Mario Day

So, like I said we got a package from Steve's Mom.

Most of the stuff was for Steve's Birthday - all Mario stuff.

He was like, really good tournament level player who could play with his eyes closed.

So Mario is kind of a big deal around here.

I don't know if any of you guys have ever had a theme day for instance if you like Jellyfish you would have a Jelly fish day? We took all his gifts and had a Mario Day.

We:

-Built the Mario Lego Car (pictured below)

-Ate Mario Candy

-Watched Mario

-Played Mario

-Wore Mario Clothes

-Had Spaghetti (Mario's Favorite!)

-Had Star Shaped Sugar Cookies... 

The kids had so much fun.

In the spirit of the crane

So, since I've shared my love of cranes with you...
I plan on doing these 1000 (sounds real fun - and a waste of trees) to be exact.

Valentine's Day

So we got a gift from Steve's mom and she put a little scrapbook in there for the girls to do.

So we did that

We also did a bunch of little heart themed crafts

They had fun. It was fun - tons of stickers and glorious glue... you can see in the last picture my younger daughter holding the glue... it really was scary.

I babysat last night. (I do that, babysit) and the lady I babysit for brought cookies!

YUMM

I did a bunch of crafts while they were here. Mostly stickers because that translates across the age divide. We read some Valentines Books and finished it off with Barney's Valentine which no one watched because they were all pretending to be puppies. 

I ended the night with one of these

Ayala's Herbal Water is so good!

That was my Valentine's Day. I hope yours was great!

A Story

A long time ago ( a whole year almost :D) me and my sister in law went to the museum in my hometown.
There is a creek that runs along the outside and we were walking.
We see a bird a really big bird and we think it's a crane... (Do you know the significance of the crane?)
Totally absurd because of the geographical region
But we follow it and spook it and follow it and photograph it and are in a state of disbelief.
We get to the end of the little trail and there's some people there talking about the bird... the bird was a Heron.

OK so we were wrong.
And there's a moral to the story.
We chase things in life, shadows, dreams, whatever.
We chase them and sometimes when it's all over... what we were chasing wasn't what we thought it was.
It doesn't make it less beautiful or less important. It's just a matter of accepting something for what it is.

Cool Website

http://thecupcakerecipes.com/
I just wanted to link to this here so that I can reference it in the future. I plan on using it a lot.

A Fun Post

Facebook is such a time suck...
somehow people were able to ask questions about me in 21 Questions - 154 to be exact.
Of course to see who answered them you have to pay which I am totally above or you can answer questions about other people ... like 100 to unlock one answer. Now you see how this vicious cycle works.
The answers are both hilarious and flattering and the questions go from silly to ridiculous to absolutely offensive.
I am going to post all the questions and the answers that people have given for me.

-Do you think ___ has ever kissed a guy ? YES

-Would you give ___ a fist bump? YES

-Would you say what's up to ____? YES

-Would you introduce ___ to your family? YES

-Do you think ____ should do laundry more often? NO
(Obviously they don't know me well enough)

-Do you think ____ 'plays with themselves? NO

-Do you think ____ is cool? YES

-Do you think ___ smells? NO

-Do you think that ____ would secretly fart in public? YES
(AWESOME)

-Would you give ____ a fist bump? YES

-Do you think _____ grinds their teeth while sleeping? YES
(creeper!)

-Do you think ____ can hook up with someone out of their league? YES
(wrong question.. because no one is out of my league)

-Do you think ____ should pass on the chocolate cake? NO

-Is ____ a cheap skate? NO

-Do you think ____ would look good in a bikini? YES
(Aw, thanks!)

-Do you think ___ would bail you out of jail? YES
(Think again)

-Do you think ____ wants to come out of the closet? NO

-Does ____ dress poorly? NO

-If you were being chased by a bear would you trip ____ to save your own life? NO
(WOWSSERS)

-Would you introduce ____ to your family? YES

-Do you think that ____ voted for Obama? YES

-Do you think ___ has good taste? YES

-Would you trust ____ with your life? YES

-Do you think that ____ has ever mooned someone? YES

-Do you think that ___ can do 20 pushups? NO

-Do you think that ___ needs to gain weight? NO

-Is ____ profile picture cute? YES

-Is ____ a cheap skate? NO

-Do you think ___ still sleeps with a teddy bear? YES

-Do you think ____ has ever watched someone undress secretly? NO

-Do you think ___ is trailer trash? NO

-Do you think you can beat ___ in a fight?
(Alright, who said that? hahaha)

-Do you think ____ has ever fantasized about you? NO

-Would you trust ___ with your life? YES

-Do you think that ____ has ever smoked? YES

-Do you think that ____ has ever prank called someone? YES

-Do you think that ____ has ever taken money for a bribe? NO

-Do you think that ____would bail you out of jail? YES
(What's wrong with these people? WHAT DID THEY DO?)

-Do you think ____ is cute? YES
(Well, I think you're cute too!)

-Do you think that ____ likes brownies? YES

-Do you think that ____ has bad breath? NO

-Does ____ have a nice body? YES

-Is _____ profile picture cute? YES

-Do you think that ____ can eat more than 3 Big Mac's at a time? NO

-Do you think that ____ has ever done anything that they're ashamed of? NO
(Puhleassse)

-Do you think that ______ scored above a 1500 on the SAT's? YES
(I've never taken them...)

-Do you think that ____ is mean? NO

-Do you think that ____ has ever punched someone? YES

-Do you think that ____ has ever prank called someone? YES

-Do you think that ____ is cuter than Brad Pitt? YES
(Obviously a penis put that)

-Do you think that ____ has ever had stitches? YES

- Do you think that _____ likes to sing Karaoke? NO
(NO? REALLY... I love me some drunken karaoke!)

-Do you think that ____ should not wear tight clothing? NO

-Do you think that ____ is a good friend? YES

-Do you think that ____ needs to lose weight? NO

-Do you think that ____ has ever given someone a 'dutch oven' to someone? YES
(LOL, I'm a girl and girl's don't fart)

-Do you think _____ can drink a gallon of water? YES

-Do you think _____ sends too many facebook invites? NO

-Do you think _____ has ever had stitches? NO

-Do you think that _____ would ever betray you? NO

-Do you think _____ voted for Obama? NO

-Would you hook up with _____ ? YES

-Do you think _____ is cute? YES

-Does _____ have a nice smile? YES

-Do you think ____ is religious? NO

-Do you think that ____ would do anything to get what they want? NO

-Do you think _____ is hot? YES

-Do you think that _____ has ever had a crush on you? YES
(OK Mr. CockyMcConfidant Pants!)

-Do you think that _____ can actually hook up with someone out of their league? YES

-Do you think that ____ would ever betray you? NO

-Do you think that _____ is dumber than Jessica Simpson? NO

-Do you think that _____ would sell you out for a million bucks? YES
(Must be a family member :D)

-Do you think ____ looks good in a bathing suit?  YES

-Do you think _____ is socially awkward? NO

-Does ____ have a nice body? YES

-Do you think ____ would look good in a mini skirt? YES

-Do you think that ____ watches porn? YES
(HAHAHA)

-Do you think ____ would lie for you? YES

-Do you think _____ is hot? YES

- Do you think ____ has blue eyes? YES
(Uh, no I do not)

-Do you think that ____ is hot? YES

-Do you think that ____ is a slacker? NO

-Do you think that _____ is cute? YES

-Do you think that ____ is cute? YES

-Do you think that _____ has ever cheated on a test? NO

-Do you think that _____ brushes their teeth regularly? YES

-Do you think that _____ is cute? YES

-Do you think that______ is a good friend? YES

-Do you think that _____ should have more self confidence? NO

-Do you think that _____ has ever gone to a strip club? YES

-Do you think that _____ has a funny looking nose? NO

-Do you think _____ dresses well? YES

-Do you think _____ sings Britney Spears aloud when no one is around? YES

-Do you think ______ is a jealous significant other? NO

-Do you think ____ would do anything to succeed? YES

-Do you think ____ has ever gone hunting? NO

-Do you think ____ needs to lose weight? NO

-Have you ever had a crush on ____? NO

-Do you think that _____ scored above a 1500 on the SAT's? NO

-Do you think that ____ has ever mooned someone? YES

-Do you think ____ is part of the 'mile high' club? YES
(I've been on a plane twice and I was to scared to go to the bathroom let alone spex in the bathroom)

-Do you think that _____ would do anything to succeed? YES
(OK there are two answers like that... what the hell do people think I am)
-Does ____ sing in the shower? NO

-Do you think ____ is hyper? NO

-Do you think _____ has ever been in a fist fight? NO

-Do you think that _____ wants to 'come out of the closet'? NO


-Would _____ ever dress up in a mascot outfit and run around? NO


-Do you think ____ is trailer trash? NO


-Do you think that ____ would ditch a date? NO


-Have you ever had a crush on ____? NO


-Do you think that _____ has ever given money to a homeless person? YES


-Would you want to see ____ dance like Michael Jackson for money? NO
( LIES)


-Do you think ____ is a jerk? NO


- Do you think ____ is part of the 'mile high' club? NO


-Do you think _____ has ever smoked? YES


-Do you think _____ could shoot someone if they had to? YES

-Do you think _____ 'plays with' themselves? YES


-Would you trust ____ with your life? YES


-Is _____ hyper? YES


-Do you think _____ is greedy? NO


-Do you think _____ would pull a fire alarm as a prank? YES
(OH MY)


-Do you think that _____ has ever fantasized about you? NO


-Do you think that _____ cried while watching the Titantic? NO


-Do you think that _____ is selfish? NO


-Do you think that _____ looks good in a bathing suit? YES


-Do you think that _____ has ever gone to a strip club? NO
-Do you think that _____ is a good friend? YES


-Do you think _____ is socially awkward? NO


-Do you think _____ can cook? YES


-Do you think _____ has ever smoked? YES


-Do you think _____ brushes their teeth regularly? YES


-Does ____ sing in the shower? YES


-Does ____ have a deep dark secret? YES
(ooooo)
-Do you think _____ has ever lied to avoid a date? YES


-Do you think that _____ let's the 'yellow mellow'? NO


-Do you think that _____ would let you cheat off their paper during a test? NO


-Do you think that _____ still wet their bed in the 6th grade? YES
(HAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHAH)


-Do you think _____ dresses well? YES


-Do you think that ____ has ever kissed a girl? NO


-Is _____ fun to be around? YES


-Do you think _____ has bad breath? NO


-Would you introduce ____ to your family? YES


-Would _____ make a good spouse? YES


-Has _____ ever played beer pong? NO
(What?? AM i up for sainthood?)


-Do you think _____ could be a gangster? NO


-Do you think _____ has ever picked their nose in public? NO


-Do you think _____ needs to lose weight? NO


-Do you think that _____ has ever skipped out on a tab? YES


-Do you think _____ is a slacker? NO


-Do you think that ____ thinks wine in a box is classy? NO
(psh... uh yeah I do)


-Is ____ a cheap skate? NO

-Do you think that _____ could be a gangster? NO


-Do you think _____ is funny? YES


And there you have it... 
What can we surmise from this...
apparently, I couldn't be a gangster... I look good in bikini and I would secretly fart in public
The jury is out on whether I'm a part of the mile high club. 
HAHA oh boy.
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The Year for Me?

Somedays, I get bummed... but there's no one or nothing that can do that to you except yourself.
I'm in control of my emotions... I got a 3,000$ medical bill today that sort of bothered me
There are things in my life that are out of my control - more things than I can count but I can still give it away, those feelings I don't have to carry them with me.

I need to start forging along and working on me... not waiting on things to happen, making them happen with that being said...

I've got stuff to do.