musings of Mother Hood

Wednesday May 31, 2006

Yah Tom is done!!

I have more pictures, but they're pretty much all of Tom smiling a lot!!

I'm a little disappointed that I missed out on RENT, Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts today. Ahh well. There'll be a next time.

Some pics from our Crazy Redneck (Memorial) Day River Adventure--

This is Torrey, he described himself as "a biscuit under 300 lbs". Below you can see the rest of his canoe party (Rhonda and Craig). If Torrey was a biscuit under 300, Craig is a biscuit over. We spent most of the trip down the river with them. They managed to make a bottle of Turkey disappear about halfway down.

Note how low their canoe is in the water. Mom-- do you feel sorry for their furniture?

Pics of various people we met throughout the day. The river was pretty crowded.

These people were from Fayetteville. Shayla on the left and Heidi having a drink.

It's kindof a miracle that my camera survived this trip and more than one trip underwater--

Fun day. We're planning to go again when Laura and Becky (and Tom!) visit this month.

Busy work week-- busy but good. :)

Friday May 19, 2006

If I feel depressed I will sing.
If I feel sad I will laugh.
If I feel ill I will double my labour.
If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.
If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.
If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.
If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.
If I feel incompetent I will think of past success.
If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.
Today I will be the master of my emotions.

--Og Mandino, "The Greatest Salesman in the World"

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Monday May 15, 2006

18 years have come and gone
For momma they flew by
But for me they just drug on
We were loading up that Chevy
Both tryin' not to cry
Momma kept on talking
Putting off good-bye
Then she took my hand and said
Baby don't forget

Before you hit the highway
You better stop for gas
There's a 50 in ashtray
In case you run short on cash
Here's a map and here's a bible
If you ever loose your way

Just one more thing before you leave
Don't forget to remember me

This downtown apartment sure makes me miss home
and those bills there on the counter
Remind me I'm on my own
And just like every Sunday I called momma up last night
And even when it's not, I tell her everything's alright
Before we hung up I said
Hey momma, don't forget to tell my baby sister I'll see her in the fall
And tell mee-mal that I miss her
Yeah, I should give her a call
And make sure you tell Daddy that I'm still his little girl
Yeah I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be
Don't forget to remember me

Tonight I find myself kneeling by the bed to pray
I haven't done this in a while
So I don't know what to say but
Lord I feel so small some times in this big ol' place
I know there are more important things, but
Don't forget to remember me
Don't forget to remember me

"Don't Forget to Remember Me" -- Carrie Underwood    

The words alone don't really do it justice. It's such a good song.

Saturday May 13, 2006

Happy Birthday Don! Keith threw a birthday party for Don last night at Powerhouse (where else??). Pictures! [Keith is all about the blog lately-- and everytime I take a picture he tells me "that better go on the blog!" ] However, at this particular party-- there were a few photos that aren't rated G and will be emailed to the guilty parties to do with what they please....

These pictures of Don and Keith and then Don and Cindy are from Thursday night (Don's actual birthday) when we had a "practice" party.

Now the Party pics--

 

 

Sunday May 7, 2006

Went to Powerhouse for Cinco de Mayo. Good music, no dancing for us, but it was fun. This is the closest thing to Mariachis we have in Fayetteville!

Big papa.

Everything was fine until Keith spotted this lady:

So of course, we had to make friends with her...

Below, is a pic of Keith and LaTresa, they work together at Robert Half. Yah new job!

This is for Laura. I stopped in the middle of traffic in front of the Law School to take this. It screams Llaura.

Also-- I was "flipped-off" not once, but TWICE today while driving. BOTH times I was 100% in the right. I could TEACH driving school...

Tuesday May 2, 2006

With all due respect to you honors students out there-- it's not the only route through life! I ran into my former Honors Advisor at Powerhouse last Friday night. He stopped over to say hello-- he was there with graduating students who had started out in the Honors program in '02. He was sure to let me know the current "drop-out rate" of the program and ask me to remind him of what year I came in-- and then let me know the drop-out rate of that year. He asked me to take a group photo of his class-- most of which were completely hammered (Adam Ward was in the group :) and then asked me when I am graduating. I proudly let him know that not only have I already graduated, but am currently employed-- all without the help of "Honors" beside my name. Now. Granted-- Honors couldn't have hurt my chances of success, but I am tired of running into him every 6 months so that he can give me that disappointed side-to-side, bowed-head shake and remind me that I didn't make straight-As in college. People do succeed with qualifications other than GPA! For gosh sakes, you can graduate from the United States Military Academy with less than a 2.0. Obviously I'm not the only one who thinks that grades aren't the most important indicator of ability or intelligence. Bleh!

On a lighter note, I had Salvadorian food for lunch today at Sabor Latino-- which is in a shady looking motel in Springdale (which I have come to understand is where all really great restaurants are found-- in a shady looking motel, not necessarily in Springdale). I had a "popusa"-- which is pretty much a pancake with pork, beans and cheese cooked into it-- and a cheese enchilada. It was yummy. No pictures, though! I just thought of that. We'll go again-- pictures next time.

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