I am SOOOO excited about the new book AND new movie! P-chan has some time off from work in the middle of July, so we will be going to the movie, half of that courtesy of the Movie Cash I got from buying chocolate at Walgreens in March. LOL
Found a fun game. It's "20 Q" Harry Potter style. If you are familiar with the story thus far, then the "person" theme is quite fun. P-chan doesn't read the books, but he has watched the movies, so he chose a normal item under "things" and thought it was cool. He stumped the 20Q! :D
Yesterday was Big K's birthday. He turned 5!!! The first thing I said to him was, "Happy birthday! You're 5 today!" He paused, then said, "No, I'm still 4. I won't be 5 until I have cake." Good thing that was on my list of things to do, then. LOL Little K gave Big K a present, but I told them we couldn't open it yet, and we got ready for the day.
We went to lunch at the park, then headed over to McDonald's to use some of their coupons. That particular McD's is having their own birthday celebration, so they had free cake! SCORE. As we ate our fries and cake, Big K looked around and then whispered to me, "Mom, I don't know these people."
"That's okay, honey."
"But they're eating my cake."
ROFL So I explained that the building was having a birthday, too. He liked that. And the lady eating lunch across from us gave him a Happy Meal toy. Oh, he was so happy! Little K did well eating his cake, which I was happy about.
Then we went to the bookstore, and Big K got to pick out a book. He chose one about dragons. And we picked up an anime preview book for P-chan.
The boys fell asleep in the car, which I felt relieved about, because the bookstore was at the Mall, and I just learned that the boys + mall = Hell for me. If they weren't begging to buy something, they were screaming, or begging for money for the machines. I did get some great pictures of them sitting on the cool ride-machines, but I don't ever carry cash, so I had no change. I had to literally drag Little K out of the building. And then Big K freaked out because Little K had pushed the button to open the door, which meant he couldn't do it, and all I was trying to do was get to the car before it started raining. aaaagggghhhh! So anyway, they fell asleep in the car. And P-chan was awake by the time we got home, so he carried BigK in, but LittleK woke up. BigK was asleep until almost 8, at which time we made Bob the Builder cookies (it was too late for cake). We also opened the presents (he got 3 more Thomas & Friends trains). Then it was time for bed. P-chan had bed duty, since I was PMS-y. LOL
okay, gotta finish a scrapbook page. later!
Friday, June 29, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
not healing well ... and some musings
As you may know, I broke my right arm (right at the wrist, but still technically the arm bone) back in March, and had the final cast removed at the end of April. It's now about 6 weeks since the cast was removed, and my wrist does not seem to be healing very well. I can do most things fine, but I cannot turn my wrist very far "in" or "out" without pain. I have to use my left hand for some "personal" things, and I also have some troubles with cooking, carrying things, and hugging (my wrist won't bend naturally so that hand kinda sticks out...go ahead and laugh, it's funny 
), and it fatigues very quickly. Tonight I learned that riding my bike is a pain in my wrist. gah!
Anyway, I'll be starting Occupational Therapy for it on Monday. Doc says if it's not showing a marked improvement in 6 weeks, I will have to have my arm re-broken. Yes, on purpose!
Then he will want me to stay in a cast for at least 8 weeks, to ensure proper healing. UGH!!! 
So send happy thoughts my way, so the OT will go well.
Just to prove that I do read the PC Magazine newsletter:
Pimp my Drive Bay
What, the gig just isn't enought for ya?
How a motherboard is made, or Egg Yolk Pie (because the ending makes it all worthwhile)
The boys discovered the Pets area at Meijer today. I showed Krillin one of the hamsters that was waking up and stretching. Kenshin was enthralled with the fish, especially the ones with whiskers, and the snails. oh, and also the step stool that the employees use. LOL He is quite short, after all, so he moved it from tank to tank, running commentary of course. Krillin didn't say as much as Kenshin, but they both agreed that having a pet hamster would be nice. On the way home, Krillin told me that the guinea pig wouldn't be as good, because they die. I didn't get the rest of the story until we got home, because he kept telling me to drive faster. Apparently, the little guinea pig that our neighbors had, died. I don't know how long ago, but Krillin told me they buried it under rocks. "So that's why I want a hamster. Mom, you know so much about hamsters!" And he positively beamed at me! *heart melting* "Oh, thank you for saying that, Krillin."
"Yeah! You knew he was stretching! Remember? When he woke up and he was moving around? And he did that thing, and you told me he was stretching! You know so much about hamsters, so I think we could have one. Do we have to buy it?"
"Yes, you have to buy the pets."
"Do we have money for one?" (He is starting to learn that things cost money, and that we usually don't have it.)
"You will have to ask your dad." Okay, so I copped out in the end. I would love for them to have a pet, but after learning that the guinea pig died, I don't know how they would handle that.
Actually, that was the 2nd "death" I handled today. The boys LOVE to watch the lobsters in the tank in the seafood section. When we got there, Kenshin said, "Oh no! There are not too many!" Krillin looked just as dismayed, and he asked where they went.
"People probably bought them."
"You mean for pets?" His eyes shone so bright, I could see what he was imagining. And so it killed me to say, "No, people buy them to eat them."
Kenshin's head whipped to look at me, and he said, "What!?"
Krillin just looked at the tank with his mouth open, his eyes now horror-stricken.
"Yes, some people eat lobster." and enjoy every savory bite, I didn't add.
They both looked at the tank, and after a few moments Krillin said, "Are they like fish?"
"hhhmmm... kinda, yeah."
"How do people eat them?"
"First they have to cook them. I think they do that in a pot of hot water."
"And do they take off the pinchers?"
"Yes, the pinchers come off before they eat them."
*slight pause* "What do they do with the pinchers after that?"
"I....dunno. I guess they throw them away."
"Oh." He thought about that for awhile, but didn't say anything else about them.
It reminded me of his reaction when I told him about chickens. We live in a subdivision of about 100 houses, just off an almost-dirt road in a little town. It's very windy, quite narrow, and if you don't hit a mailbox, you'll probably hit a chicken. I almost hit a chicken, and made a comment about chicken soup. Krillin (from the backseat) said, "hahaha, we don't eat chickens!"
We had just finished a lunch of chicken nuggets, so I laughed and said, "Yes we do."
"No we don't! That's silly! I'm right, you're wrong."
"A lot of people eat chickens. That's where chicken nuggets come from."
"No! Chicken nuggets come from the store."
Touché. "Yes, but they use chickens to make the nuggets, then sell them at the store."
"But those aren't road chickens!"
"What?"
"We don't eat road chickens!"
I had to agree. I certainly have never eaten a chicken that I saw on the road. then I had to add, "Eggs come from chickens."
"ha ha ha! No they don't."
"Yep, they do. The egg comes out of the chicken's butt." I have NO idea where the egg actually comes out of (and I do NOT want to know), I was just trying to gross him out.
"EEEEEWWWW! That's not right. You're wrong. I'm right."
So I used a reference that he would understand. "Remember on Hard Hat Harry, when he said 'what comes first, the chicken or the egg'?"
"yeah."
"That's because the chicken is the egg's mommy. Eggs sometimes turn into baby chicks."
"Do we have baby chicks in our fridge?"
"No, those eggs went in a machine so they won't turn into chicks."
"Nope! I'm right, you're wrong."
I would not have been surprised for him to say he wouldn't eat chicken, but he hasn't mentioned it since. And now that I think about it, he also hasn't eaten scrambled eggs since. ...
), and it fatigues very quickly. Tonight I learned that riding my bike is a pain in my wrist. gah!Anyway, I'll be starting Occupational Therapy for it on Monday. Doc says if it's not showing a marked improvement in 6 weeks, I will have to have my arm re-broken. Yes, on purpose!
Then he will want me to stay in a cast for at least 8 weeks, to ensure proper healing. UGH!!! So send happy thoughts my way, so the OT will go well.
Just to prove that I do read the PC Magazine newsletter:
Pimp my Drive Bay
What, the gig just isn't enought for ya?
How a motherboard is made, or Egg Yolk Pie (because the ending makes it all worthwhile)
The boys discovered the Pets area at Meijer today. I showed Krillin one of the hamsters that was waking up and stretching. Kenshin was enthralled with the fish, especially the ones with whiskers, and the snails. oh, and also the step stool that the employees use. LOL He is quite short, after all, so he moved it from tank to tank, running commentary of course. Krillin didn't say as much as Kenshin, but they both agreed that having a pet hamster would be nice. On the way home, Krillin told me that the guinea pig wouldn't be as good, because they die. I didn't get the rest of the story until we got home, because he kept telling me to drive faster. Apparently, the little guinea pig that our neighbors had, died. I don't know how long ago, but Krillin told me they buried it under rocks. "So that's why I want a hamster. Mom, you know so much about hamsters!" And he positively beamed at me! *heart melting* "Oh, thank you for saying that, Krillin."
"Yeah! You knew he was stretching! Remember? When he woke up and he was moving around? And he did that thing, and you told me he was stretching! You know so much about hamsters, so I think we could have one. Do we have to buy it?"
"Yes, you have to buy the pets."
"Do we have money for one?" (He is starting to learn that things cost money, and that we usually don't have it.)
"You will have to ask your dad." Okay, so I copped out in the end. I would love for them to have a pet, but after learning that the guinea pig died, I don't know how they would handle that.
Actually, that was the 2nd "death" I handled today. The boys LOVE to watch the lobsters in the tank in the seafood section. When we got there, Kenshin said, "Oh no! There are not too many!" Krillin looked just as dismayed, and he asked where they went.
"People probably bought them."
"You mean for pets?" His eyes shone so bright, I could see what he was imagining. And so it killed me to say, "No, people buy them to eat them."
Kenshin's head whipped to look at me, and he said, "What!?"
Krillin just looked at the tank with his mouth open, his eyes now horror-stricken.
"Yes, some people eat lobster." and enjoy every savory bite, I didn't add.
They both looked at the tank, and after a few moments Krillin said, "Are they like fish?"
"hhhmmm... kinda, yeah."
"How do people eat them?"
"First they have to cook them. I think they do that in a pot of hot water."
"And do they take off the pinchers?"
"Yes, the pinchers come off before they eat them."
*slight pause* "What do they do with the pinchers after that?"
"I....dunno. I guess they throw them away."
"Oh." He thought about that for awhile, but didn't say anything else about them.
It reminded me of his reaction when I told him about chickens. We live in a subdivision of about 100 houses, just off an almost-dirt road in a little town. It's very windy, quite narrow, and if you don't hit a mailbox, you'll probably hit a chicken. I almost hit a chicken, and made a comment about chicken soup. Krillin (from the backseat) said, "hahaha, we don't eat chickens!"
We had just finished a lunch of chicken nuggets, so I laughed and said, "Yes we do."
"No we don't! That's silly! I'm right, you're wrong."
"A lot of people eat chickens. That's where chicken nuggets come from."
"No! Chicken nuggets come from the store."
Touché. "Yes, but they use chickens to make the nuggets, then sell them at the store."
"But those aren't road chickens!"
"What?"
"We don't eat road chickens!"
I had to agree. I certainly have never eaten a chicken that I saw on the road.
then I had to add, "Eggs come from chickens.""ha ha ha! No they don't."
"Yep, they do. The egg comes out of the chicken's butt." I have NO idea where the egg actually comes out of (and I do NOT want to know), I was just trying to gross him out.
"EEEEEWWWW! That's not right. You're wrong. I'm right."
So I used a reference that he would understand. "Remember on Hard Hat Harry, when he said 'what comes first, the chicken or the egg'?"
"yeah."
"That's because the chicken is the egg's mommy. Eggs sometimes turn into baby chicks."
"Do we have baby chicks in our fridge?"
"No, those eggs went in a machine so they won't turn into chicks."
"Nope! I'm right, you're wrong."
I would not have been surprised for him to say he wouldn't eat chicken, but he hasn't mentioned it since. And now that I think about it, he also hasn't eaten scrambled eggs since. ...
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Buffy
| You Are Cherry Kiss Lip Gloss |
 You're a total girly girl who's every guy is sweet on. You take pleasure in the simple things in life, from cute t-shirts to stuffed animals. Any guy needs to match your romantic idealism to win your heart, which is why few have. No wonder Cherry your signature flavor. It's delicious, sugary, and fun - like you! |
| You Need Some Green in Your Life |
 Green will make you feel alive, renewed, and balanced. And with a little green, you will project an aura of peacefulness and harmony. If you want stability, you've got to get a little green in your life! For extra punch: Combine green with blue or purple The downside of green: It can promote jealousy in yourself or others The consequences of more green in your life: You will be drawn to a new life path You will feel free to pursue new ideas and interests, no matter how strange You will be released from the demands and concerns of others |
I tool this one but didn't agree with the results, maybe you'll have better luck:
http://www.blogthings.com/whatdoesyourpeanutbutterandjellysandwichsayaboutyouquiz/
| You Would Be a Pet Bird |
 You're intelligent and witty, yet surprisingly low maintenance. You charm people easily, and they usually love you a lot more than you love them. You resent anyone who tries to own or control you. You refuse to be fenced in. Why you would make a great pet: You're very smart and entertaining Why you would make a bad pet: You're not interested in being anyone's pet! What you would love about being a bird: Flying, obviously What you would hate about being a bird: Being caged |
| Your Brain is Purple |
 Of all the brain types, yours is the most idealistic. You tend to think wild, amazing thoughts. Your dreams and fantasies are intense. Your thoughts are creative, inventive, and without boundaries. You tend to spend a lot of time thinking of fictional people and places - or a very different life for yourself. |
| Your Preppy Name Is... |
 But most people know you as Buffy |
green ... well, kinda
Ever wanted to know how much of a carbon footprint (ie, global warming) you're leaving on the planet? I found a totally cool calculator that tells you just that! Zerofootprint: Carbon Calculator
You can fill out each part individually, or just click All and fill it out once and get the results faster. Here's my results:
In the past year, you have emitted about 5.48 tonnes of CO2.
That’s just below the average.
Yay! That's with my 1993 Honda, 1 flight per year, and an all-electric utility bill.
You can fill out each part individually, or just click All and fill it out once and get the results faster. Here's my results:
In the past year, you have emitted about 5.48 tonnes of CO2.
That’s just below the average.
Yay! That's with my 1993 Honda, 1 flight per year, and an all-electric utility bill.
Friday, June 08, 2007
itchy
TMI: I have a very itchy scalp, and it is seriously driving me insane as of late (esp the last 3 days). I think the heat has something to do with it. I ran out of my prescription (some spray stuff --Kenalog, that's what it is) but I haven't even seen a doctor since we moved here (5 months ago, actually) ---well, I mean for "regular" stuff. LOL I did see a few docs for the allergies from hell and my broken arm. Anyway, every time I call I'm on hold for a very long time, so I haven't actually made an appointment. So when I finally talk to someone, I have to remember to ask for the scalp, and for my wrist.
My wrist is not healing correctly, methinks. I still do not have full range, and it freaks out when I do certain things (read: pain). Plus it's still got the weird bump-thing that bothers me when I write. ugh.
One of the ladies that I visit-teach (for church) and I totally hit it off! :D She has a 7-yo son, and he's so nice. They came to church (hadn't in a while), and for once I was glad I'm in Primary, because I was able to help him feel more comfortable. :)
And she's totally into digital scrapbooking!! FINALLY!!! Someone "IRL" that I can talk about that with. She's actually a beginner, but she's not a total noob because she had been checking out the digi stuff for several months, just saving up money for a new computer and program. Tomorrow she's coming over with her new laptop, and I'm going to teach her how to do a layout. I'm so excited! :D
I can't remember if I posted about this, and I'm too lazy to check...so...I had signed up for a scrapping challenge over at GDS, and I made it to round 2. :) But then I didn't make it to round 3. :( BUT then they asked members to volunteer to write tutorials for beginners...so I signed up. :) I got the first 2 done, and I had forgotten about the reward part -- I got 2 $15 "gift cards" to spend at the GDS store. wahoo! I already spent 1, and I will oogle and oggle some more tomorrow (oh wait, it IS tomorrow -lol). But I have to play with my new stuff before I can spend again. :)
DH and I have started Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover. So the $30 that I just earned to spend at the scrapbook store was really nice! I have to ask someone when they expire, because maybe I should hold off on spending it until the next big sale. hahaha
I am really excited about the TMMO, because for the first time, we have a "recipe" for what to do, and how to do it. There's even a "support forum" (my name for it, lol) at LLNOE. "If you live like nobody else now, you can live like nobody else later." This is so in line with how I WANT to live. When we ordered the book The Total Money Makeover, the nice lady "blessed us" (her words) with the bumper-sticker pack, so I attached one directly to my computer:
I need it, to remind me not to spend anything that's not in the budget. And right now, there's a lot of stuff NOT in the budget. :P We already cut back on the phone bill, and later this month we'll be booting the cable as well.
On a happy note, we finally found a DVD type that our DVD recorder likes, so I have to use some of the groceries budget for that. LOL But we won't starve, because we'll be using our food storage, and I always shop sales anyway.
Okay, I must post this before I forget again. :)
My wrist is not healing correctly, methinks. I still do not have full range, and it freaks out when I do certain things (read: pain). Plus it's still got the weird bump-thing that bothers me when I write. ugh.
One of the ladies that I visit-teach (for church) and I totally hit it off! :D She has a 7-yo son, and he's so nice. They came to church (hadn't in a while), and for once I was glad I'm in Primary, because I was able to help him feel more comfortable. :)
And she's totally into digital scrapbooking!! FINALLY!!! Someone "IRL" that I can talk about that with. She's actually a beginner, but she's not a total noob because she had been checking out the digi stuff for several months, just saving up money for a new computer and program. Tomorrow she's coming over with her new laptop, and I'm going to teach her how to do a layout. I'm so excited! :D
I can't remember if I posted about this, and I'm too lazy to check...so...I had signed up for a scrapping challenge over at GDS, and I made it to round 2. :) But then I didn't make it to round 3. :( BUT then they asked members to volunteer to write tutorials for beginners...so I signed up. :) I got the first 2 done, and I had forgotten about the reward part -- I got 2 $15 "gift cards" to spend at the GDS store. wahoo! I already spent 1, and I will oogle and oggle some more tomorrow (oh wait, it IS tomorrow -lol). But I have to play with my new stuff before I can spend again. :)
DH and I have started Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover. So the $30 that I just earned to spend at the scrapbook store was really nice! I have to ask someone when they expire, because maybe I should hold off on spending it until the next big sale. hahaha
I am really excited about the TMMO, because for the first time, we have a "recipe" for what to do, and how to do it. There's even a "support forum" (my name for it, lol) at LLNOE. "If you live like nobody else now, you can live like nobody else later." This is so in line with how I WANT to live. When we ordered the book The Total Money Makeover, the nice lady "blessed us" (her words) with the bumper-sticker pack, so I attached one directly to my computer:
I need it, to remind me not to spend anything that's not in the budget. And right now, there's a lot of stuff NOT in the budget. :P We already cut back on the phone bill, and later this month we'll be booting the cable as well.
On a happy note, we finally found a DVD type that our DVD recorder likes, so I have to use some of the groceries budget for that. LOL But we won't starve, because we'll be using our food storage, and I always shop sales anyway.
Okay, I must post this before I forget again. :)
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