Nine Days

I only have NINE DAYS!

Where did the time go?

What the heck am I going to get the kids to do this year?

There are only 9 days until Mother's Day. Only nine days to wrestle the babes to the ground and make help the babes create something magical and wonderful for their grandmothers (and the great grandmother too).

Now shush! I know I did this to myself. Instead of just letting Mother's Day pass with nothing more than a phone call and some home made cookies, I put myself into a bind when the home made crafty gifts were made and delivered. Last year, it was cut out hand prints of the kids (and I know they rocked because my mother in law has hers hanging on her wall in her dinning room with all of the pictures of the family). The year before that, the babes painted terra cotta pots.

And so this year, I'm looking for something cool, unique, something that encompass all of the babes, and that will rock. Something that all of the grandmothers will enjoy...

...and I know I will find it...

...about seven days from now.

30 Day Music Challenge: The Complete List

My friend Jennifer was doing this 30 Day Song Challenge, and I wanted to play too. She sent me the link to where she received the instructions, and I did decide to play along. I love music challenges. 


I know I have blogged some of them, but here is the entire list with the links to the YouTube vids. 


30 Day Song Challenge:

*Day 01 – Your favorite song

Dave Matthews Band: Jimi Thing
*Day 02 – Your least favorite song

Sarah McLachlan: Angel
*Day 03 – A song that makes you happy

Bon Jovi: It's My Life
Day 04 – A song that makes you sad

Patti Smyth (Feat. Don Henley): Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone

Verve Pipe: The Freshmen
Day 06 – A song that reminds of you of somewhere

Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event

Pink: So What
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to

Dixie Chicks: Goodbye Earl
Day 09 – A song that you can dance to

Madonna: Ray of Light
Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep

Sun Kil Moon: Gentle Moon
Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
Dave Matthews Band: Where Are You Going

Day 12 – A song from a band you hate

Muse: Uprising
Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure

Snoop Dog: Gin & Juice
Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love

Ke$ha: TiK ToK
*Day 15 – A song that describes you

Miley Cyrus: The Climb
Day 16 – A song that you used to love but now hate

Bryan Adams: Summer of '69
Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio
Alanis Morissette: Hand in My Pocket
Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio
James: Sometimes
Day 19 – A song from your favorite album
Booth and the Bad Angel: I Believe
Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Stabbing Westward: Save Yourself
Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Glee Cast: It's My Life/Confessions mash up
Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Dave Matthews Band: Grey Street
Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding
AC/DC: Highway to Hell
Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral
Johnny Cash: For The Good Times
Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh
Barenaked Ladies: Ninjas
Day 26 – A song that you can  were able to play on an instrument
Poison: Every Rose Has A Thorn
Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play
Europe: The Final Countdown
Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty
Coldplay: Violet Hill
Day 29 – A song from your childhood
Fleetwood Mac: Second Hand News
Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year
Superchick: Beauty from Pain

*I blogged these. Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 15

It's Complicated

I've been wanting to blog for a while... but the only thing of note was how The Chef and I were assulted and betrayed by people whom we loved... but I didn't want to continue to give them power.

Am I giving them power now by mentioning it?

It just seemed everytime I turned around, scabs were ripped off, and the freshness produced more hurt. I wasn't looking for it, but it always seemed to end up on my doorstep.

But its done now. The door has been slammed shut.

The people who assulted us, who took away what was ours, have closed the doors.

Like I said... it's complicated.

Day 15 of the 30 Day Music Challenge: A song that describes you

I went ahead and decided not to blog all of the 30 Day Music Challenges. I'm doing the full challenge on Facebook though, so if you care, you can find them all there. Anyway...


Day 15 is a song that describes you. This was a particularly hard one. I mean, songs that describe me change weekly... hell hourly. 


The first one that came to mind was actually this one:


Dave Matthews Band: Save Me


But then I thought about it for a half a second and thought of this one:


3 Doors Down: Krytponite


But that wasn't right either. 


I'm past that. I'm healing... It's been hard... I haven't been assaulted like that since high school. But with age and maturity comes a different healing, a deeper more substantial one.


And then I thought of this one:





Yes, I know it's Miley. Yes, it's Disney Hannah Montana Miley. 


Lyrics:


I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going

And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa