Remember how for Christmas I bought Isabelle and Natalie bears from Build-A-Bear Workshop b/c neither had ever had a real teddy bear before? Well, Isa named hers "Monkey," I guess because we have always called her Monkey as an endearment (i.e., peanut, pumpkin, etc.). So it means only that she loves her baby! Anyway, Isabelle's birthday was last Sunday, so for her gift, I bought her and Monkey matching little outfits...They are going to be so cute together!!!
And I'm taking a "mental health day" tomorrow so I can leave tonight to go home (I'm DOD on Sunday and I have to go do my car registration tomorrow at the Anderson Co. courthouse, 5 hours away) so I'll also be attending the birthday party. It was lovingly postponed so that Ya-Ya could participate (Isabelle reminds me everyday that she had a birthday and she's waiting for me) and she's only 3...so not really day-specific about stuff. Besides, to her everything will be "on Wednesday." Always "on Wednesday." Anything you ask her, that's her answer. Apparently hump day is her favorite. Maybe she likes the sound of the word...
And I will be spending my Saturday afternoon at Chuck E. Cheese's. Secretly, I'm excited. Call me a big kid, but I always have fun there. It's almost as much fun to watch the little ones giggling with glee as it is too play stuff yourself. I'm obviously not the only adult-child-thing out there, or Dave & Buster's wouldn't exist. But I admit that Chuck E. Cheese is nearly as much fun!!
It's gonna be a long trip, b/c I've been up reading the last couple of nights. I never was one of theose people who could read themselves to sleep...I do just the opposite. I read myself awake. As the book gets better an dbetter, I get more into it and farther from sleep. I've always been that way. If I'm reading a good book at night, sometimes I'll glance at the clock and it'll be 5:30 a.m. and then your whole coming day is shot to hell 'cause there's no point even attempting to sleep then. I'm reading Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz, and I will finish it tonight, after I get to my mom's house, but I'm not looking forward to that 5 hour drive through work traffic on very little sleep!
Wish me luck!
- amberjane
- On the Road, But at Home in Texas, United States
- I'm a 30-ish woman who lives her life on the road, is obsessed with something new every week, and loves coffee more than life itself (at least at 4am). I have an old house that needs to be completely renovated, two adorable nieces whom I love "the sky and the beach," and dreams that change from day to day. Let me tell you about them...
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss
- Dr. Seuss
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
"i like my body when it is with your body. it is so quite a new thing. muscles better and nerves more."
e. e. cummings
e. e. cummings
30 Questions About Me
Okay, okay, I know I am not keeping up like I should, but it has been totally busy around here. So here are 30 stupid questions about me answered for all of you (yes, it was an email questionnaire, but I figure y'all could just read it here...No forwarding):
1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? Purple with fruit on them
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? When would I have time to read? I am 1/2-way thru "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America," which I got for Christmas. All the progress that I made in it was done on the day that I had jury duty. I picked up "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz over the weekend and just started it last night. It's good!
3. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don't have one in the office...At home, Scooby Doo
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Any Trivial Pursuit or Scene It? game
5. DO YOU DRINK COFFEE OR ESPRESSO? Both, and as often as possible
6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE
MORNING? All the stuff that I have to do that day
7. FAVORITE COLOR? I don't think I have one
8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? mustard yellow or bright orange
9. HOW MANY RINGS UNTIL YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Usually about three, b/c I have to find it 1st and after 4, voicemail picks up
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? I don't think I'll ever have anykids...I always wanted Olivia, but Rachael used that one...For a boy, maybe Warner after Granddaddy Bob
11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? vanilla
12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Only when I'm in a hurry to get somewhere or making a long trip
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Of course not
14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? My favorite weather other than snow
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? A pinkish-brown Pontiac T-1000 hatchback. I have no idea what year it was, just that it was old
16. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN? Scorpio
17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? yes
18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? A shop to sell coffee/ jewelry that I make/ books
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Dark, rich red
20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? half full
21. FAVORITE MOVIE? The Spitfire Grill
22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? No...I never learned
23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Nothing but dust bunnies...I always forget I can store stuff under there
24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Basketball, I guess, but none on TV...HOCKEY!!
25. YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST INTENSE PAIN? Right now? My job! Last week? Isabelle...Who used crayons on every surface in my office! Ugh!
26. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? Heinz ketchup and only Heinz
27. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Winter where it snows...or autumn
28. THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN? I was only like 15, but I will always remember how beautiful Coeur D'Alene, Idaho was when we were just coming down out of the mountains and rounding the lake at sunset...Totally beautiful! My summer in Gunnison was awesome, too!
29. WHAT SCREEN SAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? A picture of the guys from the TV show McLeod's Daughters (which I love, love, love!)
30. FAVORITE FAST FOOD? Tater tots from Sonic or fried clams from Long John Silver's
Think you learned anything new?????
1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? Purple with fruit on them
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? When would I have time to read? I am 1/2-way thru "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America," which I got for Christmas. All the progress that I made in it was done on the day that I had jury duty. I picked up "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz over the weekend and just started it last night. It's good!
3. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don't have one in the office...At home, Scooby Doo
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Any Trivial Pursuit or Scene It? game
5. DO YOU DRINK COFFEE OR ESPRESSO? Both, and as often as possible
6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE
MORNING? All the stuff that I have to do that day
7. FAVORITE COLOR? I don't think I have one
8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? mustard yellow or bright orange
9. HOW MANY RINGS UNTIL YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Usually about three, b/c I have to find it 1st and after 4, voicemail picks up
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? I don't think I'll ever have anykids...I always wanted Olivia, but Rachael used that one...For a boy, maybe Warner after Granddaddy Bob
11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? vanilla
12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Only when I'm in a hurry to get somewhere or making a long trip
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Of course not
14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? My favorite weather other than snow
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? A pinkish-brown Pontiac T-1000 hatchback. I have no idea what year it was, just that it was old
16. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN? Scorpio
17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? yes
18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? A shop to sell coffee/ jewelry that I make/ books
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Dark, rich red
20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? half full
21. FAVORITE MOVIE? The Spitfire Grill
22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? No...I never learned
23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Nothing but dust bunnies...I always forget I can store stuff under there
24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Basketball, I guess, but none on TV...HOCKEY!!
25. YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST INTENSE PAIN? Right now? My job! Last week? Isabelle...Who used crayons on every surface in my office! Ugh!
26. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? Heinz ketchup and only Heinz
27. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Winter where it snows...or autumn
28. THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN? I was only like 15, but I will always remember how beautiful Coeur D'Alene, Idaho was when we were just coming down out of the mountains and rounding the lake at sunset...Totally beautiful! My summer in Gunnison was awesome, too!
29. WHAT SCREEN SAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? A picture of the guys from the TV show McLeod's Daughters (which I love, love, love!)
30. FAVORITE FAST FOOD? Tater tots from Sonic or fried clams from Long John Silver's
Think you learned anything new?????
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Snowed Under in 75 Degrees...
I am absolutely so busy that I cannot stand it! When I leave the office...Late, of course...I don't have the energy to do anything other than plop onto the couch and doze in the evenings...Rachael and the babies just left on Sunday afternoon and my apt is still a shambles...I took WW's duty tonight and he owes me a big, fat Valentine for doing so (though I am used to spending v-day alone)...What else is there? I have judicial letters to get out tomorrow, as well as letters directing the sleeping bag hosts in their duties on Sunday...Oh, hell! I still have to do Sleeping bag Weekend assignments!
Oh yeah, and a co-worker just told me our dean thinks we need to be given another standard task, b/c the Hall Directors don't do enough work! Whatever!
Oh yeah, and a co-worker just told me our dean thinks we need to be given another standard task, b/c the Hall Directors don't do enough work! Whatever!
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Nail Polish Remembered
This morning while I waited for the shower to warm up (and all you eco-conscious types don't jump on me! In my building, if I don't run the water for a minute, then I have take Arctic showers, which are okay in SA in the summer but not so great on our chilly winter mornings!) Anyway, I painted my nails really quickly (because the best time to polish your nails is right before a shower so that anything you get on your skin comes off when you shampoo your hair **a little tip**) and I suddenly remembered being twelve and having peel-off nail polish!
Does anyone else remember when Cover Girl came out with that? It totally sucked because you'd spend so much time painting your nails (it was a lot harder when I was a preteen, for some reason) and then everytime you'd wash your hands it would start coming off in rubbery little globs. Now someone else has a line of peel-off polish. And strangely, despite the bad memories, I think I might order me some. I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment!
Does anyone else remember when Cover Girl came out with that? It totally sucked because you'd spend so much time painting your nails (it was a lot harder when I was a preteen, for some reason) and then everytime you'd wash your hands it would start coming off in rubbery little globs. Now someone else has a line of peel-off polish. And strangely, despite the bad memories, I think I might order me some. I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment!
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