what a day tuesday

today has been a day and it is only 1/2 over!  the day started with pouring, monsoon rain and wind.  bluedotprincess was not satisfied with any outfit choices i gave her...we settled on a cute little long shirt, that i thought she was pairing up with leggin's.....but she put on leggings which are like thick stockings.  she kept telling me it was long enough until she turned around and her behind was hanging out for everyone to see...much crying and whining and gnashing of teeth until a skirt was added to the outfit.  well we finally got out of the house in pouring rain.

next stop was to the gas station as i was completely on empty.  well the rain, if you call it that when you are  being pelted from every imaginable position.  i swear the concrete was raining up at me.  after pumping just enough gas to get me to work and back, i was drenched.  back home we went for me to change.  now i had already had enough problems finding the first outfit, this was truly not how i had envisioned my morning.

after finally leaving the house for the second time...we get to the main intersection we must encounter that usually will have 3 light cycle changes before i can manage to get through it....guess what the lights were OUT!  people if the lights are not working you are to treat it is a 4-way stop.  undoubtedly the people who travel the roads in alabama do not know this as no one stopped.  i finally got through that intersection and then took an alternative route the rest of the way to school because the bigger intersection had no lights as well...

we made it to school and i dropped bluedotprincess off...now on to my school and the parking lot.  well we must be having some parent event, because there are no parking spaces.  i really should have a designated parking space, i mean in a perfect world i would, right?  well after finally finding a space, forever away.  the bottom falls out again, rain, wind, rain sideways, rain every direction hitting me.  finally make it into the building and begin drying out...

today 3 of our homerooms were given cookie cakes for winning a spirit door decoration contest.  guess who got to go out in the beautiful weather to get the cakes?  me...well made to the store and got the cakes and back into the car without much fanfare...then i arrive back at school.  drop the cakes by the front door and go to park my car.  my umbrella decided it didn't want to be used and got stuck inside the car and then on my steering wheel...soaking me from the water that was left on it...then there was some sharp edge on the umbrella that proceeded to attack me.  i was bleeding and running in the rain with my contrary umbrella that refused to open.

now, i am drying out and have my hand bandaged.  it is my right hand which makes anything almost impossible to accomplish!

here's hoping that you all have had a much better day than me!

on another note, today is my daddy's birthday.  i couldn't be more proud to have him as my daddy...

the iron bowl

today if you live in alabama or are from alabama, it is a very important day...the iron bowl.  the bluedots are alabama fans...roll tide!

we have our alabama gear on and are preparing the feast for the alabama game. 

roll tide roll!

thanksgiving

happy thanksgiving!  i am thankful for so many things, so many that i could not possibly list them all!  this year i am a most thankful for my family.  we may collectively have a few nuts, but that is what makes life so interesting.

For each new morning with its light, 
For rest and shelter of the night, 

For health and food, 

For love and friends, 

For everything Thy goodness sends. 

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) 

thanksgiving hodgepodge

Happy Wednesday blog world!  Today is Wednesday Hodgepodge, Thanksgiving edition over at from this side of the pond.

1. If you had known what they knew then, would you have boarded the Mayflower? hard question...I think yes, I would have boarded the Mayflower.

2. How far have you traveled on a boat and how do you feel about boats in general?  Our family went on a Disney Cruise a few years ago to the Bahama's.  It was great and I would readily do a cruise again.  Now if you mean getting on a boat like the Mayflower, with those amenities, probably not anytime soon!

3. What traditions have you kept, acquired thru marriage, and/or tossed? If you're single what are some of your family's favorite Thanksgiving traditions?  Other than getting together as a family to celebrate Thanksgiving we have no other Thanksgiving traditions.  I appreciate Thanksgiving more each year.  I am truly thankful for the opportunity to break bread and fellowship with my family.

4. What time is dinner and how many will be round your table? And what is the one side dish you cannot do without on Thanksgiving day?  We usually eat right around lunch time noonish.  Thanksgiving is not thanksgiving without the dressing!  Yummo!

5. Have you ever used a fire extinguisher? Do tell....no thank goodness.  Although when bluedotdad and I were newly married, we had this little indoor electric grill.  I decided to cook a pork steak for him for supper...the grease caught on fire and almost burned our apartment kitchen...thank goodness he was there and took care of extinguishing it for me!

6. Tell about a situation that caused you dreadful trepidation and feet dragging, only to realize later it was a true blessing.  A few weeks ago bluedotdad had a dinner party with some of his colleagues.  I hate school/work parties...let me explain.  bluedotdad and I have been married for 18 years and over that time I have been to every Christmas party, dinner party, etc...They are usually so boring and I listen to the same but different conversations and long to leave.  Well, back to a few weeks ago, we had to go to this dinner party, that I was dreading.  We get there and the hostess was so nice and showed me around her house and garden and served the best champagne.  It was the most fun dinner party, I laughed and just enjoyed the moment.  Can't wait to get together with them again!

7. Baked, sweet, mashed, hash browned or french fried...which one's your favorite? My grandmother's candied sweet potatoes are my absolute favorite!

8. Insert your own random thought here.  In reading my twitterstream, I have noticed that if you read the tweets in order it appears that my twitter friends are having a conversation.  Some make sense, some do not and some are hilarious!

There is my hodgepodge....now it is your turn to answer this weeks questions and link up with Joyce at this side of the pond.

gobble, gobble, gobble

in honor of thanksgiving week, let's study our turkey hand signals...

husbands!

sunday's are usually a busy day for the bluedots.  i teach 4 year old bible class on sunday and i feel like i start the day in a rush.  yesterday was no exception for the rush, but with the un-falllike weather that we are having, i had a bit of a struggle to find the right outfit for church.  i want to look nice, but need to be in something i can sit in the floor wearing, have glue smeared on that could easily be cleaned off, etc...

class was fun and i love those little kiddo's!  but in the rush of finishing the crafts, doing snacks and getting them all picked up, i as usual, am late for worship.  so i am rushing to find bluedotdad, only to discover that bluedotdad is sitting 2 rows in front of my parents and bluedotprincess.  it seems that bluedotdad wanted to sit on the aisle and so did my dad so we could not sit together.

i seem to get into my seat just as we are standing for the hymns...so from the rushing and singing, i am hot. i lean over to bluedotdad and say, it's hot in here.  his reply, really?  i don't think so, you must be having a hot flash!  i wanted to smack him up side the head...sometimes my husband can be stupid!

saturday adventures

we spent the day adventuring around the ham...

 railroad park followed by the mcwane center. 

it was so much fun hanging out with the family and bluedotteen's girlfriend. 

i didn't accomplish one thing on my to do list, like shopping for groceries, cleaning house, washing clothes, etc...but i made some precious memories! 

hope you all had a fabulous weekend too!