Today I learned:
1) That time really does fly when you're having fun.
I cannot believe that I have not made a blog entry in over a month! This month has just flown by and when I looked at the calendar, I mean really looked at the calendar, I realized that it was already February. And though I have been busy with work and fundraisers and "mom" stuff I guess time just got away with me. I don't feel overwhelmed at the time so I guess it is safe to say that I am now just enjoying day to day life and keeping busy with everyday things.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Learned Something New 12/27/08
Today I learned that:
1) About a really cool digital photo frame called the CEIVA Digital Photo Frame
I first heard about this experience that involved uploading a photo of yourself or a loved one and getting to participate in what is called "sit on Santa's lap". Yes, I know, Christmas is past, but hey, it's never to early to start my wishes 2009, right? It was so cool that not only did I upload my first photo, but I kept on uploading other photos and even changed my wishes a few times. It asked for my name and what I wanted and I put in my name and asked for a BMW! My name and my gift wish showed up in santa's book. It was so real and it was a hoot to watch! This was all part of an experience that is available by purchasing the CEIVA Digital Photo Frame. This photo frame is like a digital photo frame, except it takes the digital photo frame experience one step further. You or anyone you know can instantly upload their photos to your frame via Internet or mobile phone. How cool is that? Think of what a great surprise that could be! You're sitting at your desk and there is a photo of you on your most recent vacation and then BLAM! The photo changes and it is a downloaded photo of your friend that she just sent to you via her mobile phone while she was in Hollywood and just got a photo of her with Brad Pitt!! Or something like that LOL! And it will receive photos from anywhere in the world. You just never know what they will think of next. Check it out by going to got a wish
There is also an optional contest that they are having - 1 random entry selected for each day of the contest; cash prize of $500 per winner. Good luck!
1) About a really cool digital photo frame called the CEIVA Digital Photo Frame
I first heard about this experience that involved uploading a photo of yourself or a loved one and getting to participate in what is called "sit on Santa's lap". Yes, I know, Christmas is past, but hey, it's never to early to start my wishes 2009, right? It was so cool that not only did I upload my first photo, but I kept on uploading other photos and even changed my wishes a few times. It asked for my name and what I wanted and I put in my name and asked for a BMW! My name and my gift wish showed up in santa's book. It was so real and it was a hoot to watch! This was all part of an experience that is available by purchasing the CEIVA Digital Photo Frame. This photo frame is like a digital photo frame, except it takes the digital photo frame experience one step further. You or anyone you know can instantly upload their photos to your frame via Internet or mobile phone. How cool is that? Think of what a great surprise that could be! You're sitting at your desk and there is a photo of you on your most recent vacation and then BLAM! The photo changes and it is a downloaded photo of your friend that she just sent to you via her mobile phone while she was in Hollywood and just got a photo of her with Brad Pitt!! Or something like that LOL! And it will receive photos from anywhere in the world. You just never know what they will think of next. Check it out by going to got a wish
There is also an optional contest that they are having - 1 random entry selected for each day of the contest; cash prize of $500 per winner. Good luck!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Learned Something New 12/21/08
Today I learned:
1) That the Dallas Cowboys LOST to the Baltimore Ravens last night.
I forgot that the game was on Saturday night this week, so of course with all the Christmas stuff we had going on I didn't watch it. I guess I was a little more confident in the Cowboys than I thought, but lo and behold, they could not pull it off and lost! And to top it off it was their last game to be played in the Cowboys Stadium in Irving and instead of going out with a bang, they went out with a dud! I have been a Cowboys fan since I was a little girl growing up in Hawaii. Then I REALLY became a true fan when Troy Aikman became a cowboy. Nowadays, there is not much for me to look forward to with this team, but one of these days I am hoping that they will be playoff team material again!!
1) That the Dallas Cowboys LOST to the Baltimore Ravens last night.
I forgot that the game was on Saturday night this week, so of course with all the Christmas stuff we had going on I didn't watch it. I guess I was a little more confident in the Cowboys than I thought, but lo and behold, they could not pull it off and lost! And to top it off it was their last game to be played in the Cowboys Stadium in Irving and instead of going out with a bang, they went out with a dud! I have been a Cowboys fan since I was a little girl growing up in Hawaii. Then I REALLY became a true fan when Troy Aikman became a cowboy. Nowadays, there is not much for me to look forward to with this team, but one of these days I am hoping that they will be playoff team material again!!
Learned Something New 12/20/08
Today I learned:
1) That My kids used all their anytime minutes on their cell phones!
UGH! So instead of being in the Christmas spirit I am now a pissed off scrooge mom! I let my son go out to play with his friends on Friday after school since it was the beginning of Christmas break. It was getting dark, so I called him on his cell phone and I get this message that my call cannot go through. So I am thinking, WHAT? Then I try and call my daughter on her phone to see if there is a problem and sure enough both of their cell phones will not accept my calls because they went over the 700 anytime minutes that they both share. now how this happened when they have night and weekend minutes and they also have Fave 5's I do not know. So of course now they are both grounded until we can figure who is the one who put those minutes over the top. I am truly upset about this. So now my son is absolutely dying because he cannot talk to his friends on the phone during Christmas break as I told him I am not paying for new minutes and he has to wait until his new cycle begins at the end of December. He is even banned from using the house phone to call his friends as part of the punishment. My daughter is in 3rd grade so I am sure she is not the one who used all the minutes because she hardly ever used her phone. Anyway, I will update this saga as we find a way to get my son to stop talking on the phone so much or to choose his Fave 5's more selectively!!
1) That My kids used all their anytime minutes on their cell phones!
UGH! So instead of being in the Christmas spirit I am now a pissed off scrooge mom! I let my son go out to play with his friends on Friday after school since it was the beginning of Christmas break. It was getting dark, so I called him on his cell phone and I get this message that my call cannot go through. So I am thinking, WHAT? Then I try and call my daughter on her phone to see if there is a problem and sure enough both of their cell phones will not accept my calls because they went over the 700 anytime minutes that they both share. now how this happened when they have night and weekend minutes and they also have Fave 5's I do not know. So of course now they are both grounded until we can figure who is the one who put those minutes over the top. I am truly upset about this. So now my son is absolutely dying because he cannot talk to his friends on the phone during Christmas break as I told him I am not paying for new minutes and he has to wait until his new cycle begins at the end of December. He is even banned from using the house phone to call his friends as part of the punishment. My daughter is in 3rd grade so I am sure she is not the one who used all the minutes because she hardly ever used her phone. Anyway, I will update this saga as we find a way to get my son to stop talking on the phone so much or to choose his Fave 5's more selectively!!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Learned Something New 12/18/08
Today I learned:
1) That my Christmas Tree is dying
I have been watering my tree everyday, but today the tree is 3 weeks old, so of course it is starting to look a little crispy. I say to it everyday, hang in there buddy. And I know he is, but time is not on the tree's side. I love having a fresh tree every year and this year we got our tree the day after Thanksgiving, so naturally it was a whole week earlier than I usually buy it. I just want it to hang on until Christmas and then it will be coming down. Usually I leave it up until after New Year's Day, but I know for certain this tree will not make it until then.
1) That my Christmas Tree is dying
I have been watering my tree everyday, but today the tree is 3 weeks old, so of course it is starting to look a little crispy. I say to it everyday, hang in there buddy. And I know he is, but time is not on the tree's side. I love having a fresh tree every year and this year we got our tree the day after Thanksgiving, so naturally it was a whole week earlier than I usually buy it. I just want it to hang on until Christmas and then it will be coming down. Usually I leave it up until after New Year's Day, but I know for certain this tree will not make it until then.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Learned Something New 12/17/08
Today I learned:
1) That people just aren't buying fresh Christmas trees like in the past
I remember when we went to get out tree the other week, the man at Home Depot made mention of this as well, but I didn't really thing about it until I heard a story on the news the last night. When we went to look for our tree I couldn't find the type I wanted in the size I wanted and the man told me that they were expecting new shipments every Wednesday. He told me that this year they are only shipping in 500 trees as opposed to the 800 they had shipped in last year. I asked him why that was and he said he wasn't really sure, but it might have to do with the economy or the fact that more people are buying artificial trees these days. Then I saw a story on the news last night and this story alluded to the fact that many people are downsizing when it comes to spending money on Christmas and there are stories of families who are going without a real tree this year and buying small, artificial tree or just foregoing a Christmas tree altogether. That was a sad story to think that there might be some children out there who will not have a tree this year.
1) That people just aren't buying fresh Christmas trees like in the past
I remember when we went to get out tree the other week, the man at Home Depot made mention of this as well, but I didn't really thing about it until I heard a story on the news the last night. When we went to look for our tree I couldn't find the type I wanted in the size I wanted and the man told me that they were expecting new shipments every Wednesday. He told me that this year they are only shipping in 500 trees as opposed to the 800 they had shipped in last year. I asked him why that was and he said he wasn't really sure, but it might have to do with the economy or the fact that more people are buying artificial trees these days. Then I saw a story on the news last night and this story alluded to the fact that many people are downsizing when it comes to spending money on Christmas and there are stories of families who are going without a real tree this year and buying small, artificial tree or just foregoing a Christmas tree altogether. That was a sad story to think that there might be some children out there who will not have a tree this year.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Learned Something New 12/16/08
Today I learned:
1) That we are under an ice and fog advisory
So today schools were canceled and the kids and I stayed in. I turned off the phone ringer and we drank hot chocolate and watched the movie "Elf". It was wonderful! Now the news is broadcasting that we are in for a fog advisory tonight. The roads have been treacherous, but one think I am completely thankful for is the fact that I quit my job earlier in 2008 to go back to being a stay-at-home and work-at-home mom. I remember last year driving to work after dropping my kids off at school and worrying if I would make it there without getting into a car accident. Now with that worry off my mind, it sure felt good to be able to stay home with my kids and just do nothing and not have to worry that I was one of those drivers stuck in early morning traffic with all the pile ups from the ice on the roads! And tonight my PTA meeting and basketball practice have also been canceled, so it really is going to be a stay-at-home kind of day! Yippee....
1) That we are under an ice and fog advisory
So today schools were canceled and the kids and I stayed in. I turned off the phone ringer and we drank hot chocolate and watched the movie "Elf". It was wonderful! Now the news is broadcasting that we are in for a fog advisory tonight. The roads have been treacherous, but one think I am completely thankful for is the fact that I quit my job earlier in 2008 to go back to being a stay-at-home and work-at-home mom. I remember last year driving to work after dropping my kids off at school and worrying if I would make it there without getting into a car accident. Now with that worry off my mind, it sure felt good to be able to stay home with my kids and just do nothing and not have to worry that I was one of those drivers stuck in early morning traffic with all the pile ups from the ice on the roads! And tonight my PTA meeting and basketball practice have also been canceled, so it really is going to be a stay-at-home kind of day! Yippee....
Monday, December 15, 2008
Learned Something ELSE New 12/15/08
Today I also learned:
2) That it's snowing in Las Vegas
Can you believe it? I am here in North Texas where the temps have been below freezing all day. There is ice on my Christmas yard decorations, but no snow! And then my husband calls to tell me that there is snow all over his vehicle in Las Vegas! I can't believe it!
2) That it's snowing in Las Vegas
Can you believe it? I am here in North Texas where the temps have been below freezing all day. There is ice on my Christmas yard decorations, but no snow! And then my husband calls to tell me that there is snow all over his vehicle in Las Vegas! I can't believe it!
Learned Something New 12/15/08
Today I learned that:
1) One of my fellow bloggers is hosting a contest
and giving away DVDs. What a cool idea and just in time for Christmas.
You should check it out and enter! Here is her blog site:
CrAzY Working Mom: A Give Away Times Three!
Good luck! I'm hoping to win the Shrek DVD!!
1) One of my fellow bloggers is hosting a contest
and giving away DVDs. What a cool idea and just in time for Christmas.
You should check it out and enter! Here is her blog site:
CrAzY Working Mom: A Give Away Times Three!
Good luck! I'm hoping to win the Shrek DVD!!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Learned Something New 12/4/08
Today I learned:
1) That my daughter wants an i-Phone for Christmas.
Okay, so I'm sure a lot of kids have that on their list, but I am sure that most of those kids are not in 3rd grade. We bought her a cell phone this summer because between her and my 6th grade son and all the activities they are in it's hard for me to be in 2 places at once since my husband works out of state. So for my own peace-of-mind, we got both kids phones. It has been a life saver for me many times, I will not argue at all about that. But now my daughter, having had her phone for all of 4 months, wants to upgrade to an i-Phone. NOT HAPPENING!! Which are the exact words I told her when she handed me her list. To this she replied, "Well, that's okay, I will just asked Santa for it then." Dang that Santa!!
1) That my daughter wants an i-Phone for Christmas.
Okay, so I'm sure a lot of kids have that on their list, but I am sure that most of those kids are not in 3rd grade. We bought her a cell phone this summer because between her and my 6th grade son and all the activities they are in it's hard for me to be in 2 places at once since my husband works out of state. So for my own peace-of-mind, we got both kids phones. It has been a life saver for me many times, I will not argue at all about that. But now my daughter, having had her phone for all of 4 months, wants to upgrade to an i-Phone. NOT HAPPENING!! Which are the exact words I told her when she handed me her list. To this she replied, "Well, that's okay, I will just asked Santa for it then." Dang that Santa!!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Learned Something ELSE new - 12/2/08
Today I also learned:
2) How to hook up Christmas lights
My husband was home for the week of Thanksgiving. That was a good thing because his honey-do list was growing so long since his last trip back home in October. Because he was home for 5 days the main thing was for him to decorate the yard and outside of the house with our Christmas lights because he is not going to be home again until Christmas. So he worked all week...and he worked and he worked. All the lights were up by Sunday night and he had the timers hooked up and all was good in our world of Christmas. Until Monday morning when he decided to add a few more things. His flight was at 5:00 pm, but I had to take him to the airport early because it's an hour away and I wanted to make sure I was back home in time to pick the kids up from school. So we left home at 1 pm. And again all the lights plus the new lights he put up were ready to go...So I thought....Then 5 pm came when it was getting dark and the timers were supposed to kick on. Nothing happened. Half the lights came on and the other half did not. It was too cold and too dark for me to go out and fiddle around with this stuff, not to mention the fact that I am not one for playing around with electricity. So my husband calls me and I tell him that the lights aren't working and he responds by telling me that we must have blown a fuse in one of the strings of lights. So this morning I had to go out and retrace all the cords back to the source and try and figure out which string was making the lights not work. I ruled out that it was not a blown fuse because everything else was working. Then he told me that I probably blew a fuse in the string of lights -- he was correct, but what good did that declaration make when he is Las Vegas working and I am here in Texas with Christmas lights that don't work! Anyway, I figured out which lights they were, replaced the fuse with his helpful directions by tele-conference and proceeded to move a bunch of the strings one to different extension cords and outlets so as not to repeat the blown fuse problem every night for the next 23 days. Whew...I hate dealing with electricity, but when it comes to Christmas lights I will make an exception and I am glad that I learned that today!
2) How to hook up Christmas lights
My husband was home for the week of Thanksgiving. That was a good thing because his honey-do list was growing so long since his last trip back home in October. Because he was home for 5 days the main thing was for him to decorate the yard and outside of the house with our Christmas lights because he is not going to be home again until Christmas. So he worked all week...and he worked and he worked. All the lights were up by Sunday night and he had the timers hooked up and all was good in our world of Christmas. Until Monday morning when he decided to add a few more things. His flight was at 5:00 pm, but I had to take him to the airport early because it's an hour away and I wanted to make sure I was back home in time to pick the kids up from school. So we left home at 1 pm. And again all the lights plus the new lights he put up were ready to go...So I thought....Then 5 pm came when it was getting dark and the timers were supposed to kick on. Nothing happened. Half the lights came on and the other half did not. It was too cold and too dark for me to go out and fiddle around with this stuff, not to mention the fact that I am not one for playing around with electricity. So my husband calls me and I tell him that the lights aren't working and he responds by telling me that we must have blown a fuse in one of the strings of lights. So this morning I had to go out and retrace all the cords back to the source and try and figure out which string was making the lights not work. I ruled out that it was not a blown fuse because everything else was working. Then he told me that I probably blew a fuse in the string of lights -- he was correct, but what good did that declaration make when he is Las Vegas working and I am here in Texas with Christmas lights that don't work! Anyway, I figured out which lights they were, replaced the fuse with his helpful directions by tele-conference and proceeded to move a bunch of the strings one to different extension cords and outlets so as not to repeat the blown fuse problem every night for the next 23 days. Whew...I hate dealing with electricity, but when it comes to Christmas lights I will make an exception and I am glad that I learned that today!
Learned Something New 12/2/08
Today I learned:
1) That we are in a recession (officially)
Okay, so we all "knew" that the U.S. has been in a recession for a year, but only yesterday was it officially announced that we are in a recession. Okay, I am confused about that one. But that being said, this is really affecting our economy and in turn will be affecting many families and their Christmas season. I did hear a piece of good news the other day on the news stating that children's wish lists to Santa seem to be reflecting these tough times that everyone is facing. Many kids know that things are tight in their family and in turn when they send their wish lists to Santa they are not asking for big ticket items, but instead asking for things like a better job for their parents or smaller priced items.
1) That we are in a recession (officially)
Okay, so we all "knew" that the U.S. has been in a recession for a year, but only yesterday was it officially announced that we are in a recession. Okay, I am confused about that one. But that being said, this is really affecting our economy and in turn will be affecting many families and their Christmas season. I did hear a piece of good news the other day on the news stating that children's wish lists to Santa seem to be reflecting these tough times that everyone is facing. Many kids know that things are tight in their family and in turn when they send their wish lists to Santa they are not asking for big ticket items, but instead asking for things like a better job for their parents or smaller priced items.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Learned Something New 12/1/08
Today I learned:
1) That time flies when the holidays arrive!
Boy I cannot believe that today is December 1st already. I have taken a break from my work-at-home job for the holidays (one of the perks I love about working at home) and it seems that I am busier than ever with holiday "mom" things like decorating, baking, running around and most of all shopping. I can't seem to stop. It all started with Black Friday (see my next post on the GREAT deals I got on Black Friday!) and now I am hooked. I have been to Wal-Mart at least 8 times this past weekend and this morning I dropped the kids off at school and instead of making a right-hand turn to go back home, I made a left-hand turn to go to Wal-Mart. $100 later.....well you know the rest of how this story ends. The deals this year seem so much better to me or is it that I just have this need to have these things more! I don't know, but I am having FUN! I am so excited about this holiday season and hope the weather gets colder here in Texas!
1) That time flies when the holidays arrive!
Boy I cannot believe that today is December 1st already. I have taken a break from my work-at-home job for the holidays (one of the perks I love about working at home) and it seems that I am busier than ever with holiday "mom" things like decorating, baking, running around and most of all shopping. I can't seem to stop. It all started with Black Friday (see my next post on the GREAT deals I got on Black Friday!) and now I am hooked. I have been to Wal-Mart at least 8 times this past weekend and this morning I dropped the kids off at school and instead of making a right-hand turn to go back home, I made a left-hand turn to go to Wal-Mart. $100 later.....well you know the rest of how this story ends. The deals this year seem so much better to me or is it that I just have this need to have these things more! I don't know, but I am having FUN! I am so excited about this holiday season and hope the weather gets colder here in Texas!
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