Are you serious?????

I'm gonna make this short and sweet.

I laugh my ass off at the photos on 'People of Walmart'.  I can't even begin to believe people leave the house looking crazy like some of the photos I've seen on that site.  I'm often left thinking....NO WAY would people really leave the house looking like that....they must be TRYING to get noticed.  Or.....have these people NO shame?!?!?! 

Here are some of my current favorites:

 

Is this a man or a woman?  And a nude colored spandex suit with black elastic??

Dude, a supermodel couldn't pull that outfit off. 

 

Ah....the back fat.  Or saggy skin.  Or both.  Just YIKES.

 

Now you KNOW, she thought she was looking good.  Maybe a stop off before

hitting the waterpark perhaps?  We can only hope.  I'd have to say...I would have went

the tankini route.

 

Junk in the trunk....and the garage, and the barn and the backseat and whatever

other storage space you can think of.

 

I posted this one on Facebook previously.  She obviously missed the in hospital teaching

that pants should be worn while you have an indwelling catheter.  Eeeeew.

 

Stooping to a new low.  Really, really far down.

 

I don't know if whale tail even covers it in this case.

Call me critical.  Call me wrong.....but you KNOW I'm right.

Whatever happened to.....wait for it.....

DECORUM?!?!?!

Merriam-Webster defines decorum as:

propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance .

 

 

Currently I'm 12lbs heavier than I was last summer.  I've added some muscle, but I've also added fat.

 

I'm a size 8 and sometimes 10.  I'd like to be a steady 8, which for me, means a 10lb weight loss.  Okay, I think I can manage that.

 

And while I'm smaller than the average woman's size (in America) which is a 12, there are still things that I KNOW don't look good on me and that I wouldn't even dream of wearing.

 

But I digress....

 

I never thought I would actually see, with my own two eyes a site similar to what I have seen in the photos above or on the people of Walmart website.

 

The closest I ever got was one of the last times I was home, I was working out with some friends and saw an older woman over in the ab area of the gym where the mats are, doing a plank and she was wearing a t shirt that wasn't long enough to cover her bum and her pant choice???  Black tights.

 

No.  Black tights cannot substitute for proper workout pants/yoga pants.  Nope.  Won't work.  Especially if your skin is whiter than snow.  Then it's REALLY bad.  LOL.

 

But....last time I was home (is it a Colorado thing??) the fam and I were at the Golden Corral off Powers and I saw this:

 

 

I was attempting to be discreet while I snapped the photo with my phone.  But did I really need to hide the fact that I was taking the photo??  She didn't feel the need to hide her bra before going out in public!!!!! It's like she almost like she deserved to have her photo taken!!  And posted!!!  WHO doesn't wear a shirt in public if you're not a man at the beach or pool?!?!?!?!?

 

And the jumper?  Curtains man!  She needs to put the brakes on that jumper.

 

And then my mom....."take one from the front"!!  NO.  It was hard enough to pretend to be discreet taking it from the back in a crowded restaurant!!!

 

*And I wonder where I get my critical nature from???  Hmmmmmmm, lemme think.

 

The point is......more decorum, more class, more decency.  Period.

love,

Supermama rosie

Let's dust off these cobwebs.....

Whoa!  It's been a bit since I've updated this bloggity blog blog! 

Things have been a bit busy around here!!! 

Let's sum up the month of July and the end of June: Trip home with the boys for a family wedding, 4th of July celebration, trip to Minnesota for a family funeral, new therapists for the boys, new supplements for the boys and doc appts for Mom.  Oh, and the stress of finals for the hubs.

I decided to go out to Colorado for my cousin's wedding because each of the last times I've seen that side (my biological father's) of my family it's been for a funeral.  And let's face it.......that stinks.  It's hard to be happy and smiling in photos and conversations when someone close to you has passed.

Now...I wanted to have fun at the wedding.  Not be stressed about SE and C.  So they stayed home with my in laws.  Not that I don't think my kids are fun....they are.  But they are also a LOT of work.  I wanted to hang out with my family, not constantly be pulled away from conversations because my children were running wild, spilling beverages, needing diaper changes or melting down from the over stimulation of meeting new family members, loud music and all the rest of things that come with family get togethers.

That said....the wedding was in Denver and you know what else is in Denver???  IKEA.  Yeah...we don't have one in KC yet and while one is being built....we all know that it will open the week after we move or something. :-P

So...yep, I shopped at IKEA in my wedding duds.  Best dressed shopper in IKEA baby!!!

 

 

 

The wedding was beautiful and I was so happy to be there with a lot of my family that I hadn't seen in a year.  Wish more of the cousins could have made it, but I'm sure I'll see them sometime!!  Maybe we'll be able to make the next family reunion!  About 1/4 of the cousins in this pic!

 



My mom and J came with me since I was dateless due to my hubs having to stay home.  I swear, my family is going to start thinking I'm making his existence up.

 

It was a short and fast visit home, but if you know me....we packed as much in as we could!!  Including some time up in the mountains for the Cripple Creek/Victor train ride!

 

 

 

 

 

C (of course) LOVED every minute of it.  He's the train enthusiast, so I wasn't surprised.  SE liked it too, but the loud sound of the engine was a bit much for him.  I wasn't thinking it would be loud, but I definitely could have used his earmuffs. 

 

That trip taught me to always keep a pair with me at all times and it's come in handy because he has requested them several times.

 

And no childhood would be complete without a trip to the North Pole!!

 

 

I clearly look excited to go on all the rides huh?  LOL!!!

 

 

 

We returned home in time for one of our favorite holidays......Independence Day!!!

 

The night before the 4th, SE requested to go outside to look at the fireworks.  Now, in a stark contrast from our home state of Colorado that would ignite at the mere thought of fireworks, here in Missouri large fireworks are legal and plentiful!

 

Now this is a REALLY big deal because last year SE was very afraid of large fireworks.  Like he was cowering in fear under the table on the deck.  This year he REQUESTED to go out!!  And LOVED the fireworks.  I put his earmuffs on so he'd be more comfortable.

 

 

 

Last year we had some friends over for a small BBQ, this year it was just us 4.  Maybe next year we'll have a little get together.

 

 





 

 

Even Lucy got in on the festivities!!! I took this photo for the yellow lab group I belong to on Facebook.

 

 

Shortly after that we got some bad news that my hubs' uncle had passed away.  We felt it important to go to the funeral.  It was sad to say goodbye, but we did get to see a lot of family that we hadn't seen in years!  Heck, the majority of my hubs' family hadn't even MET C.

 

So we packed up the 'Burb, had a dear friend watch Lucy for us and started trucking up I-35.

 

We stopped in the corn state...oh wait, my bad...Iowa, for breakfast. 

 

We're foodies.  As in, we watch those food shows on the Travel Channel and Food Network and say, "If we're ever in (location of restaurant of that particular show) we're gonna eat there".

 

Well....if you've ever seen 'Breakfast Paradise' on the Travel Channel.......the Machine Shed in Des Moines is on there.  This is the cinnamon roll we got.  All 4 of us shared it....and it was SO GOOD!

 

 



My grandparents are no longer living, so it's extra important we visit my hubs' maternal grandparents.

4 generations in this photo!

 

 

And what cousins on my hubs side have had the O basement experience??  Every.Single.One.  Now our kids are in that bright orange/red carpet club!

 

 

 

 

Carson....the budding pianist/organist.

 

Switching gears....

 

So here's something I don't like about having so many therapies for my boys....therapist turnover.  Both boys have had multiple therapists in the last year.  SE's whole ABA team is new and C is about ready to get a new therapist to fit the hours he's due into the short time before school starts and state services end.  Blah.  I fear change in this respect.  If something's not broke....I don't wanna mess with it.  But if people leave for new positions, schooling or simply schedules don't jive anymore...what can you do?

 

I also started them on a couple new supplements.  Agape, which is a multi vitamin with a ton of B12 which is a micro nutrient that ASD kids are lacking most times and good 'ol cod liver oil.  Diapers have been....well....interesting to say the least but hey....it's better than having a patient with C diff.  (My nursing friends will appreciate that).  We have seen improvement in eye contact and joint attention with C and with SE he's been more verbal.  Good stuff.  We'll keep it up.

 

And as for me...well, I think this particular blog is long enough, so maybe I'll do a "beauty blog" and address some of that stuff.

 

love,

Supermama rosie