14/April/2015, Day 104. Tuesday.
Wow! Grump is becomming absolutely FIXATED with clickworker. He's earned the princely sum of $9.00 just today. This may seem rather piddly, but for online "work" it's significant, and will be extraordinary if he actually gets paid.
If you have any interest in clickworker at all, please consider signing up via Grump's affiliate link: CLICKWORKER!
It was a pleasant day here in central Georgia. Dodong seems to be well over his barfing fits from yesterday, and everyone else was in a good mood too. Grump is happy because we did NOT go shopping!
Kuya is becomming very excited about his birthday, which is this Thursday, April 16th. He is an extreme fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the moment, so we bought TMNT themed paper plates and cups for his birthday party lunch at school.
Uh oh ..... Sweetie is NOT happy that Grump has spent so much time goofing around with the computer tonight instead of talking to her. Grump needs to get his priorities straight!
Oh that note ..... goodnight all!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 103
13/April/2015, Day 103. Monday.
Poor Grump! He got pounded again at work today! One of the applications he supports keeps abending, (in a test environment, fortunately!), due to cruddy test data. It's driving him bonkers!
Now that we got that whining out of the way ......
Although rainy, it was nice and cool here in central Georgia. Lola, just back from the Philippines, is actually cold! Everyone just seems in such a better mood since Lola has returned! Sweetie is considerably less stressed, which means the rest of us are less stressed too. (You know how it goes - "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!") Even Kuya seems noticably more relaxed.
Dinner was yummy pompano and rice, with pie for dessert. Sweetie and Lola chose apple pie, while Grump went for the sour cherry pie. Kuya stuck with his favorite, green tea ice-cream, while Dodong just enjoyed taking whatever bits of food he could grab, and smearing them on his face.
Who are these two pink poodle people?
Why it's Kuya and Sweetie, of course, posing at the Cherry Blossom Festival we went to almost a month ago now. (Sorry for the cruddy photo. Grump was the photographer, and, believe it or not, this was the BEST one he took.) How time flies!
Goodnight all.
Oops ..... not so fast! 45 minutes after we got into bed Dodong began gagging, then procedured to vomit. Ten minutes later he was vomitting again, and acting listless. Sweetie got worried, and insisted we take him to see a doctor ..... NOW!
So Dodong, Sweetie, and Grump got into Sweetie's car and drove into town to the after hours pediatric clinic. As it turns out Dodong was okay, but the doctor recommended we give him some Pedialyte for at least 24 hours. So Grump drove Sweetie and Dodong home, then motored off to Krogers to pick up some Pedialyte.
Now everybody is finally back home, and hopefully we can all go to bed. Goodnight again, all.
Poor Grump! He got pounded again at work today! One of the applications he supports keeps abending, (in a test environment, fortunately!), due to cruddy test data. It's driving him bonkers!
Now that we got that whining out of the way ......
Although rainy, it was nice and cool here in central Georgia. Lola, just back from the Philippines, is actually cold! Everyone just seems in such a better mood since Lola has returned! Sweetie is considerably less stressed, which means the rest of us are less stressed too. (You know how it goes - "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!") Even Kuya seems noticably more relaxed.
Dinner was yummy pompano and rice, with pie for dessert. Sweetie and Lola chose apple pie, while Grump went for the sour cherry pie. Kuya stuck with his favorite, green tea ice-cream, while Dodong just enjoyed taking whatever bits of food he could grab, and smearing them on his face.
Who are these two pink poodle people?
Why it's Kuya and Sweetie, of course, posing at the Cherry Blossom Festival we went to almost a month ago now. (Sorry for the cruddy photo. Grump was the photographer, and, believe it or not, this was the BEST one he took.) How time flies!
Goodnight all.
Oops ..... not so fast! 45 minutes after we got into bed Dodong began gagging, then procedured to vomit. Ten minutes later he was vomitting again, and acting listless. Sweetie got worried, and insisted we take him to see a doctor ..... NOW!
So Dodong, Sweetie, and Grump got into Sweetie's car and drove into town to the after hours pediatric clinic. As it turns out Dodong was okay, but the doctor recommended we give him some Pedialyte for at least 24 hours. So Grump drove Sweetie and Dodong home, then motored off to Krogers to pick up some Pedialyte.
Now everybody is finally back home, and hopefully we can all go to bed. Goodnight again, all.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 102
12/April/2015, Day 102. Sunday.
Gosh it's great having Lola back here with us! Today Sweetie and Grump were able to go shopping BY THEMSELVES, with no little ones tagging along. No crying, no pleas for a cookie, or candy, or God-only-knows-what. Just two adults talking in pleasant voices to each other, enjoying each other's company.
We did slip up and miss going to church today. This was Grump's fault. He really, really wanted to cut the grass, and insisted on getting started in the morning. It's actually a good thing he did, because it started raining a bit as he was finishing, and by late afternoon the rain was heavy.
Not too much else is news here at the moment, other than the fact that Grump and Sweetie are much less stressed than they were before yesterday. Never underestimate how much more difficult it is to raise two, (or more), chidlren than one child!
Here's a pic Lola took back in RM:
Blue skies over RM!
Yes, there are better, and more personal, pics from Lola's trip back home, but for the moment Sweetie won't let me post any of them. So for today enjoy the pretty sky.
Goodnight all.
Gosh it's great having Lola back here with us! Today Sweetie and Grump were able to go shopping BY THEMSELVES, with no little ones tagging along. No crying, no pleas for a cookie, or candy, or God-only-knows-what. Just two adults talking in pleasant voices to each other, enjoying each other's company.
We did slip up and miss going to church today. This was Grump's fault. He really, really wanted to cut the grass, and insisted on getting started in the morning. It's actually a good thing he did, because it started raining a bit as he was finishing, and by late afternoon the rain was heavy.
Not too much else is news here at the moment, other than the fact that Grump and Sweetie are much less stressed than they were before yesterday. Never underestimate how much more difficult it is to raise two, (or more), chidlren than one child!
Here's a pic Lola took back in RM:
Blue skies over RM!
Yes, there are better, and more personal, pics from Lola's trip back home, but for the moment Sweetie won't let me post any of them. So for today enjoy the pretty sky.
Goodnight all.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 101
11/April/2015, Day 101. Saturday.
LOLA'S BACK!! LOLA'S BACK!! LOLA'S BACK!! HOORAY!!!
This morning we woke up early and drove to the Atlanta airport to meet Lola, who was coming back to live with us after going home to the Philippines for more than a month. We all really, really, really missed her, but she had to go home and stay awhile to help with Lolo's funeral. Her flight arrived at 10:00 am, but the folks at Immigrations must have been in a bad mood, because she didn't come through the arrival gate to meet us until almost 11:30.
Once we got Lola and the rest of us packed into the car, we headed off for lunch to a sushi place called Nori Nori on the north side of Atlanta. It is actually a sushi buffet, and WOW was it delicious! Expensive too! Grump enjoyed his food tremendously, but the $90.00 bill, (for lunch!), gave him a bit of indigestion. Okay, not really. We all over ate, but none of us felt the least bit bloated or uncomfortable afterwards. The food is really, really fresh and good!
After that extravagance, we headed over to the Buford Highway Farmers Market, where we bought a lot of fish, and some fruits and vegetables. Sweetie restrained herself from buying the yummy looking jackfruit and durian, but even so the bill came to slightly over $170.00. Believe it or not, that is actually a little bit less than we usually spend when we shop there.
After these two experiments in luxury we headed back home, but not before stopping at the Toys-R-Us / Babies-R-Us store in McDonough to buy Dodong some baby food. We bought LOTS of baby food; the bill came to $130.00. (Don't tell Kuya, but we also bought some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle party supplies for his birthday next week. He is currently in a phase where he is a drooling fan of the crime fighting turtles.)
These three big expenses - 90 + 170 + 130 - all went on the American Express credit card. The same American Express credit card that Grump has been working so hard to pay down these past few months. Poor Grump!
We were all so full after our lunch that dinner was just some rice, egg, and dried fish that Lola had brought back from the Philippines. Sweetie claims that this is "rich people" dried fish, and she might be right, because whatever kind it was, it didn't stink nearly as bad as other dried fish, and even Grump enjoyed nibbling on a few bites or two.
The day ended with Grump fighting with his laptop. It runs Windows 7, yet for some reason when he plugged in a Microsoft mouse, (to help alleviate the problem with the left key on the keypad), Windows would NOT restart. He fought with it and fought with it, and finally go the system to work again, but now it appears that the battery won't fit back into the PC properly, so this laptop is limited to use on a power cord only. Sigh ......
Goodnight all. I hope all of you had a wonderful day!
LOLA'S BACK!! LOLA'S BACK!! LOLA'S BACK!! HOORAY!!!
This morning we woke up early and drove to the Atlanta airport to meet Lola, who was coming back to live with us after going home to the Philippines for more than a month. We all really, really, really missed her, but she had to go home and stay awhile to help with Lolo's funeral. Her flight arrived at 10:00 am, but the folks at Immigrations must have been in a bad mood, because she didn't come through the arrival gate to meet us until almost 11:30.
Once we got Lola and the rest of us packed into the car, we headed off for lunch to a sushi place called Nori Nori on the north side of Atlanta. It is actually a sushi buffet, and WOW was it delicious! Expensive too! Grump enjoyed his food tremendously, but the $90.00 bill, (for lunch!), gave him a bit of indigestion. Okay, not really. We all over ate, but none of us felt the least bit bloated or uncomfortable afterwards. The food is really, really fresh and good!
After that extravagance, we headed over to the Buford Highway Farmers Market, where we bought a lot of fish, and some fruits and vegetables. Sweetie restrained herself from buying the yummy looking jackfruit and durian, but even so the bill came to slightly over $170.00. Believe it or not, that is actually a little bit less than we usually spend when we shop there.
After these two experiments in luxury we headed back home, but not before stopping at the Toys-R-Us / Babies-R-Us store in McDonough to buy Dodong some baby food. We bought LOTS of baby food; the bill came to $130.00. (Don't tell Kuya, but we also bought some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle party supplies for his birthday next week. He is currently in a phase where he is a drooling fan of the crime fighting turtles.)
These three big expenses - 90 + 170 + 130 - all went on the American Express credit card. The same American Express credit card that Grump has been working so hard to pay down these past few months. Poor Grump!
We were all so full after our lunch that dinner was just some rice, egg, and dried fish that Lola had brought back from the Philippines. Sweetie claims that this is "rich people" dried fish, and she might be right, because whatever kind it was, it didn't stink nearly as bad as other dried fish, and even Grump enjoyed nibbling on a few bites or two.
The day ended with Grump fighting with his laptop. It runs Windows 7, yet for some reason when he plugged in a Microsoft mouse, (to help alleviate the problem with the left key on the keypad), Windows would NOT restart. He fought with it and fought with it, and finally go the system to work again, but now it appears that the battery won't fit back into the PC properly, so this laptop is limited to use on a power cord only. Sigh ......
Goodnight all. I hope all of you had a wonderful day!
Friday, April 10, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 100
10/April/2015, Day 100. Friday.
TGIFF!! (Thank God It's Finally Friday!) This has been a looooooooooooong week.
Neither Grump nor Sweetie feel all that great at the moment, and we have to get early tomorrow and drive to Atlanta, so let's make this entry brief.
It was a bit cooler today than yesterday, and it rained off and on. Dodong had a good day at home, and Kuya had a good day at school, which is a very good thing! Sweetie was tired, so we ate out for dinner.
Currently both Sweetie and Grump feel a bit queasy. Grump had started feeling this way in the afternoon while still at work, so it's not from the food they had for dinner. They're both dizzy; Sweetie believes that Grump is dehydrated, and is encouraging him to drink lots of water.
Because of Sweetie's allergies, we had to go buy some more tissue. She prefers a particular brand, Puff's Ultra Soft & Strong. Eight boxes of these tissues cost about $10.00! Oh well ..... I suppose if you're going to be blowing you nose all day, you should at least use the most comfortable tissue you can find.
Goodnight all! Pleasant dreams, and we hope to have more exciting news tomorrow.
TGIFF!! (Thank God It's Finally Friday!) This has been a looooooooooooong week.
Neither Grump nor Sweetie feel all that great at the moment, and we have to get early tomorrow and drive to Atlanta, so let's make this entry brief.
It was a bit cooler today than yesterday, and it rained off and on. Dodong had a good day at home, and Kuya had a good day at school, which is a very good thing! Sweetie was tired, so we ate out for dinner.
Currently both Sweetie and Grump feel a bit queasy. Grump had started feeling this way in the afternoon while still at work, so it's not from the food they had for dinner. They're both dizzy; Sweetie believes that Grump is dehydrated, and is encouraging him to drink lots of water.
Because of Sweetie's allergies, we had to go buy some more tissue. She prefers a particular brand, Puff's Ultra Soft & Strong. Eight boxes of these tissues cost about $10.00! Oh well ..... I suppose if you're going to be blowing you nose all day, you should at least use the most comfortable tissue you can find.
Goodnight all! Pleasant dreams, and we hope to have more exciting news tomorrow.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 099
09/April/2015, Day 099. Thursday.
The friggin' left button on the keypad of this laptop is about to bite the dust! It doesn't always register, so for a couple years now I've had to bang on it, (usually with the non-writing end of a ballpoint pen). It is now lower than the right button, and wobbly, but if you hit it just right it works okay. Inevitably though, it chokes right when I'm in the midst of something I need to get done in a hurry, and then I pound on it mercilessly! I wonder how much longer it will last?
Moving past the hardware dramas, let talk about our day. It waswarm hot here in central Georgia. Dodong and Kuya both had a good day, with Kuya enjoying school, and Dodong enjoying being a toddler. However, since Dodong didn't sleep very well last night, both Sweetie and Grump were tired. Same old, same old, huh? When are Sweetie and Grump going to ever NOT be tired?
Work today was still hectic for Grump, but not insanely so like yesterday. He even was able to take a bit of a breather at the end of the day, which was nice.
For dinner Sweetie made some spaghetti with a delicious homemade sauce. Well ..... it would have been delicious if she had not put a whole bag of sharp cheddar cheese into it. Cheddar cheese and spaghetti sauce don't mix well in my opinion, although surprisingly Kuya would beg to differ; he ate up all his spaghetti, and he has been a picky eater of late. Different tastes for different folks, I guess.
So I guess that is our tip-of-the-day for all you parents out there: if you have a child whom you are having trouble getting to eat his/her food, try some weird combination, like sharp cheddar cheese in the spaghetti sauce. Who knows? They may love it!
Goodnight all.
The friggin' left button on the keypad of this laptop is about to bite the dust! It doesn't always register, so for a couple years now I've had to bang on it, (usually with the non-writing end of a ballpoint pen). It is now lower than the right button, and wobbly, but if you hit it just right it works okay. Inevitably though, it chokes right when I'm in the midst of something I need to get done in a hurry, and then I pound on it mercilessly! I wonder how much longer it will last?
Moving past the hardware dramas, let talk about our day. It was
Work today was still hectic for Grump, but not insanely so like yesterday. He even was able to take a bit of a breather at the end of the day, which was nice.
For dinner Sweetie made some spaghetti with a delicious homemade sauce. Well ..... it would have been delicious if she had not put a whole bag of sharp cheddar cheese into it. Cheddar cheese and spaghetti sauce don't mix well in my opinion, although surprisingly Kuya would beg to differ; he ate up all his spaghetti, and he has been a picky eater of late. Different tastes for different folks, I guess.
So I guess that is our tip-of-the-day for all you parents out there: if you have a child whom you are having trouble getting to eat his/her food, try some weird combination, like sharp cheddar cheese in the spaghetti sauce. Who knows? They may love it!
Goodnight all.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 098
08/April/2015, Day 098. Wednesday.
Who came up with the spelling for "Wednesday"?
Our day started off a bit wobbly. Technically these dramas took place last night, but they affected today, so I'll put them here.
It was VERY hot in the house, despite which we were all on the verge of sleeping, when suddenly Dodong vomitted, in the bed. YUCK!! We had to get up and clean him and the bed up, (as best we could), at which point Sweetie was ADAMANT that Grump stop being so darn kuripot and turn on the air-conditioner, for God's sake, before we all melt!!
Once the air-conditioner got going it was much easier to sleep, and Dodong didn't vomit again. (Not that the air-conditioner and Dodong's vomitting have any corelation, despite what Sweetie insists.)
It was a warm, beautiful day here in central Georgia, but while Dodong, Kuya, (during recess), and Sweetie got to enjoy it, Grump did not. As soon as he arrived at his desk he was slammed with work. The pace didn't let up until nearly 5:00 pm. He even worked during lunch.
Glad that such a grinding work day was over, once home Grump had a beer with dinner. It was the first beer he's had since Dodong was born, (over a year ago!), and probably since Sweetie was last pregnant. It was a San Miguel, and it was tasty!
A former co-worker of Grump's, from back in Columbia, SC, called him yesterday to let him know that his wife is ill, and needs some prayers. So please, in your prayers today, ask God to help the sick women of Columbia, SC. (Not only does God know who SHE specifically is, but God can also help ALL of them!)
Goodnight all.
Who came up with the spelling for "Wednesday"?
Our day started off a bit wobbly. Technically these dramas took place last night, but they affected today, so I'll put them here.
It was VERY hot in the house, despite which we were all on the verge of sleeping, when suddenly Dodong vomitted, in the bed. YUCK!! We had to get up and clean him and the bed up, (as best we could), at which point Sweetie was ADAMANT that Grump stop being so darn kuripot and turn on the air-conditioner, for God's sake, before we all melt!!
Once the air-conditioner got going it was much easier to sleep, and Dodong didn't vomit again. (Not that the air-conditioner and Dodong's vomitting have any corelation, despite what Sweetie insists.)
It was a warm, beautiful day here in central Georgia, but while Dodong, Kuya, (during recess), and Sweetie got to enjoy it, Grump did not. As soon as he arrived at his desk he was slammed with work. The pace didn't let up until nearly 5:00 pm. He even worked during lunch.
Glad that such a grinding work day was over, once home Grump had a beer with dinner. It was the first beer he's had since Dodong was born, (over a year ago!), and probably since Sweetie was last pregnant. It was a San Miguel, and it was tasty!
A former co-worker of Grump's, from back in Columbia, SC, called him yesterday to let him know that his wife is ill, and needs some prayers. So please, in your prayers today, ask God to help the sick women of Columbia, SC. (Not only does God know who SHE specifically is, but God can also help ALL of them!)
Goodnight all.
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