Just Cute

Tonight I had my client,M, doing a packet about herself (with my help of course). The one page was about your family tree. When I told her this, she screwed her face up and then, with a very confused look on her face, said "umm..I don't have a family tree". I explained what a family tree was, but I think she was still a little confused.

Separated at birth?

Anybody else think they resemble each other?

Cursed? You make the call..

Today as I was leaving the office parking lot, minding my own business, a lady backed up in to me. Never fear, it left a very tiny scratch on my front bumper, not visible to the naked eye unless you are the owner of the car. I decided to be nice and let it go because we all make mistakes sometimes. However, I was a little freaked out because this happened so close to my close call from yesterday and as we all know, bad things happen it threes. My drive to the client's was uneventful so I told myself to shake it off- the day would get better! Nope. When I came out to get back in my car I was greeted by the sight of a meter maid writing me a parking ticket. ARGGG! And the day just got better from there- my clients were off, I was stuck behind every slowpoke on the road, I was late to every client, and other stuff too!

Your prayers and happy thoughts please!

Next Thursday I have an interview for an internship at Pinebrook Services!! What a relief it would be to have my internship lined up! Everybody cross their fingers for me please!

A Close Call

So today I was driving down 78 in the left lane and there was a truck in the right lane beside me. Out of no where, a small red car pulls out in front of both of us to get to the paved part of the median(on the other side of my lane), I'm assuming to turn around. I came so close to hitting the car that I braced my self for the crash- probably within a couple inches of hitting it. If I had not been paying attention, I would have hit the driver's door of this car, most likely killing the driver on impact, and I would have been, at the least, seriously injured. So this driver risked the lives of at least two people all to save himself a minute or two. How can you be so selfish?! Not to mention stupid.

Another one bites the dust!

I finished and turned in my final assignment for Family Therapy with Children. So am officially on break. Until October 1st when I start my next class- Couple and sex therapy. Six classes down. Seven classes, two practicums, and an internship to go!! Why, I can see a very faint light at the end of the tunnel.

Happy Birthday Steph

You're probably going to think this is cheesy but I'm doin' it anyway!
Dear Steph,
Thank you for posting about all the funny, frustrating, and cute things your kids do with such love. After spending at least a portion of my day with parents who act as if their child(ren) is a bother, your blog is therapeutic for me.

Thank you for listening to my rants about work, mom and/or Dad, Claire, singlehood, welfare, and so many other topics.

Thank you for being weird- you make me feel normal!

Thank you making sure I am up to date regarding the latest celebrity scandals and have ample opportunity to discuss them.

Thank you for not teaching your kids to call me something evil.

Thank you for being so frickin' concerned about my "girls". Seriously, even mom wasn't that concerned.

Thank you for being my continual shopping companion. Despite what you think, I really enjoy those trips.


"She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child. " ~Barbara Alpert

Oy Vey

I started a new client tonight, M. I cannot honestly say that it was a good start, but it was a start. M lives in Allentown, so I figured I did not need directions, but I mapquested the address as a back up. So naturally, I got lost and wound up being a half hour late. Thankfully, her mother wasn't upset about this. She seemed friendly and m is adorable. However, I realized about half way through that in my mad dash to get to the client, I had forgotten to take a drink and was now desperately in need of one- I smelled the dry mouth smell at one point. M didn't seem to be bothered by this, but her mother asked if I needed a drink. How embarassing!! It wouldn't have been so bad if this wasn't the first time we were meeting. I'm just going to have to make sure that my breath smells minty fresh the next time.

Wanted: man with tools

My elliptical machine arived today- not in one piece like it was pictured- in many, many pieces. So as soon as I was done eating dinner, I began to put it together. This required about 2 hours, a (new) rubber mallet, and lots of elbow grease- but I got it done. I now have a decent tool collection. I don't want a decent tool collection. I want a man with a decent tool collection!(and before anyone says it: one that I'm not related to) Don't get me wrong, I am proud of the fact that I can put things together and hang a picture- I am not a helpless little lady, but I find myself getting increasingly jealous of my peers who have a husband, fiance, or boyfriend to do the dirty work for them. I'm not asking for much, I just want to stop buying tools.

Boys will be boys

So today one of my clients and I were playing with Flarp(noise putty). He had minimal interest in playing with it and repeated "all done" urgently. So I put it away and on a whim, pressed down on it with one of my fingers, which produced a realistic fart noise. My client's head whipped around- what could have made this wonderous sound he thought (I'm guessing) So I did it again. And suddenly the Flarp was THE most facinating thing in the room.

Just Why?!

An email I recieved through Myspace:

Date:
Sep 5, 2007 5:01 AM Date Sent: 9/5/2007 5:01:00
AMBody:Hi, dear Laura Nice to meet you. Your photos are lovely. How do you do ? I am Hongwu in Beijing, China. I am software engineer. I study in Beijing University in spare time. In Beijing University, there are some foreign students & scholars came from USA. I feel Myspace.com is a very good place. What do you do on Myspace.com ? Do you know something about China ? If you are interested, I will send you some pictures about China & myself at once. So you can understand something about China at first. Please give me your email address. About me, I seek girlfriend & a marriage here. Please view my profile & my photos there, if you are interested. My email address: xuhowu@hotmail.com xuhowu@yahoo.com.cn On hotmail.com, I have instant messanger. It's also called MSN. On MSN, my user name is xuhowu@hotmail.com Hope to hear from you Hongwu in Beijing University, China "

Somebody please tell WHY I only attract weirdos like this!

Great Shape me?

I have decided to purchase an elliptical machine- they provide an excellent cardio workout. Yes I still belong to the gym and I intend to keep the membership so that I can strenght train. However, my trainer tells me that cardio is essential to physical fitness and to weight loss. I decided to buy my own elliptical because I always feel self conscious when I go on the treadmill, bike, or elliptical at the gym-there are people there to stare at me sweating on the elliptical and judge me based on my speed. Plus I am pretty busy, so if it's right there I will be more likely to do it while I am watching tv or reading. I found one that has all the features that the ones at the gym have, but at a really good price. To the left is a picture of the one I bought.