It is often difficult to come home from my beach weekend.

The trip is so fun that my stomach actually hurts from laughing. It is truly an abdominal workout. We left on Thursday and after a tiny little detour around Baltimore...

we made it to our destination... relaxation.

After a quick stop at the store, we were set for the weekend.

I could tell you more about the failed attempt to sneak into a waiting limo, about our all but flawless plan to crash a wedding, the flaming baton and what my sister was going to ask the neighbor, but....

How was your weekend?

This weekend was my annual Spring beach trip. We try to go at least twice a year. Once in the spring and once in the fall. It is a lot of fun and often times my face hurts from laughing soo much. I do wish i had a few more friends that don't smoke as I really was feeling the effects from hanging with a half a dozen smokers this weekend. I think this is because I had pnemonia this fall, but I can't be certain.

1. My therapist will likely want me to talk about any unresolved issues I have with my mother. My girlfriends already know them.
2. My therapist might frown on going away on Mother's Day weekend...my friends couldn't wait.
3. My therapist only offers water to drink and I like wine.
4. My therapist has a windowless office and the beach house has, well, the ocean.
5. My therapist likes carpeting and I like sand.
6. My therapist has never made anyone laugh but my sister makes everyone laugh.
7. My therapist never plays good music, only dry office music. Nothing like "All I want to do is make love to you"...and "Does he love you.
8. My therapist never lets me vacumme the bugs off the ceiling.
9. My therapist has no appreciation for the royal wedding, unlike the fondness my girlfriends share.
10. My therapist has never offers me ice cream cake.

I feel overwhelmed.

I feel like my battery is completely drained.

I feel like my hands are tied.

Here are a few reasons why...

1. My boss had an accident.  The head cook had a car accident over the weekend and messed up her leg.  As you will recall I really don't like being in charge  That being said, I find myself running things again and realizing how little money I make.
2. My MIL might be sick.  Again.  But I'm not ready to talk about that.
3. My beach trip is THIS WEEKEND.  As much as I'm trying to have a 'it's not my problem' kind of attitude it is hard for me to say that.  I mean there are only three of us who feed the entire school.  With one already down for the count and the other one being a bus driver who has a very limited schedule, Friday is going to be a hellish kind of day.  Here's hoping the admin comes down to help.
4. I have to meet with the superintendent.  Much to my surprise our district superintendent is visiting on Thursday and has decided that she wants to meet with me.  Why?  I have no freaking idea.  Should be interesting.
5. I have nothing packed.  I am trying to pack for my trip.  I have no idea what to bring as we all usually email each other into a frenzy but this trip we are just all so spent that we haven't even the time to email.
6. I am likely driving this beach trip and I really hate driving at night and on the highway.  I could let my friend J drive my new van but I still feel a little possessive of her.  After all I've only made two payments.
7. Sprinkle in a little soccer practice, a little cheerleading practice and a few meetings for the paper and you now have an understanding what my evenings are like.
8. And just because I'm a complete idiot I signed up for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) because I thought it would encourage me to get my tween novel done.
9. NaNo is completely AWESOME and I highly recommend your participation.  That being said sometimes 1667 words a day is a mountain of a task.

How is your week going?

Yep. That's my new lunch lady action figure courtesy of the crazy 10 women I went on vacation with this weekend. Those beotches really know how to party! I think I need to sleep for another day just to recover.

1. On the menu: Fish nuggets and mac and cheese. Nuff said.
2. Not on the menu: alcohol.
3. Monday is a holiday. Can you say four day weekend?
4. Scrappin all weekend.
5. Beach view, beach house, beach buddies.

This is the third installment of Crafting with Confidence, the humorous craft show I filmed with my sister when we were at the beach a few weeks ago.  I would love to know what you think of it.



Happy Tuesday and remember to use your paper cutter with caution.

Here is the second installment of the craft show my sister and I filmed while at the beach. 

Many of you could appreciate the humor of the first one and I hope you find this one equally as funny.  Again, they are just for fun and we would love to hear your thoughts.

• I will not be cutting up anyone's food
• I will not be doing any laundry
• I will not be cleaning at all
• I will not be breaking up any fights between my kids, and;
• I will not be carpooling anyone to any extra cirrucular activity.