Sunday - OMG - think it was hot enough! It was in the mid 90s outside and got up to 89 inside. I couldn't handle another day of heat so I headed to air-conditioning! I went to Target for a bit and then to the movies. I saw Wanted w/Angelina Jolie - it was OK - not as good as I had heard it was going to be but it was entertaining - and the theater was nice and cool. Afterwards I went and hung out at Barnes and Noble - I got a book and a frozen drink at the Starbucks in the back - read and enjoyed the coolness of air-conditioning!! When I got home I just positioned fans so that I could have some air moving around me. I do not like the heat!
Monday - my last day of full vacation! The rest of the week will still be vacation from L but this is my last full day at home by myself! I decided to hang around the house. I finally decided to tackle L's room. I had gone in there on Thursday and started to pick things up - without going in to too much detail - let's just say I found a few items that a mother just doesn't need to know about. So - I went in to her room today - moved things onto her bed so I could put the trundle back under it - cleaned up garbage and dishes - vacuumed the floor. I am going to do some of the more disgusting laundry but everything else I am going to just leave for her to go through.
L did call me today - I missed it so I called her back - she was having dinner so she couldn't really talk - she was able to let me know that her step-mother Randi has not said one word to her. She is talking to everyone else and just pretends that L isn't even there - L said she passed her on the stairs and said Hi and Randi just glared at her. She said she talked to her Dad but then her phone started breaking up so she couldn't let me know what he had to say. She said she would get on-line later and IM me. That woman just really pisses me off!! She has the audacity to have her Daddy send me an email to have some christian compassion and send her money and yet she can't even be civil to L for 1 week. Aughhhhhh!!! I swear - I am not a violent person but I would really like to beat the crap out of her right now - and Alan because it seems like he's being the same person and not even sticking up for his daughter. How can you let someone treat your child like that and not do anything about it. I just don't understand.
Well -Qtr End starts tomorrow - and I get to start it of by having a little discussion with my employee about what delegation means. I heard from someone at work that Vicky was complaining about an assignment I had given her to do on 7/1 - which is the day a lot of accounts have to be downloaded form different sights - she told someone that she feels like she shouldn't have to do it because AdSpend is my job and not hers and that if I'm not going to be doing part of Google then she isn't either. Yup - been treating this girl with kid gloves and trying to give her guidance because she's young but she doesn't seem to be getting it so I guess I will be having a discussion with her tomorrow. Fun Fun Fun.
De
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Vacation - Day 2
Day 2 is coming to a close - I certainly picked a good time for stay at home vacation - the weather is very nice. Today it is clear blue skies and it got up to 91*!! It is 86 inside the condo. The weather this year driving me crazy - we are either below average or above average - what happened to average! I did the cleaning before it got too hot inside and then I was contemplating going somewhere where there is air conditioning - but i fell asleep on the couch! When I fell asleep it was 78 in the condo and I woke up to 86!! It is now 10 pm and it is still 86 inside. I just went to the grocery store to get Popsicles and to ride in the air conditioned car! I could have just stood in the freezer section all night!
Today's cleaning was to shampoo the dining room carpet to see if I could get out the Muppet and L stains. I think they faded a bit but they certainly didn't come up. I am definitely going to need to get new carpeting here sometime soon. I'm not sure if I can wait for L to move out - although if I get it before she moves out there will definitely be a no food in the bedroom rule reinstated. The next room was L's bathroom. Let me just say - eeeewwwwwww!
It's supposed to be hotter tomorrow so I think my cleaning may have to wait a bit - whatever I don't get done in the cool morning hours that is. After that I am headed to either the mall or the movies.
Stay Cool ~
De
Today's cleaning was to shampoo the dining room carpet to see if I could get out the Muppet and L stains. I think they faded a bit but they certainly didn't come up. I am definitely going to need to get new carpeting here sometime soon. I'm not sure if I can wait for L to move out - although if I get it before she moves out there will definitely be a no food in the bedroom rule reinstated. The next room was L's bathroom. Let me just say - eeeewwwwwww!
It's supposed to be hotter tomorrow so I think my cleaning may have to wait a bit - whatever I don't get done in the cool morning hours that is. After that I am headed to either the mall or the movies.
Stay Cool ~
De
Friday, June 27, 2008
Vacation - Day 1
I am sooooooo relaxed!!! I knew I was a bit stressed over the last couple of months - But I never realized how much until today! I woke up and decided to take Muppet on a nice walk before it got too warm outside. She was all excited until she realized it wasn't just a quick out and back walk! At first she just wanted to keep stopping to sniff everything - then she just wanted to stop - she is a very stubborn dog - at one point she started to squat like she was going to pee and then just laid down! The walk back to the house was more of a drag than a walk. I ended up carrying her up the stairs to the house.
Next it was time to start working on cleaning the house! I started with the living room and the kitchen. The kitchen was pretty much done because by Tuesday I couldn't wait for L to clean up her dishes anymore so I did them. Let me tell you - it was the most disgusting thing I have ever had to do. I'm not sure how long these dishes had been in her room - I started with the glasses and then went to move on to the plates which were sitting on top of a baking dish L uses to make mashed potatoes - I moved the plates and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . there was the most disgusting mold in this dish and a huge family of fruit flies!! They were huge, plump, juicy, and think they were making more flies because even though I quickly cleaned it up - took everything out to the garbage - and squished as many as I could catch there seems to be some small ones flying around now. I am so not looking forward to cleaning up her room - it scares me to think of what I might find in there.
I have taken some before pictures which I will post along with the after pictures once I get everything cleaned up.
Right now I am kicking back on the deck with a beer and enjoying the calm and quiet. Man I love vacations!!
De
Next it was time to start working on cleaning the house! I started with the living room and the kitchen. The kitchen was pretty much done because by Tuesday I couldn't wait for L to clean up her dishes anymore so I did them. Let me tell you - it was the most disgusting thing I have ever had to do. I'm not sure how long these dishes had been in her room - I started with the glasses and then went to move on to the plates which were sitting on top of a baking dish L uses to make mashed potatoes - I moved the plates and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . there was the most disgusting mold in this dish and a huge family of fruit flies!! They were huge, plump, juicy, and think they were making more flies because even though I quickly cleaned it up - took everything out to the garbage - and squished as many as I could catch there seems to be some small ones flying around now. I am so not looking forward to cleaning up her room - it scares me to think of what I might find in there.
I have taken some before pictures which I will post along with the after pictures once I get everything cleaned up.
Right now I am kicking back on the deck with a beer and enjoying the calm and quiet. Man I love vacations!!
De
Thursday, June 26, 2008
I'm Free - At Least For 10 Days!
Did you hear that? That long, heavy, sigh of relief - yup that was me! L just left with her Bama (that's what she calls her grandmother and her grandpa is Bepa) and I now have the house to myself for a whole 10 days!!!!!
It was a great feat just to get her to leave - she's not one for having her regular schedule messed with unless it is her idea and her plan. The flight leaves really early tomorrow morning so she needed to spend the night at Bama and Bepa's. Well that just cuts into her time with friends and being able to say good-bye to them - now mind you - she has known she was getting picked up at this time so she certainly could have said all her good-byes last night. Then she finds out that the flight is long and there is an hour layover in Cleveland - she is just not a good traveler and has no patience for getting somewhere - she wants to be there now!!
Her attitude towards Bama when she got here was horrible - she was so rude, disrespectful - pretty much she was acting like a bitch - and a spoiled one at that. Bama and Bepa bought the ticket to fly her to the family reunion in North Carolina - they used their miles and upgraded the tickets to first class - she gets to spend a week with her Dad and her cousins on the Householder side of the family. I basically told her to suck it up - in the long run this is such a small part out of her life.
So - she's being all bitchy and stuff - not moving real quick to get out of the house - Bama grabs her carry on and starts taking it out to the car. L slowly walks to the door with her suitcase - which seems to be busting at the seams - not exactly sure what she packed but I hope she remembered shorts, underwear, a toothbrush, etc.. and didn't pack any illegal contraband. Anyways - she is out the door grumbling - the suitcase is between us - then she gets all snotty with me because I hadn't hugged her. OK - you tell me - would you have tried to get close to this person let alone wrap your arms around them! I was afraid she would bite my head off! So I hugged her - told her to try and have fun - and I closed the door.
There - did you hear that again! Yup - another big sigh of relief! I'm gonna go enjoy the quietness that is my house!
De
It was a great feat just to get her to leave - she's not one for having her regular schedule messed with unless it is her idea and her plan. The flight leaves really early tomorrow morning so she needed to spend the night at Bama and Bepa's. Well that just cuts into her time with friends and being able to say good-bye to them - now mind you - she has known she was getting picked up at this time so she certainly could have said all her good-byes last night. Then she finds out that the flight is long and there is an hour layover in Cleveland - she is just not a good traveler and has no patience for getting somewhere - she wants to be there now!!
Her attitude towards Bama when she got here was horrible - she was so rude, disrespectful - pretty much she was acting like a bitch - and a spoiled one at that. Bama and Bepa bought the ticket to fly her to the family reunion in North Carolina - they used their miles and upgraded the tickets to first class - she gets to spend a week with her Dad and her cousins on the Householder side of the family. I basically told her to suck it up - in the long run this is such a small part out of her life.
So - she's being all bitchy and stuff - not moving real quick to get out of the house - Bama grabs her carry on and starts taking it out to the car. L slowly walks to the door with her suitcase - which seems to be busting at the seams - not exactly sure what she packed but I hope she remembered shorts, underwear, a toothbrush, etc.. and didn't pack any illegal contraband. Anyways - she is out the door grumbling - the suitcase is between us - then she gets all snotty with me because I hadn't hugged her. OK - you tell me - would you have tried to get close to this person let alone wrap your arms around them! I was afraid she would bite my head off! So I hugged her - told her to try and have fun - and I closed the door.
There - did you hear that again! Yup - another big sigh of relief! I'm gonna go enjoy the quietness that is my house!
De
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Reality TV Show?
People have been telling me that my blog should be a reality TV show!! Cameras following both L and I around capturing the excitement of the day. Well - the past couple of days would have been fairly interesting - but today - man oh man they would be getting their money's worth today! Especially if they were following L!
I get a call from L at 1155 this morning as she is on her way to work - Hey Mom, you're going to love Jenny! She just left me a message that she knows who broke into our house and took my computer. She's looking around for it now. If she can't get it back me and my friends are going to make him pay you the money for it. I have lost all respect for this person and I never want to see them again. I just thought you might want to know and I will have more information probably during my break at work. Bye!"
Oh yeah - talk about a dramatic moment! Hmm - will I get my computer back? Man it would be so nice to have my pictures back - ugh, what kind of shape would it be in - I'm just gonna wait to hear what L has to say.
Move forward to 315 this afternoon - phone rings - I'm in a one-on-one meeting trying to figure out some weird accounting stuff from 2007 - I answer the phone with a Hey L - and I'm about to say can I call you back I'm in a meeting when she says - "You're not going to get your computer back, the guy who stole it sold it for Oxycontin. And they didn't just take your computer they took my camera too. I am so mad - this was someone I knew and they just walked in and took our stuff." I asked her who it was and she said she would talk to me later but she needed to get back to work. Damn! I just wanted my pictures back. I wonder if I could find the drug dealer and just ask him to load my pictures on to a memory stick!!
Jump to 600 tonight - L comes in from work - she is in the foulest mood I have ever seen her in. She won't tell me who actually took the stuff and sold it. She did say that Jenny's boyfriend Sean knew about when it happened - she says she doesn't know the extent of his involvement just that she never wants to see him again. I asked again for the name of the person and she said it doesn't matter - that our stuff is gone so there's no proof that they took it. L is out with Jenny right now and I really hope they aren't looking for trouble - she is fighting mad - has no control over her temper - is looking for a fight - needs to take her anger out on someone or something. If you see her - run the other way!
If you're a regular reader of my blog you might recognize the name Sean from the 5/16 and 5/21 blogs. Sean was the boy in tow with Jenny when L had a bunch of friends stop by for a barbecue - the barbecue that was supposed to be just her and I having an attitude adjustment. Sean is also the boy who pulled a case out of his trunk - got into his car with L - then put the case back (hmm.....what could they have been doing) I knew that kid was trouble the minute he stepped foot in my house.
The day of the robbery when L went in to her room to talk on the phone with Jenny I did overhear her ask where Sean and....(can't remember the name) were because they were the only ones she could think of that would have done this. She knew it - should have followed through on it then as we probably would have gotten our stuff back.
OK - I need to go do some baking! My stress reliever! Pray that L doesn't do anything stupid.
De
I get a call from L at 1155 this morning as she is on her way to work - Hey Mom, you're going to love Jenny! She just left me a message that she knows who broke into our house and took my computer. She's looking around for it now. If she can't get it back me and my friends are going to make him pay you the money for it. I have lost all respect for this person and I never want to see them again. I just thought you might want to know and I will have more information probably during my break at work. Bye!"
Oh yeah - talk about a dramatic moment! Hmm - will I get my computer back? Man it would be so nice to have my pictures back - ugh, what kind of shape would it be in - I'm just gonna wait to hear what L has to say.
Move forward to 315 this afternoon - phone rings - I'm in a one-on-one meeting trying to figure out some weird accounting stuff from 2007 - I answer the phone with a Hey L - and I'm about to say can I call you back I'm in a meeting when she says - "You're not going to get your computer back, the guy who stole it sold it for Oxycontin. And they didn't just take your computer they took my camera too. I am so mad - this was someone I knew and they just walked in and took our stuff." I asked her who it was and she said she would talk to me later but she needed to get back to work. Damn! I just wanted my pictures back. I wonder if I could find the drug dealer and just ask him to load my pictures on to a memory stick!!
Jump to 600 tonight - L comes in from work - she is in the foulest mood I have ever seen her in. She won't tell me who actually took the stuff and sold it. She did say that Jenny's boyfriend Sean knew about when it happened - she says she doesn't know the extent of his involvement just that she never wants to see him again. I asked again for the name of the person and she said it doesn't matter - that our stuff is gone so there's no proof that they took it. L is out with Jenny right now and I really hope they aren't looking for trouble - she is fighting mad - has no control over her temper - is looking for a fight - needs to take her anger out on someone or something. If you see her - run the other way!
If you're a regular reader of my blog you might recognize the name Sean from the 5/16 and 5/21 blogs. Sean was the boy in tow with Jenny when L had a bunch of friends stop by for a barbecue - the barbecue that was supposed to be just her and I having an attitude adjustment. Sean is also the boy who pulled a case out of his trunk - got into his car with L - then put the case back (hmm.....what could they have been doing) I knew that kid was trouble the minute he stepped foot in my house.
The day of the robbery when L went in to her room to talk on the phone with Jenny I did overhear her ask where Sean and....(can't remember the name) were because they were the only ones she could think of that would have done this. She knew it - should have followed through on it then as we probably would have gotten our stuff back.
OK - I need to go do some baking! My stress reliever! Pray that L doesn't do anything stupid.
De
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Email Discussion Part 2!
This morning when I got up a few more thoughts had come to me regarding the email I received yesterday. In the email Fred says I should do this out of kindness - that irritated me as much as the Christian concern line. Alan started his affair with Randi when L was 1 year old - she is now 18 so this whole things has been going on for 17 friggin years. In all those years never once have I been shown any kindness from Randi or her family - every time something has come up where a consolation needs to be made I have been the one that has turned the other cheek. Not once during the whole ordeal with L that started 4 years ago ( ie: issues in school - drinking - lying - going to a school in Montana to try and work things out for 2 1/2 tears) was I shown any kindness from them. I was ridiculed and raked over the coals for being a "bad Mom" - they said I was making a mountain out of a mole hill and that L was just being a typical teen. During the 17 years Randi has been with Alan she has never shown L any kindness - whenever she was brought down to visit with her Dad, Randi treated her poorly - ignored her - and made it very clear to an 8 year-old that she was not liked or wanted. Hmmmm - think this might have contributed to the issues L has now! The way L and I have been treated by Randi you would think I was the one that had an affair with her husband and left her children without a Dad and not the other way around. She new what she was getting into when she started sleeping with a married man who had a child. She knew that when they took me to court over child support and the judge ruled that all of the back support was owed that this would be with them for a long while. Did they actual think that not paying full child support was never going to come back and bite them in the ass? Asking me to show "kindness" towards Randi and her children when she has never shown any kindness towards me or L - my opinion - even the most devout Christian would have a hard time with that. So I guess the answer to Fred's request would be a resounding NO!!!!!!!
Now - that's not to say I'm not a reasonable person. If Fred, or anyone for that matter, would like to pay off Alan's debt so that the IRS will no longer forward his refunds to me and his paychecks will no longer be garnished- I will gladly accept a check. I checked on the Washington DSHS Site and the current amount due is $15,755.12. This does not include a deduction for the IRS money as that has not been received yet by the State of Washington. So if any of my readers want to contact Fred Lehmkuhl and let him know. . . . . . . . .!
Thank you for the comments on my previous post!
I am now going to go eat the baked chicken and roasted red potatoes I made for dinner! Yup - I actually cooked and I'm not having cereal for dinner!
De
Now - that's not to say I'm not a reasonable person. If Fred, or anyone for that matter, would like to pay off Alan's debt so that the IRS will no longer forward his refunds to me and his paychecks will no longer be garnished- I will gladly accept a check. I checked on the Washington DSHS Site and the current amount due is $15,755.12. This does not include a deduction for the IRS money as that has not been received yet by the State of Washington. So if any of my readers want to contact Fred Lehmkuhl and let him know. . . . . . . . .!
Thank you for the comments on my previous post!
I am now going to go eat the baked chicken and roasted red potatoes I made for dinner! Yup - I actually cooked and I'm not having cereal for dinner!
De
Monday, June 23, 2008
You've Got To Be Kidding Me
I have had some weird things happen over the past few months but the email I received this morning has got to take the cake. Here is some quick background - I am divorced - I have one child - there was a point in time when L was growing up that I was not receiving support - Alan has a current debt of $16K in back support.
I received the following email from Alan's Father-in-law this morning (in my mailbox the email showed as having come from Faith Lutheran Church with the subject concern)
I received the following email from Alan's Father-in-law this morning (in my mailbox the email showed as having come from Faith Lutheran Church with the subject concern)
Dear Diane
I am writing this to you out of Christian concern. Randi got a notice from the IRS that they would be receiving $1500 as part of the economic stimulus program. The very next week she got the notice from the IRS that due to Alan's indebtedness to you, Alan's $600 AND Megan's, Marcus's & Kaylee's $900 would go to you.
I am asking you to consider returning the $900 to Alan and his family out of kindness as it just does not seem right for the government to continually deny the children monies that the program were designated to be used for. I can understand your 'right' to Alan's $600, but find it hard to accept penalyzing children for the mistakes of their father.
I pray that this will not bring hard feelings, but I do feel that it would only be fair to consider this.
Fred Lehmkuhl
flehmkul@crunet.com
Here are the thoughts that entered my head through out the day:
A thought from my friend Bonnie - Alan and his family already reaped the benefits of the $900 back when they spent it instead of paying child support.
De
Here are the thoughts that entered my head through out the day:
- Why am I getting an email from a church
- What The Hell - You've got to be kidding me
- Why would Alan have his Father-in-law send me an email like this instead of calling me
- Where was all this "Christian" concern when his daughter was sleeping with a married man and depriving L of her father for 16 years.
- Of everyone getting a stimulus payment with child credits - who is actually handing that money over to their kids
- This would have made a deeper impact if he would have gotten my name right - I'm Diana not Diane
- WOW! I'm getting an economic stimulus payment from the government
- Alan is 40 years old - Randi is in her mid 30's - why are they having Daddy get involved - let alone getting involved in something that has nothing to do with him and is really between Alan and I.
- Why bring Christianity into this and does the Faith Lutheran Church know that Fred used their email address to send an email to try and get money for his son-in-law
A thought from my friend Bonnie - Alan and his family already reaped the benefits of the $900 back when they spent it instead of paying child support.
De
Sunday, June 22, 2008
I'm Back!!
I went to the Apple Store yesterday - Colleen's place of worship! I now have a replacement computer and I am back on line! My old Mac wasn't even a year old and this new Mac already as changes. Nothing too drastic but when I first opened up the computer I noticed that the volume buttons had moved - when I first logged on to the Internet I saw that the Bookmark Tool Bar has changed and it took me awhile to set up some of my old bookmarks. Most of my music purchases were backed up but for some reason I didn't backup my photos. If any of you have pictures from the past year that I sent you or you sent me please send them to me! Getting my new computer was pretty much the highlight of the weekend.
Friday I had the bus ride home from hell - I was squished in between 2 very large people to where I could hardly turn the pages in my books because I couldn't move my arms and one of the heavy people was a rather large sweaty man - I couldn't moved away form him and I could feel the sweat from his body getting on my clothes and soaking through to my skin - eewwwwwww - needless to say I washed as soon as I got home.
L has been in Seattle since Friday night - she should be home this evening some time. I took a look in her bedroom because I needed her computer Friday night- yeah - she may have done cleaning on Thursday but it is certainly not my kind of clean so my cleaning days off this coming weekend are still on! I was able to see the carpet in her room though and I am definitely going to need to take an equity loan out on the house when she moves out so I can replace the carpet in there. I will never be able to sell this place with the way the carpet looks - I didn't think anyone could spill so much stuff on a carpet - it is such a disgusting mess. I'm not even sure whether it's worth trying to shampoo out or not. We'll see how much time I have next weekend.
De
Count Down Updates:
Cleaning Day - 5 days
Vegas Baby - 104 days
Friday I had the bus ride home from hell - I was squished in between 2 very large people to where I could hardly turn the pages in my books because I couldn't move my arms and one of the heavy people was a rather large sweaty man - I couldn't moved away form him and I could feel the sweat from his body getting on my clothes and soaking through to my skin - eewwwwwww - needless to say I washed as soon as I got home.
L has been in Seattle since Friday night - she should be home this evening some time. I took a look in her bedroom because I needed her computer Friday night- yeah - she may have done cleaning on Thursday but it is certainly not my kind of clean so my cleaning days off this coming weekend are still on! I was able to see the carpet in her room though and I am definitely going to need to take an equity loan out on the house when she moves out so I can replace the carpet in there. I will never be able to sell this place with the way the carpet looks - I didn't think anyone could spill so much stuff on a carpet - it is such a disgusting mess. I'm not even sure whether it's worth trying to shampoo out or not. We'll see how much time I have next weekend.
De
Count Down Updates:
Cleaning Day - 5 days
Vegas Baby - 104 days
Friday, June 20, 2008
Fav Things
OK - who told L about my plans for next weekend - huh? - she cleaned her room yesterday! And not just the shove everything into a corner clean - what am I supposed to do next weekend with all my time off! I mean - I can work on my room and the rest of the house but I was so looking forward to getting in to her room and really cleaning it. I'm sure it's not my kind of clean so I can find some things to work on but it won't be the same as the big transformation I was looking forward to. Dang it!
I got an email yesterday from Lyd about Favorite Things. I filled it out and sent it to a few people on my email list. Here are the questions and the things I put on the list:
Two names you go by:
1. De
2. Diana
Two things you are wearing right now:
1. Jeans
2. Tennis Shoes
Two longest car rides:
1. Issaquah to Kelowna BC
2. Issaquah to Los Angeles
Two of your favorite things to do:
1. Read
2. Hang out with Lyd
Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. A companion
2. To win the Lottery
Three animals you have or have had:
1. Kitties – Charlie, Buffy, Joie, Nikki
2. Muppet - puppy
3. Growing up – Cats: Finnegan, Mickey, Casey, Chelsea Dogs: Bonanza, Holly, Maggie Rabbits: Peter, Benjamin
Three people who will fill this out first:
1. Lindsay (Did answer and send back to me!)
2. Krystina - no answer :(
3. Colleen - no answer :(
Things you ate today:
1. Strawberries
2. Blueberries
3. Vanilla yogurt
Two people you last talked to:
1. Lindsay - online
2. Jason – at work
Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. Work
2. Walking Muppet
Two favorite holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Thanksgiving
Favorite drink:
1. Venti, Non-Fat, Light Whip, Extra Hot, 2 Pump, Hot Chocolate
2. Coke
Have a good Friday!
De
I got an email yesterday from Lyd about Favorite Things. I filled it out and sent it to a few people on my email list. Here are the questions and the things I put on the list:
Two names you go by:
1. De
2. Diana
Two things you are wearing right now:
1. Jeans
2. Tennis Shoes
Two longest car rides:
1. Issaquah to Kelowna BC
2. Issaquah to Los Angeles
Two of your favorite things to do:
1. Read
2. Hang out with Lyd
Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. A companion
2. To win the Lottery
Three animals you have or have had:
1. Kitties – Charlie, Buffy, Joie, Nikki
2. Muppet - puppy
3. Growing up – Cats: Finnegan, Mickey, Casey, Chelsea Dogs: Bonanza, Holly, Maggie Rabbits: Peter, Benjamin
Three people who will fill this out first:
1. Lindsay (Did answer and send back to me!)
2. Krystina - no answer :(
3. Colleen - no answer :(
Things you ate today:
1. Strawberries
2. Blueberries
3. Vanilla yogurt
Two people you last talked to:
1. Lindsay - online
2. Jason – at work
Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. Work
2. Walking Muppet
Two favorite holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Thanksgiving
Favorite drink:
1. Venti, Non-Fat, Light Whip, Extra Hot, 2 Pump, Hot Chocolate
2. Coke
Have a good Friday!
De
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Safeco Field
Went to Safeco Field yesterday with work. We got in at 510 and had the Bullpen Barbecue area to ourselves - this is the spot between the 2 bullpens in center field. I don't say I went to the Mariner's game because I left before the game started. I have a hard time following the game when I'm standing at field level out in center field. Plus the area I have to catch my bus at to get home is not exactly a safe area to be standing around in later in the evening - all the respectable businesses close up and the only thing open is this dive of a tavern right across the street from the bus stop. Last year I left after the 3rd inning and the bus stop was a little on the scary side - there were drunks coming out of the bar talking to themselves and yelling at people. So I got home at a decent time and was able to watch So You Think You Can Dance - I am so hooked on that show now! I think there are 3 - 4 couples I really like right now - I haven't called in to vote - I'll wait till it gets narrowed down to the individual dancers and I have a favorite.
Knock on wood - it's been a few days since anything bad has happened!
I am going to start work now - I'm not feeling well today and I got in later than usual so I am going to just get done what needs to get done and then I am heading home.
De
Countdown Update
Big Clean - 8 Days
Vegas Baby - 107 Days
Knock on wood - it's been a few days since anything bad has happened!
I am going to start work now - I'm not feeling well today and I got in later than usual so I am going to just get done what needs to get done and then I am heading home.
De
Countdown Update
Big Clean - 8 Days
Vegas Baby - 107 Days
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Computer Update
Heard from my insurance company! They will be covering the loss of my computer less my deductible. Of course they have some red tape you need to go through. They are sending me a check for my computer less my deductible and less what they figured was the depreciation in value of my computer. Once I buy a new computer I need to fax them the receipt and then they will send me a check for the depreciation amount they held out. Bottom line - I can replace my computer. This time around I am going to password protect it so if anyone steals it again they won't have access to any of my information , back up everything on a more regular basis, and not leave it out in the living area on the couch - maybe I will need to hide it somewhere in my room. I have an external hard drive but I can't remember when the last time was that I backed up the computer. Once I get the new one I will be able to see what is on there. I am hoping most if not all of my pictures are backed up.
I have two countdowns going on right now.
I am heading out to home. I finished my book on the way in on the bus today so I need to stop at Border's on my way to the bus stop so I have something to read on the way home. I know - a little neurotic - but I have to have something to read. Don't go anywhere without a book.
De
I have two countdowns going on right now.
- 10 days until L heads out of town for a family reunion on her Dads side - which is why I'm not going - I am taking the Fri and following Mon off though. Am I doing this to go out and have fun or go somewhere myself - nope - I am doing it so I can get my hands on her room and get it cleaned out!! I should rent a dumpster to put below her window to make it easier to get rid of all the trash that is in there. I used to do this when she would go to summer camp. I won't throw out anything but trash - everything else I am going to either put in her dresser or box/bag up for her to go through when she gets back. I just can't handle the mess anymore. I am so excited!! Weird huh?!?!
- 109 days til Vegas Baby!!! I can hardly wait.
I am heading out to home. I finished my book on the way in on the bus today so I need to stop at Border's on my way to the bus stop so I have something to read on the way home. I know - a little neurotic - but I have to have something to read. Don't go anywhere without a book.
De
Monday, June 16, 2008
Being Vulnerable
I have debated whether to write about something that has been going on in my life because I feel like an idiot. But when I started this blog it was with the intention to write about everything - the good - the bad - the ugly - and yes even the embarrassing. So here it goes.
As most of you know I have been divorced for quite some time now. I have been on Internet dating sites off and on. Two weeks ago I got a communication request from a match on eHarmony. We went through the many steps eHarmony has set up for you to get to know each other and see whether or not you want to continue on to the next step. We made it to the Open Communication process and sent a couple of email messages through eHarmony. He then said he was going to cancel his membership and could we email outside of the site. No problem - it was still just emails - then he asked if we could chat through IM - which seemed like a good idea as he had told me he was doing contract work for a company in Scotland - we could IM during the day. Yes - there were red flags popping up in my head and I had a weird feeling in my gut - I just thought I was being paranoid. His IM messages started out OK - and then they accelerated to how much he was falling for me just off of my pic and our chats. I had started to feel a connection too because we seemed to have so much in common and we talked about setting up a meeting for when he got back in the states which was to be this week. Yesterday I got an email from eHarmony stating that they had terminated his account - did not provide the reason due to privacy. So I decided to Google "reasons eHarmony terminates account" let me tell you - learning how to use Google has been a wonderful perk of my job! All these links popped up which led me to sites talking about how these guys are scammers from Nigeria! They pull you in by telling you what you want to hear and then - when they are supposed to be coming home something happens and they need you to send them money. It didn't get to that point with me - I am sure if it did the alarm bells would have been loud and clear - for one thing I don't have any money to send and for another thing I think I am smart enough to recognize the scam at that point. Doesn't help me from thinking that I was an idiot to fall for it in the beginning. Even though these websites showed that it has happened to many people I still feel stupid and embarrassed - I have always prided myself on having good instincts for things like this - I just didn't listen to them this time.
The good thing is I was not a victim of this scam - I was just a target and I learned my lesson. The bad thing - it is going to be hard to trust anything on these sites anymore.
No change in my luck yet - it just keeps staying the same. Has anyone found a good gypsy or witch that can get this curse off of me yet!
De
PS - Please don't leave me any comments that will ridicule me. I already feel stupid enough.
As most of you know I have been divorced for quite some time now. I have been on Internet dating sites off and on. Two weeks ago I got a communication request from a match on eHarmony. We went through the many steps eHarmony has set up for you to get to know each other and see whether or not you want to continue on to the next step. We made it to the Open Communication process and sent a couple of email messages through eHarmony. He then said he was going to cancel his membership and could we email outside of the site. No problem - it was still just emails - then he asked if we could chat through IM - which seemed like a good idea as he had told me he was doing contract work for a company in Scotland - we could IM during the day. Yes - there were red flags popping up in my head and I had a weird feeling in my gut - I just thought I was being paranoid. His IM messages started out OK - and then they accelerated to how much he was falling for me just off of my pic and our chats. I had started to feel a connection too because we seemed to have so much in common and we talked about setting up a meeting for when he got back in the states which was to be this week. Yesterday I got an email from eHarmony stating that they had terminated his account - did not provide the reason due to privacy. So I decided to Google "reasons eHarmony terminates account" let me tell you - learning how to use Google has been a wonderful perk of my job! All these links popped up which led me to sites talking about how these guys are scammers from Nigeria! They pull you in by telling you what you want to hear and then - when they are supposed to be coming home something happens and they need you to send them money. It didn't get to that point with me - I am sure if it did the alarm bells would have been loud and clear - for one thing I don't have any money to send and for another thing I think I am smart enough to recognize the scam at that point. Doesn't help me from thinking that I was an idiot to fall for it in the beginning. Even though these websites showed that it has happened to many people I still feel stupid and embarrassed - I have always prided myself on having good instincts for things like this - I just didn't listen to them this time.
The good thing is I was not a victim of this scam - I was just a target and I learned my lesson. The bad thing - it is going to be hard to trust anything on these sites anymore.
No change in my luck yet - it just keeps staying the same. Has anyone found a good gypsy or witch that can get this curse off of me yet!
De
PS - Please don't leave me any comments that will ridicule me. I already feel stupid enough.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Happy Father's Day
Happy Fathers Day!!!!
I am spending today as a couch potato! Watching the US Open - Go Tiger!! Muppet is right next to the couch and she is snoring up a storm! She got into trouble a little bit ago - peed on my carpet yet again - she gets really tired after getting in trouble!
L is out and about with friends - she was to get home last night but she didn't - I sent her a text this morning though to get her computer password - she texted me back so she must be doing OK. Hopefully I hear from my insurance company tomorrow so I can get my own computer back. I miss my Mac!
Nothing much else going on.
De
I am spending today as a couch potato! Watching the US Open - Go Tiger!! Muppet is right next to the couch and she is snoring up a storm! She got into trouble a little bit ago - peed on my carpet yet again - she gets really tired after getting in trouble!
L is out and about with friends - she was to get home last night but she didn't - I sent her a text this morning though to get her computer password - she texted me back so she must be doing OK. Hopefully I hear from my insurance company tomorrow so I can get my own computer back. I miss my Mac!
Nothing much else going on.
De
Saturday, June 14, 2008
AvenueQ
AvenueQ last night was so good! It was so funny - definitely Real World combined with the Muppets - not your kids Muppets though as these ones swear, have sex, and tell it like it is! Before the musical Lyd and I went to Tap House for dinner. I had a really good Garlic Chicken Penne - along with a Hales Cream Ale which was OK - pretty light on taste but not too bad - I will probably try something else next time.
So I still don't have a computer - I am using L's right now - she's out with friends. She called me to check in and guess what - she got herself a Tattoo!! Yup - she is now has one of the Mario characters tattooed on her right wrist. She said it hurt at first but then she got used to it. She said she will wake me up when she gets home so I can see it.
I have spent most of the day on the couch - I am catching what L had - sore throat, cough, body aches, headache. Fun Fun Fun - and the luck just keeps on a comin'!
De
So I still don't have a computer - I am using L's right now - she's out with friends. She called me to check in and guess what - she got herself a Tattoo!! Yup - she is now has one of the Mario characters tattooed on her right wrist. She said it hurt at first but then she got used to it. She said she will wake me up when she gets home so I can see it.
I have spent most of the day on the couch - I am catching what L had - sore throat, cough, body aches, headache. Fun Fun Fun - and the luck just keeps on a comin'!
De
Friday, June 13, 2008
Friday The 13th
Well this is the perfect ending to my week! I am going to be extra careful today - no walking under ladders - no black cats in my path - no breaking mirrors - if I spill salt on the table I will toss it over my shoulder - are there any superstitions I missed?
Yesterday I checked out on craigslist and eBay to see if my computer was out there but I didn't see anything. I have not heard from the insurance adjuster yet - not that I expected to - I am just hoping to hear from them today so I can possibly get a replacement this weekend. Yes - I am going through major Internet withdrawals! I miss reading my fav blogs - I haven't been out on Perezhilton.com this week - I have no idea what's going on in Hollywood!
May is closed out at work so it should be a pretty laid back day. I need to cut checks today and I would like to finish getting my desk organized in preparation for Qtr 2 Close at the end of this month. After work I am having a girls night out with Lydia. Dinner and going to see AvenueQ at the Paramount. It should be fun.
Be Careful ~
De
Yesterday I checked out on craigslist and eBay to see if my computer was out there but I didn't see anything. I have not heard from the insurance adjuster yet - not that I expected to - I am just hoping to hear from them today so I can possibly get a replacement this weekend. Yes - I am going through major Internet withdrawals! I miss reading my fav blogs - I haven't been out on Perezhilton.com this week - I have no idea what's going on in Hollywood!
May is closed out at work so it should be a pretty laid back day. I need to cut checks today and I would like to finish getting my desk organized in preparation for Qtr 2 Close at the end of this month. After work I am having a girls night out with Lydia. Dinner and going to see AvenueQ at the Paramount. It should be fun.
Be Careful ~
De
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Survival
Just about 2 days out from having been the victim of a crime- wow that sounds weird - and I am surviving. The shock has worn off a bit and I made the first step today to try and get my life back on track. I called my insurance company and started the process of filing a claim. An adjuster should be calling within 2 days - so not sure if I will have a new computer this weekend or not. I still feels weird to go home and not have the computer there to work on - yup - I am just a little addicted to the Internet! I am now in a forced rehab of sorts!
So you would think things couldn't get worse or at least nothing more could happen - oh you so do not know how my life has been going. I swear someone put a curse on me! Any one know a good witch doctor who can clear out the bad karma and bring in the good?! Last night I was woken up by L coughing up a storm in her room. She has had this nagging cough off and on for awhile now - it sounded so much worse at 230 this morning. I finally convinced her she needed to go to some sort of Doctor this morning because once she started coughing she couldn't get in a good breath and the coughing was lasting for 5 - 10 minutes. She listened to me for once - she does not like to go to the Doctors at all. She got her butt down to Overlake Urgent Care this morning and got herself checked out. She definitely has bronchitis - sounds as bad as I did last year when I got bronchitis. She has to use an inhaler to try and break the crud up and she will be on prednisone and a cough medicine to try and help her get through the night. The Doctor told her she shouldn't go to work because she shouldn't be around kids. When she called work they got mad at her for not coming in - said they were depending on her and all that stuff. I don't know about you - but if I were a parent I certainly wouldn't want her hanging around my kids. I would think that the daycare would be getting lots of parent complaints if they walked in and heard L talking and coughing all over their kids.
So let's look back - many problems with L - Muppet getting seriously ill - Niki getting really sick - my laptop was stolen - L gets sick - things not balancing at work - running in to things which has caused bruises to grow on my legs. Not to mention the general issues everyone is facing - gas at 4.29/gal - grocery prices going up - summer TV! I put that last one in there to try and add some humor!
It is said that God doesn't give you anymore than you can handle. I'm saying enough is enough. I think I've handled all I can. Please pass it on!!
De
So you would think things couldn't get worse or at least nothing more could happen - oh you so do not know how my life has been going. I swear someone put a curse on me! Any one know a good witch doctor who can clear out the bad karma and bring in the good?! Last night I was woken up by L coughing up a storm in her room. She has had this nagging cough off and on for awhile now - it sounded so much worse at 230 this morning. I finally convinced her she needed to go to some sort of Doctor this morning because once she started coughing she couldn't get in a good breath and the coughing was lasting for 5 - 10 minutes. She listened to me for once - she does not like to go to the Doctors at all. She got her butt down to Overlake Urgent Care this morning and got herself checked out. She definitely has bronchitis - sounds as bad as I did last year when I got bronchitis. She has to use an inhaler to try and break the crud up and she will be on prednisone and a cough medicine to try and help her get through the night. The Doctor told her she shouldn't go to work because she shouldn't be around kids. When she called work they got mad at her for not coming in - said they were depending on her and all that stuff. I don't know about you - but if I were a parent I certainly wouldn't want her hanging around my kids. I would think that the daycare would be getting lots of parent complaints if they walked in and heard L talking and coughing all over their kids.
So let's look back - many problems with L - Muppet getting seriously ill - Niki getting really sick - my laptop was stolen - L gets sick - things not balancing at work - running in to things which has caused bruises to grow on my legs. Not to mention the general issues everyone is facing - gas at 4.29/gal - grocery prices going up - summer TV! I put that last one in there to try and add some humor!
It is said that God doesn't give you anymore than you can handle. I'm saying enough is enough. I think I've handled all I can. Please pass it on!!
De
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Robbed!
As you may have noticed I did not post to my blog last night - that is because someone came in to my house during the day and stole my Laptop. Yup - that's right. That's all they took so they knew exactly what they were coming in for. I am thinking it was someone who has been in the house before. There was only a small window of time for them to have been able to do this - I left for work at 630 - I did not lock the door because L had left during the night and I did not know if she had a key with her - she got home at 745 in the morning - so it had to be someone that a. Knew the door might be unlocked b. Knew that L wasn't home c. Knew that there was a Mac Book laptop in the place. L says she knows where her friends were except for one who has a bad habit of just knocking and walking in to our house. She has done it before when L wasn't home and she's done it a lot when we were both home. L thinks she may have come over - noticed that none of us were around and then just walked off with my computer. WE did give the cops the name of this person as someone we suspect may have done it. Other than that the cops aren't going to do much - They have the serial number from the computer and said if anyone pawns it they will be able to find it.
I am just sick to my stomach and can't fathom someone doing this. I feel so violated and it creeps me out to know someone was in my house touching my stuff.
So - I may not be able to post as often as I have been. Not sure when I can get a new computer - need to call the insurance guy today - so I will post from work whenever I get a chance.
De
I am just sick to my stomach and can't fathom someone doing this. I feel so violated and it creeps me out to know someone was in my house touching my stuff.
So - I may not be able to post as often as I have been. Not sure when I can get a new computer - need to call the insurance guy today - so I will post from work whenever I get a chance.
De
Monday, June 9, 2008
Monday
It's Junuary in Seattle! That's the new name for this month because of the absolutely wonderful weather we are having!! Right now it is raining, windy, dark clouds, a little sun, and a small rainbow. The new says we are 10 - 15 degrees below normal and they have prepared de-icing machines and snowplows for the Passes as they have predicted snow fall!! Can you even believe that - It's supposed to be June!!!
Other than the weather there's not a whole lot to write about today - It was a pretty normal day at work - checks to copy and send out - invoices to accrue for month end - emails to answer - that's about it. My Chocolate Chip cookies and Rice Krispy treats went over well - and they went over fast! Luckily I saved one out because Jason was busy doing payroll and by the time he came out of his office the cookies were all gone - I saved one for him though - after all he is responsible for making sure we all get our paychecks - which is very important! I think I snacked on too many Rice Krispy treats though - kinda feeling like I OD'd on sugar - feeling a little sluggish yet jumpy.
Muppet made it down the stairs and back up tonight!! Yay!! She is almost back to normal - well as normal as she was before all this started!
New Countdown - 117 days until Vegas!!
De
Other than the weather there's not a whole lot to write about today - It was a pretty normal day at work - checks to copy and send out - invoices to accrue for month end - emails to answer - that's about it. My Chocolate Chip cookies and Rice Krispy treats went over well - and they went over fast! Luckily I saved one out because Jason was busy doing payroll and by the time he came out of his office the cookies were all gone - I saved one for him though - after all he is responsible for making sure we all get our paychecks - which is very important! I think I snacked on too many Rice Krispy treats though - kinda feeling like I OD'd on sugar - feeling a little sluggish yet jumpy.
Muppet made it down the stairs and back up tonight!! Yay!! She is almost back to normal - well as normal as she was before all this started!
New Countdown - 117 days until Vegas!!
De
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Sex And The City
I saw Sex And The City today. It was a really good movie. Not a lot of men in the theater! There was quite the age range of women there. There was a foursome behind me - I would estimate they were in their 70's - After they sat down I noticed them pulling Ziploc bags of popcorn out of their "movie" purses along with sodas. It was very funny! Before the movie I went and sold my stuff to the Half-Price Book Store - made enough for the movie and the rest will go in my Las Vegas fund!!
Not sure where L is tonight - she borrowed my bus pass earlier today so I hope she makes it home tonight - I need the pass for work tomorrow.
I made rice krispy treats tonight - I will be bringing them in to work tomorrow - certainly don't need them hanging around the house because I might eat them all! I was craving them though and I haven't made anything in awhile. I really enjoy baking. I got my kitchen all cleaned up yesterday so I was definitely in the mood for baking - not that Rice Krispy Treats require much baking!
Muppet and I are heading to bed. She's crashed on the couch next to me - I need to get a good night sleep - start yet another week at work!
De
Not sure where L is tonight - she borrowed my bus pass earlier today so I hope she makes it home tonight - I need the pass for work tomorrow.
I made rice krispy treats tonight - I will be bringing them in to work tomorrow - certainly don't need them hanging around the house because I might eat them all! I was craving them though and I haven't made anything in awhile. I really enjoy baking. I got my kitchen all cleaned up yesterday so I was definitely in the mood for baking - not that Rice Krispy Treats require much baking!
Muppet and I are heading to bed. She's crashed on the couch next to me - I need to get a good night sleep - start yet another week at work!
De
Weekend Stuff
Good Morning! Yesterday was a typical Saturday - I got up around 800 - had breakfast - read the paper - watched Top 20 Countdown on VH1. Muppet made it through the night without incident and the same again last night. She seems to be on the mend - she's not quite all better even though she thinks she is. She ate yesterday and went outside but then she crashed! You could tell when she suddenly realized maybe she wasn't feeling as well as she thought she was. SO she came over to Mom and curled up in my arms and crashed - snoring up a storm. When L got up that's how she found us - on the couch me watching TV and Muppet snoring.
L went and hung out with friends all day yesterday - not sure when she got home but when I woke up this morning i could hear her in her room. She is enjoying her car - she bought a car from her friend Chelsie on Wednesday - a 1991 Toyota Camry. It's in fairly good condition - should get her around and to Renton VoTech in the fall. Oh No - she doesn't have her license yet. No - she hasn't gotten insurance. Nope - no new job to help pay for nay of that stuff. I mentioned all of this to her before she got the car and she told me - "I know. You don't need to keep reminding me. All it does is stress me out." So - no more reminding and I just keep telling myself that she is 18 now and if she gets pulled over and doesn't have a license or proof of insurance it will be her problem to work out. Can't remember if I posted how she was able to afford the car - Her and I were in a car accident when she was 3 and in the settlement she was awarded $1000 which I put in an investment account for her. Once she turned 18 it became hers - $1976 - and she used it to get the car and has some left over. Not for long though as I am sure it is going to be spent on gas and fast food.
Ooh - I think I just saw the sun outside - I may have to run errands and stuff before it disappears! Need to head to the Half-Price Bookstore and sell the things that no one bought at my garage sale last weekend. Then I may try to go see the movie Sex And The City. A very exciting Sunday! I am going to go have breakfast now - take a shower - and head on out.
De
L went and hung out with friends all day yesterday - not sure when she got home but when I woke up this morning i could hear her in her room. She is enjoying her car - she bought a car from her friend Chelsie on Wednesday - a 1991 Toyota Camry. It's in fairly good condition - should get her around and to Renton VoTech in the fall. Oh No - she doesn't have her license yet. No - she hasn't gotten insurance. Nope - no new job to help pay for nay of that stuff. I mentioned all of this to her before she got the car and she told me - "I know. You don't need to keep reminding me. All it does is stress me out." So - no more reminding and I just keep telling myself that she is 18 now and if she gets pulled over and doesn't have a license or proof of insurance it will be her problem to work out. Can't remember if I posted how she was able to afford the car - Her and I were in a car accident when she was 3 and in the settlement she was awarded $1000 which I put in an investment account for her. Once she turned 18 it became hers - $1976 - and she used it to get the car and has some left over. Not for long though as I am sure it is going to be spent on gas and fast food.
Ooh - I think I just saw the sun outside - I may have to run errands and stuff before it disappears! Need to head to the Half-Price Bookstore and sell the things that no one bought at my garage sale last weekend. Then I may try to go see the movie Sex And The City. A very exciting Sunday! I am going to go have breakfast now - take a shower - and head on out.
De
Friday, June 6, 2008
Finally Friday
Yay Friday!! This has officially not been my week. Muppet was sick most of last night again - I was up with her off and on until 200 in the morning. She finally went to sleep at 200 and slept until 600 - I know I have said this before but it is just like having a baby again - so do not want to be there. So between Muppet - Month End at Work - Lack of Sleep - I am so ready for this weekend.
Today was "Beer Friday" at work - Yup! It's exactly what it sounds like. Work stops at 330 - we all gather at one of our buildings - currently we are in 2 bldgs and 2 floors at one of them - today we gathered on the 17th floor of the bldg I work in - we just started leasing this floor so it was kind of like a "Floor Warming". So - when work stops - they bring in beer/hard lemonade and snacks. It's pretty much a Happy Hour in the office. Good thing I ride the bus to work so I didn't have to worry about driving home!
L has been pretty well behaved this week and no outbursts or fights - so not good stories about her to write! She just got home and brought 2 friends with her that I have never seen before - they don't look like strays though! They are hanging in the living room playing Wii.
I am going to rock my baby to sleep - yes I rock my dog to sleep when she doesn't feel well - I know - a bit weird but if it gets her to sleep through the night and not be sick then I will keep doing it!
Have a good weekend ~
De
Today was "Beer Friday" at work - Yup! It's exactly what it sounds like. Work stops at 330 - we all gather at one of our buildings - currently we are in 2 bldgs and 2 floors at one of them - today we gathered on the 17th floor of the bldg I work in - we just started leasing this floor so it was kind of like a "Floor Warming". So - when work stops - they bring in beer/hard lemonade and snacks. It's pretty much a Happy Hour in the office. Good thing I ride the bus to work so I didn't have to worry about driving home!
L has been pretty well behaved this week and no outbursts or fights - so not good stories about her to write! She just got home and brought 2 friends with her that I have never seen before - they don't look like strays though! They are hanging in the living room playing Wii.
I am going to rock my baby to sleep - yes I rock my dog to sleep when she doesn't feel well - I know - a bit weird but if it gets her to sleep through the night and not be sick then I will keep doing it!
Have a good weekend ~
De
Thursday, June 5, 2008
So Tired
I'm exhausted! Muppet started getting sick last night around 1130 - yup - out both ends. She had me up again at 100 - then she started to snore so bad I had to move her to the kitchen - and her own bed - so I could get some sleep. This morning when I had finished getting ready for work I headed to the kitchen to check on the Mup. Let me just say - eeeewwwwww - I had to mop the kitchen and give Mup a quick bath. I called the vet from work - he had an open minute right then to look at her so I called L and she took her there - I so appreciated that she helped out and didn't crab at me or anything. Long story short - Muppet was having a toxic reaction to her new meds - and Doc checked some other references and we had been giving Muppet twice the amount she needed! She is now off that new med - hopefully it gets out of her body fast. Dr Hougham was so nice today - I really like him - and he didn't charge us for today's visit because he wanted to make sure she was OK. When I got home tonight the kitchen and Muppet both needed to be cleaned again. She has been sick twice since I got home - she is now snoring away in my lap. Please keep her in your thoughts - I will keep you all updated.
Good news from today - Matt is giving me vacation time in October - Vegas Baby!!!!!!!! I'm soooooo excited!!
Night ~ De
Good news from today - Matt is giving me vacation time in October - Vegas Baby!!!!!!!! I'm soooooo excited!!
Night ~ De
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Snow White and . . . . . . . .
Interesting day! I think I may have channelled all 7 of the dwarfs! Can you name all 7? I always forget at least one - not today!
- Grumpy - woke up a little grumpy this morning and I missed the 624 bus and had to wait for the 638.
- Sleepy - was a little tired this afternoon at work and I kept yawning. I think it's this Fall weather that we are having in June!
- Dopey - Don't know why but I swear I had some of L's ADD today. I could not keep on task and I kept forgetting easy things.
- Happy - I just watched a tivo'd episode of Jon and Kate plus 8 and it made me laugh which then made me happy.
- Doc - With 2 animals on meds - one of which has to take them twice a day - I tend to channel this dwarf every single day.
- Bashful - I'm not going to explain this one! Let's just say shyness has kept me from sending an email response to one I received yesterday.
- Sneezy - This is the only one I haven't been today - but the days not over yet so I could still be this one!
De
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Same Old Same Old
Nothing much to report today. L was very nice to me on the phone the few times we spoke with each other today. She kept an eye on Muppet before she had to go to work and let me know how she was doing. Work was busy but not stressful - even though it's month end. The weather was a perfect Fall day - oh wait a minute - it's Spring/Summer isn't it! Let me rephrase this - it was an ugly day - all gray, gloomy, rainy. I am so tired of this weather! The forecast is the same for this whole week. Ugh!
Muppet is doing OK. I did some research on the web - gotta love Google! Everything that is going on with her right now is a side effect from her new meds. I looked at 3 different websites and they all said the same thing and that these side effects should go away within the first couple of weeks. If she is not better in a week or so I will be taking her back in to the vets - our home away from home!
Well - Obama is the Democratic candidate - he has enough delegates now for the nomination. I will be glad when this whole election is done with. I am glad that it looks like we are finally down to the 2 candidates. Any thoughts on whether Senator Clinton will be the Vice Presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket? It will be very interesting to see how this all unfolds over the next month or so.
Good Night ~ De
Muppet is doing OK. I did some research on the web - gotta love Google! Everything that is going on with her right now is a side effect from her new meds. I looked at 3 different websites and they all said the same thing and that these side effects should go away within the first couple of weeks. If she is not better in a week or so I will be taking her back in to the vets - our home away from home!
Well - Obama is the Democratic candidate - he has enough delegates now for the nomination. I will be glad when this whole election is done with. I am glad that it looks like we are finally down to the 2 candidates. Any thoughts on whether Senator Clinton will be the Vice Presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket? It will be very interesting to see how this all unfolds over the next month or so.
Good Night ~ De
Monday, June 2, 2008
I Can't Think of a Title!!
Howdy! I saw some cowboys yesterday! Lyd picked me up at 800 and we went to Monroe to see her other friend Diana compete in a Reigning Competition. This is where the horse and rider have to follow a pattern that involves different speeds, sliding stops, and twirling in circles. It was really fun to watch. Now - the show started at 800 - Lyd said her friend was in the 5th group of the day and it depends on how many horses are there as to how fast it would go. Well - there were a lot of horses and Diana didn't ride until about 230! A lot of hurry up and wait but I had fun.
L spent the whole weekend being a street kid in Seattle. Don't ask me - I don't get why you would want to do that. When she got home around 900 last night she needed to do laundry because she smelled like - as she put it - "poo" because it was dirty under the bridge where they slept. Yuck!!
On a positive note - L finally applied to Renton Votech and received her registration paperwork in the mail on Saturday. She is filling out paperwork now - needs to schedule her COMPASS test and then she will be ready to start in the Fall. OK - pick yourselves up off the floor!! She is still planning on studying Auto Mechanics. I am thrilled - but also cautious - I am a worrier and just want to make sure she follows through on this. I think she will - she actually seems very excited.
It's Month End close at work again - seems like we just had this! I will be putting in some longer days this week but I will try to keep up on my posting.
Muppet is acting weird tonight. When I got home - well, let's just say the kitchen was rather "messy" and she had a really wet butt. I think the cats got in there - and by cats I mean Buffy - and tried to do some "cleaning" and in doing so moved the puppy pad around and folded it up into a pile. Needless to say - the first thing I did when I got home was put Muppet in the tub and give her a bath. She has seemed pretty out of it since then so I am not sure if it just stressed her out so ended up tuckering her out or if there is more going on. I am probably just being a worry wart "Mom". Right now she is snuggled up tight to my side on the couch - which has made it rather difficult to type on the computer - but I got it done!!
Have a god week.
De
L spent the whole weekend being a street kid in Seattle. Don't ask me - I don't get why you would want to do that. When she got home around 900 last night she needed to do laundry because she smelled like - as she put it - "poo" because it was dirty under the bridge where they slept. Yuck!!
On a positive note - L finally applied to Renton Votech and received her registration paperwork in the mail on Saturday. She is filling out paperwork now - needs to schedule her COMPASS test and then she will be ready to start in the Fall. OK - pick yourselves up off the floor!! She is still planning on studying Auto Mechanics. I am thrilled - but also cautious - I am a worrier and just want to make sure she follows through on this. I think she will - she actually seems very excited.
It's Month End close at work again - seems like we just had this! I will be putting in some longer days this week but I will try to keep up on my posting.
Muppet is acting weird tonight. When I got home - well, let's just say the kitchen was rather "messy" and she had a really wet butt. I think the cats got in there - and by cats I mean Buffy - and tried to do some "cleaning" and in doing so moved the puppy pad around and folded it up into a pile. Needless to say - the first thing I did when I got home was put Muppet in the tub and give her a bath. She has seemed pretty out of it since then so I am not sure if it just stressed her out so ended up tuckering her out or if there is more going on. I am probably just being a worry wart "Mom". Right now she is snuggled up tight to my side on the couch - which has made it rather difficult to type on the computer - but I got it done!!
Have a god week.
De
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