Here’s a sample of the new packaging next to the same toy in the traditional packaging

All I can say is:  IT’S ABOUT TIME!

It’s back to the litter box we go.

1. I just wrote my whole post of 10 things at the retarded laptop went back and deleted it.
2. I took this morning off work to finish my sister and nephew’s room.  As long as I can convince her to sleep out of her car for the next week I’ll be ready for them.  (I’ll pull an all-night tonight and we’ll be OK.)
3. My sister is scheduled to pull in around 5PM tonight.  My nephew (and my mom) are scheduled to land at 11:40AM tomorrow.  We’re getting close.
4. Mr. Cat is almost completely toilet trained.  I did NOT plan the timing on this adventure very well.  But, we’re almost there and there are two bathrooms so we might all be using mine for a few days to finalize this training.
5. Today is CASINO DAY.  I mean, today is my monthly meeting with four VA colleagues of mine where we get together and support each other in our businesses and network.  But, we’re meeting at the casino so it’s really CASINO DAY!
6. Tomorrow we’re going to a concert at church with the whole family.  Fun, fun, fun.
7. There are snow on all the mountains around me.  My house is on the chilly side (if you consider 62 chilly) but I’m in denial and too cheap to pull the couch out away from the wall to turn the heat on.
8. I have to leave to meet my carpool for CASINO DAY in one hour so I guess it’s time to get in the shower.
9. Did I mention that my roommates start arriving today?
10. Dead mice, no matter how horrid they are are 100x’s better than mouse turds.

Sort of.

I got to the office this morning and had to throw something in the trash.  I walked up to the garbage and just as I tossed the trash I noticed the dead body laying on the top.  I choked back the scream.  I locked my knees to keep myself from collapsing.  I grasped my bags tighter to keep from dropping them.  But, yes, there on the top of the garbage was one dead mouse.

Another one bites the dust.

Don’t tell me you can’t see the path he’s frantically pounded with his pacing.  You may wonder why he’s frantically pacing when he has a full 5+ acre lot that he could frolic in.  See White Horse is obsessed with my niece’s horse Guido.

Here’s Guido completely ignoring crazy White Horse.  Guido is happily enjoying the neighbor’s yard and the peace and quiet he has between his pen here and the large open space in the neighbor’s yard.  He really doesn’t care about crazy White Horse and his need to be near him.

But,  don’t let Guido fool you.  If White Horse decides to go visit Brown Horse and Oreo (the horses on the other side of the fence) then Guido’s the one standing at the fence feeling lonely.

Again, I don’t know Brown Horse and Oreo’s real names, they are just brown and black with a white belly thus Brown Horse and Oreo.  It sure would be nice if they could all play together but no, there’s a plot of land between them that only White Horse can cross which gives him all the power.

Can you tell life in my office is interesting?

And, to answer the question I’ve received a couple times…the mouse is in the office.  The toilet viewing mouse happened (THANK GOODNESS) to my brother.  (If it had happened to me I would have run screaming from the bathroom — not a pretty sight.)  No new turds this morning, thank goodness.

1. I’m trying to decide which is worse:  Mouse turds on your desk or having a mouse peak at you from the pump well when you’re sitting on the toilet.  I haven’t decided which because each time I convince myself one is worse I rethink the whole scenario.
2. Fall truly is here in full force.  The drive to work is almost dangerous because I have to remind myself to keep my eyes on the road on not looking at the beautiful colors.
3. Does Costco sell industrial size, large quantity mouse poison boxes?
4. Lunch is very yummy today….Chicken Corn Chowder (from a can but it’s still good).  I have yummy chicken in the crockpot at home for tonight. 
5. I’m craving pizza.  I have been since Tuesday night but still haven’t had it.  I couldn’t justify calling to order pizza delivery at 9PM Tuesday night and haven’t been able to order it since.  I’m thinking I might get pizza for lunch tomorrow so I can finish it for dinner.
6. About that mouse….  Did you see my full body shudder?
7. My sister arrives a week from today, my nephew a week from tomorrow.  Don’t worry, he’s not flying alone my mom is coming with him.
8. Speaking of which, I think I better work on that room this weekend.
9. I’ve decided to attempt to toilet train the cat.  I’m almost at the “tough” part so we’ll see how this will work.  It’ll sure be nice to not have to deal with kitty litter any more.
10. I need to find some Clorox wipes to disinfect my desk.  I don’t want to get Hanta Virus, food poisoning this weekend was bad enough.

What a relief.

1. 360 hours until the sis and nephew move in.  Which means 358 hours to get the room ready for them.
2. Take away the above zero and you have our temperature today.  Brrrr….36 is cold.  (Especially when you stupidly leave you jacket at the office and have to go to work without, not that I did that or anything.)
3. Mouse turds on your desk are really gross.  Don’t ask me how I know, just know it’s gross.
4. I randomly decided to take the Quickbooks User certification test Wednesday.  I’m smart and passed it with flying colors so I’m now a Certified QuickBooks User.  Should I be proud?
5. The moon told me goodnight last night.  I heard it.  (Thanks, Rider I like when the moon tells me good night, I love you too!)
6. I’m irritated today.  Don’t ask me why, just know I’m irritated today.
7. I really dislike it when other people make mistakes and I’m the one who ends up looking like the idiot.
8. I had coffee with a friend this morning, we had a good talk and I shared some insight that I realized last night about myself.  I’m still kind of in shock that I told her.
9. I have a meeting tonight and tomorrow morning.  I kind of don’t want to go but I have to.  Don’t tell anyone that I kind of don’t want to go, though.  LOL
10. I’m trying to figure out some “stuff” with my business.  We’ll see what happens.

Have a good weekend!!!

1. My sister and nephew get here three weeks from tomorrow.  Their bedroom isn’t ready yet and I’m struggling with getting it ready.
2. Tonight is slumber party night, only my slumber party guest fell asleep at 7PM.  Luckily I was able to wake her up because what’s a slumber party if the guest of honor is asleep.
3. Cheese French Fries are best eaten with a favorite niece.  LOL  I took Ally to Applebees a few months ago and she tried a mozzarella sticks.  I didn’t know what to call them so she’d try them so cheese french fries it was….she ate three tonight AND her macaroni and cheese.  LOL
4. Gold really is best, at least according to a four year old.  I took Ally (yes, it’s an Ally day) to Claires to buy her some earrings for when she can take the studs out.  Of course, I was planning on spending about $5.  No, she had to have the 14K gold ones because “I love gold”.   Dude, how do you even know what gold is?!?!?!?  Good luck to her Daddy.  LOL
5. I signed a new client today.  WooHoo.  We get started the beginning of next month but still, WOOHOO!
6. I’m already dreading tomorrow morning when the guest of honor wakes up…she seems to think early is a good time to wake up.
7. I never realized how difficult it can be to take a 4 year old to the “movie store” (aka Blockbuster). They have way too many choices of movies I really DON’T want to watch.  But, sucker that I am we ended up with “The Last Unicorn” and “Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses”.  Do I get an award or something?
8. I started in a new home group a few weeks ago and last Saturday we started a new women’s group.  I’m absolutely LOVING both.  It took long enough but I think I finally have a group I am going to love.
9. I started an online Bible study this week.  It’s really good, for the most part (meaning the last two days talked a lot about being a wife and the role of a wife but…).  Anyways, if you want to check it out it’s True Woman: Now is the Time.
10. Tomorrow is stamp club.  WooHoo.  I need to find and bring my paper cutter.  I say find because it’s one of the things that has been “stored” to clear out the spare room for Tami & Rider so I need to find where I “stored” it.

OK, it’s almost time to turn off the Barbie movie so the early to rise kid can get some sleep tonight.