I am singing the blues.....
I hate doing this....
I have put it off as long as humanly possible...
I have started renovations on my lawn to avoid this....
I can't believe that when I import my paypal report that it is ignoring the parts that are SALES TAX and just lumping them in... now I have to delete and start over
I am singing the blues.....
I hate doing this....
THIS IS WHY I PUT THIS OFF!!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Decadent Food
Since Jason missed out on Christmas due to his training program in the Marine Corp, we had a belated Christmas.
we had a dinner party last night, we invited 2 other couples, besides Krys/Jason and Sverre/I and it was nice to have enough room at the table for 8. I set up a second kids table for the boys, so in reality, we had 10 but not at the main table.
I took some of the left over Christmas turkey and make turkey / dumplings, and some carrots with brown sugar and thyme, deviled eggs, cranberry stuffing, creamed potatoes and gravy, black olives and mini pickles, candied yams with marshmallows,
In honor of Jason's Birthday on Friday, I served a chocolate chip chocolate cake dusted with powered sugar for desert.
we ended up eating until we were about to explode.
we had a dinner party last night, we invited 2 other couples, besides Krys/Jason and Sverre/I and it was nice to have enough room at the table for 8. I set up a second kids table for the boys, so in reality, we had 10 but not at the main table.
I took some of the left over Christmas turkey and make turkey / dumplings, and some carrots with brown sugar and thyme, deviled eggs, cranberry stuffing, creamed potatoes and gravy, black olives and mini pickles, candied yams with marshmallows,
In honor of Jason's Birthday on Friday, I served a chocolate chip chocolate cake dusted with powered sugar for desert.
we ended up eating until we were about to explode.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
unexpected surprise
Forever from 2006 is really good
Sverre actually likes Papa Roach. freaked me out, Usually he listens to symphonic heavy metal like Kamelot and Within Temptation. Course we've listened to the old school from 2001 papa roach, that sucks, but the new stuff from The Paramour Sessions is actually is good.
Scars from 2004 is pretty good.
Sverre actually likes Papa Roach. freaked me out, Usually he listens to symphonic heavy metal like Kamelot and Within Temptation. Course we've listened to the old school from 2001 papa roach, that sucks, but the new stuff from The Paramour Sessions is actually is good.
Scars from 2004 is pretty good.
Friday, January 04, 2008
fish friday
no, not catholic, but wow. this is a favorite routine.
Kona Kampachi Hawaiian Yellowtail
Kona Kampachi is prized by chefs and seafood lovers for its rich, delicious flavor and firm yet succulent texture, with culinary applications ranging from traditional sushi and sashimi to a wide variety of signature-building cooking methods.
we panfry it without more than a mist of oil, in cast iron after seasoning with lemon pepper and italian seasonings.
we steam some vegetables, broccoli and baby carrots, as well as pan heated peas and corn. only takes about20 minutes to cooke and even less time to inhale. it is THAT good.
our local fishmonger is Champions Fish Market and they are OUTSTANDING when it comes to fresh fish.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Freedom Trek
Student: Erik Amundsen
Country: Norway
In Norway, children start to 1st grade in school at the age of 6, they read, write, and speak only Norwegian. In the 4th grade, they all learn to read, write, and speak English as well. In the 9th grade, they all learn to read, write, and speak a third language, either French, German, or Spanish. When children reach the 11th grade, they state 'technical school' like junior college and learn a trade or prepare for college.
WWI
When Great Great Grandpa Olaf Andresen served as ships captain during WWI in Norwegian Navy. German's forced crew in to lifeboats, forced out on to the ocean, all drowned including Olaf,during what they called a Sea Trial. German Nazi's forced the entire crew off the ship into lifeboats, and then torpedoed the ship, sinking it, no one survived to shore from this attack in 1915.
WWII
After Great Grandpa Roald Juel Thommessen (Olaf Andresen's son-in-law) was the Norwegian Air force in 1929 – 1936, he served as the the General Major (like a Presidential Chief of Staff) for the King of Norway until 1960. During WWII, he had to live in Canada with the King during the German Occupation of Norway from 1940-1945.
Erik had earned his Cub Scout Physical Fitness Belt loop and his Cub Scout Chess Belt loop in November. Now he has completed his Citizenship Belt loop and his Language and Culture Belt loop. He is nearly finished completeing his Computer Belt loop and his Heritages Belt loop.
Country: Norway
In Norway, children start to 1st grade in school at the age of 6, they read, write, and speak only Norwegian. In the 4th grade, they all learn to read, write, and speak English as well. In the 9th grade, they all learn to read, write, and speak a third language, either French, German, or Spanish. When children reach the 11th grade, they state 'technical school' like junior college and learn a trade or prepare for college.
WWI
When Great Great Grandpa Olaf Andresen served as ships captain during WWI in Norwegian Navy. German's forced crew in to lifeboats, forced out on to the ocean, all drowned including Olaf,during what they called a Sea Trial. German Nazi's forced the entire crew off the ship into lifeboats, and then torpedoed the ship, sinking it, no one survived to shore from this attack in 1915.
WWII
After Great Grandpa Roald Juel Thommessen (Olaf Andresen's son-in-law) was the Norwegian Air force in 1929 – 1936, he served as the the General Major (like a Presidential Chief of Staff) for the King of Norway until 1960. During WWII, he had to live in Canada with the King during the German Occupation of Norway from 1940-1945.
Erik had earned his Cub Scout Physical Fitness Belt loop and his Cub Scout Chess Belt loop in November. Now he has completed his Citizenship Belt loop and his Language and Culture Belt loop. He is nearly finished completeing his Computer Belt loop and his Heritages Belt loop.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Happy New Year
We started 'cleaning' yesterday and will probably do lots more this week. took the curtains down in the kitchen and am washing them. noticed that the windows outside are filthy. new item on to do list. speaking of to do list. OMG. the fence needs to be replaced, and the gutters need to be replaced, and the termite damage in the garage / under the stairs needs to be replaced and the master bath shower needs to be regrouted, and the entire upstairs and the downstairs office carpet needs to be replaced and the popcorn on the ceiling in the downstairs,and in the master shower, and the nursery needs to be scrapped and replaced. I need to get someone in here, I know that I can not do this by myself. ;)
My visit Thanksgiving trip to Washington was really really good. I froze my tail off beyond imagination. my metabolism is such that if my blood sugar is too low from not enough carbs, I am freezing to death, if my blood sugar is too high from too many carbs I am burning up, so it is a delicate balance that no one had any idea of prior to my weight loss that I would encounter now. so I spend the day nibbling on animal crackers which are totally to fattening but help to keep my blood sugar balanced, just a few each hour combined with socks, sweaters, and sweatpants keep me doing okay. I noticed that the scale has been inching up (I was 147 lbs December 11th and 151.5 lbs today), so I am going to have to inch it back down. my parents drove over from Montana to stay with me during the holiday. they brought their camper and we visited every day for the 16 days that I was there. they are MORNING people and would get up and go for walks for 10 miles each day. picking up aluminum cans and recycling them. I am NOT a morning person, so I would hook up with them after lunch and we would visit. walk around Costco and sample the tasting tables, or something, we really need to find something more 'interesting' to do on my visits since it is deadly boring for the most part. ;) I do not like to walk, do not have the energy to walk like they do.. 10 miles is just too extreme. heehee but maybe put put golf or something. heehee
Naomi is getting pretty heavy, she is 17, about 5 ft 3in and about 165 lbs. She is still my pretty girl, but it does worry me that she is so large at such a young age, I didn't pack on the pounds until I was pregnant with her, after I had given birth to the twins. It is damn difficult to get the weight off once it is on. much easier to just not get that way to start with. but I am just the 'mommy' not the parent for her now. it is beyond my control. I did see her nearly every single day and had her over night a couple of times which is unprecedented. Just a few years ago when I really wanted to make a difference in her life, I was limited to 3 hours a day and 3 days a week. now that I can not make a difference and she has not shown a significant change in growth or maturity, I have her a significant more amount of time, like 6 hours a day, 6 days a week. This has caused me some anxiety that I can not make a positive influence since she is just not making any progress and probably has reached the limits of her ability. she can write her name, but she gets the shakes so bad that it is extremely difficult to read. she still has no concept of money. I helped her fill out a job application, just to practice. asking her the questions, and writing down her answers. she would like to work at Motel 6, and she would wash and fold the towels, and she would like to make $.45 an hour. she has unique skills, she watches tv really well and she is pretty (I guess I tell her that a lot, heehee) One day before her 17th birthday and the day that I was going to make her professional portrait, she got the scissors while I was talking to her grandpa and 'ignoring' HRH, she scalped her bangs off on one side. what a little vixen. I was going to fix it in photoshop and then decided, hell no, that is what she did, that is who she is, and I just left it. she is definitely a little spitfire.
Erik and Magnus are still in Cub Scouts and still interested in it. we have the pinewood car derby this weekend and I still have not gotten the dumb cars sanded let alone painted.there are just not enough hours in the day for me to do EVERYTHING. I really need another parent to step up and do some planning on this. ;) I am mother reader for Erik's class, once a month until the end of the school year. I am Magnus's Den Mother, three times a month for the rest of the school year. I was going to volunteer for Magnus' Mother Reader and then thought, Oh No, Not Enough Hours In the Day. back off and shut up. ;)
We had a really good Christmas... the kids got a Wii, we found one in stock just the machine, no bundle, on Friday at amazon and had free shipping, so we just paid regular price not the inflated one and had it December 24th. sweet. I got a humongous surprise.. first time in a very long time.. i got a laptop. and not just any laptop but the same power as my desktop so that i can run all the programs that run on that.. my Nikon software is just a ginormously power hog, so that is the limiting factor for my digital photography work flow. this really came in handy since I had a session on Sunday and my desktop power supply caught on fire on Tuesday and the replacement parts have not come in yet
Krystal left on the plane yesterday with baby Jordan to go to San Diego to her husbands marine corp boot camp graduation. she really doesn't know what kind of life she is getting into but she will learn. Jason will be here for 31 days leave, before he is to return to Camp Pendleton, California for Advance Infantry Training and then Military Occupation Specialty Training. AIT is 21 days, and MOS could be 6 months to 12 months, we do not know. http://www.jordanjasonmiles.com is latest pictures of the grandbaby
we are still in a quandary about moving to Norway in this house. it is simply just not a good time and I can find so many reasons to do it - but easily find so many reasons not to. for some reason I keep seeing my children with their friends and hate the idea of taking them away, even though I know that they would make new ones. Erik and Brandon have been friends for 4 years and Erik and Nick have been friends for 3 years, I only have a couple of friends that I have been friends with that long. ;)
and there is the house. I have no idea where to even start repairing it, other than renting a storage unit and moving stuff in there that I definitely want to keep. not just stuff that I do not have room for, the garage sale stuff is going in the garage. I should be ready for the big sale in 8 to 10 weeks. ;)
I have been eating pretty badly lately, way to many animal cookies and Almond Rocha and junk my family gave me as treats.. today I boiled some eggs and had one for breakfast, I promise to make better choices this year. I am also going to do better on my fluid intake each day. I noticed that I am only getting about 32 - 44 oz a day, which is really really not healthy. I am keeping my calories at 1000 and my protein at 45 grams a day, I know everyone has their own idea of what is healthy, and to each his own I say. But for me, having found out what I can and can not do and what works for my body had been a long challenging process over the last 18 months.
http://www.wretchedheathen.com is my blog.
I have been reading Voyager by Diana Gabaldon and it is the bomb. I read the first two books of the series, Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber, I have Drums of Autumn and the Fiery Cross waiting to complete the story.
okay, now I have just written a short novel myself. hugs to all, I am going to have to get to work, I still have that session to proof, they will be here Friday night to look at proofs and will want to see something!
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
scale inching up
at no point do I ever not want carbs. I swear, I dream about carbs. and the more carbs I consume, the higher my weight goes. so I am about to cut back on them for a few weeks. first, last and formost, if you fill up on the good stuff... lean meats and leafy green vegetables, you do not have room for the carbs... breads, pasta, rice, stuff like that.
this week I made a rice and broccoli dish and sadly, it didnt go over well. but that was just as well, since all the rice would have sent my blood sugar giger counter over into the red.
this morning was 1open faced sandwich, whole wheat toasted, with a slice of cheese
brunch was a bowl of plain cream of wheat
lunch was not a good choice as far as carbs go: potatoes, onions, carrots, zuccini, crook neck squash, seasoned with garlic, pepper, italian seasonings, I ended up consuming two saucers which was twice what I should have
dinner was definitely not a good choice, banana, tater tots...
so the only thing that I had going for me today, was that I did at least stick to my portions, but as for content.. tomorrow will need to be more protein, less carbs.. I will have my cream of wheat, some boiled eggs, and some turkey and see if I can keep the protein to about 45 grams and the calories at about 800 for the day. that for me is a target.
maintenance is 1000 calories and 45 grams of protein. I know that I need to get my fluids up, I think that I have only gotten in 44 oz today, which is 20 oz shy of minimum.
this week I made a rice and broccoli dish and sadly, it didnt go over well. but that was just as well, since all the rice would have sent my blood sugar giger counter over into the red.
this morning was 1open faced sandwich, whole wheat toasted, with a slice of cheese
brunch was a bowl of plain cream of wheat
lunch was not a good choice as far as carbs go: potatoes, onions, carrots, zuccini, crook neck squash, seasoned with garlic, pepper, italian seasonings, I ended up consuming two saucers which was twice what I should have
dinner was definitely not a good choice, banana, tater tots...
so the only thing that I had going for me today, was that I did at least stick to my portions, but as for content.. tomorrow will need to be more protein, less carbs.. I will have my cream of wheat, some boiled eggs, and some turkey and see if I can keep the protein to about 45 grams and the calories at about 800 for the day. that for me is a target.
maintenance is 1000 calories and 45 grams of protein. I know that I need to get my fluids up, I think that I have only gotten in 44 oz today, which is 20 oz shy of minimum.
Monday, December 31, 2007
What HAVE you been eating?
according to fitday.com
Calories Eaten Today
...............grams....cals... %total
Total:..........997
Fat:.............37.....337.....35%
..Sat:...........16.....146.....15%
..Poly:...........4......37.....4%
..Mono:..........14.....122.....13%
Carbs:..........115.....434.....45%
..Fiber:..........7.......0.....0%
Protein:.........48.....194.....20%
Alcohol:..........0.......0.....0%
here is where I need to improve:
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Nutrient........Units...Intake...RDA......% RDA
Vitamin A.......mcg_RE..423.82...800.......52.98
Vitamin D.......mcg.......2.64.....5.......52.75
Vitamin E.......mg_ATE....2.34.....8.......29.24
Vitamin K.......mcg.......0.297...65........0.458
Water-Soluble Vitamins
Nutrient........Units...Intake......RDA......% RDA
Vitamin C.......mg.......20.56.....60.0......34.27
Thiamin.........mg........0.765.....1.1......69.59
Riboflavin......mg........1.5.......1.1.....136.68
Vitamin B-6.....mg........1.07......1.3......82.02
Vitamin B-12....mcg.......2.44......2.4.....101.68
Niacin..........mg........9.89.....14.0......70.65
Folate..........mcg.....190.44....400.0......47.61
Trace Minerals
Nutrient........Units.....Intake......RDA.......% RDA
Iron.............mg........10.12......15........67.44
Zinc.............mg.........4.99......12........41.56
Selenium........mcg........58.42......55.......106.23
Copper...........mg.........0.573.....---........---
Major Minerals
Nutrient.......Units.....Intake.........RDA....% RDA
Calcium.........mg........712.98.......1000.....71.3
Phosphorus......mg........920.53........700....131.5
Magnesium.......mg........138.19........320.....43.18
Sodium..........mg........1538.1........---......---
Potassium.......mg........1698.6........---......---
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Computer Crash 2007
it is not if but when will your computer crash that is a known issue.
12 months and 2 days after my last fiasco, I am happy to announce that my computer power supply caught on fire. AGAIN.
Fortunately, I have LEARNED a valuable lesson and other than a tiny heart attack, I am fine.
reason why? well one is that I have a laptop that is configured identically to my desktop so that my work environment is seamless. I literally unplugged my monitor, keyboard, and mouse from the desktop, into the laptop and I am back in business.
my files are primarily stored on my desktop on a separate hard drive, C:\ is for program files only. once I have 'built' my 'image' which is a clean install of all critical programs, then my husband made a copy so that he can copy it back over to any new hard drive, takes about an hour. instead of 22 hours of finding software and finding licenses and keys and stuff. I have since learned to keep all my goodies in one 'critical program files DVD' since most are downloaded, I created a section on my hard drive with folders for each program, and them downloaded the latest installation file for each and the 'key.txt' for each and I can get all my stuff on one dvd, which is handy.
the second tidbit that I have to share is that we integrated a RAID 4 last year, and while I still back up to DVD and keep a hard copy in a cd case, the files are all on the RAID in a back up that is run each night after 8 pm before I shut down for the night. so I have all my files stored off the hard drive as well, how in the world ANYONE could function without a redundant back up is beyond me.
now for cost: yes the desktop is $1K and yes the laptop is $1K and yes the RAID 4 is $1K but think about it. for $3K I have not had one single head ache/heart ache during this fatal situation. my house didnt burn down, that was a good thing. my files are all still there, that is a really good thing and no one but you and me know that this happened, so my client are not even aware that I had an hour of downtime while I was switching over from Primary to Secondary.
I am waiting for my Primary Camera to arrive next week, then my current Primary will be my Backup. then I can stop stressing all together.
Happy New Year to all and to all a Great Weekend!
12 months and 2 days after my last fiasco, I am happy to announce that my computer power supply caught on fire. AGAIN.
Fortunately, I have LEARNED a valuable lesson and other than a tiny heart attack, I am fine.
reason why? well one is that I have a laptop that is configured identically to my desktop so that my work environment is seamless. I literally unplugged my monitor, keyboard, and mouse from the desktop, into the laptop and I am back in business.
my files are primarily stored on my desktop on a separate hard drive, C:\ is for program files only. once I have 'built' my 'image' which is a clean install of all critical programs, then my husband made a copy so that he can copy it back over to any new hard drive, takes about an hour. instead of 22 hours of finding software and finding licenses and keys and stuff. I have since learned to keep all my goodies in one 'critical program files DVD' since most are downloaded, I created a section on my hard drive with folders for each program, and them downloaded the latest installation file for each and the 'key.txt' for each and I can get all my stuff on one dvd, which is handy.
the second tidbit that I have to share is that we integrated a RAID 4 last year, and while I still back up to DVD and keep a hard copy in a cd case, the files are all on the RAID in a back up that is run each night after 8 pm before I shut down for the night. so I have all my files stored off the hard drive as well, how in the world ANYONE could function without a redundant back up is beyond me.
now for cost: yes the desktop is $1K and yes the laptop is $1K and yes the RAID 4 is $1K but think about it. for $3K I have not had one single head ache/heart ache during this fatal situation. my house didnt burn down, that was a good thing. my files are all still there, that is a really good thing and no one but you and me know that this happened, so my client are not even aware that I had an hour of downtime while I was switching over from Primary to Secondary.
I am waiting for my Primary Camera to arrive next week, then my current Primary will be my Backup. then I can stop stressing all together.
Happy New Year to all and to all a Great Weekend!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
ttthhhbbbb someone vaccum for me
there are days that I can not believe that I can not eat more than I can and yet I do not gain or lose. there are days that I am perfectly happy with were I am and I do not want to change, but I continue to surprise myself. 3/4 of a taco and I am done. 3/4 of a hot pocket and I am done. 1 pancake and I am done. 1 slice of pizza and I am done.
I am done shopping for the holidays. I am done decorating for the holidays and I have not even begun to cook for the holidays. which actually my family is happy that I am not making a big dinner. they love my cooking, but they do not really want a big spread. we are so un-american. ;)
I am still working my tail off, 3 days before Christmas and I am proofing my last group session. it is taking forever because I really didn't enjoy it and I really do not want to do another one.
I am still trying to get everything packed and in storage so that we can fix the house and put it on the market and move in 6 months. do not get me started on the stress of that endevour! I just want a nap!
I am done shopping for the holidays. I am done decorating for the holidays and I have not even begun to cook for the holidays. which actually my family is happy that I am not making a big dinner. they love my cooking, but they do not really want a big spread. we are so un-american. ;)
I am still working my tail off, 3 days before Christmas and I am proofing my last group session. it is taking forever because I really didn't enjoy it and I really do not want to do another one.
I am still trying to get everything packed and in storage so that we can fix the house and put it on the market and move in 6 months. do not get me started on the stress of that endevour! I just want a nap!
Åsane, Bergen, Norway
as we prepare for our Christmas dinner here in Texas, I wonder about what Next Year will be like. What if's run through my head. We could still be here in Texas or we could be across the country or across the globe. I do not know. and I do not know how I feel about that. Anticipation. Excitement. Apprehension. It could go either way. we could be on an adventure and we could be on making a financial mistake. I have no idea. I guess this is the biggest leap of faith.Meanwhile. I have a house to pack, and a garage sale to prepare for. the mother of all garage sales in 2 months.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
three days and counting down
today I took Erik christmas shopping at Walmart. he got something for magnus, jordan, krys, his dad, and something for his friend nick. we went home, wrapped and addressed them. we had a hard time with the concept of buying things that the RECEIVER would like not that the giver would like.
waited an hour and then did it again with Magnus at Target. by the time I was done with that and grocery shopping and shoe lace shopping, and LDS bookstore, I was too exhausted to do the last three errands, bank, photolab, and returns at walmart. maybe tomorrow if I get out of bed.
that is really nice that Naomi is a volunteer in the soup kitchen at church during the holiday season. it is a really good thing to do something nice for someone else just to be nice. I bet everyone that Naomi helped really appreciated it.
it was super hot here, nearly 80'F on Friday and then a cold from swept in last night with the rain and today it was two shirt and one coat cold. technically it is 69, but it feels like 49.
tonight we are having crepes and blueberries for dinner. very yummy. I was so busy today that I forgot about breakfast and lunch, nibbled on animal crackers for a snack, and am super hunger now for dinner.
waited an hour and then did it again with Magnus at Target. by the time I was done with that and grocery shopping and shoe lace shopping, and LDS bookstore, I was too exhausted to do the last three errands, bank, photolab, and returns at walmart. maybe tomorrow if I get out of bed.
that is really nice that Naomi is a volunteer in the soup kitchen at church during the holiday season. it is a really good thing to do something nice for someone else just to be nice. I bet everyone that Naomi helped really appreciated it.
it was super hot here, nearly 80'F on Friday and then a cold from swept in last night with the rain and today it was two shirt and one coat cold. technically it is 69, but it feels like 49.
tonight we are having crepes and blueberries for dinner. very yummy. I was so busy today that I forgot about breakfast and lunch, nibbled on animal crackers for a snack, and am super hunger now for dinner.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Birthday.. just one more
funny thing about birthdays....
my husband remembered right away, got me a lowepro camera bag. bless him.
told me that I must be 44, I said that was not funny, I said that Jasmine was moving back home, she said that was not funny. heehee I thought it was.
my grandmother called about 10 am, she is good about remembering.
my mom remembered by 2 pm. sent me an email. silly bug
as for my children and other friends.. all of them forgot but one lady from church that came over with chocolate and singing. it was too funny.
we had dinner at Sweet Tomatoes and I thanked each of my kids for coming to my birthday party and they all had a stunned look on their face. they hugged me and felt so bad that they had not brought a present or a card. so my daughter drove them home while my husband and I went out to see Golden Compass.
when I got home, the kids had stopped at the store, got me flowers, and made me homemade cards (which I appreciate more than the fakey store bought ones) and so it was still a good night. ;)
I am now 42 years old and that is sooo old that no one argues with you, they all just tell you okay and that is the way it is. ;-)
I really need to get some nice pictures done of me.
tonight though, we finally finished our family project of the gingerbread house, complete with satellite dish.
my husband remembered right away, got me a lowepro camera bag. bless him.
told me that I must be 44, I said that was not funny, I said that Jasmine was moving back home, she said that was not funny. heehee I thought it was.
my grandmother called about 10 am, she is good about remembering.
my mom remembered by 2 pm. sent me an email. silly bug
as for my children and other friends.. all of them forgot but one lady from church that came over with chocolate and singing. it was too funny.
we had dinner at Sweet Tomatoes and I thanked each of my kids for coming to my birthday party and they all had a stunned look on their face. they hugged me and felt so bad that they had not brought a present or a card. so my daughter drove them home while my husband and I went out to see Golden Compass.
when I got home, the kids had stopped at the store, got me flowers, and made me homemade cards (which I appreciate more than the fakey store bought ones) and so it was still a good night. ;)
I am now 42 years old and that is sooo old that no one argues with you, they all just tell you okay and that is the way it is. ;-)
I really need to get some nice pictures done of me.
tonight though, we finally finished our family project of the gingerbread house, complete with satellite dish.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Input/ Output Data Dump
today: woke up at 7 am and zipped through the shower, emptied and loaded the dishwasher, cleaned the kitchen, the living room, and the garage. Somehow I ended up sorting and putting away three loads of laundry, not what I had scheduled for my morning. my mood was going down hill fast.
Got all ready for my 8 am Senior Type Session for a lady that has made a tremendous change and lost over 100 lbs by diet and will power alone. Kuddos. we shot up 360 proofs so that I have some 'weeding' to do.
Babysat Jordan that was out of sorts all day, he would fall asleep on my chest as soon as I laid him down, he would wake up and fuss. very limiting. working on some collages for this client, that client and the other client. got my Christmas card designed and sent to the printers. will address them tomorrow. I had to load up Jordan, and drive over to DMV. Krys took a photocopy of her marriage certificate instead of the original certified copy, and well... you know.
I got all of my memory cards downloaded from this week, and backed up, just two more client folders and I will be nearly caught up.
I finally was so exhausted, I laid down and took a nap, Erik and Magnus woke me up 10 minutes later screaming my name, they didn't really need anything, just needed to make sure that even though the door was open, the car in the driveway, that I was home and available for them.
woke up again when Krys finally came in to get Jordan, who was done with his nap, even though Granny was not done with hers. I got some good REM sleep and woke up right at 5:30 in time for my 5:30 appointment, a cute little 10 month old. that went til 7 pm.
Nick came over and had spaghetti dinner with Erik and Magnus. Rushed off at 7:00 for Cub Scouts Caroling and subsequent holiday party. Finally got all the boys home, bikes back in proper garages, and the house settled for the night.
TOMORROW should be QUIET. no sessions scheduled.
Got all ready for my 8 am Senior Type Session for a lady that has made a tremendous change and lost over 100 lbs by diet and will power alone. Kuddos. we shot up 360 proofs so that I have some 'weeding' to do.
Babysat Jordan that was out of sorts all day, he would fall asleep on my chest as soon as I laid him down, he would wake up and fuss. very limiting. working on some collages for this client, that client and the other client. got my Christmas card designed and sent to the printers. will address them tomorrow. I had to load up Jordan, and drive over to DMV. Krys took a photocopy of her marriage certificate instead of the original certified copy, and well... you know.
I got all of my memory cards downloaded from this week, and backed up, just two more client folders and I will be nearly caught up.
I finally was so exhausted, I laid down and took a nap, Erik and Magnus woke me up 10 minutes later screaming my name, they didn't really need anything, just needed to make sure that even though the door was open, the car in the driveway, that I was home and available for them.
woke up again when Krys finally came in to get Jordan, who was done with his nap, even though Granny was not done with hers. I got some good REM sleep and woke up right at 5:30 in time for my 5:30 appointment, a cute little 10 month old. that went til 7 pm.
Nick came over and had spaghetti dinner with Erik and Magnus. Rushed off at 7:00 for Cub Scouts Caroling and subsequent holiday party. Finally got all the boys home, bikes back in proper garages, and the house settled for the night.
TOMORROW should be QUIET. no sessions scheduled.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Breathing deeply
wake up and wonder if I will ever get enough rest. it was raining but the trash was coming and the yard was raked, but still not put in trash, took me over an hour to get everything raked up and filled four trash cans and put them by the curb.
order the boudoir calendar... Vendor website being stupid and will not load properly.
computer being stupid and constantly locking up. Wonder if my computer will survive the holiday before I have to completely format the hard drive.
The bulk of the day was going to the store to get the food for the Norwegian Christmas party. and cooking the food and creating all the kits for the two Tiger Den meeting activities.
order the boudoir calendar... Vendor website being stupid and will not load properly.
computer being stupid and constantly locking up. Wonder if my computer will survive the holiday before I have to completely format the hard drive.
The bulk of the day was going to the store to get the food for the Norwegian Christmas party. and cooking the food and creating all the kits for the two Tiger Den meeting activities.
Opening Ceremony Sverre (Magnus Dad and Erik (Wolf Cub)give
a demonstration in Norwegian language for 5 minutes, answer
lots of questions about where Norway is, how many people
live there, and what people do there. and how it is like to
live there.
Activity:
Norwegian Christmas baskets
http://www.stavanger-web.com/jul/kurv.htm
Snack:
Vafler (Norwegian Waffles with blue berries and raspberries)
Risgrøt (Norwegian Rice Porridge with cinnamon and sugar)
Hot Mulled Apple Cider
Story:
Christmas with Trolls
http://www.janbrett.com/bookstores/christmas_trolls_book.htm
Activity:
Norwegian Christmas Advent paper chain garland
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/advent_paper_chain.htm
Closing Ceremony with Gingerbread cookies
I still need to wrap christmas presents before the boys get too curious.
I can not find some of the items that I bought in Washington.
to much to do still.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Naughty Harley Davidson Session
Oh Boy.. and Oh Boy...
I am good at them, but I spend way too much time on them, I am definitely going to have to increase my session fees. it takes me 4 hours to prepare all the sets for a boudoir session, and 3 hours to shoot it and 1 hour to proof it. and 1 hour to put all the sets back up. 3 hours for editing the images that go to print. 1 hour for the proofing session, so we are looking at 13 hours per session.
It is exhausting to say the least, and my day was totally shot once I was done for anything but tv vegging. ;)
Had to get my Monday client's files taken care of.. and my Sunday clients files taking care up, everything is a rush with the Christmas orders.
I am good at them, but I spend way too much time on them, I am definitely going to have to increase my session fees. it takes me 4 hours to prepare all the sets for a boudoir session, and 3 hours to shoot it and 1 hour to proof it. and 1 hour to put all the sets back up. 3 hours for editing the images that go to print. 1 hour for the proofing session, so we are looking at 13 hours per session.
It is exhausting to say the least, and my day was totally shot once I was done for anything but tv vegging. ;)
Had to get my Monday client's files taken care of.. and my Sunday clients files taking care up, everything is a rush with the Christmas orders.
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