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I’m so happy right now and I wanted to share this awesome deal with you. If you still haven’t picked out the perfect gift for your kids (or a special niece/nephew, granddaughter/grandson) then this might be perfect. Especially if they love to draw.

My kids are both obsessed with drawing and painting. Any time someone asks me what to get them for Christmas, I say “anything that has to do with drawing”. They will sit at the table and draw all day long, every day.

I decided I wanted to buy them an easel, so I was super duper excited when I saw it at my favourite online store, chapters.indigo.ca.

I ordered it about ten minutes ago so if this is something you’d like to get, here is the price breakdown. First, there is a discount right now where you get 20% off. Plus, I entered the coupon code “Toy08″ and got an additional $10 off.

I opted for the premium shipping to ensure it’s delivered before December 24th, but if you don’t need it, you don’t have to pay any S&H fees since you get FREE Shipping on orders over $39 at chapters.indigo.ca.

I also decided to get it gift wrapped because I suck at wrapping. A two-legged dog could wrap gifts better than I could.

I ordered the Easel Kit with the easel. It comes with paint, chalk, paper, paintbrushes, and a bunch of other stuff. That way, my son can color on the chalk board on one side, and my daughter can color on the dry erase board on the other side.

So here is a breakdown:

Easel……..$47.96 (Normally $59.95)
Easel Kit….$31.96
Coupon…..$10.00 Credit
Gift Wrap…$9.90
S&H……….$17.43
GST……….$4.86
PST……….$4.86

TOTAL…….$106.97

Not bad for a gift that will entertain both kids at once for years to come, plus it comes gift wrapped, PLUS it will be here before Christmas Eve which is great for people like me who always wait until the last minute to do their Christmas shopping.

I was having a pretty crappy day, then I saw this video and it made everything alright again.

I’ll be singing “Jizz in my pants” for the rest of the week now.

P.S. Keep your eye out for a special appearance by Justin Timberlake.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!!”.

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.

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’.

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

Me: “What!? Why?”

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

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.