What did I get for Christmas?

Well,,,

I got a George Foreman Grill, Magic Bullet (as seen on tv), clothes... gift card to best buy... book about google

and most of all

I got to pass a kidney stone for Christmas... what a treasure that I will remember forever and ever. Dang it hurt so bad it was insane.

from Midnight to 3am.. until the E.R. got pain meds into me, then it was painful but tolerable until the medicine wore off then they gave me more. Got home at 8sh.. what a night!

What the Kids got for Christmas!

YES!!! The ruse worked. My kids had no clue that a wii was coming. Santa did a great job of keeping it under raps and the kids are pretty happy with that score. William got a Nintendo DS and a new Star Wars Lego game. Which of course is pretty much all he plays on since he got it.

The gifts where plentiful and the kids enjoyed the holiday!

Sofia - crayola coloring stuff - Littlest Pet shop stuff - build a bear gift card - cool book on mammals - some clothes - lots of stocking stuffers

Zoe - Coloring stuff - gift card to von maur - make up stuff... (wah!!!!) - book on music - stocking stuffers

William - planet heroes - DS - starwars game - aquadoodle - book on cars - pirate ship - rockem sockem robots - lots of "Cars" stuff - stocking stuffers

family - Wii and many games... brain acadamy, meet the robinsons , wii play , High school musical sing along, mario brothers olympics

Pam got a massage pillow and gold earrings - some clothes and candles

The New Year is Coming Soon!

Are you a resolution maker?

I was just read something from Jeffrey Gitomer ... one of my sources for sales inspiration. "A goal is a dream with a plan." Jeffrey goes on to state that if you don't have a plan how can you achieve your goals.

I'm thinking of setting up my Goals and my Plan to achieve them in '08. I just have this feeling... A feeling that '08 is going to be one heck of a year!!!! So I better get prepared and plan it out!

Ever have a question you couldn't find the answer to?

Just call Auburn University's Foy Information Line (334-844-4244).What started in the 1950s as a resource for students needing information about campus services has evolved into an information database service that answers any questions a caller comes up with. It's like having your own talking Google. The hotline (334-844-4244) operates 24 hours a day Monday-Thursday and until 9 p.m. on weekends. And please note, it is not a 1-800 number, and long-distance charges do apply.

(Thank you to JustSell.com for this interesting tidbit)

I'm trying to think of an off the wall question that I need answered so I can put them to the test... any suggestions?

Christmas can get expensive!

I know first hand that Christmas can get expensive. With Three kids, wife, and dog... and myself included the pile under the tree isn't free!

I found this an interesting list...

This year "The Twelve Days of Christmas" will cost your True Love $19,507, an increase of 3.1% over last year, according to the 23rd Annual PNC Christmas Price Index. That rise is consistent with the 3.5% increase in the U.S. government's Consumer Price Index so far this year.

Here's the breakdown of the 12 days...
1. Partridge in a Pear Tree - $164.99
2. Turtle Doves - $40
3. French Hens - $45
4. Calling Birds - $599.96
5. Gold Rings - $395
6. Geese-a-Laying - $360
7. Swans-a-Swimming - $4,200
8. Maids-a-Milking - $46.80
9. Ladies Dancing - $4,759.19
10. Lords-a-Leaping - $4,285.06
11. Pipers Piping - $2,213.40
12. Drummers Drumming - $2,397.85
Use this link for more information about the cost of The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Wii Wii Wii all the way home

Yes, it does seem like the hottest thing since sliced bread this Christmas is a Wii game system from Nintendo. My kids so wish that there would be one under the tree this Christmas. So where do you find one this late in the game?

You could go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0009VXBAQ/ref=pd_bbs_olp_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1197330308&sr=8-1 and pay $470 for a used system and even more for a like new one... LOL!

or you can wait for a small and I mean small shipment to come in to a local store and sit in line for four hours to only be denied!

This story is to be continued post Christmas :-)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

I know it's not even December yet... but, my kids have had our tree up for a week now, Outdoor lights are up, and Christmas music is on at home almost all the time!

My kids are just a little excited.

And this is why I cant seem to get a Blog to work~

Here I am two months later.... Ummm I kind of forgot...

ScatterBrained!

Do you ever get scatterbrained? What do you do about it?

Drink Coffee,tea, powerdrink,water,... etc...
Exercise?
Meditate?


Sometimes it seems a million things are going through my brain and I need to slow down. It seems that just getting up and distracting myself for a few minutes brings me back to reality so I get things done.

hmmmm..... well I'm off that was my 2 min distraction!

Nothing to be too down about this Monday.

It's not raining and the Bears Won. It doesn't hurt that the Cubs got swept either. Can you tell I'm a Sox fan. Even the Blackhawks won against the Red Wings at the home opener. Shoot the Chicago Fire won too!

The Bears win was a great highlight to an already pretty good weekend. I'll be honest I had them losing by a lot. So I'm more than glad of the result. We still have a chance in the division.

GO BEARS!!!!

SOFIA's Birthday

Today is Sofia's Birthday. She turns 7!!!!.... she is such a cutey. We had a grand party at our house with 11 screaming kids. Pam turned the living room into a Unicorn forest. Yes our house was one exciting place where the princesses made crowns, decorated treasure boxes, annhilated the unicorn statue (pinata), learned the enchanted forest dances from Zoe (11), and pinned the horn on the unicorn. William (3) just was a little overwhelmed by all the girls. What fun... pizza, cake and presents followed!

Most importantly Sofia felt like a princess and had a ton of fun.

Happy Birthday Sofia!

Memory is the second thing to go!

It's so hard to stay current with this stuff. I just can't seem to remember to do it.

I promised myself at least one posting a week starting today. Monday does seem to be the best day to post.

I work at B2B Computer Products

What can I say. B2B is a cool place to work. Every place has it's ups and downs but overall this place is cool.

I have been selling here at B2B Computer Products for three years come Nov 07'.

Before that four years at Empower Geographics.
(part time waiter at Lorenzo's)

Before that six and half years at Global Computer Products.
(part time telemarketing )
(part time waiter at Timberlodge steakhouse)

Before that two years at Cardiac Alliance

Before that three years at Rexroth / Indramat (first IT Job)
(worked part time at Ace Hardware IT part time while at Indramat)

Before that Little Caesars (Pizza!Pizza! manager)

Before that Americall ( don't hang up on me )

Before that at Adia temp service ( as a temp staffer )

Before that Signature Services (telemarketing for Montgomery Wards)

Before that some stupid company in Elmhurst that I did telemarketing at that went out of business

Before that some screw factory in Elmhurst

Before that PePe's III (hot dog joint)

Before that Ambassador West (busing tables at a Greek Restaurant)

Before that one newspaper subscription ( obviously this job sucked as a first job! )

before that ( kid without a care in the world )

Why am I doing this again?

It seems that I feel inadequate in todays society without me having a blog to post to.

So here I go again. Let us see how long I can keep this thing going without anybody posting to it.