wasn't me ...

no way! was it me! that's right! it's time for "not me wednesday"! sorry i been somewhat absent. i actually have been reading, just not posting. my crackblackberry and blogger posts sometimes arent BFF. now i could figure out how to get them to be ... anyways, i haven't forgot about "the week of fives". i even have some posts half way done for it, but now it's time for some "not me"!

it was not me who ....

- forgot several items at the grocery store after my sisnlaw called asking if i wanted to keep the twins last night. nope! wasn't me! ; )

- who forgot that she needed to do laundry last night to have jeans and such for today and the rest of the week, and is doing it now. nope! not me!

- has had a list of stuff to go get, and do for 2  weeks but still hasn't. nope, not me! hey, it hasn't messed anything up really.

- who ran out of shampoo and my Redken Ringlet 07 yesterday, only to find we were out of shampoo on the retail shelf at work too. i would never and we would never do that .... (can we tell one of my things on my to-do list is the beauty supply)

- who is hoping that after a very sweet conversation with my friends at said beauty supply today our salon will have a new sales guy. i would never not like a sales guy that much that i would ask for a new one. nope not me!

- who really wants to run away somewhere hot,beautiful,peaceful and it not cost anything ...

- who took the advice from a fellow blogger, fat bridesmaid (sorry i'm not good on the "linking" you), and bought some pink tulips last night and they were only $5.

- who thinks this week of fives isn't as painful as it once was. nope, it wasn't me who just said that and was honest about it in her heart!

- who did not loose that one client that i sent an email too.

- who is not happy over the above.....

- who really needs to finish up laundry and getting ready to go ....

- who is getting to go with my sis to her ultrasound today and see her baby and hear it's little heartbeat ; )

happy humpday! hope the sun is shining and your hair is fab today!
Britt

the week of fives ...

friends, this week i'm over whelmed by just what all God has done for my family,church, friends and even myself. sometimes i wonder am i ever going to make it through "this" - whatever the "this" is. and you know what? yes, i have and yes i will. it's not because i'm anything special, that's for sure! it's because of my very,best friend! He has been there through it all - from the moment i was me.and i love Him with everything that is in me! who is this man? my dad? well, yes i love my earthly father,and he is one of my greatest friends. one thing i love about my daddy here, is that we share this very,best friend. so if it's not my dad,who is it? glad you asked again! God, my Heavenly Father, my creator,strength,help,redeemer,and Savior.

you see, He has never left or forsaked me. He has never even wanted to leave me. He wants me to depend on Him. i have been blessed with some amazing best friends,friends,and a wonderful family that all don't mind if i vent or need them. but they don't ask me to. my parents have always done their best to protect me, but God is always there, and He never sleeps. so yes, He really is always there! even where we don't want Him to be,He is.

this is a very tough week for me as of five years ago. i have mentioned before i would share "the deal" with you. well, i thought i wasn't going to, but the anniversary if you will, is upon me. so i may brief you later on "the deal".

five years ago right this very minute, i was at a funeral for this older lady i went to church with. my dad,who was her pastor and held her funeral, is prone to mis-say things. he tends to get all wrapped up in things and get it all twisted up. it's kind of funny to us; maybe that's wrong of us. it always gave us great conversations and laughs on the way to lunch,at lunch,and on the way home from lunch on sundays because we also knew there would be some from the evening service to laugh about at supper. poor dad. and while i'm on it, my dad would HATE to know i #1  i blog,#2 that he's talked about on it. if he would only read it, maybe he wouldn't ; ) oh well ... back to my point.... my dad still preaches,he's not pastoring so we don't get those weekly laughs. so what do we do? laugh at the really memorable ones.  well, five years ago he had a major slip up, one that should make an email about ways preachers get things all messed up! he said,"it was our pleasure to see ms sister suffer and pass on to her Heavenly home." yes, i firmly believe that dear lady is at home with her Savior, but it wasn't a pleasure to see her suffer and pass on. my dad knows it wasn't either. he simply got all tongue tied and it was funny, and her family finally got a laugh.

so what does this lady's funeral have to do with "the deal"? you see, five years ago today i didn't know that that would be one of the last times that my life was "easy".  it's been five years (as of late january) that i graduated from cosmetology school and started my full time career. my life was changing so much five years ago, and i thought wow! this is going to be fun! in part of my mind, i was still a kid. i wasn't a grown up yet. close though, i was just a few months from turning 20. i had always been given responsiblities by my parents; i wasn't someone who never had to do anything. i was spoiled in some ways, but never had life on a silver platter,nor would i want to. i thought my life was easy, and that one day soon, now that "college" was over for me and i was about to be 20 that happily ever after was right around the corner. i was somewhat wrong. five years ago today, i thought i had a good church family,family and friends. i was missing friends from high school and didn't know how to get in touch with some of them. i started feeling alone. i also remember looking down that chapel to the pulpit where my dad was preaching,and realized i had missed so much by being worried what i looked like at  church,what song i could belt my lungs out on, and frankly had taken the fact that my dad was a preacher that i didn't need to do my part.yes, i prayed. funny thing about my prayers then. i always thought they would be answered. always expected them to be answered. i expected God to do marvelous things,and He did. i also realized i was usually telling God what i needed to be done,and i never talked to Him. i always asked questions and told Him what i needed Him to do. never gave thanks. praying was a formality really. i realized how undeserving i was of EVERYTHING! then. God had been revealing Himself to me for a few months then,and i kept wondering why? was something terrible about to happen to me? there were so many questions, so i started seeking Him more. i'm not perfect now,no! please don't think me self-righteous! i'm just a sinner saved by grace through faith! that day, five long yet fast years ago, i never knew that that could have possibly been the last time i saw/heard my father preach.

it wasn't,thankfully. and it's ALL because of God's merciful grace and love!

this week, i hope that i have the time,strength,and courage to keep sharing about "the deal" and the amazing way God changed my life starting five years ago.

on a lighter note,
i hope your weekend has been a beautiful one! i worked for 8+ hours straight (loved every moment and especially with the changes my clients wanted! i love spicing it up! come on spring and fresh colors!) and then had a Sunday School Teaching Training for 3 hours yesterday. so basically i left home at 7:20 and got home at like 930.yes, i was tired. so i curled up and watched part of "the proposal". now, after a wonderful service at church this morning i'm feeling a little sickly. yuck-o! i'm hoping my meds will kick in soon and i can make it back for tonight's service! i think im going to rest some now. afterall, God rested.

With an over whelmed and thankful heart,
Britt

sometimes ya gotta let it out!

sorry pals, but a venting session is a must! normally, things don't get to me. i'm real good about talking things through with myself,then friends/family and above all else - God, my strentgh and help. sometimes i don't call on him when i should. you know, like right when "it" happens. whatever the "it" maybe.

well so here's a quick venting session before going back to work ...

#1 - LC road detour - i'm about to pull an alfafa from "the littel rascals" - dear detour, i hate your stinking guts ..... ok, so maybe i don't hate you, but i sure am disliking you. it's aggrevating. i've pardon your progress since september. i've even taken another route to avoid it. your curvy, dark,long, i'm tired of having to add an extra 10 minutes to get places,and well frankly.. .. .. you were suppose to be part of my past now. you're progress has left you a month late. i'm thinking with all this "progress", maybe a few more? yes, i know ... the weather hasn't been your friend. didnt your "wonderful" pricey contractors figure that in the time too? no? oh well. thanks anyways! on a lighter note, i can't wait to have a straighter,nicer way to work! thanks for working hard!

#2 - as i mentioned yesterday in my "not me wednesday" post, i have this client who im more than willing to loose. she's not letting up i'm afraid. God is working all things out,and i know He has a much better plan. apparently, i do have to "cowgirl up" and call her. yuck-o! oh well! what we grown ups have to do sometimes. my hope is she's already read her email. i'm thinking that's probably not my case. great! just great! (are we sensing sarcasm here? i hope so!)

so enough of that. no, i'm really not a mean person. the drive to work has me irritated lately for whatever reason. probably lack of sunshine (although we have lots today! praise the Lord!) and lack of exercise ....

im dreading this phone call because i don't like being hateful or mean. i really don't! i don't want to come out and bluntly say,"no! i'm not traveling to do your hair for this stupid wedding! go to the friggin court house and stop this! and please, leave me alone. i'm not going to be your "link" to your past life - the one in which you chose to leave! yes, i do love your daughter, but i have ways to get to see her too and not through you!"

this isn't just any client. it's one that was once a friend of sorts. it's personal not business. if it was only business this would be much easier!

 i hope everyone's having a wonderful hair day! the weather here is beautiful,cold yes, but beautiful! my curls are loving it! now, to freshen up my make up and head to work.

thanks for listening!
Britt

its wednesday

and that means a little "not me" time!

it was not me

- who bought 3 boxes of girl scouts cookies, but only brought 2 home and left one at work.
- who ate 95% of the do-si-dos cookies that i left at work
- who probably just lost a client (who is sorta a friend,or at least she thinks she still is) because of personal reasons
- who was unprofessional and sent an email instead of calling or even sending a text
- who cried over the series finale rerun of Frazier on lifetime this morning
- who totally dodged someone at a church thing (at another church and their thing;not mine)
- who has still not started shredding again with ms jillian. i need some inspiration or a good kick in the butt!
- who still has a christmas song for her ringback tone,and knows it yet doesn't fix it like my sister said to
- who cried my eyes out in happiness for a dear friend last night when i heard she got engaged
- who has been crying a lot lately over happiness,tv shows, the figure skater who's mom died of a heart attack yet she skated last night with all her heart. stupid judges placing her in 3rd place. she skated with more heart and passion than anyone else. doesn't that count for anything?
- who realized it's been months since she's bought herself any clothes,and has decided today is a day for finding jeans. yippee, yeah right!
- who is jumping when my crack blackberry dings saying i have an email b/c im not sure i want to see/read the reply back from that person
- who honestly has some crazy weeks coming up starting in march thru july. seriously i could bore you with dates/details ...
- who is looking back and thinking about the droughts we've had and realizing maybe they weren't so bad. we did afterall have lots of hot,sun shine-y days verses this junk.
- who is going to take her precious time and enjoy today,and if things don't get done. oh well
- who really needs to go finish getting ready and go shopping!

happy sun shine-y hump day!

the nephews say happy humpday too!

 Britt

whats this i see?

well, more like, what was that bright thing shining ALL day long? oh yeah! the sun! a local weather man said yesterday (thursday) that we had had sunshine 12 out of 80 days. wow! i so believe him too! letmetellyou! it's been one more cold,dreary,rainy/snow/sleet-y kind of winter here in sweet home alabama, and we're not use to it! not that we have mild winters all the time, but it has not been this cold for this long in fifty years (another "fun" fact from the weather men here). if it would come a decent snow - 3 to 4 inches - one time, then it would be worth it,but sheesh! this junk has everyone feeling horrible! i realized today that in three,yes three weeks my friends, daylight savings time begins!!! woohoo! bring on spring fever,spring time,flowers,allergies,babies,Easter,the Women of Joy conference, and so forth and so on!!!

speaking of time ..... i can not believe how fast february has gone! we're way past half way now, there are only 9 days left! crazy!!!! i hate to wish my life away, but come on march! lots of wonderful things will be going on in march. here's a small glimpse:
-sis will go into her 2nd trimester and get her cast off. (in case you ever wonder if miracles still happen - sister's elbow injury can surely tell you!)
-my dad's bday :)
- mo's bday  (the day after dads)
- baby shower for friend at church and her son baby micah
-getting ready for Easter program at church
- my papa turns 75!!!! he just doesn't seem that old to me anymore. i remember ragging him about turning 60,and thought that was old. now i can say that was 15 years ago, and that makes me sound old (the fact that now i remember things 21 years ago and under).
- 2 months closer to me turning 25
- 4 other family bdays
- daylight savings time begins! i don't see this as loosing an hour of sleep like some. i love the sunshine!
- a possible birth to kick off this year's baby boom at my church, baby allie :)
and spring break. no i don't get one, but kel does! which means on that wednesday, we'll probably be shopping and such : )

and those are all things on my a-d-d mind right now without my calendar and regular daily/weekly activities.

i hope you have some sunshine shining in your windows this weekend! tomorrow i'm off work (yay!) because i'm taking 11 kids to the Alabama Baptist "Children's Mission Explosion: a walk with paul". i'm very excited and so are the 9 girls and 2 boys going! as part of our "children's missions day:home team" mission, we are donating birthday party supplies to the Alabama Baptist Children's Home. the ABCH is a wonderful place for local/state children without families. and how awesome that we can give them birthday party supplies?! and letmejustsay, i did not know how expensive it can get with buying favors and such! my town just got a much larger,nicer dollar store and mailed everyone a $5 off coupon for a purchase over $20. well, i went in wanting to spend $30 and came out spending $31 something! go me! i got a lot of awesome stuff too! other people have been so generous,and the donations are still coming in! i wished i could see the boys and girls faces these items are going too, but that's not reality. however, i have a feeling there's going to be bright,bright smiles!

so here's to a bright sunshine-y day and weekend off!
Britt

not me wednesday

for sometime now kel,my best, has been following blogs and sharing. through her and meg, i too have fallen in love with the blog world. no, sometimes my blog might not make sense to you. it's very random,simple,plain and i don't link you to other blogs or my own past post (mainly b/c i missed that tutorital with kel,or maybe it's that i need one and she's 3 hours away). i've become a follower to several new ones,and am seriously considering deleting my facebook because i enjoy the simple,real life pleasures of blogging. well, in my reading of blogs i found mck mama. i love her posts and photography! she has a "not me mondays" welp friends, i'm about to have a "not me wednesday". if you want to join me, go for it!

let me also add here,once upon a time, "not me" was living at my house. one year for christmas i honestly thought my parents were going to buy "not me" a christmas present. you see,"not me" did a LOT of things - never anything good either! i always expected to find a stocking of coal for "not me". for a house hold with 3 kids within a 5 year span who always put one in the middle of something, "not me" got the blame for a lot! poor mom and dad! we really did, and still do love you more than you'll ever know! i bet "not me" does too!

so here's to Not me Wednesday ...

it was not me:

who is still in my pjs, not showered and ready to go run my errands on my day off.

who has wanted a snow day for years,and when i get the opportunity to have snow all i do is complain.

who has been on the computer for a long time this morning when there are other things to be done.

who has a HUGE pile of clean laundry to be put up

who has a bed that needs to be made,and a room to be cleaned.

who's closet looks like a crazy person went,well, crazy in there and nothing is in it's right spot.

who has not done "the shred" since last wednesday. yes,ms jillian michaels. i see your face on the dvd cover every morning when i get out of bed,and this morning decided to get out of the bed the other way to avoid you starring at me.

worked til almost 10 pm last for a friend and felt exhausted when i finally got home.

who wants to know already what my sis' baby is so i can go shopping.

who wants to know what the baby is so i can figure out baby tea/shower ideas and get it planned before summer.

who already has a full summer on her calendar,after i filled it out yesterday (thank you kel for the most awesome and cute day planner! it's filling up way to fast!)

who really wants to do nothing,yet everything today - everything would include:showering,get ready, wearing my boots(i don't wear them to work b/c i still want to have feet and legs when i'm still behind the chair at 70), going shopping,browsing, and looking for everything for everyone but me. because right now, i refuse to buy clothes for myself. i have lots of clothes in a bin and when i get in those - let the buying begin!

who hasn't really watched what she's been eating. stupid weather. who wants fresh veggies in the snow? hot chocolate,yes!

who stayed up at least 1-2 hours late the 2 nights they were calling for snow because i was hoping for some snow days that never came,thus leaving me tired at work.

who really wants to show and tell some friends to wake up! and take a look around their surroundings and see if that's really where they want to be in the future. b/c i'm beginning to believe, it might not be. just saying ... it sure doesn't look as bright as maybe it once did....

who deleted "friends" off her fb page before this,and is still thinking of so many that i may need to be ...

who really misses some of her closet friends! time,distance,and life has gotten in the way too much lately (and by lately i mean the last year and into this year)

who really isn't sure she's a fan of 2010, but has decided to be positive through it all ....

who is wondering where to meet new people, and yes, maybe a guy. no, i don't want one that goes to a bar,any bar. just a personal prefence there. i don't want to go to other churches in search of that. and i don't necessarily want to date clients ...

who loves her that her nephews are chubby!

who worries about skinny babies ; )

who only wants to hold my nephews today until they have to go home


happy hump day everyone!
Britt

what a "lovely" day

im bored out of my mind,yet there's so much i could be doing. at this particular moment,sarcasm is my best friend.bare with me here. . . this morning the area i live in woke up to white stuff on the ground! again! yes, that's right! north bama got another dusting of snow, and even though it melted several hours ago, we are expecting - gasp - 3 inches by in the morning! wonderful! well, maybe ;) playing it on the safe side, my church actually cancelled services for tonight. i'm so amazed by this! we never cancel church! ever! seriously! we have AWANA on sunday nights,but not tonight (school is out tomorrow and that's how we plan their schedule),so i guess if it had to happen tonight was a good night for this to happen.

i'm not one that celebrates "hallmark" holidays. no, i'm not going to yell at you. i will even send back, "you too." texts when you wish me a "happy valentine's day". i even baked muffins for my sunday school kids today. which were only two kids instead of our normal "bunch" thanks to the white stuff. i even went to see the movie "valentines day". and let me tell you! it was a wonderful movie! i was really surprised, and why with Garry Marshall directing i was surprised i'll never know, how well the story line was all put together. we laughed so hard - as in everyone in the theatre - and some around me even cried. i'm not much on crying. i won't spoil it in anyway, but i will say this. there was a couple who shocked the youknowwhat out of me closer to the end! thank goodness it's not real life : ) as i walked into sunday school today, i wasn't greeted with "happy valentines day" but rather with "happy single awareness day". it doesn't bother me to be single today. it didn't bother me a week ago, a month or year or day ago and hopefully it won't tomorrow. so it sure as heck doesn't bother me today. i did get some good loving today from a boy - mr nephew logan shared some love with his aunt britt earlier :) now that's almost as awesome as God's love for His children!

so where ever you are, whatever your relationship status and whatever the weather - happy good hair day,keep warm and stay inside on snowy days, and happy day with love from me, and remember that God's love never fails. not even for a blink of an eye

britt