tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85258177180924721752024-02-19T05:09:28.517-06:00My Own Personal StageA little bit sweet, a little bit sassy...a whole lot of crazy.Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.comBlogger316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-86834108078781845392014-12-15T13:27:00.003-06:002014-12-15T13:27:45.644-06:00Sunday Stealing (on a Monday...shhh)<a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IMCsoHEmcok/SLq7o24PfYI/AAAAAAAAePs/h2LvahE5h7E/s200/SundayStealing.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240707426999565698" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">1) Have you ever gotten lost in a maze? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">No, I have a really good sense of direction and have a really good memory. </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">2) Have you ever been attacked by a wild animal? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Do mosquitos count? haha Just the lorakeets at the zoo. They sense my fear of birds and prey on it.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">3) Have you ever ridden a camel? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">No, but I have an elephant.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">4) Have you ever pet a rat? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">No</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">5) Have you ever been a member of a gym? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yes, I am currently...I guess I should go.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">6) Have you ever been in a helicopter? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Not that I recall. </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">7) Have you ever cheated at a test? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Probably when I was younger. But, I am pretty sure the statute of limitations have ran out. ha!</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">8) Have you ever ridden a tractor? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Absolutely! I learned to drive on a tractor. </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">9) Have you ever passed wind/gas in an embarrassing situation? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Probably, but I really don't remember.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">10) Have you ever played the bongos? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I wouldn't consider it "playing" as much as I would consider it just banging.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">11) Have you ever handled a snake? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yes</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">12) Have you ever assembled furniture by yourself? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I love to assemble furniture by myself. That way there aren't too many cooks in the kitchen.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">13) Have you ever been scuba diving? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">No</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">14) Have you ever had a disastrous interview? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">No</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">15) Have you ever sold your services? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yes, both as a photographer and a baker.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">16) Have you ever raised money for charity? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yes, March of Dimes.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">17) Have you ever won a giant sized cuddly toy from a fair? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">No, I did break a mirror once.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">18) Have you ever milked a cow? </span></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yes</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">19) Have you ever used the phrase "back in my time" to someone younger than you? </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">haha... I have recently started saying it to Elexis.</span></span></b><br />
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I don't think that my family is into Christmas mode either. Every year, I put up the tree and put the garland on. Then, my husband and daughter decorate the tree with the ornaments. I might put a few on, but it is mainly them. This year, I put up the tree, garland and decorated that sucker by myself. I saved my daughter's special ornaments to hang on the tree herself, and she still hasn't done it. The angel doesn't go on until all the ornaments are on....the angel still sits beside the tree. Maybe I will motivate my family to do this tonight. I know that my mom is not much into the Christmas spirit this year. I don't blame her. My mother in law gave her her big Christmas tree because she likes to have a small tree. On Sunday we took the tree to my mom and set it up for her. It still sits naked and undecorated. I think my mom is going to the lake this weekend, so my daughter and I will go over and decorate the tree for her. So I guess none of my family is feeling Christmas yet. I will take pictures of the ornaments that I have made and (hopefully) finish my wreath and take pictures of it. I also made my tree skirt this year. I still need to embroider it with Mickey and Minnie though. <br />
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Alright, enough procrastinating. The stores await.Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-13096643642151772912014-12-07T09:50:00.003-06:002014-12-07T09:50:37.712-06:00Sunday Stealing<a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IMCsoHEmcok/SLq7o24PfYI/AAAAAAAAePs/h2LvahE5h7E/s200/SundayStealing.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240707426999565698" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>I haven't done one of these in a good long while, so I am very much overdue.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">1) Are you psychic in any way? I do believe I have had deja vu dreams</span></span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">2) Are you a good dancer? I wouldn't call myself good, but I can at least step to a beat</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">3) Are you a good singer? In my shower or in my car I am Whitney Houston</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">4) Are you a good cook? I would consider myself a good cook.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">5) Are you a good artist? At drawing, no...at creating, I would think so</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">6) Are you a good listener? YES! I am an excellent listener. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">7) Are you a good public speaker? Yes, Public speaking doesn't scare me. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">8) Are you a good babysitter? Yes, and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">coincidentally so is my daughter who has no siblings.</span></span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">9) Are you a good mechanic? Haha! I can jump a battery and change a tire...</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">10) Are you a good diplomat? I really don't know.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">11) Are you a good employee? Yes, I have always had high praises from my bosses. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">12) Are you a good dresser? My wardrobe is jeans (or capris) and some sort of tshirt or hoodie (usually Disney themed)</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">13) Are you a good swimmer? Yes, been doing it all my life.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">14) Are you a good skier? NO! I am good at falling down a mountain with skis on my feet.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">15) Are you a good gift giver? Yes, for the most part. Some people are just hard to buy for.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">16) Are you a good musician? No, that would be my cello and piano playing daughter. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">17) Are you a good comedian? I am good at making people laugh.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">18) Are you a good cleaner? When I am in the mood. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">19) Are you a good actor? Yes</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">20) Are you a good writer? Mmm. I am not sure. I probably could be. </span></span>Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-81557034450054158932014-12-07T09:39:00.000-06:002014-12-07T09:39:39.475-06:00I may be backSo, I lost it. I lost all mojo for those things I found joy in. My year has been trying, but I know so many other people's have too. I got to where I didn't want to do anything. I stopped reading blogs; I definitely stopped writing my blog. I didn't have to passion for crafting, baking, creating, taking pictures, pretty much anything. I believe I had fell into some sort of depression, but I wasn't depressed (if that makes any sense). Instead of writing about it, I did what I do best and pulled away. For Thanksgiving this year, we went on a cruise. Anyone who knows me knows that I have never wanted to take a cruise. I have a very real fear of being trapped and I had convinced myself that I was going to be trapped on this boat. The only way my family was going to convince me to get on a ship was if it was a Disney cruise. And, the stipulation was added on that I got to go to Disney World before or after the cruise. Disney World was awesome as always. We also did the new Diagon Alley Harry Potter at Universal Studios. Then we boarded the ship. I can honestly say I had the best time on the cruise. It was so much fun and I believe, because of Disney magic, I got my mojo back. This week all I have wanted to do is craft, sew, bake, and create. I have so many ideas that I want to see happen. This morning I woke up and it hit me...I wanted to blog again. I am so excited to get back to reading about my favorite friends' lives, and writing about my own. I am still busy as ever, but I am going to commit to at least four times a week. Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-37044122754129646962014-07-13T21:57:00.002-05:002014-07-13T21:57:39.113-05:00Strong WomanI took a blog hiatus because my life got flipped upside down. Things are now settling down and I feel I can talk about them. I blogged about my dad passing away on March 1. April is always a busy month for me anyway because of Elexis' birthday, being a test monitor, Easter and such. On April 24, my mom got another shock. She got a call from her neighbor while she was at work. Her neighbor told her that her house was on fire and the fire department had been called. My mom lived out in the country. It's not exactly down the street from the nearest fire department. By the time my mom got home, her entire back deck was gone (where the fire started) and her kitchen was gone. Half the living room was close to being gone. The fireman asked her what the most important thing she wanted out of there and she said she wanted my dad (he had been cremated). My mom broke down when the fireman brought him and his hat and glasses he always wore to her. Her house was a total loss. What didn't get destroyed by the fire, was destroyed by the smoke and water and fireman having to find the hotspots. She lost both of her cats in the fire. Luckily, her dog was outside and was spared. Had my dad still been alive, he probably would have died in the fire. His spot was on fire. He was on full time oxygen and the tanks had just gotten picked up the week before the fire. <br />
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I tell you this because my definition of a strong woman has been redefined. I have always known my mom was a strong person, but God really has put her to the test. First her husband, then their house they had moved into the second year of their marriage. My mom has continued putting one foot in front of the other. I am very proud of the person she is. She came to stay with me after the fire. Together we had to inventory (from memory) all the contents of her house. We have dealt with the insurance company (which was awesome, very quick to respond and issue checks). We have made decisions on what she should do whether it be rebuild out there or move closer to the city. She ultimately made the decision to move closer to the city (we planned on getting her house and land ready to sell by October anyway). We have looked at houses and ultimately buy one. She now lives a mile from me. I know my mom needs me and I am very happy to be there for her. She is now making a new normal. <br />
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My mom and dad had an annual party. Sometimes it was in July (for my anniversary on July 4th) and sometimes in August for my dad's birthday. Yesterday, three weeks after she moved into her house, we held her annual party. Her new house had an ice cream bar in half of the garage so that played a huge part in the party. I am very happy to see her enjoy something. We celebrated her new house, my dad's memorial, and my nephew's birthday (my brother is down from New York). We had about 40 people over to the house and had an awesome time. <br />
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My mom is going to be okay. She is going to have bad days, good days and days she doesn't even want to get out of bed. But, she will because she is a strong woman and I am proud to be her daughter. <br />
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On a side note: Another very strong woman I know, Paula, is being put to the test right now. I just want her to know I am thinking about her and praying for and all her family. <br />
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Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-27363657555495317912014-04-02T19:31:00.002-05:002014-04-02T19:31:56.628-05:00It's been a monthIt's been a month since my dad passed away. It is still really hard for me to wrap my brain around. I often pick up the phone and think "I haven't talked to dad in a while" or "Oh, I need to tell dad something". And then the sadness sets in. Yesterday, I was by his work (before he retired in January), and I said to myself "Ooh, I could stop in and surprise dad at work". Except, I couldn't. I really miss him a lot. I miss hearing him say "Are y'all going to come out?" or "What's my baby girl doing?" But really what I miss most is his laugh. I really wish I could hear it out loud again. I can close my eyes and still hear him laughing or saying these things. My mom still has three voice messages from him saved on her phone. All three of them coincidentally involve being at Walmart. When we went to pick up his ashes, my siblings and I all got a tiny urn that has part of him in it. I claimed the smile. We knew my mom got his heart. He sits on my mantle next to my father in law. I know that they are together in Heaven discussing motorcycles and other guys stuff. I know that I will one day get to see him again, but right now it is just really hard. <div>
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I talk to my mom everyday. I worry about her. Right now she is still in "I have to get all of the paperwork side of things done". I am afraid of what is going to happen when she doesn't have that distraction anymore. I told her that I would like to go to a grief support group sometime soon. I think it would be good for both of us. I am going to try to upload his memorial video to Youtube so I can share it with those who want to see what a full life my dad led. </div>
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A little background of my dad: He was born in 1951 at 6 months premature. He weighed a pound and 12 oz. He was tiny. The doctors thought he was dead so they didn't suction anything. Because of that he was blind in one eye and deaf in one ear. He was a miracle from the beginning. <br /><br /></div>
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When you buy a greetings card are the words or the picture more important to you? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I like the words</span></span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">2. What's your favorite kind of cake? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I don't like to eat cake; but I like to bake swirl cakes best.</span></span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">3. Do you ever make gifts for people, if so what, or do you buy them? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I do both. When I make it is usually a baked good. </span></span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">4. You are chosen to have lunch with the President. The condition is you only get to ask one question. What do you ask? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">What's your favorite cereal.</span></span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">5. Which do you dislike most: pop-up ads or spam email? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I have both disabled; but spam email sometimes filters through.</span></span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">6. What was the best party you've ever been to? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I went to an awesome halloween party once. I won 3rd place in my Princess Fiona costume. I got beat out by a </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">pregnant Betty (from the Flintstones)</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">7. Which is worse, being in a place that is too loud, or too quiet? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Too loud (I have sensitive hearing)</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">8. You are offered an envelope that you know contains $50. You are then told that you may either keep it or exchange it for another envelope that may contain $500 or may be empty. Do you keep the first envelope, or do you take your chances with the second? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I take the chance. </span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">9. Do you wish cellphone etiquette was a required class upon purchasing one? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Absolutely!</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">10. What's the most messed up food combination that you've had that was actually good? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Pepper on my apples</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">11. What's one of your most random pet peeves (something that annoys you)? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">scraping a fork across a plate...eek!</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">12. When is the last time you had home cooking? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Today. I love to cook. I very rarely eat out.</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">13. If you could be a fictional character from a book who would you choose? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Ramona </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">from the Ramona Quimby series. </span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">14. If you could be in a television sit-com, which would you choose? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Friends</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">15. If you could be any animal or creature for one day, what would it be? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Sloth...they don't do anything</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">16. What's your favorite girl's name? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Currently, if I had a little girl I would name her Brittyn Rae after mine and my husband's dad's middle names.</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">17. What's your favorite boy's name? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Dakota</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">18. What's your supermarket of choice? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Crest (a local chain) and Walmart Neighborhood Market</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">19. If you were to attend a costume party tonight, what or whom would you go as? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">no brainer...Minnie Mouse</span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">20. What is your concession stand must-have at the movies</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">? I am so boring. I don't get anything from the concession. </span></span>Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-66792249081998528082014-03-10T08:58:00.002-05:002014-03-10T08:58:39.568-05:00Sunday Stealing<a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IMCsoHEmcok/SLq7o24PfYI/AAAAAAAAePs/h2LvahE5h7E/s200/SundayStealing.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240707426999565698" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">1. Have you ever pretended to read a book to impress someone? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I don't think so.</span></span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">2. Have you ever pretended not to read a book in order to avoid embarrassment? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Maybe romance novels when I was in high school</span></span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">3. What’s your worst reading habit? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Sometimes reading the ending because the suspense is killing me.</span></span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">4. What book are you most proud of having read? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">War and Peace...hahaha just kidding. Probably Great Expectations because I made it all the way through it.</span></span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">5. Do you buy most of your books new, second-hand, electronically or borrow via the library? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Yes, all of the above</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">6. Have you ever pretended to watch a film to impress someone? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Nope</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">7. Have you ever pretended not to have watched a film in order to avoid embarrassment? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Let's </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">pretend</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> that I don't own the Britany Spears movie Crossroads</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">8. What movie have you watched the most? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Probably </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">either</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> The Breakfast Club or Grease</span></span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">9. What film do you tell people is your favorite ever? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Beauty and the Beast</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">10. What film is actually your favorite ever? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Beauty and the Beast</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">11. What time do you usually wake up and get up in the mornings? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">6:30</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">12. Do you wake naturally or does something/someone wake you up? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">A little bit of both. I usually wake up before the alarm, but I drift in and out until the alarm goes off.</span></span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">13. How many snooze alarms do you need? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I think it is 2 or 3 before my daughter comes in.</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">14. What’s your routine on a workday/work at home morning? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">wake up, fix breakfast, get dressed, take Elexis to school</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">15. What’s your routine on a non-workday morning? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">wake up, get on the computer, family wakes up, fix breakfast</span></span>Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-45914500563267763622014-03-07T16:40:00.002-06:002014-03-07T16:40:54.808-06:00Catching up ...<span style="line-height: 18px;">I wanted to join the challenge that </span><a href="http://www.kwizgiver.com/" style="line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">Kwizgiver</a><span style="line-height: 18px;"> put out. I am having to play a little bit of catch up due to unforeseen circumstances. So here goes.</span><br />
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1. You will go to the gym tomorrow. (here lately)<br />
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Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-67452948019996924022014-03-02T18:17:00.002-06:002014-03-02T18:17:21.970-06:00Blog award...that is very late being posted.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I got myself one of them there awards (said in my best Southern accent).</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The one and only wonderful <a href="http://lizzysblogplace.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lizzy</a> nominated me for this award. I live vicariously through her and all her wonderful polish knowledge and beautiful manicures. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>1. Where would you like to go on vacation? </b> NYC or Disney World. I love them both.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>2. What is your favorite winter Olympic sport?</b> I kind of like the bobsledding</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>3. Do you watch cartoons?</b> haha...yes. </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><b style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">4. What would your zombie apocalypse survival skill be? </b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">I could maybe make them some cupcakes so they don't want to eat my brain. </span></span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">5. With no restrictions (ie: job) what color would you dye your hair? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Purple</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">6. If safety weren't an issue would you still prefer shoes or go barefoot? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">I love being barefooted.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">7. Ever hugged a tree? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">My favorite tree from childhood, yes. </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">8. For how much money would you shave your head? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe a good five grand or for a good cause.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">9. Could you sew an outfit for yourself if you had/wanted to? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Yes, and I have made many a costume.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">10. Do you get seasick or motion sickness? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">No.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">11. Do you take naps if you have time or find something to do? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Definitely a nap taker. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Now I have to come up with 11 questions. This is harder than most people think.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">1. What is your favorite car?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">5. Would you consider yourself an animal person? If so, what kind?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">6. What color is your front door?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">7. What do you have on your bed? A bedspread, comforter, duvet or maybe just a blanket?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">8. What was your favorite childhood toy?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">9. What is your favorite thing about Tuesdays? </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">10. Do you have a favorite cup/glass? What is on it?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">11. Favorite scent of candle?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Very random questions. I tag anyone who reads this to answer either on your own blog or in my comments. I love finding out more about my friends. </span></span></span><br />
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The first thing I did this time is I wrote down a master list of stuff that my family loves (or would at least try). That helped tremendously. I still need to take everything out of my "pantry" (it's really a deep dark dungeon of a long cabinet) and see what all I have. I also need to do the same for my fridge (hello yogurt that has been in there since Christmas). But, I have our menu for this week.</div>
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<b>Monday</b></div>
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Copycat Chick-fil-a chicken - baked not fried. </div>
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Hubby went to help a friend with his resume. Kiddo loved this one and she is hugely picky. </div>
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I tweaked this recipe from <a href="http://foodbabe.com/2011/07/24/chick-fil-a-now-open-on-sunday/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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<b>Tuesday</b></div>
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Leftovers for Elexis/ Summer Sausage Stir Fry </div>
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<b>Wednesday</b></div>
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<b>Thursday</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.tablefortwoblog.com/2012/09/12/take-out-fake-out-beef-broccoli-crockpot/" target="_blank">Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli</a></div>
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They will like broccoli, they will like broccoli, they will like broccoli...</div>
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If I say it enough, will it come true?? haha</div>
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<b>Friday</b></div>
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We have a musical and need something easy</div>
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<b>Saturday</b></div>
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I am going to batch make meatballs so I we will definitely have some type of meatball dish.</div>
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I am thinking <a href="http://cookiesandcups.com/meatball-sub-on-a-stick/#_a5y_p=1309858" target="_blank">Meatball sub on a stick</a>. </div>
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<b>Sunday</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2014/01/roasted-maple-glazed-pork-tenderloin.html" target="_blank">Roasted Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin</a> </div>
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I am trying to get to monthly planning, so I can do a big shopping trip for essentials and just make small ones for fresh stuff. My goal next month is to do two weeks of planning at a time. Crossing my fingers. </div>
Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-10521438767709931532014-02-25T09:02:00.000-06:002014-02-25T09:02:00.359-06:00Last Week:<br />
Okay...I am back. Last Week was just as busy as the previous week. <div>
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On Monday: Everyone was home because of the holiday. My husband's aunt came in from VA to help take care of Granny after her surgery. We both took Granny to her pre-op stuff. I also cleaned and tried to get caught up on laundry. When schedules get out of whack, my house usually pays the consequences. </div>
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Tuesday: I went and played Bingo with Wilma at the Senior Center. Granny wasn't there because her other daughter was here. I told Wilma I would still come even though Granny wouldn't be there for three weeks. I got stopped every few feet from everyone asking how Granny was doing and to say they were all glad that I got there so quickly. I have really really become fond of these elder people. So many of them gave me hugs and they kissed my cheeks. It's like having 40 grandparents. I love it. After the center, I went and got my oil changed (and had to unexpectedly buy a new tire).</div>
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Wednesday: Granny had surgery. I was up there with hubby's family. Everything went well. She had a bladder sling put in (not the mesh). Took Elexis and her best friend (my other daughter) to church. I went back to the hospital after I dropped them off. </div>
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Thursday: Finally got to visit with my sister after she got finished across the street. We got to talk for over an hour and I am glad that we will be making these a weekly thing. </div>
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Friday: I went to visit my really good friend who was also my daughter's 5th grade teacher at school. I had an awesome visit with her (while her kids were in Music). </div>
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Saturday: Birthday party for one of my other really good friend's daughter. We also stayed longer than the party because we were having such a good time visiting). My daughter and I also spent a good portion of the day in our PJ's watching movies (one was The Sandlot...one of my favorites). </div>
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Today: We went to church. Came home had lunch and then packed up the cello for my daughter's guest conductor workshop and concert. After we dropped her off, hubby and I spent some good quality time together while waiting to go back for the concert. We went to Michael's and the bookstore. </div>
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I have also done a lot of reading (because of a lot of the waiting I have done). I finished reading Divergent and Insurgent and started Alligiant. My family can't wait until the Divergent movie comes out next month. Definitely going to see it. </div>
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Okay; you are all pretty much caught up on life up to this point. This week is also shaping up to be a busy week. Hopefully it won't be too bad. Next post I do will be about some of the changes that have been happening. </div>
Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-30750667255494079202014-02-24T10:42:00.000-06:002014-02-24T10:42:00.645-06:00A little time to breathe<br />
I have had the craziest two weeks. It involved a lot of time at the hospital (none of which was for me). It has also involved a lot of positive change (my word of the year) for me personally. I hope to get back to blogging more regularly. I have missed this. <div>
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As you all know, I go to the Senior Citizen Center on Monday's to play dominos with my husband's grandma and a 91 year old lady named Wilma. I really look forward to Monday's because I love going to the center and seeing my elderly friends. Thursday before last I was sweeping my floor, preparing for my sister to come over (the one that lives 20 minutes away that I hadn't seen in 2 years until Christmas...turns out one of her clients is one of my neighbors (she is an OT)). I got a phone call where I didn't recognize the number. Normally I don't take these calls, but this time I decided to. I am glad I did. It was the Senior Center and my husband's granny had collapsed and was barely breathing. Talk about a freak out moment. Lucky for me, we live 2 minutes away from the center. I dropped my broom where it was and headed over. I got there just as the First Response (who shares the same parking lot as the Center) got there. She had regained consciousness by the time we both got there (thats good), but she couldn't comprehend that she had blacked out. She kept saying she didn't. The director of the center told me that they saw her slumped over and the guy sitting next to her was trying to save her from falling out of her chair. She wasn't breathing but making a gurgling sound. When Granny first started going there, my mother in law and I decided to put me down as the emergency contact because I could get to her first. It's a good thing to, because it took me a solid 30 minutes (and a tearful conversation for my husband) to get a hold of my mother in law. We all decided she needed to go to the ER just to get checked out and find out what happened. My MIL, my husband, and his uncle (Granny's son) all met me at the ER. I went to go pick my daughter up from school, I called my mom to tell her about the experience. While I was talking to her, my dad beeped in on her end and she said she would call me back. She called me right back and told me that my dad was on his way to the emergency room because his lung doctor thought he had double pneumonia and needed to go to the ER to get his breathing under control. So I had two people who I am very close to go to the ER within 3 hours of each other. They were at two different hospitals (they couldn't make it convenient on me...haha) and both were in Room 18 (weird). They kept Granny until Saturday and ran all kinds of tests (including CAT scans and MRI). On a side note: Granny was scheduled to have surgery the following Wednesday (this past Wednesday) and her twin sister died a year ago on Monday from a brain aneurism. They kept my dad until Monday and because they had him so pumped up with steroids, he developed medicinal diabetes (luckily after he got out of the hospital, his blood sugar level went back down to normal). Last weekend was pretty much a blur of hospitals. Luckily my daughter was out of school on Friday and Monday. </div>
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Friday: I went to Elexis' parent teacher conference. She is doing very well. Her lowest grade was a 94 (which she has now brought up to a 99). I got the recommendations from her teachers on what classes she should take next year when she is a FRESHMAN...wahhh. We got all her classes picked out and she is now enrolled. When did I get old enough to have a Freshman?? </div>
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Saturday: Daughter went to her cousin's house to stay the night, so hubby and I went to the movies for a date night. We saw About Last Night. It was really funny, but really sexual. </div>
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Sunday: Church and together time for me and hubs. We rode the motorcycle to visit my dad in the hospital and then picked up the kiddo. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What was your first job like? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I worked at a valet car wash. I vacuumed and dried cars. It lasted three weeks.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">It’s a typical Sunday, how are you spending it? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">church, family, internet</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What was the happiest day of your life? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">The night my daughter was born. </span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What was the best decision you ever made? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Marrying my husband</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Tell your go-to “pretend” game as a child (who was your alter-ego?) </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">private investigator with my cousins. I went by my real name.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What email service do you use? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">gmail</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What fandoms would you consider yourself a part of? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">not sure, I think I leave that to my daughter.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Do you use anything on your lips? (eg. Chapstick, gloss, balm, lipstick) </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Chapstick religiously and lipstick when I wear makeup.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">How many devices do you own which can access the internet? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Myself - 3 Household - 9</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Last strong smell you can remember smelling? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">A building that burned yesterday; it still smelled horrible today</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">If you had to move your birthday to another date, which one would you choose and why? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">May 1. Before school lets out but far away from Christmas.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Inspiration behind your blog title? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">My life around the musical theatre stage</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">If you could spend a rainy day with anyone in the world, who would you choose and why? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">My family, </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">because</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> I love </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">spending time with them playing games or watching movies</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Is there a foreign culture that you love? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Possibly Greek or Italian</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Do you have a favorite soft drink? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Diet A&W Root Beer. </span></span>Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-75904624998150431542014-02-16T21:39:00.002-06:002014-02-16T21:39:58.784-06:00Sunday Stealing<a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IMCsoHEmcok/SLq7o24PfYI/AAAAAAAAePs/h2LvahE5h7E/s200/SundayStealing.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240707426999565698" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: orange;">Books Meme</span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;">1:Favorite children's book </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 1.4;">The </span></span><span style="line-height: 22px;">Little Engine that Could or Skippy Jon Jones</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>2:The last book you've read </b>Divergent</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>3:Books on your "to read" list </b></span></span><span style="line-height: 22px;">Allegiant</span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>4:Top 5 authors </b>JK Rowling, Suzanne Collins, Janet Evanovich, Dr. Suess, Laura Ingalls Wilder</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>5:Favorite genres </b>Mysteries, Chick Lit, Utopian/Dystopian, </span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;">6:A book that has made you extremely mad </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;">Middle of the series books for being cliffhangers</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>7:A book that you've cried over </b>Marley and Me</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>8:A book that made you laugh out loud </b>Pretty much any book I have read. </span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>9:Fiction or nonfiction? </b>Fiction</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;">10:First book you've read by your favorite author </b><span style="line-height: 22px;">Little</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> House on the </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 22px;">Prairie</span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>11:Best book-to-movie adaption </b>So far Catching Fire</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>12:Do you read comics/manga? </b>no</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>13:Hardcovers or Paperbacks? </b>For collecting; Hardcover. For reading: Paperback</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>14:Do you buy books as soon as they come out or wait a while? </b>It depends</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>15:Do you buy books spontaneously without any prior knowledge of what happens in it? </b>All the time</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>16:Have you ever bought a book based on the cover alone? </b>Again, all the time</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>17:Where do you usually buy your books? </b>Barnes and Noble or electronically</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>18:Book that had a strong impact on you </b>Where the Red Fern Grows</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>19:Historical or science fiction? </b>Sometimes. My daughter has been getting me more and more into it.</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>20:Dystopian or Utopian? </b>Absolutely</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>21:Worst book-to-move adaption? </b>The Cat in the Hat</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>22:Book that should have a movie adaption? </b>I tend to like books to stay books</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>23:The first book you've fallen in love with </b>Where the Red Fern Grows</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>24:Humor or angst? </b>Humor</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;">25:How many books do you own? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 1.4;">At least 4 </span></span><span style="line-height: 22px;">bookcases full. We are huge readers in our family</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>26:Do you go the library? </b>All the time</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>27:How many books do you read a year? </b>Lately not enough, but I am getting back in to it.</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>28:Favorite "required reading" book? </b>To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>29:Favorite quote? </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"A brave man acknowledges the strength of others." - Divergent</span></span></li>
<li class="chat_line" style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>30:A book you absolutely hate </b>Water For Elephants - Ugh</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 26px;">1. What is your favorite thing to watch on a girls night? If by girls night you mean me and my daughter...pretty much anything Disney or animated. I </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="line-height: 26px;">think we are going to begin a Harry Potter marathon though. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">from </span><a href="http://kodelaine.tumblr.com/" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kodelaine</a><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </b><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">1.)Do you like Valentine's Day?</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Not really. I find it to be a very commercialized holiday. I do semi celebrate for Elexis, but my husband and I do not exchange gifts, cards, flowers or go out to dinner. </span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">2.)Are you going to celebrate it? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">We get Elexis a small gift, but otherwise...no</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">3.)Celebrate Valentine's Day with Friends or someone Special?</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I prefer friends and family</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">4.)Pink or red? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Pink</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">5.)Candy Hearts OR cards? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I like to photograph candy hearts so I choose those</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">6.)A short kiss or a big hug?</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">"Hi, my name is Olaf and I like warm hugs"</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">7.)What are your plans for V-day?</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Parent teacher conferences and I am going to break out the beach wear. It supposed to be 58*...haha</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">8.)What would be the best gift to receive? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">A trip</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">9.)Would get back with any of your ex's for V-day?</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Heck no...they are ex's for a reason</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">10.)Is there a food or beverage you associate with V-day?</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">chocolate covered strawberries</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">11.) What are your thoughts on "Love at first sight"? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Become friends first</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">12.)Do you think people who have dated can stay friends? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">sometimes...depends on how long and level of friendship before dating</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">13.) If you could go back in time and give yourself one piece of advice about dating or relationships what would it be? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">live a little. </span></span></span>Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-31105127169561115052014-02-06T08:00:00.000-06:002014-02-06T08:00:00.119-06:00Harry Potter<br />
Yes, I am fifteen years late on the whole Harry Potter train (Hogwarts Express..haha). I had not read any of the books nor seen any of the movies. I have now done one of those things. I finished reading the series last night. I cried. Over the past couple of months I have grown to really love these characters. I now get all the hype around them. J.K. has such a way with words that I actually felt these people were real. I laughed and cried a lot while reading them. Certain deaths affected me more than others. I almost didn't read the 7th book after someone dies at the end of the 6th book. But, I picked it up and read all 759 pages in about 4 days. I couldn't put it down. I am really excited to see the movies now. I am one of those that wait until I have read the book before I see the movie. <div>
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The next series I have started is the Divergent series. The first movie comes out in March and I have already started the book. My daughter has read all of them a couple of times (same thing with the HP's and Hunger Games series). She is the one who gets us excited to read them. Her poor Language Arts teacher is constantly trying to find Elexis new books to read. She doesn't really like Teen Romance/everyday life type books. She is more into the dytopian society and science fiction type books. I am just happy she reads a lot. But...she gets that from both her mom and her dad. We are both huge readers. My child would rather get new books than make up or nail polish (sorry Lizzy). </div>
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Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-60681718044973730122014-02-05T12:30:00.000-06:002014-02-05T12:50:20.229-06:00February GoalsOkay so it's already the fifth and I haven't made my goal post yet. So here goes...<br />
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Lets begin with January's goals:<br />
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1. Post regularly - starting right now, lets forget the past week, even though I am going to catch up on Stealing Sunday, I like doing those. <span style="color: red;">Ehh, I did okay. I still would like to post more often than I do. But I did lose a little bit of mojo. It's coming back.</span><br />
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2. Create and stick with a menu plan all month - so far so good this month, lets keep it up. <span style="color: lime;">I have so far stayed good with this. Sometimes I have to take it day by day because of our ever evolving schedule, but I have cooked most nights. </span><br />
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3. Reconnect spiritually - Downloaded YouVersion on my computer and I am doing a few Bible studies <span style="color: lime;">Every day I do this. </span><br />
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4. Get back to the gym - Now that Elexis is back in school, this should be easier <span style="color: lime;">Yes! And not only that, I am up to running 1.8 miles on the treadmill without walking. Furthest I have ever ran. </span><br />
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5. Declutter at least one room - I have already kind of reorganized my kitchen. <span style="color: red;">Ehh, not so much. No motivation because all I want to do is hibernate. </span><br />
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6. Take more pictures. - I haven't picked up my camera for about a week. <span style="color: orange;">I took pictures last week that I have edited, but I haven't posted. It's too cold to go outside. </span><br />
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7. Get school stuff worked out - start with figuring out what I want to do...haha. <span style="color: lime;">I think I have it figured out. Now I need to wait for Fall enrollment and figure out which school I want to go to. </span><br />
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Ok, not bad. A little more green than red. I can handle that. Now let's get on to February.<br />
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1. Keep up with my blogs more regularly. - I have a few things I want to talk about but kind of afraid of "laying it all out there". I love the friendships I have made through all this and I want to continue to nurture. <br />
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2. Keep the menu plan - It makes grocery shopping easier. And knowing what we are eating is a big bonus. <br />
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3. My gym goal this month is to be up to running for 27 minutes on the treadmill. I don't know distance yet. Right now I am running 22 minutes and I get 1.8. I am trying to gradually increase it. I only run every other day though. <br />
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4. Get motivated to clean my house - I need to get back on a cleaning schedule. It worked very well. <br />
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5. Still want to declutter - maybe the bathroom first?? It's little...<br />
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6. Complete a house project - I have a giant list. I need to start tackling it. <br />
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7. Get creative with my camera - I guess it's time to start doing food pictures again. I can do those inside. <br />
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8. Get creative in general - Valentine's Day should help with that. Elexis and I will make valentine goodies for her friends. I personally don't like V-Day, but I do get into the spirit for Elexis. <br />
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9. Stick to my budget - I did extremely well with this in January. Now hopefully that will carry over into this month.<br />
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<br />Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-53800233442189563972014-02-03T15:09:00.001-06:002014-02-03T15:09:28.615-06:00Sunday Stealing (on a Monday...)<a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IMCsoHEmcok/SLq7o24PfYI/AAAAAAAAePs/h2LvahE5h7E/s200/SundayStealing.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240707426999565698" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: orange;">Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost Meme</span></b></span></span><br />
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Put your music player of choice on shuffle and list the first song </b>Secrets by One Republic</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">If you could spend a week anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Would you take anyone with you? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> I a going to pick somewhere I have already been </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">because</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> I only get a week. I pick NYC. I love the electricity of the City. I would take my daughter and we would go to a lot of shows and do a lot of shopping. If I had a month, I would go to Greece. Also, it was a hard choice (came down to eeny, meeny, </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">miney, moe) between NYC and Disney World. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What is your preferred writing implement? (eg. Blue pen, pencil, green pen) </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Purple Ink Pen Quote from Willy Wonka Jr. : Always think positive...write it purple ink Charlie, purple ink.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>When did you go on your first trip alone (without your parents)? </b>After I got married. Went to San Antonio for our honeymoon.</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Do you have connections to any celebrities (even minor)? List them. </b>My third or fourth cousin is Lee Majors (the Fall Guy). </span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Name 3 items you could pick up from where you are. </b>A coffee cup, a purple ink pen, and a memory card for my camera.</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>How would you describe your sense of humor? </b>I don't know...slapstick or second grade. I think a lot of things are funny.</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Do you ever play board games or other non-computer games? Got any favorites? </b>Yes, yes, yes...I LOVE board games and card games. E and I played Rummy yesterday. My favorite is Disney Trivia or Trivial Pursuit or Monopoly or Skip Bo</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A musical artist you love that isn’t well known. </b>Sadly, I think all mine are well known</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A musical artist you love that is well known. </b>Maroon 5</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What is your desktop background currently? </b>A pink flamingo picture that I took.</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Last person you talked to, and through what you talked to them </b>April, my daughter's voice teacher in person. </span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What do you carry your money in? </b>I have a coach wristlet that I got on sale for $15. I hate purses. </span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What timekeeping devices are in the room you are currently in? </b>My computer, phone and cable box</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What kind of headphones do you use? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Earbuds from my </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">iPhone</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> and a pair of Minnie Mouse ihome headphones</span></span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What musical artists have you seen perform live? </b>Maroon 5 twice, Tim McGraw (7 times), Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks, George Straight, Martina McBride, Jessica Simpson, Simple Plan, Good Charlotte, Bon Jovi, Bangles (first concert), I am sure there are more...</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>How often do you clear your browser history? </b>Never. I am boring. I don't search for interesting stuff.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What’s the best job you’ve ever had? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Besides Mom; </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">either</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> Starbucks or Gift Store</span></span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? </b>telemarketing for 2 weeks.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What magazines do you read, if any? </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">People, US Weekly, HGTV, House Beautiful, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Redbook, All You, Cooking Light, Food Network, Better Homes and Gardens, This Old House, Cosmo, Fitness, Popular Photography, Redbook...I could go on and on... I have an app on my phone and </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">iPad</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> called Next Issue. I have unlimited access to a ton of magazines and I pay a monthly fee. It has saved me so much money. I used to spend close to $75 a month in magazine subscriptions. </span></span></span></li>
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Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-47559879268411090392014-01-29T09:36:00.000-06:002014-01-29T09:36:20.144-06:00Where is my mojo?I have not been feeling creative lately. I think it is because I am focusing so much on renewing my soul and attitude, that it has just left me nothing in the creative department. Well that and lack of money for the things I really want to do (tackle some home improvement projects). Or maybe it is just because I want to hibernate because it is so cold outside. I am wanting to bake, but I don't know what. <br />
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Luckily my husband needs some goodies to take to work tomorrow. So I will definitely get some baking in tonight. I did make some cranberry/blueberry muffins last night. Yesterday the blueberry craisins were on sale so I bought a bag and made muffins. I have also pulled out the embroidery part of my sewing machine. After having it for two years I have finally decided to try out some embroidery. I guess that is getting creative.<br />
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I haven't taken any pictures since the musical a couple of weeks ago. Again, that lost mojo. I do blame this on the weather. It is just to stinkin' cold to go outside. I haven't even instagrammed that much and that is very unusual for me. <br />
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On a more positive front; I have become a lot more calm person (especially when driving). I have also been very good about doing my Bible study and readings. I am ready to get back to having something to blog about. I definitely am starting to feel the creative juices flow. Better start tapping into it. Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-48432783429403402762014-01-26T15:29:00.001-06:002014-01-26T15:29:32.547-06:00Sunday Stealing<a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IMCsoHEmcok/SLq7o24PfYI/AAAAAAAAePs/h2LvahE5h7E/s200/SundayStealing.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240707426999565698" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: orange;">Ask Me Meme</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">from "Just keep swimming." -Dorthy, </span><a href="http://just-another-isfp.tumblr.com/" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finding Nemo</a><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">1:What was the last argument you had about? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What type of tile we wanted for our bathroom. </span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">2:How long is your longest relationship? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">my current one...18 years together, almost 16 married</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">3:What is something not many people know about you? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I don't like to go out and eat. I like to eat at home. </span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">4:Two truths and a lie. Go. </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I tend to watch the same movies over and over. I love action movies. I would rather buy and watch movies at home; my husband is the opposite. He would rather see them in the theater.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">5:Do you believe in fate/destiny? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Yes</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">6:Where is somewhere you’ve always wanted to live? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">NYC</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">7:Has there ever been a song that made you cry? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Amazing Grace every time I hear it</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">8:Do you jump/scare easily? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> Not really</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">9:Which birthday has been your favorite? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> Birthday #9...amazing party</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">10:Have you ever been pulled over? Arrested? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> yes; no</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">11:Have you ever been to a fortune teller? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">no</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">12:What’s your favorite series of books? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I like the Stephanie Plum series; right now I am in love with Harry Potter</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">13:Who is someone that you think knows the most about you outside of family? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> my oldest friend, Stephanie</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">14:What is the weirdest thing you’ve eaten? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I am not too adventurous, I would probably say deer ...not weird to most, but to me it is... My husband has eaten </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">octopus, squid, various wild game... and he is the picky one..haha</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">15:List one of your quirks. </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I am very particular about how the dishwasher is </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">loaded.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">16:State 1 bad habit of yours. </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Not cleaning out my car. I need to do it more often. It's not gross, but it is pretty messy.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">17:Has a scary movie ever given you nightmares? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Yes, Nightmare on Elm Street...I can't even walk past a costume of Freddy without breaking into a sweat.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">18:When was the last time you got your hair done in a salon? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> A week ago when I got it cut.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">19:What was the last thing you did with your friends? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Game night a couple of weeks ago. A lot of times we just sit and talk.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">20:What’s something that you like to do that others might see as weird? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Take pictures of candy?? I don't know...haha</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">21:What was the last trip you took? </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Texas over the summer...I am due for another.</span></span>Cristy Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099315324553604669noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525817718092472175.post-11453472857705288712014-01-24T23:05:00.002-06:002014-01-24T23:11:25.188-06:00What a week. Man, what a week. Every time I expect a slow week, something happens. <br />
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Monday: Elexis was out of school and my husband was off work. He had gone to the urgent care the day before because he was running a pretty high temp. He tested negative for both the flu and strep so that was good. But, the doc sent him home with a prescription for Tamiflu (just in case) and zpack. Turns out it was a pretty bad sinus infection, but the z-pack took care of it. So Monday he was puny all day. It's okay though because Elexis and I weren't home much of the day. We started off our day by volunteering at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Man what a rewarding experience. We were put with a group from a local college, UCO. Our group had about 15 fraternity brothers that were hilarious. The were so energetic and excited to be helping out. Our coordinator even said that it was probably the most energetic group she has ever had. Our whole group probably had about 35 people in it. Our duties of the day consisted of taking bulk frozen zucchini that came in big boxes and repackaging it into two pound portions. Elexis and I were scoopers. There were also weighers and sealers. I also went around with the broom and dustpan and kept our area neat. I was over at the frat's tables (they occupied 2 of them) a lot! They certainly were a messy bunch, but man they were funny!! We both had a great time and really enjoyed ourselves. We are already looking forward to doing it again.<br />
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After our shift was over, we went home for about an hour to eat lunch. After that, we went and saw The Nut Job. It was okay. Not my favorite animated movie, but it was a good way to pass the afternoon. Then we just had a low key evening at home. <br />
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Tuesday: Hubby was home sick again. It's a good thing too, because our heater went out. It is only three years old. By the time we noticed it went out; it was too late to call anyone so we used our little personal heaters and finally lit our fireplace this winter. We went to bed that night with our electric blankets set on 8 and didn't get hot once. <br />
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Wednesday: Hubby home again, but feeling much better. This time it was to get our heater fixed because the next day the high was 23. He was able to get the old blower off the heater, located a new one, and put the new one on all in one day. I was afraid we were going to have to order a new one, but luckily he was able to find one from the place we bought the unit from. They had to make a special run out to their warehouse to pick it up which we were very thankful for. <br />
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Thursday: Super Cold Day!! It started out in the teens and didn't get above 20 all day. And of course that is the day I had errands to run and Elexis had lessons and practice. I had to go get a string replaced on her cello. So, while it was super cold and super windy; I am try to wrestle this giant instrument in and out of the car. After school, we went to her piano and voice lessons. She also started a new orchestra that night too. That's right, my kid is now in three full time orchestras (her school, Sinfonia, and now Rockin Strings). She loves it. Luckily her lessons and her new orchestra are only about 5 to 10 minutes away from each other or something would have to give. <br />
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Friday: Today, I went and visited one of my teacher friends while her students were in activity (PE or Music). It was a great chance to get caught up with her. Then after that, I pretty much spent the day playing around with designing a new layout. This afternoon, Elexis had a cello lesson. After that, we have spent the rest of the evening relaxing and being low key. <br />
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Luckily we don't have any obligations this weekend (which NEVER happens). I am sure we will find something to do to occupy us. It is supposed to be in the low 60's. I need to wash my car (still). Monday the cold is supposed to return. I am just happy to have a working heater again.<br />
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