Hey Mom

Do you ever have those days when you really, really, REALLY need to talk to your Mom and get her advice?  Yesterday was one of those days for me.  I didn’t need anything specific but I just needed Mom.  Well, I happened to be next door to the cemetery and decided to go over for a visit.  I talked and talked and talked to her for about 15 minutes.  I talked about life, about my Dad, about looking for a job, my sister looking for a job away from here, my nephew and niece and how they are growing so much and missing her, about my Gmom and how at 89 she is really becoming more dependent on me, about how our new church is almost ready and everything else that had been weighing on my mind.  It was nice to talk about things out loud but there were some things I really needed responses on.  I miss my best friend who always knew just what I needed to hear.  I am glad I can still talk to her and I may have to go do that more often.

What's For Dinner This Week

I am having a very hard time coming up with dinner ideas.  I get bored with repeated meals while the hubs doesn’t.  He could eat the same thing every couple of weeks.  Tonight he will be late getting home because of a school board meeting so I let him decide what we would have for dinner tonight.  And I picked the rest so here goes. . . . .

Monday:  taquitos, guacamole and Spanish rice with blueberry enchiladas for dessert

Tuesday:  crockpot bbq pork roast (something I have only cooked once and hope it turns out yummy) and potato salad

Wednesday:  fend for yourself

Thursday:  leftovers or fishsticks

Friday:  out to dinner

Saturday:  fend for yourself

10 (errrr 13) Random Things About Me!!

Kelly at Kelly’s Korner and Dina at There’s No Place Like Home have done a list of random things about themselves so I decided to do one also.  I will see what interesting things I can come up with!

1.        I am the oldest of three girls.  Not always the easiest position to be in!!

2.      I was FFA treasurer my junior year and FFA president my senior year of high school (I showed chickens in our youth livestock show those two years).  I was in choir from 6^th grade – 12^th grade.

3.      I don’t really like ice cream.  (I have my Papaw to thank for that!!)  We live in BlueBell country but I would rather have homemade Big Red ice cream if I am going to eat some.

4.      I hate shopping for clothing or shoes but I could window shop for antiques all day long.  Thankfully my I can drag my husband along with me.  I love looking at old dishware like pyrex.

5.      I really like peanut butter (it was very hard for me last year when one of my students was severely allergic to peanuts) and have been known to forgo the dinner I made and just eat a peanut butter sandwich.  I did that just this week!!

6.      I love to sing.  I recorded the song that was played during our unity candle lighting at our wedding.

7.      I lost 25 pounds in the five and half months of my pregnancy (my pregnancy ended with the stillbirth of our son).  We did not know his gender until he was born.

8.      If it is God’s plan for Mr. Giggles and I to have a biological child, we will not find out the gender.

9.      I watch way too much tv.  I am a huge fan of Duck Dynasty!!!

10.     I cannot ever see myself living within the city limits.  I have lived in the country most of my life and I love it.  We currently live on the property where my great grandmother used to have dairy.  My dad still has Hereford cattle on the land.

11.       I love horses and dogs.  When I had horses, I rode both Western and English.  While still living at home, I rode as often as possible, during the summers that meant every single day possible.

12.     My mom was my best friend and I miss her every single day.  I am not sure I would have made it through college as an older than average student if it hadn’t been for her.  She was one of my biggest cheerleaders and if you were an education major you will understand what I mean when I say her creativity helped me get through some of my classes!!

13.     I hate losing touch with people (I guess that is why facebook is so important to me, I can keep up with almost all of my friends and family).

Well, I guess that is enough random things about me.  I hope you enjoy my randomness.

Cuteness

Raise your hand if you have jumped on the bubble necklace band wagon. . . . . .I think they are really cute but haven't gotten one yet. Well, it just so happens that there is a giveaway over at A Life Less Ordinary and she is giving away a bubble necklace in this year's "it" color and some really cute chevron bracelets. Go check out the giveaway and meet a new blog friend! Please don't be mad at me when I win!!!

HAPPY THURSDAY!!! Can you believe that SPRING is here??

What's for Dinner

I am going to once again try to do my weekly menu.  As I have said before, since it only the two of us our menus are pretty boring!

Monday:  hamburgers and French fries

Tuesday:  Swiss & Chicken, corn, garlic bread

Wednesday:  fend for yourself

Thursday:  leftovers

Friday:  out to dinner with Dad

Saturday:  fend for yourself

Sunday:  out to eat

Our Favorite Vacation Spots

This week over at Kelly’s Korner she has ask where your favorite place to vacation is. . . . . .well, if you have been one of the two people who follow my blog you know that we love spending time in Colorado!!!  We try to go some place new each time but we always end up at the same place for a few days.  This past year we just stayed in one place. . . .our favorite place.  A little place called Fun Valley Resort in the south central part of the state.  While there we always go to Creede, Lake City, Pagosa Springs, and Alamosa.  In the past we have gone to Pike’s Peak, Aspen, Vail, Pueblo, Canon City, Gunnison and Leadville and I am sure there are others but I can’t remember.  We love the cooler weather, the mountains, the smells, just about everything about it except for the drive!! 

 

Another state we enjoy because it is home is Texas.  There are so many things to see and do and enjoy.  There are the stockyards in Fort Worth, Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Alamo in San Antonio, a huge stretch of beach, mountains to the west, and the list could go on.  There are some beautiful state parks such as Inks Lake and Tyler State Park which are two of our favorites.  We have big rodeos and livestock shows in Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio.  We have some huge universities with beautiful campuses.   The state capital is in Austin and there are tons of things to do in Austin.  And best of all. . . .you haven’t had TEX MEX until you have eaten TEX MEX in Texas!!  If you are planning a trip to Texas and need some ideas on what to do, let me know and I will help you!!

 

We have also vacationed in Oklahoma (sorry but it was not our favorite place. . . .I think it had to do with where we were) and in Alabama near Birmingham which was nice also but both Oklahoma and Alabama were as hot as Texas!!!!

Painting With a Twist

Here is our group picture from the birthday party and then my picture.  We had a lot of fun!!  If you have a Painting With A Twist in your town, get a bunch of your friends together and go paint!!