Never breakin' my b-bread promise!!

I almost forgot about my promise for the best banana bread EVER!!! Here you go! ;)

Makes 1 9"x5" loaf

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 sugar
3/4 t. baking soda
3/4 t. cinnamon (I probably used a lot more and also dash of nutmeg)
1/2 cup plain soy milk or almond milk
1/2 T. apple cider vinegar
2 cups mashed banana, from about 4 large very ripe bananas
1/4 cup canola oil
2 T. maple syrup
1 t. vanilla extract
Walnuts, vegan chocolate chips, ect (optional)

How to make this yumtastisc bread:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly oil a 9"x5" loaf pan and set aside.

2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugars, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.

3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the soy milk and cider vinegar and let stand for 2 minutes. Add the mashed banana, canola oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract, whisking until well combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing until just combined (do not overmix, keep a little lumpy or your bread will be dense as hell). Fold in the walnuts/ chocolate chips ect if using and pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center emerges clean. Allow the bread to cool on a wire cooling rack for 20 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.

I took out ingredients I thought were unnecessary like more sugar and added salt. Not sure where I got the original recipe but the way I made it was fantastic. The boys inhaled it and Nathaniel said it was the best. I am pretty proud since I used to make it all the time and I haven't since eating vegan.

The reason why I almost forgot about my b-bread promise is I was helping Nathaniel load up the '57 on to a trailer. I was a workin' woman helping with everything I could. My arms are probably going to kill me in the morning. The car was sitting about an hour away which makes it kind of hard to work on it. He swears we are leaving for California soon after Christmas. It's hard to believe but some how I have to keep my head up. All I want is a date so I can start planning/preparing. Happy banana bread eating! Peace out.

Rude awakenings

If you are looking for a yumtactic vegan recipe or mind blowing home-school ideas. You'll have to wait for another day. This is a straight up rant; bitchfest to the extreme, I just wanna put out there. Tomorrow I will make up for it by posting the best banana bread I ever made; and I've made a fair share of b-bread, and this was goo-oooo-d!

We have been living in high stress for weeks. We sold our place, and we are just about ready to leave for California; Nathaniel had to find a super awesome deal on a '57 Buick. Now he is taking the time to make it run, so we are not dragging around a dead ass car. Perfect timing huh? Its almost ready.....for real. But we should wait for the holiday to be over, so the kids can have a nice time.
First it was my moms with my loony toon of a sister. Now we are living in a house with too many people, which includes 3 kids. Stress. I am not even kidding I have washed dishes 2-3 times a day for days, I pick up toys all day, clean this and that for kids and pig pen adults all day!! I really don't mind all that much, 'cause I wanna help, but come on I am not the Fucking maid!!!! I have be trying my hardest to go with the flow. But what happened today just pushed me over my mountain of stress. First of all my husband's mom decides at 7pm that she want to rearrange practically the whole house for x-mas. I did NOT want to help, I did help but shit, its SEVEN o'clock! It was trashed, we moved everything in her living room, and tons of stuff out of the sewing room.....it was a mess. In the middle of the craziness Avery was looking at her holiday houses and little people and he must have picked one up and she fucking hit him on the arm!!!!! Yes someone hit my child. I don't even hit my kids! It is so wrong to hit/spank/swat whatever you want to call it, a kid. (a baby really, he is 2) I actually said something. I am not THAT brave I usually wont say anything, I do a good job bottling things up; but if you mess with my kid watch out!!! I don't give a damn who you are! First I asked as nice as I could to not hit him. She gives me crap of oh I kissed my kids I hugged them and they got spanked too. I remind her he is not her son and to not hit my son. Then she has the fucking nerve to tell me the I am in for a rude awakening when my kids are older. I probably never been more offended in my freakin' life. So are you trying to tell me that if I don't make my kids endure bodily harm they are going to grow up like......what? Disrespectful useless jerks? Thats a load of crap, you idiot! (I wanted to say that, it didn't happen) she then told me to keep my kid out of her stuff if she didn't want her to swat at him. Really? Freakin' rude. I have never hit my kids and I think they are pretty dang good little people. Ellis is going to be 6 soon and I am proud to say he is a respectful little boy. Avery is learning, and I can see a nice respectful boy behind his impulsive 2 year old antics. So lady YOU'RE in for a rude awakening when I freaking punch you if I ever see you hit one of my kids again. Do you think that will teach her to not hit? Stupid!
Nathaniel is really doing a nice job on the '57. It's just our luck the car has to come now. I can't wait to leave, I am looking at this move as a fresh start. If we ever get on the road I feel pretty optimistic about what is ahead of us. And thats big for this pessimistic girl.

I promise super awesome vegantastic banana bread is tomorrow ;-)

Oh p.s. Ellis just walked up to me and said "mama can I have a sister?" I asked "why do you want a sister" (to see what he would say. "'cause I just want a baby sister, I love you mama". And he ran to go watch his movie. Yup, I never hit that child once in his life.

Turnin' frowns upside down with cookies

It is hard when you’re so used to helping others and haven’t done that in a long time. I haven’t worked in over a month, and that is sad. I hold doors or whatever for people, what I mean is real help. My husband’s mom is deaf. Her hearing has degenerated over the last 10+ years. She finally was able to go to a specialist who said she should be able to get surgery, so she can hear again. But they can’t afford the CT scan the doctor wants to do before surgery can even happen. This past week I have been helping her fill out forms online for disability and Medicaid.  She should have done this years sooner, she hasn’t worked in 5 years because of her hearing and lack of hearing aids that actually work. It felt good to help her fill out the forms. It sucked, it was boring, and I knitted half of a scarf today waiting for my slow ass internet connection; but we got it done and that’s what matters!

I baked again. That could mean I had a shitty night. I really don’t know what is wrong with my head. I am such a pessimist. I think if ONE thing would just go half as planned a weight could be lifted. I have a feeling something good might happen soon. I have seen this pattern before, if you have a bunch of bad nights and can’t fall asleep till 2:30am just about every night, then a kid pees your bed while climbing over you, to get to the bathroom, something good has a small possibility of happening soon, maybe.

On to the baking, I found this recipe on the Vegetarian and Vegan Families board on Babycenter.com. It’s super easy so the kids can help! P.S. There is no added sugar or fats. Just The good stuff!  

 Yum Banana Oatmeal Sponge Cookies

1 cup smashed ripe Banana

2 cups oatmeal

½ teaspoon vanilla

¼ Cup applesauce

1/3 C. raisins

 (I used the dried cranberry infused with blueberry; any dried fruit would be good for this)

½ teaspoon cinnamon (I used more 'cause I am obsessed with cinnamon!)

Heat oven to 350

Mix all ingredients until moist

Mixture might be gooey and sticky; that is normal

Flatten to desired thickness and shape; cookies will NOT spread while baking.

Bake @ 350 for 15mins

Remove to wire rack.

Eat. Dunk in chocolate almond milk. Yum.

World's Greatest Pancakes

Had an itch to write last night. It seriously would have been a depressing mind fuck.......I thinks it's about time to pull out the St. John's Wort. Or plead with mother nature to send some sun.

Instead the topic of the day is way better! We are talkin' the best pancakes I have ever made, ever! Making food for my family makes me happy. It's a perfect counter attack to a depressing night. Nathaniel has been asking for homemade pancakes for way too long. To his luck today was the day, vegan of coarse. To all my meat eaters if made the way I made them; these pancakes are cholesterol-free! Everything vegan is, pretty sweet huh? ;)

Vegan Pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (I used whole wheat flour)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 cups water (I used Almond milk and turned it in to buttermilk)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• How ever many shakes of cinnamon and nutmeg you wish  

Directions

1. Make the buttermilk- 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar OR lemon juice to every CUP of soy/almond milk let sit about 5 mins:
   
2.     Mix the flour, sugar, and baking powder and spice into a large bowl.  Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet. Stir just until blended; mixture will be lumpy.
3. Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.  

I topped mine with  Almond butter and the blueberry preserves we got from our Michigan trip, Nathaniel went with 100% Real maple syrup. very hardy because of the whole wheat flour and so good!

A grand trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan

I love when an opportunity to take a road trip comes up, I jump on the like chocolate cake! Nathaniel needed some part for our 57' Buick. Instead of waiting and hoping the part comes in the mail we decided to drive the 4 hours to Grand Rapids Michigan to pick it up ourselves. We packed the kids and we were off. My blissful thoughts of listening to music, singing crazy songs to the kids, basically having fun on our trip; went right out the window when Avery (the spirited one) decided, about 15 minuets in, that he did not want to be in the car. I tried everything to make him happy, coloring books, books, his huge dog, ignoring him, blanky, food, drink, music, no music. Nothing worked and we heard whining and crying for almost 4 hours!! It was probably thoughts of 4 more hours of crying that did us in, but we decided to just stay the night in Grand Rapids. I called my trusty hotels.com and the nice lady helped me find  Quality Inn Terrance Club, a good cheap ass hotel. For $65 not including tax we got; two beds in a huge room, a swimming pool, free wifi, nicely decorated building (well in the early 90's anyway) and free continental hot/cold breakfast. I didn't really eat anything at breakfast, but the boys did, and its the thought that counts. If something was a sweet deal, it is this place!

You would never know that Grand Rapids is a vegan friendly place. (I am obsessed with yelp.com, just so you know) While in town I whipped out my trusty yelp app and found tons of vegan lovin' places! Surprised? I know me too!
We went to Brick Road Pizza, Jonny B'z: Dogs & More, Rowseter New American Coffee, JP's coffee, and a super tiny but awesome health food store. I found this amazing Lavender Blueberry Perserve and Super Cookies at the store. Everything was fantastic, and the people were friendly as shit! I think they need to teach the folks west of the lake how to act!
The best part of the trip was our stop at the beach. You would not think the beach would be the best of anything in December in the Midwest, but it was.....trust me.We parked and ran to the water all bundled up. Ellis got to throw a rock in the water and I got to take a picture. It was exciting to run out there in the frigid weather on a beautiful beach. I laughed almost the whole time. I wish I found this place sooner, I would definitely have gone here many times in the summer. It much nicer and prettier than the Chicago side of the lake.
Time slowed during our over night trip.
We had fun, and forgot about the troubles our life has hit us with.
We needed this trip more than we thought.
It's wonderful what one night can do.

Pictures to come....my internet connection sucks right now!!!

Go to hell in a hand basket?

What the fuck does go to "hell in a hand basket" mean anyway? Where does the hand basket come from? And who says that?
These life's quandaries will be solved today and today only! Hurray! Aren't you glad you stopped by?

I have been told many things in my life, I have been called many names and I can understand all of them. Yes, ALL of them, but one. Why tell some one to go to hell in a hand basket? When I think of hand baskets; a picnic comes to mind, fresh baked diner rolls, or a kid carrying picked apples from an orchard. Is the hell in a hand basket thing supposed to be an insult? Because, this is starting to sound pretty tasty. A quick Google search and I come to find that going to hell in a hand basket has quite a history. Ready to learn something?

The saying go to "hell in a hand cart" is actually an old saying that can be dated back to the mid 1800's. People used to also say "go to hell in a wheelbarrow".  The change from hand cart to hand basket happened around the 1900's. This probably happened because of how easy it is to say, and it was cool to be different.  Just say it "Go to hell in a Hand basket" vs. "go to hell in a hand cart" eck that is sooooooo 1800's!!

Why the hand cart, you say? One theory I read was hand carts were used to catch the heads after getting executed by guillotine. Thus, 'go to hell in a hand cart' ....your head is ready and on its way. Sweet!  I am starting to like this saying more and more! 

For real though, would not say this to any one. If I was going to tell some one to "go to hell" I would just get to the point and say it...."Go to hell" Its straight forward; you know what I am trying to get across, and Google doesn't have to be involved. So who would say this? In my wonderful opinion, people who don't know what to say, would say this saying. They are in a argument and want to sound smart. They use a thousand words and only know the meaning to 1/4 of them. Then think "I win".....ummmm nope you just sound stupid. These people can't shut up and have to keep the argument going.
"Go to hell" the end .....I win!

Wanna confuse some and be a big nerd? Telling people, 'Go to heaven in a wheelbarrow' was a euphemistic way of saying 'going to hell'.
Ha, they won't know what they were just hit with!  

Let us all thank the wonderful people at phrases.org.

Marry what-ch-ma-call-it to all.....

The holiday season has begun. So of coarse, the jerk in me has to post lovely Facebook comments about my thoughts on the holiday. "Ugh, why are christians so crazy about its "Merry Christmas", "put christ back in...." "happy holiday is for the devil lovers" (I haven't heard that one but it's comming I can feel it) The christ day your speaking of is one commercialized piece of junk anyhow. The owners of wal-mart are getting rich off everyone, is that in the bible? '......and on this day Sam Walton's family will get richer'!? Other religions are not shoving there god down the world's throat. Why do christians? Don't even get me started on the *Secular* poem "Pledge of Allegiance" I will wait for a patriotic holiday for that. one." Sometimes I get in a mood and I can't help myself. This was a rebuttal to a post that said something about putting christ back in to somewhere and jesus hate presents or something like that. (please don't quote me). Then later that same day the same person was crying that her kids won't have christmas becasue they don't have money for presents. See?! It's not my fault! Can you blame me?

Someday I want to celebrate the New Year with gifts instead of the normal christian thing. My plan, after the kids don't care about Santa, is to hopefully celebrate the New Year with gifts and food. What would be a better way to start the new year? Don't get me wrong. I freakin' love the holiday's. I love buying presents and who doesn't love getting new shit? I like the twinkling lights and some of the music. The 'problem' is I am a very secular person and CHRISTmas is pretty far from secular. You know?

Slight change of subject: I bought Nathaniel's what-cha-ma-call-it present yesterday. I am so excited to give it to him. He is getting it on a secret day, there is one other person who knows when I am going to give it, and she is not going to tell!!!  I think we are about done with the boys presents, I am most excited about the picture frames we are giving each of the boys with a picture of Nathaniel and I in it. I am sure that will be the least favorite this year, but someday they will love it.

Vegan Thanksgiving

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. A day where around 14 million turkeys will be slaughtered for gluttony. These turkeys are living in un-natural and dangerous conditions. I know my answer will never be answered but why is it not okay to abuse a dog or a cat, for example. But it is okay to let chickens, turkeys, cows, ect. to live in disgusting abusive conditions? Really, it boggles my mind. YES I said boggles!

Jake the turkey wants you to click him and watch the commercial.

 What am I eating tomorrow?
tofurkey w/ stuffing
brown rice and veggies with vegan mushroom gravy
vegan Pumpkin pie with soy whipped cream
Homemade cranberry sauce
~1 cup orange juice
~1 cup sugar
~1 tbs. orange peal 
~1 bag of cranberries
~1/2 cup crushed pecans 
In a pan over medium heat combine orange juice/sugar/peal when combined add washed cranberries cook for about 10 mins. or until cranberries are 'popped' pour sauce in a shallow container and top with crushed pecans.
silk egg nog
Yum.

180 degrees

Today, during this news cast I will cover pink eye, pooping, and trailer trash. Its a life a mother can only live.

I have another "Role" I need to add to my title; the defeater of the dreaded PINK EYE! I rotated the tea bags and the Similasan Pink Eye Relief. The drops helped enough with all the horrible symptoms. E didn't even rub his eyes after I started using the drops. The tea is supposed to be antibacterial. Hurray! He say he is feeling much better already. I will keep up with this routine for another day or two, or until all the pink is gone. I am happy I escaped going to the doctor and skipped a round of an antibiotic. I wish people would figure out that too many antibiotics are hurting us. MRSA, VRE, C-Diff, all from too many antibiotics. While in Walgreens a pharm-tech was helping me find the drops I wanted and she said right away "If he has pink eye, you HAVE to take him to the doctor and get an antibiotic, or it will mess up his vision". Ummmm, when I had to endure the pink, I didn't take an antibiotic to cure it and guess what? Holt shit I can still SEE!!!! That's the problem people are programmed to think antibiotics are the only cure for everything. Thank you pharmaceutical companies. Thank you.

In other news:  Avery poop in the potty today!! Hurray. Well, he kind of missed and it went on the floor, so what I really should have said is he pooped on the bathroom today! Very exciting life I live. Whoooo.

This just in: Update on Trailer Trash from hell. Last night we were fed up that the manger would not answer our questions so we went to her house. She acted like a fool. I was trying to use my word carefully and controlled. I was angry but I wasn't yelling or being disrespectful. she told me "I am not talking to you" Crazy Then her 20 something livin' in a trailer with mama sons came outside to defend her or something. When were we leaving with nothing more than loud words and a wrong number, one of her sons yelled in a threatening way "you better show some f-ing respect" to me. Nathaniel, proceeded to to tell him to not speak to his wife like that and the son of the manger threatened to kick Nathaniel's ass. Oh geeze. Nathaniel is not really a fighter. He wont start them but he will defend if needed.  What he does is kick a person from the inside, and he won't call names. He finds the thing that could really bother a person like "crack" teeth and uni-brows, and really beat them with words, he used his words brilliantly and we left. We thought this was going to be the end all, she would never do anything for us again. Even though it wasn't our fault her sons thought it was a good idea to be trash and try to fight. After a night of worry, Finally got the cell number of the owner, we called he answered, he was happy to speak with Nathaniel. The owner told Nathaniel the person is approved to live there, just like that.  Absolute relief.

Lets recap:Yesterday I was worried our place would never get sold, and after that display of testosterone I was convinced our windows were going to be smashed in the night. Pink eye and a baby who will never do anything more than flush a toilet.
Today: Our place is sold, pink eye is better and the baby pooped on the floor. Some would call this a good day......I would call it a great day!!!

California here we come!!!

One Pink Eye

It's a bird.......it's a plane.........it's conjunctivitis!!!

Ellis's eye started the day like an enemy that won't leave you alone. I had to endure this lovly eye satan a few months ago, I know how my little E feels. Like shit  =(

We are not a family to run to the doctor at every sniffle, so I opened my trusty Natural Healing books and found some interesting ways to help heal pink eye. I didn't have most of the herb the book called for so I hit up walgreens and bought the homeopathic pink eye drops I used and some tea. I am going to use this for another half of a day and if those don't work. I read something about apple cider vinegar. We will have to try that around 2pm tomorrow if I feel like E's eye is not looking any better. I know people have done it but I don't want it to hurt him, I will be putting ACV in my eye tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Arrrrrrrgggggg! Look at my eye patch!

Trailer Trash Supreme.

Whooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeee!!! We have ourselves a prime example of trailer trash here!! Yes sir-eeeee!
It's fine if you might think I am rude, mean, or other bad words I don't feel like saying right now, I went a liiiiitle too far here;but you know what?! I live in a dang trailer too. I call my self trailer trash with a smile. It's funny.

This new manager of the park is so unbelievable. What do I expect though; trailer park says everything.  She is the most unprofessional person I have ever had the joy to speak with. 5% could be my fault, okay I will take credit for 10%; but that's it! I come at her with an attitude that I seriously can't help. She leaves us messages reminding us the owner is a Lawyer if our rent is 1 day late. She leaves notes on our door almost everyday for rules I do not think exist, she tells us things like; I will have to call you back for whatever, then she doesn't call us and leaves a note saying we didn't do whatever. Even though we said things will be resolved when she calls us back. I wish I could play her message that she left today, she said lawyer like 3 times, and legally we have done nothing wrong. I believe she is threatening us, trying to scare us with "the owner is a lawyer". When I called her back. it got to the point of me telling her that "this conversation is unbelievable and she is the most unprofessional person I have ever had to deal with". She proceeded to tell me that she 'heard I was a nurse' and asked me if I 'knew what tachycardia was' and then tried to tell me that I, yes I said "I", was going to send her to the hospital tonight. Whoo lady, It not my fault you are freaking out cause I have a bad attitude. Then miss professional starting asking everyone around her if she was being ridiculous. After that she told me that her HUSBAND was part manger too. Another threat? Yep I think so.....a true professional at her finest. With any hope I will be driving away to California next week with a smile on my face and a middle finger in the air.

(FYI: The kids eyes will be closed during this public display of hatred towards the trailer park)

Good Day.

True Story

People who yell at there kids at their (kids) every move, tell them things like, "Oh you want a kiss, if I kiss you will you pick up your toys?", never check homework, send them to school with no bath for half the week and send the kids to their room all day for nothing more than being kids, should be sent away and have their baby making parts ripped out. Your wrecking little peoples lives already, you can NOT do that to anymore. DONE and DONE! There are so many people in the world that would do anything to love the kids who are screamed at, whose self-esteem is being battered, and kids who are being taught they are lesser human beings.
I don't make these things up.....a true story I have seen with with my own eyes.

Next year is going to be a crazy year I just know it. After we find a new place to live, that is large enough to hold more little beings, we are going to start the process of being certified to foster/adopt a child.We definitely an intent to adopt someday. We both feel like we have so much love to give and since there are so many kids in the U.S. that needs the love we have it seems like a great match. Next year is going to be a very exciting time for us.

I just have to figure out how I am going to be there with out actually being there. Little kids won't understand the distance. 2050 miles away is a little far.

Spirited Baby Cake

Awwwwww........Look at that baby with his big brother. Sweet as pie. Avery to the world, baby cakes to me. This babe was coming at the perfect time. Nathaniel had a sweet job and we had a nice apartment.Cool let's have another kid. Well, life likes to be crazy, no straight lines in this family. What was I thinking, straight line ha!? Right before Christmas 2008 Nathaniel got laid off and that was it. He didn't work again for over a year. It did not really matter that we didn't have a lot of money when our Baby-Cakes came; we were in love. I was so happy after he was born, the tiredness of having a newborn didn't hit me for at least a month.

I should have known that this boy would be trouble from the start. I was more miserable than I ever, during my pregnancy. I was sick for months. I would come home from work and cry, my body hurt so bad. Maybe I felt so much joy after he was born because I didn't feel like shit anymore.

Fast forward 2.5 years in to Avery cake's life and we have struggles all day every day. This was today, yesterday the day before and will be tomorrow:

We wake up damn early every day. After many screams, loud laughs, tons of messes, we make it to lunch after lunch nap. The nap will include Avery getting up about 1,000 times screaming for an hour. Sleep. After Nap more playing, screaming, being very loud. Crazy-ness. Diner then bed. Don't be surprised when I tell you bed time is the same as nap an hour (sometimes 2), screaming and getting up. During all this we try to do art and fun. Between every activity its screaming and crying. Lets not talk about the car seat. Avery most hated enemy.

I think I figured it out. I think I have a spirited child! That's it he is strong-willed and we can't be the same with him as we do with Ellis. We just can't. But the problem is I don't know what to do about all the screaming, fighting, hitting, biting. I was thinking about buying a book called, "Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic"
It seems like a good book, Ellis is also pretty sensitive so I bet this would give me some good tip for helping him too! I am liking all the good reviews and the parts of the book I read on-line seem like something we could do. I am going to keep with my research and order the book next week when the funds will allow. I hope this works. Of coarse I want him to grow up and be a emotionally stable person. I also need to be emotionally stable!

Yes, that is permanent marker!

It's time to get one word smarter, your welcome.

ec·cen·tric/ikˈsentrik/

Adjective:	(of a person or behavior) Unconventional and slightly strange: "my eccentric aunt".
Noun:	A person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behavior.
^ ^ ^ No not like that lady ^ ^ ^	adjective.  odd - strange - quaint - peculiar - bizarre - cranky noun.  crank - original Hell no ~~~> Boring, common, dull, normal, ordinary, plain, regular, standard, unexciting, or usual.   ***Please thank the writers of the dictionary for this wonderful and informative post***

so it begins......

I have been thinking about writing on a blog website for a long time. My mind runs so fast I feel better when I can write it out. Why don't you just grab a freakin' pen and journal?! Well.....it's 2011 and like the rest of the world, I don't know what a piece of paper is. I am now going to dish my whatevers in one spot on the world wide spidy web! Sweet. My lovely friend Tricia started a blog on this site. I was like duh I should do this too. I need to.

Dear Me,

**Who the fuck are you?**

First things first I am a mom. Not only a mom but a "mama" to two awesome boys. They are a wild team one pouts a lot, one screams a lot. We are a noisy, kinda grumpy, kinda happy-go-lucky bunch. Not sure what I would do without my Ellis and Avery. Seriously, probably dead or jail. Everything I do is for them. All the coffee I drink, hours I work, books I read, and dishes I wash it's for them.

Role #2 wife. I have the best husband. Why is he the best? He puts up with a lot of my shit. Not shit I mean to dish just my messy brain that likes to move too fast. Its jumbled and he fixes the pieces. I have never had more fun and bad times with a person. We have been though a lot and we can still laugh together. Thats what its all about. Annnnnnnd it helps that he tells me sweet things like: "When we move we should get a dog. A dog will help complete our family." Awwwww cute as shit huh? I love it.

3rd: Teacher. We are a homeschoolin' family. It's rough sometimes still smoothing wrinkles, crappy curriculum hasn't helped. I have done some crazy research and I am understanding/learning how Ellis needs to learn and how I want to teach. I think we are about the same if I am bored with something he is too. First grade is going to be so awesome I know it!

*So Ummmmmmm how do you make money for all that glitter and google eyes?*

I am a patient care tech!! So there.
My job is a job that's easy to love and for some easy to hate. I worked in a hospital (yes workED, I will get to that sometime soon) I was practically the nurses bitch. Do this do that. Sounds bad huh? Well the reason why a pct needs to do this and that is because of the patients. Some people are sick as shit with terrible cancers you wouldn't wish on your enemy. Some can't breath or have a crazy weird rash. Others had parts of there body taken OUT of their body, and you know what they all need? Help. They need someone to help them with a private part of their life and sometimes even their privates. Some need physical help others just need a laugh. They don't want to be there. I have to get water and temperatures, enemas, and dump pee. BUT my real job is to try and make them have a okay time. I know what to say to strangers, ask the right questions, know when to shut up, bring a wash cloth for their head, without asking. I figured that stuff out and it makes it easy to love it. Believe it or not a hospital is a damn busy place you never know what you will get yourself in to. No need to jump out of an airplane for adrenaline. Just help save a life. Crazy.

**Describe you in 44 words, NOW! **
I'm a punkish, tattooed, mixed up, mama. Who is kinda artsy, a vegan, runner, wife. I Swear like a sailor so put your damn ear muffs on. I am girl who wants to do some damn good in the world if it kills me.

Love,
Me