Friday Favorites-

Topaz…..as I told her earlier, this causes my mind to reel.  The bit of long hair, the necklaces, the wisp of material covering, that ‘sweet’ spot her cleavage creates, ok yes, and the FRISKY ink….sensory overload.  And in a good way.

The Reluctant Princess…..wine.  bath.  bubbles.  She had me at hello, er um, her in the tub.  ~wink~

Barefoot Dreamer….. and NO it’s not just bc seeing her texts/IMs/FBmsgs, etc give me butterflies and draw up thoughts of pushing her back up against a wall in a dark corner and doing very bad things to her….her photography and pictures are amazing

If you haven’t done so already- hit the girls up!
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Who would have thought my kiddos going back to school would actually cause me to be busier than I was when they were out.  Good lord, the blur of craziness the last couple week have been for me!  I think I might catch a break the middle of next week and actually be able to breathe again.  Part of the issue is that the HUGE children consignment sale that comes twice a year happened to fall the week after school resumed.  I always consign/participate and it’s a ridiculous amount of work.  But thankfully, always pays off, making it worthwhile.  Add in the mix, two separate parent nights (one for each kiddo), a very pregnant Daisy dog, household upkeep, a self created To-Do list….  Honestly.  The last two weeks have been such a blur I don’t even know what day it is barely.

Anyway.  Speaking of parent night. I have mentioned my kids school PTA in previous posts.  We live in a tiny town.  They dynamics of our PTA is….um….well, reminds me of high school.  A group of cliquey, catty, snarky women.  There are those that are PTA moms and then those of us that ‘are not’.  And it’s a very clear line.  At first I tried to pretend it was in my head.  But uh, no.  I could give you scenario after scenario.  Whatever.  It’s a whatever.   *rolling eyes*  I just do my thing and pretend to play nicey nice to get by.  I enjoy volunteering at the school, in the classrooms and I’m not going to let wanna be high school girls trying to re-enact the movie Heathers fuck that up. 

So the first night went down drama free, with out incident (other than the usual BS).

The second night however…  Whoa. I have officially met the. biggest. asshat. EVER.  From the beginning of the evening the man (father of some poor child) was a complete ass- being belligerent, rude, highly inappropriate and quite obviously had a massive chip on his shoulder regarding….  teachers?  parents?  schools?  school systems in general?  the human race????  I couldn’t even begin to recount what took place but a mini-riot ensued.  Seriously.  It was insane.  I do not handle confrontation well at all and my anxiety was through the roof.  I pity not only the child of that person but also the poor, poor teacher that will have to deal with that parent for the entire school year.  Gah….

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So there you go.  It’s Friday!  Time to decompress and let loose.

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~ xo

Vixen

Friday Favorites-

Three this week and they were…..on my.  Swoon worthy.  I can’t imagine that you missed them, but if perhaps, there was a reason you did, hit them up!

Cheeky Minx…..


Barefoot Dreamer…..

Jas…Evocative Abyss…..

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Ostrich-like:  one who attempts to avoid danger or difficulty by refusing to face it

First off. This is coin marked by Roxy. She has accused me of being in “Ostrich-mode” on numerous occasions through out the years. I am the ‘stick your head in the sand, enjoy the situation/life, not wanting to know all the details because they might upset/bother/stress me’ chick.

It’s bad of me.

I admit on most days, I live in ‘pretty pretty spoiled princess land’. Where there are no problems or issues to deal with. Ok, except for the occasional hormonal imbalance. But over all. I am taken care of.  I am coddled.  I make no bones about it. I love being taken care of. I love being spoiled. I love my life.  Once upon a time I kicked ass in the- no one else is going to do it for you but yourself, you’re on your own sweetheart- business.  But these days, problems arrive in my/our life and PC swoops in and takes care of them for me/us.  PC= Prince Charming…..  *swoon*

But.  Occasionally things arise that I need to take care of myself.

Such as. A frank discussion I needed to have. It involved me and a certain someone and I have put it off too long.  *ducking* Far too long. But I was having too much fun! I didn’t want to talk about it. Bring it up.  Risk hearing things I didn’t want to. *she says in an annoyingly whiny voice*
(I did at least take care of this)

Or my Dr’s office that keeps calling me. I need to talk with them. Take care of it. What is the saying- just do it?

But I suck. I hate confrontation. I love everything to be peachy and fabulous. I thrive on it.

Ostrich—->Me

*shrugs shoulders*  Hey. The first step is recognizing…..  ~wink~

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Have a fantabulous weekend.  The review I spoke of earlier this week goes up tomorrow.  Check back. It’s a super cute set!

~ xo

Vixen

~Winston Churchill

Last week I was made aware of incredibly tragic, heartbreaking news. It has sat with me heavily.  Please click the button, it will take you to the original post providing more details about what has happened and how you can help out if you are so inclined.

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Friday Favorites-

Some new ones this week!  It’s always fun to see some awesome bloggers I haven’t featured before.  As always, if you haven’t already, hit them up.  Show them some love!

The Secretive Writer.….

Cande…Secret Diary of an Online Stripper…..

Scintillectual…..


Chris…Three Curious Monkeys….

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The kiddos go back to school next week.  I had fabulous plans of spending a few more days soaking up some sun before the pool closed (sun goddess—>ME), had promised them a day at the water park in Six Flags, the splash pad at the park….  All of which were thrown out the window when LP continued to spike a fever between 100-103 (plus…), wavering between the appearance of death smeared on toast and being backed over (several times) by a Mack truck.  The poor thing had been sick since the previous week.  Just when I thought she was perking up, her fever would spike and she’d visibly go down hill again.  A trip to the Dr…..she has pneumonia.  Hell of a way to spend your last hoorah before going back to school.  The ladies in the Dr’s office were perplexed to see things like the stomach flu and pneumonia during the summer months (both of which my children have been plagued with this summer).  So while one child was incredibly sick.  The other grew incredibly bored bouncing off the walls with more and more ants in his pants (which I can’t blame him, I don’t do well day in and day out sitting at home, I am my ‘best’ on the go with little down time).

Fun times my friends…..not.

We also had a fun filled weekend with friends that we’ve had to cancel. 

*POUT*

(Side note- I did just find out our pool is ‘extending their weekend hours through Sept 30′…that’s exciting news!  *giddy* Hey!  It’s the little things!)

Also. Is it too late to start counting down to my birthday weekend?  Or um…Vegas?  Don’t be surprised if you see a counter go up in my side bar.  Soon. I am that excited!

*remember…..free spirit….hate to be cooped up*

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Well.  Happy Friday!!!

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~ xo

Vixen

Friday Favorites-

Check out the girls below.  HOT HOT HOT!!!

Emmy…Right Turn With Out Signaling…..my two favorite things.  I mean seriously!

Barefoot Dreamer…..you’d all be jealous if I told you that I had a preview to this shot.  Huh?  So um, you wouldn’t be too surprised if I told you all that I immediately made it the wallpaper on my BB.  Right?  Wha???  *wink*

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The stars have all aligned for me recently.  Things are so perfectly perfect feeling. 

Friday morning I am leaving for a short weekend to Roxy-ville.  It will most likely be my last visit out there for awhile.  This is the time of year she becomes a slave to her job and will be busy, busy, busy.  As if it won’t be bad enough I can’t see her, she’ll be so busy days will go by that I probably won’t even be able to talk to her.  *humpf*  But wait, back to the happy part *giggle*.  And hey, her and Quicksilver are, after all, coming out for my birthday next month to see if we can top last years crazy fun.  Coyote Ugly has possibly recovered from the five us by now.  *wink*

All the necessary arrangements have been finalized for my girls trip this fall to the city that never sleeps (hint, hint).  I’m completely GIDDY with excitement.  And having everything set in stone makes it feel….real!

And.  AND…  I had a sleep over date with Ashton (aka Tall Glass of Yummy).  We haven’t seen each other since the middle of June.  Life gets in the way of fun sometimes (pout).  What can you do, ya know?  It was um, nice (*huge grins*) to spend some time together again. (and don’t think that PC didn’t reap some benefits from it either….*wink*)

Speaking of…  PC and I are doing amazing.  We hit a bit of a rough patch of sorts a bit ago, did some stumbling but are back on track.  Actually better than back on track, we might be doing the best we have been.  We’ve discovered our nitch- which makes us both super happy and we’re having some fabulous fun.

I’m just in a very good place and it all makes me sigh happily.  Love. that!

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Anywho.  Have a fantabulous weekend!

I leave you with two ‘not so great-but oh so funny’ pics from my last trip to see Roxy over the 4th of July, debaucherizing the Os Shirt.  Which, um, I think I saw being packed somewhere.  Hmmm….. *wink*

(Yes that is my bikini top AND hat on Quicksilver, yes that means I’m not wearing anything under the Os shirt and yes….Roxy’s got her hands full with that hubby of hers *snort*)

~ xo

Vixen

Friday Favorites-

Don’t forget to click on the links, go gush over the girls.  Show them some love!

Ruby…The Erotic Notebook…..

Dana…Amid Life’s Crises…..

Barefoot Dreamer…..


Elle…Kink Unleashed…..

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In hindsight. I think I could have named my HNT on Thursday- three tattoos, a bruise and a birth mark.  Don’t ask me why those things stuck out at me so much when I looked at the pic later.  Doh.

Last week after my mini melt down I began taking a low dosage of Progesterone.  What a difference some hormones make!  I definitely was experiencing a deficiency since my surgery.  I’m back on the road to ME ME ME!!!!  *huge sigh of relief* I haven’t had a melt down in almost a week.  That right there makes it worth it, besides the fact it seems to be taking care of all my ‘other’ symptoms as well.

That said though….

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So.  TGIF~

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~ xo

Vixen

Friday Favorites-

Black Matrixx…..

Jas…Evocative Abyss….

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I seem to have lost my pep.  I’m not entirely sure what is going on.  I’m not in a funk, definitely not depressed.  Just…lost in thought.  In a weird head space.  I’ve taken some steps back, looked eternally.  Trying to figure out what is going on.  Causing this. 
My best friend notices and asked if I was ok (several times…have I mentioned lately how much I *heart* her?!).  Oh.  Why?  Do I not seem ok?  No- she says.  Hmm…
My husband notices.  Asks if I’m ok.  Asks if it’s something he has done.  Because he wants us to be ok, me to be ok with him.  I am.

I’m fine. (more so emotional and neurotic than anything else) 

No really. I am though.  Sure I’m emotional.  And quiet.  Subdued.  Deep in thought.

I wonder….
The surgery I had 3 months ago was something I put a huge amount of thought into.  It was debated and considered.  I had battled PMDD symptoms combined with ‘other stuff’ for 7 years.  The procedure seemed so perfectly perfect.  And it was (ok, once I was finally back on my feet…the recovery sucked ass).  Until recently.  My concern is…the surgery I had was meant to put these symptoms at bay.  And imagine my glee that is HAS for the last few months.  But now things have sort of come to…where ever it is now.  And I’m not really sure what is going on with me.  Or how to fix it.  *sigh*

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Anyways.  It’s the weekend.  I’ve gotten very little sleep this past week.  I’ve kept PC from getting very little sleep this past week.  We’re still working out the kinks of his new work schedule, juggling the stuff he likes to do, the stuff I like to do- things like the gym, Jiu Jitsu, running, friends, sleeping… trying to spend time together with out me keeping him up until 3 am.  Um…yeah…still working on that part, as I said.

Have a great weekend.

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~ xo

Vixen

Friday Favorites-

Barefoot Dreamer… Really, nothing I can say here isn’t what you aren’t thinking now looking at her pic.  Right?!  Go tell her how fabulous she is.  GO.

Sexie Sadie… Mirror shots are awfully high on my list of *insanely sexy*.  And this one is a car rear view mirror.  Naughty, naughty girl…  *grins*

There was one more but she’s new-ish to HNT and while I have a blanket permission to use most everyone who plays pics, I don’t from her.  So, check out her link.  It’s an incredible shot! 
Lustolicious

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(vi.sualize.us)

It’s no news (or at least it shouldn’t be, ha!) that I spend a good portion of my summer at the pool with the kiddos.  We have a fabulous pool we go to, as well as the equally fabulous (yet different) one we meet my sister at usually once a week with her kiddos.  My children are fish/dare devils (seriously you should see the thing they can pull off on the diving board, it amazes even me, and I’m their mother!). It’s easy, fun, inexpensive entertainment.

I do a lot of people watching.  Over the last month or so I’ve made some mental notes.

Notes from the pool-

There is a difference between ‘having tattoos’ and turning your body into a walking billboard (and you know I am a HUGE fan of ink).  It seems to be the new trend for the 18-20something crowd to do this to themselves.  Sayings, names, words all in large fancy writing covering their entire chests, legs, backs, across one shoulder to another.  I wonder how much thought was put into their ink and how they will feel about these random slogans later on in life.  Yes there is laser removal….but from what I hear it’s way more painful than any and all tattoos.  Things that make you go, hmm…..

To the rather good looking, very buff man who comes to the pool daily with his toddler daughter…your board shorts should be longer than my 7yro son’s.  Just sayin….  Not that you don’t have nice legs and all but it’s not a good look for you.  Or men in general. 

Bikini bottoms that go up past your navel are out.  No matter how cute your figure….when you pull your bottoms up past your navel, so that your butt cheeks then hang out.  No.  Not ok.

Just graduated high school boys who seem nice enough….until they open their mouths.  And talk smack- loudly- about some chick and one of them being her baby daddy.  The ick spewing from their mouths was crude, rude, and offensive.  Please refrain from opening your mouths.  Excuse me while I find somewhere else to sit in disgust.

Men.  If you have to dig your shorts out out of your ass after getting out of the pool- YOUR SHORTS ARE TOO SMALL.  They should *not* fit like that.  Wrong, wrong, wrong….  *still trying to remove that image from my brain*

To the parents of the seven (-ish) year old wearing water wings… Your child needs swimming lessons.  Not inflatable armwear that make your child look like a dork.  And I’m pretty sure if you look at the specifications of those water wings- they are for toddlers, possibly small preschoolers.  But most definitely not a school aged child weighing 40 plus pounds.  At the very least, buy them a life vest.  That at least might do some good for your child if it’s neccessary.

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TGIF…  Have no clue what plans this weekend may hold. I’m feeling as if I owe everyone some pics and possibly some stories from my trip to see Roxy.  It’s been brought up numerous times in comments this last week.  Maybe I’ll try to work on that.  Many of you have also asked about Ashton (aka Yummy…). I guess I have some things to fill you all in on.  In time….

(vi.sualize.us)

~ xo

Vixen

Friday Favorites-

Click the pics and hit the girls up!

Kink Unleashed…Elle….. (remember that HNT idea I showed you for her last week?  Well, she complied….  *grins*)

The birthday girl herself….Barefoot Dreamer… (and NO, it had NOTHING to do with the fact it’s her birthday, but more to the fact that this picture is so hot I made it my screen saver- kidding not really)

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Things are starting to come together for me…  In my head I mean.  Reaching a calm.

I’m a free spirit.

I hate to be told what I can and can not do.  I like to do what I want to do when I want to do it.  I can be rebellious because of this.

I suck at change.  I don’t make decisions.  I shy away from making them.  I can fly by the seat of my pants when it suits me.  When it doesn’t feel ‘threatening’.  But I want to be able to say- no way.

I realize I can be difficult to love.

I’m truly grateful for my friends.  For putting up with me.  They are amazing.  Even when I close them out.

And my husband.  For what he puts up with and how hard he’s trying.

Life.  It’s amazing.  No matter how difficult the curve balls that are thrown at you.  You know?

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Vixen

Friday Favorites-

So….Wp and I aren’t getting along tonight.  Pissy little bitch!  I rarely have issues with Wp (I mean hell, I’m like her biggest fan, what’s up with *that*?!) but tonight of all nights I do.  Unable to upload pics.  So instead you get links by their lonesome. 

(btw, this might also effect when TFT gets posted, my intention was to post on Sunday but with this little set back….you have been forewarned)

Minority Report

Kink Unleashed

Southern Girl

Obviously this week especially- click the links, hit the girls up.  Leave a comment and gush if you haven’t already.  They are so totally worth it!!!

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PC spent the entire week traveling.  It seems there are some major, life changing decisions to be made in our future….  *sigh*  His son went home Monday.  It’s amazing how quickly the time went by.  The kiddos loved being together again.  They really enjoyed each other and it was sad to see him go home so soon.

Had a bizarre/uncomfortable/intimate/TMI experience with the check out girl at Walgreens Thursday afternoon.  Will spare you the details but um…yeah.  While I appreciate overtly flirtatious (HELLO!)….maybe not so much in ‘this’ situation.  Right.

The other day LP and I had just left the house, rounding the lake in my Jeep and passed PC on his way up back home.  I blew him a kiss as he drove by.  LP ironically asked when I thought PC would be home.  Um….did you not just see us pass him and me blow him a kiss?  Yes.  She saw me blow the kiss.  No.  She did not see him per se.  Really!?  You just think I blow kisses to random strangers that drive by?!  Wait.  Never mind.  Don’t answer that.  (doh)

PC, the little Princess Dog (aka Phoebe) and I are flying out early Friday morning for Roxy-ville (aka California).  I haven’t mentioned it but I have a secret in my possession.  Something I have longed for, yearned for….begged for.  For YEARS it feels like (ok, it really has been years, lol). THE OS SHIRT is mine, all miiiiine!!!  Bwahahaha!!!  Ok, ok, fine, you know for the next week or so. *snort* The Os shirt will be coming to Cali with me.  Roxy and I have been plotting for over a week now.  Oh the naughty things I am going to subject to it.  We’re going to corrupt it for sure.  ~wicked grins~ 
(fuck, and you know, it just occurred to me that I should have TOTALLY taken pics of Ashton- aka Yummy…keep up with me people, I know it seems confusing- in it/with it the other night when I had him over for a sleep over.  Damnit!  Apparently my brain turns to mush around the adorableness of that boy…..)

Definitely look for a special post Sunday.  I’ll be back Monday.  Have a fabulous holiday weekend!

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~ xo

Vixen

Friday Favorites-

Topaz…Gemology…..

Petal…The Not So Secret Life of a Yummy Mummy…..

Beryl…Halfway Past the Point of No Return…..

*Don’t forget to click on the links and hit these girls up*
Thumbnails are only meant to serve as teasers!

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Can you seriously believe next week it will be July?!?!?!  Gah!!! It was barely spring/warm weather…it was June and then *POOF*  Sigh….  I can whole heartedly say though, that our summer weather has hit.  As in….it has been in the high 90′s this past week.  My sister and I were in Sun Goddess mode Monday and Tuesday, taking the six kiddos to the pool (hers and ours).  Thursday I took the kiddos to the zoo and it was 99degrees…..  Whoa.  See why the pool always seems so appealing to me?  Any days involving near triple digit temps should most definitely involve water as well.  Just sayin….

(oh and another reminder- looking for July 4th themed TFT pics!!!  Email me!)

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Farm life….
We don’t have the ‘best’ relationship with our neighbors to the south of us.  They love to come and bitch about something we’ve done/they don’t like (a fence issue, dog issue, other animal issue….) and always when PC has conveniently just left.  Gotta love tactics like that.  So yes…things are relatively ‘strained’.  Well, so the other night when a different (nicer) neighbor stopped by at 10pm-ish to let us know one of our horses was down on the road (again- we do have a annoying slight problem of our miniature horses slipping through the fence often)…imagine my um, opposite of chagrin delight to find out it wasn’t one of our horses, but rather the not-so-nice-neighbors horse (donkey…same difference-kind-of-not-really-but-you-get-the-idea, lol).  *SMIRK*

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A week from today I’ll be in Roxy-ville (with PC in tow *grins*) getting my Roxy fix.  It’s been too long…..various trips that fell through in June prevented us from getting together like we usually do.  My happy meter tends to go down when we don’t get to see each other at least once a month somewhat regularly.

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So there you go.  Randomness.

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Have a perfectly fabulous Friday!!!

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~ xo

Vixen