Oh, and the "I will nots"

for 2010:

*I will NOT stop drinking Diet Coke.
*I will NOT give up sweets...cut back some hopefully, but never giving up my chocolate.

In case you cared to know.

OH! That's a thing for my list! Hold on, let me see what number I'm on...
...

Holy crap. I haven't worked on my list since last March!

#74) Sometimes I'll say really random things at really random times and end by saying, "in case you cared to know". Davin's correct response is always, "I did, thank you". And the other way around. We care to know everything the other has to say.

Hi

That's all.

Curiousity and the Cross-dresser

Because everyone (including myself) is sick of hearing about my sleep issues.

So, the other day I was at work. I saw a man walk in and thought nothing of it because husbands/boyfriends/etc. always are in our store. However, after awhile I noticed he was filling up his arms with clothes. So I walked up to him and said (all cheerfully), "So, are you here with someone or are you shopping for someone?" To which this large man, wearing guy jeans, a casual tee, and a Red Sox baseball hat said, "Just for me!" Oops. My immediate response, "Fantastic! Let me get you a fitting room started!" So I did. Piles and piles of skirts, dresses, and all else dressy. I had put him in the back-up dressing room as we don't normally allow men in our dressing rooms, so I was sure to check up on him often. Both so that he knew he wasn't neglected away from the main dressing rooms, but also because....dare I say it?...I was wanting him to show off his clothes!!! Don't gasp, you know you would be curious also! And it's not that I haven't seen cross-dressers before, but, dude, a fashion show? That would be just plain awesome. Alas, he never came out with the clothes on. However, he did leave with a long, flared denim skirt. He put two things on hold that "he LOVES and HAS to have" (as he said in a very manly, not at all flare voice). One was a red dress coat (agreed, it is gorgeous), and the other was a denim vest to go with the skirt.

So, Matt didn't give me a fashion show, as I was secretly hoping, but you can bet I tried to imagine him with a long denim skirt, with a brick red dress coat over it! :)

ETA: I cross-dress sometimes myself. You know, men's jeans and a men's t-shirt. Even boy short panties. I'm stylish that way.

House with attitude!

Before...

After!

Hey yo

~I haven't felt up for blogging...
~but I feel like I should, so here goes:
~Davin and I got away for a short vacation to AZ. It was great to have quality time with him!
~Even though I got sick EVERY afternoon from the heat.
~For that reason, we probably won't ever move there.
~We'll just visit Leanne when she moves there.
~Any suggestions on where we should travel next to find our future home?
~Did you know that at any given time of the day you can watch Law and Order on tv?
~Seriously. It's always on.
~I'm turning it off.
~Silence. Much better.
~For those who live under a rock- or in a cave- we're waiting for a baby.
~And waiting.
~And waiting. I'm losing patience.
~Not that I ever had any.
~On the cheerful side of pregnancy- Congrats, Mindi! How exciting for you!
~And it was great to see you!
~I have not forgotten about my list of 100 things.
~That will be a more ambitious post.
~When I feel ambitious.
~I just put medicated lotion on my feet for muscle pain.
~Standing for hours in retail kills the feet.
~But now it reeks to high heaven in here for menthol.
~Disgust.
~It's too quiet- gotta turn some music on.
~Wake up now, this post is over.

A walking affirmation

I realized last night that these were all a part of my outfit...

All I need is "Believe" tattooed on my arm. :D

P.S. I wear both bracelets almost every day. The silver one says, "believe in yourself", "be brave", "be kind", "be happy", and "be well". Sometimes when I'm feeling frustrated or crabby I'll look down to see what it's telling me. :)

Big sisters can be bullies

Leanne's been all over my business to post another blog entry. So here it is.

...that's all. (yeah, not a whole lot to blog about at the moment.)

Laura...

~is thinking she should just do status updates on her blog- kind of like facebook. This way she may blog more often.
~just ate a peanut butter and jam sandwich- they always taste so yummy.
~realized about an hour ago that she had gone all day (until now) without thinking about Kiya. She almost felt guilty, but instead realized she is in fact healing.
~wishes she was going to be at Leanne's garage sale tomorrow to take pictures. Oh, that would be so blog-worthy. And super entertaining.
~instead, she is going to work.
~is going to Arizona for her wedding anniversary at the beginning of June. She is so excited to take a vacation with her husband.
~is grateful that Davin is employed, but, man, has he been working A LOT lately.
~can hear thunder and rain. Rain is good. Clearwater needs it 'cause it's too expensive to water lawns. She's thinking she'll have a brown yard in no time.
~is so sick of talking in the third person. She wonders how many of you are annoyed also?

Happy May Day!!!

It's beautiful and sunny here in central Minnesota- I hope it is wherever you are too!

Boom Boom Pow

How's this for song? I love it- even if it makes no sense to me. It makes me want to dance and do kickboxing at the same time! Here's Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas:

Gotta get-get, gotta get-get
Gotta get-get, gotta g-g-g-get-get-get, get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom pow
Boom boom...

...eh nevermind, here's a link the video- the CLEAN version, of course, where shit is s***. Nice.

I'm here...

...I just want to look at the flower for a bit longer...

Shit!

Disclaimer: If you haven't already noticed, this post is a bit unfiltered. Read at your own risk.

I'm going off of Mindi's blog post about filtering. As you can tell by the title, I have already stopped filtering for this post. ...or I'm going to try. And for those of you that are like, -GASP-, she said "shit"!, I say, who hasn't??? And I don't mean that to be rude. Truly. But I know anyone who wishes can stop reading now, or has already chosen not to read. But, come on, you know you're curious. What could this post be about that is titled "Shit"? Right? Well, it's about what's going on in my life right now. The title is mostly for the shock factor. Tee hee.

If you haven't noticed, I haven't had any lengthy or light-hearted blogs in awhile. I haven't been down in the dumps, per say, but I haven't exactly been giddy. Well, except that one day where I went to the MOA, where I got a bit loopy (no, not from the few sips of a margarita), and rode a dinky roller coaster, and laughed, and had a great time with my sister. That was a fun, "let it go" kind of day. Aside from that, life has been a wee bit stressful. Short story long, we *kind of* are working with two birth mothers. The first one chose us, met with the agency, still chose us, and then disappeared. My reaction, "What the f***?" Then I started getting anxious. She's due on March 30th. But she was on some heavy drugs, so I wouldn't be surprised if she already had the baby. So, will we never hear from her again (probably), or does she want to skip the paperwork and counseling and will call us when she has the baby??? I bought a few pink things just in case. (We have a bunch of boy stuff from Nik, but no girl clothes). The other birth mother is due in June- also having a girl. I hopefully will be talking to her for the first time today- we've just emailed. She is (I believe) talking to two other families. So, that's not a for sure.

This adoption stuff is for the birds. For now. I'm know once I'm holding my baby, it will have been worth it.

Onto the filtering subject. I swear more than my fair share. Not all the time. Just when I'm stressed. Or tired. Or hyped up. You should have seen me play Mario Kart on Wii. Every other word coming out of my mouth was a swear word! Note to self: Do not play Mario Kart with nieces and nephews.

And since I'm not filtering, let's talk about the gorgeous diamond earrings Davin got for me a few weeks ago. My dilemma- do I keep them? I mean, they were a gift, but I've lost three diamond earrings in my life. Not three pair- just three. And these ones aren't little ones, by my standard. I don't know that I'm responsible enough to own REAL diamond earrings. I'm tempted to bring them back and upgrade my wedding band instead. Lucky me, Davin doesn't care what I decide to do! I feel bad even contemplating bringing back a gift, but, hey, I'm a girl, and a spoiled one at that! Ouch. That was a zinger to myself. Shame, Laura. ...tempted to delete...no filtering....shit!

Oh, I think that's enough for now. I'm not tired or hyped up, so this post actually turned out pretty mild. Seriously.

My Oscar Picks

Fashion picks, of course!

There were many good and many awful to choose from. First, my favorite. You may not agree. The color really made it for me. And, come on, she's beautiful in it!

And, the loser. This was one was an easy pick for me. Who knew even Beyonce can look bad??? The print reminds me of bad upholstery!

Green Grass and Other Important Randoms

*You know the warm weather and rain mid MN has gotten? Well, I looked out the window at my lawn the other day and realized most the snow was melted, and I could see green grass!!! Yes, I understand there is brown grass also, but I saw the GREEN grass.

*There is some good Gregory news! (This is actually more important than the green grass, but I'm random). The antibiotics are working- his infection levels are down. Also, they have a good theory on what could be wrong, and if they are right, it is curable and he should be on the mend soon! For more info email me or visit his CaringBridge site. And keep the prayers coming- they seem to be working! :)

*I love my sister Leanne's blog. She's a good person, with positive energy.

*Julie also has great positive energy. I love positive energy, and Julie.

*I'm going to Leanne and Cory's Bull party this weekend. Davin's really excited that it's on Valentine's Day- a great cop-out. Don't tell him, but I am also happy it's on Valentine's Day! It's fun fun fun!!!

*The Office is on tonight- don't miss it!

Hope everyone is having a great day!
~smiles~ from Laura. :)

I love The Big Bang Theory also.

I like to follow up on or copy other's blog posts. It makes keeping a blog easy. Sometimes, I like to copy Leanne, 'cause I actually agree with her a lot. Plus, she's cool. Here's my follow up to her TBBT post:

You know you REALLY love The Big Bang Theory when...

...when you want to sit down in your spot, and nowhere else.

…when you dress up like the Doppler effect for Halloween.

…when you accidentally use "spock" in a game of rock, paper, scissors.

... when you refer to rearranging your sock drawer as "the new organisational paradigm".

…when you disagree with someone you raise your hand and say, "Formal protest!'

…when your most frequent argument is "I accept your premise, I reject your conclusion."

…when you now use Rocket Scientist as an insult rather than as a compliment for high intelligence.

…when you line up all of your cereal boxes in order of fiber content.

…whenever you fall down or drop something your immediate response is: "Oh, gravity! Thou art a heartless bitch."

...when you have established a roommate agreement with a sidekick clause.

...when you want Sheldon's (knock,knock,+[your name]) to be your new ring-tone.

...when you become facebook friend with Sheldon Cooper.

Tropics on the mind

Scene in my house right now:
I'm sitting on the reclining in my living room, computer on my lap. My alarm is going off down the hall in the bedroom- I woke up an hour before I needed to. I'm either too lazy to get up to shut it off, or...I'm just liking the tropical music coming from it! I'm pretty sure I'll have the reggae tune in my head for the rest of the day, but that's okay, considering it's nine below outside.
Sing on, sweet alarm!

Partial Retraction

As soon as I saw the kickoff, I thought, "Ugh, those uniforms are ugly". HOWEVER, I still think Cardinal's are wimping little birds, so I'm still glad my team won.

Game Day Logic

I want the Steelers to win. Why? They have slightly better uniforms. I mean, they're no Patriots uniforms, but they beat out the Cardinal's. So...

GO STEELERS!!!

Living Green

At last, a litte peace! I hope...

Okay, Davin and I have been counting Weight Watchers points for about a week now. Well, me, two weeks, and Davin one. So what's the problem? Davin. His math geek personality as come forward in full force! Don't get me wrong, I love his intelligence and love for all things numbered, but things are getting out of control. All I hear about when we're together is points. SO annoying. It started one night when I he was on his computer and he asked a question about how many calories something had. I looked at his computer screen and saw he a big 'ol Excel spreadsheet open. He had it all figured out. Freakin' columns and rows with freakin' formulas to keep track of his points. I busted a gut! He thought it was mean of me to laugh at him. His response was "Anyone would keep a spreadsheet." Like, duh. I thought it was hilarious- and cute. But it hasn't stopped- the talking talking talking about points. Today I was informed that he was trying to figure out the formula for calculating points. I said I would just buy him a points calculator, but he said he would rather figure it out because "it's funner". Something about it not being linear. ??? But what if it takes months for him to get it down? That would mean months of chatter about it. So I went on a hunt. And low and behold, I found the formula on Wikipedia! I gave it to him, he's fired up, and I'm happy as a clam. Happy because I feel a little bit smart for finding it, but mostly happy because now he's got his dumb formula and his spreadsheet for tracking points is complete.

Davin: "Oooh, yeah!"
Me: "Amen to that!"


ETA: Formula for Leanne: