Thursday, November 19

I have WON!!!

I have won the battle!!!!

I have cheated at winning the battle!!
I NO LONGER HAVE LAUNDRY!!!!!!
Heheheheheheh....

If you have been reading this blog for any length of time...
YOU KNOW I HATE LAUNDRY!!!!

I absolutely hate laundry!! I would rather go buy new socks than have to sort and put away hundreds of socks!!

I hate it all!!

Well, I have cheated...I have a super genie on my side!! Allie....she came in and folded, hung, and sorted PILES and PILES of laundry in about 1 and 1/2 hours. I swear what she did would have taken me all day!!

I am not really sure why I can not complete the simple task of laundry....BUT REALLY I CAN NOT!!!

I have no problem washing it...not problem throwing it in the dryer...BUT THEN....I lose whatever motivation I had.

Well, now I have a super genie and all of my laundry issues are solved!!! She also keeps me on my toes about my other household issues!!

What battle do you wish to win!!

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Tuesday, November 17

I would like to scream now....11/17

Here is the idea:
Anything and everything that bothers you...
Vent about here...

So here goes....

HOLIDAYS!!!

I hate the Holidays!! I am a HUGE Bah-Humbug Grouch!! It is not the presents, money, decorating, and cooking....

It is the family!! FAMILY, FAMILY, FAMILY, and more FAMILY!!!!

Here is the deal...I have two families, MOM's Side, DAD's Side...
Mom's side is all women, who Bitch and Moan the whole day...with 1000's of ankle bitting yappy dogs!!
Dad's side is VERY small...Uncle and Grandma....with glass tables and more ankle bitting yappy dogs!!

Hubbs also has MOM's side and DAD's Side....
Mom's side is fairly okay...BUT...it is 14 people crammed into a a sardine can....6 of who are hyper happy kids being YELLED at to wipe their feet, eat their food, don't slam the door, do not talk over your brother, do not answer for your brother, move away from the TV, and it goes on and on all day!!
Dad's side is AWESOME!!!! LOVE DAD's SIDE!!!

So, a few years ago I PUT MY FOOT DOWN...I decided I would not travel all over the Coastal Bend to make EVERYONE happy...

First Year...I had Thanksgiving at my house and TRAVELED for Christmas, Kids thought that Christmas was a week long and TOTALLY lost the concept of what it was...soooo

2nd Year...Did all families on Thanksgiving...REALLY FULL!!! Four Turkeys in one day!! Had Christmas at my house..open door thing come as your schedule allowed..I served Fajitas...I still had 3 days of Christmas!! Weeks later kids still thought that we would get presents if we went to a family members house!!

Last Year....All Families again at Thanksgiving...Only Two Turkeys and two coffee and pies...much better!!! Christmas was again at my house, HUGE Ham and all the fixings...Open Door...come as you like...Fairly good turn out...BUT the BITCHES from my family decided that they did not wanna mix with Hubbs family so had their own dinner at my mom's house 2 miles away....screw thwm was my thought....I GOT A HUGE GUILT TRIP TO COME OVER!!! Me being a weakling left mt house on Christmas Day and went to give my grandmother a kiss..dropped my sister off...and came back home....LIED to my husband and said I needed more sodas from the store....

THIS YEAR...So far this is what is happening..THANKSGIVING..Mom's Side is going Camping?? Not real Sure about that....I WAS NOT INVITED...they assumed I would do Thanksgiving with Hubbs Family...Okay Fair Enough, but an invite would have been nice!! WE WILL be crammed into the Sardine can with Hubbs family and Seafood Stuffing...YUCK! I think I will also bring a long a NORMAL stuffing...Bitchy I know....And I have already stolen one of my sisters Zanax to calm myself while Mother-In-Law is doing all the yelling at MY CHILDREN!!!
And Now For Christmas....I am having another open house come as you are with all the fixings...MY MOTHER'S SIDE will be once again 2 miles away doing their own thing!! I REFUSE TO make an appearance!!

Family...isn't it GREAT!!!

**** Scream Now Meme will be posted Once a week on Mondays...Yeah, I was a day late...I was reading...***

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Random Thoughts-11/17

Wooo-Hoooo 2nd week in a row on the same meme!! I know I am bad!!! Please check out The UNMOM for lots more Randomness....

I have been reading a lot!! An old friend suggested WIDE AWAKE, which is a FanFic of the whole Twilight Series....so not Vampire Related, BUT VERY VERY GOOD....

My house is a DISASTER!!! Hey!! I have been reading!!

My sister in law is making Seafood stuffing for Thanksgiving...REALLY!! YUCK!!! Why do people have to mess with Traditions...come on!!!

I have created a MONSTER!!!  

My children often fight a lot...about silly things....How to spell CAT or what color the sky is...IT GETS VERY TIRING!!! My daughter is EXTREMELY smart-~~smarter than her parents~~(I did not admit that...), which makes losing an argument with her impossible!! A while ago I noticed this had a VERY adverse effect on my son...so, trying to teach lessons I would send my son off to a different room...not correcting him and trying to let him think he was right....and I would talk to LuvBug and explain to her that "Yes, even though you are right, YOU can just walk away...YOU know the correct answer, BUT YOU DO NOT have to fight to the death until your brother agrees with you"

My thoughts were that...Bubbs would get a little self confidence and not always feel wrong and Siss would learn that not EVERY argument is worth the battle.

I have TOTALLY FAILED!!!! My son now fights her tooth and nail!!! EVERYTHING!!! And if he doesn't have the last word there is HELL to pay!! Sadly...he is often wrong....

I still have Halloween decorations up!!
I HAVE BEEN READING!!!

My husband went hunting this weekend...I ate Ben and Jerrys Coffee Heath Bar Crunch for Dinner!! Kids had PB&J sandwhiches...thats how we roll when Daddy is away!!!

Mt sister is a doormat...always has been!!! For the last 10 years she has had some bum or another living on her couch...some boyfriends some just friends...NONE have ever had a Car, JOB, MONEY...she has MAJOR karma points built up...she has been working out an arangement for a girlfriend to move in with her and SHARE the rent. The friend is having MAJOR money problems....Today at breakfast my sister says..."Why am I gonna charge her rent? None of the other guys paid rent! At least she has a car and a job!" Gotta LOVE MY SISTER!!!!!

I LOVE MY DAILY BREAKFASTS WITH MY SISTER!!!

I haven't gotten ANY Christmas shopping done!!

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Friday, November 13

ReReading Favorites...Twilight

Last October (08), while LuvBug was recouping from a tonsillectomy, I was introduced to Edward. And Bella...BUT mostly Edward.

For those of you who have been under a rock, Yes, I am talking about Twilight.

I read A LOT....lots of Chic Lit...Nothing serious...Fun Brainless Reads.... I have always been an avid reader. I love to read series of books, like the Shopaholic series. I like to read all of one writers books before I move onto a new author. I am weird...I KNOW!! But, in all of my reading, I have never reread the same author's books more than I have reread the Twilight Saga.

I totally got SUCKED IN....NO, I do not have posters in my closet, or wear the t-shirts, BUT I am an addicted!!! I have read all 4 books about 4 or 5 times. I keep them on the book shelf and when ~~Hubby is watching Nascar~~ nothing good is on TV, I grab any one of the books and start reading.

I just finished rereading Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. I forget how FUNNY Jacob is and the 'soap opera' surrounding the wolves. I laugh, cry, and fall in love with the characters all over again. Sometimes I sympathize with Bella and sometimes I am completely annoyed with her. Sometimes I am totally 'Team Edward', other times I waiver and slip over to 'Team Jacob'.

Last November, a group of friends and I, went to the midnight showing of Twilight. It was a BLAST!! I had so much fun with my friends and enjoyed the movie...I had, had several Mojitos..but hay...I got to look at a pretty boy all night!!

While re watching the movie, I noticed how cheesy it was portrayed. Seriously lacking in the acting/directing department...I have watched it SEVERAL more times...just to see if I was being prejudices because I love the books so much. I am torn..not really sure!!

I hope that New Moon is better and I really hope that they can pull it off. It is so hard to recreate a 500 page book into a 1.5 hr movie. We all have our favorite scenes, and we picture the characters a certain way. We as a culture have LOVED Edward, Bella, and Jacob for so long...They have become part of our fantasy worlds....No one can ever turn our individual fantasies into real life movies....

I have no real point to this post...just blabbing about my addiction to Edward...oh, okay...The Twilight Saga....

I WANNA KNOW...

What do you think of the books? The movies?? Our cultures obsession with Vampires?? Are you addicted to any of the current Vampire Trends..ie...True Blood, Vampire Diary, Twilight???

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Tuesday, November 10

Random Thoughts

I am a MEME Jumper...I find really COOL memes...I do them for a few weeks and then...I get sidetracked and forget that on Tuesdays The UNMOM has a super cool meme...

So I am gonna try to remember from now on....

RANDOM THOUGHTS TUESDAY

It is 80 degrees....Isn't is cold in the rest of the world!?!? I hate that South Texas has no change of seasons!!

Why do I keep getting heartburn?? I really do not like it!! It really kind of hurts!!

I have midnight tickets to New Moon...I really hope that the new director did a better job than what Twilight was....loved it, but really kind of cheesy!!

I would LOVE a pint of Ben and Jerry's Coffee Heath Crunch.
I need to take a shower....

My house is starting to get messy again...why does that happen soooo fast!!!

I have had a migraine for 2 days now...I am getting pissed off!!!

I still have a few Halloween decorations on the walls...wonder how long I can leave them up???

I do not have anywhere to put the Christmas tree???

My best friends went to work and now we never talk!!

I kinda want to get a job, but I want to be home when the gets get out of school....There is no where to work...unless I go to Wal-Mart or something like that....Not many office management jobs out there that are from 8:30-2:30....

I bought a new purse last week...but have not used it yet...and now I am short on cash flow and wondering if I should take it back???

The InStyler commercial makes me laugh!!!

I do not want to buy Christmas presents this year, would giving cash be wrong?? I am still really pissed at my family(GROWN AUNTS) and do not feel that I should have to invest my time and energy into getting them any gifts....

Wondering what to give my grandmother for Christmas...she has EVERYTHING, and if she doesn't have it, she has TONS of cash to go get it!!

WOW!! I have a lot of Random Thoughts!!

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Monday, November 9

JOIN ME....a new meme

Here is the idea:
Anything and everything that bothers you...Vent about here...

This will be as random as random can be...

Every Monday I will post a New Scream Now Post...

Join Me Please...

So here goes....
Friday-- My sister and I went to Kmart to put a few Christmas Presents on Layaway...
While in line, there were two early twenties girls behind us with a toddler. The toddler SCREAMED the whole time. Neither of those girls did anything about the SCREAMING child in their cart.

Saturday-- We took a roadtrip to Victoria, which technically is only about 1.5 hours away...WELL...I got REALLY bad directions off of Google Map...We were going to a family reunion out in the middle of the country...3 HRS later when we finally arrived...my Mother-in-Law..shouts over the crowd, "WOW!! Alisha finally made it! Don't you know how to read a map??"

Same trip....Every time I turned around, my 7 yr old daughter said.."What? Wrong turn again?"
Is she still too young for me to call her a smart ass??

I have a raging migraine!!

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Intense Debate

I am trying out a new COMMENTING plug-in...
PLEASE, PLEASE let me know what you think!!
Also, if you know of a BETTER
Commenting system...I wanna know!!!

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Saturday, November 7

Vote for me & Find more COOL Blogs....

The Blog-o-verse is a VERY vast community!! Never again will a person feel alone or misunderstood. As long as you have access to a computer with internet, you can have any number of tips and expertise at your fingertips.

I especially like Blog Directories. Most of the directories that I am affiliated with separate the blogs into 'general' subjects. Yes, I know this can be confusing...I write about everything from cooking to depression, but most of my post are about dealing with day to day life while staying sane. So, I put myself into the woman's health or woman's interest groups. I could be wrong, but that seems the best to fit me and my blog.

If you are looking to put yourself and your blog out into the Blog-o-verse...here are few Great Mom Blog Directories to research....The blogs are ranked in the Top 100's, so each click increases that blogs ranking....essentially VOTING for the blog...

So get ready and vote for me...Hope you enjoy finding a few GOOD Reads!!

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Friday, November 6

Things that ROCK...and some that don't!

I am jumping on the Band Wagon...The Mom Job, started a new weekly meme. I really LOVE the concept and I LOVE her blog...so I am jumping on!!

The idea is to share what you LOVE at the moment and something that you do not...Seeing as how I have an opinion on pretty much everything, I figured this would be a GREAT weekly post to share with all of you!!

Danskin Now - Women's Dri-More Bootcut Pants

These pants are $11.00. YEP!! Just 11 Bucks!! I have at least 3 pairs. They are my version of sweat pants. I wear them ALL the time!!

I rarely wear Blue Jeans...I am always too hot...in South Texas, it is ALWAYS hot and humid. I HATE to be HOT...so, I wear these pants when I haven't shaved in a week and am too embarrassed to wear shorts!! These pants hold up well to multiple washings and they do not fade as quickly as I thought they would. They are SUPER comfy and soft!! You just gotta go get you a pair!!

To complete the SAHM uniform, I pair these pants with an Old Navy Tee. The Old Navy Women's Perfect V-Neck Tees, are SUPER Soft and Light Weight. I am not sure what they do to their cotton, but their shirts feel like they have been well worn. I LOVE OLD NAVY T-Shirts!!

An item that does not rock?? Hummmmmm.......

Paperoni...1000's of TINY rolls of paper that you glue onto molds and such....NEED I SAY MORE....

LuvBug got two boxes for her birthday!! I am not a happy mommy!!!

PLEASE visit The Mom Job for more Things that Rock posts and be sure to comment with what you are LOVIN' right now...I wanna know!!

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Thursday, November 5

Make-Up Junkie--In my opinion

I LOVE Make-Up and am addicted to purchasing make-up. In the past, I could be found at the department store make-up counters...You would NEVER find me buying drug store brands.....

As I have gotten older, and learned more about make-up, I have re-evaluated which products are essential and what is just fun....I have also learned where to splurge and where to save.

In my opinion, spend your money on the items that are closest to your face. Your moisturizers, serums, primers, and foundations.

My Shopping Tips

Department Store Make-up--

If you have major skin issues that you need correcting
Research! Research! Research!
Samples! Samples! Samples!
Tell the sales lady exactly what your routine and budget en-tells...They should be able to write you out a skin care regime..
Purchase big ticket items during the Free gift.
AWESOME free gifts during Christmas and Mother's Day
Beware of Ebay...it is great, but use caution!!

Drug Store Make-Up--

Always clip your coupon and save your receipts!

Walgreens & CVS,--LOVE, LOVE, LOVE their weekly specials!! Almost every week they offer a BOGO special. This is a Great way to try out something new and experiment. If you do not like the free item, then you can give it away...either way you didn't break the bank.
Wal-Mart --The individual prices are the lowest. Large selections, and MANY brands to choose from.
Target--Higher end brands, not as wide a selection per brand as Wal-Mart.

Big Lots is a really cool place to find all kids of discontinued colors and products.
Dollar General carries select E.L.F products.

MORE places to shop.....

Sephora.com

Coastal Sents

Make-up under $5.00....YES it exists...and not all that bad....

E.L.F.....Eyes, Lips, Face...a great no frills make-up brand that you can find at your grocery store and online. I LOVE their eyelash curler and their fake lashes. They have a HUGE selection online and their make-up brushes are great!!

Wet-n-Wild...Yes that make-up you wore in junior high....They have great eyeshadow palettes. I also like their nail polishes. K-Mart has a huge selection of Wet-n-Wild products.

YOUTUBE

Not sure about a product, need a new look, stuck in a rut??? Well, there are a few make-up gurus on YouTube that could teach an old dog new tricks...I have listed my favorites below.

emilynoel83...is GREAT...she shops at Wal-Greens and tells it like it is!! Best ways to mix expensive with cheap...

panacea81...small town NORMAL girl that hit is big in the make-up world.

MakeupGeekTV...uses high-end make-up, but has GREAT looks and LOTS of tips!!

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