Saturday, January 24, 2009

One Headlight

Guidelines:
1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your next answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how outrageous it sounds!
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the game as well as the person you got the note from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS, “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
I've Got You (McFly) Sure.

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
I Go Blind (Hootie & the Blowfish) Um. Neat?

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Beautiful Day (U2) Again....sure....

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Absolutely (Story of a Girl) (Nine Days) Definitely.

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Hey Leonardo (Blessid Union of Souls) DiCaprio or DaVinci?

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Get Down (Backstreet Boys) I hope not all of them think this.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
The Rockefeller Skank (Fatboy Slim) Because, seriously, who doesn't?

WHAT IS 2+2?
Canned Heat (Jamiroquai) This math makes more sense than most.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Cantaloop (US3) Um.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Buddy Holly (Weezer) As in a big nerd? Then, yes. Sorry, dear. You are one though.

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Grade 9 (Barenaked Ladies) Considering my inability to actually complete my college education, I suppose thatbeing a perpetual freshman isn't totally off base.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Only Wanna Be With You (Hootie & the Blowfish) Well, that's just sweet.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
To the Moon & Back (Savage Garden) Yes. Some days I would like to send him to the moon. Some days I would allow him to come back.

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Closing Time (Semisonic) Dang.

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Broadway (Goo Goo Dolls) And it will be sung live by My Johnny.

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Kung Fu Fighting (Carl Weathers) Because that's how I'm going down!

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Drowning (Backstreet Boys) Wow. That's so not nice. Maybe it's supposed to mean that my hobby/interest is the Backstreet Boys, which is entirely possible.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield) No.

WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
One Week (Barenaked Ladies) Nope. Two weeks would be twice as bad. Although barenaked ladies wouldn't exactly be stellar...

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Meet Virginia (Train) I just won't introduce myself.

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
The Impression That I Get (Mighty Mighty Bosstones) I'm not sure which impression it was, but I'm sure that's right!

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Mandy (Jonas Brothers) I did know a couple girls named Mandy in high school and they were pretty funny! Could be referring to the Jonas Brothers' pants, too, but that's more of a gag reflex than a laugh.

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Dirty Little Secret (All American Rejects) In a way, yes.

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Letters (Stroke 9) I'm totally stumped on this one.

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) When I think about how much Fast Eddie loved this song, yes, it was a little scary.

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Sadie Hawkins Dance (Relient K) Is this referring to the fact that I have never been asked to a dance? Ouch.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
I Want You (Savage Garden) This must be referring to the Savage Garden concert where I should have thrown myself at Darren's feet.

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Praise You (Fatboy Slim) Jen and I were doing the lame dance to this (yeah, from the video) at the pool once in college and then we looked over and realized that there was an entire room full of wrestlers and football players watching us. That hurt our pride just a little. If you've seen the video, you'll know why. Just in case someone hasn't seen the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULVQOneeZE

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
One Headlight (The Wallflowers)

I don't tag people. Do it if you want. Or you can use this as an excuse to bulk up your playlist and avoid housework. :P

Friday, January 23, 2009

This year needs to be better

Seriously. I can't handle another year like last year. I came to the realization today that I still haven't really dealt with a lot of the stuff from last year and things probably won't get better until I get all of that under control. There you have it- today's epiphany. :)

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Puppy Love

This morning we took the kids to Petsmart as a surprise. They thought we were just going to look around at all the fish and lizards and stuff. They were completely shocked to find out about the adoption fair in the back of the store. :P

After much deliberation, the family agreed on a sweet brown German shepherd border collie mix puppy. So far, so good. He sat patiently in the parking lot while we put together his kennel and then walked right in for the trip home. He didn't make a peep the whole ride home and just laid in his kennel very happily. We're going to need a new kennel in like a month though and it will probably have to be the big one!

He's more comfortable around Tom and me, but he loves the kids and all the attention they give him. He lets Amelia hug him every 5 minutes (minimum) and he's just very gentle with them all. We spent lots of time in the backyard when we got home and he's happy to run around with someone or just sit next to them quietly.

After about 2 hours of going through dog naming websites and picking our brains, everyone finally agreed on "Jasper" for the little guy. Who knew it was so hard to name a dog? We spent less time picking out names for the kids! Wait. That's not totally true. It took us about 3 hours to name Tyler after he was born. ;) Tyler calls him "Dappers." Jasper doesn't seem to mind.

Amelia has already told me she's staying up all night with the dog and she has thanked us at least 10 times for the big surprise. Joseph has offered to walk the dog no less than 50 times and he's constantly checking to make sure Jasper has water. Tyler is just exhausted by the whole thing and is on his second nap of the evening, on the couch. He'll be headed for bed in a few minutes.

Ramsey and Luna (the feline kiddos) aren't thrilled with the new addition. They'll get over it eventually I'm sure. Or they won't. Whatever.

Yes, pics will be coming soon, but not tonight. I took a few, but Jasper is camera shy, so I'll need to take a few more so you can see what he actually looks like.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Today...

..we've had tons of excitement, including, but not limited to:

-Tyler pushed the cat into the bathtub. Yes, there was still water in the tub. The cat ran out of the bathroom so quickly that I didn't even see her run past me.

-Amelia decided to play some invented game that resulted in Joseph getting kicked in the mouth and knocking his head into the coffee table. Tears followed.

-Tyler decided to climb the tall baby gate, where he proceeded to get stuck- perched at the very top. He didn't call for help, just sat there and cried.

-Joseph stood next to me while I was blogging and repeatedly asked me what I was writing and why I was doing this.

-Amelia locked Tyler out of the bedroom while she was in timeout for kicking Joseph.

See? Exciting!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Christmas Countdown

Two more days. Yeah. I haven't wrapped a single present; in fact, I'm not sure where I even put all of the presents that need to be wrapped. My plan was to make most of the presents for the kids this year. Yup. Didn't happen. I'm making (yes, still) some felt food for T to open on Christmas and then the kids will get the rest as I finish it, um, in my spare time.

Walmart is not a fun place to go 3 days before Christmas, especially when the cart is laden with children that you need to buy for. Next year, I will plan better. Just like I will blog more. Honest.

J just woke up and he's asking for breakfast, so thus ends this riveting blog session. You're sad. I can tell. Come over for cinnamon rolls in about 20 minutes. :)

Friday, November 21, 2008

And he's off...

...to school today. Joseph is feeling better and was super excited to get to school today. I think he missed the playground. :P Amelia is watching Curious George right now and Tyler finally went down for a nap.

In M&B news, I finished one pair of longies and they're headed for the lanolin bath in about 5 minutes. The next pair should be done later today and then I have 2 more surprise pairs to knit and I'll be through that part of my list. We won't discuss what's left on my list yet. Yikes. I think I'll be spending a lot of time at the post office in the coming weeks.

In other crafty news, I'm trying to plan out what I'm making for everyone for Christmas. Wow. I need to start the planning much earlier next year. I have to make a birthday gift for Joseph this week, one for Tyler immediately after that, and then Christmas gifts for each of the kids. Ideally, I'd love to make them each a pair of socks and a pair or two for myself, but since I have yet to actually knit a sock of any size, I don't see it happening. Maybe they'll get socks for Valentine's Day.

And to Little Miss Lindsay, happy birthday, sweetie! You'll love being six!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

A mother's conundrum

Why won't a sick child lay down on the couch and just watch movies, but when said child is prefectly healthy, he is perfectly happy to be a couch potato?

Joseph is sick today. He told me he didn't feel well last night, so I fed him dinner and he went to bed. This morning his tummy still hurt, so I told him he could stay home. 10 minutes before we normally leave for school, he decides he's fine and then goes off to get dressed for school. Nope, getting dressed was too much work for him, so he just laid on the floor instead and decided that staying home would be better. That turned out to be the right choice because the school would have called me to come get him as soon as I pulled back into the driveway from dropping him off.

In totally unrelated news, blueberry oatmeal is not fun to clean out the carpet. Just sayin'.

In Munkit & Blue news, I have a pile of stuff to finish, wash, and mail this weekend. I may even be ambitious and post some pics of it on here since my commitment to blog more this year than last is dangerously close to becoming a thing of the past.