Monday, 9 June 2008

My Mosaic

Ok so I copied Melody, who copied Pants who copied someone else.

1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MIK5156 (KIM), 2. Jounieh, Lebanon; door detail, 3. Fungi, 4. frame, 5. Alex O’Loughlin 2, 6. Malibu Hurricane, 7. Desert meets the Sea, 8. brownie a la mode, 9. Chihiro, 10. Velvet Beauty, 11. Flower Power, 12. Three.

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.

Sunday, 8 June 2008

The truth

You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to me!

Bwaaaahaaaaahaaaaa!

Am I the only one who finds this hilarious?
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If You Were a Girl In The 70’s…

My comments in brackets.

  • You had that Fisher Price Doctor’s Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked
  • You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.
(Oh yes I did - it was the coolest bike ever!)
  • You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.
(mine had wheels but they we not metal)
  • You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)

  • You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island

  • You had either a ‘bowl cut’ or ‘pixie’, not to mention the ‘Dorothy Hamill’. People sometimes thought you were a boy.
(I had the Dorothy Hamill - yuck!)
  • You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days. YEAH! You owned a ‘Slip-n-Slide’, on which you injured yourself on a sprinkler head more than once.

  • You owned ‘Klick-Klacks’ and smacked yourself in the face more than once!
(We called them Klackers and I still have mine - gonna teach my son to smack himself in his face too :))
  • Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.
(Didn't have the sleeping bag, but did have the doll)
  • You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.
(Yup to the ponchos and gauchos - together even)
  • You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.
(Never did get one though)
  • You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits, or the sunshine family.
(Nope but watched the show)
  • You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.

  • You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)

  • You had a pair of Doctor Scholl’s sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.

  • You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Oleson!

  • You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!

  • PONG! (’video tennis’ ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you’ve ever heard of!

  • Your hairstyle was described as having ‘wings’ or ‘feathers’ and you kept it ‘pretty’ with the comb you kept in your back pocket. When you walked, the ‘wings’ flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna ‘take off’
(Wow does that bring back memories!)
  • You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.

  • You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic. With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you dropped them.
(Mine was Scoobie Doo)
  • You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend.

  • YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!

  • It was a big event in your household each year when the ‘Wizard of Oz’ would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!

  • You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: ‘Who will I marry. Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?’
(Oh wow....Leif Garrett...)
  • You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album.
(Yes I had the Grease soundtrack)
  • You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God’s eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.
(Yup got those sets every Christmas)
  • You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!

  • You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.
(LOL Oh yes I did!)
  • You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.

  • You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books. (Are you there God, It’s me, Margaret.)
(Judy Blume is the best!)
  • You thought Olivia Newton John’s song ‘Physical’ was about aerobics.
(It isn't?)
  • You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or /r a i n b o w /designs.

  • You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.
(Didn't we all?)
  • You drowned yourself in Love’s Baby Soft - which was the first ‘real’ perfume you ever owned.
(I love Love's Baby Soft!....do they still make that stuff?)
  • You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped off .
(Mine was 7up flavored lipsmackers - I can still taste it :))

Saturday, 7 June 2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull


So the kid and I went to see Indiana Jones this afternoon.

Pretty decent movie - I was worried because I had read some bad reviews. It wasn't as good as some of the previous Indy movies but I think I would give it an 8 out of 10.

I really like Shia LaBeouf in this movie too. And I've always liked the chemistry between Indy and Marion, so it was good to see her again.

Overall worth seeing. We still want to see Ironman.

Thursday, 5 June 2008

I'm a grandma!.....kinda

My son's molly (fish) had babies yesterday morning. Mollies give birth to live fish not eggs. We got this fish and two others about 3 wks ago. We noticed soon after that this one fish looked kind of fat, so we googled mollies and discovered that she may be pregnant. Just the night before, I was looking at her and said that I actually didn't think she was pregnant because she didn't seem to be getting any bigger.

My son noticed them soon after I woke him yesterday morning and called for me. I grabbed a tupperware like container and scooped the little fry (that is what baby fish are called) up with a net and popped them into it. We are not sure how many babies she had, but we saved 5. We seen at least 2 being eaten, one by the mother. That is a piece of gravel from the tank for a size comparison. The container they are in is about 3 inches across.
She may have had more once we left to go to work and school, but my son could not see anymore when he got home from school, so if she did, they were eaten. Sadly, the little black one did not survive the day. They are tiny; only about 2 millimeters long.

We bough a special breeder tank last night that floats in the big tank and can hold a pregnant fish and has a little trap that the fry fall into so that they cannot be eaten. The adult fish are still trying to get them through the breeder tank.
Can you see them?


They have to be kept separate from the adult fish until they have at least doubled in size. Not sure how long that will take.

We have two females and a male adult mollies. I read online today that mollies can give birth to fry every 30 days. I really wish the lady at the pet store had told me that!

Wednesday, 4 June 2008

Works for me Wednesday - Motivation Advice Needed


I know, I know - this week's WFMW theme is about keeping kids busy this summer, but as a working Mom, that is why I pay the babysitter so well :) it's her job.

My friend is kidsitting my son this summer and being a grade one teacher, I know she will be able to keep him and her 2 kids nice and busy.

So instead I would like to ask your advice.

I need to lose weight. Serious weight. I need to diet.

I know EVERYTHING there is to know about dieting, really I do. If there is a diet book written, then I have read it. I know what to do. I do, I do. I just don't do it. I just can't seem to get my motivation up enough to actually do it. I plan like crazy, then fizzle out after just a couple days.

I need to know where I can find me some "stick-to-itness".

I know how I should eat - but I don't.
I know I should exercise - but I don't.

So help me oh wise people of the Internetdom.....have you seen my motivation?

What helps you stay on track? Can you come live with me and keep me motivated?

Please help.

If you want solutions to keeping your kids busy this summer, go visit all those who actually followed the rules :)

Grungy Gretchen Flip-Thru

This is a flip-through of a recently completed journal of mine. I call it GG (grungy Gretchen), it is so far from my usual style but I enjoy...