Claire's New Baby Blanket - Coming Soon!

 Do you blog?  Or maybe you journal?  Either way, do you ever have those days where you have sooo much to say, and then others you are just not "feeling it"?  That is totally me.  Today I feel like I have a lot to chat about.  Sorry, not sorry?  LOL.

Claire's Baby Blanket ~  For baby Grayson, I am having a special blanket made for him & Momma.  I asked her if she wanted me to bring her "B" to her, which is her baby blanket she said no which made me sad.  She said - you can keep it.  But then I had a great idea!  Take her blanket, Bryan's, and this blanket I have with Disney characters on it and have a good friend of mine merge them somehow.  I have not told Claire the plan, other than I have Ms. Cindy (Claire knows her too) making Grayson a special blanket.  It took me a few days to work up the courage to ask Bryan because it is HIS baby blanket (it's more like a sheet to be honest) but I get it.  I no longer have mine due to my ex-husband.

Funny thing is Claire mentions to me how she asked Kevin about his baby blanket; it is a Spiderman one, and if he was going to give to Grayson.  She said he looked at he like she was insane and then said, he is gonna have to earn that!!  You bet your bottom dollar I made sure to tell Bryan that to "buffer" the situation.  He was down for it though.  I can't wait to show you guys!!!!!

Coupon Princess 👸

 Now, most people say coupon queen, however when I hear the word Queen, I think of old ladies.  That ain't me.  So, behold, The Couponing Princess Petunia Pink!!  ♥ ❇ 

I almost forgot!  While I was couponing at DG, I went to grab the Gain and tell me why this person's fake nail popped out on me, hit me in the shirt, and fell on the ground.  WTH!?!?

XOXO ~ Nicole

Nom Nom Nom

  Chicken Feet, Chicken Paws 🐾  ~  I don't know if I posted about this yet but to help with the groceries, a dear friend of ours takes us and treats us once a month to groceries.  Last time we were there, I saw chicken feet.  We all know we have seen them.  I myself can't bring myself to try them, but to each their own.  Some people thing crawfish are disgusting, but I am over here shouting "Team Head"!! 

 I happened to glance over at them again since we are getting more familiar with the store and see the chicken feet.  But y'all, they done renamed them to Chicken Paws because come on, who doesn't want to take a bite of a paw instead of a foot!?!

She Gets Me.....

 I don't have a lot of friends.  I have always been the type that had one bestie, and I was good with that.  Still am.  Christine is a new friend I made a while ago that lives on our street down in the Cul de sac.  Which is totally awesome because we can literally walk to each other's house and don't have to worry about drinking and driving.  Plus, she has a baby, so I get to play when I go over there with her.  She is ADORABLE!

Any who, if you do not have a friend like this, get one.  Example below.

Witch, Witch, You're a Witch....

 Today I had a friend reach back out to me after asking if she would promote my blog on her YouTube Channel.  She loved the blog but decided that my business card was against her religion.  And that is fine, to each their own however I believe in God, but I also believe in tarot cards, crystals, Ouija boards, and making wishes @ 11:11.  That is just who I am.

It's funny because my Mother is the one who originally turned me onto the tarot cards.  I remember one night that she went into the closet and brought out this pretty velvety bag.  It had these cards in them that were very interesting to me.  I couldn't have been older than 9 maybe 10.  I do not remember anything about the actual reading, but I did feel bonded with my Mom which was hard then.  If you didn't have a penis and $$, she didn't seem to have the time.  Everything else just fell into place over the years as far as Ouija, etc.

I am super excited to learn myself how to read tarot cards.  I have a teacher, but we will just keep her in my back pocket.  And if you have read my blog, hell no is it my Mother.  But all of that will come in time.
PS.  Please tell me you know what movie this title came from.

PSS.  Currently watching Weapons!

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On behalf of dearly departed Dolly, Bryan made her "Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa" Cake - famously known from Steel Magnolias.  I tried to post the link, but I am still electronically challenged it seems.  Not that I thought I wasn't.  LOL.

Bryan's Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake:

~~~>>>   Dolly's Recipe

Bacon, Mormons, & Other Emergencies

 Today was food pantry day!  If you recall, after I lost my job and unemployment ran out, well, even before the unemployment ran out, we started to have to go to the food pantry.  To say it was humbling is putting it lightly.  I felt like a failure.  I couldn't take care of my own family financially.  We were approved to come once a month and were able to receive help for the electric bill.

I don't mind going now, in fact, I feel blessed that we have it.  We all know how expensive everything is now, even groceries!!!  I have made "friends" that work there and I look forward to seeing them.  Today was no different, but I was surprised to see so few people in there.  When I walked in, there was this awful noise going on.  Of course, our luck, they were testing the fire alarms.  We checked in, took our seats, and I noticed this young girl that was volunteering wheel out a cart full of stuff.   

The first thing I noticed was the sign taped to it that read "Please only take 3 per person".  Before she even finished, this lady gets up and grabs a container of detergent for laundry and then sits back down.  The worker goes back to setting it all up and then goes back thru the employees only door.  The sign is clearly visible.  I hadn't moved, but then one of my "friends" that work there, told me to head on over.  I grabbed 3 items, and still that one lady from earlier was grabbing things.  I am talking she must have went to her car at least 4 times!!  There were a few other greedy folks up in there but then come this older couple.  The wife alone took like 10 toothbrushes!!!

As you can tell, I was so irritated.  I felt like the "Pantry Police 🚨.  Bryan of course could care less.  Like I mentioned, we have been going a long time now, so I recognize most of the volunteers.  I saw these two young gentlemen with name badges on their shirts.  I go back to wishing I had a whistle for these scavengers at that cart, when Bryan's phone rings.  I don't know why, but he answers it on speaker phone.  I hear Claire's voice.

"Dad, I need your help"

"Ok hang on honey, I'm"

"No Dad, it's an emergency!"

"Ok we are the food pantry, give me a minute to get outside!"

Bryan comes back inside and sits down next to me.  I am all is everything ok???  He starts to tell me, and I am all, that's an emergency??  He said to her it was.  lol Ya'll, she called because she made bacon and then made the eggs in the grease and her man freaked out saying it was "raw".  Pregnant ladies have their priorities, I guess.  Next, here come the young fellas with those badges on.  They introduce themselves, I am trying to read the badge, and then I hear him refer to himself as Elder Such & Such.  And they were young!!  They took forever but our groceries were amazing choices!!  We left and our driving home and I asked Bryan, are those the Mormons?  He said that it said LDS.  Ok, so like Mormons right?  Like the ones with multiple wives and do free work at your home?  Don't judge, I saw it on a tv show once.  He said yup!  I said dammit, we missed out!!!

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Today I got a late start since we had the food pantry but right now, watching The Other Sister.  If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.  <3

Loving The "Dark" Side

 I keep forgetting to post this!!

Ok, if you do not already know from most of my pins etc. where I advertise my blog, I am all into Horoscopes, Crystals, Sage, Tarot Cars (learning how to do that soon!!!!), Wicca, and so on.  Yes, I believe In God, but I also believe - If you truly believe in something unless you're trying to go all Manson or 50 child brides on me, there is nothing wrong with it.

I posted a long time ago how Bryan and I met.  How he was my waiter, yes, and he did go with me and the bestie to the hot tub that night.  And then we started dating but I never saw that man at night because he was into drinking, drugs, his friends and was used to being Single as a Pringle.  

During our courtship, my BFF and I happened upon a Wiccan store.  You bet your bottom dollar I bought me a book.   And yes, Bryan knows all about it.  My BFF and I happened across a "spell" to set an extra plate at the table that evening when we went to eat at the restaurant Bryan worked at.  Had to put food and everything on it.  We looked nuts I am sure, but I still love the fact that her and I both believe it worked.  We may have ended up splitting up for quite some time, but he has told me he never dated or had sex with anyone else.  He loves me!!!  He is one of those kinds of guys that didn't sleep around, just had real relationships which I think is SOOO damn cute.