Happy Tuesday

Hello all my bloggy friends...it is I, your faithful Realtor and now insurance agent!
(which BTW--ya'll all need an insurance review--just sayin)
Had a great day today and its not even ova yet. After 3 appts that ended with nuttin, I met a sweet lady who I can actually help and it made it all worth while.
Then I came home and my BABIES had cleaned the house! Why yes, Virginia, my love language is "acts of service"..........and now if OSU will beat the tar outta those quackeroos, I'll be set for at least a couple of days!
Day 2 of low carb seems to be going ok...I still have all my children so I haven't bitten their heads off......although Taylor got in my car yesterday w/a choc.chip cookie.........never fear, I survived, but it is proof that the devil was at work tryin to get me!

GO POKES!!!!!

Let It Snow......

Ok just for the record, I do not like a warm Christmas! I like "holy cow, its cold!" kinda Christmas, not my hubby saying, I could wear shorts ya know.........

RANDOM COMMENTS OVERHEARD AT THE HOLLON HOUSE RECENTLY:

Are you gonna put nuts in the cookies cuz I don't like nuts(as they are eating the nuts)
I hope mom didn't buy us matching clothes again
Is Karlie eating a bow?
I'm bored
Can we go to the mall, we could help the economy!
I think I'm gonna throw up
I think I'm in a food coma
You always pick stupid movies
Man, That was a good movie
lets wrestle
AAAAHHHGGGGGGGGGG..................MMMMOOOOOOMMMMMMM
no wrestling
the phone is ringing somebody get it(as they sit next to the phone)
Karlie--get off the pillows
ya know, that turkey was really good
I don't like my Christmas clothes so can we take them back and get cute ones
mom....mom....I made you spaghetti-os.....ah man, she's mad....
You are supposed to be putting the pics away not looking at every one of them
Look! Back when our children couldn't talk........aahhhhhh
Look Maddie, dad did really have hair once
WOW, gaw mom your hair looks weird
Listen to this marching band, listen to their music composition, its the German theory of..................................MOM, you are not really asleep!!!
Better get off that internet, somebody's gonna steal your identity(you KNOW Gary said that!)
I am so fat. Just look at me!
Mom--put your clothes back on!
Hey when they say next year do they mean this yr or next year(I'll let you guess who said that)
Just another holiday in the Hollon house huh babe?!

Almost here.....

Today is Dec. 22, 2008. Christmas is HOURS away and I am kinda, sorta, almost, getting there.
I have told myself it is ok to scale back since the whole country seems to be doing it too. Convinced myself that cookie dough, if eaten while standing up contains no calories.
Given myself the ole pep talk of Why Yes, Virginia, Martha Stewart would be so proud.
Gotten over the fact that we DID get the exterior lights out of the attic, HOWEVER didn't exactly put them out on the house.....except my FABULOUS wreath which lites up and I made myself a few years ago, however you can't really see it from the street b/c the builder set my house crooked but I'm not bitter about that anymore.........
Prepared myself for the grocery store trip I've been putting off.......
and mentally pumped myself up up up for the annual driving around looking at Christmas lites w/my fam, who will be eating brownies in my car and Gary will have his must have eggnog..gag..and we will "OH! Wow! Look at that! What on earth? How'd they do that? I saw that last year. Imagine the electric bill! What does polar bears have to do w/Christmas? Anyone? Can we go to Braum's?" until my ADD kicks in and then its all downhill from there......
OK!
I wish all of you faithful readers who can't/won't/don'tknowhowto/refuse to get blog of your own a wonderful and blessed Christmas and eat lots of cookies and may the time you spend w/your crazy/disfunctional families remind you of how much you actually love them!!!!
PEACE-LOVE and EMPTY LAUNDRY BASKETS TO YOU ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

Bring on January!!

OK.....I saw a billboard today saying 9 days til Christmas. Great....not ready. Not even close.

Maybe I'm just getting old, but didn't we just have the 4th of July thing at church??

I am just not in the wrapping presents mood, bows on everything that moves, cookie dough everywhere.....wait....I can do the dough. I have scaled down our family Christmas gift wise this year and have realized maybe I should have been doing this all along. I think I just get this unreal vision in my head of how it all should be "this year" and then of course it never comes even close and uggghhhh.........

I really think this workin mama is just tired. and whiny. and has a sugar headache from the dough. and self loathing for eating the dough. No worries, I see my therapist tomorrow and she wil fix it all...and my nails...right Marla?! My son asked me tonight rather irritated too why couldn't I remember what he had said. My reply--no I didn't throw him from the moving car- I just said, if you knew how many people tell me things in one given day, you'd realize why I couldn't remember if you said 2 or 4. AYE-Yi-YI......other random tidbits:

Remember when I couldn't even say MySpace? Now I have a personal blog, a MySpace(that I still haven't gotten into) and NOW a Facebook page too. I think I about gave Laura a heartattack with that one.

184 days til my HS Reunion.......prozac anyone?? ;)

It will all work out....I think I can, I think I can, I think I can........ worked for the lil engine right!

Gotta make a basket of goodies today for hubbies workers.......that sounded strange huh....anyhoo, bring on the cookie dough!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Santa

Dear Santa,

Let's not even start on the naughty or nice thing.....this year I'd like super-powers.
I wanna blink and the house be clean and laundry done. Got that? Good.
Next up is can you have a talk with the teachers-partically math teachers- about actually explaining all this math stuff while they have my kids at school so they don't come home and ask me?! For Pete's sake, didn't they get a degree in this anyhow? Check? Good.
Growing feet.....come on now....do you know what a pair of dance shoes costs these days?? You don't have to stunt their growth but just make the shoes last longer than a month, k? Good.
A little help getting this insurance biz off the ground would b nice, or a complete turn around in real estate would suffice. I'm not difficult ;)
Also, teacher's gifts...are they really neccessary? Considering I, er, I mean Brady has to reteach at least once a week.
I'd like all my favorite Christmas movies to come on in marathon style in the same Saturday.
I want nachos to be carb free.
And french fries. and Doritos. and Reece's.


AND let's not forget.........
above all, I'd like world peace.
Ok, I'll let you get to work on that and just holla at yo girl if you have any questions.

Voila!

Well, I must admit, I am a competitive person and since there's NO WAY I will ever keep up with my blogging as faithful as some-you know who you are :)--I decided I'd update my blog seasonally before you know who did! It only took me going back and forth between pages and reading it over and over....and trying out this one and that one....until I reached a happy medium!
Today I did laundry--since it wasn't my bday anymore, it's back to the daily grind. I also put up the family Christmas tree. Ahhh, memories........when I was a kid we always had one of those short trees and every now and then a real live tree. Being a smell sensitive person that I am, I really don't like the smell of a real tree....I know I can hear you now.....well, hang on cuz I can't stand the smell of coffee or fresh cut grass or leather.......I know, I know, I know......
Where was I....ah, Christmas trees. I had a "pretty tree" in our living room that had a theme and only certain ornaments went on it, then I had a "family tree" that one was all the kids stuff and every color and blinking light I could find.....I'm a blinker mixed w/still lites gal....I know this can bring marriages to a hault...to blink or not to blink.....but Gary's a blinker too so we're good.
Then I also had a tree that was just for fun....I know. tree overkill, but one year I was channeling Martha and got carried away........
Last year it seems we didn't repack so well for the attic.....er...we chucked it all in walmart sacks and flinggggg into the dark scary attic it went. Strange, but they didn't weather so well over the summer....go figure. So this year, the pretty tree is a hodge podge of everything that survived and maybe enough leftovers to complete the poodle tree--that's what we call it cuz it looks like 2 round balls on top of one another with a tree trunk----really its fabulous when decorated with all my moms Christopher Radko ornaments....ohhh, mother............was I supposed to give those back?? Anyhoooo......what's on your tree?? We have everything from Precious Moments to hand painted rulers each of my kids have made at school......Thank goodness for teachers and all those Christmas projects or I could have a naked tree!! I'm not a tinsel gal though, mainly cause I hate cleaning it all up.....stems from childhood...my dad was a tinsel guy.....EVERY strand had to be hand strung one by freakin one.....ever so perfectly......but my therapist says it doesn't affect me anymore.............and let's not even talk about the wrapping of presents!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, I've got garland to hang everwhere...........
and to all a goodnight...........

One more down--MANY more to go...

Hellooooo...ahhhh..its been awhile! I do hope everybody had a most fabulous Thanksgiving and got to take a breather and just enjoy their family and friends! Today is 'Black Friday' some kind of big shoppin day...hmmm...I dunno. I was sleepin in while everybody else was going hogwild to get the bid deals.....yawnn...except for the text messages that came in at oh 5:36 AM....yes that's AM to wish me Happy Birthday!-Thanks Sherrie! But really you could have waited til oh 9:30ish.

Then about the time I go back to sleep....another text.....this time from Cindy P. same message.

SO, I am thankful for my faithful texting friends that think nuttin about waking me up when clearly I need my beauty sleep! Lots of anti wrinkle beauty sleep! LOL

Then my girls ever so quietly----y'all know they sounded like a herd of buffalo--made me breakfast..........and guess what they "made"? a breakfast burrito and tator tots from --where else--SONIC! Today I will milk this birthday thing as much as humanly possible........the kids can't fuss w/each other, I can't do laundry or dishes and somebody besides me will clean out the car!

So, today I heard the B.C.Clarks jingle.......its offically the holiday season!!

Let the cookie dough thaw and get out the Christmas lights!!

TAAA-DAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

Yea ME! I must express my pure joy in myself--not so proper I know--but I went to insurance school and took the state exam-not 1 but 2 exams--and PASSED!! I am now a bonafied Life, Accident & Health Insurance agent!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED.........(insert happy dance here)
This all happened last week and ya'll thought I couldn't keep a secret!!
I will start Monday with Pennsylvania Life company. Now, I am not giving up real estate, but its been painfully slow, so I decided to broaden my horizon!!
I was saying to Gary, do you realize how many differnet things I've sold? Yep, he does, cuz he's the one always paying for my "new starter kit", enrollment fee, or in this case, state exams.
God love him!
Let's see, I've sold mens clothing, womens clothing, kids clothes, perfume, make-up,handbags,
kitchen tools, gourmet food mixes and real estate....and now insurance. Whewwww....it's a good thing I'm a talker, huh! I'll keep you posted as to how it goes...I'll be a real estate/insurance guru--it'll be great I'm sure :)

As far as random posts....Ms.B....have you not read the TITLE of my blog? LOL

Ciao for now.......

How did I not know??

Last nite I had to go pick up my 16&1/2 JR. in high school who STILL doesn't drive (he says he's too busy to worry about that rite now) from orchestra and I saw the greatest thing.....a laundromat. I've never been in a laundromat. I thought they were only on TV. ( i lead a very sheltered life ya know) but there it was, rows of washers and dryers..amd actual people in there doing laundry....ya'll realize I'm obsessed w/laundry yeah....it immediately made me think I could do ALL of it at once....use 10 washers and 10 dryers and VOILA!! Then I would just have to iron it all when I got home.
Yes people..I said iron it all....it all began in 3rd grade when I used to lay on the bed and watch my mother iron clothes and just chat away......anyhow, nothing goes in the closet until it's ready to wear and that means ironed! I know, I can hear ya'll now.......my mom irons pillow cases people......I don't I swear....napkins-yes, pillowcases no.
You are prolly wondering does this blog have a point? Nah not really.

Other random details:
Back on the no carb thing again, expect random, pointless blogs in the future. Lack of sugar makes me loopy, more so than usual.
Tonight is my FAV reality TV show---Real Housewives of Atlanta....total brain mush, but I *heart* it....and then there's the blogs........o the joy.
Dinner tonight was turkey burgers (no bun) and salad...and my family actually ate all of it and LIKED it.
Every member of the fam...no complaints...Gary said, "God is at work tonight."
Strangely enough Taylor is playing w/Karlie Sophia.....this is news cuz she only likes the idea of a dog, not actually playing with, taking care of, or paying attention to a dog. So, big nite for KS.
Only 221 days til my high school reunion..........I knew you'd want to know.
New dark hair color has taken away my striking resemblance to Christie Brinkley. **SIGH**
I have faced the realization my bra really doesn't fit. Double SIGH
I have just been asked if you can simplfy 2/25ths..........emmm........Brady!!!
I am honest w/my kids, some of you aren't. I have no problem telling them Hey, all that stuff you are doing rite now, yeah well, you'll never use it in real life! Gary just asked Maddie if she got a good grade on a paper she had to interview 10 people about, but didn't really have 10 people to ask that night at 8:45 due the next day, she replied, o I just put down so and sos names...he says Is that what MOM told u to do? LIKE WHY WOULD U THINK I TOLD HER THAT? Go back in ur mancave Johnie-rulebook......
Signing off for now........I've got serious business to do.

Peace out.......tell ur mama I said Heeeyyyyyy.................

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Just a couple of funnies!

I actually like Halloween, any excuse to have agiant bowl of candy and nobody thinks a thing is priceless.

Even my dog-Boston Terrior-, Karlie Sophia will be decked out tonight....she's gonna be a pumpkin. Last year she was a bumble bee.

And I can hear you now, but I swear she likes it!

Just wait til you see her Christmas dress!!

If you are handing out candy tonight, have a Reece's for me!!

A little catch up.....

TAYLORS 13TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

BACK TO NORMAL.......

You can only imagine the gigles and screams had that nite.

A Confession....

Ok, I admit I'm a reality TV junkie....but one of my fav shows is the Real Housewives series.
First it was Orange County, then New York, now they are housewives of Atlanta. I watch in amazement at what people will put out there and then they are shocked when people then critize them. I know, it's not rocket science, but it will make you laugh for sure! Then to top the fact that I watch the shows, I will check the blogs just to see if most of the watching audience agrees with me, and laugh some now. I know, I can hear you now....shame on me.....brainspam.....should be reading some great book.........I would but Top design just came on and I love tha one too.
I'm rooting for Eddie to win.....he's the Sr. Stylist for Martha Stewart Living magazine.....need I say more? Speaking of Martha...we're on a first name basis.....I love her too. I can be in the worst mood and turn her show on and VOILA! instant calm.....my mom will fall asleep if she's on.......anyhooo.
I was at the grocery store today...Wally world and don't even get me started on what I think THEY have done to all the mom&pop shops out there....I ususally don't shop there but was in a pinch so...remember the eggs issue........18 eggs from a commercial farmer..$2.82 and the cage free kind (which there was only one selection) was $4.32. Wow, that's a difference. Which came home with me? The cheaper ones. I know. I let the fat brown chickens down and the skinny white chickens still have a job. sigh...I tried...but the extra $ would buy me a Sonic drink. I know. Sellout.
Subject change. My 20 yr reunion. ( you all realize this will be like the girl getting married who talks about the wedding til u get to the point of for Pete's sake..get married already!)
241 days and counting....yes we are counting. I said to Brady today, well I just need a tummy tuck, boob job and botox before next June......no comment from him....then I say OOORRRRRR I buy Spanx, a wonderworking bra and fire up the Arbonne routine! Brady says, so you're opting for plan B. LOL HOW can you not love pure truth?
What else.....did I mention lots of my ole peeps have college degrees out the wahzu? Double majors, masters degrees.....college of this and that....hmmmmmmmmm......makes my community college parties, er, I mean days seem less than. Never fear! I take pride in the 3 c-sections I endured and count that has the hardest work around! In fact, that's where I got my fav saying...."I'm not afraid of anything...I've had 3 kids!"
And with that, dear friends, I bid you a goodnight!

Peace, love and empty laundry baskets to you all.......

M

Something to think about.....

Ok, I know we ALL have lives and really mine doesn't revolve around what Oprah has to say, but I saw her show yesterday about the US food chain and I was glued to the TV.
Being a bonafied city girl, farming issues have never kept me up at night. The issue at hand and a vote in November in California is called Prop 2, which states calf for veal production, pigs and egg laying hens should have the space to stand up, spread their wings and have a bit of space to move aound in. Both sides of this issue were well represented. One side against Prop 2 is a 7 generation farming family who would essentially be wiped out if it passes. The other side is for cage free animals..I'm sure you've seen cage free eggs in the grocery store. I of course went back and forth with yes, we need to be humane to our animals, then back to we can not wipe out our american farmers. My gosh our country is built on the backs of farming families! I really don't want all of our food coming in as imports from Mexico, but when the guy who wrote the NY Times article about being raised on a goose farm and how he'd have to go inthe barn to get a goose for slaughter and how geese mate for life, that when he grabbed one goose, its mate would come out of the crowd and try to fight him for the mate.......made me cry. Yeah, I know ya'll are saying...wow...you actually cry?? Made me think of my Gary being hauled off and me having to say, UH EXCUSE ME!!! So if you have time, check out the story....I know it will be on my mind the next time I'm at the store picking my food!











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Miss Taylor

Today is Miss Taylor's 13th birthday! Ahh, it seems it was just yesterday I was picking up after her, running around chasing her to brush her teeth.....wait, that WAS yesterday! We had her party on Friday night with 7 of her girlfriends. Usually we spend weeks coming up with the perfect party plan--well Taylor does, I just shoot down the limo requests and roll my eyes at the thought of renting a hotel suite--until this year, I said, Listen try something simple! So, who knew she would actually give it a whirl? We went to the Westmoore football game, it was Homecoming, (we lost) and then came back to our house where the girls started dressing up in the craziest outifts they could put together(pics to come) and did each others hair and makeup. When they were all ready I drove them up to Rustys custard place where they walked in like they owned the place and acted goofy. Then decided to go across to McDonalds, however I said, uh girls, all the high school kids are there now after the game-thinking they'd be like oh, yeah, maybe not--oh soo not soo........."SO?! Let's go!" OK! SO, of course they giggled their way through everybody, with lil Maddie in tow--they dressed her up and was callin her "Shawtie"--shortie in okie speak--as I watched them go across the parkin lot I thought, how fearless! I laughed and thought well, I always worried the girls of today don't have enough self confidence but clearly they do. We all went back to our house and they stayed up til about 3am and formed the "Kappa Kappa Taylors" Or "Kappa QTs" sororiety complete with pins and secret handshake. I cooked a huge breakfast the next day and they did cheer stunts in the backyard.
After all was said and done, Taylor was laying in the floor and said, "man, that was the best party I ever had!!"
Who knew using your imagination was all you needed...........Thanks Barney!!

Just Thinkin....

Ever realize you're just not who you used to be anymore? 'Maturing' I guess. Some seek it, others chase it, many avoid it, and maybe it justs sneaks up on some of us.
One of those moments that you look around and realize uh, that's just not me anymore, not that whatever it is, is neccessarily bad, just not me anymore. Ya know when you are a kid and you think nacho cheese doritos and green onion dip chased with a Sunkist pop is a good idea. However now at whatever age you are now, the very thought of such brings no happy thoughts.
All this reunion stuff kinda holds a mirror up of old ways, old paths,old thoughts, old behaviors.....in some ways remembering who you were and where you came from is a great tool to see maybe how far you are from that or maybe how close you still are to it as well. It could also be said I analyze way too much. Maybe tonight I'm just in awe of Christ's ability to see what can be out of what couldn't be seen by anybody else. Seeing how people have gone about their lives is fascinating to me, some major changes, some no changes at all. I really should have stayed in college to be the psycho therapist I thought I'd be.....but then again, I wouldn't have my life now. I think maybe a new appreciation for my life today no matter how I love to moan about the laundry and housecleaning is setting upon me. Then again, maybe its the carbs......I had mexican today for lunch for Taylor's bday-13 tomorrow Monday!!!
Love to all....and empty laundry baskets!!

Do you know who these guys are? Do they look familar? Let me help you out....."O..O..OOO..O..O..OO.....The Right Stuff!" It's The New Kids On The Block!!! One of the ORIGINAL Boy bands...technically New Edition was before NKOTB, both created by Maurice Starr.....sick how I know all this huh! Anyhoo.....LOVE THEM! They are the Jonas Bros of my teeny boppin years. Ahhh to be younger........I knew they were getting back together and making another album...er CD.....and it brings me much joy. However, last night my precious son comes in the living room and says, Mom, out it on 46..(the TV that is) I'm like what....I don't wanna watch more politics.....Lo N Behold......It's my NKOTB LIVE in Boston...their home town.

I jumped up and began dancing around the living room like I was there!! Brady quickly ran back to his room not wanting the image to stick in his mind! I danced around singing every song like it was yesterday.......There are just some things that can instantly throw ya back in time and I'm finding more of them these days....does that means I'm getting ol......"more mature"??

Just loved it all....prolly will go hunt down their new cd this week so if you see me in traffic boppin my head and singing away just know I'm mid flashback and any honk you may think is appropriate will ruin it and youwill then be Blogged about for ruinin my high. ;)

Did ya'll watch the debate Friday night?? Oh yeah, big deal in the Hollonville. Poor Brady had to be at a football game...they expect the band to play at those things ya know, so he dvr'd it so he wouldn't miss out. What I would love to see is the moderator--Jim Leher-- just flat say, Ok, enough spin, explain in detail exactly how you will change the country. Not that you will change the country, but how? Hmm? How? What's your plan, details....step 1,2,3.. a,b,c.....Just say it.

Do you know already? Have you got a plan? Is it more than a wing and a prayer? And by the way, who do you pray to?(yeah I know separation of church n state) I just would respect someone to just flat say, man...we're in a mess huh! Being in real estate, my whole paycheck depends on Joe Shmoe being able to get a loan. And I'd just like some details. How about all the billionaires in the US just help pay off the national debt? Like give a penny take a penny at 7-11

You got a billion, give a billion, really when you get to that much moola, you won't miss it.

Maybe I should run..........Ialways say when you want something done, ask a woman....Gary says the fall of man began w/a woman....sounds like a man wanting to do his own laundry..LOL.

Speaking of my fav past time, the dryer just beeped...........

Wishing you Peace. Love and Empty Laundry Baskets..............

~M

Ahhh Lunch!

Sometimes all you need is lunch with a buddy. Today I had just that. Sounds so simple, yet I usually don't even eat lunch much less take an hour & 1/2 for it. I'm usually on the computer with a protein bar & my trusty Sonic drink or driving around showing houses. SO today was a treat. It's not like I don't see my buds....there is Bunco ya know. However, I came away from this lunch thinking to myself....I really needed that. Just a fresh point of view of everyday life. Ya know I usually have everything all figured out and correct and all ;) so just to hear someone Else's take on the usual was very nice. No major AA HA! moment. No clouds parted and trumpets sounded...just nice. I summed it up as "friend maintenance" which I am always guilty of non compliance with this one. You know, I tell all my buds, listen, if I don't talk to you in oh the next month or so, I'm not ever thinking 'oh she's mad at me', I'm thinking you're fine. Just living your life doing laundry just like me and you are fine. However the older I get, the more I tend to think maybe I should do more of this maintenance thing. I tend to talk to myself on the ole treadmill, in the car,in the backyard,while doing laundry...well you get the point, but think it might be good to listen every now and then. Really listen. The kind of listening that asks a question and just the look on the others face is the answer. Sometimes people don't want an answer, just want to be heard....can I get an AMEN from all the sports wives out there....it's not Sunday morning in my house w/o Sports Center going on TV!
Ok, that's it....back to work!

Ciao bella!

Small glimse in the past...

This was at my senior luncheon.
This is moi and my friend Julie.
That's all you get for now......I should have known!

Almost 20 years!! NO WAY!

If you know me, you will know the speed at which I'm talking and say to yo-self...I'm so glad I'm reading this instead!
OK! READY? GO!!
The phone rings the other nite and a grew up with her my whole life girfirend is on the other line and its a real call instead of a text, so its gotta be important. She says she got an email from a high school friend of ours and our class now has its own website and our 20 year is coming this next summer. NOWAY! WAY! I say, ahh mannn, I don't wanna go to that...I helped out on the 10 yr thing and that's enough. She says, o yes u r girl! SHe's checking out the website while I'm on the phone and I'm frying pork chops--they have no carbs ya know--until you flour them--anyhoo....she says, oh there Marcey K at the senior luncheon....WHAT? I'm on the internet?? Am I naked?? Well, do I look ok?? LOL.............I say, well, I gotta go for now.........hang up and those who know me, know I didn't care if the pork chops burnt to flames, I was hurdling over the dog--ok-hurdling...maybe not....stepping over Karlie Sophia really quickly yes! to get to the computer and look up what she had been talking about and lo n behold........there I am. Big permed hair and all.....not naked--just at the senior luncheon----and it's like a flood breaks away and the memories come rushing back--cue "Memories" song here-- oh that's so and so and OH! MI GOSH! Look at this one and that one...and I know this won't surprise anybody but I remembered people's names like they lived with me! I got all excited and Brady!! Look at me!
Gary!! Look! Look at my hair! r u looking? then why r u looking at the tv?!
Anyhow.... it made me remember a time when I didn't even know what laundry was! O the days!! You can register yourself and upload pictures and honey I've already dug my pics out!
Now, I just want to have a new pic made--that means you Marla--you can airbrush yes?--then I can upload my pic and memmoriesssssssss.......................try as I may, my high school peeps have never mistaken me for Christie Brinkley...although its close, if you squint one eye.
BIG SIGHHHHHHHHHHHH.........................................I will try to take a breath.
How excited will I be next summer seeing all my ole peeps!!! A couple of these girls can talk faster than me...NO! YES!
Needless to say.... I wouldn't miss it for the world!

Counting,counting,counting

Ever have one of those days when really all you can do is just TRY to count your blessings?

It really has been one of those months for me and its the 16th, so it's half way ovaaa!

Each morning I'm like, well its a new day...Thank You for this new day. Then it seems to run down hill from there. Running here and there and pick up this one, drop off that one, wash laundry, dry laundry, fold stupid laundry, Thank You for my washer and dryer, put up laundry.

Cook this, cut up that,Thank You that we have food, what do you mean you don't like it,eat a sandwich then. Sign this, return that,check this work, redo that work,you need a check? for what? how much? Nahh, we don't need that...well if everybody ate a bug, would you eat one too?! Hello seller, your price is too high. Hey there buyer, lets qualify you first...you do have a job yes? no? hmm, we call you a renter, not buyer. And now its pick up time from this school and that school and this field and that field and if I get another text from one of my kids saying, uh, where r u? I will throw my phone out the window! What's for dinner you ask?I dunno, what are YOU cooking??...........

AAHhh........this day started out with me looking at the wrong things. Somewhere my sight line changed and I was reminded that you can find what you are looking for, so if I look for ugg this and ugg that, guess what I find. I am making an effort to look for the good and great in everyday, b/c I'm sure God didn't wake up this morning and say, ugg...Marcey's on the hotline again.

So, I am choosing to be a hummingbird looking for the beautiful flower instead of the vulture looking for the dead and dying..........the same birds fly over the same desert and find different things. The glass is half full and so on...........this really isn't a post , its a pep talk for myself.

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.......and while I'm on the subject of thinking I can, a lady at my office started telling me I needed to read "The Secret". That it is about the "Law of Attraction"--now mind you I have the book and only got to page 11 before I had to close it and put it down. It's all about how the "universe" gives to you what you then put out. The ole what comes around goes around thing...which maybe true, HOWEVER, I would read a line about the "universe" doing this or that and my soul would say, "Every good & great thing comes from the Lord above". The Secret says essentially that what I put out there will be returned to me from the "universe".....and the 1 lesson I've learned thus far, is I can do NOTHING, NADA, ZIPPO.

It is only Christ in me that all goodness can flow through.

I'm not sure where all this is going, but its a typical day of how my mind runs.

Confession: I ate 2 oatmeal choc. chip cookies last night..........I'm sure they had carbs and sugar in them......but today is a new day! I haven't ventured near the cookies today, so I'm doing ok!

Just thought I'd share that.....

Hugs and Cookies!!

~M

Big Bang! Theory a BUST!

Well, I can't say I'm surprised that I woke up this morning just fine and dandy and still behind in laundry. You may or may not have heard that there are some scientists and physicist's that were amping up this giant machine, an "atom smasher", to reproduce all the atoms smashing into one another recreating the big bang theory of life. Some feared by doing this experiment it would cause a tear in the atmosphere and thus create a black hole and end earth as we know it.
This whole news story reminds me of the saying, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste". I wonder how much time and money and brain power was spent on such an experiment and what I really wonder is were the people who did it disappointed when it didn't work? I know when I first heard about it I just laughed but somebody had to really believe it would work! I wonder what God thought about it....I would venture to say He wasn't surprised this morning.
It seems everyday there are life lessons surrounding us and it's up to each of us to notice and learn whatever we can from that day. There are lots of things I can't explain and really I'm OK with that, don't need some great explanations and experiment to prove this or that.
Just trusting that God has it all under control........and that the watermelons were really from Rush Springs!

Happy Wednesday!!
Marcey

And the THUNDER ROLLS!!!!!!!!

OK--this may surprise you guys...but I LOVE NBA basketball!! We would go the Hornets bball games and they were really good...even in the nosebleed seats. So I am thrilled we now have our very own team right here in big OKC!! Now, I just need everybody to move and buy a new house so I can afford season tickets for a fam of 5..........who's first?? :)
Last night was the famed Moore War....Westmoore won--yeah baby! But really I was there to see the band..mainly my trumpet playing son. He was fabulous of course!
Today for me was one of those "gonna do tons of stuff and get alot accomplished", yet didn't do a thing and was sleepy all day even though I was on the couch! And as to Laura's ? of what did I eat at the game.....a hot dog minus the bun.....I initially typed what I ate then read it and thought hmmm that might be misconstrued....so I'll just say a hotdog minus the bun! :) Which had my stomach in fits by half time.......ahhh to be young and not know what TUMS are!
Anyhow.....Did I mention I'm a sucker for a produce stand? Well as long as they're not selling puppies! Today I was driving to the store and low and behold a produce stand right in the bank parking lot and a sign that says "Rush Springs Melons"----Turn signal on! The guys there had 3 kinds of watermeon, cantaloupe and peaches.........God is so good.....all carb free mind you....
so I got a medley of what all they had and he said he'd be back next weekend...so will I!!
Then I got to thinking how completely trusting I am...how do I know they really went to Rush Spring and got these watermelons? Or to Stroud for the peaches? I don't...I just totally hope those peaches are awesome and the cantaloupe super juicy. But I'm sure there's some kind of life lesson in that....trusting blindly.....hmmm.....or maybe its just the lack of sugar to my brain.
OK That's all I can muster for now....

Have a great Sunday...........

It's Harder Than I Thought!

This picture was last winter I think....at church bowling family night.....I think my hair color is different in every pic I have

Ok, I'll admit I've never been a huge proponent of "online" anything. I always tell my kids, your life is not a commodity...besides who cares what you ate for dinner last night?! HOWEVER.......now that all this Blogging thing has come about and Beverly jumped on it.....I think hmmmm......so only Brady(well and Gary but I told him while he was watching TV sooo.....prolly wasn't listening) knows I have a blog in the fam---he's my tech support--but now I find myself saying what to write about? If you know me, you will not be shocked when I say I can talk with the best of them, in fact the faster you talk the more I like you--must be the saleswoman in me! So it is truly strange to me to have to think of something to blog, although it just occurred to moi that I'm blogging right now about absolutely nada......

Tonight is the big Moore-War football game and of course we are going. We have our Moore-War t-shirts all rhinestoned up--I am a *Dance Mom*ya know-- and ready to go! I am trying to figure out HOW to NOT eat any carbs at the game.......I'm thinking duck tape lipstick! I am on my no sugar, no flour, no carb, no taste diet again.......just whole veggies and fruits and chicken and fish.....mmmmmm.....it really does make me feel better when I cut out the processed junk but I must admit I LOVE junk food! Oh to be young again and eat whatevaaaaaaa................

I do know it can only last so long....kinda makes me irritable--(who moi?) so every now and then Gary will say, have a reece's babe!

Did y'all see Sarah Palin's speech? I have always said, if ya want something done...ask a woman!!

We'll see.......she's looks like a tough cookie--my word 5 kids!--She's not scared of anything...after all she survived the PTA!!!!!!!!!!! And we all know that's the scariest place on earth! (Did I say that?!) Wait, someone's at my door....it's the local PTA wanting my member card back...shhhhhhhhh......... :)

Well, I better jet for now, Brady just texted and summoned me to pick him up....he's 16 now, but hasn't tested for his license yet, says he's too busy right now...I know strange....he watches CNN too.....and actually reads the paper........

Happy Weekend!!

Marcey

Day One!

Whoa to those of you who wanted me to create a blog......

Let's see, this past weekend while in big Plano for another soccer tourney I saw the most odd and horrifing thing I think I've seen in oh, at least a month. Nope, not the reffing of the games.
We were driving on the hiway coming home and I see all these tents set up along the upcoming corner. I of course, think Fruit & Veggies stand.....where's my wallet, Gary, pull oovaa!! The first stand had watermelons & squash.....yeah next....puppies? ahhh isn't that cute, next one....puppies...huh? more puppies.....8 stands of all kinds of puppies!!! OMG!! The pure bred dog lover in me about DIED! Puppies! Like their a random fruit! Upon seeing my eyes triple insize, Gary doesn't even slow down..........he knew what was coming..........."Ya know, that is just a perpetuation of puppy mills! Double edged sword...buy a puppy to save it and the cycle starts all over again, besides who on earth buys a puppy on the side of the road?? You are supposed to reserach your breed then find a reputable breeder......or go to the pound, tons of dogs there who want a good home! Should be illegal, what corner was that back there, I'm writing a letter to the county commissioner...and the American Kennel Club..........."........in true fashion, Gary nevers flinches or glances my way............he knows.

Well, that's my 1st post......I'm not sure my thoughts should be put in written text.....
Sooo to Bev & Marla, here ya go..........don't say I didn't warn you......