My Little Spot

March-September

2008-09-21T18:09:00.000-07:00

Let's see...what's happened since March...umm...alot...let's see...passed the Bar exam! WOO HOO!...celebrated 4th anniversary with my sweetie...found out the company I was working for was being sold...well...had been purchased...interviewed for a new job...was hired for new job...moved...started new job...hubbie got new job...ummm...I think that about sums it up...see you haven't missed much...I can sum up 6 months in a few short lines! :-)

The new job is an attorney position with the state...so less risk of being bought out ;-) LOL! I have been in the new job for just over a month now...been mainly observing another attorney...and this Wednesday I lead on my first case...I'll have co-counsel for my first few cases, so that's good...that way if some off the wall objection/motion is made, & I don't know how to respond, she'll be able to help...Then in about 2 weeks, I'll take on my caseload all by myself...kinda scary, but I'm excited about it...it's the culmination of 5 years of work! We're hoping our house sells soon...and that we find a church home here...and then things will be looking good for us...but even as things stand right now...God has truly blessed us!

well hubbie is starting to houseclean, so lemme get off here (he's making me look bad! ;-) )

Hopefully it won't be 6 months till my next post! :-)
Laters!
AJ

Hey! Yeah! It's really me!

2008-03-08T13:16:00.000-08:00

I attempted to log in today...and it worked...who knew! ;-) I know you are all thinking I got swallowed up by monsters or something...I was kinda thinking I had as well!

Took the Bar Exam the last week of February...won't get results till April...Who knows how I did...but for 5 weeks I get to enjoy life not knowing either way!

We've been working towards rearranging our house...still got a lot to do, but we've made a good start...

I think it's been too long since I posted, cause I have nothing really interesting to say...

For your viewing pleasure I'll show you what I got to enjoy TWICE this week (Tuesday and Friday)...

Tuesday morning on my way to work...

and Friday afternoon:

Friday Odie decided to build a snowman since there was so much snow!

Ok - now you should all be happy...a recent post WITH pictures!

6 months

2007-11-12T21:05:00.000-08:00

Man! Time does fly! Let's see what's new...since my last post in early May...hmm...I graduated...I studied for the bar exam...I failed the bar exam...and am studying for the bar exam again...see you didn't miss much! LOL! We've been to Funroe several times lately, and it appears will be several more before the year's out...I've enjoyed traveling...but shock of all shocks...I'm ready to stay home! So, this weekend, we're going to stay home...and then next weekend is Thanksgiving, so hopefully we'll be traveling that weekend (still on hold with work though on those plans...)...then back to hunting in Funroe for the hubby... I'm taking this weekend to clean my house some, and get a little value out of the mortgage payment this month! LOL! One family of my friends are moving to this area, so I'm excited about that...and he will be staying with us starting next week until their house sells...need to make some room for him!

Ok - I see why I haven't posted...I have nothing to say apparently! LOL! I probably would have had more to say along the way over the last HALF OF A YEAR that I haven't posted...but oh well! Work has blocked Blogger, so I can't post from there, and I'm not at school anymore (which is when I did a lot of my posting!)...so it makes it more challenging! I saw where you can e-mail your posts in, so I'm going to see about maybe doing that...so be watching to see if I keep up any better...no promises though! LOL!

Ok - time for me to go to bed - I'm tired! (I'm only still up cause I was waiting for the pumpkin to finish cooking (not cooking for Thanksgiving, just so the pumpkin won't go bad, and I"ll have it for pumpkin bread!), and it finished, and has been pureed and is in ziplock baggies, so nothing keeping me up but you - go to bed! LOL

g'night for now...

zoom zoom....

2007-05-07T18:51:00.000-07:00

wow - I didn't publish at ALL in April! it was a busy month too!

oh well - look what May has brought along....

woo hoo!! :-)

and on the inside...
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(and for those who might wonder - the papers are the bills I mailed this afternoon - right now there's NOTHING in the car except my badge for work!)

It's a 2007 Hyundai Sonata
V6
"Dark Cherry Red"
tan interior

it's PRETTY!!! :-)

ok - gotta go study - final tomorrow - please pray for me!

SPRING BREAK!!

2007-03-28T14:37:00.001-07:00

So...made it to spring break! woo hoo! I've been extremely stressed as of late...can't imagine why?!? *sigh* Buy hey...I've got 52 days till graduation...and only 17 days of classes!!! I was stressing the other day and my sweet wonderful husband reminded me the only thing I HAVE to do is graduate...I can take the bar exam next year if I want...it was a really sweet offer! And cut the stress a little knowing he won't hate me or be disappointed etc! Granted I'm still gonna take the bar this July...it's like I told him, I'm pretty sure the stress will be the same this summer of if I put it off till next! so might as well get it over with! By the time I take the bar exam, I'll have a whopping 2 days of vacation time left! (assuming I stay at the current job - which I can only plan in my current little box I live in!)...since I like to take off for finals, and one of the reviews is during the day, and the bar exam is during the day....*sigh*!

This past weekend we went to NC to visit my bro & SIL! Had a GREAT time with them! The further we got away from here the more the tension eased...I didn't bring the first school related thing with me, so I could actually relax! (remember I'll only have 2 days after the bar exam for the rest of the year - so this was basically my vacation for the year!)...Friday night was the best night's sleep I've had in a while!!! Sunday night/Monday AM woke up with a stomach bug (2AMish)...and didn't really sleep much after that...by the time I got up Monday to get in the truck...I was empty...if ya get my drift...the ride back was awful!!! Granted my sweet wonderful husband was fantastic!!! He's so good to me!

Upcoming plans: This coming weekend we're going to see the parental units! The following Tuesday I go get my mouthpiece to help with my TMJ issues!! The next weekend we'll actually be home... The next weekend a girl-friend(class-mate) & I are going to take a "de-stress" weekend (really just an overnight outta town)...to get our hair done, a massage, possibly a manicure...just whatever we want...then have a wedding to go to that Saturday evening, so we have to be back in time for that...

On the to-do list...still have to finish filling out the Bar Ap...got the fingerprinting done...got the letters of recommendation in - THANKS! (you know who you are!)...so might can get that finished tonight(it's THIRTEEN pages!!) and sent off tomorrow...well have to go get the big fat cashiers check to submit tomorrow, and THEN can send it off...which will still be FOUR days before the deadline!! Woo hoo! I'm really trying to not show up the day it's due in the office it's due to turn it in! *sigh*! Still gotta get out announcements (they came in this past week)...and find a place for the graduation gathering...(I think the friend I'm doing that with has someone trying to find a place, but need to follow up)...Need to sign up and pay for the "other" Bar review course...by the 2oth...3 Final exams and then graduation! I think that's it...list is shrinking some!

Better get off here...time to head to the house!
Later!

still alive

2007-03-13T16:28:00.000-07:00

Well...it seems I've lost what few readers I actually had...how sad!...maybe now I can talk about everyone!? ;-) made ya look!

I've got a few things marked off my list...but it's still a long list! I finished the MPRE....the ethics part of the bar...that was Saturday...I'll get my results in 4-6 weeks...I've asked some people to write my letters of recommendation for my bar application...I've ordered my graduation costume, announcements, etc...got Termite damage repaired...

Still to do...finish bar application...actually get the letters of recommendation...get fingerprinted...send it all off...pay for barbri etc...pay for PMBR (if I decide to do it...I've heard so many thoughts on the value of it, so I haven't decided)...finish the semester...finals...will have to mail announcements when they come in...

This weekend is to get the house back together (have ignored the mess to study for MPRE)...next weekend is off to NC to see bro & SIL!...then a week of spring break...then going to see the parental units...then back to the grind...finish the last 4 weeks of school...finals...etc

I feel like I'm missing something I was gonna write about....but now that I have the screen open and am typing, I can't remember what I was gonna say!

Maybe I'll write another post in my next class (2 posts for the price of 1!)...since this class is about over...(but no promises!)

Laters!
If I actually know you personally...know that I'm missing you like CRAZY! If I don't know you and you're reading this...I don't know you...what do you expect...I can't miss ya if I don't know you! :-) But thanks for reading!

Leave comments...let me know what's going on in your lives!

slow this ride down please!!!!

2007-02-27T15:00:00.000-08:00

This ride is going too fast...I'd like for it to slow down a bit...or let me go get on a different one!!

I've wanted to post for almost 2 weeks now, and haven't been able to take a few minutes to do it!

I'm in class today at work...and while it's interesting, and I'm learning a good bit...it's slow...so I figure I'll have this up in the background, and maybe by the end of class I can have a post finished...

So what's happened in the last 2 weeks....

Let's see...there's the obvious...school...and work...

The surprise sent to work by my sweet wonderful husband was a half dozen long stemmed red roses! He's so sweet! That night I skipped class, and a girlfriend of mine, and my sweet wonderful husband, and I all went to eat at Crazy Hibachi...it was yummy! We had done Valentine's Day on Friday when we went out to eat and went to My Fair Lady...so this was just birthday, so I was able to convince my friend to go too! Oh that morning went to the dentist for a cleaning...no cavities! woo hoo!

Woke up the morning of the 15th with a migraine - fun fun! Took drugs and was able to go to work...was tired from the meds, but was able to tolerate being out...later that morning went to the orthodontist! Why you might ask...I'm tired of my jaw clicking/popping...my supervisor told me about her getting braces to stop her TMJ issues. The orthodontist said he doesn't think what I've been told my whole life is "tension headaches" and "migraines" are actually tension headaches and migraines...he thinks they are all a result of my jaw being out of alignment...some of it makes sense...but I'm not 100% convinced...we'll see... The treatment consists of putting a gadget in the top of my mouth and in the bottom of my mouth for 6 months...which should stop the popping...then they do braces, to fix the teeth, so the alignment will stay correct and popping won't come back...we talked about the possibility of us moving...and he said he'll get me through the first phase, and if we move around the time of phase 2, then he'll recommend me to someone wherever we move too...I was very impressed with the guy overall...he looked at my bite, and was able to tell me which side I sleep on...that I sleep with my mouth open etc...(gave him a lot more credibility to me!)... Right now we're waiting to see what insurance will cover...I know what dental will cover...we're waiting to see what/if medical will cover...(I've called on my own, and know the answer, but I'm trying to get the insurance chick to call me back!)...

(I think the teacher of the class just saw that I was working on this instead of the databases...oops)...

Anyway...as soon as I hear back from the insurance chick at the office...I'll make my appointment for the "splints" (the 2 mouth pieces)...While I'm not looking forward to wearing the splints...I'm looking forward to my jaw no longer popping!

That Friday...hmmm...I think that was the day that LJ bought me lunch for my birthday...I have no idea what else we did...

I know that weekend we bought several "kid" movies...we knew we wouldn't have to worry about content as much that way...and we both like kid movies! :-D...Oh and my sweet wonderful husband wanted the StarTrek movies...we were about to find a boxed set of ALL of 'em, so we got that too...we went to a place that buys and sells used DVD's... woo hoo! We have several we want to get rid of with questionable content(bad language..."one bad scene"...etc...), so now we know how to get rid of those...and get something for 'em (kinda swapping 'em cause you get more store credit than cash - seller chooses cash or credit)

ok - back from break - didja miss me? ;-)

I think that gets us up to last week...hmm...

Monday...let's see...I think that was a normal Monday....

Tuesday...normal up until about 10:30 that night...when I realized the paint by the back door was bubbled about 2 inches...got to feeling around...there were what felt like little trails in the sheet rock behind the paint....our first thought...and probably yours...termites...fortunately we're under a termite contract with Terminex...they come out retreat, and fix and fix any damages...took forever of me pestering 'em to get 'em out to the house...but the guy came by Friday to see what it was...yep...as suspected...termites...they are re-treating the house today...and will repair the sheet rock and paint next week...the guy that came out Friday was great - he explained everything to me in a simple way, without dumbing down everything too much...made me feel better about the whole process...that was basically the week between pestering Terminex to get someone out to the house, and pestering the insurance chick at the orthodontist...and of course work and school!

This past weekend...had MPRE review...MPRE is the Mulitstate Professional Responsibility Exam...aka the Ethics exam for the bar....by the time I got home from that...I felt bad...so we swapped out a movie from last week that didn't work right...and then went home and vegged...by bed time I felt horrible...we missed church Sunday morning cause I felt bad...I slept till noon...and sat on the couch till evening church...we made it to church that night...and I was run down by the time we got home...we didn't stay up much later before we crashed...I woke up about 3AM with a splitting headache...I took sinus meds cause I'd been suffering with sinus junk the whole weekend...woke up again at 6ish head still pounding...took Advil and prescription drugs text messaged boss and went back to bed...got up at 8:30 and felt MUUUUUCH better! I have NO idea the cause of the headache...it wasn't a migraine...so far as it had NONE of the typical migraine symptoms...

Once I got up yesterday felt much better...and it was a typical day...gave up on the insurance chick getting information, and called and got it myself...still waiting to talk to her to tell her what I learned...

Today...I've been in class...this morning I felt so cut off from the world...I couldn't get my work IM to work...it was terrible...sitting in a not very stimulating class...with no access to "play"...got it fixed at lunch...and started typing this too...

This weekend I have to study for the MPRE...next week have to take the MPRE...

In the month of March I have to get my Bar application finished and submitted...I have to pay for Bar/Bri (6 weeks review course for the bar)...and pay for PMBR (9 day review for Bar)...and pay for the bar...(anyone got some spare money...cause this is getting expensive!)...and order graduation announcements(and pay for 'em)...and order graduation costume (& pay for it)...see...taking donations! (this is on top of paying for the dental stuff I'm doing)

We're almost done with class...which is actually early...that's kinda good...but it means I'll have an hour or so to get started on something work related...that's really not enough time to actually accomplish anything...basically just enough time to get started...and then have to go...

So...now that I've written a novel...how's life with you? What's new in the past 2 weeks in your life? Anything fun & exciting coming up for you? :-)

oh - and still could use ideas on why my sidebar is at the bottom...?

can someone help me...

2007-02-14T13:29:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure how to fix my problem...I've piddled, and don't have time to work till I fix it...

It might just be me (using IE as a browser)...but my side bar is at the bottom...I don't have anything that's really wide that would cause it to bump down, so I'm stumped...I've attempted to change my widths on sections of the blog and that hasn't helped....

It happened when we updated to the new blogger (it made me)...so I'm wondering if it has something to do with that...? Is there a way to fix it? (without changing my whole template - I like my black and purple...)

Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions?

HELP!

My Sweet Wonderful Husband!

2007-02-12T07:25:00.000-08:00

He did so good! For my birthday/Valentine's day, he got us tickets to see My Fair Lady put on by Arkansas Symphony Orchestra! It was FANTASTIC!!! (Show was Friday night!)...

I know he's sending "something" to work...

How do I know... cause he's not so subtle...

here's how it went...

me at work...phone rings...

Me - hello
Him - hey! Whatcha doin?
Me - workin...you?
Him - workin...you havin a good day
Me - yeah - you?
Him - yeah...
*silence for a sec*
Him - you work on the 4th floor right?
Me - no - 6th...
Him - mumble....well it is building 4 right?
Me - yep
Him - ok...
*silence*
Me - you could just give them the building and they'll find me
Him - they wanted floor too...want me to tell you what it is?
Me - no - I know too much already....

LOL! He's soo sweet!

I asked a few days later if he wanted me to send a singing monkey to work for him or something...he said no - send pizza...a pizza place here has heart shaped pizzas - so I was gonna do that...but none of them will deliver to his work...

So...I sent cookies to him to work for Wednesday...

Ok - better get back to work....

what sweet things has your sweetie done for you recently?
(yes - that's a request for you to leave comments! ;-) )
Ta-ta for now!

let it snow let it snow let it snow!

2007-02-02T10:16:00.000-08:00

This was the view out my back door this morning! How pretty!

I was sent home early yesterday due to the coming 2nd wave of "bad weather"...classes were cancelled Wednesday and Thursday nights... and came in later today to give the roads a chance to clear!

Hope all is well with everyone!

Better get back to work...it's the 2nd day of the month...so busy busy!

ok - time for an update...

2007-01-23T17:46:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting in class...and figured hey - why not update here, and let everyone know what's going on...

I've been EXTREMELY busy as of late... let's see...went to Georgia to see my sweet wonderful husbands "sister"...and got to see this...

it was scarrry!!! ;-) just kidding. LOVED getting to meet the "sister's" family...her husband was quite amusing...the oldest beat my sweet wonderful husband at every game she convinced him to play...and the youngest girl had my sweet wonderful husband wrapped around her little finger....see...

Got back from there...and classes started...what fun...

Prior to tonight, I've been to each class for 3 hours (twice for each class)...

I think I'm going to like this semester...first of all because it's my last! LOL... Second...because I only have 3 classes...which is my lightest load so far... and of course 3 would be because of classes...I'm taking Employment discrimination...which seems to be an ok class...only real problem is she's very soft spoken, and there's only 3 rows in the classroom...that's what I"m sitting in now...interesting subject though...next class is Decedents Estates...it's a bar course...and I"ve had the tax part of this class already...so the terms and such are already familiar...and the professor has done GREAT in explaining things...and finally...I'm taking Jurisprudence...I've had this professor before...the subject is basically legal philosophy...it's a very different class...I like parts of it...and don't get parts of it...hopefully it'll all come together in the end (having the professor before - I'm pretty sure it will - it's just frustrating until then!)

Got my grades...passed everything...so now I have 3 classes between me and graduation! WOO HOO!

ok - lemme pay attention again! If not - you won't wanna hire me for an employment discrimination case ;-)

May 19th

2007-01-04T14:11:00.000-08:00

Or 4 Months, 2 Weeks, and 1 day....till graduation! I called the school to find out the date, and she said it's the 3rd Saturday of May...so apparently it's the same DAY as the main campus graduation, but it's a separate ceremony!

I can't believe the break is almost over...I've got just over a week left off...*sigh*...and this week has been long at work...so with all that's been going on, I haven't really gotten to go home and sit on my duff...first few days off was prepare for Christmas...then was Christmas...took nephew hunting one day...worked 2 1/2 days then had company for New Years...New Years off...this week so far I've worked 32 hours already...and I have to work tomorrow AND Saturday...oh and I was off Monday, so those 32 hours are in 3 days!...I should get off at a reasonable hour tonight...in about 15 minutes...and my sweet wonderful husband has requested I not work late tomorrow night...not that I'll have much say in it, but it is his birthday and I'd rather not have to work late either! Then next week we'll be getting ready for our trip...we're going to Georgia to see my sweet wonderful husband's "sister"...I'm looking forward to that trip, but when we get back...school starts...like a week and a half from today...Tuesday the 16th...granted that'll be 4 months and 4 days till graduation! :-D (but who's counting?)...

Ok lemme get off here...just wanted to firm up the date...for whoever reads here anymore!
Later!

DONE!!!!!

2006-12-21T10:48:00.000-08:00

Woo hoo!!! The semester is finally over!!!! I think it ended well....but we'll know for sure in late January or early February! I didn't sleep as well last night as I had hoped...I don't think my mind realized it really was over, and it could relax! I went to bed with a headache, and woke up this AM with one. At least it's not a migraine!

It's a good thing I was able to get a lot of my Christmas shopping done on trips this past year, and a few ordered through catalogs...because tonight is my first opportunity to go Christmas shopping! I've got parents (both biological and in-law) taken care of, and was able to get my brother done last week...nephews done...all that's left are a few more...and I need to get a baby gift for one of the couples in the church...they had their kid at Thanksgiving, but I haven't had time to get her anything...(I was unable to attend her baby shower because it was the Tuesday after Christy died, and I couldn't miss another night of class, after missing almost a whole week before!)...I feel like such a bad friend...she says she understands, but still...*sigh*! I think I've just about decided to give all the kids moula this Christmas...I simply don't have time to pick out something fantabulous for each one, and they all have way more toys than any one person needs...and hey...I remember as a kid getting money was the BEST cause that meant I got to pick out WHATEVER I wanted!!! Heck - as an adult - money is still the best gift! ;-) hehe

The parental units are coming up this weekend...(so if friend read this before I get a chance to mail the list serve we won't be in Monroe this weekend! LOL!)... Uncle A and Aunt P are coming as well - it's their anniversary, so they are staying at a hotel ;-) (No naked Friday in my house this weekend thank you very much! LOL!)...and besides - I'm sure they would rather not spend their 28th wedding anniversary on the air mattress in my computer room! (although I did offer!)... :-) Last I heard mom & dad were staying through till Sunday...and then heading back south...

Monday of course is Christmas...it will be an AR Christmas this year...I expect it to be a rather tough day...I've had several moments so far this Christmas season, where I really miss Christy...and I stay busy and have very little time to think, and have only known her for 4 years...I can only imagine what those who knew her her whole life are going through. Over all spirits are high...but there are moments when it creeps in! I still wonder why God needed her now...but I trust his decision, and know there's a reason!

Let's see...what else...oh my brother-in-law & his wife are expecting...it'll be their third! :-) I'm happy for them! I keep teasing in could be their third and fourth!!! hehehe For anyone who doesn't know, my sweet wonderful husband's grandfather was a twin, so theirs been hope that one of the 3 kids (hubby, his brother, or Christy) would have twins...ya know just now thought of the night Christy passed....my father-in-law showed me a picture of his dad and uncle and said he wanted some of those...according to my brother-in-law that their counting back, they said it was around that time that they go pregnant...so maybe they will have twins!! I'll have to remember to tell him about that!!! *evil giggle* (It doesn't bother me to pick on 'em...cause if I end up with twins, I think it would be fantastic!....it does bother my brother-in-law! that's what makes it so much fun!)

ok - I guess I've rambled on long enough!

yawn

2006-12-11T07:44:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness...I'm SOOOOO SLEEEEEPY this morning! I'm struggling to get started at work...and I've been here 2 hours! I've done a little...problem is...I've got a lot to get done! so a little isn't enough!

I'm off work tomorrow - woo hoo - granted it's so I can study some more! and I'm off Thursday for the same thing! The one good thing about being off tomorrow is that I can sleep in some! I'll stay up late tonight trying to finish as much as my brain will allow (it shuts down at times!), and then sleep late tomorrow, so I'm not tired during the exam! This one should be a short one! Still just as challenging as most, but it's only 2 hrs, while all the others are 3-4 hrs!

I have a review session tonight for my test next Monday night...that one when I think about it makes my stomach turn! I feel like I need to get a LOT done still! I know I"ll get it done, and that I have plenty of time (have the whole weekend if I need it!)...but right now...eek!

The weekend was a fun fill - action packed - weekend! LOL! You all know what I was doing - HA - Studying! I know you're jealous!

Ok - I've had a few sips of caffeinated coffee, so the brain is STARTING to function...better get some things done! (I knew until the brain kicked in I could ramble to you all!)

I would ask for your prayers through finals...4 finals...10 days...and I'll be done!

Ok - for real - gotta get to work....stop distracting me! ;-)

Application for Graduation!

2006-12-09T18:12:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness! I can't believe it...yesterday I went to turn in my application for graduation!?! Has it really been almost 4 years since I started...? (well 3 & 1/2)....I think it's silly that it costs $40 just to apply to graduate...but it's part of the hoops to jump through... I've registered for my classes for next semester...I've only got 4 finals (over the next 11 days) and those 3 classes standing between me and graduation...WOW!

Today's been a strange day...it's daddy's birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!...it's also Christy's birthday...we've both been missing her alot especially today. I still don't understand why God was ready to take her...I trust his plan...but I don't understand it...and I miss her!

The past week or so I've spent a LOT of time studying for my finals...they are Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday...Tuesday is Estate and Gift tax...we can bring the statute in with us and I've taken several tax classes already...so I'm almost ready for it...Thursday is Criminal Procedure Trial...we can't bring anything...so I've still got quite a bit to do for it...but the subject matter is rather straight forward...very similar to what ya see on TV court shows (like Law and Order...etc)...but I"ve got to memorize the cases we discussed and such...then the next week...Monday is Decedents Estates (AKA Secured Transactions)...we can bring anything we want for it...I feel like I have a LOT to do in that class...while we can bring anything in...I've got to get a better handle on it...I think I"ll be in better shape on Monday (of this week) because we'll have our review session, and those generally will bring things together full circle...I also haven't had time to spend on this one (due to there being 2 other finals before this one)...so it'll be better next week...then I end with Intellectual Property...this one we were told that if we put "I hate you *prof's name*" we'll get a C...and we can bring in anything we want...so if he keeps his word, I'll be fine in that class....I need to do some stuff still though...cause I'd like to still sound half intelligent...

My favorite red-head is in Hong Kong...to her...sorry I haven't written...work was supposed to slow down on Friday, and I got stuck doing something that took till after time to get off to finish...hopefully updating this will make up for it a bit?...my sweet wonderful husband LOVED the pictures...the ones of the monkey in particular were his favorite!...

Well speaking of those finals that are between me and graduation - better get to studying for them!

Stress Management (from an e-mail I received)

2006-11-17T10:23:00.000-08:00

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "how heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it."

"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier that glass becomes."

He continued, "And that's the way it is with a burden. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."

"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Never carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can." Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!

And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
* Never buy a car you can't push.
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse gets the cheese.
* When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
* We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. (And they make beautiful rainbows as they melt on a school radiator!)
* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

what a week!

2006-11-09T07:15:00.000-08:00

I'm going to update...but it's for me...so I can get it all out...it's been just over a week and LOTS has happened...granted nothing that's "exciting to talk about"...

Lets see...Last Monday night I went to the ER with some chest pains...couldn't breath deep at all...felt like someone was squeezing my lungs...very painful...Doc said it was Pleurisy...got 2 doses of morphine...didn't get home from the ER till 5AM...so my sweet wonderful husband and I decided to sleep late (he took me to the ER)...When we got up around 11ish, he went and got my prescription pain pills filled (I was hurting pretty bad!!!)...He left for work around 1ish, with me promising I wouldn't drive as I took one of the pain pills...he called his mom and told her that I was to call her if I needed anything, and updated her on what was going on...and I drifted off to sleep again...slept for 2 hours or so on the couch and decided to relocate to the bed...in and out of sleep...life was good (I was on pain pills remember!)...then 3:45 my phone rang...pain pills were starting to wear off, so I answered (thinking I could deal with a tele-marketer for a few minutes, since I would get a pain pill after that...only that didn't happen!....

On the other end of the phone was my mother in law...obviously upset...she apologized several times for calling me while I was "sick" (my thoughts - I'm just in pain - not sick)...I told her she could always call me and proceeded to try to pry out of her what was wrong...That when she told me Christy was dead...*sucker punch to the gut feeling*...WHAT?!?!...thinking to myself "she was fine...I just saw her Sunday...had dinner with her Friday...she wasn't even in the hospital...snap back to the phone...she wants me to GO and tell my sweet wonderful husband...I assure her I'm on my way out the door...I threw on my clothes from the night before...and out the door I went (granted with no pain pills - so it was a LONG night!)...I drive to his work...boo hooing the whole way...trying to figure out how I tell my precious husband that his sister was dead...I made a few phone calls blubbering on my way out there...was off the phone when I got to his work...he saw me pull up, and came out with a goofy grin on his face (like he forgot that I wasn't supposed to be driving...and I was just here to surprise him)...as he got closer to the car he saw my face...opened the door and began questioning what was wrong...I couldn't talk...I just cried....he begged what's wrong...I told him it was Christy...and cried more...he had to hear the words...he asked what's wrong with Christy...I could only whisper at this point...hugging him...I whispered that she was dead...he backed away with the look of the "sucker punch" feeling I felt earlier...turned around and collapsed in the parking lot sobbing...(he was VERY close to his sister!)...his boss is also a deacon at our church...he came out and asked what was going on...I told him, and tried to console my sweetie a little... From there it was kind of a blur of family time...we left his work and went out to his parents house...and with the exception of sleeping and during the day Wednesday...we were there until Friday night late....(Wednesday I HAD to go into work for a little while - it was after all the first day of the month and I do work in accounting)...a few friends and my parents came up for the funeral...we got to spend a little time together...and then it was back to work on Monday...while it's been just over a week...it still hurts...

Christy was a fantastic person - I do miss her terribly...granted I know it's probably only a fraction of what my husband feels! It kills my soul to know that her 10 year old son will have to grow up without his mom...it's not fair! Granted I know God's in control, and he has a plan...and I know Christy was saved, so she's with Jesus now and not having to struggle with diabetes any more! And her little boy is saved too, so they will be together again! So my only sadness comes from her not being HERE anymore...I can't talk to her...I can hear her laugh...see her smile...etc...at least not for a while...

Ok - this has gotten long...and kinda sad...but I needed to get it all out of me...so now I have...and now I must get busy...

Please keep my family in your prayers at this time...ya know - something that's changed...it's not my husbands family any more...they are MY family!

Just so there's something new

2006-10-25T08:45:00.000-07:00

Not too much to say right now - and really should be working, but taking my 15 minute morning break, which I NEVER do!

Life is good right now! :-)

Finally got my "problems" at work resolved...nothing bad...just a project I work on that blew up (not my fault!)...got it fixed finally! Woo hoo! It's only taken me 2 months!!

Had some friends spontaneously decide to come see me this past weekend - that was fun! I miss them! Got to see one couple from the marriage retreat too - that was fun too!

My sweet wonderful husband was unable to shoot Bambi...he tried...saw 2 deer, but never got a shot on 'em (I've heard this story about 50 times! LOL)...oh well...there's always next time...it's still early in the season!

Not too much to talk about right now...life's good - that's a good thing!

And hey - 206 days till graduation...or 6 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days!!! :-) But who's counting? LOL

Ok back to work...

Luv ya!

2006-10-18T17:26:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all who commented on my last post - if you would still like to post a comment on that one - feel free...I'll read 'em, but I'm ready for a new post....All comments were very helpful!

I'm sitting in class tonight...I don't really like this class. I don't pay close attention when I've read the assignment because he doesn't add much to the the text. I'm up for the 2nd half of the hour, so I HAD to read for tonight. That also means I have to pay attention the 2nd half of the class, so I've got to get this ready before that point of the class.... This class is taught by a young attorney who feels like he has something to prove...blah! Just teach the material, I don't care that you have something to prove! And to make it more annoying he walks around with his arms crossed without tucking a hand - so both hands are on top of his arms...blah....ok - can you tell I don't like this class! It's not just the prof...the book stinks also - you'd think something like Intellectual Property would be interesting, new, and well written...if you thought that - you were WRONG! The highlight of the class is visiting with a friend online while she's at work...

Having a little car trouble - hopefully it's nothing major....when I drive it sounds like a stick in the spokes of bicycle tires...it's only when I'm moving...no significance of turning...my sweet wonderful husband changed my brakes and rotors (something else that needed to be done), and didn't notice anything stuck in the tire or anything...gonna take it to the shop tomorrow night, so the mechanic can look at it Friday...hoping it's nothing major, but have NO idea what the problem could be...*sigh*...always fun...

Have some friends coming up this weekend for a marriage retreat...not sure how many of them I'll actually get to see, since we're not going, but hopefully I'll get to see some of 'em...for dinner or something...

The husband is going to hunt Bambi this weekend...he's excited.

I will most likely be doing homework and housework - I know you're jealous!

Ok - getting close to "half-time" so better run spell check and get this posted...
Later!

Friendship

2006-10-09T18:00:00.000-07:00

Been thinking alot about friendship lately...won't go into why...just know that it's been on my mind....my thoughts....

What is Friendship?

What can friends "expect" from one another?

What's "required" of a friend?

Is there a minimum requirement for "friendship"?

When you lose contact with an old friend, do they still count as a "friend"?

Is it wrong to "writeoff" a friend?

These are my thoughts, and what I'm considering during my Debtor Creditor class...I'll letcha know what I find...

Dictionary.com...
friend‧ship
Ânoun
1. the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship.
2. a friendly relation or intimacy.
3. friendly feeling or disposition.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE frēondscipe. See friend, -ship]
ÂSynonyms 2. harmony, accord, understanding, rapport.

That doesn't help much - can we define a word with it's root work in each definition...we were told in school that we couldn't do that...

Proverbs 18:24: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. "

...maybe I need to do more?

Proverbs 27:10: Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is neighborur that is near than a brother far off.

...guess that rules out just "writing them off"...*sigh*...that's tough...not that I WANT to write someone off...but it feels like it would be easier....I guess what I"m wanting to be able to do is "nothing"...if they aren't doing anything, can I just not do anything?...

Ok...so conclusion - can't write 'em off...I think I can't just do "nothing"...but what's the minimum requirement...who defines "friend"...is it just by self definition "thine own friend"...

Open for comments...actually would like insight...only request is that you don't ask why it's on my mind...please...just comment about friendship in general...

The wedding...

2006-10-04T15:56:00.000-07:00

There was a church....

He gave a ring...

She gave a ring...

A candle was lit (yes it's blurry, but you've seen a candle lit before!)...

They were pronounced married (doesn't he look thrilled! LOL!)...

They went for a ride...

There was cake...

....and everyone went home!

Remembering

2006-09-11T18:24:00.000-07:00

What were you doing 5 years ago today...I think everyone in America remembers this day 5 years ago.

To the families of 1. the rescue personnel who lost their loved ones 2. the victims on the flight 3. the victims in the towers...I'm sorry for your loss. You have been in my thoughts all day today...

As a recent college graduate at the time of the attacks on America...I was still in the naive state that nothing bad could happen to America...America was invincible...then the horror that was on every channel of TV, all Radio stations, and the talk of everyone in America...it was unreal...the uncertainty of what's next...how'd this happen...who did this...one thing was certain...we as a nation would never be the same.

That's true - we aren't the same. But are we better and stronger and more united for it...it's sad to say that no - we're more divided than ever.

The verse that was on the lips of most pastors that day, still rings true today..."If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." II Chronicles 7:14

Look what we got....

2006-09-05T17:04:00.000-07:00

Back to the grind

2006-08-29T11:48:00.000-07:00

So...back in school...*sigh*...the break was nice...but I wish it were longer...isn't that the typical case though... :-)

Last weekend was a LOT of fun! Went to Knoxville for a weekend of fun with the hubby and G&G. Had a good visit with them, and had fun on our excursions...we went to the cave I mentioned before...the lake it brags of was the "cool" thing in the cave...there weren't many formations...and the tour guide (who was 17)...explained things with an evolution mindset...for example, this formation takes about 10,000 years to make...etc...then went to this "apple orchard thing"...it was fun...wasn't what I was expecting, but the frozen Apple Cider (ingredients = apples)...was VERY yummy...and we got some fresh apples...then we went to the aquarium in Gatlinburg...it was cool...lots of fishies and such to see...but again with an Evolution mindset...it was kinda sad to hear a mom come in read a sign and tell her 6ish year old son...that big turtle skeleton up there lived 22 million years ago...anyway...

Next trip with G&G will be Nashville (since halfway is actually between Knoxville and Nashville). Fortunately both have LOTS to do around them...Not sure when that trip will be though...

Next planned trip is to Nebraska to a friend's wedding...I think we're going to take off Friday & Monday, and leave Thursday night....so we won't have to rush there for the wedding and turn around and rush back...

I've gone to 2 classes of 4 so far...I think it's going to be a good semester...from what ya can tell from half of the classes one time! :-) I go to the other 2 classes tonight - one of which I KNOW will be boring, so I might update again tonight! LOL! I'm trying to not get online much during class, and focus more even when it's terribly dry material, so we'll see! LOL!

Another big change we've decided to do...most everyone knows about our change in eating habits...the whole goal is to be healthier...get the junk out of our diets...well...we've also decided to get other "junk" outta our lives...we've decided to quit watching TV...our thoughts are we've both got LOTS of school stuff we need to get done...and often times we neglect our quiet time with the Lord because we don't have time...but we have time to watch TV...so we've agreed that the TV doesn't come on unless we've both had our quiet time, and school work is done. We've decided that we might do like Friday night movie or something (since neither of us have class), but it's gotta be a clean movie... The other thought besides just the "time" factor, is we've been thinking about the content of what's on TV...and we only have basic TV...and there's NOTHING in the shows we typically watch that is beneficial...most have terrible morals...terrible language...etc...and there's other much more beneficial things we can fill our time with! I'm so excited about this change!!

Ok - well - I better get back to work...have several things that need to be done and it's already 2!

Later!

Well it hasn't been a whole month!

2006-08-17T12:01:00.000-07:00

:-)

While I know it has been a while...I've been outta school, so I can't post updates while in class (cause I'm not in class! LOL!)

Have enjoyed my mini summer so far...

First weekend went to see the parental units...had a good visit...
Second weekend went to see the friends...had a decent visit (so many people in such a short time, I feel like we didn't get to really VISIT with everyone like I would have liked!)...
Third weekend went fishing...had fun!
This weekend...not sure what we'll do - really probably aught to finish some projects around the house, but we'll see how that goes...
Next weekend...going to Tenn. to a cave...a "mini vacation"...looking forward to it!

Then classes start that Monday for me...(my sweet wonderful husband starts this coming week, and I'll have to read while he's in class, since we'll be gone that weekend, but it's not class yet!)

Not too much exciting to talk about...

There have been several times something would happen, and I'd think, I could blog about that...but of course those NEVER happened when I was in front of a computer! And now that I"m taking the time to type out something...none of those things come to mind! *sigh*

Ok - wasted enough time talking about nothing, so better get back to work...

LAMY!

It's summer finally!!!

2006-07-27T11:08:00.000-07:00

Ok - I know technically it's been summer for like 2 months or so...but I've finally got a break from school for a month, so it can really feel like summer!! woo hoo!

This weekend I'm going to see the parental units...next weekend going to Funroe to see the friends...that's as far as I have planned...probably about all the traveling we'll get done (as far as I can tell) before school starts back...then the end of September we're going to Nebraska to see a friend get married.

Ok - gotta vent a little...how hard is it for someone to say thank you for you doing something for them...don't get me wrong - I'm the worlds worst at hand writing a thank you note and getting it in the mail...I'm talking a verbal thank you...or an e-mail...*sigh*...I don't do things for people to get a thank you...but to be "ignored" when you send something to someone...argh and it was the SECOND TIME!! Here's the story...my old boss came and asked me a legal question(she came and found me in person and asked me to find out something for her)...sounded interesting, I told her I'd see what I could find, but no promises....I spent a couple hours looking for the information for her over the next couple of days...sent her an e-mail (about a week after her asking)...with the information I found...it wasn't conclusive, because I couldn't find anywhere where Arkansas had handled that situation before...but told her about the "close" cases...spent some time on it...and told her that I'd done quite a bit of looking...I put a read receipt on it...and saw where she read it...and got NOTHING from her back...all I'm wanting is a "thanks for your time" kinda thing...is that too hard?!? She came to me because she knew it'd be free information...told me that...don't want to have to pay a retainer for an attorney...so you aren't going to pay me - that's fine - I'm not a lawyer yet...but at least say thank you!! (the other time was much more minor, but still irritating...she got a job change...not a promotion, just a change, but she'd been wanting one...I sent her an e-mail saying congrats I know you've been wanting a change...read receipt...and NOTHING...*sigh*)... Maybe I expect too much...I expect people to do what I would do...cause I don't think it's going out of the way to shoot an e-mail back (click reply, hit 9 keys "t-h-a-n-k- -y-o-u", click send)...

Ok - I feel better - got that venting out...(and you got something new to read - 2 birds one stone!)

Better get back to work - after taking off 2 days this week...I've got plenty to get done before the week's out (TOMORROW!) yikes!
LAMY!

the last few days....

2006-07-12T16:47:00.000-07:00

Evenin folks...I'm going to see how much I can get update while I'm in class...I was late (because I got held up at work)...I didn't read for tonight (I'll get to why in a bit)....and I just don't wanna be here...so you get my attention instead...aren't you happy? :-)

Let's see...Work is well work - *sigh*....2 more days till the split...things had started slowing down...but then we'll get something in that has to be done yesterday....I'm ready for a future due date on something!!! That's what I was doing tonight instead of getting to class on time! Oh well! I didn't miss too much - I was about 30 min late (class is about 2.5 hrs)...

My favorite red head lost her grandfather this past weekend - I was heartbroken to hear about it (and I didn't hear about it till too late..). She was planning to go visit for one last full family visit (knowing he was in ill health)...but he passed before they made it down... Her birthday was friday...and her anniversary is this coming Sunday (if I remember correctly)...they've been married 7 years - WOW! time flies! I'm getting to keep her munchkins this weekend (well Friday night), so they can have a night alone! That'll be fun! :-) Her monkey (read daughter) has my sweet wonderful husband wrapped around her little finger!!!! It's cute!

This past weekend was "painting" weekend....we actually started applying paint to the walls....in theory - great idea...in reality - a WEEKEND LONG NIGHTMARE!!! but as of today they are blue!! (the reason I'm not prepared for class!) Friday we finished taping off the room, and I started painting...almost halfway around the room I my sweety needed me to go back and "touch up" something...when I did...the part that should have been "dry"...just peeled right off...*sigh*...I was not happy!!! The place we got the paint had told us that if the paint comes off with nail polish remover then it's latex, and so we bought latex, but the peeling of made it appear to be oil based...My sweety called one of his deer hunting buddies, who's a painter, who told us that we needed to get it off as quick as possible....he recommended 409 and lots of scrubbing...I'm sold on 409...it'll get anything off!!!! We got all but about 4 feet squared cleared off (by then it was 1AM)...Saturday we had to get the rest off - we were SO thankful we had done as much as we had on Friday night! THREE bottles of "Oops" later, and it was off...we got the primer and on Sunday got that on the walls....so for those keeping score at home - 3 days TONS of work - many sore joints and muscles - and we had the primer on! Last night we painted the blue...tonight my sweet wonderful husband said he was going to touch up the walls and the trim so it will be DONE tonight, and maybe by tomorrow night we can sleep in OUR room again!! :-)

Let's see...what else...

Oh - something that to me was awesome! Sunday night when I was saying my prayers at bed time, I asked God to show me his power on Monday...I asked him to show me something that I would know "that was God"...I do that periodically when my faith feels so weak...and Monday I got a call from my friends, that K had gotten a job! It was an answer to prayer for her...which was an answer of prayer for me...the way it all fell into place it HAD to be a God thing! They were needing some "uplifting" and to see God do something great in their lives...they had been dealt some tough things to deal with, and this was a turning point! Ain't God good! in answering their prayer...and them calling me to tell me...God answered my prayer...2 birds one stone! :-)

Ok - well I've updated, and still have 30 minutes of class...I can't think of anything else to write about though...I think I'm done...so better do spell check and get this posted...

Love y'all (if I know ya - if you're a lurker I don't know ya to love ya) LOL!

ok..ok..ok...

2006-07-04T07:22:00.000-07:00

Here ya go - something new to read! LOL I get the hint! It was very subtle Mrs. Green! ;-)

I was planning to update last night while I was in class, but I ended up going home with a migraine...what fun! I'm sitting at work today - happy 4th! LOL! I think the company I work for is a Chinese company, so they don't celebrate the 4th! LOL - ok - just kidding! The company split happens in 2 weeks, so they are trying to rush month end close...and that means no taking off the 4th...they CAN'T wait for one more day to get the books closed! So the whole company EXCEPT accounting/finance is off today! ...*sigh*...but things are beginning to slow down! And we'll get to take our "Holiday" later...don't get paid extra for it, but at least we don't lose it!

I've got several things I need to get done, but I'm having to wait on co-workers to finish something else, before I can do what I need to get done...granted it CAN wait till tomorrow, but since I have to be here today, I might as well get it done!...

We have made even more progress on painting the room...actually BOUGHT the paint this weekend!!! WOO HOO! Cooking with Crisco now! We had lots of company this weekend...friends from Monroe on Friday night...they didn't stay but one night, so my brother-in-law and his wife, and their 2 kids came over, and we played games (the kids watched movies)...them coming over kept us from actually starting to paint...but playing games was MUCH more fun than painting! Then Sunday had the parent-in-laws over for lunch...My sweet wonderful husband cooked steaks, and I fixed several veggies for sides...it was quite yummy!

The hubby has been off both yesterday and today...I'm jealous...yesterday...he went out to his parents and did some yard work for them...and today I think he's going to paint for us! Wouldn't that be great - to get home and the room to be painted!!! woo hoo! I'm not expecting it - cause it IS his day off, but he mentioned he was going to do it, so I'm hopeful! I enjoy painting, so I don't mind helping, but if it's done when I get home, I promise I won't cry over it! LOL!

Ok - better get back to work...talk to you all "soon" <-- a very relative term!

so that worked...

2006-06-21T15:50:00.000-07:00

Ok - so I had good intentions of blogging more frequently...does that count?

Let's see...what's new...

I'm sitting in my Criminal Procedure Pre-Trial class...it's interesting...but it's Summer...I should be sitting at the house right now! Well...actually getting started on the painting...we've made progress...cleaned up the bedroom so we can get to all 4 walls...went to the store and got samples of what color "white" we'll need for the trim...Duck white...or White Duck, can't remember the order, but you get the gist, if you were wondering. We've also picked out the color for the wall but I don't remember the name of that one, sorry, you'll just have to come see it when it's done! ;-) Actually when we buy the paint, I'll know the name of it at that point.

I got my grades yesterday...pretty good...2 B's...1 C+...& 2 C's....I was hoping for a little better, but I'm not upset at all with them, it was a good semester overall! The 2 C's were in classes that had pre-req's that I hadn't had yet, so I can't complain.

Work has been SUPER BUSY lately...and will continue to be so for at least 3 or 4 more weeks...*sigh*...I'm ready for the Spin to be done with! There's some of my co-workers that I"ll miss a bunch - actually most of them I'll miss! But there's one in particular, that I'm ready for her to be gone...she's "nice"...but she's a whiner! No one works as hard as her, even though we all have more work that we can get done...and life's just so hard for her etc.

Ok...I've run out of things to talk about now....that's kinda sad...I used to be able to ramble on and on...but I'm blocked right now...oh well...guess that'll have to do to hold you over until next time...(granted depending on how class goes...that could be a little later tonight! LOL - don't expect it though! ;-) )

TTFN

short ramble...

2006-06-09T11:00:00.000-07:00

Ya know - I've been thinking...(I know - scary thought!)...I hate it when people don't update their blogs very often, and I go check out their site...and then it hit me...maybe I should update mine more often as well! I know novel idea right! Someone add one more hour in the day and I'll make sure it's done daily on the 25th hour of each day! ;-)

Summer class is going well...I find the subject VERY interesting...The class is Criminal Procedure Pre-Trial...so far it's been a class on illegal search and seizure...very interesting! It's only an 8 week class, and Monday begins week THREE!?! WOW! It's gonna fly by I can tell already, but I think that's a good thing cause interesting things go fast...if it were boring it'd DRAG by! :-) The Prof is nice...very energetic...and obviously happy to be there (I mean that in a good way...)...and enjoys the subject matter.

Work is CRAZY! Getting ready for Spin day...which is mid July...I'm ready for it to be over, and life to slow down a little up here! Obviously I really should get back to work...so I guess I will...

At least now you have something to read! :-) I'll try to be better...
TTFN

2 years!! WOW!

2006-06-05T06:57:00.000-07:00

Two years ago today...I was blessed to be joined in Holy Matrimony with a wonderful man! My sweet wonderful husband! At times it's like it couldn't have been 2 years already, and at other times it's like it's only been 2 years?!?.

This weekend we went to Branson for a weekend away. Went to Dixie Stampede. That was FUN! S-I-L you'd LOVE it! We did some shopping...spent too much money...and headed back yesterday...wanted to stay gone through today, but couldn't get off work (it's day 3 of close) - I'm gonna have to get outta the accounting field if I'm gonna be off for our anniversary ever! (guess it's a good thing I'm working towards that huh! ;-) )

Was gonna wait and post a picture of us tonight, but I know me, and it'll never happen, so I'd better post while I'm thinking of it! :-)

Ok - since it's day 3 I better get busy...TTYL

ok...here's something to keep ya going...

2006-05-16T15:31:00.000-07:00

Ok...so it's been a while...what can I say...I've been busy! I've been in finals...they finish up Thursday night around 9PM. WooHoo! Then it's 2 weeks till Summer starts up! LOL. I'm taking 1 class...it meets twice a week till 7:30, so it shouldn't be too bad. I'm only taking it so I won't have to worry about not graduating next May because of one credit hour!

I'm sitting in "class" right now...we're supposed to have a Q&A session at 6, and I have 30 minutes. I could and probably SHOULD be reading and preparing more for my exams...but I'm tired...so you get my attention instead! Aren't you happy!? ;-)

Let's see what's gone on in the last 3 weeks...I finished up the semester (so far as classes go)...had a "reading week" aka "dead week"...Thought my first exam was on Tuesday of last week. Got to work on Monday, around 10AM my boss said he thought I was supposed to be off that day (I took off all the days that I have a final)...I checked the schedule...sure enough...yep...Final MONDAY night...begin freak out...Realizing I haven't downloaded the software to type my exam...I haven't studied NEAR enough to be 6 hours away from the exam...head home...of course traffic jam...on the way mail bills....get most of the way home...realize the bills didn't have stamps on them! By this time it's 11:30...totally freaked out at this point. When my sweet wonderful husband called at lunch (like normal)...begin flood gates...poor guy didn't know what hit him! LOL...I did get quite a bit of studying done, and either the test was really easy (and I'd prepared enough), or I bombed it because I didn't know that I didn't know something...only time will tell!

I have a take home test that has to be turned in by 5PM Thursday (or postmarked Thursday)...a final Wednesday, and the last one Thursday. I finished the take home Sunday night/Monday morning...around 1:30AM...I have to read over it tonight to make sure the incoherence of 1:30AM doesn't shine through in any of my answers, but then I'll be done with that one!

Work has been rather hectic...We had a girl leave our department (she got a promotion - yay for her, but boo for us)...and we've all had to take on what she did (and she did a LOT)...until they hire someone...the new girl started yesterday, so YAY...things should get "better"...but I don't expect a "slow down" until after the Wireless/Wireline split.

I've gotten in touch with some old friends from the HS days...a guy friend that I was able to track down...still waiting on some updates from him...but he's been in finals as well, so I'll pester more next week. And a girlfriend (our class president), who I haven't talked to...gosh...possibly since graduation! I got an e-mail address for her, so I was able to contact her...that was kinda fun...I still doubt I'll be going to the Reunion, but it was nice to hear what's been going on with her!

A guy friend of mine announced yesterday that he's getting married...yay for him! I can't wait to meet his bride-to-be! He lives in Nebraska, and met her there, so I've never seen her...well except for a picture he sent yesterday. Not what I pictured in my head...but she's very pretty, and if she's as nice as he says she is, then they should have many years of happiness together!

Ok - I've caught you up in about 15 minutes...now I've still got 15 minutes, but I don't have much else to say...

Guess I'll go potty before class started (yes - you needed to know that)...run spell check, and then it should be time (we all know I can't spell worth a flip!).

Can't wait to see you (if I know you)...I miss my peoples...will begin making trips and such soon!

Ta-ta for now!

Map

2006-04-25T10:07:00.000-07:00

Ok - saw this on someone else's blog...thought it'd be neat to see where everyone is who reads...so...add yourself...for "name" if you want to remain annon, please pick something so I'll know who you are... I'll post more later...but lunch is over, and I need to get back to work (took me too long to get the stinking map in the sidebar...

Anyway - ttyl!

Updates and Junk

2006-04-20T10:50:00.000-07:00

So...how's everyone's week gone?

Mine's been pretty good...

I miss you people like crazy!! (those of you I know - anyone I don't know - I don't know you to miss you!)

I got to see the my favorite red head and her family this week...her little man was getting his traech out...that went GREAT! They were expecting 2 nights in the hospital, and they were able to do it in one! The little lady was cute as ever...

I'm ready for school to be over...but I'm considering taking a class this summer...so I'll only have 2 weeks completely off...if I take a summer class it'll only be 2 nights a week though, so it won't be as bad...and will make my Spring semester MUCH better....

We planted 3 rose bushes about a month or 2 ago...supposed to be 2 white and one red....one of the white ones has bloomed...the flower is pink...the other 2 haven't bloomed...at least it's pretty, even if it's not what we were expecting...

I bought 3 pair of shoes last night at Spend More (Payless)...1 brown...1 black...(sandals)....and a pair of hot pink crocks...the hot pink crocks are my favorite - they are the most comfortable shoes in the world...Justin thinks they are ugly though! LOL

OH wait - gotta tell you about the funniest thing I"ve seen in a long time...was driving to work today...a little late cause had a permanent crown put on - (sounds like I'm a true princess! LOL - talking tooth crown though)...and in one of the "strip malls"...there's a Caldwell banker...Curves (a women's gym for those who might not know)...and a Larry's Pizza....there was nothing in front of any of them except the Curves...parked in front of curves....the Ice cream truck!!! LOL!...I didn't think about my digital camera in my purse till it was too late, but I found that to be hilarious!...Ok - now back to work...

- Now you take a turn - tell us what's on your mind!

Goings on...

2006-04-13T17:36:00.000-07:00

So...it's been a while...how are you? ... :-)

I'm ok...busy...and will be pretty much until May 18th (which is the last day for finals!).

I'm sitting in Bankruptcy class...he reads us the code...how stimulating...and with the new legislative actions in Bankruptcy, he doesn't really understand all the new changes, so he's confused while teaching us...and he's a judge...yikes! We've had 2 people come to class to enlighten us on "the form" and then tells us that "the form" isn't going to be on the exam...uhhh...hello...then why have so many people tell us about it???

I've been contemplating life after graduation...YIKES...hard to believe in a year I'll be finishing up my LAST semester in school!!! Holy smokes... Anyway...been thinking about what I can/want to do... I want to "make a difference" in the world with my law degree and I don't see corporate accounting....and after school...corporate law...doing that... The family law class I had, had me considering Adoption law...still considering my options....the bankruptcy class has me considering this segment of law...and in my Estate Planning class there was a bank trustee that came in and spoke, and his talk has me seriously considering that (that would be a non-traditional legal job)...how do I decide....? I know...I know...God will show me the way...but I have to worry about it some don't I? ;-) I fall back on how he showed me what to do with my undergrad degree...kinda fell in my lap, so I knew it was a God thing! And I know He's the one who put the desire in my heart for school...so it'll all work out...I'm just anxious to know how!

I miss people! I've been struggling with missing people lately...particularly Monroe people, simply because the last trip was absolutely fabulous...I got to see all but one family (college pastors family)...and got to go to my old church...got to see my family...and my sis-in-laws family...and...well...it was just great...*sigh*...I know it'll never be like it was...but I do miss those times...granted I'd want my sweet wonderful husband AND "the good ole days"...and those 2 have never been together on a permanent term...

Ok - well I'm reminiscing when I should be paying attention in class...granted I probably should also be taking notes instead of typing on here...but hey...at least he doesn't know what I'm typing isn't about what he's talking about.

Going back to the dentist next Thursday...will get the temp crown replaced with a permanent one...that'll be a good thing, cause I'm tired of the temp one...it doesn't fit right...the assistant told me the permanent one will fit better!

My favorite red-head is coming up next week...with her family...her son is getting his traech(sp?) out(assuming all goes well). I'm so excited...for the son getting it (that way I don't have to spell it) out...and for me...cause I get to see all of them! Pray for him that all will go well...and for mom & dad...and just for the whole situation!

Well - class ends in about 10 minutes, so lemme get off here...I'll talk to you soon!

9 days off work and school!

2006-04-03T17:34:00.000-07:00

Wow! It was soo nice! Today has been the longest day in the world though!!! I had a midterm due today - it was given to us a month ago, but no - I have never changed - I was up till 2AM working on it...it is finished though...it made it even harder to focus at work today - been off 9 days and then go back to work on about 4 hours of sleep!

I got to see my peoples this week...it was a good week...it was long, and short at the same time...long cause I got to do so much...short cause I went almost non-stop so the time kinda flew. Friday night....well really Saturday morning around 4:45 my brother and sis-in-law arrived! Saturday morning alarm went off at 6...actually got up around 7:30...got ready and headed to Funroe...helped friends move...and had a good time...Sunday got up and was able to attend RRBC - it felt like "home" again...granted it helped that our row was full (G&G on one side...R&R on the other...Mom & Dad B behind us...my favorite redhead playing keyboard...her brother Mr. N on the guitar...D on the Drums...I got a little "va-klempt" at one point! I miss those days! Granted my life is great, so I'm happy...but those days were sweet!...Sunday for lunch went to eat with the big group, and My Sister-in-laws parents and grandmother...spent about 2 1/2 hrs at that "restaurant" went to the "new" house, and about 20 minutes later my parents called to find out where we wanted to go to dinner...it felt like we had just eaten...so went to get coffee, and visit, then ate Italian in WM...Aunt P joined us...it was a good visit...then rounded up our stuff...and attempted to head out - it was late when we got back to LR! Whirlwind visit, but a good visit!

Monday we slept in and watched movies...then ran around town some...ate Japanese in NLR, which was yummy, got to see L at dinner, and one of my classmates got to meet part of the group...Tuesday...we went to the place that my wedding pics were taken...then went to eat dinner at a fabulous restaurant...first time for everyone except LJ...it was a carnivorous dream place! It was pricey though - but VERY good (we'd skipped lunch to prepare for it!)...G&G left Wednesday around "early lunch time" 11ish...and I went home and snoozed a bit...kinda bummed around a bit...Thursday got up and registered the boat...that took forever...and then packed for us to go out of town for the "weekend" (Thurs night till Sat lunchtime)...went to Branson...had a good time...just getting away with my sweet wonderful husband...relaxing for a few days before the downward spiral into finals begins...

Last night I had to write my mid-term for my bankruptcy class...got to bed around 2:30AM...and had to get up and go to work...after 9 days off work...and it was day 1 of close - *sigh* it's been a long day!!

So do you feel caught up? You should, cause I think I've covered it all now...I'm sitting in class now...and have about 30 more minutes...

Now I'm outta things to write about *sigh*...you should entertain me now! :-) Ok - I guess I'll just quit here for now, and pay close attention during the last little bit of class..

Three days in a row!

2006-03-15T17:31:00.000-08:00

Aren't you excited! I am!

I have Spring Fever BAAAD! I'm ready for my week off from school AND work! Can you tell (as I type this in class instead of notes)...We're discussing Value Added Taxes now...it was interesting at first...we were discussing tax evasion, and the theories there. I have so much to do between now and Spring Break though - I want to be able to play the whole week, so have to get lots done in the mean time.

You know - if you people would update your blogs, I could have something to read while I'm in class, and be entertained! So get on that - k? K!

My tooth that I had the root canal done in is STILL bothering me...I'm worried about it. I'm supposed to get the crown next week, and I'm wondering if the crown will make the "hurt" go away...and if it doesn't is he going to pay for the 2nd crown if it requires another root canal...or can they reuse the crown? *sigh* Teeth suck! If it weren't for the fact that my face would look funny (well funnier than usual), I think I'd have them all pulled out of my head...then no hurt...no crooked ones...no yellow ones (no matter how much I brush)...*sigh* Some day I"ll be able to get my teeth to all look pretty...bleach them...braces...granted I'm hoping the "hurt" factor will go away quickly!

Blue box...I saw a car on my way into work that reminded me of the blue box my favorite red head used to drive. It made me smile! Isn't it funny how something we see, smell, or hear brings us back to a different time in our lives...I was reminded of the first several years of college...

I don't remember if I mentioned it on here before that my friend's brother was ill...well he passed away today. I so wish I could be there to give her a hug. I feel so sad for their loss, even though I never met him. At the same time, I'm kinda excited for him. I can't wait to meet him in heaven! He's perfectly healthy there now, and all of his disabilities from earth are gone!

I'm excited for the same friend in another matter - they closed on their house today!!! YAY!!! It's not that I'm excited that they closed on a house...it's that I"m excited the stress they've been under is gone. It's so weird...when one member/family of the commune is feeling something, it's like we all feel it to a degree. When each has bought their house, we've been excited them...when there's been health concerns of family members, we've been sad with them...when tests come back positive when hope was dwindling, we've been relieved with them...it's weird how the Lord has brought us all so close together. It seems that the closeness of us is unusual...especially considering we're not "childhood friends"...most of us met post high-school (except those who are actually related).

The professor just mentioned "massage"...(in a different context)...I could REALLY use a massage!!! The last professional one I had was awesome! Hey Sister-In-Law - lets do that when you come visit?!? Not that my sweet wonderful husband won't rub my shoulders...but he gets tired of doing it before all the kinks are worked out!

Ok - I've run out of things to talk about...*sigh*...and class isn't half over...let me see if I can find something else to do...y'all aren't talkin back (I know...I know...you aren't online...no excuses!)

Anyone...anyone...anyone...

2006-03-14T18:08:00.000-08:00

Ok - this is too painful...2 weeks in a row...think "Beuler...Beuler...Beuler...." and "anyone....anyone....anyone..." that's the professor/attorney I'm listening! SNORE! So now you get my attention...I've gotten bored with games... I worry a little about this test, because it's so hard to listen to him drone on and on, but it's a take home, and what I've read in the book, it spells it all out pretty well... We'll see! ;-)

I thought about blogging during the day today...and as things would happen, the thought would cross my mind that I can tell y'all tonight...but now that I'm typing on here...nothing comes to mind...isn't that just typical!

Well...plans for the weekend...clean the house...cause the next weekend we'll be having company!!! YAY!! I'm very excited! And I have to get some homework things taken care of...a few things due right before spring break, and a few things due right after Spring Break...since I"ll have company during Spring break - I really need to get it all taken care of before...so...this weekend will be tons of fun...NOT! but that's ok - cause the next weekend will make up for it. And then the next full week is Spring break, and I'll be off from work! Woo Hoo! 9 FULL DAYS OFF FROM SCHOOL AND WORK - how great is that!!!! Gotta focus until then!

Work is crazy! As we prepare for the actual split of the company...we're trying to get to the point that the month of April we're functioning as 2 departments (in my department), so we're having to do tons of things to get to that point...on top of the daily functions that are normal...With the split we're also having to learn the job functions of other people in our department who are going the one direction, but had job functions in the other direction. And we have to get desk procedures written...*sigh*...It's soo crazy!

...anyone...anyone....anyone....? AHHHH!

Friends are hopefully closing on their house tomorrow...that makes 3 families who have decided to "grow up" (sorta) in our group! It's kinda weird! I've joked with him (M) that now that they'll have a class, he'll finally get the job he's been wanting with the company I work for! LOL! wouldn't that be par for the course!

Some friends just had their twins this past weekend...they are so precious (from pictures)...I can't wait to meet them! I have another friend that's due in about 4 weeks or so...on top of 2 friends who had babies last year...our Sunday School teacher had a baby in February (well - his wife did) lots of little people around...they are so much fun! :-)

I think he's about to let us go...so I'm gonna quit for now...that's good though...cause this ramble was going nowhere...

to be continued...(maybe tomorrow night?...)

New plants

2006-03-13T17:55:00.000-08:00

The last few weekends my sweet wonderful husband and I have been purchasing plants to spruce up the yard...I've been all about what's pretty, and what's different, 2 of the ones below are my choices...

This one is called "Angel's Trumpet" It just looked cool. It's planted in the front corner of the back-yard (we were told it would grow to be as big as me - that's pretty big!)

This is Periwinkle...or Thrift...it's a ground cover for under the tree in the front yard (will go around Azalia's)

This is my Camellia - it's pink - and pretty. It's planted beside the deck.

We also got 2 white rose bushes, and a red rose bush - but those don't have flowers yet, so I haven't taken their picture yet...

Oh and so far have 2 Azalia plants...going to get several more, but we have to do it as we have time to plant them!

And we've planted a hanging basket of strawberries that have started sprouting and a few things from seeds and bulbs, so we'll have to see if they'll sprout...

It's so pretty, and fun...maybe I'll quit school and be a gardner - My sweet wonderful husband and I could start a flower nursery?!?

Just kidding - ok - back to paying attention in class - just wanted to show the plants...

a week later...

2006-03-08T17:25:00.000-08:00

and here I sit...in the same class...paying as close attention as I did last week...don't freak out though - I'm listening...it's just kinda boring, but I find if I write here, I absorb more than I do if I'm playing a game.

Only problem is...I don't have much to say...so this will be more of a ramble potentially...but if you know me - you're used to that...if you don't, then I'm sure you know someone who rambles...the world is only so big! :-)

Tonight's topic is about tax breaks for the elderly, and if the age should be raised, lowered, or left alone and the benefits and consequences of each.

Good news on my friend's mom...she had a scan (don't remember which kind), and the tumor hasn't started growing back yet...YAY!...that was a concern since it took 2 months to grow back the first time...she's decided to resume treatments! Keep her in your prayers!

I have some friends closing on a house next week - they've helped me move MANY times so we'll get to return that favor in the near future...what fun...LOL...

*Sigh*...we've moved on to Value Added Tax...blah!

During class I talk to whoever is online that I know...generally only one friend is online, cause she works at night at a computer...she's having Chinese for dinner...now I want Chinese...didn't before she brought it up...thanks!

It's funny how we get into habits...when I'm typing anything...both number and text documents...I hit Ctrl S periodically in order to keep from losing stuff...my computer at work has trained me to do this, since it likes to crash or lock up on me...I keep trying to do it in this screen, and there's nothing to save...it's not a file to save to disk...I amuse myself...

Ya know - I could type my notes into this screen...then you could get an idea of what I'm listening to...how boring would that be for you! LOL...granted my luck if I were to do that, when I wanted to pull up notes to study for finals the website would be down...

There's a chance we'll be going to Monroe this weekend...jury's still out on that...depends on many factors...it would be fun to just get out of town for a few days...and we could possibly get the extra couch outta the living room (if I can ever talk to "little bit" about something)...if she'd ever be online...granted the hubby has to get his paper finished this week too, cause if we go out of town, he won't feel like working on it Sunday evening when we get back, and it's due in final copy Monday night...and of course there's things around the house that we really should do...not to mention several projects to do (some wants, some needs)...if only it were Summer already...*sigh*

It's hard to believe that we've passed the mid point of the semester though!! Granted I'm eagerly waiting for Spring Break!!! Only 2 1/2 weeks!!!!!!!!! I think I'm gonna take time off work that week too...with class every night of the week, it's not beneficial to take time off work, cause I still have to come to town to go to class...

Break time - miss me...

Didja miss me? LOL

We've got about 35 minutes of class left...I'm ready to go home now though! *whine*

Ok - well I'm tired of typing this - time to work on sleeping with my eyes open...while typing in my sleep...so I look like I'm paying attention to the prof...I'll letcha know how it goes! ;-)

Ramblings from the inner workings of my mind...

2006-03-01T17:54:00.000-08:00

Ok - so I haven't posted in a little bit, but that's ok - I have a busy life. I wish I just had time to sit and blog about life...granted that would be a blog about blogging, and that would get boring...I'm just going to type what's on my mind...so good luck keeping up with me...

Right now I'm sitting in tax policy where we're discussing the philosophy of our tax system, and if it's fair, and how to make it more fair etc...it's all theoretical, so it's kinda a struggle for me...it's interesting though...

I find it so funny how Arkansans find Louisiana "traditions" etc...things I find normal...they find so neat and interesting etc. For example - I borought a king cake to work yesterday...I don't celebrate Mardi Gras, but my WHOLE life we've had king cake for mardi gras...since I'm in Arkansas these days, I have to keep in contact with my LA people to know when Mardi Gras is, and make sure I get a king cake, and expose my work people to Louisiana life... They were all in awe at the king cake, and very excited to try it...after they tried it they were very impressed...to me it's neat to see it through their eyes...cause it's basically a cinnamon role not cut up with icing and colored sugar. They all read the card that had the history and traditions...one even made a copy of the little card with that information on it....

I've learned I have a problem...I judge people based on what I see...something I need to correct. I saw someone when I was walking into work today that made me laugh almost out loud...he was about 7 feet tall...was wearing a shirt that might have been cool back in the 80's...and was wearing pants that fit his waist, but were about 6 inches too short...and black shoes - think nursing shoes...and had hair...how do I describe the hair...think my hair...crossed with my brother's wife's hair...about 6 inches long...blow dried... He walked about 10 yards in front of me all the way from the back 40 through the parking lot to the building...I mentally made fun of him the whole way...when we got to the building...he stood at the door and waited for me to get to the door, let me go in front of him, spoke politely, and even got the 2nd door...rode up on the elevator and he was super nice...I can't describe the "innocent nice" in a way that gets my point across so you just have to use your imagination...

Today when I got to school I went up to my class...sat through th first class...went to my second class...and before it started decided to go down to the 2nd floor to get something to drink, and possibly a snack...decided I should use the facilities before I went to class too, so stopped in there first - figuring the bathroom is not the sanitariest place to set down snack food and beverages while in disposed...when I walk in there's a girl in there alone...standing at the mirror drinking her pink lemonade...it was like she was sitting on the couch at home watching a movie and enjoying a beverage...thought that was weird...

I'm getting to visit with a friends parents tomorrow...I'm kinda looking forward to it...granted I'm a little worried the age difference/stage in life difference might be awkward...his dad has a job interview at the company I work for, and mom is coming up with him to see Little Rock, to try to help her get comfortable with the idea of possibly moving here. She might visit with me while he's in the interview, if she doesn't feel comfortable exploring LR alone...I only wish it were say next week...cause the first 4 business days of the month are the busiest for me. It'll all be good though...I'm praying that the dad can find a job that will be awesome and that will result in everyone saying - That was God! I've been there before...and the friend who's dad it is has too...while it can be tough going through it - it's awesome when it all falls together!

Why is it when people have a problem with someone...if it's someone they are close to...they avoid discussing it...and it becomes a bigger problem because everyone pretends there is no problem...shouldn't the friends you're the closest to be the ones you can talk to the easiest...oh the paradox...

A funny thought - the guy sitting next to me in this class works for a soda company who's main product is red...and I'm sitting here drinking a soda from a company who's main product is blue...(mainly cause that's all the school has...I prefer the red product)...I just find it funny...

so...were you able to keep up...this is just a glimpse inside what goes on in my mind....all this while discussing the theory of married filing jointly versus single and the marriage penalty and solutions, and problems with those solutions....how fun!

Granted typing this has kept me entertained through class...and we get out in 30 minutes...you have made the time go by much faster...thank you! LOL!

It's been almost a year...

2006-02-21T11:00:00.000-08:00

From an "Inspirational e-mail I got today...

"There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!"

Ever so true! I want to hug her...talk to her..be able to ask her questions...see her smile...hear her laugh...see the twinkle of mischief in her eyes...*sigh*...

Happy Valentine's Day!

2006-02-14T08:43:00.000-08:00

So do I look older?....wait - don't answer that...

Hope everyone has a loverly Valentine's Day!

I'll be spending most of mine at work...then school...it's a special day! LOL...We are going to go out to eat right before my class though, since it doesn't start till late.

Well - better get back to work - they don't buy the "it's my Birthday, so I shouldn't have to work, but you should still pay me" line. *sigh*

yawn

2006-01-25T08:01:00.000-08:00

Well - I'm taking a few minutes to ramble....I don't have anything new going on in my world right now, so this might not be all that interesting...but hey...it doesn't have to be interesting does it...I never promised that! LOL Ya know - I got to looking and Next Friday will be 1 year since I started this thing! WOW! I didn't figure I'd keep up with it that long...I went back and was reading a few of my earlier posts, and was amused...I didn't read too many cause I figure if I'm wasting time reading...I could waste time rambling, and keep the fans happy! ;-)

Well...I got got my grades back for the Fall semester...got them like last week sometime...but haven't posted since then...it was my best semester so far...I got a C+ in Cyber law...I think I earned better than that, but oh well...it was under a weird professor (the associate dean's son), and he assigned ridiculous amounts of reading for a 2 hr class...50-80 pages...my 4 hr class only assigned 40 pages a week...sheesh! Oh well...I passed, and got my writing credit! Federal income tax I got a B- and Business Associations I got a B...so my GPA for the semester is a 3.0...WOO HOO! Here's hoping for another semester like that one! This semester I'm taking Lawyering Skills 2 (practicing going to trial), Tax Fraud, Tax Policy, Estate Planning, and Bankruptcy Chapters 11 & 13. All my professors seem really good...Estate Planning seems like it's going to be rather boring...subject matter is very interesting...but it's 3 lawyers teaching the class...and they just drone on and on...but I'll manage!

I've gotten into Sudoku puzzles lately...they are fun...kind of a numbers logic type puzzle...look it up...it's fun! My daily calendar is of those (a new one each day)...and some of the ladies up here at work get the one out of the paper and copy it...so I get that one too...and occasionally I'll pull up one online and do it...but that's at home or school between classes (work has that sort of thing blocked as "games")...

We've got a girl up here that's been out since last Thursday, and is still out...they are suspecting a stroke...did an MRI yesterday...but we're still waiting...she's having double vision and vertigo are the 2 symptoms I've heard...pray for her if ya think about her...

I haven't heard any update on my friends mom with the brain tumor...so I'm hoping no news is good news!

It seems my posts are rather long when I have nothing important to say...LOL!

I think I need to take some pictures and update photos on here...

Ok - well I better get back to work for now...I might post more later if I can think of anything significant to write...(while I was writing one of the paragraphs I thought of something else, and before I finished I forgot it, so whatever it was if it was important I'll add it back later!)...

Ta ta for now!

sigh

2006-01-12T10:25:00.000-08:00

Apparently 4 weeks off from school equals 4 weeks off from blogging! LOL! and I've heard about it plenty...people think I have nothing better to do than write on here...if only that were really the case! LOL

Well - school starts back next week...I've got mixed emotions about it - I do enjoy school, and am glad I'm able to attend, but I enjoy coming home in the evenings with nothing that I HAVE to do! I'm taking 5 classes this semester...and go 5 nights a week...that's gonna suck! But if I don't do it this semester, I won't be able to take the summer off, and/or won't get to graduate next May! WOW - right now it seems like it's not that far off...granted by March it'll feel like it's FOREVER away, but that's just the stress factor! I guess I should start seriously thinking about what I'm gonna be when I grow up...like what part of law I want to practice in and such...*sigh* being grown up is stressful! Tell all your yayhoo's to enjoy the "kid" life, and don't try to rush it too much! I can say that the break has felt longer than it is because I've made it a point to enjoy each day individually, and not rush the weeks...(like I'm not thinking "oh I wish it were the weekend" - I'm enjoying it's Thursday and I don't have class, I can spend the evening with my sweet wonderful husband!).

Well that was a long ramble paragraph about school - wasn't that fun! LOL

Ok - what all has happened since my last post...let's see...Christmas...and New Years...my sweet wonderful husband's b'day...I think that's it in the big picture...

Christmas was good - it felt so rushed trying to see everyone, but it was worth it...both sets of parents gave money! It worked out great...we ended up using the actual cash that they gave us to keep from putting our visit on the credit card...it wasn't what we had hoped to spend it on, but it was the responsible thing to do! Like I said earlier - being grown up stinks!

(This post is taking forever to write cause I'm typing it as I find a few minutes)

My sweetie and I rang in the New Year with 2 couples from church...we visited and played games and such till the New Year dawned...it was fun!

I worked my fanny off the first week of this year...worked 47 hours (at was off Monday)...sheesh!...15 hrs overtime, without pay...gotta love being salaried! I was afraid I wasn't going to get to go home at a reasonable time on my sweet wonderful husband's birthday, and was getting upset, but fortunately I got off by 6, so we were able to go out to eat.

That gets us through most of last week...This week has been rather uneventful, which is a good thing...I was kinda sick the first part of the week - basic sinus crud...but I'm better now...I just keep having these coughing fits where I sound like I'm trying to cough up one of my lungs...my co-workers swear that I shouldn't have lungs left! :-)

Oh - with the WLS/WLN split with the company I work for...I'll be going WLS, so no big change for me...my management will be changing up some, but that's not a big deal.

Oh got news this week that my friend's mom who had the brain tumor that they operated on to remove...is not doing well...the tumor is growing back, and she's very week from the Chemo and Radiation. Pray for the mom...and the family...while only God knows...there is a fear that she might not make it "much" longer...(I've heard either a year or at least a year...which are 2 very different things)...granted like I said - God's in control of it all...the Lord could come back and she get raptured out like the rest of us! How great would that be! Ok - anyway - pray for them, cause it's still tough to watch someone you love battle cancer...and it's tough for her battling the cancer!

Ok - I think I'm caught up for now...we'll see...This has taken me too long to write, so it's as caught up as I'm gonna be for today anyway!
Later~

A week for accomplishments!

2005-12-20T07:05:00.000-08:00

Well - I'm DONNNNNNEEEEEE!! hehehe Turned in my last assignment Friday at 6:30PM. Woo hoo! Went this weekend and got my hair done...have gotten many complements on it - apparently my hair looked like crap before for so many people to notice! LOL! I think it's just cause it is different! I really like it! I found someone who wasn't afraid to cut my hair...everyone I've gone to in the past has been afraid to cut naturally curly hair..."cause you never know what it's gonna do"...well I'll never know if you don't get to chopping! LOL. I went to Texarkana with a friend from school, and got it done where she's gotten her hair done in the past, when she lived there (she was picking up her son from her ex's). Saturday night we (my sweet wonderful husband and I) went to a Sunday School Christmas party - it was fun! We got to know some of the other couples in our class better. There was one couple that I didn't even know their names...they started coming while we weren't as faithful, and then it's just awkward to introduce yourselves...but I did as soon as they came in at the party. We did "dirty santa" with ornaments...we got a pretty ball that has an old fashioned Santa (with toys in the toy shop) on it and 2005 in glitter on the back. We borought a Pillsbury Dough boy...we were the only "fun" ornament...everyone else borought "pretty" ornaments. The couple that got the one we brought LOVED it though, so that was cool! (it was the couple that I didn't know their names when they walked in - so it was kinda funny). Last night we called the girl I went to Texarkana with, and met for dinner (I had a gift card to use), and then she and I went Christmas shopping, and my sweet wonderful husband went to Academy Sports...he was happy, and we both got all of our shopping finished! WOO HOO! I've gotta wrap gifts tonight, and need to get a box of cards or something to give with my Rattlesnake eggs...my gift to my co-workers. I have a PILE of laundry that needs to be washed...*sigh* this catching up after school lets out can be exhausting! My goal is to have Christmas done (which it is all but the wrapping), and the house clean by Christmas morning...that one's going to be a challenge...cause I'm wanting it clean like no more boxes clean! We'll see how close I get! I've rambled on all in one paragraph - that's pretty funny. Wonder how hard it's going to be to read! LOL! This Wednesday is supposed to be a Candle light Christmas service at church...that should be pretty - I'm looking forward to that. Then Friday night is Christmas with the in-laws. Saturday my hubby and I are going to kill mean vicious rodents with tails! (aka squirrels). Sunday our church is having full services...I think we're going to miss all of 'em...well we might go to Sunday school, since our friend is teaching (the teacher is going to be outta town). Then it's lunch at our realtors...LOL...if ya didn't know she was his aunt, it sounds like we got her tons of money on a house, and now she's inviting us over for Christmas! LOL! Anyway...lunch with the in-laws at the aunts house...then drive 5 hours to have dinner with my family, and do Christmas with them. Then Monday afternoon (around 3ish) off to Monroe to see the friends, and attempt to help spoil their munchkins with more presents, and just spend time with them. Tuesday morning it's back home to recuperate from the weeks activities, and get ready for work on Wednesday! *sigh* I'm tired just thinking about it all! LOL!

Well - better get to work, so I can keep my job, and afford all these activities! LOL
Ta-ta for now!

Nerd Score...

2005-12-12T13:55:00.000-08:00

Official Resignation

2005-11-30T08:37:00.000-08:00

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old again.

I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.
I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.
I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.
I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.
I want to return to a time when life was simple. When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care. All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.
I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.
I want to believe that anything is possible.
I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.
I want to live simple again.
I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.
I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind, and making angels in the snow.

So, here's my checkbook and my car-keys, my credit card bills and my 401K statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood. And if you want to discuss this further, you'll have to catch me first, cause... "Tag! You're it."

Lot's going on...prayer needed...and life's happenings...

2005-11-11T14:23:00.000-08:00

Well it's only been a week this time between posts...aren't you proud? ;-)

The weekend was good...got to go to Monroe, and see all my Monroe peoples! Went to lunch with some of them, then went to the shower. The shower was good...the mama to be got all sorts of pretty things for her little princess. Now I can't wait to meet her little princess...only 3ish more weeks! YAY! I'm not sure when I'll get to meet her exactly (partly cause we don't know exactly when she's going to make her appearance, and partly cause she's due right in the middle of finals time! The girl friends stayed and visited after the family left, so we were at the shower for like 2 1/2 hours or so, but it was a lot of fun. And I got to play with another little princess who's about 2 months old (my favorite red head's baby). After the shower we went to eat...(basically a day of eating and sitting and talking for the LR people). We had bar-b-q. It was yummy...I wasn't all that hungry though, so it wasn't as good as it is when you really want bar-b-q AND you're hungry. The fellowship was fun though...that's where we were ALL together except the 2 LR males. The kids were loud, but in great moods, and playing well together. I'm sure the management was glad to see us leave...we took up THREE long tables, and it was pretty much full. Then 3 more hours back home. Got home around 10:45ish...so not too bad!

Tuesday my favorite red head came to town to see a doctor about her 3 year old. They decided to take out his tonsels and adnoids, and if I remember correctly, some scar tissue from around his treach/trake (I kept avoiding that word cause I'm not sure how to spell it, but that's my best guess), so they'll be back up either Sunday night or Monday morning for that (while I wish it were for just a visit, I'm glad I'll get to see them again so soon!). While I know it's a surgery done all the time on kids...pray that it goes well for him. I'm pretty sure my favorite red head thinks I'm just glad cause I get to see her little princess, but that's really not the case (granted I will definitely get my loving time in with her), I enjoy visiting with the whole family!!!

Wednesday I got notice that one of my friends, who's mom lives close to LR, got a call from his mom saying something wasn't right, and there was concern of a stroke, heart attack, pinched nerve...she lost feeling in her left side...lots of wondering until they (a cousin) could get her to a hospital and get some tests run...they determined it was 2 tumors on her brain...please PRAY FOR HER!!! They are going to do a biopsy, hopefully today, but might not be till Monday or Tuesday, so everyone's stuck wondering. The doctors said worst case...they do nothing and she's got about 7-12 weeks....best case, they remove it and life goes on great...might need Chemo or radiation or something...but until they do the biopsy, no one knows. They will be coming up this weekend, but I'm not sure how much I'll get to visit with them...I've offered my services though, if they need a sitter for the boys or a place to crash or a listening ear or whatever!

This past Sunday's sermon was good again...all of Bro. P's sermons are good...I just haven't been listening with my heart lately, I've been listening with my ears only. I don't remember the exact verses preached from, but it's in the gospels (mainly John), so you can find it if you wanna look it up. The main idea was that we were all in the crowd the day Jesus was Crucified...and he talked about the 3 groups of people in the crowd that day. Group 1 - Those at enmity with Jesus(basically the lost pictured by the crowd yelling for Jesus to be Crucified), group 2 - Those that wanted to escape from Jesus(basically people who just don't want to deal with who Jesus is, pictured by Pilate (sp?)) , group 3 - Those who were exchanged for Jesus (the saved, the ones who deserve the punishment that Jesus took on the cross that He took for us, of course pictured by Barabas). At the end he invited those in group one to join group 3 by accepting Jesus, those in group 2 to deal with Jesus and join group 3, and those in group 3 to be remember what Jesus did, and live like it. At the end he told the story I'm sure everyone's seen in e-mails about the guy that lowers the bridge for the trains and raises it for the boats...he brings his son to work with him, and when the train comes, his son is stuck where the bridge needs to be lowered....there's like 250 people on the train, and he has to choose between them and the single life of his son...He throws the switch and watches his son's death, and watches the train go by and sees all the people talking and still living life, and he's in aguish wanting them to realize that HIS son paid the ultimate price so they could live. And now God is saying won't you realize that HIS son paid the ultimate price so we can live. I'd heard the story before, and even with the comparison of God, but it touched me in a special way Sunday...it was all I could do to keep from sobbing! WOW! I wish typing the words you could hear them like I hear them in my head (how Bro P. preached them)...Made me leave wanting to proclaim with my life that was "exchanged for Jesus"...and that God's son didn't die in vain, I knew He'd paid the price for me! I challenge you - which group are you in? If you aren't in group 3, please do what it takes to be in that group...if you are in group 3, please live a life that will show it to others, so they'll want to know your savior too.

Ok - well I need to finish up, so I can go to class.
Those I'll see this weekend - wish it were better circumstances, but I'm glad I'll get to see you, those I won't, I'll be missing you, but I'll see you soon! (unless you're reading and I don't know you, then I probably won't until we get to Heaven - if you're in group 3)

every other week it is...

2005-11-04T10:42:00.000-08:00

So, it seems that I can't get this updated more than every other week...*sigh*...I've been wanting to...have had things to say, just no time to say them! I'm loving the new job still...which is a good thing! :-) LOL I stay busy...that's one of the reasons this hasn't been updated in a while. I'm at lunch right now, is how I'm able to do it, and I really should be getting ready for class tonight during this time, but I've got a terrible headache, so that's not gonna happen!

Going to be in Monroe on Saturday...I'm kinda looking forward to that...we're only going to be there for a day, so there's a limited amount of time to do what I want to do! I've got homework to do this weekend, so we can't stay all weekend...I'm going to use Sunday to get homework done. There's 3 of us gals riding down together, so that should be fun, and of course the baby shower will be fun - how can it not be fun looking at cute baby things for a little girl!? I have a cousin's bridal shower that's this weekend also, but I'm gonna have to pass on that...will get a gift, and send it, but I've just got too much to do for school (finals are in a month!!!!) to stay for the whole weekend, and go to both!

This past weekend I finished unpacking my kitchen!! YAY! Actually that's not 100% true, cause I have one more box to unpack, but I can't do it right now, because we haven't bought the cabinet we're gonna put it in, for me to put it in. LOL! My sweet wonderful husband went hunting...he was happy...made for a quiet house, which was nice for a while, but by the time he got home I was ready for him to be home - I missed him! :-) He didn't kill anything but time...he did see a couple though...took a shot at one of them, but overshot it (he was bow hunting, and has 2 green sites, and he used the wrong one).

Church Sunday was great...Bro. P preached on revival...used the standard revival verse..."If my people which are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, and heal their lands." (typed from memory, so if it's not exact, sorry). He preached it a little different from what I'd heard in the past, and the Lord convicted me heavily! He started with a comment about how the church is growing etc, but that we still needed revival...he said if you'd ever been closer to the Lord than you are right now...then you needed revival. Conviction started there, and we were only 2 sentences into the message! WOW! His "spin" on that verse was to tell us of 4 things that PREVENT revival. They were 1. Pride (acting like you don't need God...and he focused on your actions, not so much having the thought that "I don't need God," but having actions that say "I don't need God" - ouch), 2. Prayerlessness (he called this the 1st cousin to Pride cause it's the Pride that leads us to stop praying to God, seeking His help, cause we can handle it on our own...granted when things get tough, we call on Him again, but as soon as it gets better, He's put on the back burner again - OUCH!), 3. Priorities (this one he talked about our actions again...he said you might think God's your priority, but check and see where you spend you time, money, thoughts, etc and that's actually what your priority is - OUCH!) , and 4. Presumption (this one he talked about how we tend to say "well I know I'm saved, and God's gonna forgive me anyway, so let me go ahead and do whatever. - at first I didn't think I did this one that much, but as I've thought on this all week (obviously if I'm typing Friday about Sunday's message it's been on my mind), I've realized I do this one too). So needless to say - Sunday helped me a LOT, I definitely left church different than how I arrived (something it's sad to say hasn't happened in a LONG time!). I've realized I've let something happen that I was afraid of, but instead of guarding against it, I've let it happen...that's letting school (which has to take up a lot of my time, just in its nature), come between me and my Savior...and I've missed out on that perfect fellowship! I challenge you to think on these 4 points, and see if there's something in your life that's come between you and your Savior, and if you don't have a Savior, then I challenge you to fix that part today, before it's too late...the time is drawing near!

ok - well - lunch is over, so I better get back to work...let me know your thoughts on this posting (that's what the comment section is for! ;-) ) Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!

busy weeks...

2005-10-25T18:45:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a WHILE since I posted, but life has been sooo hectic lately!...let's see...what all has happened....

The Monday after my last post I got a job offer for a promotion within my company. It comes from a different department, which I'm glad for, I was ready for a change! And as "promotion" gives away...it's got a new title (I'm a 2 instead of a 1), and a nice pay raise. YAY! I started the new job yesterday. I think I'm really going to like it! Granted part of the "like it" right now, is because it's "new."

So the 2 weeks after that I spent very busily wrapping up everything outstanding in the Cash department, so I could move to Property. So while I used to have extra time at work that I could write a blog entry, I've been too busy these past 2 weeks to stop and write.

The marriage retreat was GREAT! I wish all the married couple's I know could have gone! Maybe next year, the couples that did go, and us, can convince the others to go, cause it was fun! It was also very informative. Like I said on my comments at the end...I went into the retreat thinking my marriage was GREAT (cause I have a WONDERFUL husband), but I learned some things that we can do to make it better. Anway - if you can go next year (it's the same weekend next year), it's worth it.

This past weekend I was working on a paper...my Computer Law class is a "writing" class...the final paper has to be 20-30 pages...I thought I had more of the research done than I really did, so Saturday only got 2 1/2 pages written (after doing research all day). Spent Sunday afternoon writing and then Sunday night writing...worked till 1AMish...and crashed...had about 12 pages done.

My sweet wonderful husband had to do another sleep study Sunday night...and I turned into a big chicken! The house makes lots of noises, and when you're there alone it was creepy! I told a friend "if the boogy man attacked me, no one would know"...in an apartment neighbors are VERY close, and hear EVERYTHING. I know - I'm a big weenie! So I called a girlfriend to come over and stay when she got off work. I felt better just knowing someone else was in the house...

Tonight I'm sitting in class...been a busy week so far...I'm never at my desk at work cause I'm learning from other people at their desks...btw, for those who are looking for me on AIM, you won't find me. I'm trying to abide by the rules (for now)...and not install it on the new (to me) computer at work, so if you want to talk to me - e-mail me, and we can chat that way (when I'm at my desk). Granted eventually I'll be at my desk more...

Ok - better start paying attention again in class...well...paying closer attention...
Ta-ta for now...

wow it's been 2 weeks!

2005-10-05T08:18:00.000-07:00

AHHH - TWO WHOLE WEEKS!!!

LOL - ok - silly picture so you know I'm alive...and see - I have gum in my mouth!

I know my biggest fans are probably dying without my inspiring ramblings of the happenings in my life! LOL! It's hard to believe it's been 2 weeks - time flies when your busy! I know that's not how the saying goes, but it's still true!

I have company coming tonight...my favorite red head and her family are coming up. Her 3-year-old has a Dr's appointment at Children's Hospital up here tomorrow, so they are coming up tonight for that. I'm excited...I get time to love on her new baby, and play some with the 3-year-old...and visit with mommy and daddy too! :-) It's neat how it worked out, their appointment happens to put them coming up the one night out of the week that I don' t have class! YAY! Also, fortunately, my 2nd class last night was canceled, so I was able to get some of my homework for tomorrow done last night, so I'll be able to visit more tonight! YAY!

This weekend, I get to go to Funroe...I'm excited...while it's for work...helping a friend move...it's still with my friends, so it'll be fun! It'll also be more fun than our move, cause I'm not in charge...I don't have to worry about being asked 100 times where to put what, or what to move next...I'm just a worker bee!

School has been going pretty well...nothing exciting to say about it though, so I won't ramble about that too much...

One of my friends has started seeing a new fella...and I got to meet him this past weekend...he seems like a really nice guy...so far as ya can tell from dinner and a round of putt putt! Their personalities seem to match better than anyone I've known her to date. Granted I refuse to give my final stamp of approval on the first meeting...by the 3rd time I've been around him I'll be able to say for sure I think...Granted with all that's going on...that could be a while before we get that many encounters!

Next weekend is the marriage retreat that the family pastor from my church in Monroe, and his wife put on. We're going to it, as are a couple of couples that are good friends of our, so we're looking forward to that...granted my sweet wonderful husband has grumbled just a little cause it's opening weekend of muzzle-loading season...He'll survive though. He said it's not as bad as it could be cause he'd really rather shoot a deer with a bow this season, if he can. This past weekend he went bow hunting, and saw one little Bambi...he said he's seen dogs bigger than this deer, so he didn't shoot it, and the mama never came out (it looked young enough for mama to be close by).

Well it IS day 3 of close, so I better get back to work...got several things to do still, and I'm hoping to get outta here on time tonight, since I do have company coming! But hey - they are bringing in lunch - YUMMY - for some reason free lunch always tastes better than something I cooked, or bought! LOL!

Ta-ta for now!
I'll try to get back here before 2 weeks pass! LOL!

human again!

2005-09-22T08:34:00.000-07:00

Well I finally feel human again! It's rather nice!!! I've had 5 migrains in 5 days...I was about ready to take drastic measures to make them stop!!! Went to the Dr Tuesday morning, and the ER Tuesday night, and got shots both times...it burned BAD when they were giving me the shot (Stadol), but it knocked me out, and I didn't care for too long! The one from the ER was a double dose, plus phenegrin, and I was still loopy last evening some. WOW... I'm just praying that I continue to feel good! I don't have time to be "sick!" I wish I knew what the trigger was for this series, as I've never had them this bad, and would prefer for it to never happen this bad again! One of my co-workers probably hit the nail on the head, she said it could be from the stress finally slacking of some? Since things had been SOO hectic the last few weeks. When I think back to High School when I'd get them from stress...it was usually AFTER finals, not during finals, so that makes sense...Will have to consider that theory more!

We got the new carpet in Monday...it's so pretty! Granted it makes the offwhite carpet in the master bedroom (which used to look nice), look BROWN! So we'll probably get that changed in the relatively near future (maybe by next summer - who knows - depends on moula!). We had to take EVERYTHING out of the living room for them to be able to put the carpet in, and Monday night my sweet wonderful husband put JUST the furniture back in there, so it looks really nice in there! It's starting to feel like home. (which is good, since it is! LOL).

I'm going to have lots of reading to do this weekend, to catch up from this past week that I haven't been able to get anything done. It's hard to read when ya can't see! Oh well, can't change the past, and just means I"ll have loads of fun this weekend (can you feel the sarcasms?). Next weekend my sweet wonderful husband is planning to go try to kill poor defenseless animals...what fun for him?....Then the next weekend we get to help some friends move who were displaced by Katrina (sorta)...then the next weekend we're going to the marriage retreat that the family pastor & his wife from my old church put on...then I think that's all for now...granted if at all possible the next weekend my husband will be attempting to kill defenseless animals again!

Granted by the time all that's over with - it'll be getting close to Thanksgiving it seems...my how the time flies! To make it seem like time's flying faster...after this semester of school - I only have THREE semesters left - WOW!!! Ok....freaked out enough, better get back to work...

Ta ta for now

for my fan club....

2005-09-15T13:59:00.000-07:00

Since I apparently have fans that life stops for when I don't write, I figure I better get something posted, so they can move on in their lives! LOL! Actually life's been rather hectic around my little world, so I just plain haven't had the time to post. Most days I have things I would like to blog about, but when you don't have internet at home, don't need to use the internet at school, and are extremely busy with work to use the internet at work...it makes it kinda challenging to post!

I finally finished my July recons...they had to be in by today at the latest, and I just turned in the last one (that I can do), so life is good again! :-) I have 2 that I can't do right now, one because of problems with reporting, and one because a file has to be loaded, which should be done by the end of the day hopefully! I still have plenty to do (for now), but I'm giving myself a break, and letting you read my rambles! Don't you feel special!? LOL!

Well - we have all our crap in the new house...I can't wait to go through it all...I'm planning to get rid of everything we don't currently use...no more storing up for "one day"...cause when "one day" gets here...I will want "new stuff" not the stored old stuff (if I could even find it!)... We've decided to leave everything in boxes for now though...kinda...well we're waiting to do most of the unpacking until the new carpet is put in cause we've gotta shuffle stuff for it again. But that's to be taken care of Monday morning! YAY! I'm ready for pee pee carpet in the living room to be gone! Apparently the former owner's dog's favorite "spot" was right in the walkway to the kitchen...YUCK! Come on Monday! I think Monday will be the last day that I have to miss work for something on the house for a while too, which will be nice! :-) Fortunately most of this has all been at times when I'm not too busy (*read* not during close), but I'm running low on vacation time!! Which is kinda sad since I had FOUR weeks of vacation at the beginning of the year! (Granted I went on 2 week-long adventures this summer!).

Ok - I've rambled long enough for now...need to do a few more things...but now maybe my fans will be happy for a little while! ;-)

Ta-Ta For now!

prayer link

2005-09-08T18:23:00.000-07:00

I want y'all to notice the link I have to the right for prayers for Rebekah. It's a link I stumbled on, and have been keep up with everyday for the last week or so. She's a beautiful little girl...She's 3...and has lots of health problems (cancer related). Check out her site, and pray for her and her family.

sooo....buuuusssssssyyyy....

2005-09-08T07:29:00.000-07:00

Ok...I'm ready for...lemme think....Wednesday of next week! I think that's when life will finally slow down! I called about getting utilities turned on in our name. What a pain...I've got to GO TO the water company to get it turned on...I have nothing better to do with my lunch than drive to Bryant! I called about gas, and they can't turn it on till Tuesday...I'm thinking we won't need the gas fireplace, heat, or stove top till later anyway, so no big deal...only problem is if the hot water heater is gas. Here's hoping it's not! I'll check tomorrow when Sears delivers our new fridge! How silly am I - I'm excited about our new fridge. Anyway...back to utilities...called the electric company and with what's going on in South Louisiana, they can guarantee it'll be on the 29th that's THREE WEEKS AWAY...we didn't send that many people down there. The lady told me that was excessive, to keep people from complaining if it takes longer than usual, but that if there were no LA problem it'd be on by Friday. She put in a note that we were moving this weekend, and needed it on Friday, so hopefully that'll be on. But never fear...the GARBAGE WILL be picked up on Monday morning! LOL...I found that to be extremely funny! No guarantee on utilities except trash. Actually the water people said they would have it on the next day after I come in, so if I go in today, it'll be on tomorrow.

Packing is coming along nicely...granted I think our stuff is multiplying like bunnies! I didn't think we had that much stuff, but sheesh, when ya try to box it all up, ya realize how much you really do have! I worked on the kitchen last night...and 4 boxes later, and I still have all my pots & pans, and most of my pyrex to box up....sheesh! I also got my bathroom done last night. The games have been packed...and my sweet wonderful husband is almost finished boxing up the books. We have agreed though that if we can get all the furniture moved this weekend (with help), and the stuff we've finished boxing, we'll be happy, we can finish the little things later (we have paid for the apartment till the end of the month!). We rented a 26 ft truck to put all our stuff in since it was the same price as the 22 ft. Should make it where we can do it all in one trip, considering the 22 ft was for 4-6 rooms!

Work has been kinda busy, but that's expected it's been "close"...the first four business days of the month! Today makes day five, and while it's still technically "close," it doesn't affect our group much, and doesn't affect me at all! :-) Granted I'm still catching up from being out a week for Vegas, and here and there for the house stuff.

This past weekend was fun...I almost forgot to talk about that! We went to Louisiana for the day on Saturday...to visit my college pastor and his family, and to visit my favorite red head and her family. First stop was lots of fun...the 2 girls were VERY excited to see us...he was cooking, and she was baking a cake...He fixed fried kabobs...they were very yummy! and the cake was still warm when we got to that part...YUMM! (yellow cake with chocolate icing). Got to do lots of talking and catching up...and lots of talking of politics...and lots of talking of what's going on in south Louisiana...basically...lots of talking! One of the churches in the small community he lives in has taken in some evacuees, and all the churches are chipping in to provide meals, so the one church that's housing them doesn't wear out. His church fixed breakfast for them Saturday, and was frying fish for dinner Saturday. When he left, we headed to our 2nd stop...and I got to love on a precious newborn baby girl (well 2 1/2 week old at that point). She's beautiful! And during her naps I got to visit with her parents, and love on her older brother, who was in a VERY good mood! We ordered Ray's Peegee....YUM! I haven't had that in forever...I don't think my sweet wonderful husband likes it too much, but he has his flaws too! LOL! We'll get to see them again in just a few weeks, since they'll be coming to Little Rock for a doctor's appointment for the 3 yr old boy.

Ok - someone's needing something for me, so I suppose I should actually do what they need, and get back to work...

Ta-ta for now!

So much to do....so little time!

2005-08-30T07:36:00.000-07:00

Ok - so I have lots of things at work that I should be doing instead of writing this, but you see which I'm doing! I have lots to do for school...and lots to do for moving in less than 2 weeks, but you see I'm doing none of those, and writing here. Time management what?!? LOL!

I feel so cut off from the world...since my brother moved this weekend, the "friends" e-mail has been down...I feel like a Dilbert cartoon I had...Dilbert was walking up to pointy haired lady with his arms open saying "e-mail is down....hold me..."

Hopefully today we'll get to close on the house...we were supposed to close yesterday, but the mortgage company was dragging their feet, so we should get to close today...but not till "late"...which according to them is 3:30 up to as late as 4:15...eeek...we close in Benton, but my class tonight starts at 5:30 in Little Rock...I'm praying we'll get the 3:30 time, and that everything will go smoothly, so I can make it to class, and on time! We'll see! I'm rather irritated at the mortgage company, but fortunately there's no big "problem" with closing a day later than originally planned - it's more the principle of the matter! I wonder if they realize how much business they have lost for me talking about my problems with them while up here at work... Oh well - their loss!

School is going pretty well...I think I'm gonna like all my classes...I've been to all of them but one twice... Monday is my computer law class, the Professor is the Dean's son, and he's rather socially awkward, but the subject matter seems like it's going to be interesting...and there's no test in that class...just a paper to write... Tuesday and Thursday are Federal Income Tax Law, and Business Associations Law (different types of businesses), and those I think I'm really going to like...partly because it fits so well with my undergrad stuff, that it's familiar, and we're just adding the "law" side of it. Friday night is the class I've only been to once...it's Lawyering Skills...just the name makes it seem like it's an important class...but we've only been to the "intro" class, so I'm not 100% sure how much "work" is going to be involved, but rumor mill says quite a bit...

Ok - well the boss lady is wanting something from me, so I better get after it...*sigh* can't she see I'm busy here? LOL!
Ta-ta for now...

ok...back to the grind...

2005-08-22T13:49:00.000-07:00

*sigh*...I didn't want to get up and come to work this morning! I've gone just over a week without an alarm clock, and to have to get up to one today...well...it stunk! And I have to go to class tonight as well... I was up late last night reading my assignment for tonight...that professor didn't post the assignment on the web (something I find funny since it's Computer Law!) I finished the reading, but it was painfully boring for the most part...it was "this is e-mail"..."this is the internet"..."this is how the internet got started"....blah! I knew most of it, but just as soon as I would have skipped a part, there'd have been something I didn't know! Oh well...it's done! Class tonight starts at 7...which is good, cause that means I'll have time to read some for tomorrow's class...I've got 2 classes on Tuesday and Thursday, so I've got quite a bit more reading to do than last night. I brought the longer reading assignment to read tonight, which is also the first class tomorrow night...it's Federal Income Tax...woo hoo! Then I have to read about 25 pages of Business Associations (I think this one is just intro stuff too).

Ok - enough about school...I was complaining last night about not wanting to go back to school today...and he was being supportive saying "you're almost done"...I smarted off that I've got as much left to do as I've already done! It was funny cause it took him off guard. Don't get me wrong...I love school, and I want to finish, and I like "most" of the subject matter...I'm just not ready for summer to be over...I enjoy getting to come home right after work to my sweet wonderful husband, and us getting to do whatever we want! :-) Ok - and I'm doing well at getting off the school subject aren't I! LOL!

Ok - for real now...off school...I had fun in Vegas last week...I'm glad to be home though...I did miss my sweet wonderful husband! (& I think even daddy can attest to the fact that he missed me too! LOL!) I did TONS of walking...my tootsies were tiiiiired! But it was neat to see it all. It was kinda depressing to see how much things really cost to the person who sells it retail to us...if only I needed 192 of the exact same watch, bracelet, purse, chair, etc! LOL! While we were doing the tourist-ey stuff we found another trade show, so that was cool...if I wouldn't have gone, then daddy probably wouldn't have found out about it cause it was in one of the hotels, that he wouldn't have gone back to if he were alone. Heck...after we saw the sign, we were both sitting down, and he was going to just look it up online later. I pushed for us to go see...it wasn't that much further to walk...so we did, and found the supplier for one of the items we(daddy) bought to try (a new product). I think that was the thing that made me feel like I contributed to the trip!

It was also fun to visit with daddy...we had lots of time to scheme against mom! LOL - just kidding - (wanting to see how closely ya read mom!). In a weeks time with you and just one other person there's lots of time to talk...(when my husband wasn't calling cause he missed me). :-) I netted about $40 winnings...roughly. I played the penny slots with $1 and won $5....another day played the nickel slots with $1 and won $11...another day played the nickel slots with $1 and won roughly $7ish...but that one spit out coins not a ticket to cash, so daddy & I played off of that for about an hour or so (till it was gone)...then My sweet wonderful husband insisted I play the dollar slots...so I stuck $5 in that, and won $60...Wednesday night we went to play bingo, and I paid for the first round (roughly $20), and daddy won $38...enough for dinner, and the 2nd round of bingo...it was fun...but we didn't win our millions! Granted we did get to keep (cause we paid for them) our dab-o-ink bingo daubers!! LOL!

Ok - been out for a week - I better get back to work - have tons to do, and a little over a week to get it all done in!
Ta-ta for now!

VEGAS BABY!!!!

2005-08-12T20:42:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I'm gonna be gone for a whole week...and I don't know when/if I'll have time to get online while I'm in Vegas, so I figured I'd better give my fans something to read while I'm gone! LOL! I have such a mixed feeling about going...I'm SO excited to get to go to Vegas, and the price is unbeatable! ;-) But I'm having to leave my sweet wonderful husband here...This is the first time I've gone on a trip and left my husband behind. Oh and while I'm gone my favorite red head is having her precious little baby girl. YAY! (That's Wednesday!). I'm not going to get to meet her till she's about 2 or 3 weeks old. I hate that I'm going to have to wait that long, but I've got so much on my plate, and the mama said she understood! I think we'll go meet the baby the weekend after close, assuming we have most/all of our packing done. Speaking of packing...it's 10 PM the night before I'm leaving for Vegas, and I haven't packed the first thing...no I'm not a procrastinator...LOL! I've got till 11ish tomorrow to finish (factoring being at the airport 2 hours before flight time and travel to the airport). My flight leaves at 2:15, and I'll be in Vegas at like 6 their time...daddy will be there around 7ish, and we'll go to the hotel. I leave Vegas at 7AM Friday morning, and will be back in Little Rock at 1:15. I am looking forward to getting to see Vegas for the first time...I know...I'm rambling, but it's "my little spot" so I can do that! hehe...

Ok...well I'm tired of talking to y'all...I'm gonna go spend some more time with my sweet wonderful husband, and then pack, and try to get some sleep....granted it's like Christmas Eve, so I don't know how much sleep I'm gonna get.

Talk to ya later...miss me!
(p.s. sorry for any misspellings, Firefox won't let the spell check window pop up, and I'm not in the mood to make it behave...)

blah...

2005-08-09T11:40:00.000-07:00

Ok...I don't wanna be at work...I don't have anywhere else I'd rather be...just don't wanna be here! There are 4 people in my department here today. Several of my group are in classes today, and several are just on vacation. It makes me not want to be here though! Oh well - I'll deal! I've had a headache all day today...that's getting old...I keep taking medicine for it, and it does dull the pain, but it won't go away! argh!

We've had a VERRRRY busy summer, but it's been a very FUN summer. Well I think so anyway. My sweet wonderful husband is ready for life to slow back down. I remind him that in about 2 weeks its going to come to a screeching halt! This coming week will be slow for him, as I'll be in Las Vegas! YAY! I'm really excited about going...granted at the same time, I hate that the last week off from school I won't get to spend with my sweet wonderful husband! Oh well - the price we pay to play! ;-)

I went today to order new glasses...with going to Vegas, I don't wanna have contact problems and have no alternative. The place said I should have them in by Friday...I hope so!!! I had glasses that I was just wearing as I needed them with the old prescription, but they finally bit the dust this weekend. I just got a cheap pair of no-name brand glasses, since I wear my contacts most of the time! After work I'm planning to go by Alltel and get my plan changed if it's possible. Supposedly now we can change plans as many times as we want without having to extend the contract. I figure with me being out in Vegas and my sweet wonderful husband being here in Arkansas, that we'll need more than the 100 roaming minutes we have already! I think the catch on that is going to be it's for a complete billing cycle, so I need to find out when my billing cycle is, so I can know if it's possible to do it! Hopefully it will, cause if not roaming charges are expensive!!!

I went yesterday to get my books for school...one more depressing step towards school starting again...I was only able to get books for 2 of my classes...I got 5 books for 2 classes, and spent over $300. Good grief! I'll go Thursday to see if I can get the rest of them! I really want my book for my Monday class before I leave for Vegas, so I can be sure to read before the first night of class...it'd be bad for the first night not to be prepared - BAD way to start the semester! The other one I'm missing is for my Friday class, so I have more flexibility in getting that one, but I'm hoping to get the rest of them in one trip!

I soo can't wait to get to move into our new house!!!! eek! Granted that means school has to start first...I have a week of classes, then closing, then a little over a week till we move. I'm excited! Granted in that week we'll have to get a fridge cause we won't have one in the new house! Oh well!

Ok well...I think I've procrastinated enough for now...I'll ttyl!

ok...so I'm a klutz

2005-07-28T10:19:00.000-07:00

I am trying to eat some carrots, with salad dressing...and I keep dropping them...*sigh*...at least it's a healthy snack! I was looking at the pictures of my beautiful new house, and realized it's been a week since I posted...so to keep the whinners quiet *snicker*...here ya go...something new to read! Granted the 2 that mention to me that I haven't updated, don't have a blog...so they need to get one too! (you both know who you are!!) No excuses...and it' easy to set up! Get to it...that's your assignment for today! (click the grey B at the top and sign up for one...then come back here, comment, and leave me the link to you page!)... Ya know - it's weird...I apparently have some adoring fans, but none of them ever leave comments...you should be ashamed!! Post your comments...

Ok - that rant is over...just a weird tangent I was on for a few minutes...

So what's gone on in my life in the past week...? uhh... Last weekend I had company - it was tons of fun...their almost 3 year old is pretty funny! Oh yeah, and the parents are ok too! LOL! Just kidding! I love all 3 and 1/2 of them!) Too bad BOTH sets of camera batteries were dead...I don't have ANY pictures from the weekend! Oh well! We went to eat at Shotgun Dan's (pizza place - yummy!)...then went to Gander Mountain (Think Bass pro shop, but just hunting and fishing)...I think that's about all for Friday evening...Saturday we went to show them where the house is, and then went to eat at my FAVORITE steak house (in LR), which is pretty close to the new house - YAY!. Then we went to the mall to Build-A-Bear to get the stuffed friends some new clothes...Odie got some new Spider Man PJ's! He was very happy about that when we got home! ;-) . We met up with another couple friend who live up here, and had TCBY...then home and watched several episodes of Dukes of Hazard...then to Tia's for dinner...then went to play Putt Putt (which was fun...but HOT!). Sunday we got up for church, then went to Johnny Carino's for Italian for lunch...went home for the baby to get a nap (my husband was the only one to sleep LOL!). Then went back to Johnny Carino's for dessert! (yeah - it was a low fat weekend - LOL!) Then back to the apartment to watch "The Pacifier" - VERY good movie!

This week so far...Monday was very stressful...my sis-in-law that lives here had to have some "minor" surgery...but with how bad her health is, it wasn't that minor. In doing the Pre-Op they discovered she had some heart damage, signs of a heart-attack. Not to mention she weighs about 80 pounds.... Fortunately everything went ok, and she's home now... Monday night I had a Mary Kay Facial at an apartment across from ours...it was fun...and nice to meet someone who lives there (now that we're moving out - LOL!). Let's see Tuesday we had dinner with a friend from school and her son...that was fun...then went home and watched "Man of the House"...Good movie! Wednesday was church...then vegged on the couch for a bit. Tonight we get to clean up for the parents coming in this weekend (it's not that bad since we had company this past weekend!), and start packing to move! We're going to start early, and hopefully have it all done before school starts, so when moving day comes all we have is the minor things we use daily, and everything else is in boxes.

Ok - back to work for now...You're caught up...I look forward to reading YOUR posts! ;-)

OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!

2005-07-21T13:48:00.000-07:00

The front view of the house (duh!)

The view as you walk in the front door.

Standing in the living room looking at the dining room and kitchen.

The dining room, and yes it's purple (but it's not that bad...I like it!)

The kitchen...yes - still purple...

master bed room - yes it's a pale pink...

back to the living room (the door is the master bed room)...

master bath (it's maroon and dark green)

the rest of the master bath...

the weekend....

2005-07-18T14:28:00.000-07:00

Woohoo...3 posts in 7 days...aren't you proud? ;-)

I wanted to tell what I did this weekend...

Friday night we went out to eat, and then went to my in-laws to get stuff to go fishing...then Saturday morning we went fishing! YAY! It was fun! We rented a boat (one to paddle - all the ones with motors had been rented out). My sweet wonderful husband did most of the paddling! Woo hoo! Granted on the way back we were trying to beat a storm, so we took turns paddling!

When we got back to town, we cleaned up and went to buy me a present!

ya like?

I do!

It's a Ruger 357 Revolver

My sweet wonderful husband was surprised at how well I could shoot! I've told him before that I was in ROTC and had shot before, not to mention shooting friends guns in the past. He was basing it on how I shot my brothers gun, which dropped at a distance.

I haven't shot the 357's yet, but it also shoots 38's and I like those! We were on an indoor range and the boom for the 357's hurt my ears, and I didn't like it (when he shot them)! I promised I'd shoot it with 357's when we went out to the outdoor range where there was less echo!

Then Saturday night We watched a couple of borrowed movies. We watched "Terminal" and "The Highlander," both good movies. We've had several to watch, but haven't had time to watch them with all the house hunting. Oh the one that we were going to make an offer on had a contract already, so that was out. I'm ok with that though! There were 2 new listings today when I looked, so we'll go look at those, and see if one of them suits us better! I have faith that God has closed the doors on these last 2 we liked because he has something great in store for us, that either hasn't come on the market, or we haven't seen it or something!

Ok - well better wrap up as it's time to go home, and if it's not raining we're going fishing again tonight! YAY!

don't wanna...

2005-07-15T12:54:00.000-07:00

I don't wanna work...so I'm taking a break...I've worked really hard almost ALL week...very little "playing" at work this week, but today I need a break! :-)

I've been listening to Beauty & The Beast Broadway Soundtrack! YAY! I've been wanting it since I got back from NYC the first time, and had seen it on Broadway! The music is fabulous! It's making me miss the good 'ole band nerd days! *sigh*

This week has been a week of blasts from the past! It's been kinda weird. I have a college friend who got married I think it was last summer (after me) and moved to Oklahoma where her husband took a job as youth pastor there...I forwarded her something, and she e-mailed back a nice long e-mail about what's going on in her life. Also my best friend from my high school days (a guy) is apparently back in Alex, and got in touch with my parents...I haven't had a chance to call him yet, but I intend to. At first my sweet wonderful husband wasn't too cool with the idea of me calling another guy, but I told him I'd talk to him in front of him (nothing to hide), and even invite him up, so they can meet! It's weird that they haven't met yet, but I lost track of the Alex guy, so I couldn't do anything. I tried to invite him to our wedding, but after 3 calls to his parents house to try to get an address, all while going to school...it just didn't happen!

We went looking at houses again last night...I think we're going to make an offer on one of the 2 we looked at last night. It was the 2nd time we went to look at it, and we both really like it...the biggest noticeable problem (with a close look) is that the carpet in the living room and dining room needs to be replaced and we're leaning towards the wood lamanent with a big area rug. I don't like carpet everywhere because it's so bad for allergies, but my husband doesn't want just hard floors, so an area rug is a compromise.

Oh to make a certain friend jealous - I'm having "Tommy-toes" for a snack! YUM!! and I have more at home...got 2 FULL ziplock bags from my father-in-law, and I'm still working on them.

This weekend my sweet wonderful husband and I are going to go fishing...YAY! I'm excited, and I KNOW he is too...as soon as I suggested it, he started planning for it (he's such a planner and I'm so not!), but it was non-stop chatter about it. To avoid the problems with the "family" boat, we're just going to rent one when we get where we're going. He said it'd only cost like $25 and that's worth it not to have the issues!

Well - I think I might have run outta things for now...better get back to work...
Bye for now - have a wonderful weekend!

once a week...?

2005-07-12T08:04:00.000-07:00

Ok so it's looking like I"m gonna post about once a week...who knows...I'll post when I have time, or don't feel like working. This is one of the "don't feel like working" times, so this might not be all that long...we'll see!

Well we didn't get the house we had made an offer on...there's something strange with the whole thing, so we're ok with being done with it, and moving on. We've got a few others we want to look at...one we've looked at before, but we're gonna go back and look at again (as the price has gone down)

We went to the mortgage company for pre-approval Friday...that was rather uneventful, except the guy we had talked to about pre-qualification (that we thought was extremely strange), was there...it was a little awkward, but either he didn't wanna talk to us, or he didn't remember, so it wasn't a big deal... Then we headed out to Funroe right after. We got there around 9ish, and I went to help get everything ready for the baby shower. It turned out really good (in my personal opinion - which is of course the main one that counts) granted the mommy-to-be said she enjoyed it too, so I think it's safe to say it was a good shower! Then we had the men come in and eat some of the left over food. Then the men went shopping, and the women stayed "home" and chatted, and ended up watching "Tarzan." I had never seen the Disney version of that, so I really enjoyed it. Granted it was put on for one of the almost 3 year olds to watch. When the men got home we teased them about shopping like a bunch of old women...LOL...they started out planning to go to the sporting goods stores, and ended up at Lifeway. We went to eat Vietnamese food for dinner before we left town...it was ok...not my favorite...but not the worst thing I've ever eaten either. Then headed outta town. We got home late! We intended to get up in time for church Sunday, but the long weekend got to us, and we didn't get up till noon! So we took our time getting ready, grabbed some lunch, and headed out to house hunt. Ended up missing evening service too (I know we're a bunch of heathens), and had dinner with A&M at the Bistro.

Yesterday was my now 9 year old nephew's birthday party. It was at Chuck E Cheese across the highway from us. We couldn't come up with what to get him, so we got him a gift card to Wally so he could go pick something out himself! He was happy with that! We played the games and such - it was fun! The last time we were there was for the same nephew's 7th b'day party! It's fun to pretend to be a kid again! I hated that his mother couldn't be at the party...apparently she was sick again...this is the 2nd of his birthday party's she's missed (she missed last years too).

My sweet wonderful husband is on overtime again...*sigh*...We both like the extra money he gets, but him getting up so early...and he of course can't just get up...he's gotta "snuggle" (read pester if I'm still asleep) with me before he gets up. I don't get irritated because I know he's just trying to be sweet, but I'm tired because of it. Oh well - hopefully it won't be too much longer now. The guy he works with that he can't seem to get along with told them yesterday that he's quitting...Yay! Actually it's a good thing both for him and for the company they work for. It seems this guy has the worst production scores, and just flat out doesn't do things that he should! And he's gotten a job as a fire-fighter, which is what he wants to be when he grows up. The main reason I think he's still had a job at the company they work for, is because he's the owner's nephew! So it appears that my sweet wonderful husband might actually like his job again! We'll see though!

Ok well I've wasted enough time, and I'm about outta things to say (for now), so I'd better get back to work...
later!.....

edit: apparently I can't type today either... ;-)

the past week

2005-07-05T14:26:00.000-07:00

ok...so I haven't posted in the past week...guess I could catch up on what's been going on...

Last Tuesday we got to go see the house I mentioned in my last post, and 2 people had made an offer on the house, and another was wanting to, so that ruled that out rather quick...granted we did go see the house, and it was rather nice! My sweet wonderful husband was rather bummed. Then Aunt M told us of another house...that as of our first outing was pending a sale, but by Tuesday had fallen through. That house was nice, and was asking less for it. Woo hoo! So we made an offer that night! They had till Thursday to accept or reject....they counter offered...so we counter offered that... Come to find out the house is being foreclosed on, and we're dealing with a bank. They didn't like the offer Friday, so we had to wait through the weekend before we could offer again today. We should know by tomorrow afternoon if we're gonna get it or not. I'm ok with it either way... Granted lots of things have gone in such a way, that I think this is what God has for us, but if it's not, then it means He has something even better, so that'll be great too!

We had friends up this weekend...YAY! We had a blast! Went to Blanchard Springs Caverns and toured the cave, and then went to swim in the stream. The 6 year old was verry impressed with being UNDERGROUND!!! Then Sunday we went swimming at a friends parent's pool. Monday did a little shopping and the guests went home. It's always sad to me when they leave, but the good thing is I'll see them this coming weekend!!

This weekend, I'll get to go to Funroe! Yay! I'm co-giving a baby shower for a friend! If we get the house, it'll probably be just me going down Friday morning, and leaving Saturday after the shower... cause if we get the house, we'll have less than 15 days to close! (and we have to pack and stuff!) If we don't, then we'll both come down, and enjoy a weekend away! It's all up in the air still!

Well - it's getting close to quitting time, so I better get off here, so I can go home! Hopefully my husband will be home when I get there (he had the day off, and has been out at his parents house working in the back field). (I'd have spent the day being a bum or playing - he's so 'sponsible...wait not really...working in the field is like play for him!). Anyway - still getting off here for now...

Don't miss me too much!
Ta-ta

the weekend

2005-06-27T08:53:00.000-07:00

Well...the weekend was spent looking for a house! It was actually fun! We found 2 we really like...we've seen the inside once on each of them. Aunt M...the real estate agent aunt of my sweet wonderful husband, had been helping a lot! She's been a lot of fun to work with too! We've got one more for sure that we want to look at before we try to make a serious decision. It's not vacant till Tuesday, and since the people were working on moving out, they didn't want to show it until they were actually out (understandable...)... Aunt M said to never make a decision based on the first walk through, so if we can go see the other one on Tuesday, we'll see if we can see the 2 we know we like again, and maybe by the weeks end offer on a house?? Wow...to be a grown-up is kinda fun! hehehe...

The first house we saw that we liked...was 3 br 2 bath...1440ish sq ft...2 car garage...vaulted ceilings in the living room and master bedroom (which makes them feel bigger!). The downsides to that one...main one is the washer and dryer connections are in the garage...when we went to see it, it was obvious that she had just finished drying clothes, and was HOT in the garage! The kitchen countertops are mauve...it's not TOO bad of "pink" but it's still pink, so it'd be something we'd want to change...the grass in the back yard is mostly dead (good thing in my opinion...less to mow, but my sweet wonderful husband doesn't like that)...he thinks we would need to get rid of some of the trees in the back yard...there's 3 or 4 big trees back there...

The second house...we referred to it as "the house next to the dirty house"....because the house next door was for sale also, and we went in it first, and it was nasty....really that's the biggest drawback on the house next to the dirty house...is it's got a nasty neighbor...granted it appears she's moving (since the house is for sale), but what would be willing to move in to that house in the shape it's in...and where is the street going to go in terms of value considering the house next door...I also didn't really like the location of the master bedroom in this one...it's right inside the front door. That back yard was on the same playing field as the 1st one with my sweet wonderful husband...the other problem is there's a major road behind the house...there's a privacy fence, and a big ditch between, but you can still hear the cars, and such...oh it's a 3 br 2 bath 1380 sq ft. The house was painted really cute, granted some of that cute we'd want to change...for instance the main bathroom has electric blue walls, and an electric blue and neon green shower curtain...the daughters room is HOT PINK totally....well more a barbie pink I guess...really cute if we had a girl...but since it's just us, and neither of us are that fond of pink....

We are leaning more towards the 1st of the 2 mentioned here...but we want to see the other one before we settle on it, and try to decide on what to actually offer on the house...

Also in the news...some of my peoples are coming up this week!!! YAY!!! 4 days till I get to see 3 of them...then the next weekend we'll be in Funroe (for a baby shower I'm co-hosting)...then the next weekend 3 more of my peoples will be up here...It'll be fun to have 3 weeks in a row of friends...granted that's going to put a little more of a constraint on "closing" and moving...not that we'd close on a weekend, but it means more than likely the next weekend we'll be moving possibly...

And not long after that the summer's over...how sad... Oh well...I'm enjoying each moment, and not worrying about how quickly it's ending!

Well better get to work...well...the "fun day activity" starts in 7 minutes, so I'm gonna go to that!
Ta-ta for now!

an e-mail I got....good perspective

2005-06-22T08:54:00.000-07:00

Best Day of My Life Ever!

Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever!

There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did!

And because I did I'm going to celebrate! Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger.

I will go through this day with my head held high, and a happy heart. I will marvel at God's seemingly simple gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds. Today, none of these miraculous creations will escape my notice.

Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people. I'll make someone smile. I'll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for someone I don't even know.

Today, I'll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down. I'll tell a child how special he is, and I'll tell someone I love just how deeply I care for him and how much he means to me.

Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't have and start being grateful for all the wonderful things God has already given me.

I'll remember that to worry is just a waste of time because my faith in God and his Divine Plan ensures everything will be just fine.

And tonight, before I go to bed, I'll go outside and raise my eyes to the heavens. I will stand in awe at the beauty of the stars and the moon, and I will praise God for these magnificent treasures.

As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow, I will thank the Almighty for the best day of my life. And I will sleep the sleep of a contented child, excited with expectation because I know tomorrow is going to be the best day of my life, ever!

Ty Pennington

2005-06-21T11:23:00.000-07:00

How did the 2 of us that won end up on the outside?!? Oh well!!

ok ok...so it's been 2 weeks...

2005-06-21T11:20:00.000-07:00

*sigh* life just flies by if you aren't carefully watching! My mom told me the other day that it'd been a while since I blogged, and K mentioned this AM that I didn't blog about meeting Ty Pennington. ok ok ...I get the hint...you all miss me terribly! *snicker*

Life's been good...busy, but good! Went to Funroe the weekend of the 10th. That was fun, but it always is! Got to see a baby friend get married (a friends baby brother). It was really sweet! I loved the song he wrote for her that was sung(well played) right after the vows. It was all emotional, and my favorite 6 year old looked at me and "whispered" "Angella...is this song ever going to end...?" Made me smile, and I was able to get through the whole wedding without crying. Also went to a 1 year olds b'day party. It was funny. The almost 3 year old was very excited about all the presents, and the one year old while somewhat interested...wasn't nearly as focused on them.

Last week...I got to meet Ty Pennington. That was cool. Had a group picture taken with him. Me and another of my co-workers won "VIP passes" and we each took a fellow co-worker, so the group pic is of the 4 of us. I got an autographed phone, and autographed picture, and a $50 gift card to Sears (which I spent this past weekend!). It was a fun day! Kinda neat how it all worked out...I wasn't even going to answer the trivia question, and my "mom at work" made me do it. She was in class with me Thursday when I got the call...she said it wasn't fair, but that as long as I took her as one of my 3 guests it'd be ok... Not 5 minutes later she got the call that she too had won! It was great...made the boring "business writing class" not so bad! :-D So I brought a co-worker, one of my sister-in-laws, and my sweet wonderful husband (I think he just wanted to make sure I didn't come home with Ty's phone number! LOL!)

This weekend we had church directory photo's taken...and had a Jones family picture taken (since we were all there)...they turned out really good! I spent my Ty Sears gift card on new clothes, so I could be remarkably cute in picture! hehe

Ok - well - I've rambled enough for now...need to get back to work...I have a meeting at 3 that I need to get stuff together for, and I haven't done that yet! I'll try not to wait as long for the next post!

Actually I'll post the Ty picture when I get a few minutes.

Later!

caffeine free....

2005-06-07T12:30:00.000-07:00

Well...my sweet wonderful husband and I decided to give up caffeine...(for lent?!?)...lol...my co-worker across the aisle said he and his wife just decided to start running...I asked if it was New Years of something with all these changes everyone's making...I'm on day 2 with no caffeine, and while I have a headache, it's not that bad...and everyone around me is still alive, so I think I'm doing pretty good! :-)

I don't wanna be at work though...I have plenty to do to keep me busy for a long time, but I don't wanna do it...the part I'm supposed to be working on right now is VERRRRRY tedious! and verrrrry boring! You see what I'm doing instead!

I get to go to Monroe this weekend - YAY! :-) I miss my peoples it's been since my mamaw died since I've been there - so like almost 3 months...I'm having withdrawals! Granted there's a lot going on this weekend...a friend's youngest child's first birthday party is this weekend, and another friend is getting married...it'll be a busy weekend, but should be a fun one regardless! Granted it's always fun when we all get together!

ok - I guess I better get back to work for now...

Anniversary!

2005-06-05T21:06:00.000-07:00

Wow - it's been a whole year....and at the same time...it's ONLY been a year... It's funny how time does that. It seems like I've been married to my sweet wonderful husband forever...we know each other so well already, and love each other so much that it seems like it should have been many years ago that we got married. But at the same time the memories of our beautiful wedding seem like they were just yesterday....ok not just yesterday, but not a year ago either!

I was told before I ever met my sweet wonderful husband, that when you are married to someone you fall more in love with them everyday. When I married my husband, I didn't think that was possible...I just loved him so much...I didn't think it was possible to love another human being as much as I loved him...but it's true...I do love him more today than I did yesterday, and way more than I did when I married him a year ago! The LORD has truly blessed me with a WONDERFUL husband! I pray that when we celebrate our 10th...20th...50th wedding anniversary that we continue to grow closer and more in love with each new day. I've seen so many couples grow apart...if you're married...hug your spouse extra tight tonight, and love them more tomorrow morning than you did tonight...and I'll do the same!

My sweet wonderful husband and I went away this weekend...it was great! It started out a little rocky as he was tired from all the going last week, but when we got there, and saw the cabin, and got settled in, he was happy we went as well! It was BEAUTIFUL! And peaceful....it was just great...I won't promise pictures anytime soon, as you see how well I've posted pics from out west, but if you're part of the group of people I'll see this weekend, I'll show ya pics then! I think it's a great romantic spot as well as being roomy enough to do a "group" function...there was a master bedroom with a queen/full sized bed, a futon in the "living area" that was a queen/full, the loft had a futon just like the living room, as well as another bed (can't remember the size, but I think it was a queen/full) - we didn't hang out in the loft, so it didn't stand out. It had a fully stocked (with appliances, not food) kitchen...a gas grill out back... a critter feeder out back (we saw like 5 or 6 deer the first night)....it was close enough that we drove to Mystic Caverns on Saturday, and went to Eureka Springs as well... We forgot to bring the 1 year old cake with us, so we went by my mother-in-law's after church tonight, and got it...it was freezer burnt...ick...we cut into it and ate a bite or 2 from the middle, and that wasn't too bad...it was kinda sad because the icing was the best part of the cake! Oh well, we know I didn't ruin the diet with the top of the cake! LOL!

Ok....getting off here for now...just wanted my anniversary post to be ON my anniversary...time to go spend the last hour of our anniversary with my husband *wink* *wink*....

Greetings from out west

2005-05-26T18:40:00.000-07:00

Well I'm finally where I have an internet connection! Woo hoo! I've been having a lot of fun...basically not working, not going to school, and overall not worrying about anything! It's beautiful out this way.

I've been to Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and back in Colorado tonight! Still to go through New Mexico and Texas, and to be home Sunday some time! I've been to some of these places before, but some of them I haven't. We spent the last 2 days in Yellowstone! That was fun...got to see lots of animals up close an personal! I'll post pictures when I get home cause I don't feel like messing with it, and my mother-in-law wants to use the internet too! In Yellowstone we were cut off from everything technical...except the laptop we brought! No cell phone connection, no TV, nothing...it was nice. I did get the text messages though, responded to my brother, and K I'll have to get back to you on yours have to check the calendar when I get home. If you left a voicemail, I haven't gotten it yet, but sometimes you don't get those when you are roaming, so I might have one when I get home, I don't know...

It's been so fun, and my sweet wonderful husband is ready to leave "pleasant-ville", and move out west! YAY! hehehehe....not for at least 2 years though, still have to finish school!

Ok - better get off here for now, but I'll probably get back on later, after my mother-in-law finishes...

Miss everyone, but will see you soon (if I know you HA!)

Contacts and other stuff....

2005-05-16T11:13:00.000-07:00

Well I've had contacts for about a week now...I think I really like them! I was a goof this weekend though! I was working on one of my take home exams, and noticed I was having trouble seeing...my right eye has been the one that's given me the most trouble, so I assumed that was the problem...kept working with it....finally decided to give up and take out the contacts, cause I had to get the exam done, and back in by Sunday evening. Went to take both out, and realized I didn't have the left one in....I had put it in, but it wasn't there now....ack! I hadn't messed with that one at all, but distinctly remember putting it in. Went to check the bathroom to see if it was in there...no luck...gave up, called the dr's office since they have Saturday hours, to see if I could just get another one....message that they close at 3 on Saturday...you guessed it, it was 3:30....irg....went back to my exam figured I'd just worry about it Monday. At some point looked down at my feet (by the couch), and there was my contact....it was all dried out, and hard, and folded in half....great! I decided to put it in solution to see if it would soften back up, and maybe unfold....checked about 10 minutes later and it had softened up, but was stuck folded, so I tried playing with it a bit, to unfold it (can't use it folded at all), and proceeded to tear it (CRAP!)....put it back in the solution and went back to my test....several hours later thought of them again, and went to see....yep...easily unfolded, and could have been worn (after cleaning)....except in my impatience...I'd torn them....*sigh*...live an learn! Called this morning, and went at lunch and got a new set...good grief! They don't bother me today at all...well the left one I can feel a little, but the right one I can't really (and yes it's still in my eye - I checked!).

Tomorrow morning the fun begins with about an hour of work followed by another trip to the dentist....it seems if you skip a couple year going to the dentist, they like to make up the lost business! I have to go tomorrow AND Thursday for fillings....fortunatly it's just fillings, and nothing worse, but still...good grief! I'm not too worried about tomorrow's visit, since I'm getting the goofy gas to calm me down...just not looking forward to returning to work, and not really being able to eat my lunch as half my mouth will be numb, and I'd look really cute with food, and water and such dribbled down my clothes! Thursday will be the same fun, but won't work first, I get to go straight to the dentist...woo hoo....

Amongst all this fun, I have to finish my last take home exam (I'm hoping to finish tonight). I started last night, but only got about 25% of it done. It's not due till Wednesday night, so I'm not too worried about getting it done, I just have to take the time to do it! My sweet wonderful husband agreed to have a "no TV" night tonight, so I'd get it done. He said he'd rather have me home with the TV off, than for me to go up to the school to do it. He's such a sweetie!

Thank goodness this week ends with VACATION!!!!!!!!! I'm so ready! And Friday evening we'll get to see some friends that moved to Oklahoma, that I haven't seen since I went to Florida to visit my college pastor (they were both in Florida at the same time).

It's weird to try and think of descriptions of people so the readers who know me personally will know who I'm talking about, but where I don't use names (trying to protect the not so innocent...after all if you're associated with me...)

Well so far as work goes I've got to have all months stuff done before I leave (3 more working days), so I better get back to it!

Later!

notice anything different?

2005-05-11T12:19:00.000-07:00

Just curious to see if anyone can tell what's different?

Got a final tonight, so my slacking should be spent on studying (but then is it slacking?)....oh well...need to do that while I work instead of this....but I'm curious to know if anyone can tell what's changed???...

Is it Friday yet???

2005-05-10T08:26:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness...this is the longest week!!!! and we're only on Tuesday!?! I'm sooooo tired this morning...I actually slept really well, it was nice and cold in the apt, and I was all snuggled up under the blankets, and when going to bed last night was getting a bad headache, so took a flextra and an Advil, and conked out! Didn't want to get up this morning....and really wanna go back to bed still! Oh well, I can hold out till lunch.

I scheduled an eye appointment for this afternoon...we just got a good vision plan this year, and I can tell my eyes are getting worse. So it's looking like I'm getting more bang for my buck in law school after all...not only will I have my JD, but I'm also earning really bad eye sight! It's really not that bad compared to some of my blind friends, but it is getting worse.

I also scheduled a dentist appointment for Thursday around lunch time. I figure I've been paying for this dental coverage for 2 1/2 years, I might as well use it! Also with vacation coming up, I don't wanna be somewhere out west and have tooth problems...and with my luck...that's how it'd happen!

So I'm bein all 'sponsible and stuff...

And Wednesday night I have a final, and Friday night I have a final (the way I wanna spend my Friday lemme tell ya!). I have 2 take home finals...one I was planning to do this past weekend (based on my wording I"m sure you already know), but I didn't get it done. The other take home I have 48 hrs from when I pick it up to finish it, so I think I'm gonna get it Friday night after that final, and do it Saturday, and turn it in Sunday.

This is shaping up to be a very fun filled week....can you tell...I know you're jealous!!!

LOL!

I got a funny e-mail I'm going to see if I can post in a little bit, so stay tuned for that....ok - I can't do it - anyone know how to add a video type thing to a blog? the picture program won't do it, so I can't attach the funny....*sigh*....fitting for this week!

better get back to work for now...

memories...

2005-05-05T07:47:00.000-07:00

Ya know how we have those moments in our life that we can remember so vividly even years after they've happened....it's like it happened just yesterday? On my way to work one of those moments were brought to mind, and made me wanna cry....cause it made me miss "my peoples"... The Christian radio station here had Michael W. Smith on the show this morning, and they were playing lots of his songs... They played one of his songs that I'm not 100% sure of the title but it starts like this...."Here's where the road divides...here's where we realize, that the path he chose for me, is not the path he chose for you..." It goes on talking about how much we care about each other, but we have to go separate ways. It brought to my mind the night I left purple cow all alone.....my friends that had helped me move in were headed back to their hometown.....my brother and sis-in-law were settling in to married life a bajillion miles away...and we were all coping with the fact that we wouldn't be able to be together all the time like in the past. I cried on the way back to my apartment, as I was all alone in a new city where I knew no one (granted a friend would be moving their the next day, but that night I was alone). The apartment was very quiet when I walked in...only boxes waiting to be unpacked waited for me. That's the group of images that came to mind, and it made me want to cry all over again (yes I'm hormonal right now, so that's part of it - I'm not usually so weepy). I thought about where this path has lead me...and how blessed I really am! The song continued "pray that we will keep the common ground".... which of course made me think of how much we have kept in contact...and how great it is when we get to spend time together (almost) like old times. It also made me want to see everyone again...but must wait until finals are over!

Ok - on to something different....

14 days till vacation!!! I can't wait! I'm ready to get away from work for a bit, just for a break, and I'm more than ready for school to be over! And of course I'm looking forward to going out west...the only "concern" is that we are going in my mother-in-law's Hyundai Elantra...The 4 of us and our luggage for a week of varying weather conditions. We'll manage I'm sure, and it'll be fun...but I drive an Elantra, and I'm trying to put the puzzle together...and it's big pieces, and a small car to put them in!

I'm tiiiired today! I was up till midnight at a friend's house working on an outline for our exam that's next Wednesday! And we only finished about 1/3rd of it...we'll start back tonight right after work...speaking of work...I probably ought to get back to it since it is day 4 of close.

Bye bye for now....

Nothing important to say

2005-04-26T08:01:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted in a few days because I haven't had anything I've wanted to say...and have been really busy both at work and with school. I really don't have much to say today, but I'll write anyway, it's my world, I can do that right! :-)

I'm SOOO ready for finals to be over. If I can make it through the next 24 days, I'll be headed out west on vacation!!!! I can't wait! I'm not TOOOOOOOOOOO stressed over finals...nothing more than usual anyway, but the subject matter isn't going to be "too bad" from what I can tell so far. Granted I've got to study a ton still!

I'm going to Juvenile Court today. I'm kinda looking forward to that. I missed the tour of the juvenile detention center, and to make that up, my professor said I could just go sit and listen in court for an hour or so. Since tomorrow's the last class for me to talk to her about the experience, I kinda have to get over there, and fortunately they said I can come today. The only caveat is that since juvenile proceedings are confidential that if either attorney doesn't want me in the court room then I have to leave. Since I'm not from here, I'm doubting that there will be too much problem, as it's very unlikely that I'll know any of the "kids" there. Each proceeding will be different attorney's so if one won't let me in, hopefully the next would. I'll letcha know tomorrow how it went.

I've got several things to finish before I go though, so I'm gonna get off here for now...I might add more later (depending on when I get done at the court house).

Later....

ho hum...

2005-04-20T17:36:00.000-07:00

I'm in class right now...juvenile law...I don't really like the class...it's not bad...it's just I've realized I couldn't practice in this field, so it's caused me to lose some interest...and the format of the class...she doesn't call on people, so there is less incentive to prepare for class...and the final is a take home, so I'm thinking it won't be too bad! So here I sit in class writing my thoughts instead of taking close notes...still taking some though.

Got a little irritated at work today...no real reason for it...not a big deal...in the month of March the lock boxes (the big accounts that I'm responsible for booking the money for and for reconciling each month)...I book the cash from a Z file, that I don't create...I just make it post to the GL...March 9th activity (to be dated the 10th) didn't get posted...simple mistake, human error, no big deal...problem arises in that the VP is looking at the CACO account, and the other half of my entry that I post is to the CACO account. So there was a $2.5 million variance that they couldn't explain, and come to find out it's my file that was missing that caused it. Not a big deal, and the way I'm doing it now, it's less likely that I'll miss a file...well my manager sent me an e-mail saying that I have to keep a check list from now on, and my supervisor came over and talked to me about it...I felt a little better after talking to my supervisor, but when I got the initial e-mail, it irked me. It's ok now, and I'm not in trouble or anything, but it was irritating at the time. I guess no harm no foul. And the check list isn't a bad idea...it just rubbed me wrong - I think it was simply a case of you can't tell tone in e-mail...ok...enough of that...

I have to schedule a time to go to watch Juvenile Court...I really want to go, but I've got to find time. I found out tonight that if I don't go, then it'll just count as an absence...that takes a little pressure off, but I do want to go watch...I think that'll be really interesting. The only problem comes in that I've got to get it done by next Wednesday.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL SUMMER!!!!! I've got 2 weeks of class, reading week, and then finals...and then I'm heading out west!!! yay! I can't wait till I can have a break from the fast paced high stress of school. 2 of my exams are take home, and 2 are in class exams...I'm only semi-worried about one of them...well...2 of them...1 of the take home exams I'm pretty sure I'll be able to do "ok" on...but the material hasn't been presented very well...and the main one I'm worried about is my Property class...I've learned most of the material...and I'm pretty sure I'll do "ok"...but knowing that the prof is probably going to lower my grade by one level (like from a B+ to a B, so not toooooo bad)...but that means if I only do boarder-line that it'll be lower than it should be....I'll just have to study my butt off...

Ok - I can't think of anything else to write right now, and I think I've rambled on long enough for now...better tune back into class....

Later...

Funny for today...

2005-04-19T10:15:00.000-07:00

arg........

2005-04-14T17:22:00.000-07:00

I'm irritated, so here's where I can vent...and it's my fault...*sigh*...I wasn't prepared for my property law class tonight, I knew it going into it, that's where it's my fault...I've been called on before, and wasn't prepared...tonight had an excuse (sorta), because we had something due tonight in Civil Procedure. I've never missed this class without a reasonable excuse...and decided tonight not to skip because I could get more out of it being here and being unprepared, as opposed to just skipping. The professors policy is if you miss 5 classes you fail (remember have only missed 2 classes - once for headache, once for Mamaw passing away), and her other policy if you are unprepared multiple times she can lower your grade. Basically if I'd have skipped I'd have been fine, but since I came, she can lower my grade...and basically she told me she was...I asked if there were any way to avoid getting my grade lowered, she said basically no...I did ask her about the skipping class as opposed being unprepared, and she said I'd have been better to have skipped or have been prepared...I don't blame her at all...it's her policy, and I had the option to be prepared (would have had to give up sleep though), so it is my fault, but it's frustrating...

Ok - ranted enough - better pay attention to second class (was gonna skip just outta frustration, but classmate talked me into staying).

Later...

field-trip

2005-04-13T07:19:00.000-07:00

Aren't you excited - 2 days in a row I've posted! Today we're going on a field-trip...we have a "fun day" each month, and we didn't get to do anything for January, so we're going to the races! I'm excited - I've never been to horse races! Maybe I'll do good on beginners luck?? Who knows! I'm just going to have fun, and not worry about winning...granted if I do - I'll spend it!! I tried to convince my sweet wonderful husband to let me take the state refund ($132) and try to double it, but he wouldn't go for that...shucks! LOL! With my luck...I'd lose it all...and quickly! He's the lucky one in the family. Well we're supposed to leave here at 10...and they've kicked us out of TRECS (one of the systems for work), so I can't do a whole lot of actual work...now you know how you are getting a second post!

I'm thinking I'm going to take off tomorrow morning...I've got an assignment due tomorrow night...it shouldn't take too long to do, but I haven't had the time to do it (and I forgot about it this past weekend!)...and that'll give me some time to clean too (assuming the assignment doesn't take that long - it looks rather easy)...and have even considered taking off Friday to finish cleaning the house...it's not as bad as I make it sound, but it's rather cluttered...and when we are both in school we tend to let some things slide...but with company we really need to clean. And hey - it's an excuse to take a 3 day weekend! hehehe Not 100% sure on the Friday though - that'll depend on how tomorrow morning goes.

Well just found out we can get back in TRECS, so better get something done before we leave in 40ish minutes.

Later...

Tuesday

2005-04-12T08:21:00.000-07:00

It's bad when I'm running out of things to "title" my writings...granted usually that means I don't have anything specific on my mind, and I'm just rambling...but that's ok, right? I thought so! :-) My supervisor is out today - her son is having tubes put in his ears, which means I have a little more flexibility in writing something on here. Granted that doesn't mean I have less to do...got plenty actually!

Mom and dad are coming this weekend...we've got to get the apartment clean...yikes! It's not that it's "dirty"...it's just cluttered! Oh well - we'll get it done - we always do! It'll be their first time to see the new apartment...I just realized it'll be the first time they've come to visit since I got married...weird...oh well! My sweet wonderful husband and I were trying to decide where all to go out to eat while they are here...we know Tia's is on the agenda, as they got a gift card from there for Christmas...wonder where they got that from - LOL!

I just realized - I forgot to call the munchkin who got to go to NYC last week...was gonna call her last night, to hear her take on the trip...ooops, will have to do that still...should have done it as I was going to bed last night at 1AM...? She'd have still been up right? LOL! I was trying to get my reading done for class tonight (got 2 of 3 cases done for one class, and blew off the other one), and helped my sweet wonderful husband edit his paper that's due tonight, and helped him with his take-home test for math (taught him how to do it, so he could do some of them). I could tell he was tired last night, as he was VERY irritable...I can't wait till they get done with overtime...or till school is done...or both...so he'll get more sleep...he's always more pleasant when he's had plenty of sleep! Tonight hopefully he'll go to bed not long after I get home, as he was up till 1 last night too, so he only got 4 hours of sleep, while I got a whopping 6 hrs...but that's because I slept a little late...

I'm SO ready for vacation!!!! We leave 5 weeks from Friday. I'm looking forward to it for so many reasons! #1 School will be out #2 it's a week off of work #3 We're going out west #4 it'll be my sweet wonderful husbands first time to go to Colorado, and my first time to go in the Summer...that's all I can think of right now - but I'm sure there are more reasons that I'm excited - I'll get back to ya on that! :-)

Well - better get back to work now...didn't have much to say, but have said a lot...guess it was a lot of nothing?!? LOL!

Later....

just thoughts...

2005-04-08T12:37:00.000-07:00

Today the thought keeps running through my head..."when does it stop hurting"...it's not a physical hurt...it's an emotional one...I miss her...it's weird because I wouldn't usually see her on a day like today...but for the last 3 days I want to...I'd love to be able to talk to her...I know part of it's because I'm "emotional" this week, but part of it is other things...I have her picture on my desk...I like it there...it's from her days before she got sick...and the smile goes from her chin to her cheeks, and sparkles in her eyes!

I think of her kids...my dad and aunt and uncle...the 3 she gave birth to...she had 8 that she raised...and all of them were hers and don't dare say otherwise...but I think of the 3 that have her genes...and it makes me sad...I'm the favorite niece and favorite daughter of all...partially because I'm the only daughter of one of them, the only niece of one of them, and I've just decided that I'm the favorite of the other - it sounds better that way (in my opinion - and that's what counts on here! hehe). The 3 barely speak - daddy and the aunt don't talk at all, and I know that it goes both ways...neither of them are willing to sit down and work it out...(I think because they both have her stubborn genes - but I don't know that for sure)...I honestly believe if they would sit down (no spouses...no kids...no significant others of any sort), maybe a neutral 3rd party to keep the conversation going?...and talked...honestly and openly about EVERYTHING...including the "personal attacks" mentioned to other siblings, but never to each other...that maybe they could begin building a relationship again?...It kills my soul to think if my brother and I had a relationship like theirs...I hope he and I always work things out...As for my dad and my uncle...well...I think the biggest part of them lately is stubbornness in general...one says one thing the other says they are wrong...they leave mad...one figures out he was wrong and calls the other...and again things are "ok"...until it happens again...The 2 of them talk some, but I think communication is the biggest "problem" overall with the 3 of them...that's my personal opinion...I know she would want them to have a close relationship... All of her kids - 7 of the 8 had a good "relationship" the last week she was alive...I think that made it easier for her to let go and be with Jesus...cause her kids were together again...it kills my soul to see how it's fallen apart since then...

I think that's what I would want to talk to her about...how do I fix this?...can I fix this?...is it possible to make it better?...I think deep down it bothers all 3 of them...not that any of the 3 of them would talk about it...

How is it the snot nosed kid they all three used to all spank and fuss at (on the rare occasion I needed it), is the one that can see there is a problem...they are supposed to be the grown ups, and me the kid...so far as our relationships go...right?...I know...I'm an adult now...but it just seems things are all mixed up right now!

Maybe all it needs is time...? I don't know...in my 27 years I've never seen time alone fix problems...but maybe time will lead to the needed communication...?

could i BE more jealous?!?

2005-04-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

One family of my close friends are in New York visiting my brother and sister-in-law...could I BE more jealous (in Chandler voice)...? I'm not really jealous as I'm just wishing I could be there too! Granted when another family of close friends go the end of June, I'd wanna go then too, and would wanna go with just me and my sweet wonderful husband! I don't begrudge them the time with my family on in the big city - after all - I've been THREE times...and this is their first trip...
I hope they have a BLAST! I wish I could see their daughter's face and how she reacts to the big city! I'm sure there'll be LOTS of pictures!

Oh my goodness - belly so full! It's day 3 of close at work, and as usual they brought in lunch...they brought in the Villa, which is a very yummy place. (I've eaten there once and it was ok, but what they bring in to work is great - the salad is shredded lettuce with cheese that looks like white cheetoes). I've been doing Weightwatchers for the past 4 weeks or so, and doing really well on it! I haven't used hardly any of my "extra" points they allot per week, but I think I burned through them like crazy for lunch! Good thing a new week starts soon, but bad thing for getting on the scale on Thursday! I've lost 7lbs so far and I think more inches than pounds, based on how my clothes fit!

Work has been CRAZY busy for the last couple of weeks, but fortunately last week school was out. This week, I get to juggle both work and school. And to make things worse, this week my sweet wonderful husband's work is forcing a split shift. Not too bad except he has to be at work at 6AM, so he has to go to bed at 10ish to get enough sleep - taken into consideration that I don't get home till after 9:15ish, so we don't get to see each other much this week - blah! I so can't wait till finals are over! May 20th my sweet wonderful husband and I head out west with his parents, and they have said they are paying for gas and hotels - that's the biggest expense (granted we'll pitch in - can't let them pay for it all), but with them not expecting much from us, it'll make for a fun trip without the worries of money! It's not that they think we don't have the money - it's just that they hate the thought of us spending our money! They get mad when we've tried to buy dinner a couple of times - not mean mad - just adamantly not wanting us to spend our money.

Well - I better get back to work - it IS close after all!

Later!

Wednesday

2005-03-30T17:50:00.000-08:00

Well Spring Break is about half over...that's sad! Work has been CRAZY this week - so it's a good thing I was on Spring Break. Apparently "they" (not sure who "they" are) want to write off 32 million dollars, and the VP (I report to a supervisor, who reports to a manager, who reports to a director, who reports to the VP mentioned here) is wanting to review ALL the Cash accounts before he gives the blessings. It's understandable that he wants to look at them, and that he's wanting to start with the "big" accounts. Guess who reconciles the "big accounts"? You guessed it - ME! So I've been busting my tail to have something done this week, so hopefully we won't have to come in Sunday when he's wanting to go over them! YIKES! We've almost gotten it done, and I've put in quite a few hours getting my part done, so I haven't gotten to "play" much for my Spring break...haven't had time to type on my blog about the weekend for goodness sakes!

This weekend was great! My sweet wonderful husband and I took off Friday! YAY! We stayed up late on Thursday for some unknown reason (I'm still not sure why we did that...? - and no it wasn't for marital relations either - I know y'alls dirty minds!). We slept late on Friday morning - YAY! I LOVE sleeping in! I wish I had a job where I went in at like 10AM everyday, but I wouldn't want to work as late as that would require! We got up and packed, loaded up, and left by 11. Got "fancy coffee" on the way out of town. We headed towards Branson. My sweet wonderful husband was really wanting to go to Cosmic Cavern after he saw a special on TV about it, so we figured we'd go do that on Saturday. On the way to Branson we saw the sign for "Hurricane River Cave," and I suggested we stop. We weren't on a schedule, so there was no hurry. It was COOL - it was the first time I'd been in a cave, and I really enjoyed it. Fortunately we were the only ones there, so it was just the 2 of us and the guide. At one point in the tour when we were in one of the "big rooms" of the cave, the guide turned out the lights to show us what it was like in the dark - WOW - it gave me an inkling of what Hell is like because I couldn't see ANYTHING! Once we left there we went on to Branson, and got a room at the hotel my parent-in-laws stay at, and then went to find some food. We went to the Toy Museum Friday night also, and that was kinda neat. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't what I was expecting if that makes any sense. The people were really nice, and there was Christian music played throughout the museum, so that was cool too. Saturday we got up and went to Cosmic Cavern, and I was just as excited as he was at this point. While it was cool, I think I liked Hurricane better...At Cosmic we had one other couple and the guides, so it wasn't as crowded as the group ahead of us (they had like 15 people), so it was nice. The main noticeable difference in the 2 caves was Cosmic has had more "destruction" than the other cave...the stalactites (sp?) were all broken and stuff. It was a bigger cave, but it wasn't till we got to the back of it that we got to see some of the neater things, that weren't destroyed. We headed back to the hotel, and crashed for a nap, and then went to eat at Landry's (YUMM!!!!!!!) and played indoor miniature golf. Sunday we got up and tried to shop a little, but most things didn't open till noon, so we went driving around and stumbled upon a trout hatchery by the Lake. That was kinda neat too, they had little bitty fish, and some really big fish and you could feed them like at the zoo (and it was free - not the food - that was a quarter, but "entrance" was free). Then we headed back in the rain. It was a VERY relaxing weekend - and I needed it!

I'll try to post some pictures from the weekend a little later, I need to get a little homework done, as the week is half over, and I was going to take the time to get all caught up, and I haven't cracked a book yet! YIKES!

I'm supposed to hear from some Monroe friends (who are here visiting family), and we're supposed to do dinner or games or something...not sure when that's gonna happen though, the week is half over, and I haven't heard from them yet...? I'd call, but I don't have their cell number...oh well...we'll just go about life, and when/if they call we'll go meet them.

Off to study for a bit!

wow...

2005-03-24T11:08:00.000-08:00

well - I promised one of my friends I'd give her something to read this afternoon...so here goes. I think it's kinda funny because I harass several of my friends that have blogs and don't update them very regularly. I'm have a decent excuse this time though - didn't work Friday for getting ready to go out of town...was in Monroe all weekend with family, as we all leaned on each other as we said good bye for now to mamaw. It makes it SO much easier knowing #1 she's not suffering anymore, and #2 that she's with Jesus now! She's the first family member I've lost that I can say with as much certainty as a person can have, that she was saved! Several of her family members went on before her, so I know she's enjoying that reunion right now. I'm hoping she can't see us down here though because I know it would bother her immensely to see what's going on with her children. I think she was able to finally let go and go home to be with Jesus after seeing her kids "play well together" for several days. She loved listening to them laugh and cut up, and they did that up until she passed away. They behaved until Sunday, and then it all ended.

One thing that I learned was how blessed I am! I got the call that it was all over, and I still had several people that I had to call...people that cared because it was my grandmother. And at the funeral home the only time I wasn't visiting with my friends was during the "family time." Almost immediately after family time was over I had friends there, all the way up until I went to pick up my brother from the air port. These people meant so much to me, they were there when I was down, and made sure we spent the time laughing and visiting and such. I just felt so blessed!

In other news, my favorite red head found out what she was having........a puppy!....ok...I'm just kidding...she's having a little girl! She said they are 90% sure, but that's pretty much because the doctors can't "guarantee" with a girl because there's nothing to "see"...she said they did get lots of looks at the leg area, and there were only 2! ;-)

I'm excited - today's my Friday!!! I'm off tomorrow, and me and my sweet wonderful husband are off to play! I can't wait! We haven't decided for 100% sure where we're going, but it won't be in Little Rock, and it'll just be the 2 of us, so it'll be LOTS of fun! Not that I don't have fun with people, but we both just need a few days away! The last couple weeks have been extremely stressful, and some of that's gone, and next week is Spring Break, so we don't have to worry about getting homework done over the weekend! I'm hoping next week during the week we'll get to get a lot of studying done, as it won't be too much longer till finals are upon us! (4 weeks!) But we'll enjoy the week, and it'll help remind us what we have to look forward to this summer!!!

In other good news...the guy that my sweet wonderful husband doesn't get along with so well at work...they compete to much to get along, and the guy is like 22, and thinks drinking is where all the fun is at...anyway...he's going to nights...they are about to start a "night shift," and the other guy will be "in charge" of the night crew, and my sweet wonderful husband will still be on days! That should make his job SO much more stress free!

Ok - I better get this posted, as I told someone they could read it at 1, and it's 1:06, and I still have to spell check!!

Mamaw Fern

2005-03-18T08:49:00.000-08:00

As we come to the end of her life, I struggle with letting her go at times, but it’s harder seeing her “tired,” so the Lord has granted a peace about it. Last night, as I lay in bed, knowing my husband and I will leave our cozy apartment in Little Rock tomorrow, to bid our final farewells to Mamaw, all I could hear in my minds ear was her laugh. It made me smile! I don’t remember a time when Mamaw wasn’t smiling or laughing (except the one time she put me in the corner for leaving her at Granny Jenkin’s – but she was taking too long, and I wanted to go back – but that’s another memory for another day). I will always remember the twinkle in her eyes. It was such a happy glow, and usually meant she was up to something. It was never mean spirited, as that wasn’t her nature, but when you saw the gleam you could be prepared to hear her giggle, as some joke was told, or funny thing happened.

I also think of her very generous heart. And I don’t say that just as a spoiled granddaughter who got gum or candy at every visit! I don’t think anyone who met her would say otherwise (and they didn’t get the gum and candy!). She gave birth to 3 children, raised 8, and yet has 16 people that call her mama saying good bye. WOW! Not to mention all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I can’t ever remember her saying “No” when someone asked her for something. When we’d come in for a visit, and want to know what’s going on with her, her stories were always about helping someone. And it wasn’t because she was bragging, it was because that’s what she did, and loved doing it!

One of my favorite Christian songs talks about leaving a legacy. The chorus that speaks to my heart says this: “I want to leave a legacy, how will they remember me, did I chose to love, did I point to You enough? I want to leave a mark on thing, want to make an offering, child of mercy and grace who blessed your name un-apologetically…” It goes on from there, but that’s how I hope to live my life, and it’s how Mamaw DID live her life, she pointed to Jesus by her life. She never apologized for her faith, or what she believed it, and had a personal relationship with Jesus. She loved going to church, she especially loved “singin’s” at the church, and I think she knew all the Gather songs by heart from watching them so much on TV.

If I had to say what Mamaw’s legacy was, it would be “child of God, mother of many, friend to all.” She’ll be missed, but her life will live on in each one she’s touched, who do as she did, and continue her legacy.

in class...

2005-03-15T17:26:00.000-08:00

Ok - didn't take the time to write this morning, but hey - ya got 2 posts yesterday, so I'm keeping up!

Today was rather...dreary...the day started out pretty well at home...left for work on time and had all my junk with me when I left. It was overcast ALL day which always affects a persons mood...it's so hard to be "chipper" when it's all dreary out side...on my way to work mom called me to update me on Mamaw, which I was ok with, it was what I expected, but it was hard to hear that daddy was up last night at 2ish, and was upset. VERY understandable, but it breaks my heart. I'm thinking he's been the big brother for the last year and a half through all this, and last night the word was that in about 3 days he's losing his mom, and he was the son again. He's been SO strong through all this though, please keep him in your prayers. The hospice nurse came by last night and said mamaw will probably go into a coma today, and within 72 hrs everything will be over. They started morphine last night too, so she shouldn't be in pain at all. Mom said mamaw doesn't talk, her only sounds are the occasional groan like when they try to turn her (to prevent bed sores), but that she does open her eyes, and can nod her head yes, so questions have to be worded where she can affirmatively answer.

My friend that's currently in Nebraska working for the company I work for is in town since yesterday, but it's looking like with my school schedule and his class schedule (the class he's here for at corporate) that we won't get to see each other at all...but he'll be going to Monroe tomorrow after his class gets out, so we might get together in Monroe...depending on when we go down south. My luck we'll be going down south Saturday when he's flying out of LR, and I'll still not get to see him...who knows! It's not like we saw each other "all the time" or anything - just when I went to Monroe he was on the list of people to visit, and now he's not there...I haven't seen him since he moved the end of last year...

I can't wait till Good Friday!!! I still don't know where we are going, but I'm ready for Spring Break (which is the following week), and I'm ready for a trip somewhere "just for fun."

I did good in the class I'm in right now - paid close attention for about 75% of the class - lately for this class I've been playing Spades all through class, and not paying close attention. I paid real close attention till my mind started wandering, so I decided to write here, for the last few minutes of class. I was even mostly prepared for the class - go me! For my next class I've read the equivalent to Cliff's Notes for Court Cases for most of the class, which is more than I've been ready for the last couple of classes. It's been so hard to focus on reading for class. The down-side is that for Spring Break - I get to play catch-up during the week, but at least there won't be classes to go adding to the load. I WILL BE DONE BY FINALS! LOL! And then it's off to the west with the in-laws! I'm looking forward to the summer and having "free time" again.

Ok - need to spell check, post, and potty before next class.
Bye for now...

2005-03-14T14:34:00.000-08:00

You failed!

It's Monday...

2005-03-14T07:48:00.000-08:00

Well - I've gone almost a whole week without posting...eek! Work has been so busy, and that's usually when I post!

I meant to post a happy birthday on Friday to a friend that had a special birthday - big 3-5! Unfortunately I wasn't able to be with him and his family for the big day, but I'm sure they had a wonderful day!

I didn't get very many responses to the covenant marriage question which was a little disappointing, but I guess y'all don't wanna talk to me about that stuff...Our church is doing a big push right now for covenant marriages, and had a "ceremony" last night for the 57 couples who converted their marriages. My stance in a nut shell - I have a covenant marriage, not the kind recognized by the state, but a covenant between my sweet wonderful husband, God, and myself, which was witnessed by most of my close friends and family on June 5th of last year. With the state's stance on separation of church and state, the requirements of a covenant marriage aren't going to be met....it requires counseling before marriage, (which most people do anyway) and counseling before divorce, which #1 state won't enforce, if they do it won't be "Christian counsel" required and #2 Divorce isn't an option for my sweet wonderful husband and I, so it's not an issue. I've tried to talk it over with several people, and haven't been able to change my stance, to see the need to change our marriage. Granted - there would be NO harm in changing it, BUT there's no need in it either. Several from our church seem to just be blindly following the pastor, which I DO think you should follow the pastor, as he follows the Lord, but in this one, I think the church should step up, and not require the state to "fix" the marriage problem in America today! Marriage is an institution created by GOD, not the state, so His "rules" apply, not the states. Ok - I've rambled on long enough on this subject!

My sweet wonderful husband and I are taking off Good Friday (YAY!), to go out of town. We're running away for a few days, and I can't wait! Both of our Spring Breaks are that next week, so we don't have to worry about doing homework on that weekend. I need an escape. I'm just hoping that that's not the time my grandmother goes to meet her Savior. I'm figuring it'll be this week sometime, I've told two of my professors that I might have to miss a couple days of classes, and the other 2 I can e-mail. According to my mom, she barely stays away 5 minutes at a time these days, and has already told mom that she's "tired," and has become extremely weak. Knowing my grandmother, a VERY independent woman, I'm sure she's ready to go on home now. She's lived a VERY full life, raising 3 children and 5 step children, spoiling MANY grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She'll be missed by all of us when she goes on, but I KNOW I'll see her again! And right now I get to see her smiling face all day while I'm at work as I have her picture right by my monitor, and it's from the days when her health was good!

Ok - on to happier thoughts so as not to end on something sad...I started Weight Watchers last week! YAY! I'm excited about it! I tried it once before for two whole weeks, and didn't have any luck, but I don't think I was nearly as into it as I am right now(actually I know I wasn't). And according to my home scales I've already lost 2 1/2 lbs!!! YAY!! While I know that's mostly water weight right now, I'm still excited, as my weight has been stuck at a number I don't like for a while now...and it's a little lower already! Woo hoo!

Ok...back to work now...
Don't miss me too much!

wow.....

2005-03-08T14:55:00.000-08:00

How sad....I realized I hadn't posted at all yesterday! I know all my faithful readers were very disappointed! LOL! I guess I can give you a treat then...I'll post a new picture of Odie...

he got a new outfit this past weekend. I had some friends visiting from out of town that went to Build-a-bear, and I was IN the store...how do you resist buying such cute clothing when you are IN the store...I couldn't ...so I bought some...hehehe...my sweet wonderful husband is beginning to complain that this is the Valentine's day present that keeps on giving! hehehe

We had a WONDERFUL time this weekend with our company! Need more company...so who's next?!? We went to The Old Mill on Saturday afternoons...of course we had WONDERFUL weather this weekend...and took lots of pictures...I'll try to post one of my sweet wonderful husband and I later tonight...well...so you don't get too disappointed it'll be up by the weekend?...hehehe...don't wanna be a liar!...I don't want to post any of the pictures of the friends because I don't have their permission, and they might not like themselves online - I dunno... Then on Sunday we overslept, so we were heatherns and didn't go to church...once we were all up and dressed we had lunch at Tia's YUM! Then decided since the weather was still beautiful we'd go to the zoo. It was SOOOO much fun...the whole weekend...it was a stressfree weekend, and I don't get those very often...so someone else needs to come up and give me another one soon...

A sorta sad note...my mamaw isn't doing so well...the hospice nurse has said we are looking at a week to 2 weeks at the most...and that's pushing it...I'm pretty much ok with it because mamaw told my mom last week that she was tired (and not in the "sleepy" sense). I will miss her terribly when the time comes...but have tons of fond memories, and I know she's saved, so I'll see her again. She's lived a full life, so I'm ok with her getting to meet Jesus real soon! Please pray for the family though - 8 kids are about to lose their mother, and all 8 spouses are about to lose their mother (she's been like a mom to all of the spouses too)...and I can't count the number of grand kids and great grandkids! wow!

Well - 2 families of friends have bought tickets to go to NYC in the next couple of months...could I BE more jealous?!? hehehe I'm glad they'll get to experience it, and I have been 3 times already, but...whine...I wanna go again...! I'll have to discuss it with my husband, and see what we can work out for our "next" trip up that way...

Got a question to generate comments...and I have it where anyone can comment...so feel free...you don't have to be a member of blogger to comment(but inappropriate stuff will be deleted)...The question...what are your thoughts on "Covenant Marriages"? Our church is doing a big push for people who's marriages aren't "Covenant Marriage" to change them...My sweet wonderful husband and I don't have one, so it's been a hot topic around our house...and the verdict is still out on what we will do, but I'm wanting feedback from the readers....I did discuss it with the house guests this weekend, so they know what my thoughts are, but I'm not wanting to share that yet....will do it later this week...I want to hear from you for now...

Bye for now...

singing FRIIIIIIDAAAAAY!!!!!!

2005-03-04T14:19:00.000-08:00

YAY! The week has finally reached it's end! WOO HOO! It's been a good day today...haven't done as much as I should, but I figure that's "ok" because I've worked my tail off (promise - I don't have a tail anymore!)... As you can tell by the fact that I haven't had any time to blog! Ugh! So much for starting yesterday with a post...oh well...

I really should be creating some invoices, but instead I'm on here...and yes I'll be whining at 4:30 when I can't leave because I have to finish the invoices...but for now...I'm enjoying what I"m doing! I have several meetings next week, but it shouldn't be nearly as hectic as this week was...

Oh for those who haven't asked me/ or someone else who asked...the pregnant person is my favorite little red head! I choose not to use names, but if you actually know me and are reading this, you should be able to figure it out. Her baby is due on the 3rd birthday of her sweet son! I can't wait to meet him or her! (I've put my vote in for a girl!) I think in about 4 weeks or so they'll know what they are having...if I understood correctly...

I'm having company this weekend - YAY!!! I love my Monroe Peoples!!! It's just one family coming up, but that's ok...we'll still have a blast...I've determined it's easier for people to come up and see me because up here, I'm the only one to visit (well that's not 100% true, but our nurse friend works on the weekends usually, and our other couple friends come play with us usually when people are up, so we're all in one place). When I go to Monroe I have SO many people to visit! And I realllllly want to see them all, and that's REALLLLLY hard when you come in LATE Friday night, and leave after church time on Sunday...there's only so many hours in the day. It's even worse right now while my Mamaw is so ill, cause I want to spend as much time with her as I can when I'm in town...that time is so limited...fortunatly I have wonderful friends that understand the situation, and make it as easy on me as they can (they are still there, and I do want to see them too!)...*sigh*...

Ok - I'm supposed to leave in 11 minutes, and I still have to do the invoices, so I better get off here for now...granted my sweet wonderful husband won't be home for a little bit (they are still on overtime), but with company coming - I've got some cleaning to do!!! ACK!
Bye for now...

Day 2

2005-03-02T18:51:00.000-08:00

Well today is both day 2 of the month of March, as well as day 2 of close...I'm almost to a month of writing my thoughts on here...wow! I've kept it up this long!

I'm sitting in Juvenile Law right now, and have missed the first half of class, and the last half of my Family law class because my computer crashed! Granted I did volunteer in Juvenile to present the first case because she said that while she was taking volunteers, she was going to call on people who hadn't presented yet, and I was one of those, and had only read the first case. Yay me...granted with computer problems I sounded much like a bumbling idiot, but that's ok, it's taken care of now. After running adware software to remove spyware, and finding quite a bit, and running Norton, and finding nothing, I'm not 100% sure what caused my blue screen. And have missed enough of the conversation in class today, that it's pretty much a lost cause.

Today was a reallllly good day! I found out some friends are coming to visit this weekend! YAY!! I miss my peoples! My sweet wonderful husband said the same thing! We're excited!

I also mentioned to my boss that I'm interested in the Financial Analyst 2 position that's just come open...asking if it's realistic with my school (me thinking it was, but noting my inability to work overtime), and she said it was possible, and that it was a good option! That was promising! Granted it's not certain because they haven't decided if they want to fill it as a 1 or a 2...so waiting on that to see if I can apply for it... The Parallegal position appears to have fallen through the cracks, for now anyway, which I believe there's a reason for it, so I'm waiting to see what the Lord has for me!

The other good news I found out...a good friend of mine is expecting....I'm so excited...I was told I could tell, but I'll leave it as "sort of" a mystery to give her a chance to tell anyone else she wants. (Even though she's already had a couple of months - I was shocked she kept it a secret that long.) She knows this site, so she can comment if she wants...if not maybe tomorrow I'll give her identity away...But pray for her & her family that all goes well...

Work was pretty good...busy...but good overall...I felt like I knew what I was doing which is always a good thing!:-)

Overall a good day - yay! Almost time for me to go home - even better! Hopefully tomorrow I can do this when I want (in the morning over breakfast while getting the day started, but before work)....we'll see! Well time to get ready to shut down, and need to spell check and post this, and save everything and then actually shut down and go home to my sweet wonderful husband!
Bye for now!

goodness...

2005-03-01T10:32:00.000-08:00

Goodness...it's been a while since I stopped long enough to post...I've got TONS of "busy work" on my desk, so it's hard to be slacking when ya have a big box of stuff to go through (and about 12 more down stairs!)...

Friday was a typical work day...well except we got our Federal taxes back, and my school tuition reimbursement and it was payday...woo hoo! We went to Build-a-Bear and got Odie some casual clothes, I'll have to take pictures later and post them...then went to Macaroni Grill....YUM! I'd been craving it! Had even forgotten how yummy the bread was - that's WAY too long between visits! When we got home we watched "The Village" - it was good! Not quite what I was expecting, and one that you don't figure out till the very end - I like those kinds of movies!

Saturday was Studying, and then we went to dinner with my ma-in-law & pa-in-law...went to Grandpa's - a fish place - it was yummy too...then we watched "The Notebook"...I really liked that one...guys if your wanting to be reallllly sweet to your ladies, watch this with them...I will warn it does have a few scenes that don't need to be in a movie (although it's getting to the point where they all do now), and don't watch the "deleted & extended scenes," there aren't any good ones, and lots of sexual nudity that's not needed at all (it was good that it was left out of the movie)...I must say I don't cry in movies...but this one I bawled...it wasn't all that "sad" really...I don't want to give away too much, but it was sweet!

Sunday was church, and then we went to the in-laws for soup. We were going to go to the shooting range after wards, but that morning I couldn't find the extra bullets to my (Gerald's) gun, and couldn't find my safety glasses (they got put somewhere in the move, so we could find them later HA!), and the range requires safety glasses on the pistol range. So we agreed to go this coming weekend, and plan ahead more, so we can find everything! We ended up spending the day at his parents house, then church, then home to finish homework. I really wanted to watch the other movie we have "The Vanishings" (I think that's what it's called), but my husband wanted us to be all responsible and stuff, so we didn't watch it, and did homework (no fun!)....

I was supposed to bring those movies back to a classmate tonight, but they are still sitting by the TV where we left them. I was also supposed to bring her some movies, and you can probably guess where they are - yep - right beside her movies! Oh well - she knows how absent minded I am!

Well it's day one of close, so I probably should get back to work...I'll try to make myself take breaks to write here.
Bye for now!

gentlemen....

2005-02-24T17:14:00.000-08:00

I must say - I was extremely happy today...on my way to take my nap at lunch...I got on the elevator...only 1 other person on the elevator, and they were getting off on 2...on the way down about 6 other guys got on, and they were going to 1 also...we got to the bottom, and I was the ONLY female left on the elevator and the guys tripped over themselves almost trying to get out of my way, so I could be the first one off the elevator...and not tripped out of the elevator...they were moving further back in the elevator (I was in the back since I got on first), to make sure I could get off...it was just really nice...so often these days women get offended by males being gentlemen, but I still like it (and not just because it means I get to go first - just because it means there are still gentlement in the world)...there have been a few times at work where men weren't gentlemen with regards to the elevator, but today they were, and it made me smile...I guess it was even nicer because they were "manly men"...tall with broad shoulders...would have made 2 of me (but not in a fat sort of way)...

I'm in class right now...I got to work this morning and had to hurry and get my thoughts together because I had a 9:00 meeting with my supervisor and manager...just reviewing recons to see if we had any problems, but usually I'm not awake by 9:00...I'm sitting at my desk, working, but not awake!

Class tonight (right now) is Property Law...and it's going pretty well...I was a little worried about how much I had read for tonight, but she spent the first hour of a 90 minute class talking about something we weren't supposed to read (she was giving an overview, so we'd have a clue about it in the future), and then we had a break, which we still are on...and we get out at 7:30, so my 10 pages have turned out to be more than enough...also one of my class mates is talking to her, so I don't think she's realized we've had about a 15 minute break...when it was supposed to be about 7...

Well class has started - 16 minutes left of class, and she's gotta introduce the new material...woo hoo...

Next is Civil Procedure (how to file a lawsuit, and the rules that go with it...might type more then...

Bye for now...

short post

2005-02-23T14:30:00.000-08:00

I was trying to get something done for a meeting in the morning, so I didn't take any time to post here....I JUST finished it, and it's time for me to go to class...I kinda need to talk to my supervisor before I go, but she was in with the manager, so it might wait till tomorrow...

I was bummed out last night...the happy meal toys are now from "That's So Raven"...I got a "fortune teller" last night...big pink glasses...and a paper to fold like the little fortune tellers we made from note book paper as children (the glasses were tinted so you could use them to read the fortune - written in blue with red blurry on top)...I'm thinking my favorite 6 yr old will get the glasses (if she doesn't get one from her own happy meal), and the "fortune teller" will go in the trash! I must say it was better getting that than the stinky boy toy I got the day before!

Ok - my supervisor is outta the office, gonna go see if I can catch her, and then go to class

ta ta for now

break time....

2005-02-22T12:52:00.000-08:00

Ok...I decided to come to work this morning and get busy, and be productive from the get go...so I put off writing here till now...I've gotten a lot done today...woo hoo...Didja notice I finally put up a profile picture?!? Aren't you proud?? I am! :-)

Last night I got my usual happy meal requesting a girl toy...and they were outta girl toys, so I got the boy toy, which is a really cheesy toy...I was very upset! What am I gonna do with a cheesy boy toy?? I guess I could give it to my sweet wonderful husband...? Don't know what he'll do with it though!

I just found out my property class was canceled tonight - woo hoo! I'm glad I only prepared for my other class, and decided to postpone my property reading! YAY! I'd probably be a little irritated if I'd have stayed up till 2AM preparing for that class, and then it was cancelled...granted I still get to go home earlier!

Tomorrow night in my juvenile law class we're going to the detention center here...that should be pretty interesting! I've learned that I can't do Juvenile Law...I wouldn't be able to separate work from home I don't think! But the class is interesting! I've got to remember to leave my jewelry at home or hidden in the car at least...and no cell phones...the professor also told us to dress appropriately for being around teenage boys...no skimpy clothing...duh!

The weather here has been sooooo pretty! Yesterday and today in particular...it's been sun shine and clear sky's and a cool breeze...makes me not want to come back in to work after my lunch nap! Granted part of that is the fact that I'm getting to sleep, and don't want to get up...but like normal, I can get past that...it's the coming in while it's so pretty out side...makes me want to move my desk out there...I was thinking yesterday that I wished there was some way I could show y'all how pretty it is outside, but I realized that the picture would just look like a summer day, you wouldn't be able to feel the temperature, or the cool, gentle breeze! I know it all sounds cliche' but it's true!

OH - forgot to mention yesterday...after all my griping and fretting over Kay's...they fixed my ring at no charge...yay them...guess they'll get to keep my business afterall! :-) And YAY that I have my rings back...I'd been missing them! They are so pretty (I know I'm biased), and they make me think of my sweet wonderful husband!

There was something else I was going to mention that I forgot yesterday, and remembered later in the day, but yet again, it's slipped my mind...maybe I'll remember it later!

For now - it's back to work for me!

Odie

2005-02-21T08:00:00.000-08:00

This is my Valentine's day present from my sweet wonderful husband...We went Friday to "Build-a-Bear" and made me a puppy...and the picture doesn't show it very well, but he's in a Marine Corps uniform...It was fun to make him...the lady at the store was picking on us because we didn't get him any undies...so I told her he liked to go commando...hehehe...He does need shoes though...without shoes he looks like he's wearing shorts...so we're gonna go get him some shoes probably later this week (it's payday week, and we should get our tax money in this week - woo hoo!)...We named him Odie Jones...after Justin's grandfather since I refuse to name any of our children "Odie"...

Saturday, we didn't do a whole lot...we did homework until early evening, and then went to run a few errands...then that night we watched Disney's "The watcher in the woods"...it was a good movie! It's definitely a dated movie...and the special effects aren't all that great, but considering when it was made...it was pretty good...and the plot was good too!

We were heathens Sunday morning and slept late...usually when I'm in the mood to be a heathen, my sweet wonderful husband gets me up anyway...and when he's in the mood to be a heathen, I get him up anyway...problem this Sunday is we both were in the mood to be heathens, and there wasn't anyone else there to make us get up anyway! Then we went out to lunch with my in-laws for my birthday...it was fun...and my mother-in-law and father-in-law gave me a $25 check to go buy a movie...she was going to get me "The Notebook," but didn't know if I wanted to see it, so she gave the money, and said I could decide for myself...I do want to see it, so that's probably what I'll spend the money on! Went to church Sunday night, and then went to my in-laws for a quick visit & to get some rabbit ears for the TV that my mom got my husband for Christmas...(actually mom got him a gift card, and we went and got the TV with it in our errands Sat., and didn't realize it didn't have an antenna)...now we have a TV in our bedroom, and it get some channels that the big TV doesn't...how weird!

This morning didn't want to get up - as usual!...I got up late...my sweet wonderful husband had to go to the sleep study doctor for a follow up, so he didn't have to get up as early, so I didn't wanna get up either...it's hard to make yourself get outta bed, when your sweet wonderful husband is still snoozing! So he got up in time to get ready to go to the doctor, and I got up in time to be late for work! Oh well...I'll make up the time, and all will be well... In case your wondering sleep study follow up determined he needed to keep the mask on longer (SHOCK!!!)...and needs to go to bed earlier (ok just add a few more hours in the day and we will!)...other than that he's fine...and he can tell a difference in how tired he was versus how tired he is now...so that's what's most important!

Ok - wasted enough time...back to work!

New Pony

2005-02-18T13:00:00.000-08:00

bad pic of new pony...I forgot to set the resolution higher, and the phone is dying, so it'll have to do till I can charge the phone and take another one...

My Little Spot

March-September

Hey! Yeah! It's really me!

6 months

zoom zoom....

SPRING BREAK!!

still alive

slow this ride down please!!!!

can someone help me...

My Sweet Wonderful Husband!

let it snow let it snow let it snow!

ok - time for an update...

May 19th

DONE!!!!!

*yawn*

Application for Graduation!

Stress Management (from an e-mail I received)

what a week!

Just so there's something new

Friendship

The wedding...

Remembering

Look what we got....

Back to the grind

Well it hasn't been a whole month!

It's summer finally!!!

the last few days....

ok..ok..ok...

so that worked...

short ramble...

2 years!! WOW!

ok...here's something to keep ya going...

Map

Updates and Junk

Goings on...

9 days off work and school!

Three days in a row!

Anyone...anyone...anyone...

New plants

a week later...

Ramblings from the inner workings of my mind...

It's been almost a year...

Happy Valentine's Day!

*yawn*

*sigh*

A week for accomplishments!

Nerd Score...

Official Resignation

Lot's going on...prayer needed...and life's happenings...

every other week it is...

busy weeks...

wow it's been 2 weeks!

human again!

for my fan club....

prayer link

sooo....buuuusssssssyyyy....

So much to do....so little time!

ok...back to the grind...

VEGAS BABY!!!!

blah...

ok...so I'm a klutz

OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!

the weekend....

don't wanna...

once a week...?

the past week

the weekend

an e-mail I got....good perspective

Ty Pennington

ok ok...so it's been 2 weeks...

caffeine free....

Anniversary!

Greetings from out west

Contacts and other stuff....

notice anything different?

Is it Friday yet???

memories...

Nothing important to say

ho hum...

Funny for today...

yawn

yawn

sigh

singing FRIIIIIIDAAAAAY!!!!!!