I BELIEVE

I believe 1 + 1 = endless possibilities...

I believe drinking an entire bottle of wine is very European...

I believe that hard work DOES pay off...

I believe my mother...

I believe love, sex and vodka cures everything...

I believe in the power of the stiletto...

I believe one day I will meet George Clooney...

I believe in karma...

I believe in second chances...

I believe you always have a choice...

I believe in my children...

I believe in the people I call friends...

I believe in change...

I believe in Santa Claus...

I believe in myself...

I believe you should never skip dessert...

I believe that I can be a better person...

I believe in the power of good coffee...

I believe in cocktails with lunch...

I believe gay is more than just o.k...

I believe a toddler running through a sprinkler constitutes a bath...

I believe in the power of good over evil...

I believe my father...

I believe in social media...

I believe in acceptance...

I believe my husband loves me deeply...

I believe in being real...

I believe bacon & Reese's Peanut butter cups are the perfect foods...

I believe facebook was created so I never forget birthdays...

I believe in tolerance...

I believe teaching a child to tie their shoe is the hardest job in the world...

I believe in accessories...

I believe reality t.v...

I believe in singing in the shower...

I believe in the perfect handbag...

I believe I will have another drink...

What do you believe...?

I BELIEVE

F#$& You Very Very Much...

I read a post today that made me think a little...just a little, I don't want to sprain something.
It was a post about kids wearing Pink to school to bring awareness to Bullying... The post was by the fab Emma Waverman it is called "Is your Son wearing pink"...she also added a fab Flash Mob video done by some students...and who doesn't love a great flash mob...they always make me cry...

Her post didn't make me think about kids, I have 104 of my own, they are on my brain enough. It made me think about, well...me and other adults that I know or meet in my life.

Am I a bully? are they? Then it turned into a real deep think tank sort of thought, my brain is sore from all that pondering shit...so I had to rub wine on it...

How much of what we tell and teach our kids do we practice ourselves...???
I KNOW...it was like an AHAA moment... Or as I like to call it a Cabernet moment.

So I made a list...I love lists...All the things we tell our kids that are supposed to "make" them good people...Most of the kids I know do quite well on this list. Adults I have KNOWN or meet, not so much.

1- Do not lie- honestly, I don't even have to expand on this one.

2- Don't take things for granted- I am guilty of this, I really try not to be. But I catch myself complaining about the silliest things and then give my head a shake. I have taken things and people for granted...this is not a thing to be proud of, but something we all need to be honest about.

3- Be nice to people- Sounds easy enough...Be nice, be kind, treat people the way you want to be treated. So why is it sometimes so hard. I am going to pull out my bedazzled soap box on this one and have a rant...I see this happen all the time, on FaceBook , Twitter and I am going to "generalize" by saying so many times it's Women. Doing the very thing we preach to our kids not to do. Don't bully, don't hate, don't be mean and cruel to others. If you know me, you know that I am always preaching WOMEN LOVE...not Rosie O'Donnell women love. I am talking about standing up for and behind women. Those you know and those you have yet to meet. There is no greater feeling than the feeling of being supported by your peers. As is there no more biting feeling as being ripped apart in a nano second by a so called friend or stranger for just being you.
***pushing my soap box away***


4- Mind your manners- Again this pretty much explains itself. My 12 year old son would stand at the door of a mall for 2 hours if it meant not letting the door close on a perfect stranger. If someone holds the door for him, he show his appreciation with a solid Thank You...Count on one hand the last time an Adult did this for you...

5- Respect your elders- Well just the term respect seems to get lost. I am witness on a daily basis to people or events where someone has shown little or no respect for another human being.
This saddens me greatly.

So what's the deal...Are we now a society of "Do as I sayers...not as I Do'ers?" ...
Ah hell who knows...all I know is that's it's worth a try...A try to do better.

So to all of you I leave a fab Cocktail recipe of course...and to all the Haters I had the not so pleasure of witnessing a while back over Boob Fest...I leave you one of my favorite songs from the divine Lily Allen...please take the time & listen to the song...the lyrics can teach us all something...

Cheers





Do as I Do...Daiquiri...

1/4 medium Avacado
3/4 oz fresh Lime Juice
1 cup ice
1 oz Rum
1 oz Malibu Rum

Add ice to blender. Add rums, lime juice, and 1/4 medium avocado in blender. Blend until thoroughly mixed and smooth. Pour into glass and garnish with lime wedge and a healthy scoop of F#@$! You...F%$#@ You Very Very Much..............

Picture from www.epicurious.com

F#$& You Very Very Much...

One Hell Of A DEAL!

There is nothing I like better than a good deal...well maybe Vodka, or George Clooney and shoes...Oh a Good Deal On Vodka and Shoes..now that is a little piece of Heaven...

I digress...

A good deal on kids clothes gets this girl GIDDY!!! With 4 kids that grow like weeds...because the law says I have to feed them...
We grow out of a lot of clothes around here quickly..and with the kids being so far apart in age, hand me downs don't work...

So today I hit the mother load!!! I was skipping out to my car!!

I received an email from a friend with a coupon giving me 20% off at The Children's Place. Now I get a lot of these from my friends and usually don't pay them much attention. However on this on it states it is good ON TOP of the already 50% off sale clothes...So that's like...70% off...yup that's right...CocktailDeeva & Math whiz...

So I was skeptical to say the list and went into the store to ask...YES...the girl said YES..So I said, let's go thru this 1 more time...All the sale stuff is another 50% OFF THE LOWEST TICKED PRICE!! and then...I GET 20% OFF ON TOP OF THAT..again she said YES...and I said...SLAP MY ASS IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!


So here's how I did...





GIRLS

8 Shorts
9 Shirts
2 Skirts
3 Pants

BOYS

11 shorts
9 Shirts
2 Pants
1 hat

Grand total of all the items at REGULAR price...




The GRAND total that I had to pay... $174.19




Total savings!!! $ 493.64

If you have children and live close to one of these stores I Highly recommend a visit...I purchased all the clothes a size or 2 larger for next season, packed them away and can't wait to pull them all out next year! What a treat!!

You know what this means...MORE SHOE MONEY FOR MAMA!!!

The extra 20% off ends Sunday June 18...But if you are going and want a copy just email me and I will be happy to forward it to you!! Cheers to a FABULOUS Deal!!

dee@cocktaildeeva.com

DEAL OR NO DEAL Daiquiri

1 1/2 ounces malibu run
1/2 ounce White cream de cacao

2 ounces pineapple juice

2 ounces peach juice

2 cups ice

Add all ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth...Garnish with some Dark Chocolate Shavings and a Pineapple Wedge...

There is nothing I like better that a good deal...well Vodka...& George Clooney...& and good deal on Shoes would be the BOMB!!!

Cheers

www.cocktaildeeva.com

One Hell Of A DEAL!