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Sneaky Enabler

5/28/2015

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Adventures with Papaw...

When Max gets in trouble, he gets grounded from watching cartoons and reading comic books.
But Papaw is a sneaky enabler...

Here he has rigged up the cover of a Sponge Bob SquarePants comic book to look like an educational National Geographic magazine about Pandas.

‪#‎gotcha‬ ‪#‎yourestillgrounded‬
‪#‎todaysmaxism‬ ‪#‎adventureswithpapaw‬ ‪#‎cantfoolmommy

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House Rules:  No Guns at the Table.

5/28/2015

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Maverick mischief...
Yes. Yes, there is, in fact, a real reason behind my "no guns at the dinner table" policy.
(It's already cooked, Mav.)
‪#‎maverickmischief







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Straws

5/27/2015

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Maverick mischief...

Not only is he master of mischief,
he is also master of the obvious:

"Oh, Maverick! You made a mess!"
"No Mommy. Is just straws."
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#‎
maverickmischief‬
#‎thingsthathappenwhenmommywalksoutoftheroomfor30seconds


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Mother Nature Unapproved....

5/25/2015

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Today's Maxism:
~it just doesn't spit well~

We're driving home. Daddy (passenger side) rolls the window down to spit.

Max: "Ugh, Daddy, I wish you wouldn't do that!"...
Daddy: "Sorry buddy, I know it's not very good manners, is it?"
Max: "no, it's gross. And what if an animal thinks it's food or something and tries to eat it?"
Daddy (a bit perplexed by the unusual observation): "Well, maybe that would be a pretty stupid animal."
Max: "Daddy, you shouldn't call animals stupid. Mother Nature wouldn't approve."
‪#‎todaysmaxism‬ ‪#‎mothernatureunapproved‬


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Just in case....

5/21/2015

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I'm gonna file this under "Weird HEB Coupon Bundles"
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Sure Shots Magazine and the Fox Fur Coat

1/18/2015

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Recently, I agreed to be in a photo shoot for the cover of the official magazine of the Sure Shots -- a women's shooting group in Austin and San Antonio.   I'm super proud to be a part of this group  - they really focus on training and responsible ownership and are simply a fantastic sisterhood of shooters!
When the editors contacted me about the idea, I was happy to help - it sounded like fun!   But as the day of the photo shoot approached, I admit I was so nervous I nearly backed out... and it didn't help much that I started getting flu-like symptoms the morning I was supposed to meet up with them.  Yikes.  But I had committed, and I'm not one to disappoint, if I can help it. Besides, but you only live once, right?   So I threw caution to the wind and put on a 'go with it!' attitude. 


I met them at a downtown bar that had a film noir décor (The Blackheart);  they did my hair and make up, put me in some amazing clothes, and then presented me with a HUGE fox fur coat that was big enough to fit a very large man!  It was hilarious trying to pose with that thing on -- I felt like I was being eaten up by it.   They squished it around me, pulled and tugged at it...  I tried to keep a straight face as the thick coat, like liquid fur, moved around me on its own.  

Regardless, the photos came out fabulous -
big kudos to the photographer, Dustin Meyer (<-- Check him out!) --  and I'm glad the Sure Shots editors liked them!   I was beyond honored to be a part of such a great issue.     

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The Courtesy Call

1/18/2015

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Adventures with Papaw...
 

My dad calls.

... Me: "Hey Dad."
Dad: "Hey...ummm - you know that errrr .... that shirt Maverick had on, uh, I guess it was yesterday?"
Me: "yeah..."
Dad: "The one that says "HUNK" on it?"
Me: "yeah...."
Dad (snickering): "Well, uhhh... you might wanna check it before you throw it in the wash."
Me: "Why? What... what's wrong with it?"
Dad: "Well, I put a couple of pieces of tape on it."
Me: "tape?"
Dad (laughing harder): "Yeah, I covered up the bottom leg of the H (ha-ha-ha) and then put another piece across the top (hah-ha-ha) to close it off... (hoo-hoo-hoo!)"
Me: "errrr... ok?"
Dad: "Make sure you find it before you wash it -- it's the shirt that says 'PUNK' now."

click.

Me: "Wait, what?!! DAD!!!"

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Conehead

1/16/2015

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Today's Maxism:

Me: "How was your day?"
Max: "[kid-from-school-who-will-remain-nameless] was mean to me."
Me: "Oh no, what happened?"...
Max: "He hit me on the shoulder and said he was going to get ME expelled from school!"
Me: "What? Why would he say something like that?"
Max: "I don't know. I told him he was a conehead."
Me: "A conehead?"
Max: "Yeah, a conehead. (shrugs) It's a figure of speech."


I know only one person that says 'conehead'... Papaw!

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King of Nipples

1/3/2015

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Today's Maxism:
We're reading Lego Shakespeare 'the Tempest'. Max is giggling.

Me: "what's so funny?"
Max: "it says Alonso is the king of nipples! Whoever heard of such a thing?!"...
Me: "Max, read more carefully - that says Naples."
Max (skeptical): "Naples?"
Me: "yes, it's a place. Look and sound it out."
Max: "oh.... Well, king of nipples is still funnier than king of someplace-i-never-heard-of-before."



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The Extra Day Off

12/26/2014

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When the boss called and said we were all getting the 26th off this year, we were ecstatic.   An extra day of holiday?  Fantastic!   Now, what shall I do with my extra day?

When you work as much as I do, one of life’s sweetest rewards is simply taking a moment to just sit and relax.  To do nothing – no phones, no email, no texts, no travel, no hair, no makeup, no fussy business clothes…  Just keeping the couch from escaping the pull of gravity, all day, in my PJ’s.  Ahh, it’s bliss!  ....  For about 15 minutes.

I admit:  I’m terrible at sitting still.  Never a game of “statue” has ever been won by yours truly.   Even my massage therapist claims I am her worst “relaxer.”   I suppose I just don’t have it in me to rest when I know there are at least 100 better things I could be doing with my time. 

And, then, there’s the boys.   Who can relax with two – make that 3, if you include my husband – wild animals roaming your home, who have the same compulsion to be busy-all-the-time as you do?  They cannot be trusted.  There are constant random thumps, and screams, and splashing sounds...  they are certainly not at rest, so neither am I.   Before I know it, I’m on my feet, chasing, playing, scolding, refereeing, tidying, cooking, cleaning, organizing, and completely blowing off a perfectly fine opportunity to couch vacation today.  

And you know…  it was the best extra day.


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