Extended vacations...

Are a wonderful thing! My plans to return to work on Wednesday were foiled by the rents impromptu excursion to the Indy 500. No babysitter= 3 extra days of vacation. BONUS!

It was a truly grand vacation, friends from Canada, Philly, new friend from St Louis all came down for a romp. And it was a grand romp, kid in tow and all. Little A had a little too much fun and is insisting on an immediate trip to Canada. She can even locate it on a map!

Little A had her 3rd birthday, I got to say Terrible Two's have NOTHING on the Three's. Good times, I say, good times!

Girls night out is in the planning stage, and honestly I cannot WAIT for the great escape! The yearly girl trip has become a true highlight of my mothering existence.

Went to the dentist again last week, the permanent bridge did not fit right..AGAIN. The temp bridge managed a whole week before it fell out, new all time high. Currently I am having to take pain killers every 4 hours or the Charley Horse that has been squatting on my face starts to hurt more than I can bear. Yes..charley horse. You know that high pitched stinging pain you get when you calf muscle tweaks out and bunches up in a knot. I have that pain on my face, specifically the right side on my jaw. Fucking hurts... yes I cursed it's THAT bad!

Happy Mothers Day

I am starting my vacation this moment.. yes this MOMENT! So Happy Mother's day to all and I will be back later.

Off to play with the Canadian kids (as they have been so lovingly dubbed), the philly kid, R I will call you so we can play too!!!

*happy dance*

OUT

Business casual shorts?

Our office has a business casual policy, it's pretty casual as jeans are acceptable attire. The question of Bermuda pants came up today. For those unfamiliar think shorts that cover the knee, or capri's that come up high.

So the policy says no shorts. Do Bermuda shorts count? Or are they really Bermuda pants? They are kind of the mini skirt of the capri world. To me they are just long shorts, they push the envelope a bit in an office environment and I wouldn't wear them.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't send someone home for wearing them, I just personally don't think they are appropriate for work. To others they are acceptable wardrobe options for the office.. but I must point out that the V.P.'s don't wear them to work.. and you are supposed to dress for the job you want right?

BTW I am not talking about the ladies suits you can buy with that style pants, these are bright pink with a swirly black pattern on them.

Too much consumerism

The rents took their empty big screen box and made a house for Little A. It's a very cool cardboard house so this weekend Little A and I painted it to look a bit more homely (beige walls, blue roof with painted on shingles), she added some throw rugs for her "floor", a small table and chair, we rolled her kitchen up to the side, pasted some "wallpaper" on and she has herself a full fledged house!

Only problem is it's in MY house, which has become quite crowded with too many toys! She has her own play room, bedroom, art room, and yet her toys are still overflowing into the dining room! I have been boxing up old toys for the garage sale that I can't have in my neighborhood; yet I can't seem to downsize fast enough.

And now her 3rd birthday is looming with the prospect of even MORE toys... we are going to have to rent the house next door to store all of our stuff! Soon Hubby and I will be sleeping in the backyard.

Of course if you ask her Little A will tell you she needs more toys, in fact Mommy's sole purpose of working is to make more money to buy her shoes.

Call a taxi

Driving home last night I looked in my rearview and noticed someone tailgating me. There was not much traffic on the road so it was really unnecesary and annoying. He moved over into the right lane, drove a ways and then changed back into my lane to tailgate some more. At this point I figured the guy was drunk but there was a car beside me so I couldn't ease out of his way. He finally ended up going back into the right lane, I slowed up a bit so he would pass.

After passing me he swerved onto the shoulder of the freeway, got almost to the grass and then over corrected going past his lane and halfway into mine. I kept slowing and putting distance between us. He managed to stay in his own lane for about 30 seconds before he started drifting onto the shoulder again. But this time as he went onto the shoulder we were going under an overpass and instead of going into the grass he slammed into the wall. His SUV went up on two wheels after hitting the wall, he landed on all 4 and sped away. At the point of impact he was going at least 70, a few seconds later and I couldn't see his tail lates so I can't even imagine how fast he was going.

No, I didn't call the police, I didn't get his license plate and he sped away so fast there was no point. Hopefully he made it home safe and sound without harming anyone. If so I am sure he got up today, saw his car, and is having to put out some cash to fix it. Worst case scenario, someone else didn't make it home because of him. It infuriates me that there is even a possibility of a worst case scenario. If you drink don't drive, it is not rocket science. The money he would have spent on a cab is far less than what he is going to spend fixing his car... and that is if it was a best case scenario. The money he spent on a cab would be far less than the money he would spend in legal fees and so on if he hit someone.

We had a car totaled once because someone chose to drive drunk. Hubby was sitting at a stop light when he got rear ended by someone going 60. She could have called a cab or her husband but instead decided to drive and put my hubby in the hospital. So not worth it, and you can't blame the young, she was in her 30's... the guy last night looked around the same.

Don't do it!

I really do hate my dentist

Got tortured again by the evil, evil dentist. After jerking around on my poor mouth they assertained that the permanent bridge was not going to work and smacked yet a 4th temp on my poor teeth.

Later that day Little A and I went and met Mud and her 2 kiddoodles for a play date. The kids played together very well and loved the place we met at. At one point Little A was chasing down "Austin" to teach him how to play ring around the rosie. He was having none of it, just wait Little A, soon enough it will be the boys chasing you!

We went camping in Galveston this weekend. Can't say we really roughed it as we did not cook anything, there were bathrooms and showers, and a pool, hot tub, and splash pad. We slept on an air mattress, but we were outside and there were billions of love bugs. I think that is about as rough as I can go!

Houston, we have a problem

Little A and I were getting ready to go out to lunch yesterday, standing in the driveway she informed me that Little A had blown away and wasn't there anymore. I asked her what her name was, she said "Houston Hallow". I asked her where her parents where, she said they were at work. They work for the same company that I do and that she was spending the day with me since they weren't home. I asked if she went to the same school as Little A, she said no, she was in high school. I got HH into Little A's carseat and as we were driving out of the neighborhood she pointed at a house and told me that was where she lived.

Her personality didn't change through the day, she was still same old Little A, just calling herself a new name with a whole new backstory. At one point during the day she told me her name was Charlie Chaplan. Finally last night she wanted her blankie, I told her that was Aubrey's blankie. She looked at me and told me she was Aubrey again and asked me if I missed her.

Little A is very imaginative 2 year old, I told hubby that I was going to google Houston Hallow and if an obit showed up I was calling the Dr!

1 day off

yep, 1 day off since last Monday. Sucks. Haven't seen Little A since Sunday morning. Sucks. I have tomorrow off before going back to work Wednesday. Sucks. Oh well, such is the life in the airline, price you pay for pass benefits. Oh wait I haven't used those in forever. Sucks.

Yeah this week has sucked.

On a lighter note I have joined the Chessatwork.com cult. Far too much fun to be had there. Still dusting off the cobwebs, it's been a VERY long time since I have played but it's so much fun!

I have a long weekend coming up, maybe we can get out that camping gear?

Sundays

Little A got to go to the baseball game with her daddy today...I got to go to work, so not fair!

Brain malfunction

I was in a training meeting on Monday and Tuesday and I swear that there was a guy there on Monday that wasn't there on Tuesday. Sub swears he was never there. I have gone retarded.

Beaten twice playing chess today. I kicked over the internet board and threw a tantrum. So much for being graceful.

It is a beautiful day and I want to go fly a kite, but alas I am stuck here in the office behind glass watching the beautiful day fade.

Ouchy arse

Last week while carrying Little A down the stairs I went kerplunk. It was only the last 3 steps and I took the brunt of the fall on my left cheek, Little A sustained no harm. As I sat on the floor at the bottom of the stairs assessing how bad the damage was she told me I needed new socks.. smart bugger.

Yesterday Hubby, Little A, and I went out for pizza and games. We discovered on Wednesdays the local pizza place turns on almost all of their games for free, including the bowling. So I started a game of bowling on my own lane, and it automatically starts with 5 players. So by myself I played for 5 people, after 10 frames each I noticed that the muscles around the left leg were a bit sore.

Got into work today and the combination of the majorly bruised left arse cheek along with overused muscles has created a painful, numb, weak leg. I am gimping it around the office today. It is almost the 1 year anniversary of the day I sprained my hip.

Seriously why do I fall down so much? I am F-d when I get old!

Fix it already

I am on my third temporary bridge. I hate my dentist and he hates me. He looks like the guy that owns the pigs from Snatch. His assistant hates me more than he does, there is no other way to explain the horrors they are inflicting... horrors that I have paid for.

Hmm, I have a dental recommendation for Hannah.

Craft show?

I have been making these mixed media collages for friends and family lately. I have a blast doing them and they look awesome. My mother mentioned that I should make a bunch and sell them, she suggested doing so at a craft fair.

For some reason the first thought that popped in my head was a booth with a little old lady selling things that she crocheted.

Hmmmmm, it's definately a consideration...we shall see.

Work blows

Ready to go home.... tired of it!

Karma

Someone that I worked with decided last Friday to leave her badge in her file and send an email to the director that she quit... I was here but she didn't have the courtesy to tell me what she was doing or put in a 2 weeks notice. So Saturday we are trying to figure out why she no-showed b/c that email didn't go to everyone...we got it sorted and figured out she bailed on us.

On Monday someone from another department called to let us know that they wanted to hire her in their department, it would have been a pay raise and a better schedule but since she burned her bridges....no new job for her.

HAHA

The world is small, and Karma knows your name.

Question

If you quit your job, and on your last day of work everyone brings lots of food to celebrate does it cross your mind that they might be happy your leaving?

Well I am happy, and the food is good... it took all my will power not to buy champagne glasses to celebrate the departure of the coworker.

Now just a few more select people..hmm maybe I should post their resumes on Monster?

Vacation Friday

One of the best days of the year, the Friday before vacation... and after this hell week at work I need the break.

I think Sub needs a break too since he is wanting to punch people in their VJJ's.

Little A was cute as a button this morning insisting that it was time that I got up and had breakfast because it was light outside. She is such an angel.

Anyway, hope everyone has a great week!

oh, on the broken tooth.. 2 grand and 2 trips to the Dr should get it all replaced. Pliers would be so much cheaper but the Dr has gas so that is a bonus!

I broke my F-n tooth

On the way home last night from work half my tooth fell off along with the filling. Fillings are surprisingly heavy I discovered.

So now I am left with a hole (the outside of the tooth is still there so no gap when I smile..yet). I haven't had a hole in my mouth since I was a kid, it's surprisingly familiar though. I know that I spent many a year sticking my tongue in the holes left by my baby teeth... funny thing to take you back to childhood.

I have a bit of a lisp from this hole, I don't think it is noticable but I can hear it when I am speaking.

I wonder if the tooth fairy pays off on partial tooth loss?

Hot pink to copper

I am working on getting the hair to blonde, but between all of the weekends events there was no way to get to the hair place.. so yet again I dared to do my own. Yes I am glutten for punishment. Yesterday I tried out dark blonde, which seemed to lift out some of the pink and kind of tone down the hair. Maybe if I keep dying it every week it will tone down to a more natural color....either that or my hair will fall out and I will just have to let my freak flag fly.

:(

Pink hair creates a lot of amusement at funerals.

We are having a funeral marathon, went to one on Friday and now we have a wake on Sunday and another funeral on Monday... bad week all round.