ugly...

I am not trying to be mean or rude or whatever, but I seriously hate the one nail painted different than the rest on fingernails. It is so ugly! Some trends I really wonder about...

this is horrible!

made me laugh!

I think this is funny!

Anyway, I have lots of things that I want to write about but just haven't found the time. Eventually I'll get back to this poor deprived blog. 

I'm loving life, mostly, and I have read a bunch of books that I need to talk about!

Doritos are soooo stinkin' good!!! why oh why did I buy the big bag from Costco?! I can't stop eating...

whoa!

I will get back to this as soon as life slows down. I have no clue when that will be!

Tonight I am missing Anchorage. I love Seattle but I really, really miss Anchorage. It is my most favorite place ever.

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

I was excited to read this book. Look at that cover! It's gorgeous! But I have to say, I'm not quite sure how I feel about it.

Book Description...

Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.

It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.

There is.

She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.

She's wrong.

 I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with this book. I loved some of the characters. They are interesting. I love the story idea of the book. It's intriguing. But honestly, I was a little confused throughout the book.  *******SPOILER ALERT******* Mara is suffering from PTSD because of the accident. And at times, I didn't know if she was hallucinating or if something was really happening. It wasn't always clear what was going on. I had to reread a few things. There are a lot of unanswered questions too. But hopefully they will be answered in the next book.
I loved Noah, mostly. He's your token jerk who turns out to be a good guy. And of course he's beautiful. ******

I will read the rest of the volumes that follow this one. I can't leave myself hanging but this book drove me a little crazy.

I can see why some people absolutely love it & why others hate it.

If you have some spare time, give this book a try. I would be interested in hearing what you think about it.

It's gonna be a good day!

Happy Anniversary to me & Rich! 

We have been married 10 years today! And I can honestly say that I love him more today than I ever thought possible. He is my best friend.

What are we doing to celebrate? Well, not much. I am home with a very sick Kira. She has a temp of 101. She feels awful. And on Monday, I took the bottle away from Jace. He is still suffering from withdrawal today. He is not happy about not getting a bottle. He is refusing his milk. Each time I give him his cup, he pushes it away. So stubborn already and really, really grumpy. 

But on a lighter note, Garret is doing good. This morning he told me that when he is old enough, he is moving to Utah. My sad thought... That's great Garret. I hope it's to play baseball for the Utes.   

What I actually said  "ok."

Anyway, maybe after basketball practice tonight we will be able to go to dinner ........ with the kids. I'm not sending them to a sitter in this condition. Tylenol will hopefully be Kira's friend later on tonight.

I guess I could look at today as what better way to celebrate 10 wonderful years of marriage than taking care of the 3 beautiful kids that have come from this marriage. I wouldn't trade it for the world!

Gonna stay positive!

busy bees

One of these I'll get back to blogging. I've taken a small break. 

With the holidays, birthdays, sports, & family visits, I haven't had much time for anything extra. 

Tonight we are decorating the Christmas tree. Garret & Kira are so excited. We just have to watch out for "attack Jace." Little ones can't resist the pretty ornaments!

When I get some spare time, I'll write some more.

I miss my friends. :)

I had so much fun last night! I was able to attend the midnight showing with some of the most fantastic girls ever!!! We had a blast!

As for the movie, it was good. There were a couple of weird & cheesy parts but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. And the comedy that was actually included in this one was great! I love that it had some silly scenes!

Bella, Alice, & Edward looked great. Carlisle & Emmet looked weird. And I always think Charlie is the best actor of all!

But Jacob was by far my favorite part of this movie! He was excellent!

this is seriously one good looking werewolf!

Big fat THANKS to all of you wonderful girls that joined me last night!!! 13 of us! I love ya!

now it's time for The Hunger Games!!! can't wait!

funny

Some of these had me laughing so hard!

I remember my mom saying some things like this & I've heard myself say things like this!

Moms are awesome!

coming to terms

I love food.

Did you know that?

I disagree with the quote...

I guess she has never had a cupcake or my fabulous onion dip. 

In my opinion, she could use some extra calories.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't fault her or you for wanting to be skinny. So don't get all huffy on me & think that I am judging you. I am not. Who wants to be fat? Not me. But I don't want to be so skinny that I can't enjoy some delicious food every now & then. And I don't want to obsess over how I look either.

It's taken a while but I am coming to terms with my body. I will never be able to survive on snickers & dr pepper & be a size 4 like back in my 20's. And that's okay. I'm okay with having a little bit of meat on me.

Some days are harder than others, especially when I want to wear something that ends up looking hideous on me. But I am slowly figuring out what kind of clothes fit this body. It's making life easier. 

I'm not around self absorbed people much either. It's hard to be around someone who already looks great but is constantly talking about the weight that they need to lose. It's annoying & makes you wonder what they think about you.

I am not reading celebrity gossip magazines either. US weekly still comes to my house but I don't even open it up. It goes straight to the trash.  And I don't watch any kind of celebrity shows anymore. It has been liberating! I have gone back to my old self of not caring two cents about their immoral lives. Now I still love Johnny Depp but only as an actor. I think he's kind of  a nut in real life. And I don't care if you love celebrities. By all means, have at 'em. I won't think any differently of you. They were just bad news for me. They did nothing for my self esteem.

Slowly, I am making changes. For the better. There was a long time in my life when I would dread family get togethers or outings with friends because of how I looked. But now, I don't feel that way. I am who I am & look the way that God intended me to look.

And as one of the best looking women ever said " “I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” 

Amen Marilyn. I totally agree.