DUH

http://www.wgal.com/education/18794748/detail.html

Um... DUH! In my opinion NO standardized test truly measures skills. Ugh.

Not Me Monday!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

1. It was not me who already has her tax refund half spent BEFORE it comes!
2. It was definitely not me who did not so great on her midterms. not at all. :-I
3. It was not me who made cinnamon rolls for lunch the other day because the cabinets were so empty they were echoing. Nope! I always have time to go to the grocery store and keep my cabinets stocked!
4. It was not me who was in line at the grocery store and forgot that I didn't put my impulse buy into the cart (we allow ourselves one impulse buy per trip) and therefore grabbed a candybar as my impulse buy. I stay away from that stuff and always eat as healthy as possible. :P
5. BUT it WAS me who went to the gym FIVE TIMES last week! My goal was four and I decided the fifth day to go.

That is all I have today folks.

Wahoo!

I was given a blogger award from the wonderful Melissa at simple, positive, happy. How sweet of her! Honestly, when I set out blogging I did so because I loved reading other blogs and getting an insight into the lives of others. I loved meeting new people and feeling connected with them. I felt that each one of them has touched my life in some way. I hoped that if through my experiences I could touch the life of one person, then I would have done what I set out to do when I started blogging. I also did it so that my family and friends from all over the state and country could keep up with my life. I love writing and blogging. I'm not the best writer or most interesting person. I have 3 followers. That's it. But I'm not out to be the best writer, or the most interesting person. I am out to be me and to write about my life or interesting things I come across. I write to put my opinion into words. I love to write. I hope that I can put more devotion into my blog and hopefully make someone else smile. That being said, here is my award! :)


And here are the rules of the award: “These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

Here are the bloggers I am tagging. Please check out the blogs of these wonderful ladies!:
1. Erin at Champagne Tastes Better
2. Marialena at Just an Old Fashioned Gal!
3. Abby at Life with B & A
4. Jennifer at This Girl Loves Pink
5. Kari at Better Together
6. Kathleen at My Two Red Shoes
7. Mana at The Many Adventures of Mana
8. Katie at The Poop Scoop

Husband survey

I saw this on another blog and thought it looked fun! Here is a bunch of info about my hubby! :) His birthday is coming up so why not dedicate a post to him? (I'll do a better dedication ON his birthday but this seemed fun!).

Husband Survey

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? evening TV usually... he leaves for work too early to watch anything he really likes, but he like Heroes, LOST, and Friday Night Lights

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Italian or none... ew!

3. What's one food he doesn't like? seafood

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order? iced tea or coke

5. Where did he go to high school? at a high school near me (sorry folks! I don't want to post it on here! too personal)

6. What size shoe does he wear? 11

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? video games... but he used to collect baseball cards

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? turkey

9. What would he eat every day if he could? ice cream... and he does! That is his job actually!

10. What is his favorite cereal? Apple Jacks, Life, and peanutbutter cocoa puffs

11. What would he never wear? pink, speedo

12. What is his favorite sports team? New England Patriots!

13. Who did he vote for? he doesn't feel like his vote actually counts so he doesn't vote

14. Who is his best friend? Me, of course!

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do? work nights... but it is a great job and good money so I'm not going to complain

16. What is his heritage? Irish, with maybe a little German

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake? Pound cake... or I'd buy him an ice cream cake

18. Did he play sports in high school? soccer

19. What could he spend hours doing? playing video games

20. What is one unique talent he has? for some reason dogs are always his best friend in the whole world... he just has that personality

Vot for Kota!!!

I entered Kota in a pet photo contest! VOTE FOR HER! :) You can vote once a day for the next week. Just click on the picture below:

Vote for Kota!

Not Me Monday!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Here we go again! I don't know if I can come up with a lot, but I will try.

1. It is not me who still has laundry sitting in baskets in her room waiting to be put away. Nope! I wouldn't dig through it to get clean clothes out for the entire week instead of spending 15 minutes to put them away and then easily get them out of the closet.

2. It is not me who also still has the vacuum cleaner box sitting in the living room waiting to be taken to the basement. I keep my house neat and tidy at all times.

3. It is not me who has been slacking on my blog updating. :(

4. It was not me who got horribly carsick on our 5 hour round trip yesterday, requiring the windows to be open or the AC to be on so that I didn't throw up all over the place.

5. It definitely WAS me who bought my husband an awesome Valentine's Day present! But it WASN'T me who forgot to give him his card until today!! OOPS!

6. It definitely WAS me who received AWESOME tulips from my husband for Valentine's day and then a present as well! Whoa! How lucky am I!?!

OK... that is what I could come up with for this week.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to my blog friends!

Take some time to cuddle close to the one you love!

This has been a great day so far! Actually, yesterday Jeffery had flowers delivered to me! Here they are:And today we went out for breakfast and exchanged gifts (I got him a leather Patriots wallet, and he gave me LOST season 4!). We are also going to go to The Melting Pot for dinner tonight with my parents!!! I can't wait! :) We usually don't go all out for Valentine's Day but for some reason this year we are. I am so into it! I get that it is a Hallmark holiday, and that you should tell your spouse (or that special someone) that you love them every day and pay attention to them, but this is a day to really focus in on that love. It is just a nice day to recognize the love that everyone has.

So take time today and tell that special person in your life (your spouse, your partner, your boyfriend, girlfriend, and your kids and pets too!) that you really do care for and appreciate them!

Happy Valentine's Day!