A Compromise

Can we get a puppy, pleeeeeeeeeease?
No {a very firm, ain't gonna happen in a looooong time kinda no}

Can we get a kitten, pleeeeeeeeease?
No {another very firm, ain't gonna happen EVER because Mama don't like cats kinda no}

I wouldn't be as lonely, if I had a pet for inside.
Sorry, our house is too small. {I feel myself weakening}

Pleeeeeeeease, Mommy {insert inconsolable 5 year old emotional girl sobbing complete with quivering lip & crazy crying breathing - you know the one} Don't you want me to be happy?
Of course {thinking to myself - well, crap. That girl already knows how to work me.}

The result, a compromise. I surprised Olivia Tuesday night by bringing her home her very own indoor pet.

I present to you, Terrence Wilson Totten - pretty big name for a beta. Ha! But Olivia named him herself. Pretty good job, huh. Doesn't Olivia look happy? Not too shabby of an outcome for her 2nd official guilt trip (that's my girl!)

Knock Knock...

Who's there?

YIPPEE!!!

That's right folks, my favorite show is back on starting tonight. I am super excited. I love these people.

American Idol, then GLEE...tonight is going to be a good night!

5 Question Friday

Mama M hosts this little bloggy thing every Friday. I thought I would join in...



1. Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?

This is a tough one...ummmm. I would like to say it would be someone gorgeous, slim, & tall...because all actresses are. But that wouldn't really fit my short fat & sassy self. So I really don't know. It would definitely have to be someone super clumsy, sarcastic, and the ability to be super bitchy brutally honest & blunt. Maybe I will go for my fav mean girl Rachel McAdams.


2. Did you ever go to summer camp?

No. I had no desire to. I think I had seen one too many scary movies in my younger days.


3. What sends you running and screaming in the other direction?

Birds. Literally, any kind of bird. I hate them. Especially big ones: geese, turkeys, ducks. Anything that will walk & follow you. At my work there are several ponds/lakes. There are tons of geese sitting around everywhere. I was walking in one day, saw a goose directly in my path. So I did what any normal person would do. I turned around & walked back to the parking deck and took the long way into work. And I loathe pigeons, they are disgusting. I feel like I disappointed both of my kids when we avoided the birds at our recent trip to the zoo. Birds are just icky - disease ridden & what-not. {shiver}


4. What is something you do that drives your spouse nuts?

HAHAHA - If I have to pick just one thing...I would say that it is the way I eat cereal. He says that they should put me in a room with terrorists & they would tell anything & everything they know. He claims that I slurp the milk, and I crunch the cereal too much. He also seems to think I intentionally hit the spoon on my teeth. HA! Ok & maybe since he pointed it out to me that it bothers him, I may try to do all of the above listed things more!


5. What is currently your favorite song?

It's a tie, "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum and "Soul Sister" by Train. I love both of them! And it is so much fun to sing as loud as I can to them in the car. The girls love to sing them with me too. Although, I am not sure if it's good that my 5 year old says "It's a quarter after 1:00, I'm a little drunk & I need you now"...oh well.

Sidenote: my BFF and I are going to see Lady A at the Illinois State Fair this August. I am super excited...and I think I may even get a ticket for my little Liver to go too. That girl would be crushed, absolutely crushed if I didn't take her with me.