And so it begins....
Today I was getting M out of the car after I commuted in from T town. Normally he takes off running to the house but today he just stood there next to the door with his back to me.
And then...I heard it....
He passed gas! AT ME! He turned around, cackled, and took off laughing.
So my son tooter-pootered on me. My sweet little boy has officially turned rotten. I came into the house and told B that he needed to discuss appropriate behavior with M and this fell under his area of teaching appropriate behavior. B just laughed and said, "Hey, I didn't teach him that."
Is this where it begins? With two boys, do I have a lifetime of looking forward to antics like this...belching contests, etc.? Our shuttle drive at work didn't hesitate to tell me today that I am going to be outnumbered and wouldn't have a prayer in the world....
HELP!?!?!?
Monday, June 27, 2005
Saturday, June 25, 2005
A trip to the Frontier
Friday, M, B, Meme, Papa, & I headed to OKC for a day trip. We took M to Frontier City for a day of rides and fun. M had a blast. Of the adult rides that M could ride, I think his favorite was the Prairie Schooner (pirate ship). Of course, of the children's rides, his favorite was the roller coaster. The funniest part of the day was when they all four rode the Rapids. A gentlemen that was standing on the bridge overlooking the rapids with me informed me that the waterfall on this ride, unlike the one at Silver Dollar City, did not turn off. When I heard that, I just knew that B would be soaked. I was right. I think there was only one dry patch on B when he got off that ride. Later on, they rode the log ride, but the wait in line was forever. It turned out that a group of little girls had gotten stuck in the tunnel, which I am told would have been horrible because it is pitch black in there and it stinks to high heaven. The good part about these water rides is that for a quarter, you got to "blast" the ridders as they rode the ride. I meant to get B, which I did, but I hit Meme (my mother-in-law) right between the eyes by mistake. OOOPS! (It really was a mistake Meme! You know I love you!
Here are the pictures I took at the park yesterday. I'm not in any because, of course, preggos can't ride. Bummer, dude!
Frontier City Pictures (including M, B, MeMe & Papa)
I am still in the process of uploading some of the videos so keep checking back, but for now, here is one of M on the kids' swings. He's in the orange muscle shirt and khaki shorts.
Swings
Here are the pictures I took at the park yesterday. I'm not in any because, of course, preggos can't ride. Bummer, dude!
Frontier City Pictures (including M, B, MeMe & Papa)
I am still in the process of uploading some of the videos so keep checking back, but for now, here is one of M on the kids' swings. He's in the orange muscle shirt and khaki shorts.
Swings
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
In pictures
I was reading Erin's comment about having a picture finally up, and I kind of browsed through pictures that I have on my computer. The truth is that like most moms, I am the one behind the camera--not in front of it. Some of this is my own fault as I truly dislike having pictures taken. I have pictures of us a family, but they are professional portraits. I'm just not a picture person. I don't like the having to smile thing. In addition, I am cursed with dimples. My husband has even deeper dimples than I do. M has them as well (he's doomed, as is this child, since it is a recessive trait (See Ms. Kodesh! I did pay attention in HS Biology!).
You know, I only really have one or two pictures from when I was pregnant with M. I haven't taken any with this child yet b/c I'm not really showing. Kind of sad, huh?
You know, I only really have one or two pictures from when I was pregnant with M. I haven't taken any with this child yet b/c I'm not really showing. Kind of sad, huh?
Just call me Igor
I had this for about a week and a half a week prior but it had cleared up until last night.
I went grocery shopping last night for the few necessities we needed like milk, tea, etc. at Wal-heck. I was there forever for just about 12 items. The lines were, of course, 5 people deep, and I picked the slow lane. *D'oh!*
When I get to the register, the lady proceeds to double bag all my cold items. I live 6 blocks from the store, so I asked her nicely not to double-bag them, which she did. But I still have to complain because she double-bagged oddly. Ok, when I was a cashier at Walheck, you would sack and then put that sack inside another sack after you had filled it. It was much quicker. But no, this lady put the bag inside the other bag which required both of her hands to put items in the sack. So she was totally doing the one hand thing. You know, scan it...put it in the bag...scan another item...put it in the bag. Back in my day, and it's not that long ago...maybe 9 years ago, I would have been reprimanded and eventually let go for that. You had to be able to multitask. You scanned with your right hand and bagged with your left.
So, by the time I got done shopping, standing in line, checking out, walking to the car, loading the groceries in the trunk, and returning the cart to the cart corral, I am Igor again. I have this pinching in my hip where my leg meets my hip. By the time I got home and unloaded groceries with B's help and fixed my dinner plate (B cooks on most nights--what a sweetie!), I was in so much pain. I really wanted to cry. I had to ask him to bring me back some more rice because just the thought of hobbling to the kitchen hurt. I'm feeling better today after working on it with the massager and using Blue Emu (this stuff is awesome by the way because you can wear it anytime, anywhere, and it doesn't smell). However, I think I'm probably going to go ahead and talk to the OB about massage therapy.
Igor out!
I went grocery shopping last night for the few necessities we needed like milk, tea, etc. at Wal-heck. I was there forever for just about 12 items. The lines were, of course, 5 people deep, and I picked the slow lane. *D'oh!*
When I get to the register, the lady proceeds to double bag all my cold items. I live 6 blocks from the store, so I asked her nicely not to double-bag them, which she did. But I still have to complain because she double-bagged oddly. Ok, when I was a cashier at Walheck, you would sack and then put that sack inside another sack after you had filled it. It was much quicker. But no, this lady put the bag inside the other bag which required both of her hands to put items in the sack. So she was totally doing the one hand thing. You know, scan it...put it in the bag...scan another item...put it in the bag. Back in my day, and it's not that long ago...maybe 9 years ago, I would have been reprimanded and eventually let go for that. You had to be able to multitask. You scanned with your right hand and bagged with your left.
So, by the time I got done shopping, standing in line, checking out, walking to the car, loading the groceries in the trunk, and returning the cart to the cart corral, I am Igor again. I have this pinching in my hip where my leg meets my hip. By the time I got home and unloaded groceries with B's help and fixed my dinner plate (B cooks on most nights--what a sweetie!), I was in so much pain. I really wanted to cry. I had to ask him to bring me back some more rice because just the thought of hobbling to the kitchen hurt. I'm feeling better today after working on it with the massager and using Blue Emu (this stuff is awesome by the way because you can wear it anytime, anywhere, and it doesn't smell). However, I think I'm probably going to go ahead and talk to the OB about massage therapy.
Igor out!
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
And you call yourselves a help desk!
Working individuals of the world unite! It's the evil help desk that is the topic of today's discussion.
Last week, I came into work on Monday to find that I could not access anything that required an ethernet connection. I couldn't get on the intranet, access servers, etc. Begrundingly, I called the help desk. My case was turned in to desktop support with a high priority. I sat around and twiddled my thumbs all day and then called the help desk again just as I was leaving and told them I absolutely had to be up and running by Wednesday.
Tuesday morning, I come in and I can't even boot up. There was a corrupted file. I called the help desk again. About 2 hours later, IT guy comes up and works on my computer. It appears that part of the problem was a token ring (aren't these things extinct) that was stuck in a loop that was causing part of the problem. We did a cleanup on the computer, eliminated some spyware, and did a backup just in case they had redo my hard drive. The computer is working for what I need it for that day.
Then, I have to go out and approve a wire. There are these blasted smartcard readers here whre you have to insert your card, select your certificate authority, and input your pin to approve wire transfers. Well the blasted card reader doesn't work. I call the guy back again and he gets it working. It works for a few days.
Well, the darn thing is down again! You would think that since I work for a computer company (not mentioned...we'll just call it Big Blue for now), that I could get hardware that would work CONSISTENTLY. So today, I called the guy back again, and yet again, I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs waiting on IT guy to come get it working again (and to show me how to fix it myself next time so I'm not waiting for an elusive IT guy). I have a wire to approve that has to go out today.
I want to be elusive. How come the accountants can't be elusive? Blasted!
UPDATE:
Well, I got out of my process automation meeting this afternoon, and low and behold, IT guy #2 is here to fix a printer for a co-worker. This is the guy that got the darn card reader up and running in the first place. A fiddle here and there and it is working. IT guy #1 has yet to call. Figures, huh?
Last week, I came into work on Monday to find that I could not access anything that required an ethernet connection. I couldn't get on the intranet, access servers, etc. Begrundingly, I called the help desk. My case was turned in to desktop support with a high priority. I sat around and twiddled my thumbs all day and then called the help desk again just as I was leaving and told them I absolutely had to be up and running by Wednesday.
Tuesday morning, I come in and I can't even boot up. There was a corrupted file. I called the help desk again. About 2 hours later, IT guy comes up and works on my computer. It appears that part of the problem was a token ring (aren't these things extinct) that was stuck in a loop that was causing part of the problem. We did a cleanup on the computer, eliminated some spyware, and did a backup just in case they had redo my hard drive. The computer is working for what I need it for that day.
Then, I have to go out and approve a wire. There are these blasted smartcard readers here whre you have to insert your card, select your certificate authority, and input your pin to approve wire transfers. Well the blasted card reader doesn't work. I call the guy back again and he gets it working. It works for a few days.
Well, the darn thing is down again! You would think that since I work for a computer company (not mentioned...we'll just call it Big Blue for now), that I could get hardware that would work CONSISTENTLY. So today, I called the guy back again, and yet again, I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs waiting on IT guy to come get it working again (and to show me how to fix it myself next time so I'm not waiting for an elusive IT guy). I have a wire to approve that has to go out today.
I want to be elusive. How come the accountants can't be elusive? Blasted!
UPDATE:
Well, I got out of my process automation meeting this afternoon, and low and behold, IT guy #2 is here to fix a printer for a co-worker. This is the guy that got the darn card reader up and running in the first place. A fiddle here and there and it is working. IT guy #1 has yet to call. Figures, huh?
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