Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts

Saturday, July 23, 2011

What We're Lovin' Now...

Here's a sneak peek of what's cool in our house right now...

Ryan just got a new Subaru Forester and is enjoying how much less it takes to fill it up. And how much higher his gas mileage is. I'm enjoying that it's not bright yellow. :)



Payton spends a large part of the day wearing his strengh shoes. At this rate, the boy will be able to jump to the moon by the time he's 14.


Elle and I are into this show. Love watching these amazing performers! Elyse only likes to watch when they're dancing like ballerinas.



Mmmmmm... need I say anything? If you haven't tried these yet, grab a bag asap.

They are the bomb!




Friday, January 14, 2011

Right Now...

I'm lovin'...
Ramay Basketball
Go Indians!
Payton and the team are having a good season so far.

Teen Mom 2... Oh, the drama.

My little lady is a fashionista.
She loves putting together her own outfits.
Kinda' has a Punky Brewster vibe going on.


My current obsession...





Sunday, September 19, 2010

It's The Little Things...


Enjoying the great outdoors...


Snuggling...


Sweets...




The cool autumn weather...


Life is good.



Monday, August 30, 2010

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Hearts...

I love...

The sound of Elly giggling uncontrollably as her Daddy tickles her.

My husband's sweet smile.

Watching Payton play basketball. (I'm one proud Mama!)

A long, relaxing run on a cool (kinda') summer evening.

Cupcakes.

Trashy reality tv shows.

Talking, talking, talking for hours with my best girl friends.

Jillian Michaels' workout DVDs.

Coffee (I never, never, never thought I'd say that one.)

My sweet little family.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Perspective...

Today started out as kind of a bummer as we woke up to hear a strange sound coming from our air conditioner. It sounded like it was shaking and the fan blade was whacking something. So... we put in a call to have it checked out.
Turns out, a sticker had come off the unit and gotten stuck on the fan blade. It threw it off balance... hence the strange sounds.
Repair bill: $50
And... we felt pretty stupid. Totally could have handled that ourselves.
Then this afternoon my check engine line comes on in the Accord...

Another bummer! Especially since we leave in the morning for our trip to St. Louis. {Why does stuff like this always happen the day before you go on vacation?!?!}

So... I put in a call to the dealership and they tell me to bring it right in. I drop it off and get a ride home, only to be called shortly after by the service department. He told me he had some good news and some bad news.

We started with the good: Nothing major. Just a loose fuel cap. Bad news: We still had to pay for them to hook it up and run their tests.

Repair bill: $54

And... again I felt pretty stupid! I didn't screw the stinkin' gas cap on all the way after I filled up my tank. Really??? Ugh!!!

So I was feeling a little bit bummed about my silly mistakes today, when I got some more news. The father of one of my students had passed away last night. This just absolutely broke my heart.

All I can think of is my sweet, little 7 year old guy and what he's going through right now.
Makes my complaints really seems trivial...
Please keep this family in your prayers.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Awesomeness...

I heart Barney. {How I Met Your Mother}

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Spring...

Just yesterday Spring was in the air...
The sun was shining.
The birds were chirping.
The flowers were blooming.

{photo via}

Today it's snowing. The wind is blowing.
The sky is gray.

{photo via}

Welcome to the first day of Spring!


Monday, February 15, 2010

Words of Wisdom...

If you see injustice, STAND UP
If something needs to be said, SPEAK UP
If you make an appointment, SHOW UP
If you make a mistake, FESS UP
If you’re overstepping, BACK UP
If you get behind, CATCH UP
If they knock you down, GET UP
If you’re out of line, STRAIGHTEN UP
When your boss instructs, KEEP UP
When your elders speak, LISTEN UP
When your teachers teach, SIT UP
When the fight is over, MAKE UP
If you’re being hard, EASE UP
If your heart is closed, OPEN UP
If you want to buy something, SAVE UP--
If you make a mess, CLEAN IT UP
If you drop trash, PICK IT UP
If a car is waiting for you to walk across the street, SPEED IT UP
If you’re cold busted, GIVE IT UP
If people fall down, HELP THEM UP--
If people start fighting, BREAK IT UP
If the music is wholesome, TURN IT UP
If the message is poisonous, THROW IT UP
If your words are vulgar, CLAM IT UP
If your words encourage, KEEP IT UP
If your pants are baggy, PULL THEM UP
If the belt’s too loose, CINCH IT UP
If you’re dressed half naked, COVER IT UP
If you can’t afford stuff, PASS IT UP--
If you made a promise, you BACK IT UP
And you can take your whining and PACK IT UP
It’s called personal responsibility, so TAKE IT UP
When life gets boring, you SHAKE IT UP
When life is good, you SOAK IT UP
When life’s unfair, you SUCK IT UP
When life is funny, you can YUCK IT UP
When life is sad, just LOOK STRAIGHT UP

Saturday, December 19, 2009

L.O.V.E...


Love the life you live... Live the life you love.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Just What I Need...

Sometimes I just need a little reminder...
Just breathe. It. Will. All. Be. Okay.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

One Word Wednesday...

One Word...
1. Where is your cell phone? Pocket
2. Your hair? Brown
3. Your mother? Loving
4. Your father? Funny
5. Your favorite food? Sushi
6. Your dream last night? Forgotten
7. Your favorite drink? Dr. Pepper
8. Your dream/goal? ImpactingKid'sFutures (that's one word, right?)
9. What room are you in? Office
10. Your hobby? Running
11. Your fear? Spiders
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here
13. Where were you last night? School
14. Something that you aren’t? Tall
15. Muffins? Blueberry
16. Wish list item? Clothes
17. Where did you grow up? Arkansas
18. Last thing you did? Facebook
19. What are you wearing? Jeans
20. Your TV? Reality
21. Your pets? None
22. Friends? Bestest-eva'
23. Your life? Blessed
24. Your mood? Happy
25. Missing someone? Hubby
26. Vehicle? Accord
27. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes
28. Your favorite store? Target
29. Your favorite color? Blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Yesterday
32. Your best friend? Amazing
33. One place that I go to over and over? Home
34. One person who emails me regularly? Hubby
35. Favorite place to eat? Kobe's

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Post It Note Tuesday...

This week I'm participating in Post It Note Tuesday over at SupahMommy's. The topic is food, so you know I'm all over that!!




Friday, October 30, 2009

Randomness...

What were you doing 10 years ago?

Single mother of a 2 year old. Working as a secretary in the Labor and Delivery Unit of our local hospital. Going to school full time to earn my accounting degree.

That pretty much summed up my life. No time to do anything more than that...

What are 5 things on your to-do list today?
  1. Cuddle and Snuggle with my sweet, sweet kids.
  2. Finish lesson plans for next week.
  3. Buy more Halloween candy, cause I ate all we had.
  4. Eat more candy corn.
  5. Watch some reality tv.
Snacks you enjoy?
  1. Candy corn
  2. Trail mix
  3. Popcorn
  4. Dr. Pepper
5 places you have lived?
  1. Cheyenne, Wyoming (for the first 6 months of my life)
  2. Fayetteville, Arkansas (6 months old - present)
  3. ...
  4. ...
  5. ...

5 things you would do if you were a billionnaire?
  1. Share with my family.
  2. Pay off debt.
  3. Buy a house with LOTS of land for the kids to run around and play on...and a pool too.
  4. Go on lots of amazing vacations with my family and friends.
  5. Donate $ so Elyse's preschool could build their new facility. And of course to other worthy causes too.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Be Thankful...

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,
If you did,
what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary
Because it means you've made a difference.
It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.
GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings.

Author Unknown.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Bring on Fall...

Reasons I heart Fall...

Uggs = comfort
Sweaters = coziness

Halloween = fun

Grey's Anatomy = drama

Survivor = reality tv addiction

Payton playing football = lots of cheering, yelling, jumping around, and proud smiles from Mama


Arkansas football = Woooo Pig Sooie!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Too funny...

I have no idea where this actually started, but I think it's too funny (and too true) not to share with you...


Random thoughts from people 25-35 years old..

-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

-I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?

-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

-That's enough, Nickelback.

-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?

-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards
or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

-There is a great need for sarcasm font.

-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it.

-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

- A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

- LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

- Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"

-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

- I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu' to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman. Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night."

-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

- Bad decisions make good stories

-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....

-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...

- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

-My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?

-It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.

-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

-I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

-I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.