What's your ecological footprint?

I did this for my biology lab and I think it's interesting. Take a look and post your footprint.

http://www.earthday.org/Footprint/index.asp#

Mine is 9 acres total.

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I need some new marbles

I don't know why, but it seems like all of my brain cells have jumped ship. This past weekend proved it. Here are four examples:

#1 - Kara made the oh so divine Oh Henry Bars on Friday. She was kind enough to give me half of her pan. She put it on a plate and wrapped it up for me. Well, as I was putting my kids in the car I put the plate on top of my van. You guessed it, I forgot to put them in with me before we left. I realized this 3/4 of the way home. I started to drive really slow (not that I was driving like a NASCAR driver) in hopes maybe they were still on top. But no. *cry* At home I walked around to the back of my van thinking maybe they were stuck to the bumper and I could peel them off and eat them later. At that point, I would have been happy if there was chocolate smeared on the back window I could eat. But no. *cry* I was so upset and sad that I had lost all my yummy Oh Henry Bars. Kara was so sweet when I called her to tell her, she's such a good friend. She laughed at me.

#2 - Just after realizing I may have lost my Oh Henry Bars, I realized I completely forgot about a VT appointment I had missed the day before. I could have really kicked myself at this point because I remembered a few hours before the said appointment, but I had just received my new do and apparently the euphoria of that made me neglect everything else.

#3 - We went to my SIL's wedding yesterday and we were about to sign the guest book. I leaned over to my husband and asked "which words of wisdom should we put down?" His response (with a smile) "well, there's the no drinking alcohol, no tobacco....pick one." Duh Michelle.

#4 - At the park with Gina and her daughter, after we had played on the toys and the slide, I wanted my kids to go on the swings. So I asked Gina and her daughter if they were "swingers."

See, I have zero, zippo brain cells left. It's surprising I leave the house anymore. LOL

Friday's Feast

Appetizer
How fast can you type?

A very good question. My husband thinks it's pretty fast does that count? lol About 62 wpm.

Soup
What is your favorite online game?

Any one that someone will play with me. :D

Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 as highest), how intelligent do you think you are?

Overall, I'd say about a 6-7. But after my day today, I'd say a 2. lol

Main Course
Name three of your best teachers from your school years.

Ms. Cope, Mrs. Hansen, and Mr. Knudsen.

Dessert
What are your plans for this upcoming weekend?

My SIL is getting married so we're going to that and I'm meeting up with a friend. Then I have homework and some cleaning to do.

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Manbrows-be-gone

"My mission, is to explore strange new territories. To seek out new hairstyles and to remove unwanted hair. To boldly go where most women have gone before!" Or something to that effect. lol But I did it, today was my first time. I have finally ventured into the frontier of having my eyebrows waxed. My manbrows are no more!! For those that never taken this journey, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It feels the same way as if you had pulled a band aid off your arm and had some hair pulled out at the same time. It was well worth the $5 I spent. It's so much easier than using tweezers. I know it's kind of silly, but I feel more like a girl with small cute eyebrows. lol

I also had my hair cut, added bangs and layers, and had it thinned. Overall, I'm really happy with how everything turned out. The lady that did it is in my ward and she was fantastic. Other than the area around my eyebrows still being a little red, I feel pretty darn cute. :D

Gina, this was done all for you by the way. I didn't want to scare you away from my manbrows, so now hopefully you won't go screaming and running the other direction when we get together. lol Ok, maybe part of it is because we're getting together. ;) I also have a wedding to go to Saturday and I want to surprise my husband when he comes home tomorrow. It has made my day. :D

Thoughtful Tuesday

If you're deciding between whether you should get a dog or have children, this may help you find your answer. :)





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SMART Habit Saturday!

I didn't do as well as I was planning on this last week. Have you noticed that when you get so busy with everyday life that everything else tends not to get as much attention? I guess that why I keep going, to make these habits so that they become part of my everyday life. This week I'm really going to focus on my exercising, I didn't do a darn thing last week. :( But everything else I'm doing pretty well on. Even though my husband has been gone, I've been doing really well being patient and understanding with my kids. I'm proud about that. :D

#1 - Spending money before it gets into my account

A. Enter receipts same day

#2 - Exercise twice

A. Exercise before watching TV & getting on computer

#3 - More patient/understanding

Check out SHS at Lara's blog to join! Remember, if you join in SHS for three weeks in a row you can be entered into a drawing to win a copy of the book The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me!

Day at the circus

The circus came to our city today so I decided to take the girls. Kids 12 and under were free but adult tickets were $20! I had a $2 off coupon but still. I guess that's why kids get in for free, because the adults pay for them through their ticket! lol The girls loved it though so it made it all worth it.

I was surprised by some of the acts. A clown came out and repeatedly threw an egg up in the air and caught it with his hands. He did this over and over and that was his act. I didn't think it was that funny. I could have thrown and egg up and caught it, for free. lol

Another act was two sumo wrestlers dancing to a song by the Backstreet Boys. It was kind of funny until one of the wrestlers started to do a pole dance. A POLE DANCE. It was a few minutes before he was stopped and told that it was a family event. This bugs me, if it was a family event why even put it in there in the first place? It wasn't funny, not to me.

More clowns came out for a different act, a cooking one. At one point they were trying to season a chicken but kept getting flour everywhere. Then one of the clowns started to pass gas, *flour gas.* Seriously, is this funny to anyone else? I think it's sad that these types of things are so prevalent in our society and people think it's funny. Maybe it's just me.

There were a lot of fun things to watch. The girls loved the elephants and the horses. They clapped right along with everyone else which was really cute. I bought them a huge balloon and they were pretty happy. It was mostly fun, I'm glad we went. :)

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Good things come to those who wait!

We have yet to have enough money to splurge on nice furniture. So far, everything has been given to us. My husband bought me a rocker/recliner for Easter when we were first married but that was it as far as furniture went. We did recently end up buying a futon for a couch because we were tired of sitting in camping chairs. lol

We'd go to furniture stores and sit on all the couches we liked and dream about the day we would have something soft to sit on. Once we came close to buying a love seat but didn't go through with it. We've known it would be hard to afford things like nice furniture where we are just starting out so we've learned to manage. My brother recently gave us a big recliner so our furniture consisted of a futon and two recliners. Go us! LOL

But now I can officially say we have furniture! By miracle really and some luck, my husband won a couch and a love seat from his job. The employees that came up here from Mexico to be trained had a furnished apartment and my husband's work, did an auction for all the furnishings. We won one of the couches and love seats and I paid $5 for them! SCORE! They are tan and micro-suede. They were brand new when they were first bought but aren't in the best condition now. They have been vacuumed but still need cleaning. They really aren't that bad, I'm glad we finally have something soft to sit on!

Moral: Good things do indeed come to those who wait.

Disclaimer: No, I don't think we all should sit around and wait for things to fall into our laps. lol We could have purchased furniture before, but we would have been in debt for them. It's always better to wait then go into debt IMO.

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Seriously, we have snow. It's great snowman snow, but it's snow! We had a beautiful day yesterday, so warm and sunny. Today we have snow, almost an inch. We do need all the water we can get so I'm trying to be positive about it. Gives me a good reason to go have some yummy hot chocolate! :D So how's the weather where you are?

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The latest

If you read my previous post you'll know that we went to the allergist, again. We've been trying to figure out what in the mint Oreo blizzards from DQ our youngest is allergic to. She broke out twice after eating them. Today we found out it's the mint. The Dr didn't have a highly concentrated mint to test with but it was still positive. So no mint for her. It's better than peanuts IMO. :) I'm glad we finally know what it is.

Something interesting though. Her first allergy test, the Dr said she tested positive for being allergic to eggs. Well that particular day her eczema was really bad and to us it looked more like eczema than a positive reaction to egg. But we went along with the Dr although we didn't really agree. We stayed away from eggs for a month and she was fine. But deep down, I just felt like she really wasn't allergic to eggs. So we very slowly tested our theory and she never broke out. I asked the Dr about it and he said you can have a positive skin test but not have a reaction.

I thought that was different, but again I went along with him. I still wasn't sure and today when she was tested for the mint, I asked to have the egg tested again also. The Dr was puzzled about why and he tried again to explain that it was indeed a positive test the first time. But I still had this gut feeling. He retested and low and behold it was negative. He didn't say anything about it.

Moral: ALWAYS trust your instincts and don't feel bad for having a different opinion than a Dr.

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On the go

We have been going nonstop today. I went to bed after midnight and was up just before 7am. We were out the door by 7:20, I dropped the girls off to a friend's house and I was in class by 7:58. Ran to the library, picked up the girls, and came home by 10:30. A friend was going to come over so we tried to hurry and clean and I put the girls down for a nap. Now I'm headed out to a study group then my youngest has a Dr appointment with the allergist. (Hopefully we'll finally know what she is allergic to.) Then we have to go to my husband's work and take a gander at a couch and love seat set we won to see if they are really worth it. We also won another computer which we will give to my mom. Then back home to babysit and if we can, I want to try and squeeze in time to go out and play. Tomorrow I have a huge Biology test so that's what I'll be doing the rest of the night. Us in a duck pond. Have a great day everyone!

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SMART Habit Saturday!

Last week was nuts. My husband left for work and I was sick for about four days. I really tried but I was just out of it. I'm going to keep my goals again for this week to get back into the swing of things.

#1 - Spending money before it gets into my account

A. Enter receipts same day

#2 - Exercise twice

A. Exercise before watching TV & getting on computer

#3 - More patient/understanding

Check out SHS at Lara's blog to join! Remember, if you join in SHS for three weeks in a row you can be entered into a drawing to win a copy of the book The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me!

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I love to blog. Blogging is a great way for me to express my ideas and share my thoughts on whatever I want. I blog about everything from the weather to trying to find the right clothes to buy. I have posted pictures, quotes, and I’ve played games. Why? Because I like to blog and blogging is fun. I have found so many great people through the blogosphere! Some blogs make me laugh, others make me cry, and some make me stop and think. Mommy blogs, daddy blogs, organizing blogs, sports blogs, variety blogs. Blogs, blogs, and more blogs!

If you’re like me and love everything about blogging, now you can pick your favorite blogs and vote for them at blog awards. You can nominate anyone and anyone can vote! There are all sorts of categories to choose from, here are just a few: best blog design, best animal blogger, best celebrity blogger, best sports blog, best video blog, best educational blog, best humor blog, most obnoxious blogger and even the worst blog of all time. So get on this website and cast your vote! Voting takes place from now until May 22^nd so you had better hurry. The winners will be announced at PostieCon on June 2^nd in Orlando, Florida.

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Friday's Feast

Appetizer
When you were a child, which crayon color was your favorite?

I liked all the crayons as a child. I couldn't pick one as my favorite because I didn't want the rest to feel left out. :)

Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest), how likely would you be to change jobs if it required you to move?

If my husband and I decided it would most benefit our family, you bet 10. Not to mention we want to move anyway. lol

Salad
Take all the numbers in your birthday and your phone number and add them up, one by one. What’s the total?

63. This should be my new lucky number.

Main Course
Have you ever “re-gifted” anything? If so, what was it and who did you pass it on to?

Yes, once. I think it was a blender or something like that but we already had one so we gave it away to a newly married couple.

Dessert
Name something you need from the store.

Food. We're getting kind of low and I haven't shopped for almost two weeks.

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There is so much to see at Spiffy Baby, so get comfortable and browse through their selections. Look up anything bath time to baby footwear and jewelry to even gifts for mom and dad. One feature I particularly like is located on the front page, you can shop by price! So even if you don’t have a lot of money to spend, there is something in your budget!

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Sick Bear Contest

I heard about this contest and wanted to spread the word. The prize is a bowl with handles and a little bear on it for your child to use when they are sick and throwing up. My kids get so scared when they throw up that I think this would be easier for them to use then the garbage can. Remember, this is free so go sign up at 5 Minutes for Mom!

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Wordless Wednesday

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You are Ocean Blue

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SMART Habit Saturday

I don't have much time to be on today, so here are my goals and next to them is how I've been doing:

#1 - Don't spend money before it gets into my account - I didn't do awful this past week but not great either. This week I'm really going to focus on this one.

A. Enter receipts in the same day the transactions take place - I started out really well but then we've been so busy that this got overlooked. But I did make sure to enter them in within 2 days of us purchasing something.

#2 - Do a different exercise twice, for at least 20 minutes - I've done a serious amount of walking recently but nothing more than that. I'm going to add a new goal for this week:

A. Exercise (i.e. push ups, crunches, stretches) while watching TV and before getting on the computer.

#3 - Be more patient and understanding - I'm doing so much better with this one. It's been hard because my two year old has been acting like a two year old and the baby is starting to act just like her. But I endeavor to keep doing better.

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Not a lot of time

We have had a wonderful day! It's been long and tiring, but a lot of fun. It started early this morning, about 1am. The girls have been sick with fevers over 102 and were up most of the night. (Ok, that part wasn't exactly fun.) I got up just after 7 and tried to make it to my 8am class. The girls were pretty grumpy bless their little hearts, but I did manage to get out the door.

8am philosophy can be hard to swallow but I managed to stay awake through most of it. ;) I think my teacher forgot to button up his shirt all the way, about 4 buttons were undone so we could see all his gray chest hairs. It was not amusing. (Of course now it kind of is lol.) Anyway, 9am psychology didn't go any better. I think I slept and did the head bob for 15 minutes. I believe we were talking about behavior and Freud and sexual theories something something.

I headed to the library after that to study. An hour later I went to meet with my lab teacher to go over some homework. She was conveniently in a meeting then two other students asked her questions so I didn't get to her for an hour. Bleh. I headed home after that and the traffic was insane. I've never seen it so congested on a day like today. They probably had goldfish to feed.

Anyway, I get home and there was a party going on at my house. Kara and her boys were over as was my MIL. After being attacked by my children and trying to catch up with everyone, I realized no one had had lunch. So we picked up the toys and started to throw something together. Trying to feed 4 kids, ages 2 and under is quite the ordeal. I would have never thought to have strawberries and macaroni and cheese together. (Well not together, we did have them one at a time lol.)

Then we had to get ready for an Easter egg hunt that I put on for my apartment complex. It was so much fun! We had 18 kids and over 100 eggs. The girls got a real kick out of picking the eggs up. My oldest was so funny, she would pick one up and then stop. She was content with just one egg until we told her that yes, she could pick up more. It was a big hit, we want to do another one next year.

After the little egg hunt excursion, along with some friends and neighbors, we all went out to my MIL's to see her 11 new baby lambs and their dog. She has a huge backyard, toys, and of course all the animals which the kids loved. My husband and I got into a water fight. He was so mean too. Here I only dumped a little water on him from a cup. Then he got a pitcher of water from his mom and dumped it on me! In front of everyone! Stinker. We stayed probably an hour before coming home.

The girls were wiped so they napped. My oldest's fever came back so she stayed with my dh and I took the baby with me to Kara's house for a BBQ. I love barbecuing, especially with a good friend like Kara. :)

So yes, now I'm beat and need to go to bed. It's been a busy week and I haven't been on much. Tomorrow will be just as busy as we have two more Easter egg hunts and we need to get my husband ready to leave on Sunday. I need to remember to breathe, as my mom would tell me. :)

I WON!

I can't believe it, I won Lara's organizing bags from participating in her SMART Habit Saturday! I'm so excited! Thanks Lara for doing the contest! Along with winning, which is fun, I'm glad that I've actually been fulfilling the goals I have set for myself. Participating in SHS has really helped me prioritize what I needs work and that has been a huge benefit to me. So thank you again Lara for helping us all stay on track!

Planting season

Thanks goes out to Mimo for giving us the great idea to do indoor plants. I actually had never thought about it. But when she brought it up, I thought, "hey, that sounds like a lot of fun!" So that very day we went to Wal-Mart and bought two plants, one tomato and one pot of pink Easter Lilies. Our girls thought it was neatest thing to plant the soil, add seeds, and then give them water. My husband and I were just as excited as they were! We've been watching them now for about a week and the tomato plant has already started to sprout some leaves.

Our oldest has loved waking every morning and checking on the plants. A few days ago she was just so darn excited to see the tomato plant with its leaves that she decided to pick them. More than half! (We had about 16 little sprouts.) *CRY* We were crushed. Our first ever tomato plant had been plowed over by the Toddler Giant. Thankfully we did have a few seeds leftover so hopefully they sprout.

Other than that little disaster, it's been so fun to keep on eye on them. We're not gardeners, but this is pretty darn easy. Cheap too and loads of fun!