RTT: I don't know...

Lemme go ahead and just start of the random with a bunch of bullets...you know how much I love those! 

•  Got a new post over at "I'm Pregnant...Now What?". Read it and leave me some advice! 
• J and I did some thinking and since he was told by the recruiter he can't go active right now, we are just going to stick it out here in Huntsville/Madison until after the baby comes. No sense in switching doctors and cities right before my due date. So we're stuck in this two bedroom apartment. I think we're going to be able to make it work though. As long as we're not still here when the baby starts crawling! We seriously need a room for just our sharp pointy furniture! LOL.
• We got a new washer and dryer! I'm in love...mainly with the color, but also with the fact that they are both quiet and I can wash more at one time. Plus, hello! Energy efficient! I hate that we couldn't get the pedestals because of the shelves, but the guy at Lowe's said if we move somewhere that we will have the room for them, they will come out and install them for us! Sweet! It sucks having to get into the floor to do laundry. Especially when you're pregnant! 
  
  

  
  I finished my American Literature research paper in one day! Only took me five hours!  
  • I'm really frustrated right now, because I can't get the stupid bullets to work right anymore, so I'm not going to even write anymore...so there! Stupid blogger.
  That is all the random I can handle today. I'm about to throw this laptop. Go see if Stacy is having a better day at Stacy Uncorked, and link up with the randomness! 
   

RTT: School, Birthday, Family, etc.

I should be doing my Psychology notes since I have an exam that opens tomorrow and closes Thursday, but I really need a break. I thought I might try to do a little catching up on Facebook, but no one was posting anything exciting so I'm just gonna blog. :)
 

Finally finished my math assignment today, thanks to my sister.

Finished history study guide and quiz. Made 100%!

Finished English discussion after reading two poems. (supposed to read like 10? Didn't feel like it.)

Saturday J dropped me off at Jo-Ann's Fabrics to do a crafting event with Jaybee and Shelby. We made Fairies (Tinkerbell). Glitter EVERYWHERE!!!

• Sunday we went to church and afterwards ate at Cracker Barrel. I love looking around in the store while we wait for our table to be ready. Look at this cute owl I "need!"

Light-up Owl Lamp

• We went to church Sunday evening too, but didn't like the guest speaker as much as we like the Pastor. :/
• Yesterday my Mom, Sister, nephew and two nieces came to see me and spend some time with me for my birthday. :) Super-sweet! They may have wrecked my living room but I love them anyway!
• I made a Turkey breast (cooked in the crockpot), candied Yams, green beans and stuffing last night for dinner. It was so yummy! I enjoyed a leftover turkey with cranberry sauce sandwich for lunch today. Mmmm!
• I announced yesterday to my sister and Mom that Jeremy is going active duty! Surprisingly, they both seemed to handle it well. I did not expect that, especially after the reaction Jeremy recieved from his parents--namely his Dad.
• I am excited that J is going active. I can't wait to see where this new path God has placed before us will lead. :)
• Went outside to walk the pups earlier today and smelled gas really strongly. I walked around to the front of the building and J's car was leaking gas. I called him and asked him what to do and he said to look under the hood and find what was leaking and somehow stop it. I did...turns out he had cut the hose and left it hanging...DUH! I just rubber-banded it to the brake fluid container so that it wasn't pulling anymore gasoline out of the tank. I'm a regular Mrs. Fix-it! Haha!

I hope everyone is having a great Tuesday! Tomorrow is my Birthday!!! WOOT! I can't believe I'm going to be 27! I will try to post Thursday with my spoils! I already have my gifts from Mom and Sister. Wait til you see what the kiddos made me. :)

 

Head on over to Stacy Uncorked for more randomness! ♥

 

RTT: Not enough time!

I haven't had a good rant in quite awhile, so I thought I'd step up on the soap-box and complain a little.
We can call this the Random Tuesday Thoughts that I didn't have until Wednesday...

• I should be working on my History Midterm that is due Friday, but I don't feel like writing a 3-5 page essay today. I worked 8-9 hours straight yesterday on four short essays for my history midterm. WTH? Why does this professor assign so much work? I've been asking that from day one.
• Not only do I have a history midterm due Friday, I have a math (in-class) midterm tomorrow at 6. Which means I only have today and tomorrow to study for the exam. Also, I have to drive two hours to my sister's house to study with her and then we have to drive at least 45 minutes to the campus. Furthermore, we have never been to the GSB at the Shelby Campus, so we have no idea where we'll be taking the exam. Hopefully our professor is just as nice as our professor from last semester. *fingers crossed*
• I turned in an essay for English that was due the 7th a few days early. That was nerve-racking trying to get it done before the weekend so we could go to Talladega (we did go!).
• Thankfully, my English teacher doesn't have anything assigned until the end of the month. I am so grateful for that.
• My psychology professor obviously thinks that we don't have enough work to do, so he has assigned discussions now. He thinks we don't have enough interactions. It was fine with me! I didn't want to have to interact with another class. Isn't two interactions with two other classes enough?
• Want to know what the next couple of weeks consists of for me? I'm gonna tell you anyway!
• Tomorrow is the math midterm @ 6pm.
• History midterm is due Friday @ 11:59 pm.
• Jeremy has drill this weekend, so I will at least have all of my attention on schoolwork.
• Chapter 8 Quiz in History opens up on Sunday, which means I have to have my study guide completed before Monday, so I can take the quiz on Tuesday; it's due at 11:59 pm on Tuesday.
• I have another Psychology paper due on the 17th (just turned in the last one on the 4th).
• Discussion Week 9 opens in History and is due on Friday the 19th.
• Chapter 9 Quiz in History opens on the 21st, which means another study guide to complete.
• Also, all next week, I have to work on Assignment 4 in Math which is due by 5pm on the 23rd for the extra bonus points.
• Chapter 9 Quiz in History is due @ 23:59 on the 23rd.
• Psychology Exam on Chapters 3 and 5 opens on my birthday, the 24th and closes on the 25th.
• Discussion Week 10 opens on the 24th in History.
• I have to respond to the discussion forum in English by 11:55 pm on the 24th.

Ridiculous, huh? It's never-ending! I never feel like I have enough time. When am I supposed to have fun?? Tell me that?! UGH!
*Stepping off of soap-box now*
I hope everyone had a great weekend and I hope everyone is enjoying this nice weather we've been having lately! It's awesome!
Be sure to link up with Stacy at Stacy Uncorked for Random Tuesday Thoughts. I didn't have a chance yesterday, so I'm just now doing it. Oh well! Not enough time in the day!

RTT: Cat crap, Homework, Justin Moore and Freaky Friday

• Saturday, Jeremy and I went to the Lincoln County Fair in Fayetteville, TN. It was pretty cool except for the sun being in my face the whole afternoon. I rode the Sea Dragon

•  and Jeremy rode the Free Fall thingy that takes you to the top of a pole and then drops you

Jeremy is second from the right.

• After Jeremy rode that thing, we got a lemonade, but it wasn't that great. The guy squeezed one lemon into some sugar water. I couldn't even drink it. Jeremy had to. Then I stood in the line for the spinning thingy that Jeremy wanted to ride. It was ridiculously scary-looking. I took a video. Try not to get too dizzy watching it! Jeremy is in the second or third seat from the left. I can't be sure now. Well...psych! I couldn't get the video to load.

• Afterwards we walked through the fun house...it was really lame. Then we just walked around until it was almost time for the concert. Then we had some corndogs and J had some onion rings. The corndog was great.

• My phone decided to die just a few minutes into the concert, so I only got a few crappy pics. 

You can't see his face in any of the pics I took, but the one pic I took of his equipment truck turned out great. 

• We were freezing and since we had waited over an hour after the concert was supposed to start, we decided to leave only 45 minutes after the concert started. It was sooo cold and we were both wearing shorts and t-shirts. We walked back to the car and went to get something to eat in the town nearby. After we ate, we stopped at the Alabama/Tennessee state line to get lotto tickets. We actually won $100 on one ticket! It was great. It paid for our trip to the fair. How ridiculous are fair prices??

• So Sunday, I had a really horrible morning. Tobias crapped in the tub even though his litterbox wasn't that dirty. (Good thing I didn't take a picture of that!) And Reba ate an entire bowl of Sabrina's food. So ridiculous since afterwards, I had to walk her like 200 times, all while trying to write an English paper that was due today. 
• Speaking of the paper--I got a B. WTH? My teacher is way too strict with her grading. Apparently I'm too wordy or something. Hmm... 
• Just finished watching one of my favorite movies(Uh-oh, I used a prepositional phrase...that's too wordy!)--Freaky Friday. Not the newer version with Lindsay Lohan, but the older version with Jodie Foster.

That's all the randomness I can muster this week. I have about a bajillion notes to do in math. Head on over to Stacy Uncorked to keep up with the randomness. Keely is never coming back...ever! is still on hiatus and Stacy is still holding down the fort, so to speak. Hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday!

**Random note: The women on "Say YES to the dress" are really snotty and needy! Good grief..

RTT: Cat-Interruptus, Online Splurging, Ivy then and now...etc.

• The most annoying sound on earth is a the sound of a cat grooming itself or a dog licking itself. Disgusting!
• Does your cat need to be held or "loved on" often? Mine does...especially if I am sitting at my desk doing schoolwork. 

• What special allowances do you make for your pets? I put a blanket on my desk for Toby to lay on so he doesn't try to lay on my books or laptop.

• If you have a cat, what does it most like to get into? Mine loves to get into the trash and knock it over. He's always looking for Q-tips.
• I finally got my plant to look like it isn't dying! My Mama helped, but I have kept it alive...so that counts! 

2011                  2012

•  Do you like to buy things online? I do. I recently purchased a book for my History 201 class online {but accidentally sent it to my Mom's address...} and a necklace from The {Posh} Daisy! Yesterday I ordered 4 books from the Bargain bin on BAM's website and they arrived this afternoon {Wednesday}! Awesome Sauce!

 

• Can anyone please tell me why the pictures I add to a blog post always show up under the last picture posted, or they start at the top if they're the first photo? I always have to copy and paste my text above the photo, because it won't let me rearrange the photo by clicking and dragging. It's quite annoying! 
• I had to meet J on the base this morning at 11 so that he could pick me up at the Visitor's Center to get me through the gate. I didn't realize it, but my Military ID expired on the 11th and I was afraid they wouldn't let me on base. Anyway, they wouldn't let me fill out the information or renew my ID without J present. So ridiculous! Anywho, I got it all done and hopefully I won't have so much trouble next time! 

Sorry this is late, I've been trying to catch up in my History and English classes and the teachers keep adding more work to do! Ugh! Hope everyone had a great Tuesday!
Head on over to visit Stacy who is still keeping the Randomness alive while Keely has abandoned us for all eternity! is still on sabatical... :) 

 

Mil-Spouse Friday Fill-In #50

1. Do you eat raw cookie dough?
Yes! I love it! I have bought cookie dough with the sole intent of eating it straight from the tube.


2. When you get online for the first time of the day, what is the first site you visit?
Facebook. :) I usually check it from my phone to see if I have an notifications and messages and then when I get on the laptop, I check to see what my friends are up to. 


3. What was your favorite pet as a child and why?
Gretah, a German Shepherd. She was so loyal to us kids, but mainly to me. Even though I would yell at her to quit following me around, she never wanted to leave my side. She was the sweetest dog. I think about her a lot.


4. If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it?
Marcel




5. How many licks does it take to get to the center of  a Tootsie Roll Pop? 
3,000

Mil-Spouse Friday Fill-In #48 and #49

I didn't get to participate in last week's Mil-Spouse Friday, so I decided to just combine lat week's and this week's. Hope no one minds.

If you're a Mil-Spouse (military husband/wife) or if you just like to answer some of the questions, feel free to join in every friday! I'm sure Wifey at Wife of a Sailor would love to have you! So, visit her blog, link up and be sure to leave a comment! 

Fill-In #48:

1. Does your Significant Other read your blog?  Why is this a good or a bad thing? submitted by Mrs. Alana’s Miscellany
No. I doubt if he's ever read it to be honest. LOL. I don't think he'd even know how to find it if he wanted to read it. And he'd probably be irritated at some of the stuff I write about him. Haha! 
  

2. What is one item in your house that holds the most sentimental value and why? submitted by The Albrecht Squad

Wow, that's a tough one. I have lots of different items that mean more to me because of who gave them to me. I have Simba (a stuffed lion I've had since I was 7) that I got for Christmas when I was little. Photos that, in some cases, are irreplaceable. Cooter, the stuffed animal from BABW that J gave me on our first Christmas together. I think if there were a fire, I'd grab Simba, Cooter and my Passport (holds all of my photos).

3. When it comes to water fun in the summer do you prefer the beach, the pool, a lake, or the sprinklers? submitted by The Turvo Times
I really like the beach, but I can only handle so much heat. I prefer the pool. I can see the bottom and it doesn't freak me out when I can't touch bottom. lol. 

4. What is the one special thing that you do for yourself to get you through the first week of a deployment/separation? submitted by A Creed and a Psalm
I honestly don't even remember the first week of J's deployment. LOL. I think I was just too miserable. J will be going away again for schooling next month, so I'll probably do something special for myself then. 

5. What is your biggest guilty pleasure website? submitted by Christine’s Little Blog

 I love reading crafting blogs, does that count? Also, People of Wal-mart and Goodreads.com.

Fill-In #49:

1. If you could have a private concert with any singer, who would it be? submitted by An Air Force Wife's Blog

George Strait. Hands down! :)

2. Is there anything you do to supplement your family's income? submitted by Our Life, One Adventure at a Time

Not at the moment. But hopefully soon, I'll be getting at least a part-time job.

3. During your pregnancy (whether past, present, or future), what did you nickname your unborn baby before you knew the sex? submitted by Explosions of Love
I haven't had any kids yet. 

4. Have you ever won a blog giveaway?  If so what did you win? submitted by Mrs. O's Life
Yes! I won a giveaway on my friend Holly's co-blog, The Mom-tage during a chat with an author. I won a Bible (Which I gave to J) and the publisher included 2 other books as well! And the other giveaway I won, was on Chantal's Blog, B + C & Baby (Which used to be, A Blog A Day While You're Away, but her Hubby is home now!). I won another book, Alice Bliss.

 

5. If I looked into your refrigerator right now, what would I find? submitted by Married to the Army

I thought it would just be easier to take a few pics instead of trying to remember everything in the fridge. LOL.  It also gave me a great excuse to throw out the 11-day-old bucket of fried chicken from the 3rd of July... And the old bag of carrots, moldy bacon, out-of-date Sunny D and a pack of pita bread that I have no clue how long has been in there..

Top Shelf:

On the left side starting in the back:

O'Charley's Honey-mustard dipping sauce (clearly this is J's)

Great Value Ranch dressing

Kraft Italian dressing and marinade

Kraft Catalina dressing and dip

2nd Row:

Kraft BBQ sauce

Dale's Marinade

Kraft BBQ Sauce

3rd Row:

GV Parmesian Cheese

Kraft Parmesian Cheese

Kraft Mustard

4th Row:

Ortega Taco Sauce (J's--he doesn't like chunky)

Kraft Tartar Sauce (mine)

La Choy sweet and sour sauce

5th Row:

Smucker's Grape squeeze jelly

Smucker's Strawberry squeeze jelly

Bama Peach Preserves

6th Row:

Vlasic Bread and Butter Spears

Kraft Mayo (which I'm almost out of...)

7th Row:

Mott's for Tots Apple Juice (bought for The Princess)

Aunt Nellie's Pickled Beets (YUM!)

Heinz 57 Ketchup

2nd Shelf:

In the drawer:

50 million different types of cheese...

One pack of Turkey lunch meat

On the shelf:

Country Crock Calcium "buttter"

Blue Bonnett stick butter

GV Sour Cream

GV Strawberry cream cheese

Hawaiian Punch LemonBerry Squeeze

Reddi Whip

Home-made Country Time Pink Lemonade

V-8 Splash Mango something-or-another

Bottom Shelf:

Pack of weenies that go out of date today

Lloyd's Chicken BBQ

Lloyd's Pork BBQ

One bottle of Bud Light

One can of Bud Light

3 containers of home-made pickled cucumbers

(that I haven't even tried yet...)

Bottom drawers:

1st drawer:

One bag of almost-wilted salad mix

One bag of baby carrots

2nd drawer:

Mixed fruit

One container of pudding

One roll of croissants

One roll of Grands biscuits

One container of Yoplait yogurt

One out-of-date container of lunch meat

(which was never even opened...)

Door:

Top door/shelf:

packets from Taco Bell and Chinese restaurants

Lemon juice

Eggs

2nd Shelf:

Bottled water

3rd Shelf Door:

Arm and Hammer Fridge de-odorizer

Seneca Apple Juice

Winn-Dixie 2% Milk

Milo's Splenda-sweetened tea

Hershey's chocolate syrup

J's BBQ Sauce

I thought y'all might enjoy the pics and so you could see how badly I need to go shopping. LOL.

Hope everyone has a great Friday and a great weekend! :)

RTT: Temperature in AL: 1,000,001°F

I guess you know it's Tuesday just by the title of this post. But in case you didn't know, Tuesdays mean it's time for Random Tuesday! Originally hosted by Keely, The Un Mom, RTT is a day to write put down all your random thoughts into one blog post. Whether you're just catching everyone up on your week or your brain is malfunctioning due to screaming kids.  In my case, it's melting because it's so hot. If you think you have what it takes, create your own post and link up! {You can also link up with  Julie, Ane, Stacy, Cass, and Raven.} Keely is still on hiatus due to her new job, which I hear is so fantabulous that they have International Talk Like a Pirate Day. If I ever get a job that cool, I would never, ever leave it! 

• So summer is officially here in Alabama. That's right, it's summer, not spring. Here in Alabama, we go from winter to fall, back to winter and then straight on to summer. Last week, heck just a few days ago, it was in the 50's and low 60's! We might have had one day of spring. And now it's a million degrees outside! {The high today was only supposed to be 92°F.}
• J came home early Friday, so we went to the park in Oxford. It was such a pretty day. I think it was that spring day I was telling you about.

•  After we left the park, we went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant, but my food was so gross, I couldn't eat it. I told the manager about it and he didn't make us pay for it. 
• SPOILER ALERT: Thor 3D was awesome!!!! The ending was lame, but I'll spare you the details and make you see it for yourself. It's really weird that Anthony Hopkins plays Thor's Father though.
• We went hiking Sunday in the Cheaha Mountain State Park. It was a really beautiful day. The high was supposed to be 86°F, but I don't think it ever got that high since it was so cloudy. It really felt like it was going to rain because it got so muggy. Sabrina really enjoyed herself, she even jumped in the water with us to cool off. And when J was under the waterfall, she fell in trying to get to him. Bless her heart.

 

•  As we were walking to the car, I stepped between two small rocks and landed really hard on my left ankle. Now, I'm limping around in a brace that J, thankfully, had when he hurt his ankle a few months ago.
• The laundry detergent I made is awesome! It makes the clothes feel just as soft as regular store-bought detergent and they smell just as clean if not better! I ended up using another bar of the Fels Naptha soap. I like for the clothes to smell really clean, even after the dryer. And now, they do! If you plan on making the detergent, try it with one bar of soap first. Then, if it's not strong enough for you, add another bar. Or maybe just half. 
• I vacuumed yesterday, {You should have seen me hobbling around trying to vacuum. It was quite comical.} and today, you can't even tell. There are bug parts everywhere!! I've complained to our apartment manager, but she says we have to buy some bug spray ourselves. But every time I go to Wally World, I forget! If you sit really quietly in the living room, you can hear the beetles trying to get under the front door. They tunnel under the door, get under the rug or some other piece of furniture, and then they die. It's the strangest thing. They're some kind of black beetle. I tried to take a picture of them and their tunnel lines:

 Weird right? Anyone know what they are?

• I love The Zac Brown Band.

• There's so many people that have gotten sick because of allergies lately. I'm not one of them! It's a miracle. I haven't been sick since I had my tonsils out! It's the best decision I've ever made. And the worst physical pain I've ever been through too. But I totally recommend it. LOL. I used to have the worst allergies ever! I got sick in the winter, spring, summer and fall. I even had pneumonia in the summer of 2007! Pollen usually = near-death for me, but not this year! WOOT! {I really do have empathy for all of y'all that have been sick. /=}
• Anyone tried the Febreze Luminaries? They smell awesome! And they're really pretty too. I was telling my sister about mine yesterday. The smell is so strong, I nearly had to move it to another room. But it covered up that rotten smell coming from the trash that J hadn't taken out. {I'm limping! I can't carry the trash out! Too much walking.}
• I made Quesadilla casserole last night for dinner and J was in the kitchen when I put the green peppers in. After it was cooked and we were eating, he said it tasted different last time. He said he could really taste the green peppers now. Whatever! It's like a kid that knows there's vegetables on his burger and he won't eat it. If he hadn't been in the kitchen while I was cooking, he wouldn't have noticed. I swear, it's like having a child.
• I was trying to check out bank account last night from my phone. I sent a text to what I thought was the bank and I kept waiting and nothing happened. This is why:

Yes, that happened. I wish the bank had replied with 

the same balance my sister gave me. LOL.

• Last week I admitted to being in love with Hulk Hogan and Alan Jackson, when I was younger. Proof:

Well Jaime was going to marry Doogie Howser!

• Here is where I prove I'm either clueless or just really far behind:

•  I think that's enough randomness for one Tuesday. We shall reconvene next Tuesday to further explore our random brain waves. Peace and Love y'all!

Don't forget to link up!!! 

Go forth and be random!

 

RTT: A Tomato!!!! A what?? A TORNADO!!

It's time for Random Tuesday Thoughts, which used to be hosted

by Keely at The Un Mom, but she is currently on hiatus. Therefore, I

have decided to host Random Tuesday Thoughts as well as her blogging 

buddies Julie, Ane,Stacy, Cass and Raven .

If you want to participate, just link up with Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post.

Be sure to use your RTT's URL and not your entire blog's URL.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me! :) 

So, I haven't been blogging in awhile. I apologize for that. I just haven't

been in the mood lately. Especially after Jeremy left Saturday the 8th.

I lazed around the entire weekend and went to Nana's

with Mama Monday. Tuesday I did laundry all day and packed to 

go to Amanda's (my sister). Wednesday I left home and 

headed to Springville with Sabrina. {She was really depressed-looking

because Daddy was gone to AT. ): }

When we got there, we got settled in. Then my sister wanted to 

go get groceries and snacks for our trip. When we were done, we 

drove to get J so I could see him before we left for Mississippi.

Unfortunately, he didn't tell me that he was all the way in Tarrant. We drove

way out of the way to get there. And then Amanda got mad because J

was still sick. {Not my fault, I thought he was better.}

Anywho... J and I spent the night at Mama's since Amanda moved

her guest bed over there. J had a co-worker {i.e. another soldier} pick

him up from Mama's, so I didn't have to drive him at 6:30. {ridiculous!}

After I had a shower, I went over to Amanda's to help her get the 

babies ready and the car packed. We didn't leave until almost 1:30.

Then, we stopped in Trussville to get something to eat since

Boog hadn't had anything for breakfast. We all ate, and I fed The Princess.

Then we finally got on the road to Mississippi. {FYI, we were

going to MS to see Amanda's high school friend, who we'll call "the friend". 

She had asked Amanda to come spend the weekend with her, but Amanda

didn't want to drive all the way to MS by herself with two babies, so when she asked

me, I said I would go.}

We drove forever to get there. Had to stop three times for dirty 

diapers and bottles. {Because I'm sure you want the details...} 

The first time we stopped,

was because we thought The Princess had a dirty diaper, but alas,

it was Boog. {Still not potty-trained.} Then we had to stop to make

a bottle for The Princess. Not too long after that, we had to stop

to change her diaper. Finally, like literally 6 hours later, we 

made it to Clinton, MS. {This chick lives in the boonies.}

When we get there, we start bringing all of our stuff in and the friend

shows us where we're supposed to sleep. She has a fold-out

toddler couch for The Princess to sleep on.

Like this, but with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on it...

For Boog, she has a crib mattress on the floor. For Amanda,

she has a twin-size bunk bed mattress on the floor. {Did I mention

Amanda is pregnant??} And for me, she has a twin-size bunk bed in another

room. Ok... That night, we move all the beds into her boys' bedroom {They 

slept with her.} so we can watch TV to go to sleep. The babies refuse to go to

sleep. We all swap beds a few times before we end up getting 3 hours of 

sleep. It was horrible. It was really hot in the bedroom and there was

absolutely NO noise. We all sleep with fans, so not having a fan

or air-conditioner noise was torture. 

When we woke up Friday morning, there were tornado watches for most

of the state. We got up, showered and dressed quickly and headed out to 

the Science Museum in Jackson. {We didn't want to stay at

the friend's home since she lives in a trailer.} On the way, we 

stopped at Wally World to pick up a few pillows {She only provided 2 pillows

for the 4 of us...}, a bottle brush and some dish liquid {She doesn't use it

at all? Ok.} Before we could check out, the friend comes rushing in with

her two boys {She went to pick up the 8 year old from school} and 

told us the tornado was 10-20 minutes away. Something like that. I 

rushed through the check-out line to buy my pillows, contact-solution

{I forgot my glasses at Mama's house!!! Panic! I only had the one pair

of contact lenses and I never sleep in them. But was forced to since

I didn't have a lot of contact solution.} and hair clips. Amanda didn't 

even get to buy the things she needed.

We rushed {and what I really

mean is, we broke a few laws getting to the Science Museum. The friend

drove like a maniac and it was already raining. It was really hard to follow

her.} to the museum and I jumped out and grabbed the babies and 

the friend let her two boys out on the sidewalk with me. I carried

both babies {it was raining.} while the boys walked in front of me to the

overhang in front of the building. We waited about 5-8 minutes before

Amanda and her friend got up there. When they did, we all were 

directed to the bottom floor to wait out the tornado warning. {Plus side- we 

didn't have to pay to get in. Score!} We waited

in the caterpillar exhibit for around 30 minutes with about 100+ school-aged

kids jumping, screaming and playing around us. Surprisingly, The Princess and

Boog were really well-behaved!

After the warnings were over, we got up and checked out the exhibit and 

the rest of the museum. It was pretty boring since it was for school-aged kids.

Boog got in trouble a few times for running out of our sight. Amanda and I 

took turns carrying The Princess and the diaper bag since she hadn't

bought a stroller for her. {We have since found one.}

Wish we had had it while we were at the museum. This little Princess

weighs a lot! LOL.

After the museum, we headed back to the friend's home in Clinton. 

On the way there, we passed over the tornado's path of destruction.

I snapped a few pics, so we would have proof of our "near-death experience".

Pretty impressive, but the guy who was dumb brave enough to record

the actual tornado got much better footage:

And when I get on YouTube to find the video that my sister saw, I find that

there is more than one video... more than one idiot, brave person out trying to 

record a tornado... If you watch this video, you will see the Chik-fil-A next to the Wally

World that we were at 20 minutes before the tornado hit, less than a block away. 

Pretty scary. Thank God, we "got out of dodge"...*snicker snicker*

Anywho... We stopped by a grocery store and bought some real food to

make for dinner and finally got a bottle brush at a Dollar General. That night,

the friend borrowed a box fan from her mother-in-law and we finally got some

sleep. After the friend and Amanda took the kids to the park, {while I stayed behind

with the sleeping Princess, to wash our clothes and pack up our stuff}, Amanda

came back to pick me and The Princess up so we could get something to

eat with the friend before we left town. 

We finally headed out of town after 3:30 {I think} and we made it to Chunky, MS,

{No, I'm not making that up..it's an actual town.} when the tire started making

a funny noise. I asked Amanda if it was the road, she said she thought it was.

When we went over a smooth bridge, the tire was still making the noise, so she slowed

down and it got worse. We pulled off at the exit for Chunky, MS and I got out to

check out the tire. Sure enough, the tire was split.

 

Amanda called her insurance agent and they sent someone out to put the

spare tire on. We waited over an hour for the guy to get there. While we were

waiting, at least 7 people stopped to offer assistance, including a sheriff. 

Thank you citizens of Chunky! We both joked that we were moving there

since the people were so nice. ☺ 

 The Princess "driving" while we wait.

To keep him from sitting in the car, I made up a game for Boog.

We threw rocks at this sign. It was a lot of fun! No really! When we left, he cried,

"I can't throw my rocks!". Poor little guy. :( 

When the tire was finally fixed, we followed the guy to the Wally World in

Meridian, so Amanda could get some cash to buy a new tire. It was of

course, Saturday night and everywhere else had already closed for the night, 

so we had no choice but to use the guy-who-fixed-the-tire's friend. 

We followed him into the middle of nowhere and I stayed in the car with the

babies while Amanda helped the man unload the luggage to get to the

bad tire in the trunk. They replaced the tire in less than 10 minutes and we 

were on our way. 

We didn't get home until after 11pm. We were so exhausted. We

unpacked the car and got the babies ready for bed. Amanda, Tim and Boog

crashed and I rocked The Princess to sleep and then laid her in her crib. Then, I headed 

for bed myself. Despite being in a familiar place, I didn't sleep well. Over-exhaustion

probably. After going to the park Sunday, I left and went to meet up with J

in Trussville. Of course the check-engine light came on while we were down

there, so J got under the hood to find out what was wrong. He couldn't find the 

problem, so he sent me on my way and he headed back to his unit.

I got home and Sabrina and I settled in to watch some movies before bed. 

The next day, Monday, J got to come home after half a day. We took the car 

to get the codes read and to pick up supplies to do an oil change. Turns out,

I didn't tighten the gas cap all the way the last time I filled up, so there was

an engine emissions read-out. Oops...my bad! 

After getting the car checked out, we went to the mall and had some Chik-fil-A

and watched a movie, Arthur. It was really funny and I definitely recommend it! 

Tuesday, we just "chillaxed" at home since J had to go back to work Wednesday

morning at the crack of dawn. 

Sabrina and I just chilled at home the rest of the week until J came home a day

early on Friday. :) We had a Harry Potter marathon Saturday and then again

Sunday night. Most of Sunday we cleaned. I'm not really sure what

he did, but I cleaned out the spare bedroom and washed clothes. LOL.

Yesterday he went back to his regular job and I washed clothes and cleaned the

living room. Today I haven't done ANYTHING but blog and watch Ugly Betty. 

I'm not feeling real productive. 

I did call to reschedule my doctor appointment

to check on my thyroid. Hopefully my levels haven't changed, so I won't

have to have another prescription. I don't feel like the one I'm on is

helping me at all though. I still feel like a zombie most of the time.

And did I mention I make lizards look soft and silky?? Seriously,

I'm flakier than a high school cheerleader... haha. Just kidding. 

If anyone has an recommendations on how to treat my scalp

and forehead, that would be awesome.

I hope this is random enough for everyone! Maybe now I can get back into the swing

of blogging everyday more frequently. :)

BTW, the title of this post is from a book I read when I was much

younger. But, I can't remember the title. :(

I hope everyone had a very blessed Easter and a great weekend!

Keep on being random!

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