It’s official, brushing my teeth is now my most hated have-to

The one thing I absolutely dread each morning is brushing my teeth. Now that I’m pregnant, each and every time I do this, I end up making an offering to the porcelain god. I don’t remember it being this bad my first time and I have hopes that this won’t last the entire 9 months. We’ll see.

Glenn Beck, oh how I love thee

My husband has been telling me, for quite a while now, that I need to listen to Glenn Beck. “The guy’s a genius,” he says. So, lately, when I get a chance, I catch him on the radio as I drive into work. I was enthralled by what he was saying this morning and I wanted to share.

What do you get when you mix preschoolers with the Nutcracker?

A night full of laughter and true enjoyment.

Isa’s daycare featured their annual Nutcracker performance last night at the Jesse Auditorium. And, it was all it was hyped up to be. The little preschoolers, all the way from infants to 5 years old entertained parents, grandparents, and friends with dancing that was sure to please the hardest of hearts.

Coffee and a blog.

It’s that time again. My morning coffee. Ahh..

Nothing like escaping the husband and the 5 month old baby on the morning commute, and then of course to top it off with a McDonald’s premium roast decaf coffee with “2 creams and 3 sugars.” It’s my first real time to myself. Oh sure there is that 30 minutes on the treadmill where I am sweating and praying for superstrong lungs, but this is my more “relaxing” moment before the crap hits the fan at work.

Wake up call in the wee hours

My daughter and I were awakened in the middle of the night by a loud crash. At the time, I had no idea what it was or could be. I waited for a bit to see if it would continue. It didn’t, so I went back to sleep.

This morning, as I got up to hit the shower, my husband says, “did you see the neighbor’s trees? She lost a couple of them. Look.” He pointed out our window, and I could see that 2 of our neighbors trees finally gave in to the weight of the ice. It shook me up a bit because it could happen to us, and our trees are much larger. If anyone of them fell, they’d land on our house. Hopefully, the trees will still be up when we get home tonight.

We’re supposed to be in the mid 30s today, so a lot of the ice should finally melt away. We’re expecting more wintery crap today and tomorrow. Oh how I miss southern California.

I’m ready for Christmas break

This semester has been extremely draining on my husband and I. Thankfully, we only have a week left of classes and it can’t come any sooner.

What we’re really excited about is taking our Christmas break in a couple of weeks. We’ll be basking in the sun in southern California with family whilst eating a lot. Lots of tamales, posole, carne asada, carne adobada, and more.

Note: I’m not making any apologies about the title of this post. In my home, we celebrate Christmas, the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

I love WebTalkForums

When I stayed home a few years ago, many of my clients came from online forums. I tried my hand in contests, but found that the majority of my time was wasted. It’s been a few years now, and I don’t do spec-work anymore. At least, that’s what I consider contests, working on designs with no guarantee of pay.

Home with a sick child

No work for me today. At least not in the sense of my job work. I’ve got plenty to do here at home like washing dishes, finish the laundry, and pick up toys. Funny how the housework never ceases. There’s always something to do. So, with my sick little girl watching cartoons to forget her puniness, I’m off to the call of chores. Until tomorrow.

Cadillac and Toyota playing on the consumer’s immaturity

Cadillac and Toyota have recently launched their campaigns cleverly targeting immature consumers. I would consider a large majority of consumers immature and naive. I doubt many can argue and make a decent case otherwise.

Let’s play tag

One of the things quite common in the blogging community is the interaction and support for bloggers in general. One of the ways bloggers interact is with games, and one of my favorite is tag. Thanks to Casey for the idea, I’m gonna start by tagging one of my favorite gals.