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Liquid Gold 2008-07-16 17:40:00 You know what I get for even thinking about splurging on that pottery barn chair?A serious budget mishap! It's the universe's way of saying, hey, you want to spend an outrageous amount of money on a chair? Well then, let me show you how it will feel!And what I'm feeling is sick to my stomach.I get expensive haircuts. I wear so-so clothes, no makeup, and cheap Target shoes, so to take the visual st Read more:Liquid
We Would Be So Happy Together 2008-07-15 17:33:00 I've been a little too busy to post. My Pottery Barn catalog came in the mail yesterday.I wanted to give it all the attention it deserved.I love Pottery Barn. I can't afford anything that comes from there, but I love looking through the catalog for decorating inspiration. How great is it that they list the paint color that they use for each room? And those new Style Tips every couple of pages! Awe Read more:Happy
A Little Known Thing About Eve 2008-07-13 14:37:00 There's a lady at our church who gives a piece of candy to all the kids who bring their bible with them. I think it's the highlight of Gabi's day. She LOVES candy.Before reaching into the candy bag, the lady asks each child to tell a story about what they've recently learned. I always get really nervous at this point, because I DO tell Gabi stories from the bible, but she never seems to remember Read more:Thing
Cake Coma 2008-07-11 10:58:00 I'm in a bit of a cake coma at the moment.That's what happens when you consume a lot of cake over a short period of time. You go into a coma. I wouldn't recommend it, unless you knew you were never going to have cake ever again in your life. Then it'd be worth it.But me? I know I will have cake again, so I don't know what the heck happened to me. I sure ACTED like I was never going to have it agai
The Big 4! 2008-07-08 16:43:00 My little girl turned four today! At 7 something in the morning. I think. Well, I'm pretty sure it was 7 something. Though 7 is my favorite number, so that might be why I'm thinking of it.I better go check, before she grows up being told the wrong time, and then discovers by coming across her birth certificate before heading off to college that all of her previous 7 something in the morning celebr
Well, That Was Quick 2008-07-08 15:58:00 I'll just get straight to it. Even though this makes three fish posts in a row.Little Tiara met her demise last night, just 48 hours after being brought to live in her new home.Banana soon followed.Goldy is left swimming all alone, though the loss of her friends hasn't deterred her from begging to be fed. (Perhaps she's just trying to drown her sorrow in food?)I really can't believe they're dead! Read more:Quick
Soda Can Choker Thingys 2008-08-05 21:07:00 Does anyone else do this?Growing up in hippy Oregon, this was a pretty normal thing to do. We recycled, we conserved water, we rode our bikes wherever we could, we saved the trees for the Spotted Owl, and we cut up the soda can chokers. We did our part, man. Peace, love and environmental protection!Someone recently saw me cutting one up and thought it was weird. It really threw me off. They though Read more:Choker
When Four Garlic Cloves Aren't Enough 2008-08-04 13:32:00 We went out for Italian food on Friday night, and my pee STILL smells like garlic.Given, I ate at least 20 roasted garlic cloves, probably more, but they were truly irresistible. Roasted to a beautiful golden color, just a few darkened bits here and there, they were soft and gooey, and smelled divine. Not a bitter one among them. Pure perfection.But I won't be eating that many at one sitting EVER Read more:Garlic
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I'm More Evil Than I Thought I Was 2008-07-31 15:06:00 Holy cow!You Are 64% EvilYou are very evil. And you're too evil to care.Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot.How Evil Are You?I might've been a bit, well, unruly in my younger days, but 64%?I should be putting this fear people have of me to more use!
Bickering In Person Is So Much More Fun 2008-07-31 12:23:00 We live in a very small house, so my sister is being put up in Gabi's room while she's here. She gets to sleep with a plethora of pink bedding, and wake up to a strand of butterflies strung across the room. My rock-n-roll, hippy, sailor swearing sister is dealing with it as best she can.What she wasn't prepared for was to be woken up prematurely (and by that I mean at 9:30 in the morning instead o
Another Embarrassing Day At The Office 2008-07-30 11:49:00 My sister flew in from Oregon last night. She'll be gracing us with her presence for 10 days, and to start her trip off on a sisterly note, I'm blaming her for the outfit I'm wearing today. Mostly because she's here and I can. But also because she made me eat way too much Greek food at dinner last night and kept me up past my bedtime.It was sister sabotage at it's finest.So, back to the clothing. Read more:Embarrassing
The Luck Of The Cards Is Inside You 2008-07-28 22:41:00 Gilberto is playing Crazy Eights with Gabi.Gabi: Mom, Daddy is cheating already! He keeps winning!Me: Well, sometimes people just win a lot, and it's not cheating. Crazy Eights is more a game of luck than a game of skill, honey.Gilberto: Yes, I am VERY lucky. Just FULL of luck.Gabi: Well, then, I'm taking all of your luck right out of you and putting it in me!And then she won!Gabi: I won! Mommy, I Read more:Cards
A Devil Of A Book Swap 2008-07-27 18:51:00 Chelle at Creative Momma is having a book swap!If you have a book that you'd like to pass on, put it up on your blog for the first person who comments, and sign in to her Mr. Linky. The only rules are that if you get a book, you pass the book on when you're done and that you have a book now to give away.I think she plans to do this on a regular basis, which can be a fabulous way to spread some go Read more:Devil
Banana Bread 2008-07-27 10:09:00 After spending an awesome afternoon at the Del Mar races with friends, we arrived home exhausted. You know, the kind of tired you feel after not doing anything except talking and eating for hours on end in the sun? A good, not very hard earned kind of exhausted.Gabi and I decided it was the perfect time to EAT EVEN MORE and make some banana bread.I've been promising her that we'd make banana bread Read more:Bread
My Blog In Words Shaped Like A Fish 2008-07-26 19:32:00 I'm having a lazy day, so here's another fun bloggy thing (discovered via Mel, A Dramatic Mommy).Go to Wordle.net, type in your blog address, and Wordle will create a word cloud that represents your blog.Here's mine, which looks very much like a fish (perhaps in honor of our deceased pets?).How fun is that!I love that Gilberto and Gabi's names are so prominently displayed.(Darn, it's small. Anyon Read more:Words
Every Mother's Dream 2008-07-24 15:18:00 Gabi, now four, is becoming quite the little smart-ass.And, seriously? This is one of the most fun stages of her development ever!Last night we headed to the store for some chicken sausage, and on the way we had a very interesting conversation about, well, about something I don't remember. But it was a fun conversation, and I remember that we were having a good time.And then Gabi piped up from the Read more:Dream
Whereas My Fears Are Confirmed 2008-07-23 21:13:00 Gilberto just got home from work.Me: Honey! Come see what I posted on my blog today.Gilberto: What is it?Me: It's a video of a woman that gets bitten by a mosquito and ends up with a fly egg in her scalp that grows into a maggot!Gilberto: Oh, is it the kind with all the little maggots?Me: Huh? What?Gilberto: Yeah, I had that once. On my thumb. Part of it swelled and got really hard, and I coul Read more:Fears
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What You Don't Want To Bring Back From Costa Rica 2008-07-23 14:21:00 I'm totally fascinated by this video. (Warning- if you don't like watching larvae getting pulled out of a hole in someone's head, this is not the video for you).
When we visited Gilberto's family in the northern part of Brasil, his Grandmother had just gotten back from the hospital where she had a parasite removed from under the skin of her stomach.She got it while swimming in the river on their
Just In Case The Superstition Is True 2008-07-22 15:17:00 Brasilians are some of the most superstitious people I've ever met. Gilberto and his family most definitely included. They believe some of the craziest things. And I mean, believe.It's been a source of great amusement to me, since I'm NOT the superstitious kind.Like, Gilberto believes that if you leave your shoes turned upside down, it will kill your mother. He is very protective of his mother, an Read more:Superstition
Internet, STAT 2008-08-22 13:17:00 I often read posts about bloggers who have gone through a power outage or a computer death (like me) and decided during the time they didn't have access to the Internet
that it was actually a good thing. A blessing in disguise. And they decide that even though they now have an Internet connection again, they are no longer going to use it. Except for that one last post where they tell the world tha
Crash And Burn 2008-08-20 13:53:00 The hard drive on our computer at home died a sudden death yesterday.With the BACK UP DRIVE sitting next to it, still in it's box, unopened. Yep, it's been sitting there for a couple of weeks now, waiting for me to stop playing Spider Solitaire and install.Murphy saw that and just couldn't resist having a little fun.I'm kicking myself. HARD. And I've randomly slammed my head onto my desk a few ti
Award Central- My Darts Kick Ass! 2008-08-19 16:43:00 Two of my favorite Elaines just awarded me with this! I think it's called the DartsAward
(Premio Dardos)."This award is for bloggers who distinguish themselves for showing cultural values, ethics, great and fun writing skills, as well individual values, through their creative writing."Thank you, Elaine at The Inscrutable and Elaine at Moments and Thoughts! I'm so appreciative that you both think Read more:Central
Favorite Things Swap 2008-08-19 13:25:00 I just discovered The Pink Potpourri. And of course I jumped right into her Favorite
Things Swap. I've been wanting to do one of these forever, and now I have my chance! Plus, Pink Potpourri has her stuff together. I love to see things so organized. It seriously brings tears to my eyes.The more the merrier, so if you'd like to participate, just click the box above and sign up! The deadline for
Twitter Me Cool For Once 2008-08-18 18:25:00 So I recently discovered that thing called Twitter
.What I'm absolutely shocked about is that I seem to be the only person in my IT department that knows what it is!It's, like, my one shining moment in the techie world I work in.To my coworkers I'm all, "I can't believe you don't know about it! It's only the most important networking tool out there! People were totally using it to live blog from Co
Alcohol And Fried Chicken 2008-08-16 12:29:00 Last night I was helping Gabi get ready for bed.Me: Do you want me to take your hair out now?Gabi: Yes. I mean NO! NO! Don't take it out! I still need to do a few things!Me: What do you need to do?Gabi: Go to the grocery store.Me: You can go to the grocery store tomorrow with Grandma. She'll do your hair again in the morning.Gabi: NO, I need to go tonight!Me: Why? What do you need to get?Gabi: Wel Read more:Alcohol
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They're Never Going To Call Again 2008-08-14 15:20:00 Gilberto, Gabi and I ventured downtown last night to meet up with some friends for dinner who are in town, that we haven't seen for a while. Actually, not since their wedding in Colorado last September (in which Gabi was their flower girl, and managed to get into all of their cake cutting pictures).All I can think about was how dorky I was with my missing brain filter.You know what I'm talking abo Read more:Going
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Adrenaline Rush By Finger 2008-08-14 14:35:00 Want to give yourself a stress induced heart attack?Try this:82 wordsI started out in the 70s, and kept pushing until I reached the glorious number you see above. But my heart is still beating like it wants to jump out of my chest. And I'm sweating! I've had to resort to the in-the-nose-out-the-mouth breathing technique to try and calm myself down.Since my heart rate was up, does that count as ex Read more:Adrenaline
You're Never Too Old For Maternity Pants 2008-08-12 17:24:00 As I was passing a really hoity toity maternity store on my lunch break today, I remembered that I needed to get a gift for a friend, and it was now or never if I was going to get it to her on time. So I popped in.I'm always a bit apprehensive about going into stores like this. I'm not made of money, and they kind of expect you to be if you step over their threshold.The salespeople always pounce o Read more:Maternity
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Her Timing Is Impeccable 2008-08-10 14:28:00 I was holding Gabi during worship service this morning. We were swaying to the music and having a very nice mommy daughter moment.She sweetly cupped my face in her hands and leaned in to ask me a question.Gabi: Mommy? Do all boys have peanuts?Me: What? Oh. Um, yes, all boys have penises.Gabi: Even little boys have peanuts?Well, what an interesting conversation to get into during worship!Me: Yes, e Read more:Timing
Gabi's Lastest Things 2008-08-09 23:34:00 Four, so far, has been a wonderful age. A lot less tantrums, a lot more interesting conversation. This could be our best year yet!She still has her quirks, though. And Gilberto and I are constantly turning our heads to laugh into our arms. Because even things that are bad habits and you are trying your darndest to correct, are funny. Oh, except biting and spitting. Those are never funny.So here's
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