Miss E Chronicles #6

9/16/11, Age 5
Excellent scenario of learning by example. A little boy came up to me and said Miss E wiped a booger on his face. Yes it was still there. Naturally I asked if she did it and why. Miss E replied yes because he was "flicking his boogers at her." Then said she wiped it because she didn't want to miss like he did. Well, at least it's logical.

9/2/10, Age 4
On the way to school today, Miss E asked me if I used to beat up bad people. I said yes because I was a police officer and police protect people. She then informed me that when she grows up, she is going to kill all the bad guys by running them over in a giant truck.

9/12/13, Age 7
I picked Miss E up from school today and noticed she didn't eat her Oreo cookie at lunch. It was broken into three pieces so I ate it. Afterward she said she didn't eat it because it was broken and she wanted to show me how she put it back together. I asked how she did it. She said she licked and spit on it to get the pieces to stick to each other. Never again.

9/3/12, Age 6
Miss E sat with me and we watched "E.T." almost in its entirety. Now, she is scared and refuses to go to bed. Talk about quality time backfiring. And yes, she liked the movie.

Miss E Chronicles #5

8/12/15, Age 9
Me: You need to try to eat venison.
Miss E: I am a vegetarian.
Me: You should try it.
Miss E: I don't eat meat.
Me: You ate a beef corn dog for dinner last night.
Miss E: Oh.

8/19/15, Age 9
Miss E: It's thundering and lightening. Do I have to go to school?
Me: Seriously?

8/2/15, Age 9
"Mom, I think Felony is allergic to dog hair."
(Note, Felony is a dog.)

8/21/12, Age 6
I took Miss E to Chick-Fil-A tonight for diner when we ran into some of my friends and their kiddos. She had a great idea and recruited two buddies to "clean the play land equipment" using a bunch of the hand sanitizer wipes. At least they meant well and had good intentions.

8/9/12, Age 6
Tonight Miss E was complaining about how her right foot was hurting from and earlier tumble. A few minutes later she was complaining again, almost crying, but holding her left foot. Once I told her she was holding the wrong foot, she stopped crying, sat there thinking about it for a second, and said, "Oh." That was the end of the conversation. This was one of those moments where her facial expression of being caught in the act was priceless.

Miss E Chronicles #4

8/21/13, Age 7
Well there was is one disappointed bed-headed girl this morning. Although the Tooth Fairy thwarted Miss E's attempt to imprison her, she still got some coin. Evidently the Tooth Fairy was able to move the trap over to the edge of the table to get out.

8/19/12, Age 6
(Teary-eye and happy moment this morning!). Miss E and I were watching an old Porky Pig cartoon about the Pledge of Allegiance. She asked some questions about our country's history and I answered. At the end of the cartoon, Porky stands up, salutes our flag, and says the Pledge of Allegiance. Miss E got off the couch, put her hand over her heart, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance with him. I told her I was proud of her and she gave me a hug. In true Miss E form, she then said, "I have an itch in my butt." I love my baby girl!!!

8/11/12, Age 6
Miss E helped move some things into the new house this morning, when she discovered a visitor in her bedroom. A little ring neck snake. We released it back into the wilds of the front yard. We should have kept him as a pet. (Mom said no.)

Miss E Chronicles #3

8/20/13, Age 7

My snaggletooth baby has made a trap! Loose rope so no suspicions arise, candy to lure her in and the "vented" and "see through" cage so the Tooth Fairy can breath. We can see her without raising it up and chance her getting away. The final attractant, the tooth in the ropes lasso so she trips the trap. 

8/7/12, Age 6
Miss E loves the cartoon "Phineas and Ferb". This morning, I am in the kitchen making her breakfast and she is in her room waking up when I hear her yell, "Curse you Perry the... Wait a minute, is that Love Handle?"

8/18/12, Age 6
At lunch today, from out of an awkward silence, Miss E announced to all of Subway, "Dad, you sure would make a good ballerina!" I have no idea where that came from.

8/10/12, Age 6
Miss E fell asleep tonight in my lap. I don't care what anyone says, this never gets old. One day she'll say she's too big and I'm sure gonna miss this.

Miss E Chronicles #2

8/2/13, Age 7
Walmart shopping list for the night: glazed donuts, pineapple, and AA batteries. As Miss E and I checked out, she told the clerk "My Daddy is going to feed the bears in the morning in front of the camera so he can get pics of them." The clerk looked at Miss E and friendly, but sarcastically commented, "Sure he is," then looked at me. Daddy said, "Yes, yes he is."

8/5/12, Age 6

My lesson learned. Tonight we were wrestling on the carpet. We were on all fours, facing each other, and I had Miss E's hands pinned to the floor. Here's the lesson learned. I asked what are you going to do now? Well, without hesitation, she darted forward with a crushing head butt to my forehead. We are both recovering.

8/27/11, Age 5
I had an interesting conversation with Miss E this morning. The first words out of her mouth were not good morning. Instead she asked, "Daddy, why do boys and girls have boobies." Needless to say the answer "because that's how God made us" did not fly.

8/2/10, Age 4
Sarcasm is much more effective when you say it without giggling like my little four-year-old girl.

Miss E Chronicles 1#

I put together a few of Miss E's moments from July present and past. This gives you a taste of things to come!

7/14/15, Age 9
My baby punched another kid in the face tonight. Proud daddy moment!!! Just to clarify she was at Taekwondo.

7/7/12, Age 6
Miss E and I are at the drive-thru Safari and what is the first thing we see? Baboons fornicating. She asked if they were having problems trying to give a piggy back ride. Got to love her.

7/9/14, Age 8
On the way to the ballpark tonight I stopped to get a drink. Left Miss E in the truck and when I came out she had turned up the radio and was dancing in her seat. I hear, "you down with O.P.P., ya you know me." The channel was promptly changed.

7/28/11, Age 5
Note to self: The next time I let Miss E take a bubble bath, pay attention to how much bubble bath soap she puts in. This bath may have qualified us for the Guiness Book of World Records.

Who is Mrs. O? Why I am living the chaos?

Ahhhh....the chaos of life. My days revolve around a work-at-home consulting business that requires some travel, playing chauffeur for the child, wife duties for Mr. O, maintaining a household, paying bills, washing and folding mountains of laundry, unloading the dreaded "clean" dishwasher and playing door-opener/feeder for two dogs. Yes, that takes up my time, everyday, almost 24/7.

Sound familiar? I bet you live it, too!

I am retentive and somewhat of a type-A personality which tends to cause me lots of stress. As we speak the child and Mr. O are re-arranging her bedroom so she can play the Wii easier. I refuse to go in there for fear of taking over, creating more chaos and butting heads with the type-A person I married. He commented that I will "freak out" when I see it. (I started the deep breathing exercises.)

OK, I admit it. I am a control freak. Things must be in order and my way. This brings to me to my favorite phrase I discovered a few years ago.

                                       Learn to let go of order and enjoy the chaos!

Easier said than done, right? I agree, but I attempt to embrace it.

My escape from chaos is through books. Lots and lots of books. Thank goodness for e-readers or I would be in serious trouble when I travel! Reading was a part of my life as a child. I spent summers as a pre-teen devouring Nancy Drew mysteries. However, as an adult, the duties of college, jobs and family took over. I read less and less. Three years ago life threw me a curve ball and tilted my world on its axis. I questioned who I was (still do sometimes) and what was my purpose to my family and friends. I bought a Nook because I love tech gadgets and suddenly I re-discovered my passion for books. They calmed my restless mind, soothed my soul and opened up new ways to view my life.

What genera do I read? New adult romance and erotica are my go to reads. Some call it smut. I don't care. I like it. Scratch that. I love it! The smuttier, hotter, dirtier and darker the better. It was Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James that sucked me in. Occasionally I read other fiction, mysteries and paranormal books, but I always end up back with my favorite type of books.

Now is an amazing time to dive into reading. Indie publishing opened up doors for authors who wouldn't be published otherwise. And their books and stories are AMAZING! Just surf through the books available on Amazon in the contemporary romance section (over 109,000 published as of today). There are so many to choose from that I keeping buying books and feeding my "one-click addiction".

My blog goal is to share the books I love and those on my TBR (too be read) list. I want to help indie authors promote their books through my blog and on other social media sites. And I want to help YOU find your next book hangover!

Along the way I will share musing on other topics such as the Miss E Chronicles, Adventures in Weim World, The Travel Vortex and Things Mr. O Says.

Stick around! There is more to come!

Mrs. O