so it's been a few days. but at least not a few weeks.
first of all...training starts this week! I can't wait. I'm terrified of the first couple days until I get into a routine, but I am so excited just to even get to see the seaworld here. and work there! I watch the seaworld facebook page...and people always talk about wanting to work there, and they know everything about every whale and the names of tricks and things...and I envy what they know, but I am so blessed to have a job there! I can't wait!!!
fruit flies. disgusting. minivacuum=fruit flies foe. and it wins. I vacuumed up like a bajillion of them. disgusting.
seaworld did a hair drug test. which means that now I have 5-7 bald spots on the back of my head, which I can feel when I reach back there. freaky.
popcorn. I love popcorn. I am allergic to popcorn. I always choose to eat it anyway...and then I itch. and then I wonder why. dumb. irresistable.
on divorce court they other day, there was a man describing his wife who spent lots of money. he called her "frepulous" which I interpreted as frivolous. then the judge said something along the lines of "she can't control her frivolity" or something and he said "ohhh frivolity that's a good word. I'm gonna use that one." ha. vocabulary.
once upon a time I was watching a video online and also watching my computer battery at the same time so that I wouldn't wait too long to get up to plug it in. the battery said 39%. then 5 minutes later 48% then five minutes later 53%. magic battery? yes.
I bought boxed potato flakes this time at the grocery store, because it is quick and easy. Rhett told me it was the best mashed potatoes he's ever had. oh funny.
I know that to many of you this won't mean very much, but once upon a time, I got my scuba certification last summer. I did my training in the aggie rec pool, and then you have to get certified in "open water" so we went out to this dive park in huntsville called blue lagoon. it was horrible. the visibility was about 4' (which was terrifying for a first open water dive) and there are no fish or anything, and they have some sunken ships, but in 4' visibility you can't see them anyway. point is, it popped up on my news feed that somebody else had gotten their certification there, and described it as "so beautiful". I know that diving can be entrancing because it is awesome to breathe underwater, but I would never describe that place as beautiful I don't think. I can't wait to say from experience that she doesn't know what she's missing out on. I know it's out there, and I can't wait to see it.
I made my strawberry tarts this week to take to small group. all you college stationites, enjoy a tart at cafe capri, and then know why I learned to make these delicious treats.
Rhett and I have not been sleeping well. sometimes we like to put the mattress in the living room to watch tv...and then we don't sleep through the night with all the different living roomsounds. makes for along week when you don't sleep on sunday night.
there is a delicious frozen yogurt place next to the store called FreshBerry. it's like spoons, except they give you 3 free toppings instead of by weight. and it's delicious. but you can get a small for $5, or you can get a gallon and a pint of ice cream from walmart for $6.50 and a box of granola and have ice cream instantly for weeks to come. yesssssss.
more after training is over!!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
I'm getting the hang of this!
so it turns out, it is a lot easier to blog every day than every month. you only have to remember what happened yesterday, and not the last 30 days! I bet allison is having a fit with excitement : )
I would also like to start with a commercial...Allison leaves for Africa soon! keep her in your prayers...for safe travels, and patient and joyful hearts, successful missions, and that they would be free from illness. also keep my dear friend Angie in your thoughts as she interviews for nanny jobs this week! You will do so great!!
first of all, we have a new nephew!! Nikki had her little boy yesterday, so Lane now has a little brother named Colt Lawrence. he was 10lbs. 11oz. and 21 1/2 inches long. We hope that we get to meet him very soon. there are pictures on Donna's facebook to look at! also, I won the bet of when he would come...or at least I was closest. I had claims on the 18th, and he came on the 17th.
so today I go out to Seaworld HR to fill out my paperwork. I will also be asking questions about parking and admissions...because Rhett and I may now get funcards!
somewhere in our subdivision there is a plant. I don't know what kind, what it looks like, or who's house it is at. but on it, there are little...well....it's almost a minicactus! it acts like a cockaburr or sticker, but it's less pokey, more velcroey, and is shaped like a cactus! Roscoe comes home from walks covered in them, and I can never seem to pinpoint when he gets them. I thought I knew, but then we went a different direction and he still got them. the mystery remains.
last week we borrowed our new friends Shane and Summer's lawnmower. our grass grows really slow (ok let's face it, it's weeds) so we got away with our first mow being a month anda half after we got here! thanks to them for letting us borrow it!
after much ado waiting on the launch, it finally went up. it was too cloudy to see, and I would have missed it anyway if it weren't for pure luck that I walked the dog outside at the exact time it went up.
and now the mini-observations. or rather, the facebook status section.
for the purpose of the cactus stickies, (and the shedding issue) I have been SO loving my minivacuum. handheld. fabulous. one of the most used wedding registry items! (note to any engaged couples).
I'm still adjusting to being on eastern time. I have to constantly remind myself that 8/7c means 8 o'clock. I have been central time my whole life!
we have discovered the kettle cooked jalapeno chips. my advice: they are delicious, so don't even try one. we finished two bags off in 3 days. gross. it's funny how things like milk and snacks go so fast when you have them, but then you can do without them for a week and not notice.
we have the same dog bowls that the gosselin family once had for their previously owned dogs.
watching daytime court tv always makes me feel silly. all of the commercials are geared toward the older population. silly me. finally the era of daytime television is about to be over in my life.
I have been slowly discovering that I am really good at making hairbows. I have always loved being crafty, and have always loved "hobbies" enough to be a professional hobbiest. I could be really good at selling hairbows, invitations, cupcakes, necklaces, etc.
we started recycling. the end.
folding fitted sheets is hard. and nearly impossible. usually they end up as a crumpled mess in the closet.
if you want a lowfat and delicious idea: replace eggs and/or vegetable oil with applesauce! 1 egg= 1/3 cup applesauce. replace oil in a 1:1 ratio. I usually do about half of each, so that things still get eggy texture.
I would also like to start with a commercial...Allison leaves for Africa soon! keep her in your prayers...for safe travels, and patient and joyful hearts, successful missions, and that they would be free from illness. also keep my dear friend Angie in your thoughts as she interviews for nanny jobs this week! You will do so great!!
first of all, we have a new nephew!! Nikki had her little boy yesterday, so Lane now has a little brother named Colt Lawrence. he was 10lbs. 11oz. and 21 1/2 inches long. We hope that we get to meet him very soon. there are pictures on Donna's facebook to look at! also, I won the bet of when he would come...or at least I was closest. I had claims on the 18th, and he came on the 17th.
so today I go out to Seaworld HR to fill out my paperwork. I will also be asking questions about parking and admissions...because Rhett and I may now get funcards!
somewhere in our subdivision there is a plant. I don't know what kind, what it looks like, or who's house it is at. but on it, there are little...well....it's almost a minicactus! it acts like a cockaburr or sticker, but it's less pokey, more velcroey, and is shaped like a cactus! Roscoe comes home from walks covered in them, and I can never seem to pinpoint when he gets them. I thought I knew, but then we went a different direction and he still got them. the mystery remains.
last week we borrowed our new friends Shane and Summer's lawnmower. our grass grows really slow (ok let's face it, it's weeds) so we got away with our first mow being a month anda half after we got here! thanks to them for letting us borrow it!
after much ado waiting on the launch, it finally went up. it was too cloudy to see, and I would have missed it anyway if it weren't for pure luck that I walked the dog outside at the exact time it went up.
and now the mini-observations. or rather, the facebook status section.
for the purpose of the cactus stickies, (and the shedding issue) I have been SO loving my minivacuum. handheld. fabulous. one of the most used wedding registry items! (note to any engaged couples).
I'm still adjusting to being on eastern time. I have to constantly remind myself that 8/7c means 8 o'clock. I have been central time my whole life!
we have discovered the kettle cooked jalapeno chips. my advice: they are delicious, so don't even try one. we finished two bags off in 3 days. gross. it's funny how things like milk and snacks go so fast when you have them, but then you can do without them for a week and not notice.
we have the same dog bowls that the gosselin family once had for their previously owned dogs.
watching daytime court tv always makes me feel silly. all of the commercials are geared toward the older population. silly me. finally the era of daytime television is about to be over in my life.
I have been slowly discovering that I am really good at making hairbows. I have always loved being crafty, and have always loved "hobbies" enough to be a professional hobbiest. I could be really good at selling hairbows, invitations, cupcakes, necklaces, etc.
we started recycling. the end.
folding fitted sheets is hard. and nearly impossible. usually they end up as a crumpled mess in the closet.
if you want a lowfat and delicious idea: replace eggs and/or vegetable oil with applesauce! 1 egg= 1/3 cup applesauce. replace oil in a 1:1 ratio. I usually do about half of each, so that things still get eggy texture.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
things continued
I told you I was going to get better! can you believe it? I blogged YESTERDAY. surprisingly, lots of fun things have happened!
firstly, rhett took me to celebrate my new job. we have been wanting to visit an elusive chocolate shop in our favorite datespot, waterford lakes. it's just a big shopping complex, but we love visiting hallmark, gamestop, target, california pizza kitchen, and the cupcake shop! but last night we finally went to the chocolate shop. was it delicious? yes. was it expensive? yes. was I shocked to find out how much I could be charging for my version of delicious chocolatey sweets? yes! it's incredible how much one cake ball can be sold for! I'm in the wrong business! jk. what's better than SeaWorld? NOTHING!
I also purchased some very impractical shoes. don't tell mommy. all I could think as I bought them was, mom would never let me buy these. I needed white tennys for the new jobskie. so we went out hunting for keds/converse. afterall, I already own nice running/walking shoes, and this is (for now) only a summer job. I fell in love with a pair of converse. with absolutely no support whatsoever. I get little insoles for them, but they are certainly not a good stand-in-all-day pair of shoes. the mommy inside my brain can feel free to say "I told you so" at the end of the summer. for now, I will sport my awesome white with teal accent kicks. I've been wearing them all day just to prove to myself that I can.
we also revisited gamestop. why you ask? well, rhett's xbox finally kicked the bucket in March. it got the red ring of death. we gave about half of the games to Kennan, and then sold the rest, for which we received a giftcard to gamestop. we went to spend it. last week. we decided on smash brothers, which was more than the worth of our gamecard. I thought to myself, wouldn't an older version be cheaper? so we asked. he gave us a gamecube version. smart right? we got 3 gamecube games for half the value on our giftcard! because wii and gamecube are super interchangeable right? wrong. well they are supposed to be. but you also have to buy a gamecube controller and memory card for them to be interchangeable. LAME. so we took those games back.
on our date we also visited JoAnn, per my request. I wanted to make seaworld colored hairbows to accentuate my uniform: ) upon checkout, we discovered 4th of july fabric at the entrance. we found it humorous that there was a bolt of republican fabric, and no democratic fabric to be found anywhere. then when I mentioned the bush election florida mixup, rhett quickly shushed me.
also, we recently made a strange discovery in our closet. an outlet. you might be thinking to yourself, that's not weird. and you would be right. but what if I told you that the plug was at a height around 7' off the floor? slightly more weird, right? I don't know how we didn't notice it before...probably because you don't look up by the ceiling for plugs. or in the closet. but there it is, above my reachable level of plugging stuff in, and in the closet.
and yesterday, you won't believe what I saw. the same woman from 2 weeks ago who informed me of where my dog can and cannot pee? her dog both peed and pooped in someone else's yard, and she left it there! double standard. if only I was bolder. Rhett says I need to forgive her. I would rather deliver a bag of doggydoo to her front porch.
and the Roscoe vs. computer war continues. the poor laptop gets beat up and stepped on and slobbered on and dog furred and is generally a victim of the dog's jealousy. of course he doesn't want attention UNTIL I'm on the computer.
that's all for now. as I finish up my last 10 days at home, I will now have to actually do things on my list. now that there is a deadline, of course. our paperwork just came in to get florida license plates (after much ado and trouble and time and frustration), and it will also be convenient to have florida toll tags (because every road here is a tollroad, especially those leading to Seaworld). I'm afraid I will not be able to catch up on all my scrapbooking before I begin work, but can fit it in as a relaxer! I am also committed to taking more pictures. I have new kicks and hairbows and house decorations to share with you! I promise I will pull out my camera. Rhett also finally compromised on my request to camp out in the backyard, and said we could assemble the tent if we camp in the living room. exciting and air conditioned.
more soon!
firstly, rhett took me to celebrate my new job. we have been wanting to visit an elusive chocolate shop in our favorite datespot, waterford lakes. it's just a big shopping complex, but we love visiting hallmark, gamestop, target, california pizza kitchen, and the cupcake shop! but last night we finally went to the chocolate shop. was it delicious? yes. was it expensive? yes. was I shocked to find out how much I could be charging for my version of delicious chocolatey sweets? yes! it's incredible how much one cake ball can be sold for! I'm in the wrong business! jk. what's better than SeaWorld? NOTHING!
I also purchased some very impractical shoes. don't tell mommy. all I could think as I bought them was, mom would never let me buy these. I needed white tennys for the new jobskie. so we went out hunting for keds/converse. afterall, I already own nice running/walking shoes, and this is (for now) only a summer job. I fell in love with a pair of converse. with absolutely no support whatsoever. I get little insoles for them, but they are certainly not a good stand-in-all-day pair of shoes. the mommy inside my brain can feel free to say "I told you so" at the end of the summer. for now, I will sport my awesome white with teal accent kicks. I've been wearing them all day just to prove to myself that I can.
we also revisited gamestop. why you ask? well, rhett's xbox finally kicked the bucket in March. it got the red ring of death. we gave about half of the games to Kennan, and then sold the rest, for which we received a giftcard to gamestop. we went to spend it. last week. we decided on smash brothers, which was more than the worth of our gamecard. I thought to myself, wouldn't an older version be cheaper? so we asked. he gave us a gamecube version. smart right? we got 3 gamecube games for half the value on our giftcard! because wii and gamecube are super interchangeable right? wrong. well they are supposed to be. but you also have to buy a gamecube controller and memory card for them to be interchangeable. LAME. so we took those games back.
on our date we also visited JoAnn, per my request. I wanted to make seaworld colored hairbows to accentuate my uniform: ) upon checkout, we discovered 4th of july fabric at the entrance. we found it humorous that there was a bolt of republican fabric, and no democratic fabric to be found anywhere. then when I mentioned the bush election florida mixup, rhett quickly shushed me.
also, we recently made a strange discovery in our closet. an outlet. you might be thinking to yourself, that's not weird. and you would be right. but what if I told you that the plug was at a height around 7' off the floor? slightly more weird, right? I don't know how we didn't notice it before...probably because you don't look up by the ceiling for plugs. or in the closet. but there it is, above my reachable level of plugging stuff in, and in the closet.
and yesterday, you won't believe what I saw. the same woman from 2 weeks ago who informed me of where my dog can and cannot pee? her dog both peed and pooped in someone else's yard, and she left it there! double standard. if only I was bolder. Rhett says I need to forgive her. I would rather deliver a bag of doggydoo to her front porch.
and the Roscoe vs. computer war continues. the poor laptop gets beat up and stepped on and slobbered on and dog furred and is generally a victim of the dog's jealousy. of course he doesn't want attention UNTIL I'm on the computer.
that's all for now. as I finish up my last 10 days at home, I will now have to actually do things on my list. now that there is a deadline, of course. our paperwork just came in to get florida license plates (after much ado and trouble and time and frustration), and it will also be convenient to have florida toll tags (because every road here is a tollroad, especially those leading to Seaworld). I'm afraid I will not be able to catch up on all my scrapbooking before I begin work, but can fit it in as a relaxer! I am also committed to taking more pictures. I have new kicks and hairbows and house decorations to share with you! I promise I will pull out my camera. Rhett also finally compromised on my request to camp out in the backyard, and said we could assemble the tent if we camp in the living room. exciting and air conditioned.
more soon!
Monday, May 16, 2011
things celebrated
a post only 3 days later? what has gotten into me? I'll tell you what! overwhelming joy and celebration!
guess who is a SeaWorld Educator? that's right, ME! praise the Lord for patience, perseverance, hope, and of course, celebrations. I will be a rotating educator, spending an hour each at SeaWorld Orlando's major animal exhibits, doing small presentations and answering guest questions. It is a summer job, and more excitingly, a foot in the door. At the end of the summer, an evaluation and *crossed fingers* openings will possibly provide a more long-term career opportunity. regardless of the august outcome, prayers and hopes have been answered, and I will spend a wonderful summer doing my dream job. zoological education for SEAWORLD! through the trials of moving out here has come a glorious reward. may 27th is my orientation, and training starts on the 30th. potentially (pending my exam) I would begin working on June 6th!
I would also like to take time to celebrate my husband. for many reasons. as we approach our 5 monthiversary, and as I approach becoming settled in a new home with new friends, the stresses of marriage have seemed to dissolve. turns out, moving cross country on little notice does crazy things to a personality via my stress levels. as I approach the new normal, I have time and open eyes to remember and celebrate the love I have for Rhett. as difficult as it can be, I am now realizing how rewarding it can be to put the joy of celebrating our forever love before the frustrations of the moment. you would think it would be easy, but the moment always seems to win, even if it is a worse deal. I would also like to celebrate his success as a manager. I love getting to share time with him when he's at work, and watch him with his employees. we also had a really good time bowling with them, and they are coming over this week to watch Harry Potter! how cool. he has done such a good job. he also celebrates me. he has taught me so much about celebrating.
lastly, but certainly mostly, I would like to celebrate the Lord. it has been such a blessing to find a church where we want to be, and friends who uplift us and pray for us. we knew it would be tough to leave friends like that in Texas, and have been blessed to find some here. after a tough run with our college station church, and only a short time in Houston to not be able to have a real church home, it was good to be excited about Sunday mornings again. it is such a celebration to be able to share the love of the Lord with other people!
so celebrate something today. it doesn't matter what it is. just celebrate it, like it's the best thing in the whole world. it will help you appreciate the small things, and love the moment.
guess who is a SeaWorld Educator? that's right, ME! praise the Lord for patience, perseverance, hope, and of course, celebrations. I will be a rotating educator, spending an hour each at SeaWorld Orlando's major animal exhibits, doing small presentations and answering guest questions. It is a summer job, and more excitingly, a foot in the door. At the end of the summer, an evaluation and *crossed fingers* openings will possibly provide a more long-term career opportunity. regardless of the august outcome, prayers and hopes have been answered, and I will spend a wonderful summer doing my dream job. zoological education for SEAWORLD! through the trials of moving out here has come a glorious reward. may 27th is my orientation, and training starts on the 30th. potentially (pending my exam) I would begin working on June 6th!
I would also like to take time to celebrate my husband. for many reasons. as we approach our 5 monthiversary, and as I approach becoming settled in a new home with new friends, the stresses of marriage have seemed to dissolve. turns out, moving cross country on little notice does crazy things to a personality via my stress levels. as I approach the new normal, I have time and open eyes to remember and celebrate the love I have for Rhett. as difficult as it can be, I am now realizing how rewarding it can be to put the joy of celebrating our forever love before the frustrations of the moment. you would think it would be easy, but the moment always seems to win, even if it is a worse deal. I would also like to celebrate his success as a manager. I love getting to share time with him when he's at work, and watch him with his employees. we also had a really good time bowling with them, and they are coming over this week to watch Harry Potter! how cool. he has done such a good job. he also celebrates me. he has taught me so much about celebrating.
lastly, but certainly mostly, I would like to celebrate the Lord. it has been such a blessing to find a church where we want to be, and friends who uplift us and pray for us. we knew it would be tough to leave friends like that in Texas, and have been blessed to find some here. after a tough run with our college station church, and only a short time in Houston to not be able to have a real church home, it was good to be excited about Sunday mornings again. it is such a celebration to be able to share the love of the Lord with other people!
so celebrate something today. it doesn't matter what it is. just celebrate it, like it's the best thing in the whole world. it will help you appreciate the small things, and love the moment.
Friday, May 13, 2011
things learned
so this post will be all about things learned. not just by me...just things learned recently.
first. crockpots are both magical and tortuous. they make delicious food, really easily, with minimal dishes. however, as I am staying home, I have to smell that deliciousness all day long. luckily, it tasted as good as it smelled.
you can't always trust your own ears. the other day there was a little spat of rain. about an hour later, I could have sworn that it was doing that really cool thing where it rains in the front yard but not in the backyard. turns out it was the water I had started to boil in the kitchen that just sounded like rain. lame.
distance is never representative of time. somehow, even with houston traffic as a factor, Rhett's 5 mile commute from the store to home can take as long as his houston commute which was 27 miles. who knew that the street we picked to live on was one of the busiest in the city?
patience pays off. even if you don't know you're exercising patience. after a monthlong wait on a seaworld application, I assumed I wasn't still in the running. turns out just when you assume, you are surprised! I got an interview! I am still waiting on the results.
roscoe has learned too. I trained our nonvocal dog to "speak" on command. best accomplishment ever. not really, but it's pretty awesome. most of the time he still just tries all of his tricks in the hope that I'm asking for that one, but at least he learned that it's a trick. also, I am in the process of training to burp on command. I have never known a dog with this much gas. it will be epic. he has also learned that he likes the sidewalk better than the grass, but still wants to sniff the grass. so he puts his nose to the side, and grapevines along the sidewalk on our walks. what a dork.
I have learned that one of my most favorite parts of the day is the morning. when I actually wake up early enough to talk to the hubby before he leaves, it is so fun. we are both so excited about the day and still in bright spirits. this morning it was our own assorted parodies of "friday" which entertained ourselves.
I have learned that orange county sheriffs are not what you would expect. one got of the car in the parking lot at the store the other day, wearing military boots and camo pants, with a tight green tshirt with camo sleeves. weird. rhett says he's the guy who's gonna cap somebody.
finally I have gained new insight on addiction. for those of you who know me...or mostly have lived with me, you know that I have a love/hate relationship with garbage television. notably, abcfamily shows like the secret life of the american teenager. it has become so ridiculous, but I just can't stop watching. somehow I tore myself away from glee when it became absurd, but I just can't do away with secret life. and I acknowledge it's stupidity. you know it's bad when every commercial on the internet episode is the preview for the beiber movie coming out on DVD, and I still put up with watching it. I swear if I hear "who wants to be my baby?" one more time I might die. or just continue watching the stupid show.
until next time!
first. crockpots are both magical and tortuous. they make delicious food, really easily, with minimal dishes. however, as I am staying home, I have to smell that deliciousness all day long. luckily, it tasted as good as it smelled.
you can't always trust your own ears. the other day there was a little spat of rain. about an hour later, I could have sworn that it was doing that really cool thing where it rains in the front yard but not in the backyard. turns out it was the water I had started to boil in the kitchen that just sounded like rain. lame.
distance is never representative of time. somehow, even with houston traffic as a factor, Rhett's 5 mile commute from the store to home can take as long as his houston commute which was 27 miles. who knew that the street we picked to live on was one of the busiest in the city?
patience pays off. even if you don't know you're exercising patience. after a monthlong wait on a seaworld application, I assumed I wasn't still in the running. turns out just when you assume, you are surprised! I got an interview! I am still waiting on the results.
roscoe has learned too. I trained our nonvocal dog to "speak" on command. best accomplishment ever. not really, but it's pretty awesome. most of the time he still just tries all of his tricks in the hope that I'm asking for that one, but at least he learned that it's a trick. also, I am in the process of training to burp on command. I have never known a dog with this much gas. it will be epic. he has also learned that he likes the sidewalk better than the grass, but still wants to sniff the grass. so he puts his nose to the side, and grapevines along the sidewalk on our walks. what a dork.
I have learned that one of my most favorite parts of the day is the morning. when I actually wake up early enough to talk to the hubby before he leaves, it is so fun. we are both so excited about the day and still in bright spirits. this morning it was our own assorted parodies of "friday" which entertained ourselves.
I have learned that orange county sheriffs are not what you would expect. one got of the car in the parking lot at the store the other day, wearing military boots and camo pants, with a tight green tshirt with camo sleeves. weird. rhett says he's the guy who's gonna cap somebody.
finally I have gained new insight on addiction. for those of you who know me...or mostly have lived with me, you know that I have a love/hate relationship with garbage television. notably, abcfamily shows like the secret life of the american teenager. it has become so ridiculous, but I just can't stop watching. somehow I tore myself away from glee when it became absurd, but I just can't do away with secret life. and I acknowledge it's stupidity. you know it's bad when every commercial on the internet episode is the preview for the beiber movie coming out on DVD, and I still put up with watching it. I swear if I hear "who wants to be my baby?" one more time I might die. or just continue watching the stupid show.
until next time!
Friday, May 6, 2011
at the request of Miss Blundell..
thank you to Miss Blundell, who so kindly requested a post. I am terrible at blogging apparently! Who knew that in 5 months I would have only 7 posts. what terrible stats. I think I forget to write...and then when I think about writing, I don't know what to say.
I've never been a very good storyteller. luckily, I have become the wife of a fabulous storyteller. all the same, as I took on the mission of blogging, you readers are to suffer through the facts of our lives, instead of the stories. maybe it just takes practice.
story number 1: the fussy neighbor.
so while I was walking Roscoe last week, he elected to lift his leg on a small palm tree in someone's front yard. she apparently was on her way out, and pulled her car over on the side of the road to tell me that my dog could only relieve himself on the west side of the subdivision...where live turtles, snakes, most-certainly (though I've never seen them) alligators, and roscoe's personal favorite: squirrels. yeah right. I will continue to let roscoe relieve himself in any place of his choosing. who knew people were so touchy? that's probably the most water that tree has seen in weeks.
the kicker: she has a dog. where do you think he pees? hopefully on an alligator.d
story number 2: also about roscoe.
he hast learned that if I am typing, he can get my attention by laying his head on my keyboard. if that fails, the squeaky toy comes out. how can he be so smart, and still so very dumb?
story number 3: to be a princess
don't even bother. after lining up for what felt like...well, a criminal lineup, we were then told who looked like a princess. the end. I can't be any more specific than that, per the request of the auditioners.
story number 4: the elusive shuttle launch
when the heck is that spaceship gonna get up in space?
story number 5: the lockin
We are beyond excited for tonights adventure, and simultaneously dreading my first allnighter since 2005. we're too old for this!
story number 6: the jobs
I am still trying and still waiting. the completed application count is now at 10..with 2 denials. there are about 6 more that I am working to finish by next week. excitingly enough, the frontrunners are also ones I am most excited about.
story number 7: garbage television
don't get me started on how many hours I have watched. netflix must be regretting this free trial business.
story number 8: thank you IRS?
though Mrs. Grimes initial "there's a check, and there's a letter" sounded terrifying, it actually turned out to be a blessing. apparently turbotax miscalculated, and we got back WAY more than we expected! who would have thought the IRS would catch an under-mistake and send us more money!
story number 9: small group
OMG it's fabulous! we love our small group. it officially started this week...and we have already gotten to hang out again! and again tonight at the lock-in! *excited*
story number 10: dog hair
shedding in summer far exceeds shedding in winter. I have vacuumed up enough dog hair to cover another small hairless dog. ew.
story number 11: science museum
what a fun way to celebrate earth day! I have put in application to take care of all their animals!
final story: the cupcakes
poor orlando, you have no idea what a supreme cupcake tastes like. I'm sorry that your cupcake shop is only good.
until next time!
I've never been a very good storyteller. luckily, I have become the wife of a fabulous storyteller. all the same, as I took on the mission of blogging, you readers are to suffer through the facts of our lives, instead of the stories. maybe it just takes practice.
story number 1: the fussy neighbor.
so while I was walking Roscoe last week, he elected to lift his leg on a small palm tree in someone's front yard. she apparently was on her way out, and pulled her car over on the side of the road to tell me that my dog could only relieve himself on the west side of the subdivision...where live turtles, snakes, most-certainly (though I've never seen them) alligators, and roscoe's personal favorite: squirrels. yeah right. I will continue to let roscoe relieve himself in any place of his choosing. who knew people were so touchy? that's probably the most water that tree has seen in weeks.
the kicker: she has a dog. where do you think he pees? hopefully on an alligator.d
story number 2: also about roscoe.
he hast learned that if I am typing, he can get my attention by laying his head on my keyboard. if that fails, the squeaky toy comes out. how can he be so smart, and still so very dumb?
story number 3: to be a princess
don't even bother. after lining up for what felt like...well, a criminal lineup, we were then told who looked like a princess. the end. I can't be any more specific than that, per the request of the auditioners.
story number 4: the elusive shuttle launch
when the heck is that spaceship gonna get up in space?
story number 5: the lockin
We are beyond excited for tonights adventure, and simultaneously dreading my first allnighter since 2005. we're too old for this!
story number 6: the jobs
I am still trying and still waiting. the completed application count is now at 10..with 2 denials. there are about 6 more that I am working to finish by next week. excitingly enough, the frontrunners are also ones I am most excited about.
story number 7: garbage television
don't get me started on how many hours I have watched. netflix must be regretting this free trial business.
story number 8: thank you IRS?
though Mrs. Grimes initial "there's a check, and there's a letter" sounded terrifying, it actually turned out to be a blessing. apparently turbotax miscalculated, and we got back WAY more than we expected! who would have thought the IRS would catch an under-mistake and send us more money!
story number 9: small group
OMG it's fabulous! we love our small group. it officially started this week...and we have already gotten to hang out again! and again tonight at the lock-in! *excited*
story number 10: dog hair
shedding in summer far exceeds shedding in winter. I have vacuumed up enough dog hair to cover another small hairless dog. ew.
story number 11: science museum
what a fun way to celebrate earth day! I have put in application to take care of all their animals!
final story: the cupcakes
poor orlando, you have no idea what a supreme cupcake tastes like. I'm sorry that your cupcake shop is only good.
until next time!
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