It's Ok to Be Thankful

    It's OK ... To completely oversleep after being out until midnight on a "school night" ...
To already be planning out Saturday even though it's only Thursday 
To sometimes make really selfish decisions even though you know they are bad for someone else
To be vague from time to time
To seriously crack up when reading FB statuses posted by my middle schoolers
To get in the middle of a little high school drama from time to time
To pig out at Little Italy because you know someone else is paying for it
To get a little crazy about the Swagbucks codes :)



And it's ok to think this Someecard counts as my thankful thought of the day :)

One of those days ...

Oh boy howdy. Today has been one of those days.

I had the privilege of calling PB's parents today. And talked to his dad.

PB's parents are wonderful people, but we just don't see eye to eye.

So, our conversations are always a bit fake and stilted.

Do any of you have in laws that you just would rather NOT talk to or spend time with?

I love PB, and I am super grateful to his parents for raising the man I love.

But I just really don't want to hang out with them any more than I have to.

And on an unrelated note, I put on one of my flannel dress shirts this morning to find that it had shrunk at least two sizes! So I've been doing a lot of tugging today.

Needless to say I'm oh so ready to go home.

And still an hour and a half away from quitting time.

Oh well .... enough whining and complaining ...

Time to Get Thankful!!!

My parents. 

Talking to PB's 'rents always reminds me to be 

super grateful for my wonderful, loving parents!

Post It Notes && Newness

Today is the beginning of many things. 

[1] November (that one was kind of obvious)

[2] A month of thankfulness. (Yup. Every day I'll list something I'm thankful for. 

If I don't please feel free to yell at me!)

[3] Post It Note Tuesday! (If I can figure out how to get the post it notes into my blog ...)

A Flapper with a Deck of Cards?

1. Do you prefer cotton, silk, or flannel sheets? Having never slept on silk sheets, I'm afraid I'm at a disadvantage when it comes to answering this question well. However, I do know that I prefer cotton over flannel. Flannel is a wonderful material but for sheets it is a bit of a pain. Give me my cotton any day of the week ;) And hey maybe one day I will rob a bank win the lottery and invest in some silk sheets just to see if they are better.

2. What time zone are you in? Eastern

3. What is your favorite part of the holiday season? Having 10 days off. It's the most awesome benefit of my job :) And this holiday season will involve my baby sister moving in with me! Of course I also love giving gifts and eating good food.

4. What is your favorite "wintry" drink? (It doesn't have to be an "alcoholic" drink!) Starbucks' Peppermint Hot Chocolate

5. In your opinion, what is the worst job in the world? For me personally, it would be anything in law enforcement. I'm so thankful for the people who do those jobs, but I just don't have the constitution for that kind of career. In general, however, I think the worst job is always the job that you are absolutely not suited for. If you love what you do, then it's awesome (even if it is embalming dead people or hauling off trash or wading in poo all day ...). If you don't love what you do (even if it is a supposedly great career like doctor/lawyer/etc), then it's awful and quite possibly the worst job in the world ...

Sorry to go all philosophical on y'all like that. Hmmmm .... maybe I should hunt down that caffeine.

1.   When I was a kid I wanted to be    a mom   when I grew up.

2.   As an adult, my dream job would be  a part time stay at home wife with a kickbutt side job like "Superhero" or "Secret Agent"   .

3.  W hen I was younger I wanted to be just like  my dad   .

4. The childhood Halloween costume that I remember most was when I was   a flapper back in my high school band days. I borrowed a flapper dress from my Grandma and certainly looked the part .

5.  My favorite childhood toy was   a deck of cards. I could play for hours on end with a deck of cards. I think I was ALWAYS playing solitaire.

6.  The time I got into the biggest amount of trouble when I was a kid was when I    rode up the street with a neighbor without informing my parents of where I was going. I was big on disappearing and did it multiple times. My parents weren't fans of my disappearing act to say the least.

7.  I get daily inspiration from the kids I work with, Pinterest (It's an addiction!), awesome bloggers, crazy family members, and PB (he's kind of my muse).

1. I have an _uncontrollable need to shop___ at _any online store that is having a "sale"___
2. I always buy _crap__ that_I don't need__ If__I give into the temptation to shop those "sales"_
3. I spend way too much time ___playing Facebook apps_
4. I hope that when people meet me and think about me they _ smile and say yeah Babygirl she's pretty cool!

It's Ok, It's Thursday!

   It's OK .....
To go downtown for lunch three times this week even though I am broke as a joke.
To totally rock brown leggings with my black dress and heels. To cry when you finally get a letter that brings everything into perspective. To be almost finished Christmas shopping but still want to buy more gifts. To want to throw your new wireless router out the window because it is the demise of internet as you know it! To hijack candy from other people's candy jars because you're too cheap/lazy to get your own. To wonder why all the candy you bought for Halloween is still at your house and not in the aforementioned candy jar. To take an extended break from work to hike downtown for a bank (and cheesecake) run. To dream of the day when napping will be my full-time job. To miss my old co-workers dearly .... To eat a cupcake just because it's Thursday.  Have a great one, y'all!!!  

 

A Wee Little Nap Never Hurt Anyone

Tired.

That sums me up today.

I'm dead on my feet tired.

The kind of tired that produces tears.

At the drop of hat.

Dead tired.

And because of this exhaustion, I'm not going to attempt a real blog post today.

I know that it would end up with me chasing an emotional rabbit all over tarnation.

So, instead, I'm going to leave you with a little musical entertainment that has been on repeat in my head.

And hopefully tomorrow I'll be back with a little awesomesauce.

Have a great Wednesday, y'all!

Meet Me on Monday

YAY for Java's link party!!!! What better way to celebrate this Magical Monday! Y'all all head over there and grab the questions and her button. Then post your answers and link back to Java. I want to read all your answers so do it! And feel free to comment on my post :)

Questions:

1.  My favorite kind of animal is _______?
A loving, cuddly dog. I'm still waiting for the day that I live in a pet friendly home so that I can have one ....

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2.  Do you like your handwriting?
Most days I do believe that I do. Especially when I slow down and write like I mean it. When I'm trying to get all my thoughts down before I forget them then my handwriting starts looks super crazy. 

 

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3.  What is the last movie you saw?
I just watched Bridesmaids. And seriously I was disappointed. I thought I would like it a lot more than I did, but I felt like there were a lot of loose ends and very little humor. Or at least the kind of humor that I personally enjoy.

 

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4.  Do you buy things on eBay?
I fell head over heels in love with eBay earlier this year. I don't know what took me so long, but now I search eBay like a crazy person for things like hard to find Christmas presents!

One of my first purchases on eBay was a pair of boots like these for PB last Valentine's Day:

 

5.  What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Grandma's Chicken Casserole, BBQ Pork Chops, Fried Okra, Mashed Potatoes, & Homemade Chocolate Pie. Sunday dinners at Grandma's are the absolute best!!!

 

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