Snow where is the snow? We got about maybe (maybe) an inch here. But we almost got out for a summer flood day... WHAT? Exactly...
At about 5 this morning I woke up and could not fall back asleep. Either because I was in such anticipation of a phone call telling us about a delay/closing or what... I don't know....
At about 5:30 I decided to turn on the TV and see if anything was closed because our road (here in Frederick County) was totally still white. Well, Frederick County was listed as closed and Shenandoah was listed as 2-hour delay... not bad.
So I tried to go back to sleep to wait for the official phone call. Well, apparently Ms. Honeywell (aka the Honeywell system) is no longer being used for such phone calls, and now it is Mr. Global Connect. Well apparently Mr. Global Connect is CRAZY because at about 6 the phone rang with a message that said "Schools will be closed today, August 26th due to flooding..." WHAT? That's obviously not right...
But it gave me a little hope that maybe we had been switched to closed. No such luck. About 15 minutes late we got another call saying due to a glitch a wrong message had been sent out. SCPS would be operating on a 2-hour delay.
Well... ok... it's official... back to sleep for 2 more hours, right? WRONG. I couldn't sleep. Ugh. So at 6:30 I decided to get up and do the Shred with good ol' Jillian. It was brutal... but I survived.
Afterwards I decided to totally forgo any chance of extra sleep and watched last night's The Biggest Loser with Frosty. Turns out it is WAY more fun to watch Jillian kick other people's butts then to actually have her kick mine!
So now, at just after 9 I am headed into school with no extra sleep (actually less than usual) but it's ok because we have less hours of school and tonight we're having friends over! YAY (this is your official shout out Kylene and Emily). :)
If you live somewhere where actual accumulating snow fell, enjoy it and be safe. If not, enjoy your normal day.
1.12.2011
1.09.2011
The Great Phone Debacle
So most of you know our dear, sweet puppy Frosty. And those of you who know her know she's a little bit crazy. The new year has changed nothing in her and so she decided to start our new year off with a bang (or shall I say a hiss)...
Last Sunday while Todd and I were playing Donkey Kong (yes, we are just big kids) she got ahold of my cell phone, and we didn't even notice. She took it under our pool table, managed to get the back off (it was loose from another chewing incident when she was first with us), and put a puncture wound into the battery. Apparently she found this all quite boring because she then left it laying under the pool table.
We discovered in a few minutes later and Todd commented that the battery felt EXTREMELY hot. No sooner had he said something that it started to hiss... so Todd ran it up and threw it into the kitchen sink where it proceeded to start smoking. Luckly Frosty did not seem phased by the whole event, so we knew she hadn't ingested any battery acid.
So with my phone completely incapacitated we decided to order a new battery online instead of taking it to the Verizon store.... which left me without a phone for 5 days (and actually this proved not to be as awful as I expected).
So everyday I came home eagerly anticipating the arrival of my new battery. On Friday as we were coming home, when I told Todd I REALLY hoped my battery had come he responded with, "Well, I just really hope it fits." Now, this was a scenario I had not even invisioned. I mean, why wouldn't it fit? But alas, I remained optomisitic, and was thrilled to find the package in our mailbox!
I went into the the house, opened the package, found my damaged phone (it also had some bite marks in it), and with great excitement got the new battery out... I was literally singing "Halelujiah" the entire time! So in the spirit of Clark W. Griswold I drumrolled in my brain and dramatically and slowly put the new battery into my phone...
IT DIDN'T FIT! Are you kidding me?? How was this possible?? Todd came in as I start to mildly freak out. We decide that we will go to the Verizon store and look into the price of either a new battery or new phone since we were sure we weren't up for a new phone upgrade until April.
So we trek up to the Verizon store and found it (THANKFULLY) pretty empty. We were, however, quite disappointed when they told us they had no batteries in stock so they would have to order a new one.... for FORTY dollars... and it would take about another FIVE days to arrive!! Ugh... couldn't we have just done this in the first place???
Just to be sure we inquired about when I would be up for an upgrade. January 16th! Now that was unexpected (apparently the new phone upgrade is every 20 months, not 24) Ok... so 9 days... I could manage that, right? But wait! When was Todd up for an upgrade?? NOVEMBER!!!
So in the end the amazing Verizon girl got Todd a new phone, switched my number onto his old phone, and managed to find a battery in the back of the store so that she could save all of my contacts! All for only $10 (after the rebate)! And... she told us that if we come in within 30 days to upgrade my phone and I get the same one as Todd it would be FREE (because the phone is on special, buy one get one free)!
And that is how Frosty's destructive behavior got us 2 new phones and a Verizon store miracle! I mean... has anyone EVER come out of a Verizon store smiling and happy?? Not usually.... But I was totally ready to hug the girl that helped us out... so THANKS, VERIZON GIRL. You granted me my first new year miracle.
Last Sunday while Todd and I were playing Donkey Kong (yes, we are just big kids) she got ahold of my cell phone, and we didn't even notice. She took it under our pool table, managed to get the back off (it was loose from another chewing incident when she was first with us), and put a puncture wound into the battery. Apparently she found this all quite boring because she then left it laying under the pool table.
We discovered in a few minutes later and Todd commented that the battery felt EXTREMELY hot. No sooner had he said something that it started to hiss... so Todd ran it up and threw it into the kitchen sink where it proceeded to start smoking. Luckly Frosty did not seem phased by the whole event, so we knew she hadn't ingested any battery acid.
So with my phone completely incapacitated we decided to order a new battery online instead of taking it to the Verizon store.... which left me without a phone for 5 days (and actually this proved not to be as awful as I expected).
So everyday I came home eagerly anticipating the arrival of my new battery. On Friday as we were coming home, when I told Todd I REALLY hoped my battery had come he responded with, "Well, I just really hope it fits." Now, this was a scenario I had not even invisioned. I mean, why wouldn't it fit? But alas, I remained optomisitic, and was thrilled to find the package in our mailbox!
I went into the the house, opened the package, found my damaged phone (it also had some bite marks in it), and with great excitement got the new battery out... I was literally singing "Halelujiah" the entire time! So in the spirit of Clark W. Griswold I drumrolled in my brain and dramatically and slowly put the new battery into my phone...
IT DIDN'T FIT! Are you kidding me?? How was this possible?? Todd came in as I start to mildly freak out. We decide that we will go to the Verizon store and look into the price of either a new battery or new phone since we were sure we weren't up for a new phone upgrade until April.
So we trek up to the Verizon store and found it (THANKFULLY) pretty empty. We were, however, quite disappointed when they told us they had no batteries in stock so they would have to order a new one.... for FORTY dollars... and it would take about another FIVE days to arrive!! Ugh... couldn't we have just done this in the first place???
Just to be sure we inquired about when I would be up for an upgrade. January 16th! Now that was unexpected (apparently the new phone upgrade is every 20 months, not 24) Ok... so 9 days... I could manage that, right? But wait! When was Todd up for an upgrade?? NOVEMBER!!!
So in the end the amazing Verizon girl got Todd a new phone, switched my number onto his old phone, and managed to find a battery in the back of the store so that she could save all of my contacts! All for only $10 (after the rebate)! And... she told us that if we come in within 30 days to upgrade my phone and I get the same one as Todd it would be FREE (because the phone is on special, buy one get one free)!
And that is how Frosty's destructive behavior got us 2 new phones and a Verizon store miracle! I mean... has anyone EVER come out of a Verizon store smiling and happy?? Not usually.... But I was totally ready to hug the girl that helped us out... so THANKS, VERIZON GIRL. You granted me my first new year miracle.
Feel free to chew bones, Frosty... but not our new cell phones!
PS... this was when we first did our new flooring, hence the saw dust ALL over the floor.
1.08.2011
So here goes... New Year's Resolutions
Whether I really need to or not, I decided to start blogging today. I figured it was a way that friends and family could keep up with our lives. I will try to keep it from being TOO boring... but we'll see.
Todd and I have started the year off both being sick... a sinus infection for me and a cold for him (hopefully not anything more). But despite my sickness I have stuck pretty well to my New Year's Resolutions. I was one of the many American's who resolved to get fit this year and made these resolutions:
1. Work-out more often.
2. Try to eat better (specifically, not eat so many sweets).
3. Walk/Jog 365 miles by the end of the year.
The third one I stole from my sister-in-law, Alissa, and we have been texting to hold each other accountable. Currently I am one mile behind the mile-a-day goal but hopefully I will catch up today. We've also gotten Todd's aunt on board and I would love for more people to join us. With only a week gone in the new year, it's not too late to set the goal!
I have also been doing the "Jillian Michael's Shred" DVD since the beginning of the year (woo - all 8 days). I've done it 7 of the 8 days and it is kicking my butt! For those of you who have not tried it... it is KILLER! However, it does seem effective and I am already finding that it's getting easier. But I'm still feeling pain and soreness in my muscles...
For the first three days I literally had to brace myself everytime I sat down in a chair! Now I just have a mild pain and a feeling of accomplishment!
I have nothing else interesting to say on this.... so I will be done. I will be posting periodically in order to let anyone reading this (all 2 of you probably) know how the resolutions are progressing.
If you're interested in joining in on the 365 miles this year, let me know and I will text you encouragement and accountability.
Todd and I have started the year off both being sick... a sinus infection for me and a cold for him (hopefully not anything more). But despite my sickness I have stuck pretty well to my New Year's Resolutions. I was one of the many American's who resolved to get fit this year and made these resolutions:
1. Work-out more often.
2. Try to eat better (specifically, not eat so many sweets).
3. Walk/Jog 365 miles by the end of the year.
The third one I stole from my sister-in-law, Alissa, and we have been texting to hold each other accountable. Currently I am one mile behind the mile-a-day goal but hopefully I will catch up today. We've also gotten Todd's aunt on board and I would love for more people to join us. With only a week gone in the new year, it's not too late to set the goal!
I have also been doing the "Jillian Michael's Shred" DVD since the beginning of the year (woo - all 8 days). I've done it 7 of the 8 days and it is kicking my butt! For those of you who have not tried it... it is KILLER! However, it does seem effective and I am already finding that it's getting easier. But I'm still feeling pain and soreness in my muscles...
For the first three days I literally had to brace myself everytime I sat down in a chair! Now I just have a mild pain and a feeling of accomplishment!
I have nothing else interesting to say on this.... so I will be done. I will be posting periodically in order to let anyone reading this (all 2 of you probably) know how the resolutions are progressing.
If you're interested in joining in on the 365 miles this year, let me know and I will text you encouragement and accountability.
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