Archive for April, 2005
Friday, April 1st, 2005
Sickness update
I still feel like crap. I will admit that I have now started in on my private stash of antibiotics. Yes, I buy contraband antibiotics from 3rd world countries so I don’t have to jump through hoops at my doctors office. And it’s cheaper. I have completely […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Complaining Master by Kym
Friday, April 1st, 2005
Maslow Inventory
Maslow Inventory Results
Physiological Needs (10%) you appear to have everything you need to survive physically. Safety Needs (34%) you appear to have a very secure environment. Love Needs (27%) you appear to be content with the quality of your social connections. Esteem Needs (30%) you appear to have a high level of personal competence. Self-Actualization […]
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Friday, April 1st, 2005
Control is a wonderful thing
Must be Bacterial… cause my contraband antibotics are working!
YIPEEEE!!!!
Meanwhile, I’m having an argument with my seven year old about exactly what is “50’s wear” for the dance tonight. Well, a discussion. At one point I realized… why am I trying to convince a seven year old that I am right? […]
2 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
Insert witty title here
The whole feeling better thing was a complete psych out. I still feel like crap. I’ve now lost my voice. (Save the wise cracks) And my sinuses are imploding like a big black hole. I’m sure of it.
But enough whining. Really. I mean […]
4 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Sunday, April 3rd, 2005
Choices and Movies
So last night I watched two movies. I was curled up on my couch with a quilt, drinking my white tea, box of tissues beside me and a roaring fire to keep me company. If I didn’t feel like I had breathed in radiation poisoning, and my body was dying […]
4 Comments » - Posted in TV and Movies by Kym
Monday, April 4th, 2005
Meme This
Got this from AmberBamberBoo
Accent – I don’t think I have one.
Bra size – 38D
Chore I hate – Laundry. Especially putting it away.
Dad’s name - Fred
Essential make-up – eye liner, blush, lipstick
Favorite perfume – Currently Ralph Lauren’s Blue
Gold or Silver - white gold or better yet platinum
Hometown – Cape Coral Florida I guess. I’ve […]
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Monday, April 4th, 2005
Beautiful Sole
My children are genuises I tell ya.
Today driving home from school the song “Beautiful Soul” was on the radio.
I don’t want another pretty face
I don’t want just anyone to hold
I don’t want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
4 year old Noah knew just what they were […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Things Kids Say by Kym
Monday, April 4th, 2005
Was Ty Attracted?
Did anyone see Extreme Home Makeover tonight or last night? It’s the one where they are in LA and they are renovating a house for a woman who lost her husband and her eldest son in a car crash? Did anyone else get the feeling that Ty liked this woman more then […]
2 Comments » - Posted in TV and Movies by Kym
Tuesday, April 5th, 2005
Parenting Weary
I am parenting weary. Does that happen to anyone else?
Emma could try the patience of any saint. She is smart, she is sharp witted, she is manipulative and she is argumentative.
Damn this gene pool.
More then anything, I know what she needs is gentle, firm, consistent parenting. […]
10 Comments » - Posted in Kids and Hubby by Kym
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
Picture Day Dammit
My alarm clock plays a CD every morning to wake me up. Currently, it’s Annie Lennox, Bare, in case you were wondering. Anyway, today I slept through the first 4 songs. That never happens. Gee? Think I’m tired?
So this week, despite being sicker then a […]
4 Comments » - Posted in School Stuff by Kym
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
Agony and Ecstasy of Costco
I just got back from Costco. Damage: $431.29. One thing I can always be grateful for at Costco. There is always blogging fodder that comes from my trip. Costco is a mixed bag for me. My emotions flood the whole spectrum… from disgust, disappointment, […]
3 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Thursday, April 7th, 2005
Genetic Testing for Adoptees?
I don’t have any medical history information on my kids. For a control freak, dealing with the lack of information and history in international adoption can be difficult. I just want to know do we need to worry about breast cancer? Are there other acute illnesses we should […]
7 Comments » - Posted in Adoption by Kym
Thursday, April 7th, 2005
Stock Bloggin’
Ok. Me blogging about this is going to make a certain person very happy. And now this person is going to owe me. And I like that. {snicker}
Honestly, I don’t buy too often. I’m a hold and hold longer type person. (Although I have been known to […]
No Comments » - Posted in Moola by Kym
Thursday, April 7th, 2005
Field Trip Drama
This is my third post today… aren’t you excited?
School called from Emma’s field trip. She cut her foot. Or something. They can’t figure out how since she was wearing socks and there is no cut the sock. Said was bleeding. Made it sound like […]
3 Comments » - Posted in School Stuff by Kym
Friday, April 8th, 2005
Dyfunction with a capital D
How do I spell dysfunction?
M-Y - F-A-M-I-L-Y!
Dial back a week. My grandma had her son and their kids visit. Her son, a chef, took the rack out of the oven and put it up against the wall. My grandmother, […]
8 Comments » - Posted in Inlaws, Outlaws and Parental Units by Kym
Saturday, April 9th, 2005
Libby Lu Birthday
Today we celebrated Emma’s 8th Birthday. She had a great party and we had a fantastic time. Lots of fun, all the girls were great and it was a day where we enjoyed being a girl!
1 Cupcake Cake: $25
14 lunches and one Diet Coke at McDonalds: $40
15 girls at […]
13 Comments » - Posted in Posts with Pics by Kym
Sunday, April 10th, 2005
The Thank You Hubby Post
Thanks John.
You rock. I so appreciate that you did stuff around the house while I’ve been running around this weekend. I love it when we work as a team. I love it when you see things that need to be done and just do […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Gratitude by Kym
Monday, April 11th, 2005
What perfect marriage looks like
Last night I put the question to my husband: What would the perfect marriage with me look like – what would you like to improve?” I know in his mind every time I ask a question like that he rolls his eyes and curses my every x chromosome. […]
13 Comments » - Posted in Kids and Hubby by Kym
Tuesday, April 12th, 2005
Shopping
I’m off to go shopping!
I’m off to go look for the “perfect dress” for my college reunion festivities. I have decided to wear this little black thing I bought in Brazil for the cocktail parties on Friday evening, so at least I don’t have to spend money for that. […]
4 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Wednesday, April 13th, 2005
The price of beauty
I had every intention about blogging about my shopping trip last night. But dang, life is busy. And dang I am in a not feeling like blogging phase. I have noted that there just isn’t as much time to blog when all my kids are home. […]
5 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Thursday, April 14th, 2005
Blink
I am reading the book BLINK by Malcolm Gladwell. The book covers many fascinating experiments and Malcolm takes what could be really dry material and makes it very compelling and personally relevant. One that really was interesting to me was one in the section called “Secrets in the Bedroom”.
To paraphrase, imagine […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Products I recommend, Relationships 101 by Kym
Friday, April 15th, 2005
Consequences that Work: Mission Accomplished
I’m finally getting smart as a mom. In our house, consequences have always centered on time outs. Mostly. I mean, my girls tend to be dramatic, so especially for Emma, time outs worked well because I rationalized that I was teaching the coping skill of “getting to a […]
10 Comments » - Posted in Kids and Hubby by Kym
Saturday, April 16th, 2005
10 things on my mind right now
1. I have a headache and it feels something like an ice pick going through my skull.
2. I have a bazillion things to do before we leave on Thursday for the East Coast to visit my mother in law and go to my 15 year college reunion.
3. I have an awesome and relaxing afternoon planned tomorrow for my […]
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Sunday, April 17th, 2005
Damn Denial
I have friends who are in a horrible place with money. My heart hurts for the emotional pain their relationship with money gives them. They feel they can’t get out of it. Their hopelessness is almost crippling. There is simply more going out then there is coming in. […]
9 Comments » - Posted in Moola by Kym
Monday, April 18th, 2005
Slather me up, Baby!
Not much time to post this morning but I wanted to put out there that I did go to the day spa yesterday and it was wonderful. My friend and I had massages and a mud wrap. I had never had a mud wrap before and let me tell you… it’s my […]
10 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005
10 things I’m bad at:
I am a little late at the blogging thing today. Don’tcha just hate when life is too busy to blog? Anyway, there wasn’t much to write about anyway.
I was surfing and saw that Marcia at Mixed Messages did a list of ten things she’s bad at. Actually, her […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Stolen from someone else by Kym
Wednesday, April 20th, 2005
Let me know
I had to turn the spam filter on that was giving some people issues commenting when I converted to WordPress. The issue should be temporary as we will upgrade when we get back next week But in the meantime, I had to take some sort of measures, since I’m getting […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Admin Messages by Kym
Wednesday, April 20th, 2005
Cell Phones are awsome
I am going to be staying with a friend this weekend and my husband is going to be with his mom and the kids. There is a big picnic and party at my college on Saturday. My husband will have to get my kids ready.
Things that are […]
3 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Wednesday, April 20th, 2005
Till Tuesday
Sorry for the light content week. I had hoped to link you to old posts to keep you company while I was gone. However, absence will have to make the heart grow fonder since I didn’t have time to breathe today let alone go look through old posts. […]
4 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Monday, April 25th, 2005
Honey I’m Home!
My weekend was wonderful. Tiring. Full. Hectic. Nostalgic.
Biggest 15th College Reunion Lesson learned: That even casual friendships take on a more significant meaning when they simply survive the tests of 15 years of time without imploding. Somehow, time increases those friendships significance and importance.
Hopefully, I’ll […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Relationships 101 by Kym
Tuesday, April 26th, 2005
Reunion Recap at 10
If my formatting is all out of whack, ignore it. I’m having to upgrade Word Press to try to deal with trackback spam. What a pain.
I just don’t have the gumption to write out a big synopsis of the weekend. So here are some snippets:
College 15th Reunion: Great […]
6 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Wednesday, April 27th, 2005
Commericalization of Noah
On the plane Noah realized that they were serving some Dasani water. So when the stewardess asked him what he would like to drink he said I’ll have some of that salmon free water.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then click here and watch the tv advertisement […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Things Kids Say by Kym
Thursday, April 28th, 2005
Dinara versus the sidewalk
Dinara took a tumble on her friends bike yesterday. My heart just hurts for her!!!
And my lip.
And my nose.
9 Comments » - Posted in Family, Posts with Pics by Kym
Friday, April 29th, 2005
Ethical Will
I’ve been giving some thought to creating an ethical will. You of course have heard about living wills, and you should have one. And you have heard of legal wills, where you specify where you want your belongings to go when you die. But what about creating […]
