I’m getting that itch to paint. I hated repainting our old apartment when we moved and I wanted to avoid that here but it’s hard. We have this awful flat paint that marks up so easily. You basically cannot touch the walls if you want them to stay clean. With kids? Uh, yeah. Not happening! I have so many black scuffs all over, it’s just nasty looking. And though I know it’s not really dirt it still makes me feel dirty. So, I’m thinking maybe a wall at a time. You know, just some accents. Definitely NOT the entire apartment. I’ll start with my kitchen first. I’m going to pain one wall an olive color to coordinate with some of the knick knack items I have laying around in there. I got a free can of paint on it’s way from Glidden (only 1 quart) so we’ll see how far that goes. After that I’m going to see if I can find something that I can use as a back splash behind my stovetop. You know, like a grease catching back splash. heh I found something one time that looked like a faux glass tile design. It was easily removable. But now I can’t see to locate the website. Eventually … One thing at a time I suppose.

I feel so chill today! The only thing I can contribute it to is the fact that I’ve been off of my diet pop for days. I didn’t intend on quitting cold turkey but it got HOT outside and you know me, I’m big old whine ass when it comes to the heat. So I’ve avoided the store for days on end. I finally went out this morning and I only bought one 2 liter. That’s it. Hopefully I can stick to limiting myself more. I’m an addict. It’s time to face the facts! Between pop and shopping (I seriously get off on buying anything, even acne treatment) I have some issues. lol

I could also be feeling chill due to the fact that my head hasn’t had to spin today. The heathens have been so good. They were silent in the commissary and even better on the way there and home. Just very, VERY good. Not that they aren’t ever good but I’m an easily overwhelmed gal so any little behavior issues make me cringe. Any outing where I don’t have to pretend that I have NO idea who’s kids they are is a good one.

Hollywood has been hit hard this week with death. I wasn’t shocked to see that Ed McMahon passed or Farrah. After all they were both getting to that point anyway. But MJ? Wow! Though I know I shouldn’t be surprised by that either. I’m sure they will find that he was on some crazy drugs or something. I hate to say it but it always happens that way. From pain killers to odd, seemingly harmless drugs like HGH supplements. Hollywood is like a drug addicts wonderland it seems. Whether you’re addicted to trying to stay healthy or addicted to trying to ruin yourself.

Too much money just gets you in trouble! Look at Jon & Kate Gosselin. They can say that the show or lifestyle had nothing to do with their split but I bet you old Jon boy would have had much more incentive to work it out (like avoiding child support payments for 8 children) if he wasn’t already rolling in the dough.

But you know, I’d still like to have a cool million in the bank. heh

Why do my children not realize that the furniture we have is not for jumping, running on, launching from, bouncing on, etc??? Every day I’m giving the old “only your butt should be touching that chair/couch” speech. ACK! I’m getting so sick of it, too. I wonder if they sell mental disability insurance? I might need some. I’ll surely be certifiably nuts soon.

To avoid a lot of this I’m going to try and get out more for the rest of the summer. I bought a membership to the Botanical Gardens here last week so we’ll be good to go any time we need a good wind down session. It’s a hell of drive from where we are in VA Beach (at least to me) but worth it when the kids as passed out in the back of the van, drooling on themselves. Plus it gives me a great opportunity to relax and take some mediocre photos. heh I’m really cheap about buying those sort of things so I debated it for a LONG time. I think this will be perfect for us. The aquarium was in the running too but I find that they get a little too bored there and in some of the darker exhibits I get a little nervous. 3 year old boys aren’t exactly good with staying put.

I wish I was better at being a “joiner”. I do try to get out to the park and we do play dates but for the most part I struggle with getting myself out to do things. Plus I don’t want to turn into one of those moms that totally over schedules her kids. Or that’s the excuse I’m using for my own lazy tendencies right now.

I hate it when people reply to me in all CAPS. I know not everyone thinks of that as yelling but I certainly do. It especially annoys me when it’s a reply from a breeder. Dude, I’m not emailing you about something as basic as a plasma tv mount. It’s a dog. Of course I will have a lot of questions, want photos, history, etc. Maybe that’s annoying to them though. Maybe I should just give them a call and try to discuss it that way. But ah .. I am so not a telephone person.