Tidbits

I took first place for the second time in an online free poker tourny tonight! I, of course, must share credit with my little helper who would assist me by saying things like "A! For Addie! That's good, right?" and "Yay! You lost." Hopefully tomorrow evening all this practice will pay off.

Dannyboy is taking his vacation soon and guess where he's coming? 'Das right...KC, to fufill HIS time of the two times a year we actually see each other. Guess I'd best get the house clean.

~K

Public Service Announcement

Rum, whiskey, and Jager do NOT mix.

It's been a loooooong day.
~K

QFS x2

Yesterday Nate and I were at Barnes and Noble looking at child rearing books. (Long, ugly, UGLY story) He's reading book titles aloud and says "Raising a child of dyslexia.......wait, a child WITH dyslexia." He just looks at me afterwards, so I had to reassure him...."Of course, I'm blogging that."

Addie and David were roughhousing earlier and somehow Addie got it in her head to coldcock him...closed fist....right in the temple. Obviously, he didn't want to play anymore after that, and suggested she find something else to do. She comes to me, crying, and tells me that Daddy didn't want to play with her anymore. I ask what happened. She stops, looks at me, then ducks her head and says, "I don't wanna talk about it, ok?"
~K

Love is in the air!

Wanted to send a big congrats to Roberto and his lovely lady on their engagement. Thanks for letting me live vicariously.


Oh, and you might notice I added you back. I figure if you read my blog enough to see that you're not listed, you deserve to be. ;)

~K

Kat's word of the day....

twitterpated-

An enjoyable disorder characterized by feelings of excitement, anticipation, high hopes, recent memories of interludes, giddiness, and physical overstimulation which occur simultaneously when experiencing a new love. These feelings take over without warning, usually at odd times (such as at a check-out line), with or without the partner present, and make it difficult to concentrate on anything but romance. They interfere with work and safe driving, but should be experienced at least once in every person's lifetime.

AKA, how JB makes me feel. :)

Ah, Spring.

~K

"It starts in my toes And I crinkle my nose Wherever it goes I always know That you make me smile Please stay for a while now Just take your time Wherever you go"
Colbie Calliet-Bubbly

QFS x 2

So yesterday Nathan and I went to Costco. They had a table set up right as you walk in the door just LOADED with lillies. Nathan sees them and says "Wow, who died?" We pause for a sec and he says "Oh yeah....Jesus." People glared at him while I laughed so hard I almost wet myself.



Addie and I are coloring eggs last night, using the food coloring/vinegar/boiling water method, and she says "Why are we doing this?" I say it's something we do for Easter. She looks at me and says "But bunnies don't eat eggs!" I told her I'd explain it when she was older. I figure three is a little young for me to explain pagan conversion compromises.
~K

PS of the week.

Change it to "Mom" and add a "Knock on wood."

Happy Easter, btw.

~K

"In my daughter's eyes I am a hero

I am strong and wise and I know no fear

But the truth is plain to see

She was sent to rescue me

I see who I wanna be

In my daughter's eyes"

Martina McBride-In My Daughter's Eyes

PS of the week

Double dose, but they work together.

~K

Oh Canada.

Everytime I think of you, I always catch my breath
And I'm still standing here, and you're miles away
And I'm wonderin' why you left
And there's a storm that's raging through my frozen heart tonight


I hear your name in certain circles, and it always makes me smile
I spend my time thinkin' about you, and it's almost driving me wild
And there's a heart that's breaking down this long distance line tonight


I ain't missing you at all since you've been gone away
I ain't missing you, no matter what I might say

There's a message in the wire, and I'm sending you this signal tonight
You don't know how desperate I've become
And it looks like I'm losing this fight
In your world I have no meaning, though I'm trying hard to understand
And it's my heart that's breaking down this long distance line tonight


I ain't missing you at all since you've been gone away
I ain't missing you, no matter what my friends say

And there's a message that I'm sending out, like a telegraph to your soul
And if I can't bridge this distance, stop this heartbreak overload


I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you, I can lie to myself

~K

PS of the week.

~K

OutSTANDing.

Addie actually has a pretty good grasp of what are "adult words" that she's not supposed to say. Anyone who has spent any time over here and let the F bomb fly can tell you this. She's almost disturbingly pious about...I'm not allowed to say "crappy," "sucks," or "hilarious" (I think it's because the first part sounds like hell.)

However.

I've noticed a recent pattern emerging. She thinks it's ok to repeat words, even if she's telling you "We don't say 'shit' Mommy." Also, if something comes across as a phrase she doesn't get it. Also, I think she believes that if she's adult enough to play Michael's computer games, (Story for another time, I'm not sure how I feel about it still.) she's adult enough to indulge in some trash talk.

Examples:

• Awhile back she came up to me and started laying out Candyland. I asked what she was doing and she said "Wanna play Mommy? I'll kick your ass!"
• We lost the dvd of Annie recently. When she learned this, her response was "Oh God damn it."
• While play fighting with Nathan a few weeks ago I called him an asshole. Addie looked at him, shook her head and said "Don't be an asshole Nathan. It's not nice."
• Tonight, she woke up a few hours after I put her to bed. She came downstairs and I asked why she was up. She looked at me a little confused and said "It's morning. I'm up now." I told her that no, it was still night. She started to argue and I pointed through the window and said "See, it's still dark out." She rolled her eyes and said "Why the hell is it dark out still?"

While each example was thoroughly discussed and she was rebuked, here, in the privacy of my own little corner of the 'net, I can giggle about it.

~K

PS of the week, and an update

Ok, I'm late. Sue me. I've been deathly ill. Well, not deathly, but certainly far FAR from healthy. The good news is that I got my new phone today. (Woot for BlackBerries!) Oh, and I'm feeling better.

Ok, 'bout the PS first. I'm not going to say anything about this....just to ask my brother about "Kid's Kitchen" some time.

As for updates, not much. Met Dell and His Friends (capitalized because the important ones boil down to an adorable couple that I was terrified to meet for fear of rejection.) Saturday night for drinking (I didn't) and watching/betting on the UFC match. (I won $8. And it was my first!) Dell moved from the tragically country town of Richmond to the sprawling populious that is NKC this weekend, which I lucked out on having to help due to the whole 103 fever, non breathing stuff. (There's an inside joke in there.) Tonight I joined him for another two episodes of Firefly, which I'm savoring like a kid nibbling on his Easter chocolate bunny for weeks, just to make it last. He also made me dinner, and while I will remark that he's a purty good cook, my lasagna tops his, bar none. :)

Honestly, as much as I dig him, I'm so tired of fighting that I just stuff everything to avoid pissing him off (which is HIGHLY easy.) I know me, and that's going to get really old, really quick. I dunno....we shall see. Not all my eggs are in one basket though, if that makes sense.

I appear to have infected Nate as well. Well, honestly, I think it was karma. When your best friend is crying on the phone to you because she's delirious with fever....perhaps you should do something OTHER than tell her to go to the ER. (Once again...it was a virus...nuttin' they could do hmm?) It's funny...he's HONESTLY pissed at me for it. He has an interview for an EMT position tomorrow/today and he's worried he's not going to be his best at it because of this crap. I feel for him....really. And yet.... ;)

On a related note, I put my wedding set up on E-bay. There's really no reason to keep them anymore, and I could use the money. The final straw was getting an e-mail congratulating me for my wedding being only six weeks away. Bitter? No. Still pissed? Oh my yes. :)

It's also come to my attention that I've been neglecting to post song lyrics or quotes or whatever at the end of my posts lately. This isn't for lack of material, just...I dunno. Anyway, that used to be my favorite part, so I shall work harder on this.

Ciao.

~K

"Sing me something soft Sad and delicate Or loud and out of key Sing me anything"

Existentialism on Prom Night-Straylight Run

In the style of Johnny Cash/NIN-"Hurt"

Willie Nelson has covered DMB's "Gravedigger"
Check it out.

Wanna see the original?

BTW, when I die....I want this song played....and if someone can get that past my mom, hats off to ya.
~K

Forgive me....

I haven't made it to bed yet, and I realize I'm double posting like hell, but I just have to comment on something.

So, Dell has this thing where he says that every episode of Firefly is his favorite....


I *totally* feel that way about The Office now. I've heard this show lauded constantly, and now, I see why. I'm about to wet myself in glee.
~K

Words of Wisdom

Never make anyone a priority who makes you an option.

Ok so...

I've been watching The Office recently, and I just have to ask....

Who the hell promoted Michael Scott to manager?

I mean, I've worked for some diamonds in my time, but sheesh!

That is all.
~K

Song of the moment....

This describes every serious relationship I've ever been in.

Kate Nash - Foundations

Thursday night, everything's fine, except you've got that look in your eye
When I'm tellin' a story and you find it boring,
You're thinking of something to say.
You'll go along with it then drop it and humiliate me in front of our friends.

Then I'll use that voice that you find annoyin' and say something like
"yeah, intelligent imput, darlin', why don't you just have another beer then?"

Then you'll call me a bitch
and everyone we're with will be embarrassed,
and I wont give a shit.

My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation,
and I know that I should let go,
but I can't.
And every time we fight I know it's not right,
every time that you're upset and I smile.
I know I should forget,
but I can't.

You said I must eat so many lemons'cause I am so bitter.
I said"I'd rather be with your friends mate 'cause they are much fitter."

Yes, it was childish and you got aggressive,
and I must admit that I was a bit scared,
but it gives me thrills to wind you up.


My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation,
and I know that I should let go,
but I can't.
And every time we fight I know it's not right,
every time that you're upset and I smile.
I know I should forget,
but I can't.

Your face is pasty 'cause you've gone and got so wasted, what a surprise.
Don't want to look at your face 'cause it's makin' me sick.
You've gone and got sick on my trainers,
I only got these yesterday.
Oh, my gosh, I cannot be bothered with this.

Well, I'll leave you there 'till the mornin',
and I purposely wont turn the heating on
and dear God, I hope I'm not stuck with this one.

My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation,
and I know that I should let go,
but I can't.
And every time we fight I know it's not right,
every time that you're upset and I smile.
I know I should forget,
but I can't.
~K

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

Ok, suddenly I'm getting stock tip spam. Did a rich relative die and Hotmail was notified but not myself?
~K

Le Sigh

I should start by remarking that the tone of this post is not meant to be whiney...just....pensive.

The more time I spend with Nate lately the more I think that we should just go our seperate ways. He's totally closed off, and I feel like he's punishing me for something with every move. While ending the relationship was a mutual decision, I feel that it was his giving up that was the final a blow in it, so I'm not so sure what I'm being punished for.

Additionally, I finally saw Dell again this weekend. After a well timed drunk dial on Weds, we'd left things open, and he extended an invite to meet with his friends last night, which I did. I almost wish I hadn't now. We talked on the phone twice today, but, honestly, the fantastic connection isn't there anymore. Maybe it's because I hadn't seen him for two weeks, I'm not sure. He's off all week this week and had said that he would work out a time for us to get together, so we'll see. It will be tragic, but easy at this point.

Ugh....I sat on this but nothing more seems to be coming.
~K