Mexanese Mumbo Jumbo

About 8 months, I bought an Ikea Lack shelf to put up in my bedroom. Being 5' nothing, a good place to store stuff is up. I also needed it to be high enough the cat couldn't reach it (though it didn't stop him from trying).

The sis' boyfriend was willing to help me put the shelf up, I just needed to go get the hardware. Procrastination got the better of me, of course, so 8 months went by and I finally made it to Homedepot. I found a lovely lady to help me and the first question she asked - how many screws do you need? Uh.... I had no idea! I hadn't bothered to look! I took a random guess and said 8. Next question - do you need drywall or stud screws? Crap, 0 for 2. Again, I winged it, and decided 4 of each, just in case.

By this time my sister & her bf had moved into a place in Richmond, so I enlisted Wayne's help to put the shelf up. First thing he says when he looks at the # of screws I bought and the instructions for putting up the shelf - soooo...you didn't buy enough screws. Then he started to drill the holes into the wall - none of them hit a stud.

Not only did I not buy enough screws, I also didn't buy enough of the right type of screws.

Note to self: Before going to Homedepot, check how many screws you actually need and check to see if the screws will actually hit studs or not.

Although, turns out I wasn't the only one to struggle with this mini project. Wayne's math was a bit off so he ended up having to put the shelf up twice, and it still not centered.

Ever have those days you stay in your pajamas all day? Don't leave your house, be lazy, watch tv, read, whatever?

Those days are a necessity in my family. Over the years, my sister and I have developed a Christmas tradition around this concept. We call them LoTR days. We spend the entire day, in pajamas, eating whatever we feel like, no cleaning, no chores, no work. Just watching Lord of The Rings, the extended version, from beginning to end.

At the end of day, you just crawl back into bed and go right to sleep. You'd think that after a day spent doing absolutely nothing we couldn't fall asleep. You'd be wrong. The amount of sleep my sister and I require is akin to that of a cat.

Yes it might sound ridiculous, but it keeps us sane. Otherwise you'll have us standing in a Dollar store having a meltdown because they're out of stars for the top of the Christmas tree. (This time, it was my sister.)

Oops, sorry to the less than 5 ppl reading my blog. Thought I had scheduled my photo of the week to go out on Thursday but apparently I don't know how to use technology sometimes. A little late but better than never as they say.

This past weekend, my mom hosted a birthday lunch for my sister and I. Since our birthdays are in December (me) and January (sis), it's easier given our busy schedules to combine the event.

My mom always makes a mexican meal for our birthdays, and this year was no different, nor did she disappoint. A few of my sister's friends joined us for the traditional meal, and Sanjay & Joslee (sp?) even brought me a beautiful orchid as a birthday gift.

Knowing my family's history with plants, Sanjay gave me permission to kill "him" and he wouldn't take offense. Since it was already decided that the plant was a boy, I was going to name him Bob, but decided that a Pat the Plant rhymed better. Fingers crossed I keep Pat the Plant alive, and that I find a way to keep Jack away from him too.