ok I finally figured out how to change things. I reallized i have been posting from the edit html instead of the compose. Crazy huh. Well today Adrian and I are feeling a little better. Macy is getting a little stir crazy. the vet said she can't run and play for 5 days. She is fighting against the sedatives that make her feel drunk. Or at least she looks drunk. I have taken pictures of her with her cast on for scrapping purposes but also to show you all what she looks like.
over the weekend. Adrian and I have managed to paint our spare bedroom, one wall at a time. It is amazing what a little paint can do. it looks 100 times better just with some paint. I have taken pictures of that to. Look forward to them in the next few days. I still have to put the room back together again. (this type color is a hint to the room color...it is a little bit off but close) It will get done this week, because mom and dad are coming for a visit this coming weekend. Macy can' twait to see grandpa and grandma. hehe i love saying this my mom thinks I have gone mad. I keep telling her she has two granddaughters and a grand puppy. Ok maybe I have gone a little mad, but it is fun. It is weird to think that today I have enjoyed the day playing video games with my husband. I never thought i would see the day this would happen. My husband is so dramatic. He gets mad at the screen. Makes comments and everything. Like "eat it squirrel" and "i should have beat you last time" &"oooh you suck". I think he has gone mad. Maybe it is the fever talking. The game is quite fun it is one that I enjoy. Well I think it is time for a nap and then putting the bedroom back together. I hate having big messes.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
My baby had surgery
Well today was a little weird. I was home sick with a cold, fever and the stomach flu. But Macy was at the vet all day. Today she had her "ovarian hysterectomy". She also had a abnormal dew claw removed from her foot...so she has a puppy cast on her foot. She is so out of it tonight it is not even funny. We are to peas in a pod. If I had a camera I would give you a picture of the pathetic site. Both of us veged out on the couch. I do need to have the cushion talk with her. She likes to take up two cushions. this makes for one uncomfortable nap. well that is all for now. Our house could use your prayers. It seems as though we keep passing the colds on to each other and I just can't seem to get healthy.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Pet Peeves, Paint Nazi's, and adorable little girls!
ok so I am off my pedestal today....
I was reading Darcy's post last night about pet peeves and it got me thinking. I have way to many that deal with the kids that I work with. Such as:
*kids who refuse to try
*kids who do the opposite of what you ask of them
*people that gauk at you when you make a mistake or do something stupid...like they have never done it themselves
*People who cut you off when talking on their cell phone while driving.
*Parents who think it is the teachers fault that their children have missing work
*People who where black and dark brown together. Light tan is ok with black it looks really sharp...but dark brown just can't be mixed with black.
*People who say they can't, before they have even tried.
*Fake people...just be yourself...if people don't like it, it is their loss.
Ok now that i have my negativity out of the way for the day....It was fun to think about my pet peeves though. Thanks Darce.
I am really excited...last night I taped off the spare bedroom to be painted. (mom it is happening) I purchased the paint. I love it when the dude at the paint store...demands that you get a certain kind of paint. Especially when i know he is just trying to sell me a more expensive paint. The disappointing moment was when he told me the color I picked out only comes in the signature paint...which of course is the most expensive. If that is the case they need to tell you that at the color wall. It is so hard for me to believe that, come on...you can't mix this formula in another can of white paint.. So redecorating is on its way regardless. We also got to hang out with Adrian's mom and sister last night. We went to dinner. I just have to admit how absolutely crazy my sister-in-law is. We went to Alley oops...so she immediately started dancing to the music. She kept saying "this song is awesome". and "you guys are never going to be seen with me in public again". She is crazy but we love her.
On our way home we got a call from the two sweetest little girls, thanking us for the coloring books and pictures of Macy...They wanted to tell me that they had put Macy's picture on the fridge. How cute!!! The cutest part of it is that Lauren is now telling sydney what to say on the phone, which is what my brother did when Lauren was two and didn't understand the conversations. So this is how our conversation went...
"Hi Sydney", Niki
"hi", syd. Don't forget syd is just mimicing what Lauren is saying and I am only hearing half of what she is saying.
"what are you having for dinner?" Niki
"PIZZA!!!", syd said with enthusiasm
"wha di yo an adren eat?", syd (this is sort of phoneticly what she sounds like.
"burgers and fries", niki
"burgers," syd....(it was like she was announcing it
Sara then asked to talk and Syd said..."no, talking to Niki." How cute. they are so sweet.
I eventually talked to sara and all is well with the baby and the girls. They are coloring freaks!!! It is always and joy and brightener of my day when they call. Having neices is wonderful.
I was reading Darcy's post last night about pet peeves and it got me thinking. I have way to many that deal with the kids that I work with. Such as:
*kids who refuse to try
*kids who do the opposite of what you ask of them
*people that gauk at you when you make a mistake or do something stupid...like they have never done it themselves
*People who cut you off when talking on their cell phone while driving.
*Parents who think it is the teachers fault that their children have missing work
*People who where black and dark brown together. Light tan is ok with black it looks really sharp...but dark brown just can't be mixed with black.
*People who say they can't, before they have even tried.
*Fake people...just be yourself...if people don't like it, it is their loss.
Ok now that i have my negativity out of the way for the day....It was fun to think about my pet peeves though. Thanks Darce.
I am really excited...last night I taped off the spare bedroom to be painted. (mom it is happening) I purchased the paint. I love it when the dude at the paint store...demands that you get a certain kind of paint. Especially when i know he is just trying to sell me a more expensive paint. The disappointing moment was when he told me the color I picked out only comes in the signature paint...which of course is the most expensive. If that is the case they need to tell you that at the color wall. It is so hard for me to believe that, come on...you can't mix this formula in another can of white paint.. So redecorating is on its way regardless. We also got to hang out with Adrian's mom and sister last night. We went to dinner. I just have to admit how absolutely crazy my sister-in-law is. We went to Alley oops...so she immediately started dancing to the music. She kept saying "this song is awesome". and "you guys are never going to be seen with me in public again". She is crazy but we love her.
On our way home we got a call from the two sweetest little girls, thanking us for the coloring books and pictures of Macy...They wanted to tell me that they had put Macy's picture on the fridge. How cute!!! The cutest part of it is that Lauren is now telling sydney what to say on the phone, which is what my brother did when Lauren was two and didn't understand the conversations. So this is how our conversation went...
"Hi Sydney", Niki
"hi", syd. Don't forget syd is just mimicing what Lauren is saying and I am only hearing half of what she is saying.
"what are you having for dinner?" Niki
"PIZZA!!!", syd said with enthusiasm
"wha di yo an adren eat?", syd (this is sort of phoneticly what she sounds like.
"burgers and fries", niki
"burgers," syd....(it was like she was announcing it
Sara then asked to talk and Syd said..."no, talking to Niki." How cute. they are so sweet.
I eventually talked to sara and all is well with the baby and the girls. They are coloring freaks!!! It is always and joy and brightener of my day when they call. Having neices is wonderful.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
ok it has been a while
You would think that i would have all the time in the world to blog. My husband has been out of town and I have instead found little spring cleaning projects around the house and got a wild hair up my butt to redecorate another room. This will give me three more rooms to show you on our continued house tour. Fam two of these rooms you haven't seen. So look forward to the house tour. it is coming to this blog site soon.
Right know i don't know what to write about. Have you ever been around people that are extremely hard to talk to? or won't give you the time of day? I have decided that these people are just plain rude and not nice. Come on, right? there has got to be a second in your self centered and igo-centered life to see someone who might need to talk or just need a hi. I never really had felt what this was like until recently. I have vowed to reach out and be more aware of my surroundings, because I never, NEVER...want to be like these people.
Plus, with the recent occurances at my job. I know how God has you placed around people for a reason and there are eyes watching you at times you don't even know.
I also had an experience with someone who claims to be living this great Christian life...but I have seen them treat people with NO respect. This to me is exactly the reason that people are turned off by being a christian. Some People are so fake. Why do we have to be fake? Just be real. Care enough about each other to talk about it...accept an apology from people.....get over the things that happened years ago....and love each other...beyond the circumstances. Life isn't long enough...to hold a grudge. Some one once asked me if I could live next to the person who annoys me the most for eternity in Heaven. He said if you can't ....you better work that out now. it really got me thinking. Also, with the things that have been happening around me that past few days...I encourage everyone to resolve issues...there is not time to hold on to them.
that is my advice for the day. To myself first and everyone else who cares to read this.
Right know i don't know what to write about. Have you ever been around people that are extremely hard to talk to? or won't give you the time of day? I have decided that these people are just plain rude and not nice. Come on, right? there has got to be a second in your self centered and igo-centered life to see someone who might need to talk or just need a hi. I never really had felt what this was like until recently. I have vowed to reach out and be more aware of my surroundings, because I never, NEVER...want to be like these people.
Plus, with the recent occurances at my job. I know how God has you placed around people for a reason and there are eyes watching you at times you don't even know.
I also had an experience with someone who claims to be living this great Christian life...but I have seen them treat people with NO respect. This to me is exactly the reason that people are turned off by being a christian. Some People are so fake. Why do we have to be fake? Just be real. Care enough about each other to talk about it...accept an apology from people.....get over the things that happened years ago....and love each other...beyond the circumstances. Life isn't long enough...to hold a grudge. Some one once asked me if I could live next to the person who annoys me the most for eternity in Heaven. He said if you can't ....you better work that out now. it really got me thinking. Also, with the things that have been happening around me that past few days...I encourage everyone to resolve issues...there is not time to hold on to them.
that is my advice for the day. To myself first and everyone else who cares to read this.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Did I deface a cop car, take a dip (in the buff), or steal!!!!
ok, so here you go darce...your comment has had me rolling for a couple days. So I am going to tell the story behind my two truths and a Lie.
In College my freshman year i was a counselor at a camp and on the weekend we struggled to find things to do that didn't cost any money. SO A bunch of us decided to go skinny dipping at 3 am. it was too cold to ever try again. Then when I was in college my junior year, I drove the get away car for my friends as they took the world's largest road construction sign with lights on it, that flashed and everything. I did get my hands into it when I helped place them in the center of there yard. Among a bunch of other little signs that we had with us. Again this was around 3-4 am. but it was the middle of a friendly practical joke war. Until my car got syruped along with our back step of our house. Not so much fun when you start to ruin property. The cops drove by and saw the signs the next day and actually laughed. They just asked that we return them by the end of today. They were really cool about it.
However, it is not always the case when dealing with police. IT was halloween night 1992 i think. I was with my brother and some friends, of course innocently waiting for a ride home, when they started throwing eggs at some cars.. (See mom he is really not the angel you thought he was). I never touched an egg. But when the idiots, aka my brother and his friends through and egg at this one friend of theirs a cop saw us and followed us. of course they didn't want to be caught red handed so they tried to ditch the evidence. That is when we got caught. or should I say they got caught. However I had to help wash the 3-5 cop cars that night at about 12 midnight. It was a bonding moment with my brother or at least until he reads this. Sorry BRO!!! But it does need to be understood that we NEVER, NEVER, NEVER threw eggs at a cop car!!!! But somebody did because we had to scrub for hours to get the dried white and yoke of their cars.
EEEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
In College my freshman year i was a counselor at a camp and on the weekend we struggled to find things to do that didn't cost any money. SO A bunch of us decided to go skinny dipping at 3 am. it was too cold to ever try again. Then when I was in college my junior year, I drove the get away car for my friends as they took the world's largest road construction sign with lights on it, that flashed and everything. I did get my hands into it when I helped place them in the center of there yard. Among a bunch of other little signs that we had with us. Again this was around 3-4 am. but it was the middle of a friendly practical joke war. Until my car got syruped along with our back step of our house. Not so much fun when you start to ruin property. The cops drove by and saw the signs the next day and actually laughed. They just asked that we return them by the end of today. They were really cool about it.
However, it is not always the case when dealing with police. IT was halloween night 1992 i think. I was with my brother and some friends, of course innocently waiting for a ride home, when they started throwing eggs at some cars.. (See mom he is really not the angel you thought he was). I never touched an egg. But when the idiots, aka my brother and his friends through and egg at this one friend of theirs a cop saw us and followed us. of course they didn't want to be caught red handed so they tried to ditch the evidence. That is when we got caught. or should I say they got caught. However I had to help wash the 3-5 cop cars that night at about 12 midnight. It was a bonding moment with my brother or at least until he reads this. Sorry BRO!!! But it does need to be understood that we NEVER, NEVER, NEVER threw eggs at a cop car!!!! But somebody did because we had to scrub for hours to get the dried white and yoke of their cars.
EEEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
I got tagged
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
Ok here it goes. Sorry it is going to end here...because i have no friends at least blogging ones.
THREE THINGS ABOUT YOU!!!
Three Names you go by:
1. Nichole
2. Nic, Cole, Ni-cho-le
3. Mrs. Schrock (this makes me feel old maybe i should try Ms.)
(or if J is around i loose all my identity and we (Adrian and I ) are known as the Schrock's)
Three of Your Everyday Essentials
1. my nalgene bottle filled with water
2. email (I have to check it daily or I feel like I missed something or someone)
3. a conversation with my husband. This is difficult during busy season. He is an accountant.
Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now
1. My wedding rings
2. a cowboy hat (it is spirit week at school)
3. Underwear (This is important. Two kids just started a conversation in school about whether or not people are wearing underwear and what kind. Come on!!! You remember the boxer/brief conversations. Don't tell me you didn't do it. Everyone's done it to kill time at sometime).
Three of Your Favorite Songs
1. Carrie Underwood- Jesus Take the wheel
2. Lenard Skynard - Sweet Home alabama
3. Rascal Flatts - The day before you.
(also anything by Third Day, Jeremy Camp, or many others the list is endless. )
Two Truths and a Lie (in any order)
1. I've thrown eggs at a cop car
2. I've skinny dipped in a lake.
3. I've stole road construction signs and put them in my friends front yard.
Three of Your Favorite Hobbies
1. Photography and Scrapbooking
2. Home decorating and remodeling. I don't think it is really a hobby but I love doing it. I am going to be so excited whenit is all done. But bored too. I won't have any rooms left to decorate.
3. Playing the guitar
Three Things You want to do really badly right now
1. play with my puppy
2. Take a nap
3. get my kids to understand reducing fractions in math class. They just don't get it.
Three Places You want to go
1. AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, and NEW ZEALAND
2. I'd like to travel through Europe...with a group of friends and stay at those places...what are they called. They are really cheap and dirty i have heard. They are in London for sure. The girl in what girl wants stayed at one. HOSTLES......I was thinging Brothel and new I wasn't right. Come on they sound similar.
3. Netherlands, Sweeden and Norway to see my family heritage and hike the fiords. They are beautiful.
Three Things You Want to Do Before You Die
1. Get my masters degree
2. Have two kids (my dream has always been twin boys...but more and more I am wishing for a girl. That might make it easier, Twins aren't really common in my family)
3. Leave the country....I have never needed a passport for my travels....I really want those stamps in it.
Three people I would like to see take this quiz
All the people that I know blog have already been tagged
2
Ok here it goes. Sorry it is going to end here...because i have no friends at least blogging ones.
THREE THINGS ABOUT YOU!!!
Three Names you go by:
1. Nichole
2. Nic, Cole, Ni-cho-le
3. Mrs. Schrock (this makes me feel old maybe i should try Ms.)
(or if J is around i loose all my identity and we (Adrian and I ) are known as the Schrock's)
Three of Your Everyday Essentials
1. my nalgene bottle filled with water
2. email (I have to check it daily or I feel like I missed something or someone)
3. a conversation with my husband. This is difficult during busy season. He is an accountant.
Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now
1. My wedding rings
2. a cowboy hat (it is spirit week at school)
3. Underwear (This is important. Two kids just started a conversation in school about whether or not people are wearing underwear and what kind. Come on!!! You remember the boxer/brief conversations. Don't tell me you didn't do it. Everyone's done it to kill time at sometime).
Three of Your Favorite Songs
1. Carrie Underwood- Jesus Take the wheel
2. Lenard Skynard - Sweet Home alabama
3. Rascal Flatts - The day before you.
(also anything by Third Day, Jeremy Camp, or many others the list is endless. )
Two Truths and a Lie (in any order)
1. I've thrown eggs at a cop car
2. I've skinny dipped in a lake.
3. I've stole road construction signs and put them in my friends front yard.
Three of Your Favorite Hobbies
1. Photography and Scrapbooking
2. Home decorating and remodeling. I don't think it is really a hobby but I love doing it. I am going to be so excited whenit is all done. But bored too. I won't have any rooms left to decorate.
3. Playing the guitar
Three Things You want to do really badly right now
1. play with my puppy
2. Take a nap
3. get my kids to understand reducing fractions in math class. They just don't get it.
Three Places You want to go
1. AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, and NEW ZEALAND
2. I'd like to travel through Europe...with a group of friends and stay at those places...what are they called. They are really cheap and dirty i have heard. They are in London for sure. The girl in what girl wants stayed at one. HOSTLES......I was thinging Brothel and new I wasn't right. Come on they sound similar.
3. Netherlands, Sweeden and Norway to see my family heritage and hike the fiords. They are beautiful.
Three Things You Want to Do Before You Die
1. Get my masters degree
2. Have two kids (my dream has always been twin boys...but more and more I am wishing for a girl. That might make it easier, Twins aren't really common in my family)
3. Leave the country....I have never needed a passport for my travels....I really want those stamps in it.
Three people I would like to see take this quiz
All the people that I know blog have already been tagged
2
Friday, February 10, 2006
Keep my job or get a new one?
Lately I have been struggling with weather to get a new job. I love the job I do. I just don't think i have the opportunity to do enough. It is so hard after I just got done with a job where there were aspects that I didn't like, to have one that I really enjoy all aspects of. The biggest reason would be MONEY. isn't it always. The thing i struggle with is what is God telling me to do. Lately I have felt like i have been more in his word and less in tune to his voice. I don't know if it is because he is saying the opposite decision that I have been looking for or if I just can't hear him clearly. Then yesterday I went on a blog that I frequently look at and I read a thing about accepting help. I started to think about how this new job came about and it was really a friend suggesting that I would be good at this job. He even checked to see if the company had recieved my resume and how long it would be before I heard whether or not I got an interview. So was this an answer, and I am not accepting the help. Then another friend of mine emailed me a position at Goshen High School. A dream job. But I am not qualified according to Indiana rules. But I could attain qualification and would be willing to if I recieved the position. So what do I do? Who has any ideas? Right now it is in God's hands....I truely believe that. my prayer is that God presents me with only one job possibility and that is the job that I have and keep. God knows what is best for me and my family and I know that he gives me nothing we can't handle. Sometimes I just get in to big of a hurry to fix things. Not necessarily to do it my way but I don't like to see people I love unhappy or suffering. I think you can all relate to that. Sorry this is such a downer. It is simply a struggle right now that I needed some advice on.
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