Merry Christmas ya'll!!

Hope you all have a great Christmas, and get all that you've asked for. :o)


I'll be back later this week, with tons of pictures of course!


Merry Christmas! And be safe!!!



Ciao.

Oh the frustration!

My site feeder reader thingy.....yeah, it's not working. Saying no one has posted anything new, but when I go to their blog anyways...what do you know, they have something new up.
Very frustrating.
I made some more cupcakes. Chocolate cake with just a plain vanilla frosting, nothing fancy, but oh so yummy. And I have eaten way to much, they're going to my thighs, I just know it. Oh well, at least it was sweet:o)
Yummy cupcakes, want some?
Please, please, please let us get all of our shopping done tomorrow. I know, I'm sooo behind, but like I said that's because I'm way too cool to have it done early(rolls eyes at myself).
Woman on a mission people!
Give me a heck yeah for some randomness:o) But my life is random, but I love it:o)


Ciao.

PICTURES?!

When the heck was the last time I posted pictures of my ever so cute kids? Huh?

Slacker mom. Geez.

But fear no more, I have some pictures that I'm sure you'll all adore......man I rule at this rhyming thing:o)

Lunch time at this house is never dull....trust me:

Yes, Missy doing her cheezin' face, and Buddha Man just hanging out.

Those meat sticks? He loves them....eewww:


Missy is all smiles:o)

Because mac and cheese is the best you know.

Ok, not of my kids, but my awesome find at Target, heck yes I said Target, you know, the place where dreams are made of,LOL.
Tradition in my family is to get new pj's for Christmas morning, this is what I found for my kids:


Yes, that is right, sock monkeys, for him and her! How freakin cute is that?!

And, also, some more Christmas traditions:

Christmas clothes and a new ornament for the year 2007(I write their names on it and the year, something my mommy started and now I have all of mine from way back)

Also, I got them new hats. It's getting very cold out, and now that I have a double jogging stroller, I go for walks alot more.
Our first attemt at getting a picture of Missy and Buddha Man together:

yeah, so not going to happen.(Don't mind the nice wet spot on Missy's shirt, she tried to have a drink of my hot chocolate, "tried" is the keyword)

Missy in her hat:


Oh yeah, now she can't take it off while we are out and about....yay for me:o)

Buddha Man showin off his:


"No more mother!"

Cute kids, huh? I know.


Ciao.

Feeling frumpy....

It's dumb I know, but really, I'm feeling it way more then I should.
Even more now because my brother in law is bringing his girlfriend to meet the family.....and she's younger then me.....and cuter.....and waaaaay thinner then me.
So I feel super frumpy.
Blah.
I guess it does not help that I don't bother with makeup that much anymore, not like I used to. And I also love staying in my pj's way longer then I should. And, I always put my hair up in a ponytail.
Double blah.
And I still have not lost all my baby weight. I'm pretty sure...no..wait...I know I've gained more. But Monica, I thought that when you became a vegetarian you lost some weight? Oh, yeah, I did. But I love me some sweets waaaay to much, can you say cupcakes?
Triple blah.
So guess what's going to be my New Years resolution...again? Yup losing weight, and not being so dang frumpy.
Blah.
Blah.
Blah.


This should have been called "the post of blahness" or something like that or other......



Ciao.

I'm excited, are you excited?!

As you can see, I have been slacking in my blog posting.....but for good reason I promise you.
Actually, a very yummy reason.

I am going to open my own cupcakery!!

I have been busy working on my business plan, pricing things that I need(i.e. ovens, cupcake boxes, decorating items, pans, trays, and other neat stuff), researching areas(I already know what town I want it to be in), and looking in to grants, loans, permits and such. Lot of work I tell ya, but oh so worth it. I mean who wouldn't want to share the yummyness of a cupcake?

My cupcakery already has a name, I Heart Cupcakes, but I'm working on the logo as well.
Also, I got two, yes two domain names for Christmas...HERE and HERE


So yeah, I'm pretty excited, and my mother in law is kind of guiding me through this too(she owns her own restaurant)so that helps.

So tell me, what's your favorite kind of cupcake?


Ciao.

All Things Cupcake!

The ever so talented Tattooed Mama has launched her new site! Ok, it's been there for awhile now, but....she now has her own domain!!! How exciting is that?! You can now find All things Cupcake at http://allthingscupcake.com/ and it has some pretty cool stuff for your cupcake lover!
And I'm just saying, someone like me who *loves* cupcakes would *love* something from what they post on there.....just saying.....

So go check it out, congratulate her and also check out the awesome contributors blogs too!

Sooo, did you know?

That Christmas is like around the corner?! And then it will be a new year??!
Wow crazy is that?
Something even more crazy.........we have not even started our Christmas shopping....

Sad.

Oh. Oh. Even more crazyness, my little brother, ok, my little brother that's almost two feet taller then me:o) is going to be 16 next week! 16 people!! I can't believe it. I bet my mom cannot believe it either.

And where the heck did this year go, huh? Geez.

In other news, I just found out today that my daughters training potty has lead paint.....nice right?
Oye, one more thing added to the recall list....

And we all feel better here now. Sooo hated the bug we all got, really hated it when both kids had it at the same time, and with me of course. And my poor husband got it when he was at work:o( Was not fun for him.

I'm going to take advantage of both kids being in bed already and get some much needed sleep.



Ciao.

Gosh I'm evil:o)

So lately we have been getting allot of Toll Free numbers calling our house. And we don't answer them, but it's really becoming annoying to have the phone ring all the time, even after 8:00pm, and even on Sundays!
Sooo, I have decided let let Missy work on her telephone skills:o) (insert evil laugh here)
I know they are just doing their jobs, and it is that time of year for people to be calling...wanting money fro some organisation or other....but come on! Three times in a row is a bit much.
So when it shows up on the caller id, I call for Missy, she comes a runnin' and is oh-so-happy to start up a conversation with who ever is on the other line.
And really, I don't do it all the time, maybe, just maybe twice a day.

I know, I'm evil.

ETA: so, ever wonder who that toll free number belongs to? Write it down and hop in the net and go to www.whocalled.us , it's great, and it also gives feed back from other people:o)

Ciao.

Oh photoshop, how I love thee...

So really not photo shop, but really "GIMP". I freaking love this program, even though it took me over a year to kinda figure it out....and I'm still learning. But I *love* what I can do with pictures, and yes I'll even show you what the heck I'm talking about:o) Oh lucky you!

First we have a picture of myself, ya know, doing the myspace pose:o)(gotta love myspace photoshoots in the bathroom!LOL) Nothing done to it, it's me, looking tired and all, and if you laugh....well, just know that I know where you live!(ok not really, but you get the idea):

Iknow, scary, right?
But that's me, sporting my new hair cut that I did myself:o) I'm super proud of it too!
Ok, now for the touch up, and if you have me as a myspace friend, then you have already seen it, and yes you can "oooo" and "aawwww" over it again:o)

I love it, I got rid of the shadow under my eyes, because I just have awesome lighting in my house, and I softened up everything. As for the dots? I was going for something that looked like snow....because you know, I love snow....
So there you have it, my new hobby:o)

And as you can see, it's freakin early in the morning...Missy decided that sleeping is just way not cool anymore. Oh I wish I could convince her that it's just not a fad, and that a rested mommy is a much happier mommy too!

Speaking of Missy...she gave me a fat lip last night. Or I should say her toy gave me a fat lip. She didn't mean to, we were playing and she was sitting on top of me and the toy fell out of her hand. Hurt like heck, thought it chipped my tooth. But honestly, I like how my lip looks full now, got me thinking about injections or something like that. But not really:o)



Ciao.

How funny!

How many days until Christmas? I am sooo in the holiday mood, it's me favorite time of the year. And tonight, we are going to the bridge lighting,just visit this LINK to see the bridge that I am talking about. It's a big town thing every year, and the bridge just looks sooo pretty when it's all lit up. Also, Santa and Mrs. Clause will be there....yeah, I'm asking for the winning lottery ticket:o)

When I got on the computer I was hoping to read some new blogs, but I guess everyone is now pacing them self's after this whole NaBloPoMo, I don't blame them. And the funny thing is that I don't have to post anything today, but here I am. Out of habit? I dunno.

So I will get some pictures of tonight and share them with you all. It's trying to snow! So yay! Maybe it will snow for us tonight....did I mention I *LOVE* the snow? Well, I do, very much.




Ciao.

Like O.M.G!!

Really?
It's the last day of NaBloPoMo?!
You know what that means? It means that soon I will be caught up with my reading and commenting!! Woo-hoo! I know your excited!

So again today, I am sooo very tired. I never got to take a real nap yesterday, and the one I had was only like 10min. long and it was not very good, because Missy was crawling all over me....fun.
And, Missy was pukey last night, so I stayed up with her. So it was another long night for me. I know, I know, "wah, wah, wine and moan" right? Ohhhh, whatever:o)

So tomorrow is Civil War here, and heck yeah we'll be wearing our green and yellow!

For those out of state, it's a big football game against University of Oregon and Oregon State University. Ducks and Beavers. Yeah-hah!

Ok, I better go and round up the children. And off to town we go!!



Ciao.

Yawwwnnnn.....

So, I have been up since 3:30am.....because Missy decided that it was time to get up.
No wonder why I have perma circles under my eyes!
And I have no idea why she woke up, but she just did not want to go back to bed.........
But she's sleeping now! And it's 6:25 am, she asleep and now Buddha Man is awake! Fun. Let me tell ya.
Maybe I'll get a nap today, after all it is Andrew's day off:o)

But I have allot to do today. Including putting some stuff on eBay to sell. You see Andrew's mother is a shop-aholic, and when she moved into her new house, totally for got a bag full of clothes she bought for Missy and Buddha Man....they are warmer weather clothes, but it's way to late to take them back, but they are super cute.
It's funny how my mother in law is, she does this kind of stuff all the time! She buys things, and then when she goes to the store again, she forgets if she had something and buys it anyways....this creates a cupboard full of cleaning products, a cupboard full of shampoo, soap, and other. And I'm sure she'll just keep on adding to it. I also clean her house for her, and I told her to stop buying cleaning products until I say so.......I said that 3months ago, and she has not stopped......oh well.
The good thing about her shopping is that she loves to buy Missy and Buddha Man clothes, so they are always in style. And it helps out allot, so we are thankful. Our friends like it too, because we hand down stuff all the time, and most of the time the kids only wear the clothes once(if I didn't do that, we would have tons and tons of clothes that never been worn)so they are really in great condition. I just hope one of our friends hurry up and have a boy, because the boxes are stacking up!

Ok, I'm super tired now. So maybe I'll go and try to nap alittle. Tomorrow should be fun, our Christmas shopping begins, yeah I know we are behind, but that how we roll:o)




Ciao.

I need to rant...and some other ramblings:o)

About living next door to a music teacher!
We share a wall too......

I really don't know his name, he really does not talk to us and he's always gone. But when he's home with his girlfriend, the music is really loud.
But it has been a quiet few months, I think they broke up, I'm not sure. No, I don't snoop, all I know is that I have not seen her car around for awhile.
But I think he has a new girlfriend(or she got a new car). But the music has started up again.



It's going right now.



I had to turn up our movie.



Did I mention sometimes I wake up to him playing his piano? No? Well, I do. Funny because in our rental agreement, we are not allowed to have a piano......maybe he gets special treatment because he's a music teacher?



And I really can't go over and complain because I'm sure he hears it when the kids are not feeling good. You know, late nights when they stay up way too late.....



So I guess that really was not a rant, but just telling you what is going on......

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So, this post actually took all day!

As you can see my blog is looking alittle sad. That's because I went looking for a new theme and it didn't work out and yada, yada, yada.....you get the picture.
Then I get to all the fun adding the stuff back that I had, but I still need to find a theme. It's not that easy and I'm super picky about it. Maybe I should just pay someone to make me a snazzy layout that would fit my blog title.....


Also, I will be posting my first contest tomorrow(with a prize and everything!)so be sure to get the word out for me:o)


So until tomorrow....


Ciao.

Blah, blah, blah, blah....

Ever have one of those days? Or in my case, one of those weeks? Oye, I'm in a slump.....
And only one commenter since last night?! (thank you Shari by the way)

Soo, as usual instead of doing house work I was playing around on the Internet(ahhh, Missy has taken back nap time)and I came across People of the Web . Very interesting stuff I tell ya.
I found this article kind of neat: People of the WebCupid for Country Folk .

And this one:
Teen Millionaire

Very neat indeed!




Ciao.

Oh lucky you!

I'm not going to do a long post today, because I have allot of reading to catch up with....also allot of commenting to do so that I'll get my readers back. I'm thinking about giving a prize to the person who comments on my blog most just for being awesome. What the prize is I have no clue yet, but it will be just a little something to say thank you:o)

Something to Ponder:
Does a fish get cramps after eating?

So think about it, and discuss!




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Well, hummm

This NaBloPoMo is really kicking my butt!:o)
I really have nothing to write about......oh wait, I could tell you about my first Thanksgiving as a vegetarian....and then some randomness.
It was good, and I didn't get alot of crap from the siblings (actually, I think Robert liked the tofu). But my mommy made a really yummy tofu casserole for dinner. Along with my own gravy and stuffing. And of course there were lots of other things that I could have. Plus, the deserts were super yummy, that was my fave part:o)

Missy is now saying "yes" everytime you tell her "no". You can't help but laugh when she does this, it's just too cute!

Buddah Man has decided that he likes to sleep on Andrew and me at night. Hey, whatever to get him to sleep is fine with us.

I really don't like this whole getting dark earlier business....it gets cold way tooo fast and I miss the sun.

But I wish it would just snow already!

And this is pretty cute:


I think I gained like 1000lbs from Thanksgiving.

Have you check out my little sisters blog yet? If not, then do it. Click-click HERE or just go to my blog roll and click on "Of Zombies and Cake".

My daughter is still up and I am soooo ready for bed.

I made my first purse for my little sister's birthday, it turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself.....and I totally forgot to take a picture. I will have to do that tomorrow.

I'm going now, and try to get Missy to sleep.



Ciao.

Just show me the pictures!

Ok, again,I have nothing. Unless you want another random post? No, I didn't think so.
So I thought I would share some pictures:o)

Soooo, I have cut bath time in half now, and both babies are super happy:o)
of course in this picture they both look like they want to slap me for taking the picture, but oh well:o)

This is Buddha Man in our high chair:


This is Missy, the same age and the same high chair:

it's so hard to believe sometime that she was that small;o)

Missy, just after waking up:



And Buddha Man, caught mid drool:




So I hoped you enjoyed ooo-ing and ahhh-ing over my kids, because they are sooo much better then randomness:o)



Ciao.

Happy Thanksgiving y'all!

Yes, I know some of you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, but have a great day anyways!
And for all of you that do....eat lots!



Happy Thanksgiving!!!



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mmmm cupcake!

So as, promised, I will share some yummyness through pictures. And let me tell you, these pumpkin cupcakes are really, really yummy. I really *love* the cream cheese frosting on them, I think it's my fave part:o)

yummy cupcake batter(yes, I had to try some of it)


ready for the oven(Andrew said it looks kinda like poo)


nothing like cupcakes baking to make your house smell yummy


all frosted up!


cue drooling mouth now....


oh I wish you all could taste these, but then it leaves more for me:o) yeah, I'm pretty much evil that way.

Speaking of evil, look at these two:

You just know they are up to something:o) Actually this was taken yesterday when I was trying to clean the floor in the kitchen...I had to make a gate out of our chairs to keep them out:o) They are so cute.

Ok, well, that's it for today:o) Oh and tomorrow is my first Holiday as a vegetarian, and my mommy is making me some yummy food! I'm excited, can you tell?:o)



Ciao.

It never ends!!

You know that song? The one that NEVER ends? Well, that's pretty much my life...as far as cleaning goes.
And I think I take longer then the average bear...when cleaning my house. Want to know why? They go by the names "Buddha Man" and "Missy". But they are me favorite distractions.
But it never fails, if I want to clean the living room, they decide that they want to play in it too. Same with the kitchen, and dining room. It's fun, let me tell ya.
Buddha Man comes crawling like a mad man toward the vacuum and broom. It's like he has some sort of super hearing, and he knows when I bring them out.
And Missy? Well she likes to dump her buckets of toys out in any room that I am trying to clean up. Like I said, it never ends.

And now both babies are sick...so I got a double dose of fun-ness here. So if you want to some of this snot-ness, then come on over! Admit it, you jealous.


And what's with me adding "ness" to everything? I have been doing it all day!

Oh and one more thing, I'm going to be making some yummy pumpkin cupcakes later, so I'll share the goodness via pictures:o)



Ciao.

Monday, monday......

Well, you guessed it, it's Monday!! I'm not doing Fun Monday this week, but I wanted to remind you that there are allot of people who do that.....so go check them out!

I'm rearranging our house today, so I thought I would post now instead of worrying about it later. Yup, that means unplugging the computer!!! Oh the horror! I seriously go crazy if I don't have some access to the net or something. Wow, I need help, huh?LOL! But the house needs is, or should I say we need it? Andrew and I are the same on this, but we get bored with the same layout day after day.....so, I'm gunna spice it up!:o)

Today is also Missy Madison's first day with a routine....and I have to say that it's going well. I cut out alot of TV....she does not watch it allot, but we always have it on........but that's because of me, I hate not having back round noise. So I made two Cd's to have playing while the TV is off.

Oh and Missy is sick....she's not feeling her self. That runny nose really bothers her, and hates it when mommy comes at her to wipe it off. I jut hope Buddha Man does not get it, or me, or Andrew...that would suck.

You know what also sucks? Andrew's work....yeah after Thanksgiving he goes to only having one day off a week. Ahhh, retail, gotta love it(rolling eyes).
Speaking of retail, how many of you are shopping on Black Friday? Not me, way too many people. But just remember that the cashiers and sales people are people too....ok I'll admit it, there are allot of dump people out there working, but don't freak out on them if they don't have what you want.....get over it and move on to another store. It happens, stuff runs out.
It's really scary, there is this one gal that I know, and she is the nicest, sweetest person I know, but when Black Friday comes around, she. is. evil! Really, watch out for this chick!


Ok, I better go, start on lunch and getting this house stuff underway.
Fun. Wanna come over and help? You'll be my friend forever:o)



Ciao.

Gas price.....

Soo, are you traveling this Thanksgiving?

Sigh...

I really thought that I would not make the post tonight. But yay, I did.
Last night we had an accident with the key board, and thought we needed to but a new one.
So in to town we went, but first we had to stop and watch a movie:o)
My husband took me to see "Beowulf" in 3D. And let me tell you, it was awesome!:o) I loved the book when I was in high school, so much that I own the book now:o) And when I heard that they were making this movie I got really excited. Of course they change the story alittle, but that happens. So yeah, it was good, go see it!!

Ok, I guess I will come back tomorrow and do a better post, because it's 11:36pm right now and I'm very tired.

Sooo.......

Ciao.

Listen up!!

So it seems that blogging has become a family thing!! My little sister now has a blog, thank you very much!:)
You can check her out here, you know, but just click-clicking the link here
So do it, do it now!
Because the Shar-par-ness rocks and them some.

Sooo, again, not alot going on here today. It's raining and cold, and it's not nice.
(put sad mommyca face here)
I need some sun people!
See, it's like this here:

But I need it to be this:
and yes, the nice tropical beach would help too:o)

Sigh, I even got my daughter to start singing the "rain, rain, go away" song.....she wants to play outside too.



Ciao.

Mmmmmm-kaaayyyy.....

Alright, so you all know that I'm a mommy, right? If you don't, then you need help.....
But, as a mommy, I love things that have to do with children and made for the little ones, love them. So here is yet another thing that I just *love* and I have to share it with you(consider yourself lucky, teehee).
I have known about this for awhile, and I even have them as a friend on my myspace...
The people at Baby Rock Records are awesome! They make your favorite band into something that your little tyke would love. Missy Madison loves it when mommy cranks up these songs:o)
So here are a few albums that they cover:
Cool huh? I thought so:o) And just to add to the coolness, I thought I would add a little play list so that you can hear what I'm talking about:o)

And if that does not work, because things don't like to work for me...just simply go to their web site:o) here----> click-click the link!! Rockabye Baby


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Pic-cha tiiiiimmmmme!!!!

Soo, I said that I would come back to post some ever-so-cute pictures of my darling little ones......but wait no more because I finally got them uploaded!! Heck-to-the-yeah!!!


But first....check out my paintings!! I just added two more to the brew...and I was thinking about having a contest...maybe, don;t know yet...


Picture time!

Buddha Man, acting like a dog: (no, that's not a sock, but just a piece of cloth that he got out of my scrap box)


Seriously? he crawled all over the house with that in his mouth and then when I took it out, he looked at me like "WTH mom?"

Some Missy Madison cuteness:



And one more of Buddha Man:



Man, I have some cute kids! But then I am really biased:o)



Ciao.