Age of Innocence

My 4-year-old niece Olivia filled this out for her mom Karla (my youngest sister) - just in time for Mother's Day this Sunday. Some of the info is incorrect, but that is totally ok and totally Livy's view.

I remember when I used to get stuff like this from my own daughter T. Those days have stopped. Except for a valentine letter she mailed to me February 2009, which was very sweet.

What I miss most about this age is a child's innocence and pure love. I wish I was able to enjoy T and being a mom while T was around Olivia's age... but in 1994 I was 19 years old, broke, and insecure, but arrogant and tough at the same time.  

However, as much as I love babies and kids (and cats), I am not willing to start that whole newborn motherhood craziness all over again. It will be a different experience this time for sure, with Greggy by my side, and with all the opportunities that I have now (that I didn't have then).

Being a parent is too damn hard. To make it bearable, I will need an entourage that includes a nanny, night nurse, personal trainer, chef, housekeeper and $20M in lottery winnings.

Babies

Some babies are ugly, but NOT my nephew.

Isn't he awesome possum!

Award Winner

Source:whoanelly-knelson.blogspot.com

I won an award again. This time it's for leading the tactical planning and execution of something that everyone said was impossible to do because of its complexity relative to the amount of time we had.

Anyway, it's one of those things where you win cash, but you can't spend it the way you want.  This bundle of cash is going to have to be spent on an event.

I'm a lone wolf. Antisocial. A bit of a sociopath. Nobody ever believes me when I say this because I am a GREAT leader and I am really good with people.

The reality is that I am surrounded by people ALL DAY and I am constantly bombarded with questions, emails, Blackberry PINs, phone calls, etc etc, and it quite literally drives me bananas. At the end of the business day or when I am not working, I would rather spend time with my core family (husband + *maybe* daughter + MitzyPepperPie). Or I would rather be alone. I rather like being alone actually.

I am a bit like Maximus Decimus Aurelius.

In a perfect world, I would use that bundle of cash to buy clothes from Winners, then food. And books from Chapters. And maybe a plane ticket.

Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, Apparently

So I came home tonight after working late, bearing gifts of Fried Chicken for our dinner.

Upon entry, my lovely hubby exclaimed: "Osama Bin Laden is dead!!!"

I'm like: "Really?"

He said: "Yes! It's all over the news!!! Didn't you hear about it at work?!?"

I was all: "No... we're worried about projects and technology... I don't really know anything going on in the world... I'm trapped in OUR world from when I get in the office... until I leave... all I do is go to meetings and work work work...  I don't hear about anything unless it has something to do with work and how our stock is performing..."

Greggy, all incredulous, said: "Honey! It's all over the news!"

"Ok. How do you know? Did you read about it? Who did it? CIA Black Ops? Navy Seals??? Who???" I egged on.

"Well, I didn't read about it, " Greggy reasoned. "There's a big article in the front page of the Star, but it's too long. It was the Navy Seals"

"Hmmm..."

"BABE, I LISTEN TO SPORTS RADIO ALL DAY and that's all they talked about!"

"Okay babe. Who's dead again? Obama is dead???"

"No!!! O-sa-ma!"

"Ah... well, I didn't hear about it at work. Maybe because Canada is a super power but our country is very neutral. You know? A bit like Switzerland, minus the Nazi history. Was the ops kinda like that crazy scene in The Kingdom?"

"Canada is not a super power! Oh my god honey! Don't you know? I'm going to Google it and prove it to you! Holy cow..."

"I really think Canada is a super power. T, what do you think?"

T: "Super power? Like witchcraft and spells and stuff?"

"Never mind."

"Hello honey! Noooo.... Canada is NOT a super power! Jeez! Okay I wrote the top 10 super power countries down... what are you doing? Are you busy?"

"Uhm... babe... I'm in the bathroom now... I'll talk to you in a bit okay? Love you..."