ARGH!!!!

I had my first Capstone related nervous breakdown tonight. My chair emailed me and said that she'd prefer my project be in Word, not Publisher. Now that I know how to use Pub, I LIKE Pub! ARGH! So, I just spent the last 2 hours trying to put my creativity into Word from Publisher....complete with tears, swearing, cursing Microsoft, and flipping the 'puter the bird (the REAL bird...not the State Fair bird). And to top it all off, I was having troubles with Word's help feature AND the Clipboard. Guess I should go check for updates.....
I have a canker sore on my tongue and it hurts to eat. So, I don't. Then I'm hungry, so I get food. Then it hurts to eat, so I don't. It's like the "If you give a..." books. If you give Psymon a canker sore, she's not going to eat. If she doesn't eat so she'll be hungry. Then she'll ask for some food.... (If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Joffe Numeroff...I highly recommend it :) ) On the plus side, the pain and discomfort should go away in a day or two. Until then, I live on Anbesol ("Oral Care!!!")
Hubby's truck is in the shop :( No tail lights on Monday, so he took it in today. The wire had shorted out. Bummer. He also needs an alignment, so he asked about that. Turns out the ball joints are bad and should be replaced ASAP, and def. before getting an alignment. So, there the truck sits....getting new ball joints and all. So, after work, I've gotta work on my Capstone for a bit, then drive to Roseville and get Hubby, then drive back to our hometown to get the truck...then come home, make dinner, do homework.....or maybe I'll take tomorrow night off....nope. Can't. Gotta picnic at work on Thursday and won't be home til after 7pm :( Oh well.....
I'm just having a mini pity party...don't mind me. On the plus side, it IS beach week...and I love beach week :) So maybe that's enough to keep me from running away from home.

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If you like cats you have gotta check this site out. I check it daily.....now if I could get MY cats to hold still long enough to put stuff on!

One last post...

I can't believe I forgot to mention the AWESOME dessert my daddy made me for my birthday....Black Forest Mousse. Yummy! Pudding, oreos, cherry pie filling, cool whip maybe.....oh yummy! I could make a batch and eat it all myself :) I'd post the recipe, but my only loyal reader already has it :) If you REALLY want it, you'll have to come out of hiding and let me know :)

D'oh!

I was looking up the Simpsons archives....the Spring Break episdoe ("15!") isn't until season 11!!! I just got Season 7 (I believe). The next season has the Mr. Sparkle episode, I think....Only 10 more years until season 11 comes out. Again...Mr. Groening, are you listening?? I can't wait 10 years!!!Ok....2 or 3 maybe, but STILL!!!
The End.

I'm back!!

I totally wanted to post last night, but Blogger's server was down or something :( I think I had something I wanted to say....but alas I can't remember it.
OH YEAH!! I turned 30 on Friday. The end. No....but not super spectacular or anything. I think the highlight of the night was my gift from Sister. I already knew she was making me fleecey pillows (cuz I picked out the fabric...and I had the actual pillow forms in my spare bedroom!), but I didn't know she was making me a journal. It's so cool! The best part is not the journal itself (you know...blank paper, ready for all my inner most thoughts.....what a second...is this her way of telling me she read my journals back in the olden days...and she feels guilty?!?! EEEKK!!! :) ) but the design she painted on the cover. It's a cute little turtle, holding a sign. The sign says, "My Bastie Turtle Plans" :) I laughed, she laughed...and everyone else just kind of looked at us. We TRIED to explain, but like all inside jokes, it loses something in the translation :) BTW, Sister, Hubby told Dragon about it on Saturday. I think he's impressed with your talent/skill/creativity....but they were both still confused by the whole "Bastie Turtle" thing :)
Hubby got me the Batman DVD collection...which is all well and good (it's cool looking), but the only Batman movie I ever liked was "Batman Forever." But it's ok, cuz he only likes the first "Batman" movie :) And he got me the latest Simpsons set to come out...The one with Marge. I can't remember the season. I just know that I don't care for the new packaging (you hear me Matt Groening?!?). Oh! Speaking of venting to people about their crappy product...I want to have a word with the SuperTarget people...at least the ST I go to. More often than not, I find at least one item on my list to be past the date on the package (once it was almost 2 months past the date!!!), or I'll find something I need in a puddle of goo cuz another package has leaked (this week it was Hormel Tenderloin. I'm almost positive that the one I bought was not the leaker). Another peeve is the milk cooler. The jugs are on an inclined roller system, so when you pull the front one out, they all slide forward. And there's always a leaky one on the top so I have to find the least leaky row so I don't have milk on my jug...or stinky dried milk flakes....YUCK!
Ok....I'm freezing cold and wondering if my dad got my message last night. Hmmmm.....If it wasn't still early I'd crawl into my bed, right under the toasty warm electric blankie :)

Sorry....

Blogger was being SLOW last night....or maybe it was my end of things, since a few other nights were a bit sloggy as well....
The staff meeting went well. I ended up only losing 30 minutes. Yeah, it's about $25 a month less....but I think we can afford that. Once I'm done with my paper, one of my co-workers said she'd be willing to switch hours one day and I think I'd end up with 15 extra minutes....or I'd break even, I'm not sure. Could be worse...I could be the float that is getting completely cut :( That stinks..... :(
I spent an hour working on my Capstone today. I think I have my Pirate lesson plan done, complete with the developmental checklist. I just have to type it all out...detailed plans, so that anyone could use them and incorporate them into their class. That sucks....But, that's my goal for tonight, to get it typed. It's 8:46pm and I haven't started. Hmmmmm..... :)
These parents on "Nanny 911" are EVIL!!! They are stupid and clueless.....and they have 4 boys who are killing each other. ARGH!!!!
My ear has started hurting...and now my throat feels funny. I hope I'm not getting sick....It's my birthday on Friday and I don't want to be sick!!! Ok....time to sur...I mean work on my Capstone :)

Ok....so I've been staring at the computer, finding ANYTHING else to do but write my Capstone. Why? My only goal this weekend was to write the parent handouts and I've done squat! Oh! And I need to email my chair. Tomorrow before class....for sure! I wanted to be able to say, "I've revised chapter 1-3 and have done rough drafts of the parent handouts." Instead, I can say, "I haven't done a blasted thing since the last time I wrote to you." LAME! It's only 8:30, so I suppose I still have 2 hours to write.....
On another note....I'm turning 30 Friday. No plans....well, other than working 8-5. Dinner with the family, I suppose. Hubby's friend, Dragon, has a company party that night, so they aren't playing...probably Saturday night instead, which rules out a birthday dinner for just me and Hubby. Oh well...I'll just demand birthday Taco Bell for lunch :) Oh! I have to go to the bank that day too...it's payday :)
Tuesday is going to be....hell, I guess. My mom's old boss passed away last week. He was kind of like a grandpa figure for me....since I didn't really have a grandfather that was part of my life. I remember Ron was the one that told me that Barney had been put to sleep when I called my mom at work....I didn't know and he didn't know that I didn't know and he felt SO bad! He would talk like Donald Duck and make me laugh. He was the perfect boss....he created such a family at his office. Anyway....his funeral is Tuesday. I have to ask my boss tomorrow if I can go. Since it's at the church I work at I don't think it will be an issue. But I'll be sad afterwards...and probably before that too. Then that night, we have a staff meeting...to discuss the 2006 budget. I'm very nervous that our benefits will be cut, that our hours will be cut....mostly worried that hours will be cut. I can afford a small cut, but not much. I was looking through the paper today and saw an ad stating that the teachers (toddler, I think) at this center (in shakopee, I think) make $30,000 a year....about $3000 more than I made in 2005. But, would the commute be worth it? And what about the age? I like the "transition" age. Another ad was looking for an assistant director who would do 50% administration/50% classroom....which is exactly what I want to do! But, I would like to do it where I am. Rumor has it that our director is retiring this spring and the current AD will move up. I'd like her job....and several people said they'd not quite if I could get it (otherwise, they'd quit, cuz the current AD is even flakier than the current director). BUT, I can't just walk up to the director and ask about it cuz I heard it through the grapevine and she HATES the grapevine! But, when this happened last year (when the last AD retired and the new flake was chosen), I was a day too late...because I didn't go the director and say, "Hey...I heard a rumor..." So I don't want to miss out, but I don't want to get in trouble either. Actually, I have one more assessment thing for school due...this might be the best time/way to bring it! Hmmmmm.... :)
One of my fish, the big tiger barb, if not acting normal. He's been shaking a lot, but only during the day when it's cool. Then, when the house warms up and the tank light is on, then he seems to be ok. Today, though, he's been hanging out on the top, upright (unlike last week when he was laying on the surface). He hasn't pooed, so he may be constipated (apparently fish can get that....). The tank temp is up, so he's not cold. He tried nipping at me a couple times when I cleaned the tank today, so he's still himself.....One fish site said that poor water quality can cause all the above symptoms....and the tank WAS pretty nasty! So, I'm hoping for the best.
Ok...well...it's almost 9pm. I still haven't done any of my paper and Hubby and I need to do a grocery list. So.....I better do SOMETHING before bed!!

Tonight...

Hubby brought this CD home for me today :) It's an "old" Elton John album (I put "old" in quotes because it came out the year I was born....AND I'M NOT OLD YET!! :) ) and I don't think anyone in my family has ever heard it! It is reissued and has had 4 tracks "deleted" to keep it to one CD. BUT, it has "Tonight" and "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" on it. I have listened to a bit of "Tonight." It is SO different than the "Australia" version...he sings higher, and the orchestra is not as powerful. That's all I've listened to soo far, since "Nanny 911" started 10 minutes ago :)
I have a...something...for Sister. Now that you are working more, this might work...what if we both got step counters and keep a running tab of how much walking we do. You know, at work or around the house, during the week. No wait....don't log off yet!! Let's make a goal and try walking somewhere virtually. Like, let's walk to Duluth. Ok, so how long does it take for us to walk the 150 miles (or whatever) and who can get there first? And then, this spring, maybe we can pick a day that we don't both work and walk then too. OR we could walk the MOA one night a week (it's about 4 miles..if we don't stop to shop!!) What do you think?? I just know that 2 nights of dinner fondue, a night of dessert fondue and more pasta than I really should be eating in one week has REALLY effected my waistline!! And since I can't afford the Y or Lifetime fitness or Curves....walking is free :) What do you think????