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I’m Not Going Anywhere

Posted by Heather Manning On January - 20 - 2010

I’m staying right where I’m at. Did you see my Project 365 Day 20 picture? Go check it out.

I cropped in close to the bush so that you could see the ice.

That’s what my world looks like right now. All of it coated in ice.

I tried to get a picture of the ice sheet that has built up over the snow, but it’s so dark and gloomy that even with my flash, I can’t get a good picture.

That means my kids are out of school today. Yippie! That wasn’t sarcastic in any way, shape, or form.

It was a long night last night. Christiano with his fever, Jordan acted out in a way that had me broke down in tears, the girls were fighting. Pato actually came home early because I called him crying. Just one of those nights when you can’t take anymore. Christiano isn’t as hot today, but he still is running a temp. All that combined is what is keeping me from looking forward to today. The good news is Pato is off this morning until 5, so he can help me with children who have cabin fever. At least that is what I’m calling whatever the problem is that has them at each others’ throats.

That comment about not being able to take anymore just took me back to senior year English class. My English teacher had just gotten back from being snowed in at the Ohare airport for a couple of days. My best friend and I decided that was the opportune moment to start fighting. Our teacher slammed a book down on her desk and said, I have had ENOUGH dissension!!! We jumped and she went into a speech about being stuck in the Ohare airport for days, walking uphill both ways through a 1 mile high pile of snow barefoot, etc etc etc. Not only did we learn the definition of a new word (dissension), we earned a free trip to Mr Van Roekal’s office. No passing go, no collecting $200. Just a free trip to another lecture. I don’t think we got detention but her raised voice was more than enough. That and Mr Van Roekal’s thorough disappointment in us. He was so good about making you feel bad about disappointing him without even trying. This look he gave you. You felt so guilty.

I don’t think I uttered a peep in her class without raising my hand for the rest of my school career.

I didn’t get in trouble a lot in school, nor did I enjoy being embarrassed in class. That had a nice impact on me.

While we’re on high school and being embarrassed, getting in trouble. I always had trouble getting to typing and accounting class on time for some reason. Mrs Harms was not someone you ever wanted to disappoint either. And I managed to do it everyday. Almost all of the time I spent in detention was due to being late to her class. After I graduated I was working at a dance club as a cocktail waitress. Our name tags had our hometown on them. One guy said, oh, you’re from here? I said yes. He said, do you know Mrs Harms. I believe I only said yes, but I’m assuming my face registered the way I truly felt about her. He said, that’s my mom. I just about died. Oh oh oh, she’s a lovely lady. Don’t lie. I hated her as a teacher too.

*phew*

On to the Ricky Martin TOTD (I swear I’m not stalking Ricky, I honestly just like his music, though the whole bed and cookie crumbs thing applies here. He tweeted something neat one day and it just snowballed.)

See, he just does so much good. Here’s a picture he posted yesterday of him in Port au Prince, Haiti. I’m going to get that shirt he’s wearing next check.

Keep the prayers and thoughts up for the people of Haiti who just had another aftershock, this one a magitude of 6.1.

I have a new giveaway up – Love In 90 Days.

Have a great day and stay safe wherever you are. It looks like nasty weather is hitting all over the US.

P.S. Artscow has another coupon up! 45% off of all Valentine’s Day items!

Coupon Code – VDAY2010

Expiration Date – 02/14/2010

Have you ever bought insurance online? I’ve looked into car insurance that way but we decided to go with an agent in person.

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It’s a snow day – kinda

Posted by Heather Manning On December - 8 - 2009

If you’re here from SITS, I’d love you to follow me on Google, I’ll follow you back! Scroll down to the end of this post for my card! I forgot about it until after I had posted my post today.

The kids still have school, but Pato’s work canceled last night for the first time for snow in as long as I can remember.

Here’s our forecast -

They are calling for 8-14″ of snow. Yippie! Not really. The kids school just sent out an email saying that they are getting out 2 hours early, which to me makes more sense than Pato’s work closing all day, but hey, if someone’s wife is more paranoid about their husband driving in the snow than I am, more power to them. I’d rather Pato be safe than in a ditch. If it was his other boss, they’d be going, but Carlos is in Mexico and I guess the other manager’s wife was calling all day yesterday warning her husband about how much snow we were getting with each news update. I am kinda wondering if she has just come up from Mexico and hasn’t experienced snow yet. Usually the men after making it through their first winter up here have the motto of the mailman when it comes to working, neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow type of thing. Now that I want any of them driving me around in the snow, but that has nothing to do with snow. Pato and his friends are scary drivers. Or maybe I’m just paranoid now that I have kids. (I’ll be honest, it’s the second one, I’m a much more cautious driver since I had children.)

An update on my post yesterday about the ZhuZhu pets. I was watching the Today Show and they said that the testing on Mr Squiggles was not reliable and it looks like Mr Squiggles will be exonerated. A quote from that page -

The US Toy Industry Association had also criticized GoodGuide’s reliance on XRF readings, saying: “False results are not unusual using XRF technology, so decisions should not be based simply on these methods.”

and another article has Toys R Us saying

Retailer Toys “R” Us Inc. said test reports “clearly indicate that the Zhu Zhu Pets product meets all federal safety requirements, as well as safety requirements in other countries.”

It looks like the CSPC will be running more tests, but so far it’s looking good for Mr Squiggles. Mr Squiggles, you can come home now. Alyce misses you. But she “yost” you. She can’t remember where she put you. If you could just moo once, I know we could figure out where you are hiding.

In other news, I’m waiting on a shipment of seeds from Ebay. I’m a plant nut. I have a plant stand in front of my sliding glass door and Christiano and Alyce decided it would be fun to play with my plants one day while I was taking a shower. (This is why I only shower when Pato is home usually.) They destroyed all of my plants but 1. *sniff sniff* Some of those plants I have had for 7 years. I bid on a bunch of seeds. Now, I’m not sure what I’m doing to do with all of them. I don’t have room, but I couldn’t help myself. I’m getting seeds for China Doll, Philodendron Selloum, Dwarf Coffee, Ponytail Palm, WILD OLIVE (Olea europaea) Fruit Bonsai, FIBRE OPTIC Scirpus cernuus Isolepis cernua, Toffee Twist Carex flagellifera Copper, HENNA Lawsonia inermis, and TEA TREE (Melaleuca alternifolia) plants. Plus, I still have bids on Asparagus Fern and Coleus Rainbow Mix. What am I going to do with all of those? It wouldn’t be such a problem, but they all need to be put up high I’ve now learned.

I’ve never grown plants from seeds. I’ve always grown them from shoots off of another plants. Anyone have any tips on growing these so they thrive and not die? Do I need to do the old bean thing? Putting them in plastic bags with wet paper towels until they start getting roots? Or do I just plant them in dirt?

I’m most excited about the Tea Tree plant. We use Tea Tree oil for EVERYTHING around here. Not that I’m going to be getting oil out of the plant, but it just feels good to have one in the house. I need to get a new aloe plant too. And a snake plant (mother in law’s tongue). That was my oldest plant. Destroyed.

Have a great day!

I posted this the other day, but had to say Merry SITSmas to my ladies!

May the true meaning of the season touch your lives during these holidays! May you and yours be happy, healthy, and safe. Show love to someone that needs it in their life right now. And have a beautiful Christmas!

Check out the giveaways I’ve entered on my alter ego’s blog – Giveaway Chick.

I’m trying to decide between the Blackberry Curve and the Palm Pre for my birthday. I’m leaning toward the Pre. What is your favorite smart phone or type of PDAs?

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