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The Longest Goodbye

Koen and I have the sweetest morning ritual 

that unfolds when I drop him off at school.

After he hangs his jacket on his hook,

he marches over and tugs at my coat

then looks up at me with

his big blue eyes and says 

"Kiss me, mama?"

I crouch down and he slips 

into my arms

and we hug

and we kiss

and we hug

and we kiss.

We do this for at least 3 minutes.

Then I head for the door 

and he follows me,

tugging on my coat once again and says

"Just one more kiss, mama?"

So I lean over him 

 letting my hair fall around his face

and I shake my head 

so that my hair tickles him.

We laugh and kiss again.

Then I open the door

and he scampers close behind

grabbing my coat again.

"How about a big hug?"

he asks.

So I reach down and pull him close to me

until he teacher walks over and takes his hand.

"Come help me feed the fish." she says

and he slowly steps back

waving and blowing kisses as 

I back out of the room.

The door shuts behind me

and he stands in the window,

waving at me until I'm out of sight.

It's the sweetest thing ever.

The other day his teacher said

"I hope that when I  have children one day

that they will love me as much as he loves you."

I'm one lucky mama!

I'll forever treasure our

long goodbyes.

52 Weeks of Happiness :: Week 51

We took a trip to Atlanta with Griffin's bestest friend, Harper,

and his mom to see Yo Gabba Gabba live.

It was pretty major.

Griffin got out of school early to go

and as a special treat, he got to drink down a Sprite.

He was living large!

The show was so much fun.

My favorite gal, Leslie Hall came out and beat boxed.

I love that crazy lady.

Griffin and Harper were in heaven.

They kept dancing and hugging,

then taking sips of Sprite and dancing some more.

Then there was more hugging.

It was so much fun.

I even danced and jumped around.

The confetti at the end was the dreamiest.

The best part was when we went to an afterparty

and I got to meet my spastic idol, Leslie Hall.

I was totally freaking out when this picture was taken.

I'm pretty sure that we're best friends now!

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to scout out happiness for a whole year?
Simply post a photo of something that
makes you wildly happy and tell us all about it.
Then, steal my button and include it in your post.
Don't forget to link up to Mr. Linky.

Winner : Diva Edition

We have a winner for this week's installment of Freakshow Friday. Please take note that my super hilarious and non biased best friend was the judge. Here are the top three in no particular order.

Linda D
Honey Boo Boo's little cousin Twinkle!

Metsuke
"Double Thumbs Up!!! Damnit,
can't you get anything perfect...just once."

 Linda D
The Fonz's granddaughter's
polite way of saying, "Sit on it."

 and the winner is...
Metsuke

"Double Thumbs Up!!! Damnit, 
can't you get anything perfect...just once."

Metsuke

is the funniest blogger in all the land

Go check out his blog

and marvel at his fantastic award!

 

Thanks to all the people who played.
Tune in this Friday for another installment of Freakshow Friday!

Freakshow Friday : Glam Edition

It's time for another installment of Freakshow Friday. Where I ask my readers to come up with a caption or story for a funny photo found at Awkward Family Photos . My best friend will be the judge and she's one hilarious freakaziod. So, bring it! Here is this week's photo, this kid is terrifying.

The Incredible Shrinking Diva.

 
You got a better one for me?

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super duper brand new awesome award
and have bragging rights forever.
Oh...do I ever have an award for you!
You will win this brand spankin' new award!!

If you win then I'll link up to your
Blog and make a big deal
about how funny you are.
Simply leave your funny caption or story
in my comments section.

The winner will be announced on Monday.

The Stay at Home Mom Chronicles : Playing in the Mud

My days around here seem to run together.

Ordinary moments unfold around me daily

and I need to stop and relish in them.

One day, my boys will be out living life

and I will miss these everyday experiences.

So, I am taking the time to document

the simple moments that pass between us.

I'm calling this little collection of memories...

Playing in the mud.

After a rainy day, when the sun finally comes out,

I know a little boy that can't resist playing in the mud.

There's no stopping him once he sees it.

He just can't keep himself from digging his hands in the goop.

I say, why stop him? 

So into the mud he goes.

He loves all the squishing, 

throwing, smearing, exploring.
He could do it for hours on end.

            

 How could a mama not let him

get out there and get dirty?

Clothes can be washed 

and so can grubby little fingers.

I just strip him down to his skivvies

on the front porch 

when he's done

and toss him into a warm soapy bath

in the middle of the afternoon.

Somehow the whole thing feels very indulgent.

I know that we'll both look

back on these dirty afternoons of exploring fondly.

I have completed step one of my plan for total world domination!

My little home salon is blooming

and so I decided to be crazy

and print out business cards

for my clients to pass around to their friends.

I'm so excited about the way that they came out.

I used Zazzle and it was really easy 

and they had awesome templates.

This is isn't even a sponsored post,

I'm just telling you about it

cause I'm so happy about the whole thing.

Anyway, I'm feeling really good

about the direction that my life has headed

with this little venture I've taken on.

I find doing hair super fun and 

I love that I have all these awesome ladies

coming over and hanging out in my kitchen all morning.

Watch out world, mama has business cards

and I'm taking over the world...

or at least my immediate area.

 Okay, back to Zazzle...

while I was poking around I 

found these adorable play date cards 

designed be circlealine.

Soooooo cute!

52 Weeks of Happiness :: Week 50

Koen's class had a little

Chinese New Year parade last week.

 

 

The entire school lined up to watch the parade

and each class waved their own decorations.

This is the year of the snake,

so there were lots of handmade snakes

waving in the wind.

They marched in the cutest handmade costumes.

It was the perfect sunny day for a parade.

Of course, the dragon had

to dance around at the end of the whole thing.

It was just about the cutest thing ever.

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Winner : Insanity Edition

We have a winner for this week's installment of Freakshow Friday. Please take note that my super hilarious and non biased best friend was the judge. Here are the top three in no particular order.

Linda D
50 SHADES OF GRAY gone wrong... terribly wrong!

Travis Sloat
 Lisa's photography business had hit a dead end until she realized her love of acid and blackmail could revamp her entire infrastructure.

Linda D
 Try outs for the "Talking Heads" brought
 out the best and worst during the auditions


and the winner is...
  Linda D

50 SHADES OF GRAY gone wrong... terribly wrong!

Linda D

is the funniest blogger in all the land

She doesn't have a blog

but she's still a winner!

 

 

Thanks to all the people who played.
Tune in this Friday for another installment of Freakshow Friday!

Freakshow Friday : Insanity Edition

It's time for another installment of Freakshow Friday. Where I ask my readers to come up with a caption or story for a funny photo found at Awkward Family Photos . My best friend will be the judge and she's one hilarious freakaziod. So, bring it! Here is this week's photo, it's very confusing.

What the inside of a crazy person's head looks like.

You got a better one for me?

If so, you may just when this
super duper brand new awesome award
and have bragging rights forever.
Oh...do I ever have an award for you!
You will win this brand spankin' new award!!

If you win then I'll link up to your
Blog and make a big deal
about how funny you are.
Simply leave your funny caption or story
in my comments section.

The winner will be announced on Monday.

Happy Heart Day!

 I just love to celebrate love.

Don't you?

I hope that you have a wonderful Valentine's day.

Here is the most romantic painting ever painted

and the most beautiful poem

(I swoon every time I read it).

My little gifty to you!

i carry your heart with me
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go, my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my dear)

i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet) i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)

                                                            -E.E. Cummings

Mama Time : Gettin' Creative

I am super duper excited to be going to this workshop

 tonight for about ten different reasons.

 First of all, I'm excited that I'm doing something for myself. 

You know, cause sometimes mama neglects herself

 by getting all twisted up in caring for her little monsters.

 Balance is important, 

we all know it, but I don't always achieve it.

I'm excited because I get to leave the house at night, 

when it's actually dark outside. 

This may seem like a simple pleasure 

but by the time sun goes down each evening 

I am busy giving dirty little boys baths or reading bedtime stories.

 To escape the clutches of my evening responsibilities is a real treat.

 Not that I don't love watching the boys make bubble bath beards

 or helping them slip on sweet footy jammies, 

it's just that sometimes it's nice to engage in the adult world 

when the stars are shining in the sky.

I'm excited because there are so many moments 

I want to capture that unfold here in my busy home 

with these active boys of mine.

I can't wait to learn some tips and tricks

 to take better photos.

Moments like amazing pillow forts
 being constructed on the couch.
 These types of memories have
to appear as magical as they feel.

I can't wait to get out there and play with my camera.

52 Weeks of Happiness :: Week 49

My husband has collected every game system

starting with Atari and ending at Xbox 360.

He's made the decision to sell them on eBay.

This is cathartic decision because he's been 

holding onto them for so long.

It's time to clear out old stuff

and make room for new stuff.

Anyway, the boys were in heaven over the weekend

because we pulled out all the vintage consoles

and they became our official testers

to make sure that the system still functioned.

 It was SO fun to share our childhood games with them.
Pac man, Pitfall, Kaboom.

It was the funnest day ever.



It's not everyday that your parents
let you play video games all day long.

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to scout out happiness for a whole year?
Simply post a photo of something that
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Then, steal my button and include it in your post.
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Winner : Day Glow Edition

We have a winner for this week's installment of Freakshow Friday. Please take note that my super hilarious and non biased best friend was the judge. Here are the top three in no particular order.

Momma Fargo
 ..A Streetcar Named Less Than Desireable...
when mullets and the 80s meet the checkered flag

 Kearsie
 Jerome and Tony on the set of their pilot on UHF exercise show
 "In Living Color" which was eventually
ripped off by some other dudes on a rival network.

Linda D
 Hans and Frans added a parrot to complete
their trio for singing the national anthem at the Daytona 5,000.

and the winner is...
  Kearsie

 Jerome and Tony on the set of their pilot on UHF exercise show
 "In Living Color" which was eventually 
ripped off by some other dudes on a rival network.

Kearsie

is the funniest blogger in all the land

Please visit her blog

and marvel at the awesome award she earned.
 

Thanks to all the people who played.
Tune in this Friday for another installment of Freakshow Friday!

Freakshow Friday : Day Glow Edition

It's time for another installment of Freakshow Friday. Where I ask my readers to come up with a caption or story for a funny photo found at Awkward Family Photos . My best friend will be the judge and she's one hilarious freakaziod. So, bring it! Here is this week's photo, these guys are special.

It's not everyday that a man farts out a parrot.

You got a better one for me?

If so, you may just when this
super duper brand new awesome award
and have bragging rights forever.
Oh...do I ever have an award for you!
You will win this brand spankin' new award!!

If you win then I'll link up to your
Blog and make a big deal
about how funny you are.
Simply leave your funny caption or story
in my comments section.

The winner will be announced on Monday.