MINI..............

Mini ....fingers feeding hungry goats that climb trees (yes, really they did!!!)

It's a bird, a plane, a new bimmer convertible???
....oh just another mini......VAN!!!!!
Mini....work uniforms
Mini ..... natural disasters( yes, this is what you don't want this to be, BUT IS!!!)

Mini....people painting mini pumpkins

Many Mini Monsters on Manly Show of Muscles

Happy Fall from Texas!!!!

Ryan's first writing

I came downstairs this morning at 7:30 a.m. and found Ryan typing...yes, my almost 6 year old typing....and it was not jibberish! He was so excited, "Lisa! I finished my story, wanna hear?"

He read it too me and I was soooo happy and asked him if I could blog it!

He had opened up his own word document (no one showed him how to do that) and just starting sounding out words. He said he didn't know where the "dots" went! HA!

Ryan's Story: (copy and pasted from word)

Ryan and ethan ar brothrs and ryan is the smatst ethan is not smatst becase he is a toodlr and ryan is bigist becase he is 5 yers old ethan is not becase he is 2 yers old and we love ar mom and dad and tha’s the sory of all abot 2 boys ryan and ethan the end

No spellcheck needed please!

A Habit of Meow-ing

The other morning, Seth woke up and heard a LOT of meow-ing. Over and over again, like this....MEOW, MEOW, MEOW, MEOW...one right after another.

He thought it must be the tv, so he didn't really rush downstairs. Then he heard Ryan talking to the MEOW.

RYAN: "Stop meowing!, You're going to wake everyone up, nice kitty!"

So Seth calmly comes down the stairs and sees..........

A FAT CAT in our front hallway, going...."MEOW, MEOW, MEOW, MEOW" One right after another MEOW MEOW MEOW...

Seeing Seth, Ryan gets a very scared, I'm in trouble look on his face and freezes.

Seth: Ryan? How did that kitty get in our house?

Ryan: Weeeeeelllllllll, it was just outside, just I let it in....it was LONELY......

Seth: It's probably the neighbors cat and we are going to have to let it go home

Ryan: WEeeeeeelllllLL, it's lonely it can't find it's home!

......they let it out, Ryan goes to school......LATER THAT NIGHT WE ARE OUT TO DINNER AND I AM TRYING TO SPARK SOME CONVO WITH MY BOY.......

Me: Ryan? How did that cat get in our house?

Ryan: WWwwweeelllll, I heard it Meowing outside by our car, so I just went outside and picked it up and brought it in the house.

Lisa: Oh, so you picked it up?

Ryan: Yes, (tilts head) but then it would not stop MEOWING........IT WAS LIKE A HABIT, (shrugging shoulders).....A HABIT OF MEOWING

That's my boy, he has a habit of being ultra cute!

Shell Bones

My zesty, adventurous big (yet smaller than I) sis, was nick-named Shelly. She was thin, very thin as a child so either my mom or dad started calling her Shell bones. She's still is thin due to her vigor for life-thin-ing activities, such as this......
Anyway, this is my plug for her BLOG!!!! Peer-pressure at it's finest and she has succumbed!

I don't know why this became more about her being thin than her blog, because it's supposed to be about her cool new blog that I'm bragging about because I'm proud of my adventure chasing big (smaller) sista!

BUT

Because I felt the need to be "witty" and use a cool nick name I felt the need to explain IT!

I love Michele because:

-She is the one of the most caring people I've ever known, she is a great friend
- she' very generous, too generous, even to her own dismise
-money does not matter to her, as long as she can eat and cook a yummy meal
- she is highly adventurous, always has some ultra cool hobby like rock-climbing, living in N.Y.C. on her own!, kayaking,
-she can move to totally new city with no money in her pocket and make it like gang busters
- she is well read, very intelligent, and believes that one person can make a difference in the community, city, and beyond
- she keeps stretching herself, not settling for that job at the desk, that pays the bills and is good enough....
- she finishes what she starts
- she can stand up for herself
- she has a great laugh and has a way of making you feel funnier than you really are b/c she will laugh with you so easily
- she has great no none-sense advice
- she's naturally beautiful, never wears make-up, but if you saw her, you would say, wow...she's really pretty
- she's a good, no great listener and has helped me understand myself
- she's thoughtful

.....and I think she deserves the best life has to bring her! And I have failed her, because I forgot to send her a birthday card!!!!!...it was on my mind, I never did it, then a week passed and I thought I need to get her a really big present now to make up for it....then another and another and then it got so big that no present or apology could make up for my FAILURE as a sister and human being. I have had nightmares about crying and apologizing to her about this! I have even been too chicken to call her, b/c I don't know what to say....even though I have been dying to talk to her and see how she is doing....so my darling sister who I love so much....can you ever forgive me! I AM SO SORRY! Because she has never missed my birthday...I don't think....anyway.....can you forgive your ultra self-absorbed lamo sister?

xoxoxox(hehe) Lisa

...so there it is I have purged my biggest disgrace to the entire blog world....flog me!

I'm in A PICKEL!!!

So this is kinda a big thing in my life, I have not mentioned to yall.....

I STARTED WORKING!!!! What I was thinking I don't know? Do I need this, NO! I thought it would be fun because I love what I do and it would be fun to get out of the house a couple days a week....right?

Well theoretically....YES! In theory I had this ideal scenario in my head of dropping of Little Ethan at this great school where they love him like their own (this part same true!!!) and I go to my job where I get to have real adult responsibilities and gratification and talk to adults...e.t.c .e.t.c

So 3 weeks ago I started working part-time for an orthodontist near my home. I had interviewed and accepted the job two days later... the day I accepted my friend drops by (you have to know that her husband is a pedo dentist that partnered with an orthodontist) and she is "great! who are you working for?" I reply "Dr. so and so" and she get this horrid,scrunched up, scared look on her face! "OH NO!!" She proceeds to tell me that this lady had worked for her husband's partner and she (my new boss) was basically horrible and ugly to work with and had done really horrible mean things to his partner. GREAT!!!

But she had been so nice and her office was so nice so I decided to put this thought to the side and go for it, because I had found this great little school for Ethan and everything was in place.

So the first week I noticed that she was "particular" ok CONTROLLING,O.C.D., anal, exact, perfectionist.....but so far she was being somewhat pleasant in her "corrections" Due to her perfectionist status, No one can do anything great, or even good, there is something wrong with EVERYTHING and she has to make us very aware of it....so basically all day long she was ridding us.

Actually I was ok with that, b/c she was somewhat pleasant about it all and I was learning a TON.

Week two I had a small issue with the other clinician in the office, but then she went to a work training meeting about office politics and she came back all pleasant and nice, now suprsingly we have been buddies (in week three we had to stick together)

Week three: The witch has landed... the criticism is fine, I have no problem, I am open and wanting to hear how I can learn and be better....

BUT

there is a big difference between constructive criticism and accusatory, demeaning, and insulting criticism. She just started saying little disses here and there. And I took it, because that's what I do...I take people's crap. Then she pulls me in her office and insults me and it's complicated and technical, but basically saying I "wasn't thinking" is what it came down to. I defended myself thoroughly and told her I disagreed and I did what I did b/c of previous training....and I CRIED! The thing was, you would have thought I crashed her computer systems or something...

I can't sleep, eat, and I am working my butt of for this Nazi that doesn't even treat people nicely.

She has had 5 people quit on her in a year. And they didn't like give a 2 weeks notice and quit on friendly terms, they walked out the door and never came back quit. Her entire staff is less than 3 months old. (Except one girl in the front)

All of these are RED FLAGS I know! SO what do I do????? I usually am NOT a quitter unless things are really really abusive, but I things are different this time. This is not fiances. I wanted a "fun" job. I really do love working in orthodontics.

So I'm in a pickle. I have got some great advice and would love your two cents....because I don't feel like I'm thinking straight. :)