Food poisoning, cereal recall and sarcasm meds...

Doing my civic duty. If you are a fan of Malt-O-Meal Cereal, follow this link for a food recall:

Web MD article

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K, there is one bad word on this, and I couldn't fix it, so you will just have to live with it (please forgive me). But this was just TOO good to pass up. I think the best part of this is the list of side effects down at the bottom. You will probably have to click on it to read them...

The last post on you know who...ever...

Well, it was going to happen one day. I have discovered that the ex-fiance is engaged. Going to be married right around the time we were going to be last year.

Yeah, hit me like a ton of bricks. More like a semi-truck going about 65mph head on actually. It wasn't jealousy. It wasn't hate. It was...it happened. And we are really really really over. There isn't even a chance. Not that I expected it to happen, because I totally and seriously didn't. It's just...it's hard to explain. That episode in my life is officially sealed shut, I guess. My love for him as he formerly was to be my husband, whatever was left of it, is now thoroughly gone.

Yeah, anyways, I can't describe it. But, all I wanted to do was leave work, go to the store and buy a gallon of chocolate ice cream, eat it for dinner, and watch movies so that I could lose myself in them and not think about it and hopefully fall asleep during the middle of one.

I decided that that wasn't a good idea, but that it was still going to happen without help.

Two emails and four texts later my BFF (yeah, I know corny, but really, she is...she might as well be my sister, we already look like we are and get mistaken for sisters still!) calls me at work and, seriously, worked a miracle...

(PLEASE DON'T kill me for the following picture, but it's the ONLY digital one I have of you and you are WAY cuter than me!!! I mean, give us a break, we had had like 3 hours of sleep cause we had been up ALL night talking cause we hadn't seen each other in eons and then she had to leave bright and early that morning)


...she told me some amazing and miraculous things that were happening in her life. I do not have liberty to share them, but...imagine in whatever stage of life you are in at the moment. Now, think of the one thing that you want the most. Now, imagine it happening. Yeah, like that amazingly wonderful and beautiful. Now, make it WAY better than that...k, you are close...

If I hadn't been at work when she told me, she would still have ringing in her ear from the squeal I would've given. Yeah, THAT exciting.

I am right as rain. Seriously. No gallon of chocolate ice cream. I am home alone, blogging. And grinning from corner to corner for her. I watered my little veggie garden and talked to it a bit. Got into my grubbies and am about to enjoy the first movie that I have seen at home for like 3 months I think. Yeah, nutso. Okay, it probably hasn't been that long. In fact, I probably have a blog entry posted recently that I actually said I watched a movie at home.

The Enchanted Party does not count.

Anyways. That's not the point.

The point is that Heavenly Father knew that I needed something right then. And He blessed me with exactly what I needed. (yes, her telling me her good news was EXACTLY what I needed, that was an answer to lots of prayers and fasting on a number of peoples parts I think)

And you know, if I had found out about the ex sooner than today, I would be a royal mess right now. Heavenly Father really does have perfect timing.

I am fine. Seriously, quite happy actually. Better than I was last Friday night, for sure!

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The one thing that does get me though:

he is using the EXACT spot WE were going to use for OUR reception. Jerkface!

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Seriously, that's the only one. She is PERFECT for him from what I have been able to find out (which isn't much), and he really is perfect for her. They couldn't be more suited for each other, actually I think, from what little I know. And she is a brunette, which he always wanted.

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Thus dies the last blog entry I will ever write out him.

:) Night ya'll!

The Church has a Youtube account!!! and the OFFICE is alive

Guys, check it out! Who knew!?!?

Oh, check it out.....

HERE

Pretty sweet, no? :)

Yes, I am home alone on a Friday night. No date, no roomies. And am discovering that the Church has a youtube account. Only semi-lame (only reason why it isn't totally lame is because it is the Church, which is awesome, so it makes up for the abysmal lameness I am otherwise in at the moment).

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I just wanted to thank the writers union and everyone working with them for coming to an agreement so that the writers for the Office could return to their offices (HA! funny, right? :) ) and write the scripts so the actors could act, videographers could videograph, producers could produce, directors direct...and so on and so forth...all for the purpose of entertaining me!

Okay, could that show have been more awkward? No, I think not! I LOVED IT!!! Seriously, my favorite episode so far. I mean:

"It rhymes with Parnold Schmortzenegger"

or

"I have never ever dated or wanted to do anything resembling dating Michael...ever. Not ever, not now not then not now not eve...ever."

or

"You can buy new stuff, but you can't buy a new party"???

THANK YOU WRITERS, you are SO forgiven for being on strike for so long.

You miss it? That's okay, go ...HERE!!! and watch it. You just have to put up with a few kinda freaky Target commercials and an annoying Remax commercial.

And then watch the deleted scenes. There are two, and both worth watching.

Wanted: Someone to go with me to Michael Buble concert

Here is the full wanted ad:

Wanted: Male or female human being to come with me to Michael Buble concert April 30th in Tucson. If male must be single, taller than me, and willing to put up with the fact that when I am excited like I will be during this event, my voice rises approximately 3 octaves higher than normal; if female marriage status is negotiable. Must love Michael Buble's music (if you like any of the following, you like him: Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin...and pretty much any male singer you could call a crooner). Please respond ASAP, I am afraid tickets will sell out quickly. Must be willing to split gas, I am willing to drive. Considering my driving record of late, I would be willing to pay a little more than half the amount of gas.

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K, I just REALLY want to go. REALLY REALLY want to go.

ahem....REALLY want to go.

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Worked 10 hours. Went to student's concert. Hung out at Julie's parents house for a while (haven't done that since she got married, it was nice to be there) and proceeded to go to Walgreen's and purchase Melatonin and Nyquil. Just to make sure I sleep.

Tomorrow:work 10 hours, teach cello lesson, go to temple, go home.

No, not complaining. I think this part of the entry is just for me, to remind myself what I did today and what I am doing tomorrow.

Good night!

Tired but can't sleep

It's 2:00am. I folded all the laundry that I was going to put off until tomorrow. I took some medicine that usually makes me drousy. And here I am blogging. So before I forget, here are some comments about my weekend.

It was wonderful!

Saturday morning I was home, woke up, washed hair, turned on conference. As I was sitting there I felt like I really needed to wear something better than grubbies for the occassion, so I paused the video (yay for internet connections to conference) and changed into Sunday dress, blew dry my hair and bothered with a little bit of makeup. Came back and I was glad I did. What an incredible opportunity to sustain the prophet of God. I cried, which is a rather common thing...but, it was a very different cry than what I am used to.

In between sessions I attempted to write a draft of an email to send out to my ward about getting their 2 week drinking water supply. Have only had one response to the draft so far (waiting for 2 more...one I don't really plan on getting...the other I hope to get). Then I bolted to one of the Angel's houses and watched the afternoon session. The Angel who hosted it gave each of the girls a marble tile with "I Know He Lives" etched into it and painted with gold and a backdrop of the ascension with all of us Angels...yeah, I will take a picture...to lazy to do it now, but it is amazing!! Very sweet of him to do that for us.

Came home, took care of a few things and drove down to Casa Grande to spend the rest of the weekend with my Aunt and Uncle. It was wonderfully relaxing. Slept in a little, watched conference, ate good food (I got CHEESE TOAST!!!).

My impression of President Monson: I think I must have had a similar experience to what Elder Holland had. During the middle of his talk, it seriously felt like the prophetic mantle landed squarely on his shoulders. Did anyone else get that? It was amazing! His words had, I don't know, an extra umph to them. Like the words he was saying when straight from his mouth to my heart. Amazing what the Spirit does.

Oh, and he is HILARIOUS!!!

Guys, President Monson asked us to pray for him. We might also include Sister Monson in our prayers, because that would really bless him. She is having a really rough time right now, and will be for a long time. Back problems are nothing to mess around with. My Aunt Pat is going through it right now. You seriously can't bend, twist or left ANYTHING until it totally heals. If you do, a disk will just slide right out of your spinal chord. It can be that serious.

Elizabeth is happy! Sad I can't go to sleep, but happy (I decided that since Sister Monson and Sister Ballard aren't complaining, that I shouldn't either...wish me luck in this venture...).

My FAVORITE picture of Jace and me so far...

K, I am holding off on posting a ton of pictures of the new baby, so here is just one.


Yes, he is a newborn. Can we say CUTENESS??? :) Steven, he seriously looks SO much like you. Congrats to Mindy and Steven!!!

More Pictures!!!

In all fairness, I did warn you: you are going to be inundated with pictures. This is what I have been doing over the last, oh, 2 1/2 months.


This is what the temple grounds looked like on Super Saturday. I compare this to what it must have been like when King Benjamin was speaking to the people for the last time, with all the tents facing the temple and the tower where he spoke. The stage is HUGE, and truly is amazing. I could do a blog entry just on that, but I won't bore you to tears. If you look really close, you can see some of us angels getting used to the stage.
(The REAL temple is to the left, not pictured in this photo).


And there we are. I am wearing a green shirt, dead center.


And this is us again...


Here we are doing the dancing scene for Christ's birth. (I am still wearing green...)


This is not me, but is just cool. This is one of the multitude scenes. This gives you an idea of just how many people were involved in this production.


We performed the ascension scene at the end just for the cast. We are singing "I Know He Lives". (Hard to tell, but I am right of center, kinda in the back...yeah, come see me sometime, I will point me out to you)


And this is the actual ascension. :) Fabulous, isn't it?



This is one of the guys who played Christ. I think he fits the bill so well. He is an incredibly humble guy.


Okay, this was fun. :) Kinda funny, angels in soldier outfits...I wouldn't let them put a helmet on me, cause I had gotten my hair done. But don't we look fantastic?


Close up. Rowr!


This is one of the shots from after the Spanish performances. There are four groups of cast members who are available in front of the stage to take pictures with, but only for the Spanish performances (English nights, we would never get home...).


Angels on the steps of the real temple.


The Angels with Christ. :)

HORRIBLE picture of me, and WHAT was up with my hair, but two of my new friends from pageant (Eve in the middle, surrounded by two angels...). We do FHE together, go out on weekends together. I LOVE my new friends. It was like we all were meant to meet, ya know?

K, SOON you will get pictures of pretty much the cutest baby ever! My cousin Mindy had her baby finally!!! I met him tonight, and he is the chunkiest little guy. He has cheeks that you just want to poke and prod and grab, and OH! Love it! He is nice and pink. He looks JUST like his Dad! TOTALLY a Raisor.

I am giving them their chance to shine with their own pictures out of respect for the new Mom and Dad. :)

FYI: Mom and baby Jace are both doing well, and will be going home tomorrow.