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Belle and Gracie

Cat Update

The cat apparently did not meet the local fox.

The cat apparently did not meet any of the local roaming dogs.

The cat apparently really does have 9 lives.

The cat apparently is going to outlive all of us.

Stupid cat.

A Question...

Why is it you can have a cat for 13 years, feed him daily, give tons of treats and he is still an ungrateful butt-head?

The stupid cat peed on my bed!!!

Needless to say the cat is outside.....

For tonight....

For tomorrow....

For forever?

Stupid cat; I think he's in league with the stupid deer.

Mixed day

What a mixed day of news.

I found out a friend from nursing school is pregnant....with twins!

Of course when I called to report that news to my family I found out that one of my dad's partners son had died this morning.

Then I talked with another friend and found out that her husband's granddad died this morning.

I need another piece of good news to balance my day out.

I don't like when people die, it makes me sad. Even if I don't know the person.

How am I a nurse?

Changing with the times....

I've changed my blog to go with the upcoming holiday; St Patrick's day!! My kids love this holiday because we usually dye their hair green. Not too mention it is really the only holiday that can conform to school dress code!! These pics are from last year when we had green hair and shamrock tattoos. We'll have to see what we can come up with this year!

I must admit....

Okay, so I made fun of the hubby yesterday because of his process of buying a laptop. But I have to admit that he did a great job!! I love it! He rocks!!

Why?

Why is it a woman can walk into a store and in moments not only walk out with what she wants but more, but a man takes weeks of preparation and research, 3 days of debating, 2 trips to multiple stores and 3 phone calls before deciding to buy a laptop? I'm just asking.....

The Eyes Have It

Choices +

Selecting +

Dilating=

A Decision, Perfect Eyesight

And Ice Cream!

I'm so proud!!

The girls had their Fun Run Fundraisers last week and both had the goal of 35 laps. Not your normal size laps but "Fun Run Size" equal normally to 1/12 of a mile. So by doing mental math you can see that would be almost 3 miles. I was thinking no way would either of them do it.

Shock of shocks!

Hayden ran 36 (they stop counting after 35 but who are we kidding its like those soccer games where "no one keeps score". Sure).

Isabelle ran 37!!!

Both did this without complaining or falling out. They raised money for their school and got fit. Both are talking about wanting to run a 5K with me. Eek, wasn't quite ready for that but I'm game. Especially if this keeps them running and active. I'm so proud of them!!!!

My parents

My parents come back into town tomorrow after being gone out of the country for almost 2 weeks. I miss them. I'm glad they'll be coming home. Does it sound silly for a grown woman to say she misses her Mom and Dad? Too bad if it does!! I'm used to talking to my Mom pretty much every day. Two weeks is a long time. I can't wait until they come home!

*SIGH*

It has happened....I have officially become my mother.

A little background story for you. When I was in 7th grade I went to my Mom and said "Mom I can't see the board at school." My Mom's response was "who has glasses that you're trying to be like?" To humor me, my Mom took me to get my eyes checked and when all was said and done, the doc turns to my Mom and says "How are her grades?" When my Mom told him that I made A's his response was "I don't see how when there is absolutely no way this kid can see the board."

I got ice cream on the way home....and glasses.

So now I'm the Mom and Hayden comes to me and says "Mommy, I can't see the board."

My knee-jerk reaction was to ask which of her friends had glasses. I stopped myself....barely. Of course I still thought she was full of it because she was throwing around terms like "nearsighted". How would an 8 year old know a term like that unless she has heard someone was and wanted to be like that too?

I was talking with some friends at lunch Thursday who suggested I see if the school nurse had some ideas (thanks Tracey and Durene!!). I called up there and explained what was going on, that it wasn't that I didn't want to get her seen if there was a problem, but that I didn't want to pay $150 to find out she was fine, blah blah and was told that it wouldn't be a problem for them to test her. They would pull her out of class and tell her it was a random screening.

Flash to Friday afternoon.

Hayden gets in the car and is super excited because...she got pulled out of class and screened. (Not sure why this was so exciting but hey she's 8!) She goes on and on about how she passed the hearing test. blah blah blah (this is not disinterest I'm just letting you know that it went on and on).

I asked was that all they did. Silence. I asked again. Quietly she tells me that she didn't pass the eye test. (What you may need to know about Hayden at this point is that she DOES NOT like to fail.....at anything. Apparently that also includes eye tests!!) I asked her if the nurse sent anything home letting me know and she says no.

"Ah ha!!", I think. She really did pass or else they would have sent something home, right?

Or they could have called the house to let me know that yes, wonderful mother who did not believe her child, your child failed the eye test and needs to be checked by a doctor.

Yeah, I've become my Mom.

Guess we'll be going for glasses......and ice cream.

Don't jinx yourself

Okay, so maybe I shouldn't have posted my last post. I was totally kidding about being a Facebook addict. I mean, I am an addict don't get me wrong but I'm okay with that. So what's an addict to do when her computer decides not to let her on Facebook.....for over a day!!!!! I couldn't get on Thursday night or Friday morning. Thank goodness I was gone all day on Friday because when I got home that afternoon I STILL couldn't get on. Seriously jonesing by this point, people!! I was able to go to work last night without the FB DT's and received wonderful news while I was at work: Hubby fixed it so facebook would work!!! Is it any wonder that I love him?!?! He is such a FB enabler!! Of course he mainly did it because he couldn't get on either, but we'll ignore that fact because the addict was able to have her FB fix this morning which made her very happy indeed!!! ;-)

Hi....

Hi, my name is Ginnie (Hi Ginnie)

and I'm a Facebook Addict.

It all started a couple of months ago when a friend of mine signed up and then sent me an invitation.

Since then I've been logging on daily...multiple times a day.

I check people's status updates.

I comment on their status updates.

I look at their pictures.

I add people as friends.

I like seeing what people that I haven't seen in years look like now.

I play Scavenger Hunt daily.

I play Word Twist so frequently that people who I challenge to games no longer will play me.

I send flair, drinks, pokes, throw beads and snow balls at people.

I chat with people.

I update my status constantly.

I haven't posted my 25 random facts yet, but yes I have done them.

I invite other people into the black hole that is Facebook and then, yes, I do mock them and hound them until they join too.

Sometimes I'll sign off and then feel compelled to sign back on again.

I get on Facebook after my husband has gone to bed so he won't know I'm on again (like he can talk when he's on daily!!)

I know I have a problem, but I can stop any time I want.......

Maybe there's a 12 step program?

I know! I bet there is an application on Facebook about it! I'll have to look into that!

Wanna be my friend? ;-)

I can speak!

YEAH! It has only taken 2 days but I can talk again! It's not pretty, still a little whispery, raspy but totally understandable now. Life is good.....and cold too.

I'm heading out now to Hayden's Fun Run. Thank goodness they moved it indoors. I don't think I would have done good being out in the elements today. At least its not 40 mph winds like last night. Wondered if the house was going to blow away. I felt like one of the 3 little pigs with the world huffing and puffing outside my door. Let's hope its warmer tomorrow because Isabelle's Fun Run is not slated to be inside. EEEKKKK and BRRRRR! Thank goodness its supposed to be 50 degrees tomorrow, but I won't count on it. Gotta run! ;-)

Bad news/Good news

I have laryngitis.

I croak when I talk.

Talking on the phone is a nightmare.

People keep saying "What?" and "Are you sick?"

Since I can't really talk I think to myself "No, I'm not sick. I like trying out different voices to see which I'm going to go with in the future. This is my frog voice. Do you like it?" And then I say out loud "Yes."

I hate being sick.

I like making my husband take care of me.

I like when he feels that the best way to take care of me is to take me out to eat comfort food, ie: Cracker Barrel.

Bad news for me: I can't talk

Good news for me: I get taken care of

Good news for hubby: I can't talk

Bad news for hubby: I get taken care of

Seems fair to me.