Counting Down

Jennifer and I are leaving to go backpacking in four days. I can’t believe it’s finally here! We’re going to Hong Kong first for about three weeks. Jen let me stay at my friend George’s house for a few days. I wanted to spend as much time as I could with George. [...]

Continuing from Part I… #5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Playmates Toys, 1988-1997) I had forgotten just how awesome these toys were. Man, looking at the line up here, it brings back so many...

As a young man growing up in the 80s and early 90s, there was absolutely no shortage of action figure lines. Good vs. evil, monster vs. monster, ice cream cone vs. stack of pancakes, man vs. man,...

I can’t say this too many times, but, get a passport. I am going on a Friend and Family cruise next week and since January, I have said that we will need passports for this trip! Well, my friend, I just love her to death, got spanked horribly with additional fees, because she had to go to the Philadelphia office to expedite her family's passport application. What is going on with the passport

Now is 5.05pm, two hours more till my greatest fear in life.Counting down...I m having a war in my mind and heart, one is so damn scared , the other is so damn brave asking me to go go go and go!!I m going crazy...i really hope it end very very fast so that i m able to claim my rewards from The boy.One meal and one gift of my choice .Too bad, bags will not be considered.Sh*t!Will i have it after 8

I love to count down to things. You might have been able to ascertain this characteristic from my posts regarding how many truck payments we have left. Life is really one big countdown when you think of it. Every day we are here on earth is one less day we have left to live. I know it sounds morbid, but it is true. I tend to ignore that countdown, and instead I focus on positive things and big eve

The count down is on and I can honestly say what is keeping me the busiest right now besides making lists and digging up stuff for the yard sale is scheduling all our food invites.Last night at Changes in Latitudes was such a good thing. We kicked off with Mango Margarita's then moved onto delicious skewers, salad hot tortillas and fresh made brownies.Today I am off to breakfast with Courtney Ken and Martha at Monkey bites and then we have 2 evening engagements - Quicksilver Dianne is hosting bring an appy and drink night and Ken and Martha are doing a bbq. Good thing they live in the same neighborhood.11:55 amTQ is on her way here and she is due in sometime around one. She will get a good surprise when she arrives as we are on the guest list for 2 food events - yum. DCG thanks for getting

Mixtape-Flashback-Friday today. Pretty self-explanatory. Here you go:Dusty Springfield - I Close My Eyes And Count to 10The Clovers - Love Potion No. 9Smith - The W8The Blue Nile - 7 AM (Live)Eloy - Love Over 6 CenturiesMike Oldfield - 5 Miles OutAphrodite's Child - The 4 HorsemanThe Four Aces - 3 Coins In The FountainThe Doors - Love Me 2 TimesABBA - You Owe Me 1Really couldn't find a song with an 8 in it... do you know any?

a smooth start with a good day for joelle, and a good start with a smooth day for me... well, joelle had a smooth start in the loo early morning and we got to take cabby to work. and surprisingly we managed to reach buggis at 8... so we go for a hearty bfast at ya kun and a good day for joelle. i, on the other hand, had a good start with the hearty bfast, followed by a smooth day in office loo... :P hmmm... counting down... not to weekend, cuz this sat got to come back office to work... counting down to 10pm instead, cuz got to go back office to settle the router for gmt... sianz ahhh...got a funny feeling nowadays, keep missing megan whenever i got to work late... oh ya, megan, our baby's name. we choose it even before we know megan's gender... last nite, joelle said megan seems to be sleeping pretty early, cuz she usually kicks at night... i put my hand on joelle's tummy and said "megan, give daddy a kick. please, give daddy a kick and daddy go sleep k?" and right after that, we

Hark the Christmas angels sing! It’s that time of year again. Almost. When trees are brought inside and decorated with shiny baubles and lights, when Christmas carols are played on repeat, when children leave cake out for Santa, and Christmas gift shopping pushes us to the edge. Oh, and the birth of Jesus the saviour is celebrated! To help you make the most of the Christmas holiday season, we’ve got everything you’ll need for Christmas: Christmas gifts - how to shop for the perfect gift, including a top ten of festive pressies. Christmas trees and decorations - how to bring Christmas cheer to your home. Christmas carols - how to find a local Christmas carol sing-along, plus some alternative Christmas songs. Christmas recipes - how to wow your guests with your Christmas baking skills. Christmas holidays - how to escape the madness of the silly season during the summer holidays. Christmas parties - how to be the host with the most for your Christmas shindig. We’

My obsession with the American donut maker Krispy Kreme has blighted my personal life for many years but my excitement levels are now off the scale. Their first Manchester (and first Northern) outlet is set to open in December and How-Do have just a ran a piece on local ad agency M2 picking up the contract...but more importantly they've confirmed that the new Krispy Kreme outlet (located next to the Trafford Centre) will have a drive-thru! If you're wondering why on earth the outlet is in Trafford Park (not even inside the Trafford Centre) then the answer was given by reviewer Adam:"They are opening there because of the size of the factory that will be attached to the retail outlet, it will produce 290 dozen doughnuts per hour! and will supply Tesco extra stores in the north west, Leeds will follow shortly after Manchester, not sure where though."MC2's "Abby Wright" said: “There is a high demand already in Manchester (for the doughnuts)". Abby did not say that winning the contract

So, the week is drawing to another close. My parents are taking David away for the entire weekend (they are heading to the beach). Normally, I would be all excited about the upcoming prospect of being alone with S., but I am still in a crummy mood.Dr. V called out of the blue yesterday. Wanted to see how I was doing. His words were... "I usually have my nurses call to see how you are doing, but I feel personally responsible for you."haha HA HA. Loved that.Besides severe intestinal distress, I felt no different after taking the Cytotec. Still spotting and the like, of varying intensity, but not really feeling like I thought I would. I guess I was waiting for the floodgates to open, and that just didn't happen.So we wait until Tuesday, and if needed, get some "stronger" meds. Hoping the u/s shows this pregnancy disappearing by then. Hopefully.So, as far as the weekend goes, it would have been nice for hubby and I to get away (by that I mean, drive the car somewhere FAR away from here),

I love Harry Potter. Ask my brother how I responded when I saw the trailer to the 5th movie coming out in July. Ask almost anyone who knows me how intricately and passionately I have developed my theories. Ask me how empty life will seem when there isn't a "next" book to wait for. I am so eager to read book 7, I'm shivering in my skin. I've noticed that a lot of people have put up countdown widgets on their blogs, counting the days, hours, minutes, seconds before we reach the Deathly Hallows. I so want one. But I am not getting one, and here's why: last year, I had a count down ticking to nearly the same day - July 20th - my due date. I did in fact go into labor that day (although A wasn't actually born until July 22nd - 37 hours later - augh!). I just can't bring myself to countdown to that day again. Because, as much as I love Harry Potter, he can't hold a candle to the miracle I counted down for last year. I just needed to say that.(should you feel inclined to fol

I can’t wait for school to get out. It’s been nice today, not having to run out at a certain time to pick Pablo up, and not having to rush around getting everybody dressed! I’m a little annoyed that Kayley gets out of school in (checks watch) five minutes, and I need to run down there and pick her up, since her babysitter is having car trouble. The kids are all asleep, and I’m going to have to wake them up to head out of here, and Kayley’s STILL going to end up waiting around for us. Blah. I’m so glad it’s almost over! (And, I can’t BELIEVE it’s almost over! This was a super-quick year.) The kids are all feeling better, but I’m still super tired. I didn’t get my nap. The kids got up late, so they didn’t go down for their nap until after 2. It just threw off our whole day. I didn’t feel like I could lie down and fall asleep, because I was worried I’d miss Kayley calling me or something. So, hopefully I c

Its spring, and the summer is slowly approaching. We can consider it to be the last moments for that summer time look you desire for your body. It brings awareness to healthy eating and calorie counting. Here is access to a diet and excercise journal. Visit the MyFitnessPal website for free diet and fitness information.Some of the benefits of counting calories include having a healthy diet and losing weight. Click here for your 100% free calorie counter. You'll be able to track the items you eat and learn the nutritional contents of what you are eating. Happy calorie counting !Subscribe to Shopping4Family - Family Shopping Blog by Email

Its spring, and the summer is slowly approaching. We can consider it to be the last moments for that summer time look you desire for your body. It brings awareness to healthy eating and calorie counting. Here is access to a diet and excercise journal. Visit the MyFitnessPal website for free diet and fitness information.Some of the benefits of counting calories include having a healthy diet and losing weight. Click here for your 100% free calorie counter. You'll be able to track the items you eat and learn the nutritional contents of what you are eating. Happy calorie counting !Subscribe to Shopping4Family - Family Shopping Blog by Email

5 months until I submit my notice at work 6 months until my lease ends 7 months until I leave The numbers continue to get smaller in the multitude of ways I track the ever-decreasing time between this moment, and when I depart the country for my world travels. 7 episodes of The Sopranos before I downgrade my cable TV 1 season’s worth of DC United soccer games left to watch I’m a TV addict, though there are only a few shows I’ll truly miss (and watch the DVD’s later).  Lost, Heroes, and The Office come to mind.  The Major League Soccer Championship game is being hosted in Washington, DC at RFK Stadium this year, keeping alive the idea that I could see my team win the 2007 season on their home turf, a few weeks before I leave. 2 calendars (1 at home, 1 at work) Countdown plugin for blog (upper right corner) Every few days, I cross off a batch of dates from my home and work calendars.  Special joy is taken on the days I can flip the whole page over to the

...to Easter!I did my shopping for Easter yesterday. WHAT A ZOO! I got ham, potatoes, a few different veggies, along with some desserts (hic). I also FINALLY picked up some flowers for the house - a big bunch of tulips for the table, lilies for the mantel and some daffodils for my hubby.Daffodils were my Hubby's grandmother's favorite flower. In fact, she had LOADS of them on her property. So every spring, Hubby and I drive around to key spots in the area to watch the daffodils come up and bloom. Hubby was very close to his grandmother - she was the one who practically raised him for his first number of years (both his parents worked). She passed before I met Hubby, but I have learned to know about her through him, and I truly know that I missed out on meeting such a wonderful lady.It's sweet to think about. My husband is a tall guy - 6'4", and our son looks a lot like he did as a boy. His grandma was a little woman, straight from Italy, and had the wonderful broken English

Just broke up for Easter. Not only does this mean that I have two weeks without college, but also means that there is one college term left before I leave formal education and embark on a gap year, which is in no way planned.Tomorrow I'm on a White Water Safety and Rescue course with Tom Parker and then a week on Saturday I head to Scotland for the rest of my Easter Holidays. At the moment it looks like it could be a week of low water fun[!].Good lines, stay safe and see you on the wet stuff...Iain

CUTE I don't normally like the way Brooke Hogan looks, but I absolutely LOVE pigtails. Plus she does look pretty cute here. If you wanna see more pictures from this photoshoot, go to HOLLYWOODRAGCOOL!!America's Next Top Model did this murder photo shoot thing, which I think is totally awesome. The National Orginization for Women do not. They have a problem with it. Something about violence against women . . . . WHATEVER. Oh, now I understand, cuz looking at these pictures suddenly makes me wanna go out and murder a woman. See the rest of the pics at MOLLYGOOD.

Well, it has been a busy week here at Rockhoppers. I have had musicians schedule, then cancel, and new ones schedule, and switch, and the truth is I am having trouble keeping up on who is what and when. I will keep the calendar up to date though or let you know of changes that occur.I am at the point where I can't tell which direction I am heading. I need a vacation! Lucky me . . . I am heading to Disneyland come Sunday and I get three days in Fantasyland!I have been visiting some really cool blogs lately and have updated my links for them so you can see them too. http://www.joggles.com/ is one of my faves for websites. I love the artists work. It resembles the way I feel lately. . .Anyway, I figured since I really am feeling uninspired I could probably tell you a story so without further delay...Dan found the place on Google Earth, and he's putting in a picture. I think the town had an actual population of 10 people in it. But it was a town, with a grocery store, a gas station and a