If you love Christmas...

Have you heard about the Secret Holiday Ornament Exchange?

It's happening over at Abbilyeverafter and you should seriously get involved...but quick!

I'm going to give you not one, but 3 excellent reasons for you to participate:

First of all, who doesn't like a secret??? Secrets are fun therefore you should participate.

Second of all, who doesn't like Christmas and Christmas trees? (ok, i realize that there are plenty of people who don't celebrate Christmas, but just bare with me folks). Christmas trees are pretty and you can help make one even prettier therefore you should participate.

Third of all who doesn't like to get things in the mail?? Exactly. It's like a bonus gift therefore you should participate.

There is no way that this can't be fun, but it can certainly be more fun if you sign up and participate!

You have until Wednesday November 21st to sign up.

Can someone make a button for this?

What kind of blogger are you?

I don't think i would consider myself an "expert"...

i Saw this on J's blog.

I took the quiz because i thought the button was cute but it got me thinking about ads on people's blogs. How do those work? Do companies approach you or do you submit your name to a list to have ads on your blog?

Jumping on the bandwagon

Ok, BIG SURPRISE!

i'm jumping on the de-lurker bandwagon because i'm a follower and she did, and she did, and i'm sure some of my other bloggy friends did, but my google reader can be slow to update sometimes and anyway, i want to be just like them as much as possible.

I have to say, i used to lurk around the blogosphere quite a bit myself. One person described how i felt perfectly: "I never thought bloggers thought much about comments from readers they don't know personally. I follow about 25 blogs daily and I don't think I've commented once on any of them. You guys seem so untouchable. Even smaller bloggers seem to know the blog celebrities in the real world. It's like you're all part of the cool club but you let us less cool people listen in on the fun. I guess thats why I've never delurked before. The less cool aren't supposed to interupt the club's conversations..." - "Becky"

That's exactly how i felt. But then i started to feel like i "knew" the blogger and i started leaving small comments like "cool pic" etc. etc. Now i try to comment as much as possible, but i try not to leave fluff. I like to be able to give my opionion or, if it's a really good bloggy friend, encouragement when they need it.

I'm not really putting the pressure on the few people who lurk here. Hell, i know Mat is one of them!! But it would be nice to "meet" you. Don't you want to be my bloggy friend?? No? ok, then *sob*. Just kidding...but i DID make it easier for you to comment. I opened it up to everyone - not just blogger / blogspot people! No excuses people, NO EXCUSES!

p.s. did you see the awesom-o button on my right side bar? isn't it perrrrrrty?

what i've been up to and what i like to do

Hello Jello!

Sorry (again) for being MIA. I've been up to a few things.

Last week i had this burning desire to do a puzzle. I don't know why i wanted to do a puzzle so bad since i think i've only ever done one puzzle before in my whole life. But i felt like it so i went to the store and bought a $10 puzzle and worked on it non-stop until it was finished for 2 days. I will post pics of it soon!

My mumma is visiting me this week. It's her birthday on Saturday and i invited her to come to Ottawa to see the Phantom of the Opera. So she came up a week early (since she's retired) to visit, and make my front lawn into a garden. I love putting my retired mother to work!

So in preparation for her arrival, Mat and i have been busing completing the guest room. It. looks. awesome. if i do say so myself. I also took pics of it and will post soon.

I know you're all dying to see photos of the go-onings this week and last and i promise i will get them up soon and by soon i mean when i feel like getting off my lazy ass and uploading them to the computer because i need the space back on the memory card.

So for now, i thought it would be fun to play a game. Feel free to play along. It can be quite humorous!

The Game:

Go to google and type your name and "likes to" in quotations. eg: "Tom likes to". Write copy and paste the first 10 things that come up.

1. Roz likes to travel light and seize the moment
2. Roz likes to think of it as a modern day Bill Withers or Hall and Oats
3. Roz likes to show patients what she's learned and would be happy to meet with you
4. Roz likes to look for information and then organize it in a useful manner
5. Roz likes to make out in my living room and then tell me i should mack it!
6. Roz likes to supervise her "dad's" work
7. Roz likes to keep herself groomed
8. Roz likes to tell the stories about the animals that appear from thin air, strange spiritual presences, and how "weird things happen around here"
9. Roz likes to have her picture taken
10. Roz likes to meow at us in a grumpy way and i meow right back

ok, so some of them i just don't get, but a few of them are kinda funny. What do "you" like to do?

lazy

Edit: haha i was just re-reading this post, and I just realized how silly the second question is...when i first read it, i was like, "that's odd" but i answered it anyway. You can tell i scammed this off of one of my American blogger friends cause very few of us Canadiens own a gun, eh? (i was going to write "no offense", but I know Sarah wouldn't take offense to my comment especially since there's nothing to be offended by...i'm just going crazy worrying about being PC again...silly, silly Roz).

I'm being lazy again.

You, know, that summer lazyness that comes around when kids are done school and the beautiful weather is calling your name.

So, since i'm being lazy, my post will be a questionnaire that i scammed off of my blogger friend over at What's new with Sara-Lou-Boo.


Height? 5'4"

Do you own a gun? No

Do you get nervous before "meeting the parents"? Ummm...no i don't think so although it was almost 9 years ago..

What do you think of hot dogs? Hot dogs = goodness

What's your favorite Christmas song? Rocking around the Christmas Tree

What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee. what else is there to drink in the morning?

Can you do push ups? I used to a year ago...i haven't tried since then

Is your bathroom clean? HA! ya right

What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My *new* engagement ring :D

Do you like painkillers? hmm...well i certainly don't like pain...

Look to your left. What do you see? My Nalgene, and some documents i'm working on

Do you have A.D.D.? most likely

Middle Name? Joan

Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment
a) I wonder who will read this?
b) The intercom just asked for someone from media to take a call...i'm thinking i need to get into that department soon
c) i probably should be doing work since i'm at work

Name the last 3 things you bought in the last day.
a) margaritas
b) gum
c) bert's bees lip balm

Name 3 drinks you regularly drink.
a) crystal light
b) Water
c) crystal light

Dream car? hmmm...i just want a nice new car

Favorite Concert? gosh...christina aguleria? she was really good

Current worry? paying my taxes...FAK!!

Favorite place to be? Batchawana

Least favorite place to be? Oshawa

Where would you like to go? Hawaii, Europe,

Do you own slippers? Yes'm

What shirt are you wearing? Actually i'm wearing a shirt dress from Club Monaco. it's black

Do you burn or tan? tan cause i don't go outside and over do it

Favorite color? turquoise

Would you be a pirate? No...i wouldn't want a wooden leg OR a parrot

Name something that happened to you in 1995. I graduated grade 8 and started highschool which was frikin scary

What songs do you sing in the shower? Same song i was singing in my sleep

What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Mr. Boogity...have you SEEN that movie??? very, very scary

What's in your pockets right now? a few friendly balls of lint

Last thing that made you laugh? The look on Mat's face when i told him one of my friends is preggers....OMG...very, very funny.

Best bed sheets as a child? hmm...the flannel ones

Worst injury you've ever had? ew gross i hate thinking about this but when i worked at the deli i sliced off the top of my thumb. yep. i sliced off a piece that was about the size of a pencil eraser. thankfully it grew back but just thinking about it makes me weak in the knees *shudder*

Do you need a haircut? No, but i HATE my highlights so i would like to get those done again

How many TVs do you have in your house? 2

Who is your loudest friend? Natalie?

Who is your most silent friend? Andrea? i don't think of my friends in categories as loudest and silent...

Does someone have a crush on you? who doesn't ??? ya right

Do you wish on shooting stars? na, lately i pray

What is your favorite book? Catcher in the Rye

What is your favorite candy? Oh man...talk about a hard question. How can i choose a favorite? jelly belly beans are pretty, pretty, pretty good, but so are cherry blasters and peach rings oh and salty licorice too!

What song do/did you want played at your wedding? i dont' want to say cause Mat will automatically veto it :(

What song do you want played at your funeral? ew that would be cheesy to have a "song" for my funeral

What were you doing 12 AM last night? pushing Oscar off my side of the bed.

What was the first thing you did when you woke up this morning? Grabbed Oscar to cuddle with him and picked Bonnie up off the floor and put her on the bed

What is your favorite season? Summer for the weather and Fall for the colours

What is your sesame street alter ego? My sister says Bert :(

Do you shower daily? nope

Have you ever eaten sushi? Yes and I LOVE it!!

Can you curl your tongue? Yes


Please feel free to ask me any other questions you like :)