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Today I made spinach dip. I got the recipe from my Stepmom because hers is the best I have ever tasted. It was simple enough (16 ounces of sour cream, chopped fresh spinach and a packet of Knorr’s vegetable mix) and turned out super yummy. It’s funny that I love fresh spinach (prefer it over lettuce on my salads) yet I cannot stand cooked spinach. Just the thought of it makes my stomach turn. Raven is the same way with carrots. She loves fresh carrots but absolutely hates cooked carrots and will not eat them.

Five days ago, I started my third attempt at the 365 Days Project. So far, I have kept it up but it has only been five days so I am not going to pat myself on the back just yet.

For the first time since I can ever remember, the county we are in actually canceled school for tomorrow at 5pm! Usually our county has a stick up their butt and would rather the kids go to school even if it means putting the children’s safety on the line. Moreover, when they do cancel it, it is always at the last minute such as 5:45am. I love snow days!

Besides baking, working and dwindling down my Netflix watch instant queue I have been trying to stay warm. It has been extremely cold and I do not do well in the cold. I have been covering up with my electric blanket and drinking loads of hot chocolate and coffee.

My weight lose is also at a standstill. Ugh. I have creeped back up to 166 pounds, which is completely unacceptable on my 5 foot 3 inch height. I think within the next few weeks I am going to pick up a Kinex and a few games (including Dance Central) and hope that helps me loose the weight. Even with my calorie intake being around 1100 to 1200 daily (with me doing 30 minutes of exercise), I still cannot seem to budge my weight any lower right now. How fitting is that, that I complain about not losing weight yet I post a picture of cupcakes. Meh.

This past weekend (New Years weekend) the husband, Raven and myself went to visit my Dad, Step Mom and three Step Brothers in Ohio for the weekend. We left early Saturday morning and stayed until Sunday night. My Step Mom had a late Christmas / New Years get-together Sunday morning that lasted until after 6pm. Good food and good people made for a fun and entertaining day of bullshitting. It is amazing that my Dad lives a mere 3 hours away and I hardly get to see him. One of my New Years resolutions is to visit my Dad more often.

Dad and me.

Lose 30 pounds. I know that losing weight is a common resolution but I am going to try my damndest to do it this year. I need to lose 30 pounds to reach my goal weight and I will be happy. Hell, I would be happy with losing 20 pounds!

Visit my Dad more often. Like I said above, he lives only 3 hours away yet I only see him once or twice a year. I love him, he is a great Dad and I really miss him.

Stay positive. One of the main problems I have in my life is negativity. I let others get me down and it is causing nothing but grief in my life. I need to learn to not let others effect me as much as they do now.

Save more money. I really need to start adding more money in savings. For so long I was barely getting by. Now that I have some extra income left over after the bills, I need to save it instead of blowing it on things not really needed.

Blog more. We will see if that really happens. Most of the time I just do not have anything interesting to say.

Stop putting things off. I have a tendency to say “I’ll do it some other day”. But there might not be another day.

Complete a 365 Project. This will be my third attempt but I am going to give it another shot!

Do more fun actives with my daughter and husband.

My Christmas was a pleasant one. Nothing exciting happened and — thank God — nothing dreadful did either. The day before Christmas Eve, I spent it baking holiday goodies as presents for a few family members. Maple sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms and cookies n’ cream fudge is what I filled the Christmas tins with this year.

On Christmas Eve, we headed down to my Mom and Nan’s house for a few hours. Since my Nan is not doing well, they opted out of having their annual Christmas Eve party but wanted to make sure we came down to get our gifts and spend some time with Nan. After a few hours, we headed down to Mike’s Dad and Grandpa’s house. We ate, bullshited and exchanged gifts and then headed back home. That night we spent watching various movies and tv shows and pretty much just relaxed. Raven went to bed at about midnight and I was not up long after that. I placed the gifts under the tree, filled the stockings and went to bed.

I woke up at a few minutes before 8am. I went to see if Raven was awake yet and (of course) she was. She was on her computer, liking a variety of pages on Facebook and waiting until we awoke. After unwrapping her gifts, Mike unwrapped his, I unwrapped mine and Jedi and London unwrapped theirs.  Actually, we had to help them unwrap theirs.

Raven got one of her favorite movies on DVD. The Taste of Tea.

Jedi playing with his Christmas catnip mouse that he got in his stocking.

London loving his new raccoon stuffed animal with a crinkly tail and squeaky appendages.

I got a Kitchen Ninja from my Mom and Nan. Five awesome drawings from my oh so talented daughter. Labyrinth t-shirt, Princess Bride DVD, new camera case that looks like a backpack and kitty cat earrings from my husband. And money from various family members. All in all it was a delightful holiday. How was everyone else’s holiday?

I cannot believe that Christmas is a mere three days away! Wow, this year has just flown by. I am happy to say that I finished the last of my Christmas shopping today. I had to pick up two gift cards and was able to get that accomplished while grocery shopping this afternoon. I have two presents waiting to arrive in the mail (they are suppose to arrive the 22^nd and 23^rd) and I still need to bake a few tins full of cookies but I will wait until Thursday so the cookies are as fresh as possible. Besides getting ready for Christmas, I have been working and trying to stay warm. It has been extremely cold the past few weeks and I dread venturing outside. Today was Raven’s last school day of 2010 and she could not be happier. She has back on January 3. Welp, I am pooped and think I am going to head to bed.

We went trick or treating last night. This will probably be Raven’s last year trick or treating. That is unless she and a group of friends want to go. But more than likely this is the last year for us (her parents) taking her. Next year she will be a freshman in high school and I highly doubt she wants her dorky parents dressed up in God knows what taking her trick or treating. Anywho, here are a few pictures. It was freezing cold and I did not take nearly as many pictures as I wanted to because I could barley feel my hands!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Me and Mike at the movie theaters watching Paranormal Activity 2  10/29/10

Me and Raven at the movie theaters watching Paranormal Activity 2  10/29/10

Raven as a Geisha Samaria.

Mike as a pirate.

Me and Mike.

I’m not feeling too well today. I work up this morning with a headache, sore throat and semi-stuffy nose. I am freezing (even though the heat is on and the thermostat says its 74 degrees but I think the thermostat is a lying asshole) and am contemplating fixing myself hot chocolate with whipped cream! Besides being sick I am spending the weekend watching Blizzcon 2010. My husband and I purchased the virtual ticket (we did the same thing last year for Blizzcon 2009) and I am looking forward to the costume/singing/dancing costume, which will be coming up soon. I am so excited for the cataclysm release (December 7, the day before our anniversary). I preordered two copies of it at Gamestop back in April (yeah, I’m a geek).

Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.

My best friend is my husband. I had to go through many pictures and it was hard as hell to narrow it down. However, I did. To two pictures. They were taken at the same time so I am going to count them as one. I took those years ago when we were in a hotel room in Cincinnati Ohio. We were taking Raven to the Cincinnati Zoo. The hotel was a Days Inn and it was horrible. The worst hotel we have ever stayed in. The look on the door did not work and it was nasty and smelly. Fortunately, it was just for one night.

Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.

Start with either a horror or a comedy movie. Do not really care if it is at home or at the movie theater. Next, we would go to either a local amusement park or carnival/fair, ride rides and eat the typical junk food that can be found flooding those types of establishments. Afterward, we would go to a haunted house (not real, a fake one put on during the Halloween season). There may be nothing more fun than going to a haunted house with a cute guy who you can laugh at when they get scared. We would end the night eating at a casual restaurant (a good place I could get a burger) and talking into the wee hours of the morning.

I’m jumping on the bandwagon and participating in the 30 Day Blog Challenge meme. Below are the details of the challenge for anyone else who is interested.

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of youself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.

My day was a pretty uneventful one. Same shit, different day. The stray kitten I have been feeding for the past 2 weeks has not been seen for over 24 hours. His mom and dad are still around and I am still feeding them but the kitten is no where to be seen. He is still nursing so I highly doubt River (what we call his mom) would leave him alone. We looked all over for him and even checked the roads just in case (God forbid) he got hit by a car but haven’t seen any sign of him. I am hoping someone took him and not the alternative scenarios that could of happened.