Project 365 Week 2

Monday 1/5 - Can't believe I can fill my tank for $22 - and that's with gas prices going up again!
Tuesday 1/6 - not shown, I used a Denny's ad. Went there for lunch and was happy to get biscuits AND pancakes!

Wednesday 1/7 - Madigan - she manages to move so slow when it's time to go to bed, but is such a spazz other times.


Thursday 1/8 - Stamp Club class at Violette's scrap store.

Friday 1/9 -realize on the way to work how happy I am that I don't have to listen to the traffic reports anymore!

Saturday 1/10 - two of my favorite desserts, both at Golden Corral - banana pudding and chocolate-covered bananas. I threatened to take a pic at the buffet itself, but settled for a pic of my plates since Rob was mortified :)
Sunday 1/11 - decided I no longer needed all these scrap mag subscriptions with this big pile of unread issues.

Project 365

I'm doing a year-long scrap project called Project 365. It's a Becky Higgins kit, but you can do it without the kit (I bought the kit). The idea is to document one year of your every day life, one day or week at a time.

Here's the first week, 12/29-1/4 (I'm doing Monday-Sunday for my weeks).

Monday 12/29 - got several rebate checks in the mail that I was waiting on. I'm a sucker for free-after-rebate stuff, and I have pretty good success with getting the rebates back.

Tuesday 12/30 - Leftover lasagna - my family's version. I don't like ricotta, so this is perfect for me! It has mozzarella and Velveeta and Parmesan and sometimes provolone.

Wednesday, Dec. 31 - Rob brought home crab legs for dinner, and made a cheese fondue for dipping bread into. Weird combo but it was all very yummy!

Thursday, 1/1 - We went to see Marley and Me and I BAWLED. The ending was horribly sad! We went to TBBC for dinner after then I went home and hugged my girls.
Friday 1/2 - had a headache so spent the evening in my chair (one of my favorite places!)
Saturday 1/3 - Spent the day undecorating - looks so bare now!

Sunday 1/4 - couldn't put this lamp away, it's so cute! Plus it's Wintery, not just for Christmas.

It's my blog and I'll whine if I want to!

I am miserable!

I have that icky cold that's going around that lasts a few weeks.
I have bronchitis.
I've been coughing so bad that my back hurts when I cough, move, or bend over.
I fell on Wed. night, landing on my knees and forearms, so my whole body hurts from that and I can't kneel without it hurting.
I have cramps.
I can't sleep.
My legs are so dry they itch like crazy.
My lips are chapped from breathing through my mouth since my nose is stuffed up.

UGGGGG!

I have been sick since the Tuesday evening before last - so well over a week! During this time, I discovered that while the recycled tissues that are good for the environment work great for daily life, they are in no way made for runny noses. I had to say screw the environment and buy Kleenex with lotion lol!

I hope everyone else who has this crap gets well soon, and no one else catches it!
Jenn

Great Scrap Giveaway!

Deadline is tonight (1/31) - but there don't seem to be a lot of entries yet, since the first entry needed to be a link to your meme (she has a link to a definition on the blog page). You could win a prize from Scrap Your Trip, one of my favorite online scrap stores!

Here's the contest! http://adaywithjake.blogspot.com/2009/01/share-your-meme-giveaway.html

Bill Engvall

On Sunday, Rob and I had a great time in Lakeland. Yes, really, lol.

We went to an early dinner at Harry's and I got lucky with 2-for-1 Hurricanes, yum! There was a screaming child who we thought would never leave though - and apparently the manager thought so too, because she came to all the tables and apologized! Their bread is so yummy, I could have just eaten that and not had a meal.

After we ate, we walked around Lake Mirror Park for a bit. It was a gorgeous day out, so it was nice to be outside.

We then drove to the Lakeland Center to see Bill Engvall. OMG is he funny! I have the "Here's Your Sign" CD but all his material was new. I laughed so hard I thought I was going to barf! There were so many times when Rob and I nudged each other because we could relate to what Bill was saying. What a great show - we'd definitely go see him again! Of course I didn't bring the camera with the zoom - who knew I'd actually be able to take pics?

It's always nice to spend the day with Rob, although if he actually were to read my blog (that's another thing, I could totally say embarrassing things about my family on here and they'd never know lol!) he'd likely respond with an "ewwwww" and a big grin rather than agreeing with me lol :) That's ok, I know he loves me (usually). ;)
Jenn

Historical Day

(Aren't you proud of me? I designed the above layout myself using Word - haven't mastered PE yet lol. I'm using it as my picture for today in my Project 365 album - more on that later).

Today is a day to remember. Yes, Obama is half-black, and that's a first for the office of President. But more importantly, Obama is ready to make changes that this country needs. I know it won't happen overnight, although I sure wish it would. We haven't been affected by the economy like so many others, so we are very lucky. It scares me that so many large companies have gone under (Circuit City, Linens-N-Things, etc). I've noticed that the lunch places I frequent have punch cards where you get a free lunch after buying so many, in an effort to bring people in (no complaints about that lol).

I'll admit, I wasn't planning to watch any of the Inauguration ceremony. I wasn't interested in the last few either. But I happened to be at lunch while all the TVs had it on, and it gave me a chill to watch history in the making.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the next 4 years brings.
Jenn

Just a FUN-FILLED Day

There was sarcasm in that title. Did you sense it? The day in question is yesterday, January 19.

To start off with, the husband didn't have to work because schools were closed for Martin Luther King Day. At least he did get up, but not until I was ready to leave.

Then, I missed open-faced turkey and mashed potatoes at the Ale House, my usual Monday lunch.

Why? Because I had to work through lunch since I had to leave at 2 for an enjoyable THYROID ULTRASOUND. Always fun to have goo put on your neck and a hard object pressed on it.

After that, I thought it might be a good idea to get my BLOOD TEST done to check my thyroid levels. At least I didn't have to wait long, and the Quest lab by me is one of the nice ones.

Then on to my doctor for my annual WELL-WOMAN EXAM. Oh what fun to have strange contraptions shoved where they don't belong. And those lovely gowns and paper skirts. Fashionable!

To make things more exciting, I am almost 36 - so the doctor decided to give me a prescription for a BASELINE MAMMOGRAM. Ugg.

I thought the torture was over, when my doctor inquired about the last time I had a TETANUS SHOT. Someone shoot me now. So I suffered through that. Not horrible, but my arm still aches over a day later.

After my delightful afternoon, Rob refused to take me to dinner! I deserved dinner out, not leftover spaghetti! Harrrrumph!

Jenn

Happy Birthday, Pretty Girl!

My Princess is TEN today! I can't believe it's been 10 years since she was this cute little puppy.
Now she's a gorgeous dog, although she'll always be my puppy. Happy Birthday, Malley!

Love,

Mommy

Random Musings

This post will not flow whatsoever. Just a warning.

1) Looking at a beauty catalog that suggests several stocking stuffers. One is roll-on. I knew Santa could tell if we were naughty or nice - but he can tell when we need a shower too?!?

2) I'm apparantly not meant to wear cool shoes. I have the cutest pair of brown Converse (a hundred years ago when I was in high school, I wore a hot-pink pair of high tops on my first day of 9th grade!), and they are not comfortable. Am I uncool because I can't really wear cool shoes or am I uncool because I'm not willing to suffer for coolness?

3) I'm also not cool because it's Friday night and I've been in my jammies since 7pm. But that's ok, I love my jammies!

4) How do two dogs shed so much?!? Isn't it Winter and they're supposed to keep their coats? Yes, I know it's Florida, but it's "cold" here now. I swear we could create another whole dog!

5) Speaking of dogs, why do they make such a mess with their food? Why can't they keep it IN the bowl, and leave the bowl upright?

6) Why does Rob shut the shower curtain when I still need to take a shower, and leave it open if I've showered before him?

7) How on earth did it get to be December 12?!? Yes, I know the whole story about how the earth moves and blah blah blah, but really, how did it get to be December 12? I don't have the first decoration up for Christmas!

8) I joined Facebook. Everyone keeps sending me these "requests". Where does everyone find these little applications? And how is everyone having time to play with them?

9) I don't go to bookstores too often, preferring to order online. I went to Books-A-Million the other day and was completely overwhelmed! It's HUGE and hard to find anything! I'll stick with online lol. Waiting for an Amazon order to come. The item that was out of stock has already shipped and the other stuff hasn't lol. As long as it makes it by Christmas I don't care when it comes.

10) How is Ticketmaster allowed to get away with charging so many "convenience" charges for their own convenience? Our $38.75 Bill Engvall tickets ended up costing $55.15 each!!! We got first row in the Mezzanine at least. But still! MONOPOLY!

11) Why doesn't the iPod Touch sync with Windows Calendar? I have the student/teacher version of Office 2007, which doesn't come with Outlook. So I can't sync my iPod calendar with my computer. That's my only gripe about my new toy though - LOVE IT! My friend Jill asked if I was going to wrap it up and open on Christmas. As if! (Name that movie!) I'm in the process of wasting all my time adding album artwork to my music. It's so cool that all the online record stores put the artwork and even let you click to enlarge!

To finish off this post, I want to say that I am totally loving my new job, I spend a lot more time smiling, and I am so happy to have a husband I adore (who is helping me decorate tomorrow whether he likes it or not lol).

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Jenn

Black Friday Shopping

Rather than go to sleep and get up early, me, Jill, Nancy, and Steph didn't go to bed! We headed to the Scrapbook Shoppe for their Black Friday 50% off sale at midnight after stuffing ourselves on Thanksgiving! The sale went on from midnight through 9am, but it seems most people went at midnight. We got there when it started, and didn't get out 'til almost 3am the line was so long! We all got good deals, and Jill scored big time - the last Scor-Pal for $20 with the sale!

We went to breakfast at Denny's after (which was quite crowded considering it was the middle of the night), and didn't get home 'til about 4:30. I spent some time looking at the ads again debating whether to go out or not, and decided against it. Crashed finally at 6am after hitting a couple online sales :)

Here are a couple pics to prove I was there!

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving/great weekend!

Jenn