I'm here in Maine, getting some rest, sun, boat rides, lovins', and all the things that being at Uncle Rick & Aunt Kath's is known for.
It's kind of like one big, happy sigh!
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
And the band played "It's A Small World..."
Yesterday one of the participants in my class said that she was driving to Keene after work.
"Oh neat," I said. "Amy and I went to school in Dublin."
"Where?" she queried.
I gave her the name of my alma mater, and she said...
"I had a friend who went there. I went to visit her several times and I hated that place."
Um... speechless! Cool about the friend, thanks for the hate.
(Turns out she didn't like it because she thought it was chauvinistic. She wasn't all into the women doing all the cooking and cleaning. "I want to marry a guy who can clean and cook," she said)
"So who do you know who went there??" I kept asking, as she kept telling me about her lack of love for the place.
And guess who it was???
Our very own Betty the Jenkins!!
And that made me smile, and be amazed at how very small the world is.
PS - This morning I mentioned the school that I went to from 1st - 4th grade and this same participant piped up that her kids had gone there, and did I know Mrs. Carleton? The band keeps playing!
"Oh neat," I said. "Amy and I went to school in Dublin."
"Where?" she queried.
I gave her the name of my alma mater, and she said...
"I had a friend who went there. I went to visit her several times and I hated that place."
Um... speechless! Cool about the friend, thanks for the hate.
(Turns out she didn't like it because she thought it was chauvinistic. She wasn't all into the women doing all the cooking and cleaning. "I want to marry a guy who can clean and cook," she said)
"So who do you know who went there??" I kept asking, as she kept telling me about her lack of love for the place.
And guess who it was???
Our very own Betty the Jenkins!!
And that made me smile, and be amazed at how very small the world is.
PS - This morning I mentioned the school that I went to from 1st - 4th grade and this same participant piped up that her kids had gone there, and did I know Mrs. Carleton? The band keeps playing!
Saturday, July 15, 2006
A Surefire Sleeping Pill
Once upon a time I heard my Aunt Pam say that if she was having trouble getting to sleep, she would go through the alphabet, reciting a Bible verse for each letter. It has the same effect as the traditional "counting sheep method," yet also gets one's mind in the right place.
I started doing it quite soon after I heard about it, and it works really well! But, there's a funny side effect when I do it. I can tell I'm almost asleep, because all of the sudden I'll start thinking of a random book or movie quote instead of a Bible verse... or it will be just a completely random statement put into King James-ish speak. I'll smile to myself, and drop off.
There are times that I spice it up a bit, and go through the alphabet using the first lines of hymns. Those times also, I can tell I'm about to fall asleep, because something really random will pop into my head.
The other night I was really tired, but just couldn't fall asleep. I knew that I couldn't do the Bible verse one, because trying to concentrate would wake me up more. I couldn't even think of hymns, so I decided to do attributes of God that I was grateful for.
Here's how far I go before I fell asleep...
A - Awe inspiring
B - Beautiful
C - Creator
D - Diabetic... and, she's gone!
I started doing it quite soon after I heard about it, and it works really well! But, there's a funny side effect when I do it. I can tell I'm almost asleep, because all of the sudden I'll start thinking of a random book or movie quote instead of a Bible verse... or it will be just a completely random statement put into King James-ish speak. I'll smile to myself, and drop off.
There are times that I spice it up a bit, and go through the alphabet using the first lines of hymns. Those times also, I can tell I'm about to fall asleep, because something really random will pop into my head.
The other night I was really tired, but just couldn't fall asleep. I knew that I couldn't do the Bible verse one, because trying to concentrate would wake me up more. I couldn't even think of hymns, so I decided to do attributes of God that I was grateful for.
Here's how far I go before I fell asleep...
A - Awe inspiring
B - Beautiful
C - Creator
D - Diabetic... and, she's gone!
Monday, July 10, 2006
Tales From the One-Eyebrowed Wonder
On Saturday I was getting ready to go to party where I would see people that I hadn't seen in several years. In preparing for said party, I was in front of the mirror working on my eyebrows. I plucked (Sorry for those opposed to saying/typing/talking about words like that in public - it's my blog and my life is an open book) until I was very happy with the shape.
Then remembering that when I get them waxed, the person generally trims them a bit, I got out my little scissors, and started to trim.
After the first snip, I took the scissors away, and there was a large chunk of very bald skin in the middle of my right eyebrow. I burst out laughing... then burst into tears. And spent the next several minutes going back and forth in beween the two emotions.
I called Mom in a panic. She said, "Just use your eyebrow pencil, fill it in, and don't tell anyone, and it'll be fine." I used the first part of the advice, but only made it about an hour and a half without telling anyone!
The good thing is, no one started at my appearance, and there was a lack of staring at my right eyebrow, so I think that I successfully fooled the masses... at least the masses that I didn't tell!
Then remembering that when I get them waxed, the person generally trims them a bit, I got out my little scissors, and started to trim.
After the first snip, I took the scissors away, and there was a large chunk of very bald skin in the middle of my right eyebrow. I burst out laughing... then burst into tears. And spent the next several minutes going back and forth in beween the two emotions.
I called Mom in a panic. She said, "Just use your eyebrow pencil, fill it in, and don't tell anyone, and it'll be fine." I used the first part of the advice, but only made it about an hour and a half without telling anyone!
The good thing is, no one started at my appearance, and there was a lack of staring at my right eyebrow, so I think that I successfully fooled the masses... at least the masses that I didn't tell!
Friday, July 07, 2006
Wowsah!!
Going to bed at 7:30 and not getting up until after 6:00 the next morning certainly revamps your entire outlook on life!!
Monday, July 03, 2006
Things That Make You Say, "I Hate My Life."
Yesterday, it looked like it was going to rain, so I needed to put the top back up on my car. Well, as those friends who have helped me before, zipping in the back windows is no walk in the park. Amy helped me get one of them zipped in, but the one of the driver's side didn't feel like cooperating, so we just tucked into the frame to keep the back seat from getting wet.
This morning on the way to work, the tucked-in window flew out on the highway. I pulled over and ran back, while watching all the on-coming traffic playing slalom with my window. I was about ten feet away, when a car came flying up in that lane, and ran right over it. Thinking I already looked like an idiot, I refrained from throwing an all-out tantrum in the middle of 293,but when I reached my window, it was evident that it had become a casualty of that lady's tires... there was a tear in it. NOT COOL!!! I was SO incredibly angry, but of course I thought only godly things towards the offender and her car!
Then I got to work, and I had to trade training rooms, so I had to move all my stuff into a new room. Well, once I got in their I discovered that the trainer's computer didn't work. So I tried to restart it. That didn't work either, so I called our I.S. dept. The tech guy came, looked at it.
"What did you do to it?"
"I just tried to restart it," I said.
"Well, how did you do it?" he asked.
"Um, I turned it off and turned it back on."
"Well, it's dead and I have to rebuild you a new one now," said Mr I.S. man.
More godly thoughts rushed into my head.
Then, I got a papercut in between my ring finger and pinkie.
ALL OF THIS WAS BEFORE EIGHT O'CLOCK THIS MORNING!
During the day, things continued in the same bent.
The class didn't really get what I was training.
Someone got their feelings hurt and spent the entire lunch break telling me all about it.
A biggish-wig came in to talk to the class, and one of the participants was on their cell phone the entire time. That made me look good!
But then, there are the things that make a hellish day a little better...
Talking to Mom & Dad on the phone on the way home from work
Hugs from little nieces and nephews next door when I get home
Cleaning my house, doing laundry & the dishes, so it will be sparkly when I wake up tomorrow
Playing the piano at the church
Jill saying "I love you"
Watching Evan & Jed play war with little army guys
Talking to Darren on the phone
But that's too much focusing on the positive! I must now go concentrate on sending bad vibes toward Evil-run-over-window lady!
This morning on the way to work, the tucked-in window flew out on the highway. I pulled over and ran back, while watching all the on-coming traffic playing slalom with my window. I was about ten feet away, when a car came flying up in that lane, and ran right over it. Thinking I already looked like an idiot, I refrained from throwing an all-out tantrum in the middle of 293,but when I reached my window, it was evident that it had become a casualty of that lady's tires... there was a tear in it. NOT COOL!!! I was SO incredibly angry, but of course I thought only godly things towards the offender and her car!
Then I got to work, and I had to trade training rooms, so I had to move all my stuff into a new room. Well, once I got in their I discovered that the trainer's computer didn't work. So I tried to restart it. That didn't work either, so I called our I.S. dept. The tech guy came, looked at it.
"What did you do to it?"
"I just tried to restart it," I said.
"Well, how did you do it?" he asked.
"Um, I turned it off and turned it back on."
"Well, it's dead and I have to rebuild you a new one now," said Mr I.S. man.
More godly thoughts rushed into my head.
Then, I got a papercut in between my ring finger and pinkie.
ALL OF THIS WAS BEFORE EIGHT O'CLOCK THIS MORNING!
During the day, things continued in the same bent.
The class didn't really get what I was training.
Someone got their feelings hurt and spent the entire lunch break telling me all about it.
A biggish-wig came in to talk to the class, and one of the participants was on their cell phone the entire time. That made me look good!
But then, there are the things that make a hellish day a little better...
Talking to Mom & Dad on the phone on the way home from work
Hugs from little nieces and nephews next door when I get home
Cleaning my house, doing laundry & the dishes, so it will be sparkly when I wake up tomorrow
Playing the piano at the church
Jill saying "I love you"
Watching Evan & Jed play war with little army guys
Talking to Darren on the phone
But that's too much focusing on the positive! I must now go concentrate on sending bad vibes toward Evil-run-over-window lady!
Sunday, July 02, 2006
There's this girl...
... in my current new hire class at work, and we really click. In fact, we've been doing things together in the evenings after work, we talk on the phone quite often, and yesterday we went to the beach. How fun is that?? It's almost like we're becoming best buds... oh wait! We ARE best buds! AMY IS IN MY NEWEST CLASS!
And yesterday we crossed another thing off our "Things to do Together - Summer Edition" list... Go to the beach with the top down!
Other things we've crossed off thus far:
Things yet to do... with Drewey, too:
And yesterday we crossed another thing off our "Things to do Together - Summer Edition" list... Go to the beach with the top down!
Other things we've crossed off thus far:
- Eating gelato at a little cafe nearby
- Saw Ice Age II
- Picnic in the park
Things yet to do... with Drewey, too:
- Whale watch
- High Hopes Hot air balloon Festival
- Isabel Gardner Museum in Boston
- Go to Concord, MA - Porsmouth, NH & Kennebunkport, ME
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