So I previously mentioned waiting on pins and needles for the final grade from the class I took this past fall semester. Well I just checked and still no grade. So I called the school to inquire about a deadline for submitting final grades and was told:
online class - 30 days from the last day of class
So, the professor has until January sometime to submit my grade. That is so WHACK.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/23/08
Countless down with 5 to go.......
I can't believe I still have gifts to get........woo's me. I totally forgot about my younger cousins. So now I have them (3) and my step father and husband left. At least I have a general idea of what I'm getting. And it goes a lil sumtin like this:
Cuz A - gift card for Target
Cuz B - gift card for Bath & Body Works
lil Cub G - something Pooh bear
Stepfather - Omaha Steaks, from my oldest niece
Stepfather - Omaha Steaks, from my oldest niece
Hubby - Omaha burgers; his gift is a ski trip, so I've booked the trip and will frame the printed reservations. But I want him to have something to unwrap for Christmas.
And I just thought about it, I guess I have to get something from my oldest niece for my mother, so I'll grab a gift basket from Bath & Body Works.
Dang, I need to $25 gifts for the white elephant gift exchaneg we do.........I wonder if I can skip out of here early today?????
Oh, and I decided to give my grandmother a 8x10 picture of my nieces, so I need a frame for that.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/22/08
Decent weekend
I had a pretty decent weekend. I didn’t do anything Friday night, but Saturday I awoke with a list of tasks I wanted to complete. And first up was the post office to mail my holiday cards. Yeah, I know I’m late. I got to the post office and the stamp machine wasn’t working and the sales counters were closed. I was shocked to say the least, the busiest time of the year and no sales counters?
Next stop was the library. I had quite a few books on hold and needed to return two. I returned Secret Life of Bees even though I still hadn’t finished it, but someone else had reserved it so I had to return it. I did get to Keeping Misery Company by Michelle Larks. It was a really good book, had me all tearing up and what not. Moving right along…..I picked up 9 books and finished reading one of the books already. I read Just Too Good To Be True by E. Lynn Harris in two days.
So I’m thinking if I can read one book in a weekend, provided it was a page turner, I can get some serious reading done. Huh, I’ll have to keep that in mind. At any rate, my plans were to read three books over the course of this 5 week school break, so that’s two down and one to go. And the way it looks I’ll surpass that goal; I have 8 books at home and 6 more to pick up from the library. I wonder how many I can get thru.
Dang this will be sort of a long post……..
After the library I dropped the books off at home and grabbed the items I needed to return. I hit A. C. Moore to return an item and re-purchase with a coupon I had. Then my mother called with a gift suggestion for my step father, so I hit up the Best Buy and grab that. I ran into my mother at Kohl’s, she wants perfume by Gwen Stephani, where I grabbed a gift for my niece from my grandmother.
Next stop was Kmart to return a slew of items I had put on layaway for both nieces. And I go a few pairs of pants for my cousin’s baby as well. Then I headed to the grocery store for a book of stamps to mail the holiday cards, and then to the post office for mailing. I was back home by 6 and proceeded to read that book and couldn’t put it down until the wee hours of the morning.
Sunday, I just lounged for the morning. I was hoping my little cousin would call me to tell me he was going to church. That way he and I could have hung out for the rest of the day. But my mother in law called first, so she and I rolled out to Annapolis Mall. And as soon as I picker her up, my little cousin calls and asks me to pick him up. I agree to pick him up when I get back from the mall.
After my trip to the mall where the only gift I got out of the way was my great grandmother, I headed on over to pick my cousin up and we went to visit my maternal grandmother. We dropped off some wrapping paper and addressed some cards for her. The night ended with lil cuz and I hitting up Target, eating pizza rolls and me taking him home.
So yeah, I’d say I had a pretty decent weekend. I’m looking forward to this coming weekend already.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Next stop was the library. I had quite a few books on hold and needed to return two. I returned Secret Life of Bees even though I still hadn’t finished it, but someone else had reserved it so I had to return it. I did get to Keeping Misery Company by Michelle Larks. It was a really good book, had me all tearing up and what not. Moving right along…..I picked up 9 books and finished reading one of the books already. I read Just Too Good To Be True by E. Lynn Harris in two days.
So I’m thinking if I can read one book in a weekend, provided it was a page turner, I can get some serious reading done. Huh, I’ll have to keep that in mind. At any rate, my plans were to read three books over the course of this 5 week school break, so that’s two down and one to go. And the way it looks I’ll surpass that goal; I have 8 books at home and 6 more to pick up from the library. I wonder how many I can get thru.
Dang this will be sort of a long post……..
After the library I dropped the books off at home and grabbed the items I needed to return. I hit A. C. Moore to return an item and re-purchase with a coupon I had. Then my mother called with a gift suggestion for my step father, so I hit up the Best Buy and grab that. I ran into my mother at Kohl’s, she wants perfume by Gwen Stephani, where I grabbed a gift for my niece from my grandmother.
Next stop was Kmart to return a slew of items I had put on layaway for both nieces. And I go a few pairs of pants for my cousin’s baby as well. Then I headed to the grocery store for a book of stamps to mail the holiday cards, and then to the post office for mailing. I was back home by 6 and proceeded to read that book and couldn’t put it down until the wee hours of the morning.
Sunday, I just lounged for the morning. I was hoping my little cousin would call me to tell me he was going to church. That way he and I could have hung out for the rest of the day. But my mother in law called first, so she and I rolled out to Annapolis Mall. And as soon as I picker her up, my little cousin calls and asks me to pick him up. I agree to pick him up when I get back from the mall.
After my trip to the mall where the only gift I got out of the way was my great grandmother, I headed on over to pick my cousin up and we went to visit my maternal grandmother. We dropped off some wrapping paper and addressed some cards for her. The night ended with lil cuz and I hitting up Target, eating pizza rolls and me taking him home.
So yeah, I’d say I had a pretty decent weekend. I’m looking forward to this coming weekend already.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Cold? More like FREEZING!
To say it's cold in the DMV (DC, MD & VA area) would be a huge UNDERSTATEMENT.
It's freezing outside.
Has me yearning for hot cocoa and I don't even like hot cocoa. So instead I'll go grab a cup of hot tea.
It's freezing outside.
Has me yearning for hot cocoa and I don't even like hot cocoa. So instead I'll go grab a cup of hot tea.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/20/08
I’m cool, are you cool? Anthony Hamilton cd review
Anthony Hamilton’s latest cd was released Tuesday 12/16/08 and being the fan I am, I had to go grab a copy. When I got to work Wednesday I put it on and with the exception of the first single nothing really stood out to me. But I had to give it a try, so when I got in the car that evening to drive out to Laurel, I popped it in the cd player and really gave it a listen.
The first song to grab my attention is track number 4: Diamond in the Rough. Anthony sings about meeting someone that has been thru some things and him wanting to make things better for her.
Next is track #5: I Did it For Sho, man I’ve been grooving…….the melody has me smiling……anyway it’s about him finding someone that give him those things he missed in his previous relationships. I can’t stop cheesing and bopping to this one, so it’ll stay on repeat in my cd player for a while. I think I’ll get niecey this weekend so she can dance with me; she likes to act silly with me. Yeah I know, that bit had nothing to do with the cd review.
The next attention grabber for me is # 10 – Falling in Love. When it first came on I immediately thought of the Temptations. And of course I’m bouncing to the catchy tune about his meeting someone and his being drawn to her and the feeling of love hitting him.
Track # 11 – Prayin’ For You/Superman – is a catchy tune that has me bouncing along, the tune reminds of the country and everyday items used as musical instruments. The track then switches to a bluesy melody that has me swaying right along with the music.
Tracks 12 & 13: Her Heart – an angelic tune about finding someone that has been there for him through the good and bad. Fine Again – a nice mellow tune about getting by and through those tough times.
It’s interesting that with this cd I’ve gravitated more to the up tempo tracks, when normally I prefer the ballads.
The cd also includes:
# 1 – The News
# 2 – Cool (first single)# 3 – The Day We Met
# 6 - Hard to Breathe
# 7 – Soul’s on Fire
# 8 – Please Stay# 9 – The Point of It All – title track
# 14 – She’s Gone (bonus track)
I’m sure as with his other cds, the more I listen they will ALL grow on me. But it’s definitely a keeper, if I had a mp3 player this entire cd would be in rotation.
Don’t take my word for it, go grab the cd and get Cool like Anthony Hamilton and I.
The first song to grab my attention is track number 4: Diamond in the Rough. Anthony sings about meeting someone that has been thru some things and him wanting to make things better for her.
Next is track #5: I Did it For Sho, man I’ve been grooving…….the melody has me smiling……anyway it’s about him finding someone that give him those things he missed in his previous relationships. I can’t stop cheesing and bopping to this one, so it’ll stay on repeat in my cd player for a while. I think I’ll get niecey this weekend so she can dance with me; she likes to act silly with me. Yeah I know, that bit had nothing to do with the cd review.
The next attention grabber for me is # 10 – Falling in Love. When it first came on I immediately thought of the Temptations. And of course I’m bouncing to the catchy tune about his meeting someone and his being drawn to her and the feeling of love hitting him.
Track # 11 – Prayin’ For You/Superman – is a catchy tune that has me bouncing along, the tune reminds of the country and everyday items used as musical instruments. The track then switches to a bluesy melody that has me swaying right along with the music.
Tracks 12 & 13: Her Heart – an angelic tune about finding someone that has been there for him through the good and bad. Fine Again – a nice mellow tune about getting by and through those tough times.
It’s interesting that with this cd I’ve gravitated more to the up tempo tracks, when normally I prefer the ballads.
The cd also includes:
# 1 – The News
# 2 – Cool (first single)# 3 – The Day We Met
# 6 - Hard to Breathe
# 7 – Soul’s on Fire
# 8 – Please Stay# 9 – The Point of It All – title track
# 14 – She’s Gone (bonus track)
I’m sure as with his other cds, the more I listen they will ALL grow on me. But it’s definitely a keeper, if I had a mp3 player this entire cd would be in rotation.
Don’t take my word for it, go grab the cd and get Cool like Anthony Hamilton and I.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/19/08
Holiday Eating
Ok, so you know how I’m always talking about food……oh maybe you don’t know. At any rate Monday was the departmental holiday lunch. We went next door to Capital Grille. And boy was it a treat. I’d never been there before, but I had suggested it to hubby as a place for one of our monthly night out dining options.
The ambiance is quite nice if I may say so myself. If you want a romantic lunch for two or a business lunch for more, it can serve any purpose and it’s a really chic place. On to the food, the bread was much to write home about, but it was warm and the butter was NOT cold. *don’t you just hate when restaurants serve warm bread, but give you that frozen butte, urgh* Moving on, three people ordered soups for appetizers and the bowl was huge and piping hot. And they gave you just enough time to allow the appetizer to settle before bringing out your entrée. I had the Seasame Seared Salmon Salad with Miso vinegarette. Doesn’t that just sound fab????? And it was really good. Two people ordered the Lobster Crab burger, someone else ordered an entrée sized salad while others had steak. I don’t blame them either, it was someone else’s dime, why not eat up. Everyone was really pleased with their respective entrees.
Dessert was another treat, oh my. I had the cheesecake with fresh berries. Can I say it was beyond wonderful. Just thinking about it has my mouth watering.
Well all that to say, if you are ever in the DC area and looking for a nice place to eat check out the Capital Grille on Pennsylvania Ave in downtown DC.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
The ambiance is quite nice if I may say so myself. If you want a romantic lunch for two or a business lunch for more, it can serve any purpose and it’s a really chic place. On to the food, the bread was much to write home about, but it was warm and the butter was NOT cold. *don’t you just hate when restaurants serve warm bread, but give you that frozen butte, urgh* Moving on, three people ordered soups for appetizers and the bowl was huge and piping hot. And they gave you just enough time to allow the appetizer to settle before bringing out your entrée. I had the Seasame Seared Salmon Salad with Miso vinegarette. Doesn’t that just sound fab????? And it was really good. Two people ordered the Lobster Crab burger, someone else ordered an entrée sized salad while others had steak. I don’t blame them either, it was someone else’s dime, why not eat up. Everyone was really pleased with their respective entrees.
Dessert was another treat, oh my. I had the cheesecake with fresh berries. Can I say it was beyond wonderful. Just thinking about it has my mouth watering.
Well all that to say, if you are ever in the DC area and looking for a nice place to eat check out the Capital Grille on Pennsylvania Ave in downtown DC.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/18/08
No Grade
Dang.......I'm sitting on pins and needles awaiting my final grade from my last class. I got or shall I say the group project received a 78/100, which isn't bad considering there was major last minute efforts. And my conference participation grade was 60/100 and the mid term was 75/100.......so the final exam is the deal breaker.
I shall return with the results........fingers crossed!
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
I shall return with the results........fingers crossed!
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Fwd: The Good Napkins
This was too funny not to share:
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
The Good Napkins
Ahhhhh . . . The Joys of Having Girls . . .
My mother taught me to read when I was four years old (her first mistake).
One day I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet doors was ajar.
I read the box in the cabinet.
I then asked my mother why she was keeping 'napkins' in the bathroom.
Didn't they belong in the kitchen?
Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts,
she told me they were for 'special occasions' (her second mistake).
Now fast forward a few months . . . It's Thanksgiving Day
and my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and aunt for dinner.
Mom had assignments for all of us while they were gone.
Mine was to set the table.
When they returned, my uncle came in first and immediately burst out laughing.
Next came his wife who gasped, then began giggling.
Next came my father who roared with laughter.
Then came mom, who almost died of embarrassment
when she saw each place setting on the table with a
'special occasion' Kotex napkin at each plate with the fork carefully arranged on the top.
My mother asked me why I used these and of course my response
sent the other adults into further fits of laughter.
"But mom, you said they were for special occasions!"
Pass this on to your girlfriends who need a laugh or anyone who has a daughter!
Life is too short for drama and petty things,
so kiss slowly, laugh insanely,
love truly and forgive quickly . . .
and for heaven's sake, use the good napkins whenever you can!
Ahhhhh . . . The Joys of Having Girls . . .
My mother taught me to read when I was four years old (her first mistake).
One day I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet doors was ajar.
I read the box in the cabinet.
I then asked my mother why she was keeping 'napkins' in the bathroom.
Didn't they belong in the kitchen?
Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts,
she told me they were for 'special occasions' (her second mistake).
Now fast forward a few months . . . It's Thanksgiving Day
and my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and aunt for dinner.
Mom had assignments for all of us while they were gone.
Mine was to set the table.
When they returned, my uncle came in first and immediately burst out laughing.
Next came his wife who gasped, then began giggling.
Next came my father who roared with laughter.
Then came mom, who almost died of embarrassment
when she saw each place setting on the table with a
'special occasion' Kotex napkin at each plate with the fork carefully arranged on the top.
My mother asked me why I used these and of course my response
sent the other adults into further fits of laughter.
"But mom, you said they were for special occasions!"
Pass this on to your girlfriends who need a laugh or anyone who has a daughter!
Life is too short for drama and petty things,
so kiss slowly, laugh insanely,
love truly and forgive quickly . . .
and for heaven's sake, use the good napkins whenever you can!
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/17/08
You Are Peaceful and Appreciative |
 You approach the holidays with harmony and thoughtfulness. You realize the holidays can be a hard time for some people, and you're there to lend your support. Not only do you enjoy giving during the holidays, you enjoy receiving greetings, love, and gifts. You graciously appreciate every holiday gesture made in your honor. Of all the types, you are the most likely to give a gift that's meaningful for you and the recipient. You're also the most likely to hand deliver as many of your gifts as possible. |
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Christmas TV Programs
Over the weekend I got the chance to see two holiday tv programs. Both aired on TV-1. The first, Santa Baby, had me singing all night long. My little cousin who was visiting was tired of the song by the time I took him back home.
At any rate it was an animated hour long show about the wish of this little girl. She saved a birdie from an accident or something and the birdie, the voice of Pattie LaBelle, granted her a wish. Her wish was for a hit song for her father. Her father is a song writer who is in need of a holiday song, and has been grumpy because he has been unable to compose one. So the birdie puts the father through some tasks, new job, volunteer services to name a few, all in the name of giving him a new outlook on the holiday and what it means. I won’t give away any more details, but I do encourage you to check your local listings to see if and when it will air again to tune in.
Next up was The Boy Who Loved Christmas. I missed the first 20 minutes, but it was a really cute story of a little boy who had been thru more than enough foster parents and finally lands with the perfect adoptive parents. Tragedy strikes the adoptive couple leaving only one parent, and social services had a problem with that. So the child is taken away from that stable environment and put back in the system only to be moved around again. Again, I won’t give away any more details; it was a really cute movie that had me tearing up.
I am so looking forward to watching more holiday programs………
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
At any rate it was an animated hour long show about the wish of this little girl. She saved a birdie from an accident or something and the birdie, the voice of Pattie LaBelle, granted her a wish. Her wish was for a hit song for her father. Her father is a song writer who is in need of a holiday song, and has been grumpy because he has been unable to compose one. So the birdie puts the father through some tasks, new job, volunteer services to name a few, all in the name of giving him a new outlook on the holiday and what it means. I won’t give away any more details, but I do encourage you to check your local listings to see if and when it will air again to tune in.
Next up was The Boy Who Loved Christmas. I missed the first 20 minutes, but it was a really cute story of a little boy who had been thru more than enough foster parents and finally lands with the perfect adoptive parents. Tragedy strikes the adoptive couple leaving only one parent, and social services had a problem with that. So the child is taken away from that stable environment and put back in the system only to be moved around again. Again, I won’t give away any more details; it was a really cute movie that had me tearing up.
I am so looking forward to watching more holiday programs………
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/15/08
You Are a Seasonal Latte |
 Your holiday personality is energetic. The holidays give you a bit of a natural buzz, and you tend to get a lot done. You are an expert on the holidays, and people often rely on you for support. You know the best places to shop - and the best seasonal lattes to drink. |
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/12/08
Oh so WRONG
With a minute to spare I finally completed my end of the month tasks. I played it pretty close this month. I started yesterday as I planned, but of course I was lured into laxing. The company had it's holiday party yesterday from 3-5:30 pm. I only planned to go grab a plate or two and come back to my office and work. But naw, they were giving away gift cards and what not, so I wound up hanging around, and when I finally left I came back to my office and commenced to reading blogs.......I know shame on me. And then today I didn't do any better, I goofed off and around until dang on 4:30 and then put my worker bee cap on and put it down. So I can breathe a sigh of relief that come Monday morning my work is completed and accounted for.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Your Snow Test Says You're Independent |
 You feel like something good will happen to you in the next few months. You have an amazingly strong work ethic. You are likely to be very successful in life. You are an independent, individualistic person. You thrive when you're doing your own thing. Your biggest worry in life is your family. You stay up at night thinking about them. When it comes time to relax, you really indulge. You are all about your favorite comforts. |
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/11/08
I've got work to do
So it's Thursday.........cool weekend is right around the corner. Well just my luck that I've looked up and my month end work is due tomorrow. And guess how much of it I've done.......NADA. Yeah shame on me. I can't believe I've laxed this long, actually I can believe it. I' got caught up in my five week break. Remember this post where I state a list of items to handle during my five weeks, well I've done one thing from the list and that is watch the second season of Dexter. And actually I was done with that a few days after I composed the list. I've also started watching the second season of CSI, I'm on the third disk with 3 more to go, and I did start reading a book. I had to put it down (no further comment from me).
Well I'm off to get my work done. I'm shutting my office door and will crank my music up and get my tasks done.
Graphics for Thursday Comments
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Well I'm off to get my work done. I'm shutting my office door and will crank my music up and get my tasks done.
Graphics for Thursday Comments
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You Are a Cardigan |
 You are traditional, old-fashioned, and even a little conservative. More than anything else, you are a creature of habit. You haven't changed much over the years. You shy away from flashy ideas, people, fashion, and foods. You have simple tastes. You go for established quality and longevity every time. |
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/10/08
Discipline, I've got it.
So I've just shown great discipline by neglecting to run up to the Chop House for a crabcake for lunch. I haven't my crabcake fix in a few weeks, and I'll well over due. But I'll satisfy my craving this weekend. And boy oh boy I can't wait. I just might have a crabcake for lunch and dinner both Saturday and Sunday.
Hope you had a good lunch.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Fa.ce Bo.ok Addiction????
At first I was skeptical about Fa.cebook. I couldn't understand why people spent so much time on there and what was on there to do. Well, I've been on there for 3 hours today, and I've become a fan of so many things, groups and people. There really is something to this......I think?????
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/9/08
FREEDOM
I's free now.........LOL or at least for the next five weeks. I took the final exam yesterday. And man it was a serious BEAST. The first three questions had a page and a half of story before the questions were asked.........and in case you are wondering the class was internal auditing. Well hopefully the class is behind me now, I'll know in a few weeks the final grade.
At any rate........I went to work yesterday with only my purse in tow. No lugging of the tote bag with the excessive papers. And it felt good to walk in the office and put away just my purse and then when it was time to leave just grab my purse and roll........
So for the next five weeks I'm free to stay up late reading a book.......................
or free sleep in on the weekends........
or free to watch movies all weekend long......this feels really good!
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/8/08
12/6/08
I made a list
Just before entering my local Target, I actually sat in my car for 10 minutes jotting down items I needed to pick up. Awhile back I went to Target to pick up one or two things and left the store having spent about $80. To avoid that from happening, I decided to draw up a list. My list included:
Ketchup
vitamin water
soup (5)
mozzarella sticks
cheetos
broccoli
brush
parmesan cheese (grated)
Well I'm happy to report, with the exception of that Glade candle jumping in my basket and onto the counter I made it out with just the items on my list.
Ok, bad to studying.......Hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Ketchup
vitamin water
soup (5)
mozzarella sticks
cheetos
broccoli
brush
parmesan cheese (grated)
Well I'm happy to report, with the exception of that Glade candle jumping in my basket and onto the counter I made it out with just the items on my list.
Ok, bad to studying.......Hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/5/08
A New gem
I think I’ve found a new gem for my lunch time meals:
Classic Tomato soup (C.ampbell’s Sou.p at Han.d) and Cheetos. Yum. I don’t know why it has taken me so long to discover this combination, but I’m glad I finally came around. And it’s light on my pockets. Soup is always on sale at the grocery store or at Target and then I can easily grab a bundle of cheetos snack size bags or even buy the big bag to get me thru a week.
So next week, I’m gonna have soup and cheetos everyday.
I’m sure I’ll be totally tired of this combination after day 2.
Happy Friday to Ya.
Have a great Weekend.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Classic Tomato soup (C.ampbell’s Sou.p at Han.d) and Cheetos. Yum. I don’t know why it has taken me so long to discover this combination, but I’m glad I finally came around. And it’s light on my pockets. Soup is always on sale at the grocery store or at Target and then I can easily grab a bundle of cheetos snack size bags or even buy the big bag to get me thru a week.
So next week, I’m gonna have soup and cheetos everyday.
I’m sure I’ll be totally tired of this combination after day 2.
Happy Friday to Ya.
Have a great Weekend.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/4/08
Christmas shopping list
Every year I try to complete my Christmas shopping by the 15th of the month. And every year I come really close. Last year it was my oldest niece and my husband’s gifts that sent me back out. Well this year, I’ve budgeted and I’m attempting yet again to complete my shopping by the 15th.
Here’s the list of whom I am giving gifts this year:
· Hubby – not sure
· Mother – giftcard: Visa
· Stepfather - giftcard
· Niece 1 – clothes and one toy
· Niece 2 – clothes and one toy
· Godchild 1(birthday 12/26) – giftcards: Aeropostale, American Eagle and iTunes
· Godchild 2 (birthday 12/10) – giftcards: Claires and bookstore
· God child 1 sister (birthday 12/30) – giftcards: Justice, Claires
· Grandmother – giftcard: Visa
So far I’ve purchased two giftcards (for my oldest god child and her sister) and I put several clothing items on layaway for my nieces. My mother and grandmother will be easy; I’ll just grab a Visa gift card for them both. My stepfather and Hubby are my biggest challenges. Hubby has a habit of going through my bags, so I think I’ll hide his gifts at his parents house, that is if I can come up with some gift ideas for him.
How's your holiday shopping coming along?
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Here’s the list of whom I am giving gifts this year:
· Hubby – not sure
· Mother – giftcard: Visa
· Stepfather - giftcard
· Niece 1 – clothes and one toy
· Niece 2 – clothes and one toy
· Godchild 1(birthday 12/26) – giftcards: Aeropostale, American Eagle and iTunes
· Godchild 2 (birthday 12/10) – giftcards: Claires and bookstore
· God child 1 sister (birthday 12/30) – giftcards: Justice, Claires
· Grandmother – giftcard: Visa
So far I’ve purchased two giftcards (for my oldest god child and her sister) and I put several clothing items on layaway for my nieces. My mother and grandmother will be easy; I’ll just grab a Visa gift card for them both. My stepfather and Hubby are my biggest challenges. Hubby has a habit of going through my bags, so I think I’ll hide his gifts at his parents house, that is if I can come up with some gift ideas for him.
How's your holiday shopping coming along?
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/3/08
Semester Break
I take my final exam December 7 (this Sunday) and then I’ll have about 5 weeks to rest, relax and unwind. Normally I read books during these semester breaks. But this time around I want to plan out my tasks to include some other items that I’ve allowed to fall by the way side. For instance, home projects.
So here’s a list of items I’d like to do during my upcoming 5 week semester break:
· I need to have someone come out and give me an estimate on replacing the carpet in the living room and possibly the stairs.
· Watch the second season of Dexter
· Watch the second season of CSI (the original)
· Purchase a new ceiling fan and have installed
· Get an estimate for window replacement
· Read at least 3 books
Usually this list would include the titles for 5 books. But I think a variation will work wonders.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
So here’s a list of items I’d like to do during my upcoming 5 week semester break:
· I need to have someone come out and give me an estimate on replacing the carpet in the living room and possibly the stairs.
· Watch the second season of Dexter
· Watch the second season of CSI (the original)
· Purchase a new ceiling fan and have installed
· Get an estimate for window replacement
· Read at least 3 books
Usually this list would include the titles for 5 books. But I think a variation will work wonders.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/2/08
A Gift for Hubby
Every year I’m perplexed what to get my husband for Christmas. And this year is no different. During the year he gets shirts, jeans and ties amongst other things. So this makes it increasing hard for me to decide what to do for Christmas, and it doesn’t help that his birthday is January 12.
I’ve flirted with the idea of taking him to the Poconos for the weekend and that would serve as his Christmas and birthday gifts. But costs always makes me change my mind. So again, I’m back to the drawing board.
Last month I made a laundry list of items I could get him. On that list was a new George Forman grill. The one he presently uses only allows two pieces of meat at a time. So I thought it would be great if he could throw 4 pieces on at once and be done. Well guess what, I forgot that we got a huge indoor grill as a wedding gift that we haven’t used. So I convinced him to go get that from storage and we’ll use that.
But yet again, I’m back at the drawing board……..
Any suggestions?
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
I’ve flirted with the idea of taking him to the Poconos for the weekend and that would serve as his Christmas and birthday gifts. But costs always makes me change my mind. So again, I’m back to the drawing board.
Last month I made a laundry list of items I could get him. On that list was a new George Forman grill. The one he presently uses only allows two pieces of meat at a time. So I thought it would be great if he could throw 4 pieces on at once and be done. Well guess what, I forgot that we got a huge indoor grill as a wedding gift that we haven’t used. So I convinced him to go get that from storage and we’ll use that.
But yet again, I’m back at the drawing board……..
Any suggestions?
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
12/1/08
Black Friday purchases……
Normally I don’t venture out on Black Friday. I think two years ago, my mother and I headed up to the outlets a few hours after Thanksgiving dinner to catch some sales. Then headed on up to Delaware land of no sales tax to hit up the mall for some deals…….
This year I wasn’t up for all of that……at any rate I finally rolled out the house about 5pm and headed to the mall to see what was left that I could scoop up. And boy oh boy did I get somethings………I came home with some bags and did my dance…..Hubby had a good laugh.
I picked up 4 sweaters and 2 turtlenecks from JC Penney for a grand total of $41…..thanks to a coupon I clip which gave me $10 off $50.
I also got a body butter from The Body Shop for $5. Now this was a real still, their body butters normally go for $20.
Old Navy was decent as well…..they had jeans for $15 and shirts for $5. I got 2 shirts and one pair of jeans, although the sales clerk talked me into going one size smaller on the jeans, only to get them home and I needed my actual size. So I’ll have to exchange or return them.
My last stop was Kmart…….they had shirts and turtlenecks for $4 so of course I grabbed a few……and then I put some shirts and sweats on layaway for my nieces…….
I just love finding deals.
Did you do any Black Friday Shopping?
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
This year I wasn’t up for all of that……at any rate I finally rolled out the house about 5pm and headed to the mall to see what was left that I could scoop up. And boy oh boy did I get somethings………I came home with some bags and did my dance…..Hubby had a good laugh.
I picked up 4 sweaters and 2 turtlenecks from JC Penney for a grand total of $41…..thanks to a coupon I clip which gave me $10 off $50.
I also got a body butter from The Body Shop for $5. Now this was a real still, their body butters normally go for $20.
Old Navy was decent as well…..they had jeans for $15 and shirts for $5. I got 2 shirts and one pair of jeans, although the sales clerk talked me into going one size smaller on the jeans, only to get them home and I needed my actual size. So I’ll have to exchange or return them.
My last stop was Kmart…….they had shirts and turtlenecks for $4 so of course I grabbed a few……and then I put some shirts and sweats on layaway for my nieces…….
I just love finding deals.
Did you do any Black Friday Shopping?
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
Monday again!
Dang it’s Monday again. I can’t believe my favorite holiday has come and gone. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
So back to the daily grind we go……..
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
So back to the daily grind we go……..
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
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