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My Dream Machine

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Nancy

I want a front loading washer that is also a dryer. One machine.

Seriously – how hard would it be to make this washing/drying machine? They already have front-loading washers. There’s already a mechanism to “block” the holes in it so that it gets filled with water; the same type of thing can be used for the drying cycle. Or make it so that the whole drum rotates … water through the holes for the washing cycle – CLICK: drum rotated – air through the holes for the drying cycle.

I want to be able to set both cycles from the beginning…including if I don’t want to dry the clothes at all…or if I want the machine to pause and wait for me to say “okay – go” for the drying cycle (you know, if there are bras and such that need to be taken out and hung up first).

Now, I know you may be thinking, “But, you dry a load while the next load is washing…it’ll take longer if it’s the same machine.” I’ve thought about this…and it actually won’t be – at least for me. For the number of hours I forget about the laundry and it just sits there, this machine will make up for that. And no more laundry sitting in the washer – wet – overnight!

Or…get two “Clothes Clean” machines (see? I’ve already named it!) to replace the two (washer/dryer) you’ve already got – the space is already there – and you’ll get it done even faster than you could have before. 🙂

Now…who’s going to make this for me?

****EDIT**** Snick just let me know that they *DO* make these! Who knew?? Here’s the link she provided: http://www.lgwasherdryer.com/combos/wm3431hw.htm Anybody use one of these? Have they improved since she used one in Europe? Thanks Snick!!

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It Figures

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Nancy

I finally sign up for NaBloPoMo, and my computer is crashing. It’s hard to get a post a day together when you don’t have a computer that’s working!! I’m actually using Mike’s computer to type this up.

What’s my computer doing, you ask? Freezing with a pretty patchwork of colors across my screen…and then sometimes rebooting, sometimes just staying frozen. Then when it reboots (or I reboot it), I see a double-screen, both half sized, one on top of the other…both in that pretty patchwork of colors. *sigh*

Hopefully my IT guy at work will know what’s going on and be able to do a simple, quick, magical fix. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

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On My Way Home

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Nancy

I had an eventful trip home from work today. To start it off, a song I’ve had in my head for the past few days came on my iPod (Santeria by Sublime…dunno WHY it was in my head though.) Right after it came Smooth Criminal – Alien Ant Farm’s remake of Michael Jackson’s song…bad a$$. And it always reminds me of my brother. Perhaps because he “sang” it to me through a church Christmas service one year…? LOL It effectively ran Santeria out of my head though. Then came Fleetwood Mac’s Never Going Back Again – which I absolutely love, love, love and could listen to over and over again. And it always reminds me of college because my friend Vinny used to play it on his guitar ALL.THE.TIME. (Good thing I could listen to it over and over again 😉 )

Okay – that so wasn’t why I was writing. A few things happened (in addition to the iPod greatness).

Four Minor Heart Attacks

All because of four tractor trailer trucks. The trucks in-and-of themselves are quite common on the highway. It’s when you’re boppin’ along and head over a hill and see one that looks like it’s coming TOWARD you that kinda makes your heart stop for a second. Ya. I saw *4* different ones being pulled along. And only one looked new. What’s up with that? Bad day for the truck industry?

Rain

Again, not usually a big deal. Makes for a slow commute home…but mixed with a little bit of sunshine and I got to see a neat rainbow. 🙂

That Rocks!

I was in the grocery store and witnessed a little boy (maybe 4 or 5 years old) running down the aisles singing “Woah oah oah oah oah, Hangin’ Tough” LOL! His mom must have noticed me trying to hide my smile laughing my butt off because she looked at me kind of sheepishly. And perhaps a little bit embarrassed…until she realized that I recognized the song (Oh ya. New Kids on the Block fan in the house.) Then she totally fessed up to going to the concert. Last week. HAHAHAHA That’s awesome. Wonder if they were as fun as when I was in high school….

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A Big Sea of Greatness

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Nancy

Mike and I went to see one of, in my opinion, the *best* live bands around. Great Big Sea knows how to put on a really, really good show. These guys are so energetic and genuinely happy to be on stage. They get the audience involved – as soon as the show starts, everyone is up on their feet “bouncing their bits” (their words, not mine – but funny 😉 ), singing along, and clapping so much that your hands are ringing by the end of the night. They do two full sets and then two encores. At one point I was looking around the audience (old, young, middle) and realized that almost everyone had the same goofy grin on their face as I did…you can’t help it!

I was introduced to GBS just under 10 years ago. The first album I heard was their live one – Road Rage. I HIGHLY recommend this one – definitely their best one by far…you can feel the energy pouring from the CD.

Their best song though is Sea of No Cares…which actually isn’t on that album.

(The music video – 3:35)

This is the second show Mike and I have been to – and we vowed last night to try to catch them every time they’re in town. Yes. They are THAT good. And while both shows were pretty different, they both ended the same way: singing Old Brown’s Daughter, a Capella. I took video with my phone, but YouTube isn’t cooperating – so perhaps I’ll get it on here at some point.

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I Made the Plunge

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Nancy

I joined NaBloPoMo. I even put myself on the blogroll for November. What’s NaBloPoMo, you ask? Great question! It’s a … place? club? something … that you commit to monthly by submitting your blog to the blogroll and “promising” to post on your blog every day for that month – including weekends. And apparently November is the biggie month because that’s when it was created.

Both Goddess and What a Card had mentioned it to me when I first started blogging, and at that point it just sounded too overwhelming to me. Every day? For an entire month?? Who knew at that point that I’d be doing that any way…sometimes even posting more than once! Actually, I’m pretty sure that I have hit every single day since I started blogging in June. So…I figured what the heck? Might as well 🙂

Are YOU up to it? Let me know if you’re gonna do it too…

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Is It Just Me?

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Nancy

It’s no secret that I’m, ah, a bit bigger now after having 3 kids. Needless to say, I now need to shop from the larger size racks at departments stores. Not really a big deal…but has anyone else noticed that the larger the shirt size is, the more garish the material?? Ya. Cuz I want to ADVERTISE that I’m bigger now. In big, bold (usually ugly) patterns. Thanks.

The only other option on the racks? White. Are you kidding me? Did you not read my How To Wear White memo..? Ya. Thanks again.

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Way Back When-esday

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Nancy

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Go on over to see who else is playing – and join in too!

I wasn’t going to post this picture, but Mommy, Esq.’s HDYDI post gave me the courage. And, looking back on it, I’m sort of proud of myself now. 🙂

Tandem Nursing

It was March 1, 2005, and my entire family was visiting. I went into my bedroom to nurse the twins and got myself all set up. My sister comes in, stops short, and yells to her husband “Hey Jason! You gotta see this!” (she was quite impressed LOL) He came in and said “Hello, Nancy’s breasts.” And then went out to get the camera. (My sister is the one who took the picture though…)

Seriously though, you can’t see anything 😛

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A Book Meme

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Nancy

What a Card tagged me for a meme that I’m loving. I used to read a *lot* of books…nothing too intellectual, but lots of trashy romance, and lots of mystery. Writers who do both – love ’em! Young adult? You betcha. Now? I just can’t seem to find a lot of time. I always have a book that I’m reading, but it definitely takes me quite a while to get through it. An hour a week while waiting for Burke at his speech class just doesn’t cut it. ANYWAY…

Here are the rules:

Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next two to five sentences on your blog along with these instructions. Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST. Tag five other people to do the same.

As I’m looking around, I see (like WAC) lots of kids books. And none of them hit 56 pages. Luckily – I just brought my book in from the car and I know it’s on the oven and the closest (longest) book.

Here’s the fifth sentence (and more) from page 56 of Morrigan’s Cross by Nora Roberts:

“Deal with it.” Cian dropped Glenna back on her feet, caught the fist aimed at his face just before it connected. “Do your business,” he told her. “Quietly. Then take off. Keep a lid on the magic. Both of you. King.”

Now, I tag:

Feel free to do it…or not 🙂

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Who’da Thunk?

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Nancy

My little Haiku story “won” a prize! I can now proudly show off this button:

Thanks Laura 🙂

Randomness:

If you want to see some cute pics of the kids on one of their play dates from the summer, check out Hannah and Sophie’s Mom’s blog.

I’m getting a little bit better at this whole commenting thing…at least it wasn’t WEEKS this time. *grin*

This and That: Mommy, Esq. and What a Card – Sounds like we’ve gotta give Veronica Mars a shot! And Thanks, WAC for the movie…glad we saw it, but it wasn’t nearly as good as the show.

WBW: Cat, yup, it’s a wooden kitchen. Mike’s sister got it for the kids, and I’m not sure where she got it, but the kids *love* to hide in it 🙂 ♦ Cheryl – I suppose I should let you in on my secret *grin* If you pause your video player (I think I was using QuickTime) at the still shot you like, you can usually copy the still and then paste it into a graphics program (Paint Shop Pro is pretty cheap if you don’t have one). I sometimes get my best still shots this way because you don’t have to rely on your camera’s lack of being fast while saving the last picture you shot. The quality of the picture isn’t always that great, but it’s just fine for screen display. ♦ Debi – We’re going to have to get Burke and Will together for a dance-a-thon! LOL

Oh, The Drama: Lori – I know, right! I’m afraid she’s going to be confessing to many things she hasn’t done. On the flip side, she sure knows how to blame her brother … even when he’s no where near 😉 ♦ WAC – Ya, I hear that…I’m always so surprised when I hear that my two have helped clean up. Perhaps I need to get a stamp of my own. But then, I guess, I’d have blue all over ALL clothing. ♦ Laura – That’s absolutely okay. My Dad used to draw smiley faces on our noses – with a red felt-tip pen. I have memories of him doing it right before church, but I’m not sure if THAT really happened… ♦ Heather – LOL! Poor Bee…first farting and then chin hickies. She’s going to be one tough little girl 😉

Wrong Kid??: Oh man, it’s so good to know that it’s not just me…and that it’s not just my kids who love medicine! Terri – I do that too! And then I get to feeling guilty cuz…what happens if I just gave the healthy kid all the germs?? heh ooops.

FX4: Glenda – having a nanny sounds much more froufie than it really is. (Hmm…that may be a future post.) ♦ Debi – *blush* Thanks 🙂

You’re Telling me?: Debi and Laura – it’s surprisingly good! At least THIS one is (Sweetish Meatballs or something like that). Since it was pretty tasty (although, not any easier than anything else in the crock pot), we picked up a chicken one that not only smelled terrible while it was cooking, it was bad enough that Mike didn’t go back for seconds. And that’s saying something.

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You’re Telling Me What To Do?

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Nancy

I’m a HUGE fan of my crock pot. And normally I’ll dump all my own ingredients into it, but Mike picked up a frozen pop-it-in-the-pot bag at the store (he didn’t realize it was for the crock pot at the time), so I put that together one night.

Let me show you the instructions:

There are so many things wrong with this.

First, you’re telling me to wash my hands – twice – after handling your packaging. Is there something wrong with the packaging that means I shouldn’t be handling it? And if so – why the hell am I eating the contents of it?!

Second, why did you not tell me to wash my hands before I even started? You don’t know what I was just doing…I could have been changing a very messy diaper for all you know. If you’re going to tell me at all, shouldn’t this be my first step?

Third, you’re telling me to wash my hands. Uhm. Really? As a tech writer, I have to ponder this. I document pretty complex software…so now I’m thinking perhaps I should add a step that goes something like this:

Step 10: Stand up and walk around your cube. I know that last procedure was a doozy and took a lot of concentration. For your health, we should now take a break.

Although, I’m not sure that it would make it past the editors…

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