Southern girl plowing her way through life making the rules up as she goes. Warning: likes to bake, curse, quote movies/literature, is tattooed, married to The Man and mother of two girls. We bring new meaning to the "griswald way of life". Come along for the ride!



Life is My Highway

Montana and North Dakota have become home.... dang it lol.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Robert aka guy with afro

So Saturday morning at the very butt crack of dawn I met Robert at the gym. Robert is young, eager and has an afro....more curls than muscles if that is possible. He also calls me Mrs. *^$%#@*. Nothing cements reaching middle age like a fitness trainer who calls you by your proper married name. It's been forever since I've been called that, nice ring...I like it.So I get there, and several things of importance happened or didn't happen:- I managed to get there on time, he was late (unusual for me)- I didn't throw attitude but meekly followed him to the weights. Seems he and Dave had talked about...

Sunday, May 30, 2010

R We Normal?

So there are often times I revel in my family. We're hysterical, we're faith led, and we're oh so real. However, I often wonder if other families are as "real" as we are....or if perhaps we have gone off the deep end.Some thoughts on our "normal"- while preparing for church, Dave tells me a blonde joke about a poot (we don't say the f word) and a dog, Scooter....we all laugh hysterically....cause gas is funny in our house- we are currently locked in a heated family debate over the correct pronounciation of the words "lips" in polish....so we are watching Veggie Tales right now so Dave and I will...

Princess Surprises Us

So when we spent our long getaway weekend in Oklahoma, Dave's mom and Princess decided to sing together. After moving permenantly to the lake and out of Tulsa, his mom and dad joined a great little church up there. I didn't even know my mother in law could sing until she joined the choir. And it's always great to go up there and attend church where she helps to lead the worship songs.However, we were surprised when we heard that they were gonna sing together at church. We normally leave on Sunday...

Saturday, May 29, 2010

SATC 2

is it me or was Samantha better with the one liners in this movie than EVER before. Dang, she made the whole tha...

Friday, May 28, 2010

Send Help

My husband's job with the new company got pushed back till next Tuesday as his start date, so we have a week with daddy. Hence, no blogging. The man has this fascinating ability to keep me far away from my computer. It's a gift, a talent...almost like the way Princess can burp like a man without warning and rattle windows, a talent.But with all this Dave time, I had no choice but to drag my butt into the gym yesterday afternoon to start my workout. It was a pitiful thing, because before I had to go we spent the morning gutting our rv of clothes we don't wear and things we don't need. We had two...

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Why I Carry A Gun...

My husband recently received an email which perfectly sums up why I carry a small lightweight Ruger in my purse or on my person (I prefer the ankle holster unless I'm in shorts then it fits in my cargo pockets). Regardless of the laws (even though I am legally authorized to carry, picture id included), I carry for one simple reason...To Not Be Forced.Reason or force is how people get things done. Because I carry a gun, you can't force me, you have to reason with me. I'm leveling my playing field. If you're interested, read the email below.**Borrowed**God created men, Sam Colt made them equal ....

Monday, May 24, 2010

Princess for the Day

So Dave didn't work on Saturday like usual. Instead he woke up me and told me to get my butt in gear. I was to get dressed and in a quick.So I threw on clothes while my husband and kids were gleefully rubbing their hands together.First we dropped off my car, for a complete detail. Wow, I've had that car for 4 years and I keep it somewhat clean but it's never had a detail. Exciting. That and my new tinted windows, I'm one kept woman.Second, I was told to find a hairdresser. So through some referrals...

Sunday, May 23, 2010

33 is my new lucky number

So today I turned 33. It's my new lucky number for sure. Tune in tomorrow and I'll share all the weekend gossip with you: the good, the bad and the "I can't believe you did that".....Trust, you don't want to miss this o...

Thursday, May 20, 2010

I Be Better

You wanta know why?Cause after carrying around my grumpy arse mood I sent an email to a friend who I like to think of as "my jimmy cricket on my shoulder, laughs with me at jokes when noone else finds them funny and then snorts as I laugh and cry at the same time, has a pysch degree so knows what she is talking about, loves Jesus with a passion that helps her to mentor me well" friend.And with a few soft spoken words reminded me to put my faith in God and rebuke the devil trying to load me with doubts.I sat alone for a minute and said a quick prayer and in about an hour, poof the mood was gone...

Keep Your Distance

Because life is life and I'm somewhat normal.... I'm having one of those days so keep your distance. I spit far, like a camel.I woke up full of doubts: should we continue homeschooling, should we continue in an RV, should we upgrade an RV, should we...should we....should we...and it continues....So I tried to shake my funk and kept biting my tongue and not gripe at the kids. I keep unusually silent.And I did all the laundry, and cleaned the rv, and let the kids play, and kept silent.Then we went to the nursing home to paint nails and then we hit the grocery store for paper towels, ice, and dishwashing...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Recapping our lastest adventure

So this past weekend we escaped for a glorious 4 day weekend at the lake. I absolutely heart the lake. The in-laws have moved up their full time and built a house we now have a ton of room where we can spread out and get comfy. Dave's mom keeps the upstairs ready for us, big ole room for us and the kids have room to hang out and watch tv. It's great.I cook as much as possible as I miss having kitchenspace to do some big ole cooking...which meant amoung other things a big ole GF carrot cake that...

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Let Momma Watch Her Shows!

It's Tuesday which means Glee and The Good Wife. People work with me here. I took you to the grocery store and am cooking your dinner (bbq chicken, yellow cajun rice, biscuits and peas), I have your laundry in the dryer and I took one of you to the dentist to have your broken baby tooth pulled then bought you meds and have babied you all day.LET MOMMA WATCH HER SHOWS!It's not too much to ask. I'm already "mother of the year" cause Duchess told me today that I was #1 mom evah cause I've "never forgotten your kids anywhere". Ummm, yeah, good point.But now, you little minitures of me are attempting...

God Answers

it absolutely blows my mind but God answers prayers. We thought Dave's current job would be ending as of Feb and here it is May and it's finally coming to an end. We haven't complained, we like Beaumont and we love us some Texas. It's not Oklahoma but it's darn close. And with this job coming to an end, so is the division Dave works for. The company is shutting that division down completely. The majority of the crew has already moved on to other companies and jobs. The oil business is still booming in this recession but there is alot of competition for work though.... one guy we know is a great...

Saturday, May 15, 2010

This is Why We Watch PG TV

So I'm at the lake chilling with the inlaws and hanging out. Last night, we all sat in the tv room watching tv while the kids were in Grandma's sunroom making jewelry. My father in law is a huge fan of South Park, apparently my husband is too. I'm not old enough for this show, I've never watched this show. Ever. In this lifetime. At all.I'll never watch it again because all day long my husband has been pinching me on the neck going "sht", i.e. the method of the Dog Whisperer teaching Cartman to behave. So the entire day he's been attempting to "retrain" me. I've never smacked him so many times...

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

See ya Monday

Hi, you've reached ME, I'm packing and heading out for a long weekend. Please leave a message after the beep and I'll return it Monday when I have internet access again. Going to work on my tan and get dirty.Hearts and hu...

Yes Please

So the weekend is coming, and I'm waiting on the call to see if we're heading up to the lake for the rest of the weekend or if its business as usual. Frankly, I'm in need of some serious lake time. I'm perfecting my tan and I could use some time hiking with my ipod.Grand Lake is our place. It's where we escaped Tulsa and work and drama when we were dating to swim in the lake, hike beneath the dam and just well.....you get the idea. I love me some Grand Lake.Now, the kids would have to take school books as we have to keep at the grindstone, I think we could work in some mommy time. I need my highlights...

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

I Can...When I Want 2

There are times when you get a sandwich and like it at my house (cough-rv-cough). However, there are times when I whip out a really awesome meal upside your head. I like to keep them guessing frankly, and tonight is one of those nights. After many of the standard rv meals (grilled meat, baked potatoes, beans) I'm laying one upside their head...just to remind them that I'm the end all be all of their dining experiences.Cajun meatloaf - spicy and sweet at the same time, dayumDeviled eggs - my famous version with bacon and all kinds of pureed things you'd never guessRosemary rolls - gluten free of...

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Can Your 7 year old Grind?

Cause my 7 year old can grind...we haven't started welding yet as we think it's a little too young. Since my peeps are all poxy and church was out of the question, as was swimming and hiking and oh about everything we could think of....we schooled today. Dave jumped in and helped teach school and then went and bought his toolbox for his truck after grocery shopping for me.(TMM note: since we are doing the total money makeover, I had money in savings for a toolbox for him for father's day. Excuse: he literally pulls our current home, aka: rv, from job site to job site so he needs alot of tools...

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Best Laid Plans

So you want to see the Lord laugh, make a plan. I'm sure he was chuckling this morning when I got everyone up at the crack of dawn for breakfast and to start school.Cause then I got a good look at Duchess's back, and her front, and her bottom. Either my baby is having an allergic reaction to something or she has the chicken pox. Good gravy. But before we came to the conclusion it was chicken pox (???) or allergies, we thought she'd gotten attacked by the baby ants that seek us out for sugar and/or water in this Texas heat. We're constantly fighting them in the rv so Dave got up and went straight...

Friday, May 7, 2010

I'd Like To Lodge A Complaint

Since this seems to be the only forum where my complaint will carry any weight, I'd like to lodge a complaint against the principal of our homeschool. He once again got a Friday off for a long weekend and called school in lue of swimming and a big ole nap. I'm not getting my weekly goals accomplished here Mr. Principal.But man oh man, is my tan looking HOT. Not to mention, my kids are squelling with joy and so happy to have some family fun time. And later tonight, it's the (&&^%#%*( family Poker competition, cause every 7 and 11 year old should know how to play poker with chips peeps....

Land of Oil

Welcome to Beaumont Texas, home of the Spindletop Gusher of the early 1900's. It's an oil town still. Unlike Tulsa (a previous home of mine where I met my gorgeous husband at a gas station), Beaumont is still a booming oil town. Except it's not all fancy and old sprawling homes, it's a middle class town through and through. Everyday at 5 p.m. you can tell when the refineries let out as travel increases 75%, every grocery store in the area is flooded with guys (and some girls) in their FRC's (flame retardant clothing). And can I just say that my guy was born to wear FRC's, nobody wears a pair of...

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Opps, Google Malfunction

SO I wrote this big ole long post about how I was trying to decide what to do with the time I'm gonna have on my hands the first week of June. When my kiddos are going with my mom and photo-elusive daddy on vacation. I'll be kid free.....peeps, this is huge. As I'm with my babies 24/7 now, I'm not sure what to do with myself.And after that big ole post, I went on with my work. Not knowing that 99% of the post got cut off. Opps. Google did it.But on that note, seriously any suggestions about what to do with myself......I have NO IDEA what to do, but I know I have to do something! Rig...

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Throwdown at 33?

Is it possible to get down and have some real fun when your ...

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Ask? Exclaim! Command. Declare.

So I'm working on reviewing sentences and sentence structure today in homeschooling. However, I have to acknowledge that I had to prepare for this lesson. I've forgotten so much about language arts that it's just sad. But having my 1st grader jump in and ask questions when discussing this lesson? priceless.... Having my older daughter help my youngest learn? priceless.. You can't buy these things for any amount of money and it's yet another reason I love homeschooling. As you can imagine, we have decided that this is working well for us and we're going with it again next year. Very happy about...

Monday, May 3, 2010

Warning: Starts with a B ends with a H

Today was not the best day to go off my soda. No coke today = grouchy, short tempered, pissy and ain't in the mood me.....Warning....

Scared Spitless...

Yep, I'm scared spitless. In praying for a miracle of a lifetime (new theme for this quarter at church) we seem to have gotten an answer. A guy Dave works with sent him home with a book. And yep, it appears that we may have found our miracle of a lifetime......and I'm scared to death but excited.We're gonna do the Dave Ramsey "Total Money Makeover"..... and since it's out there now, I'm bound and pledged. Anyone else doing this?Not gonna be easy but I'll take hard, I'm used to hard, but man the rewards would be so sweet. The Lord has actually put us in the best position to accomplish this...hello,...

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Yet More Random...This Is My Life

I'll go ahead and apologize now, but seriously life around here is random random random. But frankly, I'll take it!So a beautiful new facet, a new air filter cover and ant bait to fix our tiny little visitor problem. Because my husband is the shiznik peeps. I can't say enough about this man of mine, I so heart him. Plus he got him a big ole envelope with his national crane licenses in it so he be nationally legal. Collecting certs and becoming a man of all oil trades, go baby go.My kids are fixated on the idea that their daddy needs to make a video and try out for Survivor. Because it's our favorite...

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Praise Be 2 God

So we now know exactly why we weren't meant to go hiking out of town today. Instead I have a brand new sink/facet (beautiful) and we spent the entire day today together. And while letting the kids party hardy at Chuckie Cheese, Dave ran into a guy from his crane school. Guy told Dave to go check his mail, the official crane results were in today. Oh dear sweet jesus, my dear husband RAN into the post office.And casually walked back out, keeping eye contact with me in the truck, and couldn't keep a smile off his face. He is now nationally certified in all cranes. Woohoo go baby go.Praise be to...

God Hears Silent and Desperate Prayers

Cause I laid in bed this morning hiding under the covers praying for a storm or something that would waylay Dave's master plan of driving to Houston....dropping Murphy off at doggie daycare then heading north of there for a day of hiking. I was not in the mood. I was hiding under the covers which was apparently an invitation to my kids to jump pile me and then Murphy and Dave joined us. We were all cuddled up and then they drug me out from under the covers and told me to pack up for the hike trip.Until, I mentioned to Dave that the sink was leaking. And because he is a typical guy, he started...

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