hump day = almost made it !

 {one} have you ever fainted?no. thankfully.
{two} what is your favorite casino game?i've only been to a casino a handful of times so slot machines are the only thing i know how to do, and i can't even do those very well !
{three} do you have a good sense of direction?i like to think so. {four} laptop or desktop?laptop for home, desktop for work.
{five} what is your go-to hair style when having a bad hair day?i am a mom to a 2 yr old & a 6 mo. old, every day is a bad hair day.so basically, curly/frizzy down or pulled back in a bun type style yes i am aware that neither of these are very cute.
{six} do you read the newspaper on a daily basis?no.

{seven} do you have a favorite celebrity chef?does the show top chef count? i really like that show and technically all of the contestants are celebrities now.

{eight} what tv show would you like to make a guest appearance on?the name is on the tip of my tounge, i can't think of it. it's the one on tlc where they throw out all of your existing wardrobe and take you shopping! that one.
{nine} do you have satellite radio in your car?yes and thank goodness for it !  
{ten} what was the last movie that made you cry?the switch with Jenifer Aniston. it was just so sweet. if you haven't seen it you should. i won't give anything away, but the scene where the little boy explains the significance of his picture frame collection is just the sweetest!! .

Tomorrow is my Friday at work , hooray!!!

We are going to Oak Mountain to see these boys:

 and a few of our best friends!

We've got 4 couples total and we're staying in a cabin at the state park!

We're gonna do this:

drink a lot of these :

and a WHOLE lot of this

Lord knows we  need a VACATION to breathe!!

a day late.

i intended to put this up yesterday, but got busy (playing the internet) at work and forgot :)

         one} what is one food that, as an adult you love, but as a child you said you’d never touch?

 turnip greens.
i used to watch my grandaddy eat turnip green, pinto beans, cornbread and buttermilk
and i remember thinking -yuck !! the buttermilk i still won't touch, but the rest - yummy!

{two} did you go to college? if yes, what was your major?

too many to list, i dabbled in several majors while there, and unfortunately never graduated.
then went to Aveda and graduated in Esthiology & now i'm a secretary - go figure.
school is in the cards for me in the future though, i can feel it !

{three} what’s the most wild animal you’ve seen in real life (not counting the zoo)?

 my cat flo. i kid you not she must have been a bobcat in disguise.
other than her they've all been in a zoo

{four} have you ever been to a fortune teller?

 no.

{five} can you juggle?

 haven't tried, probably won't try.
i'm not that coordinated.

{six} hardwood floors or carpet?

 depends on which room in the house. i like carpet in the bedrooms.

{seven} is it called “soda” or “pop”?

coke.

{eight} what was your first car?

 a silver mustang off the showroom floor.
i was blessed.
although i should have been given a piece of junk the way i drove that thing.
it wasn't even 6 months down the road that i wrecked totaled it out.

{nine} what is the most decadent dessert you’ve ever eaten?

my favorite dessert is the bread pudding at Walker's .
bread pudding anywhere really.

{ten} how often do you rearrange your furniture?

all the time. i can't stand for things to look the same for too long.


I feel like we've been so busy lately, but we haven't really done that much.

The last time I posted we were heading to the delta to go to the Catfish Festival.
That did not happen.
We went to the delta, but we ended up hanging around my mom's house the whole time.
We spent the whole day Saturday outside. We washed our car and her car and drove around looking at what had changed around town - most of it is still the same. I wouldn't like it if things changed too much there.
It always feels like the days go by slower there ( in a good way)
Saturday night, Tj started complaining about his throat hurting, so after multiple Walgreens trips for medicine and sick people food, he went to bed for the night.
Sunday morning we , minus Tj went to eat lunch with Lyl and Ben at the Crystal Grill
Nothing like going there on Sunday to see everyone, their mama, and grandmama. (Literally!)
I saw so many people that I had not seen in a looong time!
I wish I had taken pictures of Lyl with the boys, but Preston wouldn't have it and Greer just wanted his bottle.
Overall, we enjoyed our weekend at home. I think we'll be going back again soon! ;)

yay - it's almost Friday!
i think i'll spend this weekend doing this:

ok. not really- i'll be sitting outside wishing i was somewhere like that.

i could really go for a candy bar..

ugh. my lunch break is over (yes it is only 11:25) and i REALLY want a candy bar!
 it really wouldn't even matter what kind. Ok, maybe not a butterfinger (yuck!) but the majority of candy would do at this moment. 
and this would just be over the top good right now! :

On another note, I'm looking forward to a good (hopefully warm) weekend!
We have decided to go to the Delta for The Catfish Festival.
I don't remember ever going to the Catfish Festival growing up, but that is in Tj's neck of the woods so he loves to go ! It should be fun.
 Even though it's supposed to be all about Catfish, it really ends up being all about :

that's right CRAWFISH! Yummy ! I haven't had any of these yet this year, and I didn't have ANY last year since I was pregnant. I know I probably could have eaten them, but the whole crawFISH part made me nervous to eat them.
so with that,

 HAPPY ALMOST FRIDAY ! & A GOOD WEEKEND TO EVERYONE 

st paddy's day fun facts !

I found these little fun facts about St. Patrick's day and thought i would share.

• You better sit down for this one. St. Patrick was not Irish! His dad was Italian, his mother was Scottish and he was born in Scotland. His birth name was Maewyn Succat. Who knew? And the whole chasing snakes out of Ireland? Just a legend.
• Raise Your Glass. On the average day, 5.5 million pints of Guiness are consumed around the world. That number more then doubles on St. Patrick's Day, with more than 13 million pints going down the hatch.
• Shake It Up. The beloved McDonald's Shamrock Shake, introduced in 1970, is not available nationwide. Ask for this minty, green, dreamy shake in places like Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky and they"ll look at you like you are crazy. Check out shamrockshake.com for a complete list of Shamrock Shake sightings across the country.
• Better book that church now. St. Patrick's Day is considered the luckiest day of the year to get married
• ...Unless it is a Saturday. According to Irish superstition,Saturday is the worst day of the week to get married. As the proverb states "Marry on Monday for wealth - Tuesday for health - Wednesday the best day of all - Thursday for losses - Friday for crosses - Saturday for no luck at all."
• Keep you eye on the prize, and the leprechaun.Legend has it that if you catch a leprechaun, he will promise great wealth if you let him go. However, don't take your eyes off him or he will vanish! 
• Four leaf clovers -- for your eyes only. Found a four leaf clover? Great. You will now have good luck in gambling and racing and it will render witchcraft powerless! However, you must always carry it with you and never  show it to others, or your luck will fail.
• This is way worse than bad luck! Forget about bad luck. According to the Irish, if a black cat crosses your path in the moonlight, you will die in an epidemic. Yikes! 
• Get your green on! Consider yourself warned: if you don't wear green on St. Patrick's Day, people are allowed to pinch you.  It was believed that wearing green made you invisible to leprechauns, who would pinch anyone they could see. Revelers began pinching those who didn’t wear green as a reminder of that belief.
• Seeing Green. For the past 40 years, the Chicago River has been dyed a brilliant shade of emerald green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Forty pounds of vegetable dye help provide the vibrant hue. 



seeing green.

   {one} scruffy or clean shaven? wooly. ok that wasn't an option, but it's what i like.


{two} what’s your favorite sundae topping?caramel ..mmmm  {three} do you own slippers?no ,i hate them. {four} did you ever have a tree house? no, i can only imagine if all the people on our circle growing up had a tree house.it was hard enough to get us inside, we probably would have never come down.  


{five} how you do relieve stress?a beer and a bath. plain and simple.


{six} what’s your favorite dr. seuss book?oh the places you'll go{seven} have you ever taken dance classes?when i was younger.i was awful then, so i don't wanna picture myself trying now.


{eight} which do you use more: the thesaurus or the dictionary? thesaurus.


{nine} what’s your favorite form of exercise?none, preferably.but, my boys enjoy being in their stroller so walking will do.


{ten} what’s the longest you’ve ever waited in line?i guess not too long, if i can't even think of anything.   Don't forget, tomorrow is St. Paddy's Day !!  

Cheers! Don't Forget to Wear Green, or you might get pinched !!

The last few days

This past weekend, TJ went to the deer camp with his brother to help build a deck on to his trailer.

So Gigi( my mom) came down to spend some QT with me Preston & Greer.

I decided, since she was there to watch the boys, that I would get crafty and
redo this ugly coffee table of ours!

       It was rainy that day, so I set up shop in the garage. Preston kept running in and out of the garage to check on what I was doing. One trip didn't turn out so great though. He rounded the corner, in his sock feet of course, and caught the door facing with his mouth! OUCH!             

I saw blood coming from his mouth and immediately PANIC ensued. 

I just knew he had knocked another tooth out. Luckily, all he got was a fat lip

:(

After all that, I finally finished my project!

TADA!

I'm quite happy with it!

Shabby Chic :)

Mama brought a few toys and the jumper for Greer that weekend.

Ever since Preston has been a little jealous, and keeps popping up in all of Greer's things.

We've found him sitting in the highchair, the jumper, the exersaucer, bumbo seat, etc...

Hopefully this will pass soon!

Greer has started eating baby food two times a day now, instead of 1.

He's already up to 19.1 lbs !!

I know, he's a chunk.

but ain't he cute !



Now i'm just ready for this weekend to hurry up and get here, so I can enjoy these cute little men some more!

Happy Almost Friday !!

brotherly love

 I have been blessed.
Sometimes when you least expect it, you get a slap in the face (thankfully not a literal slap)
that makes you realize how much you have to be thankful for and all the petty worries disappear, even if only for a little while.

 

 {one} do you wear holey jeans? if so, do you buy them that way?i'm not against holey jeans i just don't have any  
{two} do you get a full 8 hours of sleep per night?well that's a big fat N. O.    i'd say in total around 5 {three} what’s your favorite way to eat an oreo?not to. i'm not real big on oreos. if it's all that 's available for a snack & i'm hungry i will eat one or two (no milk!) but i just don't like them otherwise {four} do you wear shoes in your house?no - you're lucky to see me with shoes on at all (other than at work & where i have to wear them) as long as I can remember I have just enjoyed being barefooted.
{five} who would you call first if you won the lottery? my job to tell them i quit . well, not really. TJ first for sure! boy wouldn't that be nice (insert daydream bubble) {six} have you ever been in a food fight?yes. and  they aren't as exciting as they look in the movies, either.  
{seven} do you snore?no- i don't think i get to sleep hard enough to start snoring.
{eight} do you know how fast you type?i don't know. luckily i'm not judged on that at my job.
{nine} can you do a headstand (without using a wall)?haven't tried that in a while. and i would probably break my neck if i did try.
{ten} how do you like your popcorn?i like Kettle Corn if i'm not at the movies and if i am at the movies then i like it with BUTTER AND MORE BUTTER :)



and now on to a WEE BIT of my opinion on American Idol this season:

So far, I am really liking the new judges. I kinda wish Randy had taken a hike as well. At least he hasn't been all , "yeah dawg" as much this season.

As a whole I think the contestants are just O.K. , there are a few that stand out Good & Bad

This Guy:

is Good ! I could watch/listen to him all day.

but this guy:

gives me the heebie jeebies.

and then there is this guy:

really good! (and not to mention VERY SEXY)

and lastly there is this one:

oh.. i meant

seriously does anyone see the resemblence between him and Howdy Doody???

It drives me crazy!

If that doll could sing it would look and sound  just like him.

I'm not a fan!

HAPPY HUMP DAY :)

FRIDAY !!

Today is Pajama day at Preston's daycare:  

he's in his cowboy pj's :) if you ask what a cowboy says, he'll hold up his little fingers and say pow pow  here's the back view:  

that's him running towards the cafeteria at daycare- ha! it's also his last day at this daycare. i'm kinda sad/nervous for him to start somewhere new, but i know it will be for the best! plus, it's near the house, so no more driving 30 minutes out of the way in the morning (which makes the trip to work last 1 hour in total-yuck) i'm not so worried about the transition for Greer. I think he'll be O.K.   and now just a little Q&A :  {one} what is your favorite breakfast food?FRENCH TOAST! yummmmy   


{two} how many pairs of shoes do you currently own?not too many, lets count together:2 pairs of toms2 pairs of chacos1 pair of boots1 pair of keens1 pair of merrell hiking/tennis shoe1 pair of rainbow sandalsso... 8OUCH! i should probably go shopping soon!   {three} city or country?city for sure. a few years back i may have said country, but now that i have children, i make WAY too many trips to wal-mart, target, cvs, etc..   


{four} what is your favorite part of your job?the casual atmosphere! for instance - today i have on a t shirt, blue jeans ,and chaco sandalsplus my hair is in pigtail braids - just cause it's friday! where else could i get away with that getup??  


{five} what is your favorite junk food to snack on?little debbies. i used to hate them, but tj's love for them has rubbed off on me.  nutty bars especially.  


{six} have you ever been mentioned in the newspaper?yes, in high school, birth announcements, wedding announcement.. nothing out of the ordinary. *and thankfully never in the police report :)  


{seven} do you use post-it notes?yes & i'm very crafty with them, see: 

those little flowers are post it's -ha. my desk needed a little cheering up!

 


{eight} do you have freckles?on my shoulders and arms  


{nine} is it okay for men to wear pink?my husband: no the jury is still out on whether others should either. (to each their own)   


{ten} when was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?does a thank you note count? if not, then it's been a long time!  and lastly, i have to include this song because it reminds me of driving to school on fridays when i was younger. the radio station would play it EVERY friday morning! (maybe they still do, but i have xm now and don't listen to much radio)  

HAPPY FRIDAY! HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD WEEKEND!!! i

Hey, My Love

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ! 

You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together."

                                                

from our first official date in Starkville:

                                              

                                         

and all the crazy times in between

                                                                

I love you more with

                                                                    every passing day!

I Was A Good Dog Today

These little fellas have taken a back seat for the last two years, so I figured I would post a pic of just them!

They have been such good doggies! They've adjusted to new babies, new homes, and new cities. We've taken them on lengthy car rides, lived in small apartments, and so on. Now, I think we've finally chosen a home they really enjoy! Though they don't sleep inside anymore, they have a large yard with other dogs all around that they can bark at and plenty of trees they can hike a leg on.

They live a good life :)

I've Got A Blog !

AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com

Since it's taken me the entire afternoon, so far, to create this, I figure I will keep it short.
So hopefully the link above will provide some afternoon entertainment !