Tomorrow, my good friend Leah is going with me to pick up the kittens from their foster home so Mr. Air Force and I can take them with us on Thanksgiving break to OKLAHOMA!

I'm so excited to see the family and spend time with them. And I'm so ready for HAM and MASHED POTATOES and Hot Rolls!! That is my favorite holiday food combination :)-- followed with either pecan or pumpkin pie (with a huge spoonful of cool whip). Unless there is apple pie, in which case, I would have to have a slice of each throughout the day!

Can you tell I'm ready to eat really good food? Cause I am.

I'm also excited for the day after Turkey day, because I'm going with my faux-twin sister and my best friend to hit up some Black Friday sales-- Christmas gifts, anyone? I still have to buy for hubby, three nephews, one niece, and one of my sisters/her husband.

I'm even more excited, because after we shop, we're going to finally go see New Moon! Yay :)
Hopefully all the psycho, run-you-over-on-the-way-to-get-the-best-seats, teenaged Twi-hards will have filtered out so that we can actually enjoy the movie.

On a final note, I won't be blogging between now and and Monday, so that I can 100% focus on my family and friends-- Not that I don't consider you guys friends, too, it's just, I get to talk to you almost every day. Not so much with my family!

I hope everyone has a GREAT Thanksgiving, and I hope everyone stays safe, feels blessed, and thanks God for everything that He has given you. I'm so thankful for my life, for healthy family, for an amazing husband, for great friends and a path to follow.

Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Lately, I've been wanting to dye my hair a little darker. I had some highlights put in at the beginning of the summer, and now they are grown out and have turned a brassy color. Yuck.

In my dream, I was in my hometown and decided to go to a local hair salon called "Missy's." 
At Missy's, there was a new hair-dresser; an Italian man with long hair, a thick accent, and a really good reputation. I told him I wanted my hair just a little darker to match my natural color, but I didn't need anything else done. I was extremely tired, so he told me to lay down on a bed while he colored my hair (yeah, weird. I don't get it either).

When I woke up, I was sporting a long, straight, blonde wig sewn into my hair. It was long enough to touch half way down my back. It was parted down the middle (a part I HATE and never ever wear), and looked like it came right off of a Barbi doll's head. I freaked OUT.

I called my mom in a panic, telling her that I couldn't find the hair-dresser and I couldn't get the wig off of my head. Once I was back home, I called Missy's a million times, demanding to speak to the boss to vent my dissatisfaction. The girl who answered the phone was being very unreasonable and kept telling me to "give it a week," to see if the look grew on me. I finally got rude with her and told her she was incompetent at her job, and told her just how disgusted I was with the job that the so called "best hairdresser in the world" had done. I called her a few names and told her I would be speaking with her boss very soon.
(I promise I have NEVER said anything like that to anyone ever!).

When I hung up the phone, I realized I was miraculously back in salon and the girl I had spoken with was right in front of me (though she didn't realize who I was). She slammed the phone down and turned to another girl and said, "UGH, you will not BELIEVE what that girl just said to me! What a (insert bad word here)!!"
As I listened to her recap of our conversation, I started feeling really bad for all the mean things I'd said to her, until I started hearing a few things that I knew I had not said to her, like "You're such a snake," and "scum of the earth," and "worst person in the world." At this point, I kindly interrupted their conversation and said, "Um, hi. Yeah, I'm Hannah, the girl you just got off the phone with? I wanted to apologize, because I know I said some very rude things to you that I shouldn't have, but I didn't say near as many things as you are telling her." She, of course, denied that she had made anything up. So I left.

I went home, cut the wig out of my hair and then cried again, because of what I found underneath.
Mr. Italian man had cut my hair extremely short (only an inch or two long) and had dyed the ends a funky, brassy blonde color. I was pretty sure my life was over.

And then I started dreaming about Twilight, so I felt much better.


Ohh yeah-- don't forget to head over to Trying our Best for an Ornament Swap!!

First, I dubbed myself "Fly Killer."

If there is a fly in the same room as me, I will track it down and I will smash it with a hamma! (someone has gotta know what movie that quote is from). I killed six flies in all. Only one got away... THIS time.

I taught some social studies on the good ole Articles of Confederation. Do you know what they are? Cause I don't. Even after today, I still don't know. I was flabbergasted when the fifth graders could not comprehend looking up definitions in the glossary. I was even more confounded when they didn't know how to spell the word "strengths," and then I was completely bewildered when they didn't comprehend what the word meant! (do you like all my big words?)

Then I assisted Mr. D (a really cool, retired Colonel in the Air Force!) who was teaching fifth grade math. Everytime he wrote a problem on the board, I had to work really hard to resist the urge to throw my hand in the air and go "Oh me! Me! I know this one! Pick me!! I know the answer!!"
I was so proud of myself that I could do the math all in my head :)

Before lunch, I was helping a group of five kids with a project. While they worked on writing a few definitions down, I leaned back in my chair to stretch my back a little. Mid-stretch, I noticed a boy staring at my chest with his mouth hung open. I quickly retracted my arms and looked him in the eye until he finally made eye-contact with me. He blinked a few times, shook his head left and right and went back to work as if nothing had happened. I honestly think he had just zoned out and wasn't aware of what he was absentmindedly staring at. At least, that's what I'm telling myself.

After lunch, back in math class, I was bent over a desk helping a young girl with a fraction problem, when I felt a light tap, tap, tap, on my bohonkus. The tapping continued, as I slowly turned my head to see just who was daring to pat my tush. Another fifth grade boy, who needed help and knew I was standing behind him, had reached his hand back to get my attention. Unfortunately for him (and me), he had not paid attention to where his tapping was directed.
About that same time, his eyes flickered to mine, then to my derriere, then to his hand, back to my keister, back to his hand, and back to my eyes. His jaw fell open and his eyes became horror-struck.

Boy: "I, uh, didn't mean, uh, I wasn't trying to.. I mean, I didn't know I was touching your..uhh."
Me: (trying to save face and get past it) "I know you didn't, what did you need help with?"
Boy: "I really didn't mean to touch that. I'm really sorry. I was just trying to get your attention. I wasn't looking!"
Me: "I understand, don't worry about it! Now what problem did you need help with?!"
Boy: "Er, I don't remember?"
Me: "*sigh*... well, when you remember, why don't you just raise your hand or call my name, okay?"
Boy: "Oh--okay."

Random thoughts I had throughout the day:

If that girl hums the melody to the chicken song ONE more time.....
If I walk by and see he STILL hasn't done any work....
Hello! Do you sprekin ze English?? Oh wait. Maybe you don't....Crap...
Why do I always wear heels?? You'd think I would have learned by now...
There goes another blasted fly.... you'd better watch is BUSTER...
Drama, drama, drama!

The end of my day. Thank you and goodnight!

I wanted to send out a big THANK YOU and lots of hugs to my friend Sarah over at Faith, Hope and Love.

She sent me a big box filled with goodies!!

Seriously, Sarah, how did you know what my FAVORITE mascara was? and even in the right color?? I was going to buy some this week, but now I won't have to! And I LOVE Reese's minis!
I don't think I know a single person who doesn't like getting (good) mail, I know I love love love it!

Thanks girl! love ya!

Hey friends!
Yes, my blog is changed again! For some reason, the background of my previous layout quit working, so my big sister whipped up what you're looking at now! Thanks Chach!!!

If you need a blog-over, she is a professional and can be found at Blog Candy Designs. And yes, she is currently taking clients (she told me so!).

Love you sis! Can't wait to see you, The Hubby and the kiddos soon!

On Saturday we rode the horses, and on Sunday we went to visit the kittens. They have gotten SO big! And their ears, faces, and tails have darkened up a lot (though it's harder to tell in the pictures).
Just one month from today and we'll get to go pick them up for good!

I'm so excited for later today :)
We're going horseback riding with a group of Mr. Air Force's classmates!!!!!! I haven't been riding in.. well, probably since last Thanksgiving! I'm so psyched :) (did I mention how excited I am?).

Well. I'm excited.

In other happy news, Mr. AF is officially done with all of his testing in his class! What a huge sigh of relief! Now all he has to focus on are briefs and just getting all the other work done for the next month.
In just one month and four days, we will be moving from San Angelo for GOOD! Even though we'll be in limbo for a month, before we get to Idaho, I'm still so excited to be leaving! Especially since we'll be spending almost all of that time at my in-laws country home. I love their home! And they have a ton of animals (which I absolutely love), so it will be like heaven to me!

Well, I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! Be safe!