Planners

My planner is obnoxiously full for the next 6 weeks.  I am very much looking forward to July!  

I feel as if i am coming off a slump- where i basically lack all motivation and feel like running away from everything.  After a few days of lazy lounging with a few loads of laundry here and there- i have become slightly more motivated for summer.  (Though i will still sneer at anyone who asks me if i am "ready for the school year to be over- because then i get a small break." because NO. i am NOT ready. No. i do NOT get a break. i get extra things to do because school isn't in the way ;) ) end rant. 

its been a while but i have a few things to update you on- 

one  sarah, in case you didn't know this already- YOU HAD A BABY!!! and I"M AN AUNT!  (haha i only did that because youre the only one who reads this anyways) 

two Hannah Cate Love is my second Godchild and i love her very much!  She is the most adorable little girl!! *well since i was that age of course ;) 

three as soon as june hits it is:

VBS 

Pancakes

Chicago

Portland 

for me.  The dog will be living with various families at this point in time and will be very happy to accompany them on long walks and lots of kid time.  

I think i will read the book of Daniel this summer 

here is a picture of Hannah!!! (and me) 

picture perfect

this is my tea pot that i LOVE so much.  

thus ends the post on pictures.  

do you ever wonder if people would have better eyesite if we didn't have such small print everywhere?  i mean making people strain to read things... can't be good right?
Michael W. Smith used to have an album called Picture Perfect and i used to rent the tape ALLLL The time from the library.  (ps that was a really random side not that had nothing to do with this post)  

This post is all about me posting pictures.  

office supplies and work

Well here's the deal.  my favorite pen died on Monday- which stinks.  i become very attached to writing utensils and when they finally run out it is the end of something beautiful and i have to find something else to use that feels just as comfortable- smells just as good- and looks just as nice.  

Same thing with my highlighter... I got this highlighter for FREE when i worked at a pharmacy (one of those promotionals for pharmaceuticals).  I have had this highlighter for at least 4 years and i have many things that i really enjoy about this particular highlighter.   First and foremost- it feels great! its the right size not too big and most of the time it covers the entire word top ot bottom in one swift swoop while leaving separation between lines.  secondly, it is a nice calm yellow.  it is not BAM IN YOUR FACE alien green where you could color the back of your sneakers and run at night- cars would have no problem picking up the reflection and would probably flash their brights to get you to turn yours down.  

anyways.. bottom line- four years is a long time for a highlighter- and it is dying... quickly mind you.  and i am devastated.  so this morning i dedicated 15 minutes to pestering my secretary into finding this particular brand, style, and color in the massive book of office supplies!  She even promised to call and ask if the description was accurate.  

moral of the story.  i win.  don't mess with my office supplies.  

PS. i'm also very happily working on invites to an awesome girls night with my HS girls and their prom dresses!  I LOVE PROM DRESSES... this is the HS version of princess parties you see these days where all the little girls dress up like disney princesses.  

long awaited...

oh where to begin. i've been delinquent in my updating and i appologize- especially to you sarah, who just wants to know what's going on in my life!  

its FREEZING outside! its so cold the hairs inside my nose froze before i was half way out the door this morning!  But today is a good day.  

For once i'm actually accomplishing my "to do" list and happy that things are getting done.  what a concept i know ;)  

later today i am going to Omaha for a every other week Bible study lunch with some fellow female DCE's.  we are reading "Messy Spirituality" by Mike Yaconelli and i'm loving it.  because i am constantly feeling like i'm not good enough.  After this fabulous break and refresher i am heading to my SECOND week of Guitar lessons and i'm loving it!  i even practiced 5/7 days from last week!  I feel completely prepared and ready to learn more!  

After guitar i was supposed to head to a basketball game for my St. Paul Bulldogs but that has been postponed til tomorrow evening so instead i have a nice break until the Varsity boy's bball game in arlington.  followed with the evening friends in faith meeting (which is basically the LWML for young women instead of grandma-y retired folk).  Speaking of LWML i was selected out of a group of applicants to be the young woman representative for the NE District North for the National LWML convention in portland oregon!!! (so call me crazy but in my world a 2 day bus trip with the old ladies is definitely out weighed by the FREE TRIP TO PORTLAND!!! 

anyways.  that's pretty much whats going on.  and now that i mentioned the whole portland thing i am reminded that i forgot to send my picture to the lady to write about in the Leaguer which is the women's own little newsletter!  Plenty of congratulations have been handed out by my own church's ladies which has greatly confused some of them men because they think i got engaged and that's why the women are congratulating me.  (alas no ring- but a free trip- i take what i can get) 

til later... or next time... :)  

cricket killing

honestly... i almost did it.  i almost murdered the poor little sucker.  

last night as i crawled into bed... i heard it.. the cricket was chirping... however... it was close-in my house close.  i was too tired to do much about it at that point in time so i TRIED to sleep.  i drifted in and out of sleep all night ALWAYS being awaken by the all too familiar chirping of mr. cricket.  

by the time my alarm went off this morning at 5:30 i was frustrated.  i just wanted TEN minutes of unchirpified sleep.  but God would not grant my request to strike this creature down.  so i woke up very crabby and reluctantly.  after "waking" myself up aka wandering around my house aimlessly for 3 minutes i finally ran into my room and started throwing things around looking for this cricket WHO WAS STILL CHIRPING! eventually i narrowed it down to a few boxes of things i am giving away and then down to one... (lucky for me it was the smallest box)  i think i had been yelling at the stupid cricket because my poor dog was cowering in the corner upon hearing my angry voice.  i assured her it had NOTHING to do with her... and proceeded to pick up the box and shake if violently while yelling at the stupid cricket.  there was a somewhat sick pleasure from visualizing the contents slamming into the cricket.  i stopped and cautiously opened the box only to find that the stupid thing wasn't dead or even harmed... so i took the box out side emptied the contents and shook it upside down until the little sucker flew out and hopped very quickly away from my house.  

ok so the post said killing but even though i didn't actually KILL the cricket i did try... and i think i successfully frightened him enough to warn his friends about entering that "crazy lady's house"  :)  

oh and this reminded my of my fly massacre from last fall... PLEASE pray that flies will not infest my house as they did my apartment last year! 

uniquely me

this past weekend was random and wonderful.  I spontaneously decided that i wanted to built this "room divider" thing (that will sit against a corner and not divide a room) that has chalk board paint so i can write on it.  I have dreamed of this piece of furniture for a while and it has taken quite a lot of me searching the internet and finding nothing cheaper than 200 dollars *gag* to finally step up and build the dang thing myself. (for less than 70 dollars)  

i called a friend and we set out on an adventure friday morning and were nearly finished with this room divider when it was time for our dance lesson- we were the star pupils and then it was devastating because he left for DC the next morning and we never finished.  

so i spent saturday reading the fourth book in a series and opted for a girlie movie and pj time that evening.  

followed by sunday which woke me up early-dressed me up-took me to lincoln for my dad's installation and found me in Seward that afternoon putting the finishing touches on my room divider with my dad- and crawling under my truck for the most satisfying experience of changing my oil! 

so after this weekend i find it hard not to agree with my friend who told me "Raych- you're weird. but i'm glad cuz it shows you aren't afraid to be yourself" 

chick flicks and oil changes.  

Cucumbers

SARAH especially you.  

A. sorry i didn't answer your call yesterday. 

B. I just made a website go visit it.  www.easysite.com/stpaulyoutharlone

C.  DO THIS IMMEDIATELY.  cut cucumber slices and put them in your water.... YUMMMMMMMY.  no joke.  for added excitement in your mouth add a lemon slice to a nalgene with Three slices of cucumber add some ice and fill'r'up.  AMAZING.