randomness

I saw this on the news this morning.  It's a mother of two boys, who created these shirts for other mother's of boys...because people always said "awww, are you going to try for a girl?" when they found out she was the mother of two boys.  She said this always hurt her feelings, and she wanted to do this to show how proud she was to be a mom of two boys.  She said being a mom of boys is different, because boys are so different, then how we girls grew up playing...but it is a fun filled action packed adventure everyday! LOL!   Here is her website, and her super cute clothing/accessory line.  click here

I got a magazine gift-subscription to Better Homes and Gardens in the mail today, from my Super Duper Fabulous Mother!  :-) Thank You Mom!!! I Love you Bunches!!!!! 

I've been working on appraisal school since I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep, at 3:45 this morning.  I have two classes to complete by Jan 12, or else I have to pay for them all over again. YIKES! So I gotta get busy.  Guess we know what I'll be doing for the next few weeks....

Stephen's mother sent us some yummy treats in the mail.  They were delivered on Monday, before we got back from my Mom and Dad's house.  The mail person left it laying on the ground by our gate, and by the time we got home, so of the neighbors dogs (who are always running loose) apparently broke into it.  The box was all ripped apart, and there was paper and cardboard scattered everywhere.  There were two tins left in the box that the dogs weren't able to break into, so the boys did at least get those two tins of cookies.  But we were furious at these stupid loose dogs! I swear from now on, anytime I see them in our yard, they are getting shot with the BB gun.  I told Stephen I had an evil thought...I hope the tins the dogs broke into were full of chocolate, and that it kills them.  Harsh I know. But I'm sick of them constantly pooping on my flowers, and tearing up our stuff....serves their owners right if they do die.  They should keep them in a fence if they want to keep them safe....okay enough of my soap-box. LOL! 

Yesterday it was over 80 degrees, and the day before was in the upper 70's!  Talk about a NICE couple of days.  I LOVED it! Wish it could be that way all winter.  I hate being cold.  I'll take a 70-80 degree Christmas break anytime. LOL! 

The boys and I are going to make Sugar Cookies for Santa today, and wrap the last of the Christmas presents.  Fun, Fun, Fun! :-)

Last night we watched Toy Story 3!  GOOD GOOD GOOD!!!!!  We all loved it.  It was sad, but happy..at the end Seth snuggled up close to me and said "Mommy, I don't ever want to go to college. I want to stay with you forever!"  So I hugged him close and told him he could stay with me even while he goes to college and he never has to leave me until he's ready.  He said yea and that he will never leave, and he is going to live with me forever and ever. LOL!  We'll see.... I love this age!!!! 

Hope you all have a safe and Merry Christmas!  BTW, watch out for drunk drivers on the road.  Drunk drivers are being caught even as early as 4:30 in the afternoon...so don't think it's to early in the day to worry about it.  Keep your eyes on the road and watch out for them...Just yesterday I was stuck in traffic due to an accident and care flight.  I don't know any details, but still my heart broke just thinking of the poor family members who are getting the devastating news that their loved one has been in a horrific accident.  Don't take one day, or one moment for granted.  Pray over your car/family before you leave your house.  Make sure your soul is ready to meet Jesus everyday/anytime.  And last but not least, hold the ones you love extra close and tell them how much you love them.  Merry Christmas!     

Christmas #1

We went to my Mom and Dad's after basketball games on Saturday.  When we got there, we went shopping and Nana & Papa bought the boys new boots for Christmas.  They also got Levi a couple of new pairs of pants that fit {he's outgrowing everything!}. 
Later, we went to eat at Olive Garden, and Seth was so excited and told the waiter "we get 4 Christmas's!"  We cracked up laughing.  I hadn't even thought of it, but I guess he sure had.  We will have Christmas at Nana & Papa's, then at Nanny's, then at home, and then at Granny&Papaws.  Busy, but FUN!  :-)
We got back to Nana and Papa's house and had our Christmas gift exchange.  The boys LOVED their gifts.  They got Airhogs Motorcycles, and have played with them non-stop!  They also got Spy NightVision Goggles...talk about awesome! I think we adults had as much fun playing with those as the boys did. 
Stephen got a new tool, and drill bits, and a Bass Pro Gift card-which he LOVED! 
I got a KINDLE!!!!! Plus a cover for the Kindle, and an Amazon gift card!!!!  Talk about excited!!!! I've wanted one of these ever since my mom got her first one.  I'm LOVING it!!!!!!
Mom and Dad really liked their gifts from us too.  As an extra gift to Mom and Dad, Stephen removed their old dishwasher (they have had a new one, in the box, in the corner since about may of last year...just hadn't gotten around to installing it....their old one was so bad, you had to use pliers to turn it on, and didn't know what cycle it might even be on, and made a horrible racket! talk about LOUD!...but as my dad said "it still gets the dishes clean" LOL!)  So Stephen took the old one out, and installed the new one for them.  It was kind of a joke at first...when we were at Grandma's for Thanksgiving and talking about Christmas, my Mom told Stephen "You can install my new dishwasher as my Christmas Present!" LOL!  She sure was surprised when he actually did it.  I hope they enjoy it. 
We all had such a great time this weekend.  It just always ends to soon.  Time flies when your having fun.  :-)

Oh yea, while we were there, we also watched "Despicable Me".  It was such a cute show!! I highly recommend it. 
Merry Christmas!!!!

Exam 3-Statistics

This was posted by my professor today:
The grades from Exam 3 are now posted in your grade book, and once again, you did a wonderful job! The class mean was an 81, the median was an 82, and the class was bimodal with modes of 79 and 94! Thanks for all of your hard work.

The two promised practice grades have been dropped, so your average is now up-to-date. If your average is close, but not quite where you want it to be, you might consider doing the two Review Practice assignments. If you missed an exam or your average is not what you want for the semester, you should take the final exam. If you are happy with your current average, the final exam is optional. :-)
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So I checked my gradebook, and I made a 97!!!!!!  WooHOOOO!!!!  My overall grade is now 93.81%, and I am very proud of that A.  No Finals for me! Yea!!!!!!