I'm working on a new book: "Common Sense Guide to not Getting Spit in your Food"
Hasn't anyone seen Waiting??
tag: just-my-life
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Friday, September 29, 2006
My New Favicon
Thank you, Mert, for helping me with my favicon! I drew a picture of my toe-ring tattoo and put that up in the address bar, along with the name of my website. I feel smart! Since the favicon is so small, here is a picture of what I drew (using Josh's tablet and photoshop).
tag: blogging; just-my-life
tag: blogging; just-my-life
Star Wars Reenactment
Last night, we went to Cold Stone Creamery because they were giving away free ice cream for a Make a Wish Foundation fund raiser. When we got there, there were all kinds of Star Wars characters standing outside! It was a fun surprise. Night had fun talking to Darth Vader and R2D2. He kept telling us that they liked him.
Since we forgot all of our cameras (we have a camera phone, two digitals, a lomography camera, a camcorder, and a professional video camera-you'd think we would have had at least one!), Night decided to reenact it for us (he calls R2D2 RT2):
tag: family; video
Since we forgot all of our cameras (we have a camera phone, two digitals, a lomography camera, a camcorder, and a professional video camera-you'd think we would have had at least one!), Night decided to reenact it for us (he calls R2D2 RT2):
tag: family; video
Is it the Law?
Is it a law that you need to wear shoes while driving? If it is a law, which I've heard rumor that it is, then it is a stupid law. I wore boots with heals today, and it made driving very difficult. It would have been much safer if I didn't have those clunky things on while driving. Maybe I haven't noticed how cumbersome they are before since we had a manual transmission, but trying to manuver the clutch in those things was next to impossible. I even moved the seat back to make room. So, if it is a law, it is a dumb one.
I guess it isn't as dumb as the Connecticut law which prohibits walking backwards after sunset.
Here are some more dumb laws.
tags: just-my-life
I guess it isn't as dumb as the Connecticut law which prohibits walking backwards after sunset.
Here are some more dumb laws.
tags: just-my-life
Thursday, September 28, 2006
It Just Makes Me Uncomfortable
Know what I hate? When I am standing alone with a stranger, and they talk to themselves aloud. Am I supposed to respond? I don't know what they are talking about! Either fill me in with the whole conversation that is going on in your head, or leave me out of it!
tag: just my life
tag: just my life
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
It is WFMW Time!
Visit Shannon's blog for more helpful ideas this week.
I am being a rebel. Shannon said to resend your first WFMW hint for a "Classics" topic. I have two reasons for not following directions. The first is that I actually have an idea and I feel it should be shared... The second is that my first WFMW post wasn't very long ago, so I don't consider it to be a classic. I feel kind of bad because I am usually one to follow rules and I hate when people think they are above the rules. Rules are there for a reason, and the reason is not "to be broken!"
Anyway, a sad but important website that everyone should visit is: http://www.childsafenetwork.org//
It is kind of annoying because it takes a while to log in, but once you do get it, you can put in your address and find the sexual predators registered in your area. It includes a map with your address and little dots where they live. You can click on a dot and a picture comes up with a listing of the offense(s). It is called Child Safe Network, but it isn't only sexual predators of children, so everyone should take a look.
I'm not saying that you should go throw things in their yards or anything. I do believe that they deserve a second chance, and we don't know the circumstances that led to the arrest; however, I also think it is a good idea to take a look at your neighborhood and know if your children will be around them or even if you will be out for a walk by yourself. Just be safe!
I don't know any international sites, sorry! I hope this hint helps keep everyone safe!
Tag: works for me wednesday
I am being a rebel. Shannon said to resend your first WFMW hint for a "Classics" topic. I have two reasons for not following directions. The first is that I actually have an idea and I feel it should be shared... The second is that my first WFMW post wasn't very long ago, so I don't consider it to be a classic. I feel kind of bad because I am usually one to follow rules and I hate when people think they are above the rules. Rules are there for a reason, and the reason is not "to be broken!"
Anyway, a sad but important website that everyone should visit is: http://www.childsafenetwork.org//
It is kind of annoying because it takes a while to log in, but once you do get it, you can put in your address and find the sexual predators registered in your area. It includes a map with your address and little dots where they live. You can click on a dot and a picture comes up with a listing of the offense(s). It is called Child Safe Network, but it isn't only sexual predators of children, so everyone should take a look.
I'm not saying that you should go throw things in their yards or anything. I do believe that they deserve a second chance, and we don't know the circumstances that led to the arrest; however, I also think it is a good idea to take a look at your neighborhood and know if your children will be around them or even if you will be out for a walk by yourself. Just be safe!
I don't know any international sites, sorry! I hope this hint helps keep everyone safe!
Tag: works for me wednesday
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
1 hour 58 minutes
until Gilmore Girls!!!
I finished the 6th season last night. Oh! Now it is only 1 hour 56 minutes. I think we'll go out for dinner-that'll make the time pass faster...
As if time doesn't pass quickly enough when there are two little ones around... Oh to have their energy (that makes me sound old...I'm NOT old. just tired.)!
tag: just my life
I finished the 6th season last night. Oh! Now it is only 1 hour 56 minutes. I think we'll go out for dinner-that'll make the time pass faster...
As if time doesn't pass quickly enough when there are two little ones around... Oh to have their energy (that makes me sound old...I'm NOT old. just tired.)!
tag: just my life
At Least I Didn't Wake Up Like Josh Did
This is the story that was related to me when I was home for lunch:
Night's version-
"Keira took her diaper off all the time and she pooped."
Me- "Eww. I bet that was gross."
Night-"It was. It was a mess. She just kept taking it off."
Josh's version-
I wake up this morning, and take a moment, sitting on the edge of the bed, to clear the cobwebs from me head. Into this blissful state between the land of dreams and of accepting the reality of the coming day comes my son's voice.
"Josh, Keira is naked, and she pooped I think."
I stumbled into the kids room, Night is standing in front of his sister's crib, hands behind his back, telling her that she needs to take "vitamins and medicines to get big and strong so that you can poop and pee in the toilet like a big kid." He then turns his attention back toward me and proceeds to berate me for not giving her the vitamins that would make her a big kid. He caps his lecture off with: "Yeah, I'm sure she pooped now."
I love being a stay at home dad.
tags: Cute Keira Bryce Stories; Funny Connor Night Stories; Family
Night's version-
"Keira took her diaper off all the time and she pooped."
Me- "Eww. I bet that was gross."
Night-"It was. It was a mess. She just kept taking it off."
Josh's version-
I wake up this morning, and take a moment, sitting on the edge of the bed, to clear the cobwebs from me head. Into this blissful state between the land of dreams and of accepting the reality of the coming day comes my son's voice.
"Josh, Keira is naked, and she pooped I think."
I stumbled into the kids room, Night is standing in front of his sister's crib, hands behind his back, telling her that she needs to take "vitamins and medicines to get big and strong so that you can poop and pee in the toilet like a big kid." He then turns his attention back toward me and proceeds to berate me for not giving her the vitamins that would make her a big kid. He caps his lecture off with: "Yeah, I'm sure she pooped now."
I love being a stay at home dad.
tags: Cute Keira Bryce Stories; Funny Connor Night Stories; Family
Guess What Time I Woke Up This Morning!
SAME TIME AS YESTERDAY!! Blah.
I berated and called myself weak each time that I reset the alarm, which was no less than 3 times. Notice I RESET the alarm, I didn't even snooze. I needed more than 9 minutes rest!
I did, however, rush through my shower in order to do pilates, so that did take away one of my insults. I guess that is progress, right??
I berated and called myself weak each time that I reset the alarm, which was no less than 3 times. Notice I RESET the alarm, I didn't even snooze. I needed more than 9 minutes rest!
I did, however, rush through my shower in order to do pilates, so that did take away one of my insults. I guess that is progress, right??
Monday, September 25, 2006
Why Does it Have to Be So Hard?
I don't understand why I can't just make myself get up early! There are many benefits to being an early-riser. I am just incapable of reaping the benefits because I CAN'T WAKE UP.
Last night, I set my alarm for 6am. I wrote out a list of what I wanted to do in the morning before work. I wrote the list because the previous morning, as I hit the snooze, I told myself I was crazy and had no reason to get up early. This time, no excuse-I have a list.
At 4:30 when I got up to give Keira a bottle, I told myself to reset the alarm for 6:30 because I had trouble falling asleep due to allergies and I needed my rest. So, as long as I didn't hit snooze, I could get up at 6:30.
At 6:30, I reset the alarm to 7:15. As I was resetting the alarm, I went over my list, deemed it dumb, called myself weak, and slipped back into bed.
I couldn't talk myself into getting up. I thought of Rachael Ray, my hero, and how she says she sleeps less than 4 hours a night. I thought of how much happier I'd be if I got my pilates in; I considered the nice quiet time I'd have with nobody else awake in the house-a rarity. I even thought of Rory Gilmore and how productive she is when she wakes up before her boyfriend in season six, which I was watching as I tried to fall asleep. (I love Gilmore Girls) I need help. Someone teach me how to make myself wake up early!!
Last night, I set my alarm for 6am. I wrote out a list of what I wanted to do in the morning before work. I wrote the list because the previous morning, as I hit the snooze, I told myself I was crazy and had no reason to get up early. This time, no excuse-I have a list.
At 4:30 when I got up to give Keira a bottle, I told myself to reset the alarm for 6:30 because I had trouble falling asleep due to allergies and I needed my rest. So, as long as I didn't hit snooze, I could get up at 6:30.
At 6:30, I reset the alarm to 7:15. As I was resetting the alarm, I went over my list, deemed it dumb, called myself weak, and slipped back into bed.
I couldn't talk myself into getting up. I thought of Rachael Ray, my hero, and how she says she sleeps less than 4 hours a night. I thought of how much happier I'd be if I got my pilates in; I considered the nice quiet time I'd have with nobody else awake in the house-a rarity. I even thought of Rory Gilmore and how productive she is when she wakes up before her boyfriend in season six, which I was watching as I tried to fall asleep. (I love Gilmore Girls) I need help. Someone teach me how to make myself wake up early!!
Overprotective Mothers
There is a time when you need to let your baby grow up! I'm at the work (dentist), and there is a 20 year old here getting her wisdom teeth extracted. At TWENTY YEARS OLD you should be able to fill out the check in form yourself! This mother has called in to the office no less than five times getting ready for this appointment. I would think that a twenty year old would be old enough to set up her own appointment.
This happens even more often with adult sons. I've had more than one mother call in to make appointments for the children-the "children" being over 30 years old!! One mother kept going back into the operatory when her 25 year old son was having his teeth extracted.
Don't these mothers realize that they are just making their kids weaker by not letting them deal with the everyday tasks of life?
It kind of makes me want to let Night fly from the nest now... He's three. It's time to toughen up.
This happens even more often with adult sons. I've had more than one mother call in to make appointments for the children-the "children" being over 30 years old!! One mother kept going back into the operatory when her 25 year old son was having his teeth extracted.
Don't these mothers realize that they are just making their kids weaker by not letting them deal with the everyday tasks of life?
It kind of makes me want to let Night fly from the nest now... He's three. It's time to toughen up.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Keira's Check Up
For KB's birthday, we went to the doctor and got her 4 immunization shots! Lucky girl...
Here are her stats:
Height: 30.5 inches, 86 percentile
Weight: 23 1/2 lb; 83 percentile
Head Circumference: 48.1 cm: 99 percentile (or more-I don't think it goes over 99!)
Dr. Heil said that she was progressing wonderfully and that she's normal. If she doesn't start walking by 15 months, we are to let him know. He said that according to statistics, babies with larger heads walk later in life. He commented on her large cranium no less than 3 times, which made me start to develop a bit of a complex. Finally, I asked him if there was any significance to a big head. Nope. She just has a big head.
Okay then. Thanks.
Here are her stats:
Height: 30.5 inches, 86 percentile
Weight: 23 1/2 lb; 83 percentile
Head Circumference: 48.1 cm: 99 percentile (or more-I don't think it goes over 99!)
Dr. Heil said that she was progressing wonderfully and that she's normal. If she doesn't start walking by 15 months, we are to let him know. He said that according to statistics, babies with larger heads walk later in life. He commented on her large cranium no less than 3 times, which made me start to develop a bit of a complex. Finally, I asked him if there was any significance to a big head. Nope. She just has a big head.
Okay then. Thanks.
Quality, not Quantity
We went to TARGET-the best place in the world (according to Night) and bought two transformers. Night knew that he could only get one item, so he picked the package that had two small transformers rather than the one that I tried talking him into getting, which was a little more expensive but had a bigger transformer. He insisted that the two little ones would be better.
I kid you not-less than a minute after getting them out of the package, they broke-both of them! So, after 10 minutes of constant screaming, I decided to take them back to Target and let the poor man behind the customer service desk deal with the unruly child if he wouldn't give my money back. Fortunately, he did let us return it, and now we have bigger transformer. Now, we need a new one because the bigger transformer needs a friend...
I kid you not-less than a minute after getting them out of the package, they broke-both of them! So, after 10 minutes of constant screaming, I decided to take them back to Target and let the poor man behind the customer service desk deal with the unruly child if he wouldn't give my money back. Fortunately, he did let us return it, and now we have bigger transformer. Now, we need a new one because the bigger transformer needs a friend...
Friday, September 22, 2006
Why My Boss Is Better Than Yours
I've been working for my dentist for 6 months now. Let me go over the list of perks:
3-1 week vacations since starting (two of them paid, one of them only 2 weeks after starting)
Free coffee (and donuts when I let him go to the shop) every day
$200 per month insurance allowance (given to me just 3 months after starting work)
$50 gift certificate for scrubs and $35 gift certificate for The Body Shop
A thank you card and expensive chocolates (b/c I came in during our week off and got the mail)
Fresh flowers from his garden each week (season is ending though...)
401K investment-he's giving me a 7% raise AND contributing 4% to my 401K fund
I sit here and search the internet pretty much all day long, while he continues to tell me how wonderful I am
He gave me $100 when the fair came to town-he wants us to enjoy Franklin so we will stay here for a long time-I'm prone to running...
He is just really, really nice and I like working for him!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Okay, Now You Can Tell Her...
Keira Bryce!! Even though it is a few days late, we finally had the chance to celebrate Keira's first birthday! We woke her up by singing.
The Mole
Did anyone watch SMITH on Tuesday night? I love Ray Liotta (Identity rocks) and Amy Smart.
I also love me a good action show. It was a really enjoyable movie. Ray Liotta is a big time thief, but his family (wife and two kids) know nothing about it, which I think is a shame. If Josh wanted to be a big time thief, I wouldn't try to stop him-I would just enjoy the rewards...
SMITH didn't have any real commercials, just clips from the movie The Departed. Wow. That looks good! From what I could tell, it is Mafia/cop movie, and it looks like there is a mole on each side. Intriguing.
I think I would be a good mole. Nobody would expect me because I am sweet and quiet (usually), but I really think I could pull it off. It'd be fun. Didn't there used to be a reality show about that? I could do it. Of course, now that I've told ya'll this, I couldn't...Or could I??
I also love me a good action show. It was a really enjoyable movie. Ray Liotta is a big time thief, but his family (wife and two kids) know nothing about it, which I think is a shame. If Josh wanted to be a big time thief, I wouldn't try to stop him-I would just enjoy the rewards...
SMITH didn't have any real commercials, just clips from the movie The Departed. Wow. That looks good! From what I could tell, it is Mafia/cop movie, and it looks like there is a mole on each side. Intriguing.
I think I would be a good mole. Nobody would expect me because I am sweet and quiet (usually), but I really think I could pull it off. It'd be fun. Didn't there used to be a reality show about that? I could do it. Of course, now that I've told ya'll this, I couldn't...Or could I??
I'm Not Cleaning Anymore!
It doesn't do any good-it just gets really messy again. I'm not cleaning anymore. By the way, you might not want to stop by my house. If it is this messy when I do clean, imagine what it'll be when I stop, which I am doing. I won't clean anymore.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Works For Me Wednesday
My hint for today is about saving money by finding deals on-line. With the internet, there are so many ways to get free coupons and free samples that it is hard to keep track of everything. DealofDay is a forum where people post different money saving ideas and links. There are a lot of coupons and links, even some phone numbers to call, but I haven't tried that before. It is worth a look if you are the kind of person that enjoys saving some money! I grew up on "no name brand" food, and I hated it, so I want to buy "the good stuff" but still not have to pay too much. DealofDay helps!
By the way, my son Night told me last night that I had a good idea, so I maybe I should've posted that one instead... He and Josh (my husband) were having a little tiff (okay-Night was screaming) because Night wanted to lift the whole dog food bag to pour it into the bowl. Josh said it would be better to put the bowl in the bag because the bag was too heavy. Since the bowl is glass and Night is three, he needed help. Night did NOT want help, so he ran out to "tell on" his dad. I told him that I had an idea-put a cup in the bag so he could scoop it out whenever he wanted to feed the dog. He did and then he ran out and told me, "That was a great idea, Mari."
For more helpful hints, take a look at Shannon's blog. She has heaps of new ideas posted every Wednesday, thus the name: Works for Me Wednesday (brilliant).
By the way, my son Night told me last night that I had a good idea, so I maybe I should've posted that one instead... He and Josh (my husband) were having a little tiff (okay-Night was screaming) because Night wanted to lift the whole dog food bag to pour it into the bowl. Josh said it would be better to put the bowl in the bag because the bag was too heavy. Since the bowl is glass and Night is three, he needed help. Night did NOT want help, so he ran out to "tell on" his dad. I told him that I had an idea-put a cup in the bag so he could scoop it out whenever he wanted to feed the dog. He did and then he ran out and told me, "That was a great idea, Mari."
For more helpful hints, take a look at Shannon's blog. She has heaps of new ideas posted every Wednesday, thus the name: Works for Me Wednesday (brilliant).
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls (season 6) is coming out on DVD today! I'll be at Target 3 minutes after work today. I missed season six on tv, so I've been waiting for it to come out, and the best part is: season 7 starts next Tuesday! So, I can catch up on the season this week and start fresh next week. Of course, the problems with that are having to wait a whole week in between episodes and sitting through commercials. I like TV on DVD!
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