An update to the previous post:
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
60s and 70s muscle cars, 21st century high end sports cars, and lots of garages!
11. What would he never wear?
He says he would never wear a skirt in public. Suppose he thinks I would like for him to wear one at home...go figure. But sounds like time for a dare to me. Anyone up to the challenge?
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
My Dear Hubby !
As borrowed from my friend, Jamie. See her site here.
1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Survivor, House, CSI, ER, just about anything.
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Blue Cheese or Ranch
3. What's one food he doesn't like?
PEANUT BUTTER although he will eat Reese's pb cups. He won't even kiss me if I've eaten PB.
4. You go out to the bar. What does he order?
Margarita or Long Island Tea. At home, Crown and Coke.
5. Where did he go to high school?
Western Hills High School in Fort Worth
6. What size shoe does he wear?
Size 10 1/2, usually.
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
I have no idea!
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Turkey and Swiss.
9. What would he eat every day if he could?
Sweets.....anything lemon.
10. What is his favorite cereal?
Honey Bunches of Oats, or Wheaties
11. What would he never wear?
I can't think of anything. He would probably even wear a skirt on a dare!
12. What is his favorite sports team?
Dallas Cowboys, UT Longhorns
13. Who will he vote for?
He voted McCain/Palin.
14. Who is his best friend?
Me, I guess, with the kids coming in a super close second.
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
Overcommit myself!
16. How many states has he lived in?
Colorado, Kansas, Japan, Texas
17. What is his heritage?
His dad has done the research, but I'm not sure!
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what would it be?
Stripe it Rich Cake with white cake and chocolate pudding, or Apricot Lemon Pound Cake.
19. Did he play sports in high school?
Not in high school, but was on the swim team in junior high.
20. What could he spend hours doing?
watching TV, hanging out with his sons!
21. What's something cool about him?
David loves me and his kids with all his heart. He gets along well with almost everyone. HIs nickname in our family is "Uncle Silly," that pretty much says it all!
There you have it, folks. Any questions?
1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Survivor, House, CSI, ER, just about anything.
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Blue Cheese or Ranch
3. What's one food he doesn't like?
PEANUT BUTTER although he will eat Reese's pb cups. He won't even kiss me if I've eaten PB.
4. You go out to the bar. What does he order?
Margarita or Long Island Tea. At home, Crown and Coke.
5. Where did he go to high school?
Western Hills High School in Fort Worth
6. What size shoe does he wear?
Size 10 1/2, usually.
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
I have no idea!
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Turkey and Swiss.
9. What would he eat every day if he could?
Sweets.....anything lemon.
10. What is his favorite cereal?
Honey Bunches of Oats, or Wheaties
11. What would he never wear?
I can't think of anything. He would probably even wear a skirt on a dare!
12. What is his favorite sports team?
Dallas Cowboys, UT Longhorns
13. Who will he vote for?
He voted McCain/Palin.
14. Who is his best friend?
Me, I guess, with the kids coming in a super close second.
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
Overcommit myself!
16. How many states has he lived in?
Colorado, Kansas, Japan, Texas
17. What is his heritage?
His dad has done the research, but I'm not sure!
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what would it be?
Stripe it Rich Cake with white cake and chocolate pudding, or Apricot Lemon Pound Cake.
19. Did he play sports in high school?
Not in high school, but was on the swim team in junior high.
20. What could he spend hours doing?
watching TV, hanging out with his sons!
21. What's something cool about him?
David loves me and his kids with all his heart. He gets along well with almost everyone. HIs nickname in our family is "Uncle Silly," that pretty much says it all!
There you have it, folks. Any questions?
Thursday, November 6, 2008
New Name!
I sent the link for my blog to my DH and my son today. After a couple of hours, I received a message from Brandon that said "You might want to consider changing the name of your blog." He very correctly pointed out that some might interpret my previous title to mean something other than I had intended. Yea, I'm nuts, never even thought about it like that. So, my blog has a new name!
Treadmill Desk
A couple of weeks ago, my trainer asked me if I had seen the news report of the treadmill desk. I had heard mention of such, but not seen the report. Check out this link.
As many of you know, I spend hours upon hours sitting at the computer. And within the last 6 months, David and I had purchased an elliptical machine rendering our existing treadmill virtually useless. We had anticipated selling it, or even giving it away, but it is still occupying space in our gameroom.
So, last Thursday morning, I begin to ponder how I could convert my treadmill into a treadmill desk. Another Google search generates the "$49 treadmill desk."
We have book stands for the treadmill that we purchased a few years ago. I'm looking at it on the console of the treadmill thinking...."I bet my laptop would sit in the book stand." So, I set it up, plugged it in, and this is the result.
Suprisingly enough, I was able to spend over an hour reading and responding to emails and other responsibilities not requiring a work surface. But now I'm thinking, how can I add a work surface?
My trainer suggested buying a piece of shelving at the hardware store to lay across the hand rails and under the edge of the console. I head to Home Depot after my workout and buy a white shelf. I set the shelf on the handrails, and it was just not very stable. A trip to the garage resulted in 2 rubber tie downs. Now I must tell you that I've had the shelf sitting on the treadmill running for a few minutes, maybe 15, when I decide that I need to add some stability.
And my calculator, pencil, erase, a few papers, etc are on the shelf. As I close the back door and walk around to the garage, I hear a crash and think to myself...."I hope the shelf did not fall off of the treadmill....." Yep, I was right. It was all in the floor when I get back from the garage.
So, moving along, now I have this.
and it works. I am finding that walking at about 1.5 mph is the right speed for me. However, for exercise, I typically walk much faster and I have found that I must work up to spending several hours on my treadmill desk. My hamstrings and lower back get really tight if I walk for much more than 1 1/2 to 2 hours at a time.
Ultimately, I would like to move the treadmill down this wall such that there is wall in front of the treadmill instead of a window. Then I will mount another small shelf on the wall, and purchase a flat screen computer monitor which will be larger and easier to read than the laptop monitor. This should also enable me to move the laptop to a side table which will free up the console area and be a little less tricky to adjust the speed, etc.
For now, I am just getting used to the whole concept. It will be interesting to see if this really works for me long term both to be effecient at work and hopefully dropping some pounds.
As many of you know, I spend hours upon hours sitting at the computer. And within the last 6 months, David and I had purchased an elliptical machine rendering our existing treadmill virtually useless. We had anticipated selling it, or even giving it away, but it is still occupying space in our gameroom.
So, last Thursday morning, I begin to ponder how I could convert my treadmill into a treadmill desk. Another Google search generates the "$49 treadmill desk."
We have book stands for the treadmill that we purchased a few years ago. I'm looking at it on the console of the treadmill thinking...."I bet my laptop would sit in the book stand." So, I set it up, plugged it in, and this is the result.
Suprisingly enough, I was able to spend over an hour reading and responding to emails and other responsibilities not requiring a work surface. But now I'm thinking, how can I add a work surface?My trainer suggested buying a piece of shelving at the hardware store to lay across the hand rails and under the edge of the console. I head to Home Depot after my workout and buy a white shelf. I set the shelf on the handrails, and it was just not very stable. A trip to the garage resulted in 2 rubber tie downs. Now I must tell you that I've had the shelf sitting on the treadmill running for a few minutes, maybe 15, when I decide that I need to add some stability.
And my calculator, pencil, erase, a few papers, etc are on the shelf. As I close the back door and walk around to the garage, I hear a crash and think to myself...."I hope the shelf did not fall off of the treadmill....." Yep, I was right. It was all in the floor when I get back from the garage.
So, moving along, now I have this.
and it works. I am finding that walking at about 1.5 mph is the right speed for me. However, for exercise, I typically walk much faster and I have found that I must work up to spending several hours on my treadmill desk. My hamstrings and lower back get really tight if I walk for much more than 1 1/2 to 2 hours at a time. Ultimately, I would like to move the treadmill down this wall such that there is wall in front of the treadmill instead of a window. Then I will mount another small shelf on the wall, and purchase a flat screen computer monitor which will be larger and easier to read than the laptop monitor. This should also enable me to move the laptop to a side table which will free up the console area and be a little less tricky to adjust the speed, etc.
For now, I am just getting used to the whole concept. It will be interesting to see if this really works for me long term both to be effecient at work and hopefully dropping some pounds.
Halloween 2008
Brandon was invited to an adult Halloween party and decided on a character/costume. He found a picture and Mom exhausted her creativity to produce some resemblance of the original. A few yards of unbleaced muslin, chocolate brown washable felt and two patterns meant it was time to fire up the dust covered sewing machine. The basic robe was easily constructed following a bibilcal character pattern, but the hooded overlay was a bit more complicated. A creative modification of a hooded pancho pattern, and the overlay seemed doable.
But he needed props to make the costume complete. A trip to Wal-Mart netted a few stryofoam balls, craft sticks, gold metallic spray paint, white braid and a wicker basket. Next lesson learned by Mom......does anyone know what happens when you try to spray paint styrofoam? IT MELTS! I should have saved the finished product for a picture, but too late now.
So, second lesson learned in this endeavor after a quick Google search is how to make paper mache paste. A few cups of water and flour along with some salt and it is time to make a mess in the kitchen. The 3 remaining styrofoam balls were covered in layers of messy newspaper and allowed to dry for 24 hours. Then adorned with the craft sticks, painted gold and decorated with braid.
The finished product is Brandon's costume. Ultimately the adult party was cancelled, but he still hit the streets of Keller with his cousins ranging in age from 2 1/2 to 9. Can anyone guess what his character/costume is?
Is everyone ready for the answer........? Brother Maynard and his Holy Hand Grenades from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." David was certain everyone would think something different which is probably best left unwritten here!
And for those of you wondering about Zack, he did not dress up for trick or treating with the cousins. Zack is pledging a fraternity at Tarleton. One pledge event required a costume. Of course, he forgot about the need for a costume until the very last minute. When I asked him later if he had found a costume, he replied, "Yes, but I will never be see in it ever again!" When I inquired further, seems his pledge buddies convinced him that they should all go as "Fraternity Nerds". He had black walking shorts (above the knee) and a pink and black checked polo shirt, black cardigan sweater, black dress shoes.....can you imagine how special this was? I begged him for a picture but he says none were taken. The fraternity leadership failed to see the humor. Not that Zack can tell me anything about it, but I suspect that he and his pledge buddies paid for this flash of wisdom!
But he needed props to make the costume complete. A trip to Wal-Mart netted a few stryofoam balls, craft sticks, gold metallic spray paint, white braid and a wicker basket. Next lesson learned by Mom......does anyone know what happens when you try to spray paint styrofoam? IT MELTS! I should have saved the finished product for a picture, but too late now.
So, second lesson learned in this endeavor after a quick Google search is how to make paper mache paste. A few cups of water and flour along with some salt and it is time to make a mess in the kitchen. The 3 remaining styrofoam balls were covered in layers of messy newspaper and allowed to dry for 24 hours. Then adorned with the craft sticks, painted gold and decorated with braid.
The finished product is Brandon's costume. Ultimately the adult party was cancelled, but he still hit the streets of Keller with his cousins ranging in age from 2 1/2 to 9. Can anyone guess what his character/costume is?
Is everyone ready for the answer........? Brother Maynard and his Holy Hand Grenades from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." David was certain everyone would think something different which is probably best left unwritten here!And for those of you wondering about Zack, he did not dress up for trick or treating with the cousins. Zack is pledging a fraternity at Tarleton. One pledge event required a costume. Of course, he forgot about the need for a costume until the very last minute. When I asked him later if he had found a costume, he replied, "Yes, but I will never be see in it ever again!" When I inquired further, seems his pledge buddies convinced him that they should all go as "Fraternity Nerds". He had black walking shorts (above the knee) and a pink and black checked polo shirt, black cardigan sweater, black dress shoes.....can you imagine how special this was? I begged him for a picture but he says none were taken. The fraternity leadership failed to see the humor. Not that Zack can tell me anything about it, but I suspect that he and his pledge buddies paid for this flash of wisdom!
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