Was a Happenin'

Staying busy!

The highlights:

• Little Bit going ice skating with the girls scouts
• At work for me: completed inventory, re-decorated the entire store & cleaned out the scary store room. That was a lot!
• At home for me: Cleaned out both kids rooms and the game room closet. Again, that was a lot!
• Put away Christmas inside and out.  Only 3 decorations remain (outside) and M has to get them.  
• Listened to my dog bark 24 hours a day for the last 2 weeks.  He's driving me crazy.
• Went to see WEE RAW at the Toyota Center.  It was the 20th anniversary.  It was great fun!!! Jerry Lawler, The Rock (I know Chelle, you don't like him),  John Cena, Randy Orton, Shamus, Koffee, and a bunch others were there.  And Dusty Rose from ZZ Top was in the audience.  It was great.
• Big Kid got the springs off his braces! Yea! One step closer to living a mouth free of metal life.  
• Big Kid also got a schedule change and is now not in band and is taking Speech/Communication instead.  
• M has 3 weekends of school this month.  So, he's busy.
• And M has the big end of the year meeting and celebration dinner.  So, he's hugging all of our friends and saying hello for us.  
• Little Bit has a twirling competition coming up.  She is super excited and is sure to do a great job!
• And both the kids are having friends over for cardboard and sawdust and movies tonight! What fun!

If January is any indication to this year ahead, it will be full of fun and stuff.

love you all!

Wrestle Mania!

John Cena vs. Dolf.  Of course, John Cena won the cage match.

The row behind us was very excited about the cage match.

I have completed Spring cleaning, by putting some flowers on the mantel. 

Good Morning. Time to wake up!

Oh time flies

Sunday Night Jan. 6

We had some friends over for dinner.  Long time friends.  Friends we have known since Big Kid and their son were in 1st grade.  Our boys are now in 8th grade and our girls are in 6th grade.  I'm glad we've kept up with our friends!

Monday, Jan 7

Back to work for me.  I'm thankful for my job, even if it's inventory week.  Because it also means free pizza day!  I love a free meal.  Did I tell you that already?

Tuesday, Jan 8

Today the big deal is ice skating...with the Girl scout troop...in the rain.  Thankfully, just in the rain from the car...to the ice skating rink tent.

I've been up since about 2 am because of my wennie of a dog.  I'm a little tired.  I hope my dog is tired, too. But, i still sort of like him, but don't tell anyone.

Yesterday & Today

Yesterday, Saturday, Jan. 5

Cleaning up.
Yep. Cleaning up can be awesome.  Because it feels so good when it's done.  And I cleaned up the game room yesterday.  I loved having all the Christmas decorations out in the game room filling it with lighted, animated figurines.  But, I love it just as much empty, clean and ready for the New Year.  Sometimes you just have to empty out your life, clean it up and get it ready for the New Year.  I'm ready, are you?

Today, Sunday, Jan. 6

I watch the tv show CBS Sunday morning show, almost every Sunday. And I LOVE it.  It's always happy little uplifting stories.  I love happy, little uplifting stories. Stories that you would never hear about, unless you watch.  And I love just laying in bed and drinking a cup of coffee and watching it with my husband.  Sometimes just watching a tv show together  is like a little slice of heaven.  I like relaxing with the ones I love.  It makes me ready for the week.  Are you ready?

2013: Because today is awesome.

I've decided that I will get back to blogging this year.  But, I will mainly just post why today is awesome.  Because I find everyday to be awesome.  There is always some little something that happens to make today great.  So, I'll post what happened today or yesterday that made life great.

It's the little things, not the big things in life that make it good.

So, far here's what's been awesome:

Tuesday, January 1
New Year's started at our friends.  M & I kissed each other at midnight, while watching the downtown Houston countdown on tv, where KC & the Sunshine band didn't show up because it rained.  Because of rain there was no Sunshine, should have been the newspaper headlines.  We had gone to Perry's Steakhouse for supper.  It was the first time there and it was nice.  I got the famous pork chop.  It was huge.

Later New Year's day, after we all slept in, very late.  I made soup from that pork chop.  I also baked cookies.  And we all just hung around in jambes most of the day. It was lovely.

Wednesday, January 2

2001: A Space Oddessey  We saw it at the movie theater on the BIG screen.  And it was GREAT!  When we first got there, it was just us and one other guy.  By the time the movie started another 10 or so people had arrived.  I must say this movie is even Better on the big screen.  It gave our daughter motion sickness.  You really don't get motion sickness at the movies nowadays.  And it gave us great conversation fodder on the way home and the next day.  Big Kid did NOT like the movie.  Little Bit thought it was ok.  M loved it.  

Thursday, January 3

At 4 o'clock it started sleeting.  Here. In the greater Houston area. Sleet.  Last week it was in the 70s.  So, seeing sleet was cool.  And surprising.  In fact, I don't know if anyone believed me.  But it did. It sleeted.

Friday, January 4

Today Little Bit and I are hanging out.  M has school. Big Kid has a sleepover birthday party.  And Little Bit and I are enjoying the day.  I hope you are, too.

It's your day, make it good!