Monday, June 27, 2005

4th of July

I will be in the Washington D.C. area this weekend celebrating the birthday of this great nation.

It is really just another chance to see some family and set the mouse family traveling again. We will be visiting Mt. Vernon and Old Georgetown like the good tourists we are. No stoopid plans for this trip, only family, food and fun.

What are your plans for the 4th?

Friday, June 24, 2005

The Ugly Tourist

Or should that be the stoopid tourist?

After driving through some torrential downpours on our way to the panhandle of Florida, we encountered tropical storm Arlene. Let me tell you she was ugly on many levels. Actually, the wind was the worst part of the storm, that and all the crap that Arlene pushed up into the Gulf.

So back to being stoopid tourists. There we are, nine of us, walking up our boarded up boardwalk, which by the way had all the yellow police tape around it, warning of us that the beach was CLOSED. Closed, ha ha, we just drove 17 hours (which should have been 13) and they think a little yellow tape will keep us from our destination!

Back to stoopid again...yes we had four of the seven children we had with us on that boardwalk area. We also had the video cameras and digital cams for prosperity sake. We were the ultimate tourists, you know the type, the ones that you scream at while watching the weather channel during all hurricane type weather. In that instant I became that stoopid tourist I scream at "get the hell out of there, you MORON!" I am on the video tape saying these exact words and laughing about it.

Right now I am just shaking my head at my lack of responsibility. *sigh* some days I am a decent human who does not do stoopid things, I swear.

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Unmotivated

I can't seem to get motivated to do anything here at work. I have loads to do and just want to play. Ugh being back from vacation is HARD!

I really want to post about our trip but can't seem to bring myself to write out the details. I have a messy house that needs cleaned and children that need supervision. Yikes, I need a vacation from everything. Just one day and one night to be by myself!

All right...after lunch work. I will play later. Right, keep telling yourself that kid.

Friday, June 10, 2005

Preparing for Vacation...not an easy task

We leave for Florida tonight, after work, after another softball game. Am I ready? Hmmm

So after work last night I come home and tell hubby I need to run to Target for some last minute things, you know, a boat load of those things that only Target will have! Hubby has his own softball game and the kids are at the neighbors swimming. We have really great neighbors, everyone gets along and we all like to have beers together every now and again. So I decide to get the kids so they can go to the store we call heaven.

The neighbors know we are leaving and that hubby has softball and say aww let them stay it is ok, as the four adults sit on the front porch drinking beer from the kegerater. I ask if they are sure, of course we are sure, go Jen go.

So I go to my heaven and obtain my manna and all necessary last minute thingys. Upon returning home hubby has left for his softball game and I decide to retrieve my kiddos. I still have lots of packing and what not to do for our trip. Not to mention I have to address Birthday party invites for the princes' party on the 25th. You know that feeling, that last minute rush of adrenaline to just get everything in order. I was totally running on that rush.

HA! Come on Jen sit down and have one beer. The dishes can wait you can pack later, stay with us for half an hour. This is how these devil neighbors suck me in, at the worst possible times. So needless to say one beer and half an hour turn into six beers and 2 hours, I think. I am a bit blurry and only know that the dishes did not get done until 11:00 p.m. last night and I was still doing laundry before I left for the office this a.m.

My neighbors, they are evil.

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

I love a good quote!

"This is the age of instant gratification. If I wanted uncertainty and doubt, I'd participate in life instead of watching television." Joe Blundo, Columbus Dispatch