Hey guys,
A little while back I got a "new" phone, (Bob's old one)- the usual drill: he gets new technology, I get the broken-in hand-me-downs. I'm ok with that, since it means I never have to read the owners manual. That also means, I got his phone number.

For any interested, I have skype installed, and I"m listed under my married name. I'm actually listed twice, since I have a different account on my laptop.

Anyway, if you want my new number, or need to know what my married name is, just drop me a line!

With unlimited access to information just a click away, it struck me as funny what we end up doing with it. ("The internet is for porn" springs to mind).


While making breakfast for the boys, I just *had* to know...who was "Aunt Jemima" really?
File this away for your "bit of information for black history month"- "Aunt Jemima" (Nancy Green) was the first living trademark!
http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1287/Nancy_Green_the_original_Aunt_Jemima


So....what was the first thing you googled this morning?

Info/trivia on the Indy 500
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15196

What is a Hoosier? (the world will never know...)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier

This year, I resolve to be selfish.

(That might sound like an odd resolution for anyone who doesn't know me. But then again, if you don't know me, why are you reading my journal?)

I plan to selfishly focus on my health- mental, physical and emotional.

By the numbers (more to follow, but I'll be nice and cut it)
1. Quit smoking.
2. Improve diet.
3. Lose weight
4. Improve my physical environment
5. Do things for me (my sanity, and feeling of self worth)

And now, for the cut....
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There are other things I would like to do as well....but this will do for a start. :) I think I"ve written enough for now.

Wish me luck.

Characters...check
Plot...check
Setting...check

Cover me, I'm going in.

I was driving through B.Burg this morning and saw this sign in front of a church:

Self Esteem is the Enemy of God

Now that I have figured out how to do photos on here, you guys are going to get sick of me really soon. :)

I hate doing the dishes. Wait..let me amend that. I don't mind "doing" the dishes (washing) or "un-doing" them (cooking)- it is the putting away part I hate. All the kids have a "kitchen job" they they are supposed to do every day (and most days, they do)- ever since she was tall enough to reach all the cabinets, Bunny's has been to put away the dishes.

For years I've heard from all directions (even Bob), "Why don't you have the kids load and run the dishwasher" Finally, I decided, ok. Let's try it. Bunny has unloaded it enough to see how things are supposed to fit, The Prof has rinsed off enough dishes that, working together, they should be able to do it in no time.

I told them what to do (for some reason, they seemed almost excited about it), ran through the instructions on running the dishwasher (which settings and all that)....then I grabbed Dr. Destructo and we went upstairs to fold laundry. Boo was busy scrubbing the paint off the kitchen table. All was well.

I left the room specifically so I Would Not Hover. I was going to let them do this on their own, and if they only fit a handfull of things in there, so be it. I would not hover. Nope...not this time....Ok, so maybe I peeked in a couple of times to make little suggestions on how to "tetris" the load...but that's it. Nope...not hovering.....

A little while later, I peeked downstairs. Dishwasher running nicely. Sinks empty. Cool!

A few minutes later, Dr D and I went to put away the clean, folded kitchen towels........

I'm bummed.

I'm trying to find decent pictures of me (for profile thingies, etc...) and I have none on my computer. Most of the pics here are ones that I have taken, so, of course, I'm not in them.

If anyone has any pics of me, could you e-mail them to my sgha account? Or post them somewhere that I can steal them from.

Thanks!!

I'm afraid to go to sleep.

my house has a major infestation....of little boys.

I didn't worry until I walked in on them tying each other up with duct tape....

hmm...maybe I should have left them like that.