Back to normal

• What's up folks? It's the middle of the week, not much to report. Except that I get A LOT of blog views. Seriously I've had like almost 350 entries on my Myspace blog, and I have like over 10,000 views. Say what? Whoa, someone thinks my boring life is interesting.
  
• Well Dad is doing great. He's getting the staples removed a week from Monday. Haven't seen him since Sunday afternoon, but I hear he's a lot less confused now. Praise God. If y'all read my bulletins and Facebook/Twitter updates, I've been arguing with my older sister for a few days. Things are fairly back to normal. I'm not going into specifics about it, but someone had to lay the smack down. That someone was me.
• Not much else to say. Today is grocery day, Thursday I'm watching Dad. Blah blah. My eyeballs hurt. I think I'll call Matt soon. :-)

I'm fine, so is my dad.

• Hey folks. How y'all doing? Yes I'm ok. So is my father. Apparently some of you don't read my status updates or look at my Twitter/Facebook. Anyway, everything is going smoothly. I cut out of here way early on Thursday morning so I could take a nap before taking Dad to Stanford. He was supposed to be there by 9:40am. We left his house by 8am, but we had to stop at the bank and Starbucks first of course. Traffic was a nightmare. We barely got there on time. Michelle literally shoved him in the wheelchair and ran. We were throughly disppointed when his surgery got delayed by three hours. Yes three stinkin hours. It was scheduled to start at 11:30am. It didn't start until 2pm. He wasn't even in recovery until 4pm. Michelle HAD to leave at 4 since she needed to meet her boyfriend to play bingo that night. Cathy took her. So I was stuck there in the waiting area until almost 7pm, when they finally wheeled him out of recovery and upstairs to his room. So I spent about ten hours there. I am so glad I got that night off from work.
• Friday I got caught up with sleep, thank God. I took Michelle with me back to Stanford to visit Dad, and see how he was doing. He was in great shape, and they actually wanted to release him that day. We agreed that less than 24 hrs after surgery is a bit too soon, so we had him stay another night. Later that afternoon I took a nice long walk and relaxed at home, then came to work here from 7-11pm. A nice chunk of overtime. Depending on how pay periods fall I may use it towards time I took off for Dad's thing, we'll see.
• Saturday I slept in, did some housework, made pancakes, and took a nice long walk again. We met up with Cathy at Stanford in the afternoon and picked up Dad. He seemed to be a bit more talkative and coherent then he had been in the past. A good sign. Once he escaped we went back to our side of the bay to Alameda for dinner at Applebee's and shopping at Borders. It was fun, but Dad was tired and so was I.
  
• Sunday I got up early at 8am (don't know why.. LOL). Took a nice long walk before it got hot, then Cathy and I got pedicures and I got my eyebrows waxed. Later on in the afternoon I picked up my dad and Michelle and took them to Stoneridge. This was mostly since it was almost 100 degrees and I didn't want Dad to get heat stroke or something in that house. I got a new shirt, headphones and a few cheap DVDs. Also got some Haagen-Daz ice cream. If you're gonna be bad, might as well go for the best, huh? Honey bee vanilla is the best ever. Eventually I dropped them off at home, went back to my place, got my stuff ready for work and came here. I'm working a 12 hour shift. OVERTIME!!!! I'm also eating leftovers from Applebee's... so yummy.
  
• I think my dad is going to be just fine. It's going to take a while for him to fully feel the effects of his shunt. He should be getting the staples removed out of his head in a few weeks. He may improve a lot, or maybe not so much. At least that fluid's out of his brain. Even if he does have dementia, the shunt is improving his quality of life in the long run.
  

boring

• What's up my folks? Not so much here. I'm just chillin here at work, talking on the phone with friends, trying to stay awake. The past few days have been fairly normal. Monday I worked both jobs, Tuesday I worked both jobs. This morning I'm going grocery shopping and taking Dad's dog to the vet. Fun stuff. Thursday morning is Dad's procedure. Yes I'm nervous but he needs to get this done, and the benefits outweigh any risks. Can't wait till this is over and he's back home. This is a very short blog, but as I mentioned, there isn't much to talk about. Okay toodles for now, folks.
  

Fun times

• What's up homies? I had a fun weekend. Friday evening I watched my dad for a bit, then took him back home. Cathy and I had plans to go out with some other pals, but we kind of had a sad sidetrack. One of our friends Lisa (Jellybean)'s grandpa was in the hospital in Redwood City not doing so great. We went there instead to be with her family and be of some support. We later learned that he passed away early on Saturday morning. I didn't know how well, but I wish the best for their family.
  
• My Saturday was off da hook. In an awesome way. Sandi and I went to Great America to see Spring Celebration, an afternoon/evening of great Christian rock music. We spent 3 or so hours riding rollercoasters and water rides first. I haven't had that much fun in a while. We finally got inside the amphitheater and managed to get first row seats again (we had them last year). All the bands were fantastic. Fireflight sounded a bit off key though. Lincoln Brewster was amazing, his guitar work was out of this world. Mercy Me was out of this world, as always. Switchfoot was great, although the screaming teens who pushed/shoved us out of the way were not. This was the second year in a row that Switchfoot has been a headliner and teens have gone absolutely insane. It was as if the Jonas Brothers were playing or something. I don't know what obsesses kids to act this way in public, but it was totally rude. Sandi was so upset she was in tears. I don't blame her. With the exception of the rudeass children, we had a great time. After we left we stopped at La Pinata in San Leandro for a late dinner. I'm eating leftovers as we speak. Yummy!
• Sunday morning I was able to sleep in, but woke up early at 9am. I did housework, showered, made whole wheat pancakes for breakfast and then went on a nice 45 min walk. After watching movies in my room for a few hours, I picked up Michelle and my dad and we headed out to Sebastopol. With a stop at Starbucks first of course. We went to the cemetary, got more Starbucks, went to A&W for dinner, then finally back home. Later on I uploaded pics to my computer and tried to take a nap in my room. I ended up watching more movies, then eventually got ready for work. Fun times.
  
• I'm a tad nervous because Dad's procedure is this Thursday. I know it's going to be simple, not very invasive, and he'll only be in the hospital 3-4 days max. Still, I worry. I keep telling myself that Stanford is one of the best hospitals in the country so they probably won't screw up. Oh well, I'm sure things will go just fine. Just keep nice thoughts going his way.. mmmkay?
  

I need a life

• Hey folks, what is up? Not much in the last few days for me. Wednesday morning was the grocery day, then I went home and got some much needed rest. That evening I watched the Scrubs series finale. It made me cry. I'm so sad to see the show end, but at least they did it in the right way, and tied up the proper strings. Yeah I know I'm weird, I get emotionally invested in TV shows. I think I need a life, seriously. Sometimes I do contemplate my lack of a social life. I mean yeah I go on vacations with friends, and to all kinds of rock concerts, camping, or just hang out. What I don't do a lot is dating. Not since I broke up with my ex three years ago. I've talked to guys online, done serious text flirting, blah blah. I always find an excuse not to even go on a first date. I know my schedule is grueling between working 50 hrs a week and helping my family out. Maybe I should make time for dudes. Both my sisters are in relationships, even MICHELLE is. So yeah, I think I should stop making excuses and turning boys down.
  
• Okay besides that rant, nothing much else to speak about. Thursday morning I did a little housework and took a 45 min walk, then took Dad to the doctor. I got to sleep in until the evening, and watched TV before work. This weekend should be fun, as always. I'm watching my Dad later this evening. I'll probably drop him off at his place around 8-9pm, and stay up late and watch some TV. Saturday is Spring Celebration at Great America. I'm going with Sandi. A bunch of Christian rock bands are playing at the amphitheater, plus we're going on as many rides as I can squeeze my fat booty on. Sunday is Mother's Day, and to honor my mom's memory we're going to Sebastopol to pay her a visit. I think it'll be nice.
  
• Okie dokie. I'm going to try to amuse myself for 6 more hours. Toodles.
  

i need sleep

• What's up my homies? Not a whole lot. I'm tired. Not as tired as I was yesterday, but still pooped. See on Monday morning Dad was scheduled for a doctor appt at his neurologist. We got there, and discovered that his appointment wasn't in the computer. Basically that receptionist wasted two hours of my sleeping time. Grrrr. I got about three hours of sleep that day, and I was pretty mad.
  
• Tuesday I slept about six hours. Worked my afternoon gig, then went to dinner at Chevy's with Michelle. I thought it would be more crowded due to Cinco De Mayo, but it wasn't too bad. Had A LOT of food. Oh well. I have enough leftovers so I don't even have to cook dinner later tonight. I'll probably make some veggies to add to it, that's about it.
  
• The rest of my week shouldn't be so bad. I'll catch up on sleep later today for sure. Thursday Dad has another doctor appointment, then I get to sleep. I'm babysitting him on Friday night while Michelle goes on a hot date. Okay, now I'm off to do some surveys or something. Toodles.
  

Glad I slept when I could

• Howdy folks. It's early on a lovely Monday morning, and I'm tired. I had a fantastic weekend in Fresno with Cathy and Amy. Friday afternoon we left San Lorenzo around 5pm. I didn't get much sleep that day since I spent three hours at three different shelters. What's funny/ironic is that when Michelle and I got done traversing the east bay for Patti-Sue, she was waiting on their porch. My dad was so happy to see her. Okay so we didn't get to Fresno until about 9pm due to horrendous traffic and rain. Fun times. That and we stopped in rural Modesto to go pee at some gas station and it was the nastiest bathroom I've ever come across. Cathy wants to forget this experience and put it behind her. It's that bad. Once we finally arrived at Amy's place, we ordered pizza for our late dinner, had a few drinks and watched Walk Like A Man (starring Howie Mandel) in her room. We had another drink after that, and then hit the hay since all of us were tired.
  
• On Saturday we got up around 10am, ate breakfast and got ready for our adventurous day. We ended up shopping at two malls, and eating lunch at Sonic in between. It was awesome but I think I wore Cathy/Amy out. I'm so used to running on no sleep, so when I actually get enough I'm wound up like the Energizer Bunny. Oh well, guess that's a good thing. I got new sunglasses, flipflops, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle poster, and two cute girly shirts. See, now that I like cute clothes, it's hard to find stuff in my size that isn't way expensive. Torrid has awesome clothes, but I don't like forking out $60 for jeans and $20 for a shirt. I'm cheap. Anyway, we had a lovely shopping experience, then went back to the house to unwind a bit. After watching Pineapple Express and lounging around, we went to Claimjumper for dinner. Cathy had a giftcard and we were hungry. Our waiter looked like Dwight from The Office. Haha. Later on at Amy's place we had more drinks and watched movies downstairs. I got pretty buzzed/drunk. It was fun. I crawled into bed around 1:3oam I think. Cathy was watching some George Clooney movie, she said I muttered something about him being overrated and then passed out. Haha.
  
• So late Sunday morning we had to leave Fresno and make our way back home. We made great time too, in about 2 hours and 20 min. Plus we stopped in Livingston to pee. I got home, unpacked, did a lot of catching up on housework, then took a nice 40 min walk. Later on I uploaded pics/videos to Myspace, Facebook and Fresno. So yes I had a great weekend.
  
• I'm glad I did have fun because now it's back to the old grind. I'm not getting much sleep at all for the next few days. This morning Dad has an appointment with the neurologist and I have to work the afternoon gig later. I'm working both jobs on Tuesday and I may have to take their dog to the vet that morning. Oy. Oh well. Oh yeah, here's a brief video of my weekend activities. It involves a stripper pole and flatulence. Awesome!!

toodles

• What's up my homies? It's FRIIIDAAAAAY!! I'm just a tad excited. Funny how things change in a week, huh? A week ago I was anticipating my dad's operation, and now that it's been pushed back a few more weeks, I'm having a great weekend getaway. Cathy, Stuart and I are going to be kickin it in Fresno with Amy, her mom and little sister. I can't wait. I know I've been going on about this for days now, but yeah my schedule's been tight lately so this wonderful to get away. (I'm blasting Journey pretty darn loud right now at work, wonder if the folks down the hall notice.. LOL).
  
• I finally caught up on sleep, which is awesome. So I'm awake and aware of my surroundings for once. Dad's kittycat is still MIA. We're going to check yet another shelter later on this morning. Both of my sisters canvassed the neighborhood with fliers. She's got to be somewhere.
  
• Well I'll be talking to y'all later. Gotta keep on giving myself busy work and rocking out to music here at work. Toodles!!
  

I need a nap

• Hey homie G's. I'm back and very tired. A couple things going on. Dad's operation has been pushed back to May 14th. He has an upper respiratory infection and needs to get it cleared up before he can go under the knife. Now that I have this open and free weekend, Cathy and I decided we're going to Fresno to hang with Amy. I think she needs a congratulatory hurrah for passing bartending school. Now she can make me some tasty drinks. :-)
• In other news, my dad's cat Pattie-Sue is missing. She's only been gone a day or so, but we've already put up fliers, called shelters and such. No sign of her just yet. Dad's really bummed, since she sleeps with him every night. I'm sure she'll come back, maybe with a new boyfriend kitty or something.
  
• I'm way exhausted. Got less than 4 hrs sleep today, not counting work/car naps. I'll be half dozing later on I'm sure. It's grocery day later this morning as always, whoop dee doo. Least I can catch up on sleep this afternoon. Yay.
  

I have a headache THIS BIG

• What's up my homies? Not much here, except I have a major sinus headache. It hurts behind my eyeballs. Fun stuff. My weekend was fun, for the most part. Friday I didn't get much sleep at all. Spent all morning at Stanford for Dad's preop stuff. I got about an hour of sleep at home, then had to get up and work at my afternoon job. Boy was I exhausted. I didn't want to waste my Friday night so I went to the Englander with Cathy, TJ, and some of TJ's friends from work. When I did get home, boy did I crash.
  
• Saturday I had to get up early and run errands with Michelle and Dad. Afterward I hung out with Davina for a bit. We had lunch at Fresh Choice then shopped at Stoneridge. I got more underwear, a new shirt, and DVDs. I got home later that afternoon and took a nice long walk, then had some pizza for dinner with Cathy. Then we took a random drive to Santa Cruz, through Big Basin and the back end of San Mateo, then home. I love scenic road trips, they help clear my head. What I didn't enjoy was my older sister trying to talk me into taking her and Dad to dinner, when I really wanted to hang out with Cathy instead. Then she kept calling and calling about a zillion times. I needed to have some ME time.
  
• Sunday I slept in and made pancakes for lunch. Then I showered and took another 40 min walk. In the afternoon I ran errands with Dad and Michelle, and we went to dinner at Applebees. By that time I had a raging headache, a combo of stress and my sinuses. When I got home that evening I took a 4 hour nap, woke up and came to work. I still have a headache, but it's subsided quite a bit.
  
• Least the next few days won't be that bad, stresswise. I'm working both jobs, but I should have at least 6 hrs of sleep a day. Dad's operation is Thursday and I'm trying to possibly get that night off from work so I won't have to worry about sleep deprivation. We'll just have to see what happens. Oh and thank you all for your kind thoughts for my Dad, especially Vanessa. That means a lot.
  

Kinda tired, lack of sleep

• Hey folks. Just wanted to say howdy. Nothing has changed since I blogged a few days ago. I've been working and sleeping, that's about it. I'm hecka tired and won't be getting much sleep today. Gotta take Dad to Stanford, and then I have to work the other job in the afternoon. Kinda made the commitment to that a few weeks before finding out about Dad's. Oh well. Think I'll be forced to invest in caffiene later today. Fortunately I'm off from my fulltime job later tonight, so I can crash at home after dinner. Yeah, that's about it. I'm definitely powersnoozing later here at work. Sorry Jon if you're reading this. I know for a fact my boss reads my blog. Haha. See when I powersnooze, I'm not necessarily 100% asleep. I kick back, close my eyes, and kinda half doze for 15 min intervals. On my kinda schedule, that's sometimes necessary. Oh well. See ya'll next week. :-)
  

A little nervous

• What's up folks? Not much here. Unlike my last entry which was filled to the brim with excitement, this is not. Same old crap the last few days. Working both jobs, eating dinner, loading the dishwasher in between. Whoo hoo. I'm tired. Later this week I'll be even more tired. Later this morning is grocery day, like almost every Wednesday morning. Thursday morning I have some boring errands to run, and I'm watching my dad that evening.
• Friday morning Dad has to go to Stanford for a 3 hour pre-op appointment. His surgery is next Thursday April 30th. Finally. I'm nervous about this procedure, but at the same time I'm glad it's being done. Yes it's risky since he has heart/lung issues, but this is one of the best hospitals in the country. I think he's in good hands. Everyone pray for him and send good thoughts his way. I just can't wait until it's over, so I can see the results. Hopefully he'll be walking instead of shuffling, and not being nearly as confused. So like I just said, everyone send him positive thoughts, he needs them. :-)
  

New Kids 4/16

• Hey folks. Boy did I have fun the last five days or so. Let me break it down for you. Wednesday morning I left work early, and went to Millbrae to pick up the wheelchair rental van for the trip. The San Mateo Bridge was still messed up from an accident the day before, so Cathy took the Dumbarton Bridge to get me there instead. The guy from the van company was a few minutes late, and I really had to pee. Eventually he arrived, I got my vehicle and was on my way. I got to Kimmie's house in Lodi around 10:30am, and took a nap in her room while she was doing some last minute packing. Erlene (Kimmie's sister) and Joyce arrived a little after noon. Soon we packed the van and left around 1pm. We stopped by Kimmie's very close friend Kevin's apartment, but he wasn't home. Then we picked up some Weinerschnitzel, ran by Kimmie's apartment to grab her disabled placard, and hopped on the freeway. By 4pm, we were at the fantastic Holiday Inn Express in Clovis. This place was great. Nice beds, big enough bathroom for a wheelchair, pool, jacuzzi, gym with brand new equipment and free breakfast. After Joyce and I took an afternoon swim, we all went to dinner at Red Robin down the street. I had a Maui burger, it was tasty. Once we got back to the hotel room I pretty much passed out. I had been running for 24 hours on about 2 hours of sleep. Kimmie woke me a few hours later so I could use her lift to help her into bed, then I hopped on the train to sleepytown once again.
  
• Thursday we woke up just in time to get Kimmie in her chair and speed on down to breakfast. They have a great spread there. Hard boiled eggs, 3 different types of milk, 2 different types of yogurt, eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, bagels, muffins, white/wheat toast, 4 different types of cereal, oatmeal, coffee, apple/orange juice. It was fantastic. Once we were done chowing down we went back upstairs. I took a shower and got ready for the concert, although we were leaving hours later. It takes Kimmie a LONG time to get ready since she has CP and is a paraplegic, so she needs a lot more bathroom availability. To pass the time waiting to leave for the show, I watched lots of Cops on TV and snacked on chips and other stuff. Before we knew it, it was time to leave.
  
• We were about 5 minutes away from the Savemart Center, and we got there way early. There was already a line of about 20 girls there, just waiting to see the boys get out of their tour buses. We were able to get the first spot in line for the 5 Star VIPs, since everyone else seemed to be enthralled watching Jordan Knight leave his vehicle. Once inside we signed in, got our gift bags and were shuttled downstairs. We drank soda and ate some veggies/cheese, then finally got in line to see them. Being the second group, we didn't have long to wait. When we first walked in, I saw Jonathan dropkick Jordan in the throat, and Jordan fell on the floor in the fetal position. It was so funny. A few other girls asked if he was okay, and I walked up and said "Why are you on the floor? Get up, dude." I'm so mean. So I did hug all the guys, though I can't really remember in what order. Then we took pictures. Unfortunately all the girls grabbed a New Kid but me so I was stuck in the middle. Oh well. Kimmie got to have her picture taken separately with the guys, and that made her entire year. They wanted Joyce and I to stay for her picture too, but security kicked us out. Boo. I'll be back in July, so maybe Kimmie and I can get a solo group pic with the guys. That would be nice. After meeting them, we got our tickets and left to get Kimmie's camera (they don't let cameras into the meet & greet, I kept mine in my purse anyway) and the posters she brought. There was quite a bit of confusion when we arrived upstairs, because the table where we left them had vanished. After bothering many security personnel, I had to stake out the guest services desk and wait for the camera. Forever. Even took everyone to find their seats, transferred Kimmie to her seat, stowed away her chair, went back upstairs and the camera still wasn't there until 10 minutes later. Then I found out that security had "confiscated" the posters, because they weren't allowed. During the show we saw several girls who had snuck theirs in. Grrr.
  
• The show itself was off the hook. About 80% of the songs they performed were from the 80s/90s. So awesome. I took a lot of pics, and a little bit of video. There are no real words to describe just how amazing their live shows are, you need to see it for yourself. I know Sandi has. The ending was the best part, we were rained on by tons of confetti. So great. After the show, we hit up Dennys down the street for some post-New Kids grub and went back to the hotel, which was practically next door.
  
• Friday morning we woke up just in time to grab breakfast downstairs again. We headed on back to the room, I showered, and Erlene helped Kimmie pack her stuff to leave. We got out of there before noon, and decided to have lunch at the Cheesecake Factory down the street past the arena. So yummy, especially the banana cream cheesecake. We cruised the mall for about half an hour, then had to gas up and head back to Lodi. Although there was a little traffic, we made it back a little after 5pm. I left by 6pm and made it back to Millbrae a few minutes after 8 (had to gas up before returning it).
  
• So yeah, the trip was fantastic. I'm sure everyone had a great time. I went back to Kimmie's on Saturday/Sunday and we had fun then too. Watched quite a few movies. I left in the late afternoon a few hours earlier than usual. Both of us were tired and after spending 5 days together you start to want some space.
  
• That's about it folks. Back to the old grind here at work again. Off to take a power nap.
  

Yaaaay

• Hey folks. I'm excited. This time tomorrow I'll be asleep in a hotel in Clovis, down the street from the Savemart Center, where we will be meeting New Kids On The Block on Thursday and see them perform. This is my 2nd meet/greet, and my second time seeing them in concert. I'm so stoked. Everything is packed, and Cathy's taking me to get the van in Millbrae right after work. I'm getting off an hour early, and I'm glad since we may have to take an alternate route to the other side of the bay. There was an overturned big rig on the San Mateo Bridge this afternoon and the WB lanes still aren't open, until the bridge is deemed structually sound. So yeah, may have to drive further south and take the Dumbarton Bridge. Fun times.
  
• Anyway, the next five days will be tiring but awesome. About 2-3 days in Fresno, a night at home, and a few days in Lodi. Yay!! I'm going to be taking tons of pictures and some random video. I'm so juiced. Well, for now I think I'll try to get a power nap, I know I won't be sleeping much today until evening, so I can take all the rest I can get.
  

Happy Day After Easter!!

• Word up homies!!! How y'all doin? I'm fantastic. Had a pretty busy weekend. Friday I worked here until 11am, then came home and crashed. Later that evening I hit up Fresh Choice with Michelle, then came home, watched TV and went to bed. Yeah so eventful. Saturday Cathy and I took Dad to the San Francisco Zoo. It was awesome and he had a great time. I took a ton of pictures. I didn't post them all, but I guess I will if you all want to see cute animal pics. That night I stayed at home, and Cathy made bombass chicken tostadas. They were off the hook. I ended up falling asleep watching Mac & Me in my room, and got more than enough sleep.
  
• Easter Sunday was kinda crazy. I got up, made pancakes, showered, took a nice long walk then picked up Dad to take him to Uncle Jim's house for our little Easter family get together. Cathy and Michelle went too, of course. It was so fun seeing our cousins and their kids hunting for eggs, and getting baskets full of goodies. A little bit of candy, mostly toys. Oh yeah, both Michelle and Cathy gave me Easter baskets on Saturday. Full of candy. I'm still working on M&Ms from Valentine's Day, so yeah it'll last me a while. I'll end up taking most of it to my afternoon job eventually. Around mid afternoon we left my uncle's house and went to Sebastopol to see Mom and put flowers on her grave for Easter. She loved Easter and still gave us baskets, even as adults. It's still kinda rough without her but I know she's watching us all the time. We didn't get back until around 7:30pm, and Dad treated me to Jack In The Box. I got a fruit cup and a chicken teriyaki bowl. Yeah I'm supposed to be watching my sodium, but that's probably one of the healthiest menu choices that place has. Oh well.
  
• Later tonight I'm going to grocery shopping since I'll be heading out of town around the time I usually go. I have a feeling I'll be eating a Kashi frozen entree for dinner. It's got more protein, less sodium and is healthier then Lean Cuisine and Healthy Choice, so I guess it's alright. Anyway yeah, the next few days I'm working both jobs, and will be focusing on running errands and packing for later this week. I'm spending 2 nights in Fresno, a night at home (after most of the day on the road), and one more night in Lodi. So yeah, kinda crazy. I tend to thrive on crazy. I'll be twittering most of the time, I'm sure. Except while I'm driving, of course. Okay folks, off to double check my list for my excursion and balance my bank account. Fun times.
  

Fun times ahead

• Word up homies. It's another Friday morning blog here. Not so much that's new. Wednesday morning I grocery shopped, then got my teeth cleaned, then met up with the ex to give him some of his stuff back. Yeah I'm about 3 years late, but whatever. Thursday morning I took Dad to get his echo cardiogram at San Leandro Hospital, my most hated place in the world. I ended up chillin in the lobby watching Rachel Ray since it was cold and raining outside waiting in my car, and I kept having to pee. I picked Dad up later that afternoon and he hung out at my place for the evening. Then I came to work. I'm here for a 12 hour shift since Brad has an eye appointment or something. Four hours of overtime, I'll take it.
  
• I should have a jammin weekend. On Saturday Cathy and I are taking Dad to the San Francisco Zoo. I like it there, it's fun. Dad loves animals so I think he'll enjoy himself. Sunday is Easter, and we're going to Uncle Jim's to watch our little cousins hunt for eggs. I'll be using my camera quite a bit. Oh yes and of course next week is NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK in Fresno!!! We're staying two nights in Clovis, how exciting. I'm just a tad hyper just thinking about it. It's gonna be a blast.
  
• Okay I have about 8 hrs left of my shift, but I'll try to keep myself occupied with surveys, watching TV online, and games on Pogo.com. Fun stuff.
  

Busy and tired

• What's up folks? Not much here. As usual, the middle of the week is pretty boring. Lots of work. Not enough sleep. I'm exhausted, and have too much to do. This includes shopping and getting my teeth cleaned this morning. I'm hoping to get to brush my teeth and put away food before the dentist. I've been up since yesterday afternoon and my teeth are probably kinda gross. Thursday morning Dad has an echocardiogram and I'm babysitting him later that evening. Guess I'll sleep in between. Like I said, my schedule is nuts.
  
• On an awesome note, a week from today I'll be picking up the Wheelchair Getaways van and beginning our journey to Fresno for NKOTB on Thursday the 16th. We're staying 2 nights in Clovis. Haha. Boy it'll be thrilling. I'm a lot less nervous about things this time around since I've done this before. I love me some New Kids, and I love hugging them in person. Oooh wheeee.
  
• Okay I'm going to take a power snooze now. There are actually 2-3 topics I'd love to talk about, but can't for various reasons. Some things you just have to keep to yourself. Okay. toodles.
  

Oh the insanity

• What's up my homies? I'm back. Yeah I didn't blog on Friday morning, but I had good reason. I was sick again. Later on after I got off work I actually went to a doctor (shocking I know), and was diagnosed with pink eye and another sinus infection. I had spent the whole night before with a watery eye that had lots of white/yellow gunk in it. It sucked. Thankfully I do have insurance, plus my work reimburses most of my co-pays. So get this. I'm paying $6 for my doctor visit and $6 total for my eyedrops and pills. Awesome. Guess that $83 a month I pay for Blue Cross pays off.
• Due to my sudden illness, my weekend pretty much sucked. I had planned to spend Friday night with Cathy and Amy in Fresno partying, then driving to Lodi and spending Saturday/Sunday there with Kimmie and her nieces and nephews. My pink eye kinda killed that idea. Instead I did a lot of sleeping and movie watching the whole weekend. Also did plenty of housework to keep myself occupied. Then I got my car detailed, the carpet inside shampooed, and a nice wax. Oh and the nail in my tire finally was removed on Sunday so my air stopped leaking. One weird thing did happen, though. Sunday morning my car stereo decided to stop working completely, and I was bummed. I totally had it planned out in my head that I'd have to call the dealership this morning, and either drop the car off and get a rental (since it's still under warranty), or wait until Friday to fix the problem. Fortunately God is a practical joker, and my stereo started working hours later. Whew, one less thing to stress about.
• This week will be a busy one. This morning Dad has to visit the pulmonologist to get an OK so he can get the operation at Stanford. I'm going to be tired and this guy is kinda rude, so I'm not looking forward to it. I'm also working my second job this afternoon, so I'm going to be kinda tired. Tuesday I'm working both jobs, Wednesday I'm getting off work a bit early so I can get the groceries done then I have a dentist appointment. Gotta get those choppers cleaned. Thursday I'm babysitting Dad, and Friday I may go to the A's game with Sandi. Saturday we might take Dad to the zoo. So yes, this is one crazy week. Next week is the NKOTB concert in Fresno, and we're staying over 2 nights in Clovis. Oh the insanity. Can't wait.
  

i need a nap

• Hey homies. Nothing too thrilling on the home front. Monday I got some sleep, and had to work at Traffic in the afternoon. Took Michelle to Wendys, came home, ate, and could have relaxed had there not been loud children and a loud TV on. Oh well. Worked here later that night. Tuesday morning I had to take Dad to do blood work at his doctor's office, when I should have been asleep. Only got about 3 hours of sleep, and worked at Traffic again in the afternoon. I'm beat.
  
• So yeah I'm tired. I already have plans for this weekend which may include playing laser tag in Sacramento then kicking it at Kimmie's place the rest of the time. We'll see how things go. I've never actually played laser tag, sounds like fun. I'm hoping to get a lot more rest before hand.
  
• I won't be in bed today until 11am at the earliest, because it's grocery day. Hooray. You can sense the excitement, I'm sure. Now let me take a power snooze before I pass out. Oy.
  

nice lazy weekend

• Yay I'm back after a pretty relaxing weekend. Friday morning I went to the gym, then home for some sleep. That night I took Michelle and Dad to dinner at Applebee's, and to Borders to look at books. I picked up some magazines for myself. Saturday I slept in, went for a walk then took Dad to a doctor appointment which ran an hour late. I was not amused. Later that afternoon I took Dad and Michelle shopping with me at Newpark Mall. I got some cute summer outfits from Target and JC Penney, and Dad finally got new blue jeans. Fun times for all. Later that evening I went to dinner at Chevy's with Michelle.
  
• Sunday I slept in again, and went for a nice long walk near the duck pond by my house. Then Cathy and I went for coffee at Starbucks and drive through the Oakland hills. Some crazy old lady almost ran us off the road on Fairmont Drive. Cathy sped up and gave her a piece of her mind. Haha. Later on we did some shopping at Southland and I picked up some fly Cookie Monster New Balance sneakers at Foot Locker. http://tinyurl.com/dcmo7g
• After that we went to Cathy's friend Rose's house for a bit, and watched Food Network. Later I came home and watched TV with Aubri and her kids, then napped and came to work. Oh so exciting. I didn't do much this weekend, and I loved it. I need time to just veg out and do nothing for once. My life is hectic as it is.
• Oh yeah to clear up any confusion, I was listening to a 21 year old aircheck from KYUU last week. Someone taped it off the radio and put it on the internet, commercials and all. So awesome. That station went off air at the end of 88 and became X100. Now it's Movin 99.7, owned by CBS. It was KFRC-FM for years before hand.