Sunday, November 25, 2007

THE MORNING AFTER


I am not one of those women who drag themselves out of bed on "Black Friday" to scream, push, pull, and basically make a fool out of yourself to buy a gift and save a few dollars. I'm the type of woman who hates shopping.... yes, shopping in general, not just on the day after Thanksgiving.

My mom says I'm not her daughter. Ya see, the women in my family looooove to shop and my mom is the queen. I on the other hand dread shopping trips, mainly because I can't decide what I want. But more than that, I hate that I can't find what I want and that I waste so much time looking for something that I know they don't have.

Every year on "Black Friday" my mom, my sister and my grandma head out at 3 am to buy their Christmas gifts, while I....ummm.... well.... SLEEP Each and every year they get irritated at me for not wanting to drag my butt out of bed and freeze my previously mentioned butt off while I stand in line with a bunch of women that.... I swear... need medication for their shopping issues.

This year was no different. And yet, I still managed to keep myself in bed. Other years my willpower hasn't been so strong and I have given into the pressure and gone shopping.

So what did I do on the day after Thanksgiving. I put up the Holiday decorations. It's a tradition dating back to my childhood. I've kept the tradition with Emmi. So this year we put up the tree, all the garland and the outdoor lights.

It's a mess... but after everything is finished it feels so very good. Plus I love the house all decorated. Here are three pictures from our "putting up the lights...day" Tipsy (the cat) loves to sleep under the tree.
Enjoy!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

LEAD POISONING IN YOUR DINNER PLATES

This report was on Utah's KUTV channel 2. The company that manufactures the plates is Gibson. They are also sold under the "Home Trends" name at local stores.

Here are the links
http://www.kutv.com/content/gephardt/story.aspx?content_id=d567af85-e5fc-4343-bc6a-a7c3bc47ba9f

http://www.kutv.com/content/news/topnews/story.aspx?content_id=1FD09736-768D-4539-A830-F5D3F5EB8A40&gsa=true

I have Corelle dishes and according to some sites I found, they contain little or no lead. However, I have some Christmas dishes made by Gibson that went out in the trash today. I'm not willing to risk it.

If you live in Utah, there is a link on the channel 2 website where you can ask Bill Gephardt to get your dishes tested. Even though I have Corelle, I still asked because along with my dishes there are a whole slew of bakeware that matches the dishes. I want to make sure they are safe too. We will see what he is able to get put together and what more he finds out about this.

I wish there were a list available that would tell you what brands or patterns have lead. I've looked online and can't find one yet.

After all, we should be the ones to choose what goes into our bodies, not these manufacturers.

Friday, November 9, 2007

NAUGHTY RABBIT




I swear, having animals is pretty close to having another child in the home. They are picky eaters, they get mad at you, they make you clean up their poop and they make lots and lots of messes.
I remember when Emmi was about a year old she pulled all of the Kleenex out of the box. She had a blast doing it, too. I've also heard of kids pulling all of the toilet paper off of the roll and stringing it all over the house. I guess I was lucky, cause Emmi never did that one.
Weeeeeell, today I came home from work to find that Pokey (our bun) had somehow stuck his mouth through the top of the cage and shredded the roll of toilet paper we keep up there for clean-ups.
Like I said, animals are just like having another kid in the house. She even grunted at me when I tried to clean up the mess. I guess she didn't like the digs and was trying to redecorate, she just wanted a soft fluffy bed.
I took pictures because it was soooo funny.