cute computer genius

Here is just a cute po toot picture I took yesterday. Bella is now addicted to Sesame Workshop. Especially of Elmo's Potty time. You have to take a listen, and see how Elmo eerily scares the crap out of youngsters by telling them if they don't stop what they are doing and go to the potty, they are going to have an full blown ACCIDENT!!! Oh god no! After Elmo says the phrase (about every 45 seconds) then they soften the BLOW by doing a giggle...
Somehow, bella is obsessed with this potty section of the workshop. But her second fav right now is Big Bird gets a letter, followed by Peek-a-boo Elmo...Be careful bella, if you don't tell me you have to go to the bathroom, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT!!! Armageddon is here...heehee!!!

Here is the bouge playing Elmo peekaboo, I need to edit this but I am having fun being able to use the new computer, so I haven't figured that all out yet....

Ravinia reeelaxing

So we went to Ravinia last night to see Feist, see full report over on Mookiedaddy, but it was nice. Bella was good. The weather was perfect. It was also
Pinky's first show (Isabella's Lovey). Bella has been wiped out today though from staying out till 11 pm. Don't worry, she was pretty asleep by 10:15. But she is DRAGGING today. Not to mention part CRANK. see sippy pic to the right.

The only thing that was crazy about Ravinia last night was that this family of about 10 people decided to be latecomers and sit by us in an area the size of a nickel. ok, maybe a 3 foot by 4 foot rectangle carpet. NOT enough room for 10 bodies. Plus they were more irritating becuase they were all SUPER skinny, and they brought enough food to feed the entire 10K lawn seating area. I didn't see them bring the food, WHICH kept on coming and coming (which I was jealous of becuase it was all good asian food too); all I saw them bring was umpteen million chairs. But they packed all the food away, these skinny ass people. It was unbelievable--while taking up an area that was just way too small. I hate moochie latecomers with good food.

We sat in OUR place, right outside the covered stage on the lawn. So it was still enjoyable with good volume, good shade, good emmenities by us like a coveted drinking foutain, food vendors--with freaking $5 superpretzels (of which bella begged for 1), and of course decent bathrooms....we brought a few things to eat, bella ate like a cow too, polishing off fresh strawberries, pullapart bread, cheese, juice...

Howdy from Vista-land

Well, I am attempting to live with MS Vista, and let's just say it has been a hard past few days. This new laptop of mine is just nuts...but I think I am starting
to figure this puppy out. Vista is some crayzee shiznet. To download something, you have to download AND activate it. Strange.

So funny story about this pic here. We took bella to the Arlington heights Frontier days and got her a $2 pony ride. Well first the large white pony kinda scared her so we traded with the non english speaking child for the smaller pony. Then about 3/4 of the way thru the ride, the darn thing SHIVERS and scares the CRAP out of bella. But the lady who ran the ride quickly came over and tried to talk bella into believing the pony was giving her a handshake, and so she calmed down a little, but was nervous. Then after I took her off I talked to her about it and convinced her the pony was trying to be funny, and then I asked her to do what the pony did, and she did a little shakey dance...so she got over it and we avoided a meltdown. YAY. again YAY.

Well, how many more days till Batman?? I just LOVE CHRISTIAN BALE (sorry Scott)....but that is a WHHOOOLLLEEE other post...now seriously, 8 days? I am sure I'll see it a couple times, and I can hardly wait for my IMAX screening too. Not to even mention Heath Ledger...uggghh I wanna go now. Right now. And did I mention CB is 1-5 on my top 5?? yeah.

Holy Endocrinologists Batman!

I just have to say, for the first time in the history of me, I have told a doctor I LOVE them.
Did you faint?
LOVE--Yes, in a non-girl on girl way, get your mind out of the gutter, but still. If you know me, then you know I have seen over thirty docs in my life--well in the past 10 years alone really, then you know how BIG this is.

I FINALLY found an Endrocrinologist/Doc who is on MY SAME PAGE. Do you know how long I have been waiting? My whole life (pretty much)!

If you are in the Chicagoland area, and are in need of a freaking great Endo, let me know. They are extremely hard to come by. Totally RARE.

AND for the FIRST TIME, the needle didn't HURT EITHER! AT ALL!
Sigh Sigh Sign. SWOON SWOON.

Full moon assmunchers

So I am tracking to see if there IS a full moon, paranormal, kinetic energy, land zone/hot zone, bell curve pattern to why people go F-ing CRAZY cyclically. Here at work we have noticed that the up and down periods go in some kind of cycle. So I am going to be the first to really test and measure here. I think I already have a theory. It’s the end of fiscal quarters. Well, actually it starts exactly 8 days from the last day of the quarter so far it has not let up as we are in day 3 of the next quarter.

I say the fuckcycle didn’t end yet, as this morning I was DRAG racing with some assmunch in a SEMI. Yes an 18 wheeler. I was passing him, in the SLOW Lane, and he purposely spend up and forced me to off road in a puddle filled shoulder while I was trying to beat him in a merge, THEN after I let him pass, he SLAMMED on his breaks—which actually SMOKED—and then he made a turn right away. Like he freaking could NOT wait. Seriously!! And it was not even 6:30 AM!!!

Looking back in my calendar, I even wrote TODAY SUCKED on the 24th of June. Actually it looked like this on my wide open desk: “SUCKED!!!”—with a double underline, in bright orange.
I leave my written calendar open on my desk; I wonder what my desk visitors and boss will say. Although I questioned her already, and she had a craptastic week as well.

So Anyone have any thoughts on this?? Does it not seem to go in cycles for you? Has anyone already performed extensive batteries of tests on this? Fill me in.

Ergo, the only good thing to come out of last week, was that I finally MADE myself open Bella’s college fund last Friday. It is done. Mission Completion.
And that is about it.

Thank god for this three day weekend which starts in about t-minus 2 hours for me. Adieu!

Happy birthday meggie

Slideorama below is from Bella's cousin Meggie's 4th birthday. Bella LOVES her cousins and they wear her out fully and completely. We are looking forward to more visits!

Slide-o-rama