I don't have a lot of time, but I just wanted to pop-in with one quick story.
I went to a party thrown by my brother last night. His friend AJ just had a baby with his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. But the interesting part is Aj, Aj's girlfriend, and the baby all have birthdays on Valentine's Day! Isn't that sweet? They got a newspaper article written about them and next year they will have a follow-up the Valentine's one year later.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Day 30 - Your highs and lows of this month.
Day 30 - Your highs and lows of this month.
Highs:
Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson concert (this is Monday but still in the month of Feb.)
my mother-in-law crocheted us a beautiful blanket
memories of one of the biggest blizzards I have been in
the cleaning streak I have been on-getting some good spring cleaning in
the start of my friends book club
Valentine's day
my refinished floors
Lows:
getting really tired of the cold and snow
(but there is a light at the end of the tunnel)
my washer going out and needing to buy a new one
(I love my new washer, but just didn't want to spend the money)
Well the challenge is over. I am happy I did it, but GLAD it is over!!!!!
Back to regular postings!!!
Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson concert (this is Monday but still in the month of Feb.)
my mother-in-law crocheted us a beautiful blanket
memories of one of the biggest blizzards I have been in
the cleaning streak I have been on-getting some good spring cleaning in
the start of my friends book club
Valentine's day
my refinished floors
Lows:
getting really tired of the cold and snow
(but there is a light at the end of the tunnel)
my washer going out and needing to buy a new one
(I love my new washer, but just didn't want to spend the money)
Well the challenge is over. I am happy I did it, but GLAD it is over!!!!!
Back to regular postings!!!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
New Tools!
Today I got This:
And This:
Basically Love love love these:
Lets start with the Bona.
As I already told you...we refinished our hardwood floors. So, since we took all that time and money to do this, I wanted a hardwood floor care system that was appropriate. I didn't want the swifter system since I did not want to buy the replacement sheets weekly like most people I know. With this mop you machine wash the pad. You do need to refill the cleaner, but we plan on buying the big multi-gallon bottle and refill the bottle that goes on the mop. You also need to use it very sparingly so it should last awhile. I believe I could get buy with buying the big jug once a year. Once you spray and pass the mop...the floor is already dry!
So far....I don't have any complaints with this.
Back to the 'shark steam pocket' I really love it!!! I do!!!
If I did have a complaint....I wish you could lock the button so you don't have to hold it down (I am sure this is a safety feature), but it is kind of a pain in the a*$ to hold that button down. For example, there is a dusting sleeve and I wanted to dust the ceiling fan. But I had to hold the wand, ceiling fan blade, and hold the button down. So I would need three hands. So as I was dusting, I had to hold the button and hold the wand and the blades were moving as I was cleaning. This also happened on my kitchen faucet. Since my faucet swivels, as I moved the wand and held the button, the faucet moved and I didn't want it to. I move tie a twisty tie around the button to hold it. That is basically my only complaint.
I LOVE the number of accessories that comes with it. I even have a garment steamer and a squeegee.
Lets start with the Bona.
As I already told you...we refinished our hardwood floors. So, since we took all that time and money to do this, I wanted a hardwood floor care system that was appropriate. I didn't want the swifter system since I did not want to buy the replacement sheets weekly like most people I know. With this mop you machine wash the pad. You do need to refill the cleaner, but we plan on buying the big multi-gallon bottle and refill the bottle that goes on the mop. You also need to use it very sparingly so it should last awhile. I believe I could get buy with buying the big jug once a year. Once you spray and pass the mop...the floor is already dry!
So far....I don't have any complaints with this.
Back to the 'shark steam pocket' I really love it!!! I do!!!
If I did have a complaint....I wish you could lock the button so you don't have to hold it down (I am sure this is a safety feature), but it is kind of a pain in the a*$ to hold that button down. For example, there is a dusting sleeve and I wanted to dust the ceiling fan. But I had to hold the wand, ceiling fan blade, and hold the button down. So I would need three hands. So as I was dusting, I had to hold the button and hold the wand and the blades were moving as I was cleaning. This also happened on my kitchen faucet. Since my faucet swivels, as I moved the wand and held the button, the faucet moved and I didn't want it to. I move tie a twisty tie around the button to hold it. That is basically my only complaint.
I LOVE the number of accessories that comes with it. I even have a garment steamer and a squeegee.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Goals for the next 30 days.
Goals for the next 30 days.
*Continue on this great "spring cleaning" I am doing. I am actually pretty proud of all the cleaning I am accomplishing. (I am buying the "Shark" pocket steamer tomorrow!!!)
*Pay off my student loan. Which should happen!!! Yay!!!
*go to gym 5 days a week
*begin some yard work when the weather allows me to
*get Valentine's day scrapbooked
*buy refill pages for scrapbooks (my Christmas pages are just floating around in the back of my Christmas scrapbook)
*donate at least two garage bags full of donations to the Mission Mart
*buy season 4 of mad men when it comes out
I can't think of anything else...I will add more if I think of any
#-on a completely different side note-Scrapbookers only please read on-hehehe
I am just curious of how you organize your scrapbooks....this is what I do
I have a completely different scrapbook for every holiday ie:Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, etc, etc and every year I have one page for each holiday. I hope in 30 years on that holiday I can pull out that scrapbook, let's say Halloween, and see all the Halloweens through out the years...I think this will be neat
I also have a SEPARATE book for my wedding (I actually have Volume 1 and volume 2 of my wedding), other people's weddings, birthdays, my honeymoon, every vacation, my dog has his own, one for home-improvement projects, one for my anniversaries, I made one for my husband from when he was little (we only have a few pictures of his childhood...let's just say his mom was not a very organized person) and one for misc.
So, this is how I organize. How do you? Do you have one labeled by the year-for example one that is labeled 2010 and everything that happened during 2010 is in it? Or what?
*Continue on this great "spring cleaning" I am doing. I am actually pretty proud of all the cleaning I am accomplishing. (I am buying the "Shark" pocket steamer tomorrow!!!)
*Pay off my student loan. Which should happen!!! Yay!!!
*go to gym 5 days a week
*begin some yard work when the weather allows me to
*get Valentine's day scrapbooked
*buy refill pages for scrapbooks (my Christmas pages are just floating around in the back of my Christmas scrapbook)
*donate at least two garage bags full of donations to the Mission Mart
*buy season 4 of mad men when it comes out
I can't think of anything else...I will add more if I think of any
#-on a completely different side note-Scrapbookers only please read on-hehehe
I am just curious of how you organize your scrapbooks....this is what I do
I have a completely different scrapbook for every holiday ie:Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, etc, etc and every year I have one page for each holiday. I hope in 30 years on that holiday I can pull out that scrapbook, let's say Halloween, and see all the Halloweens through out the years...I think this will be neat
I also have a SEPARATE book for my wedding (I actually have Volume 1 and volume 2 of my wedding), other people's weddings, birthdays, my honeymoon, every vacation, my dog has his own, one for home-improvement projects, one for my anniversaries, I made one for my husband from when he was little (we only have a few pictures of his childhood...let's just say his mom was not a very organized person) and one for misc.
So, this is how I organize. How do you? Do you have one labeled by the year-for example one that is labeled 2010 and everything that happened during 2010 is in it? Or what?
Monday, February 21, 2011
Weekend recap: Home Improvement edition
We are just coming off of a very busy weekend. We spent this weekend refinishing our hardwood floors. We sanded them and applied new polyurethane. I would post of picture, but they look exactly the same to a camera lens...they are basically spruced up. But, it took all weekend. We redid the floors in the kitchen and back bedroom (the rest of the wood floors are ok). We had to drag everything from those two rooms into the living room and office, so my house was torn up for three days. Everything is done and put back, so life is good again.
While doing this, my mom came into town for 12 hours. She wanted to have dinner, so we had dinner Saturday night. No real biggee here.
I went to my towns new "Fresh Market" grocery store. It is soooooo expensive, probably won't be back. Not worth it.
I really enjoyed my day off for President's Day...I have a really busy week the rest of this week though. That is about it for now.
While doing this, my mom came into town for 12 hours. She wanted to have dinner, so we had dinner Saturday night. No real biggee here.
I went to my towns new "Fresh Market" grocery store. It is soooooo expensive, probably won't be back. Not worth it.
I really enjoyed my day off for President's Day...I have a really busy week the rest of this week though. That is about it for now.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Day 28 - Something that you miss.
Day 28 - Something that you miss.
Probably my childhood. I had a really great childhood. My brothers and I were best friends and we had great neighbor friends. Also, we never wanted to anything. I loved my childhood, my childhood home, and everything about it.
Probably my childhood. I had a really great childhood. My brothers and I were best friends and we had great neighbor friends. Also, we never wanted to anything. I loved my childhood, my childhood home, and everything about it.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Day 27 - A problem that you have had.
Day 27 - A problem that you have had.
Infertility is probably the only real problem I have ever had, but you are probably tired of hearing about that.
I guess if I had to pick another problem I would pick needing to cut all ties with an old friend from 2nd grade (we were best friends from 2nd grade until two summers ago).
She kicked me out of her wedding after I already booked my flight and week-long condo stay in Florida. (a $1,500 investment) I still to this day have no idea why?
The part I feel horrible about is at the time I booked my flight and condo (7 months after she originally asked me) I bought it then because my husband just finished a HUGE side job that he made a bunch of money at (now this job was after his regular job and it took him a month because he could only work 3-4 hours after regular work) (and he is a carpenter so this is physical manuel labor in the hot summer time..working a 14-15 hour day) anyways he brought his money home and handed it over to me to pay for my flight and condo.
So after she kicked me out...I really wish I had that money back. I feel as though she owes me it. It really hurts me because it hurt my very generous husband who worked SSSOOOOO hard to provide me that opportunity.
We didn't talk for several weeks and then she tried contacting me. I ignored all phone calls and deleted all emails without even reading them. There is nothing I wanted to hear from her.
During this time I was talking to my little brother daily (as usually) and I told him I never wanted to talk to her again and he gave me the best piece of advice that anyone could ever give me...he said,
"Imagine her as a balloon on a string, then imagine yourself with a scissors. Now imagine yourself cutting that string and seeing the balloon float away."
Little brothers go figure?
So when she called me and I ignored the calls and deleted the emails I just pictured a balloon floating away.
Also, as I think back on grade school, high school, and college...I realized just how toxic she was. She did tons of drugs. Was arrested for shop lifting (she shop lifted thousands of times before she was caught) slept with every boy and did oral sex to boys in the cornfields everyday after school. She even shop lifted when I was with her and me who did not shop lift at all could of gotten in trouble for not doing anything because I was with her. She also drove around with drugs in her car without telling me...I would find it in her glove box or under the seat (and she was a horrible driver) I could of gotten in trouble. I would of tested clean, because she did the drugs before and after we were together. So yeah, very toxic and the friendship should of ended a long time ago.
Infertility is probably the only real problem I have ever had, but you are probably tired of hearing about that.
I guess if I had to pick another problem I would pick needing to cut all ties with an old friend from 2nd grade (we were best friends from 2nd grade until two summers ago).
She kicked me out of her wedding after I already booked my flight and week-long condo stay in Florida. (a $1,500 investment) I still to this day have no idea why?
The part I feel horrible about is at the time I booked my flight and condo (7 months after she originally asked me) I bought it then because my husband just finished a HUGE side job that he made a bunch of money at (now this job was after his regular job and it took him a month because he could only work 3-4 hours after regular work) (and he is a carpenter so this is physical manuel labor in the hot summer time..working a 14-15 hour day) anyways he brought his money home and handed it over to me to pay for my flight and condo.
So after she kicked me out...I really wish I had that money back. I feel as though she owes me it. It really hurts me because it hurt my very generous husband who worked SSSOOOOO hard to provide me that opportunity.
We didn't talk for several weeks and then she tried contacting me. I ignored all phone calls and deleted all emails without even reading them. There is nothing I wanted to hear from her.
During this time I was talking to my little brother daily (as usually) and I told him I never wanted to talk to her again and he gave me the best piece of advice that anyone could ever give me...he said,
"Imagine her as a balloon on a string, then imagine yourself with a scissors. Now imagine yourself cutting that string and seeing the balloon float away."
Little brothers go figure?
So when she called me and I ignored the calls and deleted the emails I just pictured a balloon floating away.
Also, as I think back on grade school, high school, and college...I realized just how toxic she was. She did tons of drugs. Was arrested for shop lifting (she shop lifted thousands of times before she was caught) slept with every boy and did oral sex to boys in the cornfields everyday after school. She even shop lifted when I was with her and me who did not shop lift at all could of gotten in trouble for not doing anything because I was with her. She also drove around with drugs in her car without telling me...I would find it in her glove box or under the seat (and she was a horrible driver) I could of gotten in trouble. I would of tested clean, because she did the drugs before and after we were together. So yeah, very toxic and the friendship should of ended a long time ago.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day was wonderful. I spent the day shopping just for fun. I bought a bunch of jewelry from a store called "Charming Charlie" Do you have one of those near you? I also bought some candle stick holders from "Yankee Candle". I also stopped at Starbucks. After shopping I went to the library to put some books on interlibrary loan (I went to Borders at the mall and picked the books out I wanted to read and then went to the library....I heard Borders is filing bankruptcy sometime this week....I don't feel bad, my taxes pay for the library and I love to use it!!!!...I only read books once, so I don't feel the need to own them too often)
Then I came home and relaxed and watched Oprah.
My husband got home shortly after that and he grilled steaks. After dinner we exchanged gifts.
Then I came home and relaxed and watched Oprah.
My husband got home shortly after that and he grilled steaks. After dinner we exchanged gifts.
Oh, went I went outside in the morning to go shopping..I found this on the driveway (Too bad rain is in the forecast this week, I don't want it washed away!)
And since he begged me and begged me "Mama, please take my picture, please!"
Here is the table I set for dinner. The candle stick holders were brand new, the hurricane was a gift from my mom years ago, and the tablecloth is from an antique store. Oh, and the napkins are from my grandma, very antique! The napkin holders are from my wedding!
Day 26 - What kind of person attracts you.
Day 26 - What kind of person attracts you.
*hardworking (it is so sexy!)
*funny
*independent
*enjoys the little things in life
*easy going
*passionate
*hardworking (it is so sexy!)
*funny
*independent
*enjoys the little things in life
*easy going
*passionate
Monday, February 14, 2011
Day 25 - Someone who fascinates you and why.
Day 25 - Someone who fascinates you and why.
My little brother (well he is 25)
It is just that everyone loves him, wants to be liked by him, and always wants him around. He is the life of the party.
However, I do think this is crazy, because he can be rude sometimes:
*he is always late
*he may not show up at all after he tells you he will make it
*he will say he is going to do something for you and then doesn't do it
He has girls fight each other for him (true story-a bar fight between two girls for him). When he breaks up with a girl they will stalk him (seriously stalk him...I have witnessed a lot!!!-I am talking drive-bys, constant calling, banging on his door, following him around, one girl put her fist through a window trying to get at him etc, etc) He will cheat on a girl and they will always take him back.
My extended family loves him and drools over him all the time. They always want him around. It really is crazy. He can do whatever he wants.
Teachers have changed his grade for him before...and everyone wants him to be a groomsman in their weddings. Waitresses have brought us free things for him.
It really is fascinating!!!! The best part is we are friends and talk everyday and he is very willing to tell me all of his stories. They are a laugh a minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am not saying he is a bad guy because he is not. I am just picking him as fascinating because of the strength of his presence.
My little brother (well he is 25)
It is just that everyone loves him, wants to be liked by him, and always wants him around. He is the life of the party.
However, I do think this is crazy, because he can be rude sometimes:
*he is always late
*he may not show up at all after he tells you he will make it
*he will say he is going to do something for you and then doesn't do it
He has girls fight each other for him (true story-a bar fight between two girls for him). When he breaks up with a girl they will stalk him (seriously stalk him...I have witnessed a lot!!!-I am talking drive-bys, constant calling, banging on his door, following him around, one girl put her fist through a window trying to get at him etc, etc) He will cheat on a girl and they will always take him back.
My extended family loves him and drools over him all the time. They always want him around. It really is crazy. He can do whatever he wants.
Teachers have changed his grade for him before...and everyone wants him to be a groomsman in their weddings. Waitresses have brought us free things for him.
It really is fascinating!!!! The best part is we are friends and talk everyday and he is very willing to tell me all of his stories. They are a laugh a minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am not saying he is a bad guy because he is not. I am just picking him as fascinating because of the strength of his presence.
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