Ok so I totally needed a good laugh...no wait...a great laugh!

I am pretty sure in this montage of blogs, tweets and facebook posts that somewhere I have talked about people's stupidity and the association of baby names...ahhhh...yes...people's stupidity. I for one...love a good laugh...but this one had us rolling at work so hard that I almost peed myself...NO PUN INTENDED...you'll see why in a minute...

Ok so we have a few girls at work that are pregnant and we got to talking about weird baby names...it was pretty slow and we had finished everything we needed to and we were trying to stay awake. So....I had told them this story I read about on snopes...that this young lady brought her daughter into a Children's hospital for a routine child visit. On the medical record, the nurse had noticed the name read
"URINE" but was pronounced Urin-ie <---- Seriously?!? Not wanting to be rude, she asked the Mom , what was the story behind the name? The woman explained that "her daughter was born premature and was really sick and they didn't know if she would make it. She had to stay in the special care nursery. We did not have a name yet for her. Every day the nurses said they were praying for my daughter. One day I came in and found that the nurses had already named her. There was a piece of paper on her incubator that read " PLEASE SAVE URINE" So I knew that was going to be her name"

* * * I WAS NO MORE GOOD AFTER THIS STORY!!! * * *

WTF?!! Are you serious? I can totally believe itthough ... because you know why ...when I worked in pediatrics I saw a lot of really strange & weird names and that was just in this area...I can only imagine in other parts of the country! I thought you all would get a good kick out of this....Needless to say the girls at my work are not using this name suggestion...Thank GOD !!! Hahaha!!! I can definitely see why!

There are some other good ones on there here's the link...

http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.asp

Let's just keep adding it on....

Again here I am I haven't written in what feels like ages....I am not sure how to type without pouring my heart and eyes out....I have so many emotions right now I can barely contain myself...everyone always says God can only give you what you can handle...Really? Then why is he giving me so much and why do I feel like I'm drowning? He must think I am like friggin Hercules!!! Which I can admit...I am not...I mean I can do a mean squat still but darn...



In the last two months to be exact, I lost my Aunt (49 yrs old),
Cousin (33)and a good friend (33)...all unexpectedly....and the kicker...I find a lump in my breast 5 days before my 34th birthday...





HAPPY * BLEEPING BIRTHDAY....



Nothing right....80% of lumps are nothing...well of course Shawn was out of town.....so my neighbor went with me ....after about 3 hours of torturous mammograms & ultrasound tests. The radiologist, tells me in a slow motion dreaded voice...
" Mrs...it's a solid mass, it needs to be biopsed....any questions?"



Seriously? What! Questions ? Questions? What questions would I have other than WTF? How did the heck did that get in there? And can you change the answer? I know what you are all thinking...why is she freaking out, it's probably nothing...maybe you're right...I'm really hoping I'm wrong here...for the first time in my life....well because of the lump in my neck and the previous lump on my ear...I'm a lil freaked out...and to be quite honest...

The stats don't lie...about 40,000 women die each year from Breast Cancer. 1 out of 8women have a chance of getting invasive breast cancer each year. This is terrible... Think about this....you and seven of your closet friends, facebook buddies, whatever...I am glad the NFL is representing Breast Cancer, it has really opened my eyes. 1 out of those 33 will die...not very good odds....




So I don't care how old you are...early detection is the key...Hug your kids a lil tighter...sometimes your family...will always be shitheads...there's no hope for them...just know you are the best you can be and leave the rest up to God...I know he has a plan for me...God help us all if he puts me in charge of something...You all know me ...CONTROL FREAK!!! Watch out World!

LOVE YOU BISHES!!!! Til next time I will try better to write more often, just haven't had the motivation....But on a higher note...no pun intended...I watched the whole first season of Glee...LOVED IT! I am hooked now...it's just so damn funny and brilliant...just brilliant! Sue Sylvester makes me laugh out loud like no other! I know...I'm a loser! But hey I never said I wasn't....

Continuation....

Ok so my somewhat boring life is well...not so boring...I have been going through a lot over the past few months and am really not sure what to do about it? We have a lot going on and I just feel like I am going to scream sometimes! So I have had this lymph node in my neck that has been there since Easter. There was one that popped up behind my ear before Easter but went away...then the one on my neck...and I have had a few more pop up here and there...but the one on my neck has not gone away. And it is quite large. I have been referred to an ENT that says I have either cat scratch disease or lymphoma. NICE huh? Well seeing that I do not own a cat, you can see how nervous I am. I am now in search of a new ENT. My friend at work gave me a few names, I am going to do some research before I have someone take it out. I am extremely tired...a lot and some days I feel like I can not function. But...I love God with all my heart and know no matter what anyone else thinks...he will take care of me :)I'm sorry but I do not want to dwell on this because it makes me sad. My primary care physician feels as though we need to remove it asap because I have been on three different types of antibiotics and none have worked.

So there's the big secret...So now moving on...I will keep you posted!



Anyways...I read an article on Yahoo Finance...saving money buying generic...so here it is...



http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-110214-6160-2-5-generic-products-that-are-just-as-good?ywaad=ad0035

Great read! I know in this day and age we are all trying to save a few bucks! I will post some other things in the next few days that I have gathered up that have really really helped me save a buck or two! TTYS! Love ya bishes!

Til next time....

Darn it's been a while...

Soooo much has happened in this crazy life of mine since the last time I blogged...well I am now officially an orphan...not in a literal sense but in a way that I am no longer speaking to my family...YUP...they are all crazy and I am just tired of them acting like they do. To put it plainly...or keep it PG-13, they are all buttholes...the only one who is not... is my brother K and my Dad is borderline (sometimes he's fine then other times he's just mean & crazy)...My sister in law M, is no longer speaking to me and I am not sure why? I love her & miss her and my nephew very much but ...again...I only want people in my life who want/need me in theirs...

So I'm a lil slow...but it's taken me 33 yrs now but I have realized that most of my family members are indeed crazy...I think I may have picked up on some of these traits but...I am not clinically insane! Therefore I am "normal" in a way I guess...at least that is what I believe. I wish things were different but sometimes damage has been done and apologies are no longer wanted... It makes my heart hurt but I have MY family...my husband and my kids and I have great friends! I think that's all I need...I'm learning that the hard way...I AM GRATEFUL & VERY BLESSED!!! THANK YOU GOD FOR THEM!

Well on a high note, one of my BFF's came to visit me during 4th of July weekend. It was a great weekend! I didn't want to see her go...Colby celebrated his 9th birthday * Yay! We had a carnival themed party and it was sooo much fun! Popcorn, sno-cones, corn dogs,carnival games...a kids dream!

I have to tell you though...birthday parties...well any celebration actually...gets me a bit giddy! I love it! If I could quit my job and open a party planning business I would soooo do it...maybe one day...

I have alot more to blog about ( kids already started school, donkeys butt, etc.) but I will blog later when I have more time. I promise I will blog tomorrow and fill you in on the other crazy things going on...PROMISE PROMISE...well if you care enough to come back tomorrow...


* RANDOM NOTE: By the way... I made some red velvet cupcakes from scratch & cream cheese icing tonight for work and they were so delish!

Here's the recipe if you like:

24 cupcakes
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 cup applesauce
1 cup fat free sour cream/mayo
2 large eggs, room temperature (or eggbeaters)
2 tablespoons red food coloring
1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (When in doubt 350)
Grease muffin pan with oil or spray
In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.

In a large bowl gently beat together the applesauce, sourcream or mayo, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla with a handheld electric mixer. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth like pancake batter. (may be a lil thicker)

Divide the batter evenly using a 1/4 measuring cup.
Bake in oven for about 30 minutes-depending on your oven
Test the cupcakes with a toothpick for doneness.
Remove from oven with hotpads
Allow cupcakes to cool about a half hour before frosting
Frost and make sure you refrigerate

ICING
Ingredients
16 oz of cream cheese, softened (2 pkgs)
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1 tablespoon of vanilla pudding

Directions
In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar & pudding . Refrigerate for about 1 hr before frosting.

Some Simple Recipes You Might Like! If Not...Oh Well...

So the other night when my hubby was out of town, we (the kids & I) decided to make s'mores...it was rainy out so the fire was out of the question...none likes soggy s'mores...So we improvised! Ok so it doesn't take a brain scientist to figure this out but here's what I recommend:


2 slabs of graham cracker
1 mini herseys
2 marshmellows

Place graham cracker on microwave safe plate (yes I had to mention safe)
place marshmellows on graham cracker slab

Depending on your microwave wattage, will depend on how long you cook it for. I cooked mine for about 10-15 seconds.

Remove plate carefully from the microwave and place mini hershey bar on top and then top with the other graham cracker slab. Press down until the marshmellow oozes out of the side.



Yummy! Quick & Super Simple! They were a huge hit!



* Pictured is a double decker!

Just because it's raining doesn't mean you have to give up on S'mores! Now if you don't have a microwave...then I don't know what to tell ya...
Enjoy!




Mexican Lasagna




So I remembered one time at a Church dinner, we had a Mexican Lasagna but with real lasagna noodles, not tortillas. So here is my doctored recipe. My family ate the whole pan. I served it with my secret fresh salsa (I will share later-not ready yet to give this to the world-haha) and mexican rice. YUMMY!

THIS WILL MAKE ONE 9 X 12 DISH WHICH FED MY FAMILY OF FIVE (INCLUDING ONE VERY HUNGRY TEENAGE BOY)



Looks kinda gross but trust me it's good & super easy! My camera is kinda sucky!

1 lb of ground beef
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 box of uncooked lasagna noodles (any brand is fine)
1 large jar of salsa or 2 small jars
1 reg can of enchilada sauce (any brand is fine)
1 small can of diced chiles
1 small can of olives (optional)
1 can of mexi corn
2 8 oz. bags of cheese (I used mexican cheese & colby/monterrey)
1/2 of green pepper diced
1/2 medium onion diced
1 cup of shredded lettuce


1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2. Over medium heat,Brown ground beef, rinse & drain.
3. Mix ground beef & taco seasoning together.
4. Remove ground beef from heat into large bowl
5. Add remaining ingredients to the bowl except cheese, mix well.
6. In seperate bowl, mix both bags of cheese together.
6. Spray 9 x 12 pan with cooking spray.
7. Line uncooked lasagna noodles in pan
8. Pour taco bowl mix, just enough to cover noodles (about 1/3)
7. Sprinkle the layer with cheese mixture
8. Repeat layer two more times. (noodles,mixture,cheese)
9. Bake covered about 1 hr. 15 minutes.
10. Take out and allow it to cool for about 5 minutes.
11. Top with 1 cup of salsa, remaining cheese (if any) shredded lettuce and olives (optional) My kids don't like them but I love them!

Garnish with guacamole and/or sourcream

I hope your family devours it like my pack of wolves did!

A Happy Day....

well until my daughter tells me that a lil boy in her class called her stupid?!? And...get this...that the only thing she'll be good for is being a stripper!!!

WHAT!!! Oh hell no!



That stupid kid is lucky I didn't know that during the ceremony or else I would have caused a scene and spent the night in the local police dept, pleading insanity! I picture it like something out of "Malcolm In The Middle".

What a lil s***head! My daughter is smart and beautiful, no she isn't the smartest kid (she does have a few learning issues) but saying she will be a stripper is demoralizing! My daughter is the most moralistic (is that a word?) kid I know...I envy how much she loves God and her family and is just very honest and true! Way more than others...including me! I told Makenna she knows she will be something big one day so don't let it bother you! Boys are just dumb!

BUT the truth is...it's really bothering me! I obviously know this kids an ass! He obviously comes from a family of asses....



If I could get 5 minutes with this kid and his stupid mother! Let me tell ya...

I told Makenna to tell him or anyone who ever said that again to tell them "Yeah too bad you would never be able to afford me...LOSER!" Is that bad?

Teenagers, Teenagers, Teenagers...

What is going on here? I feel like I am in a Twilight Zone episode...you know the one...the one where there's an alien living in your house? Right now alien count: 1 & a 1/2 ...I am going to go absolutely insane before 2020...that is when my youngest child is due to graduate...dang...that seems sooo far away....Ughhh cause it is! MAN!TEN YEARS! I have three kids in three different stages of life right now and I am about to go INSANE!

So what do I do until then. Felonies are not an option! I can't afford the bail...My youngest is still sweet, still hugs & kisses me. He is not ashamed to tell anyone he is a Momma's Boy. Which of course I think is sweet. My husband thinks that it's making him into a sissy! * Gasp! NO WAY!!! He doesn't get beat up on the bus or anything so we are good! FOR NOW!

But my oldest...ughhh everything is a debate. He says he is going to be an architect when he grows up but I am convinced otherwise...I was thinking more along the lines of Lawyer or Politician? I can say nothing right...unless it benefits him! I know one day I will get my sweet boy back (all my older friends keep telling me this) I am totally trusting them! My oldest is a goodlooking, smart, athletic boy and he knows it. Why he is so cocky...I do not know? Was it because when he was little I filled his head with positive things & high self esteems? Always telling him he was wonderful,number 1, great at everything? Damn did I do him an injustice...hopefully he'll outgrow it...or I will be a pain in his arse forever!


But like today...I was making his sandwich for his lunch and looked up at him to say good-bye and he now towers over me (not like that's hard) but he's almost 6ft. He said "Thanks Mom" and smiled! He does still allow me to pray over him which comforts me and I think it comforts him too.

My daughter is still sweet but she is dangling on the dark side...



a lil too much for my taste if you ask me...I have noticed that she is a little more emotional these days...she is 11...that horrid age! She calls herself a Tweener! How fitting! I like to call myself that too...but her Tweener is not that good...Somehow I can still hear my Dad saying "Just wait til you have kids...paybacks a b***h" Ughhh *Shaking my head! Grrr...I hate that he was right! With her it's just sooo much drama! This girl said this...this girl said that...I DON'T CARE! TELL THE LIL' B's TO SHUT IT...Probably not the best parenting advice but hey noone said I was Mother of The Year! Everyday it's a different drama...so much so that a reality show could set-up shop in my living room!

I just hope we can survive the next few years...it makes me really sad to think my oldest is starting high school...makes me sad *key sad violin type music here...makes me really sad...it takes me back to when he was little about 2 years old and all he wanted was me...he loved me and didn't talk back, just smiled and the little words that came from him were genuine and true...Ahhhh...memmories...cherish them...you know why? Cause sometimes that's all you got...everything else just gets sucked away...if you don't have a teenager...be grateful! For everyone else who will one day...Good Luck and I hope to see ya'll on the other side!

BEST KEPT LIL SECRET....GROUPON!!!

Groupon? I bet you are wondering what Groupon is? Well I'd be happy to tell you! Groupon is a website that gives you extraordinary deals but you have to act fast and have enough people to activate the deal. For ex: Today in my area, they had a special on golfing, a 3 par course with a bucket of medium balls (about 90 balls) for 7 bucks!

I am not sure how they can do this? But it is great on the wallet! Everything from restaurants to hotels to shoppping...they even have an iPhone application. All you have to do is sign up and register. They will email you with the specials on a daily basis! LOVE IT! Check out the video below to check out how it works!

www.groupon.com

So it seems ...

as though some people NEVER learn...

Ok...again this is my opinion and my opinion only...well maybe it is the opinion of others too but I have the gall to type it!



Natalee Holloway disappeared without a trace exactly five years to the day that a girl named Stephany Flores was murdered in Lima. What's the connection you ask? Well...allegedly...Joran Van Der Sloot * sound familiar? was the last one to see Stephany as well. Her body was found in his hotel room, stabbed and wrapped in a blanket.


* photos courtesy of www.cbsnews.com AP Photo



According to the article on yahoo news.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100603/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_peru_van_der_sloot

Van Der Sloot was supposedly seen entering his hotel room with the victim?

Think what you want... but honestly? Van Der Sloot's late father was a prominent judge where he was before...but Daddy is not here to bail him out this time! His lawyer says that he has a bullseye on his back! Really? A bullseye! He's lucky it wasn't my daughter because I would not need a bullseye!

Lawyers sometimes amaze me! I don't know how some sleep at night! I hope there is justice in this and closure! It is a shame that another family has to go through what the Holloway's did. Had he been in jail for the other " alleged" crime, maybe this wouldn't of happened? Just saying!

My prayers go out to both families...God Bless these two families, I hope they get the justice that has been well deserved for a long time...what's that saying...Kharma's a b***h!

Oh yeah did I mention he's on the run....not surprising...

ECLIPSE...TWILIGHT SAGA COUNTDOWN

Ok just saying...

days until the Eclipse Movie premiere, dinner...drinks...great friends and of course Edward & Jacob! Woo hoo!
Oh yeah and Emmitt too!