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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-2975931950736295152012-08-03T11:07:00.002-05:002012-08-03T11:07:46.738-05:00We are still here!Hello out there! Sorry it has been so long... I know I say that every single time I post! Why do I even keep this thing anyway?! Sometimes it is fun to blog, when I remember! News around here... We moved back to Wylie!!! Most of you already know that though... I will get some pictures uploaded soon and post them. We really love it here! I went 2 weeks without having to fill the truck up with gas! Two Weeks!!! That is so wonderful when we were filling up every other day ususally. I can't say that I am ready for school to start by any means, but it will be cool to see how short of a drive it is in the mornings! Any whoooo, that's it for now. I promise to get some pictures up of the house next! Happy Friday to you!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-29688335235665962392012-01-12T18:47:00.002-06:002012-01-12T18:47:24.278-06:00Constipation... Thanks Jo! haha<div style="text-align: center;">
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This is me about 2 weeks ago on New Year's Eve with my sweetie. </div>
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This is not how I want to look anymore, nor has it been for a long time. I always told myself that when I got a classroom job, that I would join a gym with the higher income. Thanks to my insurance, that I usually complain about, I joined several gyms! Their fitness program is dirt cheap compared to gym membership fees and I am allowed to go to any of the gyms on their list. As soon as I learned about it, I was convinced it was for me. I signed up and was ready to go! I just figured I would go to 24 Hour Fitness after school but the little fitness center here in town was on the list too. I decided to try it out and LOVE IT! The lady (that's what I will continue to call her becasue I am HORRIBLE and can't remember her name) said she would be my trainer as well as my nutrionist and I get to pay NOTHING!! Did you read that? NOTHING! I went 6 out of the first 8 days and missed the next three days thanks to STREP! AGAIN! Nobody is happy about getting sick, but I think I was more mad at the fact that I couldn't go to the gym! I love it I tell ya, LOVE IT! Today was my first day back in and I had to take it kinda easy considering I spent the last 3 days in bed, but it felt good to go. I can take Jordan with me and he can play in the kids room, so far he likes it. I usually go while he is in bed though, easier on me and I don't want him to get burned out. </div>
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We went to the gym today and I took Jo with me. The only stipulation of letting your kids play in the kid's room is that you make sure it is clean when you leave. I was helping Jo put a puzzle on the shelf as we were walking out and handed him my water and this is how the conversation went...</div>
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Me: Here hold this for a second; but don't drink it, I'm still a little sick.</div>
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Me: What? I was never constipated.What are you talking about? (Looking around to see who now thinks I have constipation)</div>
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Me: OOOOHHHHH Contagious! Not constipated! </div>
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Funny Kid! Hope nobody heard him though!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-53377008094690900042011-12-28T15:23:00.001-06:002011-12-28T15:23:10.637-06:00Posting again before the year is over!Well, it's been a REALLY long time since I have posted so I suppose I should do that before the year comes to an end. I never showed you pictures from classroom. I did on facebook, so I guess you could have already seen them if you are my facebook friend. I am having a great "real" first year teaching 3rd grade. My kids are so sweet and really work hard. They amaze me everyday. I do miss teaching the kinder babies sometimes though, I don't know if it is because I miss how well I worked with my team, if it is the age, or the love those babies have for school. My kids really have started to show a love for learning, but it just seems to be in a different way. I absolutely love how independent my kiddos have become. That is something you rarely see in kinder! I got an amazing Christmas card from one of my students that just put everything into perspective. He told me that I was his favorite teacher of all his teachers he has had so far! I can't wait to see how he will grow as a learner and a young man in the years to come. I strive to always be that "favorite" teacher!!! :) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are some pictures of my room before school actually started, it never stays this clean. The furniture will be different after Christmas as well. We had new carpet put in over the break and I am going to rearrange and try to fit my old futon couch in there some where. I think my kids would enjoy it. </div>
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Jeff and I worked hard on this super cool baseball table!</div>
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W had a great Christmas this year, as you can tell from this picture of Jo. I didn't take a lot of pictures because I'm a loser I guess. I do have some from the in-law's house but they are on my real camera and I have yet to get them on my NEW LAPTOP!! </div>
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Here is a picture of the totally cool lego table Santa and Mrs. Claus spent loads of time and effort building for Jo while he stayed the night with his Granny before Christmas. I found it in a magazine and had to do it. It can later be flipped over and turned into a desk for Jo when he out grows his legos...if that happens! And now we will finally have somewhere to keep all the legos in one spot!</div>
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One of Jo's presents from his Granny and Grandaddy was a season pass to Six Flags/Hurrican Harbor. They bought one for all 3 grandkids as well as one for them. Grandaddy called yesterday to say he wasn't doing anything at work and he was leaving to take the kids to Six Flags. I just couldn't bare to let him take Jo to Six Flags for the very first time without me there to see how he reacted...so Jeff and I bought season passes too! We all loaded up and went out to Holiday in the park for the day. The kids had SO much fun! It was a blast to see Jo's face on each ride. Some were laughing faces, while others were scared out of my mind faces. He was hilarious. He must of been very worn out too becuase he slept in later than ever this morning and has been really lazy today. Maybe we should go more often! </div>
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Jo has also started playing basketball this season... That is a new experience for all of us. I like that he is trying something new, but boy do I miss baseball. Which is good since Jo will now be playing on a select tournament team. A student of mine plays on the team and his dad is the coach, he had jo come play in a tournament before Thanksgiving. The team is a 9 year old team so it was also a big change, but it was fun. Jeff is going to be helping coach and Jo will continue to learn and grow with the older boys. We will continue to play in the regular Wylie league in his age level though during the season. We really enjoy that and I know Jeff loves to coach those kids. We aren't the best team...actually that is an understatement, we won 2 games last season; but it is fun none the less. </div>
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Well, I know there is more to tell but I need to get off here and finish up some laundry. I will TRY to post more often, but I can't promise anything! </div>
<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-4922052040832514522011-07-18T21:06:00.004-05:002011-07-19T10:26:57.620-05:00We are loving our summer!!<div align="center">Let's start with some fun pool pictures of my boys!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n71v9nj5aP8/TiTqkFECBgI/AAAAAAAAAk8/tg_z29SiDz0/s1600/jo%2Bcannon%2Bball.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630883349877390514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--LZSdP7XGyA/TiTqkrEafLI/AAAAAAAAAlE/f0jqieMLfwE/s320/jeff%2Bpool.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630883339675239938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n71v9nj5aP8/TiTqkFECBgI/AAAAAAAAAk8/tg_z29SiDz0/s320/jo%2Bcannon%2Bball.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AWk1IbkkMYE/TiTqjmzjHHI/AAAAAAAAAk0/LaJ4qwVWuGY/s1600/jo%2Bpool.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630883331553041522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AWk1IbkkMYE/TiTqjmzjHHI/AAAAAAAAAk0/LaJ4qwVWuGY/s320/jo%2Bpool.jpg" /></a>We have had a couple of firsts and a FINALLY this summer! <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Firsts: </div><br /><div>Jo got chiggers! Yikes, no fun! We went camping for the 4th of July with Jeff's parents and he got a ton of chigger bites.</div><br /><div>Jo learned to blow a bubble with bubble gum! They were just tiny little bubbles, but bubbles none the less!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Finally!!!:</div><br /><div>Jo can now ride a bike without training wheels!! We were starting to think he would never do it. Part of that would be our fault becasue we didn't let him practice very often. All the house in our neighborhood are front entry and we had a scare when he was smaller of a truck almost backing over him on his bike so we just didn't go that often. I'm a big loser and still haven't taken a picture of him riding but boy is that kid proud of himself! I will take some pictures soon and get them on here. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Other big news:</div><br /><div>Luke Riley Thomason is finally here!!! He is so handsome! I just love my little "nephew"! </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630883329009527922" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EEFlYu5G7BU/TiTqjdVILHI/AAAAAAAAAkk/adXHIkdjBac/s320/jo%2Band%2Bluke.jpg" /></div></div></div></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-6501784880872364922011-06-28T13:22:00.001-05:002011-06-28T13:29:51.754-05:00My crazy boy...Yesterday Jo comes in from jumping on the trampoline and says "Hey mom, watch this..." He then cracks his knuckles and DOES A FLIP like he does on the trampoline. My heart jumped out of my throat! I knew once his feet left the ground what he was doing and and how it would end. I tried to stop him... The words couldn't come out fast enough! He did it and it ended as I expected. Him flat on his back on the floor. Jeff and I were both worried he was hurt and started talking to him and then laughing that he ACTUALLY thought this was a GOOD idea! He started crying, he said he was crying because we were mad at him, even though we told him many times we were not mad at him, we were worried about him. He was in fact crying because his back hurt. The whole time Jeff was talking to him we were cracking up. I was so glad he wasn't hurt bad, lord knows that could have turned out really bad. There really isn't a whole lot of padding under our carpet. I felt so bad for him, he really thought he was going to bounce right back up to his feet like he does when he flips on the trampoline. Needless to say, he rested in pain for a little while and we know it is not okay to flip anywhere but the trampoline. I really never thought I had to tell him that... but I guess I did!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-49838772246952449562011-06-24T12:34:00.009-05:002011-06-24T13:05:40.258-05:00Summa' Time!<div align="center">So it's summer time and here we are...not doing much!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">I got my classroom books all organized, FINALLY! It took a good week and a half and a huge mess. I got my motivation to finish when we were told we were having an open house in a few days. (That didn't go well, nobody came-but my books got cleaned up!). </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Check out the mess!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621843032258960338" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ftLJQTTjlLA/TgTMc7jM29I/AAAAAAAAAjM/BtIjaXFzpiw/s320/IMG_0869.jpg" /> <br /><p align="center">I have been feeling crafty and wanted to make some things for my classroom. I made a sign to hang outside my classroom door, it will have the name in the pink part soon. I showed it to Whitney and she gave me the idea to paint a cork board too! So I made a bigger version to hang on my wall by my desk. I will probably use it to hang family and class pictures up. </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P0_sIoKjpqw/TgTNFnxRgwI/AAAAAAAAAjc/WpcUMYLQqdA/s1600/IMG_0899.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 210px; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621843731323912962" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P0_sIoKjpqw/TgTNFnxRgwI/AAAAAAAAAjc/WpcUMYLQqdA/s320/IMG_0899.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Vji070JAKI/TgTNFbzMWeI/AAAAAAAAAjU/EtyD8fJB3NA/s1600/IMG_0878.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 180px; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621843728110737890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Vji070JAKI/TgTNFbzMWeI/AAAAAAAAAjU/EtyD8fJB3NA/s320/IMG_0878.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4OAzYigkDFA/TgTNF9JYkqI/AAAAAAAAAjk/QjqoNDlN5Ew/s1600/IMG_0900.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621843737062183586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4OAzYigkDFA/TgTNF9JYkqI/AAAAAAAAAjk/QjqoNDlN5Ew/s320/IMG_0900.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div align="center">Last Friday we got together with a bunch of friends and their kiddos and took over the splash park in Royse City! We had 14 kids all together! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621845082960069426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KaYyIcFuXsk/TgTOUTAcgzI/AAAAAAAAAjs/c7MeVzz_yxw/s320/IMG_0879.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621845350703916482" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ORkmOOFh1Yg/TgTOj4bjZcI/AAAAAAAAAj8/LyVauMKbNGY/s320/IMG_0884.jpg" /> <br /><p align="center">We got to babysit sweet NJ while Whitney went to a workshop. We really enjoyed having her...maybe in the next year we can think about having a sweet little baby... just maybe...</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621846104777305154" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8eRUmIohiuk/TgTPPxkqLEI/AAAAAAAAAkM/5xMhtPcBgd8/s320/IMG_0890.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621846103585965330" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S_aOlgp-wWQ/TgTPPtInxRI/AAAAAAAAAkE/GsvPnhhRQ74/s320/IMG_0886.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Jordan is enjoying summer too. He really would love to have someone to play with but he manages. </div><br /><div align="center">Playing some basketball in the driveway...too bad the HOA won't let us keep it out. Look at his tan little body!<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621846992153810226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-glLzBQGnEL8/TgTQDbTtFTI/AAAAAAAAAkc/Xm-oUyjN9X0/s320/IMG_0894.jpg" /> <br /><p align="center">This is his new spot! He even hid from me yesterday. I walked in and didn't see him, just a bunch of toy baskets under there. He hid behind the toys and stayed there for a long time. I started to panic a little because I couldn't find him and didn't think he was under the bed with all the toys! Goof! </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621846988659428642" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S1ib3IqVVt0/TgTQDOSlDSI/AAAAAAAAAkU/vHwxseBhwtw/s320/IMG_0877.jpg" />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-21361606195488997812011-06-10T22:53:00.006-05:002011-06-11T10:15:39.729-05:00Wow! It's been almost a WHOLE year since I've posted!!<span style="font-family:verdana;">So sorry I let this slip away! My friends <a href="http://thomasontales.blogspot.com/">Charise</a> and <a href="http://theharrellz.blogspot.com/">Jamie</a> have both started a blog to keep up with their new adventures in motherhood and it made me remember I had a blog once in a blue moon! To catch up on some things we will do a quick play by play...<br /><br /><strong>October:</strong> Jeff quit Rockwall Ford!! He is now an independent insurance agent and we love it. Still working on building up the client base, but he is so happy and has more time to be a happy husband and daddy! He was actually able to coach Jo's baseball team this spring! YOU NEED TO LET HIM GIVE YOU A QUOTE!! </span><a href="mailto:jeff@farmnhome.com"><span style="font-family:verdana;">jeff@farmnhome.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> check him out on </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Farm-N-Home-Casualty/218221408205219"><span style="font-family:verdana;">facebook </span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>December:</strong> Christmas! Fun times!<br /><br /><strong>January:</strong> I was blessed to be able to teach kinder for a friend of mine while she stayed home with her beautiful new daughter! It really made me feel great that she requested for me to teach in her classroom while she was home. I really felt like her class was my "first" class. I had a blast despite a few tough kids.<br /><br /><strong>March:</strong> Jeff's Birtday! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Baseball Season Started! Jeff got to coach, finally! we only won 2 games of 11, but our last game really showed some improvement in our team! Most of the kids want to return to our team next year so we hope to have more time to practice, learn and grow as a team.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We put our house on the market!! We really need/want to be back in Wylie. We spend so much time there; I work there, Jo goes to school there, our families are there, friends are there, baseball is there... tell your friends about our house here is our listing</span><a href="http://www.2817spencercir.cbapex.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.2817spencercir.cbapex.com/</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><strong>April:</strong> Jo's Birthday! We had another successful party at the park in Rockwall! Love cheap, fun days for the kids! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">When Whitney came back to her classroom, I moved over to another kinder class for a teacher on bedrest. I finished the year with them and learned a lot this semester!<br /><br /><strong>May:</strong> Birthday for me!! The day before my birthday my principal texted Jeff to see if we were in wylie and we were so confused. After he told her no, she called me and told me she forgot to tell me happy birthday. (I wasn't going to be at school the next day on my birthday) I still was confused becasue she had in fact told me happy birthday. She then told me she knew I would have a tough day the next day and wanted to give me something good to hold on to... her exact words... "Heather Buckley, I am officially offering you a third grade position at Birmingham next year!!!" I cried and screamed, then looked across the table and Jeff and he too was crying! What great news! We were getting really worried I wouldn't get a job with the crazy budget crisis in education right now! Yay! I'm really going to be a teacher!! For Real! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Staci and I also had our annual birthday getaway in May! It was fantastic. I really enjoy having this time with Staci Bo! Best massage of my life!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>June:</strong> Summer Time!!!!!!! I love it! A lot of my summer will consist of working at school but hey-I have a classroom!! I'm teaching in August!! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jo was retested for GT (gifted and talented program) this year and got in! He was super excited and so were we. Of course we knew he was a smartie pants, but now the school does too! haha! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Also, our sweet 'nephew' (Luke Riley Thomason) should be here soon! I can't wait to meet him and spoil him rotten!! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Phew! That was a lot!</span>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-42948390445047322572010-08-23T22:12:00.004-05:002010-08-23T22:25:38.554-05:00Just have to share...<div style="text-align: center;">After an extremely busy day in Kindergarten with Whitney, I was pretty whooped tonight. I was ready for bed but Jo was NOT! After getting up for oh...I think the 2nd time, I was getting a little frustrated and told him to get back in bed. This is what you would have heard at our house tonight...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">ME: "Get back in bed, I love you GOODNIGHT!"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Jo: "Goodnight, I love you"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Me: "I love you too, now go to sleep!!"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Jo: "As soon as I wake up in the morning, I'm going to tell you I love you mommy!" </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Me: *with a soaring heart and a tear in my eye* "Me too buddy!"</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Boy, I am blessed! Thank you Lord for an amazing life! I don't think I give You the glory enough! </div><div><br /></div><div>Say a prayer for a more peaceful day in Kindergarten tomorrow! </div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. Here is a couple of pictures of Jo on his first day of 1st grade! I will have to take a picture with his teacher tomorrow, I was way too busy to remember to do it today!</div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/THM7V07XmMI/AAAAAAAAAiw/6GACZ-OEyCs/s320/P8233741.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508812015375194306" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/THM7VkooH-I/AAAAAAAAAio/fTCIt7YaVcI/s320/P8233739.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508812011001618402" />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-64705057727307857712010-08-05T09:15:00.003-05:002010-08-05T09:25:14.244-05:00Love watching what He has planned for me!<div style="text-align: center;">The Lord has been working in some mysteriously cool ways in our life lately! </div><div style="text-align: center;">One amazing piece of news is that I will be teaching kindergarten from January to April all on my own! YIKES! A dear friend of ours (and Jordan's Kindergarten teacher last year) is adopting a baby that will be born in November (and we are so excited, she is going to be an amazing mommy!) She wants me to cover her class for her while she is home with that sweet baby for 3 months! We found out last week that it is approved and I will get to do it! I'm so excited and honored for the great opportunity and also that she has that much faith in my teaching skills! I told her that it was just so wild that for the past few months, my heart has really been pulling towards kindergarten and it scared me senseless, now I know why!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another great thing is that the woman from the college emailed me again to tell me that my Educational Aide Exemption will be granted in the fall! That is great news, still kinda stinks that we have to pay for the summer classes by taking out a student loan, but every little bit helps! </div><div style="text-align: center;">And lastly, I was asked to teach the 2 and 3 year old mission friends class at church yesterday! I feel like it was God's way of saying "You said when you finished school you wanted more responsibility in the church...HERE, HAVE IT!" I'm going to tell them that I would love to be the full time teacher in the fall, but see if they are open to the possibility of me bailing for a few months when I'm teaching kindergarten...just in case I get exhausted come Wednesday nights! But I'm going to try! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Okie Dokie, that's all of my news for now! </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-62470737140284132010-07-02T10:59:00.002-05:002010-07-02T11:16:57.215-05:00Let's get this off my chest...<div style="text-align: center;">So my friend Sam has become a super blogger while I...haven't posted in how long?! hmmmm </div><div style="text-align: center;">While reading up on her blog today, I decided to join in and link up to <a href="http://4livinginfrance.blogspot.com/2010/07/f-bomb-friday.html">Living in France</a> for F Bomb Friday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been in a particularly bad mood for a week or so thanks to Texas A&M Commerce. Why, you ask? I have been taking classes to finish my Elementary Education degree for 7 years now! Seven! I know! As I posted before, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I will finish in December of THIS year! Since attending Commerce, I have been able to get my tuition paid in full by the state of Texas because I am an elementary aide in Wylie. It has been such a blessing...until now! I filled out all the needed paperwork and sent it in just waiting to see my tuition balance go back to $0. I'm still waiting...It ain't happenin' no more. First, I get an email saying I forgot to fill in one of the questions on the application. Done. Check it off the list, I fixed it and sent it back. Not an hour later I get a email that is titled "Denial Letter". I went through all the emotions possible at once; confusion-that couldn't be right, laughter-haha she's kidding, anger-what the crap? Why?, and sadness-wow, I'm going to have to pay for all of that myself? GET A TISSUE, THIS GIRL CAN'T STOP CRYING! Poor Sam was on the phone with me when I got the email and I am pretty sure I completely cut her off in whatever she was saying to have my own pity party. Sorry!</div><div style="text-align: center;">What I have come to learn from this so called "financial aid advisor" from the college is that I was denied because my husband made a whopping $3,000 more last year and it put us over the limit that deems us needy. It just makes me so mad because Jeff gets paid by commission, so we never know what his check will be each month. Way to go Honey, you worked your butt off and look where it got us...DANG! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So anyway, here it is a week or two later and I'm still pretty ticked off about it. I thought maybe if I blogged about it, I would get it off my chest-so thanks for that! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you need to vent and get it all out...write your own F Bomb and link up with <a href="http://4livinginfrance.blogspot.com/2010/07/f-bomb-friday.html">Mimi. </a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-79847571617615437062010-04-12T10:39:00.006-05:002010-04-12T11:00:20.011-05:00Jo's Birthday Party in Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">Start at the bottom and work your way to the top....I forgot how blogger adds photos backwards and really, there are far too many to fix it! As you can tell, this picture is from the end of the day when nobody wanted to go home! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBnewS2bI/AAAAAAAAAiY/QZ1npTuDCK0/s1600/P4033558.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBnewS2bI/AAAAAAAAAiY/QZ1npTuDCK0/s320/P4033558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459279319829502386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBm-escdI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/wHJaiVc6A7U/s1600/P4033554.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBm-escdI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/wHJaiVc6A7U/s320/P4033554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459279311165747666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBmhk6SwI/AAAAAAAAAiI/1rvHteCH1rg/s1600/P4033551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBmhk6SwI/AAAAAAAAAiI/1rvHteCH1rg/s320/P4033551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459279303407192834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBl9yzG8I/AAAAAAAAAiA/mPBKI6zn_QE/s1600/P4033548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBl9yzG8I/AAAAAAAAAiA/mPBKI6zn_QE/s320/P4033548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459279293801765826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBlni9L6I/AAAAAAAAAh4/rFRxNMp1Tow/s1600/P4033546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBlni9L6I/AAAAAAAAAh4/rFRxNMp1Tow/s320/P4033546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459279287829737378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Hiking" in the frisbee golf course. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBJ1jRHcI/AAAAAAAAAhw/M0zht56wM1M/s1600/P4033542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBJ1jRHcI/AAAAAAAAAhw/M0zht56wM1M/s320/P4033542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459278810552802754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Buckleys</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBJLezxNI/AAAAAAAAAho/skXJPZNC46M/s1600/P4033540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBJLezxNI/AAAAAAAAAho/skXJPZNC46M/s320/P4033540.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459278799259813074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Carters</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBI23wGHI/AAAAAAAAAhg/zK8av4p2f9w/s1600/P4033541.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBI23wGHI/AAAAAAAAAhg/zK8av4p2f9w/s320/P4033541.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459278793727285362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The winners... :(</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBIFE3vFI/AAAAAAAAAhY/pm7n8GakgJs/s1600/P4033537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBIFE3vFI/AAAAAAAAAhY/pm7n8GakgJs/s320/P4033537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459278780360539218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And we were the losers. We played the boys in washers and I talked so much smack in the beginning of the game that it came back to bite me at the end of the game...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBH5Fgc0I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/9NjV6twB1V0/s1600/P4033538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NBH5Fgc0I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/9NjV6twB1V0/s320/P4033538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459278777141982018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle Jay and Aunt Reese</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NAYIt5bcI/AAAAAAAAAhI/LM4MzKZqwBA/s1600/P4033536.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NAYIt5bcI/AAAAAAAAAhI/LM4MzKZqwBA/s320/P4033536.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277956704202178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cute boys!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NAXbfwUwI/AAAAAAAAAhA/BNc1KvC9b8U/s1600/P4033535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NAXbfwUwI/AAAAAAAAAhA/BNc1KvC9b8U/s320/P4033535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277944565289730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Jen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NAXLvneWI/AAAAAAAAAg4/C0AA76FKZZQ/s1600/P4033532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NAXLvneWI/AAAAAAAAAg4/C0AA76FKZZQ/s320/P4033532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277940336851298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Taci Bo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NAWnDshZI/AAAAAAAAAgw/gn4TgOheric/s1600/P4033530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8NAWnDshZI/AAAAAAAAAgw/gn4TgOheric/s320/P4033530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277930488956306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Love this one of the boys playing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_-MAMmII/AAAAAAAAAgo/6jhQemYb5J4/s1600/P4033527.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_-MAMmII/AAAAAAAAAgo/6jhQemYb5J4/s320/P4033527.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277510909663362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_9pr-5rI/AAAAAAAAAgg/sgW1LDG_hAs/s1600/P4033515.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_9pr-5rI/AAAAAAAAAgg/sgW1LDG_hAs/s320/P4033515.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277501698074290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Weir. The three boys are her current students, the sweet little girl, will be hers next year for sure!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_9KGJYCI/AAAAAAAAAgY/Yfe8JbB5MVs/s1600/P4033512.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_9KGJYCI/AAAAAAAAAgY/Yfe8JbB5MVs/s320/P4033512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277493217878050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blowing out the candles!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_8hmMd3I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/1K7K-gcN8YQ/s1600/P4033504.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_8hmMd3I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/1K7K-gcN8YQ/s320/P4033504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277482346444658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So many presents!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_8O54SWI/AAAAAAAAAgI/SpXIUr7_YR0/s1600/P4033497.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_8O54SWI/AAAAAAAAAgI/SpXIUr7_YR0/s320/P4033497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459277477328734562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The giant frisbee got stuck on the roof of the bathroom and John gave Jeff a "boost"! hehe</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_Z4RTQ5I/AAAAAAAAAgA/MmWWvlGdvEM/s1600/P4033496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_Z4RTQ5I/AAAAAAAAAgA/MmWWvlGdvEM/s320/P4033496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459276887137403794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_ZCTb1mI/AAAAAAAAAf4/G9nCmWu4W14/s1600/P4033490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_ZCTb1mI/AAAAAAAAAf4/G9nCmWu4W14/s320/P4033490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459276872650839650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He was so in love with the cake</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_Ygc-JsI/AAAAAAAAAfw/iE0VpmraUs4/s1600/P4033489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_Ygc-JsI/AAAAAAAAAfw/iE0VpmraUs4/s320/P4033489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459276863564031682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_X0_uiXI/AAAAAAAAAfo/xaQ-PbhG2QE/s1600/P4033486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_X0_uiXI/AAAAAAAAAfo/xaQ-PbhG2QE/s320/P4033486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459276851898648946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_XA8jhsI/AAAAAAAAAfg/uLZTkIO6pLM/s1600/P4033484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S8M_XA8jhsI/AAAAAAAAAfg/uLZTkIO6pLM/s320/P4033484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459276837926700738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The boy was so excited all morning, he counted down the hours and then the minutes! </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-67174893677284227202010-03-26T18:54:00.002-05:002010-03-26T18:56:37.317-05:00Do you see that?!<img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:8CXNYW2crF39hM:http://mustafakanuar.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel.jpg" /><div><br /></div><div>It's the light at the end of the tunnel! And I can now see it! </div><div><br /></div><div>I have signed up for my last 4 college classes! I can't wait to graduate! As long as I can pay for summer classes, I will be graduating in December! If not, we might end up having to push it back to the spring, but I'm praying for a way to pay! Just wanted to share! Thanks for everyone that has helped and supported me through this very, very long journey! </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-71160154072548781912010-03-25T13:32:00.003-05:002010-03-25T14:06:23.595-05:00Dear Someone...<div style="text-align: center;">Since I am home for the day, I thought I would join the cool kids like <a href="http://symmetry-in-motion.blogspot.com/2010/03/to-whom-it-may-concern.html">Sym</a> and write letters to to people that will probably never see them, but it gets things off your chest! It was quite fun, I might have to keep up with this! </div><div><br /></div>Dear Teenage girl working in the registrar's office at Commerce,<div>I believe I was very nice and patient with your ignorance until the 4th time you put me on hold to go ask someone the answers to my questions. I admit it was my stupidity for clicking the add button for Anatomy and Physiology before realizing it was II and not I (but in my defense it was 12:30 this morning); but you my dear girl, should not be answering the phones if you do not know how it all works to begin with! Oh well, I didn't need your help anyway, I cheated the system and got the dreaded class dropped. But I guess the joke is really on me...I have to drop another class for a summer session I don't plan on taking; therefore I have to do it your way...Such is life!</div><div>Love,</div><div>Frazzled College Student,</div><div>Heather</div><div><br /></div><div>Dear little Brother In-Law,</div><div>I'm sorry you are going through some tough stuff with your girlfriend right now, but OH TO BE THAT YOUNG AND CAREFREE AGAIN! Remember you are only a freshman in college and you have lots of life to live! I do like your current broken up with girlfriend, but I want you to experience life to the fullest. So go live it! </div><div>Love,</div><div>Your big sis in-law living life through you sometimes,</div><div>Heather</div><div><br /></div><div>Dear Rain,</div><div>You do help the Earth so much...but we are quite tired of you in Texas! It was such a tease for you to disappear over the first part of spring break, but now you are back and we don't like it! It makes the days long and gloomy. </div><div>Love,</div><div>Missing the sunshine and 70 degree weather,</div><div>Heather</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-24185289633486002292010-03-16T10:14:00.003-05:002010-03-16T10:18:21.099-05:00Go check out this give away!<div style="text-align: center;">Hey guys! My totally awesome friend is hosting a give away on her <a href="http://symmetry-in-motion.blogspot.com/2010/03/quince-quotefirst-edition.html?showComment=1268752420180_AIe9_BHg5zDlZHQSuIfJ1FGb42BTGHso6F2S6ZyYw96YgW-JljUeKcvve_atdwUewbbfEFDSNgGMLikNsjoY3zg41oQtFAYp4BPRZOc186yr5BhKW7mny5ipQt7X3cJqRhtjsNW6OvtJr5UAEhyfqi_UY6Pnn7AbF-hbMlS3oBIpbMUSpIjKMVLzLzwIBMoOffezEOHHLi7JqzGw918uTV_5TElqzfxpDinA4PhQydCIQWUGEETNxe9hD9X2ioff_iXRnZU5Kfkc#c808596050387255590">blog</a>. If you are into movies this is the perfect give away for you! On the 15th of the month she will post a line from a movie and you have several ways to enter in the give away! You can always do like I did and google most of the answers! I knew one of the answers, but the rest came right off the internet! Gotta love the net for that!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The quote this time is<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> "Happiness isn't happiness without a violin playing goat." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So go check it out!</span></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-40270589452700169232010-03-15T12:24:00.003-05:002010-03-15T12:34:57.754-05:00Do I? or Don't I?<div style="text-align: center;">We stopped by Dad's house last night after dinner so that Sarah could get some clothes to stay the night. We ended up staying a couple of hours and helping with some of the cleanup help from the remodeling. Dad is fixing up the house and is spending quite a bit of time doing it (I know I probably would have given up long ago). He scrapped the popcorn off the ceilings and retextured them this weekend. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Jo wanted to help so bad so he was handed the mop. My first thought was "hey, if he is somewhat good at it, I can let me do it at home every once and a while". He started out really trying, even opened the pantry to get the floor in there...but then...he found it fun to try and get Bree with the mop instead. Like she said "he mops about as good as he rakes". I didn't get any more pictures, but he had way more fun with the squirt bottle. I'm with Jen...next time we hide the squirt bottle! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S55tfI2goFI/AAAAAAAAAfY/SMBtTitsv_M/s1600-h/25277_10150136141230176_816225175_11588643_1609125_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S55tfI2goFI/AAAAAAAAAfY/SMBtTitsv_M/s320/25277_10150136141230176_816225175_11588643_1609125_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448912980884365394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S55teyfZb9I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/N7jsboo5bvo/s1600-h/25277_10150136137470176_816225175_11588626_4981129_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S55teyfZb9I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/N7jsboo5bvo/s320/25277_10150136137470176_816225175_11588626_4981129_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448912974881845202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So, will I let Jo mop the kitchen at home...The jury is still out! </div></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-46778073481406361552010-03-14T13:48:00.003-05:002010-03-14T13:59:30.525-05:00Silly Boy...The other night Jeff and I were cleaning the kitchen and living room while Jo was eating some dinner. We had the music turned on and were moving right along. Okay, let me be honest with you, I WAS CLEANING, JEFF WAS SINGING most of the time! Big shocker I know! I threatened to turn the music off so that I could get some help and as I did, The Chair by George Strait came on so my sweet hubby and I danced in the kitchen. Jo thought this was the most ridiculous thing he had ever seen! I'm not sure if it was the fact that we were dancing, or if it was because it was in the kitchen...<div><br /></div><div>Another story for ya:</div><div>This morning Jo wanted someone to get him some cereal and he came up with a plan on how to decide who. Remember when we used to play Any, Many, Miney, Mo? Here is how his new song goes...</div><div>First, Second, Third</div><div>Elementary Nerd,</div><div>High school Turd,</div><div>You just said a bad word! </div><div><br /></div><div>Where do kids get these things anyway?! </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-21702823081634670792010-02-21T17:00:00.004-06:002010-02-21T17:57:25.896-06:00Snow Day!!!<div style="text-align: center;">I know it was over a week ago, but we had "snow" much fun I forgot to post the pictures! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-VWCHy5I/AAAAAAAAAfI/cEXHZTDK7CI/s1600-h/P2123457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-VWCHy5I/AAAAAAAAAfI/cEXHZTDK7CI/s320/P2123457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440839098741279634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-VLJylgI/AAAAAAAAAfA/cD2oQkq3oBA/s1600-h/P2123454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-VLJylgI/AAAAAAAAAfA/cD2oQkq3oBA/s320/P2123454.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440839095820654082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Soni was say "Sowee" for throwing slushy snow in Jo's eye. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-UgyLBzI/AAAAAAAAAe4/85MldPs41Lk/s1600-h/P2123446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-UgyLBzI/AAAAAAAAAe4/85MldPs41Lk/s320/P2123446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440839084447303474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Hey! You cheaters!" Sam and I were loaded that basket full of pre made snowballs so that we could finally whoop the kids, but they caught us! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-UWLgDeI/AAAAAAAAAew/FJXT4i0lCVw/s1600-h/P2123447.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-UWLgDeI/AAAAAAAAAew/FJXT4i0lCVw/s320/P2123447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440839081600749026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-UKmJk-I/AAAAAAAAAeo/h8H2xNfLU6w/s1600-h/P2123441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G-UKmJk-I/AAAAAAAAAeo/h8H2xNfLU6w/s320/P2123441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440839078491296738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7pnkeSXI/AAAAAAAAAeg/kGwqBdxxxkk/s1600-h/P2123440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7pnkeSXI/AAAAAAAAAeg/kGwqBdxxxkk/s320/P2123440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440836148511263090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Diving in the snow! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7o5td19I/AAAAAAAAAeY/KBIrWIWgYwY/s1600-h/P2123430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7o5td19I/AAAAAAAAAeY/KBIrWIWgYwY/s320/P2123430.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440836136200951762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Crazy! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7oc-WlWI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/qYAvcQlbN-0/s1600-h/P1013421.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7oc-WlWI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/qYAvcQlbN-0/s320/P1013421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440836128487150946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7nxzlyyI/AAAAAAAAAeI/NMiEhRHC6fw/s1600-h/P1013420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7nxzlyyI/AAAAAAAAAeI/NMiEhRHC6fw/s320/P1013420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440836116899285794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7ncBtiHI/AAAAAAAAAeA/0TQ5noTVd5Y/s1600-h/P1013414.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G7ncBtiHI/AAAAAAAAAeA/0TQ5noTVd5Y/s320/P1013414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440836111052933234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jo, right before I smashed his face in the snow! </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-65836469182503900842010-02-19T16:30:00.002-06:002010-02-21T16:53:34.432-06:00Wanna see my rock?!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G3wOIx60I/AAAAAAAAAd4/6i5hZs2xx2U/s1600-h/i+rock!.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S4G3wOIx60I/AAAAAAAAAd4/6i5hZs2xx2U/s320/i+rock!.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440831863896795970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My assistant principal started this "You Rock" award this year. Each week we are to nominate coworkers that we think "rock" for whatever reason. The teacher with the most nominations that week wins the rock! We have a weekly assembly on Friday mornings and we play the "We will, we will, rock you" song and the kids really get into it. This week I WON! I felt less like rocking though because I was not in the assembly to even hear my name being called! haha I had just finished up my duty in the cafeteria at the breakfast tables and walked into the work room to eat my orange. Luckily, one of the teachers had seen me in there so when my name was called and they were looking for me she told them I was making copies and she ran to get me! At any rate, it made me feel pretty special to get nominated for doing a good job. So I really owe a big thanks to my coworkers that nominated me, I will have this crazy cute rock sitting on my desk for the week! </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-87999773152900657212010-02-12T12:09:00.002-06:002010-02-12T12:10:07.351-06:00What do you all think of this?<div>19%...I think more like 98%! </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter" title="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" alt="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.myheritagefiles.com/V/storage/site1/files/07/97/61/079761_840243329957b4fy89q411.JPG" width="435" height="470" border="0" /></a><p><a href="http://www.myheritage.com">MyHeritage</a>: <a href="http://celebrity.myheritage.com/meter">Look-alike Meter</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/page/geneology">Geneology </a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/page/genealogy-software">Genealogy software</a>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-62187752777338028182010-01-10T22:29:00.005-06:002010-01-16T10:37:23.126-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">It has been a loooooooong time since I have updated you all on the happenings around our world. I'm sure I will skip a lot, but I'm going to start at the beginning of Christmas Break.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah stayed with us for the first 5 days. Jo loved it, I loved it, I hope Sarah loved it! We attempted to make a gingerbread house, but we decided it looked more like a barn! But hey, for making it from scratch, not kit at all; I think it turned out great! Jo added army tanks and Jeff added some suicidal gummy bears; I think he just wanted them to fall off the roof so he could eat them first! </div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S1Hnniz52MI/AAAAAAAAAc0/bzk_9IEXpTc/s320/PC213318.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427373692503578818" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S1HnnBO4FJI/AAAAAAAAAcs/U9v1g8TyQIk/s320/PC213315.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427373683489903762" /><div style="text-align: center;">I took Jeff and Cam to Cowboys Stadium for a tour as one of their Christmas presents. I think I enjoyed almost as much as they did. It was really cool. Here are some pictures of the boys.</div></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S0qq6Z-6HDI/AAAAAAAAAck/D0M8RGW7Cwc/s320/PC223352.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425336621505059890" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S0qq5zwYySI/AAAAAAAAAcc/DBLym-x_BVQ/s320/PC223337.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425336611243608354" /><div style="text-align: center;">We hosted Christmas Eve with Jeff's mom's side of the family at our house for the first time! It seemed to be a success. Our house is a bit smaller than Jeff's parents, but that just meant we all had to stay in the same room and actually talk to each other! I stressed a little (okay maybe a lot) because they all showed up an hour earlier than I had told them and I was just getting started on cooking. </div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S1Hp6NrmlgI/AAAAAAAAAdE/NNOQaiSihjQ/s320/PC243383.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427376212272387586" /><div style="text-align: center;">Jo wasn't very specific with what he want for Christmas, he wanted "every boy thing; no girl toys". Santa brought him a basketball goal. We have only had nice enough weather to play with it once since Christmas though. And "Santa" forgot the antifreeze for the bottom where you put the water, so guess who has to suffer and park in the driveway?! If you guessed me...you got it! arg!</div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S0qq49GZB-I/AAAAAAAAAcE/DO1ydQsvdCc/s320/PC243384.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425336596571949026" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S0qq5TYIRvI/AAAAAAAAAcM/57EG99xs6es/s320/P1023401.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425336602551928562" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/S1Hnn-kBN8I/AAAAAAAAAc8/eIEd-0tfzSM/s320/PC253392.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427373699953145794" /><div style="text-align: center;">And here is my little stud with his mp3 player. He liked it so much that he opened presents with it going. Too Cute! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well world, I have more I need to catch you up on (like Jo's first school/family dance), but that will have to come later. Hope your Christmas was filled with as much love and fun as ours was! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-46316352161615951182009-11-29T23:12:00.003-06:002009-11-29T23:14:09.295-06:00Tiny Bit More Give AwayA super cute friend of mine started a business and is hosting a give away on her blog <a href="http://tinybitmore.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-shirt-give-way.html">Tiny Bit More</a> You should totally check it out! She has some really cute things for kids and has also started with adult clothing!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-90698367906221964632009-11-18T20:15:00.002-06:002009-11-18T20:21:58.492-06:00Have to ShareI have sooooo many things I need to get caught up on for you guys, but I am so busy with school that it isn't going to happen...I do have to share this one quick thing...<div><br /></div><div>Tonight Jordan went and dug out a t-shirt from his pj drawer that was too small. I told him to throw it away and his response was...</div><div>Jo: "Mom, when we have a baby, they might want to wear it."</div><div>Mom: "If we have a baby, we can buy it new clothes." </div><div>Jo: "Not if, we will have a baby one day."</div><div>Mom: "Why do you say that?"</div><div>Jo: "Everyone has a baby one day!"</div><div>Mom: "I already had a baby one day."</div><div>Jo: "Another baby...Everyone has more than one baby." </div><div><br /></div><div>Then 30 minutes later when I put him to bed, as I left his room he says "Mommy, I really want to have a brother." </div><div><br /></div><div>I really need to hurry up and get finished with school...my boy wants a baby! HeHe. I just thought it was so funny how he kept saying when WE have a baby. </div><div><br /></div><div>Kids are funny! </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-8565016773794883182009-09-11T20:26:00.003-05:002009-09-11T20:31:45.991-05:00And the Winner Is...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I could not bring myself to draw from the names that entered in my give away, so I let Jordan! Nothing like letting a five year old give away money! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Drum Roll Please</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.............................................................</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Amanda Yocum!! </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Be looking for your $15 gift card in the mail! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Those of you that entered but didn't win, </span><a href="http://www.perfectlyspaced.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Perfectly Spaced</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> really has the best prices around. You can't get anything better and you can choose a design from the site, or create your own custom order (without an extra charge). Be sure to get in contact with them for all your vinyl needs! </span></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195751945237732326.post-69850084642928112172009-09-05T10:04:00.009-05:002009-09-05T11:24:02.233-05:00My First Give Away!!!<div align="center">Hey guys! You have got to check this amazing website, <a href="http://www.perfectlyspaced.com/">http://www.perfectlyspaced.com/</a> , for all your vinyl needs! You can order right from the website OR you can create your own! If you have a favorite quote or saying you want done in vinyl you can contact the designer and she will come up with as many samples as she can to please you!<br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#6600cc;">All you need to do is comment on this post or send me a message on facebook and I will add your name to the drawing for a $15 gift card from</span> </span><a href="http://www.perfectlyspaced.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Perfectly Spaced</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Comment by Wednesday, September 9th!<br /></div></span><br /><div align="center">It really is a great way to spruce up your decor! I have several already and intend to get more!!</div><br /><div align="center">Here is my latest from her catalog of ideas:<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378013373881149618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/SqKKq2t8aLI/AAAAAAAAAa8/ULGr8SWWEXA/s320/P9043116.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378013349919966018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/SqKKpddJw0I/AAAAAAAAAa0/wh8zsops7Bo/s320/P9043115.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">I fully intended for this to go on the wall above my bed, but when I held it up infront of the bed to center it, i loved it on the black headboard! Jeff might think I'm crazy!<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This is in Jordan's bedroom:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378014619943493634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/SqKLzYqW4AI/AAAAAAAAAbU/bBah793Z8uM/s320/P9043120.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378018643063181218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/SqKPdj81j6I/AAAAAAAAAbk/qogmtR9e8sc/s320/P9043122.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">My kitchen is decorated in coffee, I love this one!:</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378013408019822562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/SqKKs15PN-I/AAAAAAAAAbE/s7sfyEbAlC0/s320/P9043117.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Another great thing about vinyl is you can use it for anything! As well as personalize anything!<br /></p><p align="center">I gave this as a wedding gift last year. It is a three tone vinyl design with a monogram "B" in cream behind the "forever and for always, no matter what" in brown, along with wedding rings in silver. </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378015586990555202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XeUSb7ceGgQ/SqKMrrMWAEI/AAAAAAAAAbc/BZmLuNw6wSg/s320/PA181881.JPG" border="0" />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160995109889343469noreply@blogger.com5