My Friends Made Me Do It

Friday, June 30, 2006

Waiting For Jill

My df, Jill is coming into town from Arkansas for a baby shower. I'm anxiously awaiting her arrival. When she gets here we'll "do lunch" and a little scrap crap shopping. It's been a long time since I've seen her...can't wait!


While I'm killing time here I'll share the layout I finished last night. My # 3 DD just being herself. No journaling required on this one. Just Brooke being Brooke like the title says.

Just got a chuckle. As I was writing this Jill called to say she was running a little later than anticipated. Must be telepathy... I'm writing about her when she calls. See, people KNOW when youa re talking about them behind their back! LOL.

Think I'll go scrap while I wait.

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Let There Be Light

uh huh, yeah. I changed out the burned out bulbs in here. Is anyone else as lazy as I am? 4 bulbs in the fan fixture and I wait till the third burns out before I change them. I just hate to drag the ladder inside for a single light bulb. Impeeding darkness will finally motivate me to do it.


I scrapped today. These pics are from dinner with one of David's business associates. The nicest guy ever. His family is from India. I think I'll even start another one since I'm home alone tonight. Just me and a lean cuisine for dinner. Thank goodness I got to the store this morning so I have a good selection in stock. I just hate to cook in the summer. We're all on such different meal schedules and you never know who's going to be home or not. Fend for yourselves suckas! The kitchen is closed for the summer.

You're gonna love this Lynne. I just got a call from Brooke. She and her best friend were eating at a restaurant at the Galleria and passed by Saks on their way out. A sale beckoned them inside....all the way upstairs to the designer jeans.... found one pair of Seven for all Mankind marked down just over 1/2 price. What's a girl to do but buy them straight away....LOL...then call mom to share in her good fortune AND to prepare me for yet another shopping bag entering the house. I've been telling her to stop spending her money and save for when she's forced to be on a budget in college. She's going to go into shopping withdrawel just like Britt did that first year.

Got a nanny update from Val last night. Her charges have not tied her up or burned her at the stake yet. In fact, she's loving babysitting them. Sweet little girls she says but very active. She asked me how I did it with 4 (gotta love the payback). Said she's exhausted at the end of the day and is sore from the increase in activity. The girls' parents appear to think that summer should be a fun time and have a calender of events all planned out for them. As of last night (3 days into the job)she had taken them swimming twice, to the park twice where she spotted them on their cheer stunts and tumbling, been ice skating, and taken them over to her apartment (because they HAD to see her place) where they had a blast playing dress up in her shoes and clothes and makeup. She likes kids....she will actually pay with them and let them fix her hair, etc, she still likes to go and do kiddie things. They are telling her she is the coolest babysitter ever. I think she found the perfect summer job. She sounds happy and that makes me happy.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

If

patience is a virtue then I guess I'm not a virtuous women. I don't like waiting. Especially when it comes to teenage time VS real world time. Brooke asked me to go dorm room shopping with her and her future roomie today. No problem. I enjoy doing stuff like that HOWEVER I thought they meant this afternoon...right after Brooke got off work. I'm STILL waiting and Brooke got off almost two hours ago. When she got in she plopped down on the couch. I asked if she had talked to Kim and she said "yep, she's doing her hair and then she'll be over". I suggested that she go ahead and get ready herself. She told me no rush... Kim takes forever. She is obviously right. Traffic is getting worse out there with every passing minute. Have I mentioned how much I hate driving in rush hour traffic?

Ugh, was just out back and my pool is looking a little greenish around the edges. My pool boy doesn't come till tomorrow. I should probably go ahead and shock it. Who knows if he'll even be here on the day he is supposed to be. Had a problem with that recently. Might have even got a kid fired ...who knows... I just know that last week a different kid came. Did a good job cleaning but today my pool is turning green. Haven't had a ton of kids in there and we've had no rain...shouldn't be happening. Speaking of pool boys and pool services in general....did they not get the memo that these boys should be HOT and arrive shirtless for our viewing pleasure...nope, not the way IRL as it is in the movies. LOL We've never had a good looking one...damn!

Today Chels was in the pool and reached up because something tickled her head. Never a smart move. That something stung her. She knocked it into the water and then tried to catch it with the net so she could show me what got her but it got away. we still don't know what it was. Anyone know of something green with long legs that flies and hangs around pools. She said it wasn't a wasp, yellow jacket, or bee. It left a big hole in her finger though. The good thing is that it didn't hurt for long at all and there was some swelling but no redness yet. We'll just watch "it"

Monday, June 26, 2006

Monday Ramblings

Wow, this day is kind of slipping away and I don't have a lot to show for it. I'm just being pretty much a waste of space. I ran a couple of errands, Starbucks, Office Depot, Linens and Things, and the PO. You're jealous...don't even try to deny it. What an exciting life I lead.



Yesterday I scrapped. Like one of the layouts I did so I'll go ahead and share it here. The other one...well, let's just say it's done and move on.

Val finally got a job...yippee. For those that don't know. She's been balking all summer. Was refusing to work retail or in a restaurant this year...wanted to work in a day care. HOWEVER she started looking kind of late (cough cough) to get one of THOSE kind of summer jobs. She finally found a nanny job. Started today.... 8 yr old twin girls...she says they are pretty hyper...lol... anyone remembering the old I Love Lucy episode where she babysits the twin boys? The one where they tie her into the chair? I'm thinking it will be interesting to hear her stories. I enjoyed the ones from spring semester when she worked (her practicum) in the child care center on campus with the older two year olds.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Blog Challenge

Sophia's Blog challenge from Two Peas. I picked it up from Christine's blog though


1. FIRST NAME? Gayla
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes, a friend of my parents' daughter
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? It's been awhile. I can't remember when or even why
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Nope
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Peppercorn Ranch Smoked Turkey
6. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 4 girls
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? No clue
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Only my blog
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Maybe too much
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Never...cluck cluck
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? not if I can get them off without untying them
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? pretty tough chick
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Baskin Robbins Jamocha Almond Fudge
16. SHOE SIZE? 6
17. RED OR PINK? red
18. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my weight
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My mom
20. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? 1954 - Big Spring, TX
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? denim/brown flip flops
22. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? a hand full of mixed nuts
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? my favorite country music radio station
24 IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? aquamarine
25. FAVORITE SMELL? a newborn baby
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE? Brooke
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU MEET? their eyes
28. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?. I've always enjoyed crafts. Wouldn't say I've had a special talent in any area though
29. FAVORITE DRINK? Starbucks Mocha Latte
30. FAVORITE SPORT? I was always the last kid picked for any team in school. Need I say more? I like to watch HS or college football if I know some of the boys playing
31. HAIR COLOR? Those roots are looking really gray these days
32. EYE COLOR? strange. They change from hazel to blue to green depending on what I'm wearing
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? not anymore. Some eye problems forced me back into glasses many years ago
34. FAVORITE FOOD? A really good steak
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? happy ending
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Breakfast at Tiffany's .... no, it's not been THAT long since I've seen a movie. I'm just introducing the girls to some classics this summer
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? white
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Neither. I like spring and fall
39. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? David's mom's German Chocolate Cake
41. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? none
42. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? a kitten
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? the ocean at night
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Both are OK. I was a huge Beatle fan when I was little though
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME. Austria/Germany
46. IF YOU COULD PICK ANY TWO PEOPLE TO HAVE DINNER WITH, WHO WOULD
THEY BE? Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston ...together. I want the REAL scoop. LOL

Friday, June 23, 2006

You've Got Pictures

Brooke has, that is. She needed a couple for sorority recruitment "schtuff". HOWEVER she wasn't in much of a mood for a photo shoot and we didn't get out to the park early enough to catch the golden glow of early evening.... I was forced to use my flash even. Not that going out there earlier would have helped much because it was overcast most of the day here.




We needed a full body shot and a head shot. Composition sucks on the full body shot...you know I wanted to crop it WAY down. If I use it on a layout it will probably end up being about a 4 x 12... hate that tree being in the middle like it is! Thank goodness she's photogenic even when she's not cooperative AND has hair in her eyes. That's how she always looks now though. LOL

The Mom Card

Does that thing have an expiration date? Just curious. There are sure times I wish it did. Fortunately I'm not experiencing any of those right now. Just thinking about a few little things that have made me chuckle to myself lately.

I'm always amazed that kids that are 4 hrs away call and ask some of the things that they do. They expect me to have any service related phone number they might need memorized or with me no matter where I am. While I was in Oklahoma with Brooke Britt called one day and needed the phone number of the dealership where she had left her car for repairs....

"ugh...hello...you left your car somewhere and you didn't get their number???
And you don't even remember the name of the place?
Call your Dad...if he's in the office he will have the number."

then the next day the call is
"how do you unclog a toilet"

she's living in an apartment...duh...how about call the office and report it

AND, I get the strangest phone calls from both girls wanting me to diagnose all kinds of ailments. They never like getting the response from me to go to the doctor if they are really sick. Need to work on my ability to heal the sick via phone I guess. Been slacking I guess

Tonight, the request is something I can "handle". Brooke needs some new pics taken for recruitment stuff. THAT I can do ...off for a little photo shoot shortly. I told her 6 ...it's 6:30 and she's not ready. Good thing the days are long. LOL

Thursday, June 22, 2006

OSU Pictures


trying again to get these uploaded! Hope blogger will cooperate today. First here's a picture from central campus. This is the view of the library from the garden.





Here's Brooke and Kim on the balcony terrace of the Student Union. Library in the background.

And here's the girls checking out Theta Pond

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

I'm Back

did you even miss me? Probably not! Time to catch up on the past few days.

SUNDAY



Happy Birthday Baby Girl. Chelsea turned 15 today. We did some mother/daughter bonding in the afternoon. Lunch at the mall, shopping for some new clothes for her. She even cooperated and let me buy her real clothes and cute shoes...no jeans, t shirts or flip flops! It was more than cooperating. It's like she really wanted girly stuff. I think she realized she could raid big sis' closet for much longer on those rare occasions she needed something more than her regular attire. Or... maybe she's just finally becoming a REAL teenage girl. WHO knows! She's been acting like one for years...just not really dressing like one and surely not enjoying shopping like one. After the mall we did nails and pedicures then rushed home to get ready for dinner. Had a lovely meal at yummy Italian restaurant in Dallas. Notice the girls were all wearing black and white...so was I. We got quite a chuckle out of this when it was time to leave the house. It was not planned. No one had a clue what anyone else was putting on for dinner! Obviously everyone got my memo via ESP



After dinner came the good part...opening the gifts. The highlight was the new digital camera.

Monday:
Headed north early that morning to take Brooke to orientation/registration at Oklahoma State University .... my alma mater. That felt kind of strange. Living in Texas all these years I just never imagined one of my kids would end up going there.When we first arrived we stopped on campus to hit the stores and stock up on OSU gear for her. I had to get me a T shirt too. Had a hard time deciding if I "needed" a regular OSU shirt, an alumni shirt, or an OSU mom shirt. The mom shirt won out. I had to walk the campus then ...Nostalgia you know. It was hot. Decided to get back in the car and "do" most of the tour of the campus by car. Since it was summer the streets through campus were open so it was possible. It's really grown. My first apartment there is still standing and appears to be in use but instead of being across from campus like it used to be it's literally IN the parking lot of the new stadium...practically bumped up against it! The real surprise is that my old house is still standing. That "shack" had to have been 50 yrs old when I moved in there 32 yrs ago. All the houses on that block were still there. Goes to show college kids will live in anything! I paid $80 a month. wonder what the rent is now? Once Brooke's future roomie's family got into town we met up at the hotel and then headed back out for me to give them a campus tour. This time I took a few pics of the girls and of the campus. OK, it's not letting me upload any more pictures. I'll try getting them up again tomorrow.

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Caffeine Don't Fail Me Now

Hey Pam, what makes you think I'd get a break on Saturday? It's starting off as the worst day of the week so far! I had to have Chels to the bus at 8 AM. That wouldn't have been so bad if I'd gone to sleep at a decent time. The last time I looked at that clock it was 4:30 AM. When will I ever learn that caffeine keeps me up way better than it wakes me up? Making note to self: buy some decaffeinated tea. I have a weakness for iced tea in the summer. Well, not just plain old iced tea. It needs to be freshly brewed sweet tea.... made the old fashioned way with the sugar added while it's still hot. It's my southern roots, but a delicacy I rarely allowed myself to have in recent years because I'm fat enough without adding a gallon of sugar laden iced tea to my list of daily deadly sins. UNTIL.... I discovered that if you make it the good old fashioned way but use Splenda it ALMOST tastes as good.

My oldest surprised us yesterday by coming home a day earlier than we expected. She's in for Chels' birthday/Father's Day and to "sister sit" for me while I'm out of town. Dad pretty much sucks at being a reliable child care provider! It seems that life is getting a little boring at school since all the friends are now in summer school and/or working. Can't say I didn't tell her she needed to start looking for a job earlier than she did down there. It's not helping that she was refusing to work in retail or food service again this year. Thought she could easily get a job working in a day care. She's on a substitute list for one now and next on the list to be hired if and when someone quits. She's also got an application in for a part time nanny position working for a speech pathologist who takes her baby to work with her .... got a nice little nursery set up there at her office Val says. I think it would get boring for her during nap times but Val says she would just take a book and read. I got tickled at Val when she told me that she went and got Britt's boyfriend's pup to hang out with the other day.... he was at work, Britt was at the library studying for a test and Val was bored. On several times she's mentioned chilling with friends' pups. There's no doubt she would love to be a dog sitter but the pay for that is just not good in a college town!

Remember that ME day I was going to take? It didn't exactly happen. I must just accept that if you are a card carrying member of the mom club you only get mom moments. Day before yesterday it was a trip to the LSS and yesterday it was getting my hair cut. The only ME time in the next few days is going to be of the Mother/Daughter bonding sort. That's OK...I kinda like that kind.

Ending with a big old woo hoo here. We got a good soaking last night. We needed it SO bad. It's overcast today and cool...chance of more. I good day to sleep but that won't be happening. I've already moved from my mocha straight to the ice tea trying to wake up. Caffeine PLEASE don't fail me when I need you most. I've got so much that needs to get done today.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Me Me Me

It's all about ME today...got that bi-atch? Yeah, I can dream, can't I? How about it's more like between my "kid running" and the drill team family picnic tonight I'm going to TRY and make the time for some ME things. You know the fun stuff....like doing MY laundry, showering, cleaning MY bathroom, making MY hair and nail appointments, and then if all goes smoothly maybe even scrapping for my album.

When does school start again? I'm so ready! I love those hrs to myself!

Chelsea's birthday is on Sunday. About two weeks ago she decided she wanted a room makeover for her big gift...no party. I had the best of intentions to actually get it finished by her birthday. It was supposed to work out this way: Get it painted and the new floor down before the 17th. THEN while she was gone to the Oil Bowl with the Fillies that day I would get everything set up. She would come home to her new room right around midnight...big surprise for her birthday. Ummm, not happening. Yeah, the shopping has all been done and the paint color has been chosen but not even purchased. I haven't even gone to look at flooring... she does not want carpet in there anymore. I told her yesterday she was going to have to give me a break from all this running in circles IF she ever wanted it done. I need a good three days of undisturbed work time.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Running In Circles

There are days that I wish the pay and benefits were better for this taxi service/personal shopper job. KWIM? All the kidlets are needy. Take me here, pick me up from there, I NEED to buy this by tomorrow. You get the picture. Well, it's one of those kinds of days. Not time to do a darn thing productive between the errands and I just don't see a break in sight of more than about an hour until late this evening. Certainly no creative time for me today.

My oldest dd wins the prize for the most legitimate need of the day.
"Mom, I'm going to have to get some new sheets. Mine are getting so thin that they are ripping. They are so soft I just hate to give them up though. Can you find me more just like them?" LOL Anyone got a pair of broken in lilac Egyptian cotton sheets they want to donate to the cause? Actually, I went out and found some similar to her old favs during one of my taxi driving breaks this morning. Maybe if I wash them 10 times before she gets home this weekend they will "do".

I've got 30 minutes before I have to be out the door again. Think I'll grab some lunch.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

The Graduate


Here's the layout that is supposed to be in the blog below. I'm not seeing it there, are you? I'll try again here. It says it's adding it to the one below but then it doesn't show up. Go figure

Mood: Bad, But Improving Slightly

Before I start my bitchfest here's the layout I finished yesterday

Don't you hate those days where some little something goes wrong and it just sets the mood for the entire day? Well, today is one of THOSE days. Ugh. I need additional copies of Brooke's transcript for sorority recruitment registration plus I'd just like to have one "in hand" when we go for registration just in case the school has not mailed them out to the universities yet. Well, Chelsea had to be a drill team practice at 9 AM so I dragged Brooke out of bed and hauled her ass up to the school with me to put in a request for one. The counselor's office was supposed to be open however it wasn't. I go to the main office and they tell me to go to the counselor....already done that..no one there. She gets on the phone and tries to find the lady who's supposed to be in there. No luck, so she gives me her e-mail addy and tells me she responds better to e-mail than phone calls. No problem, I can relate. I wasn't mad at this point or even in bad mood until I got to worrying about "what if" I couldn't get them in time. That's when I got ticked at Brooke for not taking the time to put in the request before school was out (though she said their office was closed the last week of school), then I got mad at myself for procrastinating and not getting her up there right after school was out, and then, finally I was just mad at the lady for not being in the office when it was supposed to be open. Get the picture? I was the one putting myself in this bad mood. After that we stopped at a Care Now since I had Brooke captive to get one of those overly thorough (cough cough) school physicals. Yep, something else she needed for college. Of course, there was a long wait but we got it done and she was certified healthy enough to walk across campus and carry heavy books . Yesterday we went to the clinic to get her meningitis immunization...long wait there too...see, the fun just never ends! Before she actually leaves for college in Aug I've got to get her in to the dentist, her ortho, and the OBGYN for her "real" checkup. I just hate all this routine kind of stuff...it's no fun...even thinking about it doesn't help my mood.

Tonight is going to be just so much fun I can barely contain myself. Fillies (drill team booster club) monthly meeting and then a committee meeting following. The thought of sitting in those meetings for two full hours or longer is just not helping this foul mood either.

I wish I had some happy pills. If I did I would take them "fo sure" Be glad you are not around me today. And oh, the lady did e-mail me right away and I can pick up the transcripts tomorrow so the problem is solved but the mood barometer has not gone up to "sunny". I think I'll go scrap and just hide away in my room so I don't snap at the girls for no reason.

Monday, June 12, 2006

Full Moon Rising

Did you see the moon last night? It was actually a new moon. It was gorgeous, however it sometimes seems to have a strange effect on me. It happens way too often to just be a coincidence. It makes me terribly restless. I don't keep up with the phases of the moon BUT I will have these crazy restless days when I just pace and can get nothing accomplished and I never know WHY until the sun goes down and the moon comes up. It never fails .... there it is in the sky, big and bold and beautiful! What was bad during the daylight hours gets worse after dark. I'm drawn out to it I swear! Maybe it's too much water weight .... I'm like the tides I guess. Oh well, that was last night and today that restlessness seems to be behind me. Thank goodness. I've got things that really need to be done.

I'm off to a good start today. No chance of sleeping in. Chelsea has drill team practice every day this week so that got us up and around early. When the alarm went off the dog was looking at me like "WTF?"

I was just out in the garage and it struck me that I really need some shelves out there. I cannot find my Miracid and I know I just bought some. Now where did I put it? My gardenias are looking really hungry so I must locate it or go buy more. Seriously, I've got to do something about that garage. My kids think it's the city dump I swear. Val and Britt drag things all the way home from San Marcos just to dump there. Sounds like an up coming family project to me. Don't you know those kids will be thrilled when I spring "we're cleaning the garage" on them.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Sunday .... The day of rest


and I'm taking that to heart today. Not going to do a thing I don't have to. I scrapped yesterday and I'm thinking I'll do the same for today. Tomorrow I have to get with the program but today's it's just going to be one of those lazy hazy days of summer.

Didn't really come up with anything new and fun to do last night. Brooke and I went out to eat at PF Chang's. Chelsea declined our invitation because she was too tired to get cleaned up! What what? All she had done during the day was lay out at the pool! ah, she is her mother's child. We can take relaxin to the ultimate level.

Britt called me earlier. Summer school started last week and accounting has been kicking her butt. I knew that already. 5 - 7 hours of homework in that class alone had stressed her terribly and she said she hadn't been eating. A review of her account pretty much verified that claim. That kid doesn't need to loose any weight. The call today was inquiring about what she should do. Stick with it or drop it and retake it in the fall when so much material is not covered in such a short amount of time. I made the decision for her while we were on the phone. I got online and dropped it. I was the one that suggested she take it. My mistake. On the first day of class the teacher had told them they were crazy for attempting it because she WAS going to teach the entire book. Also said she hoped they didn't have a job or weren't taking another class. Oops, Britt has no job but she is taking philosophy which is reading and writing intensive. Oh well, live and learn. The money lost is probably no greater than the treatment for the ulcer she would have ended up with I'm sure. She's just not one that can let herself slide on anything. Her college GPA is good. We need to keep it that way. Here's a layout share. One I did of Val's new car. Isn't it cute? The car, I mean.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Just Another Lazy Day


So many of them are in the summer. It's a Saturday so that means I'm not running any errands that I don't have to. I don't like the weekend crowds in stores. Kind of spoiled I guess to having been able to shop during the regular workday for so many years. I'd love to do something fun and different this weekend but I'm sure just what it could be. Guess I need to do some searching and see if anything interesting is going on around here. It's already so hot this summer that any outings by day are not too appealing. We are still in a drought too. That sucks. We need rain bad. The city has already gone into water conservation mode. No watering between 10 AM and 6PM and they have asked that we set our spinkler system on a 5 day cycle. Yikes, my front yard just wasn't making it that long. I had to go ahead and water last night...one day early. Thank goodness it's still voluntary as far as the actual days go. There's no tickets being written yet for violations. It will probably come to that before the summer is over though.

Yesterday I scrapped for me. It felt good. Think I'll do that again today. I just don't take many pics now it doesn't seem so it's not like it will take too much time to be current. The layout above is from last night. Pretty simple. All Basic Grey except for the big brad. Love their new line of ribbons but the packaging is deceiving (cute though). There's sure not much ribbon on each spool.

Friday, June 09, 2006

Summatime


and the livin is easy! That easy life started officially with Brooke's HS graduation on Memorial Day. Another one down...miracle of miracles. For some reason I always just feel relieved on "this" day. Never any tears. It was a nice ceremony that didn't linger on too long. Only the immediate family was here and afterwards we went out for a yummy steak dinner. Opened gifts after that and just relaxed. Brooke attended Operation Graduation that night. The rest of us just chilled. Val and Britt didn't head back to San Marcos till the next day.

If I'm not careful "easy" translates into lazy. Yes, I'm lazy by nature. At least I do get dressed each day (better than my youngest dd) but that's probably just because I'd be too embarassed to go to Starbucks in my pjs. If I'm not careful summer will just slip by and I'll get nothing accomplished. There's so much I want/need/or have to get done. Brooke is leaving for college in less than two months and that requires so much shopping. We've started the process but haven't made much of a dent in our list of "needs". Chels wants her bedroom redone for her birthday...it's coming up soon...the 18th. I've done a little shopping there too, but haven't started the process of revamping. I had her start packing up to move out yesterday. Now I need to go buy paint. Trying to decide if I want to refinish her furniture or buy new. Think I will start with painting the nightstand and see if I like how it looks and go from there.

Notes to self for the day:
This house is NOT self cleaning
Drs appointments don't make themselves
Make the time to scrap

Thursday, June 08, 2006

OK, I Give In

It's a long time coming. I've held off as long as possible. Kind of like with switching from film to digital I guess. I'm just slow to accept change. BUT, I guess I can't be gaylanoblog forever so I'm doing it. Are you happy Lynne? I actually had no intention of doing it tonight but I was reading Pam's blog and wanted to post a comment. Before I knew it I was "here" and typing. I don't know what I'm doing yet but I guess it's a start. Now maybe since I have an account I can go back and post that comment.