'not me' Monday........

 
 

Here we go again. Yeah!! And now it's time for that fun weekly carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!' Let's all join in and see what we got. I'm sure we have a lot of those 'not me's' just stored up and ready to share.

Wow it's been awhile!  And I really don't have much to share, at least not right at this moment, who's to say I won't think of more as I type.

You all know tailEnd, right?

Isn't he just the cutest?  But then again I guess all of us moms think that way about our cute kids.  This is a photo of tailEnd taken last fall after he forgot to get me the info for school photos, I always do the school photos just so I can get a good one, I'm new at this taking of photos thing, but as you can see not this time.

OK, moving on to 'not me' Monday.

So it was not us who straightened tailEnds hair this past week.  Nope not us. 

And then I did not let him go to school with all of that long hair.  Nope I would never do that, I would never let my child be the big distraction at school.  My boys have always had a neat and tidy appearance at all times, so neat and tidy in fact that they usually get looked over (NOT!!).  I would never ever let my boys just try things just because.

Guess what?  I didn't think of anything else but that's OK.  I hope you all enjoy the quick glimpse of tailEnd because by the time he got home from school he was over the straight hair.  Quick shower and wash and he was back to all curls.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Love to All,

midRae

'not me' Monday........

Here we go again. Yeah!! And now it's time for that fun weekly carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!' Let's all join in and see what we got. I'm sure we have a lot of those 'not me's' just stored up and ready to share.

So this week it was not me who, faced with a frozen car door, managed to break the door handle completely off of my car.  Nope, I did not just do that!  And I did not decide to not get it fixed because there is one little tiny piece that I can get a hold of to open the door.  Nope, I would never consider not spending money, just ask anyone.  I promise that my nickname is not 'Cheap'!  And I would never be proud of said nickname.  Nope not me!!

And on a brighter note, it was not me who was called to handle a photo shoot for a return customer.  And it is not me who is so completely excited and terrified at the same moment (can you just imagine what my stomach is doing right now) that I may go hide under the covers until my excitement overcomes me and I jump for joy.  Nope not me.

And it was not I who, while on the treadmill watching a scary movie, got so surprised at a moment in the movie that I almost fell off of the treadmill, which then caused midMan and tailEnd to completely lose it and start to laugh hysterically at me.  No that was definitely not me!!  I promise I never get startled, ever!!

So there you have it, I have bared my little soul to you all.  Come join in the fun and let's see what we all did not do this past week.

Love to All,

midRae

'not me' Monday........

Here we go again. Yeah!! And now it's time for that fun weekly carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!' Let's all join in and see what we got. I'm sure we have a lot of those 'not me's' just stored up and ready to share.

I did not need to go to the bathroom so bad that I just had to 'take care of business', under a tree with a sheep herder just over the hill.  Nope, I have never ever taken the chance of being seen by someone else while I 'take care of business'.  Nope not me, and I have never gotten caught.  Yeah, right!!!  Sometimes in life you just have to take a chance and live on the wild side.

And I did not get Girl Scout Cookies this week and proceed to encourage my family to open and eat them all just so that I could also enjoy them.  I would never encourage midMan or tailEnd to do anything so unhealthy.  I just wouldn't.  Never, nope not me.  And I would never be sitting here, thinking to myself, that I should have saved those cookies for rides and hikes in the mountains.  Nope, not me.  I always live my life with no regrets, at least I like to think I do.

Come one, come all, please come join us on our Monday adventures of remembering those wonderful 'not me' moments that we each have in our lives.

Love to All,

midRae

'not me' Monday........

Here we go again. Yeah!! And now it's time for that fun weekly carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!' Let's all join in and see what we got. I'm sure we have a lot of those 'not me's' just stored up and ready to share.

Oh boy, here I go!


It was not me who, after sitting in the Dr.'s office examining room for 30 minutes, waiting for a follow up visit on my knee surgery, discovered that I had forgotten to shave my legs.  Nope that was not me.  I never go more than one day between shaves (it's more like a week/weeks).  And it wasn't me that considered getting my big nail file out and trying to file all of that hair off of my legs.  Nope that was definitely not me, I would never be that desperate.  And it was not me who let out a big big sigh of relief when the Dr. just asked a few questions and didn't even ask to see my knee.  WHEW!!!  That was a close one, let's hope it doesn't happen again.  Yeah right!!!  It is so not me who hasn't shaved their legs for 2 weeks.  Nope, I would never in my life consider doing that.

I am sure that I have a million more 'not me's' but this one is the worst in the long line of 'not me's' this past month.  Hope you all enjoy the fun, lets hook up with MckMama and see what we've all been up to.

Love to All,

midRae

'not me' Monday........

 

Here we go again. Yeah!! And now it's time for that fun weekly carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!' Let's all join in and see what we got. I'm sure we have a lot of those 'not me's' just stored up and ready to share.

Oh boy, here I go!

As we all know I had my knee fixed 3 1/2 weeks ago, torn cartilage, and I have had to slow down and let it heal, under protest.  I am not one to sit around, at least I like to think I am pretty active, and I was jogging 3 miles just three weeks ago.  So, it was not me who went walking last week at the indoor track at the college and managed to fast walk 3 miles in 50 minutes.  Nope, I would never push myself that much to get back to jogging 3 miles in less than 30 minutes.  And it was not me who became so frustrated by other jogger passing me that I seriously considered putting my foot out to trip them.  I would never let that thought cross my mind.  And nope, I do not hate to be left in the back of the pack and I am not thinking the whole time that everyone is say to themselves, 'Look at the slow person, look at the slow person.'  Nope, that is so not me.

And then in my all consuming track to physical fitness and slimness, I would never sabotage myself by making 7up Cake this weekend.  Nope, I would never do that, and I definitely do not do that each and every weekend with some other yummy and wonderful goodness that I love to cook.  Nope not me. Never, never, never!  On a side not, I finally got the 7up Cake to turn out right, which has never happened before, which you can read about here.  Yeah for me.

So this week is starting out with a promise to myself to be a good girl this week and to stay out of the kitchen this weekend.  My poor family.  I guess they are going to need to learn how to cook because I can not be left alone in the kitchen.  I've decided its best just to avoid that area of my house.

Love to All,

midRae

'not me' Monday........

 

Here we go again. Yeah!! And now it's time for that weekly fun carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!' Let's all join in and see what we got. I'm sure we have a lot of those 'not me's' just stored.

It was not me who went to the bathroom this past week at work, hobbling all the way with a bum knee after surgery, went into the stall, locked the door, struggled to sit down, started doing what we do, and had the door start swinging open.  Nope, it was not me who was trying to stop doing what it is we do, jump up as fast as I could with a non-working knee, scrambling to grab the door, and praying that I would not fall flat on my face.  Nope not me, I wouldn't be that worried about another girl seeing me in all of my non-dignity, and besides there are only 6 girls that work with me and we never ever cross paths in the girls room, and I am totally serious about that.

And it was not me, who is so sad about the lack of self control lately in her life, that I baked a pound cake yesterday.  Nope, I do not go around looking for ways, at least in the back of my mind, to kill any hope that I have of ever getting ready for a half marathon.  I would never do that, just like none of you do that either.  I am not my worst enemy.

And I did not take the bandage off of my knee just to see what it looked like and wish silently to myself that I hadn't done that.  EEEWWWWWWW!!!!

Please everyone, join in the fun and let's see what you all have been not doing.

Love to All,

midRae

  

Here we go again.  Yeah!!  And now it's time for that weekly fun carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!'  Let's all join in and see what we got.  I'm sure we have a lot of those 'not me's' just stored up from Christmas.

Let's gooooooo..........

It was definitely not me who was really excited that my brother-in-law and his wife left Christmas early with her family and stopped by my house for a couple of hours on Christmas day.  Nope I would never cheer at the fact that they were mad at each other and decided to go home early.  Nope, I am not so selfish that I would then tell them that I was really glad that they came to visit me and my family.  Argument has since been forgotten and all is grand in their world.  But I sure was NOT excited, seriously, I was NOT excited, at all, to see them.

And it was for sure not me who had my tree undecorated, bare as the day it was born, out of the tree stand, out my front door, on the back of midMan's truck, out to the local landfill and back home by 10:15am Saturday morning.  And we were so not the first one's at our local landfill with a tree this year, and the landfill guy did not ask us in surprise, "Just your Christmas tree?' 
(He looked like Santa, too.  White beard and rosy cheeks.  Ask me if I wanted to die)  Nope, it was definitely not me who crouched down in the passenger seat hoping no one in the neighborhood would notice how fast my Christmas decorations came down. 

And it sure was not me who let out her breath in a great big whoosh, clapped my hands with joy, and proceeded to kick back and remember the wonderful Christmas that was just had by all.  Nope I would never ever enjoy Christmas and thank my Heavenly Father for all of the blessing that I and my family have received over the past year.  Nope, never, not me.

Love to All,

midRae 

Not Me Monday..........

  

Here we go again.  Yeah!!  And now it's time for that weekly fun carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!'  Let's all join in and see what we got.

 

 

So, it was not me who did not participate last week.  I would never have a period of time in my life when I would never have anything to contribute to "not me" Monday.  Nope.  And it was not me, who again, and again, and again, has started a new diet today.  Nope, I never fall off of the diet wagon each and every weekend.  Nope, not me.  And I would never sabatage my diet efforts by enjoying kitchen time, which is so amazingly fun, each weekend, definitely not me.

 

And on a much better note, it was not me who signed up for a digital photography class for the month of January.  Nope, I would never attempt to take better photos and try to understand the whole process better.  Nope, not me, I really enjoy living in the dark and leaving my photo taking up to chance. (yeah right, and I 'm the one in control of my world, NOT!!)  And it was not me who finally scheduled her surgery to fix the torn cartilage in her knee.  Nope, I would never live with the discomfort and continue jogging 3 miles each shot, since July.  I would never, ever do that.

 

And it was not me who completely forgot that the car insurance payment was coming out of the checking account today.  Nope, that was so not me.  I always make sure that I have plenty of money in my account each and every day, just in case. (hahahaha)  Good thing they will try twice.  Whew!!

 

And it is so not me that is sitting at my desk at work, wishing each and every one of you a great and wonderful Merry Christmas.  Please take a moment and remember why we are all celebrating with such good cheer.  I love you all and Merry Christmas.  I hope this time of year is all that you wished for.

 

Love to All,

 

midRae

Not Me Monday.....

  

Here we go again.  Yeah!!  And now it's time for that weekly fun carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!'  Let's all join in and see what we got.

So here we go.......

I did not floss my teeth this morning and find that I had caught one of my long hairs between my teeth in the process.  Nope.  And I did not have one heck of a time just getting a hold of that hair.  Nope, I would never, ever lose one of my many long hairs in my mouth, caught between my teeth, and fight with it just to get it unstuck from between my teeth.  Nope not me.  EEWWWWWW!!

And I did not miss the most perfect picture of the moon this past week at 6:45AM in the morning on the way to work just because I left my camera at home.  Nope, I never leave my house without my camera, and I never ever miss photo opportunities that present themselves to me at alarming frequencies.  I would never think to do that.

And I did not get the most perfect Christmas Tree this weekend, and it did not smell like a campfire, and my midMan was not laughing at me as we got it.  He was not laughing at the fact that I was all aglow with the joy of finding that one tree that spoke to me.  Nope he would never, ever, not in his lifetime or mine , ever laugh at me.  Nope, definitely not my midMan.  And then we did not get out all of the air freshners in our house hoping that the campfire smell would dissipate.  Nope, not us.

So hope on over and join in the fun.  We love to see what did not happen to each of you.

Love to All,

midRae

Not Me Monday.......

  

Here we go again.  Yeah!!  And now it's time for that weekly fun carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!'  Let's all join in and see what we got.

I did not get to meet my new niece this Thanksgiving and completely forget to take any pictures.  Nope I would never do that.  That so does not sound like me.  But in my defense I must say that waiting all day to see her, after cooking a complete Thanksgiving dinner for 20, I may have been just a little bit tired.  Nope I would never get tired and then forget to take pictures of my new neice.  Nope, not I.  Oh, but she is adorable, 1 1/2 days old.  YUM!!!

And sadly, I have not been contemplating 'no more blogging for me'.  Nope, definately not I.  I have not let things get in the way of me being healthy.  Nope I would never do that, and I would never, ever, ever, put midRae last on my list.  Mom's just do not do that.  Nope!!  Never, never, never.

Love to All,

midRae
PS......No health issues, just no time for me to be healty, like working out, eating right, and I have been thinking about starting to get up at 4:00am, uugggg, just to get that workout in.  What should I do?

Not Me Monday........

  

MckMama is back.  Yeah!!  Awesome news and prayers answered for Stellan.  And now it's time for that weekly fun carnival that we all love, 'not me Monday!'  Let's all join in and see what we got.

 

I did not learn some great and exciting news this past week that I am not sharing with all of my blog friends, at least for a month or two.  Nope I would never decide to leave you all hanging for a while.  Nope I would never do that. 

 

And I did not sign up for college this past week and have to call my high school to get my transcripts faxed over to said high school, and I was not completely embarrassed by the thought that when I graduated all records were still kept on paper.  Nope I would never let something like that get to me.  Nope, I am completely secure in my age and at my age.  I promise, NOT!!

And I did not have some great and wonderful 'not me Monday' post for the past two weeks that I am not going to link to here and here.  I would never link up like that.  Nope, definitely not me!

I hope everyone has a great week. 

Love to All,

midRae

Not Me Monday.........

Here we go again.....that wonderful blog carnival from McKMama that we have all come to love and enjoy, "not me" MONDAY!! Come and join us, the more the merrier.  And please, please, pray for McKMama and her little guy, Stellan.  They are dealing with some medical issues, related to Stellan's STV, and really need all of our prayers.

Let's see, now what did I not do this past week?  Hummmmmm.............not so sure that I've got anything, except....

I did not get completely pulled in by baked goods, again, and eat 4 cinnamon rolls last night.  I would never let myself do something so crazy as to just completely throw willpower out the window and just go for it.  Never!!  And I did not totally enjoy every single little crumb.  I would never do that.

And I did not decide to let the family fend for themselves for dinner, after eating the cinnamon rolls, just so that I could stay out of the kitchen which is turning into my scary place.  Nope, I would never ever have my family fend for themselves.  Seriously, it's only maybe about once a week.  Really, I promise.

And I would never skip workout time this past week, I only got two hours in, because of life and the family.  As I have said before, I never let anything interfere with 'Rae Time'.  Never, ever, ever!!

I also did not do a photo shoot, I feel so fake saying that, this weekend with Mom, Dad, Daughter, Son, two horses, and four English Bulldogs.  Nope I would never take on something that could go so wrong and be so crazy.  I would never do that. (look for the photos later this week)

So that's it for me.  We probably won't be able to link up with McKMama, but I wanted to put my 'not me's' out there for the world to see.

Love to All,

MidRae

Not Me Monday.....

Sooooo......as you guessed, it's that time of the week again and it looks like McKMama is dealing with other, more important issues, namely her baby boy Stellan.  Please pray for Stellan, they need us all right now.  So please join me on my 'not me' Monday.  We can't link up but we can visit the ones we know.  I'm sure we all had one of those weeks were we did not do any of the following.

This is my cute baby Zoe, and I did not strip down and take a shower with her just so that I could get her really clean.  I would never take a shower with a dog and then I would never tell the blogging world about it.  Definitely not me.  And I would never submit her to endless picture taking knowing she is terrified of the flash.  Nope I would never keep trying to sneak up on her in a million different ways.  Nope, not I.

And I did not completely fail at working out this past week.  Nope, I would never let anything take away from my personal time, that one hour a day that I long for.  Nope not me, and definitely not women all over the world.  We would never put ourselves last.  Never, never, never.

And I did not eat 4 donuts at work on Friday.  I would never throw all semblance of my good health out the window, along with my workouts, and just bask in the unhealthness of 4 donuts in one day.  Nope, not me.  And then I did not post on my Facebook that the donuts had won.  Nope.  I am too much of a private person to ever share that with the world.  I have too much will power to ever let this happen.  This is so not me.  I promise, it really isn't.

Love to All,

midRae

Not Me Monday.......

Yes folks, it's that time again, 'not me Monday'.  And I would love for each and every one of you to join us in the carnival of fun.

Sooooooo, here we go.

I did not crochet 10 new born beanies this past week.  Nope, I would never find such a cute pattern online, and proceed to make way too many, that I have now decided to donate them all, except for the three for my brother, to the nursery at the local hospital.  I would never, ever, go so far overboard.  Nope, never, not me.  And I would never choose to continue making them until I get bored.  Nope, this is so not me.

And I would never proceed to bake my brains out while I was off work this past week.  Nope, I did not bake dinner rolls twice, bake a double batch of cinnamon rolls, and then proceed to make four batches of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies at once.  Nope, no, no, no.  Never me!!

I would also never get so bored while off work for a week, I really do love my time off, that I am really excited to be back to work.  Nope, it was not insanely quiet at my house this week.  And I did not just decide to stop doing this post so that I could watch The Amazing Race.  Nope, I would never let anything else get in the way of me typing up this post. 

Commercial break, I'm back. 

And I would never ever forget my father-in-laws birthday.  Nope this does not happen to me on each and every one of my parents and my in-laws birthdays and anniversary's.  Nope this never happens to me and most definitely did not happen this past week, on the very day of his birthday, when the in-laws just happened to stop by and visit on their way back home.  No I would never ever embarrass myself like that with the ones I love. 

Never, Never, Never!!!

Hope you all had a great week.

Love to All,

midRae

P.S.  And I did not just book my second photo shoot.  Nope, not me.  And I am not excited and scared all at once.  Never me.  And I am not going to let all of my friends know that I would love to do their photos, too.  Nope not me and I would never tell them all that, 'I am not a professional, but please please let me take your picture.'  Nope, never, ever me. 

Not Me Monday............

Here we go again.....that wonderful blog carnival from McKMama that we have all come to love and enjoy, "not me" MONDAY!! Come and join us, the more the merrier.

This past weekend I did not sit around and pretty much do nothing and totally enjoyed the down time. I would never do that. Nope I am always actively involved in being constructive, always! And I would never be glad to take a whole week off of work with nothing planned but a few dig in projects at home. Nope!! I would never ever want to miss work.

And I would never stare at my kitchen table and want to throw my arms in the air with frustration, like here. And it is so not covered with pumpkins going moldy, pumpkins drying out, school work, books, papers, and various other items that I have been to lazy to pick up. Nope I would never be frustrated or lazy over such a simple thing. Never!! That is just so not me.

And just a quick side note. midMan did not get sick last night and throw up all the way to the bathroom, including all over the carpet on the way to the bathroom (eeeewwwwwww). Nope, we as adults never have those uncontrolled moments. Never, never, never!! Just like us women never squirt when we laugh and jump. Nope, none of that ever happens to us. We are always in total control of ourselves and our surroundings, so none of this could have ever happened. EVER!!!

Love to All,

midRae

Not Me Monday........

Here we go again.....that wonderful blog carnival from McKMama that we have all come to love and enjoy, "not me" MONDAY!! Come and join us, the more the merrier.

Here we go........

I would never take two of my four wonderful guys to a place in the mountains that has a CAUTION sign posted, at sunrise, with the temperature at 28 degrees. Nope I would never do that. And then I would never let them do this.......

And then proceed to freak out when tailEnd wanted to go out onto the little walkway with a drop off on each side. Nope, I would never do that. And then I would never turn my back and walk off promising them both that I would make sure to have a really great funeral for them, just to get them to come back to safe ground. I definitely would never do that.

And I would never ask myself, 'Why do you keep taking those that are most precious to you to places that are very scary to you? Why oh why do you do this?' Nope I would never ask myself that.

Moving on.........

I would never attempt to bake the 7-UP Cake, for like the thousandth time, in the hopes that it would work out this time. I would never do that. Nope not me.

And I would never grab my camera to document the rise and fall of the great and wonderful 7-UP Cake, and then cry my eyes out and swear that I will never try this again. Nope I would never do that, ever.

And I would never show the pictures to the world so that they could see what a failure I am at baking this most delicious cake. Nope I would never do that. Never, never, never!

Love to All,

midRae

P.S. And I did not take a break from blogging for a few day. I promise, I didn't. I would never ever do that.

Not Me Monday.........

Sooooo......as you guessed it's that time of the week again and we are joining McKMama on her weekly adventures of what we definitely did not do this past week.

My week was, well let's just say it was a little stressful. I did not cry in front of tailEnd this past week because I had so much going on and I just could not take it any more. Nope that is definitely not something a mother would do, we would never let our children see us in our weakest moments. Nope, never.

And we definitely did not go to the mountains this weekend with the express purpose of getting fall pictures and only came home with this one.

Nope that is not something that I would ever think to do. And this picture was actually taken while we were in town looking up at the mountain. Nope I would never let a misunderstanding, little argument, with midMan get in the way of our fun family weekend. I would never do that.

Here's to a little better week with a little more of myself under control and I'm hoping that the leaves and colors hang on for one more week so that I can take a few pictures. But if not I definitely will not feel sad for the opportunities that I let slip by, nope not me. :(

Love to All,

midRae

Not Me Monday.......

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I did not just go visit MckMama's blog and wish that I had something to share with everyone so that I could join in on "not me" Monday. Nope not me. I would never wish for something like that. And then I did not just sit at my desk, staring into space for 5 minutes, going over the last two weeks in my head and came up with nothing, I tell you nothing! Nope I would for sure not do that. I would never just stare into space and have nothing to show for it. NOPE!! definitely not me!!!

Hope everyone is having a great "not me" Monday, at least a much better one than I.

Love to All,

midRae

"not me" MONDAY

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Two weeks ago I did not go shopping at Ross and buy a really cute shirt, to wear to work when our parent company executives were visiting, that turned out to be a maternity shirt and then have to alter it to fit me correctly. Nope, definitely not me, I always check each and every item I purchase meticulously, always!

And I did not take tailEnd out to eat twice this past weekend to the same place and both of us ordered the same thing, twice. Nope I would never do that even if this place, 'The Pastry Pub', had been closed for months and had recently re-opened, and I really really like their food and midMan doesn't and midMan was out of town for the weekend and I got to choose where we would eat. Nope I definitely would not do that either.

And I am such a great gardener that I most definitely did not grow just 1, count them 1, zucchini, when the whole modern world is capable of growing hundreds on each one of their zucchini plants to feed the world. Nope, not me, The Worlds Greatest Gardener Ever, I definitely would not have that problem.

Love to All,

midRae

Not Me Monday!!

I have been racking my brain all week for a chance to join 'not me Monday' and I am at a total loss. My brain just will not work and I swear (if I did swear) that my brain always works. It really does, my brain would definitely not take a vacation, nope not my brain. And my brain did not decide to stay on vacation ever since I got back from vacation. Nope, my brain is always on top of things, it would never abandon me in a time of need.

And I definitely did not laugh with my youngest child while in church yesterday. Nope we would never do that! And then we would never get a look of disapproval from midMan. Nope, midMan would never be embarrassed because people were looking at him.

And I have decided that I sure do have an exciting life, NOT!!! I would never bore the world with my decidedly, desperate, depressing week. Nope not me.

I love all of you guys and can't wait to join in the fun for 'Not Me Monday' and really read what an exciting life is really like, because I DO NOT HAVE ONE OF THOSE.

Love to All,

midRae