Cuteness!

I found the cutest site EVER! It's called Zoo Borns and I found this picture there. (I hope they don't mind I borrowed it, since I did put a linky poo to it and all.)

The one where Nathan Fillion is awesome!

Race for the Cure

This past Saturday was the 5K I signed up for. The top woman was 28 years old, chip time 20:34. In my age group I was 135 of 194 women. My chip time 35:45, gun time 36:03. Considering I am less than three years from the next age group I think that's pretty good. We must also consider that a year ago I would have dropped dead halfway through. ;)

Impatience

I am trying very hard with my patience lately. I have a ton of Christmas crafts on sale on my Etsy and Artfire accounts. (See sidebar, refresh for more artfire choices.) I only put them up over the last couple of weeks, and it is only October, but I want something to sell! My luck, it will all sell at the same time. LoL I'm hoping things start going soon though, I wanted to use the money for Christmas, or at least little B's birthday (weeks after Christmas). I was using this to distract me from other things I can't do anything about only now this is frustrating me too. hehe. Ok, on to finding other things to frustrate me in order to forget about the things already frustrating me...

Christmas is closer than you think!

Holiday wreaths, unique gifts, and holiday ornaments coming soon!!!

KatEyes





Unique Gifts

Stupid Shit

My ex swore two months ago he'd start paying me at the beginning of the month. But he went to the Philippines and spent all his settlement money. And it turns out he was laid off! They were going to take him back but didn't. So now he has no child support. A smart person would have put aside money in case that happened. Did he? Hell fucking no. He doesn't care that our rent was due 8 days ago. He doesn't care that I can't wait til the end of the month to pay rent or that my utilities and phone are due soon too. After all the girls insurance and child care is paid and I buy groceries, there isn't much left of my paycheck. They depend on his child support and he doesn't give a damn. I'm so fucking mad and stressed!!! I am trying to sell some stuff but I just don't know what I'm going to do. :(

Fiction Friday

*Note*

Poetry in motion = Making up a dirty limerick while driving to text your sick bf in order to cheer him up.

I did this last Monday. Seriously.

P.S. Dirty words involved in said limerick below.

*Note over*




A Dirty Limerick
by Kat

There once was a chick from Nantucket.
Who's ass made men want to fuck it.
So she started a line,
Said one at a time.
And for extra she would suck it.

Fiction Friday

Merging Paths

We know nothing.
Only what the other
chooses to share.

Is there a future
for the two of us?
Don't know.

What do you want?
What do I want?
Not sure.

Three years from today,
will we be more,
the same or nothing?

Lives cross paths
merge and split.
How long will we share a path?

A younger woman
would swear FOREVER!
I know better.

For nothing is forever.
I take one day at a time.
And cherish our moments shared.

KatEyes





Unique Gifts

Ch ch ch changes

I was thinking about changes today. And how things seem to be always in motion. Just four years ago I had not even met some of the people that are most important to me right now. I was a suburbanite SUV driving housewife.

I can't even say that with a straight face. That's how weird it seems! But it wasn't me. It was never me. I never fit into the mold people kept trying to cram me into. And now I have people I am close to who don't try to change me or fit me into a certain way. Even though they may be completely different than me. Opposites attract and all that.

And I am unashamedly me. I dress how I want, I act how I want, I do what I want. I am very comfortable with my life right now. It isn't all smiles and sunshine, but it's good.

And yet, things keep changing. Where will we all be another four years from now? I don't know. But I know what key players in my life I plan to keep around. Great friends and important people who I can't imagine not speaking to regularly. I will go to great lengths to keep these few people around. (Physically and virtually, I have a few bloggy friends I would track down should they disappear on me.) I am pretty sure they feel the same way.

I wanted to have some more fiction up soon, but the writing hits me sporadically lately. I'll post when it hits again.

The Queen's Meme #9

Who
is easy to love? ~ my girls
do you just wanna smack? ~ Asshats. All of 'em.
do you trust? ~ Only my closest friends, of which there are very few.
do you talk to when you're alone? ~ myself as usual.


What....

dangerous things do you do while driving? ~ Look at the clock. Seriously, I almost wrecked glancing at the clock once. No problem on the phone, changing cds, dealing with kids, eating, drinking, texting. I go to check the time which is right on the dash, and boom some dumbass stops suddenly in front of me.
are you allergic to? ~ The very air we breathe.
is Satan's last name? ~ Smith
is the last thing that moved you? ~ Breakfast at Tiffany's. I watched it four times this weekend.
is the freakiest thing in your house? ~ Tristin. Seriously. So freaky she would be amused by this answer.

When.....

is it time to turn over a new leaf? ~ When the old one falls apart.
will you be all that you can be? ~ I am always all I can be for the moment. Can't be too much at once.
is enough enough? ~ almost all the time
do you go to the dark side? ~ Who do you think made the damn cookies?


Where....

are your pants? ~ on me. Well, one pair, the others are in the drawer, and closet, and laundry room.
is your last will and testament? ~ Yeah, I need one of those.
is your junk food stash? ~ I don't do that.
is Carmen Sandiego? ~ Not on the dark side. Look somewhere else.


Why.....

was the Lone Ranger alone? ~ He wasn't, Tonto was always with him.
was The Scarlet Letter scarlet? ~ Because the author was an unimaginative bore. Seriously, I hate that book.
are musicians sexy and plumbers not? ~ Xmichra had the best answer for this, I just can't think of anything good!
are there no seat belts on school buses? ~ This has confounded me for years. And they get the worst damn drivers too!

Would you....

swim the English Channel for a doughnut and coffee? If not that, what? ~ No, I'm not much of a swimmer.
forgive someone who deliberately hurt you? ~ Nope.
rather believe a lie if it hurt you less than the truth? ~ No, I want the truth whether I can handle it or not.
you still be alive if you were sucked out of an airplane window? Would you just float around in space for while? ~ I would freak out completely.

The Queen's Meme #8

Warning: Hide the children!There are love shenanigans in the dungeon.


Welcome to The Queen's Meme #8.
Step out of the box. Be creative. Have fun!
And please, stay out of the dungeon.

I've tried to avoid this subject. It is the fickle fodder of many a meme these days. Romance, s*x, relationships and breakups are really nobody's business. Wouldn't you say? Or perhaps it's the questions that are too personal and a bit juvenile at times. Middle school smooching is not exactly the end all and be all of civilization. (Is it? I don't know. I seem to have forgotten.) To tell you the truth, I'm getting just a little sick of all the love shenanigans going on in the dungeon down below. I can hear you. You are all just a wee bit too happy if you ask me. If I didn't know better I'd swear you want to stay!
But seriously, we could all use a little lot of romance in our lives. I promise not to ask questions that would make your mother blush. I suggest you tell her not to read your blog tomorrow.

Bloggingham Love Shack (aka The Romance Meme)

1. What is the craziest thing you've ever done in the name of love?
~Moved out of town away from friends and family. Unfortunately it turned out badly.

2. How much mystery should there be in a relationship? Is it a good thing or not? ~Enough. Who wants to know everything about anyone? I believe in openness with one's partner, but only to a certain degree.

3. Is there someone in the blogosphere you'd like to get to know more intimately? Have you been too shy to ask? Let me help you. Write a 3 sentence anonymous blove letter to them in this meme.
Leave a link if you dare. (I promise not to tell!)
~Nope

4. Describe a "perfect evening" with the one you love.
~That question is a little presumptuous, but assuming I had someone to have a perfect evening with, I would start with my kids being somewhere else for the night. Dinner out, a movie, or a show! I've never been to a show. Then home for staying up late and sleeping late the next morning. ;)

5. If you are in a relationship, describe the one thing that makes it work well for you. If you are not in a relationship, do you want to be? If so, what type of romance are you looking for? What would it look like in your life?
~I would very much like to be in a nice comfortable-know-where-I-stand relationship.

6. If you had to choose between having good s*x (I told you not to let your mother read this) OR intelligent conversation on a regular basis, which would you choose and why?
~I very much like both and I am very certain I *can* get both. But if I had to chose I suppose sex because I get conversation online.

and finally.....a purely selfish question:

7. I've got the Bloggingham Blues. What type of man is right for Queen Mimi Pencil Skirt? Do any of you see love in her foreseeable future? What do you suggest I do to spice up my love life? What am I doing wrong????!
~I'm afraid I am new to the kingdom and not sure how to answer this. But don't give up hope! :)

Save the ta-tas!

I have signed up for a 5K run in October. If you would like to donate in my name you can do so here. Most of the money stays locally in Knoxville, TN but 25% goes to breast cancer research in general.

I am running a timed race, and this will be the first of many. I'm nervous, excited, and scared to death. What if I'm the last one in like when I was a kid? There are going to be a ton of non-timed people walking and such so I guess I won't be last. But I have crazy flashbacks from gym class as a kid. Me, athletic? Who knew.

I still have breathing issues when running. I was told at an expo that I may have exercise induced asthma. I would need an inhaler ONLY before running or doing some other aerobic type thing. I go for an appointment to be tested next Tuesday morning. So we will see. I think I would be relived to find out I do. It would be much worse if I simply cannot run a mile without walking part of the time.

I will update everyone next week. :)

Fiction Friday

I Am Me

I am a writer.
Although I do not
get paid for it
And I have never written a book.

I am a runner.
But not very
talented at it.
No races will ever be won by me.

I am a mother.
Even when they
drive me nuts
And I do not know what I am doing.

I am a lover.
Touching softly
feeling deeply.
Learning when to hold on and when to let go.

I am alone.
At home or work,
in the car or in a crowd.
Even though loneliness terrifies me.

I am all these things
And more and none.
Unable to chose only one path.
Unwilling to let go of the many pieces of me.

Busy

Friday night I steam cleaned the carpet in the living room, playroom, and entry of the apartment. It was gross! After only two years? And we take our shoes off at the entrance usually. Surely it wasn't all from the dog, I'm afraid the carpet wasn't so clean when we moved in. Yuck. I might go back over the living room one more time before returning the cleaner to work. I still need to do Tristin's room before we get her new bed, since it used to be storage. And I should do at least the front part of my room and the hall. The cats have a new extra huge ass cat litter box with lid, and the baby gates are GONE. Those were to keep the dog from eating the poop. Yuck.

Saturday I ran around with the girls doing fun stuff and getting paid back with bad attitudes and the persistant idea that I can do nothing right. I gladly dropped them off at my friend Stephanie's around four. ;) Saturday night I saw Inglorious Basterds. I didn't pick the movie, but was pretty much won over after the words "Brad Pitt". I'm a sucker for a Brad Pitt movie. If he isn't showing off his chest or dimples, he will at least be proving he's more than just a pretty face with fantabulous acting. And yes, I'm serious. :P

He played a character from Maynardville, TN. I gotta say he played crazy hillbilly dead on. Seriously. Even had a little "injun" in him. It was pretty hilarious. The movie was a Quentin Taratino movie, and considering what a crazy bastard he is, it was pretty gross at parts. But I liked it. It was morbidly delightful. After Stephen King, Mr. Tarintino might be my favorite crazy ass creative type. Gee, I hope I spelled his name right. Someone correct me if I didn't.

Sunday I slept late. Very late, almost noon. The movie didn't let out until after one and it was well after three before I went to sleep. It was great, I don't get to stay out late and sleep late very often. :)

The rest of the day was getting groceries and more cleaning. I am bound and determined to downsize and get rid of anything we don't use. It just takes so much time to sort and figure out what to get rid of! Then there's the putting up of the stuff that remains. By the time we are settled, we may decide to move again. LoL.

No Surprises Here.

Found at Xmichra's.

You Are Fantasy / Sci Fi

You have an amazing imagination, and in your mind, all things are possible. You are open minded, and you find the future exciting. You crave novelty and progress. Compared to most people, you are quirky and even a bit eccentric. You have some wacky ideas. And while you may be a bit off the wall, there's no denying how insightful and creative you are.

What Kind of Book Are You?

Xmichra Tagged me! The rules were simple enough, erase her answers and fill in my own. Here is goes!

1. Who is the hottest Movie Star?
Hugh Jackman. He not only looks good, he also sings! Awesomely. And has that dreamy accent...




















2. Apart from your house and car, what is the most expensive item you have ever bought?
Well I was a housewife for 9 years. Technically I didn't buy anything then. And I've been broke since! hmmm... I would have to say the vacuum cleaner. Seriously. I spent more on it than I have ever on one. Maybe it will last more than two years like the others. LoL.

3. What is you most treasured memory?
I actually have several. All of the girls when they were newborns. :) Can't pick between them.

4. What was the best gift you ever received as a child?
malibu barbie. She had a red bathing suit and a brush. That's it. No wait, maybe western barbie. Her outfit had fringes. And I had her horse too!

5. What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?
Not shooting my ex right before Brianna was born and using hormones as a defense.

I mean, uhhh, not handling my separation a little better, yeah that's it. ;)


6. 4 words to describe yourself?
smart, crazy, cute, underestimated

7. What was your highlight or low light of 2008?
highlight ~ Tristin coming home in December. :)
Lowlight ~ Early 2008 when Tristin and Amy both moved away within a couple months of each other. :(

8. Favorite Film?
Just one?!?!? I can't do it! I can't pick just one!

9. Tell me one thing I don’t know about you.
This is always hard. I'm such a blabbermouth everyone knows everything that isn't too TMI and some that is. LoL. Okay, here's something I probably haven't blogged. When the shuttle blew up, '85 or '86 I think, I was in the eighth grade at school, and it took me a while to understand what happened because I had a stomache ache from eating too much junk food at my aunt's house the night before.

10. If you were a comic book/strip or cartoon character, who would you be?
Cartoon character? I have no idea. And technically I don't read comics. Although I have read a few, I just never did enough to really know what is going on. Of course they are always changing things around and stuff anyway.

But I suppose I would have to go with Catwoman. I know, you are all shocked. LoL. But seriously, she's not an awesome heroine, but she's not really all that bad either. She's just a little bad. Like me. ;)



The three bloggers I am tagging with this Meme are:

Karma, Toby, Mr. G