To a Close

Ahhh my blog meme is coming to a close.  It was fun.  So can you tell?

I'm a fan of blog memes!

Like you haven't already figured that out right?  I find them fun and whimsical almost.  After all this whole blog started with Reverb10.  Lot's of stuff reflected on back in December.  Reverb was much more structured than any other meme I have managed to participate in.  Every day a prompt was given and you take it and run with it.  NaBloPoMo has had some fun themes too.  You can also participate in their daily prompts as well.

What I like about these themes/memes is that they help expand the context of your blog.  Yes, I love my Clover, my Hubby, my friends and my music obsessions but there is only so much writing about them I can do.  With the structure of a theme or prompts it forces me to write about things outside of my box.  I like that.  It's not forced creativity or anything.  Just a jump start in another direction you may or may not have gone in your blogesphere.

There is probably a ton of stuff that I could have written about that I am a fan of.  I may revisit this theme during the Summer.  You know for funzies!

Good Night June.

Hello July!        

Manic Pixie Dream Girl

So my thirty days of things of which I am a fan is coming to a close.  It's been fun and playful.  I didn't hit my blog everyday mark.  There were just some days where I didn't feel the inner blogger.  That's okay.

The only cohesiveness to the posts was the blog theme.  They were pretty much all over the place.  Mostly whatever was in the forefront of my mind at the time.  So what to fill in my last few days with?

Favorites? I pretty much already listed my favorite musical artists.  Kylie, Darren (sometimes Hanson) and JC.  Favorite movie?  My favorites change depending on my mood really.  It's hard for me to pick a solid and concrete favorite.  But I will try to narrow it down for you.  Favorite actor?

I am a fan of Zach Braff.

I love Garden State.  FYI...actually watching it right now.  I watched High Cost of Living earlier tonight.  I waited.  I wanted to be able to watch it without interruption.  You can already guess how that went (twice).  It was a very deep movie.  There was a lot of emotion to it.  I think they made a great choice with casting Zach Braff as a bad guy.  You want to hate him through the movie but you can't.  Or at least I couldn't.  I just kept waiting for him to do the right thing because his character seemed to be the type that eventually would.  I even set down my knitting to watch the end.  So that right there tells you how good it was.  His character was so well written and acted that you just had to root for him.  And it's not just because it was Zach because honestly I hated his character in The Last Kiss.  It may have been because I watched it when I was four months pregnant but I just couldn't get into that movie.

I also love Natalie Portman in Garden State.  Possibly because I want to see myself as a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.  

If you can't laugh at yourself, life's gonna seem 

a whole lot longer than you'd like. --Sam            

I live this motto every day!  Especially when I trip on the carpet and almost fall on my face!

And Now For A Glass Of Wine

I may or may not be drinking said glass of wine while blogging.  Would that be irresponsible?  The wine thing is fairly new.  I am mostly a hard alcohol fruity drink kind of a gal.  Lately I have found that that I have become a wine fan.  I am still a total newbie to the whole wine world.  I will not try to pretend that I can taste hints of cherry or what kind of wood the wine was aged in.  I'm not that hardcore.  I basically like anything on thing on the sweeter side.

I am a fan of dessert wines.  Anything with the phrase "pairs well with chocolate" will work.  I also like fruit wines.  Casa De Fuita's Raspberry!  Yum!  I have also had some good pomegranate stuff but I don't remember the name of it.  I have not wondered into the other realms of wine.  I am just getting my feet wet.

So why said glass of wine?  Today just seemed to be a day where everything got to me.  I tried to just shake it off but some things wouldn't budge in my mind.  I have come to the conclusion that I am horrible with birthdays.  Just when I think that I have it down, I find that I am wrong.  I need to keep a master list on my computer or on my phone so that I don't forget.  Relying on Facebook to tell me is no longer cutting it.  I thought that I had it down today.  I even had my friends bday on the calendar.  Only to discover this morning that I was wrong.  It's not tomorrow...it was today!  Okay...shake it off right.  Nope.  Wouldn't budge.  I even tried the Bollywood Dance Blast move where I shake it off.  So alright, I admit that I am a dork.  A dork with good intentions though.  So that counts for something right?

Other things on my mind...I have been thinking a lot about Karma lately.  The whole what goes around comes around business.  There are just certain situations in this world in which Karma can not come fast enough.  I try to be a good person.  I like to think that if I can make someone else's life just a bit easier that maybe I contributed to this world.  I know several people who also think along the same lines.  I like surrounding myself with people like that.  So it hurts me to see people intentionally hurt others.  It's amazing what people can justify to themselves as being right.  It is one of those things I just don't understand.  What do they gain?  Is what they gain worth what they will eventually lose?  Things like my respect?  It's one of those situations that I watch from the sidelines and cheer on Karma.  I'm getting impatient waiting for Karma.  But here I sit with my pom poms at the ready.

I am starting to notice more spelling errors than usual so I think I will blame it on the alcohol (thanks Jamie Fox).  So I will graciously excuse myself and relax for the rest of the night.  Night Y'all!  

            

 

Media Shmedia

Lot's of things to share.  First of all Darren's first single for the new album is out!  I will just end that sentence with SQUEELL.  It's called Talk, Talk, Talk.  You can hear it or watch the video here.  Words.  Words cannot describe how much the anticipation for the album is killing me.

So I will keep myself busy with other things.

Sometimes, I am an instant gratification Itunes kind of a gal.  But Cd wise, I bought one.  I like buying cds.  I enjoy listening to the cd through.  I instantly pick out my favorites.  Usually the faster beat songs.  But occasionally a ballad will work it's way in.  I haven't bought music in awhile.  Everything that I listen too is older pop stuff.  Just picked up Matthew Morrison's Self Titled album.  I have to say that Hey is my favorite song so far.   My ballad/slower song that snuck in was Still Got Tonight.

While I was shopping I also picked up some work-out dvd's.  I need something I can do inside.  My poor elliptical is out in the garage and since it's good o triple digits here it's probably not in my best interests to work out there.  The upside to the dvd is that it's something I can do during the day with Clover in tow.  Well, sort of.  She spent quite a few moments hanging on my leg.  I can also do them during the day while she is awake and that means I don't have to wait until after 8:30 to try and squeeze a workout in.  So what did I buy?

Bollywood Dance with Hemalayaa!   It's hilarious and actually pretty fun.  You can catch a youtube clip here.  I am alternating with Bollywood Dance Blast.  That shake n bake move killed my calves and I didn't even do it all the way through!  I have to say though...I need more body jewelry when I work out.  I think it would improve my workout if I had shiney bracelets on while I worked out too.  And I am totally serious here!

I totally killed my workout with one of these delicious brownies!  I found the recipe last week.  I made a batch but they went to the Father In Laws for Father's day to share.  I made another batch for movie night, and well, they stayed here.  I worked out and went swimming so I will just call it a draw with the brownies.

I think all in all I have been keeping pretty busy.  Or at least trying too.                      

I Heart Nerds

Things are getting exciting around here.  Hubby has the opportunity to be part of something big.  Without giving out to much detail...he gets to do something he loves.  He is participating in a product release for some emerging technology.  He is walking on air about it.  I am in awe of how comfortable he is in front of a crowd.  While some of us would be stammering trying not to mess things up, Hubby will be in front of everyone talking about stuff that he loves.  I think that makes him so great at his job.  And let me be the first person to tell you that my man can talk.  and talk.  and talk.  Good thing he married a good listener (if I do say so myself).  He is passionate about what he does.  He always has been.

I guess I knew at an early age that I was a fan of Nerds.  I kind of have to be since I married one right?  When we first started dating I barely knew what a computer was.  Let alone how to work one.  I could run a word processing program.  That was about it.  Now days, I rock my Mac.  So needless to say, I have been converted.  The day he realized I had been assimilated was a proud day for him.

I am very proud of my Hubby and I want to show my support.  There's not a whole lot of "wife of a nerd" gear out there.  But while I was shopping I did find this.

    

I think it's perfect for my Summer bag.  It has enough room to throw some of Clover's stuff in before we head out the door.  I have no problems showing some nerd love!

I'm Tour Guide Barbie

I am a huge fan of kids movies.

There I said it!  Even before we had our darling Clover, I was dragging Hubby out to see the latest Pixar/Disney movies.  Even before he was Hubby, when he was just "the boy" we went and saw Toy Story together.  Clovers first movie at the theaters was Toy Story 3.  She not only sat fully through it once but twice.  We have been to a handful of movies with her and nothing has held her attention quite like Toy Story.

As we speak she is laying down on the couch fully immersed in Toy Story 2.  I'm not sure what it is about the Toy Stories that keeps her.  No other movies replicate this effect.  As an adult I am also entertained by these movies and I love that we can share them together.  I don't mind that we have seen it so many times that I know the dialogue.

We've had a super busy day today and I am waiting for her to crash.  From the looks of it I won't have to wait that long.

So what's your favorite kid movie?

Happy Solstice

It is officially Summer!  Not that you need a reminder.  It's triple digits here!  Lovely I know.  We spent some time in the water today and hung out with a friend and her cutie lil baby.  Then I went to the store specifically to buy a watermelon.  We hung out with some family and ate as much watermelon as I could possibly have room for!  I thought it would be a great idea to have watermelon on the first day of Summer.  There was just something very summery about having a nice red juicy watermelon on such a hot day!

I am a fan of watermelon!  It is my favorite Summer fruit.  I love strawberries too but not as much as watermelon.  I know that you can get it year round thanks to greenhouses and importing from other countries but there is just something about a Summer watermelon!

Blingy Bling

While surfing my social network sites this morning I found something I was a fan of pretty quick.

I am a fan of Lisa Leonard Designs.

She has a shop page and a blog page.  She is doing a giveaway here for her new Summer Line.  I really love the stamped metal look.  I have the heartstrings necklace that I got last year from my darling Hubs.  I have a list going of my favorites in hopes of encouraging Hubby to head over there and buy me a piece.  I am a fan of the new pinwheel necklace.  I want it with "Play.  Juju.  Play" on it (hint hint Hubby!).  I love that its a darling reminder to play.

Speaking of playing we are going to work on our Summer To-Do list today!  What are you putting on your list?  

Bring the Bag

I am a fan of Trader Joes!  I can never get out of there without buying something chocolatey.

Luckily, my bro in law and his girlfriend hooked me up as a nice belated birthday surprise.  Inside the bag was a nice bottle of something bubbly and a bag of TJ's Dark Chocolate Nutty Bits.  The name just sounds a bit wrong but they were delicious.

Today after a nice swim we camped out on the couch and got ready to debut some Little Mermaid.  I handed Clover a hunk of chocolate out of the TJ's bag.  Her eyes got all big as she took a bite.  She looked right at me and told me

"Bring the bag Mommy!  Come sit down...and bring the bag!"  

That's how I know she is my child!

A Whole Mess

My kitchen is a comfort zone to me.  I love it.  Not necessarily cleaning it!  But more along the lines of being in the kitchen and being creative and making something totally yummy!  Why is it when you make spaghetti you never end up making a little?

I always make a whole mess of it.  I am a fan of crock-pot spaghetti.  I usually start a batch at 12.  I throw it in the crock pot for about three hours on high and then kick it on low until dinner time.  I like how stress free I feel knowing that dinner is 3/4 of the way finished and that it's going to be totally yummy when it comes out.

I still need to clean the kitchen while I am thinking of it, but I am on the fence about making marshmallows.  Since I haven't committed yet I don't want to get in there and make a mess after I clean it.      

Carp Diem

I purposely flunked my NaBloPoMo challenge last night.  I had lot's of thoughts to write about but I didn't feel like writing.  I felt that whatever I wrote was only going to be subpar.  I've done the thirty day challenges before so I wasn't trying to see IF I could do it.  I like the theme and was doing it for fun.  And that's what I want it to be.  Fun.

Our family received some sad news these last couple of days.  My brother's future ex-wife passed away.  I am not in a position to comment on what other people are going through.  I can only comment on my perspective.

This news has shocked me and effected me in a way I was not prepared for.  We were not incredibly close.  We were nice to each other, but our paths only seemed to cross on Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I am saddened that her life was cut so short.  She was only in her mid twenties.  Although she had some health issues, mid twenties is just two young.

I find myself in a sudden rush to take better care of myself.  Eating better and exercising have seemed to move up the list of priorities.  Housework has taken a back seat the last two days a bit.  Not totally but I feel like right now my time is better spent with my family.  I know that there is a balance.  I will settle back in to my routine and gain my balance back.

But for now, I think I will take my Clover to the park and enjoy the day.

Willow: Carpe Diem! You told me that once.

Buffy: Fish of the day?!

Willow: Not Carp, Carpe. It means seize the day.

Buffy: I think we're going to. . .

Willow: Wow. . .

Buffy: Yeah.  

Remembering

Sometimes it's about remembering.

Remembering a life.

Remembering to live a little.

That's what I did tonight.  I spent the night out by the pool with my two loves and created some great memories.

Sometimes it takes sad news to shock you out of your routine.  To jolt you out of your reality.  Just when I was getting used to my reality.

So yes,  I spent a little more time with my family and hugged my daughter a little tighter, read her an extra story and kissed her three times before she went to bed.

I feel as if I am starting to sound like a broken record.  So this isn't a post about death.

It's about remembering to live.  And I am a fan of that.

  

Cherry Limeade

Summer is finally starting to show up around here.  Soon all the complaining about the weird weather will turn into complaints of the outrageous heat.  It is what it is.  I choose to live here so I guess I have just accepted it.  Although there is a general complaint when the power bill comes.  So with the warm weather has come all the lovely summer treats.  Watermelon is one of them, but that's probably another post.  Also, the Summer drinks come out.

I am a fan of Cherry Limeade.

The drink is awesome but so is the Scentsy scent.  I have to admit that I came in late to the whole Scentsy Scene.  I love scented candles and was a Yankee junkie for a long time.  I loved Green grass and Macintosh.  We used to have cats so it was always a pain to have to put the candles up so the cats wouldn't jump over them.  I tried Candle Light when my friend started selling them.  They smelled great but were a bit on the pricey side.

So the whole Scentsy set is a lamp with a warmer.  You pop the little bricks of scented wax in and the lamp does the rest.  No wicks to worry about or trying to find a lighter.  I have to say that I love them the first day that you pop them in when they are at the strongest.  I made tri-tip tacos for dinner and the whole house smelled like meat for an hour afterwards.  I popped in some Cherry Limeade and now everything smells summery and refreshing.  I also love the one called Beach.  The Hula one is great also.

The only downside is that it actually makes me want some Cherry Limeade and all I have is the regular plain lemonade.  I guess that will have to do.

Welcome Back Summer!  We were starting to wonder where you were!

Go, Diego, No

As much as I want to fill up thirty days of things I am fans of, there are a few nots sneaking in.  It's not that I don't enjoy writing about things I love.  It's just sometimes there are things that I am not a fan of that are more fore front in my mind than others.  Today is one of those days.

I am not a fan of the stomach flu (that's a given, right)
I'm not happy that Clover has it now.
I'm not a fan of some of her tv choices.

I am not a fan of Go, Diego, Go.

I know I am not the first mommy blogger who has posted a giant wtf on some of the children's programming out there.  There are lot's of complainers out there and I guess I will just add my name to the list.  There are lots of reasonings that I have read out there in the blogiverse.  Some parents don't like how loud the shows are or how incredibly neon bright they are.  I don't have a problem with that.  I don't have a problem with the bilingual stuff.  I actually think it's pretty cool.  I like that they are interactive shows and try to engage their preschool audience so my issues don't lie there either.

So what is my issue?  For anyone who hasn't seen the show, Diego is Dora the explorer's cousin.  He and his sister Alicia are "Animal Rescuers".  They run around the jungle with their magic back pack and his video watch.

Where are their parents?!?  And why are they driving a jeep?  What are they like 12?  Diego looks like is is 8.  They have parents.  They have been in a few episodes but only for a few seconds when they justifiably ditch their kids in the name of science.  I get that they are cartoons.  I'm not starting a letter writing campaign anytime soon.  I'm just irritated.  It would be much easier if I just didn't let her watch the show, but it's one of her favorites.

I get that they are on adventures, but couldn't they go on adventures as a family?  Instead of letting the older sister watch the little brother and let them both run around willy nilly IN A JUNGLE.  Is the video watch really a kid lojack and that's how they justify ignoring their kids?  When they have been in an episode they are evidently to busy with their jobs as scientists to pay any attention to their kids.  One episode they okie doked them and sent them on their merry way because a Caiman/alligator had pink eye.  There are grandparents in some of the episodes also.  So why isn't ONE of these adults watching these kids!  Maybe I am over analyzing.  I just don't get it.  I know parents aren't with their kids one hundred percent of the time and this isn't a latchkey argument or anything.  My point is that these kids are way to young to be running around a jungle.  Let alone unsupervised.  And that stupid talking cat doesn't count as a babysitter!        

My other complaint with this show was in one of the episodes Alicia picks up an alligator that was ditched in a city pond.  She picks it up and says "when picking up an animal you should support their neck" or something along those lines.  Uhm..NO.  How about "Don't pick up random animals!"  I don't want my preschooler eventually thinking that it's okay to pick up random wild animals because Alicia told her it was okay if she supported it's neck!  

When we do watch it I make sure that I make a point to tell Clover that she is not allowed to pick up animals.  I also make a comment about how they should be with their parents.  Then she looks at me like I am a giant stick in the mud.  If you ask her she will tell you that Diego is one of her boyfriends.  Greeeeaaaat!  Just so she knows now, she better not think she is going to be running around the jungle with my grandbabies!

For now I will just calm it down since she is only three.  And currently sick with a bug and this is what she wants to watch.  So I will tone my rant down, and hold my baby girl in one arm and a cup of gatorade in the other.  

In Which I Reminisce

I am totally a fan of cherries.

Fresh juicy red cherries are the best.  I like mine a little on the tart side.  Not only are they delicious but they conjure up some great childhood memories.  My grandparents used to have a few trees on their property.  Now looking back I realize how spoiled we were.  How awesome is it that we could just go over to a tree and pick delicious fresh fruit.  Where other kids had to sit in a grocery cart to get buy their fruit fix, we just walked over to the trees and picked our favorites.  Lemons, Cherries and Pomegranates seemed like there were always in my hands.

My grandmother always used to tell us that if we ate too much fruit that it would make us sick.  I don't ever remember getting sick off of any of it.  Looking back now it has dawned on me that she probably was just trying to get us out of her bowl.  She was always making something with them.  Home dried fruit rolls were always asked for.  She had no problems giving into us since she knew what went into the rolls and how they were dried.

I'm lucky that I have lot's of great memories of my grandparents even though they are no longer with us. I have more than a few great stories to share with their great grandchild.  I think sharing those stories over a big bowl of cherries makes it all more special.  Although Clover is in this phase where she doesn't like picking out the pits so mommy has to help.  

Fridays

Isn't everyone a fan of fridays?

I am!

Even though it's a "cleaning" day.  I am still a fan.  It's also a chill out day.  We have friends over to hang out (there's the one reason I clean).  We are lucky to have wonderful friends who don't mind hanging out here.  Friday nights = start of the weekends.  Usually our summer weekends are full of swimming and chillin.  Maybe even add in some grillin and we are all set.

Right now, Clover and I are chillin on the couch.  I worked through my normal cleaning routine and then my body reminded me that I'm still not up to one hundred percent.  So I got the bathroom scrubbed down and the living room taken care of and I had to take a break.  We are camped out watching Lilo and Stitch.  Hubby bought me a mini Stitch and a Stitch coffee mug for my birthday so it seemed appropriate!    

Birfdays!

If I said I was a fan of myself that would probably come out a little on the conceded side of things.  Wouldn't it?  I think so.  So what I really mean to say is that

I am a fan of my birthday!

It may or may not be my birthday today.  Although I am pretty sure it is since Hubby let me sleep in, oh and took me to breakfast, and took me shopping.  So yeah, I am guessing that it is indeed my birthday.

I wasn't always a fan of celebrating my birthday.  I did the grumpy "I hate my birthday!" thing.  I guess I just thought thats what you do?  I always waited around for people to celebrate it for me instead of celebrating it myself.  Why would they want to if I didn't want to?  Then I got a little older and a whole lot wiser and figured out that there was no justifiable reason for making myself miserable.

So don't do what I did.  You should totally celebrate your birthday!  Why?  Cuz your are awesome and people love you for just being you!

Even though I am not 100% recovered from this flu thing.  I am feeling much better.  I have been shown lots of love today from friends, family, my loving husband and my cutie-po-tutie daughter of mine.  Moments like this make me feel like I am totally blessed.  And what an awesome feeling to help me celebrate this day of my birth!

    

What Show?

I've been sitting here trying to rack my brain about what to write about.  I've settled down in my pjs.  New ones none the less, well not brand new ones but a fresh pair since the last three days I have basically been living in mine.  I've got the tv going and then it dawns on me...

Why am I a fan of shows that have been canceled?

I always seem to miss the boat on awesome shows and then back track my way through.  Lucky for me there are a lot of awesome shows on netflix that I can catch up at my pace one at a time.  Without having to worry about renting or buying dvds.  My current fascination is Ghost Whisperer.  Which is odd for me since I don't do scary.  But here I am with the tv on, and the light off.  I am convincing myself that I am being brave.  I didn't even know the show was canceled until I googled it.

I have a long list of shows I love that are no longer on the air.  Back in the day when I had a free Sunday to myself I would pick a season on DVD and watch the day way while knitting.  This last Christmas I finally broke down and bought the M*A*S*H collection and that series ended in the 80's!  I have seen every episode multiple times and can quote them.

Buffy was another one I came into the last season and had to work my way forward on.  That was really confusing trying to figure out where in the heck her sister came from.  I came into scrubs the fifth season and love that series.  Even though the whole writers strike thing mucked up that one season.  Gilmore girls is another one I have on dvd.  Or at least the first three seasons.  Once they start to write only for ratings I get impatient with the story lines and find another show.

As of late I haven't really had much time to find new shows or reminisce with my old ones.  Since I gave the elliptical some time off the Tv has snuck in as my new B.f.F.  Too bad we will have to break off our love affair once I start feeling better.  But for now I will enjoy my show here in the dark.  That is until I hear a noise and scare myself.    

You Remind Me of the Babe

What babe?

The babe with the power...

What power?

The power of voodoo

Who do? You do! Do what?

Remind me of the babe.

Okay...So I am a fan of Labyrinth!

I love it.  I even own it on dvd.  But am I playing it on dvd?  No.  That would require energy to go and get the dvd out of the cabinet and put it in the dvd player.  Considering the fact that I feel like I am eight paces away from losing consciousness, that is too much effort.  So I am streaming it from netflix via the remote sitting right next to me on the couch.  My latest knitting project is right near me along with Clover's toy story blanket and my air.  I am all camped out.

I have still managed to put a load or two in the laundry.  I still need to do dishes when I feel like I wont pass out when I stand up.  Hubby is still fighting a fever and chills.  Clover isn't showing any signs yet.  Other than taking a mysterious nap, she is feeling fine.  She has been really good about playing by herself today.  I feel so guilty about not being able to play with her the way she wants me too.  I've already made a mental note to make it up to her.

Another mental note:  they sure did use a whole lot of glitter in this movie.  I wonder if anyone measured how much they used?

  

Deep Fried Hangover

Is it possible to experience a deep fried hangover?  I felt fine last night.  After everyone left and I got Clover down I sat on the couch and knitted while I watched Ghost Whisperer in the dark (while it was raining none the less)!

This morning is another story.  Hubs said he felt icky when he got up.  I didn't think anything of it since I hadn't crawled my butt out of bed yet.  As soon as I stood up I felt it.

So needless to say...
This is a "NOT A FAN" post.

I am not a fan of feeling icky!

I'm not sure if it's because I lack a gallbladder and have issues with oil.  Or if it is just that I ate like crap last night so I feel like crap this morning?  I had a salad with my buffalo chicken strips...and I don't think I ate THAT many snickers.  It's been twelve years since I had the gallbladder out so I thought I had adjusted.  Maybe not.

You see right after the Hubs and I got married, two days after my health insurance kicked in I landed myself a stay in the hospital.  I had a gall stone stuck in my duct and my gallbladder was infected and about to burst.  It actually did burst while I was being operated on and I landed a four day stay.  I had symptoms but ignored them.  I just figured it was gas or that I was suddenly lactose intolerant.  When I went into the ER at four in the morning they gave me a pain shot and I ignorantly went home.  The next day at the consultation from an ER referred doctor I was sent back in.  I was nineteen and scared out of my mind about staying at a hospital by myself.  My brand new husband was worried and had to go home by himself.  I'm sure he wondered what he got himself into!  We pulled together not only as friends but for the very first time as husband and wife.  

From that moment I have learned not to ignore what my body was telling me.  For months and months I ignored the symptoms and ended up on the table.  Right now my poor body is telling me to take it easy.  I am pretty sure that's what I am going to do today.  I have cleaning to do and that will get done, just a little on the slow side.  I don't even want to go in the kitchen.  If you don't hear from my I'm fine.  Just trying not to catch a nap on the couch!

*Update:  With the surprise presence of a fever, all conclusions that it was the oil are now proven wrong.  And I am usually the first to admit that I was wrong.  Looks like we have the flu present and accounted for in our household.  Hubs seems to have been hit the hardest with a fever/chill/icky stuff combo.  Mine seems to be toying with me.  Like "yeah you feel terrible, but you can still sort of function"  I am assuming that Clover will be next.  All in time for my birthday too.  Yay me.  (sarcasm at it's finest)