Western's Candiland

An end is coming

2009-04-07T09:47:00.000-07:00

I am going to be shutting down this blog in about a week. I can't really keep up with two blogs...it's getting to be a pain. I like my other one better so this one is going to be deleted. If you have me on a feeder or whatever those things are called then please delete this one and refer to my other blog.

www.instructionsnotincluded2.blogspot.com

I'll be deleting in about a week. Thanks for being a reader of this one.

As I promised

2009-04-03T09:03:00.000-07:00

I promised ya'll an exciting post so....

Click:

here

Just like my usual...

2009-03-24T10:34:00.000-07:00

10 on Tuesday.

1. Last night we were watching the 10 o'clock news and I was surprised to hear they had Lawrence County schools on lockdown yesterday. The reason? They had threats going out over this whole consolidation mess. For those of you that don't know they are wanting to consolidate Hazelwood, R.A. Hubbard, and I believe Hatton. To me this makes sense...they are all three small schools and obviously more money can be given to one school instead of stretching it out over three. But of course you got people who don't want change...and so now they are threatening people over it. Ridiculous!
2. So I am in the middle of spring cleaning. I am purging lots of items and giving them to goodwill.
3. We are putting down hardwood in our house in May. Originally we were only doing it in our living room and hallway. The foyer already has it. Now we have decided to do all three bedrooms as well.
4. So my brother and Susan are braving the Disney World experience with Macy this June. She'll still be 3, just a few weeks short of 4 when they take her. 8 whole days. She is a huge Mickey Mouse fanatic and I just know she is going to pee her pants with excitement.
5. Taco salads for dinner tonight :) This makes my tummy happy.
6. I am so happy. I made Wes some chocolate oatmeal drop no bake cookies last night as a thank you for cleaning the master bathroom for me. They set. I know you are thinking big deal isn't that what they are supposed to do? Yes that's what they are supposed to do but those are some finiky cookies and sometimes they set and sometimes they don't. Of course when they don't set you can always enjoy them with a spoon :) But they set last night whoo hoo!
7. Wes has a nickname at work. They call him Sippy. If you work for TVA you have a nickname. It's just a fact of life. Well there is this one guy he works with who I met at Walmart one day when I was with Wes. He is a fun guy who likes to flirt lol. But he calls me Mrs Sippy...say it together and it sounds like Mississippi :) But he's always asking Wes how the lovely Mrs Sippy is lol.
8. We are getting a freezer to put in our garage. This makes me happy because our freezer on our fridge just isn't big enough. Now I'll have extra space whoo hoo!
9. I'm getting to go to the beach twice this summer. Once to PC with my parents. I'm leaving Wes at home :) No seriously he has to work and so he can't go then and heck I am not passing up a free trip to the beach. Then me and him are going to Destin in July for a belated 3rd anniversary trip.
10. Our actual anniversary will be spent in Pigeon Forge for my family reunion. Looking forward to that as well. We are going to the Dixie Stampede one night. I have been to that one and the one in Myrtle Beach. Wes has never been so I know he'll enjoy it :)

Well it was hard pulling out that 10 on Tuesday this week. OH I just remembered...tomorrow is Lauren and Kevin's 3rd anniversary...so Happy Anniversary guys! And I promise next week I'll have some more exciting posts. Hopefully. Until then Happy Tuesday all!

Some companies are just impatient!!

2009-03-18T09:36:00.000-07:00

For crying out loud! Yes this is a vent. My AT&T bill was due yesterday. I always pay it online. Well I forgot it yesterday and remembered this morning. So I was like Eh one day no biggie. Well at 8 freakin o'clock this morning an AT&T rep calls my house...Mrs. McClanahan (which she butchered beyond words) do you realize you have an outstanding balance of so and so. I was like um yeah it was due yesterday and it slipped up on me...I was making plans to log into my computer in just a second after I finished my breakfast to pay it. Really one day? (I didn't say this part though) Okay so as soon as I finished my breakfast I log in and pay it.
Well lo and behold at 11 o'clock my phone rings again....this time it is a man...he doesn't even try to say my last name...he just says may I speak with Wesley. I'm like he's at work, may I take a message? This is AT&T and we are just calling to let you know that you have an outstanding balance. By this point I am like for crying out loud!! I tell this man...yes it is 1 day late...1 not 10...and I have already been contacted at 8 am this morning during my breakfast...I paid the bill at precisely 8:22am....it'll be coming to you shortly...so why don't you make a notation of that in your little computer there. Thank you very much.
I'm just shaking my head right now. Yes I realize it was late...but come on one day? And not even a full 24 hours? Sometimes people forget things...it happens. AT&T doesn't seem to understand that.
Okay vent over!

I'm doing my 10 a day early

2009-03-16T16:17:00.000-07:00

1. Wes is at driving school tonight so I am bored and decided I'd do my 10 a day early.
2. I have been wanting popcorn lately. I don't have any in the house and so on my grocery run tomorrow I'll be buying some.
3. My kitties celebrated there 1st birthday Saturday. Savanna's 2nd b'day is April 1.
4. Wes passed his training center top out oral and is now officially in the plant...whoo hoo.
5. I have been sewing lately. I'll be posting pics of various projects soon.
6. Want to hear a funny Macy story? Yesterday we had dinner at my parents. Macy was in the living room playing while we were in the dining room. Macy hollers out "Mommy I have to poopoo." Susan then says "Okay come in here and let me see it." We are of course looking at her like WTH? Have you lost your marbles? She is like "Why are ya'll looking at me like that? She said she had a booboo?" We were all dying laughing at this point and Chris says "No, she said she needed to go poopoo." Susan's ears are stopped up, she is getting over an ear infection so she didn't hear her right. That is the hardest I have laughed in a while.
7. Boo to Auburn not getting into the NCAA basketball tournament.
8. My most favorite show ever comes on tonight. Big Bang Theory!! Love it!
9. I'm so excited...we officially have dates down to get this house painted. I have been waiting for this day whoo hoo!
10. I'm excited about this week of weather. Spring is in the air..and I believe the first official day of spring is later this week.
Bonus: Don't forget to wear green tomorrow. Happy Saint Paddy's Day!

Another 10 on Tuesday

2009-03-03T14:08:00.000-08:00

1. It seems like all I do on this blog anymore is a 10 on Tuesday.
2. Maybe something interesting will happen soon so I'll have other things to blog about.
3. I need to drink more water but I am having trouble doing that.
4. My BIL's girlfriend gets on my nerves. Every time I talk to her I feel like I am being transported back to the bitchy girls of high school who loved drama. Didn't I graduate almost 11 years ago? She really has a lot to learn about life.
5. I really need to go to the library. I need new reading material in the worst way.
6. Wes passed his last written test of his program...whoot whoot. Now he has his top out oral exam on March 13th and then he has completed the first 18 months of his program and only has 18 months left until he is a journeyman and an official Instrumentation Mechanic and not just an Instrumentation Mechanic Trainee.
7. It is true that sometimes washing machines will last 20+ years. My mom had to buy herself a new washing machine this past weekend. Her old one she purchased in 1985...yeah that sucker is almost as old as me. I say it was made right :)
8. Don't you love the craziness of Alabama weather? It's going to be 70 degrees Friday. Yes this is less than a week after we had snow. Alabama weather is definitely an anomility(sp?).
9. Klancy I'll email you the details of my kitchen table. Didn't want you to think I didn't get your message. I just haven't spent much time on here lately but I will get the info to you :)
10. I think we are going to go see The Watchmen on Friday night. I don't know what it is about these action adventure movies but ever since last summers Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, and The Dark Knight, I am loving these kind of movies. That's a total shock to me :)

Hmm I made it...Happy Tuesday all.

10 on Tuesday!

2009-02-24T09:18:00.000-08:00

1. Happy 35th birthday to my big brother Chris.
2. Me and Wes really learned a tax lesson this year. My dear (bless his heart) hubby was for some unknown reason (thanks to TVA telling him to do this) filing married and three. I wasn't aware of this. So we aren't getting near the amount we got back last year, back this year. I'm not complaining because we are getting money back, and at least we aren't having to pay, so I am thankful for that. But he did change his info to married and two.
3. I got frustrated at my Cascade bottle this morning. I somehow bought a dud. It has freaking crystallized in the bottle! I got one squirt out of it. That was 7 dollars down the drain. Frustrating!
4. My goal to read 50 books this year isn't panning out so well. I have been a slacker in the book department lately. A much needed library trip is in order.
5. Today is Fat Tuesday...did ya'll know that?
6. I'm really needing our current kitchen table to sell. I have it listed on craigslist and valleyfreemarket.com. We have a new table that can not be put up until this one sells.
7. If you are wanting to check out a really good kids consignment sale in Huntsville check out Klassy Kids Exchange on March 6-15. It's where Comp USA used to be in the Target shopping center on 72.
8. Wes is almost done with his training center time at work! Can I shout a big Hallelujah on that one! He has 1 minor test left which he should be taking right about now, and then 2 major tests left, one which is this Friday and the other which is Friday March 13th. Then he is in the plant for the last 18 months of his program before gaining his journeyman status. He will be on rotational shifts during the last 18 months..with his first three months being days. I'll just be glad for him to get out of the training center.

Eight will have to do because I can't think of anything else at the moment. Happy Tuesday all!

I hope we all have this many years of marital bliss!

2009-02-18T12:49:00.000-08:00

About a month ago we celebrated Wes' Aunt Margaret's and Uncle Ray's 50th wedding anniversary. This is my mother in laws oldest sister. They are a family of 10 kids but not all are still living. Aunt Margaret and Uncle Ray never had any children of their own, so her brothers and sisters threw them an anniversary party. I met TONS of Wes' distant relatives and people who could tell me embarrassing stories about him when he was little lol.

These are Kay and her brothers and sisters.

Wes and his mom

The happy couple
I really hope we are all one day celebrating our 50th's to the ones we love!

Happy Valentines Day

2009-02-13T09:37:00.000-08:00

Hope ya'll all have a lovely day of love with your hunnies. We are having a low key day. Going to lunch (as to hopefully avoid the crowds) and then to a movie. I'm also going to make Wes some yummy cupcakes :) I've been looking forward to them all week!
So Happy Valentine's day everyone!

It's Wednesday but...

2009-02-04T13:29:00.000-08:00

I'm still going to do a late edition of 10 on Tuesday.

1. I could eat Zaxby's House Zalad's grilled with lite ranch every day!
2. I have a prayer request. My BIL's roomate tried to take his own life Monday night. He took 28 Xanex's. Thankfully he was unsuccessful, but now his mom is refusing to let him get psych treatment when he so desperately needs it. She only went down there Monday night, but left early Tuesday morning saying that she had a business to run. That stupid business is more important than her own son, who is desperately crying out for help. He is still in the hospital, or at least was last time we talked to Zach, which was late last night. I just feel so bad for him.
3. I had a double humiliation at the dollar tree today. I had to buy a new baby card for one of our friends and I went ahead and picked up a couple of pregnancy tests. I get up to the register and a man was the cashier. So I proceed to put my three items down and am going about my business. The man gives me the bag and I leave. I am halfway out to my car when the little old lady who was behind me in line stops me and asks me "Honey do you need me to go over to Wal-Mart with you and buy a real pregnancy test? I know it's scary to be in this position at your age, but don't worry plenty of young people have babies!" Um, what?? She then proceeds to say that she wouldn't trust a dollar tree pregnancy test. So I have to kindly tell the sweet little old lady that 1) I am not that young...I showed her my license, and 2) Thanks for the Wal-mart advice and yeah I know Dollar Tree tests probably aren't really that reliable, but what the heck it was a dollar.
Oh and FYI no I am not pregnant...yet...I was just buying those tests to take if I happen to have the urge to POAS way earlier than I should and I won't feel like I am throwing money down the drain.
4. I am kinda thinking we might make a trip to Auburn on Saturday. So of course I'll have to take Zach some brownies...aren't I a good sister in law?
5. Valentines day is in 10 days and I haven't a clue as to what to do for Wes.
6. Wes' dad has sold my little Alero...yay!! Now we are getting Wes a new (to him) car.
7. There are two movies coming out that I want to see....chick flicks all the way. Confessions of a Shopaholic and He's Just Not That Into You. Anyone want to go??
8. I'm hoping the tax fairy is good to us this year.

I know I got more but for some reason I'm blanking! So 8 will have to do! Happy hump day!

10 on Tuesday

2009-01-27T11:57:00.000-08:00

Not much going on but I haven't really blogged much lately so I'll give it a try.

1. I'm making nachos and brownies for dinner tonight. Definitely not healthy but man does it sound good.
2. I have been really tired lately. I have low iron (border line anemic) and it is really rearing its ugly face lately.
3. I'm reading the book Ella Enchanted. It's been a quick read. I'm really excited for the next book I am going to read...The Book Thief.
4. That reminds me that I need to do my book review on the Twilight Saga.
5. I'm ready for spring.
6. The movie Fireproof came out on DVD today. If you haven't seen it you should rent it.
7. I've been feeling super crafty lately. I am trying to get my office cleaned up and organized so Wes can measure out the space and start on my craft desk. I have lots of ideas and can't wait to get started.
8. Can ya'll see me as a children's librarian? I am considering getting a second masters in library science...I'll be finished with my masters in elementary ed in August or I'd just change it over...but I don't want to waste the work and effort. I can do correspondence courses through the University of Alabama (online and at their Gasden center) and be done in less than 2 years. Heck I think my career is just to be a professional student lol.

Okay 8 is all I can muster today. Happy Tuesday!

A normal Saturday

2009-01-17T14:44:00.000-08:00

I sit here typing this while watching The Princess Diaries on ABC Family in my warm toasty house. My company is my kitties. Wes has gone out to a concert with his friend Brian. I just got back from the library where I got two books...Ella Enchanted and The Book Thief. Looking forward to reading both but first I gotta finish Breaking Dawn. Only 149 pages to go...that's not bad for a 746 page book that I have not been impressed with. But that is for another post.
This week has been crazy. Last Sunday Wes' only remaining grandparent, his grandfather, fell and broke his hip. At the age of 81. So his kids have been going back and forth arguing whether surgery would be beneficial or too risky. Well they didn't get a chance to find out. God had other plans. His grandfather passed away late Thursday night. So last night we were at the funeral home. I met lots and lots of Wes' relatives.
On top of that the Alero has been giving us problems. This is the car Wes drives to work. The head gasket is cracked. It's a pretty pricey fix, and leave it to General Motors to make the Alero a very difficult car to work on. This has been an ongoing problem and Wes has been constantly putting anti-freeze in it. So we have come to the conclusion that after the spring outage is over we will be finding Wes a new car. Not a brand new car...but a new to him car. Something with low mileage and reliable. We found a car lot in Marietta Georgia that sells newer cars for good prices. They do the whole car fax thing that way you know what you are getting. He has found several 06/07 Honda civics in our price range. So I guess my good ol Alero is going to be finding a new home. She has been a good car, done her duty, all that jazz.
So I sit here thankful for a normal Saturday. I'm excited about the upcoming week. I am organizing my guest room and office/craft room. Then I can set up my sewing machine. Wes has promised me once the spring outage is over he is building me this fabulous craft desk I have been drooling over. So I am super excited about that. I love having a crafty husband! So I hope that everyone is having a great weekend. I'm glad it's a three day one for Wes. Happy Saturday :)

10 on Thursday

2009-01-08T09:03:00.000-08:00

1. A year and half after moving into our house I now have curtains in my living room. It's amazing the difference curtains can make.
2. Don't want to go into details on here but I need ya'll's good thoughts and prayers about this whole baby situation.
3. My two spare bedrooms are in line for mission organization. I'm just not 100% sure where to start.
4. My house smells heavenly right now. Cranberry Mandarin scented candles are awesome!
5. I'm going to do it! I'm going to start an etsy business with my felt boards and cutouts. There are a couple of other sellers of this stuff on there but it's not completely overrun with them.
6. I'm going to rave two products. 1st the Dustbuster Retriever. Awesome on picking up pet hair from couches and stuff. 2nd the Spot Bot. Great for cleaning couches and upholstered chairs and even small spots on your floors!
7. Anyone ever sell anything on craigslist? I'm fixing to lose my craigslist virginity. I am selling our current kitchen table since we are replacing it with a new kitchen table.
8. Me and Wes are taking our vacation in December next year. The week of his birthday. I'm trying to decide where. Any suggestions?
9. I chipped a tooth last night on an apple? Like not the outside part but after I had already gotten all the skin off it...how the heck I did this I am not sure. So now I have a dentist trip ahead of me. Ugh next week is a week of doctors appointments :(
10. Hope ya'll all have a great weekend. We are going to one of Wes' aunts and uncles 50th wedding anniversary party and then on Sunday my parents are coming over for lunch after church. So a semi relaxing weekend is ahead. Happy Friday!

A 2009 Challenge for myself

2009-01-07T09:36:00.000-08:00

Everyone makes new year resolutions. Well I didn't make any resolutions perse this year. I just made a few challenges to myself.

One of them is that I am reading 50 books in 2009. If I can read more, fabulous, but I have a goal for at least 50. I am tracking them on www.goodreads.com If any of you have an account over there add me as a friend.

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1809344

I am currently on my first book of the year. It's the fourth book in the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, and yeah I am not loving it. But another goal I have for this year is to finish what I have started so I will finish it. But I do have to say that after the first book, Twilight, I haven't loved this series. I feel like I am weird because almost everyone I know who has read this series loves it...but me not so much. Oh well to each her own I guess :)

So now there will be some book reviews thrown in with this blog. Hey who knows you might find a book that you want to read out of it :)

Felt Storyboards and Cutouts

2009-01-06T10:17:00.000-08:00

Okay a few posts back I posted this picture.

Okay well some of that turned into this.

This is a felt story board and cutouts. When I was in college I purchased a felt story set (The Three Little Pigs) at the campus bookstore. I think I paid $15 for it, and it didn't come with the kinda board that I made Macy. It came with a very flimsy cardboard board. I used it some when I was teaching Kindergarten.

Well back in November I was racking my brain on what to get Macy. I was surfing around online and I came across this link.

http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-kids/diy-felt-board/

It reminded me about my now put up set. So I got to thinking I could do this. So I wrote down what I would need and thought about my time limit I was working with to get this done by Christmas. So I chose two children's story books The Very Hungry Caterpillar and It Looked Like Spilt Milk and I managed to recreate those two stories in felt.

I forgot to get pictures of the It Looked Like Spilt Milk cutouts but the above pictures show The Very Hungry Caterpillar cutouts. I am in the process of making her more. I am doing different scenes from the four seasons, some typical holiday ones, ones of her family, and a couple more story books right now. These take lots of time, and until this week I haven't had a lot of that.

So I am thinking of starting an etsy business doing these and a few other things. It'll take a little bit to get it started but I am pretty excited about it.

So what do ya'll think?

Christmas 2008

2009-01-05T11:26:00.000-08:00

We went to Nashville the Saturday before Christmas. We ate at Rainforest Cafe and went to the Opryland hotel to look at all the lights.

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I only got some pictures of Christmas at my parents house. I accidentally left my camera at home for Christmas at his parents house.

Macy had a horrible cold on Christmas day :(

I was laughing at my mom the whole time she was opening this gift. It was the last gift she had and she was kinda shocked by the size of the box because she was hoping she'd gotten a new camera for Christmas, and the size of this box confused her. Not to mention it was from ABC distributing. It did contain her new camera, I had just thought it would be funny to put it in the box that my stocking hanger came in lol.

My parents Christmas tree.

And finally two last pictures from the holiday season at the McClanahan's.

One of my most favorite gifts from Wes. I collect nutcrackers and put them out at Christmas. He found this one for me and I was super excited about it :)

Don't these look yummy :) I am so proud of myself for not screwing these up. I even got Wes to help me ice them :) I didn't know that I was out of red food color and red icing until it was too late so that is why I couldn't get more creative with the candy cans and gingerbread man. But none the less they were good!

Please keep my family in your prayers

2009-01-02T06:44:00.001-08:00

One of my uncles on my mom's side passed away this morning. I don't know any details yet as it is 8:45 am and my mom only called a few minutes ago, but it has been a crazy week here. He was really sick though so I am glad he isn't suffering anymore.

I'll be back next week with my New Years post and some pics from Christmas. My transfer cord for my camera decided to go on the fritz the day after Christmas so Wes ordered me some contraption that reads my memory card onto the computer and it isn't here yet so hopefully by the beginning of the week.

5 on Tuesday in time for Christmas

2008-12-23T10:34:00.000-08:00

1. Still trying to finish Macy's gift but it is turning out super cute! I'll post pictures after Christmas because it isn't going to be finished until tonight.
2. Me and Wes went to Nashville on Saturday to browse around Opry Mills and to see the lights and such at the Opryland Hotel. I wanted to go see ICE but it closed at 7pm and I wasn't aware of that and we didn't make it in time. But we did get to eat at the Rainforest Cafe :)
3. Congratulations extended to my old friend Holly who got engaged last week.
4. I am making Christmas cookies today. Yummy!
5. My cats chewed through one of our cords on our pre-lit tree! So now my bottom half of lights don't light up...good thing I have a handy husband who knows how to fix it.

I have more but I am in a super hurry today because I got lots to do! I just also wanted to take time to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!! I hope ya'll all enjoy your time with your families, and get some cool goodies :) Be safe, eat lots, and feel blessed. Happy Holidays!

This my friends

2008-12-17T18:54:00.001-08:00

is going to be turned into one fabulous Christmas gift for Macy. The finished product will make it's debut on this blog well when it is finished. Hopefully by Sunday (keeping my fingers crossed!).

It's a busy time of the year

2008-12-16T19:48:00.000-08:00

and of course I would come down with a bad cold right when I need to be most productive. So instead I have spent the last three days on my couch with kleenex, fluids, the book Eclipse, this laptop, and the remote.
Good news is I'm feeling better and tomorrow I have to hit the ground running. I have to make a much needed visit to the post office and I am D-R-E-A-D-I-N-G it! And I got to go get Callies stitches out since I am a few days over due on that one.
And *hanging my head in shame* I'm not done with Christmas shopping. Not even close! I can't wrap my presents till the day before Christmas Eve because my cats will tear the wrapping off. In fact we were only able to have ornaments on our tree for like 4 days because they couldn't resist climbing it and they broke one of our wedding ornaments! I was heartbroken but we have since located a replacement and will be getting it but still. Here it is Dec 16 and we have taken our tree down because my cats can't behave. Fortunately I have been able to keep my other Christmas decor up because they haven't been interested in it (knocking on wood).
When the new year gets here my boy cats are becoming outdoor kitties. I just can't have them tearing stuff up in my house, and 98% of the time they are the guilty party. They'll be able to get in and out of the garage and they'll sleep in there but they aren't seeming to be too happy indoors so I am going to let them see how they like the outdoors.
Other than that things are pretty good at the McClanahan house. I have a few things and creativeness posts coming up in the very near future. Some thoughts on 2009 will also be included. But for now I am heading off to dreamland so I can play catch up tomorrow and feel like I am being productive! Happy Tuesday!

10 on Tuesday

2008-12-09T09:42:00.000-08:00

1. My cousins wedding went off smoothly. There was some issues with the cakes but all got fixed and we went on with the show. A few of the pics:

2. You might have noticed from some of the pics that I got bangs :) Of course my hair is all gussied up in those pics for the purposes of the wedding but I really like my new bangs. My BIL's girlfriend did them for me and I think she did a pretty good job :) I like my hair much better now.
3. I am just now getting my Christmas decorations put up. Yeah I have been slacking!
4. Boo to Auburn getting rid of Tuberville. Now comes the part of finding a new coach. Hopefully they'll get a good fit for the university. I am hoping good things for the football team in 2009.
5. I am at a huge loss on what to get my brother for Christmas. Him and my BIL are the hardest people to buy for!
6. I'm doing Christmas goodie baking this weekend. Yummy :)
7. I'm so sick of salespeople calling this house. I have these Bank of America people calling me all the time (like 10 times a day!) trying to get me to sign up for a plantinum card. I don't want it and I am sure as heck never doing business with Bank of America again (they were the ones that wouldn't help us out on the ID theft.)
8. I have made this really cute spice drop wreath. I'll post pics when I post my Christmas pics.
9. I want to see the movie 4 Christmases.
10. I have begun thinking about what I want to accomplish in 2009. The last year of my twenties and I am determined to make it awesome!

Happy Tuesday all!

Happy Birthday

2008-12-08T10:45:00.001-08:00

To my wonderful hubby! Hope your day is fabulous and this year brings you much happiness :) I love you!

A crappy weekend...

2008-12-01T11:13:00.001-08:00

was made slightly better today by this arriving on my front porch.

Now I just have to get my tree up so I can put them on there :)

Six on Saturday

2008-11-29T07:14:00.000-08:00

1. First and Foremost...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE HEY!!!!!!!!!!
2. Thanksgiving was decent. We went to my extended family's gathering which happened to be at my parents house. My family is kinda stressed due to my cousin Ashley's wedding this upcoming weekend so it wasn't the most restful Thanksgiving. And I received tons of crap about being the lone Auburn fan in my family...as usual.
3. Went with my mom yesterday to the stores. We did not get up at the break of dawn but we were out by 8am. I didn't really find anything that was a hot deal, but really I wasn't looking. But Wes' mom did score Wes and his dad a Garmin GPS for 189 dollars...so I am excited about that!
4. I am getting my hair cut by Zach's girlfriend on Tuesday. I am getting bangs cut back...haven't had those since high school...but I need a change.
5. Wes has to work today at 3 so I'll be watching the Iron Bowl with my parents. Yeah I am watching the Iron bowl with 2 Bama fans...but my dad is fun to watch football with and even though he roots for the opposite team he stuck up for me on Thursday to my cousins telling them I could talk football all around them...and it's true..I'd talk circles around them. LOL they don't know who they'd mess with :)
6. This is random but Atlanta Bread Company has the most amazing 9 grain bread! Me and mom went there for lunch yesterday and I had a turkey on 9 grain bread and my mouth had an orgasm! Oh my sooooo good!

Hope ya'll all had a fabulous Thanksgiving! I'm going to enjoy the rest of my day and weekend. Christmas decorations are going up tomorrow afternoon after church...whoo hoo! I love this time of year!

Twilight

2008-11-24T21:13:00.000-08:00

Have you read and seen it yet? I have. Let's just say it made me feel like a giddy teenager again! Loved it. Now I am fixing to start reading the second book in the series New Moon. Anyway if you haven't read it, I recommend it. It was a quick and easy read. Also, and this is my opinion, the book is better. But I am hoping that this movie series is like the Harry Potter series. The first one was just eh..but as the actors got better and the budget got bigger the movies got awesome. I'm kinda thinking that this might be the case with Twilight. Oh and the guy who plays Edward played Cedric Diggory in HP4. So if you are looking for a good read and a decent movie...go for it.

10 on Tuesday

2008-11-18T19:47:00.000-08:00

1. I'm frustrated with Susan right now. There is a Christmas issue going on. Long story short, we used to have Christmas on Christmas Eve at my moms. Then the past two years we have done it at Chris and Susan's. Well my mom wants to go back to having it at her house because she wants Macy to know what Christmas at Nana's is like. Macy gets to have Christmas Day at her other grandparents house, so I don't think my mom is asking too much. I personally want to go back to having it at my parents house as well because it just seems more like Christmas. So I wrote this email to Susan...I'm hoping that I got the point across without sounding too mean. What do ya'll think?

Susan,

Hey. I talked to mom tonight and she told me she had emailed you about Christmas.
She told me that she wanted to go back to having Christmas at their house, but that you told her ya'll like to be at home on Christmas Eve. Is there some reason for that? I thought ya'll did Santa with Macy on Christmas morning?
Really to be honest with you I would rather go back to having it at my parents house. It is really important to my mom, she wants Macy to remember Christmas at Nana's house, and when mine and Wes's little ones come along I want them to know that too. Macy gets to see what Christmas is like at your parents house and so I don't think my mom is asking too much to get to have Christmas at their house on Christmas Eve. She said that you had said that we could do lunch but what I am afraid of is that we'd do that and then we wouldn't have a lot of time together because ya'll would want to get back home.
I understand ya'll have a lot going on that time of the year, but really my mom doesn't ask a lot from ya'll so I am asking you to let her have Christmas Eve back at her house. It would mean a lot to her.

Thanks,
Candi

2. I've been pretty down and out lately. I'm hoping that the holiday's will cheer me up.
3. I'm taking my mother in law out to eat for her birthday on Friday.
4. I have an opportunity for a job at the Huntsville Montessori school teaching pre-k...I'm going in to do some observations and if they like me and I like it I get to start in January.
5. I'm hoping only one more week of outage for Wes.
6. I'll be glad when my cousin's wedding is over with. Only 2 and a half more weeks.
7. I haven't started my Christmas shopping yet. I don't even know what to get anyone.
8. Me and Wes are going to Nashville the weekend after his birthday to see the lights and stuff at Opryland Hotel and to go shopping at Opry Mills. I also think we are going to go eat at the Melting Pot while up there. I'm just ready to go. I haven't seen Wes for more than 2 hours a day since he has been on this outage. It sucks.
9. I want a different hairstyle. But I don't know what. I'm thinking I might get bangs again.
10. Gas is $1.92 at the Chevron near my house!! I don't think we have seen gas below $2.00 since before 9/11. I was actually able to fill my Accord up for less than $40...that's a first since we have had it...with the old gas prices it was at least $60!
Happy Tuesday all!

My Tigers are still AUsome!

2008-11-14T08:19:00.000-08:00

Things have been rough at our house this football season. The time of year that I love so much and look so forward to has not been great this year. My poor Tigers have had a tough season with lots of struggles. It's been disappointing enough to have to watch them lose, but add injury to insult on my part my whole family are Bama fans and they love giving me a hard time! They do every year but it's been sooooo much worse this year because of the obvious. So for the first time ever in my life I will say I'll be glad when football season is over.
I wish them mucho luck against Georgia tomorrow, and then yippee for a week off so they can have their mindset right against the bammers :) (sorry Lauren and Katy :) ) Even though the odds are against them on both these games I think you have to take a few things in account.
1. They have beaten Bama the last 6 years, so they have the momentum to keep it going.
2. Bama has never won against Auburn in Bryant Denney stadium, and Auburn would like to keep it that way.
3. The fact that Bama is number one gives the Tigers a little oomph of thinking how nice it would be to knock of the number one team. Because face it Bama is going to beat Miss State this week, which leaves them #1, and then they have a bye week just like Auburn next week.
When it comes to the Iron Bowl you can't even begin to consider the teams overall season. It's a totally different ballgame. A true instate rivalry. My team may be the underdog this year, but in my book they are still AUsome! War Eagle!

Sunday Seven okay maybe Six

2008-11-09T09:08:00.000-08:00

1. Lauren's baby shower yesterday was fabulous! It was so great seeing her and Colleen and Katy. (Monica I wish you had been feeling well enough to come but I'm glad that you are getting your rest!) I took a couple of pics but I am only going to post one. You can kinda see Lauren's baby belly...but not completely with the way she is turned. But trust me she has a cute little bump :)

Oh and Lauren I'll be emailing you the others I took.
2. This is a little plate that my husband...not me...made back in July at Macy's b'day party. Susan finally got it to me yesterday.

Now I got to figure out a place to display it.
3. My cousin Ashley's wedding day is sneaking up on me and I totally forgot until yesterday that I need my dressed altered! Eeek! I hope that a little under 4 weeks isn't too late. I'll be calling places first thing in the morning.
4. I am hosting Ashley's Naughty and Nice shower this upcoming weekend. Wish me luck!
5. I'll be glad when Wes' outage is over. This one has really thrown our schedule off because he doesn't have a single day off! I accidentally overslept this morning so we missed church. I'm just ready to have my normal day to day schedule back.
6. If any of you watch Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel they have a new episode out Friday on Sloss Furnace down in B'ham. That show is definitely interesting.

Ta-Da!

2008-11-02T21:00:00.000-08:00

My cousins lingerie invitations that I made! Yeah they aren't super fancy but they go well with my black and pink theme and I'm proud of them because I made them with my own two hands lol!

And then a couple of pics from Gatlinburg.

Me and my momma

There were some HUGE pumpkins!

This was a partial view from our cabin. There was still a lot of green but there were some really pretty reds, yellows, and oranges too! We had a great time!

10 on Tuesday

2008-10-28T19:53:00.000-07:00

1. Heading to Gatlinburg tomorrow.
2. As soon as I can find my transfer cord I'll post a picture of the invite I made for my cousin's lingerie shower.
3. Check out this blog. One Pretty Thing
I love it because it has all kinds of neat ideas and crafts.
4. I haven't been feeling very well lately. Lack of energy and it feels like a cold is coming on. Blah!
5. Looking forward to Lauren's baby shower in a couple weeks!
6. Since I am going to be out of town till Sunday night I am making Wes chocolate chip cookies before I leave. I never make them because I don't really like them, so he hardly ever gets them.
7. Maybe my Tigers can have a better Saturday. It's been sad seeing them lose the last three games :(
8. So anyone getting excited for the holidays? I am. I am going to deck out the house since I didn't get to decorate for fall.
9. Macy is taking dance. Ballet and tap. Bless her teacher for being able to keep her attention for 30 minutes.
10. I have a couple of prayer requests. Wes' grand dad has a some kind of mass on his lungs. They don't know if it is benign or malignant yet, waiting on biopsy results. My Uncle Clyde is going through chemo for a tumor on his bladder. Please keep these men in your thoughts. They are both in their 80's.

Hope everyone had a great Tuesday and I'll catch ya'll next week!

Oh I can't wait till July!

2008-10-27T07:59:00.000-07:00

For all you Harry Potter fans!

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/harry-potter-and-half-blood-prince/feature-trailer

Monday Monday....

2008-10-20T04:10:00.000-07:00

now I got that song running through my head!
It's the start of a new week and this one is pretty full for me. Got lots to do as it is Wes' last week of normal work for about a month. Time for another lovely outage and this time he is working 7 days a week, 10 hour days, and is on 2nd shift, which means he works from 5pm to 3am. Bless his heart :)
1. But I do have some great plans while he is doing this. I'm hoping I can surprise him with a newly painted living room and bedroom. He is thinking that we are going to have to paint these things come January and I thought how awesome would I be if I did this for him? One thing to check off the to do list. My mother in law said she'd come help me and might be able to drag my brother in law's girlfriend over to help as well. I just got to figure out the best way to paint the tray ceiling (as we have that in the living room as well as our bedroom) My brother has a really tall ladder that I might can borrow. Hmm....that is the only part that makes me nervous about this little venture.
2. I'm buying my new sewing machine this week! Man I never thought I'd get excited over something like that.
3. Going to Gatlinburg in two weeks. Really looking forward to that one. I think I am mainly excited to see the foilage.
4. I am almost finished with my cousin's lingerie shower invites. I'll post pictures later this week. They are turning out really cute.
5. I have one sick kitty and one who has got to get her lady parts taken care of this week. My poor Gizmo is having some tummy troubles...hopefully he'll be filling better soon. Callie gets the snip snip.
6. Macy "called" me yesterday. Actually Susan called but Macy wanted to talk to me. She informed me that Wes and Candi needed to come see Macy. And yes she refers to herself in third person.
7. We had three year old nursery yesterday at church and I witnessed a three year old meltdown over a plastic cell phone.
8. I don't get to buy Halloween candy this year because no one will be home to answer the door for trick or treaters. I hope that I don't get the bad rap in the neighborhood and being the no candy house! Would it be wierd for me to stick a bowl of candy out on the front porch with a sign to help yourself? On second thought no need to advertise to random strangers no one is home, especially on Halloween.
9. Wes never got my fall decorations down from the attic! So they haven't got put out...so sad too because I have the cutest sit down scarecrows and they would have looked great on my front porch swing. So now I am on a mission to deck out my house in a super manner for Christmas when it comes time.
10. I'm participating in an ornament exchange this year. Fun!
11. Did you know that cats have an adversion to citrus smelling things? We had to spray ALL of our baseboards down with a water mixture that had fresh orange juice squeezed into it because our cats were wanting to work their claws on our baseboards. But it works...they leave them alone. I am thinking Santa is going to bring the kitties a nice cat tree this year. The only thing that worries me about that is them launching themselves off the top of it onto somewhere they aren't supposed to be (like my entertainment center.) I've decided they do this off our couches or something because the other day I came in and somehow and I have no idea how they had knocked one of my iron sconces off my wall. I have no idea!
12. I have a new book series I am fixing to start reading. It's called Twilight and Zach's girlfriend Heather informed me about it. I have tried to get it at the library but it's always checked out. They are only like $7 at Walmart and there are I think three of them in the series. I think I might just have to buy them. They seem to be the "it" books right now. I know they are coming out with a movie on the first book in November. She told me because I loved Harry Potter I should like these. I gotta finish The Good German first.
13. I have found a new lemonade I love. Simply Lemonade. Oh my goodness! Call me crazy but to me it tastes almost like Toomer's Lemonade! And if you have ever had Toomer's lemonade and if you like lemonade you know it'st the best stuff :)
Okay I have bored ya'll for long enough now with my random happenings. Just look at it like a 10 plus some on Monday instead of Tuesday. And until I get a more exciting life then this is what you get haha :) Happy Monday all! Hope your week is great!

A Random Meme

2008-10-14T17:50:00.000-07:00

I saw this on another blog that I frequent and instead of doing a typical 10 on Tuesday I decided to do this. I don't have a ton going on right now but I don't want to fall behind on my blogging either. Also I want to wish my daddy a Happy Birthday. He is turning 61 today. Happy Birthday Dad! I love you!
Okay so onto the meme.

Outside my window... is dark with a full moon! Something about full moons in October gets to me :) Typical Halloweeny vibe.

I am thinking... so many things but mainly that God is good and he has blessed me so much.

I am thankful for... my husband. He is there for me when I need him, cheers me up when I am sad, talks some sense into me when I am overreacting, and he will car dance with me and doesn't care if we look like idiots!

From the kitchen... came a simple but good Italian meal for dinner tonight. Stuffed ravioli, ceasar salad, and toasty bread. Yum :)

I am wearing... jeans, a button down 3/4 length shirt that has flowers on it, brown socks and my brown mary janes

I am creating... invitations for my cousin Ashley's lingerie shower

I am going... to Greenhill this weekend to celebrate my father in law's b'day.

I am reading... The Good German by Joseph Kanon

I am hoping... that the vet can get Callie in this week to get her fixed...she's starting to show signs of going into heat and since we have two male kitties as well that won't do.

I am hearing... the tv which is turned to Ripley's Believe it or Not which Wes is watching.

Around the house... is actually pretty clean because I have been trying to keep up with a schedule and so far so good.

One of my favorite things... is this season. Fall to me is so refreshing. I love the leaves and color of trees, I love the way the air smells, I love all the festivals around, I love mums and pumpkins, I love when it gets crisp in the evening, and I love football.

A few plans for the rest of the week... hopefully finishing Ashley's invites so I can get them in the mail next week, celebrating my father in law's birthday, getting the office ready to paint, and organizing my closet.

10 on Tuesday

2008-10-07T19:31:00.000-07:00

1. I made $250 at the garage sale. Whoo hoo new fall clothes for me!
2. I have an ear infection. Boo.
3. We moved our china hutch into the kitchen. I had to rearrange some stuff. But now I have wall space on either side of the hutch and I gotta find something to go on it.
4. Happy Birthday Holly!
5. Wes starts his fall outage on Oct 25th. He'll be working 2nd shift. He'll be working 7 days a week for 10 hours a day. This outage is supposed to last 4 weeks. We'll see.
6. My daddy's and Wes' daddy's b'day's are next week. We are taking my dad to dinner Saturday night, and then Wes' mom is having a b'day dinner for my father in law next Thursday.
7. Thanks to Colleen for lending me tablecloth/runners for my cousins lingerie shower.
8. We are having slow cooker tostado's tomorrow night. Yum.
9. I made a huge list of books I want to read. Going to the library tomorrow. I'm excited!
10. I can't think of a 10th one right now so I'll just say Hope everyone is having a fabulous week so far!!

Patrice

2008-10-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

Hey okay I have no other way to do this so here is my email addy per your request :)
Have a great day!

chmcclanahan@gmail.com

10 on Tuesday

2008-09-30T10:20:00.000-07:00

1. I think I have applied for 15 or so part time jobs in the past week. I have a bachelors degree, am one semester away from having a masters, and yet still no calls for a part time job.
2. Garage sale is this weekend.
3. I am finally using the birthday money that my in laws gave me by buying myself a new sewing machine.
4. Game Day is going to be at the Vandy/Auburn game this weekend. My brother in law is busy making a sign with the hopes of getting on t.v.
5. I'm saving money for a new MacBook. I'm pretty excited about getting one!
6. I'm making a pumpkin cheesecake. Yum!
7. I want a dust buster for Christmas. How boring of a gift is that lol?
8. Wes is going to make me a new desk. Our front bedroom is becoming the guest/craft room.
9. It feels soooo good outside!
10. I'm going to Gatlinburg with my mom Halloween weekend. I bet it's going to be gorgeous up there that time of year.

Happy Tuesday all!

Ramble, Jamble, my mind is Scrambled!

2008-09-28T14:18:00.000-07:00

I've got so many things on my mind!
1. I am trying to find a part time job because I am not using my time wisely at home. I do better with structure and a schedule. I don't want to go back to the classroom because since we are trying to have our first baby, and I want to stay at home with it the first year, I don't want to get into the groove of a classroom again. Besides I want to still be able to pursue other interests and before when I was teaching I didn't feel like I could do that. So I have been perusing administrative jobs, and pre-school jobs. I think that I could enjoy either.
2. Realizing you are losing friendships are hard. Realizing that you have grown apart is hard. I've had to realize that recently, and even though I don't feel very settled about it, I don't really know what to do.
3. I've really been on edge lately. I usually have so much patience but let me tell you I have been tested a lot recently.
4. I am really bothered about my brother in law's choice to go back to his ex. Why? I haven't a clue. I mean he is almost 21 years old, he's old enough to choose for himself. It's just that I don't trust this girl at all. And I can't handle fake people. And I feel like she's a phony. The thought of her being at the holiday stuff is really bugging me. But what can I do about it? Nothing. He's a big boy and can make decisions for himself. I think he is making a poor one, but my opinion doesn't matter when it comes right down to it.
5. I have a list of to-do's around my house that is over a mile long. Do I have the desire to get them done? Yes! Do I have the motivation? Sometimes. So I just need to kick start my hiney into gear to accomplish this. I'm really overwhelmed!

I love my life, and I am blessed. But I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I wish I was a kid again. NO responsibilities...just fun! But then again...I am blessed and thankful.

Hope everyone has a great week! Maybe it'll go by fast. It's fixing to be October...craziness....things just speed by now :)

Fireproof

2008-09-27T06:43:00.000-07:00

Wes and I saw this EXCELLENT movie last night. ALL couples who are serious, engaged, and married need to see this movie. I'm not going to get into the details but I will leave you with the link to read all about it yourself. Seriously ya'll this movie was great. Kirk Cameron has come so far in his life and he is a real inspiration. I saw him speak at my parents church in Decatur about 3 years ago. All I can say is WOW! So if you are looking for something to go see at the theater, then give this movie a look-see. It'll be worth it!

www.fireproofthemovie.com

PS. If anyone is needing to get ahold of me on my cell phone you'll have to wait till Wednesday. I dropped my cell in the dish water when I was washing dishes Tuesday afternoon, and it fried it. So Verizon is sending me a new one, but it won't be here until Wednesday.

My Saturday picks

2008-09-26T11:02:00.000-07:00

Go Dawgs (and this will be the ONLY time you ever hear me utter those words!!!!)

And even though the McClanahan household is a house divided this week for the first time during our two years of marriage.

WAR EAGLE!!

Thursday Something

2008-09-25T11:34:00.001-07:00

This week has been so unproductive for me! I have LOTS to do trust me but I have been otherwise distracted.
1. I'm in the middle of planning my cousins lingerie shower. I got lucky and her best friends mom wants to incorporate a "favor" party in with it, so we will be able to do both.
2. I have got to finish getting my yard sale stuff together. It is a week from Saturday.
3. I'm going with my mom and some of her church friends to Gatlinburg Halloween weekend. My dad didn't want to go, so I'm going to go with her. Gatlinburg should be really pretty this time of year.
4. I mentioned earlier that we have decided to undertake the painting of the inside of our house ourselves. So I think that me and Wes' mom are going to start it in a couple of weeks.
5. My brother in law has gotten back together with his *&%#! of an ex-girlfriend. NO ONE is happy about this. This girl has cheated on him not once, not twice, but 3 times! And she is shallow as H-E- Double Hockey Sticks. UGH!!! I absolutely can not stand the thought of this. Zach can do soooo much better than her. Our suspicions are that she is only wanting him back because he has this really great paying internship right now, and she LOVES for him to buy her stuff. Last time she broke up with him, she waited until 2 days after Christmas to do it because he had bought her a brand new laptop for Christmas and she wanted to make sure she got it. He has also bought her a shitzu for her b'day in the past. Plus clothes galore! And only takes her out to the best places, yadayadayada...you get the drift. And now she comes drifting back around trying to act like nothing happened. Can I say again UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's enough for today! Hope ya'll all have an excellent Thursday!

Happy First Day of Fall Ya'll!

2008-09-22T08:59:00.000-07:00

It is finally fall...my all time number one favorite season!! Yay!!
Now this week I am busting out my fall decorations. I'll post pictures after they are put out.
We have decided to resume our painting of the house. We were going to hire it done, because well I hate doing it, but we decided to save the money for other stuff so I guess we'll start with the living room. I gotta go get paint samples sometime this week.
Hope ya'll have a great Monday! I'm hoping mine goes okay...so far so good.

Oh my gosh!!

2008-09-17T12:51:00.000-07:00

It's 99 days till Christmas!! What happened to this year? It just flew by!

10 on Tuesday

2008-09-16T09:27:00.000-07:00

1. We are having salsa chicken with mashed potatoes tonight for dinner. Yum :)
2. I think Samantha Brown from the travel channel has got the BEST job in the world. I mean she gets to travel all over the world and get paid for it!
3. I love the free credit report commercials...they make me smile/laugh every time. But the songs get stuck in my head!
4. I bawled last night while watching One Tree Hill. It was one of the saddest episodes I had ever seen. I think I am just emotional lately.
5. I am addicted to a homemade cheese ball I make. I made one for our Saturday football watching and yeah it's Tuesday and it is gone. And the sad part is I am considering making another one!
6. I was very upset with my kitties when I got up this morning. I have a bakers rack in my kitchen that has my small collection of chef items on it. Well sometime during the night they had jumped on it (BIG no-no!!) and knocked off this cute chef candy holder my mom got me last Christmas. It completely decapitated him!!
7. I am in major clean out mode with my house. Me and mom are having a garage sale on October 4th and I am really trying to get rid of things I don't use and or need.
8. I love this little device on my car. It is a percentage thing that keeps up with my oil. When it reaches 15% it tells me I need to get my oil changed. No more guessing! I just love my car!!
9. Last night me and Wes were working on our monthly budget for the upcoming October (per Dave Ramsey) and we also decided to write down some things for our Big Purchase Wish List. I don't want a lot of things, but what I want is big ticket items. But we have this list tacked to our fridge and it helps with motivation to save for purchases. We are no longer a credit buying family. With the crap that happened with my card, and with our new found way of living we swore off credit cards.
10. Speaking of the credit crap. We got it taken care of and we didn't have to pay a dime. We were able to score the tapes from two of the places that my card was used, thanks to the help of the Limestone County sheriffs department. Even though we aren't sure who had the card, they were able to prove that neither me nor Wes was at checkout counter nor the store at the time the purchases were made. These were turned over to the investigation team at Bank of America and so the charges were cleared off my card. So it worked out that we didn't have to pay the credit balance, nor any lawyer fees. You just don't know how much my stress level has dropped after all this!
Bonus: Most of you know this...but please please let me be a lesson to you. Always Always keep track of your information. Credit theft/identity theft is no fun. I know that Monica and Lauren know this as well. I'm just glad that it is over with.

Happy Tuesday all!!

A Saturday spent watching college football...

2008-09-13T14:36:00.000-07:00

is really one of the best ways I could spend the day. What's even funnier is Wes is asleep on the couch...what is wrong with this picture?? :)
I made all kinds of yummy game foods and we have already watched Tennessee beat UAB. Right now we (or I) am watching a pretty good game of Georgia vs. South Carolina. I'm rooting for South Carolina because they are the underdog. But I will say I really like Georgia's coach and there QB. Matthew Stafford has a canon for an arm. Amazing!
Tonight of course I will be glued to ESPN2 watching Auburn vs Mississippi State. My brother in law called earlier...he is in Starkville for the game, and he said that the cowbells are ANNOYING!!! Haha...they are breaking them out even before the game. We had a long discussion about those things at dinner last Saturday night down in Auburn. Zach's friend Stephen, who is from Mississippi, said that the first ever college football game he went too was a Mississippi State game back when he was in high school, and he witnessed some old lady banging this young guy over the head with his own cowbell. I guess she thought it was annoying too...haha!
Another random fact I learned about the SEC today. Did you know that they make conference issues of playboy magazine? Like they have a Big 10 issue, ACC, SEC, etc. The only rule for it is that they can't show the girls bottom half. So yeah they go around to the college campuses and recruit these girls to pose for these editions of playboy. Interesting.
Okay so this is a random post, but I felt like posting :) Happy weekend all!
And........

War Eagle!! ( you knew that was coming I am sure :) )

10 on Tuesday

2008-09-09T10:48:00.000-07:00

I'll try to come up with 10.

1. I'm busy sewing this week. Maybe I'll finish one of my projects and be able to post pics.
2. Dave Ramsey is going great. We are really learning a lot about money and how to manage it.
3. I'm so frustrated that for some reason I can't seem to make cookies. Not the homemade kind. I mess them up every single time!
4. I got soooo sunburned at the Auburn game Saturday. I am having to moisturize my face like twice a day, and I don't have to wear any make-up because my bright red face would come right through it lol.
5. Has any of ya'll ever watched The Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family? I caught a mini marathon of it a couple of weeks ago, then I have watched the last couple Tuesday nights of it. Tonight is the season finale. It's a pretty interesting little show.
6. My one guilty pleasure show is One Tree Hill. Even though I am disappointed that Lucas chose Peyton instead of Brooke, I'm really enjoying the new season of it. Next week's episode is going to be a tear jerker.
7. Our revised class reunion plans includes the football game Friday night. Guess who Austin plays? Buckhorn, the team my brother coaches for. Too funny.
8. I'm getting some really good ideas together for my cousin Ashley's Naughty and Nice Shower. I'm really looking forward to it!
9. So I think the fall decorations are going to make an appearance this weekend.
10. This one is for Colleen. She asked how the video at the Auburn game was. I got part of it on video. Sorry it's not the best quality, but in answer to your question the video was chill bump inducing as usual :)

Auburn vs Southern Miss

2008-09-07T12:51:00.000-07:00

We had a blast yesterday although both Wes and I are burnt! We also got soaked during a pour down in the last few minutes of the game. Here are a few pictures!

Poor Spirit had a little bit of a directional problem yesterday. But he finally made it :)

War Eagle!

An easy way to make a few extra dollars

2008-09-03T17:36:00.000-07:00

Okay I have a subscription to Woman's Day. I really enjoy the magazine because it always has good tips and interesting stories. And my latest copy gave me an easy way to pocket some extra cash.

This website:

www.cash4books.net

I sold three of my old college textbooks to them and received $43.85 for them! Easy peasy. You just put in the ISBN numbers (either found on the back cover or on the copyright page) and it tally's up how much, and if they are buying it. They take pretty much any kind of book, as long as it is in good condition. AND they pay for shipping!! You just print off the free shipping label they provide you, stick it on a box, and off it goes. I'll be sending mine out tomorrow. You can either receive payment by check or paypal. They let you decide.

Anyway I just wanted to pass this on. I tried out about 8-9 books and they bought three...better than nothing :) But I have tons more that I can put in and see, and I plan on doing that. Try it out, what can it hurt?

It's that time of year again!

2008-08-29T11:38:00.001-07:00

War Eagle!!!!!

Thursday Thoughts

2008-08-28T10:45:00.000-07:00

1. Okay so I found this article and I found it highly interesting. I don't really think this guy knows what he is talking about but whatever....to each his own. But really ranking Auburn worse than LSU and Bama? I'm not so sure about that. And what about those obnoxious cow bells Mississippi State uses? Read it, it's interesting.

http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/bradley/entries/2008/08/21/ranking_obnoxious_sec_football.html
2. Football starts tonight! Even though it's not officially fall...football season kicks off fall for me!
3. I'm so ready for 3pm tomorrow to get here. That is when Wes gets off work and we have a three day weekend together!
4. We watched the movie Stop Loss the other night. It was really really good.
5. I'm going yard saleing early Saturday morning. Then we are going to hang out at my parents Saturday and cook out.
6. So long story short on this credit card mess, the company has denied our claim because of 2 things. One the supposedly the statute of limitations has run out. Two they say I am negligent because I didn't catch it before I did. Well we talked to a lawyer in B'ham and hard to explain but I don't feel comfortable with this whole situation of the lawyers. They didn't really want to hear the whole story, they were dismissing important points, and they seem to want to nail it for all it's worth. I don't agree with the statute of limitations thing, but I can't help but feel like I am negligent since I didn't catch it. Right now there is a balance of a little less than 5,000 dollars that the thief ran up. Me and Wes feel like we would just be better off to pay that, than running the risk of this balance running up due to interest/late fees while we pursued this court thing, along with lawyers fees and court cost. We honestly don't feel like we could win, and we don't feel comfortable with the way the lawyers want to handle it. It doesn't feel honest. Wes dad is pushing us to take this to court. Wes' mom understands where we are coming from and agrees with us. Wes' dad thinks we should be compensated for our "suffering" his words. I am not out for money, I just want this taken care of so we can get our life back on track. This is causing a fight between Wes' parents because Wes' mom thinks that Wes' dad worships money. It's a huge mess!
7. Ya'll may be wondering why Wes' parents are putting their input in this. Well to make matters even more complicated the thief of our card also got my inlaws bank account number (which we had written down in our files along with the cards because my mother in law had Wes order something for Zach at one point and gave him the info for that purpose). The thief was using my inlaws account to pay a balance on the card each month. So we were paying, and the thief was stealing from my inlaws as well. My inlaws bank says that it was my inlaws fault that they should have checked their checking statments each month and so my inlaws bank refuses to give back my inlaws money. Confused yet?
8. So point in case, we are all out money (as in us and Wes parents are out some money I just realized that made it sound like we were broke...not the case), but as I have told Wes...I want my problem fixed pronto because not only are we out money it is screwing with my credit. So see why I am so stressed? I think that just paying this will lower my stress level. I don't want to screw my credit up...my score is 768 and I have worked hard for that. I don't want some idiot messing it up. I know that it lets the thief win, but the card is closed, no other accounts have been opened, we now have an id theft program, all our bank accounts have been changed, and we have learned a huge lesson. So now I just want my life back.
9. Me and mom are having a garage sale at her house the first weekend of October.
10. Wes starts another outage October 27th. So he'll be back on nights again for that time period. It is supposed to last 25 days but I have learned with TVA that nothing is as short as they say. I'm just hoping that it is over with by the first of December because we have my cousins wedding the 6th and I want to be able to go on his birthday outing the following weekend.

Okay sorry guys I know this turned out long! If you made it to the end then kudos :)

Just a clarification :)

2008-08-27T12:23:00.000-07:00

My post from two days ago stated that we were starting cycle number four. I appreciate your thoughts and prayers but I also don't want ya'll thinking I am depressed over it. I understand that it can take a while. I wouldn't want anyone to think that I am complaining that it hasn't happened yet. I wouldn't do that because I know it takes some a long time. It could take me a long time. I am fighting against endometriosis and only having one fallopian tube. That was my whole point of the statement before it. I know this will happen when God intends for it to happen and not before then. I am not going to lie and say that I don't have a little bit of disappointment that it hasn't happened yet, because it is a little disappointing but I just know that it will happen when it's supposed to.
Okay I just wanted to clear that up. I'll take all the prayers I can get don't get me wrong, but I just wanted to make sure that ya'll know I am okay with this. Any depressed vibes comes strictly from this credit card crap. But we are gaining some ground on it so things are looking up :)
Happy Hump Day all! Only two more days until a three day weekend!

10 on Tuesday

2008-08-26T09:03:00.000-07:00

So I know my post yesterday might have shown some stress and unhappiness. I have had a rough few weeks, only because when it rains it pours you know? BUT I have decided that I am not going to let the devil rain on my parade :) So this is my happier version of a 10 on Tuesday.

1. It's a three day weekend this upcoming weekend which means Wes is home with me :)
2. My kitties are such entertainment during the day for me. They do all sorts of kooky wacky things.
3. My friend Kara made my day the other day by giving me this gorgeous stained glass butterfly garden stake. She said it was my thank you for babysitting her son so she could get some of her art stuff done. It is really pretty. She makes some of the prettiest stained glass things. I have a really pretty piece hanging on my kitchen window that she made for me for my birthday.
4. Next Monday is the season premier of One Tree Hill. That is by far my guilty pleasure show.
5. I am picking out my wood floors this Saturday. They will be installed in 3 weeks. I am very ready for them.
6. I am making (correction sewing) these really cute fall and Christmas felt pillows.
7. After Labor day my cute fall decorations get to make their appearance.
8. It's almost time for pumpkins! My mouth is salivating at all the yummy pumpkin desserts to be made.
9. I can't wait until the weekend of December 12-14. That is the weekend after Wes birthday and we are going to Nashville to spend the night at the Opryland Hotel and look at all the gorgeous lights, and go Christmas shopping at Opry Mills. Oh and we are also going to the Melting Pot! Yumm-O!
10. We got our tickets to Big Spring Jam this past weekend. I'm so excited. Chris Cagle is going to be there! And Blake Shelton. And Sister Hazel and so many many more!

Okay off to fix me some lunch. Happy Tuesday all!

I have officially handed it all over to God!

2008-08-25T13:45:00.000-07:00

I am tired of wondering about a lot of things and so I am just handing it over to God and trusting that things will work out like HE means them to be. I have accepted that it may or may not be what I want, and that he knows exactly what he is doing. I am going to go about my life, try to relax more, and appreciate more. I am going to quit being so selfish and try to become the person that some people already think I am. God has blessed my life so much in these last few years and I feel that I am unworthy of it, yet I am eternally grateful for EVERYTHING he has given me.

A few things going on in my life right now:
1. Most of ya'll know we are trying for baby #1...we are beginning our 4th cycle today.
2. We are fighting with Bank of America over this ID theft that I have had happen to me. They are trying to say my statute of limitations has run out, so we are dealing with a lawyer out of Birmingham. This has caused a large amount of stress in my life because this is messing with my credit and also talking about a large sum of money.

I hope everyone has a great week. I'm just hoping that this week is better, after the last few weeks we have had.

I've been tagged

2008-08-22T04:31:00.000-07:00

monica has tagged me to do this meme!
I must reveal six unspectacular quirks about myself and challenge other bloggers to do the same.

The rules are:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules.
3. Tell six unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag six bloggers by linking.
5. Leave a comment for each blogger.

1) In order every night before I go to bed I have to take my contacts out, wash my face, brush my teeth, and take my vitamin. I can not be misdirected from this routine.

2) I eat my french fries before my hamburger.

3) I can't sleep with any of my jewelery on except my studs that I keep in my second holes in my ears.

4) I don't know how to do a cartwheel.

5) As some of you may or may not know I had a brother that was born in between me and Chris. He passed away of SIDS at 4 months old, so I of course never knew him. We shared the same birthday though. His was 6/23/77 and mine is 6/23/80. His name was Matthew Craig Hancock, so his initials were MCH, my name before marriage was Candice Michelle Hancock, initials CMH. Now Macy has the initials MCH as well because her name is Macy Claire Hancock. I find this interesting.

6) I have always lived near the Tennessee river but I have never been fishing.

So I am tagging:

Lauren- Happy Honeymooners

Katy- Destiny's Hand

Colleen- Team Dixon

Roz- As Always Roz

Patrice- Lifes Little Treasures

Klancy- As Always Roz

A/C is fixed!

2008-08-20T18:37:00.000-07:00

Turns out it was a coil that allowed freon to pass through to the compressor. Well this little coil wasn't letting it get through and so the compressor was overheating. This was either a manufacturers defect or a person who didn't install it right causing it to burn up. Don't know. But my cousin fixed it, we had to pay a labor fee and all is well now, and cool :) But I have learned that no matter what A/C fixes are just not cheap. It is probably one of the most expensive things in a house to fix.
I find it funny that at Dave Ramsey on Sunday night we were talking about the importance of an emergency fund and to expect the unexpected and ka-blam broken A/C! Another example is in our first month of marriage the alternator went out on my car, twice, and Wes had to have the breaks replaced on his vehicle. That was a short money first month of marriage. That taught me the law of Murphy :)
So now I am off to bed in my nice cool house again! Happy Hump Day!

Our A/C is messed up!

2008-08-19T18:46:00.000-07:00

I am not a happy camper right now. A/C was working fine last night but this morning it was hot in here. By 4pm it was 83 degrees in this house!
I'm perturbed because my house is one year old hence the unit is one year old. But I know these things can happen.
Luckily my cousin Brian is owns his on HVAC business so he will be making a stop at my house tomorrow. The unit is under warranty thank goodness.
But man it is going to be a long night...I can't usually sleep when it's hot. I'll have to try though :)

My 10 on Almost Tuesday

2008-08-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

It'll be Tuesday in about 17 minutes so close enough!

1. Dave Ramsey was totally great the first night! I will do a post on it eventually, but I am getting sleepy so it'll have to wait.
2. I am so sick of some of the jerks that Wes works with. I'm usually pretty easy going, but these guys are just plain jerks. And totally unprofessional. I'll be glad when Feb rolls around and he is out in the plant and not in the training center with these (insert any four letter word you want).
3. I love my parents I really do. They do a lot for me and usually support anything I do. But it seems lately they are so set in their ways and so I am having to somewhat censor some things I tell them.
4. I am counting down the days till September 1st. That Monday night at 8pm I'll be glued to the t.v. for my one guilty pleasure show's season premier. One Tree Hill....I can't wait to see who Lucas picked...my hopes are on Brooke.
5. It seems like late at night my cats go ballistic. They become totally playful at that time and unfortunately that results in them being LOUD.
6. I have a cute little picture project I am working on for our bedroom. Once I get it done I'll post a picture.
7. I've been craving lasagna lately. I'm heading to the grocery store in the morning so I believe that will be on the menu this week.
8. The crafting bug has consumed me lately. Lots of projects going on. They will be displayed on here eventually :)
9. In September we are heading to two football games...one Auburn and one Tennessee. The Tennessee game is for Wes. I figured he has been excellent with me about the Auburn games so I want to give him something back.
10. November 15th I am throwing my cousin Ashley a lingerie shower. I am calling it a Naughty and Nice shower and using black (naughty) and pink (nice) for the color scheme. We are going to play all the fun, crazy games and have a good ol time :) I'm also thinking of hiring this lady out of B'ham to come teach belly dancing. I think that would be so neat!

It is officially one minute till midnight....oops the clock turned over :) So officially Happy Tuesday all!

The Only Time this will happen

2008-08-14T11:33:00.000-07:00

They actually look like they like each other!
Happy Thursday all!

10 on Tuesday

2008-08-12T10:34:00.000-07:00

1. Last night we had a FREE dinner at Mac's Steakhouse here in Athens. There was a catch in that we had to listen to a spill about a product that would help to lower our utility bill. But free is free right? The funny part was there were about 20 couples there...and me and Wes and another couple were by far the youngest there. The rest were pretty much retired seniors. The man next to Wes asked him if he felt strange sitting there with a bunch of old people lol.
2. My LAST semester of grad school starts the 25th of this month!
3. Auburn football kicks off in 18 days! War Eagle!
4. I am a huge fan of 1-800-Pet-Meds. We get the kitties Advantage for so much cheaper there than at the vet.
5. My friend Kara's son Ryland is turning one in a few days and we have his b'day party to go to. So I gotta figure out what to get him.
6. Wes found out his first old high school buddy is going to be a daddy in March. This is a major step for his old friends lol.
7. My sewing is coming along nicely :)
8. I'm going golfing Saturday with Wes and my brother in law Zach. Okay so I think I'll be riding in the golf cart while they golf but still.
9. I've been helping my in laws flip a house. It's definitely a lot of work. It's Wes grandmothers house that they are fixing to put on the market. But at least I have learned a few handy home improvement skills.
10. We have found 2 black widow spiders around our house in the past week! Talk about scary. The bug man found the first one last week when he sprayed and then Wes found the second one when he mowed the lawn last Thursday. I'm not scared of spiders in general but the thought of black widows scare the crap out of me. The bug man said they are all over the place this year. Nice! I don't want to get afraid to walk around my house!
Happy Tuesday all!!

Dave Ramsey

2008-08-10T18:54:00.000-07:00

We are starting the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University at our church next Sunday night. We went to a preview session tonight and I can officially say I am pumped up! We mainly wanted to do this for saving purposes but I'm really excited about the whole program.
I think it will be cool to say we are overall debt free. I know we will have a house payment but I am going to be glad to not have any credit card debt. Fortunately we don't have very much of that at all. But after all this crazy identity theft issue with my card, me and Wes are pretty much over the whole credit card thing.
We are in agreement that the house that we live in is our starter house and we plan on selling it in 3-4 years. So due to that we know that we won't pay off this house. But I'll say again it will be nice to know that we don't have to pay credit card debt :)
I'm ready to begin. Seeing the preview video was exciting. We get our kit next week too and since we are doing it through our church we got a discount on it. Whoo hoo can't beat that.
So here's to yelling "I'm debt free!!"

This is one reason why the SEC is the BEST football conference in the nation

2008-08-06T18:35:00.000-07:00

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3510808&sportCat=ncf

Enough said!

10 on Thursday...The Wednesday Night edition

2008-08-06T17:23:00.000-07:00

1. Wes got a speeding ticket going to Kentucky. 96 in a 70....yeah so now there is a nice 161 dollar ticket to pay.
2. Went and saw the Dark Knight last Saturday...very very good. Man Heath Ledger did an excellent job as the Joker.
3. At that same movie Wes accidentally left his debit card at a table in the arcade center...didn't realize it till we were paying for our dinner bill at Red Lobster after the movie...luckily someone honest turned it in to the managers office and it was returned to us, no harm done.
4. I officially know how to sew now! Yippee! My first project? Curtains!
5. I like to cook, but not in the summer. Just too hot!
6. It is official that this fall we will be ripping up ALL the carpet in our house and putting in hardwood. But before we do that we are getting the entire inside of the house painted...except for the room that will someday be a nursery. I don't want that one done yet because it will be painted to go with the room.
7. I am also teaching myself how to crochet. It's a slow progress.
8. I am in love with the Happy Cow cheese. Yummo!
9. I am addicted to this word game on Yahoo Games called Text Twist...it is my boredom passer.
10. Ready for Labor Day weekend...first the Auburn game...then on to Atlanta!
Happy Thursday ya'll!

My Family

2008-07-31T09:42:00.000-07:00

We had my moms side of the family reunion up at Kentucky Dam Village this past weekend. All of my mom's brother and sisters except two were there, with some or all of their children/grandchildren.

LtoR: Uncle Clyde, Aunt Freda, Aunt Mildred, Aunt Barbara, Aunt Betty, and my mom They have two more brothers, my Uncle Gene who was unable to make it, and my Uncle Roy who passed away in 2000.

This is the first cousins, minus 9 of us, and also no spouses were in this picture but we are all married.

These are some, but not all, of the second, third, and fourth cousins.
I have a large family. We really enjoyed our weekend! Just a few more pictures.

My cousins Emily and Ashley in the pool.

Susan and Macy in the pool.

Me and my cousin Angela

My Uncle Clyde...we gave him a surprise 80th b'day party. He's my mom's oldest brother.

Me and my baby cousin Landon

Angela and her son Noah

My cousins Eli and Emily...I am loving Eli's pose here...he looks like he is about to go kung fu :)
Happy Thursday everyone!

The Countdown to HP 6

2008-07-30T07:38:00.001-07:00

They released the movie trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! So excited. I can't wait till November 21st!

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/29/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-the-trailer-has-arrived/

Happy Wednesday all!

10 on Thursday instead of Tuesday

2008-07-24T05:05:00.000-07:00

1. I am so tired lately. I have been sleeping horribly. Our matress is only as old as our marriage but to me it's just not sleeping well. So I bought a cushy bed thingy (yeah blanking on what they are called). I also bought two new sets of sheets, and a new comforter. So soon I'll have a new bed set up and I am hoping that will help with my sleeplessness. I can get to sleep, stay asleep for a bout three hours then I am wide awake so much that I get up as to not wake Wes. Like I have been up since about 2am this morning, and now I am getting sleepy again at 7am. I spend my day exhausted, no energy, and it's a challenge to make myself function.
2. I'm pretty irritated with my brother and sister in law. I won't go into it on here, but lets just say that they both need to have a little attitude change about some family matters. Enough said.
3. I have to make brownies to take to our family reunion this weekend, today. So my house should smell excellent today.
4. Keep Wes in your thoughts. Apparently he works with a bunch of grown adults who think they are still in high school. Think clique behavior. There are 18 guys and 1 female in their particular training class and as you can imagine this girl bring mucho drama to the table. Well the bigger problem is that there are some grown men who are just as bad as the female and well lets just say that it makes you want to tell a few people to grow up. Wes doesn't have patience for this kind of thing, and I don't either. And the worst part is these men are in their late 30's who have kids! Come on! Both he and I will be glad when his training period is over with and he gets away from some of those guys.
5. I have a kitty product rave. We keep our litter boxes out in our garage. Our kitties are trained to let us know when they need to go out. The main reason I did this is because as much as I love my kitties I hate kitty waste smells and litter smells. I don't want them in my house. Well one day I was in Walmart picking up litter and I noticed this igloo looking thing called the Booda. It was a litter box shaped like this little igloo. It hides the mess and it has a filter so that you can't smell anything. So we bought one, put it in our back hallway next to our laundry room, and voila our kitties have a indoor potty and it doesn't make my house smell. I forget it's there actually. But it has allowed Savanna to become an strictly indoor kitty only. We let Cliff, Gizmo, and Callie in during the day but they sleep in the garage at night. This is going to be this way until they get their kitten ways of wanting to run like wild Indians and attack everything in my house out of their systems. Otherwise until we can get them trained.

Okay so this 10 became a 5 because my 5 our long. I hope everyone has a great Thursday!

She's growing up way too fast!

2008-07-21T11:28:00.001-07:00

Macy had her third birthday on Saturday. Lots of fun. Chris and Susan got her this really cool blow up water slide and the kiddies had a blast on it. I told my mom that was probably the best investment ever! This thing is like 12-15 feet tall! I would have liked to get on it myself.

And then check out this cake. My sister in law always gets the neatest cakes.

My niece is getting so big...sniff sniff. I can't help but think she looks like the Hancocks. I might be dillusional though lol :)

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Monday :)

10 on Tuesday

2008-07-15T11:19:00.000-07:00

The what's been going on in my life besides Disney edition. :)
1. While in Disney me and my wonderful hubby celebrated 2 years of marriage!
2. I have had my credit card stolen and a $6,000 dollar bill ran up! I'm in the process of a fraud claim now. It's not fun, and tons of stress!
3. Macy is turning 3 on Saturday! I don't know where the time has went. Before I know it she'll be in school.
4. Can I say I officially hate writing papers?
5. My kitty Savanna got spayed and we have found homes for two of her kittens. Yay! The best part of that is that my dad is the one taking them so I will still get to see them when I visit.
6. We found out the story of what happened to the guy across the street from us. He shot himself and laid there for 9 days before he was discovered on my birthday. I really feel sorry for his family and friends. They are now in the process of cleaning the place out and I am hoping getting it on the market soon. It's just so spooky to see it sitting there, knowing what happened.
7. My mother in law has quit smoking! This is such a blessing!
8. Me and Wes are now the Sunday school teachers of three year olds!
9. We are going to Kentucky July 25-27 for my family reunion with my moms side. 2 days of boating, swimming, and cooking out. I find it funny however that no one in my family actually lives in Kentucky. It's just a middle point for us Alabamians and those in Indiana. But we will be on Kentucky Dam lake and I have heard it's really pretty.
10. Probably going to the beach Labor Day weekend. This seems to be a tradition for us.
Hope everyone is having a happy Tuesday!

My final Disney post...

2008-07-12T07:57:00.000-07:00

then my blog can go back to being random lol.
These are pictures from our last night at Magic Kingdom. So they are mostly pictures of the SpectroMagic parade. This parade has been going on for at least 11 years because when we went with band in the 11th grade I remember seeing this parade. But it's still pretty neat and we had good seats along the curb. Enjoy!

And then to end the Disney posts....

M-I-C See you real soon K-E-Y Why? Because we like you! M-O-U-S-E

Last Day at Disney

2008-07-11T11:25:00.000-07:00

We spent our last day at Disney at the Magic Kingdom. That is by far my favorite park and I felt that it would be a good ending to our trip. We ate breakfast with Winnie the Pooh and friends and that was awesome! Overall the trip was fantastic. There is a lot we still need to see. You just can't see it all in one trip :)

Aren't these Mickey waffles cute?

These cute topiaries were in the restaurant at the breakfast. Only they didn't have a piglet one, and I don't know why?

And inside this tent was........

Mickey and Minnie!
Disney World is having the year of a million dreams and as we were leaving Mickey's Judge tent the dream team was waiting outside. We were given these...and the only way to get these was to have the dream team give them to you. They say the year of a million dreams on the front and 2008 on the back.

Then we went off and found some other characters.

Okay so to keep this post from getting any longer I'll post the pictures from our last night either Saturday or Monday. And that my friends will be the last Disney post! Happy Weekend all!

This is my 200th post!!

2008-07-10T11:37:00.000-07:00

Bring out the band this is my 200th post! So it seems appropriate that my 200th post covers our third day of Disney which just happened to be our 2nd anniversary!
We went to Animal Kingdom and then that night went back to Epcot to catch their fireworks show Illuminations. We also toured around the "world" trying out different foods. Some pictures of course and a little video of a surprise recycling bin at Animal Kingdom...check it out :)

This was from the Lion King show....amazing!

And here we meet the big honcho himself :)

He was kissing my hand but it looks like he is trying to eat it lol :)

The below pictures are from Illuminations. Amazing show! It was a perfect thing to do on our anniversary :)

Disney's Hollywood Studios and Downtown Disney

2008-07-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

We spent day 2 at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Nothing too exciting there but we did get a free dessert with lunch because of our handy dandy Mickey and Minnie anniversary pins that we wore everywhere :) Can't beat that lol.

See those little pins we have on? Those are the cutest Mickey and Minnie pins that say Happy Anniversary. You can get them at any of the theme parks and they have them for Anniversary, Birthday, and Just Married. Also when we checked into our resort they gave Wes a 1st visit pin. Oh yeah and they are FREE!!!

My hands fit inside Audrey Hepburn's perfectly!

If you go to Hollywood Studios check out the show Lights Motors Action! Awesome stunt show with lots going on. Probably the highlight of Hollywood studios for us. We also enjoyed Muppet Vision 3-D and the above picture was taken at the Muppet fountain outside of this attraction.
Later that evening we decided to go to Downtown Disney to eat at Planet Hollywood. Our resort had a ferry boat that took you there and it was a nice little ride.

This is the Magnolia Bend side of the Port Orleans Resort. We stayed in the Alligator Bayou part and I am kicking myself because we never got any pictures of it. But it was very nice!

Arrrgghhh matey :)

One of my new favorite pictures of Wes and I...with our pirates and princess mouse ears on!

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday. It's mid-week! Happy day to all!

Day One Part Two

2008-07-08T09:07:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the fabulous park hopper option on our tickets we were able to go to any of the parks as much as we wanted. Pretty cool and handy if you ask me. So Sunday night we went to the Magic Kingdom because they had what they call Extra Magic hours this night. This meant that any Disney resort guest was able to participate and the park stayed open three hours later to those resort guests. So this meant that the Magic Kingdom was open till 2am this night. We didn't make it that long but still it was nice since it wasn't near as crowded. So here are a few pictures of the nighttime version of Magic Kingdom and a video of the preview of the 4th of July fireworks that Disney was putting on.

Nothing speaks Disney like the "its a small world" ride.

The new Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin ride in Tomorrowland is the bomb. Combine a ride and shooting video game into one and you have a ride that me and Wes rode 3 times!

And then we got a short video of the fireworks. We were standing in Tomorrowland so it's not the greatest vantage point...but it's something :)

Tomorrow....Disney's Hollywood Studios formerly known as Disney's MGM studios!

Disney Day One Part One

2008-07-07T12:12:00.000-07:00

We arrived at the Port Orleans resort on Saturday night at about 9pm their time...which meant 8pm our time. We should have been an hour earlier but storms had us circling above Orlando's airport for about 40 minutes before we could land. No harm done though. The hotel was fabulous and we were excited to be there!
Sunday morning we went to Epcot. We mainly toured around the World Showcase as Wes is obsessed with other countries. We took lots of pictures.

Wes is trying to hold up the giant sphere...lol.

Sorry this picture is blurry. It was taken inside the Mexico pavilion. The only issue I have with my Sony Cybershot is the twilight photo settings. They are not my favorite.

Me and Wes having a little fun at the Mexico pavilion.

Ever hear of the Day of the Dead in Mexico history? This was a neat scene they depicted about it.

We met Mexico Donald! He was our first character experience.
Then it was on to some other countries. We had some fun in Norway.

Then some other countries including Japan, Germany, and Italy.

And even some of China.

We ended the morning/early afternoon in Canada. There we saw a kilt and combat boot wearing bagpipe rock band named Off Kilter. We really enjoyed them! So much in fact that we bought one of their CD's. Here is a short video I took of them.

Next up part 2 of Day 1!

We're Back!!

2008-07-04T14:31:00.001-07:00

Lots of pictures, some good stories, and even a couple of videos. All to come next week! For now I have to wash clothes and such. I hope everyone has had a fabulous week, and a happy fourth! Next week all posts about Disney :) For now here is a teaser.

Walt Disney Time!!

2008-06-27T13:22:00.000-07:00

I'm here for a week!!! I'll catch ya'll when I get back with plenty of pictures!!

Happy Birthday to Me!

2008-06-23T07:27:00.000-07:00

I enter the world of 28 today. So far so good :) Saturday night we had a family dinner at my parents. The above photo is where Macy wanted to help me blow out my candles on my cake. Too cute. And I have one more too cute picture of her. She has been fascinated with her tongue lately.

Okay off to spend my day doing things I want to do :) Tonight Wes is taking me to eat at either Carrabas or Olive Garden, and then possibly a movie :) One more quick picture...I have officially become a Vera Bradley bag owner. Thanks mom :)

Here's to a great year of 28 :) Happy Monday all!

Annoyed at its finest

2008-06-18T09:27:00.000-07:00

So this morning I take Savanna to the vet to be spayed. I drop my poor, shaking, stressed out kitty off with the promise of being back to get her at 5 this afternoon. About 30 minutes ago the vet calls me wanting to know her history of vaccines. She hasn't had any yet. I had already explained this once before, saying that I wanted her to have her shots, and be spayed. They told me then that we could get her spayed first, then two weeks later get her shots. Fine.
Well so now I am on the phone with them hearing that they want to give her shots to her today and then have me bring her back in two weeks to get spayed then. Frustrating because now I am going to have to take her and drop her off again, when this act clearly stresses her out! Not to mention I have to pay two separate exam fees now. Banfield runs this special on Thursdays from 2-4 to give vaccines for only the cost of vaccines. No exam fees. But today is Wednesday so they basically didn't give me any choice but to have her shots done today, and then take her back at a later date to have her spayed. So yes this is annoyance at its finest. I just want her spayed already because she is spraying everything!! Why couldn't they have said do her shots first, then we'll fix her? Why did they tell me the other way around?
Okay rant over! Happy Wednesday!

10 on Tuesday

2008-06-17T09:05:00.000-07:00

1. My birthday is in 7 days. 28 here I come!
2. We leave for Disney in T minus 10 days!
3. That means that our 2nd anniversary is in 13 days!
4. Wes got our storm door installed yesterday evening and it looks good.
5. I hate flys! They get in our house and I feel like I am constantly stalking them with the swatter.
6. We are laying sod in the side yards Saturday morning. I think it's going to be HOT!
7. My mom is making my birthday dinner Saturday night and it consists of Poulet! I love that stuff!
8. I'm taking Savanna to get the snip snip tomorrow morning.
9. Took my dad to eat Sunday afternoon. Found out that when he was in Vietnam he met John Wayne. Like actually shook his hand. How cool is that?
10. Macy's birthday is coming up. Looking for ideas on a present. What do you get an almost three year old who has everything? I do believe I will get her a pair of mouse ears with her name on them at Disney. But what else?
Happy Tuesday everyone!

Monday Movie Review: I give it 4 out of 5 stars :)

2008-06-16T08:51:00.000-07:00

The Incredible Hulk

Awesome movie. Edward Norton and Liv Tyler had excellent chemistry together! The plot was pretty exciting. The effects were good as well. The story line follows Bruce Banner trying to find a cure for his "condition" that was brought on by Gamma ray exposure. However, his old love Betty's father is leading a manhunt for him so he can steal his condition and use it as a government weapon. There is some light comedy in it like when he is in South America trying to fend off some guys trying to fight him and he is trying to tell them in either Spanish or Portugese (I'm not sure which) not to make him angry. He says "Don't make me hungry...you wouldn't like me when I'm hungry." It was pretty funny because these punks where like totally confused lol. It even has a cameo by the original Hulk from the TV show. I really enjoyed it. It has a special surprise at the ending as well.
So far my two favorite movies this summer have been two old marvel comics lol.
Ironman, and The Incredible Hulk. So run to the theaters and watch BOTH of these! I promise you will not be disappointed.
Up next on my list is The Love Guru with Mike Myers. Hoping my hubby will take me to see if for my birthday next week.
Happy Monday all!

Thursday Thoughts (Warning...some may be bitter)

2008-06-12T10:02:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting here, should be doing something else, anything else, but lol I am not.
1.My 28th birthday is in 11 days. Ever since I got married my b'day gets overshadowed. Because my anniversary is 8 days after it. The other day my mom was like what do you want for your birthday...and I was like oh yeah I do have one of those coming up. It was like I had completely forgot. That never would have happened when I was a kid :) But seriously the next three weeks are crazy with events.
This Saturday is my parents 38th wedding anniversary.
Sunday is father's day.
The 23rd is my b'day.
The 26th is Chris and Susan's anniversary.
We are leaving for Disney on the 28th.
And our anniversary is the 1st of July.
Then Macy turns 3 on July 19th.
Yeah that's a lot :)
2.We are laying sod in the rest of our side yards on the 21st. Looking forward to having sod, but not looking forward to the actual putting down of it. It started out that it was going to be me, Wes, my dad, and Chris laying it. Then Wes' mom was like we are coming to help too. I know many hands make small work. But I don't really like it when my family and my in-laws get together. They are just two opposite ends of the spectrum. I hate that I feel that way. We just don't put the two families together too much. I guess I should get used to it though. When a baby enters the mix, I imagine there will be lots of times that everyone is together. I'm awful for feeling the way I do though.
3.I'm taking the five kittens to the vet today to get their first round of shots. That should be fun. They have never ridden in a car before, never even left this house before, never been away from Savanna. She is going to freak out thinking I am taking her babies from her. Savanna gets the snip snip next Wednesday. I'll be glad to have that done, because when she goes into heat, it's I'm sorry to say, but annoying.
I told Wes that they all are going to be mad at us over the next few weeks because we have to board them while we go to Disney. Usually my parents watch Savanna when we are out of town, but they will be gone on an Alaskan cruise at the same time so for the first time ever I am boarding my baby and her babies. I hope they don't hate us.
4.Father's Day is Sunday and me and Wes are seperately going to see our dad's. Wes wanted us to go on Saturday to his parents, and then Sunday my dad. But we have to go to Jasper on Saturday morning so I can get fitted for that dress, and then there was some things that I wanted to do Saturday afternoon around here. So I told him that we could each go see our dad seperately. He isn't happy about it, but I told him I saw his parents last weekend, and he would see my parents the weekend after Father's day because after our sod laying we are having my birthday dinner at mom's and dad's. So that is the best solution I can come up with.
5. We have lived in this house a year and two weeks. Believe it or not but Wes' dad has never seen our house. Ever. If they really do come help us lay sod, then that will be the first time he has ever seen it. That is if they come help.
Okay that's enough. I need to do something productive now. Sorry some of my thoughts sound bitter :( I'm not bitter, just aggravated :) I hope everyone is having a great Thursday.

Congrats extended..

2008-06-11T11:52:00.001-07:00

to my sister in law Susan. She got an assistant principals job at Central School in Madison county. Mucho congratulation to you Susan!

A heavily picture loaded 10 on Tuesday

2008-06-10T09:36:00.001-07:00

1. Our computer is finally behaving itself and I can post again!
2. Check out my other blog for some pictures of a cute baby :)
3. Went to a family friends wedding on the 31st. It was at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens and it was one of the prettiest weddings I have ever seen. I'm pretty sure it cost in the 25k-30k price range.

They are releasing doves here. I have never actually been to a wedding that has done that. It was pretty neat.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Mouser.
4. I got a haircut. Finally. Here is a picture before I got it cut to give you a perspective on just how long it was.

And then here is a pic of me and Wes at the wedding and you can kinda tell how short it has gotten.

5. We worked Vacation Bible School last week at church. We had soooo much fun. Both me and Wes worked with the four year olds. We were assigned 3-5 children per group and our group had three. Two girls, Haley and Gillian, and one boy, Alec. Here are a few pictures.

That is a giant beaker that is filled with balloons. Our theme was power lab.

One of the only times you will see me and Wes in matching clothes lol.

6. I went to see the Sex in the City movie Sunday afternoon with a friend. It was her choice. I never really got into the tv show but I had a basis of what it was about. I was really surprised that it only has a "R" rating. I would have thought that it would be at least NC-17...it had some definite eyebrow raising scenes in it. If you are wanting to see it, wait to rent it. It wasn't that fabulous.
7. We got a storm door yesterday for our front door. I'm so ready to get it installed.
8. My parents wedding anniversary is this Saturday. They are celebrating 38 years of marriage!
9. My birthday is in 13 days. We head to Disney in 18 days. My second anniversary is in 21 days. Got a lot happening in the next 3 weeks.
10.
This young lady is my cousin Ashley. She is getting married in December. That makes me feel soooo old! But she asked me to be a bridesmaid. I was supposed to go get fitted for a bridesmaid dress yesterday but we had to change it to this Saturday. Now here is my dilemma. As many of ya'll know we are TTC...so if this month is our lucky month then I'll be around 5 months along at the time of her wedding. So what should I do about sizing for the dress? She is aware that we are trying and she suggested that I just order the dress a couple of sizes to big. The theory is that it is easier to take in a dress (if I'm not, or not as far along) than add fabric to it. So what do ya'll think? She needs to get them ordered ASAP according to the bridal salon.
Okay that's enough for now. I hope everyone has a happy Tuesday!

Sorry I have been M.I.A.

2008-06-06T09:23:00.000-07:00

Our computer wacked out on us last Saturday so needless to say I was not able to get on the internet. It's all better now, and I am super thankful I have a technologically inclined husband cause Lord knows I don't have a clue about that kind of stuff. :)
But this post is going to be short because I have to go get some much needed groceries, wash my car, and weed my flower bed. Tomorrow we are going to carry a dresser back to Greenhill that we no longer need and have no room for, and also go buy a storm door for our front door. I'm super excited about that one :) Sunday we've got church, and the hanging out with some friends that we haven't seen in a while. Monday I have to go to Jasper to get fitted for a bridesmaid's dress for my cousin's wedding. But I promise that I will have a 10 on Tuesday post with pictures. Oh and you'll have to check out my other blog too that day because I'll have a couple pics of my cousin Will's brand new baby boy.
But before I go I want to say something:

Happy Birthday Lauren!!!
Hope you have a great day on Sunday and enjoy your last non-Mommy b'day :)

To everyone else hope you have a fantabulous weekend!

10 on Tuesday

2008-05-27T08:55:00.001-07:00

1. I did something off of my "things to do in my lifetime list" on Friday. I rode in a hot air balloon. Okay so it was tethered and we only went up about 20 feet but hey it counts :) I have some pics but I have to play around with the lighting on them a little bit before posting. Wes (who didn't go up) forgot to set the lense to night so they are a little dark. But photoshop should work on them.
2. I have found a new gummy candy that I love love love. Sour Gummy Life Savers. I pretty much love all sour candy, so I am happy to find another to add to the list.
3. Starting this upcoming Sunday we are working Vacation Bible School at our church. Me and Wes will be working with preschoolers. Should be fun :)
4. Got a high school graduation on Friday night this weekend. And a wedding at the Huntsville Botanical gardens on Saturday. I'm really looking forward to the wedding. I bet it's going to be gorgeous. And I got a new dress for it so I am pumped :)
5. I am cleaning house today. It is gloomy outside, rainy and thundery, so I figured this would be a good activity to do today.
6. Finally watched American Gangster on Sunday night. I thought it was a good movie but man was it long. Also I was really amazed about the content of the movie. I was impressed with Russell Crowe's acting in it.
7. We also rented Untraceable and I think we are going to watch that tonight.
8. I am getting my haircut this week.
9. Gas has skyrocketed lately. It has me planning better my trips into town. Sunday we paid $3.89/gallon!
10. My cousin Will's girlfriend had their baby Friday morning. They had to do an emergency c-section on her because the baby was laying breech in the birth canal. But he's fine, weighed 7lbs 12ozs and had a headful of curly black hair. His name is Landon Bryant. I will get to see him Friday night.
Happy Tuesday all!

ABC's

2008-05-22T10:17:00.000-07:00

My cousin did this on MySpace so I'm bored and looking to kill some time before taking Savanna to the vet.

ABC's
A is for age:
27

B is for beer of choice:
I don't drink beer so I'll put my hubby's choice...Bud Light

C is for what you can't wait for right now?
our Disney trip

D is for your dog's name?
we don't have a dog

E is for how you like your eggs:
scrambled or in an omelet

F is for favorite TV show at the moment:
One Tree Hill

G is for favorite game:
Auburn Football

H is for Hometown:
Decatur

I is for instruments you play:
I don't currently play any, used to be able to play the flute...don't know if I still can lol

J is for favorite juice:
Pineapple Orange

K is for whose butt you'd like to kick:
Oprah's

L is for last food you ate:
applejacks

M is for marriage:
I became Mrs. Wesley McClanahan on July 1,2006

N is for your name:
Candi

O is for overnight hospital stays:
one so far...for my female surgery in 2005

P for people you cant live with out:
Family & friends

Q is for quote:
Perservere... even the snails made it to the ark.

R is for biggest Regret:
I can honestly say I don't have any regrets...everything has a reason and I have learned lesson's from every venture in my life

S is for status?
married

T is for time you woke up today:
6:oo am

U is for underwear you have on now?
pink and white stripe

V is for vegetable you love?
raw carrots with ranch dressing :)

W is for worst habits you have?
Procrastination hands down!

X is for x-rays you've had:
teeth, arm, and belly

Y is for yummy food you ate today?:
so far only applejacks...but we are having spaghetti tonight for dinner :)

Z is for your favorite animal at the zoo?
tigers

Sunday thoughts

2008-05-18T06:16:00.000-07:00

It's 8am and I am fixing to head to get ready for church. I was thinking and I have so much to be grateful for.

1. My family, both biological and inherited :) Though at times they drive me crazy or I drive them crazy, I am lucky to have such a wonderful one.
2. My friends. I have some great ones. Old and new.
3. My husband. I really don't know what I would do with out him. He is my rock.

This weekend has been awesome so far. We saw Ironman Friday night. Run don't walk to your nearest theater and see it. It was Wes' pick and I wasn't sure about it going in. But man was it a great movie. Sidenote...do ya'll remember Mr. Stephen's from Cedar Ridge..taught art...do ya'll remember how he made us listen to that song when we were working?
Saturday we spent a lot of the day at the Honda dealership in Florence. But I got me a new ride :) It's a 2008 Honda Accord LXP and um yeah I love it.
Here is a quick picture of it sitting in our driveway that I took this morning.

Then we headed to Mr. Dash's 1st birthday. I took pics but due to the fact that it is other people's children I'm not publishing their pics on my blog without permission. I'm sure though that Colleen will have pics on her blog soon. (and I'm needing to memorize how to link...I have the info in my office but I'm in the living room and right now just to lazy to go get that piece of paper.) But most of ya'll that read my blog read her's too...so just go check it out when she gets them up. Oh and Roz and Patrice I have a couple of pics of ya'll and the girls. I'll email them to ya if you want...just let me know. Here is one pic of me and Wes at the party though. Excuse my hair...it's in desperate need of a haircut and I am working on that. :)

It was great seeing everyone there and Colleen, you did excellent with the festivites :) Man I can't believe he is a year old already!
Then after we went there we had to go to my friend Jennifer's grad party. So we had a day full of parties.
Today we are going to church, then shopping for Wes some shorts. I'm just super excited that he is back on his normal schedule and that we get our Sunday's back :) I wasn't liking the ones where we'd only get to go to church then he'd have to get back here so he could nap before having to go in to work.
Hope everyone has a great Sunday. Maybe this week will fly by because next weekend is a three day one...and the official kick off to summer!

My bubble crazy niece

2008-05-15T10:15:00.001-07:00

Here is a video of Macy, mom, and Susan playing with bubbles this past Saturday. Forgive my not that great videoing skills :) Also make sure your volume is on so you can hear her talk.
Also below that is a couple of pics :)

I've been tagged

2008-05-14T20:51:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Klancy.

Things I did 10 years ago (1998)

1) Graduated from Austin High School.
2) Found out I was gaining a sister in law.
3) Went on a cruise to the Bahamas for graduation.
4) Had a very short attendance at the University of Alabama....1 week :)

Things I did 5 years ago (2003)

1) Moved to my second apartment in Florence, after my first became mice infested.
2) Went to Las Vegas with my mom.
3) Was working at Sam's as a cashier.
4) Transferred to Athens State to finish up school.

Things I did yesterday

1) went to the grocery store
2) got an escrow refund check from our mortgage company
3) signed up for my summer classes
4) talked to Holly on the phone

4 things I love to do

1) travel
2) read
3) get massages from my hubby
4) watch that 70's show

I tag Roz, Lauren, and Trice.

10 on Tuesday except for it's Monday

2008-05-12T16:15:00.000-07:00

1. T-Minus 5 days until the new car joins the McClanahan family.
2. I got the cutest video of Macy Saturday. We had my family over for a Mother's Day cookout. We were playing out front with bubbles and I recorded it all. It's got some funny parts. I'll post it later this week.
3. A special little boy is turning 1 this week :) I bet his momma would like to slow down time :)
4. Babies are all around. Congratulations to Lauren and Kevin. A little one is on the way for them to love :) They will be awesome parents.
5. Wes is still working 12 hour shifts but at least he's back on days.
6. I'm sooo ready for Disney World. It's about 6 weeks away.
7. We have some awesome new neighbors. They are from Trinity. They laid sod in their sides and back yards Saturday and they had like 2 and a half pallets left. So they gave it to us for FREE!! It was enough to do a decent portion of our side yard and probably saved us about $200 when we order the rest this week. Now I need to do something nice for them to say thank you.
8. I scored some deals at Old Navy. Got me some summer clothes :)
9. Wes has decided to take up golf. I'm getting him some brand new golf clubs for our anniversary. His old set needs to be replaced.
10. 4 classes to go with grad school! Woot Woot! Taking two this June and two this fall. I'll be super glad to be finished!

Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

I need some motivation!

2008-05-08T08:57:00.000-07:00

It's raining outside. All I want to do is sleep! But I have a house to clean up. I'm trying to de-clutter and reorganize some stuff. Then I also need to clean before Saturday. Actually I need to do the cleaning part today because I need to prepare for the cookout on Saturday, tomorrow. That means grocery shopping for the stuff, and preparing anything that can be prepared ahead.
I have zip, zilch, zero motivation. And the rainy day is just making it worse! But I have to do this because as much as I love my mother she totally checks to make sure my house is in order anytime she visits lol :) So yeah I feel like it has to be up to standard :) Anyone else's mom do this? I find it funny most of the time.
I also have 20 thousand other little things to do that I keep putting off. I just need to kick my butt in gear! Need motivation...hmmmm I guess I could use the fact that I love the freshness of a newly cleaned house :) Okay going to put my ipod on and get busy!
Happy Thursday everyone!!

PS. Tonight is Wes' last night of night shift!! He goes back to his normal shift on Monday.
Woot Woot. I'm so happy because my schedule can get back on gear now :)

10 on Tuesday

2008-05-06T07:45:00.000-07:00

1. In regards to my previous post on the civic vs accord I'm going to answer what Monica put in my comments section. I have test drove both already so that didn't really help me in the decision making...I liked the way both drove.
2. I have two high school graduations to go to this month. For two of my baby cousins. Man that makes me feel old!
3. We have decided to put hardwoods down in our living room and hallway. I am hoping that will do better for Wes' allergies.
4. I have to find a new bathing suit this year. I don't like to bathing suit shop but I really need a new one.
5. We are grilling out for my mom for Mother's Day on Saturday. On the menu is ribs, chicken, potato salad, grilled corn on the cob, a tomato and cucumber salad, and key lime pie. Yummy!
6. I bought new gerbera daisies. Here is hoping I don't kill these.
7. Mary Higgins Clark has come out with a new book. She is one of my favorite mystery authors. I'm patiently waiting till our Disney trip to read it though. I need something to read on the plane.
8. I'm taking a week long course at Hancock Fabrics this summer to learn how to sew. Yeah that is something I don't know how to do, and I really want to learn. So I am really excited about it :)
9. Two of my good friends are graduating Saturday with their masters. Congrats to Holly who is getting her masters in social work from Alabama and Congrats to Jennifer who is getting her masters in education from UNA. I'm proud of both of you :)
10. I cleaned out my closets yesterday and I filled three LARGE boxes of clothes to donate to Goodwill. That was both mine and Wes'. So now my closet is kind of bare. I guess that means new clothes for me! Lol and I guess Wes too :)

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Which one??

2008-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:00

Okay so as ya'll may know or not know I'm getting a new car in a couple of weeks. In fact for the last six months I was set on a Honda Civic. Until this weekend.
Wes brings up the idea of a Honda Accord. So I do my research and compare the two. Here's my list.
1. The civic does get better gas mileage. But it's not a drastic difference.
2. The Accord is roomier in the backseat and the trunk. This is a plus for me because of hopefully a baby in the near future.
3. The price difference isn't that much.
5. The Accord seems like an "adult" car :)
6. Both cars have what I want on them as standard equipment...which is fabulous because it doesn't add money to it.
7. I actually like both cars and would be happy with either one of them.
Mainly I just never considered the Accord before because well I didn't realize it's an option. But I do like it, but I also like the civic. As of right now we are going the morning of the 17th to do this thing. So I guess I have a little under two weeks to make my decision. LOL I'm so not good with decisions.

My 10 on Tuesday: Thursday Edition

2008-05-01T11:33:00.000-07:00

Hey I figure as long as the day of the week starts with a "T" a ten on whatever can be accomplished!

1. We have a finish date for this outage Wes is on. He will be back to his normal shift the 12th. Now lets keep fingers crossed that TVA doesn't decide to change it's mind. I miss not having my husband here at night.
2. I had a scare last night. I stayed up pretty late because I wasn't sleepy. I was sitting in my living room watching Zoey 101 (uh yeah there is nothing on after midnight but infomercials so that is why I was watching that one). I heard this weird tapping sound. I thought well it is windy outside so it's probably just that. Then it sounded like someone was trying to turn the knob on my back door!! I still don't know it it was my imagination but talk about scared silly! Thank goodness for locked doors and my alarm.
3. Man this week has been kicking my butt. I've been sick and not worth anything much. I feel like I have a ton to do and I haven't been doing too much due to only wanting to veg out and sleep. But I try to push through it.
4. Going to enjoy this weekend. This is the only weekend this month we don't have major plans.
5. Anyone got a good Key Lime Pie recipe? I want to make one for my mother's day cookout next weekend.
6. We are getting stepping stones for our moms. My friend Kara makes them. She made us one for our housewarming.

So we are going to get one with a "H" on it for my mom and one with a "M" on it for Wes' mom.
7. So I accidentally killed these. I'm not sure if it was from too much water or what I did??? I'm sad though. Here they are in their pretty days.

I'll be getting some more this weekend. Hopefully I won't kill the next ones.
8. We are now under the two month mark till Disney World. I have been trying to figure out which restaurants we are going to eat at. They have a special number that you can call and make reservations for things at. I am trying to take care of all that now. Disney's website lets you see all the menus of all the restaurants online. That is one helpful little tool.
9. Okay for you B'ham people. We are flying out of B'ham airport. Which means we have to park our car for the week. My question to you. Since I have the option to take our brand new car down there or the Alero...which do you think is the smarter thing to do? Is there any problems around the airport? I don't want to sound out like I could care less if my Alero got broken into but of the two if it was going to happen I'd much rather it be the Alero. Or would we be okay taking the new car? Sorry I've never flown out of B'ham before. I'd be okay leaving a new car at Huntsville but I just don't know about B'ham.
10. We are about 25 min from the Huntsville airport but I swear our house is in the flight path. A few times throughout the day I hear a plane flying overhead that is coming in for a landing.
Hope everyone has a fantastic Thursday! Only one more day till the weekend!

Why do I have to get sick on a weekend??

2008-04-26T07:01:00.000-07:00

Yeah so it's Saturday morning about 9am and I have been up since about 6. I have got a sucky head cold and I'm feeling pretty stuffy and just plain blah!! Why does this have to happen on Saturday? The weekend is the only time I get with Wes while he is on this outage and I don't feel like doing jack crap today!!
Speaking of Wes I wish he'd hurry up and get up....I'm hungry and want breakfast but I don't want to fix anything till he gets up. But I don't want to wake him because I know that he never gets to sleep in.
I'm supposed to have supper club with some old sorority sisters tonight. We are doing spaghetti and I'm making a salad. If I don't get to feeling better however I might have to get one of them to drop by and pick up the salad and pass on going myself. Don't want to pass my germie bugs on to them.
We went to Olive Garden last night...yummy! I have some left over that will become my lunch today :) We also went to Marble Slab Creamery for dessert. If you are ever in Madison, on Hwy 72 in the Books A Million shopping center, try it. It is some of the best ice cream I have ever had.
We took my car to G'hill to drop off at the mechanic. We then went and saw my inlaw's for a bit. My mother in law was in a giddy mood. She was talking about Little Zach's latest antics and then all of the sudden...she says this.
"Now, when are ya'll going to make a baby again? Are you going off BC yet? I know ya'll talked about a spring baby." All of this in one breath. This is the second time she has just bluntly put us on the spot. With pretty much the same exact questions. (My mother in law is pretty forgetful...like sometimes she'll ask you the same thing in the span of a few minutes...so this was one of those times.)
I just looked at Wes. Then I told her "Well Kay we haven't exactly decided yet (which is a big fat lie!) but even when we decide we aren't making it known to ya'll or my parents because we want it to be a surprise when we get pregnant."
My reasoning is simply because I really do want it to be a surprise for them, and two if I didn't set those boundaries she'd be constantly asking me how it is going....and trust me there are no limits to how personal her questions will get. So for my own sanity she will know when we tell her we are pregnant.
It looks like it is going to be a rainy day. I think I accidentally gave too much water to my gerbera daisies. Like they were all gorgeous on Wednesday and Thursday...Thursday night I watered them...I thought I didn't give them much...but then yesterday they were droopy. Well I am hoping that I haven't hurt them, that they will bounce back....so much so that last night right before bed I asked Wes to move them up against the house on the porch so that if it did rain they wouldn't get any more water. I don't want to drown the poor things. I really hope I didn't kill them...I've only had them a week!
Well I think I am going to wake my dear hubby up...I'm starving :) Hope everyone has a fantastic Saturday and Sunday!

Thursday Thoughts

2008-04-24T08:04:00.001-07:00

1. We have spent the last couple of days with our air not working and we couldn't figure out what was wrong. The system was coming on but it was just blowing air...not hot or cool just air...and so in turn it was about as hot in here as it was outside. I have a cousin who works on units so I called my mom last night to get his number. Well she reminds me that we have a warranty on the sucker and so we need to check out the conditions on that. Didn't want to accidentally void the warranty. Then she tells me that some air conditioners have a reset button on them that you have to push to switch it over. Most units do this automatically but it was a possibility we could check out. Well it was already dark out when she told me this so I just waited till Wes got home this morning. We go out and search the unit....no reset button. So I wondered if maybe we had accidentally tripped the breaker or something. Wes goes into the garage and flips the switches for the outside unit. We come in and look up the info about the warranty. We start to notice cool air. So I go check the thermostat and wouldn't you know....it was cooling off. So I guess flipping the breaker worked. Here's hoping that it continues to work.
2. I'm excited to note that we came well in under budget on our front yard work. Yeah!! This means that we can move onto our fence for the back yard. I'm so ready for a fence :)
3. I'm driving the Explorer right now because the O-ring ( a little piece that attaches to my radiator) on my car cracked. We are having to take it to Greenhill tomorrow to get fixed because we haven't been able to find a mechanic here so far. We got taken real bad by one in Decatur right after we got married and haven't had luck with finding one since. The one in Greenhill has fixed Wes' parents cars for years. It's just not a real convienient for us to have to take over there but it's got to be fixed. Wes wants to get the car completely tuned up as well because we are fixing to park it and it's going to become the back up car in case his little work car has trouble. But man is gas expensive for that Explorer...I filled it up last night and it cost me nearly $60...gas here is $3.41. You know I was thinking I started driving in 1996 and I believe gas was 88 cents then. I could fill my little car up for under $10....those days are long gone!
4. Speaking of cars it's only a matter of a few weeks till I have my brand new Civic. I can't wait. Although I will admit I'll miss driving my little Alero...she's been a good car.
5. My exhaustion is letting up a bit. My throat is sore today...I think it's my sinuses. But at least I have had more energy the past two days.
6. I watched a really good movie on Lifetime the other night. It was called Queen Sized. It was about this senior in high school who was on the bigger side and the popular girl in school as a joke nominates her to be homecoming queen. It was really good. The bigger girl was played by Nikki Blonskey...she played in the movie Hairspray with John Travolta if you have seen it. Anyway this movie was really good.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Thursday!!

10 on Tuesday

2008-04-22T08:46:00.000-07:00

1. I haven't felt really great the past couple of days. I'm just really really tired and my stomach is just feeling blah...not nauseous but just like blah yuck. But mostly I'm just exhausted and I can't figure out why.
2. I'm going to spend my afternoon out in this pretty weather. I have got to paint my swing frame and so I am thinking that I'll pop the Ipod on and go enjoy the warmness and do my thing.
3. Less than two weeks, if all goes as planned, and Wes will be back on his normal schedule and I can't wait. This night shift thing isn't something I like.
4. I have been having nightmares lately and that is so not cool. I can't figure out why I am all of the sudden experiencing this (like several times a week) because this isn't a usual thing for me.
5. I'm really looking forward to this weekend for the simple fact that we aren't going to have to do yard work. We can actually spend our Friday and Saturday doing something else.
6. Mother's Day is coming up in about 3 weeks. I'm having a cookout at my house for my parents, bro, sis-in-law, and niece on the Saturday before. I'm also taking my mom to get a mani/pedi because she never does those kind of things for herself. I have no clue whatsoever what to do for Wes' mom. I told him to think of something because it's his mom but who knows...boy's aren't always the best at that.
7. Every weekend in May I have something planned. Some of those weekends are both nights something is planned. May is going to be busy.
8. Giving a shout out to Colleen...Happy 28th Birthday!
9. Fixing to hit the 2 month countdown to Disney World.
10. Wes met some of our new neighbors Saturday. They live two houses down from us. On our street everyone is new. But this little family seems really nice according to Wes. They have three kids and two of them are three year old twins :) They were talking about we needed to have a bar b que this summer...I'm there :)
Happy Tuesday all! FYI it's also Earth Day.

Front Part of Yard work is finished!

2008-04-20T18:12:00.000-07:00

The front part of our yard work is finished. We have worked on this the past three weekends. Wes still needs to mow...he was going to do it yesterday but it was too muddy...so other than that here is the pictures. Oh and we also still need to paint our swing frame...that might be a project for me this week.

These are some Gerbera Daisies that I am going to hang on my porch along with some ferns.

And I just can't resist. Here are a few pics of the kitties :)

Five On Friday

2008-04-18T20:55:00.001-07:00

1. Tomorrow the yard work will be finished!!!! Well at least the front yard :) Pictures will be posted probably Monday.
2. Made another diaper cake tonight. Check my baby blog on Monday for pics. (I'm too tired to upload them onto my computer right now...it's late.)
3. I'm frustrated with Target's registry. I have a bridal shower to go to on Sunday and I bought some stuff off her registry Wednesday and I checked tonight to make sure they were marked on there and they weren't. This is the second time this has happened with registries from there here lately. Frustrating. Good thing I got gift receipts with my purchase...cause she's liable to get duplicates now.
4. We went to Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant tonight...the best Mexican place in Madison :) I had a fajita taco salad with chicken....YUM!
5. My kitties are starting to wean. They are five weeks today. I'm sad...because that means that 3 of them(pictures) go up on the value ads at Wes' work in about 2 weeks to hopefully find good homes. I wish I could screen these people to make sure my babies are going to good homes. I'm totally attached to them. We are def. keeping two...but if we can't find good homes for them I told Wes that we'd just have a bunch of cats because I absolutely REFUSE to take them to a shelter. I believe my parents are going to take one though and I know that that kitty will be treated great. Anyone want a kitty? Or know someone who might? They are cute :)

Have a beautiful weekend :)

Needing a Haircut....Looking for a New Style

2008-04-16T11:11:00.000-07:00

I want a new style. Need a new haircut. I've been searching online hairstyle sites. I'm up for anything from sitting right above my shoulders and no shorter than my chin. I'm also thinking about getting some bangs cut back in. I'm kinda tired of no bangs. Somewhere over the last ten years I feel like my forehead has gotten bigger. Wes says I'm crazy but I refuse to pull my hair straight back, hence I'm always trying to make a side swept bang look on the side of my face. I don't want the straight across bangs like I used to have in high school, I just want some side bangs that I can leave down if want or pin to the side or tuck behind my ear.

All of these don't have bangs with them but I imagine them with some side bangs.

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These are celebrity hairstyles:
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For a little while in college I had my hair cut similar to this..I could flip it out or under. I really did like it but I am afraid my face is to fat for it right now.

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I need some help lol! I'm so tired of my hair. All I can do with it is pull it up and I hate it! It's straight and too long...and limp because after my hair gets too long it does nothing!
Ya'll can be honest with me. My hair is currently about to my shoulder bones in my back. So this would be a decent amount being cut off. But I am so ready for it. I want to be able to do something with my hair besides pull it up!! Thanks ya'll!!

How Much Have You Changed?

2008-04-15T16:19:00.001-07:00

My cousin Jennifer posted this as a bulletin on MySpace so I thought it would be interesting to put it on here. Oh yeah and I am bored so I need something to do.

How Much Have You Changed?

---------- 10 years ago ----------

How old were you?
17

Where did you go to school?
Austin High School

Where did you work?
Pt. Mallard in the summer

Where did you live?
Decatur, Al

Where did you hang out?
friend's houses

Did you wear glasses?
contacts

Who was your best friend?
I had a group of friends :)

How many tattoos did you have?
0

How many piercings did you have?
1 whole each ear...so two

What car did you drive?
my 1994 Grand Am

Had you been to a real party?
yes

Had you had your heart broken?
not yet

-----------5 years ago-----------

how old were you?
22

Where did you go to school?
UNA

Where did you work?
Sam's Club

Where did you live?
Florence, Al

Where did you hang out?
diff places...I worked a lot...hung out with friends whether at their apartments, my apartment, etc.

Did you wear glasses?
contacts

Who was your best friend?
Holly D :)

How many tattoos did you have?
0

How many piercings did you have?
2 in each ear...so four

What car did you drive?
My trusty 1999Alero

Have you had your heart broken?
yeah...stupid high school boyfriend

Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced?
I believe I was single...I had a couple of things with guys from work though...but nothing serious

------------2 years ago--------------
How old were you?
25

Where did you go to school?
I was done with school :)

Where did you work?
Covenant Classical School as a kindergarten teacher

Where did you live?
back to Decatur again

Where did you hang out?
usually at Wes' apartment

Did you wear glasses?
contacts still

Who was your best friend?
Wes and Jen

How many tattoos did you have?
0

How many piercings did you have?
still got four

What car did you drive?
still the Alero

Had you had your heart broken?
yep I had

Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced?
I was a few months away from being married

----------------Today---------------

How old are you?
27

Where do you go to school?
I'm in grad school at UNA

Where do you work?
I'm just a student and housewife at the moment

Where do you live?
East Limestone...although my address says Athens :)

Where do you hang out?
my house

Do you wear glasses?
still got those contacts

Who is your best friend?
Wes...Jen...and several great friends :)

How many tattoos do you have?
0

How many piercings do you have?
still got the two in each ear

What car do you drive?
still got my Alero...but in a matter of a few weeks I will have a brand new Honda Civic

Have you had your heart broken?
yeah again

Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced?
Married

10 on Tuesday

2008-04-14T21:47:00.000-07:00

1. I absolutely love CSI: Miami and New York. Right now I am watching one where the teams from New York and Miami are teaming up to find a serial killer.
2. We are almost finished with the front yard part of our yard work! Hallelujah!! The final stuff should be finished this upcoming weekend. I'll post pics of the process and final projects then :)
3. I have two showers to go to this weekend. One baby and one bridal.
4. 4 more classes and I'll have my masters degree!
5. Keeping my fingers crossed that this is Wes' last week of outage. Unfortunately we won't know till probably Friday.
6. Yard work is a fabulous workout. Especially if your house is on a hill like mine.
7. A little over two months till Disney! So excited!
8. I'm thinking of organizing a block party this summer. All the neighbors on my street are new...with us and the lady across the street being the ones who have lived here the longest. I thought it would be a great way to meet all the neighbors.
9. I can't believe we have owned this house for almost a year. Time sure does fly.
10. Speaking of time flying this past Sunday (the 13th) was the 4 year anniversary of mine and Wes' first date.
Happy Tuesday everyone!