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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Ode to TonyDanza!

Sheri sent this to me and I had to share! This post is R rated!

Stuttering Cat - as explained by a grade 4 student ...
A teacher is explaining biology to her 4th grade students.
"Human beings are the only animals that stutter," she says.
A little girl raises her hand. "I had a kitty-cat who stuttered."
The teacher, knowing how precious some of these stories could become, asked the girl to describe the incident.
'Well', she began, 'I was in the back yard with my kitty and the Rottweiler that lives next door got arunning start and before we knew it, he jumped over the fence into our yard!'
'That must've been scary,' said the teacher.
'It sure was,' said the little girl.
'My kitty raised her back, went "Ffffff!, Ffffff!, FfffffF,"but before she could say F#$k the Rottweiler ate her!'
The teacher had to leave the room.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Winter Playing!

The weather this week has been crazy! Three straight days of fog, one day of sunshine, a mini-blizzard, and then a blowing which has resulted in some power loss for some people. I’m happy to say that I didn’t lose power! Phew!

I did have Monday off, makes me appreciate being a state employee! I got a bunch of things done around the house that I’ve been trying to do for awhile! Feeling sort of productive…My next goal is to try to make my office more work-oriented, less Sanford and Sons!

At Kiwanis this past month, I have been in charge of the speakers. It’s been fun to bring in some great speakers including Ray Ann with the SBDC, Nick with the Southwest Child Enhancement Center, Mike and Kevin with North Dakota Realized, and next week is Suzi with RLND. I’m looking forward to helping out Kiwanis with the after prom party that is coming up in April!

I got out Thursday night; I appreciate all the laughs that Sheri and Neil have been providing me! They have introduced me to a nice guy…I’ll see where or how it goes. I’m putting things out into the universe to be taken care of on their own. I am working on myself a lot lately and find that I deal with my professional life the same way that I deal with personal life. I like to get things done, see results, and if it’s not done correctly, I will fix it. So it may be working at my career but it’s not working for my personal life. These past few weeks have been a great time to review who and what I want.

Alexis is coming out next weekend! I’m excited to have a girl’s time…I’m planning on where to take her. Dickinson in the summer has a few more options than Dickinson in January.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

A Lot of Bull....and More!

The weather has finally lifted…I was beginning to go crazy. To tell you how the first part of the year has gone…my biggest debate has been what’s been the better purchase—my remote car starter or the snow blower! I actually can’t even throw a guess out!

I’ve been seeing a lot of cows lately, well bulls specifically! Between helping Dad give haircuts to bulls, designer this year’s bull flyer, and sitting at Bull Days-I’ve seen a lot of bull! Mom, Dad, and Alaina brought out 5 bulls on the 16th to Dickinson for the day. They looked pretty good.

I’ve also been pushing myself into the dating scene…UGH! I forgot how much work that can be. One of my goals is to write a book someday and I think this is all part of the grand scheme to build material for the different sections. There are really all types out there—guys infatuated with their dogs, guys with too much baggage, guys with ex-girlfriends, guys with egos. It’s not like I’m expecting perfection but it does amaze me how these guys can have a relationship with any type of woman—I guess it really does take all kinds!

Work is going to start getting busy in the next little bit. I’m coming up on my second grant review. Because my position is 100% grant funded, we have to review and report back our work and findings each year to our large grantor. Last year was exceptionally difficult because I came in the middle of the year and there was a financial mess. This year, I hope to demonstrate the project growth and have a sound grasp on the finances.

Lola and TonyDanza are really demonstrating their personalities lately. Lola is known for her mur-meowing. She announces herself when she walks into a room…or when she can’t get into a room. I’ve been locking them both out of the bedroom at night and Lola seems to think that she should get in…and tells me that AND tries to crawl under the door! TonyDanza has become quite the snuggler, he will crawl under the covers or sit on my chest—as long as Lola doesn’t come along, then he high-tails it! Both have taken a strange liking to the tub, I will find them sitting in it all the time! Maybe they're asking for a bath!