There was a woman who didn’t have anything blog about.
Can you guess who?
Another Week Goes By (Almost) May 13, 2009
I think I’m mostly over my ennui, and I really meant to blog on Monday but time got away from me. And on Tuesday. And yesterday. And let’s face it today is mostly over.
But I’d just like to go on record as not blogging now because I don’t have time. Not because I don’t feel like it.
In fact, just to prove that I have all kinds of things to blog about I’ll give you a list (bulleted, no less) of (possible) upcoming topics:
- Things you don’t have to try to know that you won’t like them
- The Wonderlands go camping
- Getting ready to sell the stupid house
- The first season of Buffy
- Blogging about things you can’t really blog about
- Ummmmm…
That is all.
A Post About YOU! Oh, No sorry, That’s U. April 19, 2009
My very dear bloggy friend bythelbs did a letter post. And then she asked if we all wanted to do letter posts too and being the sheep that I am I said I did. So she assigned me a letter. The letter U to be exact. And while coming up with ten things I like that start with the letter U may not be the easiest thing I’ve ever done it is, well… Oh enough with the intro already.
Underwear. Or unders as we call them here in the Wonderland. Because once one of the Wonderkids is in unders that means that they’re not in diapers anymore. And that makes us all happy. (I’ll also include here Underoos. if I had a scanner I’d insert a great picture that I have of myself Christmas morning of probably, 1982ish, in my Wonder Woman Underoos that I wore daily everywhere I went. Sadly, I don’t have a scanner so we’re going to move on ok?)
Ukulele. Actually, I really am a legitimate fan of the ukulele, my dad has one, has had my whole life, and some of my fondest memories of my childhood are of nights that he would get it down and play it.
Oh and here’s a youtube video of a guy playing “while my ukulele gently weeps”. Because who can resist that?
Umbrella. I love the rain. I grew up in a land of frequent, amazing, violent storms and I always loved them. Which makes the fact that I live in this rain forsaken desert (except for last week) all the sadder. I miss my entire summers of “hazy hot and humid with a chance of thundershowers later in the afternoon.”
Urgent. It may be a little bloodthirsty of me but I love a good emergency at work. I like the adrenaline rush, I like the feeling that what I’m doing actually makes a difference, I like knowing that I’m doing what I do better than I did even six months ago; and I don’t really get any of that taking out tonsils.
Upside-down. I like to see things from a different perspective. Some of you may have seen pictures of me at the top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas (heck, some of you saw me there in person) and while I was there, this is what I did. 
I know the two pictures look almost identical but if you look closely (at anything other than me) you’ll see that they’re not. It’s just that I spent most of my time there in that position and I could have stayed there all day. It was the whole city from a new angle. I love that. (And yes, the little sign next to me does say “Do Not Lean On Glass” I wasn’t leaning on the glass I was leaning on the frame. Give me a break will ya?)
Ubiquitous. Because who doesn’t love Angela Lansbury?
Uniform. Because who doesn’t love a guy in uniform?
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Underdogs. I know it’s not PC but I can’t help it, I grew up in DC, I’ll always be a Redskins fan.
Urban. I’m a city girl. I”ve never ridden a horse or touched a cow and I’m not that sad about that. The smallest town I’ve ever lived in was Provo and I’m gonna be honest, it kinda freaked me out (that may have been more about the fact that it was Provo than the size of the town but be that as it may…) My in-laws, a lot of them, are small town people and I think that’s great. But I just can’t function properly in a town where the only pizza place is closed at 8:05 on a Saturday night. It’s not that I’m going to order the pizza, I just like to have the option.
Uh. I give up.
I Should Probably Blog About Something April 12, 2009
But what?
Easter? Almost certainly, but I probably won’t.
The new (to me) and as yet unnamed laptop that I’m writing this on? I got it free thanks to my brother. It’s got a few quirks but what around here doesn’t? And now that topic’s pretty much completely exhausted.
I could tell you some more stories about my neighbors and why it’s imperative that we move… Bah, I don’t think I’m up to it. These are some good stories, they require s good story teller, and that’s not me tonight.
How about I tell you about how I walked into my kitchen to find the Baby on the floor playing with razor blades? Well see, I walked in the kitchen and the Baby was sitting on the floor playing with razor blades. Oh, and an open safety pin. They were the razor blades that I found in the tub of baby toys in the playroom about a week ago. (And now you’re all clamoring to bring your kids over for a play date.) I have no idea where they came from before that. (Can you believe I was overlooked for mother of the year again this year?)
I could blog about…
Ah, forget it.
Mememememe February 25, 2009
Ok, if it’s lame it’s all your fault, these are your questions after all.
If you could only drink one thing for the rest of your life what would it be? Milk, I don’t even have to think about it.
If you had known your spouse in high school would you have been friends? Nope.
Would you still have married him? Doubtful.
Would he have married you?Absolutely (I don’t know, how am I supposed to answer that?)
Morning or night? Morning to get stuff done, night for playing.
Have you fulfilled your “goal” listed in your high school yearbook? I don’t think I had one of those. But if I had… I doubt it.
Cake or pie? Um, Pie, hello? Are you new here?
Now, this whole surg tech gig, is this what you dreamed of as a kid or was this something you fell into? I fell.
Best advice you ever got? When it’s laugh or cry, you may as well laugh.
Best advice you you gave? When it’s laugh or cry, go with laughing.
Favourite charity? LDS Church (continuing education program specifically).
Would you go back and change your kids’ names if you could? No, Maybe, Yes, No.
What do you consider proof that God both loves you, and has a great sense of humour? Loves me- everyday, sense of humor-my life.
If you could only celebrate one holiday a year (not including you day your birthday) which one would you choose and why? Pie day.
Where would you most like to live? I’d love to go back east but it’s really more about how than where.
What is your dream vacation? Quiet, warm, Sean, no kids.
Is your current home your dream home or will it be when you’re done remodeling? Done remodeling? Does that happen? Dream? Probably not, Something that I can love? I think so.
Favorite season? Spring.
Cook or clean? Cook. But I’d prefer to build.
if you weren’t Mormon, what religion would you be? Generic “spiritual” “christian” without any rules, although I’ve always thought that episcopalian was fun to say.
What’s your guilty pleasure that you buy for yourself regularly even though you probably shouldn’t? I eat too much ice cream and brownies but I’m far too cheap to buy myself anything.
What TV show best approximates your life. Scrubs? Yes Dear? The Money Pit?
Favorite song to sing loud to in the car/shower? Car- Next Time He Cheats, Shower- Part of Your World.
What is your most favorite meal? Steak, potatoes, veggies.
If you could be any profession (without having to worry about school, paying for it, qualified or not qualified) what would it be? Race car driver.
If you could only enjoy one thing for the rest of your life would you pick: TV, Internet or Music? Internet on which I could watch TV and play music.
If you met the future you (the person you are now) when you were 16 would you have wanted to be like her? Probably but I wouldn’t have wanted her life.
If you can (safely) travel in time which woman would your rather meet: Cleopatra or Jane Austen? Jane, I’m not hardcore enough to hold my own with Cleo.
Would you rather hear a story for the first time on stage/movie or read it in a book? I prefer to read the book (but if it’s actually a play I need to see it rather than reading it.)
What are you most proud of in your 29-ish years so far? The kids.
We’ll talk about school later.
It All Started on Facebook February 15, 2009
You can all blame bythelbs for this one because really it was her idea.
There are several meme type note things going around on facebook some of them are interesting (the 25 things) some are at least worth the time it takes to read them (the bucket list) and some are just plain lame (yes or no) so I’ve decided to come up with my own meme and you’re going to help.
So in the comments give me a question. You can make up rules (yes or no, one word answers, whatever) and I promise to answer every single one.
No, this not a lame “ask me a question” blog fodder post (not that yours was lame what I mean is… hey, look at that) this is about putting together a meme that people actually have fun answering and others have even more fun reading.
Just to get the ball rolling I’ll throw out a few questions.
If you could only drink one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
If you had known your spouse in high school would you have been friends? Would you still have married him? Would he have married you?
Morning or night?
So hit me with your best shot and I’ll put them all together and tag a bunch of people (probably all the people who submitted questions) and maybe I’ll even make it a note over on facebook and we’ll see if we can go viral from there.
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PS Is it just on my computer of does the type here at the Wonderland seem to be getting smaller and smaller? (That’s not one of the meme questions, I really want to know.)
The One You’ve Been Waiting For February 12, 2009
No not that one, give me a week or so to put it together.
Instead I’m doing my pay it forward post. Here’s the story, Bythelbs wrote a post in which she promised to send something handmade to the first three commenters sometime in the next year. I think I was the fifth or sixth commenter but somehow I made it under the wire anyway (long story) so now I have to pay it forward.
Therefore sometime in 2009 I will send something handmade to the first three commenters (who want it) on this post.
The other bloggers that I’ve seen do this have stipulated that the “winners” have to do this on their own blog to pay it forward but I’ve decided to dispense with that part (It’s my blog and I can do what I want!) to me, that sort of defeates the purpose. So I’m going to pay mine forward and you can chose whether to do the same or to be a selfish meanie and let it stop with you. (Just because I’m not making it a requirement does not mean I’m above guilt tripping.)
Anyway, have at it.
Wacky Word Search Wednesday February 11, 2009
boyfriend dropped off the face of the ea- Wow, um I’m sorry about that.
cyberstalkers- are welcome here.
houdini is not real- Wanna bet?
retro woman- See, I’m not old, I’m retro.
“prom dress again”- Hey, me too!
stupid human tricks and inherited charac- Most of my stupid human tricks aren’t inherited. They started right here, baby.
word for place, 7 letters, starts with b- Um, I don’t know but now I’m going to spend the rest of the night trying to come up with something.
im here now “doing the best i can”- You and me both.
סינדרלה-I have no idea what to say about this.
mormon “female curse” – Well, I wouldn’t say curse.
floor joists hanger shops- I ended up finding the ones that I needed at the lumber yard. But it took some doing, let me tell you.
“kids peeing’- , Yeah we got that at my house too.
separating eyelashes with safety pin- I’ve been known to do it myself. (But let me warn you, it hurts like the dickens if you miss and hit your eye.)
allison wonderland’s real name- What are you talking about? Why would you think that’s not my real name?
my job makes me want to kill myself- Dude, I’ve so been there. Go back to school.
toilet with lid up- Sorry.
deaf panhandler in costco- In costco? That sounds- unlikely. But I would think that the management at your costco would be your first line of defense.
word which starts with “b” and ends with- Oh wait, I know this one! It’s -akery? ook? all?
can’t sleep because too many interesting- I just don’t ever have that problem. Interesting, schminteresting, if I’m tired I’ll sleep. (It’s just that sometimes I’m not tired when I need to be sleeping.)
how did nerds start- Obviously, I don’t know.
people looking at me- Sometimes they look at me too. I figure I’m ok as long as there’s no pointing and laughing involved.
movie quote “tempting….but no” – I know this one. And if you’ve spent any time here, you should too.
how to paint a table with a distressed l- I wish I knew.
doing the best in 2009- That’s nice of you to say. I thought I was doing alright myself.
Cliff Diving February 4, 2009
1. I used to love that computer game, Lemmings. I would play it for hours which is very not like me as far as video game type things go but I loved it because it wasn’t so much about eye-hand coordination (of which I have nearly none) but more about problem solving and puzzles which I love.
2. Until about a year ago I didn’t have any friends (like friends that you’d go out to dinner or a movie with) to whom I was not related in one way or another. (Since college, not ever, c’mon, I’m not a total social leper.)
That being said,
3. I’m not a people person. I mean I’m really not a people person. I’ve lost jobs due to my lack of people personness.
4. That doesn’t bother me.
5. I love to sing and I think I have a pretty good voice. In fact I think I have a really good voice but I can hardly ever bring myself to say that because I feel like I’m showing off. Which is also why I don’t ever volunteer to sing and why I sometimes even make people force me to sing even though I really want to do it. It’s stupid and I know it but I have a lot of trouble getting over it just the same.
6. I secretly believe that I’m the second best female singer in my family (that doesn’t sound like a big deal but, trust me, it is).
7. I also secretly think that each girl in my family, with the exception of Catherine, thinks she’s the second best female singer in the family.
While I’m on that topic.
8. I also think that if I had the training Catherine does I could be as good as she is.
9. I would describe myself as sporty.
10. I engage in NO sports.
11. I was 30 before I realized that I wasn’t lazy. Which is really weird because I’m still only 29, for the third year in a row. (And while we’re on that topic let me say that I get where you’re coming from when you say that thirty is great and it’s better than being in your 20s because it’s like you’re a real adult somehow or something. I get that. But I still don’t feel like a real adult. I know I have a full time job and four kids and a mortgage and all that jazz but I work with all these doctors so there’s still a little bit of I’m just a little kid and you’re an adult. (Which is really weird when the doctor in question happens to be younger than I am which is happening with increasing regularity and it’s freaking me out!)) Wait, what was I doing?
Oh yeah.
12. I don’t eat cold cereal. It’s not a religious thing or anything. I can eat cold cereal, I have eaten cold cereal. I just don’t really like cold cereal so I almost never eat it. (I do love Peanut Butter Crunch but I can’t eat it, it rips the inside of my mouth up.)
13. My feet have grown a quarter of a shoe size with each pregnancy.
14. I don’t have to keep all my friends separate (like Melanie J does) but I do have some friends that I probably ought to keep separate because I’m sure they won’t get along.
15. I can’t name people out of context. If I know you from work and I see you at the grocery store, I might recognize you, I might smile and say hello and carry on a whole conversation. But I will not say your name because I will not be able to figure out what it is.
16. I would much rather build something than clean something.
17. I haven’t cleaned a bathroom in well over a year. (That may be more about Sean and the Princess than it is about me (In fact Sean asked me the other day if he would have to actually die before I’d clean the bathroom again. I said yes.) but I’m putting it out there anyway.)
18. I sometimes like the idea of pets (although the reality of hair and messes and… is always unacceptable) but mostly not.
19. I don’t drink any sodas of any kind. Again it’s not that I haven’t ever it’s just that I don’t like carbonation, I never have (frankly, I find it kind of painful) so I never developed a taste for it.
20. I used to drink vinegar.
21. When I was pregnant with the Pea people would tell me that they hoped it would be a boy so that I could be done. People, if I’m going to be done at two, I’m going to be done at two. End of story. (Typing that out I realized that they could have been saying that they hoped I was done because I’m a bad mother or something. I’m going to pretend I didn’t realize that.) It was a boy. I had two more.
22. I can identify different brands of chocolate entirely by taste. I’m told that would make me really good at wine tasting. *Shrug*
23. Using big words makes me feel smart. (Or maybe it just makes me feel like I sound smart? Either way, I like it.)
24. If I met me I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t like myself. I think I would find myself really irritating and I would spend a lot of time mocking me behind my back (although I really try not to do that to other people (it’s different if it’s yourself right?) even when I have really good stories. Like the one about the guy that I work with that I’m not going to tell you because I’m not going to talk behind his back. But trust me on this one, I’m going to heaven for this one act (or failure to act) alone.) (Back to the point) I’m not sure why I think that but I’ve thought it for a long time. I think it may have something to do with the fact that I recognize that the things that irritate me the most in others are the things I do myself.
That being said,
25. I like myself quite a lot.
More Virtual Randomosity February 2, 2009
I’m thinking about pinching the Infantile Delinquent this morning just to see if he could possibly whine any more. I’d be surprised.
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A conversation with the neighbor kid:
Neighbor Kid: “I didn’t ever went there.”
The Pea: “You didn’t ever go there.”
The Princess: “You need to learn your grammar.”
Probably both rude things to say but I still couldn’t have been prouder.
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Remember this post? Oh and this one? About how the elementary school is teaching my kids to buy on credit.
Well, I have this friend who we’ll call Keidi (hi Heidi) who got a bill from her daughter’s private school the other day. For $181.00. A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS!!!!!!!! It seems that Keidi’s six year old has chosen to not eat the lunch lovinly provided by her mother every day, all year. And the school didn’t bother to let Keidi know until now.
The $1.40 that I owe periodically for my kids is one thing but there’s no way I would pay $200 that my child’s elementary school let my six year old charge. NO WAY!!!!
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I met Cheryl and Annette the other day.
I invited them over for book club. We read one of Annette’s books and she was our featured guest (and I wanted to meet Cheryl so I used that as an excuse) both ladies were absolutely delightful.
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One of my neighbors had a yard sale yesterday and I saw, as I drove home from church, that they had a big old table for sale. I really want that table (since I’ve ruined my own) but I made the better choice and didn’t shop on the Sabbath. All I’m saying is that I expect some blessings for that (like maybe them still having the table. And the dressers they had out there. For really cheap.)
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Happy Monday Everyone!
