I work with rainman

this place makes me want to hit my head against the wall really hard sometimes..the only problem is I don't think it would help

is it me this week?

so I ordered a b-day cake for D nothing fancy 8" round yellow cake w/chocolate frosting, happy birthday, boy colors, maybe balloons instead of flowers nothing over the top or anything but the bakery has a pre-pay policy? does that not seem a little odd? it's not like I ordered a wedding cake or a sheet cake for 50 people ah well at least they make really yummy cakes.

not enough time in the day

for sickness, I just can not work it into my schedule. i think I am getting a cold which if that's all it is C had it not really all that big a deal but I know strep is going around as well and I really don't have time for that

and just who is going to stop me?

ok just got back from a meeting at the church, C is having his first communion in the spring(big catholic doings and such) so they have to have umpteen meetings about this before april this being the first there was a bunch of silly blah blah blah info. my favorite part was the no photography of any kind at the church, now I understand during mass it's a little tacky but none afterwards? nope however there will be a professional photographer that you can pose for at the church that day.
oh really? so chris you are on stealth photography that day! what are they going to kick out a naval officer? or worse my atheist obstinate husband? this day might be kind of fun, maybe we should sell tickets or something?

wunderbar!

a huge danke schon (sorry no umlauts) to jim & anna for inviting us to the first annual oktoberfest at their house! the food & company were great and a good time was had by all. Plus the out late..well for us anyway has been the perfect excuse for a do nothing day sunday, I even slept till 8.15 that translates to something like noon for me these days. honestly I say do nothing but laundry & dishes are being done and sewing which quite frankly I really can't sew so it's slow going at best. D needed a button and C's tae kwan do uniform needed 5 patches, I've done 4 so far and need to check on the right way up for the south korean flag before I finish up.
The fridge has gone warm again and we decided to just bite the bullet and buy a new damn refrigerator with an extended warranty this week in the mean time it means take out for dinner so I have not had to cook all weekend yea!

cyberstalking

I have become addicted to blogs. I peruse about 20(ok maybe more some weeks) on a regular basis and when it's real slow at work those 20 can lead me further into the blogosphere (yes I goof off at work, hey at least I'm not down loading porn) For some reason if I happen to see someone out in real life who I do not know but whose blog I read I feel like some sort of stalker. Now I don't go up to them and engage in some sort of odd inane conversation but it throws me just the same.

walk to school day

yes the annual event rolled around once again. D took first year & last year I was an unhappy, tired & cranky last minute substitution but this year I planned on being the walk to school parent with C & it was much more pleasant for all involved. first of all no open toe sandals, traipsing through wet grass in sandals is just icky no way around that. we parked at the other location this year and the walk was much nicer I did not realize there was such a pretty greenway behind farragut primary school. this year they handed out books which was better than the crap that inevitably winds up in the trash by the end of the day that they handed out in the past. They have a little breakfast on the playground with muffins & fresh fruit but C is not a breakfast food sort of kid and had already had chicken & rice(with the good hot sauce you know the one daddy uses) I knew the coffee would be horrible swill so my thermos was already full and waiting for me in the car C bolted into to school to hang with his buddies-sadly no hug or kiss but barely a wave to dismiss me-at least he grabbed my hand while we were walking, he is growing up so damn fast!
I wonder in the intermediate school does the walk to school thing too?

fridge part 27..

so last night the refrigerator started leaking bluish purplish chemical smelling liquid anti-freeze? freon? I have no idea! a refrigerator repairman I am not. I did however call the repairman and even though it appears to be a new problem might as well stick with the same guy.So they can come out tomorrow between 6-10 my first thought was a little early but no big deal we are up by then but no it's p.m. He could show up at 10p.m. and quite frankly he has always run late so what is he going to show up at 11 or midnight? all I can imagine is telling him to put the dog up for the night, turn out the lights & lock up on his way out....

I think my ears are bleeding

seriously the boy does not stop talking from the second he wakes till he falls asleep-even then sometimes during the middle you will hear a conversation-usually it's just giggles but still his gums are flapping. Each and every thought, idea, bit of trivia he has or knows is verbalized. I suppose when we hit the teen years and I can only get him to grunt at me I will miss these days!

not a good way to start the day

the smell of Iams lamb meal & rice formula dog food. not good at all but I am hoping it helps poor oscar super pug extraordinaire he has been having some sort of skin allergy or rash or something for two weeks now. he has been to the vet, had a steroid shot & takes benadryl every day and I thought it was getting better but no, so I found a forum for pug owners-does everyone have a forum these days? it is apparently a pug thing so I am trying a food change & going by the health food store to look for some holistic stuff to hopefully help the poor little guy