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!”

Peek-a-boo. From the insides of a purse

Alright SO here's my coffee buzz induced post. Enjoy wankers.

Let's talk about the picture first. Well because I'm sure your dying to know what form of crack I take to do the weird shit I do. That my dear friends is postpost partum, random coffee buzz, the fact that I was happy creating, and well who isn't a bit crazy to paint a WHOLE room purple accented with lime green!

See Art Room behind me! I do need to post some awesome shots of it too. Oh and the leapord head wrap? A rag bag purse I was working on, so before I sewed in the bottom I saw a photo op there.

Right. Moving on.

Blogger, has some new fun layouts (FINALLY) and since I like to change things constantly (I rearrange my living room monthly) I am thinking the old "Insanity at it's best" is great, and I love my 8crazy designs layout. BUT I love change

And since my layout I have changed blogs (once was Insanity at it's best, but because of shitty cousin's baby whore mommy trolling my site, and fucking with me. We had to reinvent so was the birth of "Spaghetti and Bagels" and all the secret names)

So what do you think, new look?

Next subject.

I think I need to trim my fingernails again. Seriously. Technology is not liking long nails! I can't text on my phone because of my nails, and I can't seem to type as fast on my new laptop either, it's like the keyboard is super thin and.... yes. I said NEW. LAP. TOP.

Shut the front door, people I got one. I have been asking for only Best B^y gift cards, and with them and my MIL who bought the rest (thankyouverymuch again) I got me a Toshiba. On clearence for newer Toshiba's.

Either way I am big pimpin' with my Window's 7 (old was XP) and it's amazing that I was able to check my email and all the websites I visit in 15 minutes. I mean with my old (9 years old with one overhaul) CPU I could bring up my email in15 minutes.

So today I wake up to see my pretty laptop, I was up super late setting it up, and enjoying a nice speedy web. And I was done SO fast. That may be bad because now I could do more house work. Hmrph. Maybe the MIL buying 1/2 a laptop was a hint I needed to clean more?

I do need to get me some wireless. I have the cable that went to the modem right to the laptop. I would LOVE to carry it around with me, or go to Starbux with it. OMG. I can't wait. But till then I enjoy having a computer that dosen't suck.

Alright, I'm off to blog surf. I do have some making up to do! Happy Thursday!

Feisty

Absolute Rambling. Enjoy wankers!

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Monday Minute

Good morning, I was visiting my newer and fantastic bloggy friend, Duel Mom, ver at Were at Dad's That Week and I saw she played along with this fun little link. Play too, just click the link to add yourself.

1 - What drugs have you done in your life?
Squeaky clean? Proud to say that this bizarre behavior, and random bullshit babbling is all natural. Besides my daily overdose of coffee, I have never smoked (anything!) and I drink very rarely. Don't get me wrong, I do love to chill out with my favoirte Boones Farm, but it never seems to be often enough!


2 - A/S/L?

31.5 (32 on July 19th!)
Female... and if your wondering how often? Often enough. DH would of coarse love it more, but every few days sometimes everyday, is fine with me.


3 - Do you pick your nose?

Really? Who doesn't? So that is a yes.


4 - What's your favorite childhood cartoon

I was a My Little Pony, Care Bears, and Thunder Cats (I know weird combo right?) oh and I loved Duck Tales, and Gummi Bears too.

Once I was a teenager I was in love with Animaniacs!


5 - List the URL, of what you believe to be the best blog post you've ever done

Maybe not my best work, but one of my favorites, because it really helps you learn a bit about me.

My Random Updates

Bagel went to see her Preschool for the first time at the Open House. It was a fun night, she did good, played well, we never heard the end of the little girl who wouldn't share the fake ice cream in the kitchen area. (amazing how she's captain aggressive around the house, but totally not aggressive around the other kids her age. I can't wait to see how that pans out) We met the teachers, there are 3 rooms, and I was all OCD had all my shit filled out and was there at 8:01 Monday morning to the drop box (there was no crazy lines from 3 am it was pretty chill, I have heard of some of you going all crazy early for the registration) they said since I was the second one there my odds were pretty good. Ha ha. (I didn't find that funny) I just want to have the morning class, 9 am till 11:30 am, she is SUCH a morning person like me, and is a crab ass by noon.

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Weaky says lots of cute things. He mostly likes to use the word "No" in his little high pitched voice. A.dore.able. he also says "El no" for Elmo, Spaghetti says he's saying "Hell No" well better then Bagel saying "You say FUCK alot daddy" glad she said his name and not mine!! Spaghetti then spent an hour saying Fluff really loud trying to change her little mind. Proud moments I tell you. Back to Weaky, he says "Nomnomnomnom" for Cookie Monster, he loves "Shoes" and he calls me "MA" very entertaining that little boy!

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Lose It Bitch?
Not so much. I am still sitting fat around my 139. I do believe I have gained weight. I wonder if I could win an award for gaining the most weight in a weight loss challenge? Oh and I know you believe me, but I am starting today, diet and work out. Riiiigggghhhtt. I don't even believe myself this time... we will see... so I had to potty, and feed my dogs, so I jumped on the scale this morning, 137, yipiee! Coffee and scrambled egss for breakfast. Going to eat then work out before I go pick up the kids. Can I do this again tomorrow?

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I've been meaning to post on my routine, here it is in pictures, (pictures makes any post more exciting) first off we dry curl brush the hair. (since I have wimpy hair. Or as the professionals say "Lots of thin hair" so I have thin ass hair, but a shit load of it? Sum it up, it just takes forever to dry but I have no body to it.)

So then I get this fucked up curled under look, fantastic for those who want the mom hair, set and curled. Gag me. So then we add...

This fancy stuff is so I don't fry the shit out of my already over processed hair (I also have the fancy pants Redken shampoo and conditioner, I forgot I had credit at a hair salon so I got all the real stuff this last time) then I use this

Mind you I had NO idea how to flat iron hair, since said hair is SUPER flat to begin with I often wondered why I bought one? I get it now, and now know not to use it on wet hair (sizzling noise is bad) so then I get this...

So I take flat hair (which when wet can be scrunched for a loose curl look) then blowdry curl it, for body, but then flaten it back out for a less mommy look and more of a bad ass 31 year old look? Whatever I looked bad ass yesterday (as bad ass as I can get)

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Bagel has been seeing the dentist alot lately, they say she needs an appliance for her mouth? Like a retainer for kids. But not painful like a retainer? Either way right now she looks like a boxer (the dog breed) with a mild under bite, so with said appliace (which bagel has chosen to have a purple sparkly one, and yes they do that) she will have a fixed mouth, for now. When she gets her adult teeth, she will do it again, for 4 more months, and STILL need braces, BUT nowhere near as long if we do these appliaces. Fuckers cost $1k but we shell out $500, not to mention the $483 bill to cover the "Pre work and molds" bullshit. I guess that covers the $1K flex card we had for the year. I still need contacts, and Spaghetti needs to go to the dentist every 3 months for his dirty mouth. Sadly he won't go but every 6 months, because we can't afford it. Real nice, don't get me started on all the shitty fuckers who get EVERYTHING handed to them by the Government but we make to much so we don't fucking qualify. YES Spaghetti makes SO much money but $400 a fucking month goes to medical?! Fuck me, I am getting off this pedistal before I get crazy...

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I have stamp camp this week, it's a fun one. The class is getting each their own pack of 12x12 papers (48 pages total for them to take home after projects) and a pack of sttiched felt flower to accessories with. We are making 8, 12x12 layouts. I seriously need to get started on!

Speaking of getting started, I need to also get going on the March meeting swaps, the 6 cards for the end of the month Stamp Camp, next quarters class schedule, the Mother's Day Weaky in a year books (we do them on Shutterfly) My mom's family tree shadow box frame she is demanding for Mother's Day, and stuff for my idea store I want to have in 8 years (more on that another time) I've got lots to do!

Enough of my rambling, I have finished my scrambled eggs, now to work out, get dressed, drive 45 minutes to the IL's to get my kids, then home to nap the kids, and work on some sort of project.

Got all that?

Random updates about shitting, Skype, and ceiling fans

First off let me appoligize for my detailed blog post on my stomach issues. I am usually quiet honest with people and then often look back and think... hmmm... maybe that was a BIT too much information? So if you were offeneded, grossed out, or well... wait... no nevermind any of this, I'm not sorry, this is what you get at Spaghetti and Bagels. You get InSaNiTy At ItS bEsT.

Anywho. lots to say, obviously my energy is back, and I am still shitting constantly, thanks to my stomach flu, but like I told Spaghetti, I would rather have it come out my ass then out my mouth. Right?

Moving on, I want to tell you what I think of the movie "Motherhood" about a SAHM who blogs, it's got Uma Therman and Minni Driver in it... I will leave it for another post though....

I also need to note that there are 116 days till my wedding annivesary, June 16th, and I need to loose enough weight to wear my wedding ring. I am too fat now to wear it. And I REFUSE to get it sized, that would totally not be ok with me. I NEED to keep the ring tiny, for motivation to get my ass back into it. Well not my ass, more like my finger... anyway,

Also there are 69 (snicker) days till the big Goose Lake garage sale where my parents live. The traffic their is INSANE! I could sell just about anything their, so I need to box this house up and get it ready to go!

I am proud with my new energy today, I cleaned the front living room all nice, rearranged the furniture (I rearrange the furniture every month) BUT I just got a phone call from my MIL, saying that she will be Skyping to us later. (we just Skyped for the first time the other day) It is AWESOME! BUT the big ol' fat downfall? You can see the whole loft. SO I need to remove bathrobe from the office chair, clean the toys out, move the ironing board full of crap to another room... all in 20 minutes... riiiight.... fuck, I should pobably do my make-up, maybe my hair, since Spaghetti's cousin, Cuz, and her husband Banjo are going to be in on the Skype too. Gah!!

Excited that my dad went shopping to buy me a ceiling fan today. He replaced our light fixture with a ceiling fan that he got from a friend, but that said friend gave him a fan with NO working light. Makes it hard to sit at my desk when it's dark. AND living in the midwest, in the winter, between the hours of 5 pm and 7 am it is dark. AND between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm it's grey dull outside, SO the lack of light, made me put a BIG lamp on top of my desk all retarded looking so I can see. Thanks dad!

OH and good news is my whole shitting, waterrhea thing, made me loose 4 lbs, good time to hop back into the Lose It Bitch program right? Did I say that in the last post?

Fuck, Weaky's up, gatta go.... miss me!

Simple Woman's Post

My friend Iowa has a blog (private) and had this as a post. Not that I haven't posted a TON today, so what is one more...

Outside my window: Cold. 20 degrees. I guess it's more of a heat wave, lately. And we have sun, thats been missing for over a week now.

I am thinking: I hate bills and having no money. I wonder when my coffee buzz will kick in so I get off Blogger and FB and go clean something.

I am thankful for: The sunshine today. It's nice to see the sun. Ed working as hard as he does. My amazing children and the family and friends I have.
I am wearing: A grey long sleeved shirt, and green and grey Mutts Organic cartoon pants.
I am remembering: Spaghetti's mom's birthday is Friday, and Spaghetti's is Sunday. And that was the day his Gramma died.
I am going: into Cabin Fever freak out. I go 3-4 days at a time with out leaving the house, just me and the kids. Me and the kids. Me and the kids. Me and the kids. Spaghetti works and sleeps, works and sleeps, works and sleeps...

I am currently reading: nothing! I just finished Breaking Dawn again (for the third time! It's the final Twilight series book) I am now going to start

I took a picture of it because it was on my Christmas list, but my dad got it for Christmas, and finished it so I can read it. Starting it today! Then I will start my Christmas present which is Dan Brown's "Lost Symbol"

I am hoping: That we can just struggle through the next few years, once Weaky is in Preschool I can go get a job, so we can have money, to at least breath a bit.

On my mind: Money and the lack their off. That my classes should be ALL card classes, so I can keep the money as pure profit, instead of buying specific supplies for them to have. Great for sales, but I make little money on this.

Noticing that: I spend ALOT of time on Facebook and Blogger. Probably could have the pool table cleaned off, and the dishes done.

Pondering these words: Enjoy life. No one get's out alive anyway.

From the kitchen: In the words of Weaky "Eeeeewwwwuuuee"  half the kitchen is cleaned, the other half notsomuch. Time for lunch soon, I'm thinkin' PB & J for the kids. I have left overs screaming my name. No Spaghetti home tonight (he's out playing cards with his friends! Hooray for him! No sarcasm, he NEVER goes out!) so dinner will be simple for us.

Around the house: Kicking ass at laundry, just need to do more putting away of stuff (stuff that needs a home, as in everything in it's place put away) I need to wash the floors, and pick up the front room.

One of my favorite things: Just sitting in my art room. Or my bath tub. Coffee added is great. A book. My computer. Mind you if I had a bath tub in my art room, with a laptop, a coffee pot, and a good book you may never see me again. Promise.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Today Spaghetti's parents come home from Arizona (they snowbird there, gone for a month) I know they are dying to see Bagel and Weaky (so much I wouldn't put it past them to parachute out of the plane into our back yard!) so tomorrow they will see them.

 

Then Monday I have Diva Night! A stamp night I earn through my upline. AND my two new girls are going with. Should be interesting!!

Tuesday and Wednesday are Spaghetti's days off, and this week he is off BOTH jobs. Hooray. Maybe my IL's will want the kids over night then. Fingers crossed.

 

Friday in my MIL's bday, then Spaghetti's is Sunday, will be sad on his bday. The one year since his Gramma died.

 

Alright I'm leaving the internet for a while... I promise... maybe... or not...

Local News

A sad sad story was on the news last night. A local boy (who lived in LW Trails) in the next town over saw that his dog was drowning in one of the subdivision retention ponds. The boy went out to save the dog. Neither of them survived.

Horrible story. I am sure it is devistating for the family to lose not only thier beloved 11 year old son, but the dog too. My thoughts are with them and their loved ones today.

Hit-n-Run, Elmo's Crotch, Dog dress Up, A birthday party, Snow Day, Chocolate covered children and my fat ass.

Ever since New Year's its been a bit crazy. New Years Day, I called Aerial my BFF at work and she anwered the phone crying. Some douche nozzle preformed a Hit and Run on her, blowing a light and driving her into a snow bank. She is ok, some minor whiplash, and just found out the car is not fixable. All that matters is my little red headed best friend is ok. So she needed to get a ride home, I didn't even hesitate to toss my monkey children in the car and drive an hour to "rescue her" as Bagel says.

So as a payback Aerial helped me out by entertaining my kids at the library so I could print out some Stampin' Up! neccessaries for a new recruit (go me!) She read to Bagel as Weaky proudly used his new word "El no" as he grabbed the poor guy by the crotch. (Spaghetti thinks Weaky is repeating me when I say "Hell No" all the time, and not Elmo. It could be worse. He could walk around with his toy truck calling it a "fuck" right?)

I got bored with the snow day, and dressed my dog up in a hoodie. I know they make hoodies for Boxers, but my Sophie seems to not like my hoodie idea. (she looks bad ass in it though)

January 7th was my sunshine of a baby sister's 29th birthday, we went to my parents house on Wednesday before the snow storm to celebrate. And I made this bad ass card and envelope. Love it!

We bought her some sports bra's and a Scrapbook your Wall kit. (she's not much of a scrapbooker, but its a wall cling, and everything is removable, so kinda more like wall art)

Here's the Queen and Frances on her birthday party night.

Miss Maggie May coming in from the snow. Boxers are sissies when it comes to extreem weather. Probably so when they are babied around the house!

My Mother-In-Law Mc and I took the kids to see Princess and the Frog, LOVED. IT. Bagel is in love with Tiana and Naveen now! Weaky did good for a 20 month old at the show, he made it half way staying in his seat, then him and I spent the other half in the side hall, but it was fine. We could see the movie, and he could walk around. Plus a bonus he wasn't loud at all. (don't give me that crazy look like I'm the bitch with the screaming kid. Not me!) Oh and he was COVERED in chocolate. I guess giving a little boy a bag of MnM's in a dark warm theatre was a bad idea? Cov.er.ed in chocolate and chocolate spit.

So that is my week. Oh and I just can't wait to weigh in on Sunday. NOT. Ugg, the one week Spaghetti is unmotivated to loose weight. Fucker.

So I restarted yesterday. Doing well. Eating good. Working out. Will post all the exciting details on Sunday.

Enough babbling, gatta go, need to pretend like I've been doing housework all day before Spaghetti gets home!! Bwahahaha!!

Random coffee induced post...

Random is a good word for this hot mess I am about to type. Got lots to say. None of it really post worthy material. Enjoy...

• I made bad ass good coffee this morning. If you care to know I drink Starbucks Espresso Blend coffee every morning.
• Why is my "save now" over on the far right?
• Why is it that I have to poop every time I get a chance to blog? Could be the coffee...
• I am still in love with the SD card reader. It has SAVED my blogging life.
• I am SO in love with staying home today. It's 3 degrees out. But feels like -17.
• So I switched over to the newer blogger. Umm... where the new post page is. But I don't have spell check? That is a problem. Until then I am not responsible for any spelling errors.
• The Save Now is getting weird. It is saving every 10 seconds.
• I still have to poop... farted... now I can focus better...
• Is it me or does everyone else sing the Mickey Mouse "Hot Dog Dance" in there head all day?
• I can't wait till Sunday. We are leaving for Wisconsin Dells! Staying at the Kalahari indoor waterpark. It's fucking bad ass. It's been 5 years and 3 weeks since we last stayed. I can't wait to see what the kids think.
• I made my FIL his 50 damn handmade Christmas Cards, they are awesome. Now need to finish mine! I have 18 of my 35 done. Just waiting for their Stickles glitter to dry! I will post a picture soon.
• BRB...
• Alright, finally gave in to pooping. To much farting for me, sharfing in your own home is not cool.
• Then Bagel needed me to get her a different doll house from the 3 degree attic. (she has many doll and toy houses, BUT in my defense only one is from Christmas, the rest are garage sale toys, and most are from when I was a kid)
• Weaky is happy. He gets the WHOLE front toy room, and the Mickey Movie ALL to himself. Bagel is at the age where she likes to go in her room, away from her brother. And that means Blog time for mommy!
• I am hosting Christmas Eve, and I have LOTS to pick up around the house. (like boxes of crap to go through, that have been cleaned from a room, and I just put them in the loft. There are some in the kitchen, and basement t.v. room. Just pure I don't wanna, and a bit of Where do I put it?)
• Bagel is less irratating to me. The 3.5 version is WAY more fun then the whiney 2.5 to 3 yr old version was. Plus I do think I am out of my postpartum funk, and seem to scream less. Glad that they won't remember that.
• Bagel just said to me I am going poopy on the potty. And then she asked Do you wanted to smell it? I said No thanks. She responded with If you say so.
• I can't wait for Christmas with the kids. I should do a post on what they are getting. I know you can't wait right?
• I think I'm done rambling for now. Gots me some laundry to do, and kids to attend to. Miss me!

On a brighter note.

Maggie is fun when she is upside down... she wants a belly rub. Floppy face and all. Check out the difference from her tummy to her chest... Boxers are silly...

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When I put the * out. I don't count them. I just put some there. Unlike some bloggers who count to seven.

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Bagel has watched "Up" 8 times in the last week. The movie JUST came out on Tuesday. I love it, she loves Kevin

The old guy reminds me of my Grampa John. SQUIRREL!! Check it out if you haven't, I highly recommend it.

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I am blogging when I should be getting ready. Queen is coming over with Frances. We are driving a block to the local high school. Craft show today! Kids in tow too! Should be fun. As long as Bagel doesn't barf on herself. AGAIN. she has this thing for craft shows and barfing.

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I have to poop from drinking my coffee, but I want to finish this post. So I am prairie doggin.

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I got up early. Like 6:30 early to pick up around the house. Rare for me. I liked it. Don't tell anyone I said that.

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Well this post was fun, but I am going to shit myself, and the Queen will be grumpy if I'm not ready!!

Boring...

(this is my loft, and where I am sitting right now. It should look like this.

Imagine the desk covered in papers and laudry as high as the rail on the far left...)


I'm getting it. Slowly... I think a bit slower then Spaghetti would like. Like 3 years slow...





What I am rambling about is the fact that ever since I had Bagel, and Weaky, I have let the house go. Sure I have my hand full, two kids just 22 months apart, two cats (who after one to many pissy messes have been banished to the art room in the basement forever) and two big boxers. Not to mention I attempt to run a scrapbooking business from home (not real money, more of a hobby support)





But the house is lacking, it's lacking that picked up look. Not the "not lived in" look, this house is defiantly "lived in" but it's just got piles of shit, and stuff and toys and clothes, and who knows what is under all that crap.





And every time someone is going to come over we just shove it into the room that we won't be using.





So I am trying to stop that process. I am trying to have a place for everything (I am quickly learning that toys don't have a place, they just multiply at a faster rate them laundry) and if I can't find a place I either create one, or it's gatta go.





I like stuff. Lots of stuff. If you've seen my house, you can testify to that. But after a while even us stuff lovers get a bit overwhelmed.





Right now I have been kicking ass in the kitchen. I have been taking a cabinet or a drawer at a time. Clean, purge, and organize. I am hoping for a small heat wave (I am hoping for around 50's or even 60's, to finish winterizing the garage. ie hang the bikes, toys, and get both cars in)





The t.v. room is quickly becoming a toy dump, so I am removing ALL the little toys, people, villages, up to the kids rooms (that should be great for Bagels nap time) and just have the big toys down there (ride carts, musical table) so when people come over, it's still a toy room, but not an ankle breaker of a visit.





Bagel's room is in need of a SERIOUS make over. She is still due to get her Tinkerbell room from the Queen and Carrots, but they had lots o' projects of there own over the summer, so she got pushed back. Weaky's room is fine, still animals and jungle like.





Our bedroom is fantastic in color, a very bright Caribbean blue, I still need to hand all the black framed pictures, and our bed spread is white (kinda retro/modern looking)





The loft is taking the brunt of all the crap now. There is still the mountain of laundry behind me but each day I take a few baskets and go through them. I have bags for donation, and paper garbage to go from my desk.





It's a work in progress, and I want to have a nice home for Spaghetti to come home to, I really do. I think as the kids keep getting older, I have having a easier time grasping the house hold chores along side of child care all day.





And that folks is my boring post about my mess of a house! (yes I have more posts in this little brain of mine...)

I had better be super hot, and have a HGTV worthy house in 90 days

I have less then 24 hours till the day. The day where veggies and fruit smoothies, more protein and but one carb a day becomes my life.


I have 24 hours till the work out begins. I am one of those people that needs to psych myself up for this kind of stuff. Planning and mentally telling myself this is the plan.


Spaghettti and I spent hours yesterday, going over the diet plan, making grocery lists, and figuring out what we still needed to do for the big day.


We figure if we start on September 24th it will take us to December 24th just in time to look fanfuckingtastical for Christmas. Not to mention we have a sick head start on all the new years resolution people!


I am optimistic that we can do this, I need to be. I made a deal with Spaghetti and he with me that we will stick to the diet AND the work out EVERYDAY. If for some reason one of us breaks the rule of both diet and work out, we have to do our punishment.


Spaghetti's punishment for slacking will be giving me a backrub for the length of the work out session he skipped. My punishment is... well Spaghetti will benefit, and it ain't no damn back rub. Believe you me, I WILL be doing my work out and eating what ever the diet says, or as Spaghetti put it. "I've got a protein shake for ya" nice honey, real nice.

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In other news Spaghetti and I also discussed the housework. Or the lack there of.


Alright if you come over to my house, you know what I mean, I am not dirty gross, but I am sloppy messy. I have THE worlds best husband when it comes to this. He NEVER says Boo about the mess, the dishes or the insane laundry issue I have.


But when I bring the subject up, he politely says "Well I don't want to sound like a dick, but you can schedule 7 hours to work on scrapbooking, but you can't pick up, or do the dishes, or the 5 baskets of laundry that has been there for weeks? Oh and while we are on the subject, I haven't seen my pool table in 6 months. What is all that shit on there anyway?"


Alright. Alright. So I tend to use the "two toddlers, two dogs, two cats" excuse ALOT, and if I really want to do something I can. BUT in my defense scrapbooking is WAY more fun the housework.


But I want to come home to a clean, organized house. I do need a dumpster, and a plan to just pick up after myself, and get rid of all this extra crap!


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Hope you have a fan-fucking-tastical day. I have to make lunches, go pick up the new Vue from the shop (they had to take out a few scratches we found) and go shopping for the big day tomorrow.

Random Nonsense

So instead of many mini posts that make no sense. Let's just have one big one that still makes no sense...

• I daily wonder about my Scuz, what she is doing, and miss her so. (picture above)
• I smashed my thumb between two cans of corn at Aldi the other day. Owie.


• I have 4 mosquito bites that I have now scratched to the point of bleeding. Ohh they itch!


• I watched the new "Bring It On. Fight to the Finish" with Cristina Milian in it last night, it was good still not my favorite Bring It On (I love the one with Hayden Panettiere!)


• I seriously need some coffee. Up WAY to late watching stupid t.v.!
  My front living room looks like the toy bin and cabinet, and table threw up all over the floor. I SO need to clean that room.


• I hope I can go to the September Crop night with my new friends!


• I am excited yet scared to use my On Star in my new car


• I just want to drive my new car. She is nice.


• I think XM radio is fun. Confusing at first, but fun now.


• I am freakishly hungry.


• I want to go to Jewel and print out my pictures...maybe this morning with the kids?


• I need a day of ONLY laundry. Mostly going through all my "you wish you still fit into this" clothes, and my "you are a mom and in your 30's Playboy 1/2 shirts are not hot for you anymore" and the rest of my wardrobe.


• I save $40 a year by doing my laundry in cold/cold water. And it's better for my environment. Booya.


• My son is banging on the wall next to his crib. I guess he is freakishly hungry too.

Miss me?

So I have noticed that I have lapsed in my blogging adventures. It has been a whole week.

Now to some that is normal. It's a weekly thing to do.

Well if you are one of my two followers, you would know that I was blogging daily. Sometimes like a mad woman, two or three times a day.

Well now I can come up with excuse after excuse. Blaming summer time, or family, but the real reason for me not blogging?

Facebook.

Yep. That little addictive demon, has me on there every few hours. As if the people I NEVER talk to, or haven't in over 15 years need to know what I am up to at LEAST 3 times a day.

I enjoy it. I really do. I mean take for example, Ann Marie. A friend whom I haven't seen since the 8th grade. Or Renee, geez it's been over 20 years! And now we are all on a daily update. I can name all my friends, there new married names, and there kids names, all because of Facebook.

Twitter, is a interesting thing. I just can't Tweet THAT much. I love to watch the celebrities on there, but I think that is still a bit much for me.

I still do my day to day, and often I come up with good blogger topics. I think every blogger goes through this, some for months. Like a writers block.

I also get all jumbled, wondering where do I start? It's like scrapbooking. Do I start at the beginning? Yesterday? Today? Gah!!!!

I do miss you all. I miss comment love, and I miss my SITS girls. So I hope to see you all more often!

Queen of Feisty

Mini Bloggers

Thanks for the push from D Mudd Pimpster, she reminded me that I hadn't blogged in a while, and once I started blogging I realized how much I missed it! Now I just have to get back to checking all my friends blogs, and enjoying them again!

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I smashed the Fnck out of my ring finger last night. Don't ask what the odds are that my finger found itseld between the garage and basement door knobs, can you say WTF?!?

Spaghetti's friends who all know there fair share of swear words, were enjoying the basketball game and hockey game, may have learned a few more swear words (I am known for making up some pretty fun words) I had to ice it, and it still stings to type today.

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I am sad that I am not with Queen and Pipe today.

They are off on a fun shopping day. But the budget right now does not have room for fun scrapbooking and shopping adventures today. (I have spent my allowance on No Doubt tickets, and P!nk tickets, my overnight Stampin' Up! event, Conventional, plus I will be attending the ever so fun Scrapbook Expo with Queen and Pipe in the fall!) So I can't complain!

Hope they have a nice day together, I will be seeing Aerial, later today. And then everyone will be back here for the 7 pm Stamp Camp!!

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On the scrapbooking note, I decided to play "Julie Cruise Director" as Pipe calls me, and set up a private crop over at my good friend's scrapbook store in town. We are all very excited!

This Saturday from 10 am - 10 pm for $10 is our crop. Since it is private, there are just 6 of us cropping together. So that means 2 to a table! (instead of the usual 4 to a table!) I can't wait!

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Purple is the color of the day! Well it's the color of the day everyday for me. I am the QUEEN of last minute. Procrastination award to me! I am talking about the fact that my art room that was just built last August, and was originally post-it note yellow. (because it was bright and fun) But I decided to change that it should be my favorite color (Queen inspired, since her art room is ALL pink)

I started painting is months ago. But I never finished, because I had to remove some wall mounted shelves, and brackets. So back to the reason I am the procrastination queen, I am having Stamp Camp tonight, I thought yesterday was a good day to tear apart my room and paint!

With the help of Bagel, (picture a 3 year old with purple hair and face) she did a great job, we finished the job. Now I just have the fun of putting the room back together again!

And it is fun. I love to tinker, and reorganize my art room, over and over again! I guess I should get to putting it back together again, I have just 6 1/2 hours to go!

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I have pictures out the yeeha to share with you. Bagel's Tinkerbell Extravaganza party, a fun day at the park, and our friends wedding we just attended... well I will give you the wedding picture now... (thanks to Doug for sharing on FB!)

Below is Spaghetti and me, at Justin and his new wife Mae's wedding, we were able to get almost all the collage friends together. (Tammy and Todd had to leave early, their little guy, Mason (2) was sick at home and left before we got this picture taken)

It was a great time. Always nice seeing Ed with his good friends, and all the guys were in our wedding (almost 8 years ago!)

(L to R, Patsy and Todd, Queen of Feisty, and Spaghetti, Mae, and Justin (tux) and Tim and Doug)

Too busy?!?

(just thought I would share. Bagel at a resurant. And no my Channabilly is not wearing shoes)

Too busy to blog? Really?

I have never been to busy to blog. I mean I know I put ALOT on my plate, but ever since I started blogging (Feb. 2007) I have always found the time to empty my head out onto blogger.





But it seems with Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, and Weaky just turned 1, so that was a big deal. Oh and the doctor having him tested for EVERYTHING, just cuz he's tiny and has a big head. Oh I am starting Stamp Camps again, and Bagel is turning 3 on Tuesday, It's alot.



I also haven't read or commented on a blog in FOREVER! Sorry to everyone. I guess this is my down time. I always found it weird when others did it. But I guess this is my time. I have tons of pictures to show you, and stories to tell.





I also get all freaked, because it's been so long that I have blogged, that I don't know what story to tell first!!





I think my problem is I am ALL over the place. Let me explain...



Facebook is for ALL my old friends, and some family.

Twitter is something I don't do often, like I said, just a status update. Check mine on FB.

Blogger is where I can empty my head. I love blogger, and you will always be first for me. Blogger is also reserved for just a FEW close friends, and more strangers that I have learned to love.

Shutterfly is where I have a family page, I upload my pictures and share with family.





So it's like I have a page for family, one for friends, and one for random people. If your lucky and I trust you, you can see them all.





Plus my real world activities, gardening, scrapbooking, reading, drawing, playing with kids, watching movies with Spaghetti, hanging out with friends family... oh my I am a busy girl.





I apologize Blogger. I do love you. And I will try to be back more often. Love you!


Feisty

Skinny babble

Yep. January 2005. 4 years, and 5 months ago. I was about 112 lbs, and then I was 5 lbs more then I wanted to be. (Oh and that is Sophie (Dong) when she was just 5 months old! Aww)

Sigh.

I want to be that tiny again. That energetic again. Able to just grab clothes and go. And the only issue I should have with my clothes is that I just can't make up my mind on an outfit, not because I am to fat for it.

I want to post my reasons for eating healthy. Maybe seeing all the reasons will help me.

1. My knees. I swear, at only 30 1/2 years old, these extra 25 lbs are rough on my knees.
2. My clothes. I have some cute clothes. And I can't wear them because I REFUSE to have a tire, or a bagel, of any kind showing when I go out in public (the back yard is a whole different story. Then neighbors get the best!)
3. My self esteem. Not that I ever really had low self esteem. I'm not all into myself, but I do pride myself on looking pretty good. And when your the short fat white chick. AND with the mom hair. Well that is enough to knock me down a few pegs on the "esteem ladder"
4. My ability to hike. We have been walking and hiking ALOT lately. And going to Starved Rock State Park, is one of my favorite places to go. And the stairs were tough for me. (I must point out there are over 100 stairs on the one staircase) Plus I was either toting a 26 lb 3 year old. Or the 17 lb 1 year old. At one point, I made Spaghetti carry them both!
5. The kids. Who doesn't want to keep up with their kids? Honestly who can? I mean the energy of a 3 year old is insane! But I would love to be able to hike, and bike, and just do all kinds of things and not be pooped.

I think if we do this now. If we start eating good. Walking ALOT, biking too. And we just really try. This will last us our whole life, and not only effect us as parents of toddlers, but as parents of teens, and as grandparents too.

I want to be able to do everything I can with my family. And I know it's just 25 lbs. But to me that is ALOT. My babies are here, and it has been over a year now. I just need to remember that me in the picture above. And strive to be a healthier me.

So we started yesterday. Good foods, like oatmeal, eggs, chicken and yogurt. Coffee and water are my beverages. Today was eggs, coffee, toast, and then cottage cheese and applesauce for lunch. We went to the park with the kids. Spaghetti ran the track, and I played with the kids.

I do think with my Gaiam work out routine (I can do it, I am comfortable doing it, and I feel the results the next day) and eating healthy, I will be in good shape. Not sure when. I will just do my best for as long as I can.

And if I do fall of the wagon, which I am sure a pizza dinner, or a ice cream break will come along. I won't fight it. But I will need to be strong and go back to my healthy ways.

I hope this whole soapbox babble is going to help. I hope the eating good, cleaning the house more often, and taking care of myself will stick.

I enjoy a clean house, a more organized life, a healthy energetic me, and a happy me. So here is to the first day of many!

Stolen GPS and Cells

An interesting story my MIL emailed me today. Thought it may open some eyes. I for one NEVER leave my GPS in the car. (Hello! Favorite Places?! I so thought of that!)



This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology.

GPS
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard.


When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen.


The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean up the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.


CELL PHONE
I never thought of this.......This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile phone after her handbag was stolen.


Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet... etc... was stolen.


20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago. 'When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.


Moral of the lesson:

Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc..... And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back. Also, when you're being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you. I never thought about THAT! As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone.

Home. Birthdays. and some other randomness

I have a disk burned with ALL the Nashville trip photos on it. Thanks to Loren burning it right before we left. Gave it to Spaghetti and he put it in the purse on the dining room chair... not my purse. His cousins purse, and so my burned pictures are still in Nashville.

Sigh...


I will burn my own, and have a fun little show and tell for you. But it will be a few days.


More news. Happy Belated Birthday to my Father-in-law Joe. His birthday was yesterday. We cooked out pork chops on the grill, with rice, and corn. We went in with Spaghetti's mom and got him an iPod Nano, a $25 iTunes card, and a Vietnam DVD box set. He was just happy to see the kids. And the fact that Bagel sang Happy Dirt Day at the top of her lungs. (solo of coarse)


Other randomness.


I have a make-up stamp camp tomorrow night with my mom and Pipe. I SO need to come up with a class schedule they are wanting more from me! I know, I know.


I STILL have to unpack all of us. But I did do all the laundry before we came home (smart, I know)


The night we came back (left at 8:50 am arrived at home at 6:01 pm) my IL's were already here with the cats, and my parents were right behind them with the dogs. Nice to have all of us back under one roof again. I can tell the fuzzies missed us.


It has been slow getting back onto a schedule. Even today we all woke late, I was up at 8:45, and the kids followed at 9:30!! I am now rockin' a kickass headache, I am not seeing any unpacking or cleaning in the near future.


Possibly just me, my coffee and the couch as I try to drown out the high pitched voices of Sesame Street characters.


I am hoping to post a normal post soon. These are sad and kinda all over the place. Alright, nuff rambling. I hear a couch calling my name.


Feisty