This madhatter's tea party is about to come to an end...

These are two quotes that I have seen on facebook lately and really loved. 

We are in the middle of our infamous staycation. 

My sisters and my 4 favorite little people are here.

 We ate mac and cheese by the pool. 

Yeah, this is pretty much the best vacay ever!!

Lori Ann

She's got a smile

Random Sunday Night Updates

I like to keep my apartment really cold.

Like ice box cold.

Then I blog from underneath a pile of blankets:)

This is not my kitten.

 But I now get why people have more than one kid. I have new kitten fever!

Yes, I rummaged through this.

 Because I was bullied into it.

 By MY MOTHER.

Not pictured:

Me, drinking coke with socks on my hands.

Me, singing along with Sweet Child of Mine and "dancing" in my bathroom.
(yes, Allison- this is an appropriate use of quotation marks!)

Me, reading aloud a romance novel and translating it into Spanish.

There were many words I didn't know.

 I mean, I never have the opportunity as a therapist to say "reckless passion" or " heaving bodice".

 I either need to upgrade my reading material or branch out in my therapy.

 Hmm..I wonder which one...

Lori Ann

p.s.- Reckless passion is "la pasión imprudente"

and 

Heaving bodice is "agitado corpiño"

Just FYI. 

Just Dance

I've been home for a few days.

 I know I've said it a thousand and one times but it means more today than ever.

I love my family.

They are beautiful.

 I don't know who or where I'd be without them.

En particulier vous, papa.

Merci pour tout. Je suis si heureux que de tous les papas du monde, je t'ai.

Lori Ann

The Rockster Diarincles.

You guys,

I had the brilliant idea of spending a week writing my blog like it were the The Rockstar Diaries. As a means of helping me manage my jealousy/bewilderment of her lifestyle.

Unfortunately I don't have the strangely dressed husband and two adorable tots to display. So we'll call it The Rockster Diarincles. Half Rockstar Diaries. Half Spinster Chronicles. 

It just got real in here! 

Each day will have a rockstar diarish theme...today's theme- Self Potraits and Friends. 

Angry, heavily photoshopped
Self Portraits

The real rockstar diaries would more likely be a picture of her dancing in a field.

But I can't dance, find a field, or get anyone to take the picture if I did.

       Friends

This is who I hung out with today.

My friend and co therapist, Jenny.

She threatened to call my mom if I said I was going to live in my car one more time.

The rockstar diaries features pictures of her and her friends strawberry picking or eating crepes by the cherry trees or something of that nature.

Usually Jenny and I play rock band and talk smack on other therapists together. 

But strawberry picking is so next on our list. 

Lori Ann

p.s.- Tomorrow's themes will be "drinking hot chocolate with cute mittens on" and " Looking contemplative while wearing modest sundresses" 

p.p.s.- Just to clarify- I don't mock these bloggers out of a sense of insecurity...I mock them because they are ridiculous :)

My only sunshine

Presenting...

The first public showing of the art work of JJEK!
(aka Jack, James, Elly, and Katy)

Isn't it beautiful?

I am the luckiest aunt in all the world.

How did we get such amazing kids in our family?

Lori Ann

That's not my name

Some Random Thoughts 

This weekend at home was truly EPIC.

Like coke stealing, avant gard art, hiding in the neighbors yard, baking with cats epic.

 As the following pictures will testify.

Remember this gem??

 We bought it at a thrift store purely for the canvas.
(and we wanted to double check and make sure it wasn't a lost Picasso)

And with the help of my favorite local artists

We created this! It will hang in my office.

 It's very thought provoking, eh?  

Weird stuff is available for the kids to play with at my parents house. 

Weird. 

Stuff. 

Jack hid in the neighbors yard dressed like Voldemort and scared me.

 I later stole his last coke. 

 Because karma wasn't moving fast enough for me so I helped it along. :)

There were crazy little girls baking cakes at my parents house.

 Or at least cat entertaining and batter licking. 

I love summer weekends at my parents.

 It reminds me of the things I love about my childhood.

 Although it has been vegetarian hell.

 My dad keeps barbecuing and Jack made grilled chicken. 

6 months and 5 days to go!

Lori Ann

"First the fingers, then the plump little hand!"

Oh yes, it's another crazy Friday night at my apartment.

So far, I've made tuna helper AND browsed on Amazon. 

So yeah,

 I'm pretty much a gangster. 

Anyway, in the interest of self gratification and/or talking about my job even though no one asked, I will tell you this..

This month people have told me some really great things.

 Like how they don't have nightmares and don't want to harm themselves anymore.

 Not since they've been coming to therapy.

It makes me so happy to hear that.

 As much as I lecture my clients on not looking for their value in what other people think of them, I so do.

 Positive feedback from my clients is like gold to me.

Sorry the updates have been so boring lately.

 I really need to take up crafting again.

 That would spice things up!

Lori Ann

p.s.- Erin is planning a Goonies party with the kids tomorrow night! How awesome is that? You can count on me to blog about it! I can't believe we've waited this long to introduce them to it!!

 "First the fingers, then the plump little hand!"