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Happy Birthday to Me!!! I'm 31 today and feeling pretty good. So I figured today would be a great day to talk about some of my favorite things seeing as my birthday is my favorite holiday. Yes, my birthday IS a holiday!

Favorite thing #1~ This blog. I love it. Yes, I know I've been a bit negligent as of late. I do have my reasons...10 month old baby that is getting into EVERYTHING! However, this is a fabulous place for me to run my mouth! And for that I am grateful to all of those who listen!


Favorite thing #2~Buying in bulk. I hate to go grocery shopping. Really hate it. So when we're all stocked up and I don't have to go for a couple of months, I'm happy. Well, if I'm being completely honest here, I don't really like buying in bulk either. It's a pain in the ass to break everything down so things may be stored properly. Like the other day when I had to clean and package 40lbs of chicken breasts, freezer wrap 20lbs EACH of ground chuck and sausage. Not to mention the 4 picnic hams. The upside is that I won't have to go to the meat market for quite some time. And That makes me happy because I hate the way raw meat smells.

Favorite thing #3~Fuel Perks. The only really good thing to come out of grocery shopping. Spend money at Giant Eagle and get a discount on gas. Last week I was able to fill up my gas tank for $14.08. Nice, huh!? I only paid 99 cents per gallon. I haven't filled up at that price since high school!

Favorite thing #4~The Black Currant Vanilla scent from Bath and Body Works. This fragrance is sexy. It's spicy and makes me want to do things I shouldn't talk about here. Yep, gonna go stock up on that today.

Favorite thing #5~Baby kisses. 'Nuf said :)


And finally, just a little something I wanted to share...Click here!

The time has come. Finally.

Today is my Wedding Anniversary. And I SWEAR that my wedding rings sparkle extra bright every December 23rd. Maybe because today is not only the anniversary of our wedding but also of our first date. Awe, the memories...

Poor Baby, Poor Me!

My lil' punkin has the chicken pox. Little did I know that along with an infected baby I get a paranoid husband and a know-it-all mother in law.

First of all, my husband has never had the chicken pox. So he's afraid that he will catch them and is going to pay $85 to be vaccinated even though he's already been exposed. Furthermore, he says he won't be able to touch the baby.

~NEWSFLASH~
Micah has had visible bumps for 3 days now which means he has been contagious for approximately 1 week. Getting vaccinated now, AFTER being exposed, is (in my opinion) a huge waste.

Last night my mother-in-law insisted that I need to give the baby something warm to drink because if I don't the chicken pox may "go back in" and make him really sick. I tried to keep a straight face as I told her that he gets plenty of warm milk several times a day and she shouldn't worry about him having warm liquids. She was adamant about giving him something warm to drink and then it got a little nasty when I said, "Look, Eileen, Micah is breastfed. The milk he gets from me is warm, 98.6 degrees warm. And I PROMISE you that there is nothing that I can give him that is better for him." And today, after the doctor confirmed the diagnosis as chicken pox, she told me, "You can listen to those doctors if you want to BUT ALL THE OLD PEOPLE will tell you that he needs something warm to drink." I reminded her AGAIN that Micah gets plenty of warm milk all day and all night. She was frustrated by my answer and then moved on to Jason maybe having to be quarantined at work.

Need I say more about my mother in law?

Since I haven't posted ANYTHING in well over a month....thanks to anyone who even reads this.

A few weeks ago my mother, my sweet Micah and I went to the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland. I must say that Micah was beautifully behaved, it could have been a disaster! Anyhow, we saw some amazing things. Like these cakes.



It astonishes me that anyone can make such beautiful things out of food. Very impressive.

On the flip side of the show being so lovely, we also found out that Paula Dean is very much a BITCH!!! After talking to one of the Show workers, we learned that she treated the workers like crap, would not allow guests to sit in certain seats during her performances which cost an ADDITIONAL $60 because she is not already rich enough to include her show in the general admission ticket price of $25 bucks like the other celebrity chefs highlighted in this year's show. HUMPH. Well let me just say that I saw Miss Dean a few years ago and she sucked. I was disappointed. Majorly. But I was very happy this year sitting in the audiences of Guy Fieri and Curtis Stone. Very fun. And it didn't cost us anything EXTRA.

The Holidays are here. I'm spending money like a crazy person. Its fun. But I've got to get my Christmas tree up this weekend and some presents wrapped because one entire side of my bedroom looks like a Target isle. The mess is making me go loony. Furthermore, I've got so much crap piled up everywhere, it is impossible to know what I've already bought. The latter is a CLEAR sign that I probably need to just stop shopping altogether. But I have managed to score some cute clothes and shoes for myself as well. Besides, I'm stimulating the economy.

My husband informed me the other day that we are NOT going to be able to go to Washington D.C. for the inauguration because it's going to be to hectic to take a baby. I told him to fuck off, we're going cause if there are going to be 3 million people attending, a few more (US) won't make much of a difference. The jury is still out on the final decision...

If I don't make it back here for another month and a half, have a wonderful Christmas!!

I'm super excited to announce that my family and I will be traveling to Washington D.C. for the presidential inauguration in January to witness Barack Obama make his historical journey down Pennsylvania Avenue to enter the White House! I'm just praying for mild January weather so that I will be able to take the baby. If the weather is crappy, we'll still go but the baby and I will not camp out all night for the front row view with Jason, Devin and the rest of the Family. But just being in the city will be electric enough even if I can't attend in person. So excited!!

And if by chance the old man gets elected, we may go anyway to protest.

How are you planning on celebrating Obama's victory?

Just a quickie post while I've got a minute...


I must say that I am over excited to be a part of the upcoming election process. This is such an important event in American history and I truly feel proud to be a part of it all. And to add to my excitement, I believe I have convinced 2 people in my family who have NEVER voted in their lives to exercise their rights and let their voices be heard. Yay for me and yay for the democratic process!!!

I'm also super excited that the ethics committee found that stupid Bitch sarah palin guilty of abusing her power as Governor. Now maybe, just maybe, the fuck nuts out there supporting her will begin to see her for psycho that she is.
Everyone should go over to The Dept. and take the palin poll...I voted for the Fargo one, I hate that about her, I really do.