a thousand fires - Who We Are (Official Lyric Video)

Portugal. The Man / The Endangered Song (Vinyl Remaster)

Portugal. The Man has teamed up with the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute to spread the an important message regarding the rapid extinction of the Sumatran Tiger. With less than 400 of these beautiful tigers left in the world, the band has recorded a new track entitled "Endangered Song".

The track has only been released on 400 vinyl copies distributed to influencers who are asked to digitize the album. The vinyl itself is made out of materials that will degrade over time, so unless the track is digitized and spread, the song itself will disappear as well as the Sumatran Tiger. Please spread the word of this beautiful message, help support the repopulation of the Sumatran Tiger, and share this fantastic new song. You can find more information about the cause in the video below or by visiting www.endangeredsong.si.edu.

The Adventures of Kitchen Girl: Easy Cheese Danish

The Adventures of Kitchen Girl: Easy Cheese Danish: This is a quick and easy recipe for cheese danish that my family simply adores. Honestly, I don't know where the recipe comes from origi...

The Gliders Combo Pack

I had the pleasure of giving these guys a try and I have to say I love them. These are easy to use, even if you aren't the "handyman" type. Able to secure in place for tougher jobs. Being able to hold objects in place as well as making others easier to use makes these little guys even handier than some other products on the market.

I was able to use them to move my desk around, and I have a very large and heavy desk. My fiance and I usually have a hard time moving the desk across the carpet, but the gliders made it much easier on the both of us. If you have a tough project and need to move stuff or hold it in place get your hands on these.

Take Time

As parents we all know the frustrations of raising children and how we just want to take a timeout from being a mommy or a daddy and take time for ourselves. But with the recent tragedy in Newton we all should take a moment and look at things from a different angle. I know that my children can be difficult some days but at least I am able to squeeze my babies at the end of the day and I count myself lucky to be able to do so. I cannot imagine not being able to hug and squeeze the orneriness out of my children when they get to whining or misbehaving. I've learned that you should appreciate the time we have with our friends and family because you never know what tomorrow may bring.

 

 

  

Front Load Washer, How I Hate You

I have never heard any complaints before about front load washers, only the simple fact that they are easier on a persons back. In the time that we have had our front load washer we have had to have the boot replaced twice already, and now we have to call tomorrow to have it serviced yet again... The first time we had a to have the boot replaced and the filters cleaned out. The second time there was yet another hole in the boot and now the damn boot got twisted up with a pair of jeans somehow. I have no idea how in the heck it happened but it is a real damn pain in the rear. I have never wanted to get my hands on a regular top load washer so bad in my life.

Why I love cats

Cats are independent, take care of themselves mostly and know when something is up. But I also love cats because they want things their way when they feel like it. They don't care if you are busy, but when they want attention they will let you know.

Also, they look so darn cute when they are not causing havoc!

The Simple Things in Life

These days I believe that many people forget to stop and breathe. You've heard the old saying "Stop and smell the roses" but how many people actually do that? In my home we have eleven people. Yes, 11. Nine kids (my four his five) and two adults. It is always busy around here no matter what. In our household we seldom get time to ourselves so when he or I get a chance we try to take a breather. So sitting down to something as simple as a nice hot bowl of oatmeal or a hot cup of tea or coffee is a treat. Granted that moment may only last two or three minutes, but those are two or three minutes we have learned to treasure.

Children

Why is it that some children make things more difficult than they really are? My 8 year old daughter seems to try to make homework more difficult that it really is. She asks everyone for the answers and when we don't give them to her she tries asking if what she thinks the answer is is correct or not before she writes down the answer. And when we don't give in to that attempt to gain the answer without working, she argues, cries, "becomes distracted" or comes up with an ailment to avoid her homework. Don't get me wrong, I love my girl, but I wish she wasn't so stubborn when it comes to her homework.

The mind of a 3 - 4 year old

These are the results when my (now) 4 year old gets on paint.

The First Moment

From the fist moment I saw you;

I knew you were someone special.

Someone who I could share my life with;

Someone I wanted to know.

But at that particular moment;

The timing just wasn’t right.

Parting ways, living life;

That is what had to be done.

Days turned to months, then years;

Waiting for the day we would become one.

And now the time has come, my hand in yours;

The time that we waiting for, the day you become mine.

Forever

Never have I met a man quite like you,
You make me smile with the slightest of ease…
You fill my heart with a kind of love,
A love that I did not think was possible…
When I look into your eyes,
I cannot help but think how amazing you are…
Making me feel the way I do,
Feeling pure ecstasy when we kiss…
Never do I want you to let me go…
Your arms around me, holding me, forever…

My 3 year old's computer art

 

Wishing...

Wish you were here,

Your hand upon my waist,

Your warm breath upon my neck.

Longing to feel your touch,

Your kiss upon my lips,

Your soothing voice in my ear.

Your hands, ever so soft,

Gently caressing my arm,

Ever so gently you kiss my shoulder,

Taking in the sweetness of my skin.

I turn to face you,

Wanting to kiss your sweet lips,

Realizing this all to be a fantasy...

Once again, wishing you were here.

Monster

In your nightmare you see
The monster raining down upon you
Beginning to feed upon you.
Sinking teeth into your skin,
The monster will be the one to win.
Deep inside you,
It starts the spreading.
Spreading the beast’s inner desire,
The desire to rule your world,
See you change into a beast,
Stealing souls from everyone,
No longer are you human,
But a monster you are called now
The ones that loved you,
Now they fear you.
Creature of the night
Is what you have become
Your nightmare is now your reality.

Angels...

People imagine tall, winged, and white,
That's an angel to you,
They walk among us whether you know it or not,
They walk wearing jeans and glasses too.

Angels in glasses with stringy brown hair,
They're kind, and sweet, and love to smile.
Angels in clubs playing D&D,
Let me fly with angels a while.

They're leader is a backstage guy,
A guru of light if you will,
Flights among cords and wires for stars,
Even when he's moving he's still.

Angels in stripes with tinsil teeth,
They always have bad yearbook shots,
Angels at home on Friday night,
To everyone but me he rots.

This angel, my hero, flies so high,
His wings don't even match,
In heaven he will never be alone,
He'll always have someone to catch.

Angels in scuffed boots and tapered jeans,
to society they may all be a zero.
Angels in glasses are more than that,
Each one to me is a hero

Love Is...

Love is a thing shared by two
Love is what you feel for me and you
Love is precious when its shared
Love is danger when its dared

Love wanders and searches for the one
Love plays and just do it for fun
Love lets you hear love songs to emote
Love lets you make sweet poems & a quote

Love makes the world go around
Love makes us happy if the one we love
is finally found
Love turns the world upside down
Love cheers us never with a frown

Love makes you cry
Love sacrifices and says goodbye
Love has its own reason and time
Love can make someone you love "mine"

Love makes a person kiss
Love makes a person miss
Love is experienced by all
Love conquers when you fall.

A Year

A year has come and gone,

and so many people I have known.
This one came and that one went,
so much time I had spent.

Then one August day when I was blue,
that’s when I ended up meeting you.
I sat there at my desk reading a while,
and thought to myself, “what a profile.”

I read a bit and thought, “what the heck”
not even knowing what to expect.
I hit send on that message and went on my way,
then to my surprise you said “hey.”

We talked for a while that first night,
and within you I found a beautiful light.
At first I thought “he’s too good to be true,”
little did I know what I had found in you.

For in you I found something real and true,
my dear friend I really am glad I met you.
I thought once or twice it was all for show,
Instead I found our friendship starting to grow.

I grew to love you more than a friend,
you became my family and to that love there is no end.
I took you into my family and heart and there you’ll stay,
I never really knew what I was in for that warm August day.

I’ve looked back at the time we’ve had,
all of the good, and the tiny bit of bad.
Meeting you was a true blessing I know,
since from this friendship we’ve learned how to grow.

You became the man you were meant to be,
and I learned to stand up for me.
I don’t know if you fully realize how valuable you truly are,
but without you I probably wouldn’t even have made it this far.

I still can’t believe that a year has come and gone,
and that you’ve stuck around this long.
You never cease to amaze me my friend
I truly pray our friendship never comes to an end.

Written August 10, 2008

reach

every single thing on earth is reaching
all reaching, wanting to go to heaven.
Even the trees try to reach to heaven!
I saw a tree climbing and reaching to the skies,
trying to reach, it is sick of this soil
it has grown in all of it's life.
It tried to grow as tall as it could and reach,
reach with it's bony fingers towards the skies, towards heaven.
I doubt this one will make it though, it has ran out of leaves,
and is now just grasping with the last of it's strength for heaven.
death awaits for this heaven hopeful.

There comes a time

(Written out of sheer boredom)

There comes a time in a persons' life when they realize that the world is moving forward while time seems to stand still for them. They come to realize that their friends and family are moving on without them.

After realizing this, that person comes to understand that they must let go of those they love for fear of standing in the way of their friends' future. That person hopes that the friends they have let go know that they are truly loved and that they will always be in their prayers.

Though there will be many tears shed because they don't want to let their friends go, they know it is for the best. And, if the friends refuse to be let go, it is always a welcome surprise.