Thursday Thirteen

I really want Maggie to learn to always find the bright side of things, and generally focus on the positive. Yesterday could have been considered a bit of a challenge, after we got a major flat tire on our way to lunch. After waiting for the tow truck and heading to the tire shop, we ended up finally getting lunch at 2PM, and never did get to go summer clothes shopping for her as planned! So today I'm including 13 things (several actually said out loud) that were positive for us yesterday.

1. We were on a surface street (not on the expressway) when we had our blow-out.
2. Maggie had the window down and heard the weird noise of the flat tire right away.
3. We were just before a driveway/parking lot!
4. It was a nice day - not too hot, and not rainy or yucky.
5. Mommy didn't damage the wheel by driving on it.
6. The parking lot had a couple closed store-fronts so we could park with lots of room around our car, making it easy to change the tire for the tow truck, and easy for the two truck to see us.
7. The parking lot had several open businesses - including a Jo-Ann's where we were able to use the bathroom and get a magazine to pass the time.
8. A nice Oakland County sheriff stopped by to check that we were okay.
9. The tow truck came much faster than promised!
10. Our spare tire was in good condition.
11. We found a pack of gummy worms to snack on in mom's purse!
12. A nice lady stopped by to make sure we were okay.
13. The tire shop is next door to an Arby's.

Yay for a lucky day! <3

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen favorites from the holiday season so far.

1. Seeing Matt again and meeting his wife Diana!
2. Every time Maggie says, "I was wishing for..."
3. Watching Jack push the accelerator button on his ride on toy..as he walks along beside it.
4. When Jack throws his car down the toy ramp and then grins and claps for himself.
5. Sugar cookies!
6. My new heated mattress pad <3
7. Hurting for my sensitive girl as she cried over not seeing her elf-on-the-shelf every day anymore.
8. Listening to Maggie dance to the music in her room with her new cd player.
9. Letting hubby sleep in til he wakes up happy.
10. Having a few minutes to straighten my office since there isn't so much running around every day while we're on 'vacation'.
11. Feeling the love.
12. Anticipating the promise of a whole new year.
13. Staying up late each night knowing we have no early pressures in the morning.

Thursday Thirteen

Since I obviously can't find the great ideas that are in my head in the shower, or when I'm driving...I'll try to list 13 ideas for blog posts here:

1. I hate cabbage.
2. Those funny, hard to say story things (that I can't even think of the name) - what they are, how I heard about them, and why I want to learn one. Someday.
3. My own reviews of some of my favorite Dove Chocolate Discoveries' products.
4. The importance of home parties in a home party plan business.
5. The many, many uses of Dove's Martini Mix.
6. My memories of the circus. I keep meaning to write this one....
7. Top qualities of my husband. I talk about how fabulous my children are all the time.
8. My favorite quality of myself.
9. What I'd most like to change - physically - about myself.
10. My 12 days of Christmas wish list (I think this will be my third or fourth year with these posts :) ).
11. What I'd do with a million dollars (hey, dreams are good).
12. What we should do as a family the day after Thanksgiving (have to write this one pretty soon...).
13. When will hubby get his Subaru fixed (or other options) (hey, this was his suggestion, not mine..)

Thursday Thirteen

Mildly in line with yesterday's video, here are 13 things/creatures/people I love to see my daughter playing or pretending to be:

1. Mermaid (of course)
2. Vampire (as she chose it for her Halloween costume)
3. Mom
4. Princess
5. Fairy
6. Ninja
7. Bat
8. Tiger
9. Cheetah (she calls them separate things, so I'll count them for both)
10. Unicorn
11. Rock star
12. Dancer/singer
13. Fashionista :)

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things I LOVE about Sesame Street. And I watch a lot of Sesame Street. When we're not watching it on PBS, I'll also sometimes turn it on from the Netflix for Jack. So, my thirteen things - which may or may not be my most favoritest, since it's late and I'm writing under pressure...

1. Several of the re-made pop songs to teach cool concepts, like when Feist is on and sings 1-2-3-4
2. The Count, who isn't on every episode, but I love when he finds the number of the day with his organ.
3. Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures. Especially the one where they take care of the plant store. And the one with the car you have to sing to (I told you I've seen too much Sesame Street!).
4. Abby Cadabby's Flying Fairy School. Where's Gonnigan? He's gone again.
5. How captivated Jack is by Elmo's World.
6. Snuffleupagus. Who never gets enough air time.
7. The worm grand prix.
8. The part of Elmo's World when Elmo asks a baby about the word of the day. And the baby just sits there, being a baby.
9. The episode with the elephant getting stuck everywhere.
10. Dancing with Triangles!
11. Outdoor Nature Survival Guy (at least I think that's his name).
12. Super Grover 
13. The opening song. Any version. It makes me happy just to hear it :)

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen reasons I should blog more regularly:

1. So you'll keep coming back, knowing there will be something new ;)
2. My life will be easier to review for myself by just checking my blog posts.
3. It makes me take more pictures, to highlight the whole thing.
4. There are opportunities for income and product reviews by being a regular blogger!
5. Writing regularly helps me clear my mind.
6. Writing regularly keeps me thinking (busying my mind? Huh.).
7. It is an outlet for me, so I don't yap my poor husband's ear off every night. Ideally, anyway.
8. It makes it easier for my husband to keep up with our day-to-day lives when he's traveling for business.
9. I've come this far (10+ years?)...why stop now?
10. It's another venue to promote my chocolate business.
11. I've found out it's something besides Facebook that keeps me in touch with some friends (say hi!).
12. I actually have more interesting thoughts than I frequently blog about, and by getting on to write regularly, I may get in the habit of expressing these more interesting thoughts. ;)
13. Because you love me!! (Right?)

Thursday Thirteen

I've always been a fan of lists, and the Thursday Thirteen, so I suppose I've sort of decided to bring it back on my own. Even if I'm the only one ;)

Today's Thursday Thirteen is thirteen things I've accomplished recently. Just my own little 'done' list instead of 'to-do,' if you will.

1. Sent invites for Maggie's 'friend' birthday party.
2. Sent invites for Maggie's 'family' birthday party.
3. Wrote (half by hand!) and mailed postcard invites for all four of my chocolate parties next weekend, plus the one scheduled for the weekend after that.
4. Finally made some hostess/booking calls and team member check-in calls!
5. Booked my flight for Dove's National Conference!
6. Helped clear a road blocked by a downed tree (after a storm on Tuesday).
7. Got the beach towel that was used to wrap all of my necklaces during the move (yes, last May) off of my dresser and back into use as, well, a beach towel!
8. Remembered to buy stain remover, and (I think!) removed the paint stains from Maggie's white shirt.
9. Sewed the button back on one of my previously favorite pairs of shorts.
10. Hubby and I cleaned the master bath.
11. I helped Maggie sort through her stuffed animals, and put half of them in a storage bag in the basement.
12. I made substantial progress on straightening my office.
13. I started exercising a bit more often again!

Thursday Thirteen - Who's Counting Edition

Featuring:
Thirteen things that make me smile :)

1. A really good word in Words with Friends.
2. Maggie telling me she's wearing something because it's 'style'.
3. Hubby's random gmail chats during the day.
4. Driving my car.
5. Taking the kids for a walk through the neighborhood in the sun.
6. Jack's laugh.
7. Friendly neighbors.
8. Matching my bitizens up with jobs they love in my Tiny Tower.
9. Steak.
10. Cherry Coke in the morning (or at least by lunch...).
11. Watching Jack try to chase the cat.
12. Seeing other people be charmed by Maggie's conversations.
13. Waking up to my whole family within an arm's reach.

Thursday Thirteen

I'm just going for pie-in-the-sky today. I'd really like to get a lot of stuff done, and even started straightening a bit in the office, but if I could snap my fingers and have 13 things magically done, here's the first 13 things I'd name (quickly, just off the top of my head...).

1. Jewelry shelves done so I could hang up all my new necklaces that I received today :)
2. Desk cleared off.
3. Chocolate literature sorted and expired stuff thrown out.
4. Car washed.
5. Upstairs vacuumed.
6. Chocolate storage closet downstairs vacuumed.
7. Business organizer updated (I know what this means...)
8. Maggie's stuffed animal holder completed.
9. My framed painting picked up from Jo-Ann's and hung on the dining room wall.
10. Find a dresser for Jack's room and put his clothes away accordingly.
11. Clear off the top of my dresser (including discarding old/unused jewelry).
12. Start hanging pictures/artwork on the wall up the stairs.
13. Clean off the kitchen counter that collects anything assumed to be mine or the kids'.

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2012

Thirteen things I'd like to work on in 2012.

1. Organized call list for the three days I'll work my business each week (to be prepared on Sunday night each week).
2. Organized hostess coaching for all shows (which I already have in place, but just fell out of the habit around the time the baby was born).
3. Organized customer follow-up (this would be new, as I've only feebly attempted it in the past).
4. Setting up a place and working on both kids' scrapbooks regularly.
5. Menu-planning.
6. A schedule for house cleaning.
7. A schedule for blog posts.
8. Keep up with my 365.
9. Visit the Longaberger Homestead again.
10. Start exercising regularly.
11. Send more thank-you cards.
12. Help Maggie to organize her room (and keep it up!).
13. Find the iron (hopefully this won't take all year, but I've been looking for a couple weeks already with no luck...
    

Thursday Thirteen - Twenty-eight Edition

Last week was somewhat fun to put together, so I'm going that route again...
In no particular order or sorting by genre, here are Thirteen Songs I Like.

1. I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie
2. Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley and Alison Kraus
3. Walkin After Midnight by Patsy Cline
4. Take the Skinheads Bowling by Camper van Beethoven
5. Bubbly by Colbie Caillat
6. Bad Day by Daniel Powter
7. Walking with a Ghost by Tegan and Sara
8. Mad World by Gary Jules
9. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
10. Headhunter by Front 242
11. I Come from the Water by the Toadies
12. Laurie (Strange Things Happen) by Dickie Lee
13. This Love by Maroon 5
    

Thursday Thirteen - Twenty-seventh Edition? (maybe?)

As I work on a writing challenge, my 365 photo challenge, some laundry, and finishing up the bathroom (done!), I wanted to post too, but nothing was coming out of my lame brain. Thanks for the idea, Momspective!

Here, in no particular order, are ten of my favorite movies (of unspecified genres).

1. Shaun of the Dead
2. City of Angels
3. Still Breathing
4. Girl, Interrupted
5. The Wedding Planner
6. Enough
7. Dante's Peak
8. Secretary
9. Ghost World
10. Double Jeopardy
11. Final Destination (all of them, really)
12. Clueless
13. Practical Magic
    

Now you know some of the secrets of my low-brow taste in entertainment ;)

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things I should/can/or will accomplish today during my extra long day with Maggie (hubby is going from work to the ski hill for the first outing this season :) )

1. Clean off counter in kitchen to prepare for cooking.
2. Run dishwasher
3. Empty dishwasher.
4. Make crust of Amaretto Chocolate Cheesecake.
5. Make & bake filling of Amaretto Chocolate Cheesecake.
6. Bake chocolate engagement cake.
7. Empty dryer.
8. Do another load of laundry.
9. Get the rest of my gel nails off. Evil things.
10. Go to post office and mail gift exchange gift (should have been done on Tuesday!).
11. Take pictures of beautiful new scarf.
12. Go to Dairy Queen and get ice cream with adorable daughter.
13. Clean out fridge to make room for Amaretto Chocolate Cheesecake to cool for 12 hours before applying topping tomorrow.

Thursday Thirteen - Twenty-sixth Edition

Today we have 13 Items I got in my August Spotted Box. The Spotted Box is a variety of items listed on the 15th of each month started at noon Eastern time. Wondering what it could contain? Here's thirteen things that were in my box for August:

1. A cute necklace from BLING by Christine and a discount code for 10% off one order placed between August 15, 2009 and October 15, 2009.
2. Two lip balm samples from Clear Hills Honey Company and a discount code for 15% off through September 15, 2009.
3. Yarn samples from Cheekystitches.
4. A really handy key handle/fob from Jujube Baby and a discount code for 15% off an order.
5. Breast pads from Weeones.
6. An herbal laundry soap sample from Frost Fish Cove Soaps.
7. A beaded stitch maker from Crochet Frog and a discount code for 10% off.
8. A Queen Bee belly butter sample from Fairycakes and Pixibows.
9. A rice-filled, bubblegum-scented boo boo pack from Royal Buns and a discount code for 10% off through September 30, 2009.
10. An iron on applique from Tattered Tapestry and a discount code for 15% off anything in the store through December 31, 2009.
11. A pony-tail holder from Polka Tot Boutique and a discount code for 20% off.
12. A bookmark from Owl Say and a discount code for 10% off anything in the store through December 31, 2009.
13. A laundry soap sample and a BB butt wipes sample from BB Butts Diapers and a discount code.
    

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Thursday Thirteen - Twenty-fifth edition

Where have I been, eh?

Well, completely out of left field, here are Thirteen Things that Maggie (usually) likes to eat.

1. Cheerios
2. Oreos
3. Tacos (huh, I'll take foods that end in 'O' for $500, Alex)
4. Fruit snacks
5. Cheese
6. Noodles
7. Toast with peanut butter
8. Oatmeal
9. Sausage
10. Nilla wafers
11. Ritz crackers
12. Chips
13. Banana

Yeah...this healthy list makes me look like a strong candidate for Mother of the Year! Hahahahahaha.....






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Thursday Thirteen - Twenty-fourth Edition

Got the idea for this week's Thursday Thirteen from The Life of a Mom.
Here are my Thirteen Favorite Holiday Songs.

1. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas by Gayla Peevey

2. Dominick the Donkey

3. Christmas Canon by Trans Siberian Orchestra

4. Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses

5. I Want an Alien for Christmas by Fountains of Wayne

6. Breath of Heaven

7. Christmas Eve on Woodward Avenue by Karen Newman (sorry - couldn't find audio for this one!)

8. The Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler

9. How Do You Spell Channukkahh by the LeeVees

10. Christmas Shoes by Newsong (even though it makes me cry EVERY stinking time!)

11. Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi

12. Snoopy vs. The Red Baron (Snoopy's Christmas)

13. Let There Be Peace on Earth

I tried to find one other one but couldn't....our high school choir used to do Silent Night while half of them sang, "Peace, peace, peace on earth and good will to all. This is the time for love. This is the time for joy. So let us all sing together of peace, peace, peace on earth."
Anyway, that one would have come up, but I couldn't find it...

Thursday Thirteen - Twenty-third Edition

Hmm...I've only got a few minutes to spare (need to get ready for another chocolate party tonight), but I figured I can toss up (I had written 'throw up,' but that didn't sound too good...)
Thirteen Things on my Desk (and honestly? there are wayyy more than 13 things dropped and strewn on my desk!)

1. Pens
2. A chocolate catalog
3. A can of Cherry Coke
4. A bag of Ruffles
5. The phone from the bedroom
6. A roll of postcard stamps
7. A picture of hubby, baby and I
8. A picture of a bunch of babies born the same month as Maggie (thanks, Tiffany!)
9. A box of Kleenex
10. My label maker
11. Some CDs
12. Some Halloween candy
13. A few popcorn crumbs
    

Thursday Thirteen - Twenty-second Edition

Yay for Amuso Game Shows!! Maggie won the Cutest Baby Contest, and I got just over $120 today!

So today's Thursday Thirteen is Thirteen things I could spend my winnings on, courtesy of Amuso Game Shows.

1. Pampered Chef stuff from the book show I have open with Jodi
2. Creative Memories stuff for the crop I'm going to with my mom next month.
3. More Chocolate supplies for my business.
4. A dress for the wedding we're going to this weekend.
5. A new winter coat and snow pants for Maggie.
6. A new Halloween door mat for the front porch.
7. A Halloween costume for Maggie!
8. More Cherry Coke.
9. A swimming pool for Maggie to use next summer.
10. A new purse.
11. Almost two tanks of gas :(
12. A haircut and color.
13. A pedicure.

Thursday Thirteen - Twenty-first Edition

Hmmm....Started this without really knowing what I'm going to list. Oh! I thought of one...

Thirteen products I can hook you up with through Dove Chocolate at Home.

1. Chocolate! (milk or dark)
2. Chocolate Martini Mix!
3. White Chocolate Smoothie Mix!
4. Aztec Sipping Chocolate!
5. Chocolate Mousse Mix!
6. Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix!
7. Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix!
8. Chocolate Cupcake Kit!
9. Dessert Sauce!
10. Java Chip Smoothie Mix!
11. Truffles!
12. Chocolate Covered Almonds and Cranberries (milk or dark)!
13. Double Chocolate Truffle Fondue!

Drooling yet? Check out my site, and let me know if you need anything :) I'll be submitting my next show soon.

Thursday Thirteen - Twentieth Edition

Last week's TT left me in such a good mood, I wish I could do it again :) Instead, this time I offer: Thirteen Things I'm Looking Forward To.

1. My new business! More to follow on that probably next week. Do you love chocolate? Hmm...
2. Another free StrollerStrides class tomorrow morning!
3. Spending time with hubby and baby this weekend! (Probably on the boat, but whatever would be fine.)
4. Going camping with my parents next week!!!
5. Eating lots of seafood while hubby is in Germany for a few weeks.
6. Hubby coming home from Germany in September.
7. Grandma going home from rehab.
8. Halloween!!
9. Maggie learning more signs :)
10. Meeting some online friends probably in September or October (yay for a local-ish Michigan board!).
11. My chocolate party TONIGHT!!
12. Fixing some stuff up around the house in October.
13. Having green grass maybe next spring (it's all dead now and the ants have taken over :( )