Thursday, November 30, 2006
Quote of the Day
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
All snowed in and catching up!
She and I, ok mostly her, ok all her, she has found another one of the gang and he's in touch with yet another one. It's like a big reunion. Only Eric left to find and I might try and do that today because with the weather goodness knows nothing else is happening.
Yes I am at home today :).
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Quote of the Day
Monday, November 27, 2006
Monday Already?
So here is her Gingerbread house room:
Thursday: was Turkey day and it was spent as usual at the Consortium and that was wonderful, as it always is. I kept KK up about an hour past her bedtime and much to my joy she slept in until 7.
Friday: I got up with KK and turned on the tv and debated hauling the wee one out shopping and then saw pictures of what the stores looked like and decided I was far too sane to be going anywhere near a shopping area. Friday afternoon and evening was spent again at the consortium and again was a good time. I stayed long enough to make everyone go to bed but no one was polite enough to say so :). Finally figured out where I wanted to spend the Christmas holiday and almost bought tickets but needed to make sure someone would be around to look after the puppies.
Saturday: You know it is really annoying to be able to sleep in because your co-parent has your daughter and to instead be wide awake at 6:30 am. My mind was working and there was then no hope for sleep. Went to take another look at a prospective place to live and put an offer in on the place. This of course means that the plans I wanted to have for Christmas would be utterly in ruins. I should know more today.
Sunday: Met with an old friend that I hadn't seen in awhile. I picked up KK from the co-parent and took her with me to play with the other kids. I brought her back and put her down for a nap which her daddy was taking as well. Decided it was time to stop and buy a few things for when I get a place -- vacuum, broom things that don't matter much. While shopping I get the call I was expecting from Angie and spent the next few hours with her. We did shopping and had some of the worst service ever from a restaurant in the US. After dinner headed back to the condo and spent the rest of the evening hanging out with the roomie and helping her make gingerbread men.
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Friday, November 24, 2006
She Loves Christmas
She loves Christmas and I am not sure how much she spent on the decorations but it was a lot. She was doing the walls to look like a gingerbread house when I got there. It was really cute. After 4.5 hours working on it together it was really super cute. She's the creative power and I am the analytical power and together we do alright. I'll have to post a picture when she's all done. She had a few more things to do but we didn't get to them.
One of the things I love about being around her is that because she deals with kids all the time she is an overpraiser. Any little thing you do for her is just the best thing ever! She tells you that your the most amazing person ever, and who doesn't like that? She has said I am drafted every time she tracks off to help her decorate. It was fun. It had been a long time since standing on furniture and desks was ok, heck even necessary. Did we dance on the tables?.....I'll never tell ;).
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Quote of the Day
Monday, November 20, 2006
Downside to being Detail Oriented
In other news I got an email today from someone at work asking about if I want to join a bowling league. I think that counts as a sport right?
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Friday, November 17, 2006
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
It's a Train Wreck
Saturday is house shopping again. I still need another sport to play.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Me & Romeo
How not to pick up a woman:
1) Every time run into her tell put your arm around her and tell everyone loudly that she is your new best friend -- then ask her what her name is -- repeat exactly -- at least 6 times.
2) Make sure you tell her that you cross-dressed for Halloween and the show her pictures of you in drag dressed as the Bounty hunter's wife. Then please launch into a story about how a 40+ year old woman tried to take you home but you didn't want to have to put on the fishnet stockings again so you sent her home to her vibrator instead.
3) Mention that you are 23 and looking to have a good time.
4) Tell her the charming story of the last time you were arrested and how at least that time, it was just a paperwork thing, but you were in jail for only 48 hours at least.
5) Girls always love a bad boy so regale her with stories of how you were bad and got into trouble with the law which caused the paperwork problem in the first place.
6) Make sure you tell her that it was the only time you were arrested sober and that you yelled at the top of your lungs at everyone you could find.
7) Do not forget to mention that you think college is a waste of time and that people who have degrees just wasted their time.
8) Proudly tell her that you have been drinking since you rolled out of bed this morning and haven't stopped yet.
9) She might have missed that you were interested in her the first couple times you walked up to her table and interjected into the conversation her and her teammates were having, but your persistence will pay off keep trying.
10) When she is telling people how something is misspelled on her shirt point out that you missed the word 'bruise' being misspelled on her shirt and then ask how it should be spelled.
I had thought about injecting my own sarcasm into these a bit more but it just isn't necessary -- so for goodness sake don't be a Romeo!
Friday, November 10, 2006
Good Day
Tomorrow is the big softball tournament and truth be told I feel a bit like a kid the night before Christmas. It's an awesome team I have put together - if I do say so myself! I can't wait!
It's a good day.
Quote of the day.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Updates
Charity drive at work - not a good turn out so far I really need to send out a staff email again worded a bit better than last time :).
Work - Fully transitioned to the new job and they are not replacing my old position *insert big time rant here*
House - Still looking haven't seen anything I can't live without. I will very likely be going out again this weekend.
Softball - I finally got the last critical player signed up yesterday and the turkey bowl is this weekend and I can hardly wait!
Christmas - I didn't have plans and wasn't trying to think about it but last night the roomie invited me to go skiing with her and her extended family. I am sure this will be pure comedy gold.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Gifts for KK
Election Hell
Here's my story: I got off work at 3 and headed to the polling place where I have voted for the last 6 years. I got there at 3:30 to be greeted by a sign that told me it was no longer a polling place and listed several other places. I pick a place that is thankfully about a block away. I go into that place and nope they are not one either. They direct me to another place, and as I am driving there I see a sign that says VOTING HERE. So I pull in and park and walk into the massive church and get in a very long line that snakes around the place and is crazy long. I check my watch 3:45. I have at least an hour before I have to pick KK up so I should be good right? Yeah not so much. In the next 30 minutes the line moves maybe 15 feet and it becomes quite clear to me that I am not going to get KK on time. So I call Doyce and let him know the situtation and he says he'll bring her to me. I am still only about a third of the way through the line when he drops her off at 4:50.
Now let me say Douglas county where I vote decided to move forward only using the electronic voting systems. Most counties had both systems available to help move people through the lines. Not my county they closed down to only 5 polling centers down from I would guess what used to be 20 and only had a dozen computers, two of which where down. At 5:50 KK had enough of the line thing and she was ready to go. So after standing in line for 2 hours and still being at least an hour from voting, I had to leave. I was livid, and I plan to contact the election office of my county and send them a very unflattering email. It is just crazy ridiculous to stand in line for 2 hours and still be an hour from voting. I am still ticked off about it.