Sebastian the filmmaker.

Sebastian has been making videos of this game he plays called Dragon Fable, and uploading them to youtube, and he asked me to show you all his latest one.
So here it is, just click the link.

He's gotten quite good at editing movies, adding music and graphics, text etc.
I almost peed myself when the Irish Rovers "Drunken Sailor" started playing, but eh, he loves that song.
He did a really good job I think.
If you leave comments on it, please be kind, he's really just starting to get good at it, taking a serious interest in the whole process and enjoying it.
I don't understand the game, it's a game he asked me for at Christmas, so I paid the $20 buck licensing fee, and he's been playing it, making movie clips, adding sound, using his digital drawing tablet I got him for his birthday, and just really liking working on his computer making graphics and movies.

Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cleaning gel review.

I bought the new Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cleaning gel, after Sebastian and I saw the commercial, and seeing as it's his weekly job to scrub the toilet, he begged me to try it, he even found a coupon someone else had left on the shelf for $1 off, when we spotted it at Walgreen's while waiting on my prescriptions.

The site and packaging says the following:

- Continuously cleans and freshens with every flush
- Each disc lasts up to seven days
- Leaves no residue behind
- More hygienic than traditional clip-on bowl cleaners
- Safe for septic systems

Each tube of stuff is supposed to contain 6 gel discs, which you just push the button and hold it against the bowl, and pull away at the same time.
It's not quite that easy.
That first push resulted in nothing coming out.
The second push resulted in 2 gel "discs" coming out and semi-sticking, then falling off into the water.
The third push stuck, but the gel disc was more like a splat.

Then you're left with placing a plastic cap on the end of the tube, but it's got all this mushy gel stuff still sort of oozing out of the top of it, and putting the cap on causes this gel to ooze out onto your fingers.

The price was just $4.99, we had the $1 off coupon making it just $3.99, but was it worth it?
No.
It took 3 tries to get the gel discs to come out and stick properly, I only have 3 left, maybe 2, I can't really tell because of the mess that happened on the second push, and it's messy.
It's not as easy to use as they say, nor as clean as they say, this stuff got all over my fingers trying to put the cap back on.
And the disc that did stick, is almost completely flushed away already, after not even 24 hours, and they say each one is supposed to last for 6 full days?
I don't think so.

New weight-loss product?

I had never heard of these before, but I was watching some one of those morning tv talk shows, I don't recall if it was Mike and Juliet, the 4th hour of the Today show, Daytime, or whatever, but one of them was talking about MBT shoes.

Have you heard about these shoes yet?
Supposedly, they are calorie burning, muscle-toning, and posture-improving sneakers.
They are supposed to do the following:
*Makes training more effective and challenging
*Enhances the way you use muscles and joints.
*Improves posture and your circulation with every step
*Distribute pressure equally along the whole foot.
*They cushion your feet while challenging your muscles.

I don't know if they really do all of that, that's why I'm asking if any of you actually know anything about them, but honestly, they don't look too bad, and if they are super comfy which they look like they might be, then even if they don't meet all those claims, they might be worth the investment for me.
They kinda look like chunky platform shoes, but better for your feet.

Still no antenna yet.

Buy.com still hasn't put the antenna I want on sale yet, but they do have some really great other deals this week if you're looking for stuff to buy.

They have a Kingston 16gb digital high capacity card on sale for $49.99, it's usually $93.00, so that's an awesome buy.

I only have a 1gb, and I never seem to run out of room on my camera, but I'm sure other people who take gobs and gobs of pictures, could fill the 16gb up in no time flat.

They also have a 4gb Sandisk Sansa Fuze MP3 player on sale for a really good price.
I absolutely LOVE my Sandisk MP3 player, love it! So I always tell people who are looking for an MP3 player who don't want to or have the money to spend on a bigger name brand, to seriously try out the Sandisks, they are awesome.
Everyone I know who has one loves theirs, so I know it's not just me thrilled with mine, it's a great little mp3 player.

They also have an awesome deal on an HD DVD player with 2 free HD movies included, Bourne Identity and 300, for just $59.99, and it was $299.99, so yeah, if you need a new HD DVD player, you may want to jump on that deal like super fast.

They always have some really good deals on stuff, so I keep checking it, waiting for them to put the stuff I need on sale, and figured I'd share ome of the better deals with all of you.

5, ok 6 cheese & garlic white pizza.

After Tweeting about the yummy dinner I made, Lisa asked me to post the recipe.
I called it a 5 cheese & garlic white pizza, but it's technically 6.

I buy 1 large plain Boboli pizza crust
Spread on some garlic butter, just enough to cover it, like you would if spreading on pizza sauce.
Then I sprinkle on 1 8oz package of Kraft pizza, 4 cheese flavor shredded cheese.
Then 1 8oz package of Sargento Mozzarella & Asiago with roasted garlic shredded cheese.

My oven has been pre-heated to just 325°
I like to cook it slowly, just until the crust is barely golden brown, the cheese is melted and bubbly, with only a slight browning of the top cheese.
I serve it with a side of salad, usually Caesar, and a small bowl (finger bowl size or custard bowl) of marinara sauce for dipping for the teens.
I prefer my white pizza with no sauce at all, but they like to dip.
Enjoy!

Hopefully this keeps up.

I don't think I ever updated you all on the outcome of the child support hearing, so I'll do that now.

The hearing was very brief, I appeared by phone with the state attorney, his attorney showed, and the judge.
He did not appear.
All of my financial documents and interrogatories had been sent in and seen by all the parties, I don't know if all of his ever made it in, but the judge decided in my favor.
There would be no lowering of the support payments from $21.00 per week, in fact, it was raised to $77.00 per week, for a total of $308.00 per month.

For the first two weeks after the hearing, (it was on July 31st, a Thursday) the state agency that handles the child support payments, did not enter in the new court order, so we only got what he felt like sending in.
They were supposed to start taking the new amount that Friday, August 1st, but they didn't enter it in, so on 8/4/08, he sent in $37.20, and on 8/8/08, he sent in $36.84.
Then once it was entered in, he started sending in the right amount, and has actually made higher payments.
These are the last 5 support payments that he's made;

It would be really awesome, so super awesome, if these amounts would continue.
I would then be able to add them to my budgeting software, and work them in to my monthly budget so I could start planning bill payments and the teens needs much better.
Start working on Sebastian's orthodontic needs, get him going on his braces, he really needs them, help Mark start saving for his car and insurance, and be able to make sure that every time they have a financial need for school be it poster boards for projects or money for field trips, that they have it.

I am greatful that he's been sending these amounts in, it helps tremendously.
All I've ever wanted was a fair and rightful amount for teenage boys who grow out of shoes every 3 months, need all new clothes every 4-6 months, (Mark is getting so tall!) and all of their other needs which just happen.
I won't start adding these amounts to the regular monthly budget for a few months, I need to make sure they keep up, so they'll be added to my budget that fluctuates.
I actually have two budgets.
One that is my monthly income that stays the exact same amount every month, and one that changes based on the amount of work I do, and takes care of all the unexpected things that pop up.