OMGosh will the rain ever stop?

I can't believe it is STILL RAINING! I think its gonna stop and then wake up the next morning to RAIN! My boxwoods are getting flooded!!!! My hanging basket of flowers is doing good though.
At least it is cool today and not very humid. So, I might have a half way decent hair day. :)
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I have been subbing the last 2 days at the middle school. Sixth grade so far is the best--eighth, not so good. I had tech ed., and social studies.
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I wasn't going to sub today, and they didn't call me anyway so that was good! Friday I can't because Brady has his 5th grade promotion. :( I don't want him to go to middle school yet! I know how you feel Divinity!!! I am right there with ya!
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Yesterday was the Science fair at Nichols. Brady got first place. YAY!!!! I can't post pictures on here because for some reason our camera won't hook up to the computer anymore.

I'll post more later. I need to start cleaning my neglected house.

YAY

I guess I will go ahead and post it...................................................
I lost 15 lbs last month! YAY! I am doing low carb and so far I am doing very well. I can have 30 carbs a day. Today I had more though this was really the first day I have cheated. Brady and I went to see Akeelah and the Bee. It was very good. Anyway I had popcorn at the movie. That is how I cheated---No candy though!! We also went to Petsmart to see all the puppies and kittens, to Factory Card Outlet, Target, JR Learning, the movie, Kohl's, and to the Book Barn. All of this in the RAIN. I must have had a lot of energy today, huh? Usually I only make it to a couple of places. I feel so much better lately after losing some of it. I had never been this heavy before. I gained around 20lbs when I was pregnant with Trey, so it is almost gone, and now I can fit into my other clothes. Thank Goodness!! But I have a lot more to lose.
I have been trying very hard though!!!

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Tony was 6th in tonite's race. I didn't get to watch all of it because we didn't get home until around 8pm.
Then Steve was being gripey! He is such a grouch sometimes!

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Talk to ya soon!

Nascar race

I knew there was a good reason why I didn't sub today. I am watching the Nascar race that was rained out yesterday. Currently Tony is in the lead after hanging back all day. Ok, the race is over. Tony got 2nd place!! YAY!

I AM GLAD I DIDN'T WATCH THIS RACE!! It was on Saturday, and we had to drive to Bartlesville that day for a bowling tournament that Brady and Steve were in.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY Tony was driving his #33 car in the Busch race at Talladega. His car flipped and landed on the roof skidding across the track! He was ok though, still smiling after getting out of the car! I saw the replay today, and I am very glad I didn't see it when it happened. GO TONY!

I wish Mr. Rogers lived in my neighborhood!

Oh we have LOVELY neighbors! The neighbor across the street just mowed and now he's sweeping all of his grass and &*(**% into the street. And you know where it will end up? In our yard. Everything finds it way to our yard it either gets stuck on our tree or against the fence. I just want to build a big privacy fence around our whole place and not have to look at anyone. LOL!
The other new neighbor that moved in next to the house directly across ran out her front door yesterday while I was planting my other boxwood in the front and yelled to ask me if I could call an ambulance. Of course I asked why? She told me her son had cut his eye. So being the wonderful neighbor that I am, I call 911 to tell them they needed an ambulance over there. I don't know these people--I walked over there to their house to make sure everything is okay, their house is filthy. I try to keep mine clean and it is cluttered, but mygosh how can people live like that????
The ambulance comes, but do I get any kind of "Thank You"??? NO!
fun fun!
Hope they don't need another phone call made.............................................

Good or Bad?

I have been subbing at the middle school this week. I am wondering when the kids are coming in saying, "Oh Good, our favorite sub is here" is this a good thing or a bad thing?? I do let them talk some and try to keep them quiet--they get their work done or I make them turn them in unfinished with their name on it and then they can explain to the teacher why they didn't get it finished. I do write names down to give to the teacher and Monday when one 8th grader punched another one in the face, and then he threw a book at him I did call down to the office for the principal. He wasn't there but a coach came up to deal with them. I don't let them get away with much. I know they like to talk and thats fine, but when they start running around the room, coloring their teeth with black sharpie pens, foul language, not listening---ok that gets their name down on my sheet! I guess its good that they like me. I like the middle school, they crack me up! I'm just not ready for Brady to be there next year. I still think 6th grade is too young to be at the middle school.
I have transitional 1st grade on Friday, so that will be a change for me.

My day

I have monitored Tues. and Wed. of this week in the elementary school for testing. I didn't realize how hard it is for me to keep quiet that long. I walked around the room not saying a word, thought I was going to go nuts!! I was supposed to substitute in the elem. school today, it got cancelled so I somehow told them I would do the high school. OH MY! Talk about a mess! A woman I know was subbing there too, and she loves the high school. I guess it just seems like kids are so different nowadays (is this really a word?) Talk Talk Talk thats all they did 3rd and 4th hours. But I guess it really didn't help that we had to watch a movie on Edgar Allen Poe and there also was the Senior talent show today too. What a day to sub! I had already told them elementary and middle school only (although ms is hard too).
Wish me luck next week--may I get good classes!!!

70's

Oh this is scary!!!
I'm sitting here singing along with Greg Brady's 70's music infomercial.
I am getting OLD. Just plain OLD.

I wore a belt to church Sunday and my son Brady told me I was too old to be wearing a belt like that. He said, "Girls in my class wear belts like that". Thanks Bray! just add to my oldness.

I'm gonna go enjoy the infomercial---cya later!

Hello!

This time change is royally screwing me up. I don't ever wanna go to sleep.

New exciting things:

*My inlaws have moved to town last, last Friday on the 31st. They are still unpacking some, but for the most part their house looks great! Whats sad is we've lived here over 2yrs and we're still not fully unpacked.

*Brady has started baseball practice. Yay! I love baseball, I love his coach and team that he is on.

*I will hopefully have a job for next year. I will let you all know about it, that is if I get it. :)
HOPEFULLY!!!

*We are talking about maybe fostering to adopt.

*We had our school carnival on the 31st of March. We (PTO) worked so hard on this carnival and I think it went very well. We made a very LARGE amount of money for our school, the most that has ever been made on a school carnival there.

*Trey Treys stone was put into the ground. I will post a pic soon. It looks so pretty! And we decorated it for Easter.

Thats about it for now. I am monitoring a class at school tomorrow for testing, so got to get ready for bed in a while.
cya

Post stealing

SO.......................I'm taking this post from Starlit, who took it from Irish Divinity.
Thanks girls!


What time is it? 10:53pm

Name as it appears on you Birth Certificate? Shannon Diane B.

Any nicknames? Shannnonna

Parent's names? Beverly and Jim

Number of candles on your last birthday cake? 39 AHHH getting ready for the BIG 4-0

Date that you regularly blow them out? July 8

Pets? Great Pyrenees-Shae, cat-Rufus

Favorite animal(s)? Dogs

How much do you love your job? Getting ready to start subbing, ask me after a week

Birthplace? Oklahoma

Favorite vacation spot? ANYWHERE! Its been a long time since we have been on a vacation just the immediate family alone ANYWHERE would be NICE!

Any nicknames? HUH?

Stolen any traffic signs? No, but my sister had one in her room-where did you get it Alyssa??

Ever been in a car accident? Yes, but it wasn't my fault.

Croutons or Bacon bits? Both!

2 Door or 4 Door car? 4 door

Salad Dressing? French-the red kind, not Otts, not the orange kind, the RED kind!

Favorite Pie? Apple with ice cream on it---A'la Mode :)

Favorite Number? 7

Favorite Movie? The Last American Virgin

Favorite Color? green

LEAST Favorite Holiday? I like all the holidays

Favorite Food? mexican

Favorite day of the week? Sunday

Favorite brand of body soap? That pink kind in the big pump bottle at Walmart

Favorite TV show? CSI, Days of Our Lives, Deal or No Deal, too many to list!!

Favorite toothpaste? Crest cinnamon

Most recently read book? reading 90 Minutes in Heaven

Perfume/Cologne? Eternity, Verve' (discontinued)

Favorite Smell? puppy breath, dryer sheets

What do you do to relax? read, drive around

Favorite Fast Food? Taco Bueno

When was your last hospital visit? December 6-10 2005

How many times did you fail your driver's license test? I passed on the first try!

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Hopefully working at Nichols and adopting this year.

What do you do when you are bored? Ebay, looking online, blogging, reading

Furthermost place you sent this message? not sending it, posting

Who will respond the fastest? Um...

What time is it now? 11:02

My concert is cancelled! :(

Just got an email from the Ford Center in OKC. The rest of the Aerosmith tour is cancelled. Steven Tyler has to have surgery so they had to cancel the rest of their tour. AAAHHH! My one day mini vacation is ruined.

We are going to Tulsa on Sunday to the Tulsa Oilers hockey game. Hopefully it won't be cancelled.

I am very boring lately--SORRY

Lets see..... Thursday I went to the shelter for adoption day from 2-7pm. We adopted out around 5 dogs and 6 cats which was very good! I was so sore that night from picking up puppies (big ones) that are going to be very LARGE doggies when they grow up. I could barely walk my whole body was aching. I am getting old. After that I went to watch hubby bowl for awhile then Brady and I went by and got chinese to bring home. I took a shower because I felt like I smelled like DOG and then ate my food. YUM! I love chinese!

Friday our group from AWS ate lunch at Mike's with the animal control officer, city mgr, another officer, and four of the veterinarians in town to discuss the spay and neuter program we are trying to propose. Things are looking better, but hope someday it will all work out.

Today we took Brady to bowling and then went to eat chinese again. YUM! then I had very good intentions to finish painting that room. I did all the trim last week, I believe on Wednesday. All I need to do is paint the walls and I will be finished! I took a nap today and then thats about all.

Tomorrow I will go to church and then we are having my moms birthday party at Alyssa and Keiths house. Her birthday was Wednesday the 15th. I won't say how old she is, but I will be turning 40 this year and she had me when she was 21. Ha ha sorry mom.
I also need to make candles for a basket for our school carnival.

I guess I have been busy, but it doesn't seem like I have got much accomplished.

Almost forgot!!! I saw April today at the bowling center. YAY!!

Aerosmith baby!

We are gonna go see Aerosmith!!
YAY! I talked my husband into taking me. He isn't a big fan, but he agreed to go. I told him they are getting older and may not have too many more concerts. You never know, huh? LOL! He knows how long I have wanted to see them. Our seats are waaaaaay up there but oh well. It's Aerosmith! and I can't wait to go. It is in OKC on the 29th.

Guess what?

Guess where my husband is taking me?? I'm so excited!!

Been tagged

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to.
Here's the songs I love....Just to let you all know that I usually only listen to our Sirius radio- 80's, new country, 70's, christian. Scary I know, but it seems our radio stations around here only play a lot of crap, uh uh uh, I mean rap.
Here goes..not in any particular order...

#1- "Crazy" by Aerosmith----gotta love Aerosmith!!! they will be in OKC on the 29th and I wish I could go!

#2- "Little Red Corvette" by Prince----need I say more, it's PRINCE!!

#3- "Keep on Lovin' You" by REO Speedwagon---(some of these are from the movie, The Last American Virgin, which is one of my all time favorite movies)

#4- "Open Arms" by Journey--- OH MY!

#5- "Oh No" by the Commodores

#6- "Jesus Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood---love this song & she's great!!!

#7- "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me---will be played at my funeral, my husband gets mad because I am already planning it. :-O


Everyone I know have already been tagged! Maybe Dave??
Thanks Diva!

Due date

Well today isn't the best of days for me.
Trey was supposed to be born today. I was going to be induced the last week of Feb, but today is his due date. I can tell I haven't taken my antidepressants for a couple of days now. I took them today and need to get on them again. It sucks.
I am doing a lot to stay busy though.
AWS and PTO are keeping me plenty busy. I will be working our AWS booth in the morning from 6:30am-8:30am (probably be staying later than that) Brady has bowling from 10-11:30 and then I can breathe again.
Brady and I are going to the play at NEO tonight. I am glad he still likes doing things with me. I know there will come a day when he will be too cool to hang out with his momma, and I hope its not real soon.

We are having our school carnival in the Spring this year instead of the Fall. We thought we would change things up a bit. It will be March 31.
Next week we will be super busy getting things together so we can have a good spring break not worrying about it.

Well gotta go take out my spoiled dog, who is barking at me----whom I have taken out 4 times already today and she still hasn't gone potty!!! AAAAHHHH!

Blogworth

I stole this from Diva
notice: we don't get to go to Disneyworld!!

My blog is worth $2,822.70.
How much is your blog worth?

Fun Adoption Day!

Today was adoption day at the shelter and Diva and Tater brought the Brownie troup to visit us!! They brought all kinds of food and toys and snacks and everything for the animals. The puppies had lots and lots of fun playing with all the children, in fact after they left all the puppies took a long nap! Thank you Kristin & Heather & Brownies very much for all the things that you brought us!! We appreciate it!
And by the way, we had a very productive adoption day!! LOTS OF ADOPTIONS!!

Thats about all that I did today. Diva, I am sure will be posting pics--and it better not be the one of me looking stupid. LOL (which in reality could be either picture) :)
cya!!

OK

Where do I begin? I haven't posted in forever. To start---I started back at the animal shelter last Thursday and worked from 11am-7pm. We had 28 dogs from a dog hoarder house. I washed dogs and was soaked! We ended up having a good adoption day.
Steves' parents got here Friday morning from Louisiana. He met them early and he and his dad unloaded the uhaul.. I was exhausted and stayed home. Steve went to sleep after that since he had worked that night. Me, Steve's mom, dad and Brady met at Walmart, did some shopping, ate at Subway and then went to look at the house they wanted to get. It was a very long weekend. I was exhausted.
Saturday Brady had bowling at 10am, he had his pizza party from basketball season at noon (they got 2nd place) and then the rest of the day we went looking at houses. Sunday we went to church, then to my parents house to eat. Monday we were out all day and then everyone came over to our house (we got a meat and cheese tray) hows that for cooking dinner???? Steve's parents left Tues morning.
Wed. I did nothing, today I got to the shelter at 11am until 5pm---I had to hurry home and take a shower because Brady had his pre-enrollment for middle school this evening at 6. We then went to ElCharro.
NOTICE--I have not started the OAMC, nor do I have any idea when it will be starting. Maybe not ever. LOL
His parents are coming again on Saturday.

My neck and back are killing me from washing puppies today so think I better go and drink my diet coke and lay on the couch!!!
cya

Once a month cooking?

Has anyone ever done the OAMC? Once a month cooking? I am seriously thinking about it. I guess you are able to save a lot of money doing it this way. It would be nice to have a freezer full of food ready to heat and eat. LOL We always around the time it turns 4pm wonder what is for dinner, and then we end up spending at least $15 for dinner. Every night it gets kind of expensive. My mom was so organized --she always had every meal planned. I am turning into a bum. Just don't want to cook or anything. But then I read that someone only spent $150 a month on food for the whole month. It said if you go to the store everytime you get ready to cook a meal you spend more money. DUH thats my life story. I need to get a plan and get organized. I used to make things so easy for myself now it seems I love to make it as hard as it can be. NO more! I am driving myself crazy.
Think I am going to try the OAMC! and see how it goes. It said to at least start with 2 weeks worth.
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My weeks have been going by so fast. I haven't blogged in awhile. I went to a funeral on Friday of a girl that my parents used to be neighbors with and my sister babysat when she was little. It was a very sad day for the family. She was in a terrible car accident. It is so sad when things like this happen, so sudden.
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On Saturday I went to a baby shower that my sister was hosting for one of her friends. She got TONS of clothes. She will be the best dressed baby girl in Miami, let me tell ya! She did a very good job on the shower!!
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We gave Trey lots of Valentine flowers and balloons today.
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My inlaws are coming on Friday---really Thurs nite but we will see them Friday. They are bringing some of their things down to put in the storage unit. They plan on moving here in May.

Thats about it. I got the room primed last week. Yuk! I hate priming panneling, but it will look so much better.

We got us some new neighbors yee haw!

I'll finally have something to blog about again. Our new neighbors. How wonderful..... We have had a lot of different neighbors in that house. The first two were renters, the first renters were normal, the second renters were a bunch of kids that I finally noticed were selling drugs out of their house. They made it very obvious with cars stopping right in front of our house all times of the day going in and out of the house. I called the police to let them know, because there are kids in our neighborhood and I didn't want it going on right in front of my house. I don't know if they ever got caught but it was very obvious and I didn't want it happening especially with all the kids around. Plus it is a block from the school. They moved.

Our other neighbors next to them were micronesian. From the micro islands. The first day they moved in they got drunk in their backyard and one of the men went over by the side of their house in front, trying not to fall over into the little fence next door and peed right out in broad daylight. I had to call my husband over to the door to make sure I was seeing everything right. Yep, I was.
And what did I do??? Call the cops. I explained we had new neighbors and I didn't think they should be peeing in daylight where kids can see and everyone driving down our busy street can see. The police came out and went to try to find him. They have since moved.

Your probably thinking, What kind of neighborhood do they live in??? It is a good neighborhood, we live on the corner and there's a church right across the corner from us.
And yes those were the only times I have called the police.. ....................so far :)

This makes me sound like that nosey neighbor on "Bewitched", but no, I am not constantly looking out the windows. LOL
I see all of this because we have these humungoid windows in our house. There is one right in front of where our computer desk is, so if anyone is on the computer you see everything going on, there is one in our kitchen so you can see everything there too. It isn't like I sit and purposely watch everything.

Our newest neighbors, haven't figured out who actually lives there yet. There has been a girl with a baby and little boy and she constantly screams at him. I don't think she knows how to talk in a regular tone of voice. Poor kids!! It is sad how some poeple can't have children and others can have a lot and then treat them like crap screaming and yelling at them. Makes me very upset.
These neighbors are going to be sitting on their front porch all summer long I can tell. Oh yay! I'm sorry but it is one of my pet peeves. Why can't people sit on their back porches?? But then I wouldn't have anything to blog about, huh?