Monday, March 23, 2009
Thanks!
Sometimes we don't get the opportunity to thank those around us who really deserve it. Today, I'm thanking LG for her insight into my personal life and for "having my back" although I wish I would have known that included a knife. THANKS!
Monday, March 2, 2009
25 things...
I was tagged by Ang a long time ago and if you're reading this consider yourself tagged...yeah all ONE of you!! :-D
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
1. I would do anything for my kids!
2. I worry waaay too much about what other people think or might think of or about me.
3. I have yet to figure out what makes my father tick. If ever I do, I might find the source of what makes me tick.
4. I really miss being around my family, although I don't want to live in OH.
5. I love green veggies.
6. I often eat non-breakfast food for breakfast.
7. I am spoiled!
8. I do things to agitate Mr. Wonderful because I know whatever it is really agitates him.
9. I love going to the Comedy Club, but haven't been since Ang was here 2 years ago.
10. I am buying a ham the next time I go shopping, because I haven't had ham since last Easter at my Mom's when we visited.
11. Drivers who do not yield make me angry.
12. Some of my bad habits include procrastinating, cussing, and talking on my cell while driving.
13. Thirteen is my favorite number.
14. I still tease my hair like I did in the 80s and 90s, it's just not quite as poofy.
15. I prefer to write with blue ink, and roller pens are too messy for me.
16. I love to cook, when I don't "have" to.
17. I am very "old-fashioned" in the way I am raising my kids.
18. I love to dance, I just think I look stupid doing it. Therefore I don't.
19. I once did a naked jumping jack, won't do that again! EVER!
20. I could do a lot of things, but I choose not to because Mr. Wonderful "wants" me to do them.
21. One day, I will have a house on the beach.
22. I function very well under pressure.
23. There are at least twenty-five things I could be doing right now other than this, lol!
24. I have to have a lot of ice in my drinks.
25. This is a pretty lame-o list!
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
1. I would do anything for my kids!
2. I worry waaay too much about what other people think or might think of or about me.
3. I have yet to figure out what makes my father tick. If ever I do, I might find the source of what makes me tick.
4. I really miss being around my family, although I don't want to live in OH.
5. I love green veggies.
6. I often eat non-breakfast food for breakfast.
7. I am spoiled!
8. I do things to agitate Mr. Wonderful because I know whatever it is really agitates him.
9. I love going to the Comedy Club, but haven't been since Ang was here 2 years ago.
10. I am buying a ham the next time I go shopping, because I haven't had ham since last Easter at my Mom's when we visited.
11. Drivers who do not yield make me angry.
12. Some of my bad habits include procrastinating, cussing, and talking on my cell while driving.
13. Thirteen is my favorite number.
14. I still tease my hair like I did in the 80s and 90s, it's just not quite as poofy.
15. I prefer to write with blue ink, and roller pens are too messy for me.
16. I love to cook, when I don't "have" to.
17. I am very "old-fashioned" in the way I am raising my kids.
18. I love to dance, I just think I look stupid doing it. Therefore I don't.
19. I once did a naked jumping jack, won't do that again! EVER!
20. I could do a lot of things, but I choose not to because Mr. Wonderful "wants" me to do them.
21. One day, I will have a house on the beach.
22. I function very well under pressure.
23. There are at least twenty-five things I could be doing right now other than this, lol!
24. I have to have a lot of ice in my drinks.
25. This is a pretty lame-o list!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Parrothead revisited...
I've got tickets to Buffett...AGAIN!!!
I can't wait!
If you've never been, and you get a chance, you NEED to! Just once...
I can't wait!
If you've never been, and you get a chance, you NEED to! Just once...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
BANG...BANG...BANG...
That my dear readers is the sound of me banging my head against this brick wall called life. As most of us learn over the course of our lives, sometimes life just SUCKS! But...what really matters when life sucks? Is it all the crap? Is it the joy we are missing out on? What really matters?
To quote Jimmy Buffett, "When life gives you limes, make margaritas!" In other words take it with a grain of salt, deal with it and move on. Life is too short to dwell on all the crap that comes your way It is far better to deal with it, drink a few margaritas if necessary, and LET GO!
Letting go of the negative is something I have always struggled with, in fact I still tend to focus too much of my energy on the negative things that come my way. In the process, I'm missing out on the good things in life. So from now on, less focus on the negative, make the best of every situation (even when the odds are against me), and enjoy life more.
Here's where I need your help. If you notice several posts oozing with negativity, please give me a reality check and help keep me focused on the good things in life!
To quote Jimmy Buffett, "When life gives you limes, make margaritas!" In other words take it with a grain of salt, deal with it and move on. Life is too short to dwell on all the crap that comes your way It is far better to deal with it, drink a few margaritas if necessary, and LET GO!
Letting go of the negative is something I have always struggled with, in fact I still tend to focus too much of my energy on the negative things that come my way. In the process, I'm missing out on the good things in life. So from now on, less focus on the negative, make the best of every situation (even when the odds are against me), and enjoy life more.
Here's where I need your help. If you notice several posts oozing with negativity, please give me a reality check and help keep me focused on the good things in life!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Update...
This mess is what used to be a bar full of glassware (shot glasses, pint glasses, collectibles, etc.) which was the last "domino" in the chain reaction to fall...
And this heap is the cabinet unit that fell from the ceiling, broke my dishes and coffee mugs, crushed the bar stools, and knocked over the freestanding bar, which contained the shot glasses and bar ware in the picture above. On a good note, not a drop of liquor was lost! :-)
**Can you see the hole on the underside of the cabinet (the one facing up)? Believe it or not, that was made when the cabinets dropped from the ceiling and landed on a ceramic cookie jar. The unbelievable part...aside from cabinet dust all over it, the cookie jar was not even scratched!
This is where said cabinets used to hang. Can you believe the proper installation on these were 4 screws, into a stud, per unit? That is 8 screws holding up the main cabinets in this kitchen set up!
We've visited with the insurance company...of course this falls under one of those few things that are "unfortunately not covered" by our policy. Now, had we "accidentally flooded the bathroom directly above these cabinets and caused water damage, then no problem replacing them and walls and ceiling and carpet etc. Bottom line, claim dropped! Next...
Phone call to builder since this house is only 7 years old. Mr. Warranty came out to "check out our situation" which drew the same response we heard from the insurance dude, "WOW! I've never seen THIS before!" "Let me take a few pictures." To which I responded, don't bother unless you need your own, you can have this stack we took right after they fell to document damage.
Don't get me wrong, Mr. Warranty was nice and apologetic about the situation, but "unfortunately, don't think we can help you." Until I played my woe is me card and told him that all of my new dishes I just got for my birthday were broken and my daughter had just been sitting there and that there was china from at least 4 generations in there that was lost, etc etc. To which he replied, "Don't order any cabinets just let, I'll call them on Monday and see if we can get you a new set of cabinets. It's the least we can do to ease the sting of the situation a bit." Fantastic! It's Monday now and we haven't heard from him yet...I'll give him until Wednesday to "get back to me" with his resolution before I have to start naming names and builder bash, but only because it is cold and raining ice on us today!
I guess I spoke too soon. Mr. Wonderful just called to tell me that Mr. Warranty left him a voicemail earlier to inform us that the actual cabinet maker was going to directly contact us by Wednesday and that they want to come out to look at the cabinets and installation after seeing the pictures of the aftermath.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Unexpected gifts...and Thanks!
This unexpected gift arrived Saturday morning about 9 am. I was reluctantly loading the dishwasher over coffee while Mr. Wonderful was breaking down Christmas boxes for "recycle michael".
When...
from behind me arose such a clatter, I spun my head to see what was the matter...
And what to my wondering eyes should appear? Not a miniature sleigh and 8 tiny reindeer, but my cabinets crashing to the ground. I stood, unable to speak a word, and watched as my cabinets dropped from the ceiling, smashed into the counter, bounced onto the bar stools, toppled head over heels, knocked over our free standing bar, sending shards of glass and wood in all directions.
After the initial shock and assessment of the situation, Mr. Wonderful turns to me and says, "That looks pretty damn good! You know I've always hated those cabinets hanging down there! This sure opens up the space, doesn't it?"
It indeed did open up the space. In fact, we've actually discussed removing that set of cabinets and reworking the kitchen, but couldn't come up with a way to do it without losing half the limited cabinet space I have available. So, we never pursued the idea past a conversation.
Thanks to the "organization gods" blessing me with the opportunity to completely rearrange my remaining cabinets to house the few dishes that survived the crash and to get rid of some way-past-pitching items. It only took the entire day, yesterday, to dump everything from my cabinets and pantry into the middle of the floor, wipe down inside all cabinets, organize, and put away everything I decided was worthy of keeping. Which in turn forced me to clean out the stair closet, that was overflowing with backpacks and coats from the kids dumping them the last day of school. Just in order to put away camping stuff that wasn't properly put away after our last camping adventure.
Most importantly, a special thanks to the angel that called Middle Child to the living room to look at a new toy, just minutes before the cabinets dropped from the ceiling. There were definitely forces of a greater being working in my house that day!
**I'm having trouble uploading pics to show the damage...I'll try to edit later! Be sure to check back to see our blessing!
When...
from behind me arose such a clatter, I spun my head to see what was the matter...
And what to my wondering eyes should appear? Not a miniature sleigh and 8 tiny reindeer, but my cabinets crashing to the ground. I stood, unable to speak a word, and watched as my cabinets dropped from the ceiling, smashed into the counter, bounced onto the bar stools, toppled head over heels, knocked over our free standing bar, sending shards of glass and wood in all directions.
After the initial shock and assessment of the situation, Mr. Wonderful turns to me and says, "That looks pretty damn good! You know I've always hated those cabinets hanging down there! This sure opens up the space, doesn't it?"
It indeed did open up the space. In fact, we've actually discussed removing that set of cabinets and reworking the kitchen, but couldn't come up with a way to do it without losing half the limited cabinet space I have available. So, we never pursued the idea past a conversation.
Thanks to the "organization gods" blessing me with the opportunity to completely rearrange my remaining cabinets to house the few dishes that survived the crash and to get rid of some way-past-pitching items. It only took the entire day, yesterday, to dump everything from my cabinets and pantry into the middle of the floor, wipe down inside all cabinets, organize, and put away everything I decided was worthy of keeping. Which in turn forced me to clean out the stair closet, that was overflowing with backpacks and coats from the kids dumping them the last day of school. Just in order to put away camping stuff that wasn't properly put away after our last camping adventure.
Most importantly, a special thanks to the angel that called Middle Child to the living room to look at a new toy, just minutes before the cabinets dropped from the ceiling. There were definitely forces of a greater being working in my house that day!
**I'm having trouble uploading pics to show the damage...I'll try to edit later! Be sure to check back to see our blessing!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Chaos...
Chaos- A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.
That is how I would describe my house right now! CHAOS! Today is/was the last day of school/ first day of Christmas break. The kids are all strung out on a sugar-high from Christmas parties, backpacks and shoes litter the floors, boxes and bags of gifts from my students fill up the remaining floor space, and a layer of dust covers most everything else. But not to worry, my adrenalin rush, from the $40 worth of Starbucks gift cards, will kick in soon and I will be motivated to motivate these sugar-junkies into high gear before Mr. Wonderful makes it through the front door in two hours!
That is how I would describe my house right now! CHAOS! Today is/was the last day of school/ first day of Christmas break. The kids are all strung out on a sugar-high from Christmas parties, backpacks and shoes litter the floors, boxes and bags of gifts from my students fill up the remaining floor space, and a layer of dust covers most everything else. But not to worry, my adrenalin rush, from the $40 worth of Starbucks gift cards, will kick in soon and I will be motivated to motivate these sugar-junkies into high gear before Mr. Wonderful makes it through the front door in two hours!
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