Thursday, October 30, 2008

Mr. Pumpkin Carver

Tonight at the strike of 6 o'clock the hubby will transform into the Pumpkin Carver man. Each year with the help of Mr. Sharpie we creatively draw the outline for our pumpkins.

This year I thought we would spice it up and use a stencil. So, I referred to my friend Mr. Google to look for the stencil. What do you know there are about a million (give or take) to search.

So I decided to go with the Pumpkin Lady's. She has it all. From simple to outrageous! You can learn more about the Pumpkin Lady by clicking here and read her blog by clicking here.

I think that we should give these a try...







Until then our pumpkins will sit in peace in our front yard. Be sure to visit Rookie Mom 101 tomorrow because I will be revealing our pumpkins!

Cheers to pumpkin stencil picking and carving!


Tuesday, October 28, 2008

BUGA"whoo hoo"LOO

Steve (our mailman) delivered Cookie her first pair of Bugaloo shoes on Monday and I am so excited to tell you about these little hidden treasures!

They are BUGA"whoo hoo"LOO's. I came across Bugaloo's unexpectedly and let me tell you they are oh so precious and oh so twice as cute and half the price as a similar brand that you might have heard of? You know the one that starts with an R followed by an O and ends with a Beez.

Bugaloo's are just perfect for your little recessionistas! Please do not adjust your screen or think that you are miss reading the price, because the prices are NOT a typo. They are only $15 dollars a pair. [Cha Ching, Cha Ching] With this price they are wallet friendly which means you can justify your need to buy more. At least that is my story and I am sticking to it!

Bugaloo's are also feet friendly, brain friendly, and community friendly. Most importantly they are machine washable.

Right now Cookie is sporting this pair...




And I love these...


And I might just have to get these for a girlfriend that I am throwing a baby shower for next month...


Bugaloo's is a brand spankin' new company with aspirations to greatness. It is the brainchild of Heidi Wells, a young graphic designer valiantly attempting to circumvent the 9am-5pm drudgery. What's not to love about having a shoe designer like this...




For this Wednesday let's spread the word about Bugaloo's and who knows we may just actually start a "bugaloo-tion!"

Cheers to Happy Shopping and Affordable, Oh so cute Bugaloo Baby Shoes!

My Little Mind Reader




Dear PentopAnger,

I received your comment yesterday and thought I would actually take the time to respond to it. Normally I would not take the time to respond to such a comment but I felt that now would be as good as time as any to NOT justify why I choose to post the items I post but to clarify that if you do not agree with what I choose to write then it might be best to scoot along to a different blog.

I found your comment to be a little rough around the edges and would like to pose the question, if you choose to write such a statement to point out someones flaws then why do you choose to leave it with a non-reply e-mail address? Is it because you perish the thought that a Rookie Mom might find the time between diapers and all night awakenings to e-mail you back with a response.


I assume that by your tone that you may be a Democrat and that is okay because much to your surprise this Rookie Mom is a registered Democrat herself. However, just because a 4X6 voter registration card states that I am affiliated with one party that does not deny me of my choice to be open minded to both parties messages.

Throughout this entire campaign there has been talks about "change this" and "change that." But at the end of the day do really feel that your candidate could live up to those changes? Besides at the end of the day "change" doesn't start with one person who is elected to sit in the oval office, it starts with us the Americans and the choices we make each day to make "change" a reality.

Apparently this campaign has you a little uptight and I think maybe it would be best to refocus your anger for the next seven days and go out and do a good deed it might find you a little inspired and maybe a little happier.

I appreciate your comment because every voice should be heard. Therefore, I choose to post your comment and at the end of the day congratulate you on making your choice in this years trying election. I just wonder, have you even voted?

I just wanted to point out the flaw in the reasoning behind this story. If the woman conducting this "rather unscientific redistribution experiment" genuinely had an interest in making it scientific, she would have taken $2 from the tip and given it to the homeless man. This is closer to the tax the young waiter would pay under the Obama plan, and I'm sure he wouldn't have stormed away. I'd imagine anyone you tax 100% is going to be angry and Obama isn't proposing it. For illustrative purposes, lets say the owner of the restaurant makes $1,000,000. Even if we tax him 50%, he's still doing pretty well with $500,000. He may not like it, but if his democratically elected government says that's what his country needs from him, I'm sure he will put COUNTRY FIRST and understand. If the majority of the electorate believes health care is a right, the old and the poor should be taken care of, and democracy should be exported and protected at a cost of $400 billion a year, then the owner should see the extra tax as his patriotic duty. Jesus railed against doing nothing about poverty way more than he did against birth control so he can even see the efforts by the state to beef up the social safety net as his religious duty too. This is the kind of unselfish, COUNTRY FIRST thinking that will get us through the current crisis as opposed to the COUNTRY FIRST campaign signs you all sport that are really just a way to call those you disagree with godless, communist, terrorist sympathizers without seeming soooooo last century. And don't you put God first anyways? Finally, this was no experiment. She was spitefully punishing someone she disagreed with and thought her way to express it was so cute and clever she had to have an audience. Really it was as mean as stiffing your server because you don't like his tie would be in a non election year.
--your story ended up in my email via my family so i wanted to share my response with the source. Thanks for your time.


So, in conclusion I ask the blogger world to talk amongst yourself. If you would like to comment to Mr. / Mrs. PentopAnger then I say let your comments run wild. I think PentopAnger needs a little attention.

Oh and by the way, I think you should leave God out of this one, he is much busier watching over our troops, providing us with the strength and direction to get through these hard economic times and more importantly watching over the health of our family and friends than to worry about if I am not putting him first because of who I choose to vote for our the causes I choose to believe in. The big man knows that he always comes first in our home and that my family praises him each day for his blessing.

Besides the problems with the economy is not because someone didn't put God first it is because some corporate CEO's and our legislative leaders chose to think that they are "God" when they made decisions that have greatly impacted all of us.

Sincerely,



One Non-Political Rookie Mom with a Response

Monday, October 27, 2008

Busy Little Bee

The Hubby and I were able to take Cookie to the pumpkin patch and had a great time with our busy little bee. She scored big! Four of the largest pumpkins found their way into the back of the minivan.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the patch. Cheers to happy pumpkin pickin'...







Morning Rush


This Monday was very unusual in the fact that I didn't need a cold shower to wash away the Monday blues or stand in line at Starbucks to get my cup of morning jolt, I simply went to the polls and voted. It was the rush I needed to get my week going. It was exciting, invigorating and most of all it was FREE!

Give it a try and you will be Thankful that you don't have to stand in line on Tuesday November 4th.

Now that I seem to be coming down off my voting high, maybe I will go and get my Starbucks. What a great day it is turning out to be. The sun is shining, I voted and the possibility of breaking away from work to grab my favorite cup of coffee are looking up.

My "great" day could easily turn into the "perfect" Monday if the Hubby should decide to come home and vacuum the floors for me. A little wishful thinking never hurt anyone.

Cheers to happy voting and a great Monday.

Sunday, October 26, 2008