Packing It In

I think I'm done with the blogging thing. It's become less fun for me, less cathartic for some reason and more of a burden. I don't feel like I'm getting out of it what I once did and I think it's time to say goodbye. I told Elise I was going to give it a few weeks, but I think I'm done girl!

Saying goodbye here only means I'll have more time to read all my favorite blogs, so I'll be reading you and commenting - because I really have met some awesome people through this machine.

Thank you to everyone who read and for all your supportive comments these last few years. I'll be seeing ya!

Your Questions Answered!

Okay, so no one really asked me any new questions, but I was asked to expand on all three exciting topics I mentioned in my last post...

Topic 1 - Easter is the new Christimas

This is actually coming from my husband. As I was frantically running around last Friday trying to get Easter basket stuff ready (I totally frickin' forgot about Easter this year. Didn't it come early??!) I was telling him what I got for the kids, actually pretty proud of myself for reigning in my spending...and he basically says 'Damn! We have some spoiled kids!!' He had to point out that when he was young, on Easter, he got some candy, a chocolate bunny, and maybe a small toy or stuffed animal. Now, he said, kids expect almost a mini-Christmas! This was all sort of joking of course because he knows why I am this way...it's my mother's fault!!!!

I decided not to take him too serioulsy though because after having this little chat, he says to me he has a great idea for the kids for Easter - how about we get them each an Ipod Shuffle! A chocolate bunny they are not! So, I took back a couple of things for each of them and got them Shuffles...my kids ARE spoiled.

Topic 2 - Oreos = the Devil

I found an unopened bag of Oreos in my pantry about a month ago. I don't know when I got them and frankly I was surprised the kids hadn't found them. Needless to say, they are now gone. And the kids didn't eat ANY of them. I'm in trouble folks. More on this another day. It's too depressing to discuss right now.

Topic 3 - Dropping your hairdresser

So are you a coward like me? Or do you enjoy/thrive on confrontation? I am not a confrontational kind of girl. Don't get me wrong, in work or social situations, if I have an opinion on something, I speak up. I'm not a quiet person. (Hush Kristi!) But when it comes to my hairdresser, I am such a freak. I have had the same guy doing my hair for about 3-4 years now. I've followed him to 3 different salons people! Several times I thought I'd move on. Then I'd see him again and he's win me over - he is seriously a really nice person. He's had a hard life. His wife runs a day care for special needs kids out of their house. They are always living pay check to pay check.......and I did not like the cut or color of my hair 50 % of the time - I even had to cut it myself a to even it out more than a few times, and I also had to touch up my roots more than once because the color would fade so fast! But I still kept going! It's the guilt I tell ya!

Well, remember my trip to Chicago last month for the funeral? I had forgotten than I had a hair appointment scheduled that week so I got the reminder phone call on my cell while we were there. I called the recpetionist back and cancelled my appointment. And I haven't been back. No phone call, no nothing to tell him I'm done. I know - cowardly! I have an appointment with a new stylist in a week or so. I'm hoping she doesn't suck, because I would hate to have to see her for 3 years then break up!

I forgot one little detail...my sister-on-law went to my stylist for about 6 months and decided to leave him too. I'm SURE that my leaving him has nothing to do with me not wanting to explain why she hasn't been back to see him.....

Monday, Monday

Happy St. Patty's Day all! If only it were a Saturday - I would totally be drinking some green beer about now. I still haven't had a chance to fix up the place yet - I will, promise. It's quite the eye sore right now! I've had a few new folks stop by - thanks guys!! I'm sorry it's such a mess around here! Usually it's much cleaner. Must get that maid back...

Anyway, just wanted to say hi and see what's shakin'! Are you wearing green today?? If not, consider yourself PINCHED!

Off to do some actual work. I'll try to post again later with something interesting....here are your choices....don't hold your breath, they can't all be winners!

• Easter is the new 'Christmas'
• Oreos = the Devil
• Dropping your hair stylist
• Ask me a question, go on!

Things I'd Forgotten About Having Dogs in the House

So we've had the dogs for 1 1/2 weeks now. And a few things have come to light that I completely forgot about when you have dogs. Maybe I blocked them out, kind of like child birth. Because I might have changed my mind about allowing my husband to get dogs if I had remembered all these things beforehand...

• Trying to dry your hair and put on make up while having a dog's nose up your ass is NOT easy.


• Dogs claws on wood floors are LOUD and ANNOYING. Especially at 3 am.


• Everytime one of us gets up in the middle of the night or early in the morning to go to the bathroom, the dogs get so excited and crazy. Because they think it's TIME TO GET UP! UP! UP! UP!


• The nipping of the fingers when trying to pet one of the dogs is sometimes painful. It's even more painful when you get nipped in the ass while laying on your daughter's bed trying to read books.


• Dog breath STINKS.


• Dog hair SUCKS. The lint roller thingy is my new best friend.


• Two dogs = LOTS of dog hair.


• Just try to cook in peace with two dogs constantly sniffing and jumping on the BRAND NEW COUNTERTOPS looking for food.


• I've bought rope bones, two different kinds of rawhide treats, milkbones and another type of treat. They will barely eat the milkbones and need serious prompting to even look at the other stuff. WTF kind of dogs are these???


• The puking and peeing in the house to mark their territory - SO NOT COOL. I've washed every throw rug in the house since they conveniently miss the damn tile...


• Walking the two dogs at once is definitely going to get me killed. Either they will ensnare me like a mummy in the two leashes and I will fall over in the middle of the street unable to get up, only to be run over by a car....OR they will pull so hard I will fall on my face and be dragged senseless for a few miles before getting run over by a car.

They are pretty cute though. I mean seriously, who is happier to see you than a dog? And my kids ADORE them. How can you resist them .... they pull you in, licking you into compliance. And there's the whole fluffy and cute thing.

So I neglected to introduce them properly before. Meet Brody and Bama, our newest, messiest members of the family.

Note: This is the picture that their 'foster mother' from Lab Rescue sent us. They are cute, but I draw the line at sleeping on my bed. I need one dog hair-free zone.

Ack

Been away at training since the 3rd. I'm back now. Gotta catch up on work. And house cleaning. Because, well....let's just say things have gotten a little 'hairy' around here....

Long Week

I know my blog has been in shambles. It still is, but at least now you can read it. I promise I'll update all the links, etc when I can.

I've been in Chicago for the last 4 days. My husband's grandmother died on Saturday and we left the next day for the wake and funeral. She was 90 years old and had been in and out of the hospital since November, but her body just gave out last week. She waited until my mother-in-law was able to be there, so for that I'm grateful.

Anyway, I'm totally drained, trying to catch back up at work. I'll be back soon.

I figured out...

Why I have no mast head or whatever it's called. The company I bought the template from folded and I had no idea. If I had known (i.e, gotten an EMAIL MAYBE), I could have gotten the photo off of photobucket, but now it's gone.

So, I'm in the market for a cheap new template. I'm afraid to touch the one I have in fear of totally screwing it up. I could give it a try I guess, but damn! I remember how long this took me the first time. I guess if you know of any sites with good, free templates, I could give it a shot. You know, in my spare time.