Long and Winding
16 years ago
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Wednesday Update
Not much to write about today. Thomas has to go back to Wartburg to take some tests on Thursday and Friday. And then he will be back home for about another week. Ashley is waiting for this weekend because Prom is on Saturday.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Tuesday Update
Mediacom really blows. We had no cable or internet yesterday afternoon for about 4 hours and this morning when I got up it was down until 5:30. Well my long weekend is over and I have to go back to work today. At least it will only be a four day week.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Monday Update
We had a very nice Easter supper. All of the kids showed up, including the elusive Chloe. Diedre was also here for supper. Diedre brought a pink champagne, because she likes pink. She also brought a bottle of Black Swan Cabernet Sauvignon. We all agreed the champagne was enough and we would save the other bottle for another day. On the menu was pork roast (very tender), Dr Pepper ham (apparently one of Diedre's sister Laura's favorites), green bean casserole (thanks Thomas), mashed potatoes (thanks Ashley), gravy, dinner rolls and for dessert, lemon mousse. Thanks Doug for all of your yummy additions to the meal. Everyone was stuffed after supper and we split to two different rooms. The kids headed to the day kitchen to watch an episode of Gray's Anatomy and Doug and I went to the living room to watch Extreme Home make over and The Soprano's. Sam stopped over at about 7:30 and at 8:00, Ashley and Sam kicked the other kids out of the day kitchen so they could watch a movie. Thomas and Diedre watched The Sopranos with us. Chloe had to leave at 8:00. It was an early night for me, I went to bed around 9:30.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Easter in Norway
In Norway, in addition to skiing in the mountains and painting eggs for decorating, it is tradition to solve murders at Easter. All the major television channels show crime and detective stories (such as Poirot), magazines print stories where the readers can try to figure out who did it, and many new books are published. Even the milk cartons change to have murder stories on their sides. Another tradition is Yahtzee games. Sweden's traditions include egg painting/gathering and candy; additionally, (fake) feathers and little decorations are placed on branches in a vase. For lunch/dinner on Holy Saturday, families traditionally feast on a smorgasbord of herring, salmon, potatoes, eggs and other kinds of food.
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Saturday, April 15, 2006
Saturday Update
Wow, I almost thought today was Sunday. But wait, I have a four day weekend. Although one day is now officially over it was fun though. I got up at went to Thomas park with Tommy and played a little disc golf. I really sucked most of the time, but it was fun and good exercise going up and down the hills. My feet got wet from the dew, the discs kept getting dirty and I saw a really cool bug that I had never seen before. Good times.....
After we got home we had lunch and I did the dishes. Then Ashley got home from school early because she had a half day for Good Friday. She wanted to go to Target to purchase a fan for her room. So the kids and I went to Target and then to Gordmans. That store is still busy. While we waited for Ashley to choose some flip-flops and try on some shirts, Thomas and I looked at every square inch of the store. We saw cookies like we get at Ikea, found the rest rooms, had a pillow fight, decided the clothing for guys was no great deal, saw lots of bad things to hang on your wall and trinkets for your house that should not be allowed to be sold. Smelling the candles was the best part. After leaving Gordmans we stopped at Walgreens, Family Video and got gas in the van at Handi Mart. We found out that Chloe had stopped by in her new white Honda Civic while we were gone. We should get to see her for awhile today. That will be very nice because we have not seen her for about three weeks. I hope she will give us a ride in her new car. Maybe to Squaw Creek Park, so we can get some graduation pictures of her.
Last night Ashley went to a movie with Sam and ate at his house. She missed out on a delicious meal of chicken fried steak, eggs and gravy. We watched bad TV most of the night and Thomas left to go hick dancing with Diedre, her sister Laura and friends. I went to bad at around 11.
I have no big plans for today, but thats the way time off should be.
After we got home we had lunch and I did the dishes. Then Ashley got home from school early because she had a half day for Good Friday. She wanted to go to Target to purchase a fan for her room. So the kids and I went to Target and then to Gordmans. That store is still busy. While we waited for Ashley to choose some flip-flops and try on some shirts, Thomas and I looked at every square inch of the store. We saw cookies like we get at Ikea, found the rest rooms, had a pillow fight, decided the clothing for guys was no great deal, saw lots of bad things to hang on your wall and trinkets for your house that should not be allowed to be sold. Smelling the candles was the best part. After leaving Gordmans we stopped at Walgreens, Family Video and got gas in the van at Handi Mart. We found out that Chloe had stopped by in her new white Honda Civic while we were gone. We should get to see her for awhile today. That will be very nice because we have not seen her for about three weeks. I hope she will give us a ride in her new car. Maybe to Squaw Creek Park, so we can get some graduation pictures of her.
Last night Ashley went to a movie with Sam and ate at his house. She missed out on a delicious meal of chicken fried steak, eggs and gravy. We watched bad TV most of the night and Thomas left to go hick dancing with Diedre, her sister Laura and friends. I went to bad at around 11.
I have no big plans for today, but thats the way time off should be.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Thursday Update
Yeah!!! I could do my happy dance today, because it is my last day of work this week. I took the day off on Friday and next Monday for a long weekend. I hope the weather is going to be nice. I have some work I would like to get done in the yard and I want to spend some time hanging out with the kids watching movies or something.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Wednesday Update
Aggghhhh!!!!! The internet was down most of this morning. No time for a proper update.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Tuesday Update
Yesterday went fairly quickly at work. However, we found out that our department manager, who has worked for the company for 17 years, has turned in her resignation. She is quiting to work with her husband in his carpet laying business. Scout is being real cranky for Thomas, I hope everything goes better today. I can't wait for these next few days to go by. I have a long weekend coming up. I have taken Friday and Monday off for vacation to spend some time with the kids on Easter break. Last night I was so tired, I could hardly stay awake towards the end of Jeremy Piven's Journey of a Lifetime. I went to bed at 9 and feel much better for it this morning.
Monday, April 10, 2006
Monday Update
This weekend was good. Ashley worked 11-6 on Saturday, so I spent the day doing laundry and washing dishes. Then at around 5 Thomas came home for an overnight visit. It was nice to have a meal with him and sit and chat. The time went rather quickly. Unfortunately he had to work on Sunday so he drove back in the morning. When he got to work we got a call from him that Scout was acting up. Unfortunately he is finding out the hard way what happens when you add too much oil to your car. I hope there is not too much damage and he can get Scout back on the road at least for a little bit longer. Yesterday the pulled pork was delicious, along with the food that everyone else brought. It was nice to have a full house and it was good to see Jamie, Lauren and Justin again.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Sorry everyone, I could not resist.
The dog's diary:
The dog's diary:
7 am - Oh boy! A walk! My favorite!
8 am - Oh boy! Dog food! My favorite!
9 am - Oh boy! The kids! My favorite!
Noon - Oh boy! The yard! My favorite!
2 pm - Oh boy! A car ride! My favorite!
3 pm - Oh boy! The kids! My favorite!
4 pm - Oh boy! Playing ball! My favorite!
6 pm - Oh boy! Welcome home Mom! My favorite!
7 pm - Oh boy! Welcome home Dad! My favorite!
8 pm - Oh boy! Dog food! My favorite!
9 pm - Oh boy! Tummy rubs on the couch! My favorite!
11 pm - Oh boy! Sleeping in my people's bed! My favorite!
The cat's diary:
Day 183 of my captivity. My captors continued to taunt me
with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly
on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The
only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and
the mild satisfaction I get from clawing the furniture.
Tomorrow I may eat another house plant. Today my attempt
to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while
they were walking almost succeeded - must try this at the
top of the stairs.
In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors,
I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite
chair - must try this on their bed, (or car.....)
Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body in
an attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of,
and to try to strike fear in their hearts. They only cooed
and condescended about what a good little cat I was. Hmmm,
not working according to plan.
There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I
was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I
could hear the noise and smell the food. More important,
I overheard that my confinement was due to my powers of
inducing "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to
use it to my advantage.
I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe
snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more
than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The
bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant and
speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my
every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room,
his safety is assured.
But I can wait; it is only a matter of time.
Saturday Update
This morning I have mostly been looking at blogs. It is always interesting to read about what other people are doing and thinking. Thomas called this morning while he was waiting for the doors to be unlocked at Home Depot for the employees to come in. He said he went out this morning to get his car and when he went back to the dorm to get his laundry and things, he could not get the security lock to open. He is not sure if they changed the code or if he was just not awake enough to get it right. He had to wake someone up to get back inside. Last night we watched The Boondock Saints. It is a hard movie to explain, but definately a movie you should see. It gets better and better as you watch. I just found out that Deadwood will be back in June. I can't wait.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Friday Update
Ah yes it is Spring. rain, storms, tornados, floods, warmer weather and best of all the flowers are starting to bloom. We have yellow and purple Crocus and both big and small Daffodils blooming . We are all looking forward to Thomas' visit tomorrow. Mao needs a good long run through the house chasing Thomas.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Thursday Update
It finally happened, Mandisa got voted off of American Idol. She definately was not Idol material. Now we just need Bucky to go. Next week they will be singing the music of Queen. Lost was freaky last night. Is it really an island. Or is it hell or just all in Hurley's imagination? Definately one of my favorite shows right now. OK Thomas, I will give one episode of Grey's Anatomy a try while you are home.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Wednesday Update
We are once again entering orders at work. At least for a little while we won't be twiddling our thumbs. Last night we ate nachos and soft tacos. I took too many nachos though. I think most of the people on American Idol are singing worse instead of better. This might just be the last season that we watch it. Scrubs is still a really good show. Lost should be good tonight, we are going to get to see a little bit more of Hurley. I like his character. Yesterday was so nice, I hope we get to see more of the same today.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Tuesday Update
Not much happened yesterday. We are playing the waiting game at work. Friday was the end of our first quarter for sales. Now finance has to do whatever they do before we can start entering orders for the second quarter. So all we can do is prep the orders that are coming in. That is we check the SKU's for the items ordered to make sure they are correct and look over the customer account for correct address, contact information, state tax exempt #, etc. When I got home yesterday, Ashley had washed the dishes from Sunday and she was making peanut butter cookies. The cookies are delicious. For supper we had a simple salad with chunks of chicken and leftover sloppy joe's. We watch Find, I don't remember the show after Find, Jeremy Pivens's Journey of a Lifetime and then Anthony Bourdain No Reservations. Then we went to bed, yah we are exciting people.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Monday Update
It was a good weekend, I hate to see it over. Damn Mediacom, the internet kept going off and on this morning which means I am running late and will have to go. Everyone have a good day and I will try to have a better update tomorrow.
Das Wort des Tages
German Word of the Day
die Illustrierte (declined like an adj.) (illustrated) magazine, illustrated
Short for: illustrierte Zeitschrift illustrated magazine
Bunte, Brigitte, Geo und Stern sind populäre deutsche Illustrierte.
Bunte, Brigitte, Geo, and Stern are popular German illustrated magazines.
German Word of the Day
die Illustrierte (declined like an adj.) (illustrated) magazine, illustrated
Short for: illustrierte Zeitschrift illustrated magazine
Bunte, Brigitte, Geo und Stern sind populäre deutsche Illustrierte.
Bunte, Brigitte, Geo, and Stern are popular German illustrated magazines.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Sunday Update
Cool and gloomy, how depressing. I wish the sun would come out. This weekend we have been watching good movies. Friday night we watched Goodnight and Good Luck. Very well done. We made homemade pizzas and they were very good. Last night we watched Batman Begins and Walk the Line. For supper we had omelets with ham, onion and cheese. Very tasty. Before we watched the second movie I asked Doug to make me popcorn. He made the best buttery popcorn and I hurt myself a bit eating it. Yesterday Ashley and I tried checking out the new Gordmans. It looks like the prices are reasonable and they have lots of name brands to choose from. The store was just way too crowded to even get through most of the isles and we gave up and left. We need to go back after the store newness wears off a bit.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Friday, March 31, 2006
I almost forgot to tell anyone. Yesterday when driving to work, just before I got to the big barn on Eastpost, about 20 wild turkeys started to fly across the road. And because they are such a big bird, they do not fly very high. I had to slow down because I thought a couple of them were going to hit the car windshield.
Friday Update
I just want to say how proud I am of our kids for all of thier hard work at school. I wish I would have tried as hard as they do and I wish I would have actually had faith in myself when I was thier age. School and growing up is hard, but the hard work will be worth it someday. The struggling you do today will get you much farther than the struggling I did.
Yeah today is Friday!!! I like Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays. You can have the rest of the week.
Yeah today is Friday!!! I like Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays. You can have the rest of the week.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Das Wort des Tages
German Word of the Day
der Mensch (-en) person, human being; man, mankind
Der moderne Mensch (Homo sapiens) ist die einzige bis heute überlebende Art der Gattung Homo.
Modern man (Homo sapiens) is the only surviving species of the genus Homo today.
Es war kein Mensch da.
No one was there. Not a soul was there.
German Word of the Day
der Mensch (-en) person, human being; man, mankind
Der moderne Mensch (Homo sapiens) ist die einzige bis heute überlebende Art der Gattung Homo.
Modern man (Homo sapiens) is the only surviving species of the genus Homo today.
Es war kein Mensch da.
No one was there. Not a soul was there.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Tuesday Update
This past weekend was a good one for me. On Friday night I did my grocery shopping because I wanted to do my usual Sunday cleaning on Saturday instead. On Saturday, guess what, I cleaned house. Saturday night we made Focaccia Bread. It was more like pizza though. Very yummy pizza! With the leftover dough, Doug made bread sticks for Sunday dinner. He needs to make bread sticks more often, they were delicious. Sunday morning Ashley and I went to Cornell College for a day long visit. It was a nice day just a little windy. I cannot say how many times I walked up and down hills, Cornell has a beautiful, but hilly campus. Ashley and I could not help but notice how happy and fat all of the squirrels were. We sat in on three different sessions in the morning. The first was Art in McWethy Hall. The next was English, Religion and Philosophy in South Hall. The last was about student residence life in The Commons. We had a nice lunch of Caesar Salad, Chicken Alfredo, bread sticks, grapes and strawberries. Lemonade was the drink. For dessert they served a shortcake with berries and whipped topping. After lunch the Choir sang in King Chapel and then there were some speakers from the College. Then we went to the Small Multi-Sports Arena for the Activities Fair. Ashley signed up for a lot of different activities; yearbook, newspaper, ballroom dancing, Not Just for Grannies (knitting???), culinary, and many more that I cannot remember. Of course she just wanted to sign up to get info, getting involve in all of these groups sounds like a full time job to me. The last thing we did was a tour of the dorms. It was a short tour and we only looked inside of a couple of rooms and saw the lounges. Pauley-Rorem looked like the most inviting dorm for a first year student. Well this is longer than I had expected and I have to get ready for work. Later.....
Monday, March 27, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Das Wort des Tages
German Word of the Day
das Sozialkaufhaus (-häuser) charitable second-hand store, goodwill store (U.S.)
Ihre Sachspende können Sie Montag bis Freitags in der Zeit von 10 bis 16 Uhr im Sozialkaufhaus abgeben.
You can leave your donated items at the goodwill store Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
German Word of the Day
das Sozialkaufhaus (-häuser) charitable second-hand store, goodwill store (U.S.)
Ihre Sachspende können Sie Montag bis Freitags in der Zeit von 10 bis 16 Uhr im Sozialkaufhaus abgeben.
You can leave your donated items at the goodwill store Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Thursday Update
This week is going by pretty fast and that is always a good thing. I just don't like the weekends going fast. Not much happened yesterday, the usual work. Ashley was already at work when I got home, so Doug and I made supper. Doug made yummy pork steaks and I made Cheesey Pototoes (The box kind w/extra cheese added). We watched Lost, finally a new episode. We also tuned in to Idol just long enough to find out Kevin was finally voted off. We don't have to listen to his lisp anymore! Then I went to pick up Ashley from work and we stopped in at Walmart real quick to get Nyquil. Sam kept trying to call Ashley from Florida, but he was not getting very good reception and the call was lost. After about 6 attempts and standing in his Aunts yard he decided it just wasn't working. Ashley rented some moves to watch on the rest of her Spring Break, Serenity, Walk The Line and Wallace & Gromit. That's about all.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Tuesday Update
I think the weather is getting everyone down. Thomas has a bad cold, my head feels stuffy, I think Doug is coming down with something and Ashley is plain grumpy. Today we have a treat day for a co-worker. I made Peach Delight, yummy. I hope they don't eat it all, so I can bring some home. Not much else to say today. Get well Thomas.
Das Wort des Tages
German Word of the Day
der Roman (-e) novel (false cognate)
Ich habe alle Romane von Ernest Hemingway gelesen.
I've read all of Ernest Hemingway's novels.
German Word of the Day
der Roman (-e) novel (false cognate)
Ich habe alle Romane von Ernest Hemingway gelesen.
I've read all of Ernest Hemingway's novels.
Random Song Quote of the Day
Teach your children well, their father's hell did slowly go by,
and feed them on your dreams, the one they picks, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
so just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Teach Your Children
Teach your children well, their father's hell did slowly go by,
and feed them on your dreams, the one they picks, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
so just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Teach Your Children
Monday, March 20, 2006
Monday Update
The weekend went so fast and I didn't really do much. I think the weather makes me sluggish. The soups were good yesterday and we had a good turnout. Not much to say, except that it is Monday and I have to work and Ashley is on Spring break. I hope she gets better weather than Thomas had for his.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Saturday Update
Yesterday started out busy. Jacob came over with Ana and Nick, so that Doug could bleed the breaks on his car. Jacob brought Cinnamin Bagels from Panera for everyone. It didn't take too long for them to finish with the car. Luckily, Doug did not add to his sunburn from the last time they worked on it. We then decided to go to the Metro Grill. I think the food is going downhill there. The honey chicken was pretty good, but not much else. I would rather have Doug's cooking any day. After we got done eating Chloe called and said she was at work and could we pick her up at 2. It was only a little after 12, so we drove to Target West and Ashley bought some shiny shoes to go with her prom dress. Next we stopped at Von Mauer to pick up her dress. She got a free watch, perfume (smells like window cleaner) and a small picture album (looks like it is for a 12 yr old) for buying her prom dress at Von Mauer. Then we stopped to see if we could take a look at the car Ashley was interested in buying. Doug talked to the mechanic and he said he is afraid the car she was going to buy has transmission problems. Doug said thats OK because he also has a Volvo for sale and it only needs a new paint job. It will cost $200 more than the other car, but would be well worth it. Ashley is now excited about the Volvo. Next we went to pick up Chloe from work. When we got home I put a Corned Beef Brisket in the roaster for supper. Later Doug made Corned Beef Hash from it. This was the best Corned Beef Hash I have ever had in my life. Yummy!!! We watched random shows on TV the rest of the night. I was dozing off and on, so I really can't remember much of what we were watching.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Thursday Update
Yeah!! Today is my Friday for the week. It is nice to work for an Irish company that gives you St Patrick's Day off as a paid holiday. I hope today goes by faster than the rest of this week at work. It should because we have one person gone from our department. Ashley's Spring break starts this afternoon as well. Melissa was voted off on Idol last night. We think it should have been Kevin. From the look on his face last night, I think he was thinking the same thing. That is all for today.
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