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Raven and I put the Christmas tree up tonight. We didn’t decorate it yet because we want to give Nefarian a few days to hopefully get use to it. It has been up for about an hour and he has all ready tried (with a few successful attempts) to climb the tree no less than a dozen times. Jedi looks at Nefarian like he is a damn idiot. When he is not trying to climb on or chew the Christmas tree, Nefarian is staring at it planning his next attack on the big, green thingamajig. I assume he is going to have a ball after I go to bed cause there will be no one to stop him from conquering the Christmas tree. It wouldn’t surprise me if, when I get up in the morning, there is a flag with Nefarian’s name planted on the top of the tree.

Well, I failed NaBloPoMo. But in my defense, yesterday was such a busy day that I didn’t count on. First I had my sister-in-law’s baby shower (which she looks amazing!), then my Dad came in from Ohio for a surprise visit (which was completely awesome because I wish I could see him more often), then I went down to my Mom’s and talked to her for a bit before having to deal with a mini crisis that my cousin was going through. When I finally got back home it was after 9 that night and I still had work to catch up on. As I drifted off to sleep last night, I remember that I had forgot to post but it was all ready after midnight.

Just a quick post so I don’t miss NaBloPoMo. I have been spending my night baking cupcakes for my sister-in-law’s baby shower tomorrow. That is all.

I have bought many, many Pampered Chef products because . . . well . . . I love their products! Except for this:

I bought this vegetable peeler years, years ago. I think it was back in 2004. I bought it because it looked great and I just knew it would be awesome because all of Pampered Chef’s products are nothing but awesome.

I. Was. So. Wrong.

I hate HATE this vegetable peeler so damn much. It is the bane of my existence. OK. I have many banes in my existence and this is one of them.

Whenever I have to peel vegetables, (I had to peel cucumbers tonight) I groan because I have to use this damn thing. The funny thing is, I don’t know why I don’t just buy a new peeler. It’s not like they are that expensive. But I always forget how much I hate that damn peeler until it comes time for me to use it.

Do you have an inanimate object in your house that you loathe?

I started the Crunch Bootcamp exercise again yesterday. I first started it last year and it worked well to get me a little toner but I slacked off and didn’t start it back up again until this past summer. But after we bought our house and were working on it every day for several months, the Bootcamp exercise got pushed to the back burner. I am hoping I can stick with it for longer than a few months this time. I hate to say it but I have gained 4 pounds and it is unacceptable. If I don’t get a handle on things now, then I will just continue to put on the weight which I do not want!



Some days, I just want to stay in bed.

Is that bad?

It’s not that I am depressed or miserable, it’s just sometime I would rather do all my daily tasks in my soft, warm bed. If I could somehow install wheels and a motor on my bed, life would be pure heaven. I of course would have to widen the door frames a bit so I could get my newly motorized bed throughout the house to wash dishes, feed my fuzzy babies, cook dinner, perform the daily housekeeping and go outside to mow the grass all without ever leaving my comfy bed.

Hell, if the motor was powerful enough I could drive my bed to the store for a little grocery shopping. How the townsfolk would look upon me with envy, wishing they could just stay in their beds. But they can’t because I am the only one with a special motorized bed! Muhahahahaha!!!

Seventy percent of the time, I feel icky. It’s mostly due to my extremely low iron (I have been on iron supplements since I was a baby and my doctor is worried about my iron dropping too low which will result in me needing a blood transfusion). Thanks to the wonderful head nurse I use to work with, she was able to run a few tests on me (using natural methods) to figure out if my body wasn’t producing iron or if it wasn’t holding on to it. According to her, my body is unable to absorb and hold on to the iron.

Anyway, the past two weeks I have been feeling even worse. It’s not a cold or flu feeling. It’s an overall general crappy feeling. And I have been having painful headaches that appears only on the left side. Performing an online search tells me I may have either a migraine or cluster headache. I found a few natural remedies (I don’t want to go to the doctors) online that I am going to try tomorrow. Hopefully they help.

This afternoon, I brought my Mom over to my house to watch Paranormal Activity 2 (Raven and me had all ready watched it in the theaters last October). She liked the first one but had yet to see the second. I fixed some snacks for us to pig out on and we all (me, my Mom and Raven) had a good time. It was nice getting my Mom out of her house. She doesn’t drive (her doctor recommended that she stop driving several years ago because of her health problems) and doesn’t like to leave her house for too long so I think it was good for her to get out. She needs to stop being such a hermit sometimes.

1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Our house does not have closets but if it did I would sleep with them closed.

2: Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? Nope.

3: Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? Tucked out.

4: Have you ever stolen a street sign before? No.

5: Do you like to use post-it notes? I have no use for them but if I did, I would use them all the time.

6: Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? Yes and I am trying to start using them more often.

7: Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees? Probably bees because I would have a greater chance of survival.

8: Do you have freckles? I have a freckle here and there but not an over abundance of them.

9: Do you always smile for pictures? No. I don’t really like my smile.

10: What is your biggest pet peeve? Rude people, cheaters and lairs.

11: Do you ever count your steps when you walk? When I’m using my pedometer.

12: Have you ever peed in the woods? Yes.

13: What about pooped in the woods? Yes.

14: Do you ever dance even if theres no music playing? Yes cause its playing in my head.

15: Do you chew your pens and pencils? No.

16: How many people have you slept with this week? One

17: What size is your bed? Queen

18: What is your Song of the week? Scissor Sisters “Whole New Way”

19: Is it okay for guys to wear pink? Yes.

20: Do you still watch cartoons? Yes.

21: Whats your least favorite movie? Titanic and Cabin Fever (I absolutely loathe Eli Roth).

22: Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? Like I would tell you!

23: What do you drink with dinner? Diet Coke.

24: What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Sweet and Sour or Ranch dressing.

25: What is your favorite food? Cheeseburger and chocolate covered pretzels.

26: What movies could you watch over and over and still love? The Evil Dead Trilogy, Re-Animator, Battle Royale, The Labyrinth and The Prince Bride.

27: Last person you kissed/kissed you? Raven. I gave her a kiss before heading to school this morning.

28: Were you ever a boy/girl scout? I was a brownie which is for girls too young for girl scouts.

29: Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine? If I was thinner and the pay was good, hell yes.

30: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper? The other day I wrote a letter to the lady we bought the house from. When I send her the mortgage every month, I included a letter.

31: Can you change the oil on a car? Technically I know how to but I have never actually done it.

32: Ever gotten a speeding ticket? No and *knocks on wood* I won’t be getting one anytime soon.

33: Ever ran out of gas? Yes I have and it is not something I want to do again.

34: Favorite kind of sandwich? It varies. I like everything from roast beef to chicken salad to cucumber sandwiches.

35: Best thing to eat for breakfast? Bacon and pancakes.

36: What is your usual bedtime? It varies from 11pm to 3am. Just depends what I am doing.

37: Are you lazy? Not really but some days I just feel like begin lazy.

38: When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween? I have dressed up for most of the Halloweens in my life and my Mom use to make my costumes. Everything from a pregnant gypsy (when I was like 4 years old) to Minnie Mouse and a bunch of grapes.

39: What is your Chinese astrological sign? Monkey.

40: How many languages can you speak? One (English) and a few phrases in two others (Spanish and Japanese).

41: Do you have any magazine subscriptions? No

42: Which are better legos or lincoln logs? Legos!

43: Are you stubborn? Yes.

44: Who is better…Leno or Letterman? Leno but I don’t really watch either one.

45: Ever watch soap operas? No.

46: Are you afraid of heights? Extremely afraid of them.

47: Do you sing in the car? Yes.

48: Do you sing in the shower? Yes

49: Do you dance in the car? Yes.

50: Ever used a gun? Yes. I have 2 guns myself (handgun and riffle) and Raven has a riffle so right now we have a total of 3 guns in the house.

51: Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer? 2007 at my sister-in-law’s wedding.

52: Do you think musicals are cheesy? No. One of my favorite movies (which I can recite verbatim) is The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

53: Is Christmas stressful? Not really, though it can be a little hectic for me sometimes.

54: Ever eat a pierogi? Yes.

55: Favorite type of fruit pie? If you’re talking about those prepackaged single servings you buy at gas stations and checkout lines than none. But If you’re talking about actually homemade pies than I would have to say either Blackberry or raspberry.

56: Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? I don’t even remember.

57: Do you believe in ghosts? Yes, a million percent.

58: Ever have a Deja-vu feeling? Yes.

59: Take a vitamin daily? Yes, my iron pills every day. I also try to take a B12 and calcium pill and sometimes a ginseng for more energy.

60: Wear slippers? Yes.

61: Wear a bath robe? No.

62: What do you wear to bed? Nightshirt, bra and underwear. Sometimes socks if its cold.

63: First concert? Megadeath and Motley Crue in the summer of 1999.

64: Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart? Walmart and then Target.

65: Nike or Adidas? Neither. Converse

66: Cheetos Or Fritos? Cheetos

67: Peanuts or Sunflower seeds? I like them both.

68: Ever hear of the group Tres Bien? No.

69: Ever take dance lessons? I took tap dancing lessons when I was little.

70: Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing? I all ready have a spouse and he is a carpenter.

71: Can you curl your tongue? No.

72: Ever won a spelling bee? No.

73: Have you ever cried because you were so happy? No.

74: Own any record albums? Yes.

75: Own a record player? No.

76: Regularly burn incense? No. But I do burn candles regularly.

77: Ever been in love? Yes.

78: Who would you like to see in concert? Zach Galifianakis (comedian)

79: What was the last concert you saw? DecembeRadio (my brother-in-law’s band).

80: Hot tea or cold tea? Hot tea.

81: Tea or coffee? Coffee.

82: Sugar or snickerdoodles? Chocolate chip cookies.

83: Can you swim well? Yes.

84: Can you hold your breath without holding your nose? Yes.

85: Are you patient? Sometimes.

86: DJ or band, at a wedding? DJ.

87: Ever won a contest? Yes.

88: Ever have plastic surgery? No.

89: Which are better black or green olives? Green.

90: Can you knit or crochet? I can crochet.

91: Best room for a fireplace? Livingroom or bedroom.

92: Do you want to get married? I’m all ready married.

93: If married, how long have you been married? Since December 2001 so it will be 10 years this December.

94: Who was your HS crush? My husband.

95: Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way? No.

96: Do you have kids? Yes. I have a 14 year old daughter.

97: Do you want kids? I am happy with having just my daughter and as many cats as I can handle.

98: Whats your favorite color? Purple.

99: Do you miss anyone right now? My Nan.

So, this is day three of NaBloPoMo and so far so good. We will see just how long I can keep this up. I give myself until this weekend when I will forget to blog and blow the whole damn thing.

Next weekend is my sister-in-law’s baby shower. I need to make about 30 cupcakes but I don’t want to go the traditional route with just chocolate or white cake. So I have been thinking about what other flavors to make. I tested a pumpkin spice cupcake with cream cheese icing I made the other day and everyone (Mike and Raven) liked them so I am defiantly making that for some of the cupcakes. I have thought about lemon flavored cake but I don’t know how well people actually like lemon. What do you guys think? Any ideas of additional flavors of cupcakes I could make?