It must have been something I ate.
Marc
Thursday, January 29, 2009
SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I JUST GOT MY WHOLE FAMILY TO EAT MULTI GRAIN BANANA NUT MUFFINS WITH FLAX SEED IN THEM FOR BREAKFAST!!!!!!!!!!!! AND THEY HAD NO IDEA!! HA HA HA HA THIS IS ME CACKLING LIKE CRUELLA DEVILLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If anyone tells them your dead!
Lovingly,
Becky
Look, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
If anyone tells them your dead!
Lovingly,
Becky
Look, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Gladiator Sandals
You know how every year some new fad comes along and at first you just hate it. You tell yourself that in no way would you ever wear something like that. Then, after a few months you start trying them on and after a while they just grow on you. You break down and buy them. If you ever see a pair of shoes like this on or near me just go ahead and slap me back into reality. These have to be the ugliest shoes I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention that you have to have 10 foot long legs to wear them. Ugggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh, they make me shiver just looking at them. I'm not kidding, please be there for me if I ever loose my mind and start to say..... Oh there not so bad with the right outfit, because believe me..... there is no right outfit for that!!!
Moms gone big time!
Mom has gone big time! When I called Mom this morning she just didnt have time to talk as she so nonchalantly let me know she would call when she was done with the reporter. Hunh? Whatever, that women always has something going on.
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=55571&SectionID=30&SubSectionID=&S=1
Get it! "Drive" cancer from the Earth. She loves that one. HA HA HA. Im just kidding. Good job Mom. Looks like you are already getting a bunch of new drivers and you know what that means. More people will get their treatment and a possibly longer life. WAY TO GO! Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By the way, I will not be quoting you on anything, taking your picture or asking for comments, so dont get use to it!
Love ya and thanks for the Mickey D'S, you saved the day yet again.
Becky
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=55571&SectionID=30&SubSectionID=&S=1
Get it! "Drive" cancer from the Earth. She loves that one. HA HA HA. Im just kidding. Good job Mom. Looks like you are already getting a bunch of new drivers and you know what that means. More people will get their treatment and a possibly longer life. WAY TO GO! Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By the way, I will not be quoting you on anything, taking your picture or asking for comments, so dont get use to it!
Love ya and thanks for the Mickey D'S, you saved the day yet again.
Becky
Update
Marc thinks that due to my attention to gramatic detail on this blog I should keep all English homework that comes into the house. HA HA HA.
And its only first grade!
I found these cute little letter boxes for my office at Target. Yes, I have an office! Don't laugh. Very important things happen in here. Anyway, the one on the right is my problem. I can fill this thing up once a week with all the stuff Tommy brings home from school. So I'm asking the Moms out there, what do you keep and what do you throw away? You have no idea how many files of work I have for him from this year already. Sure, I'm his Mom so everything he makes is adorable and all but come on. I don't think I need every single piece of work the child does. I'm going to have to start throwing some work out I guess.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Not again!
I promise this is my last post about pudding! I just find it interesting that Jimmy will go to any lengths to get chocolate pudding. I very rarely buy Tommy lunchables so when I do he covets them. He carefully picks out the one he wants puts it in the drawer in the fridge so he will be able to reach it... you know normal 7 year old stuff. Then Jimmy "gotta have my pudding" Cochran decided to get to it first. He just tore straight into the middle of the thing. He threw the chicken and drink to the side and straight for the pudding. So, yes this is the last time you will see Jimmy eating pudding (commando I might add) on this post: This will teach me to stay off the phone right as he is getting up from his nap!
Monday, January 26, 2009
For the record...
I have one pressure washer that works beautifully. I was simply suggesting that we get rid of few of the kid's toys. We all know that they have a few toys to spare.
And yes, it does make more sense to have the pot holders next to the stove where you are more likely to grab something that is hot than next to the sink where it is not so hot. Hello?!
'nough said.
Mr. Efficient
And yes, it does make more sense to have the pot holders next to the stove where you are more likely to grab something that is hot than next to the sink where it is not so hot. Hello?!
'nough said.
Mr. Efficient
Oh no you dont!
Marc was on a big time cleaning spree this weekend. I couldn't have been happier until just a few little things..... I left to take some movies back and do you know what he did..... really do you know? He rearranged my kitchen drawers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH NO YOU DIDN'T! He actually looked at me and told me it was more efficient. That man has lost his mind! I'm going to drive to his office rearrange his drawers and see how his day goes!
Next he decided we have to much stuff in the garage... Ok, I agree, lets get rid of one of the two pressure washers that DONT WORK. Ill even help roll them out for you. Nope he wants to get rid of the tricycles. Ok, I do understand that Jimmy has bike now and we really don't need two of them but its kinda a Mommy thing. I said no way how would we have our tricycle races! He looked at me like I was crazy and said "are you kidding me". No, I'm dead serious. He said you don't have tricycle races...... so I had to pull this out from a few day ago...... never mess with a women and her digital camera!
Next he decided we have to much stuff in the garage... Ok, I agree, lets get rid of one of the two pressure washers that DONT WORK. Ill even help roll them out for you. Nope he wants to get rid of the tricycles. Ok, I do understand that Jimmy has bike now and we really don't need two of them but its kinda a Mommy thing. I said no way how would we have our tricycle races! He looked at me like I was crazy and said "are you kidding me". No, I'm dead serious. He said you don't have tricycle races...... so I had to pull this out from a few day ago...... never mess with a women and her digital camera!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Ok, so today I totally fell for the fake cough. I let Tommy stay home because he really played it well and to tell you the truth I like having the little guy here. We watched Wife Swap this afternoon and he really liked the part about rules change. The next time I walked in the kitchen this is what I saw....
What a little booger.... ha ha ha. So the next time he walked into the kitchen this is what he saw...
Two can play at this game buddy! We had a little talk about spending more time together. We decided it was OK for us to each have our own time every once in a while. I thought he might come around to my way of thinking.
Mommy ( someone who needs a few moments to herself every now and then!)
What a little booger.... ha ha ha. So the next time he walked into the kitchen this is what he saw...
Two can play at this game buddy! We had a little talk about spending more time together. We decided it was OK for us to each have our own time every once in a while. I thought he might come around to my way of thinking.
Mommy ( someone who needs a few moments to herself every now and then!)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Favorite story of the week
Life of Reilly
There are some games in which cheering for the other side feels better than winning.
by Rick Reilly
Melinda Wright
Gainesville State players douse head coach Mark Williams in celebration.
They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.
It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the Faith fans made a 40-yard spirit line for them to run through.
Did you hear that? The other team's fans?
They even made a banner for players to crash through at the end. It said, "Go Tornadoes!" Which is also weird, because Faith is the Lions.
"I WOULDN'T EXPECT ANOTHER PARENT TO TELL SOMEBODY TO HIT THEIR KIDS. BUT THEY WANTED US TO!"
It was rivers running uphill and cats petting dogs. More than 200 Faith fans sat on the Gainesville side and kept cheering the Gainesville players on—by name.
"I never in my life thought I'd hear people cheering for us to hit their kids," recalls Gainesville's QB and middle linebacker, Isaiah. "I wouldn't expect another parent to tell somebody to hit their kids. But they wanted us to!"
And even though Faith walloped them 33-14, the Gainesville kids were so happy that after the game they gave head coach Mark Williams a sideline squirt-bottle shower like he'd just won state. Gotta be the first Gatorade bath in history for an 0-9 coach.
But then you saw the 12 uniformed officers escorting the 14 Gainesville players off the field and two and two started to make four. They lined the players up in groups of five—handcuffs ready in their back pockets—and marched them to the team bus. That's because Gainesville is a maximum-security correctional facility 75 miles north of Dallas. Every game it plays is on the road.
This all started when Faith's head coach, Kris Hogan, wanted to do something kind for the Gainesville team. Faith had never played Gainesville, but he already knew the score. After all, Faith was 7-2 going into the game, Gainesville 0-8 with 2 TDs all year. Faith has 70 kids, 11 coaches, the latest equipment and involved parents. Gainesville has a lot of kids with convictions for drugs, assault and robbery—many of whose families had disowned them—wearing seven-year-old shoulder pads and ancient helmets.
So Hogan had this idea. What if half of our fans—for one night only—cheered for the other team? He sent out an email asking the Faithful to do just that. "Here's the message I want you to send:" Hogan wrote. "You are just as valuable as any other person on planet Earth."
Some people were naturally confused. One Faith player walked into Hogan's office and asked, "Coach, why are we doing this?"
And Hogan said, "Imagine if you didn't have a home life. Imagine if everybody had pretty much given up on you. Now imagine what it would mean for hundreds of people to suddenly believe in you."
Next thing you know, the Gainesville Tornadoes were turning around on their bench to see something they never had before. Hundreds of fans. And actual cheerleaders!
"I thought maybe they were confused," said Alex, a Gainesville lineman (only first names are released by the prison). "They started yelling 'DEE-fense!' when their team had the ball. I said, 'What? Why they cheerin' for us?'"
It was a strange experience for boys who most people cross the street to avoid. "We can tell people are a little afraid of us when we come to the games," says Gerald, a lineman who will wind up doing more than three years. "You can see it in their eyes. They're lookin' at us like we're criminals. But these people, they were yellin' for us! By our names!"
Maybe it figures that Gainesville played better than it had all season, scoring the game's last two touchdowns. Of course, this might be because Hogan put his third-string nose guard at safety and his third-string cornerback at defensive end. Still.
After the game, both teams gathered in the middle of the field to pray and that's when Isaiah surprised everybody by asking to lead. "We had no idea what the kid was going to say," remembers Coach Hogan. But Isaiah said this: "Lord, I don't know how this happened, so I don't know how to say thank You, but I never would've known there was so many people in the world that cared about us."
And it was a good thing everybody's heads were bowed because they might've seen Hogan wiping away tears.
As the Tornadoes walked back to their bus under guard, they each were handed a bag for the ride home—a burger, some fries, a soda, some candy, a Bible and an encouraging letter from a Faith player.
The Gainesville coach saw Hogan, grabbed him hard by the shoulders and said, "You'll never know what your people did for these kids tonight. You'll never, ever know."
And as the bus pulled away, all the Gainesville players crammed to one side and pressed their hands to the window, staring at these people they'd never met before, watching their waves and smiles disappearing into the night.
Anyway, with the economy six feet under and Christmas running on about three and a half reindeer, it's nice to know that one of the best presents you can give is still absolutely free.
Hope.
Becky
There are some games in which cheering for the other side feels better than winning.
by Rick Reilly
Melinda Wright
Gainesville State players douse head coach Mark Williams in celebration.
They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.
It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the Faith fans made a 40-yard spirit line for them to run through.
Did you hear that? The other team's fans?
They even made a banner for players to crash through at the end. It said, "Go Tornadoes!" Which is also weird, because Faith is the Lions.
"I WOULDN'T EXPECT ANOTHER PARENT TO TELL SOMEBODY TO HIT THEIR KIDS. BUT THEY WANTED US TO!"
It was rivers running uphill and cats petting dogs. More than 200 Faith fans sat on the Gainesville side and kept cheering the Gainesville players on—by name.
"I never in my life thought I'd hear people cheering for us to hit their kids," recalls Gainesville's QB and middle linebacker, Isaiah. "I wouldn't expect another parent to tell somebody to hit their kids. But they wanted us to!"
And even though Faith walloped them 33-14, the Gainesville kids were so happy that after the game they gave head coach Mark Williams a sideline squirt-bottle shower like he'd just won state. Gotta be the first Gatorade bath in history for an 0-9 coach.
But then you saw the 12 uniformed officers escorting the 14 Gainesville players off the field and two and two started to make four. They lined the players up in groups of five—handcuffs ready in their back pockets—and marched them to the team bus. That's because Gainesville is a maximum-security correctional facility 75 miles north of Dallas. Every game it plays is on the road.
This all started when Faith's head coach, Kris Hogan, wanted to do something kind for the Gainesville team. Faith had never played Gainesville, but he already knew the score. After all, Faith was 7-2 going into the game, Gainesville 0-8 with 2 TDs all year. Faith has 70 kids, 11 coaches, the latest equipment and involved parents. Gainesville has a lot of kids with convictions for drugs, assault and robbery—many of whose families had disowned them—wearing seven-year-old shoulder pads and ancient helmets.
So Hogan had this idea. What if half of our fans—for one night only—cheered for the other team? He sent out an email asking the Faithful to do just that. "Here's the message I want you to send:" Hogan wrote. "You are just as valuable as any other person on planet Earth."
Some people were naturally confused. One Faith player walked into Hogan's office and asked, "Coach, why are we doing this?"
And Hogan said, "Imagine if you didn't have a home life. Imagine if everybody had pretty much given up on you. Now imagine what it would mean for hundreds of people to suddenly believe in you."
Next thing you know, the Gainesville Tornadoes were turning around on their bench to see something they never had before. Hundreds of fans. And actual cheerleaders!
"I thought maybe they were confused," said Alex, a Gainesville lineman (only first names are released by the prison). "They started yelling 'DEE-fense!' when their team had the ball. I said, 'What? Why they cheerin' for us?'"
It was a strange experience for boys who most people cross the street to avoid. "We can tell people are a little afraid of us when we come to the games," says Gerald, a lineman who will wind up doing more than three years. "You can see it in their eyes. They're lookin' at us like we're criminals. But these people, they were yellin' for us! By our names!"
Maybe it figures that Gainesville played better than it had all season, scoring the game's last two touchdowns. Of course, this might be because Hogan put his third-string nose guard at safety and his third-string cornerback at defensive end. Still.
After the game, both teams gathered in the middle of the field to pray and that's when Isaiah surprised everybody by asking to lead. "We had no idea what the kid was going to say," remembers Coach Hogan. But Isaiah said this: "Lord, I don't know how this happened, so I don't know how to say thank You, but I never would've known there was so many people in the world that cared about us."
And it was a good thing everybody's heads were bowed because they might've seen Hogan wiping away tears.
As the Tornadoes walked back to their bus under guard, they each were handed a bag for the ride home—a burger, some fries, a soda, some candy, a Bible and an encouraging letter from a Faith player.
The Gainesville coach saw Hogan, grabbed him hard by the shoulders and said, "You'll never know what your people did for these kids tonight. You'll never, ever know."
And as the bus pulled away, all the Gainesville players crammed to one side and pressed their hands to the window, staring at these people they'd never met before, watching their waves and smiles disappearing into the night.
Anyway, with the economy six feet under and Christmas running on about three and a half reindeer, it's nice to know that one of the best presents you can give is still absolutely free.
Hope.
Becky
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Only one thing to say
I only have one thing to say about the day:
Aretha..... Honey..... NO NO NO! That was one big bow!
Becky
Aretha..... Honey..... NO NO NO! That was one big bow!
Becky
Orange BBQ Drumsticks
Grocery List:
3/4 cup barbecue sauce1/4 cup orange marmalade2 tsp chili powder8 chicken drumsticks1 lb broccolini1/2 cup water
How to make it:
Heat oven to 450°F. You’ll need a rimmed baking pan lined with nonstick foil.
Stir together 3/4 cup barbecue sauce, 1/4 cup orange marmalade and 2 tsp chili powder. Reserve 1/4 cup; toss remaining with 8 chicken drumsticks. Place on pan. Bake 25 minutes or until cooked through.
Meanwhile, put 1 lb broccolini and 1/2 cup water in glass bowl. Cover; microwave on high until tender. Drizzle chicken with sauce.
Looks like a good recipe. Kinda for summer but I already have all the stuff and the kiddos love chicken legs. Try it out. Have a great day!
Love,
Becky
PS: The tree is still there. And for those of you who thought I should move it..... please remember the Bugsy story! Not happenin!
Grocery List:
3/4 cup barbecue sauce1/4 cup orange marmalade2 tsp chili powder8 chicken drumsticks1 lb broccolini1/2 cup water
How to make it:
Heat oven to 450°F. You’ll need a rimmed baking pan lined with nonstick foil.
Stir together 3/4 cup barbecue sauce, 1/4 cup orange marmalade and 2 tsp chili powder. Reserve 1/4 cup; toss remaining with 8 chicken drumsticks. Place on pan. Bake 25 minutes or until cooked through.
Meanwhile, put 1 lb broccolini and 1/2 cup water in glass bowl. Cover; microwave on high until tender. Drizzle chicken with sauce.
Looks like a good recipe. Kinda for summer but I already have all the stuff and the kiddos love chicken legs. Try it out. Have a great day!
Love,
Becky
PS: The tree is still there. And for those of you who thought I should move it..... please remember the Bugsy story! Not happenin!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tree
When I come home from work it seems that some decorations have a new home (i.e. couch, chair, tree). I thought she was just trying to see where the tree looked best. My eye sight is perfectly fine.
Marc
Marc
I'm just curious... How did Marc have time this weekend to do many things but no time to move one of the trees back to the attic? I mean he had time to take a nap, play play station, play with the kids, go eat and so on...but for some reason no time to move the stinkin tree back to the attic. I may need to make him and eye appointment too. I moved the little tree all around the house to see if he would notice it and you know what...he never did. I put it in front of the door and some how it got moved out of the way...... I put it in front of the steps and some how it got moved again.... how weird....If the tree is not moved by tonight I am just going to go to Target and get Valentines decorations for it. That might make him think twice!Becky
Why I love Marting Luther King Day:
It means the boys are both home. Why is that good you ask? Well, that means they have each other and I am not hearing MOMMMY MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY all day long! I told Marc I'm changing my name but he reminded me each time I do they just keep finding me. It was so cute to see them this morning. I got to get a nice shower and actually get dressed before 8:00, I didn't have to play star wars and they were happy as could be. Works for me!
It means the boys are both home. Why is that good you ask? Well, that means they have each other and I am not hearing MOMMMY MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY all day long! I told Marc I'm changing my name but he reminded me each time I do they just keep finding me. It was so cute to see them this morning. I got to get a nice shower and actually get dressed before 8:00, I didn't have to play star wars and they were happy as could be. Works for me!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Ok, you know that feeling you get around the 45 minute on the treadmill... when the endorphins have really kicked in and you feel like you could take on the world. You feel like you could run a marathon, win any game and so on. You may even think you could back up Pink in that fight shes starting.... HA HA. I wish we could bottle that feeling and live life that way. Sure, you may not be able to walk tomorrow but you can fly today. I LOVE ENDORPHINS!
I also had coffee today... I should come down from my high pretty soon.
Becky
I also had coffee today... I should come down from my high pretty soon.
Becky
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Little Mans New Toy
Little Man got a new toy! Lets just say he is going to have to share with Mommy and Daddy. We played for so long tonight our hands were numb. Its freeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzinnnnnnnggggg out there! He has already told everyone hes getting a game together tomorrow after school. I think I'm gonna need a lot of snacks.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Ohhhhhhhhhhh so that what that sound was....
Lets just say it wasn't the wind we were hearing... it was bugsy! When all of our neighbors have flying squirrels in there attic they get out the yellow pages, call a professional and have the problem taken care of. Not my man! He jumps out of bed, puts on the closest shoes ( work shoes I mind you) and up to the attic to see what hes caught!
We now have bugsy in a cage...... ok.... what next! 
Contrary to popular belief around here with the "boys" he is not cute and no we may not keep him. If I so much as here any of his little friends they will join him! Looks like we may need more crunchy peanut butter.
We now have bugsy in a cage...... ok.... what next! 
Contrary to popular belief around here with the "boys" he is not cute and no we may not keep him. If I so much as here any of his little friends they will join him! Looks like we may need more crunchy peanut butter.Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Happy "7th" Birthday Buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oh Tommy where did the time go? Im not going to dwell on the fact that 7 years ago at this time I was getting ready to meet you. I had no idea what you would look like, sound like or even act like. Let me tell you this though, God new the exact boy I wanted and sent him straight to me. You are by far the funniest, happiest coolest child I could ever ask for. I look forward to every day we share together and I want you to know this.... I LOVE YOU! I am so very proud of you and the person you are learning to be. Happy Happy Birthday! Go celebrate! Are you up for cake and lazer tag!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Ok, I miss them
I give! I admit it! I miss them. Today Tommy and Marc finally went back to work and school and I have to say I miss them. We had so much fun just doing nothing. I do like having some time with Jimmy again though. We like our schedules around here and he has been a little crazy lately. I enjoy this time with him because he is a little sponge learning everything. I'm so happy to have a son who wants to discuss the alphabet. Tommy bless his heart usually wants to discuss things a bit over my head. He is better talking to Daddy! If Daddy doesn't have the answer he will look it up and that just makes Tommys day. They are two peas in pod. Well, I'm off to the stores to find some deals and get ready for Tommys big "7". Good lord.......that's another post for another day. I don't want to cry today!!!!!!!!!
Make this year the best.......that's my resolution
PS: Ignore Marc the poor guy was a bit loopy from all the paint fumes!
Make this year the best.......that's my resolution
PS: Ignore Marc the poor guy was a bit loopy from all the paint fumes!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome!
Yes, it is true that it was my idea to balance the extension ladder on two chairs. I had a problem and I simply solved it. Becky kept cheering me on so I kept painting. You know, she is my biggest cheerleader.
I am done for now and still in one piece. Safety first! We have three more huge walls to paint but I am going to wait.
I do hope you enjoy the pictures and the descriptive text that have been so carefully placed on this blog. As you have seen, some pictures require no explanation. I also hope you enjoy the music that plays in the background as you sneak a peak at our somewhat crazy, fun life. Take note of this particular song that is playing now. The title is "Too Much Time on My Hands", by Styx. Maybe I am or maybe I am not saying that someone who resides in this house with me has such a thing. I think you get my drift. Love ya, Becky!
I am going to lay down now.
Marc
I am done for now and still in one piece. Safety first! We have three more huge walls to paint but I am going to wait.
I do hope you enjoy the pictures and the descriptive text that have been so carefully placed on this blog. As you have seen, some pictures require no explanation. I also hope you enjoy the music that plays in the background as you sneak a peak at our somewhat crazy, fun life. Take note of this particular song that is playing now. The title is "Too Much Time on My Hands", by Styx. Maybe I am or maybe I am not saying that someone who resides in this house with me has such a thing. I think you get my drift. Love ya, Becky!
I am going to lay down now.
Marc
Thursday, January 1, 2009
When a women wants her house painted she will go to any lengths, even risking her husbands life....
I kid... the real headline should be when a man wants to save money he will go to any lengths....
either way please say a little prayer for Marc!
Marc keeps expressing concern but I just kindly tell him to please keep painting..... (this was actually his bright idea)
I kid... the real headline should be when a man wants to save money he will go to any lengths....
either way please say a little prayer for Marc!
Marc keeps expressing concern but I just kindly tell him to please keep painting..... (this was actually his bright idea)
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