- 06:10 Hey Tweeps, join me in wishing a big Happy Birthday to @mlewys! Hope you have a great day! #
- 11:07 RT @ChefJonAshton: bit.ly/6alVoc definitely my idea of a Pumpkin dessert!!! May try if I can find the Caramel Vodka locally #
- 17:17 Ack!! bit.ly/8eYqsR please don't pull the plug on me !!! lol at least play my Trek , Buffy & Serenity/Firefly DVDs for me!!! #
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I'm a wee bit disgusted at the trend to push Christmas even earlier this year, between the local radio station 99.3 starting Christmas music last Friday, to the "early" Black Friday sales Sundy - Thanksgiving Day. Seriously, you can't wait a week? geez. How about next year we just put a Santa hat on the jack-o-lantern, stick him under a pre-lit tree on October 1st, leave it up until January 1st and call it a bloody holimonth. Happy HalloThanksChanukxmas! Or maybe Weengivingkahmas?
I must be officially old, as I now bitch about everything. ;)
I had planned to go see New Moon today after work, but I have a dr. appt at 2 pm, can't fit in a 121 min movie @ twelve and be on time for my appointment. Tomorrow is a no go as well, because MIL has a hearing aid appt, and wants to get a xmas tree. Both Target and Big Lots have them on sale, so maybe next Monday. My plan is to go while the majority of the fangrrls are in school, I mean there still might be a few squealers in the theater @ noon on a weekday, but hopefully not too many.
I'll probably spend the next couple of days online cruising the actual Black Friday ads and try and decide what to get everybody this year. Scary Spice is done, I spent $150 on probably $300 worth of Fisher Price baby equipment, ho ho ho. Crash I think I know what to get her, just a matter of getting the best prices so I can get both items she's asked for. DH probably nothing, unless he spots something in the ad on Turkey day. Trying to keep spending reasonable this year, so we can afford our up coming trip to Hawaii in June. That leaves the grans, the MIL and SIL. Oh and of course my secret santa gift for work.
Scary Spice has a Dr. appt today, they are supposed to give her the C-section date/time. When I go in tomorrow I'll put in for that day off, unless of course they do it while we are still out of holiday break. I doubt it, I am guessing the 11th, as it is closer to her actual due date.
I guess I better find something for lunch so that I can leave a little early for my appt. I want to stop by Walgreens, they have a coupon for bubble mailers 2/$1 so I want to grab a few of those, I think I have a couple of WL books to post at Paperback swap and those mailers are perfect for paperbacks.
- Location:here
- Mood:
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angelout2killme a wonderful birthday!!! Coffee soon, on me!
- Location:butt crack of dawn
- Mood:
sleepy - Music:Angel
- 22:15 @kirylyn I rented it today, will probably watch over the weekend! #
- 22:17 @mlewys *snort* as if it were that easy. Here ya go, hope this helps. bit.ly/190U8y ;) #
- 08:15 Can't believe I'm going to have to PAY to go to this pee wee cheerleading comp. ScarySpice has to pay too and it's HER KID! Disgusting. #
- 19:48 SWEET! Chuck is back, January 10th! 2 hr premiere! Take a peek @ preview bit.ly/JWbMz #
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- 21:32 @mlewys I am going to set my dvr right now! #
- 21:33 @mlewys If I play my cards right I can get through next Thursday with out having ate the first bite of Turkey, Stuffing or cranberry jelly #
- 21:35 @kirylyn I know the gag reel off dvd is online, I am betting that the deleted scenes are as well, try searching youtube? #
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- 21:59 @mlewys ROTFL, evidently not. Damn floor looks slick as hell too, must have suction cups on the soles of their boots? #
- 15:08 Blockbuster has gone beserk! I now have 7, that's right SEVEN movies. At best I should have 3. and two are the same disc. #
- 15:09 And all seven are listed in my queue as being @home. even the two that are the same. Time to email customer service I guess. #
- 16:46 @kirylyn I've been enjoying it on demand, DH doesn't do Hospital shows. Will catch this weeks on Saturday! #
- 16:49 @kirylyn I think I paid $22 for the two disc @ walmart, box doesn't make into a ship tho. No bluRay here either can't afford it right now #
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- 14:41 @ksonnanstine I know. You just can't compete with elf bowling. #
- 14:43 @kirylyn ME! I didn't go @ midnight, I'm not insane (that and I have to get up @ 5:30am). but got the 2 disc dvd today! #
- 14:44 I also got the 4 disc copy of UP. Had a $10 coupon so cost me $19.99 like getting the bluray for free! ;) #
- 18:46 @mlewys tissues armed and ready! I'll need all I can get T minus 15 min till Star Trek #
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- 20:23 dessert pizza in the oven (cherry if you want to know), the Prisoner on AMC. #
- 20:24 @mlewys I was but we switched to watch the Prisoner @ 8pm. #
- 15:28 @lindas_hell it was SO easy. 1 can pie fill, 1 pillsbury pizza dough, top with bit.ly/Nn3gu, & after baking sprinkle with pwd sug #
- 15:29 @lindas_hell the crumble is optional, we often have it with just the pwd sugar #
- 15:48 @mlewys well hell. I liked the Equalizer. :( this makes me sad. #
- 15:49 @lindas_hell I think... the white blob at least in this version, is the jail guard, keeping him in. Or not, I took a long bath mid way ;) #
- 15:50 @mlewys after watching most of it... I am kinda pissy that I missed Criminal Minds to watch it. Will have to start DVRing CM or watch in BR #
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- 21:07 @mlewys yup, am leaning towards crash test dummy spice ;) #
- 10:19 UP 3 disc blu ray combo has blu ray, digital, AND regular dvd. Anyone know if the Trek 3 disc blu ray combo has regular dvd as well? #
- 10:20 Anyone going to be watching the Prisoner tonite on AMC? I barely remember the orginial, but want to watch, even with lukewarm reviews #
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ugh. I woke up this morning at 6:27 and freaked. I leapt up, "oh shit, oh shit" WTF?? When hubby rolled over and said "it's Sunday". *eyeroll* I was sure I over slept. That is how much I am dreading Monday. Of course it didn't help that we had Wednesday off (don't get me wrong I loved it) and went to MIL Thursday for dinner... I am so confused and Monday isn't going to be a good day at all.
This Monday we are having a fake audit, so to make sure we passed this fake audit, the reason for which I'm sure the boss told me but Swiss cheese brain that I am lately has forgotten, Friday I had the computer tech, my boss and our Food services supervisor, hovering over me pointing out all the things we are doing wrong, so we could correct and make sure we pass.
Keep in mind, this is not the first time said supervisor has been there at breakfast, last year they spent two days with me when we got the new system for ringing up sales, and we were doing exactly what we were doing yesterday. Exactly, and we were great. But now we're very wrong.
What we were doing was this. I ring up each child, with myself or my coworker checking to see the required # of items, and that no extras or duplicates. Co-worker stamps their hand (to keep them from coming back through for a second breakfast, federal guidelines require 1 child = 1 breakfast, no more) fine. I also handle pre-payments, which I either input in to the system or write down if we are very busy, which we almost always are, to put in later. Co-worker counts children as they keep going as not to bog down the line, I add those in when I can or at the end. I'm supposed to have someone running for hot sandwiches and keeping items pushed up or replenished as needed, but for some reason that nearly never happens and I do that too.
NOW, I have to visually check each bag, then ring up the child. If a prepayment comes in, the line must stop while I put it into the system. Co-worker does nothing but stamps hand and not until after I ring them up. Needless to say I am not supposed to leave the register at all to replenish.
That would be fine, most schools do maybe 150- 200 breakfasts, some even less. We have over 600+ students enrolled and we consistently do over 400 breakfasts a day. Between 7:30 and 8am. Even doing it our way, we often have a line at 8 am, much to the principal's dismay, she comes in hollering at the kids, making things worse, to get the line moving faster because she wants the kids in class at 8, not in line for breakfast. Which in a perfect world should be, but laws of time, physics and 7 yr olds just don't work that way.
The only things in my favor tomorrow are, no cereal which means no stopping to make sure they take the damn cracker they don't want. (must take a graham cracker w/ cereal they don't have to have milk, but the cracker yes. lol) also the sandwich is a cheese biscuit, so no ketchup. Kids always want 2, I have to stop and take one out, as they can only have one. Oi Vey.
I think I'll be ringing up breakfast until noon.
lol
In other news. Crash, broke her finger Friday night. Went to the fair with friends, and I guess tripped, over what I don't know, and fell. She calls me at 10pm, to ask if her finger is broken.
Because you know, I can see over the phone line.
She didn't want to come home, because she didn't want to leave the fair if it was just a sprain. Pain she can live with if fun is at stake. I told her to go to the fair first aid station, and call me back. She did, they told her it was most likely dislocated, but couldn't rule out a break. Also that it needed to be put back into place asap, so she was headed to the ER. Phone call at midnight, yes it was broken. oh joy. I guess she came home about 2;30-ish, with a script for Tylenol 3 and instructions to see a orthopedist. They said it most likely set itself, but to see the ortho to be sure. it's the knuckle, which is bruised and swollen, and in a splint. She's better today, even though she keeps bumping it.
Babyzilla had her second birthday this week, I can't believe she's two already. lol
I have been procrastinating all week finishing the crib bumpers for Scary Spice. I don't know why, not like they are hard or anything.
Oh I finally caved and bought a B&N membership. I have been sorely disappointed in BAM the last two times I have tried to get a Charlaine Harris book, and it seems I am at B&N more often anyway. I will most definitely recoup the cost if I end up buying the Nook instead of the Kindle, I have almost made up my mind to get an eBook reader next year for sure. Although I will admit, Amazon's eBooks do seem to be priced a wee bit better than B&N, but am still on the fence on which of the two I will finally get. Kindle has the text to speech, which may be helpful, although will never replace audio books, but Nook has the sharing & sd card which I like.
I can't fathom that it is less than two weeks until Thanksgiving. I am hoping that sometime between now and then I can work up some holiday cheer. Black Friday ads are starting to post, and so far I don't have a clue what I want to get anyone, nor does anything posted so far interest me at all. I know I want to get gran #1 a bike for christmas since I already have one for her sister in the shed. Other than that, I have no clue.
ho ho bah humbug ho. lol
- Location:far side of the moon
- Mood:
awake - Music:Enemy of the State
- 21:28 @mlewys some do. Monk, the CSI's. None really as iconic as the shows in our childhood., but a few have good ones. #
- 12:51 @kirylyn I have to disagree there. No one did bond better than Sean, Brosnan was best of the rest. Of course now I do lust after Craig ! #
- 12:52 @mlewys hmm probably right there. Although Fringe does have a catchy X-files type of tune. #
- 13:25 dear brighthouse, stop advertising free wifi for "all brighthouse cust" when they are only limited 2 winterpark, lake eola & UCF locations #
- 19:02 @mlewys I'm jealous. All I have is beer. Which of course is better than nothing, but it isn't rum! #
- 19:21 @mlewys would love to, but am cooking dinner and tending to my graceful child who managed to break her finger @ the fair last night. #
- 19:23 @kirylyn really? that's odd most stick to their 1st Bond. I don't like Moore, because to me he'll always be Simon Templar, the Saint. #
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- 21:10 well tweetdeck crashed 2 days ago, now won't load, adobeair crashes upon trying to reinstall. WTF? I'm not happy. #
- 19:51 hey @mlewys, here is something to pass the time at work tomorrow bit.ly/G3c80 lol #
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I don't know what is up with Tweet Deck, Adobe Air or my computer, but I can't launch Tweetdeck, I can't reinstall because Adobe Air reinstall... well it stalls lol and never completes. *sigh*
And does ANYONE have a clue what iPod Touch app I can use to download to and read PDF files, Doc Files, basically most Ebook formats? Oh and if you know of one that will read CBR or comic book files that would be great too. I do have bookshelf Lt, which I am willing to upgrade if that's my only option. I've tried filesLt, and Documents 2, neither seems to work for me. The first I just can't seem to get files to transfer and the second I can access them through google docs, but it won't let me do anything once I've downloaded them. Can't open, let alone read.
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- Location:in the library with Col. Mustard
- Mood:
frustrated - Music:NCIS
I'm pretty good I think. My thyroid seems to be "normal" with me taking a pill every morning. My chronic sore throat/swollen/inflamed tonsils continue however, and my anemia also is still a mystery. When I finally gave in and started taking the iron regularly, it normalized and I was instructed to continue taking it. Once a day, even though it causes "bathroom issues" both painful and hard to make happen if you get my drift. So armed with a (pardon the pun) butt load of softeners, soothers, and such I dealt with it. Benefiber is my new best friend.
So my last Dr. visit I saw the Nurse practitioner, who I have no complaint with, usually. Last time I saw the actual Dr. he told me if the 4th course of antibiotics did not work he would send me to a ears/nose/throat guy. She however wanted me to try a month worth of acid reflux med's (which I have not had since my gall bladder was removed 2+ yrs ago) and nose spray. Also she had them draw blood because I had questions about my meds. Upon reading my thyroid insert when I refilled this time (I've read it before but you know my brain is like swiss cheese someday) I see side effects I should talk to my Dr. about include, hot flashes, irregular or missed periods, sweats... all signs of menopause. Which I seem to have been experiencing in abundance since June. I have had only 2 periods since then, and hot flashes are driving me mad. She seems to think, yes it's menopause, but drew blood anyway. Thyroid was good, but I am anemic again.
Now I am supposed to take the iron twice daily. Aside from the fact I have to take it on an empty stomach, AND not eat for 1 hr afterward, makes this not so easy. One of my weight loss strategies, is to eat smaller meals, and small low cal snacks a couple of times a day. So I have to a) try and manage this second dose around 5ish, 2 hrs after my snack and at least 1 hr before dinner, and b) actually REMEMBER to take it. With my glass of OJ (I drink the Trop50, only 50 calories vs the 100+ of other brands cuz calories do count!). Not to mention I may never go to the bathroom again. Ever. *eye roll* note to self by stock in Prep H.
My first question is why are we not finding out why I am anemic? Seriously. It's been good now for about 4 months then suddenly it's way down again? I need to make an apt. next week, also because, while I think the nasal spray may be helping a wee, bit (a very wee bit) all in all my tonsils may not be as inflamed but they are still swollen because I can feel them, especially when swallowing these F-ing pills. I am concerned, also because my father had cancer, and I seem to have inherited most of my physical attributes from his side. Officially it was melanoma or skin cancer but along with lesions on his skin and face he also had tumors in his head and neck, which he ultimately died. While I so do not want to be a 50 yr old tonsillectomy patient, I also don't want to die of cancer.
DH is doing well, we both are still eating well, trying to stay low fat, good carbs and with in a good calorie count. Eating enough to fuel us, but keeping it low enough to promote weight/fat loss. I am now officially in a size 18 (yay) unfortunately I can't seem to lose my belly fat (no sit-ups are not an option, bad back for one thing, and bad knees keep me from doing any kind of push up or exercise that makes me get on the ground). My ass however might still be wide, but is also flat so I spend a lot of time hitching up my pants in the back, but I can't go down another size until my waist shrinks some more. head/desk. The good news is my cup size seems unaffected, still a solid D cup! Hubby is thrilled, me not so much. ;)
I broke down and at the beginning of the school (my work) year, and bought a pair of Sketchers Shape Ups for Women. I LOVE them! Now whether or not they actually "promote weight loss and tone muscles" I don't know or care, they have made a huge difference in my leg & ankle pain/weakness. At least until recently. The last two weeks my knees have been in agony. I actually spent two days last week, with my knees covered in pain relief patches, looking like a refugee from an old Mummy movie! But they helped SO much! The shoes are still great IMO, and I have to wonder how bad it would have been if I didn't have them. I got mine at a deal, I found them for $99 but I also found an on line coupon so even with shipping I think I paid about $85. Money well spent, considering I spent at least $50 for work shoes each past year, and none have been half as lightweight, or comfortable (nice and cushioned) as these are. This particular one has the non-slip soles for work too.
Well, I've pissed away a good couple of hours updating my life. lol time to actually do something productive in RL.
- Location:at the computer
- Mood:
accomplished - Music:Farscape, Through the Looking Glass
I'm going to cut this in half and make it two separate posts, this one mostly family related, the next one mostly me.
I think most everyone knows my mother passed away at the end of June, never did find out exactly why since she was under Dr. care for several things, those were what was listed as cause of death. IMO I don't know if any of those were actual cause of death, since none were really life threatening. Could have been her chronic acid reflux, or maybe a rupture in her esophagus or stomach, but I think that would have been very painful and we would have heard her. I suspect due to the quickness of it, she probably had another stroke in her sleep. Even though she was on the floor when we found her, she looked asleep and very peaceful.
I don't think many folks know, eldest is pregnant again. Baby is due January 18th, but since it will be another C-section the actual birth day will probably be as much as two weeks earlier, if memory serves her Dr. only does C-sections one day of the week, and I think it's on Mondays, so my guess will be January 4 or 11th. Which should be fun since her birthday is January 8th lol. It would have been nice if it could have been on the 5th since that was my late FIL birthday. This will be her last baby, she has signed the papers to have her tubes tied (snipped, burned, cemented shut!). The Dr. told her that if she does not have a copy of the authorization they won't do it, so she was given several copies, everyone in the family who might even remotely be with her should she go into labor early has one, I have two, one in my wallet, one in my car LOL. She's not taking any chances!
I am back to work. Evidently the school board decided to cut back on health care coverage and raise it's rates rather than fire more people. Doesn't effect me, since I am 4 hr and don't get benefits anyway. The Cook however, who's paycheck is nearly non-existent now due to health coverage is less than thrilled.
I've fired up my creative gene, mainly because it was assumed I would make the new baby a blanket, because I did so for the other two. Luckily I joined Ravelry and found a wonderful baby blanket pattern, which I made for baby tres. Both of us were kind of over the whole Pink & Purple girlie thing, plus we were both kind of hoping this one would be a boy. Alas, I am doomed to the Disney Princess aisle for the rest of my life I think, unless Felon Spice has a boy someday in the very, VERY far future ;).
Anyway I still didn't want to do traditional girlie colors, so I wandered around Walmart's yarn rack an discovered Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Baby Yarn in some nice colors. Since this baby will be bi-racial as the other two (gran #1 is half Cuban/Argentinian & half Caucasian, gran #2 is half African American and half Caucasian as is gran #3) and the two colors I picked always look so nice one them. Now the names of the yarn are Goldfish & Sweet Pea and Vanna's Choice Solid yarn Beige.
The pictures look red and green, but actually (to me at least) the colors are more coral and lime green. Close to Pooh colors, Felon Spice has already informed me that if/when she ever has a baby she wants it in actual Pooh Colors. I also dragged out the sewing machine and made Felon Spice a dress for her birthday. Didn't come out too bad,
I am also making a crib set for the new baby, I have finished the quilt and skirt, am mid way the bumpers. Will post pictures when I get it done. I already gave her the finished items, since her baby shower was last weekend, so I'll have to drag my butt over to her place and take the picture once she puts them on the crib.
Oh before I forget, I am also trolling for baby names. Eldest is at a loss for a first name. I suggested Raine, which she likes but I think for a middle name than a first name. My brain just can't come up with anything else, she wants something pretty, something not too common, and relatively easy to spell (so no really strange spellings). So if you have a suggestion, fire away! ;)
- Location:home
- Mood: accomplished
- Music:Home Improvement
- 14:41 @mlewys alas no. I may have to wait until income tax time. :( how about you, have your ordered one? If so I will be dark green w/envy! #
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- 07:49 I am 41% addicted to Twitter su.pr/1b72Ly from the curvaceous @oatmeal #
- 16:17 @kirylyn I know, my first thought was "seriously? a cop? is this a joke?" but evidently it is for real. Who knew? Bizarre! #
- 16:18 exhausted, been on the go since 8am, finally home after a 3 hr baby shower, am ready for my version of a bottle and a nap ;) #
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- 18:41 @lindas_hell that figures, knew that price would be too cheap. Oh well glad to sleep in some, that's the day of scary spice's babyshower #
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- 05:51 @kirylyn I feel your pain there. Thrift stores are my friend, but even some of those at too pricey these days! #
- 11:21 Anyone know if this plays blu ray movies? bit.ly/2jQRJa if it does I may be inclined to go stand in line @ butt crack of dawn #
- 19:00 I really, REALLY, love lidocaine patches. Really. #
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- 11:47 @ksonnanstine NO!!! I want Zombie bowling!!! Gonna google that right now, thanks!!! (of course now I won't get another thing done today!) #
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