Hi blog peeps. Since you have all been EMAILING me and asking when I am going to UPDATE I will let you know quickly that I am sick and I my usual sharp wit is about as razor edged as a butter knife. I caught some type of altitude related cold, that just keeps getting worse. It peaked on Friday night and I have pretty much been in my pajamas wearing breathe right strips the whole weekend. Friday night I spent the whole evening in bed, Saturday night on the couch.
I have one good story. Read it and then leave me alone. Go visit my new renter!
On Saturday we were going to get Chicken from the Wyanet VFW Chicken Fry. I love me some fried chicken. Husband wanted me to call and order it, but I don't know the phone number. He assures me it's in the phone book, so I (since we have no cell phone reception in the house) decide to go out to the garage, open the doors, and hopefully not get fucking soaking wet in the rain while I look up the phone number and call the VFW hall. I had the cell phone in one hand, the phone book in the other, and on the way to the garage my flip flops got wet on the cement patio, and then when I hit the doorway of the garage (dry cement) I slid and fell down. The phone book went flying. I cut my finger, scraped up my knee really bad, and my foot and big toe hit the walk in doorway. I limped and hopped and cursed and cried for a few seconds, looked in the phone book (where the phone number was not at) and limped back into the house where I saw Evan, and with tears streaming down my face, I said "I couldn't find the phone number." and Evan, sweet as he could be, said "Please don't cry, we can get chicken somewhere else! I promise." He thought I was crying because I couldn't find the phone number for the VFW and I wanted chicken so bad. So then I told him through sobbing like a baby "I fell down on the cement" and he gave me a hug and he said "It's okay, you aren't hurt, it just scared you" and I said "NO! It hurt me! And I pointed to the blood on my knee and all the dirt. He took me into the bathroom where I cried like a baby and he cleaned up my wounds with a washcloth and then peroxide and then he put a pikachu band aid on the worst scrape. I had to use tweezers to pick dirt and tiny rocks out of my knee.
By Saturday night, I had a black and blue and green big toe, and a purple little toe, and me knee is all scraped and scabbed up and bruised all over. The cut on my finger is very minor. And the phone book survived it all.
We ended up eating Pizza. But I picked Monical's myself.
That's it. I am sick. I want to be alone. I need to concentrate on breathing.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Thursday, September 07, 2006
I love Illinois. I know that's bizarre.
My husband missed me. And not in a "someone needs to wash my jeans and I don't have anything to eat" kind of way. In a "I am missing my wife and want to spend time with her and rub her back" kind of way. Nothing makes me feel better! I missed him too! When I did get to talk to him in person, at about day 5 of my vacation, he said to me "I miss you!" and he was super sincere. It was sweet.
Did I mention that I think I am getting my cooking groove back? The one that I lost?
Before I left for vacation, I had made 6 loaves of Chocolate Zucchini Bread, followed by canning 21 jars of tomatoes and 4 jars of salsa, chopping and freezing dozens of peppers, and shredding zucchini and making eggplant parmesan for the first time ever. Yeah. Last night I cooked Corn on the cob, veggies and brown rice with cheese, and asparagus and garlic stuffed salmon. I'm BAAA-CK!
I also bought ingredients for pumpkin cake, pumpkin pies, and pumpkin pie shakes (yes CB, I have my recipes for you!!) and tonight I plan on shredding more zucchini, making a double batch of sweet Brocolli salad for husband, and all that jazz. Perhaps Tacos for supper dear? Yum!
So last night after I made supper, and we ate, we worked in the yard to saw down our weeds that are 6 feet tall. And I am serious when I say that. We need white rock in our driveway, badly this year, it hasn't been new for 6 years, and before we moved there the drive was mostly dirt. So it's already worn thin. The weeds and grass are terrible, and no matter how much or how many times we spray roundup or that ridiculous excuse for "season long" herbicide, the weeds don't die and they grow and grow and grow. We tried pulling them for a while, but they have really woody stems that are thick in diameter, and I can't pull them out. So we just pretty much ignored them and now that they are 6 feet tall, and people are commenting and making fun of us, Last night we tried to cut them down with the hedge trimmers. And the stalks were too thick for the hedge trimmers. We are totally fighting a losing battle. So we chopped them down and then Evan mowed and used the weed eater. I saw my first ever ground hornet! Ick!
Anya stopped by to get her camera back, bless her for letting me borrow it when mine took a crap the day before vacation! And I got to see the bean (ava) and she is SOOO Big already! I was only gone a week and I swear she grew two inches. She is grabbing more and giggling more, and it's just freaking adorable.
So when we went to Utah, we went to Park City (where I was excited to see a Roots store!) and we went to the Tanger Outlets there also. We have outlets in Williamsburg Iowa and in Tuscola Illinois but these were new and nice and they had like SO many great stores, but we only had about an hour till they closed, and since we had Cara, and since I love baby clothes, we went to the Osh Kosh Outlet. I might have dropped $104.00 on baby clothes. At 40% off. And they might be freaking adorable. Like this little skirt suit, and this denim jacket, and this onesie, and a 3-pack of colorful circus onesies.... and these camo pants, and of course, this lil sweater.
But, I digress. After Anya and Ava left, we went to Wal-Mart (at about 9:30pm) and got groceries. There were also baby clothes there on clearance, and husband picked out some onesies and dresses for $1-$3 a piece. He said once "why are we buying these?" and I said "because we like baby stuff, and someday we will have one." We also got a fisher price privacy baby monitor, because I used to have a monitor but I gave it away, and I had been eyeballing a replacement one for a while, and the bean will be staying over next week while her parents and her Uncle Brandon go to a concert. So Last night we had to test it out and it works great. So now when the bean comes, she can sleep in the pack and play that I setup from the attic, and I will be able to hear her if she wakes up during the night without her having to actually sleep in our room. I am excited about keeping her overnight!
Today I did NOT want to get up (might have been the time change, might have been the 1:30am sex) but I have prevailed.
I received 9 more ATC's in the mail today, and had 6 ATC's waiting for me yesterday when I got back to Illinois. That was a good feeling. I also got my insurance reimbursement check for a prescription that I bought and a $31 refund/discount from JC Penney for the table from hell. I keep meaning to scan the ATC's and put a picture of the ones I have received, and someday I will get to that. I still have to put up pictures of the ATC's that I have sent, I have almost all of them posted, but there are probably 10 more that I need to get online that I have already scanned.
Oh, and I forgot to mention, when Angela and I arrived home, husband was waiting in baggage claim at Midway to pick us up. I was so glad to see him! I just wanted to give him a big hug and kiss, but I refrained. He carried my bags (ahhh.) and then he took us to Portillo's, where I had my first EVER Chili Cheese Dog, and it was Yummy! I held the onions to help stop heartburn.
Did I mention that I think I am getting my cooking groove back? The one that I lost?
Before I left for vacation, I had made 6 loaves of Chocolate Zucchini Bread, followed by canning 21 jars of tomatoes and 4 jars of salsa, chopping and freezing dozens of peppers, and shredding zucchini and making eggplant parmesan for the first time ever. Yeah. Last night I cooked Corn on the cob, veggies and brown rice with cheese, and asparagus and garlic stuffed salmon. I'm BAAA-CK!
I also bought ingredients for pumpkin cake, pumpkin pies, and pumpkin pie shakes (yes CB, I have my recipes for you!!) and tonight I plan on shredding more zucchini, making a double batch of sweet Brocolli salad for husband, and all that jazz. Perhaps Tacos for supper dear? Yum!
So last night after I made supper, and we ate, we worked in the yard to saw down our weeds that are 6 feet tall. And I am serious when I say that. We need white rock in our driveway, badly this year, it hasn't been new for 6 years, and before we moved there the drive was mostly dirt. So it's already worn thin. The weeds and grass are terrible, and no matter how much or how many times we spray roundup or that ridiculous excuse for "season long" herbicide, the weeds don't die and they grow and grow and grow. We tried pulling them for a while, but they have really woody stems that are thick in diameter, and I can't pull them out. So we just pretty much ignored them and now that they are 6 feet tall, and people are commenting and making fun of us, Last night we tried to cut them down with the hedge trimmers. And the stalks were too thick for the hedge trimmers. We are totally fighting a losing battle. So we chopped them down and then Evan mowed and used the weed eater. I saw my first ever ground hornet! Ick!
Anya stopped by to get her camera back, bless her for letting me borrow it when mine took a crap the day before vacation! And I got to see the bean (ava) and she is SOOO Big already! I was only gone a week and I swear she grew two inches. She is grabbing more and giggling more, and it's just freaking adorable.
So when we went to Utah, we went to Park City (where I was excited to see a Roots store!) and we went to the Tanger Outlets there also. We have outlets in Williamsburg Iowa and in Tuscola Illinois but these were new and nice and they had like SO many great stores, but we only had about an hour till they closed, and since we had Cara, and since I love baby clothes, we went to the Osh Kosh Outlet. I might have dropped $104.00 on baby clothes. At 40% off. And they might be freaking adorable. Like this little skirt suit, and this denim jacket, and this onesie, and a 3-pack of colorful circus onesies.... and these camo pants, and of course, this lil sweater.
But, I digress. After Anya and Ava left, we went to Wal-Mart (at about 9:30pm) and got groceries. There were also baby clothes there on clearance, and husband picked out some onesies and dresses for $1-$3 a piece. He said once "why are we buying these?" and I said "because we like baby stuff, and someday we will have one." We also got a fisher price privacy baby monitor, because I used to have a monitor but I gave it away, and I had been eyeballing a replacement one for a while, and the bean will be staying over next week while her parents and her Uncle Brandon go to a concert. So Last night we had to test it out and it works great. So now when the bean comes, she can sleep in the pack and play that I setup from the attic, and I will be able to hear her if she wakes up during the night without her having to actually sleep in our room. I am excited about keeping her overnight!
Today I did NOT want to get up (might have been the time change, might have been the 1:30am sex) but I have prevailed.
I received 9 more ATC's in the mail today, and had 6 ATC's waiting for me yesterday when I got back to Illinois. That was a good feeling. I also got my insurance reimbursement check for a prescription that I bought and a $31 refund/discount from JC Penney for the table from hell. I keep meaning to scan the ATC's and put a picture of the ones I have received, and someday I will get to that. I still have to put up pictures of the ATC's that I have sent, I have almost all of them posted, but there are probably 10 more that I need to get online that I have already scanned.
Oh, and I forgot to mention, when Angela and I arrived home, husband was waiting in baggage claim at Midway to pick us up. I was so glad to see him! I just wanted to give him a big hug and kiss, but I refrained. He carried my bags (ahhh.) and then he took us to Portillo's, where I had my first EVER Chili Cheese Dog, and it was Yummy! I held the onions to help stop heartburn.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Home Sweet Home!
I am back. I don't have time to say anything else! Maybe tonight or maybe tomorrow!
All the vacation photos are now on Flickr. I am going to concentrate on things like unpacking, doing laundry, etc. tonight at home. And HOPEFULLY I can get in a walk or something.
:) More Later. Check out the photos on Flickr (see the link in my previous post) and I will see you all soon!
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Vacation Day 2!
So today we stayed in our pajamas until like 3pm. That was nice. We sat outside (in pajamas) and looked at the mountains. It was BEAUTIFUL. The kind of sunshine weather where you could wear shorts or jeans and no matter what you wore you would be comfortable. It was great.
Once we finally did get dressed, we went out for supper. We went to pick up Bobby and went to eat Mexican... which was delicious... and Bobby bought! What a sweetheart! Then we went back to Bobby's and got the tour. His backyard is awesome, a HUGE deck that is two levels, a fenced in yard with a partial cement patio, a pool, and an area of sand like you are on the beach, that has a tiki bar (for real) and a fire pit. It was awesome. Then we went to Starbucks where I got a Pumpkin Spice Latte (Yum, CB totally thought of you! Can't wait for Dairy Queen Pumpkin Pie Blizzards!) and then we went to "Dr. John's" a Lingerie and Sex toy shop, but Carrie had to stay outside with the baby since she isn't 21. We didn't really buy anything (wayyy too pricey, much cheaper online or in Atkinson at the Lion's Den) but they had a HUGE selection so it was fun to look.
Then we came back to Carrie's and watched Dodgeball, which Angela and I had never seen and were quite thrilled with. It was hilarious. Tomorrow we will go for a walk, make breakfast, get groceries, then go to a cookout/birthday party at 2pm, and then that night we plan on going to the drive-thru movies. It's like $4.50 to see two movies and you can take all your own food and drinks in. Tomorrow night the first Movie is Talledega Nights, and I can't WAIT!
So that's the plan. We also think we are going to Park City Utah and into the mountains on Sunday, and to the Oshkosh Outlet. We saw Salt Lake (in the dark, it was 9pm) when we flew in to Salt Lake City, and in Ogden/Roy we are surrounded by Mountains on just about all sides. This picture is the mountains from Carrie's back yard. When we went out to eat earlier, we could see Salt Lake when we were up on a bridge, but I haven't been near it yet.
I am having issues uploading photos to blogger, so please check out the pictures on Flickr... Here.
Friday, September 01, 2006
~ Kissing the Ground ~
Ahhh... Vacation. Slept till 11am. It's 1:30 and the most that I have done is held Cara and ate Eggs and Toast that Angela made me for breakfast. I am still in my pajamas. THIS is the life.
Tonight we are going out to supper.
We stayed up until about 2:30am, and I slept like a rock. Because of the "no liquids in carryon" I had to pack all my makeup, toothpaste, shampoo, hair products, perfume, etc in my chcked bac, which of course got thrown around and smashed so I had a hairspray bottle leak all over. But luckily I had put all my clothes in plastic bags (the kind that flatten when you suck the air out) and all the liquids in a sealed train case. But the train case was new and had cute pink and green polka dots, and the pink dots ran and smeared when they got wet, so it looks icky now.
Damn airlines.
But the flight was fairly uneventful, the take-off was fine, the landing was nice, and there was much more room on the 737 than there was on our crappy AAirlines flight to Vancouver. I actually had some leg room this time. I did sit next to a larger woman who was super nice but was taking up about 14 inches of my seat (okay maybe 8 inches) so I did feel crowded, but between my iPod and magazines, the flight went quickly. On the way back I am totally shooting for a window or aisle seat (I was in the center) AND maybe we can get an empty spot between the two of us so I can work on my crochet scarf.
That's about all. I am alive and on the ground and starting a lazy vacation!
Tonight we are going out to supper.
We stayed up until about 2:30am, and I slept like a rock. Because of the "no liquids in carryon" I had to pack all my makeup, toothpaste, shampoo, hair products, perfume, etc in my chcked bac, which of course got thrown around and smashed so I had a hairspray bottle leak all over. But luckily I had put all my clothes in plastic bags (the kind that flatten when you suck the air out) and all the liquids in a sealed train case. But the train case was new and had cute pink and green polka dots, and the pink dots ran and smeared when they got wet, so it looks icky now.
Damn airlines.
But the flight was fairly uneventful, the take-off was fine, the landing was nice, and there was much more room on the 737 than there was on our crappy AAirlines flight to Vancouver. I actually had some leg room this time. I did sit next to a larger woman who was super nice but was taking up about 14 inches of my seat (okay maybe 8 inches) so I did feel crowded, but between my iPod and magazines, the flight went quickly. On the way back I am totally shooting for a window or aisle seat (I was in the center) AND maybe we can get an empty spot between the two of us so I can work on my crochet scarf.
That's about all. I am alive and on the ground and starting a lazy vacation!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Flying the Friendly Skies...
Yes. Picture Me as Chandler Bing. Could there BE any more shit to do?!
I leave tomorrow. I am half packed. Today I had a lovely conversation about the dangers of flying, with a co-worker, who mentioned this instance that I (she who buries her head in the sand, doesn't read the newspaper, and doesn't watch the news) was completely and blissfully unawares of... until today. Grand.
Drugs. I need lots and lots of drugs. I am still wanting to know if it is safe to take Dramamine with Calms Forte. I called their hotline today and someone who sounded a lot like Rosie Perez said "no interactions with any medicine whatsoever." I am not sure that Rosie Perez is high on my list of pharmaceutical experts, but I guess that would be a prejiduced statement, so I conveniently retract that.
Okay. Until today, not at all nervous about flying. Excited. Sleeping. Tonight, maybe not so much. Probably will need Unisom to sleep tonight. I know this post makes me sound like a pillhead but just so you know, flying is an unusual circumstance and I almost never take non-prescription medication otherwise. (P.S. If I die on the plane, and it's not from a plane crash, assume it's a terrifying mix of Unisom chased with a morning dose of Dramamine and Calms Forte!)
Tell me.... HOW Do you get ALCOHOL on a plane? Every time I have flown (okay, the one time) all I got was Tostidos and Sprite. Where's the jesus juice, people? Huh? When the pilot shook my hand as I boarded and I said "don't kill me" they should have immediately directed me towards the stewardess with the sauce. Am I wrong? (P.S. If I die AFTER the plane lands, assume it was a Calms Forte Cocktail that killed me off.)
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I leave tomorrow. I am half packed. Today I had a lovely conversation about the dangers of flying, with a co-worker, who mentioned this instance that I (she who buries her head in the sand, doesn't read the newspaper, and doesn't watch the news) was completely and blissfully unawares of... until today. Grand.
Drugs. I need lots and lots of drugs. I am still wanting to know if it is safe to take Dramamine with Calms Forte. I called their hotline today and someone who sounded a lot like Rosie Perez said "no interactions with any medicine whatsoever." I am not sure that Rosie Perez is high on my list of pharmaceutical experts, but I guess that would be a prejiduced statement, so I conveniently retract that.
Okay. Until today, not at all nervous about flying. Excited. Sleeping. Tonight, maybe not so much. Probably will need Unisom to sleep tonight. I know this post makes me sound like a pillhead but just so you know, flying is an unusual circumstance and I almost never take non-prescription medication otherwise. (P.S. If I die on the plane, and it's not from a plane crash, assume it's a terrifying mix of Unisom chased with a morning dose of Dramamine and Calms Forte!)
Tell me.... HOW Do you get ALCOHOL on a plane? Every time I have flown (okay, the one time) all I got was Tostidos and Sprite. Where's the jesus juice, people? Huh? When the pilot shook my hand as I boarded and I said "don't kill me" they should have immediately directed me towards the stewardess with the sauce. Am I wrong? (P.S. If I die AFTER the plane lands, assume it was a Calms Forte Cocktail that killed me off.)
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die.
To Hell with Tradition!
Andrew left me a comment to check out this article, based on a comment that I had left over at Izzy's place...
I have always thought that my husband is the sexiest he can be when he is helping around the house. Whether it be carrying the laundry, doing dishes, or working in the yard. It brings about an attraction and appreciation that is overwhelming to me.
This article is amazing and EVERY wife, mother, husband, and significant other should read it.
I have always thought that my husband is the sexiest he can be when he is helping around the house. Whether it be carrying the laundry, doing dishes, or working in the yard. It brings about an attraction and appreciation that is overwhelming to me.
This article is amazing and EVERY wife, mother, husband, and significant other should read it.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Cousin Dave's Drawing to Be in New York Times Tomorrow?!
Received an email this morning from Evan's cousin David in New Orleans. A drawing that he did of his house after Hurrican Katrina is slated to be in the New York Times tomorrow (Tuesday)
Straight from Dave:
Look in the OP-Ed pages...Of course, not getting the New York Times here in this lil ol Illinois town, I am hoping that someone out there in the big city can look for it and send me a copy of the clipping. I will have to look around Princeton and see if you can buy the times anywhere here. I know we can get the Chicago papers, but I don't know about NYC.
I’m supposed to have one or two of my illustrations published there for a Katrina Anniversary piece,...(or so I’m told; you never know, it might not make the cutting room floor.) They also will be posted to the online edition of the NY Times.
I really hopes he makes it in there, Dave is totally cool, totally talented (artistically, and musically) and I would like to see the Katrina Anniversary Piece as it is.
Visit Dave or buy his music here. And as we have said before. Dave Kicks Ass. I was going to link to his blog(s) but it looks like he has been AWOL since sometime in June or July.
I'm Tina Fey
And this is your weekend update!Friday night we went to the 151st Bureau County Fair and had the very best time I have ever had at the fair. It was SO nice this year, with extra clean and nice rides and carnival attractions. We met up with Brad and Anya (and Ava) and Josh and Lisa. We watched the dog show. Evan and I walked through the buildings. We ate fair food (mmm Chicken Pita and Lemon Shake-up!) and enjoyed all the fair goodness. I took some cool pictures (if I do say so myself) that are on Flickr. Check them out! I went home and washed all the tomatoes to can, and Anya and Lisa brought over Ava, and I watched her for a few hours while Anya and Lisa went to the bar with Brad and Josh. I was just too tired for the bar, and with vacation coming up, I had so much to do this weekend! Ava is too big for my bassinet now so I had to break my Eddie Bauer Pack n Play out of the attic. That's what she sleeps in at home, so she was super happy when I lay her in there. She went right to sleep. Evan and I went to bed at about 3am, and at 2:30 we were eating eggs and bacon courtesy of husband. He even made me a wrap! I remember sitting on the kitchen floor
with Boyd, watching him fry bacon. I was so tired I could hardly function.Saturday I slept till noon, and got up and immediately started canning tomatoes. It took a few hours, but I got 21 pints. I had more jars but people just don't seem to have the abundance of tomatoes this year. A co-worker and I both had problems with them rotting from the bottoms. The 21 pints that I got were from my co-worker, who was kind enough to share the wealth! Evan put together our table, (the replacement) and discovered that it had two knicks on the edges/corners and a dime sized ding in the top. Argh!
Evan finished the table and I cleaned up my mess and showered and Evan and I went to Jackson's house and had deep fried turkey (that he shot!) and a bunch of other great food with his wife and kids. We had a great time. Jackson's daughter is super cute and sweet, and we bonded a bit. And of course, as usual, Jackson's awesome wife Angelique sent us home with what was the BEST Peach Pie I have ever had... and eggplant, zucchini, brocolli, and peppers.I went to sleep at 11:30 Saturday night, I was tired! I got up at 10:30 on Sunday and started canning again. I picked carrots from our garden, and more tomatoes, and made Salsa with our tomatoes and the green peppers that I had gotten from Angelique. I chopped and froze the rest of the peppers, I use them throughout the year in chili and other recipes, so i freeze them in small ziploc snack bags for later use. I made the brocolli into florets so I can make Evan some Brocolli salad before I leave him for a few days. I still need to shred and freeze the zucchini and do something with the carrots. I got 4 jars of salsa. It's spicy! And I had Eggplant Parmesan for a late lunch (mmmm it was good!)
Evan put together 3 of the 4 chairs from JC Penney, until he ran out of hardware. He was pissed. The chairs had so many knicks and scratches on them. We called JC Penney and I insisted on a supervisor this time. She gave us $31 off the table in the form of a refund check, and is sending us all the hardware that we need to finish assembly. I can't wait for that!
Then I proceeded to clean up my canning mess, do laundry, pick up the rest of the house, and order myself a late night supper of Casey's Veggie Pizza. Medium was the same price as a small (on special) so I ended up eating too much! I made my list of things to pack for vacation. Wrote a check for the cleaning people. Did my weekend duties at work for Sunday. Put away laundry and towels, and took a shower at 1:20am.
I went to bed at about 1:45 and then was awake again for about a half an hour around 3am.
Today hit me like a ton of bricks.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Friday Fiver!
1. Who do you live with?
My husband Evan and our two dogs, Boyd the Wonder Beagle and Hadley the Handsome Hound
2. Do you like who you live with or do you want change?
I like who I live with. It's been that way for 6 years. I wouldn't mind adding a lil someone.
3. Describe the ideal roommate:
Vin Diesel in Boxer shorts would probably be ideal. Although I would love Bridget Marquardt or Matthew Mcconaughey. Of course if they aren't available, I am sure I could fall back on Johnny, or Orlando in Pirate garb preferrably, or Heath or Jenna, Chris, or Eric.
4. How much sleep did you get last night?
Well, I went to sleep at 1:30, although I could have gone to sleep at noon yesterday I was so enhausted. I got up at 6:30 to pee, and then I was awake and tossing and turning till 7:30, then I got up finally at 9:21am. So probably around 7 hours give or take, and I need Nine to function properly.
5. Where would you love to play hide-and-seek?
In a giant ball pit. Or maybe under the covers? But in general I don't like hide and seek too much.
JC Penney Strikes Again!
Yippee! JC Penney found a replacement table for us! Yeah!
Boo-Hiss Boo! JC Penney didn't call me to give me an update and the only reason I know this information is because I called them today AGAIN in exasperation and spoke to a lovely representative who told me that they shipped the new table FOUR days ago and then gave me a FedEx tracking number that proved that it is being delivered TODAY! Yeah!
So add one more thing to the weekend list.... husband can assemble the rest of the chairs and our NEW TABLE! Yippee!
Boo-Hiss JC Penney for not calling me. Yeah JC Penney for finding a replacement!
Boo-Hiss Boo! JC Penney didn't call me to give me an update and the only reason I know this information is because I called them today AGAIN in exasperation and spoke to a lovely representative who told me that they shipped the new table FOUR days ago and then gave me a FedEx tracking number that proved that it is being delivered TODAY! Yeah!
So add one more thing to the weekend list.... husband can assemble the rest of the chairs and our NEW TABLE! Yippee!
Boo-Hiss JC Penney for not calling me. Yeah JC Penney for finding a replacement!
Can't wait to get to Morman Country.
Another thing about Blogger Beta.... Flickr doesn't work with Blogger Beta. I discovered yesterday when I tried to post the beach picture that the "Blog this" button on Flickr won't work with Beta and they responded that they don't support Blogger Beta.
I guess I will live.
Last night I spent 4 hours and 15 minutes doing javascript coding on one webpage. I was at work, so it was at least paid time... but WHOA it kept screwing up and I would have to go back to the code and fix it again. I had 18 hand coded collapsible lists. Like the ones on my sidebar. But since I was not using CSS, I was having a helluva time getting the font formatting correct, and all that jazz. Eventually, with a lil peek at the code by a better coder, we determined what was wrong. I need to get me some javascript AND some php training badly. So many languages, so little time. I did successfully get a php submitted form working yesterday also.... but it becomes more and more evident that I need more training. For all the things that I want to do, good 'ol HTML and Dreamweaver or Flash just won't cut it. so. php and javascript, here I come. I also need to get Access Training. I once learned a bit about connecting websites to databases, but there were a few pieces that I wasn't taught. I need to get some formal training in Access first, I have had Crystal training and I use Access on a weekly basis, but I don't do much designing or write any of my own queries. So I still have so much to learn. Not to mention how much I would love MySQL, but considering php is free, that's probably the way to go.
Now that I have confused and bored you all...
The Bureau County Fair is this week, and we were planning on going over tonight for some fair food, but It's raining and I am not all sure that it will clear up. It's supposed to rain tomorrow too. This weekend I have ATC's to finish and Tomatoes to Can and Peppers to slice. We are also going to go to Jackson's on Saturday, which I am excited about... I plan to raid his garden :)
I also need to get the house ready for cleaning people and I need to FINALLY make my lists for what to pack for vacation, get my luggage out of the attic, get laundry done, and set aside what I intend to take with me to wear. I need to load up my iPod accordingly for the flight, and sync my PDA with the Quicken account so I can monitor bank balances while I am gone. You know, it would be cool if my PDA was wireless. But that would just cost more moneys. I might as well just use my laptop.
I haven't decided if I am going to take my laptop with me. It makes sense but Carrie doesn't have a wireless network that I am aware of, so I wouldn't be able to get on the internet. But I WOULD be able to dump my pictures on it if I wanted to... although I could just empty my jump drive and empty it onto that. Although with two cards and 768 mb of space, I probably won't even need to do that. I planned on taking my messenger bag as my "personal item" and my laptop will fit nicely in there, along with my pda, camera, cell phone, wallet, keys, etc. I am thinking about taking my scarf that I am crocheting and my iPod for the flight... so really I could put my laptop in my carryon, but of course it would have to be removed for the security check, so maybe just in the front pocket. But then part of me is like "will you really need it?" Carrie has a computer, and internet, and I would like to travel lightly (although my tiny slim laptop weighs less than 4 pounds and is 1 inch thick.). I would prefer to take shoes versus my laptop :)
So that's it in a nutshell. Oh and we watched "Birth" last night with Nicole Kidman. It got 3 stars so I thought "might be interesting" but I remember seeing the trailer for it a while back and thinking it was a little too creepy pedophile-ish.... and it definately proved to have some creepy and somewhat inappropriate parts.... but the moral of the story? We didn't get it. There was like "no ending" in that *We are so weird that it's edgy and cool* kind of movie way and husband and I were both like "That was so stupid! What was the POINT of that movie? Where is the END?" So really, it was a royal waste of time. If I had paid money for it, I would have been pissed. Kinda like the ONLY time I have walked out of a theater, for the movie Congo. It sucked so bad we couldn't even watch the first 30 minutes.
Anyway, have a great weekend, not sure if you will hear from me, unless I have pics for Flickr!
I guess I will live.
Last night I spent 4 hours and 15 minutes doing javascript coding on one webpage. I was at work, so it was at least paid time... but WHOA it kept screwing up and I would have to go back to the code and fix it again. I had 18 hand coded collapsible lists. Like the ones on my sidebar. But since I was not using CSS, I was having a helluva time getting the font formatting correct, and all that jazz. Eventually, with a lil peek at the code by a better coder, we determined what was wrong. I need to get me some javascript AND some php training badly. So many languages, so little time. I did successfully get a php submitted form working yesterday also.... but it becomes more and more evident that I need more training. For all the things that I want to do, good 'ol HTML and Dreamweaver or Flash just won't cut it. so. php and javascript, here I come. I also need to get Access Training. I once learned a bit about connecting websites to databases, but there were a few pieces that I wasn't taught. I need to get some formal training in Access first, I have had Crystal training and I use Access on a weekly basis, but I don't do much designing or write any of my own queries. So I still have so much to learn. Not to mention how much I would love MySQL, but considering php is free, that's probably the way to go.
Now that I have confused and bored you all...
The Bureau County Fair is this week, and we were planning on going over tonight for some fair food, but It's raining and I am not all sure that it will clear up. It's supposed to rain tomorrow too. This weekend I have ATC's to finish and Tomatoes to Can and Peppers to slice. We are also going to go to Jackson's on Saturday, which I am excited about... I plan to raid his garden :)
I also need to get the house ready for cleaning people and I need to FINALLY make my lists for what to pack for vacation, get my luggage out of the attic, get laundry done, and set aside what I intend to take with me to wear. I need to load up my iPod accordingly for the flight, and sync my PDA with the Quicken account so I can monitor bank balances while I am gone. You know, it would be cool if my PDA was wireless. But that would just cost more moneys. I might as well just use my laptop.
I haven't decided if I am going to take my laptop with me. It makes sense but Carrie doesn't have a wireless network that I am aware of, so I wouldn't be able to get on the internet. But I WOULD be able to dump my pictures on it if I wanted to... although I could just empty my jump drive and empty it onto that. Although with two cards and 768 mb of space, I probably won't even need to do that. I planned on taking my messenger bag as my "personal item" and my laptop will fit nicely in there, along with my pda, camera, cell phone, wallet, keys, etc. I am thinking about taking my scarf that I am crocheting and my iPod for the flight... so really I could put my laptop in my carryon, but of course it would have to be removed for the security check, so maybe just in the front pocket. But then part of me is like "will you really need it?" Carrie has a computer, and internet, and I would like to travel lightly (although my tiny slim laptop weighs less than 4 pounds and is 1 inch thick.). I would prefer to take shoes versus my laptop :)
So that's it in a nutshell. Oh and we watched "Birth" last night with Nicole Kidman. It got 3 stars so I thought "might be interesting" but I remember seeing the trailer for it a while back and thinking it was a little too creepy pedophile-ish.... and it definately proved to have some creepy and somewhat inappropriate parts.... but the moral of the story? We didn't get it. There was like "no ending" in that *We are so weird that it's edgy and cool* kind of movie way and husband and I were both like "That was so stupid! What was the POINT of that movie? Where is the END?" So really, it was a royal waste of time. If I had paid money for it, I would have been pissed. Kinda like the ONLY time I have walked out of a theater, for the movie Congo. It sucked so bad we couldn't even watch the first 30 minutes.
Anyway, have a great weekend, not sure if you will hear from me, unless I have pics for Flickr!
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Where Am I Right Now?
I may not be going to a tropical island, but next week I leave on vacation. That means that this week I have some serious vacation brain.
Which means I changed my desktop background from "Aqua teen Hunger Force" to this beach. I thought it was fitting because I was thinking of a beach today during my pharmacy escapade. It kinda has me wishing I was going to a beach, but I would rather see Carrie. It's kinda too bad that there are't any beaches closer to Illinois.
Except during hurricane and tsunami season that is. So anyway, the large version of this beach is what I plan to stare at until vacation.
Some Beach..... Somewhere.
Some Beach.... Somewhere
That's all that I kept repeating in my head today as I picked up my prescription at lunchtime.
Please read the whole story before you continue this post if you don't know what I am talking about!
So, when I went in, they knew exactly who I was, and I was able to talk to the woman who spoke with my physician's nurse this morning. She was not a pharmacist, but the pharmacist was right there.
She explained that the physician does want me on the Extended Release (ER) medication, so they are switching me to what I should have had to begin with. Okay.
till no apology. Nothing. No "I am sorry that this happened to you and I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused you." Not "We hope that you will continue to do business with us." or "We hope to continue to be your pharmacy." Nothing. Not even one admission of "we made a mistake and we are sorry." Nada. And that would have made me happy. That's all it would have taken. And working in healthcare, I understand the importance of an apology when a mistake is made and the importance of a happy customer.
So I asked, and these were my Exact words, and I was exceptionally calm, "Would it be inappropriate for me to ask for a refund for the prescription that I was given incorrectly?"
And she just looked at me. And then she said, and there was a hint of sarcasm and disbelief in her voice "Well, You took them, didn't you?"
Some beach
Somewhere
There's a big umbrella casting shade over a empty chair
Palm trees are growing and a warm breezes a blowing
I picture myself right there
On Some beach, somewhere
Yeah I took them! The label was correct, and not being a pharmacist, how am I supposed to know that you gave me the wrong pills? Argh! But of course, I remained calm, cool, and collected... and answered "yes, I did. I took them for a whole month." Which in my mind is even more reason to make it right.
She said that it wasn't a big deal because the "doseage was the same" and that the "doctor's nurse didn't seem concerned about it." and I explained that I had been sick for several days and the nurse couldn't figure out why I had those symptoms. Wrong medicine. Hello. She said that I could have been sick with the new medicine even if it had been the right one. Okay.
So I paid. And for some reason, the same medicine that was $105 last night, was now back down to $60.70 today. Interesting.
So I went back to work. And that afternoon, the pharmacy called me at work and told me that they had been thinking about it, and realized that the pricing was incorrect and they would like to refund me $60 if I wouldn't mind stopping in. So essentially I will be getting 1 month free. Yippee! You see, when they gave me the wrong prescription the first time, they overcharged me because I PAID for ER meds, and only got regular. The ER's are about double the price of the regular. So I paid the ER price and only got regular, and they just figured out what I was trying to tell them.
So no real apology, but $60 back is a good thing. Because of this, I won't name the pharmacy and I won't be upset about it. But please remember to check the meds that you are taking and pay attention to what you get month to month. Because it can happen to anyone!
Please read the whole story before you continue this post if you don't know what I am talking about!
So, when I went in, they knew exactly who I was, and I was able to talk to the woman who spoke with my physician's nurse this morning. She was not a pharmacist, but the pharmacist was right there.
She explained that the physician does want me on the Extended Release (ER) medication, so they are switching me to what I should have had to begin with. Okay.
till no apology. Nothing. No "I am sorry that this happened to you and I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused you." Not "We hope that you will continue to do business with us." or "We hope to continue to be your pharmacy." Nothing. Not even one admission of "we made a mistake and we are sorry." Nada. And that would have made me happy. That's all it would have taken. And working in healthcare, I understand the importance of an apology when a mistake is made and the importance of a happy customer.
So I asked, and these were my Exact words, and I was exceptionally calm, "Would it be inappropriate for me to ask for a refund for the prescription that I was given incorrectly?"
And she just looked at me. And then she said, and there was a hint of sarcasm and disbelief in her voice "Well, You took them, didn't you?"
Some beach
Somewhere
There's a big umbrella casting shade over a empty chair
Palm trees are growing and a warm breezes a blowing
I picture myself right there
On Some beach, somewhere
Yeah I took them! The label was correct, and not being a pharmacist, how am I supposed to know that you gave me the wrong pills? Argh! But of course, I remained calm, cool, and collected... and answered "yes, I did. I took them for a whole month." Which in my mind is even more reason to make it right.
She said that it wasn't a big deal because the "doseage was the same" and that the "doctor's nurse didn't seem concerned about it." and I explained that I had been sick for several days and the nurse couldn't figure out why I had those symptoms. Wrong medicine. Hello. She said that I could have been sick with the new medicine even if it had been the right one. Okay.
So I paid. And for some reason, the same medicine that was $105 last night, was now back down to $60.70 today. Interesting.
So I went back to work. And that afternoon, the pharmacy called me at work and told me that they had been thinking about it, and realized that the pricing was incorrect and they would like to refund me $60 if I wouldn't mind stopping in. So essentially I will be getting 1 month free. Yippee! You see, when they gave me the wrong prescription the first time, they overcharged me because I PAID for ER meds, and only got regular. The ER's are about double the price of the regular. So I paid the ER price and only got regular, and they just figured out what I was trying to tell them.
So no real apology, but $60 back is a good thing. Because of this, I won't name the pharmacy and I won't be upset about it. But please remember to check the meds that you are taking and pay attention to what you get month to month. Because it can happen to anyone!
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