Well, the cheer teams are finally formed for 07-08, and DD is double-teaming on Junior Coed and Senior Coed. It's a lot of work learning two routines for each competition and all the practice time and stuff (along with things like... oh... band and school), but she's done it before, so I'm sure she'll do great.
We're going to watch the Derailed movie tonight. I'm hoping it's good!
My favorite decor stores right now? Pier 1 and Z Gallerie.
Pier 1 is a little challenging, because a lot of the stuff is the "import" style, which doesn't match my decor in the slightest. I just love their furniture and accessories- the colors especially.
Z Gallerie is in Dallas, so I have to shop on Dallas trips or online. They also have the most amazing colors. Their stuff is more "transitional" style.
I have finally gone to a new restaurant that I actually liked. Yay! It's a chain sandwich place called Which 'Wich that just opened in Sunset Valley. They have you check off ingredients and condiments on a sandwich bag, which you just hand to the cashier. Very quick! No lines. All the sandwiches, from Reubens to shrimp po-boys to breakfast subs are one price (something like $4.25). They also serve real ice cream milkshakes and malts.
President Bush just called the Pakistanis "the Paks." Ahahahaa. I wonder what all the other countries' peoples' nicknames are in private conversation in Washington.
A reporter actually asked if the government is going to bail out people who have defaulted on their mortgages. Wow. Personal responsibility has just gone right out the window, hasn't it?
Speaking of mortgages, I've been thinking about the intricacies of private mortgage insurance. Why is the borrower paying insurance premiums that cover the lender on default? Shouldn't it cover the borrower? If it covers the lender, why isn't the mortgage company paying it? Hmm. It hurts my head.
Why can't any of you seem to keep me away from this game?!
(High score 371, 875.)
My website email accounts, which have suckeriffic spam detection, are constantly filled with spam today. Every 5 minutes or so, I get a message about enlarging my *$^% or the dreaded ecard from a classmate. I set a filter for the ecards, postcards and greeting cards, but the rest are coming through. Wah.
In other news, DD is doing really well with her tumbling, and is working on her round-off back tuck. Woohoo!
Some people are testifying before Congress about "predatory lending," where they claim mortgage companies loaned them money knowing they couldn't afford to make the payments.
In what universe would a company actually do that? Please. I don't buy it for one minute.
Well, I'm finally doing it. I've talked about it for years, but I've finally had it with my out-of-control periods. TMI, but there you go. I guess that's why people always say they're having the surgery for "female problems."
I'm busy through September, so it'll be in October sometime. I'll get to prepare, so it shouldn't be too big a deal. I had an easy C-section, which evidently bodes well for this surgery.
I found a message board about it. (Don't I always?) I know a bunch of people who've had it. Any additional tips and tricks about pre-op/post-op would be appreciated. #1 on my list is a bell to summon my husband at my every post-op whim. Woo!
Whew! What a movie! I was on the edge of my seat almost the whole time. It was one of those where the audience clapped at the end. A must-see.
Incidentally, we saw Transformers, too. It was good. Not enough Josh Duhamel, but what can you do. I was surprised that I liked it at all, but it was really entertaining.
1. If you had to leave your job on Monday, how confident would you feel that you could get another job paying close to the same amount quickly?
Well, I'm not working now, but in the field I worked in before, it would be easy to find another job with similar pay in Austin.
2. How many different employers have you worked for over the years?
Gallagher's Steakhouse, some shoe store, A&M University, the CRO... Four.
3. Consider the employer you worked for the longest: how big of a factor was money in determining why you left or would consider leaving that employer?
I left to stay home with my daughter. Money was not an issue.
4. Take the quiz: How good are you with money?
You Are Great With Money
You know the value of a dollar - and you save and spend wisely.
By living below your means, you've set yourself up for a rich future.
And while it may hurt to sacrifice now, you'll probably have plenty of money later on.
You're on your way to riches - just keep it up.
5. When is the last time you actually were told what your credit score actually is?
I actually have never gotten my credit score.
6. Do you think that learning what your score would be would be likely to make you change anything you’re doing with money?
No.
Got DD's tetanus booster today. She went to my doctor, instead of the pediatrician. She liked him so much, she's switching. I knew she would like him. I've really amassed a wonderful group of doctors over the years, I must say!
While we were there, we learned a lot about the Gardasil debate. It's become very ridiculous. The doc said that insurance companies are either not paying for it or only paying a low amount ($70 of the $110 price tag the docs must pay per shot). He said they always do it when a new vaccine comes out, as it can save them millions in just a year of denials. Crazy.
We also got into the "sexually transmitted disease" part of the debate. They give babies the Hepatitis B vaccine, and that is primarily a sexually transmitted disease. If you think 9-12 years old is too young to talk to your kids about sex, then don't talk about it. (Here's a clue though- they learn about it in school when they're 10 in Texas.) I don't know how diptheria is spread, but I know I want to be vaccinated against it. Don't get into the method of transmission if you don't want to. A vaccine for cancer. How can you pass it up. Anyway, he was awesome about explaining the moral debate part to her, while in the end, taking the question of morality out of the debate. As it should be.
The fear of a new vaccine? Three of our docs have said that there is no reason to fear Gardasil because it is new. The only thing they don't know yet is the possibility of needing a booster.
In the end, here's the deal. He said that right now, few doctors have the vaccine in-stock. They used to prescribe the vaccine and you would pay for it at the pharmacy and then bring it in for the shots. Now the pharmacists don't trust that people are storing it correctly before getting it to the doctor, so most pharmacies don't even carry it. Family practice doesn't give enough Gardasil shots to have it in-stock, but my OB/GYN has it on hand. So he said you can pay the full amount ($330) in cash and have the doc order it (or locate a doc that has it in-stock), or wait a year until the insurance companies start paying. I wonder how many people's daughters will needlessly get HPV in the year that they are making it difficult for everyone.
For all I know, my insurance already covers it. Must check!
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