Category: My Own Personal Weirdness
Have you ever gotten to that point where you have been trying to update so many different people about so many different things that you’ve forgotten who you talked to about what?
Yeah. I’m there.
We’re doing all right here. Nick and David have both been asleep for a couple hours now (yes, I know it’s a weird time of day for that) and it’s been incredibly nice. I’ve actually caught up on reading my e-mail without deleting mass quantities of it unread. YAY! That never seems to happen anymore. I’ve also been tidying up my online accounts and such, deleting/unsubbing from things I’m no longer interested in and adding stuff that’s more me.
I still have to clean up all the dead fire ants. They seem to be just about everywhere–they wandered the house as they died. The ones in the bathroom are going to be the hardest, as they are stuck between the baseboard and the row of carpet tacks and the broom doesn’t really do much. I’m waiting on the dustbuster to recharge from it’s earlier cleaning fest (CRUMBS! I hate crumbs on the couch.)
I just signed up for NaNoWriMo. I’m just a bit excited about it. I know it’s an insane time to be doing it (as we may be moving), but it just seems like the time to do it. I’ve been having many writerly thoughts lately, and I do have that dictation software installed…
More news on Nick’s interview: It’s on Monday at 10am at Howe-Baker. The company’s been around a while, the benefits sound like they might be good, and it could be stuff Nick likes to do (he’ll find out during the interview).
I’ve had 44 ounces of Dr. Pepper in the last 4 hours, which may not sound like a lot over time, but considering that I don’t normally have any caffeine during the week…EEK! I’m hoping the bounciness lasts until I get a little further on the scrapbook I’m working on.
I have been very slugworthy today. I think it must be because I haven’t eaten that much. 7 slices of turkey pepperoni, 2 maraschino cherries, and one lemon drop. Yeah.
I did get the bills done, the checkbook balanced, and the laundry washed & dried. I wish I could say I’d done more. Bleh.
I bought way too much stuff yesterday, but I’m happy with all of it and Nick’s not a bit upset by my purchases, so I guess it’s happy. I’m not happy though. I don’t know why. Ok, maybe I do know why and I just don’t want to point it out. Yeah.
The kid downstairs is crying like a maniac outside our window. I wonder if he accidentally stumbled upon the sign his parents semi-buried there (the one that says not to let your pets do their business on that patch of lawn–the only patch of lawn that my downstairs neighbors ever take their pet to). That would be ironic.
Hmm. Now my own child is crying. Oh joy.
Saturday night was such fun. 🙂 The party was wonderful, I drank too much, and still managed to make it home on my own two feet. It was a lovely evening, despite the weird guy that kept trying to touch me.
I avoided my computer all day yesterday in an attempt not to hear anything bad to mar my memories of a perfectly lovely party. Oddly enough, no one had anything bad to say about it at all. 🙂
Nick and I spent yesterday reading and playing with David and eating. It was a nice quiet day. I made -both- lunch and dinner, which is weird for me, but the book I’m reading right now makes me feel like cooking (Michaela Roessner’s “The Stars Compel”).
This morning I took David in for his 6-month check-up. He did pretty well right up until the shots. The regular lady wasn’t there to give them and he was upset about that. He bled from the shorts, which normally doesn’t happen, but he’s fine now. He’s had some food and is sleeping happily right now.
We also bought Halloween costumes (mainly for a party we’re going to this weekend). I got a “Leopard Lady” costume, which is sexier than it looks b/c it’s much shorter than it shows in the picture. David got a little “Tigger” costume. It was adorable (not to mention the only thing in about the right size for him). 🙂 Nick says he doesn’t want to wear a costume, so we didn’t get him anything at all.
I just got done making a huge bowl of tuna salad. I don’t have an exact recipe that I follow, so I was worried that I didn’t make enough macaroni, but it turned out looking just fine.
Lisa’s “Perfect” Tuna Salad
2 1/2 cups elbow macaroni (cooked according to directions),drained
12 oz can of tuna (packed in spring water), drained
15.25 oz can of sweet peas, drained
3 stems of celery, sliced thinly
1/2 cup of lite mayonnaise (preferably Hellman’s)
a dash of salt
a dash of paprika
Mix everything in a large bowl and chill, preferably overnight, for best flavor…or if you’re like me and can’t wait…eat it warm straight after mixing! 🙂 Serve with Coke, plain rippled/wavy potato chips, and Lipton’s french onion dip for the ultimate happiness.
dododo. It’s soo good.
Ok, I must eat now. Everyone have a nice afternoon. 🙂
Sometimes late afternoon showers are the best things in the world
Ok…I’m here in B/CS now. Excitement, excitement!
David has a walker now. My mom got it for him. He’s so cute in it. He doesn’t quite touch the floor, but he’s having fun exploring all the buttons and knobs on it. It’s nice and noisy. woo-hoo!
🙂
That’s about it…other than the fact that it’s been a bad food day and I hate Boston Market and trees in the road are just a VeryBadThing.
Yeah. it’s been one of those days.
Lisa Holcomb 