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FunkyBlueLovin’ imagines me and you, and you and me… no, wait, she’s just manifesting her perfect life.

Got Tribal? Nefertitties does, and now has a piece of paper to prove it. She also just turned 31, and desperately needs a party… with spankings!

Speaking of birthday parties, Scarlet Mae goes from peaceful beach retreat to preschool party central, in a matter of hours… with pepsi.

Signs, signs, everywhere are signs. Melia, are you listening?

HippyMom sucks, blows and gets dirty, with the help of a PervyBird.

MamaBirdie knows she’s never really alone.

Stumbling on a cure for her ills, Yums gets all tingly.

Virginia: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is ridiculously huge. The boys were very impressed by it. The Eastern Shore, not so much. Boring drive.

Maryland: That stretch of MD is also not an interesting drive.

Delaware: Rest stops suck. Only exit in one direction? Fail. We had to drive 5 miles in the wrong direction and pay a toll to turn around. Not cool, Delaware.

New Jersey: I may be biased in favor of Jersey because my mother was born and raised there, but the Turnpike was a lovely drive. People were not unreasonably assy and we made good time – but then…

New York: Could it suck any worse to drive over the George Washington Bridge? Even at 10pm, it took an hour to get over a 3 mile bridge. People driving like assholes, roads in horrific repair despite the hefty toll. I had to repress most of the experience, but I did vow to avoid it on the way home. Somehow.

Connecticut: Also sucky and full of assholes.

Massachusetts: Refreshingly unremarkable after CT and NY.

New Hampshire: Seems quite nice. Going out to explore – and shop for a good winter coat for me, I can never find one in Virginia, and boots for the boys, which I can also never find.

I’ve been trying to get the house in order before we leave, because I hate coming home to a dirty house after a trip. So I’ve been running around all day, doing errands and trying to get everything ready. Sent a note to the school, notified the bus driver, put a hold on the mail, cleaned the car out, had a business meeting with my lovely dance partner Nadira, did laundry, did more laundry, packed a few things, etc. Need to get the cat ready (clean litter, fresh food and water) and pack some more. And do one more load of laundry.

Ah, travel!

It makes me very happy to hear their curiosity about the world. I think they inherited a bit of the fernweh from me.

My son, Weapon X, didn’t want to wish me a happy birthday this morning, because there are no balloons and no people around. He said, “Maybe we can get in the car and drive somewhere. To a party with people.” I guess it doesn’t count until there’s a party. I tried to explain to him that Mama doesn’t do birthday parties, but he gave me the “you crazy broad” look and ran off to play with Legos.

Project Alpha gave me some hugs, but was more concerned with whether or not he had to go to school today (and the fact that he had to clean their room solo yesterday, while Weapon X was recovering from the head wound he’d received at his brother’s hands – apparently Alpha was still annoyed by that) than bothering to wish Mama a happy birthday.

Tonight we’re going out to dinner, Husband and the twins and me, to celebrate. Husband and I have been married long enough that he knows better than to make random restaurant workers sing to me (I freakin’ hate that). I haven’t decided where to go yet. Any suggestions on a good place?

I feel like I should have some deep insight into being a woman in my 30s or some crap like that, but really, another day older is another day older and I hardly even notice them. So no metaphysical birthday crap from me. Bottle o’Riesling?

OMG. Seriously. Can’t stop laughing. I LOVE IT.

I’m on a horse.

Is Living Well Really the Best Revenge? Find out what Spectacular Me thinks.

Melia Lore chronicles the great white winter of 2010.

MamaBirdie sheds a glimmer of hope for spring on the Official Hippymom.com Blog: Preparing Your Garden for Spring.

The Inside Life meets her Challenges.

Moves in Curves has Nothing Substantial to Say.

Read all about the trials and tribulations of a work-at-home-mom on Moments to Keep.

Melia Lore reviews The Body Scoop for Girls on the Official Hippymom.com Blog.

The Eyes Have It on Luscious Decadence.

Tribal Style breaks down the slow moves.

I’ve done a lot of laundry and dishes. And vacuuming.

My kids have been playing DinoSquad and transforming into dinosaurs (Weapon X is a tyrannosaurus and Project Alpha is a triceratops) and patrolling the house for bad guys.

I’ve had a new rash of random friendings on facebook from people who got my email off a Mob Wars discussion post from about two years ago. I haven’t played any facebook games in over a year.

I saw Sherlock Holmes, finally, and it was strangely boring at times, but I still liked it and will buy it when it comes to DVD. And watch it again. Was it me or was it missing a key scene from the previews?

The Husband came home on Saturday. Thus my ability to go see Sherlock Holmes. He still hasn’t replaced the weather stripping on the front door that the kids mangled.

Trying to figure out how to go see Percy Jackson, go to Bardo’s, AND go to Nadira’s birthday party on Saturday. Might only make a cameo at the party, though I feel bad doing that. Babysitters are a rare commodity and I want to spend a night out with The Husband, though.

I feel like my kids have chained me to the Super Nintendo and are the puppetmasters forcing me to play Super Mario World for their entertainment. If I never hear “Now you got to beat it the secret way!” again, it will be too soon.

My only other activity is gearing up for the General Skills Intensive certification next week, so I’ve been dancing a lot. Need to redo the elastic on my favorite pair of zils. Will have a blog about that for my dance site, I think (the GSI, that is, not the zil elastic).

Lost this week was quite boring, since it was Kate-centric, so I don’t even have any interesting things to say about that (yay Claire, though!). At least tonight is full of good shows to keep me entertained: Bones, Grey’s Anatomy, and Burn Notice.

Tribal Style has posted her February Featured Video for your viewing pleasure.

Read the stream of consciousness Grammy Commentary by Melia Lore.

Find out what February has in store on the Official Hippymom.com Blog.

Calming Winds gives her readers specific instructions for using a pendulum to Communicate With Your Inner Self.

SocGradMama shares a Precious Moment with her teenage daughters.

Equality and Justice 4 All ponders A Peaceful, Inclusive Faith.