Monday, June 06, 2005
I'm still working on this template. It's doing a few things that bug me. Such as, when a link has been clicked on, it does the strikethrough thing. Does anyone know what that's all about? I also need to host the image myself, but when I right-click to save it, it's in a format unusable by photobucket, so I'm not sure how to do that, and I hate to be guilty of that bandwidth stealing thing!Swimming
We took Garrison swimming again yesterday. What a little daredevil!! He was in his little float that has a canopy attached and he couldn't get his arms in the water and started fussing, so we took him out to hold him. He still let us know that he wasn't happy, so we sat him on the steps to the pool thinking that would make him happy. We were so very wrong!! He tried running from one end of the step to the other and jumping in the water before we could get to him. So, I went today to get him some floaties and a ring so he can have a little more freedom in the pool. He's not scared of anything, which in turn scares me to death!
Sure Signs of Motherhood
There are times in life where the fact that you are a mother stares you in the face and laughs hysterically. This morning I had one of those moments. I reached into my purse to get my lipstick upon arriving to work and felt something that felt kinda weird. I fished it out (while being kinda scared to see what it was) and lo and behold a chicken nugget that went MIA last night at the Chinese restaurant was staring me in the face. Not only was it a nugget, but one with a huge bite out of it. Oh lord!
Cupcakes
I made cupcakes last night and brought them to work. I got tons of compliments at work, most of which seemed shocked. First of all it was just a damn mix, secondly, do these people not have wives that cook? I think they were just shocked that I am capable of cooking something that doesn't turn their stomach. How funny would it be if I alluded to the fact that the cupcakes were poisoned. LOL! While writing this, I realize that baking cupcakes might have been a mistake. Why oh why would I want to give them another reason to go to the damn bathroom?
Mexico
My brother brought back some awesome souveineers! Garrison got a cute sombrero with little colored pom poms around it and I got a bottle of blue tequila. YIPPEE!! Just the thing I've been needing to get in a good mood! Now if I can just find time to drink it!
Pictures
I have some cute pics of Garrison in the pool and a pic of my tequila to share as soon as I get them downloaded, so hopefully they'll be up tomorrow. I also need to keep practicing my camera skills so I can be the next Rick Lee...lol
Work
We got a new intern today to help me! WOO HOO!! He's a toxicology student that will graduate next May and I'm so excited to be getting some help. I'm doing his safety orientation today (which means no "thinking work") and he should get started with the real work tomorrow! I also have another full time toxicologist coming in next Monday. So I'm glad because 1) more help 2) another afternoon of training. I like training so much because it means that I get to talk and the person is required to listen. The ultimate power...lol!
Anniversary present
I looked at an iPod mini, but I'm not sure what would be required for it to play in my car. That might end up being too expensive.
Melissa |
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Melissa-Mom to LittleMan (4/04); wife to LuckyHusband; full-time toxicologist; full-time housekeeper; full-time domestic laundromat manager (washes all the clothes); full-time domestic finance manager (pays all the bills and yells at husband for spending too much money on fishing stuff); and Keeper of the Cheerios. Lives in a tiny town; spends tons of time with family; reads; enjoys crafts. Can change a diaper, fill a sippy cup, and put on a toddler's shoes in 15.4 seconds flat, all while calculating the impact of petroleum hydrocarbons to a nearby surface water body (watch for me in the Toddler Olympics on CBS this fall). Addicted to Dr. Pepper; Kit Kats; and pasta. To spot me in a crowd: I'm the one with frizzy messed-up hair, smeared graham crackers on my shirt; huge purse with a diaper peeking out, toddler on her hip, and camera in hand at all times.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Can You Keep a Secret?
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Shopaholic and Sister
The Nanny Diaries
Nighttime is My Time - Mary Higgins Clark
Trace - Patricia Cornwell
She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb
Saving Graces - Patricia Gaffney
Save Karyn - Karyn Boznack
Rosie Dunne - Cecelia Ahern
Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner
The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella
In Her Shoes - Jennifer Weiner
One Tuesday Morning - Karen Kingsbury
The Pot Luck Club
P.S. I Love You - Cecelia Ahern
No Place Like Home- Mary Higgins Clark
The Covanent - Beverly Lewis
The Betrayal - Beverly Lewis
The Sacrifice - Beverly Lewis
The Prodigal - Beverly Lewis
Goodnight Nobody - Jennifer Weiner
The Preacher's Daughter - Beverly Lewis
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