playing my sane game

i have a habit of giving people i know nicknames of characters....i told y'all about it here.  I have a new character to add to my list:

al the toy collector from toy story 2....ok so this guy works with me and now i cannot carry on a conversation with him at all without thinking about this guy!  i almost called him al today.

why yes, i am addicted to office supplies!

i love office supplies....like a kid on christmas morning!  i love pens, tape dispensers, post-it notes, oh my word!  and do not even get me started on my love for sharpies.  i have a whole assortment, big fat ones, little skinny ones, every color of the rainbow.  i have them hidden put away.  i will not get them out if anyone is in my office, as they may be so inclined to steal borrow them.

seriously folks, i get the new office supply catalog and it takes me back to my childhood circling all the toys in the sears and roebuck catalog i want for christmas!  my office supply book also has my name written on it with do not remove.  if it were stolen i would seriously inflict bodily harm on whomever took it!


i am the lucky ducky that places all of the office supply orders for my workplace.  so i know that i am not alone in my addiction.

absence from blogging

hello blog world...i know, i know, i know!  i have not blogged in forever!  i have had lots of things going on in my life and it is just not something i can blog about. so i have just stayed away from blogging, because i blog about me.  my life, my kids, my marriage, my family, me!  so when all this chaos has been going on, since i could be open with it, i just stayed away.

i am going to try and blog more...still can't blog about 'it' but i have lots of other things to say and i will!

let me catch you guys up....we had a great christmas and new year.  we actually had some down time where we could just be at home and relax...it was fabulous and just what we needed.  everyone seemed happy with their gifts from santa.  school started back and we are just busy, busy again with work and school.

hope you all had a great christmas and happy new year!

where did november go?

wow... i have neglected my blog for almost an entire month!  november has blown by so quickly.  the month started out with football playoffs.  my son's team made it to the second round and after a long, hard fight we lost.  i was happy that the last game was a home game.  it was bittersweet.  lots of precious memories were made in that stadium over the past 4 years. now on to my thankful list...

things i am thankful for:

• god - our perfect savior 
• my family
• my friends
• living in this country with all of our freedoms
• a job
• a precious church family

i hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving,

a halloweenish hodgepodge

it is a halloweenish hodgepodge...i am linking up with joyce over at from this side of the pond...go on over and check out everyone's answers and link up and answer them for yourself!

1. What gives you goosebumps?
singing certain songs at church...hearing someone tell of a moving event in their lives...

2. Halloween-are you a lover or a hater? Okay, that sounds harsh...Halloween-yay or nay?

eh...could take it or leave it!  i don't like all the really scary costumes.  or the ones that make it look like someone is dead/severely injured.  bluedotprincess is going to be a witch this year, but it is a happy witch costume not a scary one!  while i am talking about halloween, what is up with people decorating their yards/houses?  I mean a pumkin, scarecrow, flowers....yes that is fine, but huge fake spider webs and fake spiders the size of a horse, really?  i just don't understand it.  we have a house close to us that has lights and blow ups...it looks like clark griswald's halloween spectacular!

3. Can you respect someone you do not trust, and can you trust someone you do not respect?

no and no! if i can't trust you then there is no way i will respect you and if i do not respect you there is no way i will/can trust you.  unfortunately lots of politicians fall into this category!

4. Apples or oranges? Yes, you have to choose.

i love them both, but i love apples in the autumn. 

 

5. What is something you wish was in your town? (shop, restaurant, attraction, etc)

ikea, hands down!  i love that place!  it probably is a good thing i do not have one in my town otherwise we would be living under the interstate will all my ikea stuff!

6. What non-food item is in your refrigerator or freezer?

dog medicine is in the refrigerator and cool packs for bluedotteen because he has to ice sometimes after football games/practice.

7. Are you at all superstitious?

yes...i wish i was not but i am.  i am ocd too, so it could be a combo.  

8. Insert your own random thought here.

tomorrow night marks the last regular season home game for my son.  time has went by so fast, i cannot believe that his hs football career is nearing its end.  it looks like we will make it into the playoffs, while i am ready to have our friday nights and weekends free again, i am dreading that last game.  

happy wednesday y'all,

not me monday...

i am linking up with mckmama over at my charming kids to admit my shortcomings show my awesomeness!

i most certainly didn't send bluedotprincess to bed when she was complaining about her finger hurting only to take her to the doctor the next day to discover that her finger was broken.  i mean i am an awesome mom who dotes on her children and would never kiss a boo boo and tell them to go to bed and it would feel better in the morning!

i didn't get in a hurry at work using the giant paper cutter only to grab the blade and not the handle, causing a big cut on my finger.  i am always calculated and never rush...plus i am not accident prone!

i didn't ship bluedotprincess off to her grandmother's so bluedotdad and i could have a date...i love my children and enjoy every minute with them, even if it consists of be quiet, eat your food, be still, etc.

head on over to mckmama's blog and link up too...it is like free therapy!