I won!!!!

Back in November I posted about the Organizational Challenge over at Orgjunkie.com. Well, I won first place in the small space category for my cabinet organization.
Check out the contest and winners here. And you can see my original post here . And I would be remiss if I didn't thank Life Organizers for their donation of the prize money! Check out their site if you need some ideas on how to get many areas of your life organized!

Tired

I KNOW I'm not the only one who runs herself ragged this time of year. What's funny is it isn't even shopping and wrapping that is getting me down. We just have so much going on that I'm tired! It's a good thing, really. We have good friends and family around us and we want to spend time with everyone. It's just TIRING.

No menu plan this week. Basically we are down to two lobster tails, a buffalo steak, a tri tip and dinosaur nuggets. I'm using up the last of the pork loin for stir fry tonight. Guess it's time to order meat. What crappy timing financially!

I've created a monster

DS's acting debut was this week. He did really well. Actually his whole acting class did well! He's not an athlete so we have found other extr-curricular activities that he can enjoy. Acting is one of them and it fits him well. He's so comfortable in front of people!
Well, now he tells us we need to call him "The Star". He rode in the 3rd row of seats in the car on the way to his play so my parents could ride with us. He said he has to ride back there because it's his "limo" and he needs to get out on the red carpet. At dinner he walked through a small crowd of people waiting for their tables and he said, "Excuse me, stand back, Star coming through." Ohhhhh my!

Thankfully his head has come down a bit from the ginormous size it was after his play. I was worried he wouldn't fit in his bed and we'd have to get bigger doorways in the house. I signed him up for the next session of classes. He is happy and excited to do it all over again.

Why the funny looks?

Alright, I'm certainly NOT the only one with an ipod (ok, maybe I am because it's not an actual ipod but a regular old MP3 player). So why oh why when I go to the grocery store with my buds in my ears do I get so many dirty looks? Are they not allowed there? I'm no oblivious to the other shoppers, I just don't care to listen to their musings, conversations, arguements or complaints. I'm alone, blissfully alone with noone asking me for ANYTHING, no obligations other than getting the items on my list and trying not to spend too much money. Yet, as I tool along minding my own business and trying to be a courteous shopper, my fingers tapping on the shopping cart handle to my music I get some nasty nasty looks from people! I even have a smile on my face because I'm happy to be out and alone and doing the comparision shopping math in my head. So when I get those nasty looks sent my way, I return it with a smile. F' 'em if they can't be happy too!

Oh side note, apparently my computer was viciously infected and is off at the doctor being de-bugged. FG has been kind enough to let me use his laptop so I don't go into withdrawl. I think he doesn't want to deal with the sweats and shakes that may come with no computer access.

It's Monday already?

Oh for Pete's sake, I haven't really thought about this yet. But I do need to get crackin' and take something out of the freezer for dinner tonight. Actually, it's Monday so let's have soup! For some odd reason FG loves to have soup & grilled cheese on a Monday. Maybe after a big Sunday dinner he's not up for another heavy meal? Scratch that - he's at a meeting on Tuesday night and I have to take DS to acting class & pick him up (he gets done at 6:15, BAD timing for dinner!)

Sunday: Bacon wrapped stuffed chicken breasts, veggies, rolls, wagon wheel noodles w/ parm cheese, butter & garlic
Monday: Baked pork chops, stuffing, veggies
Tuesday: Soup & grilled cheese
Wednesday: Beef or chicken stir fry over rice
Thursday: FG working, kid friendly
Friday: Chicken Quesadillas, salad, beans
Saturday: Basketball game, we'll pick something up beforehand