A Valentine's Day Poem for Adam

(Think "So I Married An Axe Murderer" Mike Meyers poem with the music in the background)

Adam
Ben-ig-no
Hard-handed handler of hybrids.
Magnetic, mirthful,
Mighty marked mechanic.

So know-ing.
So help-ing.
So love-ed.

"I'm madly in love with you!" she shouts out of the balcony like a dog running to a corner with two hydrants.

I love you.

I need you.

I'll be here--Forever.

Happy Valentine's day, my love!

Valentine's Day

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Merry Christmas!

Christmas love from Dan :o)

WHOA! Yes, I dared to put my make-up-less face on here.

Christmas Lucy :o)

Bling, Bling!

I believe Sofia's throwing up a "West Side"...

Helping open gifts

Penney spreading the word, in every language.

I LOVE my Mexican Folk Art coloring book!

Me, Penney & Sofia completing a Dora "cuzzle."

Dixie got a Didj.

Some bracelets Santa left.

Dixie was VERY happy with her cupcake baking kit!

Oh, Christmas Tree

Apparently, a re-run of "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh" beat out decorating the Christmas Tree as a family...

Adam and I did a great job!

Blue is My New Favorite Color

I compartmentalize everything; it's how I deal with life. Can't handle thinking about it right now? Put it in a drawer in your mind and shut the door. Deal with it later. This has worked so well for me. Later, if I choose to, I can open that drawer and then deal...when I'm ready.

Lately, drawers are popping open all by themselves. Drawers I never knew I had...and things inside I thought I had finished caring about. And as much as I try and lock it away, it just opens up.

I was ready to say, "I forgive you," or so I thought. I had thought about doing it, and seemed at peace with it...mostly. I've written countless letters, none of them ever sent, but just to get it all out of me. To say everything I've wanted to say without the fear of crying. I thought I was done with all of this.

Who knew someones choice so very long ago would still effect me today. Why can't I fucking get over it? That's all I want. Not to stew. Not to question. Not to hate so very much.

What was so fundamentally wrong with me that made it so easy? I have ALWAYS wondered this. I continue to wonder this. This comes up. Again and again and again. It spreads into drawers full of things that have absolutely NOTHING to do with it. And it meshes it all together into this overwhelming, uncontrollable mess.

With some people, I try so hard to be just so, to make sure it doesn't happen again. With others , it's the opposite..."Here I am. This is how I'm going to be. You don't like it? Fuck you."

I'm not sure how to end this post. I want it out. And maybe putting out will get it out.

Maybe.

Sofia

We babysat Sofia a couple of weekends ago. Here she is playing in all of Dixie's girly glory:

We had lots of fun with pee pee doll. Especially once she found out it peed. And she digs the beads and tiara too!




She REALLY liked the Fourth of July light up spinny toy we bought Dixie. She carried it with her all around the house. After bath and p.j.'s we watched "Yo-Gabba-Gabba." Sofia showed me she could break it down and freestyle beat box. It was great!

Trick Dog

Hank's ears are starting to stand up. Well...at least one is.




He has found various sleeping hideaways around the house, including under the night stand...



and, Dan's favorite, under the bed.


We've become spoiled by having Dan, an older TRAINED dog. We aren't used to having to take the dog outside TWICE WITHIN THE HOUR! Dan doesn't go after makeup brushes or hot roller clips or the heating pad! (Sigh)...we've forgotten how hard and hellish having a "baby" is. This dog needs to catch on quickly.