tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85259295975370438022024-02-07T16:05:21.354-07:00Thoughts from the wife of a "wind farmer"...Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-6375377761430765172018-01-17T11:30:00.001-07:002018-01-17T11:30:58.212-07:00O'ahu Adventures Day 12: Our last day.Alas, our vacation had finally reached it's ending. Boo! I spent the morning finishing up our packing. We then went down to the drink machine one last time to get an iced tea and to return Parker's bracelet to the Aunty's Beach House Kids Club. Sadly, I had totally forgot that we were supposed to keep the receipt that we got when we made our deposit for the bracelet that they use to check kids in, so Parker got to take his home. He seemed pretty excited about it (although he hasn't wore it once since we've been back home!) Greg and I<strike> made ourselves feel better</strike> joked by saying that probably half the parents forget to bring the stupid receipt back and that it's all just another way that the resort can gouge their guests for more money!<br />
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Afterward's we stopped by the towel rental cabana so that Parker could get his last and final arm band. Granted, we had no plans to go swimming that day, and the arm bands are mainly just so the employees know who is allowed in the pools or not. He had been collecting them each day, with the exception of maybe skipping a day or two. He was quite proud of his arm bands, meanwhile, I just knew that when we were out in public that they absolutely made us look like tourists. I never really worry that taking pictures while out and about will make me look like a tourist, especially in this world of social media that we live in. But, I am always paranoid while on vacation that if I look like a tourist, that then I'm an easy target for something (like theft or a mugging). Luckily, I never really felt unsafe in Hawaii!<br />
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We finally checked out of the resort and made our way towards our last Hawaiian activity: exploring Pearl Harbor. We only had a few hours before we knew we needed to be at the airport, so we chose to only visit and tour the U.S.S. Missouri, otherwise known as the Mighty Mo. The Mighty Mo is a battleship that is now retired and used as a tourist destination. While at Pearl Harbor one can also visit and tour a submarine (The U.S.S. Bowfin, I think is the name), the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial and an airplane museum. Each activity costs admission, but the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial is free to go to. We were advised that we would probably enjoy touring the Mighty Mo the most and since we were concerned about the possibility of missing our flight, we took the advice and did not visit the memorial (we could see it from The Mighty Mo though). While aboard The Mighty Mo we went on a brief tour with a tour guide and after he was finished we were free to roam the ship. It was so cool to see! I especially liked the inside, which was basically like it's own city. I usually pride myself with having a super good sense of direction, but once we were actually inside the boat, it was very easy to wonder if the sailors ever got confused about where to go! Thankfully there were arrows leading visitors, or we probably would have made a few circles!!! I was amazed by all the kitchens and Parker was surprised to see how little the bunks were. There was even a post office inside!!!<br />
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One has to take a bus from the Pearl Harbor visitors center over to Ford Island to tour The Mighty Mo. On the bus ride back, Parker excitedly said, "Look Mom! A rainbow!!". Earlier that day (and for probably several days before that) I began complaining about not seeing very many rainbows. Do you ever just totally build something up in your head? I do it ALL THE TIME! So, in my mind, I just expected Hawaii to have a ton of rainbows! On our way over to Ford Island it had begun pouring down rain and the sky was dark gray. I began grumbling that I would definitely not be seeing any rainbows on my last day in Hawaii. My wise little boy had a profound response to that though. He said (in a cocky seven-year-old way), "Well, Mom, how often have you seen three rainbows within twelve days? HUH???!!!) Touche, son, touche! Needless to say, he was more excited about getting to point the rainbow out to me than for the actual rainbow itself! And yes, I was very pleased to get to see one last and final Hawaiian rainbow (even though it was only a small portion of a rainbow. But hey, beggars can't be choosers, right?).<br />
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We got back in our car around 3:30. Our plane didn't leave until 6:45, but we didn't want to chance missing it, so off to the air port to return our rental car we went. Earlier that morning I had a slight panic about something. I had purposely taken a Ziploc bag with us to Waikiki Beach so that I could put sand in it. I have seen so many cute travel souvenir crafts that use the sand from beaches that one visits. My sister and her family's flight left way earlier that day and she had texted me and said that all of our bags would have to go through an agricultural inspection. This made me panic about the sand, shells, rocks and coral that we had collected during our trip. After doing a quick google search I finally decided that it would be best to not bring the sand. I was so sad! I was still going to take a chance on the shells and rocks, and I put a few pinches of sand in the Ziploc bag that contained these items. Low and behold, once we did reach the agricultural inspection at the airport, they had a big sign that had a list of all the items that one CAN take with them, after it goes through the agricultural inspection (which works just like the carry-on inspection, it's like a big X-ray machine) and guess what one of the items was: sand from a beach. Ugh!!!! So, if anyone plans on visiting Waikiki or the North Shore any time soon, can you bring me back just a little bit of sand? Please!<br />
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Speaking of sand, the sand on O'ahu has huge granules! They seemed to be slightly larger than table salt. I am obviously spoiled by the sugar sand that is on my beloved Lake Texoma beaches. It feels really gritty on your bare feet.<br />
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We had arrived at the airport with enough time to enjoy an over-priced meal at a restaurant to kill time before our flight. We arrived at our gate and within less than two minutes we were on the airplane that would take us back home. We purposely booked a one-way evening flight back to DFW with hopes of sleeping the entire way. No can do. I was surprised to see that at least 95% of the passengers were awake the whole time. I will say that I was very impressed with all of our flights with American Airlines. I hadn't been on a plane in a few years, but we each had our own TV with literally tons of movies or TV shows or games to play, all for free!!!! So that was pretty cool. We had a safe and un-eventful flight (Thank God!) back to Dallas. Once we landed though we were exhausted!!! We had planned on going back home to Little Axe, but our tired minds and bodies told us to go to our lake house, which was closer, instead. We called one of our awesome neighbor friends and he went over and turned our heat on for us. We arrived there around 9:00 in the morning and then we all went back to bed until around noon. It took us several days to get over being jet lagged, but I would say it was totally worth it!!! We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the island of O'ahu and are so thankful that my sister and brother-in-law invited us and provided us with free lodging at Aulani! Ma halo!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: x-large;">Aloha!</span></i></span>Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-1927179422705190802014-06-12T07:43:00.000-07:002014-06-12T07:43:31.218-07:00It's been awhile....So.....life has been so crazy that it's been awhile since my last post. Like, over a year type of awhile! Let's not dwell on that! In the past year I've been getting in touch with my crafty and creative side. Thank goodness for pinterest! Here is a little something I painted yesterday. <br />
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A friend of mine sent me a similar flag painted pallet that she saw on pinterest. Since I live at the lake I have been making and buying coastal decor. I love this twist on the American flag! The pin my friend sent me had only one starfish, but that resembled the Texas flag a little bit and since I live in Oklahoma I couldn't chance that! <br />
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Stay tuned, I hope to start posting more of my fun projects!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-46592001870319563752013-03-23T08:03:00.000-07:002013-03-23T08:03:10.177-07:00Projects with ParkerIf you'll remember, one of my goals for this year is to do a fun monthly project with Parker. So far, I've managed to keep this up! In February I was inspired by a picture I saw on Pinterest. I had visions of making one for us, as well as the four grandparents. However, three failed attempts before we finally made this one, I said, "Forget it!" However, I <em>love </em>the end result (pun intended), so much that it is still hanging on the inside of my front door.<br />
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This month as I was loading up on Easter basket goodies at The Dollar Tree (my new fave store...everything really is only a dollar!) I spied this little Easter door hanger kit. I knew Parker would have fun with it! The only downfall is that the foam wasn't peel and stick, so I had to get the glue out. Which meant Parker wanted to hold the glue most of the time, but this mommy is a little bit of a control freak and doesn't really like messes, so I won most of those battles! ;) Overall, Parker had a lot of fun, which is all that really matters!<br />
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Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-9056573091944358322013-02-11T10:44:00.001-07:002013-02-11T10:49:05.038-07:00Parker's PrayerRight around Christmas time I began teaching Parker how to say his bedtime prayers. I know that there are several pre-existing written prayers that I can probably teach him, but since I was raised Catholic, the only prayers I ever really knew were the ones you recite. I had a very hard time when I grew up learning how and feeling comfortable about just praying. So, I'm choosing to "teach" Parker about prayer without the use of those types of prayers (not that there's anything wrong with them). <br />
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The very first time we prayed, I asked him what he wanted to pray about and his response was, "Candy". So, that night, we prayed about candy. And by we, I mean I prayed out loud while he listened. I showed Parker how to put his hands together and when I was finished praying I told him to say, "Amen!". The next night I asked him what he wanted to pray about and his response was, "Candy". So, yet again, I prayed about candy! After a few nights, I suggested that we pray for something other than candy. He thought this over and said, " Candy Canes". That night, rather than praying about candy in general, I thanked God for candy canes.<br />
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About a week later one of my best friends was able to adopt her foster daughter (Hopefully a blog post about this will come soon!)! That night I suggested to Parker that we pray for her and her mom. That was the first time we prayed for actual people. After that, it was game on! I would ask Parker who or what he wanted to pray for and he would say someones name. He has pretty much quit praying about things, which is fine. I try to make this more about what Parker wants to pray for. His prayer list typically includes: Parker, mommy, daddy, Shady, Grams, Braxton, Shannon, Randy, Misty, or Tori. <br />
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After Parker tells me who or what he wants to pray for, we will put our hands together and I pray out loud for those people or things. When I am finished I say, "Amen!" and then Parker says, "Amen!"<br />
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A few nights ago, after he told me who he wanted to pray for, I said, "OK, Parker, you can pray. I will let you say it." This is what Parker's first out-loud prayer was:<br />
"Thank you for this day, God. Bless Parker, Shady, Daddy, Parker, Mommy, Shady, Parker, and Daddy. Amen!"<br />
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It pretty much melted my heart.<br />
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Last night I asked him what he wanted to pray about and I got the usual response. After he told me he wanted to pray for mommy, daddy, and Parker, I said, "OK, you do it." This is the second out-loud prayer Parker said:<br />
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"Thank you God for Mickey Mouse, (as soon as he said this, I'm pretty sure I snorted with laughter because it was so unexpected), Jesus, hair brushes, comb (at this point I am shaking with laughter and covering my mouth so he doesn't hear me and stop), Shady, and the Grammys (can you guess what we had just been watching?). Amen!" I quickly composed myself and said, "Good job Parker! God loves to hear you pray!"<br />
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It absolutely topped the charts of the cutest thing I have ever heard him say and I can't wait to hear what he prays about tonight! Has any one published a book about adorable things children say while praying? Hmmm....Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-61925691645440004762013-01-24T12:29:00.001-07:002013-01-24T12:29:16.525-07:00Cotton Ball BashingAlthough I did so horrible with achieving my 2012 goals, I feel like I have hit the ground running for <a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-goals.html" target="_blank">2013</a>! I've already worked out three times in the past six days, I have gone through half of my filing cabinet and burned all kinds of paper-work (tax forms from 1996? Really?!), and, best of all, I did a fun craft project with Parker on Monday!<br />
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I had pinned something called "Cotton Ball Bashing" a long time ago, and while browsing through my "Playing With Parker" board the other day for some pinspiration (get it? Ha, ha!), I saw it and figured we would give it a try.<br />
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If you want to do some cotton ball bashing for yourself, it's pretty simple:<br />
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I asked Parker if he wanted the cotton balls to be a color and his answer was, "Orange!" That is his favorite color so I was not surprised.<br />
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Apparently my son takes after me in the I-don't-like-to-get-my-hands-dirty department. About half way through he began complaining that his hands were dirty and I had to coat the last few cotton balls myself. Oh well! After I had all of the cotton balls coated and on the baking sheets, I baked them in the oven. </div>
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After I took them out of the oven I let them cool for a few minutes.</div>
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Now, this is where the fun part really begins!</div>
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At least, that's what I thought. I had expected the cotton balls to kind of shatter. They did not. Instead, they sort of bounced back into their shape. (Wouldn't they do that even if we hadn't done anything to them?) At first I was letting Parker bash them on the pan, then I decided to see if they would be more fun to bash if I took them off. Warning: Do not try to use a spatula. Just tear them off with your fingers. It's easier! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And....they don't do anything!</td></tr>
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While I considered the project to be some what of a bust, it did keep Parker entertained for about three minutes. Then, he was over it and I had weird looking orange balls all over my kitchen island. While he was napping I threw them away. When Parker woke up, he came into the kitchen, looked around, and said, "Mom, where are my meatballs?" That explains why he tried to eat one of them...</div>
Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-12928818167313086722013-01-23T09:38:00.002-07:002013-01-23T09:38:45.517-07:00Oh, How Pinteresting!Since it's Wednesday, I thought I'd link up for:<br />
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Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-35429858735487625412013-01-18T11:03:00.001-07:002013-01-18T11:21:33.046-07:002013 Goals!Here's my shiny-new goals for 2013! <br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do a fun
craft with Parker every month.</strong> I'm not much of a "crafter" but there are so many fun toddler crafts I see on pinterest. Parker is a very hands-on type of kid (as I'm sure most are), so I know he would really enjoy doing a neat project every month. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Take a daily multi-vitamin.</strong> This really shouldn't have to be a goal, but I have a bottle of Vitamin Code vitamins in my pantry that expired in November. That's how long I've had them. I'm horrible at remembering to take vitamins, but considering the fact that I'm a mommy, I really should try to take better care of myself.</span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Wear a bikini this summer</strong>. Don't get me wrong; I've wore a bikini every summer ever since my parents finally allowed me to do so. Even while I was pregnant (because being pregnant doesn't equal being fat)! However, I wore a bikini last summer, and really, someone should have stopped me. Holy cow! Literally! So, while I'm not technically saying I'm going to "diet" I do have several plans to help bring my weight down before I hit my all-time high, which, sadly, I'm very close to hitting. How will I do this?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A. Do not eat seconds. (This was so hard to do last night when I made meatloaf and broccoli, cheese and rice casserole).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">B. Do not finish Parker's meal. (This was so hard to do when he was sick and didn't eat all of his home made lasagna).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">C. Do not drink soda. I was in denial by telling myself that I only drink one or two Coke's at home. However, every time we go out to eat (and if you read my last blog post, you can tell we tend to eat out a lot), I order a soda. No more! I am now the queen of water or iced tea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">D. Work out on my wii. ( I haven't done much of this, but I LOVE doing the Just Dance game and last weekend I bought a Jillian Michaels cardio workout. )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">E. Have a friendly little weight loss competition with Greg. (We started keeping track and weighing in right after Christmas...which was dumb considering we always have a big NYE party and then a week later we were going on vacation) However, I'm proud to say that today is weigh-in day and I'm already down 4 pounds! Woot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">F. Eat more fruit. (Yesterday the box of brownie mix in my pantry was practically screaming my name. I ignored it and ate a kiwi instead. Small victories, people!)</span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Paint all the doors in my house and bunk house. </strong>Sometimes when you do so much remodeling you tend to just say, "eh...screw it!" when it comes to detail items. But, it's been a year now, and there are several doors in my house that need a coat (probably two) of paint: my master bedroom door, Greg's closet door, our back door, and if we install a new door for our hall bathroom, that will need to be painted as well. Also, there are three doors in our bunk house, none of which have been painted. </span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Plant sod in my court yard. </strong> Last spring we rocked most of our front yard, but made a "court yard" in the middle with rail road ties. The idea was to sod it, but we never did, so instead it's a big octagon of weeds and dirt. It's pretty ugly. I'm ready to have a nice pretty patch of green!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Read a piece of classic American literature. </strong>Don't ask me why, but I just want too. And, if I don't accomplish this measly little goal, then someone needs to slap me. Why? Because while at a library book sale a few months ago I bought two classics: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. I read The Catcher in the Rye in high school, and while I remember enjoying it (mainly because it had a lot of curse words, which made me feel like a little bit of a rebel), I don't remember any of the plot.</span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Go on a Valentine’s date with my husband. </strong> *ahem* Since VD (the term we lovingly referred to Valentine's Day as when I worked at a florist) is on a Thursday, I would even settle for a day-after date instead. Anyone want to baby sit? Mom?</span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Re-decorate Parker’s room.</strong> Now that Parker is approaching three, I want to give him a proper little boy room. His nursery has a star theme, and now I'm going to upgrade it to a rock-star theme! I'm so excited! In fact, today I even bought some pictures for the walls! I have visions in my mind of re-doing his entire room on his birthday while he is at day care, so he has a surprise. We'll see what happens!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Refurbish our living room furniture. </strong> Our coffee table and two end tables are all pieces of furniture Greg had when I met him. For several years now we have wanted to refurbish them. However, now that we are trying to make our house look like a beach house, the idea I had pictured for them has changed. I'd like to paint the two end tables an antique white and then on the drawer and doors, paint a crackle paint with turquoise blue showing in the cracks. Then, I'd like to paint the coffee table turquoise and distress it. </span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Clean out my file cabinet.</strong> This is a task that probably needed to be done a few years ago, but it's one of those "out of sight; out of mind" type of things. However, with both me and Greg being self-employed, with another business on the horizon (opps, did I just say that?), I think it's time to be a lot more organized, and we need extra filing space!</span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Organize my kitchen pantry.</strong> It's a little embarrassing right now. I'm hoping to get some pinspiration real soon!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">12.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Become a public notary. </strong>Not only will it be another service I can provide as a Realtor, there are other ways I could use being a notary to make some additional income. I've toyed with this idea for a few years now and think now is as good a time as ever to become one!</span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Make a scarf.</strong> Years ago my sister went to some foreign country and bought me some fabric that is a burberry knock off, so I could make a scarf. However, the scarf has never been made. I think its been long enough (I can almost see my sister nodding her head!).</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">14.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Make a facebook page for Texoma Remodeling. </strong> I've been trying (and usually failing) to take before and after pictures of different projects that TR has done. Now it's time I put those pictures to use! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">15.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Clean my car out at least once a month. </strong> Being a responsible 31 year old woman, I really shouldn't have a car that is always so cluttered. So, this is my attempt at change (my husband is cheering!).</span></div>
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</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Have family photos taken by Art and Soul
Photography. </strong> I have several amazing talented friends who are photographers. But there is just something about <a href="http://www.angelporchphotography.com/blog/" target="_blank">Art and Soul Photography</a> that I absolutely love, and I have followed her blog for about three or four years now! I think it's simply that the pictures are always so vibrant and colorful! I would be proud to hang a family photo on my wall and say it was taken by the amazing Angel Porch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>17. Yell at Parker less. </strong> I know what you're thinking; HUH? Before becoming a mom I knew a mom who constantly yelled at her kids. I always thought, "I am not going to sound like her when I have a kid". Now, guess who I sound like? I feel like since becoming a parent I have lost all patience. I need to remind myself that the first time I say, "No", I don't have to scream it. I know that a "no" that is spoken, can still be effective. I also need to remind myself that I didn't like being yelled at when I was younger, and yelling needs to be reserved for when it's really important or life threatening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>18. Go to a play.</strong> I have really been having the itch lately to be on stage. But, since I know that's not going to happen any time soon, this would be the next best thing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>19. You know.</strong> And although I hate to admit it, this sucker is going to stay on the list every single year until it's done! I will not give up!</span></div>
Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-47268502175713790932013-01-15T09:54:00.001-07:002013-01-15T09:54:40.659-07:002012 Year in Review<span style="font-size: medium;">I know all three of my readers are on the edge of their seats to hear how my 2012 goals panned out...right? Well, do not fret, I'm finally posting how<strike> horrible</strike> I did...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">(To read my explanations as to why I wanted to achieve these goals, click <a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-goals.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><em>1. Give my blog a makeover. </em>Well, if you've been reading this blog for the past year, you are well aware that with the exception of some added bucket list items, things pretty much look the same around here. One day I did spend about an hour trying to change things up a bit, but it has been so long since I've done anything to the layout that instead I got a headache and said, "forget it"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>2. Drink more water. </em>I do think that I am drinking much more water than I was a year ago. Case in point: I'm at the office, it's 2:50 P.M. and I just finished the last swing of water from my 24 oz. bottle. That's good, right?!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Read 10 books</span>. </em>Well.....this one is kind of iffy. I did read ten books, but I believe I specifically wrote in my explanatory statement that I needed to read ten books that were on my bookshelf. Here's the list of books I read in 2012:</span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">* Snow Angels…Fern Michaels<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Fairy Tale Weddings …Debbie Macomber<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Hotel Vendome…Danielle Steel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Southern Lights…Danielle Steel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">*The Ghost…Danielle Steel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">50 Shades of Gray….E.L. James<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">50 Shades Darker…E.L. James<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">50 Shades Free….E.L. James<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Heaven is for Real….Todd Burpo<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Water for Elephants….Sara Gruen<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Help…Kathryn Stockett<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Leap of Faith…Danielle Steel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">*L.A. Candy…Lauren Conrad<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">*The Little Prince…Antoine De Saint-Exupery</span></span></div>
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* Books that were on my bookshelf.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>4. Get caught up on Parker's baby book. </em>I am ashamed to say I haven't even cracked the thing open. Epic fail!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">5. Have a tan.</span> </em>Score! I totally did this this year, tan lines and all! Granted, now they are almost invisible, but I think this summer I will tan a little quicker now that I have a base tan started! Please keep in mind, I tan very responsibly, with SPF 30!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">6. Take Parker on a fun outing every other
month</span>. </em>Check! I'm pretty sure I did this!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">February-A car ride trip to Colorado! He got to play with some of his "play group" buddies!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">March-<a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2012/04/circus-time.html" target="_blank">A trip to the circus!</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">April<a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2012/07/parkers-2nd-birthday-party.html" target="_blank">-His 2nd Birthday Party!</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">June-<a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-month-with-my-niece.html" target="_blank">A trip to the bounce house!</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">July-<a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-month-with-my-niece.html" target="_blank">A trip to the OKC zoo!</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">September-A trip to the park!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">October-A trip to the pumpkin patch!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">December-He was in our community Christmas parade! We took him to his first movie at a theatre!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Not to mention all the times we went to the beach, had visitors stay with us, went to family members houses for various holidays, etc.!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">7. To only eat out 75 times the entire
year.</span> </em>Lets just say I quit counting some time in March.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">8. Refurbish Parker's rocking chair</span>. </em>I haven't done this and I'm totally going to blame Greg! One day I was all pumped up and ready and even hunted down the wood filler. I asked Greg if he thought the wood filler would be enough to fix it, but after his inspection he said that it needed a whole wooden piece added at the top. (I'm sure this would make much more sense if I had a photograph to reference too, and if I knew the names of the parts of a rocking chair!). Needless to say, making a rocking chair that "works" look pretty is not on the top of Greg's priority list. And, since he does so much for our family, I haven't pressured him about it, either.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">9. Personalize my home-office space</span>. </em>I have started this! The main thing I want to do is re-furbish the chair that I use at the desk. It's an antique and I've had many people gripe at me when I tell them what I want to do to it. So, a guilty conscience has kept me from having fun with the chair! I also want to get cuter organization items to place on the desk. So, what did I do? <a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2012/10/being-crafty.html" target="_blank">Remember this</a>? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">10. Learn how to make fork jewelry</span>. </em>To get started I will need Greg's help....which means it hasn't happened! Also, I haven't bought any materials yet. Maybe one of these days...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">11. Learn how to crack an egg with one
hand</span>. </em>I seemed to forget that I hate to get my hands dirty. After a few attempts I gave up. Perhaps I should have watched a youtube video to see how to actually do it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">12. Exercise at least four times a week</span>. </em>Ha, ha, ha! I did buy a hula-hoop and used it a lot in January. Now it just takes up space in my house.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">13. Contribute to our family financially.</span> </em>Yay! I actually did this! Granted, real estate did not pick up as much as I had hoped it would, but at least I contributed! I also signed up to do BPO's (Broker Price Opinions) which was an option when I sold real estate in OKC but never tapped into it. All of the BPO's I did did not add up to much, but something is better than nothing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">14. Find a church to attend regularly</span>. </em>I think this would be easier if I lived in a bigger city. I would love to find a non-denominational church that has a great youth chapter, but I have yet to find one. I visited a few different churches, but the services either lasted too long (1.5 to 2 hours!) or they were too far away (45 minutes one way).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">15. Take a wild guess</span>. </em>If you remember what I was talking about, you could probably take another wild guess and say that I didn't accomplish this goal. You would be correct! However, I am still pushing forward! I worked on two of my photo albums this year, and have labeled every single picture I ordered last year! It's just a matter of the beginning meeting up in the middle with the end! And yes, I am still the person who actually orders pictures, I don't just keep them on my laptop. It's probably safe to say I ordered at least 500 pictures last year alone.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>16. Write a will. </em>Finally! I can cross an item off the list! Granted, we just did this the last week in December. And the fact that we went on vacation, sans Parker, last week was the real motivation. However, now that Greg and I both have wills, I think that what we really need is a trust. But, I'm not really sure. Being a responsible adult is complicated!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>17. Open a Savings Account for
Parker</em></span>. Oh! I did this, too! Funny story: Parker LOVES suckers! Our bank usually has suckers that they will hand out. Well, one of Parker's great Aunt's sent him $20 for Christmas. I told him if we went to the bank, they would trade him his $20 for a sucker, and he said, OK! Obviously, as he gets older, I know it will be harder to convince him that he needs to put money in the bank versus purchasing a toy.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>18. Go to a concert.</em></span> Concerts are expensive and we are trying to live within our means. Blah! Luckily, we will be making up for the lack of concert-going this weekend! I received two free tickets to the Toby Keith concert for this Saturday night. Granted, I'm not really a big fan, but I'm looking forward to a fun evening with my husband!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>19. Begin working on my Brokers
license</em></span>. I did not do this, however, I did look into it. Unfortunately, since my license was in-active for several years, my license has to remain active for another two years before I can begin taking Broker's classes. With that being said, now I'm not sure if I will ever do it. If I were still selling real estate in OKC the decision would be a no-brainer. However, I'm not enjoying selling real estate in this sleepy lake town as much as I enjoyed the fast-paced sales in OKC. Getting a brokers license in Oklahoma involves a 90 hour course (none of which are provided near-by, so I would have to do this on-line, which I am not excited about), the course is obviously not free, then you have to pay to take the state test. I have heard rumors that the hours for the brokerage course are about to increase, which does not excite me either. Basically, I'm not sure I want to invest the time and money into this added credential when I'm not making much money selling real estate in the first place.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>20. Become active in the community</em></span>. I'm really hoping that driving around our neighborhood every night in our ranger counts. Otherwise, this was another goal that I did not achieve.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>21. Learn CPR.</em></span> What really irks me is that this is the last item on my list, and yet again, it's something I did not do. However, I just discovered last month that they offer CPR training classes in Durant, which is a city that is about 45 minutes from where I live. This is still a life-saving skill I would like to learn, especially as a mother who lives walking distance to a lake.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">There you have it! Don't worry, I'll be posting my goals for 2013 soon. I have a feeling there will not be as many!</span>Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-91089516313639440512012-11-30T09:42:00.000-07:002012-11-30T09:42:54.755-07:00Christmas through the eyes of a two year oldI have spent the past few days decorating our house for Christmas. Parker had so much fun with all the "new" stuff. However, it has been pretty entertaining watching how he plays with the decorations.<br />
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For Christmas last year my mom gave Parker a bunch of Christmas books. I packed them away with the decorations so they would be "new" again this year. He was beyond excited about all of the books and after he read them, he decided they were more well suited as a Choo-Choo train!<br />
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I have a Santa Claus decoration that is similar to a Russian Nesting Doll. It has proven to be his favorite toy. However, he thinks they are cups and pretends to drink from them. I'm just waiting for the moment he actually fills one of the wooden figures up with water from our refrigerator door (note to self: remember to child lock the ice and water dispensers).<br />
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See that item he's holding? It's not a Christmas wreath centerpiece for my coffe table. Nope. If you look closer you see that it's an alligator. And, it's chasing him!<br />
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I let Parker decorate one Christmas tree all by his self. He had so much fun doing it! However, he would place all the ornaments on one tree branch until it was full, then he would proceed to another one. I know I've morphed into a mom when I bit my tongue and refrained from telling him where to put each ornament so it would look "pretty". He was so focused and when we ran out of ornaments he was absolutely beaming. He couldn't wait to show it to his daddy when he got home that evening. The memory makes me a little teary eyed! <br />
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Once we were finished with the little tree he was overly excited to put together the bigger Christmas tree. After I put it together there were a few V-shaped tree limbs (I'm assuming to put at the bases of the poles so it doesn't look so fake! But, to a two year old, they were more fun to wear as hats. He even told me I had to wear one and when I did so, he told me I was a princess (if someone ever needs a self-confidence booster, just hang out with a two year old!).<br />
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As much as he is enjoying all the decorations, the little guitar Christmas tree ornament is taunting him. I had to move it to a higher branch because even though I thought it was our of his reach, nothing can stand in the way of a budding musician. I don't have a picture of it, but Parker practically tried to climb the tree to try and yank it down.<br />
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Happy Holidays from our house to yours!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-8931767382335711892012-11-28T14:25:00.002-07:002012-11-28T14:25:17.045-07:002012 Thanksgiving WeekendI always intend to blog about our holidays and never seem to find the time to do so! I figure it's too late to blog about Halloween, so instead I'll share about our Thanksgiving whirlwind of events!<br />
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1. Wednesday: We drove up to Yukon late Wednesday afternoon to Greg's aunt's house. We had time to visit and hang out with family which was fabulous. Parker entertained everyone with his rock-star glasses (I forgot to take a picture and he broke them yesterday. Boo!) and guitar.<br />
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2. Thursday: We enjoyed a fabulous Thanksgiving lunch with our family. Everything was delicious, but my mouth keeps watering for some more of grandmother's cornbread stuffing that she added <em>bacon </em>too. Yummy! <br />
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After Parker's nap we drove to Norman so we could spend a few days at Greg's mom and step-dad's house. That night after I put Parker down I decided to brave the Black Friday craziness! The plan was to meet up with some girlfriends, but that didn't last long as we were all in the search of good bargains. I started out at Target and got the first three Twilight movies for $4 a piece! Yay! From there I went to Wal-Mart where I had a lot of success! I bought the entire Harry Potter DVD collection for a little over $20! Yay! I also bought a wii for $95 and a new TV stand for our living room for $87! Yay! After I left Wal-Mart I ventured over to Best Buy and braved the cold and the wind standing in line for an hour. I should have got there sooner because the TV we wanted to buy was already sold out (I walked in the door at 12:15 and the doors opened at 12:00. They were only letting 50 people in at a time). Boo! The guy had a TV that was an inch smaller that he said he would sell to me for $250, but I figured Greg would gripe so I said no. We were wanting to buy a 40" for $187. To console myself I bought The Lorax DVD for $4. We recently rented it for family movie night and Parker loved it so I didn't feel as pissy when I left. I think I climbed into bed that <strike>night </strike>morning at 1:30.<br />
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3. Friday: After we got up and around, Greg, Parker and myself headed to the mall. I needed some new foundation at MAC, I had to get my wedding ring inspected (and cleaned!) to maintain my warranty, and I wanted to find Parker a pair of Christmas pajama's for his Christmas Eve present. I got a pair and a sweatshirt for him at The Children's Place for $12! Yay! We had a nice lunch at El Chico and then left the mall. It actually wasn't as packed as the stores were the night before. From there we braved Toys R Us, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart turned into a major score because Greg has been dying to buy a bike with training wheels for Parker. We got the last one in his size for $29. Yay! Parker was with us and rode it all the way to the check out stand and the whole time he kept saying, "Daddy, I want to take this home". Poor Greg was ready to give it to him right then and there (and he still says he doesn't want to wait until Christmas), but I told Parker that we were just picking it up as a favor for another little boy's parents. <br />
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From there we went to Best Buy. Greg told me I was crazy for passing up the TV offer the guy made me the night before. I was obviously getting sleep deprived because I didn't even think about just buying it and returning it if Greg didn't like it. Luckily, the same employee who told me about it the night before was still working and they had three left! There was a sign on them that said $299, so they adjusted it at the register for us. We are now up with the times with a flat screen TV in our living room! Yay! (Is it just me, or are there a lot of "yay's" in this post?) From there we want back to my in-laws house to relax for about an hour before we met some friends for dinner at Red Lobster. That night after Parker was already in bed, Greg and I left to go watch the final Twilight movie at the theatre! It was great and I'm so glad that Greg was such a trooper during the entire Twilight series of movies!<br />
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Saturday: I'm not sure if any one has noticed, but I added some new items to my Bucket List recently. On Saturday, I had the pleasure of marking another item off of that list! We went to the OU football game! And not just any game, it was the Bedlam Game! I know a lot of my family on the East coast may be reading this and wonder what all the excitement is. Well, Oklahoma doesn't have a pro football team. Instead, our state either roots for the University of Oklahoma (OU) or Oklahoma State University (OSU). Bedlam game is OU vs. OSU. So, it's a pretty big deal! One of my best friends from high school has 4 season tickets and they invited Greg and I to join them. We were thrilled! It was a great game that ended with an OT Sooner win! BOOMER SOONER!<br />
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After the game, Greg was anxious to drive the two hours back home. He is in the middle of fifty million different projects at our house (OK, more like six or seven, but they are all big under takings!) and was ready to go home so he could knock some of the projects off his list on Sunday. We got home tired and exhausted around 10:30 that night, but were happy to be home with all of our goodies!<br />
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Sunday: I went grocery shopping, cooked lunch and dinner, and tried to complete all of the un-packing (I failed). Greg and I both put together our new TV stand and then he installed our new TV, along with hooking up our surround sound and the new wii. All I can say is I was even more excited than usual to watch Revenge and 666 Park Ave that night!<br />
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I hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-49339376503827620892012-11-06T12:31:00.000-07:002012-11-06T12:31:51.644-07:00I voted!Did you?<br />
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This sounds soooo lame, but the best part about the whole process is the little sticker I can wear proudly all day that says, "I Voted". (Make fun of me if you want, but that sticker also got me 10% off my purchase at Atwoods today!)<br />
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The previous election was the first time I chose to exercise my right to vote. And after all the time I spent researching the different political parties and each candidate, I was really looking forward to that stupid sticker. We were still "living on the road" at that time, <a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2008/10/finally.html" target="_blank">so I did an absentee ballot</a>. Which meant I didn't get a sticker. :(<br />
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This year, I didn't stress myself out over who to vote for. I watched the debates, tuned out all my friends and their opinions, and voted for the guy that I think can do a decent job. And then, I got a sticker. What can I say? It's the little things in life that please me, and later today when I pick my son up, he'll be excited to steal my sticker, so it will actually make two people's day!<br />
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Happy Election Day!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-39418376687788506742012-11-05T13:07:00.002-07:002012-11-05T13:07:58.968-07:00Happy Fall, Y'all!I was eagerly anticipating the arrival of Fall last month, mainly because I saw this cute little printable on pinterest and I couldn't wait to frame and display one personally. <br />
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To make your own printable, go <a href="http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/2011/09/free-printable-fall-bucket-list.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Once I saved the blank version I opened mine up in my paint program and added text boxes so I could write my own bucket list items. The size of the picture was not big enough to fit the 8X10 frame I already had (and that was conveniently painted a nice pumpkin orange color), so I went to Hobby Lobby and purchased a cute piece of scrapbook paper to place behind my bucket list. Then, just use a dry-erase marker to check off your bucket list items!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-91582364062987878002012-10-23T07:45:00.000-07:002012-10-23T07:45:05.867-07:00Dream Catcher NecklaceOne of my besties asked me recently if I was still making jewelry because she hadn't heard me talk about it lately. The answer was yes and no. Do I still like to make jewelry and do I still have all the supplies? Yes. Have I actually made anything recently? No. Although I hope to do something about that in the very near future. Her next comment was that after seeing a picture of a dream catcher necklace on pinterest, she had been on a hunt to find one that looked "bohemian" and was not having any luck. She told me that I should make some and sell them since she couldn't find any necklaces, just the kind one hangs on a wall.<br />
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So, being the great friend that I am (ha, ha), I decided to make her a dream catcher necklace for her birthday. I had never made a dream catcher before, so I had to teach myself by watching youtube videos. The webbing is pretty hard, and I obviously didn't do it the "right" way since my webbing is not uniform at all. I have a feeling that it's a craft where over time, practice will make perfect! <br />
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I made two necklaces, one for my friend and one for her sister. She was pretty excited to see it when she opened her gift, but I keep forgetting to ask her if she has worn hers yet. If so, I'll ask her to email me a pic of her wearing it and I'll post it at a future date.<br />
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In the meantime, I need some feedback. Would you wear a dream catcher necklace? Should I make some for my shop? What would you pay for one? Any and all feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-75703835468308119642012-10-17T08:19:00.002-07:002012-10-17T08:19:30.320-07:00Oh, How Pinteresting!It has been a long time since I've linked up for this, but since I remembered it's Wednesday (yes, sadly, sometimes I don't even know what day of the week it is), I decided it was high time I link up for....<br />
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You are supposed to put a glow stick in the tube, then place them in your bushes for glowing eyes!<br />
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Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-61031547336978379432012-10-16T12:16:00.000-07:002012-10-16T12:16:42.512-07:00Painting PumpkinsA few weeks ago Parker and I had the pleasure of staying the night at one of my best friends house. It provided some much needed girl time that I had been missing. Back in the day, Misty and I would have spent the evening with a glass (or two) of wine before heading out to dance the night away. Fast forward to the present, and since we are both mommy's now, our late night evenings now consist of a glass (or two) of wine (hey, some things will never change), painting pumpkins, and watching a season of Newlyweds on DVD (Misty and I are still hoping Nick and Jessica will some day re-unite. We can hope, right?)<br />
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We began the day by letting the kids paint pumpkins of their own.<br />
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Then, topped the night off by painting our own "grown up" pumpkins.<br />
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I wish I could say that the inspiration of painting pumpkins came creatively to us, however, I think we were both inspired by pinterest (what else?). Here was my inspiration:<br />
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Here are mine and Parker's finished products!<br />
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*We sprayed the big pumpkings with a clear coat afterwards. However, we didn't clear coat the kids pumpkins. They used finger paint, and I would highly recommend using a clear coat if that's your paint of choice. Parker's pumpking has been sitting outside for a few weeks and the paint is peeling off.*Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-47693571271938646412012-10-09T10:41:00.000-07:002012-10-09T10:41:12.384-07:00Being CraftyI've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm not much of a crafter. However, I see amazing things all the time on pinterest and it makes me want to be a crafter. So, here's a quick glimpse of one of my latest crafts, totally inspired by pinterest!<br />
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Being the non-crafter that I am, I quickly realized I totally screwed it up! I figured since the max number of days a month has is 31, that I should only use 31 squares. But, I failed to remember that calendars typically use Sunday as the first day in the top left corner. Opps! One day I may add some more squares, but until then I'll just have to change the order of days at the top each month! <br />
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If you want to make your own Dry Erase Calendar, here's what you'll need:<br />
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1. a large photo frame (I got mine at Wal-Mart for about $6.00)<br />
2. paint color samples (I got mine from Wal-Mart...FREE! I did have to cut them down to size)<br />
3. Dry erase markers (I got a two pack at Wal-Mart for $2.49)<br />
4. Some type of paper for the back ground. I used silver gift wrap (I got mine at Hobby Lobby for $5.99, but I printed off a 40% off coupon prior to shopping so only spent $3.59)<br />
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All I did was tape the wrapping paper to the back board of the frame. Then, I placed the squares evenly on top. Once they were arranged to my satisfaction, I taped them down. Last, write in the info of the current month! Easy peasy!<br />
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I am in a mild panic that the year is almost over and I have not even come close to crossing off every item on my <a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-goals.html" target="_blank">yearly goal list</a>. One item is to give my kitchen desk space a face lift. That's where this item comes to place! The desk is still a hot mess, so Greg is refusing to hang my calender until it has been tidyed up. I made it about two weeks ago. So, lets just say the calendar is leaning up between said hot mess and my home lap top. Pics will be posted when it gets a proper make over!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-728618573810120932012-09-14T08:21:00.002-07:002012-09-14T08:21:53.855-07:00The Childrens Place Model SearchI've entered this adorable photo of Parker (taken by his Papa) into The Childrens Place Model Search. Please click<a href="http://childrensplace.promo.eprize.com/model2012/:b=ie9/?affiliate_id=tcpemail&cid=email-_-120912-_-ds-_-couppromo-_-model&email=fabflea%40hotmail.com&om_mid=_BQUQ5SB8t$2uMU&om_rid=Num2Cn&sisearchengine=37&siproduct=TCP_email&clearppc=1#gallery" target="_blank"> here</a> to vote for him! For some reason I didn't enter his name when I was submitting his photo, so to find his picture enter his ID, which is 8930. Voting ends Oct. 31 and the grand prize is a photo shoot for The Childrens Place along with a $500 gift card to The Childrens Place. Thanks for your help and votes!!!<br />
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Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-45817507276421266332012-09-10T11:37:00.003-07:002012-09-10T11:37:31.514-07:00Toddler TalesFor those of you who semi-regularly read my blog, you may have noticed that I'm no longer doing my monthly posts about Parker. I figured blogging every single month for the first two years of his life was a pretty good achievement! But, I want to blog a few things that he's doing so that when I want to reminisce about his life as a two year old, I'll have a few milestones written down. Because basically once you become a mommy your brain turns to mush. I'm not kidding.<br />
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So...here are some pretty neat things that Parker (who is 2 years and almost 5 months old) is doing:<br />
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1. He is dressing himself. Sometimes when he is finished I'll have to tell him his shirt or his shorts are on backwards, but for the most part he wants to dress himself! <br />
2. He can count to ten! I don't really get to take credit for this and have day care to thank. He won't count on command, he basically has to want to count, or if I nonchalantly start counting he may chime in. He will often skip the number four, but I'm not going to nag him about it. Yet.<br />
3. He can feed the dog. To be honest, I have to monitor this, because if it were up to Parker, Shady would have a dog bowl that would be filled to the brim each meal. I'm sure Shady wouldn't complain though!<br />
4. He can open the fridge. Lucky for me, he only usually does it when he knows I'm about to make him a glass of juice. I think it's about time I move the wine bottles to the upper shelves...note to self!<br />
5. He can drink from a cup! Granted, I still give him sippy cups 99% of the time just because I don't want to have to constantly clean spills.<br />
6. He also knows how to fill up his cup (or his toys) with water from the refrigerator. Luckily, that does have a lock option!<br />
7. He knows how to wash his own hands! He loves climbing up onto the bathroom counter to turn the faucet on. He doesn't use soap if I let him wash by his self, and he can't reach the bathroom light, or the bathroom hand towel, but we are making baby steps in the right direction!<br />
8. He tries to read to himself. I have often caught him in the act of flipping through a book that I had recently read to him and he will flip the pages and say things that pertain to the page. His most often quoted book is "no monkeys jumping on the bed!". He loves being read too!<br />
9. This has nothing to do with developmental growth, but he finally loves wearing hats! And bandannas, too!<br />
10. I recently purchased flash cards and he loves telling me what objects are on the cards.<br />
11. His vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds!<br />
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Parker's favorite things are: going to the beach, boat rides, whistles, running, being read too, Caillou, the movie Cars, fruit, balls, Frisbee's, playing with other kids, sunglasses (although if you ask him where his sunglasses are he will tell you that they are in the lake. Which is true.), playing "wakeboard" (this is where he pretends he is wakeboarding...his daddy couldn't have been more proud!), and suckers!<br />
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I was ecstatic! A valid excuse to dig all of my jewelry making supplies out from their hiding spot, plus my first custom order! <br />
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All together, I made three adult and two child sized bracelets. My picture's not the greatest, but trust me, they were pretty cute!<br />
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Way back in February I made this cute beach arrangement! I'm slowly trying to give my home a beachy feel, and this work of art makes its home on top of my refrigerator. The "real" sand actually comes from the beach near my house! A big thanks goes out to my mom, because as she witnessed me at Walls (one of my fave stores!) with my internal struggle as to whether or not I should splurge and spend $25 on the vase, she finally said she'd buy it for me! (Yes, I am a tight wad) I'm so glad she did!<br />
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A few weeks ago we went to a beautiful wedding and this is the item I made for the bride and groom.<br />
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I have been obsessed with family name signs for a long time now, and still don't even have one of my own. However, I've ordered several off of etsy for various wedding presents, but I saw a great tip on pinterest about how to paint letters onto wood. I figured I'd test it out, and this was the result. Not super great (I wish the letters were a little bigger), but it worked! And, I saw the bride recently and she told me it was hanging up above their door, which means it didn't end up as firewood, which is great!<br />
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The piece de resistance is the satin minky blanket I made for my sister-in-law. I followed the instructions that I again found on pinterest. Now, let me just say, that although I know how to sew, I do not particularly like to sew. And, I don't do it often enough, so when I do try to <strike>whip out an awesome creation</strike> attempt to make something, it always seems like I have to re-teach myself a tip or two. Thankfully I still have the owners manual of my sewing machine along with the required sewing book I had to make in college. Several days and a few glasses of wine later, I wound up with this.<br />
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Granted, I'm afraid it may not last through more than two trips to the washing machine, and if one were to look at the corners carefully one would see that the ruffles are tacked inside (that's what I get for thinking I would "make it easier" on myself....note to self: next time just make one continuous stitch). Oh well. I'd say she was happy when she opened her gift at her baby shower and I hope the softness of the fabric makes my sweet new niece happy!<br />
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Yesterday I ordered the last supply I need to begin a venture on a new craft. I'd tell you what it is, but it will also be a birthday present, so I better wait to post a pic or two later next month. Tune in!<br />
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Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-91098569277595195702012-08-15T12:34:00.000-07:002012-08-15T12:34:34.192-07:00Its gotta be better than last year....Tomorrow I will turn 31. It feels like only yesterday when I was blissfully writing<a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/2011/08/im-joining-club.html" target="_blank"> this post</a>, where I gushed about how excited I was to turn 30. Although we didn't have any real plans, I was looking forward to spending my special day with the two most important men in my life: Greg and Parker. <br />
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Sadly, my day didn't go as smooth as I had hoped, and it's something I never blogged about...until now: Greg had been very un-happy for several months with the management at the wind farm he transferred too in Texas. So un-happy that he began having a few anxiety attacks. One happened the morning of my birthday (after I had posted my blog). He was at work digging up fence posts (which had nothing to do with his job description, mind you), when he called and told me his chest felt tight and that he was having a hard time breathing. I was pretty confident that it was from the horrible anxiety that his job was giving him, and I told him he should tell his manager. Well, in the work force, when one mentions that their chest is hurting and they need to leave work, they assume one is having a heart attack. Which meant the only way the manager would allow him to leave was if someone took him to the ER.<br />
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Now, I will never pretend to be a doctor or a nurse, but I was very confident that my husband was not having a heart attack. However, they required him to go through extensive testing and wanted him to stay over-night to monitor him. Obviously, Greg's safety is more important to me than celebrating a birthday, but since I just knew he wasn't about to keel over and die, I was a little disappointed that I had to have my birthday dinner at the neighboring McDonald's with only little P.J. as company (granted he's good company, but I would have rather Greg been there, too).<br />
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To save on gas, Greg had been driving our car to and from work. Which meant I was driving our truck. No big deal, except it kept having issues with the connectors of the battery slipping off, and it always seemed to happen when I was driving. That evening as I went to leave the hospital, I was trying and failing to start the truck. It was miserably hot in Texas, Parker was starting to fuss in his car seat, and that was when my sister who lives on the other side of the world, chose to call me and tell me Happy Birthday. Her first words to me were, "Happy Birthday, are you having a good day?" Exasperated and on the verge of tears I yelled at her the way a sibling can only yell at another sibling, "NO! Call me back in 10 minutes!" Luckily, the truck started a few minutes later and I was on the way "home" sans my husband. It was definitely not the best way to begin a new, exciting decade and then to cap it off I got to go to bed solo. <br />
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The following day, Greg was released from the hospital, but was told he couldn't go back to work until he saw a heart specialist. That appointment was three weeks away, so we figured we may as well go to our lake house (which is now our "real house"). And, in typical Greg fashion, since he had three weeks "off" he decided that would be the best time to begin the remodel on the lake house....isn't that what any person who just got released from the hospital would do?<br />
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On our drive to the lake house, Greg finally revealed to me what my birthday present was. The order had been delayed and we knew for several days that it wouldn't arrive until a few days after my birthday. He felt so guilty for my lack of a "happy" birthday, he broke down and told me he ordered a hammock for me online. I was so excited, because I have always longed for afternoons of me lounging in a hammock reading a book (I'm a real bundle of excitement, aren't I?)<br />
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In order to keep my birthday present a secret, Greg had ordered and paid for it using a checking account that we rarely use. He then made me promise not to go online for any reason to check that account, because he figured I would google the company he ordered the gift from and spoil my surprise. I promised I would avoid that account, and true to my word, I did. On my birthday Greg received a letter from the bank of that account. It said that there was some fraudulent activity and that Greg needed to contact the bank. Apparently someone made a $3.00 purchase at a gas station on the East coast. We didn't know how it happened, but obviously someone had our debit card numbers, and therefore the bank decided to place a stop hold on our debit cards and they mailed us new ones. The next day the company that Greg ordered my hammock from called and said they couldn't get his card to work. We found it a little odd that they didn't charge his card the day he ordered it, so he explained the situation and told them that at the time we weren't comfortable giving our debit card number out yet. It wasn't a very big deal, except that means the cherry on top of my birthday sundae was not getting a hammock (or a birthday present for that matter) after all.<br />
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Blah, blah...I know; I'm whining. But it's OK, because I have tomorrow to look forward too!<br />
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Just like last year, we don't have anything special planned for my actual birthday. And, I hope that we don't have any unfortunate events like we did last year. However, we plan on celebrating on Saturday by driving up to Norman and staying the night at my in-law's. Greg is taking me out to Red Lobster for my birthday dinner and then I'm hoping my in-law's will not mind baby sitting Parker after we put him down for bed so we can sneak off to a movie. My mother in law also informed me that she is going to order me a birthday cake for us to enjoy! Would you believe me if I said I haven't had a birthday cake in at least eleven years (yes, I'm counting...bitter, party of one sitting right here!) Then, to cap off what I hope to be a nice relaxing birthday weekend, we get to go meet our new niece who was born yesterday! Sounds blissful to me, and like the title states: Its gotta be better than last year!!!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-88140995459428610852012-08-07T12:12:00.000-07:002012-08-07T12:12:40.630-07:00A month with my nieceIt has been a busy summer in our little casa, which is why I've been MIA for awhile now. Sorry! We had the honor and privilege of having one of our nieces come stay with us for a month this summer! Having always wanted to have a little sister, I was so excited for her to come so we could stay up late, braid each others hair, try out new make-up techniques, and gossip about boys! OK, just kidding! Although that is what I thought life with a little sister would be like. In reality we: watched a lot of movies, went out on the boat, went to the beach, went shopping, took a trip to the zoo, made a few visits to my mom's house, got sick, drove around on the golf cart, and she even shadowed me at the real estate office a few times. We had a lot of fun, but I will admit, I spent a lot of time worrying that she was going to be bored. After all, I am a working mom and wife, so I knew I couldn't devote all of my attention to her. Luckily, she knows how to keep herself entertained (by texting)! <br />
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These are a few things I learned by spending the month with my 13 year old niece:<br />
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1. Teens text. A LOT!<br />
2. Even though I think I'm pretty savvy about music for my age.....I am not. She even let me listen to a song by one of my favorite bands that I didn't even know existed! <br />
3. She knows way more about fixing her hair and make up than I did at her age.<br />
4. Teens have much better fashion sense now than when I was growing up.<br />
5. They eat a lot of pickles!<br />
6. They are more than happy to show you a cool dance move if you don't already know it.<br />
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Braylee, we had a great time with you this summer, and hope you had fun as well. My only regret is not taking more pictures! (*TAQUITOS!*) We love you! (*Do you need anything from The Home Depot?*) (*Sorry, inside jokes, I couldn't help myself!*)<br />Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-86087806667378176782012-07-30T11:28:00.000-07:002012-07-30T11:28:51.594-07:00Parker's 2nd Birthday PartyParker's 2nd Birthday Party was over three months ago and I'm just now blogging about it...which is proof that the two's keep a working mom BUSY! I showed my inspiration for his party on <a href="http://windchasers.blogspot.com/b/post-preview?token=AHrX2jgBAAA.6-930gTxy9wsQY-xWTj_Wg.SB5jgzO_HfVSpiZyasNLPQ&postId=7584369779980731764&type=POST" target="_blank">this post.</a> Here's how the party turned out:<br />
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Yesterday we went to Old Navy because I just <em>knew </em>they would have a pair of flip flops that would fit him well. I was right! Parker was over the moon at the sight of the whole wall of flip flops! After trying on the pair that fit, I asked him if he wanted to wear them or put his sandals back on. His response was a joyful, "yes!" All day long he would proudly look down at his feet and exclaim, "flip flop"!<br />
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Last night, as soon as he got out of the bathtub, he was asking for his flip flops. I explained to him that he couldn't wear his flip flops because he had to put his jammies on, but I assured him that he could wear them when he woke up the next morning.<br />
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This morning when I heard him calling my name on the monitor, I went and rescued him from his crib. I took him to my room and sat down on my bed with him and asked him if he wanted to lay down on mommy's bed. He said no, which is rare. He then proceeded to get down off of my lap and he went and sat on his alphabet train. Thinking he was content, I went back into my bathroom to finish fixing my hair. Next thing I knew I could hear Parker talking. I poked my head into my room to see what he was doing (since his dad was still sound asleep!) but he was nowhere to be found. I then realized that I was hearing him over the monitor that I still had in the bathroom. He had gone into his room (which had the door shut, because his cousin was sound asleep on his bedroom floor) and as I approached his room, he came running out the door with two objects in his hands: his flip flops! Apparently he remembered that he could wear them in the morning (the memory of a 2 year old never ceases to amaze me)!<br />
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He tried to immediately put them on, but I told him he had to take his jammies off, first. He hesitated a second (this is usually a morning routine battle), said "OK", and immediately began taking his jammies off. Once he was down to his (saggy) diaper he sat down and put his flip flops on. I tried to help, but he stubbornly yelled, "I do it!" when I tried to lend a hand. And, he did just that. I would have taken a picture then and there, but then he began saying he wanted a shirt, and I was afraid if I took the time to search for my camera, the saggy diaper would be whipped off and I would have a large puddle of pee somewhere other than inside the toilet.<br />
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Off we went for Parker to go pee-pee in the potty wearing only his shirt and flip flops! Shortly after I finished getting him dressed, I snapped this picture of him sporting his new flip flops. Now I'm starting to think I should have bought more than one pair!<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.onceuponachef.com/2010/08/black-bean-salad-with-corn-red-peppers-avocado-lime-cilantro-vinaigrette.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">onceuponachef.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/felicia_conner/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Felicia</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Source: <a href="http://mogwaisoup.blogspot.com/2009/08/enchilada-lasagna.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">mogwaisoup.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/felicia_conner/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Felicia</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.someecards.com/usercards/nsviewcard/MjAxMS1jYjljYmZlMGQxNDliNWVk" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">someecards.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/felicia_conner/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Felicia</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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'Til next time, Happy Pinning!Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09810061880288329425noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525929597537043802.post-76195500875724786442012-05-17T12:45:00.000-07:002012-05-17T12:45:12.865-07:00I need blog help!!!To my fellow bloggers: I got an email saying I needed to switch over my legacy blogger account to a google account by May 31st, or my blog would be lost (or something like that). I did the change, but it didn't swap over my blog.....My new "blog" has none of my old post, or the blogs I follow. Has anyone else had to do this?<br />
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I tried looking for help but Google is not very helpful...Just wondering...I really don't want to loose all my old blog posts :(Feliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933001664582975379noreply@blogger.com0