02 May 2011
Tulips!!
Kayla and Jordan have discovered they can recognize tulips. We have some growing at our house, and right now so do a lot of people. So we are driving in the car and every house we pass that they see some, they will shout "red tulips!" "Pink tulips!" "Look! A tulip garden!" etc. At the same time they are also calling "Red Slugbug!" There's a lot of shouting going on in my vehicle these days.
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08 January 2011
Pillow Pets
What is up with the popularity of these things? Have you seen them? It's basically a stuffed animal that unfolds and lays flat and becomes a little pillow with a head. My girls love them. They each got 2 for Christmas. It was the only thing they asked Santa for. Every time we go into a store and they see them (which is frequently) they go crazy. They want to carry them all over the store with them. Jordan will just lay in the cart and hug them. Doesn't even matter what kind it is. Kayla got a ladybug and a unicorn and Jordan got a dog and a panda. And yet, they are still asking for a bumblebee, a dolphin, a monkey, a penguin, and whatever else they have in production. They know the jingle from the commercials and sing it. Frequently. They won't sleep without the 2 they have. And from what I have heard from friends with kids, it isn't just my kids. I don't get it. But I suppose my parents didn't get the whole Cabbage Patch Kid phenomenon either.
06 November 2010
We'll Always Have Paris
I was remembering today when I took a trip to London and Paris right after graduating nursing school. I had always wanted to visit those cities and thought that getting through nursing school as a single mom I had earned the trip. I saved money - not an easy task in that situation - and happily paid cash for it and went for 9 days to Europe by myself.
I loved England. Everything about it. It's beautiful, the people are super friendly, and despite what I had heard, it really never rained while I was there. The theatre in London is amazing. I have never been to New York, but supposedly the London theatre district is better than Broadway. I found an amazing toy store where I was able to buy lots of Harry Potter paraphernalia for Ryan that actually came from the UK. Easy to get around, so much to do, met some great people, saw some cool stuff, I want to go back so bad.
Paris was just eh. Beautiful, sure. The Eiffel Tower is more magnificent in person than any photo could capture. I didn't make it to the top because I had a slight panic attack on the second level. Paris is full of amazing architecture though, and fabulous crepes. Yummy. That said, I had a really rough time getting around the city. I speak almost no French and trying to navigate the subway system there requires a PhD I think.
I wanted to go to the Louvre. The place is ginormous. It's the old French royal palace but Louis XIV decided it wasn't big enough for his family so they built the Palace of Versailles. I walked around in there and actually said out loud "Who would think this place isn't big enough for their family??" There are some amazing pieces of art. So much that if you spent only 1 minute looking at everything in the Louvre, never stopping for anything else, it would take you 9 months to see it all. Crazy! So I saw the main things I wanted to see and decided to leave as I had tickets that night to go to Moulin Rouge. But I couldn't get out. I was lost. LOST! Inside the Louvre. I could not find a freaking exit! In the US, exits signs are obvious. Bright red, says EXIT, usually lighted. In England it's a green guy running out a door. France's is similar. But I didn't see it. I'm going upstairs, downstairs, couldn't get to the main entrance. I understand none of the signs and my English printed map of the museum is little help.
Finally I realized I was in the basement and there was a hallway. I thought the hallway has to end, right? Perhaps it ends at a door that takes me outside? I walk down the hallway and into...
A Mall?
A mall. Off the lower level of the Louvre. So I did what any other normal American girl would do in this situation. I shopped. And then found an exit.
I loved England. Everything about it. It's beautiful, the people are super friendly, and despite what I had heard, it really never rained while I was there. The theatre in London is amazing. I have never been to New York, but supposedly the London theatre district is better than Broadway. I found an amazing toy store where I was able to buy lots of Harry Potter paraphernalia for Ryan that actually came from the UK. Easy to get around, so much to do, met some great people, saw some cool stuff, I want to go back so bad.
Paris was just eh. Beautiful, sure. The Eiffel Tower is more magnificent in person than any photo could capture. I didn't make it to the top because I had a slight panic attack on the second level. Paris is full of amazing architecture though, and fabulous crepes. Yummy. That said, I had a really rough time getting around the city. I speak almost no French and trying to navigate the subway system there requires a PhD I think.
I wanted to go to the Louvre. The place is ginormous. It's the old French royal palace but Louis XIV decided it wasn't big enough for his family so they built the Palace of Versailles. I walked around in there and actually said out loud "Who would think this place isn't big enough for their family??" There are some amazing pieces of art. So much that if you spent only 1 minute looking at everything in the Louvre, never stopping for anything else, it would take you 9 months to see it all. Crazy! So I saw the main things I wanted to see and decided to leave as I had tickets that night to go to Moulin Rouge. But I couldn't get out. I was lost. LOST! Inside the Louvre. I could not find a freaking exit! In the US, exits signs are obvious. Bright red, says EXIT, usually lighted. In England it's a green guy running out a door. France's is similar. But I didn't see it. I'm going upstairs, downstairs, couldn't get to the main entrance. I understand none of the signs and my English printed map of the museum is little help.
Finally I realized I was in the basement and there was a hallway. I thought the hallway has to end, right? Perhaps it ends at a door that takes me outside? I walk down the hallway and into...
A Mall?
A mall. Off the lower level of the Louvre. So I did what any other normal American girl would do in this situation. I shopped. And then found an exit.
05 July 2010
Luck be a lady
Jordan, my 3 year old daughter, has to be the luckiest kid on the planet. I want her to go buy me a lottery ticket or something. She wins everything. Here's some examples:
We were at Jupiter's for Ryan's birthday party and she was playing a game where all you have to do is hit a button and a ball falls and lands in a hole marked with the number of tickets you win, like 1-20 with a couple of smaller holes for 100 and Jackpot. It's easy enough for a 3 year old to play which is why she likes it so much. Jordan hit the Jackpot. Twice. She's also hit 100 on several occasions.
At Jupiter's another time she and Kayla wanted to play Skee-ball. They picked their machines. Kayla puts in her quarter and starts playing. Jordan puts in her quarter and the scoreboard starts flashing up to 850 points, and 250 tickets shoot out before she ever even touched a ball. That happened 2 more times and I told Jordan she wasn't getting off this malfunctioning Skee-ball game. Of course, Kayla is standing there with her 4-5 tickets a game wondering how Jordan was doing that since she had a huge pile of 750 tickets sitting there. Then my dad developed a conscience and told the manager the machine was malfunctioning and he shut it down. I said "Dad! Do you know how much money I've dropped into Jupiter's over the years?" I felt like I'd earned it. And I did make Jordan and Kayla share tickets for prizes, to be fair.
Saturday we were at Walmart and the kids all asked for a gumball. I had several quarters so I said ok. Kayla goes first, gets a yellow gumball. Ryan goes next, gets a green gumball. Jordan goes last and out pops a pink AND a white gumball.
Last year we were at the fair and she played a game where you shoot darts at balloons and whatever prize was listed on the tag behind the balloon you win. So she hits one that's a small prize, but she really likes this huge stuffed animal. They just gave it to her anyway.
Maybe she's just super cute or something. At parades, they throw a ton of candy at her feet, she hardly has to run for it.
Oh yeah - and she is super petite and eats all the freaking time. I've talked to her doctor several times about how she doesn't gain weight. Really from one checkup to the next she gains at the most 1 pound. She eats breakfast, 2 snacks before lunch, then lunch, 2 snacks before dinner, dinner, and 2 snacks before bed. I'm not kidding. Her metabolism is so fast. I don't know how she got that, not from me I'm sorry to say, but she is blessed and I'm sure will be most grateful for that someday. I wish I could bottle that and market it, I'd be a millionaire.
I wonder if she could pass for a very small adult? Like a little person. I'd love to take her to a casino with me. I bet I could just let her pick a slot machine and pull the handle and we'd win a ton of money.
We were at Jupiter's for Ryan's birthday party and she was playing a game where all you have to do is hit a button and a ball falls and lands in a hole marked with the number of tickets you win, like 1-20 with a couple of smaller holes for 100 and Jackpot. It's easy enough for a 3 year old to play which is why she likes it so much. Jordan hit the Jackpot. Twice. She's also hit 100 on several occasions.
At Jupiter's another time she and Kayla wanted to play Skee-ball. They picked their machines. Kayla puts in her quarter and starts playing. Jordan puts in her quarter and the scoreboard starts flashing up to 850 points, and 250 tickets shoot out before she ever even touched a ball. That happened 2 more times and I told Jordan she wasn't getting off this malfunctioning Skee-ball game. Of course, Kayla is standing there with her 4-5 tickets a game wondering how Jordan was doing that since she had a huge pile of 750 tickets sitting there. Then my dad developed a conscience and told the manager the machine was malfunctioning and he shut it down. I said "Dad! Do you know how much money I've dropped into Jupiter's over the years?" I felt like I'd earned it. And I did make Jordan and Kayla share tickets for prizes, to be fair.
Saturday we were at Walmart and the kids all asked for a gumball. I had several quarters so I said ok. Kayla goes first, gets a yellow gumball. Ryan goes next, gets a green gumball. Jordan goes last and out pops a pink AND a white gumball.
Last year we were at the fair and she played a game where you shoot darts at balloons and whatever prize was listed on the tag behind the balloon you win. So she hits one that's a small prize, but she really likes this huge stuffed animal. They just gave it to her anyway.
Maybe she's just super cute or something. At parades, they throw a ton of candy at her feet, she hardly has to run for it.
Oh yeah - and she is super petite and eats all the freaking time. I've talked to her doctor several times about how she doesn't gain weight. Really from one checkup to the next she gains at the most 1 pound. She eats breakfast, 2 snacks before lunch, then lunch, 2 snacks before dinner, dinner, and 2 snacks before bed. I'm not kidding. Her metabolism is so fast. I don't know how she got that, not from me I'm sorry to say, but she is blessed and I'm sure will be most grateful for that someday. I wish I could bottle that and market it, I'd be a millionaire.
I wonder if she could pass for a very small adult? Like a little person. I'd love to take her to a casino with me. I bet I could just let her pick a slot machine and pull the handle and we'd win a ton of money.
04 July 2010
What I've learned today
Here are some things I have learned recently:
I know we didn't have air conditioning when I was a little kid and I survived, but my central air is broken and I'm pretty sure I am going to suffer from hyperthermia in my own house and possibly die. I took the kids to McDonald's today just to get out of my house and into the AC and ket them play in the playland for like 90 minutes while I enjoyed the free wifi on my laptop. Air conditioning is a wonderful invention.
My dog believes anything is a chew toy. Usually she just gets a doll or something the girls leave on the floor and I figure if you left it on the floor, it's fair game to the dog. I do however disagree when it's my brand new Under Armour sandals, and my oh so sexy strappy black high heels. Shoes BELONG on the floor, and why couldn't she pick like a crappy pair of $5 Old Navy flip flops or something? Bad Dog!!! I believe the Under Armour sandals will pull through, but strappy high heels are going to the shoe heaven. That dog owes me $50 for those.
Low sodium Lays potato chips taste as good as regular Lays in the yellow bag. Yay for my salty snack cravings not having to result in massive water retention!
I have to write a 5 page critical analysis of a book I've never read, by next Wednesday to turn in on my first day of class. There are multiple problems with this:
1. I can't find the book anywhere or online ecept on Amazon.com for $230 and I'm betting that's a little overpriced. Hopefully the college bookstore sells it, God willing. And for less than $230 because for that money it better be a damn good book that I want to read every day.
2. It's due the first day of class!!! So I don't even know the professor or what she wants out of papers! I could fail before I even start!
3. and possibly most important, WTF does "critical analysis" even mean???
Ambien CR costs considerably more than regular Ambien. So much so in fact that I didn't bring the script home from the pharmacy.
I requested off the first week of August for vacation and got scheduled anyway. I'm annoyed but we weren't going anywhere anyway because I have class on Wednesday. But still I was looking forward to time with my family since Sean is on vacation. I thought on my days off we could go to the zoo or 6 Flags or something. Then I get a summons for jury duty today for that whole week. Go freaking figure.
If you get a flat tire and you drive on it enough to pull over at a gas station to air it up enough that it will get you back to Walmart to have it fixed while it's still under warranty, driving that much on the flat voids the warranty. Jerks.
I know we didn't have air conditioning when I was a little kid and I survived, but my central air is broken and I'm pretty sure I am going to suffer from hyperthermia in my own house and possibly die. I took the kids to McDonald's today just to get out of my house and into the AC and ket them play in the playland for like 90 minutes while I enjoyed the free wifi on my laptop. Air conditioning is a wonderful invention.
My dog believes anything is a chew toy. Usually she just gets a doll or something the girls leave on the floor and I figure if you left it on the floor, it's fair game to the dog. I do however disagree when it's my brand new Under Armour sandals, and my oh so sexy strappy black high heels. Shoes BELONG on the floor, and why couldn't she pick like a crappy pair of $5 Old Navy flip flops or something? Bad Dog!!! I believe the Under Armour sandals will pull through, but strappy high heels are going to the shoe heaven. That dog owes me $50 for those.
Low sodium Lays potato chips taste as good as regular Lays in the yellow bag. Yay for my salty snack cravings not having to result in massive water retention!
I have to write a 5 page critical analysis of a book I've never read, by next Wednesday to turn in on my first day of class. There are multiple problems with this:
1. I can't find the book anywhere or online ecept on Amazon.com for $230 and I'm betting that's a little overpriced. Hopefully the college bookstore sells it, God willing. And for less than $230 because for that money it better be a damn good book that I want to read every day.
2. It's due the first day of class!!! So I don't even know the professor or what she wants out of papers! I could fail before I even start!
3. and possibly most important, WTF does "critical analysis" even mean???
Ambien CR costs considerably more than regular Ambien. So much so in fact that I didn't bring the script home from the pharmacy.
I requested off the first week of August for vacation and got scheduled anyway. I'm annoyed but we weren't going anywhere anyway because I have class on Wednesday. But still I was looking forward to time with my family since Sean is on vacation. I thought on my days off we could go to the zoo or 6 Flags or something. Then I get a summons for jury duty today for that whole week. Go freaking figure.
If you get a flat tire and you drive on it enough to pull over at a gas station to air it up enough that it will get you back to Walmart to have it fixed while it's still under warranty, driving that much on the flat voids the warranty. Jerks.
29 June 2010
Confessions
Is it wrong that sometimes I turn a movie on for the kids so that I can have some me-time to play on the computer or read, etc?
Is it wrong that this happens nearly every day?
Is it wrong that I do this so that I can take a nap occasionally after a rough night shift?
Sometimes I let the girls eat snacks in the living room because I don't feel like listening to the whining. I know, inconsistency.
I'm secretly excited that Kayla is going to kindergarten this fall and Jordan is going to preschool. Maybe not so secret because it is exciting, but it's also exciting that I might get to go to the store by myself! Or eat breakfast while reading the paper and nobody will bother me! And I can take an extra long shower if I want because nobody will be there to destroy the house and get into the snack cabinet. This list could go on for awhile.
Is it wrong that this happens nearly every day?
Is it wrong that I do this so that I can take a nap occasionally after a rough night shift?
Sometimes I let the girls eat snacks in the living room because I don't feel like listening to the whining. I know, inconsistency.
I'm secretly excited that Kayla is going to kindergarten this fall and Jordan is going to preschool. Maybe not so secret because it is exciting, but it's also exciting that I might get to go to the store by myself! Or eat breakfast while reading the paper and nobody will bother me! And I can take an extra long shower if I want because nobody will be there to destroy the house and get into the snack cabinet. This list could go on for awhile.
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