Merry Wednesday!

It's Wednesday already. Christmas was great. I am probably almost over my cold, and my foot still hurts. X-rays today, and my doctor said she'd call me within a week or so after a radiologist looks at the x-rays and decides if I need tylenol because the pain will go away on it's own, percocet because I am going to be in pain for a long time, or amputation because my foot is not repairable. It's got to be one of those three.

I went to Turnstyle (consignment shop) and got 3 pairs of pants, 2 cute shirts, a pair of super-cute BRAND NEW Liz Claiborne shoes, a purse for Zalyssa, and a cute cute cute pink Coach handbag (very used, probably cleanable) for $82. I'm very happy with my purchases. $25 for a Coach bag that just needs a good cleaning is not a bad deal.

I am wearing one of my new shirts tomorrow. It's from the Gap, just a striped button-down, but cute. And cheap. And perfect with jeans. The other shirt I got is more summery. Hopefully summer will come soon.

I'm off to take leather cleaner to my new handbag......

Why do I need a title?!?!

I don't feel like giving this post a title. And if I don't want to, I don't have to. I still don't feel good. It hurts to breath, and coughing is probably going to kill me.

Here are some people I am mad at: The idiot dumbledork at work who changed a password the whole agency uses to "pooky", wtf?? pooky? I should not have to type pooky into a password box; the stupid ebayer who has not paid for the auction that she won. It's $15, pay the stupid money so I can mail out the item and be done with you; the mailperson who crammed a box of books into my mailbox, and I had to rip them out and tore the box so now I can't write "Return to sender" on them because I have to retape and label the stupid box, thanks!; the person who invented razors that caused me to shave off a portion of my fingernail. good thing I didn't cut my actual finger (just the nail) or this person would be on the list twice. As it is, I had to file down my nail as low as it could go without drawing blood. okay that's enough people at be mad at today.

Now the people that have made me happy: ZickyZou for his third awesome back rub in three days. this is a good part of being sick. I heart ZickyZou.; the person who invented fruit smelling candles in jars. I love this person. they are giving me the gift of relaxation.; ZarahZou for the most awsesomest Christmas present that is probably going to get me fired when I start using it. I doubt that throwing marbles, staplers, or paper airplanes at your co-workers is a good way to keep your job (even if they change the password to pooky). although I am certain that I can get away with a yo-yo to the forehead because then there will be no proof I did anything. Thank you ZarahZou, you made me smile.; Chipotle for having awesome food. Although they should probably go on the people I'm mad at list for making me eat 18 pounds of burrito.

ok, enough for now. I am going to bed.

In case anyone cares...

I feel like total crap. My nose is stuffy and drippy, my throat hurts, my head hurts, I feel dizzy, and I am certain I gave myself a concussion yesterday when I hit my head on my dresser. Of course I am sick, Christmas is just a few short days away.

I am going to bed. Well, I would go to bed if my house would magically clean itself. Instead I look at all of the things that need to be cleaned, then I will say to myself "I should clean that", then I will go to bed.

p.s. Happy Birthday, ZarahZou

It's a Christmas card......

and it's not for me. How disappointing is it that the mail finally comes at 5:00, and I go out to get it and I pull out the mail upside down and I see what I know is a Christmas card and I spend the walk from the mail box to my kitchen thinking about who it could be from and how happy I am to get this holiday wish from someone special and important and how thankful I am have such kind and caring people in my life and then I turn it over and it is a Christmas card. But, it's not for me. It is addressed to the people who lived in this house 2 closings ago. I was so very tempted to write "Return to sender" on it because then the sender would get it back and wonder what he did to offend Steve and Nancy so much that they don't want his card. But then I decided I would simply write "Not at this address" so that he would know that they moved.

ZickyZou and I went to the mall today. Ridgedale because they have a See's Candy kiosk. We both love See's. When we got to the mall at about 11:30, the parking lot was packed. We drove around for about 10 minutes looking for any place to park. Our patience was rewarded with Rock Star parking. Front row, even if it was in front of the Macy's men's department.

We got our candy and I found some awesome things for MissZalyssa. I will be very upset if I am not her favorite person on Christmas morning. Her stocking rocks!

We were only at the mall for about 2 hours because it was really, really crowded. So then we went to Walmart so we could get water and plus I needed a couple of items for ZarahZou's birthday present. I told ZickyZou my idea, and he said it was the dumbest thing he has ever heard of. I think that that means she'll like. She better after all of the time and thought I put into it. It's kind of becoming a p.i.t.a. I should have just gotten her a gift card.

Now I home alone waiting for ZickyZou to get back from taking my brother shopping. My brother is getting my mom a music box that will be engraved with something sweet and sentimental. Thanks to ZennieZou for the idea. ZickyZou promised he would be home at 8:00. That is still 2 hours away. So I guess I should use that time to work on ZarahZou's present.

More later........

Taylor & Ryan?

Ok, I think I am not only becoming okay with the idea of Taylor and Ryan, I think I may be 100% behind it. At first I couldn't get over Maurissa's (how the heck did she spell her name?) death, but now I'm over it. And I just want poor Ryan to be happy. Where would I be without The O.C.????? I may be slightly pathetic. I can accept that.

It's Friday night and here are my big plans: shower. bed.

That's it. I dropped MissZalyssa over at Zessica's house. ZickyZou is not home from work yet. And I'm tired. I have to get up early to go to the post office tomorrow, so I want to go to bed early. The samples I sold on ebay went for over $20. $20 dollars for things that I got for free. oh, well.

I may be in the minority, but I am okay with Anna Nicole having married the old guy. So maybe she was only in it for the money, he got to marry Anna Nicole. How many guys have gotten to do that? 3 or 4? And if he got any uh, pleasure, from her, well than he was probably pretty happy. Lots of guys pay for sex. Nothing new about that.

Tomorrow me and ZickyZou are going to the mall to hopefully finish our Christmas shopping. That should be fun. And then when we get home I need to work on ZarahZou's birthday present. I hope it turns out like my vision. And I hope she realizes how many hours I will have put into it.

Ok, off to the shower.....

Punch bowl and cake stand

Ok, so at work we are having a pot luck on Thursday. I really would have rather ordered in Chinese or Pizza or something. I got out-voted. So I am making punch in my punch bowl and a cake on my cake stand. I was going to make a lemon cake w/ raspberry filling, but Target did not have any lemon cake mix. I was going to buy lemon extract, but it was almost $4.00. So I decided to go with a strawberry cake mix. Probably a bundt cake.

I got some stuff for ZickyZou's stocking at Target. A Rubik's cube (hopefully he'll let me play with it) and a slinky. How much fun will that be? And I am nearly done with Zalyssa's stocking. Now what about mine?

My ebay auctions end tomorrow. Am I going to be rich?

ZarahZou is on a business trip. I'm kind of mad at her for leaving me all alone at work. First she quits working with me, and now she leaves on a business trip so she can't e-mail me. Does she not know that I am going through a major crisis at work and that Mrs.Iowa is going to call Voldy to complain about how uncooperative I am? And that Mr. Iowa sent me a Christmas card? I had no one to share these things with today. All because ZarahZou is on a business trip. whatever.

Ok, it's practically my bed time.

Cook once, eat twice....

I love that concept. Tonight I made Cheesy Baked Potato Hamburger Helper, and I fried 2 pounds of hamburger so tomorrow I just need to add that hamburger to pasketti sauce, and there I have dinner without having to fry more hamburger. yippee!! Anything to save a few minutes.

Should I tell the person who has bid $30 so far for one of my ebay items that I bought it for $16? Or that the samples that someone has bid $10.99 for that I got them for FREE? I was afraid that the $30 item wouldn't even sell. I just wanted to get my $16 back. I am going to be freekin' rich. $10.99 for free samples? No comprendo.

Today I got ZickyZou's present and Zalyssa's gift card. I am so close to being done shopping. I also ordered ZickyZou a magnet for his stocking. The t-shirt I got him was $18.99. But if you spend $20, you get $5 off, so I added a $3 magnet. ZickyZou and I are going to the mall on Saturday. There are just a couple of things I need to get. Peanut Brittle from the See's Kiosk for my mom, a Best Buy gift card for my dad, I need to run into Bath & Body Works to pick something up for Zalyssa, and then we just have my brother and Nick's brother left. I told nIck to figure out something for those two. Something in our $20 per person price range.

Today I got a mega-bottle of Amazing Grace lotion from QVC for myself. 32 ounces. I love that stuff.

Ok, I am going to do the dishes, exercise, shower, and go to bed.

10:30 on a Saturday night...

and I am home alone. Everyone in my house has a social life but me. ZickyZou is out with some of his guy friends. Actually, he's at my parents house w/ my brother playing video games. But, that's out of the house. I know this because I stopped by their house on the way to pick up MissZalyssa from her choir concert. Then when I picked her up, she begged me to drop her and Zashley off at Buffalo Wild Wings (B-dubs) to meet some other people in choir. I was just going to go and pick her up, but she wants to stay out later because she is having so much fun. While I am home alone watching qvc. Poor me.

actually, I got a lot done. I folded a load of laundry and I packaged up my item that sold on ebay. So now I just have to go to the post office on Monday. Why has no one bid on any of my other items? The sample lot is an awesome deal. Oh, well.

Above is a very bad picture of part of my closet. These are the two rods. I will post better pictures when I figure out what else I am going to do. You can see the stacks of clothes along the back wall. They are on a low shelf. I am debating between more shelves or another rod. The wall opposite the rods has a set of shelving, but the piles are so high that I think they might tip. That would suck.

Ok, I am going to check on my ebay listings and then go wait in the B-dubs parking lot. Curfew is at 11:00, so I need to pick the girls up by then.

Saturday!

ok, my living room is clean. That's enough for one saturday, right? I don't actually have to clean 2 bathrooms and a kitchen, do I? I've done 2 loads of laundry and washed one dishwasher full of dishes. Can I quit now?

I listed a few things on ebay. One sold as a "buy it now". That means that I need to go to Target and get a box and some packing tape so I can mail it out on Monday. But, I profit about $10 on the item. Well, actually closer to $8.50 after I pay the paypal and ebay fees, but that means I'm rich! Plus I got my $10 rebate check from the grocery store. So now I'm really rich.

The Gophers are down by 5. There's only 9&1/2 minutes left and I'm starting to get concerned. I want them to win.

Nick went out for the day and is going to hang out with my brother. Alyssa is cleaning her room and playing her music very loud. I asked her to turn it down, and she did a little, but it's still loud. I wish she could understand that I really, really don't want to piss of the neighbors any more than we already have. They are cranky and mean, but they do have a valid point. The music has been loud and the walls are thin.

I had a dream last night that I gave birth to triplets. What in the world would I do with 3 babies ? They were cute, though.

Ok, I am going to go and watch the rest of the game. The team needs me to cheer for them.

Ok, here we go.

This is only a test....

Wow! If you turn your head sideways, you can see a way-too-light picture of my newly-remodeled bathroom. I got a new digital camera and I'm still trying to figure our this stupid Presto! Mr. Photo software.

My next trick will be to add it so you don't have to rotate your head. I will work on the lighting tomorrow.

Why???

Why am I having such a hard time writing new posts? It seems like whenever I get to use the computer, I spend my time reading posts on the QVC beauty board or the Gopherhole basketball board. I really should set a goal to write at least one post a day or something. One every other day? I doubt I'd run out of material because I have so much to say. Maybe I am just sick of complaining about my job??? Since I spend so much time each day there, it seems like I think about it a lot. I need to start leaving it all at the door when I leave there. I used to be able to do that, but ever since I started handling new business, I have been so stressed out and cranky. But when I was handling renewals, I was bored. I'll never be happy.

New episode of The O.C. tonight. I'm not sure what I think of Taylor and Ryan together??? I want Ryan to be happy, but I wanted him to be happy with Marissa. Yes, I know it's a tv show.

The Biggest Loser 3 finale is next week. I'd really like Kai to win. Mostly because I like her name. They have inspired me. I really wish that my foot would stop hurting so I could exercise more. I exercise every night until the pain gets to be too much. I do have a doctors appt. on Dec. 27th, so hopefully my dr. can fix me and make me better.

I'm tired, but not like sleep-tired. Like exhausted-tired. I'm going to finish watching ER and then go to bed....

Friday, I'm in love

That's a song, too. (See Monday, Monday blog) I don't know many other songs with a day of the week in it. Let's see- Manic Monday (The Bangles), Rainy Days & Mondays (The Carpenters), Except for Sunday (which was never good anyway, Tuesday I get a little sideways, Wednesday I feel better just for spite. Thursday, Friday take too long, before I know it Saturdays gone, but it's Sunday now and you can that I'm all right) (Lorrie Morgan), okay and we've already got Monday,Monday (The Mama's and the Papa's) and Friday, I'm in love (The Cure). Oooh, and some song that goes "It's Friday night, just got paid, party hunting, some other babble". Except I think the song is called "Just got paid" and there is no way I will be able to remember who sings it. I think N'sync re-did it, though. Oh, and Elton John's Saturday night's all right for fighting. Oh and Sunday girl by Blondie. And Blue Monday by New Order, which is the reason I bought that cd. And a disco song that goes "Saturday Night, saturday night", no idea who sang that one.

Ok, I;m kind of over songs with a day of the week in them.

My child wants dinner. I guess I am legally (and morally) obligated to feed her......