Steamed Gecko Poop on English Muffins...Anyone??

This morning I was pondering the whole 'Gecko' situation- and after yesterday's post, learning about House Gecko's and how they like to inhabit with people I took a new look around my kitchen- I went out of auto-pilot make breakfast mode and went into seeing my kitchen through the eye's of a Gecko mode-
We eat either Toast or English Muffins 4 to 5 times a week- As I popped down the English Muffins this morning and with my 'new' eye's on I had a sudden revelation- The revelation came just as the coils started heating up in the toaster..........
My internal head thoughts went something like this:
"I wonder if Gecko's only eat bugs or if they eat stuff like human food......specifically bread crumbs!!!'
As that thought whipped around in my brain I popped up the un-toasted English Muffins and flipped the toaster around to the back to grab the removable tray's at the bottom of most newer toasters- The ones where your bread crumbs fall as the bread is toasting- The one's that must heat up as the toaster heats up-The one's that I have not cleaned in so long cause I never think about them (outta sight outta mind kinda thing)...
If you look closely at the picture below- the most obvious piece of poop is on the right hand side of tray (I wish I had the program where I could circle it on the picture in big bold red)-
Would anyone like to come over for Steamed Gecko Poop on English Muffins for breakfast tomorrow?
EEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

Sharing my drinking glass for the past 2 years!

Gecko's are a HUGE part of life living here in Hawaii- Every night we have an assortment of house Gecko's lining our windows eating the bugs- they are also all over our house inside- running on the walls, running on the floor, and dropping off of our ceiling- I got up to get a drink of water last night and stopped short when I went to grab my drinking glass- It is the same drinking glass that I use all day long and usually will turn over so that nothing will get inside at night- I had forgotten to turn it over last night......I should have grabbed my camera so you could see the gecko drinking out of my drinking glass the water that was left in the bottom of the cup- When it realized I was standing watching it drink it calmly crawled to the top of the glass and jumped down- like it was not the first time it had drank out of my glass.......It got me thinking- I wanted to get to know better the animal I have been sharing my glass with for 2 years........I put Gecko into Google's search engine and this is what I came up with.....

Geckos are lizards belonging to the family Gekkonidae, found in warm climates throughout the world.They range from 1.6cm to 60cm.

Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos. Gekkonidae is the largest family of lizards, with over 2000 different species worldwide and many others likely yet to be discovered. The name stems from the Indonesian/Javanese word Tokek, inspired by the sound these animals make.

All geckos, excluding the Eublepharinae subfamily, have no eyelids and instead have a transparent membrane which they lick to clean. Many species will, indefense, expel a foul-smelling material and feces onto their aggressors. There are also many species that will drop their tails in defense, a process calledautotomy. Many species are well known for their specialized toe pads that enable them to climb smooth and vertical surfaces, and even cross indoor ceilings with ease (one hypothesis explains the ability in terms of the van der Waals force). These antics are well-known to people who live in warm regions of the world, where several species of geckos make their home inside human habitations. These species (for example the House Gecko) become part of the indoor menagerie and are often welcome guests, as they feed on insects, including mosquitoes.

I clicked on the 'House Gecko' to see what Wikipedia had to say about it-

They (House Gecko) are typically known as house geckos, due to their readiness to adapt to and coexist with humans.

Gecko

Brimming with Ramble.....

My brain is brimming right now with adoption detail planning- It is SO exciting and I am treasuring every minute of it!! Unfortunately my brain literally hurts from all the information I am sorting through so I can not even think to compose my thoughts to put down on a blog tonight- Oh my I just read over what I wrote and realize that ramble writing is the only thing brimming so far in this post :)
Just wanted to say a quick 'HI' and hope all is well with you guys.
Some of my goals tomorrow are to send my friend Darrah and e-mail, Call my cousin Molly to get an update on how she is doing (she is due with Twins in Aug), and BLOG!!
Talk to you tomorrow-

Lesson's from Becca (SBA)

I've been cruising the Internet looking at different ideas for baby girl Monogrammed items- When I see anything monogrammed I automatically think of Becca-
My cousin Luke married a girl from Tennessee- A true Southern Lady is the only way I can think to describe Becca- She's got a slight southern drawl that comes out strong when she say's words like 'July' (she would say Jewel-I)- She also has perfect brown shiny hair that has never been touched with any chemical and movie star pores (if you don't know what movie star pores are it's when your skin is so flawless you can't see a single pore)-
I think if a lot of her close friends were completely honest we would say that we watch her to see how we should be decorating, dressing, and conducting ourselves on airplanes (I learned that you should calmly read your book while flying on an airplane and not stare out the window saying over and over how amazing the clouds look and chatting incessantly).
Becca has big Monogrammed pillows on her bed and other misc. monogrammed items around her house.  She has taught me that you put the first initial of your first name as the first letter, your last name as the middle letter, and your middle name as the last letter (My monogrammed initials would be SBA) As I was writing what my initials would look like I laughed to myself- wouldn't that be funny if your name was Anne Savannah Sawyer..............hee! hee!  I would have to get that person something monogrammed just for the laugh of it :)
Back to my first sentence at the beginning of this post..............
I've been cruising the Internet looking at different ideas for a baby girl Monogrammed items- as I was searching I also came across a really neat looking sewing machine that I thought I would share.
All of these pictures (except the sewing machine) are compliments of THIS website

Becca and I

Tiny Prints, Zazzle, Party Cat, and Food 4 Less

I Googled Baby Shower invitations just to see what's out there- I used the search engine Yahoo and came across a wealth of different brands, styles, and colors!
Zazzle offers Damask Diva, Black and Pink Chic Damask, and an opportunity to send out 'chic' cards-  You can even order personalized postage stamps, thank you cards, and return address labels that all match your baby shower invitation.
Tiny Prints offers not only BIG IMPRESSIONS but 'Elegant Damask' that has a side note reading 'This product is no longer available for purchase.' (seriously- just remove the picture of the card already)
Party Cat- a company I had never heard of before this search offers Hot Pink and Black Damask Digital Photo Cards.....................
One of the most interesting things I came across was a baby shower invitation with Skull's dubbed 'Skullicious' (I would never have thought to put a skull on a baby shower invitation)
The more I looked at and thought about baby shower invitations it started dawning on me what I was looking for but could not seem to find-  Why I was not falling head over heals in love with any of the hundred invitations (which a lot of them I would consider my style)I looked at:
From the time I can remember my mom has hosted parties- you name it and she's had a party for it- Every party my mom has ever thrown that required invitation's (at least in my memory) the same routine transpires- She goes down to Food 4 Less- goes over to their stationary section which offers 40% off and selects the appropriate occasion invitation- She then excitedly comes home and fills out each and every one with her 'signature' handwriting (I always wished I would have inherited her hand writing- It is so professional and perfect looking) and sends them off to the proper recipient-
If all goes as planned and we get to celebrate little Ellie joining our family with a baby shower- I hope that her invitation is lovingly selected by my mom at Food 4 Less- It might not be the trendy pink and black damask (which is sooooooooooo adorable) with the matching return labels (fabulous idea and I will definitely keep this in mind for the next party I throw) but it will be hand selected by little Ellie's nana- one of her names sake- to be delicately tucked away in her baby book and the story will be told to her someday how her baby shower invitation came about-
I love you mom

Definitely the most unique baby shower invitation I
looked at today :)

Congratulations to 6 Lucky Winners and Victoria's Mascara :)

Yesterday's Blog post was a Give-a-way celebrating almost 3,000 views on this blog and the new's that our family was chosen by a birth mother!  To become a winner in the Give-a-way you had to follow these rules:
P.S. I know the rules said the first 3 but........... who's counting anyway 
The first 3 people to comment on this blog post WITH 20 words or more (you can talk about whatever you want) will receive a $5.00 Starbucks gift card (the Star Bucks gift cards are SO cool here- they have a beautiful bird with Hawaii stamped across them)- I will put the gift cards in the mail this week!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO:

1. Wendy (who commented first on my face book page and was struggling to figure out how to sign up to comment on my blog- she wasn't sure if her post would count cause it was not on my 'actual' blog- HECK YA it counts Wendy!!
2. Heather
3. Darrah
4. Kristi
5. Hope
6. Paula

Really enjoyed reading all of the comments- Thank you for posting girls!
Getting on to the second part of my post........................
This morning I used the last of my Mary Kay Mascara- Because I have used the same Mascara for so many years, I have been 'out of the loop' as to what I would use if Mary Kay was not available- I have been so busy I have not ordered anymore Mary Kay to replace what I just finished- I stood in the mirror this morning pondering what Mascara I should try while waiting for Mary Kay to arrive- My plan was to stand at either K- Mart or Wal Mart and look over all the Mascara and buy the one that appeared to be a good fit.
As I was standing in line this morning to get the Starbuck's Gift Cards for the 6 winners (WHOOP WHOOP) I noticed that my friend Victoria was working the counter- As I got closer to order I happened to have some time to stand and stare (hee! hee! I am not usually a 'starer' but I had mascara on my mind- Victoria is a girl that is in the 'fashion know'- I wanted to check her mascara out to see if it looked like something I wanted to ask about)- Her lashes looked UH-MAZE-ING!! Perfectally Separated, Long, very full- What was that girl wearing cause I was going to get it as soon as I got those gift cards.............


MAYBELLINE VOLUM' EXPRESS 'FALSIE' MASCARA


Hope you are all having a wonderful Tues.  My Eli turned 15 today!!

This is what the Starbucks gift card looks like

My beautiful friend Victoria

3,000 (Three-Thousand) Visits with a GIVE A WAY

Good Afternoon Everyone :)
I just scrolled down to the bottom of my blog trying to decide if I wanted to add another picture- The 'visit' counter at the bottom of the page caught my eye- It read a count of almost 3,000!!!!! (I started actively posting on the blog in Nov/Dec. 10)
WHOO HOO!!!!!!!!
That's some reason to celebrate if you ask me-  I read quite a few blogs these days (I am in the process of trying to decide if it is a phase or a new life style choice (the reading of blogs)........hummmmmm....I'll keep you posted on that one)- A lot of the blogs I read do give-a-ways for special occasions.......
I am going to do a give-a-way to celebrate 3,000 visits on here and to celebrate that we have been chosen by a Birth Mom-
Here's the rules:

The first 3 people to comment on this blog post WITH 20 words or more (you can talk about whatever you want) will receive a $5.00 Starbucks gift card (the Star Bucks gift cards are SO cool here- they have a beautiful bird with Hawaii stamped across them)- I will put the gift cards in the mail this week!!

Excited to hear from you