Thursday, August 02, 2007
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Ever since Ian was born in 2003 that particular racquetball event has always been on the chopping block. It's for the love of the sport, and the love of the camaraderie that we continued going. This year however, we decided to hand the torch off to someone else.
A few reasons came into play. Ian and Lexi were a huge reason. It's kind of tough to expect them to contain themselves while we are working on things, and I can't expect them to sit quietly in the tower. Willie and I never got paid monetarily (though it was nice to have a room paid for and food paid for), and always used vacation time to go "work" somewhere else. If that makes sense. Now with the kids our desire to go off and do other things with them has increased, and that was also a reason. Plus with the addition of them into our family, a rental car is completely necessary, I'm not going to chance terrible weather walking blocks to the club with the kids in a stroller freezing, so that was an added expense.
It's going to be tough this year. We've provided coverage for that event for seven years. Willies been at the open since its inaugural year (first as a player than as employee). It's always been something that we look forward too, and it will be greatly missed on our agenda.
Monday, July 23, 2007
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Well, I can totally understand making it to the finals when you didn't expect it, and having to catch a flight, but the way the women were bumped all the way to the end of the day, even after the Mens Doubles really sucked. The Carson Huczek Match took place instead of the womens finals, and then instead of putting the womens finals on, they waited until after the Men's Open Doubles...which means...everyone left. I'm hoping that everyone stayed and supported them. I would have stayed except my situation is a little different with the kids and such, and we were done.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
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I decided last week. . well..almost two weeks ago now...What day was that...lets see. . the seventh, to drive back to CO on a whim with my inlaws. They are/were moving to Virginia and I making a pit stop in CO and I was DYING to get back there, so I jokingly said on the fourth "hey it'd be good to go out with you"...I didn't think much of it because I wasn't really willing to make the drive back by myself. But then the next morning (the fifth) I figured it out, I could drive out, Willie could fly out during the week sometime, and help me drive back. . so off we went to travelocity of some other travel site and booked his ticket. I drove out Sunday and got there on Monday. Sunday was hell BTW. I woke up at 5 a.m. for no particular reason (was supposed to sleep until 6:15 a.m.), and we didn't arrive to our "obligated" destination (as fil called it), until 2:30 in the morning (3:30 Albuquerque time) and didn't get to bed until 4 a.m.! FIL 's trailer that he was pulling had a blown out tire and he didn't get in until 5 a.m. so I guess he had it more rough, but I had the two kiddos....so i win :)
We showed up on Monday and I got to surprise my Best Friend Lissa. Who I had talked too frequently throughout the drive and she never figured it out so that was fun. I was able to squeeze everyone in on my list by the end of the week except for a few personal close friends, but...I tried my hardest you can't argue that. The kids had a blast getting to re-meet everyone. We moved to CA at such a young age for them that they don't remember a lot of people seeing as they only get to visit them once a year.
It was hard being away from Willie. Not Guatemala hard, but hard. I think he had the harder time this time though. In Guatemala he was really busy and while he had time to think of it, not much before he was wisked off to a match,. . this time he had to sit at home, while not only I was gone, but so were the kids.
I discovered how much of a sucker I am for good ol' Beautiful Colorado scenery. On my drive out I was driving over Raton pass, and as I reached the top, the top of the twin peak mountains became visable and were covered in snow, and . . okay, I already admitted I'm a sucker, but I'll add that I'm a sap. I started balling. I truly miss Colorado. I saw so many deer along the highway, and it was just absolutely beautiful driving from the end of that pass on. I'll admit I'm an even bigger sap and its the same beautiful scenery on the way out (this time through the opposite end - Denver) that had me crying again.
I also realized that if I had been a little wiser to how little time I was going to be there, I probably would have had Willie come out during the next week or something to allow me time to fit everyone in. . oh well. . lesson learned.
The kids as usual were their fantastic traveling selves. I can't even remember how many trips they've been on, but its over twenty for each of them when you combine car and air travel. They are troopers. You should see Willie and I at the airport lol. We've actually gotten compliments..of course its from the people who got "stuck" behind us cause the people who were originally behind us thought "I'm outta this line these people will take forever", and go to another line, and we cruise right on through, while their still standing there. . haha
I got some of the cutest pictures of the kids. I'll share them once Willie reinstales windows live writer...I still hate vista. That hasn't changed lol
Lets see. . what else. I always sit and think to myself, or while doing something I'll say "I need to blog this" then I get here, and its gone. It's of course usually about how fantastic the kids are. . man they are great. . OH THATS WHAT IT WAS
When Willie got out to CO he informed me that he thought it was time for the kids to move into their own bedroom. I agreed. We moved into our 3 bedroom place and the third room has been nothing but an under-utilized toy room. Fine and all, but I'm missing out on my new double sinked bathroom because in the morning we can't use it because we'll wake up the kids..so when we got back from CO, we put the kids in their own room. They did great, I on the other hand did not lol.
After putting them down for nite-nite time, hanging out with Willie a bit, then going to bed myself, I realized they were no longer there, and started balling. "How can I hear them if they start coughing/What if they get sick" and of course nothing happened. However the next night we were awaken suddenly at 3:00 a.m. when Ian was out in the living room crying "momma where are you", he had an attack of the number 2's in the middle of the night and always needs help with his bum wipping...so I (being the overly sad momma that I am that I wont be able to hear them and help them) called to Willie "Go get Ian" lol. So much for my worries lol
I am aware that I can go get a baby monitor and ease my fear of hearing them, but the fear is going away. I am actually really starting to LOVE not having them in my room. I can put them to bed, and go to bed at the same time now! (before they would probably start crawling into bed with me (they were in seperate beds from us) and bugging me), OR like tonight, I can keep doing the laundry after nite nite time because they wont be there to interfere with the putting away of the clothes that belong in the nice sized walk in closet that is in the bathroom with the great double sinks :). It's all coming together and I'm getting used to it!
Today I even got BOTH OF THEM to lay in their beds for nap time at 3:00 p.m. in their room, so that meant that I could clean the kitchen and other things instead of having to be quite cause Ian was asleep on the couch and Lexi was asleep in our room. . its working out well.
That's about it. I'm sure I'll remember later what that third thing was but for now. my wrist hurts and they'll (Willie and kids) will be home from racquetball soon and Mommies alone time will soon be over. Better get the kitchen cleaned :)
Friday, April 06, 2007
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I'm supposed to assume that that little funky windows "graphic" in the upper left had all my answers. .give me a freakin break...F---rs..
This is supposed to be easy? Where the F**(&(*& is the Save as button. . or how about "open" . .f----rs
Jackie
*sorry. . words can't express my frustration right now.*
Thursday, March 29, 2007
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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I figured something out,. . .and if you didn't believe me about the filling and the white straight teeth:
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0416449/FCJG3000098.jpg.html
Also, I couldn't pin point the feeling the movie gave me until just a minute ago. It gave me the feeling like I had just read greek mythology when I was a kid...those were the kinds of images I would get in my head when I would read them. . and this had the fantasty there as well (the immortals, the animals, the deformed people)....so...there. . more thoughts.
Monday, March 26, 2007
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I know that when it comes to being sick we dont exactly want rewards for how good or bad we are of a patient...but seriously. . I'm terrible.
I've been told this my entire life. "Jackie you better hope you never get seriously ill because your a terrible medicine taker". My Grandma, Dad, Aunt's and Uncles have all echoed the sentiment that I am in fact a horrible sick person. And now it's Willie's turn to witness first hand just how stubborn and terrible I can be.
So the basic treatment for sore throat is Gargling Salt Water and using Chloraseptic. Well...those two things just WONT do. I have been against those two very things since I was at least 5 years old. I have thrown tantrums after tantrum about never gargling that wretched salt water, and using that awful Chloraseptic crap. But Willie on the other hand, he's a whole new person to convince that I really am stubborn as a mule.
I posted on the Racquetball forums about my sore throat and once again, the echoeing of "salt water and chloraseptic" was loud and clear. Of course he had to read this as well, and on our way home Saturday from the tournament we had to stop and get me something cause I was in a terrible amount of pain. NO pain will not make me use the dreaded stuff either. So here we are in the car. I'm about to suck it up and squirt the Chloraseptic. We even got Cherry flavored as so thoughfully recommended by someone who does not have these issues...
There we are, at the red light. I take a deep breath. Squirt Squirt Squirt Squirt Squirt. . five times as the label said, and lo' and behold. . here I go. I start heaving. . god it's awful, I almost vomit in the car. Your not supposed to swallow the stuff so here I am spitting into the plastic bag we got from target with our purachase. My mouth is suddenly warm from the sensation of having to vomit...I hate this stuff. Now I know at this age in my life chances are it's a mental thing, but seriously. . I hate it. So I have found my compramise much to Willie's non acceptance, I squirt a Qtip with the crap, and go in there and rub it around. I know I'm not really getting the full benefit of the stuff, because I'm pretty sure the point of the spray is to get down way deep,. . but thats okay. I'm happy with my Q tips.
On to the Salt Water...
So he keeps pestering me and pestering me. Yes I can behave quite like the six year old. So I finally go into the kitchen while he is out with the kids, and make myself the dreaded cocktail. I stall. I start a load of laundry while it sits there...mocking me..hating me. . grrrr
I suck it up, go over, take my gulp. . throw my head back trying not to taste it, and again. . heave it all out into the sink. Willie of course will never believe that I actually did this so I saved my cocktail on the counter top so he can see it..dont know how I'll convince him I took it but I'm pretty sure he'll force me to take more. He's a big ol' meanie jerk poo poo face :P
I really am, the worst person when it comes to being sick. I have just finally learned to take pills, and still gag on them quite routinely. Ridiculous I know, but if you see me at the water cooler with my tylenol or Motrin, stand back..chances are they'll be coming right back out.
That was my weekend summed up for ya. . I played in the Shamrock Open this weekend. I was blessed with a Round Robin format. I made the really stupid mistake though of having a little too much to drink the night before and had to wake up early on Saturday for my ten o'clock. So I didn't really show up to play until my third and final match of the day that went tie breaker. But I worked through it and lesson learned. Then on Sunday I only had two matches to play. My first was against a beginner. I took the opprotunity to work on my cieling balls and keeping her in the back of the court. I forefit my other match so that Willie and I could go to the first movie we've seen in a year lol.
We went and saw 300. This was definately interesting. Call me old because I felt that this movie contained way more nudity than needed lol. And while I wasn't expecting a movie about happy little bunnies and such, I also felt that the violent scenes outnumbered the actual talking scenes. It was a good movie though. It was a touch different though. . I liked the cinematography (sp?) and felt that gave it a nice touch. However, for when the movie is dated, I felt all the actors teeth were just too nice. Dirty those teeth up would ya cause its a blarring mistake,. . unless they had orthodantia and the capability to fill cavaties then...
And so my cold persists on being a bigger pain in the ass day by day. It started late Thursday, continued Friday with a monsterous Sore Throat that has now stripped me of my voice completely. I'm at a whisper. The kids will have a great time today. . "did mommy say something??" I'm calling the Dr when their office opens....I'm not sure if its a treatable thing, and I'm pretty sure I have a sinus infection. I've read that those two things are things that just pass and aren't treatable, but I want to make sure. My throat is also still sore which is making me think possibly strep?? I think the cold was worse than it was but all the Motrin you take during a tournament made it seem as though I was fine...
Back to rball, I'm used to my home courts. So switching from panel walls to cement, and then I'm pretty sure theirs a floor difference their too makes it really had on me lol. My shins are hurting, my arm is hurting....but oh well. I have league tonight and tomorrow. I'm also going to ask about contagousness ...if its okay for me to be out and about right now, So thats it for now. I gotta go cuddle with Ian who is oh so cuddable :)
Friday, March 16, 2007
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Probably cause we've moved 4 times in the last 2 years...argh..
So lets see...it's green Chili. Let me see if I can jog the ol' memory
the original recipe though, and I usually cut it in half and use it for Juevos Rancheros MMMM Who I wouldn't kill for a good o'l plate of Bev's Bessmer Inn Huevos....arrgghh(salivate sound not irritated sound,though both would work)
2 lbs pork
2 tablespoons diced garlic (I usually use about 4 cloves instead of the already ready stuff in a jar)
1 can of diced green chilis
1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
Now here is the tricky part...is it 1 cup or two cups of water....
and salt and pepper to taste?? I feel like I'm forgetting something.
simmer 30 minutes. I know I usually add about a tablespoon of flour to the pork and garlic mixture to thicken the sauce up. So you brown the pork and garlic, then add other ingredients...sigh. I totally meant to put this in my blog the last time I found it because its just a loose piece of paper running around from a cooking class that my Grandma and I took (to only add to the sentimental value)...
well . . heres hoping I recalled it correctly. . I'm off to the kitchen.
OH but on the bright side, I found out that Parmasean cheese and Rosmary (and mushrooms, and bacon pieces) makes scrambled eggs into a dreamy dish :) ROSEMARY