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July 12, 2008

VACATION HERE I COME!

Well, we're all packed.  I hope.  Costumes ready, alternations done, clothes packed, medicine refilled and put away.  We are headed to Florida.  I'm really excited.  Prissy has her Dance Twirl competition on Tuesday and her Solo (the big one) on Wednesday, and then team events on Friday and Saturday.  We're so looking forward to Nationals and to DisneyWorld afterward.  I also get to spend some time with my college roommate - she is actually a rocket scientist and works at NASA.  I haven't had a chance to see her since my wedding (almost 10 years now) and even then I didn't get to spend much relaxed time with her (I was focused on my wedding a bit too much I think.)
Anyway - iPhone 2.0 ROCKS!  I've spent way too much money on new apps though.  There are some really neato games.  And yes, I did say neato - because that is what I mean.  I've already bought a solitare game, a suduku game and Monkey Balls - yes, I know they are also on the web, but now I can play them without the slowness of the web annoying me.
I truly do have the ultimate cell phone.

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July 11, 2008

Smoking Sun and Moon

Wow - this almost looks like night, but I took it from my car on the
way to work this morning.

 

This one looks surprisingly like the sun picture but was taken outside
our house this evening.

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It is done

Yes, the week from hell is over.
I'm very glad.
The worst is over.  Now, it's to packing and getting ready for vacation.  Ahhh... 
On a positive note - I updated my iPhone with the new 2.0 software (and it worked just fine thank you very much.)  I even get my work mail on it now (does that mean I'll check it while I'm on vacation?  Hmmmm....)  It's slick.  I still love my iPhone as much as the day I got it.  It's seriously the coolest piece of gadgety equipment I've ever had.  Did anyone get the new one today?  I had some coworkers go to check it out but there were lines around the corner of the store.  If you did get it - did you have the old one and is the new one really that much faster?
Ok, I think that is about all for today - I might try to post some pictures of the sun and the moon (they were taken with my phone in transit however, so they aren't the best quality.)  The smoke has risen up in the air so the sun and moon look really weird - all orangey and pretty.

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July 10, 2008

Light at the end of the Tunnel

This picture pretty much sums up how I'm feeling today.  It has been an incredibly long week.  I have one more day (with my boss and big boss (VP of company)) of meetings.  Then, I'm going on vacation.
This week has gone so much better than I originally expected work wise - but it's been so intense that I'm pretty much completely exhausted.  On a personal level - I've gotten quite a bit done.  We ended up borrowing a totally different costume for Prissy.  Whosh!  We got someone to take care of the cats and the pool.  Whosh!  I just have to do all the packing and refills of drugs and such.  Almost there.  I'm starting to feel a little bit less stress now.  I just have to get through tomorrow!
Florida (and two weeks off of work) here I come!

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July 05, 2008

For the Record

Ok -
I'm stating this officially on my blog - so it means I have to follow through - right?
Dang it!  (That is Bubba's favorite saying.)
Prissy and I have decided that we are going to train and run a 5K.  I definately need to do some sort of exercise and I totally need some sort of goal or motivation.   So, I'm making this a double whammy - I'm involving Prissy for multiple reasons. 
  1. If I tell her we are working towards it together - it makes me want to stick to that committment to her.
  2. It'd be good to have some alone time with her. 
  3. It would show her that exercise is fun (gah!) and try to be somewhat of a role model for her.

But - it's just one more thing to add to the to-do list.  I pulled a training program from Cool Running Site - The Couch to 5K Running plan.    Instead of 8 weeks - we may try to make this a 16 week program - just doing each week 2 times.   I don't want to push Prissy too hard too fast (but kids are pretty quick to increase in stamina), so, w're just going to take it week by week.

Does anyone want to join us in this endeavor?  You don't have to have a kid to run with - you can run by yourself - but we can encourage each other.  It's just more motivation for us all to stick to it.  Post a comment if you are interested.

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July 04, 2008

Happy Fourth of July

We had a rather laid back day today. I worked on Prissy's costume (almost done - should be done tomorrow) and we went to a party this evening.

Bubba was in an exceptionally foul mood - so Prissy, Bubba and I left early and did some sparklers and baby fireworks at home. He said it was boring. But, we watched Wipeout on Tivo and some Macy's fireworks. It's almost 10 and I've sent them to bed. Hubby is still over there (they are really "his" friends - but they are mine by association.)

On a positive note - Jasmine has been using the litter robot almost exclusively and Oreo used it today all on her own! I was so excited I almost cried. If we can get them litter robot trained by the time we go to Florida for Nationals - it would be a very awesome thing.

Anyway, short post this evening. I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th!

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July 03, 2008

It Just Didn't Happen

So -
We were supposed to go to the Folsom Rodeo this evening.  I've been looking forward to it.  I should mention - this is California - so Rodeo's aren't really "normal" things to do.  Most people went home early from work today because of the long weekend - but I didn't because the Rodeo is in the same city I work and we didn't want to drive all the way back home (an hour each way.)
Anyway, I went and picked up the kids.  Prissy had a field trip to a local pool today.  She came down the hall and she was as red as a tomato.  Completely and totally sunburned from head to toe.  So, we went to dinner and she's sort of close to blistery sunburned.  I have no doubt that she will be completely miserable tomorrow.  I guess they went to the pool and she had forgotten her sunblock at school.  I haven't figured out if they said that she would be ok without sunscreen or what... But, I'm really not very happy.  I really really wish they would have called me and asked me to bring some for her.  Erg...  I expect her to be kept safe at the summer camp (also her private school) - and just making sure the kids have sunscreen helps freaking keep them safe when they are in the sun for 4 hours straight at a swimming pool.
Anyway, the last thing that she needed was to sit in the sun for another 2 hours so we decided not to go to the rodeo (also Bubba was complaining of heartburn and a stomachache.  He had run out of Prilosec a few days ago.  I guess his silent reflux is real and it's not really so silent.)  We went to KFC for dinner and we just gave the rodeo tickets to someone - they were really really excited.  (we had gotten them for free so it wasn't really money out of our pocket - but still a bummer.)
So, we came home and watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.  Wow - I used to think that was a really cool movie.  It may have been a bit too old for the kids.  With Prissy's sunburn and the "scary" movie right before bed - we may be dealing with nightmares tonight.  :(  I'm such an awesome mom!
So - in a strange turn of events - work was really good today and the home stuff wasn't as great.  *laugh*

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