Posted on Jan 26, 2008 under Daily Life, Life |
Well here I am sitting in front of the computer on another exciting Saturday night around ye olde house. Hubby is downstairs in the family room watching something that I am sure I would have no interest in and the pooch is currently camped out on top of my feet sleeping (I know he is sleeping because he does the cutest little sighs when he sleeps). I actually just got home about an hour ago from running some errands (just in time too because we have started to get a nasty snowstorm). So, because there isn’t really anything truly exciting to write about I thought I would jot down my weekend so far (I know, totally exciting for my two readers). So, here we go!!
My weekend so far:
- I couldn’t believe that slept in today until almost 1030 which really is unheard of for me. Actually I had set the alarm for 8 so that hubby could take my car over to the car dealer where he works parttime and clean it all up for me. (Have I ever mentioned how lucky I am?)
- Had my morning coffee and hubby made me breakfast and I surfed the internet for a bit and even did a meme (see below)
- I gave myself a manicure while watching back to back cooking shows
- Mopped the floors on the main level of the house, made my bed, vacuumed and dusted
- Had to pick my niece up at dance class for 4 and then went to my dad’s to get his grocery list
- Ended up going to Wallyworld and spent over a hundred dollars and can’t figure out now what I bought! (Ok, really not true but I am in denial because every time I go to that store I swear I find things that I never knew I needed! 
Well also I did promise my niece a portable CD player to take with her when she went away next weekend for a hockey tournament so it truly wasn’t really all about me!)
- Took my niece to McDonalds and while she ate in the car I actually saw someone using a pay phone! Now, I don’t know about anyone else but how often do you see someone using a pay phone anymore? There were talking about it yesterday on my favorite radio station on my way to work yesterday morning and so I decided to really watch what people were doing when I was out today. I definitely saw a lot of cell phones in use but only one lone guy using a pay phone. Then of course I started wondering - hmm why would he be using that pay phone? Was he up to no good? Oh you have no idea where my mind goes sometimes!
- Got my dad’s grocery shopping done and my niece and I visited there for about an hour before I decided to get her home and me home as well.
- Had a delicious peanut butter and jam sandwich with a nice cold glass of milk for dinner and now here I am doing this entry.
I warned you it wouldn’t be exciting but hey it’s a day in my life! So that’s it for tonight - I am outta here!
Posted on Jan 26, 2008 under meme, Life |
Found this at another blog and thought I would try it:
MOUTHOLOGY
Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant? A. Harvey’s
Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? A. A local bar/restaurant called Manhattans
Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant? A. 20%
Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? A. French onion soup
Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice? A. cheese and mushrooms
Q. What do you like to put on your toast? A. butter and peanut butter
TECHNOLOGY
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer? A. A picture of my nephew on desktop and hubby on laptop
Q. How many televisions are in your house? A. three
BIOLOGY
Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed? A. left handed
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body? A. Oh yeah - tonsils, adenoids and gallbladder
Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted? A. Hmm - my laptop?
Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious? A. no
BULL****OLOLY
Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? A. NO
Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to? A. I like my name!
Q. What color do you think looks best on you? A. certain colors of brown and burnt orange
Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake? A. Yup - we were away one time and I was talking to hubby and went to give him his blood thinning pill he takes every day (coumadin) and without thinking I popped it in my mouth and swallowed with water! Needless to say - I FREAKED OUT!
Q. Have you ever saved some one’s life? A. no
Q. Has someone ever saved yours? A. no
DAREOLOGY
Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100? A. Sure why not?
Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000? A. NOPE
Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000? A. Where do I pick up my money?
Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000? A. definitely not every going to happen!
Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? A. Are you crazy?
Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000? A. No
DUMBOLOGY
Q: What is in your left pocket? A: I have on a skirt, no pockets
Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie? A: never watched it
Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower? A: stand
Q: Could you live with roommates? A: no
Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own? A: Hmmm about 10 pairs
Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops? A: Many years ago when hubby got stopped for speeding (twice)
Q: What do you want to be when you grow up? A: Well since I am already grown up I already know. Now when I was growing up I wanted to be a teacher but somehow ended up as an HR Scheduling Coordinator.
LASTOLOGY
Q: Last Friend you talked to? A: BK - we talked on Thursday night for almost an hour.
Q: Last person who called you? My sister
Q: Last person you saw? A: Hubby
FAVORITOLOGY
Q: Number? A: 7
Q: Season? A: Spring
CURRENTOLOGY
Q: Missing someone? A: My MOM - every day!
Q: Mood? A: content, happpy
Q: Listening to? A: The sound of a truck backing up at the construction site next door
Q: Watching? A: The truck backing up at the construction site next door
Q: Worrying about? A: nothing right at this minute
RANDOMOLOGY
Q: First place you went this morning? A: bathroom
Q: What can you not wait to do? A: Get healthier
Q: What’s the last movie you saw? A: Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Q: Do you smile often? A: yes
Q: Are you a friendly person? A: I think I am and am often told that as well
OK everyone - I did so you can to! Leave me a comment and I will go read your answers!
Posted on Jan 25, 2008 under Daily Life, Work, Life |
This has been a long week; I have no idea why but was I ever glad to see the end of the work today. Granted my work days have been ending again at 6 instead of 430 but thankfully its a temporary situation. I started training my replacement this week for my old job and it’s been quite the challenge. Not because she isn’t great for the job (because she definitely will be ok) but just trying to train her and do about ten other jobs at the same time has taken it’s toll on me this week. I actually woke up this morning and knew right away I was going to be grumpy. I even warned them at work this morning that I was having a grumpy day. Don’t get me wrong though - I still love my new job and wouldn’t trade it for anything but I do admit that it is kind of sad training someone for me old job. I have really had to let go and am trying to let her do things the way she wants to for scheduling etc. and for me that is huge! At least I can laugh about it!
Needless to say I knew that tonight was going to be a chicken wings and beer night with hubby at our favorite little neighbourhood bar. So once I got home we headed over there and our regular waitress brought over a nice ice cold Coors Light and about 20 minutes a big order of chicken wings. It was definitely a good way to unwind; spending some time with hubby and a couple of nice cold beers. I am feeling much better already!
Thanks to everyone that wrote about my aunt; your prayers and thoughts are appreciated. That’s it for tonight; I hear my bed calling!
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 under Daily Life, Life, Family |
Now that I work about 30 minutes from home and its all highway driving I start every day with the weather channel before I leave each morning. This morning it said that there was snow coming but of course I looked out the window and thought “yeah right” and didn’t bother with boots. Definitely a mistake I learned well when I drove home tonight with cold wet feet ( because as soon as I got onto the mountain in Hamilton I was hit with the start of a storm that pretty well lasted throughout the day off and on). We all decided to head out of the office right on time for a change so I left just after 4:30. It usually takes me 35 minutes to get home but today it took me 65 minutes but I wasn’t in a rush to get home anyways. My side of the QEW (Niagara bound) was slow moving but no accidents; the other side of th QEW (Toronto bound) was a mess. I counted 8 cars that had either slid into a ditch or in the case of three different vehicles - they were turned right around facing the other way in the pullover emergency lane. Now I know the weather was bad so tell me why do people insist on driving like idiots? I had a couple of jerks speed past me only to have to stop two cars ahead of me - bet he was damn glad to have made it that much further up the road. Then there are those that feel they need to slow down to a turtle crawl just so they can see what is happening on the other side of the road.
Over the weekend we had some bad news and of course my first thought was not another bad year. I had to give myself a shake and not let myself start thinking negative thoughts everytime something bad happens. Anyways, my aunt (my mom’s sister) was diagnosed on Friday with MS. In one way I feel heart broken for her and then in another way it answers so many questions. When I was talking with my uncle on Saturday afternoon he said it was like the light was turned on and so much was answered for him in regards to things that have been going wrong with her. She has a great attitude but she is so much like me mom and we are worried that she will fall into a depression. Please keep her in your thoughts a prayers.
Hubby and our neighbour finally got around to putting my chair together and I will never order anything from the Brick again that isn’t put together! Good thing we have such a great neighbour because hubby and I would have killed each other trying to put the thing together. But, now that it’s all put together I do love it. It is so nice to have a comfy chair again to read or to grab my laptop and relax for a bit.
So, that’s about it for tonight - I leave you with a few pics I took the other day.
My new chair:
Chapter One of Many to follow:
