popsicles for lunch

every time brock and braxton come over i let them eat popsicles. since they are sugar free i'm not too worried about them being that unhealthy. anyway, i guess brock now associates my apartment with popsicles because when i asked him what he wanted for lunch today he replied "popscicles. a purple one." so, being the good aunt that i am, after bribing him to eat a couple chicken nuggets, i let him have a purple popsicle for lunch:

he just turned a year old and already loves the remote (and, as you can see, pulling everything off of the shelves). like father, like son:
look how good he is standing!

i wish i knew how to upload videos

but since i don't you'll just have to follow the link. megan sent me this and i laughed out loud. so funny!!
http://www.priceless.com/us/personal/en/extras/peptalks/index.html?videoname=danc_amanda&name=Amanda&email=avc1pete48@msn.com&redirect=email&GP=EMCPeyton03

in other news, i made it through my first semester as a graduate student (now i just have to wait for grades)... only about a million more to go... my goal for december is to memorize the two dances they teach you on the hairspray dvd (btw, if you haven't got it already, go buy it). also, i go back to mexico on the 16th and i am ssuuppeerr excited!!

this kid is all boy: riding a firetruck while holding a ball
... and this one is attempting to wear my high heels

...and this is why i hate her

on sunday megan got to go to the cowboy's game with her friend julie.
they had sideline passes
troy aikman
t.o.


tony "i am a piece of crap" romo
a couple other players

i did it. i did it. i did it, did it, did it.

if you now have dora the explorer now stuck in your head, my job is complete.

what exactly did i do? i finished my first 20 page paper! you remember the one i was going to do about three weeks ago? well, it is finally finished and i am super relieved. now all i have to do is submit it (it would suck if i forgot to turn it in) and hope the system doesn't lose it like it did my last paper (yeah, not happy about that one).

now i can start working on my last major paper of the semester which is due next wednesday. this one started out as supposing to be 20 pages, but then my professor cut it down to 15 and then to 12. i'm hoping when i go to class on wednesday (yes, class the night before thanksgiving) he will cut it down to about 8. this paper is on healthcare reform, so if you have an opinion, as long as it isn't crap, send it my way.

i also have to do one more computer project (BLEH!) and take my final next monday. but, then i'm done.

oh, and i might not have to go to school on saturday anymore, which would make me really happy, especially since the class i would trade to would be a whole lot more interesting.

and HAIRSPRAY COMES OUT TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!

ok, lots of rambling cause i'm tired/delirious, but in short, the possibility exists that if i can make it through to next wednesday and get everything done before then, life will be good.

quick update

i was going to upload pictures of brock and brax's birthday party, but my camera batteries are dead, so now i have to wait until another time when they are charged and i have an extra minute (don't hold your breath waiting).

anyway, i am sort of officially back working at emler's. until the end of the session i am subbing/d.a.-ing/working office in one location and retraining at another. silly, i know, but apparently different managers require different things. somewhat frustrating and confusing to not quite know what is expected/required. at the start of next session i will have my own classes and work the office.

as for school, i am officially done with classes november 14th, november 21st, and november 26th and have my two huge papers due november 28th. there is a lot to do between now and then. i still do not like my it/mis class but my professor still likes me. hopefully this will keep working to my benefit (meaning, hopefully he'll give me an A). next semester i am taking an online course (financial management-- apparently it is a difficult class), and then going to school on thursday (organizational behavior) and saturday (healthcare informatics). yes, saturday. crappity, crap, crap. and to make matters worse, it is an informatics class, which once again deals with computers. but, it is the only healthcare class they are offering next semester so i am stuck.

good news: waterview FINALLY came and smelled my apartment. since i moved in i have been complaining of how bad it smells and spent quite a bit of money on anti-smell stuff. they said that they put charcoal buckets in my vents and sprayed a fogger at the beginning of school, but i don't believe them. i finally had enough and sent a couple of not nice e-mails and got some real people (meaning, not maintenance men who really don't have any clout to be able to do something about it besides spray air freshener like i hadn't already thought of that) to smell my apartment. there response was: "wow, that smells awful! are you sure you don't smoke? you don't own a cat?" umm, duh, people, that is what i've been trying to tell you! they are supposed to come up with a plan of action by tomorrow. so, maybe by january my apartment will smell better.

is it creepy if the guy who lives above me (36 years old, pakistani) who has already asked to move in with me (i told him no) and asked me out (once again, i told him no) informed me that he looks over his balcony and searches for my car in the parking lot to see whether or not i'm home (he was complaining that i've been gone too much lately)?

my it/mis professor referred to quotation marks as "upside down commas" last night

brock and brax

i babysat brock and brax all day friday and got some cute pics. by the way, all the picture taking was brock's idea.

two cute boys. gotta love brock posing
thinking?
mr. mischievous

this is NOT a halloween costume. this was brock's chosen outfit for the day (until he got hot)
engrossedi love those bright blue eyes
brax thoroughly enjoyed the swing,which is where i should have left him because as soon as i let him down he attempted to eat the wood chips and the sand
this is brock's worried face. he was very unsure of the man on the giant lawn mower and wouldn't get out of the swing until he was finished. notice the etbu fan in his hand. he was using it as a stop sign, repeatedly holding it out and telling everything to stop--me, braxton, and most definitely the lawn mower man.

I WIN!!!

i went into my closet tonight and found THIS:
this, being a WASP. and a BIG one at that. it was originally on my ceiling but that picture didn't turn out. anyway, i panicked (i shut the door real fast and put a towel in the crack so it couldn't get out) and called dad who said, "kill it." honestly, i really wanted to call Waterview and make a repair man do it, but it was after business hours. so, a battle ensued. it is actually quite difficult to kill a wasp in your closet 'cause it can hide behind your clothes. after 20 minutes of screaming, broom swinging, and throwing clothes all over the floor, i finally killed the wasp:

yes, my friends, that is one DEAD wasp: