Tag, I'm it!

Allison in Columbus tagged me, so to keep the game going, I'm participating. I think I gotta list 7 random things about me. And I like lists and numbers, so this should be a piece of Wacky Cake.

1. I've been to Europe 4 times, and the top of the Eiffel Tower twice.

2. I miss my Grandparents more than anyone would care to imagine. They were the embodiment of love and trust.

3. I LOVE BUNNIES! Everyone knows this...it's common knowledge, like how everyone knows the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and Amanda loves BUNNIES.

4. When my immediate family of 2 parents, 2 sisters, 1 husband and 1 brother-in-law go out for dinner, there are 7 people at the table, and 6 have red hair.

5. Andrew tried to dump me after dating me for 2 weeks. He left my apartment and I said to myself: "That poor guy doesn't know he's gonna marry me someday." I was right, and I've been right ever since.

6. I am pretty clean around the house, except for my office, which is where art supplies and anything creative goes to die. I am very particular about who comes into my office, as the creativity graveyard must not be disturbed.

7. On more than one occasion, I've called one of my sisters at the EXACT same second they called me, giving us both a busy signal (yes, it's possible to get a busy signal even in the days of call waiting). So we'd hang up and finally get a hold of each other and figure out that we called each other at the same moment.

And one for good measure, since I am full of valuable information tonight:

8. I know how to fold a fitted sheet without making it wrinkle. It's one of the top 10 reasons Andrew married me.

9. My second toe is as long as my pinkie finger. So if I ever lose my pinky, I can have it replaced with my toe. Eeeeeewwwwww YUK!

I'm tagging you! If you read this (Dawn, Gail, Erin, Shannon, Barb, Michele, Trixie, Katie, Alisha, Missy, Meredith, and so on)
You gotta pull some random facts outta your....hat and hunker down like I did.

It was fun and I learned that I'm a strange little girl.

Things that go fast

1. Planes
2. Trains
3. Reading material

We had Ike up for a visit this weekend. He blew the Sunday paper clear down the street at 76 miles an hour. We Grove Citians are quite proud to have experienced this along with tornado warnings and a 24 hour snowfall total of 18 inches this year.

So, if you're lookin' for a real excitin' place to live, swing by GC on the SW side. Something's bound to blow our way. Or fall from the sky!

PS, there are no pics of this hurricane force wind, cause you can't see wind. Duh. For real, I was afraid to take the camera outside, I figured it would end up smooshed into our neighbor's car door!

$20 haircut, million dollar flub-up

That's right. My normal haircutter person had left the salon for the day and the only girl left to cut my hair was born in the 90's. I realized this was a bad idea when halfway through, she started talking about her prom, which I'm pretty sure was just back in May. Oy.
The bottom layer is fine, but the top layer is 2 inches shorter on one side, and it does this weird diagonal thing in the back. My plan is to call the salon and make an appointment for a time when she won't be there and have the manager fix it!


Moral of the story: If she was born in the last decade (and I mean 90's, not past 10 years) then she's too darn young to have control over my 'do.

The end, no pics for this one!

Labor Day Weekend pictures

We had a great time with my brother in law and his family. Anna looks SO tall in these photos and the big hit of the weekend was cardboard blocks. So here's Anna with her leaning tower and Colosseum. Cute kid.











And really, what would a post be without a furry kid in it? Sweetie is confused. She finally came out from under the bed, only to take over the dog bed. Raven confronted her and told her to back off because that bed does say Raven's name on it. Sweetie got all fired up and told Raven that she was only napping there with her teddy bear and planned to smoke her cigar when she woke up, she even had them lined up next to the bed...Seriously, we're those pet owners. Our kids are doomed.









In other news: Work is going swell, I will have my own desk by Friday, and I'm lovin' what I'm doin'. Roo is taking the trash out and I am going to bed because my brain is mush now. G'night!

Back again

I took the suggested dose (1,000mg's, baby) of Vicodin, and I made it a whole 30 minutes before I woke up. Yay. Why does this stuff knock Andrew out in 2 seconds and keep him knocked out all day, but it only gives me under an hour of pain-free bliss? So unfair. tsk tsk tsk.

In other back related news: My Mom is coming to visit so she can deliver a care package full of books and yummy food.
My neighbor offered to set up a spare mini-fridge in our bedroom so I wouldn't have to leave the second floor, but I do anyway. If only we had one of those outdoor doggie treadmills like Mr. and Mrs. Jetson did for Astro.

Tomorrow I get to go back to the chiropractor to be crunched and folded and cracked some more to help the healing process. I think Andrew is somewhat skeptical, as he already set up a consultation with a surgeon. Easy for him to do....it's not his back!

Back

Aaaaand back.

Back from the chiropractor. I tore a ligement. Don't know how. But I did. Doc thinks it's re-injury from last years episode. Great. Going to take the recommended dose of pain (knock-you-out) meds and crawl into bed. I'll see you back here if I can't get comfy!


*Sorry to anyone who subscribes to this and doesn't get this added to the inbox, cause I updated/ changed yesterdays post. So sorry.