Butterfly tattoo?

I remember when Shawna and I were dating online. There was also another couple that was dating online and when they met one of the girls couldn't believe how yucky the other one was. All she could say was "she has a butterfly tattoo on her butt."

Of course, that was funny for us ... but it was a nightmare for our friend.

Tattoo dating can be a scary thing especially if you find out in a very "special and romantic" moment that someone has a winnie the pooh tattoo on their back.

The best way to find true love and to make sure that the person hasn't abused the right to tattoo is to go through tattoo personals!

That way you can talk about the tattoos before meeting someone. You will know instantly if the person had a list full of women's names down their arm that this might not be the person for you!

Have I mentioned?

Not sure if I've mentioned on this blog or not...but Shawna's pregnant.

I'm really just taking it one day at a time. I mean it's a huge step that she's pregnant but after losing one baby I just can't get too excited until we see a heartbeat and I know that this is real.

I wish the miscarriage wouldn't have jinxed everything. I feel like we can't even enjoy the first few weeks of this pregnancy.

Maybe it's just helped us appreciate every little step a little bit more.

Bikerbabe!

Well, I've always thought that biker girls are pretty hot. When we were in college we bought a couple of motorcycles ourselves and looked like total dweebs with old motorcyles that made way too many bad noises!

Biker dating is all the rage these days! Being a biker really must be fun. I can imagine many of the people that you meet on the road or in the bar might not be the person that you are looking for in a soul mate.

That's why I'm glad that biker planet specializes in online dating for bikers and the ones that love them! BikerPlanet.com offers an easy to use website where you can see profiles and sign up instantly.

You could find your Romeo or Juliet and go off in the sunset...on your Harley of course!

Happy Birthday to me!

Well, I'm hoping that 32 is a better year for me than 31. Hopefully, with Shawna getting pregnant we've turned the corner and this one will decide to stick. Who knows...I might even become a mom again in the spring time.

Of course, time will tell and I just can't get too excited yet.

Merry Christmas!

Not really. Although, the seasons are starting to change I'm glad to know that Christmas is really about three months away.

Of course, I have yet to buy one Christmas gift and I'm hoping that Shawna has started some of it!

I might need to think of some christmas gift ideas for my family.

I know my dad loves his photos and for his birthday we got him a digital frame. Maybe, we'll actually get a nice family Christmas photo done and I can order a nice canvas of it for him to hang up.

Sprung?

Many men have a problem getting and maintaining an erection. We have an older friend who seems to be somewhat proud of his dysfunction and even showed us his pump. *distgusting*

There are many different ways for men to get help with this embarassing situation. Some decided the pharmaceutical route. I have heard of men purchasing generic Cialis and viagara online.

I know that when I purchase from online I always wonder if I'm purchasing from a reputable place. There's really no way to tell.

Now you can check out ManOfPeople.com. They have a whitelist and a blacklist for online pharmacies. You can check out which ones got good reviews and which ones aren't too great.

Plus you can look at the pros and cons of using generic versus name brands drugs.

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Distgusting.

If you've been reading our other blogs you'll see that our cat passed away. We decided to bury him under the tree. We figured as long as we buried him deep enough and put something on top of him that it should all be fine.

This morning I walked out and it looks like something has been trying to dig under the big log that I moved over the sight.

How can I keep that damn cat buried?

Dell!

We've had this laptop for a little over six months now. Our original Dell computer kept breaking down and getting error messages I have a feeling that it wasn't the computer, though, and it was Windows Vista.

I love the laptop because it's portable and I can take it everywhere. Half of the time I drop Graem off at school and then I head to the local coffee shop to do my work. It's easy to connect to almost all wireless internets and our laptop weighs close to five pounds.

If you are in France or the surrounding areas and are interested in getting a good deal on a good computer then check out: http://ordinateur-portable.dell.fr.

Right now you can land yourself on a pretty great machine for less than a thousand U.S. dollars.

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Working on a Sunday.

I have to go in for a few hours today because I feel the need to make sure that I'm ready to go first thing when I walk in tommorrow.

I have a huge deadline that's been looming over me for some time and I just need to finish it so that I can go to conference in a week and not feel burdened.

Of course, I'll probably still end up taking work with me to San Francisco.

We need another computer?

We have had Dell Computers for our past three computers. The first one Grammy spilled a whole bottle of water on and within a year and a half we had to buy a new one since that one was fried!

Our second Dell must have been a lemon because within 4 months it was back at Dell and they sent us a new Dell. It's done a great job and we haven't had any problems. *knock on wood*

We might keep looking for cheap laptops though. We constantly fight over the computer and it's really gotten to the point where we need another computer in the house!

Even though there are thousands of different laptop brands out there it just isn't worth it to buy an off brand because you really do get what you pay for when it comes to laptops!

If you're looking for a steal check out - http://laptops.dell.co.uk.

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T.G.I.F

I am so friggin' glad that it's a weekend. I'm going to try to stay out of the office this weekend and spend it at home. I was able to get my work out yesterday for the deadline today and it felt pretty good.

We had my birthday celebration today and I got a great massage gift certificate that I really should take advantage of.

Boy, I think I've totally forgotten what it's like to sit back and get a nice massage.

Calgon, take me away.

Me wants.

I've been horrible about actualy keeping all of my tools together. Shawna put the grill together and of course she left half of my tools in her car (don't ask).

I have a toolbox but it's a pretty cheap one and not big enough to keep all of my tools in.

I'd love to get a stainless steel tool box. Hmm...I guess it is my birthday in just a few days and what could be better than getting a girl the gift of tools.

CarGuyGarage.com has everything you could ever imagine when it comes to tool boxes and making your garage an awesome place.

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On the road again...

I just can't wait to get on that road again.

Well, to say the least I have a morning meeting in a few minutes then I'm off and running. I have a meeting about 2 hours away. Then I have a crappy meeting at 4:00 in the town offer.

Which of course, means that I won't be home til about 6:30pm or so tonight. We ended up hiring one of our friends to help Shawna at home with Grammy. She's going to be on bedrest til Tuesday and I want to make sure that she's not superstressed with an overly active and grumpy Grammy!

We love our cars!

When we went to Texas I was so shocked to see how much people loved their cars. Even the crappiest of cars was equipped with some hot rims and a killer stereo system.

These days we're just happy to get the mat in the back of our cars that protects the carpet in the trunk!

Of course if we had sports car we might be interested in Dodge Charger accessory parts! I think it just depends on the car. I know when we had a Jeep it was easy and fun to buy accessories because there were so many of them and it was easy to go overboard!

Broken.

I swear when it rains, it pours.

Literally.

Our home theatre system has seen better days and it's just a matter of days before we have to replace it. We purchased it with our television a few years ago and pretty disappointed that a name brand system didn't last longer.

Of course, if we really wanted to make our living room into a sweet home theatre we'd look into getting home theater lighting too!

Maybe, we'll look into this when we buy our new house! (Yeah, right.)

Stupid phones.

A few years ago we had major issues with our cordless phones. PLus, Shawna ran over one of the phones. She left it on top of the car and 10 miles away the phone fell off of the car and we ran over it.

We were able to buy some used replacement phones but the cordless phone battery is constantly dying. The phone could be ringing and you go to push the button to pick up the call and it dies.

It's quite annoying and we've missed many important calls. I keep debating just replacing the phones all together. But I'm guessing it might be cheaper just to buy one battery for the broken phone.

Shocked.

Some of the stories Shawna has had from subbing are unbelieveable. Second graders who don't know how to add and subtract. We're talking about simple math here.

If Graem ever needed help we'd hire Math Tutors instantly - no questions asked.

Score Learning Centers have been in business for years and offer services for kids 4-14.

If your kid needs help, make sure to reach out before they get so far behind that they become discouraged.

This post sponsored by: Score Learning Centers

Overload.

This weekend I had to go into work and update the computers. Of course, this would also have to be the same week that Shawna's on bedrest since she had the embryo retrieval Friday.

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed because not only am I doing my own job 45 hours a week, but I'm also doing housework, laundry, and kidcare.

Not to mention, the lawn is a foot high and I'll probably have to do that at some point this week.

Ugh.

Just what dad needs...

when I was growing up my dad would buy the most bizarre items. He wouldn't just buy one either...he'd buy three or four!

When we were home for family reunion we had a great time playing Jenga, UNO, and monopoly.

It dawned on me that maybe my dad should look into purchasing poker tables!

We all love cards in the family and it'd be fun to have a game night or two when we visit.

Our furniture...

has seen better days. The couch has seen it's share of baby barf, pee, poop, and God only knows what else. We have decided that we're not going to get anything until the kids graduate high school and go off to college!

In fact, when we do start looking for furniture we'll need to check out discount furniture stores. We've never been much for spending tons of money on furniture and would much rather have a nice vacation or a new electrical devise!

Scotland?

I'm always looking for new places to think about moving. Of course, I come home from work and tell Shawna constantly that we should move out of Ithaca to a place that values my profession so that we can live better, make more money, and have a bigger house.

She tells me to get lost.

My latest thought is that we should move to Edinburg, Scotland! She had a look at the Edinburgh jobs and can't believe how many great jobs are available. Not to mention, the pay conversion works out pretty good too.

Jobs in Edinburgh seem to be in high demand too. There were a lot of listings and unlike upstate New York I was happy to see that they aren't all low paying non-professional jobs.

Scotland, here we come?

She can read!

I've been working with Graem almost every night to help her read. I've decided to start with words like HOT, GRAEM, MOMMY, and MAMA. I figure she'll learn more as time goes on.

When she turns four years old we can actually look into Reading Tutors at the Score Learning Center.

One of our friends currently has a child that goes to a Score Learning Center and she can't stop talking about how they've helped her daughter since she was struggling with math in the second grade.

This post sponsored by: Score Learning Centers

Date night?

Our friend, Jenn, has agreed to come down from Syracuse once a week and watch Graem so that we can go on a "date night". It's been so long since we've actually had quality time alone without the kid!

I'm going to miss her but at this point in our relationship I think it's important to talk and touch base every once in a while. Especially, since we've both been feeling the pull of work and these infertility treatments.

Tonight we're going for Vietnamese food and maybe a movie.

Dallas Cowboys?

I've never been much into football. Since Shawna was born and raised in Texas her family is constantly watching Texas football on television.

Her dad even used to have season tickets to the Houston football team. I'm sure he'd love to have some Dallas Cowboys tickets too!

Last time we were in Houston we saw the Houston Comets and were able to get pretty good seats. However, that isn't always the case in a big city.

The next time we go we wanted to watch the Houston Rockets. Of course, those seats are pretty popular and Shawna refuses to go to a game unless we have great seats.

That's why I've bookmarked PremiumSeatsUSA.com for all of our seating needs!

Fatness.

After I had Graem I lost tons of weight and in fact I'm not sure I'd ever been that skinny. Then as time went by I started eating, stopped nursing and gained about 20 pounds.

Now I feel fat and know that I probably need to do something about it. I've even considered taking some of Shawna's pills!

Although, I'm probably not ready for obesity surgery I do find it interesting to read about and get the facts.

JourneyLite.com is a great website for people who are considering the surgery and looking for a surgeon in their area. Plus, it has a lot of answers to the questions that are surrounding lap band surgery.

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To have a two year old...

means no sleep?

So I have finally gotten to the point where I agree that Graem should start sleeping in her own bed. However, last night was absolutely dreadful. She cried and cried and cried.

I know it has to happen but at what cost? Of course, I was upset and exhausted and I just wanted to bring her upstairs and all of us sleep snuggly in the bed.

This five hours of sleep thing just isn't cutting it for me and something is going to have to give pretty soon.

I love Minnie and Mickey!

We figure in a few more years Graem will be old enough for us to take her to Disney! We went a few years ago with my uncle and aunt and fortunately, they paid for everything! So we never got to really see how much it costs.

One of my friends went a few months ago and told me the cost of tickets and I couldn't believe it!!

Disney World Tickets were very costly and her kids weren't even old enough to do most of the rides.

That's why I'm glad I stumbled across OrlandFunTickets.com. They offer a lot of good information about the Orlando, Florida area and also offer discount tickets for many of the entertainment venues.

Don't leave home without your coupons! The more you save before you get to Disney - the more you have to spend in their overpriced gift shops!!