Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I hope you all have a blessed day, however you spend it.

This will be my last post for the rest of this week. I am taking some blogging time off.

See ya!

Photography and My Pride & Joy

As a young girl, back in the days of elementary school, 4-H and such, I always wanted to be a photographer. It was a dream of mine.

How nice would it be to go to work everyday and take pictures? Well, that dream never came true, but I still enjoy photography very much and sadly, I don't get around to it as much as I would love to.

This past weekend, my girls and I went to a couple of parks and took some photos. I wanted to get a good one for our Christmas card and get some that I could frame. We had a great time and they really loved coming up with their own poses.

Alyssa Age 8 going on 16

Chelsea age 11

This one is going to be on the Christmas card! My favorite!

I love my girls and they are growing up SO fast!

Just call me a proud mama!

Twilight Review

I don't really have much to say in the way of a review for Twilight.
It was awesome. I loved it and I wouldn't change a thing. At. All.

I took my girls with me to see it and they are in love with the movie, with Edward and everything about it. These were some of their comments:

When it comes out on DVD, can we get it?
Oh Edward is so cute!
This is the best movie ever, even better than High School Musical III

Needless to say, they loved everything about it and wanted to go back and watch it again the same day. Too funny.

I know that a lot of people did not care for it because it was different than the book. I didn't have a problem with that. I have read lots of books that became movies, and I always pretty much like the movie better. The book had lots of detail and I have a very active imagination, so I really don't need all of the detail, personally.

I also read a few reviews about the parts with Jacob being left out or cut short and I had no problem with that either. Personally I thought those were somewhat boring in the book.

All of the vampires were casted well and I truly enjoyed it.
Now when does the DVD go on sale?

What Is Yet To Come...and What Is Not

Let me start first by saying....There will be no video up on here of me snoring. Not! That baby will be deleted, I am sure of it.

Google/blogger is giving me fits at work, and I can't do anything. Seriously. I try to leave comments, it dies on me. Over and over again. I give up. I am going to be behind on posts and comments until the weekend.

Going to see TWILIGHT tomorrow. I can not wait! I know it is going to be great! A review to follow.

Also, taking my girls for a photo-taking session this weekend. Photos coming soon.

Girls will be at their dads over the Thanksgiving Holiday week. Yahoo! Party at my house. BYOB! I personally love Margaritas......

Is My Face Red?

I guess you could say that Mr. Sweetie and I live together. His house is located approximately 100 miles or so from mine. He works about 25-30 miles from my home and about 70 miles from his. So all week long we get to be together every evening. It's almost like being married again, but not really. Until he pulled this little fiasco.

Two nights ago I fell asleep before he did. I was tired. And I sleep hard, feel safe with him there, and pass out before him the majority of the time. On this particular night I must have been really really tired. I snored. He recorded me!

Yes, you read that correctly, he took his cell phone and made a video of me...SNORING! I am so ashamed. But it was funny. You can barely see me, it's dark except for the light of the television and you can barely hear it, but it's there...the zzzzz.

I only had a few words for him....Revenge is sweet!

Didn't I Finish School Already?

My 6th grader has to do a science project. Well, I guess you could say I have to do a science project. I thought when I graduated from high school I would be done with this type thing.

Honestly, when I was in school, it was not mandatory to do any sort of project for the science/social studies fairs we had. They were just for bonus points. So I didn't do them. I didn't have anyone to help me do them. Why am I being punished now?

The thing is, the fair is not until February, but we have to choose a topic by Thursday. Well no, let me re-phrase that. We choose two topics and what category they fall under (botany, chemistry, microbiology, etc.) and then the teacher lets us know which one we will do. My question is this: why the heck dontcha just tell us what you want us to do, to begin with?

So now I sit here, instead of reading/commenting/blogging, and I am searching for science fair project topics. Something is wrong with this scenario. OH and to top it off....this is what is on the paper with the info, and I quote "In order to qualify for the regional science fair an experiment has to be done. Just doing a report, building a model or doing a demonstration will no be sufficient to advance in the competition." WTF? Who said we even wanted to compete?!?!

These teachers know that it's the parents that do these things, not the kids. I know that for a fact. And I work....miss teacher who thinks I have time for this.

Thankfully I only have two children. When they graduate from high school, I will have 3 educations. Mine and theirs. Cross your fingers that I make an A on my, I mean her, project.

Calgon Take Me Away

Let us start at the beginning, shall we?

I get up early, just like I always do on a typical week day so as to have myself in order before I wake the kiddos. Everything goes smoothly.

Until the monsters rise and I get this:

A child who won't eat the grits I fixed her because they are too hot and now she wants something else. Note to child: I am not a short-order cook!

Spilled mild. All over the carpet. Previously mentioned child is the culprit and just stands there with jaw agape while I holler and milk seeps deeper and deeper into said carpet. Note to child: Have I not mentioned 10 million times that food/drink is not allowed in the living room? It is for this specific reason, dear!

Oldest child can not find the hairbrush. It's my fault. Everything is my fault. Note to child: Have I not told you I never ever never use said brush, you are the last one who used it, look for it, that is why God gave you eyes.

Trying to pay a bill online...payment will not go thru. Dammit! We are late. Note to self: Next time you change your account because someone steals your debit card number, change all accounts in which this will be effected so as not to encounter this situation again.

Late leaving now. POURING DOWN RAINING!! Note to self: Juggling an umbrella, purse, and trying to cover child with umbrella at the same time will not keep your feet dry. Did I mention I don't have a carport?

Yes, we all made it to our destinations in one piece and safely.

Thankfully, my girls will be with their dad this weekend and I have a break. With Mr. Sweetie. Thank Goodness.

Let it be known that blogger is now on my shitlist, because I uploaded all sorts of cute photos to go along with my little captions but they all disappeared. TGIF!

Another One Of My Loves...

Most of you know all about my love for My Fave RockStar but he is not my only dream, just my number one since my pre-teen years.

Two years ago when I first began a new journey in life called Divorce, I decided I needed some new and different experiences. Music being something I absolutely could never live without, I discovered this man:

His music, the lyrics, the 'feel' of his songs, just healed me in so many ways. Yes, he is so delish to look at, but it's all about the music. Seriously. Oh heck, who am I kidding, I lust for the man.

Can you believe I missed this last night?.........Enjoy

Gore Galore

Friday night, Mr. Sweetie and I went to see this:


It was awesome. I love horror movies. This one was not really what I would call 'scary' as much as totally gross, but somehow I still loved it. That's just how I roll.

Watching the previews made me really ecstatic, because I was informed that one of my all-time fave movies is being RE-MADE!!............



Oh yes! Jason is BACK BABY! Woohoo, I can not wait.


And then the anticipation for this is really killing me too...just 10 days, my peeps!



Can I get a hell yeah? 'Nuf said.

Have A Great Veterans Day

A few weeks ago, the Vietnam Wall came to a nearby city and I thought it would be an awesome experience for my girls and I to see it. I took several photos, and I wanted to share them on the most fitting of days, Veteran's Day:




It was really neat to see how the process works. If you know someone who served at the time, you can have their name looked up in the database and you are given a sheet of paper with the number for the section in which it is located. Once you find the name, there is a space that you can shade it in with a pencil and keep it as a souvenir.

Whether you know someone who is a veteran or someone that is serving now, and even if you don't. Take this time to honor them. I will.

Cute Wedding Dance

I received this video in an email today. I loved it. I laughed and I cried. I truly believe that if all couples had this sort of fun together, their marriage would last forever.......

Timing is Everything

I started watching something new on Netflix. I heart it. Very much.


This would be it:


As I watched this last night, I started to think and realized a lot of things.
One being that, my dad was in the Army before I was born. He chose not to continue after a few years of service and he and my mom settled here in the town where I have lived my whole life.
What I have pondered is this. What if he would have decided to stay in the military and pursue a career of it? Where would I be today? Would I be the same person I am today? Would I even exist at all?
I have always been a firm believer in the phrase "everything happens for a reason". I've seen it, experienced it, and lived it many times.

So now, I believe that our new president was meant to be the one chosen. Regardless of whether I voted for him or not. I am not a political person. I can't even begin to go into a tangent, nor get up on a soapbox about any of the things having to do with this years election or the people involved. All I know is what I know and that is why I chose to refrain from voicing my opinions here.

My last post seemed to cause a few commenters to really get defensive towards one another and I never intended for that to happen. I also chose not to delete any of it because everyone is entitled to their opinion and I felt that if they wanted to back out and do away with their comments, they could do that on their own.

I am not 'here' to speak of anything political. Regardless of anything I know, or don't know. I do not feel educated enough in the matter to do so. I just posted a blog titled "No Comment" because that is what I was thinking and feeling at that particular moment.

I agree with everyone who has said that we have to UNITE and stand together and behind our leader. I know that GOD will lead us to where we need to be always. First and foremost.

Tidbits on Tuesday

I got this in the mail yesterday:

I installed it today and I have played around with it somewhat. I do have a lot to learn, so hopefully soon I will have something to show you.

It was nice to have a day off today. I voted. I hope everyone of you did also. I am anxious to see what the outcome is.

I found out today that the latest BACHELORETTE has broken up with the man she chose. Jesse. I wanted her to pick Jason, but she chose the underdog. Does anyone in this world stay together anymore?

As you can tell I am in somewhat of a slump on blogging subjects. Hopefully that doesn't last long.

Change

I believe that I mentioned before that I do not do well with change. Of any kind.

Take for example this Daylight Savings Time. I say leave it the way it was and quit springing me forward and making me fall back. I much rather have daylight at the end of the day than early in the morning.

I am not a political person. Never have been. I couldn't tell you the first thing about Democrat/Republican this or that. However, this year I have been educated well beyond what was ever my intention. I am hoping that it is for the better.

I will be voting tomorrow, I hope you have all made plans to do so also. In my eyes it doesn't matter so much what sort of mudslinging any politician slings, it is the cold hard facts that need to be addressed.

Do what is right. Vote.