HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE MOMMA!!!!!
Hope you have a great day!!!!!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Baby room
We ordered the baby room stuff last night! I can't wait to start painting it and decorating.
(let's hope I can post this picture right)
Let me know what you think!!!
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Your education for the day...
There are several phrases that I say and I was wondering today- “So where does that come from?” I know what context to use them and what they mean, but who was the 1st person to say it. Yes- I am bored at work today. I have a million things to be doing, but I don’t feel like doing them. So anyways- here are some sayings and their origins according to a website I found…
Pound Sand (one of my favorites)
The origin of the expression go pound sand is from a longer expression, not to know (have enough sense to) pound sand down a rathole. Filling rat holes with sand is menial work, and telling someone to pound sand down a hole is like telling them to go fly a kite. The expression dates to at least 1912 and is common in the Midwestern United States.
Three Sheets to the Wind
The phrase dates to 1821. The sheet is a reference to a rope on a sailboat. To have a sheet loose in the wind is bad seamanship, to have three loose means you are not capable of controlling the boat. Occasionally you will see one sheet to the wind meaning half-drunk.
Brownie Points
This term derives from the girl scouts. That organization had (has?) a system of points that the girls would accumulate toward advancement.
The phrase entered the general language from WWII in military slang. Uniforms, the army's tendency to have soldiers do things that seemed silly and child-like, and evocation of brown-nose all contributed to the popularity of the phrase.
Rain Cats and Dogs
A hard rain in London would drown many stray cats and dogs, making it seem as if they had fallen from the sky.
In Norse mythology, cats had an influence on the weather, and Odin, the sky god, was attended to by wolves.
Balls To The Wall (not at all what I thought this one was!)
The phrase balls to the wall, meaning an all-out effort, comes from the world of aviation. On an airplane, the handles controlling the throttle and the fuel mixture are often topped with ball-shaped grips, referred to by pilots as (what else?) "balls." Pushing the balls forward, close to the front wall of the cockpit increases the amount of fuel going to the engines and results in the highest possible speed.
Pound Sand (one of my favorites)
The origin of the expression go pound sand is from a longer expression, not to know (have enough sense to) pound sand down a rathole. Filling rat holes with sand is menial work, and telling someone to pound sand down a hole is like telling them to go fly a kite. The expression dates to at least 1912 and is common in the Midwestern United States.
Three Sheets to the Wind
The phrase dates to 1821. The sheet is a reference to a rope on a sailboat. To have a sheet loose in the wind is bad seamanship, to have three loose means you are not capable of controlling the boat. Occasionally you will see one sheet to the wind meaning half-drunk.
Brownie Points
This term derives from the girl scouts. That organization had (has?) a system of points that the girls would accumulate toward advancement.
The phrase entered the general language from WWII in military slang. Uniforms, the army's tendency to have soldiers do things that seemed silly and child-like, and evocation of brown-nose all contributed to the popularity of the phrase.
Rain Cats and Dogs
A hard rain in London would drown many stray cats and dogs, making it seem as if they had fallen from the sky.
In Norse mythology, cats had an influence on the weather, and Odin, the sky god, was attended to by wolves.
Balls To The Wall (not at all what I thought this one was!)
The phrase balls to the wall, meaning an all-out effort, comes from the world of aviation. On an airplane, the handles controlling the throttle and the fuel mixture are often topped with ball-shaped grips, referred to by pilots as (what else?) "balls." Pushing the balls forward, close to the front wall of the cockpit increases the amount of fuel going to the engines and results in the highest possible speed.
Friday, October 20, 2006
I don’t wanna work, I just wanna bang on these drums all day
I am hoping that at least one of you know what song I am talking about. I have it stuck in my head because that’s really how I feel today. I feel like that most says, but today it really bad.
My parents are coming up tonight to spend the weekend here. There is a Czech-Slovak museum and village near here, so we are taking my dad there for his birthday. Should be fun, I hope. Alex will hate it I am sure, so that could be a challenge, but we will see. Also- my mom is going to help me on Sunday get the babies room ready. I was reading my book and it sad that starting now, I can have the baby and it could survive (in ICU and everything, but still) so now I have visions from what Dana said about coming back for buying paint for the room and going into labor! So I just want to get ready. Plus, with the holidays coming up it will be too hard to get that stuff done then.
So what is everyone up to this weekend?
My parents are coming up tonight to spend the weekend here. There is a Czech-Slovak museum and village near here, so we are taking my dad there for his birthday. Should be fun, I hope. Alex will hate it I am sure, so that could be a challenge, but we will see. Also- my mom is going to help me on Sunday get the babies room ready. I was reading my book and it sad that starting now, I can have the baby and it could survive (in ICU and everything, but still) so now I have visions from what Dana said about coming back for buying paint for the room and going into labor! So I just want to get ready. Plus, with the holidays coming up it will be too hard to get that stuff done then.
So what is everyone up to this weekend?
Thursday, October 19, 2006
I'm the next guest star on "Without a Trace"
It’s just been crazy around here. This customer today on the phone told me that if I ever showed up in his town I would turn up missing and my family would never see me again. I can’t believe how upset customers can be! I get pretty mad, pretty easy at companies and businesses but I would NEVER be so upset as to threaten them with murder! Come on now! He was about 107 and had nothing better to do I am sure then sit on the phone and threaten me. Nice.
Today I have my gestational diabetes test. It’s funny to me that Sarah was all worried about the taking blood part of the test. I could care less about that, I hate the drinking the orange stuff! I have a super sensitive gag reflex and can’t even drink flat or warm soda with out gagging. It’s hard for me to choke down this orange stuff. I will just pretend it’s a big mimosa and try to gulp it down quick. I also have another ultra sound today so I will let you know how that goes. No- we still aren’t going to find out if it’s a boy or a girl though. We will know in February!
Today I have my gestational diabetes test. It’s funny to me that Sarah was all worried about the taking blood part of the test. I could care less about that, I hate the drinking the orange stuff! I have a super sensitive gag reflex and can’t even drink flat or warm soda with out gagging. It’s hard for me to choke down this orange stuff. I will just pretend it’s a big mimosa and try to gulp it down quick. I also have another ultra sound today so I will let you know how that goes. No- we still aren’t going to find out if it’s a boy or a girl though. We will know in February!
Monday, October 16, 2006
So our weekend wasn’t that exciting. No cruises or installing corn fireplaces, but it was a good weekend none the less. Usually EVERY weekend is spent going to visit family for some event (birthday party, new baby, shower… something) or we have family coming here. I don’t mind it, I love it. That’s why we moved back to the Midwest in the 1st place. Anyways- so this past weekend was a rare one that we had no where to go and no one to visit us. The last time we had a free weekend was Aug 12th. Our next free weekend isn’t until December 2nd, but I am sure something will come up that weekend since it’s December. Again- NOT complaining at all, I love that we get to see family and friends so much.
So anyways- Friday we just went out to dinner. Alex announced LOUDLY that the people next to us were a grandma with her daughters. All 3 women were the same age, but one had gray hair. I wanted to crawl under the table and hide. Saturday, we had to deal with a nightmare of getting cable internet installed and it not working and being on hold forever with a help desk, but once that was resolved we did some shopping. Sunday, we went out to breakfast then did a little more shopping. Went home, made some cookies and a pie. Both new recipes- both very good. The cookies were chocolate with white and cinnamon chips- yummy! The pie was called “harvest moon pie” it had pumkin, cream cheese, and cool whip in it- also yummy. Then we carved a pumpkin and had a nice big dinner while watching some football. It was a boring, but nice relaxing weekend.
So is everyone ready for Halloween?
So anyways- Friday we just went out to dinner. Alex announced LOUDLY that the people next to us were a grandma with her daughters. All 3 women were the same age, but one had gray hair. I wanted to crawl under the table and hide. Saturday, we had to deal with a nightmare of getting cable internet installed and it not working and being on hold forever with a help desk, but once that was resolved we did some shopping. Sunday, we went out to breakfast then did a little more shopping. Went home, made some cookies and a pie. Both new recipes- both very good. The cookies were chocolate with white and cinnamon chips- yummy! The pie was called “harvest moon pie” it had pumkin, cream cheese, and cool whip in it- also yummy. Then we carved a pumpkin and had a nice big dinner while watching some football. It was a boring, but nice relaxing weekend.
So is everyone ready for Halloween?
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Bueller....Bueller....
So as part of my job, I have to teach the new-hire training classes and some refresher classes for our employee’s. Some of the information is REALLY boring. Just #’s and laws and boring stuff like that. I really do try to liven it up the best I can, but the material really is boring stuff. So today I go over there and about 10 minutes into it I start asking some questions (trying to keep them engaged you know) they all just look at me the kids on Ferris Bueller. I honestly almost starting saying “Bueller, Bueller…anyone, anyone…..” but then I figured these young kids (21ish) probably don’t even know who Ferris Bueller is!!! So I just did the best I could. THEN 3 of them fell asleep a little while later! Now I know they all went out last night and were hung-over, it was 8am and I was teaching them about state laws, but COME ON KIDS! This isn’t school, it’s your CAREER! You can’t just fall asleep!!! I started calling them out, but they didn’t seem to care. I would say “Hey Brian, wake up and tell me what the liability limits are in Illinois”. I would get the shrugged shoulders and “ugh, ah, oh” (slurred version of “I don’t know”). Nice. I was really irritated, but now I have been back to my office for while and I don’t know if it’s the rain or what, but I feel like I could drift off at any minute too. I guess I can’t get too mad at them. It’s just one of those days that everyone feels like sleeping I guess.
Hence- why I am blogging right now- TO STAY AWAKE!!!
Hence- why I am blogging right now- TO STAY AWAKE!!!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Ok so hopefully I am back on the bandwagon with the blogs. What a mess. Anyways…
How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was pretty good. We went to go visit Ryan’s sister, they just had a new baby. She is adorable. Not as cute as Emmerson, but cute though. I totally lucked out too. His sister is now going to be a stay at home mom, so she gave me ALL her work maternity clothes! She had a TON since this was her 3rd girl. I have more clothes hanging in my closet now than I know what to do with! She is about the same size as me and I always love her clothes, so I really lucked out on that one. It makes me want to have a 3rd one just so I can wear all those clothes!!! Ryan said he would buy me a new wardrobe of none maternity clothes if he can schedule his vasectomy the day after the baby is born! Hahaha!
Did anyone see the Bachelor last night? I am not too into that show, but those stupid girls on there are freaking hilarious! Drunk and passing out and one- honestly wears a tiara all the freaking time because she thinks she is a princess! It’s so funny to watch the stupid girls.
How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was pretty good. We went to go visit Ryan’s sister, they just had a new baby. She is adorable. Not as cute as Emmerson, but cute though. I totally lucked out too. His sister is now going to be a stay at home mom, so she gave me ALL her work maternity clothes! She had a TON since this was her 3rd girl. I have more clothes hanging in my closet now than I know what to do with! She is about the same size as me and I always love her clothes, so I really lucked out on that one. It makes me want to have a 3rd one just so I can wear all those clothes!!! Ryan said he would buy me a new wardrobe of none maternity clothes if he can schedule his vasectomy the day after the baby is born! Hahaha!
Did anyone see the Bachelor last night? I am not too into that show, but those stupid girls on there are freaking hilarious! Drunk and passing out and one- honestly wears a tiara all the freaking time because she thinks she is a princess! It’s so funny to watch the stupid girls.
Monday, October 09, 2006
UGH
I am OVER this stupid blog thing. So when I set up the stupid new blog with beta, they failed to mention that anyone who wants to view it also has to do the same. So I just set up a new one. Let me know when and if you get to see this!!!
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