tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38999762234824146002024-02-24T04:49:09.361-06:00bewitchingyouCrafting, Random Comments from Yours Truly, etc.BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-31453473703778883392019-12-20T14:21:00.003-06:002019-12-20T14:21:41.257-06:00Hi all! It’s been MANY years since I’ve posted! I thought about how much fun I had when I was active and thought I’d make a comeback! I look forward to reading what’s been going on in your worlds. Currently I’m watching Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein while the kiddo isn’t home.BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-19711124801388286362012-10-31T11:19:00.002-05:002012-10-31T11:21:00.578-05:00Decorating for the Season Pt. 2 - Inside<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I did most of the inside myself, with a little help from the hubby of course. I forgot to take pictures of everything, but oh well...</span><br />
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BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-41262400587214731392012-10-31T10:58:00.002-05:002012-10-31T11:21:12.732-05:00Decorating for the Season Pt. 1 Outside<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This year, I had some help from friends in getting our yard Halloween-ified. I had to throw out all of my tombstones from last year so I was left with zilch. And zilch is expensive to replace. So my friend came over with her decorations and let me use them. Also got some free labor ;)</span><br />
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<br />BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-89830722587299516422012-10-30T22:23:00.000-05:002012-10-30T22:23:46.586-05:00Okay, so I know that it's really bad when I get on here to post, and I can hardly figure it out. This year has just flown by and I kept telling myself I would post... yada yada yada. well here I am :)<br />
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I hope you all have had a great bewitching season. <br />
I will *try* to get back on here & post pics of this year's Halloween party and our carving pumpkins. <br />
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Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-84033333726288379352012-09-15T10:37:00.001-05:002012-09-15T10:37:41.503-05:00AITH | TIFF 2012 Review: The Lords of Salem (Directed by Rob Zombie)<a href="http://m.joblo.com/aith/news/36593">AITH | TIFF 2012 Review: The Lords of Salem (Directed by Rob Zombie)</a>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-66809673249347703152012-03-31T10:04:00.000-05:002012-03-31T10:04:57.855-05:00Hey everyone!! I'm sorry it's been so long since I have last posted (or visited). It has been hectic here at the bewitchingyou camp! I thought I would stop by and let you all know what's been going on. <br />
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Today I turn 2-4... I feel so oollldddd..... any way, hope everyone else has been great. I have been terrible about getting on here these past couple of weeks. I promise I will start catching up with you all.BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-51519488847591310172012-01-17T21:52:00.006-06:002012-01-18T08:08:57.505-06:00Tag! I'm it!Sorry for my absence, I have been recently gifted (as in an, "okay I'll give you the damn thing so you don't bug me about it later kinda gift" -- my favorite) with a Kindle from the hubby (I <strong>LOVE</strong> it)! So I've been reading almost every waking moment. As I returned, I found myself tagged by<strong> Ked </strong>from<strong> </strong><a href="http://wickedwaysproductions.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>Something Wicked this Way Comes</strong></span></a><strong>.</strong> So I am eager to begin, but first, as always, here's the rules (darn it, but blogs cannot function without rules apparently):<br />
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<em>1. Post these rules.</em> <span style="color: red;">-- Done</span><br />
<em>2. You must post 11 random things about yourself.</em><span style="color: red;"> -- Do I gotta?! Apparently so...</span><br />
<em>3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.</em> <span style="color: red;">-- Aww shucks ;]</span><br />
<em>4. Create 3 new questions for the people you tag to answer.</em> <span style="color: red;">--[[racking my brain]]</span><br />
<em>5. Go to their blog and tell them that you have tagged them. </em><span style="color: #cc0000;">-- I love blog <strike>stalking,</strike> I mean reading</span><br />
<em>6. No stuff in the tagging section about ‘you are tagged if you are reading this.’ blah blah blah, you legitimately have to tag 3 people! <span style="color: #cc0000;">--</span></em><span style="color: #cc0000;">Done and done</span><br />
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Okay, so 11 interesting facts about myself that <em>won't</em> severely embarrass me... hmm... OK I'll start with this:<br />
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1. I am <span style="background-color: white;">superstitious. I hate when people split a pole, walk under ladders, sweep my feet (which is rude anyways). And if I spill salt, I will secretly throw some over my shoulder. Yeah, I'm the crazy lady in the next booth knocking on wood (my preferred method is 4 knocks of 3 reps - not sure why), but please forgive and ignore me. Oh & I love black cats.. I guess I just pick and choose what I want to follow... sound familiar?! Haha.. I kid.. I kid</span><br />
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2. As mush as I love Halloween and scaring others.. I am terrified of the dark. Yes, I am a coward. I guess there are too many "real" things that go bump in the night. <br />
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3. I am absolutely addicted to Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series. I have a <u>platonic</u> girl crush on Sookie... and I just adore the character Eric. If I was a little bit more demented, I could actually believe they exist.I guess the world wouldn't be any worse off if vamps did exist.<br />
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4. I have the smallest toenails in the world. Bet.<br />
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5. I love food oddities. Toasted pineapple and mayo sandwiches.. banana and Miracle Whip sandwiches (Yes there is a difference between mayo and MW.. I am a bigger fan of MW).. I could go on & on<br />
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6. I am 1/4 Korean... I know that sounds weird to put it that way, it sounds even more weird saying, "My mom is 1/2. My Korean grandmother died before I was born. So needless to say, I was brought up on a lot of Korean food, but not culture. But for some reason, I don't like it when people think my heritage is Vietnamese. Oddly enough my grandfather fought in the Vietnam War...<br />
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7. As much as I can express myself on here, I have a hard time in person. I really am just a shy, quiet person... why doesn't anyone believe me?! <br />
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8. I still have a homemade card from my brother Brandon that he made me when I was in grade school (4th grade maybe?). It's really cute.. he tried to make it into a pop-up card, but wasn't successful.<br />
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9. I am extremely defensive when it comes to my family. I don't care what you're opinions about them are (even if they're true), but you best be respectful to them.My family is all that I have. We all fall short of grace and aren't perfect... that includes myself, them and of course you.<br />
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10.Embarrassingly enough, if I'm watching Harry Potter, I can almost always recite the next line of the movie (In the first one especially). Yes, I'm a Hogwarts nerd. I also get into these... well... ruts, I guess you can call them. For instance, if I'm in the mood to watch HP#1, then I will rewatch it every day (at least once or twice, and usually back-to-back) for a month or more. It's insane<br />
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11. No matter how many times I try, I cannot grasp how British titles work.. Countess, Duke.. yada yada. Why can't we just call them all Billionaire Bill?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Ked asked me to answer these three questions: </span><br />
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<strong>#1 Besides Halloween and Christmas, what other holiday(s) do you celebrate/enjoy/decorate for? </strong><br />
Hmm.. I guess it depends on what I have planned. I love to throw parties, but I have come to realize that the work (and money) I put into a party is not always appreciated. So I guess to [finally] answer the question, I only decorate for Halloween & Christmas. I guess 2010 was an exception because I decorated for Valentines Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although, I think it would be a blast to do something fun for each holiday---I have just been too lazy.<br />
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<strong>#2 What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?</strong><br />
Well there are a few things... some I prefer to keep deep within. I guess I would have to answer this as my near death experience. I was swimming in a community pool with my brother and cousins. I want to say I was between 8-10 years old. We were <u>supposed</u> to be under constant supervision from a baby sitter who was very unreliable. I got to the deep end and simply got tired. I was not a fair swimmer then (not now either). I thrashed about, panicking, hoping someone would see me. I remember reaching out for the back of some older man, but I could never reach him. I finally gave up-- I was so tired. I began to sink. And suddenly, it was so peaceful, I wasn't scared anymore... I didn't know what was happening, but I excepted it - not so much as embraced "it" because I didn't understand fully what was occurring. And the next second, I was pulled out. I don't remember how I got out or what even happened next. I just remember our babysitter begging me not to tell. I did.<br />
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<strong>#3 How do you deal with the negative people in your life?</strong><br />
<u>I guess it just depends on who that person is, what the circumstances are and what my feelings are towards that person. </u>Sometimes I like to imagine that their heads are pimples and I'm a dermatologist. Sometimes if the situation calls for it, I confront that person (not in a I'm-going-to-beat-you way... just a hey, dude what's up with you kind of way). I try to think of what that person could be going through.. sometimes that helps. Hell, it's not my business to ask why so and so is being a douche. I found the best way to let go of the negative energy is to vent... so as you see from my previous entry, I do. And I talk to the hubby - he at least pretends to listen. :]<br />
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So to continue... <br />
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Lady M from <a href="http://ladymhauntedparlor.blogspot.com/">http://ladymhauntedparlor.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Vivienne from <a href="http://viviennemoss.blogspot.com/">http://viviennemoss.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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& The Spooky Vegan from ... yep, you guessed it, the <a href="http://spookyvegan.blogspot.com/">http://spookyvegan.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">TAG, You're it!!!</span><br />
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and my three questions are:<br />
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<em>1. What fictional character do you pull the most inspiration from and why?</em><br />
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<em>2. If you could transform into any kind of animal for one night, what would it be and what would be on your agenda?</em><br />
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<em>3. What is a lesson (or saying) that has always held true to you?</em>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-49895861507394313122012-01-04T00:27:00.001-06:002012-01-04T00:29:57.324-06:00Say what?!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>I know that this entry will seem random, but after </em><br />
<em>seeing some shiz on FB.. I am about to let it out...</em><br />
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</tbody></table>Why do people get enjoyment from the failures of others? Whether it be they have a colossial boo-boo of epic proportions, ego, or just fail at some goal they've set? <u>I am not innocent</u> of this either; I laugh when I know I shouldn't. I take the coward way out a bit and not stand up. Maybe I'm just noticing since it's a fact that I'm on the other end of it...no matter how much denial I'm in. That needs to change... the denial, the judgment, the hurtful comments. I mean why is it that at least of half of our interactions with others includes gossiping about others? <em>People are just more cruel than they used to be</em>... am I alone in this or am I delusional? <br />
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And I'll leave you guys with a quote & a challenge:<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: large;">"Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love." ----Miguel Angel Ruiz</span></blockquote><br />
<em><strong>Challenge accepted</strong></em>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-14086366308023082702012-01-02T01:46:00.001-06:002012-01-02T01:48:06.553-06:00God Bless Ozzy OsbourneSo most of you don't know, but I am a HUGE Osbourne fan (not just Ozzy, but<u> I <strong>LOVE</strong> Sharon too</u>). So for Christmas, I bought my husband God Bless Ozzy Osbourne -- the new bio by his son Jack. Think of it as a double present -- 1. for my husband who is also an Ozzy fan and 2. For me too :) The gift that keeps on giving. Any way, I LOVED it. So if you <strike>like</strike> love the Osbournes, then this is a <strong><u>must-see</u></strong>!<br />
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<em>I give it:</em><br />
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<em>So year after year, we all make a list of things we want to change in our lives. Depending on will power, interest and organization (whatever it may be), we either fall off the wagon, or change our lifestyle. </em><em>I'm going to give it another go this year and here is my list of New Year's resolutions:</em> <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">1. To be more self-sufficient and more earth-friendly.</span></strong></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><img align="right" alt="Reuse Reduce Recycle" height="70" hspace="5" src="http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/00442/pixreuserecyclereduce.gif" width="100" /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I really want to change my habits and be more conscious about how my actions are impacting the Earth. I've never really thought about the effect of my personal habits and how they are affecting our home... until now...</div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #741b47;">"As a matter of fact, the average American generates about 4.6 pounds of solid trash a day! That means each average American produces about 9.2 pounds of trash in only two days. In a year’s time, that equals <u>1,460 pounds of trash per person</u>. If you consider the population of the United States, you will see that as a country, they get rid of about 210 million tons of junk every year!"[[</span><a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/"><span style="color: #741b47;">http://library.thinkquest.org/</span></a><span style="color: #741b47;">]]</span></div></blockquote>It's kind of like that saying, "Don't eat where you shit." We are shitting everywhere (pardon my language). <strong>When is it going to stop and when are we going to hold ourselves responsible? </strong>I, myself have been making too many excuses and not acting on my beliefs. <br />
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So there are two parts to resolution #1:<br />
A) To be more self-sufficient<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">B) To be more eart-friendly</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">To accomplish resolution"A", I am going to recycle. I've started before the New Year so here is a picture of my set-up:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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For the local folks, here is some more information about our recycling center. Surrounding areas of Tyler, must take their reycle bins to the self-service plant in Tyler due to no other options.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Tyler Recycling Collection Center is a self-service drop-off center.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em>Address: 418 N. Bois D' Arc</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em>Phone: (903)531-1388</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Hours of Operation</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday & Thursday: 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday: 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em>The center is closed on Monday and Tuesday to process the recyclables.</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mail.aol.com/35138-111/aol-6/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=51260&folder=Inbox&partId=3" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="http://www.cityoftyler.org/Portals/0/uploads/Departments/solidwaste/images/Recycling/plastic-recycling-symbols-1-th.jpg" border="0" height="91" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="http://mail.aol.com/35138-111/aol-6/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=51260&folder=Inbox&partId=3" width="91" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><strong>The following items are accepted: </strong></div>1. Clear, Green and Brown Glass Bottles and Jars (must be rinsed with lids removed and separated by color -- NO WINDOW PANES OR MIRRORS); <br />
2. Aluminum Cans (no aluminum pie plates or tin cans); <br />
3. #1 PET plastic -- rinsed -- examples: soda and water bottles; <br />
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4. #2 HDPE plastic ALL COLORS -- rinsed -- examples: milk jugs and detergent bottles;<br />
5. Cardboard; Newspapers; Magazines; Ads/Junk Mail; Mixed office paper; Electronics (NO APPLIANCES OR TELEVISIONS); Cell Phones and Cell Phone Chargers.<br />
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<u><strong>Other recyclables:</strong></u><br />
--Plastic bags may be recycled by returning them to any Wal-Mart or Brookshire’s. <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">--Compact Fluorescent Bulbs can be recycled at any Home Depot.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">--RECHARGEABLE batteries can be recycled at Batteries Plus and Interstate Batteries in Tyler.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u><strong>Recycling Organic waste:</strong></u></div><br />
<a href="http://www.solucionespracticas.org.pe/fichastecnicas/pdf/recycling_organic_waste.pdf">http://www.solucionespracticas.org.pe/fichastecnicas/pdf/recycling_organic_waste.pdf</a><br />
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<em>*To identify plastic acceptable containers, look at the bottom of the container. A recycling triangle can be seen with three chasing arrows and a number in the center. The initials PET, PETE or HDPE may or may not be visible</em>. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">To achieve resolution "B", I am going to grow my own vegetable garden. I was succesful this year with my apartment patio garden of tomatoes and peppers. Now that I have my own yard, I am going to add several more plants (carrots, greens, etc). </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Resolution #2</strong> </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I hate to be a cliche, but I'm adding losing weight to my resolution list. I have been yo-yo dieting since I was.. well too young to want to admit. I would really like to lose weight (in a healthy way) and maintain a healthy lifestyle. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And fellow Texans, we are a proud bunch. BUT, maybe it's time for a change for us... we are the 12th most obese state! </div><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: #741b47;">"The most recent state-by-state data on obesity rates for youth 10 to 17 are from 2007 and also were included in last year's report. According to the data, 20.4 percent of children and adolescents in Texas are <span style="color: #741b47;">considered obese." [</span><a href="http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2011/release.php?stateid=TX"><span style="color: #741b47;">http://healthyamericans.org</span></a></span><span style="color: #741b47;">]</span></blockquote><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">To swap one meal a week with a vegetarian dish. I know that this doesn't sound difficult, but I know it will be hard to maintain... because I don't cook. I am hoping that with a gradial change, I can eat less meats. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <em>Well, wish me luck in 2012 and don't be </em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em>afraid to share your resolutions.</em></div>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-14803741064972279002011-12-26T11:19:00.002-06:002011-12-26T11:19:34.633-06:00Blogger Meet Paublo<div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,22,0" height="420" width="300"><param name=movie value="http://www.mindistortion.tv/petzombie/petzombie.swf?dataStr=1-5-7-2-0-0-1-0-0&emoName=Paublo"><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name=quality value=high><embed src="http://www.mindistortion.tv/petzombie/petzombie.swf?dataStr=1-5-7-2-0-0-1-0-0&emoName=Paublo" wmode="transparent" quality=high pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="420"></embed> </object><div style="left: 167px; position: relative; top: -422px; width: 150px;"><a href="http://www.mindistortion.tv/"><img border="0" height="15" src="http://www.mindistortion.tv/petzombie/blank.gif" width="120" /></a></div></div><br />
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I found Daph's so cute -- I had to have my own :]BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-89922274681517754372011-12-25T23:42:00.000-06:002011-12-25T23:42:32.349-06:00Merry Sickmas :]I mean Christmas... <br />
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</tbody></table>Unfortunately like so many others, I have been under the weather,. But it didn't stop me from having a great time with my family! Here is a few pics of my loot... I was terrible this year and didn't take any pictures. Most likely due to the fact that I looked like a warmed-over terd :]<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of this is from my hubby.. LOVE</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were from my mom.. <br />
& of course she knows what I like :)<br />
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</tbody></table>I got a lot more, I just don't feel like posting everything. Today was my first time hosting Christmas and I had a lot of fun. It was definitely a lot of work and I now sympathize with my elders a lot more. Luckily there was no family drama.. except Izzie trying to steal the ham off of the table... bad girl!<br />
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Any way, I look forward to seeing your posts :)BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-50819857802823497372011-12-24T14:26:00.000-06:002011-12-24T14:26:16.100-06:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecripplegate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas_snoopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://thecripplegate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas_snoopy.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="139" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT6cBYMMts6u0tC6bb_VZ3Qdv7V3ZwLOxIxc_o_jx-8oUx4i3hD" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="rg_hi" data-height="197" data-width="256" height="153" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT6cBYMMts6u0tC6bb_VZ3Qdv7V3ZwLOxIxc_o_jx-8oUx4i3hD" style="height: 197px; width: 256px;" width="200" /></a>I hope you all have a wonderful holiday! I am still sick, but glad that've been able to slowly recover at home. My hubby has been great and I can't wait to see everyone! 8]</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I've already cooked the sweet potato casserole and the peach cobbler so I've crossed out some of my to-do's for tomorrow. I still have the ham, chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and rolls to cook...*sigh*... but it will be worth it.</div><div align="center"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Enjoy the time with your loved ones & I hope that everyone gets at least one thing on their wish list :)</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT6cBYMMts6u0tC6bb_VZ3Qdv7V3ZwLOxIxc_o_jx-8oUx4i3hD" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-78663367974170643722011-12-22T15:02:00.000-06:002011-12-22T15:02:05.375-06:00Snail Mail Surprise So I come home from work today and I had a surprise package... and it came just in time. I have been anxious to open presents.. yeah, yeah I am one of "those". I love getting presents as you can all see from my previous blog entry (I also love to give, but that's beside the point for this post). <br />
So imagine how excited I was...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I opened the box and saw this. It was a cute little card.<br />
And underneath that tissue paper....was.....<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">THIS!!!!!!!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I won this awesome little dead doll from<br />
<a href="http://earthdancedaph.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">Daph</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">'s awesome giveaway</span>!!! She is <br />
temporarily slumming it on my mantle until I can<br />
find a more permanent home for her.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Boy, I love getting early presents 8]BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-84720987566849725042011-12-21T11:31:00.000-06:002011-12-21T11:31:03.205-06:00Bewitchingyou's Bests [[for the Year]]<div style="text-align: left;">So if anyone reads <a href="http://www.people.com/people"><span style="color: #674ea7;">People.com</span></a>, you know that at the end of every year, they have a page that is dedicated to the "Best of 2011". It may be about style, funny quotes, whatever floats their boat. I have decided to do the same thing, but in blog form. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Note: Just to keep each category from being too long (no one wants to read one blog entry that takes an hr to read), I am only going to choose the top five</em></span>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>My Top 5 Obsessions:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="241" data-width="209" height="241px" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRbOgDYB95H6rcgdBVK8Gt5fTuj868xR0L3KgcdBlMgUCq4qR--2w" style="height: 241px; width: 209px;" width="209px" /></div><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="text-align: left;">Twilight (the release of Breaking Dawn)</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">True Blood</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Blogging</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Crafting (esp. this Halloween)</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Reading</div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>My Top 5 TV Shows:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="194" data-width="259" height="194px" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR50ExaVJPsWkrCUiW2HmRDxk0hdf7v67Iwkgk1sfKDo20-uC1HIg" style="height: 194px; width: 259px;" width="259px" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;">True Blood</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Dexter</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Law and Order: SVU</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Once Upon a Time</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Pan Am</div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><u><strong>My Top Five Favorite Quotes:</strong></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="183" data-width="275" height="183px" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJYARyTibkJXRqPl-y7hIx_mw609NRo3_VdKVsOKqPiJz_YvfZ-A" style="height: 183px; width: 275px;" width="275px" /></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;">"Light up the darkness" - Bob Marley</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">"I try to believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - Alice Kingsley</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute." - Gil Stern</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">"The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it." - Charles Swindoll</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” - <br />
Mahatma Gandhi </div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>My Top Five Favorite Blogs:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>(in no particular order - <u><strong>this was HARD</strong></u> as I read so many!)</em></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="259" data-width="194" height="259px" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQEOWi6ctE7OG6F6A9RK_7vF-VFfzObFG0j-SSKShIU6n32PvR6" style="height: 259px; width: 194px;" width="194px" /></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://wickedwaysproductions.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Something WicKED this way comes</span></a> - <em>wicKED's blog is so funny! He definitely has a way with words! And I just love Archie & Lilly.</em></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://lifeartcollide.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;">Art Bliss</span></a> - <em>She is truly a talented artist! I love seeing her creations!</em></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://ladymhauntedparlor.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Lady M's Haunted Parlor</span></a> - <em>She is so creative and kind.</em></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://littlegothichorrors.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Little Gothic Horrors</span></a> - <em>Not only is Emma talented (just look at her dolls!). I love her gothic style</em>.</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://annie-walls-author.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Annie Walls</span></a> - <em>I am crazy about the funny/sarcastic blog entries. Always makes me smile.</em></div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>My Top Five Favorite Blog Posts:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>(in no particular order)</em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fj6Nl0rqz0k/To4ltRbJFWI/AAAAAAAAAm4/hwu6xvo_Rzo/s1600/boots+against+a+white+background.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_t8mjzh="5" height="139px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fj6Nl0rqz0k/To4ltRbJFWI/AAAAAAAAAm4/hwu6xvo_Rzo/s200/boots+against+a+white+background.jpg" width="200px" /></a></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://lifeartcollide.blogspot.com/search/label/Witch%20boots"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Art Bliss' Witch Boots</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://wickedwaysproductions.blogspot.com/2011/11/twas-night-before-creepmas-and-all.html"><span style="color: #674ea7;">WicKED's Happy Creepmas Eve</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://lifeartcollide.blogspot.com/search/label/altered%20book%20Halloween%20goblin%20mixed%20media%20gnome%20book"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Art Bliss' Altered Book(s)</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://maplegrovecemetery.blogspot.com/2011/10/tillson-street-revealed-pic-heavy.html"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Maple Grove Cemetery's Tillson Street Revealed</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://viviennemoss.blogspot.com/2011/10/dumb-supper.html"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Out of the Shadows' Dumb Supper</span></a></div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u> My Top Five Favorite Websites:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://cakewrecks.squarespace.com/storage/layout/WTH_cover_small.jpg" width="191px" /></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://witchotastic.com/?page_id=2364"><span style="color: #674ea7;">The Haunted Cauldron</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2011/10/16/sunday-sweets-tim-burton-tribute.html?lastPage=true&postSubmitted=true"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Cake Wrecks</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Facebook</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.halloweenforum.com/forum.php"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Halloween Forum</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.google.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Google</span></a></div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>My Top Five Memorable Moments of 2011:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>(in no particular order)</em></div><ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV3K1OQbMUQUMUT738dtsc-JLblJWxDxRwTVSt-LotQXsemg3nns2c1KU2zmzsSWh46nlQuqxhBRNqLrlb39m3aGv5EeCABwF_edoLl3erB5GanvvKGqCRi-mKuDo8UVq8uUXQUCuP1M/s1600/fam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200px" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV3K1OQbMUQUMUT738dtsc-JLblJWxDxRwTVSt-LotQXsemg3nns2c1KU2zmzsSWh46nlQuqxhBRNqLrlb39m3aGv5EeCABwF_edoLl3erB5GanvvKGqCRi-mKuDo8UVq8uUXQUCuP1M/s200/fam.jpg" width="158px" /></a></div><li><div style="text-align: left;">AC and I buying our first house</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">My mother-in-law's 50th surprise party</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Our first Halloween as haunters</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">The birth of my "niece" Lauren</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Any moment spent with my grandparents</div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>My Top Five Favorite Activities:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="177" data-width="285" height="177px" id="rg_hi" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGqTqG1ky0Ny-YWnFS2tUB9QUfzZTG8vQ66o27hyKqB7pN1p9VmQ" style="height: 177px; width: 285px;" width="285px" /></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;">Reading </div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Marathon sessions of True Blood</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Geocaching</span></a></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Blogging</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Gardening</div></li>
</ul><em>I also want to wish everyone a great holiday (Christmas & New Year's). I have really enjoyed following along, reading about your lives and ideas/opinions. It's great to make new friends that are just as crazy (or crazier) than I am.</em><br />
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<em>Until Christmas...</em><br />
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<em>xoxo Nicole</em>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-56104114667068566262011-12-17T19:50:00.001-06:002011-12-17T19:52:09.786-06:00My Christmas Presents...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">To and from.. Myself. Merry Christmas to me! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="200" data-width="251" height="200" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXWa3LDjh_rtXScxHlFAmzVApR4_9WpUmiNIRlNej034XlbgeH3A" style="height: 200px; width: 251px;" width="251" /></div><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">I just <u>had</u> to have new slippers... and these called out to me. It didn't hurt that my favorite Asian (besides Julie Chen) designed these...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/crosssells/intimates/sleepwearrobes/slippers1/closedback/PRD~930412/Simply+Vera+Vera+Wang+Military+LaceUp+Bootie+Slippers.jsp"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>Simply Vera Vera Wang Military Lace-Up Bootie Slippers </strong></span></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Nicole, Nicole.. you know you want to take me home..."<br />
<div align="center">And I did.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Vegan-Approved Soaps</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.earththerapeutics.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">http://www.earththerapeutics.com/</span></a></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img align="middle" alt="Loofah Exfoliating Soap" border="0" height="134" hspace="5" src="http://www.earththerapeutics.net/images/ET9525web.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great smell, inexpensive </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">and no animal testing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>Interesting How-To Book</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">The Backyard Homestead : Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpqmC2UVW1gL_nrpW2w3nWUruIVU1rEGzCGCW7_Hs3uDDXhkoVtDMXFDCOB8myX_s1eHICFIBISnqejupQ0t-OjvO3CrIUvO-Z8dWVpzWEp8FhHS_503AqVpC-ghUV5WAOs-rCKzho8NQ/s320/The_Backyard_Homestead_Produce_all_the_food_you_need_on_just_a_quarter_acre-68211.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="247" /></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Department Store Santa Peeves</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">8. Kids who refuse to believe that it's fruitcake on your breath and not gin.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">7. When the last guy to use the beard leaves bits of his lunch in it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">6. Even with the costume, people recognizing you from "Crime Watch" </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">5. Parents who get all uptight when you offer their kids a swig from your hip flask </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">4. Enduring the taunts of your old buddies from Drama School <br />
3. Those dorks in the Power Rangers costumes get all the babes </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">2. Kids who don't understand that Santa's been a little jittery since he got back from 'Nam</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">1. Two words: lap rash </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">What do reindeer say before telling you a joke ?</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Twenty ways to confuse Santa Claus</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: red;">1. Instead of milk and cookies, leave him a salad, and a note explaining that you think he could stand to lose a few pounds.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">2. While he's in the house, go find his sleigh and write him a speeding ticket.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">3. Leave him a note, explaining that you've gone away for the holidays. Ask if he would mind watering your plants.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">4. While he's in the house, replace all his reindeer with exact replicas. Then wait and see what happens when he tries to get them to fly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">5. Keep an angry bull in your living room. If you think a bull goes crazy when he sees a little red cape, wait until he sees that big, red Santa suit!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">6. Build an army of mean-looking snowmen on the roof, holding signs that say "We hate Christmas," and "Go away Santa."</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">7. Leave a note by the telephone, telling Santa that Mrs. Claus called and wanted to remind him to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread on his way home.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">8. Throw a surprise party for Santa when he comes down the chimney. Refuse to let him leave until the strippers arrive.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">9. While he's in the house, find the sleigh and sit in it. As soon as he comes back and sees you, tell him that he shouldn't have missed that last payment, and take off.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">10. Leave a plate filled with cookies and a glass of milk out, with a note that says, "For The Tooth Fairy. :)" Leave another plate out with half a stale cookie and a few drops of skim milk in a dirty glass with a note that says, "For Santa. :("</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">11. Take everything out of your house as if it's just been robbed. When Santa arrives, show up dressed like a policeman and say, "Well, well. They always return to the scene of the crime."</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">12. Leave out a copy of your Christmas list with last-minute changes and corrections.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">13. While he's in the house, cover the top of the chimney with barbed wire.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">14. Leave lots of hunting trophies and guns out where Santa's sure to see them. Go outside, yell, "Ooh! Look! A deer! And he's got a red nose!" and fire a gun.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">15. Leave Santa a note, explaining that you've moved. Include a map with unclear and hard-to-read directions to your new house.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">16. Set a bear trap at the bottom of the chimney. Wait for Santa to get caught in it, and then explain that you're sorry, but from a distance, he looked like a bear.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">17. Leave out a Santa suit, with an attached dry-cleaning bill.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">18. Paint "hoof-prints" all over your face and clothes. While he's in the house, go out on the roof. When he comes back up, act like you've been "trampled." Threaten to sue for personal injury.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">19. Instead of ornaments, decorate your tree with Easter eggs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">20. Dress up like the Easter Bunny. Wait for Santa to come and then say, "This neighborhood ain't big enough for the both of us.</span>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-73268005569902982532011-12-13T10:28:00.000-06:002011-12-13T10:28:02.772-06:00Little Patch of HeavenMy mother-in-law has her own little farm [she calls it the Little Patch of Heaven]. The animals are ready for Christmas... I had to share these with you guys!<br />
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I <em>finally</em> get to announce the winner of the Creepmas giveaway.<br />
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I put the number of entries into <a href="http://random.org/"><span style="color: #274e13;">Random.org</span></a> and the winner is...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><em>DRUIDGIRL</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Congrats on winning the ebook A New Death and Others!<br />
Please look for an email from <a href="mailto:bewitchy1030@yahoo.com"><span style="color: #274e13;">bewitchy1030@yahoo.com</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Thanks to all those that entered!</em><br />
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<em><strong>I hope you have all had a fang-tabulous Creepmas!!!</strong></em></div>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-68822881236770521342011-12-12T06:59:00.002-06:002011-12-12T06:59:15.317-06:00The Creepmas Spirit is abound<img alt="" aria-busy="true" aria-describedby="fbPhotosSnowboxCaption" class="spotlight" height="240" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392714_2259355409613_1420230886_31838757_1782856021_n.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<strong><em>This is Clyde and he lives at my friend Steve's house.</em></strong>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-61037669963999133812011-12-12T06:19:00.000-06:002011-12-12T06:19:17.439-06:00On the 12th Day of Creepmas...<span style="font-size: large;">It's time to be <span style="color: #38761d;">green</span>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No! Not<span style="color: #38761d;"> green</span> with <u>envy</u>, but <span style="color: #38761d;">earth-friendly green</span>.</span><br />
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</tbody></table> <span style="color: #b45f06;">This site gives many options for those<em> Creepers</em> trying to be a little more conscious about their carbon footprint. Some of the tips offered are:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="color: #b45f06;"><em>Buy Less </em><em>"Some holiday gifts fill a practical need and need to be bought new. But many gifts are really gestures of thoughtfulness. You can give more while spending less."</em></span></li>
<li><em><span style="color: #b45f06;">Buy Smart - think locally made or battery-free gifts.</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: #b45f06;">Connect with Nature</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: #b45f06;">Homemade Cards</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: #b45f06;">Reuse/recycle</span></em></li>
</ul><span style="color: #b45f06;">So visit the site and see what kind of impact you can make!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Also did you know?</span></strong><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Consumers can save big when it comes to dollars, and the planet, if they reduce their consumption of this non-recyclable material. According to </span><a href="http://eco-chick.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Eco-Chick.com,</span></a><span style="color: #b45f06;"> if every American family wrapped just three presents in reused materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields.</span></blockquote><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="233" data-width="216" height="233" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSbYOUM41srdTGpwcQts6gqZCZcGYUvUbatNwaICVDjkSHGl0pr" style="height: 233px; width: 216px;" width="216" /><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Zombies are the ultimate environmentalists. They "recycle" humans, use no electricity, they don't shop or use vehicles.</span></strong><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://images.neopets.com/items/food_halloween_candycane.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" id="il_fi" src="http://images.neopets.com/items/food_halloween_candycane.gif" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 30px; padding-top: 8px;" width="80" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Also for Creepmas decorating: How about you line your driveway with these? </span></div><span style="clear: left; color: black; cssfloat: left; float: left; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Don't forget to add your name to the ebook </span><a href="http://bewitchingyou.blogspot.com/2011/12/first-day-of-creepmas.html"><span style="color: #38761d;">giveaway</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;">! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><u><strong>Today is the last day!</strong></u></span></div></ul><br />
Just purchase the red & white lighted yard stake c. canes and then paint. Easy and cool!BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-42698815267082242902011-12-11T11:53:00.000-06:002011-12-11T11:53:03.228-06:00Santa's Reindeer<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="136" data-width="370" height="136" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTORCgSr0_N2MPppbYaEtUnf3ODTU15ivnLvMBlhcYp275fGQ7dGA" style="height: 136px; width: 370px;" width="370" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Where did the names come from and what do they mean?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="269" data-width="187" height="269" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRIw0dReGoZnrJBwdcvlv9Gkn7PWlPO4eAFbdYGfCFgNiwVX4NTGw" style="height: 269px; width: 187px;" width="187" /></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: #38761d;">"While the names don't really "mean" anything, Moore did name them poetically to imply how special they were. In general, you can look at the names like this: </span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>Dasher, Comet, Cupid:</u> Names that imply speed, quickness, and flight ["Cupid" has wings]. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>Dancer, Prancer, Vixen:</u> Names that imply grace and nimbleness [a "vixen" in this sense is a female fox]. <br />
<u>Donner and Blitzen:</u> Originally "Dunder and Blixem," the Dutch words for "Thunder & Lightning," names that imply power and strength. </span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">So when Clement C. Moore named the reindeer, he named them to poetically imply what the reindeer were like, flying through the night: powerful, quick, and nimble."</span></blockquote><span style="color: #38761d;">Read more here: </span><a href="http://wiki.answers.com/"><span style="color: #38761d;">http://wiki.answers.com/</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;"> and </span><a href="http://www.snopes.com/"><span style="color: #38761d;">http://www.snopes.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I also found out that <u>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</u> was "invented" in 1939 by a Montgomery Ward copywriter (Robert L. May) merely for commercial purposes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Read the article in its entirety here: </span><a href="http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/rudolph.asp"><span style="color: #38761d;">http://www.snopes.com</span></a><br />
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</div>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-15624242150899298502011-12-11T00:55:00.000-06:002011-12-11T00:55:05.004-06:00On the 11th Day of Creepmas ...<div style="text-align: center;"><em>I tried to readapt this popular holiday song.. not sure where I stand on it.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" src="http://indigocrescent.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/yule.jpg" width="251" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Deck the halls with poison ivy, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Tis the season to be naughty, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Don we now our gray apparel, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la, la la la, la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Troll the ancient Yule tide carol, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">See the blazing Yule before us, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Strum the guitar and join the chorus. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Follow me in creepy measure, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">While I tell of Yule tide treasure, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fast away the old year passes, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la.,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Sing we joyous, all together, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Heedless of the wind and weather, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">I found this awesome image here:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://indigocrescent.com/id20.html"><span style="color: black;">http://indigocrescent.com/id20.html</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><em>I found it funny that I've known this song for so </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>long and never knew what it actually meant.</em></div>BeWitchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927079903912289896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899976223482414600.post-7594447779591652182011-12-10T00:37:00.002-06:002011-12-10T18:10:36.653-06:00On the 10th Day of Creepmas<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi" data-height="265" data-width="190" height="265" id="rg_hi" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSIFgLQpc6cuH3lRJ_0x2Rv2CVyRs1b__BVFCbuFb94MnVHhmWa" style="height: 265px; width: 190px;" width="190" /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MerryOldSanta.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></a></div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Click here for facts about Santa:</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus#Influence_of_Germanic_paganism_and_folklore"><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>Kriss Kringle's many faces</strong></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<strong>Kriss Kringle Cookies</strong> from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/"><span style="color: #38761d;">allrecipes.com</span></a><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>1 cup butter</em></div><em>1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar</em><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>3 eggs</em></div><em>1 teaspoon ground cinnamon</em><br />
<em>1 teaspoon baking soda</em><br />
<em>1 teaspoon salt</em><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>1 teaspoon vanilla extract</em></div><em>2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour</em><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>1 pound red and green candied cherries, chopped</em></div><em>1 pound chopped pecans</em><br />
<em>1/2 pound chopped blanched almonds</em><br />
<em>1/2 pound Brazil nuts, chopped</em><br />
<em>2 pounds pitted dates</em><br />
<em>4 candied pineapple rings, finely chopped</em><br />
<em>1/2 pound chopped walnuts</em><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. </div><br />
2.Cream the butter and the sugar together. Beat in the eggs. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">3.Combine the cherries, pecans, brazil nuts, almonds, dates, pineapple and walnuts. Toss to coat with 1/2 cup of the flour. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">4.Sift the remaining flour with cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well. Stir in the fruit and nut mixture. Drop by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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