Look What I Got!!!

I know that Christmas is technically right around the corner, but I couldn't wait! I suddenly felt the urge to go out and buy a Wii. And since we tend to off on a tangent, Rick and I got Guitar Hero and Mario Go-Kart as well. Yes, we're nuts.

Happy Tofurkey Day!

Since I'm sponging off three different families houses this year, I've decided to make pies! Mmmmm....and they smell so good! Only problem is that my pecan pie doesn't look like a pecan pie.

Anyways, this is supposed to be about what I'm grateful for. So lets get to it!

-I'm grateful for my little boy and for Rick. I come from a long line of dysfunction and even though I haven't fully broke the cycle, I think I've made strides towards it. I have an amazing house that I can't believe we own. (Well, pay the mortgage on.) I grew up on welfare and in various apartments scattered over LA and I feel like it's a big accomplishment to not have a landlord. Unless you count Rick, since his income is what pays the mortgage...



-I'm grateful for my mom. Sometimes she drives me crazy, but she's still my mom and I love her.




-I'm grateful for my little bastard dogs. Even though as I *literally* type this Rick is showing my favorite sweater and asking me to sniff it because he thinks one of them peed on it. F@%kers!




-I'm grateful to still have the same best friend I've had since I was three. We've seen each other since so much shit! We are family!



-I'm grateful for my Nana. I spent so much time with her growing up and she has so much to do with the person I am today. Even though she's been gone for a month, I'm grateful that I had her in my life for so long.



-I'm grateful for the new addition to our family.


-And it wouldn't be my blog if there wasn't a little gratitude towards the opulence. I'm grateful for the hundreds of shoes and dresses, Rick's cars that we're fortunate enough to afford to have, and for all the other good things that have come my way.




*Not even 1/3rd of my clothes!*



I hope everyone is having an awesome day too!

!Cool!

If you like Target as much as me and want to be "green"...check this out! I just found it and will be sending in my Target bags tomorrow!

Coo Coo For Cocoa Puffs

I had an ultrasound on Friday, they gave a very mild prediction of the baby's gender, but since the baby wouldn't move it's legs the Dr. didn't feel even 80% certain. He told me not to tell people because he felt so unsure, so for now I'll keep it quiet. Though I have told a few people, which made Rick mad, probably because he refuses to believe it.

So I've taken it upon myself to figure it out myself. I've googled Chinese Gender Predicting Calendar's (all of which were wrong!!!) I was comparing my info from my first pregnancy, but all of those calendars are predicting my son is a girl. So I don't believe it! So I did another search and found a test even dumber that asked me if my belly looked more like a basketball or watermelon. If my nose has stretched out, and if I still like orange juice. And how I hold a coffee mug... How desperate did I suddenly get that I would take a test that ridiculous? When it comes down to it, as long as it's a healthy baby, I don't REALLY care. I guess I'm just nosy and just want to know regardless. Reality is I just have to wait until the first week of January.

Lastly I found one more test that actually turned up accurate, according to my sons stats, and then input this pregnancy's info and got the results that Rick wanted. So who the hell knows anyway! It's all b.s. and I feel coo coo!

**If any of you are bored and willing to give the test a try, it's really easy and I'm curious to know how many of you got the correct results for your own pregnancies.**

Misfits.

Last night me and the gang went out to Hollywood and saw The Misfits play. Well, let me rephrase that... We saw one of the original members of the Misfits and his back up band of guys. Sorry if any of you know any of them personally, but it's the truth. If you paid $35+ dollars for tickets, $10 in parking, more on gas to get to the show, and you were a hormonal pregnant nightmare...maybe you'd be a little bitchy too. And I realize that it was my own fault that I didn't go online and check to see who was still in the band. I just remember Danzig playing with them five or so years ago. And since it was being advertised as their 30th Anniversary, I assumed there would be more original members. So my bad.
They were okay. They played the songs I liked, and people seemed to enjoy themselves. But after their encore, Doyle, the one original member still with the group, acted like god and had about 20 people fawning over him like he was a god. He had this weird back up music that can only be described as the type of chorus that may be played as the clouds parted and god himself came down from the heavens. Doyle had his fist up in the air and when the music needed to be be louder, or replayed he would motion to the sound guy. This went on for so long at the end of the show, like 15 or 20 minutes!!!! Me and my friend couldn't stop laughing. It was ridiculous. Apparently we weren't the only ones that felt that way either. I went into the bathroom to retouch my lipstick, and overheard two groupies talking about it. They were dressed up as Army pin ups and totally cute. "Oh my god...what a joke! I totally wanted to suck his d-k tonight, but after that he can suck his own!!!!" And they just started laughing hysterically.

I thought that line was so funny, I just had to share it.

Beware Of The Candy Monster!

I'm attempting Jon & Kate Plus 8's way of potty-training. They would give out one M & M once the deed was done. But my son is too smart for that. He's faking it, and then telling me he's the candy monster.

I Forgot To Mention...

Rick's ShoeBox made it in Rodz magazine. The January '09 issue that's already hit stands. He's always the last one to realize it.

Dear Santa...

I've been pretty good this year and I'm working on my X-Mas list early...



And while you're at it, I'd really like this purse too.




Thanks!

XOXO RubyRedRuca

Is It Fall Yet???

The weather is too hot to be considered Fall. Or maybe it's just me.

~Another Mama For Obama~

I'm not going to get all political. But I did vote for Obama. And me and Rick did go and get our free Starbucks coffee for voting.

This morning my mom shared a ridiculous story about "Barry" with me before I went to vote. Apparently my lame wad of a step-dad went to Occidental College with "Barry" and they both were after the same girl. Barry took her out one night, and step-dad had a breakfast date at the cafeteria with her the next morning. When she didn't show up, he went and knocked on her door and she yelled at him. He blames Barry. I can't really blame her for not wanting to go out with this:



So the moral of this story is that Barack Obama cock blocked my lame wad of a step-dad. I thought that was pretty funny and just had to share it with all of you. And he doesn't seem to hold too much of a grudge, because I'm pretty sure he's voting for him today too.

Baby Question Mark

It's been a busy week. I went last Monday to the doctor's office. June 6th is the tentative due date. We are referring to the baby as "Baby Question Mark", which is how we referred to our son before we figured out his sex or name. Ultrasound pictures always look so strange, especially when the baby only measures an inch. I think it very much resembles the Scream painting.

Making Myself Cringe While I Blog...

I don't know where I found this blog, (probably snooping around on YOUR blog!), but it's amazing and worthy of checking out. A lot of stuff I will never make, (like cheeseburger soup! yuck!) but there are some stuff I want to try. And I like my crockpot. Lazy easy cooking that's yummy and looks like a million bucks...

I really have no life! How House-Wifey Of Me...