I'm doing pretty good at remembering to take my vitamins everyday. Working out, however, is another story. It's 5:15 when I get home, and lately Ron already has something cooking, so once I eat, I really don't feel like working out. I guess I'm going to have to force myself anyways.





We watched the first season of United States of Tara last week. I really enjoyed it. Sure, it requires a certain suspension of disbelief (especially if you have a degree in psych) but it was fun. I have the second season in the Netflix Que already.



I read I am Number Four. It wasn't bad. It wasn't spectacular, but it was a good read. It reminded me of the show Roswell (what I remember of the show anyway). I dunno about the movie. I might see it. Hubby saw the commercial and was like "meh, it looks like twilight". I finished Hunger Games last night. It was good. They could have made that the only book if they wanted and it still would have been satisfying. I started on Catching Fire.

G got all A's on her report card. She also was offerred to apply for the Elementary National Honor Society. She does so well in school, I really don't think she should switch and go to school in TX with her mom. She's decided that she wants a colornook and so she's saving up towards one. If her mom sends her money that she has saved at her house... she's only like $40 short. Her birthday is in March, so if people send her B&N cards, she'll be set.
Speaking of birthdays, darn near everyone I'm related to has birthdays in February and March. I covered my friends K and B. Hubby's sister's bday is on Feb 4th. I got her a cricut cartridge, it just needs to be mailed. I need to get valentines for the girls (probably new books,a manga or something), SIL's anniversary is valentines as well, E's bday is Feb as well, and so is Hubby's friend T. Hubby and my sister are both in march, so is my brother, G and hubby's friend J. I have picked up a few things here and there. I have a cool lego art piece coming for hubby. I think G is getting some Monster High clothes and one of the new Pokemon games. I dont know what to get my older sister. My twin said that older sister mentioned she likes Supernatural, so I may pick up a season of that or something.

I was looking at IKEA last night lusting after the new sofa I want to get. Something to look forward to.

So This Is The New Year...

I survived the holidays. Better than I thought. I really wasn't feeling it. Things went ok with E here. A lot of the time when we have both the kids, and they aren't on a routine, things sort of devolve into chaos and I get really stressed. I did get a little frustrated with the messes and wanted to rant about working on scholarships, but I did minimal. Handed her scholarship sheets, gave her a list with due dates, made some suggestions to streamline, and then went over the list last night to see where she was. I just marked done or not, didn't ask "why not, it wasn't hard", just marked it. She's flying back this afternoon, so last night we ask if she's got all her flight info, ID (which has been a fight with her mom -- just get her a state issued id if she's not getting a driver's liscence), etc. She says that her mom got her the "unaccompanied minor" status (she has never done this in all of the times E has flown). She thinks it must have been by mistake. Me and Hubby are like.... no, it's because she won't get you an ID, and thinks she's proving some point to your dad by not, but security at airports has increased and you're almost 18, you can't mark it by mistake, you pay extra. So I ask if she has her birth certificate, so she can do the 'unaccompanied minor' thing to which I get a blank stare. In retrospect, I should have kept my mouth shut, let them go to the airport, and not be able to fly, so that her mom would have to come get her and then maybe get her a damn ID. I'd like to point out the following, that makes this so laughable and dumb -- the flight itself was less than $100, she had to pay an extra $50 for the unaccompanied minor.... getting a state issued ID is less than $25... and she's going to have to go to the DMV in Feb to renew her permit (and get an ID) anyway because E turns 18.... so why not get the ID in October (and november and WAY back in July when it was first suggested? Because -- crazy ex thinks hubby is controlling saying that E needs an ID, and she'll just get her the driver's liscence (which E is, btw, no closer to getting than she was last year). Logic eh?

Back to the New year. I have some Goals/resolutions/whatever you want to call them. I guess writing them here is as good of place as any (I planned to put them in a notebook - but haven't done that yet).
1. Become Full-time at work (started January 1) --- technically I didn't have any control over this one, but it was a goal none the less.

2. Start savings account(s) - G & E for school, plus some for possible fertility stuff and some for whatever (vacation, emergencies, etc)

3. Get tickets for Comic Con 2011 and pay for half the trip (can't accomplish this one till they let us buy the damn tickets!)

4. Exercise 3 times a week. This is going to be harder working full time, but I'm going to try, even if it's the wii fit or a walk on the levee.

5. Take vitamins everyday. I should be in this habit because it's good for you... but also working in a hospital setting, I'm exposed to a lot of funk, so extra protection is good.

6. Go to the dentist twice a year (signing up for dental insurance this week...)

There were other things... but now I can't remember darn it