Your gonna Pee your Pants!

Okay, for the sake of laughter, I will share this deep, dark secret of mine. Since my pregnancy with Will, I have had this ugly redish, bruiseish, what may possibly be a varicose vein, someday, on my leg. Yuck! I know, sorry! But it's almost behind my knee so it could be worse. Anyway, when I'm on my feet a lot (haha) it hurts and swells and you get the idea! I guess I complain about it more than I thought. Or it could be that my five year old is just that observant....She got a rug burn on her calf the other night and, of course, was devastated! She came sprinting into the room screaming, "Mom, MOM! Look at this!"

Me: What is it?

Her: THIS!!!!

(She showed the rug burn)

Me: It looks like a ru....

Her: (interupting me) OOOOHHHHH MAN! Surely I'm not PREGNANT!

NEED vs. WANT

I NEED a camera!! I was using the camera on my iphone (which wasn't doing my kids justice) but I traded it! That's right, much to Kathy's dismay....It was a little overrated for my needs SO, I now have a white Palm Centro that I am in L-O-V-E with. It has lime green buttons and that could be the coolest part! Anyway, I need help....I want the camera to take the photo WHEN I push the button NOT five or more seconds later. I don't care if it fits in my purse. I'm not that "techy" so it has to be pretty self explanatory and I don't have a million dollars to spend on one! Any suggestions? Wait, I have been through three Kodak easyshares (lost one, broke one and returned one) and one Sony cybershot (loved it but it broke easily). So, aside from those, any suggestions? That is definitely a need! How can I have an entertaining blog without good pictures?
I tried to check some out on ebay and all I could think about was boots! I REALLY want a new pair of boots. A fun pair that I won't ride in but will wear to work. Sooo, I couldn't help myself! I searched! After looking at hundreds of pairs I got a little bored and decided to check some blogs that I regularly check and guess what..........I clicked over to Haute Cowgirl and Holly had posted three different pair of boots that she found on ebay! It's a sign!

Girls Day

Averi and I enjoyed a much needed "girls day" earlier this week! We did a little shopping and a little hard work on our best mutual friend, Vita Blue. She is sassy, just like us, and likes to look cute, just like us! None of the three of us were impressed with her appearance due to those yucky cock-a-burs. SO, Averi got the tough job of feeding the princess carrots and I combed and combed and pricked my fingers and found my gloves and combed some more! A short two hours later...see above photo...."not a total Betty but a vast improvement"-Clueless...After that we took advantage of "Mom's day off" and visited High Maintenance for a massage! Backs only though! We had other very important things to get to! (See bottom photo) We had time for one last stop before we headed to pick up the wild brother and get home to shower before Daddy got home. He claims to be allergic to horses. Averi and I like to call it fear but either way he insists we shower immediately upon entering the "homestead"!

Happy Birthday Meg!

Happy Happy Birthday Maegan!!!

"Meg" is my FUN LOVING, very care free, really good friend, fellow stylist who has been with me since the day High Maintenance opened!!!

One of my favorite stories Maegan tells is about the day I went to her school to introduce myself and tell them about the salon opening. She says I "came in there dressed like a city girl, thinkin' I was somethin'"! THAT cracks me up! Anyway, I guess she was talking about me the whole time saying how no one 's going to call me, well not her, for sure! .....She was the first to call! She claims she just did that so no one would get her job! We met at Mazzio's for her interview, she did a model, I hired her and I've loved her ever since! Since then we have outgrown our first location, eaten a lot of Mexican food, (not to mention Chinese and pizza), went on a cruise, had children, done A LOT of awesome hair and among other things, laughed our butts off! Thanks Maegan! I hope you have the best birthday ever and you know if you would have worked to day I WOULD have made you cupcakes!

YUMMY!

I have one thing to say, "Ahhhhh!" I LOVE Sundays!! Lots of people don't because they have to go back to work on Monday. Even those people get to enjoy this Sunday with me because most people are off tomorrow. Sundays, for me, usually mean... a happy heart form taking the fam to church, a clean house, full belly, and nothing mandatory that I have to do except maybe bathe some rugrats!
I made dinner for Bucky's parents tonight.....it was possibly the best meal I have ever made in my life! (They liked it too!) It was, are you ready for this? Crab and Parmesan Crusted Grouper!! I know! I can't believe it either! I am NOT a fish fan! I didn't eat it at all until I became a Coleman and my bossy father-in-law insisted that I would LOVE it they way HE fried it! I swear everyone that thinks they can fry fish thinks that! Anyway, I eat it when he cooks it. Needless to say I have never even wanted to try to cook fish in my own home and especially not to try and serve to anyone! However, I will be glad to have a shrimp or crawfish boil anytime and volunteer my house to stink for a month to get to eat that!
SO, the in-laws went to their place in Corpus to go deep sea fishing and it has sort of became a ritual that when they get home (usually with fresh shrimp) they share their "catch" and I cook it! This time it was grouper! What the?!?!? So, I did a little "homework" (haha, has anyone been watching The Bachelor?) and made dinner! Bucky's mom said, "Oh this is excellent! I would order this in a restaurant!" SCORE! I ate it too, and liked it! Don't worry I had ribs in the crock pot because I was sure the kids and I were not going to like it. It was very yummy! It had red, yellow and jalapeno peppers, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and lots more I can't remember at the moment. I made sauteed whole green beans with portabellos and red onion and garlic bread. Are you hungry yet? This is probably the first and last time I will blog about food. I really like to cook but I like to eat even more so...if that means cooking first then so be it! I'm not one of those super moms that thinks ahead with great crock pot recipes. If you are and would like to share I'll cut your hair or something! ;) Just wanted to share my successful meal!

Luck of the Draw!

I WON THIS TANK AND I LOVE IT! THANK YOU HAUTECOWGIRL.COM!!!

"The '72"

Isn't it beautiful? THIS, my friends, is what my husband spends most of his precious time doing! I sometimes give him a hard time when we have scheduling conflicts because I have "real people waiting on me"! He quickly reminds me that on the other side of that gigantic garage door there is a "real person" waiting on one of these prize possessions and most likely thinks IT is more important than any hair do or nail polish color. THAT is only a matter of opinion! BUT, It's funny how when we get busy we think that our obligations are more important than anyone elses. I am very thankful for my rewarding career and patient clients.....and for Bucky's patient customers who sometimes are forced to be more patient than mine! :)

Free Necklace!

Hi all! There is a super cute necklace on http://hollylane.blogspot.com She's giving it away and to enter all you have to do is comment on her blog before midnight tonight! You'll want to keep checking it, she's really funny! Happy Friday!

Thank you Kathy for the face lift! You're the best!

Two Minutes!

Ahhhh! 8:13PM! Grey's Anatomy is being TVo'd, Bucky is putting Will to bed and I have two minutes to myself to blog! I have thought of lots of things I want to blog about and have attempted to a few times today....but...no such luck! I did get some cute, crummy, pictures on my phone of my little darlings. Averi is waiting patiently and staring at me and tapping so...told ya! Two minutes! I promise to NOT bore you to death with my next post and there will be pictures! By the way this counts as NOT falling off the blog slacker wagon! Nite!

SO, Does no one read my blog? Not care about my horse? OR Just to lazy to comment?......Just Wondering......

Yankee Doodle!

Just kidding! It's just Yankee! Averi gets mad when I call him that! I know I should wait until I have a picture of him with his "official" owner for his debut on the blog but I can't wait anymore! Actually I am just SO excited to have finally taken and transferred some pictures that I had to share! Averi went to the movies with my mom today and Will and I got our boots on and helped Papa pull cockaburs (is that how you spell that?) out of the pasture. They really mess up Vita Blue's hair! But don't worry we didn't do all that work without a little horse cuddlin'! Will actually likes him a lot! In the first pic he is trying to kiss him! He's such a lover! HA! And a stinker! AND, I guess I have to admit the kids aren't the ONLY ones who have fallen in love with the skinny, wormy, little thing! He has came a VERY long way since the night we brought him home and besides, he's cute! Speaking of bony ponies, you should check out this website. www.bonyponyranch.com It's not redneck, I promise! It's a no-profit ranch in Malibu that helps underprivileged kids. It's pretty neat and lots of celebrities go! What a great idea! You think Marshall needs one of those?.....?....?