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September 29, 2006
Fun Filled Friday
I've had a busy and, dare I say, productive day. I met a prospective Girl Scout leader whom I enjoyed interviewing, stopped at the butcher shop for my deli order, fresh mozzerella with roasted peppers, and two loaves of Italian bread. Also managed to squeeze in a one mile walk with my neighbor since I didn't get to Curves this morning.
Tonight I've got a Girl Scout event - Bingo and Ice Cream night for all the girls who registered by July 31. Should be a lot of fun as I've got both of my troops attending at the same time. The Juniors will help me with the little Brownies and I think all will go well ::fingers crossed::
I got an email from a reader (can't believe I even have many readers left!) who is hosting his own blogathon event to raise money for his cousin's son who suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta. If you are looking for more information, just check out Joe's blog and all the info is right there. Good luck Joe!
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September 26, 2006
Back on Track
Well, the girls made the bus this morning. Hooray!
Actually, we've been doing much better about getting Eldest up in the morning. SHE doesn't enjoy it and, frankly speaking, we don't either. Her alarm goes off at 615am and she drags herself out of bed. Most of the time she's ok. There have been a few mornings where she's an absolute bear. Oy. Besides, if she misses her bus, then I would have to really change up my morning. That's not a good thing.
I made it to Curves by 845am this morning. And, that was AFTER my oil change appointment. Heck, I even made it to Kohls and K*mart too! Now I"m home and ready for lunch! LOL.
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September 24, 2006
Take Two
Ok, I just had an entire entry typed up and managed to delete all of it. Needless to say, I'm now annoyed...
Let's see, what the hell did I write about?
Life is good, I can't complain. Well, I can complain but who the hell wants to listen to that? The house and home improvements are coming along, slowly, but surely. That rainstorm we had last Friday (the 15th) really threw a big old monkey wrench in our plans. Luckily, we only had to dedicate about two weekends of work in order to rectify the problems. We did lose the motor on our pool pump which sucks because we can't close the pool without it. Of course, there are no pumps available in our area so we will have to purchase a new one (of course!) online. We were initially thinking "Just screw it" and closing the pool anyway. But I knew that in the spring, Husband and I would be pissed we didn't close the pool properly.
The girls are doing well in school. Youngestloves first grade and is doing very well in her reading levels. [Mommy Bragging Ahead] She's at the top of the class in reading and math! [/brag] I'm so pleased that she's really picked up a love for reading. Husband and I were pretty concerned about it last year because she was so obsessed with her GameBoy. But, once we really got her some books that she was interested in reading, BOOM! Her reading and comprehension levels are just fantastic.
Eldest, well, she's just realizing how much more difficult fifth grade is compared to fourth grade. Poor kid, nothing like a little reality check. She gets a decent amount of homework and, even though it takes her some time because she fusses over it, she does complete it. She does like both her teachers and I am very happy that both of the teachers don't put up with any nonsense. Forgot your homework? Lunch detention. Forget it three times? After school detention. Needless to say, Eldest gets her work finished! I think if she got detention, she would lose her mind. LOL.
There's quite a few medical issues going on within my extended families. Any spare thoughts/prayers would truly be appreciated.
I guess I am going to wrap this up for now. Have a great day..
Posted by Cate at 10:42 AM | Comments (2)
September 19, 2006
Well..
We certainly had one helluva weekend. Thank you so very much for all the kind words of support. Luckily, we are ok. We didn't lose too much at all. There are several families in my town who have over $50,000 worth of damage. $50,000. That's just horrible. Here I am complaining about petty crap and these people have lost so much. I'm going to try to see what I can do for some of them. I think the two Girl Scout troops will be able to help out in some ways. We can't fundraise money but I am sure we can collect supplies and food for them... I don't know if that's enough...
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September 18, 2006
Easy
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September 17, 2006
Flood pics
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September 16, 2006
Movie
I shot this video yesterday afternoon. One of the township IDIOTS decided to zoom his big truck down my street, causing WAVES to spash up on my house. He got to the end, turned around and DID IT AGAIN!.
Keep in mind that I do NOT live at the beach.
Ignore my yapping throughout the video - I don't normally sound this manic.
Posted by Cate at 09:06 AM | Comments (8)
September 15, 2006
Fucking rain
My crawlspace has about a foot of water in it. STANDING water.
Thanks to the wicked ass flash rainstorm we had this morning, my street flooded. My car was about 30 minutes from being ruined. Thank God no water got inside my house but, for a an hour, it was very scary to watch the flood waters rise.
Will post pics later..
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September 13, 2006
I need me some of this..
I love Barenaked Ladies.. don't you?
I am so happy that they just released a new cd - I simply must own it.
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Whatever...
I'm still around...
You know, in case anyone was wondering.
: - )
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September 10, 2006
Remember
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September 05, 2006
TV heaven
The first episode of House AND a two hour Dirty Jobs special? On the same day?? I think I might have died and gone to heaven!
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Hubba hubba!
Mike Rowe cooks - in the nude!
Posted by Cate at 02:19 PM | Comments (2)
Dentist - Update
We're back. We made it home about an hour ago and poor Eldest was quite miserable. I think she's starting to bounce back since she's had a little soup and some water. Of course, tomorrow is the first day of school and she was very concerned about her missing teeth. I guess she thought she might get teased..??
Anyway - it's all good for now. She's getting to play on the computer and I am sure she might have a medicinal need for some ice cream later.
Posted by Cate at 01:16 PM | Comments (1)
Dentist
Eldest is having four teeth removed this morning, in about one hour, to be precise. She is way cranky and nervous..my poor baby. She's had teeth removed before but she gets anxious each time. Thank goodness the dentist is going to use the sweet air on her.
I'll update her condition later. Wish us luck!
Posted by Cate at 09:21 AM | Comments (2)
September 01, 2006
Booooring
Husband and I made the gravest of mistakes last night and tuned in to watch the 2006 MTV Music Awards.
Oh.My.God.
Fergie - How come *MY* London Bridge don't wanna go down? WTF? The song - ew. Anyone notice her slight resemblance to Charo?
I did enjoy Justin Timberlake's performance. Rowr - he's got a sexyback alright. Sorry folks, I do think he's adorable and yes, I guess I am a dirty old lady. Heh.
Beyonce - pulease. Janet Jackson called and wants her Rhythm Nation moves back.
Paris Hilton - I think your 15 minutes are WAY up by now.
Jack Black - Dude - you are one creepy man. Personally, I think he looks like a toucher.
I did like The All-American Rejects. What a great name for a band!
Ok, enough MTV.
Things are good here. We've been busy meeting the teachers and picking up some last minute school supplies. Eldest still needs a pair of basic shoes. Youngestjust needs a couple folders.
Husband is working on the bathroom and it's looking better and better each day. We painted the wall behind the toilet so we could install the new toilet. I am going to finish painting when the kids go back to school.
We've got no big plans this weekend. We will probably be staying in since the weather is quite crappy - thank you Ernesto. It's not horrible weather - just crappy enough where we are stuck inside. Wheee!
Ciao for now!
PS - I'm number two for this?? No way!
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