Memorial Day

Well, I started the day off in a rush - getting the whole house cleaned for hub's co-worker coming over. Hub was on third this weekend and he got off early, so when I woke up Monday morning, he'd done over 2/3 of my honey-do list. The rest of my time was spent getting small things done and basically enjoying the day. I didn't even have to cook.

All in all, a good day. Yay!

Guns & Roses and some free Dr. Pepper

LOL - it looks like Dr. Pepper is making good on their promise to give out free Dr. Pepper if Guns and Roses EVER released that long-awaited album of theirs, Chinese Democracy.

Well, long awaited for some. Me? Not so much. I was over GNR by the time Slash and Duff moved on to Velvet Revolver.

As for the free drink, I semi like Dr. Pepper. I migrated to Mr. Pibb until it starting sucking, and never went back to Dr. Pepper since I gave up brown sodas. I might break down and give it another try.. you know, since it's free and all. If I act quickly, that is.

Dr Pepper's Guns N' Roses Promise Won't Go Flat

Wish I'd Been There

Found at wyff4.com

Oreo Spill Shuts Down Illinois Highway
Police: Truck Driver Fell Asleep At Wheel
POSTED: 9:40 am EDT May 19, 2008

MORRIS, Ill. -- A trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos overturned, dumping boxes of cookies all over the road and the median about 50 miles southwest of Chicago. It shut down the highway and backed up traffic. Illinois State Police said the truck crashed after the driver fell asleep at the wheel.

Anyone who knows me knows that Oreos are my favorite cookies. I'd have been all over that highway.

Kiki News

Well, my bro's birthday was on Sunday the 23rd (OMG - the number 23!!! It's everywhere!!!). I got him apple butter, but he doesn't know it yet. Um, yeah, so bro - pretend you didn't read that part. I got it from a N.C. orchard on Sunday with D. We went to pick apples, but alas, no apples on the trees, so we bought them from their barn. Oh well. I still have many delicious apples in my kitchen now. Plus, we stopped by a fruit/veggie stand and bought peaches, potatoes, and tomatoes. I will go a long way for good fruit. ☺ (i just learned the smiley this week!)

I have added a blog widget capability to my blog today. See? Over on the left side? You will use it to turn me into a widget for your desktop. Yes, you will...

I am going back to my CRON commitment and my '101 in 1001' list. I had abandoned a lot of things after PaPa died, and I am making myself go back to just about everything. I have to re-examine my 101 list to see what I have done recently (probably not much since I'm just getting back up on my emotional feet). I've decided that I cannot abandon my goals and such. He wouldn't have wanted that. Some people say that to make themselves feel better, but I know it's true for all of us. He would have been almost embarrassed if he'd known how much attention he got after he died.

We are in the middle of filling out the necessary paperwork for home loan pre-approval. I am kind of nervous about it, actually. I am doing some serious finger-crossing. You should, too, because a KiKi with a house = happier KiKi.

Our Gatlinburg trip is coming up in about 5-6 weeks. Yay! I'm excited to go somewhere that is not here. I love Greenville, but sometimes you just have to get away.

That's it for now. ☺☺☺

Drifted

Well, it's official. My mind has drifted for good LOL. Today has been my slow day at work. I have been finished with my required tasks since 10AM. Since then, I haven't really done much of anything except keep my customers in check. And about the time I say that, here comes the big boss over to say hi! Luckily, the power of the alt-tab combo works fast.

I have felt blah all day. I don't really know what's wrong with me, other than maybe it's near girl time. That usually doesn't affect me, though. Maybe I still have baby fever. Maybe I am sick of someone here at work. Who knows... If I had a "happy pill", I'd be taking it right now.

In a couple of weeks. I think Josh and I are going to go to Reedy River and go on a picnic. We talked about it once before and decided it would be fun to do again. We haven't done so in awhile. I think it would be nice. :)

I accidentally kicked Lucy in the head this morning. I felt so bad! I was half-asleep and turning over in the bed. I barely remembered that she was at the foot of the bed. I felt my foot hit something soft and I heard a bell jingle. I knew right away what I did. Of course, she jumped off the bed and I only saw her when I left. Bad Mommy… poor piddy.

We’re going out to the Golden Corral tonight. It’s kind of like a Ryan’s steakhouse, for those of you unaware. A steak buffet is like heaven for my hubby. The buffet might need its last rites when he’s done.

Oh, I am half done with the music sorting. Josh and I did a lot when Rusty was still playing Star Wars. Josh had the whole floor covered with about 40-50 different pieces of sheet music. I think there was a total of about 800 or so sheets of music he dealt with. Yikes… thank goodness for hubbies. Especially mine!

Songs of the Day:
The Diary of Jane: Breaking Benjamin
Leaves the Pieces: The Wreckers
Apparently, I’m not in any certain music mood -LOL.

Dizzy Girl

Ooo - I have a nice case of vertigo today. If you want to get a natural high or need an excuse to be a klutz, you should be me today. It started off with a little car sickness earlier today and has not stopped. Luckily, I have drugs. :)

On to the day's events so far...

I forgot to recharge my iPod last night, so it is on its last leg of battery power. Oh yeah, I forgot to say before that my sweet hubby re-bought me a new iPod for Valentine's Day. It's red! It's so purty. Plus, he had a sweet message engraved on the back for me.

I also forgot to turn off the iron this morning. I was worried about it all day until I could go home at lunch and check it. However, apparently I have a new-fangled iron, because that bad boy was plugged in, but stone-cold when I checked it. Hooray for technology that realizes I am not at home and have helpless pids.

I am setting up Macy and Lucy's water recirculator tonight when I get home. I forgot to do it last night. Macy's used to it, but I hope Lucy doesn't think that her water bowl is mad at her. I'm sure she'll love it, though. She usually doesn't lap up water, rather she cups her paw and drinks from it. It's so cute!

Oh, I made chicken and dumplings on Sunday night. I am so proud of myself! I don't know how healthy it is (is it?), but it was good! Actually, that probably means that it's NOT good LOL. Who cares? That was some good stuff! Plus, I actually made something from scratch (well, almost totally from scratch - I bought the dumplings since I didn't have time to make dough). I even used my own chicken broth and -gulp- used a whole chicken. Josh didn't understand why I wanted a whole chicken, but I wanted to do everything myself. Though, next time, I might take advantage of the times and buy a pre-cut-up chicken, bless my heart. Cutting it up took almost as long as making the dang meal.

That's all for now. I have 45-ish minutes left at work, and I need to concentrate.