JUST FOR FUN

X'S MEANS I DID IT.

( x) Gone on a blind date
( x) Skipped school; JUST STUDY HALL, WE WENT TO ROACH'S HOUSE FOR A SNACK AND CAME BACK.
( ) Been to Canada
() Been to Mexico
( x) Been to Florida
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost
() Been on the opposite side of the country
() Gone to Washington, DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers; USING THE CORN CRIB AS OUR JAIL!
(x ) Recently colored with crayons
(), I Touch Myself by the Divynals) Sang Karaoke ...
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only?
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?
(x) Made prank phone calls (Is your refrigerator running? Better go catchit!); LEARNED IT FROM MY BIG BROTHER BRYAN!
() Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
( x) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
(x)Been skinny dipping outdoors; IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE
( x)Have a nickname; JANABANANA, JANER, JANE, JAY, MARIE
1. Mother's name? MOM
2. Favorite drink? iced tea with a lemon
3. Tattoo? no
4. Body Piercing? other than ears, No
5. How much do you love your job? depends on the day
6. Birthplace? CANNOT DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION....ANY OF MY STALKERS COULD GET INTO MY PRIVATE ACCOUNTS, THEY USE THOSE QUESTIONS IF YOU FORGET YOUR PASSWORDS.....A BIT EXCESSIVELY PARANOID, YES...BUT SAFE.
7. Favorite vacation spot? anywhere camping or outdoors
8. Ever been to Africa ? NO
9. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Yes
11. Ever steal any traffic sign? No
12. Ever been in a car accident? not as a driver
13. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door
10. Ever been on TV? yes, briefly on the news highschool basketball at p'field....when we had 6 on 6, and 7 or 8 players! I think I was picking out a wedgie from the tight polyester shorts we wore! great shot i'm sure!
14. Favorite salad dressing? ranch
15 Favorite pie? apple
16. Favorite number? 9
17. Favorite movies? comedy/drama
18. Favorite holiday? Christmas
19. Favorite dessert? mom's apple crisp
20. Favorite food? chinese or sushi
21. Favorite day of the week? Thursday....over the hump day!
22. Favorite brand of body wash? Bath n Body Sensual amber
23. Favorite toothpaste? colgate
24. Favorite scent? babies, birthday candles being blown out with mix of coffee, and the evening pharmacist who fills our pyxis at work!
25. What do you do to relax? read books, watch TV, play with the kiddies
26. How do you see yourself in 10 years? traveling with the kids, lots of family time, enjoying my faith walk with the Lord, maybe Nursing Instructor? having enough time to really get down and exercise with my gray hair!

1. Where is your cell phone?in my school bag running low on battery.

2. Where is your significant other? working

3. Your hair color? dark blonde with gray intruders

4. Your mother? MOM

5. Your father? DADDY-O

6. Your favorite thing? my family & God

7. Your dream last night? it was a lot of commotion that's all i can remember

8. Your dream/goal? live life to the fullest

9. The room you're in? bedroom

10. Your hobby? scrapbooking, reading, bloggin

11. Your fear? not seeing my babes grow up

12. Where do you want to be in six years? right here

13. Where were you last night? home doing student evals

14. What you're not? betty crocker or suzie homemaker!

15. One of your wish list items? new bras

16. Where you grew up? ON A FARM

17. The last thing you did? read with c-man

18. What are you wearing? fuzzy snowflake pants purple tank

19. Your TV? it's not ready for february!

20. Your pet? a boisterous black lab

21. Your computer?sony laptop

22. Your mood? tired relaxed

23. Missing someone? Shopha from work

24. Your car? chevy

25. Something you're not wearing? socks

26. Favorite store? target

27. Your summer? went fast

28. Love someone? lots of them

29. Your favorite color? pinks/ blues

30. When is the last time you laughed? outburst today when I discovered I gave my students a quiz and it was really the answer key.

31. Last time you cried/ Sunday after vomiting all day.....and then watched the biggest home makeover show with Ty and cried some more.

Hello? anyone home?

NO, I DID NOT FALL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH....BUT I SURE DID SEE THE FACE OF THE EARTH....





NO WAIT, THAT WAS MY BROTHER'S PORCELAIN BOWL......PAUL HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE IT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL TOO ON SATURDAY........





IF YOU HAVEN'T GUESSED IT, WE HAD A STOMACH VIRUS OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VIRAL ENTERAL-GASTRITIS, THIS WEEKEND WHILE VISITING MY BROTHER'S FAMILY. AND I PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING SICK.......





BUT THE KIDS HAD A GOOD TIME PLAYING WITH THEIR COUSINS, GOING TO PIZZA PLACE THAT HAD A PLAYGROUND AND GAMES, AND SWIMMING AT THE Y. I REALLY ENJOYED HANGING OUT AND TALKING WITH MY SISTER-IN-LAW, BROOKE AND MY BROTHER, BRENT....(WHILE MY HUSBAND LAID IN WRETCHING OR SHOULD I SAY RETCHING? PAIN AND DEHYDRATION!)





SO WE'RE BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS....PAUL'S BEEN BUSY INTRODUCING A NEW PROTOCOL FOR THE ACUTE CARE AT THE HOSPITAL.....NOT TO GET TOO WAY OVER YOUR HEADS BUT TO INDUCE HYPOTHERMIA IN PATIENTS THAT ARE OR HAVE EXPERIENCE CARDIAC ARREST.....HYPOTHERMIA ACTUALLY HELPS THEIR NEURO-FUNCTION AFTERWARDS....ANYWAYS LOTS OF MEETINGS WITH COMMITTEES, CARDIOLOGISTS, ACUTE CARE REPRESENTATIVES...........I'M SO PROUD OF HIM....HE'S SO SUPER SMART....AND IT ALL REALLY STARTED FROM THIS ARTICLE WE BOTH READ IN AN ACUTE CARE JOURNAL AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL TO IMPLEMENT IT IN THE HOSPITAL....SO HE'S BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND LOBBYING FOR IT AT THIS TIME.





AS FOR C-MAN, HE'S BEEN WRITING AWAY AND VERY EXCITED FOR HIS FAVORITE HOLIDAY; HALLOWEEN AND TRICK OR TREATING.


MISS-O HAS A RUNNY NOSE, BUT STILL REMAINS FUNNY AND SWEET THROUGH IT ALL.



ME? I JUST GOT MY SECOND TO LAST GROUP OF STUDENTS TODAY. BY THE END OF THE SEMESTER I'LL HAVE HAD 36 STUDENTS! MY WISH IS AT LEAST TO HAVE LEFT AN IMPRESSION ON ONE OF THEM. I'VE HAD GOOD FEEDBACK SO FAR, I'M "REAL", APPROACHABLE, PATIENT, AND HONEST. THOSE ARE BETTER EVALS THAN LAST FALL SEMESTER, I WAS MEAN AND INTIMIDATING....OH, WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN PERSONALITIES WILL MAKE!



JUST WANT TO TYPE AND GET THINGS UP AND RUNNING AGAIN......JUST DOING SOME CATCHING UP....YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE SICK THINGS DON'T GET DONE......SO I PRAYED FOR THE CLEANING AND LAUNDRY FAIRIES.....AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE REAL! I BELIEVE!



I KNOW MY LAUNDRY FAIRY IS ABOUT 5'5"? GAVE BIRTH TO MY HUSBAND! YES! MY MOTHER-IN-LAW IS A GODSEND! SHE DID MY LAUNDRY AND DISHES. (MOTHER-IN-LAW'S WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET ON THE BLOG! HEE...HEE...JUST KIDDING MICHELLE!)



SO THIS IS MY THOUGHT, SHE AND BROOKE NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND FORM CLASSES ON ORGANIZATION/CLEANING,ETC. GO TO PEOPLE'S HOUSES DO MAKE-OVERS AND THEN GIVE CLASSES ON HOW TO MAINTAIN THE ORGANIZATION! THESE CLASSES WILL HAVE TO BE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.........ANYWAYS, I WOULD SIGN UP FOR THEIR SESSIONS......AND I WOULD PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THAT.......MICHELLE SAYS SHE LOVES TO ORGANIZE, I'M NOT SURE IF BROOKE LOVES IT, BUT I KNOW SHE'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT IT....SO THERE'S MY NEW WORK FOR THE TWO OF YOU.....SORRY MICHELLE, HAVE TO COME BACK FROM RETIREMENT TO START THIS ENTREPENEURSHIP! THERE'S WEDDING PLANNERS? NOW WE NEED HOUSE PLANNERS!



I USED TO BE ORGANIZED WHEN I WAS SINGLE AND LIVING IN A SMALL APARTMENT.............................. NOW I HAVE THREE PEOPLE AND A DOG UNDOING EVERYTHING THAT I DO....THAT'S MY DILEMMA.

GLAD TO BE BACK....

Blessed with Imagination

Yesterday, C-man came home from school and declared he was going to make a church. He found a tupperware cup and stated that this was for the holy water. So I thought he was thinking large scale church and that we'd be rearranging the livingroom into a sacred gathering area.

No, he wanted the blocks. I wish I took a picture of his fine design of the church. It looked just like ours but in a smaller scale. Had the entry way with the holy water on both sides. There were pews and people sitting in the pews. He had the stairway in the front with a podium and the Priest was doing his homily and behind all that he made the cross with Jesus on it. I was very impressed with his details. He even had someone sleeping in the back pew and a child playing with a toy.

All the while he was designing his church, Miss O looked on and was dipping her hand in her cup of water and blessing herself, "IN DA NAME OF THE FADDER, THE SON, AND THE HOOOOLLLLY SPIWIT. AMEN!" This was a moment I needed the video camera to catch it all......made me so very proud!

Thought of the week.

I get this thought every time I pass a gas station. First I look at the dropping prices and then I think.......man, I used to compare my weight to this summer's gas prices, fluctuating.....but NOW, NOW, they are dropping but my weight on the otherhand, not so much........My thought is this, wouldn't it be nice if our weight dropped as fast as the gas prices nowadays.....?(for those of us who need a little weight management in our life!)

A long, long time ago in a galaxy far

far away. There lived a man and a woman.

Also known as a Star Trooper and Princess

Leia. They had a little boy named

Anakin. They visited the

planet of Disney and

found a new leader

for the Jedi

Knights

Piglet!

Anakin the Jedi Knight, beware of his powerful light-saber and his Jedi force! zzzzzzmmmmm.
This is cute little piglet with great powers to take over Master Yoda's duties. Her cute facade hides her powerful Jedi wisdom. Don't let her fool you!
Anakin finds piglet and takes her into his spaceship so she can lead the Jedi knights into victory!
Princess Leia & Storm Trooper (who knew???? there was love between the two forces? Does Hans Solo know about this affair?) Anakin and piglet are happy to be together to share their positive forces and win victory over all the evil droids.
And the lived Happily ever after.......



Saturday night, the family got dressed up to go to our friends' annual costume party....it gets bigger and bigger each year. C-man was not quite ready for the haunted house.......when will I get the excuse to go in the haunted house???????? I want to see it so bad!

"graters"

Tonight I was walking from the media-center to the cafeteria. I was walking behind a family trio; Mom, Dad, and son. They seemed to be getting a tour from their Kindergartener.

He pointed down the opposite hall at the intersection of the cafeteria and said....."that's the graters, do you want to see the graters?"

In my mind I was imagining graters......some type of machinery....maybe something that smashes the paper for recycyling......no, it was the "graders!" The other part of the Elementary school........

never heard them called that before.......so I'm going to try to use it in my vocabulary now....like next year, C-man will officially be a grader and I'll be a grader mom!.........TOO FUNNY!