Saturday, January 31, 2009
Remember Meet the Fockers?
Ok- What the heck? As you all know I go to bed pretty early considering that we have a wee little one in the house. Well, last night the base decided to exercise threat con Delta- in MY neighborhood. UGH. Someone comes banging on the stinkin door at like 10:30 pm. Then Rick's cell phone starts ringing and it's fricking Terry (he was almost dead to me). UGH! I am totally unconscious and he is yelling at me to get up! I am like WHAT? UGH! The baby is sound asleep in her bassinet, the kids are asleep, and we are being woken up by the banging and the ringing. So we proceed to DRAG ourselves out of bed, throw on some clothes and run downstairs. I have to get the baby bag ready with formula, water bottles, diapers, and wipes. We got in the car and went across the street to the commissary parking lot. Ok- who evacuates and entire neighborhood across the street? What kind of stupid ass evacuation plan is that? UGH! So at this point we pull up next to the Beeman's and everyone looks half dead, well, everyone except for Terry. LOL Poor Bubba. He was so tired and Hailey was ready to party. Amy decided that it was some time for Dixie Chicks. LOL LOL LOL Anyway, at this point we still have no idea what it going on....until the rumor mill began...supposedly there was a bomb threat to a pregnant woman. I guess there was a bomb in her car. Well, obviously there wasn't or we wouldn't have been home within an hour and a half of the stinkin evacuation. Finally, at 12:30 am I was home and in bed only to be up again at 3:00 am for feeding time. (Sighhhhhh)
Friday, January 30, 2009
Twins
I was looking through old pictures today and came across a picture of me when I was Kaci's age. I cannot believe the resemblance. She looks so much like me. I love it!
If you need a good laugh...
To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity
1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car with Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice!
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.
5. In the Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write -For Marijuana.
6. Skip down the hall Rather Than Walk.
7. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
8. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is 'To Go'.
9. Sing Along At The Opera.
10.Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You have a headache.
11. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream 'I Won! I Won!'
12. When Leaving the Zoo, Start Running towards the Parking lot, Yelling 'Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!'
13. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, 'Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.'
And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity "and my favorite"
14.PICK UP A BOX OF CONDOMS AT THE PHARMACY, GO TO THE COUNTER AND ASK WHERE THE FITTING ROOM IS.
1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car with Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice!
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.
5. In the Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write -For Marijuana.
6. Skip down the hall Rather Than Walk.
7. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
8. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is 'To Go'.
9. Sing Along At The Opera.
10.Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You have a headache.
11. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream 'I Won! I Won!'
12. When Leaving the Zoo, Start Running towards the Parking lot, Yelling 'Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!'
13. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, 'Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.'
And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity "and my favorite"
14.PICK UP A BOX OF CONDOMS AT THE PHARMACY, GO TO THE COUNTER AND ASK WHERE THE FITTING ROOM IS.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
STUPID *&^%$! fingernail clippers!
UGH! I am the worst mommy in the world. I have cut my sweet Kaci's thumb a little bit with the damn baby fingernail clippers. I called Amy, balling my eyes out of course, and she came right over. She is such a good friend. She brought a band-aid and has assured me that every mommy has done this and it's nothing to cry about. Then in her loving way she proceeds to tell me that no one likes a cry baby....that is why I love her! She can make me laugh even when I am feeling my worst.
Birthmarks 101: Hemangiomas
My sweet Kaci has this kind of birthmark. I feel a little better after reading this article. It is so imporant to be informed and educated. We are still taking a trip to Radiology at the end of February just to be sure.
The red, flat patches known as hemangiomas, or strawberry marks, are the most common growths on babies' skin, occurring in up to 2.5 percent of newborns. More common in premature babies and female infants, most hemangiomas — which can develop anywhere on the body — show up within the first three to four weeks of life, though some are present at birth. Hemangiomas start out as flat red patches and, with time, may enlarge and thicken, potentially continuing to grow for 10 months to a year. They then enter a phase of inactivity, which is soon followed by the last phase, when they begin to shrink on their own. About half of all hemangiomas will be gone by the time a child is 5 years old, and 90 to 95 percent will be gone by the time she's 10. Treatment is usually unnecessary unless the hemangioma bleeds frequently or is somewhere it could interfere with general bodily functions — such as near an eye or on the mouth. If your baby has a hemangioma that is a problem for any reason, your pediatrician or pediatric dermatologist can discuss possible treatments with you.
The red, flat patches known as hemangiomas, or strawberry marks, are the most common growths on babies' skin, occurring in up to 2.5 percent of newborns. More common in premature babies and female infants, most hemangiomas — which can develop anywhere on the body — show up within the first three to four weeks of life, though some are present at birth. Hemangiomas start out as flat red patches and, with time, may enlarge and thicken, potentially continuing to grow for 10 months to a year. They then enter a phase of inactivity, which is soon followed by the last phase, when they begin to shrink on their own. About half of all hemangiomas will be gone by the time a child is 5 years old, and 90 to 95 percent will be gone by the time she's 10. Treatment is usually unnecessary unless the hemangioma bleeds frequently or is somewhere it could interfere with general bodily functions — such as near an eye or on the mouth. If your baby has a hemangioma that is a problem for any reason, your pediatrician or pediatric dermatologist can discuss possible treatments with you.
REALIZE
To realize the value of a sister:
Ask someoneWho doesn't have one.
To realize the value of ten years:
Ask a newlyDivorced couple.
To realize the value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize the value of one year:
Ask a student whoHas failed a final exam.
To realize the value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
To realize the value of one month:
Ask a motherwho has given birth to A premature baby.
To realize the value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of one minute:
Ask a personWho has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize the value of one-second:
Ask a personWho has survived an accident.
Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.
To realize the value of a friend or family member:
LOSE ONE.
Remember...
hold on tight to the ones you love!
Ask someoneWho doesn't have one.
To realize the value of ten years:
Ask a newlyDivorced couple.
To realize the value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize the value of one year:
Ask a student whoHas failed a final exam.
To realize the value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
To realize the value of one month:
Ask a motherwho has given birth to A premature baby.
To realize the value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of one minute:
Ask a personWho has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize the value of one-second:
Ask a personWho has survived an accident.
Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.
To realize the value of a friend or family member:
LOSE ONE.
Remember...
hold on tight to the ones you love!
What is the world coming to?
Ok- Now I am very upset. First I read that SB may be closing 300 more stores. That in itself is just....sigggghhhhh I don't even know the words to explain it. Then I continue to read more bad news. I don't know why I do this to myself. The United States Postal Service is thinking of cutting Saturday mail! WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!?
I don't think I can take any more bad news tonight. I have to go to bed. With the news about Starbucks and the mail I am not sure I will get any sleep at all.
OMG What the Heck??? SB Closing?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Starbucks to close 300 more stores, lay off 6,700 workers - What the heck is that supposed to mean? Are they sure?
Besides this ridiculous article below which I think is a bunch of crap I have a more pressing issue.... If SB closes here in Hawaii I will have to settle for crappy ole Seattles Best. UGH- YUCK- The CS there sucks!!! Sorry RC. What ever am I going to do? I don't know what life will be like if I can't get a triple grande truffle latte or a skinny vanilla latte or a triple grande non fat toffee nut latte.....Oh my lord- I might die - please don't even bother to offer first aid.....
This is truly sad news....
In its quarterly filing today, coffee behemoth Starbucks (SBUX) announced that it would close 300 underperforming stores -- including approximately 200 in the United States -- adding to the list of roughly 700 stores closed last summer.
In addition, some 6,700 "partners" will lose their jobs. Of these, 700 are at the corporate level.
These cuts won't come cheaply. The company figures $140 million for lease terminations, $60 million for asset write-offs (think old espresso machines), and $30 million for severance costs. Overall, these cuts are expected to save the company $100 million annually.
Frequent readers know these actions don't come as a big surprise, as an out-of-control growth strategy and weak product differentiation rammed right into an epic consumer-led recession and renewed competitive threats from McDonald's (MCD) and Dunkin' Donuts. While these actions will help right-size the company to this new economic environment, it does nothing to reinvigorate the brand, the product, or CEO Howard Shultz's image as a profitable yet philanthropic business leader.
Quarterly results were dismal, as expected. First-quarter revenue, which includes the 13 weeks to December 20, fell 6% to $2.6 billion. Earnings fell 69% to $64.3 million, or nine cents per share, down from $208 million, or 28 cents per share over the same period last year.
Starbucks plans to open 140 new stores in the U.S. this year, down from a previous target of 200 stores. International growth slows as well, with just 170 new stores planned instead of the 270 previously planned.
Looking into the future, UBS (UBS) analyst David Palmer optimistically believes the company can "successfully transition from a 'broken' growth story into a restructuring stock with upside." Palmer is looking for continues cost cutting and debt reduction which. I'll have more from Palmer, and a recap of Starbucks' conference call, so stay tuned.
In its quarterly filing today, coffee behemoth Starbucks (SBUX) announced that it would close 300 underperforming stores -- including approximately 200 in the United States -- adding to the list of roughly 700 stores closed last summer.
In addition, some 6,700 "partners" will lose their jobs. Of these, 700 are at the corporate level.
These cuts won't come cheaply. The company figures $140 million for lease terminations, $60 million for asset write-offs (think old espresso machines), and $30 million for severance costs. Overall, these cuts are expected to save the company $100 million annually.
Frequent readers know these actions don't come as a big surprise, as an out-of-control growth strategy and weak product differentiation rammed right into an epic consumer-led recession and renewed competitive threats from McDonald's (MCD) and Dunkin' Donuts. While these actions will help right-size the company to this new economic environment, it does nothing to reinvigorate the brand, the product, or CEO Howard Shultz's image as a profitable yet philanthropic business leader.
Quarterly results were dismal, as expected. First-quarter revenue, which includes the 13 weeks to December 20, fell 6% to $2.6 billion. Earnings fell 69% to $64.3 million, or nine cents per share, down from $208 million, or 28 cents per share over the same period last year.
Starbucks plans to open 140 new stores in the U.S. this year, down from a previous target of 200 stores. International growth slows as well, with just 170 new stores planned instead of the 270 previously planned.
Looking into the future, UBS (UBS) analyst David Palmer optimistically believes the company can "successfully transition from a 'broken' growth story into a restructuring stock with upside." Palmer is looking for continues cost cutting and debt reduction which. I'll have more from Palmer, and a recap of Starbucks' conference call, so stay tuned.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Oh this face....
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i don't care if she gets up a thousand times a night... i love her...how could you not love a face like this....
Work and School with Baby
I know it looks crazy, but this is how I get it done.......LOL
She is sound asleep in her Jeep carrier as I work around the house and sit and do homework.....I love her.....
Buyer Beware........
It doesn't matter if you are friends (or acquaintances) with someone -or not- when it comes to business. Business is business. No one makes money by giving deals...or so I have been told. Actually...or so I have read.
I recently had a mishap with who I thought was a friend (but was apparently only an acquaintance) about a business transaction. What an eye opener!!! I felt like I was misled and overcharged. I did not know all of the details prior to the business being done (as far as time and $) and maybe that was my fault. Maybe I should have asked more questions. All I know is now it's over and done with. I will never make the mistake again of going to a friend or acquaintance with a business need. If I happen to know the person through someone else that may be a different story.
It sucks that things in life have to be that way, but as a wise person once told me....don't let the little things bother ya. Don't swea the small stuff. Now you know for next time.....
With that said, it WAS a learning experience that I will never forget. it's just too bad that it had to be this particular once in a lifetime (for me) situation....
I recently had a mishap with who I thought was a friend (but was apparently only an acquaintance) about a business transaction. What an eye opener!!! I felt like I was misled and overcharged. I did not know all of the details prior to the business being done (as far as time and $) and maybe that was my fault. Maybe I should have asked more questions. All I know is now it's over and done with. I will never make the mistake again of going to a friend or acquaintance with a business need. If I happen to know the person through someone else that may be a different story.
It sucks that things in life have to be that way, but as a wise person once told me....don't let the little things bother ya. Don't swea the small stuff. Now you know for next time.....
With that said, it WAS a learning experience that I will never forget. it's just too bad that it had to be this particular once in a lifetime (for me) situation....
How Much Will It Cost to Lose 30 Pounds?
This is a good article on weight loss and how much it costs to lose weight. It actually shows us how stupid we are when we buy into commercials....keep in mind that this is not for diet pills but diet eating plans such as NutriSystem
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/ConsumerActionGuide/WhatDoesItCostToDrop30Pounds.aspx?page=1
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/ConsumerActionGuide/WhatDoesItCostToDrop30Pounds.aspx?page=1
Monday, January 26, 2009
Old Friends
This photo was taken at my wedding. Me and Amber.What a gal! She is really an amazing person. No one could ever replace her. I have found that the Air Force brings us friends and then as soon as you have the relationship down- the AF takes them to another part of the country (sometimes another part of the world). In our case the AF brought me to Hawaii and took Amber to Vermont. Talk about being on opposite sides of the country. Her daughter Evelyn was born on the day we left for Hawaii in 2006. I have only gotten to see her a couple of times. They also have a little boy Jimmy; who is not so little anymore! Anyway, I really miss her. I miss her living right down the street. We are still close friends and I know I can always tell her anything I just wish we lived closer. Thank goodness for the Internet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:32 am
I love this picture of Amy and Kaci. Kaci was just a few days old. I think 9 or 10.
Ok- What the heck?! Coffee is done brewing. Kaci is letting out a little wee whimper from her pank-n-play and I am sitting here at the computer. At 4:00 am Kaci decided that it was time to get up. Does she not know that 4 am is practically the middle of the night?!?!? Ok- I am going to go get her before she wakes up the whole stinkin house.
ok- mission accomplished- have baby...I look into her pretty blue eyes and I just see love. It is hard to hold the bottle while typing. I figured out that I can lay the boppy on my lap, lay her on it and she is content while I do homework. Right now she is comatose on my lap barely eating...LOL too cute
Anyway, its the start of another great week! I am going walking at 0715 and then of course homework.... pretty sure its a lunch day with Amy.......
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Island Style Images - North Shore, Hawaii
She has some really cool thing with painting of the portrait on canvas...check out her site. The painting is cool...
http://islandstyleimages.typepad.com/island_style_images_blog/2009/01/new-service-offered.html
http://islandstyleimages.typepad.com/island_style_images_blog/2009/01/new-service-offered.html
My Outing of the Week
A couple of days ago I went on an adventure to the mall with my very good friend Amy. She is seriously the FUNNIEST person I have ever met. I am not sure if anyone else "gets" her but I do and some days she is my saving grace. Some days I swear I am sane because of her. She is wise beyond her years. (wink wink)
So, first we went to Jamba and from there were were off to Waikele so that I could get my bush like eyebrows waxed. They hadn't seen the wax since Kaci was 9 days old. LOL
Then we went to the mall. Our first stop was Borders because I was looking around for birthday gifts. I decided that I wanted a Starbucks so I got a triple grande truffle latte. It was delicious. YUMMO! Then as we browsed through the stores we talked, told jokes, laughed out butts off and listened to Bubba try out for American Idol. Man that kid is cute.
We decided that it was time for lunch. Pizza Hut it was a PH13 with Diet Pepsi. It wasn't the best but I thought it might suffice until we could get some real food. Since I have been on the MEP I found that about 30 minutes later I had this overwhelming feeling of nausea. It was the pizza. YUCK!
Anyway, we then decided to head to Fredrick's of Hollywood to check out the latest styles of bras and panties. It is very hard to feel pretty in BIG Ginormous preggo panties and in Amy's case nursing bras. LOL As we were strolling through the store we saw all kinds of stuff from soft, feathery high heeled slippers, to very sexy tops, questionable underpants and then......there it was.......on Amy's head.....a SIZE F BRA!!!!! The bra was so huge that I swear Amy could have used it as either an umbrella or a hat. HEE HEE HEE We cracked up! Once we were done rolling on the floor with laughter we left only to talk about that bra all the way down the hallway.
Needless to say...the trip was fun....Next weeks outing will be CPK and ROSS.....I think...
So, first we went to Jamba and from there were were off to Waikele so that I could get my bush like eyebrows waxed. They hadn't seen the wax since Kaci was 9 days old. LOL
Then we went to the mall. Our first stop was Borders because I was looking around for birthday gifts. I decided that I wanted a Starbucks so I got a triple grande truffle latte. It was delicious. YUMMO! Then as we browsed through the stores we talked, told jokes, laughed out butts off and listened to Bubba try out for American Idol. Man that kid is cute.
We decided that it was time for lunch. Pizza Hut it was a PH13 with Diet Pepsi. It wasn't the best but I thought it might suffice until we could get some real food. Since I have been on the MEP I found that about 30 minutes later I had this overwhelming feeling of nausea. It was the pizza. YUCK!
Anyway, we then decided to head to Fredrick's of Hollywood to check out the latest styles of bras and panties. It is very hard to feel pretty in BIG Ginormous preggo panties and in Amy's case nursing bras. LOL As we were strolling through the store we saw all kinds of stuff from soft, feathery high heeled slippers, to very sexy tops, questionable underpants and then......there it was.......on Amy's head.....a SIZE F BRA!!!!! The bra was so huge that I swear Amy could have used it as either an umbrella or a hat. HEE HEE HEE We cracked up! Once we were done rolling on the floor with laughter we left only to talk about that bra all the way down the hallway.
Needless to say...the trip was fun....Next weeks outing will be CPK and ROSS.....I think...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Come on...Seriously....
Are people really this naive?
I mean come on- this isn't the Leave it to Beaver days where the dad comes home from work all chipper and shit while mommy has her fresh baked cookies on the counter hot out of the oven all the while whipping around the kitchen in her white apron. The boys are not so divulged into their studies that they are oblivious as to what is going on in the world around them. P-L-E-A-S-E....UGH- some people really get on my last nerve when I start thinking about them...
And then there are those who get on your nerves at critical moments in life but they have to be forgiven as they don't want Clint Eastwood rolling up in their driveway because "he has your back" at any given moment. Well, right now, today, I feel like I am the Clint Eastwood in someones life.
Do you ever feel like when you talk to people you are talking to an alien life form? Sometimes you can look a person right in the face and stare directly into their eyes and see that there is no depth into their soul. They are just downright not with the flipping program. It's sad actually to watch someone waste what was so good in their life. It's like what the heck man- don't you get it? Everyone else gets it- why don't you get it. And then...someone appears...an angel maybe? Someone extraordinary.........
I can only hope for those I love that they find happiness within themselves and the world that they live in. I wish them love, health, happiness and a lifetime of peace you feel when you eat a piece of chocolate. Just close your eyes...dream...if only for a minute...
I mean come on- this isn't the Leave it to Beaver days where the dad comes home from work all chipper and shit while mommy has her fresh baked cookies on the counter hot out of the oven all the while whipping around the kitchen in her white apron. The boys are not so divulged into their studies that they are oblivious as to what is going on in the world around them. P-L-E-A-S-E....UGH- some people really get on my last nerve when I start thinking about them...
And then there are those who get on your nerves at critical moments in life but they have to be forgiven as they don't want Clint Eastwood rolling up in their driveway because "he has your back" at any given moment. Well, right now, today, I feel like I am the Clint Eastwood in someones life.
Do you ever feel like when you talk to people you are talking to an alien life form? Sometimes you can look a person right in the face and stare directly into their eyes and see that there is no depth into their soul. They are just downright not with the flipping program. It's sad actually to watch someone waste what was so good in their life. It's like what the heck man- don't you get it? Everyone else gets it- why don't you get it. And then...someone appears...an angel maybe? Someone extraordinary.........
I can only hope for those I love that they find happiness within themselves and the world that they live in. I wish them love, health, happiness and a lifetime of peace you feel when you eat a piece of chocolate. Just close your eyes...dream...if only for a minute...
Total Follower
I labeled this total follower because I would have never thought to come here if it wasn't for my brilliant friend Amy. Like her, most days I have had it up to my ears with stinkin MySpace. Now, when you post a blog there it has the wrong stinkin date on it. UGH! I am so glad that I caught it when I posted my last blog because other wise it would have said that I posted it December 8th. Weird... Whatever. MySpace is stupid sometimes.
Right now I am currently working on a paper for school so I don't have much to say for now...well I do but I don't have time to write... but you can bet your fanny I will be back!
Right now I am currently working on a paper for school so I don't have much to say for now...well I do but I don't have time to write... but you can bet your fanny I will be back!
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