Happy Memories!

Gussie and Linda....so in love!

This is how I will remember you....You were full of spirit, love, laughter, and a dancing fool! I'm so glad we shared a dance together last month!


We love you!

Prayers

The sweet baby girl I mentioned that was born yesterday is having a some heart issues. Her heartbeat is too fast, so they are working on trying to slow it down. Please say a little prayer for her and her parents.

Also, a great friend of ours passed away last night in his sleep. He was a great man! Hubby grew up with his middle son and he was one of my in-laws best friends. Special prayers for their family would be appreciated and also the two grandbabies he has on the way.

Best Birthday Present Ever...

A new life! A miracle! A friend of mine and his wife gave birth to a sweet little girl, Clara, tonight! Such a special time! And all these babies are being born....I Love It!

So, other great birthday happies included a confetti filled office!!! Oh yea, my boss let her 12 year old son loose with confetti in my office! I had it on my desk, computer, filing cabinet, chair, floor and even on top of the door!!! I can pretend I was mad, but I love it! After I left work, I treated myself to a dunkin donuts bagel! Yummy!
A trip to the spa was next where I got a fantabulous pedicure and massage!!! I didn't relaly have plans for the evening and hubby needed sleep, so I was super excited when my friend's work schedule changed and she invited me out for a cocktail!!! We had a great time at our own happy hour!

I got absolutely nothing done that I had anticipated, but I'm ok with it because it's my bithtday!! It can all waith until tomorrow right!

Let the Festivities begin!

My birthy-days have officially begun!!!!! Technically, there is still ONE more day until the blessed event, but the party has already started!

Today, I was greeted with some gifts from the girls at work and just finished up a nice lunch with the office folk! Great people they are!!!!! I'm so lucky to work with such a fantastic group of women (and one pretty important man) and they are so good to me! I feel loved!

So, this is just the kickoff to the rest of the events occurring over the next few days and I have to say, I'm really excited! Tonight I'll hang out with a great friend who I don't get to see enough and tomorrow after work (10:30am) I will promptly visit Sweet Baby Girl in the hospital and finally meet Micah who finally graced us with his presence around 12:30 this morning after a LONG labor! Then I get to head to a much needed spa appointment for the afternoon! I will get pampered with a pedicure and massage! I will top off the evening having dinner with Hubby - just the two of us -which is a treat in itself!

Friday will be fun as I get to take Little Hauss to get his pictures taken and spend some one on one time with him and the rest of the day will be taken up with pirate party preparation!!! Hopefully, I'll end the afternoon with a happy hour on the porch with girlfriends!

Oh, and the fun doesn't stop there - as you probably figured! Saturday we will celebrate LH's birthday with lots of little kids running amuck then dinner with friends that night!!! Thank goodness Gigi is taking LH back to Georgia with her on Sunday because I'm going to need some rest after all this fun stuff!

Finally, coupons worked!

But not like a charm like I hoped! I must have caused a stink in the valley, because I was questioned at the self checkout about my "computer" coupons at yet a different Kroger! Yes, I have some, but after speaking with numerous Kroger representatives about this, I know that they are supposed to take them and I followed the limits! He obliged and I went on my merry way! I have decided that I'm going to have to be very methodical about my couponing. I'm going to have to mix them with regular cut coupons from the newspaper inserts and I'm also going to try smaller shopping trips as to not freak out any of the cashiers!

Whew, who knew this was going to cause so much trouble!!! I'm hoping that by voicing my concerns and trying to prove my point, that my fellow coupons shoppers are not in any danger of losing their internet couponing privileges! That is not my intention! I want the store managers and cashiers to follow the policy of the company and not keep making up their own decisions because they are too lazy to scan some coupons!

Happy Birthday Giveaway!

These are some I've done, but I have new designs I will post tonight as well!

I love my birthday and I want everyone else to love it too!!! Seriously, not kidding about that! No one forgets it simply because I won't let them! I remind friends and family well in advance (like they didn't already know) and if I notice your calendar sitting around on your desk or even hanging on a wall, I'll fill it in for you!!! I'm just like that, get over it!


So, in honor of my very special 3oth birthday, I am going to do a giveaway! My first ever! I was thinking some pretty wine glasses! It will be a set of 2 and can be personalized any way you like. I usually do a two color scheme polka dot design with whatever personalization (I usually do things like a couple's names and date for weddings, or sporting teams - Virginia Tech Hokies, etc). They are fun and festive and I thought this would be a great birthday gift to my readers!


So, you can enter 3 ways:
1- leave a comment
2 - become a follower
3 - post about it on your blog


You get one entry for each. So, total, you can have 3 entries per person. I will have Little Hauss help pick the winner at random! Make sure you leave your email address in your comment and if you posted on your blog, so I can get an accurate count! The drawing will be Sunday, Aug. 30th (LH is heading back to the ATL with Gigi that day)!

Good Luck!

3rd time is a charm...I hope!

Test results were available early.....after seeing them, I could've done without! I obviously didn't pass....again! BUT, I did better than last time! So, I have another shot coming up Sept. 12! I even made a bold (and quite expensive) move to change from regular math (grades 6th-12th) to middle school math!!! The GOAL at this point is to pass A test so I can at least get IN the program for the spring semester! I feel confident in my choice to change the test AND pay the extra money to do so! I just glanced at some sample problems and got the first 5 right without even "working" on them...so that makes me feel a bit better!

Once I'm accepted in the program, I can have more endorsement areas. I have thought about middle school science (since math and science seem to be the most needed these days) but I would love to pass the reg. math just to give me a leg up later!!!

Also, I will attempt Kroger a third time with my coupons! I have talked to 3 store managers and 2 customer service reps from the corporate office! I was told that my coupons should be accepted unless they look photocopied or altered in anyway - which they are not! The manager of the store does have the right to deny them if necessary, but that rarely happens - except in my case where the manager has no clue that the cashiers were brain dead and they didn't even so much as look at my coupons before they told me I couldn't use them. Well, I fixed that problem and they added a $5 off coupon on my next order directly to my plus card! Now I just have to see if they will take the coupons!

Oh, and just in case you forgot - my birthday is on Thursday! I love cupcakes, pedicures, and all things girly just in case you needed a gift idea! wink wink!