Six Word Saturday

Looking at a new campground today!

I know it seems strange, that in Ohio, in the middle of February, when the temps are 15 degress, we are thinking of looking at new campgrounds! According to the hubs, now is the time to be making these decisions. Should be a lot of fun! or maybe not so much!

If you would like to play along with Six Word Saturday, feel free to stop by Cate's blog Show My Face and join in the fun!

Weekend Round-Up, Week 4 2012

Well I'm sitting here in disbelief that it is Sunday night already! Where the heck did my weekend go?

Ohhh I'll tell ya where it went!

I actually had to work today. It was voluntary. I work for a large hospital system in the Columbus area in the Women's Health Dept. I also work for the Quality Dept. as well, but the majority of my time is spent in Women's Health. How lucky am I? Seriously there is no place I'd rather work! Anyhoo they needed some help with maternity tours today so I filled in and I'm glad I did. I met a lot of nice expecting families. They had some great questions too! It's cute to see the first time parents...so concerned about everything.

The best part was that I updated my status on facebook saying "Doing maternity tours at (hospital that shall remain nameless) *Gulp*, and a few of my friends that I don't see often congratulated me on my pregnancy. Are you kidding me??? OMG I would D.I.E. if I was pregnant! Good Lord I'm way to old!

Every year the campground we keep our RV at in the summers has a Winter Blahs party. We went to said party last night. We had a great time. I had my camera and didn't take a stinkin picture! One family that I was really hoping to see wasn't able to make it. Big fat bummer on that. However, we did get to see quite a few others so it was good.

Actually our RV is in our driveway right now. We did this solely to piss off our neighbors! I kid, I kid! We actually pulled it because our brand new RV had a leak and we had to have it fixed. We don't know if we are going back to that campground though. I guess time will tell. If we don't go back, I'll definitely miss everyone, but I also look forward to new adventures. It's really all about my husband. The man loves to camp. And I love that man when he is camping! So content and relaxed. That's the hubby I fell in love with.

Well who knows what is in store for this week. Right now there are no plans for next weekend. I'm hopeful it stays that way because I have a zillion and one things to do in this house.

Take care!

Two on Tuesday

I'm linking up with Andrea over at My Chihuahua Bites for her 2 on Tuesday meme.

And this weeks questions..... NOW REMEMBER, I'm old..... and not only will my choices reflect that, but I couldn't figure out how to embed the videos in my post either *hanging head in shame*

What is the song you play when you want to get pumped up?

Honestly I don't really play music to get "pumped up", but I love 80s and 90s music and listening that always gets me in a great mood! This is why I have Sirius XM....so on my 40 minute commute to work I can put on 80s on 8 and jam :o)

What is the song you play when you want/need to cry?

I remember when my son was born and I was overwrought with post-partum depression. We were in England, my family was 3000 miles away. I was a hot mess. I specifically remember sitting in my rocking chair listening to "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips and just sobbing! Now every time I hear that song I could cry.

What is the song you play when you’re cleaning?

To me, PYT or I want to Rock with You by Michael Jackson says "Pick up that dustrag girl!" Needless to say I don't play them that often...just sayin....

What is the song you play when you’re exercising?

I'm answering this as if I DO exercise.....which I don't.....but I should.....so if I did, I would listen to fun dance music, like the Glee soundtrack or something like that!

If you want to join in, feel free to hop over to My Chihuahua Bites to link up!

Weekend Round-Up, Week 3 2012

One word.....that is what this weekend can be summed up with....NOTHING.

John and I have sat around like lazy slugs all.weekend.long.

Actually it has been kinda nice. It snowed overnight Friday so when we woke up Saturday, we had about 5 inches of snow. A good excuse to stay in. So I caught up on some of my DVR'd shows (Revenge, Body of Proof, and Bones for now).

However, I do need to get off of my lazy a$$ here and do some cleaning and some prep for this coming week. Laundry is calling my name, my kitchen floor is screaming to be wiped up, and my bills need paid. So that is what is on the agenda today.

After that, I have a great Janet Evanovich book begging to be read. I started her Stephanie Plum series. I'm on book 3 of 18. They are fun and easy reads though.

Six Word Saturday

Lazy, snowy Saturday in Central Ohio!

2012 Week 2, Weekend Roundup

We traveled this weekend! We went to Michigan city Indiana to see this sweet girl!

This is my niece Kayla and her boyfriend Josh. Kayla is a nurse in the ICU at a hospital in Indiana. She has decided to become a traveling nurse and will be leaving for California shortly for 2 YEARS!! I know, right? What can I say about Kay Kay? She has an appetite for adventure that can't easily be satiated. She loves to party and have fun, but is so smart, and a wonderful nurse. She has a magnetic personality and pretty much works the room when she is in it.

So this past weekend, the hubs and I, my parents, my sister and her husband, and my cousin and her husband all met up in Michigan City.

Since my parents have a gambling problem LOVE to gamble, we went to the Blue Chip Casino. OK, I'm just going to say it. I CAN'T STAND to gamble. Seriously, call me cheap, but if I spend $20 bucks, I want something in my hand to show for it. Plus I never win, so to me, gambling is pretty boring. So while my parents and cousin were out gambling, the rest of us sat in a sports bar watching the football game and drinking some brews. Evidently, no one in our group of gamblers was very lucky!

I will say that as we walked out of the casino, I thought I would try the old "I'll throw a dollar in a machine and hit the big jackpot." Beginners luck, ya know? So I put my dollar in and hit the buttons, eagerly anticipating all the bells and whistles going off telling me that I hit it big. That just never happened. I lost it. All of it. All $1. Oh well.....

John and I arrived early so we drove around a bit and had some lunch. Michigan city is right on Lake Michigan so we stopped by the beach. I wanted to lay out but at 16 degrees it was a little chilly. I did snap some pics which are below. It was beautiful. Basically we just hung out the whole weekend, went to the outlets on Sunday, and then John and I headed home. There is a pic of my dad, cousin Marcia, and my sister. Regarding that last pic, John's sister is Sally and she is married to Al....so that one's for you Sally!

2012 Week 1, Weekend Roundup

Hey All! Well the first week of January has come to an end! These short weeks at work kill me in that there is not enough time for me to get everything done that I need to get done. My plate is really full at work right now. I was meeting with my boss on Friday and gave her a list of my duties. To say she was surprised at what I do is an understatement. I told her though, that if I didn't think I could handle it I wouldn't take it all on. Truth be told, I'm about to that point. I love my job though and I'm thankful to be working when so many aren't, including my husband.

So Friday night John and I were both worn out and did nothing. I made him 2 grilled cheese sandwiches and we basically just sat around and watched TV.

Saturday, my friend Renee called and invited us to dinner. We were all over that! It was an awesome night. Her man-friend "Bondo" made lasagne that was absolutely delish! We had salad and garlic bread and then I brought dessert. I have to tell ya, I never volunteer to make dessert. However, when I asked her what I should bring, she suggested I bring dessert, and what am I supposed to say?? No??? I looked through my recipes and settled on Banana Split Cheesecake squares. They were the cats A$$. Basically a cheesecake bottom with fresh banana, fresh strawberries, and pineapple chunks on top with chocolate drizzled over that. It was a hit. The big hit though was spending the evening with friends. We haven't been doing enough of that, and John and I both agreed we are going to make more of an effort to spend time with friends.

So far, on the resolution front....well not much is happening. However, my Biggest Loser competition started today at least that part is going well.

Hope your year is off to a good start!!

Six Word Saturday

56 Degrees in Ohio in January???

I have to admit I love it though! I hope we aren't going to pay for it later! Wishing everyone a wonderful and productive weekend!

Happy New Year!!

Photo courtesy of Google Images



HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

We had a wonderful New Year's Weekend. Met up with my family at my mom's house. We were actually all together, which is a rarity!! It was great to see everyone and we laughed our butts off, mostly at my expense. It was all kinds of wrong!! My sister-in-law and neice hacked my facebook account and put some pretty interesting status updates on there. Greeeeaaattttt. It was pretty funny though! We just hung out at my mom's for New Year's Eve and were back at our hotel by 11:15. We stayed up to see the ball drop and probably 10 minutes more and then I was watching nothing but the insides of my eyelids.

So now on to 2012. The new year always has me pondering resolutions. Oh sure, I set them every year, but they never last past the 2nd of January. I do have some wishes and some goals I would like to accomplish in the new year, so I thought I would blog about them and then I can refer back to this and see what I have accomplished.

So here goes nothin....

1. I would like to blog at least once per week. I tend to take HUGE blogging breaks, but I want to use this more as a diary of sorts, to document life and be able to read back and see what was up.

2. I would like to take more pictures. Candid ones. I have a tendency to let life pass me by. No surprise I didn't take one picture with my family this weekend. I want to change that.

3. I would like to lose weight.

4. I would like to eat healthier.

5. I would like to learn how to knit. Well knit or crochet...not sure which one yet.

6. I would like to have a positive outlook. In general I do, but there is always room for improvement.

7. I would like for my husband to find a job he loves.

8. I would like to sit for the CAP-OM exam (a certification for administrative professionals).

9. I would like to make it a point to take time for myself. I.DESERVE.IT!

10. I would like to make myself a budget and stick to it.

There are more, but I don't want to overdo it, LOL. I think this will be a good start!

What are YOUR New Years plans?

I would like to take a moment to wish everyone a very prosperous and happy new year!!

We Want to Know Wednesday

I'm back!!

I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas! Mine was good!! Quiet, with just me, the hubs, my son and my parents. Throw in a couple cousins at dinner and call it done. Speaking of dinner, it was delicious!! My mom just NEVER disappoints. This year's menu was stuffed pork chops, mashed potatoes (with the running joke in the family being the main ingredient in my mom's mashed potatoes is butter, and we're not just kidding either!!), green bean casserole, peas, corn, salad, etc. It's funny, the memories that come rushing back when you are in the same surroundings as you were during those magical childhood Christmases. I love going home for Christmas, staying in my old bedroom, hanging out with my mom, eating <----yea a little too much eating, just sayin.

So today I'm participating in "We Want To Know Wednsday, sponsored by Mamarazzi, Queso, and Crazy Mama.

Here are this week's questions!

1. What was the best part of 2011?

I think the best part of 2011 was being able to go camping most every weekend this summer. My husband absolutely loves to camp, and truth be told, so do I. (The city-girl in me hates to admit this, but I must concede, I LOVE IT)!!!

2. What do you look forward to in 2012?

Each year I hope for a year that was better than the last in all ways. It's not always realistic since life always throws in it's curveballs. I'd also like to add that for 2012 I'm hoping for much success in my job and the same for my husband.

3. Do you actually keep your new years resolutions?

Ummm, never. But heck, it's a new year. There is a first time for everything, right?

4. What are your top 3 resolutions for the new year?

- To lose weight (I do this every single year. This is probably my 35th year of making this same resolution and I still have a weight problem. Yes, I'm bitter).

- To exercise more. This resolution normally lasts clear up through January 2nd.

- To be more organized.

5. Do you have any fun new years traditions or plans?


Normally my husband and I don't go out on New Year's Eve. In fact, I normally chalk it up as the most boring night of the year. However, last year, we rented a hotel room in Columbus and went to a comedy club with friends of ours. It was an absolute blast!! I would love to do that again, but unfortunately it isn't going to work out this year.

The 2 traditions I continue each year are:
- Holding a piece of silver as the clock strikes 12. This is supposed to bring prosperity in the new year.

- Eating pork and sour kraut for New Year's day dinner. This is supposed to bring you luck.
How do I know this? Cause my mom said.

This was fun! Feel free to join in!

And if I'm not back soon....I want to wish all of you a Healthy and Happy New Year!!

Two on Tuesday

Hey Everyone!

I'm linking up with Andrea over at My Chihuahua Bites for 2 on Tuesday. Today's Question....What are your 2 favorite restaurants.

Ahhhh, OK so I LOVE to eat out. I wish I didn't love it quite so much because it is expensive, and I find it hard to eat healthy when I eat out. My all time favorite food is Mexican. I could realistically eat Mexican food 4 to 5 days per week. I wonder if there is a 12-step program for this??

When I thought about which restaurants are actually my favorite, I decided feature two hometown favorites here in Ohio.

My first favorite restaurant has to be our local cantina....El Campesino.

(Image courtesy of Google Images)

Here she is in all her Mexican goodness. What I like about this place is pretty much everything. Seriously, awesome chips, awesome food, awesome service. I'll pretty much eat anything here as long as it doesn't have fish in it. Nope, not a fish eater. I blame it on the fact that I'm a Pisces...sign of the fish. Some of my faves are the tamales, chili rellenos, and chilaquitos. Their shredded chicken they put in their food rocks.

Seems like I got a little carried away there....so moving on. My next fave here in my town is a restaurant called Infinity. It is in the old Harding Hotel downtown.

(Photo courtesy of Google Images)


There is so much history in this place. The owners actually work it, husband is waiter, wife is chef. We have a GNO (Girls Night Out) once a month and this is definitely a fave for us! I normally get the Asian Prime Rib. The chef is Korean and she made this up. It is awesome. It is thin sliced prime rib that comes on a sizzling plate. It also comes with little seaweed squares, rice, and onion relish. You make these little rolls by putting the meat, rice, and onion relish in the seaweed square. In reading this, it doesn't sound that great, but I'm telling you, it rocks my world!!

If I had to pick national chains, I would have to say any steakhouse and Olive Garden. What are your faves?

The Bad JuJu Has Struck

Hello!

You know, I feel like my life has been crazy lately! Besides being incredibly busy, there has been some strange juju going on. Maybe the planets are misaligned, some weird time/space continuum, I don't know, but something is up.

I'm starting to think it is me, but we all know that can't be the case!!

As a lot of you know, I have been a member of Ohio Beaders for 8 years now and just attended my 7th retreat. I have made it to all of them! They are always A.W.E.S.O.M.E. A great time with girlfriends. Although I had a good time this year, there was an incident that I really don't want to elaborate on here, because what happened doesn't matter. The thing of it is that this incident led to some huge changes within our group. Changes a lot of us didn't want to happen. Changes we didn't ask for but have to accept. I sit here and ponder why. I wonder why 8 years of fun, and more importantly, friendship, doesn't mean anything to some. I'm hopeful our group will be fine. We have a great foundation, but I miss the way it was and I'm sad that the bad juju got us!! This probably doesn't make sense....just venting, I guess.

A couple weeks later, the bad juju hits again. This was in a different part of my life, a different group of people, and again without getting into what happened, I realized people aren't always what they seem. Surprising, I know! Actually this was really surprising.

I hope I'm not sounding too judgemental. I honestly don't mean to.

I have learned from these incidents though! It's been my mantra since the retreat that one should never expect more of others than they expect of themselves.

Times like these make you realize that you should focus on the things that are really important in life. My husband, my son, my family, my sweet little Jackson Gepperheimer. The true constants in my life that never disappoint. So I made a promise to myself that I would do just that!!

It's funny, summers are so crazy busy here, and this was the first weekend that we didn't need to rush home, pack, head out to the RV, etc. I had the nicest weekend with my husband. I came home from work on Friday, and we had a nice leisurely dinner with great conversation. Sometimes our conversation lacks a bit....and it's so nice to realize you are actually on the same page with your spouse. Saturday, we slept in, and then went to our nephew's wedding. It was absolutely beautiful. The flowers.....I love fall flowers anyway, but the yellow roses with the orange tips....I die.... Everything was so tastefully done and the couple was just precious.

On Sunday, we just relaxed all day long. Ok I did clean here and there, and I should have done more, because Lord knows, my house needs it, but I chose to just hang with the husband and enjoy him. I'm really glad I did.

So I would like to take this opportunity to Thank You, Bad JuJu!! I really don't want you to visit again anytime soon, but I'm glad you came and forced me to see that I don't have to look very far to find the good in my life, appreciate the blessings, and move on from the negativity.

Six Word Saturday

Where were you when it happened?

Of course I'm talking about 9/11/11. Amazing that it has been 10 years since that day. I was at work when it happened. At the time I worked in an occupational health facility. We had a TV in the waiting room and one of my coworkers came in and told me that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. So we were all gathered around watching. I'll never forget how I felt when I saw the other plane fly into the 2nd tower. My heart sank. My first thought was that I wanted to go to the school, grab my son and go home where were safe. Then I remember thinking, how do I know it's even safe there?? Especially after the plane hit the pentagon and the other one crashed in PA. Such scary and unsure moments.

We went to church with my father that night. We just prayed and prayed for all involved. My heart still aches for all those that lost family and friends in such a senseless tragedy.

I've been watching all the shows recapping what happened and updating on a lot of the families that were affected. In many cases it is so good to see how they were able to move on.

NEVER FORGET~ and God Bless America!

I Have So Much To Say......But I'll Just Start With This

Hey All!

It's been such a long time! I can't believe that summer is OVER! It's been a rather eventful summer. In fact, so much so that I'll be glad when life settles down a bit. Oh well, if nothing else, it gave me some fodder for my blog!

One of my favorite things about summer is that it is camping season. My husband LOVES to camp. Me....actually I love it too! When we first met 9 years ago and he told me he liked to camp, I thought, "Well, that was fun while it lasted", thinking that we likely wouldn't see each other again. I'm soooo not a roughing it kind of person! With his next words, my ears perked up a bit. He said "Actually, I kind of camp at the Holiday Inn." WHAT??? He went on to say that he had an RV, with air, a washer and dryer, basically everything but a diswasher. After the first time camping, I was hooked! We sold that RV a couple years after we were married. My son was at an age where I definitely didn't feel comfortable leaving him for a weekend. No doubt my home would have been party central. Ummm, No Thank You!

Now that he is older, and away at school most of the time, we decided we needed to get into the camping scene again. One day, Hubs comes home with this:

I refer to this as my "Summer Home." Ahhh, I absolutely love going to my little home away from home.

One of the best things about camping, or staying at one particular campground, are the people. We ended up with a great group of people around us! Unfortunately I don't have pictures of them all! I do have a few though. These are our neighbors, Chris, Tamie, and their sweet daughter Tabytha.

And there is this big guy, Clem, who has single-handedly keeps us laughing till our stomachs hurt!

But the main reason I like to camp is this.......

There is absolutely NOTHING better than sitting around a campfire that the hubs builds, just relaxing and taking in the sights, sounds, and feeling of nature. Add some friends to that and it is sheer perfection!

Weekend Round-Up

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!! To all of the mothers I know, and most importantly to my own mother, who has taught me so much about motherhood and set such a wonderful example. I hope you all had a wonderful day! Mine was good....started out at the campground....

Ooops jumping ahead of myself here.....

We went to the campground on Friday night. What a nasty weekend as far as the weather. I swear....this rain just sucks. Of course it was beautiful today since we were coming home! Big News! We got a new RV! John picked it out all by himself. I had been so sick with a sinus infection for like a month (and no I'm not exaggerating), that I never felt well enough to go look at it. He told me about it, showed me pics, etc. but then he had to make a decision and just went for it. He did a great job. In some ways it is a lot bigger than our old RV, and then in some ways, it is missing room, like in the bedroom. Getting around in that little space is incentive to get my a$$ on a good diet. The new RV looks a lot like this...

The campground was quiet this weekend, probably because of the weather. Not much campfire time with the rain, but we did get about 1/2 hour in. I'm seeing rain in the forecast for next weekend too. What is up with that? AND we got Direct TV out there. We really rough-it, I know!

So we came home today and Travis and John took me out to dinner at Yamato's Japanese Steak House. It was very good but the company was even better. I got a gift "IOU" from Travis for some Keurig K-cups. He cracks me up. It's the thought that counts, right?

Since it's been awhile since I posted, I have a couple things to catch up on!

My baby is a marathoner!! He ran in The Flying Pig marathon in Cincinnati last weekend. Here is a picture at 22 miles. I think he looks fantastic. OMG the thought of running 22 miles. Really?

I am so proud of him! He finished in 4 hours and 19 minutes. Great job for his first marathon!!

He is home now with his sophomore year of college under his belt. He will be working at the zoo again.

Work is going to be crazy busy for me this week with it being Nurses Week. We have a lot of fun events planned at the hospital. I work with a great group of nurses in the Labor and Delivery and Mother/Infant units at the hospital. I have a lot of administrative things to do tomorrow in preparation for our Nursing Awards ceremony on Tuesday. Ugh, busy, busy, busy! I'm still catching up from missing 4 days the week before last from the dreaded sinus infection. Ohhh well, it will all get done, I'm sure.

I thought I had so much more to say, but I'm done! Have a wonderful week and I'll be back soon!

Six Word Saturday

Being Sick in the Spring SUCKS!!

So I managed to get a bad, bad cold! I'm almost starting to think I might have strep my throat hurts so bad. Hope you all have a great weekend! I'm going back to bed ;o)

Random Tuesday Thoughts

Soooo I'm in the mood to share some random thoughts......which may or may not make sense, but really, isn't that the beauty of it all?

1) I'm sitting here drinking a Woodchuck Cider. For what it's worth, I really heart Woodchuck. Why am I drinking on a Tuesday night you ask? Well lots of reasons I guess, but mainly I'm going to be involved in something tomorrow that I am NOT looking forward too. I can't elaborate any more than that. This is obviously one of those things that is NOT going to make sense. Anyway, I don't wanna be there, I don't wanna be involved, and so I'm drinking Woodchuck and trying to gather my thoughts. I guess if I have to be there, I might as well be as prepared as I can.

2) Riverdance rocks. I went with 3 of my friends to see it on Sunday. Really cool show and so amazing! It is their farewell tour. After the show we went to dinner at the new Bravo's in C-bus. Delish, but I have to say, the waitress took us on a 20 minute tour of the menu, and she lost me about 5 minutes in at the appetizers.

3) Apparently my son as bradycardic arrhythmia's. Greaaaaaatttttt. Now he has to see a cardiologist. I'm almost positive that the cardiologist will tell us it is nothing, because they are very common in athletes, especially runners, and I think the clinic at Miami is doing this in a CYA move simply because they showed up on the EKG. However, with our extremely crappy cardiac gene pool in this family, it really is good to get it checked out. He is running a marathon in May and I would really like to make sure he is good and healthy for that!

4) People with no filters between their brains and mouths drive me crazy. I experienced this firsthand recently, towards me, about me, and when I questioned the comment (because I'm kinda bold like that in my old age), the person said to me, "What you don't understand is that I don't have a filter!!" So that makes it ok? Really?

5) Is it wrong that I totally enjoyed my weekend sans my husband??? I did....I REALLY DID! I was very ready for him to come home and very excited to see him, but while he was gone I had such a great ME weekend! A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

6) My birthday is Saturday. Wondering what Gep has planned??!!! If he were to ask any of you...I want a Nook or a Kindle. Just sayin!!!!! And don't think I haven't told him this as well! We are supposed to be going out with good friends of ours so that should be fun! John tries to agitate me and say that my birthday is too close to Christmas and Valentines day. What the crap??? I am weird about birthdays! I love to celebrate them. I think everyone deserves to feel special on their birthday. And when I say that, I don't necessarily mean me. I mean I try to always make it special for my friends. It's the one day that is truly yours. OWN IT SISTA'S!!

7) Having some friends over next Saturday, 3/5. I am really excited about this! BUT, being in the midst of home renovations, we have a lot to do between now and then. Of course the renovations won't be complete, but I do have a nice long "honey-do" list for this weekend. I hope everyone can make it, but as of now, it is not looking too promising!

8) I'm worried about a friend. I got a cryptic email and they said they weren't willing to elaborate. I didn't want to push but I did tell them I would keep them in my thoughts and prayers. Very uncharacteristic, so it concerns me!

9) 60 degree weather last week was a huge tease and now I just get mad when I look outside and see 4 inches of snow. I mean really, it was virtually spring....now it's a freakin frozen tundra.

10) Well I'm out of random thoughts, LOL. No #10.

With that, I'm off to finish my Woodchuck and watch some DVR'd shows.

Spending a nice quiet weekend alone!

Well, actually that's not true! John is visiting his son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids in South Carolina. Why am I not there you ask? Well.....I don't know exactly. It was a spur of the moment decision to go and I had to work. No worries though, I'm glad he got to go and I'm also thankful for the time to do "ME" things.

Got up and met my girlfriends Cindy and Annelle for breakfast this morning at Bob Evans. I swear we laugh more every time we see each other. It's good for the soul to hand out with these two. Our boys graduated together, and are still great friends.

Then I spent nothing short of 2 hours in Hobby Lobby. Hmmmm, I love browsing fun crafty projects! I helped the economy a bit there. After that, came home and cleaned, spray-painted a "thing" for the wall in my bathroom (can't really describe what it is, but it went from green to white today). Ate Frosted Mini Wheats for dinner <---dinner of champions, and then caught up on my TIVO shows.

Tomorrow, I'm going to see Riverdance with some friends! This is their farewell tour. I'm really looking forward to it!

Cute story to share about Travis. He was telling me that every time he takes a test in college, at the top of his test paper, he writes JMJ (for Jesus, Mary, and Joseph). I guess it his own way of saying a little prayer before he takes a test). He does this on every test for every class. To his knowledge, no one really knows what it is, nor have they asked. This week he took a chemistry test and, as always, wrote JMJ on the top of the paper. Before the teacher passed the tests out, he told them that the average grade for the glass was a 72%. He then handed out the tests. Travis got his back and he got an 89%. The teacher had an arrow pointing to the JMJ and a note that said "They can't help you on your chemistry tests!" Travis was surprised and amused that his chemistry professor knew exactly what he meant when he wrote JMJ on his papers.

And with that....I'm out!

Six Word Saturday

Snow again??? I'M SICK OF IT!!

GROUNDHOG DAY!!!

Dear Punxsutawney Phil:

If you see your shadow and predict 6 more weeks of winter, I'm going to hunt you down like a dog and cook your sorry a$$ for dinner. Just sayin.....

Ugh, I am so sick of winter! Moving to Florida is looking better and better all the time! I went out to leave for work today and I'm not kidding you when I tell you the ice was thicker than 1/4 inch on my windshield! John went out and scraped, etc. (nice I know, but it is his own fault...he needs to clear his crap out of the garage so I can pull in there and he feels guilty because he hasn't done this yet). It took 1/2 hour to get it off. The roads were at least decent on the way in, but they are calling for more ice/freezing rain, and then 4-6 inches of snow on top. Good times!!!

Hope you all stay safe in this yucky weather!!