sick day, clean day

As I look around my house I realize I shouldn't be sitting here on the computer. I should be up cleaning..but, I'm not. I should be doing something productive. But I'm not. I should be at work. But, I'm not. It's one of those gloomy, cold days where you don't want to get out of the house or out of your jammies. It makes you want to turn on the fireplace and watch a Lifetime movie. Then you remember where you live and know that later the temperature will be 70 degrees. So, no fireplace for you. Oh, the lovely Houston weather.


Just FYI, I did have to get out to take Rooster to school but that's all I've done today. Oh, and stop by store to get a thermometer. LuLu is home sick today. She ran to our bed last night about 4 in the morning and she was burning up. I searched all over the house for that dang thermometer and couldn't find it anywhere. It is never where you need it to be. So, now we are home and as much as I hate to see her home sick I love having some time just with her. I love that she still needs me. I love that she is still my shadow. I love it that she still runs down the hall and jumps in our bed at night. Right now she is all snuggled down watching the Disney channel with a empty paper towel roll over her eye. She said she is a sick pirate. Very funny. It makes me want to freeze time. Just for a bit.





So, back to my house and all its problems. :) Let's face it, I am no June Cleaver. I want to be but fear I will never be a good housekeeper. What in the world?? How can my house go from "so clean you could eat off the floor" to "wait, that dropped, don't put it in your mouth?" Seriously, how do people do it? How do others NOT have the dreaded "piles" all over? Where is all their laundry? Where is the sink full of dishes? You mop once a week? WHAT? And your bed is made everyday? Seriously? There are many times I just drop into friends houses and it looks awesome. I would be petrified if someone just dropped in today. Heaven help me!


Well, I guess today you know what I will be doing along with taking care of my sick one. Anyone up for helping a worn out and tired Mom?

Question of the day?

Q: How do you know you have a teenage boy living in your
house?

A: Easy.....he has 2 dinner plates full of food and eats every bit
of it!


I can't seem to fill my teenagers tummy. He is hungry every second of the day. I feel so bad for him and I know this is just the beginning. I think I might need to get another job just to pay the extra grocery bill. Wait, what am I saying? Troy will just have to work overtime. ha!

When we go out to eat he gets a steak, people. Seriously. Between him and Troy they can do some damage at a restaurant. Yesterday, after church we went with friends to a local well known deli and he ordered a steak sandwich, We all got a chuckle out of that. Our days of kids meals for the Rooster are long over. Where did my baby go?


What recipes work well for your family that feeds A LOT? I am already having to double the recipes....HELP!

And the winner is...

Macy and I had so much fun with our give-a-way preparations! She was super excited to get to help me. She really thought about it hard and searched all over the house for the perfect paper, colored pens and scissors to get the strips all ready to write the names on. I love having a girly-girl who gets excited over things like me. :)

Here she is making all the card with the names on it. She is all about the crafty stuff! I love it...

We just had to get the witch's hat...it has many uses! ha! She really took this seriously. She counted to 3 and pulled out the name and jumped for joy.

OH MY, OH MY!!! I am so excited! The winner for the first ever Heather's House give-a-way is one of our most FAVORITE PEOPLE EVER!!! Macy was so excited when she pulled out this name:

Congrats to you Nana banana! We love you and will send you your candle ASAP! Maybe I will deliver it personally....you never know! :) I miss you and love you so!


Keep reading....you never know when there will be another fabulous give-a-way.

Blog questionaire

I saw this on a few other blogs and always love a good test. :)

1. What is your favorite thing to snack on while your blogging?

Well, I think maybe that's my problem. I like to snack. But, lately I have been trying to be good so my snack of choice right now while I blog is grapes...easy to eat and type. I am stuffing my face with grapes because there is already so much stinkin' Halloween candy at my house. Poof, be gone...maybe my skinny husband will eat it or take it to work.


2. What is one thing you wouldn't want to live without?

Well, it is a non-spiritual answer, although my Bible is one of my favorite things ever, but ...I'd have to say my cell phone. Lucky for me I can pull up the bible on my phone. :) Maybe I should say my toothbrush...nah, my cell phone.



3. Beach, Mountains, or Farm? Where would you live if you had a choice?

I love the beach. It is one of my favorite places to go.


4. What's your least favorite chore/household duty?

Cleaning the tubs, shower or shower door...which is why I don't do it. That is Troy's job. So, I guess the job that I do that I hate the most is cleaning the mopping, cleaning the bathroom and toilets.


5. Who do people say you remind them of?

I don't know. I hope someone or something good.


6. Prefer parties and socializing or staying home with the fam?

I love being home with my family...snuggling together, eating popcorn and watching a movie.


7. What's your all time favorite movie?

That's a hard one, I have so many. I guess the movies that I could watch over and over is: Steel Magnolias, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, Ghost, 50 First Dates and the list goes on and on.


8. Do you sleep in your make-up or remove it like a good little girl every night?

Oh, I love to sleep without my make-up. There are nights when I forget and I don't sleep very well. I think now I am better at washing my face because I need to pamper my older skin. ha!


9. Do you have a hidden talent or a deep desire to learn something that you've never had a chance to learn?

Well, as a matter of fact, yes. I've said it before a hundred times but I love to sing and I want to learn to play the guitar. My father in law gave me one and I just stare at it. Sometimes I pick around on it. I can play some really easy stuff but but I want to sit down and just be able to jam! :)


10. What's one strange thing you're really good at?

I have no idea.


11. What first attracted you to your spouse?

his eyes.

12. What is something you love to smell?

COFFEE and my Nana's roast.


13. Tell something about you that you know irritates people.

I hope nothing. I don't know, leave me a comment and tell it to me gently.


14. When you have extra money, what's the first thing you think to do with it?

Shop, shop and shop...then I slap myself.


15. Are you a silent laugher or a loud laugher?

Oh.my.goodness. I am a LOUD laughter. I'm sure I annoy people with that. Maybe I should have written that on answer 13.


16. Where is your favorite place to shop?

Target, Ann Taylor Loft, anywhere in the mall, Marshall's, Kirklands.....Oh my, the list is endless.


17. What's one thing you'd do more often if you had more time?

Time...what's that? I guess I would spend more time exercising and taking care of myself.


18. Are you a big spender or frugal?

I guess I would say the big spender of the family but I do love a good sale.


19. Who is your favorite character of all time?

Cinderella

20. Would you want to be famous?

sure, why not... :)

REMEMBER MY CONTEST! IT ENDS TONIGHT! SCROLL DOWN AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT TO WIN! :)

Ho, Ho, WHAT???

Someone please remind me what day it is?? I mean, please. Today, I had to run an errand and low and behold in one of the stores I actually heard a Christmas carol. WHAT? It's October, people. Can we not celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving before Jolly Old Saint Nick makes his grand entrance? I haven't even thought about shopping or making a list and checking it twice.

So, that got me thinking. (I know, I do that a lot..it's scary) I still haven't done my give-a-way for all my faithful readers and I feel really guilty about it. I am a woman of my word. :) Anyway, a few post ago, when I wrote about 25+ things about moi, I told of my most favorite candle...at the moment. It is at Bath and B*ody Works and I L-O-V-E it. SO, in honor of Christmas in October, I present to you, Evergreen. YUM! If you like the smell of fresh cut Christmas trees, you will love this scent. It's perfect for the holidays. I even bought one for myself. :) BTW, its 4 oz....not the biggest in the store but still good and smelly. ha!

To enter and win this awesome candle, all you have to do is leave me a little ole' comment. I will do it the old fashioned way and draw your name out of a hat. I might even draw the name out of Macy's new "Glam" Witch hat. ha! Even if you are a lurker, which I don't think I have many, please leave me a note. If not, the candle will go to either my aunt or my mom. :) Which is fine with me. The contest will go through Friday at midnight. Good luck!

Merry Christmas in October.

Rants of a crazy person

*Blogs still are a funny thing. But, lets move on. Thanks to those who love me and support my crazy rants.

*Today it is raining like cats and dogs. The kids are supposed to be cleaning their rooms but I know better. I already hear Reid jumping up and down and that means there is a little NC*AA 2010 {{sigh}}. What's a mom to do?

*I am washing clothes. Doesn't that sound exciting. I think I have used a whole bottle of S*hout this football season. I mean really, who decides that 13 year old boys, or any boys for that matter, need white football pants. Really? Case in point...

And, yes, they are white again. Well, a little on the beige side, but who cares. I'll just need to wash them a few more times. We have 2 more games left and a handful of practices. Mom and Dad are coming tonight to watch Reid's game tomorrow. We are super excited.

*I stayed up all weekend watching the 2nd DVD series, Mad*Man, that Holly gave me.. I have been stuck in the 1960's...again. It is so good! I have been watching it on my computer with my ear buds in and needless to say, the dishes are sky high. The kids had to rinse off a dirty spoon this morning just to eat breakfast. I'm not proud of that and I won't win mother of the year. Just sayin'... Now, its over and I can get back to my duties at hand...

*I still haven't purchased Macy's Halloween costume yet. She wants to be a nice witch. Really? Anyway, I guess I have been a little preoccupied with my friends from the 1960's and now my poor baby doesn't have a costume. So, I guess its off to the Halloween store we go...if there are any left.

*We went to Dew*berry farms last weekend with Kim and her family. It was so much fun. I had never been and am so glad we did. It was such a neat place. A lot of walking and standing in lines but still a really fun place for the kids.

We got to pick out our very own pumpkin. Macy loved walking around looking for the perfect one!

The kids loved petting the animals. We took cousin Avery with us and they both had a blast. Don't you just love the look on that girl's face? haha! She loves her job.

Cheeseeeee.....Avery did not want to look at me for some odd reason. :) And, yes, we lost the cute black bow somewhere along the way.

*I haven't forgot the give-a-way....just looking for the right thing. The pressure.

Blogs

Blogs are a funny thing. You think about them all day. Or I do. Please, tell me that you have the same addiction to blogs as I do. You know, you do something, see something or try something new and automatically think, "Hey, I can't wait to blog about this." Then you take your time and blog, you think its the best blog ever and then you wait. Wait for what, you ask? Well, comments of course. It's like the biggest popularity contest ever. It's rather sad. I have been doing a lot of research on different blogs and have come to the conclusion that I will never be as good of a blogger/writer as most of these women. Just sayin'.....

A lot of these talented women have seem to make a pretty good living on their blogs. I mean take for instance, The Pio*neer Woman. She is hilarious. I remember reading her blog every morning before she was a big hit. I mean she had a following but nothing like she has now. She has such a wonderful way of writing and it just sucks you right in. Isn't that the coolest thing? She went from a stay-at-home mom, home school teacher and county wife to one of the most popular woman on the Internet, like overnight. I was reading today that she even got to go to L.A. and be a part of the Bonn*ie Hun*t Show. I mean, that is when you know you have really made it. LOL! And all because she decided to blog about her adventurous life in the country. If you have never read her blog, you should. It will take you way out to the country where the air is clean the the traffic is a herd of cows crossing the street.

So, that got me thinking. I was a county girl. I moved to the city 10 years ago from one of the cutest little country towns ever! It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. So, I guess I will always have that country blood in me. I love parts of country life....especially the part where things are more slow-paced. I never care what time it is when I go home to the country. I love that. But, unfortunately, I live in the city. My life is backwards to the Pio*neer woman. Like her, I have a love story with my very own Marl*boro Man, my sweet kids take all my time and energy and I love them and I have a dog. Unlike her though, I have a mall down the street. I don't have cows crossing the street, I have kids on skateboards and bikes. My hubby doesn't drive a diesel dooley truck with a trailer, he drives a Niss*an Maxi*ma that we lovingly named "Max". I don't home school or go to the grocery store once a month. I go daily. It's across the street. I don' t live on a frontier but in a subdivision with neighbors so close they can probably hear me sneeze. I love to cook but do not have a cookbook. Shucks. I don't, nor will I ever, get up at 5 in the morning to go feed some cows. My dog is lucky to get food at 8 AM.

Maybe one day, people will find my city life interesting. Like maybe the adventures of the City Woman? Nah.

All this to say. Blogs are a funny thing.


What are your favorite blogs to read?