SpicyBugz World » Holidays

I’m Baaaack

Spicybugz — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:40:07 +0000

We just got home today. I am exhausted, but wonderfully so. I will post tons of pictures after I rest for a bit, and tell you all about my wonderful mini vacation. Including smashing my hand, cutting one toe and smashing the other. I’m purple hahhaha. It’s all good.

Time To Trim The Fat!

Spicybugz — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:49:16 +0000

I have so much I want to say, and people to thank. But not in this post. Read the next one to come

This post is about me getting my butt in gear, for real this time. My goal is to be in perfect shape by time the adoption becomes a reality. I want everything to be perfect. Brand new beginnings for the whole family.

These kids need a healthy active and in shape mommy. They deserve that. So, I look at it this way, since so many of you are giving from your hearts to make these kids life safe. It’s my turn to do what I need to do also. Get fit again. It’s time for the exercise train to pull in.

So Bugz is gonna get busy. Busy shaking her groove thing and shaking everything else that wiggles and jiggles. Time to trim the fat. Time to get serious. I figure I have several more months to go before I have enough funds to finish the adoption, so that gives me plenty of time to get this done.

The first thing I need to do is get on the Tread Mill. I can’t walk outside in this weather down here. It’s a furnace. I can’t do it. But, I can walk on a treadmill in the comfort of my a/c home. Which I will do.

I can’t ride a bike like my husband does, holy cow, he goes over 10 miles a day in this heat. I would make it to the bottom of my drive way, then fall over. No kidding. But, I can sit on a Exercise Bike and peddle my jello thighs off on that for sure.

I can also swim. I love to swim, and that always feels like cheating. But I know for a fact, you can get a good cardio workout in the pool.

I’m also going to cut way way down on my mountain dew consumption. I drink way to much and I am sure I can drop an easy 10 if I just gave that up. I’m an addict I tell ya. If you open me up, a mountain dew truck will roll right out of me.

I am lucky enough to already own this equipment, gathering dust and cobwebs in storage. If your not so lucky and would like to join me on my little “lets trim the fat” adventure you can find all the exercise equipment you need right at Smoothfitness.com

Wish me luck. I have to do this. If you all can open your hearts to help me. Then I have to open my own heart to help myself, and get in shape. You guys rock! Hopefully, soon with a bit of exercise and will power I will be in Shape and be able to rock too!

Mother’s Day At My Mothers.

Spicybugz — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:04:16 +0000

If your lucky enough to still have your mother, then it’s to her house you go on Mothers Day. Doesn’t matter if you have 20 kids of your own, as long as my Mother is still with us, she is the Queen for the Day and it’s to her house we go to honor her.

This is how I spent Mother’s Day at my Mothers. Her pool is heated unlike mine. But her pool is also much smaller than mine. All my pretty plants that I had around my lanai and the around the pool area, got frozen and are long dead and gone. I have yet to replace them (like I can find the freaking time to do that lately) But my mothers plants and flowers are still beautiful. She probably took the time to cover them…unlike my lazy azz who just let them freeze!

So anyways, here are the pictures I have been promising. We spent the morning home on mothers day in our own pool, then went to my moms house in the afternoon and enjoyed her pool as well. It was really nice to visit with my sisters as well.

Layla with Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page

Spicybugz — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:51:25 +0000

Once again, I am late with my Music Monday. Someone needs to send me reminders, because lately I can’t remember chit.

Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave ONLY the actual post link here. You can grab this code at LJL Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.

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FCC Linky Love First 5.

Sisters Are Coming-Hide My Laptop

Spicybugz — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:05:16 +0000

My middle sister called me today. She is coming down for Easter with her 5 children. My youngest sister also called, she is also coming down for Easter with her husband and 2 children.

My middle sister is cool, I like being around her. She doesn’t get too worked up over things and is pretty much laid back and relaxed. My husband adores her children and vice a versa. He also likes my middle sister and feels kinda protective of her because she went thru a very nasty divorce and has been raising her 5 kids by herself for the past 7 years. Would you believe that her ass ex is still battling her in court over assets? 7 freaking years he has been dragging this out on her. Unbelievable that any judge would allow that to happen. But that’s the way it’s been going for her.

Anyhow, My family has plans on going to Sanabel Island the week of Easter and coming (actually just 3 days) and being back for Easter Sunday. We offered to take middle sister and her kids with us, and I think that’s what the plans are going to be. I know for a fact her kids will be staying with us when she comes down. The other sister and her family will stay at my moms house 10 miles down the road.

So, middle sister leans on my husband for her computer problems, her kids computer problems etc. For the most part he can fix their problems thru remote access. Middle sister needs a new laptop, hers is on it’s last dying leg. She really can’t afford a new one. So, Dr. Corny told me to look on line for wholesale computers, for her.

I’m thinking she is going to eye up my laptop that Dr. Corny bought me for Xmas last year that I very seldom use. No way, I might not use it, but I’m not giving it away. It comes in handy in the Summer when the kids are in the pool and I can sit on the lanai and use the laptop while I keep an eye on them swimming. She can use it while she is here tho, just not keep it.~~

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Valentines Day History Contest

Spicybugz — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:17:59 +0000

Happy Valentines to all you love birds! I am going to be out and about today, spending time with my family.

I did get a dozen of the most beautiful red roses today. I will post a picture later, I just don’t have enough time for that right now.

So, for a bit of fun for Valentines Day, I am going to run another small contest.

500 EC Credits to 1 commenter who can tell us the History of Valentines Day. I choose whose is the best.

Also, 50 EC Credits to everyone who subscribes to my feed today. Leave me a comment letting me know you subscribed and under which name. Have fun everyone.

Christmas Cookie Linky Love

Spicybugz — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:14:09 +0000

I posted a while back that I would post my readers favorite Christmas Cookie Recipe if you posted it in a comment or emailed it to me.

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Sent by: Stormdrane
INGREDIENTS

* 1 cup white sugar
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 egg yolk
* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and vanilla extracts, and egg yolk. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour until well blended. Chill the dough for 8 hours, or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough 1/3 at a time to 1/8 inch thickness, refrigerating remaining dough until ready to use. Cut into desired shapes with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Leave cookies plain for frosting, or brush with slightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with candy sprinkles or colored sugar.
4. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light and golden brown. Cool cookies completely before frosting.

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Ken sent this:My favorite recipe is those Pilsbury cookies that come in the the green Christmas trees in the middle. I’m fancy, huh?

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Russian Tea Cakes
Sent by Eva:

Prep: 20 min; Bake: 10 to 12 min per sheet; Cool: 10 min
1 cup butter or stick margarine, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
1/4 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar

1. Heat oven to 400°.

2. Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.

3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool 5 minutes.

5. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack 5 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar again.

*Do not use vegetable oil spreads.
**Do not use self-rising flour

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Monica sent me the Mother Load of Christmas Cookies: Enjoy this!!! Thank you Monica…

Happy Thanksgiving

Spicybugz — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:12:12 +0000

: Give Thanks

BE THANKFUL

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary,
because it means you’ve made a difference.

It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.

: Gobble Gobble

Stop the Bus and Let Me Off!

Spicybugz — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:54:18 +0000

I got a nice surprise today. 2 of my sisters and their families are down here for Thanksgiving, of course at my mom’s house. Thank GOD at my mom’s house! I knew of one sister coming, but the second was a surprise because the last time I talked to her, she said she couldn’t make it down until Christmas. I called my mom’s today and she (sister who wasn’t coming) answered the phone, and said, surprise! HAHA. Little Bitch. I’m sure my mother is in 7th heaven. She will have 3 out of 5 of her children with her for Thanksgiving.

So, I was up most of the night with Mighty Bug who is in teething hell. He was/is getting 4 teeth in at the same time. He finally got the second bottom one thru yesterday and now he has two on the bottom and a very swollen top gum..where his top fronts are coming in hard and heavy. I’m telling ya, that boy has a temper and he is strong. When he screams I swear he wakes the dead…and they sit up and say what the F was that! When he grabs a hold of me, he leaves bruise marks, that is how strong he is. He’s only 8 months old. Hell he’s gonna beat the shit out me by the time he is ONE! But he is adorable, and when he is loving, he is sooooo loving. I know he is in pain, and my heart breaks for the lil guy. But come on, give my ears a break, and stop leaving the bruise marks on me, someone is going to think I am abused or something. Well…maybe I am a bit.

MightyBug

So, like I said, I called my mom today and found out that both of my sisters are here in FL. Come over they said. I say, oh Gosh I am so tired,my head is foggy. I just want to straighten up the house, wait for the kids to take a nap and go to sleep myself. Well…my sisters kids are in their teens…early teens but teens. They don’t remember that babies keeps you up all night, I want to pull my hair out, and hide in the closet stage.

So, I got several different calls from them before I said the heck with it and got a shower, dressed the kids up all cutey and drove off to my moms, which is about 15 min from my house. I was so tired, I really shouldn’t have been driving…so I had the grip of death on the steering wheel, and my eyes plastered to the windshield, and I swear it still felt like I was driving drunk.

So I get to my mom’s house. My dad and brother inlaw are outside putting up the Christmas lights, and I got the baby out of the car seat and asked my brother inlaw to get mini bug, who immediately started screaming because she wanted me to get her out. So I walked away and let him deal with it. I go in the house, and Jesus Mary and Joseph I had forgotten about all the noise there is when we are all together, total 8 kids and the dog (shih Tzu) with the high pitch ear shattering bark that only little dogs can make. The baby immediately started to scream. My sister had never seen the baby and she was all in his face cooing and awing over him, and he was red faced screaming his head off. That was it for him. He wanted nothing to do with any of them for the entire visit. I was thinking, ohhhh man, with all those people there, I will get a break, everyone can take turns holding the the lil ton of bricks. No luck. I had to hold him while he was trying to climb into my skin for several hours.

So I called Dr. Corny at work, and told him to meet me at my mothers house when he got off work. He did, and helped hold the baby. My mom bless her heart and soul, was all happy happy. She had made potato salad and a ham and wanted us all to eat. I don’t like ham. I don’t eat pork. I think it’s gross. She say’s oh honey I MADE you a chicken, and you have to eat. It was a precooked chicken from Sam’s Club. She made the chicken. I have always loved my mothers potato salad. In fact, my potato salad is my mom’s. I don’t know where in the hell she got the potato salad that I ate, because it sucked so bad I wanted to gag. I wonder if it was Sam’s Club also, but of course…she made it. I wonder if all mom’s get goofy with age? Oh God, I wonder my son’s think the same way about me.

So now I am home sweet sweet home, where it is quiet, and the only noise is our own noise. I am all comfy in my jammies and having a mountain dew and chilling out while I type up this post. I love that my sisters are here for Thanksgiving…and I do love to see them and their children, and I will get to enjoy them until the weekend. I just wonder what in the hell we will be eating on Thanksgiving! Mom’s cooking has changed. Someone please oh please tell me that Sam’s Club does NOT sell a precooked Turkey!

Eat Me

Christmas Cookie Favorites

Spicybugz — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:02:20 +0000

Right after Thanksgiving I am going to attempt to bake Christmas Cookies this year. I say attempt, because of the little ones.

I figure if I can make the doughs while they are sleeping each day, then I can bake them while they are awake. I’m hoping it turns out ok.

The problem is, I seemed to have lost my Christmas Cookie recipes. Must of happened during the move from PA to FL. I have searched high and low for the one recipe book that I had that was also packed full of pieces of paper that had so many recipes hand written on.

So, help me out here, share your favorite holiday cookies and recipe. Simple is good. Tastier is even better

Don’t forget about the CONTEST going on right now here at Spicybug’z World!

PS If your looking for some unique gifts for the holidays, check out my sidebar.

Also I should add, that I will make a post in the very near future, posting everyone’s recipes with a link back to your site.