So, Roman and Kane.
Our son and our dog.
Both are cute, loveable, energenic, destructive, intolerable, back to cute, a little bit of sweet, regress back to destructive and add a bit of crazy.
Potty training - both of them. When we got Kane we had info from the ex-owners that he was "house broken" which apparently means that he is trained to do his business only in the house. 45 minute walk - no #1 or #2. 5 minutes after the walk we get a gift in the kitchen or bathroom or living room or one of the bedrooms - disgusting. . . my love affair with dogs officially died with Bear several years ago. I think I want a cat now. . .
Roman on the other hand is getting very good at the whole "going potty" thing! Letting us know when he has to go (not without the occasional accident of course but, good enough that we actually do not keep diapers or pull ups in the house anymore!) We have all heard the tricks - cheerios in the toilet, videos, games etc. . . I am here to tell you that is all wrong. Peppermint Patties - yep - the candy. Put that in front of Roman as a reward and he can do just about anything!!
Other than that I want to send a congrats out to Jared and Jessica! Congrats!!! And, have fun in Hawaii!!
Congrats to Jason on a successful trip and return to and from India. Congrats to Mom and Pop on the upcoming Alaska cruise and congrats to . . . everyone else for the cool stuff I am sure has happened!
L8R!!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Settled in, new friends, still cool and some stress
First post for a while and I apologize for that - finding that I do not have the time I used to when I was unhappily unemployed. . .
Settled in -
We have settled in pretty well. Steph is adjusting to being the house marm and is doing some part time work as a bartender at one of the local establishments when I am not at work. Roman is still very resistant to the potty training we are attempting. This morning he woke up dry from the night, spent roughly 30 minutes on the potty with me playing potty videos on youtube for him (which he enjoyed immensly) and, after the unsuccessful try, proceeded to completely saturate his diaper within three minutes of having it on. . . sigh. . . he is a stubborn one!! I wonder who he gets that from?
New Friends -
I have a new friend from work who's name is Michael Garcia. He is a great guy and I am happy to have him on my schedule. We have a mutual disdain for a couple of the crotchety old guys who have been there for way too long and are simply miserable people who live to bring others down to their level. Oh well! Not my issue!!
Still cool -
I have not had - ok - I have not taken the time to visit the mountain over the last 10 days while I am getting used to my new schedule (excuse). Roman and I plan on doing so this afternoon as Steph is going to work for a few hours. I am still awed by the presence of the mountains. My drive home from work is breathtaking. I leave the dealership and travel about three blocks north before heading east and directly at the mountains. The evening sun creates shadows that eccentuate every ridge, rock and contrast in the mountain face that are not evident in the morning or midday sun. I get distracted pretty easily by this so have to concentrate hard on keeping my eyes on the road!! I do notice the difference between Minnesota beauty and New Mexico beauty. Green vs. Brown but, both beautiful.
Oh yeah - you know how Minnesota is touted as one of the fattest states? New Mexico is only slightly behind this rating. . . the difference? In Minnesota, women (I am going to pick on the difference in women here because, generally speaking, a fat guy is a fat guy - not much difference one to another) carry fat behind them. Steph and I have noticed that, in New Mexico, women carry fat in front of them. If you took a Minnesota fat woman and a New Mexico fat woman and put them together you would end up with one thin woman and one very large woman. . . Of course this is not to say that all Minnesota or New Mexican women are fat (I am mainly referencing those you see at Wal-Mart riding in the scooters screaming at their kids "I said Moose Track ice cream - not Neopolitan - the 5 gallon bucket! We will come back for Neopolitan when we run out tomorrow!!"). Culling the herd would be easy folks - outlaw Wal-Mart.
Stress -
Neighbors suck. At least 70% of our do. Valentine, Paul and Richard are cool. Non obtrusive, friendly and respectful. Scott - talks too much and does not know when to leave a conversation he walked up to and interrupted. John is a moron who is all about keeping out of peoples business (at least that is what he says) but then is nosing into everything. A 45 year old loser with rich parents. Sarah is a 45 year old miserable, whiny nurse who, while not actually physically disturbed by the fact that Steph, Roman and I spend most of our time at home in the breezeway, she is offended by the idea of it and has threatened to go to management to complain about us. Hmmmmm. . . maybe I will have to mention the fact that she does laundry in her apartment (right above us) at 1:00am. Nah. Reeks of effort. . . The Wisconsin rednecks finish up my list of bad neighbors. 34 people in the apartment, all of them adults and working and they can't keep the lights turned on, or the water - don't pay the bills. Noisy, big folks with that dopey, "I am from Hersey" look on their face. So - to the percentages. Valentine, Paul and Richard. Three apartments, three people on the good list. John, Sara, Scott and the five people in the redneck apartment - 8 people - bad neighbors. 3 out of 11 good = roughly 70% neighbors that suck.
I am not exiting my soap box.
Settled in -
We have settled in pretty well. Steph is adjusting to being the house marm and is doing some part time work as a bartender at one of the local establishments when I am not at work. Roman is still very resistant to the potty training we are attempting. This morning he woke up dry from the night, spent roughly 30 minutes on the potty with me playing potty videos on youtube for him (which he enjoyed immensly) and, after the unsuccessful try, proceeded to completely saturate his diaper within three minutes of having it on. . . sigh. . . he is a stubborn one!! I wonder who he gets that from?
New Friends -
I have a new friend from work who's name is Michael Garcia. He is a great guy and I am happy to have him on my schedule. We have a mutual disdain for a couple of the crotchety old guys who have been there for way too long and are simply miserable people who live to bring others down to their level. Oh well! Not my issue!!
Still cool -
I have not had - ok - I have not taken the time to visit the mountain over the last 10 days while I am getting used to my new schedule (excuse). Roman and I plan on doing so this afternoon as Steph is going to work for a few hours. I am still awed by the presence of the mountains. My drive home from work is breathtaking. I leave the dealership and travel about three blocks north before heading east and directly at the mountains. The evening sun creates shadows that eccentuate every ridge, rock and contrast in the mountain face that are not evident in the morning or midday sun. I get distracted pretty easily by this so have to concentrate hard on keeping my eyes on the road!! I do notice the difference between Minnesota beauty and New Mexico beauty. Green vs. Brown but, both beautiful.
Oh yeah - you know how Minnesota is touted as one of the fattest states? New Mexico is only slightly behind this rating. . . the difference? In Minnesota, women (I am going to pick on the difference in women here because, generally speaking, a fat guy is a fat guy - not much difference one to another) carry fat behind them. Steph and I have noticed that, in New Mexico, women carry fat in front of them. If you took a Minnesota fat woman and a New Mexico fat woman and put them together you would end up with one thin woman and one very large woman. . . Of course this is not to say that all Minnesota or New Mexican women are fat (I am mainly referencing those you see at Wal-Mart riding in the scooters screaming at their kids "I said Moose Track ice cream - not Neopolitan - the 5 gallon bucket! We will come back for Neopolitan when we run out tomorrow!!"). Culling the herd would be easy folks - outlaw Wal-Mart.
Stress -
Neighbors suck. At least 70% of our do. Valentine, Paul and Richard are cool. Non obtrusive, friendly and respectful. Scott - talks too much and does not know when to leave a conversation he walked up to and interrupted. John is a moron who is all about keeping out of peoples business (at least that is what he says) but then is nosing into everything. A 45 year old loser with rich parents. Sarah is a 45 year old miserable, whiny nurse who, while not actually physically disturbed by the fact that Steph, Roman and I spend most of our time at home in the breezeway, she is offended by the idea of it and has threatened to go to management to complain about us. Hmmmmm. . . maybe I will have to mention the fact that she does laundry in her apartment (right above us) at 1:00am. Nah. Reeks of effort. . . The Wisconsin rednecks finish up my list of bad neighbors. 34 people in the apartment, all of them adults and working and they can't keep the lights turned on, or the water - don't pay the bills. Noisy, big folks with that dopey, "I am from Hersey" look on their face. So - to the percentages. Valentine, Paul and Richard. Three apartments, three people on the good list. John, Sara, Scott and the five people in the redneck apartment - 8 people - bad neighbors. 3 out of 11 good = roughly 70% neighbors that suck.
I am not exiting my soap box.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
A new appreciation. . . and the new job!!!
I have a new appreciation for how dependant I am on my cell phone. This appreciation is courtesy of the Sprint company who can't seem to get their act together to get us cell coverage in the apartment! Couple that with the fact that the APD is pretty stringent about the cell phone while driving law and I do not have the opportunity to talk to anyone outside of Steph. Steph is great and we have really satisfying conversations but, I miss my family - I have always had them so close - not having the capacity to just pick up the phone and call has got me a bit freaked out. . . hopefully Sprint gets the situation fixed soon. . .
I am close to the end of my first week of training at Albuquerque Lincoln/Mercury/Volvo. Training has been good and I am actually ready to get rolling on car sales. The more I learn about Volvo's the more impressed I am. Everything is safety first - roll cage from roof to under carriage, Boron pillars that effectively let the car support seven times it's own weight in the event of a roll over, the new City Safety system that automatically brakes the vehicle if you are travelling under 19 mph and get too close an object in front of you. They also are a very Green company. The leather for the interiors? That's right, from cows raised organically. Organic dyes, - no chemical release on the interior of the vehicle from Volvo. . . pretty cool! I want to succeed here, make a rediculous amount of money, pay off our bills, take care of the kids and buy Steph a C70 convertible by next summer. Already have the color picked out!
I am close to the end of my first week of training at Albuquerque Lincoln/Mercury/Volvo. Training has been good and I am actually ready to get rolling on car sales. The more I learn about Volvo's the more impressed I am. Everything is safety first - roll cage from roof to under carriage, Boron pillars that effectively let the car support seven times it's own weight in the event of a roll over, the new City Safety system that automatically brakes the vehicle if you are travelling under 19 mph and get too close an object in front of you. They also are a very Green company. The leather for the interiors? That's right, from cows raised organically. Organic dyes, - no chemical release on the interior of the vehicle from Volvo. . . pretty cool! I want to succeed here, make a rediculous amount of money, pay off our bills, take care of the kids and buy Steph a C70 convertible by next summer. Already have the color picked out!
Our neighbors Valentine and Judith are the brightest spot of our new place. Everyone is nice but, it is not the same as the friends we had in Minnesota (at least from my end!) Valentine and Judith are great. We are blessed that they are here!!
Take care all! We miss you and I am determined to do well very quickly so we can visit the north land soon! Send anyone you know in the New Mexico area who may need a new or certified pre owned vehicle my way!!!
I was going to end with a supportive "Go (insert New Mexico professional sports team name here). . . !!!!". I guess not!
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