busybee

just because.

Because this picture made me LOL (for real.)

Because I think it is impossible to embarrass him.

Because there was maybe a teeny tiny bit of alcohol involved in the production of this photo.

Because his pupils look like he's fresh from the eye-doctors! (WHAT THE HECK IS THAT ABOUT?!)

Because his nose is all smushed.

Because who doesn't love Batman??

Because there just happened to be a Batman mask out at the fort.  RANDOM!

Because he attempted (key word) to talk all raspy like Christian Bale.

Because he does not beat his Mother.  (And if he had a sister he would not beat her either.)

Because he will forgive me for posting this.

Just because...

(So sorry, Babe!!)

my bedroom (ooh la la)

So to say that my bedroom at the new house is tiny, would be a very (very very) generous description.  It's tiny.  My furniture is pretty much crammed in with about a foot of walking room around the bed, and literally - that's it.

But, it's ok with me.  The other rooms are spacious, and - let's get real - I don't have parties in there, I sleep in there.  So, mainly I just wanted this little corner of my world to be peaceful and cozy and pretty. 

 
I have to give credit to Jeff for the furniture placement.  The room was originally arranged in a different direction, but I did not like it.  I will admit, the off-center windows are still making me a little twitchy (it's all about aesthetics with me) but I am growing to love the imperfections of this old house....  As you can see, the windows are not centered on the wall (WHAT KIND OF HOUSE BUILDER DOES THAT??  WHAT WOULD BOB VILA SAY??) 

Couple close-ups of some of the details...
  
Yup!  I rocked an empty frame wall.  Some people may not "get it" but holy crap do I love it.  Love love love love LOOOVE IT!!  YOU MUST ALL GO MAKE ONE IN YOUR OWN HOME!!  Most of the frames I already had stashed away, a couple of them I repainted to match my color theme, and I think 2 of them I bought from the clearance shelf at JoAnn's last week.  Overall, the whole shebang cost me a whopping $12.  WOOT FOR BARGAIN HOME DECOR!

After a week where I literally could not do a single thing right...  I gotta admit, it felt good to complete this room and be so happy with it.  The cozy part was already determined, but the peace & the pretty were all me, and I so killed it. 

Thanks for peeking!! 

must-be-shared.

I'm pretty sure when something makes me laugh so hard I have an asthma attack, that automatically puts it into the must-be-shared category...

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did...

ohmygosh.

Ever feel like you are on the merry-go-round from hell? 

That is what my life is like these days.  I am going, and spinning, and stressing, and going, and going and going, and spinning, and forgetting things, and misplacing things, and losing my mind slowly and painfully, and STRESSING, and spinning, and going, and spinning, and spinning, and spinning...

and.

it.

is.

not.

working.

out.

so.

much.

I have about a thousand things I want to share here, and I can't even organize my thoughts enough to sit and write an entry.  I have about a gazillion and eleventeen photos, at least three hilarious stories, one exciting milestone, two new paintings, and 15,342 other random things, to share with you all, and yet it is just NOT happening...  WHAT THE HECK?!!?

I need to unpack my balance.

I know it is around here somewhere.  In one of these very unorganized boxes of crap that I still have left to unpack.

Where are you, balance?!!?!!???  

(If anyone sees my balance, please send it my way...)

Photoshare!!

Had a photoshoot recently with my friend Crystal and her clan!  They have grown so much since last fall - and our last shoot.  I have uploaded a gallery, but here are a few of my favorite shots...

      
 
  
 

I'm feeling kinda icky lately - a stomach bug or something.  Yuck.

But when I return, I have a story for you that is really going to make you giggle.  That is a promise... 

Stay tuned.

rocking my world lately...

Just a fluff post today.  These fabulous etsy finds are rocking my world lately...  I just need to say.  I love Etsy.  I love it so much that browsing through all the fabulously hand made beautifulness hurts my soul, because my soul can not decide what to spend it's allowance on. 

This amazingly haunting little painting...
 
From BellatrixArt.  I'm pretty much in love with everything in her shop....  I might need some of the giclee prints for my loft...  I'm thinking I wanna make it kinda dark & spooky up there... 

 
VERY similar to the other necklaces I am always saying I love...  But these come from rhbdesigns, and are more wallet-friendly... 

 
A slouchy hat!!  I've never needed ANYTHING quite like I need this hat RIGHT NOW.  This one comes from knittin4u but I almost think I could make one (and I think I want it in a pea-green color anyway) so I might give it a whirl (after I finish up the monster hats!)

(Also, how much is this mannequin making me wanna cut some chunky bangs right now?)

 
I am seriously lusting after a black pearl ring right now...  The real ones are mega expenseevo.  But this little beauty is simple and precious and budget friendly...  Be still my heart.  From Mu-Yin Jewelry.

 
OHMYFREAKENYUMMY!!  Are you kidding me with these adorable little poppy hairclips??  These are from inafrenzy, and I think I must have them. 

 
Since recently seeing both Wall-E and The Iron Giant, I am feeling a little warm-in-the-heart-region for our little (or, in some cases - BIG) metal friends...  How can you not love these?  SO CUTE!  By  Mokokokat.

 
Um, yeah.  Owl zippy-pouches?  Need.  No further explanation necessary.  These are from Catang. 

That is enough marvelousness for one day. 

Peace Out.

Headed to California

In keeping with the liberal political theme, I am pleased (as guest-blogger) to nominate Brad Pitt as the person of the week.  Yesterday Mr. Pitt announced that he has donated $100,000 to fight California's November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.  Presumably Mr. Pitt is not a gay man, but is simply doing his part to stand up and defend equal rights for everyone.

"Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8," Pitt said yesterday.  I think that pretty much says it all.

For those of you who are less interested in this topic, here is some eye candy for your viewing pleasure.

 

Guest Blogger....Out.

the latest and greatest in fifth-grade expletives.

Side Note:  YES! We've got a new mysterious guest blogger that may be popping up from time-to-time.  No, it is not me...  And it may not be who you think it is either...  But, rest assured, no matter how much time I put into campaigning being the busybee that I am, there will always be content for you to read here at blog central... 

Now...  On with today's story... 

So last night, just before bed, Jeff informed me of the latest and greatest term his fifth-grade son had used in reference to another child of whom he was not the biggest fan.

"That kid is a deuce!"

When the other (older) boys tried to correct him by gently telling him that what he meant to say was actually [insert other term for female hygiene product here], he stood up for himself and said "No, deuce means crap! I'm calling him a piece of crap!" 

Please take note that I chose to use the word "crap" in the above quotation.  That is because my Mother reads this blog, and for all intents and purposes I'm not sure that she needs to be aware of the fact that I do, on occasion, drop an expletive or two when the situation calls for it.  I'm fairly certain that in the above conversation, Jeff's son chose to use a different four-letter word with a comparable definition to the word crap.  Please feel free to infer what that word may have been.  Please also take note that despite a parent's best efforts, pre-teen boys do not listen.  At all.

Jeff was probably not entirely surprised to learn that I found as much humor in the use of the word "deuce" as he did.  We spent the next 30-minutes or so laughing hysterically while substituting the word "deuce" wherever its four-letter-counterpart would be used, shouting out things like:

"DEUCE HAPPENS!!"

"YOU'RE SUCH A DEUCE-HEAD!"

"I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH DEUCE I HAVE TO DO!"

It didn't take us long to realize the irony of the situation when Jeff mentioned that he had called his son immature for using such terms.  And yet there we were, two adults, laughing and calling each other "big steamy piles of deuce" instead of just saying goodnight. 

Keepin' it classy.

Guest 1

BREAKING NEWS, as reported by the Guest Blogger:

The jig is up. That's right.  She truly is the Busybee.  Our favorite blogger not only has time to entertain us through her magical use of the keyboard, and camera, but she also has time to run for Vice President and make guest appearances on Saturday Night Live.  The cat is out of the bag.  After weeks of speculation by us all, I have gained exclusive rights as a guest-blogger to let the world know the truth. Some may know her by her other names: Tina Fey, Sarah Palin, or Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, but to most of us she is the world- famous author of this blog. 

After years of leading a double life as both S.J. and Tina Fey, she recently created a new character to add to her repertoire.  I mean, there is a reason why none of us had ever heard of Sarah Palin until a few weeks ago.  We have all suspected since John McCain pulled her out of a hat, that under those thin-framed glasses was our little busybee.  And we were right.  She has even convinced some of you that she has recently been in the process of moving into a new apartment and has thus been "somewhat scarce" over the past weeks.  Hah.  All part of her masterplan to help account for the time she has to spend on the campaign trail. 

Now, if you are as big of a fan as I am, then you probably share my concern.  She is starting to over-extend herself.  As incredible as she is, taking on these three different personas is just too much. While I think we all could live with her moonlighting as Tina Fey, the Sarah Palin shtick has to go.  We all see right through her anyways, you know (what a phony).  Does anyone else take her seriously??

So, I ask of you, friends, blogger fans, people of the world, we have a chance to help our beloved busybee rid herself of this unwanted (and quite unbelievable) bitch female persona.  All we have to do is make sure that she does not win in the election.  Or for god sake, we will have to put up with her forever.  But, if we simply all cast a vote for Barack Obama, then this flashy Palin chick will fade off into oblivion, and world order will be restored (at least on this blog).  C'mon, isn't that what we all want?  Do the right thing.  I know I will.

Guest Blogger....Out! 

Not that I'm excited or anything...

 

I did not!!  Until I saw a countdown the other day, and realized that I hadn't even given a THOUGHT to costumes for the kids, which is normally something I start planning in July.  I do this, because I take costume-selection very seriously, and if I don't have the costumes lined up by the end of the summer I break out in hives.  Fact.

So I asked Alyza what she wanted to be, and she replied:  A unicorn.

Note: This is the third year in a row she has requested this costume choice first.  The other years I was able to convince her to be something else by the use of the Parental Mind Games Method (of which I am an absolute professional.)  But this year, I realized that my 5-year-old daughter (who I've recently discovered has the brain-retention-capacity of a squirrel) has only remembered ONE THING over the past 3 years, and that is her burning desire to be a unicorn for halloween. 

Who am I to squish such dreams? 

Keegan is easy.  He can't speak, so therefore he can not tell me what he wants to be (sorry dude, you mute - you lose).  I get to choose his costume outright.  MUAHAHAHAHAHA - the power!  There's not much that can top last years Yoda costume in my mind, but I gave it some thought...

What goes with a unicorn?

Well, a dragon of course...

And with that, Halloween 2008 shall go down in history as The Year of the Mythical Creatures.