Better out than in

I've recently come to terms with something... Something that I've been called since I was little... Something that I resented, and totally believed I wasn't... Turns out.. In FACT I am totally a goody goody! I know I know.. I've tried not to be... I want to be a rebel the "bad girl" but the fact remains... I don't think I have a rebellious bone in my body. After reflecting on past events in my life... Even when I TRY to be ... I can't.. FACTS I like following the rules I can't bring myself to park in the red zone I married the second guy I ever kissed I once got snarky with a cop who pulled me over... I wrote him a 2 page apology and took it to the police station. If I've ever lied to you, I probably immediately told you.. I clean up after people I don't know in public places I didn't drink a drop of alcohol until I was over 21 On my 21st birthday I had a milkshake I got rear ended and told th...

My brother will be 40 on Monday He's older than me, MUCH older Seriously WAY older Paige might be the nicest person I know.. no lie I have learned this week when you think a door is open, don't slam the one you're at until your SURE that next door is going to stay open.. just saying. Looks like I'm going to have some extra time on my hands.. oh what will I do One of my closest friends is moving, and I haven't figured out how to deal with it yet. I've decided sobbing uncontrollably on her porch is not the way to go.. (it's most likely what I'll do though) I want to go to Disneyland My grandma's house sold.. not sure why , but it made me cry. I am the heaviest I've ever been in my life.. this is bad.. very bad.. I love my Kindle Fire.  Best present ever! I should have mentioned BEST PRESENT EVER  when I posted the ugly red shirt that my husband also bought... So he is credited for my best and worse Christmas presents :) Tann...

I am never sure what to say when someone asks me where I'm from... My general answer is "well I was born in Michigan,  we moved to Arizona when I was a kid, but now we live in San Diego"... I used to say that  I'm from Arizona (Show Low to be exact), that's where I graduated high school and it's still where I keep lots of my favorite people.However most of my extended family all still live in Michigan... When Daniel and I first got married we moved to Hawaii two weeks later.  I hated it at first but grew to love it. However when it was time to go it was time to go.  When Daniel asked me where I wanted to live I said "I don't care I just NEVER want to live in Norfolk or California".  I said it, it's true..  I never wanted to go either of those places.  I had heard horrible things about Norfolk, and was pretty sure I'd be swallowed whole in California by a giant earthquake. As fate would have it we moved from Hawaii to Norfolk, VA (which...

So on the way to school this morning a "join the military change the world"  type commercial came on the radio... Now as you may all guess, I am a fairly big supporter of the military, so no disrespect is meant by this at all. The commercial had a man (presumably solider) talking about joining the military.  I was totally with him until he said "one day I was in uniform getting gas, and a woman who was a total stranger came up and hugged me... that's what it's all about" ummmmmmm THAT'S what it's all about?? Random hugs?? Not defending freedom, being part of the glue that binds this country, protecting the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of  happiness? Nope.. being in the military is all about getting hugs from random chics at gas stations... I know that's why Daniel joined...

I have a bunch of random things flowing through my brain.. as per normal, so here is one of them. I had an epiphany the other day at 2 a.m. while standing in a public restroom. (odd place I know.) I was staring into a mirror watching much younger women scurry in and out and I really saw myself.  Not a cursory glance to see if my hair was sticking up or if there was broccoli in my teeth, I mean a deep looked into my soul moment. I always seem to be waiting on something. When X is over I'll have more time.. or if I just quit doing Y this will be better.  Once the kids are a little older, once summer comes, once summer is over, and it hit me!!  I have been waiting for the wrong things.  I THOUGHT I was waiting for things that haven't happened yet.. but in actuality I don't think I was.  I was really waiting for life to regress. I was waiting to suddenly wake up and be 24 again and weigh 120lbs and have more energy and less wrinkles, have a more positive outlo...

Today was our schools annual turkey trot. Every year the winners in each grade get a turkey , well that's how it USED to be.  From what I understand, from the powers that be, the turkey trot, is now a "fun run" with no winners, because it was creating too much competition. Really?? REALLY?? soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo We can't give awards for academic achievement because the kids who aren't as smart will feel bad. We can't give awards for athletic achievement because the kids who aren't as athletic will feel bad. I think my boys summed it up this morning... Tanner - "It's not even a turkey trot anymore, it was the TURKEY trot, because you could win a TURKEY" Garrett - "This year it's a disappointment trot"

Yep I made it HALF just half the way through the month of blogging everyday.  Which is sorta impressive. I missed yesterday... I had ever intent of blogging... I could have blogged about parent teacher conferences the call I got from school or possibly my daughters new found vegetarianism... but instead... I fell asleep at 8 :) ahh life goes on and I shall live to blog another day!!