Okay, then!

(This is sadly the best picture I have of the infamous maze...it looked really cool...we covered it with cobwebs and put tombstones and stuff like that inside. It was a HUGE hit!) I will try to get more pics before our glorious OKLAHOMA wind blows all the cobwebs away! The boys have played out there every day and beg to have every lunch or snack or anything out there :)

Let me first start off by saying I am soooo sorry that you've had to look at my sunburned self for over 2 weeks....EEK! We have had sooo much going on...a trip to Costa Rica, my Mom's 65th surprise birthday party and we hosted some of Connor's first grade friends to a hayride/bonfire/hay maze/party. It's been a whirlwind the past two weeks. Fun, but tiring. All amongst trying to build a house!!!! EEK again! Needless to say, I am waaaay behind on bloggin. My dearest friends, I have missed you all and I hope life is being good to everyone. I probably won't have time to check all your recent posts but I do hope you all are doing well. I am hoping to re-enter the blogging world soon. Until then...here is a little picture of the haymaze that Brian created for our little first graders. THEY HAD A BLAST! And can I just say, my husband rocks! Me, I would've just been moving 75 bails of hay around until I made what looked like a maze...but my brain of a husband sat down armed with Legos to make a miniature haymaze before embarking upon the real thing :) I love him so! So without further ado......I give you BRIAN'S SUPER DUPER HAYMAZE!!!!

OUCH!!!!! (In more ways than one!)

Soooo, made a little trip down South for the OU-TX game yesterday. We left at 5:00 in the morning. We were sooo pumped! We had our OU CD blaring while we were stuck in traffic. It was fun! (No kids. So we could blast the radio!) Let's fast forward a little because I'm really tired. We get to the stadium...and yep, Brian was right...our seats were smack dab in the middle of the Longhorns. You see, they renovated The Cotton Bowl stadium and in doing so...they put up a new scoreboard in the OU section. Which took away seats. So, to not be unfair, they gave us those seats...ON THE LONGHORN SIDE! HELLOOOO!! So, if you saw the game...and if you saw the 20 rows of red in the sea of orange...that's where we were! I will admit, it wasn't horrible. I think both OU and Texas fans knew going in to this game it could go either way, so the majority of people were playing it pretty cool. There were some idiotic fans---BOTH sides. Really, just cheer for your team people! Rewind a minute...when we got out of the car...I decided to leave my purse there WHICH HAD THE SUNSCREEN IN IT! OUCH! I am soooo sore! It's the worst burn I think I've ever had??!! I look like a very irresponsible person. I'm ususally super good about those things. I guess I was caught up in the whole Texas Fair/OU-TX game/no kids/got up at 4:15 thing and lost my mind for a minute. To top it all off...my Sooners lost :( It was still a very fun day and there's always next year! So, just thought I'd share with you a little picture...it's not so good, just so you'd truly see how red I am. Truly the picture does NOT do the burn justice. I'm more like a burgundy color. I'm sure it will blister and peel and be all gross for our trip to Costa Rica in few days :( Ah well. So, I'm off to slather a little more aloe vera on before heading to bed. Hope everyone had a great weekend---even if their team lost. But, how bout those Pokes?!!? I know the Safi's are excited :)

DARN COMPUTER GREMLINS! (As Debbie calls them :)

Okay ya'll...I've had NO internet ALLLL day long and I was just about to go OUT of my mind :) AND...on a day when my kiddoes are at school until 2:00!!! Think of all the bloggin' that could've been done...but alas, I got a lot of things accomplished! So, I'm too tired to do anything else.

We got our family pictures taken a couple of weeks ago. We just went to view them last night and I thought I'd share. I think Brian is reconsidering his occupation and going to become a professional photographer. Hee hee...Wow! And everyone thinks braces are expensive :) But I would pay any amount of money (and did) for some of these pictures she captured! Jenn, you are awesome and made this such a great experience! I'll tell my children to call you when they ask why they don't have any presents from Santa :) Of course, I kid :) Soooo, if you'd like to check out our family pics...they are all right there for the lookin'. I think all you have to do is click on Kids and Families....then choose clients and friends and type in amy for the password and voila...there we are! Again, LOVE the internet :) Now, I'm gonna try to copy and paste (GASP) the address...here I go.
http://www.3girlsphotography.com/

Okay, I think I did it!!! Enjoy!

TAGGED (and I'm JUST now doing it!)

Okay, so my friend, Amanda from Pennies and Pounds, tagged me...oh, about 2 weeks ago. (She's from SCOTLAND PEOPLE...go check her out! ) I'm JUST getting around to doing it, so sorry Amanda :) You're supposed to list 6 quirky things about your yourself. I'm so terrible about coming up with things, but here goes:

1) I cannot just brush my teeth. I have to floss first and then brush...morning, lunch and before bedtime! (I WAS a former dental hygienist ya know!) Brian and I always get into the discussion of whether it's better to floss and then brush or brush and then floss??? I say...either way...as long as you are flossing :) BUT, I think I'm right, floss first :)

2) Okay, this next one is going to be hard to follow, so bare with me, k? I have three separate towels in my kitchen. ONE for drying your hands. ONE for laying out on the counter for dishes to go on and the last one for DRYING the dishes....although, if it is too wet, I use paper towel. I have to give everyone specific directions as to which is which and it drives Brian CRAZY :) Good thing he loves me :) (I really don't give everyone directions...I just slack off when visitors come...but know this...I am washing them all once everyone leaves!)

3) Now that I'm typing this...I think you all might be rethinking being my bloggy friend....I'm kinda weird about my kitchen I guess. I do not use wash cloths...I use sponges. Certain sponges have certain "duties". The two that are in my little holder by my sink are the ones I WASH dishes with ONLY!!!! And they are put into the dishwasher EVERY time I run the dishwasher. The two sponges that are in the pullout under my sink..they are the ones that are used to CLEAN the sink...and they are put in the dishwasher on a different rack....so as not to be confused with the others!

(Are you still with me? Or are you calling the nearest insane asylum in OK to commit me?)

4) We keep most of our shoes in the utility room. I really don't like shoes on in the house. My boys are pretty diligent about doing this. But here is the kicker...and in my denfense...here in Oklahoma, we have RED mud, RED dirt, I am constantly rinsing off shoes in the sink because they get very gross. Brian says I'm doing my part in making sure the Earth doesn't get dirty. He always asks, "now tell me again WHY you are making sure their shoes are clean before they go outside???" I know, it sounds a little crazy, hate me! (It's really more personal...I just don't want to take any chances of them forgetting to take their shoes off and then spreading dirt or mud throughout the house! )

5) I really don't like milk...I never have. I drink water with chocolate chip cookies.

6) This one...goes waaay back. So I'm gonna tell the story so you'll understand. When Brian and I were just dating we were driving through Dairy Queen for some lunch. I told him I'd like a hot dog.....without the wiennie. Yeah, ???????WHAT!!!! I know, that's what I got from him and this puzzled look on his face! I remember him saying, "I don't think I can order that!??!" But, he did because he really loved me! But after that...he said, "Okay, from now on, we'll order it with the wiennie and you can take if off and I'll just eat it...because that's just weird!"

Okay, soooo there you have 6 quirky things. I hope you all still love me! I'm sure that you all wanted to know those things and will have a fuller life because of my quirks!

WHEW!

People, People, People!!! I gotta tell ya...after all those comments from last Wednesday's BATW Spotlight...I'm TIRED of typing :) I mean, it's a good tired, but WHEW...am I glad I'm not that popular EVERYDAY! DO NOT get me wrong...I loved going to everyone's blogs and now I can put a face with a name when I see it....and I do LOVE that! But now that reality has settled back in and I don't have to actually use my mouse to scroll down because of all my comments...I must say...I'm okay with it. AGAIN...not that I don't welcome new people...I just don't see how people can keep up with the comments! I'd feel so guilty. Anyway, I do soooo appreciate all of Debbie's hard work for hooking us all up! Now...that I have respread the love...I can actually spend some time going through some of those new people's archives! Which by the way...I am pretty sure I thanked everyone but my eyes were going all crazy...so...if by chance I skipped over you...I am sooo very sorry! Now that I think about it...maybe I'll double check just to make sure :) Wouldn't want anyone to think I snubbed them :) What a fun day it was :)
The rest of this week was spent making decisions on the new house...ya know, like tile for showers and fun stuff like that...arrrggghhh!!! If my dear sweet sister-in-law (who is an interior decorator) hadn't been here to help...I swear I'd still just be standing there at the tile store with my jaw open to the ground! Thanks Karen (and Mark for your patience!) ---you ARE the best! Oh yea...and a little thing like family portraits! YIKES!!! I have planning these pictures since June and then I went and broke my wrist and then had the date finalized and then Dear Sweet Brian decided to have a little Lasik Surgery that made his eye nice and red for 2 weeks! Soooo, we finally had them done on Wednesday night. You guys....I was sooo worried about these pictures and most importantly...how my children were going to act...and they did awesome :) The photographer was soooo great and she even said...I think they deserve double dip ice cream cones after this :) SO...we did! I cannot wait to see how they turn out. The government may have to prepare a bailout plan to help me after I'm sure I will spend a fortune on this pictures :) hee hee! Of course, I'm kidding...I KNOW what we can afford and am a very responsible citizen! Anyway...it was a crazy week and I have missed you all! I have a feeling that my "bloggin" time is going to lessened due to decisions coming up with the house, a little hayride/bonfire Fall party thing at our house later this month, a trip to Dallas for the OU/TEXAS game (YEA BABY!), a trip to Costa Rica...and then it's the Holidays!!! Whew--again! Soooo if you don't see me around as much...that's why...it's just life....and I'm livin' a good one :) THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SWEET COMMENTS ON MY SPOTLIGHT DAY!!!!!!!!!!! MWAH ! (That's the best I can do at blowing you all a kiss!)

WELCOME BLOG AROUND THE WORLDERS!!

BOOMER SOONER!!!

Well...welcome to OKLAHOMA! Please don't judge Oklahoma by my blog though, as I really don't know what I'm doing. My blog isn't all blingy and pretty. I can barely upload my pictures :o It doesn't have anybody's buttons on my sidebar, nor any great music playing in the background :( Please...no one be offended...I just am not very computer savvy :( I just recently learned how to right click :o My reason for telling you all of this is that even though my blog is a bit sad and blingless...I know it would take me years to learn what you all know...and quite frankly...I would rather just read YOUR blogs :) You see, that's why I love blogging, because I can read about how Lisa...just as ordinary as I am...goes through a lot of what I do every day. Or how Kat isn't crafty like me...and that makes me feel so very good :) Oh...and how I wish I could know all about music like Jennifer P. I can also get great menu ideas and recipes from all you beautiful people...just right at my fingertips! Okay, so I ramble and am NOT a good writer...and use waaay too many....'s. I won't keep you, I know you have a busy schedule...(probably still a bit jetlagged from our trip to Hawaii yesterday!) but this is my ONE day in the spotlight to tell all of you how much you enrich my life on a daily basis...so I'm gonna use this post as a way to say thank you for making me feel like a normal person but still aspire to do better! You all truly amaze me! Sorry I didn't show you any pictures of teepees and Indians :) (We really DO NOT live in teepees here!) Oklahoma really is a GREAT place to live! You are always welcome here! And with that...I'll try to upload some pictures for ya!!!