And Then There was EBay....

Hello and Good Day! I don't know about y'all, but I'm not a big "EBayer". Sure I've used it once or twice to find a few things, but I'm don't visit it daily. In fact until today, I hadn't bid on anything since 2006. Well today, I bid on 6 things...ha ha. And praise Jesus, it was a good day for me on EBay! Now, I'm a huge fan of the "buy now" button. I like to be able to get what I want fast and easy. I'm not all for the "bidding wars" like some of you folks. I mean really!?!? I'm not very competitive and knowing me, I'd forget and either lose the item or the one time, I really didn't know what I was doing and put my maximum bid down as $20.00 for a book ( I forgot to stick a decimal in there). So anyways, the other person bid high, and I got stuck paying $17.00 something plus shipping and handling, for a book that I really didn't want that badly in the first place (it was Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks...I didn't really care for the movie...I just wanted to see if the book was any better). Moving on....

As I said, today was a great day for me on EBay! First of all, I got the Macy's Talking Plush Shrek Doll for $12.98 (that includes S&H and yes it had a "buy now" button!!). Now I know that to y'all this isn't a big deal, but it was to me. The reason it's such a big deal is because, it's going to make a certain 16 month old little girl VERY happy (there is a story here). One of my dear friends, has a baby girl that loved her roommates Macy Shrek Doll. She loved this toy so much, that she took it EVERYWHERE she went. However, when my friend moved out, her roommate wouldn't let her little girl have the Shrek doll. So, there was the mad rush to find one for her. And by the Grace of God, I happened to find one!! So Baby Baby Cakes, you finally have a talking Shrek doll all of your own now!! *End of Story*

Secondly, I was looking for the Shrek movies for the same little girl too. Now I checked deepdiscount.com, amazon.com and walmart.com. I'm a bargain hunter. I check all the sites and find the best price including S&H. Well I tried looking on EBay and guess what!?!? I found all 3 from different buyers and you guessed it they had "buy now" buttons. So, I bough now!! I got all 3 for the grand total of $29.98, S&H included. I LOVE IT!! I also found her Beauty and the Beast. I passed up the "buy now" button, but only because the movie was .99 and there were 17 minutes left with no bids (I told you, I'm not competitive...). However, I thought I'd take a chance. I took the chance alright. I bid on a movie that's coming over from Australia and isn't brand new... I'm not sure how I feel about this, but as long as it works, I'll be alright. Plus, Baby Baby Cakes is only 16 months old... She's not particular....ha ha....YET!!!

Lastly, I got myself the Snow White DVD. I payed $26.98 for it (S&H included). But, being that they have locked in the vault until they free it again and it was new, I thought it was a good buy. So anyways, I'm not sure if I'm on my way to being a EBay addict or not, but for today, I played in the minor leagues!! Until next time, FROG...

Like any other morning.....

I work shift work. Two days and then two nights, 12 hours each day and night. So when I get off from my 1st night shift, I'm usually tired. All I can think about is my nice, queen sized bed waiting for me...and the fact that I have to be up by 5pm so that I can do it all over again. Then I think about getting home and getting my "Furry" family taken care of (no worries, you'll learn all about them soon enough), so that I can climb into my nice, queen sized bed. So this morning, like any other morning, I got home and was greeted by my 2 cats, Charlie and Squidgie, and then the barking and whining of my mixed lab, Sadie (she gets gated in the laundry room so that she doesn't reek havoc on my house while I'm gone. She's rather destructive). Like always, the cats ran for cover while Sadie bounded around the house enjoying her new found freedom. So off to the door she ran doing her "pee pee dance" as I call it. As she waited for me to open the door, I talked to her, like normal (she really does understand me no matter what you say) and I turned on her shock collar (don't get upset, it's truly needed in her case) and fastened it around her neck so that she could go out to do her "business". While she did that I was feeding and watering the "mamimals" and making the ever essential pot of coffee (I'm a coffee fanatic). Well I heard Sade at the door, so I let her in, took off her collar and headed to the master bathroom. I noticed that the door was partially closed. This wouldn't normally make me wonder, my cats are rather energetic and like to lean on the door and close it...I know...different. So I push open the door, planning on changing into comfy clothes, and I find dirt from a plant on the window sill all over the floor and my toilet. And not to mention, my poor plant laying discarded to the side. I stood there shocked... After regaining some composure, I looked around, Sadie stood next to me looking at the mess and me, and strangely enough, the cats where nowhere to be found. I got the vacuum, cleaned up the mess, stuck the plant back in the dirt and watered it (she still looks puny, but I'm hoping after a few days she'll look normal again). Now who could the culprit be?! None other than Squidgie. How did I know this? Because the shiny, metallic ribbon I used to tie the curtain back with was mysteriously missing. And being the ever knowing "mom" that I am, I know that Squidgie likes eating ribbons, hair ties, rubber bands, and things of that nature. She's also more curious about things than my almost 8 yr old orange tabby male, Charlie. So, it wasn't like any other morning, I had to vacuum before going to bed!! But I finally made it there... Until next time, FROG....

A First for Me.....

This is my first time blogging...I don't know how I feel about blogging (it's kind of like keeping a public diary, minus all the REALLY juicy stuff). I guess I'm a tad excited about it (I did like setting up and naming my blog), but I see it as "another thing to do". We are living in the day and age of "technology". You can send an email in an instant and keep in touch with family and friends daily. Hmmm...strangely like a blog.... However, I stink at emailing. Send me an email and it takes me FOREVER to get back to you, but I can forward with the best of them...lol. Call me "old school" but I'm a HUGE fan of snail mail. I like sitting down and jotting a quick card or letter to a friend or loved one. I love getting cards and letters in the mail. There's nothing better than knowing that someone thought enough about you to sit down and actually write a card or letter to you. But don't get the wrong idea, I love it when I get an email from someone too. Sometimes e-mailing takes just as much time. Now I know you're scratching your head...You're sitting there going, "OK, this chick doesn't have a lot of time, she stinks at emailing which is faster, but she loves writing letters..." Just stop right there, don't try to figure it out, you'll get a brain cramp...I can almost guarantee it. I've had a lot of things I could write about zinging around in my brain today, so I guess I'll give it a try and see how it goes. This could be the beginning of a beautiful or scary thing depending on how you look at it. Until next time, FROG.....