We need this cool grill for the 4th

Tuesday Update

I think I will get off work early today. Probably around 2 or 3. Yeah!!

Monday Update

This will be a weird week. Work Monday and Tuesday, off on Wednesday, work Thursday and Friday. It will also be weird because now that June is retired I will have the cubicle to myself.

Saturday Update

Two of the young owls were hunting in the neighbors back yard at 5:30 this morning. They are so cool. This morning I am going to the flea market with Thomas and Diedre.

Wednesday Update

It is quarter end at work. That means Old Tony is back. We watched a really good movie last night. It was 'The Holiday' with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black.

Breaking News

Paris Hilton walks out of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif. , Tuesday June 26, 2007. Paris Hilton has been released from jail after serving about three weeks for an alcohol-related reckless driving case. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Sunday Update

I saved four kittens from the Aldi's parking lot yesterday. Now I'm the crazy turtle/cat lady. I really wanted to keep the one that was trying to hitch a ride on the frame of the van.

Saturday Update

At work we have been very busy because next week is another quarter end. Next Friday I will have to probably work rather late. Next Friday is June's last day and I am guessing she probably will not work too hard, if she is even there the whole day. Today I plan to grocery shop and maybe go to my Dad's to help him hang some pictures. That should be real fun.

The Tool concert was unbelievable. The lasers were awsome. I didn't care much for the opening band Melt Banana.

Tool Today!!!!

Tool in 1 Day!!!

Tool in 2 Days!!!

Wednesday Update

Yeah, I work today and then the rest of the week is off. John and Elaine will be here the rest of today and then they will stay with Curt until they leave on Friday. I guess I took the wrong days off for vacation. Or did I? My orange roses are blooming. I wish our camera was working better.

Tuesday Update

Busy at work. Busy entertaining old people. Two days of work before a short vacation. The weather seems to be turning from wet to hot. The air conditioning will have to go on soon.

Happy 45th Birthday Doug!

Tuesday Update

I have managed to bend another lawn mower blade. I was the last person to mow and yesterday Thomas started the mower, when he pushed it, it shook so bad that it hurt his hands. They looked under the mower and the blade was bent. All I know is it was fine the last time I used it and I don't remember hitting anything. Yesterday was pretty much work, eat supper, wash dishes and go to bed. My Dad called last night and said Ilse was so excited because she had seen her first deer on East Post. It had been many years since she had seen a live deer.

Monday Update

This week is going to be very busy at week. It is the last week for most schools that order for us. Every one that has ordered is going to want to recieve thier orders beofre they close for the year Also my supervisor is in Boston all week doing training for the people who will take over my job at the end of June. At the end of June I will go back to full time on the phones doing customer service and sales.

Yesterday was a very busy and very fun day. In the morning I scrubbed both kitchen floors and the dining room floor. I also washed laundry and washed dishes. We switched cushions on the couch in the day kitchen because it was coming apart. I think it looks better now. I also shaved Doug's head. We had a very full house for supper. Jamie showed up early, he was alone because Lauren is in North Carolina visiting her Mom and it was storming off an on all day, so Justin had to stay with the dogs. Mary and Jordan also came. Jordan has gotten so tall and his voice has gotten deeper. Of course Diedre came, also Mark, Wanda, my Dad and Ilse. The meal was delicious, beef & broccoli in oyster sauce (Doug), garlic shrimp w/snow peas (Doug), white rice (me), fried rice (Mary), oriental salad (Wanda), mixed fruit (Diedre) and Reeses Peanut Butter ice cream cake (Chloe). A fun time was had by all. Dad an Ilse took a little bit warming up, but they ended up having a lot to add to the conversation. I think everyone likes them. And Ilse thinks Mark looks like Bill Gates. Wanda brought Doug a nice Bonsai tree for his birthday.

Sunday Update

This weekend is going fast. Yesterday was busy. In the morning I did some laundry and washed dishes. Then Doug and I went over menus and made the grocery list. On the way to Sam's Club, I stopped at a garage sale. They had very low prices and I picked up a very nice wrought iron plant stand for $1. It's too bad they didn't have anything else we needed, because most of the things they were selling were very cheap. Also before stopping at Sam's, I decided that I needed to birthday shop for Doug. That wasn't going too well until I got to Sam's Club. Then I found exactly what he had wanted. After grocery shopping, I made supper. We had salisbury steaks, mashed potatoes and gravy and salad. Yummy! After Chloe got off work, we decided to give Doug his birthday gifts early. He loves them all. Chloe gave him new guitar strings. Thomas gave him a Capo for his guitar and a nice tuner that actually hangs on the guitar when he is tuning it. I gave him new toothbrush heads for his Sonicare and a silver Ipod Nano. He was so happy, because his Shuffle wasn't working anymore. And because Thomas has been trying to learn to play guitar using Doug's guitar, he decide to buy himself one. He bought a beautiful Oscar Schmidt 3/4 guitar. Doug says it is great for learning.

Today we are celebrating Doug's birthday. We are having garlic shrimp and beef with broccoli. Mary is bringing fied rice. Wanda is bring an Oriental salad. I think Diedre is bringing fruit. And Chloe mentioned an ice cream cake. We also invited my Dad and Ilse, I hope they show up. It should be a good time and I hope the rain stays away. Tonight is the next to the last episode, ever, of the Sopranos. So, you know we will be watching that with Wanda.