Who am I?

Hello! And thank you for visiting my blog.

My name is Annette and I am a mother to three kids: Autumn, age 15 (holy shit! high school?!); Hunter, age 10 and Ethan, age 5. I’ve been married for six years to this really great guy, we’ll just call him Dennis (because that’s his name).

I have an ugly dog named Lacy. Yes, she’s really ugly. Like…really ugly. If dogs could have braces on their teeth then she’d be the poster child dog for doggy orthodontics.

I also have two cats. My little ginger kitty, Pedro, is named after Pedro from the movie Napoleon Dynamite (Pedro offers you his protection.). Last year I adopted my ex-husband’s cat (long story…no, I won’t tell you). Her name was Brianne (really?!) but I changed it to Mimi. She’s got a baggy saggy belly and is just the most lovey cat ever.

The two cats…they hate each other. Pedro will go to play with her (or attack her) and Mimi will just flop over on her side like some sort of beached whale and lazily swat at him. They fight for my attention, tolerate my kids, hate the dog and puke on random things all over the house.

And um…yeah…I just told you more about my cats than I did about my kids, my husband or my dog. Don’t tell them. I can’t afford the therapy (I wouldn’t send the dog to therapy…or buy her braces).

We live in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Utah. I’ve lived here my entire life and have never been skiing. Nor do I have any intention of ever going skiing (snow + steep hills/mountains + 2 sticks = bad idea, not interested).

In case you’re wondering I’m also not Mormon…or polygamist. One husband is enough, thanks. (I’m sure he thinks the same about having a wife.  Or maybe he just thinks that way about having ME for a wife.)

I enjoy reading, going to movies, going to concerts, karaoke at gay bars and spending too much time on the internet.

I’m sarcastic, witty, funny, I’m crazy and loud…and have been called a ‘smart-ass’ way too many times to count.  I have a problem with swearing.  Actually, I don’t consider it a problem but some people do. I have a natural talent for being able to incorporate the “F” word into any conversation. I thank my Mom for this.

My Favorite Things

• Music – Kid Rock, The Doors, Stone Temple Pilots, P!ink
• Book – She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
• Song – Going To California by Led Zeppelin
• Movies – Grease, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Clueless, Napoleon Dynamite, Drop Dead Fred, American Beauty
• Poem – She Walks In Beauty by Lord Byron
• Food – Tacos or sushi
• TV – Roseanne

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