More Pictures

More pictures from Dad's party.

A Minute to Win it -- Ward Family Style

At Dad's birthday party, we all had a small part in a program. Kristen and Sid's part was the game "A Minute to Win it" from the show on NBC. Here are some pictures of certain tasks they were asked to perform.

70 Cupcakes for the 70th Birthday Dad

On Saturday we had a birthday party for dad. Instead of doing a big cake, Mom decided she was going to have Rainy do cupcakes. So along with the help of our cousin, Diane, here are a few pictures of the "cupcake tower". They made chocolate, lemon and carrot. It looked absolutely amazing.

At last!

The last few months I've had some real crappy depos. For example, witness interruptions/ attorney interruptions depos, only one person ordered it after you've been there all day and it was 200 pages depos, real dense vocabulary depos, attorneys wanted the question read back and so I just muffed my way through it because they were talking too fast and didn't listen to me to slow down depos, or just plain I-didn't-want-to-be-there depos. The last three depos have been a wonderful change. For example, a depo that I've done 3 witnesses in and so I've created a job dictionary and everything translates which makes my editing much easier, or the hardest word I wrote was "prom" depo, or today's depo where I was affixed on an attorney's lips (which were luscious, by the way, and he's married, dang it) in speaking and the hardest word was "gravel". Hallelujah, I've think I've finally cracked my running streak for bad jobs.

Big Fat Loser

So, ya'll know that I love, love, love the Big Fat Loser, as I call it, and so here is my picture. I don't really like this picture, but here it is.
I've lost 15 pounds, 3 1/2 inches from my chest, 2 1/2 inches from my thighs, 3 inches from my waist.

Venting.......

Being a court reporter, you hear all kinds of stuff. Some of it is very exciting and draws you into the life of the person, and then there are the same 'ol car accidents that they got rear-ended and now they're claiming all sorts of damages because their back hurts and they can't work, blah, blah, blah... boo-hoo... when there's only $500worth of damage to their car... give me a break.
I've been working on this transcript for a week it's 195 pages and growing... meaning, I've dropped some words taking the record down, or in editing, it needs a new paragraph, there's interruptions, etc. In this depo: CAN I GET AN ATTORNEY THAT CAN SPIT OUT THE DAMN QUESTION? and CAN I GET A WITNESS THAT WILL LET THE ATTORNEY FINISH SPITTING OUT HIS QUESTION WITHOUT AN INTERRUPTION? Can I hear an AMEN? Come on people!!! I have 37 pages left and I want to give it to my proofer and say, just delete the last 37 pages because it doesn't matter anymore. UGH........

My Apologies

Sorry about not posting a picture and measurements, I've been feeling down with the weather and with work. I need warmth and a day where I don't even have to think about working.... ah wouldn't that be nice? I will post one soon, maybe even tomorrow. I work out tomorrow (meaning on a job) and it always makes me feel good to get doo'd up and see one of my favorite attorneys. I hope the job goes well, because I don't need another crappy one.... ugh....