Well, I thought that perhaps seeing our good friends the pagels 2 weeks ago would be enough pageltime.
Nope.
I miss them already!
I have never been so at ease with pair of friends such as them.
They call, give us an estimated arrival time and they just show up whenever.
i love it. Usually if people are coming from outta town for a visit, I get sorta bent outta shape and worry about getting the house cleaned up, preparing food, etc.
Not so with my pagel friends.
I guess it would sorta be like if your brother or sister were coming over, except I don't really have any idea what that is like. I just sorta let them in the house and tell them where the food is and let 'em roam all over the house and do whatever they want to.
They just hang out with me and we chat.
I hope it was not too boring for them, but I will guess that they feel about the same about us as we do about them?
Anyhow, Mel hung out for a purse party, we dumped ALL the kids off at the YMCA for a good 3 hour shift, and Jeff and Greg chilled out in Grafton and talked cartoons and other stuff.
It was awesome.
I sure wish they would buy the house next door to us. Would it get weird? would we get sick of each other? I don't think so.
So, put your house on the market, buy my neighbor's house and move in next fall. It will be a big compound and we will put up a fence so we can let the kids run wild. We could call it "Pagelman field" or "Messergel glen"
the pagels are the BEST!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
I am officailly a purple people eater!
Okay, I don't really eat people, but i am now OFFICIALLY a Purple belt in TKD. How schwweeet is that?!
Holy geez, I am so close to black belt, baby! (high purple.....brown.....high brown....BLACK!)
Well, it was pretty awesome getting my belt today, but it definitely seems to put a little more pressure on to perform at my best. You can't just kick sloppy-style and not expect to hear about it.
I will have my black belt by December.
WOW.
I had been in kung fu off and on for over 10 years, but never got this close to black belt.
Now I am a mere week away from going on my little adventure to DC with Budokon. I am really looking forward to it.
Although I love going to TKD, there are definitely times that i miss a calmer, more meditative method that kung fu embraces. Now I will get to have all my favorites together....yoga, martial arts, and zen meditation.
Alright, enough about me....how are you?
leave me a comment and let me know what you are doing with your life these days. What are you proud of? What are you working on right now? How are you feeling?
goodnight friends! peace and respect,
miffy.
P.s. a special thanks to my sweet smelly, prickly hubby. Without his support and positive attitude, I am sure I would never have gotten so far. He is really great to let me take this time to do TKD....he is NOT going now so that I may go.
you are awesome Furg!. Smootchy smootch.
Holy geez, I am so close to black belt, baby! (high purple.....brown.....high brown....BLACK!)
Well, it was pretty awesome getting my belt today, but it definitely seems to put a little more pressure on to perform at my best. You can't just kick sloppy-style and not expect to hear about it.
I will have my black belt by December.
WOW.
I had been in kung fu off and on for over 10 years, but never got this close to black belt.
Now I am a mere week away from going on my little adventure to DC with Budokon. I am really looking forward to it.
Although I love going to TKD, there are definitely times that i miss a calmer, more meditative method that kung fu embraces. Now I will get to have all my favorites together....yoga, martial arts, and zen meditation.
Alright, enough about me....how are you?
leave me a comment and let me know what you are doing with your life these days. What are you proud of? What are you working on right now? How are you feeling?
goodnight friends! peace and respect,
miffy.
P.s. a special thanks to my sweet smelly, prickly hubby. Without his support and positive attitude, I am sure I would never have gotten so far. He is really great to let me take this time to do TKD....he is NOT going now so that I may go.
you are awesome Furg!. Smootchy smootch.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Update: lois and rick watch
Well, well, well...
guess who is coming to town this weekend? the one and only swingingest couple form Wisconsin..Lois and Rick!
Holy geez, these kids are crazy!
I guess therer is some sort of swing convention going on this weekend at the Baymont Inn, and they will be there with nipple-tassles-a-waving and doing their thing.
stayed tuned for more details!
eeeeeee!!!!!!!
guess who is coming to town this weekend? the one and only swingingest couple form Wisconsin..Lois and Rick!
Holy geez, these kids are crazy!
I guess therer is some sort of swing convention going on this weekend at the Baymont Inn, and they will be there with nipple-tassles-a-waving and doing their thing.
stayed tuned for more details!
eeeeeee!!!!!!!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
contents of my bento
tomorrow I will be taking my bento to work again.
these are the contents for the day.
bottom layer: carrots with dip.
middle layer: roasted chicken breast on one half, cottage cheese on the other half.
top layer: 2 small squares of dark chocolate, 60% cacao.
also for lunch: activia yogurt (my new favorite), and a tasty little apple.
domo.
these are the contents for the day.
bottom layer: carrots with dip.
middle layer: roasted chicken breast on one half, cottage cheese on the other half.
top layer: 2 small squares of dark chocolate, 60% cacao.
also for lunch: activia yogurt (my new favorite), and a tasty little apple.
domo.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Also big news!
Well, as some of you may have heard, I have some riiiiiilllllly big news!
No, I am not having another baby, silly. I am going to Washington D.C the weekend of march 7th.
I can hardly believeit, but I have been given a really great opportunity to train as a teacher for Budokon!
Let me backtrack.....
A few months ago, I was on the GAIM website loking for something and I happened upon a link to BUDOKON....It is a new form of exercise/lifestyle fitness that melts together some of my favorites...Yoga, martial arts and zen/mindfulness meditation.
So, I further investigated it and it's teaching style and sent away for a DVD on ebay. Not only is it a great workout, but the guiding principles also embrace a way of thinking and being that I have been adopting and applying to my own self-growth. Believe it or not, it sort of ties into the whole realm of "the Secret", quantum physics, mindfulness meditation, and the basic law attraction. Some of you know I have been sort of going on about this stuff for a alittle over a year or two now and I have seen and felt some real and dynamic change and benfits from it.
I'd like to say that some of my fears, old habits, patterns of self-destructive thoughts and behaviors have been turned around, or are in the process of being eliminated due to this sort of mindful state of self-awareness. Heck, i would even attribute it to me being able to open a dialogue with my father and brother, and ending over 20 years of restlessness and nightmares that had plagued me. I am happy and grateful to say that I am happier in the last 2 years than I have ever felt in my entire life, and I welcome the evolution and growth that will come with the passage of more and more time.
Long story short, Budokon is the bomb!
So..... to get back to the story....Budokon has DVDs and also classes you can take if you live in a town where they teach it (not wisconsin!). they also have a belt system, like other martial arts schools, where you can train to earn a black belt. They also have teacher training, and in order to teach a class you have to have a certain belt, etc, etc.
Well, I had recieved an email about the upcoming Budokon immersion class wekends and other teacher trainings, so I thought...."hey, that would really be cool to do! I think I could do that!"
I checked out all the information and found out that the trainings were held in califorina, the east coast, Vancouver.....I felt the wind go out of my sails a bit, but still had it in the back of my mind that I should find a way to do this.
I kept on revisiting the site and the schedule of classes and trainings....there was a page for registration, etc, but I thought it was too far away, and the travel would be too expensive, not to mention the training is over 2 grand. I put it out of my mind again.
Of course, i was still thinking of it and saying to myself that I could do it, if I could get it paid for.
Well, a few weeks ago I recieved another email and I just thought, what the hell, I'm gonna figure out a way to get there.
I went to the registration page and noticed that they had a new attachment that allowed you to apply for a scholarship. I opened it, wrote an essay about myself and sent it off.
A week later I got a response.
I am going to the teacher training in D.C. in march! My application was recieved and accepted, and I will be getting my training fees waived. Holy cow, what awesome news.
I mentioned to Jeff that I had applied for it the day before I got the response. He of course, in his ususal supportive nature, had no doubts that I could do it. A small part of me and my old thoughts said "hey, aren't you too fat for this? " Luckily, my new-and-improved-baseball-bat carrying-positive-thoughts quickly beat the shit out of my negative thoughts. Who gives a crap if I am not 110 pounds? I am an example of what a really person looks like doing exercise, and I deserve the right to follow my dreams too, right?
Take that you negative thoughts.
I am going to D.C. I don't care if I have to go by myself, I don't care if I am the biggest girl in the room when the training begins, i am going to go and do it.
There are only 77 certified teachers of Budokon in the entire world as of today. Me thinks we need a budokon teacher in Wisconsin!
Wanna hear something else that is kinda weird and freaky? I have a tattoo on my back that looks almost exactly like the symbol for Budokon. Holy coincidence, batman!
And by the way, if anyone wants to spent the weekend in D.C., lemme know, the plane ticket is less than 200 bucks. (hint, hint, Mel!)
To check out more about Budokon, go ot: www.Budokon.com
No, I am not having another baby, silly. I am going to Washington D.C the weekend of march 7th.
I can hardly believeit, but I have been given a really great opportunity to train as a teacher for Budokon!
Let me backtrack.....
A few months ago, I was on the GAIM website loking for something and I happened upon a link to BUDOKON....It is a new form of exercise/lifestyle fitness that melts together some of my favorites...Yoga, martial arts and zen/mindfulness meditation.
So, I further investigated it and it's teaching style and sent away for a DVD on ebay. Not only is it a great workout, but the guiding principles also embrace a way of thinking and being that I have been adopting and applying to my own self-growth. Believe it or not, it sort of ties into the whole realm of "the Secret", quantum physics, mindfulness meditation, and the basic law attraction. Some of you know I have been sort of going on about this stuff for a alittle over a year or two now and I have seen and felt some real and dynamic change and benfits from it.
I'd like to say that some of my fears, old habits, patterns of self-destructive thoughts and behaviors have been turned around, or are in the process of being eliminated due to this sort of mindful state of self-awareness. Heck, i would even attribute it to me being able to open a dialogue with my father and brother, and ending over 20 years of restlessness and nightmares that had plagued me. I am happy and grateful to say that I am happier in the last 2 years than I have ever felt in my entire life, and I welcome the evolution and growth that will come with the passage of more and more time.
Long story short, Budokon is the bomb!
So..... to get back to the story....Budokon has DVDs and also classes you can take if you live in a town where they teach it (not wisconsin!). they also have a belt system, like other martial arts schools, where you can train to earn a black belt. They also have teacher training, and in order to teach a class you have to have a certain belt, etc, etc.
Well, I had recieved an email about the upcoming Budokon immersion class wekends and other teacher trainings, so I thought...."hey, that would really be cool to do! I think I could do that!"
I checked out all the information and found out that the trainings were held in califorina, the east coast, Vancouver.....I felt the wind go out of my sails a bit, but still had it in the back of my mind that I should find a way to do this.
I kept on revisiting the site and the schedule of classes and trainings....there was a page for registration, etc, but I thought it was too far away, and the travel would be too expensive, not to mention the training is over 2 grand. I put it out of my mind again.
Of course, i was still thinking of it and saying to myself that I could do it, if I could get it paid for.
Well, a few weeks ago I recieved another email and I just thought, what the hell, I'm gonna figure out a way to get there.
I went to the registration page and noticed that they had a new attachment that allowed you to apply for a scholarship. I opened it, wrote an essay about myself and sent it off.
A week later I got a response.
I am going to the teacher training in D.C. in march! My application was recieved and accepted, and I will be getting my training fees waived. Holy cow, what awesome news.
I mentioned to Jeff that I had applied for it the day before I got the response. He of course, in his ususal supportive nature, had no doubts that I could do it. A small part of me and my old thoughts said "hey, aren't you too fat for this? " Luckily, my new-and-improved-baseball-bat carrying-positive-thoughts quickly beat the shit out of my negative thoughts. Who gives a crap if I am not 110 pounds? I am an example of what a really person looks like doing exercise, and I deserve the right to follow my dreams too, right?
Take that you negative thoughts.
I am going to D.C. I don't care if I have to go by myself, I don't care if I am the biggest girl in the room when the training begins, i am going to go and do it.
There are only 77 certified teachers of Budokon in the entire world as of today. Me thinks we need a budokon teacher in Wisconsin!
Wanna hear something else that is kinda weird and freaky? I have a tattoo on my back that looks almost exactly like the symbol for Budokon. Holy coincidence, batman!
And by the way, if anyone wants to spent the weekend in D.C., lemme know, the plane ticket is less than 200 bucks. (hint, hint, Mel!)
To check out more about Budokon, go ot: www.Budokon.com
Monday, February 4, 2008
It is purse party time!
Well, if you haven't heard, it is officially purse party time!
I will be having a Beijo bags purse party at my house...
saturday, feb 16 at 5/6 pm
No realbig demo here, just a bunch of cool purses on display for you to pick from. It will be a fun time, and I am serving Margaritas and taco dip so make sure you come and bring a friend.
You will have fun.
You will get a cool purse.
you will drink authentic Margaritas made by a real, live Mexican!
I will be having a Beijo bags purse party at my house...
saturday, feb 16 at 5/6 pm
No realbig demo here, just a bunch of cool purses on display for you to pick from. It will be a fun time, and I am serving Margaritas and taco dip so make sure you come and bring a friend.
You will have fun.
You will get a cool purse.
you will drink authentic Margaritas made by a real, live Mexican!
Please to forgive my no bloggy
So, I have fallen into the habit of many bloggers before me. Nearly a month (okay, a month) has passed and I have not said a dang thang in bloglandia.
To follow will be 3 to 5 semi-short blog entries to catch up on the goings-on of the Supermiff.
Newsflash!!.......
I just recieved 2 of the coolest, most sought-after items (in my opinion) in the last 7 days.
Item numero uno TOTORO BENTO BOX! eeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Joy of joys!
What is bento?
Why would I want a bento?
what is Totoro? Why is it so cool?
Well, if you don't know the answers to these questions, my friend, you are missing out on the sweet joys of life!
Not only is my bento cute and wonderful, it has a 3-d Totoro and little white totorito on it. Oh, and did I metion the little dust-sprites/soot-gremlins? Oh, and did I mention it came all the way from Japan?
Holy jeez! Okay, remember when people would send packages in the mail wrapped in brown papaer and tape? It came srapped this way with an adorable, hand-tied purple bow. I am not kidding you! could the Japanese be any cooler or more cute? NO!
How did I come upon this treasured item? Only the COOLEST guy in the world got it for me!
To follow will be 3 to 5 semi-short blog entries to catch up on the goings-on of the Supermiff.
Newsflash!!.......
I just recieved 2 of the coolest, most sought-after items (in my opinion) in the last 7 days.
Item numero uno TOTORO BENTO BOX! eeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Joy of joys!
What is bento?
Why would I want a bento?
what is Totoro? Why is it so cool?
Well, if you don't know the answers to these questions, my friend, you are missing out on the sweet joys of life!
Not only is my bento cute and wonderful, it has a 3-d Totoro and little white totorito on it. Oh, and did I metion the little dust-sprites/soot-gremlins? Oh, and did I mention it came all the way from Japan?
Holy jeez! Okay, remember when people would send packages in the mail wrapped in brown papaer and tape? It came srapped this way with an adorable, hand-tied purple bow. I am not kidding you! could the Japanese be any cooler or more cute? NO!
How did I come upon this treasured item? Only the COOLEST guy in the world got it for me!
I love furgzilla!
Yes, he is the coolest guy I know.
Should the blog slave get around to it, he will insert photos so you may enjoy.
Also, the return address label from Japan had Hello kitty on it.
'Nuf said.
Coveted item number 2: My very own seltzer and soda machine!
Okay, so if you know me a bit, you know that I can easily drink 3 to 5 cans of seltzer a day. Yes, plain, no sugar, no sweetner, nothin' but wonderful fizzy goodness.
So, I had been wanting one of these for about 3 or 5 years, but had never really gotten around to buying one. I thought I would use it all the time, Jeff thought it would sit in the corner collecting dust.
Well, I finally ordered one from "soda club' and it arrived last week. After carefully reading the instructions and tyring it out, I am now happy to say that I can enjoy seltzer all day everyday.Here is the really cool part... you can make your own soda with it! Sy you want some rootbeer, you make a liter of rootbeer! The kids, furg and I have been enjoying making whatever flavor of soda we want...we tried 6 different flavors already....mmmmmmm......tasty!
The major problem I used to have with buying seltzer in the store was that I was always running out, and Jef was always (literally) running out to the store to get some for me at night.
I am also glad that I won't have to lug all the dang recycling out to the curb or have cans and
plastic bottles of seltzer all over my house and kitchen countertop. ( I am sure Jeff will be glad he woun't have to pick up all my cans anymore, too!)
so, come on over to the Meserman house and have some mountain dew...I'll make some up for you in a jiffy!
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