Oh Christmas Tree

Today I think we are going to actually try to get the Christmas Tree put up. This should not be a difficult task you say. Right? Wrong! First we have to move a ton of boxes out of the garage that were put in front of all of the Christmas decorations when we moved into this house. Then after all of those boxes are moved out the Christmas boxes have to be brought into the house and then all of the boxes that were put into the driveway will have to be put back into the Garage. Then comes the actual tree decorating process.

This too should be an easy task you say. Right? Wrong! We will be decorating the tree this year with not one, not two, not three, not four but five children trying to get their hands on the decorations so that they can all have their part in decorating. The three oldest will be the smaller problem but, the three year old... Well, I am not sure we have enough duct tape to keep him away from the tree and said decorations. Then there is the 16 month old little bit. Well we can always put her into the highchair and give her something to snack on.

But the good news is that last night I got 4 bottles of my favorite wine so hopefully that should be enough to get me through the official tree decorating with a smile on my face. So just wish us good thoughts that we will all make it through this with no casualities.

Let's Get Away

My husband and I have never been to New York City. I really think it would be a great thing if we could all arrange it so that we could take the kids and all of us take off for the big apple. I have been checking out Hotel Reservations and have found this site were they have hotel and all sorts of vacation rentals for you to choose from. They have good pricing I found one hotel where if we stayed for a week we got one day free. I don't think we are going to be able to make this trip this year but maybe it is something that we could start working towards for next Christmas.

You Are a Fruitcake!

You taste like nothing else in this world. And get ready, you're about to get tossed!

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

OK go figure I wouldn't eat fruitcake if somebody paid me. I think the suff just looks nasty so it is going to have to taste nasty. And the story of my life is I am about ready to get tossed. OH well guess there must be somebody in the world besides my husband that likes fruit cake.

50 Useless Pieces of Nothing

1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?
Yes

2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP?
40 years

3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED?
My birthday present which I had to leave when we left Haiti

4. WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?
Worked out What

5. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON?
Nothing really I don’t have a lot of money

7. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
I have absolutely no idea (does that mean I am getting old?)

8. ONE FAVORITE SONG?
Have I told you Lately that I love you? (My husband sings this to me when I am down and makes up silly rhymes)

9. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
In a house, in Florida

10. FAVORITE MALL STORE:
Bath and Body Works

11. LONGEST JOB YOU HAD:
Bookkeeper

12. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?
No unless I have some in storage and don’t know it

13. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?:
No

14. LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED:
Jill’s wedding

15. FIRST FRIEND YOU’D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY?
Jill & Joy

16. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:
Sonic Burger I guess

17. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD:
I have no idea I try not to lie but I am sure I have

18. WHERE’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS?
Cracker Barrel

19. CAN YOU COOK?
Yes just don’t do much right now

20. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?:
I can drive any kind of car just don’t have one right now.

21. BEST KISSER?
My husband

22. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?:
Last week when I found out that yet another person had lied to me

23. MOST DISLIKED FOODS:
Any kind of vegetable

24. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
Nothing really

25. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
My hair

26. CAN YOU SING?
Yes

27. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED?
I don’t have a clue

28. LAST MOVIE RENTED:
I haven’t rented a movie in years my girls have gotten me started buying DVD’s now and I have 27

29.ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
My hair (Private joke only family knows about)

30. FAVORITE vacation spot:
Lancaster County

31. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?:
Both

32. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?:
Don’t know

33. DO YOU SMOKE?
No

34. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES?
With

35. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?:
Nobody no room on the futon hubby beside me in twin bed small bedroom

36. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST?
Pancakes

37. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?:
Nope

38 HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?
Fried, over medium

39. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?:
no

40. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?:
Probably Joy

41. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?:
Don’t get any calls

42. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED?:
Don’t get text messages

43. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?:
Three

44. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?:
pajama pants and matching top

45. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC:
Just hear those bells jingle…

46. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB & J?
Grape

47. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?:
I can play just not good

48. CAN YOU SWIM?
Yes

49. WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW
cleaning my room

50. WHY DID YOU FILL THIS OUT?
Had nothing better I wanted to do

Bean Counters

I know a guy that is a great accountant but he never got his degree as a CPA because he like I let a CPA convince us that this CPA could teach us everything we needed to know and we did not have to go to college to learn. Well, she did teach me a lot and if I had stayed with her I could probably have all the knowledge of an accountant but it wouldn't actually be worth the paper it was written on. Because come to think of it, it wouldn't be written on paper because I would not have a diploma from college. But oh well I guess I digress. Anyway this guy I know if he wanted to advance his carer he needs to check into accountancy jobs abroad. This man is great at performing audits and I really think this would be a fabulous opportunity for him.

Press Release:

The newest arrival in the financial services recruitment scene, www.accountancyjobsabroad.com, has achieved three important goals in its second month of operation. Firstly the company has achieved a number one ranking on Yahoo for its key search term ‘accountancy jobs abroad’ which is unprecedented in such a short space of time. Secondly the company has signed up its first five employers to the site including two ‘Big Four’ Accountancy firms in Bermuda. Two leading captive management firms again mainly present in Bermuda, but also with opportunities in Cayman, the US, Barbados, and Ireland. Thirdly and finally the company was a headline article in one of Bermuda’s leading newspaper’s business section. Namely the Bermuda Sun. The article entitled “Job Site Aims to Fill Accounting Skills Gap” outlined the company’s aim to provide flexible recruitment solutions to employers however as the company is totally web-based this will be achieved through competitive commission rates.

I think I have been here

This sounds like some places I have been to eat. I am not much for Beer no matter if it is hot or cold. I remember when I was much younger and someone told me it was an acquired taste. I can still remember thinking as bad as beer tasted why would I want to acquire a taste for it. But back to the Lousy Food and Bad Service. I could name several restaurants like that. I remember once my family went to a Chinese restaurant and I don't do Chinese food either. Well I asked the waitress if they had American Food and she said "Yes but American Food it not so good". You know what she wasn't lying either it wasn't so good.

Break the Code

I have been searching online for Christmas presents. I have decided that this is the only way to shop. I can use my debit card and shop for all sorts of things. I have found a site that you receive a discount code to use for instant online purchases and on some occasions you can download and print coupons that you can use at the various store for a in-store purchase. Some of the sites you can visit are Dell, Overstock.com Buy.com and Eddie Bauer.

You can search for your deals at WebbyPlanet.com either by the product you are looking for or by the company name. Then after you select a particular company you can then select your discount available. This site is absolutely the best I have found. You are able to find so many things on just one site and branch out from there.

The three year old continues

After having her 16 month old daughter almost fall asleep at the table. I can't believe that said Mother actually left the house with both of her kids only saying "I'll be back" then over 3 hours later she comes back home. She has no regard for these children. I am guessing she was mad about the way dinner went (which was all her fault) so she left the house for several hours. I am telling you this is a nut house and she is the head nut. This child is basically pretty good all day long when she is not home. But the minute she drives into the driveway he changes completely. I mean he does a 180 and all he does is scream and yell at her and she screams and yells at him.

Taking care of the children

When Jill was living in Belgium several years ago she did quite a bit of research regarding Au Pair Live-in Childcare | AuPairCare. She was giving it some serious consideration and discovered she would be one of a large number of carefully screened and experienced au pairs. This is a method of affordable live-in childcare at about $300/week for 45hrs of live-in childcare. When you consider that you have everything you need provided for you for the right person it would be a great deal. This is a great position for women here in the United States.

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Longing for a peaceful meal

Well I worked all day today to make a pot of homemade soup. So was tired and really ready to sit down and enjoy the meal. Well that was not to be. The Mother of the 3 year old was in a royal mood from the minute she walked into the door and we had another meal where it was spent listening to her scream at this child at the table and we all just sit there trying to ignore the elephant in the room. I just long for a peaceful dinner again. We are hoping that she goes back to her second job which means she would be out of the house most of the evenings to work while we eat dinner. We can only hope.