Stacey's coming home!

Yay!
Stacey will be back in NE tonight and I'm excited to see her. She'll be back for the big (relative term) 4th of July parade for Trumbull, which should be a lot of fun!!

Brett and Angie are also back for a short trip, and there is a babyshower for them. Thank goodness for registries because there are so many baby things to pick from these days how can you decide what to get?

I guess that's about it for me, but I wanted to blog so that you know I'm here!

The to do list . . .

Here is a list I needed to get recorded

Things I would love to finish this summer . . .

- Alaina's photo album
- Make Alaina a little apron to wear during craft time
- Finish my scrapbook for our honeymoon (married in 05, yikes!!!)
- Pick out bulbs to plant in the fall
- Get at least 10 chapters for a book written
- look into (if not start) going back to school
- Get all mo donations cleaned out of the house
- Finish Uncle Scott's birthday present
- Finish My photo albums
- Have all of the addresses for our ten year class reunion put together
- Be working out at least three times a week (cardio or yoga)
- Have an idea down on paper for our bathroom remodel (next summer?)
- Have an idea book started for a kitchen and master bedroom (upstairs) remodel
- Finally get my haircut JUST RIGHT!

And that's about it for now.

My beloved Pride

What is it about Pride and Prejudice (with Kera Knightley) that makes me love it so much?

Is it that the heroine is nothing short of boyish in figure and a has a tomboyish attitude to boot that makes me love Elizabeth so much?

Is it that fact that Mr. Darcy can say "I love you . . . most ardently" to her and you can feel the desperate passion in the statement or the moment after Lizzie cuts his proposal down in honor of her family that he finds lacking and they each glance towards the others lips with longing and lean in slightly before Mr Darcy quickly retreats? (I love that moment!!!)

The only thing that I dislike about the movie, is the length of the scene in which Mr Darcy walks across the field toward Lizzie to again propose and be accepted?

I must admit that this movie almost makes me love Donald Sutherland more that Keifer because of his outstanding performance as a father. (Almost mind you!)

Its on again, and Jeff is rolling his eyes as a sneak in to watch it when he doesn't need me to help hang dry wall.

I can't help it, I love Jane Austin on film.

Done!

So final check up post op today . . . everything looks good. The only ick note. Hemangiomas might possibly could . . . .

grow back.

Great, another lump that I can worry about in five years. At least she will probably have a tiny little scar that will let me know if it is on the same side or not.

I'm prepping for the fourth of July. The word is that Elvis may be at the parade. I'm pretty stoked. Go big T-Town. And lucky me, so far I'm suiting up the king!
Its a big day . . ..

We have also started the big potty training extravaganza.

Which started with a big bang . . . and quickly fizzled out. She used to sit on the potty three times at daycare, and she actually pottied twice while there. But the glamour has left the concept of peeing in a bowl I guess.

Its time to go to drastic measures and resort to bribery. What do you think . ..

three m's for pottying in the potty and five for a number 2?

I've also bought cars pull ups with the hopes of enticing her to the toilet. But I have no illusions of this method doing anything but encouraging her to show her underwear to strangers.

The joys of being a mommy! I can't wait until she's learning to put on makeup and driving.

Surgery

I called the doctor to see what to expect on Thursday. . .

to be told it was simply a consultation.

geez.

I'm frazzled enough.

I finally ' unfroze' at work and powered through getting caught up on some major projects . . .

Alaina will have surgery on Monday at 7:30 am.

I'm going to be nuts all weekend.

Hope yours goes great!

Seeing Spots

Today I took Alaina in to get a lump that is below her left armpit ultrasounded.
And while the news wasn't bad, it wasn't good.

Tomorrow at 1:45 I get to take my little girl in for a simple surgery to have it removed because it is "more solid" than the doctor had originally anticipated and would like to remove it to be on the safe side.

And while the doctor is pretty positive that everything is fine . . .
I'm still nervous beyond all recognition.

Best part of the trip

So I'm home, but I didn't have much time to write until now. Work is still a bear . . .oh well. I wish I was like OM and had a summer vacation to look forward to.


Anyway,


The best part of the trip was the flight home! I had a lot of fun chatting with the flight attendant since I was seated in the very last row right beside the aisle and there is a pull out jump seat that she sits in built into the back wall of the cabin.




I felt like a celebrity, we chatted about jobs and she got such a kick out of my silly Mal-Wart (name changed to protect the not so innocent corporate beast) and McD's that she took notes to tell her friends. She gets together with a bunch of friends and they swap stories for kicks and giggles.



I felt like a celebrity being interviewed on a flight.


I had a layover in Chicago, and I ran into her with two pilots in line to eat at the Chili's restaurant and they (I) invited me (myself, pretty much) to join them. It was really interesting to hear where they were from and how long they had been flying.


We received our bills and the waitress said we all needed to put our airline ID numbers on the receipt and sign because she had already added the 15% air employee discount. I didn't write or sign anything and handed her my card and the receipt. She handed it back and told me to write my employee number and sign . . . so I did.


hmmm. (There's more to the story, but I don't want to get anyone in trouble . . . ha ha!)

So here's a pic of me with my new co-workers!
Now lets see if I can remember the who's and where's of them.

I'm sitting by Vince from Alberta (Go Canada!) Across from me is Christine from Chicago, and beside her is Byron from east St. Louis . . .not to be confused with St. Louis, because there IS a difference.