tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20871808327304227982024-02-18T21:53:14.731-06:00The Half-Assed HousewifeThe Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-35318145638915110972012-07-15T18:03:00.000-05:002012-07-15T18:03:05.450-05:00Aren't I Crafty???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I told Hot Chocolate I was planning to make this shirt, his words said go ahead and give it a go. His eyes said, "this is going to be an effing disaster!" I was pretty worried about it too, but this was a super cheap project so at least I didn't have too much invested in it. </div>
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I started with a $5 perfect tee from Old Navy. If this hadn't worked out I would have just worn the shirt around the house and not worried about losing the $5! I traced the Mustang onto clear contact paper off of one of my favorite Sweatshirts that I have had since about 1995. Now when my trusty sweatshirt finally wears out - meaning more than the one hole it already has - It will live on! </div>
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After I had the mustang on the paper, I cut the mustang out, peeled the backing off and stuck it on the shirt where I thought it would look good. After Peruna was stuck on the shirt I tried it on to make sure it didn't look oddly placed once boobs were added to the equation. </div>
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Amazingly I only had to make a tiny adjustment. Next I popped the tshirt on a cardboard form that I had already from project CRAMP - which I know, I owe you guys pictures from. </div>
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I put about 3:1 ratio of bleach to water in a dollar store spray bottle, took it out too the garage and misted somewhat lightly all around the pony.</div>
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Here's where you learn from my mistakes. Take paper towels out there with you because if you don't, you will be using your magic words when the bleach beads up on the waterproof contact paper and starts running and dripping. If it something goes wrong, just go with it though. There is no such thing as perfect in a project like this. </div>
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After that, I took it in and used the hair dryer to force the bleach to pretty much dry and force the colors to develop. I like to do this because you don't really know what it's going to look like until you dry the bleach. If you do this step you can go back and add more bleach if you need to. </div>
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Once you are happy with the bleaching, pull off the contact paper and you are pretty much done. Just toss it in the wash by itself to keep the bleach from screwing anything else up. </div>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-81269776094598447212012-06-18T08:15:00.002-05:002012-06-18T08:15:44.441-05:00CRAMP - The Intersection of CAMP and CRAPSo Mars and Hip Hop are off to church camp next week. This means it is time to start making matching t-shirts, buying crap in their team colors, and putting together care packages so as to not spend $50 a kid on the premade ones. The girls worked so hard earning money to go this year that I want it to be the best camp week ever!<br />
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Only problem is that Hip Hop is out of town this week and we just found out the team colors. I g<span style="background-color: white;">uess that means I get to do her part in the creative process. I'm actually looking forward to it - I think. </span><br />
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We are going to try making at least 1 set of shirts with Bleach Pens. Anyone else predicting disaster? If you knew how un-artsy crafty I am you would be begging me to not even try.<br />
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I know we are making bracelets out of bandanas. The girls swear those are fool proof.<br />
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I've been hitting up Target and the Dollar Store for anything blue and obnoxious that they can use for the week. <span style="background-color: white;">So far I have Glow Stick Necklaces, Journals, Pens, Glow Stick Bracelets, and my favorite so far: Clappers. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I'm still looking for LED Sunglasses or those crazy glow in the dark wigs. I would kill for glow in the dark nail polish, but may have to settle for blue glitter nail polish.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you have any other ideas for t-shirts or just other ways I can make camp special for them on the cheap, please leave them in the comments. I can use all of the help I can get. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Never fear, I will be posting pictures of our creations - even if they are a train wreck. </span>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-91415186772242242312012-06-17T09:12:00.000-05:002012-06-17T09:12:52.187-05:00So I'm Back - I think...I know it has been a long time in coming, but I'm back... I think. I make you no promises but I do know that family has to come first over blogging, but I do miss the outlet.<br />
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Some funny things that have happened since last we spoke.<br />
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<li> My custom domain name expired. And apparently became pornish. I neglected to revise my website on Facebook. So who knows what my long lost acquaintances from a lifetime ago think of me now.. </li>
<li> I yelled "Son of a Bitch" yesterday and C-Dub who is now 14 1/2 btw raised his hand and said present. </li>
<li>I caught Mars and her best friend on camera riding in the shopping cart at Costco like they were little kids. They are 13 now and wow it's hard to push a cart with 26 years worth of kids in it! Coincidentally, they made me pinky swear never to publish the pics.</li>
<li>Big Chocolate isn't so big anymore. He has lost 60 plus pounds. I may have to start calling him Hot Chocolate instead. He's definitely bringing sexy back. </li>
<li>You know how some people turn Vampire? Apparently I'm turning girl. I bought a dress. Then another, and then another. I have no idea what happened to me, but I'm rolling with it like I do everything else!</li>
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It took well over two hours to cook and I use the term very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">loosely</span>. <br /><br />Some of the rice was perfect and some of it was crunchy and it was way too salty. Needless to say it is now in the trash... Along with the granola I made. <br /><br />You see since it took 2+ hours for the casserole to cook it was getting late and I thought I would just put the granola in the oven for a few minutes once it was preheated and let it cook the rest of the way after the oven turned itself off. <br /><br />Lets just say it cooked the rest of the way and then some. It was the craziest thing. It wasn't burnt looking, but it tasted burnt. I officially give up. The only thing that worked last night were the rice <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">krispy</span> treats, so that's what I had for dinner (and ahem breakfast)!The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-8853504647863278062011-01-20T08:06:00.001-06:002011-01-20T08:10:26.878-06:00Dear Money FairyDear Money Fairy,<br /><br />Why when you visit do you take the cash out of my purse? You are supposed to leave money. That's what fairies do.<br /><br />Now granted you have to get the money that you leave for people somewhere, but might I suggest a job. I mean if this keeps up I am going to have to report you to the IRS for a thorough audit of your books.<br /><br />Thanks in advance for your consideration of this matter.<br /><br />Half-Assed HousewifeThe Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-12272320367359289652011-01-19T08:54:00.001-06:002011-01-19T08:55:47.229-06:00Amazon Gift Card on the Cheap!There is an awesome deal on <a href="https://livingsocial.com/deals/21336?ref=personalized-link-box-3926854&rpi=3926854">Living Social</a> today. You can get a $20 Amazon Gift Card for $10!!!The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-2239363401934603802011-01-18T23:06:00.003-06:002011-01-18T23:11:41.249-06:00Wordless Wednesday - OOPS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_P4dKnH39DwIKHv2YXCyiGJbCaKVpCmtPR0Cu3Qtdl20UVu5Fshe5WFWLZxbu4s4JHWteIKVyWxCNeuuMJtm9IMXAXTikqI7P6vT9aEnLyUJmTut8PMVc0lF45YPA_mww_oU9Cw4jGsq/s1600/dp.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563759368317722594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_P4dKnH39DwIKHv2YXCyiGJbCaKVpCmtPR0Cu3Qtdl20UVu5Fshe5WFWLZxbu4s4JHWteIKVyWxCNeuuMJtm9IMXAXTikqI7P6vT9aEnLyUJmTut8PMVc0lF45YPA_mww_oU9Cw4jGsq/s320/dp.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-78390412100290852282011-01-18T09:10:00.001-06:002011-01-18T09:17:57.415-06:00Saving Money Creatively<p>As you might already know, I am a value whore! In my effort to become even more slutty than usual, I have decided to start saving for a goal.<br /><br />I want to do something special for Big Chocolate. Something that I did on my own. Not something that I use the money HE earns to do for him. But something from ME. Not really sure what it will be yet, but I want to do SOMETHING Special for the guy that does EVERYTHING special for me.<br /><br />It’s not really what I’m saving for that matters, it’s how I am doing it and the level of focus I am applying to it. You see, I teach one class and bring in a whopping $800 a month doing it. I help Big Chocolate at the office, which saves us the cost of an employee, but doesn’t really bring anything in. Really when it comes to me personally saving money for something that “I” paid for I am going to have to get very creative.<br /><br />So here is my plan and don’t laugh at me!!! I am going to maximize all of my points/rebates/Swagbucks. I am going to do it with reckless abandon.<br /><br />Here are some of the ways I have already saved this month:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/kayceewashington">Swagbucks</a> - $25 in Amazon gift cards. </p><p><br />Chase Debit Card Rewards – I have already cashed out $65 cash in rewards this year. I had some points carry over from last year, but I have cashed out $125 in the first 3 months with Chase, so I am thinking that I should be able to hit $400 by the end of the year. </p><p><br /><a href="http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=GsvYVXFoZmaJV%2FsXj7hA8w%3D%3D">Ebates</a>- Order all of my stuff online through Ebates. $5 from a $500 purchase for the office. I’ve got to be better with this one. I forgot to order my OFFICE Max stuff through them and really missed out!<br /></p><p>Misc. Store Rewards Programs – Best Buy, Staples, Office Max etc.: $160<br /></p><p>Mystery Shopping: $55 reimbursement for shopping a restaurant!<br /></p><p>TOTAL: $310<br /><br />The secret is combining the point earning opportunities:<br /></p><p>Buying <a href="http://www.groupon.com/r/uu5799655">Groupons</a> through SwagBucks nets you 280 points each time which is about $3. Paying for it with my Debit Card earns me points.<br /></p><p>I made a $500 purchase for the office this weekend. I bought through Ebates ($5) I used my Best Buy Rewards ($10) and I used my Debit Card ($5).<br /><br />When I am earning gift cards or store credits, I am going to use them to buy things I need for the office or home and will reimburse myself into the account I am tucking the money away into. </p>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-26346528670650292372011-01-17T08:11:00.003-06:002011-01-17T08:29:30.001-06:00Not Me Monday - Running Water is Not that Important!Life has NOT been insane around here! Despite the fact that I actually had money in the bank, I did NOT forget to pay the water bill. The nice people at the city did NOT call to remind me AFTER it was turned off.<br /><br />I did Not promptly pay the bill and have them come out the same afternoon. My children were NOT home alone when they came by to turn the water back on. My oh so well behaved 13 year-old did NOT <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">slow</span>-mo flip the guy off with his ring fingers while acting like he was in the movie the Matrix because he thought it was funny. He did NOT learn that move from Big Chocolate.<br /><br />The dial on the meter was NOT spinning because we had been responsible home owners and left the faucets dripping so the pipes didn't freeze. This (and the flipping off I'm sure) did NOT prevent the water dude from turning the water back on.<br /><br />This did NOT provide Big Chocolate the opportunity to repair the faucets in the two upstairs showers that have NOT had only cold water for a year and a half because Big Chocolate was NOT unable to figure out how to turn off the water. I am NOT a genius!!<br /><br />We did NOT have to wait until 4PM the next day for the water dude to come back a second time! Big Chocolate did NOT Bitch for 23 hours straight!The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-89282396603246725972010-12-05T18:30:00.002-06:002010-12-05T18:39:34.878-06:00You TubeYeah - I'm way behind on the blogging again. I admit it, I suck. Here are some higlights from the last month of my life:<br /><br />Thanksgiving Marshmallow Eating Contest:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z4krwraA9m0?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z4krwraA9m0?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Half Assed 12 Days of Christmas performace - I swear this is even funnier than the marshmallow eating contest. The video quality sucks. I appologize and suggest that you get drunk prior to watching it. I found that made me not mind the grainyness of the video and brought everything back into focus.<br /><br />At about 1:58, the very loose wheels finally fly off.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WMHRr9yogG0?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WMHRr9yogG0?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-13064310004734543162010-12-03T11:55:00.002-06:002010-12-03T11:57:54.413-06:00My Mom and FacebookSo my mom signed up for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">facebook</span> about a week ago and I have already received my first phone call asking me "What's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Shiz</span>?" and telling me it wasn't very nice to say that my son was given #2 on his basketball jersey because, "He's the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">shiz</span>." Then I had to explain the being "the shit" was actually a good thing. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">LOL</span>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-64169075560337722052010-11-02T11:33:00.002-05:002010-11-02T11:36:19.070-05:00Not Me Monday - It's NOT TuesdayThis past week has NOT yielded weeks worth of NOT Me Monday Material. <br /><br />For Starters, I did NOT tell my son that he had to TRY to get a 70 in GT English. He did NOT respond by saying, "Mom, you have no idea how hard you have to work to double your grade in less than a week."<br /><br />I do NOT give up.The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-44913384177776815512010-10-31T10:50:00.002-05:002010-10-31T10:58:33.089-05:00Costume ContestAnd the winner is:<br /><br />Mr. Wendell. Hey Hey Mr. Wendell.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNu8gak-s9DfKSTUdoBES04mEDKLeAXxPz7ISfqwqeFUgH_dhWX0JicBSKb4C6QWkGJbyvSbKZUNU9YQ9O8eVOK2w6e6XzO0YoEidGvVp5qjy7d-GZmwjo5ZMzmkB7g-fYV_gCvtnK4wr/s1600/Mr.+Wendell+Costume.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534238500676867746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNu8gak-s9DfKSTUdoBES04mEDKLeAXxPz7ISfqwqeFUgH_dhWX0JicBSKb4C6QWkGJbyvSbKZUNU9YQ9O8eVOK2w6e6XzO0YoEidGvVp5qjy7d-GZmwjo5ZMzmkB7g-fYV_gCvtnK4wr/s320/Mr.+Wendell+Costume.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534238508004357954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHaW1OW8r7iiGttZzwhAx-lc3otwM_zPwuUgRRPtO5kJmzd6MH-cIlNY5gn6NzF9kMyjGV60YNH97PZFKicLajnH0Ip5LnhFLIuhrho1ApQt422wWBhh0HFEDeGwYLzo5qN1hIQH1ME06/s320/mr.+Wendell+Props.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534238498005821234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcVFtKSxDe7eJTIIHWHductkLjJA2jfut9jOhyphenhyphenTp5OcbG-PyMYp4Ro7uOrUqThK9LtWYmw9B7hLsFs5n5XxdjxWMEL41m4MrXRGE1WH2eq4TfapyuFrNs60bB5DqMtXxLuFmS5mYGDJiy/s320/Mr.+Wendell+Sitting.jpg" /><br /><div> He spent $10 on cigarettes and a 40 and won us a $200 3 -course dinner at an awesome restaurant. <br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br />His sign also got him a ton of free drinks. If you can't read it, it says "It's an Obamanation! Hungry, Homeless and can't afford a $10 drink. Please help get me drunk so I can stay warm!"<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-2400913548451236312010-10-30T09:21:00.002-05:002010-10-30T09:26:40.719-05:00FriendshipA true friend is someone who accepts you for who you are - even if they don't approve.<br /><br />A true friend is someone who will not only forgive you when you put your leg in your mouth, but help you pull it out.<br /><br />A true friend will not only help you bury the body, but laugh with you while you dig.The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-71234119502947925312010-10-27T12:07:00.002-05:002010-10-27T12:28:04.570-05:00GiveAway:I love "good mail". I just got a package from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wanchai</span> Ferry, Macaroni Grill & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MyBlogSpark</span>! Inside was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wanchai</span> Ferry and Macaroni Grill boxed dinner and a $25 Visa gift card!<br /><br />When I opened the package, Mar Dub <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">shrieked</span> "Oh! It's the Yummy Chicken!"<br /><br />We have obviously already tried the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Wanchai</span> Ferry Orange Chicken and it is delicious and easy to make. My only wish is that they had sent me two boxes, because one box is not nearly enough for my big eaters. Last time I made Orange Chicken I cooked 3 pounds of chicken and the darned kids ate it all.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myblogspark.com/uc/main/198d/">Click here for a coupon for $1.50 off two boxed dinners.</a><br /><br />I also received a box of Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken & Pasta, and can't wait to try it. Alas, I need an extra 10 minutes to actually cook something instead of just pull it from the freezer which by the way is getting dangerously bare.<br /><br />I think Big Chocolate and I may have a date night this weekend and try the Macaroni Grill Dinner. I will be sure and let you know how that goes.<br /><br />The theme for the giveaway is Date Night. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">MyBlogSpark</span> suggested we post pictures from our first date. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">LOL</span>. We didn't go on an official "date" for almost a year after we had been "dating". Big Chocolate blew his entire dating budget for college taking my old <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">roommate</span> out to Olive Garden about 2 months before we started "dating", but that is a whole other post.<br /><br />Thanks to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">MyBlogSpark</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Wanchai</span> Ferry and Macaroni Grill, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">MyBlogSpark</span> will also be providing one lucky reader with a prize pack! The winner will receive:<br />1 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Wanchai</span> Ferry dry dinner kit<br />1 Macaroni Grill dry dinner kit<br />1 $25 Visa gift card that you can use to create a magical date night at home<br /><br />To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment with your email address and I will email you after a winner is randomly selected on Wednesday, Nov. 3rd.The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-7162903958150741702010-10-27T08:03:00.002-05:002010-10-27T08:04:39.478-05:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndAckNUhF7teOAD8YARoFh8rQaL_9PsJb9XrbDvMEIlww9hdhPn9yGhgfS42LpBDhtI_jKCvdfL8K9hhhkuhqHPNE3Wp9dFxYz9uNcVKgWi77RIPSFMwaipju1_tlF_kNPcQeY1DFuczt/s1600/walking.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532710911480484658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndAckNUhF7teOAD8YARoFh8rQaL_9PsJb9XrbDvMEIlww9hdhPn9yGhgfS42LpBDhtI_jKCvdfL8K9hhhkuhqHPNE3Wp9dFxYz9uNcVKgWi77RIPSFMwaipju1_tlF_kNPcQeY1DFuczt/s320/walking.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-37465323235382484192010-10-24T19:06:00.002-05:002010-10-24T19:15:12.523-05:00Not Me Monday - Rain Rain Go AwayWe did not spend 7 hours at an SMU Football game Saturday to only see half of the game. There was not a 2 1/2 hour rain delay.<br /><br />I did not inadvertently recreate the Saran Wrap scene from Booty Call with one of those cheapo rain ponchos. I did not seriously think a stranger was going to have to poke air holes in there for me after I got stuck.<br /><br />After nearly dieing in said poncho, I did not think it would be funny to see if the same thing would happen to Big Chocolate. I did not seriously wonder if death by poncho kicked in the accidental death benefit on the life insurance. I did not chicken out and help him put his on because I love him.The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-18665678947331717972010-10-21T12:03:00.003-05:002010-10-21T12:09:29.235-05:00Talking to MyselfSelf: You need to get off your ass and get something done.<br /><br />Self: But I don't wanna.<br /><br />Self: I know, but this stuff isn't going to do itself.<br /><br />Self: But I don't wanna.<br /><br />Self: At least do something to get started. That's the hardest part.<br /><br />Self: OK - I'll make a list of all the stuff I need to do.<br /><br />Self: Good Job. Now lets get going on the first thing on the list.<br /><br />Self: But I don't wanna.<br /><br />Self: I know but you will never finish if you don't start.<br /><br />Self: OK, but I need to add one thing to the list I forgot about.<br /><br />Self: Just one thing and then you have to get something actually done.<br /><br />Self: OK. I just added blog about nothing to the top of the list.<br /><br />Self: What am I going to do with you?<br /><br />Self: Help me blog... Duh...The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-69075751417966059612010-10-20T07:30:00.002-05:002010-10-20T07:31:27.815-05:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjhe1Kzpd4ZRtGGihx1vWVsxtXZd8_x99Wk8EjEoB8zHjySa9bNq-rl35VRs9XS0ADZaXmR49LUmFzHixk0A8ZHwjfhRzeZhxN5y6UNTAcbEuTogRGOWrSRU2sC0PRv-SuUY-RCfnyeGB/s1600/flour.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530104839525039394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjhe1Kzpd4ZRtGGihx1vWVsxtXZd8_x99Wk8EjEoB8zHjySa9bNq-rl35VRs9XS0ADZaXmR49LUmFzHixk0A8ZHwjfhRzeZhxN5y6UNTAcbEuTogRGOWrSRU2sC0PRv-SuUY-RCfnyeGB/s320/flour.bmp" /></a><br /><div></div>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-78137561691413404212010-10-19T07:51:00.002-05:002010-10-19T08:05:00.927-05:00In Which I Rant - About College StudentsLet me preface this by saying that the students signed up to take my class have someone forking over about $4000 for the honor to take my 3000 level class.<br /><br />1. If I have to explain why you multiply .2Y by 5 to turn it into Y more than once, economics is probably not the field of study to which you are best suited.<br /><br />2. If you are so smart that the review lecture is unnecessary and you decide to leave early - turn in your quiz before you go. If you make it that far, make sure all of your answers are right. You see I never said I was giving all of the answers equal weight - I might have noticed that you missed that question and decided to weight it as 100% of the quiz grade - since I made sure that everyone who stayed had all of the right answers.<br /><br />3. #2 would be especially important if despite your full academic scholarship, your parents are emailing me on a semi frequent basis checking in on your progress because they are so pissed off at your half-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">assed</span> approach to higher education that they are threatening to make you come home because they don't want to pay your room and board for a 4 year party. Yeah I know holy run-on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sentence</span>. Grammar doesn't apply to rants.<br /><br />4. Don't bitch when I am trying to hook the class up with an easy grade. Yes, you might not benefit from it because of some perceived injustice, but you have a 98 in the class. It will still be an A.<br /><br />5. If the deadline to receive approval for your <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">presentation</span> is 2PM the day before, don't send me your idea at 2:30 and still expect full credit. If you had read the assignment sheet, you would know that you are now starting with a 75.The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-79626047370935321932010-10-17T20:38:00.003-05:002010-10-17T21:01:09.456-05:00Not Me Monday - I'm not a procrastinatorI did <strong>not</strong> procrastinate all day Thursday despite the firm deadlines that Friday held for me. The result was <strong>not</strong> one giant Manic mess. This is <strong>not</strong> a list of everything that HAD to get done Friday.<br /><ul><li>2009 taxes</li><li>3 years P&L's for the business for some award thingy</li><li>write quiz for class</li><li>learn what the heck I was teaching for class</li><li>meet 3 students before class</li><li>make emergency phone calls</li><li>file stuff at the court house</li><li>mail certified mail (on a tax deadline day no less)</li><li>have company over to watch the baseball game</li></ul><p>All went well until my final stop at the courthouse. I was <strong>not </strong>racing around like a bat out of hell so that I could beat rush hour traffic home. </p><p>I am <strong>not</strong> too cheap to pay for parking at the garage. I did <strong>not</strong> use the excuse that I didn't have any cash despite Big Chocolate assuring me that they took plastic. I did <strong>not</strong> find great street parking and rush in to the back door of the courthouse. My cell phone did <strong>not</strong> set of the metal detector at security. I did <strong>not</strong> have to run it through by itself. </p><p>I did <strong>not</strong> run straight to the clerk's office and make my filing in under a minute. I did <strong>not</strong> race back to my car and get five blocks away from the courthouse and almost get on the highway when I realized I didn't have my cell phone. Shit. I did <strong>not</strong> leave it at security. </p><p>I did <strong>not</strong> say to hell with being cheap and park in the parking garage the second time around. I did <strong>not</strong> make it in and out of the courthouse with my phone this time in under two minutes. </p><p>In the less than two minutes I was at the courthouse I did <strong>not</strong> manage to lose my parking ticket. I did <strong>not</strong> say to hell with it and decide to pay the lost ticket fee just to get back on the road. </p><p>When I drove up to the cashier, she did <strong>not</strong> inform me that they were cash only. I did <strong>not</strong> curse my sweet loving husband for leading me astray. I did <strong>not</strong> have to back up a couple of hundred feet while other cars were trying to leave so that I could park and go back in through security one more time to the ATM. I did <strong>not</strong> make myself feel better by thinking about what a great blog post this would make. </p><p>I was <strong>not</strong> hit by as stroke of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">genius</span> as I sat there. The cashier did <strong>not</strong> have to count $9 worth of pennies, nickels and dimes from my ashtray. </p>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-27291386799548283452010-10-14T08:49:00.006-05:002010-10-14T09:15:03.695-05:00One of Those Days<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuwfEPnRPzyaLzVNvBb3mmFPeT4DwZ_QnCtnAdj5LaCMfWwoc5xAJU1AyUgZ0xsZsK29fcMA32r9IQuov6gBD0LL_RF2IBn-GIFF0IUvTNYiBjeg0nVQgbv6sbW8hyphenhyphenge05NSZmVcN-kBX/s1600/big+sunglasses.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527899349981678370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuwfEPnRPzyaLzVNvBb3mmFPeT4DwZ_QnCtnAdj5LaCMfWwoc5xAJU1AyUgZ0xsZsK29fcMA32r9IQuov6gBD0LL_RF2IBn-GIFF0IUvTNYiBjeg0nVQgbv6sbW8hyphenhyphenge05NSZmVcN-kBX/s400/big+sunglasses.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I like to call this "Self-Portrait of an Ass". Hint - if you don't get it, look at the top of my head. </div><div></div><div><br />So today is officially going to be one of those days. So much to do and not nearly enough time to do it. Plus I have that sinking feeling like the shit is going to hit the fan.<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />It's sad but the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">highlight</span> of my day is probably going to be that I was able to find all of the stuff I need to do our taxes shoved in the back of the crap drawer. I was so forward thinking when I put it there. Seriously what are the odds that I would have put every W-2, 1099 and deduction document in the same drawer. I guess I should be happy that I have a day and a half before my extension runs out. </div><div></div><br /><div>Instead of my cup, my sink <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">runneth</span> over - with dirty dishes. We just haven't been home enough to do shit about it. I suppose I could be loading the dishwasher now instead of blogging, but I have towels in the dryer now and find that multi-tasking just leads to a sloppy work product IMO. <br /></div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><br />My best friend is coming in from out of town, and while I have informed her my house needs to be burnt to the ground and rebuilt and that I don't clean for "friends", my husband is going to insist on having the place spotless. This is just going to make me feel guilty for inviting someone over and causing him to have to do so much work. It's not actually going to cause me to clean though.<br /><br />On the bright side I already have dinner out of the freezer - all I have to do tonight is throw it in the oven and make noodles. If I had to lay odds on it, the kids will get to the food first and not leave anything for us to eat. That has been hapening alot lately. All this to say I will have cooked dinner and been prepared and still not get credit for cooking tonight. Arrgh. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><br />I think I may just go back to bed and not wake up until Saturday. </div>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-4861313234282976212010-10-13T08:17:00.001-05:002010-10-13T08:19:51.393-05:00Wordless Wednesday - You might have a drinking problem if...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt40r94pGiuDynS2R0yr4ZP_rKYhocNuD5qEgvqCSXGUPvU8u8h4tW3e5LPoX9K_G4XRH0RMSc0hTOdNKgqcmx9lFlV-twcLPKOvxDZAnaMDdf-7bjZ-Po5lrOyUHkM4S3ko9aA4puHf1f/s1600/baby+bottles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527519706672512530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt40r94pGiuDynS2R0yr4ZP_rKYhocNuD5qEgvqCSXGUPvU8u8h4tW3e5LPoX9K_G4XRH0RMSc0hTOdNKgqcmx9lFlV-twcLPKOvxDZAnaMDdf-7bjZ-Po5lrOyUHkM4S3ko9aA4puHf1f/s400/baby+bottles.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-84590615575636527322010-10-13T07:48:00.003-05:002010-10-13T08:15:41.586-05:007th Grade Football<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBMis0ljlbVigsj936xw5hqSU3Nk6Qn_9aKVQkMc042WcZj-WE3JFllOp-WMs43Ll0oCCHsKVczo3jbUs4ozkNiH6CO48R17lFzA40lt9foKQUGGKEo-oAWRru2tpus3h7vZqr3Gjt9do/s1600/sweatty+football.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527517604759533890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBMis0ljlbVigsj936xw5hqSU3Nk6Qn_9aKVQkMc042WcZj-WE3JFllOp-WMs43Ll0oCCHsKVczo3jbUs4ozkNiH6CO48R17lFzA40lt9foKQUGGKEo-oAWRru2tpus3h7vZqr3Gjt9do/s400/sweatty+football.jpg" /></a><br />C-Dub played in his 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> football game of his life yesterday. They played their rivals and lets just say even with their 16 year-old quarter back, they are no longer undefeated. Apparently the other team had a couple of 17 year-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">olds</span> playing for them.<br /><br />Despite never having played a down of football in his life C-Dub not only made the A Team, but is a starter. He makes steady improvement in his play each week.<br /><br />He has stellar stats including 1 penalty (the first play of the first game, 0 receptions, 1 incident of being burned for a touchdown, 0 daisies picked and only one fumble - his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mouth guard</span>. It was recovered by his oh so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">awesome</span> parents though.<br /><br />Which leads me to my next comment about middle school football. During the all important mouth guard recovery we came across six more. How do six kids lose their mouth guards?<br /><br />This is six more that we had to pick up with our hands and examine to see if they were his $40 custom molded because he has braces. Six more that were the exact same black plastic color that my son chose when he could have picked any color in the rainbow because I paid $40 for the damn thing and it was custom.<br /><br />There was serious discussion of bringing all six of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mouth guards</span> home for him to test out, but that would have just been cruel. </p><p>And for a funny, I like to call this one "Beam me down, Water Boy".</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527517608595092866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_X_Py5hZZq81aXEXNdv3BapDR7GaiBoNsvJOXSCgJa4UB78wzDhhfqxwCh8CuJ882SfKiGCtRWFvlFCSBh9zTOLU7XoEs8eTiTynbC3VkODv1SSPPE67FJ5RpwWq22eZkw-dLQ92jkqph/s400/waterboy.bmp" /></p>The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087180832730422798.post-79392487338743497792010-10-12T09:33:00.003-05:002010-10-12T09:46:15.732-05:00Swag Bucks meets Groupon oh my.<a href="http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/kayceewashington">Swagbucks</a> and <a href="http://www.groupon.com/r/uu5799655">Groupon</a> sitting in a tree, K I S S I N G. First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes a Swag-Groupie in a baby carriage. <br /><br />If you don't know how much I love <a href="http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/kayceewashington">Swagbucks</a>, you haven't ever read my blog before. If you have never used <a href="http://www.groupon.com/r/uu5799655">Groupon</a>, you don't know what you are missing. If you would like to earn swagbucks for your groupon purchases, keep reading. <br /><br />If you go to Swagbucks special offers section and select TrialPay's Local Deals, it will have a link that will give you 160 swagbucks for taking advantage of that day's <a href="http://www.groupon.com/r/uu5799655">Groupon</a>. <br /><br />I got 160 Swagbucks for buying a $10 gift certificate to Pacuigo for $5 Sunday and another 160 Swagbucks for spending $10 on a $25 gift certificate to Banana Leaf. <br /><br />I am in Value Whore heaven!The Half Assed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245887300735461645noreply@blogger.com0