8 Random Thoughts:
1. My son finally wipes his own ass. It only took 6 years.
2. Swimming lessons are boring to watch.
3. I can't decide what I want to write my summer grad research proposal on. I am torn between something hard that I like and something easy that I don't think is as important.
4. A random list of weird things I dislike: bandaids, earwigs, goggles, sunscreen, and old ass furbies that become possessed in the middle of the night and start "talking".
5. There is a kid in my son's swimming class that needs an IEP. Too bad the park district doesn't do those for 8 day group lessons.
6. I don't like the new Sprout lady on their Sprout Morning Show. Her clothes are ugly.
7. I don't think you can ever own too many lip glosses.
8. I love this song:
Telling you what you should do since 2010
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
On Quick Take Whenever 2-29-12
8 Random Thoughts:
1. I don't really mind watching My Little Ponies. Rarity is my favorite. :)
2. I love potato chips on ham sandwiches.
3. I am ready for it to be April so I have a better idea of what my next two years will look like.
4. I want to grow out Addie's bangs so she can lose the Brenda Walsh look. I am not looking forward to the process though. The kid can't keep a barrette in her hair to save her life.
5. Ryan got into the gifted program. :)
6. Why don't cats have belly buttons? Someone needs to explain this too me.
7. I am skeered of the spring. Last fall, around campus, I saw more female and male buttcracks then I had ever seen in my entire life. I don't want butt crack to be the new cleavage. Butts are kind of inherently gross and it is not that I am prude, there are just very few butts I want to see. I have a feeling as soon as it starts to get a little warmer butt cracks will be cropping up all over the classroom.
8. Whenever I have to go to the clinic/lab I think of this song. :P
1. I don't really mind watching My Little Ponies. Rarity is my favorite. :)
2. I love potato chips on ham sandwiches.
3. I am ready for it to be April so I have a better idea of what my next two years will look like.
4. I want to grow out Addie's bangs so she can lose the Brenda Walsh look. I am not looking forward to the process though. The kid can't keep a barrette in her hair to save her life.
5. Ryan got into the gifted program. :)
6. Why don't cats have belly buttons? Someone needs to explain this too me.
7. I am skeered of the spring. Last fall, around campus, I saw more female and male buttcracks then I had ever seen in my entire life. I don't want butt crack to be the new cleavage. Butts are kind of inherently gross and it is not that I am prude, there are just very few butts I want to see. I have a feeling as soon as it starts to get a little warmer butt cracks will be cropping up all over the classroom.
8. Whenever I have to go to the clinic/lab I think of this song. :P
Monday, February 6, 2012
On a Random Quicktake
11 Random thoughts because I don't have the inclination to put together a coherent blog post.
1. Neurology is super interesting. I love how our brains are put together, so intricate. It is also super scary to know how one little blood clot or tumor can fuck it up.
2. Today we had to watch video of individuals with different types of aphasia. One type effected physical production and the other effected speech comprehension and coherent production. Some of the people in the class laughed at the poor guy that had the later aphasia. I get that it was odd and uncomfortable to watch, but... The video just made me sad for the poor guy. You judge.
See? Not funny.
2. My son loves LEGO Star Wars. He makes "scenes" out of them every dang day. Yesterday he tore apart a bunch of them and called the scene The Ruins of Naboo. I know I am his mom, but I am pretty sure he is brilliant. :P
3. Speaking of which I had him tested for gifted a few weeks ago. I wonder how he does on standardized tests?
4. Speaking of Star Wars, I kind of find Star Wars super boring. I frequently zone out when my son talks to me about it. Smile and nod. Smile and nod.
5. I also think Transformers are lame.
6. My new show is Dance Moms on Lifetime. It all has to be fake. Seriously. Who lets their kid get yelled at everyday by some a-hole? Who wants to watch that? Oh yeah, me. Watching those parents makes me feel better about myself.
7. I am afraid my kids are going to be messed up because their dad is such a screw up. How did I not see this coming? It is odd to think of the double life my ex must have been leading. If he could have just been a normal screw up that had a normal affair we all would be much better off right now.
8. It is weird to talk nicely to the ex. But I am an adult and capable of acting like one to get business done.
9. My cat has to move out. I wrote a personal ad for her today. It will be up on petfinder soon. I am sad about this and cried all day Saturday about it. Mostly because when I told my daughter the kitty had to find a new home she started crying and told me that I made her heart hurt. The cat will be so much happier without 3 roommates though. If anyone knows someone who wants a 7 year old declawed female let me know. I will drive her almost anywhere.
10. I am ready for spring.
11. I love Crocs.
1. Neurology is super interesting. I love how our brains are put together, so intricate. It is also super scary to know how one little blood clot or tumor can fuck it up.
2. Today we had to watch video of individuals with different types of aphasia. One type effected physical production and the other effected speech comprehension and coherent production. Some of the people in the class laughed at the poor guy that had the later aphasia. I get that it was odd and uncomfortable to watch, but... The video just made me sad for the poor guy. You judge.
See? Not funny.
2. My son loves LEGO Star Wars. He makes "scenes" out of them every dang day. Yesterday he tore apart a bunch of them and called the scene The Ruins of Naboo. I know I am his mom, but I am pretty sure he is brilliant. :P
3. Speaking of which I had him tested for gifted a few weeks ago. I wonder how he does on standardized tests?
4. Speaking of Star Wars, I kind of find Star Wars super boring. I frequently zone out when my son talks to me about it. Smile and nod. Smile and nod.
5. I also think Transformers are lame.
6. My new show is Dance Moms on Lifetime. It all has to be fake. Seriously. Who lets their kid get yelled at everyday by some a-hole? Who wants to watch that? Oh yeah, me. Watching those parents makes me feel better about myself.
7. I am afraid my kids are going to be messed up because their dad is such a screw up. How did I not see this coming? It is odd to think of the double life my ex must have been leading. If he could have just been a normal screw up that had a normal affair we all would be much better off right now.
8. It is weird to talk nicely to the ex. But I am an adult and capable of acting like one to get business done.
9. My cat has to move out. I wrote a personal ad for her today. It will be up on petfinder soon. I am sad about this and cried all day Saturday about it. Mostly because when I told my daughter the kitty had to find a new home she started crying and told me that I made her heart hurt. The cat will be so much happier without 3 roommates though. If anyone knows someone who wants a 7 year old declawed female let me know. I will drive her almost anywhere.
10. I am ready for spring.
11. I love Crocs.
Friday, December 30, 2011
On Quick Take Friday 12-30-11
7 Random Thoughts
1. I have a reoccurring dream of air planes crashing. I have one about every 6 months. I am never in the plane, I always just watch it crash. It now freaks me out to see airplanes flying low because I bet someday I will see a real plane crash. I am pretty sure I am a little bit psychic. Example:
2. While I had no idea how drastically my life would change this year, at the beginning of the year I had this weird feeling that something bad was going to happen. My life went on as normal and it wasn't a feeling based on any observations. When my grandma died I thought maybe that was it but the feeling didn't go away. After the shit hit the fan and everything died down I actually felt kind of relieved that at least I didn't have any weird ominous premonition feelings anymore. At least I knew what I was dealing with and the weird feeling went away.
3. My cat is snoring.
4. It is odd to think that I might get remarried someday. I don't think I want anymore kids though. I was done with two. If I did have more it would only be one. I would feel bad though because I would not stay home with it. Pumping would be a pain in the ass too.
5. Plus apparently Rockford is totally anti-VBAC. Even though I have already had one successful VBAC, apparently once you are a VBAC you are always a VBAC. I could always just squat in my bathtub I guess. :)
6. It is funny that I have thought out any possible future births I don't even really plan to have.
7. Whenever my son acts out on his anger I want to punch my ex-husband in the balls. Hard. I didn't sign up for this gig.
1. I have a reoccurring dream of air planes crashing. I have one about every 6 months. I am never in the plane, I always just watch it crash. It now freaks me out to see airplanes flying low because I bet someday I will see a real plane crash. I am pretty sure I am a little bit psychic. Example:
2. While I had no idea how drastically my life would change this year, at the beginning of the year I had this weird feeling that something bad was going to happen. My life went on as normal and it wasn't a feeling based on any observations. When my grandma died I thought maybe that was it but the feeling didn't go away. After the shit hit the fan and everything died down I actually felt kind of relieved that at least I didn't have any weird ominous premonition feelings anymore. At least I knew what I was dealing with and the weird feeling went away.
3. My cat is snoring.
4. It is odd to think that I might get remarried someday. I don't think I want anymore kids though. I was done with two. If I did have more it would only be one. I would feel bad though because I would not stay home with it. Pumping would be a pain in the ass too.
5. Plus apparently Rockford is totally anti-VBAC. Even though I have already had one successful VBAC, apparently once you are a VBAC you are always a VBAC. I could always just squat in my bathtub I guess. :)
6. It is funny that I have thought out any possible future births I don't even really plan to have.
7. Whenever my son acts out on his anger I want to punch my ex-husband in the balls. Hard. I didn't sign up for this gig.
Friday, November 18, 2011
On Quick Take Friday 11-18-11
7 Random Thoughts
1. I kind of think probably 85% of men are probably disgusting.
2. 15 year olds are pretty dang young and if you are into them then you are a sick fuck and I hope you get butt raped in jail.
3. If you go around saying "karma is real" constantly I will find it hard not to find it ironic if you get cancer.
4. I am totally itching for a verbal fight right now.
5. I don't give a shit if Milwaukee runs an anti-cosleeping ad. I don't feel like the hearts of the people behind the ad are in the wrong place and frankly most people that say they safely co-sleep don't. (Said as a person who actually did safely co-sleep with both of her kids. Hmm, did I?)
6. I think people that don't vaccinate are negligent in lots and lots of ways.
7. I wonder if WAHM every really make any money with their house parties. It is all very very pyramid schemey.
1. I kind of think probably 85% of men are probably disgusting.
2. 15 year olds are pretty dang young and if you are into them then you are a sick fuck and I hope you get butt raped in jail.
3. If you go around saying "karma is real" constantly I will find it hard not to find it ironic if you get cancer.
4. I am totally itching for a verbal fight right now.
5. I don't give a shit if Milwaukee runs an anti-cosleeping ad. I don't feel like the hearts of the people behind the ad are in the wrong place and frankly most people that say they safely co-sleep don't. (Said as a person who actually did safely co-sleep with both of her kids. Hmm, did I?)
6. I think people that don't vaccinate are negligent in lots and lots of ways.
7. I wonder if WAHM every really make any money with their house parties. It is all very very pyramid schemey.
Friday, May 20, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- May 20th Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. You cannot be a feminist and be against a woman's right to choose what goes on inside her body. Sorry. Dress it up however you want, but you cannot be pro-woman and take away rights to her body. Birth complications and unsafe abortions are some of the highest causes of death for young women across the globe. So taking away safe abortions when they are wanted/warranted is in many cases inviting death, not life.
2. Haha, this is my blog so I can talk about whatever the heck I want.
3. I only got ten bags of rock moved onto our new landscape project before my kid skinned up her knee and we had to go inside. One day the project will be done.
4. Thank you Angela for the clothes yesterday!
5. I have had the meow mix commercial song in my head for 2 days now. Help.
6. Why does insurance have to be so complicated? The glasses we picked out for my son got held up because the vision insurance provider is in the middle of a lawsuit with the frames manufacturer. Really? I just want the stoopid glasses please.
7. I really like the swear word wanker, but I cannot use it because I would sound totally pretentious using it in everyday life. Sad.
1. You cannot be a feminist and be against a woman's right to choose what goes on inside her body. Sorry. Dress it up however you want, but you cannot be pro-woman and take away rights to her body. Birth complications and unsafe abortions are some of the highest causes of death for young women across the globe. So taking away safe abortions when they are wanted/warranted is in many cases inviting death, not life.
2. Haha, this is my blog so I can talk about whatever the heck I want.
3. I only got ten bags of rock moved onto our new landscape project before my kid skinned up her knee and we had to go inside. One day the project will be done.
4. Thank you Angela for the clothes yesterday!
5. I have had the meow mix commercial song in my head for 2 days now. Help.
6. Why does insurance have to be so complicated? The glasses we picked out for my son got held up because the vision insurance provider is in the middle of a lawsuit with the frames manufacturer. Really? I just want the stoopid glasses please.
7. I really like the swear word wanker, but I cannot use it because I would sound totally pretentious using it in everyday life. Sad.
Friday, May 13, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- May 13 Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. Pomegranate schnapps and sierra mist tastes like cranberry sierra mist. Dangerous!
2. Today is Friday the 13th. I have always liked Friday the 13ths. My son was born on a Friday the 13th. I used to have fun slumber parties and watch cheesy slasher flicks on Friday the 13th. I also heart Halloween.
3. Regina Spektor is still extremely awesome. Even if (or maybe because) she makes random dolphin noises in songs.
4. I had a stressful day with my son at the eye doctor today. He needs glasses for hyperopia. I feel bad we never noticed, but I guess it is common not to notice in young kids because they overcompensate with other eye muscles which can lead to lazy eyes or cross eyes. So I am glad we caught everything so we wont have to deal with that down the road.
5. I am going to brag that my kid has been able to read since he was 4. Brag, brag, brag. Like really read, he and his dad read small chapter star wars books together and trade off pages.
6. Yes, I am raising a nerd. I am okay with that.
7. My son and his friends apparently played bounty hunters at preschool. I wonder what their teachers thought of that. When I asked him what bounty hunters did he told me, "There is no where to hide from a bounty hunter." Some day I expect he will grow a mullet and chase people around Hawaii.
1. Pomegranate schnapps and sierra mist tastes like cranberry sierra mist. Dangerous!
2. Today is Friday the 13th. I have always liked Friday the 13ths. My son was born on a Friday the 13th. I used to have fun slumber parties and watch cheesy slasher flicks on Friday the 13th. I also heart Halloween.
3. Regina Spektor is still extremely awesome. Even if (or maybe because) she makes random dolphin noises in songs.
4. I had a stressful day with my son at the eye doctor today. He needs glasses for hyperopia. I feel bad we never noticed, but I guess it is common not to notice in young kids because they overcompensate with other eye muscles which can lead to lazy eyes or cross eyes. So I am glad we caught everything so we wont have to deal with that down the road.
5. I am going to brag that my kid has been able to read since he was 4. Brag, brag, brag. Like really read, he and his dad read small chapter star wars books together and trade off pages.
6. Yes, I am raising a nerd. I am okay with that.
7. My son and his friends apparently played bounty hunters at preschool. I wonder what their teachers thought of that. When I asked him what bounty hunters did he told me, "There is no where to hide from a bounty hunter." Some day I expect he will grow a mullet and chase people around Hawaii.
Friday, April 29, 2011
On Quick Take Friday: April 29 Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. I am fascinated with the non-canonical gospels. It is so interesting how some books were canonized and others dismissed. The "who" behind the canonization is also intriguing. A biblical literalist would definitely not agree with me, but I can't help but think some of the omissions/interpretations were made not by God (or by the hand of God) but by man to further specific man's own interest. It is slippery slope though when you start to think about it! So I don't think about it tooooo much. :P
2. I wish my daughter had thick hair. I have always been jealous of people with thick hair and I love to play with hair. I have a feeling doing my daughters hair will be a lot like doing my hair except she doesn't have any curl.
3. Caillou is so whiny.
4. My son is so whiny.
5. I am making my birthday dinner tomorrow. I am making ham, roasted potatoes with a vinaigrette, cheesy vegetable casserole, banana bread, and 2 fake cherry cheesecake (one sugar free for my father in law and one normal). I did all the prep work today so all I really have to do tomorrow is stick stuff in the oven.
6. Ham is probably my favorite meat after bacon. The pig is one tasty animal.
7. Interesting factoid: me, my brother, and my mother in law all have the same birthday.
1. I am fascinated with the non-canonical gospels. It is so interesting how some books were canonized and others dismissed. The "who" behind the canonization is also intriguing. A biblical literalist would definitely not agree with me, but I can't help but think some of the omissions/interpretations were made not by God (or by the hand of God) but by man to further specific man's own interest. It is slippery slope though when you start to think about it! So I don't think about it tooooo much. :P
2. I wish my daughter had thick hair. I have always been jealous of people with thick hair and I love to play with hair. I have a feeling doing my daughters hair will be a lot like doing my hair except she doesn't have any curl.
3. Caillou is so whiny.
4. My son is so whiny.
5. I am making my birthday dinner tomorrow. I am making ham, roasted potatoes with a vinaigrette, cheesy vegetable casserole, banana bread, and 2 fake cherry cheesecake (one sugar free for my father in law and one normal). I did all the prep work today so all I really have to do tomorrow is stick stuff in the oven.
6. Ham is probably my favorite meat after bacon. The pig is one tasty animal.
7. Interesting factoid: me, my brother, and my mother in law all have the same birthday.
Friday, April 8, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- Apr 8 Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. My kids have cold ass feet an refuse to wear socks on a regular basis. They also enjoy putting their cold feet on me. I am pretty sure this is karmic payback as one of my favorite things to do every night is warm up my cold feet on my husband.
2. I was watching Teen Mom Season finale on MTV a couple nights ago. OMG. I cannot stand Janelle or the blond one with Adam. If Janelle doesn't have some sort of mental illness/ personality disorder I would be shocked. I don't really think the blond one has an excuse for her behavior outside of sheer stupidity and neediness.
3. One of the Teen Mom girls said that they didn't think the show glorified teen pregnancy and that she just didn't understand how anyone could think that it did when they saw how hard all the teen moms struggled. To a point I think she is right. I don't think the content of the show glorifies or makes having a baby early in life easy.
However, all of those girls are getting paid a decent money to have their lives taped. Considering a good portion of them are high school drop outs it is very good money. Add on top of that a lot of them have become tabloid stars and, while the show isn't hyping squirting out a kid at 16 as super easy, it does tacitly imply that it might make you a D-list celebrity and give you a nice income.
You and I know that winning the MTV lottery and earning a spot on that show is slim, but 16 year olds are not known for their superior reasoning skills and impulse control.
4. Some of the births on that show make me sad for the girls and their babies.
5. My husband was telling me the other day that he had heard of a hospital that was employing doulas. Sneaky! Just like hospital birth classes teach you to be a good patient, how much do you want to bet a hospital doula does the same thing? I suppose I could be cynical. It wouldn't be the first time. I would be interested to see the c-section stats from that hospital though.
6. Our power went out last night for 3 hours. I suppose if the power is going to go out midnight is a good time for it to do so.
7. I realized last night as I was about to go to bed that I didn't know if turtles had penises. I know I have never seen one. So I asked my husband to Google it for me since I had shut down my computer. Sadly, he refused.
1. My kids have cold ass feet an refuse to wear socks on a regular basis. They also enjoy putting their cold feet on me. I am pretty sure this is karmic payback as one of my favorite things to do every night is warm up my cold feet on my husband.
2. I was watching Teen Mom Season finale on MTV a couple nights ago. OMG. I cannot stand Janelle or the blond one with Adam. If Janelle doesn't have some sort of mental illness/ personality disorder I would be shocked. I don't really think the blond one has an excuse for her behavior outside of sheer stupidity and neediness.
3. One of the Teen Mom girls said that they didn't think the show glorified teen pregnancy and that she just didn't understand how anyone could think that it did when they saw how hard all the teen moms struggled. To a point I think she is right. I don't think the content of the show glorifies or makes having a baby early in life easy.
However, all of those girls are getting paid a decent money to have their lives taped. Considering a good portion of them are high school drop outs it is very good money. Add on top of that a lot of them have become tabloid stars and, while the show isn't hyping squirting out a kid at 16 as super easy, it does tacitly imply that it might make you a D-list celebrity and give you a nice income.
You and I know that winning the MTV lottery and earning a spot on that show is slim, but 16 year olds are not known for their superior reasoning skills and impulse control.
4. Some of the births on that show make me sad for the girls and their babies.
5. My husband was telling me the other day that he had heard of a hospital that was employing doulas. Sneaky! Just like hospital birth classes teach you to be a good patient, how much do you want to bet a hospital doula does the same thing? I suppose I could be cynical. It wouldn't be the first time. I would be interested to see the c-section stats from that hospital though.
6. Our power went out last night for 3 hours. I suppose if the power is going to go out midnight is a good time for it to do so.
7. I realized last night as I was about to go to bed that I didn't know if turtles had penises. I know I have never seen one. So I asked my husband to Google it for me since I had shut down my computer. Sadly, he refused.
Friday, March 11, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- March 11 Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. My face is almost all healed. It seriously was the better part of a month messing around with it. A word of advice, don't get a strep infection on your face.
2. I think I am going to look like I have a healed over nose piercing on the side of my nose.
3. I tried steel cut oats this morning. I like them better then oatmeal. Much less mushy.
4. My 3 year is still refusing to be potty trained. Yesterday she peed on the floor. Before having kids I used to think I would move if someone peed, pooped, or puked all over my floor. Now, I can't tell you how many times my carpet steamer has cleaned those vile messes. Kids are really gross.
5. I have seen a lot of the logical fallacy Reductio ad Hitlerum on facebook lately. On both sides. Dudes. Just because Hitler liked dogs that does not mean all dogs are bad. Yes, Scott Walker is huge douche, but ethnic cleanser he is not. Yes, Obama wants to promote antismoking bans, but that does not mean he is one step away from erecting concentration camps. It wayyyyy cheapens your arguments to just shout "Nazi" at whomever you are mad at.
6. All these earthquakes lately are sad and scary.
7. It is neat to watch my kids get better at activities they have been participating in this spring. My son has improved a lot in tumbling and my daughter is really picking up ballet. It is cute to hear her repeat all the french terms for the moves she does.
1. My face is almost all healed. It seriously was the better part of a month messing around with it. A word of advice, don't get a strep infection on your face.
2. I think I am going to look like I have a healed over nose piercing on the side of my nose.
3. I tried steel cut oats this morning. I like them better then oatmeal. Much less mushy.
4. My 3 year is still refusing to be potty trained. Yesterday she peed on the floor. Before having kids I used to think I would move if someone peed, pooped, or puked all over my floor. Now, I can't tell you how many times my carpet steamer has cleaned those vile messes. Kids are really gross.
5. I have seen a lot of the logical fallacy Reductio ad Hitlerum on facebook lately. On both sides. Dudes. Just because Hitler liked dogs that does not mean all dogs are bad. Yes, Scott Walker is huge douche, but ethnic cleanser he is not. Yes, Obama wants to promote antismoking bans, but that does not mean he is one step away from erecting concentration camps. It wayyyyy cheapens your arguments to just shout "Nazi" at whomever you are mad at.
6. All these earthquakes lately are sad and scary.
7. It is neat to watch my kids get better at activities they have been participating in this spring. My son has improved a lot in tumbling and my daughter is really picking up ballet. It is cute to hear her repeat all the french terms for the moves she does.
Friday, March 4, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- March 4 Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. This Charlie Sheen stuff is nuts and sad. I have always found him to be a likable character. Even when he was involved in all that high priced hooker business he still managed to come off as a lovable scamp. Now? Not so much. There is lovable scamp and then there is bat shit crazy, and poor Charlie is firmly planted in the latter category.
2. Why do hospitals bother to give you an "unofficial" birth certificate? It is utterly useless. Why can't you just get an official copy before you leave the hospital???? That would be to convenient probably.
3. My son is all registered for kindergarten. He will go full days next year. He is super excited.
4. We started our seeds for our container garden. Peas, beans, and carrots. No tomatoes this year. Tomatoes taste like poison and no one in my family eats them.
5. I bet my mom and dad never thought they would see the day when I would voluntarily eat squash. I also bet they thought I would get pay back for the dramatic reactions to the no thank you bites I was forced to take of squash in my youth. Well, haha on you mom and dad, my kids eat squash. One even claimed to like it! I don't even mind some varieties now.
6. My black cat snores. It is super annoying.
7. I have never liked Kermit the Frog. He is such a a pushover. Why does he even like Miss Piggy? She is always rude to him. Stupid Muppets.
1. This Charlie Sheen stuff is nuts and sad. I have always found him to be a likable character. Even when he was involved in all that high priced hooker business he still managed to come off as a lovable scamp. Now? Not so much. There is lovable scamp and then there is bat shit crazy, and poor Charlie is firmly planted in the latter category.
2. Why do hospitals bother to give you an "unofficial" birth certificate? It is utterly useless. Why can't you just get an official copy before you leave the hospital???? That would be to convenient probably.
3. My son is all registered for kindergarten. He will go full days next year. He is super excited.
4. We started our seeds for our container garden. Peas, beans, and carrots. No tomatoes this year. Tomatoes taste like poison and no one in my family eats them.
5. I bet my mom and dad never thought they would see the day when I would voluntarily eat squash. I also bet they thought I would get pay back for the dramatic reactions to the no thank you bites I was forced to take of squash in my youth. Well, haha on you mom and dad, my kids eat squash. One even claimed to like it! I don't even mind some varieties now.
6. My black cat snores. It is super annoying.
7. I have never liked Kermit the Frog. He is such a a pushover. Why does he even like Miss Piggy? She is always rude to him. Stupid Muppets.
Friday, February 25, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- Feb 25
1. I haven't felt like posting all week because my face was busy having a gross infection.
2. I want to thank the doctor at OSF Prompt Care who totally misdiagnosed my gross face and gave me the wrong antibiotic basically prolonging my misery for 2 days.
3. I non-ironically want to thank the doctor I went to yesterday that seemed to get it right and prescribed 2 different antibiotics that seem to be clearing things up.
4. OMG, face infections are painful. I think the only 2 things that hurt worse were my c-section and cutting my leg open with my bike in 4th grade.
5. I am glad it was not shingles or MRSA, just good old fashioned impetigo. And yes, when my doctor asked me if I knew what impetigo was I answered, "Um, sorta, I saw it once on America's Next Top Model." And I totally loved that she knew which episode I was talking about.
6. How hard is it not to itch something that itches???? OMG my stupid face itches and I can't touch it.
7. Um, on another note, Happy Birthday little sister! You are my favorite 3rd pizza.
2. I want to thank the doctor at OSF Prompt Care who totally misdiagnosed my gross face and gave me the wrong antibiotic basically prolonging my misery for 2 days.
3. I non-ironically want to thank the doctor I went to yesterday that seemed to get it right and prescribed 2 different antibiotics that seem to be clearing things up.
4. OMG, face infections are painful. I think the only 2 things that hurt worse were my c-section and cutting my leg open with my bike in 4th grade.
5. I am glad it was not shingles or MRSA, just good old fashioned impetigo. And yes, when my doctor asked me if I knew what impetigo was I answered, "Um, sorta, I saw it once on America's Next Top Model." And I totally loved that she knew which episode I was talking about.
6. How hard is it not to itch something that itches???? OMG my stupid face itches and I can't touch it.
7. Um, on another note, Happy Birthday little sister! You are my favorite 3rd pizza.
Friday, February 18, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- Feb 18 Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. I took the kids to Menards this morning and got a big girl swing to replace my daughter's baby swing. I also got some chocolate. Why does Menards have chocolate?
2. I want to replace the red rock in our front yard with gray river rock. It is going to be a bit of a pain in the ass though. I want an easy button. I am also going to rip out most of the bushes and plant new ones.
3. I told my daughter to go get some pants out of her drawer this morning and she returned with shorts. Then she asked, "Can I wear these? There is only a itty bitty bit of snow left outside." Um, no.
4. My sinuses hurt.
5. I want to go to Jamaica with my sister next week. Too bad for me. I don not, however, want to wear the tie dye shirts she made. I have never cared for tiedye, even at camp.
6. Why did I think camp was fun as a kid? Those mattresses sucked, the food was cruddy, there was bugs, and you had to shower with other people.
7. When I was on bedrest with my son I found the best program ever made for tv. MTV's Fat Camp. Poor Diane. So funny. I am glad someone made a montage of her more entertaining moments.
1. I took the kids to Menards this morning and got a big girl swing to replace my daughter's baby swing. I also got some chocolate. Why does Menards have chocolate?
2. I want to replace the red rock in our front yard with gray river rock. It is going to be a bit of a pain in the ass though. I want an easy button. I am also going to rip out most of the bushes and plant new ones.
3. I told my daughter to go get some pants out of her drawer this morning and she returned with shorts. Then she asked, "Can I wear these? There is only a itty bitty bit of snow left outside." Um, no.
4. My sinuses hurt.
5. I want to go to Jamaica with my sister next week. Too bad for me. I don not, however, want to wear the tie dye shirts she made. I have never cared for tiedye, even at camp.
6. Why did I think camp was fun as a kid? Those mattresses sucked, the food was cruddy, there was bugs, and you had to shower with other people.
7. When I was on bedrest with my son I found the best program ever made for tv. MTV's Fat Camp. Poor Diane. So funny. I am glad someone made a montage of her more entertaining moments.
Friday, February 11, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- Feb 11 Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. I am freezer cooking today. If I can make myself. I bought supposedly a months worth of food at the grocery store today. We will see how long we can last. Our grocery budget is pretty up there and I think the act of not going to the store every week should help.
2. My husband wrote a blog post today.
3. The 4 things I am freezer cooking today are potato bacon soup, spanish rice w/sausage, pork fried rice, and chili.
4. I got a new lamp this weekend and I heart it.
5. Kindergarten registration starts a the end of this month. Jaw drop. I will have a school age child next year. I am glad I know some nice moms, whose opinions I trust, that have kids that currently go to our elementary school. All the kindergarten teachers are supposed to be good so at least I don't have to worry about getting a clunker. I am pretty sure my son will like school. He is quite a little sponge.
6. I have weird scratches on my arm. I don't remember getting them at all. They just appeared randomly last night. I hope I don't have arm stigmatas.
7. Happy birthday Mom! Since only you and 4 other people read this blog I figure you deserve your own random thought. :)
1. I am freezer cooking today. If I can make myself. I bought supposedly a months worth of food at the grocery store today. We will see how long we can last. Our grocery budget is pretty up there and I think the act of not going to the store every week should help.
2. My husband wrote a blog post today.
3. The 4 things I am freezer cooking today are potato bacon soup, spanish rice w/sausage, pork fried rice, and chili.
4. I got a new lamp this weekend and I heart it.
5. Kindergarten registration starts a the end of this month. Jaw drop. I will have a school age child next year. I am glad I know some nice moms, whose opinions I trust, that have kids that currently go to our elementary school. All the kindergarten teachers are supposed to be good so at least I don't have to worry about getting a clunker. I am pretty sure my son will like school. He is quite a little sponge.
6. I have weird scratches on my arm. I don't remember getting them at all. They just appeared randomly last night. I hope I don't have arm stigmatas.
7. Happy birthday Mom! Since only you and 4 other people read this blog I figure you deserve your own random thought. :)
Friday, January 28, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- January 28th Edition
7 Random Thoughts
1. Dehydrated pineapple is delicious and tastes like candy.
2. I learned how to play Super Mario Galaxy 2 to amuse my son. Now I am stuck on 90 stars and I am annoyed.
3. I am attempting to potty train my daughter. Again. I swear it is the worst part of parenting a preschooler. I have no idea how to explain how pee and poop comes out of your ass. It just does. And before it does sit on the potty please. Pretty please? How about if I buy you a toy?
4. None of the underwear I bought her from the first time I tried to train her will fit her anymore. So now I have a pile of 2T underwear that was never worn. The packages were open though so I can't just donate them. Ten dollars worth of underwear down the drain. A casualty of my inability to potty train my kid.
5. I really hate band wagons.
6. I also dislike kool-aid.
7. The Ben Folds concert I went to Tuesday was really good. He played pretty much all of my favorites. The only downside were the dudes that sat in front of us. They smelled like pot and BO. And one of them seemed to have intermittent gas. Mr. Folds playing Bitches Ain't Shit made up for it though.
Here is video from the concert. He is doing some sort of a capella project and we all got to participate. :P
1. Dehydrated pineapple is delicious and tastes like candy.
2. I learned how to play Super Mario Galaxy 2 to amuse my son. Now I am stuck on 90 stars and I am annoyed.
3. I am attempting to potty train my daughter. Again. I swear it is the worst part of parenting a preschooler. I have no idea how to explain how pee and poop comes out of your ass. It just does. And before it does sit on the potty please. Pretty please? How about if I buy you a toy?
4. None of the underwear I bought her from the first time I tried to train her will fit her anymore. So now I have a pile of 2T underwear that was never worn. The packages were open though so I can't just donate them. Ten dollars worth of underwear down the drain. A casualty of my inability to potty train my kid.
5. I really hate band wagons.
6. I also dislike kool-aid.
7. The Ben Folds concert I went to Tuesday was really good. He played pretty much all of my favorites. The only downside were the dudes that sat in front of us. They smelled like pot and BO. And one of them seemed to have intermittent gas. Mr. Folds playing Bitches Ain't Shit made up for it though.
Here is video from the concert. He is doing some sort of a capella project and we all got to participate. :P
Friday, January 21, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- January 21th Edition
7 Random Thoughts...
1. It is like -4 outside right now. This makes no difference to me because my house is 69 degrees. Plus, once it gets colder then, like 9 degrees, all cold feels the same. At least it feels the same while running from the car to the grocery store. I might sing a different tune if I was living in an igloo.
2. If I lived in a igloo I would be sad.
3. It is not that igloos aren't cool looking, I just think i would have a hard time heating it to almost 70 degrees.
4. Plus, I hate wearing layers. Wearing layers in an igloo seems like it would be a necessity.
5. Why doesn't Mickey Mouse and the Gang chase Pete out of the Clubhouse? He is such a dick. The gang has a monopoly on the area. Clarabelle owns the store, hence controlling the food source. Why not refuse to serve Pete? Is Clarabelle that greedy that she can't refuse a sale? What a cow.
6. Watching my daughter dance is the cutest thing ever. However, if an adult danced like her I might think there was something wrong with them.
7. I wonder how nail biting starts. I don't remember ever not biting my nails.
1. It is like -4 outside right now. This makes no difference to me because my house is 69 degrees. Plus, once it gets colder then, like 9 degrees, all cold feels the same. At least it feels the same while running from the car to the grocery store. I might sing a different tune if I was living in an igloo.
2. If I lived in a igloo I would be sad.
3. It is not that igloos aren't cool looking, I just think i would have a hard time heating it to almost 70 degrees.
4. Plus, I hate wearing layers. Wearing layers in an igloo seems like it would be a necessity.
5. Why doesn't Mickey Mouse and the Gang chase Pete out of the Clubhouse? He is such a dick. The gang has a monopoly on the area. Clarabelle owns the store, hence controlling the food source. Why not refuse to serve Pete? Is Clarabelle that greedy that she can't refuse a sale? What a cow.
6. Watching my daughter dance is the cutest thing ever. However, if an adult danced like her I might think there was something wrong with them.
7. I wonder how nail biting starts. I don't remember ever not biting my nails.
Friday, January 14, 2011
On Quick Take Friday- January 14th Edition
7 Random Thoughts on Cake
1. I like making cakes. My dream job is to work at a cake shop. :P
2. My favorite cake is cherry chip with old school funfetti frosting. The kind with colored chips in it, not sprinkles. Sadly, I don't think this frosting exists anymore.
3. Cake is kind of hard to make without eggs. There are lots of substitutes, but the best one for cakes really is enerG Egg replacer. Even if one box is 6 bucks, it will last you forever.
4. Carrot cake is gross, but I eat it if it is served because I love cream cheese frosting. Vegetables do not belong in cake. Or brownies. (I'm looking at you spinach.)
5. I love the band Cake even if my husband hates them and the lead singer only really speak-sings.
6. Tea cakes always make me sad because they are just a tiny bite of cake. I want more damn it.
7. Even though I like making cakes and like reality television, I really dislike all the cake shows on tv. Booo Cake Boss.
1. I like making cakes. My dream job is to work at a cake shop. :P
2. My favorite cake is cherry chip with old school funfetti frosting. The kind with colored chips in it, not sprinkles. Sadly, I don't think this frosting exists anymore.
3. Cake is kind of hard to make without eggs. There are lots of substitutes, but the best one for cakes really is enerG Egg replacer. Even if one box is 6 bucks, it will last you forever.
4. Carrot cake is gross, but I eat it if it is served because I love cream cheese frosting. Vegetables do not belong in cake. Or brownies. (I'm looking at you spinach.)
5. I love the band Cake even if my husband hates them and the lead singer only really speak-sings.
6. Tea cakes always make me sad because they are just a tiny bite of cake. I want more damn it.
7. Even though I like making cakes and like reality television, I really dislike all the cake shows on tv. Booo Cake Boss.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
On Quick Take Almost Friday- January 6 Edition
Quick Take Almost Friday!
7 Random Thoughts
1. I have an idea for tomorrow's post so I am doing quick takes today.
2. I get annoyed that my kids don't ever eat the same things. I think they pattern their tastes to be opposite on purpose.
3. My husband is in L.A. all week. When people ask me why he is there I have no idea how to describe what he does. I know what he does, I just have no idea how to describe it to other people.
4. I recently got 3 free coupons for Excedrin Migraine. Free things make me happy.
5. I have not cooked a "real dinner" in the week that my husband has been gone. Unless you count microwaved baked potatoes and pita pizzas as real dinner. Honestly my kids prefer simple (i.e. not mixed together) food so I don't feel like making a complicated dinner for just me.
6. That said, I have stuck with my weight watchers points all week fairly easily. Go me.
7. My son got his first invitation to a birthday party that was not through one of of my friends. This makes me a little verkempt because it means he is growing up and making his own friends. Sadly for my son, his friend's party is on my son's birthday so I think he will miss it.
7 Random Thoughts
1. I have an idea for tomorrow's post so I am doing quick takes today.
2. I get annoyed that my kids don't ever eat the same things. I think they pattern their tastes to be opposite on purpose.
3. My husband is in L.A. all week. When people ask me why he is there I have no idea how to describe what he does. I know what he does, I just have no idea how to describe it to other people.
4. I recently got 3 free coupons for Excedrin Migraine. Free things make me happy.
5. I have not cooked a "real dinner" in the week that my husband has been gone. Unless you count microwaved baked potatoes and pita pizzas as real dinner. Honestly my kids prefer simple (i.e. not mixed together) food so I don't feel like making a complicated dinner for just me.
6. That said, I have stuck with my weight watchers points all week fairly easily. Go me.
7. My son got his first invitation to a birthday party that was not through one of of my friends. This makes me a little verkempt because it means he is growing up and making his own friends. Sadly for my son, his friend's party is on my son's birthday so I think he will miss it.
Friday, December 31, 2010
On Quick Take Friday- New Years Eve Edition
7 random Thoughts
1. I used 4 of new Christmas presents yesterday. I made my daughter some cookies in my new Kitchenaid. I made breakfast smoothies in my magic bullet. I made dinner in my new copper bottom pan. And last but not least, I played one of my Sims 3 expansion packs.
2. I just finished ordering ladybug larvae for our Ladybug Land that Santa left my kids. I think this is probably going to be pretty gross judging by the illustrated pictures of what the larvae and pupa look like. Shudder. Santa clearly did not think this gift through. At least they only live for like 3 weeks. Although I am not sure if they will mate in captivity... bleck. I hope this does not turn out to be like the sea monkeys that never died.
3. I am getting ready for my new years resolution to eat healthier. I plan to do some freezer cooking this afternoon.
4. I need to give up diet pop. Again.
5. I think I will take down the Christmas tree today. If anyone wants a 3 foot tree that is no longer prelit email me and come get it. Otherwise it is going to the fake Christmas tree farm in the sky.
6. The 60 degree weather and thunderstorms on Dec. 31 is creeping me out.
7. 2010 went by pretty dang fast. I hope everyone has a good New Years Eve and a happy 2011.
1. I used 4 of new Christmas presents yesterday. I made my daughter some cookies in my new Kitchenaid. I made breakfast smoothies in my magic bullet. I made dinner in my new copper bottom pan. And last but not least, I played one of my Sims 3 expansion packs.
2. I just finished ordering ladybug larvae for our Ladybug Land that Santa left my kids. I think this is probably going to be pretty gross judging by the illustrated pictures of what the larvae and pupa look like. Shudder. Santa clearly did not think this gift through. At least they only live for like 3 weeks. Although I am not sure if they will mate in captivity... bleck. I hope this does not turn out to be like the sea monkeys that never died.
3. I am getting ready for my new years resolution to eat healthier. I plan to do some freezer cooking this afternoon.
4. I need to give up diet pop. Again.
5. I think I will take down the Christmas tree today. If anyone wants a 3 foot tree that is no longer prelit email me and come get it. Otherwise it is going to the fake Christmas tree farm in the sky.
6. The 60 degree weather and thunderstorms on Dec. 31 is creeping me out.
7. 2010 went by pretty dang fast. I hope everyone has a good New Years Eve and a happy 2011.
Friday, December 24, 2010
On Quick Take Friday- Christmas Eve Edition
7 Quick Thoughts:
1. I cannot find 2 books I bought for my son for Christmas. They are probably somewhere in my dumping ground of a closet.
2. While I like a white Christmas, I like clear roads better.
3. My daughter has renamed her new princess Jasmine doll Iradessa. I asked her why and she said it was because the doll was wearing pants. Hmm. Well okay then.
4. I have some how gotten on Maker's Mark Bourbon's mailing list. This means every year at Christmas time I get some fairly interesting free present. One year I got a cocktail shaker. One year I got a wax sealer. This year I got a pretty nifty ice cube tray to make perfectly round ice cubes.
5. There is a free code for a 2 dollar credit for Amazon mp3's out right now. I cashed in and bought a new cd for like 3 dollars yesterday. Bonus.
6. I hope we make it to the Christmas Eve service today because I really like singing Christmas Carols.
7. Today I was making a roast in the crock pot. I don't have a dutch oven and my roasting pan is only 4 inches tall and doesn't not have a lid. So around 1 we were all hungry and the roast was still not done. I wanted to throw the crock part of the crock pot in the oven ,but my husband thought that might be a bad idea since we didn't know if the pot was oven safe. I like to live on the edge and was going to risk it, but decided to do some more brainstorming.
My brain led me to our electric skillet. So I dumped the contents on the crock into the skillet. Then i went about my business.
30 minutes late I check t with the meat thermometer and it is, at like, 200. 165 is well done.
I am an awesome cook!
1. I cannot find 2 books I bought for my son for Christmas. They are probably somewhere in my dumping ground of a closet.
2. While I like a white Christmas, I like clear roads better.
3. My daughter has renamed her new princess Jasmine doll Iradessa. I asked her why and she said it was because the doll was wearing pants. Hmm. Well okay then.
4. I have some how gotten on Maker's Mark Bourbon's mailing list. This means every year at Christmas time I get some fairly interesting free present. One year I got a cocktail shaker. One year I got a wax sealer. This year I got a pretty nifty ice cube tray to make perfectly round ice cubes.
5. There is a free code for a 2 dollar credit for Amazon mp3's out right now. I cashed in and bought a new cd for like 3 dollars yesterday. Bonus.
6. I hope we make it to the Christmas Eve service today because I really like singing Christmas Carols.
7. Today I was making a roast in the crock pot. I don't have a dutch oven and my roasting pan is only 4 inches tall and doesn't not have a lid. So around 1 we were all hungry and the roast was still not done. I wanted to throw the crock part of the crock pot in the oven ,but my husband thought that might be a bad idea since we didn't know if the pot was oven safe. I like to live on the edge and was going to risk it, but decided to do some more brainstorming.
My brain led me to our electric skillet. So I dumped the contents on the crock into the skillet. Then i went about my business.
30 minutes late I check t with the meat thermometer and it is, at like, 200. 165 is well done.
I am an awesome cook!
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