Saturday, February 24, 2007

"I Have An Interview!"

Yes, after many weeks of applying and e-mailing my resume` a company called InterHealth ( I think that's its' name lol) called me up yesterday and asked me to come in next Tuesday. It will be an extra $6,000 a year plus no weekends (I hope) and no overtime...in other words, WOO HOO! Now some of you know I have been trying to get out of here for some time, but not for the reasons you'd expect. The truth is...I really don't mind working here at Pharmacare. My schedule works out perfect for taking the kids to their respective places in the morning, I can pretty much take any day off I want, leave early if I want, come in late if I want...and all the internet I can handle. Plus, people pretty much leave me alone and let me do my own thing which is cool. But in the end...it all comes down to moolah. Bucks. Simoleons.

We moved all our movies out of the living room and into our bedroom last weekend. We had this huge movierack blocking the coat hooks so no one could use them. Had been there for like 4 years lol. So I picked up this huge thing and moved it to the back and on the bottom shelf was something I thought I had lost like 10 years ago. It was a tape of Christmas songs I had made back in 1993. In fact, I have no idea who performed them or where I got it, but man does it take me back...Christmas should be a little warmer for years to come.



Saw this and thought it was really creative...stuff like this I'd like to do...but I'm so untalented in the application process...can come up with all kids of things in my head though...

Listening to "Mechanical Resonance" by Tesla right now...really a kickin' CD. Pick it up if you get the chance. I had my radio taken away from work but it's Saturday, so...rock on!

Made $70 from my aunt Glenda Thursday for fixing her computer. Well, I don't know if I fixed it or not, but her dial-up is back up again. What I think happened was...Uncle Tom put in a new modem but forgot to install the driver so Juno couldn't find it. Plus, Juno developed a little habit of calling itself right after the sign on screen came up but before you clicked "Connect". It's the weirdest thing. I did give them a Plan A and Plan B for getting on though. Plus, since they're out in the country they can't have any broadband except for sattelite.

Wish me luck...if I get this job it will truly feel like I have a guardian angel. Did you know in the Bible Michael is the top cat of the angels? The name actually means "One who walks with the Lord". Big company ya know. I always felt like God understood me a little better then most people. I don't know why. But I look back at times I was out of options only to have Him show me one more. And it is knowing this that makes me the person I am today. Which is why I don't understand clinical depression. I know it exists. Heck, I order people's anti-depressants for them every day so I know there's dozens of them out there. But to just sit there and say "I feel down so it doesn't matter what I say to people, they have to understand"? That's crap. Now I'll be the first to admit there's been a lot done for me. But I also know I cannot count on anyone to hold me up and carry me through life. It's up to me. This is what I hope my kids learn from me. Emmy made oatmeal for the first time this week. She didn't use enough milk and I always use too much ha ha. She's so smart. Last night while Cari was trying to get our taxes figured out Zach and Emmy and I were playing on the floor with this tool box set I bought at Target for $2.50. Both of them love this thing. The tool box is a pretty sturdy thing and it came with all kinds of tools, even goggles. Ever feel like what you're doing at this very moment will turn into a cherished memory? I feel like that more and more lately.

Friday, February 16, 2007

"Peanut...Peanut Butter...Jelly!"

Anyone remember that song? I learned it in elementary school of all places and for some unearthly reason it stuck with me. It was supposed to "loosen ya up"...never did that much for me. The reason I am mentioning peanut butter is because for some unearthly reason (using that word a lot!) there has been a nationwide recall on the stuff because it might contain salmonella! Salmonella!? If you ever wondered how that got its name, the man that uncovered it was named Salmon. Honest! Why can't things like celery and turnips become toxic? It's always things we eat everyday. On the flip side, there was a gene found in broccoli that might stop cancer from growing in humans. What if you got cancer and hated broccoli? Why can't a study be published where someone finds that eating cheeseburgers and onion rings can cure cancer? Seriously.

Lately I've been forgetting things. Little things, but things just the same. I don't mean to, it's just that I hear what Cari is saying and I try my best to keep it all in my head but something always seems to get squeezed out. I took an IQ test a couple years ago and got a 137. I think that's pretty good. But for the life of me something always falls to the wayside. Take last night for example. As I was coming home Cari needed me to 1)stop by the store for some Fritos for our chili 2)make sure our Thursday night shows were recording 3)make sure dinner was ready for when she came home 4)buy some cornbread mix at the store so we could have that with dinner. Well, what I heard was 1)we had cornbread mix at home 2)turn on the VCR to tape NBC. Now I did all the rest, but "Grey's Anatomy" didn't get taped because the VCR in the bedroom was out of tape. Anyhoo, all these little things add up and it kind of stresses Cari out when she has to remember so much more then me. I try...I really do...I can only do so much.



Check out the recent acquisition our Dallas Stars picked up this week. He might help us out...someone has to keep our benches warm, right? ha ha

My knee still hurts a little bit. It's been three weeks and there is still some residual pain. I can walk fine, even run a bit but when I try to stretch it out all the way it tightens up on me. Now I know why knee injuries sideline athletes. They are truly the wheels of the car it seems.

Applied for about 20 jobs this week! There's one for an office manager that's like ten minutes from Zach's babysitter...would be so great if I could get it. (sigh) I will pray about it. All I can do.

Took Zach to the park last Saturday. All he wanted to do was run back to the car! Talk about taking a dog off its leash ha ha. I hope I get to take him a lot more.

Friday, February 09, 2007

"Valentine's Day? Already!?"

Gee whiz, why is it the older you get the more time seems to freefall? Zach isn't even a year and a half and already he has TWO Christmases, Halloweens, Thanksgivings and now two Valentine's Days. Man is he growing. What surprises me about him is his willingness to do things for himself. Used to be in the morning Emmy and the neighbor kid would go to the car and buckle up and I would carry Zach and strap him in. Now he wants to walk out the front door to the car like his sister. I remember Emmy learned how to strap herself in at like 2 1/2. Looks like Zach will be following the same path. And that's fine with me.

So lil' ol Bloggah lets us post paint images we make ourselves now?? That's super duper. Here's my first foray into creative art:


I was reading the comics at work this morning and came across "Real Life Adventures" which has been my favourite strip for several years. Ever hear someone say they have a "dry sense of humour"? The goal is to make people laugh without making it seem like you're trying to do so. Seinfeld did this better then anyone else and my humour seems to relate to this genre. Anyhoo, I saw this strip and immediately thought of Zach and I when he was starting to eat jar foods and such.

Pretty much every night I take Zach into his room and rock him for about ten minutes or so. Turn on a CD, turn off the lights, and he just lays there, very peaceful. I used to rock Emmy when she was that age, but she squirmed so much (gets that from her mom ya know lol) that after about two minutes I was done. But I'm glad Zach got the calm gene, at least when being held. It's our special time together and Zach seems to know it. He senses it and gets a little giddy too. One thing I worry about more then I should is as Zach gets older we won't have as much in common and not be as close as I would like. I don't know why I worry so much. Maybe a good parent worries more. (shrug)

Going to Steak 'N' Ale tomorrow night! The in-laws are watching the kids and it's just me and the little woman. They have a great lobster soup/bisque thing. I'm glad she arranged this for us. Too often parents devote so much time to the kids that they forget how to be alone with each other the way they used to be. This is our Valentine's celebration ya know. I know it's early, but...

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO GO OUT TO EAT ON VALENTINE'S DAY???

It's chaos! Pandemonium! You'd have better odds winning the lottery on the same day you get struck by lightning then try to get a seat in a restaraunt! Not that I would ever attempt doing both those things on the same day, mind you. Well, maybe the lottery. =)

Friday, February 02, 2007

"So Long Barbaro..."

I cannot think of any animal that united this country the way Barbaro did. For those of you who do now know who he is, Barbaro was the winner of the 2006 Kentucky Derby and since he won by such a great amount he was the odds on favorite to win the Triple Crown. Race two was the Preakness and everyone was excited...especially the ones who placed a little wager on Barbaro not to place or show, but to win. The gun went off, the horses took off, and Barbaro...stumbled. A lot. he completely shattered his hind leg and could barely walk. Now in the past the only humane thing to do was to euthanize the horse, but his trainers thought there might possibly be a way to save him. And they did. Months of rehab and medical treatment were involved but eventually Barbaro managed to stand up and walk again. He could even run to the point that he was entered in a race. Unfortunately, he destroyed his hind leg again and this time, there was nothing anyone could do to save him. So on Wednesday he was put to sleep and not just the racing community mourned him, but the country as well. I honestly don't know if there's an animal heaven. Look at all the animals we eat every day. Are you telling me all those cows and chickens and pigs are in their own Utopia? Hmm...

Took Wednesday off to participate in yet another On The Border taste test survey. What's sad is I make more at these things then I do at work. And it's an hour and a half! (sigh) Was going to work till 12 since it started at one but that's just wasting gas. Plus, I hurt my knee last Sunday and ever since then it hurts to walk or work or...heck, pretty much do anything. I was getting up off the couch and it twisted the wrong way. The darndest thing! The good news is it feels better everyday.

It is unbelieveably cold here right now! Plus we got snow yesterday! Huge flakes falling faster and faster...and then...they all went away and melted...and more is on the way! No matter how cold it gets, we'll all be missing it come June when the 100 degree days come back...and we all know they will.

The Super Bowl is Sunday! I have a little wager of my own with a guy at work. He picked the Colts to win by eight and I get the Bears to win or lose by 7. Can it be done? A lot of people think the Bears are the underdogs here. What's cool is when you're the underdog you have a little more fight in you...something more pushing you to be your best. Hopefully the Bears come through for me.


Emily: "Toad's a little stiff, but once you loosen him up he's 'good to go'!"