That is what L said today when she saw a pic of Cinderella on my puter. lol It was the cutest thing.
I (well, w/ the help of the ktbunch, kind of) planted some rununculus bulbs today. I found a bag of 40 @ Target the other day on clearance...$5. I thought that was a pretty good deal. I am kicking myself for NOT buying the blueberry bush I saw on clearance. That would have been better since it would have provided food in the future...we LOVE our blueberry muffins, ya' know.
I also found a gorgeous plant on clearance w/ dark purple leaves. I figured I'd have better luck w/ a colored bush than a flower. This plant did have tiny flowers too though. I hope it survives the winter & flourishes in Spring. I hope the bulbs grow too. I'm not much of a green thumb, ya' know, contrary to popular belief.
OH! How could I forget to mention? We FINALLY found our garage door opener!!!! It had been lost for about a week now! We had looked EVERYWHERE! Finally today...miraculously, L announced that she found it....under the couch. OF COURSE! Where we had ALREADY looked a gazillion times! :o)
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Apparently, it's NOT just Blondes!
My friend gave me a few of those Burger King certificates that they sell every Halloween, you know for free fries & drinks. So I decided to take a little jaunt tonight to use them & 'treat' the ktbunch. We don't eat fast food that often.
I go to the drive-through...you can use the drink coupons for a soft drink, frozen coke or an icee. I order 2 icees & the voice on the other end responds: 'We don't have icee's ma'am.'...ok....so I get iced-tea instead. I'm searching the 'menu' for these 'chicken-fry' things my friend suggested were tasty but being unfamiliar w/ it, I didn't see them so I get a couple 99 cent chicken sandwiches instead. I proceed to make the rest of my order, total is $13.66. I think, how cool, I wonder how much cheaper it will be when I get to the window & hand over my 4 'free' coupons? You know how OVER-priced fast food is, so I figure it's got to be a few bucks @ least!
As I pull forward to the 'next window'......I realize.......I'm @ CARL'S JR.!!!!! ;o/
I go to the drive-through...you can use the drink coupons for a soft drink, frozen coke or an icee. I order 2 icees & the voice on the other end responds: 'We don't have icee's ma'am.'...ok....so I get iced-tea instead. I'm searching the 'menu' for these 'chicken-fry' things my friend suggested were tasty but being unfamiliar w/ it, I didn't see them so I get a couple 99 cent chicken sandwiches instead. I proceed to make the rest of my order, total is $13.66. I think, how cool, I wonder how much cheaper it will be when I get to the window & hand over my 4 'free' coupons? You know how OVER-priced fast food is, so I figure it's got to be a few bucks @ least!
As I pull forward to the 'next window'......I realize.......I'm @ CARL'S JR.!!!!! ;o/
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Finish the sentence....
H was playing a game w/ the 'littles'.
He says a rhyme or part of a poem or story they've heard before & then they finish the sentence.
He was recently using a few lines from Dr. Suess.
H tells 5yo: I do not like them Sam I am, I do not like......
5 yo responds:....I like chicken! ;o)
He says a rhyme or part of a poem or story they've heard before & then they finish the sentence.
He was recently using a few lines from Dr. Suess.
H tells 5yo: I do not like them Sam I am, I do not like......
5 yo responds:....I like chicken! ;o)
Monday, October 10, 2005
oh ME!
Last year, I guess I was feeling a bit adventurous, or maybe I was just bored, either way, I found some Nair on clearance & decided to try it. Well, I ended up w/ cigarette-like burns all over my legs. I swore I'd never try THAT again. I'd stick to shaving.
H went out of town & took the razor w/ him. I saw the nearly full bottle of Nair under the bathroom sink & decided to risk it again. Vowing to watch the clock closely & immediatley rinse it off if I noticed even the HINT of burn! I slathered it on & set the timer. Everything was going well until I realized that while I was rinsing one leg, the other leg was getting a bit over-cooked. I quickly rinsed it off, just in time to avoid any hint of self-mutilation.
THEN I was @ the 99cents store & a Sally Hansen product happen to catch my eye. It's a hair buffer or something like that. Basically, it's fine sand-paper that you use on your face to remove hair. I've seen something like that for legs, YEARS ago, so I know it works. I figured HEY! For 99 cents, that's worth a try. This one is for facial hair, you know upper lip or something.
Right before church (big mistake) I decided to try it out on my upper lip. It seemed to work well. Then I started to notice a bit of a burning sensation & some redness. I figured it was because I applied a bit too much pressure or something. I did the other side, w/ a lighter touch. A bit later that side had a bit of burning.
I had to go to church w/ a RED upper lip. But hey...@ least it was smooth right?
Later that evening I noticed a bit of swelling where the redness was.
When I relayed the story to my friend...she was like..WHAT hair? I guess it is kinda blonde..so maybe no one else has ever noticed? But they sure noticed the redness!
So much for beauty regimen adventures! :o)
H went out of town & took the razor w/ him. I saw the nearly full bottle of Nair under the bathroom sink & decided to risk it again. Vowing to watch the clock closely & immediatley rinse it off if I noticed even the HINT of burn! I slathered it on & set the timer. Everything was going well until I realized that while I was rinsing one leg, the other leg was getting a bit over-cooked. I quickly rinsed it off, just in time to avoid any hint of self-mutilation.
THEN I was @ the 99cents store & a Sally Hansen product happen to catch my eye. It's a hair buffer or something like that. Basically, it's fine sand-paper that you use on your face to remove hair. I've seen something like that for legs, YEARS ago, so I know it works. I figured HEY! For 99 cents, that's worth a try. This one is for facial hair, you know upper lip or something.
Right before church (big mistake) I decided to try it out on my upper lip. It seemed to work well. Then I started to notice a bit of a burning sensation & some redness. I figured it was because I applied a bit too much pressure or something. I did the other side, w/ a lighter touch. A bit later that side had a bit of burning.
I had to go to church w/ a RED upper lip. But hey...@ least it was smooth right?
Later that evening I noticed a bit of swelling where the redness was.
When I relayed the story to my friend...she was like..WHAT hair? I guess it is kinda blonde..so maybe no one else has ever noticed? But they sure noticed the redness!
So much for beauty regimen adventures! :o)
Monday, October 3, 2005
Happy 13th Anniversary!
We met in an acting class in college. I wanted to be an actress & he wanted to take an easy class.
I thought he was so cute, too cute, that he would never go out w/ me. He asked me if I knew ________, a girl I went to highschool with. I knew if he had gone out w/ her, he would never go out w/ me.
He was hilarious. I came home after every class, reenacting all the funny scenes he had done that day.
I found out 'that girl' was his cousin! He was back on the market to me. I told a friend: 'I'm gonna get him.' It wasn't that hard. ;)
After class one day, I stood there for 2 hours straight, determined to keep talking UNTIL he asked for my phone #. I told him I would not be home that night because I had church, so to call me tomorrow. Knowing he would call anyway, I skipped church to do some 'homework'.
Our first son was born prematurely, 3 months later @ 6 weeks early. Named after his dad but looking exactly like me w/ a personality to match. The roller coaster ride was just beginning.
In 13 years we have have moved in & out of 7 different homes, the last & current, we are going on 8 years living here, seperated for 6 mos & near divorce, attended my 10 year class reunion but missed his, had 3 children together & he has 4 total, gone through 6 cars, he has had 10 different jobs, I've had 2, both lasting very briefly, attended 3 different churches, renewed our vows in year 12 & are STILL in love, MORE than ever! :o)
I thought he was so cute, too cute, that he would never go out w/ me. He asked me if I knew ________, a girl I went to highschool with. I knew if he had gone out w/ her, he would never go out w/ me.
He was hilarious. I came home after every class, reenacting all the funny scenes he had done that day.
I found out 'that girl' was his cousin! He was back on the market to me. I told a friend: 'I'm gonna get him.' It wasn't that hard. ;)
After class one day, I stood there for 2 hours straight, determined to keep talking UNTIL he asked for my phone #. I told him I would not be home that night because I had church, so to call me tomorrow. Knowing he would call anyway, I skipped church to do some 'homework'.
After a month, he asked me to be his girlfriend, exclusively. I told him I didn't know him well enough.
Seven months later, as I was preparing to walk down the aisle, I had NEVER been so sure of anything in my short 19 years of life. I said a quick prayer for God to show me if this was absolutely NOT the one...nope, I didn't see any horns. That was good cause I'd be awfully embarrassed to call it off in front of everyone. lolOur first son was born prematurely, 3 months later @ 6 weeks early. Named after his dad but looking exactly like me w/ a personality to match. The roller coaster ride was just beginning.
In 13 years we have have moved in & out of 7 different homes, the last & current, we are going on 8 years living here, seperated for 6 mos & near divorce, attended my 10 year class reunion but missed his, had 3 children together & he has 4 total, gone through 6 cars, he has had 10 different jobs, I've had 2, both lasting very briefly, attended 3 different churches, renewed our vows in year 12 & are STILL in love, MORE than ever! :o)
Sunday, October 2, 2005
Shopping Nightmares!
I am an average female. I am of average weight, average height & even average looks. Nothing special. BUT apparently I have a very UNaverage body SHAPE!
I attempted to purchase a new pair of dress pants the other day. I tried on @ least 11 different pairs; jeans, slacks, cargos, dickies ect. NOTHING & I mean nothing fit right.
The thing is, for us women, you can't even go by size. I can't even say what size I 'normally' wear because depending on what area of the store you are in you may wear an 11 or 7 or in some cases even a size 4 or 6. What is w/ the #'s anyway? Some pants go by even sizes while some go by odd sizes!
IF I could get them up comfortably they were way too big on my waist. If they appeared to fit my waist, I could hardly get them up much less buttoned or zippered.
I figured, ok maybe cause I'm in the Jr. section so I need a larger size. NBD. I'm used to sometimes needing a size 11 in the Jr. department. I moved over into the 'women's' department. Well, all the real women must have given up because there was not ONE pair of pants in the 'women's' department. There were plenty of shirts, jackets & some skirts but NO pants. Seriously!
Oh but the 'Petite' department had racks & racks of wonderful looking outfits! But I needed pants NOT dressy capris! Which is what a normal pair of petite pants would be on me.
I was SO frustrated & disappointed & my self-esteem was quickly plummetting! I left the store & was forced to wear a slightly too tight pair of pants left over from my near-anorexic days! Ugh!
Today though, I found justice! Finally!
I guess all the normal pants are sold @ Target! I didn't even think to look there! I was hesitant but H practically forced me to try on some pants. I chose only 2 pairs, a Levi Signature Jean & a pair of dress slacks. The slacks in 8 & the jeans in 10.
I was pleasantly surprised & could barely contain my excitement when they both fit not only well but very flattering too!(loose even!) I went back to try on more.
On the other side of the jeans rack, were darker blue jeans. I grabbed a pair of those in 8 & another of the original ones in 8 because the 10's were still a bit loose. Again, what we women have to go through! One pari of jeans was in a 'new fit' design/cut, while the other pair was in a 'tapered waist' fit, whatever that means!!!
The 8 in the original pair were way too tight! The 8 in the dark blues were perfect!
I tried an 8 in a different color of the slacks (same brand though), too tight. I grabbed an 8 in a black pair of slacks & they were alittle bit tight in the rear. I checked the tag & they were NOT 8's but rather 4's!!! Explain THAT too me! So I had to try those in a 6! I finally decided to go w/ the 8 anyway, even though they were much looser just because I liked the way they looked better. BUT that leaves my waist fully exposed so I'll have to find a nice belt. {sigh}
Not only do we have to suffer through bad fitting room lighting, we also have to suffer through a dizzing array of boggling sizes then we also have to wade through the assortment of different 'cuts'! arrgghh!
Will the madness EVER end?
Is it too much to ask for standard sizing?
Or why not just put the sizes into words we women can totally understand:
Pear Shape
Boy Shape
Chicken Legs
Mom of 1
Mom of 3
I Love Elastic
I think EVERY women knows the difference between Mom of 1 & Mom of 3 & I Love Elastic. kwim? :o)
I attempted to purchase a new pair of dress pants the other day. I tried on @ least 11 different pairs; jeans, slacks, cargos, dickies ect. NOTHING & I mean nothing fit right.
The thing is, for us women, you can't even go by size. I can't even say what size I 'normally' wear because depending on what area of the store you are in you may wear an 11 or 7 or in some cases even a size 4 or 6. What is w/ the #'s anyway? Some pants go by even sizes while some go by odd sizes!
IF I could get them up comfortably they were way too big on my waist. If they appeared to fit my waist, I could hardly get them up much less buttoned or zippered.
I figured, ok maybe cause I'm in the Jr. section so I need a larger size. NBD. I'm used to sometimes needing a size 11 in the Jr. department. I moved over into the 'women's' department. Well, all the real women must have given up because there was not ONE pair of pants in the 'women's' department. There were plenty of shirts, jackets & some skirts but NO pants. Seriously!
Oh but the 'Petite' department had racks & racks of wonderful looking outfits! But I needed pants NOT dressy capris! Which is what a normal pair of petite pants would be on me.
I was SO frustrated & disappointed & my self-esteem was quickly plummetting! I left the store & was forced to wear a slightly too tight pair of pants left over from my near-anorexic days! Ugh!
Today though, I found justice! Finally!
I guess all the normal pants are sold @ Target! I didn't even think to look there! I was hesitant but H practically forced me to try on some pants. I chose only 2 pairs, a Levi Signature Jean & a pair of dress slacks. The slacks in 8 & the jeans in 10.
I was pleasantly surprised & could barely contain my excitement when they both fit not only well but very flattering too!(loose even!) I went back to try on more.
On the other side of the jeans rack, were darker blue jeans. I grabbed a pair of those in 8 & another of the original ones in 8 because the 10's were still a bit loose. Again, what we women have to go through! One pari of jeans was in a 'new fit' design/cut, while the other pair was in a 'tapered waist' fit, whatever that means!!!
The 8 in the original pair were way too tight! The 8 in the dark blues were perfect!
I tried an 8 in a different color of the slacks (same brand though), too tight. I grabbed an 8 in a black pair of slacks & they were alittle bit tight in the rear. I checked the tag & they were NOT 8's but rather 4's!!! Explain THAT too me! So I had to try those in a 6! I finally decided to go w/ the 8 anyway, even though they were much looser just because I liked the way they looked better. BUT that leaves my waist fully exposed so I'll have to find a nice belt. {sigh}
Not only do we have to suffer through bad fitting room lighting, we also have to suffer through a dizzing array of boggling sizes then we also have to wade through the assortment of different 'cuts'! arrgghh!
Will the madness EVER end?
Is it too much to ask for standard sizing?
Or why not just put the sizes into words we women can totally understand:
Pear Shape
Boy Shape
Chicken Legs
Mom of 1
Mom of 3
I Love Elastic
I think EVERY women knows the difference between Mom of 1 & Mom of 3 & I Love Elastic. kwim? :o)
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