Impulse buy....

A new front door.  I just love it!  Can't wait to see it up!  Have to paint it first.  It came in a crazy maroon color.  Only a few crazy people in Texas and one in Virginia like that color.  ;)

Feeling sorry for myself

I'm sick and I have to work.  No fun.  I need sympathy. 

If you'll recall......about a year ago.....it was John's birthday to be exact......he was filling his aquarium and it overflowed.  His carpet was ruined so we pulled it all up. And then the great debate began.  To replace it with carpet?  Wood?  Tile?  And if we do tile, do we do heated flooring?  Well it took us a whole year....almost....to commit.  But we've done it.  John decided he wants carpet.  So carpet will be installed on Tuesday.  Hippy skippy!  I cannot wait.  I feel like a bad mom every time I have to go into John's room and see his bare floor.  

Stay tuned for more thrilling updates from the Thompson.

The Lorax

Unless someone like you cares an awful lot, nothing's going to get better, it's not.  Famous quote from the book.  I read this book over and over and over to the kids when they were smaller.  So, the movie came out this weekend and it was AWESOME!!  Loved it!  Could not have been more perfect.  Great family time, great walk down memory lane for me.  To my family....buy me the dvd for Mother's Day.  Thanks for going with me tonight without whining.  The boys didn't really want to go, but they were all glad they did after the movie.

It's amazing what a new pair of shoes can do for ya.  and a new dress, 2 new pairs of pants, and a new belt.  ;)  Even if it is all to wear to work.  It feels good to look nice.  And those shoes are SO comfortable.  I may still be slightly grouchy by the time I get to go home, BUT....I'll be grouchy in style, right???  I drove the salesman at that shoe store crazy.  I believe they will lock the doors if they happen to see me coming back.  I tried on 8 pairs of shoes and wore these around the store for probably 30 minutes before committing.  They really aren't shoes you'd wear out on a date, but it is so hard to find shoes that you can stand in for 12 hours that don't look like grandma shoes.  These are a nice balance.  They make me feel tall.

OK....so let's talk about work.  I haven't been posting on here very regularly because I have been very busy working.  And getting used to my new job that is also a new career for me.  I'm really very happy that I did this.  Started on Christmas day.  And it has been a HUGE adjustment for me.  So many new things all at once.  New career, new job, new computer system, etc., etc., etc.  And on days I leave the place thinking I'm doing well, I can just bet on the next day being rotten!  There are moments when I'm reassured that I really am smart and there are moments when I wonder how I made it through school and feeling like the biggest idiot.  But I still love it.  I'm learning a lot and I have great support there.

And I have the best fans ever!  It's good to be loved.  John and the kids have been very loving to me when I come home depressed and mad.  Even when I come home happy.   Emily puts notes in my lunch.   and ...........

HEY!!  Guess what!  There are only 118 days (they make an app for that) left until we go to TEXAS! Woohoo!  We are all so excited!  Haven't been since we moved to Virginia.  Going to spend a couple of days in Palestine and a week in South Padre on the beach!  I cannot wait!

WHAT......

a BeAuTiFuL day!!  It was 80 degrees.  A little windy, but still lovely.  Emily had a doctor's appointment today, so we went shopping afterwards.  Had lunch outside in the sunshine.  Found some excellent bargains at Dillard's and Justice.  The boys went to West Virginia this afternoon and Emily and I have the house to ourselves.  We went to the grocery and got ALL kinds of junk food.  Watching TV and lounging.  Priceless memories!  Tomorrow we go back for more shopping!

Catching up

John's a member of the Science Club.  We went to the Richmond Science Museum before Christmas on a field trip.  Not a very big museum, but we still had fun.  We got this fun tree in the gift shop.  We put it together in the little stand and added water.  The tree sucked it up and made a fun and made a fun little Christmas tree for us.  Fun to watch.

WHO is that cute little girl???

Well......it's meeeee!  It's my birthday!  Let's talk about me for a change, shall we?  From humble beginnings in Anchorage, Alaska....  I do believe I gave myself that haircut in the top picture.  Shoulda been a hairstylist!  I can't believe that hair in the middle picture!  Good golly!  It was taken in Texas, after all.  It has been a great day!  Spent the evening with my lovely family, wouldn't be anywhere else. Thankful for all my blessings and for all the wonderful people who are my family and friends!  Yep, 39 is a great age!