Priceless

Haircut from Cutting Edge: $30
Highlights from Cutting Edge: $54
Eyebrow wax from Cutting Edge: $10

Being complimented on the "mold" on your face (aka a beauty mark): Priceless

Being asked if you want your lip waxed too: Priceless

Receiving Cut, Color, eyebrow wax from stylist with hairstyle that resembles a shi tzu: apparently $94

Lesson learned: Never impulsively request subtle highlights from an establishment that proudly states "Walk Ins Welcome" and specializes in the military buzz cut!

Being Daisy

Do you ever wish you were the dog? This morning as Tee was eating his gourmet breakfast of a frozen waffle (toasted of course!) we were observing the life of Daisy, the chihuahua! She sat on the floor waiting for a crumb - she knows who to sit by - with big ears perked and big eyes just watching, Tee says, "I wish I was Daisy!" I said me too Tee! She really has the life. So we went about naming all of the benefits of being Daisy. In no particular order, because really, when you've got it this good who really cares in which order you receive!
1) Sleeps as late as she wants and naps whenever she wants!
2) Gets to lick the floor - now this one only has significance to Tee since he has been a licker since birth - don't ask - I'm sure it stems from some neuroses I have passed along, the child is very tactile!
3) Even better than sleeping late - she sleeps right between Mommy and Daddy - now this one is the biggest benefit according to Tee.
4) She can play on the furniture - she only weighs 7 pounds so jumping up and down on the furniture is no big deal unless you are a 65 lb 8 year old!
5) No spankings - I mean really who could spank a 7 lb dog?
6) She gets to pee in the floor - once again only significant to Tee!
7) She gets more attention and affection than any one in the house, I mean who could deny her! I believe she is well aware that she has hit the doggy lottery!
8) She is completely unaware that she is the smallest "person" in the house or neighborhood for that matter! Who said denial is a bad thing?

So while we all go about being human all day, Daisy is at home enjoying the fruits of our labor! Thanks Daisy for inspiring us to be more like a dog! Who knew you were the missing member of our family?

Brett Farve - you can relax! David Beckham watch out!

Well, on a lighter note, Tee has decided to focus his athletic prowess on travel baseball this fall instead of football. We had been toying with the idea that he could do both, because you know that every 8 year old needs to have some sort of sports practice every day of the week! But after a much needed reality check, we decided that one sport per child per season is enough. So for this year, Brett Favre, your job is secure with the Jets, Tee is off the field - for now!

My sweet Avery - God Bless her, is trying her hand - or shall I say foot at soccer. Now no one at my house has ever played, coached, or even watched soccer so this one ought to be fun! She is all about accessories so I'm hoping that the shin guards and cute soccer ball hair ribbons will keep her focused on her game! She really is fast and aggressive on the baseball field, but she just really doesn't love it - so I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe, she will fall in love with it and can fulfill my desire to be a true soccer mom!

That's What Friends Are For

I know - I too have Dionne Warwick crooning in my head! I have experienced the most amazing outpouring of friendship over that past 48 hours. The phone calls, text messages, ya'll are just too much! I spent the majority of the first 10 years of my married life trying to make us look like one of the stickers you see on the back of a minivan - you know with the stick people - Mom, Dad, two kids and some sort of animal or two? But when you open the sliding van door - there's a whole bunch of crap that's just cluttering up the inside. We all have our clutter, some just more cluttered than others. Right now we are in the process of cleaning out the van. I got an encouraging phone call from Mr. Clutter this morning, he had been to church to see Charlie, the Celebrate Recovery pastor and so here we go - One Day at a Time...

One Day at a Time...

Sometimes life throws you a curve! Most of those who read this blog are familiar with the hurts, habits and hangups that have plagued our family in the past. For those of you unfamiliar with 12 step speak - "Hurts, Habits and Hangups" are used to describe issues that keep us from living our lives to the fullest. Travis has struggled with his share of hangups over the years. About 2 years ago I decided that it was time to take our family in a different direction -at the same time my Mother in law decided to take her own life - needless to say it was a low point for the Adams family. The bright side to this dark time was that Travis decided to get a grip on his hangups and start living life one day at a time. The past two years have been a sort of rebuilding time for our family - we are by no means the Cleavers but we are as close to normal (happy and secure) as you can be. There are times when it is difficult for Travis to "walk the line" but he has managed to do it, until last night. I know that God has a plan for this family and I immediately hit my knees and asked him to show me the way. He has my attention now - there are so many questions I want to ask but I pray that I can be still and allow Him to lead me. I think God uses difficult times to show us that he is in control, my prayer is that I learn whatever lesson he has for me.

1st Day of School

Well, today is the first day of school, which we meet with both excitement and anxiety! Of course we wouldn't be the Adams family without a little anxiety. Everyone was way beyond ready. Tee is very excited that he has Ms. Karen Ray - "the coolest teacher on the planet" according to Tee. And Avery is just excited to be somewhere besides K4!!! She is so ready to read and tie her shoes - two milestones she has been diligently working on this summer - between fighting with her brother and honing her fashion/makeup skills. She did agree to wear a hairbow today - the compromise was that it had to be fastened to the "messy bun" yet another skill she has been fine tuning this summer! Tee has spent his summer majoring in Playstation 3 and baseball - two skills I'm sure will serve him well in the 3rd grade. Needless to say we are glad to be back at school! Go Hornets!

PS - Meg Hiley gave me the biggest hug this morning when she saw me! It was just as sweet as hugging my own! Have a great year Meg - we look forward to seeing you at school!

Tag - You're It

Angela, Byron Bunko Babe - Andrea and if i can come up with 2 more that blog or that can add theirs to the Byron Bunko babe site I will do so!

I've Been Tagged!

My friend Amy Hiley has tagged me to list 6 things about myself that people don't already know. This is proving to be a difficult task for me since it takes about 5 minutes of being around me to know just about everything there is to know! So I'll try...

1) I never had a boyfriend in high school or college that I didn't cheat on! (this one has caused me to do some serious self evaluation!)

2) I was silently disappointed when I found out my first born was not a girl!(now everyone delete this one so that my precious Tee doesn't see it)

3) I obsessively check websites - foxnews, people, msn, etc - like maybe there might be some earth shattering event that has occured since the last time I checked 30 minutes before!

4) Speaking of obsessing - I feel guilty about almost everything I eat - I know I'm sure I need therapy over this one.

5) I have a Social Work degree - which I have never used in my career.

6) I traveled around Europe for 3 weeks after college - backpack, no bathing, Eurorail, hostel sleeping style - and have realized how much I underappreciated the whole experience - Youth is definitely wasted on the young!

Basket Case

I have a basket of clean laundry sitting in my living room floor. It has been there for about 4 days now. This basket has come to symbolize the state of my life. I just keep looking at it like maybe one day I will walk into the living room and the clothes will have magically folded themselves. No such luck. I decided yesterday after having a conversation with my amateur psychologist husband that maybe I'm in a somewhat depressed state! Travis refers to this as a minor depressive episode - his recommendation - get yourself together! Easy for him to say! So yesterday I went home and folded the clothes, maybe today I will put them away.

Clearly Technically Challenged

OK so I have put up a couple of photos and clearly I didn't intended for Daisy to take up much more room than my own flesh and blood children - it's just the way it came out! And speaking of photos - for you fellow celebrity gawkers - tune into people.com on Sunday evening to see the Jolie-Pitt twinks - talk about hitting the genetic jackpot!

New Addition

Well bloggers - I have decided to try my hand at blogging! As all aspects of my life it is a work in progress. There are a couple of blogs I have gotten into lately and can only hope that my little stories and ideas can add some comic relief and validation for your craziness because I just don't think anyone is going to come to my blog for Angelina like advice on parenting and certainly not Dr. Phil like advice on marriage! I can only hope to carve out a little area out in cyber space for Rebecca's Ramblings.

More to come...