I originally said that I was not going to make a list of resolutions this year, but I’m a habitual list maker and I just couldn’t resist the Mama Says Om’s Theme for this week. Here’s my uberlist for this year: 1. I will yell less & praise more. 2. I will frown less &… Read More »
I found a journal that I had to do in 7th grade. I’ll never forget my flamboyant, outspoken 7th grade English teacher, Mrs. Talbert. A couple days a week we had an assignment, where we had to write in our journals. Here’s the first assignment, which was entitled: My first day at Richland Junior High… Read More »
I found this over on Zoot’s page. Here’s a similar one I did last year. Hope everyone has a great New Year! 1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before? Put my house up for sale Started using an SLR camera Went camping 2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions,… Read More »
Since I did it last year, I figured, hey why not do it again! 1. I will survive this school year and I will get tenure. 2. We will get motivated and get Alex potty trained. 3. Rob and I will go on a great trip together! 4. We will sell our house. 5. We… Read More »
This week’s Photo Scavenger Hunt theme is new. This is an Aubie ornament that I got last Christmas. Aubie is Auburn’s mascot.
Here’s a meme I found over on Robin’s blog from other bloggers. Show the past year through the opening line of each month on the blog. I linked them back to the original entries. January Hope everyone survived the New Year’s festivities. February My Dad recently came to visit and it was great! March It’s… Read More »
Appetizer How do you usually celebrate on New Year’s Eve? We usually watch the ball drop on TV and have senseless desire to be shivering with the thousands of people partying up in Time Square to welcome in the New Year. Someday we’ll do that! Soup Name one thing unexpected that happened to you in… Read More »
As you can see Alex got his foot stuck Christmas Eve, while trying a new kind of cookie we had made for Santa. At first we tried to just squeeze it out. Then, we tried to take the back of the chair off. We were thinking we were going to have to break or saw… Read More »
It seems that each year after Christmas everything we give or get for Christmas has invisible legs. What I mean by that is that as hard as I try, there is Christmas gifts everywhere. I try to find a home for all the new toys, DVDs, books, clothes, and whatever else. But I feel as… Read More »
Thirteen Things about 2006 1. Drew had his first sleep over party for his 8th birthday. 2. My Dad came to visit. 3. Drew joined the Cub Scouts. 4. I got a new camera, a Canon Rebel. 5. Alex turned 2! 6. We went on 2 family campouts. My first time to sleep in a… Read More »
What I got for Christmas: Mommy Confidential: Adventures from the Wonderbelly of Motherhood Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats–A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog Kid Food: Rachael Ray’s Top 30 30-Minutes Meals I Love Lucy – The Complete Series (Seasons 1-6) (1951) Ferris… Read More »
Did my 2006 Predictions happen? 10 on Tuesday – 2006 Predictions 1. My friend, Katie, will get pregnant. – Yes, and she has 3 healthy girls now. 2. Alex will be potty trained by the end of the year. – Uhhh…no! (Haven’t pushed it) 3. Rob and I will go on a great trip together!… Read More »
I wanted to wish each and everyone of you a super Christmas! (Or “piss-miss” if Alex were saying it!)
I love comparing each year! 1. 2000, 2. 2001, 3. 2003, 4. 2004, 5. 2005, 6. 2006
Yes, Drew is at the age where his friends are letting it be known that they don’t believe in Santa. Drew is really struggling to believe in him. He was questioning everything today about Santa. Even though we told him last year that most of the Santa we see are just his helper, he still… Read More »
Well, I got everything done with newsletters and packages today. I also got some other gifts wrapped. We had our work party today. It seems that everytime I make something to contribute to the party food, it never gets eaten. It just makes me not want to contribute. We had like 20 desserts, but that’s… Read More »
So last weekend we went and got our Christmas tree. I’ll post pictures as soon as I get through with all the rush of the next couple of days. I was trying to get a package mailed out today, but I didn’t! I also haven’t finished our Christmas newsletter yet…Yes! It’s true. I hope to… Read More »
Well, our realtor said we should be getting an offer and now it looks like it’s not gonna happen. Oh well…
This morning I found out that one of my student’s mother was murdered last night. When he got up he went to wake his mom up and walked through what he thought was water (because ‘the pipes are always leaking’) and it ended up being his own mother’s blood. He found her dead, beaten, stabbed,… Read More »