For the first time in my blogging life, I will probably NOT be able to go back and read ALL of the posts (from each of you) that I've missed since I unplugged our home computer. That makes me sad. It also makes me sad that I had 86 followers, but since the week has passed with no blogging, I now have 85. Stick with me, folks, I'll be back in full swing soon enough.
I do plan on tackling the big, bad computer and its virus this weekend, figure out what I'm dealing with, and possibly rebooting the entire operating system. I will need the help of my best girlfriend's fiance (read: computer dude) and my sister (read: external hard drive knowledge holder), so let's cross our fingers they are available. The fiance called me whiny, so now he'll have to deal with my 'tude AND the computer questions.
For now, here are some quick updates on the Tooj house:
Tooj: Working ass off at work and it feels good. Took class yesterday titled "Overcoming Employee Resistance to Change". Take a stab at how life at work has been based on THAT. :)
Hubs: He's been home with OJ for the past three days. OJ couldn't seem to kick cold-like symptoms or labored breathing at times (symptoms we experienced with TO when he turned about two until after he was three, asthma on-set). We took him to the doc on Monday and we're treating him for a lung infection and asthma and hoping it doesn't worsen into pneumonia. This weather can bite my rear.
OJ: That was his update too. So I suppose I could tell you that Hubs does NOT particularly enjoy staying at home with OJ and is now discussing the idea of taking some classes. He's got too much time on his hands and I need him to get back to work. ASAP.
TO: He has already started the "I don't like school" mantra, so I'm digging up ways to fight it. I think he gets fatigued with the work, and the day is long. His teacher is very disciplined and "about the work" more than a regular kindergarten "feel good" teacher might be. You know what I mean, right? There's the "let's hold hands, feel good, and play all day" types....and then there's the teachers that are "about the business" of learning. He's doing really well and for being a kindergartener but doing all first grade work, he's leading the pack with the "masteries" they do. I'm proud, even if he thinks school isn't fun. :)
Till: Teenage crap. Need I say more? UGH. But lately he's provided Hubs and I with a handful of laughs, stating the most inane things when posed with a question. For example, we were trying to get him comfortable doing simple division in his head instead of on paper and understanding how it can relate to "real life". Simple things like 17 divided by 3. The question went like this:
"If you had 17 breadsticks (we'd had pizza for dinner) and you, TO, and OJ were going to get equal shares, how would we divide them up?"
The answer we wanted was, "We'd each get five and then two thirds of the remaining two sticks."
The answer we got was, "We just pass them out and eat them until they're gone."
Seriously????
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
I've Been Compromised
Or rather my computer has.
My personal email was hacked and I was apparently sending out Viagra advertisements. Friends suggested that Hubs might have taken up a side business, but he denies it.
This is just a short notice to let you know that I have "unplugged" from the 'net at home for a short duration until I get all Trojan horses cleared up and feel safe again. I don't have time at work to blog - read or write.
I miss this little world we have, and trust me......the world I'm living in right now is ridiculously absurd. That's all I can say about that.
(Grown women are NOT always grown. Sad.)
My personal email was hacked and I was apparently sending out Viagra advertisements. Friends suggested that Hubs might have taken up a side business, but he denies it.
This is just a short notice to let you know that I have "unplugged" from the 'net at home for a short duration until I get all Trojan horses cleared up and feel safe again. I don't have time at work to blog - read or write.
I miss this little world we have, and trust me......the world I'm living in right now is ridiculously absurd. That's all I can say about that.
(Grown women are NOT always grown. Sad.)
Monday, February 15, 2010
Monday Mumbles
Ten random things on yet another snowy, freezing Monday. I hope it finds you well and warm.
1. It's Prez Day, a bank holiday, and voila....I'm off.
2. I received a GIANT chocolate bar for Valentine's day. I refrained from opening it all weekend, but now that I'm sitting here at home....alone....it's allllllllllllllll mine.
3. I've never seen a movie called "The Family Stone", but it's on right now. It has a promising cast and I love chick flick movies. Dermot Mulroney, SJParker, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson, Rachel McAdams, "Coach" from the show Coach. There's just something sexy about Dermot Mulroney.
4. It is only 18 degrees currently with snow on the ground, and I need to grocery shop today. I have zero desire to leave the house anymore today. I took the kids to school, and I'd like to never leave again.
5. My mom wanted the boys to spend the night at her house and so we coordinated a meet-up in our "home-town" which is approximately the same time/distance for us each to drive. She took the boys from us around noon and Hubs and I proceeded to drive around town for an hour and a half without a clue as to what to do. We stopped for lunch, but had zero direction after that. What has having children done to us?
6. I was really hoping to have more motivation on this day off. I wanted to get dishes and laundry complete, scrapbooking done, maybe the grocery shopping....instead it's cold and I want to lie in bed. All day long. With chocolate and pizza.
7. Oh, maybe that's what we'll do for dinner. Pizza. And basketball.
8. I'm watching a commercial where they put a dollop of cream cheese into their pasta sauce. Is this normal? Do any of you do that?
9. Do any of you watch animated adult cartoons? I see these cartoons advertised for 10pm and such, and the women are dressed like skanks, so it's obviously an adult cartoon. But do you watch them? We're not talking "King of the Hill" or "The Simpsons". We're talking the weird ones.
10. Does anyone else like the Progressive commercial lady in spite of yourself? I know she's annoying, her lipstick is too bright, and she's awfully cheery, but I like her. It's like...given the opportunity and no cameras around, she'd be tossing out curse words and guzzling beer and that makes her fun. Maybe it's just me.
1. It's Prez Day, a bank holiday, and voila....I'm off.
2. I received a GIANT chocolate bar for Valentine's day. I refrained from opening it all weekend, but now that I'm sitting here at home....alone....it's allllllllllllllll mine.
3. I've never seen a movie called "The Family Stone", but it's on right now. It has a promising cast and I love chick flick movies. Dermot Mulroney, SJParker, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson, Rachel McAdams, "Coach" from the show Coach. There's just something sexy about Dermot Mulroney.
4. It is only 18 degrees currently with snow on the ground, and I need to grocery shop today. I have zero desire to leave the house anymore today. I took the kids to school, and I'd like to never leave again.
5. My mom wanted the boys to spend the night at her house and so we coordinated a meet-up in our "home-town" which is approximately the same time/distance for us each to drive. She took the boys from us around noon and Hubs and I proceeded to drive around town for an hour and a half without a clue as to what to do. We stopped for lunch, but had zero direction after that. What has having children done to us?
6. I was really hoping to have more motivation on this day off. I wanted to get dishes and laundry complete, scrapbooking done, maybe the grocery shopping....instead it's cold and I want to lie in bed. All day long. With chocolate and pizza.
7. Oh, maybe that's what we'll do for dinner. Pizza. And basketball.
8. I'm watching a commercial where they put a dollop of cream cheese into their pasta sauce. Is this normal? Do any of you do that?
9. Do any of you watch animated adult cartoons? I see these cartoons advertised for 10pm and such, and the women are dressed like skanks, so it's obviously an adult cartoon. But do you watch them? We're not talking "King of the Hill" or "The Simpsons". We're talking the weird ones.
10. Does anyone else like the Progressive commercial lady in spite of yourself? I know she's annoying, her lipstick is too bright, and she's awfully cheery, but I like her. It's like...given the opportunity and no cameras around, she'd be tossing out curse words and guzzling beer and that makes her fun. Maybe it's just me.
Friday, February 12, 2010
And He's Older Than Me Again....for 8 months
Happy Birthday, Hubs.
p.s. Thank you for the early Valentine's flowers and candy surprise this morning. It's your day and you were thinking of me. :) For that, I might share the chocolate.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Catching My Breath
Fleeting thoughts of blog posts float through my mind as my days swirl from one ending to another beginning and back around again. Unfortunately I have zero time to articulate them in my mind and get them computed onto Blogger.
Lucky for you I did find time to get TO's Valentine's party cards for his class party tomorrow. Also lucky for you is the fact that I'm about to share the little Laffy Taffy jokes that came on the cards. Prepare yourself - these are HILarious.
"What did the football say to the football player?"
I get a kick out of you!
"What did the two oceans do when they met?"
They waved.
"How does a rose ride a bike?"
By pushing its petals.
"What kinds of birds always stick together?"
Vel-Crows!
I'm tellin' ya.....laugh fests waiting to happen. TO giggled like crazy at the jokes. I must admit, as I laughed along with him (as is my duty), I found myself loving them as well. There's something simply refreshing about a play on words. Simple plays on words. Simplicity.
I haven't had much of that lately. As cut and dry as I like to make life, and work, and emotional issues.....not everyone sees it the way I see it. I'm fully aware of that fact. Not everyone separates and compartmentalizes and I suppose that probably hinders me at times.
I am being challenged at work with my new responsibilities, trying to mesh "cultural changes" the company is adopting and personalities and habits that conflict with these changes. For the first time in a very long time, I feel as if I'm doing something that can have an impact on someone. Even if the tasks we're doing aren't the most exciting to me personally, they are tasks and jobs that this financial economy requires and I'm excited to try and make it the best experience I can for the associates now reporting to me.
It's been a month now since I was informed of my new role and the associates were informed they'd be reporting to me. It's clear after today that we'll be climbing uphill for quite some time before we plateau or walk along "together". I've been pleasantly surprised with myself and my ability to dive into a supervisory role with little or no self-conscious hiccups.
It's been very nice having Michelle there to bounce questions off of and express surprise at how people choose to handle themselves in a "professional" atmosphere. One on hand, I haven't been shocked at the personalities I've encountered. On the other, however, I have a difficult time understanding how people of a certain age and who have been working in a corporate capacity for years or decades don't grasp the one golden rule:
Things always change. Always.
I guess this go 'round I won't just be absorbing the change and adapting.
I AM the change.
Lucky for you I did find time to get TO's Valentine's party cards for his class party tomorrow. Also lucky for you is the fact that I'm about to share the little Laffy Taffy jokes that came on the cards. Prepare yourself - these are HILarious.
"What did the football say to the football player?"
I get a kick out of you!
"What did the two oceans do when they met?"
They waved.
"How does a rose ride a bike?"
By pushing its petals.
"What kinds of birds always stick together?"
Vel-Crows!
I'm tellin' ya.....laugh fests waiting to happen. TO giggled like crazy at the jokes. I must admit, as I laughed along with him (as is my duty), I found myself loving them as well. There's something simply refreshing about a play on words. Simple plays on words. Simplicity.
I haven't had much of that lately. As cut and dry as I like to make life, and work, and emotional issues.....not everyone sees it the way I see it. I'm fully aware of that fact. Not everyone separates and compartmentalizes and I suppose that probably hinders me at times.
I am being challenged at work with my new responsibilities, trying to mesh "cultural changes" the company is adopting and personalities and habits that conflict with these changes. For the first time in a very long time, I feel as if I'm doing something that can have an impact on someone. Even if the tasks we're doing aren't the most exciting to me personally, they are tasks and jobs that this financial economy requires and I'm excited to try and make it the best experience I can for the associates now reporting to me.
It's been a month now since I was informed of my new role and the associates were informed they'd be reporting to me. It's clear after today that we'll be climbing uphill for quite some time before we plateau or walk along "together". I've been pleasantly surprised with myself and my ability to dive into a supervisory role with little or no self-conscious hiccups.
It's been very nice having Michelle there to bounce questions off of and express surprise at how people choose to handle themselves in a "professional" atmosphere. One on hand, I haven't been shocked at the personalities I've encountered. On the other, however, I have a difficult time understanding how people of a certain age and who have been working in a corporate capacity for years or decades don't grasp the one golden rule:
Things always change. Always.
I guess this go 'round I won't just be absorbing the change and adapting.
I AM the change.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Follow Up - Mumbles
I have been running back and forth (literally-my desk is currently on the south wall of the building and the two new peeps I supervise are near the north wall) at work over the past three weeks, I haven't had any time to get bored and think of good blog posts. Not only that, if I DID come up with blog post ideas, I wouldn't have the time or energy to write them up. I've been getting off work late and spending the very SMALL amount of time I have before bedtime with the kids, or cooking for the kids, or cleaning the kids, or cleaning UP after the kids. By the time they're all in bed, some good basketball is on the TV and I'm in bed dozing in and out.
I wanted to provide you a recap on the Mumbles....not that there was much to follow up on. Mainly this:
I GAINED WEIGHT. Surprised? If you saw me day in and day out, like Michelle, you wouldn't be. I turned into a baby house overnight it seemed, about 2 weeks ago. Yeah, yeah...pics to come. I just need to start speaking with Hubs again before I ask him to take the photo. No, I don't think it's my fault, and yes I do believe he's the spawn of EVIL.
Oh, weight gain. I can't completely remember what I weighed last month, but I believe that I've gained 9 pounds overall, 7 or 8 from last month alone. :) I call that progress!! It's okay if you call it being an oinker, that's just as fitting.
Seriously. I can't stop eating.
I guess that's all I had to recap on. Does anyone else share my problem with food? Thin Mints? Pop Tarts? Bags of chips? No? Well fine then. Send me what you're not eating.
I wanted to provide you a recap on the Mumbles....not that there was much to follow up on. Mainly this:
I GAINED WEIGHT. Surprised? If you saw me day in and day out, like Michelle, you wouldn't be. I turned into a baby house overnight it seemed, about 2 weeks ago. Yeah, yeah...pics to come. I just need to start speaking with Hubs again before I ask him to take the photo. No, I don't think it's my fault, and yes I do believe he's the spawn of EVIL.
Oh, weight gain. I can't completely remember what I weighed last month, but I believe that I've gained 9 pounds overall, 7 or 8 from last month alone. :) I call that progress!! It's okay if you call it being an oinker, that's just as fitting.
Seriously. I can't stop eating.
I guess that's all I had to recap on. Does anyone else share my problem with food? Thin Mints? Pop Tarts? Bags of chips? No? Well fine then. Send me what you're not eating.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Monday Mumbles
Ten random things for all of you wonderful people this lovely Monday morning. Too much cheer for you? Just know that I'm full of it if I sound overly happy. I live with 4 males, for goodness sake.
1. I think the hormonal effect of puberty is understated for males. I have a 12 year old who is the most moody, pouty, self-consumed child in this house. And that's saying a lot since he live with OJ who isn't yet 2. Aside from the moods, he's also got the "smelly" armpit stench working full force. AND....after having to do a sniff evaluation Sunday morning, I realized he's got baby hairs growing under there too. My oh my. ICKY gross eww.
2. I have a doctor's appointment today. Weight gain check!
3. I have been severely slacking on my water intake. Especially on weekends.
4. We have more snow. It makes me less communicative. Even in blogland. I.just.get.grumpy.
5. I have a couple of friends who participate in Weight Watchers. Understanding how they calculate points and what they are allowed in a day was an eye-opening lesson for me Friday afternoon. Seriously. And I also learned that I will NOT be tracking my points during baby or after! That's just crazy the amount of calories one person can consume sitting at a desk all day. WOWSERS.
6. Don't fret. I don't plan on consuming any LESS....it was just enlightening to know. :) I still have Girl Scout cookies calling my name from the cabinet.
7. I had a pregnancy moment last night and got angry with the kids and Hubs. I'd like to think part of it was brought on by their actions...and to some extent it was...but my reaction was over and beyond and very heavily laden with hormones. I need to apologize.
8. Do you think they'd understand an apology through food? Maybe I'll bake them some brownies tonight.
9. My day will be busy at work. I need to get started.
10. Please leave a mumble if you have one. I love hearing about yourgrumpy wonderful starts to glorious Mondays!
1. I think the hormonal effect of puberty is understated for males. I have a 12 year old who is the most moody, pouty, self-consumed child in this house. And that's saying a lot since he live with OJ who isn't yet 2. Aside from the moods, he's also got the "smelly" armpit stench working full force. AND....after having to do a sniff evaluation Sunday morning, I realized he's got baby hairs growing under there too. My oh my. ICKY gross eww.
2. I have a doctor's appointment today. Weight gain check!
3. I have been severely slacking on my water intake. Especially on weekends.
4. We have more snow. It makes me less communicative. Even in blogland. I.just.get.grumpy.
5. I have a couple of friends who participate in Weight Watchers. Understanding how they calculate points and what they are allowed in a day was an eye-opening lesson for me Friday afternoon. Seriously. And I also learned that I will NOT be tracking my points during baby or after! That's just crazy the amount of calories one person can consume sitting at a desk all day. WOWSERS.
6. Don't fret. I don't plan on consuming any LESS....it was just enlightening to know. :) I still have Girl Scout cookies calling my name from the cabinet.
7. I had a pregnancy moment last night and got angry with the kids and Hubs. I'd like to think part of it was brought on by their actions...and to some extent it was...but my reaction was over and beyond and very heavily laden with hormones. I need to apologize.
8. Do you think they'd understand an apology through food? Maybe I'll bake them some brownies tonight.
9. My day will be busy at work. I need to get started.
10. Please leave a mumble if you have one. I love hearing about your
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Dragging Down the Fun
Winter.
It used to just drag me down. But it's been an exceptionally cold and snowy winter thus far, and I do believe it's beginning to take its toll on the family.
Typically I can't stand being shut up in the house. Well technically, I still can't. But I am. It's too gross to be out and about, we have too many kids to tote everywhere and pay for their entertainment, and frankly I'm trying to cut back on costs and save money by not using gas.
So we're here.
And we're bored. And boring.
Thank goodness for the Wii, and for scrapbooking. I think Hubs might be going a bit stir-crazy, but the kids are staying relatively amused with their toys, the Wii, and each other. Maybe we'll throw in a family movie night. Hubs might need a mama-dadda movie night.
As for me, I've been so busy at work with my new responsibilities (and the et ceteras that come along with managing people - which won't get blogged about, by the way) that I am getting home late each night and barely catching my breath before bathing the kids and throwing them in bed.
My blogging and blog reading has suffered. I'd like to spend tonight and tomorrow catching back up. Hopefully that plan works. In the meantime, I'm going to go enjoy the kids, get a bit fatter, and watch some basketball.
I hope your Februarys have started off with a bang - only good things are ahead! SPRING!!!
It used to just drag me down. But it's been an exceptionally cold and snowy winter thus far, and I do believe it's beginning to take its toll on the family.
Typically I can't stand being shut up in the house. Well technically, I still can't. But I am. It's too gross to be out and about, we have too many kids to tote everywhere and pay for their entertainment, and frankly I'm trying to cut back on costs and save money by not using gas.
So we're here.
And we're bored. And boring.
Thank goodness for the Wii, and for scrapbooking. I think Hubs might be going a bit stir-crazy, but the kids are staying relatively amused with their toys, the Wii, and each other. Maybe we'll throw in a family movie night. Hubs might need a mama-dadda movie night.
As for me, I've been so busy at work with my new responsibilities (and the et ceteras that come along with managing people - which won't get blogged about, by the way) that I am getting home late each night and barely catching my breath before bathing the kids and throwing them in bed.
My blogging and blog reading has suffered. I'd like to spend tonight and tomorrow catching back up. Hopefully that plan works. In the meantime, I'm going to go enjoy the kids, get a bit fatter, and watch some basketball.
I hope your Februarys have started off with a bang - only good things are ahead! SPRING!!!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Where in the World?
Quick note:
Based on my blog tracker, I've had a LOT of hits lately from around the world. When I first started tracking, I could essentially see at what times of the day my loyal reader friends were checking in. How did I know they were my loyal reader friends? Simple. I read them too, and I have vague ideas where most of them are located. And the amount of hits I received had a direct correlation with how many comments I received. Fairly easy math.
Lately, I've gotten more hits than "the previous norm" but with roughly the same amount of comments. So people are checking in, or finding me through searches, from far and wide. Here is a list of some I've seen recently.
Turkey
Portugal
Spain
Peru
Canada
Australia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Guatemala
Vietnam
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Italy
India
Mexico
Chile
Colombia
Finland
Austria
So tell me....do you think all of this sudden overseas activity is cause for concern? I don't know. Maybe if I didn't have comment moderation on there, I'd be getting more spam comments?? Tell me what you think.
Based on my blog tracker, I've had a LOT of hits lately from around the world. When I first started tracking, I could essentially see at what times of the day my loyal reader friends were checking in. How did I know they were my loyal reader friends? Simple. I read them too, and I have vague ideas where most of them are located. And the amount of hits I received had a direct correlation with how many comments I received. Fairly easy math.
Lately, I've gotten more hits than "the previous norm" but with roughly the same amount of comments. So people are checking in, or finding me through searches, from far and wide. Here is a list of some I've seen recently.
Turkey
Portugal
Spain
Peru
Canada
Australia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Guatemala
Vietnam
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Italy
India
Mexico
Chile
Colombia
Finland
Austria
So tell me....do you think all of this sudden overseas activity is cause for concern? I don't know. Maybe if I didn't have comment moderation on there, I'd be getting more spam comments?? Tell me what you think.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Where's the Quirk?
While pregnant with TO, I giggled. A lot. Laughed out loud. A lot. I'm not a big "out loud" laugher. More of a chuckler. A hearty head-turning laugh just isn't my style. But when TO was in my belly? You betcha. I laughed out loud, and I laughed a lot.
While pregnant with OJ, I was mean. I like to call it "constantly annoyed by others' insensitive actions", but Hubs calls it mean. Whatever. Either way, I wasn't so much a laugher as I was someone with witty remarks that bordered on mean. They were witty enough, however, to make those on the receiving end shake their head and laugh in spite of themselves. They understood I meant no real harm.
Either way, pregnancy gave me a quirk. A quirk I couldn't completely control. I'd laugh and then look around like, "Shit...who heard that?" I'd get embarrassed. I'd make that quick off-the-cuff joke and then instantly wonder if I hurt someone's feelings.
Now?
Nothing.
Nada.
Zilch.
Maybe it's because I have tried very hard to curb my 'tude and maintain a calmer presence for the sake of baby's attitude. We can't afford to pretend my mood and manner don't rub off on baby just because it's in alien form right now. I thought my mood wouldn't have an affect on OJ and look what happened to HIM.
I'm also not as giggly. Not because I don't want to be, but....well....I don't know. Maybe those around me just aren't as funny as the ones I spent everyday with while prego with TO. Most of them are just a bunch of crabby women, after all. I fit in quite nicely some days.
I guess what I'm saying is my quirk is missing and I can't decide if I want to spend this second half of my pregnancy finding it....or letting it stay on vaca. Searching for that extra pregnancy OOMF can be dangerous....it could come in the form of verbal diarrhea and zero filter, attacking your mother to your haircut to your lisp. Or it could come in the form of annoyingly chipper "life is mine for the taking!" perkiness. Which is worse? Which is better?
One thing that didn't change from pregnancy one, two and three?
I will never admit when I've done something unseemly like toot in the car, have the smelly feet in the house, or drink the last of the apple juice. Some things I should just GET to do and not have to 'fess up to. Speaking of, I need to publish and get off the computer. My socks REALLY STINK and they're making me gag.
While pregnant with OJ, I was mean. I like to call it "constantly annoyed by others' insensitive actions", but Hubs calls it mean. Whatever. Either way, I wasn't so much a laugher as I was someone with witty remarks that bordered on mean. They were witty enough, however, to make those on the receiving end shake their head and laugh in spite of themselves. They understood I meant no real harm.
Either way, pregnancy gave me a quirk. A quirk I couldn't completely control. I'd laugh and then look around like, "Shit...who heard that?" I'd get embarrassed. I'd make that quick off-the-cuff joke and then instantly wonder if I hurt someone's feelings.
Now?
Nothing.
Nada.
Zilch.
Maybe it's because I have tried very hard to curb my 'tude and maintain a calmer presence for the sake of baby's attitude. We can't afford to pretend my mood and manner don't rub off on baby just because it's in alien form right now. I thought my mood wouldn't have an affect on OJ and look what happened to HIM.
I'm also not as giggly. Not because I don't want to be, but....well....I don't know. Maybe those around me just aren't as funny as the ones I spent everyday with while prego with TO. Most of them are just a bunch of crabby women, after all. I fit in quite nicely some days.
I guess what I'm saying is my quirk is missing and I can't decide if I want to spend this second half of my pregnancy finding it....or letting it stay on vaca. Searching for that extra pregnancy OOMF can be dangerous....it could come in the form of verbal diarrhea and zero filter, attacking your mother to your haircut to your lisp. Or it could come in the form of annoyingly chipper "life is mine for the taking!" perkiness. Which is worse? Which is better?
One thing that didn't change from pregnancy one, two and three?
I will never admit when I've done something unseemly like toot in the car, have the smelly feet in the house, or drink the last of the apple juice. Some things I should just GET to do and not have to 'fess up to. Speaking of, I need to publish and get off the computer. My socks REALLY STINK and they're making me gag.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Monday Mumbles
Ten random things floating around this morning. Share your mumbles, too, if need be. We all need a venting post now and again.
1. I might have been the only person not watching the Grammys last night. Are the Grammys for TV, movies, music??? I watched Big Daddy with Adam Sandler and some Pro Bowl football action instead. I can't be bothered with "You're so great....no, you're so great...You're so beautiful, no you're so beautiful." Give me men in tights any day.
2. Speaking of men...and tight....the Jayhawks pulled out a tight win Saturday against a very formidable K-State team. It's exciting to see the Big 12 representing and fighting - so long as we keep coming out on top.
3. Speaking of being on top.......
4. I'm finally getting to a point where I'm on top of things around the house. Laundry is down to maybe one or two loads to go....dishes cleaned up, scrapbooking finally at a manageable point. What did you think I was going to say? Get your minds out of the gutter, people.
5. I ended up sleeping with OJ on the couch sometime Thursday night/Friday morning so that I could administer a breathing treatment and monitor his sleeping. I woke up to a very chilly house and a furnace whose igniter decided to poop out. THAT was a fun two hours Friday morning, and the bill was pretty too.
6. I had lunch plans Friday, OF COURSE, and because I didn't show up to work until 10:15 am, I couldn't take my lunch. Due to my new role, I actually ran around that entire day like a chicken with my head cut off and was the last to leave (from my "original" group) around 5:50 pm.
7. My little brother had the old school "Super Nintendo" plugged in this weekend. I ROCK Super Mario World. Okay, my sis and I rocked it together. I do believe that TO was very impressed with his mama's skills on a video game though. I could have played all night.
8. Family in the immediate area.....that I can collect money from in the next two weeks.....TO is participating in a Math-a-Thon for St. Jude Children's Hospital. We have to complete the packet of math problems and collect donations from sponsors. Let me know if you're interested in donating. Cash or check! (I would ask all of you bloggy friends, but I don't like asking money from people I haven't met unless you're receiving something in return besides a "feel good" pat on the back!)
9. Not only do I have, or did I have, friends and family hounding me to find out the baby's gender....now Till and TO are chirping in. Thank goodness I've already had that sonogram and can tell them to shove it.
10. I'll be calling to make our annual tax appointment today. We have a lady do them because understanding taxes is something I do not care to even think about, let alone try and comprehend. Please cross your fingers that it's a decent return. Please please please. We need some help right about now.
LINKED:
Michelle
1. I might have been the only person not watching the Grammys last night. Are the Grammys for TV, movies, music??? I watched Big Daddy with Adam Sandler and some Pro Bowl football action instead. I can't be bothered with "You're so great....no, you're so great...You're so beautiful, no you're so beautiful." Give me men in tights any day.
2. Speaking of men...and tight....the Jayhawks pulled out a tight win Saturday against a very formidable K-State team. It's exciting to see the Big 12 representing and fighting - so long as we keep coming out on top.
3. Speaking of being on top.......
4. I'm finally getting to a point where I'm on top of things around the house. Laundry is down to maybe one or two loads to go....dishes cleaned up, scrapbooking finally at a manageable point. What did you think I was going to say? Get your minds out of the gutter, people.
5. I ended up sleeping with OJ on the couch sometime Thursday night/Friday morning so that I could administer a breathing treatment and monitor his sleeping. I woke up to a very chilly house and a furnace whose igniter decided to poop out. THAT was a fun two hours Friday morning, and the bill was pretty too.
6. I had lunch plans Friday, OF COURSE, and because I didn't show up to work until 10:15 am, I couldn't take my lunch. Due to my new role, I actually ran around that entire day like a chicken with my head cut off and was the last to leave (from my "original" group) around 5:50 pm.
7. My little brother had the old school "Super Nintendo" plugged in this weekend. I ROCK Super Mario World. Okay, my sis and I rocked it together. I do believe that TO was very impressed with his mama's skills on a video game though. I could have played all night.
8. Family in the immediate area.....that I can collect money from in the next two weeks.....TO is participating in a Math-a-Thon for St. Jude Children's Hospital. We have to complete the packet of math problems and collect donations from sponsors. Let me know if you're interested in donating. Cash or check! (I would ask all of you bloggy friends, but I don't like asking money from people I haven't met unless you're receiving something in return besides a "feel good" pat on the back!)
9. Not only do I have, or did I have, friends and family hounding me to find out the baby's gender....now Till and TO are chirping in. Thank goodness I've already had that sonogram and can tell them to shove it.
10. I'll be calling to make our annual tax appointment today. We have a lady do them because understanding taxes is something I do not care to even think about, let alone try and comprehend. Please cross your fingers that it's a decent return. Please please please. We need some help right about now.
Happy Monday, and if you feel like Mumbling, let me know. I'll link you up.
LINKED:
Michelle
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