tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84512070482239054232012-02-15T19:14:48.011-08:00Tackle a cat.. take a long nap... hug a kite, fight for what is right, hug a Chad...make a good dinner, listen to rain on a hot tin roof... find a couch on the side of the road and make it yours, take a picture of a wooden fence.... find something that makes you laugh and never let go!! that's me- A.D.D. and all!!Kristin Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06795368305817072920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451207048223905423.post-39777188633727305132012-02-15T19:14:00.000-08:002012-02-15T19:14:48.032-08:00

Well I a jumping on the bandwagon and doing the "Love Story"  Plus, I have never told "OUR LOVE STORY on here.  Figured now was as good a time as any!!  1. How long have you and your significant other been together? We have been together 5 years, if you don't count the 4 years in high school.   2. How did you meet? {What’s your “love” story?}  We met in high school, I was but a meager

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 I am a Texas girl, and being a Texas girl means a few things, 1) you must be able to shoot a gun 2) you should know EVERYTHING about Football.  Number 2 is a giant strike out for me.  I don’t have the attention span for football. Yesterday, my daddy came up and took me to lunch. I ordered pancakes and hash-browns, as the food was delivered I started drowning my pancakes in butter and

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The barrister bookcase to the right is now a new family member of NachoMatic Designs.  It was purchased at an auction and I am eagerly awaiting it to be delivered-but sadly it probably won't be brought up until the weekend.  But I can't wait, I have wanted a barrister bookcase since I was in middle school.  Yes folks, I am sincerely a book nerd/furniture nerd.  Most girls in middle school

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 Okay, so I was suppose to paint this doghouse on Monday...before the rains came Tuesday afternoon. Which I didn't do. I blame Calamity.  So the husband sent me a text Tuesday reminding me to, "paint the dog house."  Which I got around to doing...eh, say 20minutes before it started raining.  *sigh*  As it was pouring down rain, I tried to drag it into the house.  No luck.  Then I tried to tuck

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The rains yesterday were amazing, I curled up with a good book and listened to the deafening sound of the rain.  It was so relaxing.  Our backyard looked like the makings of a lake, the girls had to stay in their house (they were NOT happy about it either) the dogs stayed in the garage, and the fuzzy-jerks curled up on the couch with me...in the house.  Piggy Mia, taking claim of her

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 I can't get anything done!!!  I am suppose to paint a dog house, replant some flowers, and get ready for class tonight.  But instead, I am loving on my cuddle-bear, catching up on DVRed Tori & Dean His loud purr and fluffy-ness sucks me in, EVERY-BLOODY-TIME!! Also, he snoores.

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Well, today it was 70 degrees and gorgeous!!  And I was eager to spend the entire day outside with my animals, sometimes we let the girls frolic in the yard, but we have NEVER let them frolic and forage all day……that is-until TODAY!!!    Half way through the day, Betty (Grabel) and Roz had to take an egg laying break.  I was not well received when I opened the door

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Here is my open letter to my Congressional Representative about the PIPA/SOPA bill being proposed.  Please take the time to research it, if you are a blogger, like me, this bill will impact your living, free speech, and much, much more.  Since when has free speech been about protecting copyrighted work.  These days it seems the government looks out for the big man and could care less

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This morning's breakfast was so perfect(2 over-easy eggs, from eggs laid this morning), I decided to tell a little story about when Roz got sick.  She is better now, and we learned a lot about chickens in the process.  I got this little egg basket, during the holidays to bring in the eggs b/c we kept accidentally dropping em.

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When I first started NachoMatic Desgins it was because the husband and I just bought the house and our ability to work together was blossoming, I envisioned the project-he built it, and I make it pretty.  Through this process I have strengthened my ability to sew, upholster, paint, and do math!!  I began research on designing and interior decorating which led me to an endless supply of

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How to begin this post?  My last post promised I would be around more often, but then I dropped the ball, and for that I am sorry.  But to say that my life has been crazy-busy and insane, here’s the month-to-month run down! October, It was my birthday month so I enjoyed shopping, I got new shoes, handbag, clothes, the list goes on.  I had a lovely dinner with my parents and brother.  It was a

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So, this is what it has come to? 259 posts, 2 followers, 2,391 total views for 2 ½ years.  I get about 2 views a day and 93 views last month.  I guess putting it in math terms doesn’t make is soo bad.  But, really, Kristin, geez, I need to be better about blogging.  There are so many things I think, “I should blog about that” like tonight, I made a up Pork roast brine (I am hopeful it won’t be

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While the neighbor's were watering their yard, they were also watering my sweet Mia's mud-hole.   She is so camera-shy!  But I swear, I think she thinks she's a pig.  Look at that nose!  She really hates camera's.  So camera shy, she walked a wide circle just to avoid me.  Silly piggy-girl! oink! oink!

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 Going....  Going....  Gone......  Hooray! Hooray! I am slowly but surely getting my den back!  Hooray!  See Nacho in the recycle bin.  See Calamity being jealous. Now see Calamity in the box. But I do have a dirty little secret. I have debated a million different ways of how to combine the 2toned gold from the den with the light

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I am so excited!!  The husband and I designed our new little project over 6months ago, but the husband seemed to push it down on the priority list of things to built.  BUT, today I came home to a newly build frame.  We drug it into the house (since outside is an awesome 110*)  and cussed and discussed some tweaks to it, so I have to wait a little bit longer before I can attack with my staple gun

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Before: This picture was taken before my den, and my house became...well there are hardly words to describe its current state.  I found out at the end of this past school year that the program [I teach] is moving campuses.  So I had to pack up my entire room and take all my personal crap home.  You should see what I had the husband haul up to the attic. In my efforts to make my new classroom,

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This chair was strange, the seat cushion is connected to the frame with hinges.  First I worked on the front bar This was the first real problem I face, I didn't staple the fabric high enough on along the wing part of the chair. That gap was a good size, so my solution was to hand stitch some pipping around the base of the arm rests.  This allowed me to leave that end and tuck the wing fabric

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Let's have a little Q & A time.  Q: What types of things did your Granma teach you to sew? A: My Granny taught me how to sew a pillow.  That's it.   She caught me trying to make a barn cat a pillow out of scrap fabric and scotch tape.  Hey! Don't judge, I was like 6, and all 6year old tom-boy girls think it's important that barn cat's deserve pillows.  It's a sweet-cherished memory now.  My

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Out of all the tips, I will give you, the most important is to have your cat over-see all your work!!  This chair is actually the 3rd piece of furniture that I have reupholstered, so I went into this project with less stress about reaching the point of NO return.  Ya know a point of NO return is where all the old fabric is off and you have NO idea how to put all the NEW fabric back on. I

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Recently, I was contacted by a friend who's friend (ya with me on that?)  needed to interview a special ed. teacher for an assignment. Being a Special Ed. teacher is a lot like being a spy.  Ya know that the government has and uses covert operatives to do amazing and difficult things, but you really don't know the specifics about how they do their job, ya just kinda...know its there and speculate

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I am sorry, I do not have a good quality before picture of my lamp.  But, I did manage to capture the 80's style lamp shade.  I got it in my head that I wanted to sew a new lamp shade, why I decided to march down this thread paved road, I have NO idea.  Though I love the outcome, I will NEVER do it again.  ...EVER!! The reason?  Mainly because of how tedious it was...and I am awful at sewing on

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Before: (the fabric is plastic, people!) AFTER!!

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I do a lot of DIY projects, and most of the time, I look to other bloggers who have already blazed the trail before me.  However, I have the attention span of a gnat, so a lot of the times I half-way read the instructions and then...well...sorta...make it up as I go along. I realized the first time we went to tuft and a button on my headboard and it became a flying projectile/missile across my

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Evan and his giant crawl dad  Hey guys,  WoW-so it has been almost 2months since my last post. I want yall to know that just because I haven't posted anything, doesn't mean my mind isn't constantly creating posts and thinking about things I want to talk about... Me and Nick-before our 4hour trail ride Let me give you a quick synopsis of my life over those 2months I was Missing In Action...

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The bench I reupholstered lives in the corner next to the black fan.. No ugly nasty gold/white fan.  She works and lives in the garage now. I hung the drapes to the ceiling and made them so they graze the top of the floor.  This gives the room height and elegance. When I made the curtains, my camera was no longer with us, but I made them similar to how I made the laundry room curtains. 

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http://bhindthecamera.blogspot.com/ Click picture Check out my latest pictures on my Behind the Small Pieces blog.  If you love what you see, leave a comment.

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I am traveling down a winding road that seems to have no end.as I look back and see my defeatsI wonder where I've been.Every road has curves and bends and a chuckhole now and thenbut victory lies just aheadfor those who want to win. *** I have no idea who wrote that poem, but when I was a kid, I decided to memorize a poem from my Granny's poetry book.  I dunno why I decided this, and I have NO

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The pictures don't do this pretty lady justice!!  So excited!! Tomorrow, I am hosting a baby shower!! Also, I am pretty sure that I will be posting some pictures of the bedroom.  We are far from finished, but it has turned out to cute, not to share. 

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This just in..... I was so excited, I had to share. As I type this, I can hear the husband in the attic. The husband...finally got around to hanging last years Christmas present! And I have a new camera to capture the moment on film. After many requests, I give you my Christmas gift!!! I give you the before: Now the After: What? you want a closer look?  okay!! he just got it

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It is hard to imagin that a year ago, I was miserable on the couch watching the world pass me through the window of my lap top.  Now, I am running in a 5K with my school.  My aide (she is the lady I am standing next to in the top picture) forced me to sign up for it.  I was planning on walking the entire thing, but when I found out we were in the back....my competitive nature just couldn't handle

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hey guys!! PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!!  MY LIFE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY AND EXTREMELY STRESSFUL.  So I have been working out (I ran my first 5k last weekend-pictures to follow) but mostly I have been taking a ton of pictures.  I am obsessed with my new camera. I have a super stressful week next week, then I can catch up with everyone and answer many questions people have emailed me. But in the

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hey guys, check out a few new pictures on my small pieces blog.  I just got a new camera, last Monday, and when I haven't been bogged down with the complications of work, I have been slowly 'moving' into my new camera. I am still on the fence as too rather or not I 'love it' or 'like it' or want to 'throw it out the window.' Let me know what you think about the pictures!

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worth $10grand-Oscar de la Renta I had some wonderful thought provoking blogs written down, talking about lessons we could learn from children, and the mis-haps from my classroom. But, when my life is stressed I spend hours looking at fashion(I can't afford), shoes(I totally can't afford), and handbags (I dream about buying), and I read books about shopaholics. *sigh* I love shopping.

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  Fendi  Lanvin I need these, with the stress from work, I think I deserve these....don't you?

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Last Tuesday night I laid in bed, feeling gross about myself. I tried so hard to motivate myself; I bought those workout dvd's-failed, I tried walking 10,000steps a day-failed. I tried running-failed. I even tried working out to the fit-tv-failed. Despite what I tried I would quit, and quitting would make feel crappy about myself. Then it hit me, not only am I trying rehabilitate my

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You know it's love when your husband shops for months in millions of dusty vintage stores, to find you the best most perfect vintage hanging lamp.  The marbled blue and white glass panels are held together by antique brass that is shaped in roses. Best gift!!!

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Today, I got to go on a date with my favorite 2 people, Evan and Chad took me to the bookstore, then we walked over to the zoo! It was a crazy good time!! As we were walking into the bookstore, Evan put his arm around my waist; I could tell he had something heavy on his mind. Evan; "um-Do you still have stitches from the surgery?" Me: "No, the 1 stitch I had was taken out in July and the

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Quick question for ya: How long does it take to teach me a valuable lesson? I can't put this question in terms of time, but I can answer in terms of monetary value. Answer:     1 laptop                    1 camera                    1; 8GB Zune (mp3player) Grand total of $1600!! That's right, $1600 to teach me NOT TO PUT MY WATER IN MY PURSE!!! For my A.D.D., I take a salt-based

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Hello Everybody! Man it's been a while since my last post, things have been hectic, to say the least. I have so many ideas floating around in my head about things I want to type about…right now I have 2 working posts…correction-I have 2 un-finished posts…just sitting in my document folder. But like I said, it has been crazy! What have I been doing? Work. I have successfully gotten Q,

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30. That I was able to watch the world cup this summer. Watching soccer kept my mind busy and off my pain.29. That I have summers off. It keeps my passion for my job fresh and strong.28. Pain medication.27. My sweet dog26. My optimism25. My gift24. Fruit23. Bacon22. Having the windows open, Thanksgiving eve21. Nacho20. Calamity19. That I don't work as a waitress anymore!18. My Evan17. My Chad16

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Oh my, I think I got myself into trouble this time.Today's agenda was pretty simple:Get eyebrows waxed…..checkGo to the bank…..checkGo to Ulta to get a new brush and shampoo….ummm…check. I also got some product for my hair. ….but before you point out all of the shampoos and conditioners and tons of products I already have, let me preface it by saying, "but I just got a haircut, and had to buy a

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Q) What type of dog is Mia? How old is she?A) Ms. 'Mia Jean Ham' bone is none as an Australian cattle dog, more specifically a red heeler. She was suppose to be my brother's dog, but we fell hopelessly in love with each other and from the moment I held her-Bo knew she was meant for me! I either got her in high school or college-I honestly don't remember. Mia is a wonderful dog, she is sweet,

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My student turns to my aide (who is heavier) and shouts, "African buffalo" she turns to him and asks in her sassy attitude, "did you just call me an African buffalo?" he said, "yes I did" Oh. My. Goodness ya'll, I was rolling in the floor laughing soooo hard! ************I have a student that I am desperately trying to teach appropriate vocal tone. He is always screaming, and shouting at the

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I would never say that Chad is a hoarder. Although the man does own everything EVER given to him. He just hates to see something get thrown away if it has a chance in hell to be saved. True Story. Case in point- I have a small firefighter body with a decapitated head that broke off an old wind chime. Still. 3 years after the be-heading. A dresser handle *sigh* my giant roller brush

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waiting on wheel chair to leave hospitalQ) Why did you need surgery?A) I was born with a congenital birth defect call pectus excavatum, I had surgery to fix it when I was 4, and the doctors back then guaranteed I would be "cured" and "fixed." I seriously never thought about it, until a year ago when I went to the doctor to figure out why I was sick all the time and we realized that my chest was

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The bathroom-Kevin, when that child GOOOES to the bathroom, he insisted on taking off all his clothes. So I am working with another student, I hear screams coming from the depths of the bathroom. I was a little scared to open the door, but I willed myself.When I opened the door, I saw a butt-naked child leaning on the sink, and jumping in the air with his butt.me: "Kevin, are you tarzan?"Kevin:

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view from our apartmentI can not believe I haven't EVER mentioned this chapter of my life!!When you choose to live a dishonest life, then that dishonest life tends to unravel and be riddled with complexities, fear, anxiety, and leaves you with a lot of internal conflict. I found this to be very, very true. It's hard to say if I read this quote somewhere, or if I came up with it, perhaps it's a

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I should probably start off with a funny story or something to break the ice after my loooong silence. But here's the deal; I typically speak my mind so here it is:1) building my body back after surgery is the HARDEST thing I have EVER done. All my abdominal muscles atrophied post op and over the summer. So I have been working on the simplest things, like sitting straight up in bed, or just

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A poem by me:F- for the cool breeze and venturing to the darker end of the color spectrum.A-Acorns, I love to hear them crunch under my feet!L-lovely & vibrant colorsL-love, love and more love!I was born October 22.My mother was born October 22My grandmother was born October 22.Yeah, No lie!!I am a Fall baby and despite all the stress from work, I love this time of year, there is an energy in the

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I want to say something beautiful and profound.I want to write about the funny stuff that happens in my life, cause believe me; when you smuggle a praying mantis into a sleeping clinic when you're 18 b/c the aggressive kid with autism refuses to have his sleep study done unless he can take Murrey the mantis...you tend to rack up tons of funny stories!But right now, the words are quiet! I spend

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So much to say, so little motivation to say it. Ever felt like that? I have so many thoughts spinning and swirling, and flying around in my head. But when I sit down to type em all out...that motivation and formation of thoughts into words...just sl-i-p away.So I will ramble: maybe a point will sneak out.School has started back up and this year is HARD. I have 4 students this year.1) Sunny,

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The walls are paintedThe rocking chair is completeThe curtains are sewnThe swags are hungPictures are on the wallsThe only thing left to-do in our swank & grand bedroom is to create the shelves and purchase, paint and put up the crown molding.But I may post the AFTER pictures before we get the crown molding up, simply b/c I am a bit impatient!

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I have had so many adventures as of late! My health is great and I have more energy than I know what to do. I have been Horseback riding in the panhandle, camping in the hills of Oklahoma, working on house stuff, and getting my crazy classroom in order. Oh! Man! CRAZY!!This story begins in the hills of Oklahoma!These pictures were taken in Broken Bow Oklahoma. We stayed in a cozy little

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Every family has their dirty little secret! And our dirty little secret was my "craft closet!!"when the step ladder and vacuum cleaner landed on me....it was time for a change!$10 worth of wood-a little sweet talking and eye batting at my husbandAnd BAAAAM! Land of organization!I would have never thought $10 worth of wood would make so much extra room! I probably should have painted the closet.

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I am a horse person. I have my career to thank b/c of horses. It all started the day I was working on a ranch, cleaning out stalls and the owner screams, "Hey, come in the round pin with me!" Without fear I hopped the fence and ran to the center of the pin, Glen handed me the lead rope, and I watched the beautiful mystic animal run in circles, I learned so much about behavior. I watched the

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Do you see this olive-drab, ugly cushions? Well I have been staring at them for a year now. And I just couldn't stand it anymore. Plus, they stink. That tweed fabric holds in all kinds of smells.The cushions belonged to this rocking chair, that my husband saved from the burn pile. It took up residence on Chad's side of our bedroom, mainly b/c we didn't have another place to put it. So it

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The husband working on the headboard!!The fabrics are picked from the fabric store with care, in hopes they aren't riddled black cat hair!Completed:painted walls ceiling & finishedheadboard.work in progress:The chair on Chad's side of the room.the shelves. turns out its cheaper to make em yourself then paying $45 per shelf.light fixture extra shelves in closet It needs to be done, but.....

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Okay, so I did my laundry room last summer, BUT....I only painted 3 out of the 4 walls. Over, the past year it really bugged me, but I never had the energy to paint it. So over the summer-I pushed out the washer and dryer and went to town! I really really love how it looks now!Before...how it looked orginally!After!What do you think? Also, our bedroom transformation is almost complete! I am

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Vanity bench: BeforeVanity Bench: After*************************My closet chair: beforeCloset chair: after*************************

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Hello friends of the Blog world, Oh! how I have missed all of you. I have wonderful news, tons and tons of wonderful news!1) I am in excellent health! Saw my surgeon for a 9wks post op check up and the doctor can't hardly believe how healthy I am!! My heart is looking full and robust and has already moved back to the center of my chest!! My lungs are holding about 2000cc of air (compared to

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I am taking a break from blogging.I am concentrating on healing and taking care of my body!I am also enjoying the silence of summer, and soaking up late night walks in the hot summer air with my lover.Enjoy your summer!See ya on the flip side!xo

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The last two weeks have been hard work for me. I am trying to ween myself off my nightly pain medications. I am afraid to report...without any luck. The pain cycle has not been very nice to me. So yesterday I broke down and called my surgeon for advice. Something they mentioned was to switch heat and ice.So taking his advice, I was laying on the couch with the heating pad placed smack dab in

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So, I have a bit (tiny-tiny little bit) of an imagination. As a child, I would pick playing "pretend" over playing with most kids. Even to this day at night when I lay down to sleep, I think, "where do I want to go tonight?" As a person with A.D.D. this is a great tactic to slow my mind down enough so I can drift off into a happy dream! When I had surgery 2 weeks ago to repair a birth defect,

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There is something about a shower, a hot, steaming, shower, as the steamy water hits your hair and lets gravity roll it down your body that is healing for the soul. It wasn't until the surgery that I realized I had taken these mini-therapeutic sessions for granted! And for that dear shower God, I am sorry! Never. Again. Will. I. take. You. For. Granted. Never! The first shower out of the

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Hey guys! Friday is my 2 week mark! I can honestly say with each growing day I get a bit stronger. The pain is tolerable, (I am on darvocet 3x at night and ibuprofen during the day 3x) I just feel pressure and stiffness, that is what bothers me the most. I stretch 3 to 4 times a day and it has helped. I can lift my arms above my head and it has helped relieve the tension in the middle

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Dear Gold Buffalo Coin makers:What were you guys thinking? Why in the world do they have to show the buffalo's thingy on it? I mean really? It's a coin not a biology lesson. I say, omit it and make the buffalo a female.I mean, really?

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Have I ever talked about my A.D.D.? I joke about being affected by it pretty often, "there are 3 of us in our marriage, me, Chad and my ADD.!" It always gets a laugh. I have been medicated on and off since I was 22. I was working in a private autism school, and one afternoon my boss got tired of me running our office like a monkey and urged that I get tested. Not, only did I test positive

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In celebration of change I decided to do something bold!!

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This makes me so mad.I have a confession, I grew up in the oil fields of West Texas. My aunt owns half the Oil derricks in Midland Texas. My mothers side of the family made their money in oil, I have an uncle (he gave me a bad ass calphalon pot for a wedding present) who works on ocean drilling rigs.My roommate in college worked for drilling rigs, she is an area manager. I saw first hand how

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My lavender is in full bloom! I love watching the bees and butterflies!Thyme, chives, sage, rosemary, basil and of course lavender!!One afternoon we sat outside on a breezy day, down wind from my herb patch, it was the best seat in in the yard.So turns out, not working means I have energy to do stuff around the house. Nope, I didn't clean, don't be rash.......-I cooked, painted, and weeded!!I

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are they? aren't they?

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Today has been a busy day! I am trying to get as much done, b/c once next week hits....nothing will be in my control. No. Really.I come from a family of leaders. I married a leader. I am a leader. So as June 04 steadily approaches I will be less and less in control.Anyways, I am working hard....well as hard as a person with a compressed heart and lung can work.I have planted my basil (I

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I made the batter for the dutch chocolate ice cream. It has to cool at least 8 hours and the "ice-bowl" in my new handy-dandy magic ice cream machine has to freeze!!BTW: Never without, I found a lemon sorbet recipe, I will post on here soon!I also whipped up this wonderful goat cheese artichoke salad! it was sooo good!!! It really hit the spot. I have been wanting the sun-dried tomato

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Bring it on, ice cream!!

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Never without asked about my granita/sorbet recipe....so here it is:1 3/4 cup sugar (when it was in liquid form, it was way to sweet, but now that it is semi-frozen, It is a tad bit sweet, so I will continue to play with the amount)2 cans of apricots2 handfuls of frozen blueberriesdash of vanilla extractdash of almond extract3 or 4 tablespoons of lemon juice (just barely enough to taste the

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I hate change, and in the last 9 days I have endured too much of it for my taste!April 24: My mom called me, "Kristin I found you a surgeon in Lubbock! Quick! Call him, send him your medical records, I read a blog about him, and how the Ravitch procedure is better for adults!""Okay momma, I will be Saturday his office will be closed, I will call him on Monday"April 26: out of obligation, I

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In true Kristin form:This........Inspired this...... I got my, "This is good, now how can I make it better?" ability from my dad.What inspired my yummy, Apricot-blueberry sorbet (although currently it is more granita-form than a sorbet...)This conversation:Me: "Chad when I am recovering from surgery, you are legally bound to provide my Mango sorbet for me."Chad: "You know sorbet is like

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Hooray!! I am starting to feel a bit better! And with a less painful headache comes increased appetite! So, we went to pick up one of Chad's childhood friends, that just moved to Fort Worth from New York. We went to Border's, I read trashy magazines and I have NO idea what the boys did. Then I walked across the parking lot and we had dinner at central Market. Then we ventured to sam's and

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My head hurts! For the last 2wks I have been carrying around a headache that could kill a horse. Friday morning it was my extreme pleasure to wake up to a headache that felt like I was being stabbed in the head with a knife. I went to work but...I couldn't hang. I slipped out of work early went home and took my migraine med combo-and slept from 4pm Friday to 1:30 am. Got up, ate a bit, went

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I don't clean my house as often as I should. As a matter of fact, I HATE-HATE-HATE CLEANING! It's like I am allergic to it, or something. Some girls on my facebook page go on and on about cleaning their house, and doing laundry, being the typical house wife. I would rather go outside and play or lay on the couch than clean the stinky toilets!I don't vacuum-mainly b/c of my cat allergen.I might

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My good blog friend over at Never without, asked me about my makeup, so I will answer by posting a blog about it. Let's face it-a girl doesn't need much of a excuse to talk about her makeup!As you might can tell, the color on the left is Shale, and that is the color on the right is Trax. Is it weird that I really enjoyed lining up all my eye-shadows?Eyeliner, I use eye-shadow! I apply it by

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My mother in law is coming to my house!My husband fractured his ankleMy house is disgustingMy mother in law is coming!I will be spending the rest of the afternoon cleaning!And keep Chad off his bloody ankle!I would rather lay on the couch and watch, "What would Brian Boitano make?" I love-love this show!Don't get me wrong, she is a lovely lady, but she can insult you with a smile on her face!

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Texas de Brazil is the snizzle-my-nizzle place to eat here in Fort-Worth. They have a swizzle-dynamite buffet, they have men with accents walk around with meat! It is a bad ass place to eat!And we chose this place for our 1 year wedding anniversary dinner!The dress: I had been eyeing this dress for while, but being the cheapskate-mc-cheapskate that I am, I couldn't bring myself to pay retail for

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Monday: Wasn't too bad. I took my student's outside and we painted in the bright sunlight and enjoyed the breeze. Tuesday: Started TAKS-hell! I was confined to my classroom with all 4 of my students. At one point we invited 2 first grade classrooms in to watch a movie. So 44 kids, plus my 4….We had to follow the following Rules: Be quiet -at all times Stay in the room-at all times Oh. My.

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Okay so EVERYONE knows my obsession with yellow. It has been my favorite color since high school. Then, it was briefly replaced by pink, but now I am all things YELLOW.YELLOW PURSEYELLOW SHOESYELLOW SHIRTSYELLOW PILLOWSYELLOWYELLOWYELLOW!So how amazing is this settee? The best bloody news,I FOUND IT ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOODY ROAD!!That's right, ON THE SIDE OF THE FUCKING ROAD!!Had I not been

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Dear Christian Louboutin.I love you.I am but a lonely poor public education teacher. My truck is beat up, my dog is old, my husband got laid off, my mama got runned over by a damned ol-train. The rain makes my dog eat doors. I came home from a hard day of work to find my cat's white paws painted multi-neon colors, b/c my poor & restless husband decided to high-lite em, instead of looking for a

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Had my consultation yesterday! I HATE DOCTORS! I REALLY DO!!Here is some things he said:1) Haller index's are pointless and he intends on writing a paper to prove it. I said, "well insurance companies don't see it that way" and he said, "they will after I write my paper"2) PE doesn't affect the lungs and since my heart is fine it must be something else. He said, usually the biggest deal

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I am so tired and it is ONLY Monday!I am getting pretty nervous, tomorrow is my surgical consultMy new student, Q is taxing my patience!I had an out patient procedure last week and I accidentally forgot my meds and now I hurt.I don't want to do homework right nowI am SOO mad at myself, I overlooked an assignment and it is 2weeks late! Hopefully I can lie my way into letting her accept it late!

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I bought these 2 lovely paintings the the festival! It was love at first sight! This guys facial expression reminded me of one of Jim Hansens characters!I forgot just how beautiful downtown can be... If I were independently wealthy, I would have bought at least 2 of the paintings! This guy was amazingly talented!

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A wonderful someoneA beautiful someoneA smart, friendly, down to earth someoneA someone that I am truly excited is in my life!A meant to be friend!Did I peak your interest yet?Here is the story! She is a fellow blogger! I have been blog stalking, Christina on "Off the beaten path" for almost a year now. It started like most virtual friendships start, I would leave a comment every once in a

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Me: "Evan, you are a pretty funny guy"Evan: "What?"Me: "you are funny"Evan: "What?"Me: "I said, You are funny!"Evan: "What?"Me: "YOU ARE FUNNY!!"Evan: "What?"Me: "Are you deaf? I said you are- ..well aren't you just hysterical!"Evan: laughing hysterically "what?"Me: "What?"Evan" "Whaaaaat?"

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Nothing says a Redneck Easter like a little Breaking & Entering and a bucket around the dog's neck!No folks, I am not kidding. I broke into my mother in laws house. Then about 4 hours later she came shooting through the house screaming, "Did somebody take the bucket off Charlies (the dog) neck?" *back story*Easter Sunday we surprised my folks by going to church with them. Then I was nominated

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Me: "Chad, I told you once, I've told you like a million times!! Stop eating the cherry tomatoes."Chad: "Don't think I can"Me: "I bought them for a spaghetti sauce"Chad: "Babe, everyone knows you use roma tomatoes for-"Me: {feeling my blood pressure go up} I have cooked this recipe before, and I bought almonds and these cherry tomatoes specifically for this recipe and half of em are gone, I need

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A picnic. On a beautiful Texas day with her husband and dog on the banks of the Trinity River. That sounds lovely-eh?Looking back I should have seen the warming signs, if only I saw the warning signs.*sigh* if only......1) A picnic generally involves food. I wanted to cook a nice pasta-type dish. With fresh herbs, a hint of lemon to reflect the fresh and clean day. But Chad wasn't having any

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