I have been harassed and threatened to the point that I feel it is time to blog again. Even though I have been suffering from a lack of motivation to write, and a minimal amount of confidence, I have been shamed into making a blog appearance today. As usual, I am looking forward to Thursday and the gymnatics update from Campbell's mom and pictures. In fact, I think I will dig out my leotard and plan to do some gymnastics myself on Thursday in celebration of Campbell going to her gymnastics class. If I can figure out how to do it, I will try to photograph myself doing my handstand, just to share in the fun!
Campbell's mom is so so good to post so many pictures of her and her daily activities. She has pics of finding her nearly naked in her bed in the morning because she has removed her pajamas. She has pics of falling asleep in her carseat in the back of the car. She has pics of her gently examining pictures and keepsakes in her home. She even has pictures of her crawling under the furniture, and oh yeah, there was at least one time that C got caught emptying entire boxes of kleenex and baby wipes. I AM SORRY! I cannot EVEN compete with that! I got nothin'!
Here are a couple of highlights of my day. And please forgive me, there are no pictures. :)
1) An insured package that I had sent via the United States Postal Service to my son with some medications in it was found, late, but nevertheless it was found.
2) My mom has a new car, kinda sweet sportscar, and I got to drive it. We went after a coke, and I complained about something or other. She couldn't get a word in edgewise, which is the general opposite of our conversations.
3) I forgot to put my power bracelet back on after I got out of the shower last night, and so I wasn't wearing it all day..... because I forgot to put it back on this morning, too. I swear, I ran into two walls and nearly fell down three times, just trying to pull on my coat and things like that! Guess I am going to have to just leave it on when I shower, but that just doesn't sound right. Seems to me like it would be like taking a shower with all your jewelry on. I don't think so.
4) And I started my Christmas list. Okay. So I started a list.
Yes, people, THOSE are the highlights! I know, it's pitiful. Well, I didn't give you the details -- I actually accomplished a lot more -- I went to work, ran lots of errands, completed a couple of travel projects and other desk projects. But you know this is a blog about a girl who lives in the middle of the country, and today, she's got nothing new. Sorry.
Please come back, and always remember that *sarcasm* is my best friend. :) I just want to be funny!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
What I Like
There are so many things out there that make life great! I mean, just random things that alone, aren't really things I would call "day-makers" -- but in combination with a few other tiny things, make for some form of 'perfection.' Don't mind me while I ramble....
For instance -- I LOVE iced tea. This isn't news to most of the Lily readers out there. I prefer my iced tea with some hint of berry or mango, but not sweetened. And the maximum amount of ice that will fit in the glass, yes, please.
And while I was drinking that tea, I spotted a red fox about 50 yards away from my back door. Just playing, and trying to eat some grasshoppers. So I ran to get my camera, and when I did, I thought -- "gosh, I like fall. I am going to take a picture of that wreath on my front door that Heather did for me last year." Then I jumped out on the front porch, took a picture or two, then spotted some kind of lizard. It was a good-sized lizard. They move so fast, it kind of startled me. But I took a picture of it, even though I couldn't get very close. By the time I got back to the fox, he wasn't nearly as close as he had been. But he has been visiting our yard for the last couple of weeks nearly every night, so I am going to keep that camera a little more handy.........
And don't get me started on my cable shows that I newly love. omg. Breaking Bad is one of my mostest favorites. Just don't ask me what it is about. I don't want you to think I promote that sort of thing, or condone it, only because I can't help myself that I want to watch it so bad. But, oh my, is it good. So good it is bad. Okay, so it's about this high school chemistry teacher that cooks crystal meth with a former student to pay for his chemo treatments. He has lung cancer. Crazy good acting and writing. It has won several Emmys. Wild stuff.
For instance -- I LOVE iced tea. This isn't news to most of the Lily readers out there. I prefer my iced tea with some hint of berry or mango, but not sweetened. And the maximum amount of ice that will fit in the glass, yes, please.
And while I was drinking that tea, I spotted a red fox about 50 yards away from my back door. Just playing, and trying to eat some grasshoppers. So I ran to get my camera, and when I did, I thought -- "gosh, I like fall. I am going to take a picture of that wreath on my front door that Heather did for me last year." Then I jumped out on the front porch, took a picture or two, then spotted some kind of lizard. It was a good-sized lizard. They move so fast, it kind of startled me. But I took a picture of it, even though I couldn't get very close. By the time I got back to the fox, he wasn't nearly as close as he had been. But he has been visiting our yard for the last couple of weeks nearly every night, so I am going to keep that camera a little more handy.........
And don't get me started on my cable shows that I newly love. omg. Breaking Bad is one of my mostest favorites. Just don't ask me what it is about. I don't want you to think I promote that sort of thing, or condone it, only because I can't help myself that I want to watch it so bad. But, oh my, is it good. So good it is bad. Okay, so it's about this high school chemistry teacher that cooks crystal meth with a former student to pay for his chemo treatments. He has lung cancer. Crazy good acting and writing. It has won several Emmys. Wild stuff.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Must Not Be....
So I must not be a real blogger. I just have had more than a few reasons to not post. None of which are very important. None of them are very significant. Most include some form of "I don't have anything much to say."
Forget the fact that I have new television shows to watch. Oh my goodness, we have had new episodes of Desperate Housewives, and Castle, and Oprah, not to mention that most late night shows have all new big guests and no reruns. And as a personal highlight, Anderson Cooper has guest-hosted on Regis and Kelly more than a few times. Mike knows he is my boyfriend. I mean boyfriend, as in, he is way cute and super smart and lives about 2000 miles away from my happily married self. And then I saw that I could start watching Friday Night Lights from the very beginning on ABC Family. More good news!
And maybe the biggest news of all -- the return of fall college football!!! Woo hoo! I can watch nearly any team. I love Love LOVE college football. And yesterday I watched about two days full, all in one. Okay, I just watched a bunch. In fact, I was a bum. Yep. Laid on the chair all day. Well, I finally just gave in and decided to be sick, since I was anyway. Much to the family's glee, I have not had a voice to speak with for the better part of 4 days. Yeah, well, and I am better now, and autumn is here, so life is good.
Ended the day with a freshly mowed yard. No, not due to any effort on my part. Mike spent the biggest part of the day mowing, weed-eating and watering the orchard. A big bunch of trees planted in and around the yard. And I shouldn't have called it that, because there isn't a fruit-bearing tree in the bunch.
And regarding the "new" Carlos on Desperate -- there isn't a "new" Carlos! That's the 'original' Carlos, he just lost some weight! Sorry for the spoiler!
Forget the fact that I have new television shows to watch. Oh my goodness, we have had new episodes of Desperate Housewives, and Castle, and Oprah, not to mention that most late night shows have all new big guests and no reruns. And as a personal highlight, Anderson Cooper has guest-hosted on Regis and Kelly more than a few times. Mike knows he is my boyfriend. I mean boyfriend, as in, he is way cute and super smart and lives about 2000 miles away from my happily married self. And then I saw that I could start watching Friday Night Lights from the very beginning on ABC Family. More good news!
And maybe the biggest news of all -- the return of fall college football!!! Woo hoo! I can watch nearly any team. I love Love LOVE college football. And yesterday I watched about two days full, all in one. Okay, I just watched a bunch. In fact, I was a bum. Yep. Laid on the chair all day. Well, I finally just gave in and decided to be sick, since I was anyway. Much to the family's glee, I have not had a voice to speak with for the better part of 4 days. Yeah, well, and I am better now, and autumn is here, so life is good.
Ended the day with a freshly mowed yard. No, not due to any effort on my part. Mike spent the biggest part of the day mowing, weed-eating and watering the orchard. A big bunch of trees planted in and around the yard. And I shouldn't have called it that, because there isn't a fruit-bearing tree in the bunch.
And regarding the "new" Carlos on Desperate -- there isn't a "new" Carlos! That's the 'original' Carlos, he just lost some weight! Sorry for the spoiler!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thursday, YAY!
One of my favorite reasons for Thursday, is because it is Bible study day.... that, AND Campbell has gymnastics! So this morning, I headed off to Bible study hoping and praying that there would be a post from Campbell's mom after her regular Thursday lesson.
Sure enough, she did not disappoint! The stories about the funny things Campbell does in preparation for gymnastics, along with the sight of her in her leotard, are plenty to keep me in stitches for the whole week. I have got to go and experience the whole deal to see how it really goes down. But her mother's commentary about everything from getting up on Thursday mornings to the 3-way swing and why boys don't want any part of it is a hoot!
What a little punkin she is.... I hope they have enough room in their house for her trophy and medal cabinets!
Sure enough, she did not disappoint! The stories about the funny things Campbell does in preparation for gymnastics, along with the sight of her in her leotard, are plenty to keep me in stitches for the whole week. I have got to go and experience the whole deal to see how it really goes down. But her mother's commentary about everything from getting up on Thursday mornings to the 3-way swing and why boys don't want any part of it is a hoot!
What a little punkin she is.... I hope they have enough room in their house for her trophy and medal cabinets!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Just a Regular Day
Yesterday was a day I had been really looking forward to..... because it was time to start the new Bible study! And it was so great! Do you know Beth Moore? She is the queen of Biblical studies. My little Thursday morning group is repeating a study we did about 3 years ago, and after watching the first DVD presentation yesterday, it is like I have never seen it before. Good gosh, I am losing it. No doubt, every other part of it will be equally as new to me.
Then I ended up running errands all day. I don't know how I can fill up a day with basically doing nothing, but I am capable. Washed my car, but before I did, I put some magic stuff on the grill and windshield to remove the bugs, then I filled it with gas, ran to the grocery store, did some laundry, steamed some of it, watered the plants, decided they needed some Miracle Gro, gave them that, went to the post office, went to the eye doctor, made some phone calls and plans for a wedding shower soon to be held at my house -- then I fixed supper and took a shower before settling in for my evening computer time. I'm really not even tired. It's just almost time for bed.
Oh, and another thing I did was go on a golf ball hunt. This is an almost nightly ritual that we have started. We take the razor and go down in the pasture behind the house, looking for golf balls. Don't ask me why. We don't golf. We just enjoy the hunt for the stray golf balls. Oh, the excitement of a small town!
Which reminds me.... a couple of days ago, there was a small airplane crash out at the airport. The airplane was piled up, not damaged too badly, at the end of the runway. Call me crazy, but I wanted to know more about it. I have been watching the newspaper, and so far, there has been not one word about it. Really? Did I say it's a small town? I mean really small. This kind of stuff doesn't happen that people don't know what is going on. Apparently, everyone knows but me.
Whew! Now I am in my bed, counting the days to the time change, watching a bigtime Division II football game on tv, waiting for the 10:00 pm local news. I simply had to share with you the details of my busy day. Hope I didn't scare you away forever.
Then I ended up running errands all day. I don't know how I can fill up a day with basically doing nothing, but I am capable. Washed my car, but before I did, I put some magic stuff on the grill and windshield to remove the bugs, then I filled it with gas, ran to the grocery store, did some laundry, steamed some of it, watered the plants, decided they needed some Miracle Gro, gave them that, went to the post office, went to the eye doctor, made some phone calls and plans for a wedding shower soon to be held at my house -- then I fixed supper and took a shower before settling in for my evening computer time. I'm really not even tired. It's just almost time for bed.
Oh, and another thing I did was go on a golf ball hunt. This is an almost nightly ritual that we have started. We take the razor and go down in the pasture behind the house, looking for golf balls. Don't ask me why. We don't golf. We just enjoy the hunt for the stray golf balls. Oh, the excitement of a small town!
Which reminds me.... a couple of days ago, there was a small airplane crash out at the airport. The airplane was piled up, not damaged too badly, at the end of the runway. Call me crazy, but I wanted to know more about it. I have been watching the newspaper, and so far, there has been not one word about it. Really? Did I say it's a small town? I mean really small. This kind of stuff doesn't happen that people don't know what is going on. Apparently, everyone knows but me.
Whew! Now I am in my bed, counting the days to the time change, watching a bigtime Division II football game on tv, waiting for the 10:00 pm local news. I simply had to share with you the details of my busy day. Hope I didn't scare you away forever.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Campbell's Mom
While at that webstore, I found several other organizational products that might be necessary. I have always had this fascination with being organized. It is my fantasy. On the See Jane Work site, I found a number of items that New Lily might need. Like this Habit Former set of Life Organization cards..... Who doesn't want to have good organization habits? Those cards are going to help me do and delegate my way to a less stressful life!
And another favorite item.... the Mom Agenda.
Nothing beats having all the important information you need in one place. Whether it is health insurance information, immunization info or schedules and calendars -- a Mom Agenda is a slick way to keep everything you need to know within reach.
And I know I tend to be a "yes" man when it comes to commenting on things here on the blog, but I did find something ridiculous in the store.
Seriously? A hard-bound Webster's Thesaurus with 686 pages? For $180? And my alternative is to use my computer or the internet for free and not to store a gigantic book? Hmmmm..................
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Premium Sites
I just don't live in the right area of the country to have access to the best shopping areas. Therefore, I try to find as many great things as I can on the internets.
This week, Temple St. Clair partnered with Target to release some really great jewelry pieces. You really should check them all out. It surprised me with its depth and variety. I was expecting about 5-6 pieces and was pleasantly surprised with many more than that.
While you get your microscopes out to zoom in on these pictures, I will go ahead and post a couple of pairs of earrings....
I am sure I don't have to remind you that you are reading a rookie's blog. I don't know how to fix every little thing like pictures that are too small, but when you blow them up, they get all blurry. Just remember, I fly by the seat of my pants at all times.
Then there was this really cool site, carrying lots of different brands for moms, kids, and babies.... it's called Zulily. (I wonder what attracted me to it.)
Gosh, they have some cute things! Good thing I can show some restraint. Look at me! All restraintful and everything! An unbelievable exhibition of self control. Right here. For a minute, anyway.
Don't worry...... I'll keep looking! I know the list is neverending. Ta-ta!
This week, Temple St. Clair partnered with Target to release some really great jewelry pieces. You really should check them all out. It surprised me with its depth and variety. I was expecting about 5-6 pieces and was pleasantly surprised with many more than that.
While you get your microscopes out to zoom in on these pictures, I will go ahead and post a couple of pairs of earrings....
I am sure I don't have to remind you that you are reading a rookie's blog. I don't know how to fix every little thing like pictures that are too small, but when you blow them up, they get all blurry. Just remember, I fly by the seat of my pants at all times.
Then there was this really cool site, carrying lots of different brands for moms, kids, and babies.... it's called Zulily. (I wonder what attracted me to it.)
Gosh, they have some cute things! Good thing I can show some restraint. Look at me! All restraintful and everything! An unbelievable exhibition of self control. Right here. For a minute, anyway.
Don't worry...... I'll keep looking! I know the list is neverending. Ta-ta!
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