Happy Third Birthday Sydney!

I can't believe you are three! I love you sweetheart and I am so lucky to be your mommy!!! Thanks to all the cousins, Matt, Rachel, Grandma and Grandpa for joining us for Disneyland today!!!!

Panda's At The San Diego Zoo

Depicted below you will find two pictures taken in Panda Canyon at the San Diego Zoo. The first picture shows what we saw according to the San Diego Zoo.....the second picture shows what we actually saw.

The Weekly Catch-Up (2011, Week 13)

Home: Brooke and Sydney both had an odd virus during the last week. It appears that they probably got it from Nathan as he had a similar virus that started 4 days earlier. It basically consisted of odd pooping and vomiting for about 6 days. They would eat a couple good meals, we would think it was over and then they would throw-up again the next day. Odd part is it didn't come with the normal "I'm sick-whining", they would literally throw-up, give you a look like "What just happened" and then go about their business. Odd-but luckily it's over.

Sunday, we discovered that our dishwasher has been leaking (for awhile) and some of the kitchen cabinets, walls and possibly flooring has water damage. Lovely. Demolition on that part of the kitchen starts on Tuesday. Despite our kitchen issues I managed to make dinner every night and good dinners at that. We had Gemelli Pasta, Mediterranean Chicken and Balsamic Vinegar/Garlic Chicken from For the Love of Cooking. Both were excellent. We also tried the Chicken Enchilladas recipe from the Cheeky Kitchen-I was really happy with those.

"Tangled" was purchased and watched on Tuesday. Sydney was thrilled with this addition to our Disney collection and we have watched it now more times than I care to admit.

In case you missed it, James won the Price is Right this week!

David will be starting a new job on April 18th and we are really excited for that. In celebration he has outfitted himself with a Motorola Xoom and I have to admit it is pretty darn cool! While not as sleek in my opinion as the IPAD, I love the open source and ability to customize the Android OS, also love not being held hostage by Itunes. It makes me wonder when we will have a new Dell Tablet-I can't wait!

Other Highlights include: A visit to the Grilled Cheese Truck, Gigi's Farmers Market on Saturday morning at the Americana.

Work: I managed to stay on track with my planning system this week and completed all my big items except one this week. I had a great lunch with the Glendale/Pasadena team thanking them for a job well done on a Severity 2 a few weeks ago. We went to "Frida" and had a good time. Enjoyed a good visit with Anne Marie this week and she is very pleased with how the FSO teams are doing.

Other: I failed to play any April Fools jokes this year

Big Bugs and Three Seals

Scrubs At Disneyland?

When I worked in the laboratory, I wore scrubs about twice a week-and I loved wearing my scrubs. Scrubs are comfortable, depending on the type they can be cute and for clinical work, very practical. Having said that, these scrubs arent cute and there is no clinical work at Disneyland.

I Don't Usually Stereotype People

But I found it incredibly hard to believe that this woman was the "A1" check-in on my flight from Burbank to San Jose.

Something On A Stick Day

Today, was something on a stick day.....in honor of the special day, and Queen B we celebrated ;)

New Universal Symbol

While we were watching James win the showcase on the Price is Right tonight the following conversation ensued:

Sydney: Mom, why does James do that?
Me: What?

Sydney: (See picture below) Thats funny!

Me: Apparantely it's the universal symbol for I just won something on the Price is Right.

James Evans......Come On Down

In case you didn't know, James won the showcase today on the Price is Right!!!!! His winnings? A trampoline (When Sydney saw it she exclaimed, Mom, that looks fun!!!!), $1000.00, maid service for a year, a bedroom set and a red Mazda Miata.

Ridiculous Signage Between Bonnie and Meredith

There is some crazy signage going on in the Parking Lot off Colorado between Bonnie and Meredith in Pasadena. Often I stop at this location for Starbucks on way into the Pasadena Office and I always have to pay close attention to the parking spot I pick because if not the woman that sits in the tiny little closet-office will put a warning on my car that threatens to tow it. (I have received the warning twice for parking in the wrong space) Almost everything in this parking lot is remarkable:

• The tiny little closet the woman works must be horrible. There is no air conditioning and it is no more than 4 feet by 4 feet (I think I am being generous here too) This woman just trolls the parking lot looking for potential offenders. I was going to Starbucks and the ATM one day and she stopped me to ask me how long I would be? Uh 10 minutes...oh, okay, go ahead....whatever


• There is no difference in the handicapped parking spaces (size and borders) so why is one van accessible and one not?


• There is a sign for at least every two parking spots in the lot


• Why would they print two different shape signs for the 1 Hour Sharp Seating spots? As you can see in the 5th picture these two signs are for spots right next to each other


• There are three different signs depicting standard 1 hour parking, the dark brown rectangle, the dark brown tall oval and the light brown rectangle


• There are two different types of employee parking sign, the dark brown horizontal oval, and the light brown square. I once was stopped by the parking lot monitor since I wasn't an employee and parked on the spot that showed the 1 hour to the left and the employee parking to the right.


• Who could have possibly made the decisions on signage, it's crazy! Also, every spot is a 1 hour except the employees. Three are 4 restaurants that utilize the parking lot and 2 banks. Lord help the person who is signing loan documents or having a leisurely lunch, they will likely be towed.

The Price Is Right!!!! Watch 3/28 at 10:00AM!!!!!

National "Joe" Day.....

Seriously, I can't make this stuff up, today is National "Joe" Day. On National Joe day you can choose to not go by your own name and instead be referred to or call yourself, Joe. Those behind the day call it a holiday from your own name.

So in honor of Joe P today I..........

• Went to Starbucks and had Joe written on my cup of tea (not Joe)


• Created my Trader Joe's shopping list


• Facebook friend requested Joe Young


• Implemented a new employee satisfaction program called "Joe's Act" which increased everyone's vacations by 2 weeks


• Fondly remembered Fear Factor and Joe Rogan


• Planned an employee morale event at Joe's Crab Shack (Hawaii Location)


• Stalked Joe Pesci via virtualglobetrotting.com, contemplated watching "My Cousin Vinnie"


• Thought about how much I dislike the Yankees


• Emailed all the Joe's on my team (and Facebooked all my friend Joe's) telling them I hoped they enjoyed their special day


• Wished there was a Tahoe Joe's nearby so I would have the perfect end to my "Joe" list by venturing there for dinner

I wonder if there is a National Mickey Day....I'm think a Disney Celebration would need to be scheduled.......

Disclaimer: Bullet 4 and 6 are sort of lies but it felt fun writing them.