Random Things about me

• I don't like fake people


• I don't like people that think they are better than everybody else


• I have been married twice, the 1st time I was young, the second...the love of my life


• I love to shop and even better, love a bargain


• I'm a strong believer that everything happens for a reason


• I am a terrible liar


• I live in quasi-clutter, so I can see what I've got


• I prefer to be home with my hubby and kids on a Sat. night instead of going out


• My kids are my world!


• I love taking pictures


• I wish I had a good camera I wish I were crafty


• I love sweet tea


• I'm borderline obsessed with shoes and jewelry


• I hate when my toenails are not painted


• I love my life

That's as random as it gets.

My life has changed so dramatically in the last few years. Not a day goes by that I don't feel completely blessed for where I am. I'm giddy with excitement today.

Feeling blah

I'm in a funk....100% sucked into a place that is suffocating. At work, I've got a very bad taste. 18 years.....yes, EIGHTEEN years and nada...I might as well be a new employee. UGH, very very frustrated in my place right now.

Home....les see, my husband was gone for a week, got a promotion (yea) that has been pretty stressful as he settles in, baseball is in full force (oh gaw, 2 more weeks to evening freedom), all of which has me just there.

No invitation is rqeuired to my pity party. I think tonight....after my glass of wine, I will settle down with my current read, "Black heels to Tractor Wheels" by Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman. Kinda makes me want to write MY love story, oh wait, I'm still pouting.

OH, something to look forward to....Keeno girls night Saturday! Woot Woot

Acknowledged & Appreciated

We all want to be appreciated - whether its for a job well done, going above & beyond, just doing what we do. It's nice to have someone express appreciation. Lately, on the job...after 18 years...I'm feeling very UN-appreciated. I'd like to think (work-wise) that the world would stop if I weren't here because yeah...they need me THAT much, but i'm beginning to realize, maybe i'm just another low-level nothing. I don't know how to move out of this place, because I don't like the way I feel about it. I wish I were crafty. Do you have any idea how many people quit their jobs and sell their crap on etsy & promote themselves through blogs? I wish I had some god-given talent that could sustain me. Ugh. So depressing. Must go wipe my weepy eyes.

TAKS

TAKS tests are difficult for everyone - parents, teachers and especially students. There is so much pressure and focus on TAKS that sometimes there's little "fun" to keep kids focused on learning at school. My 10 yo was really struggling this last 6 weeks. I had several meetings with his teacher and buckled down hard at home. I sat with him for hours reviewing, preparing, mock-testing, and guess what? HE PASSED! I am so incredibly proud of him. I knew he could do it!!! GO MASON

Weekend recap

lets see...the weekend was fun. On my way home from work Friday I stopped at Michael's (with my 40% off coupon) and bought some paint, paintbrushes and canvases. The weather for the weekend was iffy so I thought it would give the boys something to do if we were stuck in the house all weekend. Luckily, we weren't, and I'm having a little buyers remorse for the $30+ "project" with the canvases that are larger than I wanted. Yea, I may take them back. We went to the in-laws on Saturday. It was nice because we took our sweet time getting up and ready. Hubby love made the boys clean up before we left. Why are boys SOOOOO messy? So we headed to the lake. We spent the day fishing and visiting. Mason caught a pretty big catfish and Rylan caught a fish that was, um...petite, but he didn't care because it was HIS. I love fishing with my boys. Mason and Dalton both tied on the weights & hooks (I think I lost 2, got stuck on something underwater) - I was so proud. They told me that Dennis taught them how to tie "fisherman knots" - I didn't know there was such a thing...but I guess when it's broke I always hand it off to a man to fix it! HA

Better already

The constant pain in my throat has finally subsided and I'm kinda getting back to normal. I had lunch with my bestie and a long overdue conversation with my hubby so I'm feeling better now. Amazing how communication bridges all gaps. TALK PEOPLE.

Being sick puts me in a funk, like the stars are misaligned and I can't figure out how to put things back. Oh, and I started. That really put me in a funk. :-(

Only one baseball practice tonight and I'm making Pioneer Woman's Lasagna for dinner, I can't wait. Dalton is starting the meat for me before I get home so when I get there, I can layer and bake.

We were planning a weekend at the lake, still are, just a few adjustments. Thankfully Den looked at the calendar and realized Mason has a game Saturday morning. Then I get an email that R. has photos on Sunday afternoon. Kinda puts us on a "schedule" but we are still planning to go & make the most of it. I can't wait to dip my pole in the water!!!!

SICKLY

Sunday morning I woke up not feeling too great. A little hungover, a lot of a sore throat. As the day wore on, I realized how bad my throat hurt. I spent most of the day on the couch and drinking gallons of water. Monday I woke up and felt worse. My uvula was BRIGHT red (in case you didn't know, that's the little thing that hangs down in the back of your throat). Fast forward - strep throat. Ugh. I haven't felt this bad in a long time, but everyone expects me to carry on like I'm perfectly well. So irritated! I can only carry the superwoman title for so long, even superwoman gets sick sometimes