Once we saw the kids off on their plane to New Orleans we went to check in at our gate and find out the flight was overbooked - -shocking ! They were looking for volunteers to be flexiable and go on the next flight so we did. Now we have almost $800 in Southwest travel vouchers and hopefully we will get on the 12:50 flight. If not there are 3 more out today. We didn't have to be anywhere so why not. :) Florida will still be there.
On May 27th the US Postal Serivce will start selling Star Wars stamps. They have represented all 6 movies and I think the one with Han Solo is wonderful. I am very sad they come out after we send out wedding invitiations because how cool would that have been. Maybe we can use them on thank you notes.
The R2D2 mailboxes are great and somehow it fills me with with pride to know the outragous amount of taxes I give our US Government is used in such an awesome way. :) May the Force by With You.
Well...hello to any readers I have out there. I hope you find this site somewhat interesting. :)
I have tracking sites on my blog so I can see who is hitting it, how many times, from what website or search engine, what ISP address and when.
If I ever decide to blog more for mainstream readers than for just friends and family it is nice to already have the tracking in place. But, it is very interesting when I get hits from China, Australia, Canada -- and they are reading it !! I know most of the hits are coming from eblogger but it is still cool to know some dude in Greenland is reading my blog.
So, Friday we put the kids on a plane to Mississippi at 9:30AM and we catch a flight to Florida at 10:30 AM. I am looking very forward to being back down in Florida for a few days. We are going to St. Pete (our old stomping grounds) for the weekend and then driving over to Ft. Lauderdale area to stay with one of my closest friends -- shout out to Shirl aka "Little Missy" for a few days. I never laugh more than I am with Shirley -- we always find great adventures.
While visiting Shirl the three of us are going to Key West -- I can't wait ! It is one of the places I always wanted to visit and somehow never made it down too while I lived in Florida. We are onlt there for a quick visit but I am hoping to return for a long stay next spring break. :)
Then we are going to go to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in South Florida -- made famous now because Anna Nicole Smith died there. I don't so much care about that but I would not mind playing a few hands of poker.
We are also going to check out other cool places like -- Morikami for a spin through the gardens. Maybe look at the JFK bunker, and have a stroll and dinner at South Beach.
Whatever we end up doing it will be a nice break from work. I will miss the kids and wish they could come with us with but it is time for them to spend with their Dad. It is also very nice for Mike and I to get some time together without kiddies. :)
I love quotes. They inspire me, amuse me and say it more eloquently than anything I might say. ;)
Here are a few of my favorites today.....
"Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be."
- Grandma Moses
Mike: You know, I would like to help out more.
Jennifer: How ?
Mike: Maybe do the grocery shopping ?
Jennifer: Are you kidding ?
Mike: No, I could go after work to Wegmans, the best grocery store in the whole world, and shop for us.
Jennifer: Are you kidding ?
Mike: No, It will be fun. You could make a list, and even put brands you like and I can shop for them.
Jennifer: Are you kidding ?
Mike: No, I like going to the Wegmans and at night after work there is no crowds.
Jennifer: Am I dreaming ?
Mike: No, this is for real. Make a list of what you need.
Jennifer stands in the kitchen in shock. Makes lists and knows that she is marring a man that can go to the grocery store with a list, come back with it filled with happy, healthy foods. And he even cooks for us !!
Life is good :) Better than good, life is great !!
"Lock ness Imposter"
Very cute...see more on their website -- it has other cool t-shirts for kids and parents too !
Yea ! First day of spring ! I am so ready for warm weather. Today was a balmy 43. Ok...Miss Spring ...you need to do much better than that.
I got all the addresses finished tonight for the wedding so invites will be going out in about two weeks.
So, I found out last week that my project for work got cancelled and was a little bumbed out. :(
But, I got put on a much bigger project along with two of my favorite co-workers. We are going to work on getting all of the photos K12 has purchased for many, many, many past projects and get them ready for the new DAM system. The damn DAM as we lovingly refer to it. What is a DAM you may ask ? A Digital Asset Management system or a very wonderful place to store and retrive photographs. Whee ! :::::::::::much dancin here from the K12 media staff::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
My friend Jill sent this to me today and I want to post it for all to read. No matter if you are for the war or against the war I think the author of this op-ed piece gives us all room to think.
Why aren't the Bush daughters in Iraq ?
When I was working for President Bush as a photo editor I came to hate photo editing his trips to Walter Reed Medical Center. Photo after photo there would be injured soldiers with blank looks on their faces, no idea who President Bush or anyone was for that matter. The President and Mrs. Bush would stand there, smile and solders without arms, legs, eyes would shake his hand. It was one of the saddest damn things I have ever edited. I hated it. Often during this process I would lock the office door and just cry while editing.
In less than two months my son will be 18. He could go and fight for this country if he wanted. But, I caution him in making that decision because sometimes I wonder what we are fighting for. Is it for freedom or peace or are we just in the middle of a civil war ? I have to admit I support the troops but I do not want my child coming home without a leg, arm or not at all.
I explained to Adam that many, many times it is the innocent that die in the war. In Iraq, Civilian deaths are rarely counted but make up a large majority of the causalities of this war. Yes, many people died on 9/11, but does that justify the taking of far more lives in civilian and soilders deaths ? It has been for 4 years since we enter the war on Iraq. So much has changed since then in my life and in the world. But, the question remains the same ....what are we fighting for ? What are we dying for ?
Just questions to ponder....
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