The (Not so) Fascinating Life of Tabitha

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Throwback Thursday: My First Utah Winter

Here are some pictures and a short clip I took of my first winter in Utah.

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Postcard from Rachel

Wacky and Weird Wednesday: Weight Loss Sim

I will have to admit I think this website is pretty fun.

You put in your current weight and then the weight you want to be and it populates an image of the difference.

You have several options to customize your sim to make it as close to you as possible.

After you have made all of your custom choices, you get a side by side comparison as well as the option to turn your sim in all the way around to view both the front and the back.

Here is the one I did of me:

The website can be found here. Go have some fun!

Happy Tuesday.. Guess how I spent my morning..

So, I ended my shift this morning at 6 AM and I went out to my car to find a surprise. Not a happy surprise by any means.

Trivia Tuesday: List of Random Things Part Four

**I copied and pasted this list from a website and I do not research each fact to find its authenticity like I usually do for these posts. If you find where one is incorrect, leave me a comment and I will fix it.**

An animal epidemic is called a epizootic.

An eagles nest can weigh as much as two tons.

An office chair with wheels travels 8 miles a year.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.

Ants prefer not to walk through baby powder.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

At the first Thanksgiving dinner, Lobster was one of the main entrees.

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7

Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

Contrary to popular belief, only one alligator has ever been found in the New York City sewer system. The 125 pound alligator was pulled out by four boys way back in 1935.

Corduroy comes from the French, meaning "cloth of the king".

Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully-ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.

Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.

The WD in WD-40 stands for: the name was lifted right out chemist Norm Larsen's laboratory notebook. Way back in 1953, he was trying to concoct an anti-corrosion formula, which worked on the basic principle of displacing water. On his 40th try, Larsen finally got it right. Hence the name WD-40. It literally means Water Displacer, 40th try.

There are coffee-flavored PEZ?

It is impossible to lick your elbow?

Dirty Harry's badge number is 2211.

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

Oh, Man! It's Monday!

Happy New Week Everyone!

Soapbox Sunday: MJ

I don't feel like getting on my soapbox today, so instead, here are two short clips of me playing with MJ.

She likes to stick her paws under the door anytime you have it closed, so I thought I would stick my "paws" back at her.

She also LOVES to play with cotton swabs and if I don't keep them out of reach she will steal them.

And since I have now figured out how to do this (posting videos) I might just do it more often (uh-oh)!

Candle Swap hosted by Dawn's Diaster

This looks like a fun and I plan on linking up and thought I would spread the word!!!

I R Famous

Ok, so, not really, but I was interviewed over at Mommy Community!

Check it out here.

Well, lets see, first I would like to thank the academy...

No, seriously, I would like a send big THANK YOU to Vicky over at The Greek Housewife for this lovely ray of sunshine!

RULES:

-Include award logo in blog post and site and thank the blogger who

gave it to you & include a link back.

-Answer 10 questions about yourself that you have made up yourself

or simply list 10 facts about you.

-Nominate 10-12 bloggers for the award and contact them at their

blog site to inform them.

10 Facts about me:

I'm scared of the dentist, but the thought of losing my teeth is greater than the fear of the dentist. I probably go to the dentist way too much for the littlest things because I am terrified I will lose teeth. My dentist and the staff is aware of my fear, so they usually gas me so I don't care what they do to me.
I love York Peppermint Patties.
I am a child of the 80s, but I love, love, love hippy stuff. I collect anything smiley faces. I happened to be in a Clare's one day (which was a tad bit embarrassing at my age) at I came across the following wallet and I have been in love ever since. It's going to break my heart when it finally falls into pieces.

4. I am currently reading the Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind.

5. I can recite the military call letters from memory. I was not in the service, but my previous job required us to verify everything using military call letters.

6. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and its also when I get the most homesick. I do miss my grandmother's banana pudding, my dad's stuffing, and my other grandmother's sour cream pound cake.

7. I am currently hooked on Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, and The Big Bang Theory.

8. I love Strawberry and Creme Frappes with soy from Starbucks and I wish I had one now. If you click on the link and go to the webpage, you get this message. In case you didn't know, it translates to too damn many and you should not drink it! Ha!

We're Sorry
The nutritional data for this product is not available online. You can find that information at your local store.

9. The Glory of Love by Peter Cetera is my favorite song. I've heard that Peter Cetera lives somewhere here in Utah and has concerts quite often. I have lived here almost three years and I have yet to hear of one. You can believe as soon as he performs, I will be there, even if I have to go by myself.

10. When I was a young girl, I made a list of three things I thought a man had to do before I would marry him. They were (1) ask my dad's permission (I am from the south so this is considered polite manners), (2) had to get down on one knee and propose, and (3) had to know what my favorite song was and do something with it like dedicate it to me on the radio, sing it to me, etc. And no, my husband didn't do any of them. To his credit, living in Utah and my dad living in Alabama did make that one a bit difficult.

My Nominees Are:

(1) Miss Niki @ Hello Miss Niki

(2) Christine @ Moore Organized Mayhem

(3) Ashley @ Ashley Brooke Nicholas

(4) Mary @ Sweet Maple Life

(5) Hilary @ Sweeping Mama

(6) Heidi @ Typative Mamacat

(7) Buffi @ Wonderfully Dysfunctional

(8) Jen @ Frazzled 5

(9) Brittany @ The Domestic Geek

(10) Wendy @ Saved Sister

(11) Kim @ Garden Tenders

(12) H @ Banana Clips, Music and Me

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