Coffee buzzard induced.

Random babble on a Sunday morning.

~Snow is pretty. Lots of snow is still pretty. BUT it’s getting a bit maddening, since we are STUCK inside. Sure playing out in it is a blast…

But there is ONLY so much you can do in the snow. Especially when you start loosing feeling to your body parts.

I sped up the process last night, using what once was our back deck stairs, now as a very cool snow ramp, first time was awesome, launching me halfway through the yard. Second time, the snow had been pushed into the hollow area under the step which resulted in me getting snow down my pants, and up my back. HOLY cold.

We did have fun measuring the drifts, this one up to Spaghetti’s knees!

Spaghetti and I put the kids on the swings. Weaky was pissed because his was stuck in the snow (we had to unbury it first!) And Bagel just laughed because she could shimmy around in hers a bit.

All in all we’ve been getting some really good use of their snow suits. A trip down the slide from the fort house, to the snow drift below was fun. But next time we need to factor in time. Because by the time we got everyone dressed (started at 5 pm) and played for a bit, by 5:30 it was dark! The snow with the back light, make it light enough to see. But it was getting cold, and well, with snow still in my butt crack I was about done too.

~Play room.

It’s fucking awesome. Yes I had to say fucking because that’s what it is. Fucking awesome. Kids are eating popcorn, watching  an Ice Age movie marathon, and have toys out the wazoo down there.

The dogs are allowed pretty much all over the rest of the house, and they love it.

Me? Drinking coffee, blogging, doing dishes, folding laundry, picking up the house. ALL with out being whined at every few minutes.

NOW don’t get me wrong, I LOVES to be with my babies. BUT. EVERY time I would walk by the front living room, they NEEDED a snack (even if they had one in hand) or NEEDED to whine. OMG. Plus I am known for either all hands on with the kids.

It’s either ‘let’s paint, or playdoh, or make a fort’ OR it’s ‘leave me be I’ve got to clean this house it smells like a zoo and your whining is going to send me to drink excessive amounts of coffee and FB all day’

SO this NEW and IMPROVED layout of zee house is FANFUCKINGTASTIC.

~~Ohh I have to brag a bit… check this out…

It’s Bagel art!! Alright, so it’s not the art work, with the fantastically over priced color wonder paper and markers… it’s the signature…

 

 

Reads “Happy Birthday”

 

 

“I (heart) U. Mia. Gram.”

She had me tell her the letters, BUT she did the “I (heart) U” all on her own! I’m telling you Baby Bagel age 1-4 is a blur! 5 is coming to fast!!

~I’ve got a fun few days planned ahead.

Tonight Weaky is having a sleep over at Queen Gigi, and Papa Carrots house. I haven’t told him yet, because Bagel will be sad. BUT it’s because I have a field trip with her tomorrow to the local collage Planetarium. (well I take her, drop her off, and then ONLY the teachers and students get to see the show. So us mom’s are going to Starbucks!)

Then Tuesday I get a date with my bestie Aerial!! Can’t wait. She will FINALLY open her birthday presents from me (her BDay is Nov. 16th!!) and then for Christmas we bought each other tickets to see “Burn The Floor” should be a great show!

~Oh AND at the end of the month, in…20 days we are leaving for… SUNNY (hopefully) Arizona!! OMG. WARM. And you can say all you want about how cold it could be, with last Thursdays wind chill here at –20, anything above freezing will be great.

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So enough stalling, and babbling, I need more coffee, and need to see what Bagel is doing now that she took my poor Sophie into her room..

 

I do believe she is reading her a story about Franklin going to the Hospital… Well this is what I do to Maggie when I am bored… she wears my jammies!

 

 

 

 

 

Alright. I’m done. Miss me, Happy Super Bowl Sunday, and Go Bears… I mean… Stealers. (Bears fans hate Green Bay!) I’m in it for the commercials, the love of the game and my fav’s Black Eyed Peas are playing!!

Feisty

(p.s. I think I need a book on this ‘Windows Live Writer’ its awesome, and I can keep more then one blog (I have one for my art too) in it. BUT for the life of me can NOT get it to STAY on one font, and size!! Each time I add a picture it changes it to 9.5 and Aerial (yuck!) Plus I want to learn Windows Live Photo Gallery “to the cloud!”

Empowered by the moo moo

So I've debated and gone back and forth on even posting about this, but hey this is blogger and I don't hold back. So please hold all comments, and fits of finger pointing crying hysteria laughter till the end of my post. Thankyouverymuch.

So I've got a moo moo.

(muffled giggles?)

No really I do. Thanks to my mom the Queen. She was SUPER excited about it, and was like "OMG! If it was in my size I would have SO kept it! I bought it for you at a garage sale, washed it up and it's like new!!"

Me "Thanks... mom... no really, I'll try it. (scrunch up face of disgust) I guess I could wear it around the house"

So I've had it for about a week, then yesterday I tried it on. OH the comments from Spaghetti were priceless. I think the look on his face was better. It was that of sheer horror and trying not to laugh out loud.

Bagel said "Nice dress Mom. You could stick lots of things in those pockets"

Alright I was just trying it on for the night. I had worked hard cleaning Weaky's attic space and his room all day. And thought it would be nice to curl up on the couch to watch the Survivor Finale in it.

Oh so let me tell you what it looks like... because I know that will change your outlook on it right? Anyway it's light green with dark blue flowers... still sounds ugly, but my favorite part is it's short. Knee length, light weight, and has big pockets on the front. Zips down the front (not all the way though)

Spaghetti also had lots of dirty comments too, about the easy access with it being a little dress. Figures. Penis people.

So I wanted to Google you all an image of a moo moo (not that you haven't had the image burned into your brains by older generations)

Mind you mine is NOT the Turquoise delight as above. Nor do I have big puffly sleeves, but I do rock my good pearls with mine... kidding... kidding. I still haven't figured WHY you would want it to have easy back entrance like the advertised for this one... I just might be dirty but sounds a bit to inviting to me...

I did find this one on People magazines website. Because this is the one that Angelina Jolie wore for their cover. Pretty...

Alright but mine looks like neither of them. I have short sleeves, and mine is still shorter then this one...

AHH HA!!

There you go folks, I know you were dying to know what it looked like. So it's more like a "robe" or "nightwear" either way I took mine off (hmm, maybe Spaghetti was right bout the easy access?) and read the tag to google the brand, Karen Neuburger is the designer, and her site says it's "Quite possibly the most comfortable nightwear out there" I wouldn't sleep in it, but it's fun to wear around the house.

Alright so Spaghetti laughed when I told him this, BUT I swear all I want to do is clean and organize house when I wear it.

Your laughing aren't you?

It's like my uniform. I want to clean when I wear it.

Which ever, he should be happy I found a cleaning outfit, and I seriously am motivate by it. And I swear to gawd I will NEVER wear it outside my house. EVER.

Not to check the mail.

Not to bring in the garbage cans.

Not to go out onto the deck.

Not to answer the door.

Not kidding.

I will hop into it to clean and work, then hop out when I am done working... let's see if it works...

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Random things I need to tell you...

I do love my Starbucks in a can. The Mocha is great, Rockstar also makes them and they are awesome. Great pick me up. I love to pour it over ice and keep it in my starbucks straw cup (if you don't have one of these RUN to the nearest Starbucks because they go fast each spring I love them. Insulated, and the top screws on. Go now!!) They are about $14.99 (for the 20 oz) if you don't get one they go for about $40 on ebay. (not kidding)

AND... I have been holding back because well I was trying, then not and then again. BUT I have lost 2 lbs. I am from 141.5 to 139.5. It's not much and it's been a week. And I don't want to make a big deal out of it, because I fear I will jump off my wagon. Again.

I am feeling quite posty lately. Now I just need to start my commenting again. I miss you all!

Hugs and belly rubs... oh wait that's for the dogs... hugs and muah's!

Twitchy and hostile with out you.

See this sign above? Thats me.

I NEED coffee.

I get my gramma now. And my parents.

I get all those people who NEED coffee.

I once was naturally hyper, perky was the norm.

My sister walked around the house with a "Punish the perky" pajama shirt.

I was nice and funny and giddy ALL. THE. TIME.

Then I had kids.

Now I need coffee to survive.

I mean I can go for a few hours of no coffee.

But once lunch times hits, if I haven't had any been.

FUCK. OFF.

I tried yesterday.

Only because my coffee pot died.

GD thing. JUST got it last year.

It was one of those free gifts my MIL got for working like a slave for 20 years.

AND it fucking died in 10 months.

That was Saturday.

I have spent WEEKS nursing it.

It got to the point where Friday it took...4.5 hours. NOT KIDDING.

To make my coffee. It automaticly shuts off after 2 hours.

So yes I turned it back on TWICE for it to finish.

Finish ONE cup of coffee.

I'm sure I frightened the kids.

I was all twitchy and poured the 3 drops into my mug each time a few fell.

It started at 8:30 am...

It was well into nap time before I could chug my coffee

So yesterday I didn't have coffee.

I tried to have coke.

Still not as strong as my Starbucks Expresso Blend.

...

sorry kids.

...

No I mean that. I was a SPAZ.

I screamed.

I yelled.

I cried.

I tried to hide.

Spaghetti walked in at 2:30. I said I didn't have coffee.

He took over. I went and hid.

Then I went to the store.

I bought coffee.

Canned goodness.

Starbucks doubleshot energy +coffee mocha.

All hail the can!!

(if you don't like Mocha they have Vanilla, Coffee and Cinnamon Dolce too)

I'm drinking mine now.

I am at peace with my screaming children and the barking dogs.

I have my coffee...

which means I am willing to participate in todays events.

Bean Me!

I love you.

I love your shiny, glittery exterior.

I love your pretty silver writing that reads

"Starbucks Coffee"

I love that you spend every morning with me.

I love that you are full of yummy Starbucks coffee, and sugar.

I love that you are there for me every day.

Thank you to the $10 plastic coffee mug.

That Spaghetti bought for me.

The end.

Insanity.

This weekend through next weekend is pure insanity for me. Let me just tell you today's schedule, since I am just home to let the dogs out...

8:45 am
Up ironed Spaghetti's clothes for day job
Packed kids for Gramma and Grampa Mc's house.
9:05 am
Spaghetti up, and getting ready, so am I.
Bagel and Spike are both away, but still locked in there rooms, I can not and will not juggle it all at once. I will release each demon as I am ready for them.
9:15 am
Spaghetti leaves for day job.
9:40 am
I pack children into car.
9:42 am
Spaghetti is back from day job. Ass holes changed his schedule from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. Way to fuck him on any sleep he would have gotten today. You suck.
10:00 am
Hit the McD's drive through ordering breakfast for me, kid, and my mom and dad.
10:14 am
Get gas. $1.93!!
10:38 am
Arrive at Queen and Carrots. We eat breakfast of champions, then get busy. It's the biannual Family Ravioli making day!! Wee! Handmade 165 Ravioli's. Will post pictures later.
1:40 pm
Leave Queen and Carrots house, to take children to Gramma and Grampa Mc's
2:15 pm
Arrive at Gramma and Grampa Mc's
2:40 pm
Leave Gramma and Grampa Mc's go to Starbucks (yes I am a Starbucks Gold member) then to K-Mart in the next town to settle up with the Gold Canyon party lady from last week. Head back home.
3:40 pm
Stop at donation box in town. Unload 3 bags of clothes and shoes! Hooray!
3:50 pm
Arrive home, let out the dogs, blog, check email and messages on machine. Must pack up the truck for the Scrapbook store crop I am attending from 5pm till midnight! Wee!!

After claiming my seat at the crop, I may escape to print more pictures, and feed Spaghetti, since his retarded job works him with no breaks, and 9 hour shifts. Douche bags.

Anywho, that is all, this coffee is giving me the shits. Gatta go before one of these farts is a sharf, and I just washed my comfy sweats for tonight.

Lata!!

Snorting coffee because of the Funhouse

Yikes! Looks like everyone on my blogroll has been bloggy lately! Lot's of catching up to do. Coffee is going down good, cept when I was reading the Secret is in the Sauce's featured blogger today, and I laugh, and it kinda goes up my nose, that hurts. But funny blog makes it all worth it.

OMG, this blog, Funhouse, is really to cute! She is now added to my blog roll (idea... when I add a new blog to my blogroll I will tell you about it.) Anywho, go check her out, with her 5 kids, and pets and art stuff (yikes that's a hand full! Too cool that she can fit art in there too!!) but I have to say that Clown is creepy!!

Well I am off to hop on over to my other blog "Where do I begin?" and post there. I am busy, and well caffeinated! Time to make the donuts!

Ok no donuts, but I do have babies to feed, and art projects to pursue!

(possible vent later today on my big scrapbook weekend being double booked... stay tuned)

Toast to Thursday

Since I missed Tuesday here is a Toast to Thursday! Still the same, just everything I am happy for today!

• It's sunny outside!
• Spaghetti is taking Bagel for a long ride so I can possibly get stuff done (or stare at the walls)
• The adorable pictures of Spike from his 6 month pictures we did on Tuesday are awesome! Yes but Babies-r-us did not email them to me. Bastards. I need to get them, so I can share them!!
• I feel good. (I felt shitty the last few days)
• Tomorrow is Halloween!
• My desk is 1/2 clean. I feel good about it.
• I have the urge to purge (stuff around the house)
• I am excited about Thanksgiving with my family and Spaghetti's family being together this year!!
• I am excited about the November Dauber Diva meeting! I am showing chip board and some fun uses, and the new Country Living Ornament Kit! Yikes!
• Speaking of I need to make 3D's to swap! Convention style!
• I also need to prep for my Big Shot stamp camp, and the Crazy for Christmas Stamp camp!
• I am excited about the above, because I love what I do!

Ok, ok enough of the perky. I know you non morning, half awake people are flipping the bird to your monitors right now. I understand.

My sister had these p.j.'s she wore often. It had three cows on the front. (all standing like humans) one (I would guess as myself) was all cheery and smiley. The other two were frowny and getting ready to pour coffee over the perky cows head. And in quote "Punish the Perky" was below it.

It happens. Some of us are just a bit more cheerful, see the glass half full, and well lets just say I have my helmet on for you perky punishers out there! Happy Thursday! I am off to clean, take care of kids, and drink an insane amount of coffee!!

Hot dates with cleaning, picture taking, vomit, coffee, the shits, a concert, family, books and shopping.

(This is how I feel. Cute picture of Ding though...)

You missed me! Didn't you? I know Chandler did! Funny thing is since I had started blogging way back in February of 2007, I would post every few days, and as time went by, I would blog more and more each day. Funny thing is, it was late Saturday night when I posted last, and it being Tuesday at 8:15 at night, feels like forever! Like weeks!

So this is what I have been up to...

Saturday was normal ish, The Queen and Carrots came over to pick up the kids. For Spaghetti and I had a hot date night planned.

We met his family at a cute little Irish Pub for dinner and the best Country Rock ever. (now if you know me, and if you don't just turn your speaker up. I listen to Britney Spears, P!nk, and nowhere on there is Country. But alas my readers if there is Country music to be heard, here it is...) We were there to see the Drew Davis Band. (I have a whole post to do on them.)

After an end of concert show, they wrapped it up around 2 am, we headed home, crashing around 3:30 am. Next day, Spaghetti and I had a great breakfast date, then he was off to work, and I was off to the store, then to pick the tots back up again.

Sunday night consisted of hanging out with the kids, then watching the new Brendon Frasier movie about the Center of the Earth, it was good. I had a hard time at first with the 3D glasses, because of my motion sickness. But after about 35 minutes I was better adjusted. Good movie, worth renting (oh, and since Spaghetti has the Video store job, they have a perk of getting the new releases for free 4 days before they come out, so they watch them and know about them. Yipiee for us! He also rented Jenna Jameson's and Tito Ortiz's Zombie Stripper movie, shucks I fell asleep for that one.)

Monday was insane. Spike had his 6 month Dr. appt. at 9:00 am, that is insanely early for us, not to mention the scheduled day ahead to plan for. He got two shots in each leg, he was NOT happy. We also thought we would go ahead and get Bagel the flu shot too. (but it was the nasal one) again not happy. (and we got the one with out something that began with a T... the "non" autism one... did that make sense?) So I had two really pissed off kids, and my amazing mom and dad, were in the lobby of the Dr. office waiting to take them to there home.

Spaghetti and I had yet another hot date. First we had a date with the Dentist, our teeth cleaning. Now we normally go every 6 months. Well since I was busy making babies, I skipped. lets say... 4 years!! I didn't know it was so long! Well, shit, by the 5, yes 5 cavities I have. I will more then make up for it.
Then, the day just gets more and more fun. We had a hot date for cleaning the house. (booooo!) Now he tried to get me to procrastinate, and just go lay in bed and watch movies, all of it sounded amazing. But the mountains of clutter, paperwork, clothes and just crap, have been getting to me. So I agreed on a small procrastination. We got home at 1:45 pm, and we would start at 3:00 pm. He went to hang out with the dogs, and chill.

I called my friend Kiki (scrapbook friend) and picked her up from the laundry mat, and we headed to the local scrapbook store, to RSVP our seats for the November Friday night crop! In our conversation, I find out that Kiki is a HUGE OCD organized freak, clean and all. So she tells me if I need her help in organizing she can, but to beware, she has made people cry before. Yikes!

I will post on my other blog all about the cleaning date. But it was long, shitty, and tiring. Queen and Carrots brought home the monkeys, we all elbow danced, Queen and Carrots left. Bagel and Spike were off to bed. I thought I would clean more. But I was just wore out. I won a bet with Spaghetti, enjoying half of my hour long back rub. (What is the capitol of Florida. I won!) I passed out, and went up to bed at 10.

Oh what a night, I was up tossing and turning for what seemed like hours, my back was out, sore, and Spike was up too. I went and got Spaghetti up to take care of Spike (not something I normally do. I usually get the kids no matter what.) I went back to bed, Spaghetti feeding Spike, and finally coming to bed around 4 am.

This morning was another rat race. Up at 8:00 am, we had to get ready for Spikes 6 month pictures. Sigh, off to my IL's house, to get them, transfer the car seat over to there van (they only have one) so we could all ride together. Bah! I hate, loathe and despises car makers and car seat makers. Douche bags.

After what seemed like way to much fun, Spaghetti and I finally got both car seats in the van. Everyone piled in. I drove. (Yes I will post the pictures of the cutest little man ever!!) Pictures done, Bagel throws a fit, I buy her shoes (Crocs with the fur in them!) Spike some socks, and a winter hat.

We then go eat at a very non kid friendly restaurant. (bite my ass) and after a rough start with two grumpy kids, we have a nice lunch. Back to the IL's I divvy up the pictures, we hang out for a bit. Deciding what we are going to do with Thing 3 (there cat) while they are in sunny Arizona on vacation for 10 days. I personally though why waste gas, just take her now, but everyone votes me out saying it's too crazy. Bah, I got your crazy...

Anywho, we again pack up the kidlets, and head home. Oh and not before getting me a Venti Peppermint Mocha extra hot. I drink all the way home. Everyone else sleeps. Nice.

NOT! We get home, I am to dizzy to walk. I have the shits and feel as if I could barf at any moment! Boo on a bad Mocha. Bitches! I felt like shit. Plus after feeding the cats and dogs, Ding eats to fast, and then vomits all her food up, on, yes on the back sliding door. (now understand this is a big dog, so were talking man sized barf.) What was I to do? Spaghetti was tired, and has to work night shift tonight, so he needs to sleep. Between feeling faint, shitty, and barfy, I was able to carefully fed both Spike, and Bagel, and put them to bed. Thank god for and insanely busy two days. The kids welcomed sleep. (and with a dustpan, you can just slide the dog vomit onto it...)

Around 7 I took a hot bath, enjoying some more of Bella and Edward. A little over half way. LOVE IT. And I just found out that the movie coming out on the 21st of November, is on the first book. I will SO be done with it by then! Wee!

So I just got out of the tub, I am still dizzy, the shits are gone, and I never did barf.

I have some catching up blogs to post. On cleaning, but that will go to my "Where do I Begin?" blog, and I need to do the Manic Monday questions, and a post on the Drew Davis Band. Sorry I ditched out on you all.

I am fine. Thank you.

So I would like to say that today is more like this. Possibly because I am on a great big coffee buzz, and I just woke up (again I am more of a morning person. Because all the shit hasn't hit the fan yet) I want to be optimistic and say today will be a smiley pink mohawky kind of day.

But let's be optimistic but with a dash of realist (Aerial) and realize that it will be a good day. Well any day is better then yesterday. I couldn't go run to my tree house (my post partum freak out zone) so I put the monkeys to nap yesterday. And I took a 2 1/2 hour bath. Reading more of my Twilight, and I SO get the crush for Edward Cullen, I would be his Bella!

The bath did me good. I needed to just zone out, the house clutter had gotten to me and that was what was making me freak. Not to say the landslides of crap aren't still there. But they just seem less overwhelming today.

So here's to hoping the coffee buzz will last all day, the yummy Bath and Body pine candle (thanks Frances!) will go with me from room to room (I LOVE PINE CANDLES! to bad Spaghetti hates that smell)

I am off, to feed Mr. Spike his banana breakfast (he just had his bottle) Bagel is watching the Sprout channel (LOVE.IT.) and I can possibly get something done. Maybe impress Spaghetti before he gets home at 4:30 (day job)

Yipiee and Whoowee's all around!

The nice McDonalds

I haven't had a McDonald's date with Bagel in a while. So I though since Spike and Spaghetti were sleeping, we would go out. It was nice, she is old enough now, I let her pick the Happy Meal toy, boy, girl or Ronald (under 3) today she picked out the boy toy. A really cool gold and red matchbox car.

The thing I love best about these dates, are it's one on one time with her. And some day with Spike too. There is no phone, no computer, no t.v., no toys, no dogs, just Bagel and me. This is why I love to go out with Spaghetti. We just focus on each other.

I have to say, I like my McDonalds. I have 3 to choose from. Even though I live in a small farm village, there is one about 10 minutes away, at the front end of town, then one the other direction in the next farm town over, and they just built last year, a McDonalds about a mile down the road.

It a little McDonalds. It has no play place (again good for some quality time) and the seats are faux leather, the design is a little fancier, there are two flat screen t.v.'s on. And they really are nice and take care of you.

I now just need to get used to there McCafe Mocha's and I am set. (they are challenging Starbucks by being 26% cheaper, but they taste 26% cheaper. Gag)So here is to one on one time with Bagel, some so-so coffee, more Monopoly stickers for my obsession (yes I ask complete strangers for theres if they are not playing) and for us having the "nice" McDonalds.

Toast to Tuesday!

Here are the reasons why I think Tuesday is super!

I toast my dad!
I enjoyed my day yesterday celebrating my Dad's birthday, even though my cheesy Polenta sucked! Happy Birthday dad!

I toast the weather!
It is finally cooling off! I am SO over the hot weather, I am looking forward to chilly days, and snow! (I know curse me if you want... it's not that bad, and don't give me that, "well you stay home, so you don't have to drive in it" whine. I do drive in it, and it is messy, but I welcome the new season. It's better then pouting about it for 5 months!)

I toast coffee!
I love to drink my new Starbucks coffee (thanks Bowler) in my new coffee/capachino/espresso maker (thanks G&GMc) and I drink it this month in my Scrappink coffee cup! (thanks to Scrapbooks ect. The Junction, and all to support breast cancer this month!)

I am toasting to Spike!
That he is getting bigger by the minute! He eats his solid food better now, and he is rolling around like a mad man!

I toast my Bagel!
For her amazing vocabulary is growing by the minute! Love it!

I toast to my mom for making a kickass dinner last night! Meatloaf, cheesy potatoes, corn, yummy bread, veggies for Spaghetti, and then my over cheesy not enough seasoning polenta.

Happy Tuesday everyone! Bills suck, the economy is in the toilet, but look at the bright side... you woke up today!! Breathing and able to enjoy whatcha got, so Toast to Tuesdays!

Citrus. Coffee. and Christmas

Since the last post was so heavy and a bit aggressive. I have to say I am having a wonderful morning. I slept. I got up and took a bath (I never get to do this!!) I used Happy as my bath soap, and it was all citrusy and good wake up smells!



I set up the new coffee pot last night. Gramma Mc just celebrated her 20 years at her job, and was able to pick from a catalog of stuff. So she let Spaghetti choose, and he chose a nice fancy pants, coffee, espresso, and cappachino maker! Yeeha! I am very excited, since we have been coffee nuts every since Spike was born, I do believe I have had a cup a day. Keeps me up, going and gets a good poop out of me too (whatever, don't lie. Your happy coffee makes you poop too)



I also had an extraordinary date with myself yesterday. It took SO much for me not to pick up my cell and yap. I considered, Aerial, Queen, M&M... but I needed to force myself to take some me time.



I got lost in Target, found an AWESOME clearance Christmas present for Bagel. The Tigger and Pooh, Super Sleuth tree! Oh, I had to open it, check it out (small parts, and make sure it all worked) so now here is a tip. I started this last year. I open her toys, put them together, put them back in the box, wrap it. So then on Christmas, all she has to do is open the present, I pull out the pre-put together toy and wala! We are all happy!

Then I got lost in Barnes and Noble! Yipiee! After my Worm Meme the other day, I had to do this. I read magazines, started a book (later post) and drank... Starbucks! Wee!

So not only did I get Christmas, done, I got some Birthday done for my mama (oh you think you know...) It was a nice day to myself. I really had a hard time with out having someone along with me... well in a few hours I am off to get the children's, then I will have my babies back! I missed them so!!

Have a citrusy day!