Each day she would write a word on the board.   It was always a word that nobody had ever heard, like ..  This was always my favorite part of the day because I absolutely crave learning new words.  I often say that the thesaurus is my favorite book, even though I haven’t touched mine recently.   Throughout my years in high school I learned so many new, colorful and wonderful words and my writing really blossomed in that time. 

So I’ve decided to bring this back into my life and see if it helps kickstart my writing again!  It’s really more for me than it is for my faithful Whovillagers.  But I would love to see if you can implement the “Terminolgy Tuesday” word into your next blog and how.  I love reading blogs so if you decide to participate make sure to comment and link me!

If “Terminology Tuesday” takes off I’d love to start offering prizes!!!

Today’s word:  

Tiny Tim’s family lived an exiguous lifestyle.

Don’t forget to link back to your blog if you decide to take part!  I will always post my blog containing Tuesday’s word on Wednesday!

I simply cannot obey this rule.  I’ve grown up eating on the couch in front of the TV.  It is as horrible as it sounds.

Mr. Grinch:  (Pointing at glass) What’s this?

Me:   (innocent look)

MG:  What happened to not eating downstairs?

Me:  (innocent look/shoulder shrug)

MG:  I know it’s yours, because it’s not mine.

Me:  (innocent look)

MG:  If I catch you downstairs with food again I’m locking up the refrigerator.

Me:  (blank stare)

MG:  I’m serious.  I’m getting sick of this.

Me:  (blank stare)

MG:  Nice having this conversation with you… (turns around to take glass upstairs)

Me:  (devilish grin)

2.) When do you first imagine yourself wishing you were older or bigger?  Write about it.

When I was in 4th grade I had this nasty habit of sitting in the backseat and leaning forward between the two front seats so I could talk to my mom and sister.  Sometimes I would even kneel on the floor to be more comfortable.  This is the most profound part of my memory.  I’m not even sure why.

I had recently become obsessed with Forensic Files.  (What mother lets her 9 year old watch Forensic Files?!)  I was rambling about the most recent Forensic Files marathon and how I wanted to be a forensic anthropologist someday.  (Think Tempe Brennen on Fox TV’s “Bones”)  I rambled for the entire car ride about wanting to be a forensic anthropologist.  I had no idea what it even entailed.  It was a term I had picked up from the show but, I was deteremined to do it and I was anxious to be able to accomplish this dream.

I couldn’t wait to grow up and help solve murder’s for families that needed closure.  I think this was the first day I really became interested in law enforcement as a career as well.  These two things have always been in the back of my mind.  They’ve always truly interested me. 

I still am very facinated by the entire field of forensic anthropology, I still watch Law & Order, CSI, and Cold Case.  I am really sucked into any show depicting fictional or real life crimes. 

But that day definitely set a precedent for me.  I learned a lot about myself the night before watching the Forensic Files marathons.  I’m now thankful to my mother for trusting my maturity and letting me watch that show, I hope I’ll be able to do the same for my daughter.

Looking back now, not only was I wishing greatly to grow up, I was already growing up without even realizing it.  It was a sophisticated career choice for a 9 year old.

9.  It was winter and I was hibernating.  WELCOME MARCH AND SPRING!  Thank God for you, I almost died.  What a horribly depressing winter!

8.  I’ve been busy measuring my waistline in anticipation of my ‘baby bump’.

7.  I’m pregnant and I have a 2 year old… (OK, that’s a good excuse I don’t care who you are!)

6.  I was parallel parking my car.

5.  I had to shampoo my hair.

4.  My dog ate my blog.

3.  I was enthusiastically enthralled in the news.  (HA! How’s THAT for alliteration?!)  And anyone who knows me knows that this statement is entirely false.

2.  I’ve been brunching with Hillary Clinton.

1.  The girls and I were chatting and I just lost track of time *hiccup*…

I’m BAAAACK and determined to make this damn blog successful.  Even if it kills me.  Which it probably will.

We found out this morning that we’re expecting Who#2 around July 26, 2010!  Mr. Grinch and I are both ecstatic!  That’s my precious Cindy Lou holding up the test for me!  She had just woken up, she wasn’t as cheery about it as we were.

I’m still cautiously waiting for the “nevermind” to appear!

In my dream I was late for my period so I do what women who are late do, I pee on a stick.   Not just any stick, I pee on a digital pee stick.  I wasn’t fooling around with “is that a line?!” type crap, apparently.   Seconds after I take the test the word “pregnant” appears.  I’m overjoyed.  I rush the test out to Mr. Grinch who is nervously awaiting the result.  I smile and hand him the test.

He looks up at me confused.  I look back in amazement.

“WHAT!?  It says We’re PREGNANT!”

“No… It doesn’t.  It says ‘Nevermind’.”

I rip the test from his hands only to read the fateful line ‘Nevermind’.  What could that even mean?  I push Mr. Grinch out the door to purchase more pee sticks and while he’s out, I wake up.

I had a good chuckle when I woke up.  It’s the first time I remember being happy when I woke up in over a year.   It’s a wonderful feeling!

9.  I don’t orgasm from it anways.

8.  It makes the room smell funny.

7.  It screws up your hair.

6.  Becuase of  Mr. Grinch and I’s conflicting schedules there is no “good” time to do it.

5.  It’s messy.

4.  I think we’re in a rut.

3.  The lexapro totally killed my sex drive (what I was regaining of it, at least).

2.  Mr. Grinch gets mad when I try to watch TV at the same time.

1.  I have a headache…

I realize not everyone hates sex and most days I don’t either, but I have this extreme pressure to live up to my title!   Just kidding.   Have fun with this one!  Even if you love sex, just have fun!

Enter: Lexapro (stage right)  Enter: Xanax (stage left) –  They dance merrily together. 

End scene.

It’s a classic tale of “girl hates girl”  or “girl hates prettier girl”.  Jealousy rules over the job kingdom and careers are ruined in attempts to destroy lives.  It really is quite the soap opera.  So instead of dragging you through the daily complaints we’re turning it into a modern day soap opera!  Can’t you just wait?!  Starting today with a new installment every Wednesday.  I’ll now attempt to set the scene.

It’s a cold dreary evening in January.  I wake up at 3pm as I do everyday to prepare myself for the shift to come.  Working graveyards isn’t ideal, but it’s what I have to do to keep my family together.  Especially after rumors of an ongoing affair broke.   Work relationships were growing tense and I could sense nobody believed a word anyone else had to say.  My boyfriend, Dean, didn’t like a single co-worker of mine and was futile in his attempts at getting me to quit. 

“We need the money.”

“You need your sanity.”

“I’m fine.”

I jump online to check my facebook account when I recieve a message from a friend, the man I’m rumored to have an affair with, that only says ‘congratulations on the engagement’.  What?  Wait just a damn minute here!  I am not, nor have I ever been engaged?  I ask him who is meddeling in my personal life?  He responds “May”, a co-worker of mine.  A woman who believes everyone business is tabloid worthy. 

Furious, I set a facebook status calling out my “co-workers”.  “Colette wishes her fellow co-workers would ask before they talk.”  Which, in hindsight, probably wasn’t the most professional thing to do, as she still had several co-workers as friends on her facebook page.  All hell broke loose.  Comments, accusations and gossip-OH MY!

I spent the rest of the evening on my couch, cuddled up with Dean, shaking and crying in anticipation of going to work, knowing how I had just horribly offended all the girls I work with.  This would be the first of many panic attacks induced by my career. 

*******

I’m still very much working on my writing skills.  I am open to ANY and ALL criticism.  It’s the only effective way to better yourself.  Give me your opinions and thanks for reading!

I believe I’ll be calling my best friend up and we’ll be going for pedicures this evening. 

Awkward and yet rewarding.

Anyways, that’s not really what I wanted to write about…   Last night my family and I finally decided it was time to rake the damn yard.  This is the first time in 3 years we’ve lived in a place with a yard so it was exciting, to say the least.  Armed with a rake and 20 lawn and garden bags we get to work, but not without a little fun first!  Of course we had to go through the traditional “jump in the leaves” fall event.  It was a blast! 

Cindy Lou didn’t quite get it until I jumped in the pile (that was a tall as me!) a few times, but after she caught on nothing could stop her!  Man could that kid destroy a pile of leaves.

Nothing says fall like jumping in the leaves.  Nothing.  The smell, the sound and the feeling.  I’ve missed it like crazy.  I’ll try to upload a picture of two once I get home!

Have a wonderful Hump Day!!!

Each day she would write a word on the board.   It was always a word that nobody had ever heard, like ..  This was always my favorite part of the day because I absolutely crave learning new words.  I often say that the thesaurus is my favorite book, even though I haven’t touched mine recently.   Throughout my years in high school I learned so many new, colorful and wonderful words and my writing really blossomed in that time. 

So I’ve decided to bring this back into my life and see if it helps kickstart my writing again!  It’s really more for me than it is for my faithful Whovillagers.  But I would love to see if you can implement the “Terminolgy Tuesday” word into your next blog and how.  I love reading blogs so if you decide to participate make sure to comment and link me!

If “Terminology Tuesday” takes off I’d love to start offering prizes!!!

Today’s word:  

in-ces-sant    [in-ses-uhnt]

–adjective        continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.

Example–  I work in an incessant sea of gossip and arrogance.

Have fun!  Don’t forget to link me if you do decide to take part!  I will always post my blog with  ”Terminology Tuesday’s” word on Wednesdays!