Just a Girl

this is very raw, and uneditted. It'll probably change, or be deleted promptly. lol

Just a Girl

I don't want to be an adult today.
I don't want to put on a face, or a smile.
I'm not going to worry about clothes,
shoes, or my hair this morning.

I'm going to walk in the river bank
and feel the mud squish between my toes.
I'm going to wear my hair in pigtails,
and chase a bullfrog for most the afternoon.

I'm going to eat ice cream for breakfast,
and sing along with songs I don't know.
I'll lay in the grass and, take a little
time deciding on the animals floating by.

If you see me today, please don't ask
about my job, or my house, or the car.
Don't ask if I've seen Sally or Jim, or John.
I don't want to talk about that stuff today.

Instead, ask me to skip rope,
or challenge me to be the first one to the slide.
Take my hand and pull me into the bush,
to finally build the magical fort we've dreamed of.

Because today, I am not who you think I am.
I have freckles again, and embrace them.
Because today, I am me. I am free. I am fun.
Because today, I am just a girl.

It Returns!

Unnamed.. Feel free to email me with suggestions haha Thanks to my own personal proofreader - Heather!
*ahem*

Where have you been my beloved affair?
You left me, disappeared one night,
when I was looking away.
My attention focused on something
someone other then you.
I've missed us.

You were my best friend,
my confidant, my longing.
You were the inspiration I found
in everything I saw.
The very reason I woke up content.
The hope I saw in the most dismal places.

You are the most forgiving
the most caring, understanding thing
I have ever come to know.
Your absence was noted, and tonight,
oh tonight, I am so glad you are home.

In my darkest moments
you were my light.
In the dead of winter
you were my sun.
During the screams in my head,
you were the calm I focused on.

So here I sit tonight, with you.
My mind racing, and the words
flowing so freely from me..
My life again complete,
with my pen, my paper,
and you, poetry.

5 Things about me

Saw this, and thought it was fun.. so, why not.

5 things you cannot live without for under $10 each
1 Chap stick
2 Yarn
3 Hair elastics
4 Gum
5 Apples

5 fav movies
1 Dirty Dancing
2 Grease
3 Now & Then
4 Pretty Woman
5 Almost Famous

baby names you love
5 girls names: Ava, Ella, Elise, Lily, Gillian
5 boys names: Evan, Jack, Noah, I got nothing here. lol

5 songs you could listen to over and over
1 Hey there Delilah
2 Crazy Bitch
3 Soul Man
4 Mr. Jones
5 Big Yellow Taxi

5 people who influenced your life in a positive way
1 My Parents
2 My Grandma A.
3 Heather
4 Teja
5 Emma

5 items that stay in your purse all the time
1 wallet
2 cell phone
3 ipod
4 gum
5 garbage lol

5 moments you knew things changed forever
1 The morning I gave birth to my first daughter
2 The morning my ex walked out the front door, for the last time.
3 Putting the key in the door of my house for the first time
4 When I graduated college
5 When I got some of the best advice of my life.

5 obsessions you have right now
1 My kids
2 facebook
3 the phone
4 shopping
5 getting shit done.

5 places you would really like to go
1 British Columbia
2 England
3 Aussie
4 Fishing
5 to sleep. hahaha

This weather is amazing!

The three of us ventured out today for the entire morning.. The wee ones got a fresh new spring hair cut, and we hit walmart up for some sandals, underwear (I'll revisit this later) sidewalk chalk, and flowers to plant.

We did good, and everyone is now sock-free and feeling fine. The sidewalk chalk, Is hopefully environmentally friendly because my drive way looks like it has been coloured in by care bears, and as soon as I get up the energy, my garden will see a big improvement, however, I'm only one person, and my ambition levels are dim today.

Last night I was lounging, and it felt wonderful, and my body wants to continue that, but, it can't! LOL Momma's got things to do! and by bed time too.

Now, the underwear. It seems Emma has finally decided that being diaper-free is as wonderful as I have been trying to tell her for a very long time! yesss! No more diapers! (at least until the family is added to.. down the road!) I can't even believe it - she seems to have just finally decided that yes, in fact she might like to use a potty and did it. I should have known my own mini-me wouldn't be forced into something and would have to do it on her own. I have only myself to blame!

And Teja, seems to be getting freckles! Who knew! She never had freckles before, but all of the sudden, they are popping up all over her nose and cheeks. its so cute - my sweet blonde baby. Her dark skinned and haired Mommy never had such cool things, like freckles. I'm kind of jealous. LOL They are tiny, but they are definitly coming out, and more and more each day! I'll have to try to get a picture.