Friday, June 28, 2013
Dad update
A breakthrough has occurred and word is the draino worked. Nothing like reporting on my dad's poo, but it is very exciting since it means he will hopefully be able to come home this weekend. YAY!
Congrats to Dawn and Rosie!!!!
6-28-13
Congrats Dawn and Rosie!!!!!
In an awesome coincidence, Dawn and Rosie happened to be at
Torrance Memorial yesterday afternoon getting ready to birth their little girl.
When the boys and I headed over to visit Poppy, we were able to make a quick
stop down in Labor and Delivery where we chatted with the lucky mom, Dawn.
Rosie was resting, having been up much of the prior night with labor pains. Her
blood pressure had gone up, but luckily the fetal monitor showed no signs of
distress in Victorian Rose which meant once they got Rosie stable, baby and
mommy were resting until the scheduled C-section would take place at 5. Dawn
was so excited and almost in a daze. I loved seeing her so deliriously happy. I
am looking forward to meeting the little girl they waited so long for.
My dad is doing better. Sadly my mom didn’t check in with me
last night so I don’t know if the draino they gave him yesterday right before I
arrived had the desired effects. He was in significantly less pain and was up
walking around, complete with tube in his nose for stomach pumping purposes. I
asked him if he was tired when he walked the boys and I out, and he pointed out
he had done like 30 laps. Some of this was boredom, but most was due to the
Chatty Cathy that he is rooming with. Holy. Crap. This guy was nice, but
clearly lonely and needed people to talk to. He kept my dad up until almost
11:30 the first night he was there. My dad, who is a pretty easy going guy in
terms of chatting with strangers had to actually tell him to shut the hell up.
When the boys and I were there, he was trying to engage the kids. He is one of
those guys that is kind of condescending to people. When he asked the boys how
old they were, Dax answered for both of them and he responded to Bobby with, “Do
you always let your little brother answer for you?” He then proceeded to tell
Dax that he was very chatty. Later, when this old guy was trying to tell them
jokes, Dax wasn’t talking and he asked him why he stopped being all chatty, Dax
did his patented eye roll and both the boys were clearly spent when dealing
with this guy.
The inspector checked out the new house yesterday and all of
the repairs needed before escrow were approved and forwarded to the lender.
YAY!! The floor looks great, too. I am pleased with how well it turned out. Ken
spent the day working on our place. He put in a nice ceiling fan in the
playroom and the room is looking great. We also went to Lowe’s and priced out
some siding to replace the front boards on the house to make it all rental
ready. The good news, too, is that Chris is interested in the place. It would
be him, his fiancé and Aaron. Hopefully Chris can come over and talk with Ken
and they can determine if there are any specific things that need to be done or
don’t need to be done in our upgrades for them.
Today is my mom’s last day of work. It was a crazy last week
for her what with my dad being in the hospital, but I know how relieved she is
to finally be done with the day to day drudgery of work. I know she also is
looking forward to pretty much being able to spend more time with her grandkids
and my dad. YAY!
I am happy that this weekend is open. I am hoping to get a
lot of things done. I really need to pack up the bedroom since Ken and I are
moving our mattress in the playroom while we paint our room. Seriously, I am
getting so freaking excited about this move.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
so much to report
6-27-13
I am sore and tired and worried.
Let’s get the bad out of the way first. My mom called me
around noon yesterday and started off by pretty much telling me to not worry.
Then she let me know that she and my dad were at the emergency room at Torrance
Memorial. Apparently my dad had been throwing up and having a lot of pain in his
chest/stomach kind of like indigestion, but worse. They had been there since
about 6:30 and they had done lots of tests. He has some kind of blockage in his
colon.
I of course went down there. Ken and the boys beat me there,
but I clearly showed up at the right time since I got to hear from both
doctors. They would have to admit him because with him unable to keep anything
down, they couldn’t keep him hydrated without an IV. They wanted to let his
colon rest, so he is not allowed to consume anything for now. If the blockage
doesn’t clear itself, they would consider a tube down his nose to get things
moving. Sadly, because of his Coumadin they don’t think this is a good idea. If
he starts bleeding, this would be all kinds of bad. They also could go in with
surgery, but since a lot of times these blockages are due to scar tissue from
old surgeries, they don’t want to clear old scar tissue only to create new. For
now, we wait.
My dad looked much better than last time he was in the ER.
Thankfully he is hydrated, therefore keeping him from looking like death. Plus,
he has his sense of humor and his wits, which is something the illness took
from him last time. This isn’t life threatening, but due to his abdominal
aortic aneurysm and his d-fib conditions, I get a little spooked when he has to
go to the hospital.
Ken ended up heading back to the new place to continue
watching over the workers who are doing the floor. The boys and I stayed at the
hospital for a bit longer, and then headed out. I wasn’t as worried anymore,
but I did still have it in the back of my head.
The afternoon was spent doing hard labor. I hurt. My knee
and back are sore and I can tell I was working hard much of the afternoon. Ken
pulled up the floor tiles in the rec room while I pulled all the plastic fake
bricks from the walls in there. It sounds easy, but it really isn’t. They were
glued down with this industrial monster style snot that was gross and sticky
and a pain in the ass.
I got most of it removed, with the exception of the parts I
couldn’t reach. Ken managed to pull up all the tiles as well. I hurt like heck.
That being said, the room already looks better. I am putting down blue carpet
squares in there. I think a dark blue will look awesome. It will make it kind
of whimsical and yet not too wacky. Plus, I figure the boys will come in from
the pool in that room, and water spots will seem less noticeable. I could be
wrong on that aspect, but I think blue will open up the room a lot.
The workers were originally going to be done at 5. They were
not done when we finally left the area at 6:30. At 5:30, I ended up walking up
to the park with the boys so they could get out some energy. They had a good
time with some neighborhood kids, which was nice. The other kids kept calling
me “purple haired lady” which made me laugh.
The house across the street from the new digs is listing at
$525. We went over there and it is always surreal when you look at a place with
your floor plan. Clearly we are part of an old housing tract, but it is still
always funny. Even though they have a similar layout, I like our place better.
It feels more open. Ken thinks this is due to no furniture being in our house
right now. Yet, the other house also was naked and felt less open so I don’t
know how much of this is true.
It has been decided we will not have to carpet the new place
(aside from the guest room). It ends up being cheaper to refinish the floor,
which is way awesome. I believe I heard Ken talking about the idea of new
linoleum in the kitchen as well. It will be a similar shade, which is happy
making. The little spots of wallpaper in the actual kitchen (not the dining
room) will need to come out. They are not in as good of shape. I am ok with
this. Ken also removed the plastic ceiling above the kitchen and it already
looks better. Yay!
Escrow will close in 5 days. This is when the big work
starts since we can really dive in. In reality, we should have probably not
done the stuff to the rec room that we did, but I think we are in the clear for
the most part. The flooring work will be done today along with the rest of the
termite damage. We do need to carpet the guest room since the floor boards we
used for the living room repair came from there. They don’t make the boards
like they used to, which is why we had to get boards from that room.
Thankfully, that room had some random burn marks on one part of the floor which
meant we had planned on carpet anyway.
I think today I will spend my afternoon at Halldale since I
need to do more stuff there to prep for more of that work. I had not planned on
doing so much at the new place yesterday.
On top of the sore, my body is purging itself of the period
I had not had for 6 weeks. Cramping and already one bleed accident, I am not
super comfy when it comes to my girly parts.
I am curious as to what will be said today at work since I
pretty much just high tailed it out of the office without so much as really
telling anyone. Of course, it was an emergency so I am not going to stress, and
I only left an hour early. I think they can all handle this. Plus, no one was
at their desk when I bailed.
I was pissed when the alarm went off. I was just hitting the
casino floor with my drink in hand. Scotty and I were all dolled up, yet
barefoot. Ken and Andy were both in suits and Holly was rocking some kick ass
heels. It was to be a fun night since I had just bid the children a good night
in the hotel room where they were hanging with Grandma Brenan. Stupid alarm.
Dax has gone back to peeing. Sigh. I don’t know what has
changed. Last night may have been fluids later than normal, but either way, it
is frustrating. He had done so well for a whole week. I know there will be set
backs, so I will try to not get too upset. Thankfully he doesn’t seem upset, so
this is good. It isn’t his fault. His alarm went off last night at like 2, so
it is happening when he is in a deeper sleep. Hopefully tonight we can be a
little more on schedule and it will allow him to have success again.
So now I am drinking shit tons of green tea with the hopes
that it will wake my ass up. The tired doesn’t bother me as much as the
soreness, which is why I could not get super comfy last night. Also, we are
getting into the hot nights season, which makes for bad rest. Fans were drying
out my throat, but the air flow seemed to help. It will be interesting to see
how things are at the new place.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
walking and rocking
6-25-13
I rock.
It was a mega productive day again in Brenan land. Once I
got home from work (with kids in tow since Ken and the boys met me for lunch!)
Dax and I set out for the new house. I had my AYSO deposit in my backpack along
with water for all three of us (Miss Luna accompanied us as well) and we set
out on foot. It was a really nice walk, especially being able to chit chat with
Mr. Dax. We showed up at the new place about 2 minutes before Ken, Bobby and
Lycos who had driven over since we were meeting with some contractors about the
asbestos removal.
While there, I was able to go through all of the paint
booklets Ken had picked up for me and we came up with colors for many of the
walls. I am quite pleased! They are nice colors, and not too dark. Our bedroom
will still end up the darkest since the red I want goes well with our dark
furniture. We are trying to figure out what would be good for the trim on that.
Ken started work on painting the windows and walls of the
playroom while I worked on some standard domestic things like laundry and
dishes. Tonight my plan is to pack up more of our bedroom since once the
playroom is painted, Ken and I are moving in there so we can paint our room.
I was pretty beat by bedtime. I must have slept pretty well since I had
some awesome zombie dreams. For some reason, my random goofy songs were
appealing to the zombies and I was able to lead them away all pied piper like.
Escrow officially closes on the 1st. Hee!!
Of course, the Falena house went on the market yesterday.
Sigh. It is ok since I feel that our house is better. It is a similar layout
and in the Cul De Sac, but the house is not as open feeling. I still love that
place, don’t get me wrong, I just think the one we got is better. They spent
some extra time and ended up remodeling the kitchen and pulled up all the old
carpet and refinished the floors. It is now listed at $529. I am following it
since I would like to see what it ends up going for.
My mom and my MIL have both expressed interest in tree
trimming and removal for the new property. I really don’t want them doing that.
I really want to do that myself. It is one thing I think I can actually
accomplish on my own, and to be honest, I didn’t like how Ken’s mom trimmed
Sideshow Bob for our wedding. It was terrifying. I am ok to some degree with
their help in removal of items I don’t want at all, but I don’t need them “fixing”
existing plants that I don’t want. I am starting to feel a bit bossy on things
but I am the one who will be looking at the vegetation for the rest of my life
and I don’t want it being annoying.
Monday, June 24, 2013
3 days of busy
6-24-13
A week with no boss? Thank you!
It was a long and productive 3 days off. I wish I had gotten
a touch more sleep, but the cats were in some kind of contest to see who could
keep me awake the longest.
My appointments went fine on Friday. I did have the time
wrong on the dentist, so I ended up being 45 minutes early which kind of blew.
The appointment itself was also much longer, and much more painful than
anticipated. He was replacing a filling, which ended up being 2 fillings on
teeth that had some very sensitive spots. I probably could have stopped him and
had him numb me further, but honestly I just wanted to be done. I powered
through every time the drill hit one of my nerves and was pretty exhausted by
the time it was all done. My tooth and jaw hurt the rest of the day. Thankfully
it is better now.
My PAP went much better. I adore my doctor. She is my age
and just lovely. She and I chatted for some time. She was happy to hear that a
lot of my stress will probably be going away what with the escrow closing soon.
She totally understood how much stress my life has. It was nice to also talk
with her about her life. I love that this is someone that I trust and she is in
charge of my medical stuff. She also had me do the pee test to confirm I was
not pregnant. She thinks it may be a slight UTI, and has prescribed some
antibiotics.
After my all my poking and prodding, I was pleased to be
able to drop off the kids with my folks and go out to dinner and a movie with
Ken. We went to PF Changs and then saw This is the End, which was very fun.
Saturday had Ken and I at the middle school all day with
registration. It was a relaxed one, even with the 150 signups we ended up
getting. The boys didn’t get dropped off until almost 1:30, which meant they
were not bored, which was good. Jerry let me have the one pin from Regional
that was for AYSO’s involvement with the Rose Parade because it had been my
idea for our region to donate. I was very excited! I also found myself less
annoyed with band-aid bitch, which concerns me because if I start to like them,
then perhaps I am becoming too passive.
Our reward for a long day of data entry and soccerness was
to go see Monsters University. Pixar did another great job and all 4 of us were
pleased with the prequel. The dumb kid next to me who kept talking through the
whole movie was super annoying, but I didn’t say anything because his dad
looked spent. I felt kind of bad for him and knew someone getting on his case
about his rude child would not make much of a difference.
Sunday morning was house time which was super tiring but
quite satisfying. We cleared the side of the house so we could move yard sale
stuff there. Ken and Dax cleared out one section of the attic so that we could
sort through it and put it in yard sale or POD. Most of this stuff was the baby
stuff. I opted to get rid of two giant bags of baby clothing. I know, I haven’t
ruled out another baby since my doc said I looked quite healthy internally, but
I also know that holding on to that much stuff isn’t necessary. I did get rid
of the Diva-Mobile and the double stroller. I kept the crib but parted ways
with the changing table. We also kept the Graco set which was the Pack n Play
and stroller. For now, I can keep a few things as a just in case and go from
there.
We took out most of the yard sale stuff we had accumulated
and have since covered with a tarp. We also put a lot of the packed boxes into
the POD. Our neighbor also gave us their BBQ, which looks in great shape so we
are set for backyard parties at the new place! YAY!
Ken spent the day with Aaron at his gaming party, so I
decided to take the boys out to breakfast. It was nice aside from Bobby being
surly. He was tired. Dax woke him up and because of this, his mood was cranky
pants much of the day. I made due, even though I was beat by the end of the
day.
I did manage to get the boys to help me with their bedroom
packing. We packed up a lot of their PJ’s since both of them have taken to
sleeping naked. Dax has been dry for a whole week (YAY!!!!!) so we also packed
up most of his nighttime underwear. I packed up their long sleeve shirts since
it is summer time and I packed up a lot of other things. We had picked up a
couple of fancy boxes that we put their special drawers stuff in. We also did
all of their laundry. It was a busy day.
The contractors who are working on the termite damage will
be at the house today. In addition to this, there is someone coming out this
afternoon to give us a bid on something. I have decided that this will be a
good excuse for Luna and I to walk to the new house this afternoon. I really
feel like I do get more out of my workout when I can’t just stop in the middle
of it.
We will need to pull down more things from the attic. Our
next set of items will be holiday which is in the next section. Most of that
will end up in the POD. Thankfully most of that is also already packed well and
therefore not as big of a deal to go through. It is the final section that
looks to be the biggest pain since it is all things I don’t know about. Sure, I
was part of putting them up there, but I really don’t know what it all consists
of.
Ken is probably going to start some painting today. We need
to paint the playroom and the windows. He finished re-sealing the windows last
night and they are prepped for paint. There is so much to paint!!!!!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
I am way too excited
6-20-13
The bug circus is in full swing.
We drove past our new digs to check out the fumigation
efforts. Seeing that all made some of it more real to me, which was awesome. I
am anxious to see how the woodwork that gets started on Monday will look.
We drove down towards the new school and I noted that it was
open. In addition to that, their last day isn’t until tomorrow, so we were able
to stop in and speak to the office peeps. We got registration packets and she
said if I can turn in most of the paperwork on Friday, she can get the info
into the computer at the least, and then come August when she gets back, we can
bring the proof of residency. Yay!
The most shocking thing about the packet was that ALL of it
was in English. That’s right, no second page with Spanish, no hint that they
even knew what Spanish was. Hee!
We also wandered the school a bit, checking it out. It was
nice to be at a school that also had all permanent buildings that were not bungalows.
There is grass on all three playgrounds. There is a locked bike rack in the
middle of the school so as to not tempt kids to mess with the bikes when at
recess. It is everything I want for my kids. YAY!
At this point, our travels took us to Home Depot where we
priced flooring. We are carpeting the Halldale house, in addition to putting
down new linoleum in the kitchen. Did you know their installation is only $70
for the whole house?? Dude, awesome! We picked out a carpet and once we get all
the painting done, we can carpet.
Ken and the boys had put all of the packed boxes into the
POD which now sits in our driveway. He also was able to clear out the playroom
entirely, leaving only my clothing in the closet, which I removed and am now
borrowing the boys’ closet. LOL! I don’t mind. It means we can get the room
done. Ken worked on the windows that needed new sealant and paint chipped off.
Ken hopes to paint today. Not sure if he is concentrating on the room or the
front of the house. Either way, I assume he will be exhausted when I arrive
home.
I spent some time packing up yet another box of clothing of
mine. I may have a problem. LOL! I also spent the afternoon filling out the
packets for the boys which left my hand sore. I don’t have to handwrite a lot
of things anymore. What is sad is that these packets are positively tiny
compared to the ones I have had to fill out for Halldale, but it still seemed
like a small novel.
We are hoping to bring down stuff from the attic on Sunday
morning. Ken wanted to do it during a morning since it gets hot up there. We
apparently have a lot of boxes to go through since not all of it is packed for
a move. Hopefully we can get the attic mostly done on Sunday since then we can
put some concentration into the garage.
Yes, I know we still have time, especially since we won’t be
moving until probably August, but it is amazing how quickly a month flies by.
Plus, by doing it the way we have been, we can do it all carefully and be able
to get rid of things instead of just tossing everything in boxes in a rush.
I have a feeling carpet/flooring in the Halldale place will
end up happening after we have mostly moved all of our belongings into the new
digs since it will mean there is nothing in the way of installation. In fact,
my guess is the flooring will be one of the last things done.
I wonder if come 4th of July weekend I am allowed
to start painting the new house. And if this is the case, I would like to go
check out colors.
I think Ken will be packing up the Lego soon, too, since
summer camp starts July 1. Ken and the boys even have class on July 5th.
I took that day off so I could work on the house stuff. I should be able to
have 4 days worth of house time! YAY!
At the very least, I might be able to do some yard work at
the new place come 4th of July. I know both my mom and Ken’s mom are
interested in doing tree work, but dammit, I want to do some of it, too! Dax
and I have already decided on where we are going to plant a couple of lemon
trees. We also discussed where the play structure will go.
There is a bunch of what looks to be mostly firewood in the
area we are making into the catio. I need to figure out how to get rid of that.
It may just be one of those things where we get one of the soft dumpsters and
fill that puppy with all of the debris. We can also do some of it slowly since
we will probably need said dumpster for other things like the rec room
flooring.
Part of me really wants to get out our inflatable mattresses
and have us all sleep at the new place one night of the 4th of July
weekend just because.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The POD comes today!!!
6-19-13
The POD comes today! The POD comes today!!!!!!!!!!
In other fab news, the fantastic guy from Rusher Air came
over to the place yesterday and got the heater working. FUCK YEAH! One less
thing that needs to be a rush repair before close. It is a banner day, my
friends. Shit is getting real, and I couldn’t be happier.
We took the dogs to the new place yesterday. Lycos loves the
big bush/tree in the back yard and spent a great deal of time exploring it. I
have to say, it was really fun watching both dogs enjoy the new place.
The fumigation crew gets there today, which means we don’t
get to go there for any reason today. I gotta say, it kind of bums me out if
only because I just love being there. LOL!
But this is all ok since today the freaking POD is being
delivered. It means hopefully when I get home from work I will find Ken and the
boys hard at work going all Tetris on this storage unit. I am excited to join
in on the fun and get Ken even more boxes to go in there. If all goes well, the
playroom can be empty today aside from the clothing in my closet. I am
considering taking those out if just so that when we paint the smell doesn’t
get on them.
Last night since the boys seemed out of sorts, I decided we
could all sit down and watch Hercules. I enjoyed the evening for that reason.
Bobby just didn’t want to go outside, and Dax tried to play with Zack who ended
up being a total dick by throwing a water balloon at Dax in his tenders. The lack
of normal schedule is taking its toll on the boys, so their moods are sour.
I did manage to get both kids to help me make dinner,
including measuring out milk and water for the Hamburger Helper. At one point,
during an epic rant from Dax which mainly consisted of Dax saying, “But Mom!!!!”
over and over as I refused to let him have a sandwich only an hour before
dinner, I made a declaration. I told Dax I was not Mom. I told him I would only
answer to Rosita. He stopped yelling and looked perplexed. He then chuckled and
tried saying But, Mom, again. I said, “Nope! No Mom here. Only Rosita.” He then
called me Rosita and it turned into a fantastic laugh fest.
We ordered these new flea collars for all of the critters to
combat the flea issues we have been having. These ones claim to last for 8
months and are even water resistant, which is good for Miss Luna in particular.
They claim to be a slow release of the chemicals which is what makes it last so
long. Of course, we are skeptical, but they were cheaper than the topical and
from everything we read online, it seems to work as well or better than the
topical. My skepticism was certainly appeased when I spent some time petting
Breezer last night and I actually watched 4 fleas fall off of her. They were
not dead, but they certainly looked near death. It was awesome! Monarch didn’t
slurp last night so perhaps even his was helping. The dogs get theirs on
Friday, so I am very excited about a flea vacation.
Have I mentioned the POD is coming today?? YAY!!!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Fumigate
6-18-13
Fumigation is scheduled!
Tomorrow the new place gets tented and next week the repairs
for termite damage take place. The guy from Rusher Air is heading over to the
place today to see about getting the heater to work just for inspection
purposes. Also, the inspector agreed to take the shower pan off of the “must do
before close” list since he knows we are remodeling the bathroom. Yay all
around!
The POD had to be rescheduled for tomorrow since someone has
to be on hand to receive it, and Ken found out he had to be at Costa today. No
big deal as I spent a great deal of time yesterday packing up things from my
closet that were not clothing. In fact, the playroom is all pretty much boxes
ready to be placed in the POD. I done good!
When I got home from work, the boys were being rather lazy
in front of the tube. I made them turn it off and I put them to work. They were
to bring in trash cans, clean the mess in the living room along with do a bunch
of other things. I then kicked them out to go play with their friends. They
ended up in the back yard armed with water guns and buckets while they doused
themselves. It was fantastic. It started to go a little sour when Zack was
acting, well, like a 10 year old compared to my not quite 7 year old. As much as
they get along great, there are times when the maturity does rear its ugly
head. Thankfully, Dax was content to come in and help me. I was all proud, and
I showed him how much I had accomplished. He praised me, and even offered to
get me something to drink, which I thought was cute. I told him I was done, but
then proceeded to work. He scolded me and told me to take a break. LOL!
When Ken got home, we jetted over to the new place to see
about testing the heater ourselves, but we didn’t have the right tool. I didn’t
mind since I had decided to bring Luna along, who got to run around the house,
smelling her new home. It was very cute. I also had fashioned her in her vest
and id badge and when we stopped by the grocery store on the way home, I took
her in. I had her close to my side and really spent the whole time (which was
maybe only 30 minutes) training her to only listen to me and to be calm. She
did amazing. I had a couple different people tell me how good she was and how
cool it was that we were working on the service dog thing. The security guard
did look at me and point to the dog to which I responded, “service dog.” And he
nodded without any further question. It was a good exercise for both pup and me,
which I enjoyed a great deal. She also seemed pretty proud of herself.
My period is finally starting its descent by crippling me
last night with some horrendous cramps. I also found myself getting dizzy at
one point along with smack me in the head tired. I had been so energetic until
the cramps hit, which seriously took the wind out my sails. I feel them now,
but not to the same extent. What makes it even worse is that I have not
officially started. It would be one thing if I could bleed, but having period
issues with no real period is sucky, period.
Dax has managed 3 nights of dry!!!!! YAY! He is well on his
way to earning the watch he covets and I won’t have to buy pullups anymore. I
am excited about all of this. My boys are growing up and in this way, I am
pleased.
Monday, June 17, 2013
2 more weeks
6-17-13
Busy week ahead of us.
The repairs that need to be done to the new house need to be
completed this week. All of this is for the bank who will we inspecting I am
guessing the following week. Escrow closes the first of July. Ken is spending
today on the phone getting the contractors to come out and start work on their
bids so we can get those items done for close purposes. There is other work
that will be done before we move in, but it’s these critical things that we
need to do quickly.
Tomorrow the POD comes. I haven’t been this excited in some
time. LOL! It means my house will no longer be a maze of boxes and piles. When
I get home today I will continue in on more packing since I won’t mind a couple
of boxes added to the pile since they are going away! YAY!
Friday is a day of poking and prodding what with me having
my PAP and a filling fixed. Yes, multiple orifices will be violated. The good
news is that after I am done with all of that, the boys will be staying at my
folks so that Ken and I can go see This is the End.
The weekend was good. Friday night we went to dinner for
Matt’s birthday. We went to BJ’s, which was quite nummy and happy making. Then
it was back to their house for cake and allowing the boys to run around a whole
bunch.
Saturday I went with Stephanie over to Daiso where we had a
lot of fun checking out all of the random Japanese products, including a giant
afro wig in which the guy modeling it was Asian in black face. Yeah, that
happened. That place is pretty awesome.
I also took her over to the new house, which she loved. I
swear, every time I am there, I feel like it is a dream come true. The place is
so freaking awesome. I am very anxious to get everything done so I can start
nesting. I am so planning on being a little old lady in this place. I also look
forward to being said little old lady with my great grandkids asking what the
strange thing on the wall by the kitchen does since I am pretty sure rotary
dial phones won’t be something they will have ever dealt with. Hee!
Sunday we went to Don Jose’s for Papa Day. I got to go there
3 times last week and every time was super happy making. I really wish the one
closer to us had not gone away.
Since it was Dad’s day, it was lazy. We had all done laundry
the night before along with some more packing so it was ok to kind of hang out.
Dax and I went out to Target for a couple of items, and when we were done, I decided to drive by the new house. Dax
asked where we were going and I told him home. He was confused since it wasn’t
the normal route. I got on 238th and then pointed out the school and
asked him what he thought. He said it was cool looking. I told him this was
good since he would be attending the school. He laughed and was excited. We
then drove by the house and we both enthusiastically said, “Hi House!”
I spent some time hosing the kids and dog down, too, which
was much fun. I say dog instead of plural since Lycos will have none of this
nonsense. LOL!
I decided to make lasagna for Ken’s dad day dinner. It was a
good batch and I was quite pleased. The boys still won’t eat my lasagna, but I
know it is only a matter of time before they come to their senses.
Bobby’s wish for Father’s Day was to have the entire family
in a game of Minecraft. I gotta say, I wasn’t thrilled about this, but I also
knew how important this was to the boys. We played for about an hour. It wasn’t
something I would ever do on a regular basis. It doesn’t interest me much. On
the plus side, I didn’t do horrible. I managed to shear multiple sheep even
while swimming, which is a funny sentence. I also was able to hide out in caves
I would make when I got lost trying to get back to shelter. Turns out when it
gets dark in the game, the zombies come out and they can fuck you up. In the
end, I was ambushed by like 6 zombies who killed me in a second. Sadly, I had
no idea where I had been, which meant I lost all my belongings since I could
not get back to where I had been. Oh well. It was an interesting night.
The past two nights have been hard core potty training. Yes,
both boys are bathroom trained, but Mr. Dax still has night issues. I decided
the kid has been coddled what with the pull ups, so I had him wear underwear
the last two nights, and he used the alarm. I know Saturday night he was dry,
and I don’t recall hearing the alarm last night. I think he had been sort of
lazy in a way when he had on the pull ups. Not having that crutch may have got
him past this hurdle. I don’t think we are out of the woods, but we are on our
way! YAY!
Speaking of woods, Holly’s house is ok!!!! She even got the
ok to go back this morning. We have seen a picture of the house and it is ok,
but of course there will undoubtedly be some smoke damage. I am anxious to hear
how it looks/smells. Over 450 people lost their homes, which is horrible. I can’t
imagine and it makes me so very sad for that community.
My dad tried some of his brownies and sadly they didn’t seem
to work! I may need to make a new batch since I didn’t shake up the oil which
means the oil I have left is probably crazy fucking strong. LOL!
My day should be better if only because the boss is gone
today. He is back tomorrow, but the POD delivery will fuel my day. Wednesday is
boss free, too, and Friday I am out all day. It is going to be a good fucking
week!!!
Friday, June 14, 2013
Happy birthday Matt-how are you 37 now?????
6-14-13
Happy birthday little bro!
If I can make it through today I will be proud. I have been
so uninspired at work lately that I feel like I sit here and just stare at the
screen for 25 minutes. I wish I could even chalk it up to something like being
tired, but honestly, this morning I feel revved up and ready to go. I haven’t
even had any coffee yet!
I have done 50 squats already and it isn’t 6 yet. I feel
pretty damn good about it, too. We did our little bike ride yesterday in memory
of Doug. We only rode up to the grocery store, but the destination wasn’t what
was important. The ride also allowed me to finally give one of my little happy
packs to the super sweet security guard that we pass all the time. It made me
feel all kinds of good.
I managed to bathe both pups yesterday. It is quite a
process as they are not tiny dogs. Plus, Miss Lycos was covered in flea yuck.
Poor pup can’t scratch herself because her body just doesn’t do what she wants
it to do. Even though she acted miserable in the tub, I think she felt
fantastic after because she wasn’t trying to scratch and she seemed comfy. I
was pleased. I also managed to brush out like a pound of fur. No joke. That dog
has always been a shedder. Both my dogs look fantastic now, though.
Luna got her working dog harness in the mail! We need to sew
on the patches and then I can take her in stores with me. I need to keep
working with her manners, but overall she does such a good job. I am excited.
Luna may even be more so. LOL!
This evening is dinner with my parents for Matt’s birthday.
Thankfully Matt has stopped insisting on going to Johnny Rockets and has
upgraded significantly with his request for BJ’s Grill. Once we get back to
their place to do cake, I believe my dad is planning on partaking in brownie
goodness. He is really jonzing to try out his dad’s day present.
No new news on Holly’s house. Although she is out of the
fire perimeter, the winds have shifted again and as of right now it doesn’t
look good what with the fire only being 5% contained. They also have not issued
an updated house list. Hopefully the fire fighters make some progress today,
and hopefully they all stay safe.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
I can post again!
6-13-13
2 years have passed.
A bike ride is scheduled for our little family today. We
will ride when Ken gets back from his afternoon class. I am not sure where we
will go aside from just Wilson Park. Maybe we can ride over to the new house
just for the hell of it. Either way, it should be done and it will make me feel
better about the day.
Holly’s house is so far not on the destroyed list of homes
in the Black Forest fire. That being said, there are homes close to her that
have burned and as of this morning it is still a zero percent contained blaze.
The winds are picking up and it is still hot out that way. It is all some scary
shit. Holly and I have texted back and forth, checking in, so I at least have a
direct line to her, which makes me feel a little better.
My body is all kinds of off this morning. I am sure I am
fighting off the sadness of Doug along with the annoying fact that I am once
again late this month. Sheesh. I don’t even think I am “late” anymore so much
as my cycle just now seems to be every 35 days. I do like having more time in
between periods, but I don’t like wondering if I am prego. The Dollar Tree
stick says no, and I am choosing to believe that since my understanding is
those are just as accurate as the pricey variety.
Today is a no squat day, which I guess is good since it
looks like tomorrow I have to do 220! Sheesh! I am still breaking them down
into sets of 30, which seems to be a good amount at a time. I feel like I am
stronger, but I don’t honestly know how much this is doing for me. In reality,
I just like the idea of sticking with some kind of program till the end. I only
have 6 more days of the program, so I think it will be good.
Brandy took the boys and I out to dinner last night to Don
Jose’s. Always a nummy treat. The boys laughed at Brandy’s antics, including a
story about a dog named Bark which still has them barking this morning.
The POD shows up to our house on Tuesday, thankfully. I
gotta say I am getting quite tired of the box navigation that takes place in
the house right now. I also need them cleared out so I can see what actually is
left to pack up. In all actuality, there is quite a bit to pack, but it is one
of those things where I have to determine what can be packed right now and what
should wait. I also want to take all the yard sale stuff out of the house and
put it on the side of the house.
I have a problem. It is called Candy Crush. I have been
playing it now for a couple weeks. It is incredibly mindless, which is what is
great about it. I can sit in the bathroom and zone out for 10 minutes which is
perfect. The problem is that I started playing even more often. This morning at
my desk before anyone else was in, I found myself playing. The other day I
found out there is an easy way to always have energy and not have to wait the
20 minutes for each life. I have done this more often than I am proud to admit.
I like having this distraction, but I worry that I can’t stop. LOL!
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
38
6-11-13
And just like that I’m 38.
Yesterday when I got home, I decided to fill up 200 water
balloons. Sometimes we need to be able to throw a water bomb at our kids. In
addition to that, sometimes we need to let our kids throw them at us. Filling
them took forever, and the war was over way too quickly, but it was fun and I
look forward to doing it again.
After the water fight, the boys played video games and I sat
and read my book. It was relaxing and nice.
Ken and the boys will be spending much of the morning at our
new place entertaining contractors. Someone will be there to look at the heater
and I believe someone who will price the termite damage. The other things that
will need to be done sooner than later are the bathrooms. One is functional,
but we really need to remodel both. Really, I am ok with waiting until some of
these things are done before moving as long as we close escrow since it will
mean I can sign the boys up for school. My priorities are funny like that.
I want to pack, but the problem is I am running out of room
to put boxes. I am anxious to get that POD set up so we can put stuff in there.
Ken will be packing up all the Lego in the next couple weeks to take to the
camp, which is nice since it leaves the house/garage free of the plastic bricks
which gives us a better idea of what is left. I have big plans for our trash
cans. LOL!
Monday, June 10, 2013
37 and counting
6-10-13
One more day of 37!
It was a fantastic couple of days off. Since I bailed on
work early on Thursday, it was nice to be able to spend some of the last 4 days
being lazy! Don’t get me wrong, I busted my ass as well, but I also was able to
hang out and watch a couple of movies I had been meaning to see. I saw Safety
Not Guaranteed, which I highly recommend. Very sweet and goofy at the same
time. I enjoyed it a great deal.
The best news, which seems silly for me to wait until right
now to post, is that we got the appraisal back. It was good!!!!!! In fact, the
Admiral emailed our real estate guys to tell them that we are in fact moving
forward with the purchase.
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, there is some work to be done before close in about 20
days, but hopefully we get a good bid tomorrow since Ken is entertaining
multiple contractors at the house to see what can be done.
As the Captain points out, we are not in the home stretch,
but we are rounding the turn at a good rate. I am seriously delirious with
happy.
I spent much of Saturday in the closet. LOL! I cleaned out
one of the bedroom closets in our place and it is now empty. I even tried to
convince each of the boys to just move in there with me. Both were quite amused
at my antics. Bobby pointed out that although it sounded great, there was no
room for my jewelry and clothing. Dax seemed to only be concerned with the
bathroom issues.
We need to order the POD storage box since our living room
is filling with boxes. LOL!
The boys both made it through their award ceremony, both
getting the perfect attendance awards. Their last day was less chipper, though.
Both broke down sobbing when I picked them up, indicating how much they would
miss their teachers and friends. It was heartbreaking. It was also very sweet
that they were that happy there. I explained that we would and could easily
come back and visit, and this seemed to make them happy. I also pointed out
that this last week presented me with the opportunity to talk with multiple
people I knew in elementary school. This also seemed to perk them up.
This morning looks to be busy, and I am pissed since it took
me forever to get into the building. My key was not working right so I had to
go into the different door. We will see how that goes when someone points out
that I am parked wrong.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
walking and Madison
6-6-13
Appraisal results tomorrow!
My cyber stalking skills were put to good use yesterday.
Jamie and I had been discussing old Madison peeps and a name from the past came
up; Bobby Fulton. Bobby was one of my best buddies in the first couple years of
elementary school. The problem with a name like Robert Fulton is that it is
super common. However, thanks to the wonders of the internet, it was actually
pretty easy to find him even with him having moved away from Redondo Beach in
like the 2nd grade. I found his Facebook, but the profile pic was
his kids. Luckily, they look just like him. LOL! I sent him a note and sure
enough, it was him! Very fun!
Yesterday was also a successful exercise day. I walked to
get the boys at school, which is always good. I also took Miss Luna with us to
Wilson Park for the boys’ birthday party for fake Jenna. Luna and I hiked at a
good pace around the park three times, which according to the web is 2.73
miles. I think we should have gone another 3 times. Oh well. It felt great!
The party seemed to last forever. On 3 different times they
said they were going to do cake, but then the kids all kind of wandered off
again for another 15 minutes. I should have done another lap, especially since
Luna became obsessed with this brazen squirrel who kept taunting her. However,
I assumed that the party would be over soon what with it being a Wednesday and
it was now 5:30. Sheesh!
I was so comfy last night, so I feel pretty well this
morning. It is a late night, but I am sleeping in tomorrow. Ken gets to go to
the boys’ award ceremony this morning. I really want to go, but quite honestly,
there is no real reason to go aside from the idea that I can then work on the
house this morning. I would leave here shortly. Actually, I think I just might.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
33 years!
6-5-13
What a wonderful time!
Last night I went out to dinner with two old friends. I
played on the Gunners with both Lori and Jaime, but I also went to school with
Jaime since kinder. It was fantastic catching up with these ladies. Lori is in
San Diego, so since she was up for some different things, it was a perfect time
to be able to get together. Sure, we all keep up on Facebook, but this was nice
seeing each other in person, too. Both of them are pretty happy in life, which
made me thrilled. Jamie and I ended up hanging out for another half an hour or
so after Lori left, and we could catch up on some different Madison related
peeps.
I think I may have also tracked down an old Madison guy that
Jamie brought up last night. I sent him a message from what I am pretty sure
his Facebook page. Fun!
Today looks pretty bland. I am crampy so I am hoping that
since the boys are both invited to this party (I found this out yesterday), I
am going to bring Luna and she and I can walk around the park a few times for
exercise.
I am not feeling particularly chatty this morning. I have
this stack of paperwork I am working on and it is not letting me think about
much else.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
sleepy tired
6-4-13
I am ready for the week to be done and it is only Tuesday.
Still no word on appraisal at this point, so I get to just
be frustrated with conversations concerning other properties.
Last night was actually pretty fun. It was a hint clickie
but it was ok because I sat with nice people. The food was actually quite
yummy. Either that or I was toasty enough that any food was good. I also got to
take home the center piece so it was a win all around.
It looks as though it is good that I am taking Friday off. I
will be able to sleep in a little bit after the board meeting. Phew!
140 squats to do today. I have accomplished 60 so far and it
is only 6. Yay! It is hard, but not so hard I want to quit, so this is good.
Hopefully I will have them all done before I leave at 9:30.
Monday, June 3, 2013
What did we do all weekend?
6-3-13
Purple feels right.
I think the weekend was productive, even though I am not
100% sure. I can go over a list of things accomplished, but I still feel like I
didn’t do everything. I don’t know that I can ever do everything. I must have
been thinking about more cleaning since I had a dream in which all I did was
clean. In a sick an twisted way, it was actually quite relaxing.
The appraisal has been ordered and the understanding is that
it will be taking place either today or tomorrow. I am on pins and needles.
We went and looked at a fun place in Hawthorne on Saturday. It
was truly quite amazing. The basement was huge and the whole house was
fantastic. It also had the rotary dial phone in the kitchen along with a rigged
up phone system that allowed you to call the attic or the garage from this one
handset they set up. It was charming and roomy and had gorgeous wood all over.
It also had a lot of work to be done, so I am kind of glad that we didn’t even
have a chance to really consider an offer since by the time we got home they
had already accepted an offer.
We also got to go to our hopeful future home and make some
measurements to allow us a Lowe’s trip to price out repairs. I gotta say, it is
much more fun to be at Lowe’s when you are thinking about your new home.
I prepped breakfast for me for this whole week. I got some
lean chicken and I basically just baked it in some cream of chicken with some
seasonings. I figure if I have a little bit of lean meats in the morning, it
has the protein to get me going. I had my first batch this morning and it was
pretty yummy. Who knew I would turn out to be a pretty decent cook?
It turns out that Breezer is a helluva mouser. Last week, I
found her and Tonks accosting a bedspread in the playroom and it turned out to
be a mouse we are pretty sure escaped from our tank for Hal. This didn’t explain
the droppings in our laundry room, though. Ken managed to block off any ways to
get out of the laundry room a couple days ago and then yesterday as we worked
on laundry, Lucy was freaking out about something on the shelf. Turned out, the
mouse was there. Breezer was alerted and she went to work. In a series of amusing
“gotchas!” and “Doh!” we finally had the mouse on the run near the litter pans.
I moved the trash can where Breezer was on the hunt. The mouse jetted out and
almost made it under the dryer. Breezer snagged it in an amazing feat of nature
and then pranced proudly off with her kill in mouth. We managed to remove the
mouse and put it in one of the tanks for Hal for later. It was quite the
adventure.
It looks as though I may be able to get together with a
couple of Gunners tomorrow! Lori is in town from San Diego and Jamie is local,
but the three of us are going out for drinks hopefully tomorrow night. I have
known Jamie since kindergarten, but all three of us were on the Gunners
together. It will be super fun to see them again and hang out. I am really
looking forward to it.
This evening is the Founders Cup appreciation dinner.
Really, Ken is the one who should be invited, not me, since I didn’t do
anything. LOL! That being said, I guess I am kind of like his plus one.
Besides, I get to see Sue who moved on to Area with Fred and that should be
fun. I also like a handful of the soccer folks, which will be nice. I also get
to debut my new do!
The week looks to be quite busy beyond that. Wednesday is a
birthday party for Fake Jenna from Bobby’s class. It is at Wilson Park right
after school. I don’t know if it will be one in which Dax is invited to stay
which keeps me there, or if Dax and I will run up to Target to hang out.
Thursday is the board meeting, which is only nice because I
want to drive by our hopeful new digs just to say hello. Yeah, so I want to say
hi to a house. Is this odd?
Friday is the last day of school, which also means they are
having Chuck E Cheese night. My folks are going to meet us there, which is
really cool since the boys will like having people hang out with them at the
games. More grownups means we don’t have to worry about losing our table, and
the boys always have someone hanging with them.
If all goes right, I think Saturday is a day of rest.
LOL!
The boys played a lot of video games yesterday, so I have
decided on days like that, they will do squats with me. I am not making them do
the 135 that I might have to do in a day (that would be today). I am however
making them do a set with me of something like 25. They did 50 yesterday which
was good for them. Ken is going to do them with us, too, since he also is
guilty of lots of game time. I am also trying to make time for a walk each
night, which just allows us to get some moving in.
I am happy that there is no homework this week. That might
cause drinking in large quantities.
Tomorrow I get to hang out at Dax’s classroom much of the
day. I am really looking forward to it. Ken is picking up pizza and we are both
going to help hand it out to the kids. It will be a three class party, similar to
last year since Mrs. Kelly is one of the classes. I am curious as to how many
parents will be there. Either way, I think it should be interesting all around.
I don’t know that Friday will be a day in which they get out
earlier than the 12:30 dismissal time. This means I may end up working much of
the day. I will find out hopefully as the week progresses. Hell, if the boxes
we ordered show up, I may just take the day off anyway and pack!
Let’s just hope that come Friday I will feel like
celebrating!
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