A Likely Story

Last March I was in a car accident and the only thing hurt was my hair.
Seriously.

I am not quite sure how, but a large section of my hair was cut off pretty close to the root.  I think it was from me crawling out of the broken window while the car was upside down.

I have been able to camouflage it pretty well, especially once it grew out a little.  But every time I've had my hair cut since then, I've had to tell the story to the stylist about why I have a random chunk hair that's shorter than the rest.
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This Friday when I got my hair cut once again, I realized that I'm getting tired of telling the car accident story.  It just gets old.  So I decided to make up a few stories to have on hand for the next time I get my hair done, that are more entertaining than the old, true version.

TOP FIVE REASONS I HAVE A FREAK CHUNK OF SHORT HAIR: 

5. Tragic bubble gum accident.

4. Honey badger.  He really doesn't care.

3. WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE A PATCH OF SHORT HAIR?!  I didn't have one this morning!!!!


2. It was ran over by a forklift.  My man Sugar Bear was driving.

Smexy.

....and the number one reason I have a freak chunk of short hair:

1. The rest of it was stolen in Vietnam.  In Vietnam they will steal your tires while you're driving down the road and you would never know it. Hey, they would steal your radio with the music still playing.

Sophie. Rhymes with TROPHY.

I have some wonderful bloggy friends who know me TOO well.  One of them shared this on my Facebook wall yesterday, and I knew immediately it was going on the blog.

If you've ever seen Toddlers & Tiaras, you will appreciate this.  It's HILARIOUS and totally worth watching until the surprise ending.

Enjoy -  and thanks Amy!

WWTK ~ apparently TEXTING edition for me!!

{1}What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Crappy reality TV.  I know it's awful and garbage and rotting my brain and corrupting society, but I just can't stop watching.  My favorites are Toddlers & Tiaras and OMG the gypsies, I looove the Gypsies!

{2}What is the ONE thing you're never too busy for?
Hmm, this is tough.  I'd have to say texting.  If I get a call I may be unable (or unwilling) to answer but I can almost always return a text.  

{3}They say love is in the little things. What is a little thing someone does to show you love?
I love getting texts asking if I'm ok when someone knows I'm having a rough time.  It lets me know that person is thinking about me and cares.

{4}What were you doing 30 minutes ago? 
Texting.  LOL  That seems to be the theme of my WWTK this week!  I was actually texting and watching crappy reality TV - 'cause I can multitask.  :P  

{5}If you could be on any game show what would it be? 
Probably Wheel of Fortune because I'm good at it.  But I think Family Feud would be a blast!

Be sure to visit the hosts Mamarazzi and Crazymama for more WWTK posts!

Dont you worry your pretty little mind

Oh, Friday, I've been waiting for you for so long!

Well, at least a couple of days.

Anyway! Let's get this fragging started right now!

Karaoke tonight? Yes, please! I have become good friends with the secretary at the kids' high school. She is awesome and she has been coming out to karaoke with me! And we're going again tonight, hopefully with some other friends as well. Can't wait to get my karaoke on!

But tomorrow is what I'm REALLY looking forward to - my niece's baby shower! She had a joint shower in November with her sister-in-law, but this one is all for Heather. The girls and I are super-excited!

I have admitted before that I watch Jersey Shore. Yeah, yeah, it's trash tv, it's what's wrong with America, blah blah. I'm hooked, don't judge me. Now let's discuss last night's season premier.

So, did you totally cry at the surprise party too? And what about at the end when Vinnie was all sad and homesick? I just wanted to give him a big hug. I probably would have caught an STD, granted, but still. Poor Vinnie.

Mike = biggest douche bag EVER.

Do you think Ronnie & Sammie will still be together at the end of this season? I'm thinking no.

Deena is kind of pathetic. JWoww's body amazes me but her face is looking to thin.

And Snooki, well she's just Snooki, what can you say?
I love me some Pauly D. What a lovable goofball.

We've had lows in the low 20's this past week. Here in FLORIDA. I've been trying not to complain about the weather but hellllloooo??? This ain't Alaska, people. Give me SUNSHINE!!!

I am LOVING this song right now. Love love LOVE.

That's all folks! Check out Mrs 4444 for more Fragments.

Sometimes thinking of a title takes me longer than writing the whole post. I give up!

~This week has been nothing short of fantastic. It was a good week in general; work was great, I had some good quality time with a friend & with the hubby....but best of all, there was wonderful news.....

.....my niece, Heather, is PREGNANT!! Yes - the one who just got married. Honeymoon Baby! I am absolutely ecstatic. I told her I was ready for her to have a baby and she hopped right to it! I love it when people listen to me. ;-) She's due in March. I am so happy that we will have another baby in the family! My kids are excited too. I can't wait for March! I have visions of tiny shoes dancing in my head. (I love tiny baby shoes.)

~ Just thought I'd clarify that my WW post about my Mother-in-law was mostly tongue in cheek. MIL doesn't really come between hubby and I nearly as much as she'd like to. The picture kind of amuses me; I had it in a frame on the bookshelf for a long time until I got sick of looking at it. My mom was taking a picture of me and John that day when MIL jumped in and got between us I should have seen it as an omen.

~ I just posted about my disappointment in Kat Von D. Now I just heard that she and Jesse James broke up. Shocker! *snort*

~ Have you watched Dance Moms? Oh my word. They make the Toddlers & Tiaras moms look tame. These chicks are hard core!

~ I haven't been around much this week, I've been really busy with work & other fun stuff, but I'm going to try to catch up a little tonight.

~ One (of many) things I learned at work this week: Don't call an 85 year old woman 'pet names'. A nurse called my client, Ms J, "sweetie", to which Ms J calmly replied, "don't call me sweetie, you asshole." I flipping LOVE her! (She was just calling it how she saw it; the nurse was kind of being an asshole.)

~ Tomorrow (Friday) night, I have a date!!! With my best friend. We're going out to dinner, then drinks & karaoke. Anytime she and I are together we have a blast. I can not wait!!

~I am loving this song, it reminds me of myself & my daughters! (and Ms J, come to think of it!)

"There ain't nothing wrong with a woman who's gotta little backbone!"

Don't forget to visit Mrs 4444 for more Friday Fraggin,

& have a great weekend!

Flowers, Fireworks, & Fragments

It's Friday Fragment Day ~ YAY!

Tomorrow, I am going to get my hair done. This is momentous because I very rarely get anything done to my hair other than the occasional cut (and even those are few & far between). But tomorrow? Cut & highlights. Let's hope this goes well!




I'm looking forward to this holiday weekend. Last week was rough; this week has been much better and I'm hoping for a nice relaxing weekend. The kids will be coming home tomorrow. We're planning a trip to the Springs, maybe some berry picking, then fun & fireworks on Monday.


We didn't have cable for years. I just figured it was a bill we didn't need. We got the local channels, what else did we need?
Um, yeah. We got Dish Network last Fall, and now I am so addicted to so many cable shows, it's really ridiculous. And embarrassing. But true.

How did I live without Toddlers & Tiaras? Operation Repo? And most of all, Cupcake Wars?? Oh, how I love the cupcakes.

I updated my blog button scrolly thing this week. If I don't have your button, let me know so I can add it. Especially if it's cute. I LOVE cute buttons!

Also, if you're not already a follower, just one little click would change all that....you might notice I'm really close to 500, and I confess, I just love large round numbers..... -> -> ->

All of the lovely flowers pictured in this post are growing in my yard. =)




This song is special to me. Every time I hear it, I think of my kids. Even the one who's technically an adult now. It's important for them to know that I'm always here for them, and that no matter what, I have their back. This song says that so well.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

God Bless America!

.virtual coffee.

Happy Tuesday, my friends. It is WAY too hot for coffee, even the {virtual} kind, down here in the Sushine State, where Spring lasts for, oh, about 5 minutes. But I'll be glad to pour you a glass of sweet tea, or if you'd prefer, I'll even give you one of my cans of Diet Dr Pepper. And that, my friends, is true love.

Did you watch The Bachelorette last night? I am not even sure where to begin; which was worse, the guy who wore the mask the entire time, or the guy who got completely trashed and had to be practically carried to the limo?
And Bentley....ohhh, Bentley. Drama before the show even begins. First, let's discuss Bentley's daughter's name. I'm still hoping they just changed it for the show, to protect her real identity, because how could two adults agree to name a child Cozy?
Seriously? Cozy? That poor child will be teased for her entire life.

And then, in the sneak peeks of later episodes, he reveals himself to be the douchebag that Ashley was warned about. Seems like she should have listened!

Enough of that. I'm not quite sure if I can watch it this season. I'm very busy with my Wars. I'm really not a violent person, but I'm very into War shows right now. Cupcake Wars, Parking Wars, Storage Wars...if there is a War involved, I'm probably going to be watching. If there's food involved, that's even better.

Speaking of food, my vegetable garden is growing beautifully. Not producing yet, but thriving. I can't wait to eat the results! Our neighbors brought us over a huge bag of squash last week (as well as another dozen of farm-fresh eggs). We went through that stuff in a couple of days.

And yes, we still absolutely love our new place, thanks for asking. We have a beautiful gray fox hanging around now. We see him late at night. I guess he shares the woods with the rabbits, wild turkeys, deer, and chupacabras that seem to call this place home.

On another note, Andrew got a reprieve from seeing BM this past weekend. His soccer tournaments, which were out of town, coincided with the scheduled visit. On advice of our attorney, John called to offer a different time and place. It was refused, and subsequent phone messages to try to work something out were ignored. The time and place are flexible per the Judge's orders, and we did our part to try to make arrangements, so we're in the clear. Andrew was so incredibly relieved.

Do you have any fun plans going on for Memorial Day? We don't; it kind of snuck up on us.

Well, I guess I need to get up and get something done around here.

I hope you enjoyed your icy cold beverage. Have a great week, and go visit Lucky Number 13 for more {Virtual} Coffee.

Let's Discuss This Further....

First, I just need to apologize for my craptastic blogging lately. My posts have been poor quality, and visiting blogs has been totally hit or miss. Commenting? Almost nonexistent. I have pretty much sucked.

The only reason I've been posting at all is because I committed to doing NaBloPoMo this month, and I have not missed a day yet. I'm determined to see this one through, and I'm almost there!

As I've already whined about here, I have been sick with the horrific death plague.

This is the first day in which I have felt that maybe, possibly, I might just live.
I'm not well, but I at least think that one day, perhaps, I will be. And you can bet your sweet hiney that next year, I WILL get my flu shot.

Anyhoo. I've mentioned here before my penchant for crap TV. If it's reality and it's garbage, I'm probably watching it. I'm just laying it on the line for you here. So, if you also have this sick addiction hobby, you might like my Blog Frog Community. I've decided to start discussing the madness of these shows there.

In fact, I intended to start tonight, after the newest freakshow episode of Toddlers & Tiaras, but my internet connection crapped out on me and then I feel asleep. Woops.

But it will get going. And I'd love for you to join me when it does! Because if these shows don't provide good fodder for discussion, I don't know what does.

You can join in a discussion, or start your own.

So click the link, or you can get there from the widget in my sidebar. You know you want to. It will be our dirty little secret.