Pics From Assateague...(better ones to come)

I took these pics with my phone of the ponies eating our chips and twizzlers. I'll post better pics from my camera soon! Assateague was awesome!

Assateague Beach Bound!

Hey Dolls! This weekend has been a total drag. The one good thing about it though is that I was able to work some overtime, so I'm looking forward to the extra mulah coming in (and believe me it's much needed). My plan for tomorrow is to get up early, pack some lunches, blankets, books, my beach chair, beach umbrella, beach towels and Dimple Face...and head off to Assateague Island for the day. It's a small island located about 2 hours away from us and it has wild ponies that roam the beach as well as hiking and walking trails. I'm hoping it'll be a fun but relaxing day and I plan to get some reading done. I think Dimple Face will love to see ponies on the beach...I just have to remind him not to feed them. I'll post pics as well on here and also on my Summer Of My Life blog. See ya soon dolls!

When Sleep Calls

Today was not so productive. The heat here in Maryland has been unbearable and even in the cool confines of my parents air conditioned dwelling...it's still HOT! I spent most of the day off from work doing pretty much nothing but watching crime documentaries and drifting in and out of dream land. I don't know if it's the heat outside or the fact that I'm just exhausted but it felt like I just coudn't get up and moving today. I managed to cook a not-so-impressive breakfast but at lunchtime I woke up just long enough to order Dimple Face a pizza and read a few pages of my book (which I love btw). Dimple Face made it through the day surfing the net for video game cheat codes and math games. My dad made the most incredible crab soup for dinner using some leftover crabs and healthy choice vegetable soup...and saving me the trouble of crawling from under my fluffy duvet and crisp sheets to slave over the HOT stove. All in all the day was a waste and tomorrow it's back to work and then to Fuji's for sushi and saki (which I'd planned to do today). Hope I get SOMETHING accomplished on my next day off, but right now my get up and go is on E.

The Mommy Group

Hey there again Dolls! If you're friends with me on facebook then you know that I'm "attempting" to start a mommy group. This is a new idea so I'm still brainstorming but I wanted to give you a little info, so that you know what it's all about. The plan is to get some mommies and kiddies together every so often and do some fun activities like visiting museums, the zoo, bowling nights, skating nights, movies and playdates along with at least one planned vacation during the year. We can do things with the kids as simple as just meeting up to take them out to breakfast, lunch or dinner, meeting at the beach for a picnic/cookout or taking them to nearby states to visit kids museums or whatever else I can think of. I also plan to get the mommies together at least once a month for a "mommies only" night (maybe dinner, maybe a club, maybe a spa day or weekend) where we can have some time away from being mommies and relax. To start things off I'm planning an ice cream social at either Coldstone Creamery or Bruesters so that all the mommies and kiddies can meet and come up with some ideas. I think this will be a good thing for our kids to get out and explore and experience some things outside of Chuck E. Cheese and the neighborhood playground and it will also build their social skills. So this is my objective thus far...hope you're still interested! Oh yeah, I guess we can include single daddies as well...lol

Productive Day!

Hey Dolls! I said that I'd check in today to let you know how the first day of my re-organization project went, so here it is. I feel like I accomplished more yesterday than I have in months! I woke up bright and early as planned and immediately got started on laundry. While I sorted all SEVEN loads and waited on the first one to finish, I looked up a great recipe for french toast and made it for breakfast along with some green tea with blueberry honey. By the time breakfast was over it was time to put in another load of laundry and afterwards I took advantage of the sunshine to make some sweet sun tea. I also took out everything for dinner and gave the kitchen a good cleaning. Did I mention it was only 9am when I got all this done? So...I must say, the morning was quite productive. I got in some reading and caught up on some reality tv (my guilty pleasure) and also took a much needed nap. I love that Dimple Face is so independent and knows how to entertain himself with art, reading and video games. It makes it so easy to get things done around the house when you don't have to stop every five minutes to get this, fix that, help with this, etc...

Though the morning went by quickly and I was able to do alot...by afternoon I felt myself losing momentum and found it a huge challenge to not stay curled up under the covers with my book...but I got up and got myself back in gear. I finished off all the laundry, made some lunch, brought in the sun tea and also made an awesome batch of sugar cookies (from scratch)! As tired as I was, I was surprised that I kept myself energized and motivated enough to make it to the gym for a 45 minute workout. I felt great afterwards. My aunt who was visiting from Louisiana came over to visit for her last night in town so I made dinner (porkchops, spanish rice and peas) and more sweet sun tea! Needless to say, I was BEAT by 10pm. Just enough spunk left to take a hot shower and fall asleep TRYING to read my book. I hope I can keep this going until i have everything back under control. I'll keep you posted dolls!

The Re-Organization Of Me

Hey dolls! Dropping by because I'm right now in the middle of "de-cluttering"...and that means EVERYTHING! I hate to admit it publicly but what the hell...my life is a mess. Granted, it's definitely not as bad as it could be, has been or as bad as I see some others. However, it's messed up enough for me to notice it and want to get to working on fixing it. My entire life is due for an extreme make-over and right now I'm feeling just motivated or hypomanic enough to start the process. There are things that I need to work on in every area so I've decided to attack the small things first such as getting organized. I need to re-organize everything from my house and car to my son's chore and activity schedules. I have a day off from work tomorrow and the "plan" is to get up early and do as much cleaning and household organizing as possible (did I mention I have 2 homes to clean and organize??). I'll start with my mom's house since I've been staying there alot lately due to the air conditioning in my condo being moody and lazy and only working when it feels like it. I feel like I have tons of laundry to do now (did I also mention that the hot water heater in my mom's house had burst and flooded the ground level where all my freshly washed clothes were???) ummm yeah, so I have ALL of me and my son's laundry to do because all the clothes had gotten wet. I'm also going to TRY to work on my son's room at my mom's because it too is in dire need of another spring cleaning and organization (it could also probably stand a good redecorating as well, but one thing at a time), so needless to say I'm PLANNING to be busy-busy tomorrow. I haven't even thought about all the other things I had written down to TRY to do like wash and clean the outside and inside of my car (which hasn't been done since who knows when), organizing the bills, checking on my condo, returning overdue items to the library, going to the post office, calling the electric company, getting some reading done...and oh yeah, going to the gym. sigh. I guess I forgot to add cooking, writing and taking Dimple Face to the park at some point in the day. I feel my motivation starting to melt as I write this. I have alot on my plate so I'll just say my main objective for this overwhelming life overhaul project is just to start it. I'm quite sure that, that will be the hardest part. Wish me luck and energy folks...I'll let you know how it turns out!

Boom Boom Pow!

Hey dolls! I hope everyone enjoys their holiday today. This will be the first time in years that Dimple Face won't be with me to see the fireworks (he decided to hang out with my dad), so I'll be finding something 'grown up' to do I guess. Whatever it is, I'm going to enjoy myself and I hope you all do the same. Happy Fourth Dolls!

Mo~xoxo

Dimple Face Goes To Work

It's the 4th of July and normally my weekend off...but...it's my holiday to work. Blah...and no childcare equals 'bring your kid to work day' as well. It's turning out to be not so bad though. Dimple Face seems to be doing well entertaining himself in our "activity room" with a computer and cartoons. He also had his favorite breakfast of french toast and bacon. Hopefully, he won't be stuck on the psychiatric ward the ENTIRE day. But, so far so good. I appreciate the fact that I work in an environment with nurses (and patients) that understand the issues of 'single mommy life' sometimes. I really hope 3 o'clock comes quickly...at least we have the fireworks and bbq to look forward to tonight.

Coffee Break

He agreed to meet me at the coffee shop. The one with the cafe tables in front and the forest green velvet couches inside. He smiled when he turned to see that it was me who had made the bell ring on the front door as I entered. Hands on the small of my back...kiss on the forehead just above my sunglasses...so familiar. He smiled again at my sundress, sandals and cinnamon lipgloss. I was so in the mood for an iced latte. It was the whole reason I'd said to meet me at the coffee shop, but he knows the "old" me so well that he'd already ordered my "old" favorite--venti white mocha...a blueberry struesel muffin. I pouted and sighed, but only on the inside because the thought was so sweet. We sat outside at one of the wrought iron tables with the black umbrellas. As we talked I noticed that he still stares at me with the same intensity and adoration as he did years ago. The conversation was deep and stimulating. Two hours had gone by in a blink. Still the gentleman he walked me to my car which was only a few feet away. Hands on the small of my back (again), (another) kiss just above my sunglasses. A wave and a sexy colgate smile as I drive away from him in the parking lot. Ten minutes later....a text that makes me blush. That was my saturday morning coffee break.

Dimple Face...

what I'm doing as I right this: obviously sitting in front of the computer; thinking about making another cup of chamomile tea...wishing I'd have gone to the gym today

For some reason I feel the urge to bake red velvet cupcakes...and eat them while they're still warm with the cream cheese frosting melting and oozing down the sides like thick honey or molasses. I've had a breezy day at work, a boy with dimples and a face that slightly resembles my own welcomed me home with an ear to ear smile and a great story about how my uncle let him ride an antique bike...meeting his new baby cousin...the cool pond...and what happened on his favorite tv show. I sooo love the face with dimples. It's creepy, but he sleeps with his eyes half open...I still go in and hold and sniff his little hands while he sleeps. I sometimes close his eyes before I leave the doorway where I watch him for just a few more moments...wondering what he's dreaming or if he can feel me watching. I'm so proud of who he already is. I can't wait to see who he'll become. My dimple faced boy :-)

Pink Bubble Gum and Pickles Intro...

This blog was created for random thoughts (as you can tell by the title). I don't quite know what I might write about or if anyone will be reading it. I do this because I like it...no other reason really. Since this is a blog about the randomness of my life, I'm pretty sure that the posts won't always flow together...hell, they might not even make since to you (lol). But, try to remember that I do this for ME...but i still hope you enjoy it.



Thanx for reading dolls!