Wednesday, August 31, 2005

an incredably sad day for me

Yesterday afternoon, my boss gave me news about a co-worker , he had killed himself. I am incredably saddened and I am mad too! He was a smart man - though troubled and life was not always in his corner, he had weathered many other bad times in his life. He had seen his fair share of heart ache -lost a spouse and a child along time ago, He lived life hard though and didn't have "faith". I am mad he took his own life. How unfair to a child of 7 he leaves behind.

Then there is the news from my beloved NOLA-underwater, under marshal law and never to be the same again for me. I am saddened by all the loss of life and property and dignity. I am praying and sending money and donating blood. These are the things I can do.

and then Life goes on.....

Monday, August 29, 2005

Lessons learned

We had a fairly mild weekend, weather was good, we stayed in for a bit and slept in on saturday morning ( after gettting up for J to go to football practice)
saturday night we went to a co-worker's mom's home for a end of summer music blowout- fun great music, my co-worker is a talented guy, so is his mom and her friends. Steven had a little too much fun with jose cuervo and endded up the night driving the porcelin bus!!
So sunday morning we didn't go to church don't tell on me! we slept in too, went to another friend's home to work on the computers and then went to pick up- kids and we went to dinner out.
We got notice from the city our #2 cougar is in code violation, so we now have to " do " something with it, we are probably just going to move it to the back yard and behind a fence so it can't be viewed from the street.
The city has our sidewalk all torn up in front of the houses on our side of the street, it seems anoying to me.
so today I am back on the grind stone and working. not even a layout done at the moment.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Here is a little somthin somethin that made me laugh

this blog is so funny and this entry made me laugh

Threadbared is the name of the blog and I occassionally read it and just laugh out loud.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

The Queuet mobile may be biting the big one

The Queue_t mobile may be biting the big one.

I am having a sad day in the life of the Van, it may now be time to move on, the transmission is slipping and we need to think of another vehicle solution.  It is a 1998 and it has been pretty good to us, we are sure we have gotten our monies worth.

I can’t believe how much this whole thing stresses me out – the cars on the fritz just make me want to loose all my cookies. I want to have a good vehicle but things haven’t really gone our way in the car department.  We don’t have a lot of debt right now but it is the little things that would make life easier. We don’t have a lot of free cash at the moment either. I am not sure how we can afford to buy anything and pay for it over the long term. This whole area just makes me weak. We are stretching our budget from end to end with no money coming in from J and T taking up her whole amount on the other, It is hard to believe we have gone for almost 18 months with D here in our house without monetary relief, now with J short changing us too, I am feeling the squeeze.

I feel bad to complain- I wish I had some magic wand to make this a better solution.

Happy birthday Angie P - Blog of ME


Seen on Michelle at scrapability and here is another created just for you.

the Background is Carrie Stevens virtue
and the little saying is her's too

and the lettering is from shabby princess
Mommy Kit

Have a great Birthday!

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Angie Peterson- blog of ME

is talking about taking time for yourself and finding out about your likes and dislikes, and getting a new attitude.

thanks for all the great links and cool stuff you post about Angie, you are a great blogger.

Kids off and running

Yesterday was the first day of School for HH (4th Grade) and J as a freshman!! D went this am he is a 10th grader this year.

So this morning my routine needed adjusting, I am spoiled in the summer, when the kids don't get up I can have an extra 1/2 hour to do stuff for myself. HH wanted hair done this am and J is riding to school on his new bike. D and Steven are out the door at 7:05 and then maybe I get about 20 minutes to go back downstairs get dressed and get going w/ HH so that she can be dropped at her friend's home- where they walk together from there to the elementary.

I did take HH's photo in front of the school sign , ( something we have done for the last 4 years) it is so great to be able get the date when school starts and then compare how much she has grown and changed since last year.

will try to post a photo later

Thursday, August 18, 2005

PANTONE COLOROLOGY


have you seen this cool little color thing it lets you pick out days and gives you a colorology for the day

link put on by the pantone company I just love this stuff

this is for my birthday day 02.02

MOST PEOPLE born on this day are highly evolved. You have a sensitive nature that does not understand cruelty, greed or ugliness. Artistic and kind, you can be giving to a fault. Try not to be so hard on yourself. It is vital for you to express your creative talents and to surround yourself with people who honor and respect you. Your personal color helps you vibrate to your highest frequency. Wearing, meditating or surrounding yourself with Orchid Hush helps you stay magical and lighthearted as you build your dreams into visions of glory.

Your
Birthday:
02.02
ORCHID HUSH
PANTONE® 13-3805
COMPASSIONATE
POETIC
ARTISTIC

So you are from Denver?

You identify directions by the location of the mountains.
Your diet consists largely of Cliff Bars, granola, tofu and Fat Tire.
You’ve been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate a team’s victory.
When visiting friends at sea level, you can drink a case of beer and not get a buzz.
Snow in June is not unheard of. Neither is 100 degree weather.
You scoff at the weatherman on TV. Especially when giving a five-day forecast.
"Timberline" is somewhere you’ve actually been. Many times.
You know what a "Chinook" is.
You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" is - and why it's called that.
You know what a "fourteener" is.
You know what a "Rocky Mountain Oyster" is.
You think a red light means three more cars can go. The fast lane is for cruising and the slow lane is for passing. Turn signals are optional.
Shorts are worn year around, regardless of temperature.
"Wildlife" means more than squirrels and pigeons. You don’t stop and look when you see deer.
You’re not sure if Colorado extends west of the Rockies.
You know where Buffalo Bill's grave is.
You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne or Dakota that wears a bandanna.
The entire top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
You think that formal wear is ironed denim.
You've never actually been to Aspen, much less ski there.
"Damn Rockies" is an expression you use when you can't find a parking spot Downtown.
During a thunderstorm you wonder which I-25 underpass is flooding.
If it rains more than 2 days straight you compare the weather to being in Seattle.
If the humidity gets above 25%, you consider it muggy.
People driving on the 16th Street Mall are considered "tourists".
The biggest event of the year is the Western Stock Show.
The only RTD bus you've been on is the 16th Street shuttle.
The two major newspapers have the same owner, yet one insists on making its own rules regarding what to call the new stadium.
There is not enough money in the world to get you to move to the Springs.
When giving directions, you never say "Turn left, turn right", it's always go West, then South.
When the Broncos are losing you refer to them as the "Donkeys".
You think 5-Points is a ghetto.
You are the third car to run a red light after it has changed.
You consider LoDo a tourist trap with expensive condos.
You have a broken windshield.
You have absolutely no recognizable accent.
You have been skiing less than 3 times in your life.
You know that "The Narrows" refers to I-25 between University and Broadway
You know where the city ended when you were a kid, and would never move further out than that boundary.
You merge onto the highway at 15 miles an hour.
You never plan a picnic between 3:30 and 6:00 in Spring or Summer months.
You only go to Lodo when friends are in from out of town.
You say things like "I don't care how big Parker is, it's still a one-horse town".
You see no reason to travel to Aurora.
You think most of the people in Colorado Springs are religious freaks.
You think the rest of the freaks live in the "People's Republic of Boulder.
"You voted for higher taxes to fund Coors field, but voted down taxes for public transportation.
Thornton, Northglenn and Westminster are "Another State".
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Denver.

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

little word associations

this is the source

  1. Idiot:: what some of my customers are
  2. Rocket:: "to the moon Alice"
  3. Liability:: too costly for words
  4. Harmless:: sweet samson doggie- he doesn't me anyone harm and he has no mean bones in his body
  5. Stringy:: cheese on a hot pizza
  6. Theater:: a high school production of a play
  7. Gwyneth:: Paltro the first one to come to my mind
  8. Use it or lose it:: leave vacation and sick time
  9. Sonic:: creme slush in coconut
  10. Pucker:: somethign I don't like to do at all

Monday, August 15, 2005

scrap submit


a layout with friends- I love the photo's on this layout - I am going to photgraph some more layouts and submit them too.

http://www.technorati.com/tag/scrapbooks

Sunday, August 14, 2005

more photo's of J


a few photos for his friend J- so she can see what a buff guy he is LOL

more photo's of J


No hair - the first day of the trip to Wy for Summer camp

Saturday, August 13, 2005

scrap night at Your Paper Garden in Wheat Ridge

what a nice might K and I had at the LSS. I didn't get tons done, but it was nice just to get out have Dinner and do my favorite thing - Scrap!!

We ate Dinner at Parisi

then on to the cutest store Your Paper Garden

Your Paper Garden
5840 West 38th St.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80212

303) 425-0459

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Steven's famous Grand-dad mentioned here

Slim Everhart- was Steven's Mom's Dad! pretty cool he gets a mention here from a hall of fame inductee, to the NEbraska hall of fame, and that he has a cool conection to Johnny Carson too.

Here is the real LInk to this article too.

History Soundbite By Dix Harper

Mal Hansen, NAFB emeritus, NARFD president in 1953 and 1993 NAFB Hall of Fame inductee, has many memories of the young man who became a late-night TV icon.

When Johnny Carson died in late January, WOWT, Omaha, used some of those memories in their eulogy and on their website. And, the next day Mal talked about them with Mike Adams on the 73 stations that carry "AgriTalk." Omaha print media also printed a few of Mal's other memories and told of his appearance on "AgriTalk."

Mal Hansen was farm director on WOW, Omaha, when John Carson came to the station as a staff announcer in 1948 from the University of Nebraska. Carson already had a reputation in Iowa and Nebraska as a magician and ventriloquist. Mal remembers he was a creative hard worker who didn't always behave. He was soon well-known for his quirky humor. He ran the "Happy Ranch" program with country singer Slim Everhart. And, when WOW put WOW-TV on the air in 1949, Mal and Johnny were two radio personalities who were brave enough to work in this new thing called television.

There was no network then, so Mal had a noon farm program and an evening garden show called "In Your Own Back Yard." And, one of his innovations was the establishment of a farmer short course on television. With Iowa and Nebraska Extension people Mal conducted these short courses one hour each day for a week each January. They were very popular with farmers. In addition to announcing for Mal's programs, Carson created his own "Carson's Cellar" and his "Squirrel's Nest" shows.

One night Carson introduced the garden show and Mal began his program. The studio door opened and JohnnyMal and the camera. He went to the kitchen set, one of five side-by-side in the studio, and started dropping pots and pans to floor, cursing loudly. Mal recalled he lost it and didn't know what to do. JohnnyMal. I set the clock ahead ten minutes. You're not on the air yet." Mal said he had a "helluva" time settling down when he actually went on! crossed right between started laughing and said, "It's okay

Mal remembers when Omaha officials were concerned about all the pigeons on the Douglass County Courthouse. Carson went up on the courthouse roof to interview the pigeons! Another time he was walking down the hall after picking up his pay check when he ran into WOW manager Frank Fogerty. Johnny said, "Frank, you want to see a joke?" Frank said, "Sure." Johnny showed him his check.

June 18, 1951, was Mal's 5th anniversary as farm director on WOW. He still has the recording of the program Johnny Carson wrote and narrated to commemorate, tongue-in-cheek, the anniversary. In that familiar voice you hear "This is Johnny Carson with the saga of a boy farm director, born in Dixon, Iowa...a son named Malvin." Then, sounding astonished, "MALVIN???" Johnny claimed Mal's first words were "hogs up ten, corn down..." And his first love at 16 (SOUND of "Moo") was "a cow named Bessie."

Great memories of pioneer farm broadcaster Mal Hansen who's nearly 89 years old

LInk



well I am still not sure

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if this is the proper netiquette but I will try to track back

Nope I didn't manage that very well. so instead here is the perma link to Michelle at scrapablity on her entry is on comments on comments and also adressed by Angie Peterson Here
Both entrys are thoughtful and insightful addressing the need for comments on our blogs. Most of the time I just go on about my business and don't really mind that I am not an A-lister and not really too linked out there. Some times I get one comment or two and I really like that alot!

But you know I really just like having fun on a web page, It is definately a way for me to get my thoughts and feelings and fun things like a few layouts out there for my little world to see. So I just like the freedom of choise I have to post what ever trips my trigger.

Instead I will continue to read and post and try to link to those gals I really get a kick out of. And comment and thank them accordingly. Then I will link my little blog to theirs too and have a link back?!?! maybe that will be the best track back I can do.

my blogging code thanks to Lindsay

My blogger code: B2 d t k s u-- f i o+ x- e+ l c- (decode it!)

b2* I've been blogging for 3-6 months.
d* I own 1 domain and keep my blog and any other content I produce on the same site.
t*I use Blogger, BigBlogTool, upsaid or other similar service to update a site on my own web host.
k* I link only to sites I like to read (and sites that I have time to read) on a regular basis.
s* I check my stats occasionally, mostly to discover new blogs that are linking to mine.
u--* I don't link to, nor read, any of the standard A-list blogs (Megnut, Kottke, Robot Wisdom, etc.). In fact, I've never heard of 'em.
f * I try to post once a day, but it doesn't always happen, and that's no big deal.
i*I blog from either home or work, but only after my work is done and when I get some free time.
o+* I blog some original material with the occasional web link with accompanying personal commentary about the link.
x-* I might flirt a little with other bloggers, but anything beyond that is out of the question.
e+* I have posted quite a few photos of myself, but I was fully clothed in them all, thankyouverymuch.
l* I've taken a few surveys or participated in a few memes, but there seem to be so many of them I have to pick and choose.
c* There are a few select people I've specifically kept in the dark about my blogging but, for the most part, most people know about it or could easily find it via a web search.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

my summer ride , I am so happy it is my favorite car!

Your Summer Ride is a Beetle Convertible

Fun, funky, and a little bit euro.
You love your summers to be full of style and sun!

cards made today


While playing hookie from work! went to a small LSS and made 2 sets of cards to donate to church for the silent auction they are having in November. each set has 12 cards.


Tuesday, August 09, 2005

x marks the spot

this is from a blog I looked at today though this was pretty cool so I am going to play too.
X marks the spot:
Filed under: Uncategorized — nadine @ 10:40 pm

[x]I am a cuddler.
[ ] I am an okay dancer.
[x] I am a morning person.
[x] I am a perfectionist.
[ ] I am an only child.
[ ] I am Catholic.
[ ] I am currently in my pajamas.
[ ] I am currently pregnant.
[ ] I am currently single.
[ ] I am currently suffering from a breaking heart.
[x] I am okay at styling other people’s hair.
[ ] I am left handed.
[x] I am married.
[ ] I am obsessed with my myspace.
[x ] I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
[ ] I am shy around the opposite sex.
[x] I bite my nails.
[x] I can be paranoid at times.
[ ] I currently have a crush on someone.
[ ] I currently regret something that I have done/am doing.
[x] I curse frequently.
[ ] I don’t hate anyone.
[x] I enjoy country music.
[ ] I enjoy jazz music.
[x] I enjoy smoothies.
[x] I enjoy talking on the phone.
[x] I have a car.
[x] I have a cell phone.
[ ] I have a hard time paying attention at school.
[ ] I have a hidden talent.
[x] I have a lot to learn.
[x] I have a pet.
[ ] I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal.
[ ] I have a tendency to fall for the “wrong” guy/girl
[ ] I have all my (real) grandparents, none of them have died.
[x] I have at least one brother and/or sister.
[x] I have been in a real relationship.
[ ] I have been in a threesome.
[x] I have been to another country.
[x] I have been to Europe.
[x] I have been told that I am very smart.
[ ] I have been told that I have an unusual sense of humor.
[ ] I have broken a bone.
[x] I have Caller I.D. on my phone.
[x] I have changed a diaper/nappy.
[ ] I have changed a lot over the past year.
[x] I have cheated on a significant other.
[x] I have done something illegal.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[x] I have had major/minor surgery.
[x] I have had my hair cut within the last week.
[x] I have had sex with someone I was not in a relationship with.
[ ] I have had the cops called on me.
[x] I have kissed someone I knew I shouldn’t.
[ ] I have kissed someone of the same sex.
[x] I have mood swings.
[x] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[x] I have rejected someone before.
[x] I have seen The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
[ ] I have seen the television show The O.C.
[x] I have tried a drug that is illegal.
[x] I have watched Sex and the City.
[ ] I have watched the television show Spongebob Squarepants.
[ ] I like Shakespeare.
[ ] I like the taste of blood.
[x] I love to cook.
[x] I like to sing.
[ ] I love Michael Jackson.
[x] I love my friends.
[x] I love sleeping.
[x] I love to play computer games.
[x] I love to shop
[x] I miss someone right now.
[x] I own 100 CDs or more.
[x] I own and use a library card.
[ ] I practice a religion that is not considered mainstream.
[x] I read books for pleasure.
[x] I shave my legs.
[ ] I sleep a lot during the day.
[ ] I strongly dislike maths.
[ ] I think Britney Spears is pretty.
[x] I was born in a country other than the US.
[x] I watch soap operas on a regular basis.
[x] I will try anything once.
[x] I work at a job that I enjoy.
[ ] I would classify myself as ghetto.
[x] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free
[ ] I can name all 7 of the dwarfs from ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
[ ] I am currently wearing socks.
[ ] I hate summer.
[x] I am tired.
[X] I love to paint/draw/sketch/sculpt.

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