Fourth of July

This year I am really excited about the 4th of July. I'm not sure why, I have never been extremely patriotic,however, I do love the US of A. But I have this undying need to buy all that is red, white and blue and wear it around town for the next week or two. I also would like to catch an awesome fireworks show sometime soon. I always see good ones on t.v., but i want to be there. Well, this was something to write because I'm bored and needed something to do.
I'm going to share this with all of you because it's fitting for this blog.


Mariah Carey Lyrics
Fourth Of July Lyrics:

Trembling starry eyed
As you put your hand in mine...
It was twilight
On the Fourth of July
Sparkling colors were
Strewn across the sky
And we sat close enough
That we just barely touched
While roman candles
Went soaring above us and baby

Then you put your hand in mine
And we wandered away
I was trembling inside
But I wanted to stay
Pressed against you there
and leave the world behind
On that Fourth of July

So starry eyed
On the flowery hillside
Breathless and fervid
Amid the dandelions
As it swept over me
Like the wind trough the trees
I felt you sigh with a
Sweet intensity and baby

Then you put your hand in mine
And we floated away
Delicately lay entwined
In an intimate daze
A crescent moon began to shine
And I wanted to stay
Tangled up with you among the fireflies
On that Fourth of July

Thunder clouds
Hung around
So threateningly
Ominously hovering
And the sky
Opened wide
Showering

Then you put your hand in mine
And we ran from the rain
Tentatively kissed goodnight
And went our separate ways
And I've never truly felt the way that I
Felt the Fourth of July
Truly I have never felt the same inside
Like that Fourth of July
Truly I could never feel the same as I
Felt that Fourth of July

courtesy of: lyrics.com

Kids say the darndest things

Being a mother of 2 and an older sister to a now 6 year old, I knew this day would come. My son who is almost three has become very very verbal. He began speaking fairly early and seems to absorb everything he hears so it's not surprising, that now his vocabulary is extensive.
Yesterday, we were in the grocery store and I was looking to buy ice cream ( not that it matters what I was doing) and my son i in the back of the cart waiting patiently with his daddy and sister. ( 9 months old) the aisle that we are in is packed with people and just as a couple walk by he shouts ( although I am very close to him) "Mommy, Mommy.....I FARTED!!!" The couple ( who obviously doesn't have kids) got a look on their faces that said they wanted to laugh but felt they shouldn't. What did I do? I said " thank you for sharing that with me....and everyone else honey" Then I did what anyone else would do, I laughed uncontrollably. I mean this is what kids do. There is no way I could get upset at that. We went to the Dr. for his sister the other day. Since they share the same Dr. the Dr. asked him for a hug, and he says no. She asks him again, and he walks up to me and says " mommy, i don't like her" Now, the Dr. isn't the one who gives him the shots, but needless to say, she wasn't getting a hug from him that day.
Right now, it's all fun and games, and I look forward to his little outbursts, so that on prom night I can embarrass him, by telling these stories to his date. We will see how I feel, when we are in a store and he shouts " mommy, she's fat!"

Party Time

Well, this is officially MOM BLOG. You see it's getting close to birthday time for both of my kids. ( one is Sept. and one in Oct.) I have a way of having giant parties for my son. He will be three this year and the theme will be "Cars" the movie, which I must add he watches 3 times a day! My daughter is turning one, which means it is a big deal. Her theme will be Ladybugs.
I have already made myself, a pile of internet printed ideas. I have prob. mountains of scrap paper, where I have thought of things randomly and written them down while shopping, or ugh.....driving. lol Don't tell ok? So, let the planning begin. I will say I have to pat myself on the back because my parties come out awesome, that should be my job, a professional party planner. I have planned parties for things other then kids B-days also. I have done company parties, baby showers etc. whoa, sorry I got carried away there. Anyway, to give props where they are due, here are a few websites that I have gotten ideas from. dltk-kidz birthday in a box and Celebrate Express to name a few. Check them out, or write me if your planning a party and need ideas. I'll post more on my progress as I go. Wish me luck!

Mondegreen ( incorrect lyrics)

I bet you didn't know that all those wrong lyrics you belt out in the shower actually have a name: Mondegreen To give credit where it's due, Sylvia Wright, as a child heard a poem as a child "They had slain the Earl of Moray/And the lady of Mondegreen. (Actual Lyrics "they had slain the Earl of Moray/And laid him on the green." So here are a few of my ( and I'm sure your) Mondegreens, feel free to add more.

Shakira ft. Wyclef:"You make a brotha wanna see spandex" (curtosy of my hubby)
Actual Lyrics:"You make a brotha wanna speak spanish"

Elton John: " Hold me closer Tony Danza"
Actual Lyrics: "Hold me closer tiny dancer"

Michael Jackson: " Thiller, Thiller Knife"
Actual Lyrics: "Thiller Thiller Night"

George Michael: "If you were the dentist, I'd be the sea"
Actual Lyrics: "If you were the desert, I'd be the sea"

Earth Wind and Fire : "Do you remember?.blahblahblah September!"
hahahaha

And does anyone really know what the hell Aretha Franklin is saying: "R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me, R-E-S-P-E-C-T....???????"
I'm utterly clueless to that one.
The funny thing about these, is even after you learn the proper words to the song, you will find that you will forever sing them "your way" so go ahead, with my blessing at least, roll down your windows and let tony danza hold you closer, be my dentist, watch out for that thiller knife and blah blah blah to Aretha with the rest of us!

I love Old People

I got a bright idea from Corrine today, who said that I should write about my life as a concierge for the elderly facility I work for. I have worked here for 6 years and through all the stories I have told, have never written any of them down.

I'm a concierge, I work at a high end retirement home so they are too good to call me a receptionist. Face it, we arn't in france, I sit here answering the phone all night, I'm a damn receptionist. My job consists of answering the phone and making sure the not quite sane residents don't escape. It's not too bad, but I admit it gets a little boring.

Since I'm here at the desk and not working on the floor I dont know all the residents names anymore, so I resort to nicknames for those who don't bug me so much that I have to know thier names.

Here she comes....I know her name, but she has earned a nickname, miss thing. She is on the verge of crazy, but sane enouph to know what she's saying. You know, only crazy when it's convinient?

Today it's a newspaper, it's 6pm and she wants to know if I deliver her newspaper. I politely say the newspapers come in the morning and I dont know if she got one. She misinterprets that as "you dont get a damn paper!" because she turns into "miss thing" before my eyes. " OH I GET A PAPER, I GOT A PAPER!!!"

Okay then, you got a paper, I'm happy for you, no I didnt deliver it, no I don't know who does, yes your room is upstairs, yes that is your room number and no I am NOT being sarcastic with you. (Although I feel as I have a right considering you just yelled at me for no reason.)

The chickens are here, 2 ladies who constantly talk about how people sneak into thier rooms to steal thier glasses and hearing aids (ewww) tomorrow they won't remember this conversation, yet they are fuming mad. Back and forth they go wispering and pointing. I feel bad for chicken number one, she feels genuinly sorry for chicken number 2 who has lived here much longer then her and does this every other day, she doesnt even own hearing aids. Besides no one would dare enter her room with those damn cats it smells like ammonia in there, stings your eyes from the hall. I wonder if she'll call the cops again?

Fast Food

Whats up with Fast food places? I mean they give you what they call a deal with the dollar menu right? I bet it cost them less then 20 cents for all the stuff thats on there put together.
I went to burger King today and I ordered a whopper jr with cheese ( on the 1.00 menu) oh, wait i thought, does that come with cheese? The lathargic voice comes through the speaker box "no, ma'am, thats extra" ok I think and say, can you add cheese? Before I continue, I ask you, how much SHOULD the cheese cost on a burger that is one dollar? 10 cents? No, 25 freakin cents!!!!! How can a piece of generic american cheese cost 1/4 of a patty, bread, pickles, onions, mayonaise, ketchup and mustard?? I mean do they really need to charge you 25 cents for 1 piece of cheese?
Needless to say, I paid it.....but I HAD to say something