nothing to say...

Well...I don't really have anything interesting to say...but I promised to post more than once a month, so I have to post something. To that end...here's a cute picture...too bad I didn't have a better camera with me.

My family got bit by the cancer monkey but at least it's early and hopefully goes away and takes its banana with it...we'll see what July brings...

couch to....other couch

So...if you know me, you know my favorite sport is...um....well it used to be softball but I found that I am deficient in my super rad hitting skills that I used to possess...this causes me much sadness. I can still throw a ball hard and far, but come on..without hitting that's lame...and unless I can hit far I can't get to the base 'cause I'm...well...running impaired.

My brother is a runner. Word on the street...'cause I put it there...is I think he's crazy. Secretly...(pause for a moment of reverence for the great confession)...I am amazed and think it's kinda cool. Not to watch, mind you...but it's like...idk...something I can't do...'cause I'd die.

{this is my brother...he runs...that's his wife...she runs too...}

Well...insert new plan....wait for it....

COUCH TO 5K

Ya...totally saw it on the internet...then heard about it on facebook...then again on TV...so I thought, what the heck. I have the couch part down pretty well at this point.

Chances are slim to none that I will ever run a 5K....probably more like none to none. But the couch to fridge plan isn't really working, so I better try something different.

Here's where my ingenious plan began...I was gonna run outside, but...well it's hot...and people might laugh at me lol...and the other thing is, I have a lot of things working against me...I'm afraid I'll be like, say, halfway around the lake and my knee will crack in half and I'll be crawl/dragging my wounded leg the rest of the way around the lake (ya mocking city)...OR...one of my internal organs will explode (say my heart or lungs most likely) and I'll be lying on the ground dead...awkward for other runners/walkers. I figure inside my house, I'll be close enough to the couch that I can drag my bleeding carcass there before I die or can at least die with dignity on my living room floor for the paramedics to find when something starts stinking and someone realizes they haven't seen me in 5 months. hmmm...yummy.

SO...anyway...I have a Gazelle...which is like a glider almost elliptical like thing (you know...guy with the pony tail and steroids...back in the day). So, I started doing it on that...you know glide slow when it says walk and glide fast when it says run...haha...I know right? I need to go outside. I actually get further on the odometer faster than just doing it straight. Anyway...it's interesting...someday I'll get past level 1...maybe.

So...if you wanna get off the couch and fake run with me, here's the plan...come over to my house. You sit on the couch while I start my run/walk. Then, when I fall off or die, it's your turn. It's a good plan, no?

However, I am currently not residing at my palace because I'm at my mom's crib...so you'll have to wait til I get paroled for good behavior...or kicked out for bad behavior...it's a toss up really.

My other plan was to stop eating chocolate and drinking soda, but come on...really? That's like asking the "Dance Moms" to stop yelling...have you watched that show? Really? really?! I know but it's like a train wreck...you start watching and you have to keep watching to see how crazy that chick is gonna be...but I digress. Back to running...hmmm...ya I don't really have anything else to say on the subject, so I think I'll go sit on the couch and think about it some more while eating M&Ms and watching TV and contemplating becoming the kind of person who does something productive...eh...prolly not.

xoxo

OOPS...bahahaha

forgive me follower for I have sinned...it's been nearly a month since my last...um blog...(isn't that how a confession goes? idk...i'm Baptist...I just go, 'dude, God...my bad'...ok not exactly.)

So i have nothing novel or interesting to say, but I was reminded of my transgressions of not blogging recently.

INSERT RANDOM EXCUSE HERE...

So here's the thing...I have a job...they make me work everyday...I know super lame lol. Instead of 4 days off I have the standard 2 (Saturday and Sunday) except for the one weekend a month I work straight through and contemplate quitting sometime around Saturday at 1:30pm.

By the way...love my new job...hate the 90 day probationary period where they force you to take days off but refuse to pay you for them (really 90 days is a long time...the way I go, I could be dead by then)...and I LOVE LOVE LOVE getting up at 7 am...ok maybe that was too many loves because realistically I would LOVE to the millionth power getting up at 1 pm...but that doesn't work in the real world, so 7am is better than 4:30am, evil manor gods...


I have not created anything interesting or crafty recently..but I have several half finished projects, which I cannot show you yet because they are gifts...and I hope I finish them by Saturday...um ya...tomorrow night?? yikes...I'm a slacker.

Wait...I did create this:

Well...technically...let's get real...God created the strawberries...Baker's created the chocolate...random bamboo hunters in panda bear country created the sticks...but I put them all together...just to see what it looked like...Then I took them apart and took the berries to work where they were eaten, so either everyone was hungry or they were good...or both...you know whatever works. I could eat them everyday...but then I'd be on the couch to refrigerator plan instead of couch to 5K haha...('cause let's face it...I'm one step away from couch to refrigerator now...oops get out of my confessional)

So basically I have nothing else to share at this time. I did 5 hail Apples and a bloody mary and will try to never go more than a week without blogging...

(**disclaimer...I'm sorry if you're Catholic...I'm not making fun, I swear...it's for comedic emphasis...or hate me, whatever. )

(**disclaimer #2...Mom...i was just kidding about the bloody mary...it's bold and in color so that means it's the gospel truth)

Until next time...hopefully not 8 months from now...remind me on occasion)...xoxoxo

um...what?

So...I had 3 people ask me about my blog and why I hadn't posted...I promised one of them I would today...but I've run into a snag...I have nothing to post about. I was hoping to have some super awesome pictures of last weekend...but I didn't take my camera out of the bag...I did take some with someone else's camera and the rest of the time it was just kinda busy...

Well...since then, nothing too exciting has happened...unless you count my phone turning into a little ball of fire in my pocket...that was exciting, but it has left me phone-less...uggg...I wanted to look at it so many times today...but it's dead...deader than dead...I'm pretty sure it's melted on the inside...

So...here I set...trying to come up with something interesting to blog about...and I've got nothing...I did learn this weekend that my hair hates humidity...well and needs my blow dryer...ugg...super super bad hair days! lol...maybe another reason I didn't take any pictures. I also got ahold of something I'm allergic to this weekend...nice itchy rash...mostly on my exposed skin so it has to be something my skin touched...wierdness...(I know that you didn't want to know about that)...but if you run into me, you probably will wonder why I'm wearing long sleeves and it's 90degrees)...

So...if you got past that and are still listening...for lack of anything interesting to blog about...here's my latest project...it isn't finished...it is barely started...but I'm working on it...

I'm making BABY BLOCKS...yay...I got these wooden blocks at Hobby Lobby for about $3 for a package of 6...good times.

Here's my start...I'm going light on the background colors so you can kinda still see the wood...I know you have no idea what I'm spelling lol...ok you probably do...but after they are done, they get covered with sealer and can be played with...or put on a shelf...or thrown at your little brother some day...YAY!

Well...that's all I know basically...I have a deep need of cleaning my apartment this weekend so hopefully that gets accomplished...We have to say goodbye to another friend this weekend too...

Two more days of work this week...I'm looking forward to sleeping in 'cause I missed that last weekend and I have to work next weekend...so I'm taking advantage...I hope you aren't too disappointed in this one lol...I tried...

xoxoxo

what a difference a year makes...

so....I was thinking about life today...you know you do it too...and I was thinking about how many things have changed in the last few years...mostly this year...so I'm gonna hit you up on the highlights...I know you are excited. (you will also be excited to know it has nothing to do with weddings or terrorists...though those things have changed too.)

#1...I graduated from RN school...ya that's right, I'm a fully fledged RN and almost a grown-up. Notice I say 'almost' because I refuse to fully grow up. You know how ol' Charlie Dickens said "it was the best of times it was the worst of times"? I'm pretty sure he was talking about nursing school. Man, that was the hardest 2 years of my life, but danged if I didn't make some great friends and I kinda miss it. (not the studying though...my brain may never recover).

#2...Along those same lines...my jobbie has changed in the last year. First, at the nursing home, I found a love for those elderly people who make you laugh and frustrate the dickens out of you all in the same moment. They taught me stuff, and also made me sad with their passing. But, alas things keep on a changin' and now I work at a Dr's office where I get to sleep in 'til 7 and have a great time at work (most of the time). The days just keep flyin' by...still learning new things...still having fun.

#3...my little brother became a dad...I know you are shocked by this, but he is old enough and he is married...lol. In October, we got to meet this little girl, Ellarie Paige and as you can see, she had her daddy wrapped around her finger from day 1. Man, I like this kid...if you haven't noticed. I wish I could see her everyday.

and of course, Miss Ellarie has done some growin' and a changin'...I'm sure that she'll have done some more this weekend when we go see her. Of course, you'll see pictures...you know I'm not shy with the pics.


#4...because of sweet Ellarie, my other brother ACTUALLY HELD A BABY!! What?!?! Ya I know, but here's photographic evidence. (Note...no baby was harmed in the making of this picture and neither one of them cried.)

#5...it's been about a year since an unfortunate incident with a broken gate latch and a driver driving way too fast down a road and a puppy not having been in the world enough to know...Maggie Mae...I still kinda miss ya.

#6...I started a blog. As it turns out, this one...where I get to tell you things you may or may not care about...but the good thing about blog land is if you don't care, there's a handy dandy little "x" at the top right hand corner...and I won't even know if you click it...lol

#7...I learned to crochet...and you have been subjected to my creations ever since. Basically I got bored one day and figured it out...and have been figuring out new things ever since...don't worry, i'm sure there are more to come...though currently I'm giving my sewing machine a workout...You know, it comes in cycles...

#8...finally...well i don't really have anything else, but I really have this thing with odd numbers, so I'm gonna come up with something...I got nothing..but hey I survived another year...so that's something! lol...not really a change, but hey...the world keeps spinning and I'm still on it...BONUS...

well, I hope you enjoyed a little glimpse into my world...really I couldn't think of anything to blog about today and since it's been a couple of days, I figured the one or two people reading it might be looking for something by now ;) lol...j/k.

If you're in the Panhandle area, you already know it's Pioneer Days...um...feel free to partake in the festivities...I'm jetting out of town...Thank you Ellarie for an excuse to miss P.D. Ya, I'm a spoilie sport. I'd also like to give a shout out to the doctor I work for for not allowing us to dress western...it saves me from having to come up with a reason I cannot...I think it could be medical...i'm allergic to boots.

Well...that's it for now...I'll try to come up with something more interesting next time...maybe a dissertation on why I hate peas...ah...maybe not. xoxoxo

as the world turns...turn baby turn

Funny isn't it? The world can change in an instant. Someone you love is wisked away....someone you don't love is wisked away. Death is a part of life...every day you live you're one day closer to dying...depressing huh? Well, depends on how you look at it.

If you know where you're headed, it's all good. Death is just the next step in a journey. Sure, I've never been there before, but it's okay 'cause I trust that God knows where he's taking me...after all he's been preparing it for me, he promised.

Anyway...if you've been reading, you know we lost a favorite resident last week. Her funeral was Saturday and we said goodbye...she looked peaceful...almost a smirk on her face that was so characteristically her. All was well with her soul...

Yesterday, someone else died...can't say that I'll miss him, but it's funny how his death affected the whole world. Yes, I'm sure you've heard by now, Osama was killed. Here's how I found out...I got bored with facebook land, and went to unwind with a friendly game of Angry Birds...Rio no less...and probably played for about 30 minutes or so...all was well with the world when I left facebook land. Well, I decided thereafter to go to bed, but I wanted to check facebook land one more time before I slumbered (I know...it's an addiction which I tried to break by deactivating my account for a time but people thought I was killing myself and it didn't work out, but that's a story for another day)...anyway, I got on facebook and all over was the news.

That's a shocker...All I did was play some Angry Birds and the world changed.

Now, how does this affect me?? Well, it has yet to be seen. I've seen several reactions to the news. Some people are glad he's dead, rejoicing even...some people are mad at Obama now 'cause of some speech I didn't watch (lol)...and still others are scared now. I'm not sure I'm any of these things. Yes, I'm glad the threat is gone, but I dunno if I can cheer over anyone's death. I'm not mad at Obama 'cause I didn't particularly like him to begin with and like I said I didn't watch the speech. Am I scared?? I dunno...not really yet. I mean sure the threat of retalliation is real. But, my God is still in control and if that's how I'm going out, I'm down.

I figure I just keep living my life...after all he "has not given us a spirit of fear"...I kinda hope nothing terrible happens and it would be nice to have a little peace on earth for a while, but I'm not holding my breath. Just waiting...and watching.

xoxoxo

Sunday crafty time...

Well, this afternoon after church, I was sitting around being bored...nothing was on television...so I thought hmmm...I haven't made anything in a while. I had been seeing bibs and such around the internet world, and I have several friends having babies, so I thought I'd see what I could do.

Several people were selling patterns to bibs...I found this humerous. I just went to the dollar store, bought a bib, and used it for sizing lol...My bib was $1...your pattern was more. Also since I live in the mid of nowhere, there are no fabric stores, and Walmart didn't have terry cloth, so I bought a package of 9 washrags for $3...nice!

Here's the final outcome of both a bib and a small burp rag. Don't judge my sewing skills...I really have none lol and this was my first attempt...it'll get better.

Close up of the burp rag...

Close up of the bib...it has velcro fasteners (if you care lol)

In other news, I got my hair cut Friday at 3 Wild Hairs in Guymon...She did good work...I just went in there and said, I don't care what you do, really, just make it look good. (It looks better than this picture, in person...this was at the end of a windy day lol...and I'm not super photogenic.)

Last night, I went to see "Water for Elephants" at the theatre (by myself...but anyway)...it was a good movie...I liked it. I like going to the movies...I need to find a movie buddy...going solo is kinda lame, but it was worth it.

As we speak, my upstairs friend is preparing for marching band I think....idk...I've never met anyone who cannot just sit still...seriously...he paces until he goes to bed...crazy.

Well I don't know what other wisdom to impart you with, so I guess that's all for now...worky work tomorrow...xoxoxo