LOST S4 premier -- beginning of the end

ok, i've been meaning to write. my head is still spinning, especially since i've been reading theories and things online. holy moley!

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jacob's cabin. did you see who was sitting in the rocking chair? did you? what the heck!!

check out this interesting theory.

-Hurley see's Charlie near the HoHo's in the 7-11. Then Jack and Hurley only get to HO in the game of horse. That makes HOHOHO in the course of the episode.

-This makes you think of Santa Claus-Santa Claus = North Pole

-Things from the show that have to do with the North Pole:

-Polar Bears

-Listening Station from end of Season 2

-Painting by Hurley tonight of an eskimo and igloo: -The snowman riddle that Desmond asks Locke in the hatch when he sees him.

-The name Kelvin, Desmonds hatch partner, is the term used to measure absolute zero temperature.

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who are the oceanic six? we know jack, kate and hurley! who are the other 3??

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did you see charlie's hand while hurley was in the interrogation room ... "they need you"!! just like charlie later tells him at the asylum! most assume that the "they" refers to those still on the island, could he also be talking more specifically about claire and aaron, since those are who charlie cares about the most?

for great posts about the last episode, you can also check out: paul levinson 1 & 2! amazing. i think half of why i love lost so much is all the rumors, theories, mysteries, spoilers and easter eggs!

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or you could always check out some podcasts if you want!

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apparently i have WAY too much time on my hands regarding lost!! i can't wait for tonight's episode!!

this is what happens when we aren't feeling good

these pictures are old (we've since redecorated and moved things around), but my house looks very similar -- i just don't feel like getting the camera out and actually uploading the pictures!! this is what happens to my house when aidan and i both aren't feeling very good and don't have the energy to do anything!

on sunday during the superbowl aidan was acting very cranky. at first we just thought the party was too much for him. later he came up to me and i picked him up and he felt warm. when we came home we took him temperature and it was 101. we gave him tylenol and put him to bed. when he woke up at 10 o'clock we took his temperature again. it was now 104.3!!! so we threw him in the bath to try to get his temperature down. after 20 minutes it had come down to 103.2. we called the after hours phone number for the pediatrician and left a message. she called me about 30 seconds later. we talked for a bit and she told me to give him some motrin as well. she wasn't concerned because aidan was talking and smiling and playing. she said it would have been a different story had he been lathargic. we finally got him back to sleep and he only slept anywhere in between 1-2 hrs all night long. needless to say it was a long night. monday night wasn't much different and last night he didn't sleep all that well either. needless to say i'm exhausted! hopefully he starts feeling better so i can start being productive!!

random things

some random things about me

alrighty ... my friend wendy just did this and i looked like fun, so anyone who wants to play let me know in your comments!!

1. i love earthquakes! seriously. ok i know you all must think i'm crazy, but i love them. (but i always hope when they are over that the epicenenter was close --- so it wasn't that big, and no one was hurt). we haven't had one in awhile!

2. i once chipped my tooth in a stater bros. we were at the grocery store with my mom and my brother and i were fighting over who got to sit in the cart. well we decided i would sit on the bottom, so i climbed in and as scott went to move to the top he let the gate go and it swung down and hit me in the mouth. later on in high school the filling came out ... and my husband thought it was great fun to call me "chip" and he still does every once in a while.

3. i broke my sisters arm. on mother's day! (you're welcome mom!) seriously ... we were outside playing. and i wanted to jump on the trampoline and she was laying in the middle of it. i asked her (nicely i'm sure!!) to get off, and she wouldn't ... so i jumped on her! she held out her arm to stop me from jumping ON her and i broke her arm. my mom didn't think it was actually broken so they wrapped it up and didn't take her to the hospital until the next day. (don't worry nicole i love ya! you're my ceo --chief emotional officer!!)

4. when my siblings would fight with me when i was younger i would use makeup and pencils to make bruises darker, or just plain make bruises to try to get them into more trouble!

5. i've had a crush on my husband since i was 13! oh man was he sexy back then with his baggy pants falling off his butt, and that weird greaser hairstyle where its shaved on the side and long on top, but slicked back. mmmmmm, ooooooh yeaaaaaah!

6. i'm a pack-rat and i have a hard time letting things go!

7. i love baked potatoes. i'm hooked on them at the moment and currently almost eat them everyday for lunch. i'm going to have to post on how i make mine. they are divine! probably the best baked potatoes you've ever eaten ... EVER! come over and i'll make you some.

8. i hate pasta, raisins, bell peppers and coconut--not the flavor, just the texture

9. i miss gilmore girls. (sure i can keep myself busy with all the seasons on dvd ... but no new episodes? sad day!) i get reminded of this loss during the commercials for special k, which lauren graham narrates. oh lorelai ... i miss those blue eyes and witty banter!

10. my favorite thing every week is going to my parent's house every sunday for dinner. i look forward to it ALL week. we always have fun and ALWAYS have great food. (as we say in our family ... it's "top button" -- you know, like "top shelf" but button because it's sooooo good you eat so much and you have to un-button the top button. see? now you're gonna start saying it ... it's gonna catch on!

he will be missed

yesterday, the president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed on. he will be sorely missed! i know i cannot write anything as eloquently as so many others are ... and i love what my sister has written, so i pass you along to her blog today!

cold day remedy?

it was really cold last night and the rain is just pounding on the roof, the remedy? a fire in the fire place, the new (february) real simple magazie and a nice warm cup of hocho (that's hot chocolate for those of you who don't know.) want to enjoy some yourself? oh ... and i'm not a pig, one mug for me and one mug for robby. YUM! (and i finally took down the christmas stuff on my mantle, hurray for cleaning!)

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jodi's hocho mix

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3 cups powedered milk

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup cocoa powder

2 tsp cornstarch

1 tsp salt

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fill your desired cup 1/3 of the way with mix, cover with boiling water and whisk well. ENJOY! (will keep for 2 years, although i've never had any that long)

cleaning my entry way

alright on today's agenda, clean up the entry way bookshelf (c'mon this is what people see when they enter my house) and do 2 loads of dishes. alright, i know these are things that most people take care of on a daily basis, but lately i haven't. maybe if i blog about it i'll care more. so here are the befores and after.before it was covered in CRAP and the books were all haphazard! now it cleaned off (except for place for our keys, wallets, phones, glasses, etc. and a small stack of magazine and mail (i.e. bills), oh and i put all the shoes away that just get kicked underneath. sheesh!!

my kitchen counter after 2 loads of dishes, huzzah! i can hear my dishwasher rumbling in the background. can you tell that dishes are my nemesis? not really i don't mind the dishes part ... it's the unloading of the dishwasher. seriously, i don't know why but i hate doing it. so my dishes sit on the counter until i get around to unloading! sheesh!! oh, and i also did 2 loads of laundry, overall it was a pretty productive day! oh ... and robby and i made a little head-way on our bedroom while aidan "helped" (read that as totally get in the way).

cleaning my bathroom

my sister and i have recently decided that we need to focus more on our homes and bodies to more fully be able to take care of our families better. (meaning clean more and excercise more). in order to do so we're checking in with each other and talking about our accomplishments, goals and setbacks. today i tackled my bathroom. this is the one only robby and i use, so i don't have to worry about guests ... needless to say i have neglected it for too long. i'll only post 1 before and after because the others are too embarrassing.i need to stop pileing up my dirty laundry on my floor and put my hair and makeup stuff away when i am done. sheesh! but i must say my bathroom is a heck of a lot more peaceful now!

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next up ... make my bedroom presentable (for this i will need robby's help as most of the problem is his things -- we've been living here for 8 months and his clothes are still not in the closet -- i'm sure you're gonna want to tell me to put them away, but half of his clothes don't fit him, and i don't know which half!!) wish me luck -- aidan's birthday is rapidly approaching and i need to make my entire house presentable!!!