I haven't posted in a while because I've been too busy playing nurse. My sweet Randy got the flu:(
Seriously?
Seriously?
What else is going to go wrong?
He must have gotten the exact strand of the flu that I had. He's been coughing, shivering, and hacking away over here. I think he's almost done. He started running fever on Tuesday night, and I remember feeling better that weekend after. Hopefully that'll be true for him as well.
Have a great weekend! Enjoy the sunshine everyone! As the news reporter said, "We deserve it."
And all the northerners groan and call us babies.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Surrender Bay
This book is a must read! It's an allegory about God's undying love for us. It's told as a love story between a man and a woman. The woman in the story is constantly running from things in life. She doesn't even know which direction she's headed, but she's moving. She does some stupid things along the way, and she's shocked to find that Landon (the male character in the book) is still there waiting for her. She's shocked to find that he loves her no matter what stupid thing she says or does. That love is not earned. That love is a gift!
This book really touched me. It was very subtle, and you wouldn't even pick up on the fact that she's a Christian author. I love books like this because you can apply it to your life without being told how to. It's a book that keeps you thinking long after you finished it. God's always there for us, and His love has no limits.
The reviews said, "If you like Nicholas Spark, you'll love Denise Hunter."
I'm on book 2 in the series, and I can't wait.
All four books are inspired from a verse in Zephaniah.
The Lord your God is with you,
He is might to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
verse 3:17
I love how God always knows what you need to hear whether it's a song on the radio or a random book you pick up from the library.
This book speaks to me! Put it on your must read list!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Wheelin' and Dealin'
Today was a fun day!
My brand new car is in our garage, and she is smiling!
She loves her new home!
Randy was amazing today! If I wasn't married to him, I think I'd be scared of him. He's a pro at bargaining and negotiating. He doesn't back down, and his confidence makes me squirm a little.
If he ever wants a career change, I'm going to push for law school. He'd be an amazing attorney!
Why?
One word...ruthless
Before we went into the dealership he turned to me with the game plan.
"Now when we get in there, you follow my lead. If I get up and say we're leaving, you get up too. We are in the power seats. Don't forget that."
I was ready for a "Ready? Break!" moment.
I should have put on some black marks under my eyes.
Well he definitely put that Business Foundations certificate to work today. I looked on in awe and complete nervousness. If I was buying the car without him present, I would have just signed on the line. I hate confrontation. Randy loves it!
Poor salesguy: "We want your business, and we'll do whatever we can to get your business."
Randy: "Well that's obviously a lie. Because if that was true you give me the car at the price I asked for."
Salesguy: "Sir I'm a straight shooter. I'm not going to lie to you."
Randy: insert laugh here
Can you believe he laughed? Oh my goodness, so embarrassed...I wanted the floor to eat me up!
Then he tried to talk numbers...
Umm not a good idea with Randy.
I was waiting for him to pull out his Excel spread sheet print outs.
Salesguy: "So as you can see that's 300 dollars right there."
Randy: "Actually, it's 199 dollars."
Salesguy: "Um, stall, ugh, umm, yah I guess you're right. It is 200 dollars."
Randy: "No again, it's 199 dollars."
Umm did I mention he's really good at math?
When it was all over with, Rands had the biggest grin on his face.
R: "Wasn't that fun?"
P: "Yah, only when I shook his hand sealing the deal."
Hooray for the price we wanted AND window tinting.
You go boy!
Pics coming soon!
My brand new car is in our garage, and she is smiling!
She loves her new home!
Randy was amazing today! If I wasn't married to him, I think I'd be scared of him. He's a pro at bargaining and negotiating. He doesn't back down, and his confidence makes me squirm a little.
If he ever wants a career change, I'm going to push for law school. He'd be an amazing attorney!
Why?
One word...ruthless
Before we went into the dealership he turned to me with the game plan.
"Now when we get in there, you follow my lead. If I get up and say we're leaving, you get up too. We are in the power seats. Don't forget that."
I was ready for a "Ready? Break!" moment.
I should have put on some black marks under my eyes.
Well he definitely put that Business Foundations certificate to work today. I looked on in awe and complete nervousness. If I was buying the car without him present, I would have just signed on the line. I hate confrontation. Randy loves it!
Poor salesguy: "We want your business, and we'll do whatever we can to get your business."
Randy: "Well that's obviously a lie. Because if that was true you give me the car at the price I asked for."
Salesguy: "Sir I'm a straight shooter. I'm not going to lie to you."
Randy: insert laugh here
Can you believe he laughed? Oh my goodness, so embarrassed...I wanted the floor to eat me up!
Then he tried to talk numbers...
Umm not a good idea with Randy.
I was waiting for him to pull out his Excel spread sheet print outs.
Salesguy: "So as you can see that's 300 dollars right there."
Randy: "Actually, it's 199 dollars."
Salesguy: "Um, stall, ugh, umm, yah I guess you're right. It is 200 dollars."
Randy: "No again, it's 199 dollars."
Umm did I mention he's really good at math?
When it was all over with, Rands had the biggest grin on his face.
R: "Wasn't that fun?"
P: "Yah, only when I shook his hand sealing the deal."
Hooray for the price we wanted AND window tinting.
You go boy!
Pics coming soon!
Friday, February 4, 2011
What does he do?
Well it's day three of me camped out on the couch with my faithful box of Kleenex's. I feel like I've been hit by a truck. No fever though!!!
It's nice school was canceled today. What a great week to get the flu. I've been home three days, but only one counts as a personal/sick day.
Randy got to stay home this morning too! The roads were treacherous. I would know because I was up at 5 am listening to my faithful KXAN. Thanks news team!
He was working at home, and I was glad I got a glimpse into his profession.
To be honest, I have no idea what Randy does at work.
I mean I know his trade. But when people ask me about it, I just say, "He's a civil engineer."
Curious or nerdy people always want to know more..."What type of engineering does he do?"
Umm...civil kind??
This is where I speak really really fast and use big words. People just tend to nod when I do this. Thus stopping the interrogation. Thank you God for giving me a healthy vocabulary.
But today, I know a little more by eavesdropping on his business call.
"Hi, I'm calling from Austin, Texas, and I was hoping to talk to so and so about sewage hydraulic systems."
Umm gross!
Who would have thought Randy deals with poop! Well not actual poop. But I never really thought about it. Where does all the world's poop actually go? Somebody has to design something hydraulicy to move that stuff away from ending up in your back yard.
And that somebody is Randy!
Thanks Randy!
I'm sure when/if he reads this post, he'll take thirty minutes to explain how wrong I am in my assessment of his work duties. But sewer to me means poop!
Once again, thank a civil engineer today. They design roads, water pipes, bridges, and sewage pipes.
Who knew I had one of those right under my nose?
Haha get it, sewage, nose?
Oh...I got to get out of this house!
It's nice school was canceled today. What a great week to get the flu. I've been home three days, but only one counts as a personal/sick day.
Randy got to stay home this morning too! The roads were treacherous. I would know because I was up at 5 am listening to my faithful KXAN. Thanks news team!
He was working at home, and I was glad I got a glimpse into his profession.
To be honest, I have no idea what Randy does at work.
I mean I know his trade. But when people ask me about it, I just say, "He's a civil engineer."
Curious or nerdy people always want to know more..."What type of engineering does he do?"
Umm...civil kind??
This is where I speak really really fast and use big words. People just tend to nod when I do this. Thus stopping the interrogation. Thank you God for giving me a healthy vocabulary.
But today, I know a little more by eavesdropping on his business call.
"Hi, I'm calling from Austin, Texas, and I was hoping to talk to so and so about sewage hydraulic systems."
Umm gross!
Who would have thought Randy deals with poop! Well not actual poop. But I never really thought about it. Where does all the world's poop actually go? Somebody has to design something hydraulicy to move that stuff away from ending up in your back yard.
And that somebody is Randy!
Thanks Randy!
I'm sure when/if he reads this post, he'll take thirty minutes to explain how wrong I am in my assessment of his work duties. But sewer to me means poop!
Once again, thank a civil engineer today. They design roads, water pipes, bridges, and sewage pipes.
Who knew I had one of those right under my nose?
Haha get it, sewage, nose?
Oh...I got to get out of this house!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
things i need to get off my chest...
I am so stir crazy!!!! Oh my goodness. I can't sit in this house for another day. I've watched Food Network all day. It's just like summer. Watch Food Network and blog multiple times a day to alleviate my boredom.
Maybe I should write a book. Writing seems to help.
So I have to write these little factoids down...
1) The Neelys' on "Downhome with the Neely's" need to simmer down. I get you are all in love. But so are Randy and I. Yet he doesn't molest me with kitchen spatulas. I just saw that man rub a spatula on Geena's arm. Gross! Get a room! Can we just see you whip up a bbq pork dish? We don't need all the cooing and rubbing. It's kinda gross!
2) Domino's Pizza is having a 5 dollar pizza special. We might need to hit that up later. The beer dish still stinks. I bet Rachel Ray doesn't eat pizza anymore. Man they show her old show and her new show back to back after lunch. She has lost some weight. You go Rach!
3) I have excellent credit! Thank you very much! We went to the bank on Tuesday to get a loan for my car. The whole time we're sitting there Randy keeps saying, "Can we check her credit first?"
Umm why?
"And if we need to I can just add her name to my account."
Umm why?
P: Randy why would we do that?
R: Well you might have bad credit. We'll just see what they say first. You've never applied for anything. We don't know what will come up.
But wait I pay my bills! Oh no, I'm that financial risk they talk about. My hands started sweating. Why did I feel like the cops were about to come out?
Enter bank woman: "You actually have excellent credit ma'm. You qualify for our lowest interest rate far surpassing the minimum credit score required for that rate.
Well hot dog!
Look at that Randy! Why did I even doubt my bill paying skills? I'm a bill paying fool!
4) cough drops taste like candy...especially the strawberry flavor!
5) I'm already thinking about what I'm going to put on my next blog post.
6) please cancel school tomorrow!
7) Mopac looks so precious in her dog sweaters!
8) This jar of Valentine's peanut M and M's are downright dangerous.
9) I think I might pay 6 dollars to rent "The Social Network" from our cable company. That's how cold it is outside!
10) What an idiot!!!!
Click here for a shocking video! Some people just don't have any sense!
Maybe I should write a book. Writing seems to help.
So I have to write these little factoids down...
1) The Neelys' on "Downhome with the Neely's" need to simmer down. I get you are all in love. But so are Randy and I. Yet he doesn't molest me with kitchen spatulas. I just saw that man rub a spatula on Geena's arm. Gross! Get a room! Can we just see you whip up a bbq pork dish? We don't need all the cooing and rubbing. It's kinda gross!
2) Domino's Pizza is having a 5 dollar pizza special. We might need to hit that up later. The beer dish still stinks. I bet Rachel Ray doesn't eat pizza anymore. Man they show her old show and her new show back to back after lunch. She has lost some weight. You go Rach!
3) I have excellent credit! Thank you very much! We went to the bank on Tuesday to get a loan for my car. The whole time we're sitting there Randy keeps saying, "Can we check her credit first?"
Umm why?
"And if we need to I can just add her name to my account."
Umm why?
P: Randy why would we do that?
R: Well you might have bad credit. We'll just see what they say first. You've never applied for anything. We don't know what will come up.
But wait I pay my bills! Oh no, I'm that financial risk they talk about. My hands started sweating. Why did I feel like the cops were about to come out?
Enter bank woman: "You actually have excellent credit ma'm. You qualify for our lowest interest rate far surpassing the minimum credit score required for that rate.
Well hot dog!
Look at that Randy! Why did I even doubt my bill paying skills? I'm a bill paying fool!
4) cough drops taste like candy...especially the strawberry flavor!
5) I'm already thinking about what I'm going to put on my next blog post.
6) please cancel school tomorrow!
7) Mopac looks so precious in her dog sweaters!
8) This jar of Valentine's peanut M and M's are downright dangerous.
9) I think I might pay 6 dollars to rent "The Social Network" from our cable company. That's how cold it is outside!
10) What an idiot!!!!
Click here for a shocking video! Some people just don't have any sense!
Smelly!
So I'm trying this new recipe for dinner. I'm not sure how I pulled this one off. But I managed to throw some stuff in the slow cooker, and I think we'll have dinner. I washed my hands about a dozen times throughout the whole process. It also took me about 10 minutes to chop one onion. It usually takes me about a minute or two, but this dinner prep had many breaks.
I know, I know. I should be resting. But I tend to push myself. I don't like being sick. I don't like being cooped up here ALL DAY long! I wanted to go back to work today, but Randy wouldn't let me. Last night before bed I was running a 101 temperature, so I let him win that one. My coworkers are probably grateful as well! I'm hoping to go tomorrow. Randy told me absolutely not. We'll see, so far no fever today! Maybe they'll just cancel school with the inclement weather.
We get it, right?...it's cold. If you didn't know, check your news feed on Facebook.
So this dinner is a new recipe for Belgium stew. I thought this one would work because it had very little prep and then viola, slow cooker do your thing.
The problem is, it doesn't smell good. Usually slow cooker meals fill your house with this amazing aromatic scent. Well, this one smells like a tavern. For the record, I hate beer. Like absolutely HATE beer. This recipe called for one bottle of dark beer. I thought, well we'll try it. The beer could give the meat a great flavor. Maybe I should like the flavor of something before I pour it all over my beautiful stew meat.
You know why I don't drink beer? Besides the fact it's nasty. It's expensive. I bought one bottle at HEB, and it cost 3 bucks! IBC root beer in those fabulous bottles don't even cost that much!
I had no idea what I was buying! There were cheaper single bottles but I couldn't tell what color the beer was because the bottles were so dark. Hello!!! Help out the non beer drinkers who just want a tasty, flavorful dinner with some clear bottles. I couldn't tell what the color of the brewskies were! Hence why I had to buy the 3 dollar beer because it had the words "Dark beer" on the bottle!
Dinner tonight could be interesting! I'll keep you posted on how it goes!
I know, I know. I should be resting. But I tend to push myself. I don't like being sick. I don't like being cooped up here ALL DAY long! I wanted to go back to work today, but Randy wouldn't let me. Last night before bed I was running a 101 temperature, so I let him win that one. My coworkers are probably grateful as well! I'm hoping to go tomorrow. Randy told me absolutely not. We'll see, so far no fever today! Maybe they'll just cancel school with the inclement weather.
We get it, right?...it's cold. If you didn't know, check your news feed on Facebook.
So this dinner is a new recipe for Belgium stew. I thought this one would work because it had very little prep and then viola, slow cooker do your thing.
The problem is, it doesn't smell good. Usually slow cooker meals fill your house with this amazing aromatic scent. Well, this one smells like a tavern. For the record, I hate beer. Like absolutely HATE beer. This recipe called for one bottle of dark beer. I thought, well we'll try it. The beer could give the meat a great flavor. Maybe I should like the flavor of something before I pour it all over my beautiful stew meat.
You know why I don't drink beer? Besides the fact it's nasty. It's expensive. I bought one bottle at HEB, and it cost 3 bucks! IBC root beer in those fabulous bottles don't even cost that much!
I had no idea what I was buying! There were cheaper single bottles but I couldn't tell what color the beer was because the bottles were so dark. Hello!!! Help out the non beer drinkers who just want a tasty, flavorful dinner with some clear bottles. I couldn't tell what the color of the brewskies were! Hence why I had to buy the 3 dollar beer because it had the words "Dark beer" on the bottle!
Dinner tonight could be interesting! I'll keep you posted on how it goes!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Things I want...
A vehicle...still waiting on insurance to mail my check! There located in Dallas. Another reason I love this hateful storm.
Warm weather...that wind makes me want to cuss.
To feel better...flu go away! I have too much stuff to do at work to sit at home with these chills and aches. I hate you flu!
To keep losing weight...6 pounds down! The flu is helping me out with this as well.
To find the perfect buttery yellow paint color to paint our spare bedroom. I have Benjamin Moore paint cards everywhere!
A kindle!
Randy to come home, so he can play nurse. This is a rarity...I'm not a sit on the couch kinda person. I've already made a things to do list. Will any of it get done? Doubt it. I'm lucky to make it to the bathroom without falling over. But hey I feel better knowing what needs to be done. Hurry up body. I need to get back at it!
For God to keep hugging me. I can feel Him each and every day!
Warm weather...that wind makes me want to cuss.
To feel better...flu go away! I have too much stuff to do at work to sit at home with these chills and aches. I hate you flu!
To keep losing weight...6 pounds down! The flu is helping me out with this as well.
To find the perfect buttery yellow paint color to paint our spare bedroom. I have Benjamin Moore paint cards everywhere!
A kindle!
Randy to come home, so he can play nurse. This is a rarity...I'm not a sit on the couch kinda person. I've already made a things to do list. Will any of it get done? Doubt it. I'm lucky to make it to the bathroom without falling over. But hey I feel better knowing what needs to be done. Hurry up body. I need to get back at it!
For God to keep hugging me. I can feel Him each and every day!
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