Almost finished painting!

I finally started in painting Brady's "new" bedroom again. It is all done except for the bottom trim I need to paint. This has been the hardest room ever to paint. The grooves in the paneling were very deep and the primer wouldn't get in there and the painting took forever. I am glad that part is over. I wish our camera would work w/our computer so you all could see the BIG difference. It looks ssooooo much better than the green paneling that was there.
I am totally cleaning out the house. We had a garage sale last Saturday and we did pretty good! April and MWH came. There was a lot more I could have put out, but I had been studying for my big test and didn't get everything done. (not that I guess studying more would have really mattered).
We went to Starlits moms surprise birthday party yesterday and had lots of fun!
We went to church this morning and then went and ate chinese. I then painted for 3 hours!
I am so tired!
Our yard still needs to be mowed which will probably get done in the morning.

Oh my it was hot out today!

I spent 7hrs at the animal shelter today. 12-7pm. It was so hot I thought I was going to pass out. We did get around 6 dogs adopted though so it was well worth the heat. We are fostering a puppy tonite. We forgot to call the other person that was fostering it in time and she had already left work so he got to come home with me. He is very cute! Especially when we came home awhile ago and he had pooped in his crate and I had to wash him off AGAIN. I had already given him a bath before I let him in the house today. Owell, all is good again, Shae doesn't like him in the house. For some reason she thinks this his HER house. :)
Thats about it, we went to visit my inlaws, went to Walmart, are now eating low carb Blue Bunny, bunny tracks ice cream.
Goodnight!

I suck again!

Do you ever feel like you've just been sh*t on over and over and over again?
Part I:
I took my test yesterday-been studying for what 2 weeks now. Studied the Barron's book for the Praxis, went over every section and took practice tests, I took 2 online practice tests to get me ready for the computer based PPST test, I took the California CBEST test online practice. I knew how to convert a decimal to a percent, vice versa, fraction to a mixed number to a whatever.
I go in there very ready and upbeat and confident ready to pass the test. I just know I am going to pass it this time!!

Part 2:
I sit down and there is like 4 freakin questions that I can somewhat relate to that I had studied. There was no geometry, maybe 3 algebra, one pie graph, and the rest was useless crap that the answers were all within a .2,.3,.5 span of answers in decimal forms--who the heck cares????
This is not going to help me teach k-6th grade, I'm sorry. Give me Algebra, Geometry, percent, fractions (mult, divide, subt, add) graphs, word problems, something that at least makes sense and not making me guess that I am pulling the right answers out of my butt hoping that they are right and costing me money to take this stupid test that is ruining my life.

Part 3:
I finish the test, running out of time and not answering two questions that I had skipped. I push the button that is determining my scholarship which is running out as I speak. I make a 171---ya, a 171, the same score I have made the last two times. I missed it by ONE POINT, AGAIN!!! I was so pissed. Not upset, just pissed.
I am not sure what I am going to do yet. Either go with Plan B and pull out the big guns? I will be sure and let you all know. :o

WARNING: Don't read if you are eating or easily grossed out!!

Remember..........................I am warning you now!!! :)

Has anyone ever done this? I was on the low carb board looking around and they were talking about this. I had to check it out.

I just don't know!! It makes you want to do it, but then there's the BUT......................do I really want to know??? So then I had to call and share it with my mom--who was enthuised. LOL! not really but we had fun reading the stories together. My husband was sort of grossed out and wanted me to shut up about it and was glad he was going to work tonite so he wouldn't have to listen to me, Brady didn't want to hear about it anymore, I want to call my sis and her husband but now it is toooo late. I will tell them tomorrow! :)

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My brain is FFFFRRRRIIIIIIEEED!

I am so sick of studying! I have been studying for this PPST since my last post. I didn't get to sleep last night until around 3:30am. The wind was blowing so hard and of course I just had to go out in the front yard to take the dog out. And then the neighborhood is all out looking at the sky. See-Aprils blog for major wind damage. OMGosh!!!! I can't believe! But it was really blowing out last night!!

I have studied my Barron's book, taken the practice exercises after each section, taken both practice PPST's, I have went online at www.learningexpresslibrary.com, I went on one from the ncldistrict.org----which they have practice tests for just about everything on there, from Real Estate to Law to Nursing. Great website!!!and it is free for 30 days. They even give you your score. I have taken my practice ppst on there(didn't do really wonderful, but made a better score than the other three that I had taken at PSU) I took the CBEST test which is the test that they give in California for teachers. I just took it and passed it. I also took a high school practice test that had everything on it and did very well.

I am so stressed out! I made my appt for my test on Tuesday--so I have 3 more days of studying--maybe two. I need a day off to not think about it.

Brady and I are going to the Miami Little Theatre to watch the plays tonight and will get to see MWH. Brady was going to sign up but church camp ran into a week of it.

Can't wait to get out of the house this evening!

The BIG SURPRISE!

We were leaving yesterday at 5pm to go to my inlaws house so I could pick up my present before going to Joplin to eat and walked through the garage and through the kitchen and I saw my grandma's bottom poking out from behind a column and then everyone jumped out and yelled, "Happy Birthday!" I was very surprised!! I never even suspected it at all. My first surprise party in 40 years!

We had the adoption day yesterday and my mom was there and then I told her we were going out to eat and then I had no idea what we were doing. No one had mentioned cake or anything so I had no idea. I thought well maybe we aren't having a party for me. :( LOL...

They had parked on the next street so I didn't see cars or anything. My mom, Steve's parents, grandma, my Aunt Carla, Uncle Ron, Alyssa, Keith, me, Steve and Brady
were there.

I had a GREAT birthday!! I got a plant table for my front porch from Alyssa & Keith, towels from Carla & Ron, some animal figurines for outside from grandma. I received a "In memory of" seat adoption for the Coleman Theatre seating it will say...
"In Memory of Trey Logan Huffman, our little Angel in Heaven" It is on order now, and the plaque that will be on the back of the seat will be coming in soon. I cannot wait to see it. Steve and I had been talking about doing this for some time now, and his parents went ahead and got it for us for our birthdays. Steve's is July 21.

I also got a locket with Trey and Brady's pic's in it. It is very pretty! I got a Tony Stewart towel, and a Snoopy watch and money from Mom.

Steve got me a gift that is very very special! He really surprised me with everything that he did, PLUS..... He got Trey his very own star, from the International Star Registery. It is very cool, he has his very own star named after him.

I had a very emotional birthday. On the card it said, "Happy Birthday Mommy, I will be waiting in heaven for you, always and forever." OMYGosh talk about emotional....

Great Birthday!!!!

Happy Birthday to Moi

Yes, it is and yes I hit the big 4-0 today. wowee! I think I saw some new gray hairs sprouting up out of the top of my head, which will make L'oreal very happy.
Brady and I went to Joplin yesterday and saw "Click" which was very good--if you like Adam Sandler-which I do VERY MUCHO. I also went to Bath and Body works and Old Navy.
We had an adoption day today at Lube -n-Go here in town, and the time I was there I adopted out 9 puppies! That is very good for us!!!

I went to the Stables to get my birthday money and of course lost it. I had to play machines there that I am not used to playing. I really like the Tobasco and the Cats and Dogs machines.

We are going out to eat in a little while.
Oh, and if you got the Miami paper yesterday, I was on the front page.
cya

Studying....

I am studying for my test that I will be taking next week. This is a very good book and I highly recommend it for anyone that will be taking the PPST test anytime soon. It is the Barron's PPST/PLT How to prepare for PRAXIS. It explains things very well.
I am currently on percents. I have mastered the decimal, fraction, LCM, GCF, the ordering decimals. Who knew math was this much fun? (yes, I am being sarcastic).
I now have--ratio & proportion, equations, algebra, geometry, graphs, and a few more and I will get to take my practice test.
I HAVE to pass this!
I won't be at the shelter today because I will be here studying-I guess we only have 8 dogs there today though. :( I think a lot got put down.
c-ya!

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