T.G.I.Friday

I want to have a TGIF rewind!! Does anyone else remember TGIF?!?! My siblings and I used to watch it EVERY Friday night!!! Full House, Family Matters, Boy Meets World, Step By Step, Dinosaurs, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Two of a Kind, Clueless, and Perfect Strangers.

Given, not all of them were "classics" in my book. But they were good enough to make it onto TGIF!! (Which, fun fact: while held on FRIDAY, stood for Thank Goodness Its FUNNY)

Anywho. I want to hold a TGIF Reunion or whatever the word is that I'm trying to think of... Who wants to join in on it with me?! We'll pick a friday, or two, or even more if its a hit! and everyone can come over and we'll have yummy snacks!! Who's up for it?!?!


My plans for THIS weekend?

Get ready for Valentine's Day!! I still haven't gotten everything that we need for our date night in.. (Instead of getting a babysitter, we'll just start after Aiden's bedtime at 7:30) TK is cooking me dinner and I'll prob make chocolate covered strawberries for dessert cuz they're both of our favorites!! :) mmmm mmmm good! I'm so excited!! Not only do I get great food but I don't even have to cook it! So yeah, got some shoppin to do and some ideas still to think up.


And then I've gotta work on the house.. TK has already starting digging in on it. I tell you people, no one has been allowed in our house in quite some time due to the absolute DISGUST i have toward myself for letting it get so bad!! But he already finished one room and got a really good headstart on the next!! He even took the tree down!! YES!! THAT is how bad it was, our CHRISTMAS tree was still up!!!

I also need to put in some time to work on my music time. Gotta have something to keep these kids entertained!! It is HARD WORK to prepare stuff every week and I have to admit I fail to prepare for it a lot. It is something that I really need to put a lot more effort into and try to prioritize and manage my time better so as to get it done every week!! Those kids deserve it!


And then once the house is in order and all of my responsibilities have been fulfilled, hopefully we'll get to go out and do something Saturday night, or maybe have some friends over for dinner and games or something.. that would be fun! I LOVE hanging out with all of our friends!!

So we have a full weekend ahead! I'm stoked! And hope you enjoy yours!!

Peace, Love, and CookieDough.

Break Time With Dad

The boy and I LOVE to visit TK at work!! As I've mentioned before, TK is currently working at Sam's Club. And opposed to AMC, I can actually take Aiden there to hang out!! (AMC was cool, but the movies were too loud for Aiden... or the other way around.. it just depended on the day.) So now we get to visit Daddy on his lunch break and have food from the Sam's Cafe!!

We LOVE it, a hot dog and a giant drink for $1.50!! What's not to love?!?! Or a chocolate shake for $1.50?? Or even the pizza. Its all good. And Aiden loves the days where he doesn't have to go without seeing his dad. He lights up anytime TK looks at him!! They're adorable together. (Even if TK refuses to smile for the camera).


Peace, Love, and CookieDough.

Fill 'er Up!

So everyday as I drive to drop off one of the boys at school, I pass by this older looking gas station. Never had I filled up there but one day I realized that it sells gas for $0.11/gal CHEAPER than anywhere else!! So I pulled over one day and got out to fill up my car. There is NO card machine, you have to pay inside... but its worth it right?? There is only 3 pumps, one for each type of fuel. So you have to wait your turn if its not free. BUT CHECK OUT THESE PUMPS!! They're so awesome!! It's been forever since I've seen dials like this OUTSIDE of my Car Odometer.










Made my day.

Peace, Love, and CookieDough.

Ya Gotta Be Kidding Me

Confession: A Roman Catholic App

Description
Designed to be used in the confessional, this app is the perfect aid for every penitent. With a personalized examination of conscience for each user, password protected profiles, and a step-by-step guide to the sacrament, this app invites Catholics to prayerfully prepare for and participate in the Rite of Penance. Individuals who have been away from the sacrament for some time will find Confession: A Roman Catholic App to be a useful and inviting tool.

- Custom examination of Conscience based upon age, sex, and vocation (single, married, priest, or religious)
- Multiple user support with password protected accounts
- Ability to add sins not listed in standard examination of conscience
- Confession walkthrough including time of last confession in days, weeks, months, and years
- Choose from 7 different acts of contrition
- Custom interface for iPad
- Full retina display support




Seriously People?!?! SERIOUSLY!?!??! How can you be so lazy with something as important as your spiritual well being!! How ridiculous.

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Peace, Love, CookieDough.

Decisions

Alright, TK is beating me in the blogging so far this month, so I guess it is time I try to catch up!

Still working, still stressed, still fighting for more time, but still loving life!

This week I went to enrichment and filled in for a friend on her presentation. It went ok and thats about as best as I could've expected seeing as how I only had the afternoon to prepare (while taking care of 3 boys). But the enrichment as a whole went very well and I'm really enjoying getting to know the sisters in the ward... its about time, right?

So I have found that come August, I will probably no longer be working. Both boys will be in school by then and so Gina will reduce her hours to part time so she can pick them up at school (which I TOTALLY respect!! I want so badly to be able to be there for my kids when they get home from school.. this is my dream!)

So this gives me a kick in the butt. It gives me plenty of time to come up with a plan and execute it to get my butt back into school. But it brings up plenty of questions.. the main one being WHAT WILL I STUDY!?!?

I've always loved psychology and its what I went to school for originally.. well. the social sciences in general.. but once I got into classes I really loved psychology the most.

But, as much as I love studying it, there is really nothing that I would want to do with my degree once I get it. The only thing I'd consider in the field would be a school counselor for like high school.. but not even that thrills me.

I've also always been interested in cosmetology. Not because I have any natural talent but because the job itself appeals to me. Being able to work from home, make your own schedule, mainly the flexibility because, like i said, i WANT to be home with my kids.

Other interests:
I have always LOVED french. I started in 8th grade and continued on through highschool. I would have continued in college too but was trying to get some GE's out of the way first and then school got put on hold.

I also love human relations... but that's more in relation to sociology rather than HR.

Child Development is another study that I thoroughly enjoyed. Learning about all of their stages and what goes through their little minds!! I am always so curious as to what they think and how they draw their conclusions and so on and so forth. Children fascinate me.

But most all of this keeps coming back to psychology and all of its different facets (may not be the proper word but its all i could come up with so work with me). I'd love to study marriage and relationships and family and children and everything in between. But on the other hand, there are MANY classes that are required to get your bachelors in Psychology that i am definitely NOT interested in... I'd much rather wait till I had enough money to play with and just choose SOME classes to take and learn about... gosh I'm horrible.

And it all takes so much time. But don't think I'm looking for the easy way out. Remember, I have NO natural talent in cosmetology. It wouldn't be easy. It may be shorter... but no, it would DEF not be easy.

But I've already got some credits under my belt that would apply to psychology or any other path to a bachelors... where as cosmetology is a fresh start.

Any thoughts, or insights would be appreciated. Not just "do this" but reasons for or against anything. Ideas of OTHER things to look into. I just need some help as I try and figure out what to do.

Peace, Love, and CookieDough