UCO

Today dd17, dd4 and I headed to the University for a campus tour. It was nice and very informative. Dd4 did pretty well considering we walked around for about 2 hours. I carried her a few times....when the heck did she get soooo heavy???? Oh well, a little added exercise is always good! I really like the campus and dd17 is pretty excited about it. I'm sure she would rather have one of the apartments on campus instead of a regular dorm room but she's being a good sport about it. The apartments are a few thousand dollars more each year and I think dorm life could be quite fun. I hope she gets a nice, sane roomate. I"m pretty sure that is her biggest worry at this point. We ate lunch in the cafeteria and it was good. Dd17 said that she now totally understood the freshman 15....lol! So, I am very happy that she is getting to have the whole experience of college life. I think she's going to do great and can't wait to see her blow everyone away in her first college theatre performance!!!

Baby

Well, the baby is finally here! I'm sure Julie is thrilled! All I know is that it's a boy....not sure of the size yet. I'm sure I'll talk to her or Corey tomorrow.

to sell or not to sell...

So, we have our house in Texas still. I am thinking hard about whether or not we should try to hang on to the house. My husband wants to more than I do. I'm pretty sure that we could make enough from selling it to pay off basically everything we owe except our current mortgage. This move has not been easy for us financially and we are struggling with debt and trying to keep up with monthly payments. So, I kind of feel crazy for not selling that house and getting ourselves essentially debt free. Gotta figure out how to talk my husband into selling....not sure why we are hanging onto it as it won't really produce free and clear income for another 15-20 years. Make sense???? No, didn't think so.

Bon Jovi

My sister works with a few people who saw Jon Bon Jovi at a restaurant while in Nashville. Let me just say that if I just happened to run into him...there would be no pictures because I would probably be on the floor hyperventilating while he ran out of there!! Anyway, so one girl got her picture taken with him. The other women said that they lost respect for him b/c he grabbed the girls butt as they were taking the picture! Ummmmmm hello?????? First of all, why only one picture? What is wrong with these people? So, I have to say that if I was taking my picture with him and he touched me anywhere, much less my butt, I would faint! I would have to stop and say "could we just take the pic from the back and just keep your hand there"!!!!!! I would have to bring home proof of that or no one would ever believe me.

class

I went to my first class at the Y this morning. It is called body blast and is from 5:40-6:40. So, just in case you wondered if I was gonna be sore.....as I was turning my steering wheel to leave the parking lot...I could already feel the muscles in my arms just from that! If that is any indication I am not looking forward to tomorrow!!!

I really hate feeling betrayed....especially by someone that I love so dearly. It is so hard to be a stepmom and know the right ways to feel. Why in the world does life have to be so complicated and hard???

weekend

Well, after lots of hard work and help from the girls our pool is FINALLY clean. So, there are a few small holes in the liner that I"m gonna try to patch up. I hope that works b/c I don't have the money for a new liner right now. Need to get that done before it rains today AGAIN!!!

Soccer

DD9 had an awesome day today!! Her team won their soccer game this morning.....she scored the first goal and she lost a tooth! She is just thrilled as money from the tooth fairy is her only source of income at this point. :)

Life goals....

So, I found out yesterday that my kids do have life goals! That's so good to know. DD9 wants to be a kindergarten teacher and DD4 wants to be a fashion Bratz. Wow....to be young again!

So, American Idol is still on our must watch list....barely! I was sweating it a little b/c Blake was in the bottom three...which I still can't believe. I had decided that I was totally on strike from the show if he went home...which thankfully he didn't b/c Bon Jovi is gonna be on there and I can't miss that!!!! :) Natalie doesn't like Blake and thinks he looks like Charlie Brown! Ummm yes I said Charlie Brown! Well, I love Charlie Brown too!

My two girls that I hang with all day.

ZZZZZ...

Oh my Gosh.....I am sooooo tired. How in the world do people get up this early every day? I will never understand morning people.

Early wake up call...

Well I did it!! I am so proud of myself! I actually got up at 5am when my alarm went off...got dressed....drove to Nat's house and walked. All of these normal things are quite amazing for me to do at 5am. I am soooo not a morning person but I'm gonna try to change that. Now I just have to change myself to NOT be a night owl. I don't see how I can make morning person and night owl go together. It's so nice to start the day being proud of myself!! :)

Bon Jovi

Ok, so I can finally have my Bon Jovi action figure! What took so long??

Easter

We had a fun Easter! I don't even know how many times I hid eggs for the kids. I think they had more fun hiding them for the adults to find. We had a good afternoon. They were all pleased with their stuff from the Easter bunny! :) I am just so lucky to have my kids...dont' know what I'd do without them.

American Idol

Okay, so does anyone else think American Idol is as messed up as I do? I LOVED Gina and voted for her every week. We will still have fun watching to see who wins. Dd9 was worried that we wouldn't be able to watch it after she saw my face when Gina got voted off! LOL It was pretty funny! So, now we are Team Blake all the way!!! :)

1. What time did you get up this morning?
Around 8am

2. Diamonds or pearls?
diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
The Hills Have Eyes 2

4. What is your favorite TV show?
Grey's Anatomy

5. What did you have for breakfast?
shredded wheat cereal

6. What is your middle name?
Lea

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Olive Garden, Dad’s fish, veggie pizza

8. What foods do you dislike?
onions and celery

9. What are your favorite chips?
Cheesy Doritos

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
My mix with all my favorites on it..The Fray, Brad Paisley and lots of others

11. What kind of car do you drive?
Minivan

12. Favorite sandwich?
Grilled cheese with fresh tomatoes

13. What are characteristics you can’t stand?
Cruelty, rudeness, selfishness

14. What are your favorite clothes?
capri’s and t-shirt

15. If you could go anywhere on vacation where would you go?
All over Europe. London, Paris, Greece, Rome, Finland.

Where is sixteen? Would I want to be 16 again?
No way!!!

17. Where would you want to retire?
Hopefully close to my kids and grandkids.

18. Favorite time of day?
night

19. Where were you born?
DeQueen, Arkansas

20. What is your favorite sport to watch?
I don’t really watch any.

21. Coke or Pepsi?
Coke

22. Beavers or ducks?
ducks

23. Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Definitely a night owl.

24. Pedicure or manicure?
pedicure

25. What did you want to be when you were little?
Photographer, Hair stylist

26. What is your best childhood memory?
Playing in the woods with my sisters, spending time with my Meema and Grandad and Mom running under me when she pushed me on the swing.

27. Ever been to Africa?
No

28. Ever been toilet papering?
no

29. Been in a car accident?
Yes.

30. Favorite day of the week?
Saturday

31. Favorite restaurant?
Olive Garden

32. Favorite flower?
Tulip

33. Favorite ice-cream?
chocolate

34. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Sonic

35. How many times did you fail your driver’s test?
none

36. From whom did you get your last e-mail?
don’t remember…probably Leslie.

37. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Hmmm that’s a tough one….either Dillards or Best Buy.

38. Last person you went to dinner with?
My family

39. What are you listening to right now?
DD3 singing in her bed.

40. What is your favorite color?
blue

41. How many tattoos do you have?
none

42. How many are you sending this Email to?
none

43. What time did you finish this blog entry?
9:31 pm

44. Favorite magazine:
O or People

45. Coffee or tea?
tea

46. Do you tan easily or burn easily?
I burn then tan.

47. Do you color your hair?
Haven’t in a long time.

48. What was the first car you ever purchased without the help of your parents?
minivan

49. What is your most dreaded household chore?
dishes

Mermaid cake

So, we are having DD3's birthday today even though her birthday isn't until tomorrow. Tomorrow night Mom is being honored at a banquet so I will be there. Anyway, we are having a hodge podge kind of birthday....mermaid cake and unicorn everything else. Here is a picture of the cake and I"ll put more after the party.

My birthday

I had a nice birthday last Wednesday. We all went to Mom and Dad's for dinner, cake and presents. I got several nice things from everyone. I was really surprised at all they did. It was really nice.

Madeline's 9th Bday

DD20 and DD3
DD9 and DD17 dancing during High School Musical Game.
Slumber party games.
I love trick candles!! :)
DD9 loves her new scooter.