Meet my new best friend....Kindle

Thank You Mommie for introducing and giving me Kindle. She'll be my companion until she's old and worn out. But I promise to take very good care of her so that she may have a long life with me.

On the real, though, I absolutely feel very techie with my new friend. I downloaded my first FREE book. And I'm half done reading Millie's Fling. Cute story. This little gadget could save me a lot of money (FREE FREE FREE books; download books in second--save on gas; downloads are less expensive than hard/paper backs) and it will provide me conveniences (no more losing my place when the bookmark falls out; easily placed on my treadmill platform; easy to do my hair and not have to place a heavy object on my book to keep it open; thin & lightweight mobility). I'm going to love this!!!! I can't wait until Tayshaun starts reading. I'm getting him one for sure.

It's funny because while shopping for Christmas, I ran across some really cute covers for e-Readers, Nooks, and Kindles at Bed Bath & Beyond. And of course, these cute cases caught my eye and took me away from my shopping list. They almost made me break my promise to myself to NOT buy any Christmas for myself this year. And what would I do with a cute Kindle cover when I didn't even have an e-Reader, Kindle, or I-Pad. Oh Tartar Sauce, I really wanted a reading gadget and didn't even know it yet.

But, seriously, I gave it that one thought and just until I got out of Bed Bath and Beyond. And then Wa La! My mom read my mind. And knew just what I wanted before I did. And there I was accessorizing my gadget before I even put it on my Wish List.

I love you Mom!!!!!

So here's the accessorizes I bought Kindle. I don't usually go for florals but this cream flower reminded me of the lotus I have on my arm.

I'm still deciding on her Skin. I've narrowed it down to these two choices. I hope Kindle will be very happy in her new outfits.

2010 Lazy Christmas Day

This was the first year that Tayshaun was up before the girls got to the house on Christmas morning. So I didn't keep him from checking if Santa left any cookie crumbs....oh yea, and a DS. WooHoo! Score! Santa left Tayshaun a DS and a card. Santa explained to Tayshaun that he had to give it a lot of thought this year whether to leave him a lump of coal or the presents he requested. He asked Tayshaun to mind his mother this year because "I've got my EYE on You Mister!"

Well, right off the bat, the flying toys got stuck in my morning hair -didn't do.

Tisha and JazLynn made breakfast after we opened presents. Mom made a great turkey for later in the afternoon.

We boxed all day and laid around for the remainder of the day. Even Lisa and her family stayed in their jammies for the day. We didn't our gifts delivered to them until the following Monday.

Look at Mollie and Lola. Then did as their Masters do...chill!

We fought for the remote control, drank Mimosa and Mogen David (and thought of grandma Fina), and ate, ate, ate. Can't wait for a lazy, next week too.

2010 Zoo Lights

I've lived here forever and never been to the Zoo Lights.

For the past two years, I've had every intention to take Tayshaun but it's been just tooooo cold to give it a try. But this year we were invited and I didn't want to be a party-pooper. I even had to talk Tayshaun into going.

It wasn't very cold be we did get rained on but barely. The zoo seemed so small in the dark. And of course, not all areas were opened in the wintertime. Everyone admired the tigers because they seemed to be the only zoo animals willing to display themselves in the dark...or was it the frigid weather.

We burned out tongues in the re-fillable hot cocoa. But it was just the thing to warm up our hands. The lights were nice to look at. And afterwards, we drove into town and admired the city and Temple xmas lights.

Before we left the zoo, we found a short line to visit Santa Claus. Tayshaun wasn't shy to tell him EVERYTHING he wanted this year. Unfortunately, I think this will be the last year that he believes Santa exists. He was very inquisitive and he's had rumor that Santa isn't real. He didn't want to visit Santa anywhere else. No visits to the mall for Tayshaun this year. This boy is going to be a teenager before I know it. :-(

Mom, Are You Asleep?

Last week, I'm not sure why, but Tayshaun had a few sleepless nights. Whenever I hear him talking or crying to his sleeping-self, I wake him and put him in my bed. But he's just so hard to sleep with that I try to avoid it. I can guarantee you that it's not fun to wake up in the middle of the night from a fist or wrist falling on your sleeping face or from a heel pushed into your waist.

So this week, I heard him stirring in his bed and I made myself ignore his mumbling and fall back to sleep. Later, I woke up from a sensation that someone was watching me sleep. Well, I woke up to Tayshaun standing right beside my bed. He tells me, "Mom, I want a Karate sandwich." I don't know how many times I've just giggled at things that come out of Tayshaun's mouth. I asked him what a Karate sandwich was. He got a little frustrated and just repeated his request. So I asked him if he was hungry. And he told me no. So I walked him back to his bed - which he did willingly.

A few nights later, the same routine. I woke up to him standing beside my bed. He told me, "Mom, guess what... I made it to the next level." I asked him, "what next level?" He told me, "In WII." So I praised him and walked him back to his bed.

So weird. He talks in his sleep alot. If I weren't half asleep myself, I'd jot down what he says. But instead, I just laugh and fall back to sleep.

The Simpsons

We visited Blockbuster this weekend and was not very excited to see their price hike. I ended up buying DVDs instead of renting any for about the same cost.

Anywayz, so we're driving home from school yesterday and Tayshaun tells me he wants to play the dare game. I wasn't quite sure what this was leading to but I was intrigued. So I asked him what the dare game was. He tells me, "remember in the Simpsons movie when Homer dares Bart to ride his skateboard NAKED?" Ok, I half-watched the Simpsons while I half-surfed the internet so I was a quarter-listening to the television. I tell him, "Yea, ok, then I dare you to ride your skateboard NAKED!" He replies, "No, then everyone will see my bountiful penis!" I about slam on my brakes but bust out laughing instead. I asked, "what did you say?" And he repeated himself. I said, "first of all, do you even know what bountiful is? and where did you hear that at?" He reminds me of when Bart crashes and flies off his skateboard and slams into a McDonald's window which is right in front of a table where his neighbor is sitting and is about to bless his bountiful....SPLAT!....penis?! Because Bart's naked cartoon body is slammed up against the window. Fortunately, the neighbor was holding up his french fries to bless it, which in turn, covered Bart's bountiful-ness on the big screen.

So that got Tayshaun asking my opinion about his own bountifulness. What?! Geez! Then he tells me, "I can't ride my skateboard naked, anyways, 'cause all the girls will want to see my doodle."

I'm not sure if buying the Simpson movie was a good idea.