it's been so long

i haven't had time at all to write a new blog that was meaningful (this is assuming that any of my rantings and ravings are meaningful to anyone other than myself...) but i am so happy to say that tomorrow is my last day for the summer. of certain kids. like, most of them but not one. actually, to be more precise, i finished thus far this week with 3 of my 5 kids. one i'm keeping all summer cuz i love him, and one i'm done with at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. and i cannot wait. then of course i have my fantastic week off, which is so needed i cannot even begin to express it to you. and then i start work at cnr. for 2 days. then it's the 4th of july! then i work for one day. then it's the wedding! (it's coming so fast!) so maybe perhaps i'll be able to write more in the near future. i'm also not so obsesed with the prestige anymore. it's graduated to an obsession w/swing kids. seriously.

happy father's day!

wasn't it a steamy one?

also, did anyone watch celebrity fit club? will someone please kick screeches' ass for me?

baby stephen has made me philosophical about life

don't gag on the sacchryn SENTIMENTS here, i'm just having a good night. my week has been so stressful and busy and i really feel like a corprate working mommy and i hate it. i miss my little guy. she noticed that i was wearing different earings this morning ("mommy, youa wearin new earrings? they're cuuuuuute.")(how awesome is it that i have a miniature best friend who sits on my shoulders like a parrot chirping these words of wisdom and delight) anyway my interview went very well today. my meeting went well tonight (with me leading it by the way) i am doing great on my diet. i love my life (its one of those days) and of course, we have been given a gift in the form of the 2nd echobaby. the first echobabyboy. his name is stephen robert junior. in other words, stephen j junior! he is stunningly beautiful. perfect face. i love him. i cannot stop thinking about him. and the wedding is coming so soon!!! seriously it is in mere seconds from now. (not really. but actual days). (and i am so looking forward to it!) but summer is almost here, jobs are winding down, i'm starting on a whole new part of my life and career at cnr. and possibly theracare but i'm not saying anything about that. i am just content and happy an not stressing anything. so here is the cheese:

George Carlin's Views on Aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. "How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead. "How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!! But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed? You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would! So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday! You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!" May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them." 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's. 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is. 10.Tell the people you love that you love them , at every opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!

START EVERY DAY OFF WITH A SMILE, AND GET IT OVER WITH !

capital g

i just heard the new nine inch nails single and i'm wondering if anyone knows what the fuck happened to trent reznor?

THE MAN

ladies and gentlemen, may i introduce to you...THE MAN HIMSELF. his name is roger, and he is indeed a berserker. he is 4 months old and juliet's 3rd bday present from becky and marky. he is named after roger. obviously. he is the greatest man who has ever lived.

birthday time

juliet turned THREE on friday, can you believe it? she is currently standing next to me writing with a pen all over every paper on the desktop, pretending to write her abcs. these 3 years have been so amazing, and have flown by so fast. i cannot even fathom right now the right words. maybe after her birthday party. which reminds me, i need to go to the storage room and get her annual bday crown from our first time in disney with her.

last night was stephen j's bday. we had a tasty ice cream cake and even more tasty mojitos. as an old woman, i felt bad leaving so early, but we had a lot to do today, and alas, a three year old who no matter what climbs out of bed at 7am. of course once we got home i couldn't sleep. oh well. i'm drinking coffee. i should be okay.

ahhhhhhhhhhh. i am sitting here writing a blog. she is not dressed. she is not showered. it goes without saying that neither am i. let me goooooooooo.

p.s. without giving too much away i want to prepare ye for the arrival of our man, roger. he is so handsome.