Tackling My post

     It's one of those days. Well, scratch that, it's apparently one of those few days. I just have not felt like blogging. Not really wanting to be bothered with it. So For my tackle it Tuesday (and it's still Tuesday in Seattle.) I am posting.

     I don't have much to say, but I will share a little funny, courtesy of SPF. Tonight I cut her hair, it was just  supposed to be a trim. Well, I ended up where one side was longer than the other, so in my attempts to even it out, I made the oh so common mistake of going too short. Shorter than I thought she would like it anyway, it's actually quite cute. But who am I to judge, I'm her mom! Anyway, she loved it. She has a little fro, cute curls, and it's totally manageable.

     Now being a mom to two "mixed" kids, I want my children to be proud of their heritages. Both the black, and the white sides. SPF has gorgeous hair, but it's type is not loved by all. It's hard to deal with sometimes, but when taken care of and styled correctly, it can't be beat!

     Well, we have a another white friend with a "mixed" daughter, and she has always been compulsive about her daughters hair, where as I just kind-of let SPF do her own thing. If she wants to rock a fro, I let her rock a fro. Let's call my friend Jane. Tonight  SPF informed me about how beautiful her curls are, and I said yes, that's why I don't subscribe to the same school of thought as Jane and straighten your hair. To this she replied "Jane went to school where they make you straighten your hair?" (Do I get one of those corny joke drum rolls?)
    

Fixing My Scale

     Today I have decided I am fixing my scale. Those of you who have been keeping up, I am doing what so many of you are probably doing too.....dieting. Unfortunately, it hasn't been working for me. Granted I have not been exercising, but in the past, low carb was always enough for me.

     I swear, I think my metabolism is crashing. My temp is never above 97, unless I have a fever-then it gets all the way up to 99! I recently found out that's a classic sign for a sluggish thyroid. Of course tests in the past have shown mine is fine, but heard those tests are pretty unreliable. I also went on Depo-provera a year ago, but after watching myself put on 15 pounds (plus I'm single) I decided to get off of it a few months back. Could that be thwarting my weight loss efforts? Also I'm not working, going from physically intensive work, to nada, can't be good. Either way, here I am dieting for the last month, and down all of maybe 4 pounds! Ouch!

     Now what do they say the definition of insanity is? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Well, today I am doing something different. I am going to switch my eating plan to YOU-on a diet. My dad gave me the book by Dr. Oz (actually I think we traded or something) a couple years ago. It is such a great sounding long term plan, but I am always after the quick fix. It worked for him, and it's how I feed my kids (usually),  so here I go. Let's hope this one works!

Wordless Wednesday Broken Scale & Girl's Night Out

     This is a pic of my scale that is apparently broken. I have been dieting for weeks now. 3 or 4 weeks strictly low carb, now switched to Carbohydrate Addict's diet for the past 5 days or so, and my weight loss has been less than stellar. I initially lost about 6 pounds, but have allready put 2 back on. It must be the scale! LOL!

     This is me and SPF having a girls night. Grandma graciously took HM to give me a little break and some much needed alone time with SPF. I know it's a horrible pic, but give me a break. I'm sick and have no make-up on, happens to the best of us.

My beautiful award

     Imagine my surprise when I was left a comment from Joe at 20 to life  saying she had something for me on her blog. What could it be? I wondered. So I had to go see......IT WAS THE SUNSHINE AWARD!! I am so honored.

    I would like to thank the little people in my life (my kids) who made this all possible! If it weren't for your potty successes, your cross dressing, and your demon possession I would have nothing to blog about. I would like to thank my crazy mind that has given myself only two choices; either throw my kids out the window go insane , or,  find humor in life's ups and downs then write about it. Luckily I have chosen the latter.

     Now I get the lucky job of honoring 12 other bloggers with this endearing award. Gee, now that I think about it, it's kind-of like a chain award. Will something bad happen if I break the chain? I dare not find out! In the words of the much respected Mr. T (am I dating myself?) "I pity da fool who breaks this chain!" (That was Mr. T wasn't it?)  LOL!! And no, I am not, and was never an A team fan, that just popped in my head and I had myself sillily laughing out loud-so I thought I would share.  But I wouldn't break the chain if I were you.....

Rules for accepting:

Put the Logo on your sidebar, or within a post.

Pass the award onto 12 Bloggers

Link the nominees within your post.

Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

 

 

 

     And the winners are : (She says in her most stage/game show like voice)

 

           1.Twenty to Life Blog because she deserves it-again

           2.Non Toxic Kids because I think that's pretty important

           3.April Showers Blog Design because her tutorials should be called HTML for dummies (that's me)

           4.In the Know because they are hugely dedicated to children's safety

           5.A Slob Comes Clean because  I feel her on her daily struggle.

           6.New Single Mama because her story touches me and I think she could use some sunshine in her life

           7.Adventures in Mommyville because she keeps it real

           8.5 Minutes For Mom because they are so quick to invite even us newbies to join in on their fun
           9.I've Been Thinking because she thinks I'm hott! LOL!
          10.Midday Escapades because of Friday Follow of course
          11.Dirty Little Secret because she's funny, and real- a good combo in my book!
          12.True Mommyhood Stories because- have you seen how cute those kids are?

Today was a good day

     Today started like any other day, me giving into my obsessive tendencies and cleaning like a mad woman, and the kids messing like, well...., kids. I do have to give SPF credit today, as she did do an awesome job cleaning her room-even if it only stayed that way for 5 minutes! The day started out somewhat hectic, but in the end we had a fun day.

     HM got in touch with his feminine side:

Oh he's gonna hate me for those pics! So cute I couldn't resist. Then we went to the park:

     Then to the mall to finally stuff the bears the kids got from their great uncle for Christmas:

    

     But  apparently the high heels were quite a workout, because HM didn't exactly make it to the bear stuffing part:

     But he was delighted to see the finished result and raid SPF's drawer full of B.B.W. clothes:

Yes, today was a good day.