tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191875432024-03-14T02:29:12.687-05:00My Slice of Life<i>There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.</i>
- Bill Wattersonfloreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-13686365652484878702011-12-01T05:00:00.000-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.327-05:00...at first sightHappy Birthday, dear Grandma,
Happy Birthday to you!
Emma took a shaky, deep breath and blew out the candle on her cupcake. "100 years old today", she thought to herself.. She never would have imagined she'd live this long, not with her careless, adventure laden life. Boy had it been a good one though.
"Grandma, what's it like to be 100?" Maggie asked, gently sitting on thefloreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-80600057571156867572011-11-22T10:56:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.759-05:00OrphanI'm a 25 year old orphan. Well, ok, not in the traditional sense. My parents are alive and well, I am just dead to them.
I had a normal relationship with them until I met Roger. Roger and I were fire and ice, steamy hot during the good times but ice cold when we argued. We had been together for 3 months when we decided to get married.
My parents were against it from the floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-80237234788475670402011-11-12T14:07:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.754-05:00The Path Less TraveledI hate strategy games. I always have and still I somehow managed to get a job where I played one every day. Even something as simple as saying "Hi" to the Boss was a mind boggling exercise in frustration. Say "good morning" and risk being noticed and singled out to complete some asinine project he won't even remember asking for. Ignore him and risk the dreaded "Not afloreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-82866112673629248362011-06-22T12:39:00.010-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.769-05:00Cascade Ice Water and Giveaway!*****WE HAVE A WINNER!!*****Congratulations Erin!!Last week I was approached by the makers of Cascade Ice Water and asked if I would like to review their new 2 calorie Sugar-Free Flavored Sparkling Water and host a giveaway for my readers! The sparkling waters are gluten free, sodium free and caffeine free and come in 40 different flavors. I'm always interested in new Sugar Free products, floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-44813724419631756392010-09-02T07:58:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.495-05:00Hampton Beach 2010floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-29806623045911356242010-06-11T19:21:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.412-05:00Arbors Graduation 6-11-10.flickr-photo { border: solid 6px #666666; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Arbors Graduation 6-11-10, originally uploaded by floreksa. My baby graduated preschool!!She wrote that she wanted to be a Librarian when she grows up. When asked why - "because I like books!".Most of the other girls in floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-8686524457208589132009-12-24T08:26:00.002-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.798-05:00Happy Holidaysfloreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-68683997629521466142009-08-26T11:19:00.003-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.684-05:00I'm BACK!As punishment for going AWOL for the oh, millionth time...Pay it Forward in a Crafty Kind of Way I saw this at my friend Lisa's BLOG and thought that I don't have enough on my plate, so why the heck not add something else to do?Here's how it works....The first 5 people to respond to this post will get something made by me, especially for you.This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-875095353398863232009-06-18T07:49:00.003-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.810-05:00Day Two - 30 Day ChallengeMy legs have officially formed a mutiny. They are refusing to work properly. I feel like a marionette. I'm not entirely convinced that they won't just buckle under me while walking.Today consisted of walk/runs, kick backs and knee lifts, side squats with bend overs, alternating lunges, arm curls, shoulder presses and some tennis (which I apparently have horrible hand-eye coordination.) floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-48323596930406531932009-06-17T07:40:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.512-05:00Day One - EA Sports ActiveSo I took the plunge a few days ago and bought the EA Sport Active for the Wii. I need to reign in this upward spiral of weight gain I've been on for, oh, basically forever.I started the 30 Day Challenge today. I'm officially the most out of shape person alive. I set my course on Easy and I'm pretty sure the game was trying to kill me. I had a few not so choice words for my trainer when we floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-17070015653772514072009-03-29T17:45:00.003-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.341-05:00I am Old and Why Ally Will Always Know Her Metal BandsWe took Ally to her 1st hockey game today. That's not why I feel old.She wanted to know "when the hockey was going to start?" while piling in the popcorn.3 minutes into the 1st period she started asking "when's the hockey going to end?"During a break in the action, "You Give Love a Bad Name" started playing. The 3 teenagers behind us started guessing who sang it. THEY HAD TO GUESS...floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-74139280040594347192009-03-26T16:24:00.002-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.724-05:00Interview with Ally, Age 4stolen from Major Bedhead1. What is something mom always says to you? Poopie Diaper (we are knee-deep in fart jokes here, but No, I do not say Poopie Diaper to her unless its in the sentence "Stop saying Poopie Diaper")2. What makes mom happy? When I'm being nice3. What makes mom sad? when someone says a bad word "Allison mommy said not to say stupid" (said while doing a weird dance)4. How does floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-53357848922205672322009-03-18T18:59:00.002-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.560-05:00Allison vs The ProbeI never really wrote about our experience with the impedance probe. Let's just say it will be a cold day in hell before I put her through that again. She was pathetic. She wouldn't drink.She wouldn't eat.She wouldn't talk.She wouldn't even swallow her own spit...We ended up pulling it out early the next morning before we brought it all back to the hospital.It was a horrible experience. My floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-86742546866000909482009-02-12T09:46:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.796-05:00Death by Father WinterWinter is slowly killing us. If my child spends another day indoors, without fresh air or the ability to run off her boundless energy, I may be forced to ship myself south.Things are not pretty here.Ally is wound so tight at the moment that the only sound in our house is screaming.Have I mentioned its not pretty?We have not seen grass since Christmas and there's still a good 6" that needs to floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-38482495718564250042009-01-08T09:10:00.003-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.456-05:00Christmas and a Health UpdateAlly goes for her next endoscopy tomorrow which will also involve an impedance probe being placed which she will have to wear for 24 hours. She will also have her lab work redone. Her last batch came back off the charts high for ongoing auto-immune damage, which as a T1 diabetic is scaring the hell out of me.We won't get the results until 1/27 and that just seems way too far away.floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-18678821942635100622008-12-16T20:04:00.000-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.357-05:00DPP Day 16The Tree:floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-70625944409658679522008-12-15T12:30:00.000-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.695-05:00Why you should never count on me...Post once a day with a picture... How difficult could that be?Apparently for me - IMPOSSIBLEI had to cheat with 2 summer pictures too.I'm a failure, a FAILURE I TELL YOU!floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-7407535767566116172008-12-15T12:28:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.721-05:00DPP Day 15floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-1029769945691014212008-12-15T12:27:00.003-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.230-05:00DPP Day 14floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-86556805247523460662008-12-15T12:27:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.793-05:00DPP Day 13Still wishing for summer.floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-17747611142840829812008-12-15T12:26:00.002-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.344-05:00DPP Day 12Shame, shame on me. No picture today, so here's one from this summer. Oh how I wish it was summer.floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-12817457440865950392008-12-15T12:25:00.003-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.324-05:00DPP Day 11floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-55562229808255009422008-12-15T12:25:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.581-05:00Day 10Chocolate Chip Pie that had some "issues"floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-56667899953843233772008-12-15T12:24:00.002-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.584-05:00Day 9floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19187543.post-64495884285072436412008-12-15T12:24:00.001-05:002012-03-27T12:14:46.662-05:00DPP Day 8floreksahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826898233141738110noreply@blogger.com0