Sometimes...

It's 1:21 in the AM.  Sometimes I like to restart old things... like this blog. This thing is ancient. I think I opened it in 2010...gross. Well several of my good friends (Tina Stobbe & Jen Adams) recently inspired me to perhaps post once again. I don't always have deep intense things to share, but who knows it might happen. I am ADD after all so if the mood strikes me and I happen to be near the computer wisdom of the ages may spew forth, but i'm warning you... it's not likely. Also, it is fun to start things of with the word sometimes. Truth be told the phrase is borrowed from dear Katy Marshall who said it once on her facebook, but it inspired me for life. How's that for inspiring... are you moved to tears yet?  If you are I know a good counselor. Anyhoo, my reason for revisiting this outlet is that I think it might be fun sometimes, cause you to laugh sometimes, inspire you want to argue with me sometimes, or even get you to see from another's perspective for a brief moment. That's the hope anyway. So consider this your warning that what follows from now on will be steming from highly passionate/dramatic feelings and possibly the throes of an ADD event and that there's probably more to it than what I remember to write down. Consider yourself warned, read on at your own risk.

Let me introduce myself... I'm a 34 year old mom of two humans and four fur babies, 15 year veteran of marriage, and singer in a rock band.  (It's always a bit awkward mentioning that part, but worth it nonetheless so you get the full picture) I love my family and friends fiercely and have one other highly important aspect of my life to disclose, however I think it best to wait to tell you until the suspense has been properly developed.  My parents each have been a unique influence on my life in different ways. My father has the supernatural skill of sarcasm and also taught me to sing, play piano, & guitar.  My mother was one of the most loving and merciful people you'd ever meet. They made me: a sarcastic (but working on it) musician who loves hurting people no matter what.  I was once called highly volatile, and for the record was not offended. 

I have a day job where I masquerade as my alter ego ( a Clark Kentish type only not really because I'm a girl).  At my current workplace I answer to 3 bosses, but it's ok. Don't freak out.  They are all really amazing people to work with. One of them loves to re-enact Les Mis with me on Mondays, one of them can make Christmas songs out of 80's movie tunes, and one of them prefers a plethora of authoritative names; so I get to make them up daily. It's great. Other than that I've held many other jobs: Sales clerk, CSW, Mary Kay Consultant, Childcare, Director of children's programs, Festival planner and blah blah blah... my "night job" is as a singer in a band where i'm more like Batman. More on that later.

I have a husband. He's sleeping right now because he's very smart and has to get up in the morning to go to work. He makes me laugh and cry and think before I act, and be reasonable.  I make him be crazy and he loves that. He offers me the privilege of being the only person who knows what he sounds like with a variety of accents, and let me tell you it truly is an honor. He really honestly is my best friend in the whole world and the greatest of my support system. We are still married because we like each other, and view what we have as worth fighting and working hard for. It's almost our anniversary so I'm kind of super excited about our marriage right now!

I have a teenager. She is absolutely wonderful. She's a legit ballerina who recently earned her pointe shoes and is working hard at her sport. She's a talented artist who loves drawing and painting. She's a gifted writer who creates glorious word pictures for a reader to fall into. There is a deep thoughtful wisdom in her young soul already. Some of her perceptions of life astound me as she shares them. She's also very quiet and shy, deep and thoughtful, and also obnoxiously funny when she feels safe to be herself. I love spending time with her in her element and watching her become the lovely young lady she is. I also adore listening to her mock operatic singers. There is nothing funnier. She is also 90% kind and loving to her sister. What a blessing!  So cool to be her mom.

I also have a tweenager. She is my little Spweetie pie. She's crazy smart, chess player, lego lover, american girl doll fanatical, youngest daughter. She loves singing and playing the piano, writing her own music and making us all laugh. She is witty and entertaining, loyal and loving, and sensitive.  It is a pleasure to be in her company and listen to what is important to her. For instance she loves baking. Ever since she was a toddler she knew who Alton Brown was... do you even know who he is? Anyways, she just finished two papers that were mind blowing. Paper #1 was a classroom assignment where she petitioned us to take her to Hoboken NJ to meet Buddy of Cake Boss and eat at his bakery. Paper #2 was a two page compare and contrast about nuclear fission vs. fusion. That one, she wrote for fun.... It is so much fun to be her mom.

I have four fur babies: Two feline, two canine. Cats are Smoky & Sissy, Dogs are Bullet and Sunshine.  They are all "special" animals in their own way. Smoky is your typical psychotic cat. Sissy has kind of a harelip, Bullet smells like impending doom constantly. It's partly his breed and partly because he's older than the hills. Then there is Sunny. She's coming to live with us in two weeks and well so far the only thing that stands out about her is that she's pretty normal. Well, no, she's insanely cute. 

That's it me in a nutshell. Probably a walnut shell, because well... they're pretty big.  It's late now. 2:23am exactly. I'm going to bed now. Hope you enjoyed this little ice breaker. I did. :)