Monday Night, baybuh!

Apparently the big winter storm is about to hit us! I hate the cold weather! :( Ice, snow, wind, freezing temps. UGH! So, of course, like I always do....I'm staying the night at my sisters. I live about 15 minutes from town, so the least amount of driving in the crappy weather, the better.
No option in missing work, since everyone else lives further away than me!! haha.
So, before heading over to her house, Lucia called and asked me to bring over some movies. She said they can be scary OR funny! We're watching "Can't Buy Me Love" right now. :) Loooove this movie!!!
"I mean, he went from totally geek, to totally chic!"
Then later, we're going to watch "Scream"! :) Always a favorite of mine!!
No matter how retarded you think I am....I am super excited about "Scream 4" coming out. Seriously. :)

Just grrrrreat.

Look what I did Saturday!


Yeah, I backed into a fence at my house. The fence has been there since I moved in. You'd think I would know it's there.
Nope, not me. I was in la la land. In deep thought. When I should've been paying attention.
Man. That sucks.

It's Friday!! And I just had two days off...two more to go! YAY!

Dear Mr. Scorpion,

I know this is Texas. I know the weather is sometimes in the 70's in January...as it is supposed to be this weekend! I'm super excited about it, too! But yesterday morning at 6:45 a.m., it was still 25 degrees outside.
So, I'm just wondering why you felt the need to make an appearance in my home?







Now, I do want to thank you for not stinging my 14 year old son as he threw you from his neck! But you did still put the fear in me. I mean, did you see me as I was cleaning Gage's nasty room? Looking in every direction at the same time. Oh wait....I guess you didn't see me, since you got flushed down the toilet.
Please don't be mad about that. It was for your own good. It was seriously too cold for you to be out just yet. I hope you were the only one venturing out, to see if it was safe. I hope that your "friends" notice that you haven't returned and realize that it's not safe.
Love, Steph

And to all you people that tell me,"Oh my gosh! If there's one out already, just imagine what this summer is going to be like..." I KNOW! Ugh! I freaking know!!! Damn country living.
This weekend I will be spraying. :)


On to a happier note....I was off for the past two days, due to low census at work. Love it!
I, obviously, got Gage's room cleaned up yesterday...after the scorpion incident. Then went to see "Black Swan" again. This time with Leah.

I seriously love this movie. :)

During my two days off, I also saw "Easy A". When it first came out, I really didn't care to see it, but I finally gave in and watched it.

I loved it, too!

In fact, I returned it yesterday, then bought it. :)

Ok, that's all I can tell you about right now. I'm at work...was just taking a break. Back to work I go. Pretty busy for just having 6 patients today! Seriously! :)

Happy FRIDAY!!!!

Check this out, yo!!

I entered a giveaway this morning! Normally I don't blog about giveaways, if I enter them.
I like to blog about everyday things. I don't want an advertising feel to my blog.

But I read Mickey's post this morning about this giveaway. How could I not WANT to blog about it?




So, I say; head over to this blog, enter the giveaway. If you don't win, do what I plan to do and buy something anyway!! :)

We have a winner...I repeat...we have a winner!

Hello, Tuesday! I don't remember a time I've ever been excited about a Tuesday! Today I am. For TWOOOOO reasons!! One: I'm off Wednesday and Thursday this week. Woot, woot!! Gotta love that, right?? Two: Today I get to annouce the winner of my very first giveaway!! How fun! :) So, everyone vibrate your little tongues (unless you have a long tongue like me, then vibrate your big tongue) to make a drumroll sound, please..... And the winner (according to random.org) IS.......PHOENIX PEACOCK. Congratulations to you! :)

Movies

Two movies I've rented recently; "Buried" and "The Last Exorcism".

From the first time I heard about "Buried" I wondered how in the world it would work. A movie with a guy stuck in a box for an entire movie??
But I thought...if there's anyone I can watch laying in a box for about 2 hours...Ryan Reynolds would be the one.
And that was the movie. Ryan Reynolds in a box. And I loved it. It was really good!!
I caught myself catching my breath every once in a while.
Man, I love Ryan Reynolds. :)

"The Last Exorcism" was good and pretty creepy. I love those scary movies!!

I still need to watch "The Social Network", "Piranha", "Stone", and "Easy A".

Tomorrow is Zac's birthday party! I'm ready to get my bowl on! :)

fill it in, yo......

Wanna play, too? Link up here! :)


1. My favorite quote is:
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; But often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." Helen Keller

2. A bad habit I have is:
Usually here, I would say smoking. But I haven't had a cigarette in 125 days. :) Although, I am considering starting again. I sure do miss it!

3. The first time I felt like a "grown up" was:
When I was 16 a friend of mine died from huffing free-on. He was found in his apartment all alone, gone. A few weeks after his funeral, another friend almost died from the same thing. I have never lectured someone the way I did after that. It would've made my mama proud. Pretty sure I felt like a mom instead of friend.

4. Weekends are:
For getting everything done that I can't during the week. Laundry, cleaning house, picking up the yard (Beauty tears everything up, ugh.). Then, relaxation!

5. When I was a child I wished my name was:
Jamie. Why? I have no idea why. But me and my sis used to bring stray kittens home allll the time...and I'd name every one of those kitties Jamie. haha.

6. I wish:
to win the lottery. Duh.

7. A secret I have is:
If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret, would it? I have a few skeletons in the closet....and I choose to keep it that way.

"I'm not a regular mom, I'm a cool mom"

Ok, so I get off work about 2:15 everyday. The minute I get in my car, I take my shoes off. Then I drive across town and wait for Gage to get out of school (2:50). These 30 minutes (or so) are my only alone time during the day. I like to sit back and relax. So, I pull up across the street from the school, roll down my windows, lean my seat way back, prop my feet up out the window, and listen to my music. The music I listen to varies, depending on my mood. Sometimes it's Eminem. Sometimes, Bob Seger. Sometimes, I even like to listen to good ole Justin Bieber. :) Every once in a while, I wonder if Gage is embarrassed by his mom being all laid out in the car. Feet moving along with the beat of the music. He wouldn't tell me if he was....or wait, he probably would. Anyways, today as I started my ritual, I stuck my feet out the window...with my hot pink and black Valentine heart socks that say "Kiss Me" "Yes" and "Love Ya" all over them...while jammin' out to the new Bruno Mars song, Gernade....I thought, maybe today I've gone too far. Valentine socks? So, I put my feet on the ground, sat up my seat, and started looking around at the other moms. What do they do while waiting? And I've come to the conclusion that if Gage had to choose from all the moms....he'd take me and my Valentine socks over most of the other ones. Like the one in the white mini van with her face pushed up against her mirror, tweezers in hand, plucking out her chin hairs. Or maroon van mom, who's big pregnant, sitting on her bumper, smoking a cigarette. Then there's the mom in the white extended cab truck behind me with her finger pushed so far up her nose, I'm scared for her. Yeah...I think Gage is lucky to have a "cool mom" like me. hahaha. If only he knew...

WeeBitWednesdayTime!! :)

Link up herrrr and play along. :) {one} name one thing you worry about running out of.One thing?? I guess toothpaste. I always have like 3 tubes at a time. {two} what is your favorite pizza topping?Pepperoni. duh. {three} what is your favorite harrison ford movie?Hmm....the first favorite that pops into mind is "Regarding Henry". {four} apple juice or orange juice?Orange Juice! {five} what’s your favorite thing to do on a sunday afternoon?Lay in bed and read. {six} what is the wallpaper on your cellphone of?A picture of Gage and Zac. {seven} do you have a favorite tv commercial?Heck yeah...the Kevin Bacon one. It's freaking hilarious. Love Kevin Bacon!! {eight} what is the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?I don't know? Nothing crazy. {nine} what is one piece of clothing you can’t live without?t-shirts. Seriously. I love tees. :) {ten} if you were a character from “lost”, who would you be?I don't know. I never watched it. :/ Sorry.

GIVEAWAY!

I was recently asked to host a giveaway for CSN Stores!
How cool is that? I think it's pretty awesome.
So, you could receive a $20 gift certificate to use towards any product on any one of their 200 + websites!! :)
I wish I had known about this website around Thanksgiving. My sister and her husband remodeled their kitchen and would have found the perfect adjustable bar stools here.


Do you want a chance to win a $20 gift certificate all you have to do is:
take a look at the website then comment me about it...by 1/24/2011!
Want an extra entry??? Blog about the giveaway, don't forget to tell me in your comment that you blogged about it!! :)
Good luck, readers!!

CSN Stores

*Gift certificate does not include shipping costs. However, a lot of items in stores do offer free shipping.

The Weekend.

Friday night I FINALLY went to see 'Black Swan'. I remember seeing the previews to this movie forever ago. I couldn't wait for it to come out. I thought for sure I'd have to wait until it came out on DVD. Usually movies like that don't make it here to little ole WF. But it did. And it was just as wonderful as I thought it would be. It was so intense and just.....weird. And crazy. And sad. I thought it was beautifully made. I loved it. There were parts that were a little awkward to watch, but still a great movie. I would definitely see it again.
Saturday I finally watched 'Catfish'. Another movie I had seen the previews to that I wanted to see. I was counting the days until it came out on DVD. It finally did....I went to Redbox....they didn't have it. I was buying groceries at Wal Mart and went to the movie section...they didn't have it! Ugh....I had to bite the bullet and pay Gage's $10 late fee at Hastings (forgotten rented Call of Duty game) and rent it there. It was so worth it. Another awesome movie. I'm going to have to buy both of these movies! :)
Soooo, Zackary's 8th birthday is today. He's with his dad, last night I told him I would take him and his bubba out to eat....anywhere he wants to go for his birthday. I knew where he would chose to go. The same place he chose last year...the same place he wants everytime I say, "Let's go out to eat.....what do y'all want?" His answer,"Los Tres Amigos!" Usually I say no to that. I think their food is just ok. But it's his birthday....so Los Tres Amigos it is. And it was absolutely HORRIBLE. The service sucked, the food sucked, the long wait time sucked. And when you say you have a birthday, all the waiters and waitresses are supposed to bring the birthday person a sombrero (sp?) and all sing 'Happy Birthday' to them. I told our sucky waiter it was my son's birthday, he said ok and walked away. Then came back 10 minutes later and said,"Everyone is too busy. Sorry." (which I had to ask him what he said 3 times....everytime he talked to us....because he mumbled) Seriously? Everyone's too busy to come over for 45 seconds to sing happy birthday to my 8 year old son that chose your sucky ass restaurant (of all places) for his birthday dinner? Seriously? Then he charged me something on my ticket that we didn't even have!! What a horrible way to spend a birthday dinner. I felt bad for Zac. Amount Due $23.76 plus tip.....$23.76. No tips for you, jackass. We will NEVER go there again. Fer realz. At least we still have his birthday party to look forward to next Saturday! Hopefully that will be a better experience for all. So, today I've been cleaning house all day. Getting ready for another work week.

Fill in the Blank Friday!!

Link up and play along! :) 1. I feel happy when I'm out doing stuff with my boys. When me and my boys are chillin' with my sister, niece, and nephew. Laying in bed (with the blowdryer blowing on my feet) reading a good book. 2. I get silly when I'm super sleepy. I don't make sense and I laugh at everything. Delirious. 3. Something that makes me sad is reading the newspaper, watching the news. The people in this world have gone crazy. 4. Something that makes me annoyed is ohhhh, so many things!! haha. I get so annoyed at work when a couple comes in (married or just dating) and the one who is not having a procedure done feels the need to speak for the patient. That drives me insane!! 5. A time that I've been truly surprised was when my brother in law paid for a vacation to Cancun for me, Leah, and Lacey. 6. I am so thankful for my family. I have no idea what I would do without them or where I'd be today, if it weren't for them. 7. I feel loved when my boys hug me or tell me they love me for no reason, just out of the blue.

Giveaway....coming soon! :)

I was recently asked to host a giveaway!

Yay! I've never done one before, so my BFF is helping me out.

Keep an eye out for it! :)

The Town

I've never really been a fan of Ben Affleck. I like his movies. He's a good actor, but there was always something about him I didn't like. Maybe that he used to date J Lo. Ewww. Why?


Anyways, I watched "The Town" last night.






Hello, Benny Boy! New crush?? Possibly. He was a hottie in this one!! :)

I don't really like when there's a lot of hype about a movie. It makes you expect too much. So, as good as this movie was, I couldn't help but feel a little let down.

But I would still say, if you haven't seen....you must. :)

Wee bit Wednesday...a day late. :)

Link up and play along. :){one} have you ever been on tv?The news used to get random people in town to wave and say,"Hello Texoma!" at the end of the news. So, they caught me at JJ's and I waved and said,"Hello Texoma!" {two} what was the best movie you saw last year?Are you kidding me? I watch so many movies, I couldn't possibly decide what movie was the best. haha. {three} do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?Out. Somehow it always ends up on the floor? I don't know how. Weird. {four} do you cut coupons?Lord, no. I don't have time to clip coupons! haha. I used to when I was little, though. :) {five} do you ever count your steps when you walk?Yeah. Sometimes I do. {six} what sauce do you dip your chicken nuggets in?McDonalds? Hot Mustard and BBQ mixed. Anywhere else, gravy. {seven} do you have any magazine subscriptions?Nope. Zac gets the Kids National Geographic, though. haha. {eight} when was the last time you wrote a letter on paper?All the time. :) I leave Gage and Zac notes. I guess that's not really a letter, though. I guess the last letter I wrote and mailed was to Gage's dad, when he was in jail. {nine} what’s your favorite fruit pie?Ummmm, apple? I guess. I'm not really big on pies. {ten} black olives or green olives?If I had to eat one, it would be a green one. They're alright. Black ones are disgusting.

Just so you know....

We finally got a hot wire put up around our fence :( The annoying neighbors were complaining AGAIN this weekend!

Our pretty, sweet Beauty. :)

It's weird that they say Beauty is always at their house, but when I get home, she's always laying on the porch waiting for us. Saturday it felt pretty good outside, so Jack and Zac were playing outside with Beauty. Gage had the backyard gate open, because they were running in and out while he was picking up the yard. I guess Beauty heard our neighbors outside and ran over there. I went outside to check on the boys and Zac was over there trying to get Beauty and my stupid neighbor was yelling at Zac to get our dog in the yard. She's calling the sherriff, your dog's going to get pregnant again, she's going to the pound...blah, blah, blah. Gage got Beauty's lease, went over there to get Beauty and told her if she has a problem, not to talk to his 7 year old brother about it...come over and talk to my mom about it.



Seriously. I was pissed. She had Zac so upset, he was crying about the sherriff taking Beauty to the pound.



The sherriff has been out a couple times, I think he knows my neighbor is crazy. I'm not worried about it. But, I went ahead and put the hot wire up. Just to shut her up about Beauty.


What a b.

So, I watched "Case 39" last night. It was pretty good. But ya know...I'm just not a fan of Renee Zellweger. Of course, I liked "Jerry McGuire" and "Chicago".....but I just never like her character. Her voice annoys me.

Anyways, it was a pretty good movie. There are so many movies out on DVD that I want to see! I still need to see "The Social Network", "Town", "Catfish", "Piranha", "The Last Exorcism". "Easy A", "The Other Guys".


Wow! That's a lot of movies. I may need to lock myself in my house this weekend and just watch movie after movie!


That sounds nice! :)

Zac had his second therapy yesterday. His hand motions aren't as frequent as they were, but he's still doing it. Next month we go to see about getting him some medication for his ADHD and anxiety. I'm so ready for the ADHD medicine. If I had 1/4 of the energy he has, I would be set!!

Zac at Christmas, putting out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for Rudolph!! haha.



Our work has a new website! I'm the shortest of the office workers. haha. But how sad if there were someone shorter than 5'2"!! :)




Today two women in their 60's came in. I asked the patient who she wanted as her emergency contact. She pointed to the lady she was with. I asked,"relationship?" She said,"My friend." Her friend said,"Her best friend...her BFF!" hahaha. LOVE IT!!!




Marianne and I always refer to eachother as BFF, so I couldn't help but laugh and think of my BFF....and wonder if we'll still be BFF's when we're in our 60's.



I don't have much longer to go until I'm there. hahaha. jk, jk.




Happy Wednesday, everyone!!!

Pet Peeve.....

Mouth Breathers.



You can only breathe through your mouth if you are Napoleon Dynamite.



Or if you have a major cold or allergies.

Even then, it's annoying.



Learn to breathe out of your nose!!!!



just sayin'

One week from today....

will be my Zackary's 8th birthday!!

at my Aunt Brenda and Uncle Billy's a couple years ago.

This year, we've decided on a bowling birthday party! He loves to bowl! :)

Then next month, my Gage will be FIFTEEN YEARS OLD! :( Where does the time go?
Happy Birthday to my boys! :)

Oh no, you didn't

Imagine...if you will....

You leave your sister's house to pick up your son from the movies....(date with his girlfriend).
That is a scary thing. Your 14 year old son on a date! haha.
But when you get back to your sister's house, you open the garage door and walk into the garage.
Hiding over to the side....you see something jerkily coming towards you...and it's this face...


Yeah. My sister looooves to scare me. I jumped and covered my face and yelled,"Good God, Almighty!!!" haha.

I, of course, did not get a picture of my sister in the mask, so I made Jack put it on...just so you could get a visual. :)
Yeah, my heart is still racing.

My heart broke yesterday....

Yesterday a girl that used to work with me at the Endo Center came in to visit us. She quit a couple years ago, because she and her husband adopted a baby and starting fostering kids.
She brought her cute little girl in and another baby they are adopting. She also brought in a little boy that is staying with them. She has two other foster kids also, but they were at school.
We asked the little boy how old he is and he said,"Five." Ashley said,"My little girl is about to be five, too! We're having her birthday party this weekend." He said,"Oh, you have visitation with her this weekend?"
Me and Ashley both, were just heartbroken. My eyes watered up, Ashley's eyes watered up. Ashley told him,"No, she stays with me."
How heartbreaking that that poor little boy thinks that his life is normal. That kids go and stay with other adults and just get visitation with their parents? He broke my heart. I just wanted to grab him and hug him and bring him home with me and love him and take care of him.
Emily is one special girl. It takes a special person to take these kids in and be there for them when their parents aren't.
I wish I could do it. But I'm such an emotional mess, I would cry constantly.
Heartbreaking.

Fill it in....

Fill in the blank Friday...a little late..
Link up herrrr to play along. :)


1. Winter is cold, depressing, dark too early .

2. Summer is warm and fun. Laying out, waterparks, cold beer, get togethers, cookin' out. Looooove it.


3. If it were summer instead of winter right now I'd go to my sister's house with my boys. The kiddos would swim, me and my sister would be laying out, drinking some wine or a cold beer. How freaking good does that sound right now??


4. My favorite thing to do in winter is crack the window in my room, curl up in bed, blowdryer blowing on my feet, while reading a good book! Or laying on the couch, catching up on my Snapped and 48 Hours: Hard Evidence.


5. My favorite thing to do in summer is go to the waterpark or lay out by my sister's pool with the kids :)

6. The ideal outfit for a sunny summer day is cut off shorts, tee, flip flops, and a baseball cap.


7. The ideal outfit for a frigid winter day is jeans, tee, hoodie, Converse.

Curly hair?

Last night Leah and I took our kids to Casa Manana. It's become our ritual to all go eat at Casa Manana when Dustin leaves to go back to work. A celebration of sorts.....just kidding ;) But we really do go eat there everytime he leaves.
Anyways, Lucia found a hair in her hamburger! Ewwww. So, I asked Leah if she remembered (years ago...Gage was just a toddler) when we went there to eat with my dad, step mother, and little brother. We got our food and Leah looks at her plate and freaks out. She has hair all on the side of her plate. And I'm not talking hair...I'm talking....h.a.i.r. A hint, Leah said,"I really hope a black man is cooking back there." haha. Anyways, Leah didn't remember, but she died laughing when I told her about it. I said,"Yeah, and it wasn't just a hair....it was a lot."
Lucia said,"Like someone was wearing extensions?" haha. I was like...noooo.
Leah got her fork and pointed down and said,"Like that kind of hair." I was like,"Leah! Don't tell her that!" haha. Lucia said,"Ewwww, that's so gross!" Then she leans over and whispers something to Leah. Leah starts cracking up and told Lucia to tell me what she said. So, Lucia comes over to me and whispers,"Was a man's chest hair all over the plate?" hahahaha. I love that kid. Leah said,"Oh, Lucia. I love you and how innocent you are!"
It was freaking hilarious.

Sooo, anyways.....Gage's girlfriend is going to church with us tonight. I had to pick them up from school today. She's acting all shy. She's a pretty one. I'm going to try to get a picture of her dog tag necklace Gage bought her for Christmas. hahahaha.
Kids. They crack me up.

Once again....

I am once again reading " The Purpose Driven Life". I read it once before, probably 2 years ago. I really loved it and when I finished reading it, I thought...I need to pick this book up and read it again in a couple months. It's the kind of thing you want to keep fresh in your mind.
So, I decided I would start reading it again at the first of the new year!
Last night I read Chapter 2.
If you don't know how the book goes, it's forty chapters long and you only read one chapter a day. I bought the journal that goes along with it...which I didn't have last time I read it.
So, chapter 2 tells you about how you are here for a reason, you are not a mistake. Even if your parents didn't plan you, God did. Even if your parents aren't married or aren't everything you think they should be, God made them your parents for a reason. God made you exactly the way you are for a reason. He doesn't make mistakes.
In the journal you're supposed to write about things you need to accept. Such as, things of your past, or background...where you came from. Race, financial status, family life, etc. Then also about your personality. What's something you don't like about your personality? And of course, your physical attributes. Everyone doesn't like something about themselves. I had plenty of things to write about when it came to my background, past...and my attitude. haha. Believe it or not, I know my faults, I accept them, and sometimes I even try really hard to make an effort to change them!
When it came to my physical attributes I had a few things. What girl wouldn't? If I had had my journal 2 years ago, I could have filled up pages and pages of things I disliked about myself.
But I realized last night that for the first time in my life, I'm actually comfortable in my own skin. Sure I could lose a few pounds...do I obsess over it or starve myself? Nope.
When I was 29 and my birthday was just around the corner, I started freaking out. 30 years old??? OH MY GOSH! Then, THIRTY ONE!! Nooooooooooooo!! Now I'm 32...it wasn't as hard...but it wasn't easy.
Next month I am going to be 33 years old and I am ok with that.
It took 33 years for me to be comfortable in my skin. To be happy with myself and where I am, who I've become. And even how old I am! haha.
Life is good.
God is good.

Did I get off track somewhere?
I think I did.
I feel like I was trying to go in a different direction than where I ended....
I do that sometimes. Oh well.
God made me that way. ;)

TWOOOO THOUSAND ELEVEN!!!

Did everyone have a fabulous New Year's Eve?

I had a lot of fun with my boys, sister, niece, nephew, friends, kids of friends... :)

Adrien got a hotel room for the weekend. It was a lot of fun.

The kids went swimming and running around the hotel...getting in trouble for being too loud and for playing up and down the halls in Gage's wheelchair! haha. Dorks.

As many times as we went up and down.....Zac refused to ride in the elevator, so I had to take the stairs with him EVERYTIME.

He saw the previews to Devil...which I saw and LOVED! Anyways, he just saw the previews...people get stuck in an elevator, one person is the devil....Nope. I'm not riding in an elevator!!! Ugh. I got my work out for the year! ;)

We stayed up late, talking, watching movies. We watched '80s horror flicks...of course, AFTER Zac was asleep!! Drank some wine, the kids had Sparkling White Grape juice. haha.

We missed the countdown, because we were all playing, acting silly. I looked at the clock and said,"Uhhh, it's 12 o'clock." Everyone started screaming "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!" Then me and Leah were ready for bed. :) I actually made it to about 1:00. That's big time, baby...for me!!
The next morning, the kids were playing with the balloons we were blowing up the night before...and this is what Jack did.

He said that was his pee pee hanging out of his underwear.

You gotta love him!!

We had a good time! I'm looking forward to the new year. I haven't really made any New Years Resolutions this year. I'll be thinking about it though!

Happy 2011!