Home Sweet Home

So I find myself home tonight. They called school for early out last night....it is just now starting to rain. I will admit it was nice to be able to go down town and do errands before everything closed. We will see how tomorrow goes. I treated today like others, the last day of school before winter break!!!!

Enjoy the ice and snow. I'm still not sure I'm ready for winter, but here it is.

Not 100%

Well I'm not 100% but I hope to be back up to feeling better soon. currently I lay low and sleep when I get home. there is nothing like a nap at 5 at night.

This sucks!

I have been sick since Monday night. I showed up at dance team with a 103 degree temp on Tuesday morning...it sucks. My body feels like i got hit by a bus....and I can't swallow food....i just want to go to work.

gggrrrrrr tomorrow is day number 3 that i'm gone. did i mention that i hate missing work.

Thanksgiving= A Day of Thankfulness.

I have some mixed emotions about this thanksgiving day. There are a ton of things to be thanking God for everyday.
But all I can focus on is the fact that my grandmother got married in a church yesterday in CO and I found out today about it from my uncle on the phone. I’m thankful for the fact that she is happy and sad because she didn’t feel like she could tell us.
GGRRRRrrrrr

T eaching children
H ealth
A unt, being one
N othingness, ability to stay home and do nothing
K indness of others
F riends and family
U tube videos that bring a random smile
L ove of God!

Thank you for all the Birthday Wishes!

Abigail and me! Such a pretty little girl!

Jane Austen Quote of the Day!

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
Jane Austen (1775-1817)

How funny is this quote, how true!

One more day until my birthday!

Thanksgiving with the family.

Weekend

James Bond Movie on a scale of 1-10 ten being the best I would give it a 8 1/2 maybe even a 9.

Abigail is growing, she is now on a bottle!

Regina got married and I hung out with lots of new and old friends!


Last free weekend out of town in a while! Kind of Sad.

head pounding day

when i say head pounding day that means...the worst school day to date......i wanted to pound my head into a door.....


grrrr


Friday tomorrow!

Happy Veteran's Day

Thank you to all those who have served our nation in the armed forces and who serve it still today!

Thanks Dad!

Whoes Child Is This?

Whose Child Is This?
"Whose child is this?" I asked one day
Seeing a little one out at play
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile
"Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear
To prepare him that he may always be good
And each day do the things he should"
"Whose child is this?" I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile
"Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school"
"Whose child is this?" I ask once more
Just as the little one entered the door
"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took the hand of the little child
"Ours to love and train together
Ours this blessed task forever."

http://www.basicdevotions.com/djoke.php?id=15

This is a little poem that I found online tonight, while I was messing around.
Whose child is this? As a teacher and not yet a parent, I look at children and call them my own. “my kids did this, my kids did that” I feel like I spend a lot of time with kids 8-4 on some days….that is a long time almost more than parents…how much of what I do molds their lives.

I like to know that I make a difference in the life of one person. I pray that the difference will then connect itself to someone else and continues on down the line.

Today's Quote from Rene Descartes

"I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error."

How true is this....

Mr. Right

Today i have done almost everything that i wanted to do which truly is nothing....at all. I have enjoyed sleeping in, doing nothing, flipping through channels...the works. As I was flipping through channels I came across a show intitled Making Mr. Right.

How true is that line? Making Mr. Right, can you really do such a thing? A little witch craft maybe write down everything a guy needed to be and stir..poof you made mr. right?

Or should you have a change a man to get him to be Mr. Right? tell him how to eat, what to do, how to speak? what he has to do, who he can talk to?


How about being statisfied with mr. right now? I don't even know if this is possible. So if I've hung out with or dated one guy...do i have to feel satisfied that it might be as good as it gets for me or should i keep looking?

What is Mr.Right anyway? Is he want i want, need, or dream. Is he what others see is a good fit for me? is he someone i can see myself being with in the future from day one or someone that that thought will come to over time?


Is there anything that can make a man Mr. Right.....I've never asked for Mr. Perfect...Just Mr. right for me.


I feel like I'm a little hung up on this and I'm not going all out to hunt this man down...but i'm not going to sit back in my little home town to be single forever and ever either.

I always get asked...why is a girl like you without a man... I normally give the excuse that I'm too busy, that I live in a small town, but to be honest I don't know why I don't have a guy in my life. I would like one, I would make time for one, a small town just means i need to try harder maybe or maybe it means in my life I don't need one at the stage i'm in.


So Mr. right not Mr. Perfect if you are out there....do you need a map? Maybe a little gps?

First Snow....?

I typed it correctly, it snowed today. Nothing stuck thank goodness. I'm currently sitting at home for the first time in a month. I'm flipping through channels dressed in fleece and sitting in front of my little heater....it says it is 61 around me, upstairs it is a little under 50. brrrr I'm comfy, it would be better if there were someone to cuddle with, but home alone will do tonight.

Election is over....

I will be the first to say I'm not sure how happy I am at the winner of the Election. I think that a lot of people went based on other opinions and not on their own thoughts. I don't think one man runs our country...so president or not, there are people in our government that need to get their heads on straight...and pull our country out of the hole it is in.

Tonight is a historical night, our first black president...I'll be honest, I didn't think it was going to happen in my life time....next up a Female president!!!!

It isn't going to be me!

Tomorrow Voting Day

Tomorrow is the day to vote if you haven't already...if you don't vote you have no voice...you have no right to complain later, however if you vote that gives you every right to complain later on throughout the next pres. term.

I don't know about you but I'm ready to have all the ads gone....all the low conversations to be put on the back burner.

I think I know who I'm voting for, but at the same time I'm just as confused as everyone else. What gets me is all the press the president gets when realisticly he isn't a dictator so i don't see why all eyes seem to be on that one job....there are so many more people that make up our government....the pres. is more of a poster board man....that has other people write what they are to say. It takes a team effort to do one person's job. (that is why the pres. ages so quickly in office...all that stress)

Well don't forget to vote! Have a voice....don't tell yourself to shut up...make that time!

Round 1

Conferences round one went pretty well! No real conflicts and I kept time pretty well....almost down to the minute.

Round 2 starts on Thursday! Then I can focus on the second quarter!

Night

Weekend End

You realize that when I filled up with gas it was $2.03, I haven't seen that price in what 2 or 3 years.

Homecoming at ISU was a bust....tailgating was nice! After that the buzz wore off and we were mainly tired. All except for like 3 people who spent the night out on the town...and kept losing each other.

This week it is conference time!

ISU homecoming: Coming Soon

I haven't been up to ISU's homecoming in a year or two. I'm sitting at home all wrapped up in my ISU blanket waiting for next weekend....hoping that the weather will be nice, hoping that I will be feeling great ready to tailgate!

I'm watching Vantage Point at home alone on a Friday night, I'm such a boring person. lol

Band No More

Today was state marching band. We took a rating I which is the best you can get. I will have to say it wasn't the best I've seen them do, but it was cold and muddy and super early in the morning. I made sure that the girls were on the bus with everything loaded and then I went home so I could ride with Sarah. (the other colorguard instructor) there isn't room on the bus and with me being sick this week I didn't want to get motion sickness on a bus ride either.

Any whooo, we walked over to get in with the band and we didn't have marks on our hands.....grrrr like we are really going to sneak in and watch a band show? Sarah yelled to the band director "name" they aren't letting us in. ....she turned and said nothing shrugged and kept walking. We got in, but I'm upset that we are always forgotten about, that we are left out. Colorguard instruction is one of my jobs, I get paid, (little, but paid) I show up for early mornings, extra practices, choreography sessions, I put up with high school girls....and this year more so of the band. I truly believe if it weren't for Mrs. H, Ms. D, and Mrs. D our band wouldn't have made it as far as they did.

I'm a little upset, a little out raged. But it is done and next year I will not be doing this job.


Today was my last day of band! Can't wait to see the pictures turn out! lol I never liked band pictures.

not so good day

home today...bored to death.

did you know that know one is online at one a.m. or 3am or 4am....grrrr lol

I don't know why I couldn't sleep last night, but here I am feeling like crap.

My Family!

Thanks for passing this to me Sarah!

visit to my sister's tomorrow!!!

More baby pictures to come!

Puppy Love

Tonight I went to visit my parents they have 4 little puppies, that are about 3 or 4 weeks old.

Molly (golden lab) and Goliath (big black beast)

1,000 mark

Today my profile online reach 1,000 that means 1,000 people looked at my profile and yet I still haven't found a man. I have been doing the online dating thing for a month....and met two non suitable men and i'm on my way this weekend to hopefully have better luck!

Weekend

Abigail, was born on Friday oh weekend! I'm a happy aunt, I'll be even happier when I get to meet the bundle of joy. Little John seems to be doing ok with the new gift his mom just had.

Friday:
Skipped out on a night out with the girls after the Bedford game and loosing by one point.

Saturday: Clarinda Band Jamberee
We took 1st out of 23 schools....in parade and we took 1st in field. The band worked thier asses off for one week and did well, it will go to thier head, the band director will take it as a sign that they can have a break, even tho it is only 2 weeks until state. The week before was homecoming and the band couldn't walk in a line, at Creston Balloon days we took 4th out of 6, and looked awful, so i'm glad to see some pride in the band.


Sunday: Didn't do too much....and loved it

This week, the unexpected...I don't know what I'm doing!

Oh happy days! New Baby Girl!!

8:20 am Abigail was born!!! 20inches long and 7lbs 6oz. Both mom and baby are healthy!!!

Oh and my interview went well or so I think. They came and video taped my class, and my class treated them like they are invisible. Which is a huge deal.

Happy Friday

Tomorrow!!!! Baby!!!

Abbigail is born (I'm not really sure if this is how they are going to spell her name)

Please help pray for the birth of Abbie and for my sister as she undergos surgery.

I have sinned agains the Lord. 2 Samuel 12:13

Today's quote is "Imagination is everything" by Jane Austin

Today we had a read a million minutes kick off for Camp Read S'more so camping was our theme. I will admit it was pretty cheesy but it served as an ok kick off, that was thrown together litterly over night. Our goal is to read a million minutes by the end of the year....i don't have any idea what our large reward is when we meet our goal...any ideas? I don't think it will take until the end of the year.

www.corningramm.blogspot.com is our site to keep updated on how close we are, and because I'm in charge of the website.

Interview for a video thing is tomorrow....little nervous.

Getting back to my title:

I was reading my devotion again tonight (I'm on a role, 2nights in a row)
story~ lutheran school principal overheard students making fun of a a teacher he brings them to the office and lets them throw darts at the picture of the teacher hanging on the wall. When he removes the picture and shows it to them, there is a picture of Christ underneith. He was all full of holes just like the teacher's picture. "the piercing truth" How often do we talk about others, put others down and not think about how we are sinning against the Lord. Gossip is the hardest thing to get passed at any age. I know when I get together with my friends, we catch up on what is going on with our old classmates or people we know....gossip, we may not call it that, but realisticly that is what it is. Harsh words, rolling of the eyes....we all do it. what do we have to do to make it stop. As a teacher I don't like it when a 5 year old talks back or head bobs back and forth the worst is the rollling of the eyes.....kindergartners shouldn't have that attitude.

Yield/Stop/Road Work Ahead

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

Each day , we are asked to invest ourselves in many things that may have a lasting effect on our life. How can we possibly know what is best? For instance with the market the way it is, the US economy. What do I do about the money I have invested in stocks in my roth accounts? Do I wait it out or pull out while there is still a penny in the account?
The devotion that I read tonight says that we count buy a car after seeing only the dipstick, or buy a house based on the door knob....we need to look at the big picture. I’ve been confused for years on what that is. I know that I could look past the big picture that goes beyond the concerns I have for my day to day life….I already know I have sinned and I guess that is all I need to know. I know that I can’t fix them on my own, well really I can’t fix them at all. I can ask for forgiveness and pray to God that my eyes are open to him and his path. Lord only knows my path has a giant fork in it right now….I keep wanting directions but there aren’t any clear signs.

If I used my map that I had drawn out in Jr. High I would be married, have 2.5 kids, a dog and live happily ever after. Obviously that road map wasn’t working out for me, but I still wanted to dream and hope that it would.

I pray tonight not only for my friend Tyran, but that we can all give our road maps up for that path which Christ has for us.

This made me Smile!!!!

Comment/ Quote

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

I thought this kind of fit with the other day's blog about friends??

Asking for Prayers

I found out this afternoon that a friend I worked with last year was in a car accident this morning. It came as a shock and I can only image how hard this is for her class and her school that she is teaching at this year. She is a wonderful girl and is need of prayers. I'm know she is in critical condition and the list of things like broken ribs, liver and spleen problems, gray clouds in the brain are not good signs, but I pray for a recovery that can only come from God and I ask that you pray with me.

What is your journey?

If someone were to convict you of being a Christian would the charges stick? Would there be evidence against you?
I would hope they would, but I don’t know. It depends on the day or the moment in time. Isn’t that sad.

My first question was:

What is your journey?
Do you have an idea of what you want to do in life where you want to go?

Homecoming!

I’m not sure what the big deal is. I know that when you are in high school there is the dress up days, the window paintings, partying while attempting to work on a float, laughing it up while doing a skit, wearing some guys jerseys to the big game, marching in the parade, riding a fire truck yelling “the roof the roof the roof is on fire” (maybe they don’t do that any more) I have made over 350 pins this year to sell. It is only Wednesday and we only have 30 left to sell. Looks like I have some more work cut out for me.

Homecoming plans: Following a 2 pep rallies Thursday- sleep sleep sleep Friday-band, school, decorate field, parade, sleep sleep sleep (nap time), pre game, game….home? camp fire/street dance hmmmm too early to tell. Sat. Sleep Sleep Sleep

Key words for my weekend SLEEP

Why Friends?

Hanging out in DSM this weekend really got me thinking. Why are we friends with our friends? I sat at a bachelorette party, wondering why some of my other friends aren't there, wondering are we all going to show up at Gina's wedding? Nobody keeps in contact like they use to, they all have gone in different directions, what if the only thing that makes us friends are the past stories that we have. Hanging out is just like old times, but something is off, there isn't a present story there are only past stories. what are those things that brought us together in the first place. have you ever been able to pin point when you became friends with your "friends". I think about the people I consider myself friends and I know that we have been friends for close to 15-20 years. The friends from college we had common interests or a common future ahead (like education). People you meet at the bar could you say that you had a common interest you both showed up at the same place or those who show up at a church.
Counseling at camp the teens kept saying that the friends there were real friends, they understood that they were different than friends back home, they got to be who they were at camp. They couldn’t be those people at their own school?
I watch my kindergartners as they socially interact with little judgment in their minds, friends with whoever and changing those thoughts and opinions each day. they haven't been molded to a certain identity of friend just yet....so when does that happen. I can remember becoming friends with Casey in the 1st grade...I remember meeting her on the playground, I can remember that she was shy but we had similar shoes....so that must have done it for me. We have been the best of friends ever since...I can't recall an argument/fight/backstabbing/ or pettiness amongst those years.
I have a wide Varity of friends but as I get older, they seem to fade out if there isn’t a lot of effort made (mainly on my part) I don’t know what to think of friends who never call who never drop a line just to say hello….are those people really friends?


think about your friends, think about the effort you make to keep them as your friends

maybe you don't make an effort, but are you there for your friends when they need you? If you live in a different state and you haven't talked to the person in 5 years, would it be ok for that person to stop by on their way through town? If they were sick would you be the one to visit or send flowers?


Friends are needed, friends are forever, friends are family. Friends are life long memories.

The week has flown by

I can't believe tomorrow is Friday. Today we had a pajama party at school....how nice it was to walk about in super comfy clothes all day. tomorrow is an away football game! Then Sat. is the Creston Balloon Days parade maybe a date or two in DesMoines and off to a party with the girls...Sunday depends on how I feel from Sunday early in the morning! Then it is homecoming week!!!! Here we go!

long day

So today I gave myself a scare. I left colorguard with my heart beating a mile a minute….it hurt so badly. It was like I just ran a marathon…without any training, only I didn’t so the heart just started hyper beating on its own. Not my first time, but it freaked me out because it lasted over 30minutes instead of a normal 5min. My sister and mom both have this problem, only for them it is once a year….it is like every other month for me. A month ago my sister (who is pregnant) had to go in…they gave her some type of shot, that didn’t help so she had her heart stopped and then restarted. That was my fear. I don’t trust the people at the hospital to do their job; I guess I was afraid to die or am afraid.
I was in my classroom about 10minutes after my heart started racing, my para walks in and I'm like if my heart doesn't slow down, i'm going to head to the emergency room, fyi here are my plans and a sub bag. I stayed,and she didn't seem too worked up about it. After this morning, I was completely drained of energy. I had been fine when I got up, not tired, slept well. I don't know what happened.

I don’t know many people that watch one tree hill, but I have for years. It is one of those random shows if it is on I will watch it. Well the story line is the star basketball player got shot in a gas station hold up….and in the high school lit class the students were to write down what they remembered most about Q. or they were to think about how they would be remembered. That got me thinking amongst the tears (I’m an emotional freak when it comes to death) What will people remember me by? I know for the AD that just passed away we were asked to think of fond memories of the man and I felt bad that the only memories I had were those of him from when I was in Jr. High and he felt girls, sat on girls, wore sweats, he freaked me out then and still did as a colleague. I felt bad, but what was there to say about him. So I continue to think to myself ,will people remember me for the things I’ve done, the people whose lives may have been a little more educated because of me….or is my life just another stepping stone for someone else to do great things. Am I going to be remembered by my actions, faith, love of life?

September 11/ (9.11)

A Day of Remembrance.
Wow has it really been 7 years. It doesn’t really seem that long since the terrorist attack on America.
How many people thought about today differently than any other day this week? I will admit I didn’t think that much until I was alone driving to creston to talk to US cellular about my phone. (long story…I vented earlier…if I could afford it and there was another company that worked down in this black hole I would go out of my contract…it was a long day yesterday there) Any who….I found myself holding back tears, thinking about that day and my feelings that I remember having. My grandfather died just a few days after this event, part of it was the stress from watching and wondering if his son was going to head off to war again. My grandfather was a military man and so was my father. At that time my dad was just months away of getting out of it…..I think when I think back to 9/11 I think back to my grandfather and dealing with his death and remembrance of his life.

I pray that God continue to be with those families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attack. I also pray for those who serve over seas that are still fighting the same war we have been in for a almost 2 decades. (only with a different name)

inspiration / motivation

We all need a little someday.
We need a little something to make us get out of bed in the morning. To make it to work. To work whole heartedly. A little something that helps us want to make ourselves do better.
Today I started a new behavior incentive for my entire class…fill the jar full of pennies and then you get a Pajama Day! Wow did those little pennies make a difference? It was just that little motivation. Stickers, stamps, hi-fives, happy notes home, and hugs also do the work. Isn’t amazing how easy that all sounds.
Things that inspire me to do my best….hugs, smiles, that little light that is the aw ha moment when someone finally gets something, knowing how big a person’s smile gets when they find a word they know in a book. I’m motivated by all of these things….but feel like I don’t always have the completeness a wholeness in my line of work. Lord knows it isn’t the money that motivates me to do my job.

I ask my cheerleaders to set a goal for themselves during the week, right before they cheer and give them ideas on how to meet those goals, or work towards them. This year I decided to do that in my classroom. I’m trying to stay organized and in better communication. I’m working hard at more documentation and sending notes that are happy, home with students. A goal in my personal life is to get my house in order, to reconnect with a social life and experience things that I might even fear.


*my favorite thing of the class I have this year....I get a dozen hugs a day. Every time I walk by them in line they ask if they can have a hug....I think it is wonderful. The day the school says a student can't give me a hug is the day that i get out of education. Hugs are a great way to connect with students, to make them feel safe and loved....some students don't get a positive touch like that.

Day Like Today

Today I had a talkative bunch and I found myself getting more upset "grumpy" as the day went through so tonight I'm taking a little breath and going to try to make sure my day starts off fresh. Life gets a little complicated at school with people I talk to or to the people I've been trying to ignore.

Testing starts up this next week and complicated doesn't even describe it!

I'm just looking a head...ISU game this weekend. And while I can't party like normal it should still be a blast! ( I plan on going out by myself on Sat. maybe even get my tat)

My Profile/Info...Did I leave anything out?

I'm a little outgoing when I get to know you, otherwise I might come off a little shy or reserved. I love to get to meet new and interesting people. I'm open to new ideas and adventures in life, but still like to stay grounded. My goal is to date outside of my small town and hopefully continue on in a newer direction in life. My goal is to move into central Iowa within the next year or so.

I'm looking for a guy that is interesting, hardworking, honest, is a Christian and isn't too shy. I love being active going for a walk, playing ultimate Frisbee, or just going to a club to dance with friends. I'm not the kind of girl that normally would go searching for a date, but lately I've been pretty bored with all the ones I've been on...so I'm up for a whole new playing field.

I'm looking for a guy who doesn't mind staying in and hanging out on occasion, but likes to be social. I would like a guy that wants to hang with me alone or in a group of friends, but at the same time I want that man to hangout with his friends and do his own thing and leave me to do my own thing on occasion. Friends are a huge part of my life and I always want to make time for them.
The ideal man for me would be one who forgives my stupidity (I have moments like everyone else) and makes me laugh. A man that isn’t afraid to answer random questions when first meeting me. “How do you eat your M&M’s” A man who likes to be around children and enjoys spending time with his own family would be great!

I’m a person who loves to laugh it up, but knows when to be serous there are a lot of crappy things in life and I would like to think of myself as a person who gets through those awkward or hard times with determination and a smile.

Can't knock it unitl you try....

So I just joined one of those online dating match sites? Might as well are the words going through my mind..
I need to come out of my bubble.


The hardest this is writing the profile...so if there is something I need to add to a profile about myself that you feel is important please let me know.

any way I found this on one of the men's sites....I thought it was nice.

GIVE HER ONE OF YOUR T-SHIRTS TO SLEEP IN.
LEAVE HER CUTE TEXT MESSAGES.
KISS HER IN FR0NT 0F Y0UR FRIENDS.
TRUST HER 0VER EVERY0NE ELSE.
TELL HER SHE L00KS BEAUTIFUL.
L00K HER IN THE EYE WHEN Y0U TALK T0 HER.
LET HER MESS WITH Y0UR HAIR.
MESS WITH HER HAIR.
JUST WALK AR0UND WITH HER.
INCLUDE HER IN ALL THINGS Y0U D0.
F0RGIVE HER F0R HER MISTAKES.
L00K AT HER LIKES SHE'S THE 0NLY GIRL Y0U SEE.
TICKLE HER EVEN WHEN SHE SAYS ST0P.
H0LD HER HAND EVEN WHEN Y0U ARE AROUND Y0UR FRIENDS.
WHEN SHE STARTS SWEARING AT Y0U TELL HER Y0U L0VE HER.
LET HER FALL ASLEEP IN Y0UR ARMS.
GET HER MAD, THEN KISS HER.
TEASE HER & LET HER TEASE Y0U BACK.
STAY UP WITH HER ALL NIGHT WHEN SHES SICK.
WATCH HER FAV0RITE M0VIE WITH HER
KISS HER F0REHEAD.
GIVE HER THE W0RLD.
WRITE HER LETTERS.
LET HER WEAR Y0UR CL0THES.
WHEN SHES SAD, HANG 0UT WITH HER.
LET HER KN0W SHE'S IMP0RTANT.
LET HER TAKE ALL THE PH0T0S 0F Y0U SHE WANTS.
KISS HER IN THE RAIN.
CALL HER EVERY NIGHT NO MATTER WHAT.
AND WHEN Y0U FALL IN L0VE WITH HER, TELL HER.
AND WHEN Y0U D0 TELL HER. L0VE HER LIKE Y0U NEVER L0VED BEF0RE


Where are the men like this?

I sent out like 10 emails tonight....most of them said "so how long have you lived in bla bla?" minus the blas and place in there town....lol

Wish me luck in my new voyage.

Men

RECAP FEB. 2005
I want a guy that is respectful to me and others, that is ready to take a walk with God and grow in faith with me, some one who challenges me and makes me to want to be a better person, some one that makes me laugh and doesn’t mind that I’m shy some times, some one that has goals for himself and his future, a guy that won’t change who is because of me, a guy that likes kids (not having them soon but some day) oh and i like to see how a guy treats his mother because that is a good reflection on how he will treat a wife….is this too much to ask for? I have standards for friends too….which tend to be mainly guys…everyone for the most part can be my friend, but the ones close to me… their number one quality needs to be their willingness to forgive my stupidity and for me being me, trust and honesty are right up there too with anyone I hang with. God puts so many people in our lives and they all make up who we are as individual, so thank you for molding me!


Did you see the date on the message above? It is now 2008 and I'm still single. Shannon asked me tonight as we were sitting by the fire, what kind of man I was looking for. I told her let me find that old blog...i had a list. It may not be current, but it is there.

I have had a long ass weekend, and with it being Labor day it isn't over yet. I'm confused about me, confused about following my heart...but I want a man in my life. It is currently 2am, i'm sitting in bed awake for the second time in a row, thinking about men...and how crapy they are.

Agree to DisAgree

You Are An ENFJ

The Giver You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and you usually succeed. Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections. Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down. You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine. In love, you are very protective and supporting. However, you do need to "feel special" - and it's quite easy for you to get jealous. At work, you are a natural leader. You can help people discover their greatest potential. You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist. How you see yourself: Trusting, idealistic, and expressive When other people don't get you, they see you as: Bossy, inappropriate, and loud

What's Your Personality Type?

OK

You Are an "A-OK"

Your life philosophy can be summed up as, "Whatever will be, will be." Your greatest wish is to live each day a little better than the next. You are naturally calm and stable. Some people would call you a rock. You feel one with the world. You are a spiritual person, though no one who knows you would guess it.

What Hand Gesture Are You?

Hmmm...I wish

Your Ideal Relationship is Marriage

You've dated enough to know what you want. And that's marriage - with the right person. You're serious about settling down some time soon. Even if you haven't met the person you want to get hitched to!

What's Your Ideal Relationship?

So True...and Sad

You Don't Need a Man, but You Want One!

You like having a guy in your life, and overall, you prefer not to be single. You won't go out with a guy out of desperation.. you rather be alone. However, when you're single, you do tend to obsess a little over dating. Because no matter how good your single life is, it's better with a great guy around.

Do You Need a Man?

Shannon Agrees

You Are Seductive Flirt

Smoldering hot, you don't really flirt. You seduce. For you, flirting is just foreplay. You don't flirt unless it's going somewhere. You have one goal in mind when you flirt... And you usually get it!

What Kind of Flirt Are You?

MMMMMmmmmChoc-o-late

What Your Taste in Chocolate Says About You

You are unique, creative, and fascinating. You don't do what's expected of you. You go for what's unknown and uncharted. You are emotionally expressive and sensitive. You're effected by everything around you. Your friends appreciate your open heart, but they are afraid of hurting your feelings. You love the feeling of accomplishment. You enjoy doing what's important. You feel lost when you have to do frivolous tasks or hang out with shallow people.

The Chocolate Oracle

I'm a Selfish (beep)

You Are 42% Selfish

You are quite balanced. You are able to compromise when it's in the best interests of those involved. But you're no pushover. If something is important to you, you'll get it!

How Selfish Are You?

Road Trip

The Road Trip of Your Life

You see life as a journey to be shared with others. Kinship and sharing are very important to you. Your life is quite hectic. You try to slow down when you can, but it's not easy! You don't like a lot of risk or randomness in your life. You prefer to stick with what's known, even if it's a bit boring. You are able to find a fairly healthy balance between work and play. You work when you need to, but you never let yourself burn out. In another life, you could have been a great novelist. You have a knack for describing things in an interesting way.

The Road Trip Test

Wow

Wow is all I can say, I haven't blogged since January. Much has gone on since then. Top 10 things to happen since then:
1. Sister is due in October with a little girl.
2. Went on a road trip to OK with friends
3. Cira moved back to Iowa
4.Ciara yelling at Allen in the bar
5. Chris and Shannon called off their engagement
6. Went to Bilox Mississippi and New Oleans to visist Family
7. Party in Ames is now the down town area instead of Welch Ave
8. Went to CO and drove around for a week
9. Flew over the side of a mountain on my stomach and a really large swing
10. Went to Camp Okoboji for a week to work with high schoolers.

Down in the Dumps

Well I survived John Harris Wrestling Tournament......53rd year! John is still kicking it. Just for the record for those of you who don't follow high school iowa wrestling...John Harris invitational is the second largest tournament in the state..(big deal thing) well I'm in charge of cheerleaders...up to 144 of them at most! There are 23 schools that attend. This past Friday and Saturday is something that I planned for months. Now it is past...but it is past mid night and I find myself not fast asleep. I have homecoming this weekend to think about, cheer squads, dance team, family visits...grrrrr not to mention the Iowa weather that is just as cold as can be....snow, snow, ice and more ice. I'm ready for spring!

The weekend before I headed to the city to take a little vacation (bowling, shopping, visiting people, and drinking and dancing) most wonderful time, and a break that I needed...dancing is something that truly helps me relax...

Well I better go sleep, I have early morning practice (tomorrow is wed . and an early out!!!)

dream sweet

forgive the errors...my hands are cold and can't type well...that and it is way past my bed time.

Later