Month: May 2008

Uncle Jay Explains

Well, yesterday, I received an email from my FiL.  I love the stuff he sends me!  It’s great!  So, anyway, I watched this video that was about 3-4 minutes long about stuff that went on in the news a few weeks ago (I can’t remember the date now!) Anyway, at the end of his video, it had his website!  So, I went straight away to visit.  He posts a new video every Monday.  Quite interesting, a bit snarky (my kind of humor), and he’s honest in his opinions.  He talks to you like you’re a 7 year old, but that’s an endearing trait.  You should go over there and check it out!

I watched all of the videos from the home page!  Funny stuff!  Alright, then.  That’s all I have to say!  Talk to you later, gator!

Thanks for reading.

Friends #2

Okay, so, I’m sitting here watching Friends and this scene absolutely cracked me up!  I’m talking laugh-out-loud, slap-my-knee hilarious!  I HAVE to share this with you!

So, scene pans up the apartment building and into Monica’s apartment.  Monica and Chandler are home from their dinner.  Monica has a bag of trash in her hand.  Chandler is sitting at the round kitchen table, reading the newspaper.

This is the episode where Chandler wants to propose to Monica, but it was spoiled because her ex-boyfriend, Richard, shows up at the restaurant where he was going to propose.  All of the friends know.

Phoebe and Joey are coming home from Rachel’s charity event.  They enter Monica’s apartment.

Joey:  Oh my God!  You’re back!

Phoebe:  Oh, let me see your it.  Let me see your hand!

Pan to Chandler who is flailing his arms across his body, shaking his head, “No,” he mouths.

Monica:  Why do you want to see my hand?

Phoebe:  I want to see what’s IN your hand!  I want to see the trash!  [she grabs the trash bag from Monica and opens it up.]

Chandler puts his hands on his face.

Phoebe:  Eww.  Oh.  It’s all dirty!  You should throw this out!  [Phoebe hands the trash bag back to Monica]

Monica:  Okay…[she walks out of the room]

I’m still kind of giggling about it now!! LOL!

A Texty Lady Survey

I visited Texty Ladies blog today and they had a survey.  I thought it was interesting, so I thought I’d post it here!  Visit their blog to see more! 

1.   Who is your favorite author?  Nicolas Sparks and Marian Keyes

2.   What genre do you read most?  Fiction and literature

3.   Have you ever purchased an ePub?  No, I never purchased it.  Adobe had a few books that could be downloaded for free a couple of years ago.

4.   Who is your favorite ePub to buy from and why?  I can’t answer that…

5.   What is your favorite eBook reader and why?  I typically read paperback books.

6.   Do you prefer reading stories in the first or third person?  Either way, they’re both fun!

7.   What takes you out of a story?  I don’t really know.  The last book I read really irritated me (I was only in the first chapter) because the writer said, “Ding, Ding, Ding.”  She otomatopiaed, signaling the correct answer.  Besides, I’m not a dumba$$, I know what an otomatopia is.  If you want to write otomatopia, then don’t insult my intelligence by defining the word…even if I don’t know what it means, I’ll go look it up!  I mean, come on!  I couldn’t take it.  I didn’t know if the author was going to insult me again, but why take the chance! That’s where I stopped and while I haven’t thrown the book away, I will find a good home for it!  (maybe in my cat’s litterbox!)

8.   Do you find any storylines tired and out of date?  Nah, not really.  I’m pretty open as far as storylines go.

9.   Do you need a happy ending?  It doesn’t have to be a happy ending, it just has to be a good ending…where I feel there is some resolution.  The kind of ending that makes me think about the characters and what might happen in the future.

10. What keeps you visiting a blog?  It’s got to grab my attention in some way or we have similar interests.  I am trying to keep up a little bit more by using Bloglines blog reader.  If blogs aren’t updated at least every couple of days and I visit, I feel like I’m wasting my time.  If I visit and there hasn’t been a post in at least 30 days, I will most likely never go back!  (unless you’re my friends or family and then I’ll harass you until you post again!)

Updates

Well, today, Casey gets the bandage taken off and the stitches come out.  There may be an xray done today, but I’m not really sure!  I know he’ll be happy that he’ll no longer be a tripod 🙂  I’ll be much happier because I won’t have to listen to him bark all the dang time!

This morning was an early morning for me.  Rob didn’t get paid his full amount last week on his paycheck and we need to get that taken care of today.  Rob woke me up and asked if I knew where the strongbox was, which I didn’t but I found it.  We have to dip into our savings AGAIN to pay our rent.  Stupid army!  And, there’s never a good time for Rob to get away so that he can take care of himself.  Everyone else comes first.  I don’t mind, but ya know, we do HAVE to pay rent!

This is the other thing about moving that I hate.  I hate hate hate that our pay is messed up.  It’s not like we didn’t do what we were supposed to do, when we were supposed to do it!  Grrr!  Gotta love those finance-bubbas.

Anyway, there’s not a whole lot going on here.

Yesterday, we went to the movies.  We saw, “The Spiderwick Chronicles” and that was actually a pretty good movie.  Since it’s rated G, I knew that there were going to be a lot of children in the theater, but surprisingly, the kids were quiet!  That is such a rare thing these days.

After the movie, Rob asked me what next.  He’s been itching to go to Trier, which is the oldest German town!  But, it’s like an hour away, so Rob said, “Is there another town closer?”  I had remembered to write the name of this itty-bitty little town in my notebook when I came down to Kaiserslautern in February.  It’s called “Lambrecht (pfalz)” and it was a small, sleepy town.  We found a cute little beer garden and we hung out there for a couple of hours.  Then, we decided to walk around the town.  We found this old church, but we couldn’t get into it, though there were a lot of cars parked nearby.  We walked around the church and we happened upon a playground.  There was this swing and so, I got on it and then Rob joined me.  The swing was round and looked like a giant diaphragm .  We swung for about 30 minutes!  It was so much fun!

Then, after he and I were sufficiently dizzy, we decided to go get some ice cream.  There was a shop right across the street.  I ordered a pizza-eis.  Now, I’ve had spaghetti eis before, but never a pizza eis.  It was really interesting.  The bottom layer was banana ice cream, with another layer of raspberry and strawberry.  Then, they layered strawberry slices and kiwi slices.  And as fake whole black olives, they used black currant.  On top of that, they sprinkled some coconut.  Then, there were two wafer cookies to top it all off!  How creative! I would have never thought of that!  It was really good, albeit, expensive (4 euro = $7!)

We got home around 11 pm last night and with the sun coming up earlier and earlier, we only got a couple of hours to rest.

I expect Rob back from PT anytime now, so I guess I better run for now.  Gotta get ready to go to the Vet’s office in about an hour!

Thanks for reading and have a great day 🙂

Friends

FriendsIs one of my all time favorite TV shows (Yes, I know it’s not on the air anymore! LOL!)  Today, I’m going to take some of my favorite lines from it!  Today’s scenes are from Season 6, disk 3.  “The One With Rachel’s Sister”

 Monica:  I have not been sick in over 3 years! (she sneezes)

Chandeler: I think you’re sick because that used to be in your nose. I’m gonna grab you some tissue.

Monica:  I don’t need a tissue.  I’m find.

Ross:  When you put a “D” at the end of fine, you’re not fine!

Monica:  I’m find.  I’m find.  I’m FIND!  It’s a really hard word to say!

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Jill (Rachel’s spoiled sister):  Sorry I’m late.  What’s up?

Rachel:  Oh.  Hey.  Ahhhh…You know…I just wanted to see if there were any leads on the ole job hunt?

Jill:  No.  But I just walked past three sales and I didn’t go in.  How strong am I?

Rachel:  Oh.  That is great!  Hey, you know who doesn’t have to job hunt?  Ross.  He works at the university.

Jill:  Yeah…

Rachel: Oh so you know that.  You talked about that?  So you get along?  So you think you’re gonna go out?

Jill:  Me?  Go out with Ross?  No, God no.  What would make you think that?

Rachel:  I just…Phebe…She, uh, you know, thought she saw something between you guys…

Jill:  No!  I mean he’s nice…

Rachel:  Yeah…

Jill:  He’s the kind of guy you’re friends with, you know.  He’s not the kind you date…I mean, he’s the kind of guy you’d date, well, ‘cuz you did, but meee?  Not so much.

Rachel:  Why, ah, not so much? Wh..wh…what do you mean?  I mean, is there something wrong with Ross?

Jill:  Oh no, no, no, no.  You know he’s just, I don’t know, you know, he’sjust a little bookish.

Rachel:  Are you saying he’s a geek? 

Jill:  You think so, too? 

Rachel:  No!  Ross is not a geek.

Jill:  Fine.  Then let’s just say he’s not my type.

Rachel:  What?  Handsome is not your type?  Smart is not your type?  Kind?  Good kisser?  You mean those things are not on your list?  Ross is a great guy, you would be lucky to be with him.

Jill:  Well, okay, if it means that much to you, I’ll just ask him out!

Rachel:  Oh no, no, no.  That’s not what I meant.

Jill:  You know what, Rachel, you’re right!  You know what?  He’s been really nice to me. 

Rachel:  Yeah, but he’s not your type. 

Jill:  Yeah, but maybe that’s a good thing.  You know, I’ve been doing all these different sort of things, and maybe I should try dating a geek, too.

Rachel:  Yeah, but maybe you don’t want to try too much too fast…you do remember what happened to the little girl who tried too much too fast, don’t you?

Jill:  What?

Rachel:  Sh..She died, Jill.

A barking dog

Casey’s going absolutely nuts in the kennel.  If I move, he barks, if I leave the room, it sounds like he’s sobbing!  He spins in his kennel and barks.  It is so unnerving!

Rob just started the car and there went Casey…he was calm for like 3 minutes!

I’m surprised he’s got enough energy to do that…it’s all he’s been doing for 10 solid days!!  Oh goodness gracious!!!  I’m going to rip my hair out!  (No, not really, I just colored it :D)

Alright then, I’m going to go.  I’ve got to get far, far away from this barking.  I’m going insane!!

Army Wife Talk Radio

A few months ago, I was poking around on blogspot, which is where I used to keep my blog.  It was so much easier than using myspace (which I used infrequently and no one read it) and then I stumbled upon wordpress.  It took me months to decide where to keep my blog.  My SiL told me to pick a place, so I did.  I moved it on over here!  Anyway, back to the story, so I was poking around and I found Loving a Soldier, Living the Life.  I didn’t realize that it was the blog to accompany the talk radio show.

Well, yesterday, I was hanging out in the car waiting for my husband and I decided to see if my iPhone would work in the car; it didn’t work the last time I plugged it in, maybe I did it wrong (though there are 3 connectors and they only go in one hole each) so I plugged it in and taadaa!  It worked!!  Yeah I was happy!

So, I decided that I was going to listen to some of my pod casts.  I had forgotten that I found Army Wife Talk Radio on iTunes and then when I was scrolling through the list, there it was!  Woohoo!

So, I listened to the radio show for a little over an hour.  It was pretty interesting.  So, if you are an Army wife (or husband…15% of all military spouses are male!) reading this blog (though I highly doubt that I get any traffic from military spouses) you should go to iTunes and look up the Army Wife Talk Radio pod cast–or if you know someone married to the Army, let them know about this!  They also do a live show once a week and it’s pretty informative stuff.  In the archive that I was listening to, they were talking about moving…well, I wished I had heard it a month ago.  They had a lot of great advice.  That’s alright, though it’s great advice for NEXT time I move–which is going to be in April 2009.  We won’t actually be moving until May ’09, but the movers will be here in March or April to pick up our stuff…

Oh the joys of military life!  I can’t complain though, I love my life!

Oh and, check out their blog.  Well, anyway, thanks for reading and have a nice day 🙂

5 Minute Management Course

Lesson 1:

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.

The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.  When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.  Before she says a word, Bob says, ‘I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.’   After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.  The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.  When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, ‘Who was that?’

‘It was Bob the next door neighbor,’ she replies.

‘Great,’ the husband says, ‘did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?’

Moral of the story:

If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2:

A priest offered a Nun a lift.  She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg.

The priest nearly had an accident.  After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.  The nun said, ‘Father, remember Psalm 129?’  The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again.

The nun once again said, ‘Father, remember Psalm 129?’  The priest apologized ‘Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.’  Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way.

On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, ‘Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.’

Moral of the story:

If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Lesson 3:

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.  They rub it and a Genie comes out.  The Genie says, ‘I’ll give each of you just one wish.’  ‘Me first! Me first!’ says the admin clerk. ‘I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.’

Puff! She’s gone.  ‘Me next! Me next!’ says the sales rep. ‘I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.’

Puff! He’s gone.  ‘OK, you’re up,’ the Genie says to the manager.  The manager says, ‘I want those two back in the office after lunch.’

Moral of the story:

Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 4

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.  A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, ‘Can I also sit like you and do nothing?’

The eagle answered: ‘Sure, why not.’   So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.  

Moral of the story:

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson 5

A turkey was chatting with a bull.  ‘I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree’ sighed the turkey, ‘but I haven’t got the energy.’   ‘Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?’ replied the bull. They’re packed with nutrients.’

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.  The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.   Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.  He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story:

Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there..

Lesson 6

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.   While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.  As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.  The dung was actually thawing him out!  He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.  A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.

Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Morals of the story:

(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.

(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

(3) And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!

THUS ENDS THE FIVE MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE   – 

The cry of a child…

My husband and I have been married just about 3 and a half years.  We are both divorced and neither of us had children while we were in those marriages.  After his divorce, Rob had dated a couple of women, but the women he seemed to date were ones that already had children.  It wasn’t that he was AGAINST having a relationship with someone who had a kid, but he didn’t want an instant family.

Enter me.  I was married to my ex for six years, unable to conceive.  Everyone said, “You guys are SO not ready to have kids.  It’s okay and you’ll have kids later.”  Well, the truth remains, we were NOT meant to have children together, and thankfully we didn’t.  I often wonder if we had had children if I would have left.  One of the ladies I worked with said, “Yes, you would have eventually left.  You wouldn’t have allowed the abusive behavior.”  Then, someone else said, “It’s not you.  YOU can have kids.  It might be your [ex]-husband’s problem.”  Well, I don’t know if that’s true or not.  I *think* he has a kid–during our divorce, he told me his then-girlfriend was pregnant.

Anyway, Rob and I have been trying to get pregnant as long as we’ve known each other.  Okay, we weren’t trying when he spent that year in Iraq, but we tried when he was on leave and we went to Hawaii. 😉

Well, we recently found out that it WAS (IS) me!  Apparently, I’m not ovulating.  The doctor said, “I’m surprised you menstruate, your numbers are so low!”

Rob’s sister adopted a 9 year old little boy 3 years ago and he’s a really great kid!  He’s improved so much since they adopted him.  Rob and I have both considered adoption, even before we knew about my problem.  We’d both like to adopt two kids.  Rob would rather have girls than boys, but to me, it gender doesn’t really matter.

On May 10th, there is an Adoption Symposium and information can be found here.  We’re really looking forward to this.  The lectures that we want to attend are:  How to Get Started With Adoption, The Four Factors in Adoption, International/Domestic Adoption…Where Do I Begin and The Role of US Immigration/Citizenship Services in International Adoption.  As it turns out, there is also a monthly adoption support group locally and I am really looking forward to that.  It actually makes me feel a little bit better, knowing that Rob and I aren’t the only one’s going through this!