Archive for June, 2007
What is your body worth?
Ok, this is kind of gross, but I found this website that actually calculates what your body would be worth to the science community if you passed away. I thought, what the heck, and gave it a try. This is what I came up with:
Mingle2 – Online Dating
If you want to calculate your body’s worth, just visit cadaver calculator to find out.
Math Tutor
I wish they’d had this when I was in school because I really had a hard time with math. Math Tutors through the Score Learning centers helps children ages 4 to 14 make significant academic progress in an innovative tutoring environment.
If your child needs a bit of help with math, why not check out the Math Tutors at the Score Learning Centers to see if they can help.
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Another Week
This week seems to be starting out fairly well. My weekend was even better then I thought it would be. The way things were going last week, I really didn’t think things would ever get better, but they seem to be going in the right direction for a change. Maybe someone up there finally realized that my family had taken all the crap they could for awhile and decided to change things for us. Whatever it is, I’m just very glad. The tears, the yelling, the tense and stressful situations were just becoming too much to bear. I’m sure we’ll have those things again, but hopefully not in such magnitude.
A Personal Post
Well, I had a really big long post typed up and then after reading it I realized that I really didn’t want the entire world to see what I’m dealing with right now. Let’s just say it’s not been too awfuly fun around here lately, very stressful and lots of tears have been shed because of it. I’m hoping that things calm down soon, but I’m not going to hold my breath about it.
I need a vacation
I need a vacation badly! My favorite vacation is to go to a nice, hot beach and just lay on my beach towel and relax. Every so often, I’ll get up and take a dip in the ocean to cool off then back to the beach towel. And, I also like to build sandcastles every once in awhile too especially with my kids. It just takes me back to my childhood and reminds me of all the fun I had when my brother and I would build sandcastles together. Unfortunately, I can’t get away right now to take that vacation, but thankfully, I ran across a really cool website where I can build virtual Sandcastles and get that relaxing, beachy feeling without leaving the house. See what I made today….
Wanna know where I found this really neat interactive tool? Well, it’s at www.virtualsandcastle.com and it is super easy and fun to use. And to top it off, it’s very relaxing to do. That was my perk from finding it anyway. You get the fun of building a cool looking sandcastle, but don’t have to deal with the drive to the beach or the sand in your underwear. If I can’t take an actual vacation then I’ll definitely be building sandcastles on this website a lot.
Sunburn
OMG! First sunburn of the summer and boy does it hurt! I totally screwed up today when I went out to the pool by not taking the suntan lotion out with me. Normally, I take it out with me and reapply after I’ve been in the pool for an hour or so, but for some reason today I didn’t. I guess I just wasn’t thinking. That’ll teach me. My arms and shoulders and upper back are pretty red as are my cheeks and nose. I’ve put aloe on this evening and taken a couple of ibuprofen for the swelling/pain and hopefully I’ll feel just fine tomorrow.
Deck Problems
The deck that should have been done by this past weekend still hasn’t even been started. Why? you ask. Well, the guy who we’d asked to do it, the one who promised it would be done by the weekend, the one who went ahead and bought all the lumber, decided at the last minute that he didn’t have time to do it after all. His day job was keeping him too busy. Can you say p***ed off?!?!?
I’ve scrambled since Friday, trying to find someone else who would be willing to do it for us. Finally, this morning I get a call back from a local contractor who said he was on his way out to our house to give me an estimate. When he got here, he said it would be no problem to fit us into his schedule, BUT…..yes, there was a but. But he said from the looks of the pile of wood we have in our yard, he didn’t think that our drop-out contractor bought enough! Great. We’ve already spent $1600 for lumber, concrete, nails, etc. and now this new guy is telling me that we might have to buy even more? Good grief! He is supposed to get a labor estimate to me this afternoon or evening. If it’s not a lot then I’ll go ahead and tell him to schedule us, but if it’s way more then I’m willing to pay then I guess it’s back to the drawing board.
I swear, this pool is just not working out the way we thought it would. First it seemed to take forever to get installed and now the deck is to. Must just be my luck.
Reno 911-The Movie
Have you seen Reno 911! Miami The Movie yet? I have. We saw it the first week it was out at theaters. It was really good. Very funny. My favorite character in the show and movie is Jim Dangle. There is just something about him prancing around in his super short shorts that is hilarious! And, having Trudy chase after him is funny too. I mean, just look at him Trudy, can you not tell he is gay? I think my favorite part in the movie was when the other police departments finally took notice of how good a job the Reno sheriffs department did settling things at the end of the movie. They were finally recognized as doing a good job and that just made it all right in my eyes. They are always screwing things up on the show so it was nice to see them do something right for a change in the movie.
If you didn’t get a chance to see Reno 911! Miami The Movie in theaters, then you will be happy to know that on June 19, 2007 it is coming out on DVD. You’ll be able to enjoy watching Dangle, Jr, Trudy and all the others in the comfort of your own home. You can check out a clip of the movie here.
Swim Meet Cancelled
My daughters first home swim meet was cancelled for this evening. I guess not enough kids wanted to compete from the opposing team. Daughter is bummed, but I have to admit that I’m kind of relieved. Not that I don’t like to watch my daughter swim, but it’s 90+ degrees out there, the pool has no shade whatsoever, and I’m fighting a headache that I know would have only gotten worse if I’d gone. I will go to her next one though and several others after that, I’m sure, but I’m secretly happy that I don’t have to do this one tonight. Whew!
