Survey Says.....

1. What time did you get up this morning? around 8.  too late.

2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?  something karley wanted to see.

4. What is your favorite TV show? Sorry folks...I can't pick just one. I love my DVR!

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? diet coke

6. What is your middle name? Ann

7. What food do you dislike? hot dogs, seafood or pork.  ICK.

8. What is your favorite CD at moment? neil diamond.

9. What kind of car do you drive? Honda Pilot

10. Favorite sandwich? cheese

11. What characteristic do you despise? people who think they are better than everyone else.

12. Favorite item of clothing? sweats

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? on an Alaskan cruise.

14. Favorite brand of clothing? i don't really have a favorite brand name. if it fits i wear it.

15. Where would you retire to? Not Kansas.

16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? New Years eve birthdays kind of means i have an awesome birthday every year

17. Favorite sport to watch? football AND basketball

18. Furthest place you are sending this? Oklahoma?  Maybe?

19. Person you expect to send it back first? I don't know

20. When is your birthday? December 31st

21. Are you a morning person or a night person? daytime. heehee

22. What is your shoe size? 7ish

23. Pets? Max.  the biggest pain in my arce

24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? nope

25. What did you want to be when you were little? a mom

26. How are you today? a little tired

27. What is your favorite candy? peanut butter twix

28. What is your favorite flower? right now geraniums

29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? We just started planning our summer vacation today so when I pick that I will let you know.

30. What is your full name? Kelly Ann Zimmerman

31. What are you listening to right now? my mom and cousin talking

32. What was the last thing you ate? a potato

33. Do you wish on stars? All the time!

34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? blue but not because i am blue.  I just like it.

35. How is the weather right now? muggy

36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? Sarah K Newby

37. Favorite soft drink? diet coke---doy!

38. Favorite restaurant? any Mexican. 

39. Real hair color? ummmm. I think brown.

40. What was your favorite toy as a child? my dolls

41. Summer or winter? spring and fall please.

42. Hugs or kisses? both

43. Chocolate or Vanilla? double chocolate

44. Coffee or tea? Coffee

45. Do you want your friends to email you back? If they want to.

46. When is the last time your cried? this past weekend.  Not sad, just was having a blast in Dallas with my girlfriends.  MUCH NEEDED BREAK!

47. What is under your bed? a container full of bed sheets.

48. What did you do last night? got stranded at the wellington rest area on our way home from Dallas....long story.

49. What are you afraid of? death or illness.

50. Salty or sweet? depends on the day

51. How many keys on your key ring? about 6ish

52. How many years at your current job? about 11 years

53. Favorite day of the week? Friday or Saturday

54. How many towns have you lived in? 3

55. Do you make friends easily? I do

Is this project worth it?

So, we have some friends who bought a pop up camper last year and we went camping a few times with them. It was an absolute blast!  It got us thinking that it may be fun to have one of our own.  Something cheap and fun to do on the weekends and you don't have spend a lot of money but it still feels like a realxing weekend.  Hmmmm.  Yesterday I was at lunch with my cousin and he told me about this gal he knows who is selling 2 of her campers.  They are both pop ups and she has upgraded to an actual RV so she no longer needs these and just wamts to get rid of them.  The price is AMAZING.  I have honestly spent more money on much more ridiculous things and I was thinking it may be fun to give it a makeover.  What do you think?  Is it worth fixing up?  I would most likely gut the whole thing....new floor, new upholstry, new screens, etc. 

I am going to look at them this weekend.  Input please!!!

Should I mention that Karley wants it really bad?  She is so funny....scared crapless of bugs and wild animals but wants to start camping!  Wonder where she gets that?  :)

Dance Picture time!

Last weekend Karley had dance pictures.  It was busy and I only got one photo of her in one of her outfits.  She did look super cute though!  Can't wait for the recital! 

She loves, loves, loves dance.  She wants to try out for the competition team next year and we have decided that it would be good for her.  Good-bye money!  That sh*t's expensive!   I was sitting at the computer today trying to make a spreadsheet (don't laugh--i spreadsheet everything!) on the costs and I almost fell out of my chair at the bottom line.  Could be worse though---she could dance at the dance factory and then I would have to take out a 2nd mortgage on my house to pay for that!  YIKES!

She really, really, really wants to try it out.  She says dance is her "thing".  Who am I to get in her way?  She is going to be so cute!

Well, I gotta run again to pick her up from dance! 

Have a great night!

Still sad.

"It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things."

— Lemony Snicket

When you find that you can't feel very much now...it's because you felt too much before. And when you feel that you just don't care now...it's because you cared too much before. -Unknown

“If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.”         -Mercedes Lackey

The funeral is over and all is done.  She is gone.  I am still struggling with it a bit.  I am at peace with the fact that she is in heaven and not suffering.  I am so disgusted with how my dad's family acted through the whole ordeal. It was a hot mess.  I was made to feel like I did something wrong...didn't go see her enough....didn't care enough.  I know none of this is true but it still hurts hearing the blame is on me. 

I got accused of laughing at their outfits at the funeral....i got accused of telling Karley who we do and don't like in the family at hospice.  It's very disturbing to think that they would make up such nasty lies.  I don't have any intention of seeing this side of the family again--not just because of the things mentioned above but for several other reasons as well.  It still doesn't feel good though.  I try my hardest to teach Karley that the old phrase  "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me"   isn't true.  I think the phrase "sticks and stones may break my bones but words hurt so much deeper" is much more appropriate.  

Enough about that.....

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This past weekend we added phase 2 to our deck.  It is beautiful!  No more little concrete slab for the Zimmerman's!  Now we just need some rails so the kids don't fall off!   I will take a picture and upload it so you all can see this masterpiece that Todd, my dad and our neighbor worked all weekend on.  Not now though,  I am off to drive the carpool to dance. 

Have a great week!