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A to Z meme

Borrowed from someone:
Accent: Depends on who I’m around at the time. I tend to sound much more Southern when I’m around my friends from Arkansas and East Tennessee.
Breakfast or no breakfast: Sometimes.
Chore I don’t care for: Any kind of cleaning.
Dog or Cat: I love both, but I am partial to doggies.
Essential Electronics: Cell phone.
Favorite Perfume: Liz Claiborne Vivid.
Gold or Silver: Silver.
Handbag I carry most often: My big red bag!
Insomnia: Sometimes. Though, I’m usually medicated. Also, I usually listen to a book on cd while trying to sleep.
Job Title: Library Assistant-another term for a librarian without the library degree!! I do most everything a librarian does!
Kids: None of my own, but I will be an excellent auntie one day!
Living Arrangements: I live at home. All my roommates ran off and got married and well….
Most Admirable Trait: Urm… I guess that I love to work with children.
Naughtiest Childhood Behavior: I used to knock my sister over in her baby walker thingy—I would say “Hush up baby” and if she didn’t… there she went!
Overnight hospital stays: Never.
Phobias: SPIDERS!
Quote: "All roads lead to truth, though some will take you there a whole heck of a lot quicker than others. Be honest with yourself."
Reason to smile: My family and friends!
Siblings: I have a sister and a brother. I’m the oldest!
Time I wake up: Depends on what time I have to be at the ‘berry. Usually no later than 8:30 a.m.
Unusual Talent or Skill: I’m an amazing multi-tasked if I do say so myself, and well, I do!
Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: Brussels sprouts!
Worst Habit: I’m lazy!
X-rays: Chest- for pneumonia. Leg and ankle for broken bones in college. Dental.
Yummy Stuff: BREAD. PASTA. CHEESE. Macaroni and cheese!
Zoo Animal I Like Most: Monkeys.

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Girls Inc. Bash Dash 2008

To support M, E and I did the Girls Inc. of Memphis 5k this past Saturday! We came in last place! Someone had to do it- and we did it with pride and hillarity! We even had our own police escort! :)

Unfortunately we both forgot our sunglasses AND our sunscreen so we were a little pink at the end of the walk!

I lurve Andrew Lloyd Webber and have never seen his hit musical "Cats". But as of tomorrow I will not be able to say that anymore. I just found out that a friend has extra tickets- thanks Meg- and I get to go see it at the beautiful Memphis Orpheum! So tune in to see if I get kicked out for singing along!

Neal "Excitement" Boyd

Please watch America's Got Talent! A guy I grew up with in Sikeston, MO, is on the show and I know he will go far!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld2fdY3aNkk&feature=related

He's amazing!

Worship

Why you should fall to your knees and worship a librarian
Ok, sure. We’ve all got our little preconceived notions about who librarians are and what they do.

Many people think of librarians as diminutive civil servants, scuttling about “Sssh-ing” people and stamping things. Well, think again buster.

Librarians have degrees. They go to graduate school for Information Science and become masters of data systems and human/computer interaction. Librarians can catalog anything from an onion to a dog’s ear. They could catalog you.

Librarians wield unfathomable power. With a flip of the wrist they can hide your dissertation behind piles of old Field and Stream magazines. They can find data for your term paper that you never knew existed. They may even point you toward new and appropriate subject headings.

People become librarians because they know too much. Their knowledge extends beyond mere categories. They cannot be confined to disciplines. Librarians are all-knowing and all-seeing. They bring order to chaos. They bring wisdom and culture to the masses. They preserve every aspect of human knowledge. Librarians rule. And they will kick the crap out of anyone who says otherwise.

Borrowed from : http://librarianavengers.org/worship-2/

Quote of the day...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
- George Orwell

Whatever

today I missed the carnival games because I had to work.
today my stomach hurt for like the third week in a row.
today I was bored out of mind.
today the freaky he/she customer asked for help on the typewriter and I lied and said I didn't know how to use it!
today I wish Whit was still here so I could go over to her house, sit on her couch and read magazines and watch movies.
today I wish Ellie was here so she could take me out for a drink.
today I wish my Dad was still alive.
today I wish someone would take the GRE for me because I'm awful at standardized tests!
today I wish the sun would come out-- it's about to storm.
today I thought about what it would have been like if I had actually gone to class in college.
today I decided that I needed to start blogging again.

Markie's Married

So momma and I drove to Knoxville and attended the wedding of Mark and Elizabeth! It was wonderful! The rehearsal dinner was at the World's Fair site at a lovely place called the Foundry. http://www.foundonfair.com/ It was really nice! I especially loved the balloon bride and groom! How creative. The next day the ceremony was at Elizabeth's home church- Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. It was lovely! Mark was beaming, I was crying and Elizabeth looked gorgeous! I pulled it together long enough to read one of the scriptures and then cried some more. I was sooo lucky to have Whitney and Michelle there too! And can you believe it, none of the three of us remembered to take pictures! So the pictures here are from the photographer's website. Go visit it: http://hope-photo.blogspot.com/ . They were fantastic and the photos are beautiful.

Two Things

Stolen from Sadie.

Two names you go by… KK and Tatie (Ellie calls me tater tot! I do not answer to this!)

Two things you are wearing right now… Black pants and my most favoritest Old Navy thermal. Regular size. not plus size. yay me!

Two things you would want (or have) in a relationship… friendship and trust.

Two of your favorite things to do… read and watch tv.

Two things you want very badly at the moment… money to pay off my bills and a 50 pound weight loss.

Two pets you have or have had… Alvin the wonder dog... oooo and Reba when I lived with Sadie. I'm not mentioning Kitty. she was bad!

Two things that you did last night… watched LOST and went to the teacher store.

Two people you think will fill this out… nobody.

Two things you ate today… diet coke (which I gave up for Lent) and krystals (on Friday during Lent-- I'm a heathen!)

Two people you last talked to… Mom and Meg

Two things you’re doing tomorrow… cleaning and running errands.

Two longest car rides… Memphis to South Dakota (in high school- 20 hours no stopping) and Germantown to Orlando (band bus trip in high school)

Two favorite holidays… Christmas and… Easter

Two favorite beverages… Memphis water and diet Coke.

Two people no longer alive who you’d like to talk to… my Dad and my grandfather I never met.

You Belong in 1983

Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.

>http://www.blogthings.com/whatyeardoyoubelonginquiz/
">What Year Do You Belong In?

Me.... Now.

SO a lot has happened since my last blog---way back in July!

Sadie and Mr. Incredible are loving Colorado! We hate them. Max gets to go to work with Sadie. And momma still won't let me get a dog. I don't understand.

I have changed libraries. I am now on the other side of town. Actually, I am split between to libraries. I LOVE THEM! I am now a children's services library assistant. What does this mean? I am now in charge of children's programming instead of teen programming. So all that young adult lit I've been reading and trying to catch up on--- yea, now I have to go back and get in kids mode. I had my first story time last week. Whew. I had 40 third graders come to the library. I gave them a quick tour of the library and then read about 4 stories to them. They were precious! Yes, I said it- precious! SO cute! A couple of them sat on the floor and sucked their thumbs while I read stories to them. The pic above--- one of the books I read to them. The story time theme was: Problems and Solutions!

Ok, there is so much more, but I need to do some work. More later.

OH!!!! And I'm going to walk the St. Jude half marathon in December!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Kram. Happy Birthday to Kram.

Happy Birthday dear Krammmm. Happy Birthday to you!

Happy 31 big boy! Love you!

Ch Ch Changes....

So it has been a while since I posted. Work has been crazy... by the way, anybody want to hire me? I have a B.A. in Journalism, Public Relations! My best friend Sadie and her husband Mr. Incredible packed up and moved to Aspen. Yes, Aspen! As in Colorado! 1 dog, 2 cats, 2 cars and a moving van. Packed up and gone! It happened so fast that it doesn't seem real. So here is my pictorial goodbye to them. Their last hour or so in Memphis, in their home, before they hit the open road...

Max... the wonder dog!!!

Mr. I and Sadie in the front yard...

Sadie taking apart the lovely lamp...

Merlin & Dobby preparing for their car ride...

Mr. I packing up the last little bits in Harriet...

The final hug .... and kiss on the back steps...

Miss you!

My friends called him Lurch!

To most of my friends, my Dad was a large man. Most of them, and all three of us children, had to look way up when he was talking to us. Not just, tall, but he was a large, thick man. He came from very hearty stock. One side was from the hard-labored people of South Dakota (we think that they were Nordic people-maybe- both grandparents were orphans). On the other, the hard working farm families of Mississippi. I never met his Dad. My grandfather died at the age of 52, before my parents were even married. My mom only has sparse memories of him. Though she says that he was an intimidating man. But, back to Lurch. On June 16, 2007, my Dd would have been 60 years young. He died in 1998, at the age of 51 from cancer. His father also had cancer. He was the oldest of four children. He has two sisters and a brother. They all live here in the Memphis area along with my grandmother, who this year, turned 85 (as a side note- her mother lived past 100!)!

I am the oldest of my parents' three children. My sister is two years younger, my brother, 5 years younger. My parents were married for over 20 years when Daddy died. I never knew any two people who loved one another more. If I can't have that type of relationship with a man, I'd rather not be married. They were cute together, but caring and sweet. Fun, yet parental. They expected a lot from us, but didn't push too hard.

My Dad was firm, but a big teddy bear. It was important that we always tried our best. Because of him, all three of us children were very involved in sports. In fact, it was while I was playing softball that he came up with the lovely and affectionate name of Nerdine! How horrifying! We have all three grown up- yes some more than others (I'm talking about myself Erlay!) and are now adults. But on this, the year of his 60th year, I Promise to try harder, to do better, and to be a better person. For Lurchy!

My Personality.... Hehehe.

You Have A Type A- Personality

You are one of the most balanced people around Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you. When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love! You live life to the fullest - encorporating the best of both worlds

Do You Have a Type A Personality?

Seniors Rawk!!!!

I stole this senior-year meme from Sadie! Hers was HILARIOUS!!! Made me hurt! Laughed out loud at the liberry! But, it is funnier because I knew/know most of the people that she luurrrvveedd! So here goes!

1. Who was your best friend?Probably Kram. Really his girlfriend and I were buddies, but somehow that fizzled and Kram and I have stayed friends since 9th grade- that's 1990 for those of you wondering.
2.What sports did you play? When I was a wee one, I played softball and was on swim team. By high school, I was a band nerd. My dad called me... wait for it..... Nerdine!
3. What kind of car did you drive? When I drove- I didn't get a car for my 16th birthday like some people- I drove mom's Ford minivan where me and 8 of my closest friends rode around Gtown. Or, dad's Ford Taurus when he was out of town on business. woohoo!
4. It's Friday night, where were you? Playing in the band at a football game.




5. Were you a party animal? Ummm hello. I was in the BAND! We partied all the time! Ok, not really...
6. Were you considered a flirt? No. I was a big chicken. Still am!
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Band and choir. Band was my world though.
8. Were you a nerd? See question 7.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Hell NO. I never even had detention. Unlike my sister and brother who both lived in Saturday school in high school.
10. Can you sing the fight song? No. But, I could probably play it for you on my French horn! I think it was Washington & Lee swing?!?!
11. Who was your favorite teacher? Mr. Byrd, the band director who let us get away with murder. I spent wayyy to much time in the band room. We'd miss (ok, skip) class and listen to band music all day. Ahhh.
12. What was your relationship status? One boyfriend for a couple of months. I was sooo chicken... still am. Did I mention that already?
13. School mascot? Red Devils!! Go Germantown.
14. Did you go to Prom? Yes. With the pilot.
15. If you could go back and do it over, would you? Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no. I wouldn't have been so chicken about things. I was always worried about impressing people and being the good girl.
16. What do you remember most about graduation? Kram and I rode together. We were late getting to my party afterwards. We decided to drive around and talk. It was kinda nice. I started to get a little weepy when, on the radio, came "Bohemian Rhapsody" came on the radio. We started head-banging. This was the year "Wayne's World" came out. It was the perfect way to wrap up the evening. Then on to the party at my house. The pilot broke into the house to let everyone in for the party. Apparently my parents were late too.
17. Where were you on senior skip day? If there was one, I wasn't invited.
18. Did you have a job your senior year? Yes. I worked at Holliday's Fashions in Gtown.
19. Where did you go most often for lunch? Cafeteria. I had last lunch and we had a salad bar. I ate a lot of salad!
20. Have you gained weight since then? Umm hello. You're not supposed to ask a lady her age nor her weight! How rude!
21. What did you do after graduation? I went to the University of Memphis. My family moved to Oklahoma!
22. When did you graduate? May 1994.
23. Who was your Senior prom date? The pilot. He's a daddy now (see earlier post).
24. Are you going to your 10 year reunion? I did not. We had a happy non-reunion at F & H. Me, Kram, the pilot, and the gtb. From what I understand, less than 40 people attended the reunion- including spouses.
25. Who was your home room teacher? I have no clue. We rarely had home room.
26. Who will repost this after you? Not sure.

Sadness...Happiness

My best friend is moving away. Don't go... ok, you can go. If Momma and the most favoritest godmother can stay friends - since 6th grade- and live in several different states, we can too. At least we have the summer. All I have to say is - never forget Random Naked Man. Right Kram?!

Owie!

So last week I had a crick in my neck. I don't know what happened. I've been sleeping lately - and anyone who knows me, knows that isn't always the case. But, nonetheless, I woke up with a horrible crick in my neck. It was kinda funny, at work I turned my head to the right just so and I looked kinda silly, but I was ok. For the next couple of days I used the heating pad before I went to bed and everything seemed to be okay. So Tuesday night, all of a sudden, my right shoulder, up my neck and down to my elbow is killing me. I go to the bathroom- and being a righty- it hurt like I've never felt. I got in bed and rolled over- holy hell! I yelled for the momma- yes I AM a big baby and live at home still- and burst into tears. I don't remember the last time I cried that hard. Probably after my Dad died in 1998. I didn't even cry when I had to have the spider bite surgery- 2 year anniversary next month!!. Soooooooo. Wednesday, after sleeping with the heating pad on high and taking way more than the suggest dosage requirements of Tylenol and Aleve, I was at work at the liberry ready to do my Summer Reading Club tie dye program with the teens. I'll post the best picture later- they turned out great! I am a master tie-dyer! By Wednesday night, I'm screaming again and having trouble putting my pajamas on to go to bed. I make an executive decision. I am going to call the doctor's office and beg for an appointment. Amazingly enough my Mom already scheduled for the next day that she had made the previous week. I get to work Thursday morning, call the doc office and get an appointment with the nurse practitioner. Choruses of Hallelujah are ringing in my head! I teach 7 'senior' adults computer basics for two hours, check some email, shuffle some papers around and get the heck out of dodge! I run home, get the momma and we head off to our respective appointments. A note on the momma. She has finally started to feel more like herself since the pneumonia back at Spring break. She was just so very exhausted for so long that I really worried she would relapse. But, she needed to go for routine stuff anyway. Back in 1998, before Daddy died, Momma was in a car wreck where she flipped several times. A man fell asleep, crossed a median and nearly hit her head-on. Since then, she has had back and arm pains off and on. So she also mentioned to the doctor that her arm was acting up again. So they beat her up in the x-ray room to see what was going on with her. In my opinion, they were checking her lungs for the pneumonia, maybe a little TB (hey- she deals with lots of people as a teacher and it seems to be in the news a lot now!!) and also, I think, to look for other stuff that could be pressing up there like the tumor that Daddy had when they thought he had just pulled a muscle. Anywho---- momma is good. She just hyper-extended her shoulder and received a big old shot in the booty. I on the other hand have pulled/strained a muscle and must keep using my arm-there goes my plans of getting a sling from Walgreens and walking around all pitiful- and am taking an anti-inflammatory as well as a muscle relaxer to see if it can get worked out. Good grief. What a mess! So, at our house, we were both doped up for shoulder/arm problems last night. We were a sight. Mom was dozing off while I called Erlay in OKC to let her momma snore while talking mid-sentence. Yes, Erlay did get onto me for being a mean daughter, so no nasty messages yall. Oh, by the way, it is my right arm- momma's left arm. Aren't we a pair!