Guess what we did yesterday?

Yep we went for a bike ride with the boys. It's finally cool enough to now. It isn't so bad once you get used to having to balance an extra 40 pounds or so. The little man and I tried it the day before and we took a spill but yesterday I took the little guy and we were fine, well he was a bit squirmy which had me yelling the whole time "sit still, face forward, stop that". Hopefully next time he will pipe down. We did a total of 7 miles on the Western Maryland Rail Trail... started out at the southern most end. We would have done more but I was hungry of all things and I had promised I'd go into work a little early, to take care of some orders. I realised sometime later yesterday that I didn't think of Maurice once... I kinda feel both guilty about that and perhaps that it is a good thing, it would be nice to enjoy some stuff without that black cloud over me all the time... I kinda hate avoiding things I use to like.
I just finished reading an independent reader book... The Truth about Truman, I forgot once again the author. It was an interesting idea, girl gets upset with the absurd topics that are to form the school newspaper and she starts one online. It becomes the gossip/bully site though and in the end really hurts someone else. I suppose had I not been one of those outsider types in Middle School I may have appreciated this book a bit better, I see the point it's trying to make, but I also sense that it was down played quite a bit ... well at least from my experiences. I still chose it for my independent reader group. Just because I was not head over heels with it, does not mean someone else won't be! I was also very disheartened to stumble across a book last night called Waiter Rant... someone has already done my idea only writing about restaurant table waiting, not pizza delivery... perhaps I can still do that, anyway I started on that last night... so far it's okay, but I'm biased- Day late Dollar short... I suck!

Girlie Moment

Okay... I have to admit I had a total Girlie Moment today, but it's very cute. I've been doing the yearly underwear replacement, and today I found this brand from Australia and their tag line is Down Undies... come on that's so darn cute I had to get some!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay Girlie Moment over... where is my sledgehammer?

I really dislike people!

Okay so not only did I drive 2 hours to get to the inventory last night, I got lost, then I got yelled at the second I walked in the door. Not to say that maybe I did not deserve it, but come on. I meet our new Sales Manager and she was the lady I was hoping I remembered... so I was slightly excited and yes I got yelled at to be quiet... kinda made me feel like I was in the 3rd grade or something... also made me feel like turning around and walking out the door! But that was not the worst of it. You know me, gotta stick up for my peeps... so about an hour later we got called to a meeting, and the lady in charge asks where's the scruffy guy, and I totally did not pay attention... not one of my employees... then where's the scruffy guy from Hagerstown... still did not quite sink in... I drove with a guy from our inventory team, and a lady drove down herself from our inventory team and neither were scruffy... but alas this horrible lady was referring to the guy I drove down there with. Now we kinda made it into a joke... but the more I thought about it the more I got pissed, and yes as a supervisor now I realise that I have to watch out for my peeps. I think we should have just left at that point... but no we stayed, because we are good employees... then to add insult to injury I went outside to get some fresh air and the same horrible lady told me, while pointing at "scruffy" guy take the big guy with you... are they just rude like that in VA. We still stayed, that is until I had an asthma attack... then WE LEFT!!!!
It just reaffirms my dislike of the majority of people because no one in our society seems to even think twice about being nice, civil, or friendly... sad times we live in!

Am I insane or just really stupid?

Okay so here is my wonderful schedule for the next few days... had an inventory tonight at the Gap which was not as painful as I was told it would be, home by midnight. Tomorrow instead of a quick evening I'm at work until 11:30pm, then Sunday an inventory at a Borders 2 hours away... yes I volunteered... but I won't be home until like 6am if I get out when expected, so that's Monday morning. Monday night I get to close again at 11:30, and then march right back into work on Tuesday morning at 6am... work all day then go to job number 2 for the evening. I think I need to rethink my dedication to my jobs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm currently rereading 13 reasons why by Jay Asher for my teen reading group. I guess we can call it my public service for the year. It is about suicide... and hey I'm not too shy to talk about the ramifications for all involved... plus it's an excellent book, makes me mad cause my real life didn't give me any kind of reason why, but well written... very well written.

I've also got a very cool book that is recipes all featuring lavender... I thought they would be mostly gross sounding, but I've written down more then I've passed over, it's called the Lavender Cookbook.

Everyone pleased with my pictures and the fact that I've got the hang of this blog with picture thing... I hope so! It will be a nice way to share pictures of the boys.

Daisy Doggie

North Beach

A day well spent exploring, swimming, soaking up rays... and being BOYS!!!!!!

Did someone say staycation?

Well I did in fact take a mini vacation... thank god since I spent Thursday night Friday and most of Saturday in bed with a stomach flu. Saturday we all went to Lisa's for the pizza party then we went to the lake... I felt so bad for the kids because I literally did not see them all day on Friday. They had so much fun! The English clan joined us there as well and all 4 of the kids had a blast splish splashing away! Then we had an impromptu trip to the beach on Sunday... the little guy sure did not know what to make of the waves... he was so cute he laid just at the edge of the water and almost body surfed for quite awhile. The little man on the other hand has gotten to be very independent and since there was not much water depth change and the tide was very calm we kinda let him do his own thing. I think he had the most fun... of course having Daddy throw him into the water over and over again I'm sure didn't hurt that attitude:) Both boys did venture on a beach walk with me and I got the little man to help me in my beach glass quest! We scored an aqua colored piece, a wine colored piece and a deep mauve colored piece... very cool! More pics to come!!!!