Operation Dog Eat No Poo

Operation Dog Eat No Poo is upon us! We're sick and tired of smelling nasty, disgusting, make you want to hurl puppy breath after Dexter is left outside for too long.

What's the plan of attack?
My hubby thankfully purchased a Coprophagia detering pill from Petco this past week. For a couple days now we have been feeding Dexter 5 pills a day, which he gobbles without any complaints. (We do not believe Dexter knows how to chew anything, just how to consume and swallow).

The goal of these pills is to make the poo smell distastefully to our 9-10 month old puppy. Therefore, with the poo smelling distastefully, the hope is that Dexter will no longer want to munch on the nastiness in our yard. I still do not comprehend how poo does not already smell back on it's own, but I'm not a dog, right?

We'll keep you posted how Operation Dog Eat No Poo goes along the way. I'm hoping for big results... this HAS TO END at some point! Yuck! He's too cute and cuddly and sweet to have such a disgusting habit.

Facebook Obsessions

I probably would have to admit that I'm addicted to Facebook. With the addition of the Sprint Instinct phone to my life (my hubby got it for me for my b'day), I have Internet access 24/7, which means that I have Facebook access 24/7. Not a good thing.

Due to much poking and prodding by fellow Facebook users, I finally answered the "Tag You're It Note". The rules of the game are: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.

So here are 25 super random things about me.

1. I'm married to my best friend who is 7 years older than me but 12 years younger than me at heart.
2. I find myself acting more like my mother on a daily basis.
3. I'm addicted to HDtv.
4. I was raised in the Lutheran church, baptized again (first time was a sprinkle as a baby) into the Baptist church in 2001, and now belong to a non-denominational church that I love.
5. I love to read but do not take the time to do it often enough.
6. I was "forced" into blogging by my husband in July 2008 and now love keeping up with it (www.itsnotmydiary.blogspot.com).
7. I have a psychology degree but now work in sales for a safety products manufacturer.
8. I'm the oldest of three girls.
9. My favorite "happy place" is the shower. I could take one for hours.
10. When Kelly and I have kids one day, I want to become at least half the parents my parents were to me and my sisters.
11. I've somehow become entertained by a few characters in the professional wrestling world due to my hubby. (for example, Santino Marella!)
12. I cherish coffee dates with friends, more for the amazing conversation, less for the coffee.
13. I'm blessed to have a relationship with and enjoy spending time with my extended relatives: aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. I'm so blessed to have such a family surround me and love me.
14. I do not enjoy cooking, but believe it's because I have not done it enough and because I'm scared of failure in the kitchen.
15. I do not have actual toenails on my two big toes, or they're at least super jacked up. (a story is involved with how that occurred)
16. Due to #15, I had acrylic nails put on my big toes for our wedding. I even had the photographer take a photo of my engagement ring sitting on my foot to show them off.
17. I drink more than I eat. I'm made up of 2 parts beverage, 1 part edibles.
18. I love entertaining people. Opening up our house to friends or family is such a treat.
19. The only major complaints I have with our old house that has tons of character is that we do not have a big shower (just a cast iron tub with curtains around it) and do not have an open floor plan to ease entertaining others.
20. I'm learning more lessons about unconditional love through my crazy pup, Dexter. I absolutely want to kill him sometimes, but in the same breath I find myself snuggling up with him and telling him I love him. Praise God Kodi is so easy, I don't think I could handle two of Dexter.
21. I have amazingly great intentions with house projects, but struggle to complete them. (i.e. Kitchen cabinets) This is something I hope to correct as the weather gets warmer.
22. I started a Bunko Group in September 2008 and absolutely love it. It's not just for old ladies!
23. I love the end result of working out and how it makes me feel, but I stink at making myself do it without the accountability I experienced through competitive and college sports.
24. I watch way too much tv. Some I watch religiously with my hubby: Lost, Fringe, Heroes, American Idol, Life, Eli Stone (until they cancelled it). Others I like to catch when I can and watch them with or without Kelly: House, Jon & Kate plus 8, The Office, Extreme Home Makeover, The Biggest Loser, HGtv anything.
25. I like sports. I enjoy watching them and playing them. I enjoy watching college basketball as much as any man out there - - - that's a fun thing for Kelly and I to do together.

Watching the Cats!

Months ago when the schedules were announced and the tickets became available, my hubby purchased two tickets to the Ole Miss vs. Kentucky basketball game. Last night we made our way to Oxford, MS to use our tickets and watch the Cats play.

The stage was set for an enjoyable game: the Cats were undefeated in the SEC, they had won every year against Ole Miss since 2001, Jodi Meeks had been lightening up courts across the nation all year, players were beginning to learn their "roles" and play as a team, Ole Miss had lost some key players to injuries, and the facilities (the "Tad-Pad", as my loving hubby has called it) were not overstocked with Ole Miss fans. In other words, the stage was set for victory.

A couple hours past tip-off, Kelly and I left the "Tad-Pad" with a 5 point defeat, rather than victory. What happened? The team I was able to see from within the Ole Miss coliseum was not the same team that had been showing up on TV in games past. Lack of defense, lack of rebounding, tough shooting day for Meeks (had 15 points at one time consisting of ONE field goal, ONE three pointer, and TEN free throws - not his norm), stupid mistakes... just an overall blah performance. I was disappointed, but have to give props to Ole Miss playing up to their greatest potential and putting it all on the floor. The Rebels deserved that win last night, Kentucky did not.

Nevertheless, we had a great time. I love watching college b'ball with my hubby. It's a great joy for the both of us. After the game, we had great eats with some Rebel supporting friends that drove us down for the game. It was a good night. Late night, but a good night. Only thing that could have made it better was a great performance from our CATS.

Kellyism

After a long day at work on Thursday, I came home to the typical. My fur babies greeted me at the glass security door, bowing (or taking a good stretch, but they seriously look like they are bowing low for the Queen to pass them by... I'll have to try and catch this on photo somehow... hmmm) in front of me before I begin to unlock the door. Once I'm inside, it is a squabble over who mom is going to pet first, lots of tail wagging and dog barking, growling, or whining is involved at this point. They push each other out of the way trying to get as much mom action as possible... "chill guys, there is plenty of me to go around for the two of you!" So I come into the house, love on my fur babies, put down my purse and give my husband a kiss.

Once I completed the normal rounds, I quickly bolted to the bedroom to change out of my "business casual clothes" (not the norm for me) and into some pj's. I landed my toosh on the couch and snuggled in for a relaxing evening.

The plan... watch the first episode of this season's Lost. Catch up on American Idol from the night before. Make some pasta dinner. And chill. I was looking forward to it.

And then Kelly let's me know we have another errand to run... and he wants me to go with him. I don't know what came over me, but everything inside of me was like "nooooooooooo.... I want my toosh to stay where it is.... I want to sit, vegetate, ... don't make me!" I say all of this in jest, but really let my hubby know that I was going to drag out the "we're not leaving for awhile" as long as possible... and I did.

Note: This is a HUGE role reversal for us. Seriously, if you've been in our house when it's "time to go"... this is NOT the normal course of events, at least not in this order. I'm usually Miss Go Go Go, We've Got to Go, Let's Go, Time to Go... and Kelly is Mr. I Take My Time, Oh Wait I Gotta Pee, Hold On Let Me Read This One More Article, etc... but not tonight! I was giving my man a taste of his own medicine and was cracking up inside...

After some time of this comical banter, the Kellyism occurred... my hubby was up on his feet, shoes on, ready to leave, and asking me to join him for our errand running. I continued to play the "nooooo... I want my toosh to stay where it is.... I want to sit, vegetate,.... don't make me" card, and then it happened...

He said,

"You know, sometimes I just want to give you a HUGGGG!!!"

Now this might not sound much like a Kellyism, but you have to view the hand gesture he was giving me while saying these words, oh and his face was all scrunched up like he was frustrated with a little annoying 4 year old. While saying the above, I look up and my husband's hands are making a circular pattern like he is ringing someone's neck. This was the "HUG" he was desiring to give me...

In other words, in my hubby's world, "You know, sometimes I just want to give you a HUGGGG!!!" really translates to:

"You know, sometimes I just want to RING YOUR NECK!!!"

Hysterical. I absolutely cracked up, which made us crack up together. Hilarious. I even made him take a picture of the "hand gesture" and facial expression he was making when he said this to me. I'll post it below when I get it off the camera. He he.

You know... now my man know what I feel like sometimes. That's love.

God's Presence Appearing

I'm into day 2 (doing it this evening) of Week 2 in my Bible study, Anointed Transformed Redeemed: A Study of David by Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore, and Kay Arthur. So far, I'm really enjoying the study, and am daily finding things that speak to me.

I could write an entire list of the quotes and verses that I've underlined and put stars by during the study so far, but that list could get pretty lengthy. For now I'll just share one in particular.

One of the things written by Priscilla Shirer in her section of this study said,

"When you have patience in your mothering, holiness in your singleness, gentleness in your response, contentment in your circumstances, and empowerment in the face of your challenges, you are experiencing the greatest miracle of all: God's presence appearing in your life."

Lord, please allow me to have your presence appear in my life more often. Daily and constantly I want to outwardly show that your presence is within me.

Piscilla Shirer: Preachin It!

Thanks to a fellow blogger, thanks JMom... I have come upon the Priscilla Shirer quote I have been search for from the Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed Series. Thank you!

Remember the beautiful woman I described before. "If you've never seen Priscilla speak, imagine a beautiful African American women speaking boldly and passionately as she preaches each line to her fellow sisters in Christ about WHO GOD IS. If you have heard her, imagine the women you've seen and heard."

Priscilla says,

He Is…..
The First and the Last
The Beginning and the end
The keeper of creation
The creator of all
He’s the architect of the universe
And the manager of all time

He always was, always is and always will be.
Unmoved, unchanged, undefeated and never undone

He was bruised but brought healing,
He was pierced but eased pain,
He was persecuted but brought freedom
He was dead and brings life
He is risen to bring power
And he reigns to bring peace

The world can’t understand Him
Armies can’t defeat Him
Schools can’t explain Him
And leaders they can’t ignore Him

Harold couldn’t kill Him
Nero couldn’t crush Him
The new age can not replace Him
And Oprah can not explain Him away

He IS Life,
HE IS Love,
HE IS Longevity and He IS The LORD
HE IS Goodness, kindness, faithfulness

And HE IS GOD
HE IS holy and righteous
and powerful and pure

His ways are right,
His word eternal
His will unchanging
And His mind is on us

He is our savior, our guide,
Our peace, our joy, our comfort
Our Lord and He rules our lives,

I serve Him because His bond is love
His yoke is easy His burden is light
And His goal for us is abundant life.

I follow Him because,
He Is the wisdom of the wise
The power of the powerful
The ancient of days, the ruler of rulers,
The leader of all leaders,
His goal is a relationship with me

He will never leave you, never forsake you
Never mislead you, never forget you,
Never overlook you and
Never cancel your appointment is His appointment book.

When you fall He’ll lift you up,
When you fail He will forgive you.
When your weak He’s strong,
When your lost He’s your way
When your afraid He is your courage,
When you stumble He will steady you,
When your hurt He Is going to heal you,
When your broken He will mend you,
When your blind He will lead you,
When your hungry He will feed you,
When you face trials He Is with you,
When I face persecution He shields me,
When I face problems He will comfort me,
When I face loss He will provide for me,

And when we face death
He will carry us all home to meet Him.

He is everything for everybody,
everywhere ,every time,
And in every way.

He is your God

and that sister’s is who you belong to.

Amen! I will rest tonight in the beauty of our Lord! He IS! Thank you for the reminder, Pricilla. Amen!

Love Languages

When my hubby and I were in our premarital counseling sessions over two years ago, one of the many things we went through with our pastor was The Five Love Languages. The love languages are the ways in which you show love to others, as well as the way you most feel loved by others when shown. There are five love languages to choose from: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, and Physical Touch. Often, we fall into the trap of expressing our own love language to those we love, rather than remembering what THEIR love language is, and speaking that directly to them.

For example, before we got married, I discovered that my top love language is ACTS OF SERVICE. I often find myself doing Acts of Service with the mindset of "oh, Kelly will really see how much I love him by how clean the house is" or "if I pick up Kelly's plate after him, he'll be reminded of my love for him". Problem is: Acts of Service is nowhere on my hubby's radar of feeling loved. He could care less if I clean house or not, as far as him feeling love is concerned. Acts of Service is MY love language, not Kelly's. Therefore, if I want to show Kelly that I love him, Acts of Service is not the way to go. Rather, I should give him Words of Affirmation, or Physical Touch, or Quality Time. But, if Kelly speaks to me through Acts of Service, I totally feel loved and appreciated.

It's quite neat, if you have never read through the Five Love Languages. It's totally worth reading. It's work though, when a certain love language is not your natural thing, and it's what your mate most likes, you have to work outside of your zone to speak their language to them.

My hubby did just that for me today. Among taking care of me all day while I was home sick from work, he totally spoke my love language in an intentional way. After I finally got off the couch and took a shower this evening, I found my hubby doing the below for me. Speaking my love language! He's vacuuming! Cleaning house for me is like writing the most eloquent love letter to me! Crazy isn't it?!

I snuck a shot while he worked and luckily he did not notice until the shot was already taken... once he heard the snap of the camera, his only words after I told him it was for my blog, was "oh great, Uncle Frank is not going to be happy about this one". To understand why Kelly might say that, see UFrank's comments on the following post.

I'm so thankful that the Lord blessed me with a man that loves me! My hope for everyone is that they are also blessed with someone that is willing to speak their love language. Even friends of mine who have 6 love languages. You know who you are. ha ha.


My hubby's quote when he saw me typing out the beginning of this post was: "That was my New Year's resolution, remember?" Yep. I remember.