WHAT E V E R!

One of the best shows ever! i just laughed my butt off watching this show..for those of you who have never heard of it, its called Whatever, Martha..and its with martha stewards daughter and her friend who watch shows of martha and comment...it is sooooo funny!
I was just watching it and they were watching martha on her show go to a tag sale..and martha says 'oh i want it all' while looking at some crap..and her daughter, alexis says 'yeah thats not the first time shes said that'...
maybe its just me..or the love i have for martha..but thats some funny shit!

projects

Ok..so my newest home project is something like this..

Since we dont have a headboard for our bed yet and thanks to flipping through a pottery barn magazine i found an idea! They just had a large frame in a bedroom with either fabric/wallpaper in it..i was like perfect! ill make one and hang it above our bed, like a faux headboard..just not as huge as the one in the picture! (which i do really like!)
Im just using a 2 foot by 3 foot frame that i found for 6 bucks at a salvation army, painted it white since it was of course an ugly gold color. Well let me tell you, finding fabric or wallpaper to frame is almost impossible!!! I have been everywhere (lowes, menards, home depot, homegoods, hobby lobby, joanns, crate and barrel outlet..etc!) and havent found anything yet! i found one fabric at joanns but i thought the print was way too small..(it would be nice if i could find whats framed in this damn picture!) and i found some wallpaper at menards..which i took about 40 square samples of to see if i could group them all together in some odd way..well..didnt have enough..and since i took ALL the samples ill have to wait to see if they ever put more out! I grouped all the ones i had and i still dont think theyll work..its just a plain white wallpaper with some stripes that are kind of pearl white..very pretty but i wanted more than just whites..maybe a mix of browns, taupe, and whites..so anyways, im almost calling this project a bust because i dont know where else to look! So im going to keep looking around on the net and see what i can find..what a mess...

ps jake has his st charles interview today! and he has the dupage county interview late oct...and i just found that yorkville and kane county are taking applications which he will be doing too!

ok..mayyybe there is ONE reason why having a kid is good..

A Lion Called Christian

Last night there was a show on animal planet about a lion...and i loovvveeeedddd it!

click the link to watch the videos..

http://animal.discovery.com/videos/a-lion-called-christian-cutest-moments/

birds birds birds!

Willy Bean...

Famous pottery barn trunk candles..and birch vase cover!

Still need to find a home for this nest..plan on putting it in the master bath once my MOTHER paints all my birdie stuff!

Pottery barn pedestal with my first bird nest I got..on a bed of moss..loves it!

My 2nd pedestal (yes 2nd, i said i needed double of things i love right?!) with another nest..just found some scraps of moss, river rocks, and some random vase filler berries and just shoved it all in there!

love the mossy nest!
(click the pics to make them bigger)

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- waiting to hear back from a psychologist office in naperville..playing phone tag..i have got to get something a s a p.

- what a gloomy day outside..which has put me in a gloomy mood. *not little miss sunshine today.

- on the bright side, ulta has eyeliner on sale for 2 dollars from 8, gonna go pick me up one tomorrow.

- i cant stand my cat today...im thinking about cutting his hair in between his feet because i think its the reason why cat liter ends up in places it should never be..like my coffee table. and im sick of him eating the dog food instead of his own..and next time he wrestles around with another plastic bag i will strangle him with it.

- jake f i n a l l y got a call from dupage..he has an interview Oct 22. if he doesnt get a police job like yesterday i think i am going to go insane and instead of working at a psychologist office, i will be a patient of one.

- im pretty much obsessed with these bird nests i got at a store in sandwich with my mom..i have 3 now..this whole 'if i like something i have to have double of it if not multiple of it' is getting a little ocd.

- i could really go for some mac n cheese from cracker barrel. thats like sunlight in a bowl. instead im sure ill be eating cereal or something just as lame for dinner.

- i just got really dizzy for some reason, hope its not vertigo.

- im going to make sure i pray e v e r y night until jakes interview with dupage and it will go something like this: 'please god let jake get this dupage job, pretty please god let jake get this dupage job'. join me, please.

- oh yeah, i want to go to london.**

aDeLe

loving this song right now for some reason..

my husband = against flu/swine flu shots..

This is for my husband who has now turned me on to D3..i have been doing a lot of research and i have read a lot about vitamin D3..everywhere i look people are saying take 5-10,000 IUs of D3 a day..especially in the fall/winter months..and you can lower if you want in spring/summer..AND if you feel like you are catching something (cold, flu..etc) that you can take 50,000 IUs for a few days to help kill the virus..interesting?!?? I would say so..so i will keep reading about it and use my best judgment from there..

will i not get the flu/swine flu shots and just take D3? I have no idea..

am i now taking 5-10,000 IUs of D3 now? yes i am..from what i read, it cant hurt!

Swine Flu and Vitamin D3

Every news outlet in the country is talking about the swine flu, and its threat of a pandemic. While the authorities scramble to identify and contain the threat, the public is wondering what responses they should consider. First off, don’t panic! Panic causes people to say and do really stupid and dangerous things.

Second, consider the contact you and your associates have with individuals who may be at risk, due to their own associate circle and recent travel. If you show flu symptoms, take immediate precautions and see your medical provider right away, with a recent trip/contact diary in-hand.

Third, consider supporting your first and best line medical defense, by feeding your immune system what it needs to work properly, Vitamin D3. A daily dose of 5-10,000 IUs of D3 will boost your body’s production of antimicrobial peptides shown to kill the influenza virus. D3 also helps the immune system avoid cytokine ‘overload’, whereby our immune systems overreacts to a pathogen or antagonist, congesting the lungs. Don’t worry about drug interactions or overdose with D3, as we normally produce up to 30,000 IUs of D3 during a sunbathing hour at the beach.

Lastly, be particularly watchful of children and older adults, or anyone else with weak or weakened immune system. Again, contact a qualified medical professional if you suspect you have the flu. Do not wait!

So do a little research yourself..

want want want #1

Round Coffee Table (Pottery Barn)

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/metropolitan-round-coffee-table/?pkey=ccoffee-tables

Anyone wanna get me this for Christmas?! Its on sale from 349 to only 299!! ha..

speaking of pottery barn..a few of my favorite things in my home are from them..
These vase sleeves! I have the two mossy ones on the top and one tall birch bark one..the mossy ones i got last year for Christmas from the in laws and the birch one i found after Christmas on the bottom of a sales shelf, which i think i got for like 4 dollars! They stopped carrying them sometime after the holidays last year..wonder if they will bring these back!?
And my other favorite - those darn trunk candles!i dont know why, but when i saw these..i had to have them! Another gift from Christmas last year also..i have two medium ones and one small..love them! It looks like they brought these back too..i know that they sold out pretty fast last year..and i noticed when they brought them back, they also raised the price on these bad boys - a lot! They arent on the website right now, but i did see them in the stores this week..and i think they were on sale.

pillowzzzz

While looking for pillow covers for my new pillows my mom got me at pottery barn a few days ago while we were up at my sisters i decided to run to home goods and crate and barrel outlet - holy cow!
Home goods did have a semi good selection of pillow cases/shams but i think i only saw one square pillow cover (and it was even bigger than what im looking for, 20"x20")..i did find two shams, one standard and one king size..looovvveee them, and i got them on clearance!

Crate and barrel outlet had a million, and i mean a million pillow cases/shams, duvets, coverlets, window panels, blankets..etc..on final sale! I had to have been there for a good 45 min just picking through everything! I am so peeved at myself for putting back a coverlet because 2 min after i put it down i went to go look at it again and i saw some lady took it..i literally followed her till she checked out just in case she would put it back down..it was 35 bucks and from what im seeing online the damn thing was like over 200 dollars! I wanted to to cut it up and use it to cover my big pillows on the back of my couch! Ill definitely be hitting that store more often for a while..good thing im 2 min down the road from it! I did walk away with a few pillow cases and a few shams..for a DOLLAR each i couldnt resist! Still didnt find any 20" cases i liked, and they only had a few randoms in the final sale bins..bummer..so i walked away only spending 5 dollars! I cant believe i put that damn coverlet down...grr

*painted the master bedroom dresser..love it! have to get sandpaper to sand the holes that i patched on the drawers and plan on painting them this weekend..need to save up money for the pulls i want! Maybe a good Christmas idea...

thought for the day: i need a nap

finally starting to feel better..not quite 100% but close! Good enough to get my flu shot tomorrow i think...

i have a few things to add to my IN list:

LONDONNNNNNNN!! How could i forget?! I am still obsessing about going and pretty much every time i daydream i pretend i live there! i wanna gooooo..waaaaa!!

And just about the best ever...TAFFY!!! My aunt got me the famous taffy at the sandwich fair and i ate probably half the bag in less than 10 minutes..its just so good (and pretty much the only reason i go to the fair these days)! Thank you Aunt Mary for my taffy!!!!

eh...ahhh..yay...eh..

YAY

jake got a letter from st charles today for an interview..they are only interviewing the top 20 first and hes one of em!

same for sycamore..he has an interview with them next monday and he said he heard from the chief of police at the orientation that theyll be interviewing the top 20 only...so hes in the top 20 again!

still not holding my breath because wed be dead at this point if we did...but its hard not to get excited when something comes up since its pretty few and far between..this hurry up and wait bs is getting old!

still waiting for stupid dupage county for an interview..and dekalb county (they sure took his application and money fast in late J U L Y and still have not heard when testing is..idiots!)

In and Out #1

Thought i might do one of these each month/week..pretty much like an update on my life or things i hate/love..

-IN-

my cat..i love him sooo much..ive always loved a dog more than i loved a cat..so its a little odd...hes just to darn cute! Im finally understanding the weird obsession my mother has with her dog gizmo (which used to be half mine until she bought me out! I was like 20, broke, and wanted new clothes..so i said take the dog!)

FALL! Im so glad fall is (or was) in the air...these past couple of days have been feeling more like summer but im hoping it goes back to the fall weather i love so dearly...

Texas?!?? My uncle and aunt want to go on a vacation..but they have dogs and need someone to watch them..so he asked if we could! Well see what happens though - Jake and i have never been on a vacation together yet so it would be nice..cant say yes for sure yet since it depends on what cop stuff jake has and if i get/have a job or not..a vacation sounds great and all but there is NO WAY (no really, NO WAY!) i can pass on a job since ive been out of one since july...maybe i can get a flexible one?!

my wedding rings - my band is now white/silver instead of goldish..long story short..its fixed and now i can wear my rings without bitching!

Halloween window clings...i really have like no holiday decor (waa waaa) so since i have like one fall leaf patterned kitchen towel i thought what the heck..and stuck some happy halloween pumpkins all over our windows..i know its a little early but who cares..its all ive got!

oh and Vitamin C of course...and now D thanks to jake...along with my multi and nexium..im full of pills!

OH and vicks vapor inhaler..if youve never had one, get one..it pretty much the only thing that saved me from killing myself when i couldnt breathe out of my nose.

-OUT-

being sick! ive had some sort of allergy/sinus/cold thingy for a week now..today im starting to feel better..but i dont want to jinx it..hopefully these next few days i can kick it out of my system!

being jobless...its getting ridiculous now..im pretty sure if i dont get a job by october we will be living on the streets eating peoples pumpkin decorations since we will have no food..of course..

being broke..having no money..bills..and dirty dishes..those are ALWAYS O U T!

AHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHH AHHHHH AAAH

STILL sick and about to shoot myself in the face to end it...
dont know if its allergies or sinuses..or a combo of both..itch ears and throat is gone...dry throat is gone..not i just cant breathe and have a lot of sinus congestion! Trying to avoid going to the drs since im b r o k e...so well see how long this crap lasts..ive felt like poop since thursday night so this is getting OLD!!!! Nothing like spending the long labor day weekend sick..just my LUCK!

POSTpartum..NASAL DRIP

Im feeling a bit fragile today..last night a severe dry throat attacked me all of a sudden before bed and pretty much ruined my sleep..felt like i was choking for the better part of the night, which is always fun.
Woke up this morning with still, a dry throat..and maybe swollen tonsils to add to the fun..im thinking sinuses/post nasal drip is the killer!
hoping it all disappears before we leave for the quad cities or this might just end up being a miserable few days..

on to drinking plenty of green tea and water