tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:31:59 +0000http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/emmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)Blogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-3206119520877526930Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:01:00 +00002010-01-05T00:01:00.238-07:00inner strengthreflectivebehaviorrelationshipslifechangesanxietyendurancelovefaithrandom thoughtsI have been really up and down lately. And I'd like to tell you all about it. But it's just that it's a bit too personal, and I might just cry, and stuff. On the other hand... I feel like I need to share -- talk about it, y'know?OMGosh -- Fine! I'll spill...Basically it started out with this person and me, of course. And we got together and did some things and then some other stuff. Then after a http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2010/01/things-and-stuff.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-3101745359675751935Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:01:00 +00002010-01-02T00:01:00.390-07:006 Word Saturday...off the grid for a bit...http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2010/01/six-word-saturday.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-709763314057891234Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:50:00 +00002010-01-01T14:49:53.442-07:00new yearThe following was a scene in my kitchen last night:PrettyPrettyPrincess: Mom, what is a New Year's Resolution?ME: Something, like a goal, that you resolve to do or live by throughout the coming year.PrettyPrettyPrincess: How do you make one?ME: Well, some people just say them, others write them down.PrettyPrettyPrincess: What do you do with them once you write them down?BIG-D: Throw them away a http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-years-eve-and-oughts.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-4491870086787894720Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-31T00:01:00.721-07:00Blahnew yearlovefrustrationk... i had this way funny post ready for today and then i deleted it. why? well - i thought you'd never ask. because i am not in the best of moods. part of me is angry. part of me is hurt. part of me wants to stay in bed and cry until spring. and to top it off -- my kids were supposed to only be gone for 6 days, and they have been gone-- going on 9!!! (arriving **sometime** today)hey - i try to http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-flippin-new-year.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-5492990526999104149Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-30T00:01:00.762-07:00resolutionshumornew yearOne thing I HATE about New Year's Day is this unyielding pressure to come up with a New Year Resolution. I mean, think about it... we all get sucked in at some point. We make this ginormous resolution and set the bar so high, that no matter how tall we walk or how high we jump, we ain't ever gonna reach it. Yes. I know... I said "ain't". Get over it. I'm in a mood.Anyway, the word "resolution" http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/resolution-schmesolution.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-8482472231040296876Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-29T00:01:00.234-07:00kidspartytheme partyfamilynew yearIf you're like me and will be ringing in the New Year with the kidlets at home, here are some ideas...Make your own noise makers. I found this clever idea over at Crafts.Kaboose.com Basically, let each child decorate their own (empty, but washed) water bottle. Fill the bottles with anything that will make noise, like beads, rice, coins, etc. Then, at midnight, they can shake their noise makers tohttp://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/ringing-in-new-year-family-style.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-2650139330905637800Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-28T00:01:00.278-07:00Not Me MondaysI did NOT skip "Not Me Monday" last week, because I was NOT in some sort of funk. My kids did NOT leave with their father for a week-long cross-country trip and they were NOT gone over Christmas. I did NOT have a much harder time being alone at the holidays than I initially thought.I did NOT spend the week pretty much either moping in bed or hanging with D-Dawg. I did NOT just make up D-Dawg as http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/not-me-monday_28.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-8875050369859251915Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-27T00:40:04.820-07:00dietingweight lossexerciseI have gotten fat. Not that I was skinny before... well, not since before having three kids anyway. The last time I felt "skinny" was when I was 19 years old. True, I always had somewhat curvy hips. True, I always had "the girls" around. And True, I always had a little bit of a gut... but it was more like a "belly belt"... and I could SUCK.IT.IN. and no one would notice. AND if I wanted to lose 5http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/chicken-soup-for-skinny-minded-soul.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-7999164971029145530Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:10:00 +00002009-12-26T14:25:46.305-07:006 Word SaturdayHad Burger King For Christmas Dinner!(What!?!? My kids are out of town with their Dad, so Big-D and I went to the movies! But I did make a "Christmas Dinner" last Sunday. Turkey Roast, potatoes, etc...) (Isn't Big-D such a cutie in his crown??? What a good sport!) i know, i know... more than six words... you can air it at next year's "Airing of the Grievances" during "Festivus"! lol!http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/six-word-saturday_26.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-3172967910455670392Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-24T00:01:00.918-07:00christmasThis year, my kids are with their father for the holidays. They decided to take a road trip to visit his family in South Carolina. I thought, ok... it's good for the kids to see their cousins. Some of them they have never met. So, this is good. I will be ok...They left Tuesday night and will be gone for about a week. I am not busy with school right now... so, it's awfully quiet! I will have to http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/home-alone-for-holidays.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-2788108155692004218Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-23T00:01:01.094-07:00familychristmastraditionsYesterday I shared 10 family traditions we did as a family growing up. Now that I have my own children, we have a few traditions of our own. Wanna know the funny thing about kids and traditions? You do something they like once, and one of them will say, "Is this our new family tradition?" Kids really hold fast to family traditions. I am not kidding when I say that traditions help build unity.Thathttp://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions-ii.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-865547198670810280Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-22T00:01:01.104-07:00christmastraditionsI know I posted about some of my traditions in last week's Christmas Meme post... But it really got me thinking about how many Christmas Traditions I really do have or that we had growing up.Some of my friends claim to never have had any traditions growing up. Just remember, a tradition can be something small and simple. It's just basically something that you do every year. I bet if you think http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-1498532350461555075Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:24:00 +00002009-12-19T11:39:20.432-07:006 Word SaturdayWe're Getting Into The Holiday Spirit! http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/six-word-saturday_19.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-7123876457312025034Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-18T00:01:00.473-07:00memeschristmasI've seen a few other holiday memes out there, and decided to come up with my own. If you wanna play along, just copy and paste into your own blog -- of course changing the answers to reflect your own! Oh - and if you celebrate something besides Christmas, like Hanukah, Kwanza, or Festivus, maybe you could tell us about that too!The last time I went caroling - was about 3 years ago on a hay ride http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-christmas-meme.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-3512056116153631242Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-17T00:01:00.262-07:00opinionsbehaviorpeoplecatshumordancebooksquirky observationsrandom thoughtsI don't really have anything against cats, per say. Well, at least not enough for me to wish any harm on them. That being said, I'm not a cat lover either. I mean, I can take 'em or leave 'em; either way. Perhaps that is why I just do NOT get this.This little ditty showed up at our girls night white elephant gift exchange. I about peed my pants. And it wasn't just the pictures, but the writing ishttp://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/dancing-with-cats-are-you-kidding-me.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-6376344635484720465Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-16T00:01:00.586-07:00dreamsI don't know what it is about my brain, but I seem to have the most vivid and crazy dreams. Last week, for 3 nights in a row, I had 3 crazy dreams, and of course they all seemed so real. Keep in mind last week was also finals week for school. Perhaps the stress played a big part in my dreams.Dream #1 - My van was pulled to the side of a road. It was cold and snowy. My kids were being picked up inhttp://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/dreams-again.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-7989962269419804340Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-15T00:01:00.446-07:00etiquettebehaviorjudgingpeoplelifepet peevesNormally, I don't let things get to me - with regards to what other people say or do. When I am stressed, depressed or anxious about something, it is usually over something *I* have to get done, or something that I can't get done. Deadlines, school, pressure, work, money, kids... those are the things I usually fret over. If someone looks at me the wrong way, or says stuff behind my back, I http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-was-cry-baby.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-5509144724497491366Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-14T00:35:29.227-07:00Not Me MondaysIt seemed like today would NEVER get here! Monday -- so time to reveal all that I did NOT say or do last week!I did NOT attend a "Mom & Me" Christmas party with PrettyPrettyPrincess Monday afternoon over at the church. We did NOT make our own cute little ornaments and we did NOT have the most DE-LISH treats!!!!! (And I did NOT eat like a PIG. Nope, cuz that would have been very piggish of me!)http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/not-me-monday_14.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-3288963688810155176Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:21:00 +00002009-12-12T15:21:50.426-07:006 Word SaturdayJust Finished Last Final This Semester!http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/six-word-saturday_12.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-8237211204237014788Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-09T00:01:00.936-07:00signshumorschool ...but just until finals are over... I'll be back next week. Woo hoo!http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/closed-for-finals.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-772872027071625982Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-08T00:01:00.758-07:00CaptionFound this pic via another blog... now YOU write the caption!http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/you-write-caption.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-990814741781450525Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-07T00:01:00.080-07:00Not Me MondaysThis past week has NOT been a whirlwind and I do NOT have lots to share.I did NOT take LittleDuckling to get braces and that was NOT a pricey thing to do right before the holidays, but I would NOT have had to spend $500 more by waiting till the new year.PrettyPrettyPrincess did NOT claim to have a painful bump on her nose and trying to find it was NOT like staring into a stereogram, and yet once http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/not-me-monday.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-2592590831054008571Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:01:00 +00002009-12-05T08:04:00.468-07:006 Word SaturdayMultiple Christmas Parties Today Equal FOOD!!!http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/six-word-saturday.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-8197899529005215583Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-04T00:49:12.031-07:00dreamsI had to hurry or I'd miss the flight. All I could think about was walking faster, and yet I knew it was impossible to walk any faster than I already was. I was panting and breaking a sweat. I practically ran down the winding corridor. Soon the crowds dissipated and the high-gloss sheen floors turned dark; the air felt cool around me. The lights were dim and I could sense a dampness or moistnesshttp://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/into-cave.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-5415228191500291577Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:01:00 +00002009-12-03T00:01:00.799-07:00Not Me MondaysWell, since I missed Not Me Monday a few days ago (shh!) I decided to post "I Didn't Do It Thursday" today to tell you all about what I DIDN'T do last week and catch you all up.First of all, I DIDN'T spend the first part of the week obsessing over an Excel final project and I certainly DIDN'T cry over any of it since I DIDN'T have a hard time with any of it either. I DIDN'T end up calling Big-D http://emmacmiller.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-didnt-do-it-thursday.htmlemmapanti@gmail.com (EmmaP)6