I've always been a sci-fi kind of gal. I was pretty excited to find out one of my favorite shows from the 80's is being remade. I'm a little sad that they are stealing one of my favorite Lost characters, Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell), but at least she is going to a show I want to see. She'll supposedly still have some guest spots on Lost too. The same people that created The 4400 (a show I really liked on USA) are in charge of V so I have high hopes.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Jogging Strollers
Yesterday I didn't wake up in time to go running so I decided I would push the kids in the jogging stroller while Brother B rode his scooter. I knew it would be harder than just running by myself, but man, my arms hurt! For some reason, one arm hurt more than the other. This is definitely good incentive to get up in time in the future.
About an hour later, Loofa said "My legs are tired from the stroller. I'm tired from riding in the stroller for that long time." Really.
About an hour later, Loofa said "My legs are tired from the stroller. I'm tired from riding in the stroller for that long time." Really.
Tennis and Soccer
We just finished a two week course of tennis for Ephant and Brother B and a 1 week course of soccer for Loofa. We do it through Hillsboro because their rec programs are so much more extensive.
It was pretty amazing to watch how far E and B have come since we first started doing these classes a few years ago. They had really good teachers this year, patient and funny. J bought them both tennis rackets, hopefully we can put them to good use this summer. I wish I knew how to play it, but at this point I don't have the time to spend on that. Maybe when we are enjoying retirement or maybe when I am dead.
Loofa was pretty funny with soccer. The first day he said "they don't play soccer the right way." I don't know what soccer he is thinking of. Each time they had him play goalie he would sit in front of the goal and refuse to stand up. This was usually towards the end of the class. I would tell him to sit up and he would say "I'm tired, I want to go home". The last couple of days he started being more willing to stand up and defend the goal. Other than that, he did a pretty good job. He wasn't afraid to go after the ball and most of them time managed to get it going in the right direction.
It was pretty amazing to watch how far E and B have come since we first started doing these classes a few years ago. They had really good teachers this year, patient and funny. J bought them both tennis rackets, hopefully we can put them to good use this summer. I wish I knew how to play it, but at this point I don't have the time to spend on that. Maybe when we are enjoying retirement or maybe when I am dead.
Fefe did not care for being on a leash:
Loofa was pretty funny with soccer. The first day he said "they don't play soccer the right way." I don't know what soccer he is thinking of. Each time they had him play goalie he would sit in front of the goal and refuse to stand up. This was usually towards the end of the class. I would tell him to sit up and he would say "I'm tired, I want to go home". The last couple of days he started being more willing to stand up and defend the goal. Other than that, he did a pretty good job. He wasn't afraid to go after the ball and most of them time managed to get it going in the right direction.
Brother B found a nice resting spot.
Why the Government Sucks!
Yes, I did say suck.
A couple weeks ago I decided to apply for the Amex card from Costco since it has slightly better rewards than my current one. My application was put on hold because they needed proof that my social security # was actually mine. I'm still a tad confused as to why it was necessary, but figured I wanted the card so I would jump the hoops.
The biggest hoop involved going to the SS office and getting a letter from them verifying it is my #. If I had known how long the wait would be, I would not have thought it worth it to get this credit card. I was a little disheartened to see how many people were waiting when we arrived, but our line number was only 4 away from the front. Two of those numbers took 1 1/2 hours to process. We were all hungry and Fefe was exhausted since it was past her naptime. Plus she has this terrible screaming habit that kept manifesting itself. I should have let scream more, maybe we could have gotten a line jump :)
About 20 minutes into the wait, I sent Ephant out to the car to fetch Fefe's blankie. The security guard came over to me and here is our conversation:
Guard: "I don't let kids go out to the parking lot alone."
Me: "Is this a dangerous neighborhood?
Guard: "No, I just don't let kids go out alone."
Me: "She is just fetching something from the car."
Guard: "I know that, I could see the keys. I don't let kids go out alone."
Me: "Is there a law against it?"
Guard: "No."
Me: "Well, I'm okay with it."
Guard: "I don't let kids out alone."
Me: "I'm okay with it!"
Talk about a frustrating conversation. I understand concern, but as soon as I showed no interest in "obeying" him, he should have let it go. One problem is that so many people think Ephant is younger than she is because of her size. She thought it was funny when I told her later.
I was so relieved when we finally got up front. It took us a grand total of 3 minutes to get the letter I needed and head out of there. If I never have to visit that office again, it'll be too soon. Halfway through the wait, I said to Ephant, as loud as I could "This is why I don't want government taking over healthcare!"
A couple weeks ago I decided to apply for the Amex card from Costco since it has slightly better rewards than my current one. My application was put on hold because they needed proof that my social security # was actually mine. I'm still a tad confused as to why it was necessary, but figured I wanted the card so I would jump the hoops.
The biggest hoop involved going to the SS office and getting a letter from them verifying it is my #. If I had known how long the wait would be, I would not have thought it worth it to get this credit card. I was a little disheartened to see how many people were waiting when we arrived, but our line number was only 4 away from the front. Two of those numbers took 1 1/2 hours to process. We were all hungry and Fefe was exhausted since it was past her naptime. Plus she has this terrible screaming habit that kept manifesting itself. I should have let scream more, maybe we could have gotten a line jump :)
About 20 minutes into the wait, I sent Ephant out to the car to fetch Fefe's blankie. The security guard came over to me and here is our conversation:
Guard: "I don't let kids go out to the parking lot alone."
Me: "Is this a dangerous neighborhood?
Guard: "No, I just don't let kids go out alone."
Me: "She is just fetching something from the car."
Guard: "I know that, I could see the keys. I don't let kids go out alone."
Me: "Is there a law against it?"
Guard: "No."
Me: "Well, I'm okay with it."
Guard: "I don't let kids out alone."
Me: "I'm okay with it!"
Talk about a frustrating conversation. I understand concern, but as soon as I showed no interest in "obeying" him, he should have let it go. One problem is that so many people think Ephant is younger than she is because of her size. She thought it was funny when I told her later.
I was so relieved when we finally got up front. It took us a grand total of 3 minutes to get the letter I needed and head out of there. If I never have to visit that office again, it'll be too soon. Halfway through the wait, I said to Ephant, as loud as I could "This is why I don't want government taking over healthcare!"
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