Time off

I had all of last week off and had a list a mile long of thing I needed to accomplish while I had the time!

The ladies I work with have started a book group which I attended where we chose the Hunger games to be the book of chose this month. We also decided that since it is an addicting book we should just go ahead and read the 2nd book as well. I started the Hunger games and had them both read in 4 days. Good recommendations! I enjoyed the books. Looking forward to the 3rd book since I have been left hanging! I enjoy reading, it takes my mind off of all the everyday things going on in life.

I also got to be a full time mom. Which includes being a taxi cab driver, laundry and more laundry, being at the door when the kids walk in and being able to have dinner at a descent hour. We ate before 8 p.m. every night and I didn't make a quick run to the local eating establishments because I was just to tired to cook which has been know to happen from time to time.

My biggest item on my list happened to be something I am tired of doing and have been putting it off for a few months.

I painted. . . . grr what was I thinking? After finishing the basement and painting and repainting basically the whole house last year I didn't want to touch another paint brush for a while however I had one more room that really needed my attention!

Our main bathroom

I painted it yellow about 10 years ago (I wasn't going for canary yellow which is what I got). I also don't know what I was thinking back a few years ago when I also painted the ceiling yellow. What? Every time I look in the room I keep thinking just paint it for heavens sake but just couldn't bring myself to do it.

Finally with the time off it became my #1 item to accomplish. Madison wanted it the same color as her room since we had left over paint.

I think the people at Lowe's got use to seeing me every morning at 7:15 right in the middle of their morning huddle, I have never had so many associates ask if they could help me in a 10 yards radius, and then I was off to Walmart to pick up a few items without it being crowded. That is the best time to go shopping anywhere!

Before . . . . UGH!

After

I also painted my last door, and changed my last light switch out (which I did all by myself - too impatient for Brett's help and guess what? It works Yeah me)

I also transferred some tapes to CD which was interesting to listen to. One was my boss playing the piano and he was amazing, the other happened to be a program my parents ward put on years ago and my dad was the narrator. It was fun to have my dad talk to me while I painted. I tend to think of him while I paint anyhow (not sure why) but I liked it even better this time because he actually talked to me.

It was nice to have time spent with the kids and still have time for Brett and I! We even got out to a couple of movies as well.

So needless to say, I had a great week off , I got lots accomplished and felt good about it but I also have things on my list still in need of being done. Time. . . it all takes time!

It's about time!

This has been the hardest book to read. I probably started back in like May or June and I finally just finished it last night. I have debated numerous times about just not finishing it however, I did want to see how it ended. I read several books in between which were just as long or longer and finished them in a week or so. Maybe I am not intelligent enough to truly understand the book but man it was hard to get through. Sometimes I wonder what kind of person the author is? Strange in my mind. So now I can cross this off my list of things to do. . .Finally!

The Host

I have several books I have started and not finished. My goal for this month was to finish them. The Host was one Brett bought me and he was feeling bad I wasn't reading it. To be honest I was having the hardest time getting into it (I started it in December, Yikes). I had several people tell me how much they liked this book more than Twilight so I kept trying to read. I was told you needed to get past so many pages and then you would start to understand and enjoy. I am positive I was further into the book than I should have been when the book finally had my attention. And then I finally finished it. I did enjoy the book and I am glad I read it as far as it being as good as Twilight. . . It was such a different book you can not compare the two. Now on to the other books I am having a hard time finishing :)

Secret Life of Bees

I wanted to read this book which took me a few days to find the time to read and then I woke up with the flu yesterday morning and thought maybe I wouldn't finish it before I saw the movie, since I had given Brenda (a friend since . . . really birth) a call and asked her to go see this movie with me. but I just finished reading the book in time and loved it! Brenda and I had a great time together today. We headed out to Hobby Lobby to take a look at the Christmas ornaments (OK- purchased) and then headed over to the movie. The movie was great! They did a great job keeping it close to the book. Queen Latifah is one of my favorite actresses and she did not disappoint! After we headed out to lunch, Brenda and I really only eat at 1 place "La Luna". When we were in high school and just after we would eat at "La Frontera" I swear daily and we still love it. (La Luna is the nicer version of La Frontera) I am so grateful for our friendship and for what a great person she is to be around! Thanks Brenda for being my friend!

Very Inspirational!

I just finished "The Last Lecture" over the weekend. I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it. This guy is amazing, what an inpiration!