Shower Checklist?
Does anyone else think they need a shower checklist?
Lather Hair
Rinse Hair
Put in Conditioner
Wash all parts - begin at the top and don't stop until you reach your toes or you are sure to forget something....
Rinse soap....
WASH YOUR FACE
Did you remember to RINSE OUT THE CONDITIONER?????
Shoot - I know I'm getting old when I get out of the shower and still have shampoo in my hair - something went WRONG. Trish told me at the park today that she has a routine and then just does it. ::snort:: Well - SO DO I....but obviously I am having trouble remembering where I am IN the routine.
Maybe I could laminate it and put it up above the shower tile.....
And since I'm making checklists....how about
Do NOT put the Preparation H on your toothbrush....
Do NOT confuse the eye makeup remover with the fingernail polish remover....
Put that mascara down and make sure you put your eye shadow on!....
Dorothy.....am I joining your decrepitude club? Can I?
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Camera Continuation...
I mentioned that my friend, Debbie has a Cannon PowerShot. It's really still bigger than pocket size and if I'm going bigger than pocket size I may as will take my SLR. Near as I can figure hers is a PowerShot A 350 or 450.
WHY does Cannon name all their cameras so closely? Today, another friend had her new 
camera at the park. IT is a Cannon PowerShot SD1000 and is small enough to fit in a purse, diaper bag, pocket. She let me try it and there was virtually no delay. I took a photo of Stacia running and it was not blurred... I didn't see a sports mode. It is new enough that she wasn't sure if she had a sports mode. Does ANYONE have THAT camera? What have you thought in the long run?
camera at the park. IT is a Cannon PowerShot SD1000 and is small enough to fit in a purse, diaper bag, pocket. She let me try it and there was virtually no delay. I took a photo of Stacia running and it was not blurred... I didn't see a sports mode. It is new enough that she wasn't sure if she had a sports mode. Does ANYONE have THAT camera? What have you thought in the long run?
I can't remember what camera Cindy has. She showed me when we met. It was a Cannon Power Shot but I don't think it was the big one...maybe? I can't remember. I was going to search her blog but can't find a search engine on her blog....I remembered it was a gift but it didn't show up in her Christmas or Birthday post.....I know I saw a post on her camera.... LOL
The 3 a.m. hour
What better thing to do than cuddle, post an entry, and read blogs at 3 a.m.???? If I sit in the recliner and try to get Stacia back to sleep *I* will fall asleep.
Yesterday, I continued my quest to "get my house in order". I called our teacher at NARHS. Humbling. She began by saying, "De'Etta, What's going on? Your paperwork is usually immaculate and so organized?" ::snort:: I explained that Mike was deployed and other than that I don't KNOW why I'm behind. (Mike reminded me later that I'd been pregnant, had a miscarriage, graduation etc). I talked with her about Josiah's transcript/portfolio. She marked out a morning to work on his stuff and I'm mailing it off in the a.m. I'll pay for them to "expedite" his paperwork. They'll call in whoever does that to do it this summer for us and it will be done within a week instead of the typical 7. ::snort:: I finished his portfolio....his LAST one.
Josiah applied to the local university.
I picked up our new chaplain's children and we went to see Ratatouille. It was better than I expected. Stacia fell asleep - which may be why she is UP now. LOL Matt and Liz seemed to enjoy the break from moving.....their household goods were being delivered. Our children enjoyed the break from WORK. ::snort::
I placed a produce order. Shew - of the stuff we bought on Monday we've already eaten the case (small tray) of peaches, 2 lbs of strawberries, 2 lbs of grapes, 2 lbs of cherries, cantaloupe and pineapple. I need to go back to Sam's and buy a few more things...just enough to last until Friday is my goal.
Some friends are moving to Fairbanks. They had wanted to have a BBQ before they left. They waited for us to get home. Last night we went out to the lake and met with Todd and Debbie, Steve and Debbie and families. Fun, fun, fun. I took the Nikon to get good pictures. I put it in a safe spot...off the tables and on an unused BBQ grill. The boys were throwing a football and wham.....I see a small camera in my future. ::snort:: The irony is that my friend, Debbie, HAS a Cannon Powershot. She’s a photography buff and after watching the difference in our photos, and seeing what the Nikon does she’s saving for a D SLR. I told her to KEEP the small one too. LOL
I said, "no" to two appointments. LOL Josiah had the day off and ran errands for me. What a blessing!
Krista called and it was great to talk with her.
I still can't get the card reader to read, so no pictures....Josiah is going to vacum the computers tomorrow or something which is supposed to help.
Yesterday, I continued my quest to "get my house in order". I called our teacher at NARHS. Humbling. She began by saying, "De'Etta, What's going on? Your paperwork is usually immaculate and so organized?" ::snort:: I explained that Mike was deployed and other than that I don't KNOW why I'm behind. (Mike reminded me later that I'd been pregnant, had a miscarriage, graduation etc). I talked with her about Josiah's transcript/portfolio. She marked out a morning to work on his stuff and I'm mailing it off in the a.m. I'll pay for them to "expedite" his paperwork. They'll call in whoever does that to do it this summer for us and it will be done within a week instead of the typical 7. ::snort:: I finished his portfolio....his LAST one.
Josiah applied to the local university.
I picked up our new chaplain's children and we went to see Ratatouille. It was better than I expected. Stacia fell asleep - which may be why she is UP now. LOL Matt and Liz seemed to enjoy the break from moving.....their household goods were being delivered. Our children enjoyed the break from WORK. ::snort::
I placed a produce order. Shew - of the stuff we bought on Monday we've already eaten the case (small tray) of peaches, 2 lbs of strawberries, 2 lbs of grapes, 2 lbs of cherries, cantaloupe and pineapple. I need to go back to Sam's and buy a few more things...just enough to last until Friday is my goal.
Some friends are moving to Fairbanks. They had wanted to have a BBQ before they left. They waited for us to get home. Last night we went out to the lake and met with Todd and Debbie, Steve and Debbie and families. Fun, fun, fun. I took the Nikon to get good pictures. I put it in a safe spot...off the tables and on an unused BBQ grill. The boys were throwing a football and wham.....I see a small camera in my future. ::snort:: The irony is that my friend, Debbie, HAS a Cannon Powershot. She’s a photography buff and after watching the difference in our photos, and seeing what the Nikon does she’s saving for a D SLR. I told her to KEEP the small one too. LOL
I said, "no" to two appointments. LOL Josiah had the day off and ran errands for me. What a blessing!
Krista called and it was great to talk with her.
I still can't get the card reader to read, so no pictures....Josiah is going to vacum the computers tomorrow or something which is supposed to help.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
SIDEWALKS
As I fell asleep last night I began to think of sidewalks. I grew up with sidewalks. Our home in Hardin, MT had sidewalks. They were great for walks; chasing toddlers, trikes….our town now has no sidewalks. Most the spots we visited had no sidewalks.
Does this say something about our society? We no longer need sidewalks because we aren’t home to leisurely enjoy those afternoons on the sidewalks? Or we’re too lazy to edge around the sidewalks….much easier to mow to the curb? Or we’re more territorial and don’t want our neighbors to have easy access to our yard?
And what happened to Front Porches – which the SIDEWALKS led up to???? What about your area of the country? I'm interested in now in this sidewalk issue. I think I want our next assignment to be to a place with sidewalks. ::snort::
Does this say something about our society? We no longer need sidewalks because we aren’t home to leisurely enjoy those afternoons on the sidewalks? Or we’re too lazy to edge around the sidewalks….much easier to mow to the curb? Or we’re more territorial and don’t want our neighbors to have easy access to our yard?
And what happened to Front Porches – which the SIDEWALKS led up to???? What about your area of the country? I'm interested in now in this sidewalk issue. I think I want our next assignment to be to a place with sidewalks. ::snort::
Does this matter at all? Probably not, but it seemed profound at mid-night
Monday, July 16, 2007
Mike's Experiment:
Same room, same time, same girl, same lighting.... 
Now with the SLR:
She is moving in this one....
We really concluded, as Lisa has, that nothing will compare to the SLR....for taking quick shots of little ones....I think I will begin to leave the Nikon out again....and if we get a point and click it will be for things that pop up when I haven't brought the SLR. Maybe. LOL
Our Grand Shopping Adventure
This led to a quick trip to Sam's Club for:
Produce
and Milk (the boys are thrilled to be off their month of milk rations! LOL)
Gas in our hometown....ties with Troutdale, OR for the cheapest we've seen (Oh - the Sam's door guard was not happy that I took this photo - I explained).
"Getting My House in Order" or "Vacation Recovery"
I've decided to spend the week focusing on my continuing quest for organization. This covers much more than the physical home. Two years ago God told me to spend the next season of my life "getting my house in order". I'll write more about that later - maybe.
For NOW - this means that I'm getting back to routines. I want to tie up loose ends from last school year. I need to get the boys' portfolios mailed. The house is fairly clean but I want to deep clean a few areas. I want to organize the school closet, my files, and Darshia motivated us to try yet another overhaul of our toy closet. ::snort:: I also want all the walls washed. I have a ton of "getting back home things to do". I'm taking this week to get it all in order before I try to jump back into life.
The exception to this is the produce co-op. I NEED produce on Friday so I will spend some time tomorrow making calls, hopefully getting enough shares to place an order.
Today I: continued laundry, paid bills, balanced the checkbook, returned library books, bought produce, COOKED dinner, met our new chaplains, sent out a produce co-op email, made some phone calls, picked up PBS books at the post office and went to Curves.
I also said "no". I wanted to say "yes". Our region is having a Leadership Retreat THIS weekend. It would be Friday/Saturday. They graciously offered to pay my gas and room and would really like for me to come. I'd like to go. The speaker will be great. The weekend is geared to making you a better leader. I'd love to be there. PWOC here is small and I miss a larger group of supportive military women. This would be a great thing. EXCEPT - I JUST GOT HOME FROM A 31 DAY TRIP!!! I would have to drive to Lawton, OK on Friday and back on Saturday Evening..... and really it is in conflict with my overriding goal for the week - and this season "to get my house in order". I said, No. Lynn, Darshia - are you proud of me? I don't think I said "no" more than 2 times in Alaska. ::snort:: I felt terrible telling them no and they may call again tomorrow....If you hear I'm going to OK over the weekend...I said "maybe". ::snort::
I've decided to spend the week focusing on my continuing quest for organization. This covers much more than the physical home. Two years ago God told me to spend the next season of my life "getting my house in order". I'll write more about that later - maybe.
For NOW - this means that I'm getting back to routines. I want to tie up loose ends from last school year. I need to get the boys' portfolios mailed. The house is fairly clean but I want to deep clean a few areas. I want to organize the school closet, my files, and Darshia motivated us to try yet another overhaul of our toy closet. ::snort:: I also want all the walls washed. I have a ton of "getting back home things to do". I'm taking this week to get it all in order before I try to jump back into life.
The exception to this is the produce co-op. I NEED produce on Friday so I will spend some time tomorrow making calls, hopefully getting enough shares to place an order.
Today I: continued laundry, paid bills, balanced the checkbook, returned library books, bought produce, COOKED dinner, met our new chaplains, sent out a produce co-op email, made some phone calls, picked up PBS books at the post office and went to Curves.
I also said "no". I wanted to say "yes". Our region is having a Leadership Retreat THIS weekend. It would be Friday/Saturday. They graciously offered to pay my gas and room and would really like for me to come. I'd like to go. The speaker will be great. The weekend is geared to making you a better leader. I'd love to be there. PWOC here is small and I miss a larger group of supportive military women. This would be a great thing. EXCEPT - I JUST GOT HOME FROM A 31 DAY TRIP!!! I would have to drive to Lawton, OK on Friday and back on Saturday Evening..... and really it is in conflict with my overriding goal for the week - and this season "to get my house in order". I said, No. Lynn, Darshia - are you proud of me? I don't think I said "no" more than 2 times in Alaska. ::snort:: I felt terrible telling them no and they may call again tomorrow....If you hear I'm going to OK over the weekend...I said "maybe". ::snort::
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