Friday, March 27, 2009

thank goodness for friends with cameras

I know it's not the best quality, but when your camera is broken (again), it's much appreciated.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

clutter

i can't even develop one coherent thought, so here are a bunch of half-coherent ones:

- while having a rather important conversation with a professor the other day (the same professor that Brylie tried to expose me to), i realize i have nutragrain bar in my hair. i tried to get it out inconspicuously, but he said, "you can just get it out, you know."

- i'm tired of buying diapers. we have 3 left - is 14 months too early to pottytrain?

- i had an awesome workout today; it really set the pace for my whole day. maybe i'm turning over a new leaf. but hold your applause, this was only day 2.

- i found an empty gallon milk jug in the potty today....and a nutragrain bar.

- the defiance has begun, therefore, the spankings have begun... you know, it really does hurt mommy and daddy more than it hurts the kid.


- possible april fool's day joke: telling brandon i'm pregnant. good idea? bad idea?
eh, better not. he'd probably be really excited.

- i had a "fancy sandwich" tonight, and it was just about the best thing ever. brandon invented them back when we were dating; it's whole wheat bread, turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, sprouts, and pickle. A-mazing. they're "fancy" because they make us feel rich. . . it must be the sprouts.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

my 3-month struggle

That's right - it's still going on.

but I think I may have figured out how to get out of school alive...

if I switch to the shorter program, I can graduate in december, and have my life back.

however, I won't be able to sit for the LPC exam. meaning, less marketable.

BUT, much happier.
AND, I won't have to do 2-3 years of internships.

so it comes to this (and we'll just list the pros):

shorter program = more time with the family, more time with the ministry, the removal of 3-4 years of school/interships, still having an MS when it's all said and done, and significantly less chances of going berserk and shaving my head.

longer program = waaaay more marketable, more respectable program

Looks pretty obvious to me. 5 to 2.

Why do I need so much affirmation?! Just do it, already!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

shamu, schmamu

Just for grins, I thought I'd check to see how much SeaWorld tickets are.


$46.99 for a kid's ticket?! $54.99 for an adult ticket?!?!


I could (very strategically) feed my family for a week for $50! And that's what they charge you to come look at an old whale? No offense, Shamu...but come on, we all know you're not even the original.


The Original

Faker #22

(Like I had nothing better to do than to research how many Shamus there have been.
I'm putting off homework, ok?)

I'm starting to see a trend among businesses: 3 years old is the magical age when a child becomes a paying customer.

That means we've got 1 year and 10 months left of paying for family fun. Then, we get our kicks from throwing cold water on Daddy while he's in the shower. : )

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Good parents teach their kids how to do this...

Shake it!

my bare, naked soul

i've been thinking...

how exactly would life be different (aka: better) if i dropped out of school?

not having to be someone's grad assistant, write papers, take tests, give assessments, sit through 3 hour classes, pay exhorbitant amounts of money for books, etc.

and this, my friends, is my deepest, darkest fantasy.

sad, I know.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

stuff.

I'm having a random, scattered day.

- Does anyone know of a good dentist? I need one of those.

- Grocery shopping isn't as fun as it used to be. I tend to just put things back on the shelves if they aren't appropriate for a one-year-old with only 4 teeth.

- I've lost 8 pounds. Normally, I would be happy about something like this, but Brandon says I don't look any different... I'd rather look skinnier and not have lost any weight than have lost weight and look the same.

- I'm overwhelmed with the hankerin' to pack up and go somewhere exotic. Europe, maybe. New York...Fiji? I'll start saving up.

- Brylie tried to help herself to some milk while we were in my professor's office yesterday. Awk--ward.

- People are starting to ask me when I'm going to get pregnant again...

no comment.