I stole this from my friend Anne's blog. It was just way too funny not to post here too so you could all enjoy it. It's just so freaking true.....hehe.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Poor Morrie...
So there are lots of things that I could write about my Christmas trip, but most of them are boring. We got lots of wonderful gifts and ate a ton of food. There was even some drama amongst family members. But the most significant thing that happened involved a trip to the emergency vet.
On Saturday the 23rd, we were finishing our celebration with the Erdahls. Maggie and Morrie were happily playing with their three new grunting toys. Morrie is obsessed with any toy that grunts and acts like he is killing it. It's hilarious. Nothing out of the ordinary was happening, when suddenly, Morrie started acting funny. At first we just thought that he had bit his tongue in his exuberance over the hedgehog he had been "killing". On closer inspection, he had actually broken loose one of his front teeth and it was bleeding and obviously causing him a great deal of pain.
We called around and finally found an emergency vet in the Columbus area. After inspection, the vet informed us that yes, the tooth would need to be extracted, but they didn't do extractions. She also informed us that there were several other teeth in his mouth that she was concerned about. We already knew that Morrie had bad teeth and gums and would probably need some teeth pulled, but we couldn't believe that she wouldn't even pull the one causing him pain. (For a brief history on Morrie's health, he had 13 teeth pulled two years ago. We've been battling his mouth ever since we rescued him.)
The vet left us with a very expensive bill, some pain medication, and an antibiotic. We knew we would have to wait until Tuesday to even get ahold of our normal vet because of the holiday. When we did call Tuesday morning, our vet said they had nothing open for over a week. We were a little suprised, because Morrie was still in pain and had irritated the tooth enough that it was practically falling out of his face at this point, and our vet refused to just squeeze him in. RI-DIC-U-LOUS.
After calling not one, not two, but SIX vets in the Dayton area, we finally got him in yesterday for the extraction. The new vet was incredibly kind and took the time to talk with us about everything and they took very good care of our "furry kid". They even called us to let us know when his surgery was over and to tell us he was fine.
All said and done, 10 teeth got pulled, and we were left with a $420 bill, and a dog with no top teeth, but one that now seems a lot happier. He's still recovering, but even after one day he is already spunkier. Poor dog only has his canines on the top now though. He kinda looks like a vampire. When his mouth is feeling better I'll post a picture of Gums McGee....
On Saturday the 23rd, we were finishing our celebration with the Erdahls. Maggie and Morrie were happily playing with their three new grunting toys. Morrie is obsessed with any toy that grunts and acts like he is killing it. It's hilarious. Nothing out of the ordinary was happening, when suddenly, Morrie started acting funny. At first we just thought that he had bit his tongue in his exuberance over the hedgehog he had been "killing". On closer inspection, he had actually broken loose one of his front teeth and it was bleeding and obviously causing him a great deal of pain.
We called around and finally found an emergency vet in the Columbus area. After inspection, the vet informed us that yes, the tooth would need to be extracted, but they didn't do extractions. She also informed us that there were several other teeth in his mouth that she was concerned about. We already knew that Morrie had bad teeth and gums and would probably need some teeth pulled, but we couldn't believe that she wouldn't even pull the one causing him pain. (For a brief history on Morrie's health, he had 13 teeth pulled two years ago. We've been battling his mouth ever since we rescued him.)
The vet left us with a very expensive bill, some pain medication, and an antibiotic. We knew we would have to wait until Tuesday to even get ahold of our normal vet because of the holiday. When we did call Tuesday morning, our vet said they had nothing open for over a week. We were a little suprised, because Morrie was still in pain and had irritated the tooth enough that it was practically falling out of his face at this point, and our vet refused to just squeeze him in. RI-DIC-U-LOUS.
After calling not one, not two, but SIX vets in the Dayton area, we finally got him in yesterday for the extraction. The new vet was incredibly kind and took the time to talk with us about everything and they took very good care of our "furry kid". They even called us to let us know when his surgery was over and to tell us he was fine.
All said and done, 10 teeth got pulled, and we were left with a $420 bill, and a dog with no top teeth, but one that now seems a lot happier. He's still recovering, but even after one day he is already spunkier. Poor dog only has his canines on the top now though. He kinda looks like a vampire. When his mouth is feeling better I'll post a picture of Gums McGee....
Thursday, December 28, 2006
A Slightly Traumatic Homecoming
I'll write about my Christmas later, but I had to write about our arrival back to our house first because I don't know whether to laugh or cry....
Entering the house, there was a strange smell. We started looking for the source as we unloaded the car. As I was searching the kitchen, I noticed what looked like mouse crap in the sink. I turned on the water to rinse it all down....and you know where this is going....A MOUSE POPPED ITS HEAD OUT TO LOOK AT ME!
I, of course, started screaming, which scared Kendall, who started screaming. I started spraying the mouse with the water hose on the sink, and forced it back into the disposal. Kendall wanted to just turn on the garbage disposal. I started crying, worried about the "poor little mouse". We decided to try and drown it. We stopped up the sink and let it fill to the top, then pulled out the stop and waited as the sink slowly drained. We peeked in with the flashlight and weren't sure if it was dead, so we did the sink fill again.
Kendall tried to stick in some bbq skewers to lift it out and started screaming because he thought it was still alive. At this point, we knew how big it was, and decided that we would "grind it". I went outside and Kendall took care of the dirty work. I guess he went down the drain, mouse parts and all.
Kendall then found a large dead mouse in our electronic trap that we leave out constantly. It's considered the most humane way to kill them. It zaps them very quickly. And it's a lot cleaner than the snap traps. Plus, we don't have to hear them die.
THEN, I was cleaning some pots and pans up and went to put them away in the cupboard, only to scream again at the DEAD mouse laying in the cabinet. At that point I couldn't tell if I was crying or laughing.
This now makes 15 mice. We don't know what to do. The exterminators tell us it would be a waste of our money for them to come out because they won't do anything different than we're doing. They say we just have to stick with it. But it makes us feel dirty...and now, very creeped out. I'm even afraid to use my sink! Stupid mice......
Entering the house, there was a strange smell. We started looking for the source as we unloaded the car. As I was searching the kitchen, I noticed what looked like mouse crap in the sink. I turned on the water to rinse it all down....and you know where this is going....A MOUSE POPPED ITS HEAD OUT TO LOOK AT ME!
I, of course, started screaming, which scared Kendall, who started screaming. I started spraying the mouse with the water hose on the sink, and forced it back into the disposal. Kendall wanted to just turn on the garbage disposal. I started crying, worried about the "poor little mouse". We decided to try and drown it. We stopped up the sink and let it fill to the top, then pulled out the stop and waited as the sink slowly drained. We peeked in with the flashlight and weren't sure if it was dead, so we did the sink fill again.
Kendall tried to stick in some bbq skewers to lift it out and started screaming because he thought it was still alive. At this point, we knew how big it was, and decided that we would "grind it". I went outside and Kendall took care of the dirty work. I guess he went down the drain, mouse parts and all.
Kendall then found a large dead mouse in our electronic trap that we leave out constantly. It's considered the most humane way to kill them. It zaps them very quickly. And it's a lot cleaner than the snap traps. Plus, we don't have to hear them die.
THEN, I was cleaning some pots and pans up and went to put them away in the cupboard, only to scream again at the DEAD mouse laying in the cabinet. At that point I couldn't tell if I was crying or laughing.
This now makes 15 mice. We don't know what to do. The exterminators tell us it would be a waste of our money for them to come out because they won't do anything different than we're doing. They say we just have to stick with it. But it makes us feel dirty...and now, very creeped out. I'm even afraid to use my sink! Stupid mice......
Friday, December 22, 2006
Ahh, the Holidays
We're heading to the Erdahl Family Chirstmas celebration later tonight. We'll be spending two nights there and then heading to Cleveland Sunday morning to celebrate with my family. These long trips always do two things:
1. Warrant good stories to share afterwards, many of which won't be funny at the time, but later I will be able to laugh at because it's just the family.
2. Make me appreciate how much I love owning my own home. You don't realize how much you miss sleeping in your own bed until you have to sleep in someone elses. Or that you can go into your cupboards or fridge and know exactly what is there to eat when you get the munchies. Plus, even things like your couch are more comfortable, simply because it's your couch.
3. Okay, it's really three things for me...my dogs. We have to leave them at the Erdahl's house because my mom's dog would eat them. Literally. So by the end of a week at my mom's, I'll be dying to see them. They are, of course, my hairy babies. Morrie actually starts to get depressed by the end of the week and usually stops eatting. So even they feel the effects of us being gone.
Something for all of you procrastinators to appreciate: We spent all last night wrapping presents because we were huge procrastinators after we finished shopping. I haven't sent a single Christmas card, but I have a stack of addresses to send them to, I'm a jerk. I promise they'll get out. I also haven't even packed my 9 day traveling bag yet. Not a single stitch. And we're leaving in 5 hours. Some of my clothes are actually still in the washer! HA!
I'm really hoping that we'll be able to steal wireless Internet from the neighbors while we are traveling, I think I'm really going to enjoy our new laptop while we're on the road. I'll try to post throughout the week, (not sure that people have even been reading my blog as of late though) even if I have to save it in Word and then head to free WiFi at Barnes and Noble to quickly post it....which is another thing I'll miss about home, a Barnes and Noble being so close to my house!
1. Warrant good stories to share afterwards, many of which won't be funny at the time, but later I will be able to laugh at because it's just the family.
2. Make me appreciate how much I love owning my own home. You don't realize how much you miss sleeping in your own bed until you have to sleep in someone elses. Or that you can go into your cupboards or fridge and know exactly what is there to eat when you get the munchies. Plus, even things like your couch are more comfortable, simply because it's your couch.
3. Okay, it's really three things for me...my dogs. We have to leave them at the Erdahl's house because my mom's dog would eat them. Literally. So by the end of a week at my mom's, I'll be dying to see them. They are, of course, my hairy babies. Morrie actually starts to get depressed by the end of the week and usually stops eatting. So even they feel the effects of us being gone.
Something for all of you procrastinators to appreciate: We spent all last night wrapping presents because we were huge procrastinators after we finished shopping. I haven't sent a single Christmas card, but I have a stack of addresses to send them to, I'm a jerk. I promise they'll get out. I also haven't even packed my 9 day traveling bag yet. Not a single stitch. And we're leaving in 5 hours. Some of my clothes are actually still in the washer! HA!
I'm really hoping that we'll be able to steal wireless Internet from the neighbors while we are traveling, I think I'm really going to enjoy our new laptop while we're on the road. I'll try to post throughout the week, (not sure that people have even been reading my blog as of late though) even if I have to save it in Word and then head to free WiFi at Barnes and Noble to quickly post it....which is another thing I'll miss about home, a Barnes and Noble being so close to my house!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
HARRY POTTER!!!!!
I just read on CNN that the last book has been named! And then I went to JK Rowling's website and unlocked the door just for fun!
While I'm incredibly excited that she named the book, I'm also sad, because that means the end of Harry Potter. I have a very sad feeling that she is going to kill him off in the end. That it will the only way he can defeat Voldemort. *sigh* And I so wanted him to end up with Ginny Weasley......
While I'm incredibly excited that she named the book, I'm also sad, because that means the end of Harry Potter. I have a very sad feeling that she is going to kill him off in the end. That it will the only way he can defeat Voldemort. *sigh* And I so wanted him to end up with Ginny Weasley......
I Heart CNN.com
So I'm totally addicted to reading the news online. My homepage is CNN.com. I LOVE IT. And when I come across front pages like today's, how could I NOT make it my homepage?!?!
Two quality CNN videos:
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/showbiz/2006/12/21/anderson.most.controversy.cnn
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/bestoftv/2006/12/20/cooper.shot.wed.cnn
Two quality CNN videos:
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/showbiz/2006/12/21/anderson.most.controversy.cnn
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/bestoftv/2006/12/20/cooper.shot.wed.cnn
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Hands Down One of the BEST Christmas Songs Each Year
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door,
that's the easy thing to do
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian.
(Short Music Interlude)
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyesto see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too!
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door,
that's the easy thing to do
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian.
(Short Music Interlude)
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyesto see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Brittany Spears
CREDIT: Flynet; X1
I got this picture off of the People Magazine website while I was paging through their StarTracks section. I'm seriously addicited to People Magazine.
Here's what bothers me, I thought she was trying to change her image after dumping her husband, right? And isn't she filing for full custody of her kids? How confusing is her current image then? I think she looks great in the picture on the left (as great as Brittany Spears can look) but the one on the left is just scarey. Not only does she look trampy, but that's just a fashion emergency. Where are Stacy and Clinton when we need them?
I'm not saying that Spears ever had a great image, or even taste in clothes for that matter, but this really is just in poor taste. Her sons may see this photo someday, and who wants to see their mom in slutty underwear???!!!??
Totally Random Entry
First, let me say a heartfelt thank you to those of you who sent your support yesterday. I was having quite the craptacular morning and I really just needed to blow off some steam. It's very theraputic for me. I esp appreciate that fact that those people with babies or having babies were understanding and didn't take it personally. Because it's not personal. And I finally talked to the doctor this morning about the whole weird cycle thing and we're once again going in a new direction, which I'm pretty happy about, even if it will cost us $600 a month. Donations are being accepted..hahaha...if you want to know more, email me.
Okay, moving right along....
1. I'm going to a dinner tonight that finishes up Kendall's interview in Troy. He's been there all day meeting people and schmoozing. I didn't find out until yesterday that I was actually invited to the dinner at the end. When the coordinator called to confirm everything with Kendall she asked if I was coming to dinner. He said, "I didn't know she was invited, nothing indicated she was." The woman was very nice and apologized and said I was always invited. This now means that I'm forced to dress up and be nice to people. HAHA.
2. The way you're treated when you look like a scrub....I went to the mall this morning to return some things I had ordered online that I didn't like in person. In both stores (Gap and American Eagle) I was given strange looks and very little customer service. Why? I think it's because I looked scrubby. I hadn't taken a shower yet and was wearing sweats and a sweatshirt.
3. I will give props to the one employee at Gap who was thoroughly helpful in discussing jeans with me. AND I would like to also note that she was definitely not their standard Size 0 employee. She was actually probably a size 18 or 20. And she looked GREAT! She was wearing all GAP clothing and looked very cute. So props to Gap for hiring someone who's bigger than my pinky.
4. I want to be a foot model when I grow up. It was mostly prompted by our viewing of Zoolander the other night. Every time we watch it, I'm always fascinated by David Duchovney's character who was a hand model who has encapsulated his hand to preserve it. After my pedicure yesterday, I couldn't stop staring at my feet. They look so cute! Now I know I don't have "perfect" feet, but I'd say mine are pretty cute painted. Maybe even one of my better body features. I'm even leaving a picture for you all to enjoy. If you've never had a pedicure, I highly reccommend them!
Monday, December 18, 2006
An Up and Down Kind of Weekend- RIDICULOUSLY LONG POST
I don't even really know how to begin this post, so I guess it's best to start with the following statement: Trying to have a baby makes your life fucked up sometimes.
While most of my weekend was great, it was all dampened by the baby thing, AGAIN. I'll start with the negatives and work my ways to the positives in the hopes that by the end of the post, I'll feel better.
Negatives:
1. Baby crap. This is your warning that if it would gross you out or you're just tired of hearing about it, skip the negatives and move directly to the positives NOW. You've been warned.
2. So I started really weird spotting on day 23 of my cycle. That NEVER happens. I tried not the think about it and attribute anything to it, but how could I not? Then the cramping started on Friday. It was awful. Now I've had this happen before, 4 months ago to be exact. The last time I was pregnant. I really didn't want to think about it at that point. Saturday everything was gone and that made me feel better. Then yesterday morning I woke up to more weird brown spotting. By last night, my period had started...TWO DAYS EARLY. And that's not even the weirdest part, my period was already two days early last month. In a matter of two months time on this new drug I'm taking, I went from a 30 day cycle to a 28 day cycle to a 26 day cycle this month. WHAT THE CRAP?!?!?!!?
3. On top of all of that, I once again feel like everyone around me is having a f*cking baby. While I've obviously dealt with this several times over the past two years, it still sucks, albeit on a lesser scale now. Seriously, Karen's prego, my friend Jon told me his wife is prego, I just found out that my friend Lora is finally prego, even our f*cking waitress last night was pregnant! WHAT THE HELL!!!!!! And it has nothing to do with the actual people. It's not their fault I'm a freak. Sometimes it just feels like God is smacking me in the face with it, with a big old, "Haha, it's not you. It's everyone BUT you." I'm really find it hard to make a connection between God and a baby.
4. I came to the conclusion this morning that my life was a lot happier before I ever thought about wanting a baby. Seriously, Kendall made me happy, my dogs made me happy, I didn't have anything to worry about except my job. And even though, at the time, that sucked, at least it was something I could walk away from at the end of each day and got periodic breaks from. When you're trying to have a baby and can't, it never leaves you. Ever. You're at the grocery store and there's a reminder. You're at the mall and there's about 50 reminders being pushed around in strollers. They're EVERYWHERE. It SUCKS. I even told Kendall last night that I wished we could just time warp back to college for a while where everything was easier and the greatest of my worries was whether I had my homework done.
5. Sometimes being a grownup just plain sucks.
Positives:
1. I went shopping with the Jessica's, at the same time, and everything went relatively well. I was a little worried because of the problems between the two of them since the church rift. I kind of had a heart to heart with Jessica G-J on Thursday and I think it helped (at least me) greatly. We went to the outlet malls and found some good deals. I ended up getting several shirts for my brother at Nautica for the same price I would have paid for just one of them at a mall store.
2. Lots of great deals on Christmas gifts. Kendall and I officially finished our shopping this weekend. We ended up unexpectedly saving money everywhere we went. It was great! It started with our trip to the mall to get a giftcard for my brother's girlfriend. My mom didn't want to drive to the one Old Navy near her house because it really is an inconvenient drive, so we volunteered to go get it since we were already out. When we went to pay for it, the girl at the register said, "You get a free five dollar giftcard for yourself since you spent enough on this one!" Excellent.....We then headed to Best Buy where we ended up getting $3 off Pirates (totally unexpected) AND two free Cokes with Talledega Nights (also unexpected). On Sunday we went to Kohls to get my step mom a gift card and were greeted by their biggest sale of the weekend/century/day/hour. Don't get me started, I could write a whole blog about the ridiuclousness of Kohl's sales. But we picked up on a few good deals for ourselves in the housewares section and then found out we got an extra 15% off when we checked out if we used our Kohl's card. HECK YEAH! We never use that card, so it was an excellent deal for us.
3. Kendall's article, which I already mentioned. I'm very proud of him. He says he's going to try to write a few more before he graduates in June.
4. Speaking of June...it's now only 6 months away. I can't believe the hell of medical school and residency is almost over. It's almost surreal. And I'm not even the one finishing the training. We got wind of two new opportunites, one in Kettering and one in Oakwood. He's interviewing in Troy all day tomorrow. Sometimes when I think about it, I almost get giddy.
5. We are officially finished with our Christmas shopping. Oh wait, did I already mention that, oh yeah, now I'm just rubbing it in for all you slackers.....
That really worked, I do feel a little better. Time to shower, go get my haircut, and pamper myself with a professional pedicure.
While most of my weekend was great, it was all dampened by the baby thing, AGAIN. I'll start with the negatives and work my ways to the positives in the hopes that by the end of the post, I'll feel better.
Negatives:
1. Baby crap. This is your warning that if it would gross you out or you're just tired of hearing about it, skip the negatives and move directly to the positives NOW. You've been warned.
2. So I started really weird spotting on day 23 of my cycle. That NEVER happens. I tried not the think about it and attribute anything to it, but how could I not? Then the cramping started on Friday. It was awful. Now I've had this happen before, 4 months ago to be exact. The last time I was pregnant. I really didn't want to think about it at that point. Saturday everything was gone and that made me feel better. Then yesterday morning I woke up to more weird brown spotting. By last night, my period had started...TWO DAYS EARLY. And that's not even the weirdest part, my period was already two days early last month. In a matter of two months time on this new drug I'm taking, I went from a 30 day cycle to a 28 day cycle to a 26 day cycle this month. WHAT THE CRAP?!?!?!!?
3. On top of all of that, I once again feel like everyone around me is having a f*cking baby. While I've obviously dealt with this several times over the past two years, it still sucks, albeit on a lesser scale now. Seriously, Karen's prego, my friend Jon told me his wife is prego, I just found out that my friend Lora is finally prego, even our f*cking waitress last night was pregnant! WHAT THE HELL!!!!!! And it has nothing to do with the actual people. It's not their fault I'm a freak. Sometimes it just feels like God is smacking me in the face with it, with a big old, "Haha, it's not you. It's everyone BUT you." I'm really find it hard to make a connection between God and a baby.
4. I came to the conclusion this morning that my life was a lot happier before I ever thought about wanting a baby. Seriously, Kendall made me happy, my dogs made me happy, I didn't have anything to worry about except my job. And even though, at the time, that sucked, at least it was something I could walk away from at the end of each day and got periodic breaks from. When you're trying to have a baby and can't, it never leaves you. Ever. You're at the grocery store and there's a reminder. You're at the mall and there's about 50 reminders being pushed around in strollers. They're EVERYWHERE. It SUCKS. I even told Kendall last night that I wished we could just time warp back to college for a while where everything was easier and the greatest of my worries was whether I had my homework done.
5. Sometimes being a grownup just plain sucks.
Positives:
1. I went shopping with the Jessica's, at the same time, and everything went relatively well. I was a little worried because of the problems between the two of them since the church rift. I kind of had a heart to heart with Jessica G-J on Thursday and I think it helped (at least me) greatly. We went to the outlet malls and found some good deals. I ended up getting several shirts for my brother at Nautica for the same price I would have paid for just one of them at a mall store.
2. Lots of great deals on Christmas gifts. Kendall and I officially finished our shopping this weekend. We ended up unexpectedly saving money everywhere we went. It was great! It started with our trip to the mall to get a giftcard for my brother's girlfriend. My mom didn't want to drive to the one Old Navy near her house because it really is an inconvenient drive, so we volunteered to go get it since we were already out. When we went to pay for it, the girl at the register said, "You get a free five dollar giftcard for yourself since you spent enough on this one!" Excellent.....We then headed to Best Buy where we ended up getting $3 off Pirates (totally unexpected) AND two free Cokes with Talledega Nights (also unexpected). On Sunday we went to Kohls to get my step mom a gift card and were greeted by their biggest sale of the weekend/century/day/hour. Don't get me started, I could write a whole blog about the ridiuclousness of Kohl's sales. But we picked up on a few good deals for ourselves in the housewares section and then found out we got an extra 15% off when we checked out if we used our Kohl's card. HECK YEAH! We never use that card, so it was an excellent deal for us.
3. Kendall's article, which I already mentioned. I'm very proud of him. He says he's going to try to write a few more before he graduates in June.
4. Speaking of June...it's now only 6 months away. I can't believe the hell of medical school and residency is almost over. It's almost surreal. And I'm not even the one finishing the training. We got wind of two new opportunites, one in Kettering and one in Oakwood. He's interviewing in Troy all day tomorrow. Sometimes when I think about it, I almost get giddy.
5. We are officially finished with our Christmas shopping. Oh wait, did I already mention that, oh yeah, now I'm just rubbing it in for all you slackers.....
That really worked, I do feel a little better. Time to shower, go get my haircut, and pamper myself with a professional pedicure.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
My husband is famous!!!
So we got the Journal of Family Practice in the mail today, and Kendall's article is in it! He's famous! It even has a link on the main website for the journal! HOORAY!!!!! Unfortunately, I can't post the link to the article, because you have to be a journal member to read it. If you'd like to see it, I can give you the user name and password to view it. As long as you promise not to share it with anyone else.....
Yeah for famous husbands! Doctors all over the country will be reading his article about emergency contraceptives!
Yeah for famous husbands! Doctors all over the country will be reading his article about emergency contraceptives!
Friday, December 15, 2006
The Official Loot List
Here it is, the final loot list from school:
1. 3 candles: Holiday scent, Cookie, and Cinnamon
2. An ornament for our tree
3. An assortment of food, some of which I will not eat because it looks scarey and is from an unreliable source...brownie, Ghiardelli dipped pretzle rods, platter of cookies, Chex Mix, candy canes, assorted candies
4. Santa Claus Candy Cane holder
5. Two $5 gift cards to Subway
6. $10 gift certificate to Dairy Queen
7. A cubic zirconium pendant and necklace (that I have been told by Jon I am obligated to wear at least once...ugh...)
8. A poem about how wonderful I am that I will have to post after break because I stapled it to my bulletin board at school. It was very flattering and well written if I do say so myself. And of course, all true.
So we had a pizza party today for winning the canned food drive and we had lots of tasty holiday goodies with it. It was a pretty good day. We watched holiday movies, ate food, had a choir concert from the high school, and finished it all off with an hour of bingo over in the gym. I gotta say, there are some definite perks to teaching junior high.
Now I'm sitting at home, fully enjoying my first full hour of Christmas Break, while the dogs proceed to pull every single one of their toys out of the dog bed in our living room. Maggie is currently playing with a plastic hamburger that we got at the dollar store. Go figure the cheap ones are her favorite! I think maybe it's time for a little Guitar Hero to officially celebrate my next two weeks off! Not to gloat too much or anything......
1. 3 candles: Holiday scent, Cookie, and Cinnamon
2. An ornament for our tree
3. An assortment of food, some of which I will not eat because it looks scarey and is from an unreliable source...brownie, Ghiardelli dipped pretzle rods, platter of cookies, Chex Mix, candy canes, assorted candies
4. Santa Claus Candy Cane holder
5. Two $5 gift cards to Subway
6. $10 gift certificate to Dairy Queen
7. A cubic zirconium pendant and necklace (that I have been told by Jon I am obligated to wear at least once...ugh...)
8. A poem about how wonderful I am that I will have to post after break because I stapled it to my bulletin board at school. It was very flattering and well written if I do say so myself. And of course, all true.
So we had a pizza party today for winning the canned food drive and we had lots of tasty holiday goodies with it. It was a pretty good day. We watched holiday movies, ate food, had a choir concert from the high school, and finished it all off with an hour of bingo over in the gym. I gotta say, there are some definite perks to teaching junior high.
Now I'm sitting at home, fully enjoying my first full hour of Christmas Break, while the dogs proceed to pull every single one of their toys out of the dog bed in our living room. Maggie is currently playing with a plastic hamburger that we got at the dollar store. Go figure the cheap ones are her favorite! I think maybe it's time for a little Guitar Hero to officially celebrate my next two weeks off! Not to gloat too much or anything......
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Another List Kind of Day
1. I have to say that I found it amazing that Viki and Sarah had the same situation in their families. It also makes me sad to think we're all missing out on family. Karen's right, if she's never heard of this part of my family, they must be really estranged.
2. I've gotten some pretty kick ass presents this year from the kids. To date (I still have tomorrow to bring in loot): a subway gift certificate, an enitre basket of fancy apples, a candle, a box of toffee, a huge platter of cookies and fudge, a candy cane holder that's shaped like santa claus, and a big bag of homemade Chex Mix. HECK YEAH! These kids rock!
3. I'm standing in my bedroom at my tall dresser typing this blog. I'm wearing jeans, a grey and plum striped t-shirt, and granny panties. For all of those pervs out there who are dying to know where I'm typing from and what I'm wearing.
4. My dogs are super cute. No reason, they just are.
5. I have to make 300 Christmas cookies tonight....okay I don't HAVE to, I want to. I'm feeling very ambitious.
6. This year we had to buy for my brother's girlfriend and her son. It was hard. We barely know them. And my brother sucks at ideas. He can't even give us any for himself! Not to mention the fact that we feel like we practically mortgage our house to buy gifts for everyone anyways and need to know what to get him so that we can budget. We refuse to buy on credit this year when we are so close to being able to buy our way out of it!! Grrr...."Most wonderful time of the year"....must keep saying that....
7. Today is my 4 year wedding anniversary. We're so poor because of Christmas that it's doubtful as to whether we'll go out tonight. We're planning on celebrating with Karen and Jim in a couple of weeks at our favorite restaurant, Benihanna's. I'm a little sad though that we're not going closer to our anniversary as we have the last three years. Unfortunately money and time are a factor. We can't go this weekend because Kendall has to work. And next weekend is Christmas. Bummer. Maybe I'll try to drag him out to our favorite Mexican place instead. It's cheap enough. And it's now smoke free!
I'll post about my loot more tomorrow after I see what else I rake in...hehehe.
2. I've gotten some pretty kick ass presents this year from the kids. To date (I still have tomorrow to bring in loot): a subway gift certificate, an enitre basket of fancy apples, a candle, a box of toffee, a huge platter of cookies and fudge, a candy cane holder that's shaped like santa claus, and a big bag of homemade Chex Mix. HECK YEAH! These kids rock!
3. I'm standing in my bedroom at my tall dresser typing this blog. I'm wearing jeans, a grey and plum striped t-shirt, and granny panties. For all of those pervs out there who are dying to know where I'm typing from and what I'm wearing.
4. My dogs are super cute. No reason, they just are.
5. I have to make 300 Christmas cookies tonight....okay I don't HAVE to, I want to. I'm feeling very ambitious.
6. This year we had to buy for my brother's girlfriend and her son. It was hard. We barely know them. And my brother sucks at ideas. He can't even give us any for himself! Not to mention the fact that we feel like we practically mortgage our house to buy gifts for everyone anyways and need to know what to get him so that we can budget. We refuse to buy on credit this year when we are so close to being able to buy our way out of it!! Grrr...."Most wonderful time of the year"....must keep saying that....
7. Today is my 4 year wedding anniversary. We're so poor because of Christmas that it's doubtful as to whether we'll go out tonight. We're planning on celebrating with Karen and Jim in a couple of weeks at our favorite restaurant, Benihanna's. I'm a little sad though that we're not going closer to our anniversary as we have the last three years. Unfortunately money and time are a factor. We can't go this weekend because Kendall has to work. And next weekend is Christmas. Bummer. Maybe I'll try to drag him out to our favorite Mexican place instead. It's cheap enough. And it's now smoke free!
I'll post about my loot more tomorrow after I see what else I rake in...hehehe.
Monday, December 11, 2006
SHHHH! Don't tell anyone my secret
Lisa's recipe for amazing Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies:
1. Buy a tube of Pillsbury Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
2. Lie and tell everyone you made them from scratch
HA!
Okay, seriously, this is one of my best stories as of late. So Kendall and I fully intended on making the cookies from scratch Saturday afternoon. Our cleaning took so long though that we ran out of time and had to go to the store to buy the "fake" dough. We promised each other we wouldn't tell anyone we didn't make them ourselves and even hid the wrappers after we finished making them.
To our credit, we did have to scoop out the dough, roll it into balls and rub them in sugar and then shove the kisses in right after they came out of the oven......it was really hard work...haha.
So the funniest part is, everyone couldn't stop eatting them. The entire platter was gone after our exchange. One girl even went so far as to ask for my recipe. True to our promise, we didn't tell a soul, and I even gave the girl my Crisco recipe. Honestly, they do taste the same if you do it the way my mom does with lots of extra peanut butter.
I finally couldn't help myself, and the next day I called Jessica S and told her the story. She wasn't at the party and therefore didn't know. She couldn't stop laughing. I made her promise not to tell anyone. I'm not even telling Jessica G-J! She would totally narc on me!
HA!
1. Buy a tube of Pillsbury Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
2. Lie and tell everyone you made them from scratch
HA!
Okay, seriously, this is one of my best stories as of late. So Kendall and I fully intended on making the cookies from scratch Saturday afternoon. Our cleaning took so long though that we ran out of time and had to go to the store to buy the "fake" dough. We promised each other we wouldn't tell anyone we didn't make them ourselves and even hid the wrappers after we finished making them.
To our credit, we did have to scoop out the dough, roll it into balls and rub them in sugar and then shove the kisses in right after they came out of the oven......it was really hard work...haha.
So the funniest part is, everyone couldn't stop eatting them. The entire platter was gone after our exchange. One girl even went so far as to ask for my recipe. True to our promise, we didn't tell a soul, and I even gave the girl my Crisco recipe. Honestly, they do taste the same if you do it the way my mom does with lots of extra peanut butter.
I finally couldn't help myself, and the next day I called Jessica S and told her the story. She wasn't at the party and therefore didn't know. She couldn't stop laughing. I made her promise not to tell anyone. I'm not even telling Jessica G-J! She would totally narc on me!
HA!
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Church Christmas Party
So it's 1AM and everyone has been gone for an hour now. I can't believe that people stayed so late! While it wasn't my favorite gathering, it was much better than I anticipated it turning out.
We went to Fudruckers for dinner. Not my choice for a holiday celebration, and the food defintely didn't agree with Kendall and I. I thought my food sucked quite honestly. Everyone headed back to our house about 7:30. We were hosting the cookie exchange and the games. My cookies were quite the hit, there was only one left on the tray after we all exchanged. Good thing I kept back a big container of them for Kendall!
We played the Newlywed Game, which you can actually get questions for online. Some of which are extremely hilarious and with the right crowd of people you could get pretty crazy. We did not get crazy. And I have to say, that I was having an "Annoyed with Jessica G-J" night. Normally we get along just fine, and I usually just ignore her tendency to get a little overbearing and bossy. But tonight it kind of hurt my feelings. She kept cutting me off when I was trying to read the questions. Or she would steal them away from me by asking them more quickly. I was trying to be fair and take turns, and sometimes Jessica can't handle that. On top of that, we were having problems getting the laptop to work to pull up the questions off the Internet. Instead of being nice and saying, "It's okay Lisa, just take your time and fix it," I felt like she acted annoyed and disappointed that I wasn't organized enough for her. *sigh* It was frustrating. And hard not to say anything in front of everyone.
Speaking of everyone, we had 17 people in our house! I think that's more than I had for Karen's bridal shower. It was insane! After all of the games were played, we ate cookies, exchanged a few, and talked about my house. Everyone was very gracious and flattering about our decorating taste. And everyone really liked our holiday decorations, which made all of the effort worth it. Plus, our house is SUPER clean! I wish it would stay this way...it won't. We know it.
Anyways, I'm rambling. Kendall pulled out Guitar Hero for one of the guys at 10, thinking that most people would be leaving soon and that it would be okay to take it out. Well, it was a HUGE hit. Everyone wanted to take a turn playing and it was a lot of fun. Then, of course, they made me and Kendall play. And that was just hilarious because they were laughing at how serious we are and how we must have played for way too many hours to be that good at the game. Many people left saying they would like to come back to play again. I'm thinking we need to have a Playstation 2 Game Night. We now have Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution (which people really wanted to play but we said no because of room), and we asked for Karaoke Revolution for Christmas. Could be the makings of a really good time.
Overall, a good night. The most stressful part is still Jessica G-J. Ever since the "church rift" she has beebn different in that setting. And it upsets me. She's just not the same. And it feels tense to me, and she doesn't seem as happy, which means that I'm not as comfortable or happy. I really miss some of our friends being at church functions. I hope this doesn't continue to be stressful, or I may end up spending even less time at church functions.
Well, I think that's enough. Like I said, we had fun, I got to know a couple of newer people better and really like them, and now I think it's time to hit the sack. At least we don't have to get up early for church because we're having an early lunch with Kendall's friend Rachel.
We went to Fudruckers for dinner. Not my choice for a holiday celebration, and the food defintely didn't agree with Kendall and I. I thought my food sucked quite honestly. Everyone headed back to our house about 7:30. We were hosting the cookie exchange and the games. My cookies were quite the hit, there was only one left on the tray after we all exchanged. Good thing I kept back a big container of them for Kendall!
We played the Newlywed Game, which you can actually get questions for online. Some of which are extremely hilarious and with the right crowd of people you could get pretty crazy. We did not get crazy. And I have to say, that I was having an "Annoyed with Jessica G-J" night. Normally we get along just fine, and I usually just ignore her tendency to get a little overbearing and bossy. But tonight it kind of hurt my feelings. She kept cutting me off when I was trying to read the questions. Or she would steal them away from me by asking them more quickly. I was trying to be fair and take turns, and sometimes Jessica can't handle that. On top of that, we were having problems getting the laptop to work to pull up the questions off the Internet. Instead of being nice and saying, "It's okay Lisa, just take your time and fix it," I felt like she acted annoyed and disappointed that I wasn't organized enough for her. *sigh* It was frustrating. And hard not to say anything in front of everyone.
Speaking of everyone, we had 17 people in our house! I think that's more than I had for Karen's bridal shower. It was insane! After all of the games were played, we ate cookies, exchanged a few, and talked about my house. Everyone was very gracious and flattering about our decorating taste. And everyone really liked our holiday decorations, which made all of the effort worth it. Plus, our house is SUPER clean! I wish it would stay this way...it won't. We know it.
Anyways, I'm rambling. Kendall pulled out Guitar Hero for one of the guys at 10, thinking that most people would be leaving soon and that it would be okay to take it out. Well, it was a HUGE hit. Everyone wanted to take a turn playing and it was a lot of fun. Then, of course, they made me and Kendall play. And that was just hilarious because they were laughing at how serious we are and how we must have played for way too many hours to be that good at the game. Many people left saying they would like to come back to play again. I'm thinking we need to have a Playstation 2 Game Night. We now have Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution (which people really wanted to play but we said no because of room), and we asked for Karaoke Revolution for Christmas. Could be the makings of a really good time.
Overall, a good night. The most stressful part is still Jessica G-J. Ever since the "church rift" she has beebn different in that setting. And it upsets me. She's just not the same. And it feels tense to me, and she doesn't seem as happy, which means that I'm not as comfortable or happy. I really miss some of our friends being at church functions. I hope this doesn't continue to be stressful, or I may end up spending even less time at church functions.
Well, I think that's enough. Like I said, we had fun, I got to know a couple of newer people better and really like them, and now I think it's time to hit the sack. At least we don't have to get up early for church because we're having an early lunch with Kendall's friend Rachel.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Where in the World (or My House) Am I Posting From?
So we bought ourselves a laptop for Christmas. It got delivered to work today. And now we have our wireless router all set up and running! And, of course, we're waiting to wrap the laptop up until the day we open presents with Kendall's family. HA!
Here's the best part in my opinion...now you'll never know where I am when I'm writing my blog. I could be sitting on my living room couch. I could be munching on breakfast at my dining room table. I could be laying in my bed...naked. I could even be on the toilet...HA!
Personally, my favorite thought is me on the "john", typing "shit". LOL! God, I'm so freaking hilarious!
Here's the best part in my opinion...now you'll never know where I am when I'm writing my blog. I could be sitting on my living room couch. I could be munching on breakfast at my dining room table. I could be laying in my bed...naked. I could even be on the toilet...HA!
Personally, my favorite thought is me on the "john", typing "shit". LOL! God, I'm so freaking hilarious!
Thursday, December 07, 2006
My Favorite Song Right Now
So if you watch Veronica Mars you've heard this song in the commercials for the show. It's freaking awesome! If you can get to my MySpace page, I've got the song playing when the page opens. If anyone knows where I can get a download of this, please tell me. I'm dying to have it! I put the lyrics below so you could understand why I really appreciate the song. It's hilarious! (And kinda naughty...) Plus, if you're a Veronica fan like me, it truely embodies Veronica herself and her badass attitude. Jessica G-J and I have decided that we want to be best friends with Veronica Mars. She ROCKS!
Megan McCauley Tap That Lyrics
(feat. The Velvet Goldmine)
Yeah uh uh uh Huh huh
oh snap, look at that there you go
where you at
slow it down, baby (baby)
we should go crazy (Crazy)
touch you tease you (uh huh)
anything you wanna do (uh huh)
I'll give it to you just how you like it boy (What!)
(bridge)
Don't play dumb you know you wanted to
fill my cup,
that's what we came to do
I'm no monster keep that in your head
don't forget you know I'm gonna get YOU
(Refrain)
I'ma teach you how to scream my name
you're never gonna get away from me
Yeah, I kinda like that
I wanna tap that
you can bet I'm gonna get you (YOU)
Come over here and play with me
Let me be your tiny fantasy
Yeah I kinda like that I wanna tap that
you can bet I'm gonna get you (laughs)
Yeah! Yow!
Heads are so priceless (uh huh)
my diamonds flawless (flawless)
Kiss the ring show me(show me)
I 'm you're one and only (only)
cuz in a few I'ma show ya somethin new (Baby)
and we can do what you really wanna do (What!)
(Refrain)
I'm gonna get you I know you wanna talk to me
Just tell me what you wanna see and maybe we can do some things
that sometimes lead to other things
and yes I want that show me
all about that show me
you got what it takes to come with me
and do it tonight tonight I'm gonna get YOU!
Megan McCauley Tap That Lyrics
(feat. The Velvet Goldmine)
Yeah uh uh uh Huh huh
oh snap, look at that there you go
where you at
slow it down, baby (baby)
we should go crazy (Crazy)
touch you tease you (uh huh)
anything you wanna do (uh huh)
I'll give it to you just how you like it boy (What!)
(bridge)
Don't play dumb you know you wanted to
fill my cup,
that's what we came to do
I'm no monster keep that in your head
don't forget you know I'm gonna get YOU
(Refrain)
I'ma teach you how to scream my name
you're never gonna get away from me
Yeah, I kinda like that
I wanna tap that
you can bet I'm gonna get you (YOU)
Come over here and play with me
Let me be your tiny fantasy
Yeah I kinda like that I wanna tap that
you can bet I'm gonna get you (laughs)
Yeah! Yow!
Heads are so priceless (uh huh)
my diamonds flawless (flawless)
Kiss the ring show me(show me)
I 'm you're one and only (only)
cuz in a few I'ma show ya somethin new (Baby)
and we can do what you really wanna do (What!)
(Refrain)
I'm gonna get you I know you wanna talk to me
Just tell me what you wanna see and maybe we can do some things
that sometimes lead to other things
and yes I want that show me
all about that show me
you got what it takes to come with me
and do it tonight tonight I'm gonna get YOU!
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