Remember?

I sometimes think I'm losing it. I can't seem to remember much! Did I already tell you that? Did I do this already? Did I give you this already? I CAN'T REMEMBER! Not good...

Anyway.

We found a home for our Oscar. I loved the little stinker, but he was in his cage as I call it, all day. We let him out every afternoon, but I just hated  he was not able to get out and run. If we didn't live so close to the road, that would be fine. But we are afraid he would get run over. And we have a crazy neighbor who has come over and accused him of, well, just about everything: taking her phone out in the pasture (when Kyle asked her what her number was to call it, she didn't know....???) when the phone was on her front porch all along, dragging off the other neighbors' kids toys (this neighbor was asked about it and he said Oscar hasn't done anything), and eating her cactus plant (seriously???). The poor lady...I do not have much tolerance for her. I was leaving for work one morning and it was raining. She was walking her daughter to school- except SHE had the umbrella and the girl was in the rain. I stopped and said I would take her to school, and they both jumped in! I didn't want to start something but that poor girl! I said, Um...where are you going? She told me this big long story of how her daughter missed the bus and it's her fault so she can just walk in the rain, and that since she was late (Mind you, it was 7:35) she had to sign her in. I told her it wasn't necessary to sign her in because she was not late for school. She said, "oh, but she was late for breakfast and I have to sign her in." Whatever. I dropped both of them off and said, "Have a good day!" Also, since then we have witnessed the girl outside in her winter coat when it was cold outside beating on the door with a broom stick because her mother locked her out. I just have little tolerance for these people....

So, back to Oscar. He has a new home on a farm with another blue heeler and cattle. I was excited for him but sad to lose him :( 

Kyle and I went to dinner and are back home looking for a movie on tv. Yes, we are that boring. But I love it. On the way home I showed him I had a huge bruise on my elbow. Like on the inside of it. I told him I could not remember (once again) how I did it! I got pummeled by a student yesterday and hit my head on the table...but that was my head. I had rolled around on the floor trying to get a kid on the scooterboard properly. But I didn't hurt myself doing it. He looked at me and said, "Oh my gosh...I know how you did that!" He said during the night last night he was asleep and heard something that sounded like a gun going off. He got up and looked in his deer room to make sure all of his deer heads were still up (as he does every day). No problem there. He looked outside and everything looked normal, so he just went back to sleep. He thinks I just hit it on the headboard during the night. Which makes since because I could sleep through anything. So I'm guessing that's how I did it! Who knows. 

Going to Fayetteville to spend some time with Whitney tomorrow. Shopping and a movie, I think. Can't wait!

Little Bit A Change

I've got back into my normal workout routine (with the exception of snow day and Valentine's Day this week). Feels so good to be doing all of this again...Running on Mondays and Wednesdays, and yoga and kickboxing Tues/Thurs. I just feel better.

Annnnnd, here comes the change:

You know on facebook, when all the girls take pictures of themselves, like in the bathroom mirror? It is not as easy as one would think! I took a few before I got a good picture of my hair. And Audrey said I could look a little happier! It has lightened up just a tad because this picture was about 30 minutes after I did it on Monday. But I really like it. It's more my natural color than what I did have. One kiddos response: "Miss, your hair...your hair is black and brown...your hair is black and brown!" Yes, thank you.

Another funny conversation today:
Boy (after teacher tells him she won't be there tomorrow because of a doctor's appt in Little Rock): I went to Little Rock one time I threw up in the middle of the night when my Meme was here spending the night with us and my mom and dad took me to the hospital and I went to a new school and you didn't know because you weren't there!
Teacher: (puzzled look on her face!)
Boy's Friend: Kid, I'm tellin ya, you didn't go to Little Rock. That place is faaaar away!

The conversations that I am a part of and hear every day...

Ok, one more.

I saw a former kid of mine (since I moved schools) at a ballgame the other day and said hi. His eyes got really big and he points and winks and says, "MRS. ALANAAAAA!!!" We talked for a minute and I said, "Don't you LOVE Mrs. Charity?" He said, "Well, I told her the other day that you were better than her, but yea...I do love her." Bless him.

And Charity, you KNOW that I think you are awesome. :) These kids are just rotten!!

No Diggity

Let me first say that my husband is so very entertaining. Who needs any other entertainment because when he opens his mouth or texts, or whatever, it is going to be funny. I got a text the other day that said, "I like the way you work it, no diggity..." So I just replied with the rest of the song. Bless his heart- he had never heard the song before. Random things like this just make my day.

Here are a few more Valentine Countdown gifts:

 Cheesy, yes. But fun.

Charity's mom got extra tickets to the game yesterday. Great game- great seats! After the win, they showed the premiere of 40 Minutes of Hell. We stayed to watch that, and then went to find a place to eat on Dickson Street. We ended up at Doe's. Yummy! On the way home we stopped in Alma for some Braums. :) We kind of considered that our Valentine's outing.  I'm planning to cook dinner Tuesday and I think we will just stay home. Here are some pics from the game.

Go Hogs :)

PS- Mary Beth, I need some Maelea pictures!!

I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away, stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say, Amen and it's still raining

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear Your whisper through the rain, "I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls I raise my hands
And praise the God who gives and takes away

And I'll praise You in this storm and I will lift my hands
For You are who You are no matter where I am
And every tear I've cried You hold in Your hand
You never left my side and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry, You raised me up again
But my strength is almost gone
How can I carry on if I can't find You

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear Your whisper through the rain, "I'm with you"
And as You mercy falls I raise my hands
And praise the God who gives and takes away

And I'll praise You in this storm and I will lift my hands
For You are who You are no matter where I am
And every tear I've cried You hold in Your hand
You never left my side and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth


-Casting Crowns


I have had some ask me (or ask friends of mine about me) how, through all of this, can I still talk about God being in our situation. Truth is, if I didn't have my faith I would be in much worse shape. Look at what all we do have to praise Him for:


loving, supportive husband. supporting parents and siblings. friends who know just what to say, and when. perfect health. great job. great co-workers. warm home. a car that works. weather we can enjoy. sweet, smiling faces every day. an abundance of clothes and shoes (way more than I need). yummy food. ability to travel wherever, whenever. ice cream. chapstick. music. dates. security. love. peace.

Normal?

I'm trying to get back into my normal routine, whatever that is. Who defines normal? And what is it? If you figure it out, let me know.

One advantage of no doctor appointments is that I have a normal work week, which means I work Mon-Thurs and have Fridays off. Oh how I have missed this. I slept in, and I'm still in my pajamas. Ahhh. I do, however, have lots of painting to catch up on. I finished one bin this morning and am about to start on some Razorback toms.

This year for Valentine's Day, I decided to do a countdown of gifts for Kyle. I didn't tell him I was doing this, and on Wednesday I came home and said, "Happy Day #1 of the Valentine's Countdown!" And handed him this...

He read it and said, "Happy What?" He was a little confused but I just explained what I was doing. He said he didn't have anything for me for a countdown. Bless his heart...I told him I was so not expecting anything, I just wanted to do this for him. Then he said, "What am I supposed to do with this?" I said, "Just write on it whenever you feel like it!" "Like now? Today?" He does not want to mess this up!! AND he kind of took the fun out of it by analyzing every aspect of the gift!! Yesterday I taped a strip of camo paper to the outside of a package of rolo's, and on the inside I put "I love the way you Roll" but those are long gone. (By the way, most of these ideas came from pinterest.)

Here will be todays:

This will probably be his favorite, just because he loves cereal. And I messed up on the double sided tape so it looks kind of warped on the left corner; however, he won't care.

I'll post more as I give them, as he looks at my blog occasionally and I don't want to give anything away. :)