Friday, May 28, 2010
Fancy Party
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Coupons Inserts
It doesn't look like there will be any coupon inserts in this week's newspaper, so don't rush out to buy one over the holiday weekend!
Just a little note…
Tomorrow will mark 3 weeks since I have had any candy or Diet Coke. Ok, I did order a Caffeine Free Diet Coke on vacation, but it tasted horrible, and I didn’t even drink it all. But 3 weeks, can you believe it?? As much as I drank diet coke, I would have thought I would have had to gone to rehab to kick that habit!
I have been eating a few pieces of sugar free candy when the need hits me. It is really not that bad and the only that that I miss in my gummy bears. Thank goodness the gift shop is all out of them right now :) I LOVE Haribo gummy bears! They are at their best, if you open the bag and let them sit out in the open air for a few days to get hard. OOH, I better quit talking about them, and go get a sugar free mint, booohoo
Anyway, have a great and safe weekend! Peace out!
5 Question Friday
1. Is there something you've always wanted to try but just can't muster up the courage to actually do yet? Yes, I want to skydive. I probably never will know that I have Gracie, but I have always wanted to, but I betcha I never will.
2. If you had $100 handed to you in cash without your significant other knowing about it, what would you spend it on? Yesterday it would have been shoes, today probably given to my in-laws to make their way to Minnesota.
3. What was your favorite piece of playground equipment as a child? Probably the swings, because I could do a flip our of them.
4. Do you prefer a sweet or hearty breakfast? I love sausage, and I really love biscuits, and I really, really love biscuits, sausages AND Gravy!
5. Are you a Neat Freak or a Messy Bessy? Used to be a neat freak, but hear lately, I am going down hill, and letting everything slide. Yes, I am tired of the mess, and maybe after the garage sale it will be gone! Who knows, but I am slowly becoming a hoarder :)
Thursday, May 27, 2010
The Children’s Place $5 Memorial Day Sale
Head on over to The Children’s Place for the $5 Days Memorial Day sale event, which will last for 5 days. You can get knits, tees, tanks and shorts for just $5. Use this coupon code: E4A5A15% to save an additional 15% off. This makes items just $3.50 each and a flat rate on shipping of just $5.
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Need a little a help!
Really?? I am not even going to ask what else… We need some prayers for a few people in our family. You see, Brian’s dad, Mike called this morning, and in his true fashion, told me bluntly “I have Prostate Cancer. It is fine, they detected it early, and everything will be great, and that is that.” That is they way he works. I said, “Are you serious, Mike?” Yes, Gretchen, I am serious. Yes, he calls me Gretchen.
Also, Ron, my dad,has two deteriorating disks in his neck. Short term fix was a cortisone injection, but they are talking surgery for a long term fix. He is going for a second opinion.
Terry, Brian’s stepdad, is leaving for Minnesota on Sunday morning, he will be having surgery on his pancreas on June 7th. Hopefully this will fix his many of problems that he has been dealing with over the past few years. Brian and Karmen will be flying up there on the 6th to be with Karen during this time.
Cole, Kenna’s son, just got out of the hospital, he has had some serious problems breathing and needed to be under an oxygen tent. He is much better now and is at home, but still needs prayers!
What is in my purse…
I find it funny that every morning when I get to work, I go digging around for my cell phone and I find something new in my purse every morning. This morning, I find:
A plastic ping pong ball
A dum dum wrapper
A princess sticker
2 heart shaped rings
A dum dum sucker
An empty thing of trident gum
1 stick of gum left in a mushed up box of trident
4 bottles of pills
2 pens
1 pager
1 tube of sunscreen
And my keys
Betcha can’t guess what is mine and what is Gracie’s
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Snapfish: Pick up 25 photo prints at Walmart for $1
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Steakhouse Potato Salad Recipe
steakhouse potato salad recipe at kraftfoods.com
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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Photos of Branson
Monday, May 24, 2010
Branson
What can I say? We had a great time!! First and Foremost, thank you so very much to Mema and Papa Ron for everything!! We appreciate it more than you will ever know!! The car ride there, was short it seemed, although Gracie ran out of things to do within the first hour of the trip. Oh well, she still did great in the car. When we got to Branson, our room was awesome. 1400 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 4 beds, washer, dryer, dishwasher, whirlpool tub, this rooms had the works!! And it wasn’t on the 32nd floor either, we got a great spot. We got to go do all sorts of great things! We went to a fish hatchery, and let Gracie feed the fish, we rode the Ducks, of which, Gracie drove. That little toot, just walked right on up there and was the captain of our ship for a little bit. We did a ton of shopping and of course, no trip would be complete without a trip to Wal-mart. Brian needed a new bathing suit, and Mema wanted to buy Gracie some headphones for her DVD player for the car ride home. HA! We went swimming, we watched fountains at the Landing, had some great food, and Brian and Gracie enjoyed morning walks together around the hotel while everyone was getting ready. All in all, it was a great trip!! Not quite long enough break away from everything, but it will have to do!
I know you all want to see pictures, but I will have to send those out hopefully later tonight!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Just because I have done a lot of research on headaches lately…
Did you know that…
Compact fluorescent bulbs, the twisted looking replacement lights that use as little as one fourth the power of their common incandescent counterparts (and last much longer), are being adopted worldwide in an effort to reduce energy consumption. They are even becoming mandatory in some countries -- a little troubling according to the Daily Mail, which reports that health experts in the U.K. say the green bulbs can cause migraine headaches or other disconcerting symptoms in many people.
The bulbs work in the same way as the long, traditional fluorescent tube lights seen in many commercial establishments. This means that they can produce light that subtly flickers, unnoticeable by many, but a big problem for others, especially epileptics, who can suffer from seizures under fluorescent bulbs. According the U.K.'s Migraine Action Association and other health organizations, the lights also cause headaches, as well as nausea, dizziness, and even physical pain for those suffering with lupus, according to the study.
And yes, I know this as true, as my sister in law spent a ton of money replacing all of her bulbs in her house with the above bulbs only to find out later that these were causing her migraines.
Oh so Ready!!
I am so ready to head off to Branson with the family! We leave tomorrow morning. Gracie is so excited, she has had her bag packed for a month. I am going to try to blog some while I am there, but if not, you know you will hear all about it when I get back.
In the meantime, get your helmets out folks, and honker down, could be a bumpy ride tonight with the weather. Stay safe, peace out, as Gracie said last night!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Last Lecture
Have you ever heard of Randy Pausch? If you haven’t, I encourage you to go out and get his book. I have listened to his lecture online a million times, ok, probably like 5, but it is well worth it. I bought the book on Itunes last year, and still listen to it when I need a pick me up. I hear different things each time I listen to it. I am not going to spoil the book for you, but I am encouraging you to go get the book. Here are a few quotes from the book:
You can’t get there alone. People have to help you and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth. Being earnest.
Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.
Somewhere along the way there’s got to be some aspect of what lets you get to achieve your dreams. First one is the role of parents, mentors, and students.
It’s very important to know when you’re in a pissing match. And it’s very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.
The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough.
Head fake learning is absolutely important, and you should keep your eye out for them because they’re everywhere.
When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody’s bothering to tell you anymore, that’s a very bad place to be. Your critics are your ones telling you they still love you and care.
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.
I forget sometimes what is important in life and sometimes how to appreciate it. Sometimes it takes certain things to put all that into perspective and I have to have a little breakdown to come to grips with it all.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Saturdays
Friday, May 14, 2010
5 Question Friday
2. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Actually, yes I can.
3. What is your favorite flower and why? Gerbera Daisy. I have always liked them, I don't know why I started liking them, just always have thought they were pretty.
4. If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself? Oh man, to much advice to list on here that is for sure! One thing is for sure though, I would definitely listen to my parents when they told me not to hang out with certain people.
5. If you won the lottery, what is the very first thing you would do? Pay off debt, considering our house payment is going up $50.00 each month due to not enough in escrow, I would pay it off first.
Oh yeah, and just for the record, sugar free candy is not that bad at all!! I needed something to satisfy my craving OK?? They just don't make that many choices of sugar free things. I bought the Crystal Light Chewy Candy, yes that is what it is called, and it does taste like starburst.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
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6 Days People
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
A Newborn's Conversation with God
A baby asked God,
"They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you and you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."
Again the small child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"
God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
"Who will protect me?"
God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."
"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."
God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."
God said, "You will simply call her, " Mom ."
Buttering me up
My friend invited me over for lunch today, she said I will cook. Which is awesome, because she is a great cook! But she was trying to butter me up for sure!! She wanted me to create her a blog. You see, her family is packing up and heading out to West Texas, and falling off the face of this earth :) I kid, I kid. So, anyway, she needs a way to update all of her friends and family back here in the GREAT state of Oklahoma on her daily trials and tribulations with her twinadoes!!
She said, I will make something from Pioneer Woman’s cookbook, which got me all excited, because everything in that cookbook, is awesome!! So she made this:
AND THIS
Both were awesome!! Not only that, she sent me home with the entire tub of leftovers!! BONUS!! No cooking for me tonight!!
If you want to read about her twinadoes, go here. If she hasn’t posted anything yet, come back here and tell me, because I will hound her until she does!!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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Ok, Here’s the deal…
So, you know I have been having headaches. Well, last week, I went to see the doctor. I was tired of taking all of this aspirin and it not working and me walking around in a daze all the time, because my head hurt so bad. So, Dr. J said, first of all, that my nasal cavity was too small, and that was causing a lot of stuffiness, and not enough drainage. So, he wanted me to take a shot every 3 months, and take an allergy pill daily. He also said that I needed to be on a new headache control medicine, which I just started today. The headache control medicine has a wonderful side effect, which is a decrease in appetite. So, with this side effect, he wanted me off of diet coke, which I am addicted. AND I am proud to say today is my 3rd day without any! There are even some in the refrigerator at home, and I haven’t touched them. Diet Cherry 7up is awesome! He also wanted color on my plate, no carbs, or starches. Which I FAILED at today, I had a huge baked potato for lunch, but it was covered in color :) Anyway, let’s just pray that this medicine works, because I am tired of having headaches.
Oh yeah, and two funnies about Gracie:
1. I caught her biting her toenails in church-EEWW!!
2. She said she wanted a nose ring last night. She said, I want a sparkly thing here in my nose, and I said, Like a button to hold your nose onto your face, and she said “No, like an earring in my nose, all sparkly and pretty.” Her dad wasn’t haven’t, he proceeded to tell her, “As long as you live in this house, you will never have one of those.”
Yep, paying for my raising…
Monday, May 10, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
For my Mom…
5 Question Friday
1. What is your worst memory of your siblings? Honestly, I do not have one. I have a ton of great memories though. My sister was older than my brother and I by a few years, 7 older than me and 11 older than Zack. So, she was gone a lot, but I still remember laying in her bed before her wedding day, talking about all kinds of things. That was so great, that she took time out to talk with me! Zack and I grew up together basically, we were always riding four wheelers, playing outside, or swimming. We were definitely water rats! Spent our whole summer in the pool, unless he had ball games, then we got in the pool afterwards!
2. What was YOUR naughtiest childhood memory? (Must be something YOU did, no pawning it off on someone else!) Oh my, there are so many. And I mean, when I was a teenager, I did so many bad things! I used to live in an apartment behind our house when I was 14, it was like 5 feet from our house, but it had it’s own entrance. Yes, my parents were crazy for letting me live out there, but I thought it was cool. I would sneak out the back window, but to sneak out, you had to jump down about 8 feet or so, climb a fence, get on top of outhouse, climb that roof and jump down another fence. It was hell getting back in. Well, I snuck out one night, and ripped my shirt and pants. I went and did my thing, keeping it clean folks! I snuck back in the house, and after struggling for about 1 hour to get back in, I get in the window and I was like “yes, I made it finally” No one has to know, I open the door to the bathroom, and there is my dad waiting on me. Yep, he had been there the whole time, and didn’t even help me climb back in the window. He sat there and laughed at me. I was so mad, and embarrassed. Needless to say, I was grounded and had to move back in the house. Well, the big house only had two bedrooms, so yep, you guessed it, I had to sleep on my brother’s floor for the next 6 months.
3. Where do you like to go to relax? Well, when I do relax it is usually sitting on the crocheting or making hair bows. But I sure do love to treat myself to a pedicure. But don’t you just hate it when you go get one, and they sit you next to the lady that won’t shut up or is on her cell phone all the time.
4. What was the last thing you won? I won two free tickets to Elmo Live, and yes we enjoyed it very much!
5. If you could be on a game show, which would you choose? 1 vs. 100, I love that show, and they replay it on the Game Show network. I am good a trivia, especially at Music trivia.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Flip Flops
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
We are hooked…
We are so hooked on this new fajita meat we got. It is absolutely delicious! It is called John Soules Beef Fajita meat.
I have been making quesadillas with it, but last night we had fajitas with it. Gracie eats it like any other steak, with sour cream. I would definitely try it if you haven’t yet.
Fishing!
We took Gracie fishing for the first time yesterday. She was so excited! She could not wait for church to be over so we could go. We got everything ready, loaded up the truck, and headed out. We got to the pond, that a friend of Brian’s graciously let us use, and Brian started baiting the hook. He cast her line for her, and not 2 minutes, and she had a bite. It was awesome to see that look on her face. Within the next 20 minutes, she ended up catching 3 fish, and of course they were little perch, so we threw them back in. After catching her three fish, she was done. Her patience had worn out. So we packed it up and went home. Either way, it was still a great time!