update!

Monthly family dinner!
Well I hadn't really planned for it but decided one day to make chinesse for everyone so we had a stir fry and homemade egg rolls.
Not sure what I'll plan for Oct and knowing me it'll be just a spur of the moment thing.

I've been walking and wearing my pedmoeter for that and sometimes around the house.
Not much else has been going on, I kind of like the goals just happening and not all forced.

a half goal!

Cloud watching is something I have always loved doing. Just a spur of the moment seeing something cool in the sky... makes you laugh, makes you smile, and almost always makes you wonder "am I the only one who sees THAT!"

Well I had planned on taking pics of my cloud watching adventure to share, but then it just happened... I looked up and there in the sky was a face profile, that changed into Marge Simpson, then a dogs face profile, and lastly a gorilla. Sooooooo I didn't have a cam handy for pics, which is why this is half a goal meet. I watched that one cloud change shape for a good 20 minutes, laughing and pointing out the shapes to Tom so he could see the amazing art work of nature. Once more I was taken to past summers of fun...
Laying in the grass with my nana, laughing and giggling...sometimes telling nana she needed glasses if she couldn't see what I did, and she'd giggle back maybe I was the one that needed them... or maybe it was pound cake and pickles I needed soooo off I'd dash into the house for a fav treat, one that hasn't been eaten in almost 25 (since losing nana)
Memories of camping with my family, as recent as this summer.... laughing as a child with my parents and then as a parent with my children. Lake water cooling our sun burned bodies and laughter warming our soul.
And then the memory of one of the hardest laughs I've ever had with my sons. In 2005 just before moving back to TX we were walking home from Taco Bell, it had been storming (we had a small hurricane/tropical storm) pass over and Corey had found $20 in the pool from the storm sooo we went to celebrate leaving what we had come to hate (FL)... on the walk back Corey pointed to the clouds laughing so hard. Michael and I looked up and there was a giant penis (and it was very graphic so you couldn't have seen anything but that), and well we all ended up sitting on the sidewalk laughing so hard that even the clouds thought ill of FL (kind of it calling the state it's own name) people driving by thought we were insane, and well maybe by that point we were but it will always be something we laugh about...to this day it's a snorting laugh memory.

Memories like these, moments like these remind me to enjoy your everyday. There is beauty and laughter in everything if you just take the time to look and enjoy.

Childhood memories!

Goal #39 was a chance to relive some of my childhood by chasing down the icecream truck and getting a childhood favorite. While times have changed prices it hasn't changed the lines, stupid boys not making up their minds, moms complaining to the kids they need to hury up, and my ability to taste the icecream before the ordering it... what sweet memories.
I ordered my old fav with a new twist. The Pushup Pop! Instead of the normal orange I ordered the rainbow... blue rasberry, lime, and orange. Yummmmmmy!
Then I came inside to enjoy it, we have no curbs or steps at the house to sit on plus it's hot and unlike when I was a child I don't do heat, lol

I enjoyed this walk down memory lane so much I think I will do it more often and maybe next time he'll have the snowcones... or better yet maybe there is a special snow cone truck that will make it's way through the neighborhood.

Fiddler on the roof what sweet memories you bring.....

Goal #73

Well I have completed the goal of painting the room. I changed colors and well this is a bit more peachy brown than I thought but I think it's going to work... it has to because I'm not repainting anytime soon. Sooooo I'll just have to find curtains, shelves, and pictures to help cover some of the wall and I'll be totally happy at that point.

Here's what the room looked like before




Then I put on primer



Then paint... it's Pecan Twist (the blue around the top is painters tape)




I am still going to do the bath but haven't 100% decided what I'm doing. I am thinking of taking the brown from the bedroom and adding a bit of white to make it a bit creamier. I'll post pics of it once I'm done.

now on to the next goal *woohoo*

Bedroom update!

Well I was finally able to get into the room to start the painting, it took them forever to get stuff out and they had actually left some stuff that I packed up and moved out of the way, lol.

I ended up changing my mind on the paint color, this really shouldn't surprise many people since this is a pretty normal thing for me to do. I went to get the paint today and I rounded the corner where the swatches were and this creamy brown jumped out at me... so the color is Pecan Twist!
Now I knew that had to be the color because it takes me 20 min. just to pick a gum flavor... Tom was beyond shocked that I was able to just say this is it and no second guessing, he didn't even complain about it being brownish (he's least fav color)

I was just able to get primer up today so tomorrow will be the paint and I'll post pics. I took some of the before earlier.

I haven't 100% decided on the accesories in the bathroom (which will be painted the Pecan as well) or curtains for the room, right now there's generic blinds. I've decided that Tom can maybe help in picking that, maybe being the key word, lol.

I've also started my book for the month, Becki sent it to me. It's really awesome and I'll share the name and review once it's finished and marked off my list.

ok well it's late....
Hope everyone is having fun with their goals.


ohhh and I've been posting my jokes of the day in my journal on MLW if anyone wants a giggle or 2.