Archive for November, 2008

Cool images

Monday, November 24th, 2008

I was searching through here to find some images for another blog I have and I ran across these. I thought they were pretty cool so I decided to share.

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7 Random or Weird Facts About Me

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Oh noes! I be tagged in a meme :-O

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That cheeky monkey, Tishia Lee, was kind enough to spread the love so I guess I’ll take a crack at:

7 Things You Probably Definitely Don’t Want To Know About Me

  1. My kids go to bed way later than they should cause I can’t stop hugging, kissing and squishing them. They’re like human teddy bears.
  2. I have an obsession with writing out lists. If you stacked up all the lists I’ve made in the past year, I’d be sent to prison for murdering an entire forest.
  3. If I’m deprived of chocolate for too long, then I come into contact with it again, I’ll go cookie monster style on it. Bits of chocolate will be flying everywhere. One time a piece must have flown onto my couch, so when I sat down later, it melted right onto my butt and I walked around all day with a giant “poop stain”.
  4. It takes me an hour to do a load of laundry because I have to fold everything perfectly. If it isn’t folded right, I’ll do it again. My mom folded my laundry for me once when my washer and dryer broke down and I had to take it to her house. When I got home with it, I refolded everything.
  5. I am in love with Rachel Brice. Anybody who bellydances will know what I’m talking about.
  6. I love to do jigsaw puzzles. The bigger the better. I did a 5000 piece puzzle once and was in heaven. Call me an old fogey, I don’t care. Puzzles rock!
  7. I have fat earlobes. Apparently, they’re so fat that I had to have them “shot” twice with the ear piercing gun. So if you want to buy me earrings for Christmas, make sure you get some extra long studs.
  8. I jumped up and down and clapped my hands like a complete moron in the post office when my Dreamweaver book arrived. Books make me giddy. Learning Dreamweaver makes me positively immature.

Ah shit, I did 8 things.

Well, the rule is you have to tag 7 more friends, but I don’t have one blogging friend let alone 7, so I think I might let it die here. Or you can participate and leave your link in the comments. I dunno…I suck at memes. Oh wait a sec, I know 2 whole people that might play.

My awesome cutie patootie-ness, JennyJuice

and

The lovely and hilarious rambling chick.

Photos from my trip to BC

Monday, November 17th, 2008

I took a road trip in August to British Columbia where we attended a family reunion. I didn’t have a chance to take many pictures, so most of the pictures I do have were taken from inside a moving vehicle on my way home. My camera is a piece of poo and I’m far from any kind of photographer, so forgive the crappiness.

I’ve posted the thumbnails so you can click on any picture to enlarge it. I think this one is my favourite.

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Random cuteness and ew-ness of the day

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

I was bouncing my two year old son on my lap and he says “Spongebob, what are you doing?” I guess I’m not mommy anymore. From now on, I will only be addressed as “Spongebob”.


At lunch time, I was preparing a really healthy and nutritious lunch *wink* when my son asked me for a hug. I got all gushy and gave him a big hug and kiss, then he said it again as he was pointing to the hot dogs I had on the counter. I’m just going to keep pretending that “hog” means “hug” and not “hot dog”.


I figured out how to distract my daughter when she’s upset that she can’t eat something she shouldn’t eat (like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups at eight in the morning) or when she wants to watch something she shouldn’t watch (like Moulin Rouge!). I just print out some stuff on my printer.

She loves to take the papers out and hand them to me, then I say with exaggerated enthusiasm, “Great job! You are such a big help to mommy” to which she responds with the biggest grin you could ever imagine. It’s like her teeth are going to pop out of the side of her head.

Letting your kids help with stuff, even if they’re not really helping, is the way to go. Trust me on that one.


My landlord showed up this morning with registers and doorknobs. The registers are for the many gaping holes I have in my floor. Since I had maple hardwood put in my house, I’ve had an endless battle of keeping my son from dumping the whole toy box down the furnace ducts.

The doorknobs are for…well, the doors. I’ve been living without bedroom doors for months. Seeing those doorknobs and knowing I’ll have doors soon made me do a really stupid happy dance. Right in front of my landlord. That’s how excited I was.


And finally, it’s time for…

You Know It’s Time To Get A Pedicure When….(said in a loud booming gameshow host voice)

…your daughter touches your bare foot and proceeds to spew out words like “Ewwww! That’s gross!!”.

Coffee makes you screwed up

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

I had a slightly weird dream last night.

I dreamed I was walking through the A&W drive-thru and I had a little bluetooth phone in my ear that nobody else could see. I was talking to my friend as I was waiting in line in the drive-thru and everyone was staring and thinking I was a freak, so I decided “screw it” and went inside, only to be served at the counter by Simon Cowell.

Incidentally, I drank more than my weight in coffee yesterday. I think I’m gonna lay off the caffeine for awhile.

Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals on SNL

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

I love Saturday Night live, I love Andy Samberg, and I love Mark Wahlberg. Therefor, this video is just brilliant. It’s from a few weeks ago but I can’t stop watching it. If you haven’t seen it already, enjoy!

Mark Wahlberg’s reaction to the video was a little less than mature, but oh well. He’s still smokin’.

More random convo’s with my daughter

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Morgan: “I wish I could bend my head and eat my back.”

Me: “What!? Why?”

Morgan: “I wish I was a chocolate bar.”

How does Crystal Gayle do it?

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

You know you need a haircut when…

A) You go to wipe your son’s snotty nose with a Kleenex and you wipe it with your hair instead.

and

B) You go to wipe your son’s poopy butt and your hair gets stuck in it…

Being a mom is awesome, but I didn’t sign up for that.

Shiny Toy Guns - Ricochet

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

One of the coolest new songs I’ve heard lately is Ricochet by Shiny Toy Guns. They won’t allow embedding so I can only link to the video, but it’s seriously as weird as a Marilyn Manson video. Check it out.

Believe it or not, it’s an awesome song to clean to.

Here’s a fan made video of the same song which is actually really good. It kicks the ass of most music videos on Much Music.