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The Witching Hour

As we were enjoying a beautiful day by our pool this weekend, the subject of the upcoming holidays came up. No, not Christmas. Not even Turkey day. The one that was on the minds of all of my dear friends…HALLOWEEN. I was voted unanimously as the favorite holiday among us.
We have been invited to [...]

As we were enjoying a beautiful day by our pool this weekend, the subject of the upcoming holidays came up. No, not Christmas. Not even Turkey day. The one that was on the minds of all of my dear friends…HALLOWEEN. I was voted unanimously as the favorite holiday among us.

We have been invited to a haunted house on Halloween night. The kids are stoked. Then there are parties galore for the days that follow. I personally, have never taken on the challenge of a Halloween party. Not because I can’t handle it, but because I would rather have the day to ENJOY the fun. I found a site that might change my mind though: www.celebrations.com. For party planning, this place is Da Bomb!!!

We won’t be having a traditional party this year for Halloween. There is simply too much happening for us to work on that, however, we are considering a New Year’s Ghoulfest. Costumes and creepies to bring in the New Year. What better way to party?

I would most certainly make the whole creeped out menu and decorate with all the bloody scariness. At celebrations.com they have an entire section devoted to GREEN Halloween party ideas!!!! An Eco Queenie’s party planning heaven. My favorite ideas? Adding a candy eye ball to the cocktails. This would be best if the eyeballs wouldn’t float. Can you imagine chugging down a beverage to find an eyeball staring back at you from the bottom of your glass. After a FEW drinks, the reactions would be much better to see. Heh.

And because my friends are all so spur of the moment decision makers, I totally checked out their section of last minute costumes. Holy rats and witches!!! Some of the ideas were: A Movie Theater floor, a head line, e-male…no I didn’t spell them wrong. Well, you sort of get the idea anyway. There is a huge section of Halloween Treats as well. Basically, everything a Queenie could possibly need.

I think with all the party planning help from Celebrations.com, I just may be able to pull off a Royally Remembered Ghoulish Night of Fun.

Tickers and Time Bombs

I was speaking with my mom today and she mentioned that my dad was making her nervous. He hasn’t been feeling well - again. Her worry is always his heart. He has a bad one. His first heart attack at the ripe age of 46. This makes us all think about cardiac health a lot [...]

I was speaking with my mom today and she mentioned that my dad was making her nervous. He hasn’t been feeling well - again. Her worry is always his heart. He has a bad one. His first heart attack at the ripe age of 46. This makes us all think about cardiac health a lot in our family.

Did you know that Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) kills 325,000 people a year - or nearly 900 per day and can occur without warning? That is some scary stuff right there. Even more scary if that sort of things runs in your family.

I found this nifty web site that was put together by St. Jude about SCA. It gives all sorts of info about risk factors and things you can do to reduce your risk. It also gives you info about the anatomy of the heart. Best of all, it’s in simple English. You can understand it even if you aren’t a cardiac specialist. Take a peek. Especially if you think you are experiencing symptoms of a heart attack

I need a car loan

Really, I need a Jeep loan but I am not being technical. The fact is, my minivan is dying. A slow and painful death. I don’t have 25 grand setting in the bank either. I also don’t have perfect credit. I know that I can find the perfect Jeep but I wasn’t sure that I [...]

Really, I need a Jeep loan but I am not being technical. The fact is, my minivan is dying. A slow and painful death. I don’t have 25 grand setting in the bank either. I also don’t have perfect credit. I know that I can find the perfect Jeep but I wasn’t sure that I could find the perfect loan. A Queenie is a bit picky when it comes to committing to a monthly payment.

I did what any smart and savvy geek gal would do though. I started hunting for some online options. I mean really, who wants to go set at a stuffy old bank when they could set on their pool deck with their laptop and soak up some rays? Not I. Man, oh man are there some options out there online. You can get loans for anything even with sucky credit.

The best place that I found for a New Car Loan was BasicCarloans.com. They match you up with a lender that can get your into your car or Jeep fast. Summer is coming ya know. That means one thing: new car season. Heh.

I am an ass setter

I know this is hard to believe when you hear about my quest for health and weight loss. But the fact is, I am setting on my ass at my desk A LOT. You see, in addition to being a wonderful blogger, I am also a home school mom. That is not all, I also [...]

I know this is hard to believe when you hear about my quest for health and weight loss. But the fact is, I am setting on my ass at my desk A LOT. You see, in addition to being a wonderful blogger, I am also a home school mom. That is not all, I also am a web designer. AND I am addicted to World of Warcraft. What does this mean? It means that I am on my bum a ton. Not long before Christmas, I purchased one of those lovely exercise balls. I love it, I really do. However, after I go to TKD class and come home with every muscle in my body killing me, the last thing I want to do is balance on a damn ball. I have been doing a bit o research. I want one of these Massage Chairs. 



Doesn’t it look yummy? Couldn’t you just see me setting in there while I work? And play? Yeah. Me too.

This is what it says about my new chair “Sven”. (That is what I always fantasize about - having my own private massage boy named Sven)

• Amazingly human-like massage that replicates the rolling, kneading, compression and percussion techniques of massage professionals

• A full-body massage that follows the contours of your spine and body from neck to foot

• Unique three-dimension movements provide maximum relief to sore, tight muscles

It has settings or each area too. So I could just massage my legs if I wanted. But umm…who wants just a partial massage? I think I would wear the darn thing out. Quickly.

Ciao.

PS - Another post coming shortly. 

Oh hell yes

Picture it…a nice halfway normal family, piled into their Chevy Silverado…driving home from a family Christmas gathering. The radio is playing holiday music, we are all singing along merrily….minding our own business when we suddenly catch a glimpse of a mob up the road. People standing along the roadside…Decked out in cammo from head to [...]

Picture it…a nice halfway normal family, piled into their Chevy Silverado…driving home from a family Christmas gathering. The radio is playing holiday music, we are all singing along merrily….minding our own business when we suddenly catch a glimpse of a mob up the road. People standing along the roadside…Decked out in cammo from head to foot. AND they had GUNS!!! I, of course, freaked a bit. Hub finally told me what they were doing. They were grown ups, men and women. They were out playing in the woods with paintball guns. Apparently this is a pretty known place for this to happen too. They go out there on the weekends and play GI Jane with Oozie looking guns, shoot each other AND its legal!!! I would have loved to get a pic, ya know, if I hadn’t been curled up under the dash board like a pussy. But, OMG, I need to do this. I want to do this. Santa hasn’t left the North Pole yet so I still have time to put in my order.

I found this cool spot online that has EVERYTHING!!! Ultimate Paintball carries a huge supply of paint ball guns, gear and ammo. They have great prices and free shipping to boot. Did I mention that they had guns? Every. Kind. Imaginable. Guns…warrior like woman that has broken free recently…I think this Queenie has just found a new hobby.

Ciao.