Let me get this off my chest...

I feel like running naked and screaming down my quiet-ass street just to switch things up a bit.

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I HATE IT HERE!!!!! AAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!


AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is all....

*goes back to pretending that I don't*

Ahhhhhh!!!!

My friend Jazz got snapped by the Sartorialist! Me? Jealous!

Can't think of a title...

Whoo! Happy Mother's day yall! (Belated) But even more important for me..Happy end of finals at the U of I! I hadn't seen my husband all week. He was deep in papers while I felt like I was training for the stay-at-home mom triathlon. Once again proving that single moms ( and moms with trifling husbands) are the shit, because I almost died doing it all by myself.

Quotes from the kid (and a throw-back pic):

When his first tooth came out..

The Kid: I don't want any money from the tooth fairy, that's make believe.

The next morning after we put five bucks under his pillow anyway..

The Kid: "I told Dad I don't believe in the tooth fairy and he tricked me and put money under my pillow anyway. You can have it mom.

Me: Well you should put in your piggy bank, it's still five dollars.

The Kid: I don't want any make believe money and please tell dad I want my tooth back.

They say the "whys" happen around three years old, but I've found that the kid didn't really hit his stride until recently.

Questions asked while the husband was away:

What is a spirit?
Are mummies real?
Why do they put dead people in the ground?
Why is the baby always crying?

Questions asked while watching Star Wars:

What's the force?
Why is Darth Vader on the dark side? Why doesn't he just go to the light?

For the Grandparents:
Kid 2 has inherited our loud laughing genes...




What's pissing me off/making me sad today:

A new report by Human Rights Watch called "Targeting Blacks: Drug Law Enforcement and Race in the United States," found that blacks are arrested and imprisoned for drug-related crimes at a much higher rate than whites, although whites commit more drug offenses. According to the report, a black man is 12 times more likely to be sent to prison for a drug offense than a white man. A black woman is five times more likely to go to jail than a white woman. A recent report by the Pew Charitable Trusts also found that one in 15 black men are locked up in the U.S. compared to one in 106 white men.

DUH!!! This is something we knew already, this study confirms it, what's gonna be done about it?

What are your kids doing this summer?

I'm trying to get the kid in the Parks Department Summer Camp. Anyone have experience with them/it? $100-$150 a week :( I understand, but has summer camp always been this expensive?

Words forming sentences

Whaa? Are you still reading me? I told you I'm bad at this blogging thing. Also, if I post less frequently, maybe I'll lose some of my trolls and stalkers. :)

The most annoying thing about this blog is trying to tell someone something and they interrupt you with "I know, I read your blog."

So the school year is almost over for the University. The husband is deep in final papers and we have been here almost a full year now. In some regards it went really quickly, in others..not so much. I feel like I'm spending the best years of my life in a semi-posh prison. 1 down, 3 (or hopefully less) to go. I'm still alive mom, Anthony, AJ, Amy!

It's Spring in Champaign and that means time to think of all the things happening in NY. I should really stop reading New York sites, they are making me almost ill with homesickness.

To make matters worse, my friend, the sweetest person I think I've ever met and fellow sulker in Champaign can't take it anymore and is going back to Chicago. I'm so sad. Don't leave me Steph! You are the only one that understands/can put up with me here! Whah!! Who will I say "How did I get here?" with?

I'm moving too...to Urbana. Please tell me the difference between Champaign and Urbana because I haven't seen it yet.

So is it worth it for me to check out the OWB today? I'm hearing that everything is gone, long lines etc. I'm looking for toys and a stroller.

Which films are you seeing at Ebertfest?

The kid is rolling over and scooting already. I put him down, turn around and when I turn back, he's across the room. Time for child-proofing.


So I made it through the first kid unscathed, but my new cute, huge, big-headed baby hit me with the stretch-marks so my bikini days are officially over. The husband swears he can't see them, but he knows when telling a lie is a good thing. :) Oh well, I don't feel like doing crunches everyday anyway. I haven't worn a one-piece since I was 13 and I didn't think I would be back in one until at least 40 but that's the breaks. I'm digging these:






















Argh! but I love this little yellow-polka-dot bikini too! * Rubs Emu oil on stomach

Speaking of swimsuits, might I recommend The Fitness Center for all of your workout needs? Especially the classes. I'm the type of person who needs someone to tell them to move work-out wise so the treadmill and elipticals never work for me. I end up walking for 20 min at the slowest pace possible, then I get bored and quit. The fitness Center has so many classes I went everyday for three weeks straight and never took the same class twice. Every instructor has been good and every workout strenuous.
I've lost 14 pounds and two inches off my waist in a month. Unfortunately, none in the boobie area. Now if I would just stop eating cookies, I'll lose the last ten. You can get a 7-day pass to try it out first. I personally recommend Lisa S's Zumba class and all of the classes Lisa M. teaches, but they are all great.

I'm looking for a tennis partner. I am an absolute beginner but I pick things up quickly. I'd like to take lessons through the parks department then meet up a couple times a week to practice. Anyone? Bueller? By the end of the Summer I hope to have a high and tight Williams sister booty.




For the Grandparents

WTF!

http://www.phillymag.com/articles/pretty_babies/page1