The Wildly Eclectic Me

Well my little goblins are still coughing a little and sniffly, as am I, but they're feeling MUCH Better. I'm so INCREDIBLY thankful for that!!! For your Halloween reading pleasure, I'm going to share a short story I wrote a few years ago for a creative writing class. No, I can't stay away from the paranormal. I'm completely incapable of it! Enjoy, and have fun Halloween night! Fire and Water b y Lesley Speller A small group of little girls laughed and whispered as the skinny, brown haired girl climbed out of the water and padded quickly over to where her friend Alice was standing. She had just swum faster than she could ever remember swimming before in her life. Her coach had stared at her stop watch in amazement before patting her on the back and telling her that they would have to talk to her parents about training for the Olympics...

Despite the horrors of the week...(See yesterday's post) Weight: 229.8 (Yeah, normally I'd just round that up, but it's in the 220's so I'm clinging to it. hehe) Loss: 1.2 lbs Total loss: 42.2 lbs

I'm just taking care of sick kiddos. Finn and Nicky started getting congested noses Friday. Saturday they started coughing. Sunday Finn started coughing worse, then started having trouble breathing. Sunday night I took him to the ER because he was having such a hard time breathing his lips were getting blue tinged whenever he coughed or cried. We got there about 11pm. Finn was in pretty good spirits. I actually told him at one point that he should have the decency to act sick since he was costing me big bucks. We waited about 45 minutes to get into triage. From triage we went directly back to the back. Which kinda terrified me because normally your wait in our ER is from 6 - 8 hours. His oxygen saturation was 92%, his breath rate was 49, his pulse was super high, and he had developed a fever that he hadn't had all day. We waited for a little while in a room that I swear was at least 90 degrees! Great for a little boy with a fever lemmie tell you! The nurse's nam...

Found this over on Katie J's blog and it looked fun. Outside my window... the mountains are a patchwork of beautiful fall colors I am thinking… I can't wait for my hubby to get home with my gyro I am thankful for… my wonderful kiddos and awesome husband and fabu friends In my kitchen… it smells like Nicky's popcorn I am wearing… argyle knee high socks, grey capri workout pants, and a lavender top (LMAO This was hard to admit! I did just finish running though so I deserve a break from style.) I am creating… a book called Dark Waters I am going… to eat my gyro as soon as my husband gets home! Hush! I'm focused! I am reading… Night's Rose by Annaliese Evans I am hoping… to be at my goal weight next summer (I stole that one from Katie J, but I am hoping that too!) I am hearing… Nicky telling me he wants to watch El Perro and El Gato and Finn snoring Around the house… there are things I need to do...but I'm not gonna. One of my favorite things right now… chillin wit...

Okay, so there have been lots of pictures surfacing of Suri Cruise wearing high heels . Look, if you've got a problem with this, then you've obviously never been or raised a fru fru 3 year old girl. They probably got these as part of a costume, since Halloween is just around the corner, and she wouldn't wear anything else. I don't know if you've ever had a 3 year old, but they can be VERY insistent when they want their way. And seriously people, you've got to pick your battles. She might have wanted to wear the whole flapper Halloween outfit out, and they compromised on the shoes. It's not like she was indecent! I remember once I made a "skirt" on my sewing machine when I was a little girl. It consisted of a piece of stretchy fabric that was sewn on one side to make something akin to a mini skirt, but ummmm let's just say it wouldn't have been appropriate to wear in public. So my mother obviously didn't let me leave the house in i...

No Loss. Bah. The only excuse I have is I ate too much and didn't work out enough, but in my defense everyone was sick. I'll do better next week!

Okay, I couldn't resist Wordle when I saw it. So I had to make a word cloud of Blood and Violets. If you've never done it, then I highly recommend you go play with wordle.