I hate fireworks!!

Kiddos + friends + hot summer night + favorite dress=Bliss All that + fireworks = me catching on fire and having to strip naked in front of 12 children and 9 adults :( Those stupid fireworks that fly up in the air spinning uncontrollably should be illegal. My hip hurts and I miss my dress.

Dingy teeth, yuck.

The trays in this are awkward. seriously whose mouth is made like this? Plus I have to leave these uncomfortable, overpriced things in my mouth for 45 minutes?!? Grrr....hopefully they whiten a lot better than they fit.

Not so good spray paint

This eco-conscious spray paint delivers a super premium finish and easy clean up.
Protects against nicks and chips, indoors and out
Contributes 55% less to smog pollution than most solvent-based spray paints
Non-toxic; low odor; soap and water clean up

Sounds awesome, right? No this spray paint is the opposite of awesome. Which would make it not awesome! It is a runny non-covering mess! Good for the enviorment not so good for the spray painting! :(

I dont know who I am, who I am without you

Where I Stood

I don't know what I've done
Or if I like what I've begun
But something told me to run
And honey you know me it's all or none

There were sounds in my head
Little voices whispering
That I should go and this should end
Oh and I found myself listening

'Cus I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cus she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

See I thought love was black and white
That it was wrong or it was right
But you ain't leaving without a fight
And I think I am just as torn inside

'Cus I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cus she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

And I won't be far from where you are if ever you should call
You meant more to me than anyone I ever loved at all
But you taught me how to trust myself and so I say to you
This is what I have to do

'Cus I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cus she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood
Oh, she who dares to stand where I stood


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Eleanor Roosevelt

I love quotes. I love to read them and take them in. I love how quotes from long ago still apply to life today. My favorite quotes are those of Eleanor Roosevelt. She amazes me.


"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

"Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

"A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

Post Secret

I <3 post secrets

They are super.

Go see them in all their glory.

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

New Baby

This is our new baby Sgt. Drake Alexander. Notice the tangles in his hair? That is because Drake is a runaway. Saturday when we came home after a full day of basketball games at the Boys and Girls club there he was in our yard being attacked by the neighbors weiner dog. As soon as I got out of my truck to scare off the weenie dog Drake ran to me.
Saying I was excited would be a great understatement. I have ALWAYS wanted a yorkie! My plan was that once the kids were all in school I would get a little girl Yorkie to be my baby. I dreamed of dressing her and putting bows in he hair. I scooped up the puppy and jetted inside with my kiddos in tow. I immediatly noticed there was no collar and his poor hair was tangled and matted. So to me these were all signs that this poor puppy had been abandoned. :D Bad for him, good for me.
Immediatly names started running through my head. As I ran the pup a bath sweet girlie names ran through my mind until it was down to Sophie or Ella. Both sweet princess names my husband wouldn't let me use for our daughter. But these dreams soon came to an end when my DH came in and pointed out that my Princess had male parts. I was dissapointed but decided on naming him Jax. That is until my DD referred to him a Jaxie which is the same fate our poor turtle came too after being named Max. The kids now lovingly refer to his tank as Maxi's pad. :(
After a family vote the kids won with Sgt. Drake Alexander, a character from the board game Heroscape. DH and I were going for Murphy who is also a character in Heroscape.I know this seems to be jumping the gun since we just got the dog but he just feels like ours. I got online and looked through the lost ads for the local paper and I checked Craigslist. Then I went to Wal-Mart with Drake in tow and bought him every camo and Army related piece of clothing they had in his size! I must say he looks adorable!! BTW Wal-mart is apparently a un dog friendly store, as was the angry woman behind me in check out!The only thing I didn't buy army related was Drake's Razorback water and food bowls. I figure if he's going to be part of this family he needs to be on board with our team! :D
Drake has now been here 3 days and is adjusting well. He has been to drop off and pick the kids up from school and anywhere else I've gone. I have yet to figure out his potty schedule. It does however seem his favorite poop spot is the front door foyer which isn't that bad since it's hardwood and easy to clean. (YUCK!!) I'm still checking for lost yorkie ads but am truly hoping whoever lost him did it on purpose. I truly think he's awesome as does everyone in the house, including Olivia!