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Oh boy, oh boy! Me and my silly, stinkin’ head! I have so much to accomplish today, and this week, really, and yet – I woke up with a mondo migraine. The pain itself actually woke me up about four o’clock this morning. I hate those migraines the most – the ones that sneak in and mess up my nighttime sleeping. Not cool. Very not cool. I don’t think they understand the depth of their uncoolness. Either that or they just don’t give a rat’s patootey.

I launched every single counter-attack I could find in my arsenal so far this morning. Let me see – first I put the coffee on, as I do every morning, but, I knew that today, this would be of utmost importance. Then I added two ibuprofen to my morning meds and also one extra carbamazepine. (How’s this for a groovy fact of life? One of the meds I’m on for bipolar disorder is actually one of the meds they prescribe for migraines – and my doc has approved extra on these days! At least that part rocks!) Then I sat down to eat my breakfast (hungry tummy does not a happy head make!) which therefore meant that I could drink my first cup of coffee (coffee in hungry tummy does not a happy tummy make!). And of course, with breakfast, I took my meds.
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Subconscious: Why Lisa, how on earth will you whittle it down to only seven?!

Lisa: Shut up, Sub! Leave me alone and let me blog! Gah!

Anyway, my buddy, Donna that Dazzles, tagged me for this meme “Seven Odd and Interesting Things About Me”. While it is true that she tagged me back in oh, about, 1992 – and while it is true that my subconscious might be onto something …here it is:

Number 1. I sit funny. I’ve been doing it for a very long time. And my mother’s been telling me to stop it for a very long time. However, I continue. It just comes naturally. I cannot help it. So there.

Oh my goodness, people! Wow! My sweet 12 year old daughter likes to make off with my camera from time to time and do you know what she did this time? She took what is most probably the Very. Best. Puppy. Pic. Evah.!!!! It melts my heart! I love this boy so much and this picture captures his uber sweetness so well!!

Check him out:

Oh. My. Gawd. Could you just REACH through the screen and cuddle wuddle him??? He seriously is the most adorable doggy ever. It’s just the truth.

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My mom is the uber coolest ever! I got an email the other day from USPS that there was a package coming and I knew it had to be gifties for my munchkin monsters for Valentines Day from my sweet Momma!

The box of Valentines goodness arrived on Friday, so on Friday after school I let the kids dig in! I just couldn’t wait until Saturday, the actual Valentines Day! These kids are so lucky they have a mom with a big need for immediate gratification! Ha! I was so glad it didn’t come until Friday, because, if it got here on Wednesday or Thursday – I would’ve had to have waited and that would’ve been way too hard! LOL!

For all the trouble she goes to sending these Valentines, I figured she ought to at least get to see them open it!! So here ya, go, Momma:

We love you, Grandma!!!!

You are going to love this video that my mom sent me SO MUCH! I’m not even kidding. I could watch it again and again and again…..

Oliver and Company (20th Anniversary Edition) was a really fun show to watch! Given that it’s loosely based on “Oliver Twist” – a story I love, this was sure to be a hit with me – and it was!

Oliver is a feisty, adorable kitten alone on the mean streets of New York City – and he’s hungry! He falls in with a gang of street mutts who begrudgingly let him join them. They start to teach him how to be street-smart …and how to steal. Before Oliver gets too entrenched in his life of kitty crime, he meets his sweet savior in the form of a wealthy little girl. Her name is Jenny and she immediately falls in love with Oliver and they spend countless hours together having wonderful adventures in the city! Her fancy, shmancy poodle at home is not at all excited that Jenny has taken Oliver in!

All kinds of drama, antics, and heroics follows for over an hour of fun! This is a classic Disney tale and it has an awesome line up of superstars voicing the characters. You’ve got Billie Joel, Bette Midler, Joey Lawrence, Cheech Marin and even Dom DeLuise! It’s definitely one of Disney’s greats!

Ok, I just love bonus features and Oliver and Company (20th Anniversary Edition) has some pretty good ones. One bonus feature I almost always look for is ‘The Making Of’ and this edition of Oliver and Company has one and it was really interesting! I absolutely love seeing how movies are made!

There are a few other bonus features… There is a fun game called Oliver’s Big City Challenge. And there are two sing-along songs and two shorts. They’re called “Lend A Paw” and “Puss Cafe”.

And to go along with your movie-watching fun, I found this great page of Oliver and Company coloring pages!