Is it really 2012?

I can't believe it has been almost 2 months since I blogged last. Ridiculous. 

I lost my mojo for awhile. I was experiencing some female issues and it was making me feel like crap. Thankfully, after a D&C this past Monday to correct unexplained bleeding, I am feeling almost back to normal. Also, my Thyroid levels are back to normal now and I'm not feeling as worn out as I was before Christmas. 

 Speaking of Christmas!!...I hope everyone had a wonderful time with their family and friends! I know I did. Jeremy and I spent Christmas Eve eve with my family and then drove to Florida on Christmas Eve to spend Christmas with his family. We had a really good time even though I felt awful.

 Can't really think of anything else to update y'all on. Leave me a comment and tell me how your Christmas and New Year's went! What was your favorite Christmas gift this year!?

Hope everyone is doing well, I'll leave you with this...

Where Were You?

I can't believe it has been 10 years since the catastrophe that was 9/11, occurred. I remember where I was exactly:

I was in 10th grade,first period, Biology. We were in the lab cleaning and listening to the radio. I think it was 99.5. We heard on the radio that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane. 

Coach House ran down the hall to Mr. Stafford's room. When he came back, he turned on the t.v. in the classroom and we all filed back in there to watch the news. We were sitting in our seats when another plane hit the second tower.

I think the majority of us were crying by then. And I was scared. They put the school on lock-down and we went to our next classes, but we didn't do anything in any of them. We just sat watching the t.v. all day.

I remember crying a lot when I got home and then I busted out the tapes and my stereo. I recorded at least 3 tapes off of the radio. I still have them.

I still cry when I see the videos and hear the songs about 9/11.

I still get sad when I think of all the lives lost due to terrorism and the aftermath caused by it. I had to worry for over a year while my husband and his unit were deployed to the middle east to fight the war on terrorism. I know how much it hurts to lose someone you love, but I still can't imagine how the lives that were affected by 9/11 were changed. Parents, children, friends and co-workers killed by such a senseless act of hate. My prayers still go out to the family and friends of those lost.   

God Bless our Firefighters, Policemen, Soldiers and Volunteers.

God Bless the Families affected by 9/11 and give them peace.

God Bless the U.S.A.

and 

God Bless whomever is reading this.

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There She Stands

There she stands

Written by Michael W. Smith and Wes King ©2002 Word Music, Inc. 

SmittyFly Music / ASCAP (admin. by Word Music, Inc.) / Lotterthanme Music / ASCAP

When the night

Seems to say
All hope is lost
Gone away
But I know I'm not alone

By the light
She stands 

There she waves
Faithful friend
Shimmering stars
Westward wind
Show the way
Carry me
To the place
She stands 


Just when you think it might be over
Just when you think the fight is gone
Someone will risk his life to raise her

There she stands


There she flies
Clear blue sky
Reminds us with red
Of those that died
Washed in white
By the brave
In their strength
She stands 


When evil calls itself a martyr
When all your hopes come crashing down
Someone will pull her from the rubble

There she stands 

We've seen her flying torn and tattered
We've seen her stand the test of time
And through it all the fools have fallen
There she stands 

By the dawn's early light
And through the fight
She stands 

RTT: Warning: This post is full of links and randomness.

Tuesday, random. Do it. 
Keely has been on hiatus since Pirates were discovered pilfering for the first time. {A really, really long time ago.} And I think she likes it. Obviously. But Stacy is keeping the random rebellion going. She has pickets and wine and everything. So check out her blog, link up and ramble be random. 

• It's Tuesday, but I'm not even excited about it.
• It's 0400 and I'm still up. As in, I haven't been to sleep at all.
• I got in bed before midnight and finished watching some recorded shows, then started reading Alice Bliss. (I received it via UPS Monday afternoon!) By page 65, I had already teared up 4 times. Halfway into the book I was ready to full-on cry. It is so sad. I already know what's going to happen just by the way the characters are acting.
• I can feel myself slipping into that depressed-mood I had going on while J was deployed. This book is dangerous. I'm glad I'm reading it now though instead of last year.
• I really miss my Daddy. :( Father's day went by without a tear but it didn't make me miss him any less. I drank a glass of woota-woota in honor of Daddy. :) He loved his chocolate milk.

•  I really wish Jeremy could come home now. Isn't three days enough?
• Secret Life (of the American Teenager) was lame yesterday. There wasn't really anything going on that wasn't going on in the other episodes... Next week's looks promising though.
• Had Chinese last night for dinner. Yummy!
• Played around with my Google Star map thingy for awhile earlier. Did you know there's a star named Betelgeuse?? It is classified as a red super giant in the constellation Orion. It is the 8th brightest star in the night sky and the 2nd brightest in the constellation. I thought that was pretty interesting. It's supposed to explode within the next million years. Let's look forward to that. Who's with me?
• So, I've been thinking about Christmas next year. If the world ends just before Christmas, as all those psychics have foretold, what's the point in buying them presents. Right? {Just so you know, I don't believe any of that mumbo-jumbo.}
• This is probably one of the coolest pictures EVAH!
• Finished reading Memoirs of a Geisha and it is one of the best books I've ever read. Only deal is, I can't figure out if it's a true story or not. The beginning is very misleading.
• So there's this Mormon guy, Jon Huntsman who is going to run for President next year. Should be interesting.
• This  looks like fun. I think I'll go dump out a bunch of cans of food so I can have the cans.
• Robin Williams is a comedian after all... *excuse the expletives*
• This cracks me up. Can you figure it out??
  

• I love this! Thank you Luke Ramsey.
• God created such a beautiful planet; do you ever take time to just stop and appreciate the beauty of a tree?

 

• You HAVE to look at these beautiful photos of Six Flags in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina.
• This sounds like fun.
• I do realize that the majority of this post consists of links, but I was bored and stumbleupon.com delivered. 
• Have you ever??? Me either! Isn't he the cutest? Reminds me of The Jungle Book.

• Did you know you can make your own homemade chalk?? I think this is the coolest idea EVER! And you probably already have all the supplies you need except for the plaster of Paris and the paints. But seriously, this would make a LOT of chalk!
• Awwww x 10 million=

Cat Hugs Baby Kitten Having Nightmare - Watch more Funny Videos

• Can anyone give me ideas for 3rd year anniversary gifts for J? Our anniversary is only 8 days away!

I think this is probably enough random for one Tuesday. I hope everyone is having a better start to their Tuesday than I am. Be sure to link up and join in on the randomness and check out all those links! It should keep y'all busy while I take a nap on the couch. It's so much cooler in here than in the bedroom. Why is this??

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!

Don't forget to link up with Mr. Linky!

Mil-Spouse Friday Fill-In

Oh *sigh*...it's Friday already? I guess it is. Who am I kidding? I'm really excited it's Friday!! I have a date tonight with my lover. {Of course I mean my sweet Hubby!} I just hope the weather is nice. Anywho... I should probably be cleaning something, so lemme answer these questions real quick like...

Mil-Spouse Friday Fill-Ins are hosted by Wifey at 

Wife of a Sailor. Link up at her blog and leave some love!

1.What romance movie scene reminds you of your s/o or spouse and the LOVE you share? submitted by Simply Sunshine and Daisy's
Some kind of wonderful. Most definitely. The main character, Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson) helps to set up her best friend, Keith (Eric Stoltz) with the girl of his dreams. He then realizes he's not in love with her, he loves Watts. The whole movie is really our story. LOL. 
I was dating someone when I first met J and my best friend, Amy, was single, so I introduced them and they exchanged numbers. A few weeks later they dated for about a week and when Amy broke up with J for someone else, J and I started dating. And we've been together ever since. :) I didn't get any diamond earrings though...


2.If you were allowed to deploy with your husband to a war zone would you and why? submitted by I & J
Heck yes! I seriously would have gone with J when he was in Afghanistan last year, but of course that wasn't possible. I hate being apart from him, even for drill weekends, so of course I would go!

3. Have you ever done anything (intentionally, or unintentionally) to embarrass your spouse/significant other in front of his military cohorts?  submitted by Marrying the Navy

Yes, unintentionally, of course.  I posted a video (with sound only) on Facebook, of J snoring last month and he had drill that morning. The guys teased him about his snoring. Of course, he knows first hand that most of them snore too. 

4. What is your most irrational fear? submitted by Eights on the Move
 I still cover my ear when I sleep. It's an old habit I've had since I was really little. And I don't sleep with closet doors open. I also stuff lots of stuff under the bed so nothing can live there. I'm not so sure it's all that irrational... lol.

5. If you could only live in one kind of climate for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?  submitted by Many Waters

Interesting, I don't know. I like living in the South, but if I could choose... I'd probably choose somewhere that is mildly temperate all year round; somewher between 65°-80°F. 

Mullets: Fashionable or NOT?: Random Tuesday Thoughts

*sigh* I love Tuesdays. :) Tuesdays mean I can be as random as I want to be and no one will think I've gone off my rocker... maybe. Especially not Keely, the host of Random Tuesday Thoughts. When she's not out saving the world, you can find her at The Un Mom.

Last Tuesday I took my sister and niece and nephew 

to a few doctor appointments. The Princess had to

have her 4-month check-up that she missed by a

few weeks couple of months. Turns out, she's a very 

happy, healthy and smiley baby girl! 

See for yourself here and here:

 Wednesday I went with my Mom to Wally World

and she bought some dog food and chew sticks.

See José enjoying one here. I also bought a few craft

supplies for a project I'm working on. (Tutorial

later this week!)

Thursday I did some crafting and posted 

a tutorial here. I really love how it turned

out and plan on making a few more this week,

along with my Valentine's Day cards. :)

Friday I didn't really do much of anything,

except make a Facebook Fan Page for my blog!!

(Be sure to become a fan if you follow my blog!

I'll love you forever!! And possibly make

something for you! ;))

Friday night I couldn't sleep, so I stayed up 

all night entering pictures into contests on

Photobucket. You can read about my entries here. I

also watched Khloe snore for about 4 hours. 

Saturday I watched the most beautiful sunrise,

 blogged my Six Word Saturday and praised God

{still praising Him} because Jeremy got a job

interview!!! His interview was Sunday at noon

and it sounds really promising, because he has 

a drug test this Friday!! YAY! Total Excitement!

We also went out to eat at our local Waffle House:

 (I had chili...too many onions though.)

and then we went shopping; J let me buy

a LOT of scrapbooking/ crafting supplies. (Watch

for the tutorial later this week to see how I used my 

supplies!) I saw these:

 They were almost $3 for only two!! So I bought

some ribbon and tried to make my own...here is what

mine looks like:

Not bad if I do say so myself. (Look

for them in future projects! :)

Sunday, I slept in super-late because I felt

absolutely awful. When I did get up, I found 

out J's interview had gone well. I pre-ordered pizza 

and then watched The Princess so my sister

could take Boog to the park. After The Princess

fell asleep, (we left her with Mom)

J and I went to town to pick up the

pizzas and get Mom some Subway. (How annoying 

are those 5-dollar-foot-long commercials?) 

Then, we came back home, picked up The Princess

and headed to my sister's house to watch the game.

(I'm bummed the Steelers didn't win; there's

always next year!)

Oh yeah... when we were in town picking

up the pizzas, I noticed the temperature gauge in

my car:

 It's broken again. Sometimes it works,

but most of the time it doesn't. It looks

like my car might explode at any minute! 

 Monday I went with Mama to Nana's. I did Nana's nails

and then we went to Wally World (where I got a few 

more supplies I needed for a project for V-Day.)

Saw this lady at the checkout:

 (Do people really think mullets look cool?)

 On the way home, Mama stopped by Hobby Lobby

so I could check out the clearance section. I only

spent $25, but got some great deals! I plan

on crafting all day tomorrow. :)

That's pretty much my week. I can't wait to see what randomness Keely comes up with. Be sure to check out her blog at The Un Mom. Don't forget to link up and check out some other random people too! Happy Random Tuesday!