Tribute Tuesday

This is going to be short & sweet becuase I have caught the funk from my son, and I NEVER get sick! Except for this time! I feel like someone has run over me with a Mack truck for real!


My Tribute Tuesday is for several things.



#1 . Sierra Mist, for being so great & wonderful in my tummy when everything else evacuated the area.

#2 . Tylenol Cold & Flu medicine, for getting rid of the achiness that makes it hurt to just be still. When I ache its better to lay in bed & be restless than to just lay there and take it.

# 3. Thomas's english muffins, becuase thats the only thing that has agreed to stay down the past few days.

# 4. Tempur-Pedic beds, because when you feel like crap and you have no other choice but to stay in bed, its nice to have a comfy bed to lay in ALL day! I love my bed, you will never own a different bed once you have one.

and last but not least...

# 5. My hubby, for being Mr. Mom today and satying home to take care of us. He made KC breakfast, brought me medicine, drinks, played with KC, thoughed it out through, Oswald, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Wilbur, Play with me Sesame, and Wonder Pets. I didnt like the tv being on cartoons all day, but hey whatever works! And for being the sweetest nurse a girl could ask for!

Check out Wayne's Tribute Tuesday and others.

Oh how I hope tomorrow is a better day!

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

This week I did not spend too many hours to count in the blogosphere.

Our electricity did not get turned off because I forgot to pay the dumb bill. It did not take over 4 hours to get it turned back on. I will not forget to pay it again..really!

KC did not learn some new words this week....hot, bad dog, and wait for it....OH SHIT! I did not go apeshit on my hubby for laughing & then getting him to repeat it for friends and family on cue!

I did not spend all weekend with a sick baby, and we did not stay in our jammies all day on Saturday. I did not wear my said jammies into my local 24 hour Wal-Mart to buy some infant Tylenol because I did not remember to buy any last time KC was sick. My said jammies did not include a yucky t-shirt, hot pink VS pajama pants with dogs all over them, and blue FL Gator slippers, oh and minus a bra. So glad I did not see anyone I knew! (My hubbys Aunt Lorene)

And to finish it up I did not wake up on Sunday morning with a cough & sore throat, and feeling all yucky! I did not proceed to pray to my porcelain god after breakfast and continue to do so for the next hour. Afterwards I did not lay in bed and do absolutely nothing for the rest of the day.

So what did you not do the past week?

A slight delay in my appreciation..

I received the helping hand award from Sneaky Momma much to my surprise! I thought I hadnt been blogging long enough to earn some kind of special prize. She has some fantastic tips for beginning bloggers like me, such as creating a practice blog, or how to make a 3 column template. She has helped alot, and I just love her blog. Thanks for all your help Sneaky Momma!




This fun award is meant to encourage and uplift others in the blogging world. Here's how it works: Select 10 bloggers: 5 you consider your blogging Helping Hand, then "Pay it Forward" by extending your "Helping Hand" to 5 additional new bloggers, in support and encouragement for their efforts.



Heres my list, its a combined all in one list because I dont know alot of people to actually pass it on to. All of these fellow bloggers have helped me either by passing out awesome tips, showing me love by leaving comments, or by just inspiring to be more open in my own feelings. Its amazing how many wonderful women(and a few dudes too) are out here!

1. Sneaky Momma - ....of course! Shes the reason my blog looks so snazzy! She has a great family, and has been very helpful to me starting out.
2. Tale of Two Coins - Jenny has been through alot, but shes really inspiring. She is a great writer, and shes got a way with words.
3. CornFedMama - she was a recipient of this award as well, but she has been really nice about leaving me comments and making me feel at "home".
4. Under the Pink - is a fellow scrapbooker, and I enjoy checking out all of her layouts she posts online. Shes also going to be a newlywed very very soon!
5. MckMama - ok how could she not be every moms idol?? She has 4 kids and finds time to feed her kids healthy, doesnt do tvs, cloth diapers, and has a super blog where you can find the answer to almost any kid related question...and then some.
6. Sneaky Daddy - a mans point of view on things, and Sneaky Momma's hubby. When I read to much about shoes, fashion, and kiddos, I can always learn something about football, or Bob Crane! He has other great topics too!

Thanks again guys!

Where I come from

This is what it looks like when it gets cold in my neck of the woods, which is very rare considering how very deep south we are. (Approximately 400 miles from the southernmost tip of Florida) We usually are in shorts and t-shirts for Christmas, and most Floridans lack a "winter" wardrobe altogether. I live on my hubbys family farm land, and can you guess what they grow? So anytime it drops below 32 degrees, sleep is lost, wood is burnt, coffee is consumed, and there is a hum that rolls through our neighborhood from the diesel engines that run the water on the fields. The water provides a protective layer to the plants and fruit so they do not drop below freezing. My hometown is a small farming community, and the winter strawberry capitol of the US. (Any guesses?) Its a big deal when it does freeze down here in the tropics, so we take ice pictures instead of snow pictures. So here are some pictures of KC playing in the ice in the field next to our house. He loved the grass crunching under his feet, he was dancing around, and he even got try some icicles. It got a whole whopping 24 degrees in the fields here, but I did not wake up in time to catch that thermometers reading! Brrrrrrrrr! My hats off to you guys that have made it through 12 below, I dont know how you do it!

And PS - My cuz and Barfly are trying to work things out, hopefully her life flashed before her eyes. I talked to my cuz and he said he just wants his family to be together and he wants to give Barfly one chance to change things. I told him I could understand that, who doesnt want their family to be together? I told him Id support him no matter what, I would be there. I pray things turn around for them.

Tribute Tuesday

Wayne invited me to participate in Tribute Tuesday, and I thought it was a very appropriate way to vent my frustration over people that are so incredibly stupid! I cant figure out how to make a link so check out Waynes blog for other Tribute Tuesdays.http://pudmud.blogspot.com/


This tribute goes out to my cousins wife, we'll call her "Barfly" My cuz who was 22 at the time got his girlfriend pregnant..she was 20. They were both partiers when they hooked up and had various drunken blow ups during their dating. When barfly got pregnant I was already 6 months pregnant and we started hanging out alot. I remember talking to her about her having reservations about being a mom, and that she was young, & she was scared. I thought she had every right to be scared, I wouldve been when I was 20. My cuz decided to man up, and married her, bought her a nice ring and they moved from a 1 bedroom apartment to a 2 bedroom apartment, and even started working extra shifts to save up for when she was not working.

Once Cam was born my cuz changed completely, he became Mr. Mom. He went to work early and got off at 3:30pm to pick Cam up everyday from family members who were watching him, so barfly could go to hair school and she also worked at a restaurant. Within a month of barfly having her son she decided she needed a Girls Night every Thursday night, and she went out with all her single girlfriends, drinking and making up for lost time. While my cuz stayed at home with their son she was out being acting like a girl with not a care in the world, much less a baby. They had alot of disagreements over the time they have been together most of them being financially fueled due to the high class life style she had to lead. Barfly always had to have the best of everything, all the labels, 100 pair of shoes to match her outfits, designer everything...her favorite show was Sex in the City, and she literally thought she was in NYC not a small po'dunk town in FL. Im not downing people that wear labels or buy the most expensive car, but you have to make and have that kind of money to be able to spend it. And barfly couldnt balance a checkbook to save her life therefore causing overdraft fees that would make any accountant cringe. When she got herself in trouble, my cuz would have to give her money to fix it, and eventually had to start paying ALL of the bills to ensure it was paid & paid on time.

On Christmas, while at our familys Christmas Eve I sat in the living room with barfly & Cam and I watched the most uncomfortable situation ever. Barfly was holding her son, who was obviously not happy sitting with his own Mommy. After sitting there for about 10 mins. & Cam getting more uneasy, Barfly looked at me and said she couldnt deal with it anymore, and proceeded to call my cuz to "Come get your son!" Once Daddy had Cam he was fine & happy as could be. I was floored!

I learned after the first of the year that Barfly was going out 3-4 nights a week and not coming home until wee hours of the morning. Barfly finally graduated hair school, and started a new job working, and they closed on a house to buy to get out of the apartment they lived in. In between her new job & this past weekend Barfly decided she didnt want to be married anymore and she wanted a divorce (her 2nd now). Cams First Birthday will be on 2/5/09 and instead of buying Birthday stuff for her sons party and planning the party Barfly decided she needed to spend $230 on a outfit and shoes for the SuperBowl concert last Thursday night instead. Nothing has been confirmed but he is also pretty positive Barfly has been cheating on him. Now Cam wont be having a Birthday party until the weekend of the 14th because she didnt take the time to plan it and she expected my cuz to give her money to pay for everything.

To make a long story short, my tribute is to Barfly because this past weekend she told my cuz she wanted a divorce and she decided her wants and needs should come before her own childs. Heres to Barfly for being a stand up woman, and taking the responsibility for her own actions. A tribute to Barfly for not giving her own son the chance at a normal life, with 2 loving parents. I know the moment my son was born whatever I wanted went out the window. I know Barfly might have her reasons for throwing in the towel, but she never even gave it a chance. As soon her son was born, Barfly picked up right where she left off. My cuz isnt a saint either, he had issues with drinking, but he overcame that to do what was right by his family. Barfly never gave him the same in return.

Heres to Barfly, and all the other dumb whores who dont step up and be a mother to their child. They should be truly embarrassed & ashamed!

This was a rather sarcastic tribute, but a tribute none the less. Please pray for my cuz, as I know this is not what he had in mind for his family. He is going to have some tough days ahead of him. I know I said to much, but I think I made my point.

Heres a picture of my cuz & Cam from Christmas.

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Since I didnt make it last week, I decided to start early to ensure it was done on time. But then I forgot to post it. I cant win!

This past week, I did not wait in line at Starbucks to get my yummy marble mocha mochiatto only to get not even a mile down the road and spill it all over the car and me.

I did not got out with my hubby & his 2 brothers to a club to watch some young guy play & sing. Thats not the first time Ive been to a club in over 2 years. I did not laugh at all the drunks making fools of themselves while I sipped my bottled water. I did not learn the next day my BILs girlfriend puked when she got home that night. I did not laugh hysterically when I saw her and make fun of her since she told me she only gets sick after drinking 5 Smirnoff Ices and she had only drank 3.

I did not spend $380 having our 4 yr old widescreen fixed so we finally have tv again in our living room. I did not miss it at all!

I did not take KC to Disney and we did not enjoy of second it.

I did not mop my kitchen floor Friday night ghetto style with a wet dish towel and my foot because I was to lazy to pull out the mop & bucket.

I did not spend all day Sunday fishing as a family, instead of going to Disney World, and we still had fun!

And my final I did not get mad & jump up and down when the Steelers won the SuperBowl.

Better late than never!

Super Bowl time!

Go Cardinals!!

Update***I wish we had some 3D glasses, how do I live in Tampa but I somehow managed to miss the part about #D glasses?