Mom Knows Everything

Happy Birthday Kim!

2008-05-09T07:50:00.000-03:00

Today is a very special day. It's my friend Kim's birthday. Kim is a sweet heart and a great blogging buddy. Kim introduced me to blogging and has always answered all my "stupid" questions with only a small amount of laughing. She is also my sister's dearest friend. If Sharla doesn't call you to wish you a Happy Birthday Kim, I'll kick her butt!

Happy Birthday Glitters

Stop by Kim's and wish her a Happy Birthday!

Facebook Addict

2008-05-08T22:17:00.003-03:00

I think I'm addicted, to Facebook I mean. You hear all the bad press about social networks, including Facebook, but it's so much fun I can't resist it. You can talk to your friends on there, catch up with old friends, take all kinds of fun quizzes and best of all play Scrabulous. Yeah, my name is Tammy and I'm addicted to Facebook. I wonder if there is a support group for that?

Instant Messaging Translating

2008-05-08T20:14:00.003-03:00

I was chatting with my friend Tina on instant messenger earlier. Tina is from the UK and I'm from Canada so sometimes it's hard to understand what exactly we are saying to each other because we have different words for different things. She calls her evening meal "tea" and I call it "supper". She also calls her friends "hun" and that it is something here you would call your spouse/boyfriend. She also explained to me what "posh" meant because the way she used it I had no idea what she was talking about. Amazingly though some things like online car insurance are said the same way here in Canada and the UK.

It's Been One Of Those Days

2008-05-08T16:52:00.003-03:00

Computers Hate Me

2008-05-07T23:46:00.002-03:00

By now you all know just how computer illiterate I am. Give me five minutes with a computer and I have some sort of error message popping up. Seriously, computers hate me! I installed Lime Wire on my computer so I can download music and I don't have a clue what is going on with it, my CCleaner is refusing to upgrade, my Ad-Aware is giving me some sort of weird error message, and to top it all off FaceBook is refusing to open for me now. I hate computer, I hate all electronics devices. I am seriously about to start crying here. Why, why, why do computers hate me so much?

Why Men Can Not Dress Themselves

2008-05-07T16:21:00.004-03:00

I was watching Branson golf on TV the other day, alright I was just flicking through the channels, but I was amazed at what I saw. What in the world are men thinking wearing pants like these? And they wonder why we pick their clothes out and tell them what to wear, it's so they won't go out in public looking like this.

Yet Another Blonde Moment

2008-05-07T16:03:00.004-03:00

Alright I may not be a blonde, but it has been a blonde day. My new blogging friend Faisal left me a comment saying he tagged me for a couple of memes. So I go over and check out it out, but in my blonde daze I only noticed one meme. He was kind enough to remind me there was two memes, not just one. Sorry Faisal, I'm blaming it on lack of sleep. Anybody buying that excuse. Phew...good!

Link Meme -

~~Begin Copy~~

This is the easy way and the fastest way to :
1. Make your Authority Technorati explode.
2. Increase your Google Page Rank.
3. Get more traffic to your blog.
4. Makes more new friends.

Rules :
1. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog
(for bloggers paste on the “compose” not the “edit html” part in posting blogs so it will be linked automatically).
2. Put your own blog name and link.
3. Tag your friends as much as you can, the more the better!

1. Picturing of Life
2. Juliana’s Site
3.Hazel-My Life, My Hope, My Future.
4.Jeanne-The Callalily Space
5.Starz in De Sky
6. My Charmed Life
7.Denz Techtronics
8.Denz Recreational
9.Life’s Simple Pleasures
10. My Blog
11. Because Life is Fun
12. In This Game of Life
13.Scribbles of my Life
14.Changing Lanes
15. anna
16. joytoy
17.Surviving deployment
18. The Deviant
19. All I want is Everything
20. Shadows of love, fate and destiny
21.Tasteful Voyage
22.A mom’s note
23. Bittersweet Collide
24.Jackie Simplypinay
25.Jackie’s Everyday Life
26. Parisukat
27. Ang Sponge ni Bub
28. ee-ey
29. Life is too short to be ordinary
30. Mom Knows Everything

YOU’RE NEXT~~ END COPY~~

8 Random Facts Meme -

1. Although I am not a blonde, I have been in the past.
2. I've been fighting with my dog all day to try to get the porcupine quills out of her mouth.
3. I have lots of scratches on me from the said quill removal process.
4. I miss talking to my BBFF Misty, she's at work.
5. My turtle tank needs cleaned, but I'm waiting for the Tank Cleaning Fairy to come and do it.
6. My ears, nose and belly button are pierced, but I only wear earrings in my ears.
7. I have a small dolphin tattoo on my right ankle.
8. Evidently I am not that exciting because I can't think of and eighth thing.

I'm not going to tag anybody for these memes, but feel free to do them and let me know so I can check them out.

My Mini Simon Cowell

2008-05-07T05:37:00.000-03:00

My three year old son is a music critic. He's a mini Simon Cowell. When I'm working on the computer I like to listen to music on my MP3 player, and yes sometimes I even sing along to the songs. That did not go over well with my son yesterday. Most of the music on my MP3 is older stuff, and I was listening and singing along to Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart. As soon as I started singing he started hollering, "No, stop it, I don't like it!". I wonder if it was my singing or just the song he didn't like? Nah....it was my singing.

Now I'm not a big fan of the video, but I love this song. If anyone was wondering the song was released in 1984 when I was 13, so I'm not that old, I just enjoy the older music.

PC Healthy Eating Challenge Week 4

2008-05-07T02:00:00.000-03:00

This is my final week of my PC Healthy Eating Challenge. I've lost a total of 2 1/2 lbs so far, but more importantly, me and my family are eating a whole lot healthier. Do I miss the greasy junk food? Not really. Do I miss the sweets? Oh yeah! Helloooo, I'm a women, so yeah I miss the sweets. My butt is thanking me for not eating them though. The Blue Menu Products are really amazing though. This is one of my family's favorite Blue Menu Products.

These burgers are amazing! They are so thick that I can only eat one and I'm stuffed. Another great thing about them is that Aurora can eat them because they are lower fat.

Teenagers

2008-05-06T21:44:00.003-03:00

Meet my future son in law, David Archuleta, American Idol contestant. My 14 year old daughter is in love with him. As I'm typing this she is sitting on the couch watching American Idol drooling over him. Teenagers eh! I admit he's a cute kid and a good singer. My daughter, like every 14 year old goes through these obsessions. Last month it was all about skirts, the month before that it was all about black clothes, next month it will be equestrian clothing. Any idea when these phases ends? Oh, you mean I have a lot more years of this....gee thanks.

Love Q #2

2008-05-06T20:00:00.003-03:00

Love Q is a weekly meme where you are given a question regarding love and you have to answer it. This weeks question is -

When it comes to love, is it better to follow your head or your heart?

I think you should always follow your heart, but I realize that it isn't alway possible to do this. Life can get very complicated at times and it isn't always feasible to follow you heart. This is a very hard question to answer. Everyone's situation is different, but not to be able to love and be loved is a great tragedy.

If you would like to join this weekly meme click here to go to Short Sweet Love Poems, the creator of this meme. This weeks featured participants of Love Q are Amidrin and Jo-N, so be sure to check out their post.

Tribute To Mom

2008-05-06T17:15:00.004-03:00

My sweet friend Tina tagged me for this Tribute To Mom meme.

A mother's love determines how
We love ourselves and others.
There is no sky we'll ever see
Not lit by that first love.

Stripped of love, the universe
Would drive us mad with pain;
But we are born into a world
That greets our cries with joy.

How much I owe you for the kiss
That told me who I was!
The greatest gift--a love of life--
Lay laughing in your eyes.

Because of you my world still has
The soft grace of your smile;
And every wind of fortune bears
The scent of your caress.

All you mommy bloggers out there consider yourself tagged.

Just in case you were wondering, I finally did get milk for my coffee. Hubby felt so bad about drinking the last of the milk he ran to the store to get me some. Actually with the "looks" I was giving him for drinking all the milk I'm surprised he didn't bring me home an espresso machines.

No Sleep Again

2008-05-06T13:55:00.002-03:00

What kind of sick demented person drank all the milk this morning so I couldn't have any coffee!!! Sorry, but I had a horrible sleep and I need coffee and there isn't any milk. Between my husbands snoring, toddler butt in my face and my messed up sleep schedule I wasn't able to fall asleep until 5 AM. Luckily hubby was off last night so I was able to sleep in this morning, but his snoring is part of the reason I couldn't sleep last night. The man snores like a chainsaw! I'm seriously thinking about getting a sleep wedge to see if that helps his snoring any. I'm kinda glad he works tonight so I can get some sleep without his chainsaw imitation keeping me awake.

Awake at 1 AM

2008-05-06T01:05:00.003-03:00

Look at that face, isn't he a little angel.

Yeah that little angel is the reason I am wide awake at 1 AM. Last night my little angel woke up
at 12:30 AM and did not go back to sleep until 7:30 AM. I tried everything to get him to go back to sleep, but nothing worked. Me and Aidan slept from 7:30 AM until 1 PM today. So basically that threw my sleep off and therefore I am wide awake at 1 AM. So what do I do at 1 AM, well I chat with my BBFF Misty. She got a new job and she told me all about it. She's going to be running a business's computer and putting in some new bpm software on it. She's really excited about it. Good luck with your new job Misty!

Heads Or Tails #37

2008-05-05T18:00:00.000-03:00

This week's theme/prompt is:
HEADS - Mother

With Mother's Day coming up next Sunday my kids have been asking me what I want for Mother's Day. This got me to thinking, what do I want for Mother's Day?

Do I want flowers?

Do I want breakfast in bed?

I don't want either of those. This is all I'll ever need or want for Mother's Day.

My children

To check out more participants of Heads or Tails or to join in on the fun yourself click here to go to the home of Heads or Tails.

Dog Food

2008-05-05T01:26:00.000-03:00

I told my daughter to feed her dogs and she told me someone already did and she wasn't too happy about what they put in the dog food bowl. I didn't have a clue what she was talking about so I went to look at what was in the dog food bowl.

The kittens have decided that the dog food bowl is a perfect place to curl up in and sleep. I just have to find a new bowl for the dog food now that the kittens have made it their bed.

Wikipedia

2008-05-04T20:39:00.002-03:00

I think the Internet is a valuable information tool. When I am looking for something I away use Google and Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a wonderful resource for information about everything and anything you can possibly imagine. For an example, they have a section on Nouveau Riche which explains the term "Rags to Riches" and gives examples. These examples include not only well known stories Cinderella and Snow White, it also uses American Idol as an example of making it big. Wikipedia is also a great resource for your kids homework. My daughter uses it all the time and we even have it bookmarked. The next time you need to look something up for you or your child's homework my advice is to use Wikipedia.

My 1st Blogoversary

2008-05-04T01:00:00.000-03:00

It's hard to believe that it's been a year since I started blogging. I've made some great friends from all over the world. I wanted to say thank you to all my friends, especially Kim who was the one who got me started blogging and still to this day answers my "stupid" questions, thanks for everything Kim! I could not forget to mention my BBFF, Misty. Misty is not only my best friend, she's like a sister to me, except I like her more. LOL! I love you Misty, I don't know what I would do without you.

Alright, enough with the mushy stuff, let's get this party started!

Crank up the tunes!

Grab some punch and a piece of cake!

Thanks everybody for coming and don't forget your prizes when you leave.

My special award for you.

Don't worry, one size fits all.

Thanks to all my blogging friends and readers. You guys ROCK!!!

More Flooding Pictures

2008-05-03T20:44:00.005-03:00

Here are some more flooding pictures that I took today. My favorite is the "Free Swim" sign in the parking lot of the corner market.

Camera Critters Sunday #4

2008-05-03T15:16:00.003-03:00

Camera Critters is a weekly meme brought to you by my BBFF,Misty.

Frogs may not be the prettiest of animals, but when I saw this huge one by our pond I had to take a picture of it.

I Love WedgEZ

2008-05-03T00:09:00.006-03:00

I have found one of the most useful tools any mother could have. It's called a WedgEz and it's an outlet plug remover.

As soon as you have kids one of the first things we do is baby proof the house. This includes putting outlet plug covers on so that our little ones won't electrocute themselves. The problem with these outlet plug covers is that once you put them in it's hard to remove them when you need to use the outlet. What do most people, including me, do when they need to remove the plug cover so that they can use the outlet? They grab a knife, and try to pry the outlet plug cover out. This really isn't the safest way to remove them.

With WedgEz you can safely and easily remove these outlet plug covers without have to fight with them or electrocute yourself. You can even attach the WedgEz to the cord of your vacuum cleaner for safe storage and easy access to it when you need it.

I think this is one of the most amazing tools any mother of small children could ever own. They are very inexpensive to buy and you can order them online at www.WedgEz.com.

Blogoversary Party Invitation

2008-05-02T23:45:00.000-03:00

I'm having a Blogoversary party on May 4 to celebrate my 1st Blogoversary. I hope you will all stop by.

6 Words Memoir Meme

2008-05-02T22:22:00.003-03:00

My dear friend Farah from Awards and Taggies and Apples Of The Eyes tagged me for the Memoir In 6 Words meme.

***Rules***

1.)Write your own six word memoir.
2.)Post it on your blog; include a visual illustration if you'd like.
3.)Link to the person that tagged you in your post, and to the original post if possible.
4.)Tag at least five more blogs with links.
5.)Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play!

Here's mine -

My Children are my greatest gift.

I'm tagging Misty, Rachel, Jenn, Kim, and Zooropa

The Weekend Is Finally Here

2008-05-02T19:21:00.002-03:00

Woohoo!!! It's the weekend! Get away from your computer and go do something fun! Hey wait, if you did that then you wouldn't be here and I would miss you! Oh well, have a great weekend, relax and enjoy time with your loved ones, but don't forget about me.

New Blinds For The Bedroom

2008-05-02T18:58:00.002-03:00

Since my husband works nights and he sleeps during the day. This means that he needs the bed room to be in complete darkness. I've been looking to get some cheap mini blinds for our bed room and I've found some great ones at a great price. The 2" Faux Wood Blinds are gorgeous and come in a variety of colors. I think my husband will be able to sleep a lot better with these on the windows then the curtains we have now.