Things I Need...

So I was looking at my shopping list for the end of the week and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Why in the world does it seem that as soon as you start running out of one thing, you're running out of everything?! I swear I start going low on toothpaste and before you know it there's like $200 worth of things on the list under that. After the toothpaste comes shampoo, then hand soap, pet supplies, and laundry detergent. Is there ever any way to come out of the store under $20?

You're Who?

With all this social networking stuff it's pretty funny to see who you end up in contact with from your past. I've gotten in contact with people I never would have thought about. It's even more interesting to see what everyone looks like now. When you have this way over weight kid in your head and end up seeing some one half their size you can't help but wonder what they did or what weight loss supplement they took. LOL! Then there's the ones that end up looking like models. That's just a tad depressing when you see your everyday plain Jane in the mirror. That's okay though because those people always end up with a lifetime of exterior drama and God knows I don't need any more of that then I already have.

Scared Stiff

I love Halloween because of all the shows but I tell ya, I'm scaring myself silly! I'm in love with all the ghost shows but that happens to be the one thing that really freaks me out. I come from a family of people that see stuff so as much as I love it I try to distance myself as far as I can from it.

My two favorites right now are Paranormal State and Ghost Adventures. They're two totally different shows with the latter being more "cheesy" so it's a lot easier for me to watch late at night. However A&E has been showing marathons of Paranormal State during the day so I've been happy for that.

I've been advised not to watch any more of them by one of my friends because I really am scaring myself too much and being an insomniac combined with this isn't helping me at all. LOL! One day I watched so many ghost shows right before bed that I actually had dreams of ghosts. Yeah, I guess I should lay off for a while...maybe. LOL

Water, Water...

Now that we're poor it's mandatory that everyone drinks water. Some of us (the guys) haven't been too happy about the whole thing but guess what? They have no choice anyway. LOL! The crummy thing is the water filter needs changing and the water comes out SUPER slow so we end up having to use our sink filter (yes, we have 2) that also needs changing but comes out a ton faster. Then some one nds up complaining that the water isn't cold and having ice is too cold. I'm just like "come on!" In any event, we do really need to get a new gswf for the fridge and I guess it's kind of sad to say that we have to save up for one, huh? I do miss having my occasional sodas though I must say. I drink more than enough water for everyone in the house normally so it gets kind of boring.

Running a Muck!

I always see people with their little kids around 1yr old walking around stores or at the mall. It makes me wonder if they are trying to teach them early on to listen to direction or if they just need to keep them happy. In my case she would sit but now she won't at all. It makes me really happy that I didn't buy a really expensive stroller but at the same time maybe if I had it would be more comfortable(?) I think that companies should make an adult sized test model to sit in so we know for sure before we buy them. LOL! Sometimes I get guilty and think that if I had bought something like one of those Baby jogger city select ones she would be a lot happier and willing to sit in it. Then again she has to constantly see different things so it might not matter. Ugh, I hate not knowing and having to try to keep her at bay when we go out.

Toddler Time

I've been trying to come up with some really fun things to do with my 2yr old and it's been pretty challenging so far. She has the world's shortest attention span known to man and getting her to do something for more than 5 minutes is so difficult. Cooking has been her favorite thing so far. She's helped with pizzas, cookies, and likes to help gather ingredients and put them away. Much better then what he brother used to do, which was play and wait. Well, that's good too but a different kind of good. LOL

I think the next thing we're going to do is painting but that in a whole makes me nervous as heck. My wild child with paint? I wish I would have done that during the summer but it's too late now. I'm going to go out and get a few canvases for her to decorate to hang up and I think she'll really like it. Of course, it could totally backfire on me and every time she sees it she'll want to paint instead of appreciate her art. Hmmm...oh well, we'll see. LOL

Bling-Bling!

I saw a necklace that I really like and thought it would be super cool to make my own version. The slight problem is that the original has floating styled diamonds on it and to get the same effect I would need to buy some loose diamonds which I'd love to do but obviously can't afford. I'm thinking of using crystals instead but I just love the look of the one that I saw. Maybe one day I can replace a few or just design a whole new necklace(?) LOL! At any rate I wish I did have some diamonds or other precious gems to incorporate into my jewelry. One day I will...one day. :-)

Fall is Here!

The fall winds have started with all the storms passing through reminding me that Halloween is approaching and rain is due within a few weeks. I'm already missing the warm weather and long sunny days with the late evenings. I really should have absorbed as much of that as I could when we had it. I guess it wouldn't be AS bad if we had a decent backyard to sit in with proper outdoor lights so we could see but we don't. The only thing that we have out there is a motion-sensor light with one bulb out so you really can't see anything at all. The least we could have is some randomly placed tiki torches but the wind is so strong right now they'd just go out anyway. I really wish we had something set up like an outdoor room so that we could enjoy being outside...E-Z Up canopies really just don't feel all that great. LOL!

Wedded Bliss...?

About a week or two ago I got the invite for my so called friend's wedding. Since then it's just sat there and the wedding is on Halloween. I know, it doesn't sound too good considering this is supposed to be my best friend and we've been close since we were 12 but after all that's happened with her the last couple of years I'm not sure I really want to go. The whole thing is a REALLY LONG story but to make it short she's shown me that she's really not a friend at all and well, I don't really care to talk to her anymore. This creates just a bit of a dilemma. It would look horrible if I don't go but how can I go when (and this is gonna sound bad) I just don't care?! She certainly didn't care when she informed me that she was getting married and that I was invited as long as my DH didn't go...she didn't care when I took the time to call her since she didn't call me and so rudely held conversations with whom ever was in the room with her while I was talking...she didn't care when I told her that my DH had been stabbed (not even asking if he was still alive)...and that's just within the last 6 months!

I really should send the r.s.v.p. card in but which box do I check? I think the biggest reason why I don't want to go is because she ended up inviting my whole family including DH but I know it was only because she thought I might not go otherwise. How can I show up and be "happy" when I know that the situation is bad to begin with? Normally I don't have any problem sucking it up and being the bigger person but this time I think I'm allowed to be me for once and put my feelings first. What would you do?