A Surprisingly Sane Blog

I was in a really wonderful (read: completely bitchy) mood today, so Kathryn and I decided to spend a little time getting some fresh air at Kubota Gardens with the girls.

We were trying to get a couple good shots of Kath to send to her fiance, Scotty, who is currently about a month into Boot Camp.

Although getting Julie to look at the camera is like forcing a puppy to sit still… it just doesn’t hardly ever happen.

However, April loves the camera, except most shots I get of her are in the shadow because she won’t look up if her little face is in the sun.  I don’t blame her.

And I really like this picture, but Kath doesn’t want to send it to her man.  I think she looks really pretty, but I think she thinks she looks too happy or something.  Like she’s supposed to be all emo and shit since she’s been sex-deprived for a month. Oops, I mean, she’s a good Catholic school girl.  No premarital sex for her.  *cough*

What do you think?  Should we send it, too?

Gosh, I forgot how much I love playing with my camera.

Current Mood: Cool

Occupation: Wife

Duties:

• Take care of my kids.
• Cook
• Clean
• Scrub
• De-clutter
• Pull weeds
• Organize
• Finish unpacking
• Do laundry
• Put out when necessary.
• Clean up my 1-year-old when she gets into the bathroom and plays with pee water.
• Look pretty for me.
• Grocery shopping
• Figure out why the upstairs smells like piss and remedy the problem.
• Scrub poopy cloth diapers with a smile.
• Put up with my sarcastic smart-ass attitude.
• Make coffee
• Get me off when I’m horny.
• Pump gas into my car.
• Sweep the porch.
• Decorate
• Give me an honest opinion when I ask if my ass looks big.
• Keep the spawn quiet so I can get my beauty rest.

Qualifications:

• No whiners, complainers, or assholes
• Must be willing to work through holidays, nights, weekends, and every day of the week.

Salary:

• $0/year

Benefits:

• My gratitude when I’m not in a bad mood.

Must have excellent references, a bachelors degree or five, unending patience, and willing to put up me and my kids.

Any takers?

Current Mood: Angry

I always felt like a fish out of water growing up in Tucson.  I still remember the day we left Puyallup, Washington and the drive from the airport to our temporary apartment when we arrived in the desert.

I was five years old, and I still remember hoping that we weren’t going to stay long as I watched the dry landscape pass us by from the car.  When were we going back to Washington?

Someone please go back in time and tell that little girl it was going to be twenty-three years later and not to panic because someday, she would be going home.

I have nothing against Tucson, but it never felt like home to me.  I used to get this panicky feeling, like I was stuck in a place I had no desire to be.  My parents loved to make comments like, “It’s another day in paradise,” in the early morning as the day was beginning to heat up.  It never ceased to make me angry.  I hated the constant sunshine even as a child, and the lack of greenery made me long for the cooler temperatures and grass of my long-lost home.

I desperately wanted to go out of state for college.  The University of Washington was at the top of my list, but it was a far-fetched dream.  My parents had other plans, and I was too young and stupid and afraid of displeasing my mom and dad to fight their desires.  I ended up getting my degree at the University of Arizona, living with them for all but one semester my sophomore year during which they allowed me to experience dorm life.  I pretty much hated my college experience.  It was nothing like I had imagined it was going to be.

I’m not bitter or anything.  And I have a point, I swear.

Despite the difficulty I’ve had adjusting from being so far away from my family, I love being here.

I love the cool air, the trees, the grass, the water.  I don’t even mind the fact that it’s been sunny nearly every day since I moved.

This is the place I want to live the rest of my life.  Where I want my kids to grow up.  Where I’m doing my damnedest to convince my entire family to move.

I love it here.  Finally, I feel like I’m home again.  Yeah, so it’s twenty-three years later, but it’s never too late.

Current Mood: Happy

Stay away from creating polls about controversial topics.

Ouch.

On the upside… damn, I have a lot of people stop by this blog.

Current Mood: Alarmed

Thank you, Nobody, for my Over The Top blog award!

The Quiz:

1. you can only use one word!
2. pass this along to 6 of your favorite bloggers
3. alert them that you have given them this award!
4. have fun!

The Fun Part

1. Where is your cell phone?  kitchen
2. Your hair?  ‘fro
3. Your mother?  quirky
4. Your father?  engineer
5. Your favorite food?  Mexican
6. Your dream last night?  bizarre
7. Your favorite drink?  coffee
8. Your dream/goal?  publication
9. What room are you in?  kitchen
10. Your hobby?  dancing
11. Your fear?  dark
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?  Seattle
13. Where were you last night?  hibernating
14. Something that you aren’t?  awake
15. Muffins?  zucchini
16. Wish list item?  boots
17. Where did you grow up?  Arizona
18. Last thing you did?  hubby
19. What are you wearing?  jammies
20. Your TV?  flat
21. Your pets?  *sniffle*
22. Friends?  online
23. Your life?  whirlwind
24. Your mood?  bitchy
25. Missing someone?  family
26. Vehicle?  junker
27. Something you’re not wearing?  bra
28. Your favorite store?  Target
29. Your favorite color?  Turquoise
30. When was the last time you laughed?  today
31. Last time you cried?  moving
32. Your best friend?  James
33. One place that I go to over and over?  dancing
34. One person who emails me regularly?  spam
35. Favorite place to eat?  LaParillaSuiza

I give this award to: (In no particular order and to those who I don’t think have received one yet… sorry if I left you out.  It doesn’t mean I don’t love you.)

1. Random Ranting, Inquisitions, and Inspirations
2. One Angry Daughter
3. Scratches From A Desert Chick
4. A Day In The Life Of A Crazy Nursing Student
5. Not Just A Mommy
6. What Was I Thinking?

Current Mood: Cool