Well, I've done some more cleaning and it seems to have made things dirtier!! hehe

I went out yesterday with no kids!! Ahhhh hehe. My FIL's fiancee took Mark to the train place to see Thomas the Train.


I got to go to the library and no worry about him getting bored. Such peace hehe.

I then went to GoodWill. I got 4 pants (one being overalls), 2 shirts, 2 skirts all for $30. I was proud. I showed L my overalls and he was like "I forgot about your overall phase. I thought it was over" hehe.

Hope all is well. I'm going to go some more cleaning uggggg.

Write ya later.

Busy Weekend

Well, let's see.

On Friday, Mark went to stay with his PawPaw. We went bowling in our bowling league. I've been out of bowling for a year due to having surgery on my foot and it's been hard to get back into the groove of bowling. Came home and had a late supper.

Sat.~ got up and went to Reflections of Grace practice. Ashley's going to start being in it with me, so I'm excited about that.

Here's some pics from our last performance.





After practice on Sat., went to the fair with the girls. It was fun, just hot. L and I got pretty dizzy from the rides and the heat combined and realized we are starting to become too old for these things hehe. I hope not! Hope it was just the heat :)

Went to church this morning. I like this church. The girls like it too. Now we just have to get L to go. Then see if that's where we need to be. I'm still praying :)

Busy week this week. Hope everyone has had a great week.

Write ya later.

Crystal did this, too.

FIRST NAME? Gretchen
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope. My mom heard that name and loved it.
WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Today.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Depends on if I'm going fast or taking my time. If I take my time, I like it.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Honey Ham
KIDS? Two girls, 2 boys and a kitty.
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I would hope so.
DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? You're reading it :)
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Umm...Duh hehe
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yeppers
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No way Jose! Feet on the ground for me :)
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Frosted Flakes or Fruit Loops (when I eat cereal)
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Most of the time.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Plain ol' Chocolate
SHOE SIZE? 9 since I had surgery on my foot.
RED OR PINK? Pink
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My tummy and my posture, both of which I am trying to work on
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Paternal Grandma
WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?Blue plaid pj pants and no shoes.
LAST THING YOU ATE? Pizza
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Mythbusters on Discovery Channel
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Periwinkle. I love the color and just saying that word hehe
FAVORITE SMELL? The smell of my hubby after he's worked in the spray room.
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My son
THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Their eyes
FAVORITE DRINK? Mostly tea, but I also like Vault
FAVORITE SPORT? NASCAR, football, and baseball
EYE COLOR? Brown
HAT SIZE? have no earthly idea
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? I do, but haven't worn them in a while.
FAVORITE FOOD? PIZZA!!!
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Scary movies
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIE THEATRE? Larry the Cable Guy
FAVORITE JUNK FOOD? don't really have one
SUMMER OR WINTER? I wish it'd also give Fall, but if I had to pick I guess Summer
HUGS OR KISSES? depends on who it is :)
FAVORITE DESSERT? No bake cookies yummmm
WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? My school books
WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?Don't have one. Have a cordless mouse so it doesn't need a mousepad.
FAVORITE SOUNDS? The wind blowing thru the trees
ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? Neither
THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Ocean City, MD
WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? Being a friend
WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Febuary 17, 1980 Kennesaw Ga

This and that

As I am writing this at 12:40 am, there is a CRICKET in my room making a loud ruckus!! I'm going to end up sleeping on the couch tonight. I can't find where it's at! Diving me nuts!

Ross is doing great at school. Still having a bit of a problem, but NOTHING like what we were having last year.

Girls are doing good too. Ashley had a bit of a problem on her practice math test, but hopefully she'll do ok tomorrow on her test. Emily may not be able to go on her trip next year (the one she was nominated to go on, to Italy and Greece), but we haven't talked with her mom yet so don't know if it's official yet.

I am so disappointed. I made a 76!! on my Criminal Justice test. I am so upset. She wrote us an e-mail to say that the test scores get better thru the semester cuz now we know how she does things. I sure hope so. I did make an 100 on my Forensic Psychology test tho. So I am happy about that. I had to drop my English class. Just did NOT understand those stories. I wrote to her and both of us agreed that a classroom setting for that class might be better for me. I don't like withdrawing, cuz I feel as tho I'm giving up, but if I can't talk it out in a class, I don't think I'd make it.

I am having to take Smoreo to the vet on Wed. Poor thing is sneezing all the time and that's the first thing they have open. I just hope it's not an upper respiratory infection. I wish the lady on the phone hadn't have said that. I was only figuring it was allergies and she said "It could be allergies, or a cold, or it might be an infection" I could've not heard that and been fine til Wed. hehe. Now I'm worried.

I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but I am in the process of looking for a new church, which I am having a problem doing. I grew up in the church I'm leaving and I'm having a problem with leaving it. I feel tho that I need to so I can get my whole family to go to the same church. The girls don't like to go there (most of the time, they'll go to church with my FIL fiancee, and I go to mine) and neither does L I just can't get him to go). I went to a new church yesterday. I didn't care for the SS teacher. I'm going to try a different class next Sun.(I want to give it a fair chance). I like when you read directly from the Bible even if it's written in your SS lesson book. She read completely from the SS lesson book, and I didn't care for that. Please pray for me on this endeavor.

I'm starting to feel better. I have only exercised once this past week (shame on me!!!), but I'm getting up and getting going in the morning better now. I just wish I had some way of keeping motivated about exercising. It gets to me how I KNOW I need to exercise, but can't get motivated to do it!!

Gas prices here are going down rapidly. What's it where you are? It's $2.48 today.

Write ya later.

Four.....

4 Things
This is for Mel.

Four jobs I've had:
JCPenny's
Bowling alley
Cracker Barrel
Gas Station

Four movies I can watch over and over:
Planet of the Apes
Grease
Ice Age
Gone in 60 Seconds

Four places I've lived:
Ga. (different cities; when I was little)
NC. (different cities)

Four Places I've vacationed:
Myrtle Beach, SC
Gatlinburg, Tn
Orlando, Fla
Ocean City, Md (took 2 youth trips there)

Four of my favorite dishes: (I'm simple)
Pizza
Country Pie
Lasangna
Hamburgers

Four sites I visit daily:
My friends blogger sites
College website
myspace
Hotmail

Four places I would rather be right now:
Gatlinburg, Tn
Visiting my mom in Ga.
In Fla
Ocean City, Md

Hi

Hiya to all.

Well, not much of anything around here. Been doing a lot of cleaning lately. Got some places clean....others~not so much hehe.

We got us a kitty.To my blogger friends out there~ meet Smoreo. (Ross wanted Grey Oreo and the girls wanted Smokey...so I put 'em together)



Isn't he cute? He follows me around and it's so cute. Thanks to my bestest for going with me to get him.

Ross is still doing good. The girls are too. We are going to have to give them a hard lesson in saving money this week. Both of them spent their money on dolls and earings this past weekend. Last night they called wanting money for a book and a dance. Their not going to like our answer, but it's time they learned!!

School is going ok for me. My Forensic Psychology class isn't what I thought it'd be. Oh well. My English class, I don't really understand half of what the stories are saying. My Criminal Justice is just kinda boring~ read chapter; send in the review questions; after 3 chapters, have test...kinda boring.

L has still been working too many hours. Drives me nutz! They have been springing things on him at the last minute and it makes me mad. By next week, I hope it is calmed down a bit (the job they are working on right now is almost done).

These things are so cool!! I know it hard to see it, but these are at http://www.straightlinedesigns.com/ I want one hehe.




Hope everyone is doing good.

Write ya later.

I'm 92% Southern

You have...
[X]ridden a horse
[ ] owned a horse
[X] owned land
[X] been 4wheelin
[X] said "aint"
[ ] been cow-tipping
[ ] been deer hunting
[X] been swimming in a spring.
[X] caught a fish
[X] seen a deer get skinned
Total: 7

You ...
[ ] have worked on a ranch or on land
[x] have lived in a house in the middle of nowhere (still DO)
[ ] have been duck hunting
[X]have went swimming in a river
[X]have owned a truck
[ ]own a rebel flag
[X]like to fish
[X]have a funny accent (I've been told)
[X]owned a pair of boots
[X]own/owned a cowboy hat
[X] own/have owned a big dog
[X] say "yall
[X] have gotten made fun of for sayin "yall
Total so far: 17

You also...
[X] cuss when ur mad
[ ] dipped/dip snuff
[X] go to church on sunday (not as I should)
[ ] owned/own a bird dog
[ ] have riddin a horse to somewhere in town
[ ] have gone on a field trip to a farm
[x] have eaten deer meat (main thing we eat for meat around my house)
[ ] have shot a gun
[X] own a gun
[x] park your vehicles in the yard
Total so far: 21

You...
[X] have gone shopping...for a gun
[ ] get the kids in your family a toy gun for christmas
[ ] wear long sleeves even in the summer
[X] know what stirrups are
[ ] have fed the deer
[ ] have/had a dog named bosephustotal
so far: 23

23x4=92% Southern

Now count all the x's and multiply that number by 4 then paste as I am..% Southern

Two of my boys :)

My big boy :)


I love this picture :)

Howdy

I had a wonderful day today. I actually got to spend some time with my hubby :) L had to work Sat. and Sun. for 12 hours both days. He had told me he was probably gonna have to work today, but I was sooooo happy when he said he was staying home :)

Ross is doing WONDERFUL! He's liking school, which we were afraid that he would end up having problems due to the change. Ever since his patch, he has been doing great.

Well, I think I figured out why I haven't felt very good in a LONG time. I decided that this week, I'd start writing my calories down and keeping track. For my weight, to maintain it, I should eat 1573 calories a day (to lose 1473). Places I've read from say not to go below 1200 cuz it was dangerous to do. Well, on a normal day I eat a sandwich for lunch, a sandwich for dinner, and maybe a snack.
Sandwich~
Bread~120 (1 slice~60)
Cheese~70
Ham~30
Mayo~100
Total~320 (2 sandwiches~640)
Snack~(today~half of a KitKat bar)~100
SOOOOO~740 calories a day! NO WONDER I have absolutely NO energy, don't want to do anything, and get dizzy often. I have a lot of work to do. I'm gonna get off my butt and exercise so I feel like eating what I should (healthier things too). I was in such total shock. I thought I was depressed since I never wanted to do anything~come to find out, I'm not giving my body anything to work with! Please pray that I can start taking better care of myself.

I've done some more cleaning today. Housework is another thing I put off. Cleaned out Ross' closet. and did 5 loads of laundry. Whew.

We are gonna get a cat this week. I got L convinced into one. Hopefully it can scare our unwanted house mates out. Found another place yesterday where the mice have tried to nest. YUCK! It's just sooo disgusting!

Guess that's it for now. PLEASE comment. I want to know there are people out there :)

Write ya later.