happy halloween

1. i got to wear my duck boots again this morning. i think i might be bringing them back in style here in texas. [wish i had gotten the ones with the fluffy stuff inside because i like to go w/out socks]

2. i got them on sale with free shipping- holla!

3. thank-you ham for your "too small" plaid shirt. its so soft and comfy.

4. went to potbelly's yesterday and grabbed a turkey sandwich and eating the rest of it now. wish i had a whole sandwich. and a carrot cake. wish i had a carrot cake.

5. i got a text this morning from the other volunteer who runs the school store on thursday that she wasn't able to make it. little kid stuff issues.

6. so afterwards, i went to krogers to grab a few things to make chili tonight per mike requests.

7. then treated myself to a starbucks peppermint hot chocolate with soy and whip.

8. decided to do some crafting for my filofax. yup, its my new obsession. [instagram]

9. i also found people looking for pen pals on instagram but i feel too old to be a pen pal even though i would like one from overseas. [i get weary about people on-line]

10. i think it might have stopped raining. hopefully it stays away till after trick or treating.

wsww and my new word for the rest of the year : being PRODUCTIVE

week 9

1. this is what she wore last week. i forgot to do week 8 since nanny was here.

2. it was another theme week but we remembered when it was thursday and friday. 

3. thursday was wear a team shirt day. she chose her aggie shirt which was fitting since we took her out of school early to visit ham.

4. friday was wear a hat day. she chose my kona brewing company one. makes me miss kona. and hawaii.

5. i had to drive kaylee to school this morning because it was down pouring. i think this was the 2nd or 3rd time in the 2 years we have lived here.

6. i have full intentions on being PRODUCTIVE today but i've been side tracked with a recipe search and bill paying. [we got payed a day early. we get payed on the 15th and end of the month. wish they would make it the friday close too or on that payday]

7. i worked some more on my filofax last night turning it into a wallet and think i got it exactly how i want it to work. 

8. but finding its too small for it to be a planner too which i kinda knew. [trying to justify in getting the malden in ochre in a A5 size]

9. it will still hold a monthly calendar for making appointments and all doctor/emergency type stuff in the back but i want something i can write more detailed things in.

10. especially since we're having problems with home warranty sending people out who don't want to do the work. we've had 4 people come out for the same problem all pointing fingers at someone else.

testing me to my limit

grub in college station : oct 24, 2013

1. boy do those two test me to my limit and beyond.

2. they both seem to be helpless and complain about almost everything from my cooking to how bored they are and that they don't like texas.

3. i felt kinda normal this morning after reading this.  guess its one of those "perks" of being a mom.

4. i know i should feel blessed that they are healthy and smart but sometimes they are not kind or grateful.

5. mike said he understands because the guys that work for him drive him nuts too. then i told him, at least he gets to go home and getaway from it for awhile.

6. and i'm pouting a little because he gets to go to dallas on saturday and won't be back till monday. he's going to the dallas football game with 2 of his work buddies.

7. while i get to stay here and feed and entertain my two ungrateful rugrats. [this is all said with love]

8. i decided that i needed to be more productive with my days so today i went to staples and hobby lobby to get things for my new filofax.

9. came home and ate lunch while trying to come up with a meal plan.

10. then i went to the grocery store, came home to wash dishes, make dinner and start a load of laundry. not a bad start.

the color run

 7AM- getting ready to take nanny to the airport and hoping the downpour stops.

 trying to stay dry

 ready to start the race since it was still raining and getting cold

 downtown Houston behind her; her famous pose

our first 5K together

 mike, the nerd, wanted the stadium behind him

 full of color = full of fun!

 the after party = more color!

 got color in weird places

 oompaloompa

she does not have a black-eye, pretending to be in pain from "black- eye"

1. kaylee was so excited about this run that she didn't mind waking up at 6:15 on a sunday.

2. our race was at 9:00 but we had to take nanny to the airport first. [i didn't have the dates nanny was going to be here when i signed us up for the race]

3. of course it was down pouring that morning.

4. once we got to the race, i had to pee and couldn't find a porta potty anywhere.

5. they didn't start the race till half an hour later so we were wet, kinda cold and had to pee.

6. once the race got started, we ran for a bit but i couldn't run anymore because my bladder was so full!

7. about half way, we see houses and an empty lot with half a fence around it. guess who went potty? yup, i did not care whatsoever! [the other people started coming in with the same idea in mind]

7. after emptying my bladder, i could of ran the whole way back but kaylee was getting tired. 

8. she did really well and we probably ran at least a mile or so all together.

9. mike got a shovel full of orange thats why he looks like an oompaloompa.

10. afterwards they had a little party where even more color was thrown. it was so much but we had to leave because the dolphins played at noon plus we were wet and hungry.

cake batter in yo' face

 helping me make lasagna

cake batter in yo' face!

1. one day last week, i made a double batch of cinnamon apple cake and mike said it would be funny if i smeared some all over kaylee's face.

2. kaylee said "yeah, that would be pretty funny."  so i did. and it was. 

3. ham said he didn't want any cake which surprised me and the reason why i was making two.

4. its his favorite cake and he will eat about 3/4 in one day. 

5. he ended up eating about half of it and took the other half back with him. do i know him or what?

6. i got to spend most of my morning on the cell phone yesterday. our home phone wasn't working- again.

7. so they sent a tech out and its working again. [they blame our alarm system company while our alarm system company blames them]

8. and i also got to call home warranty. while hot tubing, mike noticed a light electrical shock near the light so now we have 2 guys coming. one to check the pool and one to check the house. its a weird situation.

9. which i'm hoping is a cheap situation.

10. for some reason last week, i thought nanny was flying in on wednesday. good thing i asked because she's flying in today! [nanny is mike's mom]

[friday] loving

1.  no school on monday- parent/teacher conference.

2. so we went to bring your kid to work day.

3. she got to be boss and went to lunch with mike while i went to ikea.

4. i got to go on a field trip today with kaylee's class.

5. we got to see an opera, the barbara bush library and the museum.

6. getting an email that the job opening we wanted in trinidad is available.

7. getting the house together- finally. [started to tape ham's room for painting]

8. getting to wear my duck boots- its raining super hard right now so tomorrow i'm busting them out.

9. coming up with a halloween outfit for kaylee. [need to get a few more pieces]

10. hansen's rootbeer.

ur here swap and random bits

1. this is what i sent to my urhere buddy.  this was kinda a sewers/quilt makers swap but i got permission to join in since treats were allowed too.

2. i wanted to add something "crafty"/homemade and found the hoop idea last minute on instagram. they had an initial in place of the heart but i wanted to make it neutral. [thought it would look cute in the soon to be baby's room]

3. kaylee really loved the hoop so i made her one for her room. she wanted the letter k.

4. if you go on flickr and look up urhere swap, you can see all the quilts/goodies others had made. wow- people amaze me with their talents! and patients to make those quilts!

5. my dog, ollie, is getting on my nerves this week barking at EVERYTHING that moves outside.

6. the weather has cooled down some- its such a nice change. i love sweater weather.

7. i went to ace hardware to get ham's onyx paint that he wants the one wall to be. they won't make it because its black and black is hard to mix. so now i have to go to an actual benjamin moore store.

8. i ran into a workout friend that i haven't seen in a few months. she joined a different gym. one thats closer to our house.

9. i've been thinking about changing gyms too because the one i'm going to doesn't offer many classes during the day. i have so much time during the day that these night classes are an inconvenience.

10. my duck boots are on their way today! of course it stopped raining and the sun is shining.

wsww and my jam

what she wore wednesday: week 7

1. kaylee really loved her outfit on monday. i got her shoes from oshkosh outlet- cute little mary janes.

2. mike took kaylee to school friday morning since i wasn't feeling well. i did feel better and went to lunch with them so friday's photo is from lunch. her mouth is full of pizza sam-wich.

3. i spent much of yesterday paying bills and setting them up so i just go onto my banks website and pay them all from there. its free and i already pay a few bills from there anyway.

4. i'm also organizing all the paper/receipts that i have just thrown into a file cabinet.

5. i have folders for everything but i'm SO lazy! next year i WILL be better organized!

6. i felt a little down yesterday too. no motivation to put in any effort to do anything.

7.  i did go to the gym. i felt a little sad there too because i have no one to talk too.

8. i haven't talked to any of my "friends" or my family since we last visited in july. i have texted with my parents though.

9. sometimes i wonder what is wrong with me?

10. one republic has become my jam.

i got happy mail

1. wednesday i got my much anticipated urhere swap. the florida mug is SO pretty. actually, i love them all. i really want hawaii but have only seen it by googling it. its selling for $30 bucks- what the what?!

2. at first it didn't bother me that my partner didn't send anything homemade then i saw her flickr page and was a little disappointed. love the cross stitching she does!

3. then i got my erin condren lunchbox that i had ordered. its bigger than what i had expected but still too small to add the containers it came with and a drink. [no containers = big enough]

4. debating if i should give this one to kaylee. [i got our initials on it- kb so we both could use it]

5. i was going to use it to hold drinks and snacks/food in the car instead of my purse/bag. [i got granola bars in my purse right now]

6. i also got my october birchbox.

7. i am now patiently waiting for the arrival of my duck boots and purple filofax.

8. i decided to get duck boots since we walk to school and my current rain boots are too small when i wear pants. i have huge calves.

9. and the only time i don't wear pants with my rain boots is when i'm at home to get the mail or newspaper. i am wearing shorts though. for my neighbors.

10. and sadly, the filofax isn't estimated to be delivered till the end of october.

wsww and some other stuff

what she wore week 6

1. kaylee cracks me up doing the same pose everyday. 

2. yesterday i took armando in for an routine oil change. [i drive a nissan armada but call it armando]

3. the night before i had a dream i couldn't get it to start. then last night i had a dream that black smoke was coming from the engine. [it was suggested that we get a new engine air filter]

4. weird how the brain works incorporating my daily life into my dreams.

5. i still need to finish painting the trim and doors in kaylee's room. plan on getting that done today.

6. after i take back those jeans ham doesn't want. [wish he wasn't so picky sometimes!]

7. ham is still not liking college station. he says its full of rednecks who drive big trucks. 

8. i started going to a different workout class. wish it was during the day rather than the evenings because i have to count on mike being home on time in order for me to go.

9. but i love the class. its called strictly strength. we work with light weights and work all muscles. i feel like i'm getting back some of those muscles i had when i worked out with andre.

10. even though my body ached most days, i sure do miss those personal training sessions.

getting another room painted- HOLLA!

1. sunday i started painting kaylee's room. it went from the green to lilly lavendar. it looks really pretty and fresh and clean.

2. i finished that last wall today and started on the trim. i'll finish the trim and doors tomorrow.

3. then its on to a new ceiling fan and some curtains.

4. ham came home saturday. he complains that college station is boring. wish he had gotten some roommates that way he's got someone to talk too when he's at his apartment. i'm sure it gets lonely all by himself.

5. this getting old thing kinda stinks. for awhile now i've been having trouble with focusing on what to make for meals. nothing sounds good to me lately but i still eat!

6. i've come up with a chore/allowance plan for kaylee. i hope it works.

7. i want her to do things without having to be told 100 hundreds a day, everyday. and i want her to learn how to manage money and save.

8. so we're going to give her $8.00 a week but $3.00 of it goes into savings so she gets $5.00 to spend.

9. i'm hoping that it teaches her to save her money for something she really wants.

10. and i hope mike and i stick to it and enforce it.

Holly Henry: "The Scientist" - The Voice Highlight

                              via snapshots of a good life

i don't watch the voice but after hearing her sing,  i'm going to and i'm going to vote for her to win.
 [i totally agree with everything karen said in her post about her]

ramdom stuff on friday

she made a Leaning Tower of (Hot Box) P'ZA tonight.

1. she came up with that on her own. clever little girl.

2. thursday i found water leaking from our ceiling due to a clogged a/c unit pipe. these houses in texas are built weird. 

3. mike was able to fix it so that saved us a $75.00 service home warranty fee. [we also replaced one of the filters in the pool filter holder saving us aprox. 40 bucks since one new one cost $35.00.  and he also fixed the lawnmower]

4. then our awesome neighbor/friend said he can help us with the drywalling.

5. then kaylee said she was hearing a clicking noise coming from her bathroom. found out we have another leak probably from another a/c unit thats clogged. [they put these units in the attic with 2 hoses coming out from our roof but the units themselves are outside. i'll have to find out what they're called inside.]

6. mike's not looking forward to fixing that one. its probably way in the back of the attic.

7.  my mind has been occupied with filofaxes. i've decided that while i like the momagenda and erin condren planners, they both had things i didn't like or wasn't working. i want my planner to run smoothly.

8. after much research, i decided on the filofax malden personal in purple. i'm hoping to use it as a wallet/organizer.  [i know, i lead such a tough life]

9. i seriously wanted something that i can carry with me at all times and it will hold all those stupid store cards, store coupons and medical info. plus, i can write down any appointments as they are made.

10. i figured if it turns more into a wallet, then i will just have to get myself a bigger one that stays home and i will just transfer info as needed.

what she wore wednesday, steam mops and ur here swap

1. last week was theme week at school.  we followed along except for friday since it was school picture day.

2. this is the outfit she picked out of the two that i wanted her to wear for pictures. i think she looks cute and its different.

3. mike was all for it because its a tupac look.

4. today was suppose to be a cleaning day except it hasn't worked out quite that way.

5. i went to target to get a steam mop but they didn't have this one. neither did walmart or kohls. [i don't agree with their con of leaving excess water on the floor, it worked great for me]

6. so after steam mop shopping, i came home to eat lunch and read some blogs so no house cleaning has been done yet.

7. it started to rain, which i love. good napping weather.

8. i'm still working on my urhere mug swap. its much harder when i'm trying to add something crafty.

9. the urhere mugs are the cute ones from starbucks. there's even one from banff! mike said he will take me there one day.

10. wish that one day would come soon!