Don't ask about baby plans

OK, so being a newly wed we get a lot of questions about when we plan to start a family. Many of my fellow women of child bearing age frequently get asked similar questions. I have to tell you: if you are this type of person that asks these questions, STOP! Do not ask people about their family plans. There is two sides to being this person that is being asked and I will explain both and why both suck

1.  You are not trying to conceive. For whatever reason you are waiting to have kids, don't want kids, whatever. It's annoying when you are constantly defending your choices. It is also horrible for societies expectations of you having children to be pushed in your face all the time. For many women, this starts once you get to a certain age or a number of your friends have children. But, I will tell you this is amped up even more once you are married.

2. You are trying to conceive and haven't yet. You really want kids, you are ready and trying, maybe you even are waiting to test, whatever the reason you aren't pregnant yet but want to be. This is an awful place to be, some say even worse than being in position 1. For me it has been a lot harder. The truth is people who are trying to get pregnant don't want to talk about their sex habits to everyone and probably don't want to explain to you "Well, I just bonked my husband, here is to hoping it works out!"  For those who are in this tough place, it is a horrible reminder that they are, in-fact, not pregnant.

So, if you are in either one of these positions at any time, I am sorry. I find responding with an awkward comment will stop them from asking for awhile. And if you happen to be the type who is asking people about their private sex lives, be prepared for a very honest, sometimes graphic answer

Yes! I did not believe this one

OK, So, after seeing this for a few times on-line I decided it couldn't be the same color. So, I proceeded to save it to my computer and open in paint. If you just the color picking tool you can see It actually is the same color. I find that optical illusions are always entertaining to me. And since I have been beyond busy and have not had time to even think about writing here. I decided, I can, at least, share this

Meet the Family

I thought I would introduce everyone to my little family

My Husband, Tim and me. We have been friends since middle school, We started dating a few years after high school and finally got married June 11th, 2011

Tempest Elizabeth. Born November 2012. She is the most amazing thing to happen to us. She already is full of personality. And she gets tired of our crap, and pictures. 

Olly. She's my bitter old lady cat. She hates the other cats, showers, and British accents. She likes being bitter, the cat window seat, and sitting on turtles

This is Nica. She's the second oldest but, still the smallest. Poor little Nica everyone picks on her. She is the most cuddly out of everyone. Other names she goes by: Tiny Neekee, Kitty Alarm Clock, Treat pig, "no! stop licking my nose!"

Lucifer. I call him Lue. He is my baby.  Lue is a sissy and cries constantly.  He comes in and cries. If I don't cry back at him he runs back outside. He is scared of everyone but me so, if you were over at my house you would never see him. But, I love him anyway

This is squeegee. He has a little stub tail. He was a stray at our last house So, we took him with us when we moved. He liked our house for awhile, but then found a neighbor he loves (who spoils him cause he is the only cat). Now he lives over there and just comes and visits every once and awhile

Moo. Official name Moolinar the Destroyer. She was found in downtown Flint in a tree. Our friend Michele knocked her out of the tree and brought her to us. She was a horrible ghetto cat, but is becoming a good cat.  She loves everyone but me and will be your friend forever if you let her kiss your feet.

Wink. Full name Rip Van Winkle. He sleeps around 20 hours a day. When he isn't sleeping his is beating up moo or killing animals outside, but mostly he sleeps. He is the newest addition to the family. He showed up in our house this winter and stayed for awhile. Now, he comes in about once a day to get his cat nip fix

RIP Hippy! He was my vicious attack rabbit (Monty Pyton style). If you cornered him he would hiss at you and jump at your throat. He loved to chase the cats around and hated when you move his stuff. I miss you Hippy.

So, that is our little crazy family. It's always entertaining at our house and sometimes a little chaotic.

The Joy of Home Ownership

So, Today we had the pressure switch on our well go out. That means no water for us. I had it fixed for a second by tweeking the settings. Then, it popped and sparked and took a nice chunk out of my screwdriver and I no longer wished to mess with it. Here is my cat Moo's way of making no water worse.

That's right, come in covered in mud! My wonderful Husband, Tim will be home soon so we can get our water fixed. Then maybe a kitty bath

The Road to Healthy Living

We, like most of the country, are having a heat wave. With temps around 90 for all of last week it's been hard to find the energy to exercise. Even my house, which has Air conditioning although an old one, is hot. I wanted to pass along what has been keeping me in check.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/Calisticsunrise

For those of you who don't know about this site, it's a great place to keep track of what you eat and what exercise you do. I love that it has almost every food already in there. and that I can add recipes and see what the calories are for the meals I make at home.

For those of you who are familiar with it, follow me (Calisticsunrise).

Why Start Now?

I have been meaning to start a blog for a long time. A place for my to collect my thoughts, express my feelings and even share some information I find throughout my life. On June, 11th 2011 I married my best friend, Tim. With such a big change in my life, this is the perfect time to start a blog.

It's a new chapter in my life and I invite you to join along