Blogging from class (again). We are working on forms and tables and after our break, we will be putting in "if" statements, validations and doing required fields. Yikes. Oh - got another 100 on my 2nd quiz. I think I am starting to get the hang of this! ::knocking wood::

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (April 10) - A police officer wanted in a shooting rampage that left five people dead was found shot to death Wednesday, authorities said. Edward Lutes, a Seaside Heights police officer for 15 years, was found dead in his car, Dover Township Deputy Chief Vincent Pedalino said. The death appeared to be a suicide, Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Gregory Sakowicz said.

Update to the shooting - 5 dead and 2 wounded.

I just got back from driving Moira to school and there were helicopters circling her school - 2 of them.. I am SO freaked out...

Oh my God - there was a shooting in Dover Township(a town about 20 miles north - Toms River). A Seaside Heights police officer shot and killed 5 people. He drove down to Barnegat (the town right next to mine) and shot and wounded his chief, who is, thankfully, in good condition. The chief lives on the same street as my girlfriend and her family. At Barnegat police headquarters late last night, police officers were seen arriving and leaving dressed in SWAT gear and carrying shotguns. The cop was the head of the SWAT unit - he is considered heavily armed and dangerous. So far, I have heard helicopters fly over my house no less than 5 times. I have also seen the police driving up and down my street. I am terrified. I will be driving Moira to school today. We will not be waiting at the bus stop.

My sister in law will be having a boy. Yippie!

Jeez - I haven't had a lot of time to blog lately : - ( Sorry guys! GORGEOUS day here. WOW - I could get used to this. But - talk to me in 2 months and I will be bitching and moaning about the heat and humidity - HA! Paul is at a dinner that is honoring his Mom as Person of the Year. I couldn't get a sitter so the girls and I enjoyed a McDonalds dinner (ew) and had a relatively nice night. Paul is, I am sure, eating steak and potatoes - the lucky bastard! My Dad called me earlier - he is having a stress test done tomorrow and he will be calling me after that. Hopefully, things will be fine. We took away Olivia's pacifier ::sigh:: My poor baby. She has been asking for it for 2 days now. We planned out a "Bye Bye Patsy Party". She and I packed up the pacifiers in a little bag and set them aside for the "new baby" my sis in law is having in August. (NOTE - I am NOT giving away used pacifiers to my sis in law. That was just a ploy to fool my 2 year old) So - after we packed them up, I hugged her and told her she was SUCH a big girl and we would go to WalMart to buy a present for her to celebrate. That's where the PlayDoh (see yesterdays posts) came about. She loves PlayDoh - it must be tasty. Oh - she had another HUGE blue poop today too. God - talk about nasty! GAG! Anyway - the poor kid has been asking for her patsy (pacifier) every time she goes in to sleep (nap or bed time). I feel so frickin mean for taking it away but she has been chewing and pulling on it. Not good. It's time to break the habit. I wish we never started it but when she was so sick as a baby (due to her allergies and refluxing), it was the only damn thing that soothed her. Sheesh - now I am gonna cry. I am such a mean Mommy...

Expecting! Ok - is it gross to even THINK about Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick having sex or is it just me? She is just so ... so.. BONY! How the hell did she even conceive?

Hmmm - new names for PlayDoh.. Poop-Doh Play-Poop Play(makesyourshitturnblue)Doh Think I should try to pitch these names?

Note to all: When blue Play-Doh is ingested, it tends to come back OUT the same color. Ick.

AND - I just spent $77.00 on Partylite candles. Why are they SO addicting??

I just spent 87 minutes (62 of them on HOLD) on the phone with NJ Unemployment. I do qualify for the extended benefits.

Good morning! I feel like I have neglected my blog.. but I have good reasons why! LOL! Mom came down yesterday morning with her car full of stuff, including Nana's jewelry box. My grandparents wedding anniversary is tomorrow. God - April sucks. Moira goes back to school today - thank you sweet Jesus! She is being a booger this morning... dragging her feet and moaning "My stomach hurts" and "I don't want to go to school". Too bad! BUH bye. It looks like I will be driving her to school this morning since I got up about 15 minutes late. Crap. Well - actually - that's not such a bad thing. I have a ton of errands to do so Olivia will be eating her breakfast a la carte this morning. Moira starts soccer this week and it runs until mid-June. I have to buy her cleats since she out grew hers from the fall. Well- I have to wake up the baby beastie and get her ready. I will catch up later. TA!

From David - How to measure success: At age 4  success is . . . not peeing in your pants. At age 12 success is . . . having friends. At age 16 success is . . . having a drivers license. At age 20 success is . . . having sex. At age 35 success is . . . having money. At age 50 success is . . . having money. At age 60 success is . . . having sex. At age 70 success is . . . having a drivers license. At age 75 success is . . . having friends. At age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.

Oh my gosh - I almost forgot! I got my unemployment check! LOLOL! (thank God - we really needed it!)

Well - Mom never made it down today. She wasn't feeling too well..poor Mommy. : - ( She should be down tomorrow. I had a very busy day today. I cleaned out 7 storage boxes full of kids clothes from the attic. I got 2 garbage bags full of clothes to give away. I have them all packed up and ready to go to a friend who has an adorable 1 year old little girl. The other boxes I consolidated, relabeled and retaped shut. Paul put them back up in the attic. He had also pulled down a bunch of boxes of my old clothes ::sigh:: too small :::BIG sigh::: Mostly old skirts, sweaters and sweatshirts. So, I stuffed them into 3 large garbage bags and will donate them to the local old/new shop. I also rearranged the furniture around in my bedroom and vacuumed. UGH! Major dust bunnies! More like dust elephants. My bedroom seems a WHOLE lot bigger with the furniture being rearranged. My Mom will be bringing Nana's jewelry box down for me to use ::sigh:: Her birthday is coming up.. April 19th. While I was doing all of that, Paul was at our neighbors, helping them move their storage shed to the opposite side in their yard. They are getting a pool and needed to rearrange their backyard, including moving the shed and swingset. Lord - I am tired! I have church in the morning and I will be teaching Sunday School the following 3 Sundays. Ack. I need a vacation!

Don't you hate writing a long post to your blog only to have it disappear? Poof! Gone! Dagnabit ::muttering cusses:: Ok - let's start again. I had problems with Blogger last night and couldn't post. I hate that - grr! So, I decided that I would read my JavaScript book last night, in bed. Hahaha! I lasted about 20-25 minutes. I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I remember was jolting myself awake around 3am. Ooops! I dropped my books, pen and glasses over the side of the bed and went right back to sleep. LOL! Lights still on and everything. My father in law was down here around 9am this morning to pick up some lawn equipment. I zipped out to ShopRite to pick up some bagels (the only kids KIND that Olivia can eat) and "cream cheese" by Tofutti. It's actually not too bad. They also have an online store - guess who will be doing some shopping?? Mom is coming down today with a bunch of things for my garden, including shasta daisies! YAY!

Friday night and I am learning about parse intergers. Ack!

Prompts, functions, if else.. OH MY!

Passed the quiz - wheee!

Busy day today - I am blogging from class. We have a quiz today (ACK!) but it's open book and open "notes". Thank God!

It's the Friday Five! 1. What are the first things that you do in the morning to start your day? MUST have coffee. I cannot function without my first cup. Then, I make breakfast for the munchkins. While they eat, I am reading my email. The computer is right next to the table. So, we all chat and eat breakfast 2. What are the last things that you do at night before going to bed? Shut down the computer.. check the locks and fire up the dishwasher. 3. What daily routine have you recently added to your day? Blogging and homework. 4. What routine do you wish you get rid of? Laundry - ugh! 5. What's the one thing that makes you feel like something is missing if you don't do it some point within your day? Probably taking some time to sit and read.. even if it's for a few minutes.

We made it back in one piece today. Got home around 3-ish. Picked out the cutest little things for Olivia.. she really cleaned up. A lot of Moira's old clothes just don't fit her. It's pretty frustrating! I have a niece who is 16 months old who is practically wearing the same size as Olivia, who is a year older. Moira got some cute capri pants. She has a TON of tee shirts. We also picked out some adorable sandals for the 2 of them as well. I even picked up a few things for me! I love Target!

Paul took the day off today and we are all headed to Target today (oooooooooh). The kids need some stuff and I want to wander around.. it's in a H U G E strip center so I can hit BestBuy, Michaels, Babies R Us, Old Navy, etc... It's a nice day so we will walk the strip center. Ta ta for now!

A BIG thanks to Jason who sent me a bunch of JavaScript links. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! The instructor is tough but she seems decent. She is pretty no nonsense. But, surprisingly, JavaScript makes sense to me.. at least for now. Who knows, maybe one day, programming might be right up my alley.

Does anyone out there use geneology programs? Paul's uncle is doing the family tree and has done a wonderful job on it. I would appreciate any tips about how to get started. Any good programs? Recommendations?

The bonus to this class is that I can use my website from the previous class and "jazz" it up with pop ups, etc... what fun!

Oh God help me ...JavaScript is NOT easy. I hope I make it!

Well - it went from super sunny to super cloudy. It's now extremely windy and thundering. I hope the power doesn't go out. But, to be sure, I will be shutting down the computer. I will blog later from class. Bye!

Just got back from the College Bookstore. It was pretty quiet there - most people were off for Spring Break. The kids had a good time. They saw where I take my classes, saw some ducks. We stopped at the Performing Arts Building and looked at photographs of all the plays that were done there. We saw my sis in law and her boyfriend in a lot of those pictures. The kids were impressed! I had the AC on in the car - it was hot and sunny.

My Java class starts tomorrow night. Kinda psyched about it! Woohoo!

WHAT A DAY! Wow - I am pooped. Moira and her 2 buddies were here all day today. (2) 5 yrs olds, (1) 4 yr old and (1) 2 yr old. Let's just say I was busy ALL day! LOL! It was fun - the kids were great. Olivia was trying SO hard to keep up with the "big kids" - it was really cute. She did get knocked down a couple times and she also had the misfortune to walk BEHIND the swings a couple times and WHAM! Knocked down. Thank God she was ok. The poor kid can really take a hit! I took Moira and Brett out to Pizza Hut for dinner. They had both won coupons (from the school for a reading program) for free pan pizzas. Cool - cheap dinner! We get seated and ordered. Took a while to get the food but it FINALLY arrived. Just as the waitress started to unload the tray, I see my sauce fall (in slow motion, of course) and hit the floor. SPLAT! I feel a splatter of warmth on my left leg. I look down - sauce all over the floor AND my leg. My tan clad pant leg. With my new tan leather Etienne Aigner shoes on my feet. I whipped off my shoe (thank God for slides!) and inspected it, ignoring the apologetic waitress. Deep sigh of relief - the shoes are safe.. the shoes are safe. The pants? Well, hopefully the greasy orange "pizza" sauce stain will come out. If not, oh well. But - the shoes.... the shoes are safe.

I found out what caused the house fire on Sunday. An unattended candle. Scary.

Moira's playdate is on his way over. She also has a little buddy from up the street who also popped over. So - Moira and her 2 friends (both boys, by the way) will be here this afternoon. Oy. AND - Olivia wants to play with them too ::sigh:: God help me!

I *should* be going to bed.

Didn't do too much tonight. We all went to Walmart (ooh - the fun!) after Paul got home. Dumped a nice amount of $$ for what seems like nothing. I did pick up a couple cute things for the girls.. I saw these adorable denim capris for Moira that have daisies sewn on the hems. Very cute - she loved them! I made a bunch of copies of the Easter Bunny picture and will be sending them out to the family. The girls got a TON of candy - mostly gummy bears, worms, fish... ugh. I hate those things! Bleech! I MUST get my book for class - it starts on Wednesday. I will zip up there in the morning with the girls and then drive back up to class when Paul gets home. He doesn't get home early enough for me to buy it right before class. I did managed to wipe out my mountain of laundry.. I folded AND put away too! I am so proud of myself.

Ain't they the cutest?

Worst car of the Millenium - do you have it?

I have SO much work to do around here - my penalty for "slacking off" the past 2 days. I am have a MOUNTAIN of laundry :::groan:::. Speaking of mountain, did anyone else watch "The Ten Commandments" last night? Moira stayed up and watched most of it. We put her to bed right before scene where all the first born males die - including Ramses son. She wants to watch it again. I will have to get the DVD. I love Charleton Heston... and Yul Brynner ::sigh:: Say what you will about Heston - he's alwys working.

Melanie - Email me.. I can't get to your blog!

HAPPY EASTER! Had another busy (and early) day today. Moira woke us up at 715, totally thrilled that the Easter Bunny left her "Shrek" in her basket. We don't do candy because of Olivia's allergies, especially since it looks like chocolate is also a problem for her. Poor damn kid. Got them all dressed up in their Easter dresses ::sigh:: gorgeous! Paul went to church with Moira while Olivia and I stopped back at my inlaws place to pick up some stuff we left there last night. Then, Olivia and I visited my Dad and StepMom. My step sister, her husband, and their daughter were also there. Paul and Moira met us there after they got out of church. The girls had so much fun playing. Around 2pm, we all headed to my Mom's place. She made a huge dinner and we ate around 330pm. My Mom got sick later in the evening and had to go lay down. By 7pm, I sent Paul and the girls home and my brother and I finished cleaning up the remains of the dinner dishes, etc. Mom was so upset she got sick so we cuddled and chatted for a while. She felt better around 8pm and managed to get up and sit for a while. Paul called me from his cell phone. A house around the corner from us caught fire. It looks like there was a lot of damage. Geez - those poor people. That really sucks.

This will be a tough Easter this year. The first Easter with Nana gone. She always made a HUGE Polish dinner. Kielbasa, pierogies, pickled beets, saurkraut, rolls, home made pies ::sigh:: I miss her.

Made it home in one piece and got the kids right into bed. Let me tell you, the turkey was DELISH! Yummy! I made an apple pie a little while ago to bring to my Mom's tomorrow. Turkey dinner there too! "Singing in the Rain" is on TV now ::sigh:: LOVE Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. I also caught the second half of "Easter Parade" with Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. Gosh - they don't make MOVIE stars anymore, do they? Not *real* stars anyway.. in my opinion.

Ok - the link for Irish Turkey should be working now! Ok - I really have to leave! BYE!

We are off to my inlaws for Irish Turkey Yummy! Tata for now

:::groan::: Why am I awake? I'll give you a hint... 2 rugrats... Oy.

Isn't he cute?

I just had a fun chat with Shelley and her hubby Scott. They are 2 wild and crazy teachers! Hope you have fun out tonight!

Good evening! I *just* turned the computer on a few minutes ago. Super busy day. Last night we took the girls to see the Easter Bunny.. Oh my gosh, it was so cute. I will post the pic soon. We stopped at Burger King for dinner and wandered around the mall for a while. Stopped at B.Daltons and bought the girls some books. Of course, they weren't very cooperative so Paul and I just got books for them, nothing for us ::sniffle:: The girls were so excited to see such a HUGE moon last night! Gosh, it was gorgeous! I kept waiting to see ET and Elliot fly in front of it ::heehee:: Today, around 11am, I took the girls out for a walk/bike ride. Paul had the day off and was working in our bathroom, patching the wall. Moira was riding her bike and Olivia was running after her. Up and back.. up and back. Nick, one of the kids on the block, came out to play with Moira. So, the 2 of them were riding their bikes up and back. It was so cute. I brought Olivia back home around 1245 and Paul took her out back to play on the swings. I walked back up and chatted with the other Mommies on the block. Came BACK home around 130 and made lunch for the 3 of us. Moira stayed at Nick's house. Olivia was SO pooped that she went right in for her nap after lunch. That's when Paul and I got a LOT of yard work done. It was such a nice day and we really put it to good use. Needless to say, we are pooped too! Paul got Moira around 445 and we ate dinner early. The kids got the meds, a quick bath and I put on "The Emperor's New Groove" and made popcorn. They were actually QUIET and mellow. Moira kep yawning! LOL! They were both in bed by 820pm! Woohoo! Tomorrow we will be eating an early Easter dinner at my inlaws place. We will be there most of the day. I still have to make chocolates to bring over. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend!

Ok - I have been corrected. The autograph below is NOT Erin aka Gigglechick. It was from ANOTHER Erin. Now - THIS autograph SHOULD be Ms Gigglechick:


And - by the way Erin, the note you snail mailed me was addressed to "Kate" not "Katie" ::teehee::

Any Steve Burns fans out there? I found THIS link and this on Melanie's blog. He was SO darn cute! Look at him - just so cuddly!


LOL! Now - well - let's just say he looks a little .... different now. For those of you who don't know who he is, click here.

Anyone out there have autograph books when they were kids? I found mine and Erin (of Gigglechick.com fame) had signed mine. Must have been back in 1982 and we we heading into the 7th grade. Check it out below:

I am taking the girls to get their picture taken with the Easter Bunny tomorrow after Moira gets off the bus. Then, off to McD's for dinner. Ahhhh - the life.

Dudley Moore and Milton Berle So sad. RIP guys.

Paul just installed a 30GB hard drive! Wooohoooo! I had a measley 6GB before that was almost full! Niw - I am off to add some more stuff to my drive..

YAY! My comments are back!

And.. where the heck are my comments? Arrgghh!

Busy day today... have last Web Marketing class tonight. Luckily I have Friday off from school and I start back up on Wednesday. I guess I should buy my book! LOL! I will chat more later!

Discover Your Perfect Career Quiz My results: Life as an ESFP (Extravert, Sensor, Feeler, Perceiver) People of this type tend to be warm, gregarious and playful; impulsive, curious and talkative; sensitive, caring and gentle; social and unpredictable with a great zeal for life; active, responsive and highly aware of the physical world. The most important thing to ESFPs is the freedom to be spontaneous, have fun and enjoy the company of others. Great careers for ESFPs Here are just a few popular and often satisfying careers for people whose Personality Type is ESFP: Early childhood education teacher Dental assistant Chief Information Officer Sports merchandise sales Physical therapist Home health social worker Public relations specialist Radiological technician Occupational therapist Travel agent / tour operator Veterinarian Special events coordinator Occupational therapist

Ugh - this morning came too quickly. We had a power outage last night... twice. Of course I was online. Here I was, typing away.. type type type...blink.. TOTAL DARKNESS. Very creepy. My PC had to run through it's diagnostic test because it was shut off improperly. It's running...taking forever... blink.. DARKNESS again. Let me tell you it was quite frustrating. My computer finally made it through the test. I needed to reboot. It came up in safe mode. Once THAT loaded up completely, I had to reboot AGAIN! Arrgghh!

Is anyone watching "The Osbourns"? Oh my God - I have been laughing for 30 minutes straight. I love them.

I had a lovely chat with Dara earlier. Go on and check out her blog. She's a doll!

Anyone hear that Kylie Minogue song "Can't Get You Out of My Head" yet? I can't get it out of MY head. I can't decide whether I like it or not. I just saw the video - jeez - she looks a LOT different in THIS video then she did in her 1988 video "Locomotion". Last link was picked up from KylieFever.

Got the rest of my food shopping out of the way - ugh. Why do I have to food shop on the rainy days! Yuck.

OhMyGosh! I completely forgot to mention this earlier! When I left my previous employer, I filed for unemployment benefits. Long story short, I was approved and received unemployment for 6 months, which ended in October. In today's mail, I received a notice from unemployment that I qualify for temporary extended unemployment compensation!! Whoa! I filled out that form pretty damn fast and it WILL be mailed tomorrow. Let me tell ya, it WILL certainly help us out financially if I do qualify. Ok - I am jumping in the shower and going to bed.. really.. I mean it.. G'night!

I added some new reads to my blog list. It's so interesting to check out new blogs and "meet" other people. I feel a little nervous when I notice new people checking out MY blog. I always hope that they don't think I am a moron or anything.

Had a good night so far. I still have a mountain of laundry to fold :::groan::: but I decided to blog and watch old SNL on Comedy Central. I can't wait to catch the new South Park on Wednesday.. looks pretty damn funny!

Hmm - how is this for odd? Both girls are watching "Star Trek - The Motion Picture". And - they are enjoying it. I prefer "The Wrath of Khan" since it portrayed Shatner at the best of his overacting. My favorite line? "Khaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn!" Muhahahahahahaha. Plus - Ricardo Montalban certainly isn't hard on the eyes either. I could watch that over and over.. Hmm - maybe tonight.. I don't think there's anything good on anyway...

(link via Erin)

I am Chocolate Flavoured. I am sweet and a little bit naughty. I am one of the few clinically proven aphrodisiacs. Sometimes I can seem a little hard, but show warmth and I soon melt. What Flavour Are You?

:::tap tap::: Hello? Is this thing on? Anyone out there? Anyone... anyone?? Bueller... Bueller... ::grin::

Michael posted this link on his blog - just in time for Easter. VERY cute!

I just realized - I still have to do more food shoping tomorrow. I have no cold cuts for lunches. The warehouse club didn't have anything that looked good and I am pretty picky about deli. Plus - I have to stock up on Kosher foods. A lot of Kosher foods are good for Olivia since the production lines are more strict that the average lines (like Keebler, etc) due to Jewish dietary restrictions. I end up buying a LOT of Kosher products. This way I know they are not contaminted with Dairy. If the products have dairy (milk, butter, etc) in it or was produced on a line that also produced food with dairy in it, there are specific markings on the packaging. This way, I know what I can or cannot buy. Kosher food is expensive but it is worth it, just for my peace of mind. This way I can feed Olivia a snack and know she will be safe. She has discovered Melba Toast with garlic. Yummy! She asks for them all the time - and I am out of them! I will have to buy a few boxes of those.

Oi - am I tired! I drove Miss Moira to school today, along with half the community it seemed by judging the numerous amounts of hulking SUV's in the parking lot. Can they make those frickin things ANY bigger? And the drivers ANY stupider? I have come to this conclusion: The bigger the SUV, the more oblivious the driver. Why? Cuz there's more room to do stuff! One driver of the monster SUV's actuallt drove up on the curb. Not an "Oops, I hit the curb" but a "Holy Sh*t, half of my Chevy/Ford/Dodge Monolith is parked on the damn sidewalk" She (and it *was* a she) could have easily hit someone.. people were still walking ON the sidewalk. ::Sigh:: Morons. Olivia and I made our bi-monthly trek to our local Warehouse club and I spent :::gulp::: $215.02! $60.68 was just meat. I had to stock up on a bunch of stuff - paper towels, pickles, ketchup, conditioner, all that crap. I always need batteries - got a 48 pack of AA for 10.99.I have to say there are perks when you have food allergies in the family. I can't buy most of the premade stuff as well as most cookes, crackers, and snack crap. Olivia doesn't even ask. We did find Jello cups and she *really* wanted those. So - we got them. She is so good when we food shop. She got a little antsy towards the end but after I bought "Shrek", she seemed to be one pretty happy camper. I also ended up buying 2 Blues Clues VHS tapes for $5.99 each. Not bad, especially since the WalMart and KMart both sell them for $9.99 each. Woohoo!

Damn! I am having the hardest time posting a picture! Screw it.. I will post it later.. I am going to bed. Night everyone!

Had a crappy kind of day - work up with an awful awful headache. I had forgotten to take my Claritin the past 2 days and it finally caught up with me.. big time. Paul had to take Moira to church this morning. I stayed home with Olivia and I just turned on the Veggie Tales tape and dozed in the recliner. She sat in my lap and sang to all the songs. ::grin:: Did a bunch of laundry and made dinner - spaghetti and meatballs. The girls pigged out. Quickie dessert, bath and both of them were in bed by 745pm. YAY! A friend who lives in Arkansas called me tonight. We haven't been able to sit down and catch up for quite a while. Stacey and her husband own carnival rides - like the rides you would see at the boardwalk. They play all different shows and drive all over the south to get to them. It's a tough job - they work constantly from March to October. During the winter months, they work on the rides and the food carts. She and Billy work SO hard. Unbelievably hard. Their daughter (my Godchild) is 6 and in the 1st grade. She stays with Stacey's mom or with Billy's parents when Stacey and Billy are on the road. So - we got a chance to sit down and chat. I wish she still lived up here ::sigh:: I miss her. I did get a bunch of things organized around the kitchen. See - it's a bitch with a small house. The hosue was a good fit when we bought it almost 5 yrs ago. Now, with Olivia and a million frickin' toys.. the house is crowded. PACKED is a better word. Plus, the house is laid out rather weird.. not enough space. We did get a deal on the house - it has a great backyard. Plenty of room. We are hoping to build on to the house. I like where I live and my neighbors are great, with the exception of the Bumpuses and their 4 or 5 dogs behind us.

Tim came down this morning - the girls had SO much fun! They don't get to see Uncle Timmy (or Timmykins as Moira delighted in calling him) as much as they would like to see him. The girls were all over him - the poor bastard ::hehe:: I made homemade chicken noodle soup (yummy!) and we also had sandwiches. Tim took Moira out on her bike and he carried Olivia on his shoulders. They were in heaven! A very nice afternoon was had by all. After Tim left, Olivia took her nap, Paul took his nap and Moira watched the end of "Star Wars" while I got dinner organized. Roast beef, mashed potatoes, broccoli, homemade gravy.. yummy yummy!! The girls got to bed late tonight - I can't believe tomorrow is Palm Sunday! SHEESH! I am so not ready for Easter.

I used write on my-diary.org, before I discovered the joys of blogging. I decided to write here because of the ease of use and the format is SO much better. I copied my previous postings for my own records, in case my diary got deleted. I wrote about my Nana, the girls, the usual stuff. I only posted 8 or 9 times. If you have some time to kill, check it out here. If you search by diary owner, I am QueenKate ::giggle::

You said your birthday is 6 / 13 / 1970 which means you are 31 years old and about: 53 years 7 months younger than Walter Cronkite, age 85 50 years 1 month younger than Pope John Paul II, age 81 46 years 0 months younger than George Herbert Bush, age 77 38 years 9 months younger than Barbara Walters, age 70 36 years 7 months younger than Larry King, age 68 30 years 4 months younger than Ted Koppel, age 62 26 years 11 months younger than Geraldo Rivera, age 58 23 years 11 months younger than President G.W. Bush, age 55 18 years 11 months younger than Jesse Ventura, age 50 14 years 8 months younger than Bill Gates, age 46 10 years 0 months younger than John Elway, age 41 4 years 4 months younger than Cindy Crawford, age 36 1 year 2 months older than Jeff Gordon, age 30 5 years 7 months older than Tiger Woods, age 26 11 years 5 months older than Jenna and Barbara Bush, age 20 and that you were: 27 years old when Princess Diana died 24 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing 24 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder 22 years old at the time of the bombing of the World Trade Center* 20 years old when Operation Desert Storm began 19 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall 15 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 13 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh 13 years old during Sally Ride's travel in space 10 years old when Pres. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr. 9 years old at the time the Iran hostage crisis began 6 years old on the U.S.'s bicentennial Fourth of July 4 years old when President Nixon left office a 1 year old when Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot (link via PaisleyCat)

Looong day! Class went well. Learning some interesting tips/hints for ways to advertise a web page. Moira was up when I got home.. nice surprise. I got to tuck her into bed tonight. Gosh - I just love that. Both girls are so good about going to bed ::knocking wood:: I have to sing "You are my Sunshine" to Olivia whenever I tuck her in, whether it's nap time or bed time. Moira likes to cuddle for a few moments before lights out. Some days, they drive me insane.. but bed time is precious.. and so are my babies. Hopefully, we will get to the library in the morning. I want to start a weekly routine of visiting the library, even if it's only for half an hour. Tim, my brother, will be down tomorrow. He hasn't been able to spend time with the girls in a while. They are so excited that Uncle "Timmy" will be coming over. Hope you all have a great weekend! See you soon!

At least Moira has a playdate after school today. I get to pick her up at the bus stop and chauffer her butt to her buddy's house. Paul will pick her up at 530pm and attempt to feed them dinner ::snicker:: Good thing it's hot dogs and tater tots tonight. Hell - maybe Paul can make it movie night too. That's when we let the kids watch a movie AND eat dinner. I always swore I wouldn't do things like that. "When *I* am a parent, yadda yadda yadda..." Guess things have changed a bit. As for television, the kids can only watch certain things. No Nickelodeon, with the exception of Nick Jr, PBS, PBS Kids, some Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery and History Channels) Moira really wanted to watch the Mummy special on TLC (I think TLC) but the scientists were making a REAL mummy out of someone's dead body. I didn't want to explain that - at least, not yet. I know of so many people who have tv's in every room, their kid has her/his own TV/DVD/VHS combo in her/his room. Sorry - not in this house. Hell - Paul and I just got a 2nd TV in July and it had belonged to my Nana (who passed away last May). I guess Paul and I must be old-fashioned in our way of thinking. We sit with the kids and watch what they watch. Ok - well, sometimes we doze through it but one can only see The Veggie Tales "Silliest Songs Ever" so many times!

It is so stinkin' COLD today! Brrr! My American flag has been whipping around in this wind all day. And I have class tonight. Oh - I registered for my Java class, which starts April 3rd. I have Good Friday off - yippie!

Friday Five 1. What is your favorite time of year? Definitely spring followed by autumn, summer and winter. 2. What is it about your favorite season that, well, makes it your favorite season? I love the sight of everything coming up new and fresh. 3. What is your least favorite time of year? Why? Winter - too cold! Brrr!! 4. Do you do anything to celebrate or recognize the changing of seasons? Not really except enjoy it! Sometimes I take pictures of things that are particularly striking. 5. What's your favorite thing to do outside? I love to garden although I don't have the time. Hopefully, the girls will get interested in it too and help me!

Ooh - the Rocky Horror Quiz! (link via Ellis)
Which Rocky character are you? I love this movie although I have yet to see it in a theater - I guess I am too chicken. I don't want to get stuff thrown at me!

Oh - speaking of weird... check this out Weird NJ.

SNOW??? Lordy lord - this is weird!

Anyone watch Real Sex on HBO? Talk about some weird people! LOL!

Dog Owners Guilty on All Counts Good. Despicable people.

I was on SuzieQ's blog and I saw the link for these awesome paperclips. Very cool indeed. They also have safari animals and buttlerflies... I have to buy these for someone. I think my Mom would love these!

We're back! Dad got here around 1045am and we left for the zoo shortly after that. The girls had a blast. It is gorgeous out, cool and sunny. We saw the lions, no tigers, and bears - Oh My! ::grin:: There's a bunch of geese, peacocks, chickens, parrots, ducks and pigeons plus a variety of other birds. The zoo also has a small reptile house with a huge boa constrictor. Every time I look at it, I can't help but think about what a great pair of boots it would make. Heck - there's enough for a matching bag and belt too. Ok ok - no nasty emails - I am kidding. We also visited the Monkey House, which is so darn sad. Most of these monkeys were abused by their former owners .One of these monkeys was "disiplined" by being hosed with scalding hot water. This monkey was taken from a ZOO. God - the poor thing. She cannot grow any fur in certain areas because of the damage. I want to smack the crap out of the ball-less bastards who abuse animals. There is no excuse. None. I hope everyone else is having a good day!

Class went well tonight. Lord - I am exhausted. Moira has a day off tomorrow. It's a teacher's conference or something. My Dad is coming down tomorrow to visit the girls and we will be heading to the Popcorn Park Zoo. I hope it doesn't rain. :::YAWN::: I am going to bed - g'night all.

Any suggestions as to HOW I can get my links to align properly, without causing any breaks or spaces? I would appreciate ANY help! LOL!

More tinkering... hey- gotta keep up on my HTML, right? ::grin:: My new class starts today - only 3 lectures. The topic is Web Design and Marketing - the same instructor. The college completely dorked up my registration. I never got any confirmation in the mail (can register over the phone with a credit card). I called on Monday and it turns out I was never registered AND the class was full! SHIT! I talked to the head of the Continuing and Professional Education and she managed to squeeze me in, overriding the size of the class. Now I have to sign up for my JavaScript class ASAP. It's a $400 class ::gulp::

Ok - so I tweaked them over to the right.. I know I know.. I can't make up my mind ::grin::

I added a few pictures - over on the left. Let me know if they turn out ok.. I have been tweaking them, trying to make pop-ups.

Ok - You people need to sponsor Erin. She is doing a 3 day walk for Breast Cancer and needs a lot of people to help her by donating money. Please... she has already put her rack up on display. WHAT ELSE DO YOU PEOPLE WANT? Stop Erin's insanity and donate - PLEASE!

Hrm - interesting discussion started in Scott's comments about the best albums of the 1980's. What do YOU think?

Pssst! Just wanted to let you all know.. I did watch the entire movie before Olivia and I left for BabyPower.

Well - Moira made it to the bus today. Her eye looks a lot better - more yellowish now. Looks kinda icky but I know it's healing. Olivia has her BabyPower class today. It was cancelled last week because the instructor was sick and her 3 kids were also home sick. Poor woman.. Holy cow - The 3 Amigos is on Comedy Central. I actually admit to seeing this in the theater. It was also the last time Chevy Chase and Martin Short were funny... and that's not saying too much. Example: Bartender: We don't have beer. Just tequila. Ned Niederlander (Martin Short): What's tequila? Bartender: Uh, it's like beer. What clever lines... not! So, will someone please answer me this? WHY am I still watching it?? LOL!

Man - it's morning already??? ::::Yawn:::