I am a notorious survey taker. I like them online, in person, even with a telemarketer. So, I saw this on my cousin's blog I knew I'd be cutting and pasting... Here ya go:
20 Years!
20 Years Ago:
1. I was 11 years old and in my own personal hell at Plattsburgh Middle School.
2. I got glasses and braces in one week.
3. I think my cat Pansy died that year. She was a great kitty!
4. I was obsessed with New Kids on the Block. (Still am - I'm headed to their concert in November!!)
5. My best friend was named Bambi. Really.
10 Years Ago:
1. I was a college dropout from SUNY Oswego.
2. I was falling head over heels for this guy named Pete.
3. I got my first job as a bank teller.
4. I got Pete a cat for a housewarming gift. He named her Jiggy.
5. I was BROKE.
5 Years Ago:
1. I graduated from the University of South Florida! Yay!
2. I got my first new car - a 2003 VW Jetta.
3. I got my first teaching job - 5th grade at Schmidt Elementary. It put me into therapy.
4. I got engaged to this great guy named Pete.
5. I found my super cute kitty Zoe under a bush.
3 Years Ago:
1. I got married to this great guy named Pete.
2. I bought my first house.
3. I raised almost $8000 for Relay for Life at the "low-income" middle school I worked at.
4. I went on the most fabulous trip to Scotland for our honeymoon. I dream of going back.
5. I went to Jamaica for the wedding of Matt and Rachel. It was awesome!
1 Year Ago:
1. I was in my sister's wedding as her maid of honor. She looked beautiful!
2. I held my baby as she came out of anesthesia after having tubes put in her ears.
3. I went back to work after my extended maternity leave.
4. I went to Jaime's wedding on Clearwater Beach. She looked like a model!
5. I turned 30. Oy.
So far this year:
1. I finished full school year. Phew!
2. My mom and my dad have visited me in Florida. Separately. ;)
3. I went to Oswego for a HUGE Alpha Delta Eta reunion. It was a blast!
4. I saw my daughter do a forward roll all by herself!!
5. Our friend's who were married in Jamaica welcomed their first baby! A girl. Maya Teresa. God bless!
Yesterday:
1. I ran/walked 2.8 miles on the treadmill.
2. I made fruit leather for the first time. It is GREAT and I will totally make it again!
3. I lived through 2 temper tantrums.
4. I had the best sleep I've had in DAYS!!
5. I thanked God again I don't have sextuplets. Watch Jon & Kate Plus 8. You'll thank Him too!
Today:
1. I sent a letter to our crazy Home Owners Association lady about our trees. We'll see what happens....
2. I made the BEST lemon tarragon chicken EVER.
3. I nailed down plans for Fourth of July. We're headed to the Briggs'! YAY!
4. I played games on Facebook for WAAAAAAAAAAY too long.
5. I read this survey on Kitty's blog.
Tomorrow:
1. I will celebrate my third wedding anniversary!
2. I will take my daughter to gymnastics class and hope (again) that she doesn't hurt herself.
3. I will go to the YMCA and run/walk for 30 minutes.
4. I will probably have to drain the pool. It's raining again....
5. I will (oh - just remembered!) put the garbage out!
Next Year:
1. I will stand up as Dawn's maid of honor.
2. I hope there aren't as many weddings as this year! We've been through 3 already - four more to go!
3. I hope my sister and brother-in-law find the house of their dreams.
4. I hope I have new kitchen cabinets.
5. I hope Kaitlyn is on her way to becoming a big sister!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Congratulations!
Laura and Brad are engaged!!!! We are SO happy for the both of you. Congratulations!!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Terrible 19 Months?
Thought it was The Terrible Twos? Yeah - so did I! Kyrin will be 19 months old this weekend and we've already had numerous, full-blown, kicking, screaming, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tantrums. Yay.
The most recent was during a really fun class that I signed us up for at My Gym. This place is SO cool. It's basically an indoor playground with mats, trampolines, a ball pit, etc. It's all sized and geared for kids 5 and under. Our first day was Wednesday. Kyrin was overwhelmed by how fun it was! When it was time to sit in a circle with me and the other Desperate Housewives moms (more about that in a minute) she went ballistic. I was THAT mom. The dirty looks I got was a shock. I had anticipated Kyrin's mood, but lay off me ladies!
Of course, we were the 'black sheep' of this crowd. If you haven't visited, we live in a very Desperate Housewives area. I've been given strange looks when I mention that I work full time AND have a child. So, it was a Wednesday morning - prime time Soccer Mom Central. Most moms there, about 15 of them, were dressed to the nines. Cute khaki capris, hair quaffed, makeup done, no stains. Their children were just a spotless. Obviously ironed clothes, no stains, hair bows and curls perfectly in place. Then there was us. I was in a t-shirt that had a hole in the shoulder, I hadn't showered yet that day (it was only 9 am...) hair in a pony tail. Kyrin was in her finest bargain-bin t-shirt and shorts complete with a permanent juice stain on the collar. Her already hard-to-tame hair was particularly crazy after having syrup on her waffles and creating her own toddler-hawk. Needless to say, they skipped right over us in the corner (while I restrained Kyrin) while going around for introductions.
Even though we were the outcasts of this cult, I signed us up. Kyrin had SO much fun climbing, swinging and running. She slept for the longest nap EVER and since we get unlimited classes, I'll be taking full advantage of these sleep times!
The most recent was during a really fun class that I signed us up for at My Gym. This place is SO cool. It's basically an indoor playground with mats, trampolines, a ball pit, etc. It's all sized and geared for kids 5 and under. Our first day was Wednesday. Kyrin was overwhelmed by how fun it was! When it was time to sit in a circle with me and the other Desperate Housewives moms (more about that in a minute) she went ballistic. I was THAT mom. The dirty looks I got was a shock. I had anticipated Kyrin's mood, but lay off me ladies!
Of course, we were the 'black sheep' of this crowd. If you haven't visited, we live in a very Desperate Housewives area. I've been given strange looks when I mention that I work full time AND have a child. So, it was a Wednesday morning - prime time Soccer Mom Central. Most moms there, about 15 of them, were dressed to the nines. Cute khaki capris, hair quaffed, makeup done, no stains. Their children were just a spotless. Obviously ironed clothes, no stains, hair bows and curls perfectly in place. Then there was us. I was in a t-shirt that had a hole in the shoulder, I hadn't showered yet that day (it was only 9 am...) hair in a pony tail. Kyrin was in her finest bargain-bin t-shirt and shorts complete with a permanent juice stain on the collar. Her already hard-to-tame hair was particularly crazy after having syrup on her waffles and creating her own toddler-hawk. Needless to say, they skipped right over us in the corner (while I restrained Kyrin) while going around for introductions.
Even though we were the outcasts of this cult, I signed us up. Kyrin had SO much fun climbing, swinging and running. She slept for the longest nap EVER and since we get unlimited classes, I'll be taking full advantage of these sleep times!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tag - I'm it
Okay, so I've been tagged by my mom. This is the first time I've been so honored, probably because only about 5 people know I have this site! And I looked at my cousin's blog, who was the one who tagged Mom, and I can't tell if it's supposed to be facts about ME or just random facts. So, I think I'll do a combination of both. Anyway, here are seven weird or random facts:
One - I have some of the worst vision of anyone I know. My contact lens prescription reads -4.75 and -5.00. One website I looked at said that anything over about a 2.00 is considered legally blind. Um, yeah, that would make me about twice the legally blind limit. I literally need to hold the alarm clock so that it touches my nose if I don't have my contacts in or glasses on. It's really fun when I'm trying to find a lost pacifier at 3 am for my daughter.
Two - I am one of the most insecure people I know. I exude confidence but, I swear, it's a cover-up. I figure if I LOOK confident people will think I actually AM confident. I was a team leader for a while at one of the schools I worked for. I was given the job because the previous team leader was extremely 'dysfunctional' and I was the one to fix the broken. I had to be a leader for a year to a team that didn't like me and let me know. I survived, but only with the help of my therapist and the local spa. I would almost throw up before every team meeting that I had to hold. I made it. And I'll never do it again.
Three - Rubbing a combination of Maalox (the antacid), Aquaphor (the skin cream), and Neosporin (the antibacterial stuff) on diaper rash cures it in one night. The combo of medicines neutralizes acid, soothes bumpy, ouchie skin and keeps things from getting infected. Seriously. Try it. Not on yourself, silly. On your little one's behind!
Four - I want to write a book on the realities of mommy-hood. Really. I enjoy making things funny and I've had people ask me to tell the same baby stories over again. How my husband caught my daughter peeing on the floor so thought it'd be a great idea to take her into our bathroom and get a towel. Then my daughter slips and falls in her own pee and is having a blast rolling around in it. So he puts her in our tub to contain her while he cleans up pee-pee all while I'm trying to call from work. Or how silicone pacifiers bounce into the next universe and every parent must, by law, have at least 41 of these on hand at all times. Oh - but if you leave them behind the couch too long, they mate and multiply. I could go on. See me in 10 years when my book comes out. I'll send you an advance copy.
Five - My cat, Jiggy, is the meanest thing in the feline world and she sleeps on my chest every night - and purrs. She has attacked many friends, biting them on the ankles and drawing blood, chasing them down the hall, once even out of the apartment and she freezes people in their tracks with a growl. She's got a HUGE red marker "CAUTION - BITES" on her folder at the vet and has to be put to sleep to do just about anything. She's terrible. And I love her to death. She curls up on me and doesn't mind when I kick her off the bed. She just jumps back up and finds her new spot. She brings me her toys and leaves me 'gifts' of toys in my shoes almost every morning. I like her. I just wish she was nicer to the people I love.
Six - I'm addicted, quite literally, to a game called Text Twirl on Facebook. It gives you six letters and you have two minutes to create as many 3-6 letter words as possible. The only way to advance to the next level to use all 6 letters to create a word. It's great. Who knew that 'r a v d e c' (craved) could create 31 other possible words. Try it. You'll like it.
Seven - I'm a closet reggaeton music fan. I could seriously marry Sean Paul or Daddy Yankee. They're speaking a language I don't know anything about and I really, really like it. Maybe that's why I like it. I had little exposure to any music other than straight pop growing up. This has such a different feel, a different beat. I had the BEST time in Jamaica listening to some local bands play a similar style of music. I feel silly when I've forgotten to turn down my stereo as I pull in to a gas station. People must have to pick their jaws up off the ground when I, little white-girl, get out of my car with the bass thumping. I could blow speakers if you let me.
And now to complete my tagging assignment, I'm tagging my friendsDana and Dawn. I don't really know if they'll do this, but I hope they do.
1. On your post, link back to the person who tagged you - that would be me, in this case.
2. Post your assignment on your blog - seven weird or random facts.
3. Post these rules on your blog.
4. Post links to the bloggers that you will be tagging.
5. Go to those blogs and give them a comment on their blog to let them know that you have tagged them.
One - I have some of the worst vision of anyone I know. My contact lens prescription reads -4.75 and -5.00. One website I looked at said that anything over about a 2.00 is considered legally blind. Um, yeah, that would make me about twice the legally blind limit. I literally need to hold the alarm clock so that it touches my nose if I don't have my contacts in or glasses on. It's really fun when I'm trying to find a lost pacifier at 3 am for my daughter.
Two - I am one of the most insecure people I know. I exude confidence but, I swear, it's a cover-up. I figure if I LOOK confident people will think I actually AM confident. I was a team leader for a while at one of the schools I worked for. I was given the job because the previous team leader was extremely 'dysfunctional' and I was the one to fix the broken. I had to be a leader for a year to a team that didn't like me and let me know. I survived, but only with the help of my therapist and the local spa. I would almost throw up before every team meeting that I had to hold. I made it. And I'll never do it again.
Three - Rubbing a combination of Maalox (the antacid), Aquaphor (the skin cream), and Neosporin (the antibacterial stuff) on diaper rash cures it in one night. The combo of medicines neutralizes acid, soothes bumpy, ouchie skin and keeps things from getting infected. Seriously. Try it. Not on yourself, silly. On your little one's behind!
Four - I want to write a book on the realities of mommy-hood. Really. I enjoy making things funny and I've had people ask me to tell the same baby stories over again. How my husband caught my daughter peeing on the floor so thought it'd be a great idea to take her into our bathroom and get a towel. Then my daughter slips and falls in her own pee and is having a blast rolling around in it. So he puts her in our tub to contain her while he cleans up pee-pee all while I'm trying to call from work. Or how silicone pacifiers bounce into the next universe and every parent must, by law, have at least 41 of these on hand at all times. Oh - but if you leave them behind the couch too long, they mate and multiply. I could go on. See me in 10 years when my book comes out. I'll send you an advance copy.
Five - My cat, Jiggy, is the meanest thing in the feline world and she sleeps on my chest every night - and purrs. She has attacked many friends, biting them on the ankles and drawing blood, chasing them down the hall, once even out of the apartment and she freezes people in their tracks with a growl. She's got a HUGE red marker "CAUTION - BITES" on her folder at the vet and has to be put to sleep to do just about anything. She's terrible. And I love her to death. She curls up on me and doesn't mind when I kick her off the bed. She just jumps back up and finds her new spot. She brings me her toys and leaves me 'gifts' of toys in my shoes almost every morning. I like her. I just wish she was nicer to the people I love.
Six - I'm addicted, quite literally, to a game called Text Twirl on Facebook. It gives you six letters and you have two minutes to create as many 3-6 letter words as possible. The only way to advance to the next level to use all 6 letters to create a word. It's great. Who knew that 'r a v d e c' (craved) could create 31 other possible words. Try it. You'll like it.
Seven - I'm a closet reggaeton music fan. I could seriously marry Sean Paul or Daddy Yankee. They're speaking a language I don't know anything about and I really, really like it. Maybe that's why I like it. I had little exposure to any music other than straight pop growing up. This has such a different feel, a different beat. I had the BEST time in Jamaica listening to some local bands play a similar style of music. I feel silly when I've forgotten to turn down my stereo as I pull in to a gas station. People must have to pick their jaws up off the ground when I, little white-girl, get out of my car with the bass thumping. I could blow speakers if you let me.
And now to complete my tagging assignment, I'm tagging my friendsDana and Dawn. I don't really know if they'll do this, but I hope they do.
1. On your post, link back to the person who tagged you - that would be me, in this case.
2. Post your assignment on your blog - seven weird or random facts.
3. Post these rules on your blog.
4. Post links to the bloggers that you will be tagging.
5. Go to those blogs and give them a comment on their blog to let them know that you have tagged them.
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