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June 30, 2007
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This week at work we converted one of my schools from a novell server to a windows one. It was a LOT of work and made my brain hurt, but it's done and I'm happy. Each day I came home, plopped my butt down and just did not function. I realize it's not ditch digging or brain surgery, but it did the trick on me.
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Dan's folks sent us flowers mid-week which was a huge pick-me-up, especially since they came with Godiva chocolates. Thanks so much for that! The flowers are holding up really well, way better than the chocolates.
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Jake is off to Fredcamp, Kendall and Trevor are at Westview this week. Things seem to be settling in w/ Jake gone. We miss him, but we don't miss the fighting, sneaking and messes. Maybe this is a good thing.
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Please know that no matter how angry I get at anyone on the road, I will never, ever sling a Blizzard at another car. Those things are way too expensive.
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Leeroy was unable to get neutered this week, as he has one testical up in his abdomin still. I wonder if that's where hitlers was hiding too?
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Thanks to you guys, I have about TONS of pampered chef stuff heading my way. Now, really...really really, I need to start cooking. If you want lots of stuff too, contact Amy. She makes it all so easy and fun.
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The reason I'm off Monday is because Ive got my amnio. I can't wait to have this over with. I was doing some work in a special ed classroom the other day and seeing kids in helmets made me very apprehensive. I mean, once you stop laughing, that shit's just not funny. We're not sure what we'll name it but we're leaning towards Lily if it's a girl...even though I do love the name Delilah. It could just be that Plain White T's song. I love it...as Jake says "it's timeless". We'll see. No boy names have popped into my head yet.
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Tess wants some donuts from Paul's bakery. I guess I should give in. How'd I know this? She sent it to me telepathically. Really.
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DAN GOT A NEW JOB. DAN GOT A NEW JOB DAN GOT A NEW FUCKIN JOB. TYVM.
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um, tess just came in holding her diaper, which means somewhere in this house there's a puddle. ciao.
Posted by krystal at 7:01 AM | Comments (7)
June 28, 2007
Pulling the last 10.
I have 10 hours to go before a 4 day weekend. hooray.
Posted by krystal at 7:51 AM | Comments (4)
June 24, 2007
Girls rule.
We made a mediterranian or carribean pizza...one of those. It was way better than we thought it'd be.
If anyone still wants to place an order for pampered chef, just go to:
www.pamperedchef.biz/chefamyskitchen and put in my name. We're not closing the orders til Friday.
Posted by krystal at 11:42 AM | Comments (2)
Dish this....
The guys made a gorgeous dessert. We're missing a guy, Aaron somehow escaped to play PSP.
Amy said our competition was a tie, but I'd say the guys won for presentation and we won for speed and pinache. Either way, we had an awesome time doing this.
Posted by krystal at 11:28 AM | Comments (4)
June 19, 2007
Life in a nutsack
Over the past few weeks I have been forced to live outside of the box. It's not easy for me. I don't care for change, especially changes to my fundamental beliefs and rules. Jake broke our rules for the umpteenth time in a short period and I punished him saying "you will be on restriction for June. All of June. If you can not live by the rules of this house, you have the option of living with your father". To my dismay, he chose to live with his father. It would be a huge lie to say that I was not devastated. I gulped down the information, called his father and told him to pack his stuff. Even a week later I'm still trying to figure out if I'm hurt that he'd choose to not live here, or more-so that I'm disappointed that he'd choose to live with his dad, rather than do the right thing and be a good person by following the rules...basic simple rules. Don't leave the house without telling someone where you're going. Don't look at porn on my computers. Don't ride in cars with teenagers unless we've said it's ok. He went on vacation with us and will be coming over enough, but he lives with his dad now. To be brutally honest, life is so much more pleasant around here. I still believe that Jake will change his future by living with his dad. I think his influences will be "different" and I'll still worry myself to death over him, but I think, I hope, I pray, that living there will give him either some discipline or at least a wake-up. If he comes to visit sporting a mullet, I'm calling in child protective services.
So, vacation was fun. It rained a lot and I visited the pool 0 times. I did read the latest Chuck palalaughuuekekeanuek book called Rant. It was fantastic. Terri came down for the last few days and got to live through "game night" which may as well equal "fight club".
Now I'm back at work and the 10 hour days are a bit much to get used to. Luckily I've teamed up with a few guys at work who are really smart and we're working on stuff together. I love learning and I'm doing so much learning that my brain is overflowing into my dreams. I woke up this morning worrying about updating bios's and making new images. I really need a hobby.
Oh, speaking of hobby...I'm having another pampered chef party this weekend. If you haven't already burned out on it, come over at 6. We're having a battle of the sexes cook-off or something. Amy will have to splain it to us.
One last note. I'm in my 15th week of pregnancy now...we're officially in the 2nd trimester. I haven't been totally public about the fact that we're having another baby. Partially because I'm not very vocal about being pregnant because pregnant people are fucking annoying, but mostly because at my "ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE" there are risks. On July 2 we'll go in for amnio to make sure everything's ok. I feel fine though and we're happy. I just know I'll breathe much easier when we have test results.
Posted by krystal at 8:46 AM | Comments (6)
June 8, 2007
v-a-c-a-t-ion
In just 7 short hours I'll be on vacation. It's not like I'm horribly overworked but I'm crazy excited that we're going away, out of town, leaving the house. I can't wait to spend an entire week not giving a frog's fat ass if the kids pick up their clothes or if the dog chews up anything. Even better than that? We're going in my new car. Dan's honeywagon had become *my* honeywagon over the past month in order to save gas money on his long commute. I went into that arrangement kicking and screaming, all the while, not really caring except I had this screeching whine everytime I turned the steering wheel. Yesterday Dan took it to the mechanic who said something along the lines of blahblahblahblahathousandbucksblahblahblah. So we rigged it up and traded it in quickly. Dan gets to drive the black car, I get the white one. I told him it's a yin/yang thing. Evil/good. I might be evil but my white car will balance me.
On the down side...I have so so so much to do before we go. The house is a wreck, all of our clothes need to be packed still, and there's this huge long list of stuff I want, no, NEED, to have done before we leave. I need to add "get nails did" and "dye hairs" to that list.
Posted by krystal at 8:03 AM | Comments (5)
June 3, 2007
at a loss...
Dan's at work. Jake, Trevor and Kendall are at their dad's house. Tess is at my parents' house. The dog is even in the back yard. I am alone in this house for the first time in a long long time.
I'm not sure what to do with myself. Tivo is empty with the exception of Starter Wife and a bunch of episodes of Wow Wow Wubzy. I'm sure Starter Wife will do just fine. In a few hours I have to go to church but Terri's going along so it'll be ok. Solitude is a gift and a curse. I'm sitting here knowing I could do anything I want, but doing nothing. I rarely love doing nothing, but right now it feels just right.
Last night was supper club. It was appetizer night. There was so much food, as always. It rocked...Liz came for the first time and so did Amy and Tyler. The coolest part for me was sitting out on the back porch afterwards. Terri's porch is screened in so we got to enjoy the beautiful night without bugs, and there was a fantastic yard sale going on next door.
Friday night Tessie and I went to a birthday party at my friend Traci's house. She and I have been friends since middle school. Her family is as familar to me as my own. As soon as we arrived they teased me about my huge family, my bad driving, how clumsy I am, scatterbrained etc. The whole night was a blast. Everytime I'm back around them I feel 14 again. We're the same girls; Traci, her sister Terri and me. Our kids chase each other and pick on each other and now, take turns watching Tessie. The kinships we form in our younger years might drift a bit as time goes on, but in the end, it's still family and there's still so much love.
Posted by krystal at 7:00 AM | Comments (1)