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No Wonder I Live on Coffee
2010-10-23 15:07:00 Good Saturday Morning!I have hot coffee... but alas, with my cold it tastes terrible and I'm not enjoying it. I am sipping for the heat and warmth it provides for my throat and sinuses though!~ ~ ~ ~My husband and kids always tease me about going to bed 'early' - but it's because I'm always tired! By 9:pm I'm exhausted so I'm usually in bed reading by about 9:30 or 10:00 and falling asleep by 10:30 or so.And this morning I just laughed (to myself) because it's so obvious why I am! This is a very typical Friday night..........LAST NIGHT....No one is home so I take my laptop up to bed to read online around 9:pm.I'm getting drowsy by 9:45 pm and turn off the lights and drift off to sleep. It's restless as I have my head cold and I have a hard time breathing.9:50 text by Bianca about spending the night at a friends house and what movie they are watching.10:15 text by Bianca - she isn't spending the night but will come home after the movie. We text about her letting me kno... More About: Coffee , Live
PayPal is Pissing me Off. Just Release My Funds Already!
2010-10-22 15:20:00 Good Morning -Sipping coffee this morning because it's hot... but it still doesn't taste good with my cold. This morning's coffee talk may be boring but I've only got a minute and I've got to get ready for work and it's something that I've been trying to get to the bottom of this weekend and it's frustrating.PayPal.I needed to find some area rugs to match the large kitchen and family room rugs I bought a couple weeks ago. I finally found them online - on clearance a they've been discontinued. I wanted to hurry and get them for two reasons; 1) they're discontinued so they won't be around long and 2) I have family from out of state visiting our home in a couple weeks and they never seen our home before - and right now I have 3 different kinds/colors area rugs in the kitchen and it looks stupid. I need to hurry and get the rugs so I can finally throw away my red rugs and the brown/blue/orange/khaki striped rugs that now are clashing in my kitchen.I have no 'extra' fun... More About: Paypal , Release
Patrick Gets a Ticket
2010-10-21 15:56:00 Good Morning Coffee Friends!I don't think you want what I'm drinking this morning... Theraflu. No coffee for me, just some "Cold & Sinus" liquid goodness that will make my head stop spinning and relieve some of the pressure. Yes, I'm down and out with a horrible head cold. I'll make you all some cyber coffee though!This weekend I mentioned that Patrick was making his first long-distance car trip by himself.He was going to drive about 7 1/2 hours to one of our previous homes and spend the weekend catching up with old friends he hadn't seen since they were in 3rd grade. They are all seniors in high school now! Almost 10 years. He's been in touch with many of them on Facebook over the past couple years but it's not the same as face-to-face so he was anxious to make the trip.Armed with my GPS, a backup Google map and a duffel bag of clothes, he set off. There is an especially long stretch of interstate that goes through nothing but fields for about 3-4 hours. During...
Make Up Your Own Name For It Chicken
2010-10-19 14:21:00 Coffee... but only because it's hot. I am coming down with a whopper of a cold. Coffee tastes terrible but I wanted something hot to scald my throat and clear the mucus. I'll take some cold meds later and I'm bringing some Theraflu Hot Tea with me to work to drink.Last night I made a delicious chicken entree. If anyone is interested was really good with a rich sauce that was great on the chicken but also wonderful on the rice and vegetables - I mixed mine all together on my plate almost like a casserole. It's kind of a 'grandma' recipe - but it's quick and easy and was really delicious for an Autumn night. I'll probably put this on my recipe website as well but I'll have to think of a name for it by then. LOL.Make up your own name for it 'Chicken '4-6 boneless chicken breasts1 can cream of chicken soup1 package (dry) Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix1/2 c dry white wine (not anything fruity)1 c water (actually more like 3/4 or so... not a full cup)1 small can slice... More About: Make Up
Monday Morning Coffee Talk - Opera Singers Probably Don't Need Scissor Cutt
2010-10-18 14:49:00 Saturday morning's daily devotional reading was based on 1 Corinthians 12:4 - about the different gifts we all have. My devotional book is geared towards Moms so mothers write the inspirational prose that go with it and sometimes it 'clicks' and sometimes it doesn't. At first I didn't think that mornings reading was going to click with me. The Mom wrote that when her son was 5 and was going to go to kindergarten, they met with the teacher who suggested they keep him home one more year because he couldn't cut well with scissors. They took several days to think about it and decided to enroll him anyway. He did fine and grew up to be an accomplished opera singer. The author went on to say their son 'has never been denied an opera role because he couldn't cut well with scissors'!I loved it.As we struggle with Patrick trying to keep up with school year his senior year, I find myself worrying. I spend wasted hours worrying about him, his struggle in school, his grades and ... More About: Coffee , Opera , Talk , Morning , Singers
Isn't TV Producing 101 teaching about signing consent forms for minors?
2010-10-18 01:55:00 As the Mom of teenagers I read this news article and my eyebrows shot up;A Georgia woman whose 15-year-old daughter appeared on an episode of Tyra Banks' talk show featuring teen sex addicts is suing the TV host for $3 million.In a lawsuit filed Oct. 8 in federal court in Atlanta, Beverly McClendon says her daughter appeared on the former model's talk show without McClendon's permission.Banks, Warner Bros. Entertainment and the producers of the show are named as defendants.A spokesman for Warner Bros. Television Group said Sunday that the company has no comment.The lawsuit claims violation of privacy and negligence. It asks for $3 million in damages and seeks to keep the episode from ever being aired again.McClendon says her daughter suffered damages because the 2009 show "was undoubtedly watched by sexual deviants, perverts and pedophiles."This story is odd in so many reasons! Now, with 2 kids past the 15-year old mark and one hovering closely (she is 14) I know that teens have... More About: Teaching , Producing
Morning! Patrick is Headed for another State Today
2010-10-16 14:56:00 It's not a huge deal, I know... but it's another chapter in parenting that is new to us.Patrick is driving North about 8 (or so) hours to one of the cities we used to live. We moved away when he was in 3rd grade but with the help of the internet he stayed in touch with some of the kids, especially one of the girls. All the kids grew up, left their small Catholic grade school and went on their way in high school.Tonight they are having a reunion of sorts for the kids that went to Catholic School up there in grade school. They are going to go out to eat and then have a bonfire and Patrick will stay with one of the kids overnight. Tomorrow morning they are all going to go to church together at their 'old' church/school as a group. He'll come home some time after that.This child has never driven outside of our own home city.He's directionally challenged.He once was taking a girl home who lives about 20 minutes away and called me from a random interstate he accidentally took a... More About: Today , Morning , State
That last post I promised I'd be back to do.....
2008-06-06 18:08:00 Interesting observation: No matter how many times you say to your husband "Pack light. We have NO room" and "the smallest bag we have..." he'll still pack enough clothes for 3 people and come out of the closet carrying a duffel bag. But after you set an example and make him feel foolish by 'thinking' out loud while you pack; "Hmm, I can wear this t-shirt and this hoodie sweatshirt again More About: Post , Back
One Cake done and One more to do the Finishing Touches On.....
2008-06-06 14:07:00 It's morning time! Wake up!! Got to sleep around 12:45 and was up at 5:20 to get the kids up for weight lifting. I would have been more than happy to go back to bed except for the fact that once I'm up, I'm up and that I knew I had to do some laundry and make some 'icing cement' and get the bows on top of the cake. I'm still debating whether to add the glitter stars to my FIL's chocolate cake More About: Cake
Big Plans for the Stimulus Check? Uh, Not so Much
2008-06-06 13:55:00 According to the IRS letter I received last week we should be getting a stimulus check pretty soon. Of course, I was actually expecting it last month, based on our social security numbers but apparently if you used Turbo Tax to do your taxes and had the filing fee's deducted from the refund, it put you in the group of people waiting for a 'paper check'. It's all good though. I mean it's not More About: Check , Plans
An Unexpected Post But Hey, I'm Easy
2008-06-06 06:07:00 I had no intention of posting tonight yet I'm awake and here I am! I was actually asleep by * 8:45 pm * tonight as I was simply and utterly exhausted. I had one child at work, another child plus Friend were at someones house about a mile and a half away and the third child plus Friend were here playing video. However, my husband got home from work at 8:00 pm so I put him in charge and was More About: Post , Easy
"But... We Were On a Break!" And Other Things Going on in the CoffeeHaus t
2008-06-05 14:59:00 Anyone between the ages of 18 and 45 probably knows what I'm talking about when I say the line; "But we were on a break!" Do you hear Ross's voice in exasperation when he was talking to Rachel? Of course Kat is 17 and when I said that line to her last night she rolled her eyes and said, "I have no idea what you are talking about when you say that." Well that's been a theme around the More About: Break , Things
Whipping Up a Couple Couch Cushions
2008-06-05 13:49:00 Last week I stopped in at the fabric store and fell in love with some espresso colored taffeta. I fell even harder when I saw it was on sale for 50% off. Last week I was antsy and wanted to do 'something' but I wasn't sure what. I decided to cut a couple pieces of of the taffeta fabric out and make two throw pillows for the Family Room couch. I'm never one to be precise or follow directions More About: Couple , Couch
I held a baby glow worm today!
2008-06-05 02:25:00 Even though I know what I'm doing right now is a bad thing... a very, very bad thing; I'm doing it anyway. Yes I'll regret it but it seems like the right thing to do at this moment. What is this bad thing? Coffee. Coffee at 7:30 pm. Today I left to pick up my son and his friend from class at 9:00 am and then dropped them off and started on my errands. I returned home from those errands at. More About: Baby , Worm , Glow , Held
I've Got Plenty of Nuthin'.......
2008-06-04 14:04:00 Coffee in hand... finally! I was up at 6:09 but I didn't program the machine to come on so after I got dressed and put my hair in a pony and put on some makeup I woke up my son and came downstairs and made it. We had to leave a few minutes later so I didn't get coffee until after I got home from taking him and Friend 1 to Drivers Education Class. Today is one of those mornings where I don't More About: Plenty
Caution: Coffee Ahead!
2008-06-03 15:28:00 Excuse me a moment while I whine; I had just finished reading some personal stories about various soldiers killed in Iraq. I was teary eyed and rose to blow my nose and toss the tissue away, grabbing my cold coffee in the process and walking it to the kitchen to refill. I mindlessly filled my cup with one hand while moving a bag on the counter I had forgotten held some hot glue gun sticks I More About: Coffee , Ahead
Beautiful Cupcake Wrappers!
2008-06-03 14:18:00 This morning I was looking at summer cookie ideas when a link led to a link to a link and I found myself immersed in beautiful cupcake liners. Sold mostly in packages of 12 they also come in larger quantities of 50 per package for graduations, weddings and parties. The prices ran about $12.95 for a 12 pack which isn't exactly budget friendly, but they are so beautiful that for a bridal shower, More About: Beautiful
Warning: The Wachovia Scam Letter
2008-06-03 13:47:00 By now many readers know that if they get any notice at all professing to be from a bank, credit card company or PayPal or Ebay that it's highly unlikely it's 'real' and they should just ignore it and certainly (!!!) not click on it. Right now there are also scam emails going around supposedly from the IRS. Although it shouldn't have to be said, it really, actually does; Do not respond. If More About: Letter , Warning , Scam , Wachovia
The Lazy Days of Summer Don't Exist Anymore
2008-06-03 13:15:00 I'm back! Toasty warm in dry clothes and the storm has diminished to the pitter patter of rain with a lightening bolt and thunder sprinkled in to give it effect. Coffeehusband and I can't believe that we were just at the beach in April... it feels like it was last year and our entire family was in agreement just two weeks after returning from South Carolina we were ready to go back. With our More About: Summer , Days , Exist , Lazy
Running Around in the Rain already Today
2008-06-03 12:53:00 Oh my goodness a massive storm has moved in! I woke this morning around 3:am and couldn't sleep so after about an hour of tossing, turning, thinking of random things, doing some praying and finally, admitting defeat and coming downstairs I thought I'd get caught up on some blogging. Our local news station started sending out severe thunderstorm warning notices and flood warning emails for my More About: Running , Today , Rain
Everything But the Castle
2008-06-03 12:29:00 In a small town near me there is a huge church that has been converted to a large home that is for sale. Although I have no intention of actually buying it, I admit that I've often thought about and dreamed about how awesome it would be to live there. It's about as close to living in a castle as I can get, and as a typical little girl, I always wanted to live in a castle! However, when most More About: Castle
Conversations with Teenage Boys
2008-06-02 19:52:00 This morning I picked up Coffeekid, friend 1 and friend 2 from Driver's Ed classes and while bringing them home I'll give you a snippet of the conversation; Friend 1 (talking to Friend 2): Dude you know Meritt's favorite song is? "I kissed a girl" (lyrics here) Me: Friend 2... he is only saying that because he knows I hate that song. That song is soooo not cool. It's more 'ewwww'. More About: Boys , Teenage
Heads Up on a Free Shipping Coupon Code for Personalized Gifts
2008-06-02 14:10:00 *Edited to say; this sounds like an advertisement. LOL. It's not. But you really can get free shipping by using the code. It came into my personal mailbox. When I was checking emails this morning I had a notice from Personal Creations that they are only offering their free shipping sale for two more days. If any of you are ordering Personalized Gifts from Personal Creations and your order More About: Free , Code , Shipping , Coupon
And It Begins
2008-06-02 13:37:00 With a yawn, I salute and begin our summer schedule. Is it awful or funny that last night my husband asked me why N was sleeping at our house and why Bianca was leaving to sleep over in a tent at a friends? His remark was; "But... what about school tomorrow?" Yes. It's true. Even with all the talk amidst the kids and I, the CALENDER in the kitchen that proclaimed last Friday the LAST DAY
Random Morning Babble from a Patio Deck in the Heartland of America
2008-06-01 14:49:00 This morning is one of those perfect mornings. The temperature is literally.... perfect. The sky? Beautiful baby blue with puffy white clouds. The sound of birds singing, the gentle breeze, the smell of the fresh morning air in the Midwest is scented with the mingling aroma of many flowers. And I'm here. On my deck, feet propped up on a bench with a patio cushion at my back... sipping my More About: America , Random , Morning , Heartland , Patio
The Last Remaining IKEA Virgin
2008-05-31 17:26:00 While the rest of the world has sung IKEA's praises I have remained aloof. I'm not shopper by nature, both by personality but also due to that thing called; living paycheck to paycheck and never having had money so it may be no surprise that I buy things when I have to and not before. Even cheapo IKEA furniture is out of our monetary reach. I also have never lived close to an IKEA as by the More About: Virgin , Ikea
Baby Fever and Throwing Twenty Dollar Bills Into the Wind
2008-05-31 11:25:00 I woke with a start at 3:00 this morning for no reason whatsoever that I know of but with a since of dread (?) in the pit of my stomach. I told myself it was nothing... to go back to sleep but tossing and turning I was too hot and too thirsty and sleep just wasn't going to happen. I had to peel back layer after layer like an onion to figure out what was bothering me and in the end I think it's More About: Baby , Dollar , Wind , Twenty , Fever
That's About It In a Nutshell
2008-05-30 22:41:00 Brain Fart: Pulling weeds in the garden and realizing I planted baby lettuce there. Those weren't weeds. Proud: Coffeekid calling from school to let me know his teacher says he passed English class. When asked; Are you sure? Teacher assured him he did. Strange: The family that Kat is babysitting for this summer called to let her know the husband was laid off. Still need her to babysit
Armed and Dangerous.... Armed with a Camera That Is!
2008-05-30 14:11:00 I don't remember a time that I ever 'wasn't' a camera person. I've never been one to be in the picture... as a matter of fact you'll be hard pressed to find a photograph of me at any family gathering until I suddenly appeared around the age of 8 or 9 because before that I was hiding behind a door in a back, dark family room, too shy to come out and open Christmas gifts with the cousins and More About: Camera , Armed , Dangerous
He works hard to do a good job and gets screwed anyway
More articles from this author:2008-05-30 00:14:00 This week I've been coming down hard on Coffeekid to get every bit of his missing work in, get his final grades up and do a good job on his 'final projects'. He's worked hard, including being un-officially grounded from friends all week as he had to come home immediately from school and either study or do homework or read his book for a book report. Last night I insisted nothing else comes More About: Hard , Works , Good , Screwed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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