The 3 Day walk

I must be crazy because I really want to sign up to do the Susan Komen 3 day walk for breast cancer. It is 60 miles over 3 days. I think it would be a life changing experience and am determined to do it. I have to raise quite a lot of money so I'm not sure if I can do that. I am going to start their training schedule since it's not until October. I will need every bit of that time to get ready for that! I can't wait!! :)

Thursday Thirteen

Ok, so I was going to try and do the Thursday Thirteen EVERY week. I obviously didn't make it. I had a horrible migraine. After Ibuprofen, Execedrin Migraine and a cooling patch stuck on my forehead ( a hilarious sight), it FINALLY went away just in time for me to see the ice skating. That is about the only thing I like to watch in the winter olympics. I'll try for the 13 once again next week.

Our little birthday girl...

Lillie Mae is one today!!

Hilary Duff

Well, I am so excited!! I got tickets for my daughter and I to see Hilary Duff in concert in Houston on March 16th. So, that'll be her birthday present. We're gonna go on Thursday morning, concert that night, spend the night and maybe do something there before we come home on Friday. It'll be so much fun! I am going to try to keep it a surprise until that week or as long as I can. I am so bad at that!!

cold

It is sooooo cold here today!! The high was 21 and the wind chill is 3! That is the coldest that it's been all winter. Very strange weather. I was at Wal-Mart yesterday and they had all of their winter stuff (hats,coats,gloves) back out....right by the swimsuits. That's Texas weather for ya!!

My two little Hilary Duff fans!!

Thirteen Things about Christina 1 When I was born my Mom wanted to name me Chrissie!! Luckily, Dad protested. 2 I grew up Church of Christ and now am baptized Catholic. 3 I was 23 when I married my husband and with that I got 4 stepchildren who all moved in with us....talk about shock of my life!!! 4 I am very lucky that my stepchildren are great kids and I love them like my very own. Can't imagine life without them now! 5 I have lived in Texas for almost 11 years. 6 I have only had 3 serious boyfriends and married the third one. 7 My parents are still married and have been for 36 years....very rare these days! 8 I love to make things....cakes, crafts or whatever creative thing I can do. 9 I have this secret passion for taking pictures and love to think that I could be a photographer someday...something I've wanted to do since I was a little girl. 10 I am thinking of signing up for the Susan Komen 3 day walk that's in October. 11 One of my goals this year is to run an entire 5k race....absolutely no walking. 12 My kids and I can spend hours playing UNO Attack!! It's a really fun game! 13 I have about 3 more weeks of working. It will be my first time without an outside job of some kind in 17 years. It's gonna be so weird! Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)


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resignation

Ok, so I have officially given my resignation at work. They were shocked when I told them that I wasn't coming back. I am excited but also really nervous about it. I guess it's just hard to leave after 8 1/2 years somewhere. But it is definitely time for me to move on. I thought my last day would be the 28th of this month, but, now they need me to stay longer to train someone. Yuck!! I hate doing that. I've done my job for so long that I don't even have to think about it anymore.... I just do it. So, it's hard for me to explain it to someone. So, I guess I'll be working a few weeks longer than I thought. Oh-well, I can stick it out a while longer.

Dad

Yesterday Dad was out feeding the mules and one of them kicked him in the chest. Luckily he had his cell phone with him. He called and the ambulance came and took him to the hospital. He has 2 broken ribs now to go along with his back injury. He's just in great shape!! He was just starting to feel like being up and around all day after his back surgery and now this! Poor Dad....he has the worst luck. I'm just glad it didn't kick him in the back....can't imagine what that would've done. My first thought would've been that the mule had to go and he just said that he (mule) was just being frisky and playing. He's a lot nicer about it than I think I'd be if I had 2 broken ribs. But I guess if you have animals you always take the chance of something like that happening. I'm just glad he's ok. So much for him and Mom's Valentine's Day. I guess she got a trip to the hospital. :( Last night when I called...he was up cooking dinner for her. I thought that was really sweet considering his condition.

For our Valentine's dinner, Madeline and Taryn ate my attempt at heart shaped pizzas for dinner at their "restaurant" table complete with a rose and heart glasses of course.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Well, we have had a great Valentine's Day so far. I just got the kids a few small things and some candy. Madeline and Taryn were thrilled with their baby bratz with hair. Taryn's has been everywhere today! Sean brought me a lot of flowers.....roses and daisies. They are really pretty! Of course, Taryn thought they were for her....so she got a couple of the roses for herself in a small vase. Matthew has a soccer game tonight so no romantic outings for us....oh well...some other time.

job

This has been a pretty quiet week around here. My job is going full time again as of March 1st. After much discussing, my husband and I decided that I would give my resignation. It is just so hard when I don't get home until 5:30 every day....especially with him being out of town during the week. I am VERY nervous about it for some reason which is weird because it's what I've wanted for a long time. I think it's just that I've always worked and had my own money. So, that will be a little strange for a while I guess. I am also very excited. It'll be nice to just get to concentrate on my kids and home for a while. I am very lucky that my husband agrees with me.

Keno

Ok so I played Keno last night for the first time. We had a blast! There were 16 of us there and a lot of pina coladas going around so it got a little loud and crazy and was sooo much fun! :) I tried and tried to get these really awesome crosses for the wall. I had them 3 times within our last 30 minutes of playing when we could take each others gifts. With 3 minutes to go....someone won a game and took them from me! Just my luck!! I ended up with a cute Valentine's bathroom set with towels and a soap bottle which was super cute! I am taking the kids to see Yours, Mine and Ours later today. I hope it's good or I will fall asleep!

My husband has just spent his first week working in Oklahoma. He'll be home tonight for the weekend. I have really missed him. It's kind of nice to have a chance to miss him sometimes. We get along so much better when we're not together all of the time and we both have our "alone" time. We'll see how it is working a couple of months from now!!! It may just be long enough so that when we do live together all of the time again...we drive each other crazy. I kind of get into my routines with the kids and sometimes have a hard time with him coming home and changing that. I will work on that more and remember that he is working hard so that I can stay home with the kids. I need to show him a little more appreciation. On a different note.....I'm going to a friend's house tonight to play keno. Have no idea how to play it but it should be fun......friends, games and food.