Funny Friday

Happy Halloween!!!

Throwback Thursday

Because I truly, honestly LOVED the 80's with a passion few will ever understand, I'm going to dedicate this blog, on occasion, to that very decade. I'm going to host a little something I'd like to call "Throwback Thursday".

Oh, how I LOVED the 80's. Big flock of seagulls hair, blue eye shadow, 5 Swatches, the list goes on and on.

I'd go back if I could.

Tell me your favorite thing about the 80s? Wearing multi-colored socks perhaps? Hi-Tops? Leg Warmers? Mix Tapes? Bad acting? Maverick?

Just call me Martha!

Do you make treats for your co-workers around holidays? Me either.

How about your day care providers? Not me.

The people you see every week when you take your dog in for blood work? You betcha!

How about the people your dog sees once a month to have his fuzzy buns washed and brushed? Of course!

Every holiday the kids take special treats to those people who treat them best. They pile into the Tahoe with daddy and hand deliver home made goodies and lots of kisses to the ones they love.

This month I went a little overboard.

I hand dipped scary bones with blood inside. Down to the very last detail. Yep, that's what the crazy dog mommies do. Only after I packaged them up did I realize a Vet probably wouldn't think bloody bones were cool.

This dog mom's lost it.

GratiTuesday

It's Tuesday so you know it must be time for me to give that Lord and his crazy sense of humor a Big 'Ole Shout Out~ Holla if you hear me!

So lately I've been trying to find good even in the things that don't seem so fun. Like, I don't know, my job. If you know me at all you know I've been overwhelmed and struggling with everything that's happened at work lately.

I tried to find the many blessings in the fact that I have employment while others struggle to find a job. I just couldn't do it anymore; I was about to admit defeat.

I pulled up the driveway after a terrible day, with tears in my eyes, I saw these little heads peaking through a specially carved window in the fence. Their tails must have been wagging so furiously because their heads were moving! I could almost see their smiles!

Bruiser

Divita

The blessingright now isn't my job after all. It is the "something" I come home to.

I'm still praying for this other job that I really want. Feel free to join in. In my mind's eye it would be a much better fit for me. If God see's fit, I sure would like to have it.

I'll keep you posted.

Guess who's coming to dinner?

Me & Mikey

Carl's going TDY (read: on a business trip) for a week or so in November and Michael's coming to keep me company. Military wife rumor mill get started.

He's my best friend in the entire freakin' world and I can't wait. We're like one person when we're together. He's actually going to stamp camp with me! Agh!

Do I have the best husband in the entire universe or what? Such a tolerant man.

Love you, babe.

I'm Speechless

It's so beautiful, it doesn't even need words.

Funny Friday

My friend Nikki sent this to me the other day in an email. It was so funny I asked her for permission to repost it here.

So with her blessing, I present to you:

Life with Dad



I took my dad to the mall the other day to buy some new

shoes and we decided to grab a bite at the food court.



I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to us.



The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors:

green, red, orange and blue.



My dad kept staring at him. The teenager would look and

find him staring every time.



When the teenager had enough, he sarcastically asked,

'What's the matter old man, never done anything wild in your life? '



Knowing my Dad, I quickly swallowed my food so that I would

not choke on his response; knowing he would have a good one.



And in classic style he did not bat an eye in his response.



'Got drunk once and had sex with a peacock. I was just

wondering if you were my son.'

People, I need you **UPDATED**

With the holidays coming up I've got gift giving on my mind and I was wondering:

What is the most thoughtful gift you have ever received?

What is the best gift you have ever bought for yourself?

What is a gift or gifts you have given to someone else that made you feel so good inside you are so glad you gave it?

Think it over and let me know? I'm gonna post about it in a few weeks.

If you aren't comfortable posting your answer in comments or don't know how, you can email or text me your answer.

I'll be writing about it in a few weeks.

Please share?

**UPDATED TO ADD - I'm not looking to steal gift giving ideas. This is all in the spirit of thoughtfulness around the holidays**

A lil confession to make

I love hair and accessories. Make up and glitter. Nails and Shoes.

I'm sure you know it too.

Did someone say accessories? Or shoes? Okay, so speaking of accessories, check out my cute new Naughty Monkey Ballet Flats! Cute, right?!



Back on task.

I have a little confession to make to ya'll.

I haven't had a good haircut since I moved to California.

That's right.

Me.

Bad, crooked, chunky, over processed hair = me.

There are a lot of stories, good gossipy stories leading up to this, but I'll spare you because yesterday I met Jessica.

That's right. Jessica single-handedly made my hair beautiful (for a cost I have no intention of sharing with my husband.)

I spent FIVE hours with Jessica picking out various shades of honey, caramel and chocolate (I picked them all) to low, mid and hi light my hair with. Then she razored, snipped and sang her way through my hair cut.

I love her and I will be signing over whatever remains of each paycheck (you know, after the furkids are done with it) every month for her to gloss, snip and whatever else she does back there for me to end up with this.

What do you think?

Oh, and I'm hoping we can reduce the five hour thing to about 2.

GratiTuesday

I've been having some trouble with GratiTuesday lately. Not because I have trouble being grateful, but because as I write, I feel almost as if I'm bragging.

Today I was going to write about how grateful I was that my mom could afford to visit us each month because I love her company but the more I thought about it, the more it sounded braggy. Does that sound braggy? Like, "haha my mom has enough money to visit"? I never meant for it to come off that way. Agh. Carl said it did.

So I'm going to write about something else but would y'all weigh in on my gratefulness delivery? Does it come off that way? Should I ditch the GratiTuesday idea in lieu of something else? No good deed goes unpunished, does it?

DELETE and REWRITE.

I'm grateful for the Internet!

For example, just last night I wanted to tell my mom a story but it was late and I thought she might already be in bed so I typed up my notes and hit send. Instantly the story was waiting for her in her Inbox for a morning read!

Another reason I love the Internet is that I live in a small town that is practically worthless when it comes to shopping. What do I do when I need, yes I said need, something? I go online!

What about blogging? How would you ever know that I'm a grateful bragger if I didn't get on the 'ole Internet and start typing away?!?

My friend E lives in Nova Scotia. Yah, that's right, Canada. Not easy to make the connection without a quick email. Blessings of the Internet? I talk to her almost everyday!

And finally, Google. How would I instantly know the answer to EVERYTHING if it weren't for Google (and Wikipedia)?

My love for the Internet is endless and a little braggy.