Tuesday m/c

 I personally can't stand cupcakes. Even homemade ones. There is the odd one that I like but otherwise, nope.

My tea tasted funny this morning so I ended up dumping it out and grabbing a can of coke instead.  I am so taking a nap when I get home. This early morning stuff is dumb!!

My dad's not dead, but I've never been to my grandma's grave. She was cremated and half went to the family plot in Sask and half is with my uncle.. Don't ask me how they worked that one out.

Jewlieee

but I don't really get why we bury our dead in the first place. Cremation makes more sense to me.

I'm sure you know the history on why (belief in resurrection, need for a body when one returns, etc), but it lasts today for religious reasons/customs.  My mom was perplexed when she was a kid, growing up Catholic, about what happens to an unbaptized baby who dies in a fire.  None of the priests gave a satisfactory answer.  She's no longer Catholic.

I think I have allergies, officially.  Woke up with a nasty feeling in the back of my throat.  Thought maybe because I had the fans on me last night.  Came into work and three or four of us are coughing, sneezing, or rubbing our eyes.  Thanks, rain... :D

((hugs)) for Jackie on her trip to visit her dad's grave.

JackieG

I love cupcakes.  I love everything about cupcakes.     I wish I had a cupcake right this minute.  Chocolate with buttercream frosting.

Oh man, I'm right there with you Jackie. I love them..love them..love them!!!

I was off yesterday and came in to a bazillion emails and VMs. I've only been here 30 mins and I have a big, fat headache. I'm sooo frustrated lately with all the upper level staff we have that really don't contribute the getting the work done. Days like this, I really feel it.

I pushed the wrong button on the alarm clock and woke up at 5 instead of 6. Then I hit some button that turned the radio on and I couldn't figure out how to turn it off. I decided to just get up and come in early so I can hopefully leave a little early. I managed to turn the music off right before I left, so I felt pretty good about that.

(((Jackie))) - I hadn't been to my mom's grave in many years until my dad was buried. I got out of the car when we got there and promptly burst into tears. It was really strange how emotional I felt. I know neither of them are really there, but it still felt very sad to me.

I love homemade Gluten Free cupcakes!! Nom nom nom. Chocolate chocolate chip ones don't need any frosting at all.  Warm and melty inside and all around Nommmm

(((Jackie)))  I can't imagine the pain it is to lose a parent. I still have both mine alive and well ,although I had a dream Mom died last night. Ugh.  It was not good.  I guess I must have been already thinking of Tuesday MC!

Yesterday, Echo was a complete maniac!  A total of 4 good walks, one of them DH jogged a bit with her and she was STILL crazy right up to bedtime.  Crazy dog! LOL  I love her dearly but there is much to be said about a mature, 3 yr old dog!

shamrockmommy

Yesterday, Echo was a complete maniac!  A total of 4 good walks, one of them DH jogged a bit with her and she was STILL crazy right up to bedtime.  Crazy dog! LOL  I love her dearly but there is much to be said about a mature, 3 yr old dog!

The above sounds disturbingly familiar haha. I'm really glad Ari is just over 2 years old now. As much as I have/had griped about her lol, she REALLY is settling into a really nice, ALMOST well behaved creature (she'll always have a mischievous/devilish streak a mile wide lol but that's why we love her!). Don't anyone tell her that though. Her ego is big enough.

I'm still waiting on my margarita. I think I would like 2. I just had a technical meltdown while on a training call (I was training someone else). So. Not. Cool. I'm already a terrible trainer (even worse when it's on a phone call and I'm not physically with the person to show them what to do), but couple that with my email not working, the website not working, the log in information not working, etc. well it was fun to say the least!

(((jackie))) I can't imagine losing a parent. Considering how close I am to my Mom, I don't even want to imagine it. 

Jackie {{{hugs}} and hugs to your brother too. 

Could you guys send my baby girl a few good interview vibes?  She is interviewing for a new job today.  Still has old one but is looking for some benefits and this place has great ones.  Heather would appreciate it.  Been a long time since she has interviewed and she has butterfly belly :)

While you are looking for that lost lottery ticket make sure you look for mine too.   It seems this month has gone haywire for me more than once.  I am normally on the ball and organized.  This month I have had 2 "emergency" repairs come up and has thrown the whole schedule out the window.   I hate that!  I will have to get very creative to slide thru this month lol!

Had to clean out the freezer last night, the boys are gonna love me cuz I chopped up lots of things instead of throwing them out and made a stew which they will love as part of their dinners for the next week or so.  I also loaded some up and sent to town to my SD and granddaughters.  I am embarrassed to say how much I am actually having to dispose of.  It makes me sad to think that so many need food and I let some just sit in the freezer and get old.     I had to make room for the prep of our annual family/neighbors cook out Labor day weekend.  I really must make a resolution to not let that happen again!

Gonna be hot here again today, looking for cooler (90 degrees) weather and maybe rain this weekend.  Let the rain dance begin!

We did shut offs today so gotta run...phones are ringing!

shadowsgin

Could you guys send my baby girl a few good interview vibes?  She is interviewing for a new job today. 

You got it!  Good vibes for good answers to interview questions, and that she has the skills and personality they're looking for - and it's a company she wants to work for. :D

miranadobe

  None of the priests gave a satisfactory answer. 

This doesn't really surprise you, does it?  I think most of the stuff we were taught in school never came from God - some nun just made it up on the spot because she didn't know the answer either.

I loooove cupcakes, and for me there's no such thing as *too much icing.*

Yesterday was one of *those days* - in and out all day, so I never got to the computer at all.  Now I've got about 20 bazillion junk e-mails to delete, which I'll leave until later.

I couldn't believe how chilly it was last night.  I turned the ceiling fan off before I went to bed ... unheard of in August, though I hear it's supposed to reach the mid 90s this weekend.

Joyce

 gah.. I must be extremely vulnerable lately... all this talk of cupcakes is making me want to bake from scratch. A bunch of friends on facebook have been talking ALOT about all the painting their doing in their homes, so I've got that itch now too.. Someone smack me before I go too far!!

It's the new moon today. That might have a lot to do with all the emotional issues going on lately.

miranadobe

You got it!  Good vibes for good answers to interview questions, and that she has the skills and personality they're looking for - and it's a company she wants to work for. :D

My daughter was pretty pumped after the interview.  This is a company she had worked for some 10 years ago and enjoyed at that time.  She said they did something different with this interview.  When she explained the procedure I was thrilled.  I have always thought that the people you would work with should have some opportunity to visit with a prospect not just the HR and MGT.  She said it was like the speed dating concept.  There were 10 or so prospective employees and 8 or so people from different departments and levels.  Each prospective emp, spent a certain amount of time visiting with each interviewer then the bell rang and you moved on.   She said it was awesome and so many different personalities and questions and it really did break the ice.   She saw a couple of people she remembered from before and although it had been 10 years they did remember her beautiful smile :)  Of course the best question asked was "Who was the person you most wanted to model your life after?"  Yes the best answer ever!!!  She said "My Mom" 

3girls

A bunch of friends on facebook have been talking ALOT about all the painting their doing in their homes, so I've got that itch now too.. Someone smack me before I go too far!!

Smack!  Don't let the bug get you, it will never end :(  I'm one of those on FB who's painting.... gotta finish the resulting cleaning necessary from all the painting, but will get final pictures up soon.  Our entire downstairs is done, the two baths and hallway upstairs are also done.  Mast bedroom is left and that's all we planned on painting.  Whew.  It's taken us since Memorial weekend to get this done, and a lot of dedication.

Today was definitely a mindless day.  What's for dinner?  I'm always up for ideas.  I have corn on the cob, and possibly a garden salad with homegrown cucumbers, but not the main meal figured out. 

NicoleS

I have corn on the cob, and possibly a garden salad with homegrown cucumbers, but not the main meal figured out. 

Not a good day at all got bad news about my cousin and I'm not suppose to know so I can't help, ugh so frustrating. I'm not a churchie kind of person but I think I'm gonna go light a candle .

I gotta go grocery shopping and for what I don't know I've gained my weight back which I should kick my own butt for that, anyway hope everyone is good....

I'm sorry about your cousin, daisyprincess.  I'm not a churchy person either but it never hurts to say a prayer, IMO. 

The funeral for my brother's friend was as expected.  Sad and moving.  Military funerals are very touching, at least to me. 

Sigh. I'm not a big cupcake fan. However, even without cupcakes I've managed to gain back all the weight I lost + more. Very depressing.

 Also, woke up to be told that "my air conditioner will barely function because my car's black and it's hot outside". Grr! My car's black?? It's hot?? Gee. I wonder if that's why I NEED my ac to work?! Yes, feeling highly irritated and sarcastic. They washed it for me in some odd attempt to pacify me. So when I die of heat exhaustion in my car on the way to work, I can at least think I died in a clean vehicle. That's a comfort.

 And after reading about other people's actual family issues, I feel guilty to be this annoyed. Especially because all the boys' health issues have cleared up and I get to be a camp counselor for grieving children (scary but exciting to think I can help these kids) and the Expendables is finally coming out, lol.

Edit- Even though my dad died from cancer and not in the Vietnam war, it really made me feel like his service mattered when they presented the flag to my mom and the guns went off. It was just one more way to show that his life really meant something, even beyond the scope of me and my immediate family. He had a few issues from the war (couldn't touch him when he was sleeping) and knowing the army still remembered and thanked him for his service helped me to realize his mental wounds weren't for nothing.