funny photos....

Uh huh.
Weekend in a nutshell-- OR in photos... either one is true....

1)Lookie at the cover of my CJ... please tell me you all know this line...







2)Don't anger the skunk (a very important lesson).... I could subtitle this, "visual for why gab should clean her scanner"-- but that's less cute...








3) I *heart* movies.
... AND I'm a cheeseball...
... it's for my CJ.
... but it makes me giggle.
Look how HAPPY I look... DORK.....
Sigh.




Tomorrow is Halloween.
Hip hip hurray! I have a half day and then trick-or-treating.....
xoxo,
g

{eh}

{I think this post sounded way proud-er and self-absorbed than I meant... so it is gone... bleh. But thanks for all the sweet words, girlies... that means so much.}

i am a contradiction....

Tee hee.
I always talk about how much time I spend at 2peas...
And how I should spend less...
BUT THEN-- when I want a break cuz I actually did some work-- and the website is down-- then I want to cry..
ha!
xox,
g

ETA: it's working now! hurrah!!
more importantly ETA: ummm, JESSIE, do you know how big I would owe you should you, perhaps, run into one of them?!?!?;) oh goodness me... especially because as a scrapbooker, i know you have your camera... keep STALKING... i think THAT should be your full time job... i love you oodles, dear girl.... thanks for thinking of me... mwah!

the LSF returns, and other V-ron news...

Sigh. Ya know, if they could JUST give Logan more to do than chew the scenery in EVERY episode, I would be the happiest girl ever. I mean, the guy has charisma. And he is way better than Duncan. Sigh. Emily and I rate the LSF (Logan Swoon Factor, remember?!?;)) as a 2.5 for this episode. I was tempted to deduct points for dancing with the Axis of Evil otherwise known as Jackie, but Emily made the point that it was less dancing, more holding up.... tee hee. Here is my fave line ever about Logan from some website that I am no longer visiting b/c I REFUSE to know spoilers this season-- Logan Echolls is a mess. A vulnerable, wicked, wonderful mess. And also? He is seriously effing hot.

Speaking of evil-- where the HECK is my WEEVIL?!?! Gabby love Weevil long time... and I miss him. So, to sum up my feelings on this show-- I hate Jackie, Lamb is evil, Weevil is missing, Duncan is just so BOOOOOOOORING, Logan needs more to do (like come to NC to meet me), Wallace acted the HECK out of this episode and I cannot believe he's gone, and I love Veronica. So much. But she needs to date Logan. Heck, Weevil would be more interesting than DUNCAN. Bleah...

PS No new episode next week. Therefore, if you need me next Wednesday at 9 pm, I'll be curled in the fetal position, rocking back and forth muttering things like "I hope Wallace is OK. Who is going to solve the mysteries of Neptune this week? I wonder what Logan is doing..." because, you know, in my head, these peeps are my friends... ;) tee hee. I'm kidding. I swear. Mostly...

PPS How come Logan and Weevil never comment on my blog!?! Sheesh!

xo,
g

birthdays and blessings....

FIRST OF ALL... happy happy birthday, e!! Sisser friend, you know I love you the mostest-- and I hope that you were surprised!! HOPEFULLY you're having the bestest birthday... cuz you deserve it... and in my book, Starbucks and donuts is the way to start the day... unless, of course, there are cuppycakes around w/o whipped topping... ;)

Second of all... I am feeling very very very blessed today... THANK YOU all so much for your comments yesterday... It was like getting a whole lot of much-needed online hugs-- and it was SO good to realize that I am so not alone in all of this... I even got a comment from my brother(inlaw)... I honestly am just humbled and awed by the support you gave me... and I am feeling SO blessed thanks to all of you who participated in *e*'s b-day surprise... Making the people I love happy makes ME happy. I started this so long ago that I wasn't even sure by the end who all was participating-- tee hee-- so today is so fab for me, too... I tried to include everyone, but I think I failed at that goal... sigh... so I hope I didn't hurt any feelings... Because I love you ALL...

Ooooh, and some little things that make me giggle today... my oft-hated boss calling me "dear"-- googletalk with Mel-- videos of shihtzus-- Ash (as always)-- Max coming running for the back door and running smack into it because I was too slow for him and then him full-on shaking it off like it didn't happen-- my sister's crazy long wonderful lovey praises... happy... making me happy...

Happy birthday, e, happy Wednesday everyone...
xox,
g

ps CAN'T STOP PEAING... CAN'T STOP PRAISING... i love you all so much!!

preparations...

One can of pineapple juice chilling in the fridge for pineabus....
Two sticks of buttah softening for chocolate chip cookies....
New pack of printer paper for photos...
Three wrapped pressies for the *e*....

Now, if only the mojo comes out to play-- this will be a scraptacular scrapfest. Wish you all could join us....
xo,
g

well, she asked nicely...

... so I'm updating my blog for my sisser... apparently my excessive number of posts yesterday was not enough to make her happy... tee hee.

Anyhoo-- it's finally the weekend, y'all. I have one goal. Would you like to know what that goal is?! To CREATE something... so I'm posting these oldies but happies here... as reminders to myself to just do something... That scrapping makes me FEEL better about myself and my life... so to just create something-- anything at this point!! So ifin all goes well-- hopefully you'll see something NEW up here or on peas from me next week. Although, when e and I scrap together-- the kitchen table has the habit of sucking the life out of us... ah well... ;)

Happy weekends, peasies, bloggies, friends, lovies...
xo,
g

i lied...

Last one for today.
Cuz, well, 4 is pretty much like 3 more than one should post in one day...
But...
I could've edited one of my others to say this, but Mikey deserves one of his own... Because I had to say to him that I know I've been weepy and down and not 100% me lately. And I wanted to thank him for listening and being more supportive this week than I ever knew he could... And that I know that sometimes even you don't have the right words to say to me, baby-- but you always show me you're thinking about me. And even though I know you're not the bringing me flowers type-- you bring me VMars Season 1 on DVD. And VMars is forever. :)
I love you.
That's all.
No more sappy, no more posting from me today. I think....
xo,
g

ohhhhhhhhhh miss LABELWHORE...

Guess who I saw in print today?
(whoopsies, that gives away the fact that I went scrap shopping during lunch, eh?? Mikey, it was for e's birthday, blame her!)
KRISTINA CONTES!!
I was paging through CK at the checkout and I recognized the green....
:)
Congrats, my dear!
xo,
g

ps I am now on my 3rd post of the day, and I think it should be my last... ha!

on a slightly unrelated note...

Unrelated to Veronica, that is...
So. It's the time of the year when I think to myself, self, let's do something different with that hair... I am taking a poll. Shall I:
--> grow my hair out
--> cut it shorter and sorta funkier
--> leave it exactly the same as it's been for the past 5 years...
Thoughts? Votes? Questions and concerns?
Let me know.
:)
xo,
g

the LSF

Brilliant and witty Emily and I are rating the Logan Swoon Factor (heretofore known as the LSF) for each episode of Veronica.
Last night?
Only gets a 2. Because, while he was crazy witty, he was only on for like 3 minutes-- AND was fully clothed. We have qualifications for reaching a 10-- but you will have to wait to find out what those are.... {insert evil giggle here}
Tee hee... I think pretty soon I'm going to have to rename my blog something like "Tails from the Maxxy Pad but Only Ones about VMars." And, Jason Dohring, if you're reading, ask for more shirtless scenes... ;)
xox,
g

you know what today is...

Heck yes!
Wednesday!
And, yes, that is my head, lovingly placed on Veronica's body by my dear husband... No, I would NOT look that cute in (what did she call it?! Manila Whore Barbie?! tee hee hee....) this look... although, I do appreciate the fact that Logan has no pants on... for I am truly looking forward to more gratuitious shirtless Logan scenes again tonight...
;)
And remember-- my comments section is a spoiler-free zone, unless you want to make me cry... and if you make me cry, Weevil will come after you. Weevil love me long time...
AND NOW-- I return to my real life... cuz, well, actually, the characters on Veronica Mars aren't real and I'm probably just embarrassing myself...
Tee hee...
Happy Wednesday, dearests...
xo,
g

i've got skills, i tell you, skills!

Ifin you hang out with me enough... you will learn that I do some, well, silly things. I have to laugh at myself, though... because, really, it's a little ridiculous... take yesterday, for example. Who went to dinner with the size sticker still on her jeans?! Heck yes, that would be me... (although, let me just add that Mike said-- I thought it was part of the design.... ???) Who just got caught dancing around her cubicle to Ashlee Simpson?! Again, me...

I thought I'd give you a few of my classic moves from my cross-country road trip with my sisser... Because, well, we're still laughing at them... and, really, you should, too.

1. Picture this: 5:30 am. West Virginia. Still raining. Driving the wrong way to get to the Starbucks. Yes, Starbucks in WV-- it's a praise. Get to the counter. Order coffee and some sort of yummy something. Total? $7.50. Pay. Get my $2.50 change. Say to the woman, in my snootiest of sleepy voices, "ummm, I gave you a $10." Why yes, yes, I did. And she gave me the right change.... I thought e was going to pee her pants...

2. Trying to get to e's MIL's house. Sunday night. Heck, it's probably raining. Cuz that's my luck. Have my toll change in my hand. Drive up to the toll booth thingie. Go to deposit change. Realize that, nope, that can't happen, because I've managed to drive through the good ol' IPass only lane. Drive for the next 20 minutes wondering what sort of fine/ticket/punishment I shall surely receive....

3. Driving through the mountains. Still West Virginia. Pouring rain. Driving behind the man who will speeeeeeeeeeeeed up... and then brake. BRAKE. BRAKE again. Pass this man. Pass a truck. Get flashed. Pass again. Flashed again. I am angry-- what the heck is wrong with these truckers?! Can't they see how careful I'm trying to be in the rain?? E asks-- Gab, did you turn on your lights? Umm, yes. I mean, what kind of driver do yo think I am?!;) NO, wait, NOPE-- just thought I did. SCH-WEET. 3 hours in the dark, in the rain, without my lights on... NICE work.

Now you see.... why I gots to laugh at myself so often...
Sigh...
Off to go plan my next move..... ;)
xox,
g

p.s. Happy Birthday, Sean Wren!
p.p.s. Shout out to my Marmot--> BACK UP AND LIVE! (I so know the lingo now.....)

it's the little things...

One thing E and I have in common (ha! like how I say that like there are only a few things we share...) is our love of happy little things. This weekend-- nope, I didn't go to Belize. Didn't have a long walk on the beach, or win the Powerball (not for lack of trying)... But I am feeling more me. Why? Because of happy little things...

• Pansies. Packs and packs and packs of them... all around my front yard... ripping out old plants, putting in new ones. Anticipating happy little flower faces in my yard all winter long... Making something grow and bloom. It's a happy little thing..
• Walking Max... gorgeous weather-- a walk at the lake-- with my funny little dog. He has more personality than half the people I know [blog readers obviously not included in this list-- coworkers, umm, yes, mostly are... ;)]... Driving to the lake with him sitting on the armrest-- my furry little copilot.
• Mail. Enough said... ;)
• Halloween candy... heh heh heh... ok, yeah, and all my other Halloween stuff... VERY happy... Maxxy in an XL bumblebee costume?!?! Well, he's not so little anymore-- but it's still a happy thing. For me. Not him.
• Jack. Colten. Jared. Even just for five minutes. Even just for them to walk in and turn on Double Dare. Love those kids...
• The smell of banana pumpkin bread through my whole house... holy yum, batman...
• The fact that my shoes today have little blue sequins on them. THAT is happy... it might not be cool, but it's happy!

Happy little things. I needed 'em...
xox,
g

friday fantasy....

<---- I want to be there.
I do.
Right now.
As in, leave work this minute...
I took this picture... almost 10 years ago...

Anyone want to come with me?
We can eat pineapple...
... and snorkel...
... and see Mayan ruins...
... lay beside the ocean...
... relax...
... have some Belicans...
... maybe take a nice hike...
... eat some seafood (except Jack, if he comes)...
... hug a tree or two...
... paddle a sea kayak...
... forget about reality for a moment...
... perhaps see a toucan or a howler monkey or a sea turtle or even a jagUar???

Any takers??
xox,
g

ETA: ok, ok, ok, I'll tell you-- I was half-waiting to see how many people were going to ask. Belican is the national beer of Belize... tee hee... that's all... carry on...

she's right....

My big sisser is always right.
These are the things you learn as a middle.
Quickly. :)

But she made the point that an explanation was needed.
And, yes, it is.

So, to everyone thinking and praying and worrying about our family... In my head, our little sister is still 2 years old, with this mop of curly hair on her head, smearing mayonaise all over her hands, wearing a bib and a diaper, sitting on our back porch. I remember her the way she is in the photo on e's blog. I choose these memories-- I choose to remember her before. Before she turned 8. Before I learned exactly what anorexia can do to a family. Before the fighting, before the changes in the family I love, before I watched her waste away, before I realized there was nothing I could do about it. This is a little girl who is so loved and never realizes it. Who I am so angry at and so scared for every day. Who will be 20 on Friday. God willing.

xo,
g

momentary interruption in our regularly scheduled programming

E and I are taking a brief trip.
Yes, it's unexpected.
No, it's not for fun.

If I owe you an email
or phone call
or letter
or passenger pigeon delivery
It will come next week.

Promise.

xo,
g

it's back! hurray!

OK...
Sorry Ashley, for making you crazy...
I can see everything again...
YAY ME!!!
In celebration...

A flippin' funny photo for this Thursday...
Ready???













Might I just say...
My arm said THUGGIN'
not HUGGIN'...
hee.
And, yes, it WAS Halloween....

xo,
g

That was one that I think is gonna come out really nice.

And I found this on V's blog.
Since Hanni gets the FRIDAY ND giggle, I'm borrowing it on Thursdays...
Oh-- and Ash let me in on a little secret... YOU all can see my photos, etc-- only I can't.... what the heck is going on in the wide world of the web today?!?!

Anyhoo ---> I love this:


You are Deb and you could drink whole milk if you
wanted.

Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?

Tee hee-- E just pointed out to me that I had to be Deb....
Cuz Deb has FLAIR.... aw, sisser, you're the sweetest....

I kinda thought I'd BE Napoleon, though... But we all know I'm not Pedro cuz I can't build any cakes or nothing-- or at least ones that aren't flat, right Jared?!:) I'm going to go work on making some keychains now...

xo,
g

harumph.

If someone could kindly recommend to me...
Another online hosting site...
Like Photobucket... but one that LIKES me-- I would appreciate it...
Perhaps I shall even send you some random mail love.....
HELP!
I miss my photos....
and my banner.
Sigh.

OR at least someone else tell me that Photobucket's done gone crazy so I don't feel so inept....

xox,
g

pardon the interruption...

... but it appears that photobucket hates me today...
Carry on, nothing to see here.
Well, you can still read my WILDLY entertaining and witty posts... but you cannot see the lovely blog banner Hanni made me or any of my amusing photos.
Sigh.
Carry on, folks, carry on. Hopefully tomorrow all will be better....

xox,
g

sippy cup, anyone?!

Dude.
I am so messy.
Like a 3-year old messy... or eating like Colten messy...
I just managed to dump my cold-ridding orange juice down my shirt. Now, that in and of itself is not a feat... However, when said OJ is in a cup with a LID and a straw and is half-empty, THAT is a feat. I apparently need a sippy cup. And another PSA--> never let me drink out of a Nalgene in a moving car.... it's just bad....

My other thought for the morning?!
This "No Sleep Tonight" song that I keep obsessing over?! Makes me have an absolutely insatiable urge to dance like Ally Sheedy's character in "Breakfast Club." Please tell me someone knows what I'm talking about.... down to the part where she curls up on the floor. Tee hee.

Ah, yes, 80s movies, my dog, OJ, bugs-- my blog is an exciting place....

xo,
g

a Tuesday wish...

I wish......
























I wish it was WEDNESDAY...
because then...
VERONICA would be on....
tee hee.

This is special for you, sisser... Just feeding your daily fix. In my Day-Quilled stupor, I cannot come up with any more coherent thoughts than that... oh, except to note that Max is not taking well to Operation No More Table Scraps. He woke Mikey up barking his furry head off at 2 am last night to inform him that there was an opossum on our fence, no food in his bowl, and to say that he was VERY cranky cuz we ate sketti and meatballs without him. Although, speaking of sketti and meatballs, I currently cannot visit Missy's blog without drooling all over the key board. Holla at ya Buca Di Beppo...

Off to find the Nyquil...
xo,
g

monday morning musings....

Max gained 3 lbs. in a year.
If I only gained 3 lbs in a year, that would be a miracle.
On a 30 lb. dog, that's 10% of his body weight.
BAD doggie mommy, BAD doggie mommy....

It is a GREAT morning when you have a garlic bagel...
with jalapeno cream cheese...
and an iced green tea...
and then you go to the post office to send mail love.....

It is NOT a great morning...
when there's a DEAD FLY in your iced tea...
which you find AFTER you finish it.
all together now: ewwwwwwwwwwwwww.

My sisser is CRAZY TALENTED...
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=669370
And I love her the MOSTEST....
Even when she "forgets her purse"
When we go to Hobby Lobby.....
tee hee....

57 hours 'til Veronica.
I am so that girl now.
That one who acts like she KNOWS characters on TV...
Oh dear.

It was 57 degrees out this morning.
Heaven.
However, it will be 83 for my drive home.
Not heaven.

I am so uncool.
I really truly am.
Really, nothing you find on this blog will be earth shattering or ground breaking.
I will never uncover a trend or discover a band.
I will never make up a new scrap technique.
However, I will say that the VMars soundtrack?!
Rocks. It has that "No Sleep Tonight" song that's in the commercial for that phone w/ iTunes-- you know, where the girl is walking, but her shadow is dancing. I feel like doing that when I listen to this song-- and the whole CD-- but if I ever do, it's probably b/c there's a bug in some inopportune place, cuz white girl's got no rhythm....
Sigh.

Back to work.
Really.
xo,
g AKA fat dog mommy

maxxy, you fat lard, stop eating the food!

you look at this face...
and tell me...
you wouldn't give in...
to EACH
and EVERY
desire?!

whoopsies...
my dog needs to go on a diet.
and it's my fault.

sorry, maxxy......
i think we love you a little too much...
xo,
g

a public service announcement...

... from me...
and Veronica
and Logan.....

In case you (somehow) missed it... Veronica Mars is replaying on UPN at 7:00 EST, 6:00 CST. Or are we still on Daylight time?! Whichever...

What's that you say? You missed all of season one?! Don't fret, darlings-- my friends at UPN put this exceedingly helpful "Season 1 Recap" on the website... See it here: http://www.upn.com/upn_video/insider/index.php?page=nav&chap=14788&cat=13.

Gabby love this show (and Logan) (and Weevil) long time.
Watch.
You'll thank me.
I'll be watching again if you need me.....
xo,
g

my OCD is mild, i swear...

Just two signs....
Of my slightly obsessive-compulsive nature....

1. After seeing the big horrid ugly giant bug in our bedroom on Monday, I instantaneously LOOK AT THAT SPOT on the wall when I enter the room. Am I thinking that it's going to reappear?? Or perhaps that if ANOTHER bug decides to stop by for a visit, the only spot it would hang out in is the SAME spot the last bug was in?!?

yeesh....

2. Upon opening the GLORIOUSNESS that is the Christina Cole stack from M's, not only did I have to TOUCH and SEE and ADORE each individual sheet-- I then had to organize them by pattern. Unlike my sister, who calmly paged through them and set the stack aside... Oh, no, not ME-- mine had to be sorted by pattern and then color.

uh huh....

MILD, I swear....
Happy Saturday... Mikey is sleeping, Maxxy is sleeping, so I'll try not to bore y'all too much more...
xo,
g