Friday Fill-Ins #83

1. If I could travel back in time, I'd go to a time where things were much more simple and we didn't have so many selfish people.

2. Give me a margarita or give me a martini.

3. I am listening to to the news about this Crypto outbreak that North Texas is having (Glad we have our own pool) and about Exxon's billions they made at our expense.

4. Somewhere, someone is thinking about something.

5. I'll always be me, nobody can change that!

6. My idea of a good time includes spending time with family doing anything and everything.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to picking my daughter up from my sisters, tomorrow my plans include possibly going to Red Dirt Roundup in the Stockyards (still thinking if I want brave the 100+ temps) and Sunday, I want to catch up on housework and get some rest!

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Worldess Wednesday - Zoo Picture

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'10 Things to Do When It's Too Hot to Go Outside'

This is a very appropriate title since our temperatures have reached 105 the last few days and it appears they will stay there the rest of the week. I love living in Texas, but when the temps get this high I really start to miss living up north.
1. One of our favorite things to do rent movies and have a movie day. We pop popcorn and watch movie after movie. This past weekend we watched a favorite of mine Phenomenon with John Travolta.
2. Go to the movies at the mall. We went to see The Dark Knight and it was awesome!
3. Spend some time at the mall. I went twice this week and it was so nice to be in somewhere cool and be around people. I am a people watcher!
4. Last night we went to dinner and had a wonderful frozen margarita, now that sure helps you cool off. Well until the tequila kicks in and starts making you sweat - right mom?
5. We have a swimming pool and it does help with the heat, but right now it is almost too hot for even that.
6. This is the time of the year I usually will do my "spring" cleaning. Since spring is so short in Texas I usually wait to do my deep cleaning until it is too hot to go outside.
7. I haven't done this one this year, but over the last few years we would make homemade ice cream.
Okay, I thought this one would be easy, but I I only came up with 7. So I will be visiting other bloggers to find out what else we can do!
Happy Tuesday!
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Friday Fill-Ins #82

1. I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
2. If you're good at something,keep practicing then you will be great.
.3. Why so much to do and such little time?
4. Something is out there, it's my dogs and they are barking again.
5. If my life were a sitcom, it would be titled Print Me Some Time.
6. Sitting on my back porch [if you don't have one, use your imagination] I see my plants, pool and my neighbors that overlook my yard.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to maybe going to dinner with my honey, tomorrow my plans include getting the house clean and Sunday, I want to have a do nothing kind of day!
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Wordless Wednesday-Rescued Babies

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Ten on Tuesday-10 Least Favorite Celebrities

This one was tougher than choosing my favorites, but here it goes:

1. First on my list is Brittany Spears. I truly hope she gets her life back on track, but I am so tired o hearing about her screw ups.

2. On the same not, Lindsay Lohan.

3. Paris Hilton-clueless and her voice sends shivers down my spine.

4. Paula Abdul-who is able to make the money she does and show up stoned?

5. Jessica Simpson-hey I am a Cowboy's fan, enough said. LOL

6. Donald Trump-with all that money can't he get a better hairpiece?

7. Rosie O'Donnell-I know some really like her, but I think she wears everything on her shoulders and she get so annoying.

8. Tom Cruise-I love him in Top Gun, but over past several years I think he has just went overboard.

9. Hillary Clinton- Sorry just do not see what she had to offer our country. Yes we can! does not protect our citizens. Just my opinion.

10. Pam Anderson-get a clue!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

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Photo Hunt: 119 What is that?

Think you now what it is? Take a guess.

Click the link to see the "Big Picture". http://flickr.com/photos/sheeshintx/2682233435/. Happy Saturday!

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Friday Fill-Ins #81

1. If I could be a fly on the wall I would like to not get squished.

2. Jealousy is an evil thing.

3. When I see a shooting star my wish would be for my family to be happy and healthy.

4. I'd rather be vacationing than working any day!

5. Certain songs when I hear them make me wanna let loose and boogie.

6. If time were in a bottle I would treat it with TLC because it goes too fast.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to getting Missy's room painted, tomorrow my plans include visiting my father who just had surgery and Sunday, I want to relax and get ready for the next week!

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Wordless Wednesday-My Preemie 18 Years Ago

I came across this photo and thought I would use it. Excuse the 80's bangs, but after a month in the hospital to keep from having him and having a preemie baby, a haircut was the last thing on my mind! He weighed 3lb 14oz ,he is 18 now and is 6ft 5" tall. This was when he was 4 days old and finally was taken off the respirator. He was two months early. I was so scare to hold him!

After posting this, I was asked to post a current picture to show my son. So here you go.

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10 Memorable Vacation Moments

1. I was around 6 and we went to Florida. While at the campground, there was a pond with a ton of ducks in there. My sister and I had so much fun playing with them, that when it was time to leave, my sister helped me to sneak a baby duck in the back seat of the car. We hadn't made it out of the camp ground when the baby duck needed to poop. Let me tell you, it was not a pretty sight and my mom was very unhappy with us. If I recall correctly she could not even help with the cleanup!

2. Visiting my uncle in Texas and going to Astrolworld. Mom wanted to take a picture of us on a METAL horse statue. Mind you it was 100 + degrees in Texas. We had the fakest smiles on our face because our legs were being scalded!! See picture below!

3. We were visiting family in Tennessee and I love horses. My cousin and sister took me out to some land where my cousin had some horses. I wanted to ride one so badly but they had no bridle. Well the "older" girls decided I could ride with an elastic belt that came off one of their shorts and use that as reins. Needless to say that didn't go well and I almost wound up in the pond at the bottom of the hill! (I see a pattern here do you?)

4. On another trip, I believe it was to Tennessee again, big sis and I were going to ride a pony. The saddle was not on tight and when sis went to get on the saddle went sideways and she fell off. (I guess that was paybacks :-)

5. Travelling to Texas and my uncle taking us to the beach. I still can feel the sunburn. They showed us how seagulls would swoop down if you offered them any food. One time while we were there, he was fishing and actually caught a shark.

6. For my grandparents 50th wedding anniversay they took their whole family to Puerta Villarta Mexico. There was over 20 of us and they came as far as Chicago. It was so much fun!!

7. Hubby and I (being poor newlyweds) took a road trip to Corpus Christi. We had more fun on that trip and really didn't do anything special, just spent time together. He started a tradition on that trip. Whenever there is sand he makes a huge (usually 6 or 7 feet long) sand shark sculpture.

8. Hubby and I went with friends to Oklahoma for a week. We rented a cabin on the lake. We spent the week water skiing and just had a wonderful week of relaxation.

9. Our trip with my mom and dad. We went to Cozumel, Mexico for a week. It was wonderful and I really think that help with the kids bonding with their grandparents. We keep saying we really need to do that again, and I hope we do soon!

10. Most recently our trips have were built around Nate's baseball of football. He played in a multi state allstar game (in high school) in Oklahoma and it was a great trip. Even with all the baseball games we did take time to visit the OKC Bombing Memorial and took in many wonderful sights.

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The Weekend in Review

We had a great weekend this weekend. So here is a recap!

Friday evening we decided to meet Yellowrose and Big D at the casino in OK. Even though none of us came home a ton richer, we had a great time. We had dinner at the Steak House there and it was so pleasant just sitting there visiting.

Saturday Hubby had a meeting in the morning, but after his meeting we went and met Yellowrose and Miss Priss and went to Peach Fest. Now whoever thought of having Peach Fest in Texas when it is the hottest day of the year didn't plan this out very well. It reached 102° and let me tell you this much that is HOT!! We didn't stay as long as we thought we would for that very reason. After we went back to Yellowrose's we had a discussion about why in the world would they have it when it is so hot, and I (being my sacrastic self) pointed out it might be tough to have a Peach Fest in February when it is cooler here. Tee hee.

Sunday Hubby, Missy and I worked on getting the house in order. It always feels so good to have a clean, freshly scrubbed house. Next weekend Missy has our weekend planned for us, she has decided we need to redecorate her room. She found a beautiful little comforter and the always creative Yellowrose pointed out we could decorate with huge Gerber Daisy's.

So that means we will be painting her room. Ugghh I hate painting, but I know it will look great!

Hope everyone had as fun of a weekend as I did. Have a great week!

Friday Fill-In #80

1. Oh, I can't wait until I have a decent nights sleep (currently suffering from insomnia).

2. A big pitcher or iced tea is the first thing I see when I open my refrigerator.

3. I never leave home without my purse and my cell phone!

4. If I were a condiment, I would be ketchup because it goes along with just about everything.

5. Gossiping is really high up on my list of pet peeves.

6. The last thing I thought of before I went to bed was please let me get a good nights sleep. See #1

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to dinner with hubby, tomorrow my plans include laundry and cleaning and Sunday, I want to just have a lazy relaxing day!

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Totally Random

Well I didn't do my Thursday 13, so I thought I would just list some radom things that have been going on.

Hubby has been sick since July 3rd and it has been tough. It started out as a simple cold and it lead to a sinus infection and ear infections. Today is the first day he has felt human again and was able to come to work. Missy just messaged me and said "Mom, I think I am getting sick". UGGHHHH NOOOO! So I am keeping my fingers crossed that this is not going to be shared throughout the whole family.

We are dog sitting a friends dog this week. She was actually our dog, but due to the fact she was very energetic and Hubby's knee giving out on him and he couldn't walk her, we had to find her a new home. It was hard, but we knew she needed a home where they would be able to take her for walks and she really needed to be the only dog. Needless to say it has been interesting having four (yes I said four) dogs running throughout our house.

Work has been crazy busy. We had two weeks that were really slow, then it appears everyone realized they were slacking off at work and said oh no I need to get my projects done that I put off. I guess that is a good thing, but sure makes the days crazy.

I have been having an awful time going to sleep at night. I have been in bed by 8 and it is still midnight or later before I go to sleep. I don't know if it is stress, too much caffeine (but I need that to stay awake during the day because I am not sleeping) or what. Anyone have some tips? I feel like I need to walk around with toothpicks propping my eyes open during the day and really could use a good 8 hours sleep.

Guess I need to get some things done. Have a great day!!

Wordless Wednesday - Texas Temps 100°

Since the temps are about to reach triple digits again, I just had to remind myself of cooler days in Texas!

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10 Favorite Movie Characters

10 On Tuesday

1. William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) in Knight's Tale

2. Seth (Nicolas Cage) in City of Angel's

3. Noah (Ryan Gosling) in The Notebook

4. Michael Newman (Ada Sandler)in Click

5. Bruce Almighty (Jim Carrey)in Bruce Almighty

6. Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) in The Bucket List

7. Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman in the Bucket List (Can you tell I liked it?)

8. Dory (Ellen Degeneres) in Finding Nemo

9. Shrek (Mike Myers) in Shrek

10. Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) in 13 Going on 30.

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What A Weekend!

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. I know I sure did! We started out by going to my sister's for a wonderful cookout. Boy does she know how to throw a party. We had a great time with family and friends. The only thing that was not perfect that day was, Hubby was home sick. He has come down with a nasty summer cold and we are getting him to the doctor this morning.

Saturday I did a bit of recuperating and then started tearing into my house. Missy has decided that she wants the bathroom that she and her brother share to be a little bit more feminine. It was originally done in a Nautical theme. She and I went on a mission and found a really cute black and white polka dot shower curtain. In order to soften it we bought some bright pink towels and all the goodies for the sink area. We did buy Nate a black toothbrush holder so he would not be required to use a pink toothbrush holder.

I still need to find a white rug for just outside the bathtub and get something for the wall in there. Other than that we have it pretty much done. We also cleaned closets out and are seriously thinking of having a garage sale. I am just a little concerned about having one now since the temperatures are hitting the triple digits. I guess if we only do it in the morning it shouldn't be too bad.

I hope everyone has a great week! I know I plan on it.

Happy 4th of July!!

Thursday Thirteen #2 - 13 of My All Time Favorite Songs

I was recently loading my songs onto my inherited Ipod (my son bought a new touch one so I get his old one) and I found I was having a great time remembering some of my favorite songs.

1. Lynard Skynard - Freebird

2. Steve Miller Band - Magic Carpet Ride

3. Bob Seger -Hollywood Nights

4. Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n Roll

5. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

6. Eric Clapton - Crossfire

7. .38 Special - Rockin' Into The Night

8. Tom Petty - Free Fallin'

9. Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama

10. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Tightrope

11. Rolling Stones - She's So Cold

12. Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane

13. Doors - Riders On The Storm

That is just a few of my favorites. What's yours favorite song?

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Wordless Wednesday - My Blooms

I am having issues with the pictures getting cut off. To see a larger image please click on the photo.

Okay, not completely wordless. This is my favorite plant that I have. Each time I get a new bloom the yellow and pink vary where they are at. This one just happened to be perfect with the yellow in the center and all the outer ones were pink.

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