Bernse, I envy you. I bet you enjoy it. Me I’ve been ill all week. I’m less ill but weak and planning on sleeping alot.
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Going to a baseball game (TX Rangers). 11th row, directly at the end of the 3rd base line…watch the game on TV, you might see me-- I’ll be the one that gets knocked out by a foul ball.
Lessee – ::getting out list::
Wash dogs
Vacuum & dust
Pick tomatoes
Scrub stovetop
Fertilize melons
Scrub front porch
Buy some annuals & perennials to plant
Weed front lawn
Ride bike
Try to talk Mr. Pug into going to that new Chinese restaurant I want to try . . .
But other than that, not much
I’m so happy right now
My baby’s here. I finally got to hug my nephew after a year. He’s taller than me [sub]like that’s hard to do[/sub].
He just went to dinner and a movie with the grandparents. Tomorrow it’s Great America.
I could just explode with happiness right now.
Talking to my Stephen, missing him like crazy, counting the days until I get to see him again, and being infinitely grateful that I’m still ahead of bobkitty in line. 
Sitting in my little sister’s empty bedroom, crying because she left for her freshman year at St. Michael’s this morning. She’s making me feel old.
Packing for school, and doing laundry, and going to the grocery store to pick up essentials.
Keeping an eye on the family pets, since my parents are up in Vermont with my sister, helping her get settled into the dorm.
Maybe going to a movie – depending on how much money my mom left me for shopping.
Let’s see… Last night was some movie-watching with lurker (of which I don’t remember much of the movie, ifyouknowwhatImean )
Today I’m doing a little cleaning, a little shopping for my sister’s wedding and then tonight we’re going to Irish Night at the Mets’ game.
Tomorrow, I’ll probably spend some time catching up on the boards & on my e-mail in the morning, and then tomorrow night is a cook out at lurker’s house, at which time I get to meet the rest of his family. (Yes, this makes me nervous!!!) All in all, this is going to be a pretty big weekend.
Next weekend should be MUCH calmer, I hope!!! (Though not nearly as much fun!)
I’m going to shower love on my brand new puppy. That, and make sure he doesn’t piddle on the rug. Then I’ll play with him, snuggle with him, wake up in the middle of the night to make sure he’s still breathing, that kind of stuff.
And my mom and dad are coming for a visit tomorrow. Sometimes I think they’re even more excited about this puppy than I am.
I might rent a movie tonight too.
Well, no Great America today, weather is not cooperating. So as everyone makes plans, I snuck in here.
Just when I thought I couldn’t be happier, I just found out I’m going to be an aunt again.
[backstory]
My older sister had two sons, Christopher-the nephew that’s here with me now-and Craig. Chris is now eleven and Craig would have been seven, but he died two years ago of cancer.
My sister had problems with both pregnancies and had decided after Craig was born not to try again. About a year ago, she decided to have another child.
Her due date? April 20th, 2002, which, swear to god, would have been Craig’s eighth birthday.
I’m sitting here typing all teary eyed, but I’m so happy right now.
Congrats, Auntie Tonya.
While it wasn’t in my plans, I got dragged to karoke night at the bar by Richard and his boss. The boss and I were scoping out chicks. 
I’ll spend today unpacking more stuff and trying to fit a 3 bedroom house full of stuff into a 2 bedroom apartment. 
Today, maybe some casual tidying-up of the house. Romping with the dogs. Arcade games on my new emulator (Gyruss! Rabbit Punch! Whee!) Maybe a DVD. Alter and print out some maps for tomorrow’s game. Research for said game; maybe an hour or two. Tonight, maybe a movie with friends.
Tomorrow, prep for game, and then… eight hours of D&D. Yeeee-haw!
Always gets me set up right for another week in the salt mines.
Lessee, this afternoon I need to go shopping, since my dad hasn’t bothered to tell be before he’s gone to the grocery store in recent weeks, so I have to buy some stuff like toothpaste and shampoo and such. Tonight I’m spending time with my girlfriend… we’re having communications issues, so I’ll see if I can’t get those fixed, and to keep it short it should be… interesting. Tomorrow afternoon I go scoop cat shit at the shelter where I work, and then, I dunno, laze around for the rest of the day until I start my homework at 10 or so. Then it’s back to a week of school drudgery.
This morning I went to the ShopRite. Then I had to cover the office cause most of the people are on vacation or at a funeral. After work I will go to the laudromat, then come back and read my new Stephen Sondheim/Andrew Lloyd Webber bio, while playing my two new German Jesus Christ Superstar CDS.
Tomorrow I will go to ShopRite again, take a walk throught the park, and play CDS while finishing the book. Then supper in front of the TV: News, Futurarama, Hank Hill and of course THE SIMPSONS.