Not sure I've ever done that before. Now if only I could remember what I've done lately.
Thought about going back to school. I officially finished my ICL course. I should be getting my graduation certificate in the mail any time now.
What I mostly discovered from taking the ICL course is that I don't think I want to be a professional writer. It's stressful, time consuming and not very high-paying. :(
Well, David's here, so my blogging must end for the moment. Probably the month.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Math Books and Such
Cameron and David are off procuring the Math 1050 book Cameron needs this quarter. I found it on the web for half the new price, which is awesome after paying full price for his Math 1010 book last semester. No one at the high school who had Math 1050 last semester seems to be selling. Maybe they have younger siblings who may or may not be taking the same class next year? We're still not sure what math Jarom will be taking next year until he takes the placement test this spring, so we're holding on to the Math 1010 book for now. If we'd known Cameron would be taking it, I would have had Meagan hang on to hers.
Ah, college textbooks. I can't believe how expensive they are. I couldn't believe it when my new college math book cost $40 back in the 80's. Now new college math books cost $160. At least they include a solutions manual. I wish mine had. Maybe I would have done better in Calculus. Then again, maybe not. Calculus is mind-bending. I still don't know how Newton ever came up with it. I think he may have been slightly insane.
This weekend was not my best. I felt sick Friday. Saturday was a little better and I made it to yoga Saturday morning. It was not quite the nirvana it usually is, but it was nice. I even got quite a bit of house cleaning done for a change. By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I'd complete four loads of laundry and the bedroom and kitchen were much cleaner.
Sunday morning I felt good. Then Sunday afternoon I just happened to eat some poisoned sunflower seeds that left me writhing in pain most of the night. OK, they weren't actually poisoned, just laced with MSG, which may as well be poison as far as I'm concerned.
Yesterday all I ate was a box of nut thins crackers, two slices of toast and a bunch of gatorade. Nothing else sounded good. I'm amazed I made it through 6 1/2 hours of work. After work, I stopped at Harmon's long enough to buy said crackers - and meet Amber and the Bahrs in the parking lot, much to our mutual surprise - especially Amber's. Then I came home and ate an entire box and passed out on the bed around 5:30 pm.
This morning when I woke up I felt lightheaded, weak and nauseous. Somehow I dropped the boys off at school, but I didn't make it to work. Tomorrow's gonna be a better day. And I'm going to read labels much more carefully.
The good thing about today is that I got to lay on the couch all day and read The Titan's Curse. And David cooked me a very tasty hamburger. Sometimes it's good to slow down and do nothing - even if it's forced on you!
Ah, college textbooks. I can't believe how expensive they are. I couldn't believe it when my new college math book cost $40 back in the 80's. Now new college math books cost $160. At least they include a solutions manual. I wish mine had. Maybe I would have done better in Calculus. Then again, maybe not. Calculus is mind-bending. I still don't know how Newton ever came up with it. I think he may have been slightly insane.
This weekend was not my best. I felt sick Friday. Saturday was a little better and I made it to yoga Saturday morning. It was not quite the nirvana it usually is, but it was nice. I even got quite a bit of house cleaning done for a change. By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I'd complete four loads of laundry and the bedroom and kitchen were much cleaner.
Sunday morning I felt good. Then Sunday afternoon I just happened to eat some poisoned sunflower seeds that left me writhing in pain most of the night. OK, they weren't actually poisoned, just laced with MSG, which may as well be poison as far as I'm concerned.
Yesterday all I ate was a box of nut thins crackers, two slices of toast and a bunch of gatorade. Nothing else sounded good. I'm amazed I made it through 6 1/2 hours of work. After work, I stopped at Harmon's long enough to buy said crackers - and meet Amber and the Bahrs in the parking lot, much to our mutual surprise - especially Amber's. Then I came home and ate an entire box and passed out on the bed around 5:30 pm.
This morning when I woke up I felt lightheaded, weak and nauseous. Somehow I dropped the boys off at school, but I didn't make it to work. Tomorrow's gonna be a better day. And I'm going to read labels much more carefully.
The good thing about today is that I got to lay on the couch all day and read The Titan's Curse. And David cooked me a very tasty hamburger. Sometimes it's good to slow down and do nothing - even if it's forced on you!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Feeling Better Today...
So, I've given up cheese - and all other dairy except butter, for some reason I'm OK with butter. I only had 1 small piece of dark Belgian chocolate yesterday (no American chocolate!). I'm feeling much better.
I've also made it priority to exercise every morning for about 45 minutes. I go downstairs, fire up the Wii and slide Just Dance 2 in the glowy blue slot. Fourty five minutes later I'm sweating and my insides are happy. Maybe not my knees, but at least my insides are! :)
And now for something completely different...
Friday I loaned Jarom my cell phone because he was going to the high school basketball game and to play his trumpet in the pep band. Cameron didn't want to stay for the game (no surprise there) and we needed to know when Jarom needed a ride home. Michael C gave Jarom a ride home, so he didn't need the cell phone after all.
The next morning, when I was conscious (and Jarom was not) I asked him for my phone back. He said he gave it to me last night when he got home. I didn't remember it. I looked everywhere - under the couch, under the couch cushions, in my purse and work bag, etc, etc, etc, - and couldn't find it. Sadness. I even made Jarom check his backpack, coat and jeans pockets. Nothing.
So, on Sunday, just when I've given up on finding my phone, I slide on my blue fuzzy bathrobe and slip my hand in the pocket. Guess what's there? My cell phone. I'm glad I didn't wash my bathrobe on Saturday like I was going to. Whew!
I've also made it priority to exercise every morning for about 45 minutes. I go downstairs, fire up the Wii and slide Just Dance 2 in the glowy blue slot. Fourty five minutes later I'm sweating and my insides are happy. Maybe not my knees, but at least my insides are! :)
And now for something completely different...
Friday I loaned Jarom my cell phone because he was going to the high school basketball game and to play his trumpet in the pep band. Cameron didn't want to stay for the game (no surprise there) and we needed to know when Jarom needed a ride home. Michael C gave Jarom a ride home, so he didn't need the cell phone after all.
The next morning, when I was conscious (and Jarom was not) I asked him for my phone back. He said he gave it to me last night when he got home. I didn't remember it. I looked everywhere - under the couch, under the couch cushions, in my purse and work bag, etc, etc, etc, - and couldn't find it. Sadness. I even made Jarom check his backpack, coat and jeans pockets. Nothing.
So, on Sunday, just when I've given up on finding my phone, I slide on my blue fuzzy bathrobe and slip my hand in the pocket. Guess what's there? My cell phone. I'm glad I didn't wash my bathrobe on Saturday like I was going to. Whew!
Friday, January 07, 2011
Friday
Work was long today. Fortunately Lorry came in and helpd me or I would have been at work until 9:00 tonight.
We got four new patients, I had to download and fax all the OT documents, set up a new OT, make sure patients got Evaled in time and try to keep everyone happy. And call patients with their schedules for next week. Calling with schedules is supposed to be my number one priority on Fridays, but sometimes it gets pushed to the back burner. Only problem is, it HAS to get done on Friday.
Lorry came in at 2:30 and I went to lunch - at Panda Express. While I was eating, I thought to myself, "I hate being in charge."
Panda doesn't normally make me feel ill, but today it did. Not overly ill, but enough that I'm curling up with the Rife machine now. Actually, now that I think about it, I was feeling sick before Panda. Hmmm...I've been eating too much cheese and chocolate - both are no-no's for me.
Sigh. Tomorrow's gotta be a better day. And if it's not, I'm going to stay in bed all day.
Except I really want to go to Saturday morning yoga. I really don't want to go to an all-day Scouting training meeting though. Or find a sub for the Valiant 9-10 class until a permanent teacher is called.
On the plus side, I've written 3 kindergarten stories for the ICL contest. And the deadline's not even until Feb. 28. And I met the 150 word limit. That's amazing for me! Now that I've mailed in my last assignment to my instructor, words seem to be flowing out of me. I even wrote a rough draft of a story for the Friend magazine tonight. Will I ever submit any of this stuff? Maybe...
We got four new patients, I had to download and fax all the OT documents, set up a new OT, make sure patients got Evaled in time and try to keep everyone happy. And call patients with their schedules for next week. Calling with schedules is supposed to be my number one priority on Fridays, but sometimes it gets pushed to the back burner. Only problem is, it HAS to get done on Friday.
Lorry came in at 2:30 and I went to lunch - at Panda Express. While I was eating, I thought to myself, "I hate being in charge."
Panda doesn't normally make me feel ill, but today it did. Not overly ill, but enough that I'm curling up with the Rife machine now. Actually, now that I think about it, I was feeling sick before Panda. Hmmm...I've been eating too much cheese and chocolate - both are no-no's for me.
Sigh. Tomorrow's gotta be a better day. And if it's not, I'm going to stay in bed all day.
Except I really want to go to Saturday morning yoga. I really don't want to go to an all-day Scouting training meeting though. Or find a sub for the Valiant 9-10 class until a permanent teacher is called.
On the plus side, I've written 3 kindergarten stories for the ICL contest. And the deadline's not even until Feb. 28. And I met the 150 word limit. That's amazing for me! Now that I've mailed in my last assignment to my instructor, words seem to be flowing out of me. I even wrote a rough draft of a story for the Friend magazine tonight. Will I ever submit any of this stuff? Maybe...
Thursday, January 06, 2011
WOW
Nope, it's not about World of Warcraft, but it is about video games.
Last year the only thing Jarom wanted for Christmas was the PS1 game Legend of Mana. The old one we had was scratched and didn't work. I bought it used from Amazon Marketplace for $37 dollars. It had a scratch on it and kept getting stuck during the intro. Somehow (after I already bought the game through Amazon!) I found out that a gaming store at the mall resurfaces video game discs for $5 a disc. I took our old LOM game in to be resurfaced. It looked brand new and worked perfectly. We never did take the "new" LOM in to get it resurfaced. I probably should have complained about the non-working game, but I never did...
This year Cameron wanted us to get Final Fantasy VIII resurfaced. I totally forgot until Christmas Eve morning. David and I took the game in, but only one guy at the shop is allowed to use the resurfacing machine. I guess because the machine costs like $3,000 or something, but still! The one guy was not there, so we'd have to leave the game and he'd resurface it when he came in. We could pick it up Sunday morning (the day AFTER Christmas). Well, we kind of wanted it for Christmas, so we didn't leave it. We still haven't taken it back in. :)
Today David told me we needed to get two games resurfaced. I was like, what? FF8 and what else? Oh, yeah the other copy of LOM. Then Jarom mentioned that LOM is now going for $300. For a used game! What?! I look it up on amazon.com and wow. He's right. Mostly. A used LOM game in is anywhere from $60 to $1000. Although I think the $1000 game is a typo. They're never going to sell that one.
How much is a brand new LOM game? Anywhere from $150 to $350. Wow. I can't believe someone would pay that much for an old video game. Wow!
Last year the only thing Jarom wanted for Christmas was the PS1 game Legend of Mana. The old one we had was scratched and didn't work. I bought it used from Amazon Marketplace for $37 dollars. It had a scratch on it and kept getting stuck during the intro. Somehow (after I already bought the game through Amazon!) I found out that a gaming store at the mall resurfaces video game discs for $5 a disc. I took our old LOM game in to be resurfaced. It looked brand new and worked perfectly. We never did take the "new" LOM in to get it resurfaced. I probably should have complained about the non-working game, but I never did...
This year Cameron wanted us to get Final Fantasy VIII resurfaced. I totally forgot until Christmas Eve morning. David and I took the game in, but only one guy at the shop is allowed to use the resurfacing machine. I guess because the machine costs like $3,000 or something, but still! The one guy was not there, so we'd have to leave the game and he'd resurface it when he came in. We could pick it up Sunday morning (the day AFTER Christmas). Well, we kind of wanted it for Christmas, so we didn't leave it. We still haven't taken it back in. :)
Today David told me we needed to get two games resurfaced. I was like, what? FF8 and what else? Oh, yeah the other copy of LOM. Then Jarom mentioned that LOM is now going for $300. For a used game! What?! I look it up on amazon.com and wow. He's right. Mostly. A used LOM game in is anywhere from $60 to $1000. Although I think the $1000 game is a typo. They're never going to sell that one.
How much is a brand new LOM game? Anywhere from $150 to $350. Wow. I can't believe someone would pay that much for an old video game. Wow!
Monday, January 03, 2011
2010 in Review
Ok, Becky, I did it. You inspired me. Mine isn't as concise as yours, but oh well.
January - Banished Thor’s kennels from the TV room and started exercising again. Thor still tooth-crafting boxes. Meagan dating Jason. David recovering from the pneumonia and strep. Cameron considering attending BYU in animation for college. Jarom created a UK game “Kingdom to Kingdom” for history. Amber wrote: "Now I guess I'll go make some carrot peels and eat them" at the end of her English paper. My ICL instructor liked my second assignment (“West Valley Christmas Parade”), which surprised me.
February – We all had colds in February. That could explain my lack of blogging. Mailed in my 3rd ICL assignment (“Timber!”). Watched the Olympics almost every night - mostly snowboarding and ski jumping. David and I blew a $75 Market Street Grill gift certificate on one meal. Meagan took anatomy the first time. Cameron signed up for his last year of high school, Jarom his first and Amber junior high.
March – Brother David decided to join the Navy. Jarom was Crusader of the Month. David, Cameron, Jarom and I went to the temple. Meagan, Becky and Amber went rollerskating. Amber fell down five times and resolved to never rollerskate again. Jarom job-shadowed Steve and was sad when it ended - unlike Cameron's job-shadow a couple of years ago. Going to Mrs. Bean’s writing group and loving it. My ICL instructor said my third assignment was brilliant and ready to send out to magazines. That freaked me out. Still haven't submitted it to any magazines. Dragged my family to the dollar movies to see “The Blind Side” - which they ended up enjoying. Amber read “To Kill a Mockingbird” just for fun.
April – Jarom got his braces off and said his teeth feel fake because they’re too smooth. Amber sang and Jarom played his trumpet at Heart of Hunter. I changed my work schedule in hopes that I wouldn’t get so exhausted. Unfortunately it didn’t work. Becky made me a cd with a Tiny Tim song on it and drove my family crazy playing it over and over again. After researching and struggling for hours and hours, finally finished ICL assignment four ("The Mystery of the Ivory Lance") and mailed it in.
May – Amber attempted to recreate a solar eclipse with a racquetball. Meagan got whiplash when an errant white SUV crashed into the Crown. My little part-time job turned into an almost full-time job - it was so busy I had to stop going to the writing group. *sniff!* Lorry started working in the office with me – Yay! Jarom exhibited 3 drawings in the school Spring Art Show. A woodpecker moved into the apple tree in the backyard. At the Quest End of Year Program, Mrs. Silletto predicted that Jarom would grow up to be “the screamingest infomercial announcer on TV.”
June – Amber’s last elementary school choir concert after five years. Jarom and Amber earned several scholastic awards at school. David took me and the kids to Chinese Gourmet for my birthday. Thor peed on David’s side of the bed and David still loves him. Cameron took the ACT the day of the Scottish Festival. Cameron and I made it for three hours of the festival and missed the caber toss and the massed bands, but not the rain. The woodpecker had three tiny babies. Thor patrolled the apple tree incessantly.
July – Mom and Dad’s 50th Wedding Anniversary - big fun party, with lots of semi-squishy strawberries from Costco and a huge chocolate splatter mess on the Relief Society’s pretty white table cloths. Saw lots of people I hadn’t seen in ages. Cameron and Jarom marched with the junior high marching band in several parades. Went to David's wild cousin’s wedding at Rocky Mountain Raceway. Cameron and Jarom had a blast at EFY in Sandy. Brother David decided not to join the Navy.
August – David and I celebrated 22 years of marriage by going to Chuck-a-Rama for dinner. Went to cousin Jenny’s wedding. Pretty sure I’d never met her before – she was born and grew up in Virginia. Jarom started Jazz Band, which means getting up at 5:30 am every other morning. Meagan started going out with Zac. Got drenched in a monsoon running from Smith’s to my car with a bag of grapes. Thor killed our woodpecker. Sadness.
September – Our computer monitor thought it was a geiger counter, complete with annoying noises. Put up with megalithic old monitor for a month. Got addicted to City of Wonder for two weeks. Stayed up all night one Thursday reading “Hunger Games.” Dislodged the lint monster from our bathroom drain. Stayed up until 2 am forcing Amber to finish her Utah ABC book. David and I suffered from temporary insanity and signed up for Monavie. I liked the juice, but it was too expensive...
October – Finished and mailed in my 6th ICL assignment – Cha-Cha-Cha. Started taking yoga classes again. Jarom and Cameron biked 25 miles with John Newsome. Amber cut up a pair of her levi’s to make a zombie costume. Without asking me first, of course. Sheri and Dad discovered a computer Rife machine program and my guts are happier than they've been in years!
November – Mom had hip surgery - her second major surgery of the year. Because major surgery is so much fun. David typing his Xant book into the computer. Meagan taking Anatomy for the second time. And still dating Zac. Jarom drawing elaborate dragon pictures for his friends. Amber banished from library until she gets her grades up. Whole family except Meagan went to Stake Temple day - she had to work. I got “promoted” from Primary Secretary to Primary President. Our electricity went out for 14 hours my first Sunday as Primary President. Is that a sign? Went to TITP on Black Friday - four hours of heavy labor for Cameron’s Eagle Project. Went back the next day because it was so much fun!
December – Survived Primary Nativity Play at the Ward Christmas Party, my first full month as Primary President, mailing in my 7th and final ICL assignment, several snowstorms and Christmas. Thinking maybe writing professionally is not my thing - it stresses me out. Maybe writing for fun is better. Addicted to Just Dance 2. Avoided WinCo on Jarom’s birthday and didn’t get stranded. Maybe because I have a cell phone now? The Bahr’s celebrated New Year’s Eve with us playing Scattergories, Just Dance 2 and Nerf Dart War. And we ate seven layer dip, crab cheese ball and Martinelli’s.
Now I'm going to bed like I should have two hours ago! Good night!
(No, I don't usually go to bed at 8:15, although that might not be a bad idea. I actually finished this and posted it for the final time at 11:45!)
January - Banished Thor’s kennels from the TV room and started exercising again. Thor still tooth-crafting boxes. Meagan dating Jason. David recovering from the pneumonia and strep. Cameron considering attending BYU in animation for college. Jarom created a UK game “Kingdom to Kingdom” for history. Amber wrote: "Now I guess I'll go make some carrot peels and eat them" at the end of her English paper. My ICL instructor liked my second assignment (“West Valley Christmas Parade”), which surprised me.
February – We all had colds in February. That could explain my lack of blogging. Mailed in my 3rd ICL assignment (“Timber!”). Watched the Olympics almost every night - mostly snowboarding and ski jumping. David and I blew a $75 Market Street Grill gift certificate on one meal. Meagan took anatomy the first time. Cameron signed up for his last year of high school, Jarom his first and Amber junior high.
March – Brother David decided to join the Navy. Jarom was Crusader of the Month. David, Cameron, Jarom and I went to the temple. Meagan, Becky and Amber went rollerskating. Amber fell down five times and resolved to never rollerskate again. Jarom job-shadowed Steve and was sad when it ended - unlike Cameron's job-shadow a couple of years ago. Going to Mrs. Bean’s writing group and loving it. My ICL instructor said my third assignment was brilliant and ready to send out to magazines. That freaked me out. Still haven't submitted it to any magazines. Dragged my family to the dollar movies to see “The Blind Side” - which they ended up enjoying. Amber read “To Kill a Mockingbird” just for fun.
April – Jarom got his braces off and said his teeth feel fake because they’re too smooth. Amber sang and Jarom played his trumpet at Heart of Hunter. I changed my work schedule in hopes that I wouldn’t get so exhausted. Unfortunately it didn’t work. Becky made me a cd with a Tiny Tim song on it and drove my family crazy playing it over and over again. After researching and struggling for hours and hours, finally finished ICL assignment four ("The Mystery of the Ivory Lance") and mailed it in.
May – Amber attempted to recreate a solar eclipse with a racquetball. Meagan got whiplash when an errant white SUV crashed into the Crown. My little part-time job turned into an almost full-time job - it was so busy I had to stop going to the writing group. *sniff!* Lorry started working in the office with me – Yay! Jarom exhibited 3 drawings in the school Spring Art Show. A woodpecker moved into the apple tree in the backyard. At the Quest End of Year Program, Mrs. Silletto predicted that Jarom would grow up to be “the screamingest infomercial announcer on TV.”
June – Amber’s last elementary school choir concert after five years. Jarom and Amber earned several scholastic awards at school. David took me and the kids to Chinese Gourmet for my birthday. Thor peed on David’s side of the bed and David still loves him. Cameron took the ACT the day of the Scottish Festival. Cameron and I made it for three hours of the festival and missed the caber toss and the massed bands, but not the rain. The woodpecker had three tiny babies. Thor patrolled the apple tree incessantly.
July – Mom and Dad’s 50th Wedding Anniversary - big fun party, with lots of semi-squishy strawberries from Costco and a huge chocolate splatter mess on the Relief Society’s pretty white table cloths. Saw lots of people I hadn’t seen in ages. Cameron and Jarom marched with the junior high marching band in several parades. Went to David's wild cousin’s wedding at Rocky Mountain Raceway. Cameron and Jarom had a blast at EFY in Sandy. Brother David decided not to join the Navy.
August – David and I celebrated 22 years of marriage by going to Chuck-a-Rama for dinner. Went to cousin Jenny’s wedding. Pretty sure I’d never met her before – she was born and grew up in Virginia. Jarom started Jazz Band, which means getting up at 5:30 am every other morning. Meagan started going out with Zac. Got drenched in a monsoon running from Smith’s to my car with a bag of grapes. Thor killed our woodpecker. Sadness.
September – Our computer monitor thought it was a geiger counter, complete with annoying noises. Put up with megalithic old monitor for a month. Got addicted to City of Wonder for two weeks. Stayed up all night one Thursday reading “Hunger Games.” Dislodged the lint monster from our bathroom drain. Stayed up until 2 am forcing Amber to finish her Utah ABC book. David and I suffered from temporary insanity and signed up for Monavie. I liked the juice, but it was too expensive...
October – Finished and mailed in my 6th ICL assignment – Cha-Cha-Cha. Started taking yoga classes again. Jarom and Cameron biked 25 miles with John Newsome. Amber cut up a pair of her levi’s to make a zombie costume. Without asking me first, of course. Sheri and Dad discovered a computer Rife machine program and my guts are happier than they've been in years!
November – Mom had hip surgery - her second major surgery of the year. Because major surgery is so much fun. David typing his Xant book into the computer. Meagan taking Anatomy for the second time. And still dating Zac. Jarom drawing elaborate dragon pictures for his friends. Amber banished from library until she gets her grades up. Whole family except Meagan went to Stake Temple day - she had to work. I got “promoted” from Primary Secretary to Primary President. Our electricity went out for 14 hours my first Sunday as Primary President. Is that a sign? Went to TITP on Black Friday - four hours of heavy labor for Cameron’s Eagle Project. Went back the next day because it was so much fun!
December – Survived Primary Nativity Play at the Ward Christmas Party, my first full month as Primary President, mailing in my 7th and final ICL assignment, several snowstorms and Christmas. Thinking maybe writing professionally is not my thing - it stresses me out. Maybe writing for fun is better. Addicted to Just Dance 2. Avoided WinCo on Jarom’s birthday and didn’t get stranded. Maybe because I have a cell phone now? The Bahr’s celebrated New Year’s Eve with us playing Scattergories, Just Dance 2 and Nerf Dart War. And we ate seven layer dip, crab cheese ball and Martinelli’s.
Now I'm going to bed like I should have two hours ago! Good night!
(No, I don't usually go to bed at 8:15, although that might not be a bad idea. I actually finished this and posted it for the final time at 11:45!)
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