tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:03:27 +0000BalloonsLake PowellPageD-BacksMartySportsSunsbloggingboredomfunny picturesvetpretty boring thoughts, but then, aren't they all?http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)Blogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-2299597326218553534Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:39:00 +00002013-12-17T12:39:01.999-07:00 Merry Christmas! The blue is not completely on purpose.  I feel totally in the mood and am looking forward to the holiday, but... I miss my heavenly family - Dad, Jo & Steve - and since we didn't really feel like celebrating last year because Steve left us too soon, I really feel like I need to celebrate the hell out of Christmas this year. Okay, this is the best green they have, http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2013/12/i-need-merry-christmas-this-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0Page, AZ 86040, USA36.7597999 -111.379892835.944989899999996 -112.67078629999999 37.5746099 -110.0889993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-6661650191409400448Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:44:00 +00002011-12-21T15:11:09.607-07:00Wow, I thought I was bored before!Yes, I have work to do - busy work. I cleaned off my desk already. I worked on an ongoing project, but couldn't concentrate.We are on our last day before the holiday (no, CHRISTMAS!) break, and all of us are feeling the need to be on vacation already. The first two hours of work this morning felt like 12 years, then we decided to play a video in one of the http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2011/12/and-hits-just-keep-on-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-1807965482970204627Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:34:00 +00002011-12-20T11:04:59.689-07:00Well, the semester is about to end (tomorrow!) and Winter Break is so soon I can feel my body relaxing already! Actually, I am having trouble concentrating at work because my brain is insisting I am on break now.Fall 2011 was a trying one for me, career-wise. I have been so frustrated at work. Co-workers, too much work, and a demanding boss rolled into too little help and employee problems http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2011/12/end-of-another-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-8984347293842354191Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:17:00 +00002010-10-30T22:17:04.599-07:00The scariest thing about this Halloween is how long I have been sick. I have been out of work since Tuesday, with a what I thought was a bad cold, but instead was Strep throat – which I didn’t find out I had until Thursday.  I could have gone on my trip to Phoenix if I had gone to the doctor on Tuesday like Mom said!  I hate it when she is right! So I am home, coughing up green stuffhttp://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2010/10/scariest-thing-about-this-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-7963040464359567355Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:35:00 +00002009-02-05T23:35:30.086-07:00This morning a bright star appeared in Heaven. My sister journeyed ahead of us, to light our way when we follow. I wish I was as resigned to her fate as she was. She never faltered in her resolve, courage and desire to keep the rest of us from mourning her. I dread the day we place her earthly shell into the ground. Our coporeal selves are what we protect and comfort, keeping each other warm and http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2009/02/farewell-dearest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-3067818000380074482Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:45:00 +00002009-01-24T19:45:30.079-07:00My computer needs a new motherboard. Each of my 3 USB ports went out one-by-one, & even though my computer still basically functions I can't back up any thing or print or even sync my iPod! Grrr!My sister got better news. She does have pancreatic cancer but they think it and the eight tumors in her abdomen are treatable with chemo. Gives her a little longer. Damn it, if she'd only gone to a http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2009/01/computers-suck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-9042055868850338491Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:45:00 +00002009-01-19T21:45:01.911-07:00My sister was dx'd w/ pancreatic cancer this week, & its spread to her liver & abdomen already. They give her about 3-6 months. My cousin Robbie died suddenly at 40 yesterday. This is just a horrible week. I can't wait to get back to work to get some normalcy!I never even ventured outside today, so I have no nature to talk about. My dog cuddled w/ me though this afternoon, so that was good! http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2009/01/hard-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-3104014515625316339Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:42:00 +00002009-01-19T00:42:00.610-07:00I made it (barely) thru my first semester as an instructor at CCC in Page, AZ.I loved it for the most part, but had some plagiarism issues. I will probably go overboard this semester trying to instill honesty in my new students, but hey, they need it too.Busy as all get-out, but loving it,Auntie Jane http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2009/01/on-becoming-teacher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-5720496050536319167Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:32:00 +00002009-01-19T21:45:31.658-07:00http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2009/01/tyffgyjj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-2199075030636360491Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:31:00 +00002009-01-19T21:45:20.468-07:00http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2009/01/tresthnnjj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-6506725072952241449Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:46:00 +00002008-04-24T07:54:31.279-07:00You've heard it, right? Think back to Sleepless in Seattle and the coffee break scene where the publishers discuss a book that says that women over 35 are more likely to be killed by a terrorist than to get married. I have seen it in other movies and on TV too. I hear my friends discussing it, around the water coolers, at dinner, at dinner parties. I have never read the book, or an article, http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2008/04/women-over-35-are-more-likely-to-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-6722022657319444422Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:23:00 +00002007-10-11T07:30:25.613-07:00MartyvetThings here are going surprisingly well. I hate to say that for fear of Jinx showing up, but I have to trust Good Fortune sometimes, right? Marty: the little stinker is WELL - all capitals. All tests are normal and with the new diet (low-fat, low-residue digestive formula) he is flourishing. Understand, this is a dog who was so picky about his food that he sometimes wouldn't take a steak http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2007/10/things-here-are-going-surprisingly-well.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-9077203535399071220Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:13:00 +00002007-09-15T06:40:28.755-07:00bloggingboredomOkay, so blogs are not always the most entertaining reads in the world, but what happens when your life is so mundane that you even have nothing to blog about?I read a blog the other day by a guy who listed his recent grocery receipt on his blog: the items, one-by-one and their prices, his total and that he paid cash. That was it - the whole blog! And I thought I was bored - and boring!i read http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2007/09/bored-and-boring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-3113266981945662187Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:21:00 +00002007-02-05T13:36:20.754-07:00So I usually only watch the super bowl for the commercials, but Da Bears were playing this year, and the last time I actually enjoyed watching the super bowl was when I won $3,000 in a pool when Da Bears won in '85. I hoped that they would bring the magic of "interest" back, since I didn't bet this time around. Good thing, since they lost. The first half of the game was good, though?So, to http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2007/02/super-bowl-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-656225865332037097Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:54:00 +00002007-01-10T13:11:56.878-07:00D-BacksSportsSunsAre the Suns the best thing in Arizona sports ever? Okay, the D-Backs winning the World Series was better, and that they won it against the Yankees was the best, but I am all for not living in the past. That said, the Suns are awesome! They have made Arizona sports fun to watch again, and I am not a great fan of basketball. Lute Olsen and his Wildcats are Gems of this state, but the Suns are "http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2007/01/phoenix-suns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-3890328614538673096Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:44:00 +00002007-01-07T15:22:55.922-07:00It must be astounding how many blogs out there have "Happy New Year" or some form of the phrase in the title or first line of the first post of the year. I, too, can think of no more clever title today, still recovering from the food, drink, late nights, food - oops - and festivities. Actually, I caught a cold from some anonymous Christmas shopper at Flagstaff Mall. I think what I have hacked up http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2007/01/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-330217044754226307Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:44:00 +00002006-11-05T14:56:28.912-07:00BalloonsLake PowellPageWhat a fun day! I got up (with combed hair this time!) and got some great pics of the balloons. There were a lot more of them and they all seem to crawl right up Elm Street! I also got to go to the Street Fair this year and to the Balloon Glow last night. I was absolutely exhausted when I got home, but, boy, did I have a TERRIFIC time!This is the "ship" my niece goes up with every year, and http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2006/11/page-lake-powell-balloon-fesitval-day-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-4856130262612098517Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:21:00 +00002006-11-03T14:16:17.504-07:00BalloonsLake PowellPageToday is the first day of the Page - Lake Powell Balloon Festival 2006. I had forgotten about it when I went to bed last night, but was awakened this morning by that unmistakable sound of the fires being "stoked".I grabbed my camera to run outside, then went back to put decent clothes on, and went out, hair every which way but normal, and took some pics. Marty, my dog, kept freaking out, to thehttp://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2006/11/2006-page-lake-powell-balloon-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-2918873170653208530Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:47:00 +00002006-09-15T14:51:24.132-07:00funny picturesFor my nephew, Josh, who just got two kitties. This is an adorable picture, but will you ever use "those" toothbrushes again? I know your kitties get on your bathroom sink (remember, you sent me a picture of that!), so I would keep this in mind!Actually, I thought this was hysterical. And I am really glad I have a dog who can't navigate his way to the top of the sink!HugsAuntie Janehttp://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2006/09/for-my-nephew-josh-who-just-got-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-113910959909167501Sun, 05 Feb 2006 03:14:00 +00002006-02-04T20:43:39.963-07:00Well, we could use less of this "winter" and more of a true Winter. Arizona is drying up and Hell will truly visit us this Summer, if we don't get rain and snow soon, and lots of it. I can hardly imagine how awful the fires are going to be this summer. I talked to someone today whose daughter is getting married in Phoenix in July. I told her they will have to wear gas masks to breathe because of http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2006/02/6-more-weeks-of-winter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-113398198315829007Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:59:00 +00002005-12-07T12:26:46.890-07:00At Lake Powell So I added a picture to the blog - call me a narcissist. It certainly isn't vanity - probably a need to stop hiding from the world!Winter isn't even here and it is already cold! You know it's cold when I am complaining! I usually don't feel the cold, but I have had a cold and a sinus infection, so I am not moving around much and haven't done anything to warm up! I thought a few http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2005/12/day-that-will-live-in-infamy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-112776638418717681Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:14:00 +00002005-09-26T13:26:24.206-07:00This is the time of year when I inevitably begin to mourn that I didn't get to enjoy Summer like I used to before I had MS. I grew up and still live on the shores of Lake Powell, but now being outside in the Summer makes me hurt. I used to hike and swim and play at the Lake, but now I look at pictures of it on the Internet. I dread the cold months coming up, except that I feel better http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2005/09/fall-ing-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-109726198544533425Fri, 08 Oct 2004 07:04:00 +00002004-10-08T12:04:24.826-07:00 looks can be deceiving... yes, this picture makes Marty look like a cute, but he is a holy terror. he is spoiled rotten, but, admittedly, can be cuddly when it suits him. my life is pretty boring. I just got a digital camera, so that is the highlight of the week. and I don't have a hernia, so yippee. next week maybe will bring some excitement. http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2004/10/looks-can-be-deceiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-109684273916440370Sun, 03 Oct 2004 22:32:00 +00002004-10-03T15:36:17.450-07:00 testing this blogger bot picture thingy... oh yeah...boo http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2004/10/boo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495005.post-109684034694330857Sun, 03 Oct 2004 21:47:00 +00002004-10-03T15:25:18.850-07:00the pain is almost over...the az diamondbacks are in the bottom of the 5th of their last torture session of the season...please go rest, recuperate, and learn how to play major league ball over the winter break! and someone please explain to joe jr how exactly one wins divisions/series! someone like...I don't know...JERRY COLANGELO? at least a jerry without his arms tied behind his back. I for http://nauauntie.blogspot.com/2004/10/fat-lady-is-clearing-her-throat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (NAUAuntie)0