few things going on here

1. kaylee was funny at the hoe down last friday. she would not look at her partner when they had to dance by themselves.

2. i got lots of compliments on her boots.

3. we got some estimates to redo our back patio.

4. but decided to wait till next year do do anything. we're going to be responsible and put whatever bonus mike gets into savings.

5. because ham's going to college. *fingers crossed*

6. though he didn't get into UT [of Austin] which shocked and disappointed us.

7. while i really want him to go to A+M, this rejection letter just wasn't a good sign.

8. so if he doesn't get into A+M, he will go to a local sister college during the summer so hopefully he can transfer in the fall. 

9. i opened my big mouth and asked mike why his mom is coming sunday to friday and not over a weekend.  well, she got her flight changed and will be here saturday to saturday over spring break. *sigh* 

10.  9 more days till spring break!

[friday] love

via pinterest and google

1. this sign.  

2. spring weather.

3. kaylee dressed up in her cowgirl gear for her hoe down. [ham asked if its pc to say hoe down, we live in texas so it is]

4. watching big rich texas and joan and melissa. [they play reruns all the time so i can still catch pan am sunday nights]

5. not feeling or looking frumpy today. [yesterday i was frump girl big time and i went out in public!]

6. listening to erasure station on pandora. [bizarre love triangle brings back fond memories]

7. joining two mom's group on-line. one group we do stuff with our kids, the other is just mom's only.

8. getting money back for our taxes. [worried we would have to pay because we got extra money for moving expenses this year]

9. ollie adjusting and fitting into our weird family.

10. mike letting me dream that one day we could move to australia.

brain dumping thursdays

at kaylee's open house

another crappy iphone photo

1.  ham being billy madison.

2.  he said he wants to go back to elementary school.  he thinks he got gypped in the education department by getting an indiana education. 

3. kaylee's learning so much more in first grade than he ever did.

4. i went running with mike the other night and walked 2 miles this morning.

5. i went to a local boutique yesterday and tried on some tops. looked H.O.R.R.I.B.L.E!

6. dang those mini moon pies and 2 bags of cadbury mini eggs! gained 5 lbs in the past 2 weeks!

7 so i'm going to give up cookies, cakes, ice cream, donuts, brownies, cupcakes, pies and candy for lent. since i'm not catholic, i'm starting tomorrow. [got to squeeze in a banana split first : ) ] 

8. i think this is the sweetest post and it made me teary-eyed. [reminded me when mike was traveling quite a bit for work and kaylee crying for him not to go]

9. found a new to me blog. i love her style and her hair!  not fair i tell you. no fair. though its funny to read how it translates to english.

10. also found out my parents are moving to arizona in their mobile home for a while. [the warmer weather helps my dad's headaches and its closer to vegas where he gets his treatments]

she took a personal day

this chocolate cake is all mine! 

[crappy iphone photo]

1. i let kaylee take a personal day yesterday.

2. she got to sleep in then we went to target to buy candy to smuggle into the movie theatre. [we were going to see this movie]

3. then she asked for a toy so i said toy or movie. she chose a barbie and an outfit for barbie.

4. i was proud of her because she asked for a sophisticated outfit. of course there wasn't any. please tell me if you have ever seen a nurse wear 3 inch heels? [she really did say sophisticated]

5. then we went to charming charlies to look at some accessories. she got a new shirt and some hair stuff while i got 2 cardigan type things.

6. then we went to pf changs for lunch. 

7. then we came home and she played with her barbies while i read blogs.

8. then i did her nails.

9. i wanted her to have a special day. she's getting SO big and i want her to have some great memories.

10. the whole time she kept saying " i love you mommy! this is probably predictable but i love you"

hurting heart

she cracks me up!

1. another lame weekend.

2. though we did try a new restaurant friday and ordered more pizza saturday and ate mexican on sunday. [so much for not spending]

3. it just means this week will be full of foods my family didn't want to eat over the weekend. [tonight its homemade bbq pulled pork sandwiches with homemade french fries]

4. i found stubbs bbq sauce at our local grocery store, hope its just as good as the restaurants and i wish i could find my potato wedges recipe to share. its better than the pioneer woman's and you know how much i love her recipes!]

5. took ollie to the vet this morning for some booster shots. he weighs a whooping 5 lbs.

6.  i also went on a 2 mile walk. it felt great!

7. saturday and sunday i watched lots of harry potter movies [great movies!]  and finally caught something borrowed. the book is much better. [i didn't think kate hudson was very good for this movie]

8. mike says i can go anywhere for a weekend as my birthday gift. where too is the question?!

9. exciting news for me: a h+m store and a trader joes is opening soon near me!

10. i glanced over at kaylee yesterday and my heart started to hurt. she's just getting SO BIG and before we all know it, she will be wearing make-up and driving.

colorful rugs, dirty dogs and a haircut

my new kitchen rug and a very dirty dog

1. i'm trying to get some color into my rather bland house one rug at a time.

2. i made myself a hair appointment yesterday. i had a groupon to use. for an $80 cut, deep conditioner treatment and style i payed $36.

3. so yesterday the only money out of my pocket was the tip. the guy was awesome! [my first guy hairstylist and my first asian hairstylist]

4. i even recreated the style this morning though my hairs a little frizzier. why is that? i used products.

5. before heading out the door for the appointment, i noticed a snag on my butterfly shirt. good thing because i had my shirt on inside out. now that would of been embarrassing!

6. and i didn't leave myself any gas. oh why am i so lazy?

7. tonight is kaylee's open house. she's super excited and think she might have convinced ham into going. [she gave him sad puppy eyes and boo boo lips. we will see if it worked]

8. we ordered pizza last night for dinner from a new place. everyone liked it! still not as good as the pizza places in elkhart.

9. my luck of having a good dog finally ran out- knew it would. he's been pooping in the same spot in the house so i put his food and water bowls there. they say that dogs don't like to sleep or eat where they go.... fingers crossed they're right.

10.  and fingers crossed my infectious bump under my eye lid is gone so i can start wearing contacts again. glasses full time suck! 

vantine's recap and i love san marcos outlets

my only photo from san marcos

1. so valentines day was a great one. kaylee got us stuff from her room and gave us ollie.

2. my favorite people from indiana sent us happy valentine's day mail. 

3. i got a huge package of cock soup! which made me laugh out loud and kaylee wondering what was so funny.

4. i got ham a bracelet, kaylee a blanket we've had our eye on and mike cologne. [ham's not sure about the bracelet]

5. mike got me a bouquet of flowers that's in a container that holds photos and kaylee an arrangement that has candy and a balloon in it.

6. the only reason why we celebrated valentines this year was because of kaylee. her excitment was contagious!

7. i made chicken parmesan for dinner and two turtle cheesecakes. one to give to a friend but this morning found a huge chunck taken out of it. HAM!

8. san marcos was awesome and it was cool to reminisce the good ol days.  [we all knew each other but never hung out]

9. the person who doesn't need clothes got the most, of course. hard to pass up 75% off!

10.  and i got this rug for a steal from crate and barrel. its got a hole in it but nothing that couldn't be covered up.