Frightening Friday list-a-palooza!

So, to honor Halloween and all it's spooky goodness (tomorrow) I thought I would run through the reasons I like Halloween..

1 - It's one day a year it's socially acceptable to dress in very scary clothing and sit motionless on the front lawn and scare the passing kiddies... Any other day and you might be considered a creep or crazy person..

2 - The Halloween Specials on t.v.... Like the Great Pumpkin, or Supernatural's spin on Halloween, or the regular shows with the main people dressing up... It's just fun to watch the humorous spins on costumes, when there's no budget..

3 - Left over candy... So, you find yourself only handing out a fun size candy one per kid, just so there can be some left over to keep to yourself.. Or better yet... you hand out the not so good candy, and keep the peanut butter cups to yourself!

4 - I love to dress my kids up! Today they went to daycare wearing last years' costumes.. 3 eyed monsters! Although, technically, they are going to be pirates for Halloween night, I didn't want them to ruin the new costumes, so they're little monsters running around Jennie's house.. Ivan, who is uber sensitive to scary things, even wore his today... He ran in Jennies house and said "I'm a scary monster" and "RAR!!!"... lol

5 - I love the different humorous costumes they've been producing lately!! Who ever came up with the outlet and plug, sumo wrestlers, and bacon and eggs, must be fun people! Also, the fake beards, the pretend butt cheeks.. lol

6 - (Yes I have 6 this time) SCRAPBOOKING the Halloween pictures!!!! As if I need a reason to scrapbook, right?! The Halloween pictures just give me one more event to stick down to some fancy paper, embellish with some shiny brads, and even ink or distress the Tim Holtz way.... Just wait until after Christmas d=to do these pages, and then you'll find yourself scrapping happier with newly received tools and scrap stuff... I'm drooling and now I want to scrapbook even more!!!

Remember, as you're driving home from work tomorrow, if you work on Saturdays, please watch out for kids... Please drive slow and pay attention, leave your fingers off your cell phones and keep them on the wheel.. Halloween should be fun and not end up with some little kid getting run over by a car... PLEASE, PLEASE keep everyone SAFE!!

A Few of my favorite things... Wink! Wink!

So, Christmas is coming and there's only 57 days left to get your shopping on!

I am now realizing that the sooner one starts their shopping, the easier it is to absorb into the budget, plus it's less work that needs to be done at the last minute..

Here's some of the things on my Christmas list this year.. Maybe they'll be on yours too!?

- Perl Ex powders... Jill has made her own Glimmer Mist from them, and they look even better than the store bought ones, because you can control color volumne, etc... However, the only way to buy these powders is with a coupon, otherwise they can get pricey!

- There's some fun new chipboard sets at Joann's.. Tattered Angels.. some are victorian, some are vintage, but they all rock! (Again, whip out the coupons for these, which can be found online) OR you can NEVER go wrong with a Gift Card for Joann's...

- Frilly vintagy aprons are a must for the light cooks, or die hard cooks, in your house.. Unless the hubby cooks, then I don't think he'd appreciate wearing a ruffle apron.. I found some great handmade ones on ebay that even cater to the plus size figure! Plus they're not too expensive!

- Some new paper stacks... DCWV actually has some nice stacks out now, that have gotten my attention... They're more distressed looking with better patterns and better sheens.. It's exciting!

- Martha Stewart Glitter, including the foil looking ones.. Jill has made me jeolous! (JERK!) Michaels carriers her stuff, and they do have coupons..

Have I mentioned coupons enough?? If you always use a coupon, more stuff can be bought!!

- a non-zip hoody would rawk the wardrobe.. A nice "Save the Tattas" one perhaps? Torrid has some fun ones, plus they're meant to make the big and beefy gals look whistle-worthy.. Maybe throw in a thong to wear while sporting the hoody, and the men might go crazy-wild!

- iTunes gift cards are a necessity for anyone with an iPod... There's some great music out there, might as well be in your purse... LOL

- Slice Design Cards - Ok, I have a card holder that is screaming to be filled!! There's one that's all fonts, maybe MIXED UP..or something like it... yep.. liking that, plus the embossing tips...

- Jammies from Lane Bryant... Although, I wish they weren't so dang expensive! Has LB gone designer or are they made of gold?? Seriously, WTF?! Anyways, I do like jammies, so they're on my list..

- A hotel stay for a night... maybe two, to scrap with your bff on the $5 Ebay table, away from tiny fingers... We can set up the webcams.. watch the kids like a thriller movie, without the sense that they can attack the stacks of papers at any time... Heck, as long as the hotel isn't near the South Side, yo, I'm cool with cheap!

Lastley, but not leastley...


- Ink refils for my HP A826 printer.. Officemax has the reconditioned ones for only $19, so save some bucks and buy green! Sometimes they have those brown bags in the paper where you can stuff it full and save %'s off the contents... Good time to get the refills! and photo paper, kodak brand is ok wid' me!

So, there you have it... My Christmas list is mostly scrapbooking.. big surprise!!

Remember... Start your holiday shopping early, use LOTS of coupons, and everyone will be happy little beavers! LOL

Enjoy your day, as if it's Friday at 5:01 pm!

Gots lots done, yo!

Give me an 8 hour break from kids, I'll give you a small album completed!

While at my BFF's, one day when I was off from work, I gots some serious scrapping done.. I will admit the pages were shy of 6x6, but it only makes it harder to get everything stuck down, without over killing the page..

Here's some pic's of the small metal binder album I did... there's one page missing because I used massive amounts of Stickles on it and it had to stay at Jill's so it could dry laying flat..

What direction should I go??

I really enjoy scrapbooking, but don't do it as regularly as I want to, but thought I should add some of my works of art to my blog..

I am wondering if my followers want to see it?

Do you follow for my MVP hatin' humor, my twin exeriences, or because you're a big fan of Jimmy fallon?

Please chirp up and let me know what other content I should add, if any!?!?!

Carpe clicker!

Christmas Project! Handmade Ornaments filled with Love!

I have decided to keep Christmas small this year. It seems every year it has gotten smaller and smaller, but so has our bank accounts.

Last year I made cute chipboard ornaments with the twins' picture and some small embellishments on them, plsu gave a small gift for the grandparents.

This year it's stricktly going to be a wonderful handmade gift, a very nice one, though.

I found a great blog of someone who made a glass ornament using a photo printed on transparency paper, some beads, and a little bit of ribbon.

The recipe for the ornament seems fairly easy, but FAR from cheap.. The transparency paper was $40, for 25 pages, the ornaments from Michaels was $1.40 ish each bulb, and then the beads, and misc stuff... It ends up being around $8-$10 per ornament, but they are very special..

I will be making most of them using photo's of the twins, but have a couple in mind for some friends using a picture of their wedding, and their son's first day of school, pictures as the motif..

This Friday will be spent getting these started, as I will be spending the day at my BFF's house! YAY! (Except I have no more macaroni and cheese, Jill... sorry)

I think the Christmas gift from the children, for the grandparents and auntie, will be the special ornaments, and an ornament holder, so they can, if they choose, display it all year round.

I will add pics as I go, so maybe I can inspire someone to be creative!!

This recipe was found on a fellow blogger page - See my side Bar for "Life"

Citibank Raises Rate on Mastercard Holders to 29.9%.. Thanks Tax payers for the bailout money, now we're gonna screw you over!

So, if you click the link above, you can find the "contact Us" page for Citibank.. This will allow people to voice their concerns with the recent interest rate hikes that have happened to a TON of people.

I am a consumer who pays their bills on time, has a great credit score and who tries everything in their power to pay down, and not use, debt..

I found myself opening mail on Friday from Citibank. It said that since I was such a great account they were going to raise my credit limit to $17,900, dang.. That could be REALLY bad, but whatever.. I felt special!!

Then on Saturday I get another letter from them, stating that "To continue to provide our customers with access to credit, we have had to adjust our pricing"... They raised my rate to a violating 29.9%... Seriously!

It was bad enough that they raised my rate from the original 9% to 16%, but to raise it to 29.9%, holy mother of GOD!!

So, I feel that everyone who is effected, and who knows someone who is effected by this, to please voice yourselves to congress, and to Citibank.

We need to put an end to this. It's legalized account rape!! The broke will just get broker, the bankruptcy levels will just continue to rise.. Where will it end?

Hopefully, Citibank will just fold... I kind of hope that the CEO's, or whatever the big cheese's over there are called, feel our pain.. There are more people who maintain middle class wages, and can barely makes end meet, without having to pay out more because a credit company takes too many vacations and need those stupidly large paychecks..

My point is this... If they accepted the bailout money, they should have also accepted goverment take-over... Each one of us should have been given a key to the building, because we "technically" bought some of their business with our hard earned tax dollars...

Repeat after me!

"I earned a key, give me a key!!"

Speak your minds, voice your opinions, don't let Citibank get away with this!

Here's some people who have already... You are not alone!

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GWYG_enUS313US203&q=citibank+interest+29.9%25+2009+consumer+affairs

Let's count it down folks!

So, I have been uber busy between work and being sick, the kids being sick, Rob being sick... I've had zero time to sit on the computer.. Is that like baby sitting,... computer sitting..?

Anyways...

I got thinking about what makes me smile, what makes me laugh, and what makes me almost pee my pants.. There's been not as much of the latter, but enough to make a list... So, here weeee gooooo!! (Peter Pan reference)

5 - Picture this... two bff's walking through Kohls.. (I know Jill is already knowing what I'm about to say).. We're doing a little shopping and while we were walking I hear what I thought was a growl from a rabbid dog.. I turn to see that the only rabbid dog is Jill's butt! Oh yeah.. Seriously her butt growled!!

4 - We've had little nick names for our kids.. Ivan is "buddy" and Emilee is "buggy", neither has ever mentioned them until recently.. I was talking with Emilee and accidentally called her "buddy".. she turns to me and says "Momma, I'm not Buddy, I'm Buggy".. I almost fell over.. I can' t even grasp how perceptive they have become!

3 - Since Ivan sometimes pees while he's trying to poop, we have to make sure he gets tucked down so the spray doesn't go beyond the confinements of the potty.. So, Emilee knows we tuck him down, and that he wont do it himself, so now she will push down on herself, right below the belly button, as if she's tucking herself in... She's a weirdo!

2 -When your child walks up to you and says "Tickle my arm pit", it has got to make you laugh because for one, why would a child ask to be tickled, and two, they specifically ask for their arm pit to be tickled.. Goodness they're funny!

1 - Everything is "SCARY" to Ivan.. The beard on his Gnome Halloween costume, was scary... Closing the bathroom door, while he's pooping, is scary... It's as if he found a new word and was running with it.. We watched Monster House, during which he couldn't tka ehis eyes off the screen, but kept saying "Scary.. Scary.." It's just awesomely funny!

Freedom of speach, power to the people!!

So, after my run in with the law, it got me thinking.. Where is the line between venting and "harrasing".. Anyone who knows me, or has read any of my blog posts, can see I have no ill-intentions.. I rarely get overly upset, and only once swore, I think only once, but unless you consider "crap" being a major swear word, then maybe I do..



Anyways, it really upset me that they would have the police call me at my place of employment. Myt blogs are things I do in my personal time.. On my lunch, or 15 minute breaks, or after work.. Don't call me at work!


Also, the people at MVP could have just sent me en email to let me know they thought my comment was "harrassing", I would've rephrased it then.


I have now begun to think a goverment run health program would be the right way to go. If you ask a Canadian they'll probably tell you the claims take a while to get paid, but that when they go to the doctors, they health issues are covered..


I wonder if they have to go through several appeal's to only be told that there is no definition of "reasonable distance", and that they can make you drive to another state to be seen by a participating physician.. hmm... something to think about..

MVP... Apology for mis-take blog

So, I received a call from the Police Department in Albany advising me that MVP had asked them to look into a potential threat I made on my blog a long time ago... Some employees of MVP felt threatened by a comment.

If anyone felt my blog was threatening in any way, I apologize, that was not my intent.

I had no idea that anyone read my blog, except my bff and hubby..

I am surprised they just didn't ask me to remove it.. I would've, as I vented and had moved on..

I deleted that post, right after the police had called me, as I don't want to be gone after for border-line harassment law suits, as my family has suffered enough financial duress over that past year, that if they did arrest me, it wouldn't do anything but put my family in bankruptcy.

I would hope they would understand why i was so upset, and that I meant absolutely no harm to anyone, just advocacy to the public to know my story. My intentions of this blog was to vent, nothing more.. People would know that if they read it.. It's mostly about potty training my twin toddlers, or camping with my family, or the worst board games..

I am not a mean individual, and apologize if my message was misconstrued in any way. I don't make threats, just get upset every once and a while..

So, please carry on, nothing to see here..

Missing, reward offered..

So, somehow I haven't posted in over 2 weeks.. Wow, where was my head.. It was missing!!

Here's an update on the potty training for my twin 2.5 yr olds...

Emilee is doing fantastic! She pees and poops on the potty, and rarely wakes up wet.. YAY Emilee!!

Ivan has recently been pooping almost every time in the potty, which rawks!! We just ask him if he's gotta poop, tell him he can blow bubbles while on the potty, and then eventually, he poops!! He then gets so excited, he screams "I did it, mommy" or daddy, whichever he decides to call out... He's so proud of himself! As we are of him, that was a huge turning point for him, and our potty training experience as a whole..

We're taking the kiddies camping this weekend in "daddy's camper", as the kids refer to the new popup.. It's the best purchase, since the kids, that we ever made! Camping brings our tiny family so close.. Mommy and Daddy love it, especially with the over-sized beds and privacy curtains.. The kids love to climb up and sit at the dinette, and there's room to have 6-8 people sitting all over on the inside... Thank GOD for loans!!

We're going up to Southwick Beach, which I've heard good reviews about. Going with us, is my mom and step dad, and their ginormous Class A camper.. It's going to be chilly outside, but we're gonna dress right, and enjoy the furnace, and some hot coffee.. yummm...

Coffee is the best, especially with Coffee Mate's Peppermint Mocha creamer.. It's so freakin good!! I just sounded like a commercial.. LOL

Speaking of LOL, has anyone watched Coogar Town, with Courtney Cox?? It's so freakin hysterical!! This week's episode contained a few scenes that were almost identical, except with a few extra fat people, of our friends limo bus wine tour... There was some great times, right there!!

Speaking of great times... I just adore spending an evening in, ordering take out, and watching a few dvd rentals... It's one of my favs.. Especially with a warm blanket covering my toes, and my wonderful husband, of a fabulous 11 years, next to me to keep my other body parts warm.. It's the best!

Speaking of best... Has anyone been to Olive Garden lately?? I want their salad and bread sticks in the WORST way.. Like seriously cra-ah-raving it right now.. mmm.... yummy Italian oily goodness... mmm... warm garlicky bread sticks... if only someone wanted to take me there, right now!!

Speaking of right now... My back hurts.. I went to the doctors last week with a back ache and weird withdrawals.. thinking they would just tell me to wean off a medication, instead of going off cold turkey as they previously suggested.. So, I'm sitting there the doctor comes in and tells me that I all of a sudden had a slight fever, my through was red, even though I didn't complain of that, and it didn't hurt, and my blood pressure was elevated... Well, she then told me she was going to treat me as if I had the flu.. Yeah... I only went in for the withdrawals.. I came out with the flu.. Seriously, wtf?? So, after a nights rest, I decided to go to see a different doctor.. This time I told him my back hurt, and I don't feel sick.. I told him to have me pee in a cup, because I felt I had a kidney infection or something.. Well, a week later, results are in, yup!! No freakin flu, just a bad UTI.. Idiots!! Thank GOD I have a medical degree and can diagnose myself, oh, wait! No, I don't!! Why am I smarter than them?? UGH.. Stupid people!!

Speaking of stupid... It's almost the end of the day and I gotta go... LOL

Enjoy your loved ones, before someone else does!!