UGA 27 (4-0) Arizona State 10

Whew! We came out of the desert (with all that dry heat! LOL) with a win. It wasn't pretty at the beginning. We couldn't seem to get anything going, but we eventually started moving the ball. Stafford had a career high yardage and our run defense was fabulous!! I swear I love Rennie Curran!! He was everywhere last night!! Knowshon and A.J. Green both had fabulous nights too.

While it was a good game and we played well for the most part, there are still things we need to work on. Penalties! OMG!!! We had 104 yards in penalties!! That is unacceptable!! (can you see the teacher coming out in me? Heehee!) Some of those penalties kept drives alive too. Ugh!! That is so very frustrating. Our kickoffs were better last night (with the exception of the out of bounds kick), but coverage still needs some major work. Opposing teams are getting some great field position. Come on guys give your defense a break and pin these guys deep.

Ok, here are the stats from last night.

1. Stafford was 16 of 28 for 285 yards and 1 TD. (Yeah all those yards on 16 completed passes! Take that Tebow!)
2. Moreno had 23 carries for 149 yards and 2 TDs. (Isn't he at 9 TDs for the year now?)
3. A.J. Green at 8 receptions for 159 yards. (Ummm, he's a freshman and he made some amazing catches last night!)
4. Mo. Mass. had 4 catches for 44 yards.
5. King had 1 reception for 41 yards (that was beautiful!)
6. We had 461 total yards.

Here are a couple pics of Knowshon's first touchdown. It was FUN! Heehee!!




Here's one of Green going up for a ball. Dang that kid can jump!!

Nervous about the game tonight

My Dawgs have traveled to the desert. They play Arizona State in just a couple hours. I'm nervous. Ok so yeah I'm ALWAYS nervous about our games. LOL Well you never know which team is going to come out onto the field. I'm hoping for the good one tonight. You can be sure I'll be biting my nails either way. I'm sure I'll scare the dog and the kids at some point tonight as I yell at the tv. *sigh* You would think they'd be used to it by now, but apparently not. LOL

I watched the Gators/Vols game earlier today. That was an ugly game let me tell ya. UT couldn't do anything on offense or defense. Yes, I'm still nervous about our game with them. LOL I can't tell if Florida played well or if UT just played that badly. "Superman" Tebow (can you see me rolling my eyes?) had like 74 yards passing and 22 yards rushing. I'm sure if you watch that damn sports channel that I refuse to name they will be talking about how wonderful he is. (Yeah, I'm rolling my eyes again.)

I also watched the Alabama/Arkansas game. Folks, Alabama scares me. We play them next week. At least it is between the hedges. They will be looking for revenge too after our overtime win last year. We have to come out with attitude!!! If not it is going to be an ugly night.

A little girl needs your help!

She needs your prayers. Makenzie is a 3rd grader at the school where I teach. Her mom is a teacher at our school. Early this week a tumor was found in her brain. Yesterday she had surgery to remove the tumor. They were able to remove the tumor with only some cells remaining. Unfortunately the tumor was found to be malignant. Makenzie will need to either have radiation or chemo. She has a twin sister and a little brother. Her brother is in Joshua's kindergarten class.

A benefit fund has been set up in Makenzie's name at Wilson Bank and Trust and her family has set up a webpage to update family and friends. Stop by and read her story. Leave a message. The support is much appreciated. Leave her a birthday message. Her birthday is Monday (Sept. 22).

Baby update!

I have had my first OB appointment. I went on Monday. They did an ultrasound so I was able to see the little peanut's heartbeat. Awwww!!! Yes, I did say that. Right after I asked the tech if there was just one in there. LOL The ladies at school had me paranoid about having more than one!! Yeah I was freaked out. Everything looks fine with the baby. The heart rate was 175 beats per minute.

Anyway, they have changed my due date to April 27. Thought it was anywhere from April 15-20. It's no big deal though. If I have this little one on the due date I will have 14 weeks at home before having to go back to work. Chances are though that he/she will come earlier and I'll get even more time at home. Much longer than with the other two kiddos. With Joshua I was home for 7 weeks and with Ari I was home for 9. I kinda like the idea of being home a little longer.

They have me checking my blood sugar already. I have to check it 4 times a day for 2 weeks and then fax the results to my doctor. So far they are looking pretty good. Even after my spaghetti dinner with milk to drink last night my blood sugar was fine. That made me happy. It was a major test. LOL It was kinda high after lunch at school today, but still under what they like. That made me happy. Keep your fingers crossed for me that since this pregnancy has been so different from the other two it will be different in this aspect too.

If I don't start looking pregnant soon...........

I swear I'm going to have to go off on somebody. Ugh!! Yes, I realize I need to lose a little weight. I get that, but dang it. You don't have to be rude about it. Today a "friend" is talking to me about her losing weight. She isn't aware that I'm pregnant as she has been out from work for awhile now. So anyway, she says to me "I've found the best diet pills ever. Maybe I should share them with you." OMG!!! How incredibly rude. Even if I wasn't pregnant I would have been a little offended. Ok, I would have been A LOT offended. Some friend, huh? Way to make another woman feel good.

More proof that this prenancy is different than the others

My first two pregnancies were very similar throughout. I wasn't sick. I was not a "typical" witchy pregnant woman. I was tired, but nothing major. My complexion really cleared up. This one? OMG!!!! This one is SO different. I have morning sickness that is killing me. Thank God for Zofran. I am way grouchy and short tempered. I'm so tired I can't see straight most days. I have horrible acne. I need a good acne treatment that is safe to use while pregnant. *sigh* I am also experiencing major heartburn. Yeah this early!! I had it maybe 4 times total with Ari and not at all with Joshua. It's almost every night with this one. We still aren't sure about the gestational diabetes this time though. I am testing it 4 times a day already. I'll keep y'all posted on that one.

UGA 14 (3-0) South Carolina 7

Well it wasn't pretty, but it was a win! I'll take it however I can get it. Yes, it probably means that we are going to fall in the polls again, but ya know I never agree with the polls anyway. LOL

It may have been ugly, but I wasn't really surprised. Anyone familiar with this rivalry shouldn't have been surprised. These two teams have a tendency to play like this. In the last 5 years the winning team has scored less than 20 points. All I can say this week is thank God for the defense!! Whew!! They won this game for us that is for sure.

Here are the stats for the day. They are ugly. LOL

1. Stafford was 15 of 25 for 146 yards and no touchdowns. He did rush a few times and got some major yardage on a couple (17 and 30 yards).
2. Moreno rushed for 79 yards on 20 carries and 1 touchdown.
3. The offense had 252 total yards.
4. While kickoffs are still a concern I have to say that Mimbs had one helluva punt from the endzone! I think they say it was 77 yards. Damn!! Now if we could only get someone who could kick off the tee. *sigh*
5. Our defense recovered a South Carolina fumble in the end zone for a touchback. Whew!! That kept them from tying the score. Whew!!

Like I said, it was an ugly game, but I'll take an ugly win over an ugly loss any day!! Now we look forward to next week and Arizona State. Now they are a little angry right now because they lost to UNLV yesterday in overtime. Again we will have to tread carefully.

GOOOOO DAWGS!!!!

More Coach Richt love!!

Here are 3 more videos that I picked up from markricht.com. These come from the Coach of the Year interviews. I really really do love this man. He's a fantastic coach and an even better person.

I just love our coach.

Here is a short video I got off of markricht.com. It's a clip from "At Home with the Richts."

EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT DAMMIT!!!!!!!

That is all.

7 years tomorrow.

September 11, 2001. I'll never forget. My heart will always bleed.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families and friends of those lost on that day.

God Bless.

Are they really my kids?

I sometimes wonder if they could possibly be mine. Neither one of them will eat the good stuff. No mashed potatoes and gravy. No steak. No corn on the cob. Really! Heck Ari won't even eat macaroni and cheese!!! I LOVE mac & cheese!! How can a child NOT eat that? Their diet consists of spaghetti (laced with pureed veggies), tacos, pb&j sandwiches, circle ham (aka....bologna), and fruit. Yep that's it. I hate it. They refuse to try anything. If I make them they will gag until the throw up all over their plates. I've tried the whole "this is what we are having. if you don't eat that then you don't eat." Yeah that didn't work. They didn't eat for like 3 days. Will they ever grow out of this? Will I ever be able to make cubed steak with rice and gravy and butter beans or corn? I'm so tired of eating the stupid stuff from above. Hell, the won't even eat chicken these days. They were such good eaters when they were little. *sigh*

Blind. They are blind!!

I swear that there are people out there who do not value education. The problem with this is that these are the people who are making some major decisions that affect education. It's sad and disheartening and incredibly frustrating. Aren't we educating the future of our country? No it is not only the teachers in a school who are important. Yes it takes more than teachers and principals to run a school. The state mandates new programs and then the county takes away staff that enables us to implement these programs correctly or effectively.

If these idiots don't start realizing just how important education is I'm scared to see what will become of this country in 30 or so years. If only Lasik surgery could open their eyes before the kids have to suffer from their idiocy. *sigh* Unfortunately it's not that kind of blindness.

Knowshon video

Ok, found a video of that amazing hurdle. Here ya go! Enjoy!!

So that great hurdle from Knowshon?

Yeah I found pictures!! Heehee!! I found them over at anopiniononsports. I'm going to post them here! I hope nobody minds!






ESPN might not show him the love, but I sure will!! Great job Knowshon!!! We are proud to have you as a Dawg!! ;-)

UGA 56 (2-0) Central Michigan 17

We were televised today!! WOOHOO!!! It was great to be able to see them live. It was a good game. The offense was rockin' and so was the defense. We even returned an interception for a touchdown. Knowshon had a great day!! He even hurdled a defender and gained a few more yards before going down on one of his long runs. (No, ESPN didn't show that on the highlight reel.......but I'll vent about them later.) Stafford had a pretty good day too. Not quite as good as last week, but a very solid day. I have to say that Central Michigan's QB was pretty darn good too. He started out badly, but he came out in the second half and played good ball. He actually had more yards than Stafford. The ball was spread around to both recievers and rushers.

Here are our stats. You knew those were coming, right? ;-)

1. Stafford was 18 of 28 for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns (he rushed for 25 yards).
2. Moreno had 18 carries for 168 (average of 9.3) yards and 3 touchdowns (one of those was a fumble recovery in the end zone.)
3. Massaquoi had 5 receptions for 79 yards and 2 touchdowns.
4. Dobbs ran an interception back 78 yards for a touchdown.
5. We threw to 9 different recievers.
6. We had 3 rushers (not including the QBs). Each rusher had at least 1 touchdown.
7. We had 263 yards rushing and 289 passing. Folks that is a total of 552 yards.

Next week we begin our SEC schedule. We head to Columbia and face the Gamecocks (anyone else happy when they lost to Vandy on Thursday? Heehee!). They are going to be a little ticked off when we get there. We will have to be careful. We are going for revenge though since they beat us last year. We can't underestimate them however. They lost to Vandy last year too (Heehee!) and still beat us. I guess I should explain my giddiness over a South Carolina loss. It's not my usual reaction for that particular team (well until recently). I'll give you just one word..........................................Spurrier. I absolutely hate that man and any team he coaches. So when he loses I get giddy. Heehee!!


Ok, now on to my ESPN vent. Last week I was ticked off because I was watching a game break and they spend about 3 minutes talking about how awesome the Gators and Tim Tebow were. Tim didn't throw anywhere near as well as Stafford. Yet, they spent all of 15 seconds on the UGA game (nice for the #1 ranked team in the nation, huh?). Didn't even mention Stafford's numbers. This week I was watching their College Football Saturday show and they spent 3-4 minutes on Ohio State and then again less than a minute on the UGA game. They didn't even show the great runs by Moreno...........not even the one where he hurdled the defender. That was a great play and they don't even touch on it. Oh and then of course they had to talk about Tebow (aka "Superman"). Ugh! Yeah you can see me roll my eyes can't you? Whatever people!! I'm going to have to stop watching ESPN aren't I? They just irritate me. *sigh*

Just got chills!!!

Kick off for the first televised UGA game of the year. Heehee!!!!

Wish I was there!!!

Want to keep track of my pregnancy?

Just scroll to the bottom and you will see a ticker. I may have to change the actual due date after my appointment though. Right now it is just a guess.

Enough Said

Heehee!! This makes me happy!!

Coach Richt is going to start blogging weekly!! He has his own website!! Can't wait to read!!

Yes I realize I'm a nerd like that. ;-)

UGA 45 (1-0) GA Southern 21

Ok, I haven't watched the game yet (doing that in a couple hours on CSS replay), but I have to blog about it some anyway. I kept up with it using Fox Sports GameTrax and the game tracker on georgiadogs.com. I have to say that I have some questions. Like, why did they pull Stafford out when they did? Doesn't that take him out of his rhythm? And, why did Moreno only get 8 carries? No, I'm not a coach and no I don't profess to know more than they do, but dang these are two of our premier players. You would think we would want them in there at all times. Another question is why was Southern able to score 3 touchdowns so quickly there at the end? Did they take out some of our defensive starters or did they just back off some? Maybe watching today will give me some insight.

Even with all my questions I'm not all that unhappy with the game. ;-) Yeah I know, sounds like it, but I just question that's all. LOL Our numbers were fabulous though. Well minus the dumb penalties. Here are some of the stats! You knew those were coming didn't ya?

1. Stafford was 13 of 21 for 275 yards and 2 touchdowns. (Love these numbers!!)
2. Cox was 4 of 6 for 48 and 1 touchdown. (not bad there either)
3. They threw to 9 different recievers (yeah that's a lot)
4. There were 4 different rushers (not counting QB scrambles)
5. Moreno had 8 carries for 59 yards and 3 touchdowns! (average of 7.4 per carry)
6. King had 12 carries for 95 yards (average of 7.9 per carry)
7. Total yards.........535!! (wow!)

So as you can see not a bad start for my beloved Dawgs!!

I may be back after I watch the game with some more comments. LOL

I hate taking the dog out at night.

It makes me nervous. Especially since I heard the news report of the woman who was raped not to long ago when she let her dog out at like 3am. Granted I don't let my dog out at that time of night and I usually try to make sure she goes out before it gets dark for the last time until Michael gets home from work, but sometimes I have to. I hate it. There isn't enough outdoor lighting around here to make me more comfortable. Sometimes it sucks being a woman. *sigh*

Sorry for the whiny girly post. LOL Sometimes it happens. ;-)

It's football season folks!!!

WOOHOO!!! I'm so excited!!!! Football season is here!! I've watched all weekend. I will watch the UGA replay in a couple of hours (not happy that it wasn't televised to begin with! Grrrrr!!). I will watch the UT game tonight. Watching on tv is not like being there live, but I'll take what I can get!! One day I hope to have a big screen plasma tv in an entertainment room. Complete with some discount home theater seating for more comfort. Yes I realize that I'm kinda like a guy that way. I do love me some football. *sigh* I have always been a huge football fan. I can watch all day and do watch all day. All weekend. Including Thursday and Monday. Do you guys realize that we get 5 days of football? OMG!! Heaven!!!!! Heehee!!

Are you ready for some football?

I'm just giddy!!!!! It's only a matter of a couple of hours and my Dawgs will hit the field!!! God I wish I was there!!!!

GOOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just in time for tomorrow's game!

I got home today to the news that they have revealed Uga VII. His name is Loren's Best and he is the 3 year old son of Uga VI. He will make his first public appearance tomorrow at the UGA v. GA Southern game. Too bad it won't be televised.

He is the biggest mascot second only to his dad. He is a cutie that's for sure. Don'tcha think?



I can't wait for tomorrow's game. I can't watch it live (thank God for CSS replay though!), but I will have it pulled up online for up to the minute updates. Heehee!!!

I'm sure I will blog about the game later as usual.

Hey folks..................IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON!!!!!!! ARE YOU AS EXCITED AS ME?

GOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!

They think I'm nuts

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who knows me, but when it comes to certain things I'm quite obsessive. This is a test. Can you name the two things that I get obsessive about? Ohhh, come on. I know you can. It's really easy. If you know me at all or if you've been reading this blog for any length of time you can easily guess. LOL

If you guessed my UGA football and Bon Jovi you get a cookie! Those are my two obsessions. The funny thing is it seems to be getting worse as I get older. You would think that I would mellow out as I got older, but that's not the case. At least my wonderful husband is understanding or maybe just very tolerant of them. Heehee! I'm sure he now wishes that I would have come with some of those promotional products like pens or coffee cups explaining these things though. A warning of some sort. LOL

I'm confused

Ok, this digital tv thing that is coming in.............2009? So does this affect only those tvs that have an antenna? Or, does it affect all tvs? Am I going to have to go out and buy a HDMI switch or something like that? I have a non-antenna tv with digital cable. I'm hoping that is fine. I'd hate to have to spend a lot more money just to watch tv. I'm already mad that my cable company took off the NFL Network from the free channels. LOL

Need an "AWWWW" moment?

Then you have to go watch this video. It is too sweet!!

Moose twins!

First day of kindergarten!!!

Joshua did so well today. Mom, however, got a little teary eyed at one point. His teacher was fabulous and made me laugh through it. She is fabulous!!! After he got his stuff unpacked and signed in he looked up at me and said, "Bye Mom." Like it was no big deal. *sigh* I guess it really isn't since he has been at the school since he was 7 weeks old. LOL It was hard for me though. He IS my baby. LOL


In my classroom before we walked across the hall.



With his teacher.



Signing in.




Blue hands!

Can someone please tell me why?

Why is Ohio State ranked #1 year after year in the power rankings? This really really annoys me. They are consistently ranked up there and in recent memory they've gotten their butts handed to them by SEC teams in the National Championship game yet still they are ranked #1 this year. Ok, so they make it to that game, but come on people really. Who do they play to get there? Not anybody of note really.

Can you tell I'm tired of hearing about Ohio State? Ugh!

Well I didn't expect that reaction

Wow that hit out of nowhere. I was just talking to my mom and she said that my uncle in talking about selling the land that he lives on. I'm sitting here bawling. That is my grandparents' land and home. They have been gone since '95 and '01, but it just breaks my heart to think of it no longer being "home." Ya know. It was really weird though because we were talking and she told me about it and I thought I was ok. Then about 5 minutes into a different conversation I just started bawling. Wow. Didn't expect that. Really. It just hurts to think that it may not be home anymore. I know that it would be a positive thing for my uncle and his family, but it's hard to lose the place that meant stability for me for most of my life. I guess it's almost like losing my grandparents all over again. I also know that I'm getting ahead of myself. They haven't decided to actually do it. They are just thinking about it. I really never expected to have this kind of reaction to something like this. It's just a piece of land, but I can't stop crying.

Are you ready for some football?

Yep, it's that time of year again!!! WOOHOO!!! Tonight is the first Titans pre-season game. Now I don't really get excited about pre-season except that it signifies the beginning of football season!! And I have to say that pre-season football is much better than no football! I'll definitely be watching. I've got to see how my boys do. I'm sure they starters won't be out much though. Either way..............GO TITANS GO!!!








I still have 20 days until my Dawgs take the field, but it's coming!! I can't wait. I know I haven't talked about them being ranked #1. I'm trying not to think much about it. To be honest I'd rather go in ranked 5-10 than #1. There is only one way to go from there y'all and well I don't want to get my heart broken. We have a TOUGH schedule. I'm talking really really tough. One other thing I worry about too is that the guys get lax when we do hit those games that are not thought to be "tough." They have a tendency to do that and if they aren't careful those teams will come out and well..........break our hearts. It's happened before. Everybody is gunning for us. And I'm not even talking about the big ones like Tennessee, Florida, and Auburn. Being #1 at the beginning of the season is not a good thing in my book. *sigh* All that being said.........................GO DAWGS!!!!!!

We need more money

I don't stress easily. I'm a pretty laid back kinda girl. I have to say that recently though I've been incredibly stressed out. The money doesn't stretch as far as it used to and add to that the car troubles (yeah even after the transmission fix it still isn't running right AND the check engine light came on yesterday............UGH!) I'm stressed!! I've even gone so far as to contemplate changing jobs. Granted, I LOVE my job and don't want to change, but we really have to get some more money coming into this house. I can't get a second job because all the extra money would go into paying childcare and that wouldn't help us. I don't see what else I can do really. I've even looked into Atlanta jobs. I don't particularly want to move to Atlanta (been there done that), but I know I'd make more money there than here. Plus I have several really good friends there who could help us out with the kids. My brother is there too. *sigh* Oh the things we contemplate when faced with money problems.

I'm trying again

Ok, school starts back full time for me on Monday (for Joshua too by the way...........he will be in kindergarten!) and that means that I will be stuck in the building all day. No going out to eat like this past week. I think I'm going to seriously try to take a healthy lunch every day. No eating out or in the cafeteria. I need light and healthy. I've GOT to get some of this weight off. I don't feel very good about myself right now. If eating light and healthy for a few months doesn't work I may resort to taking pills. I've been reading some diet pill reviews just in case. LOL I think I am also going to have my thyroid checked to make sure it's not something medical that is preventing me from losing. Wish me luck!!

Good idea or bad?

We have a problem in our house of the kids' rooms being impossible to walk in with all the toys and books. I've been thinking of moving them into one room and moving all of their toys into the other. I know that I would need to buy a mattress for the top bunk and a tv stand for the "play room" since right now their tv is sitting on a little play table. They want to play in the table so get annoyed that the tv is sitting on it. I wondering if putting them in the same room for sleeping is just asking for more trouble. Ya know? Will they sleep? Will they try to play? Will they wake each other up when one cries out in the night? Is this a good idea or a bad one?

6 years

Six years ago today at this very moment I was getting my hair done. Why? It was my wedding day!! It was the day I was marrying the man I love. It has been 6 years and I love him more today than I did even then. Our lives are not perfect, but we are together and that makes it better.

Happy Anniversary Honey!! I love you!!!


Oh, and we have now officially been married for as long as we dated. Heehee!!

I need a happy post.

He makes me smile so .................................

Gotta love kids

So a couple days ago I am away at an inservice. The kids are at home with their daddy. I'm gone for several hours. When I get home I walk into the kitchen and in the sink I see a glass with pink all in the inside. It is filled with soapy water. There is also the mysterious pink stuff in both sinks. I pick up the glass to see if I can figure out what it is. This is when I see a bottle of pearly pink fingernail polish with polish on the outside of the bottle. Ahh Haaa!! The mysterious pink stuff is fingernail polish. I had to laugh. My pretty princess loves to have her nails painted...........pink. I guess her daddy and brother wouldn't do it for her so she decided to take matters in her own hands. At least it wasn't on the carpet or furniture. It is easy enough to clean off of a glass and out of the sinks. LOL

Whiny post. Don't mind me.

Not only am I depressed about the money situation in this house, but I hate the way I look and feel. I'm fat and ugly. At least that is how I feel. Nothing works for me when I try to lose weight. I've tried watching what I eat. I've tried cutting out the sodas. I've tried exercise. I mean really, I was walking at least 3 miles (in an hour or less) at least 4 days a week and I lost absolutely NOTHING!! It's depressing. It's frustrating. I wonder, does Fenphedra work? I've never wanted to take diet pills or supplements, but I'm almost at the point where I would try them.

I'm having a bad day. Can ya tell?

I give up

Yep. I've decided that I just give up. We never make enough money. We never have enough money. It is a fact of life these days. I guess I need to just learn to live with it. Heck, I even put in an application at an area store for a summer position to maybe draw in some extra money. They never even called me to come in for an interview. What's up with that? I'm almost to the point of just letting the debt collection agencies start calling. It's very frustrating to know that we are good people and yet we can't catch a break for anything. We must have ticked Karma off something fierce at some point. I just wish I knew what we did. *sigh*

Boston and Bon Jovi

As some of you know I just spent 4 days in Boston, MA. I went for Bon Jovi. With all of our recent money/car troubles I really really debated going. One deciding factor was that the plane tickets were paid for well before the car trouble started. My friend, Lisa, bought the concert tickets(thanks Lisa! Love ya chick!!!). I'd never been to Boston and then add 2 (yes 2) Bon Jovi concerts to the trip and I really couldn't pass it up. I went. And I had a fabulous time!!! OMG!!! Boston is wonderful. Okay, you have to factor out that they don't know how to drive, and that whoever designed the roads up there needs to be strung up, and they also don't know how to cross a street. Other than those things Boston was great! LOL It really is a beautiful city.

I got up on Wednesday morning around 3:30am to get to the airport and make my 6am flight. I arrived in Manchester (Southwest doesn't fly into Boston) at 10:45am. Lisa was there waiting for me. We stopped off at her house to drop the kids off and iron on my Jovi shirt. Then we were off to Boston. We drove by Harvard. Yeah that's the closest I'll ever be to that particular university. LOL We actually got lost in downtown Boston. This should surprise no one that knows either of us. In our defense though it is very confusing. The roads are crazy!!! We finally found our hotel, The Bullfinch, which is very very close to The Garden where the concert was. We checked in, got a quick bite to eat, checked out Jovi (they are a cover/tribute band), then picked up our fan club tickets for the show. We were in the 12th row on the floor. This is the closest we'd been. Great seats. There were not many tall people in front of us which was really good considering we are both on the short side. Lisa got some amazing pictures on the first night. We got to our seats and were very antsy and ready for Jovi to hit the stage. The All American Rejects opened the show. I have to say that I was not impressed. I much prefer Daughtry that is for sure. When Jovi finally took the stage the place went nuts. Jon was in a fabulous mood and you could tell. He was all smiles and all over the stage. He interacted with the audience all night. It was great. At one point someone threw a Celtics jersey onstage. Jon ripped his shirt off (yeah we just about died!!!) and put on the jersey. Here are a couple pics!

We almost didn't get those pictures because we were so shocked at first! LOL It was a sight to behold as you can see. *sigh* Man that man........................................................whew! The entire night was amazing. After the concert we decided to go bar hopping. We ended up at some hotel bar. Really fancy hotel. As we are sitting at our table we can see a limo pull up outside. Out of this limo steps a few band members (Lorenza, Bobby, and Hugh). We are about to get very excited!!! A little while later we notice some excitement at the front of the bar and then all of a sudden Richie Sambora is walking past our table!! OMG!!!! Neither Lisa nor I could speak. We just kept looking at each other. I think the only thing either of us said was, "Oh my God!!!" Richie ate and then chatted for a little while with this group. Then as he was walking by our table he said, "Good night ladies!!" I was able to find my voice to tell him good night, but OMG!!!! That was Richie Sambora!!!!!! Yeah I was excited!!!! We didn't get any pictures though. He had already waved a couple people off when they asked so we lost our nerve. It was enough to be in the same bar and to speak to him even if it was just to say good night. As we got up to leave and go back to our hotel we saw David Bryan. OMG!! Another major member? Yep. I swear next time we are not going to just sit there in shock. We WILL get pictures!! We finally got back to our hotel and then had to look at all the pictures we did take. We got to bed around 3:30am on Thursday morning. Yeah that was 24 hours after I got up on Wednesday. I was exhausted, but extremely happy!

On Thursday we slept in somewhat. I think we were up around 9-9:30ish. We checked out of the hotel and took our luggage to the car. We then went walking to find something for lunch. We were starving! We ate at Boston Beer Works (I think that is the name of it. Lisa?). Good burger. Of course we couldn't stop talking about the night before or the fact that we had 2nd row seats for that night. Yes you read that right!!! We had 2nd row seats for Thursday night!! OMG!! We walked around downtown Boston for a little while after lunch and then decided that we wanted to take a Duck Tour. To go buy tickets we had to get on the subway. We rode about half an hour to the place we needed to be, but they were sold out for the day. We were exhausted so we decided to go check into our new hotel a little outside of Boston so we could maybe catch a nap before the show. We did get about an hour nap. Soon after that we were dressed and ready we headed back to Boston. It was much easier to find our way this time. We grabbed something to eat then headed to our seats. We got in the arena and OMG!! We were so close!!! It was amazing. Jon was in a really good mood that night too. He came to our little area often, but got flashed by some chick (she had no boobs and was wearing a nasty ugly white cotton bra) and he didn't come over much after that. Witch!!! I could have pulled her hair out for that!! We did get a lot of eye contact and that beautiful smile directed at us often though. Richie made lots of eye contact too. I swear you get a whole new appreciation for them when you are up that close. Even David was getting into the audience. He is a big flirt!! He makes eye contact and smiles really big when he notices you taking his picture. And he DOES notice. LOL We were really close!! We could see the sweat roll off of Jon's face!! OMG!!! We could see the lines at his eyes!!! Yeah we were loving it!! The pictures from this night are absolutely amazing!!!! Here are a few, but you can click the above links to see all of them (well, maybe not all since there were actually over 800, but the ones that were uploaded...........if you want to see them all come see me, I have them on a disc. LOL).









Yes, we did get pictures of the other band members, but I'm a Jon girl so you have to see him. If you want to see the other guys click on the links. ;-) I think we got to bed around 2:20-3:00am that night too. Whew we were tired. And sore!! Lisa and I have decided that we are in desperate need of getting into concert shape. I've never been so sore in my life!!!! I could barely walk after 2 nights of dancing and bouncing on my toes!! Ack!!

On Friday morning we checked the website for the Duck Tours and were able to book at tour. That was fun! We didn't get many good pictures of the city though. The Duck was going too fast for that, but it was fun nonetheless. LOL If you are ever in Boston you have to go on one. The driver was hilarious as were the Ducks. They look like boats rolling along the street AND they are boats. They go in the water too. Pretty cool!! Here is a picture of a Duck.
After the tour we headed out of Boston and into Rockport, MA. I have to say that I've fallen in love! Rockport is beautiful and relaxing and quiet and serene. Did I mention quiet? We walked around for a little while and then went to sit on the rocks and just "chill out" for awhile. We sat there and talked and took some pictures. It was nice to just be still for awhile. The big industry in Rockport is lobster. When you look out over the water you see hundreds of lobster traps. It's really pretty funny. I do want to live there though. *sigh* We left there around 7:30ish headed towards Lisa's house, but made a stop for dinner on the way. When we finally got to Lisa's we were exhausted so we went to bed early.

I don't think we did much on Saturday morning other than look at our pictures again and just relax. My flight left at 4:30pm that evening. I got home around 6pm. Completely exhausted but still flying high. It didn't take long for the PCD (post concert depression) to kick in though. The tour has now ended not only for us, but for the band. Last night was the end at Madison Square Garden in New York. It was a very sad night for these two Jovi fans. *sigh* Now we are looking to the next tour. We have no idea when that will be, but we are starting our Jovi Fund already and looking forward to at least one show of front row seats.

Oh yeah, here is a picture of Lisa and me from second row. Notice that white mic stand to our left? That is where Jon sings. Yeah we were that close!!! OMG!!!!

Here we go again

Yep I'm trying it again. I really really need to lose weight. I realized during this past weeks activities that I am seriously out of shape. OMG! After just two nights of dancing with my favorite band I was so sore I couldn't stand it. I could barely walk!!! It was really bad!! I've been good since coming home with watching what I eat. The problem lies in that not making much of a difference. I've done this before to no avail. I've avoided using diet pills like Anoretix, but maybe that is what it is going to take. *sigh* I really don't want to, but I have to do something to get this weight off. ugh!!!

Not moving

*sigh* The plan for us to move to Florida is not falling into place this summer. While I'm disappointed in this, I'm not completely devastated. I like where I work and I know that it is a good school for Joshua to start in. He is going to have a wonderful teacher. Yes, I would love to go home and be closer to my family, but it just wasn't in the cards for this summer. I'm sure we will try again. When? I have no idea. It is a lot of money to move and buy a house. Heck, I'm not sure I can find any mortgage lenders to approve us for a loan at this point. Times are tough all over I guess. I'm getting to a point where I want a house again though. Whether here or in Florida. *sigh*

He has been introduced to them.

When we were in Florida my nephew introduced my son to video games. *sigh* I was trying to avoid this for as long as I could. I guess almost 5 years is the limit. Joshua was introduced to the PS3. He learned how to play a Star Wars game on it. Now he wants one so he can play Star Wars all the time. It was bad enough for the 2 weeks we were there and he had access. He didn't even want to go swimming or to the beach. We would go and in about 10 minutes he was saying he was done and ready to go home. Ugh!! I was not happy. I swear I am NOT buying one until I absolutely cannot put it off any longer. We have an old Playstation already, but we only have one game for it. Madden Football. Michael likes to play it. He has been letting Joshua play with him too. I have to say that he is getting the hang of it pretty quickly. LOL He's better than I am! I just don't play them at all.

It would be cool to have one

I know I was just talking about reducing our debt and here I am now talking about wanting to buy something new. LOL I want a video camera. The kids do such cute things all the time and I never get it on video. Ok, not that I'd always have it with me when they did do something cute, but at least I would have it if I needed it. LOL I know that I'm bad about taking regular pictures. I know that I'd be bad at taking video too. It would still be fun to have one though. Now if I could only find a good sale on one.

Crawling out

I've been working on reducing our debt. One thing I hate though is writing so many checks each month for credit cards. I think I want to maybe try to get a balance transfer credit card. That way I can get all of the others consolidated and just write one check. I think I will see it go down quicker that way too. Right now it doesn't seem like it is going away. *sigh* I've closed all of the accounts and cut up all of the cards. I refuse to ever use another credit card. Once I get these paid off I'm done with credit cards. Forever. If I can't buy it with cash or the money in my checking account then I don't need it. It is my new philosophy.

Calgon take me away!!!

It has been a very rough week with the kids. They are tired of summer I think. Both of them are constantly picking at each other. They are not listening to me or to Michael. I feel like all I do is yell at them. It makes me feel like a horrible parent. *sigh* I think we need a break from each other. LOL I love being a teacher and having summer off to spend time with them ,but I think that they need to go back to school and have friends to play with. I think I need one of those Las Vegas vacations people are always talking about. I'm sure the stress of the transmission hasn't helped my patience either, but I'm still feeling pretty guilty about all the yelling. *sigh*

Funny memory

I was reminiscing about my grandparents the other day and one of the most fun memories came to mind. My grandparents lived on a farm. At one time my grandfather decided that he wanted to try his hand at raising cattle. He went out and purchased a bunch of calves. Yeah..........calves. He got all the cattle supplies that he would need. To raise these calves he had to formula feed them. We would go out in the field and the calves would suck our thumbs as we lead them back to the stalls for feeding. My grandmother would mix the formula (I can still remember the smell) and put it in these buckets with special nipples on them. Well, of course the calves continued to grow. As they grew in size our attachment to them grew. When it came time to sell them for slaughter my grandfather couldn't do it. Well he did, but he had a very hard time doing it. It broke his heart. It seems that the kids who helped him with these calves were not the only ones who grew attached to them. LOL After he finally sold his first herd of cattle he refused to buy more. He just couldn't handle getting attached again and having to sell them. When I was a little girl I was so mad at him for selling them. Now it is one of my favorite memories. I miss my grandfather. *sigh* He was a wonderful man.

Yay!!!

I just got an email from school. I'm going to get new office furniture in my classroom!!! I get a new desk with an actual place to put my computer keyboard!! I was in desperate need of a new desk. Mine was horrible. I am getting a new chair too, but I kinda like the one I have so maybe I'll keep that one and give the new one to someone else. They are getting me new shelves too. I'm so excited!!! I love getting new stuff!!

THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

I just want to say thank you to everyone who donated money to our transmission fund. Thanks to the generosity of family and friends we have enough money to fix the van. We are taking it to the shop today.

Again..................thank you so much!!!! We really do appreciate it.

Happy Birthday big guy!!!

Today my baby turns 5 years old! I can't believe it! Where does the time go? Really!! He is so excited to be 5 and to go to school. His first question for me after I told him happy birthday was, "When can I go to school?" LOL He will start kindergarten in August. I get all teary eyed just thinking about it. *sigh*

Happy Birthday Joshua! I love you very much!!!



Here he is as a newborn. Wasn't he a cutie!!


Here he is now. Isn't he still a cutie!!

Rest In Peace Big Dawg!

I found out some bad news today. My beloved Uga VI died last night of congestive heart failure. It is a very sad day for the Dawg Nation. We lost an amazing mascot. The Seiler family lost a beloved pet. And my own Georgia Girl lost an uncle. He will be missed by us all.


Here are a few clips of Uga VI.


Other tributes:
UGASports.com
Road to Copacetic
Dawgsports.com
Get the Picture
Georgia Sports Blog
DawgsOnline
DawgsOnline (Uga VI in pictures)

My kids were lucky enough to get their picture taken with Uga VI (twice).

This is the night before the UGA/Vandy game in Nashville this past year.


Here are they are with him before the UGA/Vandy game in 2005.


Rest In Peace Uga VI. You were a Damn Good Dawg!!!

Sending out an S.O.S (Hey that's a song. LOL)

Hey folks. If you read the post below you know that we are in desperate need of some extra cash. My van is limping along in need of a new transmission. It is going to cost anywhere from $900-$1800. We do not have that kind of extra cash sitting around. So.............if you will direct your attention to the top right hand corner of this blog you will notice a "Donate" button. If you are so inclined you can click on that button and help us out. We would greatly appreciate any help you can give. Now if you know how to install said transmission that would be appreciated too. ;-)

Thanks folks!! We will be sure to "pay if forward" when we get the chance as well.

If it's not one thing it's another

Apparently the transmission in my van is going. It shifts hard and when you hit 20-30 mph it doesn't want to catch when it shifts. I called the mechanic today and got some not so good news.

WARNING!!!!! FOUL LANGUAGE AHEAD!!!!!!






FUCK!!!!!! DAMMIT!!!! SHIT!!!!!!! FUCK!!!


It's going to cost anywhere from $1500-$1800 for a new transmission for my van. It will be $900+ for a used one and not much less if they can rebuild mine. Where are we getting that kind of money? WE HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA. Stressed beyond belief right now.

Ok, I'm finally going to post some pictures.

We had a great time in Florida. We were there for 2 weeks and spent lots of time at my Aunt's pool. We only went to the beach once though. Yeah I know we are weird, but with the kids it is just so much work and they won't go in the water anyway. LOL I'm fine with that really since I don't like the sand much myself. This time Ari had more fun in the sand than she has in the past. She would actually play in it this time. Last year she didn't want to touch it at all and couldn't even stand to have it on her feet. Here are a few pictures. I didn't take many though. I'm really really bad about that.

Here is Joshua playing in the sand. He finally got brave enough to go down to the water and fill his bucket up all by himself. LOL



Ari had a lot of fun playing in the sand. She wouldn't go down to the water to fill her bucket up though.


When we were in Aunt Carolyn's pool she wouldn't get in the big pool. We ended up having to go buy her a small pool. That one she loved. She would spend hours in that little pool all by herself just playing and talking.



Silly boy here. He loves that he is actually tall enough to walk on the bottom of the pool now. He still won't get in without his floaties though. *sigh*


Hey!!! He does actually smile once in awhile. LOL


Cool Girl!!



Towards the end of the trip Joshua had to use his sister's floaties because his got torn. He didn't care though as long as he had some and could go in the water. LOL


She does love her big brother and he adores her. It really is too sweet.

There are so many places I want to go.

*sigh* I love to travel. I really do. The problem is I don't have the money or the time to do it. You would think that I'd be able to do it during the summer, but with no one to keep the kids and no extra money it just isn't going to happen. I'd love to go to Chicago. At least if I do the Chicago travel thing I'd have friends to stay with.

I also want to go to New York. Ok, so I want to go to NY because I want to see Bon Jovi at Madison Square Garden, but still. Heehee!! I'm already going to Boston in 18 days to see them so I guess that will have to be enough. LOL I guess I do get to travel this summer. I can live with that. ;-)

Huh? I don't remember that

Yeah, my memory is not what it used to be. I was talking to a friend the other day and we were reminiscing about old times. I had very clear memories of that time. The funny thing is that I can't remember what I did last week most of the time. LOL I used to remember everything. Now I can't remember birthdays that I've always known. I can't remember when I have made appointments without writing them down in like three different places. I even have to think about how old I am for crying out loud. Is this what they call "Mommy Brain?" I know when I was pregnant I used to forget things all the time. I thought it would get better after the baby (ies) were born. It didn't. It seems to have gotten worse. *sigh* Does it ever get better?

There are just so many...........

You all know that I'm having issues with my weight. Yeah and being in Florida for two weeks did NOT help those issues!!! I am not at all happy with bathing suit season!! LOL I was looking around and there are just so many different diet pills out there. Which ones work? Which ones don't? Are they safe? How do you know? There are too many to choose from. Oh heck, even that discourages me. *sigh*

$4.00/gallon!!

Ugh!! These gas prices are killing me. When we left Florida gas was $3.97, but earlier in the week it was over $4.00/gallon. Michael has been wanting a scooter to zip around on to save gas. I'm not sure I'm on board for a scooter, but I'd love to have a motorcycle. Heehee!!! I'm a Harley girl. Maybe we can find a good deal on matching used Harleys. Now that would be cool!!!

Whew! Home at last!!

The kids and I just spent 2 weeks in Florida for vacation and job interviews. We had a blast. The kids enjoyed the beach more this time. The 18 year old got his first ink and I got a new one. Heehee!! Love it. I'll post pictures later. I'm too tired now. I've been up since 2am and I'm just about DONE!! I drove the entire 8.5 hours and then had to go grocery shopping. Not fun.

Now I get to enjoy another month and a half of freedom. I love being a teacher. ;-)

I need a new one

If it's not one thing it's another. I think my watch died today. I cannot live without my watch. I will go crazy if I don't have one. Heck, my clock in my classroom doesn't even have the right time because I never look at it anyway. I just use the watch on my arm. It is much more convenient. LOL So I guess it's off to the store to buy another one or shopping online might be easier. Anyone know anything about Parmigiani watches?

You would never know that I'm not a teenager anymore!

Ugh!! I swear my face is broken out just like a teenagers. Why does it do that? I'm 36 years old for crying out loud and I need some sort of miracle acne treatments to clear up my face. I hate it!!! I thought that crap ended when we got out of our teenage years. Apparently not. Blech!!! What are the benefits of age again? Wisdom? Yeah well I'd rather have clear skin. At least today. LOL

Jewelry is a girl's best friend

Those who know me know that I am about as un-girly as you can get. I don't like to wear dresses or skirts. I don't even like to wear dress pants. I prefer khakis or jeans and t-shirts. I'm more comfortable in those. I do, however, have a weakness. Jewelry. I absolutely LOVE jewelry. Earrings. Necklaces. Rings. Bracelets.....preferably gold bangle ones. I just love jewelry. I used to have a lot of it. Not so much now though. Not after our apartment got broken into. I'm slowly rebuilding my collection though.

Can you ever have enough?

I was talking to a friend tonight about life insurance. She doesn't have any! Yeah that was my thought too!! How in the hell do you not have life insurance? She is married and has kids. I quickly told her that she needed to go immediately to the nearest computer or agent and at least get a life insurance quote. It just floors me how a responsible adult with a family does not have life insurance. Maybe it's because I have a family member how is an agent and she makes sure we are covered.

Whew! Emotional day.

Today was just crazy. It was our last full day of school for the summer. Our principal is retiring and chances are I won't be returning either. We are trying to move. It all hinges of whether or not I get a job though. I feel like I've cried all day. I was okay most of it really. Until I picked the kids up from daycare. They have been with these ladies their entire lives. They are really going to miss them and their friends. It breaks my heart to think about that. *sigh*

I love these pictures of the kids!!!

These were taken the weekend of the Bon Jovi concert here in Nashville. My Jovi buddy, Lisa, is a photographer and she took them. We went out to the park for outdoor shots. They turned out great. She took a lot more, but I couldn't put them all on the blog. LOL We got more good ones of Joshua than Ari. She was in a mood that day and didn't want her picture made. Come to think of it that happens often. She definitely doesn't like the camera much. I guess we aren't going to have a model on our hands. ROFLMAO

These are great pictures! Thanks Lisa.

ACK!!!

I just realized the other day that my passport is about to expire!!! This is not good. No I don't have plans to travel out of the country in the near future. But, it is always good to have another form of identification. Don't ya think? Plus, you never know when we will win the lottery and decide to take off to far away places for a little R&R. Heehee!! Don't I wish!!! Let's see, where would I want to go? I want to go on an African safari for sure and I'd love to go to Ireland and stay in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere. I wouldn't mind going back to Scotland and Australia either. There are so many places I'd like to visit. If you won the lottery and could travel anywhere you wanted where would you go?

I need a new ceiling fan

Yeah, I'm bored. Can't ya tell? I'm writing about absolutely nothing today. LOL I've decided that I need a new ceiling fan with a really nice lighting fixtures. The one we have now is ugly and plain. It also makes a lot of noise when it is on. Especially if you turn it on high. That drives me crazy. I have to sleep with a fan going at all times and the noise makes it hard to fall asleep. Okay, that is just an excuse. I can fall asleep pretty easily these days. LOL I just want a new ceiling fan.

I quit.

Yep I did. I quit walking and working out. After walking at least 4 days a week for 3+ miles, using my exercise ball, watching what I ate, and giving up Coke for almost 2 months and losing absolutely NO weight I just give up. I don't know what else to do. Maybe I'll go talk to my doctor and see if they will check my thyroid. Maybe they can give me something that is safe and will help me. Who knows. I'm very frustrated and depressed about this. That is never a good combination. *sigh*

So does anyone know of some weight loss pills that work?

Speaking of computers.....

Our school got new ones this year for all the teachers and school computer labs. I love them!!!! The new monitors are fabulous. They are flat screened and take up soooo much less space on our desks. I actually have room on my desk this year!! I was so excited. I just wish they had given us those very cool lcd monitors. Now those are amazing. Yeah I know, I should be happy with what we got especially considering we are a school and we seldom get new and improved technology. LOL I am happy with those, but I just really would like to have one of the lcd monitors. We can't get one for home so I may as well wish............right? ;-)

My printer

Ugh! My printer at work seems to not want to work well. Unfortunately it isn't a printer that is owned by the company. It is my own personal printer. So, this means that I am either going to have to replace it or somehow get it fixed. I did have someone from Technology come look at it. He said that it needed a new HDMI adapter. Seems that mine is burned out or something. My question would be this......................Would that fix the problem permanently or is this going to happen again? If it is likely to happen again then wouldn't it just be easier to go get a new printer? *sigh* The troubles with technology. LOL

I hate this time of year.

For no other reason than the bad weather that comes with it. Charlie over at NewsChannel5 says that we are in for some rough weather tonight here in Middle Tennessee. *sigh* And of course it is coming in the middle of the night. Stuff like this never used to bother me. That is until I had kids. Now is freaks me out. Now I have to worry about keeping them and the dog safe along with myself. It's a lot to have to think about. It is even worse when it comes in after dark. I guess I won't be getting much sleep tonight. Ugh!!

Calgon take me away!!!!

It has been a hell of a week. Both at school and at home. It was teacher appreciation week at school, but I think the kids forgot they were supposed to be good to me this week. They were determined to push every button. They just would not stop talking. For any reason. They missed recess time. They missed center time. They lost game time today. Nothing seemed to phase them. To add to all that, one day I had a killer migraine and I've been fighting a cold all week. This doesn't make for a very happy teacher. Ugh!

At home I had a sick kid. Ari had a fever for 2 days so she couldn't go to school. Both kids were also very good at pushing my buttons. Neither are listening to me. They are running crazy all over the house and continue to do so regardless of what I say or do. They aren't eating even when I make what they say they want. Time outs are fun (apparently). They tune out my voice and act like they don't hear a word I say. This doesn't make for a very happy mommy. Ugh!

Mother's Day is Sunday. What do I want? I day to myself. A quiet house or a nice quiet lunch out somewhere. No kids allowed. I'm tired. I'm frustrated. I'm depressed. I am feeling like the worst mom and teacher ever.

It's getting to be that time of year!!

Vacation!!! We always go to the beach. This year I'd like to branch out and go somewhere else. I have been looking at Branson. It is close and they have some really good weekend (and long weekend) packages available. They range from $423/couple to $683/couple. These packages include your room and tickets to some of the shows. Some of them even include food coupons/gift cards. One of them even has a $50 shopping certificate at the outlet mall! Ohhh, a vacation and FREE shopping too? How much better can you get? LOL If we don't want to do a package there are plenty of resorts in the area to choose from too. I like the packages though. I'm also a huge fan of theme parks and they have a great one in Silver Dollar City. The dilemma though is whether or not to take the kids. Hmmmm. There is so much to do that they would enjoy. Everything from museums, go carts/water rides, and putt-putt golf to exploring caves and caverns. They would really love it. I think Michael and I need a break though so I'm for leaving them with family and going to have fun myself. LOL I'm excited.

Sad. It's just so sad.

The foreclosure rate in this country is just horrible right now. There are good families out there who work hard and are still losing their homes. How is that fair? Some are able to get the foreclosure help they need, but so many others have nowhere to turn for help. I just found out that friends of mine are going to lose their home because they can't make their mortgage payments since their rate went up. Some say that it is their own fault for agreeing to a variable rate mortgage. I say it is the mortgage company's fault just as much. Why would they approve a loan knowing that when the rate does increase the people are not going to be able to afford it? Think about it. Most incomes do not increase by as much as the mortgage rates increase in the same amount of time. It's wrong. It is incredibly sad for the families who are going through this now.

Is it true? Could I possibly?

It is in the works for another Jovi show!!! The dates were just announced for Boston in July. Lisa and I are planning on going. And maybe even 2 shows!!! I'm so excited to think that I can go to another Bon Jovi concert. I've never been able to go to more than one on a tour, but so far I've been to two and now I have the possibility of going to two more!! I'm so excited!!!

Maybe I should have eaten something first

I took some Sudafed earlier today for this cold that I'm getting and I've been shaky all day. I had eaten some toast a little earlier, but that was all. When I started getting shaky I thought it was because I hadn't eaten in more than 6 hours. So, I ate. I'm still shaky. The only thing I can think that would cause it is the medicine. I hate this feeling. At least I can breathe and the sinus pressure is gone. LOL

What do you pay?

A friend of mine was asking earlier this week about auto insurance. She is not happy with the amount they are paying. I love my insurance company. I don't think that we pay too much. Right now with both cars and renter's insurance we pay a little over $100 a month. That is pretty darn good if you ask me. Especially when I talk to other people and find out what they are paying. My insurance company is really good too. I've never had a problem with them handling a claim or anything. They were very helpful when our apartment was broken into. When the windshield of my truck got cracked they even called the repair people and set up the repair for me. I think I'll stick with them for awhile.

How much do you pay and are you happy with your company?

I really want to go.

My "niece" is getting married on May 17. She's not really my niece, but the granddaughter of a man my mom dated. I've known her since she was 9 months old. First off, I can't believe that she is old enough to be in college. Much less old enough to get married. LOL She lives in South Georgia and I really want to go to the wedding. I know that I can't drive it though. Gas prices are just too much and it is too far to go for such a short time. I wonder if I can find any good flight deals? It would just have to be me though with Michael staying home with the kids for the weekend. I know we couldn't afford for me and the kids to fly down. Yet another good thing about moving home is that I'd be closer and able to do things like this more easily.

What was I thinking?

I just bought Joshua and Ari a frog habitat. Now I have to go buy a frog to put in it. Whatever was I thinking? They are going to love it though. I think when we move I'll get them a fish tank too. I was going to get them one today, but then my mom reminded me that we are planning on moving this summer and I really don't want the hassle of trying to move fish. LOL So that will have to wait.

I can't decided for the frog habitat if we are going to get a tadpole and watch it change or if we will go with a frog. I'll definitely post pics of it whichever way we go.

Here is the habitat without the live critter for now. Forgive the flash glare. ;-)