Dan's brooding

Why is Dan brooding? Becasue he was watching TV tonight and discovered that for the low, LOW price of $1.99 he could rent the movie "Hitch" (Kevin James/Wil Smith) on pay per view. And since he decided he was bored this sounded like a good idea. So he cozied up on the couch with the remote in his warm little hand. . .under the impression that with a few clicks of a button he could watch a mediocre film in the comfort of our home.

COX Communications had other ideas.

Apparently with COX you need a pin number to order pay per view movies. . .this eliminates "accidental" orders. Plus Noah uses the remote as a toy and by asking for a pin we eliminate the possibility that he could order "Swinger's Party: Couples Swap" at $15.00. Unfortunately, Dan did not know what our pin number was so he called COX. They put him on hold. And after being on hold for 10 minutes they disconnected the call.

I told him this was god's way of telling him that "Hitch" is not worth $1.99.

How hot is it?

It is so hot that the pool feels like a hot tub.

It was so hot yesterday that after work Dan and I decided to take Noah swimming at my parent's house. We got out suits on, loaded into the car, and drove to grandma and grandpa's house. We pulled the pool cover back and hopped into the water and proceeded to sweat because the water was so hot. The hot water is a combination of the extreme heat Phoenix is experiencing and the pool cover. The cover was installed before Noah was born to prevent him from drowning. The problem is that when the cover is on it raises the water temperature dramatically. In the spring this is no big deal but in the middle of the summer it is a big deal.

Guess we will be rethinking swimming at my parent's house.

My Little Muggle

Dan and I woke Noah up at 11:15 p.m. on Friday night so that we could take him to the Harry Potter release party at Barnes & Noble. He was such a good boy at the store and he spent a lot of time staring at all the kids who were dressed up in costumes from the book. Best of all, I got my book!

Someday when Noah is older I will read Harry Potter with him. For now, he will have to live vicariously through me.

Unbelievably HOT!

To quote a sorority sister from college, it is hotter than two pigs in heat on their wedding night.

Yes, I know that it's a dry heat. But that does not change the fact that is 115 degrees and always bright and sunny. Poor Noah, no matter how many towels we put over his carseat, it is always hot when we put him in the car (Dan wants to buy a $50 ice pack that we can put over the carseat but I think it is a waste of $$). I started bringing my lunch to work. Why? Because it is so hot I don't even want to THINK about going outside unless I absolutely have to. And to add insult to injury, I drove my mom's car tonight which made me realize just how inferior the a/c in my car is to hers. This is what I get for buying a German car. It's like my ancestors are exacting revenge from beyond.

Right now, I REALLY miss Indiana winters.

There ARE some good people in this world

I was driving to my aunt's house yesterday and I blew a tire on the I-10 freeway. Ironically, I had replaced a leaky tire earlier in the day and had been told that all my tires were in pretty bad shape. So I pulled over to the side of the road and called my aunt and uncle to see if one of them could come and help me. As I was on the phone, this nice man and his son pulled over and changed my tire for me. I was so thankful for their help and they worked hard to get the tire changed. The asphalt was pretty soft because of the heat and my jack was gnawing a hole in the ground. . .so we moved the car and they used some blocks of wood from their truck to get the jack to work.

This man and his son were so nice and they refused to accept any money for helping me. I am so grateful for their help and it makes me smile to know that there are decent people left in this world.

I must have rocks in my head

ASU has a Ph.d program in public affairs. And for some reason I am considering doing it.

Someday.

As if I am not already busy enough. I work 40+ hours a week, I have a small child, a dog, a husband, a home, and I would like to have more kids in the future. Career-wise I really don't need a doctorate, but having it would enable me to write my own ticket professionally. And maybe part of the reason I am considering this is because it is something I never thought I would be able to do. And while my GRE scores suck, I did well in graduate school. The program is competitive but I think I could get it.

I must be crazy


http://spa.asu.edu/programs/phd.htm

Ever wonder who drives Hummers?

I used to. Until we moved back to Arizona. Out here, it seems like everyone and their mother drives one of these things. Every morning when I drive to work I watch people drop their three year olds off at preschool in HUMMER's. An army vehicle for preschool? I've seen people park them in spaces made for compact cars and then act "confused" when the people parked on either side of them can't get into their cars.

Today I saw a yellow hummer that was all detailed with pink and purple ocean waves. It was hideous! I can't imagine looking a Dan and saying, "schnookums, instead of a nice reliable Toyota, lets get a Hummer!" To me, Hummer owners seems to be overcompensating for something. Perhaps low self-esteem? Perhaps they are not a physically as endowed as they had hoped they would be?

Noah rocks!

Today they called me from daycare and told me that if I had time, to come peek in the window of Noah's classroom. There he was, sitting in a little chair, at a little table, eating lunch with three other little babies. It was adorable!

Every parent thinks their child is the cutest, or the smartest, or the most talented. Except I really truly believe that Noah is special. He is becoming such a big boy!

Treadmill Sadness

My mom bought a treadmill a few years ago and she maybe used it twice. Mostly it has been used as a place to hang her clothes. ANYWAY, she is lending it to Dan and I. Sadly, I went to use it this evening and there is something wrong with belt. You can't walk on it smoothly, at least I can't. But Dan can. I was all ready to workout but terrified that I would trip and fall.

In other words, Dan now has his own treadmill.

There is something for everyone online

EEEEWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A few weeks back the ladies on the daytime talk show "The View" made it known that breastfeeding grossed them out a bit. In protest, bunch of militant breasfeeding mommies ("lactavists") held a nurse-in at the studio. Then online this evening I saw this blinkie under someone's name.

You know, I'm all for breastfeeding. But just because you do it and are comfortable doing it for the whole world to see, don't get your bra in a bunch if others don't agree.

New Blog

So I started a new blog here at blogger.com. But have no fear, I moved all of the posts from my old blog.

This is one my favorite Noah pictures. Had to share.