Random Research Girl

This what my friend Agnes posted on her FB.  I might switch to this one!
Never say “OOPS!” always say “Ah, Interesting!

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Gap is the favorite clothing brand for my son. He’s going to be 8 soon (in April) and he’s already brand-aware! He loves Gap sweatpants, t-shirts, jackets, watches… Because of great discounts Gap offers from time to time, all my son’s clothes are from Gap. And I love them too. The reason being he can wear his clothes all year long, and they still look like new!  You can be sure I will head over to Gap today! as I never buy something that is brand-name for a full price for a child that will grow out of it next year! But I found out, that shopping only at Gap using discounts they offer, I spend less then buying clothes for my son at Wal-Mart. That was a big surprise for me! So, go ahead, maybe you too will find something interesting?

I am so excited! I got my first sale on my Dreamstime account! This is the LUCKY!! illustration:

I received many positive and encouraging comments about my work!  And I must admit I had a real blast working today! Of course I had to stop every 5 min or so to answer thousand questions, do the tea with milk like million times, focus, refocus… My mind had to go on and off  so many times I am incapable to even count it. My husband looked at me and said, ” You are truly amazing, everyone wants your attention, kids, me…” but he forgot to add the dog too… Crazy pup… I’ll write about him some other day…

Yes, I am a big artist…hahaha Little more and I’ll go insane!!!  For now excuse me if I write something that doesn’t make much sens! Kids drain my brain from all the thinking power… I just wanted to share how exciting I am to sell my first drawing…! … and this is what I’ve got!
Have a great day, Everyone! Sure mine is and will be great!

Slushy cold winter weather is here… -10 (C) where we live. Brrrrr!

My throat hurts enormously and I am on antibiotics. Antibiotics are something what three doctor visits can get ya! It hurts a little less though, just after one pill… swallowing got easier!

Ah, it is just this time of the year! I always go through the cold, I know it will last 2 weeks and yet I still feel miserable. Maybe it is the fact that my kids are sick, and my husband announced that he feels like coming down with a cold too? Or maybe, uncertainity of hidden somewhere around in the dark H1N1 virus? Ahhh.. Life got harder even if it’s simpler!
We used 3 toilet paper rolls for wiping noses in the last couple of days… You could see used tissues everywhere: on the floor, tables, desks and even chairs, like in this movie with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks “You’ve got mail” when she has a cold and Tom Hanks comes to visit to make a peace… ( oh, how I love that movie!..) I was moving trough the house in my blue robe, that I wore for the only reason that it is long and worm. I had only wish to have ugg boots as my slippers… I drank tons of hot tea – so much that I am sick to even think about it, and I did completely nothing, waiting for my misery to go away…
Well, I actually did a little something… I did a few drawings, red one (horrible!) short story for a school assignment, watched couple of movies, took the dog outside, participated in the cleaning of my house, put one load of laundry, set up a Christmas Tree, went to Wal-mart to buy a Christmas Tree skirt and a star, designed a poster, went to Toysrus, let the dog out in the backyard, cleaned up the ferret’s cage, made breakfast few times, made supper everyday, played wii for 10 min, played Barbies for 15 min, played Lego for the same amount of time, called the school, called the doctor…

Yup… sick days..!

That’s the name suitable not only for the boys from “High School Musical“! I know one little person that could easily stand up to that name without a blinking of an eye.
It’s a SHE.
She’s an animal lover, a  bookworm,  a cook, a scientist, an acrobat, a leader, a comedian, a diplomat (very assertive diplomat), she’s a teacher, she’s a designer, she’s an inventor, she’s a doctor, she’s a policeman… . She’s smart, she’s creative, she’s witty, she’s funny, she’s strong, she’s unbreakable, she’s invincible, she’s…(gasp!) MY DAUGHTER!
When, years ago, someone told me that girls were easier to raise than boys – having a boy I WISHED with all my might to have a girl! Basicaly I thought I was going to die if I didn’t have this miraculous child that a girl was! And well, luckily enough it happened – the girl, I mean THE girl was born. I anticipated her arrival for months. And when she was born, the first thing she did, lying on my tummy, she gave me a “LOOK“. The famous “LOOK” that I got OFTEN after that. The LOOK had (has!) often unspoken words behind it either disapproving or approving but I never know for sure which one is it this time.
I must admit after 4 years of dealing with her that girls are by far more complicated than boys! Being a woman myself, I can’t figure her out. It seems a complete chaos of things! Feelings, voices, things… She seems to be everywhere. Even when I take a bath, she wouldn’t stop banging the door demanding something; on the other side – what a funny thing she is! She can talk and talk and talk until you think you gonna die, but at least you will die laughing! Like this ferret, for example, I think he’s near death from laughter right now….

If anyone keeps wondering… No, I wasn’t entertain enough. I mean cooking and cleaning after 2 kids and a husband?! I needed some extra corner work to keep me happy! That’s why we got the ferret.

Yes, and the Mexican Guitara, as there’s completely not enough noise at our house. La la la la laaaaaaaaaaaa….!!

Looks like a slow week on the net. I wonder what people are doing?
I had a cold so I was blowing my nose most of the time. My hands were busy handling handkerchief not typing… For the last few days my only work was to sneeze, to blow the nose, to wipe the nose, to tell my kids to blow their noses (while holding handkerchief), to wipe their noses and to say “bless you” every hour or so (what counted to maybe 20 times per day?), oh, and to drink a lot of hot tea with honey or black chokeberry syrup…
Well, I am going to make one myself right now…
5 minutes later:
Yuuuuuummmmyyy! That stuff tastes GOOD! Delicious! Now I can start working!
I am writing a story about a princess and a prince. I know, I know… But this is a different story. Every story is different. My kids love it so far, and I judged that based on their behavior and expressions while they were listening to it: they both forgot to eat and play with their forks and spoons, thing that they do ALWAYS no matter what they have on their plates – could be even something favorite. They stared at me with their mouth wide open. And unless it was the expression of sheer shock as WHAT THE HECK IS MOM TALKING ABOUT???, I guess it’s not bad, not bad… I hope soon I will be able to share the story here, keep tuned! It will be a great treat for your kids too! (or the kid inside you? )
Have a great day Everyone, even if it is raining and snowing at the same moment and my dog doesn’t want to go outside….
Even if there’s no sun today only rainy-snowy clouds…
It’s all right, it’s still a beautiful day!

We have a thief at our house! I swear! One morning, and it was one of those hectic mornings: mom (read: moi) overslept and everything was terribly late! I hurried to do the ironing of Josh’s clothes, dressed him up (if I didn’t it would take him ages to do so), made a very quick breakfast, told Josh to eat faster take his time, quickly packed the lunch for school… Then dressed up in jeans and pajama top, I bent down to reach for my shoes.
Clock was ticking, school bus would be leaving in just a couple of minutes… Time was an essence.
I looked with a terror at the spot where I usually left my shoes.
It was empty!
I’ve looked around desperately. They were nowhere to find!
Without further thinking, I grabbed my sneakers, put on my winter jacket, and we flew out of the house.
When I came home, panting, I looked in the mirror and froze. My hair was sticking out in every possible direction, and my eyes looked like some raccoon eyes! (I must have not removed my make up well enough yesterday’s night, and I didn’t even notice because I didn’t look in the mirror and I don’t even know if I brushed my teeth! I was in such a hurry). “Sweet nibblets!” I thought.
And as I was getting more and more red and hot, I was suddenly stunned by this sight:

You are oh SO grounded!!! young little... weasle!

As I explored more…

Further proof of stealing! I found stolen items area behind the couch

and also a kidnapping attempt..!

At the pet store they said they do not guarantee on the gender and such… But I think now we know exactly who do we deal with!
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time!
Big time!

I haven`t been reading in months or in years! As a matter of fact I don`t even remember when was the last time I red something different than computer books! So, when I took a novel and started to read, I was immediately surrounded by my puzzled family.
“Mom, what are you doing?” – my son asked with a concern look on his face.
I was holding the book in my hand and I was reading it!
” What the heck you think I am doing I am reading a book” – I explained patiently. He looked at me suspiciously.  My daughter, at the same time sent me a “LOOOOOOOOOK”. Than my mom came and asked me: ” What are you doing?”
I blinked. It started to feel a little bit embearassing. Ok, I choose to read in the living room, but not that I was doing a statement of any kind! I watched my kids playing with one eye, and with the other I followed what was happening in Elizabeth’s life in the wild Canadian North a hundred of years ago. I was in the middle of the most horrible blizzard they have ever remembered and Elizabeth husband didn’t return from his patrol for a few nights. Elizabeth was stuck in her cabin, fuel for the fire was gone… Will anyone from the village notice there’s no smoke coming from Elizabeth’s house’s chimney? Meanwhile, Kip, climbed up on the cot, lied on Elizabeth’s legs. She was too tired and sleepy to scold him…
“Mom! I am hungry!”
Is that a help or Wynn, Elizabeth’s missing husband??
“MOM!”
It wasn’t the  help or Wynn and it wasn’t Kip, Elizabeth’s dog speaking in a  human voice! No, the voice sounded too familiar… It sounded like like…the voice of my children!
Suddenly I’ve returned to the reality. I closed the book.
Wow!
What a success!
I’ve made it through the whole one page!