My Real Life

June 11, 2010

Long Lost Friend

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So, on Facebook, my friend, Sharon, told me about a blog she thought I should check out.

Now, first, since we all know about Facebook “friends” let me share that Sharon is actually a friend of mine. 

Not a random person that I’ve friended, in order to ensure that I have lots and lots of people to share my business with.

That would just be silly.

That’s what this blog is for.

I kid, I kid.

Anyway, Sharon and I work together, and we talked a bit about the blog today at work, and she said I should really check it out.

I trust Sharon’s judgement.

Sharon is much like me.

We don’t do drama.

We tell it like it is.

We love our families and love the kids we are entrusted to teach.

We’re pretty awesome, me and Sharon.

But, I digress.

The point was, I trust her judgement.

So, I checked out the blog.

I think this blogger is my long lost friend.

We love iCarly, She loves iCarly.

She sometimes does a Wordless Wednesday post, I sometimes do a Wordless Wednesday post.

I wake up with three kids in my bed most mornings, she wakes up with three kids in her bed most mornings.

She’s very funny, I’m very funny.

Okay, that one is a matter of perspective.

Anyway, check out her blog.

I enjoyed it and I think you will, too!

Bringing Up Burns

June 8, 2010

My Songbird

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My precious 6-year old had his end of year concert tonight.

While there were many flaws with the concert itself, my little guy was fantastic.

He sang all the songs, did all the motions, and was just wonderful.

I couldn’t sit with the family…not enough seats, so I stood in the back of the “auditorium” (in quotes because I hesitate to actually call it an auditorium) and watched.

We caught eyes, early on, and from then on, I think he was singing right to me. 

We shared lots of smiles, and I blew him kisses and he smiled bigger.

So proud of that guy.

So proud!

June 6, 2010

Family Picnic

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So, today was Family Picnic day.

Big doin’s in Real Man’s family.

His immediate and extended family descend upon a local park, and basically take the joint over.

It’s a good time, and the monkeys and their cousins love, love, love it.

Our little branch of the family is always the first to get there, along with my father-in-law.

So, the monkeys and I headed out on the local park system, county-wide path.

We always bring lots of food, and we eat it all.

Burgers, dogs, sausage and peppers, Doritoes, Cheetos, Fritos, Double Stuf Oreos.

Delicious.

After all of that food, sometimes, you need a rest.

Baby Monkey and I spent some time just laying in the outfield, looking at the clouds.

Then, the sky started to look like this:

And this…

And this…

I pulled out my iPhone and checked the weather.

Tornado warnings throughout New Jersey.

Really?  Cuz, I don’t live in California because I don’t enjoy earthquakes, and I don’t live in the Gulf because I don’t enjoy hurricanes, and I DON’T live in Kansas because I don’t like tornados.

Tornado warnings in NJ? 

Whatever.

We packed up and were ready to go, but decided to wait a little bit and see what happened.

The skies cleared and we de-packed and started cooking dinner.

Now, I have no pictures to document this, but I spent a good portion of the day holding my almost 6 month old nephew.

Good stuff.

Really good stuff

There is just something about those warm, sweaty little bodies, snuggled up next to you, looking around, checking out the world.

He’s got teeth coming in, and so he was gnawing on his little hand, drooling all over my shoulder.

I loved every second of it.

So, in the end, did we have a good time at the family picnic?

I think Monkey Girl’s feet tell the story.

Those feet played hard and had fun.

June 3, 2010

Thoughtful Thursday

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June 2, 2010

Nature Girl

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Today, Monkey Girl wrassled, yes I said “wrassled,” a bear.

She was so brave.  She walked up to that bear and wrestled him to the ground.

Then, she stuffed him and mounted him.

Then, she made fire out by rubbing two sticks together, outside of the wigwam she had made earlier in the day.

OR…

Perhaps we just went to the Morris County Great Swamp Nature Center with her Girl Scout Troop.

Aside from the fact we were completely exsanguinated by the mosquitoes…

…it was a great time!

June 1, 2010

New Friends

Filed under: Uncategorized — Amy @ 5:26 pm
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When I was a Girl Scout, we sang a song called “Make New Friends.”

Make new friends,

But keep the old,

One is silver,

And the other’s gold.

Today, good readers, I have made a new friend.

She is beautiful.

She is strong.

She is, as the song asks her to be, silver.

Or, perhaps stainless steel is a more accurate representation.

I’d like to introduce…

Stella.

Yes, Stella.

Yes.  I name my appliances.

So what?

Anyway, my old crockpot, Helen, died an unnatural death a few weeks ago, as I dropped her on the floor while taking her out of the dishwasher. 

I swept up her broken, shattered body and wept for the years we had together.

Then, I pulled myself together, went out, and bought Stella with a Target gift card I had gotten for Mother’s Day.

Isn’t she beautiful?

Today, Stella is partaking in crockpot initiation.

In my house, if you want to be a member of the appliance family, you gotta go through a beating.

The beating of cooking my meat sauce, replete with meatballs, sausage and more spices than I should probably use.

It can’t be overcooked. 

It can’t be undercooked.

It’s gotta be just right, or you can’t join the club.

So, tonight will tell if Stella makes the cut.

I’ve got a good feeling about it, though.

She’s just too darn pretty to turn down.

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