Do I really admit to this????

Oh Friends, let me just say, back in the day, I was a big New Kids on the Block fan. My family can attest to it and my Mom still has a picture in her house today that can prove it.

When I say that I was a big fan I'm talking I had t-shirts, huge buttons (and little buttons), a sleeping bag, throw pillow, earrings and even one of their dolls among other things I can't remember. Big fan.

I even used to go to the grocery store with my Mom every week so I could buy whichever fan magazine had the best posters in it and then by the weekend I had it compeltely taken apart and I'd spend part of Saturday playing their music on my boombox while I happily plastered my room with the posters. Oh people and when I say plaster I mean you couldn't see the wallpaper anymore. As a parent now I have to thank my Mom and Dad for letting me do that to my room because as a homeower I'm cringing over the thought of the thousands of tiny pin holes I must have left in the walls.

I also got to go to their concert when they came to Wichita back in 1991. I'm pretty sure I still have my ticket stub in a memory book somewhere but I don't need it to tell you that I went on March 6th, 3 days after my birthday and I took my best friend Rebecca. The tickets were a gift from my Parents and I waited in line at Dillon's early in the morning only to have my concert dreams crushed when they announced that the concert was sold 0ut. Not sure how the rest of this happened but when my Mom came to pick me up she let me know that my Grandpa was able to get the tickets for me over the phone so I'd get to go afterall. Woo-hoo! Unfortunately there isn't much more that I rememeber about it other then the atmosphere and that Rebecca and I got to go by ourselves and be picked up later, honestly I don't know how we found our way around the Coliseum etc. I guess I was just overwhelmed by it all and not much of the memory stuck.

So, why am I bringing all of this up now? Well folks, there are new memories to be made! I just found out yesterday that New Kids on the Block are once again coming to Wichita on July 3rd. My fellow dorks and I have already been planning the evening and plotting how we will manage to get our tickets the day they go on sale since we will all be at work.

Crazy isn't it? I was a 15 year old girl the last time they were here and now I'm a 33 year old Mom. Eighteen years makes a lot of difference doesn't it?

I have their new CD on my MP3 player, I've upgraded from the old Boombox (although I think it may still be hanging around somewhere). I'll have to listen to the CD more before the concert so that I can get familiar with the songs. I'll try to refrain from putting posters all over my walls though, not sure Hubbie would want thouse up while we're trying to sell the house. ;0)

Just Some Stuff

Okay, so I'm pretty sure my kid is a genius. We were in the bathroom last night, because you know, I'm not allowed to take care of business alone. Anyway, so Bub and I were talking and I asked him if he would count with me thinking we would work on 1,2,3 and he proceeded to go on from there and count to 10! If I hadn't already been you know where, I think I could have wet my pants I was so shocked! He's learning so much and daycare is obviously working with the kids on this stuff. Anyway, it was a wake-up call for me that I need to work with him more and challenge him. He can also identify animals and their sounds and he's an expert at puzzles and shape sorters. It gives me so much hope that he won't have to struggle as much as I did at times in school and that things will just come easy for him. Only time will tell but I can't wait to see how it all turns out. He is also talking a lot more and certainly more clearly. He's been saying I love you for a while but yesterday when I asked him (to see if he could) he said I love you Mama and I love Dada. I of course had to call Hubbie at work right away and have Bub say it again so he could hear it. I'm pretty sure it made his day.

Have any of you heard the new Miley Cyrus song "The Climb?" I heard it when she was on a morning radio show and loved it and now I've caught bits and pieces of it on the radio. Well, if you haven't heard it, it's very cool. I never thought I would say that about a Miley song but I like it, her new CD comes out today so I'm hoping soon I can get the song with my download card and put it on my MP3 player. I also love the new duet with Jason Mraz and Colbie Callait called "Lucky" that's one to turn up when you hear it as well as 1,2,3,4 I Love you by the Plain White Tee's.

So, for anyone who doesn't know yet we're getting our house ready to put on the market. We've found a house in Rose Hill that we like but our house has to sell first. So, send prayers and good thoughts our way for our house to sell. Hubbie wants to get a realtor out this week but I think the first part of next week is realistic. I worked on it really hard over the weekend and even took last Friday off and had my fabulous Mom and Sister helping me so we are nearly ready. When we got our current house we were the 2nd offer in the first week it was on the market so we're hoping for similar results this time but it has been 8 years and the market and economy have obviously changed. I keep hearing that the real estate market in Wichita isn't necessarily bad but I'll feel better once we get the ball rolling and see if anyone is interested. Needless to say Hubbie and I have had some nights with not much sleep due to worrying but it's a big decision so that's expected. Eventually we'll be exhausted enough to sleep through the night. ;0)

Well, I better get to work. Ya know, stuff to do and all. I'll keep everyone updated on the house stuff. ~H.

You know you're a comfortable old married couple when.....

When you realize at 3:15 on the day of your anniversary that IT IS your anniversary and then call your hubbie at work to remind him and you both have a good laugh about it.

Yes people, today is my anniversay, it's been 7 wonderful years and yes, we both forgot. Of course there is no reason to read anything into it, we're just laid back like that. I also asked hubbie to combo-up birthday and anniversay and just give me money to go clothes shopping as a gift so there has been no pressure to go gift shopping etc. Honestly, he spoils me and shows he loves me every day so there's no reason for a grand gesture on the actual date.

He did feel bad about not getting me anything for my birthday though (March 3rd) so when I sent him to Walmart that night to get some Ibuprofen for Bub he came back with 2 new puzzles and a new toy for the sick Bub and 2 dozen roses for me. So who knows, maybe there will be a trip to Walmart in the plans for tonight along with Hamburger Helper by candle light (not really, we have a toddler for pete's sake!). ;0)

The Lost Poem

A co-worker shared this during our team meeting last week. I thought it was cute enough to share. Anyone who has worked in an office setting can probably get a giggle out of this. Oh, and i do really like my job. ;0)

I Love My Job!
The Lost Dr. Seuss Poem

I love my job, I love the pay! I love it more and more each day.
I love my boss, she is the best! I love her boss and all the rest.

I love my office and its location; I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drab and gray, and piles of paper that grow each day!

I think my job is really swell, there’s nothing else I love so well.
I love to work among my peers, I love their leers, and jeers, and sneers.

I love my computer and its software; I hug it often though it won’t care.
I love each program and every file. I’d love them more if they worked awhile.

I’m happy to be here. I am. I am. I’m the happiest slave of the Firm, I am.
I love this work, I love these chores. I love the meetings with deadly bores.

I love my job – I’ll say it again- I even love those friendly men.
Those friendly men who’ve come today, in clean white coats to take me away!

Watch What You Say!

My sweet little boy has learned a new word and he's very proud of it. There is a downfall to this new word though. It's cute at home but he also uses it when we're in public and is typically loud about it. Can anyone guess what it is????

Tootie!!!!! Here's the story. Bub and I were on our way to the grocery store Monday after work and I was giggling at the rumblings coming from his car seat and saying Oh, tootie and he picked up on it right away and proceeded to say it through the grocery store. Then, Tuesday Hubbie and Bub were in the sporting goods section of Walmart while I was clothes shopping and Bub heard one (I won't say where it came from) and announced TOOTIE! Needless to say I don't think I had told Hubbie about his new word so it came as quite a surprise when Bub said it at top volume. Ah kids, they'll embarrass the heck out of you won't they?

Fortunately, he has lots of other words he says too. He is quite polite and always says please, thank you and excuse me (when he tooties or burps). He's also very good at reminding us to do the same if we happen to forget. He looks at us and says "whayousay?" Adorable. He's also really good at identifying animals in his books. We've read his favorite books so many times he's started to memorize what each page says. His favorite is Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs which he runs together and calls OhMySaurs! Anyway, he can point to the pages and say happy/sad, good/bad, cold/hot etc. etc. etc. Very cute but we've had to institute a 2 times rule. We'll read the book twice in a row and then he has to go find a new book. OhMySaurs is not as cute after the 6th time in a row.

Okay, well I could go on for forever but I'll end this here. There are always Bub stories to tell and I'm always happy to tell them.

Does this crap only happen to me!

Okay, so I was SO PROUD of myself yesterday for figuring out the whole blogging business. Woo-hoo, yea me!

But then........I copied and pasted my link to an e-mail to send out to my bloggy buddies and my SISTER (how embarrassing) and realized a very unfortunate thing. Did anyone else notice that when you run my blog name together for the link it looks like this thefordsexplorering? Hello! The word sex jumps right out of that and makes it look like the The Ford's Sex Plorering! YIKES! I'm blushing just thinking about it. Fortunately there is no such thing as plorering or I'd be in big trouble especially since my first post talked about bras!

Oh well, I'm not changing it, the name is cute, I'm hoping that everyone gets that it's just a play on words with my last name. Oy, I swear this crap only happens to me.

Also, I know my blog is not much to look at right now, I'm still working on figuring that all out. I'll work on it here and there so it hopefully there will be a little more to see each day.

Okay, time to look like I'm working on something important. ;0) Yeah, I still use the sideways smiley. Techonologically challenged remember, I have no idea how people do the regular smileys. So here's another one! ;0)

Woah, I have a blog. What should I write?

Okay, so this one isn't going to be so long-ish. I will warn any readers though that I do tend to be a bit wordy. Seriously, just ask my friend Michelle, she e-mailed me yesterday about going out for pizza and got the whole story about my weekend shopping and new bras (I got spring clothes too). Oh, and we're going out for pizza on Friday if anyone wondered.

So it occurred to me that once I hit publish on this I have no idea who will be able to read it. I'm so technologically stunted that I don't know if I made this one of those that ANYONE can read or just the people I invite, but I have't invited anyone yet so essentially I'm blogging to myself and I already know all of this stuff. I also have no idea how to access it when I want to blog some random thing tomorrow. Well, details, you know, figure 'em out later. Hmmmm, well, here goes nothin because I gotta hit the road.