updates and my chance to see Eddie

I know I have been absent for a long while my life has been torn upside-down. In the last 2+ months I have filed for divorce, moved out, graduated, took 2 certification tests and taken some much needed time for myself as well as started working at the clinic I did my internship at. These are all good things.

Rob and I are going to be fine… as friends. We talk everyday and txt often. I think he is ready for all of my stuff to be gone from the house but that will happen soon enough. We had a hearing on August 6^th to get the divorce stuff figured out. The Judge signed off and we will be getting the paper work sometime here.

I graduated on June 25^th. On the 26^th I went on the annual vacation with friends and family to the north shore. I have mentioned it here before. We went up on Friday and came home on Tuesday. It was amazing. I got to chill with as my mom puts it “My family of choice”. The Cross-etts (all 8 of them), the Tennessen clan, Roger Doger and last but not least… Lois J. We played Todd ball and sat around the fire. I had the best and most well needed sleep.

We got back on Tuesday and on that Wednesday I checked in to the hotel where Convergence was going to be held. I spent the next 5 days/nights at the hotel getting my geek on. I realized just how much I missed my geeks. I hung out with the gang but also got to hang with my mom my real brother and my little brothers (My mom’s best friends kids) Pack and Andrew. It was great! I can’t wait for next year.

A few week later I went to Nebraska to visit my Grands. It was good to see them I haven’t been down to see them in a while. Mom and I managed to not argue/try to kill each other.. always a bonus.

Last week I spent time in Lansing MI with one of my oldest and closest friends, Eddie. Eddie moved away between 7^th and 8^th grade, after that we wrote each other letters (yes in the days before email). I would write him 10-15 pages at a time. There were times when I would start writing him letters but I never would get around to sending them and those letters turned into my love for free writing and how I have managed to keep journals. Every “journal” entry is started with “Hey You” and always written as if I was writing to Eddie to tell him all the ups and downs of my life and help talk myself through whatever it is that I am dealing with. Eddie and I lost touch but reconnected again and I went to visit him in 2001, it was the first time I had seen him since he moved away in Jr. High. It was a great time and then it was another 8+ years before once of us got it together to visit the other. It’s easy to see that my life has been a rollercoaster this year and I really needed time to spend with one of my best friends. It was great! I got to meet his friends and it was really great to get some faces to match the names.

Our friendship is a very unique one. Our entire relationship is based on communication. Through letters and phone calls. We have always been 100% honest with each other because we don’t know any of the other people, just names. The only concern we have is for each other. There also is no judgment. The good the bad and the ugly, it doesn’t matter. Ours is an unconditional love and I am not talking romantically. I have someone who I can talk freely with without fear of judgment... who knows every ugly secret and it doesn't change how he interacts with me... someone who will not tell me what I want to hear but the truth no matter how much it hurts... That is what is rare and the true meaning of unconditional love. I have been lucky to find that and be able to hold on to it for 20 years.

Finding that oasis in Lansing last week, was an amazing thing. I was able to step back from the worries and stresses that are a part of everyday. The stress of starting a new life and trying to keep my sanity. I didn’t know coming home would hit me as hard as it did. It is tempting to just run away, but that is not the answer to anything.

Oh and by the way I PASSED MY NATIONAL CERT TEST!!! I AM A CVT!

I am back… and damn I have missed me

Back at the start of the quarter I switched one of my meds and that was the biggest mistakes I could have made. This was the quarter I was taking Surgery and Anesthesia, where we assist with REAL animal surgeries. I also started working at school as an Animal care supervisor, not a good time to be messing with the status quo. The new meds seriously messed with my head. I was edgy and had a very short fuse. I didn’t like the way it made me feel and I was basically withdrawing from everything and when I wasn’t at school I was sleeping. I would make myself stay awake till Rob got home at 630 and would be in bed and asleep by 8 and would sleep straight through to my alarm. On weekends I would go to bed at 7 and sleep till 10am and take naps in the afternoon. I didn’t want to hang out with anyone and the biggest clue things were getting bad was the fact that I wasn’t excited at all for Halloween. If you know me you know I LIVE for carving pumpkins. That is when I couldn’t take it anymore and went back to the doctor and switched back. It was awful. Once I started to feel better I realized how much I was enjoying my classes and LOVE my job.
Over the last few weeks I have been going out, hanging with friends and just having a good time. I have seen Drew more in the last two weeks then I had in the last 3 months. It was when I was with Drew at DWI that I was once again being myself and happy, and it felt good to be me. I even got Rob to go out this weekend it was great. Kate I cursed you last week, I REALLY wanted to go out and get beer and I was striking out with all my boys and Rob was giving me the stink eye about all my options being boys and I was like “damn you Kate why did you have to go and move on me!!!” but that is ok he got over it. Being me is good. I am looking forward to having 2 weeks off from school (even though I will be working at school) and the start of the new quarter.

Epitome grace and style

Saturday was a very interesting day.

Rob and I went to the Ren Fest. I love the fest. We hadn’t gone last year so I was really looking forward to going. We had a great time. We saw my two favorite acts the Tortuga Twins and the Danger Committee (formerly the Dew Drop Jugglers). I will not leave until I see them. :) and it was fantastic, very crude just the way it should be. We also ran in to my buddy Jess from school so that was neat. Drew had the nerve to do something else this weekend so we didn’t get to spend time with him at the fencing booth, boohoo.

At 8pm after we got home I decided that I should take a bath and start reading one of the many books I haven’t time for because of school. At 8:30 I really wanted something to drink so I grabbed a towel and went down stairs to grab a soda, when I hit the landing at the bottom I slipped when I stepped on the linoleum with wet feet. I screamed as I folded my foot in half tearing the tendons across the top of my foot , jamming my toe causing serious bone on bone contact, and sliding my arm on the floor causing a nice linoleum burn. In other words "HOLY FUCK THAT HURTS!!!". When I couldn’t move my foot without excruciating pain we made trip to the ER to make sure I hadn't broken anything. Nothing was broken but I have done serious injury to myself. I was in so much pain I was nauseous, the problem with that is the more pain I am in the more punchy I get, I crack jokes and make off hand comments and that leaves the medical staff believing I am in less pain then I am. I should know better than that by now and I should have asked for pain meds but I didn’t. 800mg of Ibuprofen every 4 hours only goes so far. And to add to my suffering I also manage to bang up my knee (the one that had ACL surgery) during the fall but that pain was WAY down on my list at the time. Therefore I have to wear my knee brace along with wrapping my foot and walking with crutches.

That is me.. always graceful

Why did you buy a town home again?

Here is our “yard” the space between the house on the left side and the driveway. Why the hell would you buy one of these if you A)have multiple children or B) a dog. We are not on a cul-de-sac, we do not have fenced in yards. We have a neighbor that has the sweetest golden retriever and they let him roam without a leash. He came over from across the street to hang out with Rob when he was working in the garage the other day, being the nice people that we are Rob walked the dog back over to its home. When he went around the side of their house the lady of the house was on the phone and saw Rob with her dog, when Rob told her that the dog came for a visit she got all bitchy at him. He wasn’t hurting anyone.. “fine.. I’ll put him inside”

So today I come home from class and the dog is once again lounging around off leash. I am sorry but on the other side of our house is Main street, a busy street, and if he is willing to wonder over here what is stopping him from wondering there. I called the non-emergency number and told them about the dog. When they asked I told them about her response to my husband when he returned the dog the last time. They sent a community officer over to their house, the dog was not out so he called and asked what the dog looked like so when he knocked on the door he knew it was the right house. He was over there for 5 minutes. She then walked down our block looking at houses. My garage door was open, she might think it was me but there is also a garage sale going on at the end of the block I could always blame them :) Yep I am a bitch

I care about the poor dogs being stuck inside all day but that is why we don’t have a dog. You knew moving here that you have no yard, no place for the dog to roam free and no place to put the slip-&-slide or the moon bounce you want to rent for the kids birthday. This was not a surprise. All I ask is you respect your neighbors. Young kids and dogs should not be left unattended and toys and dogs should not end up in other peoples driveways, seriously

It’s finals week again

I have three finals this week. One tonight and two on Wednesday. I am less worried about tonight’s test because it is all multiple choice and one long answer and our teacher already gave us the gist of the long answer question. The other 2 scare me because of how those teachers make their tests. They aren’t as much hard as they are thorough. That is what makes them tough you just never feel like you have studied enough. You can read every page and go over the past tests and then you’ll run into a question and think, how the hell did I miss that. Don’t get me wrong I love all of my teacher, they just expect me to know a lot. This quarter has just flown by. It’s like we didn’t even have a summer. I am pretty sure I am going to get at least one A and 2 B’s. Next quarter I am taking surgery and anesthesia, we will have real animals lives in our hand. It’s kind of scary to think I am that far along in the program, but it also feels like a lifetime since I made the decision to go back to school. It is amazing how much happier I am then I was before I started school . The idea of going back to working in television makes me want to shoot myself. I bitch about having to get up and go to school but it is nothing like what I felt having to go in to my last station.

I had a great Birthday. I got my tattoo. I also had an awesome time with my friends on the 4th. We went to Old Chicago and it was the best birthday I have had in years. I love my friends. It was cool it was friends from school, Rob and friends from outside of school. Loved it. I can’t wait to do it again. :)

The Olympics

I really hadn't planned on watching much of the Olympics. I like gymnastics and diving so I knew I would tune in to that. Before the Olympics started I planned on hating Michael Phelps, because I HATE the tv ad with the Phelps fan. But I have to admit I got hooked on watching him swim and more then once almost woke up Rob when I was watching the meets in bed. It's fun watching our guys (err.. people) kick ass. I am looking forward to the track and field events. There are still some events I don't understand why they are Olympic events, like handball, beach volleyball and trampoline. I want to know when kickball and dodgeball will become Olympic sports...

Good times

We got snow. I love fresh untouched snow, it is so pretty.

I got to dissect a rat in class, that was cool as hell.

I went out for drinks with Bill, last time we had beers was in June. We need to try put less time between when we hang out. We went to one of my favorite bars the Dubliner. Always a good time when live Irish music is involved. I managed to make it home with no police participation

I applied for a job at a vet clinic, everyone keep your paws crossed for me. (see that…I made a funny)

Today I had a hair appointment and Hair Rob did wonders on me. I just love what he does with my hair.
Before
After

And to add an ever better ending to my week… GREG AND AMY ARE COMING TO TOWN!!!! The whole famdambly Mom, Dad, me, Rob, Greg, Amy, Amy’s folks Jim and Milly, Amy’s brother’s family; Scott, Mary, Alex and Meg are going to mom’s house on Sunday for the annual Riedesel- Burroughs-Keen Extravaganza. I LOVE Riedesel- Burroughs-Keen Extravaganzas it has to be my favorite holiday all year.

It happened.

Bill and I did manage to get together and have drinks. We had a good time. I got to meet one of his coworkers. I ran into a kid (he’s 25) who I went to HS with who was a friend of Kate’s lil-sister Meg and I talked to guys from Wisconsin while waiting for Bill. It was good times all around. I can’t wait until we do it again. I guess the key to not jinxing it is to not get my hopes up and write about it a week ahead of time.

The next few weeks are going to be crazy. This weekend is the Shore. The Shore trip happens this time every year. It started when I was 8. It is 6+ families and we rent cabins up north. It’s the best sleep I get all year. And this year my bother will be going with Mom.

I start my 2-10 shift the first week of july. I have orientation on the 12th for school and then on the 16th I start classes.

Sometime in July Kate will be moving back home. Yippie!!!

Happy Friday!!

I had a doctors appointment on Monday, nothing big just routine maintenance. Before my appointment I went to lunch with my buddy Drew. I miss Drew. Drew and I worked together when I was in high school. Drew went to the same high school but graduated before I got there. After HS I would run into Drew at least once a year we would hug share a “how ya been?” and that was the end of that. After I moved home my mom invited me to join her at a wedding of a good friend of my brother, and low and behold Drew was there. We talked and reconnected. My favorite band was going to be at the xcel center and I asked Drew if he wanted to go with me and we decided that it would be cool. At this point even though I had moved back to Minnesota from Bismarck I had gotten back together with CGXBF. When I told CGXBF that I was going to the concert with Drew, CGXBF said “good that means I don’t have to go”. He was in Bismarck there was no way he could go, but he didn’t (and never did) care that I was going out with another guy. At the concert it was almost like I just blinked and decided I was done with CGXBF. I was having a great time with a guy I have known for years at a concert of a band I adore. We were just being goofy waiting in line for Guster to sign some of my stuff and I looked at Drew and realized I hadn't been that happy or relaxed in ages. It felt a lot like when I would hang out with The Guys. I wasn't worrying about saying too much, acting too silly or making anybody mad. It was amazing, I guess I didn't notice how much of my personality I had been keeping in for the 3 years I was with CGXBF. The worst part of that weekend lasted 10 minutes and that is when I called CGXBF and told him I wasn't happy and that I was done. I was giddy and grinning, I called Bill and I just felt like a million bucks. I felt truly free. I took a step back and saw that wasn't as good as it was going to get for me. After that Drew and I would have lunch together once a week. When both worked in Eden Prairie and I miss him. Of all the people in my life I think Drew knows me better than anyone. Even better then Rob only because he has seen me go from crazy high school cheerleader to depressed and lonely to self confident and in love. Everyone should have a friends like that.

Oh and on a side note….
Today I am in theory having drinks with Bill. Now the last two times we were to go out he had other things he needed to do. Work and family… that selfish bastard! Kidding! I love the guy.

love.... hate

My buddy Bill is one of my most favorite people in the universe. He’s a great guy and a good dad. What makes that suck for me is… he is ditching me AGAIN!!!! His son has something important going on tomorrow so Bill can’t have beers with me. So I have the whole day off and no where to go. If he had told me this last week then I could have spent the day today with my hubby. But no… I get to hang out by myself. I do have a nail appointment at 215, yippie.


I am depressed. Not just because Bill ditched me, but that with school coming up I am going to have even less opportunities to see my friends. I rarely see them as it is. It’s even hard to see Rob with the way his schedule works. That sucks…

Good News

I am having a really good week. Hubby was figuring out our mid month bills and because of the refinancing the only bill due is the gas bill. Yeeehaw! That means I get use my WHOLE paycheck on… my credit cards. I’ll put 300 on each and still have some money left over to fill the car. I finally figured out when Bill and I are going out for beers…Bill rocks. I had to give up going to a taping of Drinking With Ian, but that is ok I have seen more of Ian in the last 2 months then I have Bill. The weather is amazing, sunny and warm. I love Minnesota. I also lost 2 more pounds. So a good week all around. It’s about time I had one of those.

Decades Of Debt Day

This should be titled “how Coworker can even fuck up my day off”

Earlier this morning I checked my work email and I had one from Manager saying his Pop was in the hospital and wouldn’t be able to make it into work and asked if I could log in remotely and set things up so Coworker only would have a little extra to do. As soon as I read that I turned to hubby and said “10 bucks says Coworker doesn’t even show up today.” I logged in and did what was asked and figured ignorance is bless and left it at that. This afternoon we met with the Financial aid people. I signed on the computerized line, got all the loans I needed, and I am starting school on July 16th. It wasn’t what I would call fun but it was necessary. I wanted to go out for drinks after but we couldn’t because we had a notary coming to the house at 6pm because we were also refinancing our mortgage. At 515 Manager calls me and tells me he just got a message on his cell that his boss The Boss had called and said that it was 5pm and no one had showed up at work today, could I rush into work and get things set up. You see Coworker (and you’ll hear more in part 2) doesn’t have a phone, no not a cell phone (he doesn’t have that either) a real phone, so work has no way to get a hold of him. When The Boss checked our area there was a hand written note that said “I’ll be a little late – Coworker” He had no way to find out what “a little late” meant. The Boss called Manager, whose cell phone was turned off because he was at the hospital, telling him it was 5 and no one had been into work all day. Why he didn’t just call me I don’t know but that is ok. The problem was we had the guy coming over in less then an hour there was no way I could get there and back in time so I told Manager that as soon as I was finished up I would haul ass in to work. He was cool with that, frankly he had bigger things to deal with. Just before 6 my gut told me to call work. It was 6 hours after Coworker should have been at work that could still be considered a “little late”, in his pea brain anyway. Sure as shit… fucker finally showed his ass up at work. This is when flames started screaming out of my ears. It went like this:

CW – Control room
Me - So you got shit covered because I really don’t have the time to go in to work
CW - What are you talking about
Me – The Boss called Manager because no one has been in so no work was done today and The Boss is pissed.
CW – Why would The Boss be pissed and where was Manager
Me – Read your email. Managers dad is in the hospital so he couldn’t make it in, you didn’t show up to work and no one can get a hold of you.
CW – The email was sent at 1109 last night.
Me – well do you have shit covered? Because I can’t deal with this
CW – Yes I have...
(click)
That is when I hung up. I was so pissed off I was shaking, my whole body was hot and I was shaking. I tried Manager and his cell phone was turned off, just then the notary pulled up. Great.. my head hurt and I was still shaking because jackass had the nerve to be pissed at ME? I stepped out side so they could get set up and I called Manager to leave a voicemail saying I called work, jackass was there, he was playing innocent, was pissed at me for telling him The Boss was pissed off, was likely also pissed because I hung up on him, and if things didn’t get done tonight it was my fault because I took him on his word when he said the shit was covered. I walked back in to the house to sign papers for the house…still livid.

We’re sitting there the guy seems nice enough… sign this… initial that… sign this… So have you heard that there is no REAL LAW saying we have to pay income taxes?? No where in the tax code does it say it’s a law and the IRS knows that and there have been lawsuits proving they know that. And did you know that They want to get rid of the Dollar and join up with Mexico and Canada to use the Amero (like the Euro only CRAZY!!!!!!!!!) Sign this… initial that… and on and on he went. I was looking around for the duct tape I thought my eyes were going to pop out of my head… How the hell did my day end up like this?? What Pharos’ cat did I run over in a former life to earn me this amount of CRAZY??? We waited until we heard his car drive away and fell on the floor laughing. I grabbed my Dr McGillicuddy’s Cherry schnapps filled the glass and added a splash of 7up for color and sat down at my computer. When I checked my email this is what I found sent to me only

All Monday was my fault; if I had emailed Manager and cc’ed The Boss on Sunday pm when I knew I could not make it in until Monday pm, you guys would have covered and we wouldn’t have had an empty control room half the day.

Further, if I had left my emergency contact# (867.555.5309 BTW) someone could have at least gotten a hold of me.

I was wrong on both counts and I am sorry I caused any trouble-

Coworker

I sent this to Manager and The Boss with the message
This is not my problem, you two deal with it

I closed my email and put Shark Tale in the DVD player, mixed another drink and started typing. I feel better, but I also know that as much as jackass SHOULD get fired he’ll slime his way out. That is ok, I am on the road to getting the hell out and that (and the booze) is great feeling

BLAH!!!!!

Yippie!

I took the test today… after spending ALL day Sunday trying to unlock all the math and reading comprehension crap I learned 13+ years ago to the point where I dreamt about multiplying and dividing fractions. And I kicked ass!! I was sure I was going to have to take at least a refresher course in math… nope I KICKED IT!!! I did a little happy dance when I got to the fractions questions. Flying colors!!!! Now I get to go back in two weeks so we can start the financial aid stuff.

This makes official… I AM GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!!!

Rob took me out for dinner to celebrate

blah!

YAY!!! My mom comes home today!!!

Blah... my husband ditched me to go visit HIS parents......

and I get to spend the time studying basic math and reading comprehension... all because I didn't take the ACT's in high school... and if I had then it wouldn't matter how much I have forgotten because I wouldn't have to take the test.

funk

Rob and I went to the MSB yesterday to find out more about my taking classes. The start date is July 16^th. We did a walk through of the building and the facilities are amazing. You would never know from the outside, being that it is set in a strip mall. There are also some really cool perks, in the same building is the massage therapy and the health & fitness studies. all students can use the gym and can get 2 massages per quarter. The VT course has partnerships with the humane society and no-kill shelters so students get to take part in the sterilization surgeries. We were very impressed. Next Monday I have to take the entrance exam, fill out the applications, and start dealing with financial aid. All very exciting.

While I was still giddy over the idea of going to school, I decided to check mom’s voicemail. As we know mom is out of the county so I have been checking in with her voicemail incase something major needs to be taken care of. When I checked there was a message about my lil’grandma (my mom’s mom) having an MRI. Why they called my mom no one knows, my uncle is the one closest and the one who had been dealing with her doctors. So I called him to make sure someone knew what the heck was going on, he was aware and didn’t know why they called Minnesota not the Colorado relative. While talking with my uncle I found out that my Great Aunt (my mom’s aunt) health was deteriorating greatly, and my lil’grandma health is to the point where my uncle is moving her in with them. I went from this great high of starting the ball rolling with school to this crash of emotions. I am not equipped to deal with these things. My Great Aunt and Lil’grandma are in their 90’s, I understand these things are going to happen, but emotionally I just can’t deal with it. We got home and just was depressed, just a funk I couldn’t shake.

I am still in a funk. I want my mom to come home. I don’t know what to do with this information. My parents flight is scheduled to come in at 4 on Saturday, I don’t get off work until 5. I am hoping their flight will be delayed so I can go pick them up. Rob is going to be visiting his folks without me this weekend, so it would be nice to see them if only to drive them home.

nerves

Mom has been gone a week and my head hasn’t exploded. That is a good sign. It was on the brink…. But I made it. I have one more week. I should be ok, as long a co-worker doesn’t do anything else to raise my blood pressure.

Last night I went to the 30th birthday party of my 7th grade boyfriend, we called it “going together” then so I don’t know if that qualifies as a true BF. We never even held hands. I’ll just say he was one of my best friends in Jr. high. I hadn’t seen Nick since our high school graduation. Almost 12 years. One of Nick’s good friends, Justin, is one of my myspace buddies. We knew each other in HS as well, he was a year behind Nick and I, anyway he told me about Nick’s little bash and I thought what the heck I’ll be the flash from the past. I thought it was going to be REALLY weird…. It was at first but then it was really cool. I got to talk with Nick’s sister and his parents, who I LOVED back in the day. They are just the sweetest people ever. I got to talk and hang out with Justin and meet his girl friend, who is also very cool. I had a really good time. It was random, but good. Funny thing is the day before another one of my really good friends form Jr. high said he might be visiting this summer. I guess I hung out with good people when I was 12&13.

Now… on Monday Rob and I are going to talk to the admissions/sales people about me going back to school. I’m a little freaked out to say the least. I have been getting nothing but support and encouragement from everyone I have told, but I am still scared. I keep thinking, “what if I am too old to learn new things?”, “will I just be wasting our money?”
I just don’t know if I can clam these nerves.

this week doesn't count...

It counts… just not as far as the diet is concerned. We had an awesome weekend. And the weather was UNbelievable! It was sunny and warm we couldn’t have asked for more. Sunday we lazed around the house and watched NASCAR. Sunday evening we started our First Anniversary celebration a day early. We went out and had crab and lobster with the folks at a very nice restaurant in Anoka. After that we went to a taping of my FAVORITE show Drinking With Ian. This time it was in the Main Room at First Ave. They had a new set and it was looking really great. Rob and I enjoyed the free shots that you get when you go to a taping and we got to be a part of the conga line at the end of show 3, I am the short one behind Ian if you get to see the show. I LOVE THAT SHOW! I plan on being at every taping from now on. Monday was just as great we broke record temps and it was sunny. Rob and I decided to spend our anniversary shopping and antiquing. We found a telephone table to replace the one I “tried” to refinish, for only $20. We washed my car and then had the most fantanbulous dinner at this restaurant The Texas Roadhouse. OH MY GOD the food was amazing. They give you bread so fresh when you sit down it’s hot (not warm, HOT) to the touch, the steak I ordered melted, the catfish Rob had was crispy and very well seasoned, the waitress was a hoot and they did a line dance before we left. I had a beer, a loaded potato, a salad and a country fried sirloin steak, Rob had a beer, a cup of chili, steak fries and catfish ALL for under $40. We now know why there is always a line out the door for that place.

We have had a very successful week

On Sunday, Rob and I were sitting in the office I was debating getting a new fish tank for the living room and Rob was looking for upgrades for his new RC car obsession. I started getting irritated at my small ass desk and my BIG ASS monitor. That got me thinking, we are always talking about how we want to redo the office with matching desks and shelves to display some of our collectables. So I asked Rob how much we figured it would cost when we mapped out what we wanted from IKEA. $200. That’s it… I was planning on spending at least $150 for the fish tank. So I pointed out that for less then we were planning to spend on out individual hobbies we could do up the office. Monday off to IKEA we go and end up $30 under budget, and for once nothing weighed over 50 pounds. We got home and after uncountable times up and down the stairs and rob taking power tools to his old desk, we had a brand new office. You can see that Rob and I have different collectables. I have all my classic 1970’s Sesame Street music boxes and figures, he has skulls and NASCAR diecast cars. As a reward we decided to forego the diet for the night and ordered the pizza we had been craving for weeks. I have never tasted a pizza so good before in my life! Tuesday I called in sick to work. My allergies were kicking my ass but that I am sure was from all the dust we kicked up on Monday. It was a good day, it was warm we got to play with the RC cars and hang out. I stopped by mom’s on Friday and picked up her old dell and her flat screen monitor to replace my BIG ASS monitor. She gave me her old laptop awhile ago and I am loving having a computer in the living room J, now if I can get her to upgrade to a new Ipod I would be set. It’s good to have a gadget freak for a mother J.

This morning was our weigh in day. I lost 2 pounds for a total of 15 and Rob lost 5 pounds for a total loss of 21. The pizza did nothing to harm our diet!! I even had a real beer with lunch today!

We also went to my new favorite fish store Forest Lake Pets and got 4 new fishes. (The ones I got at the end of last month died because I added too many at one time and was breaking in a new filter and it couldn’t keep up with all the fish) I got two boys and two girls to go with the two girls and one boy I left. So that means I have 7 guppies, a platy with a bent spine and cory-cats. That is all that will fit in that tank unless I upgrade to a filter rated for a 40+ tank and that is way too much current for a 10 gallon tank.

hello

Hello!

I want another fish tank. I want a BIGGER fish tank then my little 10 gallons. In my dreams I want a 125 gallon and have 100 fish, but there is no way I can do that. I did find a 29g in my price range but I have to discuss it with Rob because we would have to rearrange things in the office. I would continue to use the two 10’s as fry tanks. I LOVE BABY FISH! I am just having so much fun with it. Rob is getting into the live plants in the big tank but I am happy with the fake neon plants. I just want tons of guppies, they are so pretty.

So if anyone has tanks they don’t want… hook a girl up!

The Weekend

This weekend was not event free. I did manage to mess up at work AGAIN. I REALLY need to find someplace else to go. I think my subconscious is mounting a rebellion against this place. I hate spacing out on things. I know my manager is not happy. But I don’t know what else I can do besides tattooing reminders on my hands and how would I explain that when I am 90 and in the home? The snooty 20something comes in to give me my meds “what does that mean? Remember the load files?” and THEN I will remember why it’s there but apparently I can’t get the swing of it now. Figures.

The rest of the weekend was swell. Rob has a new hobby, RC cars. They are cool and he has found the ones that you can do all the upgrades to. I will be more willing to play with them when we can take them out to the street in the summer. For now they are mostly a cat torment device. Duncan wants nothing to do with them and Hellina likes to play with the smaller ones she can pick up with her teeth. The new ones are too big and tend to just run over her when she pounces on them. Cinder couldn’t get a damn one way or the other as long as they stay away from the food dish when she’s eating.

It’s rough being cats in our house.

On the good side I am meeting up with Kate for Strongbow on tap tomorrow night and so she can explain why I might have to break the “No return to Okalahoma” rule.