Happy Birthday (Belated) Sistor!!!!

I love this picture of my sister and myself, it brings me back to a time...I don't know what time, but a time none the less. My sister turned the big 2-5 yesterday!!! I don't know where the time goes. It seems like just yesterday I was yelling at her for stealing my clothes from my closet or dresser after I left for school, and that I was playing school and making my sister do workbooks that we got from somewhere (garage sale or something). I guess I always had that teaching bug in me. And now, my little sister is a mother to a 2 year old, a wife, and still the best sister ever (of course she is the only sister I know, so she really doesn't have much competition). We still have our disagreements, but who doesn't, and who knows, she very well still may steal my clothes after I leave for school...or when I go home for a visit. I know she is crazy, but we are sisters and there is some of that in me too. I wish we lived closer (although I know my mom is grateful that we don't) because I miss there being someone who gets the movie quote I randomly throw into conversation. Or someone to get the "Saturday Night Live" refrence and not look at me like I am completley crazy when i say something that only Aunt Collete would say...there really is no one like my sistor (and Kristen if you know why we call each other that, please let me know...I just know it happened). So, HAPPY BELATED 25TH BIRTHDAY NETSIRK!!!!!!!!! Love ya, Adnar

best $3 investment ever...

I know I have already made one post today, but I was just thinking about some things. I saw a picture of my dog in my files...the one on my blog with her and her bug.

Who would have ever thought that that $3 dollar clearance toy from target would be such a great investment. Daisy absolutely LOVES that ugly bug. It has rope antennae, rope arms that reach to its knees, rope legs that are so long, and these huge eyes that stick up off its head. It really is pretty ugly, but for some reason Daisy loves it. It doesn't even squeak (which is probably a good thing).

I get ready in my bathroom in the mornings, and for those of you that have never seen my bathroom, it is quite large--I have a shower, garden tub, two (yes my friends two) closets, and a large double sink area. So in the mornings, I shower and then sit at the sinks and get ready to face the day...I have a small stool that I sit on so I don't have to stand the whole time, that is rather nice. Usually about 3 times a week, Daisy will come walking in with that bug hanging out of her mouth, looking so pitiful that I just have to pick it up and throw it. Now keep in mind I am in my bathroom, so there are very few options for me to throw it, so I throw it out into the bedroom and usually hit the bed, but she loves it. I really think that bug has to be one of the best $3 investments that I have ever made.

I don't know what do you think...does she love her bug?

What is a good investment that you have made? Please share I would love to hear...

BTW Debra, I had totally forgotten about the notorious B.U.G incident...but when i read your comment, I laughed out loud...good times!!!

skirts...

So for those of you that actually know me, you know that is a rare occasion (and when I say rare occasion, I mean pigs might fly before you see it again) that I actually wear a skirt/dress. I actually own 2 dresses, and maybe about 10 skirts, but just NEVER wear them. I decided today that I wanted to wear a skirt to work. Just because I didn't want to iron anything, but I wanted to wear sandels in order to show off my freshly pedicured feet. Now granted, the skirt is not short, it is barely showing ankle and I wore a white shirt and denim jacket with it. Very casual, but still decent. Before 8:00 am, teachers were coming down the hall just to ask me about my wardrobe choice for the day. They were all convinced that I had a date after school and that is why I "dressed" up. Quite honestly if that is the case, I don't even know about it. So for those of you that may have seen my wardrobe choice for the day...congrats, it won't happen again for a long while. For those of you that didn't, no there aren't pictures, that I know of, and just keep waiting, you never know when I may be in the no iron, show off my toes mood again.

my life...

Alright, I thought today instead of my rambling I would post a few pictures (this is for you Angie)!. My niece had her 2nd birthday on Sunday, so that was a great time had by all. It was for sure more fun than the first birthday! But before the pictures, I have to share this...I was at my sisters house on Saturday and was watching the Rangers (lose again!!!) and something happened on the game and I shouted "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!?!" and almost immediately after I shouted this I hear my niece say "are you kiddin me?" it was so cute...



So now on to the pictures...the part some of you are just going to go straight to anyway...

My niece running around in the backyard...in her dress none the less.

This is my niece after she opened her new pair of shoes from her other aunt. She just had to try them on...I don't know where she gets her love for shoes ;)

This one is one of my favorites...it was a picture frame I got her with a picture of her and a little boy at her school that she just adores...check out that smile. Her mom and dad are going to have their hands full in a couple of years!!!
This is all the grandkids on my dad's side of the family...all girls! Me, my cousin Mallory, my niece, and my sister Kristen...

ok...I know this is not any kind of human...it is my dog daisy. Last night I was watching Beauty and the Geek earlier in the evening, and when I went into my room to go to bed, daisy was laying on her bed with her bug next to her...it was just too cute, I had to take a picture and share with you all...

P.S.---Brooke is going home on American Idol tonight...

the office

So I just watched the office from Thursday night...can I just say that I didn't see that coming. Jim is totally going to propose to Pam!!! He has a ring already (that he bought a week after they started dating). I must admit that I am a little (ok alot) jealous of Pam...Jim (John Krazinski) is just precious. If you didn't see it on Thursday, please watch it online...it really is a very funny one. I am just so sad that I had to wait this long to watch it because of the stupid weather that we had on Thursday and the stations contant need to talk about the same thing over, and over, and over, and over again...

I am in Abilene this weekend, and I know why I don't have kids. My neice has been at my parents from about 8:00 Friday night and as I type this is still here. This morning was quite interesting. Daisy (my dog) was in the house this morning and for some reason kept throwing up. In cleaning this up I myself almost had to go throw up as well. Then my neice had Jello...some way, some how the Jello ended up EVERYWHERE!!! When I say everywhere I am not trying to stretch the truth. Seriously there was even Jello on Daisy!!!!! And all of this was before 10:00...we went to lunch at CiCi's because Aileigh kept saying "I want pizza"...so we said alright. At one point during lunch, we had brocolli pieces all over the table and us, we had cinammon roll flying across the table, and sprite flying out of Aileigh's mouth. Needless to say it was quite entertaining.

WARNING!!!!

**** if you have not already watched the american idol results show from yesterday...stop reading now.


Couple things about American Idol last night...

1. I really don't know what the producers and all those other folks were trying to do with the three people on this side and three people on that side...ok now switch. That was just stupid. I must admit however that if David Cook had been in the bottom three I would have had to give some serious consideration to boycotting the rest of the season. However if Christy Lee Cook would have stayed in a week longer I would have also had to give some serious thought to boycotting...she was terrible and the only reason she stayed in as long as she did was because she was good looking. I have proof of this...a guy friend of mine said that he is only rooting for Christy and Brooke because they are good looking. However, I must admit that David Cook is my pick for winner of season 7, and that does not entirely lie on the fact that he does have talent.

2. Also, I am kinda over the whole call in and ask questions thing...only because people never ask the contestants questions. They always ask the judges questions, and I personally don't care about the judges. Paula---seriously, the flower--it has to go!!! The only good thing about last night's questions was that we did find out that David Cook is single. :)

Now, on to the Rangers...

three words guys...GET IT TOGETHER!!!!! 6-9, we can do much better than that...and come on does it seriously take us 14 innings to win a baseball game. I don't know if you got the memo, but a standard baseball game is 9 innings...I was dreaming by the time the game was over last night. Good thing I get text messages telling me the updates on the games, otherwise I would have had to wait for my kids to tell me.

thoughts in my brain...

This could be dangerous, but I have several things to comment on today...

1. This weekend I was probably home for a total of about 7 hours (these are awake hours--because you know i have to get at least 8 hours of sleep a night)...but yet some how some way my house still managed to get cluttered. I don't know how this happens, it just does.

2. I spent Friday night with some friends from high school, yes high school. It was really great to see them again. I for some unknown reason had not seen them in about 2 years, and the really amazing part of this is that they live only about 45 minutes away. CRAZY!!! We really need to make sure it is not 2 years before the next time I see them.

3. Anna...could I get directions to Del Taco, TX? I heard that you just realized there was a place called that. Or was that Delta Co?

4. I realized this weekend that no matter how much you have going on, it is always a good thing to find time to spend with God. It is also so good just to worship Him and to consider all that He has done and realize that He truly has so much in store for us, we just have to wait...(which if you know me at all this is the hard part)

5. Jana this is for you...my predicition for the top 3 on idol...I really feel that it will be David Cook, David Archuleta (or however you spell his last name), and **drum roll please** (with my teeth clenched tight I say this) Brooke White.

6. I LOVE THE OFFICE!!! If you have never seen this great show, I would HIGHLY recommend catching at least 3 episodes. I say three because it is a little like the movie "Napolean Dynamite"...you watch it the first time in just complete amazement that someone would actually make something like this, then you watch it again and you are past the amazement so you kinda think it is funny, then by the third time, you just love it and can't get enough of it.

7. This is the last one for today...the movie Horton hears a who is great. I would highly recommend it to everyone...not just those with small children. It is just really great!!!!

8. Last random thought, I promise. Why is it that people think that just because you went to school some where or lived in a certain town that you should know everyone there. One of my students asked me if I knew someone that went to ACU...I have no idea who the person is, but apparently they know me. It's really strange. I guess with a name like Randa, there is not much mistaking if you know me or not.

shock and amazement...

O.K., so my prediction was wrong, way wrong. My prediciton for the next idol voted off last night was Brooke White...but much to my amazement it was not Brooke or any of the female contestants (which by the way, none of the girls are just great this year). If you did not watch, Michael Johns was the one voted off, and I thought personally that he was pretty good. When I was informed that he was the one going home, I must say my jaw almost hit the floor. I really still can't believe that he is gone and Brooke White and Christy Lee Cook is still hanging around!!!!! What is wrong with America!?!?!?! He was one of my predictions for the final 4...but I guess I need to redo that.



I am just glad that David Cook didn't go home...he is my favorite...

this is the wall paper I have on my computer currently...My kids at school give me a hard time about it, especially when I turn on my projector and they all see it...

Jana...don't be jealous!!!

Side Note: The Rangers won both games of a double header yesterday, and they are now above .500! I did go to the game last night, I guess they just needed me there for good luck...now if we could just get Kameron Loe back from triple A the games would be worth going to.

love for the green bag...

I don't know how this happened, but green has become my FAVORITE color. Now if you were to go to my house, this would not be what you would guess as my favorite color, because everything is decorated with red and khaki...don't ask why, it just happened.

Now, back in November, I went shopping on some random Saturday with one of my dear friends Angela ( I think we have known each other for about 8 years...wow, time flies when you are having fun). We were at some mall, I can never remember the names of the ones in North Dallas, they all run together, and we went into the store Forever 21. Now just the name of the store alone implies that my almost 28 year old self should not be in there unless I want to dress like I am eternally 21, which does not sound like fun to me. Anyway, we were looking around and I spotted it, the most fabulous green bag! I turned to Angela and said, "do you see it" and she responded with "oh, you must have it". I went and picked it up and walked around the store with it for a minute, still trying to decide and went ahead and purchased it.

Now, 5 months later, this green bag has to be the best bag I have EVER owned. No seriously, I am not even kidding. I switched to another bag for a while, one that I purchased in Abilene, which I refer to as my disco ball purse. It is a large bag with daisies on it and it is covered with clear sequence (I can't spell don't hold that against me). I switched back to the green bag today and realized how much I missed it...it has 4 pockets on the outside which hold a number of things that I usually need on a regular basis--my car keys, my work keys, my burts bees chapstick, and my badge for Sunday mornings when I work in the 3 year old class. It is just fantastic.

My dear friend Angela that was with me when the bag was purchased has a fiancee who has really found the bag helpful. We all three when shopping (it seems like a theme with Angela and I) and of course her fiancee didn't want to look and look in stores that we really love (New York and Company for example), so he would wander off and catch up with us later. Understand that Angela is about 5'2" (ish) and I am 5'8"...so one time when her fiancee found us he said, I just look for the tall one with the big green bag...I am so glad I could be of assistance.

And recently on an episode of Miss Guided on one of those channels, the lead girl, totally had my bag...it made me so happy.

This photo is my neice who insisted on carrying my purse out of the restraunt that we were at. Keep in mind that the purse is probably almost as big as she is, but she would not put it down.

Until next time...

so you had a bad day...

So I know that you have probably heard that song. Yesterday just was not a good day for some of my favorite things.

Yes...yesterday was Rangers home opener, and they lost (8-1). And I just would like to say thank you to all my "friends" who had to remind me on several occasions that they did infact lose. This morning, my students felt the need to just go ahead and rub salt in the wound that was already there...so thanks guys. My response to all of you is "don't worry...there is still alot of season left!!"

Also, last night was American Idol. My friends and I gathered together to eat dinner and watch Idol (we gathered together so we didn't have to communicate about it via text this week). We did gather at my house, and I did make dinner...let me give some of you an opportunity to pick yourself up off the ground...We watched idol and of course I was super excited when contestant #5 came up...my favorite--David Cook!!! However, after his performance I was just a little, actually a lot disappointed. I normally send in quite a few votes for him, but this week, since I still do have a strong liking for him, rather than sending several votes, I only sent 2. He lost some major points with me when at the end of his performance he put his hand up to the camera and it read "give back"...which all in all is not a bad message, but seriously dude, that was super cheesy!!!!! And someone else obviously wrote it on his hand, since he is a lefty and it was on his left hand (and plus, the writing was a little girly)...So my note to David Cook...be yourself, not who you think everyone wants you to be...

Last part of this post...my prediction for this weeks american idol dismissal. (side note: the last two weeks I have been dead on...) My prediciton (or maybe this is just my wish) for this week...Brooke White. (sorry jana, anna, and rebekah...I know your feelings for her, but you also know mine for her)

so here it is...

I am finally in the world of blogs. Debra this should be pleasing to you. I don't know how often it will actually get updated, but it is here. Some of you may not know me too well, and really don't know what to expect from this blog. Truth be know, neither do I. You never know what may show up here. I have alot of random things floating in my brain, and they just may show up. Until next time...