Saturday, March 28, 2009

My um, photoshoot

The other day a very good friend came to my house to take some photos. She is an awesome photographer and sometime last year she mentioned to me that she needed more practice with people...(she has some wonderful pics of food and other things). She has an amazing eye for dramatic flair, so I mentioned to her that I would love to have some pinup photos of myself to give to Nathan. Plus I am only getting older and it would be nice to have some cool photos of me instead of me eating or other such nonsense that I'm doing when others have the camera. Some of the pictures didn't turn out but that just means we get to have another "girls day". Brandi, I'm going to read up on some poses....no pressure. So with all that said, here are a few that she took. And yes, I know I do look somewhat like my mom did at my age.....scary.










Friday, March 20, 2009

Praise God!!


Thank goodness. I ran to the store this morning (yes, I wore a hat) and had only 3 colors of brown to choose from...I got the medium. All is well in the house now! I finally have normal hair. It does seem to have some strawberry blonde highlights and some dark brown low lights...heck, the last time I had either I had to pay out the wahzooo. This only cost me a small freak out. It's sunny and I am getting spring fever.

Other news...Ali is taller than Seth. He is not happy about it, and she walks around saying "let me have my moment, Seth". Yes she is very happy. I also signed her up for a beginning sewing class and it starts tomorrow at 9. I hope she likes it. Ummm Seth is playing video games...that's about all he's into now. That's all for now. Go enjoy this sunshine!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Oops I did it again


It's that time of month again...you knew it was coming after reading my last rant. So, I've been feeling really ugly. Yes, not just homely but ugly. So I decided to color my hair...again.


This one time in high school I decided to color my hair and for some reason it didn't "take"...this was after I bleached it. So there I was with this odd yellow color on 3/4s of my hair and at the end was this carrot orange. Well, tonight I decided to "lift" the color off of my hair. Nate and I had decided to color our hair black together...well I've had black hair for 2 months now. I always say that after I color it black that I'll never do it again...it makes me look sallow plus it is so hard to grow it out or change it. Now I lifted the color and then waited and then re-colored...a normal brown....it didn't take! so now I have orange spots, with some white blonde spots and some black mixed in....yep, I'm gonna wear my wig tomorrow. At least until I can get back to Sally's to get more color...maybe my brown was to light? Who knows...if all else fails I'll pretend that I wanted it like this...hey I always say "fake it until you make it"....God, please let the color take.


I don't know if the pic captured the true color...it's 11:30 and I had to use a light....


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

ok, here it is...I know you want it!

You want to know why I love the 1950s housewife stuff?? I know you do, (and even if you don't) I'm gonna tell you anyway. This is also a venting session too.
A woman knew her place! Yep, I said it...I probably won't win any popularity votes but this is how it was. A woman's job was to keep the house, the kids and herself looking nice. It didn't matter if all you had was a potato sack...you rocked it anyway. A woman carried herself with grace and dignity. There was shame...almost everyday you hear of something or someone that would have brought shame to the family....I think we need more nowadays. It might make the news a bit less depressing.
Oh, ok, back to my rant....so, a woman kept the house, planned meals, made the "man" feel like a man. The man also had his place...work and in the yard. I wish it was so simple to say "yes, I'll keep the house, kids, meals and myself...you go to work everyday...etc" But now it is completely different. A woman (most that I know) works just as much as her husband but she still has 99% of the housework, kids' homework, meetings with the teachers...birthday parties (don't forget buying the gifts for those parties), meals, grocery shopping...and everything else (I'm sure I don't have to tell you...you know) So here is a lady who is trying to do her "job" in the house plus she also has work outside the house....add in yard work, fixing up the house (both decorating and fixing), trying to make the outside look nice too....see? You knew where I was going... :D. Now, if that said woman has friends where is she supposed to find the time to enjoy them? What if she has a hobby? I tell you, if I have 30 minutes to myself...dangit, I'm taking a bath and locking the door! I don't think I was cut out for this 2009 crap. But if you know me then you also know that I hate to clean house...I'll iron, do laundry, heck I'll even dust; but make me hold a mop in my hand and I'll smack ya. So I guess I do have some 2009 woman in me. I'm having a hard time trying to find a balance between them....and so far the only thing I'm doing is hiding under the covers. I know this is dis-jointed, but hey, I'm dis-jointed. At least now that it's out I wont have a breakdown...unless I get a 30 minute bath with that!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

My day book









outside my window: it is sunny and breezy






from the kitchen: I am cooking a traditional Irish stew called "Beef and Guinness" stew (yes it has Guinness beer in it.






i am wearing: jean capris with a green shirt. The kids pinched me before I could get out of my night clothes.






i am creating: I just finished a dress for Ali, and I am starting on a quilt for Seth. (Bama colors of course!)






i am reading: a book on how to quilt, also a book on planting flowers (I do not have a green thumb!)






i am hoping: that this week will let me do some projects that I've been putting on the back burner for when I have time. Also I want to be energized by the end of the week.






i am hearing: birds chirping and a video game being played.






one of my favorite things: cantalope! makes me remember my Granny.












Here is a picture for you:

see the top...i'm a dummy and can't figure out how to put it here!