will it be houston?

best pantry ever!

1. while i dream for a pantry like emersonmade's, i love and can do the glass jar organizational thing.

2. the lady helping mike find a job within the company found us one in houston which is what we wanted!

3. now it just depends on if mike is the right fit for the job. fingers crossed he is!

4. my only worry is selling this house. mike's work can buy it from us but will they give us enough for it?

5. i've been looking for houses on-line in houston just to see what they're like. [we want to move to an area called the woodlands]

6. lesson i've learned from buying our current house: buy one with a pool.

7. for no added value when selling, pools are expensive to put in.

8. little nugget is feeling better today but i kept her home just in case there were some lingering bugs.

9. and of course once i got my mind set on walking/running outside, the weather turns cold and gray.

10. did you know bath towels weigh 2 lbs? weighed myself with just a towel on and then without. 2lbs- that was my goal for the week! hee hee!

dilemma's, nerd herds and nerves

this outfit is SO me!

1. i bought two pairs of jeans yesterday.

2. i'm debating on taking them back. only because i want to tone up and wonder if they will still fit me. [the other factor is that they were a bit pricey]

3. mike came home to grab his laptop and brought me a peppermint hot chocolate.

4. little nugget is home with a fever.

5. my car is in the shop. [continued work from last week]

6. i stayed up late to watch teen mom's 2 and my life as liz.

7. i can't help it. i feel a connection with the mom's even though i was 20 when i got pregnant and i love liz's nerd herd.

8. mike said that the person helping him find a job within his company has an opportunity for us.

9. waiting till 10AM since they are 2 hours behind us.

10. excited and nervous at the same time!

famous in my own mind

kaylee and her nana taken by kaylee

1. exciting stuff happened this morning. mike texted me that a local radio show was talking about the tv show man vs. food and how they wanted to do a challenge too.

2. so i called them up [i might have even been on the radio]and offered them a pizza pie challenge.

3. this will be happening sometime next week. SO EXCITING!

4. not only did they say MY name on the air a few times but hotbox too!

5. we do not know where we're moving too yet.

6. but some places we could move too is africa, korea, scotland, egpyt, colorado, new mexico and canada to name a few. [mike requested anyplace thats family friendly]

7. or we could just end up staying right where we are. [he would travel back and forth for months at a time or be working for the new company]

8. the sickies are going around kaylee's class. i think she might be coming down with it. [she fell asleep right away and was ready for bed by 7:30]

9. i deleted about 3 pages with 50+ blogs on them the other day. i have less than 100 that i read but not every day. my taste have changed and some just no longer interest me.

10. i went clothes shopping today. i am so weak!

weekend

having "tea" with dinner

1. the girls were super excited that they got to drink "tea" with their dinner last night.

2. staying up till 2AM on the weekends is kicking my butt! or is it the waking up at 6AM?

3. spent all day saturday with the in-laws. we took them out to lunch, played lcr. we stopped once kaylee won her 18 bucks! tried to play euchre too. ate dinner then came home.

4. reality of us moving just slapped me in the face yesterday.

5. we might have to sell/store all of our new to us furniture and cars.

6. and me shopping ikea or any other place has become senseless till we know where we're going. mike really likes this!

7. need to make lists of all the stuff i need to get done, places to visit, friends to see.

8. got a quote to restore the photo of my grandparents. $400! i went here instead. still waiting on the results.

9. tried doing yoga yesterday but it got cut short. it was not mixing well with my back arthritis and scoliosis. [think it will get better once i start moving more]

10. i'm starving and craving some chicken wings. going to lunch!

it's friday night

jack's favorite spot

1. that cat is always trying to sit on my lap or whenever i take a nap, he comes undercover with me. [we haven't done that in awhile though]

2. mike + kaylee are asleep. mike is getting up early to go run in the morning. ham is out with friends.

3. i just folded about 10 loads of laundry and still washing more. [laundry that i hide when the boss came over]

4. went to target this morning and the only thing i bought was my prescription for my allergies.

5. might be headed to ikea so i want to wait and see what i can find there. [maybe next weekend]

6. went to hotbox pizza tonight for dinner. on the ride over kaylee sounded like she was 26 years old instead of 6. she's just so smart.

7. i told the manager on duty that the girls needed to get their hair back in ponytails since its such a small space. hair in food = no more customers!

8. for kaylee's cooking class we made green eggs and ham in honor of dr. seuss's birthday.

9. one of the kids asked me how old i was. another asked if i was kaylee's sister- love him! and another said i was the best cook ever!

10. when kaylee got home she went on her swing set yelling "freedom!" and "i love this weather!"

YUM!

wendy, here's another 3 pounds!

cake batter pancakes

i LOVE deals!

my grandparents, mom side

1. both sets of grandparents have passed away. grandpa jack, in the photo, was the only grandparent ham got to know and he was the only great grandkid grandpa jack got to know.

2. i'm getting this photo restored and hopefully onto a big canvas as a birthday surprise for my mom.

3. trying to come up with a present for mike. i have a few ideas brewing in my head. hee hee, i made a joke. brewing- because i'm thinking on the lines of something for his beer.

4. 5:05pm yesterday i get a text from mike that his boss is coming over to the house then we will go out to eat.

5. so within that hour, i showered, cleaned the house to look spotless and got dressed. i lost my keys during this hour and you should see what all can fit into the dishwasher.

6. having his boss coming over made me realize that i really need to keep the house in better order. i have plenty of time.

7. his boss was super nice. he said our meal was dirt cheap compared to dining in calgary.

8. i just bought a two night stay for up in chicago via living social for 80 bucks. its right next door to woodfield mall and ikea! (if interested, i can send a link)

9. i also got two movie tickets for 9 bucks yesterday via living social.

10. and today at our local grocery store, they're selling charmin toilet paper and paper towels about 2 bucks cheaper than wal-mart. i stocked up!