A Wonderful Wedding and Karen, the Intoxicated Bridesmaid

Reagan and Morgan (Chickie)

Karen is my dual personality and my first name. The Wedding was beautiful. The bride, my sister in another life, was a stunning bride. The bridesmaids were gorgeous, me I was intoxicated. First, Brians half sister is one of the most talented, level-headed young women I have ever met. She is beautiful and caring and talented. She is really going to be something great some day.

Intoxicated Karen (Southern Kayreen) is not so beautiful. My apologies to anyone who saw that terrible side of me.

I neglected my daughter and husband whom I love more than life. Thank you to you both for being in my life.

I enjoyed seeing many blasts from my past. Life changes so fast and so much. I would post the great pictures I took but I lost my camera.

Tanya's dress was sparkly. I like!!!! Cheers. Diet Ginger Ale is my cheer drink of choice now.

Love to you all. I was honored to be a part of the event. Full circle, ladies. We made it.

Rehearsal Night

The girls were reprimanded for talking during church rehearsal. We have to bow to the cross. But do I bow or curtsy? We sit down at some point and then get up again. Got me. Then we went to dinner. I really thinkg I only had a few beers but it felt like a whole lot. Came home and went to bed. Now I am off for makeup and hair.

Wizards of Waverly Place

parker and alex:

Wizards of Waverly Place (song)

What's that? A hat? Crazy funky junkie hat!Overslept, hair unslightlyTry to look like Kira KnightlyWe've been there, We've done thatWe see right through your funky hat.What's that? A hat? Crazy funky junkie hat!Overslept, hair unslightlyTry to look like Kira KnightlyWe've been there, We've done thatWe see right through your funky hat.

Reaagan knows every word!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efwh-rbvJ8w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78-04liBC3Q

Misc Pics: Fathers Day Wedding

MIA: that is me

Why havent I been on the blogger? Been busy posting on mom.charlotte. Got caught up. All my energy that should have gone to blogging went there where I actually had to have interaction with other people. Here I am virtually safe. Ahhhh, back to my zone.

I have had one crazy night but I really dont want to go into it. Needless to say, it only takes 1 second, if even that, for your whole life to change. Just one little thing.....

I am off work today. Tanya's rehearsal dinner is tonight, wedding tomorrow. Wonderful for her!

I am absolutely off-the-charts stressed. Right now, my jaw is so tight I can barely move my mouth (clenching in my sleep). I have been up since 3am. I watched 2 episodes of Instant Star on The N, Noggin for teens or something like that.

There have been many comedic moments with Reagan but I have already told the stories so it is not the same writing about them after the fact. They were good.

We have (had) a bluebird nesting in our newspaper box. I pulled an empty nest out at least three times. Now I feel like a dog because that poor bird was getting ready to lay eggs. The last time I went to throw out the nest, there were 4 little eggs in there. I left it alone. The next time, mama bird was in there. Reagan worked very hard on a sign reading Keep Out, Bird Nesting. I printed her a few pictures of a bluebird and she wanted to tape it inside the box so the mama bird would know what her babies are supposed to look like. She then wrote all our names on it so the bird would know who we were. Then we get home and the nest is on the ground, eggs intact but scattered. I didnt have gloves but I put them back in nest and newspaper box in the hopes that she comes back to take care of her eggs.

So, that is it. My humor will come back later. Lateron!

I Broke My Toe and Reagan Doesnt Want her Hair "Breaded"

Hold your breath. I will fill in the details later. I am trying to keep enough oxygen through my lungs so I dont pass out from the anxiety of Mergerville and job HUNTING. Mergerville, NOT Margaritaville.

Reagan had a pool date Sunday with Josh. I was scurrying to straighten up both my mess and her mess and I ran into the wooden foot of the couch. I did not find out until hours later that Sean heard my toe CRACK. This is the toe I had bunion surgery on a few years ago so I was a little concerned about where the break hit. I went to Urgent Care and had some xrays. Luckily, it broke in a place that should heal in a few weeks and I did not damage my entire foot.

This morning, I was putting the antifungal on Reagan's ringworm (it is almost all gone) and getting the bandaid over it. Her hair seems to get in the cream so I said (in my own made up terminology), "We need to get your hair barretted." I needed to find a barrette to pin her bangs off her forehead. Reagan said "I dont know what you just said but I dont want to hear it again." So of course I had to do the usual "You dont talk to mommy like that. That is rude."

Reagan: "Well, you are not breading and buttering my hair!!!!"
BARRETTE. Doesnt anyone call them that anymore?
So I came back and said "Little girl, I am going to butter your hair and throw you in the oven."
You have to understand that I was really multitasking at this point. Had she put on clean underwear.. did I need to check for a rash... brush her teeth???? She came downstairs with a long sleeved shirt and leggings. I said no way. I told her although it matched to perfection, it was way too hot for her to wear long sleeves and pants. Then she started in on the big eyes and I promise I wont be too hot. I had Sean deal with her. I had to go.

I am stressed. But I am grateful for my beautiful family. Reagan drives me crazy but she has a heart of gold. We said our prayers together last night. I had to divert her because she started going on about something that she wanted, I think. I told her not to pray for things she wants but pray for God to show her the way.... She prays for the entire family line and then some. Stressed but Blessed is my motto.

The Green Dress

I spent one weekend morning at Walmart. I looked through clothes for Reagan. I talked aloud to myself, "She will not wear that, it has an odd kind of design around the bodice. Nope, she wont wear that, it has capped sleeves. She WILL NOT wear these shirts (they look like the ones from Old Navy that we got in a fight about before) I put in the buggy so I will just put them here. Hmm look at all these cute skirts in sizes S and XS. No way, wont fit. Are there no mediums? These look like gypsy dresses but have a weird lace inset on the chest... will she go for that? Hmm the color choices are pink, aqua, and green. We have lots of pink and aqua. I will go for the green dress."

Reagan wore the dress to school Monday with a nice big Spongebob bandage over her ringworm. This morning she told me :

"Landon said I looked pretty in my green dress. So I told him I loved him because he kinda looks like my boyfriend, Josh"

Last night she showed me how everyone loved how her dress swirled. When she swirled really fast, I could see her underwear.........