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Firsts

Somebody tagged me for this. I don’t remember who because I sort of ignored it for, um, a long time. If it was you – sorry.

1. Who was your FIRST prom date?
Mike. Although I’m confused about the question – how many prom dates do people have?

2. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink?
I grew up in Wisconsin. Beer.

3. What was your FIRST job?
Babysitting. If that doesn’t count, then I worked at Shopko for way too long.

4. What was your FIRST car?
The first car I drove was a Oldsmobile – Delta 88. The first car I owned was a VW Jetta. It was a sad day when I traded in my Jetta.

5. Who was the FIRST person to text you today?
Nobody texts me.

6. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?
My son.

7. Who was your FIRST grade teacher?
Miss Schaefer.

8. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?
The Bahamas. Only reason I got to go was because I flew for free.

9. Who was your FIRST best friend, and are you still friends with him / her?
Katie & Margie. I lost touch with them after I moved in middle school but I found them both on facebook. So we’re kind of friends.

10. Who was your FIRST kiss?
Erick. Let’s not relive that.

11. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today?
Kevin

12. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
Asked Kevin to get Lexi up. I wanted to sleep.

13. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to?
I was rocking out to New Kids On The Block. Jordan was such a hottie.

14. What was your FIRST tattoo or piercing?
I had my ears pierced in 4th grade.

15. What was the FIRST foreign country you went to?
Mexico

16. What was the FIRST movie you saw in the theater?
I think it was the Never Ending Story. If you haven’t seen it, you really should.

17. When was your FIRST detention?
My elementary school didn’t hand out detentions. But if they did I’m pretty sure I would have gotten one for pouring grape soda on a kid’s head at a field trip. But he totally deserved it – he was spitting ice chunks at me.

18. What was the FIRST state you lived in?
Wisconsin

19. Who was the FIRST person to really break your heart?
I think it may have been Andy. But I was 15 so I was probably being over-dramatic.

20. With whom was your FIRST date?
Andy. We went to the Junior Girls dance together.

21. What was your FIRST pet?
A gerbil named Jaws. We weren’t sad when he died.

22. Who was your FIRST roommate?
Steph.

23. Who was your FIRST love?
Kevin.

24. What was your FIRST screen name?
I think it was amos4_4.

25. When did you have your FIRST baby?
January 31, 2006.

I gave up bothering to tag people – if you want to fill it out, then Tag, your it.

Waiting For Your Love

I’ve been working on a kilt all morning and a chunk of the afternoon and I need a little bit of a break. Nicole did the iPod blog thing and it seemed like a good way to take a break.

What you need: an iPod and a blog.
What you do:
1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS! (see? it’s such an important rule that the first person to post this needed to yell it.)

4. Make a fun/silly/witty comment on your answer. (Or, just write the song name and leave your readers wondering)

5. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the same as well as the person you got the note from. (Or post it on your blog and see who does it just because you did – kinda like what I did with Nicole.)

The questions (and answers):

• What is your motto? You Okay Honey? Rent
• What do your friends think of you? Spring from the sound track of Little Women
• What do you think about very often? See the Star by Delirious?
• What is 2+2? Back the Road by Trace
• What do you think of your best friend? My Desire by Salvador
• What do you think of the person you like? Whisper Softly by Chasing Furies
• What is your life story? Joyful Noise/I Will Not Be Silent by David Crowder Band (I’m happy and I talk a lot)
• What do you want to be when you grow up? Drop the Pilot by Mandy Moore (umm…)
• What do you think when you see the person you like? Wonderful Christmastime by Jars of Clay (well, we were married at Christmastime)
• What do your parents think of you? The Fool by U2 (I think I need to talk to my parents)
• What will they play at your funeral? If I Only Had A Brain by Harry Connick, Jr. (and apparently I also need to talk to the people choosing my music at my funeral – or get some new friends)
• What is your hobby/interest? Blowin’ In the Wind by Joan Baez (I’m undecided?)
• What is your biggest secret? Took My Place by Third Day
• What do you think of your friends? Theme from Summer by All Star United (yeah, summers are always fun)
• What’s the worst thing that could happen? When It Doesn’t Come Easy by Justin McRoberts (
• What makes you laugh? Cleaning Windows by Van Morrison (Therapy, I need therapy)
• What makes you cry? Daisy by Switchfoot (And to confirm I need therapy – windows=laughing, daisies=crying)
• What scares you the most? Julie by Jacobstone (I don’t know who Julie is but she must be terrifying)
• If you could go back in time, what would you change? Hold on to Me by Nina Gordon
• Now for the title of this blog entry…Waiting For Your Love by Justin McRoberts (This seems to fit my current situation…)

Best Deal Ever

A friend on the adoption forum posted a message about super cheap carseats. I clicked on it to see what the big deal was. Target was offering Britax carseats for $42.99. If you aren’t shopping for carseats, this won’t make sense. If you are shopping for carseats you’ll know that we got a carseat that normally sells for $279.99. Yeah, just saved over $200. Score. Oh and it was only offered online but we also got free shipping. Double score.

So the first new thing we bought for baby #2 was the best. deal. ever.

By the way, if you are looking to find one, they are sold out. About 20 minutes after I bought mine people were posting in the forum thread that they were sold out.

Update: Yeah, so since I never luck out and get super good deals like this, I was not at all surprised to see the e-mail from Target telling me it was a typo and they canceled my order. But if I stilled wanted the carseat, I could re-order it for the actual price of $279.99.

Isn’t there some rule somewhere that says if a store screws up the price they have to give it to you at the price they listed? I’m going to call them tomorrow and have a chat with customer service. maybe I can at least get a gift card out of the deal.

A Few Random Thoughts

It’s late but I’m still awake. And I’ve got a bunch of stuff I want to blog about but none of it is really important enough to have its own post so I’ll just mash it all together here.

• Kevin’s sick. Which means this weekend has been pretty uneventful. Lots of time spent watching T.V.
• I drove Lexi all the way to gymnastics class only to remember that there is no class on MEA weekend. D’oh. That was one pissed of 2 year-old.
• I’ve been getting a lot done on my Christmas present projects. I’ve finished four of them and have 2 more to do. After Thanksgiving, I’ll post pictures.
• I’ve been sewing like crazy for the last couple weeks. I’m trying to get my quilt blocks done. I’m finishing up an order for a baby sling. I’m meeting with a friend to pick out fabric for her sling. I’m working on Christmas presents. And in between all that, I’m trying to make a few things to have as “inventory” to open an etsy shop.
• I need a good name for my etsy shop.
• Lexi’s room needs to be cleaned out. I think that’s going to happen tomorrow.
• Speaking of Lexi, want to know what time she fell asleep last night? 11:45. Yeah. That was fun. Want to know what time she woke up today? 6:45. Guess how long her nap was? 1 hour. She’s been a real treat all day.

Tag – I’m It.

Cathy tagged me…so 7 random things about me…in no particular order.

The rules are pretty simple:

Link to the person you tagged you.

List 7 random things about yourself.

Tag 7 new people and link to their blogs.

1. I eat M&M’s by color. I dump the whole bag into a bowl and pick out one color before starting on the next color. It makes a bag last longer and I usually don’t have to share because who wants to eat out of a bowl that I’ve completely pawed through?

2. I train dogs professionally. I work at All Breed Obedience and most the time the dogs are better listeners.

3. I can’t stand e-mail forwards. If you want to be my friend you will not forward me anything that will bring me luck within the next 7 minutes, days, hours, years, whatever. And you will also not forward me any warning or news story without checking it out on snopes.com first.

4. I can sew. And quilt. And smock.

5. I am not a stay at home mom. I enjoy spending time with my kid but all day, everyday is not for me.

6. My favorite TV shows include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gilmore Girls, The Office, and How I Met Your Mother.

7. I always think these memes and tags are cheesy but I usually fill them out anyway.

Tag. You’re it.
Limor
Dana
Dani
Jaime
Nicole
Elizabeth
Jean

Seriously? No, seriously?

Alright, in general, I’m in agreement with the breast is best movement. However this is ridiculous.

The Truth-o-Meter

I’m lovin’ this site. Politicfact.com has been taking claims made in both speeches and explaining just how true the statements are.

Here’s a few examples:

From Obama’s Speech:

1. Obama says: McCain “said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars.”

Truth-O-Meter (TOM) says: Barely true. “McCain has a mixed record on fuel economy standards.”

2. Obama says: “Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office.”

TOM says: True.

From Biden’s Speech

1. Biden says: “McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase.”

TOM says: “The Democrats counted correctly.”

2. Biden says: ” Three years ago, John McCain said, “Afghanistan — we don’t read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded.”

TOM says: True, but Biden chose his words very carefully to make this statement true. (And this is why I love the site. Yes, the statement in itself might be true, but look at the context and then decide if it’s true or if it’s just a correct choice of words.)

Giuliani’s speech:

1. Giuliani says: “For four days in Denver, the Democrats were afraid to use the words ‘Islamic terrorism.’”

TOM says: Barely True. “Dems discussed terrorism aplenty” (but they refrained from using the word Islamic because Muslim-American groups have pleaded with policymakers not to use the term “Islamic” in describing al-Qaida terrorists for fear that it will contribute to discrimination against Muslims in the United States, and because they believe al-Qaida’s brand of Islam is a bastardization of their faith.)

Palin’s Speech:

1. Palin says: Barack Obama supports plans to raise “income taxes … payroll taxes.”

TOM says: Half True “Obama’s taxes hit only higher incomes”

2. Palin says: “I told the Congress ‘thanks, but no thanks,’ on that Bridge to Nowhere.

TOM says: Half True. She killed it but it was mostly dead.

And my personal favorite:

Planned Parenthood says: McCain “said he was ’stumped’ when asked whether contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV.”

TOM says: True. The interview is here and I find it amusing that he was stumped by the question of whether or not contraceptive help stop the spread of HIV.

Anyway, there are about 16 pages of “attacks” and statements made by various candidates and speakers. It helps put a lot of the quotes back into context to get a better idea of the claims people are making. (And for added fun there is also a “flip-o-meter” on the site.)

I Need Painting Suggestions

Okay all my artsy/crafty friends (yeah, I’m looking at you Limor, Steph, Jaime), I need help with the baby’s room. I’ve got an underwater theme going in there with bedding, pictures and stuffed animals but I’m not excited about just painting the walls “water blue.” I want to think of a more creative way to paint but I’m not wanting to do a mural in there. I like the idea of a mural but a) I’m not that talented and b) if I’m going to do that, I’ll do it when my baby can have some input so I don’t have to paint over it in 5 years. I’m having a complete mental block on this. And I think the size of the room is throwing me off as well. I don’t want anything too overwhelming because the room is long and narrow, so it feels a lot smaller than it is.

Any ideas?

Do people really fall for this?

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Seriously, do people really fall for this stuff? Aside from the poor grammar and all the typos, I don’t know where I am going, when I am leaving or even which credit card I charged my “flight ticket” on.

Think you can do a better job?

So, all the complaining people do about the budget and the deficit and the spending and the taxes in our country and they always have a solution to the problem.

Well, here’s your chance. Play Budget Hero (brought to you by your friends at Market Place Money) and see if you can balance the nation’s budget. I wasn’t so great at the actual balancing part (I basically took away a ton of $$ from the military and gave it to the schools) but the game itself is pretty educational and does a decent job explaining what cutting or adding money in different areas could mean for the short and long term effects on jobs, people, economy, etc.