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Oh that's easy, stop eating out...

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Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 42. No, I am not one that cares if anybody knows how old I am. I don't look it, neither do I act my age. This I give to my kids and my family genes.

Today is a relaxing day so far, my daughter needed to get her hair done for the first day of school...she's getting a hair cut, finally, she realized that her hair breaking was not a good look, regardless of how long it is.

So, I'm sitting in the salon with her now while she gets it done. And on that point, you know this is not a black shop, right? We won't work on holidays like this, but the egyptians? You better believe that they are gonna get that money...and at $75 a head...they are bringing in the bucks on the day before school.

I'm actually recovering from my weekend today, and tomorrow...I don't go back to work until Wednesday, so I have a nice long break from the office.

Friday was the first day of celebrations, I got my hair done and my eyebrows waxed...she actually lightened my brows and I like them a lot, they are so dark usually, that it freshens my look, a lot...

August 31, 2008

Then we had a late lunch, burgers at Poag Mahone's, damn thing was so big that I didn't eat again until Saturday afternoon...even after 5 Effen Black Cherry and Sprite's and 2 shots of Patron. That burger soaked up all the alcohol...lol.

We met up with one of my co-worker's niece and she had some guys meet us at the second spot we went to. Bad News. Turns out that they both were drug dealers and I was done...by the time we go to the third place to dance, I was like its time to ditch these guys...

The little one, yeah, he was a little snot and he kept kissin on my girl...but she let him, so who am I, right? She was drinking Merlot and she was gone...lol...but she and her niece left with them, I had to say no, I couldn't make myself leave with them...I called her on Saturday and her drunk ass said she didn't even remember his name...damn shame..but as long as she was ok, I was good...

B-day Cake

Saturday, I spent out with my kids getting done with school shopping for my daughter and getting our nails done. First we had a late breakfast, then the mall. Then grocery shopping.

Then, right about when I was getting ready to go to bed, they brought out my birthday cake. My kids didn't want me to have to share with his family on my birthday...isn't that special?

Yesterday? On my birthday? I didn't really do much, lazed around, then my oldest daughter came over with my gift...she got me a Dooney! I was so surprised! She got me that and a digital picture frame.

B-day Present

We went to his sister's for the holiday and ate and listened to music. I enjoyed my kids and his family and the weather was beautiful. I won't even mention the negatives, I am just grateful that my kids love me.

Today? I'm just basically relaxing...gonna go home and make spaghetti  for dinner and just chill...maybe make a margarita. who wants to join me?

~~peaceful~~

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I just want to know how you handle what life throws at you, its the true test of character. So, how do you handle?

Thanks for sharing this Duane:

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of farther pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see beauty, even when it's not pretty, every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary an bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

--Oriah Mountain Dreamer

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I’ve been meme tagged by Anewlis…I am awful at critiquing music, so here goes my version:

Here are the rules: “List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring summer. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they’re listening to.”

Selfish
Vivian Green
This has been my mantra...I'm selfishly reclaiming me, I'm done with being what everyone else needs me to be...

Hate on Me
Jill Scott
This song also hits home because of my situation...hate on me hata, now or lata, cuz I'm gonna be me...

Moving Mountains
Usher
I just heard this for the first time today, but it spoke to me again regarding my situation, its gonna be like moving mountains, but nothing is impossible.

The Letter
Raheem Devaugn
Again...lol...speaks to my situation, she leaves him a break up letter, says that that there was nope hope for her broken heart and signed it Heartbreak. It's a hidden track on his Love Experience cd.

Beautiful
India A.rie
I finally started listening to tracks on cd's that were not being played on mainstream radio and found that I love this one!

Better Days
Dianne Reeves
This song is my all time favorite and has been for about 10 years now, I first heard it on gospel radio and began a search that led me to this jazzy lady. Her grandmother was a sage. You won't get to better days unless you make it thru the night.

Take Me or Leave Me
Rent
What can I say? This song epitomizes what I feel right now, if you don't like who I am, please leave...hit the door and don't let it hit you!

Passin’ the meme torch on to:

1. Alousionist
2. thirtydaes
3. SimplyRik
   
4. D_Rox
5. DrVictorine
6. **************
   
7. reign4aday

Holla!!!

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Selfish Wordle

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1. What is your favorite word?
Smooches - I have no idea why...

2. What is your least favorite word?
Can't

3. What turns you on?
excitement for life and living it to the fullest

4. What turns you off?
aggressiveness and narcissism

5. What sound do you love?
water and waves

6. What sound do you hate?
an animal that is about to puke...yea, I'm out there

7. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Music, singing or playing...

8. What profession would you not like to participate in?
Anything that has to do with medicine or sanitation - I ditto D on this one...

9. What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck - again with the ditto... ( or fuck me...hehehehe *ahem* sorry)

10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
Its not your time yet...you still have good work to do

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Smile
Originally uploaded by Sun....

Wine Candy! Jolly Rancher green apple is my all-time favorite!

Remember going to the penny candy lady? Wine candies, Now and Laters (that never made it to later), bubble gum, chews, Sugar Daddy's and pickles with a peppermint stick in the middle!

Memories of sticky fingers and sunny summer days of childhood just plastered a silly smile on my face...share some of your memories with me!

~SunShyn~

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My Daughter Hates Pictures
Originally uploaded by Sun....

Testing posting from the phone.

I wanted to get a pic of my Lilly, but she kept putting her hands up to her face.

Yeah, she's a booger...lol

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Appetizer

When someone smiles at you, do you smile back?

Always! I'm such friendly person and a smile always makes me happy!

Soup

Describe the flooring in your home.  Do you have carpet, hardwood, vinyl, a mix?

Its a mix, some hardwood in the living room and one bedroom, vinyl in the kitchen, stone tile in the bathroom, bad tile in the basement that needs to be replaced and carpeting in two bedrooms

Salad

Write a sentence with only 5 words, but all of the words have to start with the first letter of your first name.

Trust, the truth tells tales.

Main Course

Do you know anyone whose life has been touched by adoption?

What a question! Yes, YES, YES! My sister was adopted into a new family at birth and I gave my first born up for adoption at birth....so my entire family has been touched by adoption.

Dessert

Name 2 blue things.

The sky on a bright summer day
My favorite jeans...gonna have to get a pic of them

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Glo balls
Originally uploaded by Sun....

I saw these in Walgreens on Tuesday when I went to get my prescription filled. They made me feel like a litttle kid allll over again.

You know that feeling, right? When you just had to touch them. They were all soft and squishy. It took a heap of self-control not to buy even one. I bet people were looking at me all strange...lol

I figured out how to post directly from Flickr to my blog...yay! I also know how to post a picture and a blog post directly from my phone too! Yay me!

Now if anybody knows how to make MyBlogLog verify a vox blog, I'd be grateful...lol

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