Christmas is over :(

Yesterday was our first day at home since Christmas morning when we opened all of our presents. We had a great Christmas. I guess I hadn't realized how much I'd been buying and putting back until we started wrapping everything on Christmas Eve. We thought this was going to be a sad year for our kids but it wasn't! HA! We didn't do a lot on each other this year... well I take that back. Matthew did alot for me but I didn't do so much. I'll have to make it up to him on his birthday. I'd love to take him to Gatlinburg as a surprise.... Our tax return should be back in time for me to do that. I just need to figure out all the details. He'd love to stay in town so we could walk to all the stuff. I've been looking online at places... any suggestions?

We went to my sister's house Christmas day and after lunch and presents the grown ups (jessica included this year) played dominos until it was time to go to the Brocks for another Christmas dinner. Saturday morning we headed down to south alabama to visit more family. We came back Sunday afternoon.

Michael and Heather are in town so its been nice to have them around. They're moving to Clarksville, Tn soon... maybe in January. He's going to be stationed at Ft Campbell and its only 4 hours away!

I took pictures but you'll have to wait... I've gotta find the cable to hook up the camera :)

Any big plans for New Years anyone?

Christmas vacation!

Last night Matthew and I went out to eat and got some last minute Christmas presents bought.... all because his employer decided to actually give a decent bonus :) I feel much better about the things we got for our kids now... up until last night they were lacking in the toy area and I didn't think they'd get too excited about clothes and pj's. But we got some cool toys and now they're set! Jessica didn't ask for any big items this year so she wasn't too hard to buy for. I wish I could have given her more... or atleast been able to hand over a few hundred dollars to spend on her choice of clothes after Christmas. I remember being a teenage and LOVING that my mom would give me money in my stocking to pick out my own clothes.

Since finishing up with school I feel a little more relaxed. My stress level is definitely down. Although yesterday I got this strong feeling (or conviction) that I needed to be reading up for my next semester. But I have sooo many other things I'd like to get done while I have this time off for Christmas. I ended up getting a "B" in my biology class. I didn't expect anything above a "C" but was secretly hoping for an "A"... however the B doesn't show that its affecting my GPA... its still saying I have a 4.0... not sure how all that works. My lab partner made a D... its passing but for nursing you have to have a "C"... this was her 2nd time to take the class. She called me balling her eyes out and I tried to comfort her but the mother in me came out and I scolded her for her lack of effort throughout the semester.

I'd better get moving... we're due over at the inlaws to see Michael and Heather. They're moving to Clarksdale (or ville?), Tenn... only 4 hours away!!!!! We're not sure of their move date yet but we're hoping its very soon. We miss them and our kids miss them.

Proud Momma Moment #59686598948594854

My Darcy bug can read :) She turned 5 in November and she's reading and wants to read everything. Her teacher told me she's at the top of her class. I sub'd in there the other day and I saw it first hand... my baby is a genius!

Study Study Study

Its Monday morning and its really foggy outside. I'm sitting at the kitchen table waiting on my Lab Partner to get here so we can study. I'd really rather go back to bed. I'm subbing tomorrow and my final is on Wednesday so I don't have a lot of time left to study. I also have to give a speech for my other final. I'm doing it on abstinence :) I took my math final last Thursday... I don't my grade yet but I'm pretty sure I passed.

I was looking back trying to find pics

I was just telling someone about this the other day! LOL

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

My phone call
this morning the phone rings at 8:30am... this is how the conversation went

me: Hello

man: who am i speaking with?

me: Nicole

man: oh, well i think i have the wrong number Nicole. sorry.

(((this man seemed like a very nice man)))a few minutes later the phone rings again

me: hello

man: is this Nicole again?

me: yes sirman: I'm really sorry Nicole to bother you but I was given this number by agency but I was told it was to contact Stephanie.

(((well with my mom making phone calls yesterday to the bar I thought maybe this was an attorney trying to help me))))

me: what agency?

man: well i hate to say since this isn't stephanie

me: well maybe they gave you the wrong name by accident

man: the escort agency

me: hahahahahahahahhaahhaahahhahahaa (i couldn't stop laughing!!!! and he soon joined in) i'm sorry for laughing... I hope you find stephanie soon.

man: hahahahaaha thanks sorry to bother you.

OMG!!! I couldn't help laughing! then i hung up thinking... was he really talking about an "escort" service like prositution?????? so i called matthew to tell him about the phone call... i asked him if it was just like one of those area singles groups that match up personalities... he said UM NO! I said are you sure... maybe he needed a date for his company christmas party... he said yeah okay whatever! now this guy sounded like a really nice business man. I pictured him sitting in his nice size office drinking his morning coffee with a tie on... oh well... i guess everyone has needs. lol

Ickies and more

My wonderful hubby has been icky for days and now its my turn. He's a much better sicky than I am. I'm a whinner. He never complains! He offered to stay home this morning to help me get the kids ready for school but I told him I could handle it. I really wanted to say "yes please stay home!" I ended up falling on my front porch. I was trying to get Jeremiah out the door and tripped over the cat, rolled my ankle and hit the ground :( I'm okay.

My lab partner is supposed to come over today to study but so far I haven't heard from her. I really wanted to go back to bed but I refrained. I need to study! I also have a huge pile of laundry to tackle.

I went to the Ladies Christmas party at church last night. I decided to do a secret sister this year... I hope I don't let her down. I know her... she's pretty special to me :) Now I get to spend the whole year letting her know how special she is :)

Nice

This was last weekend... not sure who or why but they rolled the only tree in our yard... its on the other side of our fence next to the road. We ran out of TP last night and this sure came in handy :)

All this over football?

I've deleted it now so you can't go looking for it. But some of you may have seen the comments left on my facebook. It really bothered me that people were leaving such hateful comments about a guy they don't know and for most of them... he shares their faith... supposedly. Hateful remarks that turned personal. I got comments from people that I never talk to... it was just unreal at the stupidity displayed by some people. All this while calling themselves christians. You have to just stop and think what kind of witness are they being to those not proclaiming to be christians.

Thanks to those of you who did not leave ugly remarks :) I did notice.

Running Around

like a chicken with my head cutt off! HA!

School is almost over... for a few weeks anyways. I have big plans for those weeks off. Hopefully I can do some serious cleaning in my kids rooms and maybe even paint the master bath. I said I wasn't going to sub until after my finals but I ended up going in today and I'm subbing the DAY BEFORE my big final in 2 weeks. Its hard to tell them "no" when you know you're the only one that will help them out. I think all parents should be required to sub once :)

This morning the little ones watched Polar Express at school and I got to be there for that. Half way through the movie we stopped for hot chocolate and cookies. Tonight is Jessica's homecoming game... last night we decorated the school for Patriot Day (just her, a teacher and myself). It was kinda cool seeing all the kids this morning trying to figure out who did it. They seemed pretty pumped up about the game tonight.

I'm hoping it snows tonight... they say we could get an inch. I sure hope we do... even more would be nice. I ran to the store last night and got the kids some long johns and gloves just to be on the safe side. I forgot to buy up all the milk and bread :)

I hurt my shoulder again... its the same one I hurt a year ago. Its really sore. I'm trying to avoid going to the doctor with it. Last time he tapped me up and thats not cool! I cannot function with one arm!