Since I have the time, I thought I’d take care of this little tag I got from Stacey. I have to list 7 random things about me. I’ll try to make it slightly entertaining. 1. When I was in 4th grade, I had my first crush on a boy, Jay. Jay actually lived in the same cul-de-sac as my very good friend Suzanne. One day, I was talking on the phone with Suzanne and she was asking me all of these questions about Jay (she knew I liked him, alot) and got me to say something ridiculous about how I was in love with him, and then she said, “Guess…
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Giving You a Peek Inside Corporate Operations
Okay, here’s meme #2 for today! I was tagged by my internet sister Melissa to show you all what’s in my purse. First, my purse. It’s a Brighton knockoff and I love it, mostly because it’s my favorite color. Now for what’s inside: Let’s see, what do I have here? I’ll go in a clockwise fashion, sort of. On the far left you can see my business card holder with my Remembering Ruby business cards. Above that you can see my matching red Brighton knockoff wallet. Then there’s my paycheck for my most recent Nailpro magazine article, along with a $15 coupon for service on my Pontiac G6, a Fiber…
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The Meme of Usus
It’s going to be a Meme kind of day…I have a tag from Melissa that I will get to (hopefully) tonight. For now, I’m tackling the tag I got from my evil twin Kat. It’s a Meme about my better half and I…I’ll try to make it interesting for you. How long have you been together? Well, if you count the time that he didn’t KNOW we were together (when I stalked him around the halls of our high school before we met: LOL), we’ve been together since around September of 1984. Officially though, we’ve been together since November-December 1984; married since December 1986 How long did you date? Let…
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Creative Parenting 101: Presenting the Rules Before The Game Means Fewer Problems in the Second Half
I got my U.S. Cellular bill on Wednesday and was slightly surprised to see some roaming charges (only $14, but that’s like 2 gallons of gas!) on it from Jim’s last business trip. I encouraged him to use his cell to call us at home because I thought our plan had 75 minutes of roaming included each month. I was wrong. I called to check into it and we have only 45 roaming minutes included. Okay. Whatever. At least now I know, and I will pay that $14 secure in knowing that I’m not getting ripped off with improper billing. While I was on the phone with the Customer Service…
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I Just Moved Your Cheese.
I switched my profile picture, so don’t be alarmed when you see comments from me on your blogs that are accompanied by this sassy photo instead of the other one of me and my late Angel doggie Bijoux. Just wanted to keep you all in the loop! LOL More changes to come in the next couple of days: I’m putting Blogher up, so I’m switching to a 3-column template. Now you have all the latest news from this house.
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Dad, This Time I Just MAY Need a Toe Truck!
I’m a little bummed out this afternoon. About six weeks ago, I started getting some pain in my left foot, over my arch. My feet are pretty flat, so I pretty much figured that I would eventually have a problem, but there’s never a good time for that, is there? You won’t be surprised to read that, because I was mid-Bar Mitzvah prep, I put off making a doctor’s appointment until after the big day because we were flying around busily as it was. I wasn’t walking the dog because it was so dang cold, and I basically cut out most other workouts other than the classes I teach.I went…
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Melissa Tagged Melisa!
I was tagged by my cyber-sister (Melissa at Hope for the Hopeless) to do this middle name meme. We actually have the same middle name! Imagine that! (Seriously, I am thinking that people with the name “Melissa/Melisa Lynn” must be a dime a dozen…this is definitely not the first time I’ve found another one!) Here are the rules. You must post the rules before you give your answers. You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don’t have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you’ve been tagged, you need to up-date your…
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Tagged! part Zwei (that’s “two” to you English speakers)
Okay, so as I was saying earlier, I got tagged by my evil German twin sister Kat to do this book meme. Here are the Rules: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages). 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five people & post a comment here once you post it to your blog, so I can come see. I probably had a book or two that was closer to me, but the book I am currently reading is Women’s Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier. OY, this is my nightmare book. I…
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Tagged!
I was tagged twice over the weekend! Kat tagged me for the book meme which I hope to do later this afternoon, because the book I’m reading is upstairs and I’m too lazy to go and get it. Plus, I have to leave for work in about 20 minutes and…well, I’m wasting time by explaining. The other tag I got was from my New Friend Siobhan (she’s Scottish, you know! LOL). Here are the instructions and my answers: A) Each player answers the questions about themselves. B) At the end of the post, the player then tags 2 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves…
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The Grocery Store Can Be Soooo Romantic
We were in need of a few grocery items, and Jim was going to run to the store. I said, “Hey, want some company?” We left the kids home (you folks with younguns don’t know the joys of doing this yet, but ohmygosh, you’ll love it when it’s your turn!) and took off, with my “$10 off a $50 purchase” coupon in hand. Our local grocery store is in the midst of a Grand Re-opening Weekend because they just remodeled. We parked the car and entered the store. Jim offered me something from the in-store Starbucks because he wanted a coffee and didn’t want to drink alone. LOL We picked…