My letter to friends for Peace Day

My Dear Dearest Double Ds,

I am writing you this note to ask assistance from you, big surprise there huh?! Just kidding, you know I love you very much and appreciate everything you do for me.

Now down to the business J I have been following POD (www.peaceoneday.org) for a short time now and today I noticed that Oregon is not showing any support on the map. It is important to me (and I hope to you as Oregonians’ and humans too) that were show support to causes of peace. To remedy this I would like to host an event and get us on the map.

However as you know I am in the middle of nowhere without friends nearby. You however have means to host the event and generate attendance. The ‘event’ is simple – it’s actually just a movie viewing. On Peace Day people around the world will be getting together to watch The Day After Peace.

I will be willing to do as much of the ‘leg work’ as possible, I will create invitations, obtain the film, and place us on the commitment map. Of course you are welcome to get as involved as you would like but I know that you have a lot of causes and commitments to attend to as well.

September first is a Monday. It is also Jasmine’s birthday (I am assuming that she will be celebrating the weekend prior when asking this of you).

Please let me know as soon as possible if you will be willing to do this. If you are I will do my best to be in attendance – no promises.

Much Love,

Carmella JAQ Adell

One day of peace and cease fire.

Did you know about the movie Peace One Day? I didn't probably because I live in the United States. I stumbled across it on netflix (it's watch instantly - able) and I have been thinking about it ever since.

Jeremy Gilley has been fighting for his dream for a long time and the United Nations did establish September 21st as a Day of Peace.

Check out the website http://www.dayofpeace.org

There is cool educational stuff!!

XOXO

Carmella Adell

Tooth Fairy

This is one of my favorite memories of my little men.

Both of my boys lost a tooth at the same time. I offered Cory "If you don't want to put the tooth under your pillow I'll trade you two dollars for it and then I'll sell it to the tooth fairy. Do you believe in the tooth fairy?" He opted to put the tooth under his pillow because he believed. Sabien piped up "I know you're the tooth fairy." To which I replied "Well if you don't believe in the tooth fairy then I will trade you the money for yours straight across." With out missing a beat he responded "No, I'm going to get my money from the tooth fairy." Throwing a hand on his hip and cocking his head he continued "But I KNOW you're the tooth fairy." Thus I had to wait up for them to be out enough to make the switch.

XOXO

CAR

P.S. They were five and six at the time.

P.P.S. When original dad asked Sabien the other day "What's your favorite energy drink" he promptly announced "Pabst!" (He's never tasted Pabst).

Time flys

Regardless of the fact that I am miserable a good 65% of the time time just keeps whizing by. The kids start school on the 31st of this month. I am enrolled for Oregon Tech but don't know when I start, nts: find out. I need to get this epi class finished up. Tomorrow I should take the time to compile that paper that's due - shit I dread this junk. Oh I just realized that Qlaire has my flash drive, that bitch.

That is all

List of Things to do Before I Die

Due to the advice of my lawyer *aka baby cousin, I'm going to keep this brief and vague. So my husband on paper seeks me out a bar all drunk like I'm his girl, leaves the nenes at home to do so and calls the police on me twice. It became physical and no one went to jail although I was advised to stay at a hotel and the only one with vacancy had the WORST bed, curtains, smell ... well everything really.

Anyway - The point of this blog is that my friend got to check off her list of things to do before she dies witness a trailer park fight. BUT I got to check off be IN a trailer park fight. I'm perplexed because we're both middle class white girls in college with parents in suburbia. We're in the same nursing program too. So what is it about me that makes me so much more of a maniac magnet? Why does all the crazy weird ass shit happen to me?

Just sayin'

CAR

Dear Sun

I'm getting the feeling that you're a little bit pissed off at me. First you made me really REALLY sick, but I let that go ... I mean after all puking in public places is pretty rock star and it's been a while since I've done something that fabulous. You just keep going however. So after the puking, shaking, and teeth chattering you've made it pretty damn hard to rehydrate. I suffered ringing in the ears, loss of balance and extreme weakness. Surprisingly you have been unable to make me irratable (well maybe I was a bit more annoyed with the boys than usual or MAYBE they were a bit more annoying). Either way can we just talk about this so you can chill out and I can feel better?