this morning we dropped Z off at school, then went out for coffee & a little breakfast. it was raining, whoohoo! Z's teacher asked us to gather leaves for a project for today's party. so after our breakfast we went out to the college & collected leaves in the rain.
before we knew it, it was time to head back to school for the party. the leaf project thingie (lay a leaf down, place a piece of paper over it, rub w/crayon flat to make an imprint) was a hit, some of them came out really neat. after the party was the parade which was complete chaos, like disneyland on a smaller scale.
then Z & I walked home & he was a little shit so i threatened him that if he kept on giving me 'tude he was spending halloween night in his room. he couldn't find his straw with pumpkins on it that when you blow on it sounds like sirens so he cried, whined & told me i couldn't eat any of his chocolate - out of nowhere. so i told him if that was the case, he wouldn't be allowed to eat ANY of his halloween candy & don't ya know he realized he needed to apologize.
when we got home we carved our pumpkins, sad to say but we did not find a single golden seed in the bunch. i want my $22 back. the grim reaper & oogie woogie came out pretty good though.
oh & as for our other projects, i only made 1 tree out of a paper bag, but it's nice. the salt dough ghosts were worthless, 2 survived out of the 4 we attempted.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
pumpkin time
i got reamed last night at the church pumpkin patch.
i didn't want to get pumpkins for our jack-o-lanterns early beings it's been so hot, so we went last night. Z & I went to the church pumpkin patch. i anticipated paying a bit more, church & all, but OH MY!
i didn't see any signs out for pricing & i guess i should have just asked beforehand, but i didn't. so Z & I walk around find a pumpkin & we take it up front & then go search for the 2nd one. we found another good sized one with a funky stem on it & go to check out.
guess how much our pumpkins were?
$11
a piece!!!!!!!!!!!
YES, i paid $22 for 2 flipping pumpkins. the church is just BAD, BAD, BAD for doing such things. who's going to hell i ask?
tonight we will cut into them, i'm hoping they contain seeds of gold that i can plant next year & grow golden pumpkins.
B's doing a grim reaper face on his & i haven't completely decided upon my project; it's either going to be jack the pumpkin king or oogie woogie from nmbc.
i didn't want to get pumpkins for our jack-o-lanterns early beings it's been so hot, so we went last night. Z & I went to the church pumpkin patch. i anticipated paying a bit more, church & all, but OH MY!
i didn't see any signs out for pricing & i guess i should have just asked beforehand, but i didn't. so Z & I walk around find a pumpkin & we take it up front & then go search for the 2nd one. we found another good sized one with a funky stem on it & go to check out.
guess how much our pumpkins were?
$11
a piece!!!!!!!!!!!
YES, i paid $22 for 2 flipping pumpkins. the church is just BAD, BAD, BAD for doing such things. who's going to hell i ask?
tonight we will cut into them, i'm hoping they contain seeds of gold that i can plant next year & grow golden pumpkins.
B's doing a grim reaper face on his & i haven't completely decided upon my project; it's either going to be jack the pumpkin king or oogie woogie from nmbc.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
are you ready for this?
no, trust me, you couldn't be! hahaha!
we had was started out as a perfectly innocent trip to the mall & stumble across a cost plus. i've loved this store ever since i was a kid & my mom would take me shopping in fresno for school clothes, everything was so exotic.
B & Z had already pissed me off so i told them the rule was - they had to leave me alone from the moment we entered the store, it's tough having 2 kids, one in the body of a 37 year old man. once i was done with my own peaceful browsing i decided it was time to go in search of the fam. i found them in the grocery section of the store.
& then B found this, see i have to put the link in there because if i simply told you what it was, you wouldn't believe there was such a thing (i know i wouldn't). unfortunately cost plus doesn't have their food options on line so i had to find it somewhere else & it's in different packaging....but that doesn't change what it is....yup, spotted dick pudding.
of course we bought a can, someone will be getting this as a gag gift. we don't know who or when, but that opportunity could simply not be passed up.
oh & i really do hope you clicked that link & read the description as it says & i quote "best served hot with custard"....geez, these people never stop!
we had was started out as a perfectly innocent trip to the mall & stumble across a cost plus. i've loved this store ever since i was a kid & my mom would take me shopping in fresno for school clothes, everything was so exotic.
B & Z had already pissed me off so i told them the rule was - they had to leave me alone from the moment we entered the store, it's tough having 2 kids, one in the body of a 37 year old man. once i was done with my own peaceful browsing i decided it was time to go in search of the fam. i found them in the grocery section of the store.
& then B found this, see i have to put the link in there because if i simply told you what it was, you wouldn't believe there was such a thing (i know i wouldn't). unfortunately cost plus doesn't have their food options on line so i had to find it somewhere else & it's in different packaging....but that doesn't change what it is....yup, spotted dick pudding.
of course we bought a can, someone will be getting this as a gag gift. we don't know who or when, but that opportunity could simply not be passed up.
oh & i really do hope you clicked that link & read the description as it says & i quote "best served hot with custard"....geez, these people never stop!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
such a boy
i've had 'the talk' with Z, ok not that talk he's only 6, the talk about how boys are different from girls so he can't shower with me & should be around when i'm changing & such. remember?
yeah, so he's been pretty good about it. then the other night i'm changing in to jammies & he comes in. he sees that i'm changing so he puts his hands over his eyes but continues to walk into the room & talk. when i'm done changing i tell him he can put his hands down.
then he tells me "see momma, i covered my eyes...so wouldn't be looking at this"
as he proceeded to cup my left boob.
so glad he thoroughly understood that talk!
yeah, so he's been pretty good about it. then the other night i'm changing in to jammies & he comes in. he sees that i'm changing so he puts his hands over his eyes but continues to walk into the room & talk. when i'm done changing i tell him he can put his hands down.
then he tells me "see momma, i covered my eyes...so wouldn't be looking at this"
as he proceeded to cup my left boob.
so glad he thoroughly understood that talk!
Monday, October 27, 2008
dear suzy
ok, so the rant of the week, ok, it's only monday, so possibly rant of the day, is about my mother & suzy orman.
let's go with my mother is not a finance wizard & we had our first discussions about her $$ habits when i was in my teen years. yup, even back then i was "really woman, you're out of control". she goes in waves of good & bad; things get bad, sometimes really bad & she realizes she needs to fix it & things get better, then she gets herself back into trouble. she goes with the idea that she will always live in debt, so her plan is to just manage it, not ever to get rid of it. i mean why? what for? just accept it not cause yourself any undue stress. smoke a bowl while you're at it (i'm kidding!)
so here she is & with the economic crisis the country is in, she has discovered suzy who fixes all. i've watched suzy, she's not bad, she helps people who need help, but really if you already know the basics (like pay your credit card bills & don't buy any more shit, dumbass) then you really don't get much out of it.
glorious suzy claims we're all f-ed up because we don't teach our kids how to manage $$ because we buy everything on credit. we need to give our children a cash allowance & teach them the value of a real dollar. i agree that kids do need to understand the value of real $$ & how to not survive on credit, that it's best for emergency purposes, etc. so my argument isn't with suzy is what i'm saying.
HOWEVER, dear mother who is content in her debt has decided she needs to give Z a weekly allowance. She wants me to make a list of chores (that he already does - change his sheets & feed the dog) so she can send him $$ for it (because we don't, we feel he should help with the house because he lives there - crazy i know).
she is completely ignoring of how financially responsible i've been my entire life. i worked days & paid my way through nights at college. i started a 401k plan before she did. B & I are financially stable; we use a credit card to earn reward points not to carry debt into eternity. doesn't she think these lessons are more important then a bogus "allowance"?
let's go with my mother is not a finance wizard & we had our first discussions about her $$ habits when i was in my teen years. yup, even back then i was "really woman, you're out of control". she goes in waves of good & bad; things get bad, sometimes really bad & she realizes she needs to fix it & things get better, then she gets herself back into trouble. she goes with the idea that she will always live in debt, so her plan is to just manage it, not ever to get rid of it. i mean why? what for? just accept it not cause yourself any undue stress. smoke a bowl while you're at it (i'm kidding!)
so here she is & with the economic crisis the country is in, she has discovered suzy who fixes all. i've watched suzy, she's not bad, she helps people who need help, but really if you already know the basics (like pay your credit card bills & don't buy any more shit, dumbass) then you really don't get much out of it.
glorious suzy claims we're all f-ed up because we don't teach our kids how to manage $$ because we buy everything on credit. we need to give our children a cash allowance & teach them the value of a real dollar. i agree that kids do need to understand the value of real $$ & how to not survive on credit, that it's best for emergency purposes, etc. so my argument isn't with suzy is what i'm saying.
HOWEVER, dear mother who is content in her debt has decided she needs to give Z a weekly allowance. She wants me to make a list of chores (that he already does - change his sheets & feed the dog) so she can send him $$ for it (because we don't, we feel he should help with the house because he lives there - crazy i know).
she is completely ignoring of how financially responsible i've been my entire life. i worked days & paid my way through nights at college. i started a 401k plan before she did. B & I are financially stable; we use a credit card to earn reward points not to carry debt into eternity. doesn't she think these lessons are more important then a bogus "allowance"?
jaunt to LA
a couple of weeks ago when we were down at mom's i found my dress for the ball, but i needed shoes, so we headed down to LA on sat. B & Z both found something before i found my shoes (hello, this trip was all about me wasn't it? i guess not), but i found them.
the dress is a dark olive green with a gold shimmer to it, spaghetti straps, a little beading across the front & floor length. i was a bit puzzled about the shoes as gold would have been to flashy, black just didn't do it, so i settled on ivory. the lady who's altering the dress for me thought the length was good, as i was thinking it needed to be shortened, so i think only my toes will be visible anyways. we'll see later today when i go back to try the dress on with the alterations made.
anyways, yeah, so we did the shopping thing & decided what the heck why not stay the night? i think Z is a little more into hotels than your average 6 yr old as during the shopping he asked at least 5 times "are we getting a hotel?" when i asked why was he so hell-bent on the hotel (no, i didn't use the exact phrase w/him) he said he didn't want to drive home - like he has any concerns about the drive. so we stayed & i have to tell you, LA was hot, hotter than the desert & that's just wrong!
we went to bed shortly after 10 as we were all exhausted. i couldn't sleep, i tossed & turned passed 11:30 then finally at some point fell asleep only to be awakened shortly after 12:30 to a f-ing FIRE ALARM! i kid you not! it took us forever to get our shit together & become coherent & clothed (Z didn't even make it out of bed); finally by the time we opened the door people were already RETURNING to their rooms. somebody had burned their coffee pot so badly it set off the fire alarm. then about 1/2 later the alarm went off again (fire dept resetting the alarm), then 15 min later one more time for good measure.
i believe that's the closest i've ever come to being in a real fire, it was scary to go through the thought process of what is here that i can not replace? i realized most of all - B & Z of course, but my purse, ring, glasses & keys...& B needs to sleep with something on so it doesn't take so long for him to get dressed!
the dress is a dark olive green with a gold shimmer to it, spaghetti straps, a little beading across the front & floor length. i was a bit puzzled about the shoes as gold would have been to flashy, black just didn't do it, so i settled on ivory. the lady who's altering the dress for me thought the length was good, as i was thinking it needed to be shortened, so i think only my toes will be visible anyways. we'll see later today when i go back to try the dress on with the alterations made.
anyways, yeah, so we did the shopping thing & decided what the heck why not stay the night? i think Z is a little more into hotels than your average 6 yr old as during the shopping he asked at least 5 times "are we getting a hotel?" when i asked why was he so hell-bent on the hotel (no, i didn't use the exact phrase w/him) he said he didn't want to drive home - like he has any concerns about the drive. so we stayed & i have to tell you, LA was hot, hotter than the desert & that's just wrong!
we went to bed shortly after 10 as we were all exhausted. i couldn't sleep, i tossed & turned passed 11:30 then finally at some point fell asleep only to be awakened shortly after 12:30 to a f-ing FIRE ALARM! i kid you not! it took us forever to get our shit together & become coherent & clothed (Z didn't even make it out of bed); finally by the time we opened the door people were already RETURNING to their rooms. somebody had burned their coffee pot so badly it set off the fire alarm. then about 1/2 later the alarm went off again (fire dept resetting the alarm), then 15 min later one more time for good measure.
i believe that's the closest i've ever come to being in a real fire, it was scary to go through the thought process of what is here that i can not replace? i realized most of all - B & Z of course, but my purse, ring, glasses & keys...& B needs to sleep with something on so it doesn't take so long for him to get dressed!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
i should have known
grey's wasn't a re-run so did i watch it? of course i did, silly!
during one of the commercial breaks i ran to the kitchen & set up the coffee pot for the morning, then as i was thoroughly involved in grey's i heard a noise. barely that is, as the tv had my full attn. then the 2nd time, i definitely heard it so then i stared at the kitchen waiting for it. & it didn't disappoint & i realized in my haste of setting up the coffee maker, i accidently pressed the start button.
so at 9:30pm i had hot coffee (not that i drank it, i can't do caffeine at night, but i had the option); which turns into not hot coffee at 7am. i turned the coffee pot off hoping in the morning to brew whatever remained & save the day but didn't bother looking to see how much really had been brewed as i needed to get back to grey's.
so in the morning i went got my coffee, hoping the evenings events hadn't really messed things up too much.
my coffee was bad & lukewarm but i thought i'll just heat it up & add more creamer & it should be fine. wrong.
ok, i'll add more creamer. still not good.
more creamer. now all flavor of bad coffee is gone but all i taste is lukewarm creamer.
so i heat up my cup of creamer hoping the coffee & creamer will meld & be friends. nope, still crap.
after i dropped Z off at school I stopped & bought a coffee. i don't see how people are ok with spending $5 on A cup of coffee on a regular basis. it wasn't even that good.
during one of the commercial breaks i ran to the kitchen & set up the coffee pot for the morning, then as i was thoroughly involved in grey's i heard a noise. barely that is, as the tv had my full attn. then the 2nd time, i definitely heard it so then i stared at the kitchen waiting for it. & it didn't disappoint & i realized in my haste of setting up the coffee maker, i accidently pressed the start button.
so at 9:30pm i had hot coffee (not that i drank it, i can't do caffeine at night, but i had the option); which turns into not hot coffee at 7am. i turned the coffee pot off hoping in the morning to brew whatever remained & save the day but didn't bother looking to see how much really had been brewed as i needed to get back to grey's.
so in the morning i went got my coffee, hoping the evenings events hadn't really messed things up too much.
my coffee was bad & lukewarm but i thought i'll just heat it up & add more creamer & it should be fine. wrong.
ok, i'll add more creamer. still not good.
more creamer. now all flavor of bad coffee is gone but all i taste is lukewarm creamer.
so i heat up my cup of creamer hoping the coffee & creamer will meld & be friends. nope, still crap.
after i dropped Z off at school I stopped & bought a coffee. i don't see how people are ok with spending $5 on A cup of coffee on a regular basis. it wasn't even that good.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
too tired for grey's
i haven't looked but i'm hoping tonight's grey's is a re-run. i'm sorry for all you out there anxiously awaiting a new episode but seriously i'm still recovering from "ch" overload. honestly, this is like a fricken hangover.
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