The Terrible Trifecta

Holy Cow Crap Batman.  I have been hit with the Terrible Trifecta!!!!

Número Ono - It is just stupid hot outside.  I don't feel like subjecting myself or my children to the nasty heat out there.   I heard on the news that city officials do not want people to water their lawns.  They want us to save on water consumption.  Great!  

Photo by Jesse Bikman

Número Dos - My sinuses are not cooperating.  My head feels like it is about to explode.  Not only is snot dripping from my nose, but from all three of my kiddos noses as well.  Great!

Photo by Cjaureque

Número Tres - Aunt Flow is visiting.  In other words, I am PMSing!  Just to top this (insert sarcasm here) wonderful trifecta off.  Welcome home hunny!  Enough said about that. Great!

Photo by Mike Licht

This trifecta could stop anytime now.  I would greatly appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Me

Treasures

This weekend I did a lot of garage sale rummaging and a bit of selling myself.  My sister in law's neighborhood was having a neighborhood sale so I took a few things over to her place to see if I could get rid of them.  Unfortunately I spent more on things I found at other people's houses than I made at our own.  I just had a lot of fun being able to get out and walk around.  There is something exciting about finding a great surprise, that you may or may not have needed, for a killer deal!  I am sure my hubby is so excited that I taught my four year old that we were going to hunt for some treasure.  We hit several houses and at each one my son told the people there that we were searching for treasure.  We got a lot of giggles and smiles.  And of course I can't go anywhere without people wanting to see the twins.  In my head I am thinking, ew I need to go to that sale right over there.  So I scanned other sales at a distance while smiling and nodding to the cute lady ogling over my girls.

Something I caught myself doing while rummaging, was saying, thank you. as the owner was watching me leave without taking any of their 'treasures'.  I am sure they were thinking, "grrrrr, buy something, pllllleeeeeease".  All the while I am thinking to myself, why do I say thank you?  Thank you for what?  For not having the one thing I am looking for?  I guess it is out of feeling awkward leaving a house and deciding their crap wasn't good enough to become my crap.  And I suppose the polite thing to say instead of, "sorry, I don't like any of your stuff."


All in all I came home with some fun treasures:
books, DVDs, unopened Topsy Turvy Tomato Planters, picture frame, etc.

Have you found any treasures lately?


~Selena

Randomness

I have had a lot of things running through my head today and I don't really know where to start.  I thought about trying to focus on one thing, but that just isn't happenin'.  I feel like I am the ball in the game of dodge ball.  I am thrown this way and that.  Slamming up against every thought, but not staying there long enough to remember anything or focus on anything for that matter.

My thoughts...

• I am saddened by the news of the earthquake in Japan.  My brother-in-law is there right now.  He wasn't affected at all by the quake.  My sister in-law and he used to live in Sendai.  An area that has found 200-300 bodies alone, according to CNN.  The magnitude of a 8 pointer is unfathomable to me.  I have been through a 5 pointer in Alaska and you could hear it coming.  It was so crazy.  Things shaking all around you and then it stops.  You fix the things that fell or went askew and you go on about your business.  But an 8.9 is life altering, forever.   photo from CNN of the Sendai Airport
• I feel like everyday I find out about another person who is sick.  Whether they are in the hospital for something, they have cancer, they have a family member who is sick... it could go on and on.  I just can't seem to get away from it.  It hurts my heart to think about it.  Because ultimately it reminds me of my mom and what happened to her body.  I want to remember how my mom was before getting really sick.   Not the days in the hospital.  But this is the way life goes I suppose.  Then I remember that I signed up to walk in Relay for Life.  To support cancer research.  So if you think about it and would like to support me, I would greatly appreciate it.  You can go to http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=pfind&fr_id=30135 and type in my name as a participant or 'Sheila Love' for our team name.
• I got my hair cut yesterday.  I like it a lot.  I didn't do anything crazy.  I don't think I am ready for that. Plus I like my hair long...for now.  I just needed to get the nastiness cut off the ends of my hair.  And no, I didn't get a color.  I know BORING.  But that is okay for me.  I had a wonderful time out without the kids.  I absolutely love getting my hair washed and my head massaged when getting my hair done.  Ahhh.  Soothing and relaxing. I also loved the gal who did my hair.  She was fantastic.  We laughed, I almost cried, it was a good time.  Thank you Rhonda at West 86th Hair Design!
• My son is going through (for the lack of a better word) a time.  He's four now and doesn't seem to want to listen so well.  So I am trying to come up with ways to bond with him.  To give him more 'good attention'.  And I am having a time trying to do that and take care of the girls at the same time.
• I am ready for Summer.  Spring is good, but it is still kinda nasty out.  Summer would be great about now.

Okay I think that is enough for today.  Of course, I only scratched the surface of my thoughts.  But you get the point.  I am all over the randomness today!