1. Accurate- I like things to be just so.  And I like to recheck things a million times to make sure they are accurate.
2. Addicted… to Facebook.
3. Affordable- I don’t need expensive things, I am easy to please.
4. Agreeable- I am usually quite agreeable, although sometimes I agree just to avoid conflict.
5. Anxious- I tend to be a worry about anything and everything.
6. Annoyed- I am quite easily annoyed at the stupid things people do.
7. American- and proud of it!
8. Antsy- I am usually feeling nervous about something
9. Affectionate- according to Rich.
10. Attractive- according to Rich.

1. Q: Is there a person who is on your mind right now?
A: Hailey

2. Q: Where is the last place you went?
A: I went shopping at the mall today with Hailey.

3. Q: Do you have any siblings?
A: Two brothers

4. Q: Do you want children?
A: Yup

5. Q: Do you smile often?
A: I smile everyday.

6. Q: Do you wish on stars?
A: No

7. Q: Do you untie your shoes every time you take them off?
A: No way- that would take way too much time.

8. Q: When did you last cry?
A: Probably about a week ago when I looked over the stuff that St. Jude’s sent me in the mail.

9. Q: Whose bed did you sleep in last night?
A: Ummm- mine.  Where else would I sleep?

10. Q: I can’t wait until…
A: Christmas

11. Q: Look to your right. What’s there?
A: Dottie laying on the floor next to me.

12. Q: Ever cried yourself to sleep?
A: Yes.

13. Q: What are you doing right now?
A: Answering these questions and listening to Jay Leno.

I don’t know the answers to any of these questions.  Some are just silly and some I would really like to know the answers to.  Got any answers?  Or maybe just more questions??

1. Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.
2. I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
3. Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap on-a-rope.
4. I am not the boss of my house. I don’t know when I lost it. I don’t know if I ever had it. But I have seen the boss’s job and I do not want it.
5. Women don’t want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think– in a deeper voice.
6. Old is always fifteen years from now.
7. Let us now set forth one of the fundamental truths about marriage: the wife is in charge.
8. You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who’ve never had any.
9. Sigmund Freud once said, “What do women want?” The only thing I have learned in fifty-two years is that women want men to stop asking dumb questions like that.
10. No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I’m not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.
11. In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
12. Parents are not interested in justice, they’re interested in peace and quiet.
13. Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy.

1. Pay the bills for this week and next week.
2. Do the laundry and actually put it all away.
3. Clean the house.
4. Vacuum the house.
5. Pack Hailey’s stuff.
6. Pack my stuff.
7. Nag Ask Rich until he finally packs his own stuff.
8. Pack all of the other stuff.
9. Get Dottie’s stuff ready to go stay with my parents.
10. Stop the mail.
11. Get Hailey’s birthday party invitations ready so I can mail them out when we get home.
12. Return DVDs and books to the library.
13. Check-in for our flight online to save money on checking our bags.

Guess it’s time to stop blogging and get busy!!

1. I need to reach my goal weight. I have 14 more pounds to lose.  Ummmm- I still have 14 pounds to lose.  But at least I haven’t gained.
2. Exercise every week. Notice I said every week, not every day.  I haven’t exercised once this year.
3. No more “googling” health related questions- whenever I do this I end up finding information that scares me to death.  I’ve done pretty good with this.  I think I’ve only done this twice.
4. Keep in touch with friends- I’ve lost touch with some good friends.  This is a work in progress.
5. Take a weekend trip with Rich.  Done!  We had a great time.
6. Find some friends- I need to have a few friends in real life.  Nope- still no friends.
7. Move- I really want to move back to our home town. We need to stop talking about it and just do it!  My house is for sale!  So this should be happening soon.
8. Cook healthier meals for my family- I need to stop throwing things together at the last minute.  I’ve been much better about creating a weekly menu and sticking to it.
9. Be better about commenting on blogs. I’ve been such a slacker with my commenting lately.  I’ve been responding to everyone who leaves me a comment by leaving them a comment.
10. Scrapbook! I’ve been collecting things to make a scrapbook for Hailey since before she was born. And I need to just start working on it.  Not yet.
11. Read. I love to read books and I used to always have one I was reading. Now it seems like there isn’t time. But I need to start reading again.  Not yet.
12. Go to bed earlier. No more staying up until 12 or 1 every night.  I’ve been getting into bed between 11 and 11:30 most nights.
13. Get dressed every day. I think I’d feel better about myself if I didn’t spend so much time in sweatpants.  Done!  I have been getting dressed every single day!

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13 things I bought at the grocery store this week:

1. Cheez-It Twisterz… Have you had these yet?  They are soooo yummy!  And they are definitely Hailey’s new favorite snack.
2. Pudding- another one of Hailey’s favorite snacks.  Really, the snacks are for Hailey, not me.
3. Milk
4. Bananas
5. Broccoli
6. Beef
7. Bread
8. Chili ingredients
9. Soda
10. Chips
11. Cheese
12. Macaroni and Cheese
13. Hot chocolate Mix

Exciting list, huh?  If you want a more exciting list next week I’m going to need some good topic suggestions from you!

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1. I need to reach my goal weight.  I have 14 more pounds to lose.
2. Exercise every week.  Notice I said every week, not every day.
3. No more “googling” health related questions- whenever I do this I end up finding information that scares me to death.
4. Keep in touch with friends- I’ve lost touch with some good friends.
5. Take a weekend trip with Rich
6. Find some friends- I need to have a few friends in real life.
7. Move- I really want to move back to our home town.  We need to stop talking about it and just do it!
8. Cook healthier meals for my family- I need to stop throwing things together at the last minute.
9. Be better about commenting on blogs.  I’ve been such a slacker with my commenting lately.
10. Scrapbook!  I’ve been collecting things to make a scrapbook for Hailey since before she was born.  And I need to just start working on it.
11. Read.  I love to read books and I used to always have one I was reading.  Now it seems like there isn’t time.  But I need to start reading again.
12. Go to bed earlier.  No more staying up until 12 or 1 every night.
13. Get dressed every day.  I think I’d feel better about myself if I didn’t spend so much time in sweatpants. 

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What happens when I’m sick for three weeks straight?  I end up with a huge to do list.  So, in order to help myself not feel quite so overwhelmed I’m making a list of what I need to do:

1. Unpack our suitcases.  We got home on Monday and all of the suitcases still need to be unpacked.
2. Laundry.  We have laundry like you wouldn’t believe!
3. Write thank you notes.  I usually keep on top of this, but I am behind.  Very, very behind.
4. Bills-  I pay bills on Thursdays.
5. Food- we were away for a week and a half.  When we got home I bought milk and bread.  Other than that- we’re out of food!
6. Target- we need stuff at Target.  Things like new toothbrushes without all the germs and dog food, so we don’t have to feed Dottie people food anymore- not that she minds.
7. Catch up on my email.
8. Catch up on visiting some of my favorite blogs.
9. Find homes for SOME of Hailey’s new toys.
10. Put away my new gifts.
11. Put away Rich’s new gifts.
12. Fill in my new calendar… I’m know I’ve probably missed sending out some birthday cards because I haven’t done my new calendar yet.
13. Try to relax for a few minutes so I can feel better.

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1. Woke up bright and early to Hailey coughing.  I held her upright to try to let her get a little more sleep.
2. Spent time in the steamy bathroom to try to stop her coughing.
3. Took her outside in the cold to try to stop her coughing.
4. Listened to Hailey cough so much she couldn’t eat any lunch.  Felt very helpless.
5. Spent more time in the steamy bathroom.
6. Was thankful that Hailey was able to sleep for about an hour this afternoon.
7. Held Hailey upright when she woke up coughing to see if she could get some more sleep.
8. Went back into the steamy bathroom.
9. Called the nurse at her doctors office (Hailey was already there yesterday) to say that nothing is working to stop her coughing.
10. Gave Hailey a nebulizer treatment (nurse recommended, even though she isn’t wheezing, yet).
11. Gave Hailey lots of warm drinks.
12. Went to the drug store to buy some eucalyptus to put in the shower for our next steamy visit to the bathroom.
13. Decided we are done with playgroups.

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