the end of the first fiscal quarter.....

used to be the end of a fiscal quarter would bring about reports, reviews, and more reports. but......not this time around. nothing special about it when you aren't working.

HOWEVER.......I still have my quarterly to-do list at home. see, I have found that I am not good at remembering the last time I changed my toothbrush, or when dh changed the air filter, etc. sure we could write that stuff on the calendar. but do I really want my in-laws to know that today I am going to replace my razors in the shower?!?!? NOPE! so since the quarter end was such an easy point in time to remember, I have used this as my reminder.

• toss and replace toothbrushes
• toss and replace razors (I use 2 different ones in the shower so think that changing them every 3 months instead of the recommended month is fine)
• check all medicine and toss out of date stuff
  
• check canned goods and toss out of date stuff (anything going bad in the next 3 months either make a plan to use or donate to charity)
• replace air filters
• pull out magazines over a year old and reread before cutting things out or recycling

ideally I think the toothbrush industry should really focus on the whole fiscal quarter brush replacement idea. instead of a steady stream of commercials telling us how great a brush is they should have a campaign to target changing them every 3 months. you know plenty of people don't and this way they could save on advertising dollars AND sell more toothbrushes at the same time! seriously........I don't jump up to buy a new toothbrush when I see a commercial. but I WOULD put it on my shopping list if I saw an ad that said "hey....this is your reminder that next week is time to change your toothbrush. buy ours!" lol!! heck, if they were uber smart they could sell toothbrushes in packs of 4 with seasonal themes! snowflakes for winter, flowers for spring, sun for summer, and leaves (or a nice teeth-cleaning apple) for fall!

maybe I should be looking for a job in advertising?!?!?

picklegate.....

I guess my picture of the pickle dude was a hit, huh?!?! never have I gotten more posts on my blog in one day than for this month's 12 of 12. course, maybe the fact that you CAN post on my blog now helps, huh?!?!? anyway, I thought it was unbelievably hysterical last night when I passed that same corner and there was NO PICKLE!!!! there was a guy out with the sandwich board, but he wasn't dressed up as a pickle! while I don't think this will count as a miracle towards my own sainthood, it does make one think that someone is listening!!!

speaking of listening........last night I found out about ANOTHER person who is listening in on my blog......MY HUSBAND!!! he had forgotten to start the rice for dinner and since we were both very busy last night we decided to head out for some healthy and nutritious fast food. he slyly commented that maybe I didn't want to go to Jack in the Box since I had just been there for lunch the previous day.......OOOOOOH!!!! (and yes, J, I DO know that you did do that on purpose!!!) seems he was almost even driven to post in defense of himself in regards to my claim that he was procrastinating on the Scout stuff. he SAYS he didn't think he NEEDED the item until this past weekend.....yeah, whatever, honey......whatever you say dear! lol!! needless to say, I am really thankful I haven't talked here about how he claims to hate country music yet sings it loud and proud in the shower, his penchant for smelling his dirty socks, or about his addiction to My Little Pony and how this addiction has had our home in foreclosure several times. why buy it at Kmart 2 for $5 when you can buy it on e-Bay for $35?!?!?

well, atleast now I can leave him notes here, right?!?! like: remember I won't be meeting you at the chiropractor's office or for dinner as I have a hair appointment. D needs to be in bed by 7 so have him start getting ready at 6:30. have R make his lunch tonight since tomorrow is a band day. and the dishes in the dishwasher are dirty. love ya!

12 of 12 - the LUCKY edition! lol!

once again, I have surprisingly remembered to take my pictures!!! if you are clueless as to what I am referring to....please check out CHAD!! also check out some of the others who play along each month.....really kinda fun to read what other people did today!

alrighty, here we go....I wasn't coherent enough to take a picture of the clock this morning when J woke me at 6am (really 5am, huh?!?!?) so my first photo is the obligatory odometer...which happily shows the temperature as well! (it warmed up to the mid-80s today....should have waited to take this shot, huh?!?!?)

forgot to take a picture of the boys so I tracked them down halfway to school. please notice that one boy is wearing a helmet and riding his scooter while the other isn't. guess which one left his at school on Friday and instead of saying anything was RUNNING to keep up?!?!?

got to work late......but the phone system wasn't reset yet....so was I actually EARLY!?!?!? lol!! and yes, yes I do have a penguin squeezy stress ball/doll. (thank you still to Sharon!)

my healthy and nutritious breakfast (atleast it was a non-fat mocha)......and hey, isn't that straw GREEN?!?!? did I mention the bonus pic this month has a GREEN theme?!?!?!

at lunch time I cruised over to Target to try and get J something for his iPod. didn't find what I think he thinks he wants.....but does that ever really stop one from spending money (aka GREEN) at Target?!?!? took a picture of the sign because I can't show you what I bought......secret!!!

then hit the drive thru at Jack in the Box. I won't show you or tell you what I had for lunch. just pretend it was healthy and nutritious, okay??? I will promise you that I didn't get one of the Andes Mints milkshakes.....hurry Easter! hurry!!


yeah, well, speaking of GREEN.........I won't have much thanks to the price of gas! can you BELIEVE IT?!?!?!

this guy is trying to drum up business for a new deli. I have seen him every day for the past week or so....and every day I think "golly I hope he is still there on the 12th so I can take his picture." too bad he would rather me think "golly I want a sandwich right now" lol!

our city recently lowered the speed limit on several major roads. every day last week I watched some fool get a ticket for zooming along....... I'll agree 40 is darn slow but I wanna keep as much GREEN as I can so I have slowed down!

here is the stack of layouts I have completed recently thanks to a class over at BPS and this weekend's Extreme Crop over at LM. pretty nice stack, huh?!?!?

here is Mr. Dork himself....working on a plaque for R's Arrow of Light. the ceremony is Thursday. nothing like putting things off until the last minute, huh?!?!?

and his lovely wife, Mrs Dork, showing you a nifty little something that the boys found and begged me to buy for a friend. if you know me, you KNOW who that friend is. and either he will be thrilled or he will have already received a dozen packages. either way, the boys LOVE him and wanted to send him something..... but shush! try and keep it a secret, okay?!?!?


and, the BONUS PICTURE!!!! yes, I have become a tad obsessed! I LOVE these mint ones! they are the BESTEST!!! and that whole limited time only thing kinda freaks me out! as if it weren't bad enough that they discontinued the valencia syrup....now I have to deal with this kind of pressure?!?!?

anyway, hope the pictures were a decent size. this is my first month with the new blog so I am still learning!

reason #1 I am a dork....

okay, so this probably isn't the FIRST reason I am a dork.....just the first one I am posting about (on this blog.....there are probably other related posts on the previous blog).

I post on ScrapVillage once in awhile. I originally went over there because it was Joanne Wesley's site and I am the ultimate fan! I have been a fan since she was a serious nobody back on 2Peas (the same thing with Cathy Zielske....thankyouverymuch). anyway, so it is a much smaller community and has changed a lot since the beginning. but it is nice to go someplace where I am not on the DT and not in charge of anything and just a regularjoescrapper.

so today I hit 2,499 posts. wow! a lot, huh?!?!? so check out my title:

ScrapVillage profile

so now I don't want to post so I can keep my funky name for awhile longer......which is funny because I only noticed it because I went to change my location to "looking for a new title" because I was bored with what it was.

and THAT is why I am a dork!