Lena and I were going through my jewelry box the other day, looking at all the pretty rings and "jewels" and chains, the little earrings and whatnot. She decided that I should wear what we call my "wedding earrings" -- dangly sparklers that I bought specifically for my wedding but in the rush and bustle of the big day, ended up forgetting at home along with the matching necklace. She absolutely loves to hear me tell that story for some reason, haha.
As I was putting the earrings on, she patted me on the shoulder and was being quite sympathetic about that situation: "Don't worry Mom, you can wear them at your next wedding, once you get rid of that guy." [The last part said with the attitude and tone of voice like she was sipping cosmos with Carrie and Samantha or something. The things kids pick up on!]
Um, pardon? I looked at her, "I'm married to your daddy."
"Uh, yeah, I know that," like, DUH, "but I mean for your next wedding."
Sure babygirl. Not quite clear on the whole institution-of-marriage concept yet, I guess. LOL
My darling Lenagirl has just been killing me with kindness lately...
"Wow Mom, you ARE getting skinny because that shirt is loose, but it used to be REALLY tight!"
(sitting behind me in the big easy-chair) "You're losing weight Mom because now I have lots of room to sit here!"
"Hey, I can get my arms all the way around you now!"
(as I'm working out) "Your legs are hardly jiggling at all!"
"Now there's just a little bit of fat left on your arms, right?"
(after I showed her my 'skinny' clothes in a bin in my closet) "Pretty soon you can fit your whole body in those special jeans and not just one leg, right Mom?"
"Boy, it sure must be hard to do that workout. Your face is really red. And kinda sweaty. Good thing you have a headband on to catch all that sweat!"
"When you get skinny Mom, you can get nice panties like me and not all those big ones like in your drawer, right?"
I had known for over three weeks that Adam Lambert would be a guest on Oprah on Tuesday, January 19. A week prior to the show I received a text from Amber reminding me. The day of I made sure to check on the Shaw listings guide exactly what time the show was coming on. 5pm, I could hardly wait!
Around 3:45pm Gunnar arrived home from school and asked if he could go to a friend's house after he delivered papers. I didn't see why not so he called up his friend and made arrangements. He then informed me that I would have to drive him to his friend's house in Ryder's Ridge; here I'd thought the friend lived in Westwood. Oh well, no prob. I had to get a few things from Walmart anyway. I'd just drop Gunnar off, do my shopping with the other three kids in tow, then pick Gunn up on my way home. An hour to shop, an hour for him to 'play' at his friend's house (whatever 11 yr old boys do), it was a good plan.
Well, good plans are meant to go awry, right? An hour of shopping turned into an hour and a half. It was 6:15pm when I picked him up, giving us half an hour before I had to have him at the arena for a hockey practice. Thank God the friend's mom thought to feed him supper! We had just enough time to drive home, unload the groceries, get the hockey gear and race to the arena.
On the drive there, I had a nagging thought in the back of my mind. What was I forgetting? Then... it hit me. Adam. Oprah. A 3-week standing date with my obsession, missed! Because I went SHOPPING. At Walmart.
When the thought struck me, I was so shocked and horrified that I slammed on the brakes (good thing noone was behind me!) and looked at Gunnar with angry dismay, "YOU! I missed Oprah because YOU wanted to go to a friends house! Ohmygod, I can't believe I missed Adam on Oprah! WHAT HAVE I DONE?!" (Of course I reassured Gunnar later that no, it wasn't really his fault, obviously it was mine for being such a forgetful airhead.)
I literally felt sick to my stomach. Didn't help matters when I returned home and saw someone had called and left a message while we'd been gone. It was Christine, informing me that Adam Lambert was on Oprah right now and there was some behind-the-scenes stuff going on and it was a great interview but I was probably already watching it right now, she just thought she'd call, you know, in case I was missing the show. I am such a bad Glambert.
But guess what? YouTube to the rescue! I watched and favorited all four parts of the interview; was a little disappointed he sang Whataya Want From Me instead of Fever (I'm so obsessed with that song) but it was a great interview. And here's a part I found most interesting...
Adam: (talking about life before Idol, working in theatre and feeling bored) "I kinda asked for something to happen." Oprah: "Asked who?" Adam: "The Universe." Oprah: "Okay, and HOW did you ask?" Adam: "Positive projection. Affirmation. Really imagining what my life could be, and what I really wanted out of it."
He later stated the obvious, "The Universe came through in a big way."
But I find it so cool that Adam's comments mirror my theory exactly, that of positive thinking and true belief and how it really does work. Put something out there in the universe, with pure intention and thought, and it comes back. See, you guys? I'm even on the same wavelength as the guy! He is so totally mine.
Here's a clip of the first part of the interview; the convo starts around the 4:30 minute mark and his comments are at about 5:00.
Soooo excited! My Turbo Jam DVD came yesterday! I got the weighted gloves too. Did the Learn & Burn workout this morning before the kids woke up, then the 20 Minute workout after they'd left for school.
Wow. Good thing I'm somewhat used to a cardio workout, from the Wii, because it was pretty intense. But super-fun! I made it through the 20 Minute workout, only flubbed a few times when the quick-change of combination moves confused me until I studied what they were doing so I could repeat it.
And I can definitely see how a person's abs get sculpted because you are working them the entire time. Can't wait til tomorrow's workout!
Thankyouthankyouthankyou Amber, for getting me For Your Entertainment for Christmas! Every song is amazing and awesome but I have some definite favorites already. Y'all know about my obsession with the title song; now I've discovered Fever.
Here's a youtube vid of a live performance. The bass kind of screws up the sound but you can still hear his incredible vocals and his wicked dance moves -- ooooo those hip thrusts! The man can DANCE. And you know what they say about a man who can dance...
Here's the song in its perfect glory from the album
Well, I'm 29, married to a hunky truck driver (that I've been with since I was 17), with 4 kids under the age of 10. I'd like to say that most days I'm a sane, loving, patient person but... lol! You know what? I'm just living life as it happens, doing my best to be a good person, wife and mother. I have my moments (as we all do!) where just the sight of yet another piece of gum stuck to the carpet makes me want to scream! So I do. Haha. People always look at me like I'm crazy when they see all the kids, but really, four's not much different than three. Just a HELL of a lot more laundry!! Haha.
