I have currently raised about half my goal ($1000) for the Making Strides walk and Bill is 80% there (though he might need to increase his goal). they little graphic on my side bar doesn't update itself, so i figured I would just give my update via my blog.
The walk is 3 weeks from Sunday, and I really hope Bill and I can reach that $2700 or even pass it as a team.
Sarah
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Making Strides!!!
Bill and I did this last year and I figured a little cross promotion couldn't hurt! I will keep my new layout until after the walk.
oatmeal
I have nothing to say about oatmeal other than it is sitting in front of me and I couldn't come up with a title for my post.
I know many people proudly tell each other that they don't watch tv that they can't stand to sit for an hour and waste their time.... well I love tv. no bad reality shows or canned laughs that are misplaced, but other wise i might be up for anything. I always get excited for a new season of shows.... it's like shopping for a new wardrobe without the cost.
Anyway, the premier season has started in earnest with last night's 2 hour Heroes premier. I am very excited for Ugly Betty (and to a lesser degree Greys). And then next week Chuck and Pushing Daisies will both start up (In the latter I am hoping for more Chenoweth time).
So yay for tv, and if you think it is a waste of my time, tough.
I know many people proudly tell each other that they don't watch tv that they can't stand to sit for an hour and waste their time.... well I love tv. no bad reality shows or canned laughs that are misplaced, but other wise i might be up for anything. I always get excited for a new season of shows.... it's like shopping for a new wardrobe without the cost.
Anyway, the premier season has started in earnest with last night's 2 hour Heroes premier. I am very excited for Ugly Betty (and to a lesser degree Greys). And then next week Chuck and Pushing Daisies will both start up (In the latter I am hoping for more Chenoweth time).
So yay for tv, and if you think it is a waste of my time, tough.
Monday, September 22, 2008
birthday weekend
i had a great weekend and here is the rundown:
Bill took my out to one of my new favs for dinner on Friday. I had a salad with crunchy fried rabbit (my first try at the little fuzzy hopping friends) and lamb. Everything was great and it was a very nice birthday meal.
Saturday we packed up the dog and a change a clothes and headed out to a corgi picnic. There we a bunch of corgi owners (many from mycorgi.com). Bill took some good pics and has posted a few on facebook. after the picnic we drove winnie to the doggy store where we get her food and bought her a halloween costume. this is only further evidence that we need to have children soon. I have pics on facebook of this. Next up was off to the bowling ally with lily to meet up with neil frank and lee jean. we rented one lane for 2 hours and had a lot of fun, again bill has pics (I should probably post some, maybe tonight). After bowling we went and played pool at Frank's sister's condo. That wasn't good for me (but neither was bowling) next year we play monopoly as I am good at that.
Sunday we got ourselves up and out on a trek across town to woodfield mall (about an hour away with little traffic). this was so that i could get what i wanted for my birthday... a tour of the DVC models set up at the mall. (If you don't know what DVC is just know I am nuts about Disney). I think Bill is weirded out by my love of all things disney, but he tolerates it very nicely. by the time we got home we we able to walk the dog and pick some peppers before Bill's parents and Lily came over for dinner and ice cream cake. by the time they left i was ready to go to bed. It was a fun and long weekend. Yay for birthdays.
Today i get one more birthday celebration.... cake at work... very exciting.
This week i am hoping for more sable markets and quick responses from my clients.
Bill took my out to one of my new favs for dinner on Friday. I had a salad with crunchy fried rabbit (my first try at the little fuzzy hopping friends) and lamb. Everything was great and it was a very nice birthday meal.
Saturday we packed up the dog and a change a clothes and headed out to a corgi picnic. There we a bunch of corgi owners (many from mycorgi.com). Bill took some good pics and has posted a few on facebook. after the picnic we drove winnie to the doggy store where we get her food and bought her a halloween costume. this is only further evidence that we need to have children soon. I have pics on facebook of this. Next up was off to the bowling ally with lily to meet up with neil frank and lee jean. we rented one lane for 2 hours and had a lot of fun, again bill has pics (I should probably post some, maybe tonight). After bowling we went and played pool at Frank's sister's condo. That wasn't good for me (but neither was bowling) next year we play monopoly as I am good at that.
Sunday we got ourselves up and out on a trek across town to woodfield mall (about an hour away with little traffic). this was so that i could get what i wanted for my birthday... a tour of the DVC models set up at the mall. (If you don't know what DVC is just know I am nuts about Disney). I think Bill is weirded out by my love of all things disney, but he tolerates it very nicely. by the time we got home we we able to walk the dog and pick some peppers before Bill's parents and Lily came over for dinner and ice cream cake. by the time they left i was ready to go to bed. It was a fun and long weekend. Yay for birthdays.
Today i get one more birthday celebration.... cake at work... very exciting.
This week i am hoping for more sable markets and quick responses from my clients.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
cutting you out
Dear basement carpet:
I am sorry to say things aren't working out. Your padding isn't drying and your smell has gotten worse. I wish I could say "it's not you it's me," but really it is you.
I know you have provided warmth to the room an all those cold winter nights. And I know you have been with me since the beginning, which just makes this harder.
I am afraid that the only thing I can do at this point is cut you out. Not completely at first, I mean we can still be friends, but I will eventually move on and i suggest you do the same.
Yours,
Sarah
I am sorry to say things aren't working out. Your padding isn't drying and your smell has gotten worse. I wish I could say "it's not you it's me," but really it is you.
I know you have provided warmth to the room an all those cold winter nights. And I know you have been with me since the beginning, which just makes this harder.
I am afraid that the only thing I can do at this point is cut you out. Not completely at first, I mean we can still be friends, but I will eventually move on and i suggest you do the same.
Yours,
Sarah
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
i don't like mold
evil evil good for nothing (and don't start talking about cheese or antibiotics) bad smelling money grubbing mold.
time to get a shop vac and start thinking about solutions for the basement.
time to get a shop vac and start thinking about solutions for the basement.
the aftermath
well after about 48 hours of record breaking rain, the sky finally cleared last night. Thank you to family that called after seeing pictures of the flooded areas.
We were relatively unharmed and lucky. we have some damage in our basement from some seepage (we don't know where it is coming from in part of the finished part), some damage to our ceiling in the living room (have to find out if it is the flashing as I hope it is), and some leaking in the unfinished part of the basement (from an exhaust pipe to our furnace, go figure)
our backyard has become a swamp which was great fun to take the dog out into, especially when she decided to chase the bunnies.
much of homewood had a lot more flooding. the underpasses from the train were all blocked off (we couldn't get to the grocery store we would normally go to) and standing water made some areas impassable for small cars. I heard today that hf high school is closed... with no kids I don't really pay attention to that.
because of the rain we didn't go out to a movie or really do much outside our house. we did get to see michael clayton on hbo though and yesterday i made enough chili to feed a firehouse and two nice baguettes and a yummy peach cobbler.
We were relatively unharmed and lucky. we have some damage in our basement from some seepage (we don't know where it is coming from in part of the finished part), some damage to our ceiling in the living room (have to find out if it is the flashing as I hope it is), and some leaking in the unfinished part of the basement (from an exhaust pipe to our furnace, go figure)
our backyard has become a swamp which was great fun to take the dog out into, especially when she decided to chase the bunnies.
much of homewood had a lot more flooding. the underpasses from the train were all blocked off (we couldn't get to the grocery store we would normally go to) and standing water made some areas impassable for small cars. I heard today that hf high school is closed... with no kids I don't really pay attention to that.
because of the rain we didn't go out to a movie or really do much outside our house. we did get to see michael clayton on hbo though and yesterday i made enough chili to feed a firehouse and two nice baguettes and a yummy peach cobbler.
Friday, September 12, 2008
more rain
this rain has become depressing. And on top of it my dog won't go out on the grass because it is always wet.
this weekend there are tons of things going on around the city including celtic fest, wine stomping, and apple picking. all of these are out doors and all will be a lot less fun with gloomy rain. So i think bill and i will stay home for the weekend.
i am starting to gear up for our Christmas trip and thinking of resurrecting the travel blog to post some pictures of our disney family Christmases and such, we'll see.
otherwise i am still reading the duchess. I want to see some of the new movies that are starting to hit theaters esp this week's burn after reading. clooney and pitt... ... ...
ok back from day dreams and i should get back to my day. have a nice weekend.
this weekend there are tons of things going on around the city including celtic fest, wine stomping, and apple picking. all of these are out doors and all will be a lot less fun with gloomy rain. So i think bill and i will stay home for the weekend.
i am starting to gear up for our Christmas trip and thinking of resurrecting the travel blog to post some pictures of our disney family Christmases and such, we'll see.
otherwise i am still reading the duchess. I want to see some of the new movies that are starting to hit theaters esp this week's burn after reading. clooney and pitt... ... ...
ok back from day dreams and i should get back to my day. have a nice weekend.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
freaking cold
when you wake up and the radio man starts the current temp with 40 anything you know summer is over and you can now anticipate boots gloves hats and scarves.... but seriously it's not even close to september 22 (when fall offically begins).
in other news my strange dog won't step on the grass any more. I am hoping it is a temporary thing as it is quite annoying.
in other news my strange dog won't step on the grass any more. I am hoping it is a temporary thing as it is quite annoying.
Monday, September 08, 2008
maybe i am getting old
today I got into work only to be reminded that I was supposed to be 60min south of my office performing jury duty.
I hate not being punctual, so forgetting something like this just makes me feel awful. Luckily I called and I should be rescheduled without any problems.
I may not have remembered to call after 4:30pm yesterday because I was busy make bread and soup for dinner. I think my summons is now underneath my Joy of Cooking.
Outside of being forgetful this weekend, on Saturday we had lunch with the in laws and then went out in the evening. Sunday we had a baby party in Chinatown celebrating Steven and Clara's second baby, Spencer.
Today is extremely dark and rainy, to complement my mood after this morning perfectly.
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On another note on Friday I finished up Breaking Dawn (which came out while I was on vacation and I waited until i had finished all of my current books to pick it up). I hadn't realized that it had received so many negative reviews. So many of these were about being "realistic" or "anti-feminist". After reading the book, I will say it wasn't my favorite out of the series, but it's a book about vampires... the expectation of realism should stop there. and as far as anti feminist thing goes... since when is it anti feminist for a female to get what they want and achieve their goals (even if those are goals are of marriage)?
Either way it was fun to finish the series and then be able to watch the new show on HBO True Blood. Jury is still out on that show for me, but I may try that series next... currently I am reading The Duchess (what the new Kiera movie is based on). and then in my stack are these: Right Attitude to Rain, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Septembers of Shiraz, and Run.
As always if you have a good book to read let me know.
I hate not being punctual, so forgetting something like this just makes me feel awful. Luckily I called and I should be rescheduled without any problems.
I may not have remembered to call after 4:30pm yesterday because I was busy make bread and soup for dinner. I think my summons is now underneath my Joy of Cooking.
Outside of being forgetful this weekend, on Saturday we had lunch with the in laws and then went out in the evening. Sunday we had a baby party in Chinatown celebrating Steven and Clara's second baby, Spencer.
Today is extremely dark and rainy, to complement my mood after this morning perfectly.
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On another note on Friday I finished up Breaking Dawn (which came out while I was on vacation and I waited until i had finished all of my current books to pick it up). I hadn't realized that it had received so many negative reviews. So many of these were about being "realistic" or "anti-feminist". After reading the book, I will say it wasn't my favorite out of the series, but it's a book about vampires... the expectation of realism should stop there. and as far as anti feminist thing goes... since when is it anti feminist for a female to get what they want and achieve their goals (even if those are goals are of marriage)?
Either way it was fun to finish the series and then be able to watch the new show on HBO True Blood. Jury is still out on that show for me, but I may try that series next... currently I am reading The Duchess (what the new Kiera movie is based on). and then in my stack are these: Right Attitude to Rain, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Septembers of Shiraz, and Run.
As always if you have a good book to read let me know.
Friday, September 05, 2008
rain rain rain
so the remnants of Gustav have finally past us after about 24 hours of non-stop rain. So it was probably good that i had made a dash for the book store yesterday and gotten some new books including one i had been waiting for since May.
I must say not much excites me like a good book. TV, movies, music all pale in comparison. I feel lucky in my life that I was taught to love to read - to relish that moment of cracking open a new book by an author you love or the excitement of finding a new author to read.
It's just too bad I couldn't spend all of this cool gloomy Friday curled up on the couch, blanket around me and Winnie laying next to me, reading. Oh, well I guess I'll just be grateful for the 40 mins I get on the train both ways.
I must say not much excites me like a good book. TV, movies, music all pale in comparison. I feel lucky in my life that I was taught to love to read - to relish that moment of cracking open a new book by an author you love or the excitement of finding a new author to read.
It's just too bad I couldn't spend all of this cool gloomy Friday curled up on the couch, blanket around me and Winnie laying next to me, reading. Oh, well I guess I'll just be grateful for the 40 mins I get on the train both ways.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
so far so good
September is always a good month...
I was one of those kids that liked going back to school (and getting new school supplies!) And as much as I hate to see summer go I also love crunching leaves as I walk down the street.
But this month has important birthdays (ehem) including some good friends from u of c a fellow blogger a nice number of relatives and some co-workers (important to know when the free cake days are)
September is usually warm enough to still enjoy outside, but cool enough to sleep with a blanket at night (my favorite.)
I know I have a cousin that was just raving about the month, but i must reiterate it. Even though September usually has one of the uglier/boring pictures on the calender, it holds a special place in my heart.
In other news, the powers that control the exercise schedule have given me back my evening Pilate's class and two opportunities to spin every week. After a summer off, this is a great way to get in shape for our Christmas trip.
I was one of those kids that liked going back to school (and getting new school supplies!) And as much as I hate to see summer go I also love crunching leaves as I walk down the street.
But this month has important birthdays (ehem) including some good friends from u of c a fellow blogger a nice number of relatives and some co-workers (important to know when the free cake days are)
September is usually warm enough to still enjoy outside, but cool enough to sleep with a blanket at night (my favorite.)
I know I have a cousin that was just raving about the month, but i must reiterate it. Even though September usually has one of the uglier/boring pictures on the calender, it holds a special place in my heart.
In other news, the powers that control the exercise schedule have given me back my evening Pilate's class and two opportunities to spin every week. After a summer off, this is a great way to get in shape for our Christmas trip.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
What a Great Weekend!
I don't remember have such a nice August in ages, and this long weekend leading into September did not disappoint. It was beautiful all weekend long, and Bill and I were able to really enjoy it.
Friday we tried this place for dinner. It was great. Huge portions of food, but very good and with lots of sides. We then meandered into Frankfort, as we had never been there before and discovered they have a huge art and craft fair every year on Labor Day. So...
Saturday after working in the yard all morning we cleaned up and headed over to check things out. We had a lot of fun, got a little something for our basement project and even scoped out some new restaurants to try ... in the future because we had to go home and eat our leftovers.
Sunday brought some cleaning and house work and then a great evening in the city celebrating RJ's birthday and meat (we were at a churrascaria after all).
Monday we finally made ourselves start our weekend project, after prepping our cookout and making homemade spaghetti sauce from garden veggies, and plunged into the basement. lucky for us by that time we only had an hour until it was time to go grill and spend a beautiful evening outside. We even go Bill's parents to join in some cornhole ("bags" for you Chicagoans)
As we sat on the couch with the dog later last night, I turned to Bill and said, "Is it Friday yet?"
Friday we tried this place for dinner. It was great. Huge portions of food, but very good and with lots of sides. We then meandered into Frankfort, as we had never been there before and discovered they have a huge art and craft fair every year on Labor Day. So...
Saturday after working in the yard all morning we cleaned up and headed over to check things out. We had a lot of fun, got a little something for our basement project and even scoped out some new restaurants to try ... in the future because we had to go home and eat our leftovers.
Sunday brought some cleaning and house work and then a great evening in the city celebrating RJ's birthday and meat (we were at a churrascaria after all).
Monday we finally made ourselves start our weekend project, after prepping our cookout and making homemade spaghetti sauce from garden veggies, and plunged into the basement. lucky for us by that time we only had an hour until it was time to go grill and spend a beautiful evening outside. We even go Bill's parents to join in some cornhole ("bags" for you Chicagoans)
As we sat on the couch with the dog later last night, I turned to Bill and said, "Is it Friday yet?"
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