I don't know WHAT we did BEFORE cable and internet! ugh

What the hell did we do before cable. I know I know, we played outdoors yada yada but seriously these 2 days without cable, phone, or internet (thanks to AT &T) we CRAZY!!!! OMG talk about chaos. LOL

As with every morning, I get up make the girls breakfast and make me some coffee. Put on noggin-their favorite channel. I then go up to check my EMAILS and wth DSL disconnected ok........let me try it again because you know that can't be right? LOL --YEP the darn thing is OUT @#$%..... then I go downstairs and Chloe is saying MOMMY something is wrong witht the TV- Holy CRAPOLA!!!!!!!! I check the PHONE dead.

I say inside me DON'T panic. Can't call AT & T cause the phone don't work.  Can't use the TV without the cable because we have the older HUNKEN big screen that needs that damn box they have been advertising for the last year--but SAYS don't worry if you have cable!!! WELL I am worrying my friend I AM freaking out!! HOW about that! This is the only me time I get in the am... I get a total of 30 minutes and if I am lucky I get 45 minutes and a cup of coffee!!!!!!!!UGGGGHHHHHHH  are you fkn serious!!!!!!!!1

ALTERNATIVE:
For the girls: they can play with their toys, they can out for alittle outside before it gets hot but I have to go with them because KYIAH puts everything in her mouth. Well that worked for awhile then it was following me all day asking me what I am doing.

For me: CHORES can be done!! DOESN'T sound promising, can just yell F@#$% again! Because I hate cleaning the house. NOW there is no excuse I can give at ALL.. Well I can mess with the fuzes and tell him the electricity went off too so I COULDN'T do laundry, dishes, or vacuum... HMMMmm I might just do that! Hmmmmmmmmmm

I hear ya all now. Doesn't sound like much of a crisis!!! Well let me tell you it is!! I am all about routine and when it goes differently I am alittle GROUCHY, well let's say ALOT GROUCHY!!! Just throws me for a loop.

So we made it through the day. Me coming up with ideas of what they could do. YES we are ok!

BUT THEN I REMEMBER--OMG I am going to miss dancing with the stars, are you fkn serious!!! Can I tell you that I said F@#$%  again and again. I think I really like how that word flows from my mouth. REALLY this LOVE affair with the F word needs to stop. I have been working on it. But I think my lips are in love with it. You know how LOVE is hard to break! AGAIN I am in ticked off mode because I really only have a few shows I watch:

• Dancing with the stars
• Survivor
• So you think you can dance
• Mentalist
• The evening news

I usually DVR are them. But I think I took dancing with stars off because I usually watch it that day. YEP I am idiot! But what's new! So I read a section of my book, then I went to sleep early. I totally feel refreshed when I woke up but then realized THAT I was living GROUND HOG  day again!! The same ugghhhh NO TV, NO PHONE, NO INTERNET..........you got to be shyt'n me right. ROFL... ok I am going to go insane. LOL........They finally came and fixed it by 1:30 pm. AHHHHHHHHHH  I am sorry guys but I am just not that organized without the OPTION of TV or computer for some parts of the day. If you think I am a BAD parent well you stay with my kids one day without going insane which let me tell you WONT happen.

THIS Was going to be me if I didn't any Cable and internet fast. ROFL.. thank goodness AT & T took care of it.

:0P

Until tomorrow people! LOL

So I survived, can you believe it!

Wow, I cannot believe that I actually survived Chloe's first cheer competition without going insane. 4 years old don't always to do what you ask and I was amazed she listened most of the day! ;) The sound of rolller coasters, the crushing waves, and the giggles of little kids was GREAT!

The competition was at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in northern California.

Right off the beach

Refreshing

Chloe & her cousin Breyon playing in the sand

Chloe LOVES the beach

Jeff talking smack I am certain LOL

Chloe watching the waves

What a beautiful day!

Chloe & her cousin Rajah hamming it up at lunchtime

Tiny Team Shot-Go Diamonds

End-Chloe doing her headstand LOL

She is still performing when it is over , :)

here is better shot of her headstand at rehearsal

Had a fantastic time with my family. It is tuesday and I am still exhausted. I am getting old.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

G-Zell

Damn these hair styles that I can't do ..........

The Bouffant
Break out the hairspray, the 60s are back! From mini beehives to updated versions of classic French twists, anything that requires an entire bottle of Aqua Net and a box of bobby pins is hot for hair.

Hmmmm this is a new trend. Ok already have a big head from all the awards I have gotten for my blog. DO I really need to make it GI normous and look like an Alien. LOL

This one is kinda of cute. Just need the hair extensions :) and of course my can of

AQUANET!

Kiera's bouffant pony cute I think I can do that. Did this a few years ago when it was HOT then too LOL

I have seen this around but I can't get that darn hump to stay. :)

How to make a bouffant hair do. I guess bouffant in French means BIG... hmmm you think LOL

I FOUND this on e how.... so I hope this works

Step 1: Prepare. Wash your hair and rinse completely, towel dry and apply setting lotion. Set your curlers.

Step 2: How to set your curlers: Use Medium to large size curlers. Start at the crown, divide the hair to fit into each curler, direct each curler the opposite of your hair growth, roll the hair into them and secure with a bobby pin. (the direction of your curl, will help define the volume and style). let your hair dry.

Step 3: Tease: Once your hair is dry, remove the curlers and start teasing your hair with a back comb. Tease your hair in layers and blend in your hair so it does not have the defined line from the curlers.

Step 4: Finish: Tease your hair from the root out and than shape into place. Smooth it with a brush and spray it with hairspray. To make stay longer you can spray your hair between layers of teased hair.

Luckily I GOT some skills from the 80's on big hair. I am going to try to do the Simpson style when my hair starts to GROW alittle after the fiasco of hair  a EXPERIMENT gone wrong that happen last week.


I just am hair impaired, no matter how hard I try can't get it right. I PROMISE though I am going to work on it. IF I am able to do this darn hair style YOU ALL will be the first to know.

THE BANGS
Bangs are big this season and this tress trend is showing no sign of slowing down. You know
the funny thing is sometimes bangs NEVER leave LOL, SOMETIMES the 80's never leave too. I have seen that ALOT too. I happened to HACK my hair last week and cut bangs and WHAT DO YOU know now the whole world is doing the bangs thing and IT IS SO HOT right now. Hmmmmmm yet I am the TREND setter. I just knew it! I am it GIRL! Finally.

Now maybe if I can get  HOLLYWOOD to be into FLAMING bright RED Ronald McDonald hair then I AM good to go! LMAO

 

I'm back :)

We just got back from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.. Chloe had her first cheer competition. I am so drained I didn't even do anything. The drive from here is almost 2 hours, had to be there by 8:30am, out in the sun all day. LONG day.

Tiny team-5 & under 2nd Place
Mini team-8 & under 1st place
Youth team-2nd place
Junior Hip Hop-1st
Sr. Hip Hop-2nd

Wheww what a long day! I am going to bed now I know it is only 9:30 pm but I am exhausted. Peace out until manana

G

I got ANOTHER blog award from a blogging buddy be careful MY head is getting REAL big

Awww I feel so loved. I received another award. I am really starting to think that I am the SHYT! LOL.. I didn't think my head could get any bigger but I  was WRONG! :)

I received the lovely BLOG award from my buddy at:

Vicki-frugalmomknowsbest

WHY check her blog out. Here's why:

• She is sweet blogger
• Her blog has fantastic giveaways
• She always leaves comments on my FANTASTIC posts of my exciting LIFE
• Just because I said SO

Isn't it just pretty I LOVE it! Beautiful and it is ALL mine :0P

The cool exciting part is I get to pass it along to 15 bloggers that I find to be LOVELY blogs. The hard part is choosing because I have seen so many blogs out there , that are JUST beautiful and funny. Decisions Decisions.

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  First I would LOVE to hand out to my pal @ speaking from the crib ! She is freakn fantastic, funny, politically INCORRECT, fearless and did I say funny. You must check her out you won't be dissappointed I guarantee it.
  
  
  

Tell  I sent ya! :) I stole this pic from her blog he he he She is cool like that!

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  Tie for first would be a sweet caring blogger who is everyones favorite gal and has a beautifully designed blog that makes me so jealous. Who is it? @ thetamom She is loyal, honest, and supportive of everyone. Probably after this post she is going to think I am a stalker because all I do is praise her BUT you know what IT is so true.
  
  
  
  

• Second I have chosen Jasmine @ Windmills and Tulips I met her at mommy bloggers club I am so happy and lucky to have found her. She is a mother of 6 children, wife, and christian. I look to her blog for inspiration and to remember the small special things in life that we take for granted. She is a loyal , sweet mommy blogger. I hope you have the opportunity to see what I see in her kind words.

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  Third I have Vickie @ vickiesscrapbookingandtidbits! When I first started blogging in August it was she who was very kind and helping feel welcomed in the blogging community. She always leaves me comments and makes me smile.  She LOVES to scrapbook! Go and check her out. YOU will LOVE her.
  

I know I said that I would have to give it to 15 bloggers but I really want to take a chance to highlight a few bloggers at a time. I may or may not had them out LOL.. the power oh man!!!

Happy Weekend to all of you !

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Five “Bad” Things That Are Actually Good for Your Skin

What ok, this really ticks me off and I can't keep up. ONE day it is bad for you and the next it is good for you! WHAT the @#$% Well I came across an article on Glamour. com and it just leaves me is a daze I need assistant just keeping up with the constant changes about anything! GOOD for you BAD for you, like Heidi Klum would say one day your IN and one day your OUT!

Five "BAD" Things that are actually good for your skin

1. Chocolate-Women in a German study who downed a cocoa-rich drink daily—the equivalent of 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate—for 12 weeks experienced less dryness. Their skin also had better blood flow, which pinks your cheeks, and was more resistant to sun damage, thanks to all the antioxidants.

Ok so if I eat a couple candy bars I am doing real good. LOL

2. Fruit Juice-It gets a bad rap for the sugar, but the antioxidant-packed kind, like cranberry and pomegranate juice, do skin good. So have a small glass or a Pomtini…one!

According to the health diaries several recent studies have shown significant potential health benefits from drinking pomegranate juice. Here are eleven:

• Fights Breast Cancer-Studies in Israel show that pomegranate juice destroys breast cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. It may also prevent breast cancer cells from forming.
• Lung Cancer PreventionStudies in mice show that pomegranate juice may inhibit the development of lung cancer.

• Slows Prostate Cancer -It slowed the growth of prostate cancer in mice.
• Keeps PSA Levels Stable-In a study of 50 men who had undergone treatment for prostate cancer, 8 ounces of pomegranate juice per day kept PSA levels stable, reducing the need for further treatment such as chemotherapy or hormone therapy.
• Protects the Neonatal Brain-Studies show that maternal consumption of pomegranate juice may protect the neonatal brain from damage after injury.
• Prevention of Osteoarthritis-Several studies indicate that pomegranate juice may prevent cartilage deterioration.
• Protects the Arteries-It prevents plaque from building up in the arteries and may reverse previous plaque buildup.
• Alzheimer's Disease Prevention-It may prevent and slow Alzheimer's disease. In one study, mice bred to develop Alzheimer's disease were given pomegranate juice. They accumulated significantly less amyloid plaque than control mice and they performed mental tasks better.
• Lowers Cholesterol-It lowers LDL (bad cholesterol) and raises HDL (good cholesterol).
• Lowers Blood Pressure-One study showed that drinking 1.7 ounces of pomegranate juice per day lowered systolic blood pressure by as much as 5 percent.
• Dental Protection-Research suggests that drinking pomegranate juice may be a natural way to prevent dental plaque.

3. Oil-Rich Cleaners They can help oily skin. “Cleansers that contain emulsifying oils, such as vitamin E or castor oil,” explains Dr. Gross, “break down and dissolve dirt and oil without overdrying it, like harsh cleansers can.”

So now they tell me. My skin is always so dry and oily. It just can't make up it's mind. ONE more thing to try and let me tell you this BETTER work!














4. Sweat- Some women think sweat causes breakouts. However, according to this they miss out on the heart benefits.They say perspiration is great for skin: It opens up pores, releases dirt and generally encourages skin to function properly.

I just want to know will it guarantee that I will LOOK like this? ROFL.. cause then I am game!






5. Oily Foods-NOT a good thing however, they do not cause pimples BUT they do cause dimples LOL, in your thighs and butt. LOL

I am SO sure next week there will be a new list of things and this WILL be all void. But for now it will work for me :)

Happy Saturday Everyone

G-zell

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My girls I love them so!

Miss Kyiah showing off her teeth! LOL

Chloe giving me her growling face she says she is a tiger! LOL

Chloe being a great big sister making sure she doesnt fall

Hold tight Chloe she is going down!

Me a few pounds lighter and hair is normal I LOVED it!

Oh my, oh no, where the heck will I go.... to hide

I give up and I will just have to wear a ball cap for a couple weeks until this darn red fades. OK now instead of looking like ORANGE glo, I look like CARROT top! ROFL

OMGoodness, it is so bright I might just put some crazy make up on and some rocker clothing so I look like I did it on purpose. LOL.. I cannot stop LAUGHING at myself dude!

Because my hair lifted so much, the medium auburn color really absorbed into the follical of the hair. I am still LAUGHING after writing this post because that is all I can do. Because the alternative is to CRY and I am all cried out. I think I need a spa day or something I think I am going to make Jeff book one for me because seriously I can see how people can GO CRAZY over their hair!!!

 This is my MYSPACE pose but it doesn't seem to be as CUTE as the teenage girls posting theirs. GO ahead and start with the jabs, cause noone can JAB me more than my STUPID self for doing this to MYSELF. You would think at age 37 I should know better but lately my brain cells arent functioning at full CAPACITY!

I saw someone's blog with a great title which I fell in love with "When life gives you lemons THROW it back real hard." So I already kicked my own A$$, put myself in timeout, and yelled at myself in the mirror. SO I think I have done what I can LOL.

SO hate taking pictures of myself. LOL I love taking pictures of my family.

I am just going to have to DEAL with the fact that I will DRAW attention to myself but WHAT's new right? LMAO

I did think about just shaving it and wear a DARN wig. There are so many celebrity wigs out there now and I think Kim Zoliak from the HOUSEWIVES of Atlanta had one coming out.

It is still a possibility! In the meantime this gal is just knows that not only do I have glowing white legs that I have the hair to match.

Have a great day peeps and until tomorrow!

Luv you all,

G Zell

1991 a year after... a whole new world :)

1991 a year after graduation into the real world. Wow and a real world it was! I know I have said this before but I LOVED the 90's--it was the time of my life :)

What do you remember of 1991? Were you in college, married, with children. What did you like best of 1991. I like the poofy rayon jackets with colorful sleeves and going to the mall.

Top five albums.. accodring to about.com

1. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"

Courtesy Warner Bros.With the grunge revolution lurking just over the horizon, R.E.M., pioneers of alt rock, burst into the mainstream. Sparking dozens of conversations about its meaning, "Losing My Religion" is, in its most basic sense, a gorgeous folk-influenced pop tune about the feeling of going crazy. It is understated and unforgettable.

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2. Boyz II Men - "Motownphilly"

Courtesy MotownThis remains one of the best ever autobiographical songs by a pop recording artist. "Motownphilly" details the group's discovery by Michael Bivins, of New Edition and Bell Biv Devoe fame, and their first taste of stardom. The a capella break is simply gorgeous.



3. Gloria Estefan - "Coming Out Of the Dark"

Courtesy EpicIn March 1990 Gloria Estefan, her husband, and her son were all injured when a truck struck their tour bus. Gloria suffered a fractured vertebra and was unable to tour for a year. The accident and long recovery inspired this gorgeous hit ballad. "Coming Out Of the Dark" swiftly became one of the top inspirational pop hits of all time.


4. C&C Music Factory - "Gonna Make You Sweat"

Courtesy ColumbiaInspired by the powerful beats of house, hit after hit crossed over from the dance chart to the pop top 10 in 1991, but it took producers Robert Clivilles and David Cole (aka C&C Music Factory) to climb all the way to #1. "Gonna Make You Sweat" featured the powerful diva vocals of Martha Wash and a rap from Freedom Williams along with state of the art house rhythms to make up one of the most exhilarating sounds of the year.


5. Amy Grant - "Baby Baby"

Courtesy A&MAmy Grant spent the 80's as one of the most successful of Christian pop singers, but it was not until 1991 that she enjoyed a major crossover into the pop mainstream. "Baby Baby" is a delightful celebration of love between life partners. See the entry for "Baby Baby" on the Top 10 Love Songs - Happily Ever After list.








Some things in 1991 I found:

• January 18 - Three people are crushed to death during an AC/DC concert in Salt Lake City, Utah when audience members rush the stage.
• January 27 - Whitney Houston sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl. The recording is then released and becomes a hit single
• February 27 - James Brown is granted an early parole and released from jail. Brown had been arrested after leading police on a high speed chase through two states in 1989. Pop Will Eat Itself documented the affair with their song, "Not Now James, We're Busy".
• February 28 - Hollywood, California's Record Plant Studios recording studio closes its doors. Among the albums recorded at the Record Plant were The Eagles' Hotel California, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life
• March 11 - Janet Jackson signs a $30 million (US) contract with Virgin Records, making her the highest paid female recording artist ever
• March 16 - Seven members of country music singer Reba McEntire's band and her road manager are killed when their private plane crashes in California, near the U.S.-Mexico border. McEntire travels on a separate plane.
• March 20 Michael Jackson signs a $1 billion contract with Sony.
• March 20-Eric Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor, dies after falling 53 stories from a New York City apartment window, which would inspire Clapton to write the hit single "Tears in Heaven").

Time out thursday-Yep I put my own self in TIME OUT and wasn't good

So after I KICKED my own a$$ like in the movie liar liar and put myself in timeout for a few hours. I may take away something too while I am at it. I am attempt #5 to correct the head. For those of you coming in late. Here is the drama that unfolded the past few days and it AINT good!!! @#$%

Slap me and tell me I am idiot

Part II of my journey of the hair chronicles.

I am so going to kick my own a$$ like the movie liar liar

Today I will finish the final touches and post those darn pics so you all can get your final LOOK and continue with the jabs and words of encouragement. Here are some : LOL

Kim -OH HELL NO GRISSELL...YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING SOON..I LUV YA SO IAM GOING TO TELL U THAT COLOR MAKES YOU 20 YEARS OLDER :( SORRY.....GET TO THE SALON

Carrie- you cant be orange.. are you sure he didnt mix it with sunkist soda? do you want me to help you fix it?

mike -Can we call you Ms. Pumpkin? ;)

Then there is heather my favorite gal LMAO...

heather- dumb ass why the hell would you ever listen to a guy about your hair let alone let them die your hair!!! lmao


So love my facebook friends they keep it real!

Check out Theta Mom and come be part of the time out thursday challenge. The goal is to find 1 hour of me time and then report back with us and let us know how it went.... link up now!

Still want to kick my own a$$ like in liar liar -the hair chronicles

Part II and the saga continues... as you all know from yesterday's post I am LIVING in a nightmare with my freakn hair. So I used another blond on top of the ORANGE glo look and it toned it alittle but it was still BRASSY as hell. My hair is already so dry and it still LOOKS awful , I put on another color of dark blond MORE LIKE dirty blond because now my hair looks dirty with some shiny parts on it. ALL this to save some $$ so the 7.99 bottle turned into $ 40.00 to repair this and NOW I have to go get a hair cut because the ends have been tortured!  UGGHh..

Now I need to buy some more product to make it look halfway decent, let's see probably another $ 20.00 Grand total :$ 60.00  probably the cost of professional hair dye without the DRAMA and tears!!! Can someone just slap me so I can ingrain this situation for the rest of my life and NEVER ever listen to Jeff on hair.

It looks better in the light however in normal light the hair looks dull light brown .

Can you tell I am not a happy camper! And I kinda of look bald because the roots are so damn light and as I have gotten older my hair seems to get thinner. Might have to check with the hair club to get it fixed LOL

Yep so there you have it FOLKS me and my hair! For all of you to just look at and laugh. That's alright because don't forget pay BACKS a beotch!!! ROFL.......

My lil peanut this morning. Took this pic just because!

This one too, isn't she a cutie! I know she's ALL mine!

Have a great day!

G-Zell