life's a beach

See you all next week...

the return of the blue underwear

Me: Am I gonna get the job?
The Magic 8 Ball: It is certain.

I have an interview on October 11th. Think good thoughts...

home sweet home part deux

It is official. I am a homeowner.

a poll

If I ran for president, would you vote for me?

the pain of the waterdeutsche

So I realize I haven't written anything substantial in awhile...while Radha's writing about love and gratitude and Robb is meeting famousish people and Colin is dissing the Brewers, I've been living this crazy busy life of hanging with 2 high-energy 10 year-olds, buying a house, working way too many hours, and everything else in between. I thought when we graduated life was supposed to mellow out, not become more insane.

Then in the middle of it I had all this gloriousness that ended as quickly as it started, I got a really unsettling phone call from one of my managers at work, I inadequately took care of a mom whose baby died at 23 hours old, and I'm dealing, on a daily basis, with pre-teen angst. Where the hell is the owner's manual to all this stuff?

Sigh. Sometimes I wish I did drugs. Although, alcohol has been fun this past week, and if anyone wants to get together and drink, let me know.

The Blog Log (thankfully, I have some things to look forward to):

How many days til we close on the house: 3
How many days til we can start moving: 4
How many days til I leave for Florida: 7
How many days til the Springsteen concert: 30
How many of my twins might be extras in a movie that Radha's brother is making: 2
Number of times I will ever get involved with anyone who is a water sign ever again: 0 (this doesn't apply to Colin)
What the magic 8 ball says about the Brewers winning and the Cubs losing: It is decidedly so
On a scale of 0 to 10 with 0 being nada and 10 being mucho, how much love sucks: about a 12

one more thing from the concert

Quote of the night: "If we have to go see Barry Manilow, I get to drink." ---Sambone, on being the desginated driver

Quote of the day (yes, already): "Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with meeee." ---a random email from an old friend.

I am going to see Styx and the Scorpions tonight, you know...

lending a hand (or an arm)

Just another day in the life of a nurse.

I would rather be a picnicking in South Carolina nurse than a mother baby nurse...maybe someday when I've racked up enough vacation. However, I will never swim in lakes where there are alligators.

oh what a difference a few hours make..

2 games? I don't think so. We're back to 1.

Kick back with a beer and a brat and enjoy the ride.

(Hey! Maybe we should go to the casino and figure out a way to bet on this over a Craps game?)

can you guess what this is?

the thing about the cubs and pagan pride

Oh please. The cubs can have the pinata as long as the Brew Crew gets the pennant.

The thing about Cubs fans...some Cubs fans anyway...is that they're not Cubs fans cuz they live in Chicago or they grew up there or their grandparents live there so when they were younger they used to go to Wrigley field all the time or they were a cub scout or they just really like cute little fuzzy bears. No. They're Cubs fans because it's COOL to like the Cubs. Like it's cool to like the Packers. Everywhere you go you see people wearing Packers stuff. Or cars with Packers bumper stickers. Cars with Virginia, Texas, even Chihuahua license plates with Packers and Cubs bumper stickers. Why? What is the draw to the Cubs?

(Oh...one draw to the Cubs is the fact that Mark Cuban might buy them. He's yummy, and part of the reason I love the Mavericks. So if that's your reason, I've got one word for you: understood.)

As of right now, the Brewers are a game ahead. I realize anything can happen with 20+ games left in the season, but I'm pulling for Milwaukee. I might be a fair weather Packer fan, but I'm a Brewer fan through and through.

Today Thais and the 10 year-olds and I ended up at Pagan Pride. Zack thought we said "pigeon" pride and was all set to worship birds. We looked at crystals and soaps and jewelry, bought beautiful clothes and essential oils, walked through a labyrinth, and had our tarot cards read. It was all very spiritually enlightening and cool.

Quote of the day: "You are traveling soon, and you are traveling to escape. But you cannot escape." ---the tarot card reader. Yeah, right. Watch me escape.

Michaela trying on a beautiful tiara while holding a duck (I have no idea why)







Michaela being all tough with a sword (right after that, the swordsman had to ask Zack to carefully put the biggest one back on the table before he hurt someone)




A goat named Marble...I have no idea why there were goats there, but they were quite cute

go brew crew!

Die, Cubs.

crappy luck

Yesterday Colin and I drove out to Sandia Casino before we had to pick up the 10 year-olds at school, spent 40 minutes at a Craps table, and walked away with 350% more than we started with.

Remember at the end when ALL your winnings were on the line? That freaked me out. Well, the whole thing freaked me out I guess.

I asked my dad why the house always wins at some point, and he said it's because the house never has to quit. So walking away was a good idea, because our supply of cash is not endless (and if I didn't show up at school CYFD might confiscate my twins due to their mother's gambling "problem").

Anyway, I need a new refrigerator, Colin. So...

home sweet home

If all goes as planned and nothing comes up in the inspection, this will be mine all mine in 14 days.

nine lessons learned this summer

Happy Labor Day! I can't believe summer is already pretty much over but i guess it sort of ended for us 3 weeks ago when the 10 year-olds started 5th grade. I had a fabulous summer, but I will admit that I did gain some knowledge as well, and not all were easy lessons to learn. So instead of writing a life list (a la Radha's blog), I'm going to write about the 9 lessons I learned this summer.

1. If you're looking for a house and you think you've found the perfect one, don't count on moving in until you actually have the keys in your hand. And it's ok to walk away from the deal cuz there's always another, better house around the corner.

2. If a friendship has run its course and makes you not feel good about yourself, it's ok to not fight for it and actually let it go. The ones that are worth it will eventually come back to you.

3. It is liberating to have exotic pets even if they freak you out, and even if your kids laugh at you and think you're silly, they still appreciate that you let said critters live under your roof. (However, running your hermit crabs under hot water to see "if they're still alive" is probably not a good thing.)

4. Kids are way more resilient than you think. And they have their own opinions, so don't forget to ask them instead of just assuming that they will feel a certain way about things.

5. Some people will say anything to try and get you in bed. If you wanna go, go. But don't do it simply cuz you believe what they say.

6. Forgiveness is a good thing.

7. I may bitch about them, but for the most part, I have awesome parents who would do pretty much anything for me or my kids. And probably for you, too.

8. People who cheat are always gonna cheat. So if someone cheats on their spouse/partner/whatever, the chances are pretty good they're gonna do it to the next person, too.

9. Be mindful of how you treat people when you first meet them. Because that person that you heard is the enemy or that you met in some completely random way (like over a cribbage game almost 3 years ago) might become your closest, most wonderfully fun and supportive friend ever.

kortney

Poem of the middle of the night:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Kortney you're so hot
We all wanna make out with you

blissed out part deux

Well, my bliss from the last few weeks has waned (actually, it's pretty much gone, unfortunately). And I was so dreading coming into work tonight cuz too many nights in a row make for an unhappy nurse. Happily, there aren't a lot of places I'd rather be (work-related, that is) besides in the nursery with Sambo. And just my luck, that's where I am right now. Alllll night. For 12.5 hours.

I'm so happy you're back. But...

Candy is dander but liquor is quicker
You're freaking me out printing all those fucking stickers

Welcome back, Sammie. You're an awesome nursery tech.