flu...

I have the flu.... I take Airborne, and tons of vitamin C... I eat right, work out daily, drink tons of water, wash my hands several times a day, and I'm lying here with the freaking flu. Grrrrrrr...

So how are you??? Haven't heard from you in a while... Do we all just "read only" now? Such busy folks these days....

*cough*
*sneeze*
ugh

xo

And to think....

I thought it was diet and exercise!

No wonder so many of us have screwy body images.

Some of my favorite things....

Drinking in the afternoon... nothing like being good and buzzed by dinner time... and completely sober by bed time.... Relax..... this is a very rare event in my life.... but I love it!!!

A clean house... MY clean house... and for the record my house is only "clean" for about 5 minutes, before it is on the decline. The sucky thing is that this 5 minutes is usually late at night and witnessed by no one.... except me.... ;)

Chicken wings... like the ones in the oven this very moment... Deep fried, drenched in hot sauce and butter and baked to orgasmic perfection... Screw the blue cheese... I'm doing shots of that sauce (yes... I do that).

Ahhhhhhhhhh.......

I love Sundays......

Merry Christmas....

xoxoxo

Thank you for the funny, MJ!!!

xxooxo

Happy Holidays!!

5 days till the big guy comes down the chimney!! My kids are out of their minds... as are their parent's with the maxed out credit cards and nerves... Christmas is the stuff of childhood dreams!

But let's keep in mind what it really is.... therapy fodder....

heh heh...

So what do you think the big guy is doing now??

I wonder...

For Her...

Did you change your hair or something????

I'm trying to tell you something about my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
Its only life after all
Yeah

Well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it
I'm crawling on your shores

I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
(the less I seek my source)
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine

And I went to see the doctor of philosophy
With a poster of Rasputin and a beard down to his knee
He never did marry or see a b-grade movie
He graded my performance, he said he could see through me
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind
Got my paper and I was free

I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
(the less I seek my source)
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine

I stopped by the bar at 3 a.m.
To seek solace in a bottle or possibly a friend
And I woke up with a headache like my head against a board
Twice as cloudy as Id been the night before
And I went in seeking clarity.

I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
Yeah we go to the doctor, we go to the mountains
We look to the children, we drink from the fountains
Yeah we go to the bible, we go through the workout
We read up on revival and we stand up for the lookout
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
(the less I seek my source)
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine

Indigo Girls...now follow the link, listen to the song, and know that I am giving you a great big hug while you do....xoxooxxo

I also changed the blog address.. soon it will be http://www.ellediem.com!! I have been a very busy girl... I have been writing as well...so stay tuned and thanks for being patient with me. I simply adore you.

Chappy Chanukkah

Italian Latkes:

Some potatoes and onion thrown in the chopper gadget, an egg, and Italian breadcrumbs... Fry 'em up in some Extra Virgin Olive Oil... and sprinkle with Parmesan.... YUM!!!!



Yes.... I cooked and.... posted a recipe...

No.... I'm not an imposter..... it's me, Elle

Wanna bite???



(By the way, the "C" is silent...shhhhhhh)

What's in a name???

I had said, I have been trying to find my voice again..

I think I have..In fact I think I found a new voice... and my little space to change to fit this new aspect of myself.. I thought of pulling up stakes and moving elsewhere.. but why?

Why not redecorate a bit??

I have been thinking of other names....

Elle- ocution

Elle-egance

Elle-oquent

Ev-elle-ution

Elles-where

Elle-laments

Elle-mentary

see where this is going???

I will always be True Blue... I meant it when I said 4ever.. but this new voice needs.. well a revamped place...

So ... any thoughts? comments? suggestions???

(and no... this has nothing to do with turning 40.. today...ugh)

here....

I am here.. although the lack of posts seem to indicate the contrary.

This is the place where I had found my voice.

Here.
Right here.

And for many reasons that I cannot get into at the moment, I seemed to have lost it. But I will find it again.

I promise...

I am so unfabulous....

It always amazes me how wonderful you are... always...

I used to be a much better blog friend. I truly don't deserve you.. or your kind words or this ....

I'm supposed to pass this on to some more fabulous folks so without further adieu...

My oxygen:

Finn

Panthergirl

Angela Marie & Jen

Milkmaid

Tim

Neil

Dry Dreams

Mike

Thank you all for your words, your comments, your support and for always being fabulous.

Thank you Monty... you are the queen of fabulous!

Hey... Remember me?

I used to be that quirky chick with a sense of humor who like to curse now and again and talk about her crazy life and her never ending mid-life crisis....

Remember????

Yes? No?

Well, she's back. Yea, so life kicked me square in the balls.. yet again... who's nuts hasn't it kicked? Sorry guys.

I have been lost in the woods for a while now, but I am winding my way back around and I am seeing the path from which I strayed... and I'm coming home... how's that for metophoric drama?

Anyway, I have not changed. My kids still drive me crazy, my husband still never reads this, and I am constantly in some form of angst...

Hang on lovelies.. it's going to be a bumpy ride, and that's okay... It is what it is...

Here come's the sun!

Well, we got dumped on pretty good. At least 18 inches. I know that's not a lot for some, and way too much for others. The house is a wreck! What else do you do when snowbound, except eat, and create mess? We are getting ready to dig out, and of course play! But for now, I will just keep dancing in the livingroom singing in my best Rock Star voice "my heart was going boom boom boom!" If you happen to have snow, let its magic entice you, it won't last forever.