Ug - Boo

This is my least favorite holiday.... let's see.... we'll load the kids up with donuts at school parties, then we send them out in the 'hood to beg for yet more sugar. Are they ever hungry for dinner? Of course not. I'm supposed to bring a dozen donuts to Kai's classroom today. Ha! I seriously contemplated a veggie tray with ranch dip. I said to him this morning, "you know, Kai, if any mom has the good sense (*snort*, ya right!!) to send in diet pop, please chose that....."

And then I had the good sense 12 years ago, to say to the doctor and Kurt, "Hey, let's have a baby tomorrow!" Keep the party going I guess. Pizza and birthday cake. So, the induction was scheduled. 12 years ago I walked around in the rain with a knee-high Batman, collecting chocolate and sugar bits while the whole way through the neighborhood my water bag was slowly leaking. Every step meant a little more amniotic fluid trickling down my legs! Hahahahah! There's a treat for ya! And don't tell me that was TMI (too much info!) It's trick or treat day afterall!

I was Kanga from Winnie the Pooh, and I certainly had Roo, the BIG bulge under my brown, rain spattered shirt!

Ya... so it's easier these days. Drop the big boy off at his friend's neighborhood which connects to the neighborhood where Calli's and her friend will be wandering for a few hours, while I take my Kai over to yet another neighborhood with my girlfriend and her son!

At least it's not raining today...... yet.

So tell me, boys 'cross the pond. Did you guys go T or T'ing as kids? Is it done now? A curious mind wants to know!

My new favorite color

I can tell my tastes are changing... I'm eyeing a new color palatte these days. On my trip to IKEA last week, my cart was full of brown's and greens....

I was going to get the Gilbert chair in the oak veneer this trip, and happened to find it in the bump and scratch section of IKEA... there is only 1 teeny tiny scrape out of the right side near the underneath! And, for $20 off, I can live with it!
And, I've noticed I have a napkin obsession! These were some I bought during my reds & oranges kick.....

I have loads of fabric too! I think I'm hooked on their fabrics... I bought myself a replacement sewing machine after the puppy chewed through my old one's cord some months back. No excuse now... I'm going to make some new curtains!

Bonding with the boy

... as we do our German homework! Hahahaha

So, yes, we finally have foreign languages in middle school.

Me: Slow down, erase this.... you're not the best English speller, and your German isn't any better. That's S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T!

Him: Aaargh, why are there so many letters in this little word?!

Me: Welcome to German!

Oh this is great fun! I ask him every day how his 1st period Deutsche Lektionen are going. The first day the kids all had to select a good German name as their own.
"What?! You have a perfectly respectable German name already!"

Karl says "yes, the German teacher noted that, but thought I'd enjoy another name too".... So, he tells me, he is "MATT-HI-AS"

hahahah, I chuckle. That'd be "Mah-TEE-us" Silly boy.

"Oh whatever!" was his usual response!

He had forgotten much since German summer school - oh, 3 or so years ago... but it was quickly coming back to him with my help! Now he's excited about seeing his teacher in the hallways so he can say a quick German phrase in passing! He asks me, "how do you say "See you later", again. I forgot".

Which has lead me to a decision here.... Stay tuned for a surprise!! You'll know it the first time you see it here! ;)

The incredibles

Off to a costume party

Hahahahah! The pictures are waay funnier after enjoying 4+ beers! hahahah

More tomorrow.... I'm tired! .... and Bob there has these awesome, incredibuns!!! Wooot! What a cute ass! And you know he alwasy wanted to wear red tights!

My loveable superhero!

=)

King Heinrich

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Konig Heinrich who was king at the time 1000 years ago.

The town's local area brewery made his bier again, and bottled and kegged it just for this year's one thousand year celebration that we were a part of!

Town restuarants had it on tap, you could buy the bottles at the Getrankmarkt and of course, it was a huge part of the week long festivities!

We brought 2 bottles back. Last night I decided it was time to open them and enjoy our last sample of them. Oh the memories. Can you imagine? The aroma after I opened the bottles, the taste.... Summertime in Germany came rushing back to my memory. =)

Just wait 'til your kids are using the 'net!

Who thought it would be a good idea to have kids?

Oh. Wait. That would be me......


So Karl's machine is messed up.... I, taking pity on the boy, tell him "go ahead, mess up ...use my computer while I'm at work..."

There we go! That was a mistake... I'm loaded with viruses. In less than 3 hours the kid got my machine f*ck'd up. Lucky for me, Kurt's home from work today, working here... so he could spend another 3 hours ridding my computer of the crap....

It's no wonder when I called home last night... 7:30pm... "hello children, you now have 1/2 hour left for showers.... and I know no one has taken theirs yet... so GET ON IT!" Otherwise I have no hot water for my 9 PM bath. Oh, but instead, they tell me... "Um, mom, there's this really bad movie on YouTube... it's from Germany... you should see it!..." Great! Karl's downloading German movies and viruses to my computer...

Rrrrrr, rrrrrr, rrrrrrrr... grumble, grumble.... Oh, and I'm typing this from Kai's computer... since he has the good sense not to let anyone else on his machine....

Checklist - or "a peek into the mind of a middle school girl"

As I'm cleaning off my desk I come across a piece of notebook paper with Calli's

"Checklist Supplies 4 Skool" Now, it would be neater to just scan this and see the layout.... it's not like I would do.... start at the top and finish at the bottom. No. She's much more arty than I. Takes after her daddy!

But, I do love the contents so I must put them down here for posterity!

Koolness:

• clothes lot of it
• some shoes
• hats
• accessories
• earrings/jewelry
• maybe makeup
• some Bags!!

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Prep:

manicure deoderant (with 3 underlines!)

hair done

Pedicure

Brush teeth & hair!

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Misc.

hair accesories

schedule 4 skool

good looks

cell phone

SMILE!!

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Make Sure:

good looks

deoderant Brushed

teeth/hair!

smile, cell phone, coolness and schedule!! and Homework!

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School Supplies 4 Class:

Mom has a Checklist!!

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locker:

some stuffed animals, magnets, a mirror, photos, skool stuff, organization, feather & sparkles around mirror

ETC!!!!!!!

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Get advice & Tips from Karl 'cause he's had experience !!!!!!

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#1 rule

Be yourself & have fun w/ it!!!

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And now, you too can be ready to look kool, have fun and be organized for Middle School!

Happy, happy birthday Cousin M!!

Wheee!

As we're driving home tonight from the dance at the middle school.... Calli's 2nd date with T.... I remembered it was your bday!

Hope you're going to have a splendid weekend! Heading to the city at all?!

Have fun!

I love these shots of you from the wedding!

in todays paper

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Does it get any better than this?!
Martial arts and Octoberfest!

"Bring your Lederhosen" Prost!!

Freising

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I just dropped in somewhere amoungst my 1872 Germany photos and was instantly hooked! I added some more up.... after I figured out what town this was! A day trip we took to Freising, the north of Bavaria!

start your Monday off right

Sure, these have probably been around the 'net, and you may have read them... but I found them laugh out loud-able, so here they are.

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?

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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh.... I was gett'in laid!
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Guess.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to wo rk.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
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And the best for last:
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law

.....now, get back to work!