We now have blue shutters!!!! YAY!!
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mmmmm Frosted Orange
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such a hard life
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exhausted
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FWD:

happy to be going to Gamma's
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Scene: Science Classroom
Topic: Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Hybrids

Teacher: "So what do you get when you mix a horse with a donkey...?"
Student: excitedly "A HONKEY!!!"

Yes, a honkey people.
I love my job!

I So WANT a KITTY!!

See more funny videos and Cute Animals Videos at Today's Big Thing.

samson in tow
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from Miss Reese, such a sweet girl :)
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the pollen really sucks this year :(
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comfy time with Dancing with the Stars...it's been a good season :)
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Totally stoked that my photos are uploading now!!!
YAY!!

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Surgery

So Daddy had his surgery today.
Went in around 7ish this morning, he was content, not too worried.
Didn't have any whitecoat syndrom, his blood pressure was lower than normal.
I downloaded all his favorite cds to my Ipod so he was in his happy place.
Uncle D & Aunt T showed up...love that Aunt T works at the hospital; we all felt more at ease.

Dad went back around 10ish, we went into waiting.
Surgery began around 10:50 & perfect Dad, he asked to not be sedated until he got into the OR...he wanted to see the robot that was performing surgery on him :)

The operation was complicated. The Doc said it was definitely an expert level surgery & had he done this surgery as one of his first 100, it would have lasted 5 hours easy; it lasted only about 2. He lost about 75 ccs of blood, the prostate was HUGE...even larger than the doc expected, apple compared to a walnut. Had some issues with mesh from past hernia surgery & lots of little struggles but it all came through. The Doc said all his functions should be alright & he should be able to go home tomorrow :) Let's HOPE!!

Also, Doc said the cancer is slow-spreading, so we just have to maintain the PSA tests to check the antigen levels. If they elevate, they'll have to probably do radiation...but that's IF.

So far so good.
Keep Daddy in your thoughts.
Drink a beer, listen to some Jimmy Buffett...it's 5 o'clock somewhere!!!

Saturday Snippet

Nasty day leaves little for motivation.
I'm hunkered down in the Sun room with Reese curled up in the chair next to me.
Might be going out tonight for some St Patty's fun.

Cleaned up a bit, but I truly believe that I should not sweep, mop & vacuum while the weather is nasty. Why clean when the shit from outside is going to be tracked in? I will clean later. I did organize & such.

I'm pretty frustrated because I've lost my camera bag as well. I have my camera but my bag with my cords & battery charger is MIA. This sucks hard. Gamma, did I leave it in the van or at the house??? I'm starting to obsess over it.

Going to head to NC tomorrow to see the cousins while they are in town. Reese & I need to get out of the house. Plus, that puts me away while the Mr is doing all the papers & such he has due this next week. I don't want to be anywhere near the house during that!

Later...

Some people are such dumbasses...

Some people are such dumbasses...

So I'm trying to mobile

So I'm trying to mobile blog...works with text but not pics. Anyone have some insight??

SO it's a beautiful day outside. I'm hoping the random snow storm on Tuesday was the last little hoo-rah for winter. But you never know.

This is a procrastination post.
I need to clean the house & do my Home Blessing. I know at this point I'm not going to get any help from the Mr. considering he was still up @ 5am :(
I want to take Miss Reese & wander around the neighborhood & I think I'm about to do that. I love the look on her face when she's walking, pure bliss!

I fell asleep @ 11 on a Friday night. This school year is really affecting me. Didn't sleep too well last night, had horrible dreams & didn't wake up too hot either.

Mama Jane took me to a couple of consignment shops this morning too. She's looking for a table for our front foyer & I think we found one we like. There are advantages to marrying an only child :)

Ok, time to get off the ass & move.

:)

It snowed tonight about 3-5 inches. It started with rain & now it's just getting slushy. The Mr. & I took that as a night to hibernate. Over the course of the last 5 hours we've built a fire, made pizzas, made strawberry shortcake, made sausage & pancakes. The dogs are all chillin, passed out from running & eating & chasing each other in the snow.

To top off a great night, the added bonus of no school tomorrow!
I love it when that happens!

Peace out, I'm cozying up & re-reading some Twilight.

Visit delayed due to horrible weather.
True raincheck...2 weeks we're on again!

woo hoo

FYI: I am shitty at updating my blog, but I've noticed everyone around me is pretty damn bad at it too, so I don't feel THAT bad.

Excited about this weekend.
My long-ago friend is coming down for the night from Timberlake, NC. The Latham clan would remember Ms. Jaffe Nye. We hooked back up this past year since I googled her name; I always wondered where she was, what she was doing. Well I found her & thanks to email & the all-mighty facebook we've reconnected.

If I think about it, we met when I was about 6. We're fast friends, then she moved away in 6th grade. So I haven't seen her since I was 11 & now we are hooking back up at the ripe ol' age of 30. LOVE IT!

She's driving down today (4 hours), we're going to dinner, then out to cruise G-vegas. Totally stoked, now I just have to clean my house*! That should be interesting considering I have 3 dogs this weekend, not just the one.

Later peeps...



*Side note on cleaning: I've been doing much better, but some weeks are better than others...this past week is one of the "others"

Good Day, so far...

I passed out last night, HARD!! I really think I was out before 9pm. I'm guessing it was a long week, HA! So I ended up waking up at 9:30 this morning, which was actually quite awesome! I had time to myself before Brad got home (he took Squeak to the airport in Charlotte) then I did my Weekly Home Blessing. I believe this was meant for me. I love the concept of 10 minutes per task, it really helps the house & I actually enjoy doing it. Plus, it's give or take, an HOUR! I can't complain about a clean house in an hour.

Also, the girls & I headed to the movies to see Bride Wars. Very funny! Molly & Bess seem to think I'm a combination of both brides. I laughed my ass off, I so needed that!

The Hubby is napping since he woke up so early. I'm about to go wake his ass up so we can have some dinner & such.

All in all, good day! YAY!

Since I inherited a gene that severely affects my ability to follow through on things, I've marked 2009 as the YEAR OF FOLLOW THROUGH. I'm taking steps to establish routines around the house & with my health. I have to start small & work myself up because I will overwhelm myself & as I determined during my wedding, I get easily overwhelmed when it comes to certain things. I never thought that about myself but I've admitted I have a problem...that is the first step, right??!?!?!

So, goals for myself for 2009 & life in general:
1. Lose the wedding/marriage weight I gained
2. Be more effective around the house, ie. clean more!
3. DO the projects I want to do around the house, well those that require the least
amount of $$ since we have NONE! These include:
stripping the wallpaper & painting front bathroom
painting garage
sanding & painting garage door
painting shutters
painting paneling in living room
cleaning out one certain cabinet in kitchen
THE WEDDING ROOM!!!
pulling the acubas & replanting along fenceline
laying big tile where acubas once were to extend outdoor patio
pull boxwoods that I HATE from front of house (eventually put in hydrangeas)

I will post progress as it occurs...wish me luck, I need some encouragement, maybe I'll get some help too!! Hey, a girl can dream!!!

My kids are driving me nuts today.
I've had words in each class, I'm in my 3rd right now.
It's a long day!!!