The 2nd Pumpkin

Halloween, Dirt, Pumpkins & everything in between

All better!

Yeah we're officially back in bizzness baby! Ok, well not super-officially. My motherboard is fixed, but my plug is still a problem. I get to get a free replacement so now I just have to very conservative with battery use and not jiggle the plug around much until it comes in.


Just got back from Best Buy picking up my little friend. I missed her terribly!

She feels comfortable, much like your favorite worn in sweater or sweat pants.

I have many,many, many,many blog post itching to get out in get into cyber-space.


I have dozens and dozens of cute adorable and yummy (yes yummy) pictures to post.


But I also have tons of work to catch up on (eww have I mentioned my job really sucks donkey balls?! I am seriously foreseeing a resignation letter very soon. But I just sent off a few firey emails so maybe a firing before I get chance to say "kiss my....")


Thanks for being patient and not leaving me!!!!!

Look forward to new post soon!!!

Not healed yet :-(

Not having my laptop is making me feel like I'm walking around without my wedding ring or walking around without a diaper bag!

I just feel lost, confused, sad, and a bit lonely.

I can use Shawn's Mac but for starters its in his studio, which is in the basement. This requires me to drag a bunch of toys downstairs to entertain Phoenix, and yet with all the toys I lugged down he seems only interested in the 3 keyboards that are down here.


And at the price tag they come with, I'm not letting him bang on them.

And secondly, it feels weird. 


I hoping that my laptop will be back in this weekend. Shawn will be out of town. Phoenix will have his weekly sleepover at his Yaya and Papouli's house so this will leave me with tons of time to bang out all the post that have been running around in my head.

If not I'm stuck with Ugly Betty, Lifetime, and Moscota. And I've actually never stayed home when Shawn's out of town. I always pack up and go to my parents, but I'm thinking of staying this time.



But in the meantime, if you are new to my blog go back and read up from the last....(counting, counting, counting) 10 months.


I'm also thinking in honor of my blogs first birthday I want to host a giveaway. Maybe a few of my favorite things I've mentioned on the blog....?


Thoughts....??What out of the millions of products I've linked to would you want for FREE?


It doesn't have to be just baby stuff either.


Also I just signed up for a Bloggers Ornament Exchange. How fun huh?

It reminds me of those recipes ones or those underwear ones. 

Ever seen that? Yup it's weird....

Make It & Love It giveaway!

I don't usually enter into blog giveaways, but this one is awesome and I must enter and let all of my other bloggy friends know about it.

Make it and Love It is giving away a $50 gift certificate to Teacups & Mudpies.

This store has some of the best boy shoes I have EVER seen!

Head on over and enter, but not to many times because I want to win!

Dead Mother

Ugh! Thursday afternoon my 7 month old laptop died on me!


At first I thought it was the plug. Me and power-cords don't mix, because I've noticed that at time it doesn't hold the charge.

I headed out Friday and brought a plug, asked the Walmart man to test it for me, he did and laptop came on.

I quickly shut it down and bopped home all happy thinking I had solved my problem for a measly $70 bucks...NOT THE CASE!

I get home to start it up and it shut down on me again! Twice, before the HP logo even showed up!

I threw my clothes back on and flew to Best Buy.

The pubescent teenage PC genius does a little of this and a little that and shaking his head says "Yup, your motherboard's dead."

What?! Since when are moms aloud to get sick! Huh?

Great! I'm totally whining at this point, what's this going to cost me?

Free. Luckily still under manufactories warranty. Bad news, going to take 2-3 weeks to come back, even worse news, my computer could be wiped clean. Question: Do you think I back my computer up? If you answered no you win, well, nothing. My kudos for knowing me so well I guess.

Teenage genius doesn't think they'll wipe it clean but he's not sure.


Pissed does not even describe how I feel.

Sure I could use my husband's MAC to do all my important "internet" work but it's not the same!

I said all of this to say you may have a vacation from me for awhile....is that sighs of joy I hear?!


I have so many great post ideas but I'll have to figure out how to post in between Shawn working, AND I have no pictures and I hate posting without pictures.


I'm thinking it's time to look into a MAC. I hear those suckers never die.

They're like cockroaches.

Weird & Wonderful Etsy Wednesday

I usually keep me picks for the Etsy to only four, but today I could not just settle on two good ones. 

It also won't be hard to spot the two that don't belong