New layout

I guess you can see what has been keeping me busy! This is my second template and it only took me 3 days of tweaking. I hope it isn't too pink. I had to change the colors and background many times before I decided on this combination. My first draft was Ack! Pink! Blah! Ack! Yeah, it was really that scary. As always let me know if it has any gliches. I have to do a final check in IE, but it looks and acts great in Firefox.

Also I know that the calandar in the sidebar is wonky. I have the javascript copied OK. And I double checked Otto's Site, where I adopted it. Her codes are wonky too. It is the support behind the script that is wrong. I am hoping that Javascript.com will clear it up. The time works correctly.

BTW, if you have never checked out Otto's Site, you need to. She is really talented and has a slew of calander, java calandars, java clocks, blinkies, adoptables, and alot of other really cool stuff. And it is all free. So you can pretend that you are talented too.

I can not remember when Musings of a Self-Proclaimed Supermom's lease started, but it is up in the next day or so. Don't forget to go check her out. She is a super funny lady. And we all need a little laughter! I hope she enjoyed her stay. If not I can give her a massage and chocolate chip cookie.
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Chit-Chat

I am in a mood to talk about TV today. First, is anyone going to watch the bird flu movie tonight? I am not. Why? It is just a stupid weeknight movie about a hypothetical scenario. And you know that it can't have a bad ending. That is the kind of movie it is. They aren't going to kill off all but 5% of the population. There are going to be 3 scientists (incidentally all best friends with 2 of them previously a couple) that single handedly figure out a cure or vaccine or antidote that millions of scientists for years before hand couldn't. In the matter of 2 hours including commercials we are going to to be the only country in the world to win against bird flu. And we are going to show the rest of the world how it's done. There now you won't have to watch it either.

On the other hand, I am reeeally looking forward to the new X-Men movie this summer. I have been waiting for the last one for a long time. I loved the first 2.

I was so happy for the Australian miners. They were quoted as saying that they were the 2 stars in a 2 star movie. Hehe. The whole thing was handled so well and everyone was so happy. SO different than the mining incident in Virginia. When they got out last night, they went right over and punched out their time cards. I asked my hubby, I wonder if they got paid for the whole time since they never punched out? When asked what the first thing they wanted to do was, one said go to McDonalds, the other said get a newspaper to look for a new job.

I am not even going to touch the whole David Blaine thing. I don't get it.

Have you gone to visit Musings of a Self-Proclaimed Supermom yet? If not put it on your to-do list for today!
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We are getting a new toy!

I think that I am entering the second phase of complete pregnant exhaustion. Also I am been vigorously kicked in the gut and there is nothing I can do about it.

Today is a good day for nothing. Today is a day that I would get on my knees if I could and thank God that I don't have to work out of the house. Today is a day that I would just curl up in the fetal postion if I could and watch tv fromt he couch. I guess I would settle for blogging from the recliner.

Our laptop has taken yet another crap for the worse. The mouse hardware haywired and the pointer just goes crazy and is uncontrollable. It is worse than trying to convince a toddler to please move faster. We can still plug in a regular mouse and use the computer. But we are trying to transfer our files to the portable hard drive before the laptop decides to not start up.

On the good news side of this, Gabriel ordered a new notebook from dell.com on Sunday. We should be getting it in about 2 weeks. We are getting an Inspiron E1405. It has 1 GB of Ram, a 1.66 Ghz processer, 40 Gb hard drive, and Windows XP. All of which just blows me away and proves what a dino the old laptop is. I am so excited!!Our dinner party on Friday was a smashing success. I tried 4 recipes for the first time that night and all were excellent. I really lucked out.

All weekend we have been entertaining or going to parties and get togethers. I am pooped out.

Sorry to be such a drag. I think that we have finally established that I am tired...
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Rent-my-blog #2

I am already on to renter #2 at, be it ever so humble, my blog!

I was really excited that I got a bid from Rhonda at Musings of a Self-Proclaimed Supermom. She was already on my daily blogroll because she is such a hoot to read. She is even offical blog royalty (she has the graphic to prove it!). You have to go check her out. I would highly recommend it even if she wasn't my tenant. Her blog just has a way of making you smile!

PS. Her tenant this week is also a favorite of mine, Life in Mama Land.

Typos

Not to deter you all from visiting and commenting, because I love it. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it. But I can't believe that anyone actually reads this. I was thinking about this as I was falling asleep last night. It is abstract rambling about my really boring life. Seriously, it is just what happened yesterday and the day before and the day before. Every now and then a funny actedote. Why is this so enticing, one most ask? Because I read the same stuff about someone else, too.

Does anyone else have problems typing? I mean I am not the best typer. I have minimal skills, but I do OK. I have several problems.

• When I capitalize I almost always end up capitalizing 2 letters instead of 1. LIke THis.
• I have a really bad habit of hitting the spacer bar too early, so most of sentences look like this: I wen tto th estore.
• I put t's and e's where they don't belong. They are floating arround every where.
• I spell poorly, but forget to use spell checker most days.
• I realize as I am typing this that it is more of a disclaimer than anything else.

Here are pics of Mark's hair cut finally, like I promised.
Before (this is actualy not right before, but recently. It was longer than even this, believe me):
After:And this one I couldn't resist. He is about 6 monthes old here. Isn't he too cute?

Did Ya Miss Me?

For some reason that question reminds me of Rod Steward. Like, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? Or, Can Ya Believe People Still Buy My Music?

Getting off track here. I never did get sick, thankfully. Thanks for all your concerns. I would say that Gabriel was over most of it by Monday. Mark never got re-sick, again thankfully.

The past week and a half has been *blowing raspberries*. I was dragging after taking care of my sick boys. I was tired and weak. I laid on the couch and watched TV. I let housework slide. I didn't even go on-line since Saturday. I finally checked my e-mail last night to find some 300 messages. What can I say, spammers love me.

Yesterday was fun. Gabriel and I took Mark to the park for the first time. Well, it isn't really a park. We live about 2 miles from an elementary school, so we walked there and used the play yard. First time down the slides. Whoa, was that a blast. Mark just LOVED it. Every time he went down he would love like I was tickling him. He ran arround and explored the play houses. But I truely think if we would have just sat there and watched him instead of running arround with him, that he would have just dug in the wood chips the whole time.

Not only did I run arround the playground, but I walked the 2 miles there, the 2 miles back, AND I did my weekly shopping that morning. Whew. Aren't you proud of me?

Our laptop is standing on a wobbly leg. The battery has been bad for some time. The cost of a new battery is just under the cost of a new laptop, so we were just going to wait. This means that we have to have it plugged in all the time. Not a biggie. But with all that use, the laptop outlet and plug have become loose. Sunday the plug just stopped working altogether. Gabriel looked at it and fixed a broken wire. But it only a matter of time before something needs replacing. Since we can't afford a new laptop yet, I guess that means a new A/C adaptor. All I know is that the laptop has become our primary computer and to not have it is a shock!!

We are having friends over on Friday. I have a menu all planned out. Warm Jalapeno Cheese dip and chips, Salsa soup, Double Cheese Quasadillas, and Peppermint Cheesecake Bars. I had this worked out for almost 2 weeks now, just from new recipes I wanted to try. Then it hits me this morning, Friday is Cinco de Mayo! How fitting! And I didn't even try.

I really feel aweful that I didn't get a second post for my tenant. I feel like the worst landlady ever. Would you be ever so helpful and just go to In The Outer and say "Hi"? I would be ever so thankful.

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