Archive for August, 2008

Who Are You and What Have You Done with My Husband?

{ August 28, 2008 @ 6:45 pm } · { family, rambling thoughts, scary things, stuff hubby says or does }
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My husband is a wonderful man.  He’s my best friend and an awesome father to the kids.  He is funny, loving, caring, has a great sense of humor,  is tall, sexy, I could go on and on.  There is, however, one thing that my husband is not and that is a good housekeeper.  Ever since we got married, cleaning has been a source of tension between us. Now some of you might say that it’s the wife’s job to keep the house clean, the dishes done, the floors swept and the laundry clean.  And to you, I say, phhhhtttttt.  If I didn’t work or have kids then maybe, but I feel that if I’m working just as many hours as the hubby then we should share the housework.  Right? 

Well, hubs didn’t grow up that way.  His mom did everything for him and he never learned how to take care of himself.  So, instead of hanging the wet towel on the towel bar after a shower, he dumps it on the floor.  Instead of putting dirty clothes in the hamper, they end up on the floor beside it.  Dirty dishes in the sink?  Why that is unheard of.  Leave them wherever you are when you finish eating or drinking.  I am constantly asking him to put things in the sink, pick up his clothes or towels, put trash in the trash can, etc.

So imagine my surprise when I came home tonight to a spotless house.  Yes, spotless.  I thought for a minute that I’d walked into the wrong house.  When I realized that it was indeed my home, my next thought was that my kids must either a) really want something big, or b) done something majorly wrong, but after quizzing them both I found out it was neither.  If it wasn’t them then who did this, I asked.  “Dad”, they replied.

Now I knew something was up.  Like I said earlier, my husband does not clean.  I don’t think he even knows how.  It had to be alien abduction or a spirit possessing him that made him do this out of the ordinary thing.  Well, I found him and I asked him and you know what his answer was. 

“I JUST FELT LIKE IT”

Yeah, it’s definitely a possession.  I’m going to go find a priest now to perform an exorcism.  Unless anyone out there would like to rent him for a while to do some cleaning for them.  I’m willing to rent him out CHEAP :)

Monday MeMe

{ August 25, 2008 @ 10:23 am } · { Monday MeMe }
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This is one that I had done awhile back then saved it in one of my folders. It never got posted so doing so today. I have no idea where it came from so can’t give anyone credit. Sorry.

FOOD MEME

1. How do you like your eggs? Either over hard or scrambled w/ cheese

2. How do you take your coffee/tea? Coffee: I don’t drink coffee, per se, but I do like the White Mocha espresso from Starbucks. Tea: sweetened with nutri-sweet or whatever is available. Usually drink it iced, but like it hot on occasion.

3. Favorite breakfast food: cinnamon french toast with a side of sausage, if I go to this local restaurant that we have close by. Otherwise I usually don’t eat breakfast.

4. Peanut butter: Smooth.

5. What kind of dressing on your salad? Ranch for the most part, but I have found out that I like caeser dressing too.

6. Coke or Pepsi? I’d rather have root beer

7. You’re feeling lazy, what do you make for dinner? Tuna salad or a turkey sandwich.

8. You’re feeling really lazy. What kind of pizza do you order? meat lovers hand tossed crust from Pizza Hut.

9. You feel like cooking. What do you make? Ha! That’s funny. Me, cook? If I did like to cook though it would probably be meatloaf, mashed potatoes, noodles, green beans, mac & cheese, chocolate pie for dessert.

10. Do any foods bring back good memories? My grandma’s rolls. They were the one thing that I loved to watch her make so they always bring back fond memories. … continue reading this entry.

Mini Makeover

{ August 23, 2008 @ 11:16 am } · { fun stuff, hairstyle, rambling thoughts, this and that }
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Today I’m getting all my hair chopped off. I have been kicking the idea around for some time now. My hair is of the type that once it gets to a certain length, it starts to look really stringy and scraggly. It takes awhile to get there, but it has hit that point. I didn’t realize until a couple of weeks ago that I had stopped wearing my hair down. In the summer months, you will usually find me sporting a ponytail especially if it is hot and humid. But I would still wear my hair down on certain occasions, like a nice family dinner or a movie, usually it had to be somewhere with really good air conditioning. Anyway, back to my point. My daughter was watching me get ready one night to go out for dinner and she commented that I needed to wear my hair down because she was tired of seeing me in a ponytail. That’s when it hit me that I’d been donning said pony everywhere for the past month, at least. Good eye, daughter. Good eye.

So, the search for a new style began that evening. I searched all over the internet for styles that I thought would work well with my hair type (fine) and face shape (fat…I mean, oval or so I’ve been told :) ) I had it narrowed down to two different styles so sent both pictures via email to 3 of my most trusted girl friends. They all picked the shorter, more chic version. And so, today I will be heading to the salon and getting my now “past my shoulder” length hair chopped off and will come home sporting a new, above shoulder length style. I’m also getting it colored, hopefully the same as the picture I found. I LOVE the color!!! I will post before and after pictures later (as long as it turns out). Wish me luck.

Okie Doke! I’m back. And as promised here are my before and after pictures. The longer version is obviously my before picture and the shorter, sassy version is my after. What do you think?

Autism Walk

{ August 20, 2008 @ 3:09 pm } · { autism, donations, family, good causes }
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My nephew is autistic. He was diagnosed at age 2 1/2 with PDD-nos (pervasive development disorder). He is now 9 years old. He is a little angel and the sweetest child you will ever meet. He likes to watch movies, wrestle with his daddy, play with his momma and visit his grandparents homes. He will be starting the 4th grade this year and is doing really well at school.

I never knew what autism was until he was diagnosed. I had never known anyone with autism or any familys that were affected by it. That all changed though. Now I do a lot of reading up on autism, looking for answers to many of the questions I have about the disorder. I try to support any autism cause as much as possible and hope and pray that they will soon find the cause and a cure for it.

That is why I’m writing this post. My brother and sister inlaw are walking in this years Walk Now For Autism and are trying to raise money for research. For those of you who don’t know what this is, here is a small snippet from their website:

Walk Now for Autism, the nation’s largest grassroots autism walk program, is Autism Speaks’ signature fundraising and awareness event, taking place in communities across the United States, as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom. Powered by volunteers and families with loved ones on the autism spectrum, this successful grassroots fundraising effort not only generates vital funds for autism research but also raises awareness about the increasing prevalence of autism and the need for increased research funding to combat this complex disorder.

If you are interested in making a donation, here is a link to the page my brother made up for my nephew’s team. Trey and Logan’s Walkers Team

I thought it would be nice to put it out there to maybe help them raise a little bit more money then they would by themselves. Thanks ahead of time!

Something New

{ August 18, 2008 @ 12:52 pm } · { Monday MeMe, fun stuff, this and that }
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I’m going to try something new here. Mondays are very hard for me. It’s the first day back to work, it’s usually pretty busy and hectic and my brain just can’t be creative. So, I thought that a Monday MeMe might work. I will try it this week and see how it goes over. Let me know what you think.

This is a meme that I found on Tense Teacher’s blog. Thought it was very interesting. Here goes:

How many people live in your house? 4

Do you like your siblings? Most of the time

What color are your nails? natural. I don’t paint my nails.

Where is your favorite place on Earth? Probably anywhere that my friends and loved ones are.

Ever punch someone in the face? Punch someone, no. I have slapped a face or two though.

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Lots of Fun

{ August 16, 2008 @ 9:00 am } · { Uncategorized }
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My peaceful evening was very nice.  I wasn’t able to get together with my friends…too short of notice for most of them….but I didn’t let that stop me from enjoying myself.  I decided to go shopping and hit up Kohl’s and TJ Maxx.  I didn’t find anything that I really wanted, but it was nice to go into a store and not be hit up every couple of seconds for a new outfit by my teenage daughter. 

Next on my list was dinner and I was in the mood for Italian.  That craving was satisfied by a stop at Fazolis.  I got the baked chicken and broccoli penne which came with some of their fabulous breadsticks.  I decided to try one of their new (new to me anyway) lemon ices.  I chose the pomegranate flavor and let me just say….WOW!  It was awesome.  I even let the girl talk me into getting some dessert and I chose the chocolate overload torte.  Yum.  It was all just fabulous and I was pleasantly stuffed when I finished. 

 

After a nice meal, I decided to just chill out and watch some movies on tv.  Daddy Day Camp was my first movie of choice and then I watched Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.  They were both pretty good.  I ended up going to bed afterwards and finishing the night by watching What Not To Wear and drifting off into a really nice sleep afterwards.  All in all, it was a very nice evening.

All By Myself

{ August 15, 2008 @ 10:04 am } · { family, fun stuff, rambling thoughts, this and that }
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I am so looking forward to this evening. I get to spend it all. by. myself. Yep, alone, single, no kids, no hubby, nobody. Just me. I get to do what I want to do, go where I want to go. Why? Because my hubby is taking my daughter and a friend of hers to a concert in Chicago and my son is going along for the ride and to keep his dad company while the girls are at the concert.

Anywho, that means I get some peace and quiet. I am so ready for it. That is common this time of year. I’ve had the kids all summer and I’m ready for a break. Granted, the kids are older now and not as time consuming as when they were younger, but still. It will be nice to watch what I want on tv tonight and eat what I want for dinner. Who knows, I might just have to give some of my girlie friends a holler and have them come over and keep me company. There won’t be any peace and quiet, but I think I can handle that :) Ooh, actually that sounds like a wonderful plan. I’m grabbing the phone right now! Later!

Any Trouble Finding the Place?

{ August 11, 2008 @ 3:20 pm } · { rambling thoughts, this and that }
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I’ve not gotten any comments so I hope you all haven’t had any trouble finding my new home.  I see that several people have visited this new site, but I don’t know if they’re are my blogger friends or just random visitors. 

I’m liking my new place.  Excuse any mistakes you might find though. It is taking awhile to get used to the difference between wordpress and blogger, but I’m getting there.  I have most of my stuff imported over here, all my old posts are here.  All the comments are here too.  I can’t seem to figure out how to get my Flickr account to show up on here though so that’s one thing you won’t see in my sidebar as well as my Punky Moods.  I know I’ll figure it out eventually, but until then the clean look on the sidebar is kind of nice.

That’s pretty much all that I have.  Leave a comment so I know you’ve been here, okay?  Thanks bunches!

So, Do You Like the New Digs?

{ August 9, 2008 @ 5:01 pm } · { rambling thoughts, this and that }
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Yeah, I moved.  I had been debating on doing it for some time, but never got up the nerve, I guess, to actually do it.  I was afraid that nobody would be able to find me, I think.  I was just so sick of blogger.  I don’t know why either.  Blogger had been good to me for several years.  I had no big problems with it.  I guess I was just looking for a change. 

So, what do you think?  I had to change the name of this blog since Bits and Pieces was already taken by someone else.  It took me awhile to think of something.  I know, I’m not very creative at all.  But we can’t all have cool blog names now can we.  And besides, the title represents exactly what I’ll be writing about so you can’t get much more specific then that.

Stressed Out

{ August 6, 2008 @ 3:54 pm } · { health, rambling thoughts, this and that }
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Stress. This seems to be the topic of many a blog post here recently. I am also hearing it from several people that I’ve run into in stores, at the bank, etc. What is causing so many people to be in maximum overdrive here lately? And, how do you react to it when you hit that point?

When I’m stressed out, I like to just get away from it all. If it is business that is stressing me out (and believe me, being self-employed is a major stress factor in and of itself!), I close my office door, turn off the phone and don’t think about it. Family member causing me grief? I go into another room and chill. I know this doesn’t “fix” the cause of stress, but it gets me away from it long enough to at least keep from losing my mind or going ballistic on a customer, which I have done before. I’m not proud of it, but at the time it sure felt good. lol

Some other forms of stress relief that I use are:

1) a nice, long, hot bubble bath. There is just something about warm water, bubbles and candlelight that calms me down quick.

2) dancing. If I’m super stressed, I need to get some of that energy out so I find the fastest paced song on the radio and dance it away. Yeah, I look silly and I’ve had several family members actually walk out of the room, but you know what? I felt better by the time I was finished.

3) alcohol. Ok, you knew that one was going to be on my list. I try not to resort to a drink too often, but there are just some days that require a good stiff drink. I prefer mojitos, but have been known to slam back a few shots of whatever is available at the moment too. I don’t get rip roaring drunk, but there is enough alcohol in my bloodstream to calm me waaayyyy dooowwwwnnnn.

4) sex. Yep, that is a wonderful stress reliever. No explanations needed!

5) and finally, blogging. Sometimes I just need to get my feelings out in the open but there isn’t anybody around to actually talk to so I blog. There is something really calming about putting those feelings down on paper (or on the computer screen). It is almost as though a weight has been lifted and you can actually feel the stress drifting away. I don’t always post what I’ve written. I might be in jail now if I actually posted some of the things I’ve thought about doing to a few certain people when they’ve stressed me out:) Just writing them down helps to relax me.

Ok, those are my top five ways to relieve stress. What do you do when things get to be too much for you to handle?

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