Well, my attempt to sacrifice my dignity to achieve good graces with the internet gods has failed miserably. Surely all of you who know me know that I'm too jaded to get excited enough about a website to actually write about it on my blog...so my last post must've raised some eyebrows.The deal was, in order to access the ringtones, you have to advertise the site and then send them the URL and then they'll give you the code for 10 free ringtones. But it's either (1) the most poorly run operation EVER or (2) a kid running a website out of his parents' rec room who recently got a life or (3) just a scam with no real negative effects except that you don't get your ringtone. I'm betting on #2.Anyway, never heard back from them and never got my Chuck ringtone. Bummer. Had to settle for a different song--Drift Away. Great song, but not the same. Boo.
Nevermind, I don't need the stupid internet, I have Jennifer! And a new Chuck ringtone!!! Woohoo!!!
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Mission Failed Accomplished!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Mama needs a new ringtone...
Just got an awesome new phone, the LG EnV2, and I'm loving it, but it comes with the WORST RINGTONES EVER. Embarrassing ringtones. It's a bit of a problem. So I went on the hunt for a new one and decided halfway through that I want the theme song from "Chuck" to be my new one, and I'll settle for nothing else at this point. Only problem is, it doesn't exist...you have to create it. That's a problem for me, as I am technically challenged at least to this degree. But I have found the solution in the form of ventones.com, where I can create my own ringtone...or better yet, just download the awesome Chuck theme that someone else already did--for free. You can go here to check it out:
Free Ringtones - Ventones
Okay, going to get my Chuck fix...call me so I can hear it!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage
Yeah, I'm not seeing it...
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MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Free family tree - Genealogy sites
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Political Math
+ one soul
+ another soul
=two "great" colleges that I don't have to worry about my kids ever being accepted to.
They're dropping like flies...
Patrick lost another tooth yesterday. He pulled it out himself at school, thank God. It seems I am very squeamish when it comes to teeth. I don't mind them in and I don't mind them out, it's the transitioning from one location to the other that gets to me.
Incidentally, you'll all be very interested to know about this little science experiment concerning the tooth fairy. We learned it from one of my co-workers yesterday as we were leaving school. I went my whole life without knowing it, but it's too late for me now. Figures. Anyway, if you leave a glass if water on your nightstand, when the tooth fairy comes hunting for treasure, she'll dip her wings in the water and you can find out what color your fairy is. Who knew??? Turns out Patrick's fairy is green. And so is a little bit of the carpet now.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
My Kind of Survey
1. How do you like your eggs?
All ways. A treat is fried over easy but usually I just scramble (no cheese) or hard-boil for the sake of convenience.
2. How do you take your coffee/tea?
Just starting in on coffee, only when I'm really cold. I like it like dessert--with lots of milk and sugar added...caramel-colored. For tea, it's with a squeeze of lemon and a teaspoon of honey.
3. Favorite breakfast food:
Nothing beats pancakes except more pancakes. With real butter and maple syrup.
4. Peanut butter: Smooth or crunchy?
Either.
5. What kind of dressing on your salad?
Traditional mustard vinaigrette or a close variation.
6. Coke or Pepsi?
Ew. Neither. Water, milk or juice. Sweet tea once in a blue moon.
7. You’re feeling lazy, what do you make?
Skippy's natural peanut butter and all-fruit spread on whole wheat.
8. You’re feeling really lazy. What kind of pizza do you order?
Gondoliers--loaded with veggies and feta.
9. You feel like cooking. What do you make?
Chicken Marsala is my favorite.
10. Do any foods bring back good memories?
Unfrosted marble cake--sitting on Grammy's porch in the summer evening
McDonald's fudge sundae w/ nuts--trips to McDonald's with Grandpa M.
Dunkin Donuts jelly-filled donuts--trips to Dunkin Donuts with Grandpa M. (he really liked to go get his coffee)
In-season peaches and blueberries (fresh or baked into something)--summers in Old Saybrook
Lemon Italian ice--Chalker beach
Toasted marshmallows--summer nights in Madison with Gram
Crackers and soft cheeses with Merlot--appetizers with Grandpa H.
Iced coffee--summer days at Grammy and Grandpa's house
11. Do any foods bring back bad memories?
Well, I was in England once and someone served me potatoes and peas that were doused in rock salt and some kind of mint glaze. Not a bad memory but definitely a bad dinner. Ditto for all the rutabagas my mom made me eat as a child.
12. Do any foods remind you of someone?
Grammy's noodle soup
Mom's breads (specifically zucchini, cranberry orange and pineapple nut)
Mom's lime jello salad (actually lots of Mom's recipes, but she has kindly passed them all to me and I make them so frequently that they're mine now too)
Bread and butter: Grammy and Grandpa
Gram's "invisible" salad dressing
Bloody Marys: Gram and Grandpa
I have a new appreciation for stuffing and gravy during the holidays, but it's a taste I aquired only after Gram, the champ, passed away.
13. Is there a food you refuse to eat?
Haggis, liver, tongue, etc., turnips and brussel sprouts
14. What was your favorite food as a child?
Fried shrimp, especially from The Fish Tail
15. Is there a food that you hated as a child but now like?
Most veggies, beans, bean sprouts, avacados, watermelon, mushrooms, I would probably LOVE my mom's kale soup if she would ever make it for me again!
16. Is there a food that you liked as a child but now hate?
Kool-aid, Pop-tarts, Keebler soft batch chocolate chip cookies, hot dogs, Kraft macaroni and cheese, sugary cereals, breakfast sausage, all those processed foods aimed at kids
17. Favorite fruit and vegetable:
Berries (any kind) and Asparagus
18. Favorite junk food:
Those store-bought cinnamon rolls smothered in white icing, or anything similar.
19. Favorite between meal snack:
shredded mini wheats (any brand, but especially Kashi)
20. Do you have any weird food habits?
Not really weird, but I MUST finish dinner with something sweet. It kills me during Lent.
21. You’re on a diet. What food(s) do you fill up on?
Kashi breakfast cereals
22. You’re off your diet. Now what would you like?
Chocolate chip cookies or any homemade baked good for that matter, Easter candy, any dish made with heavy cream
23. How spicy do you order Indian/Thai?
Not very. I like the sweet flavors like coconut and golden raisins mixed with the savory spices.
24. Can I get you a drink?
Margarita on the rocks
25. Red or White Wine?
switched to white recently
26. Favorite dessert?
Oh, there's no way...let's see, fudge cake with chocolate ganache, strawberry shortcake (the real kind, on a sweetened biscuit with real whipped cream), caramel cake, brownie sundae, blueberry cobbler with ice cream, any kind of homemade fruit pie but especially apple, pumpkin, peach and cherry, the list could go on and on but I think I touched on the high points!
27. The perfect nightcap?
Don't have one b/c I don't usually indulge. I prefer to drink with a meal.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
It's Springing...
...and I hope it's sprung by the time I get back...
Snowdrops...the only kind I like.
The early daffodils are gone, here are my late ones.
Phlox...first it sleeps, then it creeps, then it leaps. This year it's creeping.
The first brave dogwood bloom of the year.
Buds at dusk.
Happy Spring!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
That's Affirmative
Conversation with Ben has been a little maddening lately...
Ben: Does it have ice in it?
Me: Yes, it does.
Ben: It does?
Me: Yes.
Ben: It has ice in it?
Me: Yes, Ben IT DOES!
Ben: It does have ice in it?
Me: WHY LORD WHY?????
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Belated Birthday Wishes
Well, I completely fail at life when it comes to blogging lately. What can I say, I've been *really* busy! Especially busy keeping Patrick happy as he turned SIX YEARS OLD last week. They sure do grow up fast...sigh...
Anyway, Patrick's birthday was a week-long affair, as usual. I don't know how my kids manage this every time, but we usually end up having multiple birthday celebrations...like, even more than normal people do. Luke was working on Wednesday, his actual birthday, so we went out to eat at Olive Garden Tuesday night at Patrick's request. And we can now cross the Olive Garden off the list of places I can eat. Wow. I'm sticking to whole foods right now so I ordered portabello ravioli, which the waitress assured me were made fresh in-house. Yeah. Riiiiiight. If they were freshly made, it was in the lowest-grade fat possible and with a pound or ten of salt added. My stomach was literally screaming at me after five pieces. Anyway, the next day--on his actual birthday--Ben and I took giant colorful frosted with sprinkles doughnuts to school to eat with his class...but not before Ben decided to pull the fire alarm and evacuate the whole school. Except no one could leave the building because there had been a massive hydrochloric acid spill in a nearby plant and officials were afraid that citizens would inhale the fumes and die. Which left everyone in a quandry...burn inside or asphixiate outside? Which would you do? But after all that drama (happy birthday Patrick!), we ate the doughnuts and then the boys went out to eat with Ma and Pa for another birthday celebration.
Then on Friday, Patrick had all of his birthday wishes fullfilled and went to spend the night with Uncle Adam in Chattanooga. Adam and Kendall spoiled him rotten, and he of course loved every minute of it. On Sunday we went up there for one last birthday party and spent the day playing around town...pictures below...
Apparently the thing to do in Chattanooga this time of year is slide down the levee by the river on cardboard boxes. Laugh if you want, but it was SO MUCH FUN. Who knew? Loved it. Anyway, Patrick had a great six or seven birthdays, and he looooved the kid-sized turnout gear that we got him, so that was good. And this post is now miles longs, so I'm done. Not even gonna spell-check. Bye!
Sunday, March 08, 2009
New post.
Soon. I promise. But the camera battery is dead and I can't upload pictures until I get a charge.
ThisisforyouSandikaythanksbye.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Tellus About It
Yesterday Luke and I took the boys to the new Tellus Science Museum. Not much to say except we really enjoyed ourselves and were fairly impressed and both wondered why in the world they chose to build this museum in White, GA? Patrick and Ben liked the dinosaurs, the air and space exhibit, and the giant dump truck used to mine the rocks and gems inside the museum. I liked the planetarium show, and I think Luke just liked getting out of the house. Anyway, it was a fun day...expensive, but fun. And that's about it on the newsfront around here.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I think she touched on my best points here...
Where did we meet? Berryland! Ah, the good ole days.
Take a stab at my middle name? Leigh
Do I smoke? The occasional joint (she's kidding, Mom!)
Color of my eyes? brown...or as I have taught my students..."brau-yun"
Do I have any siblings? David, maybe the smartest person I am acquainted with in real life
What's one of my favorite things to do? chat with me on facebook (it is)
What's my favorite type of music? Bree Sharp type music
Am I shy or outgoing? I have never seen you shy.
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules? oooooo. This is a good question. Major rules and laws? Yes, you follow. But, you can be talked into the occasional break-in of someone's email account. I can, as well. :) (haha...deviant!)
Any special talents? Can give birth without fainting, bake delicious cookies and cakes, and run more than a mile without collapsing.
How many children do I have? 2. Well, 3 if you count Luke. (I do)
If you and I were stranded on a deserted island, what is one thing that
I would bring? A hair straightener. (YES! and also Ryan Lochte...but I wouldn't straighten his hair)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
We all have our strengths...
We have been trying to wrap up the whole potty-training thing with Ben (incidentally, I would not count potty-training children as being one of my strengths). A lot of people are trying to help out...he gets lectures more than a few times a day about how big kids and grown-ups poop on the potty. Ben poops on the potty too...it's just a guessing game to figure out which day of the week he's going to bless us by doing it. Needless to say, it's on our minds these days.
So the kids were in the car with Ma and Pa last night and Ben asked the following question:
"Pa? Does Jesus poop on the potty up in heaven?"
Hmmmm...
While Pa was contemplating how to answer this one, Patrick chimed in with his two cents:
"We're going to have to ask Gigi about that. She knows everything about Jesus. Grandpa knows everything about tennis, but Gigi knows everything about Jesus."
So there you go. We all have our strengths...
Tagged again--The Bucket List
Subject: The Bucket List--Something Different
the (x) from the ones you have not. No need to explain...remember--no one really cares.
(x) Been to Europe
( ) Been on a cruise
( ) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped school
( ) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(x) Been to Florida
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
(x) Gone to Washington , DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
( ) Recently colored with crayons
( ) Sang Karaoke
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise alone
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice skating
(x) Gone roller skating
(x) Gone to the movies
(x) Own your Favorite Car
1. Any nickname? Becks, Bexter
2. Mother's name? Gloria
3. Favorite drink? water
4. Body Piercing? ears
5. How much do you love your Car? when I bought it, it was my favorite car...now notsomuch
6. Birthplace? Hartford CT
7. Been to Hawaii? no
8. Ever been to Africa? No
9. Ever eaten just cookies for dinner? undoubtedly...probably of the girl scout variety
10. Ever been on TV? yes
11. Ever steal any traffic sign? no
12. Ever been in a car accident? yes
13. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4-door
14. ?Why is this question missing?
15. Favorite number? 9 or 11
16. Favorite movie? see a few posts below
17. Favorite holiday? 4th of July
18. Favorite dessert? chocolate cake
19. Favorite food? all foods
20. Favorite day of the week? who cares
21. Favorite brand of body wash? who cares
22. Toothpaste? who cares
23. Favorite smell? puppy breath
24. How do you relax? Facebook
25. How do you see yourself in 10 years? hopefully not much different than today
26. Furthest Place you will send this message? perhaps someone on the opposite side of the world will read this post.
27. Who will respond to this the fastest? uh, I'll put the pressure on SANDI
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tagged--Fourth
Scintillating stuff here...this is Luke teaching CPR to one of the faculty members at work. What else can I say? When you ask for the fourth picture in my fourth folder, well...this is what you get. Mandy's was much more interesting. No harm done, it's just my turn to pass on the fun. :)
I'm supposed to tag four people. I can't do that because I'm a self-appointed blogging loser and I don't have four blogging friends. Mandy tagged me, Andrea's already done this (and if I recall correctly, she tagged me and I ignored her), Jennifer's all but done blogging, and well...that leaves Sandi. She needs a tag because she's a newbie and has nothing yet. So Sandi...you're it (and Jennifer if she reads this). Hope it's something good. :)
Friday, January 09, 2009
Swim Lessons
Since the Christmas rush is over and it is the dead of winter and the mercury is falling to all of 55 degrees outside, we decided it was time for Patrick to get busy in some kind of extracurricular sport again. We settled on swimming, a good choice if you ask me. Patrick taught himself to swim this summer, driven by the sheer desire to be able to do it. I didn't want him to forget over the school year, and I also wanted him to learn basic strokes, so we signed up at the YMCA. It turned out that no one else signed up for the Monday/Wednesday class, but instead of canceling it, they just offered a private one-on-one lesson for the price we already paid, so that was good. Anyway, long story short: he's enjoying it.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Better late than never...
Here are some Christmas pictures...we have ones from Christmas at Gigi and Grandpa's house, Christmas at Ma and Pa's house and Christmas Eve at our house. We must be in like flynn with Santa. He came to our house while we were at church Christmas Eve and left a note telling us to open everything that night since Daddy had to go to work early the next morning. Anyway, here's pictures from all three Christmases...
A little side note here...I reconsidered opening my comments back up but decided against it for my own personal reasons (and also because no one would comment anyway), but I did add an e-mail widget to my side bar, so if you feel the dire need to say something to me concerning my blog right this very second...well, there you go.
Also, I have started another blog, just for 2009. It's only for this year, so get it while the gettin's good--ha. You can find it in the newly reinstated (but very small) links section in my sidebar.
Happy New Year!
