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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Weather

We have been having some very crazy weather lately. It has been very warm for being the end of November. Today we hit a record high at 63. Normally we would be in the 30's. Also the last three days we have been having thunderstorms. That is very abnormal for this time of year. Sometimes the weather is totally unpredictable.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Family Thanksgiving

The kids and I went to my Grandmother's for Thanksgiving. My mother, my sister, her two children and her husband were also there. So the nine of us had a nice Thanksgiving dinner with the traditional turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, corn, green beans, and pumpkin pie. And the weather was in the 50's. Which is so great for November in Iowa. After lunch we were able to take the children to the park for about an hour. Then we went back and they watched Cars. It is so great that the four children get along so great. We stayed at Gram's until Sunday morning. It is really nice to spend time with her.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Christmas Shopping

I was able to do some more Christmas shopping today. I am about 2/3 done with my shopping. It is a good feeling to be farther along. Now I am doing laundry and doing a little cleaning. Since we will be gone all weekend I want to have the house in order for when we come back.

Saturday, November 18, 2006

The Replacements

The movie The Replacements is on right now. I really like that movie. I have no idea how many times I have watched it but its a lot. A bunch of ex-football players get their second shot at the majors when their is a strike. And they are able to get their team to come together and really be good and even get to the playoffs. Plus this movie features Keanu Reeves, who is totally hot and a good actor. He gets together with the lead cheerleader.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Work

I can't wait for next week. It will only be a three day work week. And then four straight days off. I have been pretty stressed out at work lately so this couldn't have come at a better time.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Started Christmas Shopping Today

Today on my lunch break I went to the store and started Christmas shopping. I got new bikes for both kids. And I also bought a shirt, Thomas the Train DVD, and extra train set pieces for my son. I was also looking for a Thomas plug n play game, but they didn't have any. As soon as I can find that I will be done shopping for my son. So at least I got a start. I am going to purchase some gifts each week and be done the week before Christmas. Last year I used my credit card to purchase all my gifts. This year my goal is to pay cash for at least half of the gifts so I am not paying for them for months afterwards. Hopefully I will be able to stick to that.

Friday, November 10, 2006

It's snowing!

It is 30 degrees outside and it has been snowing since early this morning. Yuck, they say we could get up to five inches.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

I am so sick of my neighbors!

Ughh, I am so sick of my neighbors! They moved in a few months ago and I hadn't had any problems with them until about three weeks ago. Our driveways are right next to each other, I have a double wide driveway and they have a single wide driveway. One day I came home from work and there was a total of four cars there and I had to drive on my yard to get into my driveway because they had the end of it blocked. I didn't say anything to them that time since it was the first time. Then a few days later I came home to the same thing. So I went and knocked on their door and nicely asked that they move the vehicles and do not park in my driveway anymore. But it keeps happening. Last night I took out the garbage and saw that I was completely blocked in! I didn't do anything about it then I came home today for my lunch hour and could barely get into my driveway again. But I didn't want to deal with it on my lunch hour. Now, I just came home from work and I was not able to get into my driveway again. So, I went and knocked on the door and said they needed to move the cars and to please not park in my driveway anymore. She didn't say anything so I went back out and sat in my car on the street and waited ten minutes. Nobody came out so I went back to the door again and said I am waiting for you to move the cars so I can get into my driveway and she said "They will be leaving in about 20 minutes." By this time I was very pissed, and I said I am not waiting any longer either get them moved or I am calling the police. She said "fine, if you are going to be a b**ch about it." Can you believe that. Ughh, I just want to scream!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

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Monday, November 06, 2006

Desperate Housewives

Hey everyone, did you catch Desperate Housewives last night? Wow, what an episode. First Bree tells Carolyn that her husband was cheating on her with Monique who has been dead for eight months. Then Gabrielle and Carlos go to get their divorce finalized and Gabrielle is hot, she got the house and Carlos got everthing in it. And she got no spousal support. So they go home and Gabrielle starts to break all of Carlos's things, so he starts to tear the house apart.
Then Nora tells Lynette and Tom that she and Kayla are moving to Mexico. Lynette then goes to the grocery store where Carolyn walks in to confront her husband with a gun. However, half of Wisteria Lane is there and things get out of hand and Carolyn shoots Nora and Lynette and then another woman shoots her.
I can't wait till next week to find out what happens next.

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Another Sick Kid

So, I got my daughter all better and then last night my son got sick. About 8:00 last night my son came to me and said he wanted to go to bed. I told him to bring me his pajamas and I would help him put them on. I just barely touched him and could tell he was hot. I took his temp and it was 103. Oh my gosh I was shocked, he was fine two hours before that. So I gave him some Tylenol and put a cold compress on his forehead. He fell asleep right away, which is very unlike him. About 1:00 this morning a checked on him and his temp was at 102, so I woke him up to give him some more Tylenol and his sheets and blanket were drenched with sweat. Then he went right back to sleep. At 7:00 this morning I checked on him again and his temp was down to 99. And he has been playing and eating and acting normal since about noon. Thank goodness.

Last night I watched the movie: The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Burt Reynolds. It was a good movie. It was about an ex NFL MVP player that goes to prison. He is then asked to start up a football team of the inmates. It is hard at first but then with a lot of work it comes together. Then when they have to play against the guards the warden tell the quarterback that if he doesn't throw the game he will spend many more years in prison. This is the same reason he was thrown out of the NFL. He starts to throw the game and then he sees what it is doing to all of his team mates. So then he goes back in and they are able to win the game. What a good comeback story.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Sick Kid

11/2/06
Yesterday my little girl came home from school sick. She looked pathetic, all pasty white with bright red checks. I made her chicken noodle soup for supper and she only ate a few spoonfuls. Then she went to bed and slept for twelve straight hours. She is doing better today and I am hoping with one more good night of sleep she should be all better by morning.

I stayed late at work today. An hour and a half extra because I was told that I was going to be sent home tomorrow after I completed a specific project. They are trying to cut costs because we are going into our slow season. So I thought why go in another day if I don't have to. Plus now I can save on paying one day of daycare. Plus I will have more time to do the small jobs that I have on the net.