40 things about me - 1.LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Ranch house in Manahawkin, NJ 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Intro to JavaScript 3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Nothin' babe - optical mouse! 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Trivial Pursuit 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Martha Stewart Living and Mary Englebright 6. FAVORITE SMELLS? New car, leather, fresh laundry, vanilla candles 7. LEAST FAVORITE SMELL? Poop, barf (hey, I have 2 kids - LOL) 8. FAVORITE SOUND? QUIET! 9. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Being scared 10. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Oh no - not again! 11. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue and red ( I can't decide) 12. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2, sometimes 3 since I can't find the phone sometimes 13. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME OR PET'S NAME: WhenHellFreezesOver 14. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Well - money is a big bonus but I would have to say happiness. 15. FAVORITE FOODS? Mostly Italian dishes with lots of cheese... rice too...actually - mostly carbos! 16. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate. 17. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Oh yeah! 18. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No - just Paul 19. STORMS COOL OR SCARY? Very cool 20. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1982 Pontiac Phoenix - huge piece o'crap but I loved it. 21.FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Strawberry ritas baby! 22. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Gemini 23. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yup! 24. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? I don't know.. honestly.. 25. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? It was fun being blonde but I will stick with reddish brown 26. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 27. IS THE CUP HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? 1/2 full. 28. FAVORITE MOVIES? Musicals and romantic comedies. 29. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? I wish! 30. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? photo albums, pieces of pergo flooring and a table.. disassembled of course 31. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 13 32. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Football and baseball 33. SAY SOME THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Erin is DA bomb! 34. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Stacey 35. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Shel 36. WHAT CD (OR TAPE) DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR STEREO USUALLY? Bare Naked Ladies - Greatest Hits 37. FAVORITE TV SHOW? The Daily Show, The Osbournes, Good Eats, Trading Spaces 38. EARLIEST MEMORY? Driving on the Parkway with my parents.. I must have been 2-ish 39. IF I COULD, WHO WOULD I TRADE PLACES WITH? Wouldn't mind being President for a couple hours.. 40. MOST ANNOYING THING? Stupid and inconsiderate people.

Oh - Also wanted to add that I am feeling better.. thanks Mary ::smile::

ARRGGHHH! What a day! Moira had a gymnastics birthday party today at 330pm. Of course I hadn't purchased a gift for the birthday girl (who is just a sweetie) so Moira and I headed back to Target and bought Perfection, a Scooby Doo deck of playing cards and a little fuzzy purse with nail polishes and lip glosses in it. The party was very nice and the gymnastics center was HUGE and smelled like feet. There were at least 7 other parties going on at the same time. Paul had gone to my Mom's with Olivia. She had purchased a DVD/VCR and needed Paul to connect it for her. So, he brought Shrek along to play. Mom cracked up - she loved Donkey. Heck - Olivia loves Donkey too! By the time Moira and I got home, it was 6pm. Got the kids fed and Paul took them out back to run around for a while. We had to drag them in the house by 745 - it was pretty dark outside. The kids got baths, meds, teeth brushed, books read and finally in bed by 910pm. UGH! Paul and I are exhausted!

Didn't go to class tonight.. this headache stayed with me all day. It is finally starting to go away.. thank goodness..

Friday Five 1. What is your favorite restaurant and why? - Serendipity 3 - in NYC. 3 words - Frozen Hot Chocolate. I had my Sweet Sixteen there - what a blast. It was so much fun. 2. What fast food restaurant are you partial to? Hrm - we usually do McD's but I prefer Burger King 3. What are your standards and rules for tipping? Bad service 10%, good service 15%, great service 20%+ and I talk to the manager. 4. Do you usually order an appetizer and/or dessert? Dessert 5. What do you usually order to drink at a restaurant? Water, Iced Tea

I have had a headache since 930am. I feel icky...

Late again for school today ::sigh:: I am now printing out pictures of people who are friendly and helpful. This is an activity for the girls to color in. Crayola has a great kids page with tons of activities and pictures to print out.

YAY! Erin got herself a coooool new car! You go girl!

I saw on Rachel's blog that she was on a mission to find a particular lip color. I have found 1 that I really liked by Avon and it was discontinued.. I can't find it anywhere! Any good places online? I did the eBay and Yahoo search and came up with nada.

Ahh - finished feeding the beasties.. kind of reminds me of feeding time at the zoo. Don't get me wrong, the kids have great manners. But, no matter how hard they try, rice is hard for them to eat. My floor?? Don't even ask.... ugh!

Oh - also forgot to add.. I purchased my book for the next class. The bookstore price was 39.99! So - I found it online at Discount-PC Books and the cost (including delivery) is $17.94! Woooohooo!

This whole story about Edward Lutes is a mess... I don't know whether to feel sorry for the bastard or not. There are several articles about this incident: Cop's bitter feud led to 5 murders, suicide
'It was like Vietnam,' wounded chief says from his hospital bed
Victims, killer once friends
Fiancee's death, other ordeals took their toll
It was a peaceful neighborhood . . . until 2 bursts of gunfire

Don't you just LOVE online banking? I do - I can cross reference all the ATMs and track my spending.... oy..

UGH! Woke up late (CRAP). I will be driving Moira to school again. I also need to find VERY large safety pins for a craft for Daisies. WalMart doesn't have any. Any ideas?

Did ok in class tonight. I really have to sit down and work on my "webpage" and add some scripts to it. I did a form tonight which I can modify and tweak to my specifications. Should be interesting to do... I am going to bed.. I am pooped. I promise I will write more tomorrow... ::smooches::

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.