Halloween Blogthings

Your Halloween Costume Should Be

A Bumble Bee

What Should You Be For Halloween?

Halloween Horoscope for Taurus

For you, halloween is about looking your best - even if it costs a fortune. You don't mind a little sweet stuff either, as long as it's high quality chocolate. Costume suggestions: An elegant princess / prince. Or a high class vampire. Signature Halloween candy: Truffles Scary movie you should celebrate Halloween with: Nosferatu

What's Your Halloween Horoscope?

Kind of ironic because I hate candy with nuts in it.

Snickers

Nutty and gooey - you always satisfy.

What Kind of Candy Are You?

You Are Changing Leaves

Pretty, but soon dead.

What Part of Fall Are You?

And this one, just cause I love Karaoke.

Your Karaoke Theme Song is "Baby Got Back"

You're a total show off who is willing to risk looking like a fool to get a few laughs. In fact, you'll go for the cheap laugh if you need to... because it's better than no reaction! Your friends can count on you to get a party started, and you'll party hard until you can't remember their names. You're charismatic, charming, and a total character. With or without a few drinks in you. You might also sing: "I Touch Myself," "Oops I Did it Again," or "My Humps" Stay away from people who sing: "Candle in the Wind"

What's Your Karaoke Theme Song?

Breasts

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the blog is pink.
http://pinkforoctober.org/

~More later!

3X Thursday

Inspiration for this Thursday thing comes from Memeaholic.

1. Name 3 pet peeves of yours. No one said they had to make sense!

Inconsiderate people, people who think you are a terrible person if you don't send them a Thank you card, and doing dishes.

2. Would you consider yourself to be a picky person (this can be in general or about specific things)? How so/how not?

I am not really picky about most things. I will eat anything or listen to any radio station or CD. I am picky about big purchases, like a house or car or new clothes. My husband probably thinks I am low maintenance since I am happy doing whatever he wants and he probably wishes I was lower maintenance on how many massages I make him give me.

3.Would you consider yourself to be a creature of habit? Why/why not? Do you care? Why/why not?

I am sort of a habit person. I like to sleep a lot. I also like to eat but I am lazy so I won't eat if I have to use a lot of energy to fix it myself. I sleep til the same time almost every day. I mainly eat at the same time every day. And I wear the same boring stuff most of the time.

What day is it?

I haven't posted in a while. Probably because I have just been so tired lately.
I have my thyroid scan the week of the 12th of November. I get the injections this time. Hopefully we will find nothing and then we have several things we want to do that I won't get into yet. Don't want to jinx it. :)

But this month I am having my top two wisdom teeth removed. Thanks to my parents not doing it when I was younger, I now have to pay for it myself like a good adult. I am getting my kids wisdom teeth removed by the time they are 17. They will thank me for it later. Just like the circumcisions. HAHA!


The first surgery is on the 24th of this month. If anyone wants to come babysit for me, you are quite welcome to. Oh yes I said first surgery. The second surgery is to be scheduled in January to get the bottom two wisdom teeth out. It actually saves us about $400 to do it in two surgeries. Stupid stupid insurance.

So, we have lots of plans and it mostly involves me being uncomfortable. Bunch of sucky-ness.

Well I think I may need another nap, even though I need to actually do the dishes.

PS... I urge you to check out this contest if you have children or grandkids or you have any kids in your life that you love.

Fast Friday

Just a quick post since I haven't posted for a few days....

I am going on a scrapbooking weekend overnighter. That means, no crying kids, no nagging the husband and 2 days of adult conversations. I will only be an hour away from home, but hey, thats an hour away!! I am sure that if you need a break as bad as I do, that will make sense to you.

I don't know where I am going, but I am hoping to get at least two albums finished. And I am not a prepared person like the other girls going with me. They all have their layouts planned, and I just have my pictures organized and I am taking EVERYTHING with me. I am taking all my paper and embellishments. I have just sat down at my computer because I believe I have everything packed. My trunk is full of my scrap stuff and my backseat is full of food and drink.

So have a good weekend and hopefully I will have much to post about next week!!

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Pictures 1.Best Friend 2. Sibling 3. beverage 4. Celeb crush 5. Bird 6. Art 7. Dream vacation 8. Movie 9. Your baby pic 10. Game 11. house 12. Pet 13. Love

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Randomness

45 of the most random things you probably never needed to know about someone

whats your name spelt backwards?: elleirA
What did you do last night?: watched TV
The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?: Patch for WoW
Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?: Who hasn't?
Last time you swam in a pool?: Last month at my friend Kim's
What are you wearing?: Jean Capri's and a Pink V-neck tee and black flip flops
How many cars have you owned?: 3
Type of music you dislike most?: Yodel
Are you registered to vote?: yes
Do you have cable?: extended cable and HBO & MAX
What kind of computer do you use?: A spiffy self compiled
Ever made a prank phone call?: WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
You like anyone right now?: YES
Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?: Bungee is less scary I think I could do it.
Furthest place you ever traveled?: FLORIDA
What's your favorite comic strip?: Calvin and Hobbs
Do u know all the words to the national anthem?: yes
Shower, morning or night?: MORNING
Best movie you've seen in the past month?: HOT FUZZ
Favorite pizza toppings?: Chicken, Bacon, Mushroom
Chips or popcorn?: Popcorn
What cell phone provider do you have?: Sprint
Have you ever smoked peanut shells?: NO
Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?: NO
Orange Juice or apple?: OJ
Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?: Anthony and Arik
favorite chocolate bar?: Hershey's
Who is your longest friend and how long?: Trisha V. since we were 4
Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?: last month at Linda's
Have you ever won a trophy?: YES
Favorite arcade game?: PAC MAN
Ever ordered from an infomercial?: NO
Sprite or 7-UP?:Sprite
Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?: YES
Last thing you bought at Walgreens?: pictures
Ever thrown up in public?: YES
Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?: I got my man so I just need the money now.
Do you believe in love at first sight?: YES
SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON?: NEUTRON
Did you have long hair as a young kid?: YES
What message is on your voicemail machine?: Cell phone has my kid saying "Leave a message noob!"
Where would you like to go right now?: SHOPPING
Whats the name of your pet?: I DO NOT HAVE ONE
What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?: I haven't had a back pack in years.
What do you think about most?: My scrapbooking layouts

Wordless Wednesday

Remember

On this day in 2001 I was in college and I had just gotten out of class and walked to my friend's house and his roommate was on the couch crying and watching the news. We all just sat there and watched everything. We didn't know what was going to happen next and it was just so sad to see the people involved in those tragedies. I'll never forget.

Stuff

Superman's first day of his second year of preschool was today. He gets to go from 12:30 to 3pm, 5 days a week now. It sucks that he couldn't start kindergarten this year cause he is so ready and preschool is so expensive. He is a very smart kid and his preschool teachers say he may be difficult because he already knows what they are teaching this year. Sorry for burdening them with my genius child.

I am still jobless. Well I do clean a few houses, but that isn't a steady job. Career Builder lets people see my phone number and I got spammed by those insane people thinking I want to pay them to start a "promising" career. Please... spare me.

The town festival was over the weekend. We walked around the park in the middle of town looking at people's handmade crafts for sale. Same stuff as usual. The town next to us is having their BIG festival this week. That one is better cause they have carnival rides and great food. They also have a little craft sale section. Maybe I will get some of those soy candles. We are also going to the parade on Saturday. This is why I like fall.

My favorite soap opera, Passions, is not on our cable station anymore. They moved the show to Direct TV. So if I want it bad enough I will have to get DTV. Uhm no. Its just not justifiable to me to pay $40 more a month for DTV just to get one show. But I would just like to state for the record that I am very frickin pissed that I can't watch my show anymore. Frickin pissed. And I am not about to switch to watching some other lame soap. I liked Passions for a reason...because it was crazy and not like every other soap. I have tried watching the others, and I just couldn't get into them. I watched Passions from the beginning and I am sad now that its gone. I think I will write a letter, and an email.

Wordless Wednesday

Wish they would stay this cute forever. Spidey loves Superman.

In my element....

Kind of... Batman took a pic of me one night when I was relaxing after the kids went to bed.
I was comfy on the couch in my t-shirt and shorts and covered up with my blanket and munching on some fresh salsa that I made myself. I had awesome chips to dip in my salsa and my bottle of water next to me.
Not to mention my favorite part, the remote. I was probably deep into a DVR'd episode of something great like The Closer or Kyle XY.

I need more nights like that.

One of those 4 things

Four jobs I have had or currently have in my life:

1. Hotel Front Desk
2. Babysitter
3. Secretary
4. Waitress

Four jobs I wish I had:

1. Magazine editor
2. Midwife
3. Dancer
4. DJ

Four things I wanted to be when I grew up:

1. Teacher
2. Rich
3. Famous
4. Designer

Four things I would take to a deserted island:

1. Fully furnished house (does that count?)
2. Bottled water
3. TP
4. Family

Four countries I have been to:

1. The United States
2.
3.
4.

Four foods I love to eat:

1. Anything at Olive Garden
2. Fajitas
3. Guacamole and salsa and fresh tortilla chips
4. Buffalo Wild Wings, Naked Tenders

4 people that I would like to tag:

I don’t know if 4 people even read my blog, but if you do, feel free to consider yourself tagged.

PIC of the day: Ah, summer. The worst part of being a mommy, is when you have to say, time to go and stop doing the fun stuff that you like. I sorry buddy.

Superman WALKS!

He is really getting the hang of it now. He used to crawl over to something and pull up to stand next to it and then take a couple steps. Now, he just stands up in the middle of the floor and goes back to taking very definite, concentrated steps.
Here is a video of this amazing and wonderous feat, shared by a VERY proud mommy.

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things I’d Rather Be Doing Today, not that today is so horrible, but here are 13 things I'd still love to be doing.

1. I would love to have enough energy to do anything, ever. So assuming I had energy, I would rather be outside swimming with the boys. I think we are going to do that tomorrow anyway.

2. Getting my hair dyed the perfect color.

3. Getting a professional deep tissue massage.

4. Getting offered a new fabulous job.

5. Finishing a college degree.

6. Finishing a scrapbook album.

7. Taking the kids to a museum.

8. Reading the last Harry Potter book.

9. Sitting at Starbucks reading my book.

10. Ordering all the pictures I have not ordered yet on my computer.

11. Going to a movie by myself. Sometimes, its just fun to do.

12. A scrapbooking retreat sounds very productive and relaxing at the same time.

13. Romantic dinner alone with my sweet husband.

Yummy

Welcome to America David and Victoria Beckham. When the LA Galaxy plays the KC Wizards, we'll see you there!
And again I say yum!

Ah, the Randomness

1. I am still working at the hotel, but hopefully soon, changes will be coming.

2. I am impatient that Nip/Tuck won't be starting the new season until October.

3. We are trying to feel like going for walks every night after Batman gets home from work.

4. I only have to work Thursday and Friday this week so maybe Batman and I can do a raid on WoW together for once.

5. I am reading the Harry Potter books. I am on the second one right now.

6. We don't have plans to go to Kansas again until Christmas. We have possibly some family coming up for Halloween and maybe Thanksgiving.

7. I can't believe its almost August and we have only gone swimming once. Poor Spiderman loves the water so much.

8. No idea what to cook for supper tonight after our walk.

9. Superman turned one 19 days ago. He is trying very slowly to walk. One of these days...

10. And a week ago I chopped about 6 inches of hair off my head. I tried to get a Posh cut, but it ended up longer than that thankfully cause I think I wouldn't have liked it that short.

Picture time!!

Ten on Tuesday

Ten Favorite Movies From Childhood

1. Wizard of Oz

2. Little Monsters

3. Big

4. Adventures in Babysitting

5. Neverending Story

6. Dirty Dancing

7. Back to the Future

8. The Boy Who Could Fly

9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

10. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

These are in no particular order, they are just all movies I loved to watch on my VCR many many times each.
What are your Ten Favorite Movies From Childhood????

Mundane Monday

The topic is what’s your sign?

I am a Terrific Taurus.

Patient and reliable
Warmhearted and loving
Persistent and determined
Placid and security loving

On the dark side....

Jealous and possessive
Resentful and inflexible
Self-indulgent and greedy

I think that all these words pretty much describe me. They could describe several other people that aren't Taurens. However, instead of the word, inflexible...I prefer stubborn.

The Greek myth of the bull-form taken by Zeus in order to win himself another woman was always interesting to me. According to legend, Zeus was enamored of Europa and decided to seduce or ravage her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. He transformed himself into a tame white bull and mixed in with her father's herds. While Europa and her female attendants were gathering flowers, she saw the bull, caressed his flanks, and eventually got onto his back. Zeus took that opportunity and ran to the sea and swam, with her on his back, to the island of Crete. He then revealed his true identity, and Europa became the first queen of Crete. She gave birth to 3 of Zues's children.

So, What's your sign??

Where have I been?!?!

Geez, it seems like I have been too busy to sit down very long. Summer does that to a lot of people I think.
We left at the end of June to go back to Kansas for Sister #1s wedding. Sisters #2&3 were very excited to get to see their nephews.
We had a full week with, Superman's first birthday party and bachelorette party, and bridal shower, and rehearsal dinner and the wedding. Not to mention the primping and preparing for the big wedding.

Well I can not believe that my little Superman is 1 already. He has such a fun personality now. He waves all the time. He does a little fake laugh when anyone starts laughing, and then when you laugh at him laughing, he just laughs harder. And the poor kid laughs like his mama. He has taken a few steps, but isn't quite ready for full on walking. I am sure he will just take off in a few days like its nothing.
Spiderman stayed in KS with family and won't be back until the 20th. Sure makes the house a bit more boring without him about. Superman keeps looking around for big brother and yelling his name but then has to settle with just mom and dad for entertainment. I can't believe that a year ago I became a mother to two boys. Its exhausting just thinking about it.

Well here is a slideshow of our summer so far and I am sure we will stay busy with outdoor activities and I hope to update you again soon. Maybe now that the wedding stuff is over with, I can concentrate on keeping up with the blogging.

My favorite pictures of the last year.

My friends Jen and Sarah (>links to their blogs over there) from a scrapbooking board I have been on for a couple years now, started a card making challenge blog.
I am contributing my first entry. A hello card using some bling. I glittered it up a bit. My new catchphrase is "Let there be glitter." Its a new addiction of mine.

Friday Feast

I am doing it on the day it is meant for this time. Just cause I really have nothing exciting to report. Except that it is getting closer to sister's wedding time. I picked up my bridesmaid dress Wednesday. And Batman and Spiderman got measured for their tuxes. Now we just need to find Superman a shorts tux for a 1 yr old.

I am making the bridal shower invitations myself and they look great so far. So cute, and pink.

Well here's the Friday Feast.....

Appetizer
Name a sound you like to hear.

Quiet. Does that count as a sound or the lack of sound? Its just too noisy with all these boys.

Soup
What is your favorite kind of cheese?

I love cubed mozzarella. And I like it with grapes.

Salad
Do you sleep late on Saturday mornings? Why or why not?

I sleep late every day. Batman lets me sleep late in the quiet bedroom when he is off work. Its just so hard to get up on anyday, but he makes it easy to not get up, and I love that.

Main Course
When was the last time you forgot something? What was it, and how long did it take to remember it?

I called my sister and left a message and when she called me back, I had no idea why I called her in the first place. But I guess its okay to not have a reason. I think we eventually talked about what I called about. Probly wedding stuff.

Dessert
Fill in the blank: I notice ____________ when _____________.

I notice what hasn't been done when I get home from a second shift. I always tell Batman that I do SOMETHING around the house when he is gone, but then he never does anything when I work. I just wanted dishes done, geez. :P

Wordless Wednesday

A feast of sorts....

I saw this MeMe and its supposed to be posted on a Friday and called Friday Feast, but I know its Monday and I already wish it was Friday so here ya go!

Appetizer
List 3 emotions you experienced last week.

It was pretty happy with a moment or two of confusion and sadness.

Soup
Name a car you’d love to have.

I would like a Dodge Avenger, or an Audi A4, and sometimes I just want a limo, with a driver.

Salad
Describe your typical morning routine.

This is only for days when Spiderman has school cause when he doesnt have school, I sleep til they wake me up.

Wake up just before alarm goes off. Ignore alarm. Lie there for about a half hour, then crawl out of bed and head for bathroom. Brush teeth and think about what to wear and what to dress the boys in. Make sure Batman is up and getting dressed. Get dressed and get out clothes for everyone else. Oh I bet this is really boring for you to read, so just move on to the next question. :P

Main Course
Have you ever emailed someone famous? If so, who, and what did you say to them? Did they reply?

I emailed Oprah once to complain about my parents, but never got a reply. I emailed Ellen DeGeneres to win something, but never got a reply on that either.

Dessert
Do you listen to podcasts? If so, which ones?

Don’t listen to podcasts, but eventually would like to find something non-annoying to catch my attention.

YUM!

Happy Smartass Day

So on Wednesday I turned 25. Basically sweetly uneventful. Batman and I got to go to a great Steak restaurant and then we saw Premonition.
I thought it was an interesting movie. Batman of course was skeptical and ripped it apart. Totally confused me. LOL The boys were left at my friend's house so we had a nice child-free evening.
I got lots of cool birthday cards and Batman tried to get me a gift certificate for a massage, but he was confused about how many different kinds of massages there are, so he gave up and just told me I could schedule exactly what I wanted, where I wanted. Nice gesture, but he needs to work on having something exciting for me to unwrap next time. If he reads this I will probably find him wearing only a bow and a smartass response of "Well, you wanted something to unwrap..." Awesome.

Had a nice conversation with Spiderman today.

Me: what are you doing?
SpM: Looking for a snack. (Holding the refrigerator door open.)
Me: You're letting all the cold air out. (Happy to use the line of my father.)
SpM: Well I don't fit in the fridger-fridger so I have to stand out here and open the door MOM!
Me: (Choking back laughter.) Well hurry up and decide then and shut the door.

I think he may have rolled his eyes at me.
They grow up so fast.

Scrap pages I did recently.

Cushie Soft

We got our super soft new couch Friday. We're all about soft stuff these days.
The mattress is soft, the couch is soft, and the new spring grass outside is soft under the barefeet of the kids. I need to get a pic of that too.
But who wants to go outside when you have a soft new couch and mattress inside??

Now that its warm and nice and I get back on my synthroid, we have more motivation to get outside and play. I had all my scans and I do not have to have a 2 week vacation from the kids. In other words, I don't have to have radiation.
Tomorrow I may find out what is causing the pain in my parotid gland to stick around. I had my first CT on Friday morning. Pretty strange feeling. The IV of iodine gave me a warm crazy feeling even though it was only in for 3 minutes. *Relax, I'm only going to stick it in for a second.* :P

We went to the zoo last week too. It was lame and unimpressive.
Spiderman liked the bats, and the "Timon's" (meerkats).

Went and got haircuts for all of us but Superman today. Then some regular Sunday cleaning. I like the fact that I have cut my hours back at the hotel. More family time. Me likes. Soft and cuddly.

I better get some comments on this one.

Here's a cute shot of me and Spidey at my favorite Mexican restaurant that we went to before Easter, back in Kansas.

I am slackin off huh?

Been busy busy. I work at the hotel second shift and first shift I babysit for the neighbors.
I have to learn a new way to control this other boy. And when he's around my kid, they fight and Spiderman gets hit and its just insane and stressful.

I am trying spring cleaning, bit by bit. I cleaned off the desks today. Man under all the clutter there was a lot of dust. Glad that's gone now. I also did mega laundry. I washed the down mattress cover and probably shouldn't have, but its over now.

Been going to doctor's appointments like mad. My calcium is low and my cholesterol is high. The pain in my cheek is not TMJ or an infection, but perhaps a problem with a salivary gland. Which is what I thought in the beginning. But they want to do an iodine CT, but that will have to wait til after my Total Body Scan which is now scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. I REALLY REALLY do not want to have to do another ablation. I have no where for the kids to stay this time.
So scans next week and CT the week after that I guess. Two more weeks of facial pain.

Went back to KS for Easter. Saw the hospitalized Grandpa's. Yes thats not one, but two. Mine had his other shoulder joint replaced and Batman's had a tumor removed from his lung.
Both are feeling better, as slowly as senior citizens can feel better.

Doing some thinking about gestational surrogacy. I am open to hearing your thoughts on this subject. Let's just say that I want to help a couple have their own baby, which they are unable to gestate on their own. I would not have to use my own egg or my husband's tadpoles. Payment would be sufficient as it can be for putting your body up for rent to grow another human for someone else. The feeling of giving some great people the baby they really, really want is priceless. Not to mention, paying off bills and getting out of debt and saving for our own kids college. Its like winning the lottery in 9 months. I know its a risk and it definitely won't happen if the C-bomb is still around. But I know I am pretty good at being pregnant. Batman won't have much fun. I do get sucky morning sickness and low sex drive. But at least he gets to look at some astonishing cleavage for a few months.
That's what's on my plate at the moment.
Going to StLouis this weekend for a scrapbook convention. Good times, can't wait. I want to try to sell some of my scrapbook stuff too. My sister and my stepmom want me to start a biz of doing albums for people. Lets see if I can sell these 90 housewarming cards that I made first.
Other than that, just work work, raising kids, and cleaning.
Oh and I love my husband.