A whole buncha random in yo face.

Shoo, buddy. Today was a long day. I just made it home for the day at 9:30. I'm tired and it's only Monday. I'm afraid it's going to be a long week. School was crazy and hectic today, but tonight was good. It was good for my soul. Tonight I went over to my Granny D's house to celebrate her birthday. This is my Granny that was just in the hospital last week. She is doing so well. Thanks for all the sweet comments and prayers. Blog buddies are the best. Seriously. All of your comments made me feel the love. 

She was her normal Granny self tonight and was as energetic as ever. Granny loves The Bachelor, which completely cracks me up. She gets really into it. You don't mess with her Bachelor Monday nights. After we finished dinner we gathered 'round the tv to watch. When Michelle (the crazy) appeared on the tv, I told Granny she was my favorite and I loved her. She yelled, "Oh, Say-ruh, NO!" Hilarious. She knew I was really joking which made it even better. It was a good night. I loved spending time with my family and I'm so thankful my Granny is doing well. I got my belly very full, had family time, watched smut tv, and cut out a lot of groundhogs for a game for my students. Completing all of that in one evening made me feel like a winner.

Me and my Granny D. I feel like I'm towering over her in this picture. Gigantor.

We weren't quite ready in this one. Who knows what I'm laughing about. Granny looks super serious.

I have a huge touch of spring fever right now. This past weekend we had temps around 60. This sounds completely stupid, but I felt more alive over the weekend than I have in months. Warmer weather makes me feel so much more like myself. Cold sucks. It's depressing. Winter is dumb.
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again, y'all.

I just wanted to be outside during the weekend. In all reality, it was still a chilly day, but compared to the temperatures lately, it felt like 80 degrees. I put Daisy Mae's harness on her and we busted out of this place and went for a long walk. The joy on my little dog's face was the bee's knees.

I love to walk her because this is my view. Corgis have the best butts. They're referred to as "bunny butts". 

It was a great, relaxing weekend. Ran some errands. Did a little shopping. Hung out with a couple of girlfriends. Went to my first high school ten year reunion planning committee meeting--man, that's a mouthful. I've been appointed Treasurer, by the way. This could be dangerous.
I finished off the weekend by going and getting ice cream as my dinner...because I can and I live by no rules.

In other news, I'm going to try to do a little matchmaking. I've found a girl for my younger brother. She might just happen to be my new university student observing in my classroom for the semester. I just might have casually dropped the fact that I have a college-age brother in our conversation a couple different times today. This is my secret project for the semester.

Also. I'm really in a dilemma about my hair. I had a bob haircut for years and years and years. I started growing it out this past summer. I'm not minding the long (to me) hair right now. I don't love it but I don't hate it. My dilemma involves my hair color. It's time for me to get my highlights touched up again. They're looking rough. I can go back and add more fake blonde to the mix, but I've thought about stripping my hair and going back to my natural hue. I'd be much darker. I can't decide. Thoughts?

Goodness.

Today has been a day. It was actually a blessing to have today off work with a snow day. My Granny D was taken to the hospital this morning. She was admitted and many tests were run. The doctor came in tonight to confirm that she had a stroke. The doctor said she was a bit of a miracle because it left no physical damage. She is being kept in the hospital overnight for observations, but the doctor didn't put her on any restrictions. She is a strong woman and she's a fighter.
When we were at the hospital tonight, we received a phone call that my Granny D's brother had just been brought to the same hospital. He had a massive stroke. What are the chances of a brother and sister having a stroke on the same exact day? He isn't doing so well.
Within 30 minutes of receiving that phone call, we received a call that my other Granny, my Granny M, was at home and in diabetic shock and unresponsive. What the heck? At that point I couldn't take anymore. Both of my Granny's, the only two grandparents I have left, were having health issues at the same time.
Luckily, Granny M is now stabilized and okay. Today was a crazy day but it could have been much worse.  Praise the Lord that all is good for now.

What I'm Loving Wednesday.

You're not going to believe it (total sarcasm)...it's another snow day for me. This makes snow day #10. I should probably act like it bothers me that we've missed so much school, but, eh. I'm slightly perturbed because I stayed at school for a couple hours last night working on sub plans for today. I was scheduled to be off today anyway for a math training. All that work is down the drain, but, it happens. My motto this year has been to embrace the snow. I can't change what's dealt to us, so there's no point in complaining about it. I'll take this day and love it. It really is such a pretty snow today. It's the really heavy wet snow that blankets the trees. Beautiful.

The pretty trees behind my house.

I love Jimmy Kimmel's idea of 'The Amazing Bachelor Drinking Game'. The rules are simple. Drink every time you hear the word 'amazing'. Uncle Frank, Aunt Chippy, Guillermo and Natalina all played along for fun on Monday night. For extra fun times, I'd throw the word 'surreal' in as well. That word is beyond played out on The Bachelor.
Who's going to come over and join me next Monday night?

I'm loving that Cage the Elephant is appearing on Jimmy Kimmel tomorrow night. These boys are all natives of BG, Kentucky. Representin'. Two of the five were in my high school graduating class. They're on their way up. Check them out.

You know what, since I've already talked about his show twice in this post, I'm just loving Jimmy Kimmel. He may not be the hottest man in your eyes, but I've always been attracted to him. He's just so funny. That's what makes him great to me.

I'm loving my new otter bag that I just got yesterday. It's whimsical and kiddish and I like it. Next to koalas, otters are my very favorite animal. One of the parents of my students owns a little store and I've been wanting this bag since I saw it there at the beginning of December. I emailed her yesterday and she delivered it to me at school. Now that's service!
This bag is made by Bungalow 360. They make 'Earth Happy' bags. They also donate portions of sales to animal rescue organizations. Many cute, cute patterns available.

And just to add to the complete randomness, I'm loving pepper jack cheese. I've always loved it but recently have developed an intense addiction to the stuff. I've been buying it by the block and have been sawing hunks off at an alarmingly fast rate. I've also been packing pepper jack string cheese in my little lunch box everyday. Just can't get enough of the stuff.

Link on up with Jamie to share what you're loving.

Cigarettes and Happy Meals.

Woo! It's official. Our city passed a clean air ordinance. I'm so glad this smoking ban will now be in effect. It is long overdue, in my opinion. I don't have a thing against smokers. Really. Every body's got their vices. I feel that. However, I don't like being exposed to smoke when I'm at a restaurant or in a public place. It aggravates my eyes and I hate that day-after smoke smell on clothes when I go out. I also don't like getting to a restaurant and having the server ask me, "Smoking or Non". I always want non, but the wait is always double. Should I have to wait longer for a table just because I don't smoke? This sista says nu-uh. The servers really need to start asking, "Smoking or Second Hand". Really it's all the same air anyways. I might actually decide to hit up a bowling alley in the future once this ordinance is in full effect. There was nothing worse than smelling like bowling alley. Smoky skank butt. That's what it was. So glad that we're just 90 days away to a smoke-free Bowling Green!

In other news...
I watched Nightline last night and they did a story on Happy Meals. It was all about McDonald's being threatened with a lawsuit for including toys with Happy Meals. What? There have been people complaining about the food not being healthy (Duh. It's fast food) and that the toys are like a cigarette to kids. Some suggested that McDonald's should stop giving out toys and then kids wouldn't want to eat so many Happy Meals. Hmm. I smell a challenge coming on.
While I know kids love these little toys inside the Happy Meal boxes, I think a lot of them genuinely like the food too. It's good. I love me some McDonald's. I liked it as a kid and I still like it as an adult.  Let me just tell y'all. The 2 cheeseburgers meal doesn't come with a toy, but that doesn't stop me from ordering it. The food is the prize to me.
So, just for fun and because I like being a nerd, I decided to conduct a little survey with my guinea pigs students. During indoor recess, I conducted individual polls because I didn't want them to be influenced by others. I asked each student:

• Do you like McDonald's?
• What do you like to eat there? Do you get a Happy Meal?
• Let's pretend that McDonald's stopped putting toys in Happy Meals. Would you still want to eat there?

I surveyed 18 of my 19 students (one left early). Yes, I have a dream size class this year, and yes, I am loving every minute of it.
All of my kids said that they wouldn't like it if McDonald's stopped provided toys in Happy Meals. However, out of my 18 kids, 16 said that they would still eat at McDonald's even if they didn't get a toy. All but 2 kids would still eat McDonald's without the toy influence. See. They're all food lovers like me.

Here are some quotes from those that would be bummed about not getting a toy, but would still down some McDonald's food:
"I would still eat there. I love their fries. I wouldn't like not getting a toy but I would still eat there."
"I wouldn't like it but I would still eat there."
"I would be okay with that. I really like their food."

One kid said, "I like Happy Meals the most because they have toys." Yes. These kids love the toys, but what kid doesn't. What makes me said is that for some of my kids, a Happy Meal toy may be the only new toy that they get unless it's Christmas or a birthday. You take these toys away and there will be some sad babies. Let them be kids and have some joy and get a junky Happy Meal toy.

One of my kids that said he wouldn't go near McDonald's again if they stopped dishing out the toys said, "If it doesn't got a toy, I'll never go there again."
Once my surveying was done, I asked my Assistant to guess the two boys that said they wouldn't go to McDonald's without the toy influence. I told her to think about the personalities in our classroom. She guessed the two kids right off the bat. They're both kids that don't want to work without getting a little something back as a reward. They're driven with the "what's in it for me" mentality. If they don't get something out of it, what's the point. Interesting? I think so.

I also found it interesting that out of my 18 kids, they're all chicken nugget eaters except for three. The other three like burgers. They all said they loved McDonald's fries though. Some even talked about the Apple Dippers and McFlurries. Yes, we're Americans and we love fat nasty food. I'm lovin' it.

Click here for the Nightline article and news clip if you're interested.

These boots are made for falling and other randoms.

Don't let all the words in this post scare you. It's good stuff. Read on, children.

I tend to be a clumsy gal. I went out Saturday night and fell. Twice. Within a 30 minute period. In front of a lot of people. My falls weren't just little stumbles either. The first fall was a fall in full glory. I busted it. Legs came out from under me and I busted the ground with my butt. I blame it on my boots. My cowgirl boots are a little slick on the heel. Against certain types of flooring, mainly tile, they become a hazard. I should just know better than to wear them out, but they're so pretty, so it's worth it, right? I'll sacrifice a few seconds of embarrassment for wearing pretty shoes.
The second time I fell was on the dance floor. Ashley and I did a little butt bump, but I apparently wanted to keep the bump going. I passed it on to the floor.

Exhibit A

Today during free center time, I overheard a group of four of my girls talking. These girls are pretty tight. They all share a strong bond over a love for Justin Bieber. Baby, baby, baby, ohhh. He's their main conversation topic. I don't know what led them to this topic, but one girl shared with the others that her parents take showers together. This led to another girl sharing that her parents used to take showers together too...before her dad moved out. One of the other girls looked a little uncomfortable and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore." The other girl asked, "Why do your parents take a shower together?" At this point, they obviously felt me creeping and listening in to their conversation. They all turned and looked at me. I was then brought into the conversation and they asked me why parents take showers together. Crap. When my students ask me questions, I always try my best to give them educated and honest answers, but there are just some things that I can not and will not go into because their little kindergarten minds aren't ready. Discussing the reason why their parents take showers together is one of these instances. I quickly popped back with, "Um, because they want to save water." Yikes. Then I immediately followed up with my standard, "Let's talk about something else. This isn't appropriate to talk about at school." One of the girls said, "Okay, we won't talk about showers anymore." She kinda missed the part that was inappropriate. Now watch. They'll go home and tell their parents that I said it was good for parents to shower together because it's good for our environment. Let's hope I don't receive any notes tomorrow...
Let this be a lesson, parents. Kids watch everything and they WILL come to school and tell it. I know more than I want to know about a lot of families.

I feel so old sometimes. I probably act older than my 83 year old Granny. She's probably more hip than me. She drives a lime green Beetle after all. I embrace my oldness in my twenty-something body. The first thing I do when I get home is turn on my Mac Book and turn my heated blanket to high. Once I get my dog taken care of, I settle in on the couch for a night of TV watching and blog reading. It's so nice.
Some of you may think I'm about to reveal too much, but I don't censor or filter much. There's not much off limits with me, especially when it comes to gas release. Another example of me starting to feel old is that some of my gas expulsions are becoming harder to control. I've done several 'laughing farts' in the past week. You know, you're cracking up and have a fart squeak out. To me, it just makes me laugh even harder if that happens because, well, it's funny. Last week I did my first ever 'shh fart'. I was quieting down my class because they were off the hook. In mid "shh", one squeaked out. Luckily they didn't hear it because I was behind my desk showing something on the document camera. It was a close one though. Of course, immediately after it happened, I had to text Ashley, my BTF/love of my life best friend/next door classroom neighbor. I wrote, "Well. It's finally happened. In addition to the laughing fart I did this morning, I just farted while quieting my class. 'Shh (fart)'. Nice." Being the lovely friend that I appreciate, she opened my classroom door later in the afternoon and said, "Shh." Then made a fart noise with her mouth. Now that's a buddy.
Do I need to start taking Bean-o or something? Or is this just one of the perks I have to look forward to as I get older? What's the deal?

I'm kinda scared of Michelle on The Bachelor. She's like Regina George from Mean Girls. Beautiful but scary with a little touch of crazy. Her most intelligent quote of the night, in regards to repelling down the building: "I need to choose. Either I'm going to do this or I'm not going to do this." Um. Are there any other options, dear?

And what is it with Michelle's on The Bachelor? Remember this crazy?

Glad this week is started and that this Monday is winding down. It was a day. Shew.

Questions for you all:

1. Do you have uncontrollable farts? Laughing or Shh-ing ones?

2. What would you tell a 5 year old if they asked you why their parents take showers together? I feel like I need a good answer for this.

3. Does anybody else have an 83 year old Granny that drives a lime green Beetle? If so, let's get them together so they can be wild and crazy Granny friends together.

I like funny kids.

I love to laugh. I love funny people. This year I'm lucky to have some pretty funny little kids in my class. They have big personalities and are pretty outspoken. I love that about them. Today was a funny day. Here are some funny stories.

This morning during literacy centers, a pair of students were playing a beginning sounds game. They had a picture of a rabbit and needed to find the 'r' card to match it. One of the kids matched the rabbit up to the letter 'w'. The kid said, "Wabbit. It goes with W." The other student ran over to me so upset. He said, "I keep telling her that it's rrr-rabbit. Not wabbit." Aw. Poor kid.

One of my little girls (we'll call her T) came up to me to say that another girl (we'll call her G) told her that G and her whole family were black. T was so confused. She said, "G keeps saying that she is black and her whole family is black, but they're not. Her skin is brown. It's not black. I know my colors." I love how literal kindergarten kids are.

I wore my cowgirl boots to school today. One of my kids told me he liked them. He said, "Oooh! I like those. But where are those goldish-sharp things?" My spurs... ;)

The same little girl from above story, T, was talking to me about shopping. She said she wished I could take her shopping. Then it led into she wished I could take all the girls in our class shopping. Mainly for American Girl dolls. She stopped and thought about it a second and then said, "But then everyone might think you're like John and Kate plus 8 because you'd have so many kids. Never mind."

What I'm Loving Wednesday.

I'm loving my new peacock earrings that I bought over the weekend. Peacocks are crazy.

I'm loving the fact that this past weekend I was able to eat at one of my favorite places ever. The Cheesecake Factory. I'm loving that I ate every bit of this bread slathered in butter, plus my meal, and a piece of cheesecake. My belly thanked me.

I'm loving Well-rested eye brightener by bareMinerals. I have been trying to find the perfect solution for dark eye circles for years. I'd been using bareMinerals Bisque, but I like this so much better. It's good stuff.

I'm loving that one of my students wore green sparkly shoes to school. Shoes like these make me miss being a kid. I want some.

I'm loving that another one of my students brought Marley (our classroom mascot that travels home with a different student each evening) back to school dressed as a child from the 70s. You just never know what each day of kindergarten brings.

I'm loving that my friends and I are having a clothing/accessories swap tomorrow night to exchange things that we no longer wear or want. No one's going to be wanting my junk, but maybe we'll all come away with something good and 'new' to us.

I hope you have a lot that you're lovin' on this Wednesday. Snow is in the air here. I can feel it. I feel crazy and my students were off the hook today. Snow day #9, here we come...

Thankity-Spankity.

Ahhh, sookie sookie, now! A big thanks to Heather at Greer's Gossip for the award. She's also a kindergarten teacher, so you know she's good people. This is my very first award and I was more than a little excited about it. It made my day.


Here are the Blog Award rules: 
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award
2. Answer 10 questions
3. Pass it on to 7 bloggers you have recently discovered and enjoy
4. Leave your recipients a note, telling them about the award

The Questions:
1. Why did you create this blog? I've always enjoyed writing. I started my blog as a writing outlet in May 2009. Up until the last couple months, I'd kept it really quiet and just shared it with close friends. I decided it was silliness to not let you all in on my fun. My dirt is your dirt.

2. What kinds of blogs do you follow? There are so many blogs that I love. Some I've followed for a long time and there are many that I have just recently discovered. I don't know that there's a particular theme of the blogs I follow. I just follow those that I find interesting. I love blogs where I can pick up on a person's humor. There's nothing better than a funny and silly person. 
I also follow a lot of teacher blogs. I love stealing ideas from all of the many great teachers that are out there. I wish I could be a student in some of these classrooms. Amazing stuff.

3. Favorite Make-Up Brand? I use Bare Minerals. I've been using it since a trip I took to NYC in 2005 where I bought the starter pack at Sephora. Once I tried it there's been no turning back.

4. Favorite Clothing Brand? I don't really have a favorite brand. I just buy what I like. If it fits (which is sometimes a challenge) and it looks good (which is an even bigger challenge), then I'm sold. I love finding a good sale. Mainly all my jeans are GAP. I love me some Gap, Banana Republic, Forever 21, Charlotte Russe, Francesca's and Target. These are the places I go to get my clothes and accessories.

5. Indispensable Make-Up Product? It's not really considered make-up, but I've got to have my Carmex. I could have a totally made-up face, but if these lips are crusty-crusts...well, gross.

6. Favorite Color: Pink and black are my favorite colors. I wear lots of gray though. Lots.

7. Favorite Perfume: I don't really wear perfume. I'm more of a body splash kinda girl.

8. Favorite Film: My very favorite movie is The Breakfast Club. Some other movies that are near and dear to my heart are: Napoleon Dynamite, The Sweetest Thing, and Bring It On: All or Nothing.

9. What country would you like to visit and why? Uh, duh. Australia. If you live in Australia, hook a girl up and invite me over. I'm so stinkin' happy for Oprah's audience members that get to go on an Australian vacation with her. So. Stinkin'. Happy. I've had a strange obsession with Australia since elementary school. I used to send off for tourist packets. I've had my trip planned for years and years. It just seems like an interesting place and I want to go there and make friends with a koala, kangaroo, wallaby, platypus, emu, and kookaburra and then bring them all home with me. Pretty sure it'll happen.
If your wildest dream is to go to Australia too, then you should be my friend and we'll be travel buddies and go hold koalas.

10. Would you rather put mascara on one eye or forget to put blush on one side of your cheek? 
I'd rather forget the blush. I feel like I look like a completely different person without eye makeup. For real. You don't want to see this girl without her eyes. I have light, short, and thin eyelashes that are non-existent without a little bit of somethin' helping them out.

And now for the part we've all been waiting for. That sounded so dramatic. I'm going to pass on the blog love (in no particular order) to...

1. Paige at Mommy and Charli
2. Kelly at Keeping Up With Kelly and Co.
3. Kristen at All in my Twenties
4. Liv at Simply Sunshine and Daisy's
5. Katie at Jersey Blonde
6. Brittany at Simplicity in Baltimore
7. Whitney at Everything Happens for a Reason

I've enjoyed getting to know these lovely ladies recently. Check out their blogs if you haven't already.

Junk in the Trunk.

Can we just talk about some infomercials? Sometimes (okay, most of the time) this girl pulls some late nights. I enjoy staying up crazy late. I see a lot of infomercials because that seems to be all that runs around the 2 a.m. hour. These are some of my favorite of the worst.

The prize for my favorite bad infomercial goes to...drumroll, please...

Booty Pop! 

Check out those buns! You can get junk in your trunk with the panties with a secret pad that turn a "droopy derriere into a youthful-looking, head-turning bootylicious booty." The website has a "Warning". Are you ready for it? 

"WARNING! Wearing Booty Pop panties have been known to make men notice. The makers of Booty Pop are not responsible for all of the extra attention you will receive as a result of wearing our product. Subsequently, the hiring of, and costs related to, additional personal security is the sole responsibility of the Booty Pop customer." 
Man. I'm sure glad they warned me. Guess I better get a security guard. 

Here's the video for your serious viewing pleasure.

Seriously. I'd need these like a hole in the head. My booty doesn't need to 'pop' anymore than it already does. I've got a bootylicious booty. That's fo sho.

Next up...

Pajama Jeans! 

"Looks like denim...but feels like PJs". "So amazingly comfortable, you'll want to sleep in them". 

You can get these babies for $39.95 and you'll get a grey crewneck t-shirt as a bonus! Yesssssssss. I mean, why the heck not? 

I just don't get these.  Choose jeans or sweatpants. Just choose one.

and last but definitely not least...

EZ Smoker!

The electronic cigarette. There's not really much else to say about it.

Now. I'm not gonna lie. There's a new product that caught my attention a little bit...

Booti-Fuls!
https://www.buybootifuls.com/flare/next

Sometimes I have some troubles getting my jeans tucked inside of my boots without them bunching around my kneecaps and looking all stupid. These little velcro straps apparently help solve that problem. It'd probably be a little easier than bunching my skinny jeans into tube socks like I'm doing now. 

I wonder if these work. I just wonder.

What's your favorite infomercial? Do any of you have any of these glorious items and love them so much you can't even stand it? Do any of you have a little extra pep in yo step by having your booty popped? Or maybe you secretly lounge around the house in some Pajama Jeans or wear them out to the club because they're so comfy and stylish all while you're smoking your fake cig? Sounds amazing. Share with me.

Top Ten Teachery Things.

Well. I thought I was going to be back at school today, but no. Another snow day. I've been off for a week straight. Getting paid and not having to go to work. Hmm. Not a bad livin'.
I couldn't sit around my house any longer. I needed to get out and do something constructive today. I decided to take myself to the school house to do a little work. I actually got a lot accomplished. Tidied up and filled up a large black trash bag. I was proud of my accomplishments until the janitor started fussing about "All these teachers comin' in here during these snow days deciding to clean their classrooms. Then they put their trash in the hallway. They can take it to the dumpster just as well as I can." Listen, lady. You should be glad I'm decluttering my classroom. Less for you to have to dust mop around. Oh wait. That doesn't ever happen. Nevermind.
While I was at school, I was thinking about the items in my classroom that I love and that make my job easier. I decided to do a little "My favorite teacher items list". Here goes nothing.

1.) Organizers. I love me some plastic organizers more than Posh and Becks love making babies. I love labeling too.
My favorites are my rainbow-colored drawers (that sounds like I'm talking about some rainbow panties--I just might have some of those too) but I'm talking about these little guys:

They could stand to be de-cluttered a little bit. We've hit midyear. Things start to get a little unsightly. I just pretend I'm at a place like, say, Wal-Mart. Just keep on walkin' and try not to stare too hard.

I also love my Monday-Friday tubs from Lakeshore Learning. These help keep a girl straight. You see there's not too much "planned" in these tubs since we haven't been to school in what feels like 50 million days.

These are tubs that I use to organize the student leveled readers. They're for winners.

I've always said my classroom looked like a rainbow exploded. It's very colorful and probably way too over-stimulating. Eh. Who cares.

2.) Sharpies, paper clips, and Post-Its. These are all daily essential items.

3.) Related Arts pocket chart. I don't ever know what Related Arts class we have from day to day. It's a confusing rotating monthly schedule that's impossible to keep up with. I'd be lost without this. I mean, really. I'd probably be wandering the hallways with my class in tow completely lost.

4.) My personal laminator! I've blogged about this contraption a few times before. I'm in love with it about as much as my heated blanket.

5.) My beautiful computer. I wish it could come live with me at home.

6.) My microwave and fridge. It's important to have access to food and drinks at all times. This lady likes to eat.

7.) The Cokes that I keep in the above fridge. This is my fuel to get through the day.

8.) ActivBoard. It's an interactive whiteboard. They're pretty great.

9.) Chair pockets. These little lovers have lasted five years so far and they're still going strong. My students keep their supply boxes, journals, and finished work folders in them.

10.) My teaching chair. This is my favorite place because I get to do read-alouds and talk with my kids during our circle times. This is where I laugh a lot because my kids share the funniest stories.

There are so many more things I could add to this list (like my daily planner, cardstock, flashdrive, a glass of wine to drink after I get home from a long day...). You feel me.

Oh, and I like that this little lady gets to come to school with me after hours while I work...

What I'm Loving Wednesday.

I'm loving my heated micro plush throw. Are you all tired of hearing me talk about it yet? Because I'm not. Seriously. This thing is amazing and glorious and delightful. If Sunbeam wanted me to do a commercial to endorse this throw, I'd be glad to be their lady. Screw a Snuggie. This is where it's at.

I'm loving that I watched Mean Girls last night for approximately the 2,473rd time and I loved it just as much as the first time I ever watched it. My movie taste is similar to that of a pre-teen girl. Mean Girls and Bring It On: All or Nothing are two of my very favorites.
"I wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school. I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat it and be happy..."

I'm loving Coke! I don't think I could ever give up Coke. I can't start a school day until I crack one open.

Yeah, I'm also loving that I have Old Spice Swagger body wash in my shower and use it on occasion. It smells good and obviously gives me swagger, hence the name. Yes, it's a body wash for men. I have no shame. Any other ladies out there using men's body wash sometimes? Anyone? Bueller?

I'm loving the Christmas at the Beach Yankee Candle I got for Christmas. It makes my house smell like a beachy love fest. Half of the jar is already burned down.

I'm loving that I'm going back to school tomorrow for a 2 day work week and will then have a 3 day weekend. Thank you Dr. MLK, Jr.

What are you lovies loving today? 

Like McDonald's, I'm lovin' it.

I'm making the most out of these snow days. Lovin'. It. We haven't been in school since Thursday. I've only worked six days in the past month. No joke. Six. Between the snow days and Christmas break...six days of work. I kinda feel like I fit in living on my street now. I'm surrounded by retired people. Now I'm just one of 'em.

Our little dusting of snow this morning.

Yeah. I caught her mid-poop.

Miss Daisy Mae is getting way too used to having me at home so much. She's also loving my heated blanket a little too much. It's become a fight to see who can get to it first. She usually wins. That heated blanket has changed our lives.

You know she's sleeping good if you see her teeth.

This morning I had a traditional snow day breakfast. No. I didn't make breakfast. I had my brother deliver it to me. Now that's service (and part of being a brat). My Momma makes them every snow day. They're my Granny D's hot cakes and chocolate gravy. The hot cakes are made from flour, milk, and a bit of bacon grease. That's the stuff. So good. I'm sure they're low-cal. Like that even matters to me anyway. Notice how my hot cakes are completely swimming in butter and chocolate gravy. Maybe I got a tad carried away, but that's what makes them so stinkin' good.

Mmm. Fatty goodness.

This is completely random, but hey. That's me. Saturday night my Favorites came over to my house for a little girl time. We talked about people, watched movies, had some drinks, ate, painted our nails gray, and I got my hair curled. Just a typical night. Ashley and I were sitting in my living room floor as she was curling my hair. I guess we had kinda forgotten that the pizza man would be coming soon. When the doorbell rang we both let out a simultaneous, very loud scream. When I opened the door I asked the pizza man if he heard us scream. He was laughing and said he did. He said, "That was awesome". He witnessed the whole thing too because he could see through the little window in my front door. Pretty sure that made his whole night. Or maybe week. Pretty sure he also thought I was crazy showing up at the door looking the way I did. One half of the hair curled; the other up in clips and crazy. I don't have any pictures of the end result of my beautiful curled hair. I think they're on Ashley's camera, but it did look beautiful. She's hired as my hair curler.

Pizza Man liked this.

Showing off the gray nails. They're so fetch. I may or may not have said that during the course of the night. Yeah...

Today I've spent some time giving the blog a makeover. You like? I'm still getting used to the big change, but so far, I think I'm really pleased with it. I had my old template since I started blogging over a year and a half ago, so it was time for something different.

I've also been cleaning out my closet today. I just have too much stuff. I don't think I use my closet space to its fullest potential. It's a pretty big closet and I'm the only one that has stuff in it. And it's completely full! I feel like I have bags, scarves, and shoes everywhere. If anyone has any genius organization tips for these items, please hook a girl up and fill me in. Seriously.