Quote of the week

I have a giant bowl of quotes that I pull from every week and post on my dry erase board.  This week's quote is appropriate for the holiday season.

"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives." - Robert Kennedy

Google Forms

Google forms may be the COOLEST thing I have ever used.  I know that some people have been using them forever, but I haven't been.  I am truly amazed and impressed by them.  It is so easy to make them.  They have pretty background options.  It provides me with a wonderful excel spreadsheet.

I have made 3 google forms in the last 30 minutes.

I am a nerd.  These make me happy!

BABIES!

Friends having babies! 

yay!

I can't say anything else but I am so happy for my friend.  Yay!

Friends w/ Triple A

I have awful car issues.  I am not sure what happened but in the last year cars just don't seem to last when they are around me.  My BFF is out of town and I have his car.  This morning I go outside and the damn car is dead - D-E-A-D. 

I freak out.

The car worked this weekend.  It drove beautifully.  It was so nice and smooth and wonderful.  Then DEAD! WTF?!?

Once I got past the freak out, I walked to work to deal with it later.  I am lucky to have people in my life that are willing to help.  JC came to help me try and push the car out of the garage to jump start it but the car wouldn't move into neutral.  Apparently, newer cars won't allow you to switch to neutral when the battery is dead.  Who knew? Not me. 

Now what?  Well she called Triple A and  had someone come out.  Her and her husband waited for over an hour with me until they came and started the car.  It was the battery. 

I am blessed to have wonderful friends. 

I also need to get my own Triple A membership.

Wii Bowling

My niece is a Wii bowling savant...seriously, if there were competitive Wii Bowling, she would be a superstar.  Once of the best parts of this weekend was watching her demolish all the adults at the game.  She had never played the game before and she has only been bowling once in her life.  Her highest score of the weekend was a 211.  Craziness..

She is a bit of a trash talker too.  Sassy little girl.

I have a bit of a competitive family though.  So, people played lots and lots of times in futile attempts to beat her.  I think of the many games played, she only lost one or two.  Provided hours of entertainment.

Thanksgiving recap

It is Monday and back to the daily grind of work.  I will admit that I feel like I need a bit of a break after this Thanksgiving break.  It was a successful first hosting of the thanksgiving dinner, but boy was it tiring.  13 people, tons of food, two days of cooking....but over all good times.

My niece helping to mash the egg for the potato salad.

Thanksgiving morning "breakfast" spread of bread, butter & cheese.  

My glorious niece in her Thanksgiving Dress.

My first Turkey!  It came out really good.

Family - aunt, niece, sister, brother, stepfather & sister's friend.  Mom and I don't really do pictures. 

I stand...

Such a BUSY, BUSY 3.5 days.  Cooking..family..Re-energizer...

I am ...tired. sore.  fulfilled.  proud.  inspired.  hopeful.

There has been so much to be joyful and thankful about.  Right now, I am excited about going to sleep and not waking up to an alarm clock.

On that note, one of the amazing things about this weekend was a new CD of SLTP music and the below song was the first.  It is "I Stand" by Idina Menzel...

I stand for the power to change.  I live for the perfect day.  I love til it hurts like crazy. I pray for a hero to save me.  I stand for the strange and lonely.  I believe there's a better place.  I don't know if the sky is heaven but I pray anyway...



"I Stand"

When you ask me, who I am:
What is my vision? And do I have a plan?
Where is my strength? Have I nothing to say?
I hear the words in my head, but I push them away.

'Cause I stand for the power to change,
I live for the perfect day.
I love till it hurts like crazy,
I hope for a hero to save me.
I stand for the strange and lonely,
I believe there's a better place.
I don't know if the sky is heaven,
But I pray anyway.

And I don't know
What tomorrow brings
The road less traveled
Will it set us free?
Cause we are taking it slow,
These tiny legacies.
I don't try and change the world;
But what will you make of me?

'Cause I stand for the power to change,
I live for the perfect day.
I love till it hurts like crazy,
I hope for a hero to save me.
I stand for the strange and lonely,
I believe there's a better place.
I don't know if the sky is heaven,
But I pray anyway.

With the slightest of breezes
We fall just like leaves
As the rain washes us from the ground
We forget who we are
We can't see in the dark
And we quickly get lost in the crowd

'Cause I stand for the power to change,
I live for the perfect day.
I love till it hurts like crazy,
I hope for a hero to save me.
'Cause I stand for the power to change,
I live for the perfect day.
I love till it hurts like crazy,
I hope for a hero to save me.
I stand for the strange and lonely,
I believe there's a better place.
I don't know if the sky is heaven,
But I pray anyway.