October Blogger

I have about 3 minutes to the end of the month...

Today was great. Fun day, fun times, fun people... I voted, went back to work and got off an hour early, helped Diamond get her costume ready, did some trunk and treating, and then headed to Rock the Pumpkin...

Then went to IHOP with a gazillion people... What a day...

Oh, and the reason my blog is called what it is is because for some reason, in October, I have more to say than any other month. At least I have more blogs posted anyway. Interesting.

Rock the... vote!

Well, along with Rock the Pumpkin tomorrow, it will also be the last day for early voting! Don't forget! Your vote does count!

But join us for Rock the Pumpkin. It's gonna be fun!

Top 3 sillies for the day

• I took my car in to the dealer to have my driver's seat checked out. It would recline, but it would not unrecline on its own. I had to manually pull it up, which is not how it is supposed to be. Results: the phone book I keep in the back pocket of my seat is weighing down the unrecline spring. Take the phone book out and tada -- it works! Duh! But to my defense, I always had a phone book in my old car and never had this problem. Thank goodness they did not charge me for my silly complaint (they probably actually laughed at me instead.)
• We had a member who had a stolen debit card. The debit card thief made several purchases at usps.com for large amounts. My boss asks around wondering what this thief could probably be buying for this amount. My answer: "Maybe he bought the personalized stamps where you can have your picture on there. I know those are really expensive." Yup, because a thief would want his picture along with his address as a record to track him.
• My co-worker sends an e-mail out to everyone letting us know she wants to sell her car for $12,000 thousand. She then sends one out 5 minutes later realizing she put thousand in twice. A few more hours later, she sends out another e-mail saying that after further consideration and researching, she will be changing the price to $13,000!!! Um, I have never heard of anyone raising their price when trying to sell.

Chick-fil-a

Today I had lunch with my parents at Chick-fil-a. I had an incredible salad there - grilled chicken and fruit salad with berry vinigarette dressing. When it was handed to me, it was so beautifully colored and to top it all off, they give you some sort of granola with dried cranberries. It was like eating your meal and dessert at the same time. I heard about this salad from a co-worker. She calls it the best mistake that has ever happened because she originally ordered the Southwestern grilled chicken salad, but they didn't have the corn or beans to make it and offered her this one. I must say it was muy delicioso.

Pumpkin Splatter

I don't know if anyone else is having this problem in their neighborhoods, but this morning, as I was taking Diamond to school, someone's pumkin was splattered on the road right in front of my house. Normally I park my vehicle in the garage, but due to some garage door malfunctions, I parked out front. I had pumpkin seeds on my hood. As I drove further down, there was another pumpkin smashed across the road. Then I turned the corner, and another one is there. They were everywhere! We didn't even make a jack-o-lantern and still there was one shattered in front of our house. I don't know if it is the deer that like to roam around the neighborhood that could possibly be doing it, but I sure hope it is. Gotta go clean up the pumpkin mess...

Sweepy

It's Friday and way past my bed time...

I need to go to bed. Good night everyone.

Diet Don'ts

***PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! (I don't think you'll want to anyway.)***

I was talking to my co-worker who loves to try diets. Everytime we eat something, she pulls out her handy dandy diet book and tells us how many calories the "garbage" we are eating has. I know it is true that Hamburger Helper, McDonald's, chinese, pizza, etc., etc. are not the healthiest types food to eat, but please don't tell me I'm eating garbage.

So anyway... a friend of hers is going to try something new. The doctor no longer prescribes these special diet pills so she is going with a new method. I don't really know much about pills, but I just don't think they are effective either. If pills would make you skinnier, wouldn't we all be on them? So... to replace the pills, she is going to try a tapeworm. Yes, a tapeworm!!! I think I almost puked when she told me about it. Supposedly, you can purchase it over the internet and all you do is swallow the tapeworm larvae and it grows inside of you! Can I say gross again?!? YUCK!!! DISGUSTING!!! Why would someone purposely put a tapeworm inside themselves? I mean, there has got to be something unhealthy about that! So, the point of my story is... Try the "Eat Less, Move More" method rather than all these alternatives. It's truly the healthiest way to go.

Babies

Tonight, as I did nursery for church, I realized how much I miss Diamond being a baby. The babyhood just doesn't last long enough and you have to treasure each and every smile, laugh, cry, and even dirty diaper a baby has - because before you know it, this will be just a memory.

I had so much fun with the babies tonight. I really loved it. They were all so well behaved and even though they didn't speak the words we know, they still communicate with each other. I sat there in a little circle playing with three infants and a toddler. The infants, with their sounds, were making each other laugh and smile. It was just so adorable! I wished I had video of them interacting with each other. One would make a little sound, and it would make the other one smile. Then she would make a sound, and the others would giggle. Too cute!!!

Who knew a room full of babies could be so entertaining to me? Thanks babies!

"Sock" hop

Every year, Diamond has a "sock" hop dance at the school and they learn to dance to songs from the 50's and 60's They even get to dress like they are in the time period. All the kids just look forward to this event and this year, I was actually able to capture some video.

They actually get to dance in their socks too!

Motherhood

Being a mom is getting harder and harder. I know God never said it would be easy and it's not supposed to be. I'm sure it's one of the biggest challenges a woman has to face in life because it's an everyday learning experience. I want my child to be a sweet, little angel who obeys every single word I say without hesitation. I want my child to patiently wait on her mother's indecisiveness as she chooses which macaroni and cheese to buy. I don't want to have to argue with her about unimportant things, which I guess, may be more crucial life changing situations to an 8 year old.

I just feel tired. (Maybe if I was in bed rather than up late typing this blog, I wouldn't be tired, huh?)

Don't get me wrong. Diamond is a wonderful daughter. She is sweet, loving, and very thoughtful. She is so considerate of people around her, but she does have her moments - and they seem to be increasing on a daily basis. But she is also growing. She is learning to have a mind of her own with opinions about certain things... and I just don't know if I'm a big fan of that yet. She even has her own personal thoughts of who should be President of the United States. Sometimes I wonder if she's 28 stuck in an 8 year old's body - yes, I wonder if she is older than me... (I just laughed to myself as I typed that thought.)

I had to have a talk with her the other day. It breaks my heart to have to discipline her, but I know it is necessary. I actually gave up on all my other options that I finally had to throw Rock the Pumpkin in there. That crushes me because I know how much we all love to go and I would hate to go without her (only because I have volunteered to work, not because I would go without her just to be mean.) I know she is her own person, completely different from me as a child, but sometimes I just want to know she is going to grow up loving the Lord and knowing what is right and wrong. Although she didn't know, I heard her praying the other day and I'm so proud to know she talks to God the way she does.

I want to not only be a mother to her, but I also want her to know that I am her best friend. I don't want her to be afraid to tell me things and I always want her to know I love her unconditionally. She is my favorite daughter (ha ha) and I know this will pass. We're both growing and we're both learning...

Oh and...

...in this pile of laundry, I was very disappointed to see a big stain on my favorite college shirt!!! I have no idea where it came from, but it's there and I think it's there to stay. BOO!!!

I don't think I can buy another one of those alumni shirts for $5.

Clean laundry

This is one of my favorite smells! That's what my room smells like. I just put some clean sheets on my bed and the clean laundry smell is filling the room. Makes me want to just lay down and tuck myself in under my covers... too bad I still have some projects to work on...

An evening with the girls

Everybody needs that sometimes. I had a little bit of a frustrating day at work today, and hanging out with the girls was definitely a must do for the night.

It started off with a walk along the river with one of my good friends. Along with exercise, we also got some good conversation in. We couldn't have been walking that fast though because we saw several people pass by, turn around, and pass by again. I enjoyed it though...

Then I went to Hastings to check stuff out since they will be closing for a while... and there was nothing there. Well, there was still stuff there, but nothing I wanted. A lot of the store has already began its move to the new location. They were actually hauling in more carts to move stuff as I stood in the entrance way.

I ended the evening with Starbucks. I love the Starbucks. Just the smell of it makes me happy. My friends and I sat outside drinking our drinks and talking. We shared laughs, silly stories, thoughts, and everything else. It was just a good way to end the night. I love those girls!

And let me tell you, I'm glad it's Friday!

$700 billion!!!

I think that money is down the drain now. Every single day, I've watched my retirement account dwindle. I know they say, "You are still young and it will work itself out," but when you see your total losses doubling what you have contributed for the year, I think it's okay for me to get a little more concerned about this economy situation. The massive drops on a daily basis is no good! I'm waiting to see the effects of that bailout.

On the positive note though, I'm thankful I work at a credit union and not a bank. I will still have a job tomorrow.

Shoes

I realized today... Well, not really today... But I contemplated on the thought more today...

Well, I have a shoe problem. I buy shoes... and shoes... and more shoes...

The positive thing - My feet aren't growing anymore so I don't have to worry about changing sizes.

The negative thing - I don't have any room in my closet for anything else.

My argument for my purchases - Even if you gain any weight, shoes will always fit you. Hee-hee.

A positive and an argument definitely outweigh that negative. I think I need the shoe pshychiatrist...

This is not my shoe closet... Although I would not complain if it was. =)

Report Card Time

Six weeks of the school year have already passed?!? It seems like yesterday, I was sending Dime off to school with bags of school supplies in her hand. I was a little concerned about third grade and all this TAKS stuff. I don't think I ever had to do anything like it when I was in elementary school, so I wasn't and still am not really sure what to expect. I'm relieved though. Diamond has all A's with her lowest grade being a 99. I just pray she continues to do well in school and continues to want to go every morning when she wakes up -- even on the weekends (I have never seen a more excited child at 5:55 a.m.)

So for good grades and good conduct, we went to watch Beverly Hills Chihuahua (and I even got her her own Kid's Meal Pack.) Yes, today I was a nice mommy. =)

It's raining!

It's pouring...
The old man is snoring...

I love the rain!

My Letter L

It is broken on my keyboard! Well, it isn't actually broken, but it's a lot less sensitive than the other keys. I have to jam on it 3 or 4 times before it will type anything, which can get frustrating at times.

I just got this keyboard for Christmas last year and it can't already be messed up. I wonder if the batteries are just dying. That better be it... I use the letter L a lot! Well, I don't really know if I do, but it is one of the most commonly used letters in the English alphabet which is why it is on the row where we lay our hands on the keyboard and one of the letters used in the R S T L N E combination on Wheel of Fortune.

So, letter L key, you better get to working right again!

Another year...

Happy birthday, mom!

Today we celebrated your day. You got to spend time with your favorite people in the world -- your family. I hope you enjoyed your day with wishes of many more to come. We spent the day watching a movie then having dinner at Applebee's with some ice cream cake for dessert at home. It was yummy!

Thank you mom for all you have done for us. You have been there through everything and have supported me in my times of need. Through the good, through the bad, the happy, and the sad, you have continued to love me unconditionally. You're my best friend and I love you mom.

Color of the season

IS PURPLE!!!

It's very exciting because purple is my favorite color... and now I can wear it and be in fashion! Yay!