That was a lovely rant, wasn't it? I might as well leave it here for posterity.
Wishing a HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST BROTHER IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wishing everyone a safe & happy Halloween!
Ok...my dog is afraid of the wind. She's sneaking up on it now.
I need to lose weight for my health; it will improve my blood pressure, my asthma and my self-image. A friend told me about America on the Move and I bought a cute, little pedometer at Wal-Mart for under $4. Visit the site, take the pledge and walk!
My kid had a Halloween party tonight (for anyone who thought it was on Saturday night, it was changed). Ever eaten blood red pasta? It looks really weird on black plates in dim light. I told her it looked like entrails. hehehe. She cobwebbeed the entire house with that cotteny cobweb stuff *shudder*. There's black lights in the living room ceiling fan and an orange bulb in the lamp. The Halloween town and candles are lit up, there's caution tape around the deck and she and her one friend that came are in her room watching a movie. Oh, to be 14.
Friday, October 29, 2004
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Only 9 weeks until Christmas!
Last night I had to perform laptop surgery on my computer. The fan sounded like it was going to die. It scares me to take my laptop apart. I'm afraid I'll break something more important than the little plastic tabbies that hold the case together and hold the keyboard down (count is up to 3 lost tabbies and a few nearly stripped screws). What really bites is that I have to take the entire laptop apart just to lube the little fan that cools the computer - after I take the fan OUT because I have to lube it on the bottom. Luck struck again and the patient survived the surgery in nearly one piece (minus the 3rd broken tabbie).
Still knitting. I used to crochet when I was a kid and I knitted a little but never very well. I preferred crocheting because it's faster and easier to learn. I had to teach myself to crochet and knit because I'm left handed and no one could teach me. So, I bought a book (it had lefty instructions, of course) and taught myself. I found knitting to be awkward and slow. The other day I decided to try knitting again and since it's been such a long time and I don't have the instruction book anymore I looked up knitting on the net. I learned there's two styles of knitting - English and Continental. I was knitting in the English style but with left & right reversed...that's how the book taught me. I always found that style of knitting to be slow and awkward so I'm teaching myself to knit using the Continental method. I'm slow at it now but it is a much faster and efficient way to knit and I like it enough that I'm actually enjoying knitting for once. Today I was in a bookstore and browsed through some knitting books and learned something new. Using wool yarn a garment can be knitted too large (intentionally) then it's shrunk and the wool fibers bind together (shrinkage) and this is called felting and it creates a fuzzy, tightly woven fabric. Sounds interesting. Maybe I'll try it some day.
No new house news yet. I'm still waiting for the payoff amount on my current house. I hate waiting. I can't even escape into the world of The Sims to get away from thinking about the house because I built that house in the game!!! I built it, furnished it and even landscaped it. Now if I play The Sims I'll just stare at that house, add on a shed, a driveway....it's hopeless.
Took E to job shadow a forensics prof as part of a school assignment. She seemed to have a great time and wants to go back tomorrow even though she'd originally planned to go back Thursday. I guess tomorrow they're going to take forensics pictures and she can participate.
Yes, it's true. There are only 9 weeks until Christmas. Scary, isn't it? Scares me since I decided to make all my Christmas gifts this year.
Still knitting. I used to crochet when I was a kid and I knitted a little but never very well. I preferred crocheting because it's faster and easier to learn. I had to teach myself to crochet and knit because I'm left handed and no one could teach me. So, I bought a book (it had lefty instructions, of course) and taught myself. I found knitting to be awkward and slow. The other day I decided to try knitting again and since it's been such a long time and I don't have the instruction book anymore I looked up knitting on the net. I learned there's two styles of knitting - English and Continental. I was knitting in the English style but with left & right reversed...that's how the book taught me. I always found that style of knitting to be slow and awkward so I'm teaching myself to knit using the Continental method. I'm slow at it now but it is a much faster and efficient way to knit and I like it enough that I'm actually enjoying knitting for once. Today I was in a bookstore and browsed through some knitting books and learned something new. Using wool yarn a garment can be knitted too large (intentionally) then it's shrunk and the wool fibers bind together (shrinkage) and this is called felting and it creates a fuzzy, tightly woven fabric. Sounds interesting. Maybe I'll try it some day.
No new house news yet. I'm still waiting for the payoff amount on my current house. I hate waiting. I can't even escape into the world of The Sims to get away from thinking about the house because I built that house in the game!!! I built it, furnished it and even landscaped it. Now if I play The Sims I'll just stare at that house, add on a shed, a driveway....it's hopeless.
Took E to job shadow a forensics prof as part of a school assignment. She seemed to have a great time and wants to go back tomorrow even though she'd originally planned to go back Thursday. I guess tomorrow they're going to take forensics pictures and she can participate.
Yes, it's true. There are only 9 weeks until Christmas. Scary, isn't it? Scares me since I decided to make all my Christmas gifts this year.
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Cleaning day
I have to brag....it's a mom thing. I went to parent/teacher conferences yesterday. All of E's teachers think she's wonderful. She got an excellent report card too.
Not much new to report on my house buying plans. I did find out that my credit report says that I was terminated from my last job. Uhhh...yes, I was but I was not fired. But it sounds like "fired" when a lender sees that on my credit report. I had to explain about the funding situation and how that eliminated my job. Then it looks as though I've been unemployed since the end of July. So I had to explain how I've been working temp, part time at my former place of employment. Think positive thoughts that my bout of unemployment will not adversly affect my chances at buying that house.
I've taken up knitting scarves with fancy yarn. I figure if they can do so can I (they being people at A4 who knit neat scarves).
I went to a craft store yesterday and while there decided what to give my family members for Christmas. I need to come up with some idea for my friends now.
I went back to bed around 1:00 this afternoon....after being up a grand total of a few hours. I had the WEIRDEST dream! Most of it has faded away by now but the weird feeling remains. It also pushed aside the other weird dream I woke up with this morning and that I just remembered having. The first dream brought up old memories, the second one highlighted a fear. Nice.
I had some "technical difficulties" with my blog page if you visited here earlier today. I accidentally messed up the code that makes my blog entries show up and I had to redo it so it may look a bit different now.
Don't forget you can leave messages, grafitti, words of wisdom or anything else you want on my tag board (left).
Not much new to report on my house buying plans. I did find out that my credit report says that I was terminated from my last job. Uhhh...yes, I was but I was not fired. But it sounds like "fired" when a lender sees that on my credit report. I had to explain about the funding situation and how that eliminated my job. Then it looks as though I've been unemployed since the end of July. So I had to explain how I've been working temp, part time at my former place of employment. Think positive thoughts that my bout of unemployment will not adversly affect my chances at buying that house.
I've taken up knitting scarves with fancy yarn. I figure if they can do so can I (they being people at A4 who knit neat scarves).
I went to a craft store yesterday and while there decided what to give my family members for Christmas. I need to come up with some idea for my friends now.
I went back to bed around 1:00 this afternoon....after being up a grand total of a few hours. I had the WEIRDEST dream! Most of it has faded away by now but the weird feeling remains. It also pushed aside the other weird dream I woke up with this morning and that I just remembered having. The first dream brought up old memories, the second one highlighted a fear. Nice.
I had some "technical difficulties" with my blog page if you visited here earlier today. I accidentally messed up the code that makes my blog entries show up and I had to redo it so it may look a bit different now.
Don't forget you can leave messages, grafitti, words of wisdom or anything else you want on my tag board (left).
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
It's a house!
Webshots Community - House
Yes, it's a house. Hopefully it will soon be MY house. It's a modular, not to be confused with a double wide. Double wides are built to HUD codes and are on steel frames. Modular houses are built to local building codes and are on permanent foundations. Modulars are considered to be equvilant to stick or site built homes and appreciate just like any other house. From the research I've done modulars are often considered to be better built than site built houses for a variety of reasons. If you're that interested go here to find out more. Anyway, it's a Redman home and here's the floor plan (the one on the bottom right, M3036 The Grandview).
I plan to trade in my trailer for that modular. Today I completed the credit application. The other night I checked my credit and it's...there. what? You think I'm going to publish my credit rating on a public forum?! I'll just say that it's not hopeless but there's always room for improvement. I know my credit rating & score, I know my personal limits and no, dad, I won't let myself become house poor. For those who don't know...my dad is sitting on a cloud and shouts his words of wisdom down to me at times like this.
Check back from time to time for house updates. Oh, and if this all works out I'll be moving in the dead of winter. How dumb is that?!? Like anyone is going to want to help us move in subzero weather!!! And if it's not that cold then it will be muddy and slushy and yucky and wet...no no no - not in the new house!!! But if it's freezing out someone could fall on the ice. What am I thinking, doing this now??? Let me tell you what I'm thinking...there's too many people who want out of Woods Edge and only one lot priced as low as the one I want. And if I don't do it now then when? I hate moving in the summer heat anyway...
We've been sick all week. I'm feeling a little better. E claims she isn't but I'm kicking her butt back into school tomorrow morning anyway. She survived an afternoon trip to look at the house, get her hair cut and eat a light dinner out. Wish I'd picked up more rootbeer while we were out though *sigh*
I want to say thank you to all the friends who offered to go to the store or do anything else I needed while I was so sick. And a special thank you to the friend I took up on that offer. Thanks everyone!!!
Yes, it's a house. Hopefully it will soon be MY house. It's a modular, not to be confused with a double wide. Double wides are built to HUD codes and are on steel frames. Modular houses are built to local building codes and are on permanent foundations. Modulars are considered to be equvilant to stick or site built homes and appreciate just like any other house. From the research I've done modulars are often considered to be better built than site built houses for a variety of reasons. If you're that interested go here to find out more. Anyway, it's a Redman home and here's the floor plan (the one on the bottom right, M3036 The Grandview).
I plan to trade in my trailer for that modular. Today I completed the credit application. The other night I checked my credit and it's...there. what? You think I'm going to publish my credit rating on a public forum?! I'll just say that it's not hopeless but there's always room for improvement. I know my credit rating & score, I know my personal limits and no, dad, I won't let myself become house poor. For those who don't know...my dad is sitting on a cloud and shouts his words of wisdom down to me at times like this.
Check back from time to time for house updates. Oh, and if this all works out I'll be moving in the dead of winter. How dumb is that?!? Like anyone is going to want to help us move in subzero weather!!! And if it's not that cold then it will be muddy and slushy and yucky and wet...no no no - not in the new house!!! But if it's freezing out someone could fall on the ice. What am I thinking, doing this now??? Let me tell you what I'm thinking...there's too many people who want out of Woods Edge and only one lot priced as low as the one I want. And if I don't do it now then when? I hate moving in the summer heat anyway...
We've been sick all week. I'm feeling a little better. E claims she isn't but I'm kicking her butt back into school tomorrow morning anyway. She survived an afternoon trip to look at the house, get her hair cut and eat a light dinner out. Wish I'd picked up more rootbeer while we were out though *sigh*
I want to say thank you to all the friends who offered to go to the store or do anything else I needed while I was so sick. And a special thank you to the friend I took up on that offer. Thanks everyone!!!
Monday, October 18, 2004
The State of things
I am sick. E is sick.
The X was nice enough to take her to the doctor for me however he made a big stink about he's not paying for it and how do I want to handle the payment. WTF? She IS his biological offspring and I AM unemployed. A fact he's aware of. What a loser.
On to something happier. I was offered a job at Indiana State Dept. of Health!!! As agreed during an interview with my former employer, I informed them of the job offer before I accepted the job. I start November 8th!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!
You know I'm sick when I haven't played The Sims all weekend! Even more amazing, I sat and watched 4 movies over the weekend!!
The X was nice enough to take her to the doctor for me however he made a big stink about he's not paying for it and how do I want to handle the payment. WTF? She IS his biological offspring and I AM unemployed. A fact he's aware of. What a loser.
On to something happier. I was offered a job at Indiana State Dept. of Health!!! As agreed during an interview with my former employer, I informed them of the job offer before I accepted the job. I start November 8th!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!
You know I'm sick when I haven't played The Sims all weekend! Even more amazing, I sat and watched 4 movies over the weekend!!
Friday, October 15, 2004
Short Break
Taking a much needed break from staring at spreadsheets all morning.
No, I'm not yelling. The large, bold type is here to stay.
No, I'm not yelling. The large, bold type is here to stay.
What's new...
- E is sick with the latest virus
- ISDH is checking my references. Could there be a job offer in the near future?
- I'm still hooked on The Sims. It's hopeless...
Monday, October 11, 2004
What next?
The interview is over. I think it went well. It wasn't a disaster, at least. Now I just have to be patient and wait. They asked excellent, thought provoking questions and I had some questions in mind to ask when given the opportunity. Think positive thoughts! Have to get to work now...
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Lightly Browned
Orange hair looked REALLY orange in sunlight! Thanks to a box of brown hair
color for only $2.97 at Wally World I now have brown hair with a hint of
orange. MUCH better.
Took E and her friend with me to the mall today and got a nice interview
suit from CJ Banks. Thankfully I had a gift card with a large amount of
money on it or I'd never have bought anything from CJ Banks. They wrapped my
purchase in tissue paper then put it in a nice tote bag. I may call them and
thank them for wrapping the clothes in tissue paper! The roasted chicken I
bought for dinner dripped into the tote bag and if not for the tissue paper
the clothes would be ruined!!! But the tissue paper caught the juice
drippings and saved my expensive clothes.
Well, I'm off the play the sims for a bit...
color for only $2.97 at Wally World I now have brown hair with a hint of
orange. MUCH better.
Took E and her friend with me to the mall today and got a nice interview
suit from CJ Banks. Thankfully I had a gift card with a large amount of
money on it or I'd never have bought anything from CJ Banks. They wrapped my
purchase in tissue paper then put it in a nice tote bag. I may call them and
thank them for wrapping the clothes in tissue paper! The roasted chicken I
bought for dinner dripped into the tote bag and if not for the tissue paper
the clothes would be ruined!!! But the tissue paper caught the juice
drippings and saved my expensive clothes.
Well, I'm off the play the sims for a bit...
Saturday, October 09, 2004
New pics and orange hair
Forgive me for not posting much lately...it's The Sims 2!!! I'm so addicted to that game! AGH! The game moves too fast to keep up with posting about it on my Sims page so I'm probably going to completely redo the page...later.
What's new?
I have an interview Monday at my former place of employment :-)
My hair is a subtle shade of orange as of today. The color is supposed to be "very berry" and it does NOT look orange on the box!!! It's not Bozo the clown orange (or contruction zone orange for those not familiar with Bozo) but there is an orange tinge to it. I may change that tomorrow...considering that I have that interview Monday. Otherwise I'd leave it. I'll see how it looks tomorrow after I wash it.
I'm in the process of moving my pics from Club Photo to Webshots. There's still a few albums at Club Photo but they will get moved to Webshots soon. There's also NEW pics at Webshots...specifically pics from Suessical The Musical, the play E was in this summer. Take a look! I'll be adding more new pics soon.
If I seem to answer the phone even less than usual keep in mind that my income is not enough to pay my bills...there's certain people who may be calling who I REALLY don't want to talk to...if you get my point. That plus no more caller ID, except on my cell phone and I forget to charge it, or leave it in the car half the time *sigh*. I miss caller ID on my home phone.
What's new?
I have an interview Monday at my former place of employment :-)
My hair is a subtle shade of orange as of today. The color is supposed to be "very berry" and it does NOT look orange on the box!!! It's not Bozo the clown orange (or contruction zone orange for those not familiar with Bozo) but there is an orange tinge to it. I may change that tomorrow...considering that I have that interview Monday. Otherwise I'd leave it. I'll see how it looks tomorrow after I wash it.
I'm in the process of moving my pics from Club Photo to Webshots. There's still a few albums at Club Photo but they will get moved to Webshots soon. There's also NEW pics at Webshots...specifically pics from Suessical The Musical, the play E was in this summer. Take a look! I'll be adding more new pics soon.
If I seem to answer the phone even less than usual keep in mind that my income is not enough to pay my bills...there's certain people who may be calling who I REALLY don't want to talk to...if you get my point. That plus no more caller ID, except on my cell phone and I forget to charge it, or leave it in the car half the time *sigh*. I miss caller ID on my home phone.
Saturday, October 02, 2004
Sim Dreams
I dreamed about Sims last night. There was a green man in my dream (and it was perfectly normal), a blue woman near the end of the dream and they were like real people. I also saw little plus and minus signs appear next to people as they talked...just like in the game. OK! Maybe I AM playing The Sims 2 a bit too much but it's better than obsessing about whether or not I'll get this job I applied for and worrying about paying my bills.
I REALLY want to get this job I applied for. I NEED this job!!! If I get this job I have found a way OUT of this trailer park and OUT of this mobile home!!! Please send your positive thoughts and prayers my way so that I have a better chance of getting this job. And when I get a new house I PROMISE to invite everyone I know over for a big pizza party!!!
Back to the Sims. My Sim had her baby...did she turn out green??? As soon as I'm done posting to my blog I'll be updating my Sims page so you can find out what kind of baby my Sim had....TTFN!
I REALLY want to get this job I applied for. I NEED this job!!! If I get this job I have found a way OUT of this trailer park and OUT of this mobile home!!! Please send your positive thoughts and prayers my way so that I have a better chance of getting this job. And when I get a new house I PROMISE to invite everyone I know over for a big pizza party!!!
Back to the Sims. My Sim had her baby...did she turn out green??? As soon as I'm done posting to my blog I'll be updating my Sims page so you can find out what kind of baby my Sim had....TTFN!
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