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melanie

...watch the world around pass by us

About Me

..let's see... i'm your average carpool mom. i've been married for 11 years! we have two boys. zach is 10 and is in 5th grade. he plays the guitar and thinks he's a rock star. :) josh is 5 and is in kindergarten now! i am originally from erie, but we've lived in southern virginia for 7 years now. ---the weather is soooo much nicer here! :-) i do *mom* things mostly. i like to chat with old friends on the computer. ("olives4dinner" on AIM) i am really excited to see some of the people from school on here. everyone is so different now!! well, i guess that's all. IM me if you want to chat!
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My Interests

&chatting online with friends, playing poker, dr. laura schlessinger, cheap gas for the mini van, fishing , tacos on saturday night, wine, star wars collecting (for zach) , ebay, medical mysteries, little people, God , gardening, househunting, listening to zach play the guitar , flip flops, scooby doo's night of 100 frights, kathy griffin, daffodils, taking walks, blowing bubbles , clear nail polish, singing, taking photos and emailing them to everyone, i'll think of more later...

I'd like to meet:

old friends that i've lost contact with over the years. JO FROST! dr. laura, dr. phil, maura tierney, ellen.

Music:

the cranberries, enya, the clarks, the jayhawks, natalie merchant, green day..... ok, either i'm too tired to remember what i like, or i've been listening to the wiggles, laurie berkner, and star wars music WAY too long.

Movies:

you've got mail, bridges of madison county, weekend at bernies- the first one, the horse whisperer, mona lisa smile, a walk to remember...

Television:

ER is my favorite show ever!!!! i love abby and luka!!i also really like grey's anatomy, big brother, the amazing race, survivor, what about brian, and wife swap. nanny 911 and supernanny crack me up. i LOVE nanny jo frost. are kids really that BAD?? i can't imagine kids being like that.

Books:

bridges of madison county and the horse whisperer are my favorites. i like crime dramas and nonfiction books mostly. i read books with the kids every night. right now we are all hooked on the eye spy books.

Heroes:

mermaid man and barnacle boy:-)

My Blog

christmas 2007

well, i though that i'd tell you all about our christmas.i definitely cannot believe how fast it comes and goes. it seems like we prepare for months and then it just swoops right by!the boys had a wo...
Posted by melanie on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:43:00 PST

tv on tuesday

is it just me or does american idol get dumber each year? what a waste of time. can't we just fast forward to the top twelve? it's such a good competition at that point. the only thing i find m...
Posted by melanie on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:04:00 PST

ER

i have come to realize that i have an unhealthy obsession with abby lockhart on ER. if anyone saw this past thursday's episode, while abby was stuck on the bus she was calling out the lady's name. ...
Posted by melanie on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:38:00 PST

today's the day

i feel old. today is our anniversary. i just cannot believe that we have been married for 10 years already. amazing how fast time flies. well in honor of it being such a milestone, i think we ...
Posted by melanie on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:31:00 PST

what is my problem?

yesterday i chaperoned a field trip to jamestown for my son's 4th grade class. in general it was a nice trip. well, as nice as it can be with a bunch of 9 year olds. :-) while i was there a la...
Posted by melanie on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:05:00 PST