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Happy Hump Day!

by Erin on October 14, 2009 in pure prattle with Comments Off

Woo Hoo. Here we are on Wednesday. Almost through with the week, thank goodness. Saturday we have family coming over so I’ve been desperate to get the final Halloween decorations up and the house cleaned. It’s been soooo chilly (which I love) but I’ve been freaking sick again. Not sure what it is this go around. Started with a scratchy throat, now I’m just full of mucus. Fun stuff, I tell ya! And on top of that, my TMJ is acting up. Again. Which though, makes me think it’s all sinus related. Which is better than a cold I guess. ;) Just thank goodness I got the flu shot when I did! Speaking of which, the kiddo got his on Saturday, so he’s covered. Now to nag the husband into getting his. ;)

Happy Day—enjoy yours!

Happy Mother’s Day!

by Erin on May 10, 2009 in geekness, holidays, pure prattle with 3 Comments

Ah, Mother’s Day. I woke up reasonably late – 9:40. I spent the next hour or so making chocolate chip pancakes for the kiddo. After which, my mother called and we decided on and booked a mini vacation down at Wildwood during August. Nothing grandiose, but we were able to grab 2 nights at a motel with a pool and within a one block walk from the beach/boardwalk. What was suppose to be a 4 adult 1 child escape is down to grandma, mom and child. ;)

I was given my other gift today (the first being a pair of sneakers that may have to go back – they are opened backed and apparently my left foot is a tad longer than my right, go figure).

I was given the reserve card for the XBOX 360 Ghostbusters game, due out 6.16.09. :) I can’t wait for this game! Being able to fight the Stay Puft Marshmallow guy?! Pure heaven.

After some computer catching-up, I ran to the store to grab some more yogurt (uhm, pleasant MD surprise – down 5 pounds since last Thursday) and headed back home only to run back out to the tennis courts with the kiddo and husband. Not that any of us play, lol, but the kiddo has been itching to go, so we went. And tennis in croc flip-flops takes talent, people, pure talent. Once the kiddo had enough (or more so, *I* had enough of the whining about not being able to hit the ball) we headed back home for some quick BBQ before the husband left for work. We walked away from the courts with one minor injury – not bad!

I’m not ready for Monday.

by Erin on March 22, 2009 in geekness, trials & tribulations with 2 Comments

This weekend feels like it came and went in a blink of the eye. I’ve been meaning to start my mornings earlier during the weekend and it’s just not happening. So by the time I get moving, I’m not in the mood to do the things I had planned to do.

Spring is here and my garden knows it. The tulips are coming up, the grass is getting greener and the birds are chirping like no tomorrow. Now to muster up the energy to weed the garden, plant more grass and feed the birds. The most I got done this weekend was buying and watching Twilight on blu-ray. LOL

Speaking of blu-ray, I am LOVING the new “sets” that Disney has – combo packs. You get the blu-ray AND the DVD. I actually purchased Pinocchio this way and it’s phenomenal.

While still on the geek topic, The Husband is driving me batty over his cell phone. Picks one, doesn’t like it, picks another, not sure, picks another… and so on. There are two cell phones I want: the lotus or the iphone. I can’t change until October. It’s killing me. So not want to hear him making choices. I want it to be my turn.

Tomorrow is a busy day — heading an hour away to the doctors with the kiddo for a pre-cert exam for the dentist that is an hour away on Wednesday. Fun. All because of a cavity and his inability to allow people into his mouth. Sigh. I am not looking forward to fighting with an almost 8 year old over letting someone fix his teeth. :| One can hope that this week will be a good one, but I doubt it.

Death warmed over. Almost.

by Erin on March 4, 2009 in trials & tribulations with 2 Comments

Never fails. A nice 3 day weekend and I get sick. Not only do I get sick, but it snows the most it’s snowed in years, so the kiddo is home too. And it lasts two days. :|

I am still sick. I don’t know what it is. Feels like a mix between a regular cold and a sinus thing. Putting it mildly, I am NOT in the mood for ANYTHING.

Which, is not a good thing because the kiddo has a dentist appointment today. After the last fiasco, and the ability to let him out of there alive, I don’t know how I can survive today’s appointment while sick. On the positive end, it’s a pedodontist visit, so they better be able to handle his fear. He’s got at least one cavity that appeared after his tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, so I think they nicked the bad tooth. Doesn’t bother him, but it bothers me. :(

So all this dentist stuff and school stuff and work stuff is enough to drive me insane — not that I haven’t often been there.

Where is spring already?! I bought a 4 pack of flower bulbs at Costco (god I love Costco!) which included two tulip vases, one mini daffodil vase and one hyacinth vase. All are doing nicely, but the daffs have bloomed. I’ve got even more today! This is the only sign of spring I have. :( Looking past the daffodils on my counter you see the mounds of snow outside. Bleh. Come on spring.

Thirty-one, so now what?

by Erin on February 13, 2009 in trials & tribulations with 2 Comments

February 7th was my 31st birthday. I had a nice, relaxing day. Ok, relaxing after I ran to pick up my cake, get the party plates, candles, soda, ice… you get the idea. Amongst multiple phone calls from various family members looking to see when I’d get back home I was able to arrive safely, unscathed and totally pissed off. But once I calmed down, cooled off (60° in freaking February?! I was born during a record holding blizzard!) and had guests arrive, I had a really nice time.

My sisters each gave me gift cards. One to Sephora and one to Target. My mother gave me a Vera Bradley bag, along with the matching clip id case and the free sweetheart pouch.

Dinner was fantastic; ravioli lasagna, baked ziti, stuffed mushrooms and chicken parm were all on the table. Dessert was a chocolate cake with cherry filling.

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