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Thursday Thirteen (20th Edition)

Thirteen Reasons Why I Don't Have a Real Thursday Thirteen Post Today

1. I have a cold that will just not go away
2. My husband has a cold
3. My preschool-aged son has a cold
4. My toddler daughter has a cold
5. My toddler son has a cold
6. The twins had their Early Intervention appointment today
7. We had unexpected dinner guests tonight
8. I had to get some things done today for my son’s upcoming birthday in January
9. Even though I’m trying not to be, I am a little preoccupied about the lump I have found in my neck.
10. I’m sleep-deprived
11. I’m starting to stress out about what I have left to do to get ready for Christmas
12. I’ve been having major pressure in my head and ears from allergies
13. I’ve been having stress-induced headaches from all of the above.

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Thursday Thirteen (19th Edition)

Thirteen Things I Have Been Fortunate Enough To Win From Giveaways During Recent Months

1. Adorable See Kai Run Julie Boots from LifeGlutenFree.com

2. 4pk Eco-Friendly Skoy Cloths from MomDot

3. Leapfrog Leapster 2 from I Should Be Folding Laundry

4. $10 Barnes and Noble GC from Reading With Monie

5. A BoogieWipes Gift Basket packed with goodies from MomDot

6. A case of Primo Water from MomDot

7. A custom stamped necklace by Circle of Sentiments from MomDot

8. Huggies Diapers & Wipes from MomDot

9. 3 Months Free Prime Ad Space from MommyCommunity.com

10. A Kid Chore System from MomDot

11. A Vibralite from One Day At A Time . . .

12. Entrecard Credits from MomDot

13. A Personalized Peeka Stories Book from Goodies For Mom

Thursday Thirteen (18th Edition)

Thirteen Things I've Done At Least 13 Times Today

1. Coughed

2. Unwrapped a cough drop

3. Wiped a toddler's nose

4. Checked a child for a fever

5. Entered a giveaway

6. Said, "Stop stomping!"

7. Said, "Stop yelling!"

8. Pet a cat

9. Wondered if my antibiotics were making me woozy

10. Checked my email

11. Thought about crawling into bed and hiding under the covers

12. Wished my husband didn't have to work so I could get some rest

13. Wondered if my husband and children would come down with strep throat too

Thursday Thirteen (17th Edition)

Thirteen Things about How My Mammogram at the Hostpital Was Similar to a Spa Visit

1. There was soft relaxing background music.

2. My "hostess" spoke in a soft gentle voice.

3. The atmosphere exuded positive energy.

4. There were delicious buttermints in the waiting room.

5. There was a soothing backlit aquarium in the waiting room.

6. I was given a soft cotton floral robe to put on.

7. My "hostess" had a warm and bubbly personality.

8. Ultimate customer service was clearly the goal.

9. My "hostess" was very attentive to my comfort level.

10. I was offered snacks.

11. I was offered beverages.

12. I was given a customer service phone number to call with comments about my experience.

13. I was invited to book my next appointment right then.

Thursday Thirteen (16th Edition)

Thirteen Things that are Making My Plate Very Full At the Moment

1. Having a preschooler who is testing his boundaries every second of the day.
2. Twin toddlers who are testing their boundaries every other second of the day.
3. Trying to get Sillymonkeez.com ready for holiday.
4. Taking over the free blog and boutique listings on MomDot.
5. Trying to finish my Christmas shopping so I can enjoy the holidays when they get here.
6. Launching my design blog.
7. Having a slight cold for 3 weeks that will not go away.
8. Being a moderator on a mommies forum.
9. Caring for an extremely elderly beagle.
10. Writing some sponsored posts on top of my regular blog posts to earn some extra money.
11. The house becoming messy faster than my husband and I can clean it.
12. Starting to plan my son’s birthday party.
13. Trying to upkeep 3 blogs while still posting mildly interesting content daily on my personal blog.

Sorry I've been such a horrible blog buddy everyone! I promise I will get back on track with visiting everyone after I get over this hump.

Thursday Thirteen (15th Edition)

Thirteen Things I Must Pick Out of My Food

1. water chestnuts
2. hot peppers
3. pickles
4. raw onions
5. large chunks of ginger
6. bamboo shoots
7. squid
8. orange peel
9. uncooked celery
10. clams
11. raw carrots
12. jellyfish
13. pet hair

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Thursday Thirteen (14th Edition)

Thirteen Things I love about FALL

1. The crisp air.
2. The foliage.
3. Picking out candy to pass out to the trick-or-treaters.
4. Watching the children grin with glee as they jump into the big piles of dry leaves.
5. The scent of cinnamon apple and pumpkin spice candles.
6. Taking our children trick-or-treating at the mall.
7. Seeing the excitement on our children’s faces as they point out each cool costume they see.
8. Sorting through the Halloween loot with our giddy children.
9. Thanksgiving dinner with all our relatives.
10. Starting to think about holiday shopping.
11. Apple picking.
12. Looking for the perfect pumpkin.
13. Dutch apple pie! YUM!!

Thursday Thirteen (13th Edition)

Thirteen Things that have been known to Keep Me Awake At Night

1. A 20mos old female night owl
2. General stress
3. Lower back pain
4. Feeling cold
5. A good book that I just can't put down
6. Heartburn
7. Visiting all the blogs on my blog roll
8. My husband's snoring
9. Shopping online
10. An elderly beagle with a small bladder
11. Working on new designs for my store
12. Knowing there's an insect in the room
13. Maintaining two blogs

I just realized that a lot of those make me sound eighty. LOL!

Thursday Thirteen (12th Edition)

Thirteen Similarities Between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Samurai Girl

1. They both have been destined to be the “Chosen One” (although in different contexts).
2. They both have two close friends . . . one guy, one girl who help behind the scenes and often need rescuing (Buffy had Xander & Willow and Heaven has Carol & Otto)
3. They both have a friend who is a computer geek (Buffy had Willow and Heaven has Otto).
4. They both have an older British male who acts as a stand-in father figure (Buffy had Giles her watcher and Heaven has Severin a British agent).
5. They both have love interests who are handsome and are lethal weapons (Buffy had Angel and Heaven has Jake).
6. Both love interests also have dark pasts and believe that the girl deserves better than men like themselves (Angel was a ruthless vampire who tortured his victims mentally and physically and Jake was an assassin.
7. Both carry their weapon of choice with them almost everywhere they go (Buffy her stake and Heaven her sword).
8. Both have lost a loved one . . .(Buffy her mother and Heaven her brother)
9. Both had their love interest’s ex-girlfriends return and try to kill them (Buffy had Darla and Heaven had Karen).
10. Both had to make the decision to kill the man they loved (Buffy had to skewer Angel with a sword to save the world and Heaven had to cut Jake’s rope while they were scaling a mountain to save the life of Severin).
11. Both were once innocent pampered princesses who knew nothing of the evils of the world.
12. Both Buffy and Heaven struggle with the responsibility of putting their responsibility for fighting for good above having a normal life as a young woman.
13. Oh, did I mention that both Buffy and Heaven can kick ass in a fight? They are great examples for showing girls that women can be strong and do not have to be victims.

I have to add that their is one huge difference between the two shows. The show Buffy the Vampire Slayer had both light and dark episodes, whereas The Samurai Girl does not seem to have that darkness. Murderous creatures of the night are just scarier than ruthless crimelords even if they do have ninja assassins on their payroll.

Thursday Thirteen (11th Edition)

Thirteen Ingredients For A Perfect Night's Sleep

1. Cool dry weather
2. Quiet
3. A thick cuddly comforter
4. A sleepy beagle (love that sleepy dog smell)
5. Very dim lighting
6. A boring book
7. Knowing you don’t have to wake up at a certain time in the morning
8. Taking ibuprofen for your sore back
9. A thick pillowtop mattress
10. Not feeling hungry
11. A window cracked open just a bit
12. A sound asleep non-snoring husband
13. 3 children who will sleep through the night without a peep (this one is key)

Thursday Thirteen (10th Edition)

Thirteen Things I Would Collect If Money Was Not a Factor

1. Shoes
2. Coach bags
3. Couture Barbie Dolls
4. All different kinds of pets
5. Jewelry (rings, pendants, bracelets)
6. Coins
7. Toss pillows
8. Capodimonte Porcelain
9. Pairs of crystal wine glasses
10. Coffee table books
11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer memorabilia
12. Pottery
13. Colored glass

Thursday Thirteen (9th Edition)

Thirteen Reasons Why I Need Therapy

1. Striped toss pillows must all sit with the stripes going vertically on the sofa.
2. Waffles must be cut in similarly-sized pieces along the lines before eating can commence.
3. I must check my store’s sales report before I go to bed at night no matter how late it is.
4. The thought driving causes me much anxiety.
5. I only can rotate in one direction while in the shower.
6. I open all the windows on my computer in the same order every morning.
7. My skin itches when I get stressed out.
8. I have a serious fear of bugs.
9. I have to coordinate my children’s clothing even if they are not leaving the house or having visitors that day. (This one was from my husband.)
10. Dirty dishes need to be stacked in the sink a certain way. (Another one courtesy of my husband.)
11. Shopping gives me a temporary high.
12. I cry at the strangest points during certain movies and it's always the same movies.
13. I have a strange affinity for hugging and squeezing our dogs and cats against their wills.

Thursday Thirteen (7th Edition)

Thirteen Things on My Birthday/Christmas Wishlist

1. An SLR digital camera
2. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Seasons 1-7) boxed set
3. A pedometer (A nicer one than the free one I have.)
4. A maid service to deep clean my house once from top to bottom
5. For the housing market to turn around so we can sell our townhouse and move into a more spacious house.
6. A plasma TV (Just a little one. I’m not greedy.)
7. Nestle Crunch Crisp bars
8. Plain white gold hoop earrings
9. Gift cards (To Target, Christmas Tree Shops, Aeropostale, etc . . .)
10. Adding 2 or 3 extra hours onto each day so I have time to get things done and then relax too. (You can handle that, can’t you, Santa?)
11. A puppy (That thud is the sound of my husband hitting the floor after fainting at the thought.)
12. Some new Miracle Bras (Size 32NA, assorted colors)
13. A job for my husband where he doesn’t have to commute so far only to be unappreciated.

Thanks for taking the time to learn something new about me today!

Thursday Thirteen (6th Edition)

Thirteen Great Websites Where I've Listed My Blog For FREE!

1. MomDot.com
2. BlogHer.com
3. 5 Minutes For Mom
4. Her Blog Directory
5. Mom Blog Network
6. Blogadr.com
7. The Meme Directory
8. The Mom Blogs
9. Blogamama.com
10. Blog Explosion
11. Blogging Fusion
12. BlogCatalog (BC)
13. WeBlogALot

Thanks for stopping by to visit me today!

Thursday Thirteen (5th Edition)

Thirteen Things I Am Addicted To

1. The internet
2. DisneyShopping.com
3. Hickory BBQ Wavy Lays potato chips
4. Breyer’s Chocolate Crackle ice cream
5. Photographing my children
6. Recording all tasks and appointments on my laptop’s calendar
7. Blogging
8. SuperMoms World Forum
9. Comparison shopping
10. Grey’s Anatomy
11. Skor bars
12. Gymboree clothing (but only since I had a girl)

13. Signing up for freebies

Thanks for taking the time to read this and to learn something about me!

Thursday Thirteen (4th Edition)

Thirteen Things that I've Never Done, But Would Like To

1. Go to Disney World
2. Play paintball
3. Take a dance class
4. Go on a cruise
5. Paint a mural
6. Decorate a house from top to bottom with unlimited funds
7. Organize a blog party
8. Attend a Broadway show
9. Live in a house right on the beach
10. Take photos with a nice SLR digital camera
11. Attend a taping of the Ellen DeGeneres Show
12. Spend time with a chimpanzee
13. Win a multi-million dollar lottery

My husband has posted his first Thursday Thirteen post. Please go visit him and say hello!

Thursday Thirteen (3rd Edition)

Thirteen DORKY Things I Say to My Children
1. “Sleepy! Sleepy! Sleepy mo meepy!”
2. “Is your belly not welly?”
3. “Books are for reading . . . not eating.”
4. “Cutie toes. Look at those. Let me kiss those cutie toes.”
5. “You silly bahnilly!”
6. “Are you a poopasaurus or a stinkasaurus?”
7. “You Crazy McFlaziehead!!!”
8. “Are you nutzo mutzo?”
9. “Are you Stinky McMinky?”
10. “Rise and shine my little porcupine!”
11. “Okie dokie smokey”
12. “Are you a hungry hungry hippo?”
13. “Hold your horses, Charlie!”

Thursday Thirteen (2nd Edition)

Thirteen Things I Do To Help Keep My Sanity1. Blog

2. Post on my favorite mommies forum

3. Vent to my poor husband (Usually while he’s at work)

4. Take photos of my children (This usually helps me to remember their endearing qualities.)

5. Lock myself in my room and fold laundry

6. Bake

7. Force our cat Zorro to let me hug, squeeze, and pet him (He’s very round and cuddly)

8. Put everything in it’s assigned place. (Gives me a sense of control)

9. Hum or sing softly to myself (Hey, it beats talking to myself!)

10. Make lists (It doesn’t matter what kind. It just helps me to feel like I’m being somewhat organized.)

11. Christmas shop (It’s such a huge task, I do it all year round)

12. Plan happy events like a birthday party (even if it’s 6 months away)

13. Take a nap (It rarely happens, but when it does it sure helps.)

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Thursday Thirteen (1st Edition)

Welcome to my first Thursday Thirteen post! I decided to join in on this meme so I could get to know myself again. I could tell you thirteen things about each of my children or my husband at a drop of a hat, but it's not so easy when it comes to myself. This will be a good weekly exercise for me.

Thirteen Things that I Love to Smell1. Leather
2. Coffee brewing
3. Cinnamon
4. Lemongrass
5. Freshly bathed babies
6. Bread baking
7. Hot apple pie
8. Pine trees
9. Hollyberry
10. Clean laundry
11. Lavendar
12. Ripe peaches
13. Ginger