Me likey...and am Peary Thankful

Looks like I finally won something http://www.sassafras.typepad.com/. Thank you Sassafras :) I am crazy excited to get this and play. Now I just need to figure out how to get them my info so they can mail it out. Hmmm...maybe checking my email would help:)

Critters

So I am going out a limb with this post. I may be making myself sound like a bit of a redneck. We have a new addition to our strange menagerie of critters. For those who do not know we already have two cats, a hamster, a snake, a tarantula, and a scorpion, we had a turtle, but alas we had to let him go in the pond cause he was HUGE! And, it just was not right to keep him in a little 20 gallon tank any longer, sorry I digress. Our latest addition, wait for it, wait for it...is 200 or so (yes 200) baby crickets! You see crickets are what the tarantula and the scorpion eat. So, apparently the last time we purchased crickets we got a hot mama looking for a safe place to lay some eggs. I know, am I luckiest girl in the world or what? Anyway, so last night we had to go out and get a special food for them. Well, I do not want them to starve and if Hubby can "grow 'em big and fat"(his exact words, kid you not!) then we will not have to buy crickets for awhile. So, financially, if this works out, we will probably break even, if not then we are in the hole about seven dollars.

That's all for now. Hope you have an awesome day! Feel free to ccmment. I like comments, it is like getting mail that is not a bill :)

Realization

So, reflecting back on this past weekend I have come to the Realization that I lead a pretty boring life. I get up, go to work, get the kids, go home, cook dinner, put everyone to bed, then I go to bed, repeat. On the weekend I get up, go to Wal-mart or Target go home, clean the house, cook dinner, put everyone to bed, then I go to bed, repeat. Not a very exciting life at all. But, who needs excitement anyway? I believe it is highly overrated. I have two small children and that is really all the excitement I am programmed to be able to handle. So, to wrap this up, I apologize if this blog seems repetitive. That is just the way my life is. Have a good day.

Less

Oprah was very profound yesterday. She was challenging families to consume less. Less food, less money, less resources. She was also challenging them to unplug and get back in touch with each other. We are in a very technology based world right now. It seems that no one can be without there cell phone, computer, TV, video games etc. Our kids are growing up zombies in front of the TV. We do not talk to them and if we do it is to tell them to be quiet. The family dinner has been replaced by the fast food drive through. We are a world that is so in touch we are out of touch with the people that should matter most, our family.

Without even realizing it we have been doing the Oprah challenge for awhile now. We have not had cable in our house for (gasp) two years now. We try to do all our running around for the week on one or two outings. We do not have a home telephone. We eat at home more often than not, and we always TRY to eat together as a family. I take my lunch to work instead of doing fast food. We try to eat organic foods when it is feasible (economically). We do not buy bottled water, we have a Brita pitcher at home and hubby and I each have a Nalgene bottle to take to work. We have no furniture that was bought new, everything was either given to use or bought second or third hand. And no, my house does not look like a college apartment, it is quit comfortable and clean. well, except when my kids spill on the floor. On the weekend I try not to text,Twitter, blog, surf the net, watch TV. We only have one car and although it is 14 years old, it is quit good on gas(I love you Saturn :) ). We play with our kids more and get more done around the house since we have started this.

Now, by no stretch of the imagination am I preaching, we are far from perfect on this. we still consume and waste more than I would like. I still make my weekly pilgrimage to the craft store. I still end up throeing out food, drink 8 Diet Coke cans a day, use paper towels and paper plates more then we should. I come home some days after everyone being gone and all four TVs are still on WTH. However, we are working on it. I feel we have taken large strides from where we were to where we are.

What are you doing to live a life with "less"? Have a great weekend, sorry for the rambling.

Well, yesterday was a busy day so i did not get a chance to post. I had to take L to the Dr. for her 18 month checkup. She is growing so fast, already at 25 pounds and 32 inches tall! This is such a fun age with her. She is always laughing and running around chasing her brother "Ja" as she calls him. Yesterday she was trying to walk around in Mike's shoes, being as they are a size 12 you can imagine how hard it was for her to make any progress. She has perseverance though she kept going. Love that girl.

Mister J spent the day with his Mimi N and came home totally cranky. He is a sweet boy usually, but the terrible threes seem to be in full effect some days. Can not wait 5 more months for him to turn 4!

On other news i took the car into the shop because to me it was acting "fruity" like it does right before the alternator goes bad. However, the mechanic could find nothing at all wrong with it, everything is charging like it should etc.(of course, right?). So, apparently I have just as good of an imagination as J does. I also finally got some printer ink so I can print up all of those pictures I have been taking. Maybe it will give me the inspiration I need to get my scrapbooking mojo back. Nothing has been inspiring me these last 2 weeks. Hopefully soon my Internet will be hooked up from home and I will be able to share some pictures and creations.

That is all for today. Thanks for visiting if you just stumbled across me. Leave a comment :). Have a good one!