Yep, that's me literally and metaphorically underneath the pile. The end of the semester sucks.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Laura, 115/365
Mary 115/365
Don't they look tough? My boys at work, grilling "wieners" and toasting buns. You can imagine the jokes that got made...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Phyllis 112/365
In honor of Earth Day ...
this was a postcard I found in a store in Iraan, TX
when we were on Spring Break this year.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Laura, 108/365
Look at the big girl in her chair! I can't believe how big she has gotten already! What a little devil...that smile suggests she is up to something!
Laura 107/365
(Reads: The look Dr. Lee gives you after your 3rd draft.)
Just a little bit of graduate student humor. We're a strange bunch, but I'm sure anyone with a boss can relate.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Mary 106/365
So my couch is pure evil. I was innocently walking past it with my mind on washing my face and getting ready for bed, and look what it did to me! Once I got cleaned up, I looked for the part that bit me, but it was tucked so far down that I have no idea how it happened. I'll spare you the really gory part, though. Even Clint was almost nauseated at the details.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Laura, 105/365
This is torture...I am counting down the minutes until I can drink this fine cup of coffee. I had part one of a two part test at the endocrinologist's office this morning, and she said I had to wait 45 minutes until I could eat or drink anything. I have to go back at noon so they can measure whatever it is that they're measuring from the test.
So, I've got three minutes and then I'm going to down this cup of coffee like a frat boy chugs a beer at a keg party. I hope its cooled off a bit.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Phyllis 104/365
I accidentally gave myself a small inkling of what
it would feel like to be stabbed.
My conclusion?
It would really f***ing hurt.
Laura, 104/365
Guess what I found!!! Hiding away in a book case. It has been missing since last September. Reunited and it feels so good!
Now all I have to do is find the charger for the battery...this could take another 7 months.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Mary 103/365
I put in my notice at work today, after taking a serious look at my future with the bank, finances, and school plans. I was planning to take the summer off for an internship, but now I've made the choice not to go back. To my surprise, the news was taken with good grace and respect. What a load off my mind! When I got out to my car after work, I saw this sign. I've seen it a million times, but I'd forgotten it even existed. How appropriate that I would notice it today.
Laura, 103/365
So as an experiment, hubbie Michael and I are going to try to avoid eating meat for 30 days. This is JUST meat though: eggs and dairy are a necessity for me. I don't know how those vegans do it. I may try this for longer than 30 days...you never know. We'll see how it goes! The experiment is just to see how we feel. I don't think you get anything nutrition wise out of meat that you can't get from plant sources. I'm anemic, so I'll have to be careful to eat lots of iron-loaded foods. If its possible to get all of our protein from non-meat sources and still feel great, then the health benefits could outweigh the inconveniences! Wish me luck!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Laura - Max part II
Max Part II: (this picture perfectly captures Max the wild eyed, yellow blur. He moves too fast to be photographed most of the time.)
So, Max showed back up the afternoon of my first blog, only to disappear again the morning we were leaving for Charlotte for Easter! We were planning on taking him with us to Charlotte, but Max had other plans. So we packed the car and drove around for hours looking for him to no avail. We left word with the neighbors (we have awesome neighbors) that Max was on the loose and to call us if they spot a yellow blur.
We had no hopes of finding him this time, and as we pulled back up into our driveway we looked at each other and sighed. But as I'm getting out of the car, I spot something out of the corner of my eye...running toward us from the backyard! Not only was he in the fenced in yard, he was CLEAN! One of our lovely neighbors must have found him, bathed him, and put him back inside the fence. Nice though it was, this can't continue. We're going to have to take drastic measure to try to keep him fenced in. Thanks everyone for the tips! I'll let you know what we cook up.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Laura, 99/365
This is Max, my problem child yellow lab.
We adopted him from a kill shelter over a year ago months after our epileptic beagle Gus died. For the first few months Max was the PERFECT DOG. Then the behavior problems started: pottying all over my rugs, breaking into the kitchen pantry, chewing or eating anything left out on a counter top or in the sink (including a George Foreman Grill...no kidding), tearing up blankets. We have tried everything. Crate training didn't work because he had a panic attack, shit all over himself, chewed through the metal cage and broke himself free. We tried keeping him in the bathroom, but he chewed through the water line going to the toilet, flooded the house and then smashed through the window to jump two stories into the back yard. By the way, he destroyed our heating unit during this little stint because the flooded water went through the vents and into the gas heater, rusting out some part that basically can't be replaced. We suffered through the whole winter without a heater because we're too poor to replace a $5000 unit. We tried keeping him outside but he manages to get out of the fence and runs wild through the neighborhood. We babygate him into the laundry room now - where our other dog is crated - but he still manages to get out of that and get into his usual amount of trouble. I had a birthday party for a friend of mine in the history department, and when we made an impromptu trip to the grocery store to get some mixers, and Max got out of the babygates (two put together, one on top of the other), ate the WHOLE birthday cake a friend made, a dozen cookies, homemade queso and tortilla chips, and a tub of Munchies. I was horrified.
So in sum, we've just been dealing with it because he's our dog. He's a real sweet dog, but he's becoming a bigger problem by the day. He never got out of the fence before when we were home, but lately he's been hopping the fence even when we're there! This has happened at least three times in the last week, and it happened AGAIN this morning before I went to campus. He usually makes his way home, but it drives me nuts while he's gone because I'm terrified he'll get hit by a car.
And so, here we are this morning, and Max is sitll missing. After driving around for hours, it seems like he's got some good hiding places, and I'm at a loss about what to do with him.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Phyllis 96/365
My jackass brother-in-law had the balls to call here last night.
Of course though, he didn't have the balls to follow through.
He called & hung up twice.
Loser.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Mary 94/365
This morning's project: reorganize the kitchen. I can never find anything in my cabinets anymore. This afternoon I'll try to teach Clint where everything goes. :)
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Mary 92/365
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Phyllis 91/365
I received this in the mail.
The stamp from the post office says
"damaged in handling by the postal service".
Um, they really meant to say they just stole it?
Mary 91/365
Looks like last night's wild storm has already blown off. What a lovely morning it's become!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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