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I am jones*ing to do laundry.

I got my new washer/dryer at 10am and can't wait to do my first load.
You see, here in the sunny hot state of Arizona we are on an electricity progam. You are to use your big appliances (washer/dryer - dishwasher - air conditioning - oven) between the hours of 9pm and 9am to conserve. Oh, you can use anything appiance ANYTIME but you get zapped on your utility bill. And since I have to use my air and oven during the no no hours, I do my best to use the "other appliances" after 9pm and before 9am.

So I wait! And WAIT!

I never thought I would be so excited to do laundry.

UPDATE!
First load was awesome. We spent most of the 45 mins watching it tumble and squirt and drain. We had to turn the fan off in the laundry room to make sure the sucker was actually running. Then we had to get a flashlight to shine into the window because we still weren't sure. Oh so quite.

I think I may LIKE doing laundry now. :)

During my first grade year, I got in trouble for not bringing a library book back to school on time. It wasn't because I forgot it a home or lost it. It was because I loved the book so much I didn't want to give it back. Who didn't love George?

The "new skin" is in honor of that book.

"Curious George goes to the Circus"

I guess I better go in search of some Curious George books.

If you don't see the new skin . . . reset the skin to default or George over at the "Change the Skin" drop down box.

When I came out of the movies on Weds. I notice a poster with upcoming events at the shopping mall. One happened to be a band that was playing the over the weekend. Well imagine my surprise when I recognized the lead singer of the band. Of course, it didn't hurt that the band happens to be named after him.

I knew this guy from cosmetology school. Back in the 80's. Hairstylist by day rock star by night. And "What a Cutie" We always had a great time talking and hanging at parties. He would always tell me about his "psycho" girlfriends and I would complain about my hubby. At one of these parties, I was talking to a girlfriend, hubby had gone to get more beer and this guy shuck up behind me, flipped me around and laid on a BIG kiss. Said, "I have wanted to do that for a long time" and dissappeared into the crowd. That is one of my all time happy memories.

We have seen each other a few times over the years. I find that he is playing someplace and head on over to watch. Hubby (not the one I complained about, my new and improved one) and I have gone to see him play a few times, also. He is really pretty good.

Maybe we will have to go check out the show. Ya think?

Today is my birthday?

Well, not really! But that is what my friend told the waitress at Outback Steakhouse. So we would get a free hot fudge sundae. Imagine my surprise when the whole serving staff started singing me "Happy Birthday".

The sundae was yummy by the way.

Again, I slack.

Monday Aug 30th
Has to be jumping on the scale this morning and finding that I was down 3 lbs. OH YEAH!

Tuesday Aug 31st
Hands down it has to be having dinner at Tagliani's with Hubby's family. Brother, sis-in-law, 2 neices (8 and 5), nephew (10 months) and Mom-in-law. I love to get together with family. Always makes me smile. This is the same group we are going to join up with in San Diego. I can't wait. 18 days! WOOHOO

Let's see... I haven't posted a Happy Moment for the 27th, 28th and 29th. So I will try to remember what they were now.

Friday Aug. 27th:
Baby shopping with my daughter-in-law, B and my (still growing inside) grandbaby, JoJo. B is getting this cute little baby belly. :)

Saturday Aug 28th:
Finally having something go right on the new blog design I am making for when we are in San Diego. We always take the laptop so I will be blogging from there and uploading the awesome pictures I will be taking.

Sunday Aug 29th:
It had to be having breakfast with my mom and Hubby. Just the everyday chit chat but it was nice. Okay, it also might have been the look on my Mom's face when I got the innerds of her toilet replaced. (Hubby was cleaning up her computer) The simple things in life!

Making up!

Finding out the lawn mower needed oil. I then didn't have to mow the lawn today. :)

Getting out of work early.

Okay, so it was a slow day for happy!

the past few days.

I have been a bad girl and have not added my happiest moments for the past few days. So, now I have to rack my wee little brain to think "What the Hell did I do the past few days that made me happy" But I am going to give it a try. So where did I leave off? Oh yeah...

August 21
Might have been the MooLatte I had from Dairy Queen but it was two days ago so can't quite be sure. :)

August 22
Sleeping til 9am. 9AM I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at the clock. I am usually up before 6am whether I need to be or not. Neither Hubby or Kermit the dog, woke me up. Wonderful, since I haven't been sleeping too well for the past few days.

August 23
Today, the happiest moment was finding out that I didn't have any appointments til late this afternoon, so I played hooky from work. :) Then Hubby and I went out to dinner with my 2 nieces, nephew, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. That always makes me happy.

Okay I am all caught up!

When I looked over at the counter on the sidebar and realized it is less than a month to vacation and the beach. WOO HOO!

I was surfing the web looking for things to do when we are in San Diego (look at the countdown on the sidebar). I came across this.

I do believe in ghost. I do believe in ghost. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do believe in ghost. *said in my best cowardly lion voice*

After spending way to many hours reading about the ghost and looking at the pictures of the "Haunted Places", I found "Ghost and Gravestones Tour".

Now Hubby was just THRILLED *said sarcastically* about the idea but my mother-in-law loves this stuff too. So, we are going to tear her away from the brother-in-law and family one night and head out to do some "Ghost Hunting"

I love great finds on that there internet.

:)
ps I actually have pictures from "The Winchester House" in San Jose and Alcatraz that have the "orb" things in them. I never knew that they were suppose to be "spirits". I will look them up and post some later. BOO!

This afternoon I was sitting at my computer and I hear this tick - tick - tick - tick, like pebbles being thrown at a window.

Well, I went to investigate where this noise was coming from and this is what I found.

Turning my kids on to The Amazing Race.

Josh and Niki came over and watched "The Amazing Race" with us. I think it was the first time they had ever watched it. I think they are hooked.

They aslo went and got everyone a Blizzard from DQ

to enjoy during the show. I think they lasted to the first commercial. :)

getting my checkbook balanced.

I am one of those people (quite anal) who has to have their checkbook balanced to the PENNY! Well something was horrible awry. I was off by a whole $.09. OH MY GOD! (enter drama queen)

Thank goodness, it only took me 15 mins to figure it out. (miss typed entry into Quicken)

So Happy again.

UPDATE! I had this as a draft and forgot to publish it. I was hoping for a better Moment, but alas, none came.

Can you say "C-H-E-E-S-E-C-A-K-E"!

"The Kids" stopped by after they had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory.

They were nice enought to bring dessert. A piece of the "New" 6 Carb Original Cheesecake" with yummy strawberries and whip cream.

Can you say "Y-U-M-M-Y"! and it is ALWAYS good to have "The Kids" around.

Hubby called from work to tell me he loves me. Enough said!

:)

My happiest moment for Friday the 13 had to be:

not getting trampled by a herd of angry black cats,
not walking under a ladder,
finally finding my lucky rabbit's foot,
not getting knocked out when my lucky horseshoe fell off the door frame and hit me in the head,

but the happiest was getting the much needed rain this evening. Bring it on.

Lame as it may seem. The happiest moment today was FINISHING shampooing my livingroom carpet. I know! I KNOW! I need to get a life.

Just when I thought I wasn't going to have a very good "Happiest Moment" today, this happened!

Listening to my niece, Megan, telling me all about her first day at Kindergarten. She's all grown up!

Hands down it had to be playing Marco Polo in the pool with my kids. Lots of laughs and cooling off in the summer heat.

Same game we use to play when the "boys" were younger, just bigger bodies.

I love getting together with my boys and their wives. They are my life and my loves.

Since my whole day was full of happy moments and the last post was chockful of those moments, I have decided to pick a happy moment OTHER than what was previously mentioned.

So here goes...

The one happy moment that I forgot to mention was this one.

Today's happiest moment would have to be chit chatting with a friend I have known since I was a freshman in high school. Deb and I live about 5 miles from each other but just don't manage to get together very often.

It's sad how sometimes you let friendship lapse. We get so involved in our everyday lives that we just don't make time for the "old days"

People... Keep in touch with your past. Today, pick up the phone or type out an email and let someone from your past know that you are thinking of them. I bet you will be surprised at how happy they are to hear from you.

Do It Now! You won't be sorry.

Work was alittle slow today.

Somehow, we got on the subject of genetics. How some people have the genetic makeup to be able to roll their tongue. Come on, you know what I mean. To curl it up like this...

Some of us could do it ... some of us couldn't. But we spent 15 mins. laughing our asses off trying. So that is my Happiest Moment of the day.

But it went further. They called me a freak. Because I can do this!

It would have to be getting in bed for the night. The day wasn't very exciting.
I guess that means I have to make more happy.

(Then again it could have been when Scott got voted off Big Brother! But that would mean I have no life. :)

School starts here next week. My mother-in-law works for the high school just down the street from me but she lives across town (about 35 miles away) Well in her words, "The little bastards had registration today" So on the days that she has to stay late at the school she comes here to crash instead of driving home the 35 miles.

My happiest moment today was when she came here after work and brought along with her a small Blizzard from DQ. Quite unexpected but definately the happy moment today.

It would have to be getting together with the family to watch Amazing Race. Okay, it was a slow happy day. I'll try harder tomorrow. :)

Last night I just couldn't get to sleep. I tossed and turned til about 3:30am and finally dragged my sorry ass out to the couch. I laid there for another hour or so watching the red numbers changing on the ceiling. (We have a projection clock in the livingroom that projects the time anywhere you want. We have it set to project on the ceiling. ) Last time I remember seeing a time it was 4:30am. I had to get up by 7am.

So, today the happiest moment was managing to squeak in a half hour "nap" between going to the doctor with Hubby and having to go back to work.

UPDATE! And going to bed at 8:30 and sleeping til 5:30 the next morning. :)

I was skimming thru my blog list today, catching up on my reading, when I came across "The Challenge" at Pretty Purple Princess. For those who are to lazy to click the link, The Challenge is to write down your happiest moment of the day, each day for the month of August.

I totally believe in the power of positive thinking and I thought this was a great idea. I challenge everyone of you who read my blog to participate. You don't have to have a blog to do it. You can write your moment down on a piece of paper anywhere. So come on...write it down and we can compare how we feel at the end of the month.

Happiest Moment Aug 1

We went to my niece's 8th birthday party at the local swimming pool. When we arrived there were already 10 or so kids and their parents there. But both of my nieces ran over to me to give me a hello hug. I love hugs. How many hugs did I get today. Let me count them. One ... two ... three . . . . . Eleven! Eleven different people gave and recieved a hug from me today.

I love hugs!

Of course, there were hello hugs and goodbye hugs and the many hugs I get from Hubby in the course of a normal day. So I have to say it was a GREAT HUGGING Day.

So my happiest moment today was Hugging.