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Friday, April 28, 2006Full Circle (Or as my mom puts it "Paybacks are a bitch!"So, can a 6 month old be spoiled? Cause from being such a good kid, and I mean ANGEL, all of a sudden.....She's a terror! Albeit a cute terror, but a terror none-the-less. She wants EVERYTHING in her site! If things don't go her way....she's already starting with the temper tantrums! And she's good too tears and everything! Then she gets what she wants. or is given a minute to forget, and it's back to all smiles. She's exhausting me like she's a toddler already!
Me and my mother keep blaming each other. I'm all like YOUR spoiling her!!! Your with her 5 days a week, plus hellooo your her grandmother!!!! And she's all like YOUR spoiling her, you and Mike feel bad that your at work all week and let her do what she wants all weekend. p.s. My friend Jenn over at Mama's Moon is about ready to pop. And although she looks beautiful pregnant, I think she's about ready to be done! Do me a favor and go over there and give her some "labor dust" and lets see if we can get that little munchkin movin in the right direction.  
Thursday, April 27, 2006Tattoo Me....meYup! The nice girl has tattoos! =oP This meme thing was started with Mommy needs a Martini, then moved to POW, who knows who else posted theirs, but now I'm gonna play! This was my first tattoo. It's a Grateful Dead Bear. It's on my lower stomach on the right hand side. I got it when I was 19. I went to go to a place in Carlstadt, NJ that was recommended to me by someone , and they were booked. So being a impatient teenager I went next door to the place that was empty and got it anyway. Cause, like, I wasn't LEAVING Carldstat WITHOUT ONE!!!
The guy laid me on a work out bench, which was about 12 wide (felt like 5 inches) and he started. I needed 2 breaks! He did the outline *break* then colored in the bear *break* then finished up coloring in the peace sign (yes, the bear is hugging a peace sign, I know the picture is bad, I took it from one of my belly shots...I was 22 weeks prego). Anyway, the whole thing is about 2.5 inches long. LOL and I needed 2 breaks! But, man it hurt....BAD......and that bench was DAMN uncomfortable!! Then I wanted another one for years. I wanted a faerie. I LOVE faeries, but anyone who's ever emailed me pretty much figured that out. It took me a long time to find the one that I wanted. I didn't want it to be a pretty tinkerbell faerie....but I didn't want it to be ugly either. Finally I found it! It's on the top middle of my back.  And when I say "top middle" that's because it's on the top AND middle of my back, cause it's pretty big for a short person, which I am. It's a little bigger than i wanted it....but either way I love it! I love the stance she's in, I love that it has no color, I love that she only has 4 fingers on each hand. She's also a little prettier in RL than you can see in the pic, cause it's a little blurry. Just to show you the size, here is a picture of it in my wedding dress. Yes I made SURE that I got a wedding dress that showed it off. And made the photographer get a least one picture with it in (not this one) anyway it ended up that it was the nicest picture and the one we ordered to be our large frame. I didn't get her till I was about 28, it took me that long to find one I liked. Good thing too, or I probably would have a couple more. So I only took one break with this one....and it's like what? 5 times the size? It didn't hurt as bad (it still hurt) except the part that was right on my spine (especially the face) did hurt and it vibrated my whole body. I don't think there will be anymore though. Mike doesn't want me to get more...and I think maybe I'm done anyway.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006Developmentally AdvancedThat's my girl!! Hunker down folks, this is gonna be a long one... My cousin Drea (I know she has a myspace webpage, but I'm not sure what it is, or I'd link her) is going to college for her Early Childhood Education degree. Which I'm kind of jealous about, cause that is what I originally went to school for before I decided that partying was more fun, and then started working, and then had my company pay for me to finish college, and they only wanted to pay for business, so I ended up going for Business Management. And now I just LOVE being in the corporate world, no really I LOVE IT!!! NOT! But Anyhoodle.......she had to do a presentation yesterday in which she observed a baby's development. So she chose Allie. She did her homework, went to my mom's house to observe her, came to my house to observe her....she even babysat! Lucky me! This all went on for a couple of months. At one point she had to do an experiment where she made a box and enclosed a few different toys for Allie. She handed her the box, and then wrote down what happened. The box was very cool. It had things pasted all over it that were interesting to touch. The cover had a picture of her on it, and the inside of the cover had a picture of all of us.    I wasn't in love with the picture of me, but that't to be expected I think all pictures of me are horrible and need to be burned. In the box was a bunch of little toys.  Of course the loudest one, the tambourine, was her favorite. Once we got home with our little box-o-fun, she was all over it. Discovering every toy inside as well as the stuff all glued to the outside.  In the very beginning, however, when Drea first gave her the box and was studying what she was goin to do with it, my little narcissist spend 5 minutes just looking at the picture of herself. Then opening the box up and looked at the OTHER picture of herself. Looking at the picture and then smiling at my mother and my cousin like "SEE!! Aren't I cute!!" Not sure where she came from, cause if it was a picture of me, I WOULD HAVE ripped the picture off the box and tore it up. But I'm also not as cute as her. LOL Wait...there's more! So a couple of days ago she had to do her final presentation on Althea.    She was armed with a very cool time line with all these pictures (all of which she collected from this website), as well as the real thing! Nothing brown-noses an Early Childhood Education teacher like an adorable child! And they were off. She brought Allie in and she was a social little butterfly. She smiled at everyone and let all the students hold her and showed them all her tricks. Yes I teach her tricks....what? you don't teach your kid tricks? Anyway, the teacher was completely blown away by her. Said she was developmentally advanced! Way ahead of the mark! Said her prediction is she will be walking by 9 1/2 months old. *BEAMING SMILE*  ....................... um wait, what now? WALKING? WHEN? *counts on fingers* that's only 3 months away! oh.my.god. But anyway....Developmentally advanced! Is that not what every mother wants to hear or what?!?! Means your actually doing this correctly! So here's the kicker.....when my cousin says this, my mom (hi mom, and don't get offended) says "Thanks! I guess all the stuff we do is working!"  oh. i. see. Well, I guess SOMEONE is doing something right.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006Mr PresidentI know there are people who read my blog who will probably not agree with this.... But hey after the Devils post the last two days, I'm makin friends all over the place...so why not! I found it on Encloset's Blog and had to post it, because I love it! I just love it!!! So, let's not fight.... =o(
And that problem is coffee. Apparently the ravenous dog in me that guards my 20 oz of caffeine goodness needs a muzzle. I looked into my mother's Weight Watcher's book to see what the problem is and why I'm not loosing weight when I feel like I'm staving myself. Turns out that my daily coffee ritual takes up 7 points of my allowed 18. That's more than a third just in coffee! There is no way to win starting off your day like that.The problem is, however, I'm addicted to caffeine. (Realization: I've been addicted to a lot of things. Coffee, computer games, cigarettes, tattoos...although I nipped that in the bun at 2....) Anyway, even when I was pregnant I couldn't give up my coffee. I know I know bad mommy!!She's perfectly fine, that coffee has NOTHING to do with why she's startin to get hyper. See I thought of that and countered the coffee with an occasional glass of red wine. Problem solved. Anyway, I'm getting off-tract here. I need to curb my coffee intake, or at least find a less fattening way to drink it. Splenda? My MIL uses it, and says she can't tell the difference. Skim Milk? To me it looks and tastes like water, but maybe in coffee it won't be so bad. Smaller Cup? Maybe I will drink it how I like it but only have a small cup. As I type I sit here with no coffee contemplating my next move. While I'm contemplating.....the headache is growing. It will continue to grow until I solve my little problem. Plus coffee is only free at work here till 9am....so I need to get a move on. Oh yea....I know I'm not making ANY friends this way....but I can't help it....it's the Rangers Series in the PLAYOFFS!!! !!!!!LETS GO DEVILS!!!!! 
Monday, April 24, 2006Gee where to start......
I know this post has no point or order....sorry. OH AND JUST a note that has nothing to do with anything
....LETS GO DEVILS!!!!
Friday, April 21, 2006Babysitting InstructionsMy most wonderful friends are going to watch Allie tonight while Mike and I go out to dinner with my parents for my father's birthday. Happy Birthday Dad! Here are her instructions.
I'm sure she'll make a liar out of me and be a perfect angel!
Thursday, April 20, 2006100 Things About MeOk, so I decided that after doing the last meme with the 6 things about myself that I would attempt to do one of those 100 things about me thingies that I see some people have. I didn't really think I could find that many things.....but I did. Not sure how interesting they are....but *shrug* hey.....I tried. It's a start to beef up my profile anyway.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006About MeI read A LOT of blogs every day ~~A LOT~~ ...and almost everyone of them has a little blurb on the author of the blog. Who they are, why they blog quirky things about themselves....bla bla bla. I've attempted to write one of these, but have a really hard time writing something about myself. OK, I guess that sounds funny, since I write in this BLOG about myself daily.....but it's different. Anyway I think they are cute, it gives the reader (especially a new reader) a little background of who's blog they are looking at. I feel if I write something like I'm funny, or quirky or whatever, people are gonna be like pfffft, haha no your NOT! DORK!!!!!
Tuesday, April 18, 2006Is she not THE CUTEST child EVER?!?!Ok, well I know most of you have your own Cutest Child Ever, but she is pretty cute!!! 
That's my Aunt D in the picture with the ears....sorry D, couldn't get you out of the pic.
Monday, April 17, 2006doo doo mee meeI refuse to be one of those bloggers who say - I don't DO those things - when people tag me with the meme thing. I'm not sure why...I AM one of those people who say - I don't send out forward emails, so don't bother sending them to me. And If I haven't said the latter to you yet. KNOW THAT I DON'T SEND OUT FORWARD EMAILS, THEY WILL DIE WITH ME! But I do do (tee hee, I said doodoo lol) meme's so since Beth tagged me, here you go. 6 interesting/wierd things you didn't know about me (at least I think that's the title)
ok, so tagging. This is where I make enemies. Im going to pick people who I know will give 6 really interesting things. Mike, Rad, Rikke, Lisa, Pickles, and someone I know NOTHING about...Jennster's Boyfriend (evil laugh for this one)....I want interesting, people!!!
Wow, so many things to blog about this weekend. We had a busy weekend. A "GOOD Friday" party on Friday, which also happened to be my birthday - 32 - *rolls eyes* wooo hooo *crickets* When I get some pictures uploaded I'll have a whole separate post for THAT party. Saturday we kicked people out of the house, and then cleaned up.....I went to sleep at 8:30 pm.......which is apparently what happens when you get old. Easter was on Sunday....which will ALSO be a separate post when I get pictures uploaded. Allie in her little Easter bonnet. She's adorable. This morning Althea started talking!!! But does she say "Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma"??? Which, by the way, I've been attempting to teach her since BIRTH!! HA, of course not! She says "Ba Ba Ba Ba", followed by "Da Da Da Da". She does have priorities. I mean she loves her daddy, but not more than her baba (bottle). And me? Well maybe I'll be a distant 3rd...if I'm lucky. And only cause I think "Ma Ma" is easier to say than "Kitty". My MP3 Player has a record feature so maybe I'll attempt to get this recorded and share with you. Anyone know of a site that hosts audio? Anyway, none of that is what I want to talk about. I would like to talk about how I'm a bad mommy. (This thought just dawns on me: No wonder she said da da da first)
So am I a bad mommy? I figured she's too small to remember, and I'm going to have plenty of years to do that stuff that I'd take a break this year. Plus my mom made her a basket. I'm a horrible mommy aren't I? I didn't color eggs!! I colored eggs every year when I WASN'T a mommy....and NOW I didn't. WTF is wrong with me? *sigh* I'm disappointed in myself. Oh, and one more thing.....why do I have to go and wait on a 2 hour line to sit my daughter on a guy (dressed like a bunny)'s lap EVER? I'm a bad mommy aren't I?
Thursday, April 13, 2006Witchy WomanI'm "a little witchy". I say this to people all the time. What does "a little witchy" mean? Well, it's one step above just being a woman. Woman have an intuition about them. Scientists have studied it. Men have feared it. For some reason we just know things. We feel when something is going to happen, good or bad. We usually know when someone is deceiving us (whether we chose to listen to our senses or not is a different story). When women have a strong connection, this intuition gets stronger. For example, my mother knows about 30 seconds before the phone rings that I'm about to call her. The day I walked into the house, pregnant, she took one look at me and knew. Although my mother is "a little witchy" too, that's where I get it from. Being "a little witchy" is the ability to harness this intuition and use it to your advantage. To be able to tune into it so to speak. (You all think I'm crazy, don't you?) I'd like to think that fate doesn't alone control my life, and that I had a small part in it. Mike and I being together, having a healthy beautiful easy going daughter. Just having everything come together. It's fate, and I help fate along. Women are tied into nature, and nature gives us this gift. I know it's not just me, the moon affects us. I remember going to my lamaze class and the nurse who was working there for 20 or so years said "When it's a full moon, this place is hoppin!!! (Speaking of the I used to be more spiritual (please don't mistake this for religious) than I am now. No time to work out, let alone meditate. Although I still feel "things". This is not always a good thing. Sometimes I lay in bed, and I just feel this "impending doom" feeling. Like something bad is going to happen, or is happening, and I can't shake it. My mother and I both annoy my younger brother sometimes when we call him out of the blue and say "Becareful", cause we just have this FEELING that he's doing something wrong or gonna get in trouble. We aren't always far off, btw. I know some of you have this "impending doom" problem as well. I know Becky has posted about obsessing over horrible things. I want to think that this is unrelated, and that people who are happy automatically fear that things are too good. I'd like to think that when I lay in bed and have that doom feeling that it's NOT my intuition speaking.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006A spot opens up in my Top 5!So I have a Top 5 List. These are men that, well......if they knocked on my door.....I'd have a hard time refusing. Mike is aware of the list, and we have an agreement. There are the first 4, which don't move!
Well, after seeing this on gofugyourself there is a GLARINGLY OBVIOUS position on my list that just opened up. I'm up for suggestions. Maybe Josh Hartnet?
 04-11-06_0744.jpg Originally uploaded by faeriegirl515. After 45 days of Spring Training and a week-long trip to the West Coast to start the season, the Yankees are finally headed home.
Sunday, April 09, 20066 months, and on the go!Althea turned 6 months a couple of days ago, and I can't believe how fast the time went. For some reason I feel like 6 months is a big deal. It's the moving over from little infant to full fledged baby! She has her own little personality and she's starting to be all independent!! (I have no idea at ALL where she gets that from! Shush mom...)  She doesn't want to cuddle as much with mommy or daddy on the couch. She wants to GET DOWN, and take over the world! It doesn't matter that she can't walk or talk or even crawl yet. She'll figure that out in a couple of weeks. But for now.... Hey what's over there? And oooooooh look a kitty, and oh my goodness a big doggie outside, and Mom let go of me there are kids outside and I wanna play!!!  She's starting to give my parents a run for their money with how active she is. You can't just put her in the seat and she'll smile all day. She wants to be entertained, and by entertained I mean on the floor holding her under her arms so she can jump up and down, or holding her face out so she can "fly". And by "fly" I mean fail her arms and legs as wild and fast as possible. I have her 6 month appointment on Thursday, but after a sick doctor visit last week I snuck her on the scale just to see and we are at 18 lbs already! Can you tell she eats well? Mike thinks she stores all the food in her cheeks! It's finally starting to get nice outside, so we will be out and about more. As the days get nicer we are realizing that there are kids who live all around the house, which is great. I think I found a drinking partner close by (which is always important) as I walked out on my deck a couple of weeks ago my neighbor waved and said....Hey Jenn, want a Margarita? *gasp* YES PLEASE!!  She's got two children, one of which is a adorable little girl who is almost 2. Instant friend for Allie, right next door! While Allie stood in her excesauser and watched the kids run around, including this little girl, all she could do was bounce up and down. Since that day, it's been her mission in life to learn to crawl/walk, and she practices every chance she gets.  Mike and I predict that she will be crawling by the end of the month. So basically my next monthly update will be filled with screaming and fear that my house is NO WHERE NEAR childproof enough and that she's on the loose in the house and I can barely hold her long enough to change her diaper and feed her lunch. I can see it all now!
Friday, April 07, 2006Hangin on the edge of madness....This morning I walked into my bathroom to start my morning routine. In the background I hear my husband happily singing Happy 6 month Birthday to my daughter. She squeals in delight. I don't smile. My mind is racing. I think to myself - I swear to GOD if it doesn't change I don't know what I'm going to do!!! I slowly take my clothes off, and pull it out of the corner. I tap it with my toes, and watch as it blinks and finally reads 0.00 I get on.......I look down...... YOU GOT TO BE &%*$# KIDDING ME!! 1 pound!!! I lost 1 pound!?!?!?!?! I kick the scale. I hear my husband jokingly say to me - What are ya doin? Breakin stuff in there? I roll my eyes. But, but, but I was soo good! I eat a banana for breakfast. Ok, well I also drink a 20 oz cup of coffee with milk and sugar. But if you take that away from me, I swear, I'll tear you to sheds like a ravenous dog and quietly lap my coffee in the corner! I eat a light lunch...like a salad, or a cup of soup, or a light wrap. With NO chips! If I want a snack, I eat an apple.....an APPLE, people!!! I drink water ALL DAY LONG. I'm gonna float away with the amount of water that I drink!!! I've been torturing my husband by making chicken with veggies, no rice, no potatoes, NO PASTA! I'm Italian....it's HARD not to eat pasta!! I even worked out twice this week, AND did yard work!!! What does that god damn scale want from me BLOOD!!! I know this whole stupid "Weight Debate" crap was done to death last week all over the place, I won't even link them, but am I making too much of this? I mean, yes, I just had a baby. Yes, it's only been 6 months. And YES, my husband loves me either way, and just wants me to be happy. But I am not happy, internet.....NOT...HAPPY!!!
Thursday, April 06, 2006Quality Family Time ActivitiesLately Allie is what I call MANIACAL! She just wants to go go go. She wants to jump up and down, she wants to bounce, she wants to RUN, and she doesn't stop moving for a second! (Mind you, the child is 6 months old, and can't even crawl yet!) I am in SOOOO much trouble when this kid finally takes off! If you hold her around the waist, she just repeatedly jumps up and down on your lap or the floor or whatever. When she's in her excersauser she stands in the middle and bounces up and down. NOW I know why that thing has shocks..... So...what do you do when your child wants to Bounce? Well, you play Heavy Metal Music for her and teach her how to MOSH! .......what? no? So on went System of a Down - Toxicity and we showed her what BOUNCING was all about! haha It's a good thing we have curtains! Mike and I jumped and moshed all over the house with her and she LOVED IT. She especially loved the song "BOUNCE" (which can be heard here by simply clicking on the word "bounce" under the "Listen Now" on the right) HA go figure.... Ahhhh fun with the family......Speaking of fun with the family, I was asked to write some entries for bebereviews.com on places in New Jersey to go with your children. I'll let you know when my first entry is posted. It would be nice if spring actually ARRIVED in New Jersey.....it freakin snowed here yesterday!!! HELLO it's APRIL! So...yea, I'm guessing the System of a Down concert is NOT the kinda places they are looking for. HAHA.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006One hand at all times!!Well, the days of laying Allie on the changing table to go and get an outfit out of the closet or laying her on the bed to get ready in the morning GONE Don't tell me you all haven't done this.....We ALL have! Well, she is a rolling maniac!!! I mean she's been rolling over for a while....but maybe one time once in a while. Now she just finds it FUN to just roll around over and over again. And ever since my friend's daughter shocked the hell out of her by rolling over and then crawling straight off the bed in a matter of about .25 seconds I've been worried about this. And between watching Althea delight in rolling over about 50 times on the bed this morning, and the call I just got from mom (who babysits for me) about her rolling all over the place all day long.....*sigh* And so the movement begins. -----Anyone got a leash?-----
Gee, so many things to talk about and so little time! I've actually tried to work a little the past couple of days and haven't had time to blog....go figure....work at work! Last Thursday I went for a day of beauty. I received a gift certificate, and I went. I got a facial, a massage, and a hair cut. Have you ever been for a facial? It's odd to say the least. I got so many toners, creams, masks, and tonics put on and wiped off my face, I think I lost count at around 10. It lasted around 45 minutes, and most of that time you have a faucet (type thing) over your face streaming steam over your skin. When this is on, you can not breath. So basically I can pretty much hold my breath for about a half hour. My mother should NEVER go for one of these, because the feeling that you can't breath for 30 minutes would kill her for sure! The absolute weirdest part of this whole ordeal is that at one point, in the middle, a grown woman puts a bright light on your face and begins to pick at your face..... it's embarasing.... it's akward.... it's gross..... Anyway, I'm happy to say that my skin feels wonderful, and I no longer have any black heads (we all have them)......HOWEVER......now I'm breaking out.....because she ruined the harmony that I've worked so hard to keep between me and my skin. OK, now on to my hair. It doesn't do anything......She cut all sorts of layers into it.....I mean you should SEE how much hair was on the floor under my chair! I haven't gotten it cut in over a year, and it was down way past the middle of my back. $70 later (I know I can't believe I spent that much on a haircut, but hey it's once a year!)...and it basically looks the same. I know people use straight irons and all sorts of stuff to get their hair to be straight and just hang there like mine does........but really It's soooo boring! I wish it would wave or something!!! The massage was good......but add an 18lbs baby, and my shoulders hurt again the next day! Sa basically.....all that B-E-A-uty.....and I look and feel the same...only NOW I'm broken out!
Tuesday, April 04, 2006I can't compete with that......If you came here to read my blog today.....instead go read Mike's. Cause I can't think of anything to say that can compete today.
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