Here are some photos from my trip
Thursday, May 08, 2008
I have so much to say....SERIOUSLY...but have to pack up a Ryder truck before tomorrow am. Stay tuned
Here are some photos from my trip
Monday, May 05, 2008
I forgot
my makeup of all things...seriously, I forgot my makeup....
crap crap crap
when I told my husband tonight over the phone he said....
"you do not need makeup"...
he scores points
crap crap crap
when I told my husband tonight over the phone he said....
"you do not need makeup"...
he scores points
I am gonna get that
cookie...seriously I saw someone with one about 2 hours ago. It was the size of the guys head, and now I want one.
BTW, you see the strangest things while on the plane...
I sat by a 50-something woman who I swear had everything she owned in her purse. Seriously supplying other passengers with wet-naps, suckers, she had EVERYTHING in it.
ummmmm.....A Minnesota valley girl, which was weird, I am trying to figure out where she was from......North Dakota?
Maybe.....
BTW, you see the strangest things while on the plane...
I sat by a 50-something woman who I swear had everything she owned in her purse. Seriously supplying other passengers with wet-naps, suckers, she had EVERYTHING in it.
ummmmm.....A Minnesota valley girl, which was weird, I am trying to figure out where she was from......North Dakota?
Maybe.....
Hurry, you can still vote!!!
Heck I know I have been!!
Our own Patti Patton Bader is MY FAVORITE MOTHER!
Every time I hear about Patti Paton Bader , the sentence usually starts with "you will not believe what Patti did, you will not believe what Soldier's Angel's did....."
I have heard many first hand accounts of what caring can mean, what it can do.
And I would love to see Patti honored for all of her hard work!
Our own Patti Patton Bader is MY FAVORITE MOTHER!
Every time I hear about Patti Paton Bader , the sentence usually starts with "you will not believe what Patti did, you will not believe what Soldier's Angel's did....."
I have heard many first hand accounts of what caring can mean, what it can do.
And I would love to see Patti honored for all of her hard work!
Douchebag of the day award
goes to Southwest Airlines!
thank you for not flying with a fuel leak....I did not want to go up in flames, but I also do not appreciate being trapped in a plane for an hour while you are checking "said fuel leak"...I also do not like flying stand by, and being bumped ahead another 5 hours...
I was supposed to arrive at my destination at 5:30pm...it is now 11:15pm...
Grrrr....
Southwest customer service ends at 5:30pm....
Grrr.....
I did not want to be grouchy
thank you for not flying with a fuel leak....I did not want to go up in flames, but I also do not appreciate being trapped in a plane for an hour while you are checking "said fuel leak"...I also do not like flying stand by, and being bumped ahead another 5 hours...
I was supposed to arrive at my destination at 5:30pm...it is now 11:15pm...
Grrrr....
Southwest customer service ends at 5:30pm....
Grrr.....
I did not want to be grouchy
Sunday, May 04, 2008
DH is 20 minutes away!
It was hard getting The collective to bed tonight, despite being on the move from 6am-7:30pm...
Daddy is coming home for a visit, they sure missed him!
I have too...
Daddy is coming home for a visit, they sure missed him!
I have too...
Lord of the flies day here at Casa De Dust...
As soon as we pulled in from church today, the neighbor children were all out....awaiting The Collective's return.
The neighbor kids have been spending a lot of time here, which is fine with me. I have a couple of rules though...
Please send them in OLD CLOTHES, and do not expect them to stay clean...
My kids love playing in the mud, and frankly I could give 2 shits about it. As long as they are not fighting, I could care less, clothes/ shmothes, and kids rinse off pretty quickly with the assist of a hose.
I let my kids get dirty. we have an entire sand pit I made last summer. I also let kids play with the water hose, and make mudpies, sand cookies etc...
If your child is here, be prepared!
They will leave exhausted, and FILTHY. But I have noted, the dirtier you seem to allow kids to get, the less politicking, and bossing, and arguing happens...
and the kids were lined up beggin to come here and play today. I think it drives the parents wacky...
Dirty kids are happy kids...
I looked over at one corenr of the yard to find SR peeing on a tree, and PN at the other end, no shirt on lying in the wet sand, and mud painting herself with strange tribal children markings...
it was very Lord of the Flies...
The neighbor kids have been spending a lot of time here, which is fine with me. I have a couple of rules though...
Please send them in OLD CLOTHES, and do not expect them to stay clean...
My kids love playing in the mud, and frankly I could give 2 shits about it. As long as they are not fighting, I could care less, clothes/ shmothes, and kids rinse off pretty quickly with the assist of a hose.
I let my kids get dirty. we have an entire sand pit I made last summer. I also let kids play with the water hose, and make mudpies, sand cookies etc...
If your child is here, be prepared!
They will leave exhausted, and FILTHY. But I have noted, the dirtier you seem to allow kids to get, the less politicking, and bossing, and arguing happens...
and the kids were lined up beggin to come here and play today. I think it drives the parents wacky...
Dirty kids are happy kids...
I looked over at one corenr of the yard to find SR peeing on a tree, and PN at the other end, no shirt on lying in the wet sand, and mud painting herself with strange tribal children markings...
it was very Lord of the Flies...
Saturday, May 03, 2008
BTW, I am missing a grand tradition...
Looks like we are missing the Toad Suck Festival AGAIN this year...and to think it is a mere 20 minutes away.
OK, I suppose I can't make fun, after all I am from a state that has a testicle festival and Chicken days...
OK, I suppose I can't make fun, after all I am from a state that has a testicle festival and Chicken days...
Hiking
I took The Collective to Pinnacle State Park this morning, for a hike, and play time....
pictures later...
In good news SR made it across the monkey bars...alone, without frustration. Success is good. I was proud as punch of him. He is not my physical child, he does not like risk, and monkey bars, as futile as it may seem to some...to SR a real challenge. I watched from the bench, and was actually tempted to go help him when I saw him struggle, but I did not. I waved, and gave a whoooo hooo from the sideline. He made it.
PN on the other hand, is my monkey child. She is my physical child, my aggressive child. Almost at the opposite end of the spectrum. She is confidant with her physicality.
After they were done on the playground, we went hiking, and holy moses. Despite my taking 2 sudafed prior to the trip my allergies about killed me. Not kidding. the culprit being random pollen, but also the wild jasmine....I have jasmine here, and can take it in small doses, but half way through the hike, found myself naseous, with a tremendous headaches, and unable to catch my breath....which has never happened. Strange things allergies. Damn jasmine....the bad part is, jasmine is such a great smelling flower, but seriously the scent of it was overwhelming to the point of sickness.....just strange. Lillies do the same thing, but I have never been surrounded by them like I was today....
ick....
I had to take benedryl upon my arrival home.....
ick....
pictures later...
In good news SR made it across the monkey bars...alone, without frustration. Success is good. I was proud as punch of him. He is not my physical child, he does not like risk, and monkey bars, as futile as it may seem to some...to SR a real challenge. I watched from the bench, and was actually tempted to go help him when I saw him struggle, but I did not. I waved, and gave a whoooo hooo from the sideline. He made it.
PN on the other hand, is my monkey child. She is my physical child, my aggressive child. Almost at the opposite end of the spectrum. She is confidant with her physicality.
After they were done on the playground, we went hiking, and holy moses. Despite my taking 2 sudafed prior to the trip my allergies about killed me. Not kidding. the culprit being random pollen, but also the wild jasmine....I have jasmine here, and can take it in small doses, but half way through the hike, found myself naseous, with a tremendous headaches, and unable to catch my breath....which has never happened. Strange things allergies. Damn jasmine....the bad part is, jasmine is such a great smelling flower, but seriously the scent of it was overwhelming to the point of sickness.....just strange. Lillies do the same thing, but I have never been surrounded by them like I was today....
ick....
I had to take benedryl upon my arrival home.....
ick....
Nice Shot.....Very cool news.
By Jamie Findlater
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2008 – A rock star is putting a successful music career on hold as he prepares to deploy overseas as a member of the Army Reserve.
“I think it’s the pinnacle of life to be able to say, when my country needed me, … I heeded the call,” Sgt. Frank Cavanagh said in an “America Supports You Live” BlogTalkRadio.com interview a week before deploying for training and eventually to Iraq.
Cavanagh was the bass player for the band Filter, and he recently participated in a reunion tour in Kuwait with Operation MySpace. Cavanagh left a successful eight-year music career behind to put his energy into serving his country in the Army Reserve. Now, as the excitement of the reunion tour has died down, he is focusing his excitement on a different type of tour in the U.S. military.
Friday, May 02, 2008
double warnings, and sirens blaring...
In the bathroom AGAIN...
3 hours total time in the bathroom today.
winds are feirce as well as the rain....
it keeps stopping and the skiy turns green, yellow...and nothing.
Frightening.
I grew up with tornadoes, and you could at least see where the weather was...
I am surrounded by trees, and cannot see a thing...
We are in the bathroom, playing round 8 of UNO
the entire state has them...
oye...
t TORNADO WARNING
Type Tornado Alerts
Expires 5/2/2008 12:30:00 PM
Updated 5/2/2008 11:57:34 AM
First Received 5/2/2008 11:57:34 AM
Severity Warning
Counties Lonoke (Arkansas), Prairie (Arkansas), Pulaski (Arkansas)
Subject TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 249
Type Tornado Alerts
Expires 5/2/2008 3:00:00 PM
Updated 5/2/2008 11:57:34 AM
First Received 5/2/2008 11:57:34 AM
Severity Watch
Counties Columbia (Arkansas), Hempstead (Arkansas), Howard (Arkansas), Lafayette (Arkansas), Little River (Arkansas), Miller (Arkansas), Nevada (Arkansas), Sevier (Arkansas), Union (Arkansas)
ubject TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 249
Type Tornado Alerts
Expires 5/2/2008 3:00:00 PM
Updated 5/2/2008 11:57:10 AM
First Received 5/2/2008 10:12:43 AM
Severity Watch
Counties Clay (Arkansas), Craighead (Arkansas), Crittenden (Arkansas), Cross (Arkansas), Greene (Arkansas), Lawrence (Arkansas), Lee (Arkansas), Mississippi (Arkansas), Phillips (Arkansas), Poinsett (Arkansas), Randolph (Arkansas), St. Francis (Arkansas), Dunklin (Missouri), Pemiscot (Missouri)
ubject TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 249
Type Tornado Alerts
Expires 5/2/2008 3:00:00 PM
Updated 5/2/2008 10:12:19 AM
First Received 5/2/2008 8:53:03 AM
Severity Watch
Counties Arkansas (Arkansas), Bradley (Arkansas), Calhoun (Arkansas), Clark (Arkansas), Cleburne (Arkansas), Cleveland (Arkansas), Dallas (Arkansas), Desha (Arkansas), Drew (Arkansas), Faulkner (Arkansas), Garland (Arkansas), Grant (Arkansas), Hot Spring (Arkansas), Independence (Arkansas), Jackson (Arkansas), Jefferson (Arkansas), Lincoln (Arkansas), Lonoke (Arkansas), Monroe (Arkansas), Montgomery (Arkansas), Ouachita (Arkansas), Perry (Arkansas), Pike (Arkansas), Prairie (Arkansas), Pulaski (Arkansas), Saline (Arkansas), White (Arkansas), Woodruff (Arkansas)
3 hours total time in the bathroom today.
winds are feirce as well as the rain....
it keeps stopping and the skiy turns green, yellow...and nothing.
Frightening.
I grew up with tornadoes, and you could at least see where the weather was...
I am surrounded by trees, and cannot see a thing...
We are in the bathroom, playing round 8 of UNO
the entire state has them...
oye...
t TORNADO WARNING
Type Tornado Alerts
Expires 5/2/2008 12:30:00 PM
Updated 5/2/2008 11:57:34 AM
First Received 5/2/2008 11:57:34 AM
Severity Warning
Counties Lonoke (Arkansas), Prairie (Arkansas), Pulaski (Arkansas)
Subject TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 249
Type Tornado Alerts
Expires 5/2/2008 3:00:00 PM
Updated 5/2/2008 11:57:34 AM
First Received 5/2/2008 11:57:34 AM
Severity Watch
Counties Columbia (Arkansas), Hempstead (Arkansas), Howard (Arkansas), Lafayette (Arkansas), Little River (Arkansas), Miller (Arkansas), Nevada (Arkansas), Sevier (Arkansas), Union (Arkansas)
ubject TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 249
Type Tornado Alerts
Expires 5/2/2008 3:00:00 PM
Updated 5/2/2008 11:57:10 AM
First Received 5/2/2008 10:12:43 AM
Severity Watch
Counties Clay (Arkansas), Craighead (Arkansas), Crittenden (Arkansas), Cross (Arkansas), Greene (Arkansas), Lawrence (Arkansas), Lee (Arkansas), Mississippi (Arkansas), Phillips (Arkansas), Poinsett (Arkansas), Randolph (Arkansas), St. Francis (Arkansas), Dunklin (Missouri), Pemiscot (Missouri)
ubject TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 249
Type Tornado Alerts
Expires 5/2/2008 3:00:00 PM
Updated 5/2/2008 10:12:19 AM
First Received 5/2/2008 8:53:03 AM
Severity Watch
Counties Arkansas (Arkansas), Bradley (Arkansas), Calhoun (Arkansas), Clark (Arkansas), Cleburne (Arkansas), Cleveland (Arkansas), Dallas (Arkansas), Desha (Arkansas), Drew (Arkansas), Faulkner (Arkansas), Garland (Arkansas), Grant (Arkansas), Hot Spring (Arkansas), Independence (Arkansas), Jackson (Arkansas), Jefferson (Arkansas), Lincoln (Arkansas), Lonoke (Arkansas), Monroe (Arkansas), Montgomery (Arkansas), Ouachita (Arkansas), Perry (Arkansas), Pike (Arkansas), Prairie (Arkansas), Pulaski (Arkansas), Saline (Arkansas), White (Arkansas), Woodruff (Arkansas)
Weather insanity
DH has been blizarded in western Nebraska...
of all things...
We were expecting him home.
of all things...
We were expecting him home.
Huh...
While shopping yesterday I noted no normal shoes available...
patent is now OK for day? As well as metallics?
I always thought that was a no no?
Anyone who is more fashion forward than I feel free to comment, I guess I am clueless...
patent is now OK for day? As well as metallics?
I always thought that was a no no?
Anyone who is more fashion forward than I feel free to comment, I guess I am clueless...
Of Tornadoes and fluff brain
Tornadoes here today....
sirens off and on.
Lots of wind!
We will be in the bathroom.
Hail possible, so I just spent 40 minutes in the garage moving all of the staging areas around...in order to fit the truck in.
Crap
sirens off and on.
Lots of wind!
We will be in the bathroom.
Hail possible, so I just spent 40 minutes in the garage moving all of the staging areas around...in order to fit the truck in.
Crap
Thursday, May 01, 2008
photos courtesy of my 4 year old
In order to get 5 minutes of free time, I gave PN the camera...
she is a natural I think
the slef potrait of her eating a stolen pop tart..says it all
she is a natural I think
the slef potrait of her eating a stolen pop tart..says it all
Made/Maid
I need to start wearing tennis shoes to bed.
I woke
made coffee
made oatmeal
made sure I checked real estate listings in Lincoln. (Ughhh....brick ranch 4 BR, 3 car garage, 3 baths....it is impossible for under 350,000....puke)
made sure The Collective ate
made The Collective turn off cartoons
made sure homework was done
made sure everyone had underwear on
made up the beds
made myself get dressed
made lunches
made sure bills were paid
made sure I put stamps on the envelopes
made sure SR knew I lost the hot lunch menu, and he needs to ask his teacher for another one.
made sure I called DH
I need to go to go shopping today. I used to like going shopping, every year I have grown older I hate it.
The good news, The Collective will not be with me, so I do not have to hear about my "bumpy butt", or be asked "what is that", when pointing to the fat protruding over my bra strap...
and I will not have to listen to the chuckles coming out from other dressing room doors as I answer those things...
I woke
made coffee
made oatmeal
made sure I checked real estate listings in Lincoln. (Ughhh....brick ranch 4 BR, 3 car garage, 3 baths....it is impossible for under 350,000....puke)
made sure The Collective ate
made The Collective turn off cartoons
made sure homework was done
made sure everyone had underwear on
made up the beds
made myself get dressed
made lunches
made sure bills were paid
made sure I put stamps on the envelopes
made sure SR knew I lost the hot lunch menu, and he needs to ask his teacher for another one.
made sure I called DH
I need to go to go shopping today. I used to like going shopping, every year I have grown older I hate it.
The good news, The Collective will not be with me, so I do not have to hear about my "bumpy butt", or be asked "what is that", when pointing to the fat protruding over my bra strap...
and I will not have to listen to the chuckles coming out from other dressing room doors as I answer those things...
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