quizical

1. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what's the first thing you look at?
I try not to look to closely until work has been done
2. How much cash do you have on you?
None currently I've been refusing to carry money in an attempt to save it....kinda sucks sometimes
3. What's a word that rhymes with "TEST?"
best
4. Favorite flower?
cactus
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed/received call list on your cell phone?
Leah
6.What is your main ring tone on your phone?
If I Only had a Brain
7. What shirt are you wearing?
Steve's Dewey and Eva's shirt
8. Do you "label" yourself?
as.....I guess it depends on the mood I'm in that day
9. Name the brand of your shoes you're currently wearing.
bare feet
10. Bright or Dark room?
cold that's all I notice
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
Chris is a big teddy bear, if teddy bears made sacasmism an Olympic sport and didn't like "touching"
12. Ever "spilled the beans?"
to several parents at the parent-teacher conference Thursday, yeah those kids won't talk to me now
13. What were you doing at 2 this morning?
I was in bed
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell phone say.
From Leah I canceled girls night and she replied
15. Do you ever click on "Pop Ups" or Banners?
Yuck. No.
16. What's a saying that you say a lot?
That's all kinds of Special
17. Who told you they loved you last?
Steve he's off shooting Clint....with paintballs
18. Last furry thing you touched?
Baxter
19. How many drugs have you done in the past three days?
None, well chocolate
20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?
I just sent them in ;)
21. Favorite age you have been so far?
now if I could just lose some weight
22. Your worst enemy?
people who talk loudly about politics and tell you your evil if you disagree with them in anyway. thats both parties and occaisionally myself.
23. What is your current desktop picture?
Electra dancing
24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
I'll make the muffins in just a minute
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to change a major regret?
a million dollars, there's nothing I regret THAT much
26. Do you love/like someone?
Yeah, but its a long list and I don't want to bore you, so short list: Steve and Electra

new look

So I changed the look of Literally Lauren, I got bored with the library look. I was planning to have a new entry to go with the look but just before I started to write Electra came in yelling that Hank was gone. Our lovely big dog, the best dog in the galaxy has ran away. We heard a few reports on Sunday, but nothing since. We're very scared that he's been hurt, or is being loved by someone else. Either concept is heart-breaking, but with a choice we'd much rather the 2nd option.
I watched The Ring 2 and it sucked. What was up with the deer???? That was some of the worst special effects I've ever seen, not to mention, how is Rachel supposed to worm her way out of connection to 2 dead bodies? The kid is still creepy with or without Samara, who by the way if Sissy Spacic's (can't spell her last name) baby was Samara and told her to kill it, then why is the thing Samara? Now that its dead shouldn't it go back to being a demon? And how is a rock in a video supposed to stop it when death, time, space can't? Basically the movie was laughable. So we did get some enjoyment out of it.
Pray for Hank

I'm gonna let you in on a secret

Wanta know something terrible? Teachers slack off sometimes. I know that every profession does it. But for some reason it seems so much worse when you involve young minds just waiting to be trained in the oh so complicated things of world geography. Now I'm not as bad as some teachers who've been known to show 6 hour long miniseries over a period of 8-50 minute classes. But I have been TIRED this week and I've been giving alot of book work. Book work is great because you don't have to make copies, just grade it, here's where it gets bad I barely even look to see if they did it....Yes I'm a horrible person. But tomorrow I'm back to being the note Nazi. Many many lecture notes to go along with all that work they've done this week.

Then tomorrow I've got a babysitter lined up and I'm going to the TNT game night. I'm REALLY looking forward to this. One I love games, granted most people hate playing them with me, but I love playing them. Two, I like just about anytime that I'm not responsible for either teenagers, cleaning, or Electra, not because I don't love my job, my home, or my daughter, but breaks are soooooo needed.

Watched the Ring last night, never seen it before. Very creepy, thought the scene of her coming out of the TV was strikingly similar to the Grudge's big scene, and she looked HUGE, wasn't she supposed to be a kid???? Tonight if the Steve is without objection we're going to watch #2. I've heard mixed reviews. Maybe I'll give ya'll a random review over it....its been a while since my last. Well that's all for now, till the time when we shall meet again.

I'm a homeowner

That's right today my wonderful husband came to my class during my planning period, bringing with him an enormous stack of paper that represented the home that we bought. Slightly sickening to give up the down payment, but I believe we've got a really good investment in this duplex. Not only is it a great size for a starter home, but we've also got renters helping us make the payment. How cool is that???

Poor Steve has had a huge adjustment when it comes to living with a school teacher and a 7 yr old. , normally his day would begin anywhere from 7:30 to 9:00(....uuummm...... sorry if this offends anyone) by rolling out of bed, naked and getting ready for work. Now my alarm goes off at 5:30 and Electra gets up 15 minutes later. He doesn't get much real sleep after that, and the poor thing has to keep clothes on to!!! I feel for him I really do.

Tomorrow we're off to Dave Ramsey, followed by group date with Steve's cousin Charlie and his soon to be fiance and Steve's friend Chris and his first time date Rosie. We're going to eat and go to a haunted house, should be fun. I haven't been to a haunted house since before Electra was born and I was dating Mike Reed, who is now at best an extrucker with drug problems. Wow thank you God that I didn't marry him. Think I'll go kiss my husband and remind him how awesome he is. C-ya!

just thought i'd share

Weird facts that you would rather not know(found at a weird site you'd never visit....err, so I brought them to you)
....Did you know?...It is impossible to lick your elbow.
Did you know?...Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
Did you know?...Coca-Cola was originally contain cocaine.
Did you know?...23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
Did you know?...In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
Did you know?...Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
Did you know?...More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
Did you know?...The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
Did you know?... In 1879, a mail service in Belgium employed 37 cats to carry bundles of letters to villages around the town of Liege, this experiment was shorted-lived as the cats proved thoroughly undisciplined.
Did you know?... The greatest recorded number of children that have been born by one mother is 69! The poor lass gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and a measly 4 sets of quadruplets. Even in the days before IVF!
Did you know?...13% of Americans actually believe that some parts of the moon are made of cheese...yummy
Did you know?...The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
Did you know?...If you could count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct temperature in celcius degrees... How do they know that?
Did you know?...Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Did you know?...Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
Did you know?...In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
Did you know?...If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Did you know?...101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die during the movie.
Did you know?...To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
Did you know?... In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
Did you know?...On average, 90% Dutch teenagers can speak fluent English whereas only 80% American teenagers can speak fluent English. (Just incase you didnt know, English is not the first langauge of The Netherlands.)
Did you know?...No piece of square dry paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
Did you know?...The people who make school kitchens, also make electric chairs.
Did you know?...1 in every 200 people are a psychopath and they look just like everyone else.....
Did you know?...You are most likely to be murdered or raped by a family member or a close friend (98% of all murders). Whereas being murdered by a derranged lunatic down a dark alley is very rare.
In France, a five year old child can buy an alcholic drink in a bar

so i'm married

It was a beautiful ceremony, set against the Smoky Mts. we pledged our love to one another forever.......... WoW!!!! That much sentiment requires alot of effort. Seriously, I love being married to the best man on the planet. We had alot of fun making fun of all the other newly weds in Gatlinburg, and our calm little cabin was the best part of the trip. We were supposed to leave on Tuesday, but Monday morning we decided that we just suck as tourists since we had no desire to play mini-golf or check out Dollywood. So we came home early and snuck to Murfreesboro Monday night to see Serenity. Excellent movie based on the prematurely cancelled Firefly series. I encourage everyone to go see it. The next morning we went to pick up Electra, and soon after the happy surprise of seeing us wore off she started crying and asking why we were there a day early and wouldn't let her play with her cousin. AWWW such love.......
But life is slowly returning to normal. We think we may have resold Steve's house ( pray it goes through), school starts back on Monday, and Steve's kicking butt and taking names in the world of real estate. My goal now is to be the woman of his dreams for say the next 60-70 years. Love you all and its great to be home.

ouch!!!