Rembmer When...

I am seriously the worst blogger in the world?  I will probably do this a few times..ya know, forget this exists.  Life got CRAZY!!

Mom, sis and I went black Friday shopping.  Um...seriously, new tradition!  SO much fun and so productive!  I am now 99.9% done Christmas shopping. 

We went and cut down our tree together this year, also a new tradition. 

School is out of control.  I have a redic teacher.  Thank goodness classes are only five weeks long! 2 weeks to go with this one!

my Scentsy business is also out of control.  Out of control in this case is a GREAT thing!  Scentsy MORE than paid for our families Christmas this year!

I don't really have anything else to say at the moment.  I'm all jacked up on coffee and can't focus.

Life of me with A.D.D.!

Attention Mom's (or gift givers) Of Disney Freaks!!

The Disney Store  is running an awesome offer right now!  If you have a Disney freak to buy for, this is a perfect low cost gift that he or she will love!

A Fleece blanket with a Disney character on it that is typically $19.50 is on sale for $10 right now.

To top off that great deal, if you personalize the blanket (typically $3.95) for FREE you also get FREE standard shipping (usually $4.95)!

My total after checkout was $10.60 due to the 6% sales tax in Michigan.  What a steal,  I saved $18.40!

Use the Promo code FREEPZ  after you add the blanket AND the personalization to your Bag! 


Don't tell the kid, but he's getting the Mickey blanket with his name on it!


Let me know what blanket you're getting away with!

Sandy Freak Out Follow-Up

So, a few hours ago I posted about a redic freak out about a hurricane and power outages...on the East Coast.

To calm my nerves, I decided that I was going to prepare a bit of an emergency kit. bad mom, blah blah I didn't have one before, blah blah.  I made my first trip to Aldi and then hit up Family Dollar.  $60 later, this is what the kid and I came home with:

6 Gallons of water
Juice boxes
Crap ton of canned veggies, beans, tomatoes, beef stew, ravioli type stuff. 
Breakfast Bars
Chicken salad/cracker things
Box of cereal
Candles (because we have NONE in our house.  (It hurt the Scentsy consultant in me to buy candles)
Lighters
and a deck of cards.
Also, three avocados that are not close to ripe.  My kid loves them and they are a super food.  If the power goes out this week, he'll be good.  If it doesn't, he'll still love them.

Anyways, Aldi was alright.  We will see how everything tastes. I figured that if we were desperate, we'd eat anything, ha! Normally, my husband is against non-name-brand foods.  I was pretty impressed with the prices though!
Family Dollar gave us 3 bags of tea lights, four mini candles and four big candles. I hate candles.

Sandy. Showing my Freak.

Hurricane Sandy is starting to hit the Eastern part of the United States.  There are so many people who are going to be in the direct path of this "MegaStorm"

crap.

So, I'm a freak.  Well, more honestly put,  I have an anxiety issue.  My anxiety got much better when I was pregnant and being a mom has definitely helped.  Though, I'm not sure how since I worry about things constantly.  Maybe it is because the things I worry about now are legit.

We're in Michigan.  Hurricane Sandy is going to bring us wind and rain. There are millions of people who are in danger.  Selfishly, I am thankful that we are not in the immediate danger of the storm.

I'm, however, terrified of losing power. I know that sounds stupid, but I am.  What if my husband is at work and the power goes out? What if we can't talk to each other? What about the rest of my family? How do I deal with a two year old with no power or heat?! Do we have enough food and water? Candles? crap.

To put my anxiety to rest, the kid and I are headed to the store to stock up on supplies.  Do I need to consider wine/beer in a disaster kit? or should I go vodka because it has medicinal purposes?

 Hopefully we will not need the disaster/power outage kit. 

Praying for everyone out east who has to deal with the actual dangerous part of the storm. 

Pumpkin Seeds

My husband hates pumpkin seeds.  I love them.  This means my kid loses and I will be making spicy pumpkin seeds. But, for the record, I don't think he could chew them well, so I'm not being a crappy mom. More like good mom!

So, I got about a cup of pumpkin seeds from the "dog" pumpkin. (see below).  This is what I did to get my spicy pumpkin seeds.

1 cup washed and dry pumpkin seeds
1 table spoon of butter, melted
1 glob (decide how big that is) of minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon of Thyme
Pepper to taste
More garlic. (seriously, can there be too much? no.)

I cooked them for about 50 minutes at 350 degrees.  I took the seeds out every 15 minutes to stir.

The result: amazing.  i need more pumpkins, now.

Dog!!

We think that the kid calls Mickey "Dog" because of the "Hot Dog Song" at the end of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.   Anyways, today we ( I ) carved a pumpkin and blew my kid's mind!  He helped me gut it, which made him gag every time he touched the guts with his hands.  Being the good mom i am, I kept handing him pumpkin guts to see it again and again.  He made disgusted faces when I would pull a big chunk of them out and put them in the bowl and an even more disgusted look when the dog (real dog, not Mickey) would sneak up and take a chunk to eat.

I carved Micky.  Took me about 45 minutes.  I got sweaty.  Then I got a candle and we turned off all the lights. 

 He yelled "DOG!!" and ran over to see the pumpkin.  He "oohed" and "aahhhed" for a few minutes and then got bored when it didn't sing or call for Toodles.   He walked away, we turned on the lights.  He freaked out. We had to keep the pumpkin lit until he went to bed, thankfully he let us have the lights back on.

Is this Kids R Us, or Grown-ups R Us?

So, this came in the mail on Monday.  

Every night since then (so four nights, now) my husband has curled up on the couch with it.  Here are two of my favorite things that I have heard while he looked through "The great BIG Toys R Us Book" You can tell it has been well loved in its four days in our home, it's wrinkled and marked up.

• "How are Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles $11.99?! These were $4 when I was a kid.  They must have more pieces or something.  Maybe they're bigger?"
• "Hey buddy, what do you want out of this catalog, I'll get you anything you want

I'm sure Christmas shopping for the 2 year old is going to be interesting this year...and every year from here on out.