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(no subject) [Apr. 14th, 2008|06:16 pm]Suzette
Updating again mainly because I want to use my pretty new icon by powrhug. Isn't Jensen pretty? He's definitely a bright spot in things today.I got to deal with the insurance today about the whole accident. She was nice enough to tell me since there wasn't a lot of damage to the vehicles that I shouldn't need much in the area of medical care. It's not like I'm going to try to get as much as I can from the insurance (although if they keep this up I will definitely consider a lawyer), I just want them to cover the ambulance, ER and drug expenses. I realize our insurance covers almost all of that, by why should I have to pay for something that was her clients fault? I know my mood isn't improved at all by the fact I haven't had any of my prescription pills since last night. They make me way too out of it and I had to get Giles from school today and I might have to pick Dale up from work if they don't get done training early enough. So I'm trying to make due with OTC stuff and it's not working. I have a raging headache and every time I move my neck I get shots of pain up and down. The swelling has went down quite a bit though so I have hopes of maybe being somewhat human by the weekend. At least I hope so. Good news is I can have the nice drugs tonight once Dale's home. At least maybe I'll get to sleep a bit.I have thoughts about Torchwood's season 2 and other funner things, but right now they don't want to come so you all will have to wait.
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I'll Take "Experiences I Could Have Done Without" for $1000 Alex [Apr. 12th, 2008|10:12 am]Suzette
It has been a really shitty couple of months here and it needs to stop now! We all caught the flu from hell in March which knocked me on my ass for a couple weeks. I had almost three days where my fever was over 103 and I seriously thought I was going to die from having the flu. I'm barely starting to feel human and like I have energy to do something, then Thursday happened.What happened Thursday, you ask? Or maybe you aren't asking and I'm telling you anyway. Dale had the day off because he is working today with training, so we were out running errands. We'd just finished getting out hair cut (and I look fabulous by the way) and we're on our way to lunch when we get rear ended. I remember hearing Dale say "what the . . " and we were hit. Then as we started trying to move over to the side of the road we were hit again much harder and then one more time where I swear she pushed out car onto the side of the road with the force of the impact. Dale gets out once the car stops while I grab my cell phone to dial 911 and get out myself. As I'm sliding out of the car I notice my neck hurts a bit but don't really think much about it as I'm answering questions from the operator. Dale meanwhile is telling the lady who hit us (who speaks about 3 words of English which seem to be 'car go vroom vroom, sorry') that we are definitely calling the cops despite what she wants.Once I'm off the phone I notice my neck is really starting to hurt a lot and suddenly I'm shaking I'm so cold. So I get back into the car and cover up with my coat. Dale comes over to see what's going on and immediately says he's going to tell the cops when they show up that we need an ambulance. By the time the EMT's get there my blood pressure was 230 over 150 and I couldn't stop shaking from cold. After going back and forth a bit, I was strapped to a back board with my head immobilized and taken by ambulance to the ER. This is an experience I could have definitely done without. As was the million and one x-rays they took. Luckily, there are no broken bones, just a bad case of whiplash. So I'm on lortabs, flexril and motrin which of course means I'm totally drugged, incapable of driving or accomplishing anything (the barely able to move my neck thing doesn't help that) and I'm feeling like the universe has got a major grudge against me. Luckily, right before I got the flu we used our tax refund to buy laptops and a new mattress so at least I'm entertained and as comfortable as possible right now. Plus, Giles is getting lots of computer days which he loves.
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Important! Check This Out! [Mar. 13th, 2008|05:06 pm]Suzette
I know I haven't posted in forever, but let's just say that I now know how you can die of the flu and leave it at that. I'm still recovering, but my dad sent me an e-mail today that was pretty alarming and I wanted to get the message out to everyone I knew. I thought maybe it was a hoax, until I tried it with my in-laws number (ours is unlisted) and it worked. Google has implemented a new feature which enables you to type a telephone number into the search bar and hit enter and you will be given the person's name and address. If you then hit MapQuest, you will get a map to the person's house. Everyone should be aware of this! It's a nationwide reverse telephone book. If a child gives out his/her phone number, someone can now look it up to find out where he/she lives. The safety issues are obvious, and alarming. Note that you can have your phone number removed or blocked. I tried my number and it came up along with the mapquest and directions straight to our house. I did fill out the removal form for myself, and encourage all of you to do the same. Quite scary. Please look up your own number. In order to test whether your phone number is mapped, go to: google (http://www.google.com/) Type your phone number in the search bar (i.e. 555-555-1212) and hit enter. If you want to B L O C K Google from divulging your private information, simply click on your telephone number and then click on the Removal Form. Removal takes 48-hours. Check your own number and although this may not apply to you if you have an unlisted number or cell phone as primary contact, but you may know someone who needs to know this
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(no subject) [Jan. 31st, 2008|09:53 pm]Suzette
It has not been a nice week at all. Just to cover it quickly, there have been massive snow storms, being in a car accident with a shuttle bus, Giles totally melting down, brother going to court, a migraine going on five days, falling off a step ladder, a Trojan on my computer I can't get rid of and 95% of our money going to pay rent so I get to figure out food and gas for the next two weeks. With all of that I'm seriously considering running away from home. The only thing stopping me is that I'd be away from my computer where I have a certain kiss from the latest episode of Torchwood.I've watched it about twenty times already. It is quite possibly one of the hottest kisses I've ever seen.
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Sigh - Sometimes I Just Want To Run Away [Jan. 22nd, 2008|03:39 pm]Suzette
After a weekend of Giles having random tantrums and melt downs, we ended up this morning with him trying to hide and having one of the worst melt downs I've seen. It was complaints and major dragging of the feet trying to get him dressed and then full on melt down before we even got to breakfast. Eventually I just called him in for the day and then called his teacher to see just what was doing about the playground situation. We finally got Giles to talk about it a couple hours later and discussed how he needs to not react and just walk away and the kids should leave him alone -- hopefully. Giles' teacher called an hour later to say they found out who it was (fifth grade boys) and they were currently in the principal's office. Giles' class has been asked to watch out for him and report any problems as well as to try not to let him play alone. Hopefully all of it together will actually make a difference. I think I've got Giles calmed down enough now and he's been informed unless he's on deaths door he will be going to school tomorow. I need it for my own sanity. Did I mention I'm in the middle of my period and severe cramps with all of this. Originally my plans for the day included seeing Dale off to work, taking a pain pill and passing out for several hours. Well, I saw Dale off to work but the rest never happened. I am now off to find chocolate and contemplate running away further.
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What A Loss [Jan. 22nd, 2008|03:30 pm]Suzette
[Current Mood |sad]I remember seeing Heath Ledger in "Ten Things I Hate About You" and being shocked at how good he was. Yeah, incredibly sexy no doubt, but it was his talent that really showed through. He's done so many movies since then that only increased by admiration. What a great loss.Heath Ledger Dead
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The Good, The Bad and The Newly Obsessed [Jan. 21st, 2008|10:58 am]Suzette
It was a nice weekend overall. Giles had Friday off, so he and I met my parents for a late lunch and a bit of shopping. The food was good (we went to Lone Star Steakhouse), but the service was beyond lousy. As we were leaving the parking lot of the restaurant several police cars drove up next door and five police officers jumped out with their guns drawn. Needless to say, we got out of there as quickly as possible. Giles is having a couple of problems at school according to the transitional aide and of course she tells me as the long weekend is starting and I can't call about it until Tuesday. Apparently some of the kids have figured out just how to push Giles' buttons on the playground and are doing it every recess now. So not what I wanted to hear. Apparently the principal and his teacher were going to discuss it Thursday afternoon and I will be calling to discuss it tomorrow you can be sure. Due to this though, we've had several pretty major melt-downs this weekend. I was hoping he and I could go out and do something fun today to try to balance things out a bit, but we have ten new inches of snow on the ground this morning and it's still coming down hard. It's supposed to go until 6pm and I'm so not amused.We managed to get our shopping done at Costco this weekend and pay all the bills (therefore emptying out the bank account pretty much completely). The only other thing we accomplished was fifteen episodes of Season Two Supernatural. It's like we start watching and can't stop! The remaining two disks should be in for next weekend's viewing pleasure. It really has become an obsession. Although I'm still having problems understanding most people's Sam obsession. Don't get me wrong, he's incredibly cute! But why am I not seeing my FL going nuts over Dean? Seriously, Jensen Ackles is so much sexier and the protective older brother thing mixed with the bad boy? Seriously push almost every button I have.
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(no subject) [Jan. 6th, 2008|08:55 pm]Suzette
I remember back in early November I made a comment to Dale about how the weather was going to kick our asses this Winter. I have never in my life been so completely sorry to be right. We had another storm today that made everything an ice skating ring. This wouldn't have been too bad except it happened when Dale was at the grocery store. He ended up running into a curb and then driving about 15 mph home. He called from the car to ask me to come out to help him unload since it was basically a blizzard outside. I took about ten steps and slipped. His back was to me and he heard my elbow hit the cement. I am now the owner of an elbow that is swollen, green and has a huge goose egg on it. Of course it's my right so everything is so not fun to do. I had to have Dale carry the laundry basket downstairs for me because anything over about five pounds just isn't being lifted with my right arm. Seriously, how much longer until Spring?In a much more amusing part of the day, we were having issues with our brakes the other day so Dale worked on them Thursday. They worked fine after that -- most of the time. At odd moments (backing up and turning) they would go really spongy. He pulled the tire off this morning to see what the issue was and discovered he left the wrench on when he bled the brakes on Thursday. Every time we turned it put pressure on the wrench and basically bled the brakes more. I'm not sure which of us laughed harder about it being something so completely stupid. Amazingly, the wrench wasn't lost or damaged at all (we only drove a bit before parking the car for him to check it out for safety).
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Happy New Year A Bit Early . . . Or A Bit Late [Dec. 31st, 2007|10:35 pm]Suzette
It's a bit over an hour before the New Year here, but I wanted to take the opportunity and wish everyone the Happiest (and safest) New Year before the Cranberry Martinis really kick in and my typing goes drastically downhill. So, Happy New Year!Also, season one of "Supernatural" has been watched and I'm on the waiting list for season two at the library. These are obviously going on the list of tv series I want on DVD for my very own. Are you happy now LJ?! You've got me into another fandom despite my kicking, screaming and trying to avoid it. So, after I see season two (which will hopefully be very soon), anyone know where I can find downloads of the season three episodes that have played so far? That is the season they're on now right? I need to know what happens! Please LJ, you're my only hope.
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(no subject) [Dec. 29th, 2007|09:45 am]Suzette
I need to thank two lovely ladies for Christmas cards - mickeym & sunshine611. They were both very much appreciated, as was the extra little note Kelly. Talk about remembering a time that seems both forever ago and yesterday.Christmas was very nice for the most part here. Getting stuck on Christmas Eve totally sucked, as did the huge storm. I think we got the problem worked out though, our tires were all down on air significantly and the car is driving a lot better now that we pumped them up. Giles got totally spoiled by everyone. It seems to be the year of video games (for his GameCube) and books. I still need to put gifts away, but so far I'm being lazy and postponing. I did get the calendars mostly done for next year so that's one job done.I'm totally dying to write, but the words just aren't coming yet. Highly annoying may I say?
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(no subject) [Dec. 24th, 2007|11:58 pm]Suzette
Just a very quick note to say thank you to mickeym for the snow globe virtual gift. It is very cute. Also, need to say Merry Christmas to everyone. Giles' pageant was tonight at church and he did great which put us in the spirit. The massive storm and getting stuck pulled us back out. My parents ended up driving us out to their place to celebrate tonight and then bringing us back into town. Two hours of driving for them, but it was nice and gave us time to chat. We're definitely going to have to get new tires for the back wheels of our car soon since it sucks in bad weather.Tomorrow evening is celebrating with Dale's family. Hopefully the weather will hold out and it won't go too late because I'm already exhausted. Also, migraines and Christmas isn't a fun combination. This one is a combination hormones and massive stress one so not made of the fun at all. I'm determined to enjoy tomorow though if only because Giles is having so much fun this year with everything.Anyway, sorry this wasn't quite as short as I expected. I do hope everyone has a very happy and safe holiday.
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Better Late Then Never I Hope [Dec. 18th, 2007|10:19 pm]Suzette
I need to thank dine for the fabulous magnet. I'm not sure when it came in the mail because it got put in a pile of mail to go through and I just found it today. I absolutely love it though! I laughed and then realized it could easily be portraying me some days. Thank you so much Sweetie.I really need to do an update on things for anyone who even cares. Hopefully I'll get to it soon, but really short version is the The Bitch has outdone herself, my parents are in the midst of a quick trip to California to pick up a sand buggy which is their Christmas present to each other and Giles new teacher and school (which he starts January 2) are incredible! It's going to be a big change for all of us, but I think it can only be good after the visit we had Friday.Also, how scary is it that it took 3 batches of divinity before my mother and I had some turn out properly? We make this every single year and every year we somehow screw it up at least once, but having to make 3 batches is just embarrassing!
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Just Another Day In Paradise [Dec. 13th, 2007|05:10 pm]Suzette
It is so cold I swear I'm going to turn into an icicle soon. The high temps aren't supposed to get above freezing until next week and my toes are not happy about it!Giles woke up this morning and told me he had to have a haircut today. I think it's because we have an appointment to meet the new teacher/class and see his new school tomorrow. Anyway, he's never asked for a haircut before and despite the fact I had to turn in some change to afford it since payday is a week away and I also needed gas in the car, he got it cut after school. It always amazes me how much cutting his hair changes his entire look. Dale had his D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) physical today. He passed, although the doctor did have a couple suggestions for things he needs to do -- exercise number one on that list. Unfortunately, the way UTA scheduled it he had to leave a little after 8 this morning and won't be getting back until 11 tonight. I feel really sorry for him, but I did offer to let him drive so he could've come home in between and he said no.I also picked up disks one and two of the first season of Supernatural at the library today. You all have worn me down and I'm going to try it. I don't promise I'll like it, but at least I'll try.
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A Mom's Letter To Santa [Dec. 12th, 2007|08:18 am]Suzette
I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor and have made over 80 goody bags for birthday and school parties. I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.Here are my Christmas wishes:I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze, but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.If you're hauling bi g ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music, a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals, and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam cont ainer.If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is calling and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold.Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.Yours Always,MOM...P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.
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(no subject) [Nov. 26th, 2007|01:56 pm]Suzette
The monthly migraine has decided to make its appearance. Actually it started to show up yesterday after church, but about 3am it hit full blast with the whole can't stand any light or sound or smell thing. It's particularly strong probably because I mixed hormones plus massive amounts of stress in as triggers. I'm still in the midst of a massive mess with Giles' schooling that will probably be resolved by the end of the year at the earliest plus all the holiday stuff is just making me want to hide out for the next month or so. Did I mention my brother in law announced last week that he's getting married on December 1st? Yeah, life is just dandy.In other, much better news, Happy Birthday mickeym! I hope you have a fabulous day and try to ignore your son who (like mine) doesn't feel anyone else's birthday but his own is important. *hugs*
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I Need Advise/Help Please [Nov. 13th, 2007|09:20 pm]Suzette
If a parent wanted to make a complaint against the principle of a school, who would that complaint go to? The Superintendent of the district, the state board of education or someone else? I've had such pretty serious things come up tonight and I'm not sure where to turn for recourse. No matter what else happens, most likely Giles will be changing schools in the next couple weeks. New school, new teacher, new friends all mid-year. Yeah, this is going to be fun.
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In A Slightly Better Mood [Nov. 12th, 2007|12:27 pm]Suzette
I started some laundry and laid down for a bit and I'm in a much better frame of mind now. I'm still going to make sure the neighbor gets her stuff off my side of the porch, but at least I might not kill someone over it.In honor of Veteran's Day (observed) today, I wanted to post this address. A Recovering American soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue,NWWashington,D.C.20307-5001When you're working on your Christmas cards this year, maybe fill out one or two more and send them off? Even if you don't support the war, we do need to support the men and women who put their lives on the line for us. /soap box
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Ready To Go Back To Bed [Nov. 12th, 2007|08:47 am]Suzette
Today is such a Monday! The alarm went off at 5:30am and since it's a new alarm bought just this weekend when our old one died off, we couldn't figure out how to turn it off. Cue several minutes of half-asleep fumbling while the buzzer kept getting louder. Then Angel (the dog who was is exactly the opposite of her name) decided she needed love immediately and started barking every time she thought we should be petting her and weren't. As Dale is leaving for work, we find out our front porch which we share with the twin home to the left, is completely covered with stuff she's brought from her ex's house. I get Giles up after a lot of complaining and finally he's dressed and eating so I think maybe the day is turning around. NOT! First he complains that he can't go to school because Dragon Tales is coming on and then he totally freaks out because he can't sit on the bench and wait for his bus because the neighbors shit is covering it. Add to all that, I've got a raging case of PMS and I'm pretty such I've got a cold coming on. Seriously, if I don't kill someone by the end of the day it will be a miracle.So any advise on the neighbor? Her ex died last week and since then we've dealt with daily drunken monologues about how difficult her life is. We've tried to be nice (even covering up the fact she has a dog when the landlord came out since her lease says she can't have any animals), but I'm starting to feel like she's really pushing the limits and then some. I don't want to be so rude that we end up living next to someone who hates us completely, but at the same time she keeps doing things like filling up the porch with her shit.
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Post Halloween Ouch [Nov. 1st, 2007|08:19 am]Suzette
Really busy, but fun day yesterday. We met up with Dale's mom and my parents at Giles' school for their Halloween parade. We only got to see Giles for maybe 30 seconds as he went by, but all the kids dressed up was adorable! There were some incredibly creative costumes this year. Giles went as Interstate 15 which is one of the interstates that go through the valley here. After the parade Dale and I headed up to the University of Utah to the Museum of Fine Arts. There's an Andy Warhol exhibit going on now that Dale wanted to check out. Personally I'm not really a fan, but there was other art there that was incredible so I was more then willing to go. After a quick lunch and trip to the grocery store for dog food, it was back home to get Giles from the bus. Giles who decided to pull apart his costume and leave the majority of it at school. So I quickly remade an I-15 sign while Dale found more cars to attach to his pants and we remade the costume just in time to head out for trick or treating.Over two hours later, we come home with a bulging bag of candy and stuff for Giles and a sprained ankle for me. I stepped off a curb wrong and the last half of the huge circle we made was extremely painful. Giles headed to bed while I parked myself on the couch with an ice bag to go through the candy to make sure it was all okay and to categorize it since he has an assignment to make a graph of his haul. We have to work on the actual graph tonight since it's due tomorrow and we were too late last night to get it done.Today is laundry and trying to get the swelling in my ankle to go down. I'm pretty sure those two things contradict since I've got two flights of stairs to go up and down from the bedrooms to the laundry room, but I'm going to try to get both done.
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(no subject) [Oct. 24th, 2007|10:00 pm]Suzette
Hopefully it's not too late to wish powrhug a happy birthday. If it is, Happy Belated Birthday! Hope it was fabulous!I've had a horrible migraine for two days and it needs to go away now! Seriously, I can't even lay my head down on a pillow because my head is so tender. It's got to get better soon because this weekend is filled with stuff to do.
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(no subject) [Oct. 11th, 2007|10:01 pm]Suzette
I'm just barely getting online now after a busy day of errands and mutual birthday stuff with the MIL. Lunch with her and my FIL was nice, especially the few minutes where both Dale and his mother were away from the table and I had time to talk to my FIL. I truly love that man more then words can say. It was also nice when he gave me a hug and kiss upon first seeing me and said I should know that he truly does love me as his daughter. I almost cried, although that could also be hormones. I hate that time of the month.I need to say Happy Birthday to dine. Luckily it should still be your birthday there and hopefully you'll see this before you head to bed, but if not hope you have a good day after your birthday. You're one of the brightest spots on LJ for me and I want you to know I appreciate it.I'm not sure if I've posted since my b-day, but Dale has had the week off and I've been fairly spoiled. For the day, we went out to lunch together and I got a Zune. I'm still playing with programming, but it's really nice to have 30G now instead of the 1G I had with my previous MP3. I realize a lot of people swear by IPods, but we got such a good deal on these (yes, Dale got one for an early b-day present as well) that we couldn't pass them up. Costco.com was selling their white Zunes for $149. Yes, I did order my own b-day present but that's okay.We've also done a ton of library hopping this week. A lot of used books are on sale (.25 for paperbacks and .50 for hardbacks) and we've stocked up a lot. I'm working on getting all the Suzanne Brockmann novels, but I still have a ways to go and I've only got a couple of the latest novels.
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(no subject) [Sep. 26th, 2007|05:38 pm]Suzette
Just a quick note to say Happy Birthday to joanne_c. I hope you're having a fabulous day. I can't believe we've known each other for almost two years now. Thank you for making my life so much more interesting and bringing John Barrowman to my attention. I was going to make you some new John icons or write you a ficlet, but RL hasn't been so cooperative so you'll just have to know you're in my thoughts.
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Stuff and Nonsense [Sep. 22nd, 2007|04:04 pm]Suzette
It's been awhile since I updated so I thought I'd let everyone know what's going on. It's mainly just life stuff, some good and some bad.The brother is almost officially divorced. They went before the judge this week and he pretty much got screwed over, but at least he's moving forward. His name remains on the mortgage until she remarries, has someone move in or the kids turn 18. With Ariya just turning 3 we're hoping the Bitch will remarry quickly. This pretty much guarantees the brother can't buy a house of his own since it would be seen as his carrying two mortgages even if he's not paying on the one for the Bitch. Also, if she decides not to pay for the house his credit will go down the drain as well. He did get joint legal custody of the kids and can visit pretty much whenever he wants. We were hoping for physical custody since the Bitch is rarely home and usually leaves the kids with babysitters, but the judge bought her sweet and innocent routine and said the kids should be with their mother. The brother is back to work and doing okay with it, although still not back up to par physically. His PSA level is still high which we're hoping will go down in the next couple months or he'll have to start radiation or chemo around Thanksgiving. If you pray, please send a couple his way. I'm certainly doing a lot of them right now for him.Giles is still doing well at mainstreaming, although academically he's fallen a bit since sometimes he doesn't read instructions as well as he should. Since he won't allow an aide in with him there's not a lot we can do about that except remind him. It would probably help if I didn't think his mainstream teacher wasn't strict and cold, but I haven't seen her teach and Giles does seem to like her so I'm just going along with it right now.I'm involved in a digital scrap booking contest right now (round 3 of 4 rounds) and I'm a bit nervous about the results coming up Tuesday night. I would really like to make it to the final round, but there's a lot of talented people out there. If you want to check it out (and see an adorable pic of Giles) you can see it here. Besides that, there's not a lot going on. I'm rearranging the basement again since we're hoping to get another computer in the next couple months. I've got a mess now, but hopefully in the end it will be better organized. I hope everyone else is doing well. I have been reading everyone's journals even if I don't comment.
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One Week Down [Aug. 31st, 2007|03:44 pm]Suzette
Giles got through the entire first week of mainstreaming with no aide to help him out. This is so incredibly good I can't express my happiness. Miss Helme wrote a small note yesterday saying he was doing well in her class. The only real issue that has come up is Giles tends to not get stuff out of his backpack. I had a stack of papers that were supposed to be turned in today that didn't make it out of his bag. Hopefully they'll be okay getting them on Wednesday when he goes back to school. (They have a four day weekend due to Labor Day and make up for SEP conferences before school started)There was a fairly major melt-down yesterday that ended up with both Giles and I in tears and him losing privileges to his computer and video games for the night. He ended up going to bed early and I ended up taking pain killers for a stress headache. Today is better though and we've already planned for tomorrow to be a relaxing day except for his homework.Sunday we're going to church (have I mentioned I started to go to a new church that I adore?) and then we're going out to see my parents. Monday is probably going to be doing stuff around here and relaxing more. Dale goes back to work on Tuesday and I've signed up for a scrap booking competition that starts that day so I'll probably just let Giles do whatever he wants to relax on Tuesday as well (as long as his homework is done by then).On a totally different topic, I have a huge bruise on my right forearm and no idea how I got it. Now that I know it's there though, it hurts.
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So Far, So Good [Aug. 28th, 2007|07:52 pm]Suzette
Day two of mainstreaming seems to have went well. The school has given every student a basic day planner that is spiral bound and Miss Healme goes over their schedule for the day first thing every day (at least so far) which seems to really help Giles. I really think it helps him stay on track and I'm seriously considering getting him a day planner if this continues to go well. The expense would be worth it if it helps him when we've got errands or a busy day planned.Giles and I went to Holladay City's Night Out (just got back and I got a shower). It was cool to see the helicopters and sheriff's vehicles and the ladder truck from the fire department. Giles got to sit in a Life Flight helicopter and one of the sheriff's off road vehicles. He also had a one-on-one lesson with a fireman about what to do in case of a fire. By the time we walked back home he had a plastic fireman's helmet, a fireman's badge, a sheriff's badge, a dragon spitting fire painted on his face and enough pizza and soda in his stomach to keep him content for the night. I've got a bag full of pamphlets, some cute pictures to download and a pair of Utah Jazz pre-season tickets I won. The tickets are in nose-bleed section, but still I won something!I'm tired now though and so I'm going to spend the evening zoning on the computer instead of doing the stuff I'm supposed to be doing. Have a good night everyone.
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Someone Stop The World . . . [Aug. 27th, 2007|09:17 pm]Suzette
It was Giles first day back to school today, which means it was the first day he was thrown into the deep end and told to swim being completely mainstreamed. He does have the support of his teacher from last year who is officially the one in charge even though he's not actually in her class at all. He was also supposed to have an aide with him constantly for a bit and then trailing off if he was doing okay.They met him at the bus today and walked him to his class. His official teacher, Tanya told an aide (Erin) to follow Giles for the day. Erin was back within a couple minutes according to Tanya. Giles kicked her out of the room, he wanted to do it himself. According to the mainstream third grade teacher (Miss Healme) he did fabulous! He followed along and didn't cause any problems.We're all a bit afraid this is the honeymoon period before he starts having problems, but the first day is done and he was amazing. Do I need to tell you how much he was praised and loved tonight? I wish Dale's work schedule would have changed next week so he could be here to celebrate as well, but he can give Giles praise in the morning instead. With this new schedule Dale is out of the house from 12:30pm until 11:00pm, a big change for all of us. This week is going to be stressful with the changes, but after today I think we might just all make it through.
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Stolen From Dine [Aug. 6th, 2007|12:09 am]Suzette
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(no subject) [Aug. 4th, 2007|05:43 pm]Suzette
I'm so glad this week is over! I'm just so completely and totally exhausted.On Tuesday afternoon, Dale's paternal grandmother died. We were expecting it and it's truly a blessing because she wasn't living, she was surviving. When I met her before I married Dale she was the perfect picture of a true Matriarch. She ruled her family, her husband, five sons and their families. When she said jump, you asked how high. In the past year or so she rarely remembered who people were, could do almost nothing for herself and was in a lot of pain. Just because you know it's time for someone to die doesn't mean you're really ready for it though. It wasn't until today that Dale broke down, but things have been sad all week. This woman helped raise him and was a constant presence in his life so he is understandably sad at the loss. Along with the sadness though has been rushing around to get things done and working with my parents to get Giles out to them since he didn't want anything to do with the funeral. Then we spent four hours last night at the funeral home for the viewing and then over five today at the church for an additional viewing, the funeral and a family luncheon. It was nice to see people we haven't seen forever (and some I've never met), but with temperatures around 95 and faulty air conditioning and in a heavy black skirt I was ready to collapse by the time we were done today.On top of all that, Dale's grandfather is almost as bad off and we expect to lose him soon as well. Of course, they would have been married 70 years this October so no one is sure he knows how to live without her. Half the time he doesn't realize she's gone (he has Alzheimer's), but the other half you can see part of him is just gone now.
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(no subject) [Jul. 27th, 2007|08:30 am]Suzette
Tomorrow is Giles' birthday. I can't believe he's going to be eight already. When I asked him on Sunday what he wanted me to make for his birthday he said chocolate chip cookies so I guess I'll be doing that later on today. Maybe once I find the kitchen under all the dishes that should have gotten done yesterday but I took a nap instead.Dale's mom has already been by and dropped off Giles' card along with money for him since she just didn't know what to get him. It's not like we offered up a list of things he needs or something, so I can understand why she couldn't figure out what to get him. (Try to end sarcasm here.) Since Dale's grandmother also sent a card and a check we'll probably combine the two and let Giles figure out what he wants. If nothing else, it will be a lesson in money for him.Anyway, we only need to go out to my parents tomorrow since we're not having a party this year. The brother is still out there, although doing pretty well, we figured it would be easier for us to go out there then for him to come here. So, open presents sometime tomorrow morning and go out to my parents in the afternoon and the birthday thing is done. This could be a very good year after all. Normally Giles' birthday takes up several days to get all the celebrating done.
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(no subject) [Jul. 24th, 2007|05:50 am]Suzette
Yesterday was my brother's surgery and everything went as well as possible. The doctor is fairly certain he got everything and said we were incredibly lucky that it was caught so early since it seemed to be fast growing. Knowing family history definitely helped in this instance since they probably would have waited on redoing the PSA test for a year if it wasn't for my father being diagnosed a couple years ago. Catching it early meant they were able to be more careful of the nerves in the area and hopefully he won't have as many sexual ramifications as my father has had. Yes, I know way more then I normally would want to about my father's and my brother's sex lives because of all of this. Anyway, the brother is supposed to be released today from the hospital and then two weeks with a catheter and several more weeks of healing before he can go back to work. I haven't heard yet if they think radiation or chemotherapy will be needed, but if it's anything like my father then they won't do either since they think they got everything.In other news, I bought the new Harry Potter on Saturday morning and finished Sunday. I was pretty much taking it everywhere with me and reading any chance I got. I liked most of the book, but thought there were some of the deaths that were illogical and the epilogue only had one paragraph that was worthwhile and the rest just seemed tacked on. I was upset that two of my favorite characters were among the deaths and one of those was among the illogical to me.
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(no subject) [Jul. 11th, 2007|09:18 pm]Suzette
Dale's working late nights for the next three days (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) with training. Each of the new drivers has to have a minimum of four hours of pure dark driving which sounds simple until you consider it doesn't even get dark until this time in Summer. Anyway, three nights of dinners and putting Giles to bed by myself. Normally it wouldn't be an issue, but for some reason tonight I'm a bit spooked. So all the doors are locked and checked and I have more lights on then I normally would. Giles on the other hand is having no problems since Dale told him good night before he left.I'm jealous of everyone who is getting to see the new Harry Potter movie since the earliest I'll get to is this weekend and that's only if I decide to take off and see it without Dale. Giles refuses to go saying Harry Potter is too scary. According to reviewers it's not really for younger kids anyway. My parents can't babysit for a bit so it's an issue of whether or not it will piss Dale off if I see it without him. He did go see Transformers without me even though I did say I wanted to see it . . . Giles' mouth is starting to get better and he's eating soft foods now which is such a relief. He's to the point he's complaining about the medicines though which I know is normal but highly annoying since if he stops the canker sores will come back. His lips almost look normal again with only a couple of spots still to heal, but they're not red and puffy anymore. I've got a picture of his lips from Saturday and I'm frankly shocked at just how swollen they really were. The strep test was negative though which is a relief. The canker sore/cold sore thing though is probably going to be a continuing problem throughout his life (both Dale and my mom get them frequently), so I'm going to have to learn quick how to spot it early and make sure we have medicine on hand. I wonder if his Pediatrician would prescribe the mouthwash and Danvir for me to have on hand?I'm off for a hot shower before settling in for a couple hours of surfing on the internet.
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Stop The World - I Really Want Off [Jul. 8th, 2007|02:07 pm]Suzette
It was my brother's birthday yesterday so we met up at my parents for a small celebration although no one really felt like celebrating. The brother was very withdrawn. I think he's just so overwhelmed at this point with everything that he doesn't know which way is up. His surgery is scheduled for July 23rd and they've made so many advances since my father's surgery that he should only be in the hospital for a day then home to recuperate. He told The Bitch Friday night and apparently she was fairly decent about it (offering to put off signing divorce papers if he needs the double insurance coverage longer). They're telling the kids on the 22nd and obviously just that their dad is sick and the doctors need to do stuff to make him better. Cancer isn't really something a three and six year old can really understand.Giles started running a fever Tuesday night which lasted through Friday morning. Therefore July 4th here was not spent doing anything except taking care of him. Obviously no fireworks which really isn't that big of a deal. What is a big deal is that when Giles' fever broke he started getting fever blisters all over his lips and sores throughout his mouth. After a trip to a FirstMed yesterday he's got prescription mouthwash and a lip cream that seem to be helping some. They also took cultures to see if it's Strep since that is going around here. We're holding off antibiotics for another couple days to see if he responds without them. Because of the Brother and Giles I've barely gotten any sleep for the past week. Last night I pretty much collapsed. I went to bed about 11:30, woke up at 3am for an hour and then went back to bed until 11am. I'm feeling quite a bit better though which will hopefully help with my outlook on things. I'm also hoping that sometime soon I can get my mind back into fannish things more. I miss the squee.
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Time To Update? [Jun. 30th, 2007|03:46 pm]Suzette
Time is passing way too quickly around here. I can't believe it's the last day of June already, although that does mean that Giles is closer to going back to school which is a very good thing! In case you were wondering, it's 57 days until he goes back. 40 weekdays, 38 days where I've got to entertain him while Dale is at work. Not that I'm counting or anything.Things with the brother and the bitch came to a head and she asked him for a divorce. That is good for the most part. She's trying to get the house while keeping his name on it and making him pay for it, that's bad. Right now she's pissed off because both the automatic sprinklers and the air conditioner have went out and he's not coming to fix them for her. Since he's not living there anymore, why should he?The brothers PSA test came back with lower levels, but still high enough for concern especially when you add in family history so he had a biopsy on Thursday. The doctor said he thought things looked okay, but we're still waiting for test results. He's going through enough shit so hopefully it will be okay. Dale is in the middle of training right now which has messed up our schedules in a way I can't explain. One day we can sleep late and the next we're up at 4:30am which basically means I'm just not getting a lot of sleep at all. Giles has decided this is the perfect time to start having tantrums and being a complete brat. This could explain why I'm counting down to the time he goes back to school and why I feel like I'm going to tie him up and gag him soon if he doesn't stop with the backtalking.
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Forecast - Not Bad [Jun. 13th, 2007|06:51 pm]Suzette
After several days to get used to it, I think I'm really liking my hair. First off, it's much cooler then hair down to my butt. Yeah, I know that's kind of a Duh! statement, but I always figured the ponytails and braids made up for the length. Secondly, the much lighter portion on my head is really a welcome relief. I got a mini-migraine today from them paving the road in front of our place and not having all that weight pulling made all the difference. The only thing that I find amusing, my hair is a third the length and it's taking me about four times longer to do it. Instead of pulling it back one way or another, I now am straightening it which takes some time.Dale's vacation is going pretty well. We got the car registered (only a month and a half late), haircuts, eye exams (Cute Glasses!), went to the Impressionist exhibit (only one Monet, talk about false advertising!), checked out IKEA (I love that place!) and had a fairly relaxing anniversary. My basement is still a mess, but that might get taken care of. Hey, miracles can happen! *g*
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I Can't Believe I Did It [Jun. 9th, 2007|03:14 pm]Suzette
Eighteen Inches. 18. That's how many inches of hair I have in a ponytail on my kitchen table. After getting styled I'm probably down about 21 inches total. My head feels like it might float away or something and I can't stop running my fingers through it thinking it's so short! The stylist said it's still actually classified as long hair since it's just past my shoulders, but still, a lot shorter! I just printed up the form to send it to Lock of Love, I just need to get a padded envelope and probably take it to the post office to see how much it will cost to send off.We've got appointments for eye exams tomorrow, so by the end of Sunday I'll probably look really different! Maybe I'll post before and after pictures after tomorrow afternoon. We'll see how I feel after a couple more hours of adjustment.Monday is Dale and my thirteenth wedding anniversary. I really can't believe it's been that long. Some days it does seem a lot longer, but most of the time it seems like it's flown by. My parents are taking Giles for the afternoon and overnight and then bringing him back on Tuesday whenever he decides he needs to come home. Personally I'm willing to let them have him as long as they want. He always has such a fun time with them. Dale and I are going to see an Impressionist exhibit at BYU on Monday afternoon and then just relax for the rest of the night. I guess when you're an old married couple you don't have exciting nights out even when the kid is gone. *g*
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(no subject) [Jun. 5th, 2007|06:15 pm]Suzette
Let's see if LJ will let me post today. It's like a game show, only more infuriating. I wasn't too concerned with the whole strike through thing, maybe I'm just getting to the point I don't give a shit at times, but it's not like it's that different then what we've been going through for years with the Christian Right steering the Shrubs movements. Not being able to post though, that just pisses me off. Not that I'm a paid member right now, but still I have been in the past and I was planning on being so in the near future. Now I'm not so sure.Anyway, shit still sucks with my brother and the Bitch. He's still trying and she's not. Limbo, bad things and I'm sick of talking about it, thinking about it, pulling my hair out about it and nothing changes. Giles is on Summer vacation now. Yesterday was his first day and after the milk was spilled all over the couch (by the dog if you ask Giles), I sat down and counted how many days until he goes back. It was just that kind of day. Today was hectic in its own way, my parents car broke down and they needed a ride to get a rental. Unfortunately they live out in BFE so it was forty-five minutes each way, but it was nice to see them and Giles got treats out it since they can't see him and not give him something! Now they're out looking for a new car without having any idea what they want. They haven't even figured out if they want a car or a truck. This should be good for amusement if nothing else I figure.We went to the Pride parade on Sunday which was great. Lots of gorgeous people showing it's okay to not be of the religious majority in Utah. John Ameche (the NBA star who just came out and who played for the Utah Jazz for a couple of seasons) led the parade. He made a comment last week about how large Utah's gay population is and upset some people, but I'd say Pride shows there are a lot out there. I took a lot of pictures and thought about trying to post some of them here if I ever get that energetic. I even did some scrap booking pages already, but somehow I have a hard time believing some of the online sites would appreciate having Pride photos posted alongside the Spiritual challenge pages that are quoting bible passages. Dale is on vacation after tomorrow so my sketchy at best LJ presence is going to be even more sketchy. I do send hugs out to everyone and I hope things are going well with all of you. I'll try to be more social soon.
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You Spin Me Right Round [Apr. 3rd, 2007|02:57 pm]Suzette
Yesterday afternoon Dale and I met with Giles' teacher, the teacher he's mainstreaming reading with, the 4th-6th Applied Academics teacher and a representative from Granite School District. It was a pre-IEP meeting to decide what Giles would be doing next year. It didn't turn out anything like I was expecting!( Cue My Nervous BreakdownCollapse )
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(no subject) [Mar. 29th, 2007|10:26 pm]Suzette
I'm just getting ready to head to bed after a couple of chocomartinis that Dale suggested I might want to drink. I think he wanted a temporary stop to the tears. Things are kind of not good here in RL, but I'm going to hold off explaining things until I have more details next week. So look forward to a post of intense relief or major tears coming to this journal after April 3rd. Anyway, my brain is totally not working because I'm worried about stuff so if I don't comment when I should or it takes me awhile to get back to people, please forgive me.
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It Was In The Last Place I Looked [Mar. 25th, 2007|08:28 pm]Suzette
Finally found Giles digital camera. He had put it in the backpack he takes when he stays overnight at my parents. The rechargeable batteries are charged so I'm back in business. We've looked at cameras but it will most likely be several weeks to a couple months before we can afford a new camera. We've got the car to license in April as well as several birthdays, mother's day and father's day coming up so money will be tight. Most likely my LJ account won't even be upgraded until after May or June despite it expiring next week. Which is fine, I've dealt with a free account before and most of the time it's not even an issue except for the icons.We had a semi-busy weekend especially considering my allergies are at the horrible stage. The only positive is I've had an excuse to drink coffee a lot since hot liquids are one of the few things that are keeping me from coughing the past couple of days. The park was nice though yesterday and I got some pretty pictures that I'll try to post tomorrow.
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Happy Spring [Mar. 21st, 2007|09:35 am]Suzette
I'm sitting here with an extra large cup of coffee trying to wake up. Spring arrived yesterday and brought with it pollen counts in the extreme level. Utah has a habit of having certain pollens reach levels that can't be charted and we're doing it again this year. My throat is scratchy from it and if I don't take decongestants and drink lots of fluids I end up with a raging sore throat. Of course that means I'm doped up and constantly going to the bathroom. We still haven't gotten a new digital camera and I can't find Giles anywhere. I need to put a major effort on doing one or the other since Spring is usually a gorgeous time of year around here. I was planning on doing some of that yesterday, but plans got derailed with a call from the school that Giles threw up. Apparently stomach flu is going around again. I'm half-way expecting another call today because Giles had to go to school today (his words) since the SPLORE program is taking them horseback riding today.My cleaning bug seems to have left me. I really need to work in Giles room to get rid of old toys and clothes so that I can work on the basement. The basement has a huge toy box for Giles that he doesn't use so we're going through toys so we can get everything down into the toy box in his room. Then our basement will be for video games, computers and working out.
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I Haven't Given Up [Mar. 18th, 2007|08:50 pm]Suzette
I still want to do the picture a day thing, but my digital camera died late Friday night and we haven't bought a new one yet. We ended up at the St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday morning with a 35mm we picked up at Walmart, but I haven't gotten the film developed yet and really I'm not expecting great things from an ultra cheap camera anyway. With no zoom or anything my pictures will most likely suck.Besides that, I'm on day four of a migraine. I'm sure tomorrow will help it a lot since we've been out of the house doing things the past three days and the sun has been bright! Sunlight always makes my migraines much worse but we had all these plans set up before and I didn't want to be the reason we stayed home so I've been living from pain pill to pain pill.
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March 16 - Getting In Under The Wire [Mar. 16th, 2007|10:45 pm]Suzette
It was a nice day today if nto really busy. We bought a new vacuum cleaner since my hair led to the untimely death of the last one. We also got hair cuts for all of us (much needed) and went out to my parents for the evening. I can officially say I'm exhausted and tomorrow is looking to be the same busy time. We're going to the St. Patrick's day parade downtown and then out to Dale's parents. Sunday should be a bit more relaxing though which is good.Here's the picture of the day, my table at McDonald's this morning while waiting for Dale to go to his doctor's appointment.
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March 15 [Mar. 15th, 2007|09:08 pm]Suzette
It's been an odd day, an odd week really. I've had a killer case of PMS that has made living with me almost impossible. It probably didn't help Dale that his mother told him when I go through menopause it will be like this every single day. He mentioned something about a mental institution after that. I've been on a weird organizing/cleaning kick lately. I don't do anything for a week or so and then I'll just start doing something completely unplanned. One of the latest project/victims was all my loose candles. I absolutely adore candles and have a lot of them. I took a lot of them and put them in plastic drawers to keep them together and accessible. It certainly beats the way they were scattered everywhere before.
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March 14 - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is [Mar. 14th, 2007|08:47 pm]Suzette
[Current Music |Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Chicago]I've had the song from Chicago going through my head all day long, so therefore the picture of the day is on theme.
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March 13 [Mar. 13th, 2007|09:56 pm]Suzette
I had the camera with me all day and nothing called out for me to get a picture. I just wasn't in the mood. Until I was sitting and waiting for Giles bus this afternoon and the porch railing caught my attention. With the sun coming through, it just transformed.
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(no subject) [Mar. 12th, 2007|09:14 pm]Suzette
Giles' teacher e-mailed me today wanting to set up his IEP meeting early since Giles decided to max out all his goals in February. We were going to do it even earlier, but then he got so sick and it took him awhile to get back into the swing of things at school. Apparently she feels he's back into it since she wants the meeting the first week of April. It's that far out because we need to include someone from the district office, the teacher he is mainstreaming with for reading, his psychologist, speech therapist and someone else I'm forgetting right now. Anyway, Dale is trying to get the afternoon off so he can be there as well. It does mean I'll get to skip parent-teacher conference the end of this month because we'll be going over everything in a lot more depth at the IEP meeting.The problem with these meetings is I never feel like I know what to include on his IEP. My contribution is I don't want him bored intellectually despite the fact he's way above grade level in most things, but I really want him to socialize (which he's way below his age level). It's not like he isn't a popular kid with his group, he is. It's just he won't start a conversation and he starts zoning out in the middle of conversations if something catches his attention. I guess I'm just frustrated tonight and you all get to deal with me. Lucky you.On the plus side, the weather is absolutely beautiful right now. It's warm and the skies are clear. It really does feel like Spring is on it's way. Of course that means Utah weather is going to feel like it needs to kick our asses at least one more time and we'll get a fairly massive snow storm, but for now Spring Fever is kicking in somewhat. Today's picture is outside thanks to the nice weather. It's just a gate in a fence, but it has character and I like it.
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I'm Intrigued [Mar. 11th, 2007|09:15 pm]Suzette
This is Giles' globe that sits on his dresser and acts as a night light. I must confess though, I spend a lot of time watching it. Although it's difficult to see from a picture, it is actually floating and spins around counter clockwise. I know there's some scientific explanation about why it works that includes magnets, but intrigued I still am.
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Riddle Me This [Mar. 10th, 2007|06:28 pm]Suzette
Say someone were to have spent the past couple days watching the entire first season of Torchwood and is now looking for Captain Jack fiction. Where would one find such a thing? If one were looking.Picture of the day is of just out of the oven banana boats. It was Dale and Giles' cooking project for the day. Seeing Giles putting them together was more enjoyable then actually eating them. His pleasure at making something out of his cookbook was too cute!
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(no subject) [Mar. 9th, 2007|09:14 pm]Suzette
Dale finally called in off the sick list today. Although he still doesn't go back until Monday morning, it is nice that he's feeling well enough to acknowledge he's going back to work. My excitement has nothing to do with him being gone a large portion of the day so that I won't have to hear him complain about every little ache. I truly love the man, but when he's sick he's impossible. Anyway, I made rice krispie treats today for all of us to enjoy. Even Angel adores them so I thought I'd let her lick at the pot I made them in today. Since I'm not the nicest person in the world, I made her take a break half-way through and that's when I snapped this picture. Anyone need a little tongue?
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March 8 [Mar. 8th, 2007|11:04 pm]Suzette
I was getting ready for bed and realized I hadn't posted yet. It's been one of those days with computer problems, Dale sick, Giles kind of sick and I'm fairly certain I'm getting sick or at least a migraine. Anyway, here's the picture I'm sure everyone was expecting -- Giles. I'm sure you'll be seeing more of him because he has definite photographic moments when he's not glaring at me for having the camera in the first place.
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