two more days...

And it's the weekend. :) This will be my last weekend without something to do until October. I think I'd like to finish working on the closet and get that done. I'd also like to finish the computer swapping so I can get this one the hell out of here and get back some of my desk.

I did go food shopping last night. I also cooked dinner last night. Then it was time to work on homework for a bit. After that, I made myself one of those desserts where the women in the elevator are getting excited because of the dinging sound. Tasty is a good word for them. I actually think there's enough for two desserts, but I figured I'd be a trooper and finish it. ;) After that it was on the couch with the dogs to watch the season finale of Rescue Me. Hot damn it was good. I'm actually a little pissed that I have to wait until next season to see what happens. So I guess that means they did their job. :)

Yesterday I saw the sun for a while. I'll admit they didn't lie about the weather again. Weather forecasting is one of the only jobs that you can be wrong 90% of the time and still keep your job. Well, that and the president. I'm still not ready for the end of summer tho'.

I'm not sure what I've got going on for tonight. I'll probably do some homework, do a little bit of work on the closet, etc. Unless Sue calls and we decide to go out shopping or something. :)

I heard back from another sponsor yesterday. They're not giving us a ton of cash, but something is better than nothing. They're also giving us magazines (it's a dog sport mag) for the welcome baskets. I have a few more companies to list since some have said no.

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they lied

It didn't get nicer out yesterday. It stayed the same the whole day - cool, cloudy, and sprinkling off and on. This morning looks about the same so they probably lied about that too. We'll see.

I did not go shopping yesterday. I went to my drs appt in the afternoon, came home, and worked until 8pm when they brought the server down to apply patches to it. What a fun night, huh? I have only a couple of things to pass in for school tonight. That'll take me about 10 mins so I'm thinking shopping tonight is more feasible.

I did read a funny story on Boston.com this morning about a woman who was teaching her dog to drive and got into an accident. What a surprise. I'm all about teaching dogs tons of different things - driving happens to be one of those on the "no way in hell" list. What was she thinking.

That's about it kids. Other than shopping and heading out to lunch with Kevin, that's my day in a nutshell. :)

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brrr...

I'm soooo not ready for the end of summer. I'm hoping for a heat wave when Indian Summer (why do we call it that?) kicks in. I'd like to use my pool a few more times before closing it up for the year.

School started for the kids in my surrounding cities today so I left the house earlier than normal to deal with the increase in traffic. My commute is so nice during those summer months and it completely sucks the rest of the time.

I realized today that I have been a home owner for 2 years - I missed my purchasing anniversary on Aug. 14th. Yay for me. :)

Today isn't much of a work day as I have lunch with Sue planned, a meeting after that, and am then leaving early to go to the foot dr. Unfortunately I'll be online after that and probably well into the night to make up for it.

I completed my homework assignment last night and turned it in. I have to admit, I did a kick ass job on it too. :) What I'm puzzled by though, is how this instructor is grading our assignments. I did *such* a shit job on last week's assignment that I was expecting a 10. Instead, I got a 48 out of 50. Trust me, I'm not going to complain, but I strongly feel that I didn't deserve that grade at all. However, I'm not stupid enough to bring that to my instructor's attention. ;)

Supposedly it's going to get nicer as the day goes on. And it's supposed to be fairly nice tomorrow. It will be good to see the sun again!

I think I'll make a stir fry for dinner tonight. I haven't cooked in a while and I miss it eating home cooked meals. First I'll have to go shopping tho'. Of course I'll visit my neighborhood Market Basket where the prices can't be beat and the customer service is reminiscent of old times. :)

September is apparently a busy month. I think most, if not all, of my weekends are already booked up. Actually, I think I'm free this weekend, but the rest are full or nearly full. So nobody plan anything else. :)

Ok, back to work....sigh.

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dreary...and cold!

If there's one thing I dislike immensely, it's being cold. I like my bedroom to be cold because then I can burrow down beneath my down comforter and be nice and warm. And the air doesn't get stuffy, which is the main reason. Other than that, I'm not a big fan of the cold.

It's a gray day - dreary and cold. I think it's supposed to get up to 70 or so, which isn't too bad, but far colder than I prefer. Someday I need to move to a state that is 80-90 most of the time. Someday.

I did exactly what I said I was going to do last night and it was wonderful. :) I got a lot of my Xmas shopping planned out. I'll need to go shopping eventually but first I have to think about to get the tough people, like my Dad - they guy who buys everything he wants when he wants it. I'll find something.

I also ordered some bulbs last night. I had a list of nice-to-haves and when I got a catalog with a $25 off your order coupon, I couldn't resist. I haven't done a whole hell of a lot with my front garden since the flood. So it's about time I got back into the swing of things with it. So I ordered Ice Stick tulips, a variety of Parrot tulips, hardy Gladiolus, Eye of the Tiger Irises, Colour Magic tulips, and some Daffodils. Now I just have to find a place to plant them. I plan on splitting my current Irises in the next couple of weeks. Once I get the other Iris bulbs in, I'll split the bearded ones and alternate the kinds along the back. I'm thinking I'll split the creeping phlox I have in the front as well so I can plant some tulips there. I have a lot of work to do in the garden within the next couple of weeks.

Tonight I'll be concentrating on homework. I have an assignment due tonight, and then I need to work on my XML document for our project. I probably won't get that done tonight - more likely it'll get done tomorrow - but surely by the end of the week.

But, it's time to go make a living. :)

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relaxing...

So I got everything done except for the book packing up part and getting the tree planted. I got the lawn mowed, even the 3ft weeds that were growing where the ditch used to be. I ended up buying a new machine since I *still* haven't received my machine back from the repair shop. I got my homework assignment turned in on time. I started cleaning out the closet and decided I was going to put up a few shelves to store my towels and sheets.

Today I had flyball practice and it went ok. I forgot (yet again) to take the harness off of Pacie when I put him in the crate after training. When I remembered, I checked his crate and I couldn't find it. So I took his bed and blanket out and found little scraps of harness that was still connected to the plastic clips. That was it. The little bastard ate it. I gave him some bread soaked in mineral oil, so hopefully everything will come out nice and easy. I really can't afford a $5k vet bill.

Dad came by after flyball and helped me swap out the patio umbrella. I cut his hair and Betsy's bangs. He made my screen door more secure so the cats can't open it anymore. The only problem is, I can barely open it now too! I'm sure it will loosen up over time, or at least I hope so.

I went to the Xmas tree shop this afternoon to pick up a few things for our flyball tournament's raffle. I also found a couple of small things for gifts so I have to update my gift spreadsheet again.

So it's 6pm and I'm done with everything I had to do for the most part. I'm going to look through a few catalogs and plan out some more Xmas shopping while watching The 4400 and Mythbusters. Add a Cosmo and it sounds like a damn fine night to me. ;)

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