Everyone thinks of L.A when they think of celebrities, but what you may not know is that lots of celebs can be found in groups all over. In Branson lots of celebs - mostly of the Country Music sect can be found, and a LOT go to Aspen Colorado for Skiing.

Did any of you see the pics of Miriah Carey and her pup wearing matching ski outfits?


I love little dogs and their little clothes! I've heard bitching from friends that because where we live they will never see a movie star or anyone else of the celebrity ilk, but just last year the city I live ten miles from hosted an awards ceremony - Angelina and Brad were there, and to me, thats about as big as it gets.


In short? Celebs are everwhere!

The first of January we hit the sales and bought this TV for our bedroom.


We planned on buying a lcd mount for it the next time we went shopping, becuase i want the TV to go here



I really want to get that little table out of our room. But last week when we were at Costco shopping, we saw a corner wall mount thingy, and holy crap are they ever pricey! I was thinking about getting just a corner shelf, we could drill a hole in the back for the cords, and that would be a LOT cheaper than a wall mount, although, it would collect dust, and its going to be hard enough getting up there to dust the TV with the snake tank there, much less dusting a shelf And TV.

What do you think? Shelf or wall mount?

Thanks for the help with my last post people! i have for sure seen the trampoline nets.. or whatever you call them, but they seem like a hassle and a risk to me. I wonder if I could convince my husband to dig out underneath a trampoline so it was ground level... That would be awesome!

I wonder though. If it is ground level, its not just digging a hole and sticking it in, is it? The ground would have to be stabilized in some way... its worth looking into, thats for sure!

(another thought that came up, is how do I politely tell the neighbor kids they cannot be on the trampoline? Kids do not understand insurance and liabilities and all that icky grown up stuff, do they?)

Summer is still a far far away from now, but the kids are already asking " This summer can we get a Trampoline?"

But. They scare me. A lot.

Hubs grew up with a trampoline and he tells me all the time I am over reacting. That I am mothering the boys too much and they are going to grow up sissies.

Actually, a lot of people tell me I am over protective - but I hate to see them get hurt.

So tell me. Should this be the year I give in?

I am of course, referring to my Bad Parenting award! Go ahead and guess which movie my three, five and eight year old boys are watching right this moment - sitting just feet away from me as I type this.

Ghost Rider. You know the dude with his skull on fire? Making deals with the devil? Bare breasted chicks? Yup. That's the one.

You see. I have no problems with my children - yes even the three year old - hearing bad words. My boys hear a lot of them from us, but they also know that those are grown up words and not for them to use AND they do not use them.

Sex scenes, I find inappropriate, but hubs assured me that there is VERY little of that variety in this movie - I've seen it, but it was a while ago, and I could not quite recall. It's rated 14 and over.

I have argued against this for months. Since it was in theaters to be exact, but with Hubs, and all three boys begging, I just gave in tonight.

They have also watched movies like Blade, The Matrix, Alien Vrs. Predator AND all three count the Jaws movies as favorites.

Yup. Hand over that award. Ill put it over here by my home theater popcorn machines!

How I wish I hung out with people who thought this stuff up. This is pure freaking gold!





pee ess: I'd actually go to a theater and watch a movie like this.Would you?

I just got another telemarketer call! The number they called from was (unknown name) 140-747-8000. When I answered they started an automated spiel about how I had won an AMAZING opportunity for something (gasp!) amazing!!1!!

As this is not the first time I have been called to tell me I have won something amazing I decided to follow instructions, push nine and ask to be put on the do not call registry. Not surprisingly the person who answered could barely speak English, which isn't so bad as I interrupted him before his fourth word to demand my name and number be put on the do not call list.

imagine my surprise when he explained that they DO NOT put numbers on the list! I calmly explained to him that it is illegal to not keep a do not call list in Canada but he again refused my request. I asked to speak to his supervisor and he agreed that I could but he would have to put me on hold.

Damned if he didn't hang up on me instead of putting me on hold. I put in a *57 which is a call trace with our service provider, but the chances of them calling five more times int he next two weeks are pretty slim.

I even tried to call the number back so I could ask for a supervisor to ...express... my displeasure. They don't accept incoming calls it seems. I bet they do that 'cus they don't want to be bothered when they are BUSY!

Telemarketers - the companies who hire them, not the people who work for them - I understand the need for a job and would rather see someone be employed as a telemarketer than on welfare - but the telemarketer companies must have souls so black that even with a rechargeable flashlight you could not find a bit of light in them!

Labels: rage

• WHY IS MY CAPS LOCK ON?
• where is the cat, and why is the dog so quiet.
• how long after her surgery do I have to wait to bathe the dog? She smells.
• what is the real reason for gold cufflinks or any cuff link for that matter? Do really expensive shirts not have sleeve buttons?
• How many cookies did i just eat?
• And finally, a quote from my five year old : "Mom I know what keeps us down and not floaty. Gravel-lee. In outsider space there is not gravel leee so you just flooooat away. I'm glad we have gravel lee

My back hurts. And so does my foot. just thought you should know this.

The other day when Hubs checked the mail he found a box! I love mail to begin with, but when the mail happens to be free samples I'm on cloud nine! We were asked to give our honest opinions on these two Grey Poupon mustards.
I hate spaghetti, I really do, so I quickly defrosted a Chicken breast and slathered the Grey Poupon Harvest Coarse Ground Mustard onto it.


I loved the taste of this mustard, And I specially loved when I bit down on one of the seeds, having the flavor explode in my mouth. Be honest, looking at both of the main courses, the chicken and the spaghetti. Which would you rather have? (and Yes, I did tease the kids that Mommy had Good food and they had to eat Yucky worms!)

The second Mustard was the Hearty Spicy Brown, and I had very high hopes for this one. It was creamy smooth, like butter, and smelled divine. I decided that I would try this one on a sandwich. My favorite sandwich in the entire world, is a baloney sandwich with lettuce, cheese, mustard, Italian salad dressing and ketchup! I have been eating this sandwich since grade school, and I fully expect to be ordering it from my nursing home kitchen!


You can see here how nicely it spreads, although it is rather pale. You might want to click on the photo to make it bugger. Here is my completed sandwich, made with the Grey Poupon Hearty spicy Brown Mustard. I liked the texture of this one, but it had a very strong after taste of onion, which I didn't really like. However, that didn't stop me from eating every last bite of my sandwich! I would recommend bringing your tooth brush along if you are going to be using this mustard on a sandwich at work!

All in all, I expect both jars to be used up quickly, (hubs did not find the onion to be overwhelming at all, and will be using it on his work sandwiches) and the coarse ground will be used in cooking! I am planning on making pork chops in the next week and I want to see what happens when I use it on the barbecue!

Labels: food, healthy living, reviews

I know, I know, I just wrote a post on BPR about going on hiatus. And I am. From that blog. You see, BPR is my funny blog. I don't like to write about the bad things in life there - unless they are funny bad things.

Unfortunalty, I have lost my funny. I think the dog might have taken it and hid it behind the Cat5e patch panel, but I am too lazy to go find it.

I am hoping that Tuesday afternoon my funny will be back, but until then, seeing as all I can think about is my upcoming appointment and how scared I am, It seemed wiser to just close down BPR temporarily.

Labels: I'm Important Too

Ok. A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to lose weight but I am too freaking lazy to diet. So I added thirty minutes of activity a day, water - lots water - and I cut out a lot of my snacks.

Not all of them because - I like snacks. I love chocolate chips and candy.

The problem is, now that I rarely eat candy, it makes me ill. I had a little Halloween sized package of runts - a hard sugary candy - the package contains about ten pieces, and you could fit the whole lot in your mouth in one bite. I ate half the bag and now my tummy is upset.

Even worse, it is the same with chocolate! I cannot eat a full bar in one sitting without getting so nauseated I feel like throwing up!

This sucks!

Labels: healthy living

Take it from someone who knows, forgetting Valentines day is a BAD thing! There are still six days to get ready, but a lot of guys are not going to realize this until V-day!

Flowers are a perfect valentines gift, becuase there is a flower for every feeling you can possibly have for someone. Flowers for Love, flowers for friendship, flowers for grief and flowers to say I miss you.

You can get hot house flowers or organic gift baskets, long stem roses or a bundle of daisies.

Flowers really are the perfect gift! 1-800-flowers offers all huge selection of flowers to choose from and you can get same day delivery. So if you are sitting at work on the evening of the 13th and suddenly realize just how unprepared you are, give 1-800-flowers a chance. You will not be disappointed, and most importantly, you will not be in the dog house!

Labels: family

I always think the worst. Always. No matter what the situation, I always imagine - and expect the worst to happen. I think I do it becuase, by expecting the worst to happen, if it doesn't or if it is even slightly less bad, it is still a relief.

Just after Christmas, My right breast started to ache. I assumed it was a cycle thing and that it would go away in a few days. It took me six weeks to wake up and realize that maybe I should see a doctor. During that time, I found a pea sized lump in my breast, right smack in the center of where the pain emanates from.

Now it is the size of a small marble.

I will be seeing my doctor on the 12th, and since I have had mammograms before, if another is ordered, at least we have a good baseline to compare with.

I am trying REALLY hard to stay positive. Lots of lumps are nothing, and since I have fibrous breasts already, my chances of having a nothing lump are better than most. Add to that, the lump is behind some scar tissue. So this could also just be a bit of inflamed scar tissue at work.

Regardless, Each time a spike of pain stabs through my breast I start to breath faster, my heart rate increases and I get light headed with the worry. I try really hard to just not think about it. After all, nothing can be done until I see the doctor, so I should not waste my time worrying about it.

I know it could be nothing, but honestly? I am terrified that it's something.

Labels: healthy living

Last year, my children did not make me wobbily heart shaped cars filled with X's and O's.

Last year my husband teased me up til and including the day of Valentines' about what I would get.

And then I got nothing.

Last year I cried on Valentines day. Not becuase I did not get chocolates,cards or flowers, but because I did not even get an "I love you".

This year will be different, even if I have to love myself!

To start that, I am entering a Valentines Day contest at I'm A Mom, Deal With It!

All you have to do to enter is post about the contest, like I have done, and leave her a comment on her blog. She is drawing for the prize on the eleventh of February. If I won, It would not get to me in time for V Day, But at least I would know someone was thinking of me that day!

Wish me luck!

Labels: I'm Important Too

It's seven Am and I am FROZEN. I'm not sure why. the house is at its normal temperature, but I am chilled to the bone. I would love to slide into a hit bubble bath, but Rainbow Man's alarm will be going off any minute!

I cannot believe it is already February. At the most we only have three more months of winter! Sweet!

Smokey goes in for her surgery today. This worries me. Her surgery is not until tomorrow morning but she has to fast and we decided last month when we made the appointment it would be easier for her to go in the night before than to try and get her down at 6 AM so hubs could still get to work on time. (Smokey is not a fan of car rides and someone has to be holding her while the other drives, which means we would haven't o have all the kids up and dressed and out the door at 6. nope. Not gonna happen)

I hate the thought that tonight she will be in a strange kennel all alone crying, not knowing when we sent her away. We are going to let her take her blankie and squeaky caterpillar with her. I hope that helps her!

Labels: ponderings, puppy talk, sigh, winter sucks

Have you heard of the Internet Superstore Buy.com? If so, you already know why buy.com rocks, but for those of you living under a rock, lets go over them again!

I made a video, but a few important things got left out. Like the fact Deal Or NO Deals awesome host, Howie Mandel is their spokesperson. Who doesn't love Howie? Or how about the fact that Buy.com makes comparing prices and products as easy as a click of a button. One thing I love about their site is that shipping is already included in their prices so you see the whole cost, right up front - I hate waiting at an online check out, only to find out that the shipping is impossible!

Here is my video version of why buy.com rocks. I sure hope you like it!

Labels: I'm Important Too, save money, shopping, video