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2012-01-31T08:18:00.003-06:00

1) I managed to screw up part of our Sunday morning music services. :( I feel really bad about it too. The minister of music had asked one of his daughters to sing a solo, and the music she was going to sing was on a cassette tape. I know what you're thinking...a cassette tape? Wha? Yeah..well, if you are familiar with music accompaniment, you will know that cassette tapes were the norm for a

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2012-01-23T15:04:00.002-06:00

1) Holy cow, it's gorgeous outside today! We had some bad weather overnight, which naturally was heralded by the sound of the tornado siren and the dogs howling, but this morning it's just beautiful out there. Of course, it's 61 degrees in January, which I don't particularly like (cause January is supposed to be cold, dontchaknow) but I guess 61 degrees is better than three feet of snow and no

A QUICKY

2012-01-12T22:46:00.003-06:00

Hee! Earlier this evening I was reading through our local news website and came across this short article: Obama Calls Coach Saban At the end it talks about how the team is excited about their upcoming visit to the White House, and all I could think of was Coach Saban sitting on a park bench saying "I went to the White House. A-gain. I met the president. A-gain." And that made me laugh much

2012-01-11T17:20:00.002-06:00

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2012-01-09T10:52:00.003-06:00

1) I love bread. Love, love, love it. I know it's the worst thing in the world to just sit and chow down on, but it's one of the things I just get a jones for a lot of the time. My favorite at the moment is Sesame Semolina from Panera Bread. I'll just go in and buy a loaf every once in a while, and I'm good for a week and a half. I'm not sure why I'm telling you this except that I just had a

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2012-01-06T10:05:00.001-06:00

1) To finish out my story of new year's travels, Monday we left Helen and drove home. Nothing really exciting happened along the way. Sorry I didn't dedicate an entire entry for that, but it just felt a tiny bit anticlimactic! Anyways, I hope you had fun ringing in the new year, even if that meant you went to bed at 10:00 and slept through the whole thing. We all celebrate in our own ways! :

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: NEW YEARS EDITION

2012-01-04T09:56:00.001-06:00

January 1, 2012Cleveland & Helen, GeorgiaToday we had to say goodbye to Josh and Jeoff after breakfast, since they had to make their way back home to spend more time with Josh's mom before they fly home to Colorado. I was very sad, because I will miss them. Since Steve, Anthony, and I had a whole extra day to spend, we drove around trying to find the few places we managed to miss yesterday. We

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: NEW YEARS EDITION

2012-01-03T08:29:00.001-06:00

December 31, 2011 Cleveland & Helen, Georgia I was first out of bed this morning and decided to get a glass of milk. I poured one, thinking it looked awfully thick, but thought maybe it was just whole milk or something. Right before (thank goodness) taking a drink, I realized we'd bought buttermilk by accident. Projectile vomiting would definitely have been a bad way to start my day! Everyone

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: NEW YEAR EDITION

2012-01-02T16:46:00.001-06:00

December 30, 2011 Huntsville, AL to Helen, GA After waking up early and dropping off the dogs, Steve and I set out on another adventure, this time accompanied by our dear friends Josh, Jeoff, and Anthony! We had decided several months ago to rent a cabin in Helen, GA for a low key new years eve, so after meeting up at the SProcket (ptooey), our caravan headed off. We had our GPS, of course, but

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, BUT MAYBE NOT SUCH A GREAT MOVIE.

2011-12-28T09:46:00.003-06:00

OK, just so you know, I didn't actually get so depressed after thinking about the "It's a Wonderful Life" scenario that I ate 32 Rolo turtles. I ate that many because they are delicious. :) Seriously, they are awesome, and if I don't get rid of them soon, I'm going to get diabetes or something. I can't stop eating them. Actually, I was only depressed for a second or two and then I started

A QUICKY

2011-12-27T13:34:00.002-06:00

Over the Christmas holiday, I noticed that a lot of television shows have an episode that rips off "It's a Wonderful life." You know what I'm talking about, right? The main character gets depressed and thinks his/her life is meaningless, and then is taken around by some benevolent spirit that shows them how awful everything would be if they had never existed. Blah, blah, and blah. Anyways, I

2011-12-21T11:29:00.002-06:00

As a child, when thinking about what would happen to me in the future, I never thought I'd ever want to become a groupie for a Jewish boy band. Then this happened. Life is weird.

Life is

FIRE AND BRIMSTONE (MINUS THE BRIMSTONE)

2011-12-18T22:50:00.002-06:00

Today was the day we had our annual Christmas cantata! The choir has been practicing for months, and they sounded amazing! I'd love to give them all the credit, but I can't. Most of it goes to me, since I was the one running the sound. :) Hehe! Just kidding. I basically just made sure the music came on, and the choir did the rest. I wish you could have been there to hear them! They

PARTY STRESS

2011-12-14T18:22:00.000-06:00

Last night, Steve and I attended a Christmas party at the home of a man who is important in his company. Honestly, I wish I could tell you exactly what the man does, but I'm not sure because I got confused while Steve was trying to explain. All I know is that he's an important guy. (By the way: don't worry, I'm not here to ruin Steve's career by telling weird tales about strange things that

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2011-12-03T08:28:00.001-06:00

1) I hate my cell phone. I hate it so hard. If it weren't for the abject fear of something bad happening to someone I love and me not being reachable to be told, only to find out about it on the news or something later on, I'd burn it and dance around the flames like a pagan. Blerg. Sorry, that was a bit dramatic, wasn't it! :) Actually, I just don't like cell phones in general. Past the

A Quicky

2011-12-02T09:29:00.001-06:00

I've got things to talk about...oh yes. But believe it or not, I'm busy. Freelancing, plus Christmas time stuff, makes Kelly a dull blogger. However, I had to share this bit of frustrating minutia: I was flossing, as I have obsessively done since the root canal 3 years ago, and the dental floss caught in between two of my molars and broke. Not only did it break, a wad of it got wedged in

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2011-11-15T08:18:00.001-06:00

Snerk! Guess who's picture you'll see if you do a Google Image Search for "Sexy Girl in FFA Uniform*?" Granted, I realize that me popping up on that search has more to do with the "Girl In FFA Uniform" part than the "Sexy" part, but still...that is the weirdest thing I've ever heard. I was prompted to look it up when I got that phrase as a referrer on my web tracker and had to check it out.

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING: THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

2011-11-14T08:07:00.001-06:00

1) SIGH. Do you remember a couple of months ago I told you about having a traumatic experience that involved my dog Butler, his kennel, and some severe gastric distress? Well, it happened again, only with the other dog. *SHUDDER* Don't worry, I'm not going to give you a blow by blow of the situation, mainly because I don't like talking about poo. However, this time Steve was out of town and

EVEN MORE RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING!

2011-11-02T12:04:00.000-05:00

Yes, my life can be lived in vignettes! My days have a few notable bits bracketed by long patches of nothing interesting. 1) I have yet to go to the gym this week and I'm feeling both mad at myself because I know I should go and defiant because I shouldn't have to go if I don't wanna! Harumph! Monday I didn't go because I was lazy, which is pathetic, but today I didn't go because I think

TRYING AGAIN: RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING

2011-10-27T10:18:00.003-05:00

If this entry doesn't publish this time, obviously there is information included that the universe doesn't want you to read. 1) I just got back from the gym and everything on my body is angry with me. You'd think that it would be grateful that I'm trying to take care of it, but nooooooooo. All it wants to do is sit in the puffy recliner and eat Krispy Kreme donuts and watch British

SEETHE

2011-10-26T10:15:00.003-05:00

You know, I just spent a lot of time writing a post and the rackin' frackin' internet had a brain fart and deleted it. I don't have the time or patience to write all that again right now. Hastared computer.

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2011-10-17T11:28:00.001-05:00

1) Since I've started running A/V on Sunday mornings, one part of my job is to add in new announcement slides that run before the services begin. Usually we just use a plain blue background for the announcements, but if here is some kind of special event taking place, I try to find a background that fits the "theme." The other day I had to make a slide to remind everyone about the sign up sheet

SURE...WHY NOT.

2011-10-15T20:56:00.001-05:00

So, I'm currently sitting in a Starbucks, with my iPad, not talking to Steve (who's on his laptop), and mothra-freaking blogging. Does that make me a pretentious hipster? I think it does. I'd like to apologize to everyone I know. Ok, well, maybe not a hipster. But this strikes me as sad, to be sitting across from someone and ignoring them. I have the insane urge to reach over and start

A HAIKU

2011-10-13T07:07:00.000-05:00

Oh, Cat, stop leaving dead animals on my porch. It's pissing me off.

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2011-10-12T10:33:00.000-05:00

1) You know how in my last post I told you about the new cookbook I got at Peach Park, and how I hoped it wouldn't have an actual recipe for possum in it? Well, it does. It also tells how to catch, kill and burn the fur off of them before you eat them. I died a little inside. Oh, and as for the peach cider I got at the same place, it was so very, very sweet. It wasn't bad, but I think it

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY - Beach Bum Edition

2011-10-07T10:14:00.000-05:00

October 3, 2011 Today was our "travel back" day and I was very sad to leave Destin. Actually, Destin - Shmestin, I was sad to leave the beach, but the city was nice, too. We ate at the hotel for breakfast one more time before we headed out and let Jeepus lead us home. Nothing too exciting happened as we drove back, sadly, and I kept dozing off. Well, almost dozing off, but I tried to stay

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY - Beach Bum Edition

2011-10-05T23:30:00.000-05:00

This morning I learned a bit more about our hotel neighbors. As I was standing at the sink doing morning stuff, I could hear them through the infernal connecting door. There are three kids instead of one, and Gavin is not the baby. Apparently he's the oldest of three, Gavin, Grace, and Grey, who is actually the baby. Since the parents spent a great deal of time fussing at the two older kids and

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY - Beach Bum Edition

2011-10-04T21:30:00.004-05:00

October 1, 2011I woke up this morning to the sound of a baby crying. Wha? Yeah, I had no idea where it was coming from, but it was incessant. I was looking under furniture and checking in the closet, but I never found the baby. Heh. Actually, the kid was in the room next to ours (the two suites share a connecting door) and so we could hear him through that. It wasn't loud, but unless that kid

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY - Beach Bum Edition

2011-10-04T07:51:00.000-05:00

September 30, 2011 Oh, I've been waiting on a beach vacation for so long. I suppose that sounds ridiculous when you consider all the places I've been this year, but none of the trips I've taken thus far can be considered relaxing. Steve surprised me a few weeks ago by making reservations at the Hilton Sandestin Resort down in Florida! He had been to Destin before while on a work trip, and he

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2011-09-26T09:04:00.002-05:00

1) Chances are, by the time you read this I will have mutated into some kind of grotesque, lumpy, gray humanoid creature that can read minds and ooze under doors. Why? Well, while I was at the gym this morning, I wasn't thinking and I wiped my mouth on my gym towel. You know the one I'm talking about. The scratchy, overly bleached towel provided by the gym that people use to wipe sweat off

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING

2011-09-19T09:42:00.000-05:00

1) Honestly, I wish more was going on in my life to write about. I even bore myself. 2) I bought a bathing suit the other day. Blarg. I think we all know how I feel about wearing a bathing suit, and it's precisely why I haven't even owned one in years. I actually ordered it online from a place called Pin Up Girl Clothing, because secretly I want to own one of everything they sell. I

2011-09-07T12:21:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) OK, I'm having a much better morning this morning. Seriously, I think I was traumatized by the events of yesterday. No joke, I was cringing and washing my hands every 5 minutes, and I think I sat down at one point and went catatonic. That sounds like an exaggeration, but I swear to you that I lost 3 hours of my life. I heard the clock chime 11:00 AM, and the next

2011-09-06T13:50:00.000-05:00

EVERYBODY POOPS - BUT SOME DO IT IN INCONVENIENT PLACES Y'all... Dear Lord... I almost didn't write about this, because feces is not a subject that I discuss very often, even with my closest friends and family. The subject is rarely appropriate. Before you get too concerned about the path this post is going to take, though, I assure you, I'm not talking about people poop. I'm talking

2011-08-30T18:37:00.000-05:00

Although it was nice seeing my Pratt family again, I'm glad to finally be home. If you don't mind, I won't pick apart my weekend and tell any stories just yet. Suffice it to say that the funeral went well and Grandma is not suffering anymore. I don't think it really hit me that she was actually gone for good until last night after everything was over. I'm really going to miss her. I'm

2011-08-24T19:06:00.000-05:00

And now, here's a picture of an otter. Because who can be sad when looking at a picture of an otter? Excellent...

2011-08-24T12:13:00.002-05:00

FYI Gramma passed away just a little bit ago. Thanks for the prayers. I know she's better now.

2011-08-24T09:58:00.000-05:00

A QUICKIE Once again, I'm asking for any spare prayers you may have lying around. Mr. Lee got a call this morning about his mother. She had another round of seizures and was put back into the hospital. As things look now, she probably won't get better this time. Please pray for Gramma, so that if she can't recover, she can at least pass with dignity and peace. She's an awesome lady and she

2011-08-22T08:35:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) After church yesterday, I was standing the in lobby talking to one of our deacons, when out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw someone looking at me. I turned my head, but the man that I thought was looking my way wasn't looking at me after all. I turned my head to talk to someone else and it happened again. I looked back and noticed that the same man was

2011-08-20T11:29:00.000-05:00

Phhhhhttttttttt!

2011-08-18T02:43:00.000-05:00

HEH... I've finally found a video that depicts why I don't drink anymore. Imagine I'm the beagle.

2011-08-17T21:41:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) Sara and I went to see "The Help" yesterday. It was a great movie, but it made me totally sick to my stomach. I sort of knew what the movie would be about, but since I'd never read the book and really only had two movie reviews to guide me (one that said the movie was wonderful and uplifting, and one that said it was trite and manipulative), I wasn't prepared for how

2011-08-12T09:37:00.000-05:00

GAME OVER, MAN... GAME OVER This morning I sat down at my computer, as I do everyday, to check my email and see what's going on in the world. I had gotten a message from a friend on Facebook, and I had just clicked the link in my email to answer it when my computer said in the default robot voice: "Hello." My initial thought was, "Oh, great, I've opened up a website with a talking ad. I hate

2011-08-11T22:01:00.000-05:00

UPDATE Mr. Lee's surgery went fine and he's at home and resting at the moment. He's a little sore and stiff, but that's to be expected when someone takes a Drimmel bit to one of your most bendy joints, right? :) We sat in the pre-op area with him for 4 hours before they took him back. FOUR HOURS. It wasn't terrible or anything, but he was supposed to be taken back way sooner than he was and

2011-08-09T21:53:00.000-05:00

A QUICKIE If you have a moment, please say a prayer for Mr. Lee tomorrow. He's going to have knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. It shouldn't be a terribly serious surgery, but I'm sure he would appreciate the prayers while the doctors are poking holes in his knee and rooting around in there. Also, just so you know, I like saying the word "meniscus." Meniscus. Meniscus. Meniscus.

2011-08-08T07:16:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) I think something is wrong with me. Not health-wise or anything, but I think I have the mentality of a super-villain. Yesterday I was sitting in church, of all places, and I caught myself giggling at the thought of having super powers and using them against one of my fellow church members. I wasn't imagining causing them pain or anything like that, so don't get

2011-08-05T11:59:00.000-05:00

*SIGH* Well, this is lovely. As some of you already know, I have a Twitter account. I don't use my real name, and since I had an old account under the name I'm most well known as on the internets, that I cancelled years ago, I couldn't get that name back. When I started my Twitter account back up again, I decided to use a nickname a friend of mine from the Sprocket (ptooey) gave me. I'd

2011-08-01T11:22:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) Bear had a vet appointment on Saturday with a new doctor. When Steve called to make the appointment, he was asked if he had a doctor preference and he said yes. When they asked if it was our regular vet, he said no and asked for the nice, blonde lady we had once. I didn't know this, of course, so I was in a state of pre-rage over having to face that condescending

2011-07-26T15:18:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) I'm currently sitting at my desk trying very hard to put off going to the gym. I don't enjoy going to the gym, as I'm sure I've said here before, but today the angel on my right shoulder has triumphed over the devil on my left. Now I'm dressed in all of my gloriously geeky gym clothes and my Dumbledore's Army hat (Shut up. My hair is too short to pin back.) and I'm

2011-07-18T08:45:00.000-05:00

A QUICKIE Steve and I got to go see Deathly Hallows Part 2 last night! It was an awesome end to the series, even if some of the scenes were out of order and sort of smushed together. It had to be done that way, though, or the movie would have been 10 hours long. Before going, I was reading about it online, and the writer said something about making sure you took along your hanky. I was all

2011-07-17T10:18:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) Hola, y'all! I'm writing today from the den in my mother's house. My sister and I spent the weekend staying with my brother while mom and her husband went on a romantical vacation to Atlanta to watch baseball. Yeah...baseball. To each their own, I suppose. :) Angie stayed Friday night and I stayed on Saturday, and so far, Tommy is still alive. Yay! Steve had to

2011-07-12T20:29:00.001-05:00

I sang at another wedding this weekend! Thrilling, no? What? You want me to tell you all about it? Well, if you insist... :) The rehearsal was held on Friday evening. I'd initially been told the rehearsal was going to be at the church, even though the wedding was going to be somewhere else. However, the Sunday before the wedding, the mother-of-the-bride told me that we'd be rehearsing at

2011-07-07T17:12:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) We finally got new tires for Lois! I can't believe how much of a difference it has made in the ride! I honestly thought the car was falling apart not long ago, because it would shake so badly whenever I drove it, and when my car shakes, the convertible top rattles and the whole thing sounds like it's mere inches away from utter molecular dissolution! After the new

2011-07-05T20:57:00.000-05:00

How was your Independence Day? I hope it was lovely! Mine was...uneventful for the most part. I'd made plans, but all the world and time got in the way. I'm beginning to think I have terrible time management issues! One of my Aunts has a house on the river and she was having her annual get together that day. I was thinking of going there, but with sleeping late, Steve's plans changing twice,

2011-06-26T12:38:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) Steve, Anthony and I went to a very lovely wedding yesterday! Steve's coworker Scott Smith married his lovely bride Stephanie (so many S's) in an outdoor ceremony in Florence. It was honestly one of the prettiest weddings I've seen in a long time. It was small, very simple, and frigging hot. I don't think I'll ever understand the allure of getting married outdoors

2011-06-22T11:10:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EDITION June 21, 2011 OK, that was probably one of the worst experiences I've ever had at an airport. Well, nothing bad happened to me exactly, but I was so unorganized and everything got frustrating! Josh dropped me off at the front (Bye, Josh) and I went in to find the right desk. Denver's airport is HUGE, and my airline had a whole section just

2011-06-22T10:41:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EDITION June 20, 2011 Since Jeoff had to go back to Lamar last night (BOO), today turned into a Josh and Kelly Day Of Fun! We slept in a bit today since we were up late last night. It was nice to sleep a little longer, but Bella, Josh's adorable, tailless manx cat, meowed me awake at an earlier hour than I thought was appropriate. That's OK, though,

2011-06-21T01:13:00.002-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EDITION June 19, 2011 It was another great day in the Mile High City! Josh and Jeoff took me to a parade! I knew that there wasn't a holiday or anything, so when I asked what the parade was for, they said it was for Denver Pride. I thought that was really awesome. I mean, it's always the little towns that have a lot of civic pride, but you never

2011-06-19T08:39:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EDITION June 18, 2011 Today was such an awesome day! Josh had class in the morning, so Jeoff and I hung out around the house and did various thises and thats until Josh came back home. Actually, Jeoff was being industrious and doing his homework. I sat on the couch and dozed with the cat. :) Josh left school early and we were on our way! Our plan

2011-06-18T01:35:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EDITION June 17, 2011 Today was a very low key day, but still quite fun! We had planned to go on a tour of the Celestial Seasonings Tea Factory (shut up, I wanted to see!) but those plans got kind of derailed. It wasn't a terrible thing, though, because Josh and Jeoff were helping out a friend and things just took a little longer than we thought they

2011-06-17T12:39:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EDITION June 16, 2011 Today we slept in a bit and then Josh and I got ready to go get mani-pedis. Yeah, I've never called them that before, but that is what we were going to do! There is a beauty college a little bit from here, and they were having a special, plus my feet looked awful. They weren't looking so hot while I was at home, but once I

2011-06-17T12:12:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EDITION June 15, 2011 Wow, I think this is the most travel blogging I've ever done in a span of 6 months before! I woke up this morning at an ungodly hour and headed to the airport! I finally took my long awaited trip to visit Josh! Yay! I've been telling him I'd come and visit him in Denver for the longest time, but one thing and another was

2011-06-01T10:37:00.000-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING 1) You know, I realize I should have ended my story about traveling out west with a bang, but the last couple of days of our trip were a bit anticlimactic. We drove back to Las Vegas, hung out in a giant electronic store called "Fry's" for a while, found our hotel, ordered in very generous portions of food from a local Italian restaurant, and watched TV. Our return

2011-05-22T14:08:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: WILD, WILD WEST EDITION VOLUME 2 May 13, 2011 We are surrounded by Mormons. I mean, that's not a terrible thing, of course. It's just an observation. Today was going to mainly be a driving day, but when we left our hotel, we went back to Arches National Park to see Double Arch. IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!!!!! It was huge! We had a great time climbing over the rocks, but

2011-05-20T00:44:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: WILD, WILD WEST EDITION VOLUME 2 May 12, 2011 Today was a busy day! We headed off down the road a way to Mesa Verde, or as I've been calling it (to mess with Mr. Lee) Salsa Verde. It was an amazing drive onto these big, green mountains, and we could see some snow capped mountains in the distance! Mesa Verde is a national park where you can go and see the abandoned cliff

2011-05-18T22:03:00.001-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: WILD, WILD WEST EDITION VOLUME 2 May 11, 2011 We headed out of Page in the morning and began driving towards Monument Valley. We had to make a stop at Wal-Mart to buy lotion. We all have begun feeling scaly. Seriously, it's so dry that you dont even feel completely wet in the shower! Poor Steve has been getting nose bleeds in the morning because of this. I don't mind the

2011-05-18T11:03:00.001-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: WILD, WILD WEST EDITION VOLUME 2 May 11, 2011 Go West, Young Man! (Er...youngish woman) I don't see how anyone can get used to living in Springdale. It's so gorgeous, I'd spend all my time looking out of the window! I suppose you can get used to anything, though. After breakfast, we got back on the road and headed to Page, Arizona. On the way out of town, we stopped at

2011-05-17T14:40:00.000-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: WILD, WILD WEST EDITION VOLUME 2 May 10, 2011 Leaving Las Vegas This morning we reluctantly woke up and headed out of the city. There was a lot of road to cover before we made it to our next stop. We had breakfast at a Carl's Jr. restaurant, and I had to slap Mr. Lee on the arm for telling the lady behind the counter that they needed to get the food we have at Hardee's

2011-05-17T01:00:00.002-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: WILD, WILD WEST VOLUME 2 May 9, 2011 I woke this morning in my clothes, on top of the covers, and face down in a pile of pillows. Well, I almost had all of my clothes on. Thank God I was wearing two shirts, because I only had the outer one on one arm and the rest of it was wrapped around my head. I must have been extremely sleepy to manage that. I don't even remember

2011-05-16T01:29:00.001-05:00

BLOGGED ALONG THE WAY: WILD, WILD WEST VOLUME 2 'Allo! I'm finally back in the south and trying to readjust my sleeping patterns! Enjoy! Las Vegas, Nevada! May 8, 2011 This morning, Steve & I woke up at the butt-crack of dawn and hustled over to Mr. lee's house so that we could start our adventure! We had been discussing another trip out west for a couple of years now, and since Mr. Lee had

2011-05-06T07:45:00.001-05:00

Great. Just flipping great. We had to take Bear to the vet early this morning and there was an "incident" with another dog. He was already wound up when we got him in the car, and when we took him inside he didn't seem to get any calmer. Since it was morning, I didn't think it would be much of a problem, but we somehow managed to get there just as a tide of dogs were being brought in for dog

2011-05-02T18:16:00.004-05:00

Instead of the pictures I downloaded of the storm damage, I'm adding this video so you can get an idea of what happened to my hometown.I'll apologize in advance for the "montage", but as you know, if something bad happens, someone is inevitably going to set it to music.That was my town.

2011-05-02T00:15:00.003-05:00

BLOGGING IN THE DARKMay 1, 2011I was told that revolution was just three missed meals away. For me, revolution would begin the first time I couldn't flush my toilet.Luckily, the water treatment plant that services our area wasn't damaged in the storms. We've had clean, running water this whole time and for that I'm very grateful!I've actually figured out that the lack of power doesn't bother me

2011-05-02T00:05:00.005-05:00

BLOGGING IN THE DARKApril 30, 2011Well, the electricity fairy didn't magically arrive in the middle of the night last night. Too bad. : ( Don't worry, we're still hanging in there. Steve and I have been incredibly lucky through all this, so I've begun to feel a little ashamed of myself for complaining about the lack of power. I mean, sure, it'd be nice to have the Internet for longer than a few

2011-05-02T00:03:00.001-05:00

BLOGGING IN THE DARKApril 29, 2011I wonder how many people around here are ticked off that they didn't get to see the royal wedding? : )For the first time ever, I kind of regret having the dogs. Well, not really regret having them, but regret that they never learned to travel without freaking out. I'd love to load up and head down to the beach while the power is off up here. It isn't that I can't

2011-05-01T23:58:00.003-05:00

BLOGGING IN THE DARKApril 28, 2011I spent all morning listening to the people calling into the radio station, talking about what had happened around North Alabama. It wasn't as depressing as it had been the night before, but it was still plenty awful. Mostly, it was people talking about where you could find places with power, gas, food and of course, the people calling in to ask idiotic questions

2011-05-01T23:28:00.003-05:00

BLOGGING IN THE DARK- I was fortunate enough to have the iPad charged during the past few days, so I wrote about what was going on and then emailed it to myself once the power was restored! It's not all that gripping, but it kept me from getting bored! :)April 27, 2011Have you ever been woken up by a tornado siren? I don't recommend it. It's bad enough that the siren has bad connotations, i.e.

2011-04-25T15:54:00.005-05:00

ADVENTURES IN CRAZY TOWNIt's been a while since I've taken a trip to Crazy Town, hasn't it? That's actually a really great thing, of course. I've had the theory that it's probably due to the breathing machine, even if I'm not keeping it on for very long. Maybe the extra oxygen has kept me tethered to the real world. However, I'm not so sure anymore. I've also begun to wonder if it might be

2011-04-24T07:36:00.001-05:00

HAPPY EASTER!(That's pretty much it because I'm running late for church!) ; )

2011-04-20T22:29:00.003-05:00

QUICKYWhen I'm at the gym, I usually use the elliptical machine to do my cardio stuff. The other day I got bored of walking/running/ellipticalling (I have no idea what the machine simulates), and decided to climb on one of the stationary bikes instead. I don't really like riding stationary bikes, because they don't really seem to do anything. It certainly doesn't use up calories as fast as

2011-04-19T15:28:00.004-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING1) I had quite the uncomfortable moment after church Sunday morning. Before I can tell you what happened, though, a little background is necessary. Our church has a few members from from a near-by home for special people. I kind of hate to call it that, but I don't know how else to explain it. The men from this home range from people with only slight mental issues to

2011-04-15T08:41:00.002-05:00

BLESS HIS HEARTA few months ago, I found a laser pointer in one of my junk drawers and decided to see if the dogs would be freaked out by the dot. I knew that cats go crazy over them, but I wasn't so sure dogs would even care. Butler wasn't the least bit interested, but Bear went nuts. We quickly ran the batteries out playing with Bear, and the laser was put away and forgotten about.We'd been

2011-04-13T10:53:00.002-05:00

QUICKIES--Now I know Where Steve Gets ItOne night, Steve and I were having dinner with Mr. Lee and I was telling him all about the cats that have suddenly decided they live at my house. He already knew about Garry and Macaroons, but he didn't know about the new-ish cat that has been hanging around. I think this cat belongs to the people up the street because I've seen it up there. It's a very

2011-04-12T14:26:00.006-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING--The Not Very Exciting Edition1) Where is the threshold where being concerned crosses over to being nosey? I can never tell. See, if I know and like someone and at some point realize something might be wrong either emotionally, health-wise, or whatever, my first knee jerk reaction is to ask what is wrong. It isn't that I want to get all up in their business or anything

2011-04-10T00:18:00.002-05:00

ANOTHER ME-ME! This time it was stolen from my cuz, Jigsawdiva.First* First job: Snow cone girl at Flamingo's Shaved Ice stand. I was constantly being pelted with flying bits of ice, flies, and frozen yogurt goo. To this day I still can't eat snow cones without gagging a little bit.* First screen name: KMarti. No, I didn't choose it. Yes, I got jokes.* First funeral: It was either my

2011-04-05T17:24:00.005-05:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING1) I seriously need to be more attentive when buying things for my dogs. The other day I bought a bag of chew sticks for them. I knew that rainy weather was coming and there would be days that they had to spend hours in their kennels (they can't be trusted not to eat each other if left to their own devices indoors.) I don't feel so guilty about making them stay in their

2011-03-25T10:37:00.003-05:00

10 THINGS I KINDA LOVE-A Subsidiary of Random Acts of BloggingI only thought it was fair to include a list of things I love. I didn't want you guys thinking I was a complete sourpuss or anything! :) I have a feeling that most of this stuff won't be a surprise to many of you, though, but I wanted symmetry. As with the last list, I reserve the right to change my mind about these things at any

2011-03-21T06:24:00.006-05:00

10 THINGS I KINDA HATE RIGHT NOW!-A subsidiary of Random Acts of BloggingDon't worry, this isn't because I'm mad or in a bad mood. Sometimes I just have to talk about things I don't like. I reserve the right not to hate these things at another time, but right now I hate them.1) I hate my new BiPAP machine. I had to get a new breathing machine on Friday, because HAL, the one I used before, was

2011-03-12T22:47:00.001-06:00

QUICKIEToday, while Steve and I were talking, the subject of building styles came up. He was asking me why people didnt have houses built in genuine old styles, if historical buildings are so popular. I was explainig that people build historical style buildings all the time. I said, "I mean, they still build Tudor style houses, and..." but he interrupted me, asking "What does that mean?" I

2011-03-10T21:21:00.002-06:00

FUNZIES!I couldn't sleep tonight because I had caffeine, so I stole this meme from Dr. Annie! Oh, and as a fun fact, I didn't know that meme was pronounced "meem" until quite recently. I thought it was pronounced "me-me" and I thought it referred specifically to these things you fill out about yourself. I thought it was called a me-me because you were talking about yourself, as in: It's all

2011-03-09T11:54:00.008-06:00

KITCHEN ADVENTURES: !%&@^#% MACARONSDid you know it is possible to become food-obsessed with a thing you've never even gotten to taste before? It totally is. I know this because before I came to my senses and made myself back slowly away from the Kitchen-Aid mixer, there was a week or so where I made (or attempted to make) dozens upon dozens of french macaron cookies. Unfortunately for me...I

2011-03-07T22:47:00.003-06:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING1) Contrary to popular belief, I haven't been abducted by aliens, nor have I joined the circus. I haven't updated because I haven't really done anything lately. I know that your lives don't revolve around my blog updates, so I'm sure you guys haven't been too worried! :)2) I had to do another round of antibiotics for the evil, apparently drug resistant, strain of

2011-02-22T10:33:00.005-06:00

WHEN MEEMAWS ATTACKI can't believe I've forgotten to tell you guys about this!When Steve and I were in Disney World this past January, we spent almost an entire day at Epcot. We hadn't been able to go into Space Ship Earth earlier, even though it is literally the first ride you come to in the park, because the line was WAY out the door.This is Space Ship Earth. This is not the Epcot Center. So

2011-02-20T01:18:00.004-06:00

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS RAMBLINGI am so done with this hastared illness.I had to go back to the doctor again on Wednesday. I seriously thought I had this whole germy thing in my lungs destroyed, but alas, I was wrong. My chest had started hurting again and I was practically narcoleptic. I had gone to church last Sunday and could barely walk around. I told people that I was just having trouble

2011-02-19T07:56:00.010-06:00

KITCHEN ADVENTURES: BUBBLE TEADo you ever get to taste something while out of town, or read about some kind of food, and then get a craving for the most inconvenient thing? I do, all the time. It's no secret that I like food, and it's not exactly the easiest thing to deal with. It's usually something only available in one place far away (Cafe du Monde Latte in New Orleans, Pizza at Arnold's in

2011-02-13T22:35:00.004-06:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING1) I'm currently typing this entry on the new iMac that Steve got me for my birthday! It replaced the old one from 2005 that was on it's last legs, technologically. I don't normally talk about the gifts I get from people, so I apologize if it's tacky to be excited and talk about it. It is completely awesome, and the screen is 27". I don't think he meant to order a screen

2011-02-07T22:44:00.004-06:00

JUST CHECKING INI'm bored. I have been on a doctor imposed semi-quarantine (meaning that I haven't been anywhere where I have to sit in a room with people I like for longer than a few minutes) and except for an occasional run to Publix or Target, I've been at home. I'm starting to climb the walls.I went back to the doc-in-a-box for my check up on Saturday, and they kept skipping me! I was the

2011-02-01T19:40:00.002-06:00

UPDATE:Well, it wasn't the CPAP machine after all.After a concerned friend sent me a message telling me to go to the doctor (apparently, chest pressure can be a bad sign heart-wise) I decided to take his advice and visit the local doc-in-the-box. My breathing had gotten worse and my chest had started to hurt, so I hoped I wouldn't pass out in the waiting room or anything. Luckily, I was taken

2011-01-31T22:39:00.002-06:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING1) OK, you know what? This crap is for the birds. I can't freaking breathe. I'm not talking about at night anymore, I mean I can't breathe during the day. I think that the night I was in the sleep clinic, they overinflated me or something. Yeah, I know that probably gives you mental images of me being floated down the street like a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

2011-01-27T08:29:00.002-06:00

RANDOM ACTS OF BLOGGING1) When is it best to trust your instincts? Without going into much detail (at least not right now) I had a very strange experience. I was speaking with a new acquaintance, a perfectly nice person who didn't do or say anything strange or anything, and I got the absolute most violent shiver of "I need to get the hell away, right now" feeling that I've had in years.

2011-01-25T05:20:00.003-06:00

I wish I were sleeping right now. I woke up at around 2:30 this morning, completely wide awake, with a mixture of nerves and a brain that won't shut off. The nerves part is because I have a job interview in a few hours! I haven't really spoken about it here because, well...it sort of just sneaked up on me. I actually got a request for a phone interview while I was in Disney World. I was