And the Winners Are...

I wrote all of your names down on a piece of paper....

Folded them up....

Big Dog shuffled... don't worry, I helped.

And.... Socially Conscious Darling won the frame!

And Lindsey won the gift card!

And here's the deal ladies... hubby thought it would be super-cute (my words, not his) if you took a picture of your prizes. Socially Conscious Darling, you should take a picture (and post) your use for the frame. Lindsey, you should take a picture of you purchase! What do you think, gals? I love it!

For those of you who didn't win, hold tight. I'm thinking another one might be in the works. We'll see.

25 Things...

I was tagged on facebook, but I thought I'd do it on here instead. 25 Random things about me...

1. I'm a bit of a control freak.
2. I thoroughly enjoy reading trash magazines. The trashier, the bettter.
3. After watching the Sarah Palin video where she was pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving and a turkey was beheaded behind her, I just couldn't stand eating meat knowing how the animals were killed. I'm now a vegetarian.
4. Even though I'm a control freak, my house is never tidy. I try so hard.
5. I met my husband in a bar while I was in college.
6. Today is a snow day and I'm actually sad that I didn't have to go to work today. I miss my kids and I want to share the snow with them! We've been waiting all year to put a square in the snow section of our weather graph.
7. Even though I often complain about Maryland, I do love it here.
8. I hate being 500 miles away from my family, but I do love that I'm not in Michigan anymore.
9. I do not feel sexy. Ever.
10. I take anxiety medication (which partially explains the above statement) and I'm still afraid I'm going to have a panic attack.
11. I love milk duds.
12. I want to be a mother more than anything in the world, but it's not the right time for me and it's hard for me to admit that.
13. My dogs mean the world to me.
14. I love food. Especially anything salty.
15. I feel more at home when I'm teaching than any other place in the world.
16. I go through phases where I either save everything in sight or I throw everything away. It's quite strange.
17. I'm working on my Master's Degree to be a principal someday.
18. Sometimes I'm an introvert hidden in an extrovert's body.
19. I always thought I made friends easily, but it's really hard when you're an adult.
20. People often think I'm older than I really am, even though I have a babyface.
21. I want to be a stay at home mom someday.
22. I often hold conversations in my head to rehearse how I think a conversation will go.
23. I can drive to and from work without the radio on (mainly because of the above statement).
24. My feet are my thermostat. If they are cold, I'm cold. If they are hot, I'm hot.
25. My husband hates that I always want to redecorate.

Okay, there's 25 things about me. I tag anyone who wants to play along!

S--lacking...

I'm such a slacker today.

We had a "snow day" today. I use that term loosely because there is only about an inch of snow on the ground and it's covered by ice now. I'm iced in. No fun.

I have a million things I could and should be doing right now (cleaning my house? getting the taping done for painting this weekend?) but I'm slacking because I am lacking motivation!

Ugh.

And to make matters worse? I don't have any bread or milk in the house. I literally cannot get out of my cul-de-sac (neighbor tried-- it didn't work). I just ate a plate full of french fries for lunch. Oops.

Gross.

I have really horrible luck these days when it comes to poop.

Yesterday? Big Dog was eating something and I yelled at her to drop it. She did (first time she's really ever listened to me!) and I picked it up. Frozen poop. DIS.GUST.ING.

Today? Babysitting Boy had an upset tummy. I changed his pull up and got him ready for bed. On the way downstairs with the pull up in my hand, I noticed a warm sensation on my hand. I looked down just in time to see it oozing through my fingers. Again, DIS.GUST.ING.

Pretty awesome. Not.

PS.. Blogger doesn't think that disgusting is spelled incorrectly when I put it like that. Seriously? Weird...

Not Me Monday...

Time again for Not Me! Monday. Navigating the Quarterlife introduced me to "Not Me! Monday." Basically, you just list a bunch of things you didn't (read: did) do this weekend/week/etc.
So here goes:

1. I did not attempt to call The Cuz when I was in the stall of a bathroom in Target because I just had to share that I totally saw a used pregnancy test in the trash. I'm way more mature than that.

2. I did not let out a big sigh at 4:00 AM when hubby woke me up because he was in pain. I mean, I'm a much nicer wife than that.

3. I most certainly did not cry to hubby today because only 3 people left me comments for my giveaway. I mean, I don't take things like my blog seriously. Again, I'm way more mature than that.

4. I certainly did not laugh at hubby for using my crutches because he's 6'3 and I'm 5'6. I'm TOTALLY a nice wife and wouldn't laugh at him like that.

5. Not me! I didn't fall into the Chesapeake when I ran in for the Polar Bear Plunge. I mean, I have way more grace than that. Seriously.

6. I did not feed my dog human food because I was mad at hubby for ordering pizza with pepperoni on it when he knows I'm vegetarian and won't eat the pepperoni. I mean, I'm a way better puppy mama than that.

7. I most certainly did not check my email every ten minutes today to see if anyone else left me a comment to enter my giveaway. Seriously, who would let their blog take over their life? Not me.

I think that's all I've got today! :)

Seriously though.. leave me a comment to enter my giveaway. I'm thinking about adding in a Target gift card just because! I'll add in the gift card if 15 people enter.

GIVEAWAY!

It's time...

Sarah over at Classy & Fabulous picked the number 164, which would be the magic number for my giveaway!

Enter for your chance to win this fabulous frame.

Here's the scoop:

Leave me a comment before Friday, January 30th, for a chance to win. Post about it on your blog and I'll enter you again (remember to let me know you did this so I can put your name in again!). My fabulous mom will be here this weekend, so I'll enlist her help to draw a winner.

Good Luck!

Officially Changing my Name...

After quite a long week (even though we had Monday off and Wednesday-Friday was early dismissals..) I've decided to change my name.

Working with six 5, 6, and 7 year olds with extreme ADHD and other emotional issues begins to take a toll on you after some time. Do you know how many times I hear my name in the course of a day? Well, my aides decided to do a little test to see. In four minutes my name was said (screamed, cried, whined, etc.) 45 times. That's 11 times a minute.

Seriously? What do these kids need from me to say my name 11 times in a minute. The absolutely horrible part? My name starts with an L. L is one of the harder letters to pronounce. In that time I'm sure my name was only said correctly about 50% of the time. And most of those probably did not start with a Mrs. because I'm just that cool.. I only need one name. You know, like Britney.. or Christina... or Madonna.

So.. I'm officially changing my name.

Or... only answering to a hand being raised.