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Mar. 29th, 2009 @ 07:56 pm (no subject)
things i want to purchase:

3 pairs of shoes $120

2 crochet books $27

cordless phone that won't kill my wireless $50

new cigarette charger thing in my car
new cd player for the car
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Mar. 22nd, 2009 @ 10:32 pm eek
Bad Thing: Getting sinus infections once a month for 4 months.

Good Thing: Going 1 month without a sinus infection.

Bad Thing: Getting strep and the flu that month instead.

Good Thing: Chocolate Mousse

Bad Thing: Stepping on the scale after eating chocolate mousse.

Good Thing: New bellydance workout dvd should ship from Amazon.com tomorrow
 


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Dec. 31st, 2008 @ 11:24 pm NOT a Resolution
So after a 10 day vacation consisting of eating out for every meal, I feel oh so sluggish and icky. I browsed some workout dvds on amazon and found 2 I think I'd like. Not enough to purchase them outright of course, but I did place bids on ebay. We'll see how it goes.
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Dec. 17th, 2008 @ 05:52 pm Really Ticked Off
I don't mind people who don't like to answer the phone or return calls. It's ok, I'll just e-mail. But when they don't read through the e-mail, just skim it, and try to micromanage me after not having fully read the 7 sentence e-mail I wrote them.......grrrrrr.
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Dec. 14th, 2008 @ 09:23 pm Missing
Husband had to leave town for a couple of days. He's been gone less than 24 hrs and I already miss him a lot.
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Nov. 13th, 2008 @ 09:01 pm electronics
Son threw my TI-85 down a flight of stairs. The battery compartment opened and all the batterries flew out. I put them back in but it didn't work. I've replaced the AAAs; still does not work. Next step is to get a new electronic/watch battery for it. Hopefully it will work. It's a nice calculator and I'd hate to have to buy another one.

Later, Son dumped a sippy cup full of water on my closed laptop. Now I'm waiting 24 hrs for it to dry out before I try to use it again. Husband says the biggest mistake people make with wet electronics is trying to power them back on immediately and that fries the thing. He said to give it 24 hrs.

Sigh.
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Nov. 6th, 2008 @ 02:16 pm Ug.
This is turning out to be a rough week. I'm sick, Daughter is sick, Son isn't sick but is still really fussy anyways. I've got a list of 20 things I want to do or need to do and the energy to do none of them.
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Aug. 31st, 2008 @ 12:02 am My (Political) 2 Cents
Regarding Palin-

I like her story and her political stance. No, Hillary supporters will not flock to her, but if Obama's campaign comes off as demeaning her too much on gender grounds I think a lot of female voters who would have voted Democrat will just stay home.  I do think that Palin being female played a large part in her being chosen as the VP pick. As a female, I think that really stinks. If Hillary had been nominated it would have been b/c she was experienced and by the way happened to be female. Palin was chosen because she is a female, and I don't think that's right.

Regarding Obama's VP choices-

So Obama, the candidate of change, chooses the quintesscencial politician for his running mat. Playing it safe, eh? If he wanted experience he should have given the spot to Hillary. I guess her last minute trying to bully him into giving her the VP spot just rubbed him the wrong way.

Regarding Hillary-

She has my deepest sympathies. It has to really stink to be her right now.
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Aug. 18th, 2008 @ 11:23 pm The Laptop
Bad Thing: Old laptop has problems with power cord and battery so it's a real pain to use. If it gets lightly touched the power stops and it dies.

Good Thing: In-laws agree to split cost of a new refurbished laptop for me.

Better Thing: Husband's IBM employee discount program

Good Thing: New refurbished laptop to be delivered today

Bad Thing: UPS claims they can't locate my house to deliver laptop.

Good Thing: 6 phone calls later, UPS delivers my laptop

Bad Thing: Can't figure out how to configure the wireless internet connection

Good Thing: Husband gets home to do it for me

Bad Thing: Oops. There is no wireless internet card

Good Thing: Husband will sort this all out tomorrow
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Jul. 31st, 2008 @ 02:38 pm Brain Excretions
1. I would get so much more done if things wouldn't mess up. Some are my fault and some arent. But I could accomplish at least 33% more if it wasn't for time spent dealing with Murphy's Law.

2. Debating moving to blogspot or wordpress. Basically I want to figure out how to put columns of stationary stuff on the right side of my blog. I know this is possible with LJ but I'm not sure if it's an option that requires payment. Haven't bothered to actually look into it.

3.  So tired of arguing with Daughter about everything.

4.  Looking forward to the month of August. Would be looking forward to it more if it didn't  involve car regestration fees, driver's license renewal fees, and massive needed Costco trip costs.

5. Husband loves his new iPod Touch. I think it's very cool too. Like the iPhone, just without the phone and camera.
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Jul. 18th, 2008 @ 08:29 am Night Night
My dreams last night-

I was in a reality tv show and one of the female contestants kept hitting on me. I reported her to the producers and they threw her off the show.

Tomato Horn Worms had completely invaded my tomato plants. They were everywhere.

Daughter was on a high swing and started crying for help because she couldn't get down. Then she threw up.

The host of the reality tv show killed a man.
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Jul. 16th, 2008 @ 09:49 pm Shop Shop Shop
More things to buy:

2 squeeges (sp?)

12 pairs of socks so I can chuck all the other socks in the house and have a fresh start

trash bags......hello costco

another apron- i really like the one i got from amazon.com for 7.99

a digital food scale or postal scale or both
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Jul. 16th, 2008 @ 09:59 am Shop Shop
Things I want to buy:

2 large sponges to clean the bathtubs with

feather or wool duster (ours is MIA)

another CD, perhaps "Pionero" by Yehuda Glantz

The book French Cooking in 10 Minutes

A new shirt or two, maybe a new matching tichel as well

A new master bedroom furniture set
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Jul. 15th, 2008 @ 10:49 pm (no subject)
I turned music on yesterday and Son ran into the middle of the room and started jiggling in a circle. He dances! It's so cute!
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Jul. 14th, 2008 @ 07:19 pm What can you buy with....
$170 - approximate cost of getting the plumber to fish the toy doll bottle out of the toilet that Son flushed down.

$5 - used copy of the earlier edition copy of a cookbook. the new version is $23 (includes shipping)

$11 - the cost of another cookbook I want to buy (not including shipping)
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Jul. 8th, 2008 @ 08:17 pm frustration
Things that frustrate me:

1. people who forget their promises

2. constantly having to reassure people who are insecure

3. that everyone constantly says "oh he must be smart" about my husband after they hear where he works (and, yes, he is smart), but no one seems to say that about me...any idiot can be a stay at home mom. maybe I should go around waving a sign saying "Hi. I graduated from college at 20."

4. the poor quality of anchovies here.

Wow. I just read number 2 and then number 3. Don't I sound insecure?

5. always thinking of the perfect thing to say 30 minutes too late.

6. ants are attacking my vegetable plants

7. my first bell pepper fell off the plant while only the size of a quarter.
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Jul. 3rd, 2008 @ 06:34 pm Making a mountain out of a pebble
So, I've had a recurring dream for years now. In the dream, either my hs diploma or bachelor's degree has been revoked, and I have to go back and retake classes.

Well...in a long drama to get CT teaching certification (which I'll post about another day) I'm in touch with someone at UT who I need to fill out an official recommendation form. She's checked in to my transcript and is having trouble verifying an "inactive" petition request to get one course I took counted for another course (which was a degree requirement). Now I feel like there's a really remote possibility my dream could come true!
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Jun. 29th, 2008 @ 12:23 am Can't Come Up With Witty Subject Lines At 12:30 AM
Currently flowering on the back deck:
sugar snap peas ( more than 5 pods )
green beans
bell peppers
serrano peppers

My back deck has been taken over by the plants (5 squash, 9 tomato, 7 green bean, 3 pea, 15 + pepper). I need to figure out where to put all these plants so that I can let the kids run around on the deck. It's only 8' x 10'. The backyard isn't fenced in yet so if I put my plants there, they'll all get eaten by deer. I think it would look too hodge podge to put many of them on the front porch.

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Possibly going to the Bronx Zoo tomorrow.

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Son may be starting to talk. He says "yea" for yes and "ga" for both car and cup.
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Grandma watched kids so I could sleep in and take a 4 hour nap :-)
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Jun. 21st, 2008 @ 10:07 pm Thoughts and Introspections
Looks like for 2008 we'll only get to see my mom 3 times. She came once in May, will be here in June or July, and then we'll see her when we go down to TX in December. Gosh that stinks.

I saw a picture the other day of a girl about my age or a little younger. She looked so incredibly happy, like she was just experiencing the happiest moment of her life and was reveling in being so incredibly happy. I can't remember a time in my life when I've been ecstatically, glowingly happy. I was happy on my wedding day - but underneath I was frustrated with the Rabbi being late, upset about the caterer, etc. I was thrilled when I had my babies, but also incredibly physically exhausted and both nervous and excited about the future to come. I don't know. I just, I can't revel in the moment. Any accomplishment is marred by the little voice chirping "so what next?".
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Jun. 19th, 2008 @ 07:51 pm Headphones
So I finally found a pair of headphones around the house yesterday. Then, this morning the kids wanted to play with them so I took them away and put them up somewhere. I just don't remember where. Arg.
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