http://nyracat.com nyracat.com Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:58:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tomorrow starts the seemingly never-ending 2 day cycle of travel for the holidays. The sad thing about it is that usually I don't mind going everywhere to visit people but this year it's so bitter-sweet with mom not being around and dad being weird and insisting that he bring his ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/here-we-go/ Mr. Man teaches Martial Arts.  He has taught it pretty regularly for about the last 5 years I’ve known him.  He mostly teaches kids, but has recently moved on to young adult/adult classes.  Self defense is popular lately and I find it weird that self defense products are often so ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/keeeeya/ The lighting in our house is weird.  We have a little bit of everything from a light up doorbell (yep, I’m not joking) to the dangly ball light fixture that we used to have hanging in our bathroom.  (it’s since been replaced with something more modern).  The fun thing about ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/you-light-up-my-life/ Is there anyone out there that buys their own tuxedos?  That’s a weird question, but I’ve been thinking about buying Mr. Man his very own tuxedo to have on hand.  I kind of hesitate because, well…  For 1 Mr. Man’s size changes quite a bit.  It would be a shame ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/teddy-tuxedo/ The first time I went to New York City I bought a fake Rolex on the street.  That sucker still works.  It works better than my really nice and very expensive gold watch that I got for my birthday several years ago… and the best part is that I think ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/watches/ Wedding invitations are a super huge waste of money.  For that matter, weddings are an even bigger waste of money.  For my second marriage I didn’t have a wedding.  We got married in a civil ceremony with just a few close friends there.  We went out for lunch before we ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/what-are-you-trying-to-prove/ We’ve postponed going to Disney for, oh about 2 years now.  We planned to go this Christmas time.  But because my mom died this summer and I used up all of my vacation time for that I simply couldn’t get enough time off in a row to go.  Disney Vacations ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/magical/ I’ve always wanted to own a business and I really think it would be awesome to own a Super Suppers franchise.   Have you guys ever tried out Super Suppers?  I find that it’s really economical to make our meals this way.  For about $11.95 a meal you get all the ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/yum/ I’ve never been a fan of swing sets.  I fell off the one in my back yard as a kid because I was hanging upside down from the monkey bars and wearing Dr. Scholls slip on clog/sandals.  The sandal slipped off my foot and then my foot slipped off the ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/not-a-cool-kid/ It’s almost the beginning of the year and what does that mean?  It means a BIG car insurance bill in my mail slot.  Yup.  I got my insurance bill in the mail yesterday and where as I feel I should be thankful that all 3 of our cars are insured ... http://nyracat.com/2008/12/insurance/