Archive for December, 2006

My New Job

I have worked for 9 years at the same company. In those nine years I have moved up, around, down, and over. I am on my 3rd direct boss, 4th Boss’s boss, 5th job title, and 6th cubicle/office location. I am not telling you this in complaint. This is a good […]

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Apples to Apples

Tonight we played Apples to Apples Junior. The girls received it as a gift for Christmas. In this game everyone gets 5 red apple cards, then one person as a judge picks a green apple card. Everyone else has to choose on of their cards that they think the judge will pick as the closest […]

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead!

Saddam Hussein executed in Baghdad

Other’s blog about it….
Right Side of the Rainbow
Dean’s World (with links to Iraqi bloggers)
She Who Will Be Obeyed
ROFASIX
From My Position
Jack Army
Sgt. Hook
Friction and Harmony
Not Exactly Rocket Science
and Trying to Grok

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Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Target

I had been working on a post about not shopping at Target, prompted by a post on Rocket Jones’s blog about this article.

Target, the retailer that distinguished itself last year by banning Salvation Army bell-ringers, has topped itself this yuletide by selling Che Guevara CD cases for a little tyrant-chic right under your […]

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

THE sign of not feeling well….

….not being or feeling hungry. That is a sure sign for me.

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(PrimoDonna on
Dec 27, 2006 6:31 PM)
I guess that means you are not feeling well…so hope you are feeling better soon.

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

One of My Many Gifts (Lucky chic, am I!)

(Post inspired by justdotchristina)
We have been using my parents old Corel and some of Mark’s old dishes. Knowing that Mark would like to have a say in what we got, I asked for some new dishes with a general theme of blue. Then he could make the final choice and we would all […]

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Mooooooon Sand!

Yesterday we celebrated Oldest’s 7th birthday. She had her ears pierced on Friday and showed them off at the party. We meet at THE best Mexican restaurant in town. I think she picked it mostly because she wanted the waitstaff to sing to her and “make” her dance. We invited some […]

Monday, December 25th, 2006

The Last Gift

I am up today to get to Toys-R-Us to find my youngest a teddy bear. I did not overhear this desire when she was talking to Santa since we did not visit him this year. No, I overheard at the dentist when her hygenist asked her what she wanted.
Wal-mart has let […]

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Life is good….

Grocery list ready for shopping tomorrow? Check.
To Do List going mostly as planned? Check.
Mom and Dad arrive safely for the holidays? Check.
House clean enough for visitors? Check.
Time to go to bed and get some rest? Check.
Life is good? Check.
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(Allan on
Dec 21, 2006 10:29 PM)
Merry Christmas to you and […]

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Could you be a little more blunt?

Hat tip to august8th.net

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006