I can’t remember if I have used this one before or not….

I can’t think anymore.  My brain is mush right now.

So here’s the deal, I have quite a bit of homework to do for my html class and my motivation at the moment is zip, zilch, nada.  It is 9:53p.m. and my brain is starting to shut down.  I keep reading the same code over and over again and like a confused monkey I keep scratching my head over the same sentence.  Wha?!

So yeah.  I’ve been spending the bulk of my mind (and time) wandering around the web reading new and fascinating blogs.  I just came across one called Theology Mama. If you haven’t read it yet, you should definitely check it out! She recounts the tale of going into Motherhood Maternity to find a pair of jeans and comfy undies. What she ended up getting were two sales women who were on her like cheap suits.

Anyway… where was I…? Distraction… oh yeah. So basically, I have lost my mind this evening.

Does someone want to help me find it?    When you find it, just look for the confused (extremely large) preggo sitting at her computer reading blogs.  Thanks.

I want nothing more than to get a passport, hop on a plane to anywhere in the world and enjoy a nice vacation out of reality! Goodness, lately, I feel as though I have been given too much reality. I need to dream a little dream and get my groove back.

On the bright side, I highlighted my hair on Friday and it turned out faboo!

What do you do in order to pamper yourself to get your groove back?

I am currently LOVIN’ the Discovery Health channel.  Today, I watched some heart-wrenching albeit interesting programming.  The first few programs were all about babies (well, C-sections to be more specific).  The baby programs make me get all warm and fuzzy on the inside.  Then, I watched a segment on gastric-bypass surgery candidates.  There was a 637 pound woman named Jackie, who said she didn’t feel human anymore.  She felt that because of her size, she lost her feminity.  I wanted to cry for Jackie.  She came across as a very loving and gentle soul.  The saddest part was when she said she watches television from sun up to sun down, living her life vicariously through the characters and personalities on tv.  I could not imagine the pain that she has endured her whole life because of this.

It reminded me of my own weight issues and the length that I would go to, to achieve the ultimate goal.  I’ve done everything from Dr. Atkins to a variety of weight loss pills. Because I am at my own highest weight, I could understand what Jackie was going through to an extent. I only hope that she is able to lose the weight she wants to lose through the surgery.

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Appetizer

What is the nearest big city to your home?

The nearest big city to my home is Chicago.  Only because I don’t know that I consider Grand Rapids a very big city.

Soup

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how well do you keep secrets?

I would say 8-9.  I only tell someone if I feel the secret is in harm to someone else or the person telling me the secret.  Most of the time it’s a 10, but I have to be honest here.

Salad

Describe your hair (color, texture, length).

My hair is an angled bob right now.  Super short in the back and longer in the front.  The color is dishwater blond/ light brown (soon to have highlights) and the texture is wavy.  What I love about it is that I can spike it all crazy in the back and have it look elegant in the front!!

“Business in the front…. paaarty in the back!” ~ Joe Dirt
Main Course

What kind of driver are you? Courteous? Aggressive? Slow?

It depends on my mood and whether or not i’m late for something.  Normally, I am a courteous driver.  I try not to race like a bat out of hell toward my destination but I can have a lead foot sometimes.  I also try and let others in a certain lane when the traffic is backed up (or any time really).

However, when there are a lot of idiots out on the road I tend to get aggressive.  Normally when this happens, I am the only one in the car.

Let me just say that I understand how road rage happens.  There are a lot of idiots out on the roads.

Dessert

When was the last time you had a really bad week?

OMG… lately, it seems like every week has been a bad week.  According to my doctor, it’s just third trimester hormones.  Perhaps I should give him a “Suck it” rock … ala Michael to Toby on his last day at Dunder Mifflin (In reference to last night’s episode of “The Office”).  hehehehehe…

So, hubb added more computer memory to the hard drive. This is a good thing as I save TONS of things on my computer. We save almost everything on this computer! We even have a separate hard drive for our movies (we like having our movies on the computer in case we go on a trip… that way we can transfer the files over to the lap top and Owbie can watch them while on the trip).

In other news…. did anyone watch LOST last night? What did y’all think? I want to know what the heck happened to Claire!

Isn’t it amazing how each pregnancy treats your skin differently? When I was pregnant with my son, my skin was glowing and looked better when pregnant than it did when I wasn’t pregnant! When pregnant with my daughter, I suffered a few more breakouts but nothing out of the ordinary. Now, with this little one, i’m feeling like a teenager again! So, i’m constantly on the prowl to find natural acne treatments. I’m so nervous about using anything while pregnant, even Tylenol! However, I am beginning to find the merit in organic items!

What do you use on your skin? Do you like it?

don’t know about anyone else but I feel like the flash drive is the best invention ever!  Right now I am taking an html / xhtml class and my little flash drive has proven to be very valuable as that is where I save all of my homework assignments!  It is kind of a relief actually because if the computer dies (for whatever reason) all of my work is still saved!

I am also considering using a separate flash drive for my web design / web development business venture!

Do you have a flash drive?  If so, how many gigs is it?

In a past business class, I read up on the power of franchise. It seems that a franchise is easy to set up and run so long as the rules are followed. For instance, if someone owned a Little Cesar’s franchise store, they couldn’t sell hot dogs. Nor could they offer any deals other than what the main owner of the chain dictates. However, the advertising, food, and everything else is decided for the owner of a certain store. Not to mention franchises are normally profitable (depending on location) because everyone is familiar with the brand.

The downside is that there is no opportunity to really put your own creative ideas to work. At least not where advertising and food are concerned. Also, it is rather expensive to own a franchise. So it is something that can be entered into with a partner.

I have to be honest and say that I have never thought of purchasing a children’s life insurance policy for my family. The reason is because I don’t see the immediate need for it. Of course, with all of the uncertainty surrounding life, I can see why it is available. Especially, if a child has a terminal illness. It could help take the burden of funeral costs and such off of the parent’s shoulders.

What is your opinion? Would you purchase something like this for your family?