My mom introduced me to My Points (www.mypoints.com) just before Christmas. I was kind of skeptical about it at first but my mom and my aunt have been able to redeem their earned points for gift cards at places like Toys R Us, Target, Dave and Busters and many, many other places!
As most of you know, I am pretty much the Coupon Queen so I try to save a few bucks where ever I can...and for doing shopping over the internet and for clicking and viewing a webpage I earn points to redeem for gift cards!
How it works is SO simple! When you sign up you tell My Points the things you are interested in. They send you emails where you just click on the red button and get 5 points just for looking! Sometimes you can sign up for a newsletter or to get emails about deals from certain places and get a bonus 25-50 points. Also, from time to time they will send you emails with surveys. They don’t take a lot of time to fill out and you get a good amount of points for doing those as well.
Also, if you buy anything from any of the merchants associated with my points (Target, ebay, etc) go through the My Points website first and you will earn a certain amount per dollar that you spend! I shop on ebay a lot so I get a good amount of points from there. I also bought an Entertainment book through the website which helps me save EVEN more throughout the year and gave me a good chunk of points! I have only been signed up since November and I already have enough to get a $20 gift card to Toys R Us! Right now I am saving my points so I can get a few cards at once to use around Christmas time :)
If you are interested in signing up, please let me know and I will send you an invite (I’ll get points hehe). It’s easy money...really :)
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Monday, February 20, 2006
Oprah’s Show on Debt – SHOCKING!
Let me tell you that if you haven’t seen this show you need to check out this link: http://www2.oprah.com/money/debtdiet/money_debtdiet_main.jhtml That link could have information that will change your life!
One of the MOST shocking things I heard on that show was that 70% of Americans have credit card debt (or maybe it was debt in general over a certain amount – I can’t remember) but I was floored and so was Oprah lol! My husband and I are among those who are in CC debt but we won’t be there for long! In the next few months it will be completely gone and we will start tackling some of my husband’s student loans.
Honestly, we thought we would NEVER get out of the hole that we were in when we were first married almost 4 years ago. It wasn’t until we were married for about 6 months that my husband was introduced to Dave Ramsey. A few months after that we saved up for the fee to take one of his classes called Financial Peace University and became graduates. It has taken us about 3 years and we will finally wave bye-bye to all our CC debt and be well on our way to financial freedom :)
When I watched Oprah’s show, I was reminded of Dave Ramsey and a lot of the suggestions they made on the show are ones that Dave himself advocates. Honestly, we owe Dave Ramsey our lives!!!! He has changed everything for us completely! When we get our tax return instead of spending it we put it on debt – yes I know people think we are weird but honestly I don’t care! That money is money we already spent and owe on – we need to get out from under it.
If you want to know more about Dave Ramsey, his plan, listen to this show or look up if there is a FPU near you go to his website at www.daveramsey.com
One of the MOST shocking things I heard on that show was that 70% of Americans have credit card debt (or maybe it was debt in general over a certain amount – I can’t remember) but I was floored and so was Oprah lol! My husband and I are among those who are in CC debt but we won’t be there for long! In the next few months it will be completely gone and we will start tackling some of my husband’s student loans.
Honestly, we thought we would NEVER get out of the hole that we were in when we were first married almost 4 years ago. It wasn’t until we were married for about 6 months that my husband was introduced to Dave Ramsey. A few months after that we saved up for the fee to take one of his classes called Financial Peace University and became graduates. It has taken us about 3 years and we will finally wave bye-bye to all our CC debt and be well on our way to financial freedom :)
When I watched Oprah’s show, I was reminded of Dave Ramsey and a lot of the suggestions they made on the show are ones that Dave himself advocates. Honestly, we owe Dave Ramsey our lives!!!! He has changed everything for us completely! When we get our tax return instead of spending it we put it on debt – yes I know people think we are weird but honestly I don’t care! That money is money we already spent and owe on – we need to get out from under it.
If you want to know more about Dave Ramsey, his plan, listen to this show or look up if there is a FPU near you go to his website at www.daveramsey.com
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Grammy update ;)
Well, since I knew I missed the Grammys I decided to go on the messageboards at U2.com and see if I could find someone who had a link to the performance. Thanks to my memberhship to the site I was able to get an asnwer within an hour! I had a link to download what he recorded on TV so I could watch the performance!
Let me just say that after seeing Mary J. sing "One" her voice will echo through the song as I hear it play! wow! She was utterly amazing!
Let me just say that after seeing Mary J. sing "One" her voice will echo through the song as I hear it play! wow! She was utterly amazing!
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Congrats to U2 on their 5 Grammys!
U2 was to nominated for 5 Grammys last night and they one ALL 5! That brings their total date to 21 Grammys!The unbelievalbe thing....I FORGOT THE GRAMMYS WERE ON! Yes, I do feel like kicking my own arse (to take a line from Jim Carey in "Liar Liar") I am still on the look out for video of their performace and acceptance of the awards. I seriously cannot believe I missed out on this BIG TIME! :( PLEASE, if any of you know of where I can see a video of U2 at the Grammys PLEASE reply to this message with a link. I am dying over here!
Here is a list of the Grammys they were up for and what they were up against:
Album of the Year
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2
Also nominated:
The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard - Paul McCartney
Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani
Late Registration - Kanye West
Song of the Year
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2
Also nominated:
Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
Ordinary People - John Legend
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal
Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own - U2
Also nominated:
Speed of Sound - Coldplay
Best of You - Foo Fighters
Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Best rock song
City of Blinding Lights - U2
Also nominated:
Best Of You - Foo Fighters
Beverly Hills - Weezer
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
Speed of Sound - Coldplay
Best rock album
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2
Also nominated:
X&Y - Coldplay
In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
A Bigger Bang - The Rolling Stones
Prairie Wind - Neil Young
A big congrats to four of my most favorite Irish men! You deserved it because HTDAAB is an excellent album.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Rudeness episode on 20/20
Thanks to Tivo I was able to watch last night’s 20/20 today. The whole show was about rudeness and how people are becoming ruder as the years pass.
Well, they had a part where someone was running little tests on people to see what they would say to a rude comment she would make. She was in the south and asked a lady, “What do you think of that guy that used to work for you last year?” The lady replied, “I don’t know him very well.” The tester said, “I thought he was a jerk.” The southern lady replied, “That’s what I said.” I was FLOORED to say the least! So was the tester! So the tester went to North Carolina and asked, “What would you say if someone said ‘I don’t know him very well’ about someone?” He said, “That would mean he’s a good for nothing.”
WHAT?!?!??!?! Ok, please, can someone get me a dictionary or a guide on how to speak southern! lol Apparently the rest of us need to be taught because we are clueless!
I honestly don’t think I am a rude person. Although, when push comes to shove, I will be completely honest with people. I am not one for beating around the bush. I can tell it like it is – and honestly, I would rather have people do that for me too. It’s hard to play a game of, what do they really mean or what are they trying to say? Sometimes I will have my husband step in to “translate” because I want to make sure that I am really getting what is behind a certain statement.
To all my Southern friends and family members, please forgive me for being “rude.” I never meant anything by it, I am just ignorant to southern ways. (to be blunt)
Well, they had a part where someone was running little tests on people to see what they would say to a rude comment she would make. She was in the south and asked a lady, “What do you think of that guy that used to work for you last year?” The lady replied, “I don’t know him very well.” The tester said, “I thought he was a jerk.” The southern lady replied, “That’s what I said.” I was FLOORED to say the least! So was the tester! So the tester went to North Carolina and asked, “What would you say if someone said ‘I don’t know him very well’ about someone?” He said, “That would mean he’s a good for nothing.”
WHAT?!?!??!?! Ok, please, can someone get me a dictionary or a guide on how to speak southern! lol Apparently the rest of us need to be taught because we are clueless!
I honestly don’t think I am a rude person. Although, when push comes to shove, I will be completely honest with people. I am not one for beating around the bush. I can tell it like it is – and honestly, I would rather have people do that for me too. It’s hard to play a game of, what do they really mean or what are they trying to say? Sometimes I will have my husband step in to “translate” because I want to make sure that I am really getting what is behind a certain statement.
To all my Southern friends and family members, please forgive me for being “rude.” I never meant anything by it, I am just ignorant to southern ways. (to be blunt)
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Trust your gut
You know how you have that gut instinct. You know, down deep when something tells you, “this is not right” or “this person is probably not trustworthy.” Well, most times I listen to the instinct but I did not with a particular friend (don’t worry, it’s none of you…she doesn’t even know this blog exists).
Sometimes you want to give a person the benefit of the doubt. Or maybe it is that you are just so lonely that having a conversation; meaningless banter about ebay auctions and the mail postage rate going up. Through months and months of banter my gut instinct started to prove true about this person right before Christmas. Yet, I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt once again, but this time with my guard up. Well, tonight was the last straw…
Wow, do I wish I would have listened to my gut a LONG time ago. Maybe this wouldn’t hurt as bad then as it does now.
ALWAYS trust your gut. Most times than not, it is right.
Sometimes you want to give a person the benefit of the doubt. Or maybe it is that you are just so lonely that having a conversation; meaningless banter about ebay auctions and the mail postage rate going up. Through months and months of banter my gut instinct started to prove true about this person right before Christmas. Yet, I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt once again, but this time with my guard up. Well, tonight was the last straw…
Wow, do I wish I would have listened to my gut a LONG time ago. Maybe this wouldn’t hurt as bad then as it does now.
ALWAYS trust your gut. Most times than not, it is right.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Little known facts about Boy
Yes, I am babbling about U2 again! lol I was reminded one day of U2's first album called "Boy." It was released in 1980 and this is the cover that the guys wanted:
Well, believe it or not, it was turned down... Why you ask? Because it was considered pornographic! (the world has changed a lot!). U2 was wanting to show the innocence of a Boy. I know that a lot of the album had songs where Bono talked about the death of his mother and how hard it was to overcome it at the age of nine. Mainly, the song "Boy" on that album is about that.
The boy in the photo is actually a brother of one of Bono's best friends (Guggi)
Here it he cover of the album as you could buy it in a store today. This is the cover on my of the album:
Oddly enough, if you go to U2's website and look under their albums you will see the photo of the Boy and not this ugly cover...(sorry guys but I do like the boy better lol)
In 1983, the same boy in the photo of "Boy" posed for the cover of "War":
Funny thing is, the kid was actually in a fight that day and that cut on his head is real! I can't remember the entire story - if they planned to use in him the photo shoot or not - but that is the photo they decided to go with.
Anyway, that's your education on U2 for the day hehe ;)
Well, believe it or not, it was turned down... Why you ask? Because it was considered pornographic! (the world has changed a lot!). U2 was wanting to show the innocence of a Boy. I know that a lot of the album had songs where Bono talked about the death of his mother and how hard it was to overcome it at the age of nine. Mainly, the song "Boy" on that album is about that.
The boy in the photo is actually a brother of one of Bono's best friends (Guggi)
Here it he cover of the album as you could buy it in a store today. This is the cover on my of the album:
Oddly enough, if you go to U2's website and look under their albums you will see the photo of the Boy and not this ugly cover...(sorry guys but I do like the boy better lol)
In 1983, the same boy in the photo of "Boy" posed for the cover of "War":
Funny thing is, the kid was actually in a fight that day and that cut on his head is real! I can't remember the entire story - if they planned to use in him the photo shoot or not - but that is the photo they decided to go with.
Anyway, that's your education on U2 for the day hehe ;)
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Daily Trivia! Come Join!
I found this fun site that lets you run a daily trivia game. All you have to do is get a screen name and start answering questions!
http://my.funtrivia.com/tournament/Sarahs-Daily-Trivia-43322.html
(you will have to cut and paste the link into your browser - Blogger's link system is messed up right now)
http://my.funtrivia.com/tournament/Sarahs-Daily-Trivia-43322.html
(you will have to cut and paste the link into your browser - Blogger's link system is messed up right now)
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Update on “My Depressing and Bad Week (and it’s only Tuesday)” post
Well, my mom (who I think is the only person who really reads my ramblings lol) saw this post and felt so bad for me that she wrapped up my college diploma and put in it the mail!!! I have it proudly displayed on my desk where I can see it everyday.
I have to say that I sure was stuck in a rut that day but I realized that I do use my degree more than I think. I do some work for my mother-in-law and it requires that I use skills that I picked up in college – without that knowledge they would have no one to take care of those things or have to hire someone out for the work (I’m a lot cheaper…believe me!)
Anyway, I just wanted that little update to put out there
I have to say that I sure was stuck in a rut that day but I realized that I do use my degree more than I think. I do some work for my mother-in-law and it requires that I use skills that I picked up in college – without that knowledge they would have no one to take care of those things or have to hire someone out for the work (I’m a lot cheaper…believe me!)
Anyway, I just wanted that little update to put out there
You're the Man Now, Dog!
(I am hoping this link shows up because I have been having issues with links on blogger)
http://bushbono.ytmnd.com/
The above link is to something someone posted on the website called “ytmnd” standing for “you’re the man now dog” which is from a line in a movie that Sean Connery says. Anyway, the site has become a place where people doctor up photos, audio and video and put them on here. Some are funny...some leave you in awe...some a just weird or gross. Well, I did a search on that website for Bono and found the above link. The photo doesn’t change but the audio is Pres Bush saying the ENTIRE song of Sunday Bloody Sunday! It is really well done! I actually listened to the whole thing and they even add in the things that Bono will sing when he performs the song live! This person must have a lot of time on their hands but it sure is well done!
Also, on an odd side note….isn’t it amazing that the President of the United States meets with Bono IN the Oval Office!!! I mean, the places and people Bono has seen and spoke to on behalf of those suffering from poverty and AIDS….what a man :)
http://bushbono.ytmnd.com/
The above link is to something someone posted on the website called “ytmnd” standing for “you’re the man now dog” which is from a line in a movie that Sean Connery says. Anyway, the site has become a place where people doctor up photos, audio and video and put them on here. Some are funny...some leave you in awe...some a just weird or gross. Well, I did a search on that website for Bono and found the above link. The photo doesn’t change but the audio is Pres Bush saying the ENTIRE song of Sunday Bloody Sunday! It is really well done! I actually listened to the whole thing and they even add in the things that Bono will sing when he performs the song live! This person must have a lot of time on their hands but it sure is well done!
Also, on an odd side note….isn’t it amazing that the President of the United States meets with Bono IN the Oval Office!!! I mean, the places and people Bono has seen and spoke to on behalf of those suffering from poverty and AIDS….what a man :)
Monday, January 02, 2006
Ghost in Sunnyvale Toys R Us?!?!?!
Well, it's all in the link I provided! lol!
I was going through some interesting facts on and came accross the article that the Toys R Us in Sunnyvale, CA is haunted LOL I have to say I have been in that store many times and haven't seen or heard or smelled anything (although I am not sure I have been down Asile 15c or whatever it is). I guess I need to ask my mom if she saw anything when we went shopping for Kian's Christmas gifts when she was here lol!
I just thought it was something odd to share....guess I won't be using the bathroom alone either since Johan follows women in there! LOL!
I was going through some interesting facts on and came accross the article that the Toys R Us in Sunnyvale, CA is haunted LOL I have to say I have been in that store many times and haven't seen or heard or smelled anything (although I am not sure I have been down Asile 15c or whatever it is). I guess I need to ask my mom if she saw anything when we went shopping for Kian's Christmas gifts when she was here lol!
I just thought it was something odd to share....guess I won't be using the bathroom alone either since Johan follows women in there! LOL!
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Bono named as one of Time's People of the Year!
Contgrats to the B-Man for making Time's People of the Year! He has worked effortlessly on getting poverty knocked out in Jubilee 2000, the One Campaign of getting a bunch of organizations that help others in different ways to unite, on up to getting meds for people suffering with AIDS to African countries....I could go on, and on, and on, and on lol
The man didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize this year (even though he this year was one of sevreal nominations he has had for it). He has also been said to say that the efforts he has made for poverty and AIDS won't be remembered 200 years from now but his music will...I can only pray that he will still be known for the amazing job he's doing using his celebrity status to get things done!
Way to go Bono!
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
My depressing and bad week (and it's only Tuesday)
Have you ever had one of those days where just nothing seems to go right? Well, that is the kind of week I have been having. I looked at my flip calendar today and was shocked to see that it was only Tuesday GRRRRRR! I hope I can make it! With the kind of mood I have been in lately I am hoping and praying that things can only get better.
Are you wondering what the deal is? Let me ask you this, have ever had to care for a 19 month old who wants to touch EVERYTHING in the store so you basically have to shop like you are on a shopping spree…just knocking things into your cart as you go down the isle at record speed. Oh and there is the whole testing thing of “let’s see how many times I can do this even though I have been told A MILLION times.” Yeah, today has been one of those days.
Ah yes and there is the ever lovely reminder of the very expensive piece of paper that I think is still at my mother’s house…my college diploma (yeah, pretty sad that I have no clue where it is). I worked so hard for that thing! I worked my tail off every summer just so I didn’t have to have any student loan debt – which I did accomplish thanks to my father (although he pretty much won’t let me forget that he actually helped me with one thing in my life). And now what do I have to show for it? An expensive piece of paper that collects dust and has quickly been forgotten (hence not knowing where it is).
Funny thing is that I have a Bachelors of Arts in Print Journalism: Editing and Design although no one would ever know that as I walk down the isles of Target saying “no touch” and feeding my kid toddler cookies to distract him from everything else in the store.
Yeah, being a stay at home mom doesn’t pay much (well it pays nothing monetarily) and there are bad days but there are so many good ones too. I’m hanging on to those good moments and waiting for the next one to happen to brighten my day.
To society I might seem like a waste – a waste of money and time spent on an education that probably won’t ever be used. Today my skills with debunking run on sentences and cropping photos have been pushed aside to change poopy diapers, feed a kid who throws food and vacuum. (not a true list of accomplishments but at least I got the vacuum out!) To be honest, I’m not so worthless after all…at least not to the 19 month old in the other room and to my husband who will come home to a nicely cooked meal. Maybe tomorrow I can teach my son when to use a comma and when not to – until then this degree is under wraps.
Are you wondering what the deal is? Let me ask you this, have ever had to care for a 19 month old who wants to touch EVERYTHING in the store so you basically have to shop like you are on a shopping spree…just knocking things into your cart as you go down the isle at record speed. Oh and there is the whole testing thing of “let’s see how many times I can do this even though I have been told A MILLION times.” Yeah, today has been one of those days.
Ah yes and there is the ever lovely reminder of the very expensive piece of paper that I think is still at my mother’s house…my college diploma (yeah, pretty sad that I have no clue where it is). I worked so hard for that thing! I worked my tail off every summer just so I didn’t have to have any student loan debt – which I did accomplish thanks to my father (although he pretty much won’t let me forget that he actually helped me with one thing in my life). And now what do I have to show for it? An expensive piece of paper that collects dust and has quickly been forgotten (hence not knowing where it is).
Funny thing is that I have a Bachelors of Arts in Print Journalism: Editing and Design although no one would ever know that as I walk down the isles of Target saying “no touch” and feeding my kid toddler cookies to distract him from everything else in the store.
Yeah, being a stay at home mom doesn’t pay much (well it pays nothing monetarily) and there are bad days but there are so many good ones too. I’m hanging on to those good moments and waiting for the next one to happen to brighten my day.
To society I might seem like a waste – a waste of money and time spent on an education that probably won’t ever be used. Today my skills with debunking run on sentences and cropping photos have been pushed aside to change poopy diapers, feed a kid who throws food and vacuum. (not a true list of accomplishments but at least I got the vacuum out!) To be honest, I’m not so worthless after all…at least not to the 19 month old in the other room and to my husband who will come home to a nicely cooked meal. Maybe tomorrow I can teach my son when to use a comma and when not to – until then this degree is under wraps.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
U2's new video
Well, U2 has a new video and it is AWESOME! It's so complex but so simple at the same time! Not to mention there are some great shots of all the guys with just a plain white background - it's brilliant :)
You can watch a bit of the video here: Although you can't see the whole thing unless you subscribe to u2.com (yes I am a subscriber lol I'm that crazy about them lol)
You can watch a bit of the video here: Although you can't see the whole thing unless you subscribe to u2.com (yes I am a subscriber lol I'm that crazy about them lol)
Saturday, December 03, 2005
My Love Hate Relationship with.....
my George Foreman Grill. Yes, I love it because I can make a healthy meal for me and Jamie and quick (I can throw on some FROZEN boneless, skinless chicken breasts - sprinkle on some seasoning and wahlah dinner is served lol). Well, even thought it's fast it is a PAIN in the you know what to clean!
Last night I made a meal for us using the grill and I hate, hate, hate cleaning it! I was tempted to just throw it away! Not to mention the plates have seen better days...it needs to be retired just like Foreman himself ;)
This Christmas I plan to upgrade with my Christmas money to the mother of all George Foreman Grills...the plates are removable and you can set the tempurature! I am so excited to get it! Not to mention - my other grill was so small it could barely fit two chicken breasts on it! I can't wait for Christmas! Then I can say adios, daspidanya, goodbye to my little grill! :)
Last night I made a meal for us using the grill and I hate, hate, hate cleaning it! I was tempted to just throw it away! Not to mention the plates have seen better days...it needs to be retired just like Foreman himself ;)
This Christmas I plan to upgrade with my Christmas money to the mother of all George Foreman Grills...the plates are removable and you can set the tempurature! I am so excited to get it! Not to mention - my other grill was so small it could barely fit two chicken breasts on it! I can't wait for Christmas! Then I can say adios, daspidanya, goodbye to my little grill! :)
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Today is the first day of the last year of my 20’s. I am officially tagged as an old lady by everyone under 21. Today I turn 29 and next year I will be 29 again.
You know what just poped in my head? The song we sung in choir for someone who had a birthday - it's sang in dark tone:
Happy birthday UH (pound your chest once )
Happy birthday UH (pound your chest once )
Misery and deep despair
People dieing everywhere
Happy birthday UH (pound your chest once )
Happy birthday UH (pound your chest once )
HAVE A NICE DAY!
LOL
You know what just poped in my head? The song we sung in choir for someone who had a birthday - it's sang in dark tone:
Happy birthday UH (pound your chest once )
Happy birthday UH (pound your chest once )
Misery and deep despair
People dieing everywhere
Happy birthday UH (pound your chest once )
Happy birthday UH (pound your chest once )
HAVE A NICE DAY!
LOL
Sunday, October 23, 2005
My Birthday Gift....Early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If any of you know my husband you know that he can't wait to open gifts and he can't wait to give them. It's almost as if they are burning holes in his pockets and he has to get them out right away! I have been telling him for several days that I don't want to open it until my actual birthday....
Well, tonight I told him that I would open it. He told me that he was "going out on a limb with this one and you might get mad so you might want to have Kian awake when you open it." So, of course I am intrigued...AND I caved LOL
So, I open up the box and there is a camping pillow in it! He says, "I found your pillow!" I was like...um....thanks? lol He said it's under that. So I lifted it up and it was a card. I thought, ok, maybe he got me a massage like he did for Mother's Day. I started to read the card and opened it up and slowly something fell out of it....it said "Ticketmaster" I started to GASP! I wanted to read the card but I couldn't help myself...I looked inside and saw "U2 - VERTIGO" written on the tickets and LOST IT!!!!!! I mean, I seriously broke into tears!!!!
I had the ability to prebuy tickets but the company my husband worked for was shutting its doors and we had no idea where we would be so I couldn't buy them :( I have been looking at tickets on ebay but they were just a little pricey :( (their concerts are sold out worldwide btw) So, I pretty much came to gripes with the fact that I wouldn't see U2 this tour when I usually see them TWICE every tour I have been to since 1997.
So, this November 9th Jamie and I will be rocking out to U2 in Oakland!!!! I am so stoked! I still need to be pinched to know for sure that we are going!!!!! These tickets were seriously the only thing I REALLY wanted and I GOT THEM! Wow! It's still unreal!
Well, tonight I told him that I would open it. He told me that he was "going out on a limb with this one and you might get mad so you might want to have Kian awake when you open it." So, of course I am intrigued...AND I caved LOL
So, I open up the box and there is a camping pillow in it! He says, "I found your pillow!" I was like...um....thanks? lol He said it's under that. So I lifted it up and it was a card. I thought, ok, maybe he got me a massage like he did for Mother's Day. I started to read the card and opened it up and slowly something fell out of it....it said "Ticketmaster" I started to GASP! I wanted to read the card but I couldn't help myself...I looked inside and saw "U2 - VERTIGO" written on the tickets and LOST IT!!!!!! I mean, I seriously broke into tears!!!!
I had the ability to prebuy tickets but the company my husband worked for was shutting its doors and we had no idea where we would be so I couldn't buy them :( I have been looking at tickets on ebay but they were just a little pricey :( (their concerts are sold out worldwide btw) So, I pretty much came to gripes with the fact that I wouldn't see U2 this tour when I usually see them TWICE every tour I have been to since 1997.
So, this November 9th Jamie and I will be rocking out to U2 in Oakland!!!! I am so stoked! I still need to be pinched to know for sure that we are going!!!!! These tickets were seriously the only thing I REALLY wanted and I GOT THEM! Wow! It's still unreal!
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Dancing with my Little Man
We have a Tivo and our house and the lovely thing about Tivo is that it will keep shows on there as long as you want them.
Well, back in May U2 was on Good Morning America and they allowed cameras to film one of their shows in Chicago (actually it was on Bono's birthday which is May 10th). I have kept this show on there for a long time and never finished watching it... Why you might ask? Well, because it makes me sad...I won't be seeing my boys this year :(
You see, I was one of those people with a code to be able to buy tickets before they were really for sale. We could have had prime seats! BUT at the time the presale was going on my husband was looking for a different job (the business he worked for at the time was closing down) and we seriously had no idea where we would be. So, my code still even sits in my U2.com account waiting to be used....but never will be.
Yesterday my son was dancing and I thought we could dance together as I played the rest of the Tivoed show...he enjoyed it...so did I, but with sadness....
Yeah, I know I am pretty pathetic! lol! But this is the first time I that I have not seen them TWICE on the same tour since 1998....
U2's shows all over the world are sold out and have been for quite some time...I can only hope and pray that in a few years they will come out and tour again... I don't see them stopping any time soon - they just love the road too much.
Well, back in May U2 was on Good Morning America and they allowed cameras to film one of their shows in Chicago (actually it was on Bono's birthday which is May 10th). I have kept this show on there for a long time and never finished watching it... Why you might ask? Well, because it makes me sad...I won't be seeing my boys this year :(
You see, I was one of those people with a code to be able to buy tickets before they were really for sale. We could have had prime seats! BUT at the time the presale was going on my husband was looking for a different job (the business he worked for at the time was closing down) and we seriously had no idea where we would be. So, my code still even sits in my U2.com account waiting to be used....but never will be.
Yesterday my son was dancing and I thought we could dance together as I played the rest of the Tivoed show...he enjoyed it...so did I, but with sadness....
Yeah, I know I am pretty pathetic! lol! But this is the first time I that I have not seen them TWICE on the same tour since 1998....
U2's shows all over the world are sold out and have been for quite some time...I can only hope and pray that in a few years they will come out and tour again... I don't see them stopping any time soon - they just love the road too much.
Monday, October 03, 2005
Ode to my Microwave
Oh you’re so fast
You cook things so well
What would I do without you?
I’m sure you can tell
You warm up my coffee,
You heat up our food
You even cook snacks
When I’m in the mood
Always ready to go
So dependable you are
Now if you could fold laundry
That would make you a star!
You cook things so well
What would I do without you?
I’m sure you can tell
You warm up my coffee,
You heat up our food
You even cook snacks
When I’m in the mood
Always ready to go
So dependable you are
Now if you could fold laundry
That would make you a star!
Mother or ED? Thoughts of a SAHM
For some reason I thought that becoming a SAHM would free me up to do a lot of things WRONG! LOL! I couldn't have been more wrong! I do actually do some work from home but when I am supposed to be relaxing, that is what I am doing...work....
Oh and then there are the endless loads of laundry (that unfortunately does not fold itself), the bathroom needs to be cleaned again even though I thought I just did it, dishes, sippy cups to prepare, dirty diapers to change....oh and did I eat breakfast today....I can't remember LOL My life actually got so much busier when my son came along. I love him to pieces but I never realized how much work a kid was until I had one!
Recently I have been thinking that Webster's Dictionary needs to have a photo of a mother next to the word "selfless" because that ultimately is what "mother" means.
Sometimes that means that mom comes last...she eats last, goes to bed last, goes potty last....sometimes that's frustrating but I would never put my needs over my son's....and I think any other true Mother out there would agree with me.
Then there are mothers who need to have their photo put next to the word "selfish." Those are the mothers that leave their kid asleep in their crib while they go out and party or go for a jog. These "mothers" think of their needs and desires above their child's safety, which is more detrimental than thinking of your child's needs before your own. Or those who purposefully get pregnant knowing full well that they are putting their life in danger...putting their child who is here now at risk of not having a mother just so she can birth another one from her body. There are also "mothers" who really don't care about what their child's desires or needs are...they only look at what theirs are and try to meet them at any cost...
I think that those "mothers" do not deserve the title of Mother...they need to be called something else. Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy....those are all names meant for those who have earned the title. Maybe they just need to be called "Egg Donor" after all that is all the work they want to put into their babies. On my message boards they call "deadbeat dads" SD's (Sperm Donors) so I think those ladies are ED's...
Being a Mother is a choice you make, not to just carry the baby to term and give birth but it something you do for...well....the rest of the child's life. An ED has made the choice to give birth and that's about it...
It makes me so sad when I hear about children living with ED's....I wonder how anyone could treat a child in that manner....how they could endanger them or view them as just being in the way. Being a Mother is not easy by any means and yeah there have been days that I thought about putting my son up for auction on ebay (that is a joke btw!), but I would never, ever, ever endanger my son in any way, shape or form. How could anyone want to hurt or abandon someone who is so innocent, trusting and fully of unconditional love...that thought even wells my eyes with tears.
Congratulations to those who are Mothers. Stay strong ladies...the day is not yet over...and it all will begin again tomorrow but we wake up to the precious gift of our children's beautiful smiles, hugs and kisses....nothing could be more precious than our children.
Oh and then there are the endless loads of laundry (that unfortunately does not fold itself), the bathroom needs to be cleaned again even though I thought I just did it, dishes, sippy cups to prepare, dirty diapers to change....oh and did I eat breakfast today....I can't remember LOL My life actually got so much busier when my son came along. I love him to pieces but I never realized how much work a kid was until I had one!
Recently I have been thinking that Webster's Dictionary needs to have a photo of a mother next to the word "selfless" because that ultimately is what "mother" means.
Sometimes that means that mom comes last...she eats last, goes to bed last, goes potty last....sometimes that's frustrating but I would never put my needs over my son's....and I think any other true Mother out there would agree with me.
Then there are mothers who need to have their photo put next to the word "selfish." Those are the mothers that leave their kid asleep in their crib while they go out and party or go for a jog. These "mothers" think of their needs and desires above their child's safety, which is more detrimental than thinking of your child's needs before your own. Or those who purposefully get pregnant knowing full well that they are putting their life in danger...putting their child who is here now at risk of not having a mother just so she can birth another one from her body. There are also "mothers" who really don't care about what their child's desires or needs are...they only look at what theirs are and try to meet them at any cost...
I think that those "mothers" do not deserve the title of Mother...they need to be called something else. Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy....those are all names meant for those who have earned the title. Maybe they just need to be called "Egg Donor" after all that is all the work they want to put into their babies. On my message boards they call "deadbeat dads" SD's (Sperm Donors) so I think those ladies are ED's...
Being a Mother is a choice you make, not to just carry the baby to term and give birth but it something you do for...well....the rest of the child's life. An ED has made the choice to give birth and that's about it...
It makes me so sad when I hear about children living with ED's....I wonder how anyone could treat a child in that manner....how they could endanger them or view them as just being in the way. Being a Mother is not easy by any means and yeah there have been days that I thought about putting my son up for auction on ebay (that is a joke btw!), but I would never, ever, ever endanger my son in any way, shape or form. How could anyone want to hurt or abandon someone who is so innocent, trusting and fully of unconditional love...that thought even wells my eyes with tears.
Congratulations to those who are Mothers. Stay strong ladies...the day is not yet over...and it all will begin again tomorrow but we wake up to the precious gift of our children's beautiful smiles, hugs and kisses....nothing could be more precious than our children.
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