Sweetbippy

I just couldn’t resist….and I did it on my own! Click on thumbnail to see full image.

Impulse shopping never works for me. Bought two Beta’s, a tank, plastic plants, gravel, marbles, food and water purifier at Petsmart when I just needed kitty litter. George and Emily are now part of the family! Two week’s later cleaning the tank all proud of myself that I actually did it and George does a nose dive to the bottom of the tank and up to the top a couple of times and I walk away thinking alls well. Ah no, all is not well. Twenty minutes later and George still has his nose in the gravel and his little fin’s are motionless. Emily is fine, her little fins are a flapping, but hiding in the plastic plants. One turkey baster, used to get food off the bottom of the tank, and the little net catcher thingie and George is up out and gone to the big used toilet water site somewhere in the city. Just couldn’t put him in the trash! It’s like ashes to ashes for us. Water to water for fish…right? I did tell him I was sorry but that was just for me cause we all know he couldn’t hear me. Sat down with IttyBitty and told her what I did but she really didn’t care she still has Emily to watch and can still try to figure out why there is something in the water she can’t get to. I was was told that the Female wouldn’t survive…HA! guess Females of all species pervail when ya get down to it.

Ok, so I didn’t really post yesterday. I have a totally good reason for it too. Wanna hear? Of course you do! Have a seat. This is going to take a while. No? You don’t have a year to spare for my long winded story telling? How about the short version? Ok.

• Boss was gone for half the day, I was alone. (‘Nuff said, but I’ll go on….just for you)
• Had two tours at the preschool so I was running back and forth trying to be in two places at once.
• I don’t remember eating lunch, so I may have missed it….or did I?
• ( I am totally drawing a blank here)……..um…..what the heck did I do yesterday anyways??
• Oh yeah! Worked until 4 (supposed to get off at 2:30) or so, came home and did some more work on computer. I think I should have mine implanted that way it’s always with me.
•  Made “dinner” for the kids and myself. Taco salad again. (feel sorry for me. It was the 4th night in a row I had salad. I think 3lbs of lettuce is too much)
• Ate dinner at church.
• Forgot I was traded praise teams with Patti and ran (not really) over to go sing.
• Stood on my feet!! for over an hour. Singing.
• Sat down for the next hour and a half. Singing.
• Spent another hour and a half sitting. In the church foyer blabbing with my girlfriend.
• Left church at 10:30pm and went to Wal-mart.
• Shopped for lunch foods and birthday presents (sorry Debbi) and going away presents.
• Came home at 11:55pm and checked my computer for a million dollars. (wasn’t there… ::tears:: )
• Got ready for bed.
• Talked to husband for waaay too long.
• Closed eyes and went to sleep around 1:30am.

So…there you have it. That is why I didn’t post yesterday. However, I would like to plead my case to the Blog 365 committee and ask for a stay of excommunication from the “group” because I “fudged” the timestamp on my post. I really meant to. I did! When I realized my error, I got on it right away. I swear! Please forgive me? Can it still count?? Pretty please with a cherry on top?? Yay!! You rock! I am not worthy of your bloggiveness!! And!! The upside? I don’t have to pretend I posted on the 10th because guess what?? It is the 10th!! Woot!

Every day I try to remember the things I am grateful for. Some days are harder than others because I tend to see the negative before the positive. This year I will dedicate Wednesday’s to an Oprah inspired Gratitude journal. What things are you grateful for this week?

These are 10 things I am grateful for :

1. the giggle of a small child
2. warm blankets on a cold morning
3. my husbands hand on mine
4. a working computer
5. singing
6. corporate prayer
7. a job I love, even when it stresses me out
8. my new polka dot scarf
9. my children’s loving hugs
10. chocolate

I see this Meme everywhere else like here (ok so I couldn’t find any blogs I read that are doing this, but I did google it and I know I read it from a link that I read…a link of a link of some guy who linked it? oh who cares, just read it and do it. Tag your it!) and here and oh yeah, here, so I might as well do it too.. It’s boring I know, but I get what they all mean.

Here is the first line from the first post of each month in 2007:

January: It’s been a while…I’ve been a little busy, with Christmas preparations, traveling, Christmas, traveling, New Years, etc.

February: If the old man snores when it rains, then what does he do when it snows? He freezes his ass off that’s what!

March: I went to Canton with 2 of my friends last Saturday.

April: Today is my first “work” day off in 4 weeks.

May: Please take a number…I thought my list a couple of days ago was long, but today, today my friends was a doozy!

June: Saw the Gastroenterologist today.

July: All went well picking up Mom from the airport.

August: I’m not sure if the “man” in the picture is wearing a lace edged pair of boxers or a skirt but I think they were going for “gender neutral”, in any case… HUH????

September: It was a very eventful weekend.

October: I am at my Auntie’s house and we are having a great time….as if we wouldn’t we are girls!

November: Pain in the foot…or is that the neck??

December: It’s amazing how good it feels when the world works with you and not against you.

And there you have it….a whole year of my life in condensed version and aren’t you thankful? I didn’t realize just how many health problems plagued me last year. I am hoping for more favorable health in ’08, so we won’t count the tendonitis in both my ankle and my elbow. I’m just going to pretend it doesn’t mean anything, because MOM? It does, but I am pretending that it doesn’t. ::grin::

Ok, so you know how I love junk? Yeah, well I can’t pass up a pile of it without at least a look. Once I was driving down our  alley when I spied a mannequin upside down in a trash can. We’ll call her Judy. I was selling Premier Designs Jewelry then and because I was just starting out, I didn’t want to spend the money for a display mannequin, so when I spotted the naked beauty in the alley,
Continue reading “She be a trash pickin’ again!”

We are doing a new small group study at our church called Downpour. James McDonald is the guy who is doing the study. And no, he is not the brother of Michael McDonald. Har.

I don’t have all my thoughts formed here, but I know this is something God has been preparing me for for a while now. I struggle to do His will and He loves me anyway. I pull back when he pushes me out of box of complacency and He doesn’t grow weary. I am ready for his deluge of renewal and revival in my heart and life. I have been preparing my field to receive His blessing and when he pours is down, the fruit it will bear will be abundant. I commit to getting out of the way and letting Him lead me.

Continue reading “I don’t need an umbrella….”

• Basketball today.
• Stayed up too late.
• Got up too early.
• Didn’t wear my ankle brace. Ouch.
• Sleepy and hungry.
• Ready for bed.

What Angela Louise Means

You are usually the best at everything … you strive for perfection. (I’ll take excellence over perfection anyday)You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic “Type A” personality. (really? I didn’t know that)You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life. You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone. Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don’t appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don’t get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way. And because you’re so lucky, you don’t really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life. You’re sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It’s easy to get you excited… which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don’t stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are the total package – suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don’t always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don’t have as much going for them as you do.

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