Over or under?

Do y'all have any pet peeves? Things that just bug the heck outta you? I'm pretty sure my biggest pet peeve.....is the toilet paper. Petty, yes....but makes me nuts when they put it on the holder to roll under. Everyone knows it goes over, right? Yeah...it's petty. OCD....maybe. Sometimes, I think they put it on the wrong way just to see how long it takes me to change it. One trip is all it takes. I will change it every time. I tell myself not to and that it's not of a big deal....but I always end up changing it. In fact, the roll in the boys bathroom is on wrong right now. I haven't had any sit-down time in there since I noticed it, but you can get that I will fix it as soon as I do.
I have no idea why this is my post for today. It's been a gorgeous day....super busy...but the weather was awesome.
Anyway, less than a week till the Marathon. I did 10 miles today...I'm ready. Mom and Dad will be here Friday...everyone is looking forward to their visit. Not much else going on lately.....EXCEPT.....there is one major announcement.....
I am going to be an AUNT! Sis is gonna have a baby!! She will be the best mommy ever....I just hope I can be half as good as she is in the Aunt department. We love you, Sis....and can't wait do this with you!!!

Tonight I'm thankful for: clean sheets, clean bathrooms, and a husband that can cook.

Walking the snake.

Yep...you read it right....walking the snake. Not MY snake....or a snake that belongs to anyone in my house. We don't have a snake. But, I saw a guy walking his snake this afternoon. He was walking toward me and looked like he had a ball glove on his right hand. Well...the closer I got to him....it was NOT a ball glove! It was a SNAKE...all curled up on his arm. he was carrying the thing like it was normal. NORMAL...is walking a dog. I might even go as far as thinking it's normal to walk a cat and I have seen people walk their pet ferrets...but a SNAKE??? Holy cow! Where the heck was he going with the snake? (Note to my friends: don't even think about dropping by with your snake, please.) Ben had a friend when he was little that walked around with his pet bird on his shoulder. We thought that was a little strange then....but compared to SnakeBoy? BirdBoy was totally normal. Anyway, that's my story today.

Today I'm thankful for: Pants that are too big and cozy pajamas.

Every other week loser.

Apparently, that's me. It seems that since I have been a Weight Watcher, I have lost pounds every other week. Luckily, I have only been a gainer once. Weigh day is Saturday....last week I lose zero pounds. Ugghhhh!! Frustrating. Of course, it's marathon time....it's in about 3 weeks...logging lots of miles. I'm pretty sure that if I mixed it up a little, it would help....but I need to walk the miles...walk, walk, walk....until the 24th. Know what else is frustrating? (I can't believe I'm about to complain about this...) I'm not hungry. I end most every day with 2-3 points left. It just doesn't make sense to me to when I'm not hungry anymore. I think that's a bad thing to have points left. I eat breakfast and lunch with a snack or two in between...and still leave points on the table. I still can't believe that I just complained about not being hungry. Crazy I know. I promise to never complain about that again.
So, the 1/2 marathon is April 24th. Lots of miles to walk between now and then. A few people have asked me who I'm walking for this year...and ya know what? This one is for ME. Of course, all of the sweet kiddos that I walked for last year will be on my mind as I walk...like always....but this one...it's for ME.
Anyway, bear with me while I go eat a few points. Enjoy the sunshine this week!

Tonight I'm thankful for: Spring, chocolate covered Ritz crackers worth 1 point each, and drinking straws.

I proofread. I can't help it.

In fact, Lindsay makes me proofread things for her. She calls me her "red pen specialist". Not sure that's a compliment or not. Especially since I just found an error in my last blog entry. Oh well, it's there...I'm human....it'll be alright. Most of the time, that's the case. Not a big deal. WELL. Let me just tell y'all what I saw tonight. The king and I went to Trader Joe's this evening. On the way home, we stopped at Subway for a sandwich. As we were coming out, a man in a t-shirt with the sleeves cut off was ordering his sandwich. He had a tattoo on his arm. It said "I'm not mean your just a sissy". Now, there are whole groups on Facebook dedicated to this sort of grammatical error....and like I said earlier, usually it's no biggie. But, Oh my gosh! This was a TATTOO....on his body. FOREVER. Wonder if he even knows that it should be YOU'RE A SISSY....or better yet...YOU'RE AN IDIOT! We walked past him and out the door.....I told the king..."I SOOO have a blog post!" Lesson to be learned...if you're going to put it on your body...make sure it is spelled correctly before the ink goes in!!

Hope y'all are gearing up for spring....it's right around the corner!

Tonight I'm thankful for: learning something in English class, hills on the greenway, and purple.

Random nice things. Do it.

It snowed most of the day today. Big, fat snowflakes. My found it hard to work when those big, fat flakes were falling. So...I was gazing out the window. I saw a lady tip over her whole buggy full of groceries as she was coming out of Publix. If I wasn't so far away, I would have gone to help her. So instead, I watched. I wanted to see how many people would walk right by her and not give her a hand. Well....I have to say, I was surprised. Only three people walked by her before a nice lady stopped her car, got out, and helped the poor lady. Yep...she STOPPED HER CAR. Way to go, random nice lady! Do you ever just do nice things for people? Help someone out when they need it? For no reason at all? One of my favorite things to do...and I usually do it around Christmastime....is pay for the person behind me in the drive thru line. Just be sure it's not a Mom with a van full of kids! Anyway....give it a try. It will make you smile....and it will make someone else smile, too. And best of all....most of the time it won't cost you a thing!

Today I'm thankful for: Coupons, free points, and bobby pins.

I'm back

I'm not sure what I'm back from....but I know I'm back. Everything went as expected on Monday. Tuesday I stayed home and dozed most of the day. Wednesday, I went to work....still somewhat in a fog. Slept like I hadn't slept in weeks last night and felt the fog start to lift today. "The fog" is the anesthesia fog. I don't know about y'all....but it takes awhile for it to leave me alone. So, today....I'm back. Still a little sore and a little swollen....but all is well. I heard from the doctor's office today....and all that he removed was scar tissue. That's great news, by the way. I just have to follow up with him on Tuesday and I'll be good to go.
Not much else is new this week....no snow to report, no teacher drama to tell about, basketball is over, so I won't be telling y'all about that, either.
So, until something exciting happens or I need to whine and vent....have a great rest of the week and an even better weekend!

Today I'm thankful for: no more fog, glue instead of stitches, and the new Trident layered chewing gum.

Why didn't I think of that?

Ok...first things first...I'm home. Pretty sore and a little nauseous, but home. The doctor said that it looks like scar tissue...so that's great news. The full pathology report will be back Wednesday.

Now....instead of the usual opens in the back hospital gown....I wore a Bair Paws disposable gown. I wasn't so thrilled at the though of a paper gown...but WOW! It hooks up to warm air that circulated though the pretty, purple, paper gown. Yeah, baby!

Today I am thankful for: the little patch behind my ear, warm air up my skirt, and Sprite.