tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112921702024-03-23T15:20:48.813-05:00Socks are made of fiber, right?The divine domestic shares stories of crafts, kids, cats and kitchen adventures.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-7111552166525853702009-12-15T22:39:00.003-06:002009-12-15T22:44:04.822-06:00Last post here...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">I've decided to start a new blog since the fibergoddess url really doesnt fit anymore... please follow me over to </span></span><a href="http://brightestplanet.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">http://brightestplanet.blogspot.com/</span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">and if you are looking for my business blog you can still find it at </span></span><a href="http://solematetoys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">http://solematetoys.blogspot.com/ </span></span></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-32021074314608744142009-12-13T11:46:00.002-06:002009-12-13T11:47:45.749-06:00Calling all cooks...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That hummus was HORRIBLE... maybe the garlic?</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If was just off, flat... not right.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Do you have a hummus recipe that you love? Please Share</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-8294151113124332482009-12-09T19:00:00.003-06:002009-12-09T19:22:32.056-06:00Well that's a new twist<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Cooking when you can't smell or taste (except for super strong odor/flavor) is really hard.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">so I made hummus today and I have NO idea what it taste like. lol But here is the process with a basic recipe that can be turned into any flavor you prefer.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">I started with dry beans and an over night soak then cooking the chick peas. Once you have that done you can start. Or you can just buy canned, whatever works.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">2 c chick peas (garbanzo beans)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">3 cloves garlic, minched</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">3 T lemon juice</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">1/4 c water</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">3 T tahini</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">1/2 - 1 t cumin</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">1/2 t paprika</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Step 1: Place cooked chick peas in your food processor with garlic lemon juice and water process for about a minute, until smooth. If too thick, add more water.</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4173268612/" title="h1 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/4173268612_6fbe3a00cb.jpg" alt="h1" height="356" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Step 2: Add spices</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4173268888/" title="h2 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/4173268888_ea47be4603.jpg" alt="h2" height="390" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Step 3: Add tahini</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4173269026/" title="h3 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4173269026_eaf90e57b5.jpg" alt="h3" height="469" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Step 4: Adjust to your taste and Viola!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4172513769/" title="h4 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4172513769_fa52b151f8.jpg" alt="h4" height="375" width="500" /></a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-53826285289063119872009-12-06T17:32:00.003-06:002009-12-06T17:40:35.918-06:00GERMS!<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >gah, we've been under attack this past week. The evil head cold has kicked my butt so the cooking thing has pretty much not happened. It's been all easy meals and clean out the fridge nights.<br /><br />This is a great easy meal, so easy the kids or your husband could do it. ;) I kid, I kid. lol But it's really easy peasy. this is a great option if you are off pasta/carbs.<br /><br />Spaghetti Squash<br /><br />cut in half lengthwise, scrape seeds, bake cut side down for 30-45 min @ 350. Scrape threads, add sauce and fresh parm. cheese and enjoy.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4164584136/" title="squash by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/4164584136_2e9fa27db0.jpg" alt="squash" height="375" width="500" /></a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-68120563736656719972009-12-02T22:32:00.003-06:002009-12-02T22:42:37.069-06:00So fresh you wanna smack it<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >Today's dinner that is... Fresh corn chowder.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4154110051/" title="dec2 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/4154110051_f7d0ed7e20.jpg" alt="dec2" height="407" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Kid requests for next time... less corn, puree more of the soup and less jalapeno (they are heat wussies I only used one). But they ate without real complaints because they knew this was waiting...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4154871436/" title="nanatrifle by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/4154871436_941d32781b.jpg" alt="nanatrifle" height="500" width="412" /></a><br /><br />http://allrecipes.com/recipe/banana-trifle/Detail.aspx</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-34000814991408128352009-12-01T20:09:00.003-06:002009-12-01T20:30:57.698-06:00Today was made of yuck<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >I am a southern girl... I was born in the south and I've always lived here. I do not enjoy cold, windy, rainy days... at ALL! But that is what I got today and I had to go out in it multiple times.<br /><br />My daughter, Teagan, is not feeling well so she couldn't go with me and had to stay home with the 13yo. Here she is later in the day hamming up the pitiful while<br /><br />drinking her tea.<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4151901226/" title="sickie by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2589/4151901226_6a6f06bea0_m.jpg" alt="sickie" height="240" width="222" /></a><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >A head cold never looked so cute.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />As far as food, it was basically meat free fast food.<br />Total crap comfort food otherwise known as Cincinnati Chili<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4151143295/" title="dec1 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4151143295_57795edace.jpg" alt="dec1" height="341" width="500" /></a><br /><br /></span></span><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />Here is how I ended the day</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4151143357/" title="cocoa by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4151143357_bcca6981de.jpg" alt="cocoa" height="498" width="500" /></a><br /></span></span><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >homemade hot chocolate. yes my oversized mug says Princess... you gotta problem with that?</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-3968035936298574142009-11-30T18:42:00.001-06:002009-11-30T18:44:24.035-06:00Lazy Dinner<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">ok so tonight was not very exciting. just a simple breakfast.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">pancakes</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">home fries - SO GOOD!</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">morning star maple flavored sausages - I personally do not want to use lots of "fake" meats but sometimes it's just easy and I'm not above it at all. lol<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4148103703/" title="nov30 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/4148103703_1ef62d9f27.jpg" width="500" height="390" alt="nov30" /></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-12242319850430121142009-11-29T19:03:00.004-06:002009-11-29T19:22:12.777-06:00Meat Free Mania<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >We are now a meat free house but its kinda complicated.<br /><br />Ok if you read in order you just read about my internal organs trying to mutiny. Well I'm not cool with that so I made a pretty drastic decision... NO MORE MEAT for me or soda or fast food (at least for the most part, I'm not going to be a militant weirdo that freaks if you get a french fry near me).<br /><br />So my daughter has been a veggie for almost a year and I figured that even if I did get my gb taken out you have to change your diet so I might as well try to change my diet now because what do I have to lose... Well Chris took it one step further and decided the whole house should go veggie. He will not be fully veg when he is on the rig because it is really too hard at this point but all the meals I make are veggie or vegan.<br /><br />Going to share our faves and not so faves here. :) so expect lots of food posts in the future.<br /><a href="http://www.theveggietable.com/recipes/redbeanburgers.html"><br />Red Bean Burgers </a><br /><br />So good! I just made another batch for the freezer but actually made 12 patties instead of 6 because they were so huge you could barely finish one.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4144946051/" title="redbeanburgers by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2627/4144946051_961e6ef02b.jpg" alt="redbeanburgers" height="365" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://veganmania.com/recipes/index.php/main-dishes/burgers-sandwiches-and-wraps/happy-tuna-salad/">Mock Tuna Salad</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4144931035/" title="tofuna by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4144931035_08bf98e192.jpg" alt="tofuna" height="366" width="500" /></a><br /><br />tuna melts<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4145691914/" title="tofunamelt by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/4145691914_1ecc4957f3.jpg" alt="tofunamelt" height="323" width="500" /></a><br /><br />eh... still working on this. won't call it a miss just yet but it needs some doctoring<br /><br />Thanksgiving<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4145709388/" title="tgiving by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/4145709388_89c7b2e027.jpg" alt="tgiving" height="325" width="500" /></a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-1677100475672854562009-11-29T18:37:00.002-06:002009-11-29T19:03:31.900-06:00Not even a full month between posts<span style="font-size:130%;">I'm getting better. ;)<br /><br />Ok so... lets see what I have to catch you up on.<br /><br />I had a bad gall bladder attach on the 14th, it lasted about 3.5 hours and it sucked wind! But I survived and the next day (the 15th) I got up and felt better... until round 2 started! I've never had back to back attacks like that and it was horrible. I know, I know... you are screaming GO TO THE DR AND GET IT CUT OUT YOU FOOL! right about now but I refuse for a few reasons.<br /><br />1) I don't want to lose any organs until I really have to.<br />2) Lots of people have side effects from removing the gb<br />3) You can still have problems with gall stones even if you remove the gb.<br /><br />To make matters more fun, on the day of my 2nd attack I had to go to the grocery store because the boy had a stomach bug and it was not pretty. Neither was me walking through the store hunched over and shuffling. lol<br /><br />on the 16th I turned 34! and the boy was better but still tired and the girl got the bug... GAH. and I was off solid food trying to baby my gall bladder. And of course, did I mention that Chris was working in Texas through all of this. Sigh<br /><br />There has been another huge change but I'm going to give that it's own entry...</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-3454256844629659432009-11-08T16:46:00.002-06:002009-11-08T16:49:47.851-06:00HalloweenHow cute were we. :D<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4071985309/" title="10 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2763/4071985309_c9756f529e.jpg" width="500" height="376" alt="10" /></a><br /><br />Teagan's hair went a little flat but it started off super cute and she got new glasses.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/4071981671/" title="vamphair by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/4071981671_f8f29e9cf1.jpg" width="486" height="500" alt="vamphair" /></a>hAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-40898935153235194642009-09-20T21:32:00.003-05:002009-09-20T21:36:27.800-05:00Have a fling!<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >One of my coolest friends is having a big Fall Fling Sale!!<br /><br />http://tastyjewelry.blogspot.com/2009/09/fall-fling-sale.html<br /><br />She makes the most awesome stuff, you must go grab something... or lots of somethings!<br /><br />Go get 40% off!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-46415380121495077982009-08-29T12:02:00.003-05:002009-09-02T16:36:06.808-05:00There is NO excuse for my behavior.<span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" >It was June when I last updated... seriously?<br /><br /><br />Let's see. We had a Teagan birthday <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3759220567/" title="DSCF1654 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/3759220567_108870cb68.jpg" alt="DSCF1654" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br />the rest of the pics are here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/sets/72157621702460697/<br /><br />New school year started <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3849945816/" title="aug4 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/3849945816_8be933f6fc.jpg" alt="aug4" height="500" width="192" /></a><br /><br />We've adjusted our activities a bit, now we are doing... Cam = golf lessons, Teagan = Girl Scouts, Both = Chess, Bowling.<br /><br />All of the curlies in my family have given up shampoo, you can read a bit about that and see our updates here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/sets/72157621708652510/ I might do a whole post about this in the near future.<br /><br />I've made a few toys but mainly goofed off on facebook. :D</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-984962855470071912009-06-06T20:22:00.003-05:002009-06-06T20:41:53.336-05:00Inability to deal with stress<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is interesting to be faced with a flaw we didn't realize we had. I tend to thing I'm a fairly strong, stoic person. Can you say DENIAL? I know you could.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Man it stings to be so wrong. I haven't even had that bad of a day. This is how it all went down...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hit the grocery store which is always kinda tiring, IMO.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Had to drop the hammer on the kids for constantly breaking the rules. I hated that. I hate feeling like the bad guy even when they basically drove me to the bad guy store and bought the outfit for me. Then after they were in for the night they tried to weasel more perks out of me. ARGH!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The dog barking at everything, every knock, every movement out the window... it HAS to stop. Her bark is brain piercing and sets me on edge faster than anything.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got my first two orders through my new site. YAY! But then... "omg I have to do 6 toys and find the right socks for them and have them perfect" set in and I started feeling overwhelmed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chris will be home in 24 hours and the house needs to be cleaned and organized. And then I start feeling panicky about all the stuff we have to get done during the times he is home. And he is really tired when he is home so I often feel like his weeks home, which I first thought would be like time off for me, are even more stressful than the weeks he is gone.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The dog is STILL not figuring out the house training thing. I do not think she gives a shit. If we manage to get her out when she feels like going that's fine but if not it doesn;t bother her to go right on the floor. She esp. can't be trusted near carpet. So we are "tomato staking" her right now... leash on and with a person 24/7 or crated. So I go in my room and Teagan had her leash on the doorknob, went to get water and left her alone on my carpet... yep you guessed it. At least it was only pee.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">That was my last straw, I was on the phone with Chris and I yelled at the kids and dog (BAD MOM!) and shut myself in my room and got all teary. Yes, there are some um, hormone issues going on right now too but seriously I HATE that I am this shakable. Ugh, it may well be time for happy pills because I'm not sure how I will do when/if the time comes that Chris isn't just gone for 7 days but maybe 14 or 28.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now I have to try to find some bit of happy and perky and get ready to do INUIY in 2 hours. Or at least tap into the bitchy side of it all instead of the whiny. lol</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-70107095506732350742009-05-25T07:55:00.002-05:002009-05-25T08:09:50.773-05:00I'm so bad lately!We've been busy busy busy.<br /><br />I've been planning the new school year and I'm almost ready for the purchase part. That is always the most exciting (and often nerve wracking) part of the school year. And then the boxes start arriving and you get to go buy new school supplies... sigh, it is just bliss.<br /><br />Or, I'm a weirdo... that's also possible. lol<br /><br />Things are going well in Casa de Fibres.<br /><br />I'm having a website made, that's my big news. WOOHOO! The husband is getting back into the swing of work after the 6 week layoff.<br /><br />The little found dog's former owners never searched for her as far as I can tell and after seven weeks I am no longer searching for them and I finally feel like she is ours.<br /><br />We have a moving update... the new plan is to move when our lease is up in November and rent a house there. It's foolish to buy (IMO) without living there for a while anyway and if we have to rent regardless, we might as well rent there and make sure we like it before setting down roots. I will miss the fabulous friends I have made but I guess that's to be expected.<br /><br />Ok I think that is it for this quick update... I'll be back soon with a link to my brand new website so stay tuned!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-35386841289651401752009-04-25T10:30:00.003-05:002009-04-25T10:39:12.464-05:00FrustrationWe are planning on moving, not sure if I have blogged about that but I think I did. We are moving to TX. We were hoping to move by the end of the year. Our apt lease is up in Nov. and we can go month to month but we would have loved to have that be a short term option. But it seemed like pushing the move until Spring 2010 was more realistic.<br /><br />Now the time off work is eating our savings and pushing back the prospect of moving even further. It is so frustrating. Our apt is small and at first it seemed fine but as time goes on I swear it feels like the rooms are shrinking in on us. I'm so tired of not having my own washer/dryer, esp. today after having a pukey girl last night. I'm sick of putting quarters in the loaded machines to find out after the fact that they are broken. Ugh so many other little annoyances. I do not know how we can possibly live here for another year, year and a half... TWO?!<br /><br />I'm so tempted to start researching the rental market in TX and just heading out when our lease expires.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-11128455970675355712009-04-20T16:00:00.002-05:002009-04-20T16:24:55.862-05:00Has it really been THAT long since the last entry?Wow, bad blogger indeed!<br /><br />I've had a bunch of orders. You can head over to <a href="http://solematetoys.com">Sole Mate Toys</a> to see some of my recent orders.<br /><br />There is also a long story involving a new addition... The kids found a dog, so far we can't find the owner so she is here at least for now. We are calling her Pepper.<br /><br />this is the day they found her<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3460667568/" title="apr11 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3460667568_603395f6ba_m.jpg" width="229" height="240" alt="apr11" /></a><br /><br />After grooming<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3459854641/" title="apr16 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3459854641_e35a203e0c_m.jpg" width="240" height="184" alt="apr16" /></a><br /><br /><br />I've become the mother of a teenager since my last post. Wish me luck.<br /><br />I ordered some business stuff from vistaprint and I LOVE IT!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3399315130/" title="mar30 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3399315130_3b17b4fe22.jpg" width="500" height="423" alt="mar30" /></a><br /><br />And last but not least... my husband has been home since March 16 with no end in sight. This layoff might be the death of me. ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-82514043145427227052009-03-28T20:35:00.000-05:002009-03-28T20:37:15.162-05:00My lolcats<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3393141645/" title="mar26 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3393141645_990e82b5ff.jpg" width="500" height="367" alt="mar26" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My furry girls.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-87071388534861859912009-03-26T00:16:00.001-05:002009-03-26T00:18:52.784-05:00Would you like to touch my monkey?<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3386181509/" title="monkeys by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3460/3386181509_fa0ea5f1bd.jpg" width="500" height="352" alt="monkeys" /></a><br /><br />Zombie Monkey<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3386995704/" title="zombie by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3386995704_6ae36f2be7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="zombie" /></a><br /><br />Serious Monkeys<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3386183791/" title="mar25 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3386183791_75b8bd1280.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="mar25" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-3152637503489272772009-03-25T23:49:00.003-05:002009-03-25T23:52:42.173-05:00creative energyA local real life friend helped me out yesterday. I needed my biz cards tweaked. She is awesome and if you need any graphics work done or website design... or anything you should go to <a href="http://www.caracreates.com">Cara Creates</a> now!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3381079354/" title="mar23 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3381079354_4255d1be8a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="mar23" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-88072664021048837222009-03-23T19:50:00.002-05:002009-03-23T19:53:18.130-05:00Clint Eastwood is stealing Gorillaz from myspace...RULES:<br /><br />1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle<br /><br />2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.<br /><br />3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?<br /><br />stop me if you think you've heard this one before - the smiths<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?<br /><br />mr.vain - culture beat<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?<br /><br />whoomp! there it is - tag team<br /><br /><br /><br />HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?<br /><br />step on - happy mondays<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?<br /><br />missing - everything but the girl<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?<br /><br />i ran - flock of seagulls<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?<br /><br />space oddity - david bowie<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?<br /><br />just like honey- the jesus and mary chain<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?<br /><br />the ballad of peter pumpkinhead - xtc<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS 2 + 2?<br /><br />stigmata- ministry<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?<br /><br />nemesis - shriekback<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?<br /><br />yellow - coldplay<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?<br /><br />cannonball - the breeders<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?<br /><br />the hardest button to button - the white stripes<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?<br /><br />good vibrations - marky mark<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?<br /><br />smack my bitch up - prodigy<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?<br /><br />i wanna be adored - the stone roses<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?<br /><br />velouria - the pixies<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?<br /><br />take me out - franz ferdinand<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?<br /><br />my favorite game - the cardigans<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?<br /><br />relax - frankie goes to hollywood<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?<br /><br />clint eastwood - gorillazAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-10297925145943071072009-03-21T21:22:00.002-05:002009-03-21T21:26:26.265-05:00SIGHDoing my "homework"...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3374584506/" title="mar21 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3374584506_29cb141a8a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="mar21" /></a><br /><br />I just wish the actual start of the process wasn't so damn far away. September is when we tentatively decided to get serious and get a lender and agent involved.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-19126649788217126052009-03-20T22:39:00.003-05:002009-03-20T22:56:51.704-05:00Friday 5Stranded!<br />It's the "stranded on a desert island" question! You can only take one thing from each category. What is it and why are you taking it?<br /><br /> 1. A food that can be planted and regrown.<br /> 2. A person you haven't seen in a long time.<br /> 3. A book you (were) read as a child.<br /> 4. A celebrity.<br /> 5. The entire episode run of a television show (it's a very nice desert island).<br /> (sic)<br /><br /><br />My Answers...<br /><br />1. hmmm rice, easy to grow and to cook<br />2. Angie, she has a green thumb and is pretty resourceful<br />3. Lord of the Flies<br />4.Bill Nye or Ed Begley Jr... they are geniuses and can totally hook up our hut.<br />5.McGuyver.. DUH!<br /><br />http://community.livejournal.com/thefridayfive/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-3526130395403165562009-03-19T20:19:00.001-05:002009-03-19T20:27:35.098-05:00Productive Day<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3369077432/" title="stack by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3369077432_c7aa3980ae.jpg" width="352" height="500" alt="stack" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3369133050/" title="tfp by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3369133050_5a2159af80.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="tfp" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-78550333675623438182009-03-18T21:23:00.001-05:002009-03-18T21:26:04.820-05:00getting through the day...this helped... <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3366020808/" title="YUM by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3366020808_54918baed0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="YUM" /></a><br /><br />the result... <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3365518851/" title="elmoturtles by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3365518851_3d190a969d.jpg" width="500" height="322" alt="elmoturtles" /></a><br /><br />I have one more turtle to finish for this order.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11292170.post-19502038961389879472009-03-17T18:01:00.000-05:002009-03-17T18:02:04.597-05:00Irish Eyes<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsvenus/3363345377/" title="mar17 by ItsVenus, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3363345377_970ac19d81.jpg" width="330" height="500" alt="mar17" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700625637881789353noreply@blogger.com0