Ten Things Tuesday...

1.  I am tired.

2.  I hate mice.

3.  I am currently sleeping on the couch.

4.  I hate mice.

5.  The traps are empty.

6.  This doesn't mean much because I am still finding a few pieces of "evidence" that the beastie is still alive.

7.  I hate mice.

8.  I miss my bed.

9.  miss raven is confused by all of this.

10. Lest you weren't sure:  I HATE MICE.

Good night.

Ten (random) Things Tuesday!...

1.  I am in desperate need of Spring Break.  Thankfully, it is right around the corner.

2.  I did, in fact, drink coffee last night after I was done posting.  It was good and I slept.

3.  I pretty much found out today what I am going to be doing next year.  If everything stays the same (and please pray that it will) I am going to be so happy.

4.  According to the carton of (sugar-free) ice cream that I bought last Friday, there should have been 12 servings.  I am seriously considering writing to the company because I am certain I was cheated somehow.  I only had four servings in my carton.

5.  I hate math.

6.  I also hate winter.

7.  I love miss raven.  Thankfully, she also loves me and thinks I am the best thing in the world.  Next to a rawhide boney with meat in the middle.  It's good to know where I stand.

8.  I love Ikea.  If I had a billion dollars, I would buy one.  And everything in it.  Well, almost everything.  There are some thinks that those Sweedes like that I just can't get behind.

9.  I'm loving my Kindle.  Currently I have purchased two books and downloaded several free ones.  Free is always good.

10.  Bridges scare the nonsense out of me.  This is not a good thing since, if I want to go to the beach next week I have to cross one that is of the devil.  What to do, what to do.....and no, closing my eyes isn't an option.  Me being the driver and all.

3 days and counting until Spring Break!

:)

p.s.  11.  The people on the Biggest Loser are jumping of a building.  They are crazy.

A promise is a promise...

so without further ado I present to you...

A MUCH LIGHTER POST!

aka

Ten Things Tuesday!!!

Today we have Ten Random Things Around My House!

 Rachel, the Wandering Jew

 Flubber magnet on my fridge

 The only way Eeyore ever smiles!

 miss raven's living room toys

 delicious, yummy yarn that I can't wait to use

 one of my birthday cards :)

 my Cowboys scoreboard clock--LOVE it!

 what?  doesn't everyone have an action hero of their favorite author??

 pink flamingo in the bathroom.  yes, it really is that dusty.  sigh.

this was made by a student for me :)


(ok.  I could not for the life of me figure out how to get the same size font under the last picture that was under the other nine.  Sorry about that!)

So there you go.  Your "light" post for the day! :)



Ten Things Tuesday...

Ten Things I hate:

1.  Brussel Sprouts...blech!

2.  Being sick...as I was this weekend with my first (and hopefully only) ever case of food poisoning.

3.  Winter...must I explain this?

4.  People who constantly complain about how busy they are but you never actually see them working.

5.  Not being able to talk to my mom.

6.  Parents who think their children are perfect. 

Ok.  So I can only think of 6.  That's good, right?

And just so you don't think I am big complainer:

Ten Things I Love (in no particular order, except number one):

1.  miss raven...duh!

2.  Coffee.

3.  Summer.

4.  Chocolate.

5.  My BFF and her family...whom I miss horribly!!!

6.  My family...duh, again!

7.   My house.

8.  Indoor plumbing and a working heater.

9.  Snuggling with miss raven.  ;)

10.  A day off in the middle of the week. :)

The end!

Ten Things Tuesday...

my brother suggested Ten Things that are super awesome about him, or some such nonsense (lol).  Instead, I give to you:

TEN THINGS I DO WHEN I AM UPSET/STRESSED

1.  Eat. 

Lately, I have been doing way more of that than I should.  Case in point:  I did really well during the day today.  I ate a healthy, nutritious breakfast; a healthy, nutritious lunch; and a healthy, nutritious dinner.  And then, all heck broke loose.  I was stressing about work and, before I knew it, had eaten air-popped popcorn (healthy), a couple of handfuls of hummus chips (completely unnecessary), quite a few peppermint meringues (totally unnecessary), a strawberry frozen fruit bar (planned for), and, the "icing on the cake" so to speak....about a bazillion chocolate covered almonds.  I can't keep telling myself that it's ok, I can start over tomorrow.  If I continue to do that every day I am going to have to buy a whole new (larger) wardrobe and that is NOT acceptable to me.  I need to get my willpower back.

2.  Pick at the skin on my thumbs. 

Currently they are a bloody raw mess.  Thank you, powersthatbe.

3.  Pick at the skin on my heels making it difficult to walk without a great deal of pain.

Again, thank you powersthatbe.

4.  Cry. 

Alot.

Those are the top four.  And the ones I do the most.  Please, no scolding, BFF.  My thumbs and heels hurt enough.  The rest of the ten I should do but often react by doing the top four first.  I know, I know, something I need to work on.

5.  Pet miss raven.  Trust me, it is much appreciated.

6.  Call my BFF.  I know, this one really should be higher on the list.

7.  Put on the iPod and dance around the house to "Love Shack".  Don't laugh.  The B-52's are way cool.

8.  Go for a walk.  Yeah, I know.  That would really help out with the first one, right?  Sigh.

(I think I got a mosquito bite in a very indelicate place.  Not that you wanted to know that.  Sorry.)

9.  Blog.  Again, if I did this one more, and the first one less, I wouldn't have a clothes issue.

10.  All of the above.  I know, that's a cop-out but I needed another one so this is what you get.

Wordless Wednesday tomorrow.  Have a good night.

Coffee, here I come!!!!! :)

Ten (random) Things Tuesday!

1.  miss raven is doing much better.  see:

yes, she does tend to sleep alot.

2.  new ice cream flavor:  vanilla peachberry.  i'll let you know how it is. ;)

3.  i like this picture.  what about you?

4.  i am having a rather difficult time getting my security deposit back from my former landlord.  any suggestions?

5.  the world cup is almost over.  'bout time.

6.  here is miss raven again, because i know you love her, too.

(the cookie that started all the fuss.)

7.  i also like this picture.  can you tell i have a *ahem* obsession with the beach?

i have discovered the "fix" option in my picture gallery and have had tons of fun playing with it!

8.  i miss my bff.  alot.

9. my vacation starts in three more weeks.  nine more working days.  not that i am counting or anything.

10.  one more picture of my girlie:

awwww.....look at her sweet little paw tucked under her chin. :)

bye! :) 

Ten (random) Things Tuesday!

Because I like to be random, that's why. :)

1.  Dunkin Donuts blueberry iced coffee.  Y.U.M.

2.  This is for you, BFF:

3.  Behold, the spare room:

(please ignore the piles of stuff on the desk.  thank you.)

4.  Yes?

or

5.  No?

You be the judge. :)

6.  Since this is ostensibly also a crochet blog (bwahahaha--who are we kidding?  I blog what I want.), here are a few pictures of my most recent finished object:

This is one of standard favorite things to make.  It is so easy and really works up quickly.

7.  I LOVE my new chair!

8.  Behold!  My bathroom:

I so love the shower curtain.  Thank you, Ikea!! :)

9.  I have ants.  I hate bugs in the house.  Any suggestions on how to get rid of the little nasties without harming the little diva?

10.  I love summer! :)

The end!

Ten Things Tuesday...

Hmmmm....had to think about this one for a while......how about Ten Movies I REALLY like!

1. Cinderella (yes, the cartoon. Don't hate.)
2. Harvey (I love James Stewart!)
3. My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding (If-and that's a mighty BIG if-I ever get married, it will be like the scene from this movie where they all tell Tula "We never thought it would happen for you. Never.")
4. You've Got Mail
5. Never Been Kissed
6. Sleepless in Seattle
7. Ever After
8. 13 Going On 30
9. The Emperor's New Groove (uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh)
10. Return To Me

How about you? What's your favorite movie?? :)

Ten Things Tuesday...

Ten Things I am Afraid Of:

1. The doctor.

2. Being alone for the rest of my life and having little neighborhood kids refer to me as the "Crazy dog lady."

3. Heights

4. Judge Judy

5. Anything with a stinger.

6. Scary movies

7. Snakes

8. A classroom full of kindergartners.

9. Running out of coffee.

10. See #1.

Decisions, decisions....

This should be a Ten Things Tuesday, but I'm kind of not in the mood for that. At least, not yet.

Guess what? It's SNOWING outside right now! I despise winter (what? you didn't know that? really, you should visit my blog more often.) however, even I am not opposed to a good snow day every now and then. Especially when I need a break from over-indulged, spoiled, whining children and parents and teachers. We are supposed to get somewhere between 4-6 inches before tomorrow morning, on top of what we got over the weekend. And speaking of weekends, it is supposed to snow AGAIN this weekend. The last I heard about that was that it is supposed to be WORSE than the snowpocalypse of December (I fully confess that I did not come up with that lovely word on my own. I saw it in the paper and am borrowing.). Worse, huh? Better run to Safeway and stock up on bread, milk, and toilet paper because that's what we do here when the threat of snow looms large upon us.

The Wii told me today that I have good posture. This was while I was doing the "Triangle Pose." Of course, during the Palm Tree it told me I was unbalanced. I'm still trying to decide if it meant physically or mentally unbalanced. Hmmmmm. I'll have to get back to you on that one. At least it didn't scold me sarcastically today about my afternoon snack consumption.

The Biggest Loser is on tonight. Have I ever told you, my faithful 5 followers, how much I double {heart} the Biggest Loser? Oh, how I do! If I could have Jillian train me for just a week.....I would cry and puke and maybe even yell back at her, but I would LOVE it! I can't for the life of me figure out the people who get on that show and COMPLAIN about the workouts. Maybe the first couple of seasons, yes, but, c'mon! You have to know by now what it is all about! There are a million people who would LOVE to be chosen to be on that show and the ones that get on there and complain make me want to SCREAM!

Ok. Ten Things Tuesday--because I am now in the mood:

Ten Things I Remember From Growing Up in the 80's

1. Hammer pants
2. Leg warmers
3. Banana clips
4. Jelly shoes
5. Ataris
6. Walkin Like an Egyptian
7. Wham!
8. Valley girls (gag me with a spoon!)
9. Texas-sized homecoming mums. If you didn't grow there, you won't get it. Sorry. Ask me nice and I might show you a picture sometime. Maybe.
10. Slam books

I loved the 80's. Don't get me wrong. I am one million percent glad I am not a teenager anymore but the 80's were, like, totally the best time to grow up. Really. I love that the 80's are making a comeback but, OMG it makes me feel so incredibly O.L.D.

I realized the other day as I was talking to one of my students about something that I (insert LOUD audible gulping sound here) sounded just like my mother! Do you remember when you were growing up how you swore by all that was good, righteous, and holy in this world that you would NEVER (with a capital N) say the things that your mother said. Well, I do, and on a regular basis. After coming to that startling realization I decided that I am proud of the fact that I sound like my mother. She raised two intelligent, capable, well-adjusted children by saying the things that she said. I don't necessarily agree with everything she did but she did the best she knew how and I am proud to sound like her. And I wish with all my heart I could tell her that.

Tomorrow is supposed to be Wordless Wednesday. Let me tell you one thing. If I get the day off, I am sure I will have plenty to say! ;)

10 Things Tuesday

Things That Annoy Me:

1. mushy apples--blech!
2. parents who think their children are perfect
3. people who drive slow in the left lane
4. winter--except when i desperately want a snow day
5. children who break rules and then blame me
6. spilling my coffee in the morning
7. people who lie and swear they aren't lying when you KNOW that they are
8. arrogance in authority
9. people who don't say what they mean and just hint about it
10. running out of ingredients when i am baking something

miss raven, however, does not annoy me. she now has her very own mii! granted, it doesn't look like her at all, except that it's black and grey like she is, but she still has one. Oh! and the wii didn't complain when i stepped on it today! :)