12/11/2001

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
Pretty cool Bitchquick
Hmmm - still getting the hang of this blogger thing - please forgive me if it seems quite basic. I am probably one of the many blog people who have NO education in HTML or Java or even web design. Now, I will try to figure out how to post pictures because I have the worlds cutest children.
Moira is off to school today. Went to the busstop this morning. Always lots of fun in the fun. Heck - nothing like dragging 2 and 5 year old munchkins around in foul weather. The busstop is only at the end of the street but it seems like a lot further when one is running late. So, needless to say, we drive a lot.I didn't post last night. I was busy with Christmas cards ::sigh:: One year, I will have the balls NOT to send any. It's the only time I even send mail to most of these people. Picture this, 1130pm and I am at my large kitchen table surrounded by cards, pens, stamps, various pictures of the girls, and a mess of address labels. That was the ONE smart thing I did this year - make labels! I HATE HATE addressing cards! I always make a mistake on a bunch of them and I have to waste the envelope. Again. Paul decided last night that he was going to hang Christmas lights. Always a project. Those gutter clips never seem to work for him so he uses tie wraps, the heavy duty plastic one that police officers use when they raid a place. He's on a ladder, mumbling to himself and Moira is out there "helping" him. He got about 2 strands done before he finally gave up for the night. Don't even ask how long that took!!