holiday getting to know you TAG

1. Egg Nog o,r Hot Chocolate? egg nog

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wrap

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white

4. Do you hang mistletoe? yeap.
5. When do you put your decorations up? after thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? ham

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? waking up christmas morning....

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? 10 yrs

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? always

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? lots of ornaments and lights..

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? love it so much, too bad we live in louisiana!!!!

12. Can you ice skate? nope

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? my cabbage patch dolls

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? lots of family fun!!! and the food, of course.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? pecan pie

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? baking cookies with lauren

17. What tops your tree? an angel

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? GIVING

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O holy night

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or yum? yummers!

now i tag......oscar, christy, kkstock, leslie, lesle, alice,becky, nancy, cathy and jes
get busy ladies.....lol!

hugs to my GALS @ SJ

1. ashley: hugs to you. you are my hero. my God bless you and Clayton.
2. Jessie: hugs to you. you will be blessed my times over.
3. sherri: hugs to you . your a great mom and friend.
4. kristinA: hugs to you and your new edition.
5. KK Stock: hugs to you. and IRL at the bar. just make sure it's a COORS.lol
6. lesle: hugs to you. may you have a happy , wonder holiday.
7. leslie: hugs to you. i keep your MIL in my thoughts
8. christy: hugs to you. my friend one day soon.
9. terry: hugs to you. i am still giggling over KILLER....lol
10. bets: hugs to you. just keep your toes to your self.
11. rhonda: hugs to you and your dd. i hope she feels better this week.
12. nancy: hugs to you. your a wonderful host and a great talker.
13. erinj: hugs to you. even thou we belong to different parties, i love you the same.
14. cathy: hugs to you. you and your kids are in my thoughts.
15. pinay: hugs to you. i am expecting and invitation too.
16. georgina: hugs to you. i am so glad i am not on a diet with that wonderful british food you send me!
17. erin(chap): hugs to you. one day our paths will cross.

last but not least, not least at all: and to add hugs to all my friends, buddies and special sisters at SJ. you have all touched me in some way and i love you all for that. even though we all have minds of our own's,
i still love y'all...

stale

sorry for being stale. not too much happening. just done with lauren's birthday month...

house still jacked up and not moved, but hopefull to get moved this week.
busy month in december....go to dad's in houston this weekend. then to mom's 2 weeks after that.

then ski trip.........yeah!

have a great week!

Happy birthday Sweetheart

Today is my darling Lauren's Birthday.
today is the day in which a new life was brought into the world.

five years and nine months ago, I went to the OBGYN and had all the blood work done and I was told I was pregnant. I had the normal pap smear done and sent off to lab. I received a call a few days later from the doctor wanting to schedule another appointment. At that appointment I had another PAP done and was told that the reason was because I had some abnormal cells.
That PAP came back worst then the one before. My doctor scheduled a biopsy that following week to be done in his office. I was terrified. When the results came back from that test, my doctor told me he was sending me to Baton Rouge to get a second opinion. I went to BR and visited with another doctor that scheduled me another biopsy for that June...I was 5 months long.
that day in the hospital be for the biopsy, fred's mom prayed for me and the baby. I have never felt such peace. The surgery went well and all of the cancer was removed from my cervix.
that night in the hospital room was scary. The nurse told me to get up and walk so that the blood would not pool. Well, I did not listen. I got up to go to the bath room around 1:30 am and Fred almost had a heart attack. There was blood everywhere. The entire floor was bright red.
I was scared from all the blood and being 5 months long that I was going to lose my baby. But all was well.

fast forward to the ultra sound in July. Mom came with me because Fred had to work and could not get off. She keep saying "your gonna have a girl I know it". I told her not to jinx it, because I kinda had my heart set on a boy. We went in the room and during the US my mom saw it was a girl. Everyone with in the office heard her scream with joy... It was going to be a girl and I was so happy it was. I am so happy she is a girl....

I will not tell you the labor/c-section story due to the fact that they are almost all the same, but today at 1:40 pm my baby girl will be 5 years old....

so happy birthday Lauren and momma thanks you from the bottom of my heart.

IT'S friday......

yeap another week gone.....closer to thanksgiving and christmas.....

another week has past with no house, but the ball is rolling and i must keep focused on the outcome....

i was able to reserve a place at the park for lauren's birthday party on the 25th.....

another week has past and i will be able to see the white stuff...oh the joy of it....looking forward to seeing it.

have a great weekend.....

Great weekend

birthday Senorita Lauren
we had a great weekend.....


Friday: went to work as normal . Then to fred's sister house for Lauren/kelsey's family birthday parties. Lauren has two parties for her birthday... The food was good....Mexican...And hence the theme Lauren dressed up. So cute ....
and we watched cars till 12:30 am....

Saturday: Fred and a couple friends went to the house and cut the carport away from the main house. geez! Seeing some movement there was nice. I forgot to take pictures of those guys working. But all went well. Me and Lauren went to eat at burger king. Was nice to spend some one on one time with her. She blows my mind.....
that night we went to Wally world to shop for Sunday's party for Robert.
and got a few gifts for lauren's birthday party on the 25th.
I baked a cake for Robert and we watched little mermaid.

Sunday: for some reason I woke up with the rooster....Excited? I have no idea. We ate breakfast and went to Roberts house to watch the saints play and eat. I enjoyed spending time with the girls and we finally got to meet cougar. He is so cute. (that's what they named their son)
Lauren loved to look and play with Diego. He is only 4 months old, but she liked playing with him.

so that's it in a nut shell....Now just to wait for the mover and get busy painting and laying floors....

I hope this is a good week.....infact I will assume it will be

i have to share this...

when you start a layout do you get confused and feel like you do all your layouts the same? does all you work start looking the same?

well, a while back on SJ a jazzer posted a link to theis website....

i am hooked and i love it. Infact , everymonth when a new map comes out i print it and place it in a 3 ring folder....i am hooked.

http://www.pagemaps.com/

enjoy!


oh and to add it's HUMP day...the week is almost over

monday's

did you ever wonder why monday's suck?

i have and i have no idea why. and to add i hate friday's too, strange i know. but i love saturday's and sunday's.

so that's it for today.

i have more ~NEWS~ but i am not going to JINX myself....lmao

thanks

with thanksgiving coming up around the corner what do you have to be thankful for?

i am thankful for...
my family
fred
lauren
a roof overhead
food on the table
a car
a job
able to walk, see and hear
i am able to speak my mind
to have an opinion
to be free
friends that love me
people that watch my back
scrapjazz

there are others but that sums it up today....

have a great day

not about the house

ok i must move forward.

we are able to go sking in december....
i really want to go to the "EVENT" in March....
(dad if you are seeing this, that would be a great birthday present, just $300.00)

alot of ladies are getting pregers.....no i am not. so glad for them...


okay i have a story to tell, sorry terry i can not keep it a secret any more.....lol!

friday i was patiently waiting for a call about Jessie....

so karen , terry and cassandra called me....i felt the SJ love....

then about 10 minutes after hanging up with cassandra, my cell phone rang......


me: hello?
other:*staticy* jessie....
me: yes
other: omg, i am so happy for you, blah, blah....
me: terry is that you?
other: yes
me: terry this is lori...
terry: omg...laugh, laugh, laugh.......

she was trying to call jessie and hit redail on accident....

we both laughed until our sides hurt. i was so nice to laugh....

well, that was the best prank call in a long time.

thanks for making me laugh.....

stale?

yes....
why?
because things are happening and i can not put them here. stalkers? nosey people?
yes it's about the house. but time will deal with the "dork"...

lauren is gonna be five in 22 days....and i will have the house or the money by then.

some of me playing

i needed a picture of me for my rolodex cards i am doing......
i hate pictures of me.

help me decide:

1 , 2 or 3

random thoughts

driving to work this morning, i was thinking.

when you get stopped by a cop, why is this question asked first.

"do you know why i stopped you?"

how with that in mind, it's a trick question. if i were stopped this morning, it could be that i did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign or i was speeding.

would it be smart to play stupid, huh, no officer why did you stop me?

just thoughts...

questions??

i have been asked alot of questions lately, first carrie now ann...
well here you go!



1. What is your occupation?
i work in a automotive body shop
2. What color are your socks right now?
white
3. What are you listening to right now?
the radio
4. What was the last thing that you ate?
7 layered burrito
5. Can you drive a stick shift?
yeap
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
red
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
a customer
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
yes. i *heart* her
9. How old are you today?
31 years
10. Favorite drink?
cherry coke
11. What is your favorite sport?
snow sking
12. Have you ever dyed your hair?
yes
13. Pets?
just fish
14. Favorite Food?
chinese
15. What was the last book you read?
the bible
16. What was the last movie you watched?
alice in wonderland
17. What do you do to vent anger?
i eat, cry
18. What was your favorite toy as a child?
a red tractor
19. What is your favorite, Fall or Spring?
Fall
20. Hugs or kisses?
hugs
21. Cherries or blueberries?
blueberries
22. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
yes
23. Who is most likely to respond?
sherri and kristin
24. Who is least likely to respond?
christy
25. Living arrangements?
Married with 1 child
26. When was the last time you cried?
yesterday
27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that your are sending this to?
it here...
28. What did you do last night?
scrapbooked
29. Favorite smells?
rosemary
30. What inspires you?
lauren, freddie(DH)
31. What are you afraid of?
complete failure
32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?
spicy
33. Favorite dog breed?
rottys
34. Number of keys on your key ring?
5
35. How many years at your current job?
10 years 3 days
36. Favorite day of the week?
saturday
37. How many states have you lived in?
1
38. Favorite Holiday?
thanksgiving
39. Do you drive a motorcycle or heavy machinery?
no
40. Favorite gift to receive?
I love getting cards but, my favorite gifts from lauren handmade
41. Birthdays or Anniversaries?
birthdays
42. What is your best quality?
i am a giving person
43. Favorite thing to do?
scrapbooking
44. Do you collect anything and what?
scrapbook supplies and pigs

tuesday

it's tuesday!

better today, no rain ( i used to love rain).

some what better mood.

This weekend

Friday after work, went grocery shopping at Wally world.
finally was able to pick up pictures from the circus. Now I can scrap!

Saturday we woke up a little late, decided to go the the Celtic festival at the Civic center, that was interesting. listened to Folk music and the bagpipes. why does the sound of bagpipes make me want to cry?
then we headed over to target to see what they had there,
(i was looking for Prima flowers) they did not have anything.
when we were leaving we ran into Robert , Ana and diego.
they invited us over for steaks and to watch the McNeese game. I was so hungry: so Lauren and I talked Fred into taking us to Johnny careno's...yummy...
then off to change clothes and go visit our friends and watch the game.
sunday: did not make it to church, woke up late from staying up till 12:30 the night before. then we went to visit my dad and ms. peggy at her mom's house. it started to rain...and still is today. dad noticed a few things about my attitude and said i need to lose the grip on the house thing.
today is a new day, just keep your head up and look forward.

so that's it for today, unless hell freezes over , the rain stops the house moves it self.....what ever.

oh, just a reminder: IT's MONDAY

gee wizz

I am so insane right now! I have no thoughts or feelings.
is it possible to go beyond insane?
have you ever come to the breaking point?
I am not suicidal. i am just so low with this house crap.
how can a person tell you one thing and then make your life a living hell.
i talked to him today again, and i feel like my heart is going to pop out of my chest.

dear God: i come to you know in my lowest low. please answer my prayers. i just want the house moved and complete. i want to be able to wake up and not have to worry about the house. i want lauren to get her ski vacation.
amen.

a fun saturday

we took lauren to the Shriner's circus saturday. she had a blast.
she loved the clowns and got her face painted. there was this one clown with a whistle, she laughed her hinney off. she rode a pony too!


after the circus we wondered the grounds of the civic center.
we visited our local 9-11 memorial. wow! it was breath taking.
just to see and touch those beams from the world trade centers was awesome!
what a great display.
also there was a slab of limestome , i think, from the pentagon.

then we took lauren down to the shell beach drive to see all the big houses.

she wanted mcalister's deli. so that's what we ate.

it was nice to take a break from worring about the house and just spend time
with my two lovers

Update:

I am so sick of the house mover!

this has been the things going on this last few days.

I was told Oct 3rd, the beams will be placed Thursday the 5th, jack up and ready to go on Friday the 6th. Moved on the 7th!


well, I torture my self everyday by driving in front of the house!

Thursday: I called "dork" and chewed ass out about not a damn thing being done.

Friday: chewed more ass! What the hell is going on?

Saturday: got back from town. Called chewing ass out on his voice mail.

that afternoon this guy, we shall call him DICK, called me a said he has been hired by the dork to move the house and he would like to meet with us to go over some minor things.
ok no big deal to me. Let's GO!
so he calls me Sunday at 1:00 pm and says he will meet us at the house at 5:30 pm.

....We get there at 5:20......Not a soul ....At 5:45 I call and leave a message, I am here where are you?..at 6:00 leave another message...........I know you are going to stand me up. I will be here till 6:30.......................... at 6:20 I call leave the final message........"You are a liar and cheated crook. "F" you!"

bastards! I felt like a 15 year old girl being stood up on a first date.

so I call him Monday morning and chewed his ass out yet again.
I really can not believe he is even able to sit down.

I called him nd spoke to him last night.
you have 24 hours from 9:00pm. To give me the money back, 5000.00 or a go to the lawyer and get not only the 5000.00, but the 1900.00 for late fees and 2500.00 for atty fees!

that's it in a nut shell.

38 days past due!

I am on another blog

check it out!
http://nsavoices.typepad.com/hwit/2006/10/mom_and_dad_but.html

on the nsa blog.
what a wonderful feeling for someone to see my work and want me to sumbit to them. thanks kim!
and what a great feeling to be free of the chip on my shoulder.