Archive for May, 2005

Sunday, May 1st, 2005

Ten Things I’m Good At

Ok I’m too busy this weekend to blog so I am yet again stealing from Marcia and listing ten things I’m good at:
1. Figuring out people’s weaknesses and bringing them to their knees when I am pissed off. Not pretty, but true.
2. Investing – my love of money shines through.
3. Staying focused and achieving all my […]

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Monday, May 2nd, 2005

Yummy New Cereal!

Ok… don’t hate me for sharing this… but this Kellogg’s Mini-Swirlz Cinnamon Bun cereal is pretty good! And you can feel good about it being whole grain to counter act the sugar guilt! It’s really yummy.
Finally a cinnamon cereal that really tastes like a cinnamon roll. […]

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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

Noah Bragging

My son Noah will be 5 in July. Sometimes I forget he’s just four. I was unable to go to his preschool conference when I had the flu so they wrote up his progress report for me. So, I’m going to share it and brag for a […]

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Wednesday, May 4th, 2005

Too Many Connections?

I wonder if this might be admitting too much truth on my blog… but sometimes I am overwhelmed by the number of people in my life who need touched in some way by me. I am really trying to explore my feelings about how I feel overwhelmed by all the little touches. […]

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Thursday, May 5th, 2005

My My My

For those of you who buy MP3’s. I highly recommend this song from Rob Thomas’s new album Something to Be. The name of the song is My, My, My and I’ve included the lyrics. It’s a bluesy ballad and very memorable. The whole album is great. […]

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Friday, May 6th, 2005

Life’s Landmines

Blogging has kind of taken a backseat to real life lately. I have family stuff going on that is taking much of my nurturing and manipulation resources. And it’s emotionally exhausting. Why people can’t see long-term into the future and make choices that are going to make their […]

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Saturday, May 7th, 2005

Friday Feast Meme

Yummy
Appetizer
Name a store or restaurant you no longer visit because of a bad experience you had there.
Nothing comes to mind right now… the ones I can think of are out of business. Says something about my power doesn’t it? Heh.
Soup
If you could own any building in existence, which one would you want?
Hmmm. […]

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Sunday, May 8th, 2005

3 Reasons to Celebrate

Happy Mother’s Day to Me !
My three

Noah’s preschool portrait

Dinara at indoor park

Emma at Brunch

Happy Mother’s Day to all my fellow Mom’s out there

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Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

Check your credit

Not with me… check your credit report. Regularly. Go here.
If you are married, remember to check both social security numbers!!!

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Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

YUMMY

Ok… since you all seem to like the “news you can use” so much… here’s another killer link.
It’s FREE FROSTYS weekend at WENDYS!
Hey and if you post this news on your blog…a hattip is appreciated

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Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

Today’s Stuff

I hate when white puffy stuff is floating in the air. I always get post nasal drip this time of year and it makes me miserable. How come we can put artificial hearts in people but there is no way to completely stop post nasal drip?
Today I […]

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Friday, May 13th, 2005

The lessons I teach my kids

Noah, please stop encouraging the dog to lick your nipples.

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Friday, May 13th, 2005

This and That

Great Picture of the Day: Today after school we picked up some Slurpees and headed to the park to spend time with friends. Here’s a great picture my friend snapped of Dinara and me.

Weekend Proclamation: This weekend I have no plans. I am not obligated to anything or anyone. […]

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Saturday, May 14th, 2005

Thoughts for the day

Breathe deep. Prioritize. Find a moment to savor. Call a friend. Organize something. Be present in the moment. Express gratitude. Love deeply. Plan a date. Convey compassion. Meditate.

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Sunday, May 15th, 2005

Where I want to go…

On my parenting group they are talking about trips. Where do you want to go? Here’s my list. Please tell me…where do you want to go?
Africa. Need to go there. My draw to Africa is very hard to articulate but the desire is profound. […]

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Monday, May 16th, 2005

Hostage

Today Dinara held her sister’s Tamagotchi hostage. She told her if she didn’t do what she wanted she would hit the reset button. It was quite dramatic. And she carried it through too.
There’s a whole back story to this. Dinara is saving her money for […]

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

Mundane indeed

Sorry.. too busy to blog. Got all kinds of todo stuff hanging over my head:
Kindergarten Assembly
Need anther quote on AC install
Need to order the pet door
Buy two presents for weekend birthday parties
Need to order the new patio cushions
Need to buy airline tickets to Florida
Need to get the kids passports ordered
Need to find gift […]

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Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

Left Brain versus Right Brain

Can you get 100% first time through?
Try the Color Test.

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Thursday, May 19th, 2005

Snapshot with Words

Just created this little meme to take a snapshot of my kids right now. Would love to see a snapshot of your kids! Let me know!!!
Noah:
Birthday: July 19, 2000
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Strawberry Shortcake with lots of whipped cream
Loves to: Swim, play with neighborhood kids, play Game Cube […]

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Friday, May 20th, 2005

In my head

This is very honest, but not very well written. More for the therapy versus writing for the audience.
• I miss the anonymity of blogging.
• I wish I could figure out why I am sad.
• I feel overwhelmed by all the things I have to do.
• I view each time I have to deal with a person even in […]

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Saturday, May 21st, 2005

Everything being Equal isn’t Working

Emotional growth sucks. The process of it. The slow agony of it. The way you must examine each clue, each action and reaction, looking into the nooks and crannies to make sense of the great puzzle. Don’t like it. I’m more a big picture person. The energy […]

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Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

Episode III

Emma was up a lot last night puking. Poor kiddo. This spring has been our “spring” to get sick. After going through most of the winter with nary more then the normal cold bugs, seems we have been hit a lot with nasty viruses lately. Or […]

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Monday, May 23rd, 2005

Deja Vue?

About 48 hours ago Emma started throwing up. I really thought it was a virus because she had spent the night at a friend’s house and was over tired, it came on very suddenly, and the little boy down the street had just gotten over the stomach flu. But as the day […]

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Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

The good news and the bad news

Well the good news is that now we know that what Emma had is viral.
How do we know for sure?
Noah’s got it! He was up puking last night.
Emma isn’t puking anymore, but is unable to go to school do to abdominal pain.
I don’t want to whine because I know my kids […]

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Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

Can you imagine?

Can you imagine working for a company that has a
little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
[…]

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Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

Errand Day

Nothing exciting to write about. Emma still has some pain, but is going to school. I’m off this morning to go to the hospital to get my annual bloodwork. This is where they test all my vitamin levels for my weightloss surgery. Then I’m going to […]

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Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

Detoxing

It was sunny today. I was in a great mood. I went and got my blood work done like a good compliant patient. And 14 vials of blood later I decided that today would be a great day to try to detox from sugar. This was a fine […]

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Thursday, May 26th, 2005

The day I forgot to post

For the record, I ate a whole jar of salsa last night and did NOT eat any sugar. YAY ME! We’ll see how long it lasts.
Today I went and got the cutest little sandals at PayLess Shoe Source. They are leather slides, with a chrome buckle, white flats and they were […]

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Friday, May 27th, 2005

Hot Hot Hot

Noah had us all up at 6:30 this morning. Apparently he saw a spider in the bathroom that warranted that we all get up and look at it. Or at least, his sister needed to come kill it for him. And then when they ran away after killing […]

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Friday, May 27th, 2005

Radio Control

I teach my kids the important life lessons.
Today’s lesson for Emma:
Ultimately, the driver has control of the radio and you are just an opinion spouter in the backseat.

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Sunday, May 29th, 2005

Lovely Weekend

Quote of the Day: Some people take a walk in the rain. Others just get wet. by unknown
This has been a deliciously laid back weekend for my family. I can’t even express in words how much it meant yesterday to take 2 hours and read the new Oprah Magazine […]

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Monday, May 30th, 2005

Tomatis Method and CAPD

The other day Dinara was reading a book to me. This and of itself is nothing short of amazing. She has had tremendous problems with phenome blending and remembering her sounds. She was doing pretty well. I’ve written about the difficulties Dinara faces in previous posts. At least she […]

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Good Thing; Bad Thing

Good thing: Friend introduced me to a Costco closer to me, less crowded and easier to get to.
Bad thing: I’ll probably be going to Costco more often.
Good thing: Dinara memorized her phone number.
Bad thing: Dinara’s friends now know her phone number.
Good thing: Got my blood results back […]

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