ShOwInG oFF...

yes -- i totally realize that i have pretty much left my mama blog (that would be this one) in the dust in lieu of writing in my misadventures of a chunky goddess blog.
and i do feel bad about that because this blog is about my family whereas the other is solely about me...
but i need to be a wee bit selfish nowadays & am really focusing on getting fit.
BUT...
i will be posting tidbits here -- mostly photos & family updates.
if ya want the real dirt on life & all it encompasses -- gotta read the other blog.

but enough of that...
let's get to the showing off!
about to head out for a walk -- was a bit brisk that morning!
just miss sky being her adorable little self!
some new bedding -- she still l♥ves yo gabba gabba! has it made her sleep in her bed any better -- ummm no!
we hung out this past sunday @ my bestie's house & this is skylar & her daughter who is just 6 months older. i look @ them & instantly see angela & myself -- so odd; yet amazingly cool!
guitar hero playoff & hangin' out!
♥♥♥

happy hump day luvies!
♥cyn♥

all hallow's eve 2011

i ♥ halloween...
always have; always will!
so we celebrate all hallows eve properly!

skylar starts the day as a bee...
peyton & hunter
grammy (my mom) & skylar
my sons peyton & hunter
zombie-fied peyton, skylar, & hunter -- my halloween spooky kiddos!
♥us♥
peyton as a zombie-- i was in charge of makeup as always...
peyton, dani (hunter's girlfriend) & hunter heading out for the evening...
me -- mexican day of the dead
bri -- ghoulish skeleton
the spooky bunch!
the cutest pumpkin ever -- she insisted on face paint too -- heh!

daddy & sky
me & my girl
trick-or-treat & skylar gave us a run for our money -- never thought she would last 1 1/2 hours but she rocked it!
ONLY in rhode island will you see a jack-o-lantern snowman... the candy haul!

a perfectly ghoulishy fun halloween again!

happy halloweenie!!!

a day at pezza farm...

library music time

another fabulous day spent @ our local library & it's wonderful music program.
skylar L♥VES music!

HoLLa: Update on Life vol.7

I know I have totally been ignoring this blog – I sucketh, what can I say?

In my defense – I have had a lot of my plate lately.
• Defiant teenagers who are trying to either drive me to the brink of insanity or make me an alcoholic.
• An over-active precocious two year old who needs constant stimulation.
• Never-ending tedious stuff – laundry, dishes, grocery shopping.
• Trying to keep myself on track with Weight Watchers & working out – which is a HUGE priority for me.
• Making Brian & Cyn time – because he needs me as much as anyone else in my house. And I need him too of course!
• My social life which is coming back from the dead – funny how feeling good about yourself again can make you want to get back into the world.
• My spiritual side which I left dormant @ the wayside months ago – I have missed my candles, meditations, & spellwork. It grounds me & I need grounding!

I know there are others out in the world who probably have ten times the amount of things on their plates – but keep in mind that my plate has been so cracked & half-broken for so long with me being in the depths of depression & I am just now getting back to mending the plate & being able to juggle more than a few things without completely melting down!
So yay for that much at least.
Chaos is actually progress for me!!!

Speaking of progress – I see my new therapist next week.
I am trying to be positive – but ack! I haven’t had the best luck with therapy in the past.
Once had a therapist try to *save* me by telling me I needed Jesus in my life.
True effin’ story.
Can you believe that shit? If I wasn’t 20-something (oh yeah I have been messed up for a long time… heh) I probably would have reported her -- to where or whom – who knows?
Did I mention that I am trying to stay positive?

Okay let’s jump to another topic – because I am so obviously all over the place today.
Skylar has her library reading/play group every Wednesday & it is the one thing she looks forward to. And it is such a cute program – the librarian is wonderful & they do the cutest craft project at the end of story time.
Well this year there is a new kid in the group & normally I never refer to kiddos (other than my own of course – heh) to *spawn of satan* but if this child was a robot her (yes, it’s a little girl) name would be DESTRUCTOR!
And really it isn’t her fault – it is her dumbass mother’s who sits there while she tears up the play area, library, and reading room and says NOTHING. It is her who sits there while she literally lays on other children & terrorizes the two mothers who come with infants in tow and says NOTHING. It is her who sits there while the librarian asks the little demon girl to sit down over and over because she is disrupting the reading time & tears things right out of the librarian’s hands and says NOTHING.
Seriously I keep hoping Mute Mom & DESTRUCTOR won’t show – but sure as shit they are ALWAYS there.
And what do you do in this situation? Are you THAT parent who complains & puts the librarian in the position to have to *talk* to Mute Mom?
Parents who let their children be little buttheads just piss me off.
And it isn’t fair to the kids like my daughter who really want to enjoy the experience & interact.
Mute Mom sucks!

Moving along…
We are just NOW finally getting some fall weather.
Goddess Group ghost hunt happened last night but I had to miss it – car/ride issues.
So bummed.
I will get in on another ghost hunt because apparently they had sucha great time that they are planning another.

I have been doing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred – on day 10 – and it is an ass-kicking killer workout. I highly recommend it!

Well to end this crazy post on a high note…
Skylar is NUTSO about La La Loopsy.
(Doncha l♥ve her shit – got it @ Kmart for $7!)

La La Loopsy was #1 on her Xmas list to Santa last year – and this year it is the La La Loopsy treehouse & bus.
Never enough La La Loopsy in Skylar’s world…

There ya have it – sorry this is sucha schiztoid post!

Happy HuMp DaY!
♥cyn♥

wanna know more about my weight loss journey, weight watchers, and/or my quest to complete jillian michaels 30 day shred?
check out my diet blog -- misadventures of a chunky goddess.

we ♥ the library!

our local library reading group resumed yesterday -- yay!
this year skylar is in the *big girl* 2 year old reading group!

super excited & ready to go!

the 2 year old group does crafts as well...

including a glue project -- skylar's 1st experience with the sticky stuff!

her fall leaf rocked!!!

amazing...

♥cyn♥