Kittery Barrows

The Jung Typology Test

KitteryB — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:32:00 GMT

Your Type is
ESFJ

Extroverted	Sensing	Feeling	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
78	25	62	11

ESFJ type description by D.Keirsey
ESFJ type description by J. Butt

Qualitative analysis of your type formula
You are:

very expressed extrovert
moderately expressed sensing personality
distinctively expressed feeling personality
slightly expressed judging personality

Oh no! This doesn't describe me at all! lol

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Our new house!!!

KitteryB — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:18:00 GMT

THEY BROKE GROUND!!!!!!! I know it has taken me a while to post this, ground was broken last Thursday, the cement footers went in Friday and they put in the forms and poured the walls today! It is going up really fast now that they are doing something with it!

We are so excited! We also went to the design center last week, and went a whopping 2000 over budget (yes, I am being sarcastic!). We went through and decided that there were several things that we had added that we could do ourselves for a WHOLE lot cheaper. This just makes more sense to us all the way around.

After yesterday and the next door neighbor from Hell, we can not wait to move!!!

Off to work I go...

KitteryB — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:11:00 GMT

So, I haven't blogged for a while. Things have been really, well, busy!

Keith lost the contract that he was supposed to start today and after talking to him for a bit, we have decided that I need to go back to work.

That was last Friday. Since then I have put out about 40 resumes, signed up with a bunch of different "Job" sites, i.e. Monster.com, jobing.com, that sort of thing.

I don't know if anything will come of it, but I certainly hope so. I do have one possibility, and have a 1st interview tomorrow with Ameriquest Financial. I am pretty iffy as to wether or not I am really interested or not. I have a good possibility with Nintendo of America as a Merchandising Rep for the Northern Front Range. I really would like this one. It sounds like a lot of fun.

The biggest problem with Ameriquest is that they are in the Tech Center and I don't know that I want to make that drive by myself through rush hour every day. Now if Keith is working down there, it might be a bit more feasible. Of course there are also all of the other resumes that I put out to. We'll see.

The Five Love Languages

KeithB — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:08:00 GMT

The Five Love Languages

My primary love language is probably
Physical Touch
with a secondary love language being
Words of Affirmation.

Complete set of results

Physical Touch:		10
Words of Affirmation:		9
Quality Time:		7
Receiving Gifts:		3
Acts of Service:		1

Information

Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

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This is interesting. Keith and I have been firm believers in The Five Love Languages for years. But in thinking about (if you have read the book) my results, I wonder how much is really me and how much is a mask. For years Keith has asked me to rub his back, caress him, etc. and the only thing that I generally think is "Man, I wish you would do this for me!" The last time I said I wanted a back rub, we got into a fight!

I very much need Keith to constantly re-affirm that he loves me. I love it when he sends me "kisses" through IM because he is telling me that he loves me. I am saying I love you all the time to him, just so that he will say it back. When I make something, I always ask him first for his opinion. "Do you think they will like it?" "Do you like it" "How do I look" those sort of things, just so I can get something out of him. I am so getting tired of feeling like I have to beg for it. Is it really worth it?

When we go on our long drives (which is really why I prefer road trips to flying) I have an absolute blast. When we went away for our anniversary, I have never felt like Keith loved me more! We spent time just being in the room together snuggling. We don't do nearly enough of that. I have spent a lot of time lately feeling like everything is going right in our lives, we have a new car, we are building a new home, but emotionally I feel generally blah with brief areas of anger OR joy, but none of it ever seems to last very long either way. Well, I guess it is time to go upstairs, time to get ready for bed.

Good night World.

OH YEA!!!!!!!

KitteryB — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:57:00 GMT

I've lost 4 pounds!!! I am truely thrilled! I can't wait to weigh in tomorrow and put it into my online log at the Trim Body Systems website!

Well, it seems to be working...

KitteryB — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:06:00 GMT

OK, so maybe it is just wishful thinking, but I feel thinner already! We are now on our 3rd day into the diet, and introducing veggies into the diet. We still do the shakes, and bars but now, it is a shake for breakfast, veggies and half a food bar for snack, a shake for lunch, veggies and 1/2 a food bar for afternoon snack and a dinner, with a fruit snack for dessert.

One thing is for sure, I haven't been going hungry this morning! I feel stuffed! So, we are on phase 2 for the next 13 days and then we go to phase 3. It seems like an awfully short phase 2 to me. Oh Well. I made a mistake on dinner for tonight. It is chicken instead of steak. That is more than ok with me! Mmmmmm chicken, with a touch of BBQ sauce! Wooohooo!!!!!

The Quest to be Thinner

KitteryB — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:53:00 GMT

Keith and I are on a quest. We need to remove weight, A LOT of weight. Between the 2 of us we need to lose about 100 pounds. That is almost the size of Kyle.

I know there are a lot of people out there that have/are trying to diet. This is not the first one that Keith and I have been on. The other ones have always left us feeling like we are hungry. With the Trim Advantage diet that we started yesterday, it seems like we are constantly putting something in our mouths. The first 2 days of this diet are to get over the cravings for sugar and salt. We are drinking homemade protein shakes and eating protein bars and a ton of water. On a side note, did you know that you are supposed to drink half of your body weight in water a day? I am having a hard time getting through half that much and not feel like I am floating away, but in the words of Branni, I digress.

One thing is for sure, I am not hungry! The first 16 days is also to get us used to eating a lot of little meals in a day so that we are never really hungry and therefore don't gorge ourselves when it is time to eat dinner or whatever.

So, here we are in the first 2 days, we are not supposed to exercise at all because we are trying to flush all of the crap out of our systems. I don't know if it is working or not, but I have figured out that part of my thing with eating is the movement of my jaw. I like to chew things. sounds weird, I know, but there it is. There is something satisfying about munching on something until it is mash and having it slide down my throat. (Get your head out of the gutter...) I am so looking forward to tomorrow when we can have a dinner with real solid food again. Last night it was very hard watching and smelling the food that the kids ate. The one thing I know is that this choice to be on a diet is like every other choice. You make the choice and then you manage it every day. It will eventually become a habit and you don't think about it after that.

I'll keep you posted on how it goes as we start seeing progress. Tomorrow night is Steak dinner. Yummmmm, steak!

Wow! I'm a Zoe-Green Lantern! Look at me go!!

KitteryB — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:18:00 GMT

Your results:
You are Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)

Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)		95%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)		90%
Wash (Ship Pilot)		80%
Inara Serra (Companion)		80%
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)		70%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)		65%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)		60%
River (Stowaway)		60%
Alliance		40%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)		25%
A Reaver (Cannibal)		15%

Dependable and trustworthy.
You love your significant other and
you are a tough cookie when in a conflict.

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What Super Hero Are You?

KitteryB — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:06:00 GMT

Your results:
You are Green Lantern

Green Lantern		95%
Wonder Woman		80%
Spider-Man		70%
Catwoman		70%
Supergirl		65%
Iron Man		60%
Superman		55%
Hulk		55%
The Flash		55%
Robin		40%
Batman		10%

Hot-headed. You have strong
will power and a good imagination.

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Which Religion is Right For You...

KitteryB — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:56:00 GMT

You scored as Christianity. Your views are most similar to those of Christianity. Do more research on Christianity and possibly consider being baptized and accepting Jesus, if you aren't already Christian. Christianity is the second of the Abrahamic faiths; it follows Judaism and is followed by Islam. It differs in its belief of Jesus, as not a prophet nor historical figure, but as God in human form. The Holy Trinity is the concept that God takes three forms: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost (sometimes called Holy Spirit). Jesus taught the idea of instead of seeking revenge, one should love his or her neighbors and enemies. Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross to save humankind and forgive people's sins.

Christianity

83%

Islam

63%

Buddhism

54%

Paganism

46%

Judaism

25%

Hinduism

21%

Satanism

13%

agnosticism

atheism

Which religion is the right one for you? (new version)
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Developments competing for our ownership!

KitteryB — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:40:00 GMT

It cracks me up that before we decided on a house it was like pulling teeth to get a good deal on a house. Now that we have picked our house, people are coming out of the woodwork to try and give us a "better deal". Take Lennar for example. the minute I said that we have chosen a house, they said well we can beat it. And the deal sounded really good until Keith and I realized that the ranch they offered is smaller, adn I don't like the kitchen. Now, if they had offered the next step up ranch, I would have been hard pressed to say no. With the one that they are offereing, it was pretty easy.

Only 4 more months! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!

Life is entertaining...

KitteryB — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:07:00 GMT

Isn't it interesting that just when you think everything is going the right way, something else happens, whether it be good or bad?

Keith and I got a call from the new development yesterday. Evidently the "elevation" that we wanted had a charge to go with it, but nobody realized the error in the paperwork until yesterday. Since this was an error on DR Horton's part and not ours, they are taking care of the charges and giving us what we want. We also found out that they have upped the timetable and now instead of the delivery date being 120-150 days, it is now 90-150 days with it probably getting done in the 120 day mark. So, in order to work with this timetable, I don't think we are going to be able to do the margharita party thing. Oh well. We'll do it for the housewarming. I just don't see how we can come up with all of the money a month a head of what we were planning. BUT this is OK. I talked to some of our new friends at church and a lot of people have already volunteered to help us move when the time comes. Including even getting us a truck with a lift gate on the back so we don't have to try and haul the heavy stuff up a ramp! Wooohooo!!!!!

Well, We have signed the contracts

KitteryB — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:28:00 GMT

WE ARE MOVING IN 5 MONTHES!!!!! Keith and I went and signed contracts on the house last night! I am so excited! It takes a LONG time to sign those things!

Next step: getting the financing taken care of. We had to fill out pre-qual paperwork, and we will see what they say. I am not worried though. If they decline us we will go through Kamal. All will be good! I can't wait. I have already started working on how I will decorate the house, and what is going where, and what paint we are going to need to buy, and what fabric is going to be best for creating Kyle's jungle room. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!

The Search Is Over!!!!!

KitteryB — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:37:00 GMT

WE FOUND IT!!!!!!! At least I am 99.99% sure we found it! Now if we can just make the timing work out to get the piece of property we want!!!

We have decided that we are going to go with the Harvard at Raspberry Hill. (See previous posts).

It is beautiful. I have already started making plans for how we are going to decorate it! I am so excited! They have a roughly 5 month build time, so it looks like we could be moving as early as August!

So, here is how it went. Keith and I got up on Saturday and we went to see the DR Horton's behind our house. They have a model of the Maroon there. It was OK, not exactly it, but certainly do-able. Then we went to the Lennar at Monarch Estates, and Keith wasn't really wild about that. After going through it again, I realized that there was a lot that I wanted in a house that the Castle Peak just didn't have. So then we drove down to Raspberry Hill.

The Harvard is pretty much exactly what we are looking for. After combining all of the lists, we had 32 things that we wanted in a house. The Harvard has 30 of them. The only 2 things that it is missing is we had wanted a 3 car garage and there is only a 2 and 2/3 car (but they are giving us a $5000 credit towards the base price) and we had wanted a sitting room in the master. We decided that those two things were easy to give up in leiu of the other things that we were getting. YAY!!!!! =)

Today's plans...

KitteryB — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:50:00 GMT

Well, today I am out of the house hunting frenzy. I need to clean up the house since I won't be here tomorrow. Lani is taking me out to get my nails done. Wooohooo!

So I am cleaning the house, and doing the work out. Then I am going to work on Cathy's dress some more. I need to at least get her underskirt done this weekend. I want to get the beads done on the underdress done before Monday. I don't know if that will happen or not, but I want to at least to try. I also need to hem up the underskirt and put the front seam in the overdress. I am going to wait in hemming the overdress until close to the end of this project. I am really liking the way this dress is turning out! The cream colored beads outlining the design on the bodice is coming out really well. I only have about 1000 beads left to put on it! =)

The dress will be done for Outlands Coronation in May. I intend to get a LOT of pictures of it. Well, time to get to work!