What the dealio with all this rain? It's October, not April! We are supposed to go trick or treating tonight. The kids are determined to go, even in the rain! There is no rain date for trick or treat here, so I guess we could just go and take umbrellas. It's not like we'll melt or anything. Plus, if the rain deters a lot of people from going out, then hey, more candy for me...er...my kids.
I don't know. I would hate for their cute little costumes to go to waste! It starts in less than an hour, so I need to think of something quick-like.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Stitches
This morning, after guru had left for work and the girls were already at the bus stop, I was in my kitchen making a sippy cup for my son when my front door opens. Hmm...wonder who forgot something, I thought. It was my middle daughter saying that my oldest had fallen at the bus stop and was bleeding.
So, I slip on some shoes and run out of the door in my shorts and t-shirt, hair not yet brushed, in 40 degree weather to find out what happened. I see my daugher walking toward me down the sidewalk, crying and holding her face with one hand and her mangled glasses in the other.
I take her inside and clean up all the shed blood and find out she was playing balance beam on the curb and her foot slipped. She had her hands in the pockets of her coat and she couldn't get them out in time to catch herself before faceplanting into the concrete. Her glasses dug into the side of her face leaving a nice slash next to her left eye.
It looked pretty bad, I could see several layers under her skin, and the cut was gaping. I figured she may need a stitch or two for it. So, I called around and the Children's urgent care didn't open until 3 pm. I wasn't about to head downtown and wait 8 hours in the Children's hospital ER, so I found an urgent care close to home and took her in.
Sure enough, she ended up with 7 stitches in her pretty little face! She was not happy about that at all! She screamed and squirmed when they gave her the shots to numb her face. I had to hold her arms down while the nurse held her head still. Once the numbing was taken care of, she was all good.
I continued to hold her hands and watch as the Doctor stitched her up. I actually remained very cool through the whole thing. I'm impressed with myself. How is it that I can handle all the blood and watch a Dr. put stitches in my baby's face, but I can't handle throw-up? I don't know.
Anyway, I would post before and after pictures, but I took them with my new camera phone, and we don't have the proper equipment to transfer pictures from phone to computer.
So, I slip on some shoes and run out of the door in my shorts and t-shirt, hair not yet brushed, in 40 degree weather to find out what happened. I see my daugher walking toward me down the sidewalk, crying and holding her face with one hand and her mangled glasses in the other.
I take her inside and clean up all the shed blood and find out she was playing balance beam on the curb and her foot slipped. She had her hands in the pockets of her coat and she couldn't get them out in time to catch herself before faceplanting into the concrete. Her glasses dug into the side of her face leaving a nice slash next to her left eye.
It looked pretty bad, I could see several layers under her skin, and the cut was gaping. I figured she may need a stitch or two for it. So, I called around and the Children's urgent care didn't open until 3 pm. I wasn't about to head downtown and wait 8 hours in the Children's hospital ER, so I found an urgent care close to home and took her in.
Sure enough, she ended up with 7 stitches in her pretty little face! She was not happy about that at all! She screamed and squirmed when they gave her the shots to numb her face. I had to hold her arms down while the nurse held her head still. Once the numbing was taken care of, she was all good.
I continued to hold her hands and watch as the Doctor stitched her up. I actually remained very cool through the whole thing. I'm impressed with myself. How is it that I can handle all the blood and watch a Dr. put stitches in my baby's face, but I can't handle throw-up? I don't know.
Anyway, I would post before and after pictures, but I took them with my new camera phone, and we don't have the proper equipment to transfer pictures from phone to computer.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Lazy Day
Well, the family and I took a trip to the hospital last night to visit trin and G's new little man! He is so cute and looks so much like his big brother!
Today, my son and I just hung out at home all day. We even took a nap together this afternoon. That was nice! Tonight the kids and I are just gonna veg out and watch t.v. Guru is working late and I'm not sure when exactly he will get home. He works almost an hour away and he is still at work, so the kids will be in bed when he gets here. Pretty lazy and uneventful day here today.
I was hoping to take my kiddos to a Fall festival tomorrow night. We went last year and it was fun. There's free food and free candy, so it's all good! I am supposed to be singing with our church's worship choir this Sunday and our usual Wednesday practice got pushed to tomorrow, so if we go, it will only be for about an hour before we have to leave for the church for my practice. Boo!
Today, my son and I just hung out at home all day. We even took a nap together this afternoon. That was nice! Tonight the kids and I are just gonna veg out and watch t.v. Guru is working late and I'm not sure when exactly he will get home. He works almost an hour away and he is still at work, so the kids will be in bed when he gets here. Pretty lazy and uneventful day here today.
I was hoping to take my kiddos to a Fall festival tomorrow night. We went last year and it was fun. There's free food and free candy, so it's all good! I am supposed to be singing with our church's worship choir this Sunday and our usual Wednesday practice got pushed to tomorrow, so if we go, it will only be for about an hour before we have to leave for the church for my practice. Boo!
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Updates
I almost forgot to post about the double date Saturday night. It went pretty well. However, there is not going to be a second date. My friend just can't get past the fact that she had absolutely zero attraction to him. And I don't blame her. The guy seemed nice enough, but I really don't think their personalities match either. She's really outgoing and bubbly and he's kind of withdrawn. He has 2 parrots that are like his kids (and he likes to talk about them a lot) and she is not a bird person in the slightest. So she has already communicated with him that she is not interested in going out again, and he responded well.
Moving on...
I ended up having A's kids all day yesterday. So there were 5 kids 6 and under in my house all day long. Then when my girls got home from school, I had 7 kids 9 and under. Dinner time was fun. :) It really wasn't bad though. All the kids did really well. They played nicely and watched some cartoons and the youngest one is the only one I was actually able to get down for a nap.
Around 8:00 pm, I took A's kids up to visit their new baby brother. He's so cute! He looks exactly like 3/4 of her other kids. Her oldest daughter is the oddball...she looks more like her mommy while all the others look like their dad.
He weighed in at 8lbs 1oz and 19 inches long. I got to hold him and watch them give him his first bath in the nursery and smell his little newborn head! Almost makes me want to have another one.....almost!
Sometime today, I'll get to go back to the hospital and see my new nephew. And while I'm there, I'll stop back in and see A and her new baby.
Moving on...
I ended up having A's kids all day yesterday. So there were 5 kids 6 and under in my house all day long. Then when my girls got home from school, I had 7 kids 9 and under. Dinner time was fun. :) It really wasn't bad though. All the kids did really well. They played nicely and watched some cartoons and the youngest one is the only one I was actually able to get down for a nap.
Around 8:00 pm, I took A's kids up to visit their new baby brother. He's so cute! He looks exactly like 3/4 of her other kids. Her oldest daughter is the oddball...she looks more like her mommy while all the others look like their dad.
He weighed in at 8lbs 1oz and 19 inches long. I got to hold him and watch them give him his first bath in the nursery and smell his little newborn head! Almost makes me want to have another one.....almost!
Sometime today, I'll get to go back to the hospital and see my new nephew. And while I'm there, I'll stop back in and see A and her new baby.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Baby Day!
Well, today is the day! My brother and SIL are going to be meeting their newest addition. I'm really excited for them!
On top of that, my friend A is headed to the hospital right now as well. She was already scheduled to be induced today at 10 am, assuming the Dr. thought she was ready when she went in this morning for her last appointment. (She was due on the 19th!) When she went in this morning she found out she is at 3 cm's. So she just dropped off her 4 other kids here and is on her way to the hospital. She is super excited, because usually, it takes her forever to get to 4 cm's and then it goes really fast. So, she is hoping that with a little help from the pitocin, she'll be meeting baby #5 very shortly.
Well, that leaves me with 5 kids ranging from age 6 down to 17 months. We'll be fine though, they are good kids. Right now, they are all playing very quietly. The 2 oldest ones are watching Doodlebops and the others are playing Mr. Potato Head!
I may be taking them to another friend of A's for the afternoon, or possibly keeping them here. I don't know for sure yet. It depends on if the other friend is still willing to help out. If not, I'll take the kids up later today to meet their new little brother.
Wish me luck today, I should be pretty busy!
On top of that, my friend A is headed to the hospital right now as well. She was already scheduled to be induced today at 10 am, assuming the Dr. thought she was ready when she went in this morning for her last appointment. (She was due on the 19th!) When she went in this morning she found out she is at 3 cm's. So she just dropped off her 4 other kids here and is on her way to the hospital. She is super excited, because usually, it takes her forever to get to 4 cm's and then it goes really fast. So, she is hoping that with a little help from the pitocin, she'll be meeting baby #5 very shortly.
Well, that leaves me with 5 kids ranging from age 6 down to 17 months. We'll be fine though, they are good kids. Right now, they are all playing very quietly. The 2 oldest ones are watching Doodlebops and the others are playing Mr. Potato Head!
I may be taking them to another friend of A's for the afternoon, or possibly keeping them here. I don't know for sure yet. It depends on if the other friend is still willing to help out. If not, I'll take the kids up later today to meet their new little brother.
Wish me luck today, I should be pretty busy!
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Saturday
This afternoon, I am taking my girls to a birthday party at friends 2B made. That should be really fun for them. I wish they had places like this when I was a kid. Basically all we had was Chuck E. Cheese or the skating rink. But that's a different story.
After that, guru and I are going out on a double date with a single mom friend of mine. She met a guy on eHarmony and I told her that the first time she meets him shoudn't be by herself. Anyway, she's having mixed feelings about this guy as it is. She says he has a great personality and they seem to have a lot in common and with just talking to him, she would definately be interested in him. But looking at his pictures, she is not attracted to him at all. He's a bit overweight with below average looks. She feels like God my be trying to teach her to not be so superficial.
There are a few other things that concern her about the guy too, like his job and his ex-wife. But she's going to give it a try. At least after meeting him in person, she should have a better idea if she thinks it is even worth pursuing further. She'll be able to say that she just didn't feel a connection with him in person....or possibly the other way around. Who knows.
I'll make sure to report how the date goes!
After that, guru and I are going out on a double date with a single mom friend of mine. She met a guy on eHarmony and I told her that the first time she meets him shoudn't be by herself. Anyway, she's having mixed feelings about this guy as it is. She says he has a great personality and they seem to have a lot in common and with just talking to him, she would definately be interested in him. But looking at his pictures, she is not attracted to him at all. He's a bit overweight with below average looks. She feels like God my be trying to teach her to not be so superficial.
There are a few other things that concern her about the guy too, like his job and his ex-wife. But she's going to give it a try. At least after meeting him in person, she should have a better idea if she thinks it is even worth pursuing further. She'll be able to say that she just didn't feel a connection with him in person....or possibly the other way around. Who knows.
I'll make sure to report how the date goes!
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Kinda Bummed
We were supposed to be going to the Pumpkin Show tonight. Weather.com is showing a 100% chance of rain tonight starting at 7pm (which is about when we'd get there). That really puts a damper on our plans (no pun intended).
I guess we still have through Saturday to go if we really want to. The only thing is that if we don't go tonight, we will miss the parade of bands. The parade usually consists of a bunch of high school bands from across Ohio, but tonight they are welcoming The Best Damn Band In The Land! So we would have to miss that!
I guess that's not such a huge deal to guru though, since he gets to go see them at "the shoe" on Saturday!
I guess we still have through Saturday to go if we really want to. The only thing is that if we don't go tonight, we will miss the parade of bands. The parade usually consists of a bunch of high school bands from across Ohio, but tonight they are welcoming The Best Damn Band In The Land! So we would have to miss that!
I guess that's not such a huge deal to guru though, since he gets to go see them at "the shoe" on Saturday!
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Update
Well, I went back to the Dr. yesterday. He didn't end up doing another strep test. But, he did give me a stronger antibiotic. He said if I keep having problems with this, I may have to go see an ENT Dr. and talk about getting my tonsils out! I'm 26 years old! Isn't this something they usually do to kids? My oldest daughter had hers out when she was 6.
I have never been put under anesthesia for anything before. I really don't want to have to have them removed, but if it will keep me from getting strep throat so often, I may just have to do it!
Anyway, my friend A got sent home, no baby yet! Right now she is scheduled to be induced next Monday if she hasn't had the baby by then. That would actually make it convienient for me though if she waits until Monday, cause then I could make one trip to the hospital on Tuesday to see her and my new nephew!
I have never been put under anesthesia for anything before. I really don't want to have to have them removed, but if it will keep me from getting strep throat so often, I may just have to do it!
Anyway, my friend A got sent home, no baby yet! Right now she is scheduled to be induced next Monday if she hasn't had the baby by then. That would actually make it convienient for me though if she waits until Monday, cause then I could make one trip to the hospital on Tuesday to see her and my new nephew!
Sunday, October 15, 2006
I think it's back!
I think I have strep throat AGAIN! GRRR! My throat started feeling kind of icky on Friday. It didn't really hurt too bad, but it kinda felt like I may be starting to lose my voice or something.
Throughout the day, however, it really started to hurt. Yesterday and today were very bad. I was supposed to be on my church's praise team this morning, and ended up not even being able to go to church at all. (Same thing last time I had this a couple of weeks ago, I missed being on PT. Maybe God is trying to tell me something??)
Anyway, I will be calling the Dr. tomorrow to try to get in. I will have to endure another strep test, but if that's what I've got again, at least I'll know and can get on some meds to get rid of it. This time I want it to stay far, FAR away!
On another note, my friend A called a little while ago and said that she is in labor! This is baby #5 for her. Please pray for a quick and easy labor for her and a healthy baby!!
Throughout the day, however, it really started to hurt. Yesterday and today were very bad. I was supposed to be on my church's praise team this morning, and ended up not even being able to go to church at all. (Same thing last time I had this a couple of weeks ago, I missed being on PT. Maybe God is trying to tell me something??)
Anyway, I will be calling the Dr. tomorrow to try to get in. I will have to endure another strep test, but if that's what I've got again, at least I'll know and can get on some meds to get rid of it. This time I want it to stay far, FAR away!
On another note, my friend A called a little while ago and said that she is in labor! This is baby #5 for her. Please pray for a quick and easy labor for her and a healthy baby!!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
4 Day Weekends
My daughters have two 4 day weekends in a row. They have early dismissal today from school and are off tomorrow and Friday. Same thing next week.
Tomorrow is Fair day and I am not sure why they are off this Friday. Next Thursday is parent-teacher conferences and next Friday is Cota day. So, they are excited to have short weeks and long weekends two weeks in a row. I am going to have to come up with some fun activities for us to do while they're off to (hopfully) avoid them fighting the whole time.
Looks like I will have to take a trip to Michaels and pick up some crafts for them to make for Christmas presents!
Tomorrow is Fair day and I am not sure why they are off this Friday. Next Thursday is parent-teacher conferences and next Friday is Cota day. So, they are excited to have short weeks and long weekends two weeks in a row. I am going to have to come up with some fun activities for us to do while they're off to (hopfully) avoid them fighting the whole time.
Looks like I will have to take a trip to Michaels and pick up some crafts for them to make for Christmas presents!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Small Group
A couple of weeks ago, while on our retreat, my small group decided we needed to start meeting regularly again. Over the summer, our schedules were just too busy to coordinate get-togethers. So, now that school is back in and our lives are getting back into routines, we started scheduling time again.
Most of the small groups at our church meet once a week. We are not quite able to pull that off yet, so we are attempting every other Monday night. Last night was the kick off. We met at Panera and ate dinner together and just chatted away and laughed and had a good time. When Panera closed at 9:00, we weren't ready to call it a night just yet, so we walked next door to TGI Friday's and sat around giggling some more for another hour.
Next time we meet, we will be discussing what Bible study we want to start on next. We took this first week just to get together and have a good time before we started in on a study. I always have such a good time with these ladies. They are so laid back and fun to be around.
I really hope we are able to keep up with meeting like this. It is so refreshing to me to be able to be around other adults like that, since my days generally consist of hanging out with a 2 year old. (Not that I am complaining! He's the bestest 2 year old around and I love being home with him!)
The thing is, my group wants to start planning get aways more often too. More than the once a year we go to Beth Moore. They are talking about an actual get away next summer where we go somewhere for like 4-5 days! I would LOVE that, but I just don't think it is doable for me. I mean, we didn't even go on a family vacation this year (not even a weekend trip) because we couldn't afford to. So, I don't think I can swing a girls trip in there just for me before even doing a family vacation. That doesn't seem fair.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. I may just have to stick to our annual conference get away for now.
Most of the small groups at our church meet once a week. We are not quite able to pull that off yet, so we are attempting every other Monday night. Last night was the kick off. We met at Panera and ate dinner together and just chatted away and laughed and had a good time. When Panera closed at 9:00, we weren't ready to call it a night just yet, so we walked next door to TGI Friday's and sat around giggling some more for another hour.
Next time we meet, we will be discussing what Bible study we want to start on next. We took this first week just to get together and have a good time before we started in on a study. I always have such a good time with these ladies. They are so laid back and fun to be around.
I really hope we are able to keep up with meeting like this. It is so refreshing to me to be able to be around other adults like that, since my days generally consist of hanging out with a 2 year old. (Not that I am complaining! He's the bestest 2 year old around and I love being home with him!)
The thing is, my group wants to start planning get aways more often too. More than the once a year we go to Beth Moore. They are talking about an actual get away next summer where we go somewhere for like 4-5 days! I would LOVE that, but I just don't think it is doable for me. I mean, we didn't even go on a family vacation this year (not even a weekend trip) because we couldn't afford to. So, I don't think I can swing a girls trip in there just for me before even doing a family vacation. That doesn't seem fair.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. I may just have to stick to our annual conference get away for now.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Two Lunches
Today, my daughters' school is having their annual fall cookout. This is a day where parents can come eat lunch with their kids (actually, we can do that anyday) and they are, well, cooking out. They are having hot dogs and such.
Well, neither of my girls wanted hot dogs, but rather wanted me to bring them food. My oldest eats from 11:00-11:45. She wants me to bring her Wendy's. So, I will be stopping off to pick her up some lunch and then heading to the school to try to find a parking spot in the tiny parking lot, then finding my daughter to eat lunch with her.
Then, I have to go back out and pick up Arby's for my younger daughter and go back, find another parking spot, and find my younger daughter for her lunch starting at 12:30. All the while, I will be lugging around my 2 year old as well.
The note that was sent home said that if it rains, they will have the cookout tomorrow instead. I hope it doesn't get rained out today because I did not send any lunch or lunch money with the girls today. If it is, they will be able to "charge" their lunch and I can pay it later, so no big deal.
**UPDATE**
I called the school and it has been postponed until tomorrow due to the weather. I guess they will get their fast food lunches tomorrow!
Well, neither of my girls wanted hot dogs, but rather wanted me to bring them food. My oldest eats from 11:00-11:45. She wants me to bring her Wendy's. So, I will be stopping off to pick her up some lunch and then heading to the school to try to find a parking spot in the tiny parking lot, then finding my daughter to eat lunch with her.
Then, I have to go back out and pick up Arby's for my younger daughter and go back, find another parking spot, and find my younger daughter for her lunch starting at 12:30. All the while, I will be lugging around my 2 year old as well.
The note that was sent home said that if it rains, they will have the cookout tomorrow instead. I hope it doesn't get rained out today because I did not send any lunch or lunch money with the girls today. If it is, they will be able to "charge" their lunch and I can pay it later, so no big deal.
**UPDATE**
I called the school and it has been postponed until tomorrow due to the weather. I guess they will get their fast food lunches tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Better
While I am still not 100%, I am feeling much, much better today! I am still very tired, but that could just be cause I haven't really done much for the past week. I need to get out and move around a little, maybe that will wake me up some.
I was able to get some fall decorations up yesterday. I need to find my door hangy thing so I can hang my wreath on the front door. I always end up losing them and buying new ones. Fortunately they are really cheap! I will probably pick one up today because I don't feel like rummaging through the millions of boxes in the basement looking for the one from last year. It is probably in with the Christmas stuff, which happens to be burried right now.
So, to sum up, I'm feeling better and now I'm off to run some errands and do some shopping! Have a good day!
I was able to get some fall decorations up yesterday. I need to find my door hangy thing so I can hang my wreath on the front door. I always end up losing them and buying new ones. Fortunately they are really cheap! I will probably pick one up today because I don't feel like rummaging through the millions of boxes in the basement looking for the one from last year. It is probably in with the Christmas stuff, which happens to be burried right now.
So, to sum up, I'm feeling better and now I'm off to run some errands and do some shopping! Have a good day!
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Yep, It's Strep!
I woke up feeling even worse yesterday morning. I decided I should probably go into the Doctor. I was running a fever of 102.4 at the Doc's office. He did a strep test (yuck, I hate those! Those long q-tip looking things they scrape your throat with...ew). He came back in the exam room and said that it was strep.
He prescribed me an antibiotic. I spent the entire afternoon sleeping. Last night was terrible. I woke up soaked in sweat, but couldn't take the covers off because I would freeze! I hate not being able to get comfortable.
Tylenol hasn't seemed to be cutting it for me either. I take it and I'm still in terrible pain and running a fever. Guru picked me up some Ibuprofin. I took some of that a little while ago, and for the first time in the past couple of days, I'm not in incredible pain. Thank God for that! Well, I'm off to rest some more. Hopefully I will be feeling much better tomorrow!
He prescribed me an antibiotic. I spent the entire afternoon sleeping. Last night was terrible. I woke up soaked in sweat, but couldn't take the covers off because I would freeze! I hate not being able to get comfortable.
Tylenol hasn't seemed to be cutting it for me either. I take it and I'm still in terrible pain and running a fever. Guru picked me up some Ibuprofin. I took some of that a little while ago, and for the first time in the past couple of days, I'm not in incredible pain. Thank God for that! Well, I'm off to rest some more. Hopefully I will be feeling much better tomorrow!
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Ow!
I have come down with something overnight. Yesterday I was fine. Right before bed, I noticed my throat starting to hurt a little bit. I had a difficult time getting comfortable last night, and tossed and turned all night. All the while, my throat started hurting more and more.
This morning, it was terrible! I took a couple of Tylenol and it started feeling a bit better. Now that the meds have worn off, not only is my sore throat back worse than this morning, but it's accompanied by body aches. My neck, shoulders, and arms feel so sore! I think I have a fever, too!
I hate being sick. I take vitamins every day! I think I'm going to be upping my vitamin C for a little while. It seems I end up getting strep throat at least once a year! I really, really hope that this isn't strep!
Time for some more Tylenol! OW!
This morning, it was terrible! I took a couple of Tylenol and it started feeling a bit better. Now that the meds have worn off, not only is my sore throat back worse than this morning, but it's accompanied by body aches. My neck, shoulders, and arms feel so sore! I think I have a fever, too!
I hate being sick. I take vitamins every day! I think I'm going to be upping my vitamin C for a little while. It seems I end up getting strep throat at least once a year! I really, really hope that this isn't strep!
Time for some more Tylenol! OW!
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Analogies and Metaphors
Every year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays. These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers across the country. Here are last year's winners.....
- Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.
- His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.
- He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.
- She grew on him like she was a colony of E. Coli, and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.
- She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.
- Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.
- He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree.
- The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM machine.
- The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't.
- McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.
- From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30.
- Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.
- The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease.
- Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.
- They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth.
- John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.
- He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant, and she was the East River.
- Even in his last years, Granddad had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.
- Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.
- The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.
- The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while.
- He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
- The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.
- It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with power tools.
- He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up.
Monday, September 25, 2006
Fun Time Away
Well we were a bit later getting out of town than we expected to. But not too late. We got to our hotel and checked in around 4:45. We headed up to our room and decided that we really didn't have time to go eat at a restaurant before getting over to the Civic Center by 6:00, when the doors opened. So we ended up just ordering room service.
We were within walking distance from where we needed to go. Right across the street from our hotel was a mall. We actually ended up just walking through the mall to get to the conference (since it was raining). We ended up sitting in the upper level, but we had a great view and we weren't surrounded by too many people, so it was actually more comfortable than being down on the floor. We decided to come back and sit in the same seats on Saturday too.
Beth was great as usual. She is so animated when she speaks that she just draws you in to what she is saying and is quite funny as well. Travis Cottrell and his praise team were awesome too. No Mandisa this time though. :(
After the conference was over around noon on Saturday, we (the 5 of us from our small group plus one of the ladies' sister) headed out to get some lunch at an Italian place called Gratzi. It was very yummy. Then we dropped our things off in our hotel room and hit the mall. We spent several hours just walking around and shopping! It was so much fun, even though I only purchased a couple of things. After shopping, we headed back to our hotel to decide what we wanted to do for dinner. We heard as we were walking back in the hotel that there was a manager's reception for all guests every night from 5:30 to 7:30. It was already about 7:00 but we went down to check it out.
They have different hors d'oeuvres every night. That night they had a spinach dip (very good, and not e coli infested) with chips and these little slices of bread with cream cheese and salmon on them. Apparently they had little sandwiches before we got down there too, but they were gone. They also had free cocktails and soft drinks. All free for guests! After that, we headed back to the room and snacked on wheat thins, and dark chocolate kit kats and called it dinner. We also played a game called Dirty Minds that one of the ladies bought at the mall. Very funny game! We also did facials and scrubbed our feet and did our nails. One of the ladies in the group sells Arbonne, so we got to use the goods.
Sunday we slept in and went down to a free breakfast. They had a bar set up with scrambled eggs, hash browns, French toast, biscuits, sausage gravy, and grits. They also had an entire bar of different kinds of fruits. They had cereals, any kind of juice you could want, soft drinks, tea, and coffee. AND a cook to order omelet bar. They had all the fresh ingredients out and you could just tell the lady what you wanted in it and she made it right there in front of you. She also served freshly made pancakes, and bacon and sausage. We were all completely stuffed!!
We requested a late check out for 1:00. After our breakfast settled, 3 of us headed down to check out the hot tub for a while. We got down there and the hot tub was WAY too hot. We joked that the jets weren't' even on, it was just boiling. We couldn't even get in it. We were able to get in the heated pool though.
After hanging out, chatting in the pool for a while, we headed back up to the room to get showers and packed up. We headed out at 1:00. We ended up stopping for an early dinner/late lunch at Red Lobster. After that it was on home to our families! (Me to my poor sick baby!)
It was such a fun weekend hanging out with the girls. Lots of fun and laughter. It is so great to have such a wonderful group of friends. I feel so comfortable with all of them and feel like I can tell them anything, and truly be myself with them and they don't judge me. And, they all feel the same way. We are going to try to start meeting again regularly. It is difficult for us to try to meet every week, so we have it on the calendar to meet 2 Monday evenings in October.
We were within walking distance from where we needed to go. Right across the street from our hotel was a mall. We actually ended up just walking through the mall to get to the conference (since it was raining). We ended up sitting in the upper level, but we had a great view and we weren't surrounded by too many people, so it was actually more comfortable than being down on the floor. We decided to come back and sit in the same seats on Saturday too.
Beth was great as usual. She is so animated when she speaks that she just draws you in to what she is saying and is quite funny as well. Travis Cottrell and his praise team were awesome too. No Mandisa this time though. :(
After the conference was over around noon on Saturday, we (the 5 of us from our small group plus one of the ladies' sister) headed out to get some lunch at an Italian place called Gratzi. It was very yummy. Then we dropped our things off in our hotel room and hit the mall. We spent several hours just walking around and shopping! It was so much fun, even though I only purchased a couple of things. After shopping, we headed back to our hotel to decide what we wanted to do for dinner. We heard as we were walking back in the hotel that there was a manager's reception for all guests every night from 5:30 to 7:30. It was already about 7:00 but we went down to check it out.
They have different hors d'oeuvres every night. That night they had a spinach dip (very good, and not e coli infested) with chips and these little slices of bread with cream cheese and salmon on them. Apparently they had little sandwiches before we got down there too, but they were gone. They also had free cocktails and soft drinks. All free for guests! After that, we headed back to the room and snacked on wheat thins, and dark chocolate kit kats and called it dinner. We also played a game called Dirty Minds that one of the ladies bought at the mall. Very funny game! We also did facials and scrubbed our feet and did our nails. One of the ladies in the group sells Arbonne, so we got to use the goods.
Sunday we slept in and went down to a free breakfast. They had a bar set up with scrambled eggs, hash browns, French toast, biscuits, sausage gravy, and grits. They also had an entire bar of different kinds of fruits. They had cereals, any kind of juice you could want, soft drinks, tea, and coffee. AND a cook to order omelet bar. They had all the fresh ingredients out and you could just tell the lady what you wanted in it and she made it right there in front of you. She also served freshly made pancakes, and bacon and sausage. We were all completely stuffed!!
We requested a late check out for 1:00. After our breakfast settled, 3 of us headed down to check out the hot tub for a while. We got down there and the hot tub was WAY too hot. We joked that the jets weren't' even on, it was just boiling. We couldn't even get in it. We were able to get in the heated pool though.
After hanging out, chatting in the pool for a while, we headed back up to the room to get showers and packed up. We headed out at 1:00. We ended up stopping for an early dinner/late lunch at Red Lobster. After that it was on home to our families! (Me to my poor sick baby!)
It was such a fun weekend hanging out with the girls. Lots of fun and laughter. It is so great to have such a wonderful group of friends. I feel so comfortable with all of them and feel like I can tell them anything, and truly be myself with them and they don't judge me. And, they all feel the same way. We are going to try to start meeting again regularly. It is difficult for us to try to meet every week, so we have it on the calendar to meet 2 Monday evenings in October.
Friday, September 22, 2006
Weekend Getaway
Well, in about 30 minutes, I should be on my way out of town. As I mentioned yesterday, I am headed to a Beth Moore Conference. It is always a spiritually uplifting time of praise and worship. I am looking forward to it.
I am also looking forward to the R & R I plan on getting. It will be a nice change of pace for me to be able to go and only be responsible for myself....That is always nice!
So, wish me safe travel and a good time! I should be back home sometime on Sunday. Let's just hope the place isn't in total disarray when I return.
I am also looking forward to the R & R I plan on getting. It will be a nice change of pace for me to be able to go and only be responsible for myself....That is always nice!
So, wish me safe travel and a good time! I should be back home sometime on Sunday. Let's just hope the place isn't in total disarray when I return.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Thanks, A.W.F.I.
I saw your post the other day about my hair. Thank you. I have been trying to comment on your blog as well, but it doesn't go through. Perhaps for the same reason you can't comment here??
I got an honest response from Oz on Sunday too (about my hair). He said he didn't like it in my pictures on here. But, he said in person, he liked it. I think maybe the pictures make it look more drastic than it really is. I don't know.
I got an honest response from Oz on Sunday too (about my hair). He said he didn't like it in my pictures on here. But, he said in person, he liked it. I think maybe the pictures make it look more drastic than it really is. I don't know.
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