1. I finally made an image for all/any Thursday Thirteen regulars interested in having it, you can right-click save this image:

You can link it back to the Thursday Thirteen code page. At some point, I think I’m going to have to create one of those ring things, where you click “surf random Thursday Thirteen blogs”. How neat would that be?

2. Also TT related, I apologize that I didn’t get to see everyone last time, and that I bailed on Turkey day. It’s been a hella couple of weeks, and man I’m ready for things to calm down.

3. If someone happens to have a spare attitude adjustment lying around, could you please forward it to me? Or maybe I should just add it to my Christmas Wish List?

4. Four is a good number. In fact, it’s the exact number of 4″ x 4″ canvases that I have sitting here on my desk. So with it being #4, and my having 4 – 4×4’s sitting in front of me, how about I offer them to the first 4 people who claim them for $44? A custom painting. Anything you want! AND, bonus, I’ll get them done in time for Christmas. Pinki Swear. Want a super cheap oil painting? They’ll never get cheaper than that, and if they are they won’t be nearly as purdy and articulate as mine are. Speak now, or forever pay regular price. One per person, please, don’t hog ’em all up. 😉 **Edit: 12/5, Not so sure about the getting them done in time for Christmas thing now, you better check with me to be sure!**

5. While shopping for blue light specials one day last week (YES I shopped on Black Friday. Late in the day, but I shopped! Did you fall over? Should I send help?!), I saw a big display rack of perfumes and colognes. Imagine that. Well imagine my drool when I saw that Stetson has a new poster child. Can you guess who it is? HOT dayum, Matthew.

Sigh. I think he’ll be replacing Tim McGraw. Oh, yes, and as Maid of Honor to Lisa, I have to figure out a way to get him to New York for her wedding. Er, the days before her wedding, I mean.

6. Sigh. What number am I on? ::wiping drool off my keyboard::

7. I’m almost finished with a book I bought last weekend, The Regime. I plow through the Left Behind Series books like nothing else. In fact, I still have three classics I bought this summer that I haven’t read. What is wrong with me?!

8. Our Christmas Tree is up, and beautiful. I will take pics of it in bits and pieces and show you some of our favorite ornaments.

9. It is my hubby’s first Christmas home in a couple of years. Well, he was home for Christmas in 2003, but it was sad because it was “Christmas Leave” during months of training, and on top of it we miscarried while he was home. This one is special, and he’s excited. That makes me excited, and it also makes me want to bake more Eggnog Cookies.

10. If Matthew is going to show up to Lisa’s wedding, I better get back on my diet, huh? :cloud9:

11. We woke up to 2 inches of snow on the ground this morning, and I have to run errands. Blech. Snow. It’s just wrong. Pretty, but wrong.

12. I have been even more of a recluse the last couple of weeks than usual. PMS, I think. I’ll be better, I promise. At least for the weeks inbetween PMS. I miss everyone, and am having bloghopping withdrawls!!!

13. I was gonna tell you something, but dang if I can remember now after doing those other twelve things. That’s about how long my memory lasts anymore. OH yeah! We have a new “slogan” for the TT (Thanks, MommaK!), see? And just in case, because even I had to look it up (yes, I admit it!), here’s what that big word means. And just for mom, this is the definition of meme!
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HAPPY ALMOST FRIDAY!

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If you can trackback, please do. I’ve installed inline trackbacks so your link will appear right below my TT. I’m looking forward to reading all of the Thirteens over the next few days!!

1. MommaK
2. Colleen aka Chickadee
3. Judy @ Insecure
4. Enigma
5. Texas Ivy
6. Sage @ A Cluttered Mind
7. M.E.
8. Lily Bleu
9. Tommi
10. Better Safe Than Sorry
11. “D” @ Straddling the Line
12. Carolyn @ PrairieRose
13. Sleeping Mommy
14. Mary @ Fireflies & Frogs
15. Mrs. Fun
16. Terrilynn
17. Running2ks
18. Jen @ Jen’s Horde
19. YellowRose
20. Jeej
21. Lisa @ The Shizzle
22. Twisted Cinderella
23. Sallwood
24. Phoenix
25. Squashed Toad
26. Angel
27. Raehan
28. Angie @ Big Red Couch
29. Uisce
30. Renee
31. Craig
32. Carnealian
33. Carolyn @ Geeky Mama
34. Shelli’s Sentiments
35. Janet @ FondofSnape
36. J&J’s Mom
37. Rashbre
38. Jennifer @ Open Book
39. Jessica @ Daydreams & Musings
40. Lisa – JAGRABB
41. Barbara
42. Jenny @ Jenny’s Journal

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1. I helped my neighbor paint (another) room in her home yesterday, after I’d spent all day painting in my studio. Me? Paint much? Naaahhhhhh.

2. Two swimmers picked on me yesterday at the Y because I have an ink splotch on my chest. It’s a tattoo. I suggested we all go have a few drinks and visit the new tattoo artist in town. (I want a Thumper tattoo!!)

3. One of the swimmers name is Sam. That’s not his full name, he’s Iranian. He told me his full name but I could never pronounce it. I like Sam better anyway, because now I come up with little Dr. Seuss/Dick & Jane type rhymes “to and fro” the gym. ie. Sam Swam. Swim, Sam, Swim! Shamalamalam, Sam Swam! See? Think of more for me. It’s fun.

4. I was going to make this whole list today questions for you. Then I remembered how most people who answer list type questions answer them in numbered order but leave out the question. I know this because I do it, too. And I can imagine how confusing it is to read “6. Yes!” and then have to scroll back up to see what the heck they said “Yes!” to. I don’t want to do that much work. Not today anyway. Maybe next week!

5. I received my exhibition schedule for my first ever public display of my work! It’s March-April (the whole month), 2007. It seems so far away, but the space I have to fill is 15 feet wide, 6 foot high and 17 inches deep. I can put a lot of paintings in that space!

6. While at Lowe’s last Friday browsing for Christmas lighting, I saw a lighted palm tree that I thought was cool. I thought it was a neat idea, for those of us stuck in this frozen terrain, to have something beachy and bright to make us feel warm. There were two sizes, the smaller of the two being 4 feet high with palm leaves, you know, spread out at the top. I didn’t get it of course, it’s frivolous, and I don’t buy frivolous stuff, I’m a necessity kind of shopper! Well, my husband, who spoils me absolutely rotten, ran down to Lowe’s on an errand and you know what he came home with?

7. It’s fun to be spoiled by your husband. :cheerful:

8. I had a couple of crazy dreams this week that I remember, but they’re not worth getting into. This week is a negative dream week, I don’t like those. I tend to wake up upset with whoever was mean in my dream. Why do I do that???

9. Will whoever actually reads this list, say “Aye”!

10. I read everyone’s 13 last week. Did you? Every single one of them. It took me a few days, but I did it. That’s the whole purpose of the thing, to get to know other people. It’s working pretty well, eh? 😀

11. I’m getting spoiled with fancy coffee, and now regular Folgers tastes wierd to me. I’m slowly becoming a Coffee Hauser like my dear friend JaG. (She’s a Starbucker.)

12. I’m looking forward to cooking a huge meal next week on Turkey Day. It’s been a couple of years since my hubby was home for Thanksgiving, it’s going to be a very warm cozy day at our house. :lovestruck: My turkey’s are always uber tender and fall right off the bone, Leanne’s “requires no carving” turkey. Nummy. I still end up calling my mom in the middle of cooking something to get a refresher on how to cook. Jeez. I should try cooking more than once a year. Most of the time I call for something silly, like “how long does it take for eggs to boil????” Doh.

13. I baked pumpkin cookies the other day (courtesy Jeanette, thank you girl!), they are AWESOME and I will. never. reach my goal for body weight. Dang. (Tip: dip them in french vanilla cool whip! Holy cripes!)

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I’ll be painting today, and will try very hard to update my link list a few times today with everyone’s blogs! If you can trackback, please do. I’ve installed inline trackbacks so your link will appear right below my TT. I’m looking forward to reading all of the Thirteens over the next few days!!

1. MommaK
2. Tommi
3. Colleen @ Loose Leaf
4. Dawn
5. Terrilynn
6. Jennifer @ Jennifer’s World
7. Sleeping Mommy
8. Pascha
9. Kristy
10. Shelli’s Sentiments
11. Sally
12. Sandra
13. UziCue
14. Lisa @ The Shizzle
15. Texas Ivy
16. Sallwood
17. Jennifer @ Happy at Home
18. Colleen aka Chickadee
19. Better Safe Than Sorry
20. Holly aka Crazy Momma
21. Carolyn
22. Jak
23. Squashed Toad
24. Mar
25. Mrs. Fun
26. Keb
27. Jen @ Jen’s Horde
28. HD
29. Angel
30. Running2K’s
31. Jessica
32. Sheri & Suzan
33. The Toothfairy
34. Janet
35. Aimee
36. Bone
37. Jenny @ Jenny’s Journal
38. Emily
39. Carly
40. Veronika
41. Jennifer @ Open Book
42. Catherine
43. Jeej
44. Renee
(Leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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1. There are 3 days left to enter the Pumpkin Carving Contest. I have 3 new entries that I need to add, plus whatever YOU send me! (GREAT BIG GIANT HINT there, in case you didn’t notice!)

2. I had another Armegeddon type dream lastnight. This time a meteor plunged into the earth causing a forest fire in the middle of the town I was in. The ground opened up and there was a brown gooey lava flowing, and some old guy almost put his hand in it to “see how warm it felt”. I was surrounded by idiots, at a carnival, during Armegeddon. Lovely dream. Then the phone rang and woke me up. ((Thank you for waking me up))

3. I swam 10 laps yesterday, just over 1/4 mile.

4. I bought some things from Coldwater Creek the other day. They’re having a 50% off sale on everything, and if I could have bought everything, I would have.

5. I was up a lot of the night pulling the hair back from my 4 year olds face as she hugged the toitie. She’s pitifully sick, and even more pitiful when I mention “can’t go to school and throw up on your friends, honey”. 🙁

6. I varnished Bindi’s Portrait yesterday and hope to scan it today. I’ll post it when I do that. I also have to put the work in progress images together for his mom. She’s making a scrapbook of his portrait, isn’t that too sweet? What a good meowmmy.

7. I have to call three people at the school when my little one is out sick.

8. I’ve done three graphic & illustration projects that I took screenshots of yesterday. I have to post those and get them up in my gallery, too.

9. The Schwan’s guy showed up yesterday wearing a Batman costume.

10. I bought pizzas from him anyway.

11. And tried to give him our guinea pig (I’m allergic to her, and she lives in my studio now that the dander has gotten to the kids, too). He really likes her, and he’s not allergic to her. (He couldn’t take her.) My eldest kid accused me of trying to sell her guinea pig. I told her “that’s not true! I was trying to give her away for free!”

12. I watched The Wedding Planner lastnight and cried at the end. I’m such a sap. My three favorite sappy movies that I’ve cried to are Serendipity, Sleepless in Seattle and The Notebook.

13. It’s going to take a lot of caffine to get me going today. Man I’m sleepy!

Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
1. Momma K
2. Phoenix
3. Colleen
4. Tommi’s First Thirteen!
5. Better Safe Than Sorry
6. Terrilynn
7. InterstellarLass
8. Texas Ivy
9. Mrs. Fun
10. UziQ
11. Sallwood
12. SleepingMommy
13. Dee Jay
14. Maggie
15. MommyD
16. Trinity
17. Lily Bleu
18. Jak
19. Jen
20. Renee
21. Sugar Mommy
22. Catherine
23. Keb
24. Marie
25. Jessica
26. Squashed Toad

(leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

1. I kicked off the Pumpkin Carving Contest yesterday. I’m waiting for my first submission. C’mon, people!

2. I should have stopped drinking my coffee 1/2 hour ago. I’m not supposed to have anything 3 hours prior to my CT Scan today, but I’m not ready yet. Besides, aren’t appointments always 1/2 hour behind? In another 1/2 hour I get to drink 2 gallons of chalk. Yum. I bet you wish you were me right now, huh?

3. I’m 5’6″!

4. I dyed my hair Sunday. It’s like, orange, oh-mi-gawd! I was so frustrated that I got out my Wahl Clippers, threw the #7 attachment on them and shaved my head. There. Now I don’t have orange hair. I don’t have ANY hair at all! Oops. Good thing hair grows. Great thing, my gray hair grows SUPER fast. It hates to be ignored.

5. My favorite pants are my “Y” yoga pants. They are so cozy that I want to wear them every day. They’re in the washing machine so I can wear them to my appointment, since they don’t have any metal in them. I wash them a lot.

6. I sent MommaK pics of myself when I was (younger). She’s going to have a little contest today, and you should go play it. You can also see my goofy looking younger self. Holy crud, I just saw the one she put up of me. Bahaha! Okay. That’s hilarious!

7. I received final payment for the Catfish project yesterday, which was (supposed to be) 10% of the final auction price. See that (supposed to be)? Yes. Well. This is not the first time, but I think it will be the last. It’s no easy thing to paint these giant critters, and for being the 3rd one I’ve basically given away, I think I’ve met and exceeded my charitable contributions for a lifetime.

8. Now I’m reminded that I need to put my first two giant Frogs in my gallery. (Jotting that down in my handy-dandy-notbeook)

9. I saw my podiatrist yesterday, the one who removed the lump in my foot last year. She is absolutely adorable and sometimes I wish I had more foot trouble. She is fun to chat with and visit! I wonder if Doctors have a “no patients as friends outside the office” rule. Or in this case, “no patients mom’s as friends outside the office” rule. Hm.

10. I wonder how many people carve pumpkins anymore. Anyone? :bawling:

11. I hate Halloween. Really. I do. People are having a hard time believing that I carved a pumpkin let alone bought costumes for the kids. What’s wrong with me? Well. Halloween teaches children how to beg, this much is true. MY children already do that very well. They’ve had much training. So, I think they’re ready.

12. I bought a very cool model last weekend. I’ll buy her soulmate this weekend. I will get to use them on my next commission!

13. I had two paintbrushes floop over on me yesterday. They quit on the job, those meanies. No two-week notice or anything. I hate when they do that.

Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
1. MommaK
2. Jessica
3. Terrilynn
4. Phoenix
5. Jak
6. Colleen
7. Jen
8. InterstellarLass
9. Better Safe Than Sorry
10. The Toothfairy
11. Sanda aka The Crusty Crone
12. Catherine
13. Erikie
14. Marie
15. Keb
16. Texas Ivy
17. PractiGal
18. Sallwood
19. Jenny
20. Mommy D
21. Rashbre
22. Carlo
(leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

I’ll add links as I have time today, please, browse my comments for links and go visit other Thirteeners!