oh no you didnt

How am I supposed to enjoy my day off when I wake up to this?

And now, it's snowing (I can't believe I just said the "S" word so early in the season!) even harder out there! It looks like a freakin snowglobe!

I hate snow. I have never really liked it, even as a kid. Hate is a strong word, but it is very appropriate for how I feel.

Don't worry, I won't let it ruin my day. I'm just gonna close all the blinds and pretend that the sun is shining so brightly, that I have to shut the blinds to avoid sunburn.

And now for a little imagination...

With the dishwasher going, it almost sounds like waves crashing on the sand.

Much better.

I think I shall crank up the heat, put some shorts on, and have a nice afternoon playing pretend.

2nd annual pumpkin carving party '09

As I promised- photos of the party!

There are some people missing (My parents, me, Mike & Nan)- my dad got some photos too, but his computer is down, so we will just have to wait till later for those ones.

A story in photos...

Loo-loo, posing

Mal & Cory

Danny

Lindsay & Craig

Danny, concentrating.

Elmo- Loo-loo's ( I carved it for her)

The Crow- Mal's

Scary guy- Craig's

Jolly Roger- Nan's

Another scary guy- Cory's

Headless Horsemen- Mike's

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man- Lindsay's

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!- Mine

Gizmo- Danny's

I absolutely LOVE carving pumpkins! And I love this family tradition- I just wish my brother and his wife had been able to make it.

my friday night...

...consisted of some bad tv (dateline), take-out (Pei Wei), picking out pumpkins for our annual Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza Party that is tomorrow night (9 cents a pound at Dans!) and baking (sugar cookies with lots of frosting).

Right after I got home from work, Danny started watching Dateline, and I got sucked into it. Don't really know why. And it was so freakin stupid.

We got some really nice pumpkins. I am so excited to carve away with my family tomorrow night!

After dinner, I opened up my fortune cookie to find a most unlikely message:

"Participation in sports may lead you to a lucrative career."

What? Okay, whatever. Now on to my real lucrative career- cookies.

Then I made these for the party:

Oh so excited! I will take lots of pictures at the party, I promise! All the fun moments of carving & creating, the gooey messes, at least one photo of my sister Mal licking someone, to the glowing end results!

Did I mention how excited I am?

jack skellington jr.

(need I say more?)

monsters lead such interesting lives...

Today Loo-loo and I had a "slumber party".

Every time I move, she wants to sleepover. But she does not do well sleeping in beds that aren't her own, and we don't even have a bed for her to sleep in. Alas, she was dead set on the idea. So a compromise- we would have a "slumber party" complete with pillows, chips & dip, candy, more candy, and a movie.

We watched "Quackbusters" a movie that we used to watch all the time, back in the day of Laser Discs...(yes that dates me. I know.) Anyway it has Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and all the other famous characters. Daffy starts a Ghostbusters type business- and craziness ensues. It was a perfect Halloween-ish movie. And all of our favorite funny parts that I had long forgotten about- Lindsay would quote and laugh about it right before it happened. What? I kept thinking...how many YEARS ago was it that we last saw this movie? More than 10 to be sure. She AMAZES me constantly.

And when I took her home, mom & dad were out, so I got her in the shower and then went to set her up for bed, and saw that all 4 of her Build-A-Bears (a bunny, a monkey, a bear, and a cat) were all in summer clothes.

So we got out her collection of clothing and found costumes for them for Halloween. ( a Jazz player, a graduate, a fairy princess and tinkerbell.) I of course had to organize all the accessories and clothing, and that's when my parents got home. My mom & dad opened Lindsay's door to find me on the floor and Lindsay on her bed, surrounded by tiny little clothes. I felt like a kid, getting caught playing before bedtime.

And I loved it.

I love my family. REALLY do.

Oh yeah, I also broke my sewing machine today, and then almost broke my mom's.

rag-a-muffin

Sooooo...

Check out the new stuff I have been creating!

rag-a-muffin

So exciting!

(well, at least I am excited about them!)

from summer to winter?

Wind, rain, slush. Clouds, puddles, leaves.

That's what I see outside my window.

I want/need to run some errands. But it's cooooold outside. As I shiver, I make myself some Ginseng Peppermint tea and a Warm Delights Chocolate Caramel Cake.

Ahh. So delish. As I snack and sip, I run through the guide on TV. NOTHING is on, except for that stupid show- I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant.

I watch a whole hour of it. Seriously. I really do believe that some of these stories are true, but most of these people are just idiots. Here is a quote- as this chick is in labor she says, "this is for real, this is happening" Duh. She totally missed 2 periods, and had morning sickness. Whatever. I guess this is one of those things that COULD totally happen to anyone, probably. I don't think that they have been "faked", I just thing that some of these women are idiots. And when they freaking smoke and drink the whole time? I know that can't be helped, right? Because they "had NO idea". But when the doctors say at the end, "even though she smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol, her surprise baby is in perfect health." Yeah right. They just don't want to freak any idiots that are out there watching.

Alright, I am done ranting. I will go now and get my stuff done.

P.S. I have been working on some goodies for rag-a-muffin, I will update that blog as soon as I get done.

week in review

(now, 1:37 a.m.) 1 week anniversary in the new place. Old place all cleaned out. I feel sad when I am down there. It still feels like home, but all of our stuff is gone. And then I come upstairs to the biggest mess ever, and I just can't stand it. I don't even know where to start. I can't do the 4 loads of laundry that I need to do, cause the boxes of food storage are in the way. And I can't put those away, cause the cupboards are full of food that I just threw in there. And I can't move that stuff, cause I don't have an empty bin to put it all in. Sigh.

(today) I can't see my countertops because they are filled with STUFF. Stuff that needs to be put AWAY somewhere. (where? don't ask me, and definitely don't ask danny.)

(yesterday) The bathroom is piled into 2 huge bins on the bathroom floor. So don't judge me for wearing the same eyeshadow everyday, alright?

(the day before yesterday) The day we got internet again. And cable. Man, I totally thought Izzie was dead. Damn. I kinda really don't like her. They should have kept George instead. Seriously.

(uh, wednesday?) I sit on the couch, in a maze/mess of tall speakers, short speakers, various electronic equipment, a dead television and a laptop that has no meaning because I can't blog.

(tuesday) See last post. Day off with sister loo-loo.

(monday) I messed up a lot at work that day. Post movers scrambled brain syndrome.

(sunday) First night in the new place. Slept like a rock. It was awesome. It was also my brother's and my cousin's wedding anniversaries. (1 and 12 respectively.) I forgot them both.

sister time

(I finally have internet! Here is a post from the other day when I had no internet.)

(we had some fun with photo booth, and these are Loo-loo's favorites))

My mind never stops running. And going. And spinning. And...You get the drift.

I had SO much to do on my day off, and no motivation to do it. And with my mind whirring and making me crazy and worrying about all the things I won’t get done cause I am too overwhelmed, I decided it was Loo-loo time. So I called my mom and asked her if I could take her for the day.

I picked her up from her day program and we (literally) went to town.

First I took her to my work to pick out a new uglydoll. She LOVES uglydolls. Then we got ourselves a soda, and went to Pibb’s, Orson Gygi, Paradise Bakery, Joann’s, and Bath and Body Works. She loves going places getting to bug and bother the salespeople, asking them impossible questions, and asks if I will buy her everything in every store. So why do I love taking her around town when I have so much to do and no energy to do it? When I take her on high-stress days, my mom always says “Are you sure?”

She is the happiest person I know. She keeps me guessing, and always cheers me up. In other words, she gives me happiness and motivation when I have none. She keeps my mind from whirring. I can focus, have fun, and get stuff done while spending QT with my sister.

While we waited for Danny to come home from work, she played some Wii while I got some stuff done around the house. Then we all went to dinner at the usual spot- Red Robin.

We sat by a young family that had a baby. Loo-loo does not do so well with screaming and crying kids (she punches and kicks the person closest to her, and threatens to give the offender a knuckle sandwich). But he was a nice kid, and didn’t cry. He did yell once, and Loo-loo elbowed me. So I asked her, “what are you going to do when Danny and I have kids and they cry? Are you going to elbow me then too?” She apologized and said very quietly, “No.”

We finished dinner, and she needed to use the restroom so I took her. While she was in the stall, I heard her talking, so I said “What did you say?” And she said “Oh nothing, never mind, talk to myself.” So I started listening.

“Okay, now where was I? Oh yeah. So, Jesus. I talking about Jessica and Danny have a baby. I hope it real soon, yea real soon. Oh, and I hope it’s a girl. Okay? I really hope it’s a girl. But if there be two babies, there can be a boy too. Okay? Okay! And I hope my mom take me to Walmart this week. I have Walmart card, you know. Okay.”

Sweet, sweet sister. I love her SO much. Every time I take her for the day she asks me about our future children. The usual line is “Jessica, when you have a baby? Is it a boy or a girl? Is it twins or triplets?” It’s always then that I interject with “ Loo-Loo!” And she says, “Oh, sorry! I forgot not a bug you about babies anymore.”

No, no, we are not expecting. I just wanted to share Loo-loo’s little prayer with you.

Boo!

We have no Internet, and no cable. I feel so lost and disconnected to the world!

Let's hope it's fixed by tomorrow...
In the meantime I have my iPhone.