1. to ever let my future children wear any type of pant or short that involves writing on the ass.

2. to judge other people on moral issues (abortion and family planning, assisted suicide, etc.)  when I have not walked in their shoes or lived their life. As I say to my students, "Your job is to take care of yourself. If you are busy dealing with ( Read more... )

Me!

Ok, so it is actually on Sunday but I haven't been updating this much lately so not why just jump ahead. John gave me my present early tonight...a beautiful sapphire necklace and earrings. Tomorrow I am going out with friends from work for pedicures and lunch. I am excited!! For the last couple of years my birthday has been rather subdued...no ( Read more... )

John has worked so hard for so long on finishing his doctorate. I thought the least that I could do was give him a celebration that he deserved.

So we spent a lot of money and got a double suite for 40 people at a baseball game. It sounded like such a great idea...didn't have to do any work, everyone would be well fed, have a great time. We sent out ( Read more... )

 I can be home and having such nice time with my family, and then leave it to someone to create completely unnecessary drama and turn a potentially nice outing into a giant fiasco.

I am trying really hard to just let it roll and not get caught up in it all. As a matter of fact, I am going to try and not talk about it at all today.

So there!

On Tuesday I participated in a fascinating taste test survey. Myself and 39 others sat in a room at a conference center. We each had a tablet pc sitting in front of us, along with a glass of water and a bowl of saltines. We were testing italian sausage hand tossed crust pizza, and had to eat 4 slices. There were four different tables and when the ( Read more... )

Over the last several days I have been experimenting with a new work out routine. With my spiffy summer membership to the UNT Recreation and Fitness Center I have been snorkeling laps daily. I probably look magnificently dorky in the pool lap lanes with snorkel gear and fins on. But it's been great exercise without getting me over heated and ( Read more... )

 and Spamalot!!!

My wonderful husband surprised me with tickets to see Spamalot last night! We had a great dinner before, saw the show, and then had dessert with some friends who also ended up being there too. It's embarrassing to admit that it was also the first time that we have been in Bass Hall in Fort Worth, which is gorgeous and a wonderful ( Read more... )

Today I attempt a first, and one that I assume I will be continuing with for quite a long time: I am dyeing my hair.

Nobody typically notices how much gray I have in my hair because it's all in the back of my head. However over the last year it has started to creep it's way forward and I am now finding it in my hair part, and up in the front of my ( Read more... )

Every month or so I reach a point where I realize I am not sleeping well. Then I have a realization that I am not sleeping well because the cat wakes me up during the night. Between nudging my hand to get petted, or standing on me, or walking laps around the bed...

And then after a week or two of keeping the door closed and keeping her out, I forget ( Read more... )

Here are some sayings that are popping into my vocabulary more because I love them:

1. Happier than a pigeon with a french fry.

It's fun, it's happy, it's very country.

2. "I need you to do me a solid," meaning "can you do me a favor?"

Because it just sounds cool.

3. Cluster F*ck

Such an accurate way to describe things sometimes

4. Goat rodeo

A nicer way ( Read more... )