Well, here actually. I had a hard time falling asleep and when I finally got to the really good sleep part Sassafrass woke me up. So, I've been reading new blogs since then. Haven't done that in quite a while. Isn't it funny how we get into a routine even in blogland?
I've had some pretty deep thoughts on life issues lately, but hesitate to post them given the fact that there are eyes reading this that I haven't spoken to on said issues and should probably do so before posting them in order to be as un-offensive as possible. How's that for a run-on?
Something that has really bothered me since moving back home is the rumor mill here. Holy crap!!! I had forgotten how mixed up, tied up, tangled up in rumors this place was. That is one area that I am trying desperately to stay out of... Satan's been pulling me lately, but I hope that I've resisted the pulling. Daddy always taught us that we are much better off not getting involved in the drama and politics that go on here. Now I really understand what he meant! Knowing that Hadlee will have to be taught the same thing, I figured that practicing and modeling such behavior would be better than preaching on it and being a hypocrite! Do any of you struggle w/ similar issues?
Well, I think I feel sleep coming on... must get up in a few hours for water aerobics ~ sadly, it kicked my booty on Monday, but then again I AM eight months preggars! :) Hope you are sleeping tightly.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Sunday, June 26, 2005
As is par...
Hi. My name is Mae Anne and I'm a procrastinator.
Once again, I have projects due for school and I can think of nothing better to do than laundry, cleaning, blogging, watching TV, and talking to anyone or anything that will listen in order to avert myself from finishing (or beginning) anything. Seriously, I should do better. I'll put myself in time out as soon as I finish this...
In the name of research, I'll ask your opinions. So, what is your opinion on the following:
1. Heterosexism / Homophobia / Christianity in the marriage and family therapy room.
2 Developing a community based project or program... what would it be, how would it work, would you like to develop said project for me?, etc.
3. Venn Diagrams ~ I hate the little suckers.
In other news...
I have such a busy week ahead and it doesn't look as if things will slow down any time soon. I'm trying to get as far ahead w/ school things as possible so just in case I get a call saying "Congratulations, you are hired as a real teacher and I need you to report to work in the morning." I'll have a bit less to stress over. (I heard through the grape vine that I would be getting a call soon, but the grape vine has been known to break down or go bad from time to time so I will count on absolutely no such of a thing.) I have 3 classes, 1 paper and a test to get in this week. Plus a day of shopping w/ the mom-in-law, a doc's appointment (on Tuesday we'll be into week #32!), 3 water aerobics classes, and a pedicure.
Boy life is just rough I tell ya! :)
Now I'll get right on that paper... as soon as I get in my 9 hours of sleep.
Once again, I have projects due for school and I can think of nothing better to do than laundry, cleaning, blogging, watching TV, and talking to anyone or anything that will listen in order to avert myself from finishing (or beginning) anything. Seriously, I should do better. I'll put myself in time out as soon as I finish this...
In the name of research, I'll ask your opinions. So, what is your opinion on the following:
1. Heterosexism / Homophobia / Christianity in the marriage and family therapy room.
2 Developing a community based project or program... what would it be, how would it work, would you like to develop said project for me?, etc.
3. Venn Diagrams ~ I hate the little suckers.
In other news...
I have such a busy week ahead and it doesn't look as if things will slow down any time soon. I'm trying to get as far ahead w/ school things as possible so just in case I get a call saying "Congratulations, you are hired as a real teacher and I need you to report to work in the morning." I'll have a bit less to stress over. (I heard through the grape vine that I would be getting a call soon, but the grape vine has been known to break down or go bad from time to time so I will count on absolutely no such of a thing.) I have 3 classes, 1 paper and a test to get in this week. Plus a day of shopping w/ the mom-in-law, a doc's appointment (on Tuesday we'll be into week #32!), 3 water aerobics classes, and a pedicure.
Boy life is just rough I tell ya! :)
Now I'll get right on that paper... as soon as I get in my 9 hours of sleep.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite..
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.
.............Now you know everything!!!
P.S. Does anyone else love that these are listed alphabetically??!?!?!
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite..
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.
.............Now you know everything!!!
P.S. Does anyone else love that these are listed alphabetically??!?!?!
Monday, June 20, 2005
Perpetual state of stuffiness
Ah, to just be able to breathe without sounding like a 600 lb. asmatic... 'twould be a dream come true. I sound so horrible, I even frighten myself! We've got 9 weeks and 1 day to go ~ hopefully less if these squats live up to their reputation. Maybe then I'll be able to breathe normally again...
Is it just me, or has this month flown by? I can't believe that July is almost here. It's just crazy. This will be the first summer in YEARS that I'll not be able to go to the beach... sadness. We may end up heading down in October when Hadlee is big enough to travel; just to hear that soothing sound and get our toes in the sand and water. OR, maybe the beach will move a few hundred miles inland ~ that would be so much more convenient!
The baby's crib, mattress and bedding came over the weekend. It is so exciting to go in there to look and touch everything. A bit sobering knowing that B and I will be responsible for the person who will soon rest her precious head in there. Ok, panic attackish feelings coming on. Must stop thinking of such things.
Nuttin' else to report on. My life is great, but not so exciting to read about. Happy Monday blog family.
Is it just me, or has this month flown by? I can't believe that July is almost here. It's just crazy. This will be the first summer in YEARS that I'll not be able to go to the beach... sadness. We may end up heading down in October when Hadlee is big enough to travel; just to hear that soothing sound and get our toes in the sand and water. OR, maybe the beach will move a few hundred miles inland ~ that would be so much more convenient!
The baby's crib, mattress and bedding came over the weekend. It is so exciting to go in there to look and touch everything. A bit sobering knowing that B and I will be responsible for the person who will soon rest her precious head in there. Ok, panic attackish feelings coming on. Must stop thinking of such things.
Nuttin' else to report on. My life is great, but not so exciting to read about. Happy Monday blog family.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Anticipation
Tomorrow is the interview day for a teaching position. Currently there are only four positions open in Pre K-5th and they are interviewing candidates from 8:00 - 3:00 with interviews lasting for 15 minutes max. That's a lot of people looking for a job! I'm not really excited about the prospect of having a full time job, especially w/ HAH's due date only 69 days away.... I don't know. I've prayed about it and my thinking is that what ever happens is meant to be and I'll just sit back and say thank you! :)
Brandon is getting back into a traveling routine. Since we've moved he hasn't been asked to go anywhere until this week. Yesterday he was in Atlanta and today through Friday he'll be in Charlotte, NC. Blah.
On a much more exciting note... HAH's crib and mattress will be delivered b/t 12:00 and 4:00 Friday afternoon. I am SUPER EXCITED!! I can not wait to see how things are going to look and getting this special space ready for such a special child. Her bedding and dresser will be here in a couple more weeks. When it's all here and put together I'll post pictures for all to goo and ooh over.
Saturday we are hosting a cook out in honor of all the father's in our family ~ well the immediate family anyway. Looking forward to having everyone over and celebrating being Daddies and having families and all that warm, fuzzy stuff.
My energy level begins to decline greatly at noon and I have to clean the vanities in our bathrooms and try to make sense of the gifts in HAH's room ~ currently it looks like a disaster zone. Then I need to catch up on yet another class, and head off to church for another night of our gospel meeting. It's on marriage, families and the home this year... right up my ally!
Brandon is getting back into a traveling routine. Since we've moved he hasn't been asked to go anywhere until this week. Yesterday he was in Atlanta and today through Friday he'll be in Charlotte, NC. Blah.
On a much more exciting note... HAH's crib and mattress will be delivered b/t 12:00 and 4:00 Friday afternoon. I am SUPER EXCITED!! I can not wait to see how things are going to look and getting this special space ready for such a special child. Her bedding and dresser will be here in a couple more weeks. When it's all here and put together I'll post pictures for all to goo and ooh over.
Saturday we are hosting a cook out in honor of all the father's in our family ~ well the immediate family anyway. Looking forward to having everyone over and celebrating being Daddies and having families and all that warm, fuzzy stuff.
My energy level begins to decline greatly at noon and I have to clean the vanities in our bathrooms and try to make sense of the gifts in HAH's room ~ currently it looks like a disaster zone. Then I need to catch up on yet another class, and head off to church for another night of our gospel meeting. It's on marriage, families and the home this year... right up my ally!
Monday, June 13, 2005
They Dance in the Kitchen
Throughout my childhood, my parents always held hands, kissed, and danced (yep, you read that correctly, they danced!). With four children in the house, they knew how to keep the romance alive in their marriage. Although he had to over come his wife's death, Daddy found another woman with whom he could dance in the kitchen, with only the music of voices and sounds of nature as their melody... and I am so thankful that he was given such a wonderful gift; not once, but twice in his life.
Today is Gary Lynn "Butch" McCullough's 50th birthday. For half a century he has brought smiles and laughs from those around him. He can play hard ball with the best of them, but Daddy is a softie at heart and it is shown in the way he treats everyone he comes into contact with, but especially his family.
He has shown my siblings and I how to live, love and laugh. But more importantly, how to be a child of God and admit our imperfections (if only when absolutely necessary!). His influence in my life is very evident ~ besides that fact that I am his spitting image (minus the bald head and full beard and mustache).
I love you Daddy and I am so grateful to have you in my life.
Always,
Your Baby Girl
Today is Gary Lynn "Butch" McCullough's 50th birthday. For half a century he has brought smiles and laughs from those around him. He can play hard ball with the best of them, but Daddy is a softie at heart and it is shown in the way he treats everyone he comes into contact with, but especially his family.
He has shown my siblings and I how to live, love and laugh. But more importantly, how to be a child of God and admit our imperfections (if only when absolutely necessary!). His influence in my life is very evident ~ besides that fact that I am his spitting image (minus the bald head and full beard and mustache).
I love you Daddy and I am so grateful to have you in my life.
Always,
Your Baby Girl
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Nuttin' much...
Thankfully, there isn't all that much going on right now. Things are sailing smoothly along. At my doctor's appointment Tuesday, Dr. B said that HAH is measuring "larger than 29 weeks," which is fine. Brandon and I were both a bit above average... he was 7.13 and I was 8.1 (and two weeks late ~ have mercy!) so she should be right in that area. Then again, they told my sister that her youngest one would be between 8 and 9 lbs. and she was 7.4, so I'm not really putting all my stock into measuring by feeling the ol' tummy.
I've finished all of the thank you cards from the baby showers. Now all I have to do is buy stamps and send them all on their merry way. Of course, this is the point at which I stopped w/ thank yous for wedding gifts. I don't know why, but I'll make sure these get mailed w/ in the next 75 days or so...
Next Thursday I have two interviews w/ 5 principals (of which I know 4, it's so nice to be back home!) for a teaching position for next fall (which actually starts in late July ~ this whole year around thing sure cuts into a gal's summer!). I don't know how this will end. Just getting invited to interview is a good thing; it's the aftermath if the interview goes well that will stress me out a bit... ok, a big... huge... gigantic bit, but a bit no less. I have never thought about putting my children into someone else's hands on a daily basis. SO, I'll not think about it now and all will be well! Just call me Scah-lutt.
That's the oh-so-exciting news for now. I'll have a child in a little over 10 weeks ~ YAH HOO!!!
I've finished all of the thank you cards from the baby showers. Now all I have to do is buy stamps and send them all on their merry way. Of course, this is the point at which I stopped w/ thank yous for wedding gifts. I don't know why, but I'll make sure these get mailed w/ in the next 75 days or so...
Next Thursday I have two interviews w/ 5 principals (of which I know 4, it's so nice to be back home!) for a teaching position for next fall (which actually starts in late July ~ this whole year around thing sure cuts into a gal's summer!). I don't know how this will end. Just getting invited to interview is a good thing; it's the aftermath if the interview goes well that will stress me out a bit... ok, a big... huge... gigantic bit, but a bit no less. I have never thought about putting my children into someone else's hands on a daily basis. SO, I'll not think about it now and all will be well! Just call me Scah-lutt.
That's the oh-so-exciting news for now. I'll have a child in a little over 10 weeks ~ YAH HOO!!!
Monday, June 06, 2005
Let the freak show begin...
It's nearing... the second weekend of June in Manchester means the hippy, free-lovin, take a puff of the cheeba and share a round w/ the tent next to ya, crowd is gathering for the annual "music and arts festival" called Bonnaroo. Lord help us!
In past years, the traffic wait to get to the gate has been up to 8 hours on the interstate in both directions. Surprisingly, only three people have died during this; not surprisingly, they were results of overdoses.
For most Manchester residents, we love it as much as native New Orleans inhabitants love Mardi Gras... that's not a lot if you're keeping a tally. It does bring a large amount of $$$ into the area. How much, I'm not sure, but they'll announce a guesstimate on the news Sunday evening as the last station-wagonniers and hitch-hikers are heading out of town.
Brandon and I were returning some duplicate baby gifts to Wal-Mart (have I mentioned that we're registered at Target??!!) and witnessed numerous 'Roonies setting up tents in the parking lot. I can't imagine how that would be a good night's sleep, especially since the gates don't open for two more days.
Our life for the next six days will revolve around catching glimpses of people who's parents probably enjoyed Woodstock a bit too much and avoiding town as much as possible. It will be interesting, shocking, surprising and some fun all in one, but boy howdy are we ready for it to be over with! :)
In past years, the traffic wait to get to the gate has been up to 8 hours on the interstate in both directions. Surprisingly, only three people have died during this; not surprisingly, they were results of overdoses.
For most Manchester residents, we love it as much as native New Orleans inhabitants love Mardi Gras... that's not a lot if you're keeping a tally. It does bring a large amount of $$$ into the area. How much, I'm not sure, but they'll announce a guesstimate on the news Sunday evening as the last station-wagonniers and hitch-hikers are heading out of town.
Brandon and I were returning some duplicate baby gifts to Wal-Mart (have I mentioned that we're registered at Target??!!) and witnessed numerous 'Roonies setting up tents in the parking lot. I can't imagine how that would be a good night's sleep, especially since the gates don't open for two more days.
Our life for the next six days will revolve around catching glimpses of people who's parents probably enjoyed Woodstock a bit too much and avoiding town as much as possible. It will be interesting, shocking, surprising and some fun all in one, but boy howdy are we ready for it to be over with! :)
Friday, June 03, 2005
Chocolate Sanity
I'm not at all used to being at someone else's beck and call. This week, since I've been keeping Lyla (13 months) my little world has been turned upside down. She's a wonderful child, incredibly easy to take care of, I'm just not used to it. When the mid afternoon stretch gets here (right when she starts to get tired and ready for her afternoon nap) I have to take a sanity break. This means taking a time out on the couch with a tall cup o' milk and a swiss miss. Mmmm. She's waking up. If I don't make eye-contact she may just fall back to sleep!
Chocolate anyone?
Chocolate anyone?
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