Thursday Rambles

So I dropped $25 on a month of advertising over at MomBloggers for InsanityWear.com (thats my store!). It will be interesting to see if I get any sales... much less hits from it. Maybe I just threw $25 out the window, who knows.

Did a RSS feed of the forums to here today, too. Maybe that will bring someone over. Now you can look over to the right side of this page and see if anything we ramble about interests you - then go there and ramble about it yourself. Then play in the arcade because it's the cool thing to do.

The husband called me at 6:30 this morning, got my ass out of bed... I was comfortable, too... to tell me that the cops were on a manhunt for some dude right outside of town at 4am. Helicopters with search lights and everything. I missed all the excitement. Still haven't heard anything else about it though. Gotta remember, I live in a small town - things like this are like government takeover type news.

I guess I didn't miss all the excitement... I had a dream last night that I got married and then realized... shit, I'm already married! So I was trying to figure out how to get unmarried to the 2nd guy before the cops found out.

... the 2nd guy was Jason. It was so fricken weird. Never did figure out who the 1st husband was. I wonder if it was Mel Gibson?

My feet are being warmed up by a golden furry blanket. I knew she'd be good for something.

Why am I doing this? I really don't know.

Strange Thursday.

Thursday Thunks Version 7.10

Welcome to the 6th week of Thursday Thunks!

This week we will answer:
If you knew that every minute of the next 24 hours of your life would be recorded on camera, is there anything you would NOT do that you normally do everyday?

Remember it's YOUR choice on what to do with this question! You can answer it with text, pictures... whatever! Be creative - think about it.

.... and tell your friends!

I'd spend just a little bit more time cleaning my house... just for the cameras, of course.

I would do some major damage on my bladder, too, because who wants a camera watching you pee? I'd skip my shower, too. Every minute, people! I'd make sure I didn't pick my nose, burp or fart and I wouldn't eat with my mouth open.

Not that I do any of that, I'd just make sure I didn't.

I would do really cool crafts with my demons, take them to the library and a nature walk. For the cameras, of course. I want everyone to think know I'm a wonderful mother. I've always wanted to appear to be one of those snapshot moms - a soccer mom type. I could do the soccer mom thing for a day - just for the cameras, of course.

Blenders... Aisle 3

So we have had this Kitchen Aid blender. Got it quite a few years ago, but it still looks brand new (shows how much I use a blender). When we bought it we went with the "better, more expensive" model because it was supposed to crush ice. It never crushed ice decent. My old cheap blender did a better job (which I can't remember what we had! Grrr).
The other night I was making chocolate peanut butter shakes (did you expect anything different?) and Demon #2 wanted to help. Fine. She wanted to mix it. What excitement that is, I don't know, all you do is push a button. She proceeds to do just as I do - push the button and set her hand on top of the blender just in case the cover flies off and busts a hole in the ceiling and sprays chocolate peanut butter ice cream all over the place... safety first, ya know.
All of a sudden something stinks. Oh shit. She's not only setting her hand on top.... she's pushing down on it. Yep. She ground off all the plastic spikey things that make the blender go round and round.
Not her fault... monkey see, monkey do... only she didn't realize mommy-monkey doesn't hold it down, I just set my hand on there out of habit.

So... we need a new blender. The husband thinks we can maybe just get the part but it looks like it would take a brain surgeon to put it in. I'm just going to hunt for a new blender. I never really liked that one anyway.

What do you have? Do you like it? Any you suggest?

Go read this potty mouth

If I could write something like this, I'd be a millionaire. Ok maybe not, because Jenny isn't (I don't think she is... are you, Jenny?)
For moms of daughters... you gotta read this.

I'll give you a tease, but then you gotta go read the rest yourself. I am not going to be responsible for stomach pains and spilled coffee.

......having 3 little girls...I have changed my tampon in front of them more times than not. It's just the way it is. I think of it as a learning experience.

So, we're in the "big stall" and the girls all go potty first, then I start my process.

As I'm doing my business, I hear one of my evil children say...LOUDLY..."Does it hurt when you put it in?".......

Hurry up... go read it!!!

Oh, and check out her golden babies while you are there, too! Give her Maxwell some luvin's, too, his tummy wasn't feeling well :(

Weekly Winners June 29th - July 5th

a rare shot of Big Boy

a lily in my garden

me...

a rosebud

CameraCritters Version 7.6

I couldn't decide for the Camera Critters meme this week, so you are getting 3 shots! A fish (sunfish) that Demon #2 caught on the 4th of July and Saki.

Having a puppy (yes, she's still a pup! Only 8 months old!) is a lot of work, but it's also a lot of fun. She's still got a lot of discoveries left. Each day she discovers something more.
This past weekend her discovery was - DRAGONFLIES. I was actually trying to get a picture of the dragonflies, but once she caught sight of them there was no chance that I was going to get a decent picture. She kept chasing them and scaring them away!
But if you look close... I did get a picture of one trying to escape from (or is it playing with?) Saki.

Happy July

Most importantly, Happy Independence Day!

It's sort of ironic that I thought of this this morning, Independence Day, but I was curious on how long it had been since I quit smoking. I'm coming up on the 6th month mark. Wow. 6 months without smoking. I really can't believe I did it.

I still stand by Chantix for helping me through it. I know I wouldn't have quit if I hadn't taken it.

Thursday Thunks Version 7.3

Welcome to the 5th week of Thursday Thunks!

This week we will answer:
If you could pick any two people in the history of the world to be your parents (besides your real ones) who would those two people be? Why?
?????????????

Remember it's YOUR choice on what to do with this question! You can answer it with text, pictures... whatever! Be creative - think about it.

.... and tell your friends!

Wordless Wednesday - Version 7.2

My breakfast.

CameraCritters Version 6.29 Chico again!

Camera Critters - if you like taking pictures of critters as much as I do, you gotta check this meme out!

This week we are letting Chico be in the spotlight again. He sure is getting a lot of attention lately!

Just taking a nap...

(and psst... don't forget! If you like arcades and you like forums - go here! The arcade is finally here! Just don't beat my scores... I'll get mad and stomp my feet.)

Summer Classes for Men

Summer Classes for Men at
THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER
REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED by Friday, May 23rd 2008
NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL
OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM

Class 1
The Toilet Paper Roll--Does It Change Itself?
Round Table Discussion.
Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.

Class 2
Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Hamper, The Floor and The Treadmill--Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.
Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.

Class 3
Dirty Dishes--Can They Levitate by Themselves and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink?
Examples Disproving this Theory on Video.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning
at 7:00 PM

Class 4
Loss Of Identity--Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other.
Help Line Support and Support Groups.
Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM

Class 5
Learning How To Find Things--Starting With Looking In The Right Places And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming.
Open Forum
Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.

Class 6
Health Watch--Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health.
Graphics and Audio Tapes..
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 7
Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost--Real Life Testimonials.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
Location to be determined

Class 8
Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks?
Driving Simulations.
4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours.

Class 9
How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion
Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.

Class 10
How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy--Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You're Going To Be Late.
Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 11
The Vacuum Cleaner/Toilet Brush-- What They Are and How They Are Used.
Live Demonstration.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, location to be determined.

Upon completion of any of the above courses, diplomas will be issued to the survivors.

Got this in my email tonight, had to share it with you all.

Reading it, as funny as it is, I have to say that I am pretty lucky. The husband doesn't need any of these classes, except for the Driving Simulations one, but he'd never pass it. My driving scares him, which is fine by me... I hate to drive unless I'm driving the pickup through an open field or a big mud hole - which he has yet to let me do. *pouts* WTF did we get a 4 wheel drive for anyway if we aren't going to test it out??

We actually get into arguments about the whole toilet paper roll thing, though. Having 2 daughters in those preteen/early teen years - they just won't put a new roll on.. .it just doesn't happen. Mom does this. Why should they? They are nice enough to take it out of the package and leave it on the counter for me. Thats so nice of them. Sometimes they even balance it on the toilet paper holder! That makes me happy - they don't want me to do the extra work of moving it the 2 feet from the counter to the holder.

Somewhere down the line the husband has convinced himself that he is the only person in the house who DOES replace the roll. Forget all the rolls that seem to magically get on there by themselves - the ones he didn't put there. Wonder how they got there? I just let him think he's the only one who does...

... what he doesn't know is I fix the roll when he does it. The paper has to go OVER not under. You would think he would have caught on by now.

I should sign him up for Class #10. He's been asked many times why he even has a cell phone....

A surprise white in my yard this morning...

Remember my post about white tiger lilies?

They bloomed this morning!!!



oh... and the rose bushes? THEY ALL SURVIVED! They haven't bloomed yet, but I have 2 buds on one plant - will bloom this week I'm sure.

Maybe I have a green thumb afterall....