The One Where I Say Goodbye....

For reasons that I do not feel at liberty to discuss in this forum, I need to take an indefinite hiatus from blogging. I don't know for how long (I guess that's what indefinite means, huh?) and I'm not saying I'll be gone forever, but let's just say I need to prove a point. So for now, I bid you adieu. You know how to contact me (my email address is on my sidebar) if you really want to keep in touch with me while I'm away.

This isn't the idea time to be taking a hiatus what with voting for the Share The Love Awards going on right now, but I've gotta do what I've gotta do. There's always next year, right?

Anyway, I love you all; I'll miss you all; and thank you for taking the time to read my blog no matter how dumb, sappy, mommy-esque, depressing or joyful it was.

I will be back.....I just don't know when.

Love to all,
Kristen

The One With The Apology To The Grocery Store Workers

Dear Grocery Store Workers,

I would like to extend my sincerest apologies for the behavior that was exhibited in your store the other day when visiting your fine establishment.

Sorry for the crazy running up and down of aisles unaware of anyone else within a 2 miles radius. A few people got knocked over, and if I knew who they were, I would apologize to them as well.

Sorry for the raiding of your bulk candy bins treating them as though they were a free for all and sorry for the various wrappers that landed on the floor instead of the trash.

Sorry for the near assault on the volunteers who were handing out samples that day in your store. From the way things looked, you'd think meals were never eaten at home.

Sorry about the donuts that got placed back into their bin after the icing had already been licked off of them.

Sorry that your nice display of cereal arranged to look like the Empire State Building got knocked over because a box was taken from the bottom instead of the top.

Sorry for the behavior at the self check-out. I know it was probably a pain for you to have to exchange a dollar bill for 100 pennies in order to have multiple rides on the horsey.

The behavior in your store yesterday was far beyond what is considered appropriate and good. It will not happen again.

I guess I have spent too much time with my kids. I will work on my behavior in public establishments. Please forgive me.

Yours truly,
Kristen

A Bloggy Girls Mountain Getaway Update

Awhile back, I posted an invitation to join my Mom and I for a get-together here in Colorado. You can view the original invitation here. I have received some emails from people who are interested in this, so since that is the case, I decided to go ahead and get a little more information from those interested and give others who may not have seen the original invitation a chance and opportunity to get in on our get-together.

Given the ever changing weather in Colorado and the inability to predict what could happen here in the spring, we thought it best to hold our rendevouz in the early part of the summer; around June. So, to give you all enough time to decide whether or not you would like to join us, and to give myself enough time to make all the arrangements, I've set a deadline of April 1 to notify me if you plan to come. That gives you two months, and me two months. Fair? :-)

Now, here is what I need from you. If you are interested e-mail me at coffeemama249 (at) yahoo (dot) com. Or, to make it easier, click on the little link on my sidebar that says "Email Kristen".

• Tell me a time frame within June that works for you.
• Whether you would prefer a true, honest "mountain get-away" (i.e. a little Mountain/touristy type town near where we live) or if you would prefer a more metropolitan meeting, say in Denver.
• What types of activities you would like to have (i.e. Do we want a lot of planned things happening, or more of a "go with the flow" type atmosphere).
• An amount of time (2 days, 3 days, 2 hours) that you think is appropriate for this type of meeting.
• If you would be flying or driving (in case we need to make arrangements to have you picked up at the airport).

Like I said, you have two months to decide if you'd like to do this and let me know. I'd love to have as many as think they can make it try to come because there are so many of you out there that I'd love to meet (and of course, there are those of you out there whom I already know who I would also love to come *hint hint--you know who you are**). I have missed out on several blog girls get togethers, so I'd really love to have this one work out.

I'll post this from time to time, or link to it every now and then. As well, if you are interested and want to spread the word (thanks Diane for already doing so!) , feel free to link to this post. Let's paint Colorado RED!!

The One Where You Vote and Nominate

Here's where I throw in my shameless plug. Voting begins today for the Share The Love Blog Awards. I'm thrilled and honored and humbled to be a nominee in five categories. Thanks and love to whomever honored me with these nominations.

As well, nominations begin today for the first ever Hidden Treasures Award hosted by Everyday Mommy. Go there for details.

Happy Voting and nominating!!

Wordless Wednesday

Before I get to my Wordless Wednesday, I would like to call your attention to a series that is being written by my brother, Kevin, who is guest blogging on my sister-in-law's (his wife) blog at 28 Celcius . He is chronicling his battle with drug addiction and his eventual triumph over it. In conjunction with him, my Mom is writing her side of the story. It promises to be a very sad, heart-breaking and eventual triumphant story. Now to my Wordless Wednesday....

Grandma: The Reading Lady

(Left to right: Blondie 1, Care Bear, Anakin, Feisty)

Celebrity News by Kristen--Issue 3

Volume 1: Issue 3

Doing My Part to Keep Bloggy World Informed

**Disclaimer: I have nothing personally against any celebrities mentioned in "Celebrity News by Kristen". It is only for fun and only opinions. Please do not sue me.

Pari$ Hilton

Pari$ Hilton is suing the owner of a website that charges $39.97 a month to view all the Pari$ goodness you can imagine. The owner of the website obtained Pari$' personal belongings after her items were auctioned off by a storage company after she refused to pay her $208 rental bill. Let me get this straight; Pari$ Hilton, heiress to the largest hotel chain in the world and probably richer than the Queen of England refused to pay her rental bill for her storage facility?! Might want to get someone in your entourage to start managing your financial affairs. I'm guessing that $208 would have set you back one or two of those expensive cocktails you've been throwing back with your new BFF: Britney $pears. Priorities, Pari$. It's all about priorities. Pari$ was quoted as saying that she fears that these items could be used "to steal my identity, or even worse, to harass or stalk me." I highly doubt that anyone would be stupid enough to walk around trying to assume your identity. If someone wants to steal an identity, they're going to pick the average millionaire Joe. Not someone whose face appears in every rag on newstands on a weekly basis.

Kevin Federl1ne

Supa-star rapper/actor/gold-digger/father of the year K-FED will be debuting a commercial during the Super Bowl in which he portrays a fast-food worker dreaming of stardom. Naturally, fast-food workers across the country are taking great offense to this ad which has caused K-FED to defend himself by saying that it's a play on his image as an aspiring actor. What? Aspiring actor? What happened to becoming the next Eminem?? You go around the country spouting off how ridiculously phat your new rap album is going to be, relentlessly reminding everyone in every forum what day the album drops and now all of a sudden your an actor?? Oh, yeah. Maybe it's because your album sold, what...I think it was 10 copies? Hey, Kev....one guest spot on CSI does not an actor make. Maybe you oughta just wait to see what kind of financial settlement you get from your wife and then just crawl back under that hole you came from. I think you'd be a lot better off there. And probably safer, too.

Jennifer Ani$ton

Jennifer is mad. At Brad? Nope. At Angelina? Nope. At Vince Vaughn? Nope. She's mad at her plastic surgeon. She likes her new nose job, but she's mad that the good doc talked to a fanzine about rhinoplasty in an article about Jennifer.

Poor Jen. Don't you think that people will notice that your nose looks different...yet again? I mean, the normal every day person typically has the same looking nose throughout their life. People tend to notice when someone shows up at every red carpet event with a different looking nose, huge boobs or lifted eyebrows. We may not be famous, but stupid we are not. So, maybe instead of being mad at your doc, you should be mad at yourself for throwing down thousands of dollars for another new nose instead of keeping the one the good Lord gave ya! NEWSFLASH: A new nose won't bring Brad back!! Sorry!

Thus concludes this weeks issue of Celebrity News by Kristen. There is a poll on the sidebar. Vote. If you want, that is.

The One Where I Give Credit Where Credit Is Due!

Like my new header? Yee-haw. I wish I could say that I put that in there, but I musn't lie. I arranged the picture, Mom took the picture, Yellow Mama cartoonized the picture for me, and wonderful Beth put it in my template for me. Yeah, I thought I had templates all figured out...until I switched to new blogger. Now I'm clueless again. Oh, well. So, thanks to my peeps for making the new header a possibility. You all rock!