A Fabulously Flawed Life

Well, I did it! I chopped off my hair. It's been over 3 years of growing out the A-line bob to come to the realization that my thin hair is better off short. I wasn't able to properly take care of my high maintenance locks during my 4 month stint at recovery. Since I didn't have the strength to roll brush my hair any longer I used hot rollers. Although it was uber quick and gave my hair body - it also made it extra crispy. My ends were fried, I was tired of the length, and ready for a dramatic change. In the fall I'm going to dye it dark! {{evil laugh}} I can't wait. I'm also up to my eye balls in paper projects. I finally resorted to using my dining room table to lay it all out and get it done. I made 75 invitations to our June Enrichment for church. It's a survivor theme for food storage. I was over-the-top excited to find teal camo ribbon! I also made party favors for Jen's bridal shower. I just used those little Chinese take out boxes and hot glued...

Jason and I have been re-designing Tip Junkie and converting it over to a WordPress blog. I'm so excited about the new layout and design. It will load faster, be able to support the traffic, with tons of great new features. Tip Junkie will also turn 2 years old this week. To celebrate, Tip Junkie is having a Going Dot Com Birthday Bash June 15 - 19th. I'll be giving away 50 amazing prizes. {{whoohoo}} I hope you'll help me spread the word and then come participate and win some fabulous prizes!

Drake's dreams have come true and it's jet skiing season once again. The boy is a fanatic about water craft. For our first trip out of the season we took Chanda and her family. Since our family is more the computer gaming type than the outdoor enthusiasts, we got the jet skis to not only provide family bonding time but to create outdoor adventures. They are doing their job as each month we explore new lakes, invite different friends, and enjoy the time together. It was a such a fun and relaxing and adventurous day. There were some crazy fun people watching that day and Chanda and I enjoyed thoroughly enjoyed the scenery. Jason and the guys (co-workers) are taking the summer off of their MBA program. Whoohoo!! This means Saturday mornings and Monday evenings are now time with my man. I can't tell you how excited I am to have him all to myself. {{evil laugh}} I don't know what my deal was when we got home from the lake on Monday. It might have been the extra vita...

I am surrounded by the most amazing women. I honestly don't know how I got so lucky. I really don't. Megan celebrated her birthday last week and I wasn't able to make it since I had company. So I took her out for lunch to catch up. All 3 of our boys are the same age and they just adore each other. It makes nurturing this friendship a piece of cake. Megan has many qualities that I love but the most impressive is her ability to serve at just the right time in your life, all the while taking away the guilt you feel for dealing with your current trial. I have no idea how she does it! Since she moved here, she's helped at least 3 people during a major trial. Those are just the ones I know about. Naturally, I didn't hear it from her, I heard it from my sweet friends she's swooped in and carefully taken care of. She oozes acceptance, love, and adoration. I'm hoping her qualities rub off on me as I'm secretly a student of hers. {{ shhh . don't tell}} It'...

My house is straight up loud. From the moment Turk boys take their first breath - they know how to wail. Their vocal chords are fully developed and they use them for all kinds of noises, sounds, and rhythms. They mostly use their God-given ability for good; roaring laughs, ear piercing squeals, and pure enjoyment hubbub. Turk boys seem to believe that being a brotherhood is a contact sport. They use their entire bodies to communicate. They run, stomp, crash into things, and play with enthusiasm. Turk tantrums are a sight to behold. Set on a stage they would be Oscar nominated as their performance consumes their entire body. The pure energy Turk boys put out would most certainly run a small power plant for an entire day. I would be wealthy beyond imagination if I could bottle it up in pill form. Turk boys know how to use their acoustics to their benefit. You're never left guessing as to what they need or how they feel. Turk boys are silly beyond recognition. They love physica...

You know I'm devoted to my children's appreciation when I get up at 7:00am and hustle them all to Muffins with Mom. It's such a wonderful even the PTA puts on, but I'd rather it be "Lunch with the Ladies". {{wink}} At any rate the boys and I had a great time and I even got a couple phone numbers of other Mother's for play dates this summer. Score!

Don't get me wrong, Student of the Month program is a great one, it's really high maintenance! I wonder if I can request that my kiddo get it in the beginning of the year? Hmmm . First, they require that you create a poster. For some reason my boys have high expectations and I'm not really a montage kind of girl. I like things clean and simple. This time I had Dylan help me and he picked out the stickers and where they should go. Next, they use it to get you to the PTA meeting so your kiddo can be recognized and given a gift certificate. Lastly , the event is concluded with a luncheon. This is actually my favorite part. They decorate the table red, white, and blue with several fun hats to make it special for the kids. Due to the good luck I always have, these kinds of events usually fall on my play dates. It is no problem, the more the merrier right! Drake has gotten so used to coming up to the school the past couple weeks his behavior has greatly improved. Espe...