So, I was picking up some crafty stuff at Michael's tonight on the way home from the gym (2 nights in a row, yeah!) and I came across a girl I used to work with in Banff 10 years ago.
I have a pretty good memory when it comes to names/faces and recognized her right away. She however did not recognize me until I said my name. Apparently I look way different - must find a comparison pic...
And a totally different topic. Here are the Janet Jackson's Rhythym Nation 1814 #1 hits from Saturday night's party. I didn't have the list when I gave the answer so here's some supporting info.
#
Title
Release Date
Chart position
1.
"Miss You Much"
August 22, 1989
#1 - Billboard Hot 100
#1 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
#1 - Hot Dance Club Play
2.
"Rhythm Nation"
October 24, 1989
#2 - Billboard Hot 100
#1 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
#1 - Hot Dance Club Play
3.
"Escapade"
January 9, 1990
#1 - Billboard Hot 100
#1 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
#1 - Hot Dance Club Play
4.
"Alright"
March 27, 1990
#4 - Billboard Hot 100
#2 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
#1 - Hot Dance Club Play
5.
"Come Back to Me"
June 19, 1990
#2 - Billboard Hot 100
#2 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
#1 - Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
6.
"Black Cat"
September 4, 1990
#1 - Billboard Hot 100
#10 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
#1 - Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
7.
"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
November 6, 1990
#1 - Billboard Hot 100
#3 - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
#4 - Hot Dance Club Play
8.
"State of the World"
February 6, 1991
#5 - Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Laser Hair Removal
Has anyone had this done in my circle of friends?
At my last visit to our family doctor I mentioned brazilian wax (more jokingly than anything, really) and he said that coincidentally his practise now includes cosmetic procedures such as laser hair removal, botox, photorejuvenating stuff...he's the total metrosexual. Even at Aaron's checkup he brought up the hair removal for Aaron's chest. I don't know, I think a bit of hair is kind of sexy. Definitely not the "nice sweater vest" look though! Remember Craig, Mom?!
So, now I'm reading up on the whole idea and am thinking about giving it a shot. The only downer is no hair removal for 4 weeks up to removal treatment or in between treatments. Can we say Afro? Yuck!
What do you guys think?
After one week of Arbonne diet I'm down one pound. Yeah! It's not much but if I stick with it maybe I'll keep it off. I should point out that the one pound weight loss was with little effort, and no significant increase in exercise. Tonight I hit the gym to kick it up a notch. Maybe by next Tuesday I'll be down two pounds. Now if only the shakes didn't taste like crap. Honestly, I can only choke it down if I chug it and don't breathe in while drinking. I'm not sure that made sense but whatevah!
At my last visit to our family doctor I mentioned brazilian wax (more jokingly than anything, really) and he said that coincidentally his practise now includes cosmetic procedures such as laser hair removal, botox, photorejuvenating stuff...he's the total metrosexual. Even at Aaron's checkup he brought up the hair removal for Aaron's chest. I don't know, I think a bit of hair is kind of sexy. Definitely not the "nice sweater vest" look though! Remember Craig, Mom?!
So, now I'm reading up on the whole idea and am thinking about giving it a shot. The only downer is no hair removal for 4 weeks up to removal treatment or in between treatments. Can we say Afro? Yuck!
What do you guys think?
After one week of Arbonne diet I'm down one pound. Yeah! It's not much but if I stick with it maybe I'll keep it off. I should point out that the one pound weight loss was with little effort, and no significant increase in exercise. Tonight I hit the gym to kick it up a notch. Maybe by next Tuesday I'll be down two pounds. Now if only the shakes didn't taste like crap. Honestly, I can only choke it down if I chug it and don't breathe in while drinking. I'm not sure that made sense but whatevah!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
What a fun day!
Alex and Joseph in the bit of balls, Joseph is wearing the black hoodie and jeans standing in the background.
Aaron, Kalyna, Melissa and Michelle (throwing her head back laughing her ass off at our "sub")We started our morning off with Let's Play with Cindy & Brooklyn and their friend (the birthday boy). It was alright there but the wait for food was 45 minutes and they were sold out of half of their menu. So, Plan B was to hit the McD's Playland for lunch and more playtime. Woo hoo! That tired out my boys enough that when we returned home for the rest of the afternoon they played quietly giving me some party prep time.
Bunco was quite a success! We had one person bail at the last minute so we had Winnie the Pooh step up to be our ghost player for the evening. I think we taught 4 new people how to play Bunco and they all seemed to enjoy themselves. It's a mindless dice rolling game but a lot of fun, you switch partners every round so it gives you a chance to talk to different people every time. Aaron even subbed for Heather when Jonathan was feeding, he said it's okay but I don't think he gets how fun it really is.
We started out with about 100 books/1 box full of magazines for the book swap and I only have about 60 books left and no magazines, woo hoo! That was a minor success, I cleaned off some shelves, got a few more new to me books and we'll donate the others to a charitable place.
Aaron's off work today,which I didn't realize until 11 o'clock last night so that was a nice surprise we'll be heading to the zoo shortly and Jonathan and Heather are coming over this afternoon for a visit and dinner.
Note to Mom:
My dream came true and I did indeed forget to serve the banana split cake last night! Guess what we're having for dessert tonight?
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Can a girl ever have too much Bunco?
Last night was my monthly Bunco group and tonight is my own Bunco party, although my girlfriend Andrea is playing two nights in a row like myself.Nobody in my carpool came home with any prizes (sniff sniff) but it was a great time. We did have 2 last minute bailers so we had to play with a ghost player, which isn't really a big deal, but just a bit confusing for those that are drinking more than score keeping and ...are you ready for this?....we had a MAN play Bunco with us. WTF? We were Bunco'ing at Christine's house and her kids were in bed so her hubby Jason played with us. He's actually a lot of fun and squealed Bunco as good as any of us do. We're sure he'll be bragging about it to his friends:
Jason: Dude, I got to play Bunco with 10 hot chicks this weekend!
Dude: Alright! You're the man. WTF is Bunco?
Jason: Dude, who cares? I got to play with 10 hot chicks!
That's the conversation Shannon and I are imagining will take place sometime on Monday. Ha ha! So, we kept the chatting about girl stuff to a minimum but still had an awesome night out!
Today the boys and I are crashing a birthday party at Let's Play to get in some high energy running around time with their cousins. Aaron has to work today, again, so I thought it's the least I can do seeing as I'll be hostessing tonight and he'll be solo parenting.
Will post pictures of Let's Play and Bunco tomorrow!
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Thursday Thirteen
13 Things That Will Be Present at My Bunco Night
- One black negligee
- One pedicure kit
- One Bunco game
- Twelve fun ladies
- Six G-strings
- Twenty four jello shooters
- Two kids and one husband hiding upstairs
- One baby Jonathan (don't look at the naughties JR)
- Three tables
- Six different desserts
- One big wine glass for me
- One pair of Spongs
- Six appetizers
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Guess what I have?
My boys at the cottage, the snow pile was probably 4 feet high and lots of fun!
Our lovely new mirror and 2 new ledges for some candles, we are minus the 2 wall sconces, Aaron's still standing firm on the anti-sconce policy. And we've replaced the wee votive holders with family pics in different black frames. Yes, the mirror is too high to actually see yourself in but I get a great reflection of some of my little windows in the kitchen.
I uploaded the wrong picture. Ugh! This is our dog Lyla and Uncle Eric there's a little pink speck that's my MIL, I think she was chasing after Alex who was adamant about going to see his chickens. He's been obsessed with them since he was about 10 months and could walk over to see them himself. My camera! WOOT WOOT! Those are probably the only two words that can describe how I'm feeling!
I miss my camera ***sniff sniff***
Maybe that' s why my blogging has been so dry the past couple weeks. Usually I have some cute pictures of Thing 1 and Thing 2 to post and chat about. Tonight my MIL is coming over to watch the boys so Aaron and I can hit the gym together and hopefully she'll bring my camera too!
Last night was our monthly dayhome meeting at my house. It was packed! There were 16 women who signed in and a few latecomers so probably 20. We had quite a bit to cover and did so quickly and efficiently . We had a lot of small clusters chatting afterwards until about 10:30ish.
There was one particular person that I found interesting. She is the director of a local daycare. (I won't mention any names on the chance that her employers come across this. ) She has decided to quit as director to open her own dayhome. It was quite fascinating to talk to her although I'll admit that when she first arrived and introduced herself I was shocked. It was like the enemy "daycare" had gotten through the barricade of "dayhome" only?!? I don't know why I felt like that but I did. It always seems like people divide dayhome and daycare and play them against each other (the pros of a more institutional setting like a school versus the pros of a more homey environment) but really we should be working together, after all we have the common goal of providing a stimulating, safe, learning environment for children.
Blah, blah, blah...sorry for the dryness once again
So, anyways, I kind of got an inside look at what it's like to run a daycare in our city and I didn't like the picture I was painted. A lot of staffing issues and angry parents. She said there is no job satisfaction there anymore and she actually had a stress induced medical issue. So, she's decided to start her own dayhome where she can spend her time teaching and playing with the kids rather than trouble shooting on the phone with parents or trying to come up with enough staff. I was really happy to hear that from someone that money isn't everything.
There is a huge employment crisis here, they actually had to close the Starbucks drive thru this weekend. Aagh! What has the city come too? I'm not sure what our unemployment rate is but it damn well be zero because there are help wanted signs everywhere! And the starting wages are $10-12 /hour and that's just to work at McDonald's or a gas station. Isn't that crazy???
Last night was our monthly dayhome meeting at my house. It was packed! There were 16 women who signed in and a few latecomers so probably 20. We had quite a bit to cover and did so quickly and efficiently . We had a lot of small clusters chatting afterwards until about 10:30ish.
There was one particular person that I found interesting. She is the director of a local daycare. (I won't mention any names on the chance that her employers come across this. ) She has decided to quit as director to open her own dayhome. It was quite fascinating to talk to her although I'll admit that when she first arrived and introduced herself I was shocked. It was like the enemy "daycare" had gotten through the barricade of "dayhome" only?!? I don't know why I felt like that but I did. It always seems like people divide dayhome and daycare and play them against each other (the pros of a more institutional setting like a school versus the pros of a more homey environment) but really we should be working together, after all we have the common goal of providing a stimulating, safe, learning environment for children.
Blah, blah, blah...sorry for the dryness once again
So, anyways, I kind of got an inside look at what it's like to run a daycare in our city and I didn't like the picture I was painted. A lot of staffing issues and angry parents. She said there is no job satisfaction there anymore and she actually had a stress induced medical issue. So, she's decided to start her own dayhome where she can spend her time teaching and playing with the kids rather than trouble shooting on the phone with parents or trying to come up with enough staff. I was really happy to hear that from someone that money isn't everything.
There is a huge employment crisis here, they actually had to close the Starbucks drive thru this weekend. Aagh! What has the city come too? I'm not sure what our unemployment rate is but it damn well be zero because there are help wanted signs everywhere! And the starting wages are $10-12 /hour and that's just to work at McDonald's or a gas station. Isn't that crazy???
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