Lacey

My happy little girl! (Lynn, I stole that from your blog!)

Being Crafty...Bow holder

I don't know what made me think to do this but I knew I wanted to paint something so I went to Walmart and saw this wood plaque. I then picked out some pink and green paint since those seem to be the trendy colors. Then, it just so happened that they had this plaid ribbon to match. So, I went home and got to painting. I actually free handed this so don't get out a ruler and measure but I think it turned out pretty cute. I can't wait to clip on all of Lacey's bows. Oh, and Lacey was "glittering" my table with glitter glue! (she had a coloring book but most of the glitter ended up on the table!) So, I used her pearly glitter to go over her name and I think it added a cute sparkle! The picture isn't that great because it's actually from my phone. But thought I would post it just for the heck of it!

Birthday!

Well, considering the circumstances I had a nice birthday! My mother and my best friend did everything in their power to make it a wonderful one and it was. The day before my birthday and before my grandfather's funeral my mother took me to the beauty shop and paid for me a massage, pedicure and manicure. We also had my hair done and eyebrows waxed. She bought me yellow box flip flops and a tackle box for my cake decorating supplies. (Bass Pro Shops at that! So my cake tips will have a namebrand caddy! Too funny, but wonderful!) Then the day of the funeral and my 30th birthday, I woke up early and rushed but still managed to go to a couple yard sales with Lynn, then make it to the funeral home by 9:15! Yes, 9:15! Can you believe it? Then after the funeral, I was able to rest a little bit and that's when Lynn brought me a cake and a gift card to go shopping! So, in all it was a nice birthday. I appreciate those that tried to make an otherwise gloomy day such a joyous day. I have wonderful friends and family and I am truly grateful! (Lynn, we will have our "girl party" later! I'm looking forward to it, but I'm still expecting the lasagna!)

Whining

Do you ever want to tell people to stop whining?.......Oh, am I whining? Have I been whiny in the past few months? Ooops! Maybe shouldn't post about the subject of whining and whiny people!

Out of the FUNK!

Ok, contrary to popular belief I was not in an "altered state of mind" last night. I was just in a GREAT mood. Don't ask me why, because I have no idea why. I did exercise and work my butt off (oh, how I wish! but my butt's still just as big!), so I'm not sure if that gave me a burst of energy or what! But, I was happy and was in a mood where I just didn't care and was going to have fun! I took Lacey outside and pushed her on the swing, cleaned my house, had a DELICIOUS apple martini (Yummy!) and just hung out texting my best friends! Ok, so I got a little carried away with it but it was fun! I even texted (is that a word?) the wrong person....ooops! So maybe my mind was altered just a little bit by the martini....nah or maybe I'm out of the funk now. I just wanted to have a good time. Live a little!
But, sorry girls I won't be texting tonight because I have 5th grade parent night! Maybe this weekend!
Right now, I am sitting behind my desk with my feet kicked up and enjoying the afternoon (writing article summaries, I feel like I'm back in school, ugghh!) Although I have work to do I have a sense of accomplishment because I'm knocking stuff off of my to-do list!
Tomorrow Lacey and I are off to Birmingham to the doctor. That sucks but hopefully this will be the last trip! Well I guess I'll end my post here by saying.....Thank God I'm out of the FUNK! (I know Lynn is happy too!)

Facebook

Ok, so I love being on Facebook. I like looking at everyone's pictures and their posts. I also LOVE coming in contact with people I have lost touch with. Since I moved to Alabama I lost touch with friends I've had since 3rd grade. Friends that I saw everyday and took for granted that I'd see them again. I am able to see that they are doing ok now. People who I thought didn't even know me have asked to be on my facebook page and I'm in awe. Maybe it's that they want to have a lot of friends listed on their page or maybe they are like me and just want to see how everyone is doing. But, here's the flip side of my story. I can't get on facebook but like once a week. Of course at school it is blocked from our internet service except on the wireless connection. The wireless connection is soooo shady. It works for about 5 minutes a day and that's it. If you're lucky you will catch it working and can get on but it hasn't worked since Friday. And being the penny pinchers we are, we are too cheap to pay for internet service at the house when we are on the internet continuously throughout the day at work. So to all my facebook friends and those in waiting for me to confirm you as a friend, hold tight. As soon as I find a way to connect I will be on! (Also, I still haven't quite figured everything out on there. Connie is throwing me Mardi Gras beads and I don't know what to do???)

Long Weekend!

Ok, so my husband asked if I was going to write about Valentine's Day on here....of course I am! It was a very nice relaxing weekend. My husband needs help when it comes to gift buying. I usually have to hint really big for him to get it (so here goes for my birthday on March 7th...honey, I want a new bedroom suit and a camera....not asking for much, ehh? But it's the big 3-0!) Just Kidding, well kind of. Anyway, back to the weekend, he asked me what I wanted for Valentine's Day and I said a day of rest. I want a day that I can watch Lifetime movies, daydream, stay in my pajamas, not cook, etc. So, he did that for me. He took Lacey to town twice and took us out to dinner. So, I got to enjoy 2 Lifetime movies and a day of semi-not cooking (I cooked breakfast). Sunday was relaxing...went to church, had a friend come over for dinner, some more movies, then on Monday, the same....movies and rest! It was very refreshing but it made for a lazy day today at work. My body got used to staying up late (well later than usual) and sleeping in. I did NOT want to get up this morning at 5am. It's amazing how when you are single or without children you take for granted the alone time or you wish to have something to do. I love my husband and my daughter but every once in a while I like to just chill out and not do anything....no cooking, no cleaning, no watching Barbie movies, no nothing but quiet time (a good book or a movie). Of course I would not trade my life for anything different right now but sometimes you just need a few moments to stop and breathe out. Thank you sweetheart for a wonderful weekend.