Flashback Friday

last month at Firehouse Subs

The first time we ate Firehouse Subs was in S.Carolina in Oct. 2006 for Gregg's sister's, Melinda's wedding. We were in town for a long weekend and ate it twice.

So. Good.

We were thrilled when one opened up here in town last fall!

100th post

Have 'ya noticed I haven't posted much lately? It's because my 100th post has been looming over me and being the ultimate procrastinator, I've been avoiding it. Not like you know it is the 100th post, but I do so I didn't feel right about going on w/my usual nonsense without the recognition of 100! I'm am so not a rule-stickler in real life, so for me to actually care is ironic. I'm quirky like that. So, here it is:

5 favorite desserts:
1. chocolate
2. chocolate sheet cake
3. chocolate chip cookies
4. apple pie
5. cheesecake

8 places I'd want to take a week vacation to:
1. Disney World
2. anywhere tropical
3. a cruise anywhere but Alaska
4. New York
5. California
6. Italy
7. South Padre Island
8. South Carolina to see my new niece (oh wait! I'm doing that next week!)

5 things I wish you knew how to do:
1. sing
2. play the piano (not enough to want to learn how)
3. be coordinated
4. speak in public
5. be more patient

6 favorite restaurants:
1. Red Lobster (for shrimp)
2. Braums (for a bacon cheeseburger)
3. Outback (for cheese fries and Alice Springs Chicken)
4. Cheddars (for casual dining)
5. a hot sandwich anywhere (right now my fav is Firehouse subs)
6. pizza anywhere

**I used to say LaMargarita for Mexican but got violently ill when I ate it last so it is banned, even though it has been my all time favorite since I was a teenager**

4 Favorite meals (other than above):
1. breakfast food
2. hamburger quiche
3. lasagna
4. Gregg's chili

5 things I don’t leave home without:
1. kids
2. my cell phone
3. wallet
4. earrings in
5. lipstick on

5 things that help me relax:
1. zoning on the internet - blogging, reading blogs, browsing ebay
2. a warm bath
3. a piece of chocolate chased down by a Dr. Pepper
4. a Benadryl (I take one every night in order to fall asleep)
5. reading before I fall asleep

5 favorite flowers/plants:
1. roses
2. zinnias
3. tulips
4. geraniums
5. magnolias

5 names I considered naming my children:
1. Mallory
2. Morgen (basically any M girl name)
3. Avery (chose Paige instead)
4. Kyla (I got seriously laughed at by just about everyone - still doesn't sound ethnic to me!)
5. Blake Evan (our only boy name)

16 jobs I've had: (I seriously have done everything but fast-food)
(I started babysitting at 11)
1. at 16, a bagger at HEB (1st job), then promoted after 3weeks to
2. video dept., then summer ended and I started senior year and co-oped at a
3. secretary at a real estate appraisal office
4. human resources assistant at a manufacturing plant
5. clerk at Anthony's dept. store
6. medical records at a clinic, and got a 2nd job at
7. clerk at Eckerds, went back to the clinic and got a 2nd job as a
8. waitress
9. secretary working for a friend's business. It had something to do w/pipes but I was pd to be hung-over and answer phones. His business slacked, I was let go and his wife got me a job as a
10. TAMU student worker for Texas Forest Service
11. TAMU student worker for for TEKS Public Works, then got a 2nd job as a
12. cashier at Lowes (where I met Gregg)
13. worked at a Hallmark store
14. worked at Ikon through a temp agency placing service calls, then started student teaching and became a
15. 2nd grade teacher, then I came a
16. mommy!

**let's not fail to mention the scars I still have in my forearms from all of the plasma I donated in college for $$**

5 favorite posts on my blog:
1. It Is What It Is
2. How Many Licks Did It Take?
3. Who Is The King of The Kingdom?
4. Randomness - Christmas Edition
5. Happy Birthday Paige!

5 things that scare me:
1. something happening to my children
2. something happening to my husband
3. public speaking
4. escalators
5. being chased (a recurring dream of mine)

5 cities I've lived in:
1. San Antonio, TX
2. Georgetown, TX
3. Stephenville, TX
4. Bryan, TX
5. Temple, TX

5 cars I've driven:
1. 1982 Nissan (Datsun) Sentra (1st car)
2. ? Buick Skyhawk
3. ? Mercury Cougar
4. 1986 Nissan Maxima
5. 2000 Toyota Camry (my 1st NEW car!)

3 things I've never done:
1. smoked or done any sort of drug
2. eaten alfredo sauce
3. snow skied

3 things I'm not the person to ask to accompany you to:
1. a Chinese food restaurant
2. a scrap-n-chat
3. camping

5 things I secretly like doing:
1. shopping (ok, that is NO secret! but for anything ~ whether toilet paper or clothes, I'm on it!)
2. baking
3. hostessing
4. having a full/stocked pantry and fridge at all times. I'm not one of those buy as you need kind of gals. I like options!
5. having my hair cut and highlighted - relaxing!

5 things I'm grateful for:
1. My family
2. to be able to stay home to raise my girls
3. Gregg's sobriety (prayers needed - he leaves for Vegas tomorrow!)
4. our health
5. my salvation

Flashback Friday

Rockin' Out the Show

Last week, Macy and I joined some friends to see the Hannah Montana 3D movie.


Rockin' like Elvis!


Elvis Costello, that is.

maybe MK should market this flavor

"I love her chocolate lipgloss!"

I thought Macy was talking about the new Mary Kay catalog on the table.

Nope.

Happy Birthday Paige!

My pumpkin, my baby, is two today.



Seriously...two!

Here are 15 factoids about Paigey:

1. She is her sister's shadow and "best friend" as Macy calls her. They dress up, play Barbies and babies all day.

2. She is a tummy sleeper so she wears a Huggies Overnight diaper so she won't leak.

3. She calls me "Mama and Mahi" (like the fish), Macy "sishy", Gregg "Daddy", and Bo "BoBo".

4. You ask her what tomorrow is and she says, "Daddy Day!" everytime.

5. She rarely makes a mess eating or uses a bib. Unlike the old days when she needed a bath after every meal.

6. When I get onto her, it usually upsets her so she runs to me to pick her up and hold her.

7. She loves to give her friends big hugs when she sees them.

8. She sleeps with a black lab stuffed animal almost a big as she is. I tell her she is going nite nite and she says "BoBo?" because she knows he's in her bed.

9. I lay her down in her bed, she rolls to her tummy with her bottom up. She sticks her arm out to the side, waves me off and says, "nite nite Mahi."

10. Her little teeth and smile are the cutest things I have ever seen.

11. She is trouble ~ all of the time.

12. She cracks me up ~ I never know where I'll find her or what she'll be doing.

13. She is still very much a snuggler and happy to be right there with me.

14. She still loves her thumb. But as long as she quits before she's a bride, we'll be ok. :-)

15. Paige Elizabeth has been such an easy 2nd daughter from day one~ rarely crying, great eater, sleeper and all around sweet natured baby. I love this child more than I thought was capable. She is rotten because she can be and I love making her rotten. Although she is a climber and explorer (a bruise a day), she can chill out in her chair and also play independently. But, for right now, I will savor all of the dependence on me because I know my days are numbered. I love this baby, my sweet pumpkin!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Flashing back to when Macy wore this outfit to church three days before Paige was born...

Macy - 2yrs 9months, Paige 2 years

it's good to have friends like that

1. that you can call and say "I'm on my way over"
2. that invite you in to kill that wretched time gap between naps and dinner
3. that clean the doggy poo for you off of your shoe in the kitchen sink
4. that later call and tell you a funny story about your daughter from three weeks ago
5. that take awesome pics of your kids and email them to you that same night instead of going to bed to rest before impending surgery the next morning

I love how running a quick errand to a friend's house can turn into an impromptu playdate. That's what happened yesterday over at the Crawfords. Charles got home and ran into the house to grab his camera as this was starting to take place:

Caleb's first Ring Around The Rosey




So blessed......

good help should be rewarded

Gregg was alarmed to say the least when he saw Antonio and Barbie in such a compromising position. Macy said Barbie was giving Antonio a hug because he was so "helpable".

I'd say that dear, old Barbie has turned into quite the cougar....

Because Barbie ain't no spring chickadee.

Here's Barbie in her younger days ~ Christmas 1979.
me @ 3

my future, it does look promising

I can only live with the hope that my daughters will love me through my golden years. If they take as good as care of me as they do Bo, I'll be a happy old lady.

They just need to remember to:

Caffeinate me

Be gentle with me

Sing to me


Be still in the silence

Read to me

Give me my pills

Love me


For crying out loud, keep me groomed!