obsession

i have a new obession
its beginning to worry my husband
i dream about it at night

what is it you ask?
POKER
texas hold'em specifically
I LOVE IT!!

was introduced at a birthday tournament
pay $5 each and the winner gets the pot.
about 20 people
4 tables to start
5 at each table
i was so scared
i had never played
they gave a small intro lesson
i figured i would be one of the first out,
which bummed me out b/c im extremely competitive
and have a tendancy to talk smack.
But if i lost it was ok b/c we had hired a babysitter
BUT I DIDN"T
by some miracle, and i little coaching ,at first, by my poker sensei (S/P)
i moved on to the head table
where i proceeded to slowly bleed chips
convinced i was going out
BUT I DIDN"T
i had a couple of great hands and i was right back in it
and finally it was down to me and one of the guys who had taught me at the beginning of the night.
i had great cards and went all in
I WON!!!!!!!!!!!

ever since then i have been hooked
i watch world series of poker on espn2
world poker tour on the travel channel
i have bought 2 poker computer games( World series of Poker-Battle the Brat is by far the best)
i can't explain it.
brian is worried im going to drain the bank accounts and run away to vegas
but i am too chicken to actually risk any of my own money
$5 tourneys are the way to go.
minimal risk with the potenial for modest pay off.

So i guess the next step is a 12 step program
Hi... my name is jen hauss and i have a texas holdem problem
it has been 5 hours since i last played. :)

just some pics of the kids cuz i love them. life is good and the pic of andrew makes all the pet hair on my furniture worth it. :)

Sick Day

Ok, im not feeling great today
and it is the busiest day of the week for the Hauss Family
so im calling in a sick day
no BSF
no Awana
no driving ( yeah right. dont i wish)

im not at death's door of anything
i just dont feel good and i dont want to go anywhere
im entitled everynow and again
it's not a pattern
YET :)

in other news-
i was surfing the blogs and i noticed
some have this "5 facts you didnt know about me" thing
thought it was cute
so here it goes.

1.I was on the varsity badminton team one year in high school

2.HATE bell pepper and caraway seeds
especially caraway seeds- YUCK

3.im a total tomboy but i love a good period romance movie- jane austen preferred

4.i shared a paper route with my brother for a few years

5. saw president clinton walking back to the white house after a funeral church service at the national chapel

there you have it. hope it was a light into my soul :).

not for the weak stomachs!

...so i'm at the kids school the other day
i'm in charge of the big marque sign out front.
i get the announcements from the principal
then change the letters in the sign
almost weekly

anyway,
i was at the school doing this right before kenna and graham got out school
andrew was helping me but he got bored and asked to wait in the car
the car was 20 feet away so i took him there
cracked the window (not hot, just for fresh air)
and proceed to finish my sign.

every few minutes i look over at him and he seems fine
as im finishing i look over and he is standing on the drivers seat
both his hands are on the window
and seem to be covered with chocolate.
chocolate?
did i have chocolate in the car?
OH NO!
Please tell me i had chocolate in the car.
i run over to the car and open the door
First the smell smacks, and i do mean SMACKS, me in the face.
Lets just say it wasn't chocolate
then i look around the back seat and i see "it" smeared on all the arm rest, head rest etc.

WHAT DID YOU DO??!!??
duh mom
WHY DID YOU SMEAR IT EVERYWHERE?!?!?!
i was trying to get it off my bottom.
duh mom
Just breathe mom
oh wait , dont breathe or you will throw up.

So now let's play the Glad game.
i'm glad that i did have 2 containers of wet wipes in the car
i'm glad that i have leather seats and they clean up with ease.
i'm glad most of it was contained in his underwear
i'm glad that he is potty trained and i cant remember the last time i had to clean up a poopy diaper
i'm glad i'm blogging this so i can get back at him during his jr. high years!!