the drive to work

I drive the same way everyday...same time...same days. I drive it so often that I sometime arrive at work not remembering the drive at all. A frightful thought....so today I payed attention. I observed my fellow drivers and was quite shocked at the view. The beauty of the Boulder Foothills made my eyes wonder left and right, then I began to look at each car I passed or ones that passed me. Here is what I observed:

people eating breakfast as they drove: bagels, weird paper wrapped fast food, donuts and I even saw one young man eating a BOWL of cereal as he drove with his elbow and knees.

one man reading a book on his steering wheel

one man reading the newspaper

one man shaving his face with an electric shaver, and doing quite a nice job considering he was driving.

I passed a lady who was flattening her hair at a red light, the light turned green, I zipped by as the people stuck behind her started to honk....interesting...didn't realize you could plug one of those in while driving.

a older lady removing huge beer can type rollers from her hair...she had really big hair.

one small child licking the window...el yukko

many dogs in many unsafe places in the car...including a farm dog riding in a flatbed truck on top of a tool box...I thought to myself, I hope his toenails are short because my stupid dogs would slide right off of their on their toenails.

many other types of normal car driving activities; nose picking, zit picking, hair twirling, kissing, and paying attention to everything but the road.

So, tomorrow I will go back to the safe, non mind scarring way I usually drive...in my own little world...Me and NPR...and a safety cup of coffee.

Spring Break is over...

I was able to complete, all buttons included the Slither knitting project. They came out nice.
I also began reading this book. Easy read so far... Hopefully I can get it done in the next week, even with school...I committed to a reading group with this book. We'll see.
I only got the few things done I needed to, but among these I managed to have an altercation with my family, get Olive through her Alligator swim class, which she didnt' actually pass, but we all ready paid for the next level, so it's either sink or swim, literally. She thinks she passed because they gave her a little report card with stars and "NW's". I mean she is 4, I don't need to start in on her with failure all ready do I? She will be fine in the shallow end for one more set of classes. And I got the house clean, pretty much. I need to still finish the little "natural dress", made of muslim, for Olive and shorts of linen for Ilin. I think I can get those done in 2-3 weeks.....mark my words, will ya.
The break gave my mind a much needed excape from school. I am not sleeping again, which always stresses me, yet there is not much I can do about it. I toss and turn, dwelling on my capabilities of making the grades I need...toss and turn, balancing my check book in my head, and toss and turn, trying to fit everything in. I picked up my workouts, hoping that it would help me sleep, but with out the liquor, it isn't really helping, it's helping my muscles, but not my sleep.
I have 60 days til my niece's wedding at the Beach. I still have to rent a car and am not sure if I should do it ahead of time or just wait. I'm guessing it will cost about 280$ for a week. We have booked the flights to Destin from Co. @ $806 for the 4 of us, $795 for the condo...so now I just have the car and the spending money.

Destin,where I grew up and where we are going to be vacationing

I have 60 days to save that, I have started to pick up a few shifts in different areas of work to make a bit of extra $$$. I think I'll be able to do it. I just hope the kids enjoy this vacation, which is actually a wedding, not a vacation, but I hope they are able to relax and see the beauty of the area while we are there. We had originally, a few years ago, planned on taking Olive to Disney for her 5 year birthday, as we did with the other kids, but it may have to wait until 6 years. What she doesn't know won't hurt her, right?

As I stated in the title...Spring Break is over. I better get to work. I have class today from 4-630...then the real week begins again. :) I haven't even started Easter yet. We usually ahve the "Liquor Egg Hunt" for the friends, but haven't even planned it yet.
we'll see. I hope every one's week gets off to a great start

Friday and I'm done

It's noon. I'm eating at my desk...
purple potatoes and veggie sausage. mmm mmm good.
I have completed all my work short of some scanning that needs to be done.
I have sent off stupid silly emails to everyone on my email list and now...
what shall I do. I brought my book The Reader, so that I will be ready for the book club.

I am trying to stay till around 430, when wendy and I will walk next door to the TOAD and have a Friday cocktail with friend. 5 oclock is 5 hours away...that is a long time, especially in work hours.
Hopefully I'll make it.

Also, My kid is staying home this weekend which means I have a free babysitter. I emailed Bobby and asked him out. He didn't reply. How could he resist? I would go out with me, even if we have been going out for 8 years...is one more night going to kill him?

damn him

So for the remainder of the day here are my work goals:
finish lunch
sanitize everything in the office
workout?
read my book ( i do get breaks)
scan the stuff I need to
write my scholarship essay (unless someone else would like to volunteer to do it for me??)

then go for cocktails.

love ya
have a great weekend and if you ahve any blogs you want me to look at...send them my way...
I have time, plus I need some new ones to add to my roster.

Snow

It's snowing...we are to get 16" by this afternoon. I called home and said, "Ilin, please put on appropriate clothes for a blizzard."



See, he has to walk himself to school. Sometimes when I come home from work I see he hasn't even put on boots to walk the mile...he wears his crappy skater shoes.


"Do you want to freeze to death?"


maybe it's better than going to school...

~yeah, kiddo, I hear ya...I thought the same thing on the way to work...maybe I'll slide off the road and not have to go~

Well, I made it to work, which sucks butt because now I will probably be stuck here. Although I have plans to leave even if I have to sit next door. See the hospital never closes and when there is a blizzard they started doing weird stuff like asking you to spend the night so the next shift doesn't have to come in. NO...I came in...they can come in, it's Colorado....they better figure that shit out.

Last night Synda came over and we did the new Jillian Michaels 40 minute circuit training. It was hard!!!!! I actually thought I was going to die, but Synda kept saying, "look we are almost done" Today the sides of my ass feel like I was punched and my stomach muscles are saying hello. I wish it wasn't 40 minutes long...40 minutes is too much to wrap my brain around when I'm getting ready to work out. 20 minutes is doable....40 minutes torture.

Best part was when we were all done and we got to have veggie taco salad and a cookie (and a small beer, shhhhhhhh). We planned to go to Bikrim tonight...but with 85" of snow....probably not.

I guess I better get to work, because honestly, I am going to try to leave around 1 pm. I have a chapter to finish reading for micro. and a short essay to write for a scholarship I'm applying for...Plus I need to finish those damn "slither gauntlets". Synda mentioned something about knitting a bucket hat for the summer...of course all I could think of was:


I think I would look snappy in that hat.

Friday...Spring (Break) has arrived

Even if you don't get to go to a tropical island...here are a few things to do on your Spring Break.

How about a book Lamb by Christopher Moore. Gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhood friend. I was laughing out loud.

Buy a bike....go for a bike ride....you can find plenty of these on Craig's List in your area.

Start planting...you know "greens" love chilly weather and anyone, and I mean anyone can grow lettuce....even in a pot~!

A date at the Zoo?

Whatever you do....have a good one....relax...paint your nails, drink a tropical drink and remember.....Spring is in the Air.