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July 16th, 2008
09:05 am [Link]	Hopkins High School Class of 1998 ..... FYI SAVE THE DATE........ October 18th. Everything is all planned and booked. Stay tuned for more details. We are in the process of building the website for all the up-to-date communication. But spread the word to everyone you keep in touch with from our graduating class. October 18th is the big night!!!! I got this from the class thingy on Facebook, if anyone is interested. I just thought I'd pass it along. If you want to, go ahead and pass it along too. (Leave a comment)
May 19th, 2008
02:19 pm [Link]	Vote, please?!?!?! a cute baby photo contest. https://www.greatamericanphotocontest.com/voter1/ index.aspx?referid=EmailFriends&p=541588&x=.JPG Don't feel obligated to vote, there are oodles of ads. sorry, I didn't know until after I posted. Current Mood: sleepy (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
April 28th, 2008
10:45 am [Link]	cats..... So, having had three cats, we are now down to one cat. Sadly we decided that the two that had some health and behavioral issues that were not compatible with a baby needed a new home. We were trying to work it out with them, but they were not improving. We surrendered them to a humane society and requested that they be adopted together, and felt sad about it. We thought it was unfair to these two to keep them, because they weren't getting the attention that they needed and deserved, and all we seemed to be doing was yelling at them. We are sad, but feel that they will be better off in the long run. Current Mood: sad (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
April 21st, 2008
02:14 pm [Link]	I have gotten some yardwork done, and i feel happy now. Its kinda depressing looking outside wghen it's beautiful and thinking i want to do work, but i can't. Current Location: home Current Mood: content (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
February 10th, 2008
03:04 pm [Link]	Hopkins High Students... Does anyone who graduated from Hopkins High School know anything about the reunions? I was sitting here today, and I realized that it's been 10 years since I graduated, and I haven't gotten anything from the high school since then about address changes, and alumni update stuff, if they do that, which they used to. I was just wondering. Current Mood: curious (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
February 3rd, 2008
11:24 am [Link]	I'm an Aunt.... My brother and his fiance had their baby on: Februray 1st, 10:18pm Portland, Oregon time. 8lbs 12ozs 20 inches long. A baby BOY! As far as I know all concerned are doing well, but it was a long labor. If I get a picture I'll Post it. If you want to know the name, tough luck so far. Edit: It was a c-section, and they may have gone home already (Sunday night) I'm not sure. They might have a name picked out, but i'm waiting for the final confirmation, and an okay before I post it. Current Location: home Current Mood: happy (8 comments \| Leave a comment)
January 11th, 2008
02:07 pm [Link]	projects... so, we decided, before the baby was born, that there were a few things that we should get done, because they weren't little lung friendly. We gutted our powder bath on the 1st floor to the studs, ceiling too, except the tile floor (continues into hall and kitchen). It is now re-rocked, primed, painted, with a nice smooth ceiling (no popcorn stuff), a new toilet (higher than standard and can supposedly can flush alot of golf balls at a time, but I don't know why you would waste the golf balls), and has a new smaller vanity, a new sink, and a new light (with a stupid dimmer switch) and a new vent fan, towel bar, tp holder. The mirror is still missing, but everything else works, so I'm okay with it. In our living room dining room we decided that the nasty berber carpet that we had professionally cleaned at least twice since moving in, and wouldn't come clean, was NOT baby friendly, so we pulled it out, took out the old particle board that was under it out, replaced it with plywood, and a nice hardwood floor (Australian Cypress). It's very nice. Before we put the floor down, though, we fixed the holes and such in the walls, and painted the ceiling and walls, put the floor down, replaced the outlets and switches. We have yet to retrieve out rug for the living room, but the love seat and comfy chair are great in there, especially when it's not cold, because we have very old windows that leak, because they weren't insulated correctly. We got this all done in about a month, and I couldn't do any of the painting. We feel good about it. Current Location: family room Current Mood: accomplished (Leave a comment)
January 9th, 2008
10:15 am [Link]	Amber Elizabeth Wanek She was born December 15th, 2007 at 3:46pm. Weight 8 lbs 3 ozs, 20 inches long. She has been to see Santa, and set a record for him, his youngest (7 days old). She is almost a month old now and growing well. Every day she does something cute and new, and different. We are, sadly, not quick enough with our camera to catch it all. Current Location: home Current Mood: awake (10 comments \| Leave a comment)
September 30th, 2007
04:01 pm [Link]	A bit of an update... Okay, I know I haven't posted in a while, but what do you really want me to say? In the span of about a month I will go from being a wife to being a wife, mother (December), and aunt (January). Of course I've had (still have) a few months yet to get used to the idea, so it's not all bad, I guess. Other than that, house is still standing, with a missing door, but that is being fixed, lawn may have stopped dying (from lime that was applied on the recommendation of Gertens) and started to re-green (from the sulfur and water applied on the recommendation of Bachmans). The sod that was put down to cover the ungodly big and weedy gardens (weeds were killed and removed first) is growing better than the rest of the lawn (due in part to the rest of the lawns issues) and we expect it to make the winter. The trees that have been planted are all looking good still. The chipmunks have been having a field day with tunnels and holes this summer, to the point that I have been tempted to try traps or something to get rid of them. Baby's room has been painted, crib up, cats ignoring everything, but they like to be under the crib every once in a while. So that is good. I've had a baby shower thrown by some family, it was a nice thought, but poor idea to combine it with a family reunion up north, kicking the men out of the house for a while. I didn't think that was cool, but what can I do about it? Childbirth class -- done. We opted for the two day (one weekend) class, and got a good bit of info, and questions answered. It's been raining. Nice in a way, because we were inside all weekend, but it's making me sleepy. Current Location: home Current Mood: sleepy (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
August 7th, 2007
03:13 pm [Link]	As far as I know none of my family were on the bridge. (Leave a comment)
May 21st, 2007
11:10 am [Link]	huh... mothers day and stuff... I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted last. Oh, well. I had an interesting mothers day, spent the day with my husbands parents, his sister and her husband. Part of it involved fishing, but not actually catching anything. Anyway, the morning started off by my husband giving me a soon-to-be mothers day card. Followed later in the day by my sister-in-law also giving me a soon-to-be mothers day card. It was unexpected (well, getting the cards at least). So, I suppose if you didn't figure it out, I have made my mother say "But I'm too young to be a grandmother!!" Current Mood: amused (8 comments \| Leave a comment)
April 5th, 2007
02:57 pm [Link]	Minicon......again. okay, I know, it may be overkill or underkill, or whatever. But anyhow, I'm most likely only going to be attending Saturday, more toward afternoon evening hours. If you're wanting to see me, or thinking i may want to see you, either lemme know where to finding you, or looking around those times at the con for me. (sorry.... cold basement where computer is...made grammer section of brain, and parts for typing freeze). Current Mood: curious (Leave a comment)
March 23rd, 2007
03:05 pm [Link]	SO........MINICON...?.... I am, of course, going. I wanna know if anyone (I think you know who you are, if i mean you) is going to be around there so that I can hang around for a while and feel like it's going to be a fun time. Instead of me going home after half an hour, and no fun. Current Mood: curious (4 comments \| Leave a comment)
02:42 pm [Link]	spring I am realllllly happy to notice that the bulbs that I planted in the fall are actually growing. I planted tulips, daffodils, crocus, and striped squill. They were the leftover clearance stuff that was, well, cheap, so I didn't know whether to expect it to grow or not. I'm happy that they're growing. Now I want it to be later in teh spring so I can see if the rest of the landscaping made it through the winter. Current Mood: cheerful (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
March 15th, 2007
06:48 pm [Link]	BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH! I dunno why though, maybe the crazy - snow, not snow, snow, not snow - that is happening now here. Current Mood: cold (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
December 12th, 2006
01:41 pm [Link]	so.... thump! well, in the past bit over a week i have: - retwisted my very sore and twisted ankle (again) - slammed two of my fingers in a car door (door latched, one finger still numbish) - went ice skating on a lake (first time skating on a lake) - fell before I went more than a foot skating (i guess it'd been longer than I thought since I had been skating last) Someone needs to keep reminding me, that if they want to see pictures of my wedding (possibly because you're in them) let me know, and I'll try to remember to post them or email them to you. Current Mood: sore (5 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 7th, 2006
02:05 pm [Link]	Vote I voted, and I didn't get my "I voted" stiker, because for some reason the place where I was voting had run out of them, by 11:40am. That seems wrong, oh well. Current Mood: surprised (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
October 30th, 2006
09:28 pm [Link]	stupid weather I liked today, it was nice and warm. Then it got cold, and that was just wrong. Even worse than the cold is the wind, there is way too much of it. Anyways, I'm still debating about whether I want to wear my Halloween costume to work or not. I could, but I think that means that I'd have to get up even earlier than the to early 5:45am for work. I don't like the sound of that. Current Mood: sleepy (Leave a comment)
October 11th, 2006
08:24 pm [Link]	Swirling snow..... I'm watching it snow. It seems like it should be wrong, but it's pretty. I'm thinking that a blanket, cocoa, and a fire are in order for the night. I feel like being reallllly warm for some reason. Current Mood: cold (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
October 4th, 2006
12:57 pm [Link]	Work and stuff... So, even though I've gotten a job at a bookstore, i'm still looking for one in a Library. My question is...... .....Does anyone know of any libraries in the western suburbs (Minnetonka, Golden Valley, those areas) that is currently hiring for a Library assistant or clerk? Just wondering. Current Mood: hopeful (2 comments \| Leave a comment)

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