a little help from my friends

I have that Beatles song going through my head right now.  “I get by with a little help from my friends. . . ♪ ♫”  I can hear it in my head.  I don’t know all the words but the sentiment is there.  I really appreciate all of the kind thoughts and words from all of you.  I do not know what the future holds for me or the people I love but I do know that with Friends like all of you it will be grand. 

When I told Hubby his reactions was, we will be fine.  I am looking for the silver lining in this.  One of them so far is I got a couple more chapters in my business plan written today.  I called NACE (national association of catering exectutives) and they put me in contact with Cliff Schamber who is the someone very important in the catering section of the Marriott hotels in Washington DC.  He was just a wonderful help.  I hope I made a new friend.

OOOO another skier just totally crashed in the downhill skiing.  Nasty. 

I am going to bed and reading another chapter in my text book.  I have a discussion question to answer from this chapter so need to get on it.  Right now I am multi-tasking, writing this, and chatting with cousin D and Army Girl.  So if this doesn’t make sense blame them.  😀  Just kidding I do proof read, most of the time, ok sometimes, really not very often.  ☺

My condolences to my cousin B and his wife Di, Di’s father passed away. 

Happy thoughts for a happy day!

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i don’t work for anyone anymore

I don’t work for anyone anymore.  😥  This morning the owner of the company called me and told me he was cutting my one day a week to no days a week.  Evidently we can pay a phd boocoo bucks to work one day a week but paying me little bitty bucks to work one a day week puts the company to far in the red.  Actually I have no idea if the SS is still working or not.  Probably, he seems to send lots of “reports” to the big guy, most of which are completely useless and borrowed from others.  But hey I am only slightly bitter.  I wish them all well.  I doubt I will be called back, makes me sad, 😦 it is a great product if they can get it together and get the machines built. 

I told Hubby when he came home between jobs.  He said we would be ok.  I hope so.  I feel very depressed.  I have done absolutely no homework since.  I have done house work though.  My living room is clean, my bath room is clean, my bedroom is clean, and my kitchen is clean.  I cooked chili for lunch today.  It was pretty good; I had some andouille sausage left over from last week so I put that in it, I also put in a whole onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1 pound of 90% lean ground chuck, garbanzo beans, black beans and white kidney beans, stewed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and cilantro.  It was yummy.  It will be even better tomorrow. 

Tomorrow is the start of Lent; I will probably have tuna fish and save the chili for Thursday or let Army Girl and Hubby eat it tomorrow.  Some things are just so ingrained in you from childhood.  Could be worse I suppose.

I am going to feel sorry for myself for a little while longer, then get ready and go bowling.  Back to homework tomorrow, I guess the good thing is no I have another day to work on it.  😦   I hope your day is going better.

Happy thoughts for a happy day.

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reading my mind

When you have been together for a long time it gets to the point where you think similarly.  Nine times out of ten Hubby and I will be thinking of having the same thing for dinner, we will say something the other was just thinking, and we will wear the same color even though we haven’t seen what the other put on.  Sometimes it gets down right spooky.  And sometimes when Hubby reads my mind it is just magical.  The unspoken communication that occurs between two people who know and love each other can speak volumes.  A look, a smile, a raised eyebrow, the slight shake of a head, a hand on the arm, all have meaning, all say so much while saying so little.  It has taken a lot of work to get to this magical place, it will take a lot of work to stay here.  We are in it for the long haul. ♥

Hubby treats me like I am fragile.  I am not but I like that he thinks so.  I was getting ready to go to Curves this morning, I had to go out to start my car, and low and behold we got about 3 inches of snow!  So I started shoveling around my car, then I thought BFF and Army Girl are both coming here today so I should just shovel the drive so they don’t compact the snow and make it hard for Hubby to shovel.  45 minutes later I am not going to Curves but the driveway is shoveled.  My hands hurt a little because Hubby usually does the shoveling.  He likes to shovel it is really good exercise.  He will still be able to do some today, I just did the basics. 

20 years is a long time and yet it has gone by very fast.  I am so looking forward to the next 20. 

Happy thoughts for a happy day!

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happy valentines day

♥ Happy Valentine’s Day! ♥  I hope it is everything you want it to be.  Personally I would rather celebrate Ground Hogs Day, if you are going to celebrate a made up holiday that is as good a holiday as any.  Hubby and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day; I just don’t see the need. 

♥  I am watching CBS News Sunday Morning and they are talking about love.  There has been a study about love and that long term love gives you the same high as new love. ♥  I like that idea. ♥  I know I love Hubby more today than I did when we got married.  I know that in a year I will love him more than I did today. 

 I looked up the date and Hubby and I will have been together 20 years on the 25^th.  We met the week after the Daytona 500 in 1990.  It has not always been roses and chocolates; sometimes it has been thistles and ashes.  But we have worked at it.  Love is hard work.  That CBS segment said that one of the best indicators of long term success in a relationship is a simple formula.  Being a math geek I love formulas.  The formula is 5 to 1.  That simple:  5 happy compliments, 5 loving touches, 5 good things for every 1 negative comment, 1 negative anything.   It’s that simple and sometimes oh so hard a formula. 

Hubby and I made a promise to each other when we got married.  We would be nice to each other, in public and in private.  And 99% of the time we are.  No one can be nice all the time, it just isn’t natural.  But if you make a concerted effort, you can do it most of the time.  Try it. ♥

Happy thoughts for a happy day!

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navy girl

I had the following e-mail exchange with Navy Girl yesterday.  She is so awesome. 

Navy Girl:

DUTY

…is boring… 

…but I have access to the RC office… 

…and Senior Chief is pleased with me… 

…so I can use this computer… 

…for now. 😛

MM:

I love you.
Did you bring him cookies?
Can I use that in my blog when I write it this evening?
You rock. 😉

Navy Girl:

I love you, too. 

…this Senior Chief is female, and I didn’t bring cookies today (I *was* only home for about 8 hours, and I slept most of them) 

…but I did bring her chocolate brownie cookies last week… 

…and the week before that…

 …And yeah, this is totally bloggable…

 …I think I just made up that word…

 …it’s going to be a long day.

MM:

You need to put the chocolate brownie cookies on your blog.

A smiling face, a cheerful attitude and cookies will get you a long way. Plus steel balls and the ability to say no gracefully.

Navy Girl:

Yeah, the brownie cookies were a good experiment.  They’ll go up there when I’m home for more than just sleep.

I think I’ve got most of the things on your list…I’m still working on the steel balls and the ability to say no gracefully, but I’ll get there.

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experimenting

I learned something new today.  So I wanted to try it out, the explanation follows on how to do it. 

♥  ♫

☻☺

◙ ♪

1. Make sure your keyboard is in NumLock mode.
2. Hold down the ALT key and enter the number on the numeric keypad. (Note that many laptops have a blue FN key that changes a set of keys, also with blue numbers on them and usually in the 7-8-9-U-I-O area, into a numeric keypad.)

for ☺ 1
for ☻ 2
for ♥ 3 <===
for ♦ 4
for ♣ 5
for ♠ 6
for • 7
for ◘ 8
for ○ 9
for ◙ 10
for ♂ 11
for ♀ 12
for ♪ 13
for ♫ 14
for ☼ 15
for ► 16
for ◄ 17
for ↕ 18
for ‼ 19
for ¶ 20
for § 21
for ▬ 22
for ↨ 23
for ↑ 24
for ↓ 25
for → 26
for ← 27
for ∟ 28
for ↔ 29
for ▲ 30
for ▼ 31

I will have a “real” post later this evening.  Got stuff to get done now.

Happy thoughts for a happy day!

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a little help from our friends

Some times we need a little help from our friends.  Whether it is with a big problem or a little one asking for help is often way harder than the help needed.  As humans we have a tendency to talk in riddles.  Some times people just need to say what they want and say what they need. 

Gpa is sick again.  He is having problems breathing and B is justifiably freaking out.  He called her to take him to the doctors this afternoon.  She was hoping they would put him in the hospital, but they gave him some more antibiotics and sent him home.  Unfortunately I missed B’s signals about wanting me to go to his house.  M is going to be there on Saturday through Monday.  I talked to Gpa and he says he will be fine.  If B had said I want you to come now I would have, but it is a 6 hour drive and I missed her signals.  I will Gpa in the morning and see how he is doing.  Sorry B.  Some days I am rather dense and need it spelled out for me. 

“Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.”  –Alex Haley

Navy Girl sent us an email telling us she has nothing to tell us.  Although she would like to know why it is every time they go out they have really bad weather, usually between taps and reveille.  Good thing she doesn’t get seasick.

Army Girl is up staying at her Dads for the next two weeks.   I am supposed to be doing homework, instead I am procrastinating.  I just am having all sorts of problems focusing on it.  I have to get this business plan written, but all the research keeps telling me know one reads the damn things.  Not even the people who lend money.  But it is 40% of my grade so I need to get it done and done right.  So if anyone would like to help me. . .    😀

One last piece of advise and I will get to the reading part of my home work.

“Never let your mom brush your hair when she’s mad at your dad.”  —  Gallagher

Happy thoughts for a happy day!

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cod and andouille sausage stew

I made a cod and andouille sausage stew/soup from one of my Rachel Ray cook books.  It was really good.  Next time I have to start cooking it at a higher heat.  The potatoes didn’t cook quite enough, but tomorrow it is going to be awesome for lunch.  It will make the whole office smell good.  I am going to make a Thai pizza on Thursday.  So far this cooking thing is going ok.  I made a menu for the week and so far it has gone ok.  I have noticed I don’t eat as much now that we eat in the middle of the day. 

Congrats to the New Orleans Saints.  It was a pretty good game.  I am sad that Peyton Manning lost but really happy that the Saints won.  I am sure there is going to be a long party seeing as Mardi Gras starts soon, next week already in fact.   I am not a believer in God or organized religion in general but I do still try to give things up for Lent.  That old Catholic upbringing is hard to ditch.  Plus I know it would make my Mom happy.  I haven’t decided what I am going to do yet but I am sure it will be something. 

Navy Girl is sailing this week.  Army Girl is skiing with her little brother.  I hope she is having fun.  I chatted with Air Force Girl today.  She gave a briefing last night and she said she rocked it.  I am so happy for her.  Hubby is working his second job, training machinists and I am procrastinating doing my homework. 

Here is my quote for today.  Don’t be yourself — be someone a little nicer.”  —Mignon McLaughlin 

Happy thoughts for a happy day!

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night and day tests

Talk about night and day, the test I took today for my class was about far from the last one as possible.  Total 180 difference, the first test was awful with lots of math about financial stuff and I ran out of time doing it.  The test I took today was on statistics, had two math questions and I finished in less than an hour.  I got a 95 on this test.  Certainly better than the last grade I got.  I know this is the second of the “weeder” classes and the first test is to get a bunch of people to drop the class but still.

Hubby, Army Girl and I went to the Chili Golf outing for the Hospice yesterday.  We had a good time, Hubby got a lot of comments for wearing shorts and a T-shirt in 20 weather.  Hubby loves wearing shorts in the winter; he usually does if it is above 0.  He only recently started wearing a coat in the winter.  Now when he goes for his marathon walks or is walking to work he dresses appropriately.  He is not completely crazy, just a little odd, and not the buggier than bat shit stage either. 

The Super Bowl starts soon.  Army Girl is going to watch it with her cousin and family.  Hubby and I are staying home, we partied enough yesterday.  It is one of those games where I want them both to win.  I love Peyton Manning but what Drew Brees has done for New Orleans is just amazing.  I just hope it is a good game.  These are two teams who truly deserve to be there.  My sister B called today, she was preparing food for the game, and I want to go to her house!  She was making meatballs and little smokies and those ham, cream cheese and pickle wraps.  Although Hubby and I are grilling steak and baking potatoes, and then if there is room in our tummy’s we will make popcorn.  Gotta love game days. 

Mmmm Army Girl just walked by me, she smells good.  Hubby is going to give her a ride to the party and we will go get her when she is ready to come home.  Go football!  Be safe everyone.

Happy thoughts for a happy day!

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do not recommend trying to drown yourself

I do not recommend trying to drown yourself.  It is not as much fun as it sounds.  Yesterday while I was swimming a couple drops of pool water managed to get past all of my defenses and drilled a hole through my sinuses and out of the back of my head.  I managed to finish my mile but the rest of the day was pretty much lost.  I went to bed at 6:45(1845) last night and slept until almost 5:00 (0500) today.  I read a chapter in my statistics book last night.  I reread it this morning.  Poor Hubby got a glare when he dragged himself to bed last night.  I vaguely remember him coming to bed.  I feel much better now.  I have worked through most of the statistics problems and have one section of my business plan to finish and a quiz to take before midnight on Sunday.  I will finish the problems tomorrow and the work on the section before going to watch Hubby play Chili Golf for the Hospice here.  I would rather spectate than participate on this one.  It is supposed to be in the low 20’s tomorrow.  Just the type of weather Hubby loves. 

I got a funny text message from Navy Girl on Wednesday “Yay! I’m on duty today. Just entertained the McD’s ppl with my food order, “can I get 14 Mcdoubles, 6 doubles, 3 chx wraps and a chzburger Happy Meal?””  I am pretty sure the Happy Meal was for her.  I have not been able to confirm this because I haven’t talked to her since.  But very amusing none-the-less.  I miss her.

Air Force Girl posted a new profile picture on facebook.  I miss her so much.  She is doing well and it looks like she will be here in May.  We are so proud of her.

Army Girl is going to a wine tasting with me tomorrow and has a whole bunch of fun stuffed lined up for the next week or so.  Lucky girl, she could do my homework for me.  But even she says no.  Meany! 

I am debating on whether I want to travel on Monday and go to a unit meeting for PartyLite.  I should go, I need something from this new book and I need lots of information.  But I hate not seeing Hubby, oh what to do, what to do.  I probably will go.  Depending on the weather, hmmm.

Happy thoughts for a happy day.

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