Last I heard she was...

Heard about this from my friend over at Flooded Lizard Kingdom. It is a game in which you type in your name in Google and then the phrase "last I heard [he/she] was". Here are some of my results:

Looks like I move around a lot:
Last I heard she was back in Florida.
Last i heard she was moving back to hemel.
Last I heard she was. somewhere in Ottawa.

Here are some dating tidbits:
Last I heard she was rumoured to have gotten married to a farmer.
Last I heard she was involved with Angus Deayton
Last I heard she was living with a guy in Denver.

My favorite:
Last I heard, she was living on some Island somewhere
I wonder if this means I was picked for Survivor at one point?

Another favorite:
Last I heard, she was doing some work in Cambodia.
Last I heard, she was living in Guam.
Yeah me! Now, is this charity work or just hey, let's just pick up and move to Cambodia to work?

Favorite of my Dad's:
Last I heard, she was living up in Napa making wine.
Yeah Dad, you know what you are getting for presents forever...

Last but not least: Oh just Shoot me now!!!
Last I heard, she was attending Oral Roberts University
My major must basketweaving for insane christians.

There was 3 whole pages of cool things I have been doing... who would have thunk it?

Baby News

So, I went to my first OB/GYN appointment with a new Doctor. No, I am not pregnant but was recommended to go talk to this doctor. She gave me the low-down on what I should do and what I shouldn't do. One thing she did NOT mention was that I was Waaay overweight. She wants me to walk more and get out and do more stuff but she did not mention that I need to lose lots of weight before getting pregnant.

I was blown away when she mentioned something else. The Doc was talking about how to figure out when I was ovulating (who knew the high school health classes would come in handy?) and to make sure DH and I had sex at least once a day during the three days of ovulation. Then she said "Your husband cannot have a bath for at least 1 week prior to this time." I busted out hysterically laughing and just could NOT stop. As I caught my breath, I had to explain to my doctor (who thinks I am really crazy now) that my husband LIVES in the bathtub! DH will take conference calls from his beloved bath and uses it every day to destress from work or just works from the tub if it gets too stressful. She laughed as well and mentioned that wives usually say, "my husband would never take a bath!"

Ah, so this is what is to come.... I will put a large calendar up in the bathroom so we can mark the ovulation days and the no bath week. I am going to have one grumpy DH for a week then he gets lots of sex for 3 days! At least he has to make some sacrifices too!

Gardening in Texas

Whenever I think about my garden (or lack thereof), I realize how much work I would need to do to make it look the way I want it to (and to water it in June/ July). My plan to get an irrigation system backfired. Maybe DH will understand better next year and put aside money to do this VERY important addition to the yard.

Do I really need all those tools? I was taking a look through some catalogs and magazines and was wondering... All I have is a small shovel, some pruning shears, a hand-held tiller and some gloves. Does it matter if I don't have a fork to turn the soil, a flat shovel to take out sod, large loppers for shrubs? I mean, really, do I need them? I am afraid to take out some of the flowers to divide them without a fork and I am hoping to get a delivery of soil late this week so I can make better beds.

Ah, the beds. After the icestorm last week, the lantana is really, really dead. I either need to cut it back to get rid of it altogether. It is the only thing that looks good in July however. hmm.
I know I want to change out the flowers near the door and cut back the crape myrtle near the garbage bins. I still have no real idea of what to do with the bed near the cars or on the side of the house. Maybe I should look through some garden centers this weekend - the Lowe's at La Frontera has some really knowledgeable people. BUT - the Red Barn plants I buy, while slightly more expensive, have lasted and lasted.

Point in fact - the Bluebonnets in the ice picture are actually seeds from a plant I bought late last year at Red Barn. The plants went to seed and now they are everywhere! I LOVE self-seeding plants! Maybe I'll get some more so they will creep over to behind the mailboxes... it is just bare dirt right now.

Why is it sooo hard to find good advice about gardening in Texas? I still need to get some sort of soil test to determine what I need to do in terms of fertilizer. AND I need to get some better system in place for watering this summer. I also need to keep some notes about what I am putting where and what is going on with the garden. Ah well - at least I can pull weeds without too much thought this weekend. :-)

Ice Storm 2007 AKA the 3 days of winter in Texas

Howdy! Here are some cool photos to show how awesome it is that we had TWO snow/ice days in Texas! BTW - I was going stir crazy by the end of it!

Bluebonnets on Ice

Cedar Fever Defeated in Texas!!














Look Ma - Snow in Texas!

Ahhh... Resolutions.

This year I turn 35. I know, I know it's not that big of deal but I am looking forward to this year. I have been thinking a lot about resolutions and if I can actually stick to them this year. Over at the Flooded Lizard Kingdom, the Princess has lots of wonderful resolutions I would love to emulate.

However, I am setting my goals a little lower. A couple of things I would like to do is:

1: Get organized. I mean more than just the quilt room, I really need some shelves for books and would love to get some built-ins to really make the house a little more lived in.

2: Finish stuff! I have a list - yes over 10 right now - of baby quilts for people in the office. I have a goal of finishing the first 3 by April 1st. Then the next 3 by June 1st and so on. Right now I have one pieced (ready for quilting), one on the wall (ready for piecing) and another cut and ready to go on the wall. I am interrupting myself right now by making some other presents but I will be back on track next weekend.

3: Move more. I am terribly overweight and all I want to do is to be able to keep up when people want to go walking or just getting through the day and sleeping well. Steph offered to meet me at the JCC to just get me going. THAT is what I need - an appointment with someone that I can't miss - no matter what. I also am checking on a beginners class at Yoga Yoga to get more flexible. I am also hoping to make inroads on my planar facitis (sp?) so I don't have so much pain when walking.

I think that is enough for now. I'll hopefully be working on this more and more this year. We'll see what happens. :-)

Sister Exchange Part 1

So, my sister has helped with a kick in the butt to go out and start a blog in which she and I can exchange information and pictures.

Many times I have started journals and did not get past January in the writing. We'll see if it helps that J-sis will be monitoring and encouraging!

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