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Honestly can’t remember exactly what I did today. I’m lying in bed trying to think and nothing’s coming. Did dishes and wiped the counters. Windex’d the bathroom mirrors & showered. Went to my photo shoot in Provo at 2pm and got back about 4. Used my last check to pay the babysitter then picked up another sitter at 5pm so daddy and I could go to dinner/movie. Here’s the thing though. We’ve been hearing all this hooplah over the new theaters between I-15 and Jordan Landing off Bangerter but once we got there it wasn’t worth the drive (and all the stop lights – what the…). Got to visit with hubby about life and stuff though, so that’s worth the time it took to get there. His golfing took longer than expected so I had to scramble for a sitter to make my appointment. He got an earful for that one – I just want a phonecall early enough to take care of things. We saw Pirates – felt a little empty at the end but enjoyed it nonetheless. Called Karen on the way home; she and her sister live right off Bangerter. The were just in Wyoming for a cancer walk/run; they started at 4pm yesterday and stopped at 10am today then drove back to Draper from Wyoming – crazy. The sister, Heather, is a cancer survivor! At home I was unable to find new checks so I told the sitter I’d have to get it to her later. Then she reminded me I didn’t pay her the last time either. EEK! We went to the calendar and there it is, plain as day, that I still owe her for last time. What a loser I am! I guess I’ll be tipping when I find the checks! As I pulled back up in our driveway I saw fireworks and ran inside to pull Jack out of bed to watch. He didn’t understand why I was yanking him out of bed at first, probably thought he was in trouble, but it was worth his surprised look. We’re not sure who’s fireworks they were (it’s July 15th) and they were LONG. I got tired of watching them after a while – isn’t that sad? So I went downstairs to grab my laptop and by the time I was coming back up they were at the finale. Perfect timing. So Jack’s in bed, daddy’s next to me programming on his laptop, Piper’s asleep (she had a nap today so hopefully she’ll saw logs tonight) and Posie is in her kennel. Tomorrow morning is church; 9am sharp but we try getting there 15 minutes early. If I get to bed this time I might have luck getting there on time. It’s 10:47pm – so I’ve got a chance for a good nights sleep!
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Since I went to bed pretty late last night (1ish, I think), this morning was tough for me to wake. The dog needed to go outside and do her business (she’s an entrepreneur) and woke me earlier than I would’ve liked. Lack of sleep and getting woken up before my time gets me either 1) cranky or 2) a migraine or 3) pissy. So I ate some Pops instead of my Kashi Go Lean then layed on the couch on the laptop looking for motorcycle boots while my kids played video games and hubby programmed on his laptop. Daddy (that’s what I call him – an omage to Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon calls him that and I find it endearing) made him & the kids lunch while I scarfed down my famous Dill Chicken Pasta Salad (no, I don’t have a recipe – I wing it – so you can ask all you want but I won’t create one either). P played Dora on the computer for 10 minutes then I put her down for a nap (at 3yrs old it’s awfully tricky sometimes) and tried to take one as well since I had a migraine by then (doesn’t mean I wasn’t cranky or pissy though – double negative, that’s ~j’s favorite). An hour later I still wasn’t asleep and daddy walked in to save the day. Told P to get up, she hadn’t fallen asleep either, and tell daddy mommy’s trying to take a nap. I tossed and turned and still didn’t go to sleep. Then I remembered something my mom told me about headaches. I won’t divulge details but instead of doing what she suggested I thought of something else that’s close to it. Tried but it didn’t do the trick so I just got up and showered (finally). Then I remembered our neighborhood BBQ was in a couple hours and I wasn’t prepared (no shock there). I asked P to go with me to the grocery store but she didn’t want to. After a while my 6yr old said he wanted to go with me (which is shocking because he usually fights me when I try getting him to) then P piped up and said she wanted to go; she is J’s little copy-cat. We toddled off to Macy’s and ran into my friend TS, who I haven’t seen in a LONG time since she lives in Orem and that’s so far away (heehee). The kids played the shy act (which is the thing that annoys me the most lately), we exchanged our new cell phone #’s and she gave me a magazine that she’s in this month after promising to get together at the pool with our kids to catch up. Inside J picked out the hotdogs (at the deli, they’re HUGE) and selected a bunch of fresh green beans (courtesy of my mom turning him on to fresh green beans her last visit) and P and I selected Tang for the cooler we would take to the BBQ. Paid for our stuff then remembered that I forgot the ice so I stepped back to the same cashier and charged $1.06 for a bag of ice. She gave the kids suckers that kept them sane until we got home.
*I actually finished this whole post, selected all to then do the spell check and it erased every last word. The Recover Post button gave me back 1/3 so now I’m going to breeze through, which might’ve been the reason why this happened to me — to speed up the process in the future.*
Went to the BBQ with a migraine (but I took 2 Excedrine Migraine pills before I left — they work wonders with my headaches), saw people, told my hubby I’m so lucky to have him and I love him then walked home with the kids. Oh, before walking home there was a young girl driving down the street and got to the end that’s blocked of where she got pissy, turned around and drove faster-than-she-should’ve back out almost taking out a couple kids, mine being 2 of them. “She’s ephen kidding me!” or something to that matter but using the “ephen” to emphasize my seriousness. When I see her again in that piece of crap car I will be giving her my 2 cents. Talked with the north neighbor about his river that runs through my property when he waters the grass, melatonin with his pharmasist wife and scout camp next week then went in to put the kids to bed. Read a book and was ready for teeth brushing when P came to me with the toothpaste container in her mouth (the dispensing end in her mouth) – I snapped at her so she cried and refused to brush. I coaxed her into letting me and we got through it. She has this thing about putting her brother to bed (if we turn off the light she’ll freak out, turn the light back ON so that she can turn it OFF), giving him a kiff and shutting his door.
They’re in bed so I came down and watched this weeks “So You Think You Can Dance” on the DVR but last nights performances got cut out so I didn’t get to see them (ticked). I’m bummed that Musa was eliminated because he’s hot and I like watching him with Natalie – she bawled and I almost did for her. After that a little SNL with Matthew Perry playing Joey on Friends and Quinton playing Chandler like a wierd gay guy. Then it was Dr. 90210 but it’s a rerun about labiaplasty, breast reduction on a female to male transitioner and anal bleaching.
H showed up at 11:30pm in my driveway but called before she tried coming in (okay because my door is always locked anyway). Luckily I had my phone with me (I usually don’t, that’s why I’m bad at answering it). Hubby returned shortly after that and she left about 12:30am.
Now I’m spent and should’ve been in bed hours ago. I hope I get a goodnight’s sleep so I don’t drag tomorrow. I think I’ll put the dog in J’s room so he can take her out in the morning and I might get a few minutes more shut-eye. At least not get woken up before my time.
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Now, I’m not so prude that I can’t move my browser box to cover the offensive material and continue on with the reading. But the pictures kept following me and popping up where I was trying to read. There was a slide show running on the side with a different girl in each frame, barely covering her nips and/or foliage — extremely distracting.
No wonder it’s so hard for kids and adults to avoid the addictive trap of pornography.
So I closed the page altogether and was instantly attacked with the following:
“You’re not even going to read what he wrote?” in a snippy tone.
No, I don’t want to look at porn while trying to.
“Why DON’T you want to look at porn?” in an accusatory tone.
Um…
I’m not sure how to answer that. I’m sure y’all can imagine people being asked “Why DO you look at porn?” But I was caught off guard with the question the other way around. So I’ll use this forum to write a simple reason —
I believe there is a time and place for provocative nudity… in private with your spouse.
That is what I believe. There is nothing wrong with my POV just because it might contradict yours. My perspective does not harm anyone so there is no basis for an argument. I DO NOT love this person ANY LESS because he choses this behavior. That’s not the kind of person I am. I DO NOT feel that I am a BETTER person because I am against porn. I’m not that kind of person either. Because the question was asked of me I just wanted to give an answer.
And there you have it.
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This Sunday (May 28th) is my 35th birthday. If you would like to join us other GNO’s (Girls Night Out-ers) this Friday the 26th then leave a comment expressing your desire so I can reserve the space. It’d be a fun way to meet other Utah Valley bloggers.
NO GIFTS PLEASE (because, let’s just be honest here, I won’t reciprocate). Serious.
6pm
Carrabba’s Italian Grill Restaurant
at University Mall on Nordstrom side
in Orem, Utah (BYOD – buy your own dinner)
P.S. No stalkers, please.
Caio!
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I’m so excited!
On Wednesday I went with my friend, Christine, to an open-house for Dream Dinners (this one is located on 8th North in Orem, next to Macy’s) not knowing what to expect.
What a fabulous concept (there are others out there with different names)! For the open-house, the hostess (Christine’s friend) invited about 10 friends to come and make-and-take 1 meal per person (feeds 6) for FREE (about $18 value). They have everything you need at each station with the recipe to follow. You assemble your meal at the station then plop it in your freezer to use within 6 months.
We made a Chicken Penne meal that included green onions, capers, herbs, lemon zest and grilled chicken. Christine made it last night and 1/2 of it fed her family of 2 adults and 3 hearty eaters (although they’re lean) with plenty left over.
I’m excited to go next week to assemble my 13 dinners (you sign up for 12 but you get a free meal if you schedule yours at the open-house). However, these 13 dinners (plus the one I made at the open-house, so a total of 14) will each feed my family on 1/2 the contents so I really have 28 meals for about $9 per meal, or $2.25/person (that’s less than drive through).
Go to their website and check out the menu. It’s all top-notch, high quality, fresh ingredients. I’ll let you know how it goes next week after the session (28 meals for my family in 2 hours).
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MUSIC FOCUS GROUP NEEDED
This Saturday, May 20, 2006 in Provo, UT
If you use iTunes or iPod (or other digital music player)
For those who are passionate about music
Food and free iTunes album download for qualifiers
Click here for more information.
This is my hubby’s company and he needs 8 more participants
for this Saturday’s focus group.
~j please pass this info along to your friend, Sara, & her hubby.
cjane & chup?
compulsive siter – have an 18+ yr old music fiend?
jetset – you’re musically inclined (along with ~j, of course), is J?
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