70 Random Things...

1. I started sewing when I was 9 years old.
2. I never told a boyfriend “I love you” until Joel.
3. My new motto is, “you do what you gotta do.”
4. My favorite color is red.
5. My favorite movie candy is Sour Patch Kids.
6. I have worn braces on my teeth three different times (junior high, senior year of HS, and then about 4-5 years ago).
7. I love to dance (I married a man who doesn’t).
8. I started Olive Juice Jewelry six years ago.
9. I hope to write a children’s book someday.
10. My hair is curly. It has gotten curlier with both of my kids.
11. My first car was a 1991 Maroon Grand AM.
12. I love summer!
13. I could eat my weight in potato chips.
14. Other than having my wisdom teeth removed, I have never had surgery.
15. I love to read magazines backwards. For some reason I skim though backwards, then read from the beginning.
16. I love to thrift shop.
17. Uneven fingernails drive me crazy.
18. In references to my body, I think that tan cookie dough looks better than white cookie dough.
19. I was blessed to have a mom that helped mold my faith in Christ at a young age.
20. I am a Church of Christ girl.
21. I cry every time I sing, “How Great Thou Art.”
22. I started a casserole swap a few years ago. So great.
23. I love decorating for fall better than Christmas.
24. I have skinny dipped before.
25. I get the worst stage freight.
26. I have a sister who is 3 ½ years older than me and a brother who is 2 years younger.
27. I used to be a faithful Dr. Pepper drinker, but now it is Diet Coke for me.
28. I love Sonic Happy Hour.
29. Some of my job history includes: church youth secretary, Margarita’s Mexican Food Restaurant, Sam’s wholesale, Joe’s Crab Shack, Thrifty Nickel Online, Red Chair Advertising Agency, MED Group.
30. I can’t stand it when Joel leaves town and I have to be home alone at night.
31. I can change a flat tire.
32. I think going to the theater is so much fun.
33. I can’t remember the last book I sat down to read and read it from cover to cover.
34. I can’t stand touching raw meat or processed cheese.
35. Being a mom is so awesome.
36. I have never been to Hawaii, but really would like to go someday.
37. I love to cook.
38. I have too many unfinished hobbies. This drives me crazy.
39. I have been snow skiing once.
40. I am left-handed, but can’t use scissors with my left hand.
41. I hope to take Joel to watch a UNC vs Duke game someday.
42. I wear my feelings on my sleeve too often.
43. I have a fruit allergy (along with a few others). Avocados make my lips swell. I eat them anyway. I love Claritin.
44. I choose savory over sweet most days.
45. I used to raise pigs for the fair (I also raised chickens and rabbits).
46. I prefer raw vegetables over cooked ones.
47. I talk to my mom on the phone a lot.
48. I love to watch movies.
49. I can’t wait till we get our vegetable garden started.
50. I am not so good at keeping in touch with old friends.
51. Taylor Swift is my artist of choice when I go running.
52. Joel and my song is “Just another day in Paradise.”
53. Joel and I say, “You’re my favorite” to each other as much as we say, “I love you.”
54. I took 4 years of Spanish and would not dare try to start a conversation with someone.
55. I hope to have 1 or 2 more kids.
56. I am a clothes horse.
57. I am a very modest person.
58. My sarcasm is something I am working to manage better.
59. I wonder what I will do when my kids go to school (in reference to work)
60. I think the best coffee comes from my house.
61. Some famous people I have met: Clay Walker, Colin Powell, Diamond Rio…
62. I love old country.
63. I like David Letterman better than Jay Leno.
64. We DVR: NCIS, CSI, Gary Unmarried, 2 ½ Men, Office, Earl, 24, Kath & Kim, Gray’s Anatomy…
65. My hair makes it up in a ponytail everyday!
66. I just purchased a BaByliss hair straightner. Love it. I have used the Chi, and this is so much better.
67. I love candles…not cinnamon ones though.
68. I love a good HOT shower.
69. I will kill a bug, but would rather Joel do it.
70. I love curling up on a couch with a blanket on a rainy day.

I did this because I was tagged by Lisa. It was supposed to be 100 things, but since I also did it to avoid other work....70 will have to do, so I can get back to work. I tag Michelle P. and Kathy T.

Troy is funny because...

1. Troy found my drawer that has the food coloring in it and decided to drink the blue. I know it could have been so much worse, it was just in and around his mouth. Sorry if this is gross, it was blue again the second time around if you know what I mean.
I now keep the food coloring somewhere else on the slight chance that next time (incase he didn't learn the lesson the first time) won't be so easy to clean up.

2. I have seen kids get excited about presents before, but seriously...you feel the excitement in this picture, right?

3. This really shouldn't be funny, but it is. Our dryer's start button is broken, so if the dial is set for 30 minutes and you shut the door, it automatically starts drying. Well, Troy can open the dryer all by himself and climb in. I know, don't panic...I do not let him near it if it is running.

The prayer I needed to hear

Let me set the stage. Our entire family has been sick for almost a week now. It has been the nasty cough, achy body, high temperature, sinus headache sickness. The kids have had it, but Joel and I are the ones being hit the worst. Needless to say, I am exhausted.
Last night I was just done, ready for the day to end. I had washed almost everything that could be de-germed in the house.
Molly and I were done reading and about to say her prayer. I reminded her to pray for Daddy because he had been really sick all day (in bed running 102, I quarantined him to the bedroom).
Her prayer:

Dear God,
Thank you to get Daddy to feel better,
Thank you for my friends and family.
Thank you for the living room.

(This is where I know my God is great)

(Molly reached up and touched my face and said,)
Thank you for Mommy who reads a book to me.
Thank you for Mommy cleaning my bed.

.......amen

I just love this girl!

Polar Express

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

The Nutcracker

This weekend we started a hopefully long tradition. Molly, Jeanifer and I went to see the Nutcracker. It was so much fun. Molly was slightly overwhelmed, but seemed to like it. She had never seen anything on a stage before, so she had lots of questions.

We had been reading the book for a few weeks so that she would have a better understanding of what was going on. She made it almost to the end before she fell asleep. I guess we will see the sugar plum fairy next year.

Santa Babies!!!

Well, so far, my iron-on Christmas design/craft isn't as much fun as the turkey shirt was. Still fun though, right?

The kids are saying cheese, can you tell?

Turkey Hand Print Shirt

Molly and I made this shirt last week. I am not sure what inspired this, but it was very fun.

I used Avery t-shirt trasnfer paper and printed a large enough polka dotted square that Molly's hand could fit. After printing the dots I turned the paper over and traced her hand. Cut out her hand print and ironed it to this cute Wal-mart t-shirt. I used mixed buttons to make the rest (you can buy variety button packs at Wal-mart). I sewed the buttons on, but I think fabric glue would work fine.

Try this out with your kids. I included the polka dot picture to print on the transfer paper.

When the shirt gets too small for her I think I am going to cut the front to make a pillow.

Stay tune... I will try and post her brown and turquiose tulle skirt that I am making to go with the shirt.

Night at the Roxbury

Tonight a commercial on TV came on with this song and Troy started bobbin his head. It was so funny. The clip isn't near as funny as the first time he heard the commercial, but you get the idea.

October Htown Trip

We were in Htown again for Halloween this year. I know I should have taken better pics of the kids, but I may have to do a post Halloween photo session with the kids. Molly was a cat, or a kitty princess. The girl has a mind of her own and knew this is what she wanted to be. Before you say it, I already know that she is her mother's child. Troy was a puppy because big sister said that he would be. By the time we took this picture Papa had taken Troy's costume off, he said he was hot. Molly only referred to Troy as Patch all night because she is in love with 101 Dalmations. I can't count the number of time we have watch this show or read the book.

It was a great night. We were leaving a fall festival when we took this picture and were heading to a hotdog supper a dear friend from church was having for all the kids from church. Then we went on a hayride in the same neighborhood where we stopped at 6-7 houses of people from church that lived around there. It was great.

I went that week to have a jewelry show. It was a good show. I have plenty to keep me busy the next couple of weeks. Praise God.

I can't believe this girl is as big as she is. I have taken pumpkin pictures at this church every year. She has definitely changed since our first visit.

Troy would not be still at all. I was very frustrated, but it turns out I am frustrated every year because I fail to remember that pumpkins release a chemical that makes kids crazy, right?

What a girls night out!!!

Went out with some of my girls this weekend to celebrate my 30th. We started the evening out with meeting Sweet Kamri Dawn. Mama Bridgett wasn't able to go out with us, so we went to see her. She looks awesome. She doesn't even look like she had a baby that day.

Girls night was a blast and just what I needed.

The Eikkel Tower???

Molly called me into her room a couple of days ago to show that she had made the Eikkel Tower. I didn't even know she knew about the Eiffel, I mean Eikkel Tower.

Bows anyone?

I have been making bows ...obviously. Molly was needing a few, but not 100 and that is how many I have made. Actually more, but I am going to have to order more clips.

Golf Play Day

Make a Smilebox slideshow

These were pictures taken in a friend's backyard. Troy did pretty good letting me take pictures, but Molly was being a little WILD. That is why this slide show is all about T.

Homecoming Game Day

We had homecoming a couple of weeks ago. The kids had a great (long) day. We had a morning peprally, afternoon parade, evening game, and late night after game party. I sure was tired. Lots of fun though.
The pics include:
•Troy's first sucker (that was a slobbery mess)
•Daddy and Troy at the game
•Joel driving the sophmore float
•Molly's mum
•Troy at the parade
•Molly and her friend Katy at the peprally

Flower Child

I started making these this week. Molly loves them. Just thought I would share little miss cuteness!