HE IS SUCH A BIG HELP

KYLIE MUST HAVE JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPORTANT

POOR LITTLE PIG

THIS IS LEE, OUR OFFICIAL VIDEOGRAPHER A.K.A. DVD WIZARD

MY HERO

MIGHT MIKE DOING AWFUL THINGS TO LITTLE PIG

ONE OF THRE SMOKERS

THREE OF MY BABIES HELPING OUT

AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL!!!