What a Fun Halloween!

J-Man
My youngest son went as Spiderman...

"Oooooooo, like... I am a total web-slinger!"

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C to the N
My eldest son went as Albert Einstein

See the similarities?

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R to the Y
Yup, my daughter is Hannah Montana

What a pop princess!

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MoiAnd me... well I woke up today and got the kids all ready for Halloween at school, which left me no time to get ready for work. So I went to work as the tired, single mother that wanted to be in bed all day.


Now it is time to go test the children's "chocolate haul" for poison! Mwahahahahahaha!

Politics, Religion and Critical Thinking

(COEXIST)

Wow, what a heated political debate. Not just on the candidates, but things like Prop 8 and so forth. I have always been "Politically Ignorant". At least, those were the EXACT words my politics teacher used to label me in front of the entire 11th grade politics class. I was so embarassed about it that I steered clear from ANYTHING political. I have been alive for over 33 years now, and I have only voted once. Sad huh? Well, I plan to vote this year.

Also

I want to vent here. I want to vent about my religious views, and my political views that have been blossoming... but I won't. It seems that any time someone steps up to the "Free Speech Plate" it only creates hate. Whether they are liberal, conservative or a little of both... it seems no one wants to hear anything anyone has to say. I just wanted you all to know, politics are meaning more to me than ever before, freedom of speech is just that: the freedom to speak ones mind. I hope that no matter how we vote this year, we hold our convictions close, our family closer and allow others to feel the convictions they feel whether we approve or disagree strongly. I have always loved this quote by Voltaire (even though this quote is attributed to him saying it, there has been no proof in his writings. Either way...)

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"

I hope all of you will do the same. Lets not create anymore hate in the world than there already is.

(Zoey steps down off her soap box)

Halloween on a Budget

Time once again to pull out all of your Halloween decorations and start brainstorming costume ideas. The kids wanted to buy new costumes this year, so we went down town and wandered down the seasonal sections at all the local stores. Some of the costumes they make now-a-days are tons more detailed than the plastic Wonder Woman mask we had back in the 70's. Unfortunately, they come at a heafty cost. Children's costumes start at $20.00 and adults costumes start in the $40's for the lower-end ones! That would have been nearly $100.o0 for us to get one costume each, that we would wear ONCE! So, I decided to help out my fellow budgeters and throw CHEAP costume ideas your way after researching some ideas myself.

• Nudist on Strike: Wear your normal clothes, but carry a picket sign that reads, "NUDIST ON STRIKE!"
  
  


• Partly Cloudy With A Chance of Showers: Wear blue surgical scrubs, glue cotton in a patchy pattern all over the shirt and carry a squirt gun.
  
  


• Piece of Gum Stuck to Your Shoe: Dress in all pink and attach a shoe to the top of your head.
  
  


• Static Cling: Wear any kind of mismatched clothes, pin one pant leg up, pin dryer sheets on you as well as socks, small towels, etc., and then use hair gel to make your hair look like it has static.
  
  


• Chia Pet: Wrap yourself in duct tape so the sticky part is facing out, then roll around lawn clippings.
  
  


• Ceiling Fan: Write "Go Ceilings!" on the front of your shirt. Add other gear if you want (pom poms, big foam finger, etc.) And don't forget to cheer!
  
  


• iPod Commercial: Dress completely in black clothing, wear a black wig or hat, and use black make-up to cover your face, hands and any exposed skin. Carry around a white iPod and white head phones and dance wildly.
  
  


• Have You Seen My Lost Doggy?: Wear XXLarge clothing, and use padding to make yourself extra "hefty." Glue or sew a small stuffed dog into the "butt crack" area. Carry a "Lost Dog" sign.
  
  


• Stick Man (or Woman): Wear black clothes. Attach glowsticks in a line on your arms, legs and torso to look like a glowing stick person.
  
  


• Chick Magnet: Attach Barbie dolls all over yourself.
  
  


• Cereal Killer: Take a bunch of empty miniature cereal boxes, stick plastic knives in the sides, paint with red paint or nail polish to simulate blood. Pin the boxes all over yourself.
  
  


• Killing Time: Hold a clock and a fake bloody knife. Or, dress up as a giant clock with a fake bloody knife in it.
  
  


• Leafblower: Wear a baseball cap with a leaf dangling down in front of your face. When someone asks what you are, blow on the leaf.
  
  


• Babysitter: Strap a baby doll to your behind and sit on it.
  
  


• Mucho Dinero: Attach pictures of Robert De Niro all over yourself.
  
  


• Jackson Pollack Painting: Splatter drips of paint on your clothes and hang a picture frame around your neck (or just hold it up in front of you).
  
  


• Spice Girl: Wear solid color clothes and attach spice labels (or actual spice bottles if you can!).
  
  


• Just Got Dumped: Wear slippers and a ratty bathrobe with lots of used tissues sticking out of your pockets. Mess up your hair and make your eyes look like you've been crying, with mascara running down your cheeks. Hold an empty Ben and Jerry's ice cream container, along with a picture of your "Ex," torn in half
  
  


• Bag of Jellybeans: Take two or three large bags and put one inside the other. Make holes in the bottom for your legs. Blow up about 15-20 balloons of various colors. With your legs in the bag stuff it with the balloons. Tie the bag off at your neck with a colorful ribbon.

I'm Gonna Knock You Out, Granny Said Knock You Out!

Grandma Vs. Deer! This is no joke. I laughed out loud when I pictured this. In Butte, Montana, 61-year-old Carol Lince went toe to toe with a doe -- and she won! Carol had let her three poodles out in the yard then heard one "screaming bloody murder." She ran outside to find a doe attacking her smallest dog. At first she kicked at the deer's hind legs to try to get the animal away, but the doe then just got angry and began to ram Carol with its head -- pushing her into a fence. That's when Carol got angry and started pummeling the deer's head with her fist until it finally gave up, jumped the fence and ran off. While Carol sustained bruises to her abdomen from the doe's head butts, the dog was pronounced OK by a veterinarian. I say kuddos to that tough ol' gal! Here is a wild animal in her front yeard, and she comes out swingin'! ha ha Rock on with her bad self!

My Pumpkin

As you can see, my artistic ability took a major dive... and carving out the negative space was never my speciality. If you can't tell, it is the grim reaper.

My Artistic Son's Pumpkin

My first boy is somewhat of an artist... creative and a wee bit of a genius. This was his version of the cut out from the carving booklet... that was done freehanded. Not bad!

My Youngest's Pumpkin

My littlest dude is a goofball, and so it was approprate that he chose to cut out a buck-tooth pumpkin. Silly boy!

My Daughter's Pumpkin

This is my daughter's evil Moon Princess. She tells the story bettert han I can. Basically it was a princess who died from looking into the moon, hence the moon shape by the face and a star for the nose. woooooooo spooooky! Good job Sis!

If ANY show should get canceled... it should be Desperate Housewives!

I was so horrified when Diva wrote about the possibilites that my favorite show might be pulled from network tv. I don't have TV, but I do watch all of the episodes on line. "What show is this?", you might be asking yourself. It is none other than the famous Pushing Daisies. It's a very TIM BURTON-ESQUE show. From the narrator to the colorful eye-candy of unusual cinematography. Not to mention, the Pie Maker is a doll! I spend the whole time watching the episodes wishing the pie maker and Chuck could touch, but grateful that he has enough restraint to not touch her, to keep her alive because he loves her so much. If you haven't watched an episode, now is the time to do it! If you love it already, make sure you drop a line to the network and let them know. I would hate to see a show like this canceled just because the main characters aren't GETTING IT ON. I would rather see Deperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money and the Victoria Secret Fashion Show pulled from TV before this does. Help it stay a live! Here is a quick snip-it to show you what it's about:

If you need a "Starter Kit"... to catch up on last season... click HERE

Your Random "Funny" for The Day

KillerHealer... I found it!!!!

I found our Sky Coaster video from Lagoon!!!!

An old Art Class Video Project

I have been going through all of my old videos from WAYYYYYY back in the day. I found this old video that my best friend and I put together for art class. We were goofballs in highschool, so it was hard for us to get "Artsy Fartsy" for our overly dramatic art teacher. So, we decided to TRY and be artsy fartsy, but then put our own comedic twist at the end of it to explain the point of the video, and mock artsy fartsy people. This was taken back in 1993. I was 17 years old. (Hey, at least I didn't light my head on fire like my brother did for his school video project) =-)

Brotherly Love

Ok, I have posted about my my mother, me and my sister... why not throw some "brothers" in the mix. The only tears this video will bring you are the ones from laughing so hard. Enjoy!

Video I made For My Sister

I decided to post another "picture memory video". This one I did for my sister over 2 years ago when I was first delving into video editing. So here ya go family and friends... more mammories. =-)
P.S. she DOES have that house now, and another lil' one. Time to make another video for ya sis!

True Story

I Don't know why I even try. But here you go! Unscripted, exactly how it happened... and completely pathetic. Enjoy!

I Am The Luckiest

I was born over 33 years ago. I have three sisters and three brothers. I was blessed with loving parents. I was raised in a spiritual environment. I rebelled as a teenager. I was/am close with my siblings. My dad died when I was 18. I moved from Idaho to New York and then back to Idaho. I have been married twice. I have been divorced twice. I have found myself and God. I was blessed with three loving children. I have been extremely happy. I have been hurt so badly, it broke me. I have laughed, lived and loved. I am where I am today because someone loved me enough to help me through it all... someone with unconditional love.

If I was a Vampire

DON'T BE JEALOUS!

P.S. Bugga

This one was my FAVORITE out of the bunch! (If readers don't know what I am referring to, click on the Fred and Nita link on the side bar, my brother and his wife had some fun with the camera one night)

Similar to talking to a Whining Child

Ok, so... to some of you... you will not find this funny at all. Others will think it's funny but drags on too long. Then there are the few, like myself, who are brought to tears laughing the whole time it plays. I LOVED the movie The Dark Knight, and I did notice Christian Bale getting more gutteral with his communication skillz, more so than in Batman Begins (Still Sexy, mind you). But when I saw this video I couldn't stop playing it. I get laughing so hard I can't breath! So, for those of you with humor like mine... sit back and enjoy the comedy!

Someone Loves My Blog!!!!

Awwwwww Shucks! I am plum tickled that I got this here award, sayin' I was worth a nickle and a penny rubbed together! Yee haw! "Look Ma' I made it!"

I've been awarded the "I Love Your Blog Award" by my Sistah from another Mistah, Darling Diva Nancy! Nancy has a wonderful blog herself, and I am sooooo glad she got into blogging. Reading it makes me feel like I am re-living that time we spent in California. What an adventure! It was only a week (maybe less) that we spent together. But I feel like I have grown up with Nancy through my 33 years of life. In fact, when I think of Nancy, I think of "Life"... "Zest For Life". She lights up a room, and can bring anyone out of a blue funk when she is laughing. Get her going hard enough and she'll start snorting. It is so cute! Nancy has been through a lot, huh girlfriend? And yet she smiles through it all. I look up to her in so many ways. She is a beautiful woman, a courageous woman... and my partner in crime! She has the same obsessions I do, loves the same things I love... it is almost freaky. All I can say is... Twicon? You me? Eh???? ha ha ha Love ya girlfriend!

The rules for this award are that I need to:
1) Add the logo of the award to my blog
2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you
3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4) Add links to those blogs on your blog
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs!

These are my nominations: COMING SOON!!!

I'm Returning To YouTube

I have decided not only will I be dusting off my "blog shelf", but I have decided to create more. More videos, more fun... more more more!!! I'M BACK!

For My Sister

I looked high and low for the video clips that I took of my baby twin nieces on my old... Old... OLD cellphone back when my sister's twins were born. I finally found them. Here is the video sis! Sorry it is so choppy and ends ubruptly, I tried to do the best with what I had.

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Just watched the trailer... can't breath!

SQUEEEEEE!!!!!

I can't breath.... I am so excited. The widget is counting down as I type this. The NEW twilight trailer will be playing here on MY blog! (and 50,000 other peeps as well!) TEAM EDAWRD!!! Sorry Nancy and Liza! =-)

BABY FEVER!!!!

Ok, don't let the title fool you. I DO have "Baby Fever", but not the kind where I want to create a human inside my body, gain 100 lbs, birth a watermellon and then have stretch marks the size of speed bumps on my badonkadonk. I've already been there, done that, and got the speed bumps.

No, I'm talking the kind of baby fever where you monopolize all of the baby's time until they poop, cry too much or throw-up and you graciously hand the baby back to his/her rightful owner. Most of the babies my siblings have had are all grown-up and are now 2 year old toddlers getting into EVERYTHING in site... "HEY! PUT MY CELL PHONE DOWN NOW!"

So I've been craving a warm newborn to snuggle and nuzzle, and voila! My sister birthed a cute 9 lb baby boy a few weeks ago. I call him my little Love Lump. He was born with the chubbiest legs possible. He is just sooooo, uh...well, I want to gnaw on his cheeks all the time! Here are some cell phone pics I captured at the hopital. I know exactly what he was thinking when I took this picture. He was looking in the direction of his mother, so I can only assume he was telepathically saying, "uh, mom... who is this loud woman who's trying to eat me?"

A Tribute to George

We all have a little "George" in us. Whether it is the desperate need to nap in the middle of the day in your office, or creating "the Summer of George"... either way, George is that side of us that we don't want to admit we all have.
If a guy can eat an Éclair out of a garbage can, he obviously is one tough dude (or just a desperate chubby guy wanting a food-fix). ha ha ha

Here is my tribute picture I took during my photo shoot for the radio station I work for.

Your Monday Funny

Boys are forever upping the bar of the socially-inept, but ya gotta love 'em! This is my son at my brother's wedding, I think something was in the punch.

More Proof


And...

I'm Pathetic

I just realized what a n00b I am! I haven't blogged in F-O-R-E-V-E-R and the first thing I blog about is men. But not just men, actors. And not just actors, but actors that I am already CONSTANTLY blogging about. I need a life!

No Time to Obsess

Robert Pattinson and Gerard Butler...

Wow, I usually have more time to blog, vlog and obsess about men that are "safe" to obsess about. (Meaning, they'll never break my heart, cheat on me, disappoint me, or argue about what position the toilet seat should be in: up or down?) These days my job has taken up any time I would have liked to spend online endulging in guilty pleasures. Not to mention, after I moved, I didn't have internet. Therefore I relied solely on my new neighbor's unblocked wireless connection. Needless to say, we fought silently over bandwidth. I finally became "legal" and installed my own internet connection... but still struggle to find the time to use it for "recreational purposes".
As a web developer, I stare at a computer screen ALL day. By the time I get home, the monitor is the last thing I want in my face. So, instead I'll stare at a LARGER monitor and mindlessly escape into my neglected DVD collection and re-watch every last Gerard Butler movie I own. (And not to scare anyone, but I own them ALL! Even a short film he acted in for a friend BEFORE he had become a real actor). Also, another hubba hubba ding ding of a man that I have started to cling to as well, is the young man playing Edward Cullen in the new movie Twilight that comes out in November 2008. I have read the whole Twilight series, and I am obsessed with finding a blood sucking vampire as amazing as Edward. Of course, that will never happen... so I keep hold to the delusion that maybe one day I will bump into Gerard Butler in a Starbucks in California, and I'll spill his no-fat-Caramel-Macchiato and he will fall madly in love with me (after I clean his coffee off of my shirt). But alas, I have no time for such thoughts these days; my dreams are dashed with my time sensitive projects from work... three kids and a big house that needs to be cleaned on an hourly basis. Ah, the joys of a single working mother.

Gerry... TAKE ME AWAY!