Are you ready for some football?

I enjoy watching football....

Mostly high sch0ol football when it is the local school or one of my sons is in the game...

Or NCAA action if it is KSU or OSU or a bowl game...

Or the Browns (yeah - I am a hometown fan no matter how bad a season they have)...

Or the Superbowl....

for the commercials...
for the halftime show...
for the fun of gathering with family & friends...
for all the great snacky foods...
for the possibility of a wardrobe malfunction....(please, Boss)
for the friendly competition of "squares"

I always try to watch the Superbowl...even if the Shittsburg Peelers are playing. Yeah, shame on me, a co-worker almost had me convinced to cheer for them, but thank you CareBear for setting me straight reminding me of my roots....

So this year I decided to have a party if I got at least one firm positive RSVP from someone I really wanted to spend the evening with (thank you, RichyB). Of course, the kids were on that invite list, too, but I understand that Mom's is not the most happening place on Superbowl Sunday.

Even tho I try to shamelessly bribe them with all of their favorite snacky foods and a squares game with prizes they might actually want (possibly including, but not limited to Speedway, Chipotle, Target, BK, Starbucks Cards, misc geek gadgets, alcohol, etc).

At this point I am not sure who will actually be here besides myself and RichyB, good enough for me:) , but the more the merrier. I do invite friends as I see or talk to them, but I do not send out formal invites...so if you are reading this (and I know you - sorry, I do not let strangers in unless they are with someone I know) come and join the fun...

But right now, I need to try to get a couple of hours of sleep before the weekend...cuz my to do list is growing....

Making up for lost time...

I know I have been lax in posting blogs lately, so today, I decided to make up for it... when I get on a roll, look out...
Anyway, I was thinking about how much time I waste each week...
And that led to the further thought of filling out a timesheet each Friday...
I dread that task...there are never enough codes...
So I have taken the liberty of sending the following list to finance for approval...

5316 Useless Meeting
5317 Obstructing Communications at Meeting
5318 Trying to Sound Knowledgeable in Meeting
5319 Waiting for Break
5320 Waiting for Lunch
5321 Waiting for End of Day
5322 Vicious Verbal Attacks at Coworker
5323 Vicious Verbal Attacks at Absent Coworker
5393 Covering for Incompetence of Coworker Friend
5400 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who is Not Interested
5401 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who is Stupid
5402 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who Hates You
5481 Buying Snack
5482 Eating Snack
5500 Filling Out Timesheet
5501 Inventing Timesheet Entries
5502 Waiting for Something to Happen
5503 Scratching Yourself
5504 Sleeping
5510 Feeling Bored
5511 Feeling Horny
5600 Complaining About Lousy Job
5601 Complaining About Low Pay
5602 Complaining About Long Hours
5603 Complaining About Coworker
5604 Complaining About Boss
5605 Complaining About Personal Problems
5640 Unproductive Complaining
5701 Not Actually Present At Job
5702 Suffering from Eight-Hour Flu
6102 Ordering Out
6103 Waiting for Food Delivery to Arrive
6104 Taking It Easy While Digesting Food
6201 Stealing Company Goods
6202 Destroying Company Goods
6203 Selling Stolen Company Goods
6204 Long-Distance Personal Calls
6205 Hiding from Boss
6206 Gossip
6207 Planning a Social Event
6210 Feeling Sorry For Yourself
6211 Updating Resume
6212 Faxing Resume to Headhunter
6213 Out of Office on Interview
6221 Pretending to Work While Boss Is Watching
6222 Pretending to Enjoy Your Job
6223 Pretending You Like Coworker
6238 Miscellaneous Unproductive Fantasizing
6601 Running your own Business
6602 Complaining
6603 Writing a Book on Company Time
6611 Staring Into Space
6612 Staring At Computer Screen
6615 Transcendental Meditation
6969 Self-gratification in Broom Closet
7281 Extended Bathroom break
7402 On Phone with Dentist
7403 On Phone with Doctor
7404 On Phone with Masseuse
7405 On Phone with Cable Guy
7406 On Phone with Personal Therapist
7425 On Phone with Mistress/Boy-Toy
7931 Asking Coworker to Aid You in Illicit Activity
8000 Recreational Drug Use
8001 Non-recreational Drug Use
8002 Liquid Lunch
8100 Reading e-mail
8102 Laughing while reading e-mail

What I have learned about myself this week...

With every guy I meet...
whether we develop a friendship that lasts years...
a more intimate relationship that lasts from one night to several years...

I learn something about me...
about what I want...
and what I do not want...

I want to be with a guy who feels comfortable with me the way I am yet encourages me to grow (not physically, of course)...
Yet, I do not like it when he tries to fix a problem I do not remember asking him to fix and then gets upset because it is not fixed the way he thinks it should be...I have survived to this point on my own...ok, maybe not very well, but still...

I want to be with a guy who likes my kids enough to want to spend time with them and that I can talk over day-to-day issues with...
Yet, I do not like it when he tells me what I am doing wrong with my teen in front of my teen giving said teen the opening for "why can't you be more like him?" when we have our next argument...I think I have done ok so far as a parent...the kid is still alive ...

I used to think that I did not want to date because of the kids, but maybe it is me...I have been spoiled being single and maybe I like it like that...maybe I am just not ready to change my ways to make someone else ok with me...

And I know I get attached too easily and I know I do not want to be alone forever...

But I also know I tend to back off or screw things up (maybe subconsciously on purpose) if things start going too smoothly...

So maybe I have not learned anything except that I do not know what the hell I want....

And that blogging is a good way to talk things over with myself instead of fighting with someone else...

Breathe...

Why do I need a landline anyway?

I have been asking myslef this question for the past several months and have seriously considered disconnecting the landline.

But I always have excuses...

...it is the number the schools have...
...I have had that number forever...
...what if the power goes out and I cannot charge my cell?
...and on and on...

Well, the digital land line was not working for a few days (prolly because of something I did or did not do - but that is another issue). What a perfect opportunity to see if we could do without it...

But first...by trying to figure out what was wrong, I found out about a lot of things I can do with my Digital Voice Service from my computer. I can see who called, if the call was answered or missed, and listen to my voice mail, delete or save messages... I believe I can even make calls from my computer using my home number if I am not there - not quite sure about that yet - I may be confused....But bottom line is - who needs a working phone as long as you have Digital Voice Service? Awesome....

Ok, after all that, and after some friends tried to troubleshoot the problem for me, I called AT&T and asked for help. That got me a dial tone at the modem but not at the wall jacks...which told them that I probably had something wrong with the inside lines (or a phone off the hook somewhere). Since I believe I unplugged every phone in the house last night so none of them would be off the hook...I may have a problem in the line...or I may have missed a phone somewhere (more likely, knowing me). So I have until 2:00 PM Sunday to find the culprit phone and cancel the AT&T service call...

Another perfect opportunity for some housecleaning...because if I missed a phone it is probably because the jack (and phone) are hiding behind or beneath some mess...

Oh yeah...back to the question at hand...do we need landline? Probably not since G-Man found a way to communicate (message) using his phone with any wireless connection (even if his cell phone service is off) ....

Now I just need the guts to make the final step and get rid of the landline once and for all...

Maybe in a year or so...when I am sure I will not need it...

I should know better...

...than to get up in the middle of the night...
...and try to go down the stairs...for anything...
...cuz when I am half asleep I stand a better chance of not standing at all ...
...but of falling on my cushioned butt...

Then trying to catch myself...yes, with my already hurting right arm...
...then losing hold and .......thump...thump...thump...

My right arm feels a lil better...really...
My left elbow is purple...
My butt hurts big time...
Both legs are bruised in several places...
Getting older is not all it is cracked up to be...
But at least this time I rememeber when I got the bruises...

Keeping busy....

I had a very long task list today - and I actually got some of it accomplished:

I just threw the last load of laundry in the dryer...
I register G-Man for the NUC combine...
I made breakfast - scrambled eggs a la Phillipia...
I made dinner - lemon chicken and parmesan noodles and biscuits...
I ran and then emptied the dishwasher and refilled...
I washed all the dirty pots and pans...
I paid some bills and rebudgeted...
I read and answered work and personal emails from the last few days...

OK some of those things were not on my list, but they gave me an excuse not to work on the things I really need to be working on...

ECO to release new project manuals for Peyton PHlaCe...
BOMs for country kits for new project for Peyton PHlaCe...
Visit H & R Block Online tofile 2008 Returns for myself & CareBear...
Fill out FAFSA renewal for CareBear...

I'm still working on them, really...

Trying to keep my NY resolutions...