Speeding?? Me?? Never!

Do you know what this is?

A ticket. Know what kind of ticket? A speeding ticket. Nice. The set a speed trap in a residential area close to where I live...and I know they do this often...and I even thought about it today driving down the doomed road. But did it stop me from speeding? No. Truth is, I travel this route probably once a week, IF that.


Little motorcycle cops hiding in the trees (not up in the trees, but behind a cluster of them) ever so nicely walking out into the street with a sign that says "stop" on it. I thought for a second maybe, just maybe, I'd get let off with a warning. Nope. But the nice officer did tell me I could keep it from going on my record by calling "such and such number" and that they would walk me though the process of how to do that.

No thanks.


I don't have time for that. So this ticket will be going on my record. I have been fortunate the last two or three times to have one of my attorney's get it knocked down to a non-moving violation, but I have since decided I don't want to ask him for anymore favors.

I haven't even called to see the loverly fine. Yes, I said loverly. So what.

On the flip side, I saw on my camera today that Jacob practiced his photog skills....you will be impressed...

finger shot..

two finger shot... forehead shot... now we got an eyeball... front door (sorry, a little dirty) nice floor shot...

Call me if you want your family portraits done.

Much love.

Hair!

I hate fixing my hair...I am such a low maintenance type of girl, it ain't even funny! I guess that is why God gave me boys..because let's face it, if I had a girl, her hair would look nothing like a sweet little girl's hair should look! I didn't even branch out with my hair until my late 20's, getting all kinds of brave and cutting it short and whatnot.

So, I do not even attempt to blow dry my hair with it being summer in good ol' Louisiana...instead I use a combination of salt and water in a spray bottle to make that "I just came from the beach" impression on my hair. Or, if you like, you can purchase this from Bumble & Bumble (http://www.bumbleandbumble.com/),
it's basically the same thing, just in a way cuter bottle...and just a bit more pricey...

If you do decide to go the cheap route and just use regular salt and water, I advise that you give your hair a nice treatment at least once a week, because the salt can dry out and damage your hair.

Soooo, that's usually my hair care regimen for the summer, it's so much easier than standing under a hot hair dryer, when the temperature outside is 100 degrees at 7:30 in the morning! I am still perfecting the look though...

...it'd be much easier if I just had a beach outside my window...

Much love.

"Not me Mondays"

There is a blog I read pretty often, it is funny, charming, excitable....human. Please take a moment to hop over there and read it...but AFTER you read about this lovely little thing MckMama has started...

Not me Monday
Are you feeling ashamed for letting your child go to bed without brushing his teeth...again!? Did you eat a Snickers bar during a meeting without anyone knowing? Do you pretend that my Tweets are really urgent messages when you receive them on your cell phone? Are you feeling embarrassed that you kicked the dog?

We'll don't be. Not Me! Monday was born out of a desire to admit some of our imperfections and reveal a few moments we'd rather forget. Why? Well, for one, because it's just plain fun to pretend that we really did not do the things that we actually so did do. And, two, because reading through great tales of other people's Not Me! Mondays each week is a great way to level the playing field. We're all human, we all take embarrassing shortcuts, and so we may as well show each other that we're all in good company!

So let it all hang out...leave me a comment, let me know your "Not me's!"

I did not sit at my desk for an hour this morning pretending to work, while I was actually catching up on some much need Zzzz's....nope, not me!
Oh, and I did not walk around Wal-Mart yesterday this weekend with two screaming kids in the buggy and never got onto them..nope..not me!!

Now, you can hop over and see what MckMama isn't doing! http://www.mycharmingkids.net/


Much love.

Lake day!

The boys had their first trip to the lake over the July 4th weekend...not that we are avid lakers, but we have a friend who invited us out on his boat with his family, so we decided to give it a whirl...enjoy the few pictures I was able to upload!

Jacob and Colt had a great time, although they were a little unsure about getting in the lake. I must admit, I am not much of a lake swimmer either (something about not being able to see what's going on under the water creeps me out) but, I braved it for my boys!

Jason just stayed in the boat and observed...you can see his observation face in the first picture! Hahaha!

Much love.

"Yaaaawwwnn!"

Yes, I am flat out exhausted!! Working 8-5 Monday through Friday, then going to school 5:30-10:30 Monday through Thursday has me completely zombified!! This is a typical morning at the office after a late night at school...



Okay, so I don't drink coffee. Replace that with a Dr. Pepper and that's what you see...oh, and remove that little ear/mouth piece thing too...




Even so, I am still going full force. It is a change that has needed to be made for quite some time now and I am happy to report that I am doing really good in my classes. Although, I do miss my boys terribly. I miss bedtime, I miss sitting on the couch winding down, I miss dinner, I miss them begging for treats..I miss telling them NO...lol...ok, I don't deprive them..but it was getting rather depressing as I was saying all the things I miss!


I miss them. Period. I even miss... gasp... Jason! You know it's bad when you miss your honey! I just miss them all. Jason is doing really good being a single parent 4 nights a week. I think it has been really good for him, actually no....it HAS been really good for him..and the boys...and for me.



Stay tuned for more ramblings...

Much love.

Michael Jackson 1958-2009

There are no words to describe the loss the music industry has suffered. Much like learning of Elvis' passing, the news of Michael Jackson's death has shocked us all.



He did something extrodinary for the music industry, again just like Elvis. MJ will be deeply missed, regardless of his personal trials and troubles, he was a music man whose songs and lyrics will linger in us forever!


I leave you with this video and my favorite MJ song..well I have tons of other favorites but this one has always been my #1!

(be sure and pause the music at the bottom of the page before watching the video)

You will be missed!
Let us also not forget the passing of Farrah Fawcet and Ed McMahon. Such great losses in the entertainment industry this week!




Much love.

Pictures!

Here are some random pictures over the past month. I have more..just not with me!


My friend Jenn and me at her baby shower I helped host!














below: Jacob and me at the craft show!

right: Colty and me at arena football!


below: the boys of summer

Below:
My friend Sierra and I, re-did my boys' bathroom while Jason was out of town for work...hard work, but worth it!

Much love.