Wordless Wednesday

I'm off...

to see the the Wizard.

Curious Hits

Looking at my sitemeter is pretty interesting. I have had several hits from people googling for "housewife stocking" I have had several hits with that very phrase. And just to spice things up, someone was searching for a "latin housewife stocking"

Sorry to diasppoint. I for one have no idea what a housewife stocking is, off to google!

UP NEXT:(when it stops raining), a photo inventory of the salons available in my town. I need my hair cut, but man, I don't know if I need one THAT bad.

Fun with iPod

I am so excited about Scott's birthday present. We have two iPods that have been sitting around for months. I've been a little afraid to try try them out. I finally opened one up today and downloaded songs for Scott: One song from every year of his life starting in 1969. Some of them are sentimental like , "I Love the Way You Love Me" by John Michael Montgomery(1993). That was our first dance song at our wedding. Or "All Star" by Smashmouth(1999). Macy used to sing that when she was 3. A few Journey songs since we both love Journey, and some metal, too. I also threw in a little Marvin. "Let's Get it On" makes us both laugh when it starts.

It was fun and a LOT of work. The most fun was finding all those songs I had forgotten about. I will have to start working on mine next!

35

Yesterday I turned 35. I remember when 35 sounded so old.

It was still a great day. We shopped for a new garbage disposal. Now if that doesn't say mid-life I don't know what does. Actually, I was thrilled. 2 days without a kitchen sink will do that to you.

My real present is PhotoShop6 for Mac but, alas, it has not been released yet. I will wait patiently.

Then my mom met us for lunch. We tried out Qdoba for the first time. Yummy!

Shopping for other's birthday presents came next. My family has 8 birthdays in January. Eeeek.

Next came our monthly trip to Costco. Scott went to work and the kids and I cam home. They made me a cake. Scott surprised everyone by coming home early. So we had cake, kids went to bed and I took a bath.

Then I plopped down on the couch with my peanut MnMs and "Lost." No better ending to the day could be imagined.

A light at the end of the tunnel.

Um, I don't even know where to start. I'm HAPPY! Not about anything in particular, just undeniably, totally happy. I am not giddy, or feeling over-the-top joy but I feel normal. Whatever that is.

Last week my counselor said I either need to try St. John's Wort or a pharmaceutical. I was about to try anything. I was about at the end of my rope, quite literally. I don't think I have ever felt so, well, I'll leave it at that. I'm glad to be here.

Anyway I went home and ordered the St. John's Wort right away. I really wanted to try it before I moved on to the big guns. It came two days later and I have been taking it for 1 week and 1 day as of today.

I am so totally amazed at the changes in one week. I have successfully put my kids in bed every night including "snuggles" without yelling. I tried to raise my voice when Kyle came out of bed and it felt weird. Not the release I usually feel but almost a "check" in my being, like I was trying too hard to yell. I can't even explain it adequately. It just felt unnatural, foreign.

My kids have commented about how happy I am. I get a lot of, "Wow, Mom, you sure are in a good mood!" To be perfectly honest, that astounds me. Truly.

I hope the benefits keep up and this isn't a fluke, but I feel hopeful for the first time in forever. I will have to reassess(that word looks funny) in the summer since The St. John's Wort can cause photosensitivity :>/ but we will see.

For now, I will take what I can get.

File this under "Curiously Named Products"

I can't get the picture any bigger but this is a male enhancement product. Need I say more?