I was going to title this post: "yes, I am still alive" but I used that one already. I was going to title this post: "the good, the bad, and the ugly" but same problem......wow! whoever said I was creative was wrong!
anyway.....I am going to do this in bullet style because there is so much to cover and none of us has all day:
good - the ceiling is almost done
good - the popcorn stuff is gone
bad - it looks horrible
good - we should be able to fix the parts that messed up easily
bad - it will still looks horrible
good - I got a wall paint even
good - the color looks really cool
side note: J was surprised by how notwhite our walls were compared to the ceiling
good - I think painting the walls will go quickly next weekend
bad - my right arm is really sore and my fingers/hand keep going numb
good - I expect it is only temporary
bad - I am so sore that I didn't shave my legs today.....and they REALLY needed it
good - dinner is in the crockpot for tonight
bad - it is probably the only night this week we are eating at home
good - I am almost done with my DT stuff for this week
bad - I haven't really scrapped in 2 or 3 weeks......but my shopping hasn't slowed down
bad - our Dyson was shocking R yesterday while he vacuumed up after the paintfest
good - they are going to send a replacement part that should solve the problem
bad - I want to know how to get a cute little picture to show up next to my name when I post on other's blogs......but can't figure it out
bad - I want a visitor counter on this blog....but (well, see above! lol!)
I had other stuffs to say....but can't remember now!
ETA..........yes, I know I was tagged.......10 odd things about me. I haven't forgotten.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
blame it on the heat!
today my car told me it reached 90 degrees in our fair city. quite warm for this time of year. and while it will get even 20+ degrees warmer during the summer, I think this little heat wave has thrown people for a loop.
I can't believe how many dangerous driving incidents I saw today and how many horrible drivers were on the road. like the guy making a left hand turn.....from the right hand lane. the old people (yes, they were old) that cut someone off to turn left into the suicide lane......then laid on the horn because the guy already IN the suicide lane was in their way (they solved that problem by driving around him and cutting off someone already in moving traffic). and my final example (though not the only other incident I saw) is the girl who drove down the turn lane and missed the green light so she kept going straight through the intersection and through the red light......all while going about 10 miles over the speed limit and chatting away on her cell phone!
let me tell you, I was thankful to come home to find dh's unharmed car in the driveway. I can only imagine the insanity he saw driving home in rush hour traffic!
I can't believe how many dangerous driving incidents I saw today and how many horrible drivers were on the road. like the guy making a left hand turn.....from the right hand lane. the old people (yes, they were old) that cut someone off to turn left into the suicide lane......then laid on the horn because the guy already IN the suicide lane was in their way (they solved that problem by driving around him and cutting off someone already in moving traffic). and my final example (though not the only other incident I saw) is the girl who drove down the turn lane and missed the green light so she kept going straight through the intersection and through the red light......all while going about 10 miles over the speed limit and chatting away on her cell phone!
let me tell you, I was thankful to come home to find dh's unharmed car in the driveway. I can only imagine the insanity he saw driving home in rush hour traffic!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
today's PSA.......school lock down notification!
Lock Down Alert
supposedly this site will send you a text message or e-mail if/when your child's school has a lockdown situation. then you can go to their site and find out more detailed information. IF it works what a great resource it can be! I really would have loved it on Friday!!!
supposedly this site will send you a text message or e-mail if/when your child's school has a lockdown situation. then you can go to their site and find out more detailed information. IF it works what a great resource it can be! I really would have loved it on Friday!!!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
the way I see it #225
People don't read enough. And what reading we do is cursory, without absorbing the subtleties and nuances that lie deep within - Wow, you've stopped paying attention, haven't you? People can't even read a coffee cup without drifting off.
~ David Shore (Creator and executive producer of the television drama House)
hhhmmm........that is what my Starbuck's cup said today. gee, kinda funny, don't ya think, DENNIS?!?!?!
~ David Shore (Creator and executive producer of the television drama House)
hhhmmm........that is what my Starbuck's cup said today. gee, kinda funny, don't ya think, DENNIS?!?!?!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
what gives?!??!
so I use Suave shampoo and conditioner for color treated hair. until recently, finding it hasn't been a problem. last week I realized I was running low on shampoo so when I was at Kmart (because for SOOOOOOME reason R thinks they are the greatest place in the world for jeans......don't ask, I have no clue) I went over to the hair care section to grab some shampoo and conditioner. well, they didn't HAVE the shampoo....just conditioner. there wasn't even a tag marking the spot for shampoo. like people who have color treated hair don't wash their hair?!?!?
needless to say, I didn't buy the conditioner.
this morning I was ahead of schedule (well, really more like ON schedule) and had a few minutes before work started to cruise Walmart. as a rule I tend not to shop there, but can't beat the fact that they are open at 7am while my beloved Target is not open until 8am......30 minutes after I start work. I went over to get myself my shampoo and conditioner (and Swiss Ives facial scrub that I can't seem to find anywhere else either for some reason). oddly enough........they had the shampoo but not the conditioner. (insert shocked smilie here) what gives?!?!? atleast there was a shelf tag for the conditioner. am I buying some fad product that has reached such high demands that it can't be kept in stock?!?!? it is just generic shampoo and conditioner for crying out loud!
needless to say, I bought the shampoo. guess I need to stop at Kmart on the way home now.
needless to say, I didn't buy the conditioner.
this morning I was ahead of schedule (well, really more like ON schedule) and had a few minutes before work started to cruise Walmart. as a rule I tend not to shop there, but can't beat the fact that they are open at 7am while my beloved Target is not open until 8am......30 minutes after I start work. I went over to get myself my shampoo and conditioner (and Swiss Ives facial scrub that I can't seem to find anywhere else either for some reason). oddly enough........they had the shampoo but not the conditioner. (insert shocked smilie here) what gives?!?!? atleast there was a shelf tag for the conditioner. am I buying some fad product that has reached such high demands that it can't be kept in stock?!?!? it is just generic shampoo and conditioner for crying out loud!
needless to say, I bought the shampoo. guess I need to stop at Kmart on the way home now.
Monday, April 23, 2007
she LIVES!!!!
but almost barely it seems.......
still really not too happy about all that went down on Friday. by the end of the day we had received a total of 3 pre-recorded phone calls from the school. the final one said that school stayed in session in lock-down for the entire day but also thanked all the parents that did come get their kids! lol! through conversations with other students my guess is that R's class was at half capacity or less by the end of the day.
Friday night R went to serve dinner at the VFW that sponsors his Scout Troop. found out that J's father is a member of that post! sheesh! you would think they would TALK and know this stuff! lol! as J and R and D are members of the VFW through J's dad.....technically they ALL sponsor R's Troop! while the dinner was going on, J got the stuff for the beginning of our living room project. (see next paragraph)
Saturday........Saturday was spent scraping that ugly nasty acoustial crud off our ceiling. J and I spent most of the day on ladders swearing as wet plaster-like junk was falling on our heads or (in J's case) because our arms were getting sore from holding a heavy pole with a heavy bag filled with that wet plaster-like junk in it. it was gross it took forever but now it is gone. and when it was done we swept and vacuumed the carpet (even though it is getting replaced in a few weeks). I just couldn't handle all that stuff getting tracked everywhere. and even though (with the boys' help) we got a great majority of it up.....there are still pieces everywhere. I am SOOOOOO sore!!!!! and next weekend we get to texturize the ceiling and then paint it and the walls!!
Sunday Lindsay from Cosmo Cricket was in town for a trade show with one of his rep companies. I went down to hang out and help him out. had a BLAST!!! it was probably good that I spent most of the day standing. I have noticed that standing up after sitting for awhile is the worst thing! lol!! we taught a class in the morning and then cruised some of the lss in the afternoon. what a blast to see things through his eyes! after that he took me and the boys to dinner. he and J got along nicely. they mostly talked Scouting (and scrapbooking! lol!!). Lindsay has 4 sons and 3 are Eagle Scouts and the 4th will be shortly. after that R went back to the show with us for the evening's make & take fest. R helped me set up the table and get things started. then he took some time to go around to the other tables to see what was going on. R was in total make & take HEAVEN!! that boy definately loves his crafts! lol!! before it had ended I had to drag him away to take him home. I am sure he went to bed with dreams of adhesive and distressing running through his head. one moment totally cracked me up.....I went over to the table he was working at to let him know that was his last station before we needed to leave......he shook his head and just kept saying, "adhesive.....Mom, I need the adhesive."
today....back to work.
still really not too happy about all that went down on Friday. by the end of the day we had received a total of 3 pre-recorded phone calls from the school. the final one said that school stayed in session in lock-down for the entire day but also thanked all the parents that did come get their kids! lol! through conversations with other students my guess is that R's class was at half capacity or less by the end of the day.
Friday night R went to serve dinner at the VFW that sponsors his Scout Troop. found out that J's father is a member of that post! sheesh! you would think they would TALK and know this stuff! lol! as J and R and D are members of the VFW through J's dad.....technically they ALL sponsor R's Troop! while the dinner was going on, J got the stuff for the beginning of our living room project. (see next paragraph)
Saturday........Saturday was spent scraping that ugly nasty acoustial crud off our ceiling. J and I spent most of the day on ladders swearing as wet plaster-like junk was falling on our heads or (in J's case) because our arms were getting sore from holding a heavy pole with a heavy bag filled with that wet plaster-like junk in it. it was gross it took forever but now it is gone. and when it was done we swept and vacuumed the carpet (even though it is getting replaced in a few weeks). I just couldn't handle all that stuff getting tracked everywhere. and even though (with the boys' help) we got a great majority of it up.....there are still pieces everywhere. I am SOOOOOO sore!!!!! and next weekend we get to texturize the ceiling and then paint it and the walls!!
Sunday Lindsay from Cosmo Cricket was in town for a trade show with one of his rep companies. I went down to hang out and help him out. had a BLAST!!! it was probably good that I spent most of the day standing. I have noticed that standing up after sitting for awhile is the worst thing! lol!! we taught a class in the morning and then cruised some of the lss in the afternoon. what a blast to see things through his eyes! after that he took me and the boys to dinner. he and J got along nicely. they mostly talked Scouting (and scrapbooking! lol!!). Lindsay has 4 sons and 3 are Eagle Scouts and the 4th will be shortly. after that R went back to the show with us for the evening's make & take fest. R helped me set up the table and get things started. then he took some time to go around to the other tables to see what was going on. R was in total make & take HEAVEN!! that boy definately loves his crafts! lol!! before it had ended I had to drag him away to take him home. I am sure he went to bed with dreams of adhesive and distressing running through his head. one moment totally cracked me up.....I went over to the table he was working at to let him know that was his last station before we needed to leave......he shook his head and just kept saying, "adhesive.....Mom, I need the adhesive."
today....back to work.
Friday, April 20, 2007
and now I am pissed...
I am at home with the boys. just picked them up from school (well, actually got them an hour ago but we went and grabbed some McDs since they hadn't had lunch at school yet). the high school they share a campus with went into lockdown and then sent all their kids home. the boys' school went into lockdown and were turning away the busses for the afternoon kindergarten classes. by the time I got there half of our city's finest were milling around along with a local tv station. seems there was a call with threatened violence at the high school. anyway, they didn't close our school down (yet) but it was only a matter of time. I beat the rush to get my kids......literally. it was a packed madhouse when we walked off campus. I beat the rush thanks to a call from a friend who works at a different school. by the time we got home their was a nice long rambling yet lacking details message on the answering machine from the school principal.
anyway.....I am NOT pissed because I am home. I am PISSED because some stupid idiot has once again decided that calling in a threat would be funny. I am PISSED because my boys were scared. because they could tell from their teachers attitudes that this lockdown was different. and I really hope they catch the person/kid who did this.
and yes, my previous post said that I thought people over reacted yesterday. I still think they did. what makes today different?!?! they closed down one school and sent one other into lockdown. the entire county/school district did not come to a grinding halt. did I over react in going to get my boys? no, honestly I didn't. but I didn't get them because of the threat. I got them because I was going to have to go get them anyway. by 2pm that campus will be empty or we will have been told to come get them anyway. this way I am done and home instead of waiting in the school cafeteria for an hour while the overworked hall monitor and school principal ran back and forth to classrooms. heck, already before I left earlier they had called in administrators from other schools to help.
I am back to my original question........WHY????
anyway.....I am NOT pissed because I am home. I am PISSED because some stupid idiot has once again decided that calling in a threat would be funny. I am PISSED because my boys were scared. because they could tell from their teachers attitudes that this lockdown was different. and I really hope they catch the person/kid who did this.
and yes, my previous post said that I thought people over reacted yesterday. I still think they did. what makes today different?!?! they closed down one school and sent one other into lockdown. the entire county/school district did not come to a grinding halt. did I over react in going to get my boys? no, honestly I didn't. but I didn't get them because of the threat. I got them because I was going to have to go get them anyway. by 2pm that campus will be empty or we will have been told to come get them anyway. this way I am done and home instead of waiting in the school cafeteria for an hour while the overworked hall monitor and school principal ran back and forth to classrooms. heck, already before I left earlier they had called in administrators from other schools to help.
I am back to my original question........WHY????
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