Computer Trouble

I normally post from work, b/c by the time I get home I'm so sick of a computer it's not even funny...
Anyway I had started composing a wonderful post yesterday when my computer decided it wanted to die. REALLY. Here's the problem, I'm a graphic designer, if I don't have a computer, I can't work. period. So I fooled around with it for an hour and a half then took lunch, after lunch I fooled with it for another hour and it finally came back on. Feebly... So there's my explanation for the abbreviated post that will follow. hehehe (Oh and no worries, I've put a call into the Mac guys and hopefully they'll be able to explain how to revive my poor Apple to it's old robust self...)

So my Colein and Dash-adoo came to visit this past weekend and I couldn't love Colleen more for trekking across the state line, arriving after midnight, and then running around with me on Sat. Seriously she's a wonderful friend and a fantastic momma. She drove when she knew Dash would be sleeping so that he wouldn't be traumatized by spending so much time in a car seat, she let me love and cuddle my nephew to my heart's content, she let KJ give Dash a lecture about "man-time" and testosterone and not having to take a day of shopping with the ladies, she talked football with KJ when I was ready to kick in the tv screen (I'm not nice when I'm having HGTV and Foodnetwork withdrawls), and she didn't mind one bit that sunny FL was anything but and we didn't even see the sandy surf. Love you girlie!

So here are a few pics from this past weekend. They're all staring Dash b/c I didn't take any pics of me and Colleen after we got out of our jammies, but trust me, Momma is looking pretty good (keep doing what you're doing, after not seeing you for months, I can definitely see the differences that you might overlook)!



All else is good this way. Discovered that my night-time suffication was due to my pillow (and maybe not so much a child growing on my diaphram) by big-boying KJ's pillow one evening (he's got the foam wave shaped pillow...2 so that it sits up high). So to keep the peace, I bought my own little foam pillow and I think the wave shape allows me to have a breathing passage. hehehe That's my scientific explanation.

Happy Wednesday all!

To Tickle Your TV Fancy

It occurred to me yesterday that I had no idea when my favorite shows would be starting back up. So I hit the web. Granted that because of the conflict of football and the good tv in the living room, I generally end up DVRing my shows and watching them on Fri nites or early Sat mornings, but regardless of when I watch them, I need to be on the up and up of when they're coming back on. Soooo, for all those who may be interested, or who are looking for some thing good to watch this season, I present to you my tentative TV schedule:

Mondays:
Girlfriends (Joan is ENGAGED!!!) premieres 10/1 at 8:00 cst
The Game premieres 10/1 at 8:30 cst

Wednesdays:
America's Next Top Model premiered 9/19 at 7:00 cst
Private Practice (Grey's Anatomy spin off with Addison) premieres 9/26 at 8:00 cst

Thursday:
Grey's Anatomy premieres 9/27 at 8:00 cst

There are a few that I'm still investigating like:
Lost and Project Runway... no sign of when they're going to kick back up, and all I can find out about Army Wives it that we'll have to wait until Spring of 08.

So if you need a break from the NFL, ESPN, or the college games, join me in delighting in any of the above. If you've got a few suggestions of your own, hit me with them!

Happy Thursday everyone!

What's been going on...

Okay, so here's a little more insight into what's been keeping me so busy that I haven't had a chance to blog in FOREVER...

1) We're pregnant, as I put it out there yesterday. ;-) Today we are 12 weeks and 6 days. Been fabulous so far: not an ounce of morning sickness, have gained 8 pounds, a little shortness of breath (doc says it's hormones, KJ thinks it's asthma... but no worries I'm not scheduled to run any marathons), on the brink of coming out of the first trimester, love my new lady/baby doc, heard baby's heartbeat and it came in strong at 166. Here's a glimpse of what I'm looking like as a pregnant woman since several friends and family have told me they can't seem to picture it. Tah-dah, me and the little mini:


2) Been doing a lot of traveling (or at least it feels that way). Took the church kids to the lake a couple of weekends ago. I'll have to upload pics later b/c they're on my home computer... Had a good time splashing in the water and running after them. We grilled out and the weather was perfect, so I think all were happy and I don't know if it tired them out, but I was pooped by the time I made it home.

Went to a wedding of a friend of mine from my church back in bham. Absolutely beautiful. See:


Great ceremony and fun reception. KJ skipped the reception to watch the UA game, so I went with my girlfriends and we laughed and laughed. I'm getting old b/c the only dance I even knew how to do was the electric slide and the little kids were getting down to songs that I couldn't even understand what was being said. hehehe

3) Work is work. My super. and I have had more "meetings/conversations" in the past month then probably the whole year before hand. I'm finished with the whole deal as I've said my piece as clearly and bluntly as I can ("I believe the issue to be that I've never had a sup. that hindered my work progress, but now that you've starting to do your job, I'm anxious to see what the year will bring...") and I believe it's been heard. We'll see. Other than that, works been crazy busy and I like it that way.

4) KJ is doing well. Had a birthday on the 31st of last month that has put him on the edge of his 20s. Lucky for him, he's aging gracefully and I have a thing for this older man. ;-) Football season is underway, so I've pretty much given up the tv in the living room unless I watch a couple of quarters of a game (I have a tendency to fall asleep before the end), and believe it or not that happens more times than not. I actually really like football and KJ's like a huge vat of information so I'm constantly asking questions. The only ones he rolls his eyes when he answers are the ones about the player's personal lives like, "how long has he been married?" or "does he have any kids?" Apparently these are not considered "football questions".

I think that's about it. FL weather is finally getting to where it's tolerable again and soon I might just need a light jacket. Ohhh, can't wait!

Oh and this weekend my Colein and Dash are coming to visit. I can't wait to get caught up in person with her and to cuddle my Dash to pieces. I'm counting down the days...

Happy Wednesday all!

10 on Tuesday - Under Development

1) Our newest family unit improvement has trumped all other projects.

2) We decided in June to start work, and in July we were well on our way.

3) We've met with the specialists twice and so far everything is looking great!

4) I've been doing most of the work lately, but KJ's not off the hook just yet, this is a long term endeavor.

5) All of this "work" has me beefing up a bit. The kind of weight you don't mind putting on. ;-)

6) We haven't decided on a color scheme just yet, we've got a few weeks before we have to make that call.

7) Our families are both excited about our progress and can't wait to see the finished masterpiece.

8) Just a little fyi: It's tough to keep a major development under wraps.

9) Luckily several people have done similar family unit improvements so we've got a lot of advice and understanding to draw from.

10) Our completion date is March 27th. Until then, our little mini is still under development and being supervised very closely by both KJ and myself. Again, it's unanimous in our house that this is the biggest and best family unit improvement that we've undergone to date! hehehe

What's better than Friday?

Pay-day Friday and leaving work at 3:00 to hit the highway to see my Bham folks! Whoooo-hooo, I'm on my way and it's going to be hard not to push that "pedal all the way to the metal", but the po-po are running thick so I'll see you all in the alloted 4 hours or so. hehehe

To all else, thanks for your comment on my moral compass corruption. The police never called me so I guess I wasn't needed. I'll be back in the grind on Monday, but hopefully I'll have a few pics to tickle your fancy. It's been a little bit huh? I guess I've been a woman of many words lately...

Peace out! ;-)
And have a merry weekend!

Moral Compass

Alrighty, my disclaimer is that I know better than what my actions dictated and that being in "corporate America" for the past 5 years has taken a toll on my psyche.

This morning, at the intersection just down the street from my house, I was the third car in line to turn left. I was doing great with time, listening to a good interview with James Blount on the radio, getting my mind ready for the day. So the green turn arrow comes on and the first car goes, the second car goes and WHAAAMM a car comes and reams the older couple as they're almost completing their turn hitting them square in the driver's side rear. It's almost like I saw that car coming in slow motion. 2 high school girls, Hawaiian seat covers, laughing and completely oblivious that they were running a light. Everyone was okay. Both cars pulled out of the way of traffic and then (here's the part I'm completely ashamed of) after I called 911 to report the accident, I went around the accident scene thinking, "Good night, I'm going to be late for work after all (I'm always late, but like I said, this morn I was doing great with time)." SHAME. 2 secs later my sense of humanity kicked in and I couldn't shake the feeling that I should have stayed and acted as a witness for the police report.

This really hit home when I remembered that while in school, when a girl hit me in almost the exact same kind of situation a man at the gas station across the street gave his information as a witness for me. Even though I didn't need it (insurance people assessed who was at fault by the damage to both cars, etc), it felt good to have someone say that, "No, you're not crazy, that woman was soooo in the wrong!" ::sigh:: I know better, I should have stayed and just called work to tell them why I was going to be really late. Somebody slap my hands! So now that my moral compass is back on track I've called the police station to give my info as a witness to the wreck and the police chief asst. told me that the officer who handled the accident will give me a call if he needs me. Talk about humbling. I pride myself on being a morally deceit person and this morn, my first instinct after seeing everyone was okay was "Better not be late for work". sheesh. Again, I know better, my mom and daddy taught me better, I AM better. I've got a good mind to drive 45min back home take photos of the accident scene, write out my account of the accident, and sit in the police station and wait on the officer who filled out the report, but I've been told by my co-workers that's a bit obsessive...

The accident could have been worse, but I'm pretty sure my actions hit rock bottom. I'll do better people, I promise I'll BE better.

So Happy Tuesday to you, I hope you're being safe, because I failed my witness test this morn so you're pretty much on your own. ;-)

Friday Giggles

There's only two graphic designers at my company. Me and my office mate B. He's a really nice guy and hilarious in that arsty-fartsy kind of way. I laugh a lot at work and its normally from something he says or does. So besides idiot supervisor I have a fantastic working environment. So just a moment a go I hear B making some kind of beat-box noise and here's the conversation we had:
Roz: Hey are you over there rapping?
B: Umm-huh
Roz: What are you saying? (now here's the part that made me chuckle...)
B: I was just rapping: Darn you look swell when you reverse that posterior (In other words, his version of Back That Thing Up)

Of course that sends me into fits of giggles.
We're corny like that... and it's Friday...

Shrimp boil tonight, R and S coming to visit, and I believe a little canoeing (for the ladies) and jet-skiing (for the men) tomorrow. Shaping up to be a really good weekend.

10 on Thursday:

1) On Tues. I went over to a friend's house after Ladies Bible study and watched a movie and talked until 12:30am!!!! On a "school night"!!! I'm so old, I've been trying to recover from this little outing since then, being that my body has gotten quite used to the 8:45 bedtime I usually adhere to. Yes, I'm that lame. ;-)

2) I've decided it's probably not best for me to deal with work email first thing in the morning, for "Are you on crack?" as a reply just might stir up some negative feelings.

3) I bought the less sugar Maple and Brown Sugar oatmeal and ummm, let's just say I think I've defeated the purpose by now having to add sugar to get it to taste "normal".

4) I'm trying to work on some ways to teach the kids at church to be more grateful. It really bothers me that a 7 year old with no job, no money, no car will complain at a youth outing about the activities and the food when they came with nothing planned and brought no food, so rightfully should just sit in a corner and be hungry...

5) KJ's going to do a shrimp boil on Fri nite for dinner (we've got friends coming in town) and I'm soooo excited. Oddly even though we live in FL, it took Jon and Liz to introduce us to the beauty of this deliciously simple meal. Love me some J & L.

6) I talked with the wife of the couple who's coming to visit and she suggested that we do some painting... on canvases... I'm more than stoked and going to start gathering ideas for masterpieces.

7) I've got cash in my wallet, so I'm geared up to go by the public library and pay my fine, as my "I want to read" list is much larger then the "money to spend on books" budget.

8) I'm not "hating" my idiot supervisor anymore b/c I've let go of that anger, but I think he's mistaken my newfound lack of hostility. He's making a habit of coming into my office to make pointless "small talk" and I'm trying to figure out a nice way to tell him that I don't really care to know about what goes on with him outside of (or inside for that matter) the office. Is there a nice way to say that. I'm thinking of "Please quit talking to me." Please is nice right?

9) Bham, I'm coming home (for a visit). I'll see you next weekend and tell the kids I'll bring the face-paint if they'll make sure that the volleyball net is ready for a good ole fashion Roz beat-down. Consider that a challenge. And Connie, you must make sure that your shorts reach the end of your fingertips with your hands down by your side. ;-) hehehe

10) Have I ever mentioned how Thursdays are my favorite days? Don't know why, but they even beat out Fridays. I think I love the anticipation of the weekend possibilities, the satisfaction of a week almost complete, and the complete control of the big tv.

Monday Discoveries

Yoplait makes a Guava yogurt. I bought it out of sheer curiousity (not sure if I've even tasted an actual guava...). It's about the color of Salmon påté, but don't let that disuade you... it's pretty good. I made my co-workers taste it and it got a thumbs up from each one (That's 4 thumbs-up, mine included). I went to the yoplait site to find a (better)pic for you, and they actually don't even have it listed under their flavors, but I did make discovery number 2. Yoplait recipes. Tell me why this makes my stomach churn. Maybe it's the thought of using yogurt in "Baked Mexican Macaroni and Cheese"... I'm sure it's probably a plain yogurt, but again I would like to refer your attention to the numerous "flavors" they make and I'm pretty sure these don't need to be combined into ANY recipe. ;-)

Happy Monday all!

Please join me...

in boycotting Precision Auto Tune!!!! May their business go down in a fiery flame of failure!!! Oh, you want some details before you commit and I send you a "I Don't *HEART* Precision Auto Tune" t-shirt... understandable.
I own a piece of fine Korean craftsmanship in the form of my Kia and it's truly a great suv. Been with me since 2003 and has never once put me down or thrown me into another vehicle, and that's giving a lot of credit being that I lived in Bham for 2 years and everyone knows driving there is a risk of disaster itself... but I digress.

Anyway, me and my Kia... So her headlight was out. It's been out for about a week, KJ tried to change it, but it's in a difficult place and screwed in some kind of your-headlight-will-never-need-to-be-replaced kind of way. I know it's difficult, so I've always let a professional change it for me. Apparently they've got the right tools. So here's a little FYI, if you go to Auto Zone and buy and headlight, not only will they tell you which headlight to buy, but they'll install it for you (for FREE). The men in Bham were pros, but here in FL my little Auto Zone man was young and scared he was going to break something, so when my left headlight was out, I caught some mechanics just about to leave their shop, put my wedding band in the ashtray, and played the damsel in distress role. It took them about 20 min, but they wouldn't let me pay them, so I gave them the McDonald's gift cards I keep in my purse (to give to my church kids when they answer one of my Challenge questions...). ::sigh:: now here's the story as to why you're going to want to drive down and picket the streets with me...

My right headlight goes out. It's out for about a week and I'm driving around with the headlight replacement bulb in my car, but I can't find the time to catch my old friends the mechanics who changed my other one b/c I get home wayyyy after their shop has closed. So on Wed (my mental health day off) KJ calls Precision Auto Tune and the guy says they can change it and get me right in and out. Cool. So I drive up there, trustingly give the guy my keys and my headlight bulb and proceed to 1)read 4 magazines from cover to cover from March of 2006, 2) witness 3 people come in and go out after having their oil changed, and 3) watch half and episode of some Disney show on the miniscule tv behind the counter. What in the world?!?!?! So finally I stand up and glare out the window and the guy comes back in and says, "Ummm, maam, your car's coming right up. It's going to be $30." Oh no, you've got me mistaken, I just had my headlight changed, that's all. So when I ask how in the world my bill could be $30 when I brought in my own replacement bulb he proceeds to ramble off something about labor fees. So of course I ask what took so long and he tells me..."Well maam, that headlight's in a tough place and you need little hands and the man working on your car does not have little hands..." Seriously?!?! Did you really just explain my labor charge with the fact that a big handed man couldn't do his job??? Does the fact that I'm capable of wearing a skirt mean that I'm a complete idiot when it comes to anything with an engine?? Arghhh! He even had the nerve to tell me that had I not brought in the light it could have been a $60 job b/c the headlight runs about $25 itself. Ummm, no sir, I bought that headlight and didn't spend $6 on it!!!! So I paid the man his over-priced, keep me in shop for an hour and fifteen minute fee, and told him he could take our info out of his system b/c I was never stepping foot or tire back near his establishment... That is until we set up our picket line next week. ;-) So, where do you want me to send your t-shirt? hehehe

Anyway, enough ranting. This week's been good. I'm glad it's Friday, no big plans for the weekend, but that's how I like it sometimes.

Happy Friday friends! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Ten on Tuesday

(I may not be posting as much, but I consider this ample for a weekly update, don't you think???)

1) My dear neighbors will be moving at the beginning of next year. We really like them and their kids. They're youngest son (2yrs) likes to help KJ when he uses the blower and last week the wife brought me over dinner b/c she knew KJ was out of town and that I'm not really a cook for one person kind of girl. ::sigh:: Don't want them to leave...

2) Wish we could help them choose who buys their house. I would have a cooking contest and I believe KJ would have a lawn knowledge and general man-courtesy category. I'll let you know if they decide to let us implement this. ;-)

3) Tomorrow I'm taking off for a "mental health" day. Just a day to get semi-caught up on just being Roz. I'm really excited! No big plans just me spending time with me when I would normally be at work. Can we say absolutely p e r f e c t?!?!?!

4) I keep trying to lure my sister to come visit. Any ideas as to what to use for bait on an almost 22 year old. The promise of gourmet dinners and serious sand time don't seem to be doing the trick...

5) Kj's b-day is at the end of the month, and this year I've devised a clever plan on how he, the champ of finding/discovering his b-day gifts waaayyy ahead of time, will lose his title once and for all. Bha-ha-ha-ha!

6) I noticed that I missed my Blog-iversary 2 months ago (6/22) and I'm amazed that I've had my ramblings on the web for over a year.

7) The free tunes on Free Music Tuesday on iTunes includes a country song, a eerie haunted sounding ditty, and a Spanglish track. Gotta appreciate the variety.

8) I'm thinking of giving my long established turtle collection to my neighbor on the other side. I haven't even taken them out of the box in about 2 years and she is a true turtle connoisseur. Complete with turtle tattoos and all.

9) I'm really excited that winter is around the corner. Even though I live in FL and there really is no winter...I've had a craving for minty hot chocolate lately and when the heat index is 101, the idea just seems ridiculous.

10) My next major home project is going to be installing ceiling fans everywhere (right now there's only one in the living room). As luck would have it, the one I love and KJ likes for our bedroom is out of stock on home depot's site and apparently they're the only ones who sell it (says my google search...). I'm wondering who I have to call to see when things get back in stock?

Happy Tuesday everyone!

10 on Tuesday:

1) I love sharing iTunes libraries with my coworkers. Triples my music selections on days when you just need the right song to get you through.

2) I HATE our (who am I kidding...HIS) Playstation. I'm thinking of throwing the controllers in the trash... or recycle bin if I can ever get them to bring us one...

3) My neighborhood is trying to establish and association and from the first meeting I can tell an old woman from New York is going to be the fiesty one..."No one, and I mean no one better touch my trash can. Tomorrow I have a dr's appt late and I won't be able to pull my trash in until late and I don't want anyone touching it!" ummm, okay.

4) I'm behind on several work deadlines and it stinks. What stinks even more is that I've lost my zeal to work hard and get them done. :-( It's just been a long month.

5) Yesterday was my parents' 30th anniversary. 30 years... wow. I attribute some of that success to the fact that my father has no idea what a Playstation is... ;-)

6) I need a place to hang out, but my local library closes at 6:30. Maybe I should just get books and sit in the Sonic spaces, no one would know if I was waiting to order or just taking my time after eating my food. ;-)

7)Today is suppose to be my retirement day from freelance. Ummm, I've got 4 outstanding (as in waaayyy past due, so sorry Anthony!!!!) projects that I'm going to try my hardest to crank out this week.

8) I love John Mayer's Continuum album and my coworker Kristen for having it in her iTune library.

9) I've tried 2 recipes off this site Trice recommended before. The West African Chicken Peanut Stew and the Cornbread Chili Casserole. Both have been wonderful. Sometime this week I plan on making the Spicy Peach Chicken. I'll let you know how that turns out...

10) Here's a pic of me and My Liz from last weekend. This was Sunday afternoon and it was cloudy as all get out, but everyone who knows Liz knows that she's not going to be near the beach and not on the beach. Come drizzle or jellyfish. ;-)


Here's the pic of my Mary Kay facial I had on Friday.

The lady was nice, but this pic reminds me why I don't wear anything but lipstick, ummm, let's just say a short skirt and some fishnets and I'm sure I would have been mistaken for a bonafide street walker. hehehe Maybe a little eyeshadow every now and then for the fancy occasions. I loved the little diagram she had that showed you where which colors went where. Kind of paint your face by numbers... right up my alley (no pun intended with the aforementioned street walker reference...)!

Happy Tuesday all!

Five on Friday

(I kind of alluded to this coming...)

These are some things that I've discovered and am deeply infatuated with this week:

1) Don't Forget the Lyrics a "game show" in which contestants sing lyrics to songs and have to fill in the missing 5, 7, 12 words. LOVE THIS. Saw it last night and those who know me know that I STINK when it comes to knowing the actually words to songs. I couldn't be a contestant, but at home, this show had me singing and dancing as I cooked dinner. AND, when the girl had to sing Billy Jean by Michael Jackson I KNEW the line was "Told me her name was Billy Jean and she caused a scene" not "... and she left the scene". Watch it with me, I guarantee you're going to love it!

2) Oatmeal Crisp Raisin cereal. Kj introduced this to our home and I can't get enough. Scrumptious! And to think I requested Frosted Flakes... (don 't get me wrong, still a fav...)

3) Black seedless grapes {leftover from weekend with Liz}.

4) Letting go of anger: Had a looonnnngggg talk with idiot supervisior on Wed and point blank, he's dumb, he's not my friend, and I can't waste my energy pondering the previous points. He knows where I stand and I expressed it in a matter-of-fact and respectful way. Ha. A lot of prayers and morning commutes with Commited's song Everything is Going to be Alright on repeat... for the whole 45min commute... made me reach this point.

5) Man, even listing 5 things is getting tough. Here's the fifth: This site: WebMD It's fabulous. I love having so much info at my fingertips.

I hope you've had a good week. All is well on our end. Been a really busy work week so to say I'm excited about the weekend is an understatement. ;-)

Happy Friday!

These, my dear friends...

are the faces of YOUTH DIRECTORS!!!! hehehe

Last night after church, the preacher was making announcements and said he needed to see Bro. S and Bro. M in his office after Bible study. I was thinking how I was going to mess with those two after we dismissed about how they had to go to the "principal's office" and no sooner had I thought that did the preacher say, "Oh and Roz I need to see you too." What?!?!?! So immediately I think this has something to do with sharing my class and I'm pretty sure that my plan of letting the other sister have Sun mornings is about to get tossed. (I was preparing myself to hear, "Oh Sis Roz, that is not how we share...")
So all 3 of us head to the minister's office and then he says he wants to see us one at a time. So I go first, I close the door and I'm about to begin my defense when he says, "So I would like to ask if you and KJ would be the church's Youth Directors?" Uhh, waaa? Let's just say I'm pretty sure the minister was surprised to see that my cheeks could indeed touch my temples. YEA!!!! We're a small church family, but basically KJ and I are responsible for coming up with stuff for the kids to do and keeping them active and hopefully out of trouble. I've got a ton of ideas, but I'm trying to figure out the best way to get started...

So on the way home I'm saying to myself over and over, I'm a youth director, I'm a youth director, and then it hits me. Yep... they figured out one of the few things to do to make me momentarily stop my active plan of heading back across the state line. Egads! Pulling into our subdivision the woman whose house I'm stalking had her front door open (again) and I thought, "hummm, she's got some great interior stuff going on. I wonder if those plants are real... I should probably stop and introduce myself as Roz, the church youth director who lives down the street." No worries, I didn't stop by the unknown neighbor's to share my sheer joy, but if her door is open tonight, beckoning to me with her fancy light fixtures and unique wall art, then... I make no promises...

Happy Thursday all!

10 on Tuesday:

1) I've been drinking water at work. Only requirement is lemon and that it be room temp. Needless to say, I'm also taking 150% more bathroom breaks.

2) Liz is coming to visit this weekend. Yippeeeeee is an understatement. ;-)

3) My sister just had a root-canal. I feel really good about leaving her my favorite grey striped artsy fartsy flat shoes (which she had her eye on). Here's the odd part: I like that she'll "ask me for/steal" my shoes. Makes this ole girl fill fashionable.

4) My neighbor's been out of town for a week (with a week to go) b/c of a family emergency. Tonight I'm making sausage casserole to take over to her husband and kids for dinner. I like that I have neighbor's that I want to do this for.

5) Kj cut our grass with a diagonal pattern. He's getting all fancy-schmancy on me and I must admit, it looks good. There's something about coming home to a sweaty man that's been working on his yard, whooo-hooo. (or a freshly showered man making dinner in the kitchen... hehehe)

6) We've had a ton of afternoon "showers" (more like monsoons) lately. This is what I've been driving home in:
Besides the driving in it part, you know I'm loving the busted flood gates of rain.

7) Need to go back to the library, but I never have cash and I'm sure they won't let me take any more books without paying my late fine...

8) Work gives me an itch for new cds. Oh yes, and it's Free Music Tuesday and the free song is really good. Her name is Colbie Caillat and the song is Bubbly. It's here if you want to hear it.

9) Kendi sent me this pic from when we were in 8th grade. It's hilarious to me! I loved those purple jeans...


10) As much as I like to make lists, I always struggle with 6-10 of the Ten on Tuesday... Maybe I should just do 5 on Friday...

Happy Tuesday!

Is it gross

if I never wash my jeans again? I do plan on febreezing them regularly. ;-) hehehe This morning I slid into my favorite jeans and I realized that they're fitting better, before I got excited, it occurred to me that the reasoning for that is b/c I found them at the top of the closet which means Lord only knows last time they saw the washing machine. The didn't smell so off to work they go. hehehe (Just fyi, I've even been not putting my jeans in the dryer and letting them air dry hoping that would help the "fit" of them. ummm, nope. I'll probably start sleeping in them when they come out of the wash so that they can "strech" during the night...)

Anyway, it's Friday! Whooo-hooo. We're headed home to see my folks this weekend. On my hit-list of must see are: Mom, Dad, Brit, Colein, Dash, Tricey, Kendi, and Summer. I also plan on making a pit stop on Sun to see Cindy, Lisa, Connie-lee, and the rest of my Avondale family. That's a full weekend if I've ever seen one. Plus my mom is having a moving sale so that means an "up at the crack of dawn" Sat morning. I can't wait!!!!

A few things that have popped into my head:

1) Why have I not gone to Walmart and gotten my new glasses prescription filled? I need new frames and I'm trying to decide if they're going to be fashionable or sensible...
2) What happened to Mariah Carey? She may have been a little crazy at one point, but you have to admit... she could sing!
3) I'm going to start emailing myself when I stay late at work so that I can have a "paper trail" for my next review. hahaha
4) Kj has to listen to me whine more than anyone else, and he's a great sport about it (most times... hehehe)
5) I thought about Adam Lee from high school the other day (a classmate of mine who passed away suddenly) and wondered how his mom and dad are doing.
6) I get to see my nephew Dash and I'm excited to see what he can do now verses when he was 4 days old. ;-)
7) What will I bring home from my mom's "moving sale"? She's got some pretty neat stuff and then again, some stuff is just old. hehehe sorry mom...
8) I'm thinking of hosting a girls' nite with my coworkers (there's a group of us around the same age). Appetizers and board games... we'll see...
9) Trying to figure out if I should renew my People's magazine. It's more than just celebrity news... there's book and music reviews, plus the home-town heros which are everyday people just doing good things... Yep, think I just typed myself into a renewal...
10) I'm loving this song by Akon. Wonder if his cd is any good?


Happy Friday! Whoo-hooo! (have I already said that?)

Encouragement

Yesterday was a rough work day. My co-workers got on my "everlasting" nerves (have no idea where this saying came from, but you get the point). I did a lot of eye-rolling, exasperated sighing and out bursts of "Good night! Give me a break". There's too much going on and as you know, my supervisor and I are not the best of friends, so that idiot is constantly heaping more on my plate and I'm the nut that keeps taking it b/c I'm determined to "step up to the challenge, hit it out of the park, and then stick my tongue out when it's done." Anyway, needless to say I talked about it throughly with God and asked for a better disposition and attitude. I'm fully aware that I can't change other people, but I can change me.

So this morning, a co-worker sent me this after she sent a ludicrous request and I responded kindly (after a huge sigh mind you):

Date: July 12, 2007 8:44:10 AM CDT
To: roz

I think you are too nice...I have asked the Lord to help me make this a good
morning ~ I need a prayer that he does...!

Not a lot, but definitely encouraging. I love when people ask me to pray for them, makes me feel like I'm living a life that shows my conversations just might get up to God. ;-)

******Update********

Okay, it's almost the end of the work day (I'm going to have to work late) and today was really no better than yesterday, but all in all I feel as though I handled it better. Even had a meeting with idiot supervisor in which he implied that he noticed I was going directly to his supervisor for comments instead of coming to him and I simple told him that I was in fact going to her b.c we had a clearer means of communication and my timeline is short and that if he "needed" to be in the loop then I ask that he give me her direct comments along with his b/c I'm often unaware of many options once he gives me her/his feedback. In essence, he's a horrible middle man, so I cut him out. And I'll do it again. Hey idiot man, I've got a job to do!

Oh and amongst the chaos of the day, I discovered that the Weight Watchers little carrot cakes are indeed, little and not really all that tasty. Just an FYI.

Happy Thursday all!

Just a few things

that crossed my mind.

1) I haven't had a good peach or nectarine all summer. I've bought from both Walmart and Publix (for pete's sake) and I let them get extra ripe and they're still never juicy. This morning's nectarine's definitely a disappointment.

2) I have a problem asking people for help. Really... the slightest hesitation on their part and I've already got 3/4 of my plan on how I can do it myself.

3) I love when Kj compliments me on something "I'm trying out". This morning it was the side part I coupled with my ponytail. ;-)

4) Speaking of my husband... I came home to couch visible to the naked eye b.c he had folded ALL of the clothes. That's love.

5) I met some wonderful women at Viki's wedding this past weekend. I now challenge myself to keep in touch.

6) I'm generally sleep by 9 something, I wonder if my cell company would see this as a viable excuse to switch my free min. to the mornings...

7) It drives me ba-serk when new people at the company park in "my" parking space. Granted my name's not on it, but I'm thinking of fixing that... ;-)

8) The thought of getting up at 5am makes me cringe, so Kj offered to buy me an elliptical machine for the house...for my bday or cmas... ummm, no sir. hehehe I don't do self-improvement gifts on holidays. An elliptical machine is more like a Happy Thursday gift. ;-)

9) After watching Playmakers, I will probably NEVER let any son of mine play football... EVER...

10) Tonight I have to bring a finger food to church (tonight's the last night) and I have no idea what to take. Any suggestions???

Happy Wednesday

9+1 on Tuesday

1) Oh how I wish clothes could fold themselves. I don't mind the washing, it's the folding that gets me... (yes, our ENTIRE couch is still full)

2) We live too far from family and friends. I've always known this, but when you look at it from a financial stand point, most of our money goes to traveling...

3) I'm thankful that we've been able to travel as we have, but I'm also aware that we're going to have to do some cutting back (gulp!)

4) I have a million things to do at work and not the first clue where to jump in and begin. Does vacation do this to anybody else???

5) Quiting my gym is not an option, clothes aren't fitting right and I refuse to buy new ones or taylor the old. I'm going to HAVE to drop a few pounds. Good morning 5:00 workouts!

6) The sermon I heard on Sunday keeps coming to mind. God knows we're not perfect and he wants us to be honest with him about our imperfections. Doesn't seem like it should be hard, but it sometimes is...

7) I would like to do this:
to our living room (sans the wallpaper, just a nice khaki paint above chair rail), but also on the list is finishing our garage (paint and coat floor), and painting our master bed and bath. sigh, originally I thought I'd be able to knock all this out by the end of summer... need I say, not happening... ;-)

8) Kj's hooked me on an old show called Playmakers It's about the football players and the league more-so then the football game and I can see why the NFL bought/canceled the show after one season. But ooohhhh, it's good.

9) Is organization something that can be taught, or is it a gene some people are just born with?

10) Is it really almost the middle of July? Is this year flying by to anyone else?

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It makes me feel good

when people ask me about my blog. ;-) So Kendi, this entry's for you! hehehe Plus it's about time I fill everyone in on what's been going on...
I was in a wedding on Sat, so I took vaca from work and headed down to Miami on Wed to throw myself in wedding frenzy. ;-) I've known the bride since I was 11 so it was good to be apart of her special day. I was her Matron of Honor and I felt very ummm, honored (hate to use the same word twice, but really what other word does the trick) to have the position. The wedding was beautiful and of course I don't have one single picture from the actual day b/c I forgot to give my camera to KJ. The only pics I have are from the getting ready process and I don't think it would be nice to post a group of women in their scivvies. Plus I've recently began a battle with cellulite that I'm not proud to say was ambushed upon me. One minute smooth skin, the next dimple-mania. Are you serious?!?!?! Anyway, I found this cream by Nivea called Goodbye Cellulite and even though it's ranked 25 on this list it was only $10 at Target and during my moment of repulsion, I thought, "What the hey, it's worth a shot." I'll let you know if it was worth it.

We're having a Gospel Meeting at church in which I can proudly say that I stuck over 50 flyers in the mailboxes in my neighborhood (don't be alarmed, we have the kind of mailboxes that have newspaper slots under the main box and it's not illegal to put stuff there. I wasn't "tampering" with the "federal crime" box) on my 5am walk on Wed morning. My goal for our next church event will be to actually try speaking with some of those people. ;-) I'm excited b/c the preacher is from my home congregation when I was in college and he always does an excellent job. This week will be busy. Not to mention that somewhere in there, I need to fold a couch full of clean laundry and cook a few meals just to sustain us, but given my current "battle" the menu's looking pretty bleak. ;-)

Happy Monday all!