Wednesday, August 22, 2007

A whole lot of nothing..

I was just looking back at my previous posts and noticed the Flixter Movie Compatability Test. If you haven't done it and you have some free time, take a look. It's fun and you can see what movies your friends are in to. The funny thing about that test is this...out of my friends that has responded, the one that that I have the least in common with is the one I used to watch the most movies with. I guess it shows how people change.


Speaking of people changing...have you ever made a decision that you thought was definately the right one, then question it later only to find that it's too late to reverse that decision without extreme consequences? Of course you have..everyone has, to a certain extent. Lately I find myself questioning alot of things. Some of them major, most of them minor, but still doubting myself. I hate that feeling. It makes me feel so...helpless. Don't worry, everything is fine, I just can't stand feeling that way so I thought I would vent to you..Lucky!


Through the magic of the internet and MySpace, I've recently been able to reconnect with friends that I have lost contact with over the years. I know MySpace gets a bad rap, and it's too bad because I think it's wonderful. It's a great..FREE way to find old friends. I've found people from High School, college and even some friends from my past that I thought I would never be able to communicate with again. I keep tabs on family and even "spy" on people that I know, but don't want them to know that I know how to contact them. Is that bad? Oh well, it's my little addiction. I've spent literally hours searching MySpace and everytime I do, it seems I find someone else I know. Sometimes I find them through the search engines that are available, but most I've found on a fluke...looking at someone's profile, then looking through their "friends". It's how I found my good friend Justin. FUN!!


What else do I know...not much. We went to Evie's school last night for registration and ran into her favorite friend from last year and his mother....who asked me if I was expecting... Crazy I guess that's a subtle sign from the gods that I need to go on a diet. AND, just when I've decided to NOT eat like a pig, I get free food at work...free FAST-FOOD.

Well, I guess that's all the ranting I have for now...'till next time.
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Monday, August 20, 2007

Here I am!!!


Ok, so I know it's been a while....a really long while since I posted. I could sit here and give you all sorts of lame excuses, but the fact of the matter is, I'm just plain lazy Sleeping



Actually, there hasn't really been that much to talk about. Ummmm...yesterday wrapped up the Brown County Fair for another year. This years entertainment lineup was really good, although I only got to see one night. I was able to see Taylor Swift with Craig Morgan, which was a really good show. I got to go backstage and meet the talented, young Taylor. She's only 17 years old and just since October, her debut CD has reached #1. She's also the youngest female country artist to have written or co-written all the songs on her album and have that album hit #1. She was very beautiful and talented. Her show was energetic and high spirited and I would recommend it to anyone. Here are some pics...


This is Taylor with her youngest fan, Gracie (11 weeks)

This is Jake. He LOVES Taylor Swift. He brought her a beautiful rose and a teddy bear. I've never seen an artist that was more appreciative.

And here I am with one of our other backstage winners. Quite possibly the grossest picture I've taken in a while, but whatever...


Friday night's entertainment was what they were calling the "Triple Threat Tour". It consisted of Restless Heart, Blackhawk, and Little Texas, and Saturday's headliner was Lonestar. I wasn't able to make it to either of these shows, but as it turns out it was better that way. I haven't heard very many positive things for either one and it rained all day Friday AND Saturday, making the concert area a complete mud bowl.
Let's see...what else...One of my close friends was in town during the past two weeks. I hung out with her a couple of weeks ago, doing what we do best...talking old times and drinkin' beer
Ladies Night

It was fun to see her again, but hell to pay the next day :o)
Not much else to report. I'm sure there are endless "kid funnies" that I could share, but because I didn't write them down when they happened, my old, feeble brain has misplaced them. Well, ok..here's one from the other day...Evie was watching a cartoon that had a good guy and a bad guy. When I asked her who the bad guy was, she said, "That's the Nega-Chin. He's the Crimson Chin's arjenemy." I said, "Oh, his arch enemy?"..."No mom, his arJenemy." I guess the funniest thing about that is that when she "corrects" me like that, she does it so "matter of factly". **sigh**
Evie will start her second year of pre-school on the 4th of September, so she's very anxious for that. Just about every other day she asks if she's still on summer vacation and is disappointed when I tell her yes.
Isabelle is determined to have her way. She has two moods...happy and not happy 'till it's mine. Her vocabulary increases daily, but as it is with all toddlers, it's sometimes hard to determine what it is she wants. When she want's the product that Dorito's makes, she asks for a "cipth". Rather that put her lips together to make the "p" sound, her tongue comes out like the "th" sound...it's all very confusing. I suppose you have to see it to understand.
So, I'm sorry for the short, crappy post...Oh, I almost forgot!! I decided that we needed some extra money (who doesn't, right), so I set out to find a part time job. I picked up a few applications, but only returned one to Minerva's Restaurant. It's the restaurant/lounge inside the Best Western here in town. It's a great place to eat with yummy food and a beautiful atmosphere. Anyway, I was really excited after my interview and was anxiously waiting for them to call me and tell me they couldn't live without me :). AFTER TWO WEEKS....and a few annoying phone calls from me, they finally agreed they couldn't live without me and I start next Monday. AWESOME!! I'm so excited. The tips that this place generates are incredible and I told them I would work my ass off whenever needed. Yes, it will suck trying to juggle work and family, but that's what happens when spending habits exceed income...
Well, that's about it for now. I guess I better go get the kids from daycare. Thank you for being patient, and please keep checking back.


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