5 AM Shopping?

Since I am in Georgia I will be back asleep by the time anyone in Texas or California goes shopping but I plan on being out of the house by 4:30 and in line by 4:35. I have three stops to make and plan on spending some cash. I LOVE TO SHOP!!! Growing up we always did morning after shopping and always out of town. Those are some of the best memories of the holidays. The Thanksgiving I was prego with Bradley my cousin and I left at midnight to drive to Palm Springs (at least 3 hours) and be there by 3 am to shop shop shop. I LOVE TO SHOP!!! Good luck to my fellow shoppers.

TExES Test

I PASSED!!!! I had to take the TExEs test for school so I am able to start teaching in the fall and I passed. The TExES is the state test all teachers must take and pass in their designated subject in order to student teach and get a teaching credential. Now that I have passed the Business test (which is what my BA is in) I can take any of the other subject tests to get certified to teach those subjects. Next test to conquer is the LSAT in February. It is so funny how now going to school is a break from everyday life and it is something I enjoy, when years ago I couldn't wait to get out and be done.

This is some video from before we left for Georgia. I got Bradley to dance for me to the movie Hairspray. It was really funny and here is some video. My video skills are not that great and I am still learning to adjust the settings.

Little Bears

My sister n law Lori and I took our boys to a place called Little Bears today. She had gotten a coupon in the mail and we decided to go. It is an indoor play area with a lot of big toys and the boys loved it. Here are some pics and video's.

Georgia

We made it to Georgia today, we stayed last night in Alabama and got to catch up with some friends from high school. We are gonna be in Georgia for a couple of weeks to celebrate Thanksgiving with Bryan's sister and her family and then so Bryan can work the next week. Pictures to come.

3 AM TV

I have never been a really late night person, nor a morning person. I love my sleep and feel I need at least 8 hours to be productive. Bryan thinks I am bluffing but I would prefer more. Last night I couldn't sleep and ended up laying in bed until 3 AM watching TV. The only reason the TV got turned off at 3 AM is there is nothing on. I watched random shows until 3 and then as soon as 3 hit all that came on where infomercials. I promise the same infomercial was on 4 channels. Most where for workout videos which have no draw for me to order because I go to the gym, but I am a sucker for a good coin collection or stamp collection or some other random thing they can push on late night TV. The one positive side is as soon as I have realized I just can't live without the new presidential coin they are pushing, I realize I would have to get up to get my wallet to get my credit card and then I decide that is too much work. So for now, I have yet to purchase anything from an infomercial but the Magic Bullet is so tempting sometimes (nacho cheese in 30 seconds). I also realized why mom didn't let us watch MTV growing up. It is not that positive for young kids. There was a whole hour long show on how high school and college kids are cutting weight. They profiled a college wrestler, which if you have ever known a wrestler weight is a constant battle, and a high school girl who does pageants. The show was really about how fat she and her MOTHER thought she was and how she crash diets before every pageant. They just kept bringing up how she just eats an apple a day or cottage cheese for 1 - 2 weeks and can drop 10 pounds. I don't know what was more disturbing that the network allowed an hour show about this or how the young girls mother supported it. The mom said she didn't support but she kept buying the cottage cheese and didn't get her daughter help. I was just so disgusted that they would show this girl weighing and at one point her mother and her were shocked that she weighed 131 pounds. You could see the disgust on her mother's face. I just couldn't believe it and had to tell someone.

Some Pics from Cali

When we were in Bakersfield last time, my mom had my cousin who is the best photographer take pics of my dad, Bradley and my nephew Brayden. I think her plan was to use them for her Christmas cards. Bradley was not wanting to smile that day, but my dad and Brayden did great. Here are few of the best ones. Bradley was in a really rotten mood and would not smile for anything, but Bobby (my cousin) always manages to get a great shot. If you are ever in California and want amazing pictures you have to call Bobby.

Does Anyone Know...

If any of the public libraries or Barnes n Nobles around us have free Internet that I can log onto from my computer? I need to go this weekend and get some studying done and want it to be quiet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Bob Villa?

So I painted the table today, it was super easy and didn't take very long. Here are some pics. It isn't in the house yet because it has to dry, but it looks pretty good. It does have some run spots, but for a do it your self job and my first time ever painting anything I think it looks great and it saved us a ton of money.

Table before paint ...

Table after paint ...

A couple of days ago I took Bradley to the park just down the street and he had a good time. He really wanted to go swimming and didn't understand why the gate was locked.

Last week Bryan's mom and grandma came to visit and here are some pics from then.

New Table!!

Ok, so I went and picked up the table tonight. Some days I really wish Bryan was here more (all the lights are out in our garage), but I am very thankful that I don't have to worry about his job or us getting forced to relocate, so I guess I can deal with the travel. I will post pictures when I get some taken. I am definitely going to paint it. It isn't really white, it is more of a beige so it will be black by Monday (hopefully). Also a new guilty pleasure of mine is Kath & Kim. It you haven't seen it is a show on NBC and I think it is absolutely hilarious (not as good as the office). Don't watch it with a guy, they will think it is stupid, but I think it is really funny. It is definitely not for kids, but it's not vulgar, they make references to things that would probably just bring up questions. If you need a good laugh it is worth watching, it's a total no brainer.

A new dinning room table :) Potty update :(

I am picking up a new to me dinning room table. I can't wait, I am just worried about getting it in my car. Anyways, I will post pictures when I get it all set up. I might paint it but who knows. Off to the gym.

Bradley is still in big boy underwear. He does pretty good when we are out, but isn't doing good at home, but I don't mind his accidents and our carpet is disgusting (hopefully will be replaced with hard wood in the spring) and I have a carpet cleaner so I don't worry but he has a lot of accidents. Any ideas from anyone that has potty trained boys on how to avoid the accidents? Anyhow, I figure one of these days it will just click.

Mondays in Canton Purchase!!

Here is my first Monday's of Canton pictures. I have had the idea since we moved in and since we have lived here over a year and there was a booth at the Monday thing that would make your letters that day. It is a company out of Houston (which lost their store they had just opened in the hurricane) and are super nice gals. I talked with the owner for a little bit and she helped me with the dimensions and sizes on the spot.

The company is called Scribblin' Sisters. Their website is www.ScribblinSisters.com. They had some of the cutest sign's I had ever seen at the fair and they were really reasonably priced. They were a lot cheaper for these letter's than other places I had called.