February 28, 2007
Craig with Hammy 1
I keep forgetting the hamster's names so now they will be known simply as Hammy 1 and Hammy 2. Very easy to remember. Now I have to keep straight which one is 1 and which one is 2!
Family Ties
Over the weekend I went to visit the family. While there I went to see Bridge to Terabithia (so sad but so good!), went shopping, and had lots of food. Not so much homemade food but food nonetheless. Hmm...the more I think about it the more I realize when I head home no big Sunday dinner's happen like they used to but when I call home on Sunday's usually they are getting ready for or have just finished the big Sunday meal! What's up with that!? Momma's got some 'splainin' to do.
Speaking of mother, my cousin (on my mother's side) is starting to research my mom's side of the family. Not much research had been done that I could think of so I decided to put my thinking cap on as well and see what I could find.
Earlier this week I located my great great great grandfather in the 1870 Missouri census. The earliest I could find my grandmother's family was in a 1900 Kansas census. Maternal sides are harder to research with a wife taking her husband's name after marriage. But I shall persevere and keep looking. I'm bound to find someone either in an asylum or prison....that would explain so much in my family!
Speaking of mother, my cousin (on my mother's side) is starting to research my mom's side of the family. Not much research had been done that I could think of so I decided to put my thinking cap on as well and see what I could find.
Earlier this week I located my great great great grandfather in the 1870 Missouri census. The earliest I could find my grandmother's family was in a 1900 Kansas census. Maternal sides are harder to research with a wife taking her husband's name after marriage. But I shall persevere and keep looking. I'm bound to find someone either in an asylum or prison....that would explain so much in my family!
Oscar Night
Oscar Night was at Lou's again this year. The only costume wearers were me, Lin, and Brian. (yes, that IS Lin in the middle, hard to believe isn't it?)
I am of course, The Queen, and Lin and Brian were Pirates of the Caribbean. Or they were just really really into paper pirate hats, who knows.
February 23, 2007
Teresa's Big Night Out
Last night I went to my first (and hopefully only) big karaoke night showdown. Julie was a karaoke finalist and asked if I wanted to see the final night of singing where the grand prize would be a whopping One Thousand Dollars!
Hmm..as I arrived I realized that I hadn't been in a real honest to goodness bar in quite some time. I soon discovered why. I hate smoke and most of the time I can't stand the people at bars and sure enough both of these were well represented last night. I must say though, it was quite an interesting experience. I saw Julie sing outside a church setting for the first time. She was phenomenal! She really does have a great voice. There were a few others that were pretty good but the majority were just painful to watch and even worse, painful to hear. My ears have stopped bleeding so that's a plus.
I think the best part of last night was when this guy went up to sing Neil Diamond's Forever in Blue Jeans. Before he went up on stage he did this magnificent? move where he grabbed both sides of his jeans and ripped them off revealing very tight leather pants. So singing Forever in Blue Jeans needed no blue jeans but rather leather pants instead? Interesting.
After the MC started a second round of free shots and had yet to reveal the winner of the contest I decided it was time to leave.
I hope Julie won, she surely deserved it but I just couldn't bring myself to watch one more kid gulp down some unknown alcoholic drink or see one more young kid light up.
Hmm..as I arrived I realized that I hadn't been in a real honest to goodness bar in quite some time. I soon discovered why. I hate smoke and most of the time I can't stand the people at bars and sure enough both of these were well represented last night. I must say though, it was quite an interesting experience. I saw Julie sing outside a church setting for the first time. She was phenomenal! She really does have a great voice. There were a few others that were pretty good but the majority were just painful to watch and even worse, painful to hear. My ears have stopped bleeding so that's a plus.
I think the best part of last night was when this guy went up to sing Neil Diamond's Forever in Blue Jeans. Before he went up on stage he did this magnificent? move where he grabbed both sides of his jeans and ripped them off revealing very tight leather pants. So singing Forever in Blue Jeans needed no blue jeans but rather leather pants instead? Interesting.
After the MC started a second round of free shots and had yet to reveal the winner of the contest I decided it was time to leave.
I hope Julie won, she surely deserved it but I just couldn't bring myself to watch one more kid gulp down some unknown alcoholic drink or see one more young kid light up.
February 19, 2007
Slow down. Take a breath. This weekend has by far been one of my busiest. Between going out, house sitting two animals, and getting new animals, I think I'm just plain tuckered out.
Saturday night Bob and I went to Mickey's and ate some homemade lasagna and then played half a game of Trivial Pursuit. I suck at Trivial Pursuit. Bob and Mickey, they are good at Trivial Pursuit. That should give you a clue on how well I did.
Sunday was the completion of house sitting (yeah!). I had a lost kitty on my hands at one point but luckily lost kitty has been found. Kitty Clover found an ingenious hiding spot and for the hour in total I looked for her I never could find it. Only the magical aroma of Wendy's hamburger and fries lured her out of her hidey hole.
Sunday morning I ate breakfast with Lin and Brian and then we went to the garden show. It never fails to amaze me that at every one of those kinds of shows, garden shows, tractor shows, home shows, there are two demonstrations that are ALWAYS there. The magical shammy and the magical broom. People buys these things like they are going out of style! And they always say "Whoa! What a deal I got! Two for one! Two for one!"
The shammy man and the broom man sure know what they're doing!
Later I met up with Lou and Kristen to eat lunch and go see Pan's Labyrinth. Hmmm...I knew this movie was not going to be like a children's fairly tale but man! what a gruesome little movie in some parts! It was not what I expected to say the least. Very nice music though. Soundtrack buying might be necessary...it probably is time that I move Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron out of my cd player.
Saturday night Bob and I went to Mickey's and ate some homemade lasagna and then played half a game of Trivial Pursuit. I suck at Trivial Pursuit. Bob and Mickey, they are good at Trivial Pursuit. That should give you a clue on how well I did.
Sunday was the completion of house sitting (yeah!). I had a lost kitty on my hands at one point but luckily lost kitty has been found. Kitty Clover found an ingenious hiding spot and for the hour in total I looked for her I never could find it. Only the magical aroma of Wendy's hamburger and fries lured her out of her hidey hole.
Sunday morning I ate breakfast with Lin and Brian and then we went to the garden show. It never fails to amaze me that at every one of those kinds of shows, garden shows, tractor shows, home shows, there are two demonstrations that are ALWAYS there. The magical shammy and the magical broom. People buys these things like they are going out of style! And they always say "Whoa! What a deal I got! Two for one! Two for one!"
The shammy man and the broom man sure know what they're doing!
Later I met up with Lou and Kristen to eat lunch and go see Pan's Labyrinth. Hmmm...I knew this movie was not going to be like a children's fairly tale but man! what a gruesome little movie in some parts! It was not what I expected to say the least. Very nice music though. Soundtrack buying might be necessary...it probably is time that I move Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron out of my cd player.
February 18, 2007
The critters have landed!
The new additions: Scully and Mulder
Yes, they have arrived and are still, oddly enough, alive! So far everything is going well, I had a bit of a harrowing incident with one of them jumping out of my hand but the fall didn't' seem to phase the little bugger.
The wheel is irritatingly noisy at night but I've solved that problem by just moving the entire aquarium into the kitchen when it's time for bed.
They don't seem to understand that only one of them can fit in the wheel. Both try to cram their chubby little bodies in there and I'm afraid someones going to get their little hamster head taken off! I guess that will teach 'em.!
February 15, 2007
Hamster Rescue
I am in a bit of a quandary. Last night at the nature center Dennis (head of the Nature Center) told me that we had two more hamsters that needed homes. The last hamster and her babies went to a better place (please don't ask where!!!) and so this was my opportunity to save these two hamsters before they, um go to "a better place". They are just about the cutest things I've seen, besides our prairie dogs Hans and Frans, in such a long time! One is peach with white spots and then the other is just solid peach. I even have names for them picked out. But I digress. My quandary is: should I rescue these hamsters? The last time I had hamsters it all ended up quite badly. I got two dwarf hamsters and they ended up being kind of smelly, and one of them turned into a baby makin' machine. Baby hamsters are not so cute. In fact they are downright icky.
Another problem is that I am gone quite a bit. Who will take care of Mulder and Scully (those are their new names). Mary Lou? Bob? Craig? Hmm...Craig likes the animals....
But here are the good things about getting these two hamsters. I get a free aquarium to keep them in, I'm saving them from a fate worse than death but death being their final fate! And it gives me some cute little furballs to take care of that don't require much time, attention, or expense.
So if you have any thoughts, opinions, or most likely concerns, on me actually trying to take care of a living thing besides myself....keep it to yourself...I'm sure Mully and Sculder will be just fine.....
Another problem is that I am gone quite a bit. Who will take care of Mulder and Scully (those are their new names). Mary Lou? Bob? Craig? Hmm...Craig likes the animals....
But here are the good things about getting these two hamsters. I get a free aquarium to keep them in, I'm saving them from a fate worse than death but death being their final fate! And it gives me some cute little furballs to take care of that don't require much time, attention, or expense.
So if you have any thoughts, opinions, or most likely concerns, on me actually trying to take care of a living thing besides myself....keep it to yourself...I'm sure Mully and Sculder will be just fine.....
February 11, 2007
Busy times. Friday night Lou, Kirstin, Karly and I went to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It was really quite good! They only thing I was concerned about was that some of the boys wore very short....skirts? that could have led to a very interesting wardrobe malfunction if they didn't watch it.
I worked all day Saturday, nothing too exciting happened there, and then last night tried to watch Team America: World Police. Hmm, I thought I had seen movies that I thought were a complete waste of time but until I saw this, I really hadn't. I couldn't even finish the movie it was so....boring. Yeah, the creators of SouthPark couldn't even make this movie funny. The puppet of Kim Jong-il was pretty neat though.
Today, is jazz concert day. But before that it's shopping time! I am heading out to shop with a full debit card and a need for new clothing! Poor Bob will never see the rest of his NYC money for my hunger for new socks is insatiable!
A new backpack is also needed. My current backpack only zips on one side. If by chance I zip it on the wrong side, the zipper doesn't catch and everything falls out. Not very fun.
There is a silent auction going on at work tomorrow that might produce various traveling bags I can bid on, but what usually is there is always stuff that I don't really need. And as I write this I know for certain that I will end up buying several things that will just end up right back in the auction next year. Yeah, the rooster birdhouse that I won last year at the auction? Right back in again this year. Sheesh!
I worked all day Saturday, nothing too exciting happened there, and then last night tried to watch Team America: World Police. Hmm, I thought I had seen movies that I thought were a complete waste of time but until I saw this, I really hadn't. I couldn't even finish the movie it was so....boring. Yeah, the creators of SouthPark couldn't even make this movie funny. The puppet of Kim Jong-il was pretty neat though.
Today, is jazz concert day. But before that it's shopping time! I am heading out to shop with a full debit card and a need for new clothing! Poor Bob will never see the rest of his NYC money for my hunger for new socks is insatiable!
A new backpack is also needed. My current backpack only zips on one side. If by chance I zip it on the wrong side, the zipper doesn't catch and everything falls out. Not very fun.
There is a silent auction going on at work tomorrow that might produce various traveling bags I can bid on, but what usually is there is always stuff that I don't really need. And as I write this I know for certain that I will end up buying several things that will just end up right back in the auction next year. Yeah, the rooster birdhouse that I won last year at the auction? Right back in again this year. Sheesh!
February 7, 2007
A brief respite
Tomorrow I get the day off! Yippee! Do I have plans you ask? Well, more like ideas or semi-formed plans that may or may not get executed. I would like to start implementing a filing system that I have been thinking of doing for sometime, and I would like to get my car washed (high of 28 degrees tomorrow, yikes!), and I would like to perhaps vacuum, dust, and read a halfway intelligent book, Sophie's World perhaps?...but I will most likely watch dumbed down tv and go to Barnes and Noble, get a latte, and peruse their magazine section.
I also might go a rental house huntin'. Not that I am currently unhappy with my place but there is always room for improvement. And for some reason, I'm excited about getting a yard. I really want a yard! True, mowing is not fun but the end result is fantastic! Great looking yard and a wonderful freshly mowed grass fragrance hovering about.
Hmmm...I'd have to get a push mower...maybe I can get Lin to give me her manual mower. You know, the kind you push with all your might all the while your neighbors mock and laugh at you because you're the only bozo on the block with such an archaic piece of machinery?
I am actually quite impressed with people that have the manual mowers. You are a) being a nice eco-friendly do gooder b) getting a good deal of exercise and c) okay, I'm out of reasons but I'm sure there is a "c" out there.
So,. overall only about one of the above will actually get done but better one than none, right?
I also might go a rental house huntin'. Not that I am currently unhappy with my place but there is always room for improvement. And for some reason, I'm excited about getting a yard. I really want a yard! True, mowing is not fun but the end result is fantastic! Great looking yard and a wonderful freshly mowed grass fragrance hovering about.
Hmmm...I'd have to get a push mower...maybe I can get Lin to give me her manual mower. You know, the kind you push with all your might all the while your neighbors mock and laugh at you because you're the only bozo on the block with such an archaic piece of machinery?
I am actually quite impressed with people that have the manual mowers. You are a) being a nice eco-friendly do gooder b) getting a good deal of exercise and c) okay, I'm out of reasons but I'm sure there is a "c" out there.
So,. overall only about one of the above will actually get done but better one than none, right?
February 6, 2007
Time Warp
How funny! I was flipping through my photo album the other day and came across an old family vacation photo. The picture on on top is my family in Cripple Creek, Colorado, oh, about 1989. The other picture is of Craig and me in almost the exact spot fifteen years later. So weird...!
February 4, 2007
Back...!
Housesitting is finito! I got back yesterday and it feels good to be back at the old routine. Sunday morning paper, sugar laden coffee, and now sitting at my old comuter...my really old computer...why does it feel good to be back at this old computer?!
Let's see what happened while I was away? Not anything too exciting. Work has been a bit stressful of late but I think it's starting to smooth out. Donna starts back as a page this Tuesday, we have a work day tomorrow so these arms of mine will look like Popeye's arms...okay more like Wimpy than Popeye.
I talked to my best friend yesterday for an hour and a half. Charla and I haven't' seen or talked to each other since our ten year high school reunion in August so we were well overdue for a nice long chat. Lot's is going on in her family so it was nice to catch up. Growing up I think I spent more time at her house and with her relatives than my own. I think those were the days, months, years, when Randy would wail on me whenever he could so it was good to get away anytime!
Speaking of Randy, he had a job interview in Florida this past week. They called later on and offered him the position but he's unsure if he wants to go. It would be a nice vacation spot for me to visit but it would be hard to have him so far away. But still...beaches! The Everglades! Universal Studios! Um...gaters!
Let's see what happened while I was away? Not anything too exciting. Work has been a bit stressful of late but I think it's starting to smooth out. Donna starts back as a page this Tuesday, we have a work day tomorrow so these arms of mine will look like Popeye's arms...okay more like Wimpy than Popeye.
I talked to my best friend yesterday for an hour and a half. Charla and I haven't' seen or talked to each other since our ten year high school reunion in August so we were well overdue for a nice long chat. Lot's is going on in her family so it was nice to catch up. Growing up I think I spent more time at her house and with her relatives than my own. I think those were the days, months, years, when Randy would wail on me whenever he could so it was good to get away anytime!
Speaking of Randy, he had a job interview in Florida this past week. They called later on and offered him the position but he's unsure if he wants to go. It would be a nice vacation spot for me to visit but it would be hard to have him so far away. But still...beaches! The Everglades! Universal Studios! Um...gaters!
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