Friday, October 31, 2008

Bragging

I joined Weight Watchers... finally decided to do something about how unhappy I am with my weight. I did my second weigh in yesterday and I'm down 3.4 lbs. It's not alot but I didn't really count points and/or put a big effort into it. My main effort has been cutting back. I really want to follow it correctly and I will start diligently (trying - its hard) to count points after this weekend (going out of town with Gracie and my friend and her 3 kids).
Anyway, just wanted to put it out there that I've lost almost 3 1/2 lbs so far... Only about 28 1/2 to go (AT LEAST!)

On to Sunshine... Had her 2nd grade Parent Teacher conf last night. She's ahead of the standard for reading, on the mark for writing and math. She got all 3's (4 is the highest but that's only giving if the student is WAY ahead... like should be in the next highest grade)

Thursday, October 30, 2008

My day

I just spent the afternoon with an adorable younger man. It was the best impromptu date I've ever had. I may share more later but for now, that's all I'm saying.
I've never enjoyed applying carmex so much. LOL

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Avoiding work - 90 Questions

1. What was the highlight of your week? I kissed a cute boy
2. Whose car were you in last? my own
3. When is the next time you will kiss someone? tonight when putting G to bed
4. What color shirt are you wearing? grey
5. How long is your hair? not
6. Are you good looking? not really
7. Last movie you watched? HSM3
8. Who were you with? G
9. Last thing you ate? I don't even remember
10. Last thing you drank? chocolate milk
11. When was the last time you had your heart broken? 2000
12. Who came over last? Mike, Nick and Laurie
13. Are you happy right now? eh...
14. What did you say last? I don't know
15. Where is your phone? pocket
16. What color are your eyes? green
17. Are you left-handed? no
18. Spell your name without vowels: jnnfr
19. Do you have any pets? no
20. Favorite Vacation? anytime I get to go anywhere tropical
21. What do you dislike currently? stupid people
22. What are you listening to? 96.7
23. If you could have one thing right now what would it be? RICHES so I could retire
24. What is your favorite scent? lilac
25. Who makes you happiest? My lil Sunshine, G
26. What were you doing at midnight last night? sleeping
27. When is your birthday? 12/26
28. Who has the same phone as you? who knows... or cares for that matter
29. Last time you went swimming in a pool? can't recall
30. Do you read your horoscope? sometimes
31. Where was the last place you bought something? Kohl's
32. How do you feel about your hair right now? it's crappy at the moment (I overslept)
33. Do you bite your nails? NO!
34. Do you have any expensive jewelery? not really
35. Do you have any expensive jewelery? still not really
36. Myspace or facebook? I have MySpace... I hear Facebook is better. Haven't figured it out yet
37. How fast have you driven a car? probably at least 100mph
38. Have you ever smoked? yes
39. What was or is your favorite subject in school? Home Ec
40. Do you have Verizon? nope
41. What type of boy or girl do you usually fall for? honestly? jerks
42. Do you have any hidden talents? jerk magnet
43. Favorite Song? don't really have a favorite
44. Do you like to sing at all? yes
45. Dream Job? just to be independently wealthy and volunteer
46. Where does most of your family live? The majority of my extended family is in the STL area
47. Are you an only child or do you have siblings? 2 younger siblings
48. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled? NO
49. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up? I don't wanna get up
50. Do you drink? sometimes
51. Know any other languages? not really
52. Ever write a coded message? don't thinks so
53. Have you ever been IN a wedding? yes
54. Do you have any children? yes
55. Did you take a nap today? I'd LOVE to
56. Who has the same birthday as you? Missy Ostermeier
57. Ever met anyone famous before? no
58. Do you want to be famous one day? not really. The paps are obnoxious
59. Any Pet Peeves? plenty
60. Are you multitasking right now? I'm pretending to work while I do this
61. Do you like Britany Spears? I hope she gets her sh*t together
62. What is your least favorite chore? ALL of them
63. Last place you drove your car? work
64. Ever been out of the country? yes
65. Where were you born? Texas
66. Could you handle being in the military? no
67. What is your average cell phone bill? I think about 70
68. Who are you thinking about right now? bills... thanks
69. When was the last time you laughed REALLY hard? the first thing that popped in my mind was when my Aunt Sarah was talking about a condo and said "Wow, what a nice unit!" and I cracked up... couldn't stop... almost wet myself (yes, I'm that childish)
70. How many pairs of shoes do you own? who knows
71. Are your toes always painted? 99% of the time
72. How many piercings do you have? just my ears
73. What are you doing today? clothes
74. Have you ever been gambling? yes
75. When is the last time you updated your page? who knows
76. Do you like rollercoasters? yes, thanks to my dare devil daughter, I'm enjoying them again
77. Have you ever been to disneyland or world? yes
78. Do you have a favorite cartoon character? not really
79. Last thing you cooked? Speghetti
80. How's the weather? COLD
81. Do you e-mail? yes
82. What's the stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? threw it at a brick wall... oh and the TV once
83. Last time you were sick? not sure... a few weeks ago i think
84. What states have you lived in? Tx, Mo, Il
85. Do you wish you could move? YES
86. Do you take all the QuizPox.com quizzes? never heard of it
87. What is your dream car? Trans Am
88. Have you ever wanted someone you cant have? sure
89. If you could be anywhere right now where would it be? NOT HERE
90. Are you happy with your life? happy enough

Monday, October 27, 2008

Out of my babe's mouth

"Mom, why did you clean YOUR room but not mine? That's no fair!"

"I was watching this show at daddy's and they talked about the Kitt Kitteredge American Girl doll for a long time... then they talked about some perfume" I asked what the show was. She said "QVC"

I told her I wasn't buying any fattening foods. She asked why not. I told her "I need to lose weight" She replied "Well, I don't need to lose weight! Maybe I can find some."

She was asking about the election for president and she asked me "Are you going to vote for the white haired guy or Balack Obama?" LOL I told her his name is Barack and now refers to him as Rock Obama.

ABC's

I borrowed this from someone who borrowed it from somebody else.

A is for age: 37 (I still have almost 2 months til I'm 38)

B is for burger of choice: toss up... either my dad's or a Steak N Shake double burger

C is for the car I drive: 200 Buick Centure - yes, I drive an old lady car

D is for your dog's name: my last dog was Skeeter and he passed away 6/2/08

E is for essential item you use every day: Toilet paper - LOL

F is for favorite TV show at the moment: I'm LOVING "Yard Crashers" on DIY... wish Ahmed would ambush me outside Lowe's and come re-do my back yard

G is for favorite game: Disney Jr Monopoly (not really but it seems that's all I get to play lately)

H is for home state: Texas I guess... I was born there

I is for instruments you play: Gonna have to steal the answer too... The kazoo. but I WISH I could play guitar.

J is for favorite juice: Apple

K is for whose bum you'd like to kick: Stupid people in general. And my ex because he is mean.

L is for last restaurant at which you ate: Luca Pizza

M is for your favorite Muppet: Miss Piggy because she whacks the crap out of anyone who makes her mad

N is for number of piercings: Two…earlobes. (actually I think I have a total of 5 but only 2, maybe 3 can I get earrings through)

O is for overnight hospital stays: just when I gave birth... and I stayed with Gracie when she broke her arm and needed surgery.

P is for people you were with today: Gracie and co-workers

Q is for what you do with your quiet time: quite time? Doesn't compute

R is for biggest regret: Not having the gumption to exercise. And yelling a lot.

S is for status: single... and sassy LOL

T is for time you woke up today: Around 6:30 when the alarm went off and 7 when I quit hitting snooze and actually got up.

U is for what you consider unique about yourself: I'm the only woman who gave birth to one of TF's kids (he has 5) who he just won't let go of and go away!!!!

V is for vegetable you love: Providence Potatoes... a lil burnt so they're crispy. Yummy

W is for worst habit: smoking, gotta get back on the pills and break the habit AGAIN!!!

X is for x-rays you've had: Dental and chest

Y is for yummy food you ate today: I haven't had anything yummy today :(

Z is for zodiac: Capricorn

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Y is for....

Comment and I’ll give you a letter. You’ll then have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. After that, post this meme in your journal to give out letters of your own.
I was given Y (Gee thanks Kim. Y is HARD)

Yahoo!
Yo-yo's
Yacht
(my) Yard - except for having to mow it
Yard sales
Yawning
Yelling - I'm good at it too... especially at "that time of the month"
the color Yellow
Yoga - well I'm trying to love it anyway
uummm...... YOU

Whew... that was hard

If you want to play, leave a comment and I’ll give you a letter.

Oh My

There are High School boys changing into their football uniforms RIGHT OUTSIDE my office window... Too bad I don't have a camera with me today. HS boys didn't look like this when I was in HS.

Just sharing. :-)

Friday, October 17, 2008

Friday Fill-in

1. Follow the Yellow brick road.
2. My phone is something I always take with me on vacation.
3. To achieve your goals, you must work hard.
4. ????? is something I'd like you to know about me.
5. I have a daughter.
6. Hope floats.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Fright Night at Six Flags, tomorrow my plans include the Jack-o-lantern Spooktacular and Sunday, I want to just chill!

Friday, October 10, 2008

20 ?s

1. What are your nicknames?
Most Obvious: Jen
Most Popular: Moooooooom

2. What game show and/or reality show would you like to be on?
I would LOVE to be on Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Tear down my house and build a bigger one... suck up some of that back yard. I'm sick of mowing it.

3. What was the first movie you bought in VHS or DVD?
I have NO idea

4. What is your favorite scent?
lilacs

5. If you had a million dollars that you could only spend on yourself, what would you do with it?
Because I am working on DAVE RAMSEY's Financial Peace, I would pay off the house (or get rid of it and bet a better one... actually THAT's what I do) then get a new car, college fund the kid, retirement fund.

6. What places have you visited that you can't forget and want to go back to?
NYC is the only one that comes to mind... I haven't been many places... Oh Mexico

7. Do you trust easily?
yes but I'm working on that

8. Do you think before you act, or act before you think?
Unfortunately I tend to act before I think.

9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
the lack of discipline on my home...

10. Do you have a good body image?
NO :(

11. What is your favorite fruit?
Grapes... and peaches... and oranges

12. What websites do you visit daily?
My blog list, for the most part, and and Yahoo....

13. What have you been seriously addicted to lately?


14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
I wasn't tagged... I don't get tagging. I swiped this from a blog

15. What's the last song that got stuck in your head?
So What - Pink

16. What's your favorite item of clothing?
these capris I'm wearing and any top that hides my belly

17. Do you think Rice Krispies are yummy?
not really

18. What would you do if you saw $100 lying on the ground?
say WOO-HOO!!! and buy myself something

19. What items could you not go without during the day?
sunglasses. carmex. cell phone.

20. What should you be doing right now?
working