Wednesday, September 4, 2013

All those fairy tales are full of..............


You know how TV shows how three minute re-caps at the beginning of the new season? 
That is what this post is - and compacted detail free version of my story.  
It’s a simple story.  I’m not the first person to live it  and I surely won't be the last.

Once upon a time……..

Boy meets girl

Boy and Girl date

Boy and Girl fall in love

Boy and Girl move in together

Boy and Girl build a home

Boy and Girl get engaged

Boy and Girl get married

Boy and Girl have Baby #1 and Baby # 2

Boy and Girl move to Chicago

Boy forgets he is married

Boy gets a girlfriend (Insert appropriate derogatory name here)

Girl finds out

Girl gets a lawyer

Girl gets an apartment

Girl gets a U-Haul

Girl moves ‘home’

Girl & Boy get divorced

Boy keeps her– The End

Girl survived – The end? 

Nah, this is just the beginning.

 

Friday, March 22, 2013

Ink Me

I love tattoos. 

I love them on me.

I love them other people.

Tattoos are works of art.  Tattoos tell stories. 

Many tattoos are pieces of our hearts that we put on the outside of our bodies. Pieces of who we really are and what really matters to us.

I've recently added one to my collection.  This one is, by far, my most personal and means the most to me.

As most, a few, none, all some of you know I am in the process of getting divorced. Although I haven't posted much on this blog I did write about it here.  Since I've stopped wearing my wedding ring (Yes, I could tell you the exact day) I've missed having a piece of my mother with me.  You see, the diamond setting in my wedding band was the diamond from my mother's wedding ring. So basically every day since May 3, 2003 I would look at my wedding ring and be reminded of the marriage vows I took to love,honor and cherish but I was also reminded of my mother.   Suddenly, it was  all gone.  The husband, the partner, the best friend  and that small connection to my mom just gone.  They might have left in very different ways but both exits left a hole in my heart so big and so wide I've often questioned how I will ever survive.

For years I have wanted to get some ink in honor of my mother and I decided what better time than right now. 

My latest tattoo.  It's on my wrist (Sorry dad, don't stay mad at me for too long..... I swear I am still a good kid).  Of course, I know I didn't really need the ring or the tattoo because my mom is with me mind, body, and spirit all the time.  I wanted something that on any given day when I felt alone, scared, and wondering exactly how I will survive I could look at this a find some peace. 






 
The  I love you  Love, Mom - is my mother's actual handwriting and this was taken directly from the last birthday card she gave me before she died.  The heart and flower are designs that from the card.  


I love everything about this tattoo. This a big piece of my heart for all of the world to see. 

It makes me smile.

It makes me want to live a life that my mother would be proud of.

It is helping me move on from a very painful event.

It gives me hope for the future.



Love and miss you Momma. XOXO

 




Monday, January 14, 2013

Bean: The 2013 Interview




January 5, 2013

Age: 8

Favorites:

Cereal: Rice Crispies

 Vegetable: Corn  

 Drink: Soda – Purple Crush

 Toy: Furby – Roxanne

 TV Show: Kickin It

 Game: Life

 Book: Diary of A Wimpy Kid – Third Wheel

 Restaurant: CiCi’s Pizza

 Holiday: Christmas

 Animal: Pig

 If you could change your name, what would you choose? Jamie  

 What do you love about each person in our family?

Mommy:  She buys us fun toys and she takes care of us. 

Daddy:  He spends time with me and he buys me fun toys

Ryann:  She is a good sister because she play with me and let’s me use her stuff.

 Where would you like to go on vacation this year? I would like to go to Disney World so I can see the princesses and costumes.

 What are some of your wishes for this year?  I would like to get a mini ipad and a computer.


P.S.  She 'borrowed' about 75% of her sister's answers.  See, I've taught them to share well. 

 

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

A Monkey Interview - 2013



Monkey


 
 
 

January 2, 2013

Age: 6

Favorites:

 Cereal: Rice Crispies

 Vegetable: Oh, I don’t like any vegetables

 Drink: Apple Juice

 Toy: My new guitar because I can play music and I want to be rock star

 TV Show: Victorious

 Game: Life

 Book: East of the Sun & West of the Moon

 Restaurant: CiCi’s Pizza

 Holiday: Christmas

 Animal: Horses

 If you could change your name, what would you choose? Alyssa

 What do you love about each person in our family?

Mommy:  She buys me toys, cuddles, and helps me do stuff.  She loved me bunches

Daddy:  He spends lots of time with me. I like to play with daddy and he loves me very much

Maggie:  She is a good sister because she lets me play with her stuff.

 Where would you like to go on vacation this year? Disney so I can eat breakfast with a princess.  You know I am not scared of people in costumes any more.

 What are some of your wishes for this year?  That I get taller when I turn 7 and that I get good birthday presents like a Mini ipad.