Sunday, January 20, 2013

MA Hadley Pottery

I found MA Hadley pottery in the fall of 1993. I was preggers with Kate and I worked at a super cute fun table top store called Webster Dexter & McGee. The owner was so great and fun and I loved working there. The name meant nothing. People used to speculate that it was her grandparents names and such but nope, notta, just names she loved. She had a fabulous display of MA Hadley pottery. I loved it. I was really in awe of the primitive simplistic designs. What is it about this pottery that I love so much, I would ask myself. It was very expensive. People would come in and buy place settings for friends and brides. I loved all of it! It's crazy but I only own a very small dish. The colors are all the same throughout the designs. Fast forward twenty years. I own a kiln, I love painting and creating. I'd love to have the success that MA Hadley has had. Hadley pottery has been one of my inspirations to continue finding my niche and my own designs. I'd love to someday have tml designs place settings on someone's table!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

13 yo boys

It's a beautiful day today and I will have a couple of 13 YO boys at my house all day. What will I do with them? I think I'm going to give them a list to pick from. Movie, ice skating, bowling, hiking in the preserve with Owen (the puggle). It's January, but its nice out so I think they should be outside. Definitely not my favorite age for boys!

Friday, January 18, 2013

Random Thoughts!

Word of the week is idiot!
T'eo's an idiot
Obama adminstration are idiots
Lance Armstrong's an idiot! Every last one of them
Propaganda! I'm over it!
Hate it when leaders us kids in their photo ops! Blech!
Snow in Bama is ridiculous
Love losing 7lbs in 2.5 weeks!
Cut carbs and you'll cut hunger!
Brown hair is beautiful on my Kate and Lauren but
I'm old. I need some frost and glo!
never end a 4mile run up hill.
I hate slow drivers. I think that is a random thought I have every day which might mean it isn't so random!
Why are all these people i know adopting kids from all over the world?
Being a mom is hard and tiring!
I love Fridays!



Thursday, January 10, 2013

Sleepy!!! Yay Bama, Hello diet & kids update

Sooo very sleepy this week! We partied  like it was Saturday when in reality and in the world of non roll tiders it was Monday. But it was totally fun and totally worth it. I knew all along that Notre Dame wouldn't match up to Alabama but the media sure put a lot out there to put some doubt in my mind. I was really hoping for a Bama win first because I'm a Bama fan second b/c I posted a lot of smack talking pictures on my fb! Yikes! We are finished with football. Have to say I'm glad. It is so darn much fun but I always gain a few pounds especially b/c the Hoover season and the college season over lap Christmas. Now its time to focus on health and exercise and organization!

Jack has been working out with the Hoover golf team. We are so excited for his season to start. Tonight is the parent meeting. I'm jazzed to see what swag he will get in his spirit pack. Its kind of like going shopping but I don't have to pick everything out. I'm encouraging Jack to interview for peer helping. Kate was so much more aware of building her resume for college. He would love to have some kind of scholorship for golf and I think its important to have a variety of activities throughout hs. Plus I think he would be a great peer helper!

Kate's back to school. She is loving her new classes and she is taking 3 more hours than last semester. She texted me the other night saying she went to the grocery store and bought lots of healthy protein and she is doing more cooking. Of course this will result in us going shopping to buy new pots and pans! I'm happy she is learning how to cook healthy. These habits will take her into her adult life and its so important to know how to eat right. Pop tarts and doughnuts will only make you fat if you eat that throughout your life! If she knows that now,  think she'll be okay.

Joe is just doing his thing. Indoor track is keeping him busy and he's plugging along. I'm hoping he'll run the 5k superhero run in Feb. He is really growing so much right now. He was complaining of his ankles hurting the other day. I didn't like 7th grade for Kate or Jack and I have to say so far it's my least favorite grade.

Yoga & Spin today and just hanging out! Always love my Thursdays!

Sunday, January 6, 2013

2013

Random Thoughts from the weekend
Can't stand pokey drivers
13 is not my favorite age for kids
I love having help with cleaning my house
There are at least 10 things I want to do to this house
and they are
keeping room, new decor in basement, new laundry room, new pantry, new carpet upstairs, new landscaping under the deck, new furniture. We've been here 10 years and it's high time we do it!
I love my juicer
cucumber, strawberry and lemon juiced together is my favorite so far
I've lost 2lbs since the new year. Thank God! I have jeans that don't fit.
I'm excited for Jack's golf season. I'm excited for Kate's semester and I'm excited for Joe's track season.
I wish Rick's company was paying out bonuses now b/c right now it's a lot....It will go down. Unfortunately...
I love my job!
I'm excited about participating in the Mercedes 5k superhero run!
I hate gray hair, I hate gray eyebrows even more!
I wish Rick would go to the gym with me!
I need to get back to Bikram, pronto!
I miss Lauren!
It's all random!