A New Day...

This may be that last year that Celine Dion does her Vegas show called A New Day... I thought I would take a trip to Vegas this year in March for my B-day, but after crunching some budget numbers that will not happen.. at least not in March...

Just some holiday wrapping pics...

POM Kills Animals

When PETA learned that POM was funding deadly experiments on animals, they immediately asked the company to meet with them to discuss accurate non-animal test methods such as human clinical trials. POM refused to abandon animal testing, instead preferring to continue conducting useless experiments that require researchers to torment and kill animals in laboratories.

Other companies, such as Naked Juice, Frutzzo, Old Orchard, and Lakewood, make delicious and healthy 100 percent pomegranate juice without harming a single animal

Here is the link for full article: POM Kills Animals

X-mas wrapping...

I have always liked wrapping gifts and finding interesting ways of making each wrapping even a little different/unique, rather than just wrapping and sticking a pre-made bows. Although I am guilty of doing that, I do enjoy taking the time to wrap a gift. During x-mas I buy wrapping paper both before and after x-mas and am always stocked full of paper and things to embellish like ribbon, bows, ornaments, etc. Last year I decided to get only solid colors during the after x-mas clearances on wrapping paper, that way I could use it on other occasions rather than only during x-mas. This x-mas I decided that there is just so much waste that comes from wrapping gifts, that I will no longer buy any wrapping paper. I am trying to reduce the among of waste I produce. Probably a product of seeing Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. So I am using the remaining wrapping paper I have for this x-mas (pictures of some of my wrapping to come later) and any other events thereafter until I run out and will no longer buy wrapping paper nor things to embellish. Doesn't mean I won't be wrapping gifts whenever there is a gifting occasion, just using more clever wrapping options with things that can be used and reused as opposed to just tossed in the garbage. Some tips I have already picked up for when that time comes is using pretty hand towels, kitchen towels, even t-shirts. It's not much, but it's a start right. If you have any ideas on clever waste reducing gift wrapping techniques, send them my way :)

Just listening to music...

On a normal Monday I wake up around 4:30am and get ready for work leaving at around 5:30am to get to work by 6am. When the alarm went off in the morning I just did not feel good and could not get myself to get up to go. I don't have a cold or the flu just felt really drowsy as if I had taken a sleeping pill. So just before 6am I called out from work today. It seemed as though seconds later I woke up, however it was now 10:30am. WOW!!! talk about sleeping in. For me that is very late. Aaron made breakfast for us at that time. Thanks Aaron, and then we sat down to watch ELF. Everyone needs to see this movie and get themselves the DVD. Amy calls it a modern classic.

Feeling better now...

Just listening to music as I copy as many of my cd's to my computer. I have decided that I want to get rid of my cd's. they just take up unnecessary space.

I had originally started doing this several months ago, actually last year when I got an external hard for this sole purpose. Of course the external hard drive I got last year is now half the price and at some sites less than half the price as compared when I got it last year. SO now I am thinking of getting a second one just for movies.

So I had started copying the cds using .wma format. I now have decided that I want them in .mp3 format instead. So I hae started this process today. I will either give away or sell the leftover cds. I'll post here the ones I decide to just give away in case you want them, as they become available.

Anyways this is just one more step to get rid of all this crap I have. I have tons of stuff not in use that takes up space. I even thought of getting rid of the stored decorations from Halloween and Christmas as they take up too much space just being stored and are used 1-2 months out of the year. I probably won't get rid of that though.

Ya'll have a good day!!!




... Updated 02/14/2010, link to Amy's blog http://thosecrazyschuberts.com/ 

Holiday Party 2006!

Holiday Party 2006!

nothing... just pictures...

Nothing just pictures from the holiday get together at Rocio's.