(link via Erin)

I am Chocolate Flavoured. I am sweet and a little bit naughty. I am one of the few clinically proven aphrodisiacs. Sometimes I can seem a little hard, but show warmth and I soon melt. What Flavour Are You?

:::tap tap::: Hello? Is this thing on? Anyone out there? Anyone... anyone?? Bueller... Bueller... ::grin::

Michael posted this link on his blog - just in time for Easter. VERY cute!

I just realized - I still have to do more food shoping tomorrow. I have no cold cuts for lunches. The warehouse club didn't have anything that looked good and I am pretty picky about deli. Plus - I have to stock up on Kosher foods. A lot of Kosher foods are good for Olivia since the production lines are more strict that the average lines (like Keebler, etc) due to Jewish dietary restrictions. I end up buying a LOT of Kosher products. This way I know they are not contaminted with Dairy. If the products have dairy (milk, butter, etc) in it or was produced on a line that also produced food with dairy in it, there are specific markings on the packaging. This way, I know what I can or cannot buy. Kosher food is expensive but it is worth it, just for my peace of mind. This way I can feed Olivia a snack and know she will be safe. She has discovered Melba Toast with garlic. Yummy! She asks for them all the time - and I am out of them! I will have to buy a few boxes of those.

Oi - am I tired! I drove Miss Moira to school today, along with half the community it seemed by judging the numerous amounts of hulking SUV's in the parking lot. Can they make those frickin things ANY bigger? And the drivers ANY stupider? I have come to this conclusion: The bigger the SUV, the more oblivious the driver. Why? Cuz there's more room to do stuff! One driver of the monster SUV's actuallt drove up on the curb. Not an "Oops, I hit the curb" but a "Holy Sh*t, half of my Chevy/Ford/Dodge Monolith is parked on the damn sidewalk" She (and it *was* a she) could have easily hit someone.. people were still walking ON the sidewalk. ::Sigh:: Morons. Olivia and I made our bi-monthly trek to our local Warehouse club and I spent :::gulp::: $215.02! $60.68 was just meat. I had to stock up on a bunch of stuff - paper towels, pickles, ketchup, conditioner, all that crap. I always need batteries - got a 48 pack of AA for 10.99.I have to say there are perks when you have food allergies in the family. I can't buy most of the premade stuff as well as most cookes, crackers, and snack crap. Olivia doesn't even ask. We did find Jello cups and she *really* wanted those. So - we got them. She is so good when we food shop. She got a little antsy towards the end but after I bought "Shrek", she seemed to be one pretty happy camper. I also ended up buying 2 Blues Clues VHS tapes for $5.99 each. Not bad, especially since the WalMart and KMart both sell them for $9.99 each. Woohoo!

Damn! I am having the hardest time posting a picture! Screw it.. I will post it later.. I am going to bed. Night everyone!

Had a crappy kind of day - work up with an awful awful headache. I had forgotten to take my Claritin the past 2 days and it finally caught up with me.. big time. Paul had to take Moira to church this morning. I stayed home with Olivia and I just turned on the Veggie Tales tape and dozed in the recliner. She sat in my lap and sang to all the songs. ::grin:: Did a bunch of laundry and made dinner - spaghetti and meatballs. The girls pigged out. Quickie dessert, bath and both of them were in bed by 745pm. YAY! A friend who lives in Arkansas called me tonight. We haven't been able to sit down and catch up for quite a while. Stacey and her husband own carnival rides - like the rides you would see at the boardwalk. They play all different shows and drive all over the south to get to them. It's a tough job - they work constantly from March to October. During the winter months, they work on the rides and the food carts. She and Billy work SO hard. Unbelievably hard. Their daughter (my Godchild) is 6 and in the 1st grade. She stays with Stacey's mom or with Billy's parents when Stacey and Billy are on the road. So - we got a chance to sit down and chat. I wish she still lived up here ::sigh:: I miss her. I did get a bunch of things organized around the kitchen. See - it's a bitch with a small house. The hosue was a good fit when we bought it almost 5 yrs ago. Now, with Olivia and a million frickin' toys.. the house is crowded. PACKED is a better word. Plus, the house is laid out rather weird.. not enough space. We did get a deal on the house - it has a great backyard. Plenty of room. We are hoping to build on to the house. I like where I live and my neighbors are great, with the exception of the Bumpuses and their 4 or 5 dogs behind us.

Tim came down this morning - the girls had SO much fun! They don't get to see Uncle Timmy (or Timmykins as Moira delighted in calling him) as much as they would like to see him. The girls were all over him - the poor bastard ::hehe:: I made homemade chicken noodle soup (yummy!) and we also had sandwiches. Tim took Moira out on her bike and he carried Olivia on his shoulders. They were in heaven! A very nice afternoon was had by all. After Tim left, Olivia took her nap, Paul took his nap and Moira watched the end of "Star Wars" while I got dinner organized. Roast beef, mashed potatoes, broccoli, homemade gravy.. yummy yummy!! The girls got to bed late tonight - I can't believe tomorrow is Palm Sunday! SHEESH! I am so not ready for Easter.

I used write on my-diary.org, before I discovered the joys of blogging. I decided to write here because of the ease of use and the format is SO much better. I copied my previous postings for my own records, in case my diary got deleted. I wrote about my Nana, the girls, the usual stuff. I only posted 8 or 9 times. If you have some time to kill, check it out here. If you search by diary owner, I am QueenKate ::giggle::

You said your birthday is 6 / 13 / 1970 which means you are 31 years old and about: 53 years 7 months younger than Walter Cronkite, age 85 50 years 1 month younger than Pope John Paul II, age 81 46 years 0 months younger than George Herbert Bush, age 77 38 years 9 months younger than Barbara Walters, age 70 36 years 7 months younger than Larry King, age 68 30 years 4 months younger than Ted Koppel, age 62 26 years 11 months younger than Geraldo Rivera, age 58 23 years 11 months younger than President G.W. Bush, age 55 18 years 11 months younger than Jesse Ventura, age 50 14 years 8 months younger than Bill Gates, age 46 10 years 0 months younger than John Elway, age 41 4 years 4 months younger than Cindy Crawford, age 36 1 year 2 months older than Jeff Gordon, age 30 5 years 7 months older than Tiger Woods, age 26 11 years 5 months older than Jenna and Barbara Bush, age 20 and that you were: 27 years old when Princess Diana died 24 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing 24 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder 22 years old at the time of the bombing of the World Trade Center* 20 years old when Operation Desert Storm began 19 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall 15 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 13 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh 13 years old during Sally Ride's travel in space 10 years old when Pres. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr. 9 years old at the time the Iran hostage crisis began 6 years old on the U.S.'s bicentennial Fourth of July 4 years old when President Nixon left office a 1 year old when Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot (link via PaisleyCat)

Looong day! Class went well. Learning some interesting tips/hints for ways to advertise a web page. Moira was up when I got home.. nice surprise. I got to tuck her into bed tonight. Gosh - I just love that. Both girls are so good about going to bed ::knocking wood:: I have to sing "You are my Sunshine" to Olivia whenever I tuck her in, whether it's nap time or bed time. Moira likes to cuddle for a few moments before lights out. Some days, they drive me insane.. but bed time is precious.. and so are my babies. Hopefully, we will get to the library in the morning. I want to start a weekly routine of visiting the library, even if it's only for half an hour. Tim, my brother, will be down tomorrow. He hasn't been able to spend time with the girls in a while. They are so excited that Uncle "Timmy" will be coming over. Hope you all have a great weekend! See you soon!

At least Moira has a playdate after school today. I get to pick her up at the bus stop and chauffer her butt to her buddy's house. Paul will pick her up at 530pm and attempt to feed them dinner ::snicker:: Good thing it's hot dogs and tater tots tonight. Hell - maybe Paul can make it movie night too. That's when we let the kids watch a movie AND eat dinner. I always swore I wouldn't do things like that. "When *I* am a parent, yadda yadda yadda..." Guess things have changed a bit. As for television, the kids can only watch certain things. No Nickelodeon, with the exception of Nick Jr, PBS, PBS Kids, some Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery and History Channels) Moira really wanted to watch the Mummy special on TLC (I think TLC) but the scientists were making a REAL mummy out of someone's dead body. I didn't want to explain that - at least, not yet. I know of so many people who have tv's in every room, their kid has her/his own TV/DVD/VHS combo in her/his room. Sorry - not in this house. Hell - Paul and I just got a 2nd TV in July and it had belonged to my Nana (who passed away last May). I guess Paul and I must be old-fashioned in our way of thinking. We sit with the kids and watch what they watch. Ok - well, sometimes we doze through it but one can only see The Veggie Tales "Silliest Songs Ever" so many times!

It is so stinkin' COLD today! Brrr! My American flag has been whipping around in this wind all day. And I have class tonight. Oh - I registered for my Java class, which starts April 3rd. I have Good Friday off - yippie!

Friday Five 1. What is your favorite time of year? Definitely spring followed by autumn, summer and winter. 2. What is it about your favorite season that, well, makes it your favorite season? I love the sight of everything coming up new and fresh. 3. What is your least favorite time of year? Why? Winter - too cold! Brrr!! 4. Do you do anything to celebrate or recognize the changing of seasons? Not really except enjoy it! Sometimes I take pictures of things that are particularly striking. 5. What's your favorite thing to do outside? I love to garden although I don't have the time. Hopefully, the girls will get interested in it too and help me!

Ooh - the Rocky Horror Quiz! (link via Ellis)
Which Rocky character are you? I love this movie although I have yet to see it in a theater - I guess I am too chicken. I don't want to get stuff thrown at me!

Oh - speaking of weird... check this out Weird NJ.

SNOW??? Lordy lord - this is weird!

Anyone watch Real Sex on HBO? Talk about some weird people! LOL!

Dog Owners Guilty on All Counts Good. Despicable people.

I was on SuzieQ's blog and I saw the link for these awesome paperclips. Very cool indeed. They also have safari animals and buttlerflies... I have to buy these for someone. I think my Mom would love these!