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Date night

"Stardust" is a very fun movie for the mom and the little brother date night. While 13 and Better Half went to the Nebraska football game on Saturday, you know the manly things. Romance, witches and pirates on the big screen were the ticket for mom.

Being so over the testosterone sweat and leather, the kiss of a good fairy tale with your 9 year old was priceless and the greater good!

Why I Collect

I have often wondered what is the make-up of a collector. I am one, so I guess this is a self assessing process. Congruent with a creative personality, I have many friends who are also collectors.
This is why I collect:
• It helps me remember the past.
• It brings me a sense of individuality and identity.
• It is a transfer of knowledge.
• It brings me a history and appreciation.
• It is an adventure in the hunt. It's a real heart pumping rush to get that good deal.
• Collecting has taken me places I would not have been and met people I would not have known.
Most say collecting is cheaper than therapy, but I think collecting is a way to surpass death, since my favorite collection is my collection of friends.

Today is Talk like a Pirate Day!

Aye, me mates told me tis' "Talk Like a Pirate Day," so har is my name: Red Anne Kidd Aye, me parrot concurs.

My pirate name is:

Red Anne Kidd

Passion is a big part of your life, which makes sense for a pirate. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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Weird Politics

I am such a pseudo intellectual. I was listening to NPR and the annoucement came on that the President had put forth Michael Mukasey as the next Attorney General. Since I was listening to the announcement and not reading it I thought they said Bukasey. Then my mind drifted to Busey. Which made me think of Gary Busey, then I thought that would be a weird appointment. The last thing I saw Gary Busey in was "Entourage" on HBO.

Flower looking innocent

This is Flower and yes she is beautiful.

Greyhounds and dolls don't mix

I enjoy our greyhounds, but our girl Flower, has acquired the lustful taste for vinyl. She started by just grabbing a slipper, glove or random action figure collecting them onto her pillow or into her kennel. She was adopted directly from the track and never had many toys of her own. So she needed to have her own things. She comes by collecting naturally, many greyhounds will collect and hoard objects. I think it's a comfort thing, like a blankie. So we buy her plenty of toys and she really likes the squeaky ones that never squeak long with her chewing them. She pops the squeakers. Even though, she chews her stuffed animals, she rarely breaks the fabric on them. However now that vinyl, doggy gum, has crossed her lips in the form of one of my dolls she has an obsession. While I was packing away my doll collection to put our house on the market, Flower grabbed a Tonner doll "Daphne" right off of my bed then took her to her bed and chewed her hand completly off. Then I remembered a poor "Brenda Starr" doll that bears a few teeth marks on her foot. Now Flower is sniffing and looking under beds, in closets and eyeing the glass curio for vinyl - the crack of the greyhound world.

Weight Release update

I am 18.6 lbs. lighter since Memorial Day! Going for 20!

Capt' Jack!

What woman doesn't want to be swept off her feet by a pirate. What man doesn't want to be - said pirate. My newest and most favorite doll addition is Capt' Jack by the Tonner Company from Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. He is as novel as they come, with detailing to duplicate the inspired costume in the first movie. He has charmed the ladies at work with his 16 inches of Johnny Depp likeness. One comment "The only thing missing is his tatoo." I enjoy dolls as art and I enjoy looking at art. For fun this is the epitome of the greater good!

Weight Release

I'm on a steady weight release journey right now. I am down 15ish pounds, Yeah! But sadly I attracted weight this week. So tomorrow, I will track my food intake points with the mathematical precision of an Architect and eat only healthy choices. I'm not sure why the past two weeks, I have not kept track and I ate more sugar than I have since starting this journey on Memorial Day weekend. My Wednesdays at work have usually been a declaration of my success. However, tomorrow I may be a bit meek.


I don't know why, I swallowed that donut.
I guess I'll have pie.

My Boys are Growing

13 woke up this morning and proclaimed that he has grown over night. I looked at our measurement door and realized that he had not been measured since April. OK, lets get out the ruler, as I eyed my first born in his new wife beater t-shirt and noticing that he sorta has pecks and he does seem taller. Measurement complete, he has grown three inches since the last mark and his head is now facing my eyes. Where did the last ten years go?

Little brother age 9, wanted to be measured next and of course we did. He has grown, too. I also notice that his mark is three inches upbove 13's mark at the same age.

When will Little brother pass 13?
I didn't have the heart to announce Little brother's height to 13.

Balance

Balancing the inter locus of control, I find myself trying to simplify everything in my life. Yet the artist in me screams don't throw that away I might be able to create something out it of and sell it for a million dollars. Yet the realitiy of my situation is my family has too much stuff! When my husband and I moved into our house it was a vitual mansion. As newly weds, we didn't even have enough furniture to put some in every room. But after two children's births, two greyhounds' adoptions, seven familiy member's deaths and several collections later our house is resembling a flea market. It's amazing how mush stuff comes into our house on a regular basis. Just getting the mail and having the boys come home from school generates enough paper to make 747 paper airplanes. So I have made it my mission to declutter. I've watched TV shows, read books and articles on the subject. I've subscribed to Flylady. Yet my struggles seem in in vane. Now the real motivater...putting my house on the market. So with this new motivational direction. I'm already there!