Happy Valentine's Day

May your day be filled with whatever makes you happy, if it is roses

or chocolates! Have a good day with your sweetheart!

Basketball......

What can I say, except, I am not really loving it this year. I am SOOOO ready for baseball to start (yes, will need reminder of that later!).

I am not even going to put much effort in to an update today, just not feeling it. Last night Gunner's team lost by 30, 29-59, he played all but about 3 or 4 minutes, scored some points, plays again Monday and Thursday next week THEN HE-IS-DONE!!

Drake played the night before and won by 22, 50-28, I don't remember if he scored or not, but he played a pretty good game too. He only plays on Wednesday, next week, then 2 games the following week and then he is done.

That is really all I got in me for an update. There are some issues with Gunner's team, obviously, and the good thing (looking at the glass half full) to come from it, he is getting in shape, a little....

U.F.O'S~~~~

Not the flying high in the sky unindentified objects, but all those UN-FINISHED object/projects that we have, shoved in the back of a closet, or stuffed in a tote buried in the bedroom. I am probably the QUEEN of unfinished projects. I will go to the fabric store or Joanns (or used to be ebay) and see some adorable material, have to have it, it would make a really cute quilt or bag or whatever. SO I buy it, go home, cut it, sew it, now have a quilt top or bag or whatever, just adorable and then it gets shoved in a tote, or a box, or whatever.

My problem is I do NOT like to hand quilt, don't really like to machine quilt and don't really like to ty quilts, so they sit, in the tote, buried. Well I have recently decided that I need a blue and red lap quilt for baseball season. I was drooling over the "perfect" fabric at Joanns' (30% off too, I might add), BUT, a big but, I told myself I could not even PURCHASE the fabric until I get some UFO's done.

I started digging and boy was that scary, I will not tell you how may quilt tops that I have done, they range from crib size to extra big curl up on the couch on a rainy day blanket size. I picked 3, all they needed were tyed and the binding sewn on. SOO, until I got them done, I WAS NOT, COULD NOT, WILL NOT (?) start another quilting project. My goal is to have these 3 done before I go back to work (in not very many days) and I had actually hoped to have my red and blue one started (baseball is coming soon).

I guess if I really want to accomplish that goal, I should get off the puter and start working on them, not just talking/typing about them! If you need me today, hopefully I will be the person sitting behind the sewing machine.

P.S. If I would get them tyed, I hand stitch the binding, that is a PERFECT reason to be sitting on the couch watching trash tv or reality tv (both favorites!). You would think that alone would motivate me!!!

FOOTNOTE to HAIR post...

Ok, never, NEVER, EVER thought I would say what I am about to say!!!!

Yesterday I was having a cup half full day, didn't shower until about 1:30 and was really missing my ponytail days. Didn't feel like standing there with a flat iron, so thought, well, the 80's weren't all bad...I decided to "curl" my hair, that would be faster than straightening it. WELLL, not only did it take me longer to curl it, but when I was done, all I thought was YUCK!!! It actually looked better this morning after sleeping on it.

SOOOO, what I never, never, ever thought I would say is, I much prefer my hair straight and using a flat iron was much faster than curling it (GASP!). I would have to say at this point, my and my flat iron HAVE become BFFs and if ANYONE tries to take it away from, well, let's say, don't try it!!!!!! I have truly gone to the dark side.
Missy, after I go back to work, I might take you up on getting a decent one, for now though, my $19.99 Revlon special is doing the trick :D

Game Updates....

Figured I would just roll both game updates into one post.

Drake played in Sweet Home on Monday night, final score 52-22, yes that is correct and not a typo. (That was a higher scoring game than the Beavers the other night!) Drake scored 2 baskets, had several nice defensive rebounds and played a pretty good well rounded game. It was one of those games where the points were scored by everyone, not just one person. There were also, again, several players that scored that normally don't. I love to see that!! It is awesome! This was also, probably one of the best games for officiating. It really frustrates me when the officiating has an impact on the outcome of the game, they are not supposed to do that!! His next game is Wed @ 5:15 Pioneer in Lebanon.

Gunner played in Corvallis last night, final score 17-30. I'm not even sure what to say about his games anymore. There are 2 boys that have a bit of an attitude and once they show it, things just go down hill from there. Gunner did score a basket and had some other good defensive plays, but it is hard for him to bang the boards when he is one of the shortest on the court. I am glad he only has 3 games left! I say bring on baseball!! His next game is Thursday @ 7:00 Boys & Girls Club Lebanon.

I will try to take pictures on Wed and Thurs game and try to post them. I don't know why, but I hate taking pictures of basketball. Not any other sport, just basketball!! But I will see what I can do.........

~~HAIR~~

Everyone has it, well, most everyone. Everyone usually has a love/hate relationship with their hair, I know I do.

Soo, after being laid off, I FINALLY get a hair appointment, get a fabulous new hair cut and color, I cut off 6 inches (wow, take that out of context and it could be bad!). For the first 2 weeks, I just really don't know what to do with it. Oh wait, maybe it had more to do with, I didn't HAVE to do anything with it. I would try to curl like I did before it was cut and it just wasn't cutting it (BADA BING). SOOO, I decide, well, maybe it is time to come to the dark side and have hair that is from this millenium. (I AM a product of the 80's, love the 80's, love the 80's hair and as my husband put it, my peacock look) Where does the hair challenged start. You start saying words, like round brush, product, flat iron, and my eyes glaze over and I am gone. I was not only an 80's hair girl, but I was a firm believer of the ponytail. When all else failed you found a scrunchy and life was good. Well, hairdresser sista, does not LIKE the ponytail, so it went buh-bye.

After struggling, I decide to bite the bullet and go buy a flat iron, Well, after a couple days, many burnt fingers, I just could not figure out how to use it. I was about ready to give up, and then realized, maybe I should try another brand, so back to the store I go, and come home with a different one Let me just say, this one works soo much better and not as many burnt fingers.

Each day becomes a little better, a little easier, my hair is becoming a little more trained. I am having a hard time getting used to it being straight, but I am getting there. I have not exactly become BFFs' with my flat iron, but I am slowly realizing that no one better try and take it away from. (here is a pic on a good hair day, like it?!) Just kidding, but don't I wish!

I am still having a little trouble with the side bang thing and still not using product like I am sure I should, but, hey, I figure baby steps and as long as I am away from the 80's peacock look, all should be good, right?!

Menu Planning......

Oh, wait, I bet you were hoping/thinking there would actually be a menu for the week posted. Well, I am slipping in my domestic goddessesness, because I think this week, we will just fly by the seat of our pants. That is actually a really, really bad idea though. When I working that would usually translate into whatever fast food place we passed first and had not just been too. Not that I am not working, that translates into, cold cereal, leftovers or fix it your own damn self (NOTE: Need to go buy milk!! Only went thru 6 gallons last week SERIOUSLY!).

Sorry no meal planning, I do think though tonight we will have Chicken Enchiladas. There is good that comes from being OCD and freezing meals!!!!!

I think this just about sums up how I feel today!!! SO, on that note, Happy Monday!