Weekend Update

Hi everyone!

Sorry it's taken me so long to post again. This weekend was very busy!

Kati's graduation was awesome. Tim and I drove up to her school on Friday and managed to make it for the end of mass and a really cool reception. On Saturday we all sat through 6 hours of intense sunshine. Let me just say that I have a definite sunburn on my head. Yes, Mom, I know that I should have worn a hat. I was so proud of Kati when she walked across that stage! We all screamed really loud but (of course) she couldn't hear us. We went out to a nice dinner at the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate. We then had a wonderful Mother's Day on Sunday. I love my Mama! :-D

In other news, I came home to more baby birds. Some were tossed out of the nest and died. Two were still alive this morning, so I put them back in. When I got home from work, both were tossed out again and one was dead. So now I have two baby birds (in addition to little John Paul aka Demon Bird). One of the babies keeps getting tossed out. Like a lot. Yet he still lives, so I have to put him back. I swear, this is turning into a nightmare. All I wanted was the pretty little birds that I remember Oma having during my childhood. They made soft "beep beep" sounds and flitted gently around the cage. No. I'm in bird hell. MY finches try to eat each other, won't stop reproducing and make demon sounds. They're the nightmare birds.

Stay tuned to the blog for a major update. I can't talk about it now, but believe me, it's a good one!

Ok, off to watch "American Idol". Go Bo!

I'm So Excited!

First things first - the picture below is of the three birdies. They've been doing the cutest thing lately - they all pile into the nest. It can't possibly be comfortable, but they do it anyway. I have to tell you, I am getting sick of the little squawker. God bless Joanna. I can't believe she hasn't tossed him in the freezer yet. I don't know how something so little can make so much noise!

I am so excited about going to LA this weekend. I can't wait to get off work! My mom landed there this morning and Daddy has been there for a few days. We're gonna party it up and make lotsa noise for Kati!

Has anyone else (besides Tim) been watching "ER" lately? I'm so hooked on that show. It's been on for like 8 or 9 years now and I absolutely love it. Like if I don't watch it, I have to tape it. It's crazy. Some cool stuff has been going on lately... if you don't watch it, you should! The one downfall is that it's on at 10pm. Kinda late for early birds like me. But definitely worth it!

And here's your Friday giggle, courtesy of Tim:

Three Little Pigs went out to dinner one night. The waiter comes and takes their drink order.
"I would like a Sprite," said the first little piggy.
"I would like a Coke," said the second little piggy.
"I want water, lots and lots of water," said the third little piggy.
The drinks are brought out and the waiter takes their orders for dinner.
"I want a nice big steak," said the first piggy.
"I would like the salad plate," said the second piggy.
"I want water, lots and lots of water," said the third little piggy.
The meals were brought out, and a while later the waiter approached the table and asked if the piggies would like any dessert.
"I want a banana split," said the first piggy.
"I want a root beer float," said the second piggy.
"I want water, lots and lots of water," exclaimed the third little piggy.
"Pardon me for asking," said the waiter to the third little piggy, "but why have you only ordered water all evening?”
The third piggy responded, “Well, somebody has to go 'Wee, wee, wee, all the way home!’"


Happy Friday and have a great weekend! :-D

Picture - Three's a Crowd 

¡Cinco de Mayo!

¡Hola y feliz cinco de mayo! (Translation: Hello and happy Cinco de Mayo!).

So I caved today. I went to Starbucks. Haven't been there since Sunday, so it was a good run. I decided to go in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Most people drink booze, I drink mochas.

Let it rain. I have no clue how this is going to work with Kati's graduation. She says wear a sundress. Now, I'm screwed either way. If I wear a sundress and it rains, I'll be cold and wet. If I wear a sundress and it doesn't rain I'll be sunburnt. Lose-lose situation. Oh well... it will still be a blast! I can't believe my little sister is graduating from college!

Finally all is right in the world. Scott (aka Evil Shrek) has finally been voted off of American Idol. I can sleep well at night now. I really don't know how he's lasted this long, but thank God for small miracles.

The country radio station down here is doing something really cool. Tony and Kris (the dj's) are embedded with our Marines in Iraq. They've been broadcasting from there all week - talking to the Marines, giving them messages from family back here and letting them send messages home. It's really cool to hear their stories and sacrifices. They interviewed one of the generals on the base that they're staying at and he said the average age of the Marines over there is 24. That's my age! I can't even imagine doing that. I seriously have so much respect for our Marines! I can't believe that my boy was over there either! Then they interviewed this lady about the camel spiders. Now, we all know that I have a little case of arachnophobia, but these things are just freaky. She said she's seen ones the size of her hand and that if/when they bite you, it requires STITCHES. Yuck!

That's about it from here. Today is going to be pretty busy with the packing I have to do. Plus I have to run rehearsal and make sure my choir is all set to go without me on Sunday. And, of course, "ER" is on tonight! Yeah!!!

Have a wonderful day!

Trust

So, I had a very interesting thought on my drive home from work yesterday. Trust. Think about how much you trust other people on the road. I was getting off at my exit when I had this deep thought. My exit has two lanes that get off the freeway - I was in the left hand lane. Well, for one instant, the car next to me looked like it was going to go straight, cutting me off and possibly causing an accident. That got me thinking how many times you just assume that other drivers are going to do the right thing. Now, there are some pretty incompetent people in this world, and you're literally putting your life in their hands every time you get on the road! I was talking to Tim about it... for example, when you go through a four way intersection, do you look before you go if your light is green. In all honesty, I have to say that 90% of the time I probably don't. Tim does because he was t-boned, but I have a feeling that most of us don't. We just trust that the other people aren't going to run that red light. Is that unsafe? Probably... I just thought it was very interesting how much trust we place in complete strangers hands.

I am very sad to report that the Kings are officially out of the playoffs. No more basketball until next season. It was actually a pretty good game last night - they lost by four points. Two plays. I think some serious reorganization needs to be done in the offseason this year. Get rid of the crap and bring in some good stuff to help Bibby and Peja out! I've actually heard rumors that the Kings are taking a look at Phil Jackson as a coach. Wouldn't that just be great. The Zen-Master himself coaching in Sacramento! (for those of you who don't watch basketball, Phil Jackson coached our archrivals, the Lakers, through the years when both teams were actually good and had a nice rivalry going. We don't like him one bit). I guess we'll just wait and see!

I am proud to say that this week I have stuck with my exercise program. My goal is to do something every day. Even if it's only 15 minutes of biking at the gym (as was the case today because I woke up with a headache). I have to report that I am feeling pretty darned good. My energy level is up and I feel like I'm getting my buff legs back. I miss being tone. So now I'm getting up about an hour earlier and trying (note the word trying) to get to bed a little earlier. Tim is also on the program and I think he's having results too!

Well, that's all from here. It's Wednesday - that's halfway there! Have a great day!

All Clean!

This morning I made the 7am trek to the dentist for a teeth cleaning. My dentist is a really nice lady, so it's not so bad. Plus, the technician guy (he does your x-rays and the actual cleaning of your teeth) is really funny. He sings these little songs in Spanish and is always humming. My kind of guy. The good news is that I'm all clean and cavity-free! Yeah!!! I did fluoride today (my dentist says it's not just for kids - adults should do it too, especially if you wear retainers like I do).

I'm super excited about Kati's graduation this weekend. She's worked so hard for this and it's going to be such a fun weekend! I fully intend to be the loudest family there, even if it's just me screaming for her! In fact, I might even go find one of those air horn things. I'm excited because I took Sunday off of church, so I'll get to stay up there and go to Kati's church (where I've promised not to make faces, even if they do things weird) and get to hang out with my Mama on Mother's Day. Tim's going too... we're taking his truck up and possibly bringing some of Kati's furniture back (she can't haul it to Georgia, so I'm going to borrow it).

So I'm my own pet peeve for today. I had to get up early to be to the dentist on time. I wasn't exactly hungry, so I decided I'd grab breakfast on the way to work (off subject, but I rewarded my cavity-free mouth with two Boston Cream donuts. Nice huh?). I wanted to pack a lunch, so grabbed an apple and some bread and cheese (for a grilled cheese sandwich). Well, now I'm here at work and that doesn't sound good at all. So my pet peeve for the day is packing lunches that suck.

Oh yeah, and the office update. I called the police and filed a report yesterday. I'd rather be safe than sorry and the officer that came out said we did the right thing. Hopefully we're done with this mess now!

Hope you're all having a great day! I'll end with a pretty cool quote that my sister sent me:

"Cherish your vision; cherish your ideals;
Cherish the music that stirs in your heart,
The beauty that forms in your mind,
The loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts.
If you remain true to them, your world will at last be built."
~James Allen

*hrumph*

So today sucks. For a cornucopia of reasons.

A long weekend translated into a very early morning today. Monday sucks enough as it is, but today I get here and there's a note on my desk from the janitor saying he was in the building last night and noticed our lights on. The door had been pried open with a screwdriver or something. Nothing is missing, so apparently that means we do nothing about it. No one really seems concerned. Never mind the fact that someone used a SCREWDRIVER to PRY the door open. Or that maybe the checked the place out and are going to come back. I'm always the first one here, so I'll be the one murdered by the screwdriver wielding bandits. *hrumph*

In other bad news, my Kings lost last night. They threw the game away. I miss Chris Webber. And Vlade. And Doug Christie. I think we made a big mistake trading them away. Oh well, sucks for the Maloofs. So now we've won one game and Seattle has won three. There are three games left, two of them away, and Seattle only has to win one more to bump us out of the playoffs. We would have to win all three to move on. *hrumph*

And what the heck is going on with my allergies?! This sucks! Your eyes are not meant to itch like this! *hrumph*

Darn it, people, start posting comments. I feel like I'm talking to myself here. I KNOW there are more of you reading this!!!

I can sum the day up in one word. Hrumph.