Where hell broke loose....

Etsy

2007-09-24T15:17:00.000-04:00

Diapers, Doctor & surgery, Oh My!

2007-09-11T08:25:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone!
I know it's been awhile since I've posted but my life was recently uninterrupted by surgery. Nothing serious, just some issues my Dr and I had been trying to solve for too long and the final option was surgery so I decided to just go for it.

I'm recovering nicely and hope to be back to my old self again soon.

That covers the "Doctor" and "Surgery" part of the title and I'm sure you are all wondering where "Diapers" fit in.
And no I'm not wearing them nor did I! (you are evil, y'know?)

Right around the same time as my surgery vacation, I was asked to review Luvs new diapers.

From their site:

Luvs, a trusted name in baby care, provides parents and caregivers
with a diaper that offers premium leakage protection for less than the pricey brands.
Luvs diapers now feature Bear Hug Stretch – a premium diaper feature at no extra cost. Currently, no other value or
store brand diaper brand offers as much stretch as Luvs.

• The new side tab stretch feature that provides the snug-fitting, leakage protection of a premium diaper at no extra charge

• Blue Leakguard Core that helps to keep leaks in their place

• A great fit that helps prevent bunching and sagging

• Reinforced leg cuffs for a comfortable fit

• All over cloth-like softness like the pricey brands

• Available in sizes 3 through 6 (July); smaller sizes, including newborn and sizes 1 and 2 will be introduced in December

• While Luvs does not set retail prices, we expect the price of a 40-count bag of Luvs to be about $7.97 to $8.97

When I agreed to try them out I had no idea that I would get a full size package. THANK YOU ANDREA!
I've been asked to sample products before and have always been disappointed in the amount of the product sent. In order to get a good review from me you first have to send me enough product so I can try it out in many different situations.

So needless to say, right from the get-go Luvs is looking good.

I had tried Luvs when my son was first born but for some reason he would wet through them (and almost all other brands) all the time. Now that he is older (2 this month) it was the perfect time to try them out.

My first impression on opening the package was that they look and feel very nice. I love the elastic around the legs (some companies go a little overboard with the elastic) and the blue leakguard covered a good portion of the inside.

I put one on my little guy and the stretchy tabs worked wonderfully. Then the real test came. Would he be able to run around all over and do the crazy things he does and still have the diaper stay where it started?
You betcha! he's recently started trying to "help" mommy by taking off his diaper to let me know he wants to be changed.
Every. 20. min.
Geez kid, chill.
The velcro closure is a bit stronger than other brands so they slow him down a bit plus I can hear him pulling on the tabs from the other room.

We haven't had any "wet-thrus" and the diapers hold up well with the day to day ventures of a toddler.

So my final verdict is this:
Luvs are great diapers for a very reasonable price. Your basically getting a "premium" brand diaper at store brand prices. I recommend you go and try out a package and see what you think.
What have you got to lose? They offer a Leakguard guarantee on their website. If you are not satisfied you will get your money refunded. Check out the details here!

It's a Win-Win in my book.

Pay Per Post

2007-08-13T13:10:00.001-04:00

Have you heard about payperpost?

It’s a great way to make a little money on your blog. The idea is for you to write reviews on your blog about other websites who then pay you through payperpost.com. The lowest amount I’ve seen as payment was $5 for a 100 word post. In other words you are providing blog advertising for others.

It’s a win-win situation for all.

It’s nice being able to make a few bucks just giving an honest opinion and being able to just add a post to my blog to do it.

I found out about payperpost.com through some other blogs I visit. When a blogger just adds a review to it’s postings once in awhile it doesn’t bother me at all. Some go a little nutz and I don’t blame them when I see the money that can be made.

I’ve made a few dollars in the last 2 months I’ve been posting reviews and I plan to keep doing it.
The extra money is my “fun” money. The amounts are deposited in my Paypal account so it makes it much easier for me to shop Ebay (or pay sellers’ fees) and a lot of stores online.

You should check them out. www.payperpost.com

Win!!!! $2500.

2007-08-10T07:26:00.000-04:00

Over at Ashwin’s blog, you will find one crazy blog owner!! You can win $2500!! To enter just copy this text and paste it in your blog!! But hurry, this competition will not last long! So get posting!

Check out my ebay auctions!!

2007-08-08T10:00:00.000-04:00

Halloween the Movie

2007-08-08T09:33:00.000-04:00

I can’t wait until August 31st. Do you know why?

Halloween!
Yeah I know the holiday isn’t until October but the HALLOWEEN THE MOVIE comes out that day.

This is gonna be awesome.

Hell, it’s written & directed by Rob Zombie. It’s got to be the scariest movie ever if it’s from his brain. He is a genius when it comes figuring out what will scare the pants off you.
Just check out the trailer. It made me feel all creepy and that’s not easy to do.

I never really watched all of the original Halloween as I was 11 when it came out and Mom would never let me watch something like that.
But since then I’ve been a fan of the scary stuff.

My all-time favorite is Nightmare on Elm Street. I waited impatiently for each installment.
I love Freddy Krueger and all the stunts he pulled. Think about it, getting attacked in your dreams, what could be creepier. You have no control because your body needs sleep. There’s only so long you can make yourself stay awake.

I don’t like going to theaters much but I think this would be best watched in one. Mainly because you won’t be the only on screaming. LOL

Ah well...

2007-08-02T14:31:00.000-04:00

It's been fun while it lasted.

I've made the decision to stop posting on this blog. It started as a blog for out-of- state family and seeing as none of them come to visit anymore there is really no reason to keep this going.

I never really had the time to devote to making it a better blog and my free time will be getting shorter soon (hopefully).

It's not like the blogosphere will miss me. I don't "promote" my blog and I get very, very few commenters. The people who have left comments are also the ones who's blogs I enjoy visiting on a regular basis.

I plan to keep the site up for the time being as most of the people who find my blog are looking for Moose A. Moose stuff. I'm happy to take orders for the dolls at this time but I am attempting to start selling other items that have Moose and other Noggin characters on them. The dolls are a bit too time consuming and the supplies take up a lot of room in my home that I really don't have. Check for me on Ebay under mestuk2kb8r11 or email me directly for updates. cnelson67 at gmail dot com.

I'll be checking my blogroll daily (as always, it's part of my morning routine) and maybe now I'll have time to comment more.

I do have a cooking/recipe blog that I plan on keeping up with. You are welcome to come check it out

So toodles from Where Hell Broke Loose.
It's been real.

Chrissy :-)

I Won!!!

2007-07-10T14:52:00.000-04:00

I commented in a giveaway post over at Plain Jane Deals and I won these!

These things are so cool. I immediately wet one down and washed my face with it.
OOOOOHHH what a feeling. I'll definitely be using these on a regular basis.

Thanks Erika at Plain Jane Mom & Plain Jane Deals.

NeatReceipts Scanalizer- Win One!!!

2007-07-07T10:35:00.000-04:00

Get your chance to win one of these cool gadgets at Five Minutes For Mom!

From five minutes for mom website:

"The NeatReceipts Scanalizer is really limitless in its potential uses. It was first designed for business purposes, but they have expanded it to include many personal applications as well. The unique thing about this portable personal scanner is the software which stores, sorts and analyzes the data that you provide as you scan in your items. You can scan your child’s artwork and date it by month or year and store it forever! You can scan recipes or articles from magazines and then sort them and search for them by title or categories that you have assigned."

I would love one to keep track of my spending each week. I'm in the process of entering all my detailed spending into MS Money but sometimes I lose the receipt after a week of it sitting around. So if I wrote a check to Walmart then I would have to put everything under "groceries" instead of assigning the correct amounts to the correct categories.

Because of this I'm showing my grocery spending for the past 3 months of $1700. Yeah, there's no way that was all groceries. Not for 2 1/2 people.

Anyway- head on over and enter, although I would really like to win it myself.

Good Luck!

Finally!

2007-07-06T15:00:00.000-04:00

Well, as promised, here are the pics of my living room painting job. I ended up having to paint half the room each day as I had to wait for Little guy to nap before bringing out the paint and he only sleeps for 2-3 hrs so it had to have time to mostly dry before he woke up.

green is before- Taupe (actually, Glidden Timescape) is after

Ignore the kitchen mess- I was too busy trying to get painting done to worry about dishes.

So what do ya'll think?

C'mon, comment. I'm feeling neglected.

First, Moose A. Moose and now....

2007-06-29T07:36:00.000-04:00

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy.

I'm getting emails from people asking if I make those dolls too. I have been thinking about trying it but want to know if there is a market for them.
Still taking names for Moose for Christmas orders but may be throwing together a few Wubbzy if I get good feedback.

Email me or comment here please
Thanks

You might be a redneck....

2007-06-29T07:28:00.000-04:00

* This was originally posted on my "other" blog on May 7th but I'm deleting that blog now and wanted to share this with my visitors.

This is a picture-heavy post.

Our house was built by hubs great grandfather (around 1940) and was sold to hubs by his grandfather. We are planning on adding onto the back next spring so we need to do some cleanup, tree removing, etc.

This is the garage and shed- shed is coming down so the large willow tree can be taken down.

Here is what we started with-

And here's the stages of it coming down.

Me looking awful- I was tying to prove that I was actually helping him and getting dirty but this pic doesn't show the sweat and dirt on my face

My piles- The one closest to me is all the metal to go to recycling and the pile on the right behind the garage is for the dumpster- I made those piles. See the back wall is gone.

Hubs has been clearing a bunch of trees out all this week so now we see hints of an actual yard. His Grampa had a thing for pine trees.

Hubs still working on the roof. See the side wall is gone now.

My dirty gloves- yeah I'm still trying to prove I helped.

Here you see we are down to just one lonely little wall. Scroll down to see the videos of how this came down.

All Gone! YAY!

And now for your viewing pleasure:
Redneck Shed demolition

Part 1

Part 2

Now all I need to do is send this to AFV and maybe we can make $10,000.

What do you think?

Toodles~

American Express Business Gold Credit Card $250 Bonus

2007-06-27T20:52:00.001-04:00

American Express Business Gold Rewards Credit Card is currently running a limited promotion for 25,000 Rewards points after first purchase. The 25,000 points can be exchanged for a free round-trip airline ticket anywhere in the U.S or $250 rewards gift certificate. You can choose the $250 gift certificate from stores such as Home Depot, Gap, Blockbuster, Barnes & Noble, Banana Republic, and so on.

Whether you have a home-based business or that you have sold something on Ebay, you can apply for a business credit card. You can put your name as the business name and your social security number as the tax id. Your business is called sole proprietorship and it’s perfectly legal with the IRS.

There will be a hard pull, but business credit cards will not show on your personal credit report. Hence you can open and close accounts, open more new accounts, and max your credit limit without worrying about your credit report. The $250 bonus is worth a hard pull in my opinion.

The $125 annual fee is waived for the first year. If you don’t find the card worth keeping, keep in mind that you can always cancel the credit card without paying any fees.

Here’s the fine print from American Express:

Apply for the Business Gold Rewards Card and make a purchase by 12/31/07. Upon the Basic Cardmember’s first purchase, a one time bonus of 25,000 points can be earned toward the Basic Business Gold Rewards Cardmember’s Membership Rewards® account and may appear as separate credits of 5,000 and 20,000 bonus points. The maximum 25,000 bonus points are available to first–time Basic Business Gold Rewards Cardmembers only; they are not available if you transfer an existing account. Welcome bonus points will be credited to your Membership Rewards account 6 to 8 weeks after your first purchase appears on your monthly billing statement. The bonus 25,000 Membership Rewards points may be redeemed for one domestic round–trip airline ticket.

The 25000 points bonus is a limited time offer. Just like the $250 Chase bonus, take advantage of this offer and apply right away.

For more information, check out Hustlermoneyblog for all credit card bonuses.

Dieting

2007-06-26T07:24:00.000-04:00

Yes I am.
I'm actually doing pretty good, 5 lbs in 2 weeks.
I found that my biggest problem is portioning. My eyes are always bigger than my appetite yet I always try to clean my plate. I decided I needed the help of a calorie counter.
Now I've found this great site called My Fitness Pal where you can sign up for free and it helps you keep track of what you are eating and what exercise you've done each day. There is a large database of foods in which you can find what you've eaten and it provides the nutritional information. That way you know how many calories you've had and if you've had too many carbs and fat or too little protein.
This is exactly what I've been looking for. I'm just starting to work in some exercising so now I'll be able to see exactly how many calories I'm burning. The forums are a great place to get support while I'm going through this "life change".

So head on over and check it out if you are trying to get healthier. Maybe we’ll “run” into each other.

Today must be a day for killings...

2007-06-25T15:31:00.000-04:00

I'm going to kill one of my children. Not sure which one yet. I'll let you know as soon as I find out.

I just tried to grab the pics from my camera by using my card reader, like I always do, and it seems to have changed into a paperweight (the card reader).

I had an awesome recipe to post to my Recipe Blog for BBQ Chicken Pizza.

Here I wanted to post pics of what I've been doing all day.

I guess I'll have to just tell you and hope I can find the stupid cord for the camera.
Anywho, My Living room was a strange color of blue when I moved in with Mr. Wonderful. The color was his choice and he loved it. I eventually coerced him into letting me paint over it with a green color (looking through photobucket to see if I have proof of both colors)

AHA! First the Blue. Yes that is pretty true to the actual color.

And now the green. You can just see it in the background if you can tear your eyes away from the adorable "oohh I wanna tickle" piggie toes.

Saturday, we ventured to Home Depot with 12 months no interest and a coupon for 10% off to get some windows for our addition we are starting in the spring. I figured now would be a good time to change the wall color again.
Hey, it's been about 3 years and I don't make him help so BLLTTHHH! Also, we have Wayyyyy to much green goin on in that room.

Well the color is from Glidden and it's called Timescape. I hope to one day be able to show you the actual walls during and after. I was trying to show a pic of the color but the Glidden website won't let me save a copy of the swatch pic. Bastards!

Everyone have a great day. And leave a note in the comment about who/what you killed or want to kill.
Toodles~

Call me Bad, Bad Leroy Brown....

2007-06-25T15:23:00.001-04:00

Is it a bad thing that I just experienced intense pleasure......

while using poisonous gas....

to kill a hornet*?

Didn't think so. Thanks internet!

*The hornet was inside my bedroom window while his buddies were outside trying to find their way in. He landed on a cloth that was tucked in above the A/C unit. I covered him and shoved him down between the sills a bit so he couldn't escape. Then I got the only spray I had, ant killer, and doused the top of the cloth and all along the sills. He was not happy. Few minutes later, he's dead and his buddies are running scared. LET THAT BE A LESSON TO ALL YOU LITTLE STINGERS, BITERS, ETC! LOL

Hi All

2007-06-22T08:42:00.000-04:00

I know I've been bad. Not doing any regular posting but, I have been quite busy so can you cut me some slack? Just this one time? PWEETTTYYY PPPWWWWEEAAASSSSS?

Ok I'm done.
You have to understand, the only adult I talk to on a daily basis is Mr. Wonderful and that's whenever he gets home anytime between 4-7 pm. Yeah. You try having a conversation with a 20 month old everyday, who refuses to talk to you. He's getting better at the purple nurples though. OUCH!

Anymore of those and I may have to duct tape his fingers together for a bit.
Kidding, Kidding. I kid because I love.

Well Job #2 is officially over for now. The boss' client wasn't happy so they have decided to take a break. Boss still has work with them but what I and a few others were doing was a variation of his job. Boss wasn't making much money off it anyway so I say "good for him" I appreciated the extra money but I mainly did the job to take up some free time.
Not that I have alot of that but, I hate to be bored and I would rather make money than organize the closet AGAIN.
Job #1 is the same although I picked up some extra responsibilities to take over the time I gained from job #2.

My Moose orders are coming in like crazy and I'm only taking them for xmas. I refuse to spend my summer sewing fleece. It's just too dang hot and we don't have a/c. I haven't decided what number of orders I'm willing to take on but I figure, when it gets to looking like I'll be spending weeks just stuffing the things, I think I'll close shop. Till the next year, that is ;-)

I've been very busy checking in on all my favorite blogs over there on my blogroll. I'm not great at commenting but I'm trying.

I'm also spending alot of time sewing (well until a week ago) I just got my new sewing machine and I've only played with it a couple times so far. Made a halter top and matching skirt.
Have lots more fabric that I bought while in SC to play with but I bought it all with a vision of making them all the same thing(top & skirt) then I could mix/match. I've since decided that wasn't such a good idea and am looking for a couple different tops and skirts (I refuse to venture into making pants/shorts, not ready to dive into that fiasco)

So I apologize for all the PPP posts but a girls gotta make some dough y'know.

Thanks for sticking around/dropping by/googling for Moose, etc.

~Toodles~

Wanna play in the sand?

2007-06-22T08:13:00.000-04:00

You have GOT to check this out!

I love the sand, the beach, the ocean. If I could have my dream vacation? It would be to spend the entire time plopped on a beautiful beach somewhere, toasty warm, with my toes in the sand.
Seeing as how there's no way in H-E- doublehockeysticks I'll be doing that anytime soon. Building virtual Sandcastles is pretty fantastic.
You, choose your beach then you build your castle. After it's all beautified and personalized you can save it and send as an E-card to yourself or someone you think needs a glimpse of the beach to get through the day. You can also download it as your desktop wallpaper so you can look at it all day.
Here's my creation. I like mine kinda simple but they have a bunch of accessories you can add like crabs, starfish, flags, etc.
Even more fun, while your castle is saving they give you a beach ball to bounce around the screen.

Be sure to take a breather today and visit the beach. Don't forget to shake the sand out of your shoes before you head back to work.

OMG Did you hear the latest?

2007-06-21T16:40:00.000-04:00

PARIS WRITES A LETTER!
According to hollywood gossip E! got a hold of a ‘fan letter’ that Paris has been busy writing from her jail cell: Love how she has to mention how she’s “sad and alone.” Suck it up bitch!

I mention the above, not because I give a rat's ass about her but, to let you know you can now test your BS meter by heading over to Celebrity Gossip and voting on whether or not your favorite gossipy tidbit is true.
Celebrity Gossip brings you the latest tales circulating about all the celebrities and it's up to you to decided if it's factual or not.

Sounds like a fun time to me.

This is a sponsored post

running by, waving quickly

2007-06-19T09:46:00.000-04:00

Hi.
No time to chat.

Cooked all weekend for friend going through Chemo.

Baby sick in my lap all day yesterday.

Stayed up late to catch up on work.

Trying to get house cleaned up from weekend and yesterday's stomach bug.

Send Vodka!

Tanks.

Happy Father's Day

2007-06-17T07:39:00.000-04:00

That is all.

Drug Rehab

2007-06-15T08:45:00.000-04:00

I had a friend in high school. She and I were the ones who did everything the "bad" kids did, we just never got caught. All the guys with cars in our school would lend them to me under the assumption I had my license. I didn't even have my permit but, we wanted to skip Vo-Tec and Burger King was too far to walk. LOL

When I was married the first time we moved to TX with the 2 kids (and had a 3rd) while we were gone (4 years) she and I lost touch.

When I moved back to NY we reconnected but I found that she was in a bad way. Her marriage had failed and she was hooked up with this guy that gave me the heebie-jeebies. Come to find out, he was a drug dealer and she was addicted to valium and several other things she wouldn't admit to.
It broke my heart to see her like that and I tried several times to get her to get help, to no avail. You can't help someone who won't help themselves is SOOOO true.

I wish there hda been a place like Stone Hawk back then.
Stone Hawk is run by former addicts and they care about their clients because "someone once cared about them".
Drug help in rehab is a scary journey but, totally worth it in the end.

Oh, and my friend?
We keep in touch sporadically, she is married to the "former" drug dealer and they live in FL. They have 5 kids and she seems to be doing well.

I Love Sweepstakes...

2007-06-15T08:27:00.001-04:00

I just found this cool site which has ongoing sweepstakes with a fun twist.
Sign up at whogets.com and you get choose which contests to enter and then you get to vote on who gets each prize. No Catch, no spam. What could be better?
They have lots of great prizes like Night at The Museum DVD and Creative MuVo V100 2GB MP3 Player.

So pop on over to whogets.com and sign up for free. And if you happen to vote for me for the MP3 player (when it's available for voting) I'll be eternally grateful.
Maybe even do a few favors.

No not those kinds of favors!

I have a question...

2007-06-10T21:45:00.000-04:00

Could whoever is visiting me from Reston, Virginia please leave a comment or email me. I get so many hits a day from that one city although each has a different IP so I'm very curious to know who you are.
Thanks a Bunch!

Paintball Guns

2007-06-08T14:01:00.000-04:00

I used to live in a tiny house next to my (now-ex) best friend. One Christmas we both wanted paintball guns. I never got one but she sure did. We had lots of fun with that paintball gun.

The landlord had pigs he was raising out back and they would get out of the pen every once in awhile.

Her first thought?

Target Practice!

I know, I know. She was bad.

I have to tell you though, her paintball gun wasn’t very powerful and these were Full-grown, heading to market Pigs.

The bright purple spots from the paintball Markers on those big, pink pigs was the funniest site.

Lucky for the pigs I didn’t have access to theseSmart Parts Ion paintball guns.

I think we would’ve had bacon a lot sooner.

TheSmart Parts Ion package is a great set-up. it provides everything you need to get started. I recommend getting your protective gear from them while you're there.

They have the best prices and, even better, FREE SHIPPING.

Head on over and check it out. Better yet, Pick up a Smart Parts Ion paintball gun.
I'm on my way there now. Don't have any pigs nearby but I have lots of trees that would look much prettier with polka dots. :-)

We're back...

2007-06-08T07:15:00.000-04:00

Well actually we got back on Monday.
Back from where, you say?
Why back from our vacation.

Wonderful, Little guy and I drove 13 hours to SC to visit family and attend Wonderful's brothers high school graduation. We kinda snuck up on them.
I say kinda because we had to tell stepdad we were coming so he could make sure we had tickets to the ceremony.
Apparently he can't keep a secret.
Lucky for him, none of them believed him. LOL
So all were hoping we were coming but didn't think so.

The trip down was. not. fun. Little guy already hated being in his car seat for more than a few minutes and normally WILL. NOT. fall asleep in it. We left at 8pm and the next morning this is what we were treated too

This does not show that he cried for a large chunk of the night, fell asleep for short spurts here and there and then, finally, at 3am made me pull over in a place I can only call "The place where serial killers hang out"
Seriously.
Wonderful was a bit worried when I pulled into the closed gas station.
Which was on a dark road.
Just off the highway but behind some rather large trees.
With no other lights around except the ones the station left on.
And the bathrooms were locked up.
And we both had to go BADLY.
Luckily the station still let you get gas with a credit card even when closed.
Little guy would not let us put him down so I changed him in the front seat and Daddy walked him around for about 30 min.

Funniest part?
Just as we were leaving the station , a car pulls up and out gets this oriental guy who hardly speaks english, asking if we could direct him to a different highway.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA.
We told him we had just stopped for gas and were from NY, not around here (not sure where here was at that point) ( give me a break, it was 3am!)
He kept asking and we kept explaining we had no clue.
He finally gave up and let us leave.

Good times, I tell ya.

The drive back was much nicer. Little guy had gotten used to being in the car seat for longer than 10 minutes and he'd fallen asleep a few times so, he pretty much slept most of the way home.
I leave you with some random shots from our week. I have about 80 more to upload but not here (I'm not crazy) Keep an eye on my photobucket for the rest. I'll get to them eventually.

We made it!

After the Zoo w/ Uncle

Nana and her boys!

Fell in love with the sliding door. And the dogs.

"I am too going over here!"

Loving the Uncle.

Giddyup!

At the motel. No that's not a video game!

Wheeeeeee!

All together now....

2007-06-04T06:52:00.000-04:00

Happy Blogiversary to me
Happy Blogiversary to me
Happy Blogiversary
Happy Blogiversary
Haaaaappy Blogiversary
to
meeeeeeeee!

One year ago today I started this blog and had no readers or commenters.
365 days later......
I have a few people who stop by and even fewer who comment.
I must suck.
Oh well,
this started out as a way for out of state family to keep tabs on us. I think I've done a pretty good job of keeping them up to date, although they don't stop in very often.

Since then I have started a couple other blogs. Maybe you can find something you like better over at one of them.
Be sure to let me know what you think of them.

Dinner-My Place - My recipe blog (I need someone to explain how to "draw" in photoshop so I can make my new design- help?)
Things Will Never Be The Same - My "other" blog (this is being renovated so excuse the basic blogger template)

And if you can't find anything to your liking on any of my blogs, you are welcome to stop by any of my favorites over there -------------------------------------------------------------------->

Because I'm such a slacker...

2007-05-23T14:07:00.001-04:00

The Rules of a Toddler!

If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is folded, I must unfold it.
If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled.
If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be removed.
If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.
If it has leaves, they must be picked.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is not trash, it must be thrown away.
If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the floor.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it does not open, it must be screamed at.
If it has drawers, they must be rifled.
If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, monitor, or table.
If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.
If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.
If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.
If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without protest. It must be pushed by me instead.
If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.
If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried.
If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.
If it is paper, it must be torn.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If the volume is low, it must go high.
If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.
If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force.
If it is a phone, I must talk to it.
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.
If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it IS food, it must not be tasted.
If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.
If it is a car seat, it must be protested with arched back.
If it is Mommy, it must be hugged.

AMEN!

My mom...

2007-05-09T13:34:00.000-04:00

Mother's day is Sunday!

To ~~blame~~ honor the woman who made me who I am today I give you 6 things about her that explain me:

1- She has more clothes/shoes than any average woman could wish to have. To give you an idea, I used to work at Petite Sophisticate (clothing store) and we were replacing the round racks with more sophisticated square racks and trees. Upon hearing this, mom asks what we are doing with the round racks and could she have one. She took 2 (along with a couple tree racks). Now these aren't those little round racks you see in most small stores, these are Walmart/Kmart size racks. Let's just say she still didn't have enough room for her clothes.

Resulting effect on me-I'm not big on shopping although, I love clothes and shoes, I just restrain myself. too much laundry

2- I used to make extra money (before I was old enough to work) ironing her clothes. Yeh! if only I'd seen the possible potential in that scenario. I could've been rich if I'd just buckled down and done it more often. ahh hindsight (mom need some ironing done?)

Resulting effect on me- Guess! I hate ironing!

3- Mom is the best and worst person to move with( which we've done many, many times). You'll get all your stuff packed great and into the truck amazingly well, except when it comes time for the heavy stuff (tv, sofa, etc.) that takes 2 of you to lift. She will come down with an awful case of the giggles while lifting which will spread to her co-liftee. This then causes mom and co-liftee to almost drop said heavy item while trying to get up/down the stairs, around a tough corner or out the door.

Resulting effect on me- I'm damn good at the packing process but, I refuse to lift heavy things. Also, moving isn't a huge stress for me. I like change.

4-Give mom an automatic car starter and get a couple drinks in her and it brings on some fun. Case and point- We went out one night several years ago and as we were leaving the club she hit the starter to warm up the car before we got to it. Meanwhile we witness a car looking for a parking space and as they come upon her car running they park and wait for it to back out and leave so they can have the spot. I think we stood in the cold parking lot for a good 10 minutes before the person figured out there wasn't anyone in the car. I thought we were gonna piddle ourselves over that one.

Resulting effect on me- I love messing with strangers still. If I'm trying to get my kid in the car and still have to unload the groceries before I can leave my parking spot and some idiot decides to park and wait even though there is another spot about 6 spots away, I take my sweet ass time unloading. If they seem to be getting irritated I make sure to pretend my cell is ringing and have a conversation while they watch.

5- Mom does not swear. BUT, having her youngest confess to sneaking in past curfew(curfew 10, snuck in about 4am several times), by coasting the car into the driveway, 12 years after the fact will cause mom to call her baby a BITCH. And then laugh along with the bitch as she spills her guts about other stuff from her teens.

Resulting effect on me- My kids can tell me anything and I do my best to listen, give advice and then call them names and laugh with them.

6- Mom has worked her butt off for my entire life and is still going strong. Working two/three jobs at a time is normal for her. She always made time to tell me I was smart and wonderful and beautiful and strong. She never made me feel like I was missing out on anything.

Resulting effect on me- I work hard and usually have too many irons in the fire, but I try to make sure whatever I'm doing makes money or saves money.
I try to always be available for my kids. I make sure to tell them all the time how wonderful they are and how proud of them I am.

My mom has always been my best friend. I can tell her anything and vice-versa. I miss her being so far away but when we talk it's like the miles melt and we are sitting in her living room, scarfing down Boston market meals till we are about to burst, and giggling about anything and everything. I also miss having fried chicken, biscuits and "texas" gravy for christmas dinner.

So here's to you mom! For being the best mom for me. God knew what he was doing when he chose to give me to you. Who else could've put up with me?

I love you Mom.
Happy Mother's Day!
-Brat

A night at Urgent Care

2007-05-05T07:19:00.000-04:00

*yipee*

Techy and I spent a couple+ hours at the Urgent care center Friday night.

He had gone to the Dr last Friday and was diagnosed with strep, was put on amoxicillin and sent on his way. He came to visit on Sunday and seemed fine.
Monday morning I woke up with a scratchy throat so I immediately went to my stash of leftover antibiotics and started taking them (shush, don't want to hear it)
Tuesday I felt like ass.
And not just any kind of ass.
"Smelly, rotten, out in the sun on a 108 degree Texas Sunday after church with my polyester dress and tights on walking through the cow-patty ridden field" kind of ass

Wednesday I felt alot better so figured I had caught it before it got to the worst.

Techy calls me Friday night and mentions he has a rash and could it be from Cetaphil lotion.
Apparently whenever he puts lotion on his hands (except the industrial lotion at work) his right hand breaks out but this time it spread all over.
Allergies and asthma run in my side of the family and he had a bought with asthma when he was younger so this is always a possibility. I told him to let me know if he started having any trouble breathing otherwise we'll just wait and see (rash didn't itch).

Within 30 minutes he calls me back and asks me to take him to urgent care because he couldn't take a deep breath.
I flew over to pick him up and when I got to him OMG.
He was covered in red hives except for his lower legs. His hands, ears and face were swollen. His eyes were pink/bloodshot but he was in good spirits and acting normal.

The Dr at the urgent care center was Friggin Hilarious!
Let me start by saying, my son has never had blood taken and would be perfectly ok NEVER having it done. EVER.

Dr: So you were diagnosed with strep on Friday?
Son: yeah
Dr: started taking amoxcillin on Friday too?
Son: yeah
Dr: when did the rash start?
Son: yesterday night
Am I the only person that gets irritated by that phrase? "yesterday night" ? It's LAST NIGHT. The boys get that from their stepmom

Dr: after you put the lotion on your hands
Son: Just my hands, then when I woke up it had spread.
Dr: did your Dr test you for Mono?
Son: I think so.
Dr: laughing I think you would know if you were, it's a blood test.
Son: OH, No then. I don't have Mono though.
Dr: laughing more Well we'll test for that to be sure.
Son: I don't have Mono.
Dr: still laughing We're going to take some blood and test it, if you have mono then we'll go from there. that could be the cause of the rash.
Son: I don't have Mono.
Dr leaves to get blood sucking person and son looks at me
Son: Mom, I don't have Mono. I don't need blood taken.
Me: It'll be fine, they need to test for the mono so they have to take blood (here is where I go into my explanation of what they do and what it will feel like) One shot in the arm, they take the blood and you're done.
Son: I don't have Mono (are you seeing a pattern here?)
Me: Sweety, you have to be tested.
Son: I don't have mono, I don't have mono, I don't have mono

Blood sucker shows up- very nice lady.
I explain to her that he is very hesitant about the blood taking thing and she says she understands and will be very careful.
She goes to his one arm, finds a good vein and goes for it.
Nothing!
Poor kid is so tensed up, the vein won't let loose. So after a few wiggles on that needle she apologizes and says she has to try in the other arm.
Yeah.
He's friggin THRILLED about that.
She gets in the other arm and YAY we have blood.
Now we wait.
.
.
.
.
.
Dr comes back in
Dr: haha I was right, you were wrong (did I mention she was hilarious?)
Son: No way!
Dr: Yup, you have mono which explains the rash so now we just need to see if the strep is gone.
Son: How?
Dr: We have to swab you throat.
Son: The strep is gone.
Dr: Laughing Well I need to swab to be sure.
Son: Strep is gone (feeling dejavu yet?)
Dr: Just open wide so I can get the swab.
Son: can I do it myself?
Dr: Ummmm, that's not how it works. Sorry.
Son:
Dr: Hold still
Son:
Dr: there, all done. Y'know it's hard enough to do the swabbing without you trying to blend into the bed.
Yeah, he was laying down and trying to back away from her swabbing. It was quite funny looking from my angle.
Well when we left urgent care we knew he had Mono, strep was gone (he was right) He was told to stop the amoxcillin and use benadryl if the rash started itching.
He called me twice over the weekend. Saturday morning he apparently had swollen lips, not too bad, but annoying. Sunday he said he was better which I took to mean the rash was fading.

So that saga is done and now I have to hope that what I've been experiencing isn't Strep or Mono.

Kids are fun.

You're a Mom?

2007-05-02T08:02:00.000-04:00

Then you need gifts!!!

Go check out all the Mother's day Contests at Five Minutes For Mom

Also check out Mod*Mom for some great giveaways.

Good Luck!

My Future Son-in-Law

2007-04-24T16:56:00.000-04:00

He'll fit right in.

Heads Up...

2007-04-18T15:29:00.000-04:00

It's official.

I've succumbed to the promise of riches and joined payperpost.com.

I vow the following to my faithful readers:

-I promise that all posts will be tagged as PPP
-I promise to only post about things that interest me or that I find a use for
-I promise to include a regular post on the same day as a pay post
-I will keep a running tally of $ made from PPP in my sidebar (for those curious ones)

That is all.

Moose A. Moose- Noggin

2007-04-17T07:04:00.000-04:00

*** Updated on 10/10/07 to add***

I am still taking names for the Christmas list.
Be sure to check out my Etsy shop
I've also started two groups to help all Moose crafters connect with Moose searchers.
Yahoo group
Google group

Hi everyone!

I'm finding the need to put up this post for people searching for Moose A. Moose and Zee from Noggin.

I have been making these dolls for close to a year now. Unfortunately, I have so many people asking for them that I have to stop adding names to my list.
Anyone who is in search of a doll please know that I understand how badly you want one for your child/children. My little guy still stops in his tracks when Moose starts singing.
I am backed up with making the dolls for those who have already requested them.

I am hoping to get a few ready before Christmas so if you are willing to wait until then, email me at cnelson67 (at) gmail (dot) com and be added to the Xmas list. I make no guarantees that you will get one, just that you'll be added to the list and they will go in order of email receipt.

"Buttons are the belliest" -Moose A. Moose

Only because I promised someone....

2007-04-09T22:20:00.000-04:00

Here are the pics from my experience with the salon people.

The brows of doom!

no hair pics mainly because I haven't gotten a good "after" pic yet. The "before" isn't that great either. Look at my header pic and add a couple inches to the length. That's "Before".
"After" is an inch longer than the header pic but with some deep red in it.
The chick didn't do much to the cut except clean it up and trim. Luckily they didn't charge me the full "Master Stylist" price.
$115 total (ouch) including tip. I hear that's not so bad though.

I feel like I've finally joined the rest of the female population.
It's taken 39 years but, "I MADE IT YA'LL"

Don't even THINK about mentioning anything about the bikini line. I'll keep doing that the old fashioned way thankyouverymuch.

We have a wedding to go to on Friday so maybe I'll get a good pic of my hair before we head out. If I do, I'll post it over the weekend.

Toodles~

Had to share.

2007-04-04T06:58:00.000-04:00

*evil gypsy voice*
"Looook deeeep into my eyes. Now geeve me de coookiees"

I'm doing it!

2007-04-03T07:13:00.000-04:00

I'm finally going to a salon to have my hair cut and possibly colored.

Not a huge event, you say?
For me it is and here's why:

1) I don't let too many people touch my hair. I went to Cosmetology school when I was younger, granted I'm not up-to-date with the newest techniques, styles, etc. but, I've always had a hard time trusting someone else to cut it correctly. I'm usually not happy with the results. which leads to....
2) I have a hard time spending money on myself for something I can basically do myself. When I have paid for my haircut, it's been in the $20-$30 range. yeah!
3) In the past few years I have:
(a) gone back to my natural color (med brown) after being blonde for about 20 years
(b) realized I have much more gray hairs than I originally thought
(c) Let my hair grow to my shoulder blades
(d) gained weight due to pregnancy.
So my hairstyle is drab & boring and needs major help.

I am trying a new salon in Clifton Park, NY which has "stylists" and "Master stylists".
I called yesterday and told the girl I needed someone who can look help me find a style that will work with my life and complement my features.
Master stylist- $85 which includes color, cut & style.
Not too bad, but I almost choked when I saw the price list. That is, when I can color my hair at home for normally around $4.

My appt is Friday.
Pray for me.
Actually, maybe you should pray for "master stylist" Dana that she does a good job. I'd hate to add "bail" to my total hairstyle cost.

Having eyebrows waxed too- for the second time IN. MY. LIFE.

*I also posted this on my new "not so family geared" blog- Check it out

FREE DYSON VAC !!!!

2007-03-31T08:22:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone. Just found this contest over at Five Minutes for Mom
They are giving away a free Dyson Slim Vacuum.

Go!
Enter!
NOW!

WTH!....

2007-03-28T16:58:00.000-04:00

So.
I've been battling a sore neck which changed to a sore shoulder then to both shoulders and yesterday I was fine.
FINE! I tell you!

This morning.
yeah.
Gave a little stretch while getting out of bed and now the right side of my upper body cannot be moved without severe pain.
Has made for a very interesting day with Little guy.

I took my last muscle relaxer ( asked dr yesterday at little guy's appt if I could have refill- he said sure-didn't do it-bastard)
Then 30 min later I took 4 ibuprofen, switched between cold and hot packs and now I sit here posting while I gently maneuver my right hand to help me type.
You see, my typing?
I type with 4 fingers- two from each hand. Once in awhile mr. pinky helps out but not very often.
So not having right side working at 100% this is frustrating. Have you ever typed with your non dominate hand using only two fingers for longer than a minute.
SUX!

K, now I'm off to figure out dinner.

Toodles~~

Oops...

2007-03-27T07:02:00.000-04:00

Boy, this posting once a week things has GOT.TO.STOP!

I'm sorry but you know how life gets in the way.
It's not like I have hundreds (barely tens) of people reading anymore.
But, that's my fault.

I didn't start this blog for popularity. It's something I wanted to try. And it helps keep the out-of-state family updated.

So here's the newest updates- bulleted for your convenience

Little Guy is 100% now. Took almost a full week to get over the stomach bug and for a couple days there, thought he passed it onto me.

Little guy is 18 months old today. I can't believe we've gone from

This

To This

I have caught up with work for Job #1- Way behind on Job #2
Mooses have been mailed to those who've paid- 13 more to make as of this moment. (list keeps growing.
I started the process to get my bookkeeping certification. I hope to work from home doing just that within the next 1-2 years. I prefer to work with small businesses and individuals. I hate the "corporate world" and don't do well in a cubicle. Completed 4 exams already and have an average of 95, thankyouverymuch.
Little guy is getting up earlier in the mornings now so not much time to play online, hence the "no posts for a week"- speak of the devil. Gotta scoot.

Have a great day and...
maybe...
if you have a sec....
you could...
possibly....
I mean, if you don't mind.....
leave me a quick comment....
just to let me know you were here?

Toodles~~

What a weekend....

2007-03-19T06:49:00.000-04:00

It happened again.
Dam snow!

We got about 14" of the white stuff ( snow, dammit. I mean snow. geez. you people.) starting Friday night.
Wonderful headed out to plow at a bit after midnight and never made it home till 3:30 in the afternoon on Saturday. That's 15 hours of pushing that crap around. My poor honey.

Sunday started out pretty good. Got caught up on some household stuff. The older kids all came over. Princess and Mr. Princess dropped Puddin off and hung around for about an hour. Then Techy popped in for a couple hours before heading to his GF house. So pretty much it was us and Puddin for the day.

While techy was here, out of the blue, Little guy threw up. Unfortunately, it was in Puddins lap on the sofa. He handled it quite well. Shortly after that he had a diaper explosion of mainly liquid (not pee. ewwww). Otherwise he acted fine.
The rest of our night was spent trying to let little guy have tiny sips of water instead of gulping like normal and trying to keep him from running/jumping all around. The hardest part was not letting him eat. I was making dinner when he started getting sick so when it was done everyone wanted to eat. He had to watch us eat and not have any himself. He's used to sharing everyone's food so it was a bit rough. I let him chomp on 2 Pringles and no more than 20 min later, up they came.
He ended up getting sick about 4 times ( 2 were ON Puddin) but only the one bad diaper.

I called Princess up because she had mentioned some of the kids in her daycare class had gone through the same thing. Apparently it's a 48-hr stomach bug and they tend to act normal between boughts of sickness.
Little guy wasn't up when she was here so the only place he could've picked it up would be Walmart on Saturday night. Seems like every other time we go to Walmart he gets sick within a couple days. From now on, I'm keeping Lysol wipes in my pocketbook to wipe down the carts.

He's still sleeping now (7am) and he's due up about 8:15 so hopefully he is much better. He always has a slightly warmed bottle of milk first thing when he wakes up while I change his diaper (I know he should be off the bottle, shush. It's the only one he gets and I have never followed the rules). That bottle will be the kicker if he's still sick. I fixed it last night so it's about 3/4 water and 1/4 milk. At least if he throws up that, it won't be as messy.

Please send thoughts of wellness to Little guy so he gets over this quick.
And thoughts of strength and calmness so I can make it through the day.

Thanx

It's over....

2007-03-14T07:07:00.000-04:00

The Ultimate Blog Party that is.

I missed posting on Friday as the party ran through the weekend and I'm just getting over the hangover.
Boy, Some of you were party animals. I have proof!

Almost gone.

The draft was apparently a hit.

Everyone enjoyed the varied types of bottle beer.

Seems the cake was good too. Anyone know who belongs to those purses? They'll be in the lost and found.

I hope everyone had a good time and be sure to stop by and see some of my new friends, if you haven't made it already.

Angela Giles Klocke
Dari- Charmed & Dangerous
Working Moms Against Guilt
Many more to add but Little guy is waking up so I'll have to continue later.

Thanks to all who stopped by my little blog and be sure to keep going down the list here.
It appears that those further down on the list aren't getting many visitors and even less comments. So when you have a few minutes, go leave them some love.

Toodles

I must live under a rock....

2007-03-01T22:13:00.000-05:00

I just heard about this!

I'm not good at this hostessing thing but I'll give it my best shot.

Hi there, my name is Chrissy. I live in upstate NY with my Husband and 17 month old son. I also have three teenagers (ok, fine! 2 teenagers and a 20yr old. Happy now?). They live with their dad about 5 minutes away. My boys are 16 & 18 while my daughter is the 20 who is getting married Oct 6th THIS YEAR!.
I work 2+ jobs from home (see post below) and don't get out much so this party gives me a chance to meet new people.
The DJ is over to your right, give him your requests and he'll try to accommodate

Snacks and drinks are on the table to your left, help yourself.

The ADULT beverages can be found in the fridge and on the kitchen counter.

Please, if you decide to drink, drop your keys in the handy key bowl I've left out.

I'll be happy to give you a place to crash for the night.

In the morning I'll provide strong coffee, ibuprofen and a hot breakfast to send you on your way.

Everyone have fun and don't forget to sign the guestbook below. Thanks for stopping by!

I'm a WAHM....

2007-03-01T07:19:00.000-05:00

I am a Work at home Mom.

I have 2 jobs that I can do from my home office so I don't have to pay for daycare.
It's wonderful to be able to raise my children myself but, working from home with a toddler has it's challenges.
My office is not kid-friendly and at the moment there's not much I can do to change that so the Little guy is gated out of it. He can see me but can't get to me which does not make him happy.

So my work hours tend to be approx 11:30-1 (1st nap), 4-5:30 (2nd nap) and after 9pm (bedtime). In that time I have to make calls, fill out reports, research information & help other workers with training and technical issues by phone and Instant Messenger. The calls happen randomly throughout the day, alot of which aren't really tech-related so much as general job-related (read:venting). I don't get paid to talk to these people about general stuff but for some reason when these employees call the main office (about 10 people there) no one answers the phone so they call me for help and to gripe about the office not answering. It seems to have gotten worse since the office installed new phones with caller ID.

Job #1 does not know about Job#2 and doesn't need to.
The two jobs are unrelated but I've been with job#1 for 4 1/2 years now and the boss might feel a bit slighted if he knew what I was doing. He has been very accommodating with my working from home, the hours I can provide him, etc. He would worry that I was not giving 100% to his business although his seems to take up more of my time than job #2 and they both pay about the same.
Job #2 knows about Job#1 as they used to work with us and understand that, if it comes down to it, Job #1 takes priority.
Honestly, if job #1 didn't offer health insurance and 401K I would probably switch to just Job#2 as, in the long run, I could make more with them if I had more time to devote to them.

Now, in between all this work I have to clean, cook, do laundry & take care of Little guy and Wonderful.
I'll admit, too many balls in the air.

But wait.

There's more.

I have to fill orders for stuffed animals (Moose from Noggin) I make. I put the pic online to show my out of town family and people keep emailing asking if I would make some for them (yes) and for how much ($50).
I guess you could call that Job #3.

Let's do the math, Shall we?

1- Husband
1-Toddler
3-Jobs
1000-Chores
100- random errands (like I get to leave the house, EVER!)
5 1/2- hours for Job-related items (if I work till midnight)
2- hours approx after Wonderful gets home to get some cleaning done while I'm cooking dinner and maybe sneak in a little work.
8- hours for sleep (bahahahahahahaha!)
Something has to give!
If you saw my kitchen right now you'd know who this weeks victim is.
If little guy would just let me be in the next room (kitchen) without fussing and being up my butt I'd be able to get more done.

Little guy and Wonderful are #1 priority and Wonderful is very helpful when he is'nt working. Sometimes it gets overwhelming though.
No social life to speak of and no friends free to visit ar be visited during the day. I'd like to find a playgroup but -See Above- I HAVE NO TIME!
I feel bad for Little guy, I'd like him to have some other kids to play with. I'd also like to have time to go to the gym, visit friends, just be alone with my thoughts, etc.

We have a YMCA nearby but I tried it a few years ago (pre-Little guy) and it was a bit expensive for a family membership and the gym was very small. I've found a no-frills gym (kinda self-service) I'd like to try but that would mean getting up at 4:30 so I could get there, workout an hour, and get back home in time for Wonderful to head to work. Now if I work till midnight that gives me a possible 4 hours of sleep a night.
If I did that on a regular basis?
Yeah, you can imagine.
Wonderful wouldn't be feeling so wonderful with his head bit off and Little guy would be in the corner banging his head on the wall.

So my question is this....

What's a WAHM to do?

I'm open for suggestions.
Heck I'd love to find out I'm not the only one struggling with this (I know I'm not but it'd be nice to meet someone in the same boat)

P.S. Computer is not fixed yet- I've been able to retrieve all my files and have notified Hard drive company to send replacement. Laptop is working fine although my arms/hands get cramped using it for too long.

"Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!"

2007-02-27T07:17:00.000-05:00

Ok.
Not Kenny.
And I'm not sure who "they" are but, my desktop, is dying a slow painful death.

I'm on my laptop after much time was spent trying to save my 120gb hard drive and transfer what I could over to my 40gb hard drive.
All along it appeared to be a video card malfunction, just replace and all would be fine.
But!
Before I could settle on a new card to buy I noticed other things happening. So it appears the drive that isn't even a year old has failed and is overheating while the smaller drive that I've had for at least 3 years is just friggin fantastic.
All, and I mean ALL, of my work related things are on the large hard drive. It won't let me take everything off of it at once so I have to take pieces at a time and send it all to smaller drive. Keep in mind that I had large drive over half full so somethings are going to get lost. Computer likes to restart alot so it sometimes reboots while I'm in the middle of copying.

All in all, Great times over here. NOT!

So you'll all (6 of you) will have to bear with me while I get things back in working order. I really hate working on the laptop so hopefully I can get all fixed SOON.

Send prayers, good thoughts, well wishes, beer, whatever you think may help me on my mission and I promise a good and well thought out post next time

HAPPY FRIGGIN' VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

2007-02-14T15:41:00.000-05:00

See the arrow pointing to black dot? That's me.
See the 2 contradicting snowfall totals? Yeah that's me right between them.

View from back door after shoveling for the second time

View of my garage through window

View of the front of my car- see the snow gathered on the front- hasn't been touched and it wasn't thrown there.

So would you deduce I am in the 18"-24" or the 24"-36"?

It's still coming down and it's 4:02 pm

Wonderful has been gone since about 3:30 am plowing this crap.
He won't be home till 6pm or later and then will have to head back out early morn again.

Puddin and I are hold up in the house, taking turns shoveling.

It's not going well.

I went to Chiro yesterday due to massive neck pain. Chiro made me better and Dr gave me muscle relaxers that I can take to help me sleep.
Now shoveling- friggin' figures huh?
Can't take pills till time for bed so I just have to suffer while I shovel.

Send hot cocoa vibes our way.

I'll update when we have been able to dig out of this mess. With more pics too!

God I miss Texas!

It's coming and there is no stopping it...

2007-02-04T17:08:00.000-05:00

Valentines Day, that is.

Wonderful and I are going to celebrate V-Day just not on the 14th.
I like to think we celebrate it randomly throughout the year.
So this year we are going out to dinner at Delmonicos finally but sometime that week instead of trying to get in on the 14th.

So in honor of another consumer driven holiday I present to you, some items I found while hopping around the internet this morning:

These are fabulous- I'd love a couple myself although I really don't have a use for them at the moment.

For the woman geek- how about a pair of these or this. Too cute!

Coffee lover?- Try this.

For the Gansta in your life.

In the all sappy AWWWWWW category.

And for those who like to get a little raunchy.

YAY!! WOOHOO!!!.....

2007-02-03T12:04:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS!!!

Yes, today is her birthday and she is 20.

That's right, I said it.

20!
I'm a mother of a 20 year old.

20 years ago @ 2:23 in the morning my little girl came into this world.

I had been looking forward to that day for a long time.
Reading to my belly, telling her all the wonderful things I hoped for her. Programming her little brain about the way her life should go. (what can I say, I tried)

Here's some pics that catch her personality and prove, without a doubt, she is definitely my child (as if there were ever any doubt):

Happy birthday sweety! I love you!

A few random things...

2007-01-31T07:18:00.000-05:00

Ok, this is getting a bit ridiculous.

The most popular hits I get everyday are ones pointing to this post where I mentioned a game that will have you hooked and never let you go.
I won't say the name again cuz I'm hoping it will stop.
I know, I know.

Traffic is traffic.

But this is not that kind of blog.
I mean, it's great that so many people stop by but I'm not out to make money.
I'm just here sharing my thoughts, etc. so others know they aren't the only ones who bloghop,
have a daughter getting married, watch and giggle at their little one scratching his/her butt, generally keep an eye out for anything the family does that you can then exclaim "I am SOOO blogging that!"

Just life, y'know.

The next most popular search?

Moose A. Moose and Zee from Noggin.
If you don't know who they are, you either don't have a little one around or you only have basic/free tv.
They are the cartoon hosts on the Noggin channel. They have little skits between shows in place of commercials.
They are like crack to babies. As soon as they come on screen little guy stops what he's doing and watches.
These searches I don't mind as I make the dolls so it's nice to know others are enjoying my work.

Most recent random searches
23yr old moving out - ummm yeah, about time

Condom broke what to do- first suggestion, better condoms- second suggestion, get tested

Women who changed their lives for men and then broke up-c'mon, for a MAN? never, ever, ever do that.

My family is making my wedding hell- go figure!? My advice? BREATHE! then use that deep breathe to tell them all to Shut it!

'nuff for today- toodles

Choice is the one thing no one should be able to take away....

2007-01-22T07:24:00.000-05:00

Today is Blog for Choice day.

Today is the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Today is the day the world was told that the right for a woman to choose was now NONNEGOTIABLE!

"Why am I Pro-Choice?"

Because I still have that right.

I am not ashamed of my choice and no woman should be.

I have never told my family as I didn't feel the need to burden them with knowing I did something they might not approve of. They will now know that I made the choice that was best for me and everyone involved.
They may question why I never shared this information with them.
Did I not trust them to support me?
I knew I would be supported but, I also knew in their heart of hearts they would be hurt so I CHOSE not to tell anyone who wasn't directly involved.
And YES, My children do read this blog and will see this. They are old enough to understand now.

It was February 10th, 1996- The Day the Condom Broke.
I was a 28yr old woman, separated for almost 2 years, with 3 young kids.
He was a 23yr old great guy who was, in no way, mature enough to become a father. We cared deeply for each other. We had been together for 6 months. Life was full of late nights, 90hr work weeks, alcohol, and too many crazy friends popping in.

It broke.
At that moment, several things pop into your head.
OMG! what the hell?
I can't have another child.
What will my family think?
What will I tell my kids?

I was pregnant.
He was upset, confused and supportive. We chose together, after many long discussions, to abort.
I am one of the lucky few whose OB/GYN believed in choice. I did not have to be subjected to skulking into a clinic, passing the Pro-lifers holding those wonderful signs up.
She handled it in the hospital and I was knocked out.
I don't remember anything about the procedure. I am very thankful to her for that.
It was April 12th, 1996.
Yes, I remember the date of conception and abortion. It is something I will never forget.

I do not mourn the child that never was, but I do say a little prayer every year on April 12th for every other woman out there who is struggling with the decision she has made or is going to make.

I have, personally, walked 3 young woman friends into a clinic to help protect them from those who would belittle & berate them. I supported them through the toughest decision of their lives and offered my continued support, physically, emotionally and monetarily, if they changed their minds.

I will get hate mail/comments and I will leave them up for all to see. Everyone has a voice and has the right to use it. I do not get upset when people feel the need to spout off on a subject they are passionate about.

So, let 'er rip people.

I'd like to put something out there though, before you start typing.

I want all the Pro-life people to think about this:
There are thousands upon thousands of children in the adoption system. Most are older children.
The "unadoptable" as some in the industry call them.
So,
Before you make your signs, brochures, pamphlets, etc.
Before you open your mouth to berate some woman who has wrestled with her conscience.
Before you stand outside a clinic or hospital and attempt to lay guilt on a young woman who made a mistake.
Before you do any of that, in the name of "LIFE"

Think of those "unadoptable" children waiting for a home and them knowing it won't happen for them because they aren't "cute" anymore.

They are here.

Help them!

Don't shove your sign in my face and call me "babykiller" until you can prove you are doing something to help the abandoned children in the world.
Show me you are better than me.
That you have higher morals.
That you have personal experience in making the hard decisions.

Then maybe, just maybe, I'll listen to you a little.
I will take into account that you have a valid opinion, even if it isn't the same as mine.
(hey you, the MAN who carries the sign around in front of Saratoga hospital, and all the men like him, get a womb then we'll talk)

I find it odd that the people so against abortion, are the same people who use violence, taunting and "shock" to try and stop it.
And those of us for CHOICE take the quiet, long, legal route to get the word out.

Let's join together to ensure we ALWAYS have a choice!

Chchchchchanges......

2007-01-17T15:29:00.000-05:00

Changed my header as you can see, and cleaned up sidebar a bit- let me know what you think.

If anyone can tell me what to delete in my template to get rid of the white words above header without screwing up anything else I'd appreciate it. ( yes I screwed up everything several times today-luckily saved original template a month ago-whew!)

Belated...............

2007-01-15T21:09:00.000-05:00

Well, I'll admit it now.
I forgot to post anything on mine & Wonderful's first wedding anniversary.
It was January 6th in case you're keeping track.

I thought in, way of apology, I would tell the story of how we ended up together and then about our adventure on the night of our anniversary.

4 + years ago I was working (extremely part-time)( for the second time in 10 years) as a bartender. Kind of a biker bar. Mostly construction workers, bikers, alot of "dregs" of society that most people would be frightened of if they walked into a bar full of them. 90% of them are the kindest people you will ever meet- they just feel they have a "rep" to protect.

I was in an, almost, 6 year relationship with an alcoholic I'll call "J". I had spent a good chunk of my life trying to save the men I dated ( yes, I was one of those women). I was struggling to cover all the bills and he was busy paying his child support and bowing to the great BUDWEISER Gods.
He loved that bar ( it's how me met, go figure?!). The owner decided to start trying to have a band on Friday nights so one of the other bartenders had an ex-husband who had a band and they were scheduled to play the first night. J did not want to go- imagine him not wanting to go to the bar. I was dumbfounded but insisted we go or I was going alone. He caved and hated it the whole time. I loved it and they were great.

I should probably mention here that I had insisted J move out as it wasn't working anymore a few nights after this. It took him 3 months to move so, in the meantime, I spent as little time home as possible.

Well, the band got a regular gig out of the deal and so all of their family/friends started showing up. Wonderful was one of them. When he was younger (17/18) he was kinda adopted by the bartender and her (now ex) husband along with her brother and his wife. They looked out for him.
So seeing as the whole clan was coming to the bar, he came along(by then he was 23- side note: I was 35).
ALL. THE. TIME.
I didn't mind in the least- eye candy is always nice. But then he surprised me one night when he was called up by the band and played drums for a few songs
Personally, I have a soft spot for drummers. So I instantly had a crush.
Of course, I never, in a million years, thought he would feel the same.
His nightly ritual would be to hug all of his friends when he was leaving- he called them his "rounds" so one night I just snuck into the ring of huggers. After that, I got a hug every time.
I know, that was bad but, he was offering so I was happy to oblige. LOL

After many nights of fabulous hugs, a little bit of conversation (we didn't talk alot at first) and some great music, he started coming into the bar a bit earlier. We would have time to talk without a bunch of people around and found out a little about each other.

One night, the band was playing and a few of us were sitting on the bar (sans shoes-long story) and Wonderful was standing a few feet in front of me. He backed up to set his drink down and ended up between my knees. (get your minds out of the gutter)
We laughed and then he started to move away but I didn't let him. Then it was like that the rest of the night. He'd back up to the bar for something and I'd get hold of him. It was a cute, innocent game and yes we were both a little tipsy. Eventually he just stayed there and ended up mindlessly rubbing my calf. It was all I could do to not fall for him right then and there.
I kept thinking " he's 11 1/2 years younger, what's wrong with me. His friends will hate me" So I tried to let things be and just enjoy the night.
Problem with that was, he kept being sweet like that. When he would stop in the bar after that he would hang out by me more and more often.
Finally (late June) we decided to give it a shot and the bartender friend (she was a good friend of mine now, too) WAS.NOT. HAPPY.

So, as you can see, it worked out and we both blame the other for starting it.

Fast forward 4 1/2 years and we are dressed to go out and celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary.
Princess & Mr. princess were over to babysit and we headed out to our destination- Delmonico's in Albany,NY (30-40 min away). We had decided to go there as they have great steak and we got a gift certificate for Christmas. I wanted to go to Dakota in Latham, NY originally but Gift Cert won out.

Wonderful couldn't wait to exchange gifts so we stopped at a Hess station and at in their parking lot under a street lamp ( romantic, huh?) I received a beautiful silver and diamond ring for my right hand. He always picks the most unique jewelry. I hate it when men go for the easy, mass-produced items. My honey always looks for something simple but completely different. he hasn't been wrong yet.

Wonderful got a necklace that will be returned for a different type. I told him before he opened it that we'd be returning it. I got it from QVC and it was beautiful but it was one of those pre-formed into a circle kind which I couldn't tell in the pictures and I didn't have time to exchange it.

So on to dinner.

We get to Delmonico's and they have a valet ( a valet?! I've never seen a valet in these parts- although I don't tend to go to fancy restaurants either- plus they didn't have one last time we were there) who asks if we want them to park us- we declined and drove to parking lot. Now, I don't know about you but, I was a bit worried about what they were planning to do with our car while we ate as there were NO EMPTY SPOTS and no sectioned off area for valets to park. Apparently they were just going to joyride for an hour or so till we were done.
So after we realized we weren't eating there, we tried a couple other places in the area- they all had people waiting outside.
Nuh Uh! Not in the boots I was wearing so....guess where we ended up?

Dakota!
I was happy because I had only eaten there once a few years back and it was fabulous.
I could not wait for the salad bar(GASP! did she just say salad? why yes, yes she did!) and the Filet Mignon.
We ordered and hit the salad bar, which is awesome, and sat down to wait for our sizzling beef.
not too long later our steaks arrived- his Porterhouse and my Petit Filet.
I cut into my steak and noticed it was a bit squishy (excuse the technical terms here). I like my beef medium rare/medium so I expect a little squish.

Then I looked at it and it was Purple inside.
Pic below is of Buffalo meat- it is dark- What was on my plate was darker and more purple.

Beef is red, people, even pink but PURPLE! ewwwww
I believe it might have been Bear meat but I can't find a picture online.

So I called the waitress over and didn't even have to explain, she took one look and whisked it away.
I waited for a bit and she comes back with THE SAME PIECE although now it is charred on the outside yet still purple on the inside.

So off it goes again, when steak comes back it's a fresh hunk of meat and it was perfect, awesome, delicious. Now it's been an hour, Wonderful finished his steak (I insisted) and while I ate mine he had more salad.
One of the managers comes to our table and says" Leave some room and dessert is on us" Personally I was thinking " Dinner should be on you" but I try not to be nasty to restaurant people. Been there, done that.
So we ordered dessert to go and headed out.

All in all it was a wonderful evening and we enjoyed the rest of our night snuggled up together at home.

Hope you all have someone wonderful to snuggle up with too.

I Know...I Know................

2007-01-11T08:00:00.000-05:00

.......Posting once a week or less is not right.

You people miss me when I'm gone. (please tell me you do so I don't get a complex)

You'll have to cut me some slack as I'm up to my eyeballs in sewing Moose and his little blue bird friend.

This morning I have, so far, worked on 1/5th of the things I need to get done for Job 1- looked at my to-do list for Job 2 and found the oil I need to service my sewing machine so I can continue making animals for the masses(starting to turn into Job 3!).

Maybe I'll get all dressed up and go to Walmart. (now where is my tiara and mink....)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

2007-01-03T06:53:00.000-05:00

Yeah, yeah, I know.

I'm a couple days late. Sue me.

Life has been a bit hectic for the last couple weeks and I've been trying to enjoy the peace and quiet.

This is what I got to see yesterday:

Grandma & Grandpa took little guy to get his ( and little cousins) pics taken yesterday.
Him in his little suit just kills me.

Funny thing is just about a year ago ( at our wedding)was this:

Big difference but still a handsome little guy.

That's all for now. Had to share.

And now...The end is near......

2006-12-27T07:10:00.000-05:00

Of 2006, that is.

Our holiday went pretty well.
Kids got what they wanted and so did Wonderful and myself.
We all had a good time Christmas Eve.

Wonderful's Uncle passed away last Thursday so we will be attending the wake tonight and the funeral tomorrow.

Now just a few items to mention about Christmas Eve as I warned all attending that they would be blogged about if they gave me good fodder.

Techy is somewhat of a "precise" type person. He likes things a certain way and doesn't like to accept any less so, while wrapping Little guys presents he & Ms. Techy bought, he used a ruler and an exacto knife so they would be exactly square and fit the packages correctly. I had a giggle about that one.
His are the blue shiny ones on the floor next to princess

Princess & Mr. princess wanted wedding money for Christmas. Not one to disappoint, Wonderful and I spent about an hour rolling individual dollar bills and tying each with ribbon, then we put them all in a box with packing peanuts, wads of wrapping paper and random pieces of curled ribbon and shook it like crazy. The kids were discussing who's present was the largest one ( all but the recipient knew) and princess said it couldn't be hers because she asked for money although, knowing mom ( me) she would give us stacks of ones and put them in a big box. Well she was close- My daughter knows me well. HAHA

Here they are unrolling and counting, we decided to only tell them it was a round number. And yeah we were all picking on Mr. Princess about the socks. Little guy loved them tho, kept poking his finger in.

Now here is a good shot of Princess and Mr. Princess. I got them each their own Tiara.
Ahem, sorry, I mean CROWNS

Here's Puddin with Little Guy wearing the Tiara ( daddy didn't approve, lol)- Puddin got the TV behind them.

Techy & Ms. Techy

Me making Alfredo sauce- Mr. princess is vegetarian so we had a Ham & Linguine Alfredo so all were covered. Yes I wore the tiara too, I was a princess once ( right MOM?!)

Little guy had Puddin's headphones on and when I snapped this pic I didn't realize it looked like he was rockin out to some tunes. That's Wnderful in the back- Ignore the scruffiness, kids showed up 2 hours earlier than expected.

Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!!
See ya in 2007

DAMMIT!

2006-12-21T17:17:00.000-05:00

Well, I should've seen it coming.
It was obvious.
Right in front of my friggin nose.

Now I'M sick.

Wonderful went back to work Wed feeling much better. Little guy has had a tiny bit of runny nose since Sun but fine otherwise.

I woke up with the creepin crud this morning ( it's a southern thing)

Can't breathe- want to scream.

more later................

A few quick updates..........

2006-12-18T11:22:00.000-05:00

Because I. AM. WIPED. OUT.

I'm done making Moose and Zee until late January so if you are looking for one or both you'll just have to email me (or leave a comment here) and be put on the list. To everyone who received theirs- I hope your children love them as much as my Little Guy does.
Wonderful has been sick since Wed night. Started with Flu and he stayed home Thurs- went to work Friday and has been paying for it since. He now has been having stomach pains & VERY weak/dizzy since Sun morning. We are going to Dr at 4 today. Last night was hell. Because...........
Little guy was throwing up all Sunday and was not a happy camper. Hence the "Wiped Out" comment above.
My whole body hurts due to this stupid arthritis type sh*t after having to hold/carry little guy ALL DAY and try to support Wonderful when he had to venture to the potty. Heading to Gyno on the 26th to have the IUD taken out- hopefully that will take care of all the problems.
Still have to shop for Wonderful's Xmas present and Anniversary (Jan 6th) present. With everyone being sick I can't take therm with me but, I can't leave them home either so I'm kinda stuck. Hopefully can get out tomorrow.

Well that's all for now. Might not be able to post again till after Xmas so......
Here's wishing you and yours a very Happy Holiday!

I heard it's your birthday.....

2006-12-11T17:06:00.000-05:00

Well it's my birthday too!

Happy Birthday to me
and anyone else who has a birthday today

We celebrated over the weekend, and in "celebrated" I mean:
1) My older Boys gave me a Teddy Bear & Foot bath massager thingy & a card along with hugs and kisses
2) Wonderful got me exactly what I wanted (and a food processor....wink, wink) along with a great, Funny card
3) I made Peanut Butter Balls ( hehe.. I get to say "balls" a lot this time of year)
4) Made dinner for us (my famous meatloaf roll)
5) Woke to another wonderful card from , who else, Wonderful.
6) My mommy called from TX to sing me Happy Birthday (as always)
7) Daughter popped over and gave me a cool t-shirt along with greatest hits of QUEEN!
8) Got a package from MIL in SC with the most adorable candlesticks I've ever seen.

See- Great huh!?

9) Now hubby is home so My birthday is complete.

Hope everyone has a great night.

Oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh oh....

2006-12-10T13:32:00.000-05:00

Oh stop thinking perverted!

I'm just excited ( again, not in a perverted way)

Now you can all leave me a voice message

ISN'T THAT COOL?

Get Your Own Voice Player

Manage

Leave it here so I can hear all your wonderful voices.

I'll move it to the sidebar in a few days when I can come up with a new post.

BTW, you can get your own too!

My Bad..................

2006-12-05T07:19:00.000-05:00

I've been bad at posting recently.
( what? you didn't notice?)

Things have been very busy lately. Been trying to keep up with the J-O-B's and make cookies for office gifts and I'm up to my eyeballs in Moose and Zee and then there is the Christmas shopping.

Oh The Christmas shopping we've been doing!

Have a few items to get for family and still have to get Wonderful his presents.

We ventured into Kid Heaven on Sunday and took care of little guy so he's all set for Santa. We found him the cutest little pony that rocks,talks and sings. I'm dying to give it to him but Wonderful dragged it upstairs so I wouldn't be as tempted.

I've been making good use of my health insurance lately.
I've had this nerve type pain in my neck for almost 5 months now. Decided to stop being stubborn and went to the Dr. about 1 1/2 months ago.
Got x-rays and they said I have Degenerative Disc Disease. Mainly, my discs are acting older than I am ( not difficult, lol). I also have arthritis in my neck/shoulders.
So we started with Celebrex for the pain- Nada
- next was Naproxen- Zip
-after that it was Lodine-worked great but made me really nauseous ( great for that Thanksgiving meal. NOT.)
-recently Meloxicam- Fabulous as long as I wanted to live with Migraines
I guess there is another drug waiting for me at CVS as I type this.

Were you counting along?
This will be #5 which is after all the over the counter stuff I had tried. I'm also going to physical therapy although I don't see any improvement and within an hour after I go I'm in awful pain.
Plus the copay for PT is $40! Yeah not so bad till you figure the cap on what they can charge is $60!
WTF!
AND my insurance has limited me to 6 visits- I don't get it, I'm paying most of the charge and they get to dictate how long I can go?
If this pill doesn't help without major side effects I may be heading to a specialist.
I was doing some research on this wonderful thing we call the "web" and decided to check on my birth control method ( Mirena 5 year IUD) and guess what I found?!
Yup, You guessed it. Or maybe you didn't and stopped reading a paragraph ago.
Anywho, Here is what I've uncovered.

quoted from Curezone.com message board:
poster- tiredoflooking
"Yes, I have symptoms of arthritis; my knee was the first to show pain. I've also been tested but it came back negative. I use to be very active I would use the treadmill daily. But now I can barely walk sometimes. I'm in the car driving all the time. My wrists started to hurts so bad, my husband had to come home from work just so that we can get the kids to school, swimming, football, etc... Along with my wrists, my knees, elbows, shoulders, ankles basically everywhere. I've had all sort's of test done but unable to find a really cause."

Now I do actually have the arthritis but it has always been mild and easy to control. I'm thinking this might be why it's getting worse.
My next call will be to my OB/GYN and see what they think.

Isn't life a friggin hoot?!

Things to be thankful for.....

2006-11-24T09:08:00.000-05:00

Besides the obvious? (ie., friends, family, food, conversation, etc.)

Moments like this!

Announcing the arrival of.......

2006-11-20T06:51:00.000-05:00

*****UPDATE*****
**Please see my more recent post about the dolls here**

The most sought after preschoolers dream!
Check out my new message board just for Moose and Zee here

Forget TMX Elmo and just try to get your hands on one of these. (They don't make them. ANYWHERE!)

Moose A. Moose!
(If you don't know who that is you should thank your luck stars)

I have officially made my first Moose A. Moose stuffed toy. A woman saw the video of the small one I made for my son and asked if I would make her one. It is now complete so her little girl will have it Xmas morning.

Go Me!
Here's 20" of yellow preschooler happiness!

Click to see bigger!

I'm so proud of myself for doing such a good job, I was scared shi*less that it would come out crappy and her little one would be disappointed .

I am going to attempt to make some more for Christmas. I know alot of parents who would love for Noggin to make them but for some reason they haven't. I figure at least I can make a few little ones happy for Christmas.

**UPDATE- I just finished my first Zee- Yay! ( she was a pain in the butt tho)

"No I don't like candy corn..." Moose A. Moose

And the nominee is.......

2006-11-14T07:04:00.000-05:00

ZubeGirl

It's time for the ROFL awards hosted by Mommy Off the Record and IzzyMom

My nominee is this post by Zubegirl
It made me laugh so hard! I even called my hubby in to read and he laughed. Gives quite a visual too.

Go check it out.
I'll wait.....

dun,dun
dun,dun
dun,dun,dun
dun,dun,dun,dun,DUN
dundundundundun...

Oh, you're back.
(were we all humming Jeopardy?)

She has gone through so much and is now (finally) pregnant and hearing a heartbeat. YAY!
I stalk her blog everyday just to check in and see how things are going.

So be sure to vote for ZubeGirl and let her know you stopped over.

Here's your code (change the two * to <)

*a href="http://izzymom.com/">*image src="http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/MommyCristina/rofloct.png">

Chrissy is.......

2006-11-07T13:29:00.000-05:00

Had to post this- Too much fun.

Googlism

chrissy is pumping- uh….pumping what?
chrissy is at it again- Ya think?!
chrissy is trying to increase her butt- Not likely
chrissy is a bad cop too- OHHH wanna be my good cop?
chrissy is a black & white capuchin- ?? (capuchin= monkey)
chrissy is absolutely adorable - AWWWWWW
chrissy is available for custom shoots in- Uh… No artsy shots Mkay?
chrissy is an excellent instructor- hehehehehehehe
chrissy is available to conduct private training sessions- see above
chrissy is looking for a job as an art teacher- Not unless it’s noodle art.
chrissy is the most precious gift we have ever been given- You people are sooo sweet
chrissy is destroyed and amanda is the acknowledged heroine- Bitch!
chrissy is my only child- No, there are others.
chrissy is a 30 year old woman now- ok, 30… 30-something… same diff
chrissy is that she growls when she eats- Only when you try to take my food
chrissy is in need of a loving home in tx- Who’s in my head?
chrissy is my beeyotch- I’m NOBODY’S Beeyotch
chrissy is lying on the operating table; her legs are up in stirrups- What a visual!
chrissy is a one act play of duration approximately 25 to 30 minutes for a cast of 2 males and 3 females- Hmmmmm sounds kinky
chrissy is distrusted- By who? Dammit speak up!
chrissy is clad in a red sparkling halter top- HAHAHAHAHA- no way
chrissy is a tenth grader at father lopez high school- Poor catholics don’t know what they’re in for
chrissy is my best bitch and will be breed to garner's harpo- Bred enough thank you. I don’t even know Garner’s Harpo? Dinner first, then we’ll talk.
chrissy is my dream come true and everything i have always longed for in a haflinger- Thanx but what the hell is a haflinger????
chrissy is a true sense of inspiration- Again with the sweetness- I may blush.
chrissy is hypnotised and is able to confirm harold's story- I didn’t act like a chicken did I?
chrissy is the daughter of jerry and sandy creamer- That’s a surprise (relief) to my mom and dad
chrissy is everywhere- MUWAHAHAHAHA (evil laugh)
chrissy is trapped in the apartment- alright, let me out- not funny!
chrissy is getting as much or more- hmmmmm- shaddap
chrissy is my name and phone sex is my game- Ummmmmm- No
chrissy is abducted from the bathroom and fed to the beast- Did I get served with Fava Beans?
chrissy is tied tight with white rope- again with the confinement?
chrissy is a different person- You say that like it’s a bad thing
chrissy is doing- No comment

"If you want to know if you're an idiot, geek, moron, stupid, funny, classic, workaholic or rich: Use Googlism." - Internet-Explained.com

"Do what you want" day......

2006-11-07T10:10:00.000-05:00

Today is election day!
As if you have been able to escape the onslaught of TV campaign ads.

Some will go to the designated area in their town today and make choices for those who choose not to do it themselves.

Of which camp am I?
I will not say. It doesn't matter to you what my feelings on politics are.
It only matters to me.

So I am leaving you with some voting humor found while hopping around the internet this morning-Both for and against.

Courtesy of George Bush-

"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."

"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."

"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."

"Public speaking is very easy."

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."

"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."

To sleep, perchance to dream...

2006-11-06T07:53:00.000-05:00

OK, maybe someone can explain this weird dream I had Saturday night.

I was at my high school reunion ( there have been several but I haven't made it to one yet) and I ran into and old friend/boyfriend, Stephen.

I'll have to give a bit of background on him- we met in 6th grade, I had a mad crush instantly. We dated off and on all through junior high and into high school. We were friends even when we were dating others. When I met my now ex-husband ( in high school) we stayed friends and he even helped me get through a rough time after I was engaged. We lost contact for a few years but then reconnected ( by phone) when I was living in Texas with ex. He again helped me with a rough spot. When I left my ex a few years later, he was one of the first I called and we went to Moreau park and had a great time hanging out, talking, taking videos of the scenery. We kept in touch for awhile longer ( I even dated a friend of his) and then it ended again. I haven't seen him since then and I know if/when we cross paths again it will be like always.

Now the dream- he and I were talking for hours & everyone else around was talking to us but we didn't answer them. We ended up going to his home where his wife was ( he met her in high school too) and she wouldn't talk to me but she would smile at me and then give dirty looks? Then we went and had coffee and talked some more. I have no idea what we were talking about the whole time and I woke up feeling like I hadn't finished our conversation.

My confusion is this- I have had dreams about him before (always clean!) and they were always about us on a rollercoaster. That's it. And I eventually would realize that they were happening when I was having major turmoil in my life. (duh!)

I am happier than I've ever been in my life and now this dream? Anyone got some insight?
It kinda freaked me out because it felt so real.

Interpret this:
You Are Chased By A Plastic Spoon Before Having Your Foot Attached To Your Eyeball

"A rotten fishslap upside the head"

2006-11-01T09:07:00.000-05:00

Yes, That is what I got.
A big ole' *borrowed from IT2M

I submitted this blog to IT2M and apparently I suck.
I knew what I was getting myself into when I submitted, I mean they tell you right up front "we're rude-deal with it".

I have actually had fun reading all the bashings in the comment section because it lets me know what's not working. As you can see I got rid of the tiled pic in the background as requested. I also changed the background color on the heading ( sorry RW, gotta keep her clothes on, my family stops here)
Now my problem is Opera users are seeing some weird sh*t. Anyone willing to pass me a clue as to how to fix it?

“Beware the lollipop of mediocrity - lick it once and you suck forever.” Anonymous

HAPPY HALLOWEEN........................

2006-10-31T06:57:00.000-05:00

"Lord,I apologize for that right 'der,be with the pigmys in New Guinea,amen" Larry the Cable Guy

Help.......................

2006-10-24T20:22:00.000-04:00

Calling all visitors!

Yes, this means you too Mr./Ms. Lurker.

I need opinions!

Please visit My Other Blog
and leave a comment about the title, layout, colors, tagline,etc.

It's something I have been wanting to do for a long time and am trying to get started but I don't know much about html or css so I'm having a tough time.

Template started out as black and I've changed it to white background with the red and green text.

Anyone willing to help, I'd really appreciate it.

THANK YOU!!!!

The game I refuse to mention......................

2006-10-24T07:35:00.000-04:00

I'm getting alot of google hits for this game.
The hints that worked for me were here & here
You won't get better hints anywhere else.

Go now my child...............
be safe.............

"rawr" Weff Jebster
"nurlo" Weff Jebster

Hopefully a real post will appear later

It's official....................................

2006-10-23T14:27:00.000-04:00

Princess is engaged as of last night.........

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Princess is engaged as of last night.

My little girl.
Engaged.
at 19yrs old.
Planning a wedding.
for 2007.

Yes! 2007

Anybody got any Valium?
Anything?
Something?
I'll even take muscle relaxers cuz y'know that pinched nerve in my neck?
The one I haven't mentioned cuz I was hoping if I didn't bring it up it would go away?

Yeah THAT ONE!
Guess what?

Didn't work.

Killingme.

can'tsleep.

Can'tthink.

Apparently having issues with spacebar.

Remind me to breathe- in...out...in...out...in...in...in...in...............out.

There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.
Henry Kissinger

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh..............Much better..............

2006-10-19T06:59:00.000-04:00

Wonderful, glorious, peaceful sleep.

You wanna know just how wonderful Mr. Wonderful is?..

Fade in Husband putting his boots on, Wife waiting to hand over lunch and receive kiss.

wife: Did you turn the tv off last night?
husband: no
wife: I don't remember turning it off, by the way, who got booted off Dancing with the stars?
husband: no idea
wife: you crashed too, huh? I knew when I finally went to sleep I would go deep.
husband: yeah, you were loud
wife: huh? was I snoring?
husband: yeah- started out quiet but by 5:30 this morning it was LOUD
wife: *giggle* that bad?
husband: seemed like everytime I woke up you had gotten louder. When the alarm went off it had to get pretty loud before I could hear it over you
wife: why didn't you nudge me and tell me to roll over?
husband: because you were tired and needed your sleep. I didn't want to wake you.

Now how sweet is he?
He didn't sleep well Tuesday night either, maybe 3 hours- so he was tired too. But he was more concerned with my sleep than his own.

I may have to give him a big, wet, sloppy when he gets home.

A KISS!
I mean a kiss

geez people
get your minds out of the gutter

Oh
I almost forgot to share this with you.

Little guy has just recently turned one.

It is a habit at night to let him run around naked for a few minutes before we put his jammies on.
Just some time to air "things" out.
Plus he giggles.
and scratches his tushy
quite amusing for us too.

Well, last night he was naked..
sitting on the floor watching jeopardy (his fav nightime show)..

scratching his tush/hip area...

then he decided to put his hands in his lap.
and found something.
Not for the first time (he gives it a swat during diaper changes)
But it's the first time he SAW it too.

he giggled.

grabbed it again.
giggled again.

grabbed and pulled.
daddy winced
mommy giggled with little guy

went back to scratching his tush
then back to the front.
he went back and forth for a few minutes
and that's when I made an observation.

He's turning into a man already

Just about every man I've known has done the same thing when they get their pants off, be it down to boxers, briefs, bathing suit or naked.
Scratch their ass and then the "man"and the "boys"

It doesn't offend me- well..........as long as it's within reason

So our boy has found his "little man" and "the boys"

Gawd, what next?

Farmer's blow or burping the alphabet?

I'm voting for the burping
cleaner
funny
and something mommy can't do ( my body will not burp, it does this weird gurgling thing instead)

I'll keep you posted on the progress.

*abcdeghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz*..........

"When birds burp, it must taste like bugs." Calvin & Hobbes

Less than 2 hrs to go.......

2006-10-18T04:44:00.000-04:00

I'ts 4:38 am here in my little corner of the world and in less than 2 hrs Mr. Wonderful will be waking to get ready for work.

What's that?

Why the hell am I up at this hour?

Well you see.

It's easy to be up this early when

YOU HAVEN'T GONE TO BED YET.

Yup. No. Sleep. Nada. Zip.Zilch.

Since 6:30 am.
22 hrs of wakefulness.

Now you may wonder.... what has kept me from "oh so wonderful" slumber?

Perchance some evil-doer has brought a horrible wrath down upon me?

Perhaps Little Guy is reaking havoc as I type?

Possibly unexplainable insomnia has me in it's grasp?

Nope, not a chance, nuh-uh.

you ready for this?.....

you sure?......

I know you're gonna wanna slap me for this.....

I'm WORKING.

At friggin 4:45 am (yes 7 minutes have passed---- did you know that if you search www.acronymfinder.com for Nope you get "Nowhere On Planet Earth" funny how I found that)

*clears throat*

Anywho...

So here I sit
broken hearted
tried to shi.... oh no wait
where was I

wrong limerick

There once was a man from Nantucket
Whose di.... dammit

what the hell one am I thinking of?

Ah hell, my brain is fried.

I have to say though that I have completely caught up on my work and I even bid on a new project.

Just what I need, more sh*t to do.

But money is money and baby needs a new pair of shoes
not really.
sounded good.

now what the hell was that limerick....

Am I babbling?

Honest,
you can tell me if I am
I won't be upset.

Just found on the web:
My new favorite answering machine message:

There once was a man from Nantucket,
who was old, but not yet kicked the bucket,
don't be a creep,
at the sound of the beep,
leave a message or you can just f-- orget about anyone calling you back!

ZZZZzzzzzzzzz.................................................... (I wish!)

*edited to add*- 9:53am- still not sleeping and not Sleepy. WTF?

*edited again*- 12:59pm and still chugging along.......

"It's 5 o'clock (am): do you know where your children are?" yeah sleeping like they're supposed ta be!
5:07 now

Note to Self.......

2006-10-16T08:55:00.000-04:00

Don't click on a link when the poster SPECIFICALLY says you will hate them after you do!

I clicked...
Yes, I did.

And what I was led to?......

WEFFRIDDLES

Don't say I didn't warn you.

It's riddle crack.

I'm on Batch 4 level 51.

God help me!

Oh and if you can figure out the code for why PQO = ABC
Please put your guess in my comments cuz I've been stuck on this one for 3 - count them- 3 days
and Little guy would really appreciate it

and I'll visit your site/blog for the rest of my life.

Maybe even give you my next born- bahhahahahahahahahahaha *cough* *choke*
(just kidding mom & mom)

Ah'll be baaack.......

"Can't find no funny's this morning"-me

*edited to add*- I've done it- gone & figured it out- now if anyone can help with the set of level 54's- same offers apply!

Extreme makeover- Blogger edition........

2006-10-11T08:12:00.000-04:00

As you can tell I'm trying a new template out.

I tweaked it a bit but I have limited knowledge of HTML.

Let me know what you think and if you are an HTML wiz you're more than welcome to suggest changes.....(instructions please)

Even better would be if someone wanted to use my blog as a guinea pig for templates. (hint,hint, nudge,nudge, wink, wink)

I would like to keep with the HELL theme though.

Comment away......... (and don't forget to vote for me)

"If you work on a lobster boat, sneaking up behind someone and pinching him is probably a joke that gets old real fast." Author: Jack Handey

Waving frantically.....

2006-10-10T07:40:00.000-04:00

Hi to all my new visitors.

Hope you look around a little before you jet off to more exotic websites.

I've been bad lately with the pic posts but with Little guy's 1st birthday recently I've been a bit more focused on him (ya think?!)

I promise to get back to normal soon.
Yeah, yeah.....

I'm shooting for better than normal.....

You can stop with the eyerolling and heavy sighs.....

Hey this sh*t takes time to get used to.
I never kept a diary when I was younger cuz I was afraid someone might find it and learn all my secrets.
Here, I don't tell everything but I keep out-of-state family up to date
and possibly amuse some others.

Ok...now I'm having too much fun with animations.
I'll stop now.

Suppose I'll attempt to get some work done.

I'll be back with an entire post dedicated to Mr. princess (of course there will be pics)

I know you're thinking woohoo

But I already ~~threatened~~ promised him.

Don't think he knows what he's getting himself into

heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh..........

"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before." Mae West

Vote for me!!!!!

2006-10-08T12:43:00.000-04:00

I've been nominated for:
Most un-appreciated (ie least comment receiving though they should) blogger.
Over at I Miei Pensieri

Please stop over and vote for me.

You could also leave me some love here....

Although....

I guess that might take me out of the running.....

Decisions...decisions........

Ah hell. Do what you want.

But still
go vote and check out all the other nominees in all categories.

A thousand points of light to ya.......

"Give Oval Office one heck of a scrubbing." —the #2 item on the "Top 10 Changes George W. Bush Will Make in the White House," read by Bush on the Late Show with David Letterman

My First Attempt at "Love Thursday"......

2006-10-05T16:15:00.000-04:00

Big Lovins!!!!

Go Little Guy...It's your birthday........

2006-10-05T07:40:00.000-04:00

I've been bad.

Leaving all my new (and old) friends hanging on the edge of your seat.

Just chompin at the bit to see Little Guy's Birthday Pictures.

And no... that is not his cake.

My boy has better taste than that.

Here's his cake (that mommy made)

And the big cake (also mommy made)

And his feelings about the whole thing

It was a fun time. Here's some random party pics

And after the party....

I know I promised pics of all the Elmo stuff in the house but I just can't bring myself to put them all in one spot. It would be like gathering the troops and I'm just not ready to deal with an Elmo Army.

At ease ya'll..................

''Ain't no use running, fool! I know where your mama parks your house!'' Earl Hickey (My Name Is Earl)

What was I thinking??????

2006-09-27T00:57:00.000-04:00

Princess called me last Tuesday, innocently enough, from Target on her lunch break (yeah she hangs out at target at lunchtime, what's it to ya?)

She was looking to buy her little brother (aka Little guy) a great birthday present. Seeing as his party was on Sunday she was cutting it a bit close.
She asks if Little guy likes Elmo. I say "Somewhat, why?" She says the new Tickle Me Elmo TMX (bum, bum, BUMMMMMM) was at target and did she think he would like it. I say, of course he would, then I remembered last time elmo came out.

Oh the horror of parents fighting over the silly red monster.

I almost told her never mind but seeing as my mind is always looking for ways to profit I ask " How much money do you have?" Mr. princess was kind enough to grab an extra and bring it straight away for me to hide and treasure until the fateful day in early December when TMX will be unleashed on the masses (imagine foreboding echo)
Yup, Me and Ebay have a date.

Yet that is not the problem, as you see.
Little guy has his own.....
out of the box.......
with fresh batteries........
Thank god it has an off switch...
Other problem......
Have you seen these?

Yeah....cute huh?????

Guess what?

It giggles too.....

and shakes.......

I need prozac......

I hear giggles in my sleep.....

Elmo is everywhere. I will post b-day pics soon and you'll get a glimpse of all the elmo stuff in the house.

He's taking over

Run for your lives........

"All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy." Spike Milligan

And now The Great Houdini.....

2006-09-21T17:11:00.000-04:00

Have you seen these things?

They are to keep little fingers, hands and any other appendages out of your cabinets.

In the span of 90 Seconds- Here is what happened.........

Fits nicely don't it?

"Hmmmm, What's this thing here for?"

"Why is mommy saying that word again? What does NO mean? I'll just smile to make her giggle, she loves when I do that."

"Now I get it, That thing must've been for decoration. Mommy loves decorations."

Notice what's ON THE FLOOR?!?!?!?

Exactly!!

Stupid piece of SH*T.

This has been a public service announcement...................

"Kids. They're not easy. But there has to be some penalty for
sex. "-- Bill Maher

And on....and on......and on.....

2006-09-19T21:14:00.000-04:00

One child- Little guy

5 days before first birthday party- Yippee

One Mother who can never plan things because they always go awry- Go figure

A badly-timed incoming phone call- Damn work

Same child alone for 2 minutes- Do ya see it coming?

Table he is not allowed to touch (because he likes to open the drawer and pull on it while trying to empty it of it's contents)- Almost there...

1st birthday photos with black eye (Cuz you KNOW it's gonna swell and be all kinds of pretty colors by Sunday)- Priceless

When I got to him the stand was on his leg- one tiny little bruise there.
Then he has a small line on his arm that is bruised- have to assume it hit the arm first.
The ones on his face- not sure if stand slid down his face first or if the bear got him.

New nickname- Bruiser

Bad mommy!.....................

"I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity. " Chris Rock

Ever have one of those days?.......

2006-09-18T11:47:00.000-04:00

Well, we had one of those WEEKENDS!

We got alot done but stress was rearing it's ugly head ALL over the place.
The teenagers were told to show up Saturday ready to work (Bwuhahahahahahahahahahahah- mom's funny, huh?)

Princess said she would do housework and babysit while the rest of us painted, etc. Well Techy helped cut in 1/2 the bathroom (sorta) and Puddin helped with the other half cuz paintbrushes kill my hand. Then they disappeared while mom rolled the rest. Needless to say, they didn't come back. I found them either watching TV or on the computer. And Princess. Well....let's just say there are still dishes to be done, floors to be swept & mopped ..................................
But, Little guy was kept amused so not a complete loss.

Wonderful & I realized that time sneaks away too fast on us so we have to start planning better when there are projects to be done. Hence the STRESS. We've had over a month to do all this stuff and now that Little guy's party is coming SUNDAY, we are scrambling to just have things back in order. I don't even care if all the trim is painted, I just want my home back.
Obstacle courses aren't as fun as you would think, especially after a month.

So today I am trying to catch up on some work- do some (AHEM!) housework and perhaps paint some trim.

Oh and wonderful and I apologized for being snippy.
All's fine & dandy on the Love Boat :-)

Happy Sailing....................................

"Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield"

Withdrawals......

2006-09-12T16:44:00.000-04:00

I'm having bad dreams, hard to sleep, I feel lost...........I have been internet-less for the last few days (except for a few minutes yesterday & now) because we are painting my office.

As we were painting, someone (read: ME) decided "Hey we have all those leftover peel-n-stick tiles from the bathroom, let's do the office floor".

Luckily it really didn't take long to pop the old ones up and replace with the new, clean, pretty ones.
The color I picked for the walls is hard to explain- It's Peach but.... a touch more pink. And it's bright but not really. (I warned you).
We've painted the trim white and I rummaged through my fabric stash to locate enough matching fabric to assemble some curtains. Now if Wonderful can find the time to install the new trim for me to paint, we'll be ready for................

.............Little Guy's birthday party in 12 days

12 DAYS!!

I have two cakes to make- one for him to smash and one where I get to show off how well I can make a dumptruck out of a cake mix (pray for me). I will post pics when/if I am successful.

Possibly having 30 people over to celebrate. If you could see our house you would say (as many have already) "Where are you going to put everybody?" My thoughts? Everyone has a lap that generally isn't in use so I think we should utilize these normally ingored areas for any seating issues.... or STAND if that's a problem. No, just kidding, we should be ok. Cross fingers for us that it's a nice day so we can herd everyone outside for a while.

Well my few precious moments are up- time to get back to working on paint, sew, etc.

It was nice chatting with you all- please see post directly beneath this one for hints on what to do if you're bored (hint: comment......pleeeeeeaaaasssseeeee?)

I think paint fumes are addicting hahahahahahahahaha.....................

"Mr. Garrison: Let's start the day with a few new math problems -- what is five times two? Yes. Clyde? Clyde: Twelve. Mr. Garrison: Okay. Now let's try and get an answer from somebody who is not a complete retard."
Courtesy of South Park

Please don't make me beg......

2006-09-08T20:06:00.000-04:00

It wouldn't be pretty.

I'm noticing that more people are venturing over here to read my ramblings.....

yet.....

No comments

Nothing

Nada

Zip

Zilch

No luv notes

No hate notes

Not even a "Hey I was here"

So I sit here

and look at my stats

and see all the interesting places you all come from

and just keep wondering who you are

maybe we'd like each other

maybe we'd bicker a little

Maybe you'd make me want to write more often

Maybe I'd get better at writing

Don't be shy, I know it's strange being the first to comment

I've been there

Just jump in with both hands and type something to me

Anything to let me know you kinda like checking up on me & my family.

I won't bite.

Ok. Maybe a nibble. But not till we know each other better and I have been able to deem you nibble-able.

Now, just imagine how bad this post would be if I had decided to BEG!

Note to self: Don't beg.........................(pretty please?)

“I believe if life gives you lemons make lemonade…then find someone that life gave vodka to and have a party.” Ron White

Brought to you today by the number 7.....

2006-09-07T16:25:00.000-04:00

I got nuthin'

Been some happenings around here lately that I'll post as soon as I find the best way to write it.

In the meantime, Enjoy the meme below. Thanx for the brain fill Mamatulip

Seven things I want to do before I die:

Visit Australia- I’ve always wanted to go there but I don’t think 7-10 days would do it. I’d love to stay 3 months but I know that will never happen now so I’ll take the 7-10 days on a cruise.

Become a Realtor- I’ve had every type of job I’ve ever wanted except Realtor and Car dealer. I figure the car dealer won’t work because I can’t lie with a straight face and I would be the anal one researching all the safety stuff for each model.

See all 4 kids grow up and start their own families so I can spoil their kids rotten.
Admit to certain people that they have hurt me deeply and I haven’t been able to forgive them yet……. but I’m trying.

Learn the keyboard- I don’t think I would like the actual piano (plus no room) so keyboard would be nice

Fit into a size 10 again (I’m not greedy, I’ll take a 12)

Make Mr. Wonderful feel loved every day of his life.

Seven things I can’t do:

Snow ski- Don’t care to learn either.

Pilates- not yet anyway

Visualize- Mr. Wonderful tries to describe his idea for our addition and new garage and I have no clue- draw me a friggin picture wouldja?

Do that Cauliflower thing with my tongue- Princess can but I can’t. It’s weird looking

Learn a language- No idea why, I am unable to retain the information past 2 minutes. Ask Puddin.

Eat Sushi- That is the most grotesque thing I have ever seen

Hang up the phone with Family without saying “I Love You”

Seven things I can do:

Tape a room (spackle the sheetrock)- Had that job for 6 months- I am the official taper in this house but Wonderful is learning nicely

Change a tire- Just ask mom, I had to change hers in the pouring rain.

Sing- although I’ve got awful stage fright. Even Wonderful has not fully heard me yet, Usually it’s along with the radio- maybe one day

Drive standard and Teach a teenager how to- without cursing.

Do a tune-up and replace the brakes on my car- Thank god I don’t have to do that anymore

Bake anything with a recipe.

Crochet, Sew, Knit (a little), cross stitch, plastic canvas

Seven things that attracted me to Mr.Wonderful:

His gorgeous smile

His drum playing (sexy band guy)

His tush

The way he cared for his friends even thought they were idiots (he sees that now)

The way he reacted to tough situations.

He loved my Mom and talked about his family with love

He's a hard worker.

Seven things I say most often:

“I love you”

“What’s up?”

“Whatcha doin?”

“Hey baby (or sweety)”

“No Way Man!”

“ruh-roh”

“NO!”

Seven books I love:

Anything Janet Evanovich

Anything VC Andrews

Most Danielle Steele

Calvin & Hobbes
Christine by Stephen King

Bridgett Jones’ diary

Big Book of Hints From Heloise- She can solve ANYTHING!

Seven movies I love:

Forrest Gump

The Ring

Coyote Ugly

Erin Brokovich

Big Daddy

Bruce Almighty

What Women Want

Whew! That was tough.

Seven silly slippery slimy snakes say seeya............

"God has a sense of humor. If you don't believe me, tomorrow go to wal-mart and just look at people.” Carlos Mencia (my newest fav) (yes I shop at Wally world)

Random thoughts.....

2006-09-01T11:54:00.000-04:00

Little guy will be 1 in less than a month.

Yes ONE!

It's weird.

For years I swore I would never get remarried or have any more kids.

Then this good lookin, funny, goofy, sweet as hell man appeared where & when I least expected. Now look at me! Happily married and with an adorable little s**t like little guy.

I was going through little guys Armoire (no closet in his room- old house) and removing all things that do not fit anymore.

It's sad. All those clothes, so small. I hate to part with them but I know someone who is in dire need. I will be keeping some items that mean something to Wonderful and myself but the rest, well, they have a good home to go to and two, soon-to-be born, little boys.

Then I look again at the Armoire and a thought crossed my brain

OMG! He has no clothes left. I see 3 pairs of jammies (recently bought)- About 5 t-shirts- 2 long sleeve shirts- 3 fall jackets/sweatshirts-2 jeans- 1 jean coveralls- 3 navy blue pants- Pretty much it.
There's some onesies in the drawer but they won't fit much longer and the socks seem like hopefully they will fit a bit longer.

Which brings us to.....

Mommy gets to go ............................. SHOPPING YAY!!!!!

Rough month to do it but, I'll do what I do best .......

Find a BAAHHHHGGIINNNN
(bargain)

Me and Clarence (clearance) are great friends.
I've spent alot of time admiring Clarence over the years. He's been there through good times and bad. Always with a little something to brighten my day.

Thankfully, I have passed this love onto Princess.

She is a great bargain shopper- One example

Long story short- My sister (different state) likes nice things ( not a big clearance shopper)- princess went to visit- Airline lost luggage- sister takes princess to large mall and gives carte blanche- princess heads straight to clearance rack *see sister gasp in frustration* She is her mother's child :-)

Wonderful has a club foot at the moment.

He put his boots on yesterday morning and got stung by a bee who decided said boot was a nice sleeping place. Wonderful took boot off last night and his ankle bone seems to have disappeared.
We did the ice thing and the Benadryl thing- not so bad this morning but I suspect by end of day we may see....

Obviously SOOOO not his foot.

If it was I would have mentioned his beautiful pedicure but bad taste in footwear.

You get the idea though.

No plans for the weekend so do me a favor and leave me some links to hop around the internet.

I'll start you off David's New Snail - Absolutely the cutest thing I've seen in a while (except of course Little guy)

Happy 11 months Billy 8/27/06

Giving his bear some sweet lovins...

Time Flies.........

"When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands." GC

Two adults......overtired.....

2006-08-26T11:02:00.000-04:00

Heard in bed last night:

W- Hey
Me (half asleeep)- what?
W- Gotta tell you something
Me- hmph
W- It's Top Secret
Me- hmph
Silence for about 10 seconds
W- Wup, it's stuck
*fits of laughter*

(please tell me you got that, I mean, I know it might not be as funny in writing but it was Freakin Hilarious last night)

can't remember what started this conversation:

Me- But
W- Why?
Me- But
W- Why?
Me- But
W- Why?

Silence

W- Zer

*more fits of laughter*

I awoke this morning and stated "I am SOOO going to blog about you"

Now do you see why I love his silly Butt.
We were exhausted and he still made me laugh my ass off.

Good Lovin's..........

I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.GC

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. WONDERFUL....

2006-08-21T11:34:00.000-04:00

I wanted the whole world to know just how much I love your silly (& CUTE!) butt....

EVERYDAY

Everyday you make me laugh -
sometimes at you, sometimes with you.

Everyday you make me smile -
inside & out

Everyday you make me happy -
just by being yourself

Everyday you make me feel loved -
just by looking in my eyes

Everyday you amaze me -
by how wonderful you are with Little Guy and how you treat the older kids.

Everday you kiss me -
good morning, goodbye, hello, goodnight, just because

Everyday you hug me -
good morning, goodbye, hello, goodnight, just because

Everyday you tell me you love me-
in person and on the phone (even in front of other people)

Everyday you make me question -
the strength of the ozone (ruh ro lol)

Everyday you make me want to -
strangle you (for various small reasons. I know, I know--ditto for you)

Everyday I'm honored-
you wanted ME as your wife.

Everyday I'm proud-
to wear my wedding rings (even tho I sometimes forget to put them back on after shower, etc.)

But, More than anything....

Everyday I'm astounded - how much in love I am, with you.

Happy 27th Birthday Baby- you're catching up :-P

It's never just a game when you're winning. GC

WTF......

2006-08-18T15:11:00.000-04:00

What's the deal with Blogger?

It took 4 tries for me to sign in and then the stupid "Blogger Beta" thing shows up. I had no clue so I clicked ok then it tells me they aren't switching me yet.

Then why the heck didn't they just let me sign in like usual. Make me go through all that crap....... jeez (aggravation...grrrr!)

So I came to update seeing as it's been awhile (bad me)

Really not much going on. Had a couple visitors over the past couple days. Friends I don't see very often.
See...Boring stuff...For you anyways. I personally LOVE the interruptions. I am so out of the loop on life outside these four walls.

I know it's my fault partly, Little guy likes his schedule & I don't like messing with it. I have work to be done during the day, work-related phone calls I really need to be here for, housework, it just never ends. I'm actually behind on the work-work of my day. Should be catching up over the next few days which means I won't be updating for a bit .....again...I know.

I promise if anything funny, interesting, gross or poop related happens I WILL POST ASAP.

and that's the news......

ÂThe very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.Â GC

A few things...

2006-08-11T20:08:00.000-04:00

First off, I have to share a funny from Princess. Mr. Princess is a vegetarian, which does not fit in with our eating habits AT ALL (though I do make him a special meal whenever he is over)
Anyway,
They decided they were going to make manicotti for dinner at his house. They are at Super Walmart in the dairy section looking for ricotta cheese.
Here is the dialogue that took place.

Mr. Princess (holding a container of ricotta)"Do we want part skim?"
Princess (straight-faced & with her mother's sense of humor) "No honey, we want part 2%"
Mr. Princess turns around and starts looking for it.

She had to call and tell me that as soon as it happened cuz you know how much I love to mess with people when I can. I don't get much of a chance anymore so I get to live vicariously through her.

Next up,
Techy has a job now. Probably not alot of hours but at least it'll be money and Wed he gets his license (if he passes test)

Last but not least,

Little guy took his first steps last night. We were suprised cuz he did it out of the blue. Daddy got him to take some more tonight, of course I missed the four steps he took. He doesn't want to do it for me, I guess. Oh well, soon I'll be wishing he would just sit the heck down and relax.

Happy trails....

“Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.” GC

Now this will get annoying....

2006-08-08T14:51:00.000-04:00

This is what Little guy is doing RIGHT NOW!

I always wanted a pond ......

2006-08-08T11:27:00.000-04:00

Well, if you read yesterday's post you will remember that we needed to fix the washer.

I decided I would do it myself instead of waiting for Wonderful to get home... Mistake #1,
I mentioned this to Wonderful on the phone and he said ok, that was the end of the discussion.... Mistake #2

So here I am sitting on the dirty floor of the back porch (broken washer equals wet floor, which when mixed with dirt makes MUD)
First off, have NO CLUE WHERE THE TOOLS ARE- oh sure, there is a tool box on the dryer next to me and another in my new closet but, I can't seem to find a FRIGGIN PLIER to squeeze the stupid clamps thingies that hold the hoses on the part. I venture down to the basement and find a rusty pair of pliers..

TADA. 20 &%#%*% minutes later the 2 Hoses are off (yes I already checked for excess water and unplugged machine, I'm not a complete idiot)

Now I am dirty, cranky, hands hurt and cramped into tiny space.
Not happy that it took so long to do and now I have to try and maneuver these stupid things onto the new part. in cramped space. that is wet. and muddy.

Here is mistake # 2 part.
I was not a witness to what Wonderful and his dad had done previously to diagnose the problem- I also did not think to ask this of Wonderful while he was on the phone- in addition,he did not volunteer this information.

So I stand up, make sure the washer spins, throw about 5 pieces in to do a test wash. It starts running good so I walk away.

Few minutes later I am sitting in my office and I hear, what sounds like a waterfall.
A LARGE WATERFALL.

I run to washer and it is fine (obviously part was correct and I was right,haha)
I then run to basement which now has a pond in it (we have dirt floor basement, yippee)
I can't get too close or I will be drenched so I wait. and wait. and wait.
Finally it slows down enough so I venture over to the cause of the fountain.
Apparently, Wonderful and his dad thought maybe the drain hose was clogged and that was why washer would not work. They had taken the hose apart. it was hanging. wide open.
So when washer drained, it only had one place to go. Dirt. floor. basement.

I got it back together and very proud of myself (and a little damp) headed back up to finish that load and start another.
Partway through second load, I hear something again- my luck, I thought, the hose came loose- run to basement... hose is connected. except there is a hole in the hose about the size of a nail.... The thing was peeing all over the basement. I swear- straight out. Funny to watch I must say.

Needless to say I was done with laundry at that point.

Wonderful came home and when I told him about it he said "Oh, that hole's been there it just usually trickles".

Remind me to quiz him in detail whenever/if ever I decide to continue a project he started.

“The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.” GC

Sex,lies & videotape.....

2006-08-07T12:55:00.000-04:00

Ok- no sex, no lies(alright, ONE lie)but I DO have videotape!

(curious how many hits that title will attract)

All the young peoples were over this weekend.

Saturday it was just my three and Princess was kind enough to babysit little guy while Wonderful and I headed to Target (clearance diapers, who knew?) and then to the ORANGE STORE for the shelving for my NEW..... Wonderful.... Beautiful..... Closet.

She had to leave early for her and Mr. Princess' 6 month anniversary.
Y'know how important the 6-month is right? (just picking on ya sweety)

As you will see in the videotape evidence (below), the closet is unfinished but, as soon as little guy lets me get taping it will be ready for paint. I picked a color that kinda scares me but I wanted something different. (click here to see color swatch, couldn't get actual swatch online, had to make my own)

Sunday, all were over again plus Mr. princess and Techy's new girlfriend, who is a sweetheart.
House was a bit crowded but this was the FIRST time Techy did not touch my computer- not a finger, sideways glance, nothing.

But then I realized he was otherwise occupied. Click on it to see larger.

We made pizzas and watched movies, lounged around, got fat and gassy then about 7:30 they all left.
Wonderful and I put little guy to bed, Crawled in our bed, TV on, Lights out, Made weekly call to his mom and crashed.

Well HE crashed, I on the other hand had to get back up 15 min later to rock and bottle little guy because he was SCREAMING!
Finally got to shut my eyes for sleep and couldn't- ended up watching Kelly Ripa E! True Hollywood Story till midnight.

Sometimes I hate TV!

Hopefully have washer fixed today- got the part- Wonderful will put on when he gets home unless I get a wild hair and try to do it myself (can you say "electrocution waiting to happen")

AS PROMISED, THE EVIDENCE TAPEClick to watch.

No pithy closing, sorry...........

Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did. GC

It's F***ing HOT!

2006-08-02T07:47:00.000-04:00

I'm melting here. Little guy and I are hot, sweaty & cranky.
By the way, did I mention CRANKY???!!

Yeah, both of us.

Which means neither one of us is having a good time.

To top it off....
The stupid washer has broken.
Started laundry yesterday @ 3:15 and when Wonderful got home the dam thing was STILL running. Apparently the dial just kept going round & round & round.

It won't drain or spin.
So Wonderful tried to fix it- got it all apart- kicked it around a few times (did I mention the heat & crankiness?)- it started working. YAY

He started a new load before bed last night- got up this morning and guess what....

The thing was STILL RUNNING!

So now we have a tub full of clothes and water. In this humidity & heat (did I mention the heat?) you can imagine the smell that emanates from the washer at this very moment.

My day will be filled with crankiness, heat, humidity, stinky clothes to rinse in the bathtub (no fan in that room!) and crankiness. (maybe I forgot to mention, it's HOT!)

Sometime today I see myself with a half frozen kitchen towel around my neck, baby sleeping, and a bathtub full of smelly things.
Don't be jealous, you can come help if you want. Shoot me an email and I'll give you directions.

No. Seriuosly. Email me. I'm happy to share.

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. GC

Blogher 2006.......shoulda, coulda

2006-07-31T10:32:00.000-04:00

I have been bloghopping for 2 hrs now reading about how much fun everyone had at Blogher 06. Although I am quite new at this blogging thing I would have LOVED to go and learn more about how to do it better and to meet all these women I read about everyday. A few have been kind enough to add links on their post so I can bloghop even further than I have been. I'm more of a lurker but I'm finding that I WANT to post comments more & more so don't be suprised if you hear from me sometime in the near future.
OK enough of my being jealous that all of you got to party in San Jose.

Besides,

I HAVE A NEW CLOSET!!! YAY Mr. Wonderful.
We officially have a storage closet now and I can't wait for the shelving to be installed, then I can hide all the crap that usually sits out because we have a small house and ALOT of STUFF.

Little guy got a haircut over the weekend and you would think because mom went to Beautician's school (*cough*20 yrs ago *cough*) she could cut hair straight. Well here's what schoolin will get ya.

Do you see just behind his ear, Kinda short.
Now it's a couple days later and Wonderful says it looks like the start of a MULLETT.
The other side could actually use a bit more cut off but I'm afraid to make the two match.
(see the crap on the left in the background-sheetrock that was taken off old wall and not diposed of yet (ok disposed of the next day) and stuff that will be put in NEW CLOSET)

Ok so Little guy will be permanently scarred becasue this is one of those pics to show future girlfriends....
along with this one....

Every mom has to have a naked baby pic of their kids (RIGHT MOM?!)

So he will just have to bear with the generational disregard for modesty that runs in this family.

He's gonna need therapy...............

If a man stands in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him . . . is he still wrong? GC

AWWWW!!

2006-07-28T08:12:00.000-04:00

Well yesterday was pretty uneventful for the most part. Little guy climbed all over me, ate crackers, vienna sausage, fruity cheerios, plain goldfish (crackers of course......ewww for what you were thinking) PB&J samich. Now the cute stuff.

We are finding he likes to watch Wheel of Fortune and will not turn his head away from Jeopardy. I think we have a genius on our hands.
I think I better go back to school.
Aw heck.
I'll just let him teach me.

So you think you can dance results show was last night and Little guy was shakin his booty to the opening theme song. Too cute
Later, when daddy tried to rock him before bed he refused so daddy turned him around, sat him on his lap in the glider and they watched the end of the show together.
Now I, seeing as I have a PILE of work to do, snuck out of the room to try and get some ~~bloghopping~~ work done (didn't care to watch who got cut on the show, Benji was safe and that's all I cared about)
A few minutes later, I hear clapping coming from the living room and Wonderful says "come here".
I get into the room and I see that on the show the girl that was cut has finished dancing for the last time and the audience was clapping.
Apparently, Little guy thought she was pretty good too and was showing his appreciation.

It was just so sweet I think I got a cavity.

I guess we are looking at a genius dancer drum player in the future.

Now because I said that just watch, he'll turn into Starbuck's employee of the month at age 35. I hate Starbucks

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.
The mighty George again

2006-07-25T17:37:00.000-04:00

Two in one day.... and a suprise......

2006-07-25T17:18:00.000-04:00

Well little guy decided he wanted to grow up some more. he is standing alone and he is feeding himself. Just up and decided...."It's about time I showed these people that I'm not as lazy as they think"

Well, now for the suprise Click here and here for videos-

Now go back and watch that eating one again but make sure your volume is turned up at the beginning.

Did you hear it??!!??!!??!?!?

He very clearly said "I Love You"

Granted his mouth was full of food and it's highly possible he meant the jelly sandwich and not me but, I'm rooting for "he said it to me" Thank you very much.

Nuff said for today...

Weather forecast for tonight: dark.

One week later.....

2006-07-20T07:41:00.000-04:00

Well, I've been so busy catching up on everything I completely forgot to post.

Pleghm has dwindled to almost nothing YAY! Billy's other eyetooth (his left) popped through on monday 7/17 and he is STILL chewing on everything, so molars must not be far behind.

I was reading one of my fav blogs today and could not beleive what he found. Check it out here.
I don't have anything to say about it- it just pisses me off!

Anywho, trying to catch up on 2nd job so I can get more work. 1st job is pretty slow. Between the 2 I have been able to get the kitchen and living room back in order (let's not talk about the office and the bathroom...eek)

Oh the BIG NEWS... can't believe I almost forgot to tell you, I mean it's just, like, the biggest news EVER!

OK enough suspense......

I swear.....

last stall.......

promise......

Techy......

has......

a.......

GIRLFRIEND!!!!
(his first)

he is sooooo excited and happy. I can't wait to meet her.
Also.....

he had.....

his first......

JOB INTERVIEW!!!
he will find out friday if he has the job (Dunkin Donuts)

Think that's all the news for now.
Film at 11.....................