Looking Up

Well after nearly 8 hours of scans from about 4 different, spyware, antivirus, malware software I found the nasty virus. It was called Trojan Fake Alert. It literally hijacked and locked me out of my system. With some googling and help from my friends husband (whom I just so happened to have bought the computer from) I was able to get rid of all of it. I'm still really nervous about logging into my bank account but I have an app for that ;)

I'm still working on whatever this awful sickness is though. I'm now on day 11 I think of being sick. It's just a twinge, but I can feel it. I am super excited about Valentine's Day coming up though. Which I've never said in my life. I hate the holiday, just another Hallmark holiday to sell cheesy card and crappy chocolates. But this year something is different! I have a daughter who loves her JaDaddy very much.

As a child growing up my parents always got me a little something for each holiday whether it was Valentines Day, Easter, or St. Patrick's day. I loved it! My Mom gave me an Eeyore doll dressed in whatever holiday for years. My sister always got a Winnie the Pooh one. We loved it and couldn't wait to see the silly clothes they would be wearing. Of course there was always candy involved as well.

So when Hallmarks commercial aired about all the great new gifts the have I immediately logged onto the site to see if I could order online. They have Cards that come with an easy step by step Memories DVD. So you can give a card with a DVD inside that has pictures to share all the fond memories. There is also a talking stuffed bear. Every time you tell the bear you love it, it talks back and tells you it loves you too! How cute is that? But this was the main reason I got giddy with joy!

Recordable books! 

JaMonkey loves books, she wants us to read to her as much as possible. So when bed time rolls around she gathers the ones she wants us to read. Normally it's different from Mommy to Daddy. Daddy reads her a set she thinks he reads funny and same goes for me. But we are getting her this book and each reading her a page so when she's away or having trouble sleeping she can just open it up and hear us reading to her. I love it. Best idea ever. 



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"Not Me" Monday - Please Work!

I didn't stay sick for over 10 days! And have my husband go above and beyond to take care of me, our daughter and our home the whole time. We have been working on our relationship and responsibilities all falling on me the mother and wife. I work, cook clean you know the drill and he well just works. So he really did step it up and prove to me he cares. It was quite moving. I'm very thankful for him.

I didn't curse the man that sold me my PC for being Hijacked by a Trojan called Fake Alert that literally hijacked and locked me out. Per claiming that I'm so over Being a PC and I'll be switching to a Mac as soon as I have the money. (He sold me the PC because he bought his wife a Mac) to turn around and praise him for finding me the proper software to fix my system. (Even though he laughed at me) He is my hero!

I didn't eat tacos, hot wings, Lindt Dark Chocolate truffles, Dove Dark chocolate, cookies and sweet tea all evening Super Bowl Sunday. I bet that number is my signature goes up after this weekend! (It's 33lbs to go right now).

I wasn't super excited that Shana won my Valentine's Giveaway over on my Sexual Health blog! She totally deserves it! Good for her.




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I Think it's Time to replace the Mop Head...and My Laptop

Today's been a busy day. I went from being a hardcore (nearly nesting) clean freak this morning, to a VERY frustrated lady. I was vacuuming, steam cleaning, sweeping, mopping scrubbing base boards and handles and appliances all morning long. I'm talking rubber gloves on and mopping so hard the mop head was shreading to pieces. To the point that I was relieved when friends showed up at the door. I'm normally pissed that Hubs invited people to our disgusting house without warning me. Given they probably wouldn't care but still.


With me being home only two days a week, my house isn't as clean as it used to be. So I wait for the weekends to do everything. It also forces Hubby to help me. He doesn't just sit back and watch, he knows better. Especially since I've been sick for the last week and a half with the worst, whatever it was, of my life. He was so awesome too. Picked JaMonkey up from school for me so I could nap in the afternoons when I was beyond exhausted from going to work sick. Took her to school when I couldn't go into work. And kept her away so she wouldn't get sick.

So I came downstairs and went to work. I don't want to pass whatever it was I got to anyone, especially not back to me. It was the worst sickness I've had in a long time, and for way to long. My chest started hurting because of all the fumes I was sucking in. So I decided to take a break and write a blog. Check up on my Tweets and see if the "New" Facebook has made it to my login yet (which it still hasn't). While I was checking everything, I decided to try and spruce up my blog template. I'm not happy with a lot of the dimensions so I was trying to make them bigger.

As I was editing I got some sort of error out of now where that said I didn't have permission and it was restricted. Oh, crap I totally screwed up my site and I can't get back to download my default template back up! I started to freak out. I thought for sure I was going to have to contact Google and it would take forever to get my site back up and running. Or worse loose all of the posts and content on my blog! But, oh no, it was much worse everything shut down and that stupid message about spyware/ malware that has entered my system and I knew to run a scan.


I don't have anti virus or any security program which meant one thing. I have one of those annoying viruses that tells me to run a virus scan on there site. Endless freaking loop. I've dealt with these numerous times before you simple locate the process on your task manager, note the execution file location. End the process and delete the file. Clear all your chache and cookies and temporary Internet files and that normally does it.

Not this one.

This is the mother of all virus, trojan malware things. This freaking thing locked me out of the task manager, my command prompt and even my display! There is now a picture on my backdrop stating my computer is infected and I need to run a scan asap.

I viciously started searching the Internet for a way to get rid of this damn thing. Apparently even the tech geeks were stunned by the "Virus blocking task manager" questions people were asking. And of course they give simple answers that make it all sound too easy.

Well I've been working on my Laptop for over 5 hours now and I still haven't been able to fix it. I'm still running scans from AVG, Microsoft and some other programs. Each time something new pops up. I restart and cross my fingers.

Nothing.

I've now lost my cool and curse all things PC and swear that I'm finally going to ditch these pieces of shit and get a Mac. Now they iPad is coming out too so it makes me want to switch even more. So my "Ditch the PC for a Mac" fund has begun. I'm still working on my laptop. I can't do anything that requires me to login to any system because it's logging everything I do. I don't need my email sending out random spam, or yahoo messenger sending spam IM's. And more importantly I don't need my identity stolen once again.

So I'm blogging from Hubby's massive laptop. Ready for the Super Bowl to start so I can take my mind off the fact that my computer is shot. My dogs ripped off the bottom section of my metal garage door. Hubs made a HUGE mess cooking dinner and bottling his beer in my nice clean kitchen.

Ugh, I give up. I just can't win.

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Mmmm, Valentines Goodies.

Here's one I came across today that I'm dying to try! Valentines Petite Fours. Here is a quick look at how easy they are.

                                   Oreo Cakesters and premade fundant (available at Walmart)

 

Um, can you say super yummy! 

Make sure you check out the full recipe here. 

The next one I want to try is this White Chocolate Raspberry Cheescake...drool

Ingredients

• 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together cookie crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and melted butter. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
2. In a saucepan, combine raspberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to boil, and continue boiling 5 minutes, or until sauce is thick. Strain sauce through a mesh strainer to remove seeds.
3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). In a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt white chocolate chips with half-and-half, stirring occasionally until smooth.
4. In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Blend in vanilla and melted white chocolate. Pour half of batter over crust. Spoon 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over batter. Pour remaining cheesecake batter into pan, and again spoon 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over the top. Swirl batter with the tip of a knife to create a marbled effect.
5. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until filling is set. Cool, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours before removing from pan. Serve with remaining raspberry sauce. 

And my personal favorite. I got these for my husband for V-Day last year and they are the best Chocolates I've EVER had!
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cups. It's real Raspberries locked inside Dark chocolate. Which got bad just like regular fruit if not refrigerated and eaten in a timely mater. Which I promise you'll have no issue doing. They also come in other flavors as well.

Can you see I have a Raspberry Chocolate fetish. (No comments girls!)




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Here Comes the Fev'a

It comes in waves and never at the same time as my husband. A lot of my friends have just had their second babies. As I look at them I end up asking lots of questions. I'm surprised they haven't smacked me yet. "How do you get anything done?" which Life of a SAHM just posted about.Then there's RenderMeMama who deals with her husband working two jobs, her second baby was not planned. Given she births lazy easy babies, but still. I look at other mothers like MckMama who just found out she's expecting her fifth! A woman that blogs multiply times a day, and I'm talking long blogs. Has dealt with heart break and triumph, along with Manic Mother and her two year son fighting leukemia.

My point is, my friends all have second babies so they have been keeping my "fev'a" at bay. I get to snuggle and hug and give them back. I'm at this point where I can't possible even fathom what it would be like having two. I'm so wrapped up in the one I have because she's equally a Mommy's girl as she is a Daddy's girl. I don't want to give that up for not being able to pick her up, or I'm nursing. I have had those same friends say they felt the same way too and told me, "Your heart just grows bigger".

My thoughts on having a second stand like this. I really want to give JaMonkey a sibling to play with and enjoy like we enjoy her. I wanted to wait until she was at least 3 years old. So talk has been talked that this summer "might" be the trying time because I want a Spring or Summer baby. I'm still scare of that newborn stage right now. I'm not really sure why...oh wait yes I do. JaMonkey was a really easy baby. So I'm really scared that the next one won't be like that.

I start panicking thinking about it.

But there's the cuteness behind it. When we ask JaMonkey if she wants a baby sister or brother she says "Yes, I love babies!" SO cute. And she really does. She takes care of her baby dolls as if it were instinct because the only other way is watching my friends tend to their babies. She get's down on the floor with them and giggles when they make noise. Again, so cute. It's times like that I really think I underestimate her ability to help me and love a new baby.

I think I'm making this WAY harder than it should be sometimes. But it is a huge change. Financially, emotionally, and sanity ;)

Either way, hubs and I need to have lots more conversations about it. So we shall see.
 
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Wordless Wednesday

Make it End, Make it END!!!

As I'm writing I'm trying not to break down in a million tears. I've been sick since last week. I haven't been this sick since my husband gave me the flu when we first started dating over three years ago.

Ok didn't work, I broke down crying and had to call my husband.

Today has been more than a mess. A mess of snotty noses, ....sorry had to stop again, my husband came home after I called crying to give me a huge hug. I love him.

Let's trying this again, a mess, ah yes snotty nose, no voice. This morning I awoke to JaMonkey being soaked with pee. After breakfast she dumped her cereal and milk on my carpet. She thought is would be fun to toss her toys one by one around the living room.

Nap time, thank god, off to bed with you cute little booger. I hear her playing, I yell up a few times to get back in bed. But then the words came out of her mouth and rang in the baby monitor like a knife. "Ew, gross!" I sprinted as fast as I could to her bed room. Blasted through the door over the mountain of toys that blocked the door ti find....The poopy diaper on the floor. Her naked poopy butt sliding across her bed. And that's when it happened. The moment I lost Mother of the Year. To my temper. I brought her to my bathroom screaming how she needs to stop taking her diaper off. If she has to go potty to tell us. Or at least tell me when she's dirty. I go to pull her sheet off her bed and she manages to climb into mine...the one with no sheet on because she previously peed all over mine. So now I'm furious, there's poop on her floor, on her bed, on my bed and my husbands pillow.

She was washed and put to bed. And I'm pretty sure I scared the shit out of her because for someone with nearly no voice to be yelling at you can't sound good. I came down stairs and started to write this blog...which brought me to calling my husband in tears that I yelled at my daughter for something so silly. Which prompted him to come home from work. (He works about 3 miles from home) I was stunned he came home. I told him not to because I was just upset and wanted to talk to him. So bad day got better with a hug. And when munchkin wakes up another hug. 


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