Operation Christmas Child: Never too Early to Start

May 11, 2011 Leave a Comment

As I type this post, it is early May.  Finishing up the last of our Easter candy {sadly} and gearing up after a lovely Mother’s Day weekend may not seem like the time to bring up Operation Christmas Child, right?  But this is actually the perfect time!  

Right before and just after a major, commercialized holiday is the absolute best time to make purchases for your OCC shoeboxes.  In fact, you can get small, fun, springtime items marked way down at some stores.  A couple of weeks ago Catz and I found some adorable little gifts at Michael’s.  Do you see the mini notepads in the photo?  They were just 50 cents.  Those are great for girls ages 8 and up.  In fact, we love them so much that we’re going to send one to our Compassion sponsored sweetie, Bala.  I think she’ll love it, too!  The notepads are really thin so I think they’ll pass customs well.

Aren’t the socks so cute?  We picked up several different sizes for girls at 99 cents, but one pair actually rang up at a penny!  We also found some beautiful wood crosses and Silly Putty.  

Now that’s not the end of our shopping, but it’s a great start.  My family is hoping to really pack these boxes to the brim with an assortment of gifts.  I’m hoping we’ll find some more great spring and summer ideas as the months go by.  If you see or think of something really neat could you let me know?  Here’s a great video reminder of how to pack a shoebox. {If your browser doesn’t show the video, click here.} 


What are you planning to pack in your OCC shoeboxes {or have packed before} that really rocks?

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Christmas Crafts: Card Hanger

November 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

It’s the 3rd day after Thanksgiving, and I’m ready for the glitz of preparing for Christmas!  In my house it’s time for huge, plastic boxes to come out of storage and their contents be put on display. Snowmen and gingerbread boys are placed on the mantle, miniature trees all decked out adorn the bar, and lights and garland get draped above every doorway and window.  As far as senses are concerned, I’m highly visual. So this, my friends, is eye-candy heaven!

As my family works to position yuletide wall hangings and set up train tracks around the tree, the world takes on a different view in my mind.  It’s as though I wear blinders to what could be a stressful time of year.  Along with the lights, color, and twinkle of the season, I choose to see what matters most: people.  The faces of family and friends, their mouths turned up into smiles and laughter, fill my heart with warm fuzzies that seem to stretch all the way to my fingertips!

I long for the welcome sign of the mail truck every day as I wonder who might be sending us a greeting from near or far.  One of my favorite activities leading up to December 25th is displaying Christmas cards we receive.  Setting them on a counter or bookcase just doesn’t do them justice in my opinion, so I hang the cards.  They look so festive that way, don’t you think?

There are a myriad of ways to do this from attaching them onto ribbon to letting each one dangle individually. I found a ton of photos on Pinterest, one of my guilty pleasures and an easy way to lose one’s self online.  The creative ideas I’ve seen there are simply endless!  Here is one of my favorite card hanging suggestions from Dinks:

This is another one of my faves from Tater Tots and Jello.  I think I’ll make this next week with the kids…

How do you display your cards?  Do you hang them up or set them out or mount them in some other way?  Do you put traditional boxed cards in one location and photo cards in another spot?

Speaking of photo cards, have you ordered yours yet? I have yet to order mine. You too?  Well don’t lose heart…there’s still time!  This year I’m falling in love with the photo cards from Tiny Prints. There are so many choices {and I am so very decision-making challenged}, but I think I’ve narrowed it down to a handful.  I love the colors of this one and the many photo window options…

This one looks like a postcard! How cute is that?!

Okay, this photo card is too adorable, already in “ready-to-hang” ornament form. Perfect to hang right on your Christmas tree!

Let’s not forget there’s also an option to design your own card.  Simply select the card color, layout, fonts, and embellishments and you’re good to go!

Right now Tiny Prints is offering 15%-20% off your orders with code CYBER20 until 11/29!!  And even if you order from Tiny Prints after that date {like me, Miss Undecided} you’ll still gain a gorgeous set ofChristmas photo cards.

Hey, when you get your photocards, would you please send me a link? I’d love to see them!!

 

Disclosure: In exchange for this honest review, Tiny Prints has offered to give me my own set ofChristmas photo cards.  Their offer does not in any way affect my opinion. {I still think their photo cards rock!} If you’re curious, please feel free to read my full Disclosure Policy here.

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Music to My Ears

August 9, 2010 3 Comments

When I was 14 years old or so I asked my parents for a keyboard for Christmas.  Now before you get the idea that this was a way for me to learn typing on my Mac or HP PC, let me just stop you. Because back when I was in high school a keyboard meant only one thing…80′s music with a synthesizer. Oh yeah.

Unless you were a tech-geek like my hubby.  Then you asked for an Amiga 2000.

{{Yes, I know geeks rock, Babe.  Now go finish programming your app!}}

That’s right, I’m an 80′s girl.  Way back in 9th grade, my music mainly consisted of bands like Soft Cell, Thomas Dolby, and of course, Duran Duran.  I also played the piano so what else would any music-loving kid ask for but an electric keyboard.  Oh, it didn’t have to be an expensive brand like Roland.  It just had to be a keyboard.  With synth capabilities if possible, thankyouverymuch.

That Christmas was going to be awesome!  I had it all planned out.  Other than some clothes and a hair dryer the keyboard was the only big item on my list.  It was a shoe-in to get a privileged spot under the twinkling lights of our Christmas tree.  Right next to the bottle of Cache perfume I had gotten for my mom and some tools that were for my dad.  Christmas Day was going to be sweet!

Then the big day arrived and there, under our tree, was a huge square box…with my mom’s name on it.  Huh?  That big box turned out to be our very first microwave from my dad.  Needless to say, Mom was thrilled.  But where was my keyboard? Oh, I got the hair dryer and some clothes, but was I ever disappointed and moody the rest of the day.  And clearly very ungrateful.

Sound familiar?  It should.  This scenario plays itself out in numerous homes across the globe with kids and adults letting their ungrateful side show.  And if it’s not currently happening in a family near you then, sadly, you can rest assured that some alternate-reality-tv-family is living it acting it out on the tube.  In reality, being thankful isn’t something you just happen to pick up when you reach a certain age.  It’s learned.  My parents had taught me to be thankful, though sometimes it didn’t click with me right away.  That was the case on that Christmas so long ago.  Thankfully later that day, I was reminded of how blessed I was and let my parents know how I truly felt.  I was also grateful for their forgiveness.

In an effort to keep my own kids’ hearts in the right place, we’ve started “Thankful Journals.”  They each keep a small notebook in which they write down five things everyday for which they’re thankful.  And they each do it in their own style.  My daughter, ever the writer, loves journaling about each item in great detail.  My son, who would rather have teeth pulled than write a single letter of the alphabet, jots down the exact one or two-word descriptor that gets the job done.  Either way you look at it, they’re accomplishing two things.  They’re writing down their own thoughts {which might give them ideas to write about later} and they’re confirming on paper that they are grateful for certain things and people in their lives.  So in the end, it’s all good.  And that is music to my ears.

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And to top it off, here is a continuation of my own grateful list…
30 – TechDaddy’s ability to do his job so well
31 – baking chocolate chip cookies and eating them warm right out of the oven
32 – Wild Olive tees
33 – learning Photoshop from ladies who understand how my brain works
34 – the Blossom Workshop at Love That Shot
35 – Adobe Illustrator and layers
36 – spending time laughing and hanging out with my sister, brother-in-love, and nephew
37 – seeing my mom doing so well
38 – hearing a symphony of frogs and crickets at night
39 – my endlessly patient hubby {he’s a gem}
40 – snuggling on the couch with the kids while reading historical fiction

If you’d like to read more gratefulness, you can visit Ann and the rest of the Grateful Community here. Have a great week!

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Snip

December 6, 2008 Leave a Comment

 

That’s all it took. One little snip of the hedge trimmers and NO LIGHTS.

No, not the entire power system for our whole house. But the most important of the day.

The Christmas tree lights.

Yup. I actually cut the wires. The green wires. That are the same color as the evergreen tree in my family room.

Uh, oops?

So I tried to fix it. By having my awesome hunky hubby, Spider X, fix it. But he’s on to me and my wily ways. So he makes me fix it.

I take back all those nice things I said about him. Well…not everything. He is pretty awesome. And extremely hunky. Sigh.

So as I’m lying under the tree and Spy X is telling me how to strip the wires and twist them back together, I’m happily thinking that this annoying task will soon be over so we can hang our boatload boxes of ornaments.

But, alas, this was not to be.

For, you see, there is apparently some secret to wiring cut Christmas lights that surpasses even my handyman husband. Cause next, instead of happily hanging ornaments, I was ripping out removing the offending light strand while uttering words like “flimsy lights” and “cheap wiring.”

Even though I was the one who cut the wires. With a hedge trimmer, let’s not forget.

 

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Get the Most from Shopping: Shopkick

November 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

Have you heard of Shopkick?  It’s a super cool app available for iPhones and Androids.  The premise is to earn kicks, or points, when you walk into certain stores while the app is running on your phone.  Each “kick” is worth a certain number of points depending on which activity you are sent to do: scans; instant surprises; and walk-ins.

Here’s how each one works.

Let’s say you’re going to shop at Target so you turn on the Shopkick app on your phone.  You can switch it on at home or wait until you’re in the parking lot, just be sure to drag the screen down for an update of local shops (though it seems to do that automatically sometimes).  Right away you can see if there are any kick opportunities with the shops listed.

For this example, let’s look at how to collect kicks instantly using the picture above:

#1 – Click on the row for SuperTarget.

#2 – By clicking on the Target row, you can see that you can earn kicks by two ways.

#3 – First, by clicking on the “Instant Surprises” row you can find and touch the surprise to reveal either a point or a bubble to burst.

#4 – Pop the bubble to reveal a piece to a collection. When you’ve collected all 3 pieces, you get bonus points.

The second way, in the picture example above, to earn kicks is by scanning certain products with your phone (remember, either iPhone or Android). They list the products, you find them in the store (like a scavenger hunt!), then you scan the barcode or QR code {whichever the app directs}, and you collect kicks.

Another way to earn kicks is called “walk-in”, where you simply walk into the store with the app on and collect points.  After I finished shopping at Target the other day I strode next door to Old Navy where I walked in, stood at the entrance for a few seconds while the app located me and showed my points I collected, then turned around and walked back out. Simple as pie.

And the final way that I know of to earn points is by using the audio feature in the app to “listen” to tv commercials on the WB network from certain stores.  The two that I saw were for Macy’s and Best Buy and were listed at 100 points each.  I skipped this option, though, since you had to do it during two specific shows on a specific night.  And let’s face it, I wasn’t about to watch tv shows I don’t normally view just to score some points (especially these two particular programs – eww).

Otherwise, it’s very easy to earn points.

Oh, wait. Have I mentioned what you can earn from all of these kicks?  Along with Target, you can also earn gift cards from Best Buy, Restaurant.com, Macy’s, Old Navy, Toys R Us, and many more. You can also earn gift cards for gas for your car, which is awesome.

When I first read about Shopkick (from Jenny at Southern Savers – thanks, Jenny!) and downloaded the app I was skeptical.  But in 4 days I’ve earned over 1200 kicks, which qualifies me for a $5 Target giftcard!  This may seem to some like small change, but when you think about how few days it took me to get that many points, and how I can earn much more the longer I use the app, the Shopkickapp is so worth it.

While I can see how it’s possible to spend my time looking for kicks instead of many other things I should be doing, I’ve made it a rule to only use the app when I’m out and about.

Shopkick Special!

Sometimes the walk-ins are doubled or there’s a special deal attached.  To celebrate the upcoming shopping chaos known as Black Friday (at the end of this week, in case you forgot), Shopkick has a special deal.  If you get the app for yourself and then invite 5 friends and they download the free app, they will each automatically earn 100 kicks for themselves, and you will earn 100 kicks for each friend who joins.  That’s 500 kicks for you alone! Plus, by them joining now, you will unlock the “2X VIP Pass”which will allow you to get double walk-in kicks on Black Friday.

And if you’re thinking “I’m out here in the boonies…I don’t live anywhere near those large stores, so I’ll never be able to use this app,” guess again.  As I drove along the other day with my kids, and Catz kept refreshing the app as we drove to different parts of town (on actual errands), we discovered stores we didn’t even know existed.  Instant kicks for veterinary clinics, dry cleaners, and even a tree cutting service popped up on the app.  It’s a great advertising tool for businesses, small and large, so the possibility for Shopkicks in your area is pretty high.

Besides, the app is free!  From now until Thanksgiving if you click here to get Shopkick, you can download the app and earn 100 kicks immediately (and I will earn 100 kicks as well – thanks!!).  Then, you can go to the 2X VIP Pass header in the app and invite 5 of your own friends to begin earning more kicks.  They make it very easy by giving you options to invite folks via Twitter, email, text message (SMS), and Facebook.  You can also take your link and include it in a post (like I did here).

And what a perfect time to begin using Shopkick!  With all of the driving around your town you’ll be doing – Christmas shopping, visiting friends, Christmas play/choir rehearsals, looking at Christmas light displays – you’ll be sure to gather up kicks just as quick as a squirrel storing up nuts.

Note: You are welcome to download the app directly from iTunes {for iPhone} or Market {for Android}, but you won’t get the 100 immediate kicks as this is a special offer through Shopkick and it’s current subscribers.  If you do go through my personal link to get the Shopkick app and your 100 kicks, I thank you and hope you enjoy this fun and money-making app!

I’d also love to know how you like it, so please let me know how it’s going for you!

P.S. If you click the link after Thanksgiving you can still download the app and receive 50 kicks (and I’ll receive 50 as well). Have fun!

 

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Praying for Snow

January 8, 2010 Leave a Comment

I know, I know.  Just yesterday I was lauding the fact that here, in Florida, we have been without snow while almost the rest of the nation has been inundated with the stuff.

I have always been content that Florida has remained as God has intended this state to be. Snow-free.

So it might be a surprise to anyone reading this that I now want snow.  Here.  At my house.

{{A surprise to everyone but you, Honey, since you know how often I change my mind. Wink, wink.}}

In fact, I’m so eagar for snow that I’m praying for it.  This is a surprise to me since snow has never been on my prayer list or shown up in my prayer journal.  Not once. 

But as the local weather forecasters have been dangling the idea of snow over my head for a few days now, I am very hopeful — prayerful — that the frozen precipitation will actually arrive at my house this weekend.

Notice that I said “arrive at my house“.  I know full well that any snowflakes in these-here-parts will melt as soon as they hit the ground, if not sooner. C’mon, I was born but not yesterday.

I also have previous experience with Florisnow — my own favorite new label for silly snowflakes that try to fall in the Sunshine state.  When I was a little cutie all of 8-years-old and living in South Florida, we were surprised with a mere shimmering of Florida snow in January.

I was home with the chicken pox and my mom called me to come outside.  As my dad was getting ready to leave for work, we caught sight of little Flori-flakes {hee hee} melting as they landed on his coat.  It was neato!  I’ll never forget that moment.

And so I’d love to share a moment like that with my chicklets and hubby.  We’ll see what God has planned.  Nothing is impossible with Him.  Even snow in Florida.

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Shutterfly Photobook Giveaway!

March 21, 2011 1 Comment
After almost 16 years of marriage, kids, and travel I have collected an extensive amount of photos from our old non-digital-camera-days.  Boxes of pictures exist amongst clothes, shoes, and cat hiding places in my closet.   Some of those pix have been scanned, but you know how that goes.  I would need a few months, non-stop, to go through them all!  No, really…I would.  Show me something colorful or ancestral and you’ve lost me.  Just call me distracted.
My daughter, Catz, is just like me.  She loves anything related to our family tree.  Therefore, she and I are always the ones going through photos.  With all the help, why haven’t I finished?  Well, we just don’t get very far. Here’s a little example of a recent scanning session, just me and her…

Me: (with all seriousness and such) Okay, let’s try to get through this box in less than an hour. (looking through photos…sidetracked!) Oh, look at this…it’s you and Pink Dolly when you were a year old!

Catz: (smiling and looking at photo) Yeah, I remember her.  I took her everywhere.

Me: You were so cute! (fawning over picture)

Catz: Hello, I’m still cute. (still smiling but cocking an eyebrow)

Me: Yes, you are!  (still looking at first photo with a dreamy look)

Catz: (picking up the next two pictures and opening the scanner) Okay, how ’bout I put the pictures in the scanner and you type in the notes…

Me: (laughing while gently taking photos from her hand) Wait, I just want to look at them for a minute.

Catz: (reaching to get photos back and laughing as I hold them out of reach) Uh, Mommy? Your version of “minute” is waay longer than mine.  And didn’t you say we could watch “Emma” if we finished this box by 2:00?  It’s the BBC version, y’know.

Me: Oh, right!  Okay, here. (handing her the photos)

Catz: (about to place photos in scanner…sidetracked!) Oh my goodness, I remember that dress!  But where was this taken?  And who is that standing over there? And…

And that, my friends, is how it goes around here.  I get distracted, Catz gets distracted, and before you know it we’ve touched almost every photo in the box. But few have been scanned.  And we are so exhausted from our trip down memory lane that it’s all we can do to collapse in front of the tv with a Jane Austen dvd.  BBC version, thankyouverymuch.

So the welcome addition years ago of a digital camera and an external hard drive {TechDaddy is a genius} has made for fast photo saving and using.  I may never make time for elaborate scrapbooking because, let’s face it, I’m too easily squirreled by shiny things.  But I have discovered how to share my family’s photos in a beautiful, fun, and super-easy way through photobooks.

Shutterfly was my first foray into photobooks when I made two different books last Christmas, one each for my mom and my mom-in-love.  The process could not have been simpler with easy uploading of pictures and tons of page backgrounds and layouts.  I loved it, and more importantly, both moms loved their photobooks!

And there are sooo many different ways to use photobooks.  Catz recently made one all about our visits to Disney World last year.  Do you see it in the photo up top? It’s gorgeous!  She and I are going to make a baking photobook for Christmas and I’ll be making a recipe book for her hope chest.  And as soon as I get more photos of our Compassion kids, I’ll be putting together a photobook of them.

Right now Shutterfly is offering 20% off their photobooks.  But I have an even sweeter deal…

Shutterfly is letting me offer five, 8 x 8, hard cover photobooks to friends…for FREE!  That’s a $29.99 value for FREE!  Would you like one?  A few restrictions apply, so let me tell you the scoop.  To be eligible for this giveaway you need to be a new photobook user with Shutterfly. {If you’re brand new OR if you’ve already used Shutterfly for other products that’s fine.} The winners will also be responsible for taxes and shipping on their photobooks.

So here’s how to enter. You can get a maximum of three entries:
1. Leave me a comment saying what kind of photobook you’d like to make.
2. Tweet about this giveaway and then let me know in a separate comment box with your twitter handle.  Here’s an example: Stop by @LilbearMe to win a free @Shutterfly #photobook http://bit.ly/eoQ5fe
3. Become a Follower of my blog {in the footer} and leave a comment letting me know.  If you’re already a Follower {You rock!} just let me know in the comments.

If you make all three entries be sure to leave three separate comments.  Deadline to enter is March 22nd, 2011 at 11:59pm EST {that’s Florida-time, folks}. The winners will be announced Wednesday, March 23rd.  Hope you win!

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Disclosure: I was given the opportunity by Shutterfly to share 5 free photobooks with 5 friends. I am not receiving any payment, though Shutterfly did offer me free shipping on my next photobook {full price for me}.  The opinions in this post are all my own.

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Sharing and Growing Faith {Dayspring Giveaway}

November 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

Have you ever wanted to share your faith but didn’t quite know how in certain situations?  Maybe your work environment frowns heavily on anything faith-based coming from anyone’s mouth, or your neighbors look at you as though you have five noses when you say words like “God” or “grace.”

Imagine those folks living in countries right now where even owning a bible is punishable by imprisonment or even death.  But that’s where faith is growing rapidly even though it’s kept underground.

Thoughts of people not getting to share their belief in Jesus Christ…that just floors me.  Here, we live in a country where we have the freedom to speak about our Christian faith, yet many choose silence.  I think that’s partly because some folks just don’t have the foundation of belief.  They never spoke of their faith or shared it in any way as children, so as adults they don’t quite know how.

But we, today, can make a difference in teaching our kids and giving them a strong foundation. One easy way to share your faith is through what you wear and your “accessories.”  No, I’m not talking about purses {especially not for guys}. I mean “the stuff you carry around” with you.

Like these awesome notebooks and folders from [Dayspring]

photo credit: Dayspring.com

Aren’t they cute? I received this set from Dayspring and gave it to my 15yo daughter.  She loves it!  The black style is her favorite because she loves the verse and design.  Right now she’s “letting” me use the pink notebook.  You’re probably wondering how I might utilize it, but actually I take it with me to meetings and fill it with handouts and pamphlets.  It’s a great organizer and it shows I’m not afraid to share my faith either.  Kids and adults can send the best kind of message without even saying a word.  It’s a great conversation starter.  And when someone does ask about the notebooks and what the words mean, you can explain the message and therefore share your faith.

Granted, this review was supposed to run months ago when school started, but you can still find these and other school supplies on the Dayspring site. However, right now these items are marked so low they’re practically free!  I’m going to stock up on a couple of notebooks now that I know I’ll use for my homeschool organizer and my choir music next fall.

Right now my friends at (in)courage are offering one of my readers a $35 coupon code towards any purchase in the Dayspring store.  That’s any purchase, y’all! They have so many beautiful and heartwarming items, and so many things are on sale now. Plus, this is the perfect time to do your Christmas shopping.  {Psst! Remember to check out their Christmas selection, too.}

Here’s how to enter:

Visit the Dayspring store and come back here to leave a comment on what you love!

For additional entries:

1. Subscribe to Once Upon a Muffin through your favorite reader

2. Follow @DaySpringCards on Twitter

3. Follow me on Twitter @LilbearMe

4. Like Once Upon a Muffin on Facebook

5. Tweet about this giveaway. {one tweet per day}

Be sure to leave a separate comment for every entry so each one will count, and please include your email in the comment form {only I will see it}.  This giveaway will be open until Monday night, November 28th, and the random winner of the $35 coupon code {not including S&H} will be chosen Tuesday, so check back next week!

Dayspring generously gave me the “I Know Where Love Comes From” and “He Has My Heart” notebook sets for this honest review.  Please see my complete Disclosure policy.  Some of the above links are affiliate links.

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That Cat!

December 15, 2008 1 Comment

I’m too busy for this. Too busy for what, you say?
It was early this morning when I made it into the kitchen to discover the massacre. There they were lying on the floor. One was dismembered, one was badly scarred across the stomach. The rest…well, they didn’t make it. The beast had gotten to most before I arrived on the scene.

The victims? Our gingerbread people. The culprit?

The cat — which one of our cats didn’t matter since they’re a conglomerate when even one causes me grief. So they’re all guilty.

While we were sleeping somebody grabbed the package of freshly baked g-men (okay, too funny). Mr C, who decorated them along with Memom, was devastated.

I didn’t catch who did it, but I had my suspicions. Thing 1 loves chewing on plastic bags. Go figure. But Thing 2 loves eating anything the humans eat. Hmmm.

So I forgot the whole deal while I was at the dentist. Yea, that was a real Christmas treat, too.

Once home again the kids and I were sitting on the couch eating lunch when Thing 2 walked up. With a distinct odor. I lifted his tail to reveal evidence that a major explosion had just taken place. So, how’re those sandwiches, kids?!

Upon confirming said explosion in the litter box — you don’t want those details — I realized that I had found the perpetrator of the cookie carnage from this morning. Gingerbread may be every humans’ dream, but it just doesn’t agree with a cat’s constitution.

I unceremoniously dropped Thing 2 in my shower and closed the shower door.

A shower stall is like solitary for cats. They can see what’s happening outside their prison – like Thing 1 rolling around on the bathroom floor with some catnip – but they can’t get out. The deliciously slick, 5′ shower walls are immune to even the sharpest feline claws. And no, my cats cannot jump five feet. Otherwise I’d be on Circus of the Stars.

So I finally climbed into the shower with Thing 2 but was determined to not get wet this time. Yes, this happens occasionally. He’s a long-haired cat and, sorry to say, poop happens.

I rolled my jeans up to my knees and pushed back my sleeves. This chick is not getting wet. Maybe damp, but not wet.

So I attached the sprayer-hose-thingy to the shower head, turned on the water, and proceeded with the fun. I decided to just clean up the necessary end of the cat since, well, I just don’t have time for this.

As I finished, Thing 2 decided he was going to make a run for it. Via my body. With help from his claws. But he forgot, as he always does, that I am so on to him and his tricks. So as he starts to shimmy up my left leg in a vain attempt to reach my skull and leap over the shower wall, I scruff him and place him in the corner. With Baby.

So there, a little damp but still doing fine. Ha!

It was at this time that I made a monumental mistake and unhooked the sprayer-hose-thingy from the shower head. Without first turning the water off.

It was like a Lucy moment with the water spraying me in the face, soaking my shirt and pants before I had the sense to shut off the water. Looking at the cat, I swear I saw him smiling.

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A is for Axle…Really!

January 9, 2009 2 Comments

365/3

Okay, you can’t actually see any axles, but I think it’s safe to say they’re there since the wheels are visible. C’mon now.

Thanks goes to Mr.C who was proud to offer up his new truck for my crazy photo schemes. This is part of an annual Christmas tradition he receives from Memom (my mom). Every year he’s thrilled to see what fun new vehicle she has for him from the “H” company. This one has a neat little extra…a super cool mini-bulldozer that fits right into the bigger vehicle. Awesome! (Hey, there’s another “A” entry.)

So how do you like my first entry in the HSBA A B See Meme? Sprittibee beat me to the “apple” choice, so I had to try to be creative with something else. I considered doing “acid reflux” in honor of all the lovely pregnant mommies out there, but decided I had at least a little bit of class and restrained myself. Especially since a kodak moment of that was not going to happen.

But do stay tuned…I vow to make my future entries anything but boring!

 

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