Halloween Daybook 2011

Outside my window...
A cool, crisp day!  Not good for business but just right for trick-or-treating...


I am thankful...
For unexpected "mystery" money that helped us take a quit trip down to So Cal to visit our favorite Mouse and the Happiest Place on Earth!


I am thinking about...
How swollen my feet are...  Silly me, I just haven't been doing enough walking up until the weekend and then (probably) did too much walking.  Well worth it though, trust me!

Learning all the time...
Learning that you just never know how your kid will do at an amusement park from one trip to the next!  How did our Little do?  SHE LOVED IT!!!  Sure, nap time was almost non-existent and we had a few melt-downs, but she just loved seeing the characters and had so much fun on the rides we were able to take her on.

From the kitchen...
Ha!  From the kitchen...  Don't make me laugh!!!  Tonight we will be having hamburgers before the trick-or-treating festivities...  Otherwise, no plans to go near the kitchen for a day or two...

I am creating...
Not much.  I did take apart a bit of my Disney diaper bag (that I made last year) to add a zipper and snap on the front, and a pocket to the back.  Much better than last year with no way to close the bag.  Got just as many compliments this year on the bag as last year and still forgot the business cards.  What a dork I am...

I am working on...
Keeping my feet up a bit to get the swelling down.  Tee-hee...  Then having a Holiday Boutique at my house this weekend.  Can't wait to see all the goodies my vendors will bring!

I am going...
To a doctors appointment this week.  Did I tell you that I did not end up with gestational diabetes?  So very happy about that.  We might even try to find out the sex of the baby this week...  We'll see!

I am hoping...
To be able to keep up with the trick-or-treating this evening...  Swollen feet don't make for a fast walker!

I am reading...
Blogs.  Lot's of blogs.  I just couldn't find the time to check my computer this last weekend, so now I am catching up!


I am praying...
Just for the "normal everyday".  Keeping it simple.


I am hearing...
The Nightmare Before Christmas!  This will be playing on our t.v. for the next two months!!!  Love our Halloween even as we gear up for Christmas.


Around the house...
Getting ready for my Holiday Boutique.  We already did a lot of cleaning before we went away so at least that's a happy treat for me!

One of my favorite things...
Disneyland and Halloween.  Enough said!


A few plans for the rest of the week...
Getting ready for my Holiday Boutique, that's about it...

Random thought...
Today someone cut me off as I was driving to work.  At first I was pissed!  How dare they cut me off!!!  Then I thought about it.  Normally I would just wish something bad would happen to said disrespectful driver, like they get pulled over...  Today I decided I was glad they cut me off...  Better they are ahead of me and getting further away than tailgating behind me!

Here are picture thoughts I am sharing with you....

Wordless Wednesday 10/26/2011 (thinking about last year)

Tuesday Horoscope Randomness...

So, I don't exactly have a "smart" phone, but I do have a few (let's call them) "aps".  On the main screen of my phone I can view the local weather (even if it's never right) and also my horoscope.  I am not a firm believer in horoscopes.  I do not live by them.  I used to write horoscopes for my High School newspaper (with the help of my trusty BFF, at the time) and would have a great time coming up with randomness!  I think horoscopes are fun and in some cases interesting, that's about it.  So, here is my horoscope for today:
"Your writing and speaking abilities are operating at a high level today.  If you've been thinking about pursuing either of these avenues, starting now gives you an advantage toward attaining success.  Make a start and get your ideas down on paper, however rough they may be.  The only downside is the stress that might result from the suddden stimulation."
So, basically what it's telling me is that I have an aptitude for BS and eventually it will give me a headache?  Ok Random Horoscope Writer...  You are not telling me anything special today...  I generally have a lot of crap to spew, eventually I always give myself a headache.  What makes today any more special than any other day?  Oh, and BTW Random Horoscope Writer, my brain is always running at this speed, it's not the sudden stimulation that gets my head in a dizzy, fuzzy mess, it's the too many ideas and not enough time to get them down before I move onto the next thought...

10/23/2011 Daybook

Outside my window...

I know it's dark, I think it's still pretty warm though...  Silly Mother Nature, she just doesn't know what to do with California this time of year.  If I had her number I would give her some advise, SEND US SOME COLD WEATHER!!!

I am thankful...

For having such a good little girl!  Sure, she gets into things she shouldn't and she is just starting that hitting and throwing stage, but she eats like a champ and she doesn't fuss too much about bed time.  I can be thankful for that.  She is a good girl though...

I am thinking about...
Disneyland...  I must admit I am a bit green with envy for all of my Facebook friends that have been posting the last few weeks with their happy adventures.  We have been going to Disneyland every October for somewhere near 15 years and it is looking like we will be missing out this year.  I know, I should be thankful for all the years we got to take two or three trips in a year but this year has been a bit rough for me and I was really looking forward to a vacation.  Sue me why don't cha!

Learning all the time...
Sure!  Why not!!!  Learning that if I just "DO" something instead of "thinking" of doing it, things actually get done!  You'd think I knew that one already!

From the kitchen...
Oh the kitchen again!  Well, it's clean now...  We have been avoiding the kitchen.  Sure, we do quick breakfasts, lunches and dinners.  We use the minimal amount of appliances and cookware to avoid heating up the place and making too much of a mess.  I am just not really all that into my kitchen right now...  

I am creating...
I bought zippers today!  Haven't really done much sewing lately.  I've picked up a few projects, looked at the things I need to get going, then I find something else to do.  I made myself a diaper bag last year but ran out of time and just threw it together to make it done. I finally took it apart and bought the zipper I need to finish.  Maybe I will throw a few stitches in and finally get it done right this year!

I am working on...
Walking.  I had to go in to the doctors to have my three-hour blood draw last week for gestational diabetes.  Apparently I am "borderline" so they have to do the extra testing.  Although I keep telling myself that I am "working on" walking, I really haven't made a real effort.  The last few days I have busted out the Wii balance board and done some significant damage!  I am incredibly sore so I did a bit less walking today but still got in about 20 minutes.  I know I should be getting off my duff and going outside to walk, I am just not that into walking!  At least with the Wii I can switch channels during my 30 minute walks and catch up on my shows!  It makes me feel less guilty about all my programs...

I am going...
To work.  That is what I do.  Normally I have other things to look forward to, like Disneyland, but we have no trips planned in our near future and that has me a bit down-in-the-dumps.  Not gonna lie or make up funny stories about it, I'm pretty pissed off...

I am hoping...
That I will magically find a winning lottery ticket so I can plan a vacation!  Tee-hee...  You see, I don't actually play the lottery that would take the little money I have away from my one-Starbucks-a-week fund!  And that is so not going to happen!

I am reading...
I finished Wuthering Heights.  Is it weird that I liked it?  Probably not.  The build-up reviews read like it was so dark and strange.  Maybe for the time that it was written, but currently, it fits right into everyday life!  I am going to try to set aside a bit of time every night before bed to read a little.  I know, Yoda says there "is not try, only do or do not" but Yoda was never seven months pregnant with a one-year-old and working full time.  The force may have been with him, but I seriously doubt there would never have been a "try" in there!

I am praying...
I read something the other day that went something like "God I only ask for the things I thanked you for yesterday."  So, that is what I will keep doing.  Being thankful for the things I do have, my house, good health, my family and friends, food on my table, clothes on my back, gas for my car and a car that runs!  For all the little things that fill up my day even when I am too busy to notice, air, clouds, trees and grass (even when my allergies bug me!).  I really am thankful, even if I whine about life every now and then!

I am hearing...
Hubby is watching the news in the other room.  Fan is going...  The house is usually pretty quite at this time of day.  Hence all the late-night blog entries!

Around the house...
Oh the house!  Little has done an amazing job with the living room!  It is officially destroyed!  We've gotten a few magazines for American Girl and My Twinn dolls, so I thought since Little is really into her baby dolls lately, and is always "reading" her books, I would let her look at the magazines!  Oh yeah, that was smart mommy!  At first she did fine, flipped through the pages just like a big girl!  But as soon as mommy and daddy were out of the room, the page-ripping commenced!  Maybe I will find the energy tomorrow to pick it all up...


One of my favorite things...
Favorite things...  That is a hard one today (or this weekend at all)...  Thinking...  Gonna resort to one I have used before!  Rocking Little at bedtime!  It really is one of my favorite parts of the day!!!

A few plans for the rest of the week...
Work.  That's about it.  Oh, and trying to get the house put back together.  It really feels like we get one room done each week, and in a four bedroom house, that really isn't getting much done!

Random thought...
Okay, please forgive me, but I don't know what this 99% is...  Do you?  I keep seeing posts on Facebook about people being the 99%.  Well, I don't know what that is, but I am not part of it.  I suppose I could be and just not know.  But the fact is, I am not a protester.  I am a do-er.  I work for what I have.  I know there are people that want to, will try, and may take what I have worked for away from me.  I refuse to let that stop me from what I do.  I do not like protesters.  I think they are a waste of space and air.  I get very angry when I see people protesting the war, protesting soldiers.  My advise, "GET A JOB AND A LIFE!"  Yes, I understand, it is their right to do what they do.  So, as long as they stay out of my way, I will go on ignoring them, even when they stop me at the grocery store or farmer's market to sign their petition.  I will not sign their petition.  I don't give money to people standing out on the street either.  I know, I know, I'm just acting like a hard-ass.  Fact is, everyone has an agenda.  I'm not going to waste my time figuring out what another person's bottom line is.  I'm busy, I have a house to clean!

Here are picture thoughts I am sharing with you....

Because I am still in a mood about Disneyland, here are some from the past...

And a video of my favorite Alice!!!  Sorry about the screaming, I was very excited to see this particular Alice's first performance!  FYI, you may want to turn your speakers down a bit...

Wordless Wednesday 10/19/2011

10/16/2011 Daybook

Outside my window...

It is cool and breezy...  If only the door monsters that live in my house would leave the door and windows open!!!  I hate running the A/C when it is cooler outside than inside!  Plus I am probably just warmer than everyone else so I want to have cold air on me at all times!!!  Come on winter!!!

I am thankful...

For my hubby.  I don't say it enough, but I am.  Don't get me wrong, we've been together for seventeen years (married for nine) and we get on each other's nerves like nobodies business.  But he makes me laugh.  He's a great father.  And no matter what, he always tries.  What more can I ask for?

I am thinking about...
The time I get to spend with my hubby and Little girl!  And the little time I have left before the next one arrives!!!  Sometimes I feel a little guilty about having them so close together. I say it's because I feel like I am "short-changing" my Little girl from the one-on-one time that is so special, but I think it boils down to the fact that I love my one-on-one girl time and that will change when the next baby gets here.  I just have to remember to focus on the little moments that I want to keep up with my older girl.  Like rocking in our chair before she goes to bed.  I really want to keep that up as long as she'll let me!!!

Learning all the time...
I am learning that I am hot and tired and I am not getting as much done as I would like!  I've tired to fight it.  I've tired to simply "relax".  Now it is time to try that funny little thing called "compromise" and find some balance!  

From the kitchen...
What has come out of my kitchen lately?  We did have burgers this week!  Hubby makes the best bbq hamburgers!!!  We've been trying to get things a bit more cleared out in order to do a bit of shopping.  Mostly just throwing things together that we find.  Tonight however is half-off pizza night at the local Mountain Mike's.  Pepperoni it is was!

I am creating...
Oh that "not-much" bug is just hanging on for dear life!  I did manage to sew some patches on my nephews boy scout uniform and hemmed his pants.  My new-er machine came with a GREAT blind hemming foot that, after a bit of practice, will be one of my new favorites for those pesky blind hems!!!

I am working on...
Order.  Finding time to make sure all those "little" things that keep us happy and healthy get done while at the same time getting to spend time with my family.  I've been having Little help me "put things away" lately.  If she doesn't finish her food, I give her a bowl to put the left-overs in.  I let her "clean" her hands, face and tray (on her high chair) before I go in and do it.  When picking up toys at the end of the day I ask her to help put things in the toy bin.  I figure even if she only picks up two toys now, it gets her used to helping.  She even has a phonetic toy that came with all the letters of the alphabet (a bit like blocks) that she knows to pick up when she is done using it!  It's a little box that when you insert the letters it sings the name of the letter and the sound(s) the letter makes.  We keep it in a carry-case so that we can bring it places quickly and easily.  She keeps most of the letters in the case while she plays and puts them all back in when she's done!

I am going...
To take a three-hour test for gestational diabetes this week!  Apparently I am just borderline when it comes to this stuff.  I've already put it in my head that I will probably be doing four blood tests a day for the next two months after this test comes back but you really never know!  Again, I didn't have morning sickness, so if I can get through this with no shots of insulin like last time, I will be a happy camper!

I am hoping...
That winter comes quickly!  We need some cold nights to get business heated up again!

I am reading...
Blogs and how-to's...  My silly cousin introduced me to Pinterest...  Now I am hooked!

I am praying...
For a little more stability within our life.  Not asking for miracles mind you, just something that will make life a tad less stressful when it comes to finances.  Plus the normal stuff of keeping family and friends healthy and safe.  I have the most bizarre dreams when pregnant and I am so happy each day that my crazy dreams are only that!

I am hearing...
Hubby watching t.v. in the other room.  Clicking away at the keyboard.  Little is already sleeping, no noise there!

Around the house...
I'd like to say I cleaned the kitchen today!  I did clear the counters and put the dishes in the dishwasher.  I took out the trash.  Worked on some laundry.  But there is so much to get done!  The hardwood floors need some serious vacuuming!  The toilets could use a good scrubbing.  I'm pretty sure the cat box needs to be cleaned out.  But the garage is organized!  And the few (three) rooms that have carpet are all vacuumed and the hubby dusted the whole kitchen the other day so I'm going to look at the positives and know that it all will have to be done again soon.


One of my favorite things...
Hanging out with my Little!  Hubby has been working on a garage sale and picking up some side jobs this weekend so it has left me and Little to do the girl thing!  Yesterday we went out with my mom for a bit and hung out around the house.  Today I decided it would be a pajama day!  We don't ever do that here...  We lounged and had breakfast, listened to music and dance, and after lunch, had ourselves some nap time!  Mommy and Little both! We watched some Halloween cartoons and Hubby/Daddy brought home pizza for dinner, a Little favorite!  Played with some toys and then our rock-before-bed time!

A few plans for the rest of the week...
Work.  Blood tests.  Hubby is finishing up with his work projects so Little will be going to work with Mommy this week!  Trying to get some housework and sewing done.  It's on "the list".

Random thought...
Why do people blame others when they should look at themselves?  So, I have a "scared-y" cat and a "mean" cat.  That is how we explain them, and it's what they are.  We the scared-y cat will actually let people (even kids) pet her if they can catch her laying on a chair or couch.  She'll tolerate it for a few minutes, then run away and hide.  The "mean" cat...  Oh, she's a piece of work!  She will make sure that she's right in the middle of things.  She'll even approach most people that come to the house.  Then, out of nowhere, she will hiss and swat at you!  She's not a biter, and mostly she doesn't "attack", she just wants everyone to know that she's in charge.  We are CONSTANTLY telling Little to just "Leave the cat alone."  So, my thing is, if you have a cat, or dog, that attacks other people, who do you blame?  Me?  I blame the owner.  My uncle had one of the nicest pit bulls you've ever met!  When my cousin was little, she could do ANYTHING to that dog and the dog would just sit there and take it!  It's all about the training and upbringing of the animal!  It's kinda like kids...  If you don't discipline your kid, they will grow up to be horrible.  So, it's up to the parents/owners to take action when a child or pet acts up!  I keep telling my husband that if we (meaning HE) would have used the spray bottle on the mean cat when she did things wrong she might be different.  As it is, every time I find that bottle to leave it handy, it disappears again!  Apparently the hubby thinks that within reach means "at the back of some random closet."

Here are picture thoughts I am sharing with you....

The last week or so I have been trying to make sure and get a few pics in of my crazy Little.  From sunglass-hippie-girl and night-time ice cream to a video of her new twirling craze, this kid is quite the handful!

Wordless Wednesday 10/12/11