Native American Momma

We got our tree!

2010-12-15T20:00:00.001-08:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pier 1 Imports. All opinions are 100% mine. We went to the tree farm down the road. We cut down a nice noble and boyfriend found out about the kind of work out you get when you carry a tree down a slippery, muddy hill. Then we hauled it home and decorated the tree. After opening up the decorations, it felt good to bring out

My Kids Won't Eat Anything !

2010-12-14T08:59:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time I had an infant that slept 14 hours a day. So I had time to watch Oprah. This was during the Oprah loves Dr. Oz phase. He was talking about something in the brain that remembers flavors and recalls them causing cravings. In my head it works like this. 1. Your having a totally fun memorable day and you need a little bit of salt and you were at the fair and ended up with a super

'Tis the Season Not To Hate

2010-12-13T14:59:00.000-08:00

I know your never suppose to hate anyone, ever. People who feel hate are awful and they have horrible lives and they are miserable people. Still, right now there is no other way for me to feel towards my daughters father. I hate him right now, and I think you'd agree it is for all the right reasons. Still, though your not suppose to hate. This year was his year to take her for Thanksgiving, but

Speech Therapy

2010-12-02T13:08:00.000-08:00

Monkey started speech therapy this week. There is so much that goes on in my head in regards to her being delayed. I can tell that there is so much going on in her head too. I think her and I and anyone who has to try to communicate with her is just very thankful and relieved that we get help now. The evaluation was so hard and the lady wasn't exactly awesome. In fact she kinda snickered and

Wordless Wednesday

2010-12-01T07:55:00.000-08:00

My new dogs, the other two were re-homed, when I moved in with my boyfriend this summer.

Living Again

2010-11-30T08:16:00.000-08:00

I was really scared to read a book right after the ex left me. While I was with him I developed a love of books that hadn't really been there before. Mostly I just read what he bought, but when he was away for weeks and I was home alone in Mississippi there wasn't much to do. I ended up at the library quite a bit of the time and to be truthful there were not a great selection of books so I mostly

Yesterday was pretty awesome

2010-11-28T13:05:00.000-08:00

On Thanksgiving day you sit down with all your family, you call all your friends and through these actions you remember what you have. This year has been rather rough for me and my daughter, yet this Thanksgiving I realized we had become richer in love then we had ever been allowed to be, before. She had a rough time because she realize this too, but her dad wasn't in the picture to share or even

Didn't get divorced :(

2010-11-26T09:25:00.000-08:00

So the judge scheduled us and another case. He called the other case first. So while we were waiting our lawyers got paid. There were a few offers and a few disrespectful counter offers. He doesn't think he is being unreasonable. So here is the situation and I don' think it is smart to use accurate numbers so I am going to make them up a little bit. How the money situation is, is that if you add

The Potty Training Plan

2010-11-21T22:41:00.000-08:00

So first I took a picture of the Dora Doll Then I let her pick out Dora Stickers Then I printed the picture Then I showed her the picture Then I drew 14 squares on a piece of paper Then I had her watch me cut Dora into 14 pieces Then I put 1 piece in a party goodie bag and a little toy Then I showed her one of the pieces fits on the paper When she puts Dora back together she gets a

Going through the divorce process ...sigh

2010-11-19T21:33:00.000-08:00

I get divorced the day before Thanksgiving. <- Please note this statement is accompanied by a happy dance and some very wishful thinking of clinking champagne glasses with my girls. So I get divorce, final court date as far as I have been told will be the day before Thanksgiving. I am very nervouse and anxious and excited. I wish my daughter could have my name instead of his. I hope I get my

It's Hot !

2010-11-18T21:33:00.000-08:00

You know how you tell your kids be careful that is hot. Don't touch it that is hot. Then your kid eats the too hot food or touches the stove. You find they do have brains, they can learn and someday when your dead they won't automatically follow. They'll have the chance to live a long healthy life. You realize this because even if the stove is off they don't touch it anymore. They blow on their

Sunscreen Song

2010-11-14T17:08:00.000-08:00

ER....oops

2010-11-13T07:12:00.000-08:00

So, I got home from work. Well, I live in Oregon and that means if you have kids and get divorced you have to take a class about your kids. So I went to the class. About half way through and had such a random and painful, feeling in my stomach I kinda yelled, "OH". Freaked out the two people talking to me. Then on the way home I started having what felt like very mild contractions. Really, I

Wordless Wednesday

2010-11-10T15:38:00.000-08:00

Pregnant married and living with my boyfriend....how have you been?

2010-11-09T15:01:00.001-08:00

Well, the last few months have been busy to put it mildly. I filed for divorce a few days after Mr. OCD left me. He left me once before, before we got married and for the first time in my life I broke my rule. The one and only dating rule I've ever stuck to. If you leave your done. I broke it and ended up married to a man who never loved me but was afraid to live his life without me. I was

Mr. OCD is gone

2010-03-26T11:32:00.000-07:00

If you are a friend of mine of Facebook your probably aware my husband left me this week. Everyone has been so supportive and I am so thankful. Everyone also keeps asking what happened. This is what happened. We haven't had a big fight in over a year. I was very happy and we went to Costco to get our monthly food. I had planned out all kinds of meals for the three of us. You know how that is you

Don't buy this product!!!

2010-02-05T16:04:00.000-08:00

Well I am back. We were sick and today I decided to clean the house and that still hasn't happened. I did get the bathroom clean, mostly, I think. It has just been one of those days. First the handle on the kitchen sink broke and we had to use pliers to turn it on and off. Then Monkey though scrubbing the toliet looked pretty fun, and now we have one less nail file. I guess I am just luck she

I am Sleeping!!!

2010-01-19T11:25:00.000-08:00

WooHoo the antidepressant seems to be working....perhaps too well. I don't know if my body was just THAT tired and the antidepressants are making me catch up on the year's plus of bad sleep or if they are making me exhausted. I guess either way I am sleeping and even though now I am on the other side of the spectrum of sleeping WAY too at least I am sleeping and when I am awake I am getting

PMDD

2010-01-12T14:16:00.000-08:00

I went to the Dr. on Friday. I've been getting severe insomnia the week before my menstruation cycle starts. It has been getting a little bit worse every month since I gave birth. Now it is interfering with my life and some days I have to cancel everything because I don't think it is safe to drive after sleeping three hours in two days.I also become very forgetful and tired and blah. I am sure

Meatless Monday - Squash a Roni

2010-01-11T13:01:00.000-08:00

So the other night I made some stuffed squash but we had another squash so I just threw it in to bake up as well. Then I stuck it in the fridge. For dinner the next night I created a sweet and savory Squash A Roni. It turned out really sweet, I used delicata squash. It was really great and a nice change of pace from the super garlicness that I usually call dinner. Amounts of stuff could be really

Happy New Years

2010-01-04T12:04:00.000-08:00

Okay so the New Year is here and I already feel behind. This year what I decided to to was to start a schedule for me and Monkey. She has been sleeping in until 1pm and not getting enough time with us "unhooked", meaning we have turned all of our attention off the computer, tv and video games. She got her last molar in right around Christmas and it was horrible! Since she gave up her stuffed

Bow Issa

2010-01-02T14:36:00.001-08:00

*This is not a paid review and I have not tested the products personallyI have been internet friends with Marissa for more then two years now. Our babies were born in the same month and we met on an online forum called "What To Except". Then we moved onto to becoming Facebook friends. Marissa is a strong working single mom with two girls. I love her and find in her inspiration and strength that I

Eat Your Crust

2009-12-22T20:38:00.000-08:00

I am not going to cut the crust off her sandwich. In my eyes it promotes waste, pickyness and a bit of self indulgence. I am sure that some parents that do it see it as the only way to get their kid to eat and getting your kid to eat is important. Monkey stopped eating her crust but she would eat around it so no big deal. Then she started taking one bite of each quarter and fed the rest to the

Pur Water Flavor Options Review

2009-12-22T08:44:00.000-08:00

This review took forever. I could not figure it out. Then it hit me at 1am as most things do., the product wasn't quite right for me, but it is a great product.I was sent a Pur Flavor Options Pitcher to review (they sent it to me free and no other compensation was given). I was really interested in the pitcher because Monkey got into the habit of drinking way to much juice, and really so had Mr.

Winter Solstice is Upon Us

2009-12-21T20:05:00.000-08:00

The shortest day of the year and this makes me super happy. That means all the days for the rest of the year (and for about six months) will be longer then today was. In a few short weeks Mr. OCD will stop closing all the blinds as soon as he gets home from work.You probably think I am really late updating my background, but the winter solstice is also the first official day of winter. I decided

Carol-Oke

2009-12-17T10:59:00.000-08:00

Happy Thursday, 8 days before the Christmas and I am super busy. I was making salt dough frames for the family. Monkey is painting them and I broke one UGH! Anyways, you know one of the things that I like about the holidays the most is that through all the "Mommy I wants" (I'd give anything to hear her say that) and the "Buy it now" there are real people doing real things to make a difference. We

Giveaway 100 Postcards

2009-12-15T21:28:00.000-08:00

My WONDERFUL sponsor has chosen me as one of the lucky bloggers to host a fun giveaway. For hosting this giveaway I'll also be getting 100 Postcards for myself. One lucky person will get 100 Postcards (details Size: 4x6; Paper: 14pt Cardstock Gloss; Printing: Full color both sides)Shipping: Winners have to pay for shippingTo enter let me know how you would use 100 Postcards? Giveaway ends

Last Minutes Gift

2009-12-15T15:06:00.001-08:00

Ahh your hosting Christmas this year and so and so are coming and so and so are not. Then then night before so and so's plans fell through and poof you've got a few more guests which often means you need a few more gifts. So since I got those great idea's that the Albertsons blogger even I attended I thought I would share the recipes with you for some jar craft gifts.I am giving my sister (stop

Meatless Monday Mingle

2009-12-14T11:02:00.000-08:00

Today I though I'd talk about grocery shopping and hints for Meatless Monday. Also, I am going to join in a Monday meme called Monday Mingle 80 MPH mom. She has some questions for everyone. Feel free to comment with answers to them or go over 80 MPH Mom and get linked up!Well since we get our Organics To You produce box delivered every other Thursday with some random assortment of local fresh

First Ever Blogger Event

2009-12-12T21:31:00.000-08:00

Well, I was invited by Albertsons to my first real live blogger meet-up event. I've done twitter events, not a big fan of twitter and I participate in memes occasionally, but I've never met another blogger in person. It was a very small event, there were mostly four of us. Some came a little late and others left a little early but mostly there were 4, LOL.They took us around the store. We started

Recipes Reviews

2009-12-10T13:40:00.000-08:00

I hate lists of rules that bloggers make like, "10 things not to do on Twitter" and stuff. Who chose you to decide? Oh nobody you just decided your the rule maker? - Well suck it! That is my thought process. I know I am kinda mean, in my head at least, I am really good at keeping it in there and letting it go and moving on. Through this holiday season I have been very interested in finding lots

Monkey is 2

2009-12-09T14:09:00.000-08:00

Well, we had Monkey's two year birthday party over the weekend. It turned out pretty well. A few small things went wrong but she had a blast. I invited her best friends to the party an hour late, I have no idea why on 1 invitation I put the wrong time but whatever, it happened and I apologized. The other thing that happened is that we were late to the party. Hehehe, there was actually a stalled

Turnip Soup

2009-12-07T12:01:00.000-08:00

We got turnips in our produce box, I've never eaten a turnip. I made this soup last night and it was really good. I also made some biscuits with cheese on top, yum!Drizzel enough olive oil on a large stock pot to just coat the bottom.Dice a large onion and throw in to saute on meduim high heatAdd in 1 can of diced tomatoeAdd in a couple of cloves of garlicLet all the saute up togather stirring

Random

2009-12-01T21:52:00.000-08:00

Oh there is so much in my head just let me get it all out and perhaps tomorrow I can have a more focused day.Monkey is having her birthday party this weekend. Wish me luck, so far we have had to call to clarify WHO is invited to the party and who is NOT invited to the party twice :(. I don't think it is unreasonable to have a convict free party for a freaking toddler. I mean I know I come from

My Christmas Tree

2009-11-28T23:20:00.000-08:00

Well, I heard an ad on the radio for one of those buy a$50.00 gift certificate for $25.00 for a local Christmas Tree farm. So, I went home and got online and checked it out. The whole thing seemed like a pretty good deal, the farm has Santa and does pictures and the whole hot cocoa and Christmas ornaments. The tree's run pretty average for around here, it is Oregon so they are pretty abundant

Self Image and Self Esteem

2009-11-25T11:08:00.000-08:00

I started dancing when I was 2 years old. I was the youngest dancer the academy had ever accepted because I was potty trained and very close to my three year old birthday at registration. I think that dancing really save me later on in life when my Mother had developed her own issues and wasn't able to be there for me like most girls really need. I was on a state champion dance team in high

The one where she is tired and rambles

2009-11-24T21:54:00.000-08:00

I am SO tired right now, but I have some exciting updates to announce. First off Monkey doesn't qualify for early intervention. She has to be severely delayed in one area or significantly delayed in two areas. She is not even considered significantly delayed in the multiple tests we took on Monday. I say we and I mean it, they had a lady doing the motor and socials skills test with Monkey in the

Mashed Yams

2009-11-23T12:42:00.000-08:00

I don't like this recipe very much. I am going to keep making it whenever yams come in our product box and I am going to keep eating a few bites of it. Mr. OCD and Monkey were pretty much fighting over the bowl of mashed yams though and they are nutrient rich.Peel yams. Dice, the smaller the less cooking time on the stoveBoil in water approx. 20 minutes or until tenderDrainBeat or Mash like you

Silly Sunday

2009-11-22T13:36:00.001-08:00

Oh my what a weekend and we still have so much to do. Does your dog love to play with balloons? Mine does and she also loves bubble wrap (I'll that video up later). Please if you think this is funny and want to share feel free to click the easy to use share buttons I recently added!

Physical Therapy Today

2009-11-19T23:20:00.000-08:00

So I went to see a pain management specialist today. I am so tired of dealing with my back and doctors and insurance I could just cry. Okay well I've cried not today but last week or something. Anyways, physical therapy has never really worked as a fix it and forget solution and that is fine. I realize whatever is wrong with me takes constant attention and exercise and machines and medicine to

Today I bought 5 pounds of mini marshmellows

2009-11-17T14:32:00.000-08:00

Isn't that a funny thing to have to admit. I have a good reason, I am not trying to make the worlds largest rice crispy treat or anything silly. I got a recipe for marshmallow fondant. I am going to practice making and using it before Monkey's birthday party. Also on Thanksgiving my dad is going to make his home made hot chocolate. I figure by the time I make a few batches of fondant and figure

Long Week Ahead

2009-11-16T16:05:00.000-08:00

Monkey still isn't talking. She is however sleeping like a champ. She is sleeping so much it doesn't surprise me that we are taking her to speech therapy to be evaluated. I feel like I never have enough time trying to teach her to talk. I never have enough time because she is always ready to get back in bed for hours. I am feeling better. I guess I was taking way too much Advil. This is great and

85 Year Old School Burned Down

2009-11-12T00:12:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday November 10th Marysville in North East Portland, Oregon burned down. The whole school was evacuated in 2 minutes flat. There were no injuries or deaths. There were only hero's. Teachers who stayed level headed and got 460 children out of the building even though it was lunch time for some of the students. However, all of those children and the teachers lost many things in the three

Worth Sharing

2009-11-10T09:24:00.000-08:00

So I woke up and was reading through status updates on Facebook and I couldn't help but laugh that these two happened to follow each other

Meatless Monday Chili

2009-11-09T14:22:00.000-08:00

I made this a few weeks ago and I think it is one of the best pots of Chili I have ever made. I will never ever take 3+ hours to make chili I don't think it should take that long. Eggplant Chili Saute up a large to medium eggplant, an onion a 3-4 bell peppers, 2 cloves minced garlic and some fresh green chili's (2-3 medium) in a ...so sorry I can't remember what it is called...a deep fry pan

Getting Ready for the Holidays

2009-11-04T12:09:00.000-08:00

I sat down and totaled the cost of buying/making all the gifts we planned on getting this year for Christmas and Monkey's birthday and Mr. OCD handed it over yesterday. So I've been out and about. One thing I wanted to let all my readers know about is that Costco has a KidKraft Dream Mansion for $78.99 in store. There is one of these * on the sign which means they won't be lowering the price

Mad Monday

2009-11-02T11:44:00.000-08:00

Today I am mad mad mad mad mad. My sister showed me some new commercials on her TV. They were basically justifying the consumption of High Fructose Corn Syrup. The commercials do two things. First the make it seem as though consumers are so stupid that they will just not eat something because they thought it was unhealthy but don't know why or how it is unhealthy. Dear corn refiners association-

Blood Work Back

2009-10-29T14:45:00.000-07:00

So my Dr. had already said that I was probably low on Vitamin D, when I went in. She also ask for blood work to be done up to see if something was amiss. I was having lower back pain, nausea, and bruises appearing for no reason. Some of my bruises appear in the middle of the day and one of them was really serious looking. She told me that the regiment of Advil I was taking, as per recommendation

Monday Doctor Tuesday Zoo

2009-10-20T20:50:00.000-07:00

So we got a new Dr. the last one I had asked ME which pill I wanted and when I asked her what she recommended she said let me list them off and see what is familiar sounding to you. She really never engaged in the conversation with me and basically didn't seem to like me. I should have found a new Dr. sooner, but when we moved here I was quite pregnant and didn't care about my back issues. Plus I

Real World Evaluation

2009-10-17T11:03:00.000-07:00

I was asked to post up the beauty tips widget and try out some beauty products and I agreed. For doing that I was also entered into a contest (and won WOOHOO). I was excited, I didn't know exactly what I would get in the box and that made it even more exciting...and daunting. I don't wear make-up so if they sent me some lipstick and blush that would just look silly on me without some foundation

Oh Yeah Friday .....time for VGNO with Ann !

2009-10-16T13:39:00.000-07:00

So, I have had bruises appearing one everyday for 5 days and am going to the Dr. on Monday. I have no clue what they are going to say, google unexplained bruises and you get everything from anemia to kidney failure. The good news is that while I have some other symptoms , I DON"T have a fever so I am probably not dying... well not today or this weekend. So with the Dr.'s appointment set I have

Please Don't Lick The Floor !

2009-10-12T15:22:00.000-07:00

Having a toddler means you have to say the words, don't, no, stop, and freeze about a million times a day. I thought I would share with you something I found that works very well for my little monkey. It is very situation specific, but if you can't make yourself utter another, "Stop" here is another option. "What is the plan here?". I say that to my monkey very often, especially on the playground

Dear Mean Parent At Target, Thank You

2009-10-11T15:12:00.000-07:00

Quite a few weeks ago I was reading Metropolitan Mama's view on spanking children. While I was quietly reading the article, my husband comes up behind me and starts stating his views. I'll be perfectly honest, I mostly got the idea she was firmly against spanking, but I didn't get to read the article. Mr. OCD says that he doesn't like the idea of spanking a child, but that it should not be taken

Pardon Me !

2009-10-06T14:09:00.000-07:00

Okay here is what happened. First I went to the Zoo on Zoo member apperciation day with the awesome girl upstairs. We decided to forgo the strollers and bring a wagon. So Monkey decides she hates wagons. Then the awesome girl upstairs son lets say Shy Guy, decides he hates sharing his wagon. So I end up carrying either a screaming and kicking Monkey or just a screaming and heavy Monkey through

Virtual Girls Night Out Truth or Dare

2009-09-25T20:33:00.000-07:00

Hey tonight I am participating in Ann's Virtual Girls Night Out you can head over to join in too. I am very tired from Dancing at the Pioneer Courthouse Square to the beat of the Native American drums. We had a blast and even ate fry bread, please do not tell my waistline, butt or thighs. Today is Native American Day so we had to go and celebrate. I really enjoyed this Pow Wow much better then

Dare I Try ?

2009-09-23T14:41:00.000-07:00

Seems like every time I bust my hump this month, get all the house cleaned, blah blah and I think to myself "WHEW, I'll take a day to get things back to normal and then I'll get back to the blogging like three times a week this week" disaster strikes. Okay not disaster, but you before I know it a few days have gone by a few loads of dishes are stinking up the house and it is Saturday again. So

Stolen

2009-09-15T20:26:00.001-07:00

I have a new blog that I love to visit. It is a crafting blog by a mom with two little boys. Granted the lady running My Little Gems is much more talented then me, most people who have complete control of there hands are (LOL), but she even has an itsy store. So I stole her "Foamerator" idea. It was perfect because Monkey was having bath time issues. Now we have gone through many ups and downs

The Enchanted Forest

2009-09-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

This weekend we went to a theme park with Monkey called the Enchanted Forest. It is something that both Mr. OCD and I grew up doing as young children and have great memories of. There was also a theme park next door that was for older kids that had fun rides. My parents never took us there and quite frankly, I always thought the rides looked like they were about to fall apart. Mr. OCD has

Daddy Takes a Day Off

2009-09-09T16:23:00.000-07:00

Well Mr. OCD had quite the week leading up to labor day weekend. He had to work past Monkey's bedtime on Monday as well as the usual 2nd job on Wednesday plus overtime that day and so he decided to take off an additional day this week yesterday. To make it a four days in a row off that meant he also had to stay past Monkey's bedtime on Friday to do the usual Sunday janitorial stuff. My dad came

Ann's Away the Hamster's will Play doot doot also a Give Away

2009-09-04T15:54:00.000-07:00

Oh I missed everyone last week. The Friday just got away from me, which often happens. I guess Ann is at the Beach so if I drive over there this weekend I'll have to keep my eye out. Before I get into the party groove I want to say my give away ends tomorrow and there are only 3 entries so far and 3 winners. So take a moment to enter (the odds are pretty good right now). Now back to partying.

Where Have I Been ?

2009-09-04T11:34:00.000-07:00

I was chosen to host a Zhu Zhu pet party. I'll post more about the actual party and a give away later today. It was a total blast but the reason I have been away is that I have been using the party as an excuse to catch up on projects. I mean I am a totally unmotivated person then you add in the muscle relaxers and I pretty much don't care about things unless they are actually important. For

Digital Room 500 Business Cards Giveaway

2009-08-28T13:40:00.000-07:00

Business cards are a great way to trade information with other people. Even if you can exchange information through a bump with your Iphone handing the person your business card afterward will reinforce the reason for your exchanging information in the first place. Perhaps when they clean our their phone contacts they won't remember the exact reason for getting your information and delete you.

New To The Blogging World

2009-08-26T13:04:00.000-07:00

I would like to introduce you to a Momma who I met online while we were preggo (so long ago it seems). In the meantime she has added another bundle of joy to her family and manage to start a blog. Jamie over at I have a coupon for that! always has a coupon for everything. In fact here is one of her facebook status updates. "Went grocery shopping today! Total before coupons was $83.89. Total saved

Apartment Living *rant

2009-08-26T11:53:00.000-07:00

I am beyond tired of living in an apartment. Last week our sink clogged on Thursday night and I was nice enough not to call them down at 11:30 at night. Then I had an appointment with Monkey on the other side of town and forgot to stop at the office when I pulled in. Monkey went right to bed and I called the apartment complex, I was telling her that it was bubbling up and thought she might want

So Many Things

2009-08-21T15:11:00.000-07:00

First off I get to e-mail my friends coupons for Yoplait Fiber One yogurt so if you want one e-mail me and let me know. Secondly my favorite non-profit is teaming up with Hellmanns and Best Foods and Billy Ray Cyrus and Facebook to help feed some hungry American's. Feeding America is one of my favorite food banks to donate to. They've made it really easy to help feed America. First you have to

Meatless Monday - Conversation

2009-08-17T12:59:00.000-07:00

Today you have to hop over to Meatless Monday to see my yummy Zucchini Walnut Bread . Now since I work super hard at these recipes, taste testing and adding subtracting until they are to my and my families liking you aren't going to get two recipes from me at the same time. LOL No, really it has been quite an exhausting month for me and I can't believe we are only have way through. I feel like it

Fever Broke !

2009-08-12T11:27:00.000-07:00

Monday afternoon my little Monkey got her first high fever. It seemed really sudden and I kinda didn't handle it well. The thing is I could feel it coming, like a storm about to break. I KNEW something was wrong. See, for a week she had really bad diarrhea and I took her to the Dr. when it seemed to be getting much worse. They did a stool check and didn't find anything. By the time they called

Meatless Monday Peanut Butter Zucchini Cookies

2009-08-10T10:14:00.001-07:00

Today is something a bit different. Peanut Butter Zucchini Cookies. They turned out pretty well and my friends said they sounded good to them too, so I though I'd pass it along this week. Next week my "healified" version of Zucchini Bread will be featured over at Meatless Monday.org where you can always find tons of Meatless recipes. I didn't use crunch peanut butter but I would recommend it.

VGNO RIP John Huges

2009-08-07T21:29:00.000-07:00

This week Ann over at Ann Again and Again who is hosts the weekly Virtual Girls Night Out Party is morning the loss of the direction John Hughes. Well, I am a little bit to old to really have grown up with his work so no quote from me. I had a long hard week though. Sunday I spent four hours at the Zoo with my sister. Monday I got up early to take Monkey to the Dr. apparently I just over reacted

Fancy Fortune Cookies and GIVEAWAY

2009-08-06T13:46:00.000-07:00

Fancy Fortune Cookies send me some yummy cookies to review. When I opened the box. Fine reviews are suppose to be honest, after I ripped open the box and the bubble wrap I realized perhaps, I should be a bit gentle, they are cookies. There was 1 broken one, which if I was hosting an event I would be a bit disappointed (you can't eat them before the event unless they are broken), so I promptly

Dental Clinic

2009-08-05T11:23:00.001-07:00

So, I have been trying to put off the dentist. Well, I always try to put off the dentist but we were getting dental next month so I was actually trying to put it off for that reason. Yet, I was exhausted and my throat hurt and my cheeks were swelling up so I went down to the Chemawa Indian Dental Clinic in Salem, OR. Since I have my Choctaw blood card I know get that stuff free. It is great to

The Powerball

2009-08-04T13:24:00.000-07:00

So, I felt a very real urge to get a Powerball ticket the other night. I purchased it at 105 million, but the time limit for that drawing was gone so I am in the next drawing 138 million. WooHoo! I can't even imagine all the crazy stuff you could do with that much money. I really like to think about it though, makes me motivated to earn some of m own money, LOL. First thing I would do is to buy a

Not Again !

2009-08-04T12:13:00.000-07:00

Well my computer was taken over by a virus. I think we got rid of it this time for good. We have been trying to get rid of it for a little over two weeks. Some days it seemed it was gone while other days the computer was under control of the virus. So I spend yesterday saving a few months of pictures to CD's and thumb drives. Then once again we put our computer back to factory settings. We

Christmas Presents

2009-07-28T13:19:00.000-07:00

So I know I am not the only person wondering what to do for Christmas this year. I know it is early, but our life pretty much revolves around December. Actually it all really starts in October. My birthday is in October, followed by Halloween (hubby and I's favorite holiday). Then it is my Dad's birthday followed by Thanksgiving (by that time it is my Hubby's favorite holiday). Then it is

Meatless Monday - A Great Start To The Day

2009-07-27T12:39:00.000-07:00

Guess what? My husband bought a scale he is going to try becoming a cop again. He has been trying but put things on hold so he wasn't training when Monkey took her first steps or said her first words. Now, he is back at it and wants to know what his weight is at. Of course I hopped on the scale too, I was surprised to find I had lost 10 lbs. since February that was very encouraging for me. Well,

You Sorta Rock ?!

2009-07-23T11:41:00.000-07:00

Monkey loves to help out in the kitchen. Without asking her or suggesting in anyway, she has started helping me unload the dishwasher. I was putting away the silverware, I turned to get more and she was standing there hold up a fork from the dishwasher. I encourage her and she handed me the rest of the silverware in the dishwasher and I put it in the drawer. The next day, I was putting away cups.

What Happened ?

2009-07-22T12:49:00.000-07:00

I don't know what happened. I used to think like a blogger, forming short stories from the small little things in life that matter. Then...nothing I seem to have blogger block. I think that one thing that is keeping me away is my daughter. Monkey isn't talking as much as I would like so I have been trying to spend every waking moment with her talking, talking, talking. I think that after saying

Meatless Monday

2009-07-13T12:32:00.000-07:00

Oh dear Meatless Monday what have you done to me. I recently found myself craving...not meat, not starches, not even chocolate but Veggies Fajita's. I had never even thought or eaten or made veggie fajita's but I had this crazy craving. Nothing was satisfying me until the idea of veggie fajita's came into my mind. Then I had to call my husband at work and make him buy everything on the way home.

VGNO Happy Birthday Ann

2009-07-10T12:43:00.000-07:00

Ann over at Ann Again ... and again is hosting her usual Virtual Girls Night Out and celebrating her birthday. You could stop by and sign up with Mr. Linky, win some soap and show her some birthday love. On my 21st birthday I was alone in Mississippi with no family around during a tropical storm. My husband was out to sea. My family was all in Oregon. I don't think I even had phone service or

I was walking in the door and then...

2009-07-09T13:07:00.000-07:00

"Then What?" "Huh, what was I talking about" "You went to Target" "Oh, really hmm I have no idea what I was going to say, I bought wipes there though. How about that raise at work eh" That is me having a brain fart during a conversation. I do it all the time, it is so embarrassing. I always blame it on my pain pills and muscle relaxers but I honestly wonder if that is the real cause. Today is a

Sweepstakes and Tortilla Chip Review

2009-07-08T13:00:00.000-07:00

I was offered to do two things that I love to do. Review a product and pass on information regarding a sweepstakes. One of the things that makes healthy foods so great is that you can save your "bad points". So when companies come out with health versions of foods you usually spend your bad points on you can save them for something really good...I mean bad. I am pretty sure that Guiltless

Bathtub Ants

2009-07-02T11:14:00.000-07:00

I told my husband when we moved in that there was something wrong with the bathtub. There is the top part and there is the tub part. In between the two is a uncaulked seem. It was filled with ickyness. He said oh no that is fine blah blah. I'll clean it and it will be fine. Then I went in for the tonsillectomy. It never got cleaned. Then he got a second job. Then this week we got ants in our

Paid Off The Car

2009-07-02T10:52:00.000-07:00

We paid off the car last night. Eeeek! Last time we paid off a vehicle it got completely totaled in an accident that scared the breezes out of me. It really wasn't that bad of an accident. I was driving down the road and was seen out the passenger window a large work truck hitting my side view mirror. I reacted in a way to reduce injury to myself. I had been in intensive physical therapy and was

The Big Girl Bed

2009-07-01T15:30:00.000-07:00

Well Father's day weekend, my dad brought up my sister's queen size bed frame. While I was preggo, he brought me a special queen size mattress but hubby hated it. We have on Oversize Queen and just couldn't get used to less space. So Monkey went from a crib to a nice framed and mattress, no box spring. That was it is low to the ground. My sister got a divorce and we ended up with the bed frame.

Sun Detergent

2009-06-29T13:43:00.000-07:00

Okay, so my husband's eczema was getting bad and I thought it was our laundry soap. Turns out it isn't the soap, perhaps something in his new position as Janitor or the pool. We are going to keep looking for it though, probably have to go to the Dr. over it. It is on his hips, so weird. I am still using the Sunburst detergent. I really like it. The bottle I have is "HE" that means it works in

Meatless Monday - Christmas In July Pasta

2009-06-29T11:02:00.001-07:00

Have you ever had Fava beans? In the UK, they are called broad beans. They are a bit of work to deal with, but that is what my organic box has been containing. They are really yummy, a sort of nutty buttery taste. First you have to remove them from the outter casing. Then shock them in boiling water and throw them into cold water. Next you removed the outside of the bean to find a pretty green

Monkey Girl On The Playground

2009-06-28T15:31:00.001-07:00

Here is a great picture of my daughter on the playground. She wasn't to into them at first, but has recently gotten the hang of the whole playground scene. My sponsor UPrinting.com is a leading online provider of business cards, color brochures and mailing postcards.

A Wonderful Note, From One Of My Sponsors

2009-06-28T15:29:00.000-07:00

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I Am Back .... I Think

2009-06-28T14:48:00.000-07:00

I am thinking of airing the dirty laundry today. I don't think I will, but I have almost convinced myself that it would make me feel better. It probably won't. Perhaps, if I just write it out and save it and make a decision when I am not down that would be the best thing to do. Last weekend we got some very tragic family news. I am very upset by and and I've let everything go, blogging, housework

I Love Strawberries !!!!

2009-06-28T14:23:00.000-07:00

I love strawberries, but I have a black thumb. I kill everything almost as soon as I get my hands on it. So for the last two years I have been on gardening hiatus. This year I decided that I am not going to longingly stare at the neighbors patio or plot ways to steal their fruits or herbs without them finding out. How, can black thumb me manage this? Well, I went and bought everything and asked

18 month appointment

2009-06-24T12:38:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago Miss Monkey went in for her 18 month appointment. It was totally exhausting. First off, just before the appointment the APA decided to issue a recommendation for autism screening at the 18 month appointments. So, I had to fill out three survey's that pretty much all asked the same things. One of the survey's pretty much asked the same three questions in about ten different ways

Happy Father's Day Review and Suprise Giveaway

2009-06-21T13:58:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day to all my readers. I am especially lucky to have a wonderful Father. I am also especially lucky that my daughter also has a wonderful Father to celebrate with. While I can't share my Husband and Father with all my readers, I do have small Giveaway to celebrate with. I Have been having issues with my laundry soap recently. I got tired of paying for the different soaps and was

Can the Potty Tots help your child ?

2009-06-19T19:25:00.000-07:00

Monkey was completely poop trained for a solid few months, she was like 10 months old. She was even starting to tell me about peeing (no words). There were several days when she would only use a diaper at nap time and overnight. It was great I was so excited! Then the molars came, which was followed by a move, which was followed by a surgery for me. Then we didn't try until things became routine

VGNO Supermodel !?

2009-06-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

Hey, I am joining in the party at Ann Again ... and Again and her theme is supermodel. She is even giving away skincare products. So you can stop by her site and sign up and enter to win! I was a model one spring. I really hated it. First off, I was a hair model. You see in my face in my about me section and my hair pretty much looks like that no matter what. Occasionally, I use a little leave

Todddlers Are Crazy

2009-06-16T13:41:00.000-07:00

Monkey and I went down to the apartment complex swimming pool because I decided to bake cookies on a 70+ day. As soon as we got over the steps, I saw a cord in the road. It kinda looked like something that might have fallen off a car. You know some dangerous. So, I say lets find a pine cone. Sometimes she will go off and find what I ask her to and pass other icky's to get a stick, flower or pine

I Have Never...

2009-06-15T13:29:00.001-07:00

I have actually never seen the East Coast beaches. I grew up in Oregon and have seen most of the Pacific Coastline that is not privately owned. I lived in Mississippi and walked the shores of the Gulf Coast. I have even been to Hawaii and snorkeled with sea turtles and ate dinner watching dolphins. When I hear Myrtle Beach, I think of a small coastal town in Oregon first, then I remember there

WooHoo !

2009-06-15T13:27:00.000-07:00

Monkey's friends took a creative babies class and they "learned" to paint. Honestly, I would have never thought to give an 18 month old a paint brush and cross my fingers. Yet one day we were over at their house on a play date and the kids were board with the toys so she got out the paints. I didn't think Monkey would be into them at all. I sit down with her weekly to color and it is not the

The Playground

2009-06-15T11:55:00.000-07:00

When we go to the playground, my Monkey Girl is not interested in any of the playground equipment. She actually likes to just run around in the field. She was very interested in the tire swings too. She likes to push others on the swing sets which is dangerous, but cute. Our Aunt has a swingset with no swing. I have been thinking of purchasing a swing for it for when we go there. Perhaps, in a

Ooops

2009-06-15T11:34:00.000-07:00

We had a coffee table from Ikea. It had adjustable pieces and storage. It really fit our apartment life, no matter where we moved it fit somewhere. It held something that didn't fit anywhere else. It had a few issues. First we had bought a lot of stuff from Ikea that day. Second, we started drinking daiquiri's when we got home and it was the last to be put together. Basically, it was just a

Children's Clothing

2009-06-15T10:55:00.000-07:00

I used to be a punk rocker. I would spend my weekends headbanging at concerts, in the city. I would scrap up every penny and got to all the big summer concerts. I always wondered how actual rock stars dealt with having kids. I mean putting them in church outfits or Barney outfits either way seems a bit hypocritical. Then I found the world of cool baby clothes. I saw all kinds of clothes you can