Flashback Friday

 

The awesomeness of this picture know no end, be it the mouse that I am holding (I think its a mouse) or the way I resemble the mouse or the awesome couch I am sitting on! It really is too awesome for words! Happy Friday Y'all

I'm going in!

Today I emerge into the madness that is the BOOK FAIR! If I don't post for a week of so you will know why! Wish me luck!!

 

Goof!

No truly awesome but tagged tuesday

So I was going to put my favorite salad from Mimi's Cafe but then I acidentilly looked up the fat grams and could not in good concience recommend it! So I was tagged my sweet new blogging friend Brooke and decided I would do that instead. So here goes.
I've been Tagged...Here are the rules:
1) Post rules on blog
2) Answer the six 8 items
3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment

8 Favorite TV Shows (I don't watch a lot of TV, so these will be occasional favorites)
1. Top Chef
2. Iron Chef America
3. Good Eats (notice a theme here?)
4. The Mentalist
5. C.S.I. Miami, NY the original
6. Bones
7. American Idol
8. Life

8 Things I did Yesterday
1. Went to the Library
2. Watched IGOR with my kids (skip it dumb!)
3. Ate Sweet Potato Fries (yum)
4. Got a plan for the week very important
5. Taught kids the recorder ugh!
6. Read more in the Secret Life of Bees (still struggling with it)
7. Nagged my hubby about the floor
8. Help John get paint at Roberts for work, (and I bought myself a little somethin too!)

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1. My birthday present i know what it is
2. my dining room and porter's room being done!
3. my kids birthdays
4. book fair being over
5. having time to scrapbook and sew
6. doing a play again but not this year!
7. the next girls night out
8. growing old with my hubby and traveling

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Mimi's Cafe
2. Market Street
3. Melting Pot
4. Red Lobster
5. Red Robin
6. The Mandarin
7. Tony Roma's
8. Don Pablos


8 Things I Wish For
1. Motivation
2. Joy in the Journey
3. My children's self confidence
4. My husband to not trust so easily and not be so nice (seriously!)
5. My mom to find someone
6. Peace and Forgiveness
7. To find the body I used to have (refer to #1)
8. Dinner to be made right now not by me!

8 People I Tagged
1. Emily Gossett
2. Ryan Lind
3. Amy Morgan
4. Natalie Jefferies
5. Angie Knudsen
6. Crystal Sawyer
7. Michael Sawyer (because you need to blog more! Love ya)
8. Lisa Fowler

Mad about you Monday

This is for Porter, he has been my little snugglebug the last couple of days and I love every minute of it, he has been so hard lately to try and be a good boy all the time, not just for Jana and at school but at home too. We play this little game back and forth I love you more than... and you fill in the blank it usually is things like I love you more than chocolate chip cookies, or star wars or legos, but today was so cute he said to me Mom I love you better than Miss Shelley!!!! (his teacher) and he was shocked by that and so was I because Miss Shelley's word is law at our house. So I was happy for at least one moment that he loved me more! Keep in mind this afternoon when I tell him to do his homework for the fifth time my status will fall.. Love you buddy!

Flashback Friday

Our trip in Cali, in 1990? apparently we all needed florescent glasses. Awesome! Where is the Fresh Prince of Bel Air?

One Word Wednesday!

Really?

Truly Awesome Tuesday x2

Okay I couldn't just do one truly awesome today first I got to say that today was truly awesome I don't care what your politics are it was truly awesome!! Just the process of passing the torch from one President to the next and the smoothness it has happened. And I was moved the speech of President Obama and I truly wish him much success and I hope that we can make a better future for our children.



Second on a much more trivial note, this lovely showed up at my house yesterday, we have decided to keep it. More to follow!!

Mad about you Monday

Okay sorry to do another Brother but I have five and I have good reason because he has a birthday tomorrow. My brother Paul, he is awesome, he is one of those guys you love to hang out with, he is hilarious and easy going, no drama. He is twenty times smarter than he ever gives himself credit for. He has a tender heart and is so sweet to my kids. And my kids love him to death. One special story about Paul was when Brody was younger he learned about cigarettes and that they gave you cancer and he realized Paul smoked, so he asked my if he could call Paul because he needed to talk to him. Brody called him up and said Paul I don't want you to die will you please not smoke. Paul never smoked again. My kids can't get enough of their Uncle Paul, they are always asking to see their Uncle Paul and when can we go see him. And we love his wife Rae Ann they are both so loving and kind and we love them to death. Thank you so much guys so spending Christmas morning with us. We Love you and Happy Birthday to you both!!

Flashback Friday

today's pic was when we were little, I was just talking about this yesterday to someone, so finding this made my day. We used to have diaper box races and one of us would push and put the little kid in the box. It was a blast until we decided to race down a full flight of stairs....Happy Friday everyone!

One Word Wednesday!

HAIR! (whatcha think?)

Truly Awesome Tuesday

Just so you know this returns tonight.....

I am a really awful person and I love to watch the freaks! Happy Idoling!

Mad about you Monday

Okay so one of my many resolutions for this year was to be more grateful for the people in my life whom I love and care about because I am really horrible at telling people how much they mean to me and especially those in my family. I am hoping this will help me to be more positive about life in general and realize how lucky we all are. So each Monday I will pick someone in my life who I am grateful for and tell you why I think they are great, now this is kind of funny because most of these people will never read my blog but this is really more for me as usual! They will be in no particular order just whoever I am thinking about at the time! So don't take offense if your not first! All right really long explanation to get to here. So let me introduce you to my first Mad About you Monday
My little brother Cliff
Cliff is the peacemaker in our family, he always has been and I do truly love that about him probably because I was not so much that person! But he is usually calm and cool. The other thing I love about Cliff is he can always make me laugh. He is the white Will Smith, I seriously cannot watch a Will Smith movie and not think of Cliff he is always up for anything and I have watched him grow into a fabulous father and husband. I love him more than he will ever know and I am so very proud of him. And I pray every night for his safety and well being. I love you buddy! all my love sissy
Cliff today "boundin" with his son! If you have ever seen the pixar short you will get it!

Flashback Friday

 

For flashback today I have me and my little brothers camping in the summer of '93 it was a fun trip to Granite Hot Springs which if you have never been you must go, right outside of Jackson Hole totally hidden and fabulous, it just makes me feel really old that both of these boys are married and one has a kid of his own!! Also if you missed last weeks flashback because the pic was bad at first I fixed and it is worth checking out!! Happy Friday everyone!!

One Word Wednesday

 Sweetness

Truly Awesome Tuesday

Okay I know it is a little late in the day, but I have had a crazy day so here is my truly awesomeness today Charm Packs, yes I love these babies this year I have attempted to learn how to sew and these are so fun they are pretty inexpensive and you can make all kinds of cute things out of them, some of which I will post in couple of days or weeks. There is usually a whole bunch of precut coordinating types of fabric that are super cute did I mention their precut? Anyway look for them at the fabric store they always make me smile!

Flashback Friday

Okay I have been waiting for a long time to post this flashback mostly because I couldn't find the picture, but this is John in a primary class about 1980? or 1981 the teacher took this as part of a Mother's Day gift and put it in a card that said "I Promise to Obey" in the cutest little boy handwriting, but here comes the funny part if you look at the little girl to far left of John you will see his future wife! Yep that's right that's me, I love this picture it makes me laugh everytime I see it. So everyone start scanning your child's sunday school classes and think to yourself do I want to spend Christmas's with that little one? Happy New Year Everyone!!