I did a pretty good job sticking to my original plan -- which was
spending as much time as I could in bed over the weekend. I slept til
about 10am Saturday and then took another nap for about an hour that
evening before I met a friend out at the movies. That was about as much
sloth as I could stand.
I had all the windows in my house replaced on Friday. It was time. The
house was built in '72 and the windows were original. The job they
thought would take 5-6 hours took NINE. They had…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on February 7, 2010 at 9:42pm —
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This has been just the most scattered week. But I see the weekend coming and except for helping a friend pack for a move, there's not anything else on the agenda and I plan on keeping it that way. Oh crap! I just remembered Haven got us tickets to see Davy Jones and David Cassidy on Saturday night. Man!!!! I used to watch the Monkees reruns all the time -- when I was TEN! And I was clueless that I was watching reruns and that they were then old men in a band long-since disbanded. Plus, my favori…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on February 4, 2010 at 4:53am —
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Tuesday was just a mess. It started out with the mystery of my lost dress. Right after the show Monday, I raced to the mall, grabbed a few things I thought might work for the photo shoot and brought them with me to the studio. One was a black dress I didn't end up wearing, but it would be perfect for a funeral I was attending on Tuesday. So Tuesday morning, there was no stress trying to figure out what I was going to wear -- which can sometimes take up to 15 or 20 minutes if I get into an "every…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on February 3, 2010 at 4:56am —
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SO dog tired. And full. All that (lack of) dieting leading up to the photo shoot and then celebrating with a lick-your-plate-clean and two margarita dinner was enough to do me in. When I finally got home to Emma Kelly, she got super, uber excited to see me and didn't know exactly what to do with herself. So she chose option B -- kick Mommy and claw at her thigh. Nanny Laura had mercy upon me and put her straight to bed. She was out like a light in 2 minutes flat, so I took the kicking and clawin…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on February 1, 2010 at 8:42pm —
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Got my hair did on Friday with a friend of mine in need of getting her sassy back. She thought I was the sassiest person she knew and wanted me to share the experience with her. And then we went out to dinner to celebrate our mutual sassiness, only I was about to fall asleep in my salad the whole night so I'm afraid I disappointed her just a bit. I did, however, get hit on -- I think -- by a very lovely old man who let me know that he's been divorced 20 years, that his wife blew through the $1.6…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on February 1, 2010 at 4:55am —
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I don't even want to TALK about it! My steel will is non-existent. I went out to a gourmet Southern restaurant Thursday night and I SERIOUSLY thought I could control myself. I was absolutely obnoxious. I practically licked my plate and the plates of those around me.
As soon as I found out we have this photo shoot, I dropped a quick 5. But let me be honest. I let myself go a little in 2009 and I put on 15, so I still have 10 to go. I knew I wouldn't lose that with a week to go before the shoot,…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 29, 2010 at 4:25am —
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I was fortunate enough to have time for a nap today, but it was one of those naps where you're never quite sure if you ever fell asleep, so was it really worth it? And then I got Emma Kelly and she was having an exceptionally good day. We went our for our Wednesday night Italian dinner with the piano man serenading us the whole time. EK now calls him her boyfriend. Every week he sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for her and tonight I picked her up and danced with her. I don't care that there's…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 27, 2010 at 11:43pm —
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It was just one of those days.
I left for work Tuesday morning and got about halfway there when I realized I left my wallet at home -- no ID, no cash, no credit cards...I felt a little panicky about it, but didn't want to risk being super late to work, so I minded the speed limit and put my hands on the wheel at 10 and 2 and kept on going.
After work, I was supposed to take my car into the shop and then meet my girlfriend for lunch. I decided to drop off the car first, head home and grab my wa…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 27, 2010 at 4:36am —
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Being a mother really messes with your head. I think I'm doing a great job one minute and I feel like calling CPS on myself the next. Is it ME? Is it HER? I called my friend last night who has 2 daughters and she says she swears that 3 is worse than 2, but promised me that if I hang on, 4 is nothing but love, love, love. And I have glimpses of that.
I keep forgetting that it's really difficult to reason with a 3-year-old. Just because I can have a conversation at this point doesn't mean that sh…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 26, 2010 at 4:28am —
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Nanny Laura's daddy was driving his tractor over a bridge when somebody came barreling around the corner at 75mph and hit him. Split the tractor in two. Her dad was thrown into the bridge railing and broke 10 ribs on one side and one of his lungs collapsed. It's a miracle he wasn't killed. Pray for him as he continues to recover.
After work on Friday, I ran by the Christian school I picked to send Emma Kelly for pre-school. I went to the very last new student open house on Tuesday and was told…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 25, 2010 at 4:45am —
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Just found out I've got about a week and a half until we're doing a photo shoot for pictures I'll be stuck with for the next five years or so, aka "the remainder of my radio career." That's if I'm lucky, of course. It's funny how easily people can be photo-shopped out these days.....So look out for grumpy because I'm going to be denying myself all sorts of pleasure until those pictures get taken. Then you can all join me for the after-party when I undo all about 10 days of good with one night of…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 21, 2010 at 4:16am —
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Doing the first 15 minutes of the Jillian Michaels workout after doing nothing for months apparently has powerful side effects. My legs hurt! But it's good because it meant I actually did something. Now I just have to remember to do something again and again until it starts to become a routine. And I have to remember to stop eating. I keep forgetting that part.
Because of MLK Day, Emma Kelly's dance class was canceled on Monday. So! She was allowed one makeup class and it just so happened there…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 20, 2010 at 4:36am —
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We decided to have a girls weekend and holed up at ZaZa for whatever debauchery might come our way. When we checked in, we started on the first of 2 bottles of champagne as we got ready for dinner. At dinner, I switched to vodka sodas, following my own discovery that I don't get hangovers if I drink nothing but vodka sodas, but the fact that I already had a few glasses of champagne probably ruined it already.
Then we were off to Big Al's to check that out. And that's when the vodka sodas kept c…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 19, 2010 at 4:28am —
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Took Emma Kelly to our new tradition -- dinner every Wednesday night at an Italian restaurant with a piano player she loves who sings "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" for her every week. EK was an absolute DOLL. Just so charming and well-behaved. And she kept wanting to kiss me "like a married kiss" -- which apparently is long and extremely hard-pressed and I wasn't doing it right because she kept saying, "No, Mommy. A MARRIED kiss!" Maybe that's why I'm not still married....I can't get the kiss rig…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 13, 2010 at 10:55pm —
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I had a couple things happen to me on Tuesday that really made me stop and think -- which I have forgotten to do lately. Someone that I have secretly envied revealed a heartache they'd been hiding beautifully, and suddenly I didn't envy her so much anymore. It's a cliche because it's true, but you just never know what goes on behind closed doors. Things just aren't always as perfect as they seem, but you sure can make them look like they are to everybody who lives in the outside world.
And then…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 13, 2010 at 4:29am —
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What a difference one day makes in the life of a 3-year-old! Sunday was EXTREMELY challenging with Emma Kelly. No matter what I wanted her to do, she wanted to do the opposite. She didn't want to get in the tub, then she didn't want to get out of the tub. She didn't want to wear the shirt I picked out for her, then she didn't want to wear the jumper. All these things sound pretty silly when you're typing them down, but when you're in the middle of it and trying to get yourself and your kid ready…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 12, 2010 at 4:24am —
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I keep forgetting/procrastinating sitting down and writing out my New Year's resolutions. I have a basic idea of them in my head, but I really want to be introspective and reflective before I just throw down the usual "lose weight" and "find a church home." I've had those same two on my list for 15 years now.....I made the mistake of telling my friend/former trainer Christy that I wanted to train for a half marathon and today she actually reminded me about it and told me it was time to start run…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 10, 2010 at 10:40pm —
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It's 1:34am on the first day of a new year and before I go to bed, I just wanted to wish you a happy and blessed 2010!! For once, let's all keep our resolutions!! I'm going to sit down over the weekend and seriously consider mine before I just throw out the usual weight-related ones. While there were some highlights, a lot about 2009 blew chunks. No more chunks in 2010!!
XO
Kellie
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on January 1, 2010 at 1:37am —
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Emma Kelly is sitting on the floor beside me playing with her talking Dora the Explorer house she got for her birthday back in October. She was inundated with all things Dorothy and Wizard of Oz for Christmas, so I guess she needed a break from that. We had a really great Christmas -- over-indulged in everything, of course. I still have presents to exchange with a few friends and I plan to start packing away the decorations today and then Christmas is officially OVER at the Rasberry house. Stayi…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on December 27, 2009 at 11:15am —
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I can't believe it's already the end of another year! That's one of those things you really don't have to say, isn't it...So forget I said that. I was, however, trying to think back on the highlights of my year -- just in case someone asks, I want to be prepared! And if I had to list a few, they would include my personal "Follow Britney Spears" tour that included Miami, Dallas (twice) and Las Vegas. And honestly, the absolute highlight of my year would have to have been meeting Russell that week…
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Added by Kellie Rasberry on December 22, 2009 at 4:56am —
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