http://www.jennyonthespot.com Blogger, mother, dreamer, swimmer, biker, runner, coffee-drinking mistress of silliness... all in exciting Kitsap County! Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:06:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is what it is... *sigh* I'll just keep the smile up on the outside, but ya'll here know what's happening on my inside. It's nice to have a place to be real. ;) ********** Have a happy and safe Fourth of July, friends! *pink puffy hearts and swirly whirly goodness all over ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/07/the-confessional-tired-and-overwhelmed/ ...ucuz I'm classy like that. Before I expound on my my wordage skillzesses... perhaps I will start from the beginning. OR... as a word creator such as my self might say... the beginnitives. *dramatic pause* My friend Carrie of the highly acclaimed Stop Screaming I'm Driving! put a little call-out on her Facebook ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/i-used-the-word-moderative-on-a-radio-interview/ ***** In keeping with the "No, maybe that was more wrong than funny" theme... Here's a little conversation one might have overheard at our dinner table not too long ago. Boy kid (eldest): I don't want to sit {here}. Why can't I sit right {there}? Me: BecaaaaaAAAAAaaause *special mom-inflection* if you sit {there} ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/at-first-i-thought-this-was-funny-but-maybe-its-just-wrong/ A few weeks ago I had a conversation with a interesting individual. I don't think she reads my blog, but if she does... well... I am outing myself here. I kind of wish I had the wit and wisdom to have handled the situation better. And being the blogger that ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/a-conversation-that-leaves-me-sayin-whu/ Are you crying? No? Well, writing that title - a mere 8 words - made my heart volley with emotion. Joy. Fear. Overwhelm. Blessing. Pain. Recovery. Hope. Purpose. Love... And it all started with this kid. That's my boy. My first-born. My son. A namesake. A compassionate. A comedian. A standard-holder. A promise ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/10-years-ago-today-i-became-a-mom/ I believe men really get a raw deal in these days of such progressiveness. And maybe I shouldn't use this video in a courtroom to defend my forthcoming argument on why I think kids need they daddies. But, c'mon. That was AWESOME. I read/see/observe slam after slam after slam on how poorly ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/every-kids-needs-daddy-happy-fathers-day-dads/ A little explanation may be in order, cuz... SHLL (S H double hockey sticks) is not a word. My hubs and I came up with an alternate way of cursing. You know when people want to use "hell" as an expletive, but not actually be all expletive-y... they may say, ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/the-confessional-in-which-i-nearly-lose-my-s-h-double-hockey-sticks/ Every time I go to vote for myself... Wait. That's not what... Uh... Hmmm... I mean, I just happened to check out the Blogluxe site and whouldn'tchaknow I happened to see *whistling, looking to side* my vote count. I must say I am rather pleased that there are any votes at all. Heck, ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/time-to-step-it-up/ Mother. Of. Pearl. You know what I get for going into the vast retail establishment of All of Satan? Temptation. Are. You. Blinking? Can you believe that? Do you have any idea how evil this is? Do you??? Do you understand this makes my knees buckle? Think "first kiss". It's true. Powerful. ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/oreos-cotton-candy-the-devil/ See? In the first pic -- Barbie. The gal in the pic on the right? ME. I did the red first, girlfriend. Step back. And THEN... *psh*... As. If. *huff* Lil Polly Pocket thinks she can steal my sunshine.WEML. Eh. Like.... SRSLY??? Polly, did you just call me fat? Well, ... http://www.jennyonthespot.com/2009/06/barbie-and-polly-pocket-totally-copied-me/