I Was Tagged by Kate!!

I was tagged by Kate to play a “who are you?” game. so here goes--the rules of the game get posted at the beginning. each player answers the questions about themselves. at the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people, posts their names, and then leaves a comment on their blogs, letting them know they've been tagged.

What was I doing 10 years ago? I was 19 years old and attending Delta State. I was a junior. I was dating Clint, while I trained to be a teacher.

five things on my to-do list today:
1. Make myself an appointment with Beth to get a check up on this pneumonia.
2. Work on paper work that I need to do while I am on medical leave.
3. Rest
4. Book airline tickets for me and the kids. We are going to North Carolina this summer to my
dad's house & to Myrtle Beach!
5. Water the inside plants.

five snacks i enjoy
1. anything 1oo calorie pack
2. Weight Watchers chocolate cakes
3. Goldfish Cheese Crackers
4. Apples & fat free caramel dip
4. If I am having a stressful day, I will indulge myself with a Sonic milkshake

five things i would do if i were a billionaire (My first priority would be to quit my job! ha ha Then I would....)
1. pay off all debt
2. save for elly's and turner's college educations and futures
3. donate to charities/church
4. travel
5. save for retirement

five bad habits
1. biting my nails (which I have not done in a few weeks and my nails look fabulous!)
2. procrastinating
3. holding in emotions
4. having a short temper at times
5. not being able to tell people no (although I have gotten a lot better)

five places i have lived
1. Greenville, MS
2. Ruleville, MS
3. Schlater, MC
4. Merigold, MS
5. Cleveland, MS

five jobs i've had
1. pro shop worker at the GGCC (Did we work there at the same time Kate?)
2. Special Education Teacher at Trigg Elem First, Second & Third Grade
3. Special Education Teacher at Ruleville Elem. Fourth & Fifth Grade
4. Domestic Coordinator (mother, wife, housekeeper, charuffeur, nurse, personal shopper--you get the picture.
5. Baby Sitter


Five people I want to know more about (a nice way of saying TAG)
1. Leslie Ainsworth
2. Angela Fratesi
3. Rhonda Cordell
4. Brooke Brown
5. Menee Harthcock

Z is for....

Y is for....

Yellow Box Shoes

Ok, so every girl has her shopping weakness. I happen to have two! The first being shopping for the kids (especially at trunk shows) and Yellow Box shoes. Yellow Box has every type of shoe from flip flops, to pumps, to sandals, to flats, to casual shoes. You simply can not go wrong with yellow box.

One of my favorite pair of Yellow Box Shoes.

I own several pair of Yellow Box flip flops. They are so comfortable on your feet and hold up really well.
My next Yellow Box purchase in the near future.

X is for.....

X marks the spot of a few destinations I would like to visit.

Vegas

I do not want to go to gamble. I would like to go sight see and ride a couple of the famous roller coasters. New York


Cancun
I went to Cancun on my senior trip and I would love for Clint and I to go back. Paris
I took two years of french in high school and I would love to put some of it to use. I do not know much, but I could order food I think!

Orlando, Florida: Disney World's Magic Kingdom

W is for....

V is for .....

U is for ...........

Urgent!

I got a comment from Suzanne. It said I needed an update. Well, I posted one under "T is for Time." I hope everyone will post and leave me comments about it. I felt like since I got told to do an update, I could make it URGENT. This killed two blogs at once. At least they are in order. I am skipping around the alphabet blogging whatever strikes me at the time. I will be posting V is for Victory and W is for Wheelbarrow soon. I even have pics I took to go with these.

T is for........

Time

Does anyone have enough of it? I am serious. I think I need at least five more hours in my day. Every day seems to be such a rush, including Sundays. Sundays are supposed to be a day of worship and relaxation, but not in the Russell household. It seems like we get up to rush to church, rush to eat lunch, rush home to do what needs to be done, get ready for Awana, eat supper, prepare for Monday, get the kids bathed and go to bed. Where is the family time in that? Where is the relaxation day in that? There is none! Is anyone else feeling like this?

Weekdays are no better! We get up, get dressed, drop the kids off at school, go to work, pick up the kids, complete tasks at home, complete any small homework items Anna has, bathe kids, and go to bed. Where is family time? Is it in the rush of eating? Is it in the middle of bath time? Is it quality time in the car with the dvd player going and the phone ringing? Help! I do not know.

I am on my soap box, because I feel like I need more hours in the day. More hours in the day to be a valuable wife and mother. I spend eight hours a day teaching other children and then feel like I have slighted mine at home. Please tell me, does anyone else feel like this?

Do you ever think that Gilligan had it easy? I mean, he had nothing but time on his hands.

S is for.....

So many things like.....

Snow in Mississippi in March! Sliding on the snow at Bubba's house.
Sneaking behind Anna to make a snowball.

Sister

My sister Angie with Brian (her husband to be) and her sweet baby (my nephew) Connor!

Sleeping Soundly

My dad sleeping with his grandson, Connor! Connor is the youngest of Papaw & MiMi's six grandchildren. Anna is the oldest and there are four more in the middle!

Anna & Collin sleeping snug as a bug in Mommy & Daddy's bed!

R is for....

RUSSELL

(which just happens to be my last name!)

English, Scottish, and Irish: from Rousel, a common Anglo-Norman French nickname for someone with red hair, a diminutive of Rouse with the hypocoristic suffix -el.

Americanized spelling of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of the various personal names formed with the Old High German element hrod ‘renown’.

Q is for.....

P is for.....

O is for.....

Odd pictures taken at the zoo! So, by now you are asking yourself, "Why in the world did Tiffanie take a picture of an elephant urinating?" Well, I did not mean to! No really, I didn't! Collin wanted a picture of an elephant for his room. In a hurry, I just snapped what I thought would be a good picture. Needless to say, I was not paying much attention. It was not until I got home and loaded them to the computer that I saw actually what the elephant was doing. It goes without saying that the elephant pic is not in Collin's room!
Ok, does this gorilla have the life or what? I mean all he has to do is lay around in the sun with his feet propped up wondering what everyone is looking at! I believe I could handle his "hard" life! This is certainly one laid back gorilla!

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M is for.....