How do I get anything done?

I think I may be the least efficient person ever. I began cleaning my house at 8:30 this morning, and I'm just finishing. It's 7:30. That's got to be a record. I didn't really accomplish that much. The house wasn't that dirty to start with.

This is what happens....

I decide I'm going to clean the kitchen first. But before I do, I really need to walk around the house picking up any glasses that were left on table tops or nightstands... oh... wait, I should start a load of laundry first. Got to get that going. OK, back to the kitchen. Walk in and see mail on the counter and start sorting. Oh, I should put this DVD in the mail right away... grab the dog and walk to the mailbox. Come back inside, and hear the dryer ding... I better fold these right away so they don't get wrinkled. After I hang the shirts in the closet, I'm walking through the bathroom and start putting away the hairdryer and straightening the counter tops. Oh, Jet needs water. I bet he needs out too. I might as well take him on the levee and have him run around a little. Come back inside, and put away the dozens of charger cords on the kitchen table. That reminds me, I better go plug in my phone because it's almost dead. Let me just check to see if I have any messages... no. OK. I'll just text Sean a quick "I love you" and then get back to work. Head to the kitchen, start unloading the dishwasher. Is that my phone? Run to the bedroom... yea! Sean texted back. Send a reply. Take a picture of Jet and send that too. Walk back to the kitchen, oh... what's this on TV? This looks interesting. I'll just sit down and watch this show for a minute. Dryer dings again. Go get the clothes and fold them. Put clothes away. Head back to the kitchen...


So, that's probably why it took me 11 hours to finish cleaning my house. I do feel much better now, though. When I'm feeling down and the house is dirty, I always feel better once I clean the house. I'm feeling much calmer. The only downside is that I'll have even more grading and catching up to do at work since I didn't go in today.


Good news!

Sean says he may be home tomorrow or Tuesday- a huge surprise!! Fingers crossed!

New Day

Yesterday:

2 sausage and cheese koalches
1 old fashioned glazed doughnut
1 latte
1 can of chicken noodle soup
2 chocolate covered cherries
1 frozen pie crust with cinnamon and sugar
1 cheese quesadilla

farted around with new phone all day
watched Sex and the City movie
watched 5 episodes of The Office (laughed my ass off)

I am a slob. Holy shit.



Must do better today.

Goal:

oatmeal with dried cherries and honey
hot tea
at least one fruit and one vegetable

clean house
do laundry
go on walk with dog
take shower
get dressed in real clothes

Have lots of school work to do, but let's not get too ambitious here.

Barf!!

I've been missing from blogland for a few days... not having that great of a week. Some good things have happened for sure, but there's just been a real barfy overtone to the whole thing.

Brief overview:

Drive to Lousianna and, quite possibly, the most boring town ever.

Bring Jet home!

Jet gets sick.

Sean leaves for off-shore.

I get sick.

I have bad reaction to antibiotic, and have to get a new one.

Work is so so stressful (I had earthworms all over my room today, and that was the highlight. Of the week.)

So now I'm just off since Sean's gone. I absolutely hate it. I can't imagine what it's like for women who's husbands are deployed or gone for months at a time. The longest Sean has been gone is three months, and even then he came back for a day here and there, so it wasn't really three months. I don't handle it well at all.

This time he thinks he'll only be gone a week or so, but I won't believe it till I see it. It always starts out that way, and then it just gets longer and longer. Last time it was supposed to be a week and turned into three. So, I'm not too optimistic.

My poor puppy was SO excited when we picked him up on Sunday. We felt so incredibly guilty when we saw how excited he was to see us. He was gone for about three weeks showing in dog shows (which I am not a fan of now that I've seen a little. Too subjective.). It was such a great moment, and I can't even do it justice because I'm in such a downer mood. I'll sum it up with a few pictures of the ride home.

I haven't held this dog in my lap in a truck since he was about 8 weeks old on the way home for the first time! I don't know what made him decide to climb over the console and into my lap, but it sure was CUTE!

At one point in the drive, Jet insisted that he get petted continually! If I stopped for a second, he'd look up at me with his head on my arm... and of course, he'd get more pets! He knows how to work me over!

They've both got a funny look going on, but still so cute (so cute I just got up to give him a couple cookies. The dog, that is.)!

So many multiples!

I don't think there are many people who can say this... I have a friend who is expecting twins, and a friend who is expecting triplets! Right now! It's absolutely unbelievable!


First, my friend Pam is expecting TRIPLETS!!! She and her husband James are two of the most amazing people I know. Pam was my mentor my first year of teaching, and she stuck by my side when I got stuck with an after school program that was tons of work. Imagine this- she spent the night at the school with 24 kids pretending to be astronauts 1o times! James would come up to help us too. He would stay as long as we needed him!


They tried to have kids for a while, and had a few heartbreaks before they got their three little miracles! Two identical girls, and one boy!


Here's a picture of the two of us at her shower yesterday. When I saw her it was the first time since I found out she was expecting, and I just teared right up! I am SO happy for them!

And my best friend Babsy is having TWINS!! Barbara and I met in college and she is one of my dearest friends. She's a fashionable city girl with a generous country heart. She and her husband Robert are such a cute couple and Robert has been baby crazy for a long time! Barb- not so much. So, imagine what a surprise it was to find out they were expecting- and TWINS!

We're excited to find out if they are boys or girls in a few weeks. Barb just started her own blog and I invite you to check it out! There's a cute belly pic (she's absolutely gorgeous) and an adorable ultrasound too.

I can't wait to meet all these babies!

Photo Tag

I have to say, I saw "photo tag" on Kristin's blog and had this sinking feeling in my stomach that I was going to get tagged... and I did! Ha!

If Kristin hadn't said the nicest things about me, I may have ignored it! :) When Kristin says we "balance each other out" it's so true because she's the calm and optimistic one, and I'm the worrisome one who's wound a little too tight! She's such a great friend! Love ya, Kristin!

And now, the fourth picture from the fourth folder in my pictures (no cheating!)...

My little sister Jackie holding Amanda's little boy! This picture was taken this past November when Amanda brought the baby for a visit. We had such a great time!! I wonder if he's had his first haircut yet?? :)

OK, and I tag these four lucky people!!

1. Barbara at TheSimsTwins

Barb is one of my best friends in the whole world and she's expecting twins!!! We're all SO excited we can hardly stand it!! I am hoping that the fourth picture in the fourth folder on your computer is a BELLY SHOT!! (I will not give up. Give in.)

2. Remica at TheBighamBunch

Remica has the cutest little girl I've ever seen! Her blog is adorable too! Remica and Barbara have been friends since high school, and that's how I met Remica. She's so sweet!

3. Elizabeth at The Hendersons

One of my best friend's little sisters- who is so precious! Now, she's a mommy with another of the cutest little girls I've ever seen!! I spent so much time with the Rupe family when I was in junior high and high school, and Liz looks EXACTLY the same! She's so cute!

4. Nity at I Believe in Miracles

She's got a little miracle of her own on the way! Can't wait to hear more about her pregnancy experience!

Now, I won't be upset if any of you ignore this photo tag request, because like I said, I almost did!

Maybe a Sexy Dinner After All

OK, we're going to try again tonight! I'm looking forward to our dinner date because Pappa'a Steakhouse never disappoints! Plus, Sean loves his steaks, so he should be in a great mood!

I sure do hope that in a few hours Sean will be done with his marathon couch nap (going on 2 1/2 hours here) and my terrible cramps will finally give in to the massive amounts of pain relievers I've just taken and we'll be ready for a romantic dinner.

Ha! Life is so funny! Nothing ever works out the way you think it will... but I guess that would be boring.

Least Sexy Dinner Ever

The other night, I totally blew off cooking dinner and the hubbs and I went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner (had a gift card, so didn't feel too bad about the pork tenderloin sitting in the fridge waiting to be roasted). We waited for about 15 minutes, you know, not bad. Sean was particularly tired that day, and I found myself trying extra hard to be interesting so dinner wouldn't be extremely boring. Well...

We were seated at this terrible table. I mean it. It was the shittiest table in the whole place. Maybe the shittiest table* in all of the Cheesecake Factories in the world. We were sandwiched between the waiter station and the kitchen. The people caddy-corner to us were very unattractive, so we didn't even have a great view to make things better. Waiters were rushing by us every two seconds- and I even saw one of the managers rip a new one into one of the waitstaff. Fun.

Just as I was saying, "Sean, this has to be the least sexy table ever in a restaurant..." I hear this ghetto singing** coming from the kitchen. I don't think I can do it justice, but imagine if you can, "OOOOOOOOooooooohhh!" and then some mumbling/rapping and then some more, "OOOOOOOOOooooooohhh!" Every few seconds, there it was again. It was all I could hear.

I was super annoyed by this and was craning my neck around to try to see who could possibly think they should make this noise and how could everyone else working around him stand it? Sean is, of course, cracking up. He's loving how annoyed I am. What a guy.

I almost flipped into teacher-mode, but Sean would have been so embarassed if I shouted out, "Who's singing? Who's making that noise? It needs to stop now. Thank you." So I held it together, and just decided to blog about it instead. Lucky you!




*Sean thought it could be worse. He reminded me that we weren't next to the bathroom. I think the bathroom may have been on the other side of the wall to my left. Or, right below us, or somewhere very nearby. Had to be.

**Of course, Sean asked me if I was going to blog about it, and then helped me come up with the spelling of "OOOOOOOOOOOOoooooohhh!" I mean, really. Who does that?