omphaloskepsis means: 1. navel-contemplation 2. peace 3. takeover 4. outcast danseuse means: 1. ragged paper edge 2. ballerina 3. top part of skull 4. mute sinistral means: 1. zany 2. dandy 3. left-handed 4. indistinct planarian means: 1. explosion 2. blizzard 3. appraisal 4. flatworm What about stentor, pyrexia, and acidulent? Want to improve your vocabulary with a mind numbing but addictive time waster...

Long story short...military health care can suck. Just imagine a rant....I'm not up to doing it justice. The kids are outside enjoying a warm afternoon. I was taking a *well deserved* nap on the couch after church and Girl asked if she could play outside. I grunted a yes without opening my eyes and told Boy to go out with her. I can hear them playing, so I'm not really worried about it. I can hear them playing 2 different games at the same time. Girl keeps asking Boy, "Do...

Thank you Flickr for motivating me. As I was forcing myself to clean the fridge, I had a great idea for my 365. (I'm doing a project where I take a self portrait every day for a year) and well, it motivated me to clean my fridge a little more than I was planning....Who wants to sit in the mystery goop that congeals under the veggie drawer?

Shameless self promotion...go here and watch.... Link Have you ever written a check or made a credit card payment for some trivial amount? Did you just roll your eyes that you had to swipe a card or write a check for $2? Well, I just topped that. I paid an 'e-bill' to Home Depot for ONE FREAKING CENT! I just recieved a late payment due email and was confused. I paid off the account already.....well, I paid off all but one freaking cent. That's right, I made the last payment and did...

Just as a note.... This is a back end splits. Back end meaning that I have to pop into the trick on the back end of the swing and it's harder than it looks. I've been trying to catch my return for MONTHS.....and I am a dork....you just have to watch and see! I wasn't ready to catch the bar....and I kicked the bar on the very next trick...ouch!

The internet is a great force. It can be used for good (as in using digital flashcards to help me prep for my history test) and not so good (when it's distracting me from using said cards). BUt no fear. I aced the test 100% woo hoo! And in celebration, here are a few of the random things that tore me away from what I *should* be doing. Email....did HW write? IM....did HW message me? Flickr.....any new challenges or ideas? Here...duh. And then there are the odd ones. Link Video...

Due to a situation outside our control, the Trapeze-Experience Show has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 3rd at 5:00pm! Best regards, Peter Sigh, but I still get to perform...just a bit later. And since there isn't much to say....here is a fun link to a friend. Link She is scheduled to perform that same night...so if you are in Austin....

That's right ladies and gents, Life Happens will be performing in the circus! If you happen to be in the Austin area on Saturday, October 20th, you can see her LIVE for one performance only!!!!! ***thundering applause**** So when I came home about 20 min ago, there was a message on my answering machine from J-Bird (of trapeze-experience.com) and he reminded me that there will be a performance show on Saturday (5:30 pm at the Crossings, if you are in town) and then...... ......he...

So I am in charge of a money making scheme...ahem... fundraiser ...for the unit. We will use the money for Christmas care packages, welcome home baskets for the single soldiers, and the welcome home banners, party etc. So here is my delemia. I don't want to pull out my tree yet. (even though HW thinks I do) So I can't just take a patriotic Christmas picture and i had to digitally make something. What do you think? Too simple? Too fake? Help me out here please! I am not a pro at th...

Pretty darn good practice...after a dozen messed up ones. And a catch

but how hot can I be when my ride is tricked out with 2 carseats in back? Actually this joe was just to 1)fulfill HW's request for something new...and 2) to announce that I am back in trapeze!!! Woo Hoo! I have to take it easy...I have school and work and work and the other work and being a mom to worry about and the incredible $$$$ that it would cost, but I can treat myself once a month. But since I snagged a nifty gig today and made a cool $100...I'm headed down this weekend!...

Imagine if you will..... A sad, dejected look on a normally cheerful face. Big blue eyes blinking away tears. Heartbreaking music filling the background. Are you feeling sympathetic? (If not, go look at some puppies and come back) I received sad news today. I will no longer be able to trade massages for trapeze lessons. One of the instructors is now dating a physical therapist who lives closer....and I can't afford fly time without trading. *insert sad face here* I hav...

Random Facts about HW on his birthday. He is 13878 days old today. He is 9 years older than his wife. I gave him a black eye once. He has no tattoos, no piercings, doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs.... He can lock a grown man up at parade rest and make him cry....he just doesn't do it very often. He has a GTO so his cool points are so high that driving a minivan isn't an issue. He wants a flame job on the van. He reads voaraciously. He still plays with LEGOs and w...

So I have danced can can for several years. Sometimes we get good costumes....and sometimes not. They have been black and purple, Hot pink and neon yellow, too-revealing in pink and black, and most recently peacock blue. We have bought cheap costumes and expensive costumes, but as in most things...you get what you pay for. The "Big Bird" Feathered-$79 The $120 Costumes This year, we were told they are *gasp* $22! I think they expected us to jump up and down, cheering that we save...