Hot Tub Haul-away

For all the complaining I've done about This is 40, I sure have been entertained by it for the past few days. Now I can't stop giggling to myself anytime I think about...

Pete (about Desi, who is on a ladder in a skirt): She's not wearing any underwear.
Debbie: How can you tell?
Pete: It's dark up there.
Debbie: Maybe she's wearing black underwear.
Pete: Or maybe she's wearing underwear that has a vagina painted on it.

Aahhahahahaaaaaaa... Ohhhhh man.


Well, the hot tub is no more! These demolition guys cut it into two halves and hauled it out of the patio room through the patio door. Otherwise, we would have had to hire a tractor dude to remove the screen and lift it over the knee-wall, and then figure out what to do with it from there. Yeah. Not happening.

Now I have space for all my new furniture. Whee!! I should have taken a before and after photo. Maybe I can dig up an old one. I know I have the before-before, when it went from the builder slab to screen room.


"Ocean's 13 inches..."  *snort*

Okay I'm done.

:D

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Emotionally Moving Songs

We watched This is 40 this week. It had some crazy-funny moments, but it was long and got a bit more serious than I expected. One of my favorite parts was the George Clooney bit. Jason says he doesn't want to settle down and have a family. He wants to "Clooney it." Debbie says Clooney is sad and lonely, and that he has "sad eyes." Jason says George is not lonely at all and does the sad eyes just to get the next lady. Bwahaha!

Sunday Stealing requires too much thinking this week, so I'm going with...

Music Memoirs Top 5 on Friday

Top 5 songs that are emotionally moving

5. "Falling in Love with Jill Kotowski" Bob Schneider
A guy spilling his heart out about the girl who makes his grey days sunshiny. The sound and lyrics have a sort of youthful quality. So incredibly sweet.


4. "Rain" Patty Griffin
I heard this one a few years ago at a winterguard competition, and it just really hit me as one of the saddest songs ever written. The dance performance was really good as well, which added to the whole mood.


3. "It Won't Be Like this for Long" Darius Rucker
Song about your baby girl growing up... those difficult moments of parenting a baby and toddler that are gone too fast. Oh my gosh, I'm tearing up just thinking about this song!


2. "It's You" Tony Lucca
"Makin' me smile and smiiiiiiiile...." He's so in love with this girl from whom he's separated by physical distance. I have two versions of this song- guitar and piano. That's how much I love it.


1. "Fireflies" Ron Pope
(Ironic that one of my most favorite songs ever and my least favorite song have the same title.) This goodbye song still makes me weepy every single time I listen. "...I am watching her dance, as the hem of her dress gently kisses the grass..."

Big moment- "...turning numb to the sound." Gah.

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Weekend Update

I've had two big rants this week, which you've all been spared, because I've not been able to blog much:

1) Boston Bombers' mother- please. Shoplifting and on a terrorist list? Stop talking.

2) Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg. First of all, don't ever throw around the "Do you know who I am?" card. Like Reese Witherspoon or any other drunk driver, they don't (or shouldn't) care one iota who you are. When you're the DA, you should hope they don't recognize you. She told the officer, "You just ruined my career." No, honey. You just ruined your career. These lawyers who are backing her to stay in office are nuts. The district attorney has to hold herself to some standard of behavior. Oh, and being a law-abiding citizen would be nice.

Add yesterday the Sacramento Bee comic depicting the West explosion. Too soon. Too soon. I appreciate a good slam of Governor Goodhair as much as the next person... but yeesh. Have some respect for the people of West. In the news video (which I can't locate at the moment), West Mayor Tommy Muska said that if the cartoonist has time to sit around and write something like that, he can come to West and pick up a broom and help with the cleanup.

Well, Jeff and I are off to San Antonio with Scott n' Julie for the day! Have a good one, y'all!


Saturday 9: Twist and Shout

1) In the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ferris climbs up on a parade float and enthusiastically lip synchs this song, encouraging the entire crowd to join in. Do you know the lyrics of "Twist and Shout" well enough to sing along? (Watch the impossibly young Matthew Broderick as Ferris here.)
Of course.

2) What other Beatles' song do you know all the words to?
Most of their popular ones. 

3) 49 years after their American debut, The Beatles are acknowledged as having a lasting impact on both music and culture. What performers on today's music scene do you think will be remembered 50 years from now?
Adele, Carrie Underwood (Country artists are around forever)

4) Paul McCartney is an enthusiastic advocate of the vegetarian lifestyle. Could you/have you tried to "go veggie?"
No. If God wanted us to be vegetarians, he wouldn't have given us canine teeth and ribeye steak.

5) As a young boy, Ringo Starr suffered a severe attack of appendicitis and almost died. Do you still have your appendix? What about your tonsils?
I have my appendix, but not my tonsils. I had tons of ear infections when I was little, so I had my tonsils out at 4 or 5.

6) John Lennon sketched and doodled when he was bored or nervous. Do you have any nervous habits?
Tapping my pen on the desk. Sorry, officemate. ;)

7) George Harrison loved Hawaii so much he bought a 63-acre estate in Maui. Have you ever visited our 50th state? 
Oh yes. So beautiful and relaxing. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is THE single most amazing place I've ever seen.

8) Yoko Ono was a polarizing character in the Beatles' saga. Has any of your friends ever dated/married someone you just could not stand?
Great question. I would have thought at some point, one of my friends would have at least dated someone I hated. But no! I can't think of one guy I didn't like. There were certainly some I liked better than others, but even Cathy's ex-husband is still a fun guy to hang out with.

9) Paul has had dogs his entire adult life, including a sheepdog, Martha, and a black lab, Jet. John was especially fond of a cat named Elvis and a tomcat he found in the snow and named Tim. Tell us about one of your pets.
As an adult, I've had four cats: Ernie, who was stuck in a permanent bad mood, but was very sweet to Lauren when she was little. Spanky, who was the sweetest cat ever. Kiptyn, a beautiful giant cat with a curmudgeonly attitude and a sweet side, who is very clumsy. Maya, who is cute and cuddly and very smart, very quick and coordinated.

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It's a Small World After All

Funny thing- Kathy sat next to my COO on a panel for some big hoo-ha last week. (Overachievers.) When the COO came into my office on Monday, I said, "I heard you met my friend Kathy!..." He was like, "How do you know her?!"

Yeah, small world.


I'm not as excited about Gatsby as I was about Moulin Rouge, but I had forgotten that when we saw Moulin Rouge for the first time at the theater, I almost walked out in the first several minutes. "Can-Can" started and I was ready to grab my stuff and head for the door. I hung in there, and as soon as I saw it for what it was, and figured out that it didn't take itself too seriously, I really enjoyed it. It's one of my favorite films of all time today.

It's a Baz Luhrmann thing. You love it or hate it. Or hate it... then grow to love it. It's over-the-top, colorful, loud insanity. With fabulous music. That's what grabbed me. So I'm still eagerly awaiting Gatsby. Meanwhile, I've got my eye on Ironman III for weekend after next.


Patrick's Saturday Six

1. How old were you the first time you used a telephone?
three

2. What’s the oldest phone number you remember from your childhood? 
481-0123. Our home number from 1975 to 1980. It was one number off from the main number at NASA, which is still 483-0123. We got calls for them all day and night! At first, my parents were so annoyed, but soon they just started answering people's questions. Typically, it was someone wanting hours or directions to a building. My dad worked there. They knew the information, so they gave it out! So funny.

"Is this NASA?"

"Yes! How can I help you?"

Heh.

3. What’s the oldest phone number you remember from your childhood that is still a valid number for the same party it was then?
I still know Lori's parents' number, where they have lived since 1975!

4. Have you ever used a rotary-dial telephone?
Of course!

5. What year did you get your first cell phone? 
Let's see. Jeff had a pager until about 1994. Then he got a cell phone. A few years later, he bought me one for Christmas, "for safety reasons," even though I didn't want one. So I'll say 1997-ish?

6. How many cell phones have you owned since then?
Started with a Nokia. Got another Nokia years later. Ack. I have no idea. Not many. Maybe 5.

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The Dick Novel

Kathy: I really liked Tom Cruise in that movie... the Dick novel?
Me: The Dick Novel?
Kathy: Yeah... Minority Report! Philip Dick's book.
Me: Oh. Right.

I heard it was more of a short story.

Ba-dum-bump- kshhh.


Sunday Stealing: The "What's Your Story" Meme

1. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten in public? 
As a rule, I don't eat "strange things." I like escargot, which my daughter would say qualifies.

2. If you had to go on an adventure, with elves, dwarves, or hobbits, who would you take and why?
HA. Elves. They're very perceptive and observant and will see things you didn't notice. They're also practically immune to alcohol, so you've got a designated driver.

3. You are at a rural retreat lodge somewhere deep in Wisconsin or Canada. You are approached by a taxidermist who hands you a stuffed badger and asks you to put it in your lap. What do you do next?
I put it in my lap.

4. If you were given biscotti, would you prefer it with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?
Coffee

5. In your opinion, who is the funniest man or woman alive today?
Amy Poehler

6. If you were given thirty seconds on television to say something, what would it be?
My fellow Americans, it is time to demand term limits for Congress...

7. What is your idea of the most romantic date setting ever?
On the very quiet, very private balcony of an amazing hotel room, overlooking an utterly awe-inspiring view.

8. If you could go on one date with a movie or television star, who would it be and why?
Clooney. Because he's totally hot.

9. What is the worst song you have ever heard?
"Fireflies" by Owl City

10. If you could live anywhere else, where would it be?
Honestly- Florida. Idealistically- Hawaii.

11. Who- in your opinion- was the greatest person to ever live?
"Thinking questions" today? Alright. Other than my mom, I'll go with Theodor Geisel.

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Bwahaha!

Saturday 9: I Don't Want to Talk About It

1) Crazy Sam is beyond sick of all things Kardashian! What's a topic you're just tired of and don't want to talk about anymore?
Lindsay Lohan

2) Rod Stewart has been recording for more than 40 years. Do you have any of his music on your iPod/mp3 player?
I have zero Rod Stewart songs.

3) Rod Stewart is known for his coif. How much time do you spend on your hair each morning?
about 10 minutes

4) Rod's first child, a daughter, will turn 50 this year. His most recent child, also a daughter, is 2. How close in age are your children? If you don't have any children, how close in age are you and your siblings? If you don't have children OR siblings, well, tell us what's immediately to your left as you respond to this meme. If you don't have anything to your left ... Oh, hell, I give up!
Michael would have been six years younger than Lauren. I am two years younger than my brother Siggi. 

5) Which do you prefer -- french toast or pancakes?
pancakes. French toast sucks.

6) When was the last time you lost your cool?
When the drunk chick at Matchbox Twenty put her foot on me 62 times.

7) Crazy Sam once had a pet hamster she named Bart. Have you ever cared for a hamster or a gerbil?
nope

8) Are you ticklish?
yes

9) Ouch! You have a headache! What's your go-to remedy? 
ibuprofen

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Mirrors on the Ceiling, Pink Champagne on Ice

The elevators at work are completely mirrored inside, except for the floors. For those with a thing for elevators AND a thing for mirrors, it's quite the setup.

Just saying.

Otherwise, it's not cool, because every single person who gets in there looks at his or her own reflection in the door mirror and spends the entire ride resisting the urge to primp. Men. Women. Vanity knows no gender. My bangs are always out of place.

If you're alone on the elevator, you have to make sure you complete your primping process before the doors open, or you will get caught, as we all have at this point.


"Belief." Just because I heard it today...



...Belief builds from scratch,
Doesn't have to relax,
It doesn't need space...


Friday 5: Frosting

1. How much frosting do you like on a slice of cake (or on a cupcake)?
Eww. Not much.

2. What’s something else (besides cake or cupcakes) that’s excellent with frosting?
Oh so many directions to go here... Um... crescent roll? Heh.

3. How close are you (or how many years removed) from your hair turning grey?
Several years. I only have a few greys.

4. With whom would you say you have a frosty relationship?
Joanna

5. What item in your freezer is most likely to be consumed next?
chicken

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TGI... Almost Friday!

Ohmigosh, my heart goes out to the people of West. Bravo to the Czech Stop for staying open all night to feed the first responders and everyone else.


Today I had the data analyst moment of a lifetime... well, moment of the year at least. Long story very short, I discovered that a major laboratory has been printing the incorrect units for differentials on their lab reports for at least two years. For a value of 3.1 k/ul, they are listing results as 3.1 /ul. Only slightly different. By about 3097.

I called them and spoke to the Hematology supervisor, who was shocked. He had the head of the chem lab call me back later and thank me. The chem guy asked, "How did you ever identify this?" He got the long version of the story. Here, I'll just say it's because I'm meticulous and mathematically inclined, and I care about the health of all mankind.

You're welcome.

Plus, their error was screwing with my numbers.


Jeff is gone all week to sunny California, for a romp on the beach business trip. The only good thing about it for me is... I get theWHOLE garage to park my car in! I park it right in the middle and swing the doors open all the way. Both of 'em. Just because I can. I don't have to avoid the wall or Jeff's car. It's awesome.

It's the little things, folks.

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A To-Do About the To Do List

My family happened across my To Do list on the bar last night. They were perplexed by the item at the top:

See, now I can't even type. I'm giggling too much.

Yes. My first to-do is the big takedown. You're welcome, Republicans.

Actually, I was talking to Chad Thursday evening, and this was a list of things to do on the Foundation website. We had a fabulous photo on one page, that included President Obama. Evidently the Prez was ok with it and the White House signed off on the Foundation's use of it, but the Washington DC chapter didn't want us to have it on our chapter's site. So I was supposed to take it down.

Yes?

Too funny!


Saturday 9: You Belong with Me

1) Like the girl in this song, have you ever been in love with someone, but were afraid to tell them?
Once in middle school. Once in college.

2) Taylor Swift has been known to write songs about her real-life lovers. If you were to write a song about the most recent person you were romantically involved with, what would the title be?
"You Don't Like Music, but This Song's For You Dear" Hmm. Now I'm inspired!

3) Ms. Swift recently turned 23 and has already won VMAs and AMAs and Grammys. What were you doing when you were 23? (If you aren't 23 yet, where do you see yourself when you hit it?)
Just after I turned 23, I got married in Austin. I was working on my Master's thesis- something about reducing radiation exposures at low level radioactive waste facilities.

4) When you were a child, did you sleep with a plush toy? (If yes, please include its name in your answer.)
I never slept with any toys when I was little. I had some stuffed animals, but I was far more fond of my dolls and was usually carrying one or another of them around during the day.

5) I'm making a Starbucks run. What can I get you?
Tall lite mocha frap. Thanks!

6) It was 60 years ago that Clarence Birdseye first marketed frozen vegetables. Now it's your turn: Share something you learned recently.
I learned that you can have a Dame of Honor and a Bridesman at your wedding now.

7) In junior high, were you class clown, teacher's pet, a geek, a jock ... or did you just melt into the background?
teacher's pet

:D

8) Was your most recent ticket for parking illegally or was it a moving violation?
I've gotten two tickets in my life- an expired registration sticker in 1988 and a parking ticket in 1996. My parking ticket was in Sunset Valley, when I was getting the Mothers Club newsletters printed at Office Max. I parked in a handicapped spot, because I didn't see the sign. That is an expensive ticket!

9) Tell us about the last museum you visited.
We went to the Witte Museum in San Antonio with Scott and Julie... a YEAR ago. Yeesh. I need to get out more. Read about our outing here...

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The Office

Well, minus the zany Steve Carell.

Here's the first of what may be many posts guaranteeing that I will never give this link to any of my coworkers. Hee.

One of my colleagues shows up maaaaaybe 40% of the time. She doesn't work from home at all. The big joke of the day is now the discussion of whether or not she came to work.

(Yeah it's all fun and games until you have to take up the slack.)

This afternoon, I told C that my family suggested I start a website and online wagering system for all of us to submit our bets by midnight each night, either for her being in or out the following day.

Then C told me that she and her officemate have kept a daily log of the time that our guy from accounting leaves the office, every day since November.

LOL

Evidently Accounting Guy leaves at exactly 4:18 every single day. And they note that he always goes to the restroom at 4:10.

Accountants. Set your watch by their bathroom breaks!


In other news,one of Lauren's Aggie football player friends is going to be starting this weekend at A&M's Maroon and White Game. Very cool!

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Checking In!

Kimberly texted me today, "I'm so lucky to have you as a friend."

Awwww!

Well, ok. It was followed by a story of how she used my advice and saved herself a bunch of money buying an Otterbox iPhone case at Amazon, rather than through Verizon.

Ha!


A girl from Texas on American Idol just said, "All people do in Texas is go to rodeos."

Well, only if we have time after barbecue cookoffs and punchin' dogies.

Ya' know, we haven't been watching AI much since the auditions finished. We're watching The Voice religiously. Adam Levine and all.

gah.

We love Shakira, too. She is awesome! So cute and funny.

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Mystery Solved

People are always perplexed as to how medical emergencies always seem to happen nights and weekends. I made that comment to Kathy. If you know her, you can just picture her response.

"Well, there are 168 hours in a week. 40 of them are during work hours. Statistically, you're going to come down with a medical issue during off hours."

Ahh. True.

And LOL. Soooo KathyL.


Real Housewives of Orange County is back on. Woohoo! My favorite lines last week's episode:

"He's like the little brother I never wanted."

"She's Invisible Jesus Barbie."

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The 5000 Question Meme Continues... Part Six

Yeah, it looks like I didn't do any of the previous five parts. Did you? If not, here are the links to the first 120 questions:

The 5000 Question Meme, Part One
The 5000 Question Meme, Part Two
The 5000 Question Meme, Part Three
The 5000 Question Meme, Part Four
The 5000 Question Meme, Part Five


Sunday Stealing: The 5000 Question Meme Continues... Part Six

121. Have you ever lost someone without having the chance to say goodbye?
Well, of the people I've lost to death, my parents have been the only two to whom I had a chance to say proper goodbyes. I'm very grateful to have had that opportunity with them. Did anyone ever move away or randomly disappear, and never say anything or write or call? Nah.

122. How do you feel about women in politics? 
Uhhh... the same way I feel about men in politics.

123. Would you rather have an indoor Jacuzzi or an outdoor pool? 
outdoor pool

124. What things are you interested in, that you study or read about regularly? 
organization, travel, electronics and app news

125. Would you consider yourself to be intelligent?
yep

126. Would you consider yourself to be wise? 
A wise-ass, perhaps.

I don't know. My mom was very wise. She always had the answers to life's deep questions or problems.

127. Have you ever given or received a lap dance? 
No comment.

128. Have you ever spoken to a homeless person? 
Yes- one who was covered in bloody bandages and had a hospital bracelet on, rolling down a hill downtown in a wheelchair, who then fell out of it. I helped her up off the ground and back into the chair. Not the smartest thing I ever did without latex gloves, but you can't leave a recovering hospital patient in a crumpled heap on the sidewalk.

129. Would you ever creep into the subway tunnels to go exploring? 
Like on the tracks? Hell no.

130. If you could add 70 years to your life but only by making some random person die 70 years sooner would you? 
No thanks.

131. Can you identify any of the following lyrics?
A: Nothing to kill or die for...
"Imagine" John Lennon
B: Late comings with the late comin' stretcher...
hmm. Nope.
C: I could make a film and make you my star...
No again. :(

132. Are you worried about North Korea?
Nope. China would have a problem with them messing too much with us.

133. Would you rather be a world political leader or a talk-show host? 
talk show host!

134. Have you ever given someone a love letter that you wrote? 
Many many times, yes. Or do you mean someone with whom I was not in a relationship? Then never.

135. Have you ever sent someone a surprise though the mail?
Many times. Especially during college. My girlfriends and I were always sending each other things. That just reminded me- do you remember those envelopes at Spencer's that are pre-return-addressed from places like a Herpes Clinic or a parole officer? OMG. We used those all the time for letters. Ha! I lived with my grandparents, and most of my friends were in dorms. Maximum effect.

136. Are you looking forward to any dates right now? Vacation perhaps?
I just got tix to Maroon 5, with Kelly Clarkson and Tony Lucca. (Tony! Who knew?)
So...
Bruno Mars Aug 14
Train Aug 4
Maroon 5/Kelly/Tony Sep 18

137. Of all animated movies, which is the best one you've ever seen? 
Yikes. I guess I would say... Toy Story!

138. What are the best bands or songs to listen to while driving? 
Anything rock. Daughtry is awesome.

139. What do you think is the most amazing thing that anyone has ever accomplished? 
Space travel. I'm shocked that any person ever had the guts to do it, especially when it first began. It's still amazing today!

140. What could a member of the opposite sex do to impress you? 
I think I'm most impressed by intelligence. If he gave a talk on something or even just participated in a discussion, with an in-depth and well-rounded understanding of a complicated topic, I would be into that.

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Saturday 9: Whenever I Call You "Friend"

Saturday 9

1) How did you meet your best friend?
I met Laura at Red Lobster, at the first meeting of the South Austin Mothers Club Board for 1995-96. (Our girls were almost 2 then.) She was the new club president and I was the new newsletter editor. We hit it off right away. And thus I became an unknowing co-conspirator in the semi-farce of her touching, tear-jerking Letters From the President each month. ;) We were just talking about that first board meeting, when we grabbed dinner there a few weeks ago!

I met Cathy in 6th grade. A few teammates and I had just quit the volleyball team in a protest (great drama there!) and we were put into a regular PE class. Cathy was new to the school and also to the class. In the locker room after PE a few days later, she was telling another group of girls about her Aunt Patsy, who was a belly dancer. Cathy was belly dancing around the locker room in a towel, which cracked me up. We became instant friends.

2) Mother Winters used to say she loved all us kids equally, but at various times she liked one of us more than the others. Does your "friend ranking" ever shift? Or is the person you think of today as your best friend always #1?
My friend rankings rarely shift. I only change rankings when a best friend has moved away (except for CJ). I've only ever truly "lost" a BFF once - Ina. I still have no idea what happened there. She suddenly stopped hanging out with me about the time she and her hubby started having issues, when our daughters were 2 or so.

Hey! I guess that makes Laura my "rebound" BFF. Ahaha.

I tried to reconnect with Ina a few years ago, but she wasn't interested in keeping up. *shrug*

3) What makes you a good friend?
Loyalty. My friendships can typically withstand a hurricane.

4) Think back to your childhood -- what games did you and your friends like to play?
Let's see... Sorry, Trouble,  Red Rover,  Freeze Tag,  Password,  Red Light/Green Light, Mother May I, Simon Says.

5) Would you rather lose your hair, or the little toe on your left foot? (Yes, you must commit to giving one up.)
Easy! Little toe.

6) Think of the phrase, "like nails on a blackboard." What is your least favorite sound?
Owl City

7) Do you add fabric softener to your wash or place a softener sheet in the dryer?
Softener sheet

8) Showtime, HBO, or neither?
Neither, but there are shows I would like to watch on both! Netflix.

9) Have you ever fired a gun?
no

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"Car, Car Car... Trouble"

(Bonus points if you know the old punk Adam Ant song from his early days! Car trouble, oh yeah!)

Hello, people!

Up to my eyeballs in various things... but I had to tell this story. Yesterday afternoon, Lauren locked her keys in her trunk. It took us 3.5 hours and five service providers to get in there.

Locksmith 1. Got the door open to have us push the button to unlock the trunk. Charged $150 instead of the normal $15 because he had to use air bladders to do it. (Please.) Turns out the button won't operate without the key AND the back seats fold down to access the trunk, but only if you release a latch IN THE TRUNK. *sigh*

Hyundai Roadside Assistance. (Who I should have called in the first place, but didn't think of.) They get a locksmith on the phone and we have a three-way. Conversation. (ha) In this conversation, the locksmith tells me I need a key made to get into the trunk. Hyundai doesn't actually contract with any locksmiths, so they can't send a guy to make a key. They recommend towing the car to the dealer and having the dealer take care of it.

I said I would try to find a locksmith on my own to make a key. Jeff finds a service on Angie's List for me. I call.

"Locksmith": Hello
Me: Hi. I need locksmith services.
"Locksmith" (chuckling in a creepy way): What kind of services do you need?
Me: Um... you ARE a locksmith, right?
"Locksmith" (still chuckling): Yes!

I proceed to tell him my issue and he chats with another dude in the background and they tell me they are in north Austin, so they "have a guy" in south Austin and they're going to have him call me back.

Mmmmkay.

Not sure if that guy was the locksmith or a I dialed a wrong number, but that was funny.

I call Hyundai Roadside Assistance again and request towing, but they have tracked down a locksmith who can get into the trunk without making a key.

Locksmith shows up (a half hour late, but who's counting at that point?) He says he can stick his reacher in through the window and press the trunk release button. I remind him that the driver door is already unlocked.

Ah.

So he dismantles the door handle and presses something that tricks the car into thinking I have the key, and presses the release button and YAAAAAAY! It worked.

So if you get your keys stuck in the trunk, you don't have to have a key to get in. If you know a guy.

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Happy April Fools Day!

I wonder if there will be any good pranks at the office today. 

Turns out my 7th grade Texas History teacher from my last blog post is currently the president of the San Jacinto Museum of History. How cool is that?! He seems to be an advocate for educators as well. Very interesting!
 
My Easter weekend was very nice. Did a bit of relaxing and got a lot done on website corrections and testing. Went to the outlet mall with Lolo. Laura took me out to Salt Lick for my bday. Rich and Harrison let us try some of their home-brewed beer. (Yum!) Got an afternoon of patio furniture shopping done. Bought a new mattress. Had Easter dinner with Scott and Julie and Ben. Good thing I had three days to fit it all in.

I leave you this morning with a laugh from Animals Talking in All Caps:

 "...you weird little hipster..." 

Bwahaha!

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