Sometimes moonlights as a blacksmithSometimes moonlights as a minerFavorite restaurant is Buca Di BepoMet his wife on the InternetHas three beautiful childrenOrders the coffee of the day at Starbucks (black)Is sometimes known as AdandeIs resistant to fireCoaches baseball in his spare timeand last but not least......Is a year older today!!!!!!!If you guessed Mike W. you were right on!!!!!! Happy Birthday, Mike!!!!!!!P.S. How great is this birthday cake image I found on Google?
Seriously, I saw this book at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I think the Chicken Soup for the Soul guy has gone off the deep end. American Idol is back tomorrow (1/15) at 8:00PM. (7:00 Central)
Let me clear about something, I am not a public transportation type of girl. Up until recently, I had never been in a bus, taxi, subway or even a shuttle. Last time I was in San Franciso Jeff was kind enough to guide me through the BART system back to the Oakland airport. This was my one and only BART ride. Being a big girl, and trying to be cost effective I have decided to give the BART a try tomorrow, all on my own. Here is the email conversation between me and Jeff:*Kim forwards Southwest Flight info to Jeff*Jeff responds: "Are you comfortable enough to BART in?"*Kim responds: "Hee hee, that's my plan!"*Jeff responds: "Good! Remember... from OAK take the AirBART shuttle to theColiseum/Oakland Airport BART station. Buy a round-trip BART ticketto/from Embarcadero Station. Take any San Francisco-bound train and getoff at Embarcadero Station. Walk upstairs to the MUNI fare gates and paythe $1.50 fare (don't forget to take and keep the receipt). The trainyou want will be on the Inbound side of the tracks (the side with the"To Ballpark" signs). Get on any train announced as "Mission Bay,"either the "N-Judah" or the "T-Third." If you're on the "N-Judah" go tothe last stop, the CalTrain Station. Walk south, toward the Panera Breadstore...the next block is Berry Street. When you're in front of Panera,look to your left and notice another train platform. If you get on the"T-Third" at Embarcadero, that's where you'll get off.
*Kim responds: "Oh crap, now I am nervous. Thanks for the tips...."*Jeff responds: "You can always call me... or I can meet you somewhere along the way..."Please wish me luck.....
Today, for the first time, we rooted for the Chargers.....here's why:No RavinLegacy StolenNasty Feelings LingerAll I have to say is, "Who Knew"?
Three Things to Ponder: 1. Cows 2. The Constitution 3. The Ten Commandments C O W S Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cowT H E C O N S T I T U T I O N They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq . Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we're not using it anymore.
T H E 1 0 C O M M A N D M E N T S The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this: You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery," and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians...It creates a hostile work environment.
When the Barista at Starbucks asks you if you would like a drink carrier, just say "Yes". Why say no? Is it because, you can do it? I don't need a drink holder, I'm no rookie. Is that the reason to refuse it? My advise, just take it. Yesterday, I went to Starbucks (Yes, the boycott didn't last long) and I ordered three drinks. A Venti Iced Chai (for me), a Tall Vanilla Latte (for mom) and a Short Apple Juice for Joshua. As I am struggling to situate my drinks, blackberry, keys and um....blueberry oat bar the Barista says "Would you like a drink holder", I respond, "No, it's okay, I got it". I leave for the car........As soon as I get to the car, I have to put down two of the drinks on the bumper in order to push the unlock button. I do that, open the door and pick up the drinks again. I safely get the Vanilla Latte, Apple Juice and Oat bar into the car and then I squeeze the Chai, lid pops off and the following happens:
Half my Chai......gone. Well, at least there is less caffeine. I wasn't about to walk in and ask for napkins after I had just denied the carrier. So I drive over to deliver Joshua and Mom's drink. The whole way over I am annoyed at myself for denying the carrier, how stupid. I get out of the car at moms, again with my Chai, the Vanilla Latte and the Apple Juice and the following happens:
Say bye bye to Joshua's Apple Juice. We are now 2 for 3 in drink losses. Agghhhhh. So take it from me, if you are offered the carrier it is because you need it. All hail, this great invention, the cardboard drink carrier.
Tonight, at the Ducks game, the woman next to me wanted some peanuts. This was her conversation with the waitress:Waitress: Can I get you anything else?Woman next to me: Peanuts pleaseWaitress: Peanuts or M&M PeanutsWoman next to me: PeanutsIs that the most pointless question of all times? She didn't want candy, she wanted peanuts!!!!What if the waitress worked in Field Support?Customer: I would like to order a new PC.Waitress posing as FSO tech: Would you like a new PC or would you like Blackberry?Customer: I would like a new PCWaitress posing as FSO tech: Good because you arent authorized for a Blackberry.
This is in response to the Jane Says blog from this evening: Your wish is my command
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every time I go to the Phoenix airport and see this, I think of you.
Last week I saw the advertisement for the Skinny Latte on Starbucks. It consists of non-fat, no-whip and sugar-free syrup. Now, (other than my iced chai) I always order non-fat, about 1/2 the time no whip (the other 1/2 easy whip) but I can't do the sugar free syrup. I had no idea how much they were pushing the skinny latte until today. I hooked up with Jinjer for a quick cup of coffee (first time I have seen her since 1993) (this after hooking up with Nancy-yes she is the one having triplets-on Sunday. That was the first time I had seen Nancy since 1997) and we both ordered non fat latte's. (It was great seeing her)I ordered a decaf-non-fat cinnamon dolce latte and she ordered a non-fat vanilla latte. Neither of us were prepared for what we received-two skinny latte's! We both sent ours back for a re-do.
****OK, now I am pissed. As I was going to post these photos I noticed that they did not make my Cinnamon Dolce Latte a decaf. This is a serious problem since I had already had a Venti Iced Chai, making my caffeine intake higher than I would like for being pregnant. It wasn't in the danger level (more than 300mg) but you don't screw with a recovering hypochondriacs caffeine intake (especially when they are pregnant and diligently watching it)! I am annoyed with myself for suggesting the Starbucks on California and Lake Ave since I rarely have good experiences with the Baristas there. This is the same Starbucks that this barista works at. Going forward I will be boycotting this location****P.S. We both tasted the skinny latte's-they sucked.P.S.S. Best tip I learned from Jinjer today, Tivo the show called "Cash Cab". I just watched it, it's great.More on Caffeine: (I have now edited this blog post 5 times as I have done additional research, this is practically two blogs)This is a total rant! I rarely do a rant, in fact, I think this is the first time the word "rant" has appeared on my blog. I have been very careful on my caffeine intake since pregnant. Some of the things I have done are as follows: (1) I almost completely cut it out during the first trimester. (2) I did research, most of which said anything under 300mg was fine, (3) I stopped getting two chai's a day, (4) I usually get grande's instead of venti's (5) If I order coffee it's always decaf. So, since my decaf was screwed up today I went and re-did some research. I noted on this website Americanpregnancy.org that it said a grande Starbucks had 400 mg of caffeine. I went back to the Starbucks website and looked up the Cinnamon Dolce nutrition information and under caffeine it said 150mg for a grande. Then at the bottom of the page I read this:* Caffeine information is approximate and is based on limited analytical data. These values reflect Starbucks standard brewing methods. Values can vary greatly based on the variety of the coffee and the brewing equipment used. The handcrafted nature of our beverages may result in a variation from the reported values.
What am I bothered by? The words "Values can vary GREATLY". How could they vary Greatly? Do I believe the Starbucks website or the Americanpregnancy?If the Caffeine Intake was what Starbucks said it was I had 300MG today and that does not make me happy. If it is "varied greatly" there is no telling how much I had. NOT HAPPY!!!! I will be making a complaint via their website. I may be temporarily boycotting Starbucks...till April 3rd.Here's another P.S. If you do complain to Starbucks via their website they send free drink coupons.
This little political quiz is brought to you in time for the New Hampshire Primaries. Take the quiz and it matches your views to the closest candidate. If there was any doubt that I'm on the right, it has now been answered. Take the QuizTop Match: Tom Tancredo (The funny thing is I hadn't even heard of him)Second Match: Mitt RomneyThird Match: Mike Huckabee
Becca and I used to love watching American Gladiators. Our favorite girl gladiator was Zap and we thought that several of the boy gladiators were cute. I think Lazer was our favorite. So last night the new American Gladiators premiered. I Tivo'd it and watched it tonight. It's pretty dumb but that doesn't mean I won't keep watching. I have a feeling that if I stick to the new PS Wellness Snack Challenge I will be able to make it on Season 2.
The first belly shot appeared on the Jane Says Blog a couple of weeks ago. Contrary to numerous requests and demands I have refused to place belly shots on my blog. But, you know me, if there is a good gimmick or story sometimes I will break even my own rules. With that, here goes, the first belly shot on the blog.
Two old friends, both 27 weeks pregnant, one carries one girl, the other carries two girls and a boy. This is what it looks like:
Can anyone guess who the friend is?
You are my favorite 5 year old and I Love You!!!!
On January 4th, 1903 Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant. Apparantly, Edison electrocuted many animals including stray dogs, cats, cattle and horses. I guess a cranky elephant that had squashed three of her caregivers at a zoo on Coney Island was given to Edison (rather than being hung....imagine hanging an elephant) so that he could electrocute it. The elephant, "Topsy", died immediately in front of 1500 spectators.More Information can be found here: Elephant Electrocution
You will find Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada at elevation 7,085. The pass was named after George Donner and his group of settlers that were moving from Illinois to California. In November, 1846 this group was traveling through the pass and found it blocked by snow so they set up camp, near a lake, that would someday be known as Donner Lake.
In mid-December a group of 10 men and 5 women set out to reach Sutters Fort (In Sacramento). Unfortunately, this group became lost and disoriented due to the cold and lack of food. When 4 members died, the rest decided to eat them for survival. On January 18th, 7 survivors reached the western side of the mountain. Four relief parties were sent and the last member of the Donner Party arrived at Sutters Fort on April 29th. Of the 87 members of the original Donner Party, 39 died. Last year, in the middle of a snowstorm, I braved this treacherous mountain. I survived the wind, snow and accidents and successfully made it to Ben Edwards house.....and contrary to what you may have heard, I was there on time.
First, a huge thanks to Kays who took us shopping last week and ended up getting Sydney her crib, dresser and changing table/hutch. It is absolutely beautiful. Sydney just kicked me to say thank you too :) 
Second, she received her bedding and some room accessories from her Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas. Third, her Daddy worked really hard the last few days, painting, putting the crib together, getting all the accesorries and decorations up and doing finishing touches around the room. Thanks, Dad!The room looks fantastic and for a change, we are ahead of schedule. Other PG News: We have now entered the third trimester. Also, the three hour glucose tolerance test that I took last week turned out normal. Yeah!!!!!
Well, for those of you that don't know I failed to mark my location this year for the Rose Parade. (Note Last Year: We Were First) Without a secured location I didn't feel comfortable sending out the annual Rose Parade invitation. So rest assured, you were not left off the invite, there wasn't one sent out. Luckily, Yesterday I was able to strike a deal with some of our neighbors in order to secure a small location. We swapped them 4 feet of space for free food. Yesterday, I made homemade pizzas for the second year in a row and this morning mom and I made breakfast. It was well worth it, I spent a total of about 2 hours outside (Before the parade) between yesterday and today. Compare that with Becca, James and I who usually spend a combined 36 hours outside watching our spot. So the nice thing about today was that it was very laid back. I was in bed last night by 11:00, didn't get up this morning until 6:30 and didn't go outside until almost 8:30. This was a good thing since I have been really tired the last two weeks. While the parade was nice, we certainly missed having everyone here to celebrate the New Year with us. I hope everyone enjoyed their day, I won't screw up the seating this year and hopefully we will see you here on January 1st, 2009.
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