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My brother being silly.  He loved that hat he felt so cool. Lol

Thursday Thirteen - I'm just tired right now

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I'm tired and I should be doing my homework, but I don't feel like doing anything. So you get the top 13 songs played on my iPod.

1. I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin
2. Let Me Go by 3 Doors Down
3. Until the End by Breaking Benjamin
4. Train by 3 Doors Down
5. Moose & Zee Winter Wonderland (lol, the kids love this song. It's for work I swear. Damn you Nickleodeon!)
6. Single Ladies by Beyonce ( don't judge, it's fun around the third mile uphill)
7. Coming Undone by Korn
8. Butterfly by Crazy Town
9. Strength of a Woman by Shaggy (I'm going to blame this on my aunt.  Okay it's an awesome song. I am woman hear me ROAR! Lol)
10. Save Me, San Francisco by Train
11. Shoot to Thrill by AC/DC
12. Little Bird by Annie Lennox
13. Maintain the Pain by Miranda Lambert

Wow, what an odd list. Happy Thursday!







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Wordless Wednesday

I drive by these every day on my way to work.

Post It Note Tuesday - Ye shall not have the iPhone

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Music Monday

3 Doors Down - Let Me Go

This is my favorite song by these guys.

Meet Me on Monday

Questions:




1. What jewelry do you wear 24/7? Let's see, my earrings (lobes and tragus), my claddagh ring, and my necklace that Jason gave me.  I've actually worn the silver off the back of the heart, maybe I should take it off, but I won't.

(google images tragus piercing)

2. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?
I cut it.  It seems like so much work to twirl.  Lol, wow I'm lazy this week.
3. How many siblings do you have?
Just one, and that's one too many.  I have a younger brother. I don't have a recent picture of us on my laptop.
4. Were you named after anyone?
I don't think so.  I have the same middle name as my mom, but I don't think I'm actually named after her.
5. Coke or Pepsi?
Diet Pepsi without a doubt. 



Six Word Saturday

I vote for seven day weekends!
(work is over rated right?)

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Fill in the Blank Friday

1. The best deal I've ever gotten is a pair of boots for $5. I'd take a picture but I'm too lazy right now, lol. They were on sale for $10, but it was some sort of special day, I forget. Bottom line, boots for $5. They were on sale! I HAD to buy them.


2. If I were hosting a dinner party and could invite people from my fantasy guest list it would include Scarlett O'Hara, my Grandma Maddie (I've never met her), my Grandpa Emery (he died when I was 2 so I don't remember him), Janet Evanovich (her books are hilarious), and Laurell K. Hamilton (she's an awesome writer). I don't know why I stopped at five. Probably because I should be getting ready for work right now.



3. Something that inspires me is knowing my kids are watching me and that having the courage to do something that's hard can inspire them to do the same.



4. If I could only choose to eat one flavor of food for the rest of eternity (sweet, salty, spicy, bitter....) I'd have to say sweet.  I'm sure it would get old after a while, but how could I choose something else and leave cheesecake out? That's just crazy talk.





5. I dream about lots of things.  Usually it's a mishmash of stuff that's happened over the last few days, and occasionally a bad dream.  The bad dreams have been a little more frequent lately. I think I'm dreading fire season. I'm being a big baby, that's what it is.


6. My weekend will be spent taking my son to PBR tonight, drinks with one of my girls Saturday night while my love is at work, and then a lazy Sunday with him! I'm still in denial about having to work tomorrow morning.



7. If I could only watch one movie or TV show for the rest of my life, I'd probably shut the tv off.  I'd rather read than watch one thing over and over.


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Five Question Friday

1. Have you ever testified in court? For what?

No, but I've given a couple of depositions, which I think is pretty close to the same thing.




2. Do you still have your wedding dress?
Nope. I gave it away when I was still married to a group that used the material to make christening gowns for stillborn babies. I thought it was better than burning it in the front yard.  Hindsight being 20/20 it might have brought about my divorce sooner!


3. Is there a special place you like to go when you're happy, sad, stressed, etc.?
Yes, to all three and then some. The bar. Lol




4. If you have kids, do they sleep with you? If you don't have kids...will you let your kids sleep with you when/if you have them?
Yes I have kids and I try not to let them sleep with me.  My son is now 11 and I think unless the circumstances are extreme, he's getting to old to be sleeping with mommy.  My daughter can pull it off occasionally because she'll stumble in around 3am when I'll answer yes just so I can go back to sleep.



5. Do you watch late night TV?
I'm watching it right now! Bobby Flay in Ireland. OMG it's midnight! I should go to bed.

Thursday Thirteen - Things I love about my job

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Bubbles! I love bubbles and so do the kids.  I can spend an hour blowing bubbles and it's totally justified.

1. The relationships.  I love getting to know these children and their families. I'm in their homes and feel incredibly lucky to be such a helpful part of their lives.
2. Toys! I need to have toys that the kids are interested in and are willing to work for. Toy shopping is always fun.
3. I pretty much set my own schedule and have lots of flexibilty for my own children.
4. Getting to see the improvements the kids make on a daily basis. I watched a child struggle with something for months and suddenly she's taken off and can do things we weren't expecting her to do for months from now.
5. Seeing the love the parents have for their children and how hard they work to help their child.
6. The 40 minute drive to work.  It's a beautiful drive. I can see the mountains and orchards.  It's nice to relax on the way to work and gives me time to unwind on the way home.
7. Hearing the children's voices sometimes for the first time ever.  The joy on a parent's face when their hear their child talk for the first time is amazing.
8. I'm learning something new.  I had only heard of ABA therapy in classes before this.  Now I'm getting to know all the details.  ABA is Applied Behavioral Analysis.  Basically, it's behavioral modification.
9. I'm getting paid to play.  How awesome is that?
10. This job is pretty close to the job I set out to do when I went back to school.  Once I get my Master's Degree, I'll be even closer. But I'm getting some great experience in the mean time.
11. Working this closely with parents is something I've really needed to work on. I'm great with the kids, but talking to parents takes practice. I'm glad I'm getting this opportunity.
12. I gotta say, the pay isn't bad either. It's not going to make me rich, but I didn't go into this field for the money.  But it doesn't hurt to make decent money doing what you love right?

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Birthday Stinky Pete! The boy is 11 today.

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Music Monday

Mumford & Sons - The Cave

These guys are amazing. Enjoy.  Happy Monday!

Meet Me on Monday

Questions:




1. Do you have a fireplace in your home?
Yes, but we haven't gotten to use it yet.  There's a nifty candle in it that looks like a log.  Nobody seems very excited about it though.

2. Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes, I sure can.  When I took my driver's training course I already knew how to drive, so I figured it would be a good idea to learn how to drive a stick shift.  It has served me well. 

3. How many computers are in your home?
Three.  My mom's desktop, my dad's laptop, and my laptop.  Unless you count smartphones, since technically they are computers then we have five.

4. Are your taxes done yet? Do you do them yourself?
Nope, the appointment is for the end of the month.  I have a CPA do my taxes.  It's so much easier that way.

5. What is your favorite meal of the day?
Breakfast.  I loooooooove breakfast.  I especially love going out for breakfast, somebody else does the cooking and cleaning!

Test update

I passed my Geology class with a B!

I'm soooooooo glad that's over.  While interesting, it's just not really my thing. I will say that I was able to explain the recent earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami to my children.  I actually knew what I was talking about!

Now, on to Math 121. Problem solving. Ugh.  I'm not good with math.  I don't know what it is.  I can memorize numbers all day long.  I can hear a phone number once and most of the time remember it.  But using numbers for math, yikes.  I took algebra 5 times before I passed it.  The only positive thing about this class is that it's short term and the last time I took algebra it was a short term class and I got a B.  So we'll see how this goes.  This is the last general education class I need before graduation in May so the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter!

Six Word Saturday

I'm not a fan of tests.

(thank you Google images!)

I have one module of Geology to finish before Tuesday. Ugh. Have a good weekend everybody!

Five Question Friday

1. Do you know what your REAL hair color is?

Ummmmm, no.  Some shade of brown. I started dying my hair when I was in high school, which was also when I started getting gray hair.



2. Do you plan ahead for summer, or fly by the seat of your pants?
Totally fly by the seat of my pants. I love to make plans, they just always seem to fall through.



3. What is your favorite meal to cook?
Cook? What is this cooking you speak of? I prefer to bake, cooking is fun, but baking is better. My favorite thing to bake? CHEESECAKE!!!!!!!! Duh



4. Do you get offended by not receiving thank yous?
That depends. I don't expect thank you cards, but if I'm there in person, it's nice.




5. How did you meet your best friend?
When we started dating two years ago, but technically you could say we met in fourth grade.  Awwwww, isn't that sweet?

Thursday Thirteen - Things we can't find since the move

1. Our ziploc bags.  We can only find the gallon size ones.  The ones we hardly ever use.
2. Scotch tape
3. Packing tape. This may seem silly since we moved already, but I'm boxing stuff up to put in storage and now I can't find the packing tape.
4. A place to put all the food.  We went from having two pantries to having none.   
5. Storage space.  Three bathrooms and the half bath downstairs has more cupboards than my full bath upstairs. 
6. Energy.  We moved into a two-story house and my thighs are killing me! I'm sleeping great though!
7. A place to put the vacuum.  We're now using the coat closet as a pantry.  My mom shops in bulk and she don't mess around.
8. Some of us can't find our sense of humor.  We're feeling just a bit snippy. No, it's not me.
9. A routine.  We just finished our first week in the new house and we're still trying to put stuff away and figure out where stuff goes.
10. Peace and quiet.  We pretty much have no yard at all, our neighbors are practically on top of us and boy does sound carry.
11. Time to go to the gym. I'm so busying moving stuff around and getting things situated with the kids and all that. I'm exhausted.
12. Counter space. My parents bought the world's biggest microwave. It's huge. It could be a fifth bedroom, or an office!
13. The kids. I thought I unpacked them, but I haven't seen them in days. Just kidding.

Wordless Wednesday

Act like you like each other!

Okay, you can stop faking it now.

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