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According to S, Ooster Egg day is coming soon :)

~ D ~

A Friend tagged me with this on Facebook.   I thought i would post it here :)

S - age 5

1. What is something mom always says to you?
I don't know, clean up

2. What makes mom happy?
by buying her stuff and cleaning up for her

3. What makes mom sad?
hurting her feelings

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Tickle

5. What was your mom like as a child?
Winnie the pooh

6. How old is your mom?
14 (theme for 4-5 year olds?)

7. How tall is your mom?
like 26

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
watch winnie the pooh

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
drive

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
i don't know

11. What is your mom really good at?
making stuff, your really good to me by making stuff

12. What is your mom not very good at?
painting, grandmas very good at painting, shes an artist

13. What does your mom do for her job?
work

14. What's your mom's favorite food?
i don't know

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
giving stuff to me

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
i don't know, maybe an artist

17. What do you and your mom do together?
i forgot what?

18. How are you and your mom the same?
because we have curly hair

19. How are you and your mom different?
cause your bigger then me, because i am littlier and have different cloths

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
cause i am her daugter

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
maybe to the store

B - age 12

1. What is something mom always says to you?

I love you

2. What makes mom happy?
Tigger and pooh

3. What makes mom sad?

When someone does not listen

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

tickles me

5. What was your mom like as a child?
I don't know

6. How old is your mom?
Real age, i am not telling :)

7. How tall is your mom?
i don't know

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
watch tigger and pooh

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
i don't know

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
computer work

11. What is your mom really good at?
computer work

12. What is your mom not very good at?
math, no wait you are good at math, i don't know

13.What does your mom do for her job?
work at Microsoft

14. What's your mom's favorite food?
mozzarella sticks

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
working at Microsoft

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
winnie the pooh, or tigger or piglet or eeyore all of the chars of winnie the pooh

17. What do you and your mom do together?
cuddle

18. How are you and your mom the same?
we both like to cuddle

19. How are you and your mom different?
She likes to work on computers and i don't

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
She tells me a lot and shows me

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
her room, no wait disneyland
K _ age 11

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Kaitie bug

2. What makes mom happy?
Tigger

3. What makes mom sad?
tigger and pooh being canceled

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
She just does

5. What was your mom like as a child?
beauty queen, she was a queen.  I forget which one.

6. How old is your mom?
15 (she changed based on my frown at her ;) )

7. How tall is your mom?
How tall are you? i don't know.

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Suduko, i think, no watch tigger and pooh

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
work

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
play poker

11. What is your mom really good at?
being a mom (my favorite :)  )

12. What is your mom not very good at?
remembering to by lottery tickets

13. What does your mom do for her job?
works on computers

14. What's your mom's favorite food?
cinnamon twist

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
when she gets a lottery ticket

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
tigger

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Sudoku

18. How are you and your mom the same?
we like Sudoku

19. How are you and your mom different?
our age

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
she tells me she loves me alot

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
to the spa

I am a HUGE Disney fan.  I have never been to Orlando, so the news that I get to go there for a conference next week should be good. 

*Should Be*

In reality I am there for a conference that has me booked the whole time; 9 hours days, at the end of which I have to take 2 Certification tests.  They will not send any of the study materials before hand, and several people who have taking the test expressed that the wording is very confusing.  Figures :)

The conference is actually at one of the Disney resorts, so every second I will see people coming and going from all the different parks and I will be STUDYING.

It is inhumane, really.

I think I have arranged 1 - 1.5 days to spend at the parks.  The thing is how to decide which ones to go to?  I am thinking Disney's wild Kingdom (full day)  and Epcot (.5 day).    I have been to Disneyland, so Disney World is not my first choice.  However, I would like to see the Cinderella castle. 

Any advice?

Tormented,

~ d ~

So John did take Hardware Junkie up on his advice and we had a really fun party.  I really appreciate everyone who came, many traveled far to make it, and it was very special.

In case you are wondering, staple guns are essential to parties that are outside in case there is a hurricane that day (there was BTW).  Having plates stapled to the table works well to keep food in place but makes clean up difficult.

On a sad note for me, it is apparent that some friends no longer reciprocate friendship. I make an effort every year to send a happy birthday note to them despite not hearing from them.  I sent invitations to my birthday and received no response at all.  No sorry we can't make it or even a brief happy birthday. 

So raise a toast for me, that 40 will prove to be more happy then the last couple.

~ D ~

I am having this insomniatic mania to blog, so here it goes !!

The birthday girl was expressing interest in solving the worlds housing issues.  Her new theory goes something like this “ We should build a huge castle where everyone in the world would have their own room.  Especially the homeless people* and hillbillies**”

No idea why (insomniatic mania?), but this reminded me of a bumper sticker that caught my attention the other day:

“Republicans for Voldemort***”

Which leads me to my last thought, I think it is obvious why …

Don’t tell Ramina, but I am actually eyeing a republican that I may think about considering not voting against in the up coming elections****.

signed by one very sleepy,

~ d ~

* no offense meant to home deprived people by comparing them to hillbillies

** I did not point out that we need extra yard space for the rusting heaps some hillbillies mistake for yard decor

*** I added a link to wikipedia on Voldemort in case you don’t know.  However, if you really don’t know you are most likely at the wrong blog, because, well, it is Voldemort.  Shhh…. don’t say his name again.

**** Yes that was worded in a way that could potentially mislead the reader and cause more confusion.  You can blame the republican party this year for messing with my mind.

Today is K's 11th birthday.  I suspect that every mom reflects back to the day their child was born on birthdays.  The experience is so different with each child.

The day K was born was the same day as Princess Diana's funeral.  I held my newborn child and admired how Princess Diana had been one of the great Mother Role Models.  I hoped at the time that I could be as dedicated to my children.  I have to say that has not happened.

I don't think anyone can say I don't love my children as much as any other mother.  I just have so many other things going on in my life.  I have always been career focused, and now that I am a single mom don't have much of a choice. 

If I stayed home and dedicated my self to raising my kids, what would life be like now? How would my kids lives be different?  Other then broke, because then I would be a single mom with limited career options :)

~ D ~

Time to face some hard truths

I am blonde and 40

At this point you are either rolling on the floor laughing or so shocked you are

re-reading the first two lines

Things to note:

• So far I am not having more fun
• Not blurting out blonde jokes borders on impossible
• I get very odd looks when the blonde joke makes it out of my mouth

Explaining that I am 40 clears up some of the odd looks :)

In dire situations I have to play the single mom of 3 card

This changes the looks to pity and the subject drops

Occasionally the person acts like 40, blonde, and single mom are contagious and moves to a distance where we can continue conversing in our outside voices

~ D ~