Movies & Crocheting

So Monday was my first off day, and boy did I catch up on some sleep! Heather, Frieda, and I went and ate breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Boy do I love their biscuits and strawberry jam! Then Heather and I went galavanting around on 280. Kent got me a gift certificate from Roger's Trading Company for Christmas since he went to buy my North Face jacket the day before Christmas and they were out. Big shocker! Anyway, they were still out of that jacket, so I ended up getting an awesome Mountain Hardware fuzzy jacket. It's a lot like the North Face that I wanted, but the saleslady said that it had a better lining. Not that I really needed a better lining since I live in the South. Then we drove down 280 thinking there was a Michael's. Nope, couldn't find it, it must've closed. So we just went to the one in Hoover since it's not like we had anything better to do. After I left Heather, I went to Hobby Lobby to see if they had any of this certain yarn that I bought a long time ago, since I just started crocheting again. I had about 6 inches of a purple baby blanket started and thought that I might try to finish it. I'm not very fast, but I find it very relaxing. I really want to become better and faster! So, they didn't have that particular yarn, but they did have some that regular price was $8, on sale for $1.99 I thought would make a great scarf. I just started it this morning and have about 18 inches done so far. Much progress I do believe! I have made 3 scarves in the past and gave them for Christmas presents several years ago to people who loved them.
As I have mentioned before, I am a Netflix subscriber and love movies. Well I discovered yesterday that they have some of the movies you can just watch online at no extra charge. Boy have I been useless the past 2 days! It's mostly just the older ones, but when you have 44 movies on your queue, you're bound to have some that are instant watch!
I am now going to go and lay down, my head is really hurting and I have no idea why. But I do know that the best cure for a headache is a nap!!!

Call me a Carpenter!

As Gus told you a couple of posts ago, Kent and i are putting in hardwoods in our house. It's something that we have wanted to do for a long time and are finally biting the bullet and we started this past weekend. We found some at a great price at Southeastern Salvage that we really liked, so we bought it last Tuesday and let it sit in our front bedroom/storage room until we started on Friday night. Kent had to run to Lowe's and pick up a few more items, so I got busy moving the furniture. We are doing this ourselves, therefore, it is going to take some time since we are doing about 850 sq feet. I suggested that we just move the furniture from room to room since there would be no way that we would get finished in quite some time. So, while he was at Lowe's, I shoved all of our living room furniture into the dining room. It was a maze! Our couch is HEAVY! It's a sleeper sofa and has steel frames, but if you know me, I have a pretty strong lower body and heaved it in there. When Kent got back, he handed me my Valentine's day present: Green knee pads. How precious!

I will not scare you with a pic of the rest of my get up. I was quite a mess when all was said and done! Friday night, we just pulled up the carpet, cleaned the floor and laid the first row to get everything started. We didn't go to bed until about 1am and I decided that I wanted to sleep really well, so I took some Nyquil. Sat morning, Kent woke up around 8 and said that he was going to see his dad for a while and that we would get started when he got back. At 10:30, he woke me up again. I was zonked! I LOVE me some Nyquil!!! We got started and worked until midnight. We got a lot done, but when each row is only 3 inches wide, it takes a while!!! Plus the fact that we are amateurs at laying hardwood, we are teaching ourselves as we go. Kent is google-ing and I am asking all kinds of questions. Sunday, I got my lazy self out of bed at 8 and started early. The Daytona 500 was that day and my grandfather was coming over so we had to get enough done so that we could put some furniture back in there. We cut it close! We got enough done and cleaned up by 12:30 and Kent's friend came and helped put the furniture back in there. I feel a little bit crazy, but we forgot to buy some felt pads for the furniture so I had to go a little red neck and tear up a towel so that the furniture wouldn't scratch our beautiful new floor.

I love it!!! Gus, as you can tell from his post is not so convinced it was a good idea! Frankie doesn't care, she runs and slides like there is no tomorrow, Gus tip toes everywhere and sometimes needs a little nudge to get moving. Sunday night, we did finish up the rest of the living room floor. We still have to do the shoe mold, but it looks sooooo pretty! I am going to go shopping next week for a rug, so wish us luck that we can agree on something! I cannot have an oriental rug in my house. They are pretty, just not quite my style. I am more of a contemporary girl! So here starts the timeline. Hopefully I can do a little next week when I am off. Our goal is to have it done by summer, which I think is very reasonable for someone who works every other weekend! So the stop watch started Feb 13th. We will see!!!!

P.S. I did most of the work while Kent was trying to figure out the cuts around the archway and going to Lowe's again! It did give me a little bit of a rush when I used the power saw! :)

Great Giveaway!!!

I was led here tonight when I was checking up on Harper @ Kelly's Korner. Can I just tell you that this story brought back so many memories for me when I was still living in Cullman. My good friends from my hometown church adopted 2 little girls from China after trying 10 years for a baby. I was personally involved in selling cookbooks, doing car washes and bake sales, and numerous other fund raisers for my friends. Adoption is soooo expensive and I just wanted to let you know about this great story so that maybe you could follow, pray and donate to their journey. There are two amazing prize packages up for grabs that you can get full details here. I also added a button on the top right that leads straight there also! Please go check it out!

Happy Birthday!

Today is Mamaw Faye's 67th birthday. I know that she is having a wonderful celebration in Heaven today! It's been a hard couple of weeks, I must say, but I know that everything is gonna be alright! I will miss her like crazy for a while, but I am human and that is normal! On the bright side of things, we are getting to spend a lot more time with my grandfather. He works in Shelby County and has a trailer down here too, so he's been coming over for dinner and came Sunday and watched the Daytona 500 with us. Anyway, today is going to be a hard day for my family so please say a special prayer for us all.

Award!

So, I am a little bit behind on my blogging. Last week, I didn't leave my house for 3 days because I was sick and just really didn't have much to say. But, I did receive an award from Susan @ Life in the Psych Ward. Might I just say that she is amazing and just ran the half marathon this past weekend! Such an inspiration for me to get off of my couch!! Anyway, here are the rules:

1). List 10 honest things about yourself - and make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep!

2). Pass the award on to 7 bloggers that you feel embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap.

So a couple of posts ago I did 25 random facts, but hopefully you aren't sick of hearing about me. Plus, 10 isn't too many.

1. I would love to live in NYC for the summer one year. I've been there 3 times and LOVED it, and would love to see how living up there would actually be.

2. I was going back to school to obtain my Bachelor's Degree until I got engaged. I didn't want to plan a wedding while being in school so I stopped. Well, it's been 2 years since I stopped going and have NO drive to go back.

3. I truly cannot stand to be late for work. Our shift technically starts at 11:45 and if I am going to be 5 min late I freak out.

4. I have close relationships with some of my patients. I know that some people think this is unhealthy, but when you see someone for days upon end, for 6 years, you form a bond with them. Don't tell anyone, I do have a favorite patient.

5. I want a day shift job more than anything, but I am being VERY picky about what division I want to work in. I don't want to work weekends or holidays, so I am a little limited. I just pray that something comes open soon, and I make the right decision. Night shift is hard after 5 years!

6. I have always loved to put stuff together. Anytime we buy something that has to be assembled, I get excited and want to put it together as soon as we get home.

7. I don't really know any of my neighbors. Since I moved to Shelby county, I've met some of them but never developed any relationships with any of them. My husband has a slight social phobia, so he's not into meeting anyone.

8. I've seen every episode of Sex and the City. I saw the movie and I want these shoes so incredibly bad. I however cannot afford them. They are Manolos, SIGH!!!

9. My husband owns a Volkswagon Bus. It's parked in our garage and he hasn't driven it in like 7 years. It doesn't crank, the tires won't turn and he had to push it into the garage with his truck after we got a letter from our Homeowner's Association to remove said vehicle from site.

10. I think that Valentine's day is ridiculous. Kent and I have never celebrated it and this year we put in hardwoods all day long and ate chick fil a sitting in the floor. Romantic, I know.

Now, for the 7 people I am passing this to:

Jennifer, my friend and coworker

Brandy, my blogger friend

Ashley, my friend I haven't seen in forever

Courtney, my friend and coworker

Trina, my blogger friend

Make it 5 people that I am going to pass this to. :)

Letter from Gus

I would like to take this opportunity to write my owner a letter. My name is Gus and I am Mary's 5 yr old Boston Terrier. I used to be an outside dog until Mary moved in with this awesome man, whom I love so much! However, they decided it would be a great idea to put in these really pretty smooth wood floors. If you have never met me; I don't like smooth and shiny flooring. I don't know how to walk on it and slide all over the place. She knows this! So I don't quite understand why she chose to do this to me. She knew that I would hate them from the get go. I even heard her and that man talking about how they knew that I was going to stay on the rug at all times. Well, where is that rug!?! All they have right now is slick flooring in the living room and my only comfort is a random blanket in the floor or staking my claim on the couch. I am very upset about this! It's not fair! I liked the carpet! I tried to let them know, but they just ignore me think that if they call my name 100 times that I am just going to forget the flooring and run straight to them. They are ridiculous! Get the rug ASAP!!!

My Favorite Things

Okay so today I am just hibernating at home watching some movies. I did however, decide to join in on My Favorite Things @ Sarah's blog. If you have ever read my blog you know that I am now a coupon clipper and sale shopper and love to get a great deal. Last weekend, all of the ladies in my family went shopping together. Everything that we bought was on sale. The best deal that I got was these great shoes:

Guess how much they were...$16.xx. Isn't that awesome! When I was looking for a picture of them, they were still $55.xx on that website. What a steal! I have already wore them twice! So today, this is my favorite thing. I don't think I will wear them today though. They wouldn't look too good with my flannel pjs. :)