Strawberry Cravings

Tomorrow, we are supposed to go pick strawberries with a friend of mine.....
But, I could NOT resist buying them at the store today.
Cutting up fresh strawberries always reminds me of my Grandmom for some reason.
She always had fresh fruit when we visited her.  Miss her....

Yummmmmm....Kris was allll about it

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 

Nom...Nom....Nom.....

These are sooooo good, Mom :)

Don't these pictures make you want some?  LOL!

Hope you all are having a great week!

xoxoxoxoxo

Kelly

My Mommy Is Prettiest When.....

Hello!  I didn't scare all of you away yesterday?
I'm sorry for my ranting and crazy raving....I'm ugly when I get pissed!

Thank you to everyone who expressed concern about my fall,
who made me laugh out loud at what my scratches looked like,
and to my husband, who I'm pretty sure is convinced I am cursed.

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Today, is a much lighter day.
I HURT LIKE HELL,
BUT......today was a special day.
My son's pre-school had a Mother's Day Tea for all the moms,
and it was just something I was not about to miss.
My doctor wanted me in first thing this morning,
but that would have meant missing the cutest program of the year.
NO WAY, my appointment can WAIT :)

I haven't downloaded pictures from the tea yet,
but I had to share with you what I managed to snap a picture of....

Let me set the scene first....
Kristopher greeted me and his sister at the door,
and walked us over to our table like the perfect little gentleman.
He served me tea, and little snacks
(I'm the only mom that got snacks thrown on the table...no plate for me!)
He happened to sit me next to the priest of the parish, the school principal (a nun), and VP (also a nun).

****You already know this setup is going to be good****

Anyway, I sit down, and Kris hands me this matted picture that he drew....
of "me".....
Which, really looks more like a giant box of food from Costco with two club feet,
NO ARMS, some kind of hunch back HUMP,
and a face that I'm not even sure a mother would love. :)
I am admiring the picture, and I realize there are little questions at the bottom.
Well, I'll let you read what they say....
(well looky here, there's one of the nuns in the background - she is so sweet!  LOVE HER!!!!)

This is totally getting framed in the house

"My mom is the prettiest when SHE WEARS CLOTHES"????????????
ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME, KRISTOPHER!?!?!?!?!?!
Mind you, the priest is reading over my shoulder,
I AM IN TEARS FROM EMBARRASSMENT
and absolutely HYSTERICAL to the point of my mouth hanging wide open,
laughing so hard - NO SOUND coming out - tears smearing my makeup all over my shirt!
I was pretty sure I might DIE right then and there!
He had to read the rest of the page to me, because I was laughing so hard I couldn't see!

It is pretty fabulous that my son thinks I am only 23!  hahhaha!
I have to say, the priest and nuns were all soooooo funny about it.
They were giving me a hard time, and saying things like,
"Wow, what kind of Mom are you?" "Look who needs to go to confession"  LMAO! SO FUNNY!
I love it when you ask kids stuff, and they say these crazy things!

BUT OF ALL THINGS FOR MY SON TO SAY!!!!!!!!!!
I swear people, I do wear clothes....when I'm trying to be pretty!  LMAO!!!!!!!!

Happy Friday!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Kelly

P.S.  It's funny how much bruising happens overnight...this was bright blue this morning...so weird!  The pic looks lighter than it actually is, but there you have it....heading to the dr now.  I don't think my arm is broken, I can lift it above my head, which is a good thing.  I think I am VERY lucky.  Swelling I can deal with, broken bones....not so much!  We'll see what happens.

Ya like how I cropped out my scary arm pit?

Worst luck EVER

To the Stupid A$$hole that decided to dump their entire shampoo bottle on the floor of the shower and NOT CLEAN IT UP at LA FITNESS,




I hope you rot in hell! Seriously, I've been working so hard to rehab my stupid back, and because of this dumb b*tch, I'm actually worse than I was to begin with. Here's pics of what I can show.... There's no way I'm showing pictures of the bulge on my low back, or the other cuts I have. WTF, seriously!!!!! Both arms, both knees, both legs, and my damn back....







Sorry for the swearing. I am beyond pissed off.....

Angry Hippo....

Kelly




- Kelly

Bathing Suit Shopping Email

hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!  My Aunt forwarded me this email today, and it kind of goes along with my post from swimming today.   Enjoy!

>>> When I was a child in the 1950s, the bathing suit for the mature
>>> figure was-boned, trussed and reinforced, not so much sewn as
>>> engineered. They were built to hold back and uplift, and they did a
>>> good job.
>>> Today's stretch fabrics are designed for the prepubescent girl with a
>>> figure carved from a potato chip.
>>>
>>> The mature woman has a choice, she can either go up front to the
>>> maternity department and try on a floral suit with a skirt, coming
>>> away looking like a hippopotamus that escaped from Disney's Fantasia,
>>> or she can wander around every run-of-the-mill department store trying
>>> to make a sensible choice from what amounts to a designer range of
>>> fluorescent rubber bands.
>>>
>>> What choice did I have? I wandered around, made my sensible choice
>>> and entered the chamber of horrors known as the fitting room. The
>>> first thing I noticed was the extraordinary tensile strength of the
>>> stretch material. The Lycra used in bathing costumes was developed, I
>>> believe, by NASA to launch small rockets from a slingshot, which gives
>>> the added bonus that if you manage to actually lever yourself into
>>> one, you would be protected from shark attacks. Any shark taking a
>>> swipe at your passing midriff would immediately suffer whiplash.
>>>
>>> I fought my way into the bathing suit, but as I twanged the shoulder
>>> strap in place I gasped in horror, my boobs had disappeared!
>>>
>>> Eventually, I found one boob cowering under my left armpit. It took a
>>> while to find the other.
>>> At last I located it flattened beside my seventh rib.
>>>
>>> The problem is that modern bathing suits have no bra cups. The mature
>>> woman is now meant to wear her boobs spread across her chest like a
>>> speed bump. I realigned my speed bump and lurched toward the mirror
>>> to take a full view assessment.
>>>
>>> The bathing suit fit all right, but unfortunately it only fitted those
>>> bits of me willing to stay inside it.
>>> The rest of me oozed out rebelliously from top, bottom and sides. I
>>> looked like a lump of Playdoh wearing undersized cling wrap.
>>>
>>> As I tried to work out where all those extra bits had come from, the
>>> prepubescent sales girl popped her head through the curtain, "Oh,
>>> there you are," she said, admiring the bathing suit.
>>>
>>> I replied that I wasn't so sure and asked what else she had to show
>>> me. I tried on a cream crinkled one that made me look like a lump of
>>> masking tape, and a floral two-piece that gave the appearance of an
>>> oversized napkin in a serving ring.
>>>
>>> I struggled into a pair of leopard-skin bathers with ragged frills and
>>> came out looking like Tarzan's Jane, pregnant with triplets and having
>>> a rough day.
>>>
>>> I tried on a black number with a midriff fringe and looked like a
>>> jellyfish in mourning.
>>>
>>> I tried on a bright pink pair with such a high cut leg I thought I
>>> would have to wax my eyebrows to wear them.
>>>
>>> Finally, I found a suit that fit, it was a two-piece affair with a
>>> shorts-style bottom and a loose blouse-type top.
>>> It was cheap, comfortable, and bulge-friendly, so I bought it. My
>>> ridiculous search had a successful outcome, I figured.
>>>
>>> When I got it home, I found a label that read, "Material might become
>>> transparent in water."
>>>
>>> So, if you happen to be on the beach or near any other body of water
>>> this year and I'm there too, I'll be the one in cut-off jeans and a
>>> T-shirt!
>>>

HAPPY SUIT SHOPPING, Y'ALL!

~ Kelly

Swimming & Trips to the Store Don't Mix

So.....this morning I swam for an hour.... Then, I decided to go to Target to pick up some items for gift bags for my son's party on Saturday. I saw one of the moms from his class, and talked for a minute. I did notice she was looking at me a little funny, but I wasn't wearing makeup and figured that was it.....

I just got home, and my husband told me to go look in the mirror....

a little piece of me died today......  hahahahaha

Two giant circles RIGHT over my montanas!!!!! Omg I could DIE!!!!!!! I thought I was fine to throw my sweatshirt on over my wet suit.....WRONG!!!! I also have a giant wet spot on my ass....oh yeah....I'm sexy and I know it...do do do do DO do do, DO do do do do do!!!! I work outtttt!

Happy Tuesday!

- Kelly

Photobucket, BOOOO!!! Kiddos, YAYYY!!!!

I'm going to assume that I am a great big dummy on this one.
But, Photobucket changed all their junk around,
and now I can't figure out how to do collages without a MAJOR headache.

This post is supposed to be about my most favoritest new app called
DRAW SOMETHING!
Maybe it still will be....there will just be a bunch of photos in a list....

And I wanted to do a photo dump from my phone in a collage....
buuuuttttt....that isn't happening....because stupid Photobucket
messed up my photo mojo.  :)

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This past week was awesome!
I'm having so much fun with the kids,
and just trying to soak up every second before Kris starts full-day Kindergarten.
Right now, my dilemma is whether or not to let him ride the bus....
Truth is...I love taking him to school and picking him up. :)
I love seeing his face when he comes out the door,
and prying for answers as to what he learned that day.

My daughter has been getting so much bigger!
I cannot believe she has been wearing 2T clothing for 3 months
(she won't be 2 until September!!!!!).
She is Miss Independent, but is also really coming into her personality.
I love seeing the kids play together,
and how my son protects my daughter with his life <3 <3 <3
It's the sweetest!

And just look at how much they love their picture taken with me!
I mean, really, could you ask for kids that love you more?  hahahahaha!

"Get me out of here, Mom!"

"But Moooooooommmm" (his new fav phrase)

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Do you play Draw Something?
Check out some of my awesome pictures.
Don't even try to do better, because I think I win on so many levels!

Yes, I draw like a 4 yr old!

This girl used a little too much Sun In

Um....This is sad...

You KNOWWW I love the Biebs!

So realistic!!!!

Actually, this is realistic!  LOL!
Those are sooo my two kids!

Why.....LOL!!!!

What?  Your butt doesn't look like that in a thong?

As you can see, I am a pretty amazing artist.
I don't like to brag, but obviously I am! :)

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Some of my fav photos from the week:

Karina FINALLY learned how to drink out of a straw :)

My lil' cookie monster

Funny faces with Mommy!

Fishy Faces!

And don't forget the kisses xoxoxoxo

He was so proud of this shirt
(Yes, he majorly needs a hair cut)

BFF's for life! (well, as long as our dog lives)

BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You like that, Karina?  hahahaha!

New tennies for the little man :)

Gearing up for Mother's Day

More pix with the phone

Pic doesn't do this one justice - SO CUTE!

Teddy consoling me...I'm going through baby toys...wahhhh!

Frisbeeeee!!!

I absolutely love being a stay at home mom (or trader - LOL).

Hope that all of you are having an awesome week!
And if you have figured out Photobucket for collages, let me know!

xoxoxoxoxo

Kelly

Love Fest With My New Camera, Mother Nature, Maria.... Dumb Fest With My Car

I'm not sure that I've shared this with all of you yet,
but I bought a new camera!!!  YAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Canon should personally endorse Maria
for sharing her ever so amazing DSLR with the world on her blog.
Since I got my hands on hers,
I began having obsessive compulsive dreams of having my own one day.

As luck would have it....or not so have it....
My daughter got her little paws on my good camera, and BAM.... it was done.
(grinning a little bit.... hee hee it must have been a sign!)
So.....after finding out that Best Buy would allow me to finance for 18 months...
This little puppy was mine....ALLLLL MINEEEEE
(muah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaa - best evil laugh ever)

Ok, so it's just the box.  But I promise it is in there!

Of course, I gushed to Maria about my latest purchase,
and we immediately began talking about having a
camera bird watcher lady nerdy nature walk :)

She made the most deliciously perfect salad for lunch.
(Darnit, I didn't get a picture!)
We caught up on about 45 different things that had happened in the past few weeks.
It's such a breath of fresh air to have such wonderful friends in my life!

After we filled our little bellies,
we headed out to this beautiful trail that wasn't far from where she lives.
It was SO beautiful!
Here are some about 50 bazillion photos from our walk on Friday:

Hello Ferns

Who's that photographer, there?

The perfect day for a nerdy photo shoot

Taking it alllll in!  

So peaceful and beautiful

Right behind me was where Maria was standing.....in a huge poison ivy patch

Love this trail

Here she is Mr. Park Ranger!  LOL!

Yes, we are very in love

How could I not love this face?

Bzzzzz, How could I not love this flower?

Paddle, Paddle, Paddle, How could I not love this canoe?

Ooooohhh, look, a kayak!

Tennies :)

You can't see from my photo, but there were so many shells here

There she is again, doing the professional photographer thingy :)

Oh yeah, this is how Maria transports her car key.....gives me SO MUCH ANXIETY!!!!  hahaha!

Perfect blue skies

Perfect bench to sit on.....and itch with all the grass :)

Oh hay, look who just made my picture!

I <3 this girl!

No, really, I love this girl!  hahahahaha

Seriously, doesn't it look like I'm in love with Maria?  LMAO!  "Here hunny, pose like this" *snap, snap snap*  :)

Truth is, I love dogwoods too...

A much nicer place to sit....if you were a 12 foot giant.  No way feet are gonna touch the ground here.

I wanted to lay down in that clover....so peaceful.

We had such a nice walk,
and I loved taking  my camera out for some scenic pictures!

As Maria and I drove back to her house,
I probably said "that picture is so pretty" about a bazillion times!  hahaha!
We pulled into her driveway, and I noticed something weird about my car.....

See, on the way to Maria's house, I was in this RIDICULOUS string of traffic.
I was at least 30 cars behind whatever it was that was holding us up.
It usually only takes about 20 minutes to get to her house,
but on Friday, it took about an HOUR!

I tried like ANYTHING to see what was holding everybody up,
and never really saw it until it turned off.
But, still never thought anything about it,
because I was so happy to have FINALLY arrived at Maria's place.

Well, there's a reason this warning comes on my car every time I get in:

Bla bla bla....."I Agree"  :)

I've been told lately by my husband that I am not the best driver.
And in the past week, I have noticed my son saying "EASY MOMMY"
while I'm driving....um....yeah......

But when I saw THIS....I was dumbfounded!
What in the world did I run over?  Or was it my husband????
No...it was definitely me....

WHAT IN THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maria and I are standing outside looking at this mess,
LAUGHING OUR A$$ES off!
We made jokes about buying black paint, and driving over it before I got home.
LOLLLLLLL!  I am thinking my husband is going to kill me!  LOL!!!!
BOTH wheels, REALLY????

It didn't totally don on me what this was

until I saw THIS on the other side of my car.....

ARE YOU FRIGGIN' KIDDING ME????????????

Um.....yeah, all 4 tires

Thank you National Paint The Damn Lines day!!!!!!!!

I had to have followed this truck for at least 15 miles on my way to Marias!

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Maria's husband, Steve was home, so she called him out.

And in traditional "Steve fashion" he shook his head

and gave me that "Only you, Kelly" look.  hahahahahahahahahahaha!

I have a feeling I will never live this down.

My husband laughed so hard at me.

And he is refusing to ride with me during the day.  LOL!

Please tell me I am not the only one who has ever done this!

How do I get this off????

Well, I hope you are all having a great weekend!

I'm going to be practicing driving BETWEEN the lines this week :)

Love you all!

xoxoxoxoxo

Kelly