March 26, 2011

Here's my latest addiction . . . DIGITAL paint by number. No mess! I have a couple half finished paintings in my craft room, and instead of digging them out, found this program/game. Perfect hobby for a "numbers girl"! :) http://www.segmation.com

March 25, 2011

The bluebonnets are in bloom. It the only "bright spot" on my 2 hours a day commuting to work!

March 24, 2011

Went shopping today . . . see a theme?? First I found the scarf, then the wallet, then the shoes (all at TJ Maxx), then got the nail polish to go with it at Ulta. Fingers and toes are all painted, waiting for Pink Friday. :)

March 23, 2011

Thanks Mom!! I got the nail strengthener that you sent me. It's called Quimica Alemana, and Mom heard about how great it was and got us both a bottle. I just painted my nails last night, so this is the "before" shot . . . guess I'll try it this weekend.

March 22, 2011

FINALLY found someone to clean our house! Very professional, insured, and now just waiting to get into their rotation! woohoooo

March 21, 2011

Robert is recording his "next" hit (it's actually really good, can't wait to hear the finished product) . . . I think Chili really likes it! ;-) This is pretty much where both of them spend all their time lately.

March 20, 2011

After eating 100 points yesterday (my max per day is 32, with 49 "extra" points per week), it was time to clean out the frig of CRAP! Guess who isn't on a diet in our house! LOL Sundae on Sunday for Chili!

March 19, 2011

Family birthday dinner at Johnny Carino's . . . courtesy of Mom and Dad. Left to right - Robert, me, Lauren, Mom, Leah, Shawn, Dad, Cecilia, Evan, Heather, and Ian. Had a great time, so good to see everyone!

March 18, 2011

The boys in the "man cave"!

March 17, 2011

My boss took me to get a pedicure for my birthday (she was on vacation till today). I didn't want a cake or lunch since I'm trying to loose weight . . . so she came up with the GREAT idea for a pedicure!

March 16, 2011

Got this cookbook today at my Weight Watchers at work meeting. I won the "door prize", so I got it for half price too! woohooo It actually has some really good recipes in it. (stuff that NORMAL people eat!) Gotta love that!

March 15, 2011

Robert got a new game today for the PS3 - Top Spin 4 (a tennis game). I offered to set it up for him (that's his and my players on the TV), and you'd think I'd have an easier time of it since I work for Gamestop (atleast I got a discount!). It would probably be easier if the remotes were charged . . . and it takes 5 hours to charge! I was lucky to get this far . . . I think he's gonna have to play it tomorrow!

March 14, 2011

My birthday flowers are SOOO pretty! Lesson for you sweetie . . . Walmart flowers are almost always prettier and cheaper than ordering online for delivery!

March 13, 2011

Robert made me a strawberry cake for my birthday!! It was sooooo good! It looked so pretty too. We went shopping yesterday, and I got all kinds of stuff for my birthday (and with my house cleaning money!). . . New nike's for only $30, new shower head, new rug for my kitchen. Happy Birthday for me!

March 12, 2011

Why am I cursed at finding someone to clean my house?? The last one I fired Wednesday for canceling last minute 3 times in a row, and this one canceled on me at 8:30 last night. SIGHH If anyone knows someone that will actually SHOW UP when they say they will . . . I'd LOVE to use them! This is the second swiffer pad, AFTER mopping the whole floor TWICE with bleach!! What a GREAT birthday weekend!

March 11, 2011

Scary stuff. Sometimes it really does feel like the end of the world is near!

March 10, 2011

The supplies I ordered for our "file clean-up" came today. We need to clean out 3 years of returns out of about 250 files. My boss is out till the end of next week, so thought it would be a good time to get it done.

March 9, 2011

Mom, I have bad news! Turns out our floors are REALLY dirty. Mom and I had this theory that these swiffer pads turn brown automatically when you spray the liquid on them, because our floors could NOT be so dirty (especially when we had just cleaned them!). This pad is SOAKED with the cleaning fluid, and I even folded in on itself to put pressure on it (to release the 'brown') and it didn't work! LOL WHITE! And there's my painted nails that I worked all night getting the fake nails off . . .

March 8, 2011

The pear tree, in our front yard, blooming. Looks like spring is here.

March 7, 2011

You wouldn't think my OWN tax return would be difficult considering I'm a TAX ACCOUNTANT for the last 15 years . . . thing is, I'm a CORPORATE tax accountant, so personal taxes aren't something I look at frequently. Robert settled some old tax issues last year, and part of that agreement was that the IRS would keep his refund for 2010 . . therefore making ME the injured spouse. Add living in a community property state, and the issues just multiply. I filed our return today after half a dozen calls to the IRS. SIGHHH

March 6, 2011

[posting early for my OWN motivation! LOL]

OK, starting Sunday morning . . . Chalene's gonna be on my ASS every morning (hopefully a shrinking ass!). Bought this DVD set a year ago after trying P90x, and it's been collecting dust. P90x was more "male focused" and ChaLean is more "female focused". You need dumbbells (it was too difficult with the bands for me), and Robert wouldn't let me use them last time because he was. Now he wants bigger weights, so they are MINE! Got motivated watching the Turbo Fire infomercial (same lady) VERY early Saturday morning when I couldn't sleep. Might even be getting Turbo Fire soon to mix in the cardio with the weights. I'm GONNA do it this time . . NO EXCUSES!

March 5, 2011

We were supposed to go house shopping, have lunch with Ian and Heather, see their new apartment, and get groceries today . . . but Robert woke up in pain because of his back, and I "woke up" cranky because I didn't get any sleep last night. So Robert spent the day in bed, and I spent the day in my craft room.

March 4, 2011

Created the sign up sheet for our little department potluck today (a couple of us came up with the idea yesterday). It's been kinda tough for our department "morale" wise . . so we need some team building.

March 3, 2011

Ya think he's bored all day by himself?? Can't even sit down and eat my frozen dinner without him trying to play ball with me . . . and he USUALLY plays keep away and won't give me the ball, so he REALLY must be wantin' some attention.

March 2, 2011

These are my favorite shoes! . . . and I got them at Payless! SHOCKER! I get a ton of compliments on them, and they are pretty comfortable for being so high. I do have to wear other shoes to walk into work though, since it's such a hike!

March 1, 2011

How can I NOT make Charlie Sheen the "picture of the day"? LOL What a train wreck, and I can't wait to watch more of the wreck on TV tonight! He used to be so CUTE . . . he looks like he's on the way to the GRAVE now!

February 28, 2011

OMG! I can't believe this! I watch the Bachelor/Bachlorette every season . . . and have been following the spoilers on this website as since it started. With 2 weeks to go, he retracted who the final girl is! BIG NEWS . . . can you believe it?! LOL ;-)

February 27, 2011

Finally found a way to store the trash bags, ziplocs, foil, wax paper, etc . . . and I'm SO excited (whatever floats your boat, huh? LOL) Found this slide out thingy yesterday, and thought it would be PERFECT and it IS! Everything was just thrown under the sink and a MESS, and now it's organized! YEAH!

February 26, 2011

Finally got "permission" to redecorate Ian's old room. It's now Chili's room! (that we'll use as a guest room or the "snore relief" room) LOL I got all new bedding, and a TV to replace Ian's that he took with him.

February 25, 2011

Got my annual review today at work (that's what will go in my scrapbook, so no picture today). I'm not "happy" with it . . . but I did get a raise, and I am still employed . . . so I got THAT goin' for me! LOL I didn't end up in tears today (like other's at work did with their review), but that's probably because I had been cryin' about it for the last 2 weeks! :)

February 24, 2011

Saw this on my way home . . .

cracked me UP! Especially after the last couple of weeks. Anne asked if I rear ended her . . . I said maybe I need to get her info for Gamestop!? We obviously need her help! LOL

February 23, 2011

This was about the only good thing today! (only 2 points each) Pity Party of one please! It's kinda depressing when you don't like your job AND you suck at it! :(

February 22, 2011

Here's what my dinner was tonight. (banana under all those cheerios, and Chili ate some of it cuz I put too much in the bowl) Didn't have many points left after our auditors took us to Copeland's for lunch. Shrimp alfredo, crab cake, and cheesecake! arrgghhh . . . so good, but SO bad!

February 21, 2011

I haven't painted my nails in AGES! It's a kinda beige-ish-gray. I highly recommend the top coat . . . I had read the reviews, and it's as awesome as they said it was. Dries SUPER fast! It's called Seche Vite. (used the 3 bottles standing up, and the base coat with the purple top right in front)

February 20, 2011

Had a little retail therapy today . . . Ulta, Kohls, got my nails done, got my car washed, AND got groceries! Had to clean out my makeup drawer to make room for the new stuff, and cleaned out the drawer in the spare bathroom for my growing nail polish collection. (aren't those tiny bottles CUTE!?)

February 19, 2011

Happy Birthday Lauren! Can you BELIEVE how much you have changed since this picture was taken 2 years ago?

February 18, 2011

Happy Birthday Cecilia! Hope you got everything you wished for!

February 17, 2010

Anne, Brandon, and I went and celebrated the fact that the tax entries are DONE!! Haven't been to Chipotle in so long, and it was SO good! We discussed the fact that our punishment for screwing up this week, is going to be "quarterly hell weeks" instead of the "annual hell week" that we just finished. :(

February 16, 2010

After the day I had yesterday, today was a challenge. We finally got the final tax entries to accounting, and we are done! (still have some supporting schedules to prepare for the auditors). My husband sent me the BEST email today . . . it was so sweet, and unexpected, and TOTALLY made my day. I'm so thankful we found each other 4 years ago!

February 15, 2010

Tuesday was the worst day in my 16 year career as a corporate tax accountant. I didn't leave for home until 9pm, I literally cried all the way home, and then curled up in the fetal position in bed and didn't eat dinner. I made a formula error in our year end tax calculations that my boss didn't catch in her review, and we both wondered if we were going to be fired. She got chewed out for it today, but it's now over. It is what it is . . . at least I still have a job (for now).

February 14, 2011

Valentine's flowers from my sweetie! I love tulips, and they look so pretty with the blue irises. I gave him a box of sugar free millionaires (which I've probably eaten more than he has). Happy Valentine's Day!

February 13, 2011

Chick Flick Sunday . . . The Roommate at the theater (even had a coupon for free popcorn! woohoo) and Letters to Juliet from Netflix . . . and a pedicure in between! I needed the "me" time, and Robert enjoys being able to crank up the guitar while I'm gone.

February 12, 2011

I had SUCH a GREAT day today!! Robert and I did our "running around" today, and we haven't been able to do it in soooo long because of weather, or sickness, or work. It was beautiful outside, and I was lucky that my boss never called me to come into work. We went to the new Half Price Books in Mansfield (got a couple cookbooks that I've been wanting), then went thrift store "trolling" . . . found a couple of knick knacks, but really just enjoyed the company! Then got groceries, and cooked my sweetie an early Valentine's Day dinner. Also reorganized my kitchen (thus the picture), to make room for my George Foreman grill that I'm using a LOT. Also FINALLY made labels for my spice jars (been meaning to do that for YEARS!) After 2 REALLY bad days, it's nice to have such a great one to cancel them out! :)

February 11, 2011

Technically, this was my desk last weekend . . . I was just TOO busy to take one again today. I'm sure they'll be LOTS of personal comments in my scrapbook about all the CRAP that went on today, that I can't post on the internet! LOL

February 10, 2011

13 hour day without a break . . . so no picture. I'll probably include a copy of something I worked on today in my scrapbook. Tomorrow will prolly be even worse . . . yeah me!

February 9, 2011

OK . . I can't stand this weather anymore. I feel guilty for not making the 32 mile drive into work, I have to "try" to work from home without dial in access, and I have to work weekends for the rest of the YEAR to make up all the time I've lost (I don't have any vacation or sick time until July). I'm going to work tomorrow if I have to ICE SKATE in!!

February 8, 2011

More snow! Geezzzz. Really need to be able to go to work, we are BUSY this week, but it's not looking good. They are predicting a layer of ice under 2-6 inches of snow.

February 7, 2011

Check out what I saw this morning on my way to work! The Packer Mobile! Awesome! I googled it, and found the smaller inset picture. They looked VERY cold!

February 6, 2011

Here was the first sack of the Super Bowl at our house . . . he's sacked out! I'm not even sure he made it thru the 1st quarter? Pretty typical for him on a Sunday though! :)

February 5, 2011

This year Robert and I got our own Valentine's Day presents . . . I got a George Foreman G5 grill, and Robert got an Upper GI endoscopy! LOL We are SOO in love!! haha I've been shopping around for this grill for a couple weeks now, and I finally pulled the plug. Can't wait to use it tomorrow for the super bowl.

February 4, 2011

This is like HISTORY in the making! 4th day in a row that the schools have been closed. I haven't been to work since Monday, and doesn't look like I'll be going today either. We got about 3 or 4 inches of snow on top of the inch of ice!

February 3, 2011

Apparently cabin fever has officially set in if you decide that giving your dog a bath is a good idea! I'm not usually around him THIS much, and he STUNK! I think he wanted one too . . .cuz he jumped right in the tub when I asked him to! LOL

February 2, 2011

This weather is ridiculous! It was 76 this last weekend??! Had to work from home again today, and it's a PAIN! Can't get to the files I need, and we had a conference call with an auditor today that was SO confusing since my boss and I weren't in the same room.

February 1, 2011

My silly husband doesn't understand the concept of "snow day"! My work is closed till at least 10am, and I brought work home so that I don't have to brave the 30 miles to work. Luckily, Robert only works a mile away. It's not supposed to get above freezing till FRIDAY!