The Cubicle’s Backporch

I like to think I was one of the first web geeks.

I had a webpage when I was 16 years old… in the year 1999. On that webpage, I had a page of ‘family quotes’. Since I’m feeling uncreative today, I will share those with you today. But first in the spirit of selling my family’s reality show, a picture of my younger brother, Sam*. He’s 14 years old and has a six pack. He’s also a nice guy. Most of the time.

It’s a good thing I have the ‘older sister’ complex on him… otherwise he MIGHT be able to kick my ass. And yes, he’s taking a picture of himself. He has to have something to show the ladies on myspace.

Family quotes:

When we were packing, Sam* (then age 5) came up to me and ask me what to do with my stuffed humans. “Stuffed humans?” I asked. “Yep!” he replied. “Well, go get them,” I said. So, he ran off to get my stuffed humans. When he came back, he had an armload full of… dolls.

As we were walking out of a restaurant, one of my sisters said something about Kayla* (then age 6) asking Dad if she was ever going to get paralyzed. “Paralyzed?” I asked. Mikayla (then age 11) answered, “Oh, she meant baptized…she says paralyzed instead…”

Dad was at home with just Alex and Sam (aged 3 and 5 at the time)… He was sitting on the toilet, doing his business, when Alex opened the door and stands there going “Nah, Nah, Nah, you can’t GET ME!!”

We were watching some TV commerical that had something weird on it and Jasmine (then aged 9) says “That’s retarded.” I go, “Jasmine!” (Because I don’t like that word, retarded) and she goes (sighing heavily before-hand) “OKAY, I like it..” (Ah… the influence of an older sister)

Dad, saying to Alex (then aged 4) after seeing him picking his nose, “Alex, you got somethin’ in your nose there. I don’t see how you breathe with that in there.”

*Not their real names.

Weight Watchers News

I lost 2.8 pounds last week. While some of that is probably due to my grandpa passing, I have also started *GASP* exercising. There’s a big hill that leads up to our house… actually it’s more like a small mountain (your ears pop when you’re driving up it) that I’ve been walking up and down (1 mile each way) almost daily. Mr. C and I have also started bike riding (a mile each way- though not down the mountain) every couple of days. I take our dog, Jolee, with me when I walk down the hill… I feel bad for her being home alone all day so I guilt myself into walking the hill every day just to get her some exercise. And ya’ll? It works. I won’t be able to weigh in this week until Friday since I’ll be in Michigan on business. And this will be a big test. Will I be able to eat healthy when my favorite type of food (FREE) is being thrown at me non-stop?

While at Bed,Bath, & Beyond, JFriend introduced me to this wonderful little gadget:

It was $9.99 at BB&B… but I used my 20% off coupon so it was only $7.99.

It’s so neat. My sandwich goes on the bottom, with my diced pears and strawberries going in the top containers. I was so excited to use it today that I brought my lunch.

Abrupt End.

Tags: Family, My Life, Weight Watchers

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