30 days of Thankfulness

My darling friend started this 30 day thankfulness thing on Facebook. I think it is an awesome idea. Why just focus on things you are thankful for on just Thanksgiving?

I can think of a few off hand that will sure make the list...

1. Bacon
2. Bacon flavored things
3. Any food containing bacon

Ok... in all seriousness, bacon makes the world a better place. I am thankful for pigs and their sacrifice for the advancement of bacony goodness on this Earth. I thankful for other things too...

1. My parents. They celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary yesterday. I hope to accomplish that and many more. Marriage is hard. Real hard.... It is even harder when you throw a baby in the mix. I am finding this out all the time. They have not only survived each other, but raising 3 VERY DIFFERENT hormone charged daughters. That is really saying something.

2. My husband. We may not always get along, agree, say the nicest things, help each other out the way we need to... but he is a great dad to our son, and after 13 years, still is my bff.

3. My son. That little boy is the reason I wake up every morning, literally and figuratively speaking.... You would think so too hearing his laugh...

4. Coffee. Without it, I would have died in several wrecks on the way to work. It keeps me going...

Realizing It's too late for coffee... A buzz kill is about to take place. 

This Momma is mucho tired, and although I started out strong.... This heifer's had it.

Good night, sleep tight... think of bacon and all is alright.

80's hair FTW!

Yep... I just spent 30 minutes crimping my hair and cutting (YES CUT-TING) bangs and curling them second grade school pic style.... you don't get to see the results until tomorrow... We are part-aying it up straight out of 1982 tomorrow... It was a good year. For hair, and babies born at 5:17 pm. Happy Birthday Eve to me!

ramblings of happiness...

#1. This website.... http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

Holy Cannoli. Hys-ter-i-cal. When you call the extra O in loose a "hemorrhoid O", you've got my vote as an epic grammar lesson. Too bad 99% of it is too inappropriate for school.

#2. Birthday week. Yes, it is my birthday WEEK. It has fallen on Red Ribbon Week as long as I can remember, which since the beginning of my school times (minus college of course...) It has been a celebration week of fun, awesome dress up days.

#3. Sweet students like this....

I have a group of boys in Pre-AP that are creating reader's theatre scripts about the origin of babies. They believe babies came from dust bunnies causing women to eat way too much and thus getting a tummy, the babies then shoot out the woman's belly button or crawl out their nose... I can't remember which because a precious student I have in that group and I had our own side convo. I asked a dangerous question.... "How are you going to explain the alien in the tummy feeling and being able to physically see the baby moving on the outside."pause.... wait for the weird comment.... AND... there is none. He says to me, "Well that is interesting, because you know biologically it is weird, but honestly I find the whole idea of pregnancy a very beautiful thing." Say what? This precious boy is going to make one kick ass husband and father some day. What 13 year old boy says things like this?

#4. It's fall/Christmas picture day at daycare on Friday, and I can't wait to see the pictures!!!

#5, I was Hermoine today.... and it was awesome.

I even played Harry Potter soundtrack while the kids worked today... it was epic.

Most of all... I am writing again. I feel snuggly back in my writer skin. Welcome back!

It's a come back... take 2.

Alright, come back take 2. After reading it, I can't quite come back writing some garbage like that... I am better than that. It seems like writing or doing anything these days besides sleeping the little I get to, and taking care of my darling son is forced. I used to love writing whole heartedly. Now it seems like I have to pull teeth to do it. I guess i'll just start with one thing that makes me real happy.... it's called: "Veggie Tales Fridays"

Veggie Tales Fridays (or any other day I get to pick Jaxon up at 4:15 because I have raced like hell out of school 30 seconds after the bell), are a treasure. I scoop up Jaxon from church and when we come home, we have a snack (puffs or cookies for him, whatever Momma can find for herself goes for me...), log on to Netflix, either by laptop or on the Wii... and choose an episode of Veggie Tales. Here is a glimpse of what happens when the theme song starts chiming...

He LOVES Veggie Tales.... a lot. He just smiles and dances the second Larry and Bob enter the scene. I can replay the magic anytime I want to by smiling big and belting out a.... "If. You. Like. To. Talk. To..... tomatoes! If a squash can make you smile... if you like to waltz with potatoes... up and down the produce aisle...... Have WE gotta show for you!" and he laughs... Veggie Tales not only make my baby boy smile, but it teaches great things and is a christ centered show. Not something you find everyday. The best part is... it ends by saying, God made you special, and he loves you very much! There are some days I need that more than others. It's a little reminder. Here is one of our favorite songs from: "Rack, Shack, and Benny"

It's made a lot of things make sense lately. 

So until the writing bug bites again... remember! God made YOU special, and he loves you very much!

It's about time for a comeback...

I am not exactly sure what to say. I've been feeling a little lost as to where to head and what guts I should just spill on the soap box. One thing is for sure.... i'm tired. REAL tired.

I have a Jax-o-lantern.... he's been sick since the fire. It's been way before since the fire since i've written. Sad, because there is so much I could have cataloged that week. It was a nightmare...

The exit to my house...

behind my house...

in the HEB parking lot...

The fire as shown on a map in the shelters... the + signs are total loss, the hash marks were the fire lines... I was safely tucked in the "backwards C" of the river in the yellow section on the left... BLESSED!

ariel view of the fire...

Where are all the pine trees?


There's a lot of things that just don't make sense to me at the moment; however, one thing is for certain...

This little pumpkin brightens up my day no matter what the drama...

abc....

Anxious to start back to school
But I don't want to leave all the Mommy/Jax time I've had this summer
Can't I stay home?
Darn it.... I am not a millionaire
Even if I won the lotto, I think eventually I would get bored.
Fortunately, he has a fab daycare. I am in love with those ladies.
God is good. All the time.
Happy to see some friends tomorrow. It's been awhile.
I am even bringing the J man!
Jaxon will be 6 months tomorrow... My how does time fly.
Kicking some serious cleaning butt while he is at school these days.
Loving every moment with him.
Missing sleep... a lot.
Naps will be the hardest thing to go without when school starts again.
Oh, Starbucks... you rescue me.
Perhaps I should invest in a coffee plant?
Quandary... do they grow in Texas?
Rain. ha... we need rain. I am sure the coffee plants need rain too.
So tired... but can't sleep.
Typing randomness....
Under a sea of comfy covers I need to be.... too bad Jax rolls and crawls. I wish he could snuggle with me tonight. It freaks me out though that he could crash on the floor.
Vino. I need some.
W. The W. Welcome.
Xactly. X is a lonely letter....
You know it is... how many people do you know with an X in their name?.... I do.
Zzzzzzzzz...... night night.

Blah.

Blah is the word of the week....

1. My fridge stopped making cool water happiness and ice and lended to a horrid banshee shriek when you pressed the water button....

Solution? An old Sears repairman came-- basically told me I was an idiot for not replacing the filter that I knew existed, but I didn't have a clue where it was located... and p.s. there is also one on the wall connected to the water tubing. Who knew?

We have water, but no ice. Then the icemaker started to work.... but something is up with it. It's exploding water all over the freezer when it makes ice, which has cascaded a splatter ice sculpture all over the door.

2. My air conditioner broke. b-r-o-k-e. bro-ken. There isn't anything else I need to say. It's a record 105+ everyday.... it was 90 in my house. The. end. El Sucko.

3. My baby got a VERY bad tummy bug. When I say bad, I don't mean it lightly. I have been puked on and changed and smelled more poop then I ever care to experience. For a while... a long while. We had to make a VERY scary trip to the ER because he puked more than a drunken sorority chick with alcohol poisoning and went from peachy to corpse white and dehydrated in an hour. His poop test came back today...... positive for Salmonella. What.... the.... F%&^! How does your baby get Salmonella?

My feathers are ruffled. It's time for a tall glass of "Don't ask", followed by an even bigger glass of "homie don't...."

I need some glitter in my life right about........ now.