Thursday, April 26, 2007

weird

my right arm is begging to have something wrapped tightly around it! It hates the air, it hates being touched, and for the love of chocolate, it really hates me asking it to do things that it hasn't done for 5 weeks.

and it is molting dead skin like a snake. I am not exaggerating. I keep applying lotion (and it screams the entire time) to make it less icky, but it just goes on shedding. ick!

My sister Karen and her family are coming for a visit next week!!! I am soooo excited! She's a Stampin' Up rep, so I'm going to host a little get-together, and we will make cards!! I love that. They get here Friday, I think mid-day, and I don't know what she has planned for that day. yeah, she did the planning, I just said, "heck yeah! oh, oops, I broke my arm." Then Saturday we'll go to the Temple, then the Louisville Slugger Museum and Tour, then the card party. wahoo!! Sunday will be quieter, what with church and all. :) Then I think they leave on Monday. She homeschools her 3 boys (ages 14, 12, and 10 I think), and they are doing a Church History/US History tour. She is excited, I know. PLUS, her hubby just retired from his job, so he's going on the trip too. how cool is that!

It took 2 hours to get the boys asleep tonight. At 10pm, I noticed that P-chan never came back from the bathroom (we were watching TV together) and Kenshin said "Daddy is on your own bed." grrrrreeeeaaaaattt! So I got them in the room, read them a story, sang a few songs (think twinkle, twinkle), then got them sippy cups with water, and said good night. After a few minutes, Krillin called me back in for prayers. Then I said good night. Then both boys demanded milk! So I got it, and said good night. Then Kenshin called me in because his milk tasted funny. I changed the sippy top (because the milk was FINE) and he was happy. So I said good night. Then Krillin reminded me that I had to turn on the music. So pushed play on the stereo (the 7-CD changer filled with classical music) and said good night. Then Krillin asked me to come back in and say scriptures with him. I could only remember 2, so between sobs, Krillin explained that Daddy knows more, and I should know them. Yes, I should know them, but it's after 11 by this time, and I was very cranky. So I told him we'd read them tomorrow, and said good night. After several times going in to comfort them, I tried separating them: Kenshin with Daddy, and Krillin on the couch (I was trying to work on the computer). Krillin fell right asleep, but Kenshin pestered Daddy, so I had to take him back to his own bed. Then I had to re-arrange his "ammals" because his fussing had moved them. At 11:43, I was able to sit down again, and here it is 1 hour later, and I haven't heard a peep from anyone. good. so much for waking up early.

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

the cast was removed at about noon today. It feels so weird!!!

And I am having a hard time using the mouse with my right hand!!! ROFL

now I have to get dinner ready...for some reason, P-chan doesn't think dark chocolate M&Ms make a full meal. *shrug*

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

crafty

Have you seen HP's Activity Center? It is jam-packed with printable stuff, like cards, wrapping paper, gift boxes, scrapbook pages...the list goes on and on!!! My new favorites are the Shrek III self-mailers!! so cute! And I just found these very pretty fortune boxes; you know I love Asian-themed anything. :)

My favorite digi-designer of all time, Saskia Bokkers, has departed from The Daily Scrap. I'm sad, because her chats were always fun! Though...I haven't been able to attend them, ever since I loaded the new java. grr. But I vowed to follow her wherever she went!! Right now she has several items in the 99-cent Potato Bar at Polka-Dot Potato. I bet you'll find some digi-designs you'll love.

Yesterday I did some scrapbook pages, and even designed a template in PSD format. I like scrapbooking! Now that I have a computer that isn't mucked up with too many programs, and has the speed for the program, I know I'll be doing it more.

So, last night, for the first time in forever, I went to bed on time. That means by 11, for those that don't know. :P Then I woke up with P-chan (before 6:30). crazy! Anyway, it was very odd...watching the sun come UP as I checked my email and wandered my way on the internet. And, I was awake before the boys...it was a strange sensation indeed! If I last the entire day awake, I may do this again tomorrow. :D

And now I need to catch up on HEROES. I caught up on LOST, on Monday. I'm eagerly awaiting the new episodes of Monk and Psych... is this too much TV? nah! ;)

Saturday, April 21, 2007

metube

middle ages tech support


this one is kinda long, but the soundtrack is cool.


soundtrack is metalicious

Friday, April 20, 2007

...someone else's...

...who apparently needs stuff. LOL
I have seen this on a few blogs...Paper-Moons and Cre8tvlyYrs come to mind... The idea is: you type "iiiiii needs" (ie, mine was Julie needs) into google, and post the top 10 that come up. some pretty hilarious stuff!!!

1.
Meet Julie Who Needs An Early Start.
are you referring to my late-morning rousals? yeah...too true...

2.
Julie Needs Your Help! ... Welcome To the World Headquarters for Save Julie: Campaign 2000. ... We've come to know and love Julie on so many levels. ...
I had to put the entire google header, because it was so funny!!

3.
Julie needs to work on her parenting.
*hangs head in shame* yeah, probably. What do you mean hot dogs aren't two food groups? They have cheese!

4.
Julie needs a new pair of Shoes.
yes, please! From Japan, you say? If they're a 7.5, then domo!

5.
Julie needs to get out in the fresh Eire more.
the what?? *googles* oh!! yeah, I do. Fresh Eire, here I come!!

6.
Julie needs 25 to 35 grams of fiber daily.
now this is getting freaky! how on earth did you know that?

7.
Julie needs a major master bedroom redesign.
*looks around* do you have cameras here or something??!!

8.
All Julie needs is 15 attendees in an area to schedule a workshop.
HOLY COW!! Now this is really weird!!! That is exactly what I need, to do a cooking class for someone!

9.
Julie needs to toss that Paris wannabe out to the curb.
hmmm...I'm stumped on this one. cuz I don't have any IRL friends here!!! ROFL

10.
Julie needs to have the spotlight shined on her.
Thank you! I think I just did that.

Haha!! great fun, you really ought to try it! now leave me some love!

Thursday, April 19, 2007

here

What were you doing 10 years ago?
I had just gotten my GED, and was working full-time at McDonald's (and I loved it!). The GED was because I had to take an incomplete in 2 college classes I was taking concurrently with HS classes, and the HS counselor told me I'd have to make up the PE classes that had been waived for 3 years. um...what?? no thanks. thus the GED. I was beginning to entertain thoughts of being a nanny in New York.

Five snacks you enjoy:
1. Dark Chocolate M&Ms
2. Pop Secret Homestyle Microwave Popcorn
3. Brownies
4. cereal
5. fruit

Five songs to which you KNOW all the lyrics:
1. Nothin Broken but my heart - Celine Dion
2. What Hurts the most - Rascal Flatts
3. You always hurt the one you love - Spike Jones
4. Unwritten - Natasha Bedenfield
5. I knew I loved you before I met you - Savage Garden

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. Buy a nice house and NOT have a mortgage
2. Set up trusts for the boys so there is never any worry about the cost of education
3. Take my family and friends (the whole lot of them) on a wonderful vacation
4. Go back to college
5. Make sure that our parents are comfortable (and taken care of if the time comes) in their retirement

Five bad habits:
1. Staying up way too late
2. Not drinking enough water
3. Procrastinating
4. Biting my nails
5. Not exercising because “I have too much to do”.

Five things you like doing:
1. Reading to the boys
2. Reading to myself
3. Scrapbooking
4. Yapping on the phone
5. Cooking

Five things you would never wear, buy, or get again:
1. neon clothes
2. Pants tucked into socks
3. High top sneakers
4. Big hair
5. a house from Dogwood Homes (yeah, I'm bitter!)

Five favorite toys
1. P-chan's Palm
2. Cordless keyboard and mouse
3. Photoshop Elements 5
4. Headphones that are MINE and I don't have to share
5. mp3 player

me

via Anna

1. Legal First name? Julie

2. Were you named after anyone? no. sad, huh?

3. Do you wish on stars? yes

4. When did you last cry? When they put the cast on my arm.

5. What is your favorite lunch meat? roast beef (though I rarely get to eat it)

6. What is your birth date? Nov 24th

7. What is your most embarrassing CD/tape? oh man! really? lemme check...Rugrats soundtrack...maybe Mariah Carey...I'm not really embarrassed by any of my CDs, and I got rid of tapes a looooong time ago.

8. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? I would want to be

9. Do you use sarcasm a lot? nooooo!

10. What are your nicknames? Jules, Julie Jo Bob

11. Would you bungee jump? I would if it was...oh, heck--maybe.

12. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? nope

14. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Bovinity Divinity by Ben and Jerry's...which they apparently don't make anymore. *sigh* But I'm going to buy Americone Dream later this week, I'll let you know how that is. otherwise, just plain vanilla for me, please.

15. Shoe Size? 7.5

16. Red or pink? red

17. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? my flabby belly

18. Who do you miss most? My sisters and Emily

19. Favorite past-time? cooking

20. What color pants/skirt & shoes are you wearing? No shoes and jeans

21. What are you listening to right now? The hum of the old computer that we keep running for the 4yo.

22. What did you eat for breakfast? I don't do breakfast.

23. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? forest green or majestic purple

24. What is the weather like right now? cold and windy

25. Last person you talked to on the phone? Pasqual at customer service. LOL

26. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? hair

27. coffee or tea? um....tea, I guess, but it's been ages.

28. Favorite Drink? n/a

29. Hair Color? Light brown naturally, thinking of going blonde for summer.

30. Do you wear contacts? nope

31. Favorite Food? Easy Risotto with Ham and Peas

32. Last Movie You Watched? Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. ROFL

33. Favorite Day of the Year? Independence Day

34. Scary Movies or Happy Endings? happy endings. awww!

35. Summer or winter? Summer

36. Hugs OR Kisses? does this mean the chocolates? hugs. if IRL, then kisses from my sweetie

37. What Is Your Favorite Dessert? Anything that is deep, dark and chocolate

38. Have you ever won any awards? I really think I should have...lemme think...oh, yes, I won the grand prize at the anniversary celebration at GoDigitalScrapbooking. It was the PhotoShop Elements 5!! sweeeeet!

39. Do you have any tattoos or piercings? Ears are pierced

40. Living Arrangements? little house that we just bought

41. What Books Are You Reading? whatever 2 books the boys choose, The Fair Tax Book, and the Good Books.

42. What’s On Your Mouse Pad? I don't use one.

43. What did you watch last night on TV? The Colbert Report, LOST

44. Favorite Smell? all my candles all together (I keep them in a box in the garage. what? I just moved here!!!).

45. Favorite Junk Food? deep, dark, chocolate

46. Rolling Stones or Beatles? ick

47. What’s the farthest you’ve been from home? New York City...wait, I must google this...I stand corrected. NYC is only 2885 from Seattle, but Tampa, FL is over 3140 miles. And I've been even farther at Sarasota, FL. wheeee!

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

mapped

Found this site to create a map of all the places I've lived and visited in the U.S. Then I realized I should separate them, so I will. :D
Visited States

Visited US States Map from TravelBlog

visited only:


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Lived in:


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everything

eh what? This test sure thinks I'm into myself. O.o

The Everything Test

There are many different types of tests on the internet today. Personality tests, purity tests, stereotype tests, political tests. But now, there is one test to rule them all.

Traditionally, online tests would ask certain questions about your musical tastes or clothing for a stereotype, your experiences for a purity test, or deep questions for a personality test.We're turning that upside down - all the questions affect all the results, and we've got some innovative results too! Enjoy :-)

Personality
You are more logical than emotional, more concerned about self than concerned about others, more religious than atheist, more loner than dependent, more lazy than workaholic, more traditional than rebel, more engineering mind than artistic mind, more idealist than cynical, more leader than follower, and more introverted than extroverted.

As for specific personality traits, you are adventurious (100%), religious (93%), romantic (57%), innovative (57%).

Stereotypes
Prep69%
College Student64%
Punk Rock53%
 
Life Experience
Sex17%
Substances0%
Travel29%

Politics
Your political views would best be described as Conservative, whom you agree with around 86% of the time.
  Socioeconomic
Your attitude toward life best associates you with Middle Class. You make more than 80% of those who have taken this test, and 19% less than the U.S. average.

If your life was a movie, it would be rated PG.
By the way, your hottness rank is 50%, hotter than 17% of other test takers.

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btw, got my big cast off and typing some with my right hand RIGHT NOW. lol

Monday, April 16, 2007

quizzy




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Monday, April 02, 2007

broken

I broke my arm! yes, it's the arm I write (and type) with. no, I'm not suing the shopping place I was at....yet. Yes, I had lots of fun pain meds. LOL
Short story: I slipped and fell while at a home improvement store, and caught myself with my right arm. Snap. Pain became unbearable, and I asked them to call an ambulance.
BUT I know you want all the details! So here it is, the illustrious story of how I broke my arm!

NOT for the faint at heart!
David and Emily were coming for a few days, since they are moving to North Dakota (from Florida). We just moved here (Kentucky) a few months ago, and I still haven't organized my craft room....there are boxes upon storage buckets of scrapbook stuff and sewing stuff. You know those 18-gallon storage buckets? There are about 25 of them...yeah! anyway, I wanted to organize them, so we went to Lowe's to buy shelves. We had one of those flat carts, and all the items on it. One of the wall braces was falling off, and I went to kick it back on. And while my right leg was off the floor, my left foot lost its footing, and I fell. I landed on my right arm, and it really really hurt. I thought it was just going to feel better, so when the employee came over, I told him I was okay. P-chan helped me sit up, and the pain in my arm just kept getting worse. I pulled back my sleeve and realized it was swollen, so I told P-chan to tell them to call an ambulance. At this point, I was in so much pain I couldn't stop crying. They got a wheelchair for me, and somehow got me into it. P-chan and the manager filled out some paperwork while I bawled. I can only imagine what other people were thinking as they passed me...I'm in a wheelchair, bawling, with nobody really paying attention to me, and P-chan is trying to distract the boys.
So the ambulance got there, and as they walk in, P-chan asked me, "So, do you want me to buy this stuff?" I asked him, "Are you going to install them?" "uh...no." "Then no!"
So the paramedics got to the wheelchair and asked where I was injured. I pointed to my right wrist. The girl asked if I could take off my jacket, and I just laughed hysterically and said no. "Then we'll have to cut it off." Now, this is my leather jacket that I got a freakin' awesome deal on. "Then yes, I can take it off." So we got that off without hurting my wrist too much, and they moved me to the stretcher. Then, this trained paramedic-chick decided to take my pulse on the injured wrist!!!! I screamed and yelled at the top of my lungs, "What is wrong with you??!!" She apologized, but the pain was too much for me. "I'm going to pass out." So then she said, "Try to wait until we get to the truck." I don't know if she was trying to be funny, but I mentally named her Stupid Girl. The other paramedic got me an oxygen mask, and I was able to stay conscious. At this point we are ready to go to the truck, and P-chan asked me whether to follow with the boys, or to find a baby-sitter, and I requested the sitter. I was sure this wouldn't be pretty. But it was after 9:30 at night, so I wasn't sure who he would call. Then they told us that because we were at the southern end of the county, we would be going north for a hospital -- even though the actual closest hospital was only 3 miles to the south!! ugh!
In the ambulance, it was very bumpy. And they couldn't give me any pain meds. And my oxygen mask kept falling off, until they fixed it. AND they kept asking me questions!! Like where I live, my insurance, etc. AND they couldn't hear me well because of the mask, so they kept asking me to repeat myself. aaaaagggghhh! I finally shoved my wallet at them and said, "This is what you need. Now let me breathe." Stupid Girl didn't know how to splint my arm (she tried to take off the orange wrapping, DUH), so it took longer than it should have. We finally got to the hospital, and by this time I was much calmed down, but still in pain. The paramedics turned me over to the hospital staff, reporting an "obvious disfiguration to the right wrist." gee, really??
I guess it was around 11:00pm by this time. They got me to a room, and I finally got a demerol shot about half-hour later. Then they took x-rays. Boy, THAT was fun. not! They had to remove my splint, and then twist my arm into odd positions. Well, they seemed odd and painful because my arm/wrist was broken. Then I got to watch TV for a bit. It was after midnight, and I called a nurse in. "Two things. I have to use the bathroom, and can you find out where my husband is?" It was a male nurse, so he said he'd get someone else to help me with the bathroom, but he'd call P-chan for me. On the phone, P-chan assured me that the boys were fine with friends from church, but he had had trouble getting directions to the hospital.
He got to the hospital around 12:30, and they STILL had not splinted my arm. and I STILL had to pee!!! The nurse finally came in and gave me a shot of morphine, and then splinted my arm and they discharged me, with a prescription for Vicadin. I was surprised, because I expected a cast, and they explained that the cast would have to be done by an orthopedic surgeon, due to the proximity to the wrist, and the swelling. So, the first thing I did (with P-chan's assistance) was shuffle down the hall (in my socks, LOL) and go to the bathroom. Then we walked to the car and tried to figure out where the nearest 24-hour pharmacy was. We finally found a Rite Aid. By this time, it's almost 2am. The pharmacist asked if I'd ever taken Vicadin, I said no, and he asked how I react to medicine, so I told him I get loopy on Robitussin. "Oh! You're a cheap drunk! ahahahahahahaha" yes, thanks, laugh at the lady in pain. {turns out I had taken Vicadin, when I got all my wisdom teeth removed 6 years ago, but I only knew it by the generic name, hydrocodone} So by the time we got home and got me settled on the couch, it was about 3am. This became a magical hour for me, because I got to take my pills at 3, 9, 3, and 9. LOL
The rest of the weekend is a haze. I know that the boys came home the next day, and the same family (that watched them) brought us pizza...I was thirsty all the time, and I was convinced that my right thumb had also sustained some damage, because I couldn't move it and whenever the boys bumped it, it was like I had broken my arm again. But I spent most of the time asleep. P-chan asked me to sit on the bed while he folded the laundry, and I had taken my pill about 10 minutes before. I remember talking with him, and the next thing I know, I can hear him, but my eyes are closed, and I was too tired to respond. I'm sure I was drooling, too. ROFL
On Monday morning, at about 8am, he called the surgeon that the hospital recommended. I was foggy, but I heard him say, "Yes, she needs to have her arm set....What?....What!?....No, I don't think you understand. She is in a LOT of pain, she can't wait until Friday, that would be a whole week....No, thank you. I'll find another doctor." So he called to doctors on Fort, and they said they could get me in at 10. That gave us enough time to get the boys ready, and leave. About halfway there (it's a 45-minute drive), I asked P-chan where my pills were, because it was after 9 and I was in a lot of pain. The color in his face drained and he said, "I forgot it." great. So we finally get in to the office, and I know it's partly because I was in a lot of pain and hadn't eaten much, but BOY the nurse and doctor seemed stupid. The nurse didn't recognize the name of the hospital we went to, and it was the doctor who "figured it out" that we didn't live ON FORT so of course we didn't go to that hospital. I asked when I could get some pain medicine, and he said I couldn't have any until AFTER they set the bone. Then he said they wouldn't be able to do it anyway, they were overbooked. I looked him in the eye and said, "It is now 8 hours since I had pain medication. I didn't get to eat breakfast, and I'm thirsty. My arm has been broken for over 2 days, and everyone is acting like THEY are inconvenienced. I won't be able to come back tomorrow, because my husband has to leave for 2 days, and I can't drive while I'm hopped up on pain meds. I have guests coming from out of town, and I'd really like to NOT cry the entire time they're here. I need my arm set RIGHT NOW." He just looked at me for a few seconds, then clicked a few things in the computer and told us to go upstairs, with the warning that I could not eat or drink anything because they may have to put me under for the setting, and they don't like unconscious people barfing on them. LOL So then I got more x-rays, and we waited for the Setting Room to have space, and there I waited for another half-hour (with no splint).
They FINALLY got someone to set it, but only 1 person, and it's a 2-person job. They asked P-chan to assist. He said okay, but after a few minutes of holding my arm up and watching me wince and cry silently, he looked like he was going to throw up (he's no good in a delivery room, either, let me tell ya!) so they dragged someone else in. The WORST part was when they had the bandage-stuff on, and had to SQUEEZE my wrist to make sure it was set properly, while the bandage hardened. I definitely felt the room spinning then.
So that's it! The cast was on, I could eat, drink, and take my drugs.
Of course, P-chan had to be out of town for the next 2 days, so it was truly a blessing when Emily and David were there. To be a good host (ie, awake!), I didn't take any meds during the day, but I sure did right before bed. They took care of me and my boys, when I should have been taking care of them. Emily even made me Spaetzle, my most favoritest of all her dishes. And when she wanted to hop down to Big Lots (the best offering in our wee town), she even did up my pants for me. 'nuff said.