Sunday, February 24, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
A random collection of stuff.
1. Kellogg's Vanilla and Almond cereal is delicious. It's so yummy that I eat it for a snack too. The only bad thing is when you open a new box most of the almonds are at the bottom. I guess that could be ok because then there's a sweet surprise at the end instead of just crumbs.
2. Last night, cooking dinner, James said "there's no milk" Me: "yes there is. It's in the red carton in front of the OJ." He pulls it out, looks at the label and sighs in disgust. "ORGANIC???????" He would not use the milk becuase it was organic. I tried to explain that Publix Milk come from cows that aren't injected with hormones and that's usually what I buy but I was at walmart and I don't trust the store brand quality (or their meat) so I bought full blown organic. There is no difference in the taste but he didn't care. He used heavy cream instead. GROSS! I am not sure what he put it in though. I thought it was weird that he was grossed out by something that is free of chemicals. Who wouldn't want clean milk?
3. One of my pairs of jeans is too big. That's great except they don't have any smaller. I should return them but I love them so much. They are not falling off or anything I just have to hitch em up after I walk around for awhile and they are a little baggy in the butt area. And no I don't have a small butt. They were fantastic when I tried them on though. They must stretch with movement ;)
4. I bought a beautiful coat on clearance as well. It's a winter white wool peacoat and it is so lovely. I got it for 75% off. I won't get much use out of it this year but it was such a deal.
5. J goes to Las Vegas next week for the yearly GM conference. Wish I could go.
6. My family is coming down for Easter. All except my mom, she couldn't get time off of work. It's very upsetting since she couldn't come last summer either. She won't see Christopher until we go up this summer, he'll be 6 months old. No longer the cute little newborn. Not that he won't still be cute, just not little.
7. When we go up this summer I want to go to D.C. and be a tourist. I think little J should see all the sights. I am also going to take him to Niagara Falls. That's much easier as it's only 3 hours away and an easy day trip. D.C is 8 hours and we would really need to stay a few days. I am tired of not going anywhere and J needs to see other places.
8. I have to get moving. J is off today and he will be back from the barber shortly.
2. Last night, cooking dinner, James said "there's no milk" Me: "yes there is. It's in the red carton in front of the OJ." He pulls it out, looks at the label and sighs in disgust. "ORGANIC???????" He would not use the milk becuase it was organic. I tried to explain that Publix Milk come from cows that aren't injected with hormones and that's usually what I buy but I was at walmart and I don't trust the store brand quality (or their meat) so I bought full blown organic. There is no difference in the taste but he didn't care. He used heavy cream instead. GROSS! I am not sure what he put it in though. I thought it was weird that he was grossed out by something that is free of chemicals. Who wouldn't want clean milk?
3. One of my pairs of jeans is too big. That's great except they don't have any smaller. I should return them but I love them so much. They are not falling off or anything I just have to hitch em up after I walk around for awhile and they are a little baggy in the butt area. And no I don't have a small butt. They were fantastic when I tried them on though. They must stretch with movement ;)
4. I bought a beautiful coat on clearance as well. It's a winter white wool peacoat and it is so lovely. I got it for 75% off. I won't get much use out of it this year but it was such a deal.
5. J goes to Las Vegas next week for the yearly GM conference. Wish I could go.
6. My family is coming down for Easter. All except my mom, she couldn't get time off of work. It's very upsetting since she couldn't come last summer either. She won't see Christopher until we go up this summer, he'll be 6 months old. No longer the cute little newborn. Not that he won't still be cute, just not little.
7. When we go up this summer I want to go to D.C. and be a tourist. I think little J should see all the sights. I am also going to take him to Niagara Falls. That's much easier as it's only 3 hours away and an easy day trip. D.C is 8 hours and we would really need to stay a few days. I am tired of not going anywhere and J needs to see other places.
8. I have to get moving. J is off today and he will be back from the barber shortly.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
You'd be surprised
at what a nice pair of jeans can do for your self esteem.....
I have steadily gained weight since I got pregnant with James. I gaiend 60 pounds with him and 7 years later it's still all there. I was lucky enough not to gain much weight with Christopher and lose all plus ten of it after. I am not a small women and I carry it ALL in my stomach. Let's just say trying to shop for clothes does more harm then good.
J loves Dillard's. I hate it. I had a preconceived notion that I couldn't fit what was cute and trendy and would only be able to wear what was in the "old lady" section. It turns out that I was right. BUT the liz claiborne jeans that were on the old lady clearance rack are anything but "old lady" and they are awesome. For some reason LC runs big so I am down 2 sizes just becuase of the label. SWEET! The jeans fit perfectly and look very nice. Plus I think it's about time that I looked "mature and grown up" rather the "cute" and that leads me to the tattoo I have on my chest. I think 2009 will be the year to have it removed. It will take all of 2008 to save up for it. A $50 will cost a small fortune to remove. If I ever wished I had listened to my mother it would be about that. I don't mind the tattoo really, just the location. It does nothing for my "mature and grown up" look. And it's really hard to find shirts that cover it up. I even tried Derma-Blend, which boasts that it can cover anything, it can't. I sat in the makeup chair for an hour while they tried every concealing make up they had, nothing worked. But my jeans look fanstastic so that's good enough for now.
I am off to the post office. Do you think I can manage a car seat and a package just as big? I don't but I will try my best.
I have steadily gained weight since I got pregnant with James. I gaiend 60 pounds with him and 7 years later it's still all there. I was lucky enough not to gain much weight with Christopher and lose all plus ten of it after. I am not a small women and I carry it ALL in my stomach. Let's just say trying to shop for clothes does more harm then good.
J loves Dillard's. I hate it. I had a preconceived notion that I couldn't fit what was cute and trendy and would only be able to wear what was in the "old lady" section. It turns out that I was right. BUT the liz claiborne jeans that were on the old lady clearance rack are anything but "old lady" and they are awesome. For some reason LC runs big so I am down 2 sizes just becuase of the label. SWEET! The jeans fit perfectly and look very nice. Plus I think it's about time that I looked "mature and grown up" rather the "cute" and that leads me to the tattoo I have on my chest. I think 2009 will be the year to have it removed. It will take all of 2008 to save up for it. A $50 will cost a small fortune to remove. If I ever wished I had listened to my mother it would be about that. I don't mind the tattoo really, just the location. It does nothing for my "mature and grown up" look. And it's really hard to find shirts that cover it up. I even tried Derma-Blend, which boasts that it can cover anything, it can't. I sat in the makeup chair for an hour while they tried every concealing make up they had, nothing worked. But my jeans look fanstastic so that's good enough for now.
I am off to the post office. Do you think I can manage a car seat and a package just as big? I don't but I will try my best.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Soooo
I got the "baby whisperer" book. I am not one for parenting books. I have a million but as you can probably tell I don't finish reading the darn things. Sooo incredibly boring, even if they probably hold the answer to all my problems :)
Anyway. This book is great. I am actually enjoying it and absorbing the information!
I borrowed it from the library but I might just buy it. I have to own any book that I like, just so I can flip through it whenever I please.
----- In other news -------
My sister, who just went back to work after being a SAHM mom for 6 years, was telling me a funny story about going to her local Target so often that she was sure the employees recognized her and perhaps even snickered behind her back. She would browse said target at least once a day. It's not that she was buying anything. She just loves Target, especially the clearance end caps. She has just begun a new job because her eldest will be going to high school next year and the yearly tuition will be what she pays for all 3 now. YIKES. Talk about the ultimate sacrifice! But back to my story. She misses going to Target a billion times a week. That said... I, now being a SAHM mom again, find myself not browsing one, but all THREE of our targets. I may go to the one by my house, then I get bored and go to the one by James' school, and then on the weekend I go to the other one by the skeeby mall. Darlene can you guess which target that is? Unlike my sister I am actually buying stuff. I CAN NOT CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH. I must attend Target anonymous. I am blowing all my money on that damn clearance. BUT I did redo my bathroom in the pattern I have been drooling over for a year. It was 50% and I was in heaven.
Bad news for me. I have blown my diet big time. Although I lost 25 punds after the baby I fear that the scale will say differently when I go to the Dr for my postpartum in two weeks. I am crossing my fingers. What really did me in was that james bought me a half gallon of moosetracks ice cream, well frozen yogurt. And then on Valentine's day he brought home Raspberry Lemon cheescake from the Cheesecake Factory. OH MY GOD was it good. I have never tasted anything so good. So yeah I want to kill him since i have no self control and had to eat two pieces. Let's just say that snack are banned from my house. J has been instructed to buy enough for one serving and not to let me have "just a taste."
Bed time for me now. Both boys are asleep but little chris will be up around 2am.
Anyway. This book is great. I am actually enjoying it and absorbing the information!
I borrowed it from the library but I might just buy it. I have to own any book that I like, just so I can flip through it whenever I please.
----- In other news -------
My sister, who just went back to work after being a SAHM mom for 6 years, was telling me a funny story about going to her local Target so often that she was sure the employees recognized her and perhaps even snickered behind her back. She would browse said target at least once a day. It's not that she was buying anything. She just loves Target, especially the clearance end caps. She has just begun a new job because her eldest will be going to high school next year and the yearly tuition will be what she pays for all 3 now. YIKES. Talk about the ultimate sacrifice! But back to my story. She misses going to Target a billion times a week. That said... I, now being a SAHM mom again, find myself not browsing one, but all THREE of our targets. I may go to the one by my house, then I get bored and go to the one by James' school, and then on the weekend I go to the other one by the skeeby mall. Darlene can you guess which target that is? Unlike my sister I am actually buying stuff. I CAN NOT CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH. I must attend Target anonymous. I am blowing all my money on that damn clearance. BUT I did redo my bathroom in the pattern I have been drooling over for a year. It was 50% and I was in heaven.
Bad news for me. I have blown my diet big time. Although I lost 25 punds after the baby I fear that the scale will say differently when I go to the Dr for my postpartum in two weeks. I am crossing my fingers. What really did me in was that james bought me a half gallon of moosetracks ice cream, well frozen yogurt. And then on Valentine's day he brought home Raspberry Lemon cheescake from the Cheesecake Factory. OH MY GOD was it good. I have never tasted anything so good. So yeah I want to kill him since i have no self control and had to eat two pieces. Let's just say that snack are banned from my house. J has been instructed to buy enough for one serving and not to let me have "just a taste."
Bed time for me now. Both boys are asleep but little chris will be up around 2am.
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