(can you tell it's cold outside?)...
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Notes for Future House
Proper stove ventilation....Since I'm doing Accounting homework, The Man took over dinner.Broiled bbq ribs, fried potato squares and corn on the cob.Except, he let the oil get too hot (only 1 inch in the pan, but dang...)He dumped in the potatoes.The instant mushroom cloud made it very apparent that there was no real ventilation in my kitchen.The fan you ask? Well it just moves the smell, heat, etc to the top of the room.Since I couldn't see him through the cloud of smoke and crap, I ran to open the front door and the back door and two windows.Before the smoke detector went off....And then the...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Tub Effect
I think I've finally realized why oh why I've become so very dry and scaley (sorry! TMI) since moving to Oooootah.....Big, oval shaped bathtub. The first super sized bathtub I've ever had. I'll never go back.Evil.I started thinking about the sad shape of my feet, the cracking of my hands (someone mentioned to seal the cracks on my knuckles with super glue, OMGAWD) and the sad dryness of the rest of me.Then it hit me.........I'm obviously forgetting to add baby oil to my three baths a day.Duh!Problem solved.(Oh come on......tell me you don't wake up......take a bath/or shower, then come home and...
Monday, October 27, 2008
Little Bits
Little things from this week that made me smile..........and cause it's Week 4 in Accounting, I need smiles people! Sleep, Work, Hunt (repeat).......... The Man, my guy washing my beloved puppy in MY big tub because Murphy's chunky butt is now too big for a sink bath. They grow so fast. I was such a big help, I cheered them on. Princess keeping the Murphster warm after his bath....... such a lovely warm child. Duchess actually getting within 5 feet of Murphy. She's come a long way baby and is no...
Sunday, October 26, 2008
WTF?
I waited weeks till it went on sale, then made the trip to B&N for it and then sat down and read it all yesterday. In one sitting.......for it to end in a seriously disturbing cliffhanger.......dang.....So my accounting source is out of contact.......anyone really stinking good at accounting want to check my homework for ...
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Wind is Blowing
Does anyone else feel like the wind is blowing in the wrong direction?I'm really nervous about the state of our nation. The very basis for all our economics is dwindling. Times they are achanging. Except, I don't notice it anywhere but the news. I'm not seeing the difference in the amount of shoppers at the mall or B&N (where I may or may not have just bought books). People are still buying and that includes me.I'm having a change of heart.I'm thinking that a more minimalistic lifestyle might be in order.Which hurts my heart cause it means no more high heels shoes.But you know what, if the...
Friday, October 24, 2008
This & That
1. It's week 3 of accounting. I just finished my homework for the week. It was 18 problems. I had taken 12 pages of notes, and it took 6 scrolls of my spreadsheet in Excel to get to the bottom. How many licks to the center of a lolly pop?2. Lucky for me, I work with some super smart peeps. Honestly there is one person so smart in accounting (hello CPA) and so patient with me that on my break today I went and had a mini meltdown over not knowing how to do my depreciation accounts. He taught them to me. In 5 minutes. Gawd......if only I were that sharp. To digest this crap and spit it up golden....
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
(Mental Eyeroll)
Tonight after making the rush after work trip to pick up Jade before the dealership closed, I remembered that we had literacy night at Duchess' school. Which we thought was a manditory meeting. Whatever. So I met the kids and The Man there.It was in actuality a meeting for the teachers to laminte that they only had 2.5 hours a day to teach our kindergarteners. Therefore it was to teach us parents how to jump in and assist in our teaching our children.Sight word practice, every night. Reading (for...
Sub par to .....
The rental car company called me today. They quickly explained that they wanted to "swap" my little sub par rental with something else, "cause we sold that car".(Silence)You sold that piece of crap? (His silence)So an hour later I get a call that they are in my office lobby awaiting to run me down and switch cars.So I got a station wagon.............Peeps, just in case you don't know me by now, I have never been nor will I ever be a station wagon kind of girl........no offense if you are, it's all cool. For you, not for me.So I quickly called to check on Jade and turns out she'll be ready tonight...
Monday, October 20, 2008
oh baby......
When I get stuck taking pictures without my camera, I'm usually using my crackberry. So that explains the sub par pictures, not be confused with the sub par rental.So today since I had the day off with the kids, I actually had time to go with Duchess to see her in action at karate. Usually I get blow-by-blow from Princess as Duchess goes over from after school care while I'm still at work.I had no clue what I was missing........ The kid is a tiger. Except, she stops in mid-move to fix her hair,...
Sunday, October 19, 2008
She Rocks
Last night Princess had her first karate test. She was going for yellow belt. Adding some color to her all white outfit. Duchess and I were sitting quietly watching....... Okay not so quietly, I was hooting and hollaring and clapping at this point. Duchess was playing her Barbie computer so it wasn't quiet at all. Think "good job" in Barbie's extremely high feminine voice. I hate that voice. Barbie needs a smoking habit, roughen that voice up a little. She went to town on her classmate who showed...
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Dear Jade,
Dear Jade,I miss you. I am having horrible separation anxiety. I miss everything about you, and frankly my rental car is just sh*t. It can't hold a candle to you.I should have known that when I took you in for your doctor's appointment (i.e. warranty check up) that you wouldn't be coming home anytime soon. I took you in because Princess broke your back passenger door (let this be a lesson that yes, you can break the door from slamming it too hard), your engine light was on, your nifty sunroof suddently...
Friday, October 17, 2008
My Night in Pictures (with subtitles)
(While The Man grilled dinner, I did homework........got stuck........ ranted...... raved...... complained.... whined........ got annoying...... ignored him when he threatened to move me to the basement......... whined some more......... panicked........ and so on..........)(Officially confused..... cause honestly.......when dealing with rent expenses, I understand..... dealing with acquisions...... I understand......... dealing with rental equipment........ lost in the woods........ was it a (-)...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Blaring in my Car Today.....
Keeping it real folks.... and may I suggest twitching your shoulders and wiggling your butt to the beat. It truly does enhance the song..........
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Week 1 Over
Week one of Accounting 1001 is over. Someone please remind me why oh why someone who still counts on her fingers has to have accounting for her degree? Please, cause my degree sure as shippy isn't in accounting.Anyway, week 1 is over and I made an A on my test. But I'm still awaiting the grading on the rest of the week. Sigh........But last night I began homework for this week, and for my life I couldn't figure out why I was lost. Why after reading the chapter twice, taking notes and then highlighting...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Irony
Last night we took the kids on another reward/chore chart treat. Since the nickel arcade was closed, we diverted and took them ice skating.This is huge because only one person in the family has skated before, Princess. So after an hour and 12 minutes we threw in the towel. Mainly because while Duchess and The Man were holding hands and inching along the edge of the rink, Princess was lapping like a pro and being super cute. Me, well let's just put it this way, my left side has a bruise the size...
Thursday, October 9, 2008
In Loving Honor
When the news come, you just stop. The gross margin % numbers I was configuring just blurred. I just sat. The Man got a call and just like that, things are different. I came home to wrap my arms around him and just hold on tight.You were the man who taught my man how to do everything wrong. The one who introduced him to trouble, yet who built him up and made him who he is today. You taught him to fish, you taught him to swear properly and then not to tell his dad.You were a helluva man. You were one of 11 kids raised during the Great Depression, you were the last to pass on. You were handsome...
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Blurry Take Down
Since Princess got her karate sparring gear, she's been practicing on The Man. Notice that to "even" up the score, mom tied his right arm up and made him fight on his knees......But this blurry photo is the documented proof that her roundhouse kick is improving quite abit.Get'em g...
Monday, October 6, 2008
Fruits of my Efforts
Dear new pink/white Naughty Monkey shoes:I love you. I can't wait to have you on my feet. I'm very excited that you only have a 3 inch heel rather than my usual 4 inch stack. I'm also excited because you are freaking hot! Given that I dress like a school librarian most of the time, I can count on you to liven up my day. All I have to do is look down......Sigh........Hello lover......I'm a dangerous shoe shopper. The scariest part? The girls will fight over who gets to try them on first. I'm raising...
Sunday, October 5, 2008
True Love
Do you ever wonder how much someone might truly love you? Seriously ponder the thought?Well I have no doubts at all about the Photo-Elusive-Step-Dad of mine.While chatting with my mother earlier on the phone, I was hosing off my porch and generally prepping my front porch for cold weather when I mentioned that I wanted a fence to sink above my log so that I could drap it with honeysuckle come spring.She immediately handed to phone to the Photo-Elusive-Step-Dad who reminded me that he was venturing...
Send Help......
It's raining, the girls are confined to their rooms until they either fall asleep or clean them. I'm done with my homework and....and.....I'm shopping for shoes......Help!...
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Debate Central
So Thursday night in preparation of the VP debate, we set up our entertainment center, high tech we are not...... Grabbed speakers from the desktop downstairs to watch on the laptop while we cooked, ate and then cleaned up from dinner. When it started I was almost done with dinner. We sat quietly and all listened while we ate, until the same-sex part then we muted it for the kiddos. The by the time it was over, I had the entire kitchen cleaned and shiney. The kids crashed, leaving The Man and I...
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
What do you do on Saturday afternoons?
Welcome to the mountain behind my house. Seriously if you follow my street out about a block, the road disappears into a gravel road that leads up these mountains. So this is where we 4x4 and shoot. Speaking of shooting, I was trying out The Man's pea-popper. Which is actually an AK-47 but what's in a name.....that thing is jamming! And did I mention it was Saturday? Hence the comfy clothes and boots. Shut up........ This is the real reason I went.................Daymn!!!!!!!!!!! And can I just...
