Monday, May 25th, 2009
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9:50 pm - Memorial Day Weekend
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So this weekend we went to a wedding. We got there about 2 mins late and had to wait until the procession. It really wasnt anyone's fault why we were late although I think the traffic lights were conspiring against us. The wedding was fine but I did regret telling Mike he couldnt bring his ds. I kinda forgot about the fact that there would be a 2+ hour break between the wedding and the reception. Mike said he wouldnt dance unless I got two of his other friends to dance. So I asked Jackie to help me and we got both of the guys to dance. It was the LONGEST song ever! It was this polka slow song and it went on forever. Goober had me laughing b/c he said that he was dancing like Frankenstien. Then Jackie/Tom and Goober/I were doing a little dancing/fighting. We eventually decided just to stop b/c the song wasnt going to end and then 30 seconds later it finally did.
So then I got Mike to dance a bit and we did all the normal wedding reception things. Throught the day Mike got teased about him being the next to get married and what all the guys might do if they were to help plan his wedding. It was good to see that he actually gets asked about it and not just me all the time. It also confirmed my previous thought that we wont have a wedding party. I think I told Goober a couple of times that they could do all the planning and I just wouldnt show up.
We closed the wedding and drove home. On the way home we got a little bit lost. Mike thinks he missed the one turn and then when we got on 55 we ended up going the wrong way. I was looking out the window thinking "wow, that looks a lot like Chicago." I didnt want to say anything though b/c if I ever do anything remotely silly after having even just one alcoholic drink Mike will tease me saying I was drunk. So we just kept getting closer to the city. Finally I just said "What city is that? It looks kinda like Chicago...." It was. We ended up in/near Chinatown (according to a brick wall). We got home okay in the end. It was a nice little adventure.
At the reception they had a photography backdrop setup and we got a picture. Everyone was amazed I got Mike to do it and even the bride said something about that being almost as amazing as the actual wedding. So here for your amusement is the picture. Mike looks good but I look like he might have the plague.... ( Picture behind cut to save your eyes )
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
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9:29 pm - Today was a bad day
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
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10:52 pm - You know you have been hanging out with Tim....
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too much when:
People keep talking about the "Swine" flu and all you can think about is how you should be hanging out with Tim even more b/c he knows more than you do about what to do in the case of a zombie outbreak caused by the flu.
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
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11:58 pm - I woke up single
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and went to sleep married with tons of children. I've been meaning to write about this for a couple of days ever since it happened but I always seem to ignore LJ. You probably dont want to read this, but I'm posting it anyway for posterity. So what really happened?
The other day at school one of the kids was sitting on my lap holding one of the baby dolls. He asked me what its name was. I replied that I didnt know since it was his baby and not mine. He replied that I was the mom and should name it. So I named my new baby Sebastian. I dunno why, but I kinda like that name even though it was a crab in a movie.
So now in my day of imaginary play I now have a son. Well there was another kid sitting on my lap at the same time and he decided he was my son as well. The first child then decided he was the husband. I told them we needed to tell Maureen about this development and when I told her then another one of the girls wanted to be one of my kids too. So I ended up with a husband, 2 five year olds, a baby and a sister. So we played that game all during playtime. One of the other kids also kept bringing Sebastian all sorts of random things so I decided he was the friendly neighbor. Every few days one or more of the kids wants to pick the game up again and so we do.
Today my husband informed me that we needed to go to work. I told him that we needed a babysitter for Sebastian if I was going to work so Miss Jean got the job. My husband said we were doctors and I decided I didnt want to go over to the place that Maureen had set up as a clinic so I became a dinosaur doctor instead. Then my son and I proceeded to fix Pirate Stegosaurus (I asked my son what the stegosaurus's name was) by putting stickers on his spikes. Then I had to draw a picture of him.
When my daughter saw that she went to the dinosaur bin and got out another dinosaur and wanted me to draw a picture of him. She said his name was Pinochio(Sp?). Of course she had to pick a really hard name that I have no idea how to even spell. At one point she hit Pinochio(sp?) over the head with a cucumber. I told her that we were supposed to be a dinosaur hospital and not there to hurt them. Around then, she wandered off to play somewhere else. Some of the other children were pretending they were mailmen so I decided to write my daughter a note. It said Dear G, Please be nice to Pinochio. If you hit him with the cucumber he will be sad. Love, Dino Hunt Earlier we had gone on a dino hunt during language groups.
I'm impressed if you read all that. Pretty much that sums up most of my days at school. Does anyone still wonder why I love that job? How can you not love a place where you can be anything or do anything just by saying you are going to? How do we survive without all that being surrounded by children gives us? In two years they wont remember me... but I will remember them
"when men are fairy tales in books written by rabbits".
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
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12:48 am - The dream I dreamed
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
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10:14 pm - Happy Easter and
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all that jazz. I went to visit "The Farm" for Easter weekend and I dragged poor Maiku along with me. We had a lot of interesting adventures! My brother also moved all his stuff down there so now he is living there. That was probably the weirdest part, him not coming back. Really it still doesn't seem like its my mom's house. I still think of it as my Grandma and Grandpa's house. The ride down there was smooth, no major hiccups there although I was close to running out of gas, so we had to stop. When we got there Jeff yelled at us b/c they had just finished unloading the moving truck. I gave Maiku a short tour of the house and part of the yards and then we went out to eat. We helped Jeff arrange his room a little and that was about it.
Woke up on Saturday and ordered my wig grab bags from Volks (Actually got a shipping notice today!) and then I dragged Mike out to explore the property more. We quickly made a new friend who I nicknamed "Mooch"  We then went even further when my mom brought the "Mule" down by us. After we drove a little we called my uncle to come and he drove us down into the bottom parts of the land. He and Mike tried to dump my mom and I out into a small puddle when we went up a hill.
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Saturday, April 4th, 2009
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8:51 pm - You're living in America, where its like the Twilight Zone
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Thats what it feels like sometimes. Some days your up, some days your down. Sometimes your needed, sometimes your just extra. Everything is in upheaval. I can't even count how many people have said they can't do dog training b/c they have lost their jobs or are having to relocate just to keep their job. That's really depressing, especially since its happening to everyone I know. My friends and my family, its scary to think you could work for 20+ years someplace and then just be tossed onto the street like so many paper bags.
This week was Spring break and I did almost nothing all week. I just can't really get motivated to do much. Whenever I do its just half hearted and fleeting. I did do a TON of laundry including all my bed stuff and the mat for the spare bathroom. I also cleaned a lot of the junk out of my car including a TON of paperwork which I eventually went through and threw away 90% of. I also sorted through my dolly wigs and things, got a bunch in a container to take to the swap meet in a week or two. At the moment I'm floating between writing this entry and cleaning up the living room some more. I filled and emptied the dishwasher 2 times and took out the recycling.
Nothing much is happening here. Luthian our foster cat got adopted today, it was hard to see her go but hopefully she will have a great new life with her family. My brother is going to move out with my mom this Easter weekend. That will be a huge change, its already weird to go over there and have no dogs. I hope my dad will be alright being by himself. Its kinda sucky to be in a place all by yourself especially when you are used to other people being around. Not sure how long he is going to be staying up here but Jeff said that my mom said she wants everything moved around/before August.
current music: loud, Rent, Wicked and Misc stuffs
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
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10:16 pm - Sad sad video
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
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9:29 pm - Funny things happening at work
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I've always thought it would be a good idea to get a notebook and write in it funny things people say or do. We used to do this in college when people would say something just so totally random there wasnt anything you could do besides laugh and write it down.
Just as a warning, to some of you these might not make any sense or even seem funny, some of it is kinda job specific humor.
So it started that I was asked by a customer, which rawhide was the best to feed their dogs so that they could file down their teeth. The ladies said their dogs teeth were too sharp and they wanted to file them down. Really none of it files their teeth down and I told them as much.
So I went to the groom shop to tell them what just happened (and to return the broom I borrowed) and they shared with me this gem. Yesterday a lady came into the grooming salon and asked them if we sold "pedifiles". I told one of the cashiers and she said "we arent that kind of store" to which I replied, "I think she needs to visit the Zebulon down the street." Notes: A) We do sell a product called the pedi-paws that you use to file a dogs nails down. B)The Zebulon is an adult book store down the street.
One of the groomers also works in a vets and she said that she has had several people come into the vets office and inform the staff that their dog needed their "bordello" shot. Before you get excited guys, the vets office does not have a shot that will protect you when you go to the brothel. You can get a Bordetella shot which helps protect your dog from the common disease known as kennel cough.
So then I was telling the girls at Banfeild about the pedi-file joke and one of them told me how she called a guy once to tell him his dog was due for his Corona shot. The guy replied "the beer? Sweet!!! Can I get a shot too?"
Ahh the silly things people say.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
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11:19 pm - A year in the life
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So what has 2009 given me thus far. Actually it hasn't been to bad, although its only been less than a month, there is plenty of time for life to take a dump on my head. My apartment is still messy, I think it will be forever messy. I really need a reason to clean it, just because it gets on my nerves really isnt enough of a reason to actually clean it. I told Nikki I should hold a dollie meet here and that would force me to actually clean. She said I should, but I dont think many people would come, plus I dont know if I'd want that many people here. Its not a huge place by any means.
Work has been work. I still love the school job, its so much fun to talk with the kids each day. The other day one of the little girls was playing at the snow table (we brought it in from outside) and when I walked by she said "Barb, I love you." It was totally out of the blue and very sweet. Most of the kids call me Miss Barb but for some reason she has taken to calling me just Barb. I just smiled and said "awww you're so sweet, I love you too." Its so nice to go into work and have people genuinely excited to see you.
Petsmart has been alright as well. We have been selling a lot of classes lately, unfortunately they have been mainly for Julio. I think I gave him too many good days when I made the calendar and too many puppy classes. Oh well things move around in circles so eventually I'll be getting more classes too. Of course people are still proving to be idiots and assholes there as well.
On Wednesday night, one of the coldest we have had this winter, a lady came into the store with a box she said she found in the Meijer's parking lot. In it was a small gray and white cat and three really young kittens. They were so young, a couple of them still had umbilical cords hanging off. I contacted Almost Home and they swung into action and found a foster home for mama and the kittens. The foster family came and took them all away, they were very nice and so caring. The rest of us go back to work (I actually got to cuddle with the cat for about 45mins until they all came) and about 20 mins later I see Paul who is basically in charge of the cats with a weird look on his face. I asked him what was up and he said "Its the dad". Turns out the cat we thought was the mom was actually a boy. So now these three little barely over a week old kittens have no mama. I talked to the foster lady today and she said what had happened was they got the kittens home and she asked one of her sons to check on the cat to see if she was producing milk and able to suckle the kittens. Her son flipped the cat over and said "unless they can suck balls, this isn't going to work" and that's how they found out it was a boy. She said the kittens were doing well but unfortunately the daddy cat snuck out of the room they were keeping him in and might have gotten another of their foster's pregnant. I hope not, naughty cat!
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
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5:31 am - why am I up?
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The school called (twice now) and school is canceled but the phone tree hasn't called me yet. I have to call someone else on it so I can't go back to sleep. Hurry up and call me phone tree I wanna go back to bed! I'm kinda bummed, I left my shoes for Petsmart at school and now they are stuck there all weekend. I'm going to have to stop at the store today or tomorrow and get another pair. I'd write more about my life but really I'm kinda tired at this point and dont want to activate my brain too much. I'd like to go back to sleep when they do finally call me, not be up for a few hours.
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
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12:44 am - Silly Spaghetti
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Don't ask about the title, I asked Mike what I should call the entry and that was his contribution so you get to blame him. Today was a rather normal day. Thursday kinda sucked. There are two dogs in my class who are very barky and the manager on duty that night said that she got a few complaints. I argued with her about it thought because thats the whole reason they are in class, to learn better manners to become more controlled. Yes it does suck to listen to loud barking for 30 mins but at least its better than an hour. Every week they do a little bit better than the week before and that's what is most important right?
So today was relatively easy because I just had one job. The other aide was absent in the afternoon class and we had a sub. The sub turned out to be the mom of one of the girls who was shot and killed at NIU in February. I was wearing one of my NIU sweatshirts all day and she asked if I went there so I told her I graduated in 2000 and we chatted a little about majors and such.
I forgot to take my allergy med on time and now I'm hacking up a lung. Evil cats are trying to kill me!
current mood: sleepy
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
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10:15 pm - "Am I the face of the future?
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Am I the face of the past? Am I the one who must finish.... last? Look at me and tell me who I am, why I am, what I am. Call me a fool and its true I am, I dont know who I am."
So last week one of the girls at work and I were talking about myspace and she mentioned sending her a message. So I actually signed up for one and found a couple of people I know. I actually found Ashley and sent her a message, I dunno if she will reply back, she probably doesn't even remember who I am. It makes me sad to think that, but there isnt a whole lot I can do about it. A ton of time has passed since I had a chance to talk to any of them. I guess that's what happens in our lives. People move in and out, time flows. I remember in high school, one of my "friends" complained that I talked about the girls way to much and she was tired of hearing about them. I also remember one of my friends saying that e-mail was stupid and who would ever use it anyways. Oh how our lives change.
current mood:  contemplative
current music: Jekyll & Hyde soundtrack
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
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10:53 pm - Happy birthday Ashley
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I highly doubt you are reading this, how would you ever find it and how would you ever know who it it really was but.... Happy 21st Birthday Ashley. Its hard to believe you could ever be so old, so much time has passed. I miss those long ago days. Remember when you stopped traffic because you were stripping on the way to the pool? Of course you were only about 4 so probably not.
So I started my rare day off by sleeping in rather late but as soon as I woke up I put clothes in the dryer and filled the dishwasher. So I did get a lot of laundry done and washed up a lot of dishes. Then later I made a cake which messed a lot of dishes up. I really need to do more cleaning up but I also need to do nothing at the same time. I was watching John and Kate plus Eight all day on the television in between loads of laundry and dishes. It kinda looks like fun, having eight little kids all running around. I think that might be a touch too many but oh well. I think at this point I'd be happy with just one.
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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9:53 pm - Nothing really important
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to report. Or also titled "The entry in which Barb thinks that maybe if she posts every day then she will remember to say something important" Nothing terribly exciting to report. I saw a baby bunny when I got home today. I need to start dressing the dolls for the Halloween meet this weekend. Its going to be really fun. At the bonfire I was asked where the dolly people were. Nikki was the only one who could come, partly because some dumb ass forgot to invite a few of the others (I'm sorry Rachael!) I guess a bonfire isn't really the place you want to bring expensive resin dolls. I know a lot of people like that new resin smell, not quite sure about the burning resin smell.
I forgot to add, I caught Oliver being naughty. I took the picture because I thought I was going to catch him being cute, but it turns out he is just being naughty!
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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8:55 pm - Once in awhile post from me
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I'm posting while Hime is in another tab singing away on YouTube =) So a lot of things have been happening recently. I guess that's what happens when you don't post in your journal very often. Life goes on, or doesn't as the case may be. So its been a few weeks since school started, things are going well in the classroom. Its good to see all the kids and its fun to see some of the ones from last year in the halls. I posted about my grandpa in the last entry, well he passed away at the beginning of September. Then my mom dropped the bombshell that she wanted to move down there permanently. So they have started working on that. It really kinda sucks, I was sorta looking forward to having a Christmas at home and not driving three hours away for it. So everything is all spread out. I have to get everything out of my parents house and bring it all over here. Good thing we had a spare bedroom.
In other news we had the last ever bonfire. It was pretty nice, although like all years I had a hard time making sure I met with all the different groups. I found out that a friend from college had a baby and is having troubles with her. I talked to her a little bit on the phone and she was kinda miffed that we made a big deal about her not telling us. She said something about communication being a two-way street and that none of us called her. I see her point, but then none of us was PREGNANT. I kinda think that's something you call people to tell them.
I guess that's one of my regrets, not keeping in closer contact with people. I think I get so caught up in day to day life that its easy to forget some of the people who are not right near by. I think that's why I forget to update LJ. I often think about writing in here and what I might say in an entry but then I forget.
Other random pieces of information. Nikki is thinking about adopting Luthian. I think she is really serious, so hopefully in the next week or two I'll only have one kitty. I'll miss Luthie but at least I can go visit with her. For my birthday I got myself another doll, so now I'm up to 10!
My birthday was kinda hard, I kept thinking about my Grandma calling me up to sing. I guess those will be the hard moments where I have to face they are gone. Next week is going to busy major. I have to work at Petsmart on Tuesday for the Halloween party so that means one less half day off for me. We have a fire safety talk on Wednesday at school and on Friday afternoon there will be a family gathering. Then on Saturday, I'll be leaving for a doll meet-up around 3:30. I guess at least I get part of that day to do some things around the house.
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
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9:34 pm - Omg Congrats!!!
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
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12:57 am - Mini city
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12:02 am - "...and when despair tears me in two, who can I turn to....."
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Well summer is almost over. I start back at the school next week and while I can't wait to hang out with the kids again, I'm going to miss having the extra time off. Not that its seemed like I had a lot of time off this past week. So Thursday Mike and I were getting all prepared for going to Gencon. Got all my things packed and took a super shower and then planned to go to sleep. Get back in the bedroom and Mike says I need to call my mom. Basically my Grandmother might have had a heart attack and is now not doing so well. Long story shortened, she died Thursday early in the morning around 4am.
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
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2:29 pm - If I could save time in a bottle....
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I'd post in my live journal more. Posting here is kinda like saving time in a bottle. You save your thoughts at a certain time. So a couple of Wednesdays ago, Mike woke up at like 7:00am to go to the bathroom. Mind you, I'm totally asleep at this point and he exclaims "Why is the floor all wet?!!?" Then he basically goes back to sleep. So basically something on the hot water heater broke. About 5 feet in front of the washer/dryer the floor was soaked, then about half the bedroom (on Mike's side) and all of the master bedroom closet was very wet and squishy. So I had to move everything out of those areas so that once the water heater was completely replaced, the carpet people could come in. He used something to suck up a lot of the water, then set up 3 huge fans and a big old dehumidifier(which I didnt notice until later that night) which he said would have to run for 2 days and then they would come back, pick up the equipment and run the shampooer.
So that was a lot of fun. Then Thursday morning (while I'm sleeping) my mom starts shouting in my window to let her in. Turns out my grandpa had fallen, hit his head, needed stitches and possible surgery. So I called work to tell them I couldn't go in and we drove down. We spent all of Thursday in the hospital waiting for my grandpa to come out of surgery. Basically he had broken the 3rd and 4th vertebrae and had surgery to have a screw inserted to keep the bones together. Had to leave before seeing him after the surgery b/c of the visiting hours and it was really late. The next day I stayed home to take care of my Grandma while my mom and aunt went to the hospital. They came home around dinner time and brought over chicken. My mom asked my grandma if she wanted us to stay with her, or go back to the hospital for a bit. She said to go to the hospital, so we did.
It was pretty scary, my grandpa was having a tough time. He tried to take out his iv and other things so they had him secured to the bed and he had these boxing glove kinda things on his hands. He was still fighting a lot and it kinda seemed like he was having a hard time with breathing. We eventually left after talking with the doctor about possibly having them insert something so he could breathe better. The next day was Saturday and I had to go home. Mike met my mom about halfway, so that was really nice of him. We then went shopping at the mall to get his nephews and sister something for their birthdays.
Last week and this week have been a little easier. We did have a bee problem last Friday and there were a ton of bees all over the apartment, it was pretty scary. Went to the birthday party for the nephews on Saturday and had a good time there. It was kinda weird b/c most of the people at the party were from the boys' dad's side and Mike's sister/family doesnt really get along well with the twins's father anymore so that was odd, but oh well. The boys are growing up really quickly and starting to walk around. The theme for their first birthday was Kung Fu Panda and Kara really went above and beyond decorating and backing. The boys each had their own panda cakes and the guests all got panda cupcakes.
So now we are on this week. Grandpa is still kinda touch and go, he was in renal failure on Tuesday but it sounds like maybe he has gotten past that. I guess time will tell. My hygentist Marissa said her grandma fell down the stairs and had a very similar experience although she broke more bones. She said it was really touch and go but now she is fine and its kind of a family joke. Hopefully ours will go that way as well. I'm really hoping that this Christmas when we visit that we will be laughing at my grandpa as he snores away again in his chair. My grandma is also in the hospital at the moment, she had a problem with a toe not getting circulation and had to be taken off.
I'm kinda hoping this weekend is uneventful. Next weekend is Gencon and then there is one more week after that before school starts. I want the summer back. I really miss seeing the kids from school, but I like having extra time off. Time will tell. I'm also waiting for a new little dollie to come. She doesnt really count b/c she is sooooo small. I was hoping she would have been shipped out on Monday but then the seller said she would ship Wednesday or Thursday. However later I saw her post something about hoping to get things in the post on Friday or her buyers being mad, so it is possible I'll have to wait until Friday for it to even get into the mail. Kinda sucks, was hoping to get her before the weekend and have a nice little weekend present.
Still have Luthian the foster kitty. I hope she gets adopted sometime soon. Its really hard taking her to the Luv-A-Pet center b/c I feel bad for her. I feel like I'm abandoning her and she has no idea why she keeps having to go and sit in a cage all day. Poor little girl, we are guessing though that a lot of people are holding off on adopting b/c they are trying to get vacations done before school starts again. Hopefully that is the case and she will get adopted soon. Anyone out there looking for a really cute spotted and stripped kitty with brilliant green eyes?!?!?!?
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