i really...

- i really want juice. really bad. but dave's gone all day, and i don't have a car to go to the store. rats. i wonder if powerade will do the trick. probably not....

- i really want to see a lot of movies now. i just got the fall movie preview from entertainment weekly and there are a lot that seem good! like of course, new moon, shutter island, and well, it's early, so those are the only two i can think of now...but trust me, there's a lot! and i haven't even finished reading the issue yet!

- i am really glad my son has started sleeping in. he normally wakes up between 7:30 to 8:00, and that is okay with me. much better than the 6:00 time he was sporting earlier. 

- also, i really want my son to stop whining that he has to color upstairs, not downstairs in the basement. i mean, those little crayons just get lost down there! 

- i really have been enjoying organizing lately. maybe because i teach from home and school is starting soon, but i have been wanting every drawer and closet to be organized prior to school starting. and it's been super fun! now, don't scoff at my proclamation for the love of things neat and organized too. i know you readers love it too, whether you will declare it publicly or not! yesterday i did all the kitchen/office drawers and today i am thinking closets. mmhmm. there's nothing better!

- i am really tired. all the time. and it sucks. did i tell you all i am pregnant again? i think i have some mild form of narcalepsy  (how in the world do you spell that??) because i do believe at any given moment i can fall asleep, anywhere. you all just better hope it doesn't happen to me now! oh, but i can't fall asleep/stay asleep at night. that's the beauty of it right there!

- i am really done with summer. so done. bring on the hot chocolate, warm sweaters, cinnamon stick candles and warm winter fires. to me, it hasn't been a very summery summer, so i am just ready to skip it!

- i really like my son's new hair cut. he got it while i was away in california, and it was a sweet surprise to come back too. he looks like such a big boy! and he's acting like it too, talking a lot and being super independent and active. so sweet...

- i also really miss my california friends. it was so nice to see them again, i wish i could see them more! 

- i really don't like that my floor is sticky. and i mopped it. why would it still be sticky?

- i really don't like wearing only an engagement ring. my wedding ring randomly broke last week (literally in half, it just dropped to the ground! why did that happen?) so if you were to look at my left ring finger, i look like just an engaged women with an almost two year old and another on the way. i just miss having the two rings together...

and i think i am really done!

random thoughts

1. i am so tired that i sorta fell asleep while james was watching little einsteins this morning. (though it was pretty sweet- we both laid on the couch together while he was sipping on his milk. it was very cuddly). 

2. still no luck finding a job. 

3. i am lovin' McDonald's new Frappes. so cheap too!

4. i am currently obsessed with friends again, but watching the show backwards. i finished season ten and have moved on to season nine. i am almost done, and wondering how i can get my hands on season eight when my SIL is three hours away. 

5. i love open house season. with my husband as a  high school track coach, we get invited to many seniors open houses. that mean lots good food and my grocery budget has definitely felt the benefit as we have eaten probabaly three meals at home in the last week. 

6. my husband gave me flowers. amen!

7. my son is very into the "tah!" (trash) and throwing things away. and after you have given him something to throw away and he does put it in the trash, he asks for more. he has even been known to rip out the pages of his mickey mouse coloring book just so he can throw something away. 

8. he has also been pretty interested in the potty. (my son, that is. not my husband). he will ask many times to go sit on the potty. so we take of his diaper and let him sit there, and flush when he is "done." who knows what this means, but it's sorta cute!

9. dave and i rescued an American flag last night. on the way to one of the open houses i previously talked about, we were driving behind a semi truck through the light in Richland. now, leading up to the light on every telephone pole is an American flag that the city puts up every summer. i don't think the truck could have done this if it tried, but as it was driving past on particular flag, the flag got caught in one of the hinges of the truck and got ripped of the pole. luckily, it was a red light so i asked dave if i should go get the flag. he said to go hurry, so i did! so i got out of the car and when up to the truck and pulled and pulled trying to get thatn grand ol' flag unstuck, but it wouldn't budge. so i went up to the guys window and shouted "there is an American flag stuck on your car!" (with my arms waving wildly and polinting at the side of his truck) well, his window was closed so apparently he couldn't hear me since he was pointing at his ears and giving me what was apparently the "what? i can't hear you!?!?" sign. so i stupidly yelled louder. in hindsight, i hope no one i knew saw this, because i was making a fool out of myself. so then he rolled down he window and i finally conveyed my message. then, in the middle of the lane AND a green light he stops he truck and gets out to look at the situation. (why didn't he turn the corner and go into a parking lot to fix the problem, i don't know). well he yanks and pulls and tries to open and close the door, but to no avail. so i tell him to go park by the library. well, long story short (are you all still reading??) we follow him into the parking lot and dave parks next to him, hops on our car, and gets the American flag down. what a true American hero. now, we have a American flag that belongs to the City of Richland in the back of my car, waiting to return it to them today. and trust me, i am not making this up! and for some reason the video of it wouldn't transfer from my phone, but he is a picture of dave holding the glorious rescued flag!

10. dave and i are going out on a date tonight! any ideas for a good movie to see now?

11. i'm coming out to california in august! so excited! more details to follow...

that's it!

my beloved show

so i'm sad. i really love jon and kate plus eight and even met kate a few weeks ago at a book signing. but having watched the season five premire last night, i'm sad that i went and supported her book tour, when i sorta wish she would just stay home with her kids. 

the saddest parts to me where:

1. when alexis said to her dad at her birthday party "daddy i don't want you to leave again!" (oh my goodness! soo heartbreaking!)

2. and when kate was talking about going on book tours and such and she said the other day when she was calling home that one child called her the babysitters name instead. i mean, if that isn't a red flag, i don't know what is. 

3. that they can't work this out, it seems. they seemed before to be such a strong family based on good values of God, love and family. it seems completely different now, doesn't it? and i don't want to pass blame or judge, but it's so hard. 

4. and how could the kids not know what's going on? kids on way more perceptive than given credit for, and honestly, you could cut the tension between jon and kate with a knife. 

i really just think kate should come home. 

on the other hand, though, i love watching the show. i've watched it since the beginning and have been faithful ever since. maybe time has run it's course? those kids are just so stinkin' cute though, right? (aiden is my favorite...)

my heart goes out for them, and it just makes me so sad...it shouldn't end this way, right? 

what do you think?

blech...i think i've given up blogging....

the letter "d"

okay, so there is a lot of stuff swirling around in my head now, thoughts that are so big and so vague right now that i don't know how to pin them down. big things about who i am and such, and it's been bogging me down lately. that said, i don't want to talk about it. it's been a heavy thing so instead...i thought i do a fun post to distract myself. and here ya'll get the lucky inspiration from my ex-roommate (but still holds a dear place in my heart) lisa. she "tagged" me, or what have you to do this post. she assigned me the letter d and i think i am supposed to write a list of my ten favorite things starting with that letter. so here we go! (in no particular order...)

1. davey. most obvious, right? (maybe that's why she gave me that letter!)

2. december. its the snow and the trees and lights and decorations and also my birthday. what can be better?

3. dancing. i love ballet and really grooving to any good song. beyonce always gets my to my feet!

4. dinnertime. and really any mealtime because i love food. (in-n-out shout out!)

5. dessert. also related to number four. its embarrasing how much sugar i can actually consume.

6. doodling. secretly, i am proud of my doodles. and i don't know when it's too old to be doodling in the church bulletin, but i do it every week. i can't help myself.

7. dates. i love goin' out with my hubby. though it's almost be three years of wedded bliss (how corny!) he stills finds ways to romance me. and seeing as these happen less often lately, i really treasure them.

8. daring adventures. okay, i know that my "d" is the adjective, but i had to fit this one in. i like taking in new experiences, like camping or being in a city alone or moving across the country. i feel my heart is always at the ready to take on new exciting things.

9. downtime. the older i get the more i can honestly say that i love being at home. (does this contradict number 8?) i love a clean house, the aroma of candles and a good book. that is my perfect ideal night.

10. drumlines. okay this is random one, but growing up watching the rose parade gave me a love of marching bands. and probably because my lame school didn't have one, i always love watching the bands best. and the drums. did any one else see "drumline" with nick cannon? a classic i am sure, but i loved it.


and there you have it! now let's tag some peeps too...

i'll give ashley an "a"
karly a "d"
corie a "j"
rebecca a "r"
and ruth a "j"

go at it!