I am the Queen of all that is monogrammed. I have monogrammed jewelry, shoes, shirts, sweaters, hair accessesories, cups, coozies, keychains, purses, wallets, photo albums even a trashcan!
Went shopping on Saturday and scored some bar-gains! This is Madison's "valentine dress" (she picked it out herself at Kohl's). $8.00 Yep! She said she is a princess in this dress. I told her "Darlin' you're a princess in anything you wear". Then I went to my other favorite store Belk (Cheeky knows Belk). Valentines jeans for $5.00 Madison loved these too! These came from the Big Red Bullseye 90% holiday clearance .... $.49 yep under a dollar. I got another pair too with snowmen on them. They're just the thing for Madison playing in the yard and digging in the dirt. I got these pants at Belk for $3.49 they are cute khakis and you can turn the cuff up or roll it down. I got these leopard ballet flats for Carrie (who LOVES anything leopard) $5.00! I got these preppy plaid for me also $5.00 I also got Madison two j khaki t-shirts at Belk for $.98 each! Red and light blue. I very rarely ever pay retail for clothes. I love to bargain hunt.
Some rambling thoughts that were in my head screaming to get out.
WHY didn't I freeze the liquor first?
Why are some drinks so yummylicious?
Why can't I speak fluent french after downing several French Martinis. It just doesn't seem fair.
Should I wake the hub up for some wild monkey sex?
Why is my nose numb?
Why can't I feel my lips?
Will numb nose/lips inhibit wild monkey sex?
**EDITED*** I should be embarassed posting such drivel but even a monogram queen has to cut loose once in awhile *snicker* I didn't wake him up, He wasnt' where I thought he was and when I collapsed into bed and it was empty I just closed my eyes and was down for the count Zzzzzzz.........
Remember back in October when we stayed at theWatersEdge Inn at Folly Beach? It was super deluxe - easily the nicest place i've ever stayed. I got an email from the Innkeeper offering a deal of $99 a night Sunday - Thursday (the price almost triples for the week-end) for the month of January. Oh how nice it would be to stay for a few nights during the week. Sinful even. Ride downtown to Charleston and do a little shopping because it wouldn't be busy. Not during the week, not in January. Eat at a nice restaurant downtown Charleston, peruse the Market without the week-end crowds. Eat the divine pizza from Woodys on Folly Beach. Have some fresh seafood and a few libations at Joe's Crab Shack. Maybe even drive to Sullivans Island and eat at Poe's again. They have a really nice Happy Hour at the Inn and the breakfast was super yummy also. We could walk on the Beach even if it is 20 degrees it is still wild and beautiful. Stacy doesn't get much vacation time though *sigh* Oh well, a girl can wish.......
Reilly (he is a yorkipoo and the longer his hair gets the more poodle-y he looks - cute!) lays on Madison's bed (well on her pillow is his favorite spot) while..... Madison is in my laundry basket on the floor. She does have boy, blankie, her portable DVD player her big monogrammed blanket and probably a partridge in a pear tree in there with her! LOL
I have been tagged by Lynilu who has changed the rules on the five weird things (which I,too, have done several times) and wants five things I never pictured myself doing at age 25 and also five places I want to visit before I die so without further ado....
Five things I never pictured myself doing at age 25:
1) Being Married, to Stacy no less. We had broken up a few years earlier and I wasn't even SPEAKING to him at that point! LOL
2) That I would within the next ten years lose over 100 lbs.
3) That I would ever have a broken bone and be wheelchair bound.
4) That I would ever be responsible with money (I sure wasn't in early twenties it was all spend~spend~spend and spend some more!)
5) That I would ever dye my hair blonde and have braces!
Five Places I want to visit before I die:
1) Great Britain, I so want to see England, Paris and also Ireland and Scotland if I can squeeze them in.
2) I want to spend Christmas in a cabin with a fireplace, somewhere it snows.
3) Canada (and NOT Niagara Falls which I saw as a child)
4) New York City - a whirlwhind shopping trip and see all of the tacky, touristy things. (does anyone notice a theme, tacky, touristy, with me???)
5) Someplace warm and tropical. I don't have a specific destination. Just someplace with a beach. The Carribean (St. Maarten or Martinique) would be nice. I don't want a cruise either I don't think. Flying there would be fine.
There you have it! I'm not tagging anyone but if you want to do it i'll be glad to come and read!
It's amazing how a few French Martini's can take a shitty attitude and turn it around. My Mamma used to say "turn that frown upside down" LOL
To my cherished Blog Friends, Lurkers and anyone else who visits my little slice of the blogosphere .... may you have a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and Blessed 2008
To the Haters you can just kiss my ass okay? Don't need you, don't care what you think, just go away. Karma's nipping at your heels.
Oh yeah mine looks to be shaping up to be about as delightful as Christmas was. Lucky, lucky, lucky me. My niece had a pig picking and we went this past week-end.
Me and my niece Holly Me and the host, my nephew Bruce. I don't even know the guys name behind us but he's a Clemson fan so he doesn't count *snort* We did have a good time but I wish I had taken more pictures *********** I lost my links and am trying to remember who to add back so please post your blog URL or email it to me at tindal38@yahoo.com
To the Texas A&M 'Yell Leader' who said Penn State Coach Joe Paterno (or JoePa as he is fondly called) "is on his deathbed" and "needs a casket" ..... You don't insult a Legend, honey, just, No.
You have embarassed yourself and your school. Verily. Now Nittany Lions go kick some Aggie Ass and defend JoePa's honor! Go Lions Roar!
WARNING: This may be a long one full of rambling emotion....
I found out today that my "family" church in Williamsport PA, St Mary's, will be closing sometime this coming summer. It makes me immeasurably sad. This church has been attended by my family for generations back through the 1800's.
I was born in the neighborhood, only two blocks from the church, on Wilson Street. The red door has a plaque on it in memory of my Great Grandmother Nellie Switzer who died March 13,1988 at the age of 98. I used to always tell her "Gram I want you to live to be 100" she would laugh and say "Why in the world do I want to be 100?". She was an awesome, amazing woman. Not even in ill health until about age 95 or so. I aspire to be just like her and I DO want to live to be 100+. I'm selfish like that heh heh... Back to St Mary's it is a small church. The parsonage was sold several years ago because it was difficult to secure a full-time priest so one was shared with Christ Episcopal Church and St Ann's. Two other city churches in the diocese and it seemed to work just fine. The pew that my family always sat in still bore the gnaw marks of us bored children the last time one of us were in the church (we always check).
I spent many an afternoon in the church kitchen where there were doughnuts frying and sausage sandwiches being made for one fund-raiser or another. My Uncle Larry is on the Vestry and always right in the thick of things. He lives down the alley from the church and he is very grieved over the pending closing.
The last time I was there was for my beloved Aunt Paulette's funeral in May 2003. My sisters and I drove all night to get there. Paulette's funeral was on my sister "B's birthday and after the funeral everyone gathered in the Church Hall for a meal (as is the tradition for all neighborhood funerals) and "B" was HORRIFIED when our other sister "K" stood up and announced her birthday and everyone sang Happy Birthday. She did not think it "proper" to sing Happy Birthday after such a sad occasion but heck Aunt Paulette would have laughed about it and did it to her too! I want to have Madison christened there. I realize this is something I should have had done years ago but she has hated riding in the car and riding in her carseat up until recently so now time is drawing short. I need to get home and attend services at St Mary's. Have my baby girl baptized at my church where generations of us have been baptized and I need to see my beloved Aunt Barb before it is too late.
We had my family over on Christmas Eve. We had some goo-oo-ood food. The table wasn't fancy but we enjoyed it! Isn't this cake the cutest? It is from a local bakery (remember I don't "do" grocery store cakes.) The frosting is delicious! Yep Santa came! The opened presents to the right were from our haul from Stacy's family in Summerville. My lord we got alot of stuff down there! Madison opened up her Princess Kitchen. She specifically requested this along with the Dora DoodlePad - and a Baby Sister (the only thing she did NOT get!) a HUGE make-up set and opening her Dora Memory Game Opening the Dora DoodlePad! That big blue jug is bubble bath! Playing with her V-tech Laptop. Madison had a nice Christmas and that is what really matters. She got WAY too much stuff next year will be scaled WAY down. I think she was overwhelmed by it all.
I am GLAD It's over.... and that is all i'm going to say about Christmas this year.
I sure wish I would have taken today off too like Stacy did *sigh* Next year i'm taking the whole week off as Christmas falls on a Thursday. We had a nice time with his family this past week-end and with my family Monday evening.
It's raining and it's cold and it's going to be one CRAPTASTIC day. It matches my mood perfectly. Madison got everything she wanted and I think she enjoyed it. Tell me about your Christmas,are you glad it's over with or do you wish it were starting all over again today?
I wanted to say a very special thank you to three wonderful blogger friends that jazzed up my mailbox Tuesday. I got a darling handmade card from Maria at I Can See Clearly Now! Great job Maria and thanks for the sweet words about Holly.
I received a box of darling handmade Gingerbread Men (complete with them holding their own tiny candied ginger men in their little gingerbread hands) from the awesome Scott aka Purple Twinkie. I know they will taste even better than they look - if I can bear to bite into them that is. He presented them in a beautiful green velvet bag tied with gold rope and a darling teddy bear ornament attached which I promptly put on my tree and will always remember Scott's kindness when I unpack it every Christmas. Most of my ornaments have a story behind them or special meaning. I like it that way! Thank you so much Scott.
Then... as if those two weren't enough I got a big box from Jenie at Insert Catchy Title Here! In it were homemade candies and mini loaves of bread Yummm!!!! Also a My Little Pony Princess and bag of Dora candy (which my greedy child spied and took ownership of immediately and the crowning jewel was an ornament "the old mans big prize" of A Christmas Story - my favorite movie of all time. Oh man I am dizzy with excitement.
Thank you all for making my holiday extra special and sending of yourself cos' I know it takes time and effort to make your own cards and baked goods and candy and time and effort are like gold around the holidays. I very very much appreciate all three of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This our oldest cat Brett (three guesses as to who he's named after!) All of ours used to be indoor only but after I had Maddie one got out and they made my life miserable until I let them both go out. I don't really miss the litter box thing and they stay pretty close to home. The other cat Spooky is the pee bandit so he comes in less. Brett is Stacy's baby. I think he was getting tired of me taking pictures LOL Doesn't he have a sweet face? I realize I don't talk as much about my cats as I did the dogs but I love them all equally. Brett is a five years old, Spooky is four and Sneaky not a year. Reilly will be four on January 14th. He is 10 months older than Madison! Oh and those lights you see kinda hanging well they weren't until little paws started messing with them. He's always been devilish but sweet as s.u.g.a.r!
I was talking to my retarded ever-helpful sister this morning. Me: Reilly has ear mites. I got him some medicine. I put five drops in his ear like the box said and massaged his ear then cleaned it with a cotton ball but he still seemed very itchy. I wonder if that got the mites out?
Sis: Did you lift his ear and tap him on the side of the head?
Me: ~Blink~Blink~Blink~ What????
So... anybody have any advice on what further action I should take? I'm scared to ask her anything else! LOL
A big fat F U to Crying Cow Bank. Why lay people off before Christmas? You could have waited a few weeks. Yeah your stock is going down the shitter at the rate of a landslide on ice but still........ (p.s. No I did not get laid off but alot of good people did and still may)
A big fat F U to the U.S. Mint. Money is WAY-Y-Y-Y over-rated ya know?
Another big fat F U to Father Time. (can ya tell i'm getting stressed out over the big C? Can ya?) Slow it down just a tad mmm kay?
To my esteemed group - No life as you know it will NOT cease and desist if we do not do a freakin' "Chinese Christmas" next week. Jeezus kee-rist it is a $5 gift people, NOT the holy grail. I am sick and tired of the bickering over this.
To My Beloved Mother: If you do not keep giving Madison stuff every time we go to your house to cart home and for me to display..... I know you love her/us, I know you like to give things but I do not have any end tables I do not have a coffee table and I do not have anywhere to display stuff! Now Stop It!
To The Andes Mint Co. - Why-why-why do you make the goodness that is the peppermint crunch mints only in December and why can I only find them at select Dollar General stores (which I only ever go to in search of these mints). I found these little delights year before last. Last year I couldn't find them at all, this year you have teased me with a bag or two here and there. U Big Tease!
Isn't this the cutest little Elf? I WISH I had a body like this whoo hoo! LOL I just thought this was silly and fun.
Reilly is so sad without Holly. He's pitiful. He will walk around looking for her and he looks at me like "Why Mamma? Where is she?". It makes me want to cry! Stacy was outside last night and he said he thought he heard her bark and almost yelled at me to let Holly out. I guess it will just take time. *sigh*
I think the spiral trees make me think of Who-ville. We're going to put a few more of those up (like it NEEDS it Ha!). When it comes to jewelry etc. I do subscribe to "less is more" but not when it comes to Christmas Lights. No Siree! I think you may want to click on the pics to make them bigger. Back behind mega-Frosty is Madison's playhouse - decorated for the season also! You REALLY might a redneck if.... you have Nascar Santa in your yard! We tried to change #48 to #38 (Stacy's number) because we are DEFINITELY NOT fans of Jimmie Johnson My Santa Claus and animated packages. This is really quite pretty. My front door, click it to make it bigger and read what is on Santa's Cap :) My entrance-way. That !@#$%^& wall-paper just kills everything! Aren't my fairies pretty though? Madison's "mermaid" theme tree in her room. I wish you could see the ornaments they are so pretty! My hodge-podge old-fashioned Christmas Tree. The tree topper is new this year. We used to have an angel but she quit working. I think i'm going to look for an Angel Yorkie ornament in honor of my Holly Bug. **** It was hard going home last night but we'll be okay. I miss you Holly Bug!
My little princess is gone. Holly passed away last night. When we got up yesterday morning she didn't follow me around like she usually does and I thought that was odd but Reilly went back to his bed too so I just went on to work. I figured they were down on their beauty sleep since I was home all week-end with them. When I got home I could tell she hadn't eaten. She had peed on the floor a little bit but she must have just peed on herself because she was wet. I took her outside and let her go potty and then took her in and gave her a bath and dried her. I started cooking her some rice with chicken so entice her to eat and while I was doing that she snuck off and went up under the bed in the spare room. I found her and got her to eat a little. I could tell she was only doing it to please me. At that point alarm bells were going off. She didn't appear to be in any distress or pain or anything feasible like that, I just had a feeling we were going to lose her and soon. I think she was LOT older than I even thought (which was 10). I held her most of the evening and cuddled her and talked to her. She would lick me and I think she enjoyed our time together. When it was time for Madison to go to bed I told her to kiss Holly good-night and tell her she loved her, which she did. Twice. When it came time for us to go to bed I held Holly and kissed her and told her how much I love her and I want her to be there in the morning. I told her she has the sweetest, prettiest little face and I am so glad she came into our lives. About an hour after we went to bed Stacy went to check on her and she was gone. She just went to sleep and I firmly believe she waited until we went to bed also. I am going to miss her so much. I know I did the best I could for her, I know she knows she was loved. It just hurts to much to know I am not going to see that little face anymore or see her try to hop up or so many quirky things she did.
Maddie is to the left of Ciera (the girl in the Santa cap) I think next year Stacy and I are going to volunteer to do a real float for Miss Patsy. This was kind of cheesey in my opinion but it got their faces out there LOL Madison and her little friend Ann Kathryn who did NOT want to ride in the truck as you can see by the look on her little face!
