Words to Live By ( For Women)

Since I have to work all day Tuesday I thought I'd do this post tonight. I actually got called in to work a half day which was cool. I enjoyed seeing kids that I saw last year - they are now big 2nd graders and they have grown - they were cute! I sub 2nd grade again tomorrow but a different class.

Anyway, my mom emailed me these words to live by - take them to heart and have a good laugh!

Subject: Words for Women to Live By :) > > > 1. Aspire to be Barbie - the bitch has everything. > > 2. If the shoe fits - buy them in every color. > > 3. Take life with a pinch of salt... A wedge of lime, and a shot of > tequila. > > 4. In need of a support group? - Cocktail hour with the girls! > > 5. Go on the 30 day diet. (I'm on it and so far I've lost 15 days). > > 6. When life gets you down - just put on your big girl panties and deal > with it. > > 7. Let your greatest fear be that there is no PMS and this is just your > personality. > > 8. I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here. > > 9. Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself. > > 10. Don't get your knickers in a knot; it solves nothing and makes you walk > funny. > > 11. When life gives you lemons in 2009 - turn it into lemonade then mix it > with vodka. > > 12. Remember where ever there is a good looking; sweet, single or married > man there is some woman tired of his bullshit! > > 13. Keep your chin up, only the first 40 years of parenthood are the > hardest. > > 14. If it has Tires or Testicles it's gonna give you trouble. > > 15. By the time a women realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter > who thinks she's wrong. > > After its all said and done - we ALL need a reason to smile and laugh! Hoep everyone is having a great week so far!

H.A and H. B

First:

Happy Anniversary to Chris and I - 13 wonderful years!!!!

Second -

Happy Birthday to my BFF Nikki! Gplease go give her a big birthday 'hug' here

/Yawn

Well, this post isn't going to be very long at all. I didn't sleep well, partially due to the fact that between my hubby and I we were up about every two hours because the puppy had an upset tummy. She was a good puppy though and would whine and cry till we took her outside quickly. She never did get sick in the house, but it made for a very long night. After dropping Nicole off at school I may lay back down for a bit but Chris doens't get to do that , so I hope he will be ok today.

Anyway, two quick things I"ve found lately that I'm posting about.

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The other thing that I found recently is from The Mommy Files. I love reading her blog and she does great reviews and always has something to give away. Well she has come up with a fun idea for one of my favorite holidays - a Halloween Blog or Treat! Click on the new button near the top of my sidebar to check it out!

Have a great day!

oopsie - trying to put the Halloween Blog or Treat button on my sidebar and it didn't work - let me try here...

One Week Later

Here's my mom as she was this morning! See? no more bruising, but there is still some swelling around the incision site, and under her eyes, but doesn't she look great?

She commented how wonderful it was to put on a baseball cap and actually be able to see the rim! she also told me she could see her WHOLE building outside now, instead of just what was right in front of her.

Her eyes still aren't totally fixed yet, as she has been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration in both eyes, but we are working on getting all of that taken care of.

In other news today, Nicole has survived the first two days of school and is on her third. She likes her teachers, and is trying to make new friends... She was really bummed about starting this school year without her BFF Carson. Carsons mom and dad have decided to homeschool her and her older brother , so it was kind of a bittersweet back to school. They still keep in touch though and I'm sure there will be many sleepovers.

Wow, I had to break there for a sec and answer the phone. I already had sub days scheduled for the first week in September, but I just got asked to sub first gradenext Tuesday! WOOT!

Also, the other day one of the other Lifeschool campuses called and asked if I would like to be one of their subs too! I really can't do that until my MIL moves in , so there would still be one of us to pick Nicole up at her campus.

Thats about it for now, except that I ask all of you to keep my friend Christina of RantRavenRoll and her family in your prayers. They were on one last short vacation before school starts , and while on this vacation her MIL had a stroke ( they think) while they were at Sea World. She is in a hospital there in San Antonio , and the doctors and nurses aren't giving Christi and her family the kind of information they need.

Have a great day!

YAY!

hehe , Thanks Rick! If you like this doodle, (which I have saved since school started LAST year), go find it and many more from blogger/artist Rick Green.

Actually school starts TODAY for the school that Nicole attends. The public schools around here start next week , on the 24th.

Have a great day ya'll!

The Last Few Days Via Pictures

Ok, here are the pictures I promised you over the last few days:

When Nicole and I went to Uptown Village last Friday, we found some really cool stores. I thought this was a really cute bracelet - and we found it at Charming Charlie

Nicole messing around with headbnads and such, striking a pose
Really cute picture of Nicole near a fountain:)
Ok, Now this is when we were in Arlingtong , at my moms house. This is a picture of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium , which no longer resides in Dallas. I took this from the parking lot of Walmart across the street.

This is my mom, right before her surgery. No, she was not given any good drugs to look like that - that is what her eyes looked like, hence the surgery to remove all that excess skin from her eyelids. She was awake throughout the entire surgery.

This is her about 2 hours AFTER surgery. ( The bruising hadn't started yet). But look how wide her eyes are now, she looks great!

This picture I took about 3 days after her surgery. The bruising was in full swing here. Nicole commented to her that it looked like she had the NIKE checkmark under her left eye.

I promise to post some pics once the swelling and discoloration go away so you can see how totally awesome she looks! Thanks for all the well wishes:))

Have a great weekend!

Still Here

Yuppers, I'm still at my moms house. See, chris was supposed to pick us up lastnight, but he is now sick. The other guy he works with didn't bother to share the little tidbit if info that his whole family got sick over their vacation , so when he came back to work feeling poorly, he shared it with my hubby. Now Chris is coughing, barely has a voice, and feels like crap.

Since Nicole starts school this coming Monday we are staying here till at least tomorrow evening. Hopefully he will feel better enough to come get us. Otherwise maybe my aunt will run us home.

Anyway, my mom is doing fantastic. her eyes look really puffy, but the discoloration is starting to go down. She is very pleased with the results, but they said it would take a few months to really see how she will look, after everything is totally healed.

As a thank you to me for coming and staying with her my mom send Nicole and I for a manicure yesterday - it was nice. We both got French manicures and look beautimous. Of course, more pics of that will be posted probably Monday now, since I won't be home till tomorrow evening.

Hope everyone is doing great. I am despereatley missing Facebook at the moment. I can't play any of my games! I can log into FB, but my mom doesnt' hae Flashplayer or anything for me to play. I'll try to download it;)

Take care everyone and have a great weekend!