Tackle it Tuesday

Today I am participating in Tackle it Tuesday because I have a lot of stuff to get done, today is my ‘last’ free day. I will strike through the things I get done, if I do not finish my to-do list, it is still okay, there is always tomorrow.

1. Take the kids to daycare (BTW, Henry did well on Monday, they marked his disposition as Happy.)
2. Go to the gym, I am getting ready for a run this weekend and I so badly want to improve my time (not gonna happen today…I have a headache)
3. Find my uniform for Wednesday…yeah, the last time I wore my full uniform was August 07, I think. I got so big so fast, my uniform could not fit me. I am hoping it fits me.
4. Run an errand to Signal Mountain, I hope I do not miss the exit, I have missed it twice.
5. Go to the the grocery store
6. Finish baking the breakfast rolls, I ran out of time on Monday and only baked half the dough and put the rest in the fridge.
7. Skype my friends in Kenya before it gets too late for them. (7 hours difference)

Yippe, I am done with my to do list, now let me go and cook dinner!!  I promise I will go to the gym tomorrow.

 

sob! sob!

We just took Henry to his first day at daycare (sob !sob!), it was really hard, (why do I do this to myself?)I even forgot his diapers at home.  He seemed to be very happy and was all smiles at the teacher, he even slept for 10 hours straight last night.  Rehema on the other hand was very concerned that we were leaving her brother with someone else.  It does help that the same woman who took care of Rehema three years ago, is the same one who is taking care of Henry, yep, we like her, she has been working there for 25 years!!! well, have a happy week!

 

Fun Monday

Sauntering Soul is the host this week and she said: I know we all try to be sweet and kind to people the majority of the time. But let’s face it….we also know that sometimes we can be a big jerk. It could be that you experience road rage from time to time. Perhaps you empty the coffee pot at work some mornings and don’t feel like taking the time to start a new pot for the next person. Or maybe you don’t return phone calls on a timely basis when you know someone needs a response from you. Have you ever “accidentally” ruined a favorite shirt of your spouse just because you didn’t care for it? Come on - it’s confession time! List the small things you do that make you a jerk and elaborate just a bit on each one. Please tell me I’m not the only jerk around here!

I guess it is confession time, one thing that I always did in the job I had before my current one,  we used this huge very old copier/printer that always broke down.  Almost each time that it broke down while I was using it, (it broke down at least once a week while I was using it) it broke down basically everyday…I would just walk away and not tell anyone (sorry workmates).  I know, I am so horrible. but guess what happened after that, I got this new job that I am in charge of two very old copiers/printer which break down almost everyday and I have to fix them and call the person who can fix them (meanwhile I get all these e-mails telling me they have broken down.  yep, they say ‘malipo ni hapa duniani’ (your reward is here on earth)

The second horrible thing I do is that, if you keep on sending forwards to my mailbox and I know you, I will not tell you to stop (that is the part that makes me a jerk), I will just hit spam on the next forward from you, remove your e-mail address from my address list, and all your e-mails to me will bounce, yeah, now you know why your e-mails to me are always bouncing.

The Gym:  The gym I go to has this indoor track and every day there is an arrow pointing to the direction that people should  run or walk.   I say again, the arrow has been placed so clearly and it  shows them which direction they should run/walk as soon as they walk into the track, you cannot miss it. But some people just decide that they will walk/run the opposite direction.  Why? this drives me nuts and I will not start saying the things that at times go through my head that I could do so that they realize they should be walking the right direction.  To make matters worse, these people are usually walking in twos and talking..in the opposite direction.  At times I just feel like running into them…

Have a jerk-free week

 

1st Family Photo!

Success is when everyone is in the picture, I hope all you moms had a good mother’s day.
<a  

 

 

 

Why?

Why do some motorists not turn left when the traffic lights are green and there is no incoming car?
Why do some motorists not turn right when there is no car coming and there is no sign saying you cannot turn right on red?
Why do some motorists not use their turn lights?
Why does your potty trained toddler tell you that she needs to go to the potty when you have buckled all of them in the car and are ready to go, and you asked her 10 times before you left the house if she needed to go?
Why do apparel stores sell 2 piece bathing suits separately, like someone only needs one piece? (I do not buy 2 piece bathing suits but I always wonder)
Why did Erik give away his immunity necklace to Natalie in Survivor?
Why did Jason mouth to people not to vote for him, would have loved to see the drama in American Idol.
I was just wondering…

 

Baby #18!

The Duggar family is having another baby…baby #18 and they are debt free. WOW!

 

Teacher Appreciation Week

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week in the US and May 6 was the National Teacher Day. My Dad was a Teacher (and a Pastor) and he is one of the greatest teachers I have ever known.  He taught in a teachers college and he taught me at home too.  I remember he always made asked me to read ahead  (like a chapter ahead) and so when I went to class I already knew what the teacher was talking about and that made me look good.  He is and will always be my favorite teacher.  Rehema’s school is having their appreciation day activities on Friday.  We will be making cards for all her teachers.   Do you have a favorite teacher that you still remember?

 

Creative Discovery Museum

Today is free family night at CDM.  I usually take advantage of these and take Rehema to them, I had at one time considered getting a membership but then I ended up with several coupons and the free family nights are monthly, I decided not to get one.  We have been to the zoo and the aquarium and i am thinking of getting a membership to one of those.  I am leaning towards the aquarium, we went to the Ripleys aquarium and we all loved it.   Of course it helped that we only paid $4 per adult and Rehema was free because of the military discount. Which is your favorite place to take your kids?