Why yes, I am a dork!

Summer classes start today.  I'm taking a Pathophysiology class to decide if I REALLY want to go back to school.

I'm pretty excited about taking this class.  It's online so I can watch my lectures whenever I please.  Just waiting for the instructor to post the first discussion.

Yes, I am a dork!

Happy Mother's Day

Just wanted to say a quick Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.  I also wanted to include all those women who have been like mothers to me through all my almost 35 years.

I'm including one of my favorite pictures of my own mom.

My mom passed away from cancer 5 years ago this coming June.  Among the numerous flowers and plants we received, this is the one I took home with me.

This is a Peace Lily.  It looks a little sickly in this picture but it's much healthier in reality.  

Peace Lilies are supposed to be good at managing indoor pollution.  The house I lived in previously had a really damp, moldy basement.  This plant almost died while I was living there.  When I bought my new house, the plant started to perk up a bit and had been doing well ever since.  

All this to say, this plant has NEVER bloomed.  I'm not sure why.  I've read online horticulture sites (yes, I really am that boring) and have found nothing useful.  Well, I was looking at it today and found this:

That little white thing in the middle of the picture is a BUD! Can you believe it?  It should be nice and bloomed by Easter.  I'm so excited!  

Challenger

Today is the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.  It's hard to believe it's been 25 YEARS!

This morning, on Facebook, I asked people to tell me where they were on that very day.  I was amazed to hear that so many people were off school on a snow day.

I lived in Macon, GA at the time.  I was watching Scrabble with Chuck Woolery.  My dad was home that day for some reason and I vividly remember my mom coming home from work that day because she was sick.

I'm amazed how well I remember that day!

Where were you?

Blogs I Love

I love reading blogs.  There are so many great people with FABULOUS ideas and TONS of creativity.  I especially love finding new blogs to read.  There are a few that I follow every day.... most of these blogs belong to people I know... but not all of them.  These I have linked on my own blog to the LEFT.  There are others that I visit probably once a week.  Some of these I absolutely LOVE and if it didn't make me feel like a total stalker, I would visit several of these blogs more than once a day.

All this to say, I REALLY, REALLY want to share some of these with you.  Maybe you will be convinced to read these blogs along with me.

1.  Pioneer Woman-- There is FAR too much to say about this blog.  Ree Drummond lives on a ranch in Oklahoma.  She loves, food, photography, her children, and her husband's hind end.  READ IT!

2.  Fly Through Our Window- This is the blog of an Auburn grad.  She's very witty.  I just love her creativity and her willingness to be real about her life as a stay at home mom.

3.  Urban Grace Interiors- The twin sister of #2, this blog not only documents some of her work as an interior designer, but also as a working mother.

4.  Ann Wade Parrish Photography-- A fellow Samford grad, Ann Wade photographed a wedding I attended last summer.  She's absolutely amazing.  If I ever get married, I want her to photograph my wedding.

5.  Picky Palate-- If you don't already know, I love food.  I really love food blogs.  I don't make many of the recipes I read (because I would be the size of a house) but I love to slobber over the photos!

6.  Made-- This blogger is a genius with a sewing machine. I love her ideas!

7.  All Things Thrifty-- This is where I got my lima bean wreath idea.  She also refinishes furniture.  Lots of creative ideas!

8.  Effortless Style-- An interior designer in New York City, I love her modern ideas for interiors.  Lots of inspiration!

9.  Bobbi & Mike-- This is a husband/wife photography team located in Indiana.  I love reading their blog.  I'm pretty sure they LOVE their job and have lots of fun.  Beautiful photography as well.

10.  Thrifty Decor Chick-- Great low cost ideas for making your home look like a million bucks!

Hope you enjoy these links and become a regular follower.

A Good Day

Friday was a really good day.  My sleep is all crazy since I've been off work but I'm trying to use my daylight hours wisely.  I woke up at 1 AM and was up until about 3 PM.  It's now Saturday morning at 2:30 AM.

Yesterday I made a trip to Home Depot for the first time in quite a while.  It was like being home!  I miss that place.  I'm hoping this means I'm going to get motivated soon to do a few more home improvement projects.  I broke the drain stopper in my bathtub a few weeks ago so my goal for this weekend is to get it fixed.

I joined the gym!  I didn't work out but at least I joined... it's a first step.  I'm hoping to go today (Saturday).  When I paid my dues, the lady working the desk gave me a four pack of Sugar free Red Bull.  Does anyone else think this is a little weird?  I don't drink anything with carbonation or artificial sweeteners!  

I finally bought and started reading "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest".  I've been putting off buying it full price since it's only out in hardback now.  I went to Second and Charles on a whim to see if they might have it. I've been looking there periodically but could never find it.  Yesterday, they had it!  I had a credit at the store for selling some of my own books so I didn't have to pay out of pocket!

Well, the coffee is calling and I should probably get started on some laundry.

It's Been A While

Honestly, I have NO excuses.  I've been lazy with my blogging.  Here are a few things on my mind...

Not much has been going on.  I got snowed in at the hospital earlier this week and ended up staying there for about 40 straight hours.   It could have been worse.  By Tuesday morning, all I wanted was my bed and some vegetables.  Sleeping on a stretcher is for the BIRDS!

I've been doing TERRIBLE with my New Year's Resolutions.  I swore I would join the gym but... that hasn't happened yet.  I have the next few days off work so like my blogging, I have no excuses.  MUST. JOIN. GYM!

I need a new book to read.  The stack of books on backlog has finally been depleted.  If any of you out there have suggestions, I would love to hear them.

I think I have a magazine addiction.  Have any of you been on Amazon.com lately and seen the prices on magazines?  It's CRAZY!  I got a one year subscription to Fitness magazine for $5.99.  I think I've ordered 5 or 6 magazines this year.

I'm thinking about going back to school.  Don't want to talk too much about it except that it would be next year before anything happened.  Right now, I am studying for the GRE.  Was I this bad at math back in high school?

I love old photographs!  I have lots of them from both sides of my family.  My dad sent me a new one this week.  This is a picture of HIS father that he thinks was taken sometime between 1915 and 1920.

Well, now I'm feeling better about my blogging.  Hope you all have a happy and blessed weekend.