A little if this and a little of that

Just some random thoughts going threw my head.

I have (for the second time) been asked to take pics down off my Facebook page thingy. I don't get why people care. I mean, if ya don't want people seeing/knowing what you do, don't let someone take a pic. I guess I kinda don't get it because I don't care what folks think really, unless I really care for them but then I'm not ashamed of what all I do. The second person just didn't want her work friends to see them and I get that so I made them to where only my friends could see them instead of friends of friends. I actually didn't even realize friends of friends could see them. I have never looked at someone's pics I didn't know. The first person just didn't like how she looked in the pic (even though she is so beautiful). That one kinda bugged me.

Yesterday I was woke up by one of my dogs jumping on me. One of my outside dogs that would love to eat my cats. All because my neighbor just walked into my house and let them in. I was PISSED!!!! I went down and yelled, told her she was trespassing and to get the hell out of my house. Think she got the point this time? Before when she did it, I was nice about it. Not anymore. No more miss nice neighbor. What the hell is wrong with her? I don't just walk in to anyone's house except my moms and that only after I tell her I am on my way.

Little Man got in to a little fight yesterday. I was proud of him when I found out. He finally stood up to the bully that has been messing with him all year. I just wish Little Man had really kicked his ass. Not trying to promote violence but enough is enough dammit! I have taught my kids that they are not door mats and to not let anyone walk all over them or bully them. They both got in school suspension for three days and neither one was hurt physically. I think the other kid should have got suspended. I guess standing up for yourself is just as bad as bullying someone. My ex said he is going to talk to the principle about it. Been there, done that, obviously didn't help very much.

I'm going to paint a huge room we have. I am doing dark red walls and dark brown floors. What color should I do the ceiling? Gonna go look at paint samples tonight I think. Also, I know dark colors make a room look smaller but this room is HUGE and has a ton of windows so I am not worried about that. I'm excited to finally have something besides white walls everywhere!!!

I had a dream last night that I worked out. Does that count as actually working out? Or is that just my subconscious telling me to get off my ass and actually work out?

Yay!

I have been blogging a little over a year now and I really think the best thing I have gotten from it is some very special friends. Friends who now know me better than most and still love me through all my faults. Friends who don't judge me and are always there for me even though they live states apart.

The other day a really cool chick gave me an award. I love getting these, not because of what the award actually says, but because it means that I have made a friend that thought of me when handing it out.

This is the award Rose gave me. Thank you girl!

Now I gotta tell you 5 things I like to do.

1. I love to go riding backroads with my husband.
2. I love to sit and watch my kids tickle each other.
3. I love to read a good book while snuggled up in my comfy bed.
4. I love hanging out with my parents.
5. And, of course, I love drinking beer. ;)

I am going to give this award to Amanda and Carrin. They are 2 of the best friends I have ever made.

Random randomness

So I have some stuff to say but not enough for a whole post so here is some randomness for ya.

A little back ground. My dads best friend was a school teacher for 30+ years. Over that time, he became good friends with the school nurse that is an RN. He just retired recently after his quadruple bypass. OK, now he has a B-12 deficiency and has to get a shot everyday for 5 days at home. His wife wont do it so you would think he would have his nurse friend do the shots. NOOOOO, he wants my mom to drive over there every morning and do them since Little Man gets shots everyday. He said he wants someone that knows what they are doing. Don't nurses know how to give shots? Thought so. He is just a big whiney butt.

Little Man's step mom is stuck in Germany. She went to see her hubby (my ex hubby) for a 3 day weekend 2 weeks ago and can't get back home. Is it bad that I think this is funny. She flew on a military plane to get there and is now just waiting for one she can get on to get back home. They are hoping she is home by Thursday. This made me giggle to know she is stuck alone in a different country. (Yup, sometimes I am a bitch) Don't worry though, she knows German so she should be fine. And they actually want to take Little Man over there this December. This is not the way to convince me it is a good idea!

This weekend we have a festival going on and the dental community will be there giving fluoride treatments and sealing the kids teeth for free. That is a $170 dollar treatment for free. I will be there with Toot. I had my teeth sealed when I was little and never had a cavity until I was pregnant with Little Man. Definitely worth it.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. I plan on it.

Why blog?

Here is what I want to know. Why do you blog?

Is it just to get things out? Just to converse with others in your situation? To write (to yourself), to write (to others)....

What is it that makes you come back to it everyday and type.

I will tell you why I do (kinda).

When I started, it was totally to connect with people in the same situation as me. As a stay at home mom, I felt VERY alone. I started this hoping to connect with people like me but what I found was so much better. Way better!

Because of this here blog, I got a best friend that lives states apart and is a lot different than me. A lot a like me but also a lot different. Our similarities are so close but our differences are so apart. She is really someone I can see being my friend for many years even though we live so far apart. I can go to her with things I can't go to my mom or Benny with and she can come to me with stuff that she can't with her family. It does suck though when your BFF lives 1000 miles away!

Another great friend I have made is so different than the one above but also alike in ways. We are so alike it's almost scary. Our husbands are almost like twins and so are we (except she doesn't drink beer!). She is always there for me when I need her and I am always there for her. We just really GET each other. I am so blessesd to have 'met' her. One day we will meet IRL.

Two life long best friends just because I was ME.



I can talk to these two chicks about any and every thing. They don't judge me or look down on me. They just understand where I am coming from and accept it and love me for it.

I started this blog to find people like me but what I found was people that are so different and yet so alike that we just clicked. How cool is that?! Two life long friends.

So now the question is, 'Why do I still blog now that I have made two best friends'?

And the answer is "just because!". It's not to make someone laugh or make them like me, but, just because I want to. I don't do it to make money or get the most followers or anything like that. I still blog for the same reason I did when I started. To connect with people in my situation but, I know I wont find friends better than Carrin and Amanda.

How many of you still blog for the same reason as when you started?

It bugs me when I am following a blog and they 'sell out'. What I mean by that is they start saying what people think they should say and do reviews every other day. I am sure they didn't start this to do that. If so, I wouldn't have followed them in the first place. A blog shouldn't be work. It should be whatever you wanted it to be when you started (if you wanted it to be work you shouldn't be reading my blog)..

If you want to 'please everybody', then by all means, try. But, if you want to be real and not a commercial, then stick around because that is what you will find here. And, if that is what you are, I will most likely read yours and keep reading yours.

Dear Carrin, From the Family

Dear Carrin,
Thank you so much for being friends with April and coming down for the weekend. It takes a lot for her to become good enough friends with someone to actually open up our home to them. I had a blast and so did she. The tequila rose was pretty good, huh?! I am glad you got to see what all we do in this little town of ours. Also, sorry about smacking you on the ass. Force of habit!

The man that knows all the backroads,

Benny

Dear Carrin,

Thank you so much for my awesome glasses, purse and make up. I love them so much. Also, thank you for listening to me babble on and on. Can't wait to see you again.

The chick with the rockin sun glasses,

Toot

Dear Carrin,

Thank you so much for my book and markers even though my sister keeps stealing them. I really do love them and got to color a lot with them yesterday. I almost finished the book which is good because I have lost even more lids. Thanks for also playing ball with me. I don't get to do that a lot inside and had a blast! I had fun tickling you in the truck and can't wait to do it again.

The ball throwing boy,

Smiley

Dear Carrin,

Thanks for making the trip down here. I really had a lot of fun. From the time that we picked you up at the airport until we dropped you back off was a blast. Next time you visit, we will get you in the water (if it's warm). My kids loved you and Benny thought you were one cool chick. I really hope you had as much fun as we did and enjoyed our little corner of Texas. Also, Little Man said he wished he had got to meet you and told me to tell you THANK YOU for the awesome helicopter. They put it together last night and it only took 3 hours!!! He has it set up on his dresser now.

The woman who will always be a friend,

April

For more letters, go visit ShortMama and see what everyone else had to say.

What a weekend!!!!

Last weekend was one of the best weekends I have had in a long time. Carrin came down to visit and we had such a blast. It stayed sunny and nice the whole time also so thank you, God. I really appreciated it.

First thing Benny did when we got to the airport was make her a special sign. It said "SHORT YANKEE WOMAN". Everyone at the airport got a kick out of it including Carrin.


Before she arrived, Benny made a trip to the beer store and had decided he was going to get us all drunk that night. He succeeded. We took her riding backroads and showed her what all that entails.

The next day, we headed over to my folks house to go pick up the kids and then head to the river. Right before we left, my dad said that they never go to the lake or river on Labor day weekend because something always goes wrong with the boat. Of course, something then did go wrong with ours after he said that. The battery went dead but luckily Benny's brother was there and towed us back to the boat dock. That did not put a cramp in anything because we still had a good time. At one point, Toot decide to teach Carrin how to talk Texan. Toot informed her it was ARE house, not OUR house. That cracked me up.


The next day, Benny decided to try it again and we headed out to the lake. Everything went smoothly (except when he was hauling ass across the rough water) and we had a good ride. Didn't have time to get her in the water but that's ok. There is always next time.

We had such a good time and I can't wait until we can do it again. The best thing I have gotten out of blogging is the great friends I have made and I know Carrin will be a life long friend.

Dear...

Dear Toot and Smiley,
I understand that watching me clean must be the fun to watch but can you do me one tiny favor? We have company coming tomorrow so if you could just lay off on messing everything up for the next 30 hours, I would be so grateful. It's not that I don't enjoy cleaning up after you, I just have a lot of other stuff to do right now. If you do this for me, I might just go buy you something at the store. But, if that is not good enough, could ya at least pick up your messes yourself?

The woman who is tired of picking up after you,
Mama

Dear God,
If you read the above letter you will see that I have company coming tomorrow. I know you get lots of requests for things but what I want is really just something small. I see in the forecast that it is suppose to rain all weekend (just like it is right now). I had plans to go to the lake this Saturday and would LOVE it if you could just hold off the rain on that day. I'm not asking for all the days to be sunny, just Saturday. We have had tons of rain lately so I don't see where it would hurt anything. If you wont make this happen, I totally understand but it would be nice for Carrin to get to see what all we do down here without the rain.

The woman praying for a little sun,
April

Dear Benny,
Thank you so much for being you. I really love you more than I thought humanly possible. Thank you for running all my errands this week (without bitching) so I could stay home and get the house ready. You really are the best husband I could have asked for.

The woman that loves you with all her heart,
Me

Dear Carrin,
I am so excited for you to come down this weekend. I know you have been so busy and have a lot on your plate so I am glad you can get away from it all to visit me. I am sure even if the kids keep messing up the house and God wont stop the rain, we will still have a blast. As with everything else in my life, we will just play it all by ear and just do whatever comes up. I just hope it doesn't rain so bad that we are stuck at the house. I would love to be able to show you how great Texas is. Also, if you get delayed in Dallas, there is a TGIF close to the gates that fly out to Longview and their cranberry margaritas are awesome. Hope your flights go good.

The woman that is so ready for tomorrow,
April


For more letters go visit Shortmama. It is always funny to read what people have to say to others.

Amazing

I am a Christian but on here and in real life I do not push my beliefs on others. As with a lot of things in my life, my relationship with God is a private one. Not a secret at all, just something between me and Him. That is why I have never talked about it here. Today is a new day though and I have to tell you what happened to a friend of mine Friday night.

I know a few people who have actually heard the word of God straight from the man himself. Benny is one and my mom is another. He has also come to Little Man more than once. When my mom talked to Him, He told her to do things that didn't make sense but because of her faith in him, she listened and it all made sense in the end. It was life changing things that ended up being the best thing in the world for her at the time. A lot of people thought she was crazy but she didn't care. When He tells you to do something, you listen.


Anyway, my dads best friend that was also my biology teacher in high school had a heart attack a week ago Friday. That Sunday he had a quadruple bypass and all went well. He was sent home last Friday. He is 63 and has been a teacher for 30 years. His son came up to help take care of them and they had put a baby monitor in his room so they could hear if Gerald (my dads friend) was having problems.

Let me just say something real quick. Gerald and his wife are not religious. We actually wondered if they even believed in God but it was never brought up. Ok, back to what happened.


God came to Gerald and had a long talk with him. At one point, Gerald's son heard talking on the baby monitor and got up to go check it out. Before he got to his bedroom door, God told him to go back to bed, that He was talking to Gerald and had it all under control. So, he went back to bed.
My parents went over yesterday and Gerald sat them down and told them what God said.
God told him to retire from teaching. That it was time for him to do something else in life. God wants him to start talking to the youth of America about Him. God outlined the whole plan for him and told him exactly how to do it. God even told him what to call this mission. Youth of America.

Gerald told my parents that he was saved Friday night and that this would be the new path in his life. He has already talked to a local preacher about getting it started. Isn't that AMAZING!
Gerald was a little worried that my parents would think he was crazy. They explained that they totally understood and my mom told him about the times God talked to her and to Little Man. Gerald then said that he has always felt some presence around Little Man and that he now KNOWS that Little Man is destined for greatness and that God gave him to me at such a young age (16) and that I didn't abort him for a great reason. A lot of people have said that about my Little Man.


After Gerald told the preacher what happened, he told his church about it Sunday morning and two teens gave their life to the Lord that morning. His mission is already starting.

I am not asking you to believe anything I am saying, I just wanted to share with you the amazing thing that has happened to a dear friend of mine.

Best Blogging Friend Ever!

Carrin, you ROCK! Drunk ass! Hehe!

That's all I got to say about that!

I'm back

So that was a fun week and a half we just had. Lots of laughs. Now, we are all back to real life dealing with real life stuff.

In the last 3 days, I have gotten some pretty bad news. Nothing that really effects me personally, but people I love.

Found out Saturday that my brother and his wife split up for good. They have been together since I was 2 years old. They also have a 13 year old daughter that is being drug through this all and I feel so bad for all of them but especially her. This is going to be one nasty mess before it's all over. I can already tell. I wish parents would just always think about what is best for the children instead of how they can hurt each other the most. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't think like that. Glad I did and do.

Then, this morning, I found out that my dad's best friend's wife has to have surgery on her throat that will cause her to never talk again. Without the surgery, she would die. I can't even imaging what it would be like to know I only had a certain amount of days left to talk for the rest of my life. I just pray the surgery goes good.

So, after a fun filled week and then a very emotional two days, I am freaking exhausted! If ya would, say a little prayer for these people. They need it.

Thank you

It's Thursday and that means its MamaKat time. I haven't done this in a while. Heck, I can't even remember the last time I did this but I saw the prompt this morning and really wanted to do the first one.

It is to describe something someone has done to make you feel special.

If you haven't noticed, I have had a weird/bad week. The things that happened to me that caused me to write the post yesterday were more weird than anything. But ya, it kinda pissed me off. The yesterday afternoon, I had to have a tooth pulled and that was bad. The root of my tooth was hooked and the dentist had to use great force to get it out. The whole right side of my mouth and face are bruised, swollen and is in a lot of pain. I have had my wisdom teeth pulled and it was nothing compared to this. Last night, the pain meds were not even helping. I'm doing better this morning but it still hurts pretty bad.

Anyway, a few people did little things that made me feel special yesterday. And you know what? They are all bloggers. I am so glad that I started blogging because I have gotten to know some really great people.

The first one was Sage. He defended me when he didn't have to. For someone I don't technically know to stand up for me means a lot. Just like so many of you did last week on this post. I have noticed that people I have become friend with on here will take up for me, no questions asked, a lot more than people I know in real life. I don't know if that says something about yall, the people I know in real life, or both. Either way, made me feel special. Thank you once again Sage and everyone from last week.

Second person was Carrin. She knew I had my dentist appt. yesterday and about 30 minutes after I left the dentist, I got a text from her asking how it went and how I was. That meant a lot because it shows me that she cares. Especially since she has a whole bunch of shit on her plate right now. Not that I had any doubt but once again, it's the little things that sometimes mean the most. Thank you girl, you really are the best.

The third person was Amanda. She didn't know about the dentist appt but she did read my post yesterday. Last night I got online right before I went to bed and I had an e-mail from her saying "I hope the rest of your day went better for you!". Of course it didn't and I told her what happened. She then sent me an e-mail saying "I wish you luck, a prayer and a few beers!" For someone I have never met to think enough about me to send me an e-mail like those is awesome. Thank you Amanda, I am so glad we have gotten to know each other.

Then I got C. Even when she is not blogging, she will send me e-mails just to see how me and the family are doing. Thank you my little Hawaiian Mama. It means the world to me that you actually care.

I think I am pretty damn blessed to have gotten to know you all. I wish more people would realize that you don't have to put out a huge effort to make someone feel special. The little things mean just as much, if not more. Just letting someone know you are thinking of them and care about them can turn a bad day/week into a great one.

Thank you again to each and everyone of you. More of you have done things to make me feel special but these 4 just really stood out in my head (which is a little groggy now because of the pain meds and lack of sleep). I hope everyone has a great day.

The best trip

Well, I'm back. Kinda. I am with Benny down at the camper. In the last 3 nights, I have slept in 3 different states.

Anyway, on to the good stuff. I went and spent the weekend with Carrin and we had such a blast. Almost didn't make it because of the storms in Dallas, TX but American Airlines came through and got me there.

First thing I noticed, she is shorter than me!!! This never happens(I'm only 5ft tall). I was so excited to finally be there and to start the fun.

Then, I leave my phone on top of the car and it goes flying across the street. So what does she do? She stops in the middle of the road so I can run and get it. This was a busy road. Well, busy for me. Anyway, phone was fine.

Then we spent the night hanging out, drinkin a few beers, and talking until 2:30 in the morning. Time sure flies when you are having fun.

Saturday we went to the zoo and saw a little of this going on.

Who would have thought bears liked an audience!

Then that night we went out to eat where a shrimp got thrown down my shirt. Her sister joined us and was really cool too.

Then off to the casino where I walked out $80 ahead!!! It was so nice having someone that knew everything there is to know about gambling in a casino standing right next to ya tellin ya what to do. I think we got home about 4am.

Sunday was the day I had to fly back home. Got a HUGE unpleasant surprise on my second flight. I'll tell ya about that tomorrow.

It was such a great trip and I can't wait until we get to hang out again. Next time she is going to have to come to Texas and see what it's all about.

Thank you Carrin for such a great time. I truly had a blast. You are now the coolest chick I know and a really great friend. Can't wait to see ya again.

What a bad day!

Man, yesterday sucked! Quick run down.

• Wrecked my car
• Sliced my foot open and bled threw a couple of bandaids (not from the wreck, from a piece of glass in my floor).
• Benny was a sitting duck in a camper while 2 tornado's were around/heading right towards him.

I know it could have been worse. I actually was pretty lucky. The car I hit was a big piece of shit and you couldn't tell if I did any damage and what happened to my car will buff right out. The guy actually said to me "You would have to drive something a lot bigger to hurt this piece of shit." It was 100 % my fault and he was really cool about it. I'm sure it didn't hurt that I was bawling my eyes out. That is the very first time I have ever had any kind of contact with another car (with me driving). When I was 17 I side swiped a bridge. We were all OK (except my neck is killing me) and we went on our way. Thank goodness I didn't hit a bitch in a Lexus. Now that would have sucked!

My foot will heal. It's right on the ball of my foot so it hurts like a bitch when I walk. I will live though.

Benny is OK. Was really scary there for a minute but all is well.

BUT, I have awesome news.

Benny gets to come home for the weekend. Actually, he will be home tonight!!! YEA!!! Last one for over a month though.

Also, remember when I said last week I was making plans. Well, I am going to spend a weekend with Carrin in 3 1/2 weeks!!! I can't wait. I know we are going to have a blast!!! A whole weekend with no kids. WOW! I don't think I have had one of those in almost 5 years!

Hey everybody

I am stealing this meme from Carrin who stole it from Carty Party Of Three. I have had a week full of strep throat(me), stomach virus's(kids), and kidney stones(Benny). Needless to say, week from hell and you don't want the details. Trust me. Anyway, I will (I'M SO EXCITED!) be making a trip soon but I want to wait until all the details are ironed out before I tell ya. Don't ya hate it when people do that?! Anyway, since I don't want to tell you about the nastiness of this weekend or the details of my upcoming trip too soon, I'm doing this little meme. Enjoy.

1. What is in the back of your car right now? I have a pathfinder and in the back-n-the-back is 2 blankets and 2 pillows.

2. When was the last time you threw up? Thursday. I got choked on some food and threw up. Aren't you glad that was a question?!

3. What's your favorite curse word? The one I say most is SHIT!

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today? Benny, Carrin and Mom.

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Wishing I was still asleep. I was also feeding geese in Arkansas where we went camping.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Looking up the cost of flights. BTW, April 17th-19th is the cheapest I found! Hint hint!

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now? Hopefully sleeping.

8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Yes. Once where the women strip and a bunch where the men strip.

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? Night night, I love you sweety (to Toot).

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? Chocolate with peanut butter (this was Carrins answer). I gotta tell ya that I use to work at Baskin Robbins and I hated it when people ordered that shit. It is the hardest ice cream to scoop. Anyway, my favorite is either cookies-n-cream or mint chocolate chip.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Busch Light!

12. What are you wearing right now? A purple Mossy Oak wife beater and blue cammo fuzzy pj pants. They don't match for shit but they are sooooo comfy!

13. What was the last thing you ate? Beacon

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? Ummmm, I don't think so. Oh wait, I just remembered something. Pink titty socks (what Benny calls them). That means socks that have the breast cancer ribbon on them.

15. When was the last time you ran? Ummm, I guess today when I was chasing the kids but I'm pretty sure I was actually just jogging. Does that count? Hell, screw it, it does to me.

16. What's the last sporting event you watched? The Superbowl. That's what Carrin said but I'm pretty sure that's the last one I watched too.

17. Is your TV on? Yes. It ALWAYS is. Even if we are not home (don't want the cats and dog to get bored). Right now, The Little Mermaid is on.

18. Who is the last person you emailed? Carrin

19. Ever go camping? Ya, we went this past weekend.

20. Do you have a tan? I was told I did the other day but I don't see it. I don't ever get a fake tan. By the second weekend of summer I will have a pretty nice tan though. Don't bitch at me about skin cancer. I know all the dangers of our all powerful sun.

21. Do you miss someone? Sure, who doesn't.

22. Favorite Holiday? Gonna have to go with Carrin on this one. Thanksgiving - No gifts to buy and all the food you can eat! My mom makes the BEST Thanksgiving meal and pecan pie. That is the only day she makes pie and it is the only chocolate, pecan, and pumpkin pie I eat ever!

23. If you had to eat the same meal everyday for the rest of your life, what would it be? Taco Bell!

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? Only if I got it from a restaurant. BTW, it's not a soda, it's a coke. Even if it's a Dr. Pepper.

25. What did your last IM say? The only time I IM'd was when my phone messed up a couple of months ago and I don't remember what it said but it was to my mom.

26. Are you some one's best friend? YUP

27. What are you doing tomorrow? I gotta go buy dog food (somebody please remind me) and keep Smiley on track on this whole using the potty thing.

28. Where is your mom right now? I guessing asleep but by the time you are reading this, I bet she is at work.

29. Look to your left, what do you see? Toot sleeping on the couch right next to our bed.

30. What color is your watch? I don't wear one but when I did it was silver and gold.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia? Koala bears. My mom loves them. Oh, and Crocodile Dundee.

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? Use to but not any more. I just can't imagine volunteering for surgery. That shit hurts!

33. What is your birthstone? Diamond

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Drive thru every time!

35.How many kids do you want? 3 is plenty! You can watch them ANY time you want!

36. Do you have a dog? 3

37. Last person you talked to on the phone? My mom.

38. Have you met anyone famous? The comedian, Gallagher.

39. Any plans today? I think I already answered that. It said tomorrow but technically today is tomorrow because I haven't gone to sleep yet and it's already tomorrow.

40. How many states have you lived in? 1 and only 1 and I don't plan on that ever changing but ya never know.

41. Ever go to college? Yup. TCC baby!

42. Where are you right now? In bed.

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? My cats. I know they know the difference between a litter box and a pile of dirty clothes dammit!

44. Last song listened to? Real Good Man By Tim McGraw. At least that is the last one I remember on the radio.

46. Are you allergic to anything? Benadryl! Which Benny bought me the other day when my allergies were kicking my ass. Thanks Babe!

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? Right now my boots. In the spring/summer/fall my flip flops.

48. Are you jealous of anyone? Not right now.

49. Is anyone jealous of you? I have know idea.

50. Where is your idea of a dream vacation? I don't know. I would love to vacation on some beautiful island but I really want to go to Ireland.

51. What time is it? 1:23am

52. Do any of your friends have children? Yup.

53. Do you eat healthy? Not usually.

54. What do you usually do during the day? Be a mom and blog.

55. Do you hate anyone right now? I don't hate. It's so not worth it.

56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? Never. I always say "Hey".

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 28

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? About a million times. I grew up in Ft. Worth.

60. How did you get one of your scars? I had a lump removed out of my left booby when I was 19 years old.


I have no idea what #45 and #57 were because they were not on Carrins or Carty Party of three so don't think it's that I can't count, someone else can't.

Writing assignment and me being a dumbass and a giveaway

Yep, Mama Kat time. I chose prompt number 5.) What made your childhood bearable? Write about it.

Um, I had a wonderful childhood so I guess my parents made it bearable. Without them it would have sucked. My brothers also played a big part in it. They were always really cool to me.

OK, I'm done.

Now I gotta tell you about being a dumbass yesterday. I couldn't wait until tomorrow to tell yall.

I had my first real life contact with a blogger. Yep, sure did. Not just e-mail and texting but real talking! She is someone that if I never posted again, I know we would still be friends. Hope to do face to face one day but there is still snow at her house so we gotta wait until summer. I don't do cold.

Anyway, I have imagined what it would be like to talk to someone from this here bloggyland and what my first words might be. What I said first was NOT what I had imagined me saying. Call it being excited, call it being nervous, but I call it being a dumbass!

I'll tell you all about it tomorrow.


HA! Just kidding!

I saw her name on my phone and took a deep breath. Show time!

Me: Hello
Carrin: Is this April?
Me: Yep
Carrin: It's good to talk to you finally (I'm guessing she said this because I only heard one thing, her accent)
Me: GOD you sound like a Yankee!
Me: (In my head) SHIT!

Then the laughter started from both of us as I'm saying sorry.

I'm still laughing from me saying that. It's just that, I live in Texas. I have a thick Texan accent. I NEVER talk to anyone that lives farther north than the Red River. And her accent (yes Carrin, you do have one) sounded just like an old friend of mine from up north that we use to rag on.

After that we had a good talk. And by that I mean, I jabbered on and on while she listened.

Now she knows why I have a blog.

Loved our conversation girl and I'm sure the next one will be better. Maybe I can keep my foot out of my mouth!

Now for more important matters. Over at Yaya Stuff she is doing a giveaway. I think it is for the best cause. She is raising money to help her and Josh adopt a child that they deserve so much. So, head on over and enter.