What else have I been up to???

So....back to the Ms. No Blog comment from Jesse (it hurt..it hurt real bad...I had one feeling left, and she broke it :( ). Just kidding, if she can find time to post with 5 kids (4 little ones and Michael HAHAHAHAHA) I can do it too. I just don't have as interesting a life, but here goes. AHEM....In my blogging absence, what have I done...what have I done...on the personal side...broke up with Justin, I KNOW he works a lot, but he wasn't even making an effort to call, text, e-mail, nothing. And kind of was giving the impression that I should be thankful whenever he DOES decide to call, because he was THAT busy. Um...no thank you. I think I actually saw him twice in about a month and a half...so um...again, no thank you. (See you married folks...dating sucks). Anyhoo..on the professional side...still loving the jobbie job. The guy I didn't care for took a different position within the company, so now my "boss" is another guy which I DO have the upmost respect for. I seriously did the happy dance TWICE. Once when I heard the news that the one guy was leaving, and again when I found out who replaced him (we feared it would be someone else, which would have posed just as much frustration for me). Anyhoo..so that's good :)

Every year the Altus plant throws a Bar-S Softball Tournament. You had to have at least 2 girls on your team, so...being as I was trying to promote this thing (as is HR responsibility), and I'm a little bit athletic (obviously not as much as I used to be...as was so painfully pointed out when I couldn't move the next day), I played. Not WELL, mind you, but as the day progressed I did get better. It's double elimination, so we played 3 times..whooo hoooo!!! I did have a couple of super cool plays, so that was fun. I had t-shirts made with our nicknames on the back (they named me Half-Pint), and of course I was number 11. Afterwards I took the team out to Applebees (on the company, of course), and it was a really fun bonding day. Yeah, so about the picture...apparently we picked the ONE person at that tournament who didn't know how to ZOOM on the camera...sorry it's so far out...this was taken before the first game...after the last game we looked and SMELLED soooo much different hehe.

Bar-S also has a wellness program called Fit to Win. Throughout the year, if you workout so many times a week, get your cholesterol checked, etc., you get "points", PLUS, it promotes health. It's better for you, and healthy people get hurt less, cost the company less on insurance, etc. I could go into more details, but I don't want to bore you. This type of stuff excites me because I'm a nerdy HR person, HOWEVER, you guys are not...so I'll move on. Every year, each plant has what they call the "Fit to Win Olympics". It's a mini Olympics with all the categories...Push Ups, Sit Ups, Cholesterol Check, Blood Pressure, Weight Check, Chin-Ups/Hang, 3 Mile Run/Walk. Sooo...again, responsibility falls on the HR department...wait, let me gather up the whole HR department...oh yeah, that's me! hehe...I set it up, went and bought food to feed 150ish people, I ordered the biggest, baddest moon walk that I could find, Christina and Steven (again, to the rescue), let me use the Cordell Soccer Club dunk tank, I got our insurance representative and my WONDERFUL chiropractor to be there, and we made it into one big family picnic thing out of it. It was a success!! Who says Moonwalks are for kids?? Even the big kids had fun (including me!!)

This cannot turn out good......AND that water was COOOOOLLLLLLDDDDD!!!

And last but not least, Christina asked a favor a couple of months ago. She asked if I would serve as District Registrar of the Youth Soccer Association (the organization I played under when I was little). She is the president, and no one liked the registrar, so she asked if I attend the meeting and do it. As previously mentioned, I owe them A LOT!! So I did it, plus, I thought it would be fun. So I went, had to say why I thought I would be good at it...and I won HAHA! So at the first soccer sign-ups for Cordell, we had a TON of 6 year olds sign up. So I said I would coach a team....HA letting ME mold young minds...HAHAHAAHA. Well after it was all said and done, I was coaching an 8 year old girls team and a 6 year old team. OH, and the Bar-S girls joined a bowling league...pics of that to come...anyhoo...here's my week...

Tuesday and Thursday - 5:30 - 6:25 - practice with my girls team...

jump in the car and drive down the hill to the small fields for

6:30 - 6 year old game (which can be daunting...)

Wednesday - 6 - 10ish - bowling with the Bar-S Pink Ladies (we even have pink shirts that say Pink Ladies in Black sparkles)

Saturday - 10 am AND 1 pm - Under 8 games....after 2 games, I am TUCKERED!!!!

So soccer only last a month, so that is finally over, bowling lasts until April...APRIL!!!! We had no idea it was 33 weeks long when we signed up, but it's fun, so we don't mind. I also have turned into a BIGGER nerd in that I bought a bowling ball...hehehe laugh away, it ROCKS. It has a panoramic view of Wrigley Field on one side and the big C with the cubbie crawling through it on the other side....total sweetness...I will post pictures later.

And last, there is Seth, the new guy. He is sweet, funny, and truly is one of those guys that is super shy and then once he gets to know you he breaks out of his shell. On our first date, I was consciously trying not to talk (I know, impossible for me? Right?), trying to get him to talk about himself more....and it worked. Now I can't get him to shut up...just kidding..he is HILARIOUS!!! He also works in the oil field, but does different stuff, he trouble shoots electrical stuff on the rigs...or something like that...hehe. He's fun to hang out with, he's a genuinely nice guy, and right now I'm having a good time, so we'll see where this goes.

So THERE Jesse! HEHE. You are completely caught up on my life. Sooo...Until next time...hugs!!!

Extra Housewarming pics...

Just because I didn't want to take up so much space on the blog...here are some extra pics from that day...

This is Harley, Christina's youngest kiddo...sitting on April's lap...how cute is that??

Dad and I in front of the "orange" tree that he thought was so nifty...

Mom and I...same tree...side of the front porch...

And these are just a couple of random sunrises...while driving to work...yes while driving. I have been known to roll down the window, point the camera out that direction...and take pictures. I've gotten some really cool shots. This one is now the background on my computer...

And I just thought this was neat how the clouds were shaped with the sun poking through...and looks...COWS!!! Moooooooooooo

Housewarming Party

Ever since I put the offer in on the house, Christina has told me that she wanted to throw me a house warming party. So...when I finally got moved in, Christina, Darla, and April through a little shingdig for me. Christina made super cute penguin invitations and she sent them out. Anyone who has ever helped me move knows that I do NOT need any more stuff, so she put on her invitation "Know what Kelly needs at her new house?? A party and your smiling face." The OU game was on Pay Per View, so we got that and just got together for a good time and food. Mom and dad even came down, so they got to partake of some yummy treats (mom even let dad cheat) so here are some pics....

Christina makes cakes in her spare time and is SUPER creative about it. So she made me an OU football cake and even had little Happy Feet penguins she cut out and they were lined up on the cake like they were playing football...

How cool is THAT?? And of course mom made us get pics of everything...

Christina's husband, Steven, brought over a grill and utilized the back porch to grill some amazing steak and chicken...

Gotta get me one of those...a grill and a husband HAHAHAHAHA




But seriously, on a side note, Steven and Christina have been INVALUABLE to me. She helped me find a place to live (she and April called for HOURS), without their trailers the move would not have been possible (since the whole totalling of dad's truck on moving day). AND on a sidenote - a couple of weeks ago, I was trying to rush out of my house to avoid the hail, and couldn't find my keys, so I grabbed my spare car key and rushed out. A couple of hours after I got to work I was like C-R-A-P. My keys to get into my house....are in my house. Blonde moment...I met Steven there after work and it took him exactly 12 minutes to break in and open the front door - wow, what protection I have, huh? Love him!!!



Darla made a WONDERFUL fruit bowl and some pasta salad....yummy.

April made some Little Smokies, Nachos, Beverages, and some other stuff. Needless to say, we had WAY more food than we needed, so no one went away hungry.

Since mom was taking pics of everyone else, and what they brought, we had to take one of mom and the shrimp she and dad picked up at Sams for the occasion :)

Ms. No Blog

Sooooo.....On Saturday, October 13, I head over to Jesse and Mike's house. I believe earlier that week I sent her a text message saying..."You, me, your husband, your house, Saturday, what do I need to bring?" For those of you who DON'T know...and you're crazy if you don't (for the whopping 2 other people who read this blog...you know who you are...). Jesse and I have a wierd relationship. She went to Mizzou, I ended up at OU (yes, Ma Baker...I moved around, and switched majors like 14 bajillion times...but I GRADUATED!!!! ....... TWICE!!! HAHA!) So anyhoo...we are Big XII competitors. AND...she is a lifelong CARDINAL...and I am a integrated CUBBIE....Soooooo....certain times of the year, we have fun rivalries. ANYHOO...on this particular Saturday, it was the annual Mizzou/OU football game. Sooo, after coaching my TWO soccer games (to be detailed in a later blog), I headed up to the city to go watch the game. NOW...knowing how the Harmon family is...I was prepared. I had my OU hat, my OU t-shirt (long sleeve and short sleeve depending on how the weather worked out), my OU football jersey, and I even brought the OU foam finger (which is still at their house..hmmmmm.....maybe I've converted one of the kiddos after all). So...I was promptly met at the door with 4 children in Gold and Black shirts (oh, and a super cutie patootie onesie), and a black and gold t-shirt and a black jersey. I'm surprised Flash wasn't all dolled up as well). So we gathered up the fixins...Chinese food/Burger King/BWW, and we settled down to watch the game...as there is really no need to rub their noses in it...GO SOONERS!!!!!!!! BRAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA. Even though, it really was unfair for Missouri, we were just coming off of a high from kicking TexASS to the curb..




As this is considered by many to be our biggest game of the year, we were still pretty pumped. It gives up bragging rights for the rest of the year, and will carry over into other sports as well.




Sorry I don't have super cool graphics about the Missouri game, but just an FYI - my boys are 7 and 1. :) So anyhoo, Michael wasn't too happy, but we had a good time, and it was good to get my Harmon fix. I was on the couch less than two minutes and I have all 3 little guys crawling on me. Only one almost busted nose (mine), so it was a good night :) I DID get lost coming home, my hour drive took 2.75 hours and half a tank of gas...but I realized where I made the wrong turn, so it should be better next time...I'm still learning these western OK roads...grrrrrr


Oh and to the title of this blog...Jesse told me that she was officially calling me.."Ms. No Blog" since I take so long to blog. Hmm...that's not very friendly, is it??? MizzOUrah???? hahaha

Baby's First Bath...

So this is how messed up my priorities are...everyone else's blog I look at on here, I look for pictures of their kiddos...mine...are of my car :) It's MY baby hehe. Now he has been through countless automatice car washes, but never done it by hand... I know, 6 months, I'm horrible. So anyhoo...I decided to take advantage of the nice weather yesterday (considering how freakin' frigid it was the day before) and actually hand-wash the car (or...Ahnold as I like to call him...you know...Ahnold...like Ahnold Swartz..... however you spell it...it is a muscle car after all...I know, I know, hold your applause at my genius :) )....ANYHOO... It was nice yesterday when I got home, and I needed to get all of the terydactal western Oklahoma bugs off the grill, so last week I went and bought all the stuff I needed, including the Goo Gone for cars (which works MIRACLES) and gave my baby his first Sponge Bath...he was very appreciative...look how shiny...
So the sun was starting to go down...but you get the impression...(insert oohs and aahhhhs here...)

So there are a few buggers left...but still pretty good considering what I started out with... if it is nice this weekend, he will get a second, better dosing of Goo Gone and washing, and then the wax to prepare him for winter :)

HOMEOWNER!!!!

Wow! I really must blog more often..(where have we heard THAT before???). Quick catch up...Ken...turned out to be not so nice afterall, long story short - I moved out...FAST. Brandon and Kurt are the best guys to have around. After Brandon and I saw Harry Potter on Friday, I was able to get a storage unit (thankfully just a little ways down in the SAME place my original was is already at), and I got a rockin' deal on a truck, and they both dropped what they were doing (Brandon even ditched his nap), and they drove with me to Clinton with mom and dad to pack up all my stuff and get out of dodge.

Soooo, here I am...homeless, yet happy, looking for a place to live. My friend April from work is letting me crash at her place, and we are on a mission to find a place that 1) I can afford 2) It's not too far from work 3) My mom won't kick my butt for living there (meaning it's not scary). After looking around all the small towns, it dawned on me that it was going to cost just as much to rent as to buy...so...on a whim, I started looking at realty. Wouldn't you know it...April's aunt is a realtor in Cordell. We had our eye on one particular house, and she said..."before we go there, I want to show you this other house." So we went...and less than an hour later I was in her office drafting up an offer. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???

So I called my parents and I was like...here's the deal...this is how much I'm looking to pay in rent. I found this house, it is on 5 city lots, (2.5 fenced in), completely redone inside, it comes with ALL the appliances, a wardrope, a picnic table, the porch swing, and even a cute little dresser in the bathroom that I said was cute. So anyhoo...here are some pics...

front of the house...

The backyard....and there is another lot right next to it that is the same size...

The kitchen area - I freaking LOVE this look-through window/bar.

So anyhoo...my parents, who generally question every decision I make (and let's face it, I've given them good reason), were not hesitant at all and were like...go for it!! Soooo, my closing date is 10:30am on the 17th. YEAH!!! I will say that my excitement in getting a house is slightly marred by the fact that I'm depressed as hell that I am buying a house by myself and not with the "significant other", but you know what...I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh darn it...people like me.

On the significant other note - there is someone in the works, Justin. I dated him briefly last year, and we reconnected when I asked him if he knew of anyone with rent houses in western Oklahoma (since he works out here)...so anyhoo, as was the whole purpose of this blog...to keep you updated on my beaus...we'll see what happens :)

OH - A couple of great things have happened recently - besides the fact that I still L-O-V-E my job...My nephew was baptized this past Sunday. Mom, dad, and I went to the Choctaw First Baptist Church to watch and it was super exciting. Kinda weird going home...saw a LOT of people from school...and Jesse and the boys and Josie come home on Thursday!!! I miss my Harmon's. I just may have to go see them this weekend when I go to OKC....may meaning MUST!!! Another thing I'm doing this weekend is taking Brandon's conceal and carry class. I will be certified to own/carry/and shoot you should you come near me...and since I've never even shot a gun excpet for one time at a turkey shoot...you would be wise to stay away!! I would say I promise to write more often, but seeing as how I've completely lied about it in the past...I'll just sign off and say...I'll do my best...TOODLES!!!

PUPPIES!!!!

So here's the deal...for those of you who don't know. We drop the kiddos off at the ex's house, and there is this super cute Beagle looking miserable tied to a pole (that irks me), so I was like.."Hey, what's up with the dog being tied to a pole??" Ken tells me that the dog belongs to the ex's new husbands ex-wife (get the connection??). Anyhoo, they have to get rid of her because they can't have pets at the house. I was like.."Can we take her??" He goes and asks, and yes, as a matter of fact we can. Here's the hidden fact that everybody knew but me...she was pregnant...VERY pregnant..hence...why she looked miserable. So anyhoo, we took Liza in, and she is an amazing dog. She got HUUUUUUGGGGEEEEE, and one day when I got home from work early (thank goodness), I came home to find two super cute puppies and Liza on my BLUE TOMMY HILFIGER COMFORTER!!!!! Anyhoo, I let it go...So I immediately called momma and Ken, and was like...what do I do??? Ken called the vet and he said to load them all up. So I did, and the vet put her on the Potossin (you guys know what I mean), to speed it up. A few hours later we had 2 more puppies. The vet put her in an x-ray, and said that there were 4 more in there and that her body had given up. Sooooo, a c-section later, we are the proud parent of EIGHT super cute pupperoonies. 4 brown/white, 4 black/white. 4 males, 4 females. So we eagerly awaited for 6 weeks so we could find great homes for them...well..today they are 11 weeks old, and we still have 8 puppies. If anyone wants one, or knows of someone who wants one...PLEASE let me know. Now, the ex and her new husband are taking the mom back and two puppies, and we are keeping one..the runt. (The black one in this pic, and the one below in her new bed). Her name is Lil Bit.

Oh, and I just had to share this one too of Ken and Lil Bit. He is very protective of her and doesn't want anyone to hold her but him..he's such a big softie...

Instead of trying to catch everything up...I'll try to do Lil Bit's (haha...I'm funny) more often. Quick note: Dad's doing great, mom and dad celebrated their 37 year anniversary yesterday, Happy Anniversary to Mike and Jesse and Kelli and James, and Happy Birthday to big boy Logan (all of that on the same day - June 19th!!!!)

My Daddy, Turning 30, My New Job, My New Car, and My Man...

Alrighty folks...so I realize that I haven't written much in the past month..so here goes. First things first...currently I am sitting in my parents living room in Broken Arrow. Ken and I were planning on coming up this weekend anyhow to take a mini-trip to Ft. Smith with my parents. However...on Thursday, my mom called me and told me that my dad was in the hospital. He had fasted the night before so that he could have all these super dee duper tests run the next morning when he gave blood...which he did. Then, he drank a Dr. Pepper on the way to the gym, and was on the bike for about 10 minutes when he went to the front desk to tell them he didn't feel well, and he passed out. Luckily, they caught him before he hit his head on anything. So after numerous tests, (in which we found out all of his bypasses are still open and there isn't any narrowing of the arteries), they decided to put in a pacemaker as a preventative measure. So he did that yesterday, and besides having an incurable case of the hiccups for two days, everything is great! So he is home now and still pretty out of it, but it's nice that he is back and didn't have to have his chest cracked open again!!!!! Thank you to everyone who said prayers for my papa and my family. I really appreciate it!

OK, now for a little backtracking...on March 16, I turned 30...ugh. Ken and I had already gone out on Monday for my birthday dinner, and that was a surprise because I thought he would be working...he just called me up at work and asked if I wanted to go

out that night for my birthday...it was nice. Anyhoo...I had been having depression bouts about turning 30...I'm just not where I thought I would be at this time..divorced....single...in an apartment...yadda yadda yadda. But Ken made the day memorable, and on Friday evening when I drove down to spend the weekend in Clinton, he had taken the kiddos to K-Mart where they loaded me up with penguin bathroom stuff that I did not have. And Ken bought me Penguin seat covers, a steering wheel cover, a trash container, CD holder for the visor, and a seat belt cushion...all with penguins mind you, for the car. I was super pumped. So now I'm officially over the hill, and I'm ok...And Thank you to Michael who brought me a one of a kind carved penguin from Uraguay...Jesse, you must send that boy oversees more often hehe...just kidding :)

New JOBBIE JOB!!!! So Ken and I have been moving along in our relationship, and we decided that if I could find a job (because we all know how happy I was at my current one), close to him, that I should get down that way. Now...currently, I see him about 4 or 5 nights if not more a week, depending on where he has to go for the week, but we are to the "moving in " stage..so anyhoo...I applied for a job off of Monster.com for an HR Manager. I have been trying to find an HR position for SEVEN YEARS since I got my Bachelors degree, and I'm still trying. It was through a placement agency, and the girl called me back and said that she sent me my resume and that they wanted to talk to me. Long story short, the job ended up being for Bar-S Foods. Ken worked for this company for about 7 years and left just last year. So being the fantastic little cheerleader that he is, he started calling everyone who knew who could influence this decision. I had the interview before they found out the connection, so that was good....3 interviews and 2 stressful weeks later....I GOT THE JOB!!!!! I gladly gave my two week notice at my job, gave my 30 day notice at my apartment (my lease was up at the end of this month), Ken and his ex talked to the kiddos about me moving in, and I am on my way!!!

Soooo.....my parents offered to pay to tint my windows for my birthday...and I got to thinking..I've never really been happy with the Liberty, and I don't want them to pay to tint windows on a car I wouldn't mind getting rid of farely quickly. So on the way back from dinner last Monday, I saw a Dodge Charger on the road and I said "I am seriously considering turning in my Liberty for a Charger". Ken was all about excited, so we drove to a dealership and long story short, I am now the proug owner of a Steel Blue Metallic 5.7 Liter Hemi Dodge Charger (insert Tim Allen grunts here)....needless to say...I LOVE IT!!!!!!! Pics to follow...

So last but definitely not least, the man. If you're still reading, Ken is still around. For Valentines Day, he was working out of town, so he had my chocolate goodiness present delivered to me at work. He is still everything I want and need, and his 2 kiddos seem to like me, so that is always good. He asked me to move into his house in Clinton, and the job in Elk City is 20 miles farther, literally a hop, skip, and a jump on the highway, so that is nice. We have moved one load, and came up to mom and dads to get some boxes and tubs to move some more this weekend (the whole pacemaker thing was just an added bonus...hehe), to move some more, and the big move will happen next weekend (crossing fingers everything goes ok).

Last tid bit to my story before I go to bed...Ken and I were stuck in Tulsa today waiting for dad to get out of the hospital and he decided to go look at Harleys. They are closed Sunday and Monday, but Tuesday we will know if he is the proud owner of the bike to the right. It is a Dyna Street Bob, and as you all know I have a special liking to the big bikes....updates to follow...and I PROMISE...it will not be another month before I blog...

So....those of you who read this...prayers for me loving my new job...Jesse and the birth of Josie Claire...and Michael being there...and Belva and her surgery. Love you all, talk to you soon.

Hugs!!!

Kelly

Dating Diary....

Dear Blogging Diary,

I'm sorry I haven't written in a couple of weeks, but a lot has been going on. Here's the scoop. So...I previously mentioned that I'm being proactive in "getting out there" in the dating pool in this my 30th year on this earth. As my daily routine consists of going to work, and coming home (with the occasional gym visit..hehe), I don't "get out" at ALL. And the couple of people I have tried going out with I have to babysit. Sooo, Buffi introduced me to a website for singles...and I signed up, it was FREE, after all. Anyhoo...met a guy. His name is Ken. We have been talking and actually seeing each other (yes, the dreaded meeting day), for a little over 2 weeks. So far, so good. As pretty much everyone who reads this is married, you can live vicariously through my dating ups and downs. This one is definitely an "up". So, like I said, his name is Ken, and he is a super great guy. He is a consultant for a chemical company, which means he drives a lot to visit customers, but more importantly (yes, I'm selfish), it means that he gets to spend a little bit more time with me. He lives about 90 miles away, which seems like a long drive, but it's straight down I-40, and really not that far at all (trust me, I've driven it a bit in the past weeks). He is a good ol country boy in that he opens doors, is really sweet, and lets me pay when I put my foot down :) So, seeing as how I've had a few first and a couple of second dates lately, he is "a breath of fresh air." I put that in quotes because that is what he said about me. So anyhoo...it's nice to have someone to talk to throughout and at the end of the day, send and receive random text messages throughout the day, and you know what???? I may actually have a date for Valentine's Day!!!!! Which for me, would be just perfect renting a movie, cooking dinner, and staying in (you all know how much I hate crowds). Anyhoo...rambling. I'm sure I'll tell more later, but for right now, let's say it's really, really nice having him around. He thinks a lot like me (weird, I know), in that he sees the best in people until they give him a reason not to, he's trusting and trustworthy, and he's not a big partier where he has to go out every night to have a good time. (I think this past weekend we watched about 10 movies...it was AWESOME!!)

OK, onto other things, I also went to my doctor this week as I got a new primary care physician, and I wanted to talk to him about getting my acid reflux fixed surgically this year. We decided, or rather, I was told, that I was not a candidate for that. It is a complete, chest-cracking surgery that I really don't want to do. When I mentioned the surgery I received a video on, which was much less invasive, he told me to wait until it has been around for over 10 years before I even consider it. Which makes sense, so.....Prilosec commercials...I'm on Day 3,920...approximately. And he says that I can probably take it the rest of my life without complications...sooo....there you go. If anyone can get a deal on Prilosec by the case, lemme know!

Tonight was the Superbowl and even though I really didn't care who one or lost (sorry, Belva), I did get to spend the night with Jesse and the boys, which was super fun, even though we were both sooo tired. We had yummy Chinese food (as we are known to do when Michael isn't around), and watched the game on the new big tv :)

Anyhoo....my man (yes, I get to call him that...we had "the talk" hehe), should be calling any second, so I'm going to sign off. I'll try to keep more frequent entries :) Till next time!!!

Hugs!!

Da Da DUMMM...Ice Storm 2007!!!!

Alrighty folks! So the dreaded "Ice Storm 2007" (as dubbed by our friendly weathermen), is STILL here...and as promised, I will update you on my fairly reproductive weekend!! So here goes: Friday - I woke up and got completely ready for work, and was frantically listening to the tv the whole time, and then I heard it..."It's sleeting rain in Norman already, and the roads will be good, and good, and good, and then they'll be bad." And then I decided...I'm not going in. So I called Buffi and Leah and the Dr., and told them that I wouldn't be there and I had already called all the patients for today and told them tentatively that we would not be open...(they left by 11, by the way). Soooo anyhoo, my weekend started one day early!!! Yippee!!! Soo....then I started attacking my looong list of stuff. Let's see what I accomplished...I successfully caught up (and surpassed) my goal of Reading the Bible Through in a Year. I have completed to date up to January 16 (yes, I know that is today, but I was starting from January 2, so that's an accomplishment). On the Medical Transcription, I submitted my quiz for Chapter 14 (not 15, I was incorrect), and now have to wait to get it graded so that I can submit Chapter 15 transcriptions (will start tonight). There are only 17 chapters, and I've been working on this program for over a year (about 25 chapters in the Medical Terminology part that I had to do first), so there is an end in sight!!! I also received an e-mail that I can do my certification for LiveOps. This is a work from home opportunity that my cousin Melanie does, and she got me into it. I will be an Pizza Hut order taker...via my home...I know, exciting stuff, but hey, it's an extra paycheck and doesn't seem too difficult. So there were about 2 hours worth of training stuff and multiple quizzes that I had to take...so I did all of those, and passed (because I am a genius!!). So now I have to do 4 mock orders (which I printed out the instructions for from work today), and will do that tonight also..then I'm ready..for the busiest pizza day of the year...Superbowl Sunday!!! (Just FYI, the second busiest pizza day is New Years Eve...just a tidbit I learned this weekend). So, let's see...I watched a couple of movies...yes, yes....caught up on some of my shows....paid bills online...and yup, that's it!! Oh, and I didn't open the office on Monday, either, so it was another day to get stuff done. Well, today I had to go to work to get a new chair installed...our new doctor starts next Thursday, so fingers crossed for a smooth transition!!! So I slipped my way into the office, and then got to babysit Jesse's boys for a few hours, before I slipped home...where I am STAYING until tomorrow morning. But at least, since I know the highway is clear, I'm more comfortable going to work tomorrow than I was today (I almost threw up, seriously, that's how much of a woosy I am). So..until next time...hugs!! :P

PS...American Idol in T - 15 minutes!!!!!

Here I am!!!

So hello everyone!!! My name is Kelly, and my friend Jesse and her sister-in-law Belva have told me that I need a blog. So here I am!!! I'm going to be here to humor you, give you my deepest insights on life, and most of all, just keep those of you who are far far away (you know who you are), updates on my oh so thrilling life :)

A little recap...I turn 30 in exactly 2 months, and 6 days. I must say, this is NOT where I thought I would be at 30, but I'm trying to make the best of it, although, again...I must say...I have had a couple of depression bouts with it as well. So..again...I'm 29 (not quite there yet), single (working on it this year darn it!!!), and living in a quasi-ghetto apartment in Moore, Oklahoma. Trust me, I'm not trying to sound depressing, it just sounds fun to say I live in the quasi-ghetto. Anyhoo, I am a practice manager at a dental office in Norman. And let me tell you, coming from someone who's never even had a cavity...I've learned a LOT in the past year (my one year anniversary is next month). So...saying that, some of these blogs might be my rants from work...take them for what they are, sometimes I just need to vent.

I've learned in the past couple of years that one has to be positive, and I've made a conscious effort to be a more positive, uplifting, and non-stressful person. With the help of my Dale Carnegie course (which I recommend everyone take), and some other things that I have tried, I would like to think I am succeeding on these endeavors.

Well, since I'm not quite sure what to write without completely sounding boring...I'll sign off for tonight. The bad weather is coming in and the threat of another dooming ice storm looms for the weekend. Isn't it great how I'll be locked up in my apartment ALL weekend until the ice finally thaws on Monday morning for me to go to work again? Oh well...make the best of it!!! Lots to do around the house. I went grocery shopping (thanks mom), and got some movies at Blockbuster today, and returned my online movies (again, something EVERYONE should do..Blockbuster Online), so once the ice finally hits on Friday I'll have 3 more waiting in my mailbox and won't have to drive anywhere. I plan on catching up on my "Read the Bible Through in a Year", (as we speak, I'm still on January 1...eek!), and to finish my book, Wicked, which I started like 2 months ago, and to complete chapter 15 of my Medical Transcription. So see, I couldn't go anywhere if I wanted to...I'm going to be soooo super busy! I'll report back on Monday to see how much of this actually gets done! Oh! And I need to continue my workouts. I've had exactly 2...count them TWO!!! for this year, and my goal to slim down will NOT be pushed aside. I was sick for the first few days of the year, so I'm using that as an excuse. ANYHOO...so much for not knowing what to write and sounding boring, right? OK, so seriously...signing off...until next time!! HUGS!! :p