Archive for March, 2007

feeling productive

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

spring cleaning goes well.? i did the kitchen this weekend, living room yesterday.? today i got the bathroom and gage’s bedroom done, in addition to basic straightening of the living room and kitchen.? i still want to vacuum the hallway today, i’ll get that done in a few…

tomorrow i begin the bedroom *queue dramatic music here*

gage discovered ice cream the other night.? i was dishing myself out a little bowl of bryers vanilla and he touched the ice cream on the lid and licked his finger… then proceeded to scrape all of the ice cream off the lid and eat it.? so i made him a little bowl of ice cream, which he sat and ate with a spoon so nice and neat.? he didn’t make a mess of himself at all.? the next night i thought i’d see how he liked the reeses peanut butter cup ice cream… he didn’t care for it at all.? but he fed mine to me.? which was sweet, but he was so fast about it he kept giving me brain freeze.

things are brighter this week.? i’m feeling better than i have in awhile.? perhaps it’s a spring thing.? who knows.? having a clean house helps, of course.

i finished the quilt top i was working on, just need to get the backing and batting to finish it off.? i’ve come to the conclusion that the squares i bought were not all 4″ some had to be a little smaller or larger.? i sewed them together with 1/4″ seams, 20 rows 14 blocks across.? and it’s not even.? i’ll fix that when i put the back on tho.? it’s still kinda funny.? it’s nice and colorful, bright and random.? there’s floral and toys and stars… it’s quite cool, i think.? woody said it was nice that it’s not the standard drab “grandma” quilt colors.? i like the way he put that.

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you know you love your kid when…

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

you let them tear open half of your pez dispenser collection (still sealed in original packaging) so they can play with them… and enjoy the candy.

what can i say… as much as i love my pez dispensers… gage likes playing with them.? it makes him happy.? and i want him to be happy.? i’ll have to find a place to hide the ones i really dont’ want removed fro the packaging, tho.

i’m starting to get sick.? got the scratchy throat and the sinus weirdness… so i took airbourne.? hopefully that will nip it in the bud.

i got some of my to-do list done today.? laundry is about done.? some stuff needs to be fluffed or dried still, but that’s about it.? and i got the kitchen done, except for the floor — the ground is pretty wet still, so there’s no point dong the floor since tiger and gage were dragging dirt in all day.? got a lot done in the living room as well.? lots of stuff found a new home and got out of the way.? at this rate, by tomorrow night i’ll have the living room pretty well organized, cleaned and rearranged.? i just need some inserts for the file cabinet to get everything organized…

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lol

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

oh i have lost my damn fool mind.? forgot my username for my blog, lol.? hows’ that for ridiculousness?? yeah.

gage is eating an apple that’s about half the size of his head.? it’s funny as hell.? he turns it and turns it and turns it and picks a spot to bite.? then he chews the apple off the peel and spits the peel out (on a plate).

he ate some ice cream last night.? he’s only done that once before… he took an ice cream cone from me last summer.? last night he used a spoon and a bowl.? it was SO cute.? i got some pictures.

avs play tonight, should be a good game.? i look forward to it.? might make something groovy for dinner.

today’s to-do list:

  • clean the kitchen
  • do laundry
  • straighten/vacuum the living room
  • ? make a quick run to the grocery store

i’ve started working on changing my habits a little… to keep the house neater.? it’s gonna take some getting organized tho.? i might go thru the stuff behind the couch today and pull out stuff to list on ebay.? getting rid of stuff we don’t want/need anymore will hopefully open up some space and help me get organized.? if i can make some progress today, maybe i can do some re-arranging i’ve been thinking about… that would be a good thing.

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Friday, March 23rd, 2007

no real content kids… just claiming my blog on my <a href=”http://technorati.com/claim/fkmvj8zhkm” rel=”me”>Technorati Profile</a>

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BWA HA HA HA

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

i just took the trash out…

and interrupted squirrel sex in the tree!

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writing and stuff

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

i’ve been trying to come up with article ideas for associated content. i’m thinking about doing a number of non-paying submissions that are about various experiences… just for the practice and to have more content. if you’re interested in checking out what i’ve got submitted so far:

broke out the video camera yesterday… to get familiar with it again so i can get some video of gage this summer.

i think for gage’s birthday this year i wanna go to the zoo… just the three of us.

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i’m such a dork…

Monday, March 19th, 2007

i watched last nights avs game when it was live… about an hour later, i watched part of the replay.

at the moment i’m watching…

the replay of last night’s avs game.? just in teh background while i do other stuff…and even tho i know how it ends, it’s still exciting.

yeah.? huge dork.

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woo hoo

Monday, March 19th, 2007

the bookbox i started on bookcrossing.com (favorite authors/favorite books) is almost home. there are 2 people who still need to receive it before it will be on its way to me. i sent it out in july with some of my favorite books and books by some of my favorite authors in it:

  • dragons of autumn twilight, by margaret weiss and tracy hickman
  • the fifth profession, by david morrell
  • into thin air, by david krakauer
  • hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy, by douglas adams
  • it, by stephen king
  • fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe, by fannie flagg
  • from potters field, by patricia cornwell
  • fatal cure, by robin cook
  • all around the town, by mary higgins clark

i think there was one more but i can’t recall what it was… probably a james patterson… i look forward to seeing what my little box of books has in it when it comes home. the requirement for books being added to replace those taken out is that they be favorite books, or books by favorite authors.

i also sent out a bookbox in january that is all books that were made into movies. it’s on its 3rd recipient at the moment, i believe. it might take a little longer as it’s traveling to canada for a few stops. that one went out containing:

  • sleepers, by lorenzo carcaterra
  • dune, by frank herbert
  • the terminal man, by michael crichton
  • hunt for red october, by tom clancy
  • the runaway jury, by john grisham
  • primal fear, by william diehl
  • lord of the flies, by william golding
  • misery, by stephen king
  • dracula, by bram stoker

there might be more in that one, but i can’t remember. that one the requirement for the books added is that they be movies that were made into movies… even if they were just made for tv… just have to be made into movies.

i’m looking forward to seeing what these two bookboxes come home with.

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i find it highly amusing…

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

that stephen king’s IT is on abc family at the moment.

why not… when i was a kid horror films were quality family entertainment. many a night did my family gather around the tv or at the drive in movies to have the crap scared out of us as a family. of course nowadawys people get so pissed off if you show a horror film to a child. ok, i admit that since gage has had night terrors after we watched a horror flick while he was awake, we wait till he’s asleep now… but if your kid can handle it, like my sisters and i could, by all means, take your kid to that horror triple feature at the drive in. scare the bejesus out of them! have a good time with your kids!

some of the best memories of my life are spending time at the drive in movies with my family watching horror flicks. my love of horror movies, and horror novels comes from my mom.

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ha ha

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

i had decided to blow out an egg to decorate for ostara/spring equinox.? i actually blew out 2, so i’d have a backup… i started decorating the first… and gage is playing with the second one.? so i guess it’s a good thing i did 2.? one to decorate and one for gage to play with, at least until it starts cracking.

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