Thursday Thirteen #8

Some days it seems that I am very easily annoyed~ of course Rich would probably tell you that is every day. But, anyhoo- today is one of those days when I am feeling annoyed with pretty much everything. And since I'm in such a rotten mood, I decided to make my list about 13 things that annoy me.

1. Having to put away the clean laundry.
2. When Dottie (the dog) crawls out from under my bed in the middle of the night (she started sleeping there shortly after Hailey learned how to walk- I wonder why)... Anyhoo- when Dottie comes out from under the bed in the middle of the night and has to shake and make the tags on her collar jingle so that she wakes me up.
3. People who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. Yuck!
4. SPAM
5. Clutter
6. When the food on my plate touches each other. It must be kept separate.
7. Being late annoys me. I prefer to be on time, if not early.
8. Telemarketers who won't take no for an answer. I know people are just trying to make a living, that's why telemarketers in general don't annoy me. It's when I try to be nice and say "no thank you" and they just won't give up that I get annoyed.
9. I have this one friend who sends me at least ten forwarded emails every single day. I don't mind the occasional forwarded message, but at least ten everyday? That's too much. (And the person who does this does not read my blog- so if you send me forwarded messages I am not talking about you.)
10. People who want to argue about everything.
11. Going grocery shopping with Rich. I hate to go grocery shopping anyways and when he comes along it takes forever. He must compare the prices down to the penny of every product. And then he wanders off and I can never find him.
12. People who touch me when they talk to me.
13. The price of gas.

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Tackle It Tuesday

My Tackle it Tuesday this week was technically tackled last Thursday and Friday. But, I'm posting it today anyways because it's my blog and I can if I want to.

I don't know if I'm the only one- but I have my regular weekly cleaning that I do. And then I have my company is coming cleaning that I do. And since my parents were coming to our house for the weekend for Easter, it was time for the company is coming cleaning.

So, last Thursday and Friday were spent cleaning my house and going to a few different stores to get groceries and other things I needed for Easter. But, for my post this week I'm going to tell you about some of my favorite cleaning products that I used while tackling my house.

I love the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. If you have ever found something that can't be cleaned by one of these I would be interested in knowing what it was. They are wonderful.

I know this might be considered odd by some, but I actually kind of like dusting. And give me a Swiffer Duster and I actually kind of love dusting. I think the Swiffer Duster is fun and I find myself looking for extra things I can dust.

Last, and most definitely my favorite, is a product I had never used before last week. I used the Mr. Clean Multi-Surfaces Liquid Cleaners in Lavender Vanilla & Comfort. It did a great job cleaning- which of course is important to me. But- it smelled sooooo good. I wanted to keep using it to clean because I love the smell of it.

Anyhoo- it was nice to tackle my house and get it all nice and clean. So, that was my tackle.

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Fun Monday

Here are this weeks instructions from our host Swampy:

"FUN MONDAY: ABC's

Back in my school teaching days, I used the A-B-C technique of making connections and remembering things. For instance, if we had studied Ireland, one assignment would be to list all 26 letters of the alphabet down the page and add words and/or phrases remembered about that unit of study:
IRELAND:
A - Antrim (County of)...
B- Blarney Stone, Belfast...
C - Cork, connacht, crystal...
D - Dublin... "

So, I decided to do my Fun Monday ABC list with foods that I like to eat. So- here we go:

A- Apples
B- Broccoli
C- Cauliflower
D- Donuts
E- Eggs
F- French Fries
G- Grapes
H- Ham
I- Ice cream
J- Jelly
K- Kiwi
L- Lasagna
M- Mashed Potatoes
N- Noodles
O- Oranges
P- Pizza
Q- Quesedias
R- Rhubarb pie
S- Strawberries
T- Tacos
U- ????
V- Veal
W- Waffles
X- ????
Y- Yogurt
Z- Zucchini

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Menu Plan Monday

Monday- leftovers from Easter
Tuesday- Peppy Macaroni
Wednesday- Lasagna
Thursday- Chicken fingers and fries
Friday- Pizza
Saturday- Meatballs and gravy
Sunday- Pot roast

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Photo Hunt- Metal

Well, you know that whatever the theme is for Photo Hunters I must make it somehow relate to a picture of either Brooke or Hailey. So, when I saw the theme for this week was metal I wondered how in the world I was going to come up with a picture. But- I did it! So, here are three pictures all from 2001 of Brooke.

Brooke on the Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls, leaning up against a metal rail.

Brooke at Lake George, NY in August 2001, leaning on a metal fence.

Brooke having dinner on the lake in Lake George, sitting in a metal chair.

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Friday's Feast

Appetizer
Given the choice, would you prefer to live in the country or in the city?
Definitely the country.

Soup
Who is the cutest kid you know?
Well now- my own of course!

Salad
Fill in the blank: I couldn’t believe it when I heard ___________.
Oh my goodness- I can't think of anything for this one. I'll have to come back later and fill this in if I can think of anything.

Main Course
If you could star in a commercial for one of your favorite products, which one would you want to advertise?
Probably one for Chip's Ahoy Chocolate Chip cookies- I LOVE those! (a little too much)

Dessert
What type(s) of vitamins and/or supplements do you take on a regular basis?
Right now I'm taking a pre-natal vitamin because I was still nursing Hailey up until a few weeks ago. So I figured I'd finish the bottle before switching back to a regular multi-vitamin.

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Thursday Thirteen #7

Since I am trying to lose some weight and I need to cut back on my snacking habit, I decided to make my list about things I can do instead of having a snack.

1. Take a walk.
2. Go to the mall- and avoid the food court.
3. Clean the house.
4. Run errands.
5. Pay the bills.
6. Work on my scrapbooking.
7. Plan a vacation.
8. Watch a movie.
9. Take Hailey to the park.
10. Call my mom.
11. Email a friend.
12. Do some blogging.
13. Make a list of 13 things to do instead of having a snack.

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Wordless Wednesday #52

I always this these signs are so hilarious. It just gets lost somewhere in the translation. I'm pretty sure I can figure out what this was supposed to say, but it's still funny none the less.

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