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funny story (at least to me):

i work in a scrapbook store. we have a public bathroom, single potty, with a door that locks. one day i came in to work on a saturday morning around 9:45am to open the store at 10am. i take out the garbage and usually clean up the bathroom. the night before ladies are scrapbooking until 1 or 2am! anyways. this one morning there was a dried up puddle of pee on the floor next to the toilet. yeah, dried up so it had to have been from the night before. now they are there late so i don't expect the previous employee (usually one of the owners) to inspect every square inch of the store. no problem. i clean it up and tell her.

then, another day i come in early on a week day to cover the store for a few hours so the owners can go to some meeting or something. well, i get there and the owner is helping a customer so i go around checking things out and sure enough... there is... no lie... a piece of dried up crap lying on the floor in the bathroom! so i tell her about it and she can't believe it. i told her i'm not going to work after her ever again! which, totally isn't possible.

so this past saturday when i got in to the store, i was like,... i bet she did something funny in the bathroom this time. but i went about my morning taking out the garbage and forgot to peek in the bathroom. lo and behold a bit later she comes in and says "did you look in the bathroom yet?" i ran to the bathroom and said, "i KNEW it" sure enough there was the word poop on the seat of the potty!

hahaha. well, i thought it was funny. :^P

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update on my cousin, Joshua

From my uncle:

On Thursday, Joshua visited the surgeon and other doctors who saw him thru surgery. His blood pressure is doing much better. The will be reducing medicine for it.
His back is healing and everything looks good.
He can take a bath – YEAH!!
He cannot twist his hips or bend (NO CHUBBY CHECKER MUSIC)
He still need to wear his brace.
Follow up will be in 8 weeks.
Still continue to pray for healing
The plan is still to start college in January
The need for independence is much concern.

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This is Rollie. I helped her to the potty four times so my aunt could get out of the house to take care of stuff.

is there something on my face?

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This if from a little while back. My husband has known this couple for a long time now. I just met them when we got married. I feel like I've known them forever! (:

I love how beautiful Charity looks and how silly PB looks. haha

2008 Joam's Birthday Suprise

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Joam flies to Hawaii the day before his 24th birthday. His parents surprised him with a cake the night before his departure.

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Wine tasting is fun.

presents

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My cat likes to bring gifts to my mom-in-law. Most recently it was this HUGE dragonfly.

My mom-in-law HATES dragonflies.

My cat doesn't know that.

no way

quiet company may have made it to the next round...

http://www.vacant.cc/2008/09/taylor-called-me-around-4-and-said.html

from an email

Hit forward and place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not. Answer the 30 questions at the end and send it to your friends (including me). This is for your entire life!

() Gone on a blind date
() Skipped school
(x) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico
(x) Been to Florida
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
(x) Gone to Washington, DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
() Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
() Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only?
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?
() Made prank phone calls?
() Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
() Danced in the rain
() Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
() Been skinny dipping outdoors
(x) Gone to the movies

1. Any nickname? not so much
2. Mother's name? Nyoka
3. Father's name? James
4. Favorite drink? iced chai
5. Body piercing? Ears
6. How much do you love your job? very much
7. Favorite vacation? our 5th ann. trip to Yellowstone
8. Ever been to Africa? no
9. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Yes
10. Ever been on TV? Yes
11. Ever steal any traffic sign? no
12. Ever been in a car accident? yes
13. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door
14. Favorite salad dressing? italian
15. Favorite pie? banana cream
16. Favorite number? 5
17. Favorite movie? um, moulin rouge or young guns
18. Favorite holiday? my birthday
19. Favorite dessert? peanut butter and chocolate ice cream from baskin robbins
20. Favorite food? bean burrito with no onions from taco bell
21. Favorite day of the week? right now it's mondays, it's like my saturday
22. Favorite brand of body wash? whatevers cheapest
23. Favorite toothpaste? what ever is on sale
24. Favorite Smell? my husband after i haven't seen him in a long while
25. What do you do to relax? read or sudoku
26. How do you see yourself in 10 years? 39? can't imagine right now.
27. How many siblings do you have? 2
28. How many children? 0
29. Furthest place you will send this message? my blog
30. Who will respond to this the fastest? doesn't matter, whoever wants to

Swimming Season is Almost Over!

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Here I am in my newly acquired swim cap. I broke down and bought one. I've only used it once. It makes me feel lighter for some reason. Not all that heavy hair to bog me down, I guess.

I think it's just three more weeks left at the local pool for lap swim. I hope we'll be able to find another pool that's year round. My cousin-in-law mentioned one in Lodi that's indoors.

Also, oh my gosh! I just went over to the Austin City Limits page to tell you what place Quiet Company ended up in and... the DIDN'T make it to the top 5! ): No way! They were top one and two but they didn't make it. My day is ruined. I'm sure they are so sad over there. I posted a video and everything! So, so, so sad. They missed 5th place by a little over 200 votes.

I'm sorry Taylor and Leah Muse (and the rest of the guys in the band).

Last request?

Hopefully that video works. (: You'll be able to see the adorable couple I mentioned before.

So Joam leaves for Hawaii in 11 days. He'll be gone for 3 months.

In other news... what happened to Judge David Young? There was some judge karen on today instead and I'm freaking out.

16 votes in the lead

There's a few more days of the Austin City Limits contest and Quiet Company is only 16 votes in the lead! ahhhhhhhhhhh, how crazy. Now I can see why Leah (pronounced lay-ah, like in Star Wars) was saying the competition is stressful.

As for me, I'm searching for a part time job to supplement my income. Anyone know of something I can do in the mornings until 2pm? Preferably in the Elk Grove area. Preferably not in the arena of food preparation or serving. (:

I'm off to apply at wal-mart. Think they'll let me be a greeter? (:

Keep voting!

So my request for votes may have backfired. Quiet Company is now in second place. ): If they win they will get to play at/on Austin City Limits. How many of you have flipped through the channels and stumbled upon a band playing that show? ME! Well then, you must, as I have just done three times, vote! Whether or not you vote, take a second to listen to Quiet Company's music. It's very good (and clean!). http://www.myspace.com/quietcompany

In other news... Here is what my life is like currently:
Sundays, either sleep in or go the family gathering for "Waffles"
Mondays, sleep in... do laundry, maybe swim some laps
Tuesdays, sleep in... drive to Roseville, teach scrapbooking to kids in Roseville's after school program, maybe swim some laps
Wednesdays, sleep in... hang out with cousin and her cute baby, maybe swim some laps
Thursdays, sleep in... drive to Roseville, teach scrapbooking to kids in Roseville's after school program, maybe swim some laps
Fridays, sleep in... no plans, maybe swim some laps
Saturdays, wake up at 8am, leave the house by 9am, drive to West Sacramento to work at the Scrapbook Addict from 10am until 6pm, then find some dinner

Yeah, that's pretty much all I do these days. I've kind of resorted back to hermit life. Which I almost never get out of completely. I'd like to wake up early again and walk in the mornings. But lately with the schedule I've been keeping I can't fall asleep before 2am anymore. Boo! The pool in Galt will be closing soon so I'll be out of a pool to swim in.

My hubby leaves for Hawaii in a few weeks. On the 23rd, to be exact. My goal while he's gone is to play more and lose weight. I dusted off my mom-in-law's old juicer and am wanting to do more of that. The only recipe I've made so far is one with granny apples and carrots. I may check out the library for juicing books.

Ok, I'm off to find my friend Brittany so I can cancel a swim pass for Elk Grove that I haven't been using. Tah-tah!

Please vote

Hello there friends and family. I have a request. A great guy (who is married to a great girl) is in a great band and they are in a contest right now. Please take a moment now to place a vote for them. I have voted a few times with a few different emails that I have. I have not received a single piece of junk mail from them.

Go here

Click on the Vote Now button

Give your email address

Check your email

Click on the link they sent you

That's it! They are currently in first but the second place band is close on their heels!

Check out the links provided above. They truly are great people.


please, please, please, please vote. (:

updates

Hello... Here's an update from my uncle regarding my cousin who went in for surgery on Sept 3rd. It had something to do with him having Osteogenesis Imperfecta and his bones not making room for his organs. (in a nutshell)

Today around 1:30 They took the ventilator off.
They turned his medications down low so that he would wake up and be able to breath on his own first. As soon as he was alert he wanted the tubes out of his mouth. After they took the tube out of his mouth he was able to talk. Complaining about being thirsty and hungry. Mainly thirsty.
We know that God is hearing prayers and healing him.
We ask to continue praying now for his nausea to go all away and that they can take more of the IVs off and the central line in his chest.

Also... for those of you who are Scrapbookers in Action!!!!! When's our next race? I say the October 5th, Cowtown Race. What about training? Races are expensive but training doesn't have to be! Well, except for the price of gas, you know. :P My first suggestion is one that Helen made: let's meet at the park by the sac zoo on Sunday mornings. Not too early though! What about 10am? Ok... now I want to hear yeahs or nays. And/Or other suggestions. We have to meet somewhere central to Galt, Elk Grove, South Sac, and wherever it is that A. is from! (:

Even if we don't do a race, lets get together (yeah, yeah, yeah) and get to steppin'!

please look

here's a link to my older blog where I put an update about my cousin's surgery that's happening this week: http://www.xanga.com/cora_lynn

thanks