- Cleaning bathrooms
- Getting ready for work
- Dusting
- Drying my hair
- Laundry
- Buying teacher gifts
- Buying stocking stuffers
- Starting dinner
- Cleaning out my van
- Walking the dog
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Ten on Tuesday
Ten Things I Should Be Doing Instead of Sitting Here on Facebook and Watching Law & Order: SVU
Monday Madness on Tuesday
Whatever. Don't judge me - it's the holidays. And I work now at a place where I can't sit and play on the Internet all day. But here you go.
Thanks Maryann. As always, I and my loyal readers are grateful that you give me structure. Otherwise, I tend to just babble.
Like I'm doing now. Geesh.
What's your motto? Hmmm, I guess there'd be two really. One given to me by a former boss "People are stupid and they lie". Honestly, I've never heard a truer statement. And one I've always used is "Get over it". I mostly use it towards other people, but really, I sometimes say it to myself to remind me to let stuff go.
Do you like the name you were given? Is there a name that you think would suit you better? My name is fine. It must be, because years after I got it, my stepmother used it to. And actually, I know some pretty awesome Nancys so I think it works. Because I'm awesome. In case you didn't make that connection.
What's the one thing you always dread? I dread lots of things: dusting, driving on the highway during rush hour, blah blah blah,, you all probably know all my phobias by now. But I really dread parties and social situations. Because I suck at small talk and usually I end up drinking too much and then I get that "next day drinking sickness". Which I also dread.
Do you use anything to alter your consciousness, like alcohol or drugs? Why, or why not? See above.
If you could have ANY animal as a pet, what would it be? I think I'm good as far as pets go. I think polar bears are really cute, but I can't imagine the size of the poop bag you'd need for one of those.
What's your favorite place in the whole world? Specific or general? Generally, I love libraries and bookstores. Specifically, I really enjoy Qdoba.
Everybody needs a pat on the back now and then. Thank yourself for something you're proud of having done recently, and then tell us about it. I'm really proud of actually having made my Christmas cards this year. Usually, I plan to and buy all the stuff and then procrastinate to the point that I buy cards and send them out all mad at myself. But this year I really made them and sent them out. (If you didn't get one, I probably don't have your address so send it to me and I'll send you one. I have extras!)
What do you want your life to be like in five years? In five years? I don't know. Jacob will be driving - God help me - and Sara will be in high school - God help us all. I want to be sane. Maybe that's as much as I should hope for.
Who's your best friend? Dana is my best friend. She knows too much! But I've got the dirt on her too so I'm not too worried about that. Jenni, Maryann, Jen and Trina are right up there. And I'm fond of Mitch, mostly. And I love all of you too, lest you feel offended.
If you could change one thing about your appearance, what would it be? Or would you change anything at all? If I wanted to change anything, I guess I'd have it done. :P Okay, not really. But what's the point of changing anything now?
What's one skill you wish you had? I wish I could parallel park. It would solve a lot of problems for me.
Thanks Maryann. As always, I and my loyal readers are grateful that you give me structure. Otherwise, I tend to just babble.
Like I'm doing now. Geesh.
What's your motto? Hmmm, I guess there'd be two really. One given to me by a former boss "People are stupid and they lie". Honestly, I've never heard a truer statement. And one I've always used is "Get over it". I mostly use it towards other people, but really, I sometimes say it to myself to remind me to let stuff go.
Do you like the name you were given? Is there a name that you think would suit you better? My name is fine. It must be, because years after I got it, my stepmother used it to. And actually, I know some pretty awesome Nancys so I think it works. Because I'm awesome. In case you didn't make that connection.
What's the one thing you always dread? I dread lots of things: dusting, driving on the highway during rush hour, blah blah blah,, you all probably know all my phobias by now. But I really dread parties and social situations. Because I suck at small talk and usually I end up drinking too much and then I get that "next day drinking sickness". Which I also dread.
Do you use anything to alter your consciousness, like alcohol or drugs? Why, or why not? See above.
If you could have ANY animal as a pet, what would it be? I think I'm good as far as pets go. I think polar bears are really cute, but I can't imagine the size of the poop bag you'd need for one of those.
What's your favorite place in the whole world? Specific or general? Generally, I love libraries and bookstores. Specifically, I really enjoy Qdoba.
Everybody needs a pat on the back now and then. Thank yourself for something you're proud of having done recently, and then tell us about it. I'm really proud of actually having made my Christmas cards this year. Usually, I plan to and buy all the stuff and then procrastinate to the point that I buy cards and send them out all mad at myself. But this year I really made them and sent them out. (If you didn't get one, I probably don't have your address so send it to me and I'll send you one. I have extras!)
What do you want your life to be like in five years? In five years? I don't know. Jacob will be driving - God help me - and Sara will be in high school - God help us all. I want to be sane. Maybe that's as much as I should hope for.
Who's your best friend? Dana is my best friend. She knows too much! But I've got the dirt on her too so I'm not too worried about that. Jenni, Maryann, Jen and Trina are right up there. And I'm fond of Mitch, mostly. And I love all of you too, lest you feel offended.
If you could change one thing about your appearance, what would it be? Or would you change anything at all? If I wanted to change anything, I guess I'd have it done. :P Okay, not really. But what's the point of changing anything now?
What's one skill you wish you had? I wish I could parallel park. It would solve a lot of problems for me.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Fun Fact Friday
** Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
** The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
** The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
** On the average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
** The "pound" (#) key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.
** The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day.
** It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
** All polar bears are left handed.
** The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
** The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
** On the average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
** The "pound" (#) key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.
** The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day.
** It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
** All polar bears are left handed.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Car Talk
Sometimes, in the car, my kids have the strangest conversations. This was tonight's:
Jacob: I'm going to have to find a job soon.
Sara: Jacob, you're ELEVEN.
Jacob: I know, but companies are laying off like crazy. It's bad now, how bad is it going to be in 5 years?
Sara: The economy is predicted to get better in 2011.
Jacob: The people who say that are like weather forecasters. They can PREDICT it, but that doesn't mean it's actually going to happen.
Sara: Jacob, I had to learn all about Utah's economy. Do you have any idea how BORING that is?
Apparently, it's just boring enough for her to remember it and engage in a wise and insightful economic discussion with her brother.
Please note that I had nothing pertinent to add to this conversation.
I did not raise my kids this way, I promise you that.
Jacob: I'm going to have to find a job soon.
Sara: Jacob, you're ELEVEN.
Jacob: I know, but companies are laying off like crazy. It's bad now, how bad is it going to be in 5 years?
Sara: The economy is predicted to get better in 2011.
Jacob: The people who say that are like weather forecasters. They can PREDICT it, but that doesn't mean it's actually going to happen.
Sara: Jacob, I had to learn all about Utah's economy. Do you have any idea how BORING that is?
Apparently, it's just boring enough for her to remember it and engage in a wise and insightful economic discussion with her brother.
Please note that I had nothing pertinent to add to this conversation.
I did not raise my kids this way, I promise you that.
Lunatic Fringe
We finally have a diagnosis for Mitch: idiopathic angioedema. Basically, it means he swells up and they don't know why and there's nothing we can do except treat the symptoms. So there's that. He has a sackful of drugs and an refill for the Epi-pen and a follow-up appointment for December 21st. You can look it up yourself and see some pictures that pretty much show what Mitch has been going through. And it will tell you what I just did about what we can do for him. So...nothing.
An interesting thing is that one of the websites said that angioedema mostly occurs in African-Americans, is more common in women and tends to show itself in early puberty. Which is clearly Mitch. Or not. It's not like medicine is a SCIENCE or anything. Geesh.
Post continued 7 hours later...
Sorry, a phone call from my brother interrupted my posting, which clearly wasn't really going anywhere anyway. And then I had to go to work and then take Jacob for his 2nd Hepatitis A shot, which he needs for school here. He very much liked leaving school over an hour early, not so much the shot.
And I can tell this post still isn't going anywhere.
So...do you watch Fringe? Because you should. It's a very cool show, science fiction and futuristic and funny. It's currently on Thursday nights on FOX, but at the end of January, it will move to Friday nights. If you check it out, here are a few things you need to know:
- There are 2 universes, but the characters are the same in both. Our universe is obviously the good one. You can tell which universe they're showing by the character Walter: if he's scattered and goofy, it's our universe. If he's well-groomed and together, it's the other one.
- I don't know what the purpose of the cow in the lab is, other than a source of milk.
- Our Walter took large quantities of LSD years ago and suffered a break of some sort. As a result, he offers many hysterical and off-beat zingers during each show. The other Walter, or Walternate as he is called by us fans, is not nearly as amusing.
- Peter is a nice enough guy, but oh my goodness, if you don't know that the woman you are sleeping with is not the woman you've been in love with for the last 2 seasons, then I guess you aren't the man I thought you were. At some point, he should have figured it out BEFORE a random cleaning lady called you. Duh.
Go watch it. Maryann and I can't be the only fans.
I will fully admit that this is the WORST. POST. EVER.
An interesting thing is that one of the websites said that angioedema mostly occurs in African-Americans, is more common in women and tends to show itself in early puberty. Which is clearly Mitch. Or not. It's not like medicine is a SCIENCE or anything. Geesh.
Post continued 7 hours later...
Sorry, a phone call from my brother interrupted my posting, which clearly wasn't really going anywhere anyway. And then I had to go to work and then take Jacob for his 2nd Hepatitis A shot, which he needs for school here. He very much liked leaving school over an hour early, not so much the shot.
And I can tell this post still isn't going anywhere.
So...do you watch Fringe? Because you should. It's a very cool show, science fiction and futuristic and funny. It's currently on Thursday nights on FOX, but at the end of January, it will move to Friday nights. If you check it out, here are a few things you need to know:
- There are 2 universes, but the characters are the same in both. Our universe is obviously the good one. You can tell which universe they're showing by the character Walter: if he's scattered and goofy, it's our universe. If he's well-groomed and together, it's the other one.
- I don't know what the purpose of the cow in the lab is, other than a source of milk.
- Our Walter took large quantities of LSD years ago and suffered a break of some sort. As a result, he offers many hysterical and off-beat zingers during each show. The other Walter, or Walternate as he is called by us fans, is not nearly as amusing.
- Peter is a nice enough guy, but oh my goodness, if you don't know that the woman you are sleeping with is not the woman you've been in love with for the last 2 seasons, then I guess you aren't the man I thought you were. At some point, he should have figured it out BEFORE a random cleaning lady called you. Duh.
Go watch it. Maryann and I can't be the only fans.
I will fully admit that this is the WORST. POST. EVER.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Random Stuff Friday
- We spent some time together as a family last night. In the ER with Mitch. He's fine, but his throat was feeling tight and funny after he ate Del Taco (which may just be a normal side effect of Del Taco). So at 9 PM, we all hopped in the car and drove over. They gave him his IV drug cocktail, asked him his story, and the kids and I watched some Disney Channel. We got home at 1 AM. To say I'm tired is an understatement.
- I only watch "Lord of the Rings" to see a blond, pointed eared Orlando Bloom. Dreamy. I'm watching it right now, so sorry if this post is all over the place.
- I took the kids to the Chuck-A-Rama last night, which is a buffet similar to Old Country Buffet. Mitch worked late, so I told them it was a surprise and I'll tell you, it was crazy in the van when we pulled in. They've wanted to go FOREVER but Mitch doesn't eat buffets so it's been no luck for them. It was hilarious. (I should also get extra-credit cool mom points for taking them at 5:15 on the interstate. I had to MERGE for goodness sake. I hate merging.)
- Jacob talked our ears off. Apparently, if you take an 11-year-old boy to an all-you-can-eat buffet and let him stuff himself full of ham, fried chicken, lime jello and carrot cake, he'll tell you anything you want to know. And a whole bunch of stuff you don't want to know.
- This site cracks me up: ecards Cracks. Me. Up.
- My quest for a Qdoba substitute continues. I feel a bit like Frodo. (See above "Lord of the Rings" reference.)
- I'm changing the title of this post from "Fun Fact Friday" to "Random Stuff Friday", because it's so disjointed and ridiculous that it's all I can do not to delete it entirely. But I know how you all would suffer without my words of wisdom. And I really wanted to get in that point about Orlando Bloom.
- Ok, enough.
- I only watch "Lord of the Rings" to see a blond, pointed eared Orlando Bloom. Dreamy. I'm watching it right now, so sorry if this post is all over the place.
- I took the kids to the Chuck-A-Rama last night, which is a buffet similar to Old Country Buffet. Mitch worked late, so I told them it was a surprise and I'll tell you, it was crazy in the van when we pulled in. They've wanted to go FOREVER but Mitch doesn't eat buffets so it's been no luck for them. It was hilarious. (I should also get extra-credit cool mom points for taking them at 5:15 on the interstate. I had to MERGE for goodness sake. I hate merging.)
- Jacob talked our ears off. Apparently, if you take an 11-year-old boy to an all-you-can-eat buffet and let him stuff himself full of ham, fried chicken, lime jello and carrot cake, he'll tell you anything you want to know. And a whole bunch of stuff you don't want to know.
- This site cracks me up: ecards Cracks. Me. Up.
- My quest for a Qdoba substitute continues. I feel a bit like Frodo. (See above "Lord of the Rings" reference.)
- I'm changing the title of this post from "Fun Fact Friday" to "Random Stuff Friday", because it's so disjointed and ridiculous that it's all I can do not to delete it entirely. But I know how you all would suffer without my words of wisdom. And I really wanted to get in that point about Orlando Bloom.
- Ok, enough.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Things on Thursday
- The mouse for my laptop isn't working right. And I am just plain unable to work the touchpad. It's brutal.
- The job is going well. I worked my first outdoor recess yesterday and it wasn't too bad. I wasn't sure what was allowed and what wasn't, so I watched the other 3 "duty guards" and followed their lead. I constantly surprised by the number of kids not wearing boots or even coats. Oh, did I mention that one of those kids was my son? Yeah, good to know that he wore his snow boots all last week when there was NO SNOW but now that there is snow, he can't be troubled. And coats are optional apparently. I could just strangle him sometimes.
- Mitch's face started to swell up Monday night so he carted himself off to the Emergency Room. His appointment with the allergist isn't until next week, so he called them to try to get in earlier, but no luck. They told him to keep taking all the medications he was given at the ER, so hopefully we can make it until then without another incident. He thinks it's the solution they inject into pork chops and pork roasts at the store. I don't know about that, but I'm not really arguing because I don't care for pork and if he turns out to be allergic, I don't have to eat it anymore. It would be a double win for me: no more puffy faced husband and no more pork chops.
- How is it possible that there is not one good picture of my kids together for my Christmas card? There's actually not even one good picture of Sara by herself. I guess I'll be taking pictures this weekend and hoping for the best. I bought Christmas cards, even though I fully intended to MAKE my Christmas cards this year, but time is running short and I've hardly started. Ugh.
- It's that time of year where the kids make Christmas lists and Mitch and I sit and laugh about what they think they're getting. No Sara, given your recent head issues, there will not be a pogo stick or moon boots under the tree. And Jacob, FTLOG, we're not buying you an XBox. You have nine million computer video games, a DS, and a Wii. Get over it. I do love that Sara's list says "new camera or new batteries for the camera I have". So I have the option of spending $100 or $6. Decisions, decisions.
- The job is going well. I worked my first outdoor recess yesterday and it wasn't too bad. I wasn't sure what was allowed and what wasn't, so I watched the other 3 "duty guards" and followed their lead. I constantly surprised by the number of kids not wearing boots or even coats. Oh, did I mention that one of those kids was my son? Yeah, good to know that he wore his snow boots all last week when there was NO SNOW but now that there is snow, he can't be troubled. And coats are optional apparently. I could just strangle him sometimes.
- Mitch's face started to swell up Monday night so he carted himself off to the Emergency Room. His appointment with the allergist isn't until next week, so he called them to try to get in earlier, but no luck. They told him to keep taking all the medications he was given at the ER, so hopefully we can make it until then without another incident. He thinks it's the solution they inject into pork chops and pork roasts at the store. I don't know about that, but I'm not really arguing because I don't care for pork and if he turns out to be allergic, I don't have to eat it anymore. It would be a double win for me: no more puffy faced husband and no more pork chops.
- How is it possible that there is not one good picture of my kids together for my Christmas card? There's actually not even one good picture of Sara by herself. I guess I'll be taking pictures this weekend and hoping for the best. I bought Christmas cards, even though I fully intended to MAKE my Christmas cards this year, but time is running short and I've hardly started. Ugh.
- It's that time of year where the kids make Christmas lists and Mitch and I sit and laugh about what they think they're getting. No Sara, given your recent head issues, there will not be a pogo stick or moon boots under the tree. And Jacob, FTLOG, we're not buying you an XBox. You have nine million computer video games, a DS, and a Wii. Get over it. I do love that Sara's list says "new camera or new batteries for the camera I have". So I have the option of spending $100 or $6. Decisions, decisions.
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