its time

i think i've had a sufficient hiatus from blogging. although, i'm not sure what i want to blog about at the moment. so, maybe i'll just do one of my famous random lists. here goes.

1. i have a packed schedule this week, and i couldn't be more excited about it. monday, dinner with friz. tuesday, dinner with trace, wednesday: hanging out with matt and dev, thursday: dinner at julia's, and friday, i'm heading to birmingham to spend time with bekah and jimmy. i don't know what i'm going to do with myself :)

2. there is officially nothing on tv right now. so, i'm watching karate kid II. yay.

3. my dad is going to start a fire, and upon bringing in wood, he just stepped in doggie poo, and i'm laughing so hard right now.

4. i hate boston terriers. remind me never to get one.

5. i want to live on my own, but thats not going to happen for awhile.

6. i love the wii. even though i suck at most video games (and i'm always reminded by my brother) i still like playing.

7. i officially felt old on friday when i played the ultrasonic ringtones for my kids and they laughed at me when i couldn't hear the ones above 17khz.

8. i love tea with milk and honey.

9. i need a haircut.

10. i love heating pads.

11. fires are sweet. and so are dads who build them. :)

12. i am trying my hand at making porkchops for dinner if anyone wants to come over and try them. :) scott was going to be here, but he bailed on me.

13. i need some new clothes, but i can't make myself go shopping. :/

14. i am still on book 3 of harry potter. its slow going, but i'm determined to be finished with all of them by this time next year. :)

so, i guess that's about as good as it's going to get toady. nothing deep, nothing philosophical. just the way it is.

until next time...

i dont know why...but i don't feel like blogging much these days...

nothing special

so, here is a fun fact for all of you readers out there...jonathan sheetz and katie edfeldt are officially dating.

sorry...i know you cant tell, but i had to pause for a second to take a laughing break. it gets me every time. i just guess i never saw them together. maybe thats why she never told me?

anyway...enough about other people, moving on to me:
1. i haven't watched one tree hill in two weeks now, and its killing me.
2. i made a breakthrough on losing weight this morning, and it felt good. :)
3. i love love love my kids. every day i see them, i find something else to love about them.
4. my kids drive me crazy!!!! hahaha...i guarantee you that right when i've got them where i want them, they are going to be moving on to 5th grade. oh well, i guess that's life.
5. i made some pretty fetch (that was for you, friz) chicken fettuccine last night. i am awesome.
6. i am ready for my first year of teaching to be over. i hear that it gets easier the second time around.
7. i'm having lasagna tonight. :) yum.
8. i was trying to read the whole harry potter series again...that started like 3 weeks ago, and i'm only on chapter 6. :/
9. i need to make a dentist appointment. sorry, i know that was random, but i saw the thing sitting here...and it sparked my memory.
10. i miss all of you!!!!! feel free to call or text anytime. i hate getting out of touch.

until next time...

i almost died today...

no really, i almost did. i hate it when people say that and it is an over-exaggeration. it would be hard for me to write out the whole situation, so if you want to hear the whole story, feel free to ask. all i know is that i literally saw my life flash before my eyes in slow motion. i was frozen as i watched a blue and white school bus miss me by about 2 1/2 feet. i thought i was toast. and i couldn't shake a weird feeling for a long time.

but then i started thinking...and you know what? its a good feeling. "I have plans for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you, not to harm you; to give you a hope and a future." I have heard these words my whole life, but today, i really felt the effects of them...and it was kinda cool. i can honestly say that after today at about 1pm, i really honestly and truly believe with all that i am, that God's not done with me yet. i'm not supposed to die today. i don't know how i didn't, because it was truly a miracle. and that's how i know i still have purpose on this earth.

don't think i'm being morbid. cuz i'm not. just introspective, i guess. on a much lighter note, i got to eat lunch with trace and friz. so far, the highlight of my week. :) and friz and i have a date on wednesday. and i'm getting my hair cut on thursday. and report cards have to be sent home this week. so, really...i'm looking at the most eventful week i've had in ages. :) sometimes, its good to be busy.

i paid off my credit card the other day. it was an amazing feeling. now, i only owe berry college and verizon money each month. it's quite liberating.

i looked at macs last night. the one i want is more than a whole month's paycheck. that is ridiculous. and that's why i'm waiting. i don't need one. i just really really want one. :) oh, and as of today, i'm officially starting to save up for a new(er) car. my goal is to have a new car before the first day of school next year. and i want to pay cash. so, there ya go. now all of the blogger world knows my goals.

this post is way to long, so i will be going now. off to grade my neverending mountain of papers. and maybe to read harry potter. or the new karen book. :) yay!

until next time...

i just made a hundred bucks!

no, really...i did.

my brother scott, my dad and i have been playing "scene it" for the past hour, and i lost...well, i flippantly said "i wish we had disney scene it...cuz i would kick butt in that"

well, scott started singing "i can show you the world..."

and i responded "shining, shimmering, splendid..."

and he told me that it was "shining, shimmering, speldor." i told him that he was out of his mind. and he said wanna bet? and i said heck yes! and he said, $100? and i was like, you're on.

and so, we googled it, imbd'd it, and watched the movie.

i was right. :) and now i'm a hundred dollars richer. just like that.
sometimes i love my life.
and my brother.
i guess that will make him think twice before testing me on a disney question. :)

until next time...


PS: is it sad that the first thing i wanted to do when this happened was blog about it? hahaha....

outta control!!!

so, outta control situation number one:
the power was out for an hour and a half this morning. i'd like to see you try to keep 22 9 year olds calm and quiet for an hour and a half in the dark at a public school. ugh. the rest of the day was basically shot after that. good thing it was early release. :) they left at 12:10.

outta control situation number two:
i never seem to update this thing. i hate that. actually, i never get on the computer anymore. partly because i hate my comptuer, partly because i never get on the home computer, and partly because half of me is boycotting any computer until i get a mac. :)

outta control situation number three:
scott and i finally finihsed watching all four seasons of the office. :) aaaaaaaaand now we're starting all over again. with all the deleted scenes and commentaries, of course. you know, just to make sure we didn't miss anything the first time around. and we're looking forward to sept. 25th when season 5 starts on nbc. :)

outta control situation number four:
i don't really know how to tell my faithful readers this, but i figured i'd chicken out and tell you on my blog instead of in real life or over the phone. i'm not going to mountain day. please don't freak out, i just basically decided that i didn't want to go. and that i'd be going more for everyone else than for myself. mountain day has never really been my thing anyway...and when an opportunity came up that just happened to be the same weekend, i decided to go with what i wanted to do instead of what i knew everyone else wanted me to do. so, please don't hate me. just have fun without me. :)

outta control situation number five:
fourth grade is starting to catch up with me. the "honeymoon" phase is over, and now i'm just in the phase of missing berry and being close to/staying in touch with all of you. so, please don't be a stranger. call or text anytime! i'd like to know what's going on in your lives.

until next time....

i can't believe it's the fifth week of school

time flies. i honestly can't remember the past 4 weeks. they have gone by so fast. we have finally started the cleaning process around here. maybe one day i'll be all moved back in to my real room.

i don't really have a whole lot of fascinating news to report. my life is pretty boring. well, not boring...just predictable. i think i'm ready for mountain day. :)

until next time...