Big Hair/Little Body

This picture is vintage mid 90's. I was soooooooooo wrapped up in myself at this point in my life. I actually wore this dress to a company banquet, where I won an award. I remember not wanting to eat that night because I was worried it might make me less awesome somehow. I stayed at this weight for about one week, and then I passed out -- woke up and ate.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Sophie won her bid for Mayor this past week. Her competition was strong, but they were no match for her cookies.

After

Here is the "after" photo of the same floor that is pictured in the post below. It took us about 2 days non stop to finish this project. It was messy and smelly and I hated every second of it -- but now I love it, kind of like childbirth.

Sanding My Life Away

Here is a pic from a few months ago of Brad (hubby of almost 17 years) refinishing the 100 year old floors in the Brenham building. I will never know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, (if I'm going to eat candy -- by golly it's not going to be one of those things), but I do know we had to sand this bitch of a floor 6 times until it was smooth like a baby's bum.

In The Hot Suit

This past fall, I worked the Book Fair at my daughter's school. I had a horrible cold, but like any tireless parental volunteer, I showed up and did my job as Clifford. That suit was hot as hell. After five days, I had lost 3lbs. and my cold. I just feel sorry for the poor person who wore that thing after me.

Helicopter Parent Rides Again

Griffin's class had a Christmas tree decorating contest during December. He was given a cardboard cut out of a plain green tree, and was told to decorate it with beads, beans, paints, glitter -- the usual. I gave Griffin the supplies to decorate his trees and let him be. After it was decorated and he was asleep -- I back lit that thing with battery operated Christmas lights and mounted it on foam core to hold it all in place -- it even had an on/off switch. It rocked. When I showed him what I did the next morning before school. He replied "I had a feeling you would'nt leave it alone."

FYI -- he won!

Individuality

I live in a verrrrrry conservative area of Texas, that is like 90% Republican. My son attends a wonderful Christian private school, that is 99.9% Republican. I am a Democrat and so is my awesome husband Brad. It started when I was finally able to vote and I have stayed that way. I am so open to all things and views, I just wish other people were the same sometimes. Last night, watching our 44th President address Congress was surreal to me. I still can't beleive he won that election. It was such rollercoaster ride. I just hope now, that people will stop wanting to convert me, debate with me and call me out on my beliefs. Get over it already. Not everyone who lives in Texas is an elephant -- geez! I love being a Donkey (jack ass to some).