Bright Sunshiny Day

It's All About the Food...

1. I can no longer eat things I used to without setting my esophogus on fire.  Unfortunate, I know.

2. Once, I ate All-Bran Wheat flakes for breakfast four days in a row.  I discovered that I cannot eat All-Bran Wheat flakes for breakfast four days in a row.  Some people who live here and shall remain nameless can do that.  Not me.  On the fifth day, I had cheese toast.  Much Better.

3. Red Bell peppers, Life Cereal, hard boiled eggs (at times) and Dominos Pizza are no longer on my list of great foods.  Neither are too many tomatoes.  See # 1.

4. My Crock-pot pintos with Gebharts Chili Powder.  See #1.  I eat them anyway.  Had some for dinner - which prompted this post.

5. Shrimp.  Just gross.

6. Sushi.  Again with the gross.  (but I never ate it anyway, so technically it does not belong on my list...but I needed a filler)

7. Tequlia....or is it rum?  That they put in margaritas?  It wakes me up at night - and I'd rather sleep than have a rip-roaring good time...unless I'm at Mi Cocina, on Vince Gill's birthday watching him eat enchiladas before Amy's show.  Or before going to see Lyle.  Take you pick.  For them, I risk my sleep.

8. Most things Italian.  Or Chinese.  I am well aware that I am no longer nearly as fun as I used to be....

9. However, for all things Mexican, I will suffer.  See # 1.

10. Birthday cake is still my favorite food.  Cheeseburgers from McDonalds are my third.  Ice cream is number two.

11. I will never eat tuna anywhere but at home.  And it has to be the white albacore packed in water.

12.  I love fried chicken, turkey and dressing, and the Market Chop salad from Market Street.  We call it "The Salad".

13. I eat avacado nearly everyday. Not a whole one. Love. them.   You can never have too many nachos, apples, or chicken faijtas...or chocolate.

A Little Vintage Thursday Thirteen for Your Reading Pleasure~

This was from a few years back....but it's all still so me its not even funny...

It's Thursday!

Thirteen Things You Will NEVER Hear Me Say!

1. OH MY! Those peas were delish! Could I have some more? And perhaps some to take home to my children?

2. Khol's is having a 90% off sale at 6:00am tomorrow! Let's wake the kids and GO! And be sure and use the double stroller~just for more fun.

3. Chocolate? None for me, thanks.

4. What we need around here is another CD of adorable children singing "Give Me That Old Time Religion"

5. Hey Gross Kid!  Come over  here and sneeze on my baby

6. Would you like me to make you some meatballs from scratch?  I love to handle raw meat of any kind. 

7. Books?  Nope, I hate to read.

8. Tom Cruise is so dreamy.

9. Please, let's go to the outlet mall the day after Thanksgiving....and take the double stroller so we can relive the great memories we made at Khols.

10. Hmmmm.  I'm going to Walmart.

11. I know!  I know!  Let's wait until it's 105 outside and then take the kids to Six Flags.  They'll LOVE IT.

12. Dr. Pepper rocks.

13. Who me?  Of course, I'd LOVE to take my kids to carnival set up in the mall parking lot. It looks perfectly safe!

Thirteen Things You Will NEVER Hear Me Say!

1. OH MY! Those peas were delish! Could I have some more? And perhaps some to take home to my children?

2. Khol's is having a 90% off sale at 6:00am tomorrow! Let's wake the kids and GO! And be sure and use the double stroller~just for more fun.

3. Chocolate? None for me, thanks.

4. What we need around here is another CD of adorable children singing "Give Me That Old Time Religion"

5. Hey Gross Kid!  Come over  here and sneeze on my baby

6. Would you like me to make you some meatballs from scratch?  I love to handle raw meat of any kind. 

7. Books?  Nope, I hate to read.

8. Tom Cruise is so dreamy.

9. Please, let's go to the outlet mall the day after Thanksgiving....and take the double stroller so we can relive the great memories we made at Khols.

10. Hmmmm.  I'm going to Walmart.

11. I know!  I know!  Let's wait until it's 105 outside and then take the kids to Six Flags.  They'll LOVE IT.

12. Dr. Pepper rocks.

13. Who me?  Of course, I'd LOVE to take my kids to carnival set up in the mall parking lot. It looks perfectly safe!

It's THURSDAY!

Thirteen *GREAT* Things About This Week!

13. Getting up at O-DARK-THIRTY all week.  It's all about priorities, people.  Getting mine in place.

12. An oldie, but a goodie being available at iTunes...yes, the entire Lead Me On Album is up and ready for your purchase.  I've spent this whole week listening and remembering being on Summer Staff at Frontier Ranch, June 1990.  Great times.  Great memories. Great Album.

11. It's nearly fall y'all.  School has started and we very nearly have a routine in place.  Love the predictability!

10. Oh. Yes. The kitchen.  (shamefully - I still have NOT taken pics yet!)

9. This face

8. New!  Chris Rice! Album! on iTunes!

7. Four more LBS gone this week.  Grand total? 14 so far.  Yes. I know that I rock. ;-D

6.  How about this for exceptional? Reading birthday cards to her Great-Gramps!

5. Reading Holiness by Nancy Leigh Demoss!  (we're starting the countdown.  She's coming! She's coming!)

4. Looking forward to our new small group on Sunday.   

3. A long weekend ahead.  We don't have to be back on campus at our school until next Thursday.  Love. That.

2. Sleeping in this past Sunday until 8:30.  ALL of us.  Shows you how tired we were! 

1. And....of course....this (and the piano?  It's found ia new  home!  Here in our playroom. 

Loud Fun times, people.  Fun times.

It's Thursday!

Even though the offical Thursday Thirteen blog is resting in peace, no reason why I can't ramble on about thirteen things that went on this week......

1. Storms. Drove through some, anticipated some, and wished all would go away!

2. Tried to drink more water.  Only because I think I should go pee more (kidding!  I am constantly running to potty)

3. Got summoned for Jury Duty.  And promptly released.

4. Remembered that the last time I got summoned for Jury Duty, not only did I get picked, but I also enjoyed getting a traffic ticket from a police officer on horse back.  Remember that story?

5. Did NOT order any new books.  Yay me!  or not. 

6. Sat quietly for a bit and listened to the children play.

7. Made some GOOOOOOD homemade mac n cheese. 

8. Enjoyed the tornado sirens....again.

9. Nearly froze my kiester off outside watching the kiddos play last night and visited with neighbors.

10. Chased, held, chased, fed, laughed at one  busy baby boy.

11. Hooked up with a small group at Metro Bible Church. We enjoyed it! Yay!

12. Had a great dinner with some cool, yet not sparkly chicks.  *smooch*

13. And finally....got up way too early this morning.

It's THURSDAY!

Thirteen Things Things About the DMV....

1. The DMV. I mean....why? Why are the lines are SO long.

2. All the Gross People at the DMV. Where do they come from? Like my funny friend Kim said, "Life in the RAW! At the DMV!" Reality TV at it's finest.

3. The Grumpy Workers at the DMV. (I even got a loud, "EXCUSE ME? NEXT!!!!! from the Grumpy Worker. Ok. So I should have been paying attention, but I was being completely entertained by the guy behind me going on and on and on about how they have streamlined their processes and THEN he busted the nylon barrier thingy that makes sure we stay SINGLE FILE , so I had to watch that thing zip and zag to the ground for a second. Then I laughed, you know, just to make him feel more comfortable....and just forgot about keeping my eyes peeled for the next available clerk.

4. The Not Grumpy Worker who TOTALLY sneezed on all my paper work before she handed it back to me. Oh. My. Word. I swear I will give up Diet Coke if I am lying.

5.All the people at the DMV who did not plan ahead well enough to have their own pen. Of course I not only had a black pen, but also a red one. And an orange highlighter. Just in case.

6. The three signs telling us to turn off our cell phones. Really? Psssst. I left mine on.

7. The FOUR signs reminding us NO SNACKS! As if the Sneezy But Not Grumpy Worker wasn't reminder enough.

8. Who pays the lady at the front desk to read Good Housekeeping?

9. We do. Silly observation, eh? However, she doesn't use her big voice nor does she sneeze on your stuff, so perhaps she's worth it? eh?

10. In the State of Texas it now costs $24.00 to renew.

11. There are no coupons for the DMV. No 10 for 10 like they have at the Krogers.

12. It's been so long since I've been to the DMV that I have now earned a "RESTRICTED" level on my license. Going blind, people, going blind.

13. But the best thing about spending half the morning at the DMV is that I'm in the clear until 2013 or something..... And that my friends, is how I spent part of the morning. I am confident that I will wake up snotty and sneezing tomorrow!

It's THURSDAY!

Thirteen Things Things I heard Today from Super Bubbie....

1. "NO POO-POOS!" (translation: Do not even THINK about changing my diaper!)

2. "Sissie's 'cool?" (translation: I'm tired of you.  Let's go get Sissies from school)

3.  "MORE JEW!" (translation:  My sweet, loving mother, would you please refill my sippy cup with wholesome, healthy apple juice mixed with water and miralax so that I will stay regular)

4. "Dot Dot!"  (translation:  I need some diaper rash creme 'dotted' on my hind-end)

5."Honk! Honk!" (translation:  I love you, despite your nose)

6."Giggles?"  (translation: Wiggles?)

7. "No WAY!"  (translation:  um. no.)

8. "Happy, happy, DAAAAAAY!"  (no need for translation.  and yes, he sings this.  SO DANG CUTE!)

9. "Tumpty-dump" (translation:  Humpty-Dumpty)

10."Chickie? Fry? Aw-nut?"  (translation:  Junk helps me grow.  please feed me some)

11."Bubbles?"  (translation:  fill the tub with bubbles for me to eat)

12."Elmo go nite nite?" (his elmo that talks - actually says "Andrew" quit working today)

13 And the most beautiful one of all......"Nite Nite...I uve you"

It's THURSDAY!

Thirteen Reasons Why I've Not Been Blogging:

1.Well.  I haven't really wanted to.

2.We've been out of town.

3.We've had company.

4.The Doodles turned SIX.

5.We've been outside playing.

6.Super Bubbie has been busy doing Super Bubbie stuff.

7.Well,  you know, I haven't really wanted to.....

8.Still don't.

9.But because I love Kathryn so, I'm trying.

10.I've been doing some reading.

11.I've also been wrapped up in Breakin' Free.  UGH.  I told the girls last night at Bible study that this has been my *least favorite* study of all times.  I've been down in the dumps for most of it....because of it!    Two weeks to go. (Seriously.   I do like it.  I hate it - but in a good way)

12.But that's a whole 'nother blog to write. 

13.And the thirteen reason that I've not been blogging is because if my router isn't screwed up, then the laptop is.  And it's hard to blog back in the study when life is happening out in the living room.

It's Thursday!

Just because I am all out of original ideas.....here are thirteen randomish things

1. I saw a lady driving down the road this week with two rats chihuahua dogs wrapped on her person.  One around her neck like some sort of snake thing and the other perched on her shoulder.  I was more than slightly grossed out.  Caroline screeched from the backseat, "MOMMY!  What was THAT?"  Seriously.  And I'm a dog person. 

2.However, still with the rat dogs.  I am of the right opinion that unless a dog weighs in the double digits - preferably more than any of my children - they have not earned the title of "dog".!

3.My people and I closed down Abuelos this week.  Great night! Good times had by all!  Even the wait-staff seemed to enjoy listening to four cackling hens cool chicks whittle away an entire evening.  And we did not even miss the spinach that they politely removed from the menu.

4.Kris finally posted a Jack Johnson lyric blog.  Good thing she did, before I totally ripped the idea and did it myself.

5.Our school is selling cookbooks for a fundrasier!  I will not hit you up to buy one, however, don't be surprised when you get it for Christmas.

6.I am still totally on track with reading the Bible in 180 Days!   Go me!  I SO ROCK.  Most of the time.

7.The toddlers across the street ripped out of their diapers the other day and continued on playing in the hose as if all was right in the world.

8.Being the person that I am, I hid in the bushes and took pics.  Yes.   I feel weird about it.

9.Before you run screaming to the authorities, their parents knew the whole time.    And so far, they have not put their house up for sale.

10. I have not bought one teeny tiny song on iTunes all week.  I have added the Dave Ramsey podcast, though.

11.A really yummy way to cook asparagus is after you have washed and trimmed it, is to heat up some olive oil in a pan, add some salt/pepper/tiny bit o'garlic powder and then stir fry the asparagus in it.  Yes.  My kids eat it.  YUMMY.

12.Another thing - do you sometimes wonder why people invest in such little dogs?

13.The most played song on my iTunes to date is Brave by Nichole Nordeman.  You know that kinda surprised me.  Number 2 was Walk by Faith by Jeremy Camp.

It's Thursday!

Thirteen Things About My Week!

1. Have you had braces?  Remember getting your impressions made? Yes, it is STILL just as gross! And I had to do my top teeth twice.  "I will not throw up, I will not throw up, I will not throw up!"

2. My car (and all the people inside) got banged at a red light on Tuesday.  The lady who hit me left her license plate number imprinted on my bumper.  This totally means that I will be carless for a while next week.   *sigh*

3. I have learned that I am not as thick skinned as I thought.  Words DO hurt people.  Listen to Nancy Leigh DeMoss.  She is doing a series on words.  Wise words and otherwise.....

4. It's FALL Y'ALL!  I even went to Hobby Lobby and bought a half price Scare Crow to bow down to!  Caroline declares that if you look at in just the right way, it's a spitting image of Super Bubbie!

5. Super Bubbie has been thankful all week.  "Tank You" has been the phrase of choice.  I told you he was the Chosen One!

6. Andy has been in NY and NJ.  He mistook the Garden State Parkway for the Jersey Turnpike.  He also met interesting people in a bar in Long Island.  OK.  That's enough about his week.

7. Gigi and The Doodles made 73 Christmas cookies this week.  We like to plan ahead around here.  No, not really - Gigi had a choir party to kick off learning their Christmas music.

8.I learned the nine planets in the Solar System this week.  How sad that I had forgotten that?!

9.Sunday night we had breakfast for dinner!  Seriously, it just doesn't get any better.  Yum.

10. The police in our town are Johnny-on-the-spot when you have your garage door open.  They will even wake you at 3:30 in the morning to tell you to put it down. 

11. One of our trees in our front yard just flopped RIGHT over the other night.  Ker-plop!  The yard guy anchored it back up, but Andy is going to cut it down....eventually.  It gives nice shade to the front of the house, and it is still in the 90s here.

12. Doing Breakin' Free.  Discovering that one of my strongholds is what people think of me.  See number two above.

13.One more thing about Andy's week ~ he was dropping the girls off for kinder right this morning and the fire alarm was triggered.  Our teacher was herding the kinders out the door and heard this, "Mr. Johnson!  Mr. Johnson!  Please lead out the children to the yard!" Lucky for him they practised on their last at school day, so the Doodles knew just were to go!  Have I mentioned that I feel so GOOOD about our school?  Still need to blog it, eh?

It's Thursday!

Thirteen Things I Hear Everyday!

1. "Whoa!" or "No, No, No!" or "Bow Wow!" and of course "Wha's at?"

2."This is Leslie Bashem and you're listening to Revive our Hearts with Nancy Leigh DeMoss"

3. Crayons and markers crashing to the floor

4.Questions like this, "Mommy, how many horses are there in one place RIGHT NOW?"

5. And after I answer confidently, "47"....then I hear....."WHY?!"

6. "Mommy!  I didn't MEAN TO!"

7. Bubble gum bubble popping.  And that air sound that follows.

8. Sister squabbles, baby howls, and doggie groans

9.The backdoor opening.  And closing. And opening. And closing.

10. The voice of Sara Groves

11."Never fear, I'm on my way, I'll be right there to save the day!  You can count on me in an emergency, don't be scared, I'll be right there!"  From Super Bubbie's ride on fire truck.

12. Of course the phone ringing.

13.And the voice of Super Bubbie on the baby moniter when he discovers  he has woken up from his nap, "Uh-oh"