So, I've spent inordinate amounts of time recently "catching up" with my friends on Facebook. Can I just say that reading about them, seeing pictures, etc. makes me wonder where the time has gone.....
Someone posted a picture of me from I guess middle school, I was making faces at the camera with another girl who I probably haven't seen since.
More to come, I think I can find a picture of elementary school to scan in and upload....
Friday, March 27, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Trying to sell our house....
So yesterday I got an email from our tenant stating that she is suddenly now uncomfortable with showing our house. I assured her in December, January and February that we didn't expect it to be a model home or staged in any way and she was perfectly fine with it. Now, I guess her husband is deployed, she has 5 kids and it's overwhelming......
You know, I understand the overwhelmed feeling of having your husband deploy. Everything around you is magnified and blown up almost out of proportion. But she didn't mention any of this to me when we talked.... AND he just asked to have a ham radio tower mounted on the house about a month ago. Weird......
I just wish she had been honest with me about her feelings up front. It would have prevented me and the hubby from signing all those papers with our realtor.
You know, I understand the overwhelmed feeling of having your husband deploy. Everything around you is magnified and blown up almost out of proportion. But she didn't mention any of this to me when we talked.... AND he just asked to have a ham radio tower mounted on the house about a month ago. Weird......
I just wish she had been honest with me about her feelings up front. It would have prevented me and the hubby from signing all those papers with our realtor.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Why won't my car stay clean?
So, I used to be what I thought was very efficient at things. My car was always relatively clean, minus a few papers or whatever work happened to be in there. I could make or at least find time to clean the darn thing. Now I have Teddy Grahams, Cheerios, dried milk and juice plus goodness knows what all over the back seat. Plus, the console has coupons, snacks, nutrigrain bars, old sippy cups full of some liquid, maybe a day old diet coke or cup of coffee, my handsfree (yes, I still have the wire...) device, an ipod and it's plug in dock thingy..... and of course, my 3 ring coupon binder plus all the ads from all the stores so I leave no free item behind!
The back of the car has all those reusable shopping bags, a crate with diapers, wipes, a bucket, seashells, a stuffed horse, a beach bag, a stroller, a gallon of water and a couple of those reusable shopping bags full of toys! Plus layers and layers of dog hair for when our neighbor isn't home to watch MCR when I have to take the dogs poop in the rain.....
Let's not forget to mention the layer of grime on the outside, plus all the goobers on the glass on the inside. Now, I took the car to the carwash for the first time in at least 12 months back in January. Surprisingly, it wasn't near as dirty as it seems to be now. It hadn't snowed or anything then - so maybe all this nastiness is leftover salt and sludge from our winter snow a couple weeks ago.
That's not the only thing I can't get to anymore. I seriously lack motivation to pick up toys. I take a couple days off and then I feel motivated to clean, organize, etc. Yes, I try to get her to do it herself, but she's still learning.... and it's a long process. I also seem to accumulate piles of dishes because I can't unload the dishwasher without someone "helping" me or wanting me to "pick you up" while I'm doing anything in the kitchen.
And here I am, partaking in one of my biggest distractions - being online..... Maybe I should take a couple days off from my online life and just do some of these things I can't otherwise get to..... but that doesn't sound like as much fun, does it?
The back of the car has all those reusable shopping bags, a crate with diapers, wipes, a bucket, seashells, a stuffed horse, a beach bag, a stroller, a gallon of water and a couple of those reusable shopping bags full of toys! Plus layers and layers of dog hair for when our neighbor isn't home to watch MCR when I have to take the dogs poop in the rain.....
Let's not forget to mention the layer of grime on the outside, plus all the goobers on the glass on the inside. Now, I took the car to the carwash for the first time in at least 12 months back in January. Surprisingly, it wasn't near as dirty as it seems to be now. It hadn't snowed or anything then - so maybe all this nastiness is leftover salt and sludge from our winter snow a couple weeks ago.
That's not the only thing I can't get to anymore. I seriously lack motivation to pick up toys. I take a couple days off and then I feel motivated to clean, organize, etc. Yes, I try to get her to do it herself, but she's still learning.... and it's a long process. I also seem to accumulate piles of dishes because I can't unload the dishwasher without someone "helping" me or wanting me to "pick you up" while I'm doing anything in the kitchen.
And here I am, partaking in one of my biggest distractions - being online..... Maybe I should take a couple days off from my online life and just do some of these things I can't otherwise get to..... but that doesn't sound like as much fun, does it?
Monday, March 16, 2009
Why I love facebook....
You know, I'm kind of addicted to Facebook. Ok, if you ask my husband, I am obsessed with it. (Honestly, my relationship with facebook might be slightly dysfunctional, but I get as much as I give, right?)
As I have travelled and moved all over the country, I used to think the world was small. But with Facebook, the world has shrunk yet again. Ebay kind of has the same effect. I sell something to Turkey or the U.K. or places I've never been - and it's like you can reach out and touch people.
The cool thing with facebook and myspace and stuff like that is that you realize that every person you know or have ever met, or have gone to school with, or worked with or whatever will eventually pop back into your conscious mind and you'll go, "hey, I wonder if so and so is on Facebook". Then you look for them and either find them or not. And when you do find them, whether or not its a cousin you haven't spoken with voice to voice since 3/4 of your life ago, or a friend you had a falling out with, you still have a connection to them. Maybe it's safer to communicate via email/internet after separations. I know I feel that way. But at the same time, it's still a risk that they either won't respond, or will be nasty to you again.
Oh well. Maybe this just means that I am passive and/or less assertive than I should be since I don't plan to bring it up. Maybe it means that our memories (or at least mine) have a hard time holding onto negative outcomes - or just really want to be friends with people. I don't know. Maybe I just think it's a really cool way to let people know that they have impacted your life, whether good or bad - and that by including them as a friend - they know you care. Even if you haven't spoken to them since grade school.
As I have travelled and moved all over the country, I used to think the world was small. But with Facebook, the world has shrunk yet again. Ebay kind of has the same effect. I sell something to Turkey or the U.K. or places I've never been - and it's like you can reach out and touch people.
The cool thing with facebook and myspace and stuff like that is that you realize that every person you know or have ever met, or have gone to school with, or worked with or whatever will eventually pop back into your conscious mind and you'll go, "hey, I wonder if so and so is on Facebook". Then you look for them and either find them or not. And when you do find them, whether or not its a cousin you haven't spoken with voice to voice since 3/4 of your life ago, or a friend you had a falling out with, you still have a connection to them. Maybe it's safer to communicate via email/internet after separations. I know I feel that way. But at the same time, it's still a risk that they either won't respond, or will be nasty to you again.
Oh well. Maybe this just means that I am passive and/or less assertive than I should be since I don't plan to bring it up. Maybe it means that our memories (or at least mine) have a hard time holding onto negative outcomes - or just really want to be friends with people. I don't know. Maybe I just think it's a really cool way to let people know that they have impacted your life, whether good or bad - and that by including them as a friend - they know you care. Even if you haven't spoken to them since grade school.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Just Admit it already....
I am going gray. There, I said it. My hair is turning gray. I've been in denial about it so long. Plucking them out, being too vain to actually color my hair when in reality vanity should be encouraing me to color my hair. But instead, I pluck them out. And now, I can't keep up with them anymore - they have taken over!
I haven't colored my hair because I am afraid if I do it, at some point, when I am mostly gray I guess, I will want it to be natural and will have to grow the color out (which can take months -and who wants dramatic 2 toned hair?) or cut it off really short. And knowing me, I don't want that short of hair every again! Maybe I should just stop plucking them out and let them be natural now. Am I too vain for that? I think I might be. But, if I continue to pluck, I will eventually be 1/2 bald. I am definitely too vain for that. But if I color my hair, then I will be going against my rule of being cheap - which is spending entirely too much money on things like haircuts, maintenence, beauty and the like.
What a conundrum I have found myself in today....... someday I'll get the nerve to write about "the hair on my chinny chin chin". But I am WAY too vain for that!
I haven't colored my hair because I am afraid if I do it, at some point, when I am mostly gray I guess, I will want it to be natural and will have to grow the color out (which can take months -and who wants dramatic 2 toned hair?) or cut it off really short. And knowing me, I don't want that short of hair every again! Maybe I should just stop plucking them out and let them be natural now. Am I too vain for that? I think I might be. But, if I continue to pluck, I will eventually be 1/2 bald. I am definitely too vain for that. But if I color my hair, then I will be going against my rule of being cheap - which is spending entirely too much money on things like haircuts, maintenence, beauty and the like.
What a conundrum I have found myself in today....... someday I'll get the nerve to write about "the hair on my chinny chin chin". But I am WAY too vain for that!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Old Blog link www.familyraymond.blogspot.com
well, I went down memory lane with our neighbor Stephanie and looked at the old blogspot AND looked at my old email account praymond@nc.rr.com and saw an email from Tina about her daily read..... I honestly don't know if I have lacked ingenuity or just have been too busy to write, but I love writing my blog and need to get back to it. Having children really stifles some creativity, while invoking other areas of creativity. For instance, I never knew how much fun it was to play. I love playing. Whether singing songs or just goofing around, I love playing with my daughter. I don't have a yard anymore and so no more snake stories...... but I do have plenty of parenting issues that come up every day.
For instance, I should really, really, really be more consistent in applying the "stay in the kitchen with that" rule. Normally it applies to grape juice, grape soda, strawberries, raspberries and anything that can stain. But, somedays it doesn't apply to anything because I know whatever it is will come out with OXY.
on that note, need to head to sleepy.... can't wait to see cousin tina in DC in a couple weeks.....
For instance, I should really, really, really be more consistent in applying the "stay in the kitchen with that" rule. Normally it applies to grape juice, grape soda, strawberries, raspberries and anything that can stain. But, somedays it doesn't apply to anything because I know whatever it is will come out with OXY.
on that note, need to head to sleepy.... can't wait to see cousin tina in DC in a couple weeks.....
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Ok, so not great at this blogging stuff anymore.
I must have used to have LOTS of time on my hands to sit down and contemplate the world. Right now, I can't even get my floor vaccumed - I don't even know if I can spell anymore.... Anyway, MCR has strep again! I think she never got rid of it the first time and I am just praying that she gets over it this time because she won't take all of her medicine. She's been spitting it out because it has a nasty after taste. Poor baby.
Anyway, we've been babysitting this week. Fun for mommy, huh? :) I'm down with OPK - that's what I say. (I'm down with OPP yeah u know me....) Anyway, have a gfk mystery shop today after I substitute at Mother's Day Out..... then the hubby is gone out of town to DC again I think. Just over night. Not like the next couple weeks where we won't really see him at all. The house should get pretty clean those weeks.
Ok, no more stalling. Time to go and do some Yoga.... ah, oxygen. Ah, Inhale. whee!
Anyway, we've been babysitting this week. Fun for mommy, huh? :) I'm down with OPK - that's what I say. (I'm down with OPP yeah u know me....) Anyway, have a gfk mystery shop today after I substitute at Mother's Day Out..... then the hubby is gone out of town to DC again I think. Just over night. Not like the next couple weeks where we won't really see him at all. The house should get pretty clean those weeks.
Ok, no more stalling. Time to go and do some Yoga.... ah, oxygen. Ah, Inhale. whee!
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