My three-day weekend was great! I didn't get on the computer much, so that's why I haven't posted. Friday, I slept in a little and then I spent the day with two of my great friends, Michelle and Christy. Friday night, I took the boys to our local high school game...which is always our Friday night thing. They enjoy it so much! Saturday, we took the boys to our state fair and they had a blast! It was really hot...seems like it usually cools off by this time of year, but it was HOT! Saturday night, I went out with all the girls that are in this adorable Golden Girls graphic below...we had a blast. Girls night out is always so stress-relieving...it was nice. Yesterday, I spent the day working on some stuff for my class reunion, which is this coming weekend...I can't believe I have already been out of school for ten years! Does that mean I'm getting old? This is the last year I will be in my twenties...next year...it's the big 30! UGH!!!

I'm off to get some work done...I hope you all have a wonderful day! =)

Lookie, lookie!!! Isn't this just adorable?!?!?!? Caprice made this for me...she is just too good! This is all of my friends and me, and our prediction is that someday we will be like the Golden Girls! =) Thank you SO much Caprice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And look what else I got!!!

Thanks so much to Nikki! I am so proud to have received this award from Nikki!

Ahhhhhhh...I'm off today! How nice is that?!? I had a vacation day left to use and I needed a break, so I'm at home today! The kids are in school, hubby's at work...I am going to enjoy every minute of it! I'll do my reads later tonight. Y'all have a great day!!!!!!!

what britney spears video are you?

(brought you by april)

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to go to the doctor when I have a problem! My appointment was at 4:05 yesterday afternoon. 45 minutes later, they finally called me back to the room. Then another 45 minutes later, I finally got to see the doctor and by then he was ready to go home, so he rushed me out of there. I gave him a list of 5 things that I wanted to talk to him about, and he only addressed 2 of them before rushing me out the door. UGH! I was absolutely livid. To make matters even worse, while I was wiating to see the doctor, one of the ladies that does their billing called me back and asked if I knew I had a balance due. I told her that I can't pay a bill that I don't get a statement for and that I really didn't appreciate being called back there before I talked to the doctor...what? were they going to make me pay it before seeing the doctor?!? Sheesh! I told her that I really didn't appreciate being hounded for money that my insurance company should be paying and that they certainly had no business hounding me for money that they hadn't even billed me for.

After all the waiting, I got all of five minutes with the doctor and I'll probably be charged well over $100. He refuses to do a hysterectomy because he thinks I am too young. Instead, he continues to put me on different medications to try to stop my symptoms. I would rather have the surgery done, fix the problem, and be done with it rather than keep taking all this medicine. He did give me some medication to take for my migraines, which I am very thankful for. The headaches are getting out of hand. I guess now I will need to find another doctor and see what he says. Oh well!

On a lighter note, because I know that you don't come here to listen to me bicker (and I certainly don't want you leaving feeling down), I took my 4-year-old to day care this morning, walked him in, kissed him bye, and the crying began. I asked him what was wrong and he said that he looked bad and needed to go home and change!!! 4 years old!! He said he didn't like the way his jeans looked...now how funny is that!?!? Austin (big brother) tried to tell him that they were "cool" jeans because they are Old Navy, but that didn't seem to help any. I can't believe he is 4 years old and worrying about how he looks in his jeans! Kids! Aren't they great!?!?!?

I'm off to the doctor...fill y'all in tonight! Have a great afternoon! =)

Well, we're half-way through the week! I am so looking forward to having a free weekend and not having class! =) I am going to get some things done before I start up a new 4-week class next month. I need to get ready for a yard sale, big time! When we built the house and got moved in, I found so much junk that I don't even know why I bothered to hang on to! I guess that makes me a pacrat...but no more! I'm getting rid of it all! I have been in my new house since March 1 of this year and I haven't even been able to park in my garage yet. Sad, isn't it?!? Between baseball all summer, and now school, I just haven't had the time to get it unpacked, sorted through, thrown away/sold. But, oh well...it's not going anywhere!

Are you Addicted to the Internet? 65% Hardcore Junkie (61% - 80%) While you do get a bit of sleep every night and sometimes leave the house, you spend as much time as you can online. You usually have a browser, chat clients, server consoles, and your email on auto check open at all times. Phone? What's that? You plan your social events by contacting your friends online. Just be careful you don't get a repetitive wrist injury... The Are you Addicted to the Internet? Quiz at Stvlive.com!

I had lunch with my sister and one of our best friends today. It was nice. My friend's dad met us for lunch and he is a hoot. He is single these days, so he is into the dating scene...which I can't imagine after being married for almost 7 years! He was talking about how he and the woman he has been seeing is mad at him because he went somewhere without her...and he was talking about how he's had his eye on a different woman for quite some time now and that he might ask her out if the other one continues to be mad at him...better yet, he said he just might have to date both of them!!! LOL =) If for some unknown reason I am single when I am his age, I hope that I can be that happy about life. He is great! Chatting and laughing with him at lunch really lifted my spirits. =)

Ok, I am at my wit's end with trying to figure out this Greymatter thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have tried for days to get switched over and I absolutley cannot figure it out! Grrrrrrr... =)

I think today is going to be a much better day. I feel so silly for breaking down and crying the way I did yesterday, but I just couldn't help it. With all that I have going on in my life, the stress is unbelievable. Family, school, work, etc...I guess I just let it get to me. I had a good night's rest last night and I go to the doctor tomorrow, so maybe things will settle down a bit.

Thank to all of you that sent me e-mails and tagged my board wishing me well. It is greatly appreciated. The friends that I have made on the Internet are some of the best friends I have (even though we've never met)! Thanks!

I had lunch with my girlfriends today and I broke down and cried. How silly is that?!? One of them asked me how I was doing and I just lost it. What in the world is up with that?!? I think that I am just stressed to the max right now...that is the only explanation I can come up with. I guess women are entitled to do that every once in a while, but it is so unlike me to do something like that...

My doctor appointment to have that mole checked out is Wednesday. Maybe I should mention my 'emotional instability' to him while I'm t here! I don't know. I guess we'll see. I don't want him to think I'm insane and commit me or something like that! LOL

Well, it's over!! I finished the class!! Woo Hoo! The final was a long, tough one but I managed to get through it. I wasn't worth much for the rest of the weekend from being so tired. When I got home Saturday, my wonderful husband had cleaned the hosue from one end to the other so I didn't have to worry about that! We hung out and watched movies and it was so nice. Yesterday, I weeded the flower beds, played soccer with the boys, went to visit with my sister,niece, best friend and her family, and just spent some valuable time with my family. It was a beautiful day to do so...fall is settling in on us and it was great.

I've got to get to work, but I'll be back later. Have a wonderful day! =)

Woo hoo! This will be the last Friday and Saturday that I have to sit in this terribly boring government class!!!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it! =) This just puts me one step closer to my graduation in May. Woo Hoo!

After class tonight, I am taking the boys to our local high school game...they love going and it's so much fun to just hang out with them.

I'm headed out for lunch, but will be back later to write more. Have a radiant day! =)

When I got home last night, I sat on the couch for a bit for a quick rest before I hit the books. The phone rang. I answered and some little girl asked to speak to my son, Austin!!! I handed him the phone and he disappeared into his room for 30 minutes. He is only 9 years old! I don't remember talking to boys when I was 9...am I being overprotective or is this normal for a mother?!? =)

Looks as though we are going to have to wait a week or two for the ruling from the judge. Everything went well, but he said that he needed to do some research and study the case before he handed down his ruling...Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...after all that time we sat in there.

Well, it's 8:10 and I have to be in court at 9:00 today. My husband and I have filed suit against the so-called engineer that did the perc test for our septic system when we built the house a few months ago. It was a terrible mess. He said that the perc test passed and that it was ready to go. Well, he lied. The perc test didn't perc and he never even mailed the paperwork in. So, there we were...one week from completion on our house and we had no septic tank. The health department wouldn't sign off on it because the land had too much clay in it and the water wouldn't seep into the ground. So, we had to have the engineer come back out, do another perc test in a different spot. The septic system was then running up hill and we had to purchase a pump to pump all the stuff to it. To make matters worse, the uphill thing didn't work either and it was gushing out into our yard (talk about disgusting)! So, we had to pay yet another person to come out and fix the problem. They added more lines, moved things around a bit, and it's working fine.

Needless to say, we contacted our attorney and he suggested that we sue him in small claims court. If that didn't work, we could hire him and take it to a higher court. Since we are going to small claims court, we are only allowed to sue for $5,000.00, which is what we are suing him for. I don't think this engineer realizes the magnitude of what he has done. Had that stuff backed up in the other direction, it would have gotten into our drinking water, made us all sick, and could have backed up into our brand new house. I think that we are entitled to all the money that we have shelled out to get the darn thing fixed!!!

Now that I've vented a little this morning, I am off to get some work done. I will let you all know how it goes as soon as I get back. =)

I WAS A SWEET CHILD
you're parents were lucky with you. you're sweet.
innocent. helpful. and cute.
what kind of child were you?
(brought you by april)

Well, I'll be off to class shortly...Algebra, again! I don't know why I complain about Algebra. I should probably enjoy it while I can because next semester will be the be the big Calculus class. Eeeeeek!

After class tonight, I am going to my sister's to scrapbook for a little while. I am really looking forward to that! She and I have not scrapped together in almost a month now...man, how time flies!

I got my hair cut off a couple of weeks ago...and forgot to tell all of you! It's really short...shorter than I have ever had it. I will try to get a picture made a post it. Not to scare you all or anything LOL but I really like my hair this short. It's so much easier to fix these days. It was just getting too long and stringy and looking pretty shaggy.

Well, I don't guess I am going to get all those posts back...I'm so disappointed. =( Anyway...guess I'll just have to fill this one up! =) So, what do you think of my new personalized set? I think it turned out nicedly! Yours Truly Graphics/Shawna did a great job, didn't she?!? I hope you all enjoy them as much as I do! Thanks for stopping by...I'll be back later to write more.