Finally...

A road trip. We'll be gone for almost a week. :o) In case anyone decides they care ;)

Somedays just make you wanna grin...

Today just happened to be one of those days. We went to drop cub1&2 off at cheerleading and I have been meaning to bring my camera with me and take cub3&4 to the park for some pics. Today just happened to be the right day. Hubby was with us and it was a lot of fun. I got some decent shots and hubby was busy shooting away as well. For some dumb reason though, his camera was set to shoot with no cf card on it ARG! All those pics and he was just shooting for no reason. How sucky. I think I was just as upset, if not more than he was when we found that out. Anyway... it didn't ruin the day, only made me want to go play around with the camera a little more.

Just a couple thoughts...

No picture to share this time around. Just a few thoughts. Hubby and I have been working our tails off to make sure our biz is working properly and even pursuing another huge project. It was going pretty well. Today was the day he brought it to the contact. Seemed like it was going well, seemed like it was ours. Later that day he had to go back and talk to another department and ran into the guys' assistant. BLAH! She asked if he wanted his paper back... wtf. I have been working my fingers and my mind just constantly and she wants to give it back. Well apparently we have the answer. We're too expensive. Did they honestly think they were going to get it for free??? Please! I have put in many hours just for the proposal only to have their cheap execs shoot it down in less than a few hours.

I do understand cost is an issue, but ya know they approached us. This wasn't our idea. We didn't set out to "take them" or anything. I just can't help but think they were just wanting handouts. I can't for the life of me figure out why this bugs me so much. I guess I had too much invested. Time, not money but still isn't time money?

Anyway, Cub 1 & 2 are headed to cheer camp at the end of the week. It seems like that time has come so quickly. I know it will pass just as quickly as it came, so I'm not concerned. They are both super excited. We still need to find another suitcase. Wouldn't you know the suitcase we find is pink with yellow flowers. I was kinda hoping we could use it as a family suitcase. We already have one black one, is it too much to ask for another? I suppose I could buy the pink one, but I really don't feel like carrying pink luggage if I ever take off again. LOL

AUGUST 15th officially I begin eating like a healthy human being again. Please hold me to it somebody. Give me the strength, the will power and enough guilt to keep me in line. I have ate horribly in the past 3 months and get this. 20 lbs. I have refused to step on the scale and now I know why. How freakin' scary is that? So I need to hop back to it. That is far too much. I was thinking 10 lbs tops, nope double. No more fast food crap, no more restaurant eating, no more krispy kremes, no more, no more, no more. The one thing I have kept up on is my water. Even on my worst days I still had good water intake. YAHOO me! Gotta get the praise in somewhere or I'll feel like a total loser.

One last thing. This is just a random thought with absolutely no bearing on anything. A long time ago, I wanted to get an awesome 35mm film camera. I still to this day never got that camera. When it came time to get a camera I bought a super duper crappy digital camera. I can't even remember the name. What I do remember is that the salesman swore to me it was an up and coming company which was frontline digital technology at the time. This was 2002. It was a crappy 2.1 mp Yippee, right??? Well anyhow, I loved that thing, I loved the instant gratification, heck I even printed these crappy pictures on my inkjet printer. Woohoo styling now. This kept me content for about 2 months. After that, I wanted more. I wanted faster, I wanted clearer pics, I wanted colorful pics. I bought a kodak 3.2 mp 3 months after my first purchase. Oh wow was I impressed. The pictures were so clear, so vibrant, so awesome. NOT!

When on earth did we become so used to getting things right now that we give up quality. Is it really that important for us to be instanty pacified by these ridiculously poor images? It's funny at the time, I thought the pics were great. Looking back, I'm so embarassed. From there I went to a Canon Digital Rebel (300d, not 350d) it was the best out there my money could buy at the time. It seemed so fast, it seemed so clear, it seemed so color perfect. I still have that camera, but use it hardly ever. I used that until I read about the 20d and I just HAD to have it. Again, oh how fast, oh how clear, oh how color perfect.

Finally, TODAY... I am content for now but I know technology is growing at such a rapid pace they will eventually get back to the quality which was once expected in just your average 35mm camera. It's just a matter of time. Until then we just use what is made available by all the companies and wait for the next big whoopity doo camera. It keeps us wanting more, that's for sure. *sigh* I just need to win the lotto. Too bad I don't play.

Gotta love it...

The game went pretty well. I'm loving the "suite" treatment. Too bad you can't do that everytime LOL I won the tickets in a drawing, I just wonder how you can do that again without having to pay out the ass!

Mariners lost by one. It was a really good game though. At one point they were down by 3? They closed in to one away with people still on base and the batter got out. Ah well. An entertaining game on a gorgeous day with all the crappy food you could ever want to eat, what more could you ask for??

This pic just cracked me up. I'm still not sure what the deal was with why this coach was mad, but I do know it was a pretty funny play. The guy slid into 2nd base and knocked the 2nd baseman over? So the guy was out. Why was he pissed? Not a clue.

You're Almost there...

That's what my fortune cookie said today. Exactly where, I have no clue. It's a good feeling though. Life has been hectic, but all in all a good hectic. I'm busy with business crap. That has to be good, right???

No, this was not a posed shot. This is how I found the poor stuffed animal in my carport. No, I didn't save him. He's on his own, because dangit, I'm almost there *wink* I'll let you know when I get there.


Yet another year. Yahoo! 31

Your Birthdate: August 6

You tend to be a the rock in relationships - people depend on you. Thoughtful and caring, you often put others needs first. You aren't content to help those you know... you want to give to the world. An idealist, you strive for positive change and dream about how much better things could be. Your strength: Your intuition Your weakness: You put yourself last Your power color: Rose Your power symbol: Cloud Your power month: June

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Life's a funny thing...

I can't believe it. Tomorrow officially marks my 31st birthday. How can that be? I don't feel 31. Of course then that makes me wonder, how does a 31 year old feel? Does anyone ever "feel" 31 or their age for that matter?

I have four cubs. They depend on me for everyday living. Who left me in charge? When are they getting picked up by their moms??? LOL Oh wait, that would be me and the answer is they already are home. Wow. It's just insane how that happened.

Pre-kid life to me was much different. I didn't worry much about anything. When I was hungry, I ate. When I was tired, I slept. It doesn't seem you can do that with kids. I mean you can, but they tend to let you know when they are hungry and when they are tired. Then the most amazing thing... you have to do something about it. It's not a bad gig. It's actually quite fun and I wonder most times whether it is because of them I feel young or maybe just in spite.

We went to the drive-in to watch Ant Bully and Monster House, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed and wondered whether I was really just that tired to find it humorous. I was a little embarassed to even say how much I enjoyed them both. Before I could contemplate anymore in my head about saying something or not, my husband exclaimed how much he liked them both too. WHEW! I'm not that bad LOL

Oh but anyway, I was just sharing a pic I took in the backyard of our little visitor bee. Isn't he pretty?? :O)

On top of the world...

Really need to get back in the habit...

It's been awhile, I'm not even sure what to even update on. I know I've been really busy with editing the wedding pics (*which she loved*) I went to Vegas and wowza was that fun. I'm so going back LOL The very first time I flew on my own. Well obviously there were other passengers, but all of them total strangers. I feel so grown up haha.

Anyhow, Here's a shot from the plane.