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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
blah
Today the girls opened their birthday presents (excellent haul), ate their birthday cake, and watched Dr. House as a treat (they love watching House). We have a new playhouse (it talks in two languages (dora)), art supplies, shoes (even shoes for owen) clothes and tub toys....Owen went on a pooping rampage today at school (nice job boy) and tonite i downloaded pictures, cross stitched, watched house on DVD, and plan on doing 1-2 more pages in my scrapbook (or cleaning, i dunno)..either way 4 days till draft day!
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
the good news...
anyways, for those who don't know, Dale has a new job. he is going to be an engineering manager at a company which is right on Lisbon Rd. In sussex...this is more money, better benefits, same vacation + 5 personal days, closer to home and we will save over $3000.00 in gas per year (at 3.00 per gallon) and we can actually get an oil change every 3 mo vs every 1 1/2 mo...plus any promotion is good!
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Monday, August 28, 2006
tired
tonight I am emotionally and spiritually tired. I don't quite feel like doing anything I need to do (dishes, cleaning the floor, organizing the rummage stuff) and I can't seem to get up the energy to do the stuff I like to do at nite (cross stitch, scrapbook....)
Work was depressing although I made money today and won packer tickets (dale and I plan on seeing reggie bush in 3 weeks), got sad news that carrie's aunt died, a former employee was coming back to work and that we seem to be much poor-er than we were last week (hooray)...
Maybe the fact my kids are turning 3 is the best news I can hope for all week? I have no idea...plus Laura's blog made me sad (not that she is sad, just teenage prostitues selling themselves for 13 cents is horribly sad) and i found my favorite author Patricia Kennealy Morrison has a blog where she says that in fact, my favorite series is dead since her craptacular publisher dumped her after her last book...and its raining, and the Packers are losing horribly...man i shouldnt have gotten out of bed today, no i sure shouldnt have...
Only 6 more days till my spiritual brother man Ryan has his birthday...hoorah!
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Sunday, August 27, 2006
everyone sick
we went for a check up (everyone) on saturday...Friday Mya had a fever of 100 + and saturday..and today although Dr Biebel could find nothing wrong with her....4 hours after leaving the doctor..Malinda got Pink Eye....great. So Now I have unexplained fevers and crusty eyes...Owen is OK (except he sucks since he bit my freaking arm today....)
This afternoon went to Church Picnic at St Williams (Good Times) ate, killed copious amounts of bees and swam in the kiddie pool...Dinner uneventful (no one ate), and Owen has been pooping himself raw all weekend (begs the question "who gave him milk?")
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Saturday, August 26, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
PART ii
Anyways...back in the saddle again...Kids ate, went to west to see the band and now at home. Dale ginked his neck hitting balls so hes out of comission. Our internet has been slooooooooooooooooooow the past 2 days, WTF?
So back to the main rant (scroll down to begin) it is amazing to me how many people stumble over this crap and get bent about it...I certainly never give what I write (which is mostly drivel anyways) another thought after I put it down here...oh well..if J/B/MR are pissy about the posts I guess they could always poundsand and rail at the heavens, lord knows I dont care enough...
No more rabbit sightings, although we saw some interesting hawks on the way home from Marching Band...they were being mobbed (thanks ryan) by robins.
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if its out in the universe...
So I have this theory I have been floating around...it stems from at work when we close files as uncollectable (like we have a judgment have been calling daily for 4 years etc..) invariably someone calls in 2 weeks later wanting to pay...I said the universe just knows that we dont care anymore and triggers this "lets pay now" response. I said if we really want to make money, we should just close everything down and force the universe's hand...
That being said...It never ceases to amaze me who out in the world is reading my blog...I got an email today from someone objecting to the content of the donkeyblog (keep in mind its called that for a reason, I am an ass.) Now generally its my position that i love the 1st ammendment & I also realize that I do not have that "fliter" that many people have (the filter that says "if you say this it may hurt someones feelings.") so I say whatever I want, have no issues with being blunt...and I wont say sorry for it, nor remove content...But since it appears that this persons folks found a post online they objected to (and let it be said, I dont generally like to piss off the parents) I found where it was and removed it...from over a year ago...(so thanks for reading the backlog!)
I think this is only the 3rd time where someone was mad at a post..anyway..toy story is almost over and i have to make dinner...TO BE CONTINUED
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
blah
well no ge calling me...maybe me calling alan, sparked alan calling the lawyers and saying dont bother...at least, i hope.
Good vibes go out to Ryan and Andrea who had their identity stolen along with andreas purse...hope the po-po can find out who stole their stuff!
Some good news may be coming along for us this week...cant say anything now, but, more when i know more.
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Sunday, August 20, 2006
bunnies...continued
dale went out tonight to check on our backyard tennants..and it appears all the bunnies have left the hole and are out in the world...we dont think anything ate them as the hole itself wasnt disturbed and there wasnt any tell tale signs of bunny murder (fluff, blood, parts etc..) around...so good luck to the bunnies as they hop around the world and quit digging in my yard...
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Saturday, August 19, 2006
BUNNIES!I was mowing the lawn this morning when I ran over some "fuzzy" grass...in side i just see a tiny ear and a big eye...i shreek like a baby and run in for dale yelling "ive killed a bunny you need to go clean it up and finish the lawn!
Turns out I didnt kill or hurt anything...Dale said 'they are in here just looking at me or sleeping" and finished mowing the lawn...
I panic a bit and call Ryan (my naturalist savior) and the Wildlife rescue org..both said the same thing pretty much...If they arent bleeding or hurt just cover them back up and the mom will come back tonite and feed them...
Dale took this picture said there are 7 bunnies in the hole, unless he miscounted and one is down way deep...Arg...as much as I dont want rabbits breeding in our yard, I also don't want them to die by chucking them out of the hole... We put our small swingset over the warren so that no predators can see them from above....although If I see any Owls, Ill let Ryan know... WE just have way too much wildlife in my backyard...
Friday, August 18, 2006
Stupid GE
as many of my long-time friends know, there is no love lost between me and my former employer, GE...but i do keep in touch with my most favorite NYC attorney, Craig (see picture at left...this was in NYC a few years ago...at a school a few blocks from ground zero..we just finished a 8? course meal at famous (and amazing) NYC sushi restaurant Nobu)
...so I get a call from him today and punch out at lunch to call him...he said he got a call from amish (a lawyer at his old firm and one of my former attorneys) who asked him for my number?
Needless to say, it wasnt a social call...he wanted to chat with me about a case which i worked on, oh I dunno 3-4 years ago!! Craig (who I should mention again is a buddy) is all "um, why dont you tell me what you want her for" (good man) amish gets pretty defensive siting advisarial attorney gobble-de-gook and attorney client privledge...
What is really funny is Craig was the org. attorney on this case with me and i would think that his knowledge of the file would be confidential anyways since he worked this file for, oh i dunno 3 or 4 years? anyways...craig pisses off amish and amish hangs up...
Craig calls me and I say, why the fuck would I want to help my former employer do anything? the good ness of my heart, um no. I tell craig, Ill send you a buck to be my attorney in fact for this matter only...basically because I'd tell craig anything that was said anyways, plus i couldnt really afford craig because i think he charges hourly what i spend per week for one kid in daycare.
So i call Alan, I guy I used to work with and email him asking WTF is your attorney calling me about a case, i dont even work for guys anymore (offtopic...congrats to alan on his engagement, its about time, he's almost 40)..but he's out till Monday...Hopefully he gets back to me on Monday for a heads up...
Then i chat with an attorney at work who said, just email/call that guy and say fine what do you want, he said i dont actually have to give them any information unless i'm under oath anyways, but just to be nice...so fine..i email amish...what the hell do you want?
Then Craig emails Amish telling him he is my attorney and blah blah, plus he cc's another ex pitney attorney (and pal) Matt...so now there is me, amish, amish's managing partner, ron, some guy at the firm david, craig and matt all emailing me for when i can be available? (can ya count...5 attorneys and me) so funny...I will fill everyone in when i actually talk to someone....i would just love if GE had to shell out cash for them to come here an depose me...so very funny!
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Monday, August 14, 2006
So recovering from this weekend...watched a movie last night that I am not sure was good or bad? The three buriels of Malqueadas Estrada...it was just, wierd. Tonight I Have Tristan & Isolde. Nothing like a little olde english to make my husband run away. yesterday was a great day...around 2pmish everyone but me and Mya were asleep so we snuck out ran downtown and shared a raspberry/strawberry gelatto and came home..it was nice out so we went out side and (RYAN HELP!) found these two bug shells under our playset just stuck to the wood..They look like, giant beetles (?) cicadas (?) locusts (?) no clue...Ryan...they were bigger than a penny, but smaller than a quarter (wasnt able to place anything for scale as was upside down and on an angle)..and when we knocked it down they were hollow shells! ugg! (second picture below-side view)
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Thursday, August 10, 2006
relief
so some good news, the gufs are recording again...heard from Goran the other day, sadly don't think I can make the show in October but I posted a few videos below..
As I mentioned to Ryan Bruce is in charge this week since Kurt is OOO. He managed to fix, or at least try to fix some long standing annoying as hell problems in oh, about 30 fucking seconds. It was nice to have someone recognize you have an issue, find someone to fix the issue, and do it, um you know, right now.
Dale is not back home yet...I hope he gets home soon...from his trip.
Checking my calandar I doubt an Atlanta Trip is possible this year...however if Ryan and Andrea have time during the winter holidays, you are all welcome over here for a board-game-a-polooza, maybe Shannon and Jason want to come over too?
Right now I'm toodling around online, listening to a DEPRESSING imix and thinking about starting to watch basic Instinct 2...
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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
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Monday, August 07, 2006
grumble
we are so desperate for people at work that we HIRED BACK! a guy who was written up for making sexually disgusting and innappropriate comments, creating a hostile work environment for me and who walked out of his job when they tried to repremand him. And we hired this guy back, and gave him a raise???? Are you fucking kidding me?
If I even so much as have this guy look at me funny I am throwing a fit and going over my boss and bosses boss head to the sr partner, i swear to god.
This week is very busy, working alot, leaving work early wed (market test study with Mya) working 1/2 day Friday, 1/2 day Saturday and nothing sunday!
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
weekend-mid season
Last night we went to Wendy's house...her and Ron built a 400k+ mansion...which is lovely and gorgous and BLUE! Enjoyed seeing people from high school, Bizjak, Katie K, Corey and Jessica and their baby Elizabeth and of course Wendy...
Today we went to get oils changed in car, had Gage and Shannon over (Owen loves his book and train...) and went out for Pizza @ Rocky's...Now everyone is napping, I cleaned up stairs and I need a nap!
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