Part II Little beasties fed. Dishes cleaned. Lights on the tree. Baths done. Bedtime FINALLY here. DH and I are beat. We had "help" with the tree tonight from the munchkins. I was going to decorate the tree after they went to bed but I promised Moira she could help me in the morning (Hahahaha). What the HELL was I thinking?? Oh well, at least I have more time to play online. Who the heck needs sleep anyway? I am pretty used to getting 5-7 hrs a night.

WHEW! What a loooong day. Up to get Mo Bear to the bus. Off to car dealer for my plates (thanks Lester Glenn) and then a quick run to a craft supply store - AC Moore. Always mobbed. I got there when they opened and zipped around with Miss Olivia. Checked out and as I get ready to go outside.. RAIN! Argh! I get Olivia all bundled up like Ralphie from "A Christmas Story" and we run to the car. Luckily, I was close to the door since I got there early. BUT (big but) some ASSHOLE parked SO close to the driver's side - I couldn't get in my door!!! I was SO pissed. I stuff Olivia in through the passenger side to her car seat, load the packages, and then I have to CLIMB over the passenger seat AND the gear shift (all conveniently connected!) to get into the driver's seat. I am SO lucky I didn't slip while climbing over! Talk about a BIG owie! We make it home in one piece, no thanks to the idiots on the Garden State Parkway. You know the type, the ones who drive FASTER when it's raining. Usually in their freakin' SUV's that are the size of my house (Navigators, Excursion)! Grrrrr!! Feed the lil beast, read a book, and stuff her in for nap. Wrap the gift for the gift exchange for the Daisy Holiday party (which is at 330pm). Spray paint a basket for another Secret Santa gift for a 14yr old girl.Packed the car with all the stuff for the Daisy party. Manage to jump in the shower and get dressed before Olivia woke up. As soon as Jackie arrived to baby-sit, VOOM! Out the door to the party I go. As I am turning the corner, I realized I forgot the gift for the Daisy party! CRAP! BACK home to get the gift and ZOOM! BACK out the door. I will skip most of the details about the party. Just imagine 13 hyped up 5-6 year old little girls who have just been fed cookies, juice, and candy. Nuff said. Lord - I am tired.

I have been messing with my page all night. Still can't get some of the lines straight. But -I have a Guestbook. START posting! Pretty please? I will attempt to work on my page tomorrow, hopefully when my eyes aren't drooping. I have a Daisy Scout holiday party to attend by 3PM. I also need to whip up a few dozen chocolate chip cookies and maybe make some chocolates too. Have been watching FoxNews all day and night. I have decided that Brit Hume looks like a Bassett Hound and I REALLY like Donald Rumsfeld. There's a special something about him.... perhaps the way he can make a reporter speechless in a matter of 3.2 seconds after asking some assinine question. My father in law has that same talent and I thoroughly enjoy watching him use this talent on really stupid people.

The Tape.The Transcript. Read it.

From Snorland Important Notice: All scripts that were running on Snorland are no long available due to them using large amounts of server resources - because of high levels of traffic. Sorry for any inconvenience, but I have no control over this matter. Shit

Got Moira off to school today with no problems. She did forget her bear for show and tell. Mrs. Flynn (her teacher) called me at home, asking me to bring it in since Moira was crying because she forgot it. Awwww. Olivia and I brought it to school and her teacher sent her to the office to get the bear from me. Life is good again.

Well - I emailed Snorland and I am currently at their mercy. I am ever so hopeful I will get a simple yet speedy answer. ::::praying::::

Hmmm - I am getting errors on my page - comments not working ::sigh:: I hate errors... If anyone would like to email me with some suggestions, I certainly wouldn't mind!

What's up with my blog? Damn AOL! GRRRRRR!!

Debbie, the Daisy Scout Troop Leader, just breezed in and out of here. I think she spent a total of 5 minutes with me. Grrrrr! It is so frustrating with her sometimes.I don't mind doing the paperwork and handling the money. I don't think she could manage that anyway - she seems like such a dip! I have this strange feeling that, come next year, I will be the new Brownie Leader. I don't think I would mind so much. Her daughter is such a pain in the ass. Doesn't listen at all. ::sigh:: Don't even get me going on her behavior in the CAR! No seat belts, no card seat... Arrgghh!

I just caught the video "Weapon of Choice" by Fat Boy Slim. I just love Chris Walken - he's so demented looking. Just watching him dance through the video cracks me up everytime. I have got to buy that CD. Anyone have it? Is it good?

Why does 7am come SO quickly?? Such an evil hour...

Hey kids - didja miss me? I want to thank Mike for a link on HIS blog! He's so sweet! Visited my Mom tonight. She lives up in Wall Township, about 35-40 minutes from me. Not difficult to get there at all. Finished wrapping the kidlets stocking stuffers and got Paul's gifts wrapped. Heck - all I have left to do is buy a tree and a wreath. If I am lucky, I might find one with all it's fricking needles still attached. It was so warm in NJ for the past 2 weeks, I am sure most trees left in the lots are pretty much crap. Tomorrow, the girls and I will go pick one out and I am hoping the little garden center will deliver it for us. We are only about 5 minutes away but I don't want the tree in my new car!

OH - forgot to mention - I got a new vehicle. 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. It's a mini SUV. I LOVE LOVE it! SO much nicer than the Caravan Click here to see the one I purchased. Mine is in a gorgeous shade of Merlot with a 5 speed. Such fun to drive and it only cost me $15.00 to fill up the tank! Wheeeeeeeee!

Got the comments up and running - so please use them!! Thanks again to Erin for all your help!

Hmmm - have to get a guestbook and maybe even a comment section...

Aww - thanks for the welcome Erin! I loves her to death!

Some pictures of the girls -

I guess I should tell a little about myself. My name is Kate. I am 31 years old ::ack:: and I am married to hubby Paul for 8 years. We have 2 adorable children, Moira (5) and Olivia (2 on 12/30). We live in Ocean County, NJ. Right now, I am a Stay At Home Mom (don't kid yourself - I haven't worked this hard in years). I am also an Assistant Troop Leader for Moira's Daisy Scout Troop and I volunteer at my church as a Sunday School teacher every 3 out of 9 weeks. I had worked for MacWarehouse selling Apple computers and other hardware/software for about 3 1/2 years before I finally left. Best move I ever made. I am a web junkie - always looking for web deals and steals. Funtasia and FlamingoWorld are my current favorite coupon sites. Olivia, my little one, has severe food allergies so I belong to a Food Allergy Support group POFAK on Yahoo! Moira is currently attending Kindergarten and loves it. My Mom was recently diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) Stage IV. It has been a nightmare for all of us, with constant misdiagnosis' from several doctors, especially from one in which she had put a lot of her faith and trust. Big disappointment. My beloved Nana passed away on May 19,2001. The holidays will really suck this year. But, I do have much to be thankful for so please forgive my grouching and moaning. Blogging seems to be quite cathardic!

AND of course - my pal Erin