Thursday, February 19, 2009

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Bye Bye Saturn!

Yes, I know. It technically belonged to Papa. I know I mentioned that Tracy had a wreck in the Saturn that we had been driving for a few years. They decided to "total" the car and had said they'd come get it for weeks. In fact, they picked it up on Monday which was a month after the wreck.

I got up early and cleaned everything out of the inside and Tracy cleaned out the trunk. Every time we had mentioned that the Saturn would have to go soon, Mallory would say, I really like that car.

It had so many things going wrong with it before the wreck. And then the wreck happened. To fix the Saturn would cost a good bit of money. We do have a possible option of buying it back from a "dealer only" auction at the end of March. We haven't decided if we want to try to do that or not. I can't imagine that it would go for a lot of money with the whole driver's side being damaged and the bumper hanging off of it. Then there would be how much would it "REALLY" take to fix it - you know, properly.

So several things to weigh and consider... I didn't think to take a picture of it. That may have made some people more sad anyways.

But anyhoo- gone is the little blue-green Saturn L200 that accompanied us on so many family journeys to Hilton Head Island & Bluffton, SC and Lynchburg, Virginia for a wedding. It took Daddy all over the place for work to places like Franklin, NC (he lived there for a bit as a kid), Orangeburg, SC, and recently we accompanied him for the afternoon to Beech Mountain and Blowing Rock. It's the car that took me to Greenville Memorial and brought home a Julia Grace from Spartanburg Regional. It's the car that took us to dance practices and Saturday morning soccer games for Mallory.

Little Blue Saturn - you will be missed!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Elmo's World Survives the Toilet


Yeah you read that right.

Julia Grace has this habit of throwing her toys at you. She wants you to stop whatever you're doing and play with that toy with her right NOW! Tracy had come in the bathroom to tell me something while I was in the shower. Julia Grace marched in behind him and threw the Elmo's World game at him. The only problem was, he was standing beside the toilet talking to me - an OPEN toilet. Hysterical Oh No's and crying ensued as Tracy realized that the game had landed in the toilet. He threw the game in the sink and took her out of the bathroom as she was screaming. She wanted the game back.

To be fair, this was Mallory's toy at about age 2 or 3. Mallory was kind enough to let cousin Adrienne play with it at Nana and Papa's before passing it on to little sister.

Back to the Elmo game...

We both accidentally pushed play while it was still wet. It warbled and talked in fast forward like the Chipmunks. We managed to find a screwdriver to fit the holes on the back and take it apart so we spread it out in 2 pieces to dry.

Surprisingly, 2 days later (the numbers wouldn't work 24 hours later - it would register that you'd pressed them without pressing them) the whole thing worked. We put it back together and Elmo's World has been fine ever since that day. She's even been a little bit better about throwing toys at us. So there you have it - Elmo's World survived the toilet!

Friday, February 6, 2009

A Prayer Request...

Please be in prayer for a friend's family - her dad has cancer. Apparently, they were told after a CT scan this week to go ahead and call in hospice. She has come home from Georgia with her family to be with him as he makes his way Home to God. Her dad was a teacher and principal in district 2 and 7 schools - he touched many lives. Her parents were both also great supportors of our marching band and I care very much for both of them. Tracy and I both had him as a teacher in junior high school. Please pray that he does not suffer and for peace and healing for his family. Thanks!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

44 Questions

44 Questions

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? not that I know!
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? last week listening to "cancer" by MCR for evident reasons. I was actually listening to the Black Parade is Dead CD.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?Yes - many people tell me it looks very neat - it was even neater in high school when I handwrote things more often than I do now.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Deli sliced Roast Beef
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?Mallory 9 and Julia Grace 2.5
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yup! I am funny and I'll do anything for you!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Sarcasm is fluently spoken as a second language here.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? No tonsils since the early '80's.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No way!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Frosted Flakes or Honey Nut Cheerios with strawberries or bananas.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I try to remember when they're new but I eventually just pull them off with the laces tied.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Mint Chocolate Chip or Moose Tracks or Chocolate with Peanut Butter ribbon.
13. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I notice their eyes first.

14. RED OR PINK? Red from those two - not a pink fan. Navy blue or purple are the best!
15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORlTE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I procrastinate.
16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Papa - Daddy's dad. I wish Julia Grace could have known him.
17. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? Sure!

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Navy pants and grey tennis shoes by Adidas that I've had forever!
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Julia Grace is playing one of the 4 V.tech computers the girls have gotten over the years - it's going boing and uh oh. Not sure why.
20. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?Aubergine ('cause it is fun to say and I like all shades of purple) or Cerulean (blue)
21. FAVORITE SMELLS - COFFEE - Vanilla, Roses, Cinnamon and Pumpkin Pie baking
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Tracy
23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yuppers.

24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Baseball and soccer and hockey
25. HAIR COLOR? brownish blondish fluffy stuff

26. EYE COLOR? blue
27. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes - I got them in the 6th grade.

28. FAVORITE FOODS? shrimp, lasagna, anything Mexican or Japanese
29. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings!
30. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? In the theater? Twilight and some other Disney movies with Mallory :) Princess Bride on TV.
31. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? white

32. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter hands down! I like cold and snow but I want a warm cozy house to retreat to from both of them!
33. HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses from Tracy and my little pookie, Julia Grace!
34. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? hopefully everyone that reads it!
35. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? couldn't tell ya!

36. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Bible. No time for other ones lately!
37. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Winnie the Pooh - the same one I got with my brand new computer in 1997. Yeah I know. :)
38. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?Without a Trace and the Mentalist (I think that's the name of the other show that I saw before WaT).
39. FAVORITE SOUND(S) - children laughing, rain falling, the ocean.
40. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles - Sir Paul McCartney is my fave!

41. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Wales and Scotland and Ireland and England - whichever is furthest from the States - don't feel like looking to see which one wins.
42. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm crafty.
43. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Spartanburg, SC - Mary Black Hospital.
44. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?Anyone that will post this - but I don't get why these things ask that question so much!