Today was good

I worked, but I was out of there by 2. YIPEE!! Misty and I took the girls to payless to BOGO and I got some super cool shoes. They have orange in them:) Then sister and I dropped the young off with friends and we hit the road. Sister time. We went and got pedicures and our eyebrows waxed. Then headed over to Arlington to go to Dirty Dillards for some shopping. Sadly, they were closed by the time we got there. So we went to recollections, target, and got some yummy dinner instead.

Tomorrow we will be heading back to D.D. They have an extra 50-75% off their already 75% off prices! Sweet!

I'll post pics of my goodies tomorrow. My shoes are super cool, and so are my new scrap supplies:)

She's not going to die!

We know this. All rational viewers know this. It's Grey's Anatomy for crying out loud, but that does not mean we are not on the edge of our seats. It does not mean our hearts don't ache. I know. It's a show, but it's my show! And right now, I hate Izzy. She was my fave, but what she said to George was just ugly and hurtful, and I don't believe it. I think Callie is awesome and good for George. A lot better than toxic Meridith was. Anyway....enough of fake life. Back to reality....


I GOT THE JOB!

Yup, I got it! They called me yesterday and offered it to me. Woo-Hoo! Tomorrow I have to give my 2 weeks. I'm pretty excited. Saturdays..you know those days where people rest and hang out with family's and friends...I'm gonna have those!!! YIPEE!!!

I got to watch Veronica Mars! WOO-HOO! It feels like I never get to watch this show anymore and I LOVE it so much. I've missed a few. Logan and Veronica are broke up AGAIN! GRRR! But another person was murdered, so more storyline.

All is well. I'm feeling better. Not 100%, but better.

Later Gator

I did it!

I blogged everyday this week.

I rock.

I'm still sick.

Going back to home on the sofa......

My new BFF

Still Sick
Feel Like Crap
Nose Hurts From Wiping
Throat Hurts From Coughing

Sleep, Sleeping, Slept

That's pretty much what I have done today. I woke up this morning feeling like you know what. Coughing, sore throat, body aches, and lil bit of a fever. So I called in sick. This is the first time I have called in sick in the over 11 months I have worked for CWF. I don't feel bad about it. I even turned off my cell phone b/c I didn't want calls. I just wanted to rest. Which I did. Jason gave me nighttime robotussin at 8 so that knocked me out for awhile. Woke up, hung out watching TV for a bit, then took a bubble bath, and went back to bed for a while. Now I'm up trying to decide if we should make dinner or pick up pizza. Gotta love Little Ceasers $5 hot and ready pizza!

Hangin' with the sis tonight

See ya'll tomorrow :)

I don't really want to post today.....

but I did this damn challenge! GRRRRRR.

Anyway, feeling pretty crappy. Me and the sister are fighting. Well, sort of. When we fight we don't talk. We Blog Fight. It's so stupid. I think we are the only people that do it. For some reason when she's mad at me she won't say it. She hurt my feelings, I hurt her feelings......blah, blah, blah. I wish we could talk about it, but she can't. I don't know why. I feel like I'm walking on eggshells with her. If I ask to many questions, I'm nosey and judgemental. I back off and let her have her space and I'm ignoring her and sitting on the computer all the time. I can't mind read. I don't know what she wants. I don't know what to do. She loves me, at least I think she does. She once had these wonderfully kind words to say about me....

my hero is my big sister. that girl has it together and makes it look so easy. and i just struggle to be in her shadow. she's smart, funny, loving and tough. she always knows what questions to ask, who to ask and what to do. i wish i was more like her. sure would make my life alot easier.

We'll get through it. We always do. I wish we could talk and we wouldn't have to fight like this.

Well, the day STARTED out great.....

This was gonna be a good day. I felt it. Boy was I wrong!

I had an interview this morning. I really want the job. The company is great. The pay is a little less than what I make now, but I will not have to work Saturdays!!! Can I get a woo-woo! So looking forward to that. I'll keep you posted!

BUT.....

Then I went to work. One of my very good friends from one of the other stores got fired. No warning, no re-training opportunity. He came to work, put his key in the door, and it didn't work. His position had been terminated. I think it's b/c he's gay. One of the managers had made disparaging remarks about gays to another manager and mentioned his name. Totally sucks.

THEN.....

I read my sister's blog. It really hurt my feelings. We are so alike in some ways, and so different in others. It's weird. I guess all siblings are like that. I'll get over it. I'm pretty used to having my feelings hurt by now.

AND THE ICING ON THE MONDAY CAKE...........

I normally love mail. Not today though. We got a letter from DFAS. They finally got around to charging us for the car Jason wrecked. I had hoped they'd forgotten. They didn't. We now owe them $4,288.81 plus interest.

SO, HOW WAS YOUR MONDAY??????

Bad Blogger

I love blogging. I love reading blogs of others. It's great to know what's going on in the lives of my friends since I do not get to see them or talk to them every day. I love going to someones blog and seeing they have updated. What will they say? Is it going to be a big announcement? Will it be sad? Funny? Interesting? You learn a lot about people from their blogs. So why haven't I blogged? So that my friends can be happy when they see an update about my life. No reason. Just lazy and tired. I think about it, then I think about what I would say, then I don't do it. There are lots of people who read this blog that I don't know. Or I do know them, but they don't let me know they read the blog by leaving comments. Therefore I try to be politically correct. I don't want to hurt anyone, offend anyone, or blow a secret that another may not know. I also don't want to bore with frivolous info, or brag about my insanely smart and kids kids all the time. I don't want to complain or seem petty. So, what's a girl to do?

Just blog. If I offend someone. I'm sorry. If I hurt you feelings. I'm sorry. If you don't want to read info that will not not make you smarter, read another blog. Don't think my kids are insanely cute and smart? Seek life elsewhere. It's my blog. So I can do whatever I want. Yea, for me being a grown-up! I'll try to do better about blogging. I'm challenging myself to blog everyday this week. Even if it is just about my(boring) day. I also challenge the people who are regular readers of my blog to do the same. If you don't have a blog I challenge you to get one!!! It's such an awesome tool for staying connected(when properly updated.)

Update! Update!

So I betcha thought I died. Nope, still here. Nothing to exciting going on, so I didn't have much to post about. Let's see if I can drum up some news from the past few days.....

• Jason started his new job. So far he likes it. The hours suck and the pay sucks even worse, but I am willing to deal with this as long as he's happy.
• Jonathan and Elize preformed in the talent show on Thursday. They did great! As far as I know no awards were being given, but if they were Elize and her friend would get one. They did so good. Elize is so naturally athletic, and has a dancers body, she blew the socks off all the other girls who danced.
• Ashyra has an Afro-mullet. It's the cutest thing you've ever seen! Long and curly in the back, super short on top. This is not by choice. No cutting devices have been near her hair.
• Savannah got a workbook at Wally world yesterday that she is super excited to work in. She is really liking doing these workbook pages. We had fun doing a few tonight. She has yet to chose her 'niche'. Her thing that is hers. I'm sure it will come soon. For now she is just kinda floating, from interest to interest.
• My collections girl got fired. Her replacement starts tomorrow. The new girl seems nice. Very chatty on the phone. Hopefully she won't have as many issues as the last one.
• With Jason's crappy hours I've gotten to spend lots-o-time with my sister these past few days. I'm loving it. We've gotten back to the point were we are finishing each others sentences. I missed that. God should give everyone little sisters to love.

The Lost Art of Letter Writing

Today I bought stamps. I don't mail things often. I should be better at it. I don't send pictures of my kiddos like I used to. My goal this weekend is to send pictures of my children to friends and family that do not have computers. I would also like to include a hand written note! Gasp! I have seriously defaulted on many relationships due to my schedule. I want to let these people know I love them and think of them often.

A Monday funny

After the christening of his baby brother in church, little Johnny sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car........
His father asked him three times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied,
"That priest said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I want to stay with you guys"!

Lips

My good friend Melibelle made me my own very(and I mean VERY) cool digi sb stuff. I'm to impatient to learn the in's and out's of digi sb-ing, but I LOVE using the digi elements to spice up pictures. It's much more simple, I can actually wrap my brain around it. Here is a pic I altered with some digi stuff. I love how it turned out. The quote is from a song called Lips like Morphine. It's not a drug song. It's a actually a love song.


I don't like my nose. I may redo it with just the lips and crop out the nose. Adobe is so awesome and confusing, it give me a brain ache just thinking of all the cool stuff that can be done with it. 99% of which I can not understand yet. Meli taught me(and Lou) the basics, but I still have a lot to learn. Off to change more photos!

Winter Blues

Thanks to everyone who e-mailed or called me after my past few posts. It's nice to know people worry if I'm not my normal peppy self. I'm just feeling blah. No real rhyme or reason. Just blah. I think it's the winter blues. The weather is so depressing. I of course have to work for a company that doesn't close, no matter how bad the weather. I'm waiting for the emergency vehicle only alert. I'm so not going to work on that day!

Jonathan really wanted to sing a praise and worship song in the school talent show. The powers that be said no. It broke his heart, he cried. I mean sobbed! When I asked why he was so upset he said it was because he wanted to sing a song about Jesus, because he loved him. What an awesome kid. It made me want to cry. Who came up with separation of church and state anyway? Obviously not a Christian. I told him that it was a "talent" show and maybe he should get together with one of his friends to show the school how to throw and catch the football. That is definitely one of his talents!

I miss Katina. I miss all my friends, but I really miss Katina. I 'm used to talking to her everyday. Either during work, or on IM. The past few weeks we've both been so busy it's insane. She now has a job where she is not bored 7 1/2 hours of the day. Yipee for her. Sad for me. I'm lost. I feel like I have NO idea what is going on in any ones life. Including my own half the time.

Jason quit at GR Morris. It was a hard decision for him. He really liked the people. The position wasn't what he had anticipated. He starts his new job on Monday. Please pray for him. I'm not 100% sold on it yet. He is still thinking about going to school in April. If he does we need to move. I figured our taxes tonight and we owe 432 bucks. Doesn't that suck? I'm really not digging 2007 anymore than 2005 and 2006. I'm trying very hard to be positive, I'm prying continually, and I'm still frustrated. What else is a girl to do???

Where's the snow?

Today is a "snow day". I'm not sure where the snow is though. Most of the bushes and shurbs are not even covered! I did talk to Jason 20 minutes after he left for work and he wasn't even to I-35 yet though. So I guess the roads are pretty bad. As someone who grew up with real snow days, this just seems crazy!

First(and probably only) digi lo

I see why it has appeal. You can put one of these together pretty quick.

Some of the overlays, and such are very cute.

But it's not me.

I like "fondling" my products, touching the paper.

Feeling the lumpiness of my layouts.

I thought since I hadn't been scrapping in a while this would fill a void.

It didn't.

To me, it doesn't have personality.

What am I to do with this?

Print it out and put it in a book?

It doesn't seem the same.

Cuz' it's not.

So far, not so good

My 2007 Commitments

1. Have a family devotion time once a week-haven't done this yet
2. Tithe faithfully-nope, not this either
3. Engage in more personal prayer time-you guessed it, not this one either
4. Eat healthier, Walk more- this one a little bit, last 2 days I haven't stayed in my points range
5. Eat out less-Doing pretty good on this
6. Scrap out the house at least 1x monthly-not yet
7. Put 100.00 in savings per month-um, nope
8. Bite my tongue more, curse less-nope
9. Go to Kansas and visit my family-hopefully in March...
10. Make 2007 better than 2006- not so far..... :(

Let's all say it together, "I SUCK!" Agh, I hate being weak.

I have been scolded for not being a better blogger. I have so much I want to tell, yet at the same time nothing to tell. Does that make sense???

We are looking into moving. Jason is thinking about going back to school, if he does then we'll need to downsize. No, we are not selling any children. Just looking into an older home. Still 3-4 bedrooms, just not with the hefty rent we pay now. It'll be really hard for awhile. I'm honestly not sure if I'm ready. I'm trying to be really supportive, but it's hard. I'd be the majority of the income for 11 months. Jason would get his GI bill but it's not the same as a regular pay check. I need security. It's been a LONG time since I've had it and it's wearing on me. I need Jason to want to go to work, and to like his job. Maybe even love it. I need to know that everything is going to be OK. I feel like my life is in constant upheaval. I hate that. I feel like I have no control over anything and that any minute the floor is going to be pulled from underneath me. Overwhelmed doesn't even scratch the surface of how I feel. I want a break. A long one. From all of it.