Friday Fill In

And, here we go:

1. Salsa and *chips* could totally be my dinner if I didn't want to eat the entire bag!

2. *About once a year, I will eat a hotdog BUT only if* you've (even) got mustard.

3. By the time I get home, *well, since I am a SAHM, I am technically always home...BUT..I just want to put my feet up, especially since they are sporting the super cute Stephen Bonanno Lisagh sandals* They are named after a fabulous blogger I "know". I started reading Lisagh of Grosgrain Garage when Husband was deployed and she sent me a random email. She is Monkey's mommy. I have never had a pair of Bonanno sandals. *

4. *Fresh sushi* is what I look forward to most when grocery shopping.

5. And I was dreaming, *I was late to pick Will up from the bus stop. Livi and I were in Sam's. I woke up when I heard them announce on the intercom, "Welcome to Barbados!" I almost started crying since I was worried he was alone in the house for three hours...and how was I going to get back to KY from Barbados! But Livi told me, he knows how to get his own snacks. He will just get an apple and a cheese stick! *

6. *Hearing the quiet of the house once the kids are settled into bed* is there anything else better.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to *going to TKD with Will (he is so close to the first stripe for his green belt!), tomorrow my plans include *enjoying the sunshine*, and Sunday I want to *go to dinner with the kids at Kansai*.

it's fall, y'all

five things i love about fall

*pumpkin spice creamer*

*a warm bowl of hearty soup: we had chicken tortilla soup tonight (i even cheated, it was from Sam's)*

*a fire in the firepit*

*the color of all the leaves*

*roasted pumpkin seeds*

view of my shoes last fall

tuesday with tommie

yes, this is really what I look like first thing in the morning....

WHAT I’M READING: the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2009.

WHAT I’M WATCHING: nothing, listening to the kids watching a Care Bear movie

WHAT I’M LISTENING TO: podcasts of the ..Bobby Bones show out of Austin

WHAT I’M WEARING: chinos and a springy top...though it is only 50 degrees! I am really Jonesing for some spring weather

WHAT I’M EATING: snacking on popcorn



WHAT I’M ENJOYING: these adorable Miss Trish of Capri starfish sandals ...they are a true cranberry red. I guess I better get a pedicure soon! (pic taken with my handy dandy Iphone)

WHAT I’M SNIFFING: airpopped popcorn with butter and salt.

Manic Monday

Are you a saver or spender? Depends on the moment....a cute top I see, definitely spending.

Do you prefer to walk around barefoot in your home? Socks? Shoes? ugh, definitely slippers or socks in a pinch (if I can't find one of several pairs of slippers). I can't like cold feet!

Do you talk to yourself? More so in my head than out loud. But yes, I continually have a dialogue going on inside my head!

Fleur-de-Lisa hosts the original Manic Monday here

ps....just a little note on the slippers....I was very hesitant to get them...I HATE toe cleavage...but they are oh so comfortable and remind me of the old ballet house slippers I use to wear. Do they not make those anymore? You know, the ones with the little leather soles, the little stretchy tops.....oh well....these are a close second, even with toe cleavage!

Thursday 13- the letter V

In my quest to finish my ABC Thursday 13s.....the letter V.

1. Van Morrison- had to go to my Ipod to see what V popped up...."Brown Eyed Girl" ....how appropriate!

2. view- from my perspective

3. vacuum cleaner- Love love love mine...I have the purple Dyson. I like to think I am an extremely clean neat person. But every time I dump that thing, I am so grossed out!

4. vague-If I don't want to deal with confrontation, I give a vague answer....can you say passive aggressive?

5. Valdez, Alaska-one of the many gorgeous places we have been to in Alaska.

6. valet-If we go out to eat at a restaurant and they have valet parking, I am so using it. Most likely I wore some pointy toed witch boots and my feet will hurt before we leave! I will look cute, but my feet will hurt!

7. valentine-I like to take creative desserts to the kids' school parties. I made pink heart shaped rice krispie treats for Valentines day last year.

8. vanilla-I have a huge bottle of Mexican vanilla that I have lugged from Oklahoma to California to Kansas to Texas and finally to Kentucky! The packers won't pack it and I love it enough to pack in the few kitchen essentials that go in the cars with us! It is almost empty...I wonder if I know anyone going to Mexico soon.

9. Vitamin-I take a vitamin every day. I am a good girl like that!

10. vegetables-I eat vegetables every day...see #9. Also, the kids do too.

11. Vidalia-I had a penpal when I lived in Alaska. She was from GA. She sent me Vidalia onions because I couldn't find them when we lived there! (this was in 1998)

12. verbose-I was a very verbose child. Livi is too.....guess she learned by example.

13. vocal- I was kicked out of vocal music in junior high. She said I talked too much (No, what she said was "I cannot offer Tommie the structured environment she needs in order to succeed.")...WTH?? I used to have the class change paper that said that. I think that meant I talked too much.....see #12.

More fall in the air

black patent in the fall, originally uploaded by tommiea1.

I often arrive a bit early to pick the kids up from preschool. So I have started throwing my unread magazines on the front seat just as they come. I get some uninterrupted quiet time to peruse my favorite magazines. Unlike now where more than once I have received the next month's issue and still haven't read the previous one. Today I happened to grab Southern Living.

So this month I was a little surprised to see my little black patent "Saba" MeToo ballet flats in their issue. Like they said, "Busy days call for shoes that slip right on and keep up with fast-moving feet. Look for an ultra-soft footbed, extra padding in the ball of the foot, and a flexible rubber sole."

These shoes are all that! They are so comfortable. I wore them today with just a pair of clean cut trouser pants with a simple shirt. It was barely 60 degrees here all day. I was so loving it......

especially since I was wearing my cute comfy scoots!

Happy Wednesday, y'all!