slipping up

I was headed in to town earlier and my shoes felt funny. It suddenly dawned on me that I was wearing my slippers! It would not of been so bad if I had not of been wearing my granny slippers instead of my ballerina type! The boys thought I should just wear them like everybody else but there was no way I would do that. #1 not everybody else does it and #2 I am not everybody else! It made for a good laugh though!

New look

I was able to easily get this template and only lost my kids pictures and my clock. It gave me a long drawn out process but it did not take any of that! Must be "be nice to dummies" day! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

Christmas 2008

This is the view from my backyard---on Christmas! No white Christmas for us!!! I hope you all had a great day with your family and friends!

Gutsy gal

We were in CVS the other day and some guy was trying to do some pictures and cussing because it wasn't going his way. I kind of muttered under my breath that it wasn't anything to cuss about. My dear daughter goes to the end of the aisle and I hear, Hey, watch your mouth!" I almost died. Seth trying to save her life told her to shut up or she might get beat up. Well, she told him that, "people can't just beat you up for telling them to watch their mouth and he didn't need to be cussing anyway." I do not know where she gets that bravery. I was so shy when I was 13 that I would go clear down an aisle and around instead of saying. "excuse me!" I have to hand it to her, she is very strong in her beliefs but hopefully she doesn't get me beat up!

mother knows best.....

The other day Abigail and I were having a little chat and since we are so random we got on the subject of what we would NEVER want to tell our mothers. I told her that just not wanting to tell my mom some things kept me out of trouble. She asked me if my mom was strict as I was growing up and she was but later when I was thinking alone I really came to the conclusion that in those days the mothers in our circle were pretty much the same. I only had one friend that was allowed to do anything she wanted and I thought she was nuts because she wanted to live with us! Now I know that it was because she did not always have 3 meals a day and she also wanted the structure of her mom telling her "no" on things at times. I remember how cool I thought it was when I spent the night once and we were out late wandering the streets. It got uncool real quick when guys started yelling vulgar stuff and she started yelling back. When she wanted to go past 4th Street Bar??? I was scared to death. I just knew when we got to her house my parents would be sitting there and want to know where I had been but nope, her mom was in bed and never even knew when we came in. I was shocked! I think at that time I had never loved my mom more! She would of been up demanding answers! When I made a mental check list of the people in our church back then(esp. the mothers) I couldn't think of one that would not of asked us if our moms knew where we were if they had seen us! So, yes, my mom was strict but I KNEW I was loved! Thanks mom! You are the best!

Hooorah for us...IT"S TWINS!

I have been sick with a cold and other things and when I run the slightest temperature I have weird dreams. Well, the other night was no exception. I dreamed(or nightmared) that Daniel and I had twins. One of each, a skinny little boy and a girl that tipped the scales at 20 pounds at her 2 week check-up. We took them to the church in Columbus and Sara and Annette was asking me the names, the boy didn't have one and the girl.........? Saraleigh! They looked at her and said, they thought she had already had too much, "Saralee" Of course, I started to cry since this child was killing me by eating every half hour for an hour! I waddled over to Sheila and her only word was, "WOW!" I was very discouraged so I vowed never to go back there until 2 ton Tess had lost weight! Thank goodness I woke up when I did!

REALLY???

You Are the Furthest Thing From A Grinch

You love and live for the holidays. You even love the Grinch! You're in the holiday spirit year round... because you're all about celebrating and giving.

Are You a Grinch?

big questions

The other night the kids and I were talking about my singing ability.....actually my lack of and Abigail asked me if I had ever wondered why God gave people different talents and that sort of thing. Meaning that there is usually one thing (at least) that people just can't do. I tried to explain by telling her that I did not have the answer for everyone but that for me it was because I was beautiful, smart and talented that he fixed it so I could not sing because noone is perfect and except for that I was. She took a few seconds to digest that before we both lost it! It was a fun moment but I still don't know the answer!

FREEZING!

I have walked around my house freezing this morning~~~only to find out it is 62'! My blood must be like water now!!!!

Gotta be nice....

A few weeks back I was here in the library and a man was going around asking people how much time they had left and could he have their computer. Well, I had waited an hour and had only been on a few minutes so I didn't really want to give it up and I didn't but I told him that he could reserve and would get a computer when one came up and he told me that he had done that. I told him (very nicely) that there wasn't much he could do beyond that. He finally got someone to give him theirs and he announced to half the library that I was a rude b***h. I was mortified! I decided right then that I would never try to help again and for a few weeks I did that. I WAS MISERABLE! I used to help little old people in the store lift stuff and that sort of thing but I was THROUGH! The final straw came on Thursday when I let a sick looking woman walk past and appear to barely make it to her car that I decided that I could not make myself in to something that I was not. I don't have alot of my mom's attributes. I can't sing, tell a story or draw but I can be kind and helpful and I will do that from now on. I told Daniel what I had been doing and told him that I could not do that anymore---I had to help and he looked at me and told me that he couldn't believe that I ever thought I could and told me to never let a person like that dictate how I do things. I won't anymore. I am what I am and I will just have to put up with the few rude ones I come across! There I vented that!

Remember when....

1. 40 was really old?
2. You had your first broken heart and you knew you would be an old maid 'cause you
could NEVER love like that again?
3. Your mom told you that boys weren't just looking for a pretty girl?
4. You never thought you would be old enough to drive?
5. You thought money must grow on trees?

THEN SUDDENLY...
1. 40 is young and 60 doesn't look all that bad.
2. You find the right one and wonder what you saw in the heartbreaker.
3. You are telling your own daughter that looks aren't really important.
4. You get tired of driving.
5. You wish money grew on trees.

BUMMER!

Something came up on the computer that said, "click here if you want to lose weight." I did that very quickly and nothing happened! NADA! ZERO! Not one thing changed!

yummy!

The other day I decided to break down and fry myself some potatoes and I am so glad I did! Not only did they taste yummy~they reminded me of Grandma Schnell's house. She had fried taters often. That got me to thinking about different people I associate certain foods with. My grandma has the most on her list. My mom's would have to be BBQ chicken. My kids like her Goulash....I don't like anyone's goulash. Sara's mom made yummy sandwich spread and I try to make it and get rave reviews--because they never had Sis. Fritz' sandwich spread! Janiece's mom made absolutely wonderful homemade baked beans and scalloped potatoes....hands down the best ever! The list is lots longer than that but I better stop there. When my kids ask for something they usually want noodles. Daniel wants meatloaf(YUCK!) Jonathon almost always asks for the fudgy freezer brownies when he requests dessert! Anyway, I suppose I am not the only one who thinks of certain foods when we think of someone, especially if that someone has gone on! I think eating is an important part of Christmas! :)

Christmas again..........

I said a horrible thing today. We (Abby and I) were trying to put up our tree and if one more thing had gone wrong I would of tossed the whole thing! The tree I actually like ended up with a broken stand and several strands of light have gone bonkers--how they do this in a box is beyond me and after several years the topper is dead. I piped up and said, "I absolutely hate Christmas!" Of course, I got in big trouble real quick with the kids so I amended it to, "I sure wish I didn't believe in Christmas trees." That also got some groans. Anyway, it is finally up and I am relieved! I have never enjoyed that part of the season....nope, not even when I was a kid! I am trying to get in a better mood!