May 31, 2005
The weekend seemed like one big LONG cookout. From Friday out on the boat with friends to Saturday at my moms, to Sunday driving around Tampa, and Monday - yardwork and our own cookout - it’s a wonder I didn’t gain 10 pounds from all the food I stuffed down.
I just ate some leftover chicken - mmm! Chicken drumsticks taste better the next day I think. Cold. Here are some , including our flower bed re-do project.
5:53 pm
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May 27, 2005
I’m now the mother of a 4th grader, a 3rd grader, and a 1st grader.
It seems like school just started yesterday. And now it’s over…at least for the next 10 weeks!
5:54 pm
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May 26, 2005
There’s a certain sense of satisfaction in going to the restroom at B.O.B. (big office building) and seeing that the seats are all up on the toilets in the ladies room. This doesn’t mean we are sharing with the men in the suite - it means the last person to touch that toilet was the cleaning lady, and it’s all sanitized for my protection.
I love knowing I’m the first ass of the day to hit that seat.
Doesn’t take much to make me happy.
5:55 pm
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As soon as I saw [url=http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12319277&postID=111714191779818831]this post[/url] on [url=http://supatwinsmama.blogspot.com/]Laura’s site[/url] I knew I had a picture of Gracie in that exact position!
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May 25, 2005
My 13 year old niece has a fascination with the band Green Day. The way she goes on about the boys, you’d think she discovered them last week. I was talking to her at the boy’s birthday party and surprised her by mentioning that I’ve seen them in concert. After she got over her initial shock of realizing I like some of the same music she does, despite our 15 year age difference, she started asking me questions - where, when…?
I told her Jim and I saw them 11 YEARS ago as an opening act for Nine Inch Nails at the Florida State Fairgrounds. It was a general admission show and one of my first and only times in the mosh pit. She did a double take upon realizing that the band has been around for “THAT LONG” (as she put it). I had to take her down another notch by letting her know that the object of her affections, aka the lead singer Billie Joe, is older than ME and old enough to be her father practically…and he’s got a son just a few years younger than her.
<Nelson>Ha, ha!</nelson>
I love doing that shit.
5:56 pm
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May 24, 2005
We’ve decided that since our soon to be 8 year old daughter is still sucking her thumb and shows no signs of stopping, we’re going to assist her. She’s been talked to by the dentist and knows it’s not what she should be doing, but she’s….shall we say…a stubborn child? She doesn’t just suck her thumb at bed time. She does it while she reads, watches TV, rides in the car…basically anytime she doesn’t need that hand!
I bought the stuff to paint on her thumb to make it taste bad. And oh my…the tears, the wailing, the tantrum! She was up 2 hours past her bed time last night crying about not being able to suck her thumb. She finally fell asleep on me, on the couch. I put her in bed and found her sucking her thumb this morning, so we repainted it.
Wish me luck. I think I’m going to need it.
5:58 pm
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My sister & I are emailing back and forth while we’re both at work. She’s making me laugh so hard, I’m afraid my boss is going to ask me what’s so funny…she’s channeling our father and we’re both having flashbacks to our childhood!
Colleen: Mom wants to have a cookout Saturday.
She replied: Are you asking my permission…????
Colleen: Yes, I am going to do that from now on. Can I go to the movies Saturday night also?
She replied: NO. Have you cleaned your room??
Colleen: Yes. And vacuumed, and cleaned the bathroom. And did eleventy-seven loads of laundry.
She replied: What about the dishes???
Colleen: Dishwasher was run and Jim emptied it this morning. (And he did not burn the sketti last night)
She replied: Did you pick up the papers in the side yard?
Colleen: Picked up papers and poop and sticks. The lawn mower can’t go over sticks you know.
She replied: LOL. Did you bring the garbage cans in? And why is that dogs bowl empty?? Go get me a 1/4 inch wrench with adjustable socket…and don’t get me the wrong size!! AND HURRY UP!!! I thought you swept this carport?? Why is there a leaf in the corner?? Did you do it with your eyes closed? Did you bring your lunch bag home?? NO?? Then you will have to carry your sandwich in your hand tomorrow! OK, you can go then…but if you do one thing wrong between now and Saturday, you’re not going anywhere! Damn kid.
Colleen: Stop…can’t breathe…laughing too hard!
She replied: I was laughing as I wrote it..and getting a look from my cube neighbor!
We could entertain each other with “Steve-isms” all day long!!!
Did you finish everything on your list??
Are the wastebaskets empty??
Why is there crumbs on this counter??
Kool Aid stains the formica!
Do you need me to show you how to wring out a washcloth the right way?
Get me a glass of ice water to have with my ice cream!
Did you drink your juice?
Put that damn book away!
Go sweep out the gutter!
5:57 pm
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May 23, 2005
We were able to hit Magic Kingdom, MGM, and Epcot. My son is apparently MUCH braver now that’s he’s 6 and tried ALL the wild rides - Thunder Mtn, Space Mtn, Tower of Terror, Mission Space, Test Track…
Grace is not as brave and only did Mission Space, Test Track and Thunder Mountain for her big rides. I got to take Catherine on Rockin’ Roller Coaster 2 times and that coaster is the BOMB! We all had a good time and the weather wasn’t too god awful hot and we avoided what little rain there was. And the parade at MGM….SO COOL! I admit, I am a huge Star Wars geek. It was great seeing all of the characters up close. From the storm troopers on the roof as we arrived, to Darth Maul getting 2 feet away from us in the parade, the whole thing just blew me away.
Here are a few pictures [url=http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=j1j0ie7.bzagps2b&x=1&h=1&y=-ks0b7y]from our Disney weekend[/url]. Wah…I wish I was back in the Magic Kingdom. A bad day there is better than a good day at work!
5:59 pm
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May 18, 2005
There’s this recruiter at work who is currently walking around the office talking on his hands free phone headset thingamabob. He leaves the suite and goes into the hallway. Where the hell is he going? There’s nothing out there except the exit and the bathroom. I wonder if his clients know he may be going tinkle while he’s talking to them? And dude…put your SHOES back on. A guy who wears a shirt and tie to work shouldn’t be walking around in his socks.
6:01 pm
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May 16, 2005
Is it that hard to say thank you? Maybe I’m just cranky (entirely possible!) but in the past few weeks I’ve noticed less and less people in the service industry saying thank you to customers. I’ve worked as a cashier and saying it was automatic. Smile when the customer approaches, ask how you can help them, hand them a receipt/change, smile, and thank them. Yet I find myself saying thank you to the cashier more and more often, with a blank stare in return. Or I go passive agressive on them and say “You’re welcome!” in a big loud sing song voice.
6:04 pm
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