Month: January 2006

First of all, I just want to share that April (aka Sashasmomma) made it through surgery and is doing okay. You can read more about it on Alicia’s blog. I’m really glad that the surgery went well and am wishing her a quick and healthy recovery.

My little brother gave me a copy of Dreamweaver lastnight. I am super excited about this because I’ve been wanting to get it for a long time. It will allow me to create my web sites much more quickly (as soon as I learn the program) because I won’t have to spend so much time hand coding everything. So, if you’ve been waiting for something from me, I might be able to finish it a little more quickly now. My brother rocks!

Zach decided lastnight that he wanted to eat a pickle. I wasn’t quite sure if he was ready for it yet, but he kept holding his hands out asking for it so I gave it to him and he absolutely loved it! I took some pictures and a video of him eating it. If you want to see the video, leave me a comment and I’ll e-mail you the link to it. It is pretty cute. All the girls in the office were going nuts over it this morning.

I found out this morning that Zach’s day care provider is pregnant. She’s been trying for a while, so I’m really happy for her. It just makes day care arrangements a little more complicated. She plans on working right up until she has the baby, but I’m sure there will be days off for doctor’s appointments and things. Then of course there will be a few weeks after she has the baby that I will have to find other arrangements. I really need to find a back-up sitter. I guess this will just push me a little more to find someone.

I suppose I should get back to work now. The weather is yucky out today so I’m gonna try to get out of here early if possible. Hopefully I’ll stay home most of the weekend. I have an exciting day of doing my taxes on Saturday so I need to rest up!

As of Tuesday I officially have another sister-in-law. Hubby’s brother, the one in the Air Force who is stationed in Hawaii, got hitched! They just had a small ceremony and plan to have a big one this summer in Phoenix for family and friends to attend. We haven’t even met his wife yet and just found out her name lastnight. But, it is great to have another family member. I’m really anxious to meet her this summer. Hopefully she’s as cool as me…lol!

Now, I must figure out a way to buy plane tickets to Phoenix…

So, the concert was great lastnight. Shindown was definitely rockin’ (not that I doubted them). The opening band? Not so much. In fact, they pretty much just sucked. When you play a show and the audience can’t tell one song from the next, you definitely have some problems. Oh, and if every song ends the exact same way, your audience will want to puke. At least I’m hoping that’s why the girl a couple of people over from us was puking. I could have tolerated the opening act better if I would have been as drunk as most of the people there. But, being completely sober and waiting for one of my favorite bands to play did not add up to me having much patience. Fortunately, I did not have any sharp objects handy to shove in my ears and I can still hear (somewhat) today.

But, as I said, Shinedown was great. They have quickly become one of my favorite bands to see live. Not only do they put on a killer show, but they seem truly appreciative of the opportunity they have been given. I love listening to Brent explain the stories behind their songs. I love watching Jason play his guitar. I love their energy and love for the music. I just love all of them as a band.

I also really liked the venue they played at. It was the first time I have been there. It was at a new club that just opened up at one the casinos nearby. It was a pretty cool place to catch a show. In fact, I liked it so much I’m considering trying to get some people together to help me celebrate my birthday there in a few weeks. It could be fun.

It was actually kinda nice to get out of the house with hubby for a little bit too. I wish we could have made it a longer night, but since it was the middle of the week we had to go straight home after the concert. We got home just before 11:00 I think. Then, Zach decided not to sleep lastnight so I’m running on pretty low fuel today. But, it was worth it. I really did enjoy myself and I have a major urge to go home and pick up my guitar tonight.

All of my thoughts and prayers are with April and her family today. April is a wonderful woman who I met through tblog. I lost track of her for a while, but she recently started blogging again so I’ve been getting re-aquainted with her through her blog. From what I understand she has suffered a stroke and the outlook is rather scary. If you feel the urge, please pray for April, her husband Dave, and the rest of the family as they help her to recover and make the difficult decisions that lie ahead.

Zach and I are haivng a much needed relaxing day at home today. I got an urgent e-mail from day care just before I left lastnight saying that she was going to have to be closed today. She had one kid with a contagious double eye infection and another one that had the stomach flu and said she needed a day to sanitize everything before the kids come back.

I was debating what I was going to do with Zach, when suddenly my stomach started not feeling too well. 😉 So, Zach got to stay home this morning with me. We slept in, played, took down the Christmas decorations (finally!), had an early lunch, a nap, and now we’re both enjoying some play time. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Friday.

Perhaps I should spend some time looking for a new day care for Zach while I’m home!