brain dumping thursday

1. i love my pineapple beverage holder! its been moved to a nicer location, right in front of the window curtains i made.

2. doctor suggested i take iron pills because i'm low and it will help me not be so tired. not working so far.

3. took a nap yesterday and today.

4. booked a place to stay in orlando for the summer- holla! a real vacation this year!

5. though i'm bummed. my trying to eat and be healthy hasn't kicked in yet.

6. i have jumped on the filofax bandwagon- eeekkk!

7. tomorrow is get the house cleaned for kaylee's movie party.

8. i'm hoping we will become the hangout house in the future.

9. my sister and her family is also coming for the weekend to visit.  so its going to be crazy around here!

10. and some sad news. there was a shooting in my hometown.  2 people and the gunmen were killed.  i never think it will never happen to me.  i just thank god for letting me be so lucky everyday.

wsww + i love bunnies

this is my take on what i wore wednesday from the pleated poppy. since she wears cuter outfits i post what she wore wednesdays. i'm also in my pj's at the moment.

1. last week it was a bit chilly hence the indoor photos.

2. friday, we both wore our eddy and rambo t-shirts. get them here and its for a great cause! she donates all proceeds to the animal/adoption shelter [mine, hers]

3. i happened to find eddy and rambo on instagram [they are also on Facebook] and started following them instantly.  sadly, rambo recently passed away.  they were able to adopt a new bunny named marbles. eddy needed a friend.

4. maybe once we no longer have a dog and i have no kids at home, i will get a bunny.

5. i stayed way too late last night paying bills.

6. so today is a stay home and clean day. and get groceries. we have no bread.

7.  i would like to finish painting ham's room but for some reason i feel like i can't paint unless the house is clean. its a vicious cycle.

8. i also need to get ready for kaylee's disney channel cloud 9 movie party on friday.

9. and my crazy sister and her family are coming to visit for the weekend since the kids have no school on monday.

10. and something else totally not relating to this post- i have a girl crush on little red moose.  her photos and filofax planning is just so beautiful!

the weekend

november 16, 2013

1. she loves flaring her nostrils. not sure where she got that talent from. [mike does have a big nose and nostrils.]

2. friday kaylee went over to a friends house after school for a playdate.

3. saturday we cleaned house then treated ourselves to lunch outside at one of our fave. mexican places.

4. later we took ham's new weight bench to his apartment since he couldn't fit it into his car.

5. kaylee thought it was so cool to hang out in ham's crib and order pizza. we watched ham put his weight bench together then left because he had some bday celebrating to do.

6. ham texted me later that night thanking me for bringing up his weight bench. a proud mama moment.

7. sunday we drove to lake houston trying to find a place to eat lunch. a realtor had told us about a few restaurants and shops but we weren't quite sure where. thank goodness for google maps on the iPhone.

8. we decided to eat lunch at sharky's. it was our kind of place- good food and right by the water.

9. after lunch kaylee and i walked around the area while mike stayed behind to drink another beer and watch some football. we found a cute shop where i got a sweatshirt and kaylee some hair ties.

10. then came home to rest before the dreaded monday rolled around.

my 5 uncool and 5 cool for the week

fiddle leaf fig

uncool:

1. ham turning 21 then leaving for school.

2. itchy eyes due to the weather change.

3. eating too much at lunch.

4. having a smelly and dirty house. [my own fault. as kaylee would say : "thats no fun!"]

5. august: osage county not playing in any of the 5 movie theaters we have in our area. [i have to go 30 minutes away]

cool:

1. eating lunch with kaylee every friday is back in routine.

2. the weather is in the low 70's. just how i like it. [even when its raining]

3. i don't have to clean my house unless i feel like it. [we have no friends to invite over so no one will see it]

4. my fiddle leaf fig that i got from ikea. i need to find a new pot for it since ikea didn't have one big enough.

5. planning to see august osage county on sunday...

ollie, worried mama and naps

edited in instagram

1. when i'm on my computer in the craft room, this is where i will find him, at the window next to me.

2. he's looking towards his girlfriends house.

3. and most of the windows in our house are his height. it was meant to be.

4. ham went back to his apartment tonight. we will see him saturday but it still makes me a little sad. i want my family all home and safe.

5. plus, his buddies are taking him out tomorrow night to celebrate his 21st birthday. he turned 21 three days into the new year. [makes this mama worry]

6. tuesday i went and ran some errands and bought groceries.

7. wednesday i had to go back to mike's work health center for lab results. i'm low on iron. then we had a lunch date at his cafeteria then i went to ikea.

8. i found a fig plant i've been wanting at ikea for $12.99. dirt cheap in my mind.

9. since mike made fun of me last night after i told him i was going to the woodlands to take back the jacket i bought ham i stayed in today. [ham likes the jacket but wanted a different color which they don't have and mike said thats all i do is go shopping]

10. so this morning was a little boring but by 1pm it got to be okay. it was rainy which means its good napping weather which is what i did.

a new favorite saying

i made this using one of my photos from mackinaw island taken this summer and added that saying from a website i stumbled upon last night reading their faq's.

i think its brilliant and oh so true! i use to have my mind mastered but now, not so much.  i need to get back to mastering it. i think thats where determination, will power and the drive to do something is. all the things i'm lacking.

2014

happy new year!!!

some exciting things to end the new year, not in order because that would require too much thinking on my end:

1. made turkey and ham for christmas dinner only to underestimate how long it would take reheat fully cooked meat. turns out it takes 3+ hours so we ate the sides for dinner.

2. my parents came to visit for a few days after christmas.

3. and we stayed up to ring in the new year twice. [indiana, who is an hour ahead of us and texas]

4. my parents got to experience all the fireworks before, during and after we rang in the new year.

5. the kids seem to like their christmas gifts this year. a win for santamom.

6. mike and kaylee went ice skating. i did not because i can barely walk on flat ground.

7. went to galveston to shop and see the beach and eat at bubba gumps.

8. watched old videos. we had forgotten how cute kaylee's baby laugh was and how ham sounded before his voice changed.

9. and mike got to see and hear his grandma. [hard to believe she passed away 3 years ago???]

10. i got mad at mike only once and it was only the 2nd day into the new year.