Didja ever just forget to do something? I mean - like - completely left your mind..never to come back again? I did.. and so far it has cost me $600 and $60 worth of bank fees. I totally forgot to deposit a check. A rather large check. A check against which I had written out several other checks. God - I am a freakin' idiot. ::sigh::

Mom had her treatment today! She is pooped but feeling ok.

Oh man - Olivia's cough is getting worse and I am not feeling too well myself. I just feel exhausted and I can't get warm. No outing to the mall today. It looks like today will be TV day for the kids.. I hate doing that but I am just so beat..

Moira has a half day today, tomorrow and Thursday. I need to buy her more pants. She only has 4 pairs jeans that fit her! I had purchased a couple pairs for her but they are still a little too big. Even with a belt. We are heading to the Mall right after school. I also need to exchange a dress from the Disney store. I hope they still have it available. Olivia is all boogery right now. Plus, she has that barking cough which sounds like I have a seal hanging out in my living room. Guess who else now has a stuffy/runny nose? Mom is doing ok - she is going to the doctor's today (she goes everyday) and she might have her treatment today. Hopefully, her white blood cells are high enough so she can get her treatment. I am gonna veg out in front of the tv - the timer on the bread machine will wake me up ::grin:: I'll be getting Moira in 3.5 hours. I need all the rest I can get!

Sweet Jesus... another shooting in Montgomery County, Maryland. People.. please be careful. David, Rachel - is this anywhere near you?

Neat link from Robyn. You can see what the top movies were the year you were born. Mine are: (1970) Airport Five Easy Pieces The Honeymoon Killers Little Big Man Love Story Lovers and Other Strangers M*A*S*H Patton The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Women in Love Woodstock

Great question from Susan - check it out!

Just got back home from Moira's soccer game. Oh man - her team is pretty bad. But, they try pretty hard and have a great time. While playing tonight, Moira was running with her hands in her pockets (it was chilly). I called out for her to take her hands out of her pockets while she was running. She turns, looks at me and sticks her tongue out at me! The other moms standing next to me were like "Oooooooh, she's gonna get it!" And - she is. No book tonight.

Update Apparently I DID tell Paul why I needed the soap.... "For the Rainbow!"

(link snagged from Joan who snagged from Group Captain) This is a great solution to our problems!

VERY good Sopranos episode tonight. The news about Gloria was pretty freaky.. and poor Artie. But, jeez, who the hell didn't smell that comin' a mile away? I love when Furio showed up at Jean-whatshisface's place ::hehehe:: He looked mighty tasty! ; - )

Dinner tonight was yummy. Chicken Cacciatore. Click for the recipe.

Oh - I forgot to write about what I said to Paul on Friday night when he came into bed. Actually, it was 230 in the morning, technically Saturday. He had stayed up watching Contact (Jodie Foster) and I just went to bed. As he tells me: When he came in the room, he got changed, turned the lights off and got into bed. Apparently, I sat straight up and asked him "Where's the soap?".He said my eyes were open and I seemed wide awake. He said he just said "What soap?" Again, I asked him "Where's the soap?". At one point, I was hitting my pillow, while asking "Where's the soap?!". He finally said "I don't have the soap! I don't know where it is!" According to Paul, I was pretty frustrated and I flopped back down and fell right back asleep. He told me this yesterday morning, laughing really hard. I don't remember any of it.

Does anyone have a script for creating a search box for a blog? Oh - and it has to be free too. I can't seem to find one.

Howdy hi gang! The usual weekend goings ons around here. My Dad and Step-Mom came down for a quick visit. Thsi girls immediately hijacked my stepmom and dragged her off to play in Moira's room :::grin:: She sits and plays all kids of games with them. They love it! They stayed for about an hour. It's so nice that they come down as much as they do - makes me wish we lived a little closer... Moira and I had to go to a birthday party for my friend's son. He turned 2 today. It was a very nice time - I hope he likes what I bought him - Duplos and Play-Doh ::hehehe:: Every kid should have Play-Doh. Lots and lots of it! I had set up dinner earlier this morning so all I had to do was heat up rice and steam the broccoli. Yummy. Olivia scarfed it all down and Moira picked at it. She doesn't like stew beef, pot roast. She says it tickles her throat - she has this thing against chewy meat. The funy part was that the meat tonight was sooo tender.. it just fell apart when you tried to use the fork tines to pick it up! Goofy kid. Trading Spaces is on! I am already watching the episodes again. I sorta like Doug's kitchen.. Vern's room was very nice too. I liked the colors he used, blue and sand. And that living room table with the sandbox? What the hell is that? I hope those homeowners don't have cats! P-U! The second show with Hilde and Gen - ew ew ew. Both rooms were pretty scary. Those homeowners - UGH! Wanted to slap them both! WAY WAY annoying!

Yay! A couple more people joined the What's For Dinner? blog. C'mon - don't make me beg - join up! WFD needs you!

I am pooped! Moira had a half day of school today. Olivia and I did some errands and then met the bus by 1pm. We headed over to Blockbuster and rented 4 DVD's; Atlantis, Lord of the Rings, Changing Lanes (I love Samuel Jackson) and Bandits (love Bruce Willis too!). Should be a fun time tonight. We are doing McD's and letting the kidlets watch Atlantis in front of the tv - as a treat. Anyway, I am pooped because I decided I wanted to re-arrange my living room. It's so small and we have too much furniture for it. I won't throw anything away until we tear up the carpet and replace it with the Pergo. I want to replace my 2 chairs, recliner and loveseat with a leather couch and 2 Poang chairs. Gotta get back to work!

Friday Five! 1. How many TVs do you have in your home? 2 2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week? Hmm - all of us combined.. I'd say 30-40 hours (Geez - that sounds awful) 3. Do you feel that television is bad for young children? A lot of shows are totally inappropriate for children. But I think that PBS shows like Sesame Street, Barney, Zoom, and Arthur are excellent for morale and learning. 4. What TV shows do you absolutely HAVE to watch, and if you miss them, you're heartbroken? (like you don't know - LOL!) Trading Spaces baby! Oh yeah, The Sopranos and Sex and the City too. 5. If you had the power to create your own television network, what would your line-up look like? Hmm - probably an odd combination of Trading Spaces episodes (featuring Doug - hey - it's mynetwork, right?), Junkyard Wars, BattleBots, Antiques Roadshow, animal shows and childrens programming.

Oh man - I totally missed Suzie's birthday on Tuesday. Hope that cake was good! : - )

A happy birthday shout-out to Jill! Glad it was a great day for ya babe!