Update in Tracyland

I don't know why I have such a hard time keeping up with this blog. Maybe I spend all of my time reading and commenting on others :)

What's been happening you ask?

1. I just blanked out on what to write. I have nothing witty to say. lol

2. Teaching Cole to drive has given me a full head of grey hair and permanent white knuckles. It is so hard to be in the passenger seat. He is VERY cautious but his turns are horrific and he hugs the right side of the road that I just know we will be in a ditch soon.

3. Cole hates me teaching him to drive. I know I do not help. He pulled over the other day and said he was done driving with me. LOL. Bless his heart.

4. Little does he know that when we drive to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving, he is driving most of the way - at least through all of Illinois until we hit Chicago.

5. Whenever Jake is with us for our driving lessons, he says, "Dear Lord, this is the day we are going to die. Please don't let it be painful." He says it every time. It used to be funny. lol

6. I'm swamped at work.

7. I need a massage and a pedicure.

8. I don't have the money for either. Things at work are scary. Donations are WAY down and I'm afraid of what that means for our chapter.

9. I am thankful for having a job right now. I know quite a few people who have been let go and can't find anything that are in their job fields - or anything other than fast food right now.

10. I'm still seeing Mike. I don't see him as much as I'd like. I really, really, like him. I just don't think he's as into me. I know he's into me, but maybe not as much as I'm into him. Sigh. When we see each other, we have an excellent time and he's still the best kisser ever, but it's been a year and things just haven't changed. He travels a lot for work, so I only get to see him two or three times a month for more than an hour. We try to get lunch as much as we can and then have weekend dates when he is home. I guess I'm in denial. I try to justify it by saying it's so much better than being alone, but I'm not sure that is the case. We are supposed to go out this weekend and we are planning on having a heart to heart. So, I may be a basketcase or I may be super happy the next time I blog. Please pray for me. I'm tired of being alone.

11. that was a downer, huh?

12. I need someone to watch the cat and dog over Thanksgiving. Any takers?

13. I have to get back to work.

14. I'll try to do better with blogging.

15. My secret pal at work got me the Wicked soundtrack and I haven't stopped listening to it since. Now all I need is the Glee soundtrack and I'm set.

16. happy thursday

Halloween Pics

When the boys were trick-or-treating, we found this neighborhood with a haunted garage. Every year, they wanted to go back. They kept saying that when they were too old to trick-or-treat, they wanted to haunt our garage....

Well, this year they were too old. So, they and their friends worked all day cutting garbage bags and taping them to the inside of the garage. They were so excited and had a ball scaring everyone. I'm telling you, I think they scared the adults more so than the kids. It was SO much fun and great family time with my boys. It goes by too quickly, that's for sure.

Plus, Jamie was a vampire dog and while he was very patient with me and let me put on his cape, he wasn't exactly happy. At one point, he just flopped over and was done.... you'll see the pic!

Movie Review

I finally got to see Paranormal Activity. I saw it yesterday with my coworker, TB, her husband and her 23 year old son. It's funny because her son doesn't like scary movies AT ALL but he said he'd go with us. I was looking forward to him screaming like a girl, but he didn't last but 15 minutes. At the first loud knock - he was outta there. LOL!

So, anyway, there was a lot of hype about this movie. I tried not to listen to any of it because I like to make my own mind up - imagine that!

I did watch the trailer and it scared me. So, I was hoping for being scared throughout the whole movie.

Really scared.

I loved this movie because it did scare me. It wasn't the "scariest movie I've ever seen". The original Halloween was the scariest movie and still is to me. A lot of people don't get it, but we all have those times when you were young and you couldn't sit through a movie, well Halloween was mine. It plays on my fear of the house being broken into.

Well, Paranormal Activity -plays on your fear of the dark and things that go bump in the night. have you ever woken up to the floor creaking or something falling - that is what this movie does - but it has that evil presence as well. That kind of thing scares the crap out of me.

I went during the day because I knew if I saw it at night, I would probably shake all the way home and never get to sleep (plus, I hate paying so much to go see a night time movie - I'm cheap like that). I think that this movie is one of those movies that is even better if you see it with the right crowd. There weren't a lot of people in the theatre when we went, so I didn't get to see people jump or hear them gasp or scream - I just heard myself!!!!

I do have to say that that the one negative was the camera work. It was very Blair Witch Project-y. When they were walking around with the camera, it was very jerky and it gave me a headache. So, if you get motion sickness, this isn't the movie for you.

All in all - if you like to be scared by things that go BUMP in the night - definitely give this a whirl.....

Questionnaire and Weekend Happenings

I copied the questionnaire from Blase' - he's over on my sidebar -

please go check him out. Very cool guy. Please put your answers to the questionnaire in the comment section!

This weekend, we are finally celebrating Jake's 14th (oy vey - I can't believe he's 14) Birthday! The weekend of his birthday, his brother was sick, then he was sick, then I was sick....

It's okay with Jake though because his favorite month is October. He love everything fall and Halloween. So, to celebrate, he and his friends are going to the Haunted Corn Maze. They love pretending to get lost and harassing the children of the corn. It's really quite obnoxious, so I just let them go and wait in the parking lot people watching for them to get done. I used to go with them but for some reason, they don't get how cool I really am. WTF - why the face?

After all of the kids leave on Sunday morning and I try to clean my house and the destruction 8 teenage boys leave behind, my coworker and I are going to see Paranormal Activity. I've seen a trailer for it on TV but never really payed any attention to it. Scary movies are my favorite, but they just don't make them like they used to. I'm not talking about gory, bloody movies - but movies that have you hiding behind your hands and make you jump, scary movies.

This morning, I read this article about it and I was intrigued. I don't know a lot of people who will watch scary movies but I know TB will. I can't take the boys because I just don't think it's appropriate - even though they are begging to see SAW VI (not EVER going to happen).

The movie was shot on a $15,000 budget. It was shown in college towns first and was so popular, it has expanded to movie theatres all over. I can't WAIT! I'll let you know if it lives up to the hype!

check out the trailer:

-Sunset or Dawn - Sunset for sure - especially in Hawaii

-Pepsi or Coke - diet coke

-Cake or Pie (and what kind?) - yellow cake (from a box) and chocolate icing

-Letterman or Leno - Dave

-Toyota or Nissan or Honda - always wanted a Toyota 4 Runner

-Diane Sawyer or Barbara Walters or Katie Couric - Diane

-James Taylor or Jimmy Buffet - Jimmy - I grew up in FL -he was a staple

-Favorite Scented Candle - spice

-Your favorite Beach, and why? - there was this beach in Hawaii that I loved. It was on base and the seals and turtles would come up and sunbathe there. Plus, the shelling was great!

-Most aggravating thing about your Job - you know the answer if you know me.

-Favorite Retail Store-Ever had a ‘flat tire’ while driving? If so, how was it replaced? - yes and I replaced it all by myself

-Longest time in a place that was NOT your primary residence - after Hurricane Andrew, Brad and I (along with every other Marine and Navy person from Homestead) were sent to the Orlando Naval Training Center for a month - we lived in barracks - open barracks - as a newly wed couple.

-Approximately amount of water you drink per day - a couple

-Your favorite ‘romantic gesture’ from your S.O. (if you are bashful, skip this one) - I love kissing - so being kissed

-When grocery shopping…which dept. is your first stop - drinks

-LIVING Celebrity you would like to have dinner with, and why - Brett Favre - so I can tell him off

And The Winner Is........

Okay - time for the Breast Cancer giveaway drawing. I gave you each a number in order of your comments. If you posted about my giveaway, you got two numbers. Here are the numbers:

Laura - 1 &2

Kathi - 3

Sara - 4

Dawn - 5

Uncle Pat - 6

Julie - 7

Amanda - 8&9

Heather sings - 10

Heather S- 11&12

Then I went to Random.org and gave it my total numbers:

And the winner is....... Heather S! Congrats Heather!!! just email me your home address and it will be on it's way! tdain@midsouth.wish.org

Forever....

there are few shows that have been on TV that I'd call genious. In my opinion MASH and Seinfeld were genious. They were so well written and well cast. The chemistry between the characters made you want to be a part of their family.

So a couple of years ago, this new show came on and not many people were buzzing about it. I loved it. Michael Scott was the funniest person I'd seen in a long time. Jim was the hottest. Dwight was the creepiest. then, people started noticing.... then you've got a huge following.

I'm talking about The Office, people. It is genious. Last night was the most anticipated wedding since Luke and Laura's wedding. Jim and Pam got married. It was beautiful and funny and touching. I admit, I cried. I don't know about y'all but I want a man who toasts me like Jim did Pam and who has been waiting his whole life for her. I'm such a hopeless romantic....

I loved the show and loved how they took the youtube dance entrance sensation and ran with it. It was so funny. Dwight and Angela were the funniest!

If you haven't watched the Office - get Netflix and catch up. it's really worth it.

Joke of the Day

I know my Mississippi State fans will love this joke.

What's the difference between Ole Miss football and Brett Favre?


drum roll.........




Brett Favre is still number 4!


hahahahaha! I admit, it's funny.