a Cactus named Lola

I got a new cactus today. I named it Lola. It's so cute and tiny right now. I don't really know what else to say about Lola.

Toto & Herman

I forgot to post about Toto & Herman! I got them for Christmas 2008. Toto is the big one, the other one is my sister's (Herman). They're both in my tank though so they can be friends.

I got them December 24th 2008, we'll see how they grow :) So far they're doing great. They're both getting bigger already. They really like oranges. They make quite a mess with them though so they don't get them very often.

You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

Update - Charlie & Friends

This picture was actually taken on February 8th, exactly 2 months since I got Charlie. He's getting so big :) If you look back to the first picture I posted, he's probably about twice the size now. It's pretty amazing.

He tries to jump out of the tank every time I feed him, which is going to be really annoying when he gets bigger, I hope he gets over that. I try to trick him by putting the food on the other side before he gets there but sometimes he's too fast and jumps anyway.

Oh well, I'll just have to make sure the lid is on really good when he gets big! Next update in a month or so :)

Venus Fly Trap - day 1

I planted a Venus Fly Trap yesterday. It's technically day 2 today but the picture is from day 1 so I'll stick with that.

I bought a kit that came with seeds, dirt, sand and instructions. The seeds were in the fridge for about 2 weeks to start the whole process, and I just planted them yesterday. They're in a little pot inside a plastic bag to promote humidity. I also put them in our grow tent to give them the best chance. The instructions say you can just put it in front of a window to give it lots of sunlight, but I figured this would be better :)

It says it takes about 6 weeks for the sprouts to appear, so I probably won't post anything else about this little guy until that happens, but as soon as something happens I'll post another picture! Apparently these are hard to grow so I hope they at least sprout for me :)

Valentine's Baking!

I made this heart shaped double layer chocolate cake for Denis to bring to work tomorrow :) Aren't I just the perfect woman?

I was going to make cupcakes too (in fact I did make the cupcakes), but it's really late and I have to get to bed so they'll have to wait. Maybe I'll frost them tomorrow and bring them to my old work chums over at Genesis :) It's been awhile since I've brought them yummy snacks.

Okay bedtime for me! I have 2 more things to post about tomorrow but you'll just have to wait. Be patient, you know they'll be good! Actually they're about a fish and a plant. Intrigued? Just wait!

My quest for organization!

I decided last night (a little late I know), that my all year New Years Resolution is to be organized this year. I have been so unorganized and cluttered (not just my house, me in general) for so many years and it's time to change that. I'm the kind of person that does everything better when stuff is clean and out of the way, so I believe every part of my life will improve with a little organization.

I started last week by changing my garbage system. Doesn't sound like much, but the old system involved bags and bags of garbage on my back porch, and us crossing our fingers on garbage day that some animal hadn't ripped through it all. So last week I got a huge garbage bin with a secure lid and put that outside, and got bags that fit in it. I then got a smaller garbage can for the kitchen (we had a big one before and it stunk bad by the time we had to change it), so I can change the bags every other day or so and throw them in the big one outside. I'm already happier because of it.

Last night I ordered about $500 worth of Tupperware containers (I'm a rep so I got 25% off that but just for illustrative purposes I posted the full amount), and I'm organizing my cupboards with them. I've had a bug problem in my kitchen for quite awhile so putting everything in sealed containers will not only save me money on food (not throwing stuff away because it's stale and/or has bugs in it), but will kill off the bugs altogether finally.

Last night I also organized my business stuff. I do Passion Parties for a living (and Tupperware on the side mainly for the discount), so I have tax stuff I have to keep for write-offs. I also made folders to put my party records in with sticky notes on the front so I can keep track of my sales for the month.

And that's just the beginning of my organization :)

Snow Snow Go Away!

When will it ever stop?? I know it's just barely February but I'm pretty sure last year at this time we weren't getting any new snow. Now it just won't go away! And we keep getting new stuff so it's never going to go away! We're going to have snow forever!

It hadn't snowed for awhile and it was actually starting to warm up and some of it was melting, and then this morning it started again. And it's just been getting worse all day. There was a snowfall warning of 10 - 25cm for tonight and tomorrow morning and by the looks of it they were right. It's awful. I mean it's pretty and all, but I'm ready for some spring weather. I'd like to break out my bike so I can get around when I don't have the car.

Oh well. I'll wait. It has to end sometime!