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We had a huge garage sale today. Everything that came from the auction that i was trying to sell off in bulk (that no one wanted for some reason), plus all of my personal halloween items, and some of my Xmas stuff, went into the sale. I had 9 boxes stuffed full of stuff, plus clothing and a futon and a small table.
We were up at 6:30, and hauling stuff out there by 7. I made signs since the garage sale signs were so expensive ($5 per sign, are you kidding me?). I sent Brandon out to put out the signs and get donuts for us, while the kids and I set up the driveway. We had boxes and boxes full of stuff, and not enough places to put them. We dragged out all the tables in the house, coffee tables, and kitchen tables, and still we didn't have enough room for everything.
People started showing up at 7:30, and i was no where near ready, but that's fine. I was planning on pricing everything, but then i realized that it would be a waste to do that. So, i get to take my labels back and save $5. Whoo hoo! :) It was a " Name your offer, i'll accept it" type of sale. And, most people offered reasonable prices. I didn't care, i really wanted the stuff gone, and just wanted to get something for it. I'm always amazed at people who try to get as much as they can for stuff at their sales... especially because i thought the point of a garage sale was to get rid of your stuff. Oh well, i guess that's just my cheap side coming out.
But hey, i did that all day, and you know what? I sold almost everything. I have 1 small box and a small pile of clothes left... and now we have $200 extra cash that we didn't have before. Especially because i tried to sell everything in bulk for $50. Ummmm ok. No problem right? :)
So, i definitely think it was a fabulous day. Andy brought over an old trampoline, and the kids went crazy with it. We put it on the back porch and let them run free all day. They had the entire deck to run around, dig up dirt, and play "trick or treat". They had a blast, and they were being entertained. It was definitely a fantastic day. I think i'll do this on a regular basis...... well every month or so, as i get the stuff. I might try to sell things off in a giant lot because it would be better than spending 8 hours of my day doing this.. but hey, i did really well. So..... we'll see. :)
Oh and think about how much space i have in my living room now! I'm excited.
I see good things in my future!Current Mood:  ecstatic |
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So I rented the movie Up off of Netflix. Came in the day it was released in stores. Stick the disc into my player...
No closed captions.
Flick through the subtitle menu on the DVD player...
No subtitles either.
Apparently, as I'm gathering from some Twitter searches, Disney (who handles the distribution of Pixar's movies) released a special bare-bones version of the DVD to major rental businesses— Netflix, Redbox, and Blockbuster are all confirmed— that not only lacks the bonus shorts from the retail DVD, but even lacks the closed-captioning. Which is, y'know, half the reason I rented the DVD in the first place rather than going to see it at the dollar theater.
FAIL, Disney. EPIC FAIL.
I'm going to be checking to see if my local indie rental store has a retail copy of the DVD; I've got confirmation that that version, at least, is captioned.
Seriously, Disney? What were you thinking?!
Edited to add: Twitter user TheFarmerJoe contacted Disney and got an explanation: the removal of captioning was intentional, because they viewed closed captioning as a bonus feature. I don't even think I need to mention how utterly made of EPIC FAIL that reasoning is. >_<;;Current Mood:  irritated |
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Way cool Koi boots that I wanted sold out too quick!
So I got these instead.
and some Koi shoes
I am broke like a joke now.
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I went to Dortmund (about 6 hours away) for the weekend for O's class reunion. There was a midieval market. We got bread, potato soup, and (alcoholic) egg punch. A local kindergarden had a play and lantern parade in the evening for St. Martin's Day, which is Nov. 11. Lots of various hand-made paper lanterns were there including mushrooms and a penguin. I do not know this from the US and it is a very nice tradition. After the parade they had spiced wine, sausage and donut-things shaped like pretzels. I met an American girl from California there, she came up to me as she heard me speaking English to Jo. Sadly I did not get her number and did not have much time to talk to her. Jo was up on a fort alone and I had to change his clothes. There are a few songs in German about lanterns. November 9, 2009 is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Nov. 10, 2009 Sesame Street is 40 years old. It appeared in Germany in 1973, three years after the American version. Jo loves Ernie. |
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Lol.Let me just say that first.
It's 11:36 and Allie and Brandon have gone to get the kids. They dropped me off, cause i'm oh so super drunk. Yes...... very much so.
There was a time during the night, when i went off to pee, and i was in the bathroom for almost 15 min. Oops. I didn't even realize it. I think i may have fallen asleep on the toilet, but ddidn't realize it. I'm suuuuuper drunk.
I got there, and got a drink or two within the first hour of being there. I hadn't eaten anything since 11 am, so i was super wasted. Even after 2 baskets of wings, i was still super drunk. Ofcourse, i did have 4 beers and then a pitcher and i finsihed it all by myself. Wow....... i'm super wasted. LOL.
Allie is going to stay the night, but we are just going to sleep. Hmmmm i may be super drunk and thinking of more........ but i'll just sleep and be ok. I'm waiting for them to come home, which is the only reason why i'm still up. I would probably be asleep right now, but i'd like to hang out and not miss out on anything. i'm like a 3 year old that doesn't want to miss out on anything......
And yes, i'm tingly all over, my face is super numb,a nd i'm drunk. Um..... very drunk. Lol. And wondering how it is that my auction did incredibly well, when i thought it was going to bomb. But, it didn't.
Oh, and i had lots of fun hanging out with Eric H, Allie, and Brandon tonight. I can't wait until next weekend..... hooray. I've finally made some buddies, even if they are football guys. Oh well, i'm having fun. :)
aaaah sleep sounds so good right now.Current Mood: happy |
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I have a lot of work that i need to do. I have to get all of this straightened out for tomorrow, so i can have Jen come over and work. If her daughter is feeling better, that is.
So, here we go, a list of things to do.
CL:
Children's BooksBaby girl clothingHorse ToyBin - O - StuffGarage Sale Stuff (go through house stuff and pull out stuff we need to garage sale)
Ebay:
- Finish listing clothing
- Get clothes ready for Jen to take pictures of
- Disney VHS
- Scratched DVDS
- Good DVDS
Shipping:Amazon, Ebay
Office:Build Shelves for Mailer StorageMove Printer/ Stands- Go through Newspapers and put Ad dates in Google
Lots Lots and More Lots to do. I better get cracking. First things first..... shipping.
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Last night i took Tyler to therapy. I went in with Kayla, and we discussed all the improvements that we've seen with Tyler.
In the beginning i stated how hard he was to control, he was super crazy active and didn't listen at all. He fought with teachers, parents, and other kids, included his sister. He refused to listen to me. He was a nightmare kid.
Kayla had me try some things: Talk to Tyler more, communicate better with him. Offer a Bean Jar for good things done (instead of focusing on the bad things).
I did all that, and it has worked so well.
Tyler and I have a great relationship now. We talk every day about school, the things he did there and at Tina's. I want to work on more things with him, including doing more school work at home.
I talk to him about why we do certain things, how they are done. I give him reasons behind why i want him to do things, and he seems to appreciate it. He asks way more questions and seems happier overall.
He listens better, and focuses more when given tasks. Sometimes we have to send him to time out, but it doesn't happen very often. He sometimes gets an attitude about getting dressed in the morning, but even that is getting better.
I am getting up earlier with the kids, around 7 or 8, instead of trying to sleep into the very last min. I'm happier with myself as well.
We play together a lot more. I chase them around, tickling, laughing, playing, singing, dancing. I want to get into reading to them more, but it's something to work on. Today we are going to finger paint, as soon as i pick up the kids. They are very excited about it.
I just feel so much better with them. It might be that they are in school 4 days a week, so i'm not seeing them as often..... but when i do, i'm very happy and i feel very much in control of my kids.
It feels *so* good to be happy again.Current Mood:  loved |
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Soooo i just started my period. ::whew:: That means that this whole last week or two of me being moody, emotional and hormonal... it *was* my period. I was under the impression that i had another week or so to go..... ha, oh well.
I never thought i would be happy about getting my period. Weird.Current Mood:  weird |
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Hi guys,
I had a question. I'm about to see a new audiologist next week and I'm a bit nervous bc I don't know if this is going to be one of those "Oh, we really care about you" sort of doctors or "These are the results and go away" sorts. I wanted to somehow ask if it's possible that I can be suffering from both my mild hearing loss AND an auditory processing disorder. I mean, is that possible? Do they just go hand in hand? Or is it really from my hearing loss and not something new? I don't really know and I'm not sure how to ask... If anyone has any experience with this, it will really help.
Also, I'm participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and one of my characters for my novel in progress suffers from Auditory Processing Disorder. I really wanted to aim for something personal that I may have some experience with and something I haven't really seen done much. So if anyone has anything they can offer me for research or some helpful links/advice to make her all the more realistic, I'd greatly appreciate it! I'd really like to explore this character on a social and psychological level rather than a bunch of statistics which is all I'm really finding so far...Current Mood:  anxious |
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