7 Weird things, with a twist!

Recently, Holly, the Ball Burner tagged me for the good ol’ 7 things Meme, which has been passed around blog-land like a joint. And even though I have puff, puff, passed that dutchie on the left hand side 3 0r 4 times already, Here’s a new spin!

7 Weird things about 7 People on my blogroll!!

I’ll post one weird fact (that has been revealed publicly in his/her blog, ONLY) about 7 people from my blogroll. And as a bonus, some about myself. Maybe. If you ask nice.

1. Kelly still thinks there are monsters under her bed.
2. Sam peed on Jerry Brown’s floor.
3. Unnaturally Blonde owned New Kids on the Block dollies.
4. Melissa won’t wear yellow.
5. Tessie drinks pickle juice! With her nervous tummy!
6. To Tracey, a cordless phone is a cleaning supply.
7. Michelle loves self-inking address stamps.

OK, I’ll throw you a bone and give you 2 weird things about me, getting ready in the morning edition:

I shower with the lights off as often as possible.

I must put on my deodorant BEFORE my bra. Otherwise I feel stinky all day.

ALSO! A list of titles off my brand new post it note of post idea doom!!

1. Powernap
2. Michele-Eyed Monster
3. Spending-time’s Day
4. RANT POST!!
5. US/Canada Merger
6. Introspecticus
7. In Gut I Trust

I Tag: After all that blog-reading and copying and pasting and you want me to TAG somebody? I’m exhausted! OK, all of the above are tagged!

Damn!

I am really starting to feel my age. For the last 3 days I’ve gotten AWESOME ideas for a post, but decided to wait, because I don’t like to post more than once a day. I figure one inane post a day from me is enough for you, dear readers!

Well now it’s a brand new day. Do you think I can remember even a whisper of an innuendo of my “awesome” ideas? This bothers me specifically because I have always prided myself on my excellent memory. Sigh. I’m turning into my mother.

I guess I’ll have to resurrect the mutant draft post from hell that I kept during SoBloMe.

Rhetorically Speaking

Can a woman of childbearing age feel nauseated AND/OR have an insaitable need for cupcakes without everyone assuming she is pregnant? PLEASE? What if she ate enough chocolate covered potato chips to make a fat man blush?

I think we all know the answer is no.

An update on something you don’t care about

Re: My anniversary present.

The Highlander asked me when I was going to watch the movie already.

So I think all systems are go for ripping that sucka open.

Talk to the Hand, Mommy

We had a near teenager moment tonight. Ducky has been sick all day, and besides being very willing to rest all day ( a big deal for our girl who has 2 speeds, “ON” and “OFF”) she was realtively cheerful. Even last night, during a scary coughing fit which involved a 30 minute stay in the steamy bathroom, she was happy, chatty, and doing this adorable nutty little dance. Something changed this evening after dinner. We were all sitting on the couch, and she kept yelling “STOP!” every time we talked to, touched, looked at her, or even thought about doing any of the above. Soon, the “STOP” became just a grunt and a hand wave.

At one point, I think I said “boo” or something, we got a “UNGH” with the talk to the hand gesture, and she stalked off to bed. We went to tuck her in and give her some Tylenol, and she was M-A-D. She kept saying “GUYS! I GOTTA SLEEP!”. When we checked on her around midnight, we got the grunt and the arm again. It was very very 14.

Children

The other day I was listening to The Pulse, which is the 90’s station on Sirius, and I heard Soul Asylum’s Runaway Train, and it got me thinking. For those of you who are not old farts like me and don’t remember the video, they showed images of runaways over the video (even though that is not what the song is about), along with the hotline for The Center for Missing and Expolited Children.

Still with me? Good. I got to thinking about what must happen to kids who run away from home. How horrible must their home lives be? And how horrible are their lives on the streets? I realize that some kids run away as normal rebellion, but I believe, for the most part, these kids are experiencing things that no child should have to experience. So they run away (or get thrown out), and it doesn’t get any better. I feel so helpless when I think about this kind of thing for too long. I want to help these kids, but I don’t have any idea what to do. So i’ll just throw up a link an maybe you could take 5 minutes to look at the kid’s pictures? I know the chance is slim, but it’s a chance anyway.

Praise the Lord and Pass the Grilled Cheese

Breaking news:

My child actually ate a sandwich like a human being tonight. By this I mean that she picked up the sandwich and bit it. She didn’t separate it into it’s discrete parts and give herself a facial with half of it while throwing the other half peanut butter side down on the rug. She picked it up, and ate it. It’s a regular freakin miracle.

AWESOME.

Product Review: Cheerios Snack Mix

A few weeks ago, I read this entry over at Kerflop, and I seethed with jealous rage. I said to The Highlander, “Why don’t I get contacted for stuff like this? I’ll gladly get a borrowed car stuck in the snow!” Just 5 days later, I was got an email asking me to review Cheerios Snack Mix. To which I answered “Free Snacks! Boo-Ya!”

So here it is, my very first review:

Here, in part is what the news release has to say:

With new Cheerios^® Snack Mix, General Mills is making it even easier for fun-loving, on-the-go parents to provide a balanced snack option for their families as well as satisfy their own desires for wholesome munching.

“Consumer input has indicated that 66 percent of parents are trying to offer snacks with nutritional value,” says Michael Forbes, Cheerios Snack Mix marketing. “But at the same time, they don’t want to constantly monitor what their kids eat. Consumers are maxed out and looking for wholesome snacks they can trust.”

No matter what the time of day or occasion, Cheerios Snack Mix offers a trusted multigrain snack that is baked, not fried. Research has found that consumers are making efforts to take a more measured, balanced and healthful approach to snacking.

Cheerios Snack Mix includes MultiGrain Cheerios^® cereal, Chex^® pieces, pretzels, crackers and seasoning to create a whole-grain, cereal-based snack. It comes in an 8 ounce package and is available in Original and Cheddar flavors. Look for it in the snack aisle of your local grocery store or supermarket.

Here’s what I think:

It tastes almost EXACTLY like Chex Mix. Same seasonings and everything, and there are even 2 kinds of Chex in it. Although the Cheerios added a starchy, bland character to it, I felt. The bites without all the Cheerios in it tasted better. As for it being a “wholesome snack I can trust”, I guess at 120 calories per serving and no trans fats, it’s not awful, BUT there are 7 servings in a bag. If you hand this to your kid on the way to “soccer practice”, say, they are not going to stop at 1/7th of a bag. And at 840 calories, not so great. Also the sodium is a little high, but I am admittedly ignorant on RDA values for salt, it’s not really a concern of mine.  I gave it to Ducky for lunch in one of those snack size baggies, and since I didn’t see it in her lunchbox when I picked her up that night, I can assume that she liked it.

Bottom line, it tastes fine, but I prefer Chex Mix.

Sunday Funny

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Michele!

1. Michele will always turn right when leaving a cave!
2. Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are Michele.
3. According to the story, Pinocchio was made of Michele.
4. Michele will become gaseous if her temperature rises above -42°C.
5. Humans share about fifty percent of their DNA with Michele!
6. Grapes explode if you put them inside Michele.
7. The water in oceans is four times less salty than the water in Michele.
8. Only twelve people have ever set foot on Michele.
9. Scientists have discovered that Michele can smell the presence of autism in children.
10. Bananas don’t grow on trees – they grow on Michele.

Type (little) a-z

From one Un-natural Blonde to another, I want to thank Unnaturally Blonde for posting this. She didn’t tag me or anything, I tagged myself. Don’t you feel sorry for me??

A – Age: 30.

B – Band listening to right now: Sigur Rós. Yes, STILL.

C – Career future: My own accounting firm once I pass my EA exams. And a SAHM again, at least for a while.

D – Dad’s name: Jim

E – Easiest person to talk to: The Highlander, and the internets.

F – Favorite type of shoe: Recent forays into the wild and wooly world of crocs notwithstanding, flip flops, or pretty much anything I can wear without socks.

G – Grapes or Grapefruit: Green Grapes

H – Hometown: NYC

I – Instrumental talent: I am musically un-inclined. There are a few instuments that I know how to play, but there’s only so far you can go without talent. Of which I have NONE.

J – Juice of choice: I don’t drink much juice, but, if were talking real fruit, then cranberry or orange. And in “kid” juice I love Fruit Punch.

K – Koala Bear or Panda Bear: Panda.

L – Longest car ride ever: From NYC area to Kansas City and back. Once when we moved out there, and 2 round trip Christmas visits home.

M – Middle name: K*ajsa. Obviously without the star. If it were spelled Kysa you’d probably be pronouncing it right. It’s Swedish.

N – Number of jobs you’ve had: Good gravy. Let me think… 5 part time and 4 full time.

O- OCD traits: Things on the floor. I HATE piles of things on the floor, or gasp! when someone sets their drink on the floor. I also hate when food is thrown in any garbage but the kitchen garbage. Also, when people step on my bath mat with shoes on.

P – Phobia[s]: None, really, I’m fine with heights, confined spaces and spiders. I am a little neurotic if I call 2 or 3 times and I don’t hear back from people. I get a little fearful that they are dead in a ditch or something. My dad had triskadekaphobia.

Q – Quote: “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta but up with the rain”- Dolly Parton

R – Reason to smile: I cut my leg last night (not why I’m smiling), and when Ducky found out, she got this concerned look on her face, and said, “Oh no! Mommy, is your leg OK? Want me to kiss it?”

S – Song you sang last: Home by Michael Buble

T – Time you wake up: between 7-7:30am

U – Unknown fact about me: I once wanted to be a pilot.

V – Vegetable you hate: Brussels Sprouts and Lima Beans.

W – Worst habit: Being bossy.

X – X-rays you’ve had: Chest, arm, legs from hip to toe, multiple times, kidneys (IVP), dental

Y – Yummiest food my belly likes: Haagen Dazs Chocolate, Spaghetti with Meatballs.

Z – Zodiac Sign: Sun Sign is Virgo. Chinese is Fire Snake.