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moar humorous pics
I simply couldn't resist.
BTW, speaking of awesome Valentines, have you been over to Chased by Children this week? She's giving away amazing prizes in honor of her blogging longevity. If you want to be able to enter tomorrow, you need to put her button up at your site and link back to her. See mine over there on the left?
My friend Emily sent this to me. She thinks it should be my new tag line. I'm inclined to agree.
moar funny pictures
Man, I can't help it. I love LOLcats. If you've not been to LOLcats central you are in for a timesuck treat!
Works-For-Me Wednesday is here this week. You'll just need to scroll down a bit to find it.
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You want to hear Shannon and me get snippy and excited about something? Ask us about copyright and blog content. Or maybe privacy issues. Oh my word. We have some serious thoughts on these issues. And we use the word absolutely a lot to emphasize that we have serious thoughts on these issues. The new podcast is up at Blogging Basics 101.
This is the last podcast in this series with Shannon. If you have ideas for other bloggers you'd like to hear from or topics of discussion please leave a comment!
That's what I said. Clip those coupons, but don't use them. At least don't use them right away.
I'm really not much of a coupon clipper, but I know many of you are. I found this tip at Boing Boing which pointed me to The Simple Dollar and, in case this will help you, I wanted to write about it.
The gist is that you clip the coupons, then hold on to them for about four weeks. At the end of four weeks you take the coupons to the store and you will probably notice the items with coupons are also on sale. Sweet.
The reason is that coupons are usually the first wave of promoting the sale of an item. As the weeks go by, other waves of promotion start. By the fourth week, the item is on sale in the store and, combined with your non-expired coupon, that means big savings for you.
Shannon mentioned in passing last week that, since she's going to be out of the country, I'll be hosting and managing Works-for-Me Wednesday over here this week. I'm so freaking excited I can hardly stand it. I can't wait to host this carnival and read your helpful ideas!
I'll post the Mr. Linky just like Shannon does.
I'll delete your link if it doesn't follow the guidelines just like Shannon does.
I'm even posting a link to the WFMW Guidelines like Shannon does.
The only difference is that you need to come back HERE to post your WFMW links tomorrow. See you then!
I've moved this post to its own page because I think it may be freezing up on some people's computers. You can still find the podcast over here.
New posts at BB101 this week! Check them out!
Have I ever told you about the first time I was pregnant and, because I was eating for two, decided I had carte blanche at the Mexican restaurant? I looked through the archives briefly and the answer to that question appears to be no.
I gained 50 pounds with my first pregnancy. At my last OB appointment before I gave birth I weighed over 190 pounds. True. I gained most of those pounds because I insisted upon eating at Chimi's Mexican Restaurant (when it was still good) at least three times a week. I probably ate ice cream and bread the other days of the week. And deep-dish pizza. Oh, I was a healthy one.
However, in the beginning of the pregnancy I didn't necessarily gain weight quickly and I didn't show much (you know how you think you'll find out you're pregnant and then think you're supposed to look 8 months pregnant immediately?). In fact, I was determined not to buy any maternity clothes until the very last minute. Those women who are so excited to be pregnant that they immediately went and bought out Pea in the Pod? Not me. I wasn't in that club. I was excited to be pregnant, but I was also going to make sure we did this thing frugally.
One night Husband was out with a friend. While he was gone I realized I was running low on elastic-waist pants that could hold my girth. The logical thing in my mind was to try on Husband's pants. Yes, he's 6'1". Yes, I'm 5"5'. It wasn't the length that bothered me--I could roll up the legs. Would the waist fit me?
A quick try-on told me, "You betcha!"
As Husband came through the door, I sprang up from the couch wearing his jeans and shouted, "Look! I can save us money by not buying maternity clothes yet. I'll just borrow your jeans!"
The look on the poor man's face was that of utter denial and confusion.
"But," he stammered, "I...but...I'm not as fat as you!"
Ladies. He did.
He told his pregnant wife he was not as fat as she was.
And he lives still.
It's a sign of my true benevolence, wouldn't you agree?
Because I have no words for the pictures at New Jersey Freak Shows. I mean, I've seen girls who take spray tanning a bit too far, but this is crazy. And do people up north really think this is attractive? I . . . I . . . have no words.
I found the link via Boing Boing lest you think I was trolling for orange Joisey boys.
One or the other of my kids has been sick since last Friday. It's finally catching up to me and I'm taking the easy road today. Enjoy the links!
My banner artwork is by Larry Jones. His work is copyrighted and for use by permission only. He has no idea how grateful I am to have my juggling girl. I love her.
