Appetizer
What are you proud of?
I'm proud of the fact that I try very hard to be a good person. I don't always succeed, but I do make it a focus to try to "do the right thing". As I look around during my day, it's so easy to see people who just don't seem to care about the people and/or world around them. I wouldn't want to live like that.
Soup
What is the best thing you’ve ever won as a prize?
Hmmm. I've won many things over the years. Lately, I've been winning a lot of passes to activities for the kids, which has definitely been great! As I said in an earlier post, lately I've won tickets to the rodeo, theatre productions, theme parks, movie theatres, aquariums and other fun places. Considering our restricted budget right now, it's been a great thing to be able to continue to take the boys to new and exciting places without spending much money to do so!
Salad
Name something you do that is a waste of time.
So many choices, so little time! I have to go with surfing the 'net. I kill a LOT of time this way!
Main Course
In what year of your life did you change the most?
Probably the year after we adopted the boys. Not only did my minute to minute and day to day life change, my priorities, goals and values all changed, too! It really forced me to grow up. I've said before that I became an adult at age 36!
Dessert
Where is a place you consider to be very tranquil?
Locally, I'd saythe Mayberry-esque town of Wellsboro, PA, which is very near the so-called Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. Stretching out a bit further, the most tranquil place I ever had the pleasure to be was Hacienda Baru, a small villa on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Wow. I would have loved to spend months there, relaxing, reading, hiking and decompressing! If I ever hit it really big, I think I'll spend my winters there!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Proof that, once upon a time, I actually knew something!
I got this from Nancy --
You paid attention during 100% of high school!
85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap!
Do you deserve your high school diploma?
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Of course, it's not true - I definitely did NOT pay attention during 100% of high school, but for the purposes of this quiz, I guess I paid attention to the right stuff! Yay me!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Sick Duty continues
Sigh. HandsomeBoy is STILL sick! Half of his kindergarten class has the same thing, but some of them are already starting to return to school. There's no way he can go back today and I'm not so sure about tomorrow, either. We're going to the doctor today. I try not to rush to the ped everytime one of the boys gets sick, but four days of a fever is enough to send me there!
In other news, I had another busy day yesterday. In addition to all the normal house duties and taking care of HandsomeBoy, I attended an old friend's new son's bris. All through the ceremony, I kept thinking back to my boys' Naming Ceremony which was nearly two years ago. A few times, I found tears in my eyes. Of course, because they were not newborns, my sons' brises were performed at CHOP and not in our living room!
I was able to attend the bris because RockStar got out early and relieved me from taking care of HandsomeBoy. Yay RockStar! I really wanted to attend the bris! After the bris, I picked up a friend and we went to see Hairspray, which has become one of my top few musicals EVER! This was my second time seeing it and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time! The original John Waters movie Hairspray is also very good, but more twisted than the stage musical. The new version is very uplifting and energizing. How can you not love the main characters of Tracy, Penny, Link and Seaweed?
On the plate for today - finish the outline for the event I'm hosting at my synagogue tonight, cook a few dishes for that event, take care of HandsomeBoy, transfer CutiePie from the synagogue school to the daycare, attack the hotspot of papers on my desk, mop the kitchen floor, make some phone calls, create a shopping list for Passover and the four (4!!!!!!) seders I'm attending this year and find someone to sit with HandsomeBoy here at home while I attend the event at the synagogue. Yep. That's all. Just that. Shouldn't be hard. <<<>>> Okay, let's go!
In other news, I had another busy day yesterday. In addition to all the normal house duties and taking care of HandsomeBoy, I attended an old friend's new son's bris. All through the ceremony, I kept thinking back to my boys' Naming Ceremony which was nearly two years ago. A few times, I found tears in my eyes. Of course, because they were not newborns, my sons' brises were performed at CHOP and not in our living room!
I was able to attend the bris because RockStar got out early and relieved me from taking care of HandsomeBoy. Yay RockStar! I really wanted to attend the bris! After the bris, I picked up a friend and we went to see Hairspray, which has become one of my top few musicals EVER! This was my second time seeing it and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time! The original John Waters movie Hairspray is also very good, but more twisted than the stage musical. The new version is very uplifting and energizing. How can you not love the main characters of Tracy, Penny, Link and Seaweed?
On the plate for today - finish the outline for the event I'm hosting at my synagogue tonight, cook a few dishes for that event, take care of HandsomeBoy, transfer CutiePie from the synagogue school to the daycare, attack the hotspot of papers on my desk, mop the kitchen floor, make some phone calls, create a shopping list for Passover and the four (4!!!!!!) seders I'm attending this year and find someone to sit with HandsomeBoy here at home while I attend the event at the synagogue. Yep. That's all. Just that. Shouldn't be hard. <<<>>> Okay, let's go!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Life goes on....
HandsomeBoy is still sick. Not as bad, but he still can't return to school. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he can go back tomorrow!
I was pretty productive yesterday. Weekly Home Blessing, lots of laundry, dishes, shredding more documents, making phone calls, updating my calendar, paid bills, finished some long over-due thank you notes, inventoried Big Red's (aka the dog) medicines, practiced HandsomeBoy's sight words with him, did homework with HandsomeBoy and CutiePie, made menus for the week, went grocery shopping, went to post office, recycled newspapers and scrap papers, cooked dinner, served dinner, ate dinner, cleaned up dinner, made CutiePie's lunch for today and finally sat down to watch Dancing With the Stars. Whew! What a day!
Today, I've already gotten the boys up, dressed them, fed them, medicated HandsomeBoy, dropped CutiePie off at school (and he was NOT happy about going when HandsomeBoy didn't have to!), took Big Red to the vet to get a blood test and refill on one of his meds, came home, did about 15 minutes of my paid employment work via the internet and am now updating my Blog while HandsomeBoy patiently waits for his turn on the computer. I think he's trying to encourage me to be quick because he's decided to spend the time waiting by drawing on his legs with a pen. He says it's a treasure map. I guess he really is starting to feel better.
Today is also going to be busy. At noon, we have to pickup CutiePie at the synagogue school and take him over to the daycare school, so I expect we'll be having another issue then. Back at home, I've got more organizing and ironing to do, plus I'm going to try to do HandsomeBoy's homework early in the afternoon. Later this afternoon, I'm supposed to go to a bris and then to the theatre tonight. Of course, those last two events are completely dependent upon RockStar and his schedule. Since HandsomeBoy is still sick, I can't ask anyone else to babysit him while I go enjoy myself at a theatre! Just wouldn't be right.
The rest of the week is also crazy busy and I REALLY need to get back into the office and do some work that will actually result in money!!!
I was pretty productive yesterday. Weekly Home Blessing, lots of laundry, dishes, shredding more documents, making phone calls, updating my calendar, paid bills, finished some long over-due thank you notes, inventoried Big Red's (aka the dog) medicines, practiced HandsomeBoy's sight words with him, did homework with HandsomeBoy and CutiePie, made menus for the week, went grocery shopping, went to post office, recycled newspapers and scrap papers, cooked dinner, served dinner, ate dinner, cleaned up dinner, made CutiePie's lunch for today and finally sat down to watch Dancing With the Stars. Whew! What a day!
Today, I've already gotten the boys up, dressed them, fed them, medicated HandsomeBoy, dropped CutiePie off at school (and he was NOT happy about going when HandsomeBoy didn't have to!), took Big Red to the vet to get a blood test and refill on one of his meds, came home, did about 15 minutes of my paid employment work via the internet and am now updating my Blog while HandsomeBoy patiently waits for his turn on the computer. I think he's trying to encourage me to be quick because he's decided to spend the time waiting by drawing on his legs with a pen. He says it's a treasure map. I guess he really is starting to feel better.
Today is also going to be busy. At noon, we have to pickup CutiePie at the synagogue school and take him over to the daycare school, so I expect we'll be having another issue then. Back at home, I've got more organizing and ironing to do, plus I'm going to try to do HandsomeBoy's homework early in the afternoon. Later this afternoon, I'm supposed to go to a bris and then to the theatre tonight. Of course, those last two events are completely dependent upon RockStar and his schedule. Since HandsomeBoy is still sick, I can't ask anyone else to babysit him while I go enjoy myself at a theatre! Just wouldn't be right.
The rest of the week is also crazy busy and I REALLY need to get back into the office and do some work that will actually result in money!!!
Monday, March 26, 2007
Sick? Tired? Or Sick AND Tired?
The last two weeks have been exhausting. Not because I've accomplished (or even attempted) anything monumental, but just because of illness. Not even any great, monumental, staggering illness, either. Just normal, boring, plain old "don't feel good" illness. I've been struggling with being under the weather. I haven't been flat out sick, I just haven't felt good -- nausea, chills, aches, blahs. And, no -- I definitely NOT pregnant!
Just as I started to feel better, HandsomeBoy got sick. It started on Saturday with a light cough and sniffles. By Sunday morning, it was full croup. Ugh! So, since 6am yesterday, I've been doing my best Florence Nightengale impersonation, giving nebulizer treatments, cough medicines, acetaminophen and pushing fluids on a coughy, hot, sluggish child. He's feeling somewhat better at this moment as he floats around the computer, knocking into me and trying to write me notes on a Post-It despite the fact that he really can't spell yet. RockStar had to work ALL WEEKEND (read: until 10pm Saturday and 11pm Sunday), so other than sitting with HandsomeBoy while I took CutiePie to Sunday School and did "door duty" (i.e. ersatz security) during the early session of Sunday School, I've been pretty much on my own for the weekend and today. Well, RockStar did take CutiePie to school this morning, which helped a lot.
Anyway, I shouldn't complain. RockStar was working hard at a job he loves and that pays him well for his time and HandsomeBoy is not seriously ill and I did get a lot done around the house while I've been confined here. In fact, since I was up at 6am this morning to help get CutiePie ready for school, after RockStar left, I decided NOT to go back to bed. Instead, I did my best FlyLady act and did my morning routine and my Weekly Home Blessing (i.e., straighten the place up!). It is looking better in here. Even small changes help.
One of the things I did was to finally take all the DVDs and videos out of our wall unit (where they don't fit well and some have to go in front of others, so you can't even see them all) and put them into a simple little DVD/Video shelf thing that is MADE FOR THAT TASK and has been sitting next to the wall unit for about two years with nothing in it except random junk and toys. Why I waited so long to do something that took me no more than 10 minutes is a mystery! The wall unit looks SOOOOOOO much better! Now, I'll be able to put some of the bulky stuff like the boys' V-tech Smile, Leapster console and their LeapPads and cartridges in the wall unit, where they really belong. That will be a project for this afternoon!
So much to do today on my day home! Let's see how much I can accomplish, shall we???? Wish me luck!
Just as I started to feel better, HandsomeBoy got sick. It started on Saturday with a light cough and sniffles. By Sunday morning, it was full croup. Ugh! So, since 6am yesterday, I've been doing my best Florence Nightengale impersonation, giving nebulizer treatments, cough medicines, acetaminophen and pushing fluids on a coughy, hot, sluggish child. He's feeling somewhat better at this moment as he floats around the computer, knocking into me and trying to write me notes on a Post-It despite the fact that he really can't spell yet. RockStar had to work ALL WEEKEND (read: until 10pm Saturday and 11pm Sunday), so other than sitting with HandsomeBoy while I took CutiePie to Sunday School and did "door duty" (i.e. ersatz security) during the early session of Sunday School, I've been pretty much on my own for the weekend and today. Well, RockStar did take CutiePie to school this morning, which helped a lot.
Anyway, I shouldn't complain. RockStar was working hard at a job he loves and that pays him well for his time and HandsomeBoy is not seriously ill and I did get a lot done around the house while I've been confined here. In fact, since I was up at 6am this morning to help get CutiePie ready for school, after RockStar left, I decided NOT to go back to bed. Instead, I did my best FlyLady act and did my morning routine and my Weekly Home Blessing (i.e., straighten the place up!). It is looking better in here. Even small changes help.
One of the things I did was to finally take all the DVDs and videos out of our wall unit (where they don't fit well and some have to go in front of others, so you can't even see them all) and put them into a simple little DVD/Video shelf thing that is MADE FOR THAT TASK and has been sitting next to the wall unit for about two years with nothing in it except random junk and toys. Why I waited so long to do something that took me no more than 10 minutes is a mystery! The wall unit looks SOOOOOOO much better! Now, I'll be able to put some of the bulky stuff like the boys' V-tech Smile, Leapster console and their LeapPads and cartridges in the wall unit, where they really belong. That will be a project for this afternoon!
So much to do today on my day home! Let's see how much I can accomplish, shall we???? Wish me luck!
Friday, March 23, 2007
So very wrong......
I just saw this over at Shallow and Tacky and I'm trying not to laugh too hard since I'm at work. It's all just sooooooooo wrong!!!!!! Take a look and tell me if you don't agree!
Friday Feast
Appetizer
Who is your favorite news anchor/reporter? Why?
Hmmmmm. I really don't have a particular favorite person. I do get most of my news from NPR, however, and there's many people there that I like to listen to. Maybe Scott Simon, who anchors Weekend Edition Saturday. He always sounds like he's really enjoying his job. Of course, much of the news he reports is not happy news, but even when he's talking about evil events around the world, I still get the impression that he means what he says. He always manages to sound like a real person and not a talking head. My favorite moment was when he announced that he would be off for a few weeks because he was going to China to meet his new daughter. The joy in his voice brought tears to my eyes.
Soup
Name 3 foods that are currently in your freezer.
Wow. What's not in my freezer right now? Here's three - Chorizo Sausage, Chopped Lemongrass, and homemade blackbean soup.
Salad
If you were to have the opportunity to name a new town or city, what would you call it?
Ha! A few years ago when RockStar and I were touring Yellowstone National Park with friends, I was so enamored of the area around the North Entrance that I kept saying that I was going to buy the town one day when I hit the lottery. The name? Abster, Montana! I liked the sound of it so much that I've actually used AbsterMontana as a screenname on some websites!
Main Course
What will most likely be the next book you read?
I need to finish Pride and Prejudice, which is currently on my bedside table. Then, I might read the last two books in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events series. Also, with the final Harry Potter book coming in July, I might start re-reading the series in anticipation.
Dessert
What's the first thing you notice about the opposite gender?
Same thing I notice in everyone -- their attitude. Do they seem happy? Angry? Upset? Frustrated? Impatient? Silly? Fun? Nice? Pleasant? Uppity?
Who is your favorite news anchor/reporter? Why?
Hmmmmm. I really don't have a particular favorite person. I do get most of my news from NPR, however, and there's many people there that I like to listen to. Maybe Scott Simon, who anchors Weekend Edition Saturday. He always sounds like he's really enjoying his job. Of course, much of the news he reports is not happy news, but even when he's talking about evil events around the world, I still get the impression that he means what he says. He always manages to sound like a real person and not a talking head. My favorite moment was when he announced that he would be off for a few weeks because he was going to China to meet his new daughter. The joy in his voice brought tears to my eyes.
Soup
Name 3 foods that are currently in your freezer.
Wow. What's not in my freezer right now? Here's three - Chorizo Sausage, Chopped Lemongrass, and homemade blackbean soup.
Salad
If you were to have the opportunity to name a new town or city, what would you call it?
Ha! A few years ago when RockStar and I were touring Yellowstone National Park with friends, I was so enamored of the area around the North Entrance that I kept saying that I was going to buy the town one day when I hit the lottery. The name? Abster, Montana! I liked the sound of it so much that I've actually used AbsterMontana as a screenname on some websites!
Main Course
What will most likely be the next book you read?
I need to finish Pride and Prejudice, which is currently on my bedside table. Then, I might read the last two books in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events series. Also, with the final Harry Potter book coming in July, I might start re-reading the series in anticipation.
Dessert
What's the first thing you notice about the opposite gender?
Same thing I notice in everyone -- their attitude. Do they seem happy? Angry? Upset? Frustrated? Impatient? Silly? Fun? Nice? Pleasant? Uppity?
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