I’ve done done enuf writin’ four 2day.

Chek whut I’ve dun did here: Mamas Like

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Damn commitment.

I signed up to be a part of NaBloPoMo, and darnit if I don’t forget on the 2nd day after I sign up that I MUST do a post. And I was all ready to lie down in bed.

Fine. Here’s my post.

Mlah. Humph. Tthhhhh.

So there.

BTW - the weather here in Florida couldn’t be any better. Friggin 72 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. It’s been that way for a week and will stay that way for another month or so. Yes, you can be jealous.

Come April when it’s 90 and you’re still in the 70s, you can “so there” me back.

I didn’t do a post at my other blog, Mamas Like, either, so don’t reverse psychology go check it out. Unless Dawn posted, and you really want to read what she has to say.

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I HockeyMan found these hilarious t-shirts today. If anyone feels like sending me one, that’d be awesome.

And now you have the “Jem” theme song in your head.

Tonight, HockeyMan and I attended our friends’ annual “Beerlitofest”/Halloween Party. After weeks of back-and-forth on what to wear (BritBrit/K-Fed, Bacon/Eggs, Plug/Socket), we stopped in to Target today to buy the clothes for our original idea - me-Fried Egg, HockeyMan-Chef. When I couldn’t find the white pants I needed (I’ll never say that again and mean it) browsing through every section of the women’s clothing, it hit me.

It’s Christmas time (what? already? no - the “man” just wants you to believe it’s already THAT time so you’ll start buying gifts now - BTW - did you hear Good for the Kids is having a store-wide sale? stock up now!), and Christmas PJs are already out. So, like any other non-creative, lazy, I-can-only-spend-5-minutes-dressing-for-a-Halloween-Party woman, I decided we’ll go as Christmas Morning!

What exactly does that mean? Pajamas! Annoyingly cute, fleece, reindeer pajamas with the biggest fluffy animal slippers I could find. HockeyMan found some “Family Guy” Xmas pajamas for himself and some Homer Simpson slippers.

Did I mention we had battery-powered Xmas lights around our neck? That’s the piece de resistance. Instant Christmas morning.

We were the HIT of the party! Everyone was so jealous that they had to put on silly makeup, wear tight tights, and masks while we lounged around in our PJs.

I don’t have pictures yet, but none are really needed to get across my idea for the BEST Halloween costume EVER.

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That scoundrel, Secret Agent Mama, tagged me to show my desktop. It’s kinda scary and drives HockeyMan nuts. But here it is:

UPDATED - I’ve cleaned it up! 10.8.7

I guess I’ve hit a wall of sleep deprivation. I really need to get to bed earlier than I have been (like before 1:30am). So I’m having a one-woman protest against thinking, and I’ll just post ideas for future blogs since I can’t think of anything else to write about.

1. My new friend Dawn at Mom2My6Pack suggests “compare and contrast the presidential candidates,” “Should Rudy Guilliani go by Rudy or Rudolph?,” and “The Italian Neo Realist Movement in film was neither Italian nor neo nor particularly a movement. Discuss!” See, I can’t even think of my own non-topics to talk about (and she really only thought of 2 of the 3). Thanks, Miss Dawn!

2. Kids say the darndest things. We have a rule in my house that you can’t say you don’t like something before you try it. My 3yo, NaNa, came to ask me what I was taking out of the oven (SHOCKER! I actually used the oven!), and I told her meatloaf. She started to say, “But I don’t liiiikkkkeee…,” and that’s when I gave her the Mama Look. She stopped mid-word and said, “Ooohhh, OOOO…KKKK….” It may not read as funny as it was, but for a late-talking kid, it was herlarious.

3. New Fall season TV shows. Holy crabs! This year’s shows are Uh-May-Zing-Ly Good. Some of my faves are Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Bionic Woman, Carpoolers, and Big Bang Theory. I usually have high hopes for TV shows, and then they fall flat. But this year, these shows are goooood. Any other suggestions on shows I need to see?

4. Adult-onset acne. I know, a little yucky personal, but it’s a major thing with me right now. I had really bad skin in high school, but once I got on The Pill, it pretty much cleared up. Now that I’ve had my kids, my husband has been snipped, and I’m no longer on estrogen-modifying meds, my skin is a WRECK. I’ve tried the basics, the “medical” stuff from TV (Hey, if it worked for Jessica Simpson, it should work for me, right? Ummmm, no.), and now I’m on some really expensive crap. Any ideas?

5. I have the best skanks friends in the world. Finally. I’ll expand in another post.

6. Food. Glorious food. I could write all my posts about food. But since I’m protesting today, I won’t write an actual post.

Damn. I actually made it to a whole post. I guess I’m not so brain dead after all, but now I’ve already written this, and I’m trying to get to bed before… Oh, crap. It’s already 12am. And the baby’s crying.

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Like mother, like daughter.

Today, I can call myself an Accomplished Woman. I cleaned out my garage. Yes. I cleaned. The garage! And to top it off, the painters were in! House painters. Geez. Get your mind out of your panties the gutter.

It’s not everyday that I feel like the successful woman that I know I should be, but today, I feel like I actually did something. The empty boxes have been building for months, so I put up a “free boxes” post on Craigslist. I got several people vying for them, but one lucky single mom won the right to get to take my empty cardboard boxes. Plus, I actually got HockeyMan to help me out clean out my stuff and rearrange the merchandise.

Now we can actually walk through the garage without things attacking us. Seriously. You’d never know when a box would fall and decapitate a small dog, maim a child, or cause general death and destruction. It was THAT bad.

But now. Now I have an actual path to walk through the garage. I have accomplished something today.

And with the painting done (and the homeowners association off our back), I’m now $2,578 more in debt.

I am an Accomplished Woman!

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Thursday Thirteen - What I should be doing now to prepare for the arrival of the Parental Units.

1. Folding laundry. All 10 loads.

2. Cleaning off the kitchen table. Or doesn’t junk mail, canned goods, crayons, paper, and purses belong there?

3. Vacuuming. It’s late. Don’t want to wake the kids. They actually went to bed before 10. Shhhhh…

4. Picking up toys. What’s the point. Really?

5. Cleaning the toy room. See #4.

6. Preparing shipments for tomorrow. Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?

7. Cleaning my dogs’ asses - OOF - they stink.

8. Putting away luggage. We JUST got back 4 weeks ago.

9. Take a shower. See #4.

10. Clean out the garage. Oh, Lord. Don’t get me started. Don’t EVEN get me started.

11. Cleaning my car. Oops! Can’t! HockeyMan took the T&C to hockey with him! I guess he’ll have to do it. But he won’t.

12. Unloading the dishes. Yes, they actually made it into the dishwasher. See #4.

13. Deodorizing the dog cage that sits next to the foldout couch where the Parental Units will be sleeping. See #7.

HAPPY PLACE. HAPPY PLACE. HAPPY PLACE.

HAPPY PILLS. HAPPY PILLS. HAPPY PILLS. I will be doubling up - that is FO SHO.

It will be a great weekend, once they get past the initial shock of messiness, but I have accepted and embraced this.

I’m happy! No worries! It’s a good thing!

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To start, I have to give mad props (what, am I 14?) to Se7en at Blogs Gone Wild! I put his feet to the fire to get the new design done quickly (for a reason I hope to explain later this week) for a very reasonable price, and he TOTALLY came through! We’re still tweaking some little things, but it looks AWESOME!

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The two girls in the header are mine, of course. One in the trees, the other too shy to say hi.

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Stolen from Special K Family.

A: Me, P: HockeyMan (He wanted to play along. Not that he knew it would be blogged, but he played along.)

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
A: YoYo Chrysler
P: Tina Lexus

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
A: Vanilla Snickerdoodle
P: Chocolate Chocolate

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
A: Alyn
P: P.Lyn

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
A: Navy Dog
P: Black Dog

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
A: Marie Alexandria
P: John Rockville

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
A: Ly-Nan
P: Lyn-Pa

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
A: The Red Mountain
P: Blue Beer

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
A: Jack Rabbit Carlton
P: John John

9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
A: Happy Reece
P: Eternity Twix

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
A: Marie Lee
P: Clifford Ann

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
A: Castleman Columbus
P: Krasney Kalamazoo

12. SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
A: Autumn Daisy
P: Fall Cactus

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
A: Pear Brasserie
P: Lime PJ

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
A: Danish Palm
P: Coffee Pine

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
A: The Internets Breezy Tour
P: The Hockey Hurricane Tour